The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-03
CLEANING THE. STREETS.

TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS PREPARING FOR
THE WARM wKATHER--NEw SWEEPING MA
The Police Commissioner in view OF the approach OF
warm weather and Of the that large number or
strangers will visit the city during the ensuing three
four months. either their way 10 returning from
the Centennial Exhibition, have been for time
making arrangements for thorough and effective
service IN the Street Cleaning Department
SEw SWEEPING MACHINES
Tho Bureau will have next Monday fourteen new
weeping machines ready for DUTY each machine
rssenting the labor Of ten mea when in operation.
This addition TO tho present force Of 600 workmen and
$50 carts will enable UGH larger be covered
and localities that have before received SUM-
Client attention will be cleaned more frequently.
new system for the guidance OF forcmen has been in
troduced which effects considerable saving OF time,
and henceorth all sweeping will be performed at
night, which will prove considerable public con-
venence, and allow the streets and avenues to present
appearance entirely free from dirt in the morning
The streets in the Fourth SIXTH Eighth Fourteenth
and the lower end the First ward habtualy In
most need Of the attention OF the Bureau. The
defective pavcments in many Of tho streets
In tho districts named obstacles In tho
way OF keeping them Clean and there - also an insult
Gent supply OF wafer to flush them whenever such
Is necessary to remove Accommodations OF nth
But in addition there is the negligence or indifference
Of the bulk Of the people who live In those wards as to
sanitary laws and very little effort s made TO enforce
lhe penalties for their violation. The Police Commits
soners are now determined to effect decided reform
and make the coming summer remarkable for the
and attention to be given to keeping the streets in
proper condition
A NEW PLAN
Tho Police Commissioners propose TO put in force NJ
once elective plan for separating ashes from gar
bage, and 10 have Thorn removed at an early hour
will 60 into operation next Monday to commence
II time when the May movngs have boon completed.
Il would not, Il was thought, be prudent 10 begin
earlier, Immense emount OF waste and sweepngs
OF an unusual character must necessarily have bGen
cast away nj this season But next week the Bureau
OF its business; and II will also be imperatively re-
qured Of contractors and the propretors Of oundres
own rubbish at their own expense before nine O'Clock
every morning. This arrangement will be general,
and the disappearance Of the unsghty ash barrels and
other Accommodations or dirt from the streets at
sarly an hour will give to them during the day
sIsanly appearance. Even in the haunts Of poverty
md 9th this will produce beneficial results Their
sanitary condition must be improved by removing the
auses that produce the pollution Of the atmosphere.
DIR. CHAMBERS OPINION
II seems to Dr. Chanler, OF the Board of HEALTH that
II the city was divided into districts, each district
TO have certain number Of blocks and placed In the
hands Of man. who should be discharged II his DIS
e his %
aence the houscholders numbered between forty and
Atty, representing quarter Of mile, or four BLOCKS
they paid man $40 month to attend to the business.
and he performed his business satisfactorily.
New York could be divided into 1000
districts of tho dimensions named. and ]. 600 men
At the rate would he able to keep the streets
clean ut expense Of 100000 or course, another
body Of mon would DO required to carry away tho rub
bsh and 10 furnish but the natural earth stone,
ashes and cinders would prove very valuable Or.
Chanler is opposed 10 the street cleaning business
coming in charge Of the Health Department That
Board he considers has enough TO do already, and he
believes Its usefulness would be impaired by placing at
It's disposal patronage which would invite political in
reference, which he deprecated However. he seemed
to think that the present system Of street cleaning
could be improved upon and the work effectively per-
formed 1t less cost than al present