New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
SW WEEPERS NEEDED NOW
WHEN NAGLE HIRED THOSz ur
ILLEGALLY DISMISSES THERE
WAS NO NECESSITY
FOR THEM

That the street sweepers of whose iIIaga, A..
mssal by Commissioner Nagle The Trthra
told are needed is already shown nv .b
dition of the streets. Even in the dovv,.
streets. where the best work is being doro -.
dirt is gathering and there are not enoueb -
to sweep it up for carting away The mo, =,
remain IN the department ruled by Pereiva1 y
Nagle see nothing but harder work before - =
and less satisfaction resulting therefrom IT,
are engaged by the year, as The Tribuno -
told, and are subject to calls for extro -;
without extra compensation. There is co.:s
erable grumbing. and not a few hard words -
said about the commissioner. although nona =,
the men. for reasons that are obvious will .uo-.
the use OF MS name in a reproduction of his rs-
marks
When there was less work through the srr
mer season., said assistant foreman vos..
day, I'VE had all the sweepers We could ba,d,,
1t is we'll known now that We could have don.
the same amount of work with fewer mon. b.
they were placed under and We had 20 kean
our mouths shut 1t was none of our busina
that the men were not needed We knew thar
they were put for political purposes and -
influence the election Now that the election iy
over the men are let go. although there is mead
for them all. You will see in a few da-s ,,ho. :,
means The dirt is accommodating in the strsot,
and there not men enough to sweep If nm
If New-York has been dirty under NagIe befera
1t will be twice as dirty between now and thu
time that a new commissioner is appointed
"Nagle knew he doing right but ba
didn't care hear that all the time that bA
was sick at home with damaged leg the paw
rolls were sent to him to sign. because nobcdv
In the office would certify that all the men who
We're on them were needed in the departmerr
The commissioner himself or his deputy bas
to swear that all whose names are on the rou
are needed. and that they are doing DUTY in the
places indicated. Every man in the department
at least every foreman-knows that men were
supposed to be working every day when they
were doing nothing heavier than walking abou+
and drawing their pay. We who worked knew
them as the 'boss's pets and had to stand from
under The Tribune has accused foremen Of
holding up sweepers and others for small sums
Is that any worse than putting so many men
on that nobody could swear to the correctness
of the payroll. and then laying them off just at
the time when they needed most?
Some of US know what it is TO work under a.
competent head. and I tell you we will be glad
when January 1 comes and Mr.. Nagle is out
of this job. He has good under him in the
Office. but what can they do if he interferes all
the time. and either loads them down with un-
necessary help, lays a lot OF off when
they are needed the worst? You just watch the
streets and how they will look in a few
days. and then listen to Mr.. NagIe lay it all to
the work of the rapid transit tunnel"
When asked about the payrolls yesterday Con-
troler Coler said:
We cannot go behind the signature Of the
Commissioner. When he signs them suppose
they are all right and pay the money il the
finances of his department allow it. So far as
know, nobody except Commissioner Nagle has
signed the rolls. and he is responsible for the
names on them. II he carried men there con-
trary to law, We know nothing about that here.
Commissioner Nagle is having d hard time
with politicians. who are urging MIN 10 rem
state some of the sweepers whom ne mas DIS
missed. Il seems as if every sweeper has a
friend who wants him put back Since Friday
morning more than three hundred OF the nve
hundred who dismissed have applied ror
reinstatement either personally or through DIS
trict leaders or others who are interested IN
politics. Yesterday Mr.. Nagle spent only a few
minutes in his office. probably because the pres
sure is too strong for him to endure II without
friction. At any rate. he went away early 10
avoid the rush that he knew was coming AS
a matter of fact, he dare not re-enSaSe the neh
no matter how badly they are needed ana no
matter how hard the politicians press hln ne
will have a difficult task as II Is 70 keep Wlthh
his appropriation, and nothing Dut dlrtE slreets
will now save him from exceeding the amount
allotted to his department.
There is trouble with the final disposition ae-
count In this account there is not now money
enough to see him through the year and some
more transfers must be obtained before tho
road will be clear for the disposition OF asheS
and garbage Payments now due on TINS ae-
count are held up by the Controller in order 70
make certain that contractors VIII receive lhei
due.
OPEN SE4SON FOR DEER ENDS.