New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-06
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l men. rs and Alatic4his NAN NN"-r.~--f -
the street.. and Avenue, Of our beautiful metropolis in
a condition than the Tsrtsresn Gut Paris under
Henry n df There ever such Hearyh or Cologne
iself-oy which al remember the on iso;ed lines Of
Co'erdse
The River Rhine Il "a vel known.
Doth WISH the City Of Cologne
But say vhs; power " nynph. div Ne
shall hencef0rth wash the River Rhine "
We have ourseive. scmetime. been inspired with
poe,csl IDEAS. while wsllosing and struggling through
the mud Of Broadway and parts a. AGENT and once
even got fsr - the following
Oh miserable New Workers
Men women sni little porsers
Who pcrsmbaiste this m utiy City
Just come and listen my di,iy
Here our Pegasus stuck fast the puddle II the cor
ner of Cedar street and had 70 descend O. prose
and take omnibus
But poetry snd al such common pace trash apart
sit not horrible Infamous. that New York. the most
beautiful sniepr..ns veslihes, biggest ard proud.
ost city In al creation. shouldn't have spunk enough
and sense enough O. keep ia streets from becoming
such sinks Of puuid pollution. such discries of dls
ease such population. of grave yards more than
half of them a. ihl. blessed moment Yes OF course
90 but whose fault 10 There's the rub The Poo
pie certainly pay enough every year tor having their
streets swept 80 insure them al being - clean snd a.
neat church aisle.
The newspapers have written much 30 90 purpose
on the condition OF the streets that 10 has actually come
% to considered very good joke and ~ arr dis
posed % 90 the Aldermen the astce O. say that W.
Imagine they have become werc casehsrdened o.
the facts and not really conscious that anything Is
wrong i.ssd that some people a. dirty - long that
they don't know but they clean Probably q j. on
his principle that our authoriue. have - long VA
l 4 D. .kt hv fha
pers that they don't believe = word oft nso We beg
o. take upon ourselves the task Of stirring them up o.
the real state Of the CASE Wa will tell them plain
,-uth. aud il they will only look abroad upon th, city
with their eyes open they will not fail 10 be- shocked
and outraged Al their own past conduct.
ln the first place lot us the actual condition Of our
street.. and then consider what ought 90 be- Begin 81
Whitehall At tho Battery n tho south Ferry any
where you pleasc-snd take things by course on the
North River eide We., snd Washington streets and
the re street. that run down from broadway 81 the
river are nothing but the worst kind ot mud holes or
rather sor, Of elongated and infinitely ramhed pig
| sty There is no day from April a. December Ia which
the th in the cutters aud the middle IT the streets
4. not ANGLE deep and the stencil from DO 81 sbomnshe
that 10 IL really matter Of aston-hmcnt how anybody
can i've beneath rs poisonous influence No one rcsd
ing 10 this Quasmre thinks of throwing the sops
Of the kitchen ashes Sc anywhere but 10 the gutter.
and the streets being constantly plowcd by dray
wheels. IL Is splsshed upon the sidewalk and even
against the houses, tor miles AS II the Demon ct Tn
cesnness had had a grand torch light orgy and this
the route Of the procession. Passing farther up
We come TO Washington Market. which with all its
peutud Of good things OF every sort and season ard
brought from every CLINE, IL m IL topography little
better than slaughter house Il Is always 80 muddy
and dirty that lady other clearly person can hope
TO go through II without bringing away the necessity
for immediate aud abundant sbiutions The fish msrke,
Is especially and horribly dirty and the outside walks
especially toward the little better And yet this
the great for the greatest and most pop
ulou. City on the Continent Who wonders that s,ran
gers carry away such uniavorahe impressions respect
ing us when our streets markets and our whagve
three things which fret arrest the attention OF travel
er.- are in such wretched and disgrsceiui state
All the western side Of the lower part OF the City
much of piece with what we have already alluded u
Liberty. Cortland Dey and Fulton streets are for th
most par, nothing but uncovered aud frou
Chambers 10 Franklin it is little better. True there Il
little slice" fronting the City Hall, and another ia
the vicinity of st. Johns Park generally rather more
nhabitsble although by means decently clean bu
with these exceptions the whole space lying between
the Battery Broadway and Canal streets and the iiud
son River is ndescribaby loathssme and disgusting
On the is there anything better 10 be said =
stumble, struggle and wade through Nassau, william
Cliff Pearl, Rose, Chatham, Spruce, Frankfort and
other streets in them dlggngs'-tske an airing
through Centre. Anthony, Mott Orange Elizabeth and
Cross streets-stua your handkerchief N your nose
and take a through the Ponts-or get into stage
and 20 out to the Hook, rsmble away almost any
where of the Bowery aud above Division street
and you will ind plenty OF interesting subjects 70 make
a note on" All Is one wilderness OF 9th, untouched
by broom or hoe month after month and year after
year-or II occasionally partially scrsped together IL
little heaps they len 10 get baked by the sun, and
then scattered over the BY the boys and the
heel. Of horses and wheels Of drsy'
In addition to the mud and 9Th the Streets in all the
mos, crowded parts Of the City whore they ought 10 be
left freest from permanent occupation are regularly bar
rcaded BY appe-sands book stands iruitwsson' tour
cent men bird fsncers hardware and cutlery dealers
oyster. stands Sc sc which without paying any rent
and severely taxing the public convenience, drive
4 thrifty business and become As well known az hrn'
who do business under cover. This Is pushing mer
camille enterprise 10 rather exraysgant length, and
tho practice hs. reached such point ~ 10 have
become serious In the vicinity Of the Post,
Office it Is really sometimes difficult 10 get along on
sccoun, Of The innumerabe shantos and groceries on
wheels over which Is compelled 10 break bis shin'
The Exchange and Custom House are also afflicted Ia
the Same way well many parts Of Nassau and
other narrow streets whore the public need requires
imperstively every inch Of room.
i Another into.rabe nuisance Is the grandlOqueni
habit Of many small dealers Of ping the Sidewalk Ia
front Of their Embellishments with empty boEes-ths
same ones being month sfter month, taken Ia every
night and paraded every morning. We know many d
these old boxes as well do Trinity Church and
there particular rusty nail projecting from cubic
acre Of empty boxes IN - street, which during the
ast three or four years has cot uncomfortable
sum for anmenuOna5ies. We hope the proprietor VI
take thi. hint kindly manner, and as be cannot bot
confess that have bit nail the head, let MN
take care 70 drive j, home
OF course know very well that gOods 10 thsii
transit % and from the cart 10 the counter must occupy
the sidewalk temporarily add are not green enough
% wsh 70 any the lees Of this sort d business
But here s large proportion Of this species Of en-
cumbrsnce that q not genuine. The mere parade o.
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