The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-23

that Il he has had men at an at WORK they were
very few that nth. garbage and refuse nave accu:
SaG y 10 me streets Of every ward o. me c sIo 70
remove all this nun from all tue wards. Hence
~ az Brvwn wants TO save, " not expending thus
and he Is impelled to this course in small degree
from some rumors which prevail tnat anynow inc
Board OF Health shall get entire charge OF the
street Cleaning Department. :.
On days when ram storms occur the condi-
OF the community Is suilciently familiar and the
suferngs endured from the sush are sufficiently
ics on the east side Of town ana in cross streets
here and there In the lower part OF tine city the
streets never LOOK dry or clean muck pools OF stag
them an unhealthy appearance. 1t Is scarcely TOO
much to ask that for SO much money the city
should be kept thoroughly clean, especially as
above Fourteenth street the Contractor Is re-
heved BY private street cleaners. who do all the
ceive compensation from the residents OF the houses
in each street. For cleaning Broadway alter
snow storm the Street Contractor gets separate
Unaer these circumstances tho public are natu.
which the street Cleaning Is done. or left undone.
During the recent few days Of rain every one knows
the inconveniences to which pedestrians were SUP,
1ected at every block for want OF sWeepers at the
crossings. This utter neglect has already gone too
far to be borne with any longer, and the peoples
voice Is beginning to speak plainly
number OF communications have been received
at the HERALD of1lce during the recent thaw in re-
lation to this serious matter among others being the
following
Dirty Condition OF the Bowcry.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
wish to call your attention to the condition OF
the Bowery have been living ON the Bowery for
upwards OF twelve years. and have never seer the
street so dirty and muddy at present. have not
for the last two months. Where has the money 10
clean the streets gomez Yours, respectfully,
AN OLD HERALD READER.
Where Does the Money GOs
To TIE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-
Did any one ever such filthy, dirty streets in
any other city but this venture to say no. What
becomes Of all the money that appropriated Tor the
cleaning OF the same The Americans consider them
selves such smart people-aI least guess so-and
yet they allow themselves to be guled by parcel
OF dirty, loading thieves. / should say, instead Of
blowing what they could do II war was declared
with England, II they would take mold OF brooms
and purify their dirty Streets II would sut them BET
ter DO more and talk less. AN AMERICAN.
Broadway IA Dumping Ground.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Knowing your paper to be the best antidote for
an evil, may ask, II not too much OF q favor, is
there no way or law for preventing "asn men" from
emptying ashes on the thoroughfares OF our city al
the time when they are most crowded with people?
This morning on my way down town. on broadway,
between nine and ten O'CLOCK l saw no less than
seven or eight oil these carts emptying ashes and
tile consequence was, as the wind was blowing
quite hard. that nearly every body on the block was
covered with cinders ana once was nearly blinded.
DO not think that am over puhctliiiOu5 ABOUT my
appearance but must say that II IS not very pleas
ant to get down town looking something like an
lash Cloud" and should think II there was law
requiring The "pr0essi0n In this business to rise
u little earlier IL would DC much wiser.
WHIsK BROOM.
Falling at the Crossings,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
You would please me very much II you would call
attention IN yOnr paper 20 the condition Of the
streets. and especially OF Broadway. Hundreds Of
foil
and Broadway and Futon streets and In Maiden
Commissioners to the State Prison for life for not
attending to their business. 1t really 4 shame to
see the streets Us they are, even you du not have
to walk on them. have fallen twice inside OF one
week ana have totally destroyed my clothes.
A VICTIM.
What We HIVE tn Suffer.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-
What In the name OF al that is agonizing is to be
inflicted upon nextP We are choked with mud
and hltn, besides being walled In. For humanity's
sake cannot some one commence the work OF street
cleaningY 1t Is useless for women to keep vigilance
over their houses and vestlbuies when men
are content to waliow III mre. Tho work
OF laying pipes. 50 bravely begun by the
New Gas Company" has 1zzled, and the
found permanent lodging place on the sidewalk
while the repenishng OF coal vaults ~ happily post
poued lOr thetr accommodation. Is not our amia-
billy questionable virtueY Everything which im-
parts heathfulneSS and beauty to city seems at q
standstl IN ours. anu we are mserably degene-
rating INTO q passIvlty which will soon be our
ruin unless some humane general comes 10 our
rescue. SUFFERER