(en) « The New Street-Cleaning Law – Lieut.-Commander Gorringe Declines to Serve as Commissioner », The New York Times, , p. 1 (lire en ligne, consulté le )
(en) « The New Commissioner – Mr. James S. Coleman Appointed to Clean the Streets », The New York Times, , p. 12 (lire en ligne, consulté le )
(en) « Mr. Coleman Assumes Charge –He Promises to Give the City Clean Streets If Possible », The New York Times, , p. 8 (lire en ligne, consulté le )
(en) « Coleman Gives Up Office – His Resignation Sent to the Mayor – But Before He Wrote His Letter Mayor Grant Had Asked The Board of Health to Remove Him », The New York Times, , p. 1 (lire en ligne, consulté le )
