The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-14
THE CONDITION OF THE STR gETs.
Dsrsv streets the Ruie-Haekiey Prepares
10 Work-strike Among the C~rsmcn'

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PROM THE HERALD STREET COMMISSIONER
IN The HERALD Of March, 1860, we lind complaints N
regard 10 the condition streets an almost the same
terms a we have forced to usc day after da, IN
March 1861. Then as now the public uttered tho same
uuvarying complaints and them now, without appa
rertly the east erect The monotony Of the affair robs
n of lis force Thea az now, streets were m0ddy and
waking unpleasant or dusty, dry goods and
shirc we're ruined could not be kept clean, and
men who obliged venture out OF DOORS and thrifty
housewives who attempted 20 keep things neat at
home werv alike Disguised and uncomfortable. Unva
,ved from gear year. these statements become unine
resting IT, however, New Workers could only
tive one year in clean city, mass meetings would be
called petitions largely signed and the newspapers
decided nth indignant letters, If only one street should
be ssSt in the condition that hundreds OF thorough
fares low present-ful of puddles and heaps OF mud,
and cleaned only by the winds and rains
To these who have faith enough TO hope almost against
hope something better may be anticipated from the
reme Of Hercules Hackley. To be sure, neither the
preeent nor the past very promising; but still some
streets have been cleaned and Mr. Hackleys complicated
organization having been at last perfected, we are
promised and may hope fer clean city.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
few streets, here and there, throughout the
city, have been either wholly partially cleaned.
Fulton and Nassau streets have been swept, but fas
reapspg into their original dirt South and West streets
winch should be broad and clean levees, afiording
easy access to the DOCKS perfect wastes of mud
9Th straw and debris Of all kinds, and require visits
the city PAYERS well from the city cleaners
The which at right angles with either Of those
named hardly better. Ann street is not only moi
cleaned but is not even well lighted at night Spruce
Frankfort Pearn fact all the streets in the neighbor
or tl,a aatre
BY any other name twould smell as sweet
s perfect bouquet Of offensive and disgusting odors
and the same may said OF all the streets about the
Five Points, ard of that huddle of alleys abou
Gift Jacob and vandewater streets. Something ha:
been done here, however. Madison street and East
Broadway have been sc-aped and for the first time
many long day, PerAons have been able 10 see those
oobe stones the very of which has been for
merry only to energetic biologists Of the last GEN.
fury Below Fulton street, the side Of town,
the bad account Of the difference 10 the
character Of the ground ana o. Inc buildings ana ner
raj Of these Streets and on Tuesday the lower part Of
Nassau street was scraped.
tange Of streets lanes and alleys on the weet side
Of Broadway and below Fulton street seem like
Baxter, Mulberry and other Five Points avenues
brought down towards the river be washed and left
uDGaTed for through getfuness With such popua-
ton Dense and with such peculiar ideas and habits in
regard TO the using of the streets as sinks and sewers
may be matter Of wonder that such localities should
be dirty but that Murray Warren Chambers and Reade
streets should be almost if not quite bad certainly
remarkable. Only New York contractor would allow
these fine thorougbfares TO remain unclaimed when
little effort ard expense would pu. them in excellent
Aiti0n The streets nersectng broadway above Reade
below Fourteenth and the streets and running
parallel with the river are all noisome and filthy, with
She exception OF West Broadway, which has been
scraped for the first time In four years. The
avenues, also. being worked upon, and several
blocks Of the Eighth have been swept. We contine
selves present the down town streets, which,
eordng 10 Mr. Hackeys contract To be cleaned every
night but which have not, with the exceptions have
noted been cleaned at all In almost every one of the
referred
cleaning almost badly the roadways. Certainly
there nothing very cheering in this which has
be repeated again and again In every article upon
The condition of the streets. Let rather think Of
what win be done, and Of the to be employed.
HERCULES HAcKLEY's FORCE.
The contractor has furnished with the following
statement Of the number Of in his employ and the
force n large enough 10 ACCOMPLISH n great deal