The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03

amount Of boxes, barrels and buckstszv etf &c.
refuse can DO met With here and there ~ :
Second street rcjoices IN a German coafupaer No.
lives at No. l79, aud who does not care mucA Sout3
tho paa water IN iront OF who're he works Hstsxia-!
~hen II v was suggested sna. n. 'ans.ssS r.
smell might make him suck, 10 ssSd s3Ok1
n: small dairy a. No. i7s, spesriar 81 sns se@ g
the man said, denanty-" don't eco none tor iou3
while ! d,nks the pad water makes he psshls. SEX
Third street showed signs Of the street eIssnsrsf
presence; bat Sill the inevitable ASH and garacs ves-
sells were to be seen in several places sending up "a
The windows Of the surrounding tenemsnts thelF
fever charged vapors.
VIGILANCE AT HEADQUARTERS IxcRRAsIyG
ln the Eighth ward marked change for The 'bettsE
In the condition OF most OF tho streets has been
evident during the last days II would DO idIo ia
deny that not been brought about manly by
the exposures In the HERALD which melted tina
Bureau Of street Cleaning TO greater efforts in causn1
the prompt removal OF offensive matter from hitherto
almost neglected thorouchArss The heads Of the de-
par'ment named seem TO he thoroughly aroused tei
tns Responsibilities oil their position, and they are q
present leaving no untried TO make New York;
the cieanest CITY Ia the universe excepting tho
Nichols chairman OF the Bureau OF Street Cicsnine
informed HERALD representative yesterday that
each morning TO look carefully In the Newspaper and
any places they may there soc designated as being
uirfy to proceed at once the LOCALITY aud II the1
ind ground TOR complaint they to cause il
10 be Immediately rcmedied. The Commissioner,
added IL Tue men dont do right II wifi
by which he OF course, meant himself aud his assoc-
ate COMMISSIONERS In Justice TO the department. tC.
may DC stated that since the HEIALDs inspection %
the streets commenced Commissioner Nichols and5
Captain Gunner have chserfully afforded TO thei
HERALD reporters all the information In their power
regarding the officers who are responsible toe tne
cleanliness OF the different wards any other matters
relating TO street cleaning In striking contrast to-
this however, was the abrupt demcanor Of Captaiu
Hedden yesterday whom tho writer asked him simple
question regarding the Of Iaoorers in one q
the wards On hearing the intcrroga0ry tho face OF
that Official became purple with rage, and he almost
roared, "Who have you come here 90 Islander now Q
Hnuo IN In 4 unn lu NJ
information We give you there woaidnt DO any false
reports made about the streets" On being reminded
Hedden finally concluded 10 drop down out OF h1
towering passion aud give the desired Information.
"a LICK AND A PRoMisEn
reporter Of the HERALD took walk III tho aiters,
around tho downtown districts aud inspected
last Sundays HERALD. Nassau street. near VAIL APP
peared rather dirty, and quite quantity OF refuse
was scattered around IN every direcuou. It seemed
as II the 5weepcrs mad visited locality q
week. but inquiry brought out the fact they had
been thcre on Saturday night Nevertheless the
ground was pretty well sprtnkled with musk melon
and banana SKINS Turning down Cedar street toward
Wiliam the reporter saw TINT the watering had
made iis morning round, aud William far us Wall.
appeared 10 be ia good order Front street was IN 4
filthy condition. ana although tho ported
10 have visei that last week Il would be
hard to trace their route II II not Tor tho little
mounds oil dirt the cutters that led believe
tha: the broom had been work.
Wall street and Exchange place wero tolerabiy
clean, pus stu there was plenty OF mud In the
streets, and tho cutters looked as II hltlo fresh
on tho low cr portion OF the side town now
SAID 70 be in better condition. than they have ever
been during the past few years, but Sill there -
plenty OF margin for more work.
REEKING WITH FiLrH
On the west IL IL hard TO ind any trace OF the
streets rock with nth send up an Cd or that oven
the Bonrd OF Health Gould no. stand some Of ,hs
Fulton, vcsey, Greenwich and South--are in
. horrible coudii,on. Tho cutters 90 not
a month, and tho dirty, shiny looking LIQUID
that rolls through them fills up tho holes sends
forth an aroma sufficient 10 brood pestlence rho
residents OF Greenwich street do OF appear 10 bo
familiar with The presence OF tho strect ccaners but
gentleman stated that he believed they wsntoyor
tho street once week. during the night, Whom the
business houses wero all closed.
West street appears to be in the Same condition In
whlcn II u Always found, and pools OF mud dlth
greet tho eye OF tho inspector every step takes,
This trouble can also DO easily traced up small
and narrow side streets that toward broadway,
aud u any sweepors do around that pelghoor.
hood thoy leave no sigu Of their visit
Ono OF tho most Important localities Che wcst
side is Washington Market aud there on every side
the 1ith IS very Objectionable The HERALD reporter
had done anything toward relieving tho nuisance
and a. ono store clerk said no thought shat somo-
Ting mad ecen dono on saturday night He adaod.
neighborhood sweet ana clean they must flood tho
stsects anu broom them every night. rhsro 10 so
much transient traihc, including vegetable wagona
IRON the country, that the morning streets ana
covered with garbage Of every description"
Vesey and Fulton, between Church and tho river
are just about as dirty as they possibly couid b.
although Lhey are reported as having been swept on
SATURDAY night they have indicationasof having.
been.
FOUL CUTrERs
Moving up the side OF town tho re- DorteP
reached Tenth avenue and found street In very
nlthy condition Some OF tho garbage mentioned il
The article In Sundays HERALD had been rcmovea,
but the cutters were stl Icaruy dirty. Tho strssS
Itself 10 IL very bad condition. as there are holes
nied with stagnant water thai should certainly be-
nllcd DIP All the way up town there ware complaints
from every quarter ~ relation to tho condiion Of
Tenth avenue and nobody appeared havo soon any.
thing resembling street clearing their neighbour.
hood The hrst difficulty appears to io in tho bad
dillon or that thoroughfnrc II 1t put ORDER ma
Eo!cs In which the saanant wter remains would noV
DO found aud the rcfuse liquid would roll into tho
gutters and escape TO the There greas doal
OF room Tor Improvement the side streets running
between Eighth and Tenth avenues, and although ID
some places tho swscpors have evidently put iu an
appearance there are others that afford cxhibtou
OF NTH, disgrace to any civilized city, Near Broad
way tho strects on the west side pretty goo{
condition. but as they approach the river hoy appeal
moro dirty. There are low blocks, however, that
are swept as clean rs poasfb!e But this done aud
paid or w the owners OF tho houses the streets
NLw KIND OF NUISANCE.