The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-22
The Streets OF New York Almost Impas-
sablc-Work fer tho ThOusa nds Of I'm.
employed Worktngmen.

The Streets OF New York Almost Impas-
sablc-Work fer tho Thousands Of I'm.
employed Workingmen.
The city of New York 1s at present swimming In
liquid mud. Its great main street Is In dreadful
state, and the people who arc doing business
down town have little else to 90 than to use the
hard brush on their clothes and the mop on their
rubbers, after few moments OF a run around on
the narrow streets where merchants most do con-
greqate. Broadway is especially IN disagreeable
condition, It's cutters being rivers Of mud
and its roadway as II carg0es OF molasses had
been emptied upon ita surface. 1t seems very
swkward to the stranger who may visit the city to
ind his apparel almost ruined after travel of an
hour or SO. There is some kind Of relief in every
other city in the world but New York; but here
no matter what political party may get hold OF the
finances and the executive administration of the
municipality, there is the same wretched misman-
sgement Of everything connected with the clean
ing Of the streets. Let any human being however
placid and sunny his or her temper may be, go
into one Of the streets which border
on the riyers-either the East River or
the nSa Wea Slime o0s susa sn ns
filth, and let him compare It with side street in
any other metropolis, and he VIII ind that New
too. In the vicinity OF She HERARD ONCE, on
Broadway, yesterday, the streets were really IN
steps there is the aggravating danger that stage
or truck may cross and Knock one down and finish
him.
there Is something seriously wrong In all this,
and some person ls to blame Money Is spent like
water In New York BY the city government, and
will always be spent freely, and the people should
temptuOus manner in which all circumstances are
received and the way IN which the responsibility
is showed from one shoulder to another Is as an
noying and as wonderful as the dastardly LIQUID
mud which flows in rtvulets down the
only Os so0 glad 10 earn doar OF sHers
would not be any material remaining to be con-
verified into siop and slnsh The rain which fell
peculiar weather. such weather as had never been
seen IN New YORK previous to 1854 and 1866, made
al pedestrians LAM feel miserable and those who
Be '' New Workers. The siamese twins mad d
many crosses N IRE: no doubt during the
they never perhaps were driven to the verge OF
destruction by being compelled to nee from the
IN this city, The Writer Of sns Witnessed any oa
lady at the corner Of Bowery and Grand street
yesterday afternoon. who slipped and fell In
accompanied by little girl who screamed in o
terrified manner when the old lady fell, the
scene created considerable excitement. the old
lady quite feeble, and was barely rescued from
DEATH as q Car came along at this corner, which Is
always crowded with every description OF vehicles.
When picked up she was profuse In her thanks,
but her dress seemed to be unfit even for
the washt1b. There are a hundred such Incidents
as this occurring every day in this city when
one can tell when they are passable. II passeth
the memory OF man or woman to remember on
what day in winter Tor the past five years the
condition that 1t was ut to be walked in. Next TO
the question Of rapid transit, which is now affect
ing our citizens most seriously, the most import
ant question Is, 'Shall we have clean streets and
who is to clean themf"