New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-28
KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN.

NEW AND STRICT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO TIE Po-
LICE cAPTAINs-THE STREETS SAID TO DE IN
VERY GOOD CONDITION.
Superintendent Walling summoned the po-
lice captains 10 his Office yesterday to give them in
structiops concerning street cleaning methods Com
missioners Smith and Nichols were present 1t Will be
the duty of each captain hereafter to make personal
observations of the streets to that they are kept as
clean as possible He the officers OF his COM
mand TO prevent ashes and garbage from being
thrown into the street, and 10 make arrests where
persons persist violating the rules OF the Health
Department In the officers fail IN their duties IN
this respect the captain report them to the super
intendent as neglectful He must also furnish to the
Police Commissioners frequent and detailed reports
concerning the condition Of the street payements, In
order that the Department Of Public Works may be
asked TO make repairs when they are needed. The pO
lice captains will be expected also, to report any ne
elect on the part OF employees Of the B
reau.
Captain Gunner was instructed yesterday, to inform
the employees of the several sreesweeping companies
under his control that they would be discharged II their
districts were kept clean During the warm weather
the streetsweepers have been allowed to begin their
work at O'Clock in the morning and TO escape the worst
heat Of the day Captain Gunner will issue instructions
to-day to the effect that aud after September the
men shall be required to report for duty at a. M
Commissioner Nichols said yesterday that he believed
the streets OF NewYork had been kept clean
they are at the present time. Z" No more complaints
come to us from citizens" he said, and for several
months the Board of Health has found TO COM
plain that the streets dirty. Ga the contrary bOth
Of the Health have spoken TO us III Terms
of praise regarding the condition of the streets
We have to contend too. against obstacles OF
which most people are ignorant The Department OF
Public Works constantly tearing up and repairing por-
tions OF the street paVements. The wOrkmen leave
layer Of sand spread out over these portions Of the
street and obliged by law TO let 1t remain there
for a certain number OF days Piles OF earth and loose
cObble-stones are also left on the street IN these
places. IL is the duty OF the Department
Of Public Works ITO remove these heaps but
in every case they allowed 10 remain until they are
scattered the street, and we have TO cart them
away We have had 10 remove over thousand loads OF
earth left the streets by the Department OF Public
Works during tine present season In the vicinity OF the
markets wagons ObstFuct the streets until after a. NJ,
and cleaning OF the streets Is therefore delayed IN
the tenement districts persons often place ashes ana
garbage In the street after the carts have passed by Dut
the instructions issued the police captains to-day VIII
probably tend 70 stop thus practice"
The Board OF Health received from It's sanitary In
speeOrs yesterday reports that the payements OF GER
tain streets Of repair and that the depres
EiOug thus made I'm the streets hled with liquid
filth which was ngerOuE TO health. The streets men
toned in these reports Eeventhaye between Fifty
second and Ffy-hird-ss. FftysecOud-st, from Eiev-
entlaVe. 10 the North River hottest. between Spring
and Princests.; Rvington-sI, between Orchard ana
LudloW-sts aud StantOnst from the BoWery TO Chrys