The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-21

trouble was that there were too many
salaries and too little work was done.
In the report Of their wants made to the
Comptroller the associations committee
men enumerated under the head OF high
ways four sprinkling carts for Far Rock
away and a like number for Rockaway
Beach and Arverne and 1850 yards OF
trap rock screenings or PeckskiIl gravel
for these places, the total estimated cost OF
which Uhe carts being paid for at % SO
a day for 200 days. was put down at ISL $50
Speaking Of the road material asked for
Ia that estimate, the committee said:
The extraordinary amount Of material
required Ii due to the fact that for the past
five years. or since consolidation no mate
rial has been placed upon our roads, and
with reasonable care hereafter but a small
amount will be required each year
More hydrants are asked for, whole
sections of their town being now without
protection, the taxpayers say. and they
request also that the ten electric lights
cut out on the streets of Far Rockaway
b. res: ored and that eleven additional
lights b. furnished.
The report to the Comptroller signed
by President Curnen contains this para
graph:
we would respectfully recomi nj that
the Charter he amended to bring street clean
ing and garbage collection III this borough
to conform with that governing Mar :
haitian, Brooklyn and The Bronx boroughs
We having III mind the very satisfactory
and comparatively Inexpensive service
rendered during the summer Of 1901 by
COMMISSIONER Maggie. when he trar sferred
portion of the street clearing forces Of
Manhattan to th.s section, taking advantage
of the decree sed requirements of the resi-
dental sectioIs Of Manhattan during the
summer season, and charging the cost
thereof 20 the Fifth Ward. Queens borough.
Mayor Lows active interest IN the fight
Of the Taxpayers association WAS shown
last week when he sent a personal repre-
sentative down to Far Rockaway to in
Nestigate on his own account the Condi-
tons there complained Of. The Rockdrdl
Nous published this account of the Mayors
Inspectors visit:
A special Inspector direct from Mayor
Low went around the entire Fifth ward
ard said he had heard the streets were
bad. but he had no idea that the condition
was 70 dcploiahle as he found it. He
said:
Mayor Low sent me down here 10 ma ks
an iyspcCtiCa Of the thoroughfares.
thought | would fid hole here and hole
there, but on some of the roads | noted
that they were full of 20 many rits that
they formed ore continuous hole. You
can rest assured that they will not long
remain III this condition. | will make
nv report to the Mayor as emphatic at
possible IN condemnbng the existing con
dltiou Of the streets, not only IN Far Rock
away, Dut III ttt cI'fe FHtn "aTu. %
forCeful. indeed. will il be that YOU car
r'st satisfied that in two weeks AT the lorg
est men will he at work here improvin
| the roads
The Mayor gave me special irstruc
| tons to make "A fun Inspection To ascertain
' if any improvement H. this section of Queen,
| borough had been made on the roads
| When | return | will he forced TO tell hin
| that ] have Iotcd none al all l hav'
been wondering what has stopped tn
people in this ward from rising up IL
arms and III ore voice demanding from
the city authorities that their thorough
| fares lie repaired"