The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06
THE WORK GOES ON.
Considerable Improvement in the COndi-
ia ton Of The Thoreughfares.
BAD SPOTS STILL UNTOUCHED,
Serious Defects in the Present
System Of Street Cleaning.

inc Tenth and Eleventh wards were carefully gone
hrough yesterday. with tho view OF ascsrtanng what
degree OF improvement could be noted the ccndi-
tiou OF the streo.s thsre AZ q rule 1t is evident
that the thoroughfarss and alleys OF these wards
much cleaner and better kept than they were up
til the last week Still 1t quito plain from
yssterdays explorations In the populous parts
OF these districts that much Ia yet TO be done to
bring up the public avenues OF transit and commerce
70 state OF nealthtul cleanliness As things stand
the swsspers 70 nd the city during one part
Of tbs day and the dir carts at another This want
Of concert In action between tho cartmen and
the broom brigade leaves ample time for
tho accumulation Of fresh dirt and the
dispersion Of. that which was with trouble
collected BY she swespers. Another error seems to
DO there IL stated time for the dust cart to
sa and therefore people are obliged TO have the gar.
sags recepsacss dsAguro the sidewalks waiting Sor
he cartmen to empty them-an act which is not un-
frequently performed by mischevous urchins in the
neigh borhood and also by the numerous corps OF
italian chiDonnicrs who TO delight N exploring
the contents OF the most repusive looking Of
dirt and garbage.
The route was taken along Rivipgton street from
the Bowery to Norfolk street. very dirty alIeyw,y
vas found contiguous to No. L. 1ncrc were garbage
barrels front OF door, heaps Of ashes and refuse
the mouth Of the alley. rotten straw aad other
kinda OF unslsnty matter scattered about Tho Ger
man woman who hvss IN No. II CON-
planned very bitterly Of her heighbors, saying
that they wero In tho habit Of coming from
different houses around aud emptying drt there.
The sidewalk in front OF No 81 looking after
At tho meat market on the premises Ne. IL there
were dirty boxes exposed as usual on The pathway,
not very far from the meat stand The rain Of
Wednesday did greet deal Of good In this locality,
and taken altogether tho street considerably I'M
proved.
BETrKR OUTLOOK.
Dclanccy street shows a healthier state, but tho
dense population iphabi,ing the tall badly ventilated
tsnsmsn,s on either side OF tue way is not OF class
that will voluntarily Keep their residences much less
The Streets in order unless indv DO pretty
well looked alter Much OF the population here, as
we'll as in other portions Of the renth and Eleventh
wards is OF German Jewish extraction. There were
many ASH barrels and boxes lining the sidewalk in
tue customary manner; ana at Eiaridse street some
through Wednesdays rain.
Broome street present. a far more inviting appear
hnce Than II Old some time ago but the sent,
ngiy looking boxes ana barrels tho mar
he work OF the street Cleaning Bureau. bucket
luI OF filth IN front OF the little restaurant
In tho house No. 272 The German woman there
said NQ' r
"VeIl; knows tings OF Il. May be some dimes
very often dem neighbours no put dirs init de-
bchreet. Aucn cot, Id sch shust 20 pad asn nivsr
II was with difficulty that tho reporter could come
across an English speaking person IN HIS travels
through these streets. compla NJ was made th at
the ash cart passes too rapidly along the street, that
the people do know when It CONES, as no 6el Is
rung or other sign OF It's proximity thrown out, SO
enptica and therefore tho diri remains Tor the time
STREET swEgPER's vIxws
.Bedad, thin, sur ave they're not clane It's clans
they ought 10 be- for its mssclf that works hard and
bard enough for me 81 90 day. Fax Pm at u from
sat oh l.pIL AL.
many duriy sights 40 be secia' overy asy Sure
I'm only while In this district Mosha, Thin, bud
IT'S over yander IN Hesther shrcet that worked
AFT me feet inioirciy."
From tho above picce OF inform alton II appears
that tho man IS required TO look alter Twelve blocks
the lcetng seems TO be that the Street Cleaning
Bureau ought to be able, by avery simple arthmet
tcal operation, TO tell how many men II would re-
qurc at ihis rate to cover al Inc wards In tho CITY,
3D.. THE LANDLORD MUST LOOK 10 IT.
Hcsicr street presents many difficulties TO Captain
Gunncr's broom brigaoe. Al No 80 there siands, IN
IN old wooden tenement rag and jun~ store, winch
is pubic nuisance that ought TO be absted In front
pt grocery AZ No. 10 may be seen iou water a
bad gutter and dirt OF several kinds strewn about
The man and woman were amusinsly inso-
ZEN. nov ne oa shs m ,dsa aat aey snsua
front OF their place. Did they not rent The house
aid they not pay Tho iaudiords was u not the augy
oil the housekeeper TO clean up tho sireetr These
were some Of the puzzng inlerrogutions which In
angry voice they propounded. rney waoted the land
lord to 90 everything In the way OF cleaning while
tncy did nothing. AT No. "A mo same answer Was
given 10 questions about tho street.
I'VE d'd mo not 40 II; ws neverysep me '1mskcs
lort's art; he mus dake him away, FUR we pay de
yoot money rent-das Is 20, said herculeau Jewish
butcher
There is Hsh market at No. 80 Ludlow street, cor
ner oil Hester. badly Kept soda fountain keeps
sidewalk In undated with water ana maintains n per-
manent mud puddle IN The gutter The owner Of the
market, stoiid looking German. who stepped out OF
his store, carsssing the Inevitable pipe ali the while,
said:-
'Mne Got IN Himmel. all re pedIer no cum around
here shust mover 70 much, unde butts all de durt
fha rhtr mt hall
There is q blister spot on the lace Of the fair city
between Ludlow ana Orchard streets; II ought to be
better attended TO- No. 20 is plagued with liihy
llleyway, having pump IN tho rear. The water
leaking IRON Old wooden pump pcrcolaes through
several strata OF dirt that are rising up
otner nkc SO many small deposits in geological for
nation. In reply TO AN inquiry as 10 VINO the owner
might bo neighbor repned:-"rhatS Why, that's
Lampkin's place. He has u stable there, too.' Not
outstanding these drawbacks, Hester Is cleaner
street than formerly
DIVISION street has got some port OF Its prom-
nent features washed on, aud appeared cneery "
the pretty milliners, whose establishments line Its
SIDES were out Tor a Sundays frolic There were
some dirty boxes In front Of No. 25 One young lazy
SAID
I'VE cannot rely on the ashcsrts. They come TO
A lady in No 23I affirmed that "The cartman
Will not step second in front OF our door, II ne does
II Is when he feels like u, and then be wants TO DO
paid He wants me 10 give him drink for stopping. -
THE ELEVENTH wARD.
Wthou. going Into details II may be stated 10 gen
era terms that great improvement Is noticeable In
The streets Of the Eleventh Sun, the blocks
between avenues Il and require a good deal oil
tnd watching; they are the most dcnsely populated
portions Of that section ana the drainage Is not very
good.
TRAVELLERS COMPLAINT.
TO THE EDIroR The HERALD
NEW YORK. Sept. T. 1878.
Can nothing DO done In view OF The terrible danger
threatening from the south TO prevent the accumu
ation Of nltn the streets? At nine O'Clock this
morning Liberty street from West TO Greenwich
presented shocking appearance. Boxes and barrels
piled TO OVERLOOKING with decomposed animal and
vegetable lined tho Sidewalks, and tho ef1uvia
herefrom alono sufficient to create fever OF tho
HoIst type. There also Q number OF collars IN Tho