The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09

to he swept by them respectively Each should be re-
CURED to clean and keep clean the particular portion
Of street assigned to him. and be inject, complaint
to dismissal tor every glCct Of duty In this way
think the public would be better served, and the
ponscs of this service essentially reduced 1t should
also be required that the work shall be done in the
evenings and mornings, and not during the business
hours of the day.
But while greater care and vigilance are urged upon
the officers of the Corporation and those in their
ploy it will be comparatively Of little avail without the
aid and operation of those who immediate
y Interest," and whose interest and duty Is to assist
in accomplishing and securing the object to be at
tanned
Therefore appeal directly and earnestly to the pride
MS especially TO that Of all good house
keepers, to suffer their domcstcs immediately after
the and carts have passed, to throw out
filth and garbage into the streets there to remain
offence to themselves and neghbors, filling the at
mosphcre with noxious exhaatOns highly ejudical
t. tho comfort and health of the neghbohood and it,
while the Corporation agents are required to perform
their duty the citizens can be persuaded to aid and
cooperate with them in the manner and to the extent
that Just and reasonable, feel confident that
may for ourselves clean Streets and at the
time efectually abac an evil that has long been
proach to city, and also remove from among US,
what may be the incipent or inducing of sick
and disease.
| would further suggest that the manure should be
put in all after being taken up, directly into
boats and not again deposited In the streets in large
masses as is and has been the practice for many
years thus removing just cause of complaint and
abatng positive nuisance to the residents Of these
localities.
would propose also that the boats designed
to transport the be provided with large boxes
in which to receive it, and that such mechanical ar
rangements as may be suitable for the purpose, be
prepared the place Of deposit to take it out with
out further of carts shovelssO that there
will be additional expense for shovelling carting
the same.
Various other changes and reforms in detail may be
introduced which ought to insure greater cleanliness
half of the expenses formerly incurred, and at the
time essentially increase the utility OF this De-
partmcnt
] am not aware that the Corporation have yet at
tempted to sell the manure in the streets to be taken
up and removed by the purchasers yet am persuaded
that it should be its settled policy to effect this object
| have doubt adequate arrangements for its colec
ton and removal in this at least in the lower
wards, may be effected at distant period. there
fore commend the suggestion to your serious conside
ration but owing to the present exgences Of the city,
do not recommend 1t for immediate adoption.
improvements that would ornament the city, at
the visits of strangers promote the comfort and
advance the int erests of eur citizens and thereby
tribute the growth and prosperity of the city, are
at all times, worthy Of your attentions but when they
seem to be Immediately demanded by the wants Of
the public and be carried into effect without any
ultimate to the treasury they deserve the earliest
consideration. With this view, the building of
Washington Market which has been repeatedly called
for by the public well by those more immediately
interested in its business, is measure which in my
ture in very dilapdated condition and will require
frequent and largo expenditures TO keep 1t IN repair
Being also insufficient toaccommodate those doing bust
there, the contiguous streets occupied by
vendors. and the public thereby incommoded would,
therefore, suggest that the site of the present
ket and substantial building Of several stories
in height, be erected, which will afford to vendors
ample accommodations and at the same time
contain for both public and private use, that
would yield to the city profitable revenue 1t is be-
lieved that building thus constructed far
from increasing, would tend to reduce the taxes of
the city
In connectio with this subject would also suggest
that the wants of the rapidly increasing population in
the upper part of the city, may require at no distant
day the erection of a commodious market more I'M
medately in their neighborhood, than any now exist
ing. The opening Of EXTENSIVE railway communica
lions with the surrounding country will render such
a market the more necessary as depot for produces
while as an improvement tending to invite the resi-
dence of persons within the city, 1t should receive am
pie encouragement.
The great number of emigrant boarding houses, and
the condition in which many of them have been kept
subjects worthy of careful consideration, with
view of promoting the public health and placing the
city, in regard to sanitary condition in position
avert any threatened pestlence, by removing those
which at tend to generate and nourish It,
would, therefore, earnestly recommend the adoption
such will insure rigorous examination
of emigrant boarding houses, especially those most
crowded with inmates, and thorough cleansing Of the
yards cellars cespools, and all offensive localities
throughout the city The experience Of the past two
abundany justies the exercise Of the utmost
care in TINS regard Tor by caution only can we secure
threatened such desoation Every precautionary mea
which prudence and proper regard for the great
interests entrusted to CHARGE suggest, should
therefore be promptly adopted and every facility af
forded to those officers who are more Immediately
charged with the cleanliness of the city, and for the
enforcing faithful and rigid observance of all the
ordinances and regulations enacted for that purpose
Should the aid of the Police department bee neces-
sary orders will be issued to the proper officers to
der such assistance may be required by the exgency
of the
your consideration the expediency of providing by or
dnances to take effect early may be practicable
establishment Of abdtters, slaughter houses to be
located the margin of either river and prohibiting
the driving and Strengthening Of cattle within the
crowded limits of the city.
Suitable buildings may be erected the banks of
the two rivers, with arrangement for cleanliness
and together with such nee hanical aid as
III,
offensive matter may be thrown into these rivers aud
carried away by the action OF the tides. BY an ar
rangement of this kind which, it is believed, would
not only be attended with no detriment. but rather
with great advantage both to the convenience and in
terests Of those owning and using the slaughter
houses throughout the city, our citizens might be re-
licved from the danger and annoyance attendant
the driving Of cattle through the streets and from the
offensive resulting from their slaughter
in the dcnsely populated localities Of the city When
the number Of oxen sheep, calves, and hogs annually
slaughtered in this city is taken into consideration, it
will be generally conceded. that the further connu
ance of the present system must be attended with
serious if not with tual detrment to
the public health The establishment of a5attous in
the suburbs of the city would entirely abate evil
which has long been subject of
essentially to the health and comfort of the inhabi-
tants, and while it would is confidently believed,
highly acceptable to that very respectable class
evil would be committed, it would greatly enhance the
value of property in those localities where the slaughter
houses now located and which, it is well known,
they have tended greatly to depreciate.
The most prominent among the subjects to which |
deem it my duty to invite your early consideration
the action which may be necessary conform the ad
minstration of the city government to the require
ment Of the amended charter recently adopted by the
Legislature and ned by the suifragcs of large
majority of the people The last section of that in
srument provides that If 1t should be approved by
majority of the electors of the city. and become law
1t will go into effect on the first day of June next.
II therefore becomes the duty Of those who to ad
minister the government of the city and especially of
those who required either to recommend to
act suitable laws for its better administration to turn
their attention to the subject at the earliest moment
to inquire what action their part Is necessary to
give immediate and full effect to the fundamental law
and to egslate as promptly with reference to that cb
joc due and careful examination and reflection will
permit.
This duty becomes the more apparent when We re-
ect that the charter is in its very designed to
embrace only an outline Of the system Of admins
tcring the affairs of the city, leaving the details
carefully dgcsted by others in harmony with its spi-
ritz and for this purpose comforting upon the Common
Council the most ample power to fill up those details
compliance with the direct requirements and prohibi-
tions Of the fundamental law in such their
wsdem they may deem the public interest requires
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