The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-23
densely populated portions Of tue city. being

densey popuiateo portions OF tue efy, being essen
tally tenement house quarter.
EGterngtne district mentioned, from the corner OF
the Bower and Bayard street, the search TO evil
dences Of lis uuwnoissoms state Is rewarded imme-
dssey by the signt OF two barrels OF refuse the
southeas corner Of the Bvwery and Bayard street;
barrel d refuse on Inc oor ss 81 Cnsyss
Tho cutters are very dirty, containing more or isss
Turning up Chryssis street, . hlthy block 10 en-
countsred. extending from Bayard 30 Canal street
Tho cutters are dissustingiy foul aud thick with
OF Nos IL, 10, 20 aud 20 barrels heaped high
with garbage. No. 40, large beer saloon, ~
a dirty gutter and ovsrnowing barrel Of swilL No.
II has strewed corn husks over the middle oil the
roadway, where me bureau s%ployes cs.no. ,a,' 70
open barrels along tue curb. and No. 70 marked by
an exceptionally dirty gutter No. 81 hs; a.,
posted cask OF swill on the sidewalk while No u
Is reduced 10 kettle OF the moist mixture. At
No. 81 box Of ashes and at No. % there are three
barrels Of refuse and unclesp gutter Nos ll5 and
III presented 1--WE barrels each OF refuse, No. ia
box OF swiil, and Nos ll6 and ll6 Two barrels OF
swirl On both sides the block the cutters foul
Before No. l24 saloon, Is barrel OF and
pile of loose dirt. Al No 1875 is barrel of oebris
and at No. 15S an overloaded barrel OF ashes. The
cutters better than they ought 70 be at this
point.
No. 1853 uses iron cask tor refuse; a. No. Loo 10
tered barrel OF swil, No. 167 tub OF the
same and al No 1856 two barrels OF the prevailing
style OF tenems. house garbage THIS Is very dirty
spot. Al No. 1877 10 barrel of waste, and In Inc
gutter opposite. No 49,, nasty pile of dtr-a small
CARLOAD al least.
The storekeepsrs report that the neighborhood 10
swept nearly every day but complain that no sprink
ling done 10 lay the dust. Al No. 1876 Is quantity
OF kitchen In kettle; At No. 20l are two bar
res OF muck and the biocK Is covered with little
heaps OF dirt. which the carmen forget to remove.
Hester street, east OF the B0wery, presents tho
same phenomena OF miniature hills of sweepines
overlooked by the cleaners OF refuse. Tho cutters OF
this street, too. are psstieat'al tor several blocks
gong eastward. but there paratve scarcity OF
boxes and barrels OF garbage the sidewalks which
argue that the residents throw their waste into
the direct without let or hindrapce. The fo.
loving numoers displayed, In barrels and boxes,
dry garbage sw:-74 rs, 81, 49, 81, 90, 10l, 103
1885, 49, lit, l31, 49,, 1876 two bocks). No. 1T 10
known by rseklng gutter. .ir.
Canal street, being q broad th0roughfare through
which me passes, ought TO be clean by COMPARE
son with the negnboring narrow streets, but II 10
not On the contrary, II Is one Of the dirIIest from
the Bowsry to East Broadway. The cutters
are foul throughout with hardly an excep-
uonai space AtNo lis barrel OF swirl is deposited
IN the gutter. No. ia puts It's ashes pan on The
walk. No. Ito deposits IN pair OF iron tanks. 80
likewise Nos 90 100. Nos. 81 aud "a disp Jay an
assortment OF garbage and keep dirty gutter. AZ
Nos 81 and Is there more garbage at No II stili
the sidewalk before No. 49, indicating detective DRAIN
age.
In Eidrdge ashes and garbage choke inc gut
ter opposite No. rs and ut No. n 10 tub OF garbage
Inc walk. The cutters are irequcntly unciean.
Nos 81, 6S, 73 and "a keep barrels OF dry
refuse 10 view. No. 80 has dirty gutter, No. 81
u tub and barrel, No. So box, No. 80 two Kegs, No.
"a tubs, No. SO two tubs, No l04 three barrels
and No. los one barrel OF miscellaneous rubbish.