The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-20
FILTHY STREETS.

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE oDoRs OF THE
FIFTH AND EIGHTH WARDS.
The FIFTH ward, though not containing many narrow
streets alleys 10 almost 1llhy the neighbor-
hoods whore narrow lanes are the rulo and not the
exception. Notwithstanding tho rain oil Thursday
last many Of the streets OF this ward stiil
most disgrscefu condition. unless prompt action
10 taken they are hkolv TO breed pestiisnee. In
front Of No lSS Duane street, covering the outer
half OF The sidewalk, partly nlling the got
Ter, and extending into the street, are
scattered large quantity of old onion skina Some
Of these SKINS having boon stepped in the rain
aud scied upon by shs tropical heat Of tho last
Gay or two, are giving forth very unsavory
The decayea vegetable matter, combined with warm
ooze IRON tho gutter, engendsrs fume vol calcu-
lated 10 sickon. At the cornor Of Greenwich aud
Jay there 10 mulaton OF cabbage leaves
In all stages OF position, together with tomato
pcsiin1s. re,ting and rotten potatoes, tomatoes,
watermelon rlnds ana othor market refuse. This 10
siso acted upon by the standing water from Thurs.
days rain, and altegethsr presents = very un-
healthy spectacle. Just on the curbstone IN front
oil No. 33s Warrington street, stands an old barrel
nisd with tho most offensive garbage. How long It
had been there could not be sscsrtaned but certainly
long enough TO have been soaked through by rain
ior It was still, leaking aud surrounded by puadls
which IL WAS constantly repicnisning.
DIsEAsE BxkRDIxG GARBAGE
Al No. 3SC Washington street Was AN obong box
about Two Ieot long, loot wido anu Deep
which exposed On the Top n quantity VI watermelon
purifying asn VIVA, else IL contained could
b. learned without eucountering me iliions Of
nies which had attracted. Al No. 05 North
MoorS street there was also fragrant mss., Caused
by the overlooking OF u garbage boz. Al vostry
street. Just east Of Washington, IL n large garbage
heap which appears left undisturbed Tor
many weeks. the rest OF Washington street, up 10
Canal, especially IN The neighbornood of Vosuy and
Watts, rs in 9 disgrsccfui state OF dirt On either
aide OF tho street, At very little distances apart are TO
bc scon all xmas Vi old garbage receivers sucn NJ
dilapidatsd barrels boxcs coal scutties, IAN pans,
&C., ard these nllcd and runnlpg over with all
kinds OF dsczyiny vegetable ana animal matter which,
acted upon by neat Of tne past lew days and
saturated win stsgnant vator, must materially add
70 tue llst oil mortality.
EIGHTH WARD.
The condition Of thu Eigntn ward does not vary
mucn IRON that OF the Flflh. The lover part Of
Thompson sullivan streots-nsvor very sweet
DnelIiug I0culity-hava not had thelr fragrance I'M
proved BY Tho heat Az various points In Spring
street there are siso many neglected pools OF disease
Grecuwi street, No 4S GARRISON street, Nos = y,
Is aud 10 Leroy street there IRE neglected garbage
receivers some Of ichtook II tnsy had not been
smptssd Tor many days. xinetta, little Street
" nllca With q number OF little baked mounds of
Aisn, which look NJ II tDsy wore not INTENDED 70 W
reinOved.
''How long have these been here 2" vas asked ~
the corner drug store.
.'on, three or four days." said the proprietor
"And how much longer will tney remanf"
"Wei, bet good CT: ar thcy wl'l DO there pext
Monday" He thon weut ON 10 explain thnt the
svespings were not collected sooner IMAM IRON the
third to che nilh day After they had been coecled
iron The s,rssls asd gaitcrs. He also said-"Wnsu
you particularly nIihy street you may know that
NO politician hves In u"