The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-16
OUR STREETS.
ia CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THEN NM
DEMOCRAT REPORTERS.

spnortefs. that the truth Of the current rt-
anprs might be corroborated or contfadicted
Accordingly yesterday morning the staff was
detailed to make careful inspection of the
several districts, particularly those most
liable to stagnant cutters and inferior drain
nge In the ..-
FIRST DISTRICT ..
ahe first point visited, in company with Mr..
Robt. III. Bartley one of the contractors, was
The neighborhood Of the Commercial Hotel, ON
Girod street. The streets here were found In
excellent condition The cutters were run"
ming full Of water from the plugs and no garb-
age was to be seen. A careful inspection of
Tchoupitoulas, Magazine and Camp streets
ut the intersection Of Grod street was en-
tifely free Of matter liable to decomposition.
Going back Girod street as far as the grave
yard, the CUTTERS were running free with
water, and 1t was only here and there that
there could be seen any refuse matter
gang OF men were busily employed In re-
moving all distractions to the flow, and the
current was quite rapid. The middle of the
street was lib good condition, and nothing that
would indicate inattentiOn to this thorough
Fare was found.
On Dryades street, between Girod and the
NHW EnSIIt, OIL LliG IeHE StUG, uIlH gutter WAS
covered with green vegetable scum, the pas
sage Of the water down Grod street having
aao effect on this deposit. This is in particu-
darby low spot and should be attended to.
Turning down Liberty from the Girod grave
yard, that street was found to be in need of
Fresh water in its cutters. Although the
drains are shallow, they were covered with
the green scum above referred to.
This Is q thickly populated neighborhood,
and as there is no means Of flushing the gut
Fsr4r oh iA fpty tn,
thoroughly clear out this deposit. A careful
survey Of the surrounding streets showed
them to be far above the average in cleanli-
ness. Dryades, Franklin and Basin streets
there were two steady streams of water run
ming, flushing the cutters to their full
The next visit was paid to the infected dis
Stict lying between Common and Canal. VIII
lere and Claiborne streets. On Robertson
there were no garbage piles, but plentiful
distribution Of gas lime, and as Gasquet
starts from Basin street only the cutters
could not be flushed from the front. Where and
Franklin were well cleaned. After q close in
borne street. with its deep bitches, in lieu of
the old canal. There was good current run
ming down them. The street OH etherside OF
the neutral ground was in good order SO far
as Its sanitary condition was concerned.
Bienville, Cont and st. Louis streets in the
of Claiborne street, were we'll
cleaned and no garbage was TO be seen.
TREME MARKET
was next visited. The cutters were flowing
with water and the streets very clean. There
was but little refuse from the market seen on
the streets on either side, and no piles of gut
clean and the cutters running
freely. Crossing, to Rampant, a survey was
made on both sides of the street, and they
were found to be IN excellent condition. On
Esplanade street the cutters were, running
with river water and the street well cleaned.
Returning TO Marais street, from Congo
Square to Esplanade there was nothing in
the cutters, and the street was in splendid
condition, save here and there some house
slops just thrown out,
In The Second District the streets were in
good condition, far better than they have been
for some years past.
AT FRENCH MARKET
the streets were found remarkably clean. con-
sidering the large amount Of comestibles on
hand and distributed from this point. There
YVES no stencil from the fish market, where
smells most do come from. and alongside the
vegetable market there was but little refuse |
matter. Passing down Decatur street to Vic
IoI'y the streets were in admirable condition.
THE THIRD DISTRICT
was next inspected. The streets were found
to be- except In certain localities. in gCno COLI
command Of Capt. Kearney, was flooding The !
cutters Of Port and bt, Ferdinand RI ...reets
IA , eareln' suf"Ssy was made afterwards Of
Ivy y VIE ,e Of the First and Second Districts,
III the rear and front, and the result was That,
nh the opinion Of the reporter, the streets
were never better attended to than now. IN
some places there is a need for work, but as q
general thing these districts will compare
most fayorabIy, go far as their sanitary con-
dition IL concerned with any other year for
the last half century. ,...
With lynx eyes the reporter looked at every
gutter on the side and cross streets, and after
d long and tedious days labor, he Is satisfied
that the contractors have done their full work.
An inspection OF .-.~.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT
showed that it was by no means ill good
sanitary condition, On First, Philip. Eighth,
Ninth, Pleasant, st. Andrew, Annunciatiop,
Laurel, jackson, portions Of Prytania and
Magazine streets, and many others, the gut
tiers are filthy.
DESTROYS Of getting an idea of the present
condition OF the district. as compared to Its
condition before the fever started, the report
siding In different portions of this section
OF the city. The following Is the result OF
his Investigation:
I DR. ". L, Mitchell said: The condition Of
ahe streets Is very bad. have never, except
ri one or two occasions, seen any cleaning
does no good The dirt should be stirred up,
and then the flowing water would carry 1t off:
Dr. VIM Grainer, residing at the corner OF
Dryades and st. Andrew streets. said: The
streets are better now than they have been
for some time. The cutters have been flushed,
and flushed for the first time since have
lived here-a period Of some years ears VII n
say, however, that | think the present ad-
ADMINISTRATION keeps the streets cleaner than
its predecessors did.
Jas. Hagan, Esq. said: On my, street
fpleasant. between Prytania and Coliseum
ihe cutters and the street have been filthy.
There was dead chicken thrown out by one
ri NV neighbors. and it laid on the street until
The worms devoured 1t, There We're three
men at work this morning on the street, and
fhey are the first have seen In four months
rhos. McKendrick said: / live on Annuncla-
zion street, near Philip; have lived there Ial
fars to be flushed or cleaned. l have two
cases Of fever in my house and my nei 4a has
fhe gentleman living next door TO me- mas
fhree. The streets ia our neighborhood have
been filthy. -
Henry Palmer, living on Laurel between
xDi,.r;x, sx,yl IT;r-ct GtnfaH The cutters