Mr. GREVE. The Borough of Brooklyn?

Mr. LEMAN. They go. I presume, to Barren Island.

Mr. GREVE. And that is in the Borough of Brooklyn. I presume there is no objection to that.

Mr. LEMAN. I can answer that by saying that transportation down to Barren Island is no comparison to what the transportation will be through Kill van Kull and up this narrow stream. They go through the narrows, two or three miles wide, and there is no interference with navigation through there at all. They have been restricted wholly in the direction of the Ambrose Channel.

Mr. ULLMAN. Monsignor Cassidy, representing the clergy of Staten Island, will speak a few words.

STATEMENT OF MONSIGNOR CHARLES A. CASSIDY.

Monsignor CASSIDY. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I certainly can not say anything that is pertinent to this, except that I may be considered as a pilot, not necessarily a water pilot, but a sky pilot. I suppose the intention of the delegation in bringing me here was to see that they adhered to the water part of this affair. I shall not take much of your time. I feel that Congressman Riordan stole all my thunder. He put the situation before you so nicely and so clearly. It was getting at that time into the depths of despair and I was afraid of things, but he so nicely and diplomatically lifted them up, called them forth from the depths. As Mr. Ullman said, Mr. Chairman. I am here representing the churches of Staten Island. I not only represent the churches, but I represent the synagogues, as Mr. Leman will testify. I wish to say that we are all united in this borough of 100,000 people on the question of keeping this garbage from the kills. The people there feel that New York should take care of its waste matter in its own borough, just as Richmond is doing, with the exception of the dead animals which Manhattan kindly allows us to dump on Barren Island. So I merely wish to enter the protest of our people against a continuation of this thing, and that is all I care to say. I thank you kindly.

Mr. ULLMAN. Mr. Chairman, there is just one word that I would like to say. Our speakers are all exhausted and I presume you are, too. I believe this committee should have every means available in in order to pass on this question one way or the other, and in order to help the committee, if I may use that word, I would like to introduce as a part of the record a copy of the contract and specifications for the final disposition of garbage in the Boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Brooklyn for a period of five years, commencing January 2, 1917. With those few remarks I wish to thank you gentlemen, and we conclude.

Mr. SMALL. How long is that? Is it bulky?

Mr. ULLMAN. Not very, sir: there are about 18 pages.

Mr. SMALL. Typewritten or printed?

Mr. ULLMAN. Printed. It is one of their copies.

Mr. SMALL. Do you think that is material to the consideration of this matter?

Mr. ULLMAN. I do, for a general study of the question bearing on the points raised here.

Mr. LEMAN. It is also possible to obtain from that the quantity of material that is to be carried from year to year.

Mr. HULBERT. I move that it be printed as a part of the record. Mr. SMALL. Without objection, it will be printed as a part of the record.

(Signed contract and specifications follow:)

[Form No. 1. Department of street cleaning of the city of New York.] CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF GARBAGE FROM THE BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN, THE BRONX, AND BROOKLYN FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, COMMENCING JANUARY 2, 1917.

Proposal for bids or estimates for a contract, pursuant to section 544 of the Greater New York charter, for the final disposition of garbage from the Bor oughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, of the city of New York, for a period of five years, commencing January 2, 1917.

To contractors:

1. Sealed bids or estimates for the above contract, indorsed with the above title, also with the name of the person or persons making the same, and the date of presentation and a statement of the work to which it relates, will be received at the main office of the department of street cleaning until o'clock, day of —, 191—, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read by the head of the said department.

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2. The records of the department of street cleaning show that the amount of garbage delivered to the preceding contractors for this work was, in cartloads, approximately as follows:

Garbage D. S. C. and permit received at each dump for each month of the year

1,533.50 1,873.50 2, 167.00 4,532.00 2,089 75 1,880.50 1,881.75 15,978.00 2,471.75 1, 121.50 1,528.00 1,731.75 3,984. 25 1,636. 25 1,368. 50 1,889. 25 13, 259. 50 2,094.75 1,058.25 1,508.00 1,743.50 4,240, 25 1,473.00 1,435.50 2,134.50 13,593.00 2,430.00 2,070.00 1,978.00 2,387.25 4,773.50 1,587.75 1,777.75 2, 236. 25 16, 810.50 2,595.75 2,694.50 2,363.50 3, 622.25 5,339.75 1,920.00 2,078.50 2,354.00 20,372.50 3,218.00 3,646.25 2,627.50 4, 253.25 5,527.00 2,226.25 2,167.00 2,343.50 22,790.75 3,934.50 3,893.25 2,577.75 4,329.25 5, 592.75 2, 263.25 2,157.50 2,217.25 23.031.00 3,870.25 3,760.50 2.762. 25 4,408.50 5,953.00 2,165.75 2,223.00 2,345. 25 23, 618. 25 4,270.00 2,983.00 2,510. 25 3,928.75 5.961.00 1,933.00 2,082.00 2,514.25 21,942. 25 4,223.50 2,863.25 2.447.75 3,864.25 5,639.00 1,913.00 2,085.00 2,790.25 21,602,50 4, 197.75 2,290.25 2,094,25 3,096,50 6,301.00 1,632.00 1,791.75 2,466.50 19.672. 25 2, 187.50 1,785.75 1,803.75 2,491, 25, 5, 258.00 1,625.00 1,686,25 2,472.00 17, 125.00 3,267.50 29, 720.00 26,074. 50 38, 026. 50 63, 101. 50 22, 465.00 22, 733. 25, 27, 674. 75 229, 795. 50 38, 861. 25

