The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23

tween sixty-dfth and Eighty-sixth streets. He was
there to see that no garbage was dumped. he sad.
duties thoroughly IN this respect. and that there
garbage dumped there, excepting such rs was
mixed WIN tho asnes IN the barrels in front OF
houses and that three men were employed on the
ground to separate this from the ashes and u was
light refuse as would burn was burned az
night and the OLD tin cans were cast IA
was corrobora,ed by tho presence OF many
OF such cans III various heaps SO fair seeming had
this story that the reporter almost convinced that
the work was at last receiving proper attention. ana
when the inspector invited him frankly TO SO Gown
ana look at the dumping OF the loads hmseii, ~
seemed hardly worth while He turned TO 80, now
ever, ana the inspector fell behind hun Tor lew
steps, whereupon the reporter looked around ana saw
a noteworthy thing. A cart was just coming 70 tho
ground, and the mentioned as being with the In.
specor moionng with his hands TO the driver OF
the cart 10 90 back The turning his horse
aside when the Inspector who saw that the reporter
had noticed the manGuvre, called to him to come on
aud he did So
Thedumping around was found TO DC covered Win
mounds OF refuse, each mound being cart ioad
either OF street swcepings or Of ashes ana carnage
mixed. In none Of them was there u preponderance
oil ashes over garbage. out In many II not ~ All there
more garbage than ashes. Inc three men wcro
at work with pitchiorks dwelling down the mounds,
and it is only proper 10 say that whcn thcy came
across any arse and easily alscernole mass " srse
pieces, however, such as potato parlnEs, rottcn
pea pods and the like were left with the ashes, and
u sicKening smell was apparent that only needed
little heat and iavorng wind 70 spread
ppstilence broadcast The Inspector looked on with
apparent satisfaction. "The ashes are lcvelled
uown.n he said land then the street dirt Is spread
over tbcm'
but are all these small bits Of rotten vegetable
matter left in tho ashes?" asked tho reporter.
"Ob, yes we can't get that separated" Was the
reply.
These small bits mentioned composed at least twenty
per CEN in mo buik OF so-called ashes.
Presently the cart which The nameiess Individual
had tried head of emptcd. Its load proved 10
be al,n ost entirely garbage the reporter called
the Inspectors attention to H. Thereupon the driver
WAS hailed.
what do you bring that here for2' said the IN.
spector ..Donit you know better Y"
"It's only one barreliulh said the driver. ''The
garbage had gone by and thought II would be
better 10 bring il than to leave IL y
..Weli you ought TO know better than to bring
garbage here said The Inspector mildly, and tho
driver drove off
careful inspection of the ground showed that the
hlling" was posed exactly as the inspector had
expaincd--oi ashes and garbage mixed. covered with
street sweepings paper which he showed bearing
the signature OF Captain Gunner, declared that the
work done by order oil the Police Board aud up
proved by the Board OF Health. Tnis work has been
done through the winter and spring, and the early
summer Is ikcly 10 show the results Judging oy the
smell yesterday hough the inspector declared there
was nonc apparent 10 hlm) the first hot days WI
brug out stencil bad those from Hunters
Point and tuinly Of as dangerous kind.