The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07


New Ycrh A. IL Is.
or THE s.fKsErs--PsospEors Ton cos-
TA6ioS-A CVRsoHY EXAMINATION or THE SAM |
TARy CONDITION. OF THE CITY, ETC, ETC.
As tho warm weather apr a.hes, Il is matter Of
deep T. the citizens of the opos W know the
actual sani' cry condition Of city the "dead iock
which no exisls between the Mayor and the hoard o
Aderm regard 10 the City inspsc'o'shp anu 1ne n
excuf able conduct Of the latter TO confirm any Oh 'nS
mar competent persons proposed for tna' ow'e,
&C Oped with the fact Of tho approach OF Farm
weather and the dirty condition Of our streets,
has very naturally awakened alarm among our Merchants
and czcns generally. The dsorgsnised conoion of the
City Inspectors Department. eavee nohic N hope for
aud only remains for tho pubho masse to take
INN date measures ard devise 20 prevent the
breaking ont In nsdst Of epidemic contagious
osease Nrequses rosagscty the part OF any curious
in the matter, and who conversant with the past his
tsry Of the city, to at concluson that
New York in such ilshy condition
at the present time. Starting from q point at
corner Of Washington and Cortandt s.reets, and
proceeding the former Battery the
are In the most unprousng condition. on account Of tue
cf nth that have been accommodating foe mpn,ns
past The block between Liberty and Coctaodt streets,
med on either side with German boarding houses and
lager bear saloons, was Rasticunry noticeable for the
saenan water In the gu ters aud for the large
quantities OF garbage piled 10 10 ront Of the sidewalks
The street also cnmbered Win old carts and wagon
tops, and otner obstacles 10 travel In Washington street,
from Cortland street u the Battery less than hIr,y
colossal garbage boxes met the view Some Of them
filled, and others asserted by the neighbours that
street, had not been completely emptiei for "six
months" The First ward portion of Greenwich street
contains nnumerable e'grsnt boarding houses where
peose Of all nations are found These poor
hnddled together without any regard W their age
10 front Of these houses there is large accu-
mutation OF nth In the areas Of many of the
oripton exist The Second ward, during the spring
has Undergone several cleanngs under the Moronan pro-
ton The principal portion Of The rnrd ward built up
with elegant mercantile establishments, and the streets
around and contieuou 10 them in pretty good
dition, the individual enterprise Of many OF the
chants preventing considerable accommodations Of waste
by paying for the carriage Of the dirt Of their
finances The most filthy portions Of the ward West
and Washington streets from Rector to Liberty street
Within these wards abundance Of material visible TO
the eye without the need OF microscope, convince
any perfon the condition OF those To-
cates The greatest nuisance in the ward Washington
market For the last few years has been rapidly gong
to decay and from its imperfect construction and Of
sewerage facilities and from the Of garbage
accumulated in its vicinity, Il has awakened the
rious consideration Of the most eminent medical
The Yves. Washington market particularly dirty at
present tme of the accumulation Of de-
cayed n after IN prox nifty 10 IT,
With very few exceptions the Fourth ward is in an
alarming condition. In Water, Front, Roosevelt, Oak
Cherry Madison and James streets the CUTTERS ash boxes
alley ways and areas are reeking with filth. The
fish pedlars in their visits through the mud leave behind
them the refuse portion Of their stock in trade which
short time, under the action Of the hot becomes the
seed Of disease The abomnabe stencil arising from the
colossal garbage boxes In front Of Of the
houses almost insuerabe In one place. in the rear
was In very filthy ndton, the yard crowded with
old sheds and heaps Of dirt and ashes varying from three
70 FIVE feet in height The stencil arising from IL
almost eunocating.
The Finn ward, from Thomas street.-the headquar.
ters Of pegrodompresened rather unsghtly appear
very evident that the garbage carts and the
broom and hoe squad had not eQuented this locality in
fuse portions of fab and vegetable matter in semi de-
composed state were visible everywhere and the exba
latioDs herefrom were everything but odferous In
Washington street, from Canal street to North Moore
street, the street sadly in need Of repairs Large holes
caused by the sinking Of the pavement, were not few
and in many instances they filed with stagnan wa
ter The garbage boxes exhibit was quite large aud the
cutters were filled with every variety OF lth Some por
uonsof Greenwich, Harrison and Jay streets presented
The Sixth ward, in Baxter street. from Chatham TO
Canal street presents most ptabe sight, and the mas
teIs and garbage in the streets enough TO spread dis
ease throughout the city The fororn looking denzens Of
this locality with pale and wan appeared to
feel the deeterous effects of the unwholesome condition of
the streets. City Hall place. Franklin street, Cow Bay
and other portions Of the ward were particularly remarked
for the numerous collections of filth and display Of gar
bage boxes.
portions Of the Seventh, Eighth Ninth and Tenth
wards, the streets, alley ways, cutters and hy places
plainly told the story of neg ~ I'm city authorities
But, when We speak of tho 0|sventh and Thirteenth
wards then comes the story Of the "submty of filth
piles of garbage and other fd matter the streets blocked
up with rows OF old wagons and blockaded with
building materials, and ash aud garbage boxes
and B, from extreme to the other in such bad
and filthy condition that is provdentia that disease
IN the Eleventh avenue, where there are large plumber
Of shantes and vacant lots the former surrounded
Of water Thousands Of cart loads msnure almost
valuable u farmers in the vicinity Of New York lie
n our streets, and which readily sought for by agcu
turists merely awaiting TO be ted TO the dock stuff
Gent sum amassed for the sale 70 nearly pay the labor
expended in collecting together Some measures must be
taken soon, by some source or bad results will follow