The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13
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FEW HIGHLY NECESSARY HINTS TO THE
STREET CLEANING BugEAU-srREErs THAT
| ARE IN DIsaRAcEFUL CONDITION THE
DANGER TO HEALTH RIsTocRATIc" STREET
CLEANING.
For mouths past the city borne the incxcusabe
neglect OF the Street Cleaning Bureau falling cean
the streets properly but the matter begins assume
a threatening outlook that warm weather is sp.
preaching II the OF putrescent garbage and dirt
which Is allowed encuabcr many the is
remain there much longer must be taken Tor granted
that this great Bureau Is anxious 10 breed epidemic
IN New York. As we have warm weather tho
hot rays OF the sun will descend upop this layer OF
fifth that encrusts the metropolis In numerous pa ccs,
and accomplishing the foul stuff will produce deadly
masma fatal 10 the health OF our unfortunate
ciuzens. Any who deviates irom tho leading,
fashionable ghiarcs, like Broaiway and Fifth
into the sidc streets both the cast aud west sdo
may well wonder II this civilized community which
will allow dsgracelul condition OF affairs In
credible as 1t may there are streets In which tho
snow ice, mud and sush consequent upon tho first
snowfall or the winter lie still in hugo cmbankments
along tho sidewalks, or wcrc only removed u few
days ago In what civilized city would this be tolc-
rated Take East Fourteenth street, Tor instance.
THIS OF the leading thorougharcs of the city. aud
is therefore kept much cleaner than tho narrow,
obscure side streets IN 0ut-oi- the.wp localities
Nevertheless, the ACCOMMODATIONS OF snow, siusl leo
and mud already spoken OF were banked up along It's
sidewalks in formidable piles until very lew days
ago having remained there over three months ut
least. Ladies aIghtiny from the crosstown cars at
night would often stumble across these unsently
heaps many were the bcdrurged skirts aud soied
dresses which remained to bear testimony the
IN winch The work OF tho bureau WAS not performed
In this thoroughfarc
STREETS THAT snorLp sE CLEANED
The tenement house districts, both On the east and
west side, are IL condition which may become
dangerous the heath OF their inhabitans Strerts
like Mott stree., the cast sdc and West street, on
the west side, and nearly the whole swamp district,
require the immediate anu thorough attention OF thu
Bureau. New street is IN horrible condition. Ii
would be impossible 10 name all the streets which
should be cleaned without IN hours delay Uut casual
yesterday revealed Ludlow street. jackson street,
Edrdge street ard all the little streets running out OF
DIVISION, the cast sdc and Thames street, Albany
street, Morris street aud others in tho neehborhood OF
tue North River IN the lower portion OF the city ns
dirty hey ond measure In lac as you leave
broadway ana Fiuh'avehu. ON either side OF the city
you meet such stcnches and ACCOMMODATIONS OF filth
OF It OF absolutely puird characteras TO all
fright both VISION ana smell. third avenue was lear
faIy dirty short Time ago. but tho Bureau
have taken pity on It's unhappy resucnts and put 1t
a,rly decent state OF cleanliness for the present
How long It will last nobody can tell
.AksTocRAyIC' CLEANLINESS.
This is supposed to be city under u democratic
form Of government, ana yet It is remarkable fact
that, order 10 enjoy the pleasure OF only decent
cleanliness 1t is necessary to 1--we ON Murray HILL or
some other scarcely less select or 'arislocratic
quarter While II would be discrcditabe to those
delightful portions OF the city dshgured by three
hs' embankmenls Of mud, dirt, ashes and rarb-
age, anu "HI'c ~ 10 .i'5"y Pi"'oc"o'tny VIAL
they ut least are kept clean, yet II is curious ques-
ton which cannot help asking, Why II Is that these
quarters OF tho rich are ncvor, by auy chance
neglected while those OF the poor systematically arey
Is IT, perhaps the Police Commissioners live
in these .fash ionabe" locaitesf And also perhaps
because their influential trends and tho big
city officials, who might be able TO exercise u
gentle pressure upon them reside thcrcS These
which the respectable but poor people often
ask them elves And candor compels the answer that
no matter how tho poorer districts OF the city
neglected for weeks and months At stretch, the
Street Cleaning Bureau deserves least THIS praiset
never neglects Murray Hill any OF tho localities
which the Police Commissioners and the big officials
generally reside. VINO, Tor instance, has seen EN-
hankmens oil siush and snow Filth avenue months
after snow lally
A NEW SYSTEM WANTED
Tho city, which looks to the Legislature for relief
from the aadm OF the last ten years. aud
is now promised comprehensive measure of NUM-
cpa REFORM anxousy hopes that the subject OF street
cleaning will not be forgotten by
forming Legislature ut Albany. There Is
no doubt that both systcms-the contract system
and that IN vogue-navc proved failures But how
would 1t do to combine the two systems and adopt
features OF both seem advisable In the light OF
our past experience 1t IL useless tn expect ehi-
cient ccanin ny by contractor
charge OF the whole city. BY dividing the city INTO
number OF districts, and letting the contract for each
DISTRICT with the proviso that failure TO keep the
streets clean shall Immediately abrogate the contract
be retained IN u different form for supervisory pur-
poscs) will take charge OF the work until the
relet 10 another contractor, better results
would probably DO accomplished, more especially II
comprehensive and rigorous system OF Inspection by
the police Is enforced.