The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-29
Localities That Have Been Neglected
by the Authorities.
DERELICT STREET SWEEPERS
Thoroughfares Which Sadly Need the
Broom and Water Cart
PLAGUE BREEDING CIVILIZATIONS.
an Array Of Facts for the PeruSal Of the
Street Cleaning Department.

The investigations made throughout many wards OF
Tho city during the past week by the HERALD report
regard to the actual sanitary condition OF the
streets, the which they are swept and the
time ana occasions Of the sweeping, the state OF the
cutters and tho points whore accumulations OF gar
sage noticeable and offensive have not been
made They nave aroused the interest Of the
utizens, who were apt 10 be misled into
thinking the city model OF cleanliness and
nnitary perfection, aud they have started
he proper authorities into q active
discharge Of their duties The subordinate officials
IT the Street Cleaning Bureau have within day or
wo been instructed 10 show more zeal aud activity
IN their work, on account OF the facts given every
morning for the past week in tho HERALD Of tho
plague spots that appeared escape the attention
ihose who should have been the first to notice them
ma attend 10 their removal Tho result yesterday
in the appearance OF frequent gangs of la
sorers at points to which the notice OF the depart
nent directed by the HERALD's reports II the
activity OF the officers sustained and their
responsibility impressed them intervals the city
Will soon be placed beyond any hazard or plague.
FIPrE WARD.
This ward extends from Broadway to she Hudson
River, between Canal street tho north and Reade
street the south. II takes Ia ST. Johns square,
fashionable place OF residence times gone by but
now, along with the adjacent and formerly ars-
tocratic Streets turned the cheapest
kind OF boarding house quarter. great
OF wholesale business is embraced within
The ward, and the streets given up to wholesale
houses needless to say, from those vile
ana garbage accumulatfons that mark the districts
where me poorer class OF people live and swarm
4 HERALD reporter inspected every tires; in
Me ward yesterday. ana though he found frequent
eases demanding the attention Of the Street Cleaning
Bureau ne was able, on the whole, to pronounce this
section OF the city, in view OF the great traffic carried
On therein, almost as good the best in point Of
cleanliness There nothing to complain OF on
Church street, which Is lined with Wholesale houses
On Canal street, front OF No $40, heap stood
cut a few yards from the sidewalk and appeared 10
have been and dispersed around by the
wheels OF passing trucks and wagons arguing that 1t
must have been some time since it swept TO-
gether.
HAUNT coLoRED PEOPLE.
In York street, of West Broadway, opposite No. TO-
were Two disgusiingy fun and filthy barrels that
seemed to hive been there several dsya The onco
respectable residences turned into d,apidated
and DISMAL rookeries, in which u wretched class Of
people appeared to be tenanted. A coIored woman,
with shining ebony infant In her arms, out OF
a narrow alley way, ana on being asked whom the
street had been swept replied, with laugh
collection :awal. dis chile seed n take broom
DOWN var yes'day and GLIB de street a rub dar
rub yar and den jest scalywaggin' away. 'Clsr 70
De Lord he did no moro swecpin' you could wild
fat umbrella IN yer hand. He was bout ten minutes
sitogeddor, an de street is before"
Here an old darkcy, who might have boon the
woman father, joined IN and said -'Guess We olks
with trouble o. noticin' but ei We lived In
brown stone irontispiecc, goy what lickin' dcy'd
glib de street for U.s."
nh
tame a crowd of colored people had alrcady begun to
soect and AS they looked alter him in some degree
Of sstonishment one oil them was heard to sxclain,
'Guess OATS one o. dsm.dcteclvcs ob de healp CON-
partment"
In front Of a stable at No. 1 st. Jonn's lane the
gutter deep with black and stagnant water,
and little lower down, the opposite side, corner
OF Beach street, the gutter equally
filthy condition. On the east side of varick. between
Beach and Laight Is OF what we're formerly lne
brick mansions. bat now converted into logging
tenement houses. In front OF Nos. &c, % and 81
this row were several barrels, q wooden bucket
and lin pail OVERLOOKING into tho street with the
sort OF garbage that takes only short time under
hot sun to make It's presence ielt. Mrs. Hanlou, n
resident OF No. ~ asked how often the stun was
cartcd away, and replied, 'amost every night as
rule, but you not enough OF garbage bar.
rels for all that have 10 be accommodai ed"
''And whose fault rs thaiY"
"welI, suppose 1t can be ours. 1, must bo The
landlords"
GARBAGg BOX.
The gutter along Beach street, south side.
font OF Nos 26 2s 80 aud g. was ia bad state from
the black sIimy swcepings OF The houses. Al No A
Beach stood Immense box for refuse, though It
contained only little. man sitting at his
top oil one end when was partly covered with a nd
said IN answer 10 tho question whether such great
big box got hiied "n throth IL do THIN houses
there forniust you would Ill II In half dav II they
bad mind but they too lazy keep the dirt
away from 'crn."
els IL niled and allowed TO remain for days7"
"On, many's tho time I've seen 1t nlied In hot
weather an you could smell 1t hall mile away ike
= Dutch cheese factory. rhey're putty regular now
In cartn' away tue manure as calls IL every night"
"How often 10 the street ceanedS'
swell, they ciane 1t on an on wnen the work IL
light, but be me sowl TIA NIX they let the do the
hardest part oil the business"
Greenwich street, IRON Vestry to Harrison, six |
blocks. had evidenty been swept in the morning. but
tn dirt heaps had been allowed roman until
the reporter them, two O'Clock and were m dan
ger OF beng scattered back again BY the passing vch
cles Carnage IN barrels loaded the brim occd
10 Watts street. IN front oil a butchers store, the
sidewalk ana part oil thc adjacent street a
hlthy condition., and lntle carbolIc acid in that
quarter would be a wise precautionary measure. |
There we're also two or three garbage noiders, into
which itinerant Italian purvsyor OF rags and |
bones was cautiously Dipping an iron rod n hook
~ the end, and scanning with keen black eye tns
character and worth OF each article he Grew out
Ills this the best time OF d-y Tor your work 2"
asked the reporter.
The signor sta ried suddenly as Il policeman were
about TO arrest MIN, and hurried on exclaminq "Me
no standee InRlee"
UScLKAs GUrrERA
A drayman at No. 81 Waits street said he thought |
that part OF tho between West and Greenwich
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