1 Part of Bronx garbage delivered at this dump.

NOTE.-Cartloads in The Bronx carry 1.5 cubic yards water measure and weigh approximately 1,750 pounds. Cartloads in Manhattan and Brooklyn, except during the snow season, carry 2 cubic yards and weigh approximately 2,330 pounds; during snow season they carry and weigh the same as those of The Bronx.

Garbage D. S. C. and permit received at each dump for each month of the year 1914 (in cartloads)-Continued.

3. The purpose of this contract is to provide for the reception, transportation, and final disposition of all the garbage collected by the carts and vehicles of the department of street cleaning, from any source, in the Boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, which the city agrees to deliver at the dumps herein described or hereafter to be provided, and also to receive, transport, and dispose of all the garbage delivered at the dumps by private carts or vehicles, the owners of which have received authority from the said department of street cleaning to use the dumps.

4. This contract shall begin January 2, 1917, and continue in operation for a period of five years from said date.

5. The contractor's plant and equipment shall be capable of receiving, transporting, treating, and finally disposing of the maximum daily quantity of garbage delivered the the dumps, but in no case shall the capacity be less than 2,000 tons per day.

6. The amount of the bond required is $200,000.

7. Permission will not be granted to withdraw any bid or estimate which has been submitted.

8. No bid will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to the city of New York upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the city of New York.

9. The person or persons making a bid or estimate shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title given above, of the work for which the bid or estimate is made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation, to the head of said department at the said office, on or before the date and hour above named.

10. Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person or persons making the same, the names of all persons interested with him or them therein, and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact; also that it is made without any connection with any other person making a bid or estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud; and that no member of the board of aldermen, head of department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of the city of New York is, shall be, or become interested, directly or indirectly, as contracting party, partner, stockholder, surety, or otherwise, in or in the performance of the contract, work, or business to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified, by the oath in writing, of the party making the same that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true.

11. The contractor will be required to deposit the sum of $50,000, in cash or corporate stock or certificates of indebtedness of any nature, issued by the city of New York, which the comptroller shall approve as of equal value, with the comptroller of the city of New York before the signing, sealing, and delivery of the contract; and this amount, or the unencumbered portion thereof, shall be returned to the contractor without interest, as follows: On January 2, 1918, the sum of $10,000; on January 2, 1919, the sum of $10,000; on January 2, 1920, the

sum of $10,000; on January 2, 1921, the sum of $10,000; on January 2, 1922, the balance, if any. If securities are deposited instead of cash, the equivalent in securities shall be returned on said dates.

12. No bid or estimate will be considered unless it is accompanied by a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of the city of New York, drawn to the order of the comptroller, or money or corporate stock or certificates of indebtedness of any nature issued by the city of New York, which the comptroller shall approve as of equal value with the security required, to the amount of $10,000.

13. At the time of opening the bids the person or persons submitting a bid or estimate shall furnish one set of general plans and specifications, setting forth the equipment and methods proposed by the contractor for receiving, transporting, conveying, handling, storing, and treating the garbage and its by-products. In particular, the methods, apparatus, and equipment for the control of nuisances that may arise during the process of treating the material shall be shown, specified, and described in sufficient detail to enable the commissioner to judge of their adequacy and sufficiency, as it is an essential requirement of this contract that neither objectionable odors, noxious gases, nor putrescible liquids shall escape during or after the process of treatment to the extent of constituting a public nuisance.

The plans and specifications shall show and describe the location of the plant or plants which the contractor proposes to use in the performance of the work contemplated in this contract; but said plant or plants shall not be located within the boundaries of the Borough of Manhattan nor within the confines of Jamaica Bay.

No bid or estimate will be considered unless the system or method of disposal proposed for use has been in successful operation in a city of sufficient size to demonstrate in the opinion of the commissioner its probable success in meeting the requirements of this contract.

After the award of the contract, and before beginning work thereunder, the contractor shall furnish to the commissioner a complete set of plans, drawings, and specifications in triplicate, showing in detail the construction of the proposed building, plant, and equipment.

