The New York herald., 1865-07-01
CONDITION OF OUR STREETS.
4 Tour OF Inspeetion-Thc New Con-
tract tlc.

Inspector who has had charge Of the business for the
last two years. and whose in the work has in
creased with his experience made inspection of many
Of the Of whose cleanliness he has long had
the care. He accompanied by Mr. John II. Brady,
Chief OF OF the Bureaus In the City Inspectors De
parment and number of gentlemen representing the
daily Of the city The party started from tho City
Inspectors Office in carriages about half-past ten
O'Clock in the forenoon and thence driving along
Chatham street turned down Frankfort through the
dngy streets Of the Fourth ward Cherry, Water PEARL
&c, and thence through the Sixth ward, by the Five
Points through such streets Is Baxter, and the
Fourteenth ward through the most dsrepntable narrow
and crowded streets Of this ward, and then into the
Eighteenth ward Having "done' the Eighteenth and
Tenth wards the horses heads turned in the drec
ton Of Mr. Booe's residence where the party
galed with lunch and vocal and instrumental music by
the young pretty and engaging daughters Of the City In
spector.
Having gone through the pleasures Of cheerful
cial midday hospitality persbulatons through the
up town streets on the eastern and western sides
OF the city, visiting, among other things, the fat
boiling nuisance at the foot Of Thirty street. upon
which Mr.. Beole has made unavaing war; owing 70 tho
mpossiblity Of getting the Board OF Health together
The odors from this less disagreeabe than
healthy, and the neighb0rhood In which II Is located
near tke North rivereis quite popuous There is an
other Of these establishments in Elizabeth street. in
The %e II. ns s and
greater than in almost any other section In New York;
yet s allowed to 60 on, and the City Inspector has no
Ansr driving aDou. through many streets and
avenues on the west side Of the city the car
dnHsp s%sd
was by this time quite requisite But before proceed
Ing TO enter the saloon and tell what occurred there
found to be. Il is said that broom sweeps clean,
and Boos's broom is by this time old one, judg
70 have S
is age for the condition In which the streets Of the city
at the present moment compares favoraby with
Bodies work at street cleaning ceased yesterday The
new contract for street cleaning under the
Of Msss. BEovn IsyOs Knapp goes into operation
for the next ten years At annual cost Of $lsS
During the drive Mr. Boole and Mr. Brady used every
system pursued by the City Inspector with much sue
cess Tho system admirable, and there few who
VII be 10th u to sok1owlsdss 81 that the condition Q. S
during the two years that Mr. Booe has had the man.
agement Of the street cleaning. There were no col
day. there were no pools Of sagnant water no debris
from daughter houses but instead universal front OF
coanliness and evident care and attention M Boos
dition They at last clean streets and let rs hope
that the three new broos and the half million dollars
the single broom ably and benenciay welded by the
City Inspector
10 much Tor the streets. NOW Tor DelmOn1c0e. Tno
dinner was equal the house and the suesss Boole,
nssad Of bringing in his brooms with him, had bunch
Of rcportorial qus which suited the occasion much
S M I.i s SSs%sn: Sunmsrs and also that that
Of Mr. Brady, who only drink ale and smoke Alder
manic cigars An these gentlemen being thus accom-
modased made very good life for our select little din
City Inspector who generally humorous can be serious
in business however; when he was responding TO the
toast Of his health he took occasion TO tell how though
hc1 hiatt cln
by they have been recently he s determined
70 that the contractors do their duty He then spoke
the Fourth ward containing over Ave hundred persons
and stated that the worst tenements owned by the
who TO subserve their private ends abored 10 get
health bill through the Legislature He said that the
proper authorities ought TO take action these
and many kindred evils which prevail in the city 10
alarming extent and TO which tho City Inspector do
no than call public attention The press and other
toass passed around amid shower or mirh and easy
good fellowship and again we TOOK to our carriages and %
little party separated with all the evidences Of gratnca
ton.
Meeting OF the Cartmen and Laborers'
Assocfation-An address Issued.
The new street contract is opposed by the cartmen
and sweepcrs They assert that dollar and seventy
FIVE per day for the latter and four dollars per day
for the former Ia too small and that they cannot live
upon such pay Last evening meeting Of the Cartmen
and Laborers Association held the Apollo Roome
in Prince street. John Lynch, President in the chair
The following address was then offered and passed
unanimously
We the cartmen and laborers OF the city and county Of
to state 70 the public and the reasons why
nc 90 ESsts nd' he s
sSa 90 uS, c rs sS: SSeT TO the
the work without sufficient remuneration for the support
wealthy contractor pockets the money and lives in
s sS q e b. r not ss 4:
workingnan and TO further his own financial position, no
Ta1s % u % ' %1y be
under as Sis%S.. astsy contract s.. led :. 2 %
s S ss he. nSs ws.
that The HseEey contract w.s highly deirimenta 10 our
forests , when we peros%ea honesty and faith
pend Tss.: i yias hard s.ra:S
Il. ass" at s BE ssssy sS s =. S.' .
q ,.; 70 loo. ne
WORK for any contractor, or any contract system;
ss 5 q .. ssS s: %
nSS s:9 sI..S BE Ssa ."S sSes your sS
hard a. and a Nv We ss to Ss: The terrible
y.da q our most City iaspeeef u.s !.si.
Sa. our experience ssrsoiors has led US 70 believe Ss
BE- utterly mpossbs Tor u.s. owing 20 the high price o
thing ecn:ums 70 support sur.sve. and fmi.. the
S:n c:, a 1S that our Gps w r
Thomas Mccormack, Hugh Carrgan, James o'Hare
Thomas Byrse Pat Pagan, John Cunningham and Francis
mcCabe, Committee.
A number Of members present addressed tho meeting
and advocated the necessity Of all refusing 10 work for
the wages ofered. This suggestion seemed to meet with
their approval.
Mr.. snvms Vice President Of the workingmen's
Union, spoke for time. He cautioned them act
wisely and considerably II they kept from work for
two weeks they would beat the contractors He advised
them 10 keep the peace and not get into any dcuty
After some further remarks from other persons present
the meeting adjourned.
Gsvsrnor Bramlette, OF Kentucky, ON
Emancipation.
LOUISVILLE, June 20, 1865.
Governor Bramlette addressed the citizens this
ing In favor Of the constitutional amendment and tho ad
vantages Of free slave labor In Kentucky He said
slavery had been utterly overthrown and proved the i'm