The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-13
THE sTRHHTs OF NEW YORK.

Health COmmlssfOmer 81 the -srrhtu sRw
and Noted-Progress in Cieauiiaess--streeis
| yisited-Curious Facts Absnt the Cholera.
waen Hendrck Hudson, whose name Is perpstuatsd
by beautiful which waters the west sde Of our
city. AFTER tedious voyage from Holland In the Hall
Moon, discovered Mauhatan tho year 1909 he found
place mos located by nature for CON-
msrcs and PLEASURE but ct tho time marshy and
OF soft muddy SOIL that rendered anything but whas
would b now c0aled) clean or healthy After fifteen
years improvement number Of Dutch came to sett!s on
the island, and they so found 1t ia uucean state;
and the air. despite the pug breezss blowing
In from tho bay asd rivers, unhealthy and
unpeasaut Ia 1852, whom the settlement was
incorporated under the OF New Amsterdam, and
governed by two careful aud prudent burgomasters
nowy arrived emisHADts made the same sad complaints
Of tho dirty condition OF their new home In 1864.
after taking It from the Dutch the English entered to
find they 'were in possession OF filthy locality. In
1888. when the value Of the property assessed at
$3.50 600 the state OF affairs existed remained
unchanged. In 1896 when Trinity Church was built
and in l7I5. wheu was burned, New York, abe
having been changed from New Amsterdam, con.
sidsred by all who visited it as being IN a coudrlon
Of uucIeanness. almost as bad as IL wss one hundred
years before
The Dusch kept New York 10 q wretchad state AID
did the English Filth the rule and csanllns So the
exception and it reserved for Yankee perseverance,
TO cleanse the city, and with hercuean broom the chill
dren OF the East set 70 work 10 clean the Augesn sabe
From that memorable day, in November, 1888, when
po sne eeae e c up 70 p ns
has been improving. ana can to-day present
leeyrinth-a network OF s.reeis-through which
thu visitor may rido without meeting with auy al those
oieaslve spots which marked the route through the city
not many year, ago. or fbeng by unhealthy
offensive and Disgusting odors which a rae met
the traveller at ovory Stop and deferred him from again
entering tie Confines OF city whose air had become so
from It's neglected and lthy streets. New York not
the Mex Yoc; OF twonty years ago.
10 day sast change tor the better has to be ohron
clo:. and any DESTROYS OF trayersing tho most
cions streets OF New York may do SO with the greatest
safety to and respect Tor his o!factory neres No longer
do mounds of garbage tho rotten collection OF weeks
ay more, meet tue eye Ihcre are no more pools or
sasnant water whose color alone saced 10 excite DIS
gust Dirty children and dirty dogs and cats noed no
longer the constant care and scrubbng OF their natural
guardans and without the uso OF scraper or micro
scope one can to-day easily distinguish in the tack
crowded streets white Child from black one. The
damp feiid miss that used to arise at evening from the
garbage and the pools IN tho streets aud around which
mosquitoes and unlcean dies would gather in myrads are
not now visible Tue necessity for lighting nros in
scorchiug weather to purify tho air Is no longer needed
and the choking smoke and smell OF burned straw no
more make violent efforts to smother any sensitive spsci
men OK humanity who may venture within the confines
Of this once foul sphere.
Inee can DO no doubt entertained or the many onsia-
eies ,hrcWn IN Tue way OF improvement In the sanitary
condition OF any large CITY but especially does this eG
Guilty exist IN the case oil New Yorsa City recognized as
wo 0 d %
lands continue az least for long time the habits OF ter
native couary IN this Il cannot DO wondered at then.
that ia city where there Is such want OF system,
such dissimarity IN tho mode q living dferencc Of
hours for meals variety Of kinds Of food used diversity
in habits, manners and customs the sanitary condition
VIII remain ana continue demorazed unless great Efforts
Dc made I,, oy the proper aathoril,es
Inc Ish portcn OF our cltizeus are prncpay Oh the
poorer class ana Two IN dark narrow streets ana IN tene
ment houses where numbers OF families arc packed and
these houses to allow children to play TO deposit the
coectng Quar- OF reuse OF tho Iahy. Inc street mas
attended TO- would srss constant evolution Of nai.
sances disseminating Ietla doors ana impfegnaung the
atmosphere wth constant SUPPLY Of ion! ar, INJURIOUS
not ATONE 70 tue neatu u ,ne inmsoIe neishponoou,
put 70 inc Guy OF New ora IN neral me poor people
can scarcey DC blamed ., tner means 40 not allow Q!
cso o ~ @ nu asa & ~ 30
I'VE togetner no. even In one mouse put "a one room
.ne .oneoaon VI tac"so oua. "nu o.. @ VT
% ysy ssrers aue the necessity Tor immediate
, ,. wnv or. m o,e M %
IRISH to whom IS totally untnown many Of the made
h,a Iss h h,s p,ya y. s , so, sau N.Y.
a 40 s ,,s -, ,"'.a ''oA., o~
e samr . @ , auu a. M, ;,
1,ner @ 700 LOT us'a IN n,s m'ice
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nret,v far csnss couS Ia formed ., s enact on Tho
Ola hrss nc conpan os Ss ana ,nc
siso u. r,maIbersd rs hcSrc rsrerrad ~ that Tho ,s
fsr.n. na.onsli;ies have their own hours for meals
,e.nr in tho roorn whore 4 mnst be rssa,nsS "nlas.
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csans Thsv serre 70 collect ,ns msitar Witch T.
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oesa gcpos.ou ~ sne .n ',nS e usy VI n'snt
anu nsac; 80 ,ts' ,nnahtanas os .meo ps ho
very usnun.'" 70 'e ina , " 'onesiens HOUSES
anu lalaes unp'SsIusu VIII popv. aue
accommoa,oms Sne. .nis sysu ws5 pls ~ ioice s
markou M - ue , mo'uaDe IN VIC o"nu'
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nave oeeu sn,ss'enea Sos' conssa'iy lot 'ne pas.
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grealsr sorm oI WI, 80 ,nan UNI ~.
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saa navoc anu ''as esoi wn.n osano aau paIer ,ooa
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incso ichs ".s sutsGs.eo ny 'ie ao ,na' =. .nc
preseh. moincas 'us vnoora : s,u " nase vs,.eu
some .oMus "na vn.sSsS 'n Missoun anu aions
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