New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-29

their streets and avenue. and in tho ca.a ba rs,
" ton Is favoreby received fhev oroffer their per.
tonHi hteicessions, that he may be able n get
| 'u' Oh me BAD company he u BOW compelled 10
keep They advise him to shut pen" on the con.
tractors until they remove the vast collections OF mud.
g6age ashes and other filthy and unhealthy matter
| III tIe localities which they name.
Hundreds Of other complaints from the Battery 10
! hingsbudge are file in the Office TCese com
paints were not anonymous or Of doubtful origin
| Ihef were signed by most respectable and
We afhy citizens, and Sho are anxious, by every pos
sblc mcans 10 avoid tbs prevalence Of epidemic dis
c8scr iG :hc cy-Inen who are heavily tgxed--nen
who hav' reason 10 expect that the duties of puSlc
officers IN III be faithfully AID promptly performed.
Who il responsible for the indifference Of the
tractors who haye voluntarily assumed the cleaning Of
the streets Not the City Inspector, certainly. Pre-.
yiously 70 his assuming the supervision Of the streets
an agreement had been made by .he Mayor, Controller,
and Commissioner of Streets aad Lamps, with the
present contractors. This agreement the part of
the contractors has not been fuslea. The streets
have not been cleaned. More than eight weeks have
elapsed during which Mr.. Morton has been disposed
Ia give them fair II al. Two week, spes they were
paid the amount then due, though in the mind of the
City Inspector there vss much doubt IL egard 10 the
justice Of their claims. He gave them rnnistakable
evidence that in future he should not indore the
rectness Of their bills or'the City Treasury unless he
had ocular demonstration that the streets rad been
cleaned according to contract and still the streets in
almost every Ward arc actually IN O dangerously
healthy condition.
The City Inspector realizes the critical state Of the
public health, and the necessity of immediate
action, demanded by the approaching crisis. Action
his part must of course be based that of the
Common Council. Shall thorough and complete
cleaning of the street, lanes and alleys be commenced
forthwith is question for that body to decide. II
will require week perseverng effort to pat the
entire city in clean and healthy condition. There is
certainly great danger in delay.
Monday next will introduce to the Summer
months, when the " heated term will commence
The vegetable and animal matter lying in the
streets will assume decided state of decomposition
In view Of threatening danger and the fearful results
10 health and life, should any delay be made
Mr. Morton, understand, has served notices on
the contractors for cleaning the First Second Third
Fourth, Fifth Sixth Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth, Fiji
tcenth Seventeenth, Twentieth and Twentysecond
Wards comply with the spcifcatiOns of the agree
10 clean the streets and to remove the ashes
garbage &C.. and that in default thereof in cOntorm
~ with said specifications the work will be commenced
under the direction and authority of the City In
spectors; and such contractors shall be deemed to
have forfeited any right TO perform said work and that
further action will be taken as will be necessary TO
protect the interests of the Corporation.