The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-05
CLEANER STREETS.
Marked Improvement in the Oondi-
ton of Many Wards.
THE GOOD WORK PROGRESSES.
Localities in Which Sweepey Can Find
Profitable Employment.

Tho marked Improvement that has taken place not
only in certain streets but entire wards since the
HERALD began It's TASK OF directing Official attention
to the uucIeanIiness OF the metropolis, is the theme
or universal comment. Many people appear TO be
as greatly aston,shed ny the work OF reform 60
Ing en- was tho frank spoken German grocer in
avenue A, who. putting on his spectacies and
bending downward to examine the novelty moro
closely, exclaimed, "Men Colt in Hmmei Is dat so,
dat dose sdresds are covered nit stonesY" ln the
second. Fourth and Sixth wards the department had
really got down hard PAN and it 10 but lair TO gay
that present time there miles of In
these wards where the pavement Is almost as FREQ
from dirt arc tho sidewalks. As the HERALD has
been forced, In the interest OF public dsceucy,
70 stir up, AS were, tho negligent officials Of
the street Cleaning Department II is but just to
acknowledge the thoroughness with which the long
delayed process OF sweeping has been entered upon
Evidences Of the good worx may be all through
the Second ward, bounded by Liberty street. Maidon
lane The East River, Peck slip, Ferry
Spruce streets, Park row and Broadway. Garbage
boxes and barrels have become almost extinct In all
this section and the streets are IN marvellous state
OF cleanliness. The adjacent Fourth IN
nausea,iuG condition throughout its length ana
breadth whom the HERALD inspectors Arst entered
field, but wonderful transformation has been effected
within It's boundaries, which arc represented by Chat
slip, Ferry aud spruce streets.
Even Oak street. once tho syn nym for muck and
ner ard ior d,rl Was Inc sixth whe the HEaALp be-
gan MS nvcstigatons but tho Same excellent results
sotccsbls mere as in tho wards above mentioned
The sixth ward cncom passcs the Five Points
and includes such forbdding streets Mott,
Mulberry, Baxter, Bayard, Little Water aud PARK. Il
forms almost triangle. marked bv Park Row, Chat
ham street aui tue Bowery on the east side, Canal
street on the north and Broadway the west s,do
from Canal street 10 The HERALD building II 10 now
a m On a irnu
block or Russ pavement, met that nobody along
that highway q CRIME and misery suspected until
bare. Moreover the authorities have succeeded
IN purifying miles OF hitherto nlthy cutters In all this
section as In somc others This vas the most diff.
Quit task imposed upon tho bureau. tor tho teoming
rvulets and pools OF Shiny liquid were be
swse Plug them the Croton mains wero tapped, ana q
liberal oding left those former fertile Of dis.
THE EIGHTH WARD.
Tho HERALD yesterday invited attention to the I'M
slightly aud unsavory features OF prominent streets in
the Eighth ward, comprising the district lying be.
tween Suilivaa street aud the Hudson River and
Canal street and West Houston There u large pop.
noon a reporter visited tho locality Tor the purpose OF
notng what stops had been takon TO remove
aud abate the nu,sances set HERALD OF the
same date Tao second inspection was not begun un-
late hour, so as TO give the Street Cleaning Do
par.msnt ample time to Improve tho appearance OF
sullivan street. from Canal TO Houston, has
not July recovered from ITS deoauohed
a award unssvor.ns .ns pavement. Tue
cutters are s,l In highly Objectionable state. and
the curbstones with cold vicuAIs ana refuse IN open
packages. In this, as In other neigh borhoods fam
known oy Us Garbage, ,s ana some s families
| their latest stock OF the unInvting secnma-
lauou. A box OF household refuse stands belore
No. GO. and gutter too foul TO 'move on sickens
the a oftno same premses Barrels Of sauck kept
on new at Nos. Ill and rs The block rom Prince to
Houston street. which situated tho Italian Churcn
OF ST. Anthony, rs still disgraceiulIy soiicd. The
cutters .smeil 10 heaven" AUD tue invoices Of old
aud new styles Of garbage are moro humorous than
tempting. Al Nos. and Z Ludlow place were box 8
OF asncs and garbage. No. 100 West Houston street
merts atteniion for It's ono .rrel OF surplus matter
| whiio No. l66 rs rich In tho possession OF Two.
