The New York herald., 1878-11-29
DIRTY STREETS.

LOCALITIES IN WHICH THE BROOM BRIGADE
WILL FIND PLENTY OF woRK-AcnEs OF
FILTH AND RUBBIsH-THE AIR POISONED BY
MATTER.
The west appears to be the favored part Of town
with the Street Cleaning Department. They had .
dozen of men in half dozen streets that side
the other day scraping the mud into heaps for the
cartmen to take away 1t was no superfuous work
they engaged IN for the streets full of filth
and the job of sweeping them had not begun
moment too soon. Many of the streets on the west
side are laid down with trapblock pavement. which
makes the work of the scavenger easy sweeping
. kitchen floor.
Among the dirty streets ON the west side noticed
yesterday jay street, where in front of Nos.
o. II and 81. patches Of mud and refuse. Staple
street. between Jay and Harrison. needs thorough
cleaning and though there only few residents in
it populous neighborhood is not far distant On
Hudson street. before Nos 27s and 275. garbage was
observed strewn from the curb to the middle Of the
street On Spring street. before Nos 2so 2s6. 274 and
272. like state OF affairs was remarked
A SLOW SOLITARY scAvENcER.
At Nos las and l61 varick street several boxes Of
ashes and garbage spilled the curbstone.
On King street solitary scavenger at work rakng
heaps tho ancient mud deposited in tho ruts bo
tween the cobblestcnes
"This must be very gratifying to you." observed
the HERALD reporter to man who standing in
doorway with pipe in his mouth Watching with ap-
parent interest the operations OF the scavenger
We'll, now. it is, he replicd but was just
thinking if all the streets in the city like this
how many men like that 1t would take to clean the
whole of them"
rs it long since the street was swept beforei
"Wcli, the last man saw here. about month ago,
swept the mud and dirt the other side this.
and LETT it there. don't know what became OF 1t.
but guess it was carried away somehow by the wind
and the rain and only for them sort OF Scavengcrs
don't know what we'd do.
LOTS OF BUSINESS ron THE BROOM
If the solitary scavenger be King street to-day
he should look after tho filth III front of Nos. a. 49,
"a. Sc and 9S. On West Houston street facing Nos.
267 and 49, several offensive collections OF do
mestic sweepings. On Downing street. at No 81,
overturned barrel OF refuse and at No. 53 was
huge bin running over with ashes. At No AZ stood
half dozen barrels and boxes piled on tor Of each
other and containing all kinds of household rubbish.
including plentiful and foul smelling lot OF boiled
and decayed cabbage, turnips and tomatoes.
Charles voss, baker III the neighborhood OBJ
served this exhibition, Those boxes and barrels
great eyesore to the whole street. They stand
there sometimes for whole week. until the sidewalk
and the street is covered with rubbish The p,ople.
I suppose. can't help it, They must put such stnf
somewhere ont of the house. and it ought to be the
duty of the ash cartInen to come round every night
without fail and take it away; but they never como
when they are most wanted.
THEIR NAME rs LEGION.
The intersection of Downing and Bedford streets
dotted the space ali over and the mouth Of the sewer
the southwest corner appeared to be chokcd with
dirt At Nos. 80, "A, rs and o6 Bedford street the
broom of the scavcnger was badly needed. and it
sadly wanted too in front of Nos. 30 32 a. 49, 50
G2. g. 10 and &c Grove street. heap Of refuse
was scattered across the roadway at No. 24 Fourth
street and ruts filled with mud were OBJ
served before Nos. A. Al. 81 and 2j Perry street.
between Waverley place and West Fourth street.
That old time resort of respectable residents of the
city-Greenwich avenue-had neglected appearance
in spots along the roadway at Nos 81. "a ~ g. 81.
lis, u.s. 125 and 1T. heap OF dirt before No.
Bank street is waiting for removal At the intersec-
ton of Greenwich avenue aud West Twelfth street tho
roadway in offensive state, caused chiefly by
the irreguarity OF the street pavement Filthy spots
remarked in Jane street. opposite Nos l3 and
IL. and in Horatio street before Nos and 4, and
more particularly in front of Nos G, s, 10 and Is.
DIRTIEsT sTRFEr YET.
Gansevoort street, between Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues appeared the lthost street in that whole section
of the city 1t black with mud from end to end OF
entire block, side lined with crowded tenement
and the other with coal yards and stables. The
dirt had so encroachcd on the sidewalks that the
women were out with their brooms sweeping 1t Of
All along by the curbstone household refuse
stepping in the black noxious slime of the street.
from Mich sickening OdOr arose and filed the air
Opposite Nos A. s. IL and I6 the street horribly
dirty, and imagination only realize what place
it must be under such circumstances in the torrid
heat of July.
An Irsh resident Of the block being asked il tho
street swept replied: Mot fincs the del
nge, sir. and we're Whiting for another deluge to
it clane and dacent. When they come to sweep here
it makes em sick, they pass it by and lave it to
the will of God"
.'The divil q bit unhealthy, but it's onconvsnient,
especially when q mans comm home Mt night with
the intntion of goin' to bed with bis boots on i
makes trouble for the in the matter OF wash
ing the sheets; but it's free counthry. sir, and
spose they can sweep the street whenever PLACES
them"
Collections of ashes and garbage noticeable on
West Twelfth street. opposite Nos 325 32l 3l3 81.
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