The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14

sance II should not astonish the city fathers to
hear az any moment tnat the cholera mad broken
out IN the ward. Avenues y, q and ID are re-
markably free from the garbage nuisance, but
some OF the smaller Streets Lewis street IN par
caisr are Sadly neglected Tne later -, 10 s aGS
any In the Tenth ward. The lower parts OF the
cross streets, rom First street 70 Thirteenth
street, were found in q comparatively better con-
dltion, PROBABLY owing TO the fact that couple Of
ASH carts had recently paid them VISIT that
morning. but II tne force Is not doubled IL VIII be
several days yet before the barrels and pals are
emptied. The doors that saluted the nostrlls OF
the passers by as the midday sun poured It's rays
down upon the barrels OF ashes, potato peels
cabbage leaves, coffee grounds, stale bread, ham
bones and rotten apples was slckening.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
There was found little 10 complain OF In the
wsrd ne Streets gensraiy oeng
ist some bad odors, and the roadway Is sIreWed
with refuse and litter.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
The streets In this ward, which is bounded by
Sixth avenue, Fourteenth street. Bowery and
state OF cleanliness. fhe broom, however, mig ht
be applied little oitener IN some instances with
out doing any s aarm; w.nn
This ward is kept very clean. The barrels are
emptied regularly in most OF the streets and the
secret OF tnls Was learned from o gentleman VINO
resides In Ninth street. He stated tnat most OF
the families In his immediate neghoorhood paid
week to the asS cart art drivers ' 20 be be
punctual and particulars, and ne SAID
they mad very little trouble, as they
cutters up well after them and in some In stances
where family possessed a small hose and would
run IL out for them, they would wash the barrels
out From First TO Fourteenth street, between
Second and Fourth avenues, there were few nltny
garbage barrels to be seen; out outside OF the SO
boundary lines the scene that met the eye was on
par with what the reporter had witnessed in the
Tenth and Eleventh wards. In 'front.' OF the long
block OF tenement houses in Fourteenth street,
between avenue A and First avenue, the sights
and smells were SickenlnR fostering in the
mol sun were piles OF garbage ON the carbstones
and in the cutters, while rows OF barrels flied
side by side with pals and buckets OF ashes, tue
contents OF WORKOUT straw beds ana all such
other refuse as accumulates IN tenement honses.
where no attempt at cleanliness on the part or the
tenants Is made. In the mldst OF all th1s disgrace
stood an ASA cart, half lull, bat having NO horse
hitched TO IL and no driver In sight.
SIXTEENTH, TWENTIETH AND TwENTy-sEcoND
WARDS
Other reporters made tour through the streets
and along the river front on the west SIDE of the
city, from Forty-slxth street down TO Fourteenth
street. This section OF the city Is built up in the
main by factories and houses-houses which
are nltny inside ana out, and which have
the inevitable look OF dilapldation winch
seems to be the trade marx OF poverty. In
front Of these tenements are placed huge wooden
receptacies Tor the garbage which 80 rapidly ac-
cTamped space. These boxes were found posi-.
lively reeking with filth which oozed out, and
winch mad been reduced TO liquid Dy the rain.
This loul slime trckled down INTO the gutter, and
when the sun was nigh emitted sour odor THOR
Oughly disgusting to the nostrils An examina-
ton OF the contents OF these boxes proved that at
the very lowest calculation nifty per cent was
vegetable matter, potato peelings. rhubarb tops
and decayed cabbage leaves forming tne largest
proportion. In no single instance did
she reporter come across a box which con-
tanned notning but ashes or ordinary sweepfngs.
The first place OF any note visited was the pig
and sheep pens belonging TO the Central Railroad
about t two blocks Of ground on the river 'front.',
extending from Porty-second TO Forteth street,
anu are capable OF accommodating thousands OF
head OF live STOCK There were comparatively few
porkers IN the pens the reason being that the Erie
boat had not arrived. There are also slaughter
n ina fhn lfWaF hatV
done entirely In the afternoon me nooring or
the pens was comparatively clean, and the gen
tleman who conducted the reporter through the
building said that the pens were cleaned out ana
the whole place dlslnfected at least once day.
There certainly was very strong odor Of carbolc
the pig, tnat sunocating odor winch 10 far more
disgusting than decided STENCIL would not
when the WIND Is blowing rom the west
the residents OF that section east OF Teptn avenue
complain OF the place as a vertabe nuisance. At
the loot OF Thirty seventh ana Thlrty-elghth
streets:lnere 1s wide-tract beng ned in. The
an immense heap OF manure and cartmen still
pusf carrying loads OF the same stun 10 and ro on
the dock. THIS, " appears, Is one Of TWO manure
dumping grounds on the west side. In converse
tion win a cartman tue TACT was elected that
"Weis don't be allowed TO dump manure here IN
the summer tine becase Of the market there De-
yant, not for the last two summers" but here
they were dumping aHay rlgnt brlskly and not on
tne scow which was moored 70 the GOT 81 the pier
but neaglng u up on the dock ITSELF
The reporter was also informed tnat GER
tain parties have the privilege OF dumpn
manure all the winter on tails DOCK the
consequence Is that with the snow and the weT
much OF the liquid must run out, which festeis
aud rots Wnen tue summer comes. There may be
good deal or romance about the Odor OF the
baTnyard Delng conducive TO health, but the odor
IRON these InIrty -elghth street manure heaps Is
exempt from any sucn hyglenic properties. AT the
loot OF Inlrtytnlrd street vegetable train oil the
New YORK Central Railroad was on tue dock aud
vendors were being supplied with potatoes On
the ground all along by tne tram, winch was over
a block Ia length, were strewn rotten potatoes,
which were picked out and thrown there to swell
the Nth when naturally collects along the river
'front.' The sun had already begun 10 do ITS wor X
and the sour smell which was waited on tue river
breeze was simply slckenlng, aud ia marked con-
trast To the odor rom the pine and spruce logs
and sawed lumber piled along the river for nearly
mile further down.
KILLING THE STENCIL DEAD OIL SCATTERED
ON HARLEM TI,ATs-THE HEALTH AUTHoRI-
TIES AT WORK AT LAST.