The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21
FILTHY STREETS.
Condition of the Lower Eastern
Portion of the City.
SAMPLE THoRoUGHFAREs.
How the Gathering OF Garbage
and Ashes Is Done.

Tho bombshel thrown into the Police Commission by
Mayor Ely on Tuesday has completely demoraized tho
gentlemen composing t. and all day yesterday they
busy from carly morning until long after candle light
One and all refused 10 q HERALD reporter who
called, probably much Of having nothing
to say as owing to the press OF business During tho
afternoon Mr.. John l. Davenport closeted with
Commissioners Erhardt and Nicnols and the result Of
their deliberations has not yet been madc known. Il
10 supposed. however, that Mr. Davenport will
appear with the Commissioners this morning before
Mayor Ely, to show cause why they should not
be removed from positions In which, according TO
Mayor Ely they have enforced the law capriciousiy
ana allowed tho streets OF New York to become
public nuisance Such Is tho Of tho Streets
especially on tho Gust s'dc Of tho town, that tho
Board of Health has been constrained TO report them
dangerous TO public health and the Commissioners
will to-day find II very dicult prove tho contrary
for most cursory inspection proves tho charges OF
the Health officials TO be we'll founded.
CLEANING STREETS
Tho condition OF the streets running east from
Chatham, tho Bowery and Second avenue wore
Scarcely If evor in such filthy and unhealthy conui-
ton as now. Even after the great accumulation Of
snow had melted away in tho spring and the
lated dirt OF months left tho cobblc stones tho
by streets wero NO more offensive than present In
some places tho accumulaons such strengthen
the suspicion that they have not been cleaned
for many weeks. On all the thoroughfares, such as
tho Bowery Chatham street, East Broadway, Division
and Catherine streets slight efforts have been
made, and these places clean--clean by
parison with tho smaller streets Tho OF tho
Mayor seems to have stimulated tho Street Cleaning
Department little. for Tuesday afternoon sweep
ers In great numbers at work the east side
engaged in the hopeless task oil doing a months
work IN tow hours Most OF the men employed IN
any information the subject OF tho frequency OF
their visits 10 the streets In question, and tho foro
department. and any information ON tho subject
would be furnished ut the Mulberry street Office A
resident OF Division street SAID that no sweeping
had been done there tor q month, ana
the piles OF manure and refuse attested the truth Of
his assertion In Bayard street, where gang OF men
were az work, the HERALD reporter followed wagon,
In which lis owner or driver pretended TO DO gather
ing the ashes and garbage SGT out by the housekeep
About two blocks had been cleanly swept when
tho ash man entered the street, and tue swcepings
stood IN little hl0cks here and thore. In dumping
the ashes in his tho ash threw great quant
ties out on the street and the sidewalk, that
his progress was marked by heaps and streaks OF Dirt
some almost as large as those gathered up by tho
swcepers. In East Broadway another cart met,
loaded to Its utmost capacity, and still tho driver at
tempted to pile on more ashes and garbage. small
pyramid the the tell TO the and
there remained. This method OF gathering ashes and
ho sS,ers the ess side
town. described below In many places the
ron 81 s .ro for IN IN
that completely blocks the and holds In conlne-
ment pools OF Stops and streot washings. This
tion of things Is prevalent all tho side and
reaches climax East Faith street. whore the filth
is perfectly Appalling For tho Of nose
who wish 70 sec for themselves the following details
OF an inspection may DC vauablo:-
A FEW SAMPLE sTREETa
In Pearl street, east Ot Chatham heaps OF garbage
and store dirt the and bo.chos
of swill dsngure tho surface of the street
In Roosevelt street tho guters are stopped up with
m VSturq hal In nd h0u
and pools OF stagDant liquid swi MI tho hollows with
which tho street abounds
way tho guters are in the same condition those In
Roosevelt street, Hcrc and there Ro great heaps OF
then relieved by pile OF old bed straw, dapidated
cart and TN pos and pans innumeraole In front OF
some OF the curbs are hiocks OF manure certainly
the accumulation OF weeks.
Bayard street. both cast and west OF tho Bowery is
Oriental In itsuhiihinesa Rotten Ash, manure tho
entrails OF fowls, and dead cat yesterday added
their charms to this fragrant locality. The diigcnt
Italians SPOKEN OF abovc were at work here, and
doubt tho street looks better for their kind Offices
Tho upper end OF Division street-that paradise OF
bonncts and himsy miliinery-ts kept comparatively
Clean but It's lower extremity Us lamonably
dirty and the accumuIations incroaso 10 number ana
Olensfveness tho reaches eastward In front
o. the tenement houses here piles OF DIRT have
been allowed 10 accumulate, and the swil In tho
cutters IN places threatens 70 nundate the slde-
walks Straw. vegetables, ashes, tin pans, discarded
milk cans. old boxes paper and wooden tailor's cav-
ings bits OF leather old boots and shoes and heaps
dirt arc here TO be FOUND and. Judging from the fiat
teneu couuition oI somo OF the tnware spokon OF,
these ornaments must have remained for some time
in their present location.
AT the juncton OF Canal street with Division carts
block up the sides Of the road, and heaps OF dirt and
ashes IN some cases nidc portions OF the whcois.
Ludlow street completes with Bayard for tho palm
OF NTH. Its condition ID simply horrible Chicken
cntras, dropped from overloaded carts, ashos rotten
eggs and all manner OF human hlth strew tho way.
Hester street rs no better. and almost all that has
been said OF Ludlow applies TO II
Essex street up 10 Stanton and Stanton street arc
also very dirty, and 10 have boen neglected Tor
weeks.
0nd avenue, the same negligence observable and
the evidence OF tho carelessncss with which the
ashes and garbage are gathered TO DO found