The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-19
FOSTERING STREETS.

HINTS FoR THE STREET CLEANING DEpARr-
MENr OBTAINED IN THE DIRTY THOROUGH
FARES IN THE LOWER WARDS.
Tho downtown strscss except those contiguous to
large tenement houses. IN much bettor condition
than those In she densely populated wards The First
ward especially 10 in very good eoadion There arc
occasional pools of water tho cutters and In tho
broken OF the pavemcnts but such streets
as Liberty, Cedar ana Pine very icw which call for
particular notice. Even Greenwich and Washington
streets In better condition than ono would sup
pose. In Greenwich street. however, there are one or
two places which should tho attention Of the
authorities. In front OF No. 60 there IL Pile Of
brick a.d dirt apparently process of removal. and
next door shers u very offensive garbage box, the
contents Of which appear TO be removed all
Tho corner Of Washington Norris 10 another
nishy neishborhood. Pools Of water stand In both
streets, and IN many PlHecs are fostering garbage
boxes roasting, baking brotling in the sunshine
But perhaps tho place the entiro First ward
Is known Edgar street. 1t Is qucer ltetie thor
oughlsrs ranntsg through from Charoh stroes 70
Greenwich. This quaint passage Is used mostly by
express company which hes its stables in she neigh
borhood, but not nshy as It is drapldatsd and
uns,gntiy. Fer the NEST part II is unpavod,
ana stones and slabs lie about loose In
every direction. The German who keeps lager beer
saloon corner declared that u Is 'rhc worstest
usn Is Bridge street, betwocn State and whtonaal,
which Is IN bad condition throughout The entire
TAR conaiton and while the services The street
CIeaDing Department would improve them, they are
Tree from heaps OF rubbish and Offensive garbage
boxes.
In Broad street, whore Is uorsectsd by Pcarl and
Bridge, Ihero ara pad spots IN tho pavement, ewing
10 the faci that a psri Of tho old wooacn block
work has been allowed to remain. Inc water
collects Ia pools and accumulation Of
Is
Of Fulton 10 newly paved and covered with sand, most
Of which was r,oa S i..e PIP yesterday from
ing and the shower In tho aitsrAOoo. North OF Full
ton the street Is IN very bad eondkton. The pave
Inent rs rugged and uneven and tho holes flied with
loose stones, Inc pools In Tho CUTTERS the
heaps or nth and the implied garbage boxes are
detail. The BLOCK in wh,cn jerry McCauiey's
Misson Is situated IS especially offensive. Dover,
.rs IN ike cosd,,on. and OAK s.seos is
not only uninvning but u. Is hvorite receptacle
for diiaptdatoa carts but the worst esok IN the
TO Frankfort. A more unsignty neighborood can not
DO found tho city. Every few stops sDers pool
Of ssaxnan waller AID tho pavement - usscry unde
serving Of name Tho Swamp dttric, Is In It's
usual state of ssn,lnlth, q condition In which tho
SouDsoa wnsinsr even AIS Honor Mayor Ely would
rslO,co clean aftor ms long IAN MARTY
with is present eonditson. But II the First, second
Fourth wards, VITA tho exceptions Indicated
fair condition, there are many east SIDE streets
farther up Town which arc exoesaissiy so'soae
MORE DIRTY sr.EETs.
sheriff street. between Rvington and Stanton
Streets very dirty state, all sorts OF refuse and
ruboleh bstag scattered around. IL ascertained
here the street mad been swept since onda
and that whom the street cart Camo round the man
Ia The hseit Of emptyipg socic Of inc garbage
barrels AID leaving others untoucHod At No. 81
ohsrin street tne occupant said That tho garbage box
opposite hrs house haa net been emptied ior twO
days, adding, "Nobody n0tieos or cares about this
street, or Tor ths people living on th,s block, AS
none OF properly owners" sheriff street,
between Kivinston and Delaney street Is also In
\ sadI nd Cynd
say that . nan comes around TO sweep the street
avout twice u week. AZ No SO they said mat Monday
the last thcy had seen tho street sweeper.
Ou Lewis street The two brooks bounded by Broome
and kivtneson streets wero not by any means clean
Tho been rsked cut OF the CATERS and ist IN
heaps on the street. Opposite No. AZ Lewis street a
largo lay doad and appeared to nave been I'll ere
for a. least twenty -our hours. man living nj No.
Al said there was very little attention paid 10 the
swcspng OF the street. except by the chdren, whose
parents caused them to do IL about once week. and
this tncy dfd, he added, "in sell defence"