New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-04
CLEAN STREET CONSIDERATIONS.

The subject Of cleaning the Streets is one
which we intend 10 dwell upon, in spite OF the
meeting at TammaDy Hall, with its official OBJ
loquy, until the present monstrous dePar'
lures from duty which characterize that de-
partment Of our city government are rectlhed'
So enormous is the evil, that the most dis
agreeably rainy day is welcomed, as 1t changes
a zahsra of dust into a sea ofmud-but though
the mud is as filthy as Aldermanic mora'sH
ao.s NOT blow about In connection with this
theme, now we propose to give lew econom'-
cal calculations and suggest some reforms.
Let the present swindling system be aOo.
lisbed and something like the following based
on the accompanying facts, and figures be In
troduced In all events il may serve as
rough hint to the desired end.
Suppose there are in New-York proper some
! $4,000 or 90, 900 houses and lots. Let eacn
/ block of Louses undertake to keep the streets,
/ 20 the extent of one-half around it, swept and
the dust removed by o'clock in the morning.
during the year, which experience shows to be
about 100 days of the 365. The daily expense
for this need not exceed two-and-a-half cents
each day, or the annual sum of 80 the house
For this there may be procured the services
for an hour each clear morning (Which will be
sufficient after the present Augean filth is re-
moyed) of four men aud one cart, TO operate
for forty houses or block. This can be done
by their rising in the morning one hour be-
fore their usual time of going TO work, and for
it they will receive $50 year each, and no
interference with their ordinary labor will ac-
crue.
If this statement, or anything near 1t, be
correct as TO calculation, We shall for an ex-
penditure Of less than half million year,
have clean, wholesome, delightful thorough
fares As consequence, each house being
liable TO keep its proportion OF street clean,
the rent should be reduced in proportion TO
the extent of this expenditure. The saving TO
clothes, furniture, stocks Of goods, &c., IN this
case. may be set down al millions OF dollars.
Suppose apestlenee-bya law Of Nemesis
should break cut, would the street dirt anC
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be suffered TO smell to heaven as it doe
now
The hot sun will soon be here. The heaven
are genial, but also Just. The same sun tina
starts fruit and flowers into being, warns NAL
Tot TO neglect the great rule of cleanliness
personal and general. Ii he do so, sicknes
and pestilence may follsw The very inhalm
of this dreadful atmosphere Of insinuAting i'm
, purity is death.waning. II our citizens ar
not determined 70 be sacrificed by slow d,
crees. or 70 wake up some time 70 the ravage
: of disease, they must apply the bosom
reform
We write thus Of the expense Of cleaning Il
streets perfectly aware that the cost Of keeplI
all London clean-Londen with 100000 il
habitSnts-is nominal, the street manure pa
;. ing the expenses, and Paris derives couside
able income from the contractors who svet
. It's streets We cannot expect, however, u
:. der the um-hOle splendors and ethics OF OF
. City Government, 70 arrive az such an artist
cratic economy, 20 We venture 10 suggest q
: expenditure Of . round sum 10 effect the
& sired end
a At the Tsamany Reform Meeting on Thu
:, day night, Mr.. Arcularius signalized q
\ writer's in The Trbxns on Clean Streets, as
"A 20 be scayengers. We only wish We could 5
% Is much for him. Seriously, it is poor Dem
=, cratic doctrine for Mr.. Arculsrius TO spe