The New York herald., 1878-08-27

between Eighth and Ninth avenues, In front
oil Nos Sl0 342 aud 3li the same vile aroma might DO
detected while the appearance OF the street was as II
It had not been swept Tor couple OF weeks. Mr..
Scripture, oi No 1852, said It had been swept last
but he thought 1t should be swept three times
wcek. He pointed to two pals OF garbage tnat
stood In front Of his store on the edge OF the sdewa
and explained that for the dry CONDITION
OF the street that the garbage was ieit there ov
tho garbage men Ill long after the store closed
and then the boys In the neenoorhood amusea
themselves nt night kicking over the barrels
and scattering the garbage all around. AtNo. 4oo .
barrel bursting with household refuse STOOD, ana
children played around II merry and happy as II u
were Maypole. Mrs. Hogan. living IN the mouse
fucing this uusavory and unpicturesque object said
that The street. she thought had been cleaned about
n week ago "Poor people gets no attention., sne saio
'and no matter how cane anu aaCsnt 's .nSy may
right keep tho streets swept and carl the iuooisn
away dunghill we cant Do expected 70 look as
good as the likes OF Thin that boards on Fith avenue
GARBAGE AND FILTH
Tho Twentieth ward Is in charge OF omcer John
Donohue. IL Is divided into hrty-seven sections and
is cleaned week by nineteen laboIers Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth avenues within the ward are under
the charge OF Ofncer Lindsay; Tenth, Eleventh ana
Tw.lfh under Onicer Grove. The avenues sup
posed swept three times week; but those near
the North River DO not seem TO DO much tne better or
AtNos 4s0 and 4s2 rwcnty-sixth, near The corner
OF Tenth avenue, heap OF dirt ana mud had been
dispersed around the street by the wheels
OF cart Twenty-seventh ana Twenty.eighth
streets in fair Order but Twenty ninth street
in places wants paving badly. In front of Nos 337,
34l and 359 Ninth avenue were four full boxes Of
garbage, running over on the sidewalk and street.
woman named Mrs sullivan, OF No. 337. in answer
to tho question how often the cart around 10
away the garbage and ashes, said that sencr-
ally around after nghtfali, but she would much
rather u would round In the day. "That's not
a pleasan. sight 10 look at" she remarked,
pointing TO the row of garbage barrels on the SIDE,
the day. All our ashes and garbage is ready by the
morning and ought 10 be taken away then, so as 10
street when they are playing through the day. Where
there is number Of families living IN house they
ought 10 como twice a day aud take the garbage Oh
There were two barrels Of refuse al two o'clock
he seen In front OF No. 466 Eighth avenue, and one
ut No. ASS. The asphalt pavement on Thirty-nith
street, near Eighth avenue. was observed to bc
broken in various places and pools OF sagnant
water, mingled with horse manure and refuse OF all
kinds, made dsagreeabc appearance.
TwENTy-FIRsT WARD.
Tho clearing Of the streets and avenues OF the
Twenty first ward is in charge OF Odlccr Heury
Enlner. They cleaned according TO the official
statement, aweek. with the exceptions OF Thirty-
litn end Thirty. strecs, which loaned every
day. There twenty nine sections in Tho cleaning
district aborers. The ciIizens propose and
the police and contractors dispose. Taking for ex
omnation section of tho district comprised within
the boundaries OF Third avenue and the East
River, including Second and Third avenues and ave-
A. lar as 1t runs, and the cross streets COM
ncncng at Tweutysxth street and ending at Fortieth
street, HERALD reporter obtained the following re-
sults:-
Twenty-sIxth street. from Third avenue to avenue
A, was thoroughly examined. Within three doors Of
Third avenue In front OF POP, found ol
garbage IN barrel which overaowed to the sidewalk.
