New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-14

Orr DIRTY SrREErs.--Ths streets OF our city
are in dsgrseeiuy dirty condition. aud unless tae coiPo
rate take speedy action In the premises the puoe
ho,h " al seriously suffer the hot westh n sets h.
Broadway Fh avenue and few other main streets sna sY
enus ere oeraby clean but the back and side streets IN 'he
Firs Fourth Fh Sixth Tenth Eleventh and seyn'een'h
Wards, where by reason OF the density Of the population
eesplpe,, +. prime necessity fairly reek with the foul
ia,ua orsug from decsyel vegetable matter, and I'll the
.Iuyia Of ssG city. In OF the streets Of the Eleventh
and Seventeenth wsrds the mud and dirt Is from three 70 I've
nehos deep and IN the localities the culver' are ohoke
nm With matter from which an almost iaolsrsble odor is emit
ted Ipon these streets hundreds Of tenement houses
whose inmaesArs legion. All such localities should receive
more attention than any other but the fact Is tie seGvenge
aud sreeweepsr rarely visit them The recent conuuni
cation, OF the City Inspector the Common Council show
.t the mortality ia the city has reached fearful magnitude
and since the l.s Of March has been constantly en- the In
crease. Durpg tho weak cndDg April 81 there were lao more
deaths than occurred during she corresponding "k oi ie
Mr. Devsn distinctly states the. this Increased mortality
"a the result Of epidemic unavoidable cause out was
rin by ye aud other dsease generated By the
foul ~ special meeting Of the
Bo,ri Of Aldermen on Tue,ily the matter up in the
shspo OF report fiom the Committee Streets which
published In yesterdays TRIBUNE. and which will probably
be aeed upon the stated session The report cites the
orJsauee under which the Hscky contract made aud
in commenting upon tho condition of tho streets, tuy
marks;
"An un.an city, with all the sccumulsions of waste ard
filth Incident to large population and lying fostering aed
rot ing under Is little better than paguepot TO
be shunued by the stranger and noleabe to the dcniEen"
The Committee repor. that Mr. Donaldson the present
owner Of the contract IA view Of the rise In and
materials h willing 10 give up the contract providing the
amount Of s7eC C6i &C. which he to suScontEsco
borer and workms and the Iure,os for advances made
by them toward fulfilling t. be paid By the city No pay
mens have been made the contractor for consider
able tine and the due him under his contract
more than 100000 In confederation Of the fac. that the
city must be cleaned thoroughly aud forthwith IL is pro-
posed pay the assignee Of the Haekey contract s7e6i &c
the work cleaning the streets may be turned to
the Ci,y Inspectors Department At meeting Of the Board
Of Health on the same day the condition Of the streets In
sanitary point Of view, discussed and resolution
adopted directing the City Inspector to take action In the
judging by the past this course will not prove any
satisfactory than under the contract system The City
Inspectors Department is rotorousy inefficient II the
street cleaning handed IT, It will sord the Common
Council opportunity ost upon the city multitude OF
worthless eews who will do little than draw pay for
work that they do not perform. Why not compel the
tractor or liza surote who abundsly able to meet their
obligations 10 ceAn according to contract At all
events there Il 10 for paying the contractor bonus
for violating hi, engagement lie has sresdy forfeited by
reason Of nonuhment and tho Board Of Health has placed
m execution in other hsnds. Lot the additional cost any,
fall where it belongs upon his bond,men 1t is high time
that contracting for city work mean. ,omehius moro than
swindng public But Whatever 10 done, enrsss the
authorities to do 1t at once.