The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-08
DIRTY STREETS.

WhnG May bo Expected from tho Next ThaW.
When the contract FOR keeping city streets anA
avenues In cieaaIy condition was tgaunsrrsd ffeM
Messn Brown Dcvoc 3 Knapp 70 the hands Of ~
present contractor It confidently anticipated that aa
or practical reform In this respect he'd been inssgu.
rsed and tAat thereafter psdsstsanism would b made
and kept tolsrable least TIM hopshas besa dlsap-
pointsA Not only those portions Of thorough
fsrss used By pedestrians he dswaks and crosswaiksb
In most dirty oondition. bat the cutters
are 10 numerous cases chcksd up with Aith,
while she carriage ways rsadsrsd In many instances
At everyday pictures Of che Slough Of Dsspond,s
alluded to By Bunyan In addition 70 thi The
gazoass boxes and barrels which, BY tho terms Of Ne
contract required BE- smptied 1t certain specsa
intervals osn left brim fu and running over wite
the Hithy contents OF the Kitchen, exhang odors tha1
every ono knows detrimental 10 the public health
The present cold snap has Il 10 true. 70 very great
and rendered them less harmless than II sury Apsuss
were calling them forth 10 poison the atmospheric
but IN ibis s,s snerc e.ss no c,, rsss0n re.
elements to the credit side OF hts ledger During the
late thsw the undsrsAser Of art and muck which 70
veaIed itself the Of sight and smell received
hourly additions; and tho present aggegAae Of noxious
compounds Is only awaiting an unbnding Of the frse
cast the noisome and sickness breeding oompoussss
which 20 70 make up It's whole y may 30 that Judge
snssa Po aou ne board q Health, whose sSrs
during the summer scStice 70 keep the city n soica1y
state highly commendab.e has become Lax In the
performance Of It's duties md in the exercise
Of its almost unlimited po~en. The coss
tractor may want eight reminder from that
body that the keeping Of the streets clean 10 much
sanitary measure was the cleaning IA the 6rst In
stance Do this - IL may. tho work Of cleaning and
purifying cannot b begun too The 1rs lnking At
thaw should BE- the signal 0r general cleaning up. "
elm the tbcronghfres will be almost impossible.
The lower portions Of the city In tho worst cosd
ton far cleanliness or rather the want Of ~ Il Coz
cerned. lot any one take tour through Vest Green
witch. Washington or any Of the principal ssrests
the west side and he will b amply CON-
vinced that the frozen dirt which now aiis
them needs only few houss sunpIay 70 render them
muddy mucky, miry sHd sushy could BE- wisbedtoe
even by the nith0ying Chnaman or the verest Digger
India. Centre Elm, Park, Baxter, Mott and Other
streets are In similar condition; while on the east s6e
there localities that appear for months past 70 have
been innocent altogether a the presence OF broom
scaper South street. Water street. Front street. Roose
welt, cherry and Pearl streets will soon exhaie per.
fume, n not looked after, compared with which The
odor Of the famous c1Ay Of COLOGNE will b -
the brcezss from. Araby the blest The upper yers
ton Of tho city 10 apparently better cared for
but the facilities for art making do mos
exist there in % reat degree and hence the compare.
the lower localities The street cleaning osntractoQa
asked that the public should suspend Judgment 70 h
neglect Of dasy That good naurcd indivfdua d1 30
but Oh, Mr. WHITING hsv long must that ssspsess 90
Ipvosos o. this subject what means We pss Of an
which he's been placed In the Triangular plot opposite
Iryon rcwf Has new dumping CcunG ,.-ahoss Pc
sndsr the vtQms Of Inspector Bcolsbsen sstablsnse
n the NEST dsnssly settled portion Of ths CITY. hse
Me contractor oar bcAs 70 create - many dumpan4
grounds - land where) he ohoceosf