AT No 209 hall barrel OF garbage, With
starnant water in 'front.' In the middle of tue street
there was a plentiful discharge Of old brooms, old
Shoes old hats, tin pans and other refuse from houses
in the MISUNDERSTANDING aimed at some congress
cats In front OF No. 206 ILL., Kars' grocery wefe
three barrels and basket of decay vegetables with
Gebrs IN gutter Nos 2l1 2l3 2oS 2I7 224 22S
crnamented with masses OF garbage AMI ashes, the
latter separated from the other, agrecaby to mun-
cipai direction Garbage IN pans, boxes, barrels and
pals Win ucre Observed d. cnposs N"s aa9 ssa
236 235 240 24l pa. The whole block from fhird
Second avenue has not apparently been cleaned Tor
weeks, At the northwest corner OF Second avenue
betw cen Nos 243 and 27 Twenty sixth street, there
stable directly the sidewalk and the equine
pant pokcs his head among the boys and gris who
listening organ grinder and enjoying the antics
OF a monkey on the pathway IN the midst oftne ILL.,
Kept street Al this point the sidewalk and cutters
are obsructed by cheap kindng wood in the process
OF being dried.
All along Twentysxth street, from Second to First
avenue and down TO avenue A. there were garbags
barrels boxes, pans, pals ali along the cutters
covering the middle of the street In front Of Nos.
3O7 3O9 81 there barrels overfowing with gar
bage and ruObiss-tne flies s,s swarm'ne among The
being emntcd. Opposite No. 3l3 were four
csp.sess Of garSsSSs; at No No as ssl three more
reiuse Nos 323 and 322, barrel and box OF garbage;
No. 324, fve vessels containing garbage; the same
with No 32e and opposite were filthy deposits In the
middle OF the street, ON the sidewalk and IN the
CUTTERS In front oil No $50 there tobacco rofuse
No 334 mass OF SUN 10 tho street with tin bath.
tub as lbe receptacle Tor decaying refuse. The
roundings of The Bellevue Hospital, at tho foot Of
rwenty-sxth street, wero all right No complaint
could be madc about them, when mny also bc SKID 10
include the river 'front.'
In Tweuty-sevcnth street, opposite No. a43, a
garbage Nos 322 1885, 825 and 327, boxes, pnils and
pans Of garbage; Nos. 800 32i 3l9 $40 ana 317
In Twenty eighth street, Third avenue to river,
there some improvement. The garbage mon had
apparently been recently aroupd Dut the street stu
hiied with carts and wagons, which obstruct the
sweep OF tho sweeper.
Twenty ninth had evidently been swept at
time for mounds OF Shiny Nth, the street sweepings
former day. pointed out where the sweeper might
have been, but where the cartman has not appeared
for long pcrioi. Tho tops OF the piles were green
with nth.
THE GARBAGE MAN WANTED.
Thireth street was well nled with gar bage vessels
on both sides OF the street. but otherwise ccanly.
Thirty second street, In the absence of the regular
city sweepers children were IN certain localities
sweeping the street with brooms IL was In :air
condition as to garbage.
In rhirty-thrd street the garbage man Is wanted
between Third and Second avenues on both sides OF
the street.
rnirty fourth street, from Third avenue to the
river strewed with garbage cans and boxes at In
tervals all tho way along. Otherwise the street was
clean
Thirty NTH street was bad ln some parts, especially
between the river aud Second avenue.
Thirty.sixh street was not very bad from Third to
SECOND nvcnuc below the broom and the garbsee
cart are sadly needed.
Opposite Ward School No. 40 there are barrels OF
refuse. Said q c'tizcn:-"fhs untamcd goat IL al
IRON the garbage boxes at will. He ana the rag
picker the best scavengers we have"
In rhirty-cichih street the upper part between
Second aud Third avenues, Is clcany but the cutters
are In the lower portion.
In Thirty ninth street TIE Improvement continues
the grade rises, giving gooa now OF water both TO
tho river and the sewers
UysAvoRY sroT
Fortieth street rs clean from ihird Second nve-
nue. Below that tnerc unpaved sidcwslks, vacant
lots, with gorgeous Apino hills aud views TO be OBJ
tanned from the propped up shantics In mid air. IN
animal peculiar 20 mountainous regions known the
cnainois be capng. not from
crag but from shanty shanty in the pursuit of ma
terisl for his inward lining Tho Locality swarms
with people, who reside In tenement houses. anc ns
one turns from Forticth street into First avenue
the scene at onco assumes n painful and revolving
chsracter
On the first block from Forticth to Thirty-ninth
street. takes tie downtown track, there is bct
ono continual line OF gutter hith and rot'ing gar
bage the boxes and other reccptaccs for tho same
the sidewalk IL rs no unususi sight 10 SEQ In this
locality infants clad In gosssmcr attire dabbling IN
the filthy cutters In their innocence, ana stirring up
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