The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-07

n,w York ImbcddeA ia FNth-Hsrr1sie
Condition or the Streets.
We know Of time when the streets or New YORK
In Q worse condition than they .. present. ana
hen heads OF ,hose departments whose particular
duty d 70 attend 10 HON negligent or % u"sF
ly Indifferent In regard to their business WIN she OK
oepou Of very fey thoroushfares, Ill the stree" are
one mas, OF reekps. Disgusting alth which in some
places Yied 70 suoh height - 70 render then alns"
impass abe by vehicles Only those who live In these
localities can have true idea OF their condition,
ana they form Of east nine tenshn OF our popuis'
tlop TIE dirt Ike epidemic prevails all over-in tho
pripc.pa thoroughf.'es the bye streets, the alley
v,ys a lanes In = word, from the most northern
lin Of the city do the Battery, and nom the East
20 North river No attempt has been maie by the
Street Commissioner the Commissioner Of Streets and
Lamp to have them cieaued nor has any report been
made by either OF th.ss officers to the Common Council
regard 10 the subject In the absence Of official in
formation the foo- iug i,tAs collected by reporter
during tour Of the C,y Will be read with peculiar In
forest By our TAI aging population.
Ann street, whoh 10 within few feet OF our Office
Is ntei ally choked mp with nlth, which In some
places rises to the height Of or two feet above
the ssdswalks. Essins Company No. SO and Hose
Company No 20 Sasde an onslaught on the moan
tain Of ice, snow ashes aud garbage which risss
front Of their h,uSs, and which has proved great
obstruction IN the ~sy Of their engines and carts
but their Abors have proved useless, there are no
oats 10 The accumulated dirt In fact thsh
pereace the experience OF nearly al the drensn In
the city, and the on vendor 10 that that body have not
long before this preached petition the Com Coun
con the matter sepg from Ann into Fulton street,
and that thoros much need OF the labor Of the
scAvepger; but MAJ be regarded a. cleanliness Itself
compared with Cent? street. Here the dirt bills rise to
the height feet and ash Darts have
eIChh md far Weeks and
will no, probably etks 10 oome the prospect Of
che poor residents rost deporable. The ash boxes
which ps opposite 10 the ter emer houses
this the sdjS n streets, have been nled and
empted times wssou, nu%oer u9ml me people oec,m
last time, and then they could hold NO MORE have
thrown the dir, dow ossde them the oonsequ snos OF
which TO- that the boxes Dom pieeiy
Embedded filth o. e. ry description while mos few DIS
appeared long ago Alb the dirt mountsins The Hve
Points and all the 'ss leading TO that locality present
appesr the odoY which arises from the
deoayins vesesso. nster and other putId substances
inoerabe to oeer excep, deniz IN Of thst neigh
borhood and mus exceedingly pj urious TO the hesh
OF the peop hvios n To add to tho nuisance, the
cutters and drains dej up and the culvers are out
OF order 90 ths,h oposs the people DO any
thing .owsrds .us mov.' Of the LIQUID portion Of
ruDsIss parallel WI tue Bovery The same story may
be told But ste of the city, which 10 included
within line p's,tg ~ tae Bn.sry = nigh IS the north;
OF Broad street.: ;hs lea, ant justly entitled to
pro emnence Chy street. Water s.rees, Front street.
are Overlooking ~nS garbage. ssSs. and drt Of In,
most oft nfive obs which, blended together,
make q com post nien and sight OF which produces
the most sickeong ga at n and nausea
The wrst tide nj he city is hardly less Cd asiye
and sisgustirg. ~ egyl5n and Washington streets,
throughout their .,d'e length are flled With
the accumulated u tb OF weeks, and although
In parts the rodents have sndeavoYed to femoye
H. their labor Ia, expended in vau for the simple
that the sch Nts seldom or never visit them.
Tns description which have given o. the lover part
OF the city applee. tbIush 10 somewhat modihst man
to the upplr rht'cts, 10 many OF the streets the
payemsn,s have since the grea, snov
storm. snd yorr eys' are greeted en- every side villa
miniature mountains DIT In ell Us variety
The Commission ~ Streets and Lamps ls OF course
conversant VIII all &c particulars but he says, 10 his
defence that Ccnprosr ref5ses pay his bills AMI
he Is utterly erl 10 consequences. Ne Flsgg,
Il Appears ba. MIN be Will dsburss Any
moe ey for this pqro',s uie,s the work performed oy
contract and not Then until al APPROPRIATED mas
been mace for the purpose Mean while, bet xeen Comp
troer Flagg aud C,nmss' E,liDs, the coalition OF
tie city 10 becoming every day, and business OF
kinds Is suffering NJ from
An IsfEc uoVs NUISANCE AT The BATTERY KIN
RGsMENr.
TO Trs HsR,LD.
Tie attention Of city authorities respectfully in
ved in,oTss- nuisance at ms Battery, which sc
rousy endaDgeTs nesh OF that portion OF The city
stused la Il, nlighrorhood. IL no less than large
poud OF cpAut ~s'Ar OF than 10 ertep'
ms covrup source injection 10 the ndpg inbab
ants caused by IN. cAreessoess cupdty OF the con
tractors who have epDsiet DE eartn iu euch N Ano.
as q, have cat expsnse OF safer nom hAv.tg
any Communicate 18th The river Uaien this evil is
remeded oDeI agress and sgre1 to sue
tides, It's difficult 70 Measure the extent o. laieceoo and
disease which 0-ce,sarly be created By suoh pc
pscious and msugo.ns po1l II Is earnestly hoped inN
Immediate sieps vii, be taken TO aoae nuisance Of 90
serious chuscssr