The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
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SHAMEFUL DELINQUENCY OF THE STREET
CLEANING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE

SHAMEFUL DELINQUENCY OF THE STREET
CLEANING BUREAU-THoRoUGHFARE OF THE
CITY BLocEAbED WITH ASHES AND GARBAGE.
The shamefuiy filthy condition OF many streets In
this city, owing the criminal neglect OF the Street
Cleaning Bureau, referred 10 In the HERALD OF
yesterday coupled with suggestions ~ TO the danger
which would arise, In . sanitary sense. from the
accum uated nth should the warm spring sunshine be
permitted to miasmas from its foul masses
tow OF the thorougnares which most needed looking
after were indicated for the assistance OF the bureau.
Yesterday reporter made survey Of the town, from
the Battery Twontythird street, and the condition
Of many Of the highways, not to mention the byways,
was found to be simply horrible
The side Of the city, from Second to the
river Is fairly inundated with liquid mud, dotted at
intervals along the middle OF the street with mounds
OF mingled tee street dirt garbage and general refuse
heaped together in unsghtly and highly dangerous
masses
To match these advance guards OF epidemic In tho
middle OF the thoroughfar The ash boxes the edge
of the sidewalks have been oiled up until they
flowed and lying there unempted, have been lost out
of sight under tho constantly accommodating aud
superincumbcnt heaps OF ashes and garbage which
serve to mark their burial places That portion OF
the city lying between West Broadway and the
North River Is in little better condition.
that as tenemens that section not large
as those the side the masses OF filth
high by foot. The section bounded by the lines Of
Second and Sixth avenues, from Twenty street
CortIandt street and Maiden ane has been less neg
lected than the rest OF the cy but there aside
from the thoroughfarcs and routes, there
pressing cause OF complaint From Cortlandt street
down TO the Battery, right the isand-leaving
out Broadway and Wall street.-the streets simply
sloughs Of hth In some places tho merchants doing
business along block have carted the dirt away them
selves from timc to time. and SO have kept some
tolerably clean spots, but they only serve TO
render the adjoining nastiness more disgusting
by contrast Alter sesiCg some OF the thoroughtares
in that section would hesitate to say that there
Is not another city the civilized globe whore such
an appalling exhibition OF dizziness would DO per-
as il stands vlvidy recalls TO the mud of the be.
holder Marco Poos descriptions OF tho thoroughares
in Spanish Town before the Introduction OF sinks and
drains. The street Is vast trough OF liquid mud,
which above the level OF the sidewalk aud would
flow over upon It but Tor the o, act mat contn aous
high, extends along the curb and Keeps back the
sludgy tide
Not since TALL the unfortunate residents say has
there been shovellu removed, and they have grown
accustomed the sight oil these miniature noun
ranges either side of tho street that they have
regard them matter OF course. Rash, in
decd, would be the pedestrian who should attempt to
cross from ono sidewalk tho other with pair OF
ducking boots In the vicinity OF Rector street the
state OF affairs SIMPLY begsars description The ashes
and filth has been piled as high as its com.
position would admit, and the miserable deni-
zens Of the locality have tired Of climb
ing over the ridge to throw their later
triDutons into the street, and have contented them
selves with throwing IT from the doors upon the
sidewalk where It lies obstacle to be surmounted
by the passing pedestrian AS Tor vehicles thero is
barely room IN the middle Of the roadway Tor single
wagon to pass In dene between the two tow
erng ranges OF sudge, and when two vehicles meet
one Obliged back out to the ncxt street and lei the
other pass The mud, lying moro than ietlock deep
along tho whole road, and The frequent quagmres OF
uns0unded depth. however, keep afar oil drivers who
not absolutely compelled to enter the thorough
40 a ha cal a n Qvnc
ton to state that in front Of single tenements
there heaped up atty carloads Of thus
res dents have managed the ncuous dcty that the
sidewalk Is quite free, but IN order TO do SO, they had
height OF six or eight feet 1t is safe say that If the
sickening Accommodations in washington. Carlisle,
denly iiauiiy the houses there would Hooded up TO
tho second floors. No New Yorker, with any pride In
his native Guy, could, without blush Of shame mant-
ling his cheek stand in one OF those streets-n0t
stone throw from BrOadway-and gaze along the hor-
rbIe vista Of hlth with heap here and there sur
mounted by Italian chifonicr engaged 10 raking
into It's pestierous depths, while miserable begrimed
little children draggcd the filth below
RIDGES HARDENED CARRIAGE.
The down town portion Of the city Is almost
equally disgracefuL In the lower part OF Pearl
The merchants in order to gain passage for their
trucks have shoveIled the accumulated nth all over
side Of the street ID ridge several feet high
The way left is course SO narrow that wagons cannot
pass other, but that Is considered better than
having the whole way blockaded. AT the corner OF
Cocnties slip there is miniature mountain OF mingled
ating for months Having been apparently thrown at
II contiguous telegraph pole as target It has assumed
such arge proportions us to not only How out into the
street, but has tumbled down from the top upon
the sidewalk which 1t now encumbers. From that
point up to OLD slip there Is an absence nc. OF these
is literally flowing with semi-liqud mud four or five
inches deep 10 the vicinity OF wall street, however
mounds are ''thick leaves in Vaombrosa" and
variety is gained the addition of hall dozen heaps
of Belgian pavement blocks scattered among them
Meanwhile the holes In the street from which the
said blocks were removed ilicd with water and
mud forming regular traps Tor horses teet and render
ing the street impossible for vehicles Stone street
is in an almost equally deplorabIe condition.
not have been entered by empoye OF the Street
Cleaning Bureau for months Heaps OF ashes, sur
mounted with broken bottles discarded floor mating
rubbish OF all kinds stretch along ITS entire LENGTH
and AFFORD field for the exertions OF the men with the
bags and hooks who scatter the unsavory accumua-
tions all sides IN their search for something sac-
able Dcy street, below West Broadway, also needs
along Battery, has not been kept IN decent condi-
ton and heaps OF Nth swept up lett standing
monuments Of the street Cleaning Bureaus de-
llnquepcy.
Going up town the eye IS offended by the disgusting
state of Thomas Lisp nard York Streets and with
the nuhy condition OF Canal street adjoining Hudson
The latter thoroughure needs thorough purgine for
while the companies have Kept The middle oil the
street clean, the mud and DIAL have been swept close
up 10 curb the west slde aud there forms sort
Of moat, which repcls those who would venture to
cross In this sink yesterday we're the carcases OF
several detunct cats TO add further beauty TO
the scene Charlton Morton and Ciarkson streets
should be seen 10 at once by tho authorities
East of Second the most disgraceiu dizziness
prevails in Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Seven;
tecnth Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, where the
inevitable mounds be found In almost as great
proiusion as in Greenwich street. Along avenues
and b. in Seventh aud IN Fourth Seventh Eighth ana
Ninth streets they also disgust the visitor and make tho
sale OF sticking plaster to children profitable trade in
the vicnuy Among the most dirty streets might also
be named Delaney, Hester and Essex Some portions
OF East Broadway are as bad AS Washington street
A CITIZENS PROTEST.