The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
OUR S TR e EFT S
Another Tour of inspection.


Another Tour of Inspection.
now THE STREETS LooK-THE EFFECT OF THE
RAIN UPON THEM, ETC.
II is less than a fortnight since we pronounced the
STREETS Of New York clean. Because this was unusual
state Of affairs something extraordinary, it duly
chroncled the HERALD The day before this announce
ment was made we accompanied the City Inspector
tour inspection and drove through the Fourth
Sixth Seventh Tenth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Eigh-
4eenth Twentieth and Twenty second wards As the
condition OF public thoroughfares is subject of
Importance to the public than before yes
teray determined upon and made another nspec
ton and observation, extended than the pre-
vous 1t be said that the streets of New
York ccan but only justice say that they are
not so bad many represent them be- The con
don of the First ward certainly bad probably be-
hind thf Of any of the Others In Greenwich and Wash
nglon streets there ash barrels garbage incud
ing decayed vegetable matter, in the streets in
great abundance, which are decidedly disagree
able in numerous instances to the ofactory
nerves Of sensitive people. The contractors appear
have considered this ward beyond the reach OF pesti
tcncc from the fact OF its being almost surrounded by
the rivers and the bay and having no force to spare
Cleansing it. they probably concentrated their efforts
prompt ana immediate attention. and pleased to
notice that some carts operating there yesterday
upon the most pestiferous public onal From the First
ward Our !ehu was directed to proceed to the Third
which he did at rafting pace and found the streets
oil this ward in much more favorable condition There
were fcwash barrels standing filled, and considerably
less garbage. The many places sadly in
need of Il brushing from the sweepcrs, and this was
especially case along those in the vicinity Of the
front. The Second ward knew very well, we
passed TO the Fourth commencing nearly the same
route that was taken by City Inspector Booe and his
party on the Goth of June Before entering the pre-
cincs Of tho Forth ward it is proper to remark
that til, condition of the Second ward, thorgh
of Jane nevertheless fair condition. allowing for
the difficulties under which the contractors have been
t,I thvSf tn do Iucc IN
ward considered it to pass through the most
dngy and dsreputable streets; we rolled along
running down the East river These streets certainly
present appearance at present different from what
they did on the Oth OF June, but still they not
bad or so dangerous as we have often before seen them
Such little Oak and Hamilton the
worst and there not street in the ward whose con-
DIT ON In regard to cleanliness is not capable OF much
improvement Along the leading thoroughfares, how
ever the streets cannot be said to be in q condi
ton than they are ordinarily to be seem Along the
water AMI down towards it, IN the lower ground the
marks applied to the Third ward Will apply again but
Washington Market is tho East river there
quite so much room for fear complaint This gives
pretty general picture of the Fourth ward. And
ae locality as quickly as nJ possible CONSISTENTLY
with prominent desire, the discharge Of duty,
we passed by tho Sixth ward on our LETT and by SER
peanc route found ourselves in the Seventh ward
The condition Of this ward yesterday such as to
recall old memories Of street cleaning difficulties In
Madison, Monroe and Henry streets the sidewalks were
dotted all along at regular Irregular and defective dis
tances with Tho graycoa,cd ash and garbag, barrels,
lie safety In the principal thoroughfares Of the ward
these not to be seen, except ocCai but
all the defects well as advantages that rapid
but vi liant tour would detect There are few narrow
streets Ia this ward and not near so many tenements
crowded with poor inhab tans there in the Fourth
ward consequently there not so much dsagrecabe
odor to hasten from it. The ash barrels and collections
of garbage at various points the worst features IN the
Seventh ward for in other respects allowing for the RAIN
the streets in pretty fair condition From the Seventh
ward we drove across town the Fifth and finding
IL
dto and the circumstances OF the present crisis VIC at
hast faced the ssbloody Sixth ward' There were ash
barrels and gabaye collections IN such streets Frank
lin and Walker in the Fifth ward but they not
araby numerous or offensive and only for these there
was nothing indicate that there any difficulty
about clearing the streets Entering the Sixth ward by
Centre street, which not in dirty condition, made
straight for the Five Points, then drove through Baxter
and the ming kindred thoroughfarcs where though
noticed occasionally good deal OF offensive matter
weather upon unremoved garbage yet the condition Of
the ward general pretty fair and were agree
ably disappointed in Its condition This ward - never
clean general rule and its condition yesterday was
little If anything below the average For the health OF
tho city in general II would DO well II the most
particular care were bestowed on just such wards
as tho Fourth and Sixth, from the poverty and
squaidncss of their Inhabitants, the confinement
of their streets their crowded and their cob
bio pavenents which retain the fifth and emit con-
tnualy tho most disagrccablc cfuvia, they are not
only dangerous to their Immediate and favored
the noiglIborng cities These wards above oil Others
and their obscure streets should at all times be clean
Sixth ward by the contractors Let them not spare
the broom either Having gone through the most dan
gerous wards In the city and made and noted our obser
va.ions tho condition OF their streets, passed
through the Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards and
the Eighth and Fifteenth The two former, and par
tcuary the Thirteenth not by any meaDs cleany-
the inevitable ash BARREL the garbage heap, and stag
natcd filthy street surface meeting the eye ut almost
every from the LEADING thoroughfarcs such
Grand street; and especially this the case in the
Thirteenth ward. But it was encouraging to
notice that the contractors carts at work
the thirteenth ward As for the Eighth and
Fifteenth wards they the condition in which they
are usuay-neither remarkably clean nor remarkably
dirty There is therefore, nothing except the occasional
ash barrel and slight collection of offensive matter here
and there to complain OF in them Finding tho day adj
vancng rapidly upon us quilted the Eighth and
Fifteenth wards and drove rapidly to the Eleventh and
the city, in the region OF numbered streets and cttered
avenues. The condition OF these two wards Is much
alike There by far too much rocking filth, too much
Ashcs and garbage The absence OF the broom, TOO Is
yerceptble. But these wards are seldom clean, and
their condition, considering present circumstances is
not far boind what 1t generally Is.
Along avenues ID and G the street Is dotted with ash
barrels and here and there they stand in other places
but slA like the rest of the city with the exception OF
the First ward these localities are not so bad as
we expected to find them. After general drive
10 be very little behind its usual condition.
turned horses heads downwards and parted
with our vehicle In the above sketch OF the condition
of the streets Of the city have cndeavored 10 give
true general picture From the conflicting tcstimo
ny heretofore before the public the subject doubt
lcitous the subject Of the public health. New York
is always in dllculty-cither draft, election or
something else Let US take that the doesn't
be the worst-vz., pestence. II Is unfortunate that
there should be any difficulty about street cleaning in
New York ut such OF the year the present.
aid It Is 10 be hoped that these periodical difficulties
about this matter will soon be finally terminated Just
now owing to the rain, the streets to dsadvan
tagc for which full allowance has been made In the
sketch above given.
street Cleaning Contract.
DUCT or THE sTRrKERs--sEvERAL MEN SERIOUS
LY INJURED.