New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CONDITION OF ToNPKNs-sQUARE.

oo,,pr,INrs OF RESIDENTS ~ THE NEiGHBpRtoop
SUGGESTIONS FROM TIE CONTRnLLER.
The nresent condition Of T0mpkins-square Is
not only most unszht'y, Jgt, in the opinion OF me'c'
- Iripg in The vicinity. dangerous to public heatn.
49,, Vail ibe greater portion OF the Iron fence was re-
,,sl beuz ieft only &c the northwest ana southeast
- foroi,,r la,ce triareies, within which deep ex-
coyatons were made tie earth being pied Ia ar-e
onnJ in The south west corner This sumner all that
n loD has been tho driving OF 20 or 80 piles in the
excavatou at Avenue ana Teuth-st, until "Wednesday
when a few men began piowiug mp the ground
ot Tcnfh-st AMI Avenue b, and caruus Tie eaIth TO
the mound IN the excavations stagnant water mas COZ
lected. giving out foul odors and malaria. a"d II Il
i,nal generating fcyeIs IL the neighborhcoa. About
a,yeeL ago an EFFORT made 10 dl,iniect the poor
winch was IN the worst couditiou-thai at Avenue ana
Teothst-but tie d,saTeeable Oior was again perccpu
lie Yesterday Another nuisance !, The dust from TIC
,olnl and excavations The soil being sandy every
breeze carries clouds OF dust into TIE Surrounding
and houses running furniture aud Tuel-s Ia 'Ne
and troubling those Affected with lung or throat "''s
hrd cause of complaint oi residents about tue sI""'
is the sight cyery evening of from 20 to 90 S''i w
many OF them nearly nude, who wade ana ""i'" " '-N
uiud and water IN the excavations. ,.
Aoout two weeks ago several persons living ne''
Ton,ik ns-sauare sent letter 10 inc Ooh'I'1'i '"
the reason for the delay IN completing tAe
of the SQUARE and his opinion in regard 70 u. ~ 'io
letter al reply, when has Junt uNNi p'Nl'''N'' "
says: , 80 ,,,.,i,
mis- s,u,rc is in the hands Of the DEPARTMENT OF PUBIC
Pa lls aud law passed ever lSt IT, -. -
To,d sster the massage OF tus act before t.e - ,1o
VS. touched; work was oul} c.I'eily' "l - -. H. 60
b.r 1-- iuSt before election Ich III >et'H ~ 10
hon eoupd Al, .iIable 10 add t. tl' hulpNI -. 49,
pov-rols TUcy were continued ON tic W. ' -.
weeks after tie election when they were us a. ~
Tbers was paid from the city treasury iOi e.
-r etucC tha d. -sge OF tue act the sum on 9''' @
oiIUt enough To- pu 1t IN iirst-1d CONDITION loF ~
MA, Measure ground entirely satisfactory 81" ~ lCVl
~, Il Ill ny Iva "a worse STATE than whtu le i'l @ 'l ~
q, psrF commenced the work. TIE square ol'dius
I0lo acres; the expenditure mas De,h al 'He i"' " wv
IN l' he seems to ne two-fod Gl am Inclined 70
think fuat Tie attention OF the ftFA ii"ii'-,'
detcj to, uuc 10 other things tdu ITS proper du S'
1l Owing 10 the Tact mat TIE admin ul''olt 81 III,
mark. has been lately changed, a. Wen rs 20 tS
ri the changes made, there is not To say (t least ~ IT,
centred sufficient degree OF experience III such "V'AS I"
accomplish the best results. . 49,. .-.,,
You ask, Whether il your OnyJ luustieh' INC "''A
should not be promptly proEf2Ssrd . .,..,. 81.
la answer 10 this, say tutt the N'dS ~ tu'9 ''' '
th mart uf the Department OF Public Parks, mas cth
and is, 1t appears 10 me- quite h,A,ls'.'o. 80,
smar,. located IN the midst 81 ucuSeN NoiIdcH l.9
trct n j. the only place where, IN the s"ctrtHS o"
mer DAYS aud nights, the people OF me Nlcihl'N Nan
conveniently 20 T. go breath Oi fresh ar &c sfuatt
in uraptr condition, is boon 10 the l'Ol'' IL ~
condition IN which il mas been deserted 10y the DtpaI
ynen nj Parks IN is a great Cdense 10 IS now Impossible
10 complete in time for It's use tis Shhhe' uu aO
who should have had its use Tor the rehel AHu elyy
uept of themselves and their little ones, must now 70
through heat OF the season WITHOUT H. ~ "uSi'
be completed and the 10 complete u l. 20 PnN ~
hand. mat have less of personal anuOsle> 20 Siadt
less political campaigning 90 40, "hd tAal -IS ~ ~
and have the ability to give thai degree OF az
which is necessary 10 have the WORK pIOPeI'y