New-York tribune., 1903-07-17
CANNOT KEEP CONTRACT.
MAJOR WOODBURY. HEARS.
b. R. 4. Cars We're TO ASSIST II. II.
KennedY an Remoring fishes.

Commissioner woodbury. OF the Street Clean
ag Department Is unoficielly informed that H.
Milton Kennedy. who about year ago took a
1--WE year contract 20 dispose of Brooklyn ashes
and street sweepings, viii not be able TO fulfil
his contract. which becomes operative on July
IS II is understood that Anthony \. Brady,
who was generally reported when the contract
made to be M. Kennedy's backer is now
unwilling to put up the money. Mr.. Kennedy
posted with the Controller a bond for 100000
for the performance OF his contract.
After July 2s we shall go ahead and make
The best kind OF q contract wei can, and charge
up TO Mr. Kennedy the difference in cost, If
any. between the new contract and the one
we made with him a year ago" said Major
Woodbury. yesterday. "Our contract with Mr..
Kennedy involved an almost complete change
IN the harding of Brooklyn ashes and sweep
ings- Under II we were told that Mr.. Kennedy
had made arrangements with the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company for hauling the ashes
and swcepirgs over the trolley lines of that
company TO places of final disposition
The plan was to build thirteen collecting sta
tions IN Brooklyn, ali connected with the Brook
iyn Rapid Transits surface lines. Into these
collecting stations every day the ash and rattle
wagons were to take the collections and dump
hem into cars which afterward were to be
lightly covered snd then hauled away by the
ailway company. The city was TO have done
he carting 70 the collecting stations. Mr.. Ken
aedy. according to the terms Of the contract.
s 60 receive 35 cents a yard for dtsposing Of
his dirt after It Is dumped into his cars. That
Is about double the present price Of final dis
position, but as an offset to this the citys bill
for hauling would be reduced "a per cent on ac-
count Of the short distances the carts would
have 20 90.
THE total net saving would have been large.
There is no possibility Of having this work be-
gun under the new plan by July %, the con-
tract time Mr.. Kennedy, as we supposed. was
hacked by wealthy men whose connections with
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit would enable him
70 go ahead with the plan Of spending about
100000 for the collection plants, electric hoists
and other equipment Ar. Bradys name was
mentioned IN connection with the enterprise
BY the end Of another year and half there
viii be no nearby filing in spots in Brooklyn.
and then the ashes will have to be hauled long
distances Some Of our wagons over there now
travel five or six miles With Mr.. Kennedy s
system it would have been practicable to have
collected the ashes three or four times week
Captain Piper, when he was in this depart
raent. went carefully over the whole subject
and heartily indorsed the new plan. will not
be able to say until July 28 what I am going
TO do Mt. Kennedy may want an extension Of
tine. or he may wish to transfer his contract.
Something will have TO be done in the matter
on July %. The city could save money by sep
arating the paper from the other stuff and op-
Grating it's own incinerating plant, but It is not
in shape to do this now"
Mr.. Kennedy formerly was passenger agent
Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. It is
rumored that certain officials in the company
are opposed to the company cooperating with
him in carrying out his contract with the city.