New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-13

OF ashes and - loads of garbage. In
Brooklyn. where the trouble is practi-
cally over, So loads of ashes. II of gar
bage and 1i3 of rubbish were taken 70
the dumps. Normally the department
removed nearly 5000 loads Of all kinds
of refuse a day in the city, and on Mon
day. which took in the Accommodations If
Sunday, nearly 10 600 loads.
Dr. Ernest J. Lederle, Health Com
missioner. went through Manhattan. The
Bronx and Brooklyn yesterday with
= Commissioner Edwards In most of the
districts the big Commissioner was rec
ognized, but nowhere was any spirit of
hostility shown toward him. This may
be accounted for by the fact that the
strikers and their leaders believe that II
Mr.. Edwards had received free hand
there would not have been any strike
and that even now he would be willing
TO meet the men half way in the sus-
gestion Of arbitration contained in Mr..
Ashton's letter Of Saturday to the Mayor
II the decision were left TO the Commits
siCner.
The strike leaders have little hope,
however OF getting even ray of en-
couragement or a CLEAN of concession
from Mayor Gaynor whom they most
bitterly denounce. both in private and in
public. for his uncompromising stand
against them.
Although the Mayor has not yet re-
Piled to the letter of Mr.. Ashton, it was
said Yesterday afternoon that an eXecu-
tive meeting of the local Of the lnterna-
tional Brotherhood of Transfers would
be held on Tuesday afternoon to formu-
late an answer TO the mo surrender ana
no striker back" letter of the Mayor.
Mr.. Ashton had nothing to say about
the strike, but Mr.. Prescott, business
agent, remarked:
why does the Mayor talk about eligi-
BILE men on the civil service list TO take
the strikers places? Why, he and every
body else knows that there are no such
men on the lists. If there were do you
think Edwards would be bringing men
from other cities?"
DR. Lederle. after a long talk with
big Bill" yesterday afternoon in the
executive offices of the Street Cleaning
Department. in the Park Row Building
said:
in Brooklyn found conditions excel
lent. but. frankly. they were very bad in
certain sections Of the East and West
sides: but I am satisfied that Mr.. Ed
wards and the other officials Of his de-
partment are doing their utmost under
the circumstances to clean up things.
Mr.. Edwards tells me that in the lower
East Side his men carted away ninety
loads of garbage to-day. The people
should be patient and give the Commits
sioner a chancce TO carry out his plans.
All he reeds are drivers
TIC Get $50 Men To-day.
Mr.. Edwards said that he expected 10
put $50 more men 10 work to-day in the
East Side These men arrived here yes
terday from out of town. Mr.. Edwards
has the power 10 let three-day contracts
for the removal Of ashes and garbage and
TO renew such contracts at his pleasure.
but the difficulty of getting drivers still
exists
Muggy weather YESTERDAY caused Of
fensive odors TO arise from the piles of
garbage which litter the streets of the
town. especially i'm the Congcsted dis
tricts. In his automobile tour of the
city with Health Commissioner Lederle
Mr.. Edwards noticed this, and immedi-
ately ordered that three thousand
pounds of carbolc powder he sprinkled
over the worst decaycd piles of garbage
This powder will be used when weather
conditions require il. Both the Com
missioner ana Dr. Lederle expressed
qualification when notified that there
would he a.decded drop in the thermom-
eter before morning. Big Bill" smiled,
saying. The weather man has been
mighty good TO us"
Yes" commented Or. Lederie, If the
weather had been warmer conditions
would have been dreadful" He and Mr.
Edwards said regarding the strike that
they had not seen the Mayor in two
days. but it was reported that they had
been i'm communication with him from
time 10 time over the telephone and that
the Mayor was as determined rs ever not
10 yield in any particular to the strikers
The troubles Of Mr.. Edwards were IN
creased yesterday when he heard that
the last OF the stables whose drivers had
remained loyal until then had deserted
him. Cajolery. inducements and threats
Of bodily harm had failed to make the
drivers of Stables G and NJ two of the
most important stables Of the depart
ment, go back on Big Bill who had
held them up until yesterday as an ex-
ample of loyalty to the city. These men,
for some reason unknown to their chief.
quit work yesterday and enrolled them
selves among the strikers.
Mr.. Edwards sought consolation in the
fact that ten carts from Stable & and as
many from Stable r had gone out 10
work These stables have "een on the
suspicious" list and from them no
crews have been working for two days.
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