The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-27
WEST SIDE STREETS.
How They Appeared to Herald
Reporter Yesterday.
THE TWENTIETH WARD.
An Abundance OF Dust, Slime
and Garbage.

anu 1arOd9S.
The Twentieth ward is bounded on the East BY
sixth avenue. west by the North RIVER north by Eor
heth street and south BY Twenty sixth street.
Twenty-sixth street has been before commented
upon, and as the HssALD reporter yesterday
proceeded to Tweniy-sszsnth street he found the
latter csanly until zenith avenue was reached
Here tho swespings from the street and the
susn from the CUTTERS were piled up In heaps,
which soon become teculent and malarious One
heap at the sovtheast corner Of Tenth avenue
apparently but recently raKsd up, was already
covered with y shiny scum and emitted noxious
doors The reporter asked resident, "Wnen
will they clean that outY" 1.-THE Lord knowa They
are not doZg right anyhow. The Broadway gang had
TO come down here TO Tenth avenue which hos BE-
come terror 10 the clcanera there's Cadwell's
foundry, corner Eleventh avenue, that's all right.
They keep the strsst clean there themselves. But
there's very bad sp,'sn soms,timcs. Look at
that dead rat rottiss in the guttsrn
mis- was at the corner Of Tem.h
Twenty-scventh street, whore there no outlet
from the street to the sewer Immediately adjoining
was stagnant mass OF sIuss In the gut
ter, corrupting as fast tho natural process
OF decomposition permits it. "Of hot day."
said tue resident you couidnt stand bore.
~ the wilma wasn't so strpng no'w you couldn't
elmer There are no openin 81 to the sewer on the
west SIDE OF Tenth avenue and Tweuty-seventh
Street, hence the fiv there without any
means OF being ca risd of Except by the city cart,
WHICH, the cizy say, com ss along very seidorn.
LONG SuIsAScs.s.
On twenty egh,n street. at the corner OF Tenth
avenue rIere opening TO the sewer
On mo southwest cor Aer. Hero is another
Hccumo alton fhh, ana the roadway
ana cutters seem to lave been swept with
pr rior buster instead si the hoe and hickory
bre om All along Tenth avenue, from twenty eighth
rect TO Twenty ninth, The cutters are covered with
SHINY susn and sweepines IRON the green grocers'
On rwenty.n,ntn street, from the Eighth to below
Teeth avenue there were evidences that the rep
rescntatves OF the Street Cleaning Bureau had been
ntnna recently At the southwest corner Of Twenty
ninth slrr ct and Tenth avenue opening
the sewer aud fifth has accumulated there ~ the
oepih Of three inches, only 10 De removed by the
a. rnirt,s,n street Tenth avenue has been the
pipes and finished their business in such
shabby manner that the city will have to
passabie. The Street Cleaning Bureau has had 10
swecpors here since las. week TINS Is the point
where the HUDSON RIVER Railroad cars pass from tho
Depot over Tenth avenue and the necessity OF hav
ing and unoDs,ructed t6orougnare Tor vehicles
and pedestrians manifest There is universal COIN
plant among residents Al this part OF the avenue that
The HUDSON River Railroad cars shsud be allowed TO
rrossn. rhey claim mat there Is plent, OF room on
The west the avenue for depot, and II comes
10 tuut they insist that the company are only allowed
by law TO come as fnr as Eleventh avenue. There is
only one opening 10 the sewer ut the TOUR corners
thirty second street. west OF Ninth avenue, needs
thirty third street, from Ninth avenue to Tenth,
Is IN condition 1t also wunts the hoe
ment. Several heaps of dirt are left in the road
WAY and cutters as souvenirs Of the last
THIRD 10 Thirty fourth street, sadly need OF pu-
rlhcaiion. rnc gutter Is ned with garbage matter
AN OLD RESILIENT.
Al Th.rty-foursh street and Tenth avenue resi-
soners cught be indicted for the they neglect
Tenth avenue. They do nothing and pat money
60 - pad work, the worst that ever was done. l
hav. been here twenty years and have 70 carry
street cleaners comesn "Oiren enough for what
htte they do. See That pointing TO mass
been there two days. There is an accu u alaton Of
waes sss
IRON year 70 year, unless the overflow carries
a Sy ni s. dessas to s
sewer the paving Of the street od the laying OF the
otasr purpose I than TO serve the pubic need
"the street was repaired last year." SAID the
eanef Look Tor you,ssii'S The reporter looked
and he must confess that II seemed more like a
corduroy road Dismal swamp than the paving
o. thoroughiare n an important part Of the motrop
OILS
ONE CLEAN STREET
Thirtyourth street Is one OF The clcanest streets
the cuy, having lne descent IRON Sixth avenue al
most 10 the river The street seems to have kept
Itself clean not In consequence OF, but in spite OF
The Street Cleaning Bureaus hoes. shoves and
- The loot OF this street. and its surroundings are
remarkable for their cleanpess.
Tnirty-dfth street, below Tenth avenue looks as
n It were down in memorandum Of the street
Cleaning Bureau.
FURTHER UP rowx
lbirty-sxth street. ihere IS an accumulation OF
mud and slush at The southwest corner oil Tenth
nue. uhd opening to the az elmer OF the
corners How the concentration OF filth un
is mystery. stagnant slush IN the gutter at the
southwest corner SLOWS the lack Of any conduit TO
carry on On Tenth avenue, between Thirty sixth and
Tnrtyseventh Streets Ct ere pool OF shiny water
LIE gutter Ia front OF No. 475. IL lies there, OF
course because there means for carrying itself
OIL aud the visits OF the famiisrs Of the CLEAN
frs are few and far be;wsen
lhirty-seventh street, below Tenth nue., is evil
Q: The Street Cleaning Bureau. for there
are no evidences OF us having recently received
attention Tenth avenue, from Thirty to
Thirty ninth streets, shows deposits OF mud aud
leOris, and decaying matter apparently from heaps
Of street sweepings at a past date.
Tblrty-eghth street has mi aturs bridge OF mud
40 the gutter al me corner Of Tenth avenue
The street wants overhaui'ng all the way down
Tenth avenue, between Thirty-sighth anc
Thirty ninth streets. is the Street Cleaning De-
partment Is rot attending TO Its duty SAID the pr,n-
cipal provfson dealer the avenue :--"rhey s,6
around aow ana then. The work, as usual, Is abar .
bait done We have an elevated railroad on 90 o
the other, and what the people 10
clean and psssabie thorough:are be ws en-
them believe there has been a cr,pu ACT
for repaving the avenue Tor time; bot nolr tug
has been done" The cutters want cleans Ine verv
much, and the avenue demands attent nm :rl this
point than II has received NJ the hands OF az
Thiry-ninth street: Only one opening IN tbs aexer
situated on the southeast corner Sire s and utters
very bad IRON Ninth avenue down 10 ~ river.
Forteth street (dviding line bett feen the rven.
tieth and Twenty second wards) nlv one Cd tlet
sewer AZ southwes corner street sauly needs IN cn
ssaning from Ninth TO Tenth ave. es anu rep airins
below.