14. The contractor will be required to receive garbage at water-front dumps in each of the Boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

The city of New York will furnish not more than 12 water-front dumps in the Borough of Manhattan, not more than 4 water-front dumps in the Borough of the Bronx, and not more than 6 water-front dumps in the Borough of Brooklyn during the term of this contract; in addition, the contractor shall, at his own cost and expense, furnish 1 water-front dump in the Borough of Brooklyn, to be located at a point approved by the commissioner. The location of any of the dumps in any borough may be changed at any time in the discretion of the commissioner.

15. The compensation to be paid by the contractor to the city shall be a sum of money per annum for each year of the contract period; in the bid or estimate each of these sums shall be written in full and shall also be stated in figures, and all garbage, whether more or less than the quantity as hereinbefore estimated, shall be received and disposed of by the contractor without any reduction in the amount of the bid or estimate. The contractor shall pay each and every cost and expense of transportation and of final disposition, however incurred, from the time that the garbage is received at the dumps.

16. Bidders must satisfy themselves by personal examination and investigation, or by such other means as they may select, as to the accuracy of the foregoing estimate of the amount of garbage which has been delivered by the department to the present and past contractors, which is approximate only, and also as to the quantity and quality and nature of the work to be performed and shall not at any time after the submission of a bid or estimate dispute or complain that the statements or estimates herein contained were inaccurate or incorrect, or assert that there was any misunderstanding in regard to the nature or amount of work to be done or of the amount of garbage to be delivered.

17. The commissioner of street cleaning reserves the right to select from the bids or estimates submitted that bid or estimate the acceptance of which will, in his judgment, best secure the efficient performance of the work, or to reject any or all of said bids or estimates.

18. Bidders are requested to make their bids or estimates upon the blank form prepared by the commissioner, a copy of which, with the proper envelope

in which to inclose the bid, together with a copy of the contract, including the specifications, in the form approved by the coporation counsel, can be obtained upon application at the office of the said commissioner, room 1244, Municipal Building, Borough of Manhattan.

NEW YORK,

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J. T. FETHERSTON, Commissioner of Street Cleaning.

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The city of New York. Department of Street Cleaning. Contract and specifications for the final disposition of garbage from the Boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Brooklyn, of the city of New York, for a period of five years, commencing January 2, 1917. This agreement made and entered into this in the year 19, by and between the city of New York, party of the first part, acting by and through the commissioner of street cleaning, and —, contractor—, party of the second part, pursuant to the provisions of the Greater New York charter: Witnesseth: That the parties to these presents, each in consideration of the agreements on the part and behalf of the other herein contained, have mutually agreed and hereby mutually agree, the party of the first part for itself and its successors, and the party of the second part for himself, or itself, and his, or its, executors, administrators, assigns, and legal representatives or successors, as follows:

(a) Wherever in this contract the term "the city" is used it shall be taken to mean the city of New York, the party of the first part to this contract; wherever the term "commissioner" occurs it shall be understood as applying to the commissioner of street cleaning and to his authorized representative, or any assistant duly appointed by the said commissioner and designated therefor, having general charge of the work, or any assistant having immediate charge of a portion thereof, limited by the particular duties intrusted to him. Wherever the term "contractor" or pronouns referring to the same occurs or occur, the same shall be taken to intend the party or parties, as the case may be, of the second part of this contract.

(b) The purpose of this contract is to provide for the reception, transportation, and final disposition of all the garbage collected by the carts and vehicles of the department of street cleaning, from any source, in the Boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Brooklyn, which the city agrees to deliver at the dumps herein described or hereafter to be provided, and also to receive, transport, and dispose of all of the garbage delivered at said dumps by private carts or vehicles, the owners of which have received authority from the department of street cleaning to use the dumps.

(e) This contract shall begin on the 2d day of January, 1917, and continue in operation for five years from said date; it shall expire at midnight on the 1st day of January, 1922.

(d) The contractor shall perform the work under this contract so as to comply with all the laws of the State of New York, the Greater New York charter, the code of ordinances of the city of New York, the laws of the United States, and the orders, rules, and regulations of the State board of health and of the department of health of the city of New York, so far as they are or may be in force and relate to the dumping, placing, or final disposition of garbage, so as not to create any obligation, claim, or demand, or to furnish any just ground for any action, suit, or legal proceeding against the city of New York or the department of street cleaning of the city of New York; and he shall do the work hereinbefore mentioned in strict conformity with the following specfications?

SPECIFICATIONS.

1. Whenever the term "garbage is used in this contract it shall be taken to mean every accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable food waste, liquid or otherwise, containing not more that 5 per cent by weight of other refuse, which shall be collected by the carts or vehicles of the department of street cleaning and delivered at the dumps herein mentioned or hereafter to be provided, or by private carts or vehicles duly authorized by the department of street cleaning to use the dumps.

2. The commissioner will endeavor, through the enforcement of laws, ordinances, orders, or oherwise, to keep the amount of extraneous matter below 5 per cent, by weight, of the total monthly deliveries.