The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-10
Condition OF the Streets.
REPORTS OF CITIZENS on THE EuIsAscEs- or THE

CITY.
We are glad to perceive IRON the following communi
cations that some OF our citizens becoming fully
aroused to the unhealthy condition OF the Streets and
that they determined that the City In peeor shall
remain In ignorance OF the nussnce which come under
their observation. That officer says lac is dong all his
power to preserve the health OF the city, and his wardens
busy every day In the inspection OF the drtest 10
oal,ies with the view OF having them cleaned. All this
s very well far il goes, but IL does not go far
enough for Ia many instances, is to be feared the il
specton Of the streets houses aleyways Is utterly
useless for all beneficial purposes. Dead dogs cats ami
other nusancos have been suffered 10 lie IN the CUTTERS
fostering the ho for three four days, although
both the police and City Inspector have been notified.
The Comm.ssioner OF Streets aud Ianps whose duty
II also to see To the cleaning OF the streets, has been
applied 10 repeatedly but without effect. and the police
appear 10 have tired OF reporting nuisances that
never removed. The dirt cartmen very seldom
10 be found where they most required aud they
small IN numbers. or rather few Of them are
ployed that the cleaning twenty thirty streets In
day i a. much as they can accomplish. The heaps OF
dirt thai are swept up 70 day may De scattered over the
three weeks until such time they carried oil BY
drenchng rain storm like that We had on Tuesday BIT
has put forth to relax As the streets viii be In bad
condition ever IN the course OF few days, Mean.
our citizens and that tie ausaaees complained CT are
removed -
TO THE EDI7oR OF rnr HERALD.
NKw YoRK. Aug. 4, 1856.
Dn the 30th OF July last discovered the carcass OF
dead lying 10 the gutter Of the street. nearly opposite
my residence 10 a state Of rapid decomposition. I i'm
mcdiaely lott written notice OF the fact ip I'm boz
prosicd for that purpose in the Twenty rsi ward
ton house, where was informed the matter would be
attended to on the following morning b! these whose
duty was 10 dead animals from the streets.
No further notice taken Of my request and The putri
INT the saturday following when another dead cat was
added by way OF "swcetener," IN the gutter directly
opposite. again went 70 the station house d the re
quest Of some neighbors, and renewed my complaint;
but informed by officer In attendance, that
raj complainant had anticipated me and that the matter
would De promptly attended 10. The intense beat cf
four or Eve "dog days had superinduced putrfacton,
and the stencil arising from the two oarcaes was any
thing but pleasant, This time believed that the cauc
would be removed. but was again doomed to dissp.
pom neni and the same Of Pu,raciou remains in
ront OF my door, where has been since the 2Nh Of
July II disease or sickness shorl1 break out 10 my
H.H.R.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
As the health Of this city concerns even the humbest
individual In the community may be allowed 10 make
q few remarks. In the communications that have re-
be no renisdy for the evils complained OF AZ least there
none suggested. The inhabitants are under the I'm
preston that those who receive salaries from the Guy
nauccs are earned out fhe officials seem 70 think (And
under the mprcsson) that they have only 20 receive
the money and order the people TO DO the work The
Cty Inspector s,ys III s The DUTY of the police to
force the ordinances against throwing garbage INTO tue
streets. rs well a. other ord WI he engneen
who paid for removing the garbage &c, do the wsrs
assigned tnemg n those bameiex officials will take ad-
vice IN return tor what they freely recommend 10 the
ta,rayers Others let them take trip ~ Boston and
rte low things done there there no barrels boxes
al garbage anu nlh the sidewalks oeud the OF
the tassers by until their contents scattered IN the
street for airing. The authorities there don't nnd
fault with the inhabitants for striving TO get rid Of
the dsaerecabla stencil arising from the heaps Of
decayug vegetables, but remove the cause. and the
eject IA cleanliness They consider their business
10 have II done, and not the business Of either the
police or the landlords, the occupants Of the dwell
inYs There, instead of ordering the occupants
10 place the nth the sidewalks they required TO
keep The barrels & IN their yards when, stated days
persons employed for the purpose visit every house carry
the barrel bcx into the street where ~ cmp,ed into
covered cart the vessel returned by them into the yard
again and not len the sidewalk to be stolen or ncum
Der the street n some such plan were adopted here
defining the duties OF the subcrdnstes, and compelling
them 10 carry out the ordinances Of the city there neea
he no complaints made sganst the uucleanty hsotts ot
the inhabitants remssness the part o. the police
II the heads OF departments IN earnest 70 benen e
public let them prove by their acts, and ssde no more
procianaions without meaning NEW totsNbn.
TO rHs EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
would respectfully call the attention OF the Health
Warden OF the Twenty Ars ward TO an ntoeraoe nut
eauee erstns IN house IN second avenue second
door above thirty second street Inc sink mas oeen
some sv inches for the past week and no At
tenton seemnxly raid the cleaning Of ~ a the house
s occupcd By some eight families and the sur
Youn6ng houses containing many more tenants IL =
cest,nlv NOT only very dsagreeabe but highly danger
ous of creating disease 10 the neighbsrhood allowed
N erist any longer Ri calling attention 10 the ABOVE
vou vii obire the nbsbtaats Of that vicinity a. well a
joGs CeSs.ANI ssA2--s,