The New York herald., 1877-01-15
RESTAURANTS.
DENTISTRY
CLEANING THE STREETS.

THE WORK BEGUN on BROADWAY YESTERDAY
IMMENSE ACcUMULArIoHs OF DIRT DUG Up
ON EVERY BLocK-sANITARY RESULTS Ex-
PEcTED FROM THE CLEANING UP.
The recent opinion delivered by Corporation Counsel
Whitney to the effect that it the duty Of tho
Cleaning Bureau remove tho dirt and the
cty's thoroughfares has had the effect OF stimulating
that heretoiore only ornamental branch OF the city
government into activity.
BEGINNING THE WORK.
ON Saturday the work Of cleaning the streets began,
but owing TO their crowded condition but little
ccompshcd. Yesterday morning, however, work
begun in good earnest and about 800 men, with shovos
aud picks and hall m1ny wagons had congregated u
the neighborhood OF Fourteenth and Broadway
at six O'Clock At that hour Captain Gunner detailed
the men gangs different sections ol Broadway,
from Union square 10 the Battery. All day long the
work went on, and late in the afternoon the whole
line OF the great avenue ccancd-or better, the
"big dirt'' had been removed To thoroughly clean
Broadway would require at least whole week. for
the accumulated filth Of six weeks has been caught
and held IN the frozen snow. During the summer
months Broadway is swept clean every evening Tho
summer sweeplnes amount TO about our carloads TO
block and from these 1gures idea OF what was
yesterday carted away may he formed
THE AMOUNT or DIRT CARRIED AWAY
Four cart loads day for rwcnty-eisht days would
liz loads 70 block. or course the thaws carried
great deal OF tho soil down TO the sewers and they
are IN consequence as much in need oil cleaning as
the streets Then, as the nth tho is pack ed
and compressed into the smallest possible space by
tho tread OF horses rolling Of wheels and the action Of
the frost Its real bulk does not appear; but IL sac
to say that each block yesterday gave 100 loads of
dirt For two weeks tho snow tho middle OF
broadway has been higher Than the sidewalk, and the
loose stun al the top has not been than
eight inches deep. Below and next the paving
solid mass OF ice ranging in thickness from ten 10
sixteen inches discovered bV mpn a
yesterday.
SANITARY RESULTS OF THE CLEANING
Several physicians give II AS their opinion that the
lower portion Of the city will he afflicted by malaria
as soon AS the thaw reaches the sewers, many OF
which are blocked up with soil from Tie street. A
doctor residing In the lower portion OF the city says
that always after thaw he tinds q great amounl OF
freeing OF mIasmatc sporulcs IRON the filth and street
soil In ordinary weather The ar acts efficient
dsiniectant and destroys the poisonous germs Each
days accumulation gives the air, vitated IT Is by
fumes and heats oil all kinds quite sufficient 10 TO- and
II IS unable to do four weeks work two days When
called upon, the present instance to disntcct
tho soil Of month tho atmosphere is unequal to The
task anu becomes the vehicle lor carrying the germs
OF ague throughout the city. The removal Of the
eighteen inches Of soil accumulation IN Broadway will
largely decreasc the risk OF miasma usually by Tue
residents OF the lower por ion OF tho city during u
lnaw so much ior the sanitary aspect OF yesterday
clearing
DENErIrs TO TRAVEL
The accommodation 10 the travelling public is more
apparent ana Immediate than that 10 the resident pub
c and IL apt TO be more thoroughly appreciated. The
stage companies can now do with horses tho work
recently requiring three aud four with more
expedition Tue boot blacks who have CON planned OF
late that the 'hard tlmes reached down 10 their
low depth, sec IL theimmedate future bright pros
pect Of revival OF trade. Once remove the neces-
sty Tor overshocs and the luxury ofa 'shine Will be
sought by thousands.
WHERE THE DIRT WAS THROWN
The art aad snow collected from streets yestcr-
day was dumped in the rivers, the Police Department
having Obtained permission nom the Dock Depart
mont to use the following bulkhcds dumping
places:-North River-New pier No l, bukhcads north
Of pier No. Al, south Of pier No. 49, north OF pier
No. 40, foot oi Bank street, between Fifty fifth ana
Fifty seventh streets ana between Fifty seventh and
Fifty eighth streets. East Rvcr-Pier No. q foot oi
Whitehall street. pier No 40 loot OF Pike street bulk
head foot OF Jackson street; also end vi south
sdc OF pier loot ol East Twenty.thir street. In all
cases dumps must be made The and not upon
any OF the premises designated
The proviso that the premises named should not be
uscd AS dump yards thought necessary, for two
years ago. when Mr. Matsell President OF the Po
lice Board tho dock at the foot OF Twenty third street
was used as dump yard and grateful public dubbed
tbs pile "Mouht Matsell." Mount MatseIl IS still In
existence, and IN summer time quite odori!erous
as Mr.. Disbccker's dumps were in Harlem.
The other great arteries of will be cleared a
soon as the work on broadway has been completed.