The sun., 1896-10-25

honest contractor. In his relations with the
refuse experiment he was more than satisfac-
very @ Slu large yy gamer because AZ i OF him
Deputy Gibson's letter. referred to; was =, dated
attention e to eo the fact that the city al that lime
owed Tate $4,000 and that Tale had threat
ensd eiS to the Tork unless he was
II have repeatedly asked that some money be
paid Mr.. Tate on this account, knowing that
tinue this work. and this l have explained to
yourself aud the Deputy Comptroller.
the payment of this account and none. believe.
are known to exist. and ~ the importance OF
TINS Work % cannot 10 be E EeSaggsrated ina make S th'S
should Mr.. Tate stop this work IL would be
simply useless for me to attempt to engage any
paper collection has to cease. for tho reason
stated, IT. would not only hamper the work of
habtants Of the city to n very great inconveni-
ence."
RENEWED FIRING FROM THE FINANCE DEPART
MEST.
city owes Tate $4,000. Fitch says $4,000. Mr..
Fitch explained Yesterday that the sponnt nd
was all he had knowledge Of. AS to the report
ed conv ersation between him and Capt. Gibson.
In which ho Is reported to have asked Gibson
Comptroller said yesterday that this statement
yet ready to go into the Tate matter in detail A
time for that would come later. He did, how
Ss Mhs co in
TO the questions involved In MT. Tate's account;
He Is entirely m',asen sS t9 his being placed
tractors. There Is no legal question about any
other work that know of, and every bill OF the
will be- Mr.. Tate has been paid on OF her accounts
several hundred thousand dollars since he came
sers o be
ness OF his department in order TO force the
immediate ate pa ayment OF % his bills & is mS,t ,a I'm;
his will drive this department into doing any
thing not based on proper legal advice or do
He added that the present movo Of Col. War:
ing was uncailed FOR and that the latter would
affairs will continue is not known. The men
did not work yesterday and the prospects are
1hn, they Wont work todsy Mayor Strong
ported Yesterday that he had informed Col.
Waring that work must be resumed to-day.
day comes up Mr.. Fitch was asked what course
With % W"ces sn0 contained ONT % therein He
said that as the men bad not worked he believed
that they had lost their pay, but he wasn't ready
to say what he would do.
COL. wARINo LIABLE TO ARREST.
Col. Wsring by shutting up his department.
has left himself liable to Indictment. Here is
the Colonel's duty as laid down by the Consoli-
Tho Commissoner of Street Cleaning shall
have power and authority ana is hereby
said city which shall include all the public ave.
nues. streets. lanes, alleys. places. wharves.
piers. and heads OF slips therein. except such as
are within any park under the control and man.
agement of the Department of Public Parks. to
be thoroughly cleaned and keCt cleaned at all
times, and of removing from said city other
wise disposinG Of. as often al the public health
and use OF the streets may require. all street
sweeplnRs. ashes. ard garbage. and of removing
new-fal len snow from leading thoroughfare
aud such other streets and avenues as may bo
found practicable"
For negligence of that duty section 1Os gives
the Mayor tho power to remove the Commis-
sioner, with tho consent of two mem bers of tho
Board OF Health. Section 2el imposes upon
the Police Board the duty of notifying tho
the Health Board OF an act or acts or omissions
of any indiv idual. persona. or corporation that
endangers tho public health or does not pro-
mote the pu bile helath.
Sections 623 and 624 say that any police off,
Ger may arrest any person who by any act en-
dangers the public health. Section 628 imposes
the duty upon Magistrates TO act upon COM
plants within the above sections with prompt
ness.
Section III Of the Penal Code says: "A
pubic of1icer upon whom any duty 10 enjoined
by law who wilfuly neRects to perform tho
duty is guilty of q misdemeanor."