The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-14


Condition Of the Up Town Thsrsushfares-
beauties Of tho Park, Fifth Avcnaos dkc.-
improvements In tho City.
since the publication Of the observations and notes Of
special HERALD health commissioner, other streets
the upper portion Of tho city have been visited AND
closely inspected and oil bear testimony to the
ton made that New York has not presented such
cleanly appearance for years a. 1t does ct present
Everywhere from the East river to the North river the
streets present changed and improved appearance,
ana cleanliness and close supervision and attention
apparent ell round. Any unprejudiced writer. e.
perenced In travel certainly admit that q the
present moment New York equal any city in the
world In cleanliness and in its sanitary condition. and
superior TO many about which such loud boasts are
often ventilated
Itis evident that there must be great diversity Of
oacory constituencies with certain class Of persons
Tor while constant complaints are made against the
most perfect silence Ia adhered on the subject Of
slaughter houses and bone yards from which issue tho
, mSss o10rs 10 tue vci1y Of Ferry street
constantly accumulated quantity OF hides whence
the worst KIND OF cir greets the OF smell In whs
ment for the purpose Of tanning There are In other
portions OF the city boneboiling establishments which
no complaint is made against them. while ali Is reserved
for the streets which do not deserve IT, II is hyper.
criticism 70 abuse the streets for an imaginary offence
while real ones exist and are passed In the most
friendly or, more properly, partial manner.
Driving through the vest side OF the city, above Tenth
ana cisanly appearance. Sixth seventh ana Eisb,b
are really white; they we'll swept an watered. and
the streets running of them with but few exceptions
there were scarcely worse kept streets than Gansovoo
Jane. West Tenth, Perry and others IN tho same neigh.
borhood. Now they are all changed, and, walking
driving through hem tho spectator cannot fail to notice
tho Improvement which few years. work and attention
has wrought: The channels arc kept perfectly clean
and the road free from all garbage or collection Of
refuse. In Twenty sixth, between sixth and Eighth
avenues could the only exception be found and hero Il
must be admitted there remained collection Of matter
which gave forth annoying odor but beyond this no
other street IN that portion OF the city lying between
Tenth street street and the ps. sad the East and North
Broadway, a. ever presents beautiful appearance
and as one passes between the Of lis gigantic
ated windows. he cannot fail to wonder at the rapid
strides made by the metropolis In sanitary and CONNER
cal progress; and leaving those grand monuments Of
trade behind and entering Fifth avenue, the feeling
Of respect for the place where wealth made gives
place to one Of admiration and delight at the beauty
cality where that wealth is enjoyed Entering tho
avenue at Twenty street, from Broadway presents
itself as country retreat endowed with all the beauties
Of rural scenery and enriched and adorned with all the
grandeur and magniacence Of city wealth. At each side
range themselves in stoc grandeur blocks Of mansions
g a' shade sue" 1q ana beauty
from the invading rays Of the sun, stately
s% me eag Na Of n:
leaves wait sweet breezes TO the ennuyed OF sum.
mer sun. and shade the buildings with natures own
delightful and unequaed mantle Ia the avenue are
Of New Yorks most superb public institutions and others
OF an equal claim 10 architectural beauty rapidly
springing up and looking up towards Fifty street
trees and shrubbery Astounding In numbers point to
the stranger the location Of the Park; and here may
the spectator pause to consider that only nine years ago
shaky, tumbedown shantes. rotten and worn out from
age, occupied portions OF the upper part Of the city
They were mostly owned by Germans and TO each also
belonged lot Of ground. In their immediate vicinity
chiefly towards tho east sde cattle pens and other such
places were In abundance. Where 10 the change, and
has New York progressed degenerated In tho place
Of these badly cultivated lots these mser able shanties
and cattle pens the metropolis has cultivated adorned
and enriched park uneqnalled by scarcely any In the
world for beauty OF landscape scenery unsurpassed by
none in It's development OF the effects aten.
on and the pride OF the citizens Of the Western
tropos who daily enjoy the pleasures and the beauties
Of Its shady graveliy walks its smooth drives delicious
grass plots calm placid lakes and pure refreshing air
unsurpassed the continent Of America for sight.
seeing OF Europe for scenery and cultivation reflect
ing credit on all engaged In its guardianship.
And yet Is said New York Is deteriorating It's streets
are bad and unhealthy, and Its people, consequently
sckly and consumpve To the who will take prac-
tca experience for his guide will be shown that these
but the oshoots OF heated imagination the big
oted expressions Of preiudced and waver.ng minds.