Houston street WAS discovered by tho sweepors an
hour or two before the AERALD reporter commenced
bis reyicw OF the district. Whore tney had worked
| good results were SHOWN, with some exceptions, as
for instance tho space before The alleyway adjoining
No 206 to which tho HERALD yesterday drew partcu.
lar attention This gutter needs all the dslnf0ctng
| appliances at the command OF the Board.
According 10 tho residents Houston stress, between
| sullivan street and tho North River, had not boon
swept for fortnight The burden OF cleaning II was
yesterday imposed upon ono old man, who had no
trouble In securing CARLOAD OF dirt az intervals OF
| few yar:a
Congress street. little bywAy permanently ignored
the Herald inspector on Monday had not been visited
The desert pon accorded II In these columns
| might be duplicated for to-day
King street given over 70 traffic and hence 10
a all times rather better looking than othor streets In
It's vicinity but It's cutters arc as green ~ frog ponda
The unsightly condition OF the pavement aud gutcrs
the intersection OF Houston and Greenwich Streets
| commented on In yestsrday's HERALD. was found 10
.sHudson street been swept nee saurday,' -
said a storeksepsr IN answer to tho reporters in-
ION street Charlton street Is also untldy IN appear
The worst street IN this district Greenwich,
from Canal TO Houstoo IN spite Of tue aet that II had
ters barrels Of foul matter before Nos 667
ana go Nos 900 and So4 also oder temptations to
Although swept daily Spring street Is thick with
| paste composed VI mud aud decaycd vegetables.
This street. between Hudson and the river Is contin
uay occupied W farmers wagons laden with garden
produce for the neighborpg market, aud IRON them
oSron,c sss.e o, ,er Waits and v.s,cx ssroe,s ara
In iair order and but little fault be fou nd
with the condition Of the remaining portions Of this
district.
| the ELEvgxrH WARD.
Avenue q. from Sixtn to Fourteenth street, IN tho
Eleventh ward, which is under tho direction OF 0nccr
Morris Murphy, abouads with s,agnant waler. Tho
stencil there yesterday was frizhtfvL Tho decayed
so oy rssr TS ns sS
odors arising ieom iuem dangerous to the health
OF the rosldents detective gutter In front Of the
butcher store atNo 1855 avenue In which all sorts
OF matter 10 thrown by inmates OF adjoining tsne-
ments, appears 10 be u necessary adjunct TO tho
| other nuisanccs mentioned. Some portions OF
| this avenue have not been cleaned snoe Friday.
the entrance 70 sne sewer q. the corner Of Eleventh
street, and The sanitary condition OF that corner s
not ut all improved ~ the supply OF nthy wator
toualy furnished by an adjoinng kerosene oil factory.
Eleventh street. near avenue C. Notwithstanding the
presence OF the disinfocting squad yesterday, re-
| NAMED IN anything but an inviting condition.
| Almost uuder tho vcry nose orthc Street Cleaning
Department. on the ooruor Of Fourteenth street aud
avenue o. there ~ ole Of the most pcstiIcnai spots
10 New YORK city. large opsu lot at that poiu, is
| flied with aagnant wasor, which 10 covered with q
gresnsh Shiny surface, while all around II Is strcwn
garbage ashos and rsfuse OF every description. On
side vi tho lot there Is an iron foundry aud
the other q row OF tenement houses, crowded
with children. MI J. Brown who keeps the store
adjoining, says that tho stencil rs always the same
that the street In front 10 occasionally swept, but
that attention ever pad TO the dangerous pest
lentai hole II 10 always nIIod with water, some Q.
times 80 Inherently TO ioat boat and. although com
planned oi several tunes TO the authoriiies NO notice
has yet been taken OF H.
In avenue ID, between Eleventh aud Twelfth Streets
the cutters are IN very foul condition. with stag
water aud garbage THIS block has the appearance o.
not having been cleaned In some time.
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