New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-03
CLEANING THE CITY.
STRIKERS HARD 1T WORK.
Still Danger from Garbage Heaps
DR.. DarlingtOn's Wwning.

The city. in a garbage sense, began TO assume
an appearance something more like its normal
aspect yesterday. Bright and early the work
OF getting rid OF the heaped up refuse began
and all day long carts passed in steady streams
from the worst infested streets to the DUMPS
The East Side cheered the returned strikers
as they got down to work and began to relieve
the tenements Of the stencil that has made them
more uninhabitable than usual for the last
week. Many of the new men employed by the
Health and Street Cleaning departments 10 re-
place the strikers we're kept at work yesterday,
judiciously distributed so that there might be
no friction between the regulars and the men
they counted as "scabs."
The regulars rested yesterday in their efforts
10 obtain relief from the conditions which led
TO the strike, apparently feeling that there was
little chance OF gaining sympathy from the
Mayor until the city had been cleaned. The
work went along merrily. and the men tackled
the garbage heaps with a Will. They seemed to
want TO show what trained men, working with
enthusiasm. could do and they certainly made
q big hole in the situation, as Deputy Commits
sloner Edwards. who was here there ana
everywhere all day. put it.
The East Side still bothered the Health De-
partment doctors and the street cleaning chiafs
Ihey we're ready 10 admit that had the strike
lasted longer the situation would have baer ,,,.
almost impossible 10 handle. and they were NOT
at all sure yesterday but that the seeds of r7ae
uIe'ce hac been sown in the crowded sections
helo" l4th street. II was task ironossibIo ~
accomplishment TO get rid of all Tho e,orb.,
YESTERDAY! II is never easy in the slIn7rnertir,1a
especially, 10 clean up these sections every 7a,-
ana When the work falls week behind as =
tas oiie, owing TO the strike. the labor of clean
ING up makes Herculess task in the Augean
Sla'Ies look easy in comparison
districts that had not seen a garI,apa car,
-. Nl1 S'iihe pesan welcomed the sight OF the
r,IH' eIh smelling little wagons YESTERDAY
Inc sectlon down below Washington Square on
the West Side, where conditions on Monde,
We're as bad as anywhere in the whole city was
tackled by carts from the big stable. in West
I9th street and things began TO improve
quickly.
There were more than SO carts AZ vorl, b,-
eoclock In the morning. which is full $50 more
than the normal number. The spraying Of gar
hage heaps with bromine continued on the East
Side for the Health Department is not going
10 take unnecessary chances OF an epidemic
and il viii he the end of the week certainly be-
fore the city viii he really clean again. II will
take a. least that long 10 catch UP with the
work
,Patroman 10 the number Of two hundred we're
Eept on reserve yesterday for strike emergencies
but no guards went ont with the carts. For the
most part the patrolmen were kept about the
various stables. where the only real chance Of
ticipation Of any need for protection, but it
thought well 70 have on hand enough men to
Que any possible disturbance between the
strikers and the new
The men taken on during the strike will be
kept on hand for several days. Some were sent
out yesterday to help load the carts and double
crews we're thus furnished in some Of the streets
which Uttered worst. Most Of the new men
were however. kept IN reserve at the stables
ready for anything that might happen.
The Thomas Purler with hundred strike
breakers from Baltimore. came in early yester-
6ay morning and tied up at the Street Cleaning
Department pier, at 18th street and the East
River. where police guard was waiting. The
men did not land however. and were sent back
70 Baltimore last night.
DR. Darlington had just one word OF warning
Yesterday Tell the children" he said, TO
keep off The garbage piles that are left
Commissioner Craven said late in the after
noon Yesterday that the work done showed that
the men could get through by noon to-morro"
The men were not to 60 TO work last night ex-
cept in the so-cared night districts in the lower
part Of the city. The Commissioner said II
would wear them out 70 keep them at work
night and day consecutiyely for several days
and he told them 10 lay of last night until THIS
morning. He said the horses would break down
quicker than the men under the constant strain
He called off about seven hundred and forty men
during the night. leaving about ninety downtown
10 keep the district clean.
The question whether sN the regular men VIII
be kept on duty after the garbage Is cleaned up
and the city streets are in good shape again VIII
soon come up. The Commissioner has no use
he finds for even the regular quota during the
summer and he had already laid off hundred
and fifty OF the regular men. When ne wants
those men to work again he pays them ABOUT
81 q day The men laid Of objected anu
wanted their badges returned to them, which
would have given them the opportunity, the
Commissioner said. to show up every morning
and if there was no work for them TO put IN
0Eims and be paid for doing nothing.
&r. Craven made a personal tour Of the entire
city last night The trip was made in depart
ment automobile The Commissioner SAID ulaI
It seemed to him that the men had done nearly
q weeks work since they had returned.