The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
BREEDING DISEASE.
Garbage Strewn Streets Inviting a
.s4a4 a Pestilence.
fostering POOLS.
Smells That Would Sicken a
Heather Chinee.
CHOKED UP CUTTERS.
cHoKED UP CUTTERS.
Patient Citizens STILL Watching for the
Street Sweepers

Street SWeepers.
The inspection OF dirty streets In certain uptown
sections OF the city continued by the HERALD re.
portsrs yesterday. While there doubt that
since the HERALD commenced to expose the plague
inviting spots those localities mostly inhabited ny
The poor the Of Cleaning has redouDed
It's efforts in sweeping and removing deleterous mat
ter from the Streets there still remains, as VIII DO
seen below, much to be done toward placing
some portions OF the city In moro
beautiful condition than they are at
present The investigation yesterday includes por-
lions OF the Thirteenth and Nineteenth wards. IN
both OF which were found numerous unccan streets
aud foul neglected cutters. The garbage pile and the
ASH heaps sti pger on the sidewalks OF less favored
blocks while in many places cast oil shoes float IN
Shiny pools the streets. The Of the latter,
however, is said be owing neglect OF the Street
Department 10 i'll up the holes where the water stag.
mates.
THE THIRrEENTH WARD.
The Thirteenth ward is regarded by the Bureau OF
street Cleaning OF s'heavest tenement 10.
calities'' In the city. and such requires
spending amount OF attention to keep Its densey
populated thoroughfares in approximate degree OF
cleanliness. II divided into tweDtylour sections,
20 oil Of which assigned ten laborers. Officer
Francis smith Is responsible tor the CONDITION Of It's
streets. Captain Gunner informed HERALD
reporter that those portions OF Delaney, Riv-
lngton and Houston streets, in the Thirteenth
ward, cleaned three times week, ana all
the remainder the streets 10 the ward week.
That official said that the Bureau OF Street Clean
lug Is not responsible for the dead dogs
may bs seen the streets, the duty OF removing
hese, us well as dead horses, belongs exclusively 10
the Board Health, and the Contractor, Frank
swift, draws sac, 900 per annum from city Tor
removing all dead animals including dogf, cats and
ruts.
Goerck street, near Grand. is an eyesors to that
nsignborhooa on account OF the art lying on the
street nearly us far out Us IN, tue ara, railroad
camuiascd there Mr. T. ,. Turner, VINO
keeps a store a. No. ga Grand street. corner Of
Goerck, su,d:-'sIhe city doesn't keep that street
clean. and tue dirt you there swept out Of the
gutter myself this morning, as am bound 10 have
''wncre Go those old boots and rOttiug banana
stalks come itomP'
suppose. When d.d Il last SOC the street sweeper
hereg Well, that l don't know; certainly not this
Grand street, where, think, they clean cutters
every day. believe you are HERALD reporter. Now,
want 10 say that the HERALD Il DONG mighty
good thing for the CITY IN showing up the dirty
streets"
LOVELY NEIGuBoRHoop
Farther north this block Inc street strewp
with decayng Tomatoes Watermelon rind and rotten
straw. Another German romaIked:-"De poys he cat
dose wutei melon ana throw dem around, and dot IS
the de street is all do TINS full OF dose dings
Yah, dot DIRT cart ne Gums here bout two or tree
dimes IN week" Between Delaney and Broome
Streets on Goercx street, tne cutters arc IN very
dirty slate, The street itself Is Uttered with
iuss matter in which soilcd straw FREEDOM mates.
In front OF No. 5S Goerck street there Is
hoo extending from the gutter almost 10
the railroad track aud nlled with green liquid
substance, The odor OF which ILLS the atmosphere.
A young man living NJ 10. 5S SAID the water
OF the saloon next door. aud although Tic Al rect
sweeper around sometimes he didn't seem
puy any attention 10 Inc hole or IT'S contents. Oppo-
Goerck street the whole wIdtheof tho thorough
fare 10 IN nhy state, are also the cutters, tho
stencn arising from which rs sickening. Ths people
In tue tensmcnis on each side appear throw tner
and han. mt.
Of course. A youth at No. 70, on being
asked often the street was cleaned, ropned:--"I
couldn't le you when It was cleaned last, put think
II was on the day before yesterday This street smells
horrid most all the time"
stanton street, between Gocrck and Lewis streets,
looks as though was utterly neglected the street
cleaners ln many places the cutters rocking win
nth ADD the street dotted over with unusually
large number oil ola snoes Stale vegetables
abound here, aud Old straw Is thu rule OF the
street Opposite No. ais a small box was
filled to ovcrnowing with garbage, qusntity
vi which was scattered on the sidewalk ant IN the
gutter barber hving at the number mentioned,
sad:"fll tell you what makes that cirt before my
door. Just tue minute barrel or box Is put out ON
tho sidewalk the boys come along, turn II over,
empty out the garba age and away Win barrel
You can't keep that street clean It's impossible.
know ono woman down lew doors below, who bad
oien TO sweep the street but you see ITS no use
Opposite No. 10 Lewis street there 10 accumula
ton OF hth, the aDoininabe odor OF which Is sufi
rcut 10 cause plague In the neghborhood.
comey young person In the shoe store ut 10. IS sa
with = despsiriDg snake Of her head:-'.It Is very,
ways as bad you now soc It OF people
al No 70 shouldn't throw Aheir Stops lat, the street.
smell 1 do not think the street sweeper
comes around here oitensr tnan once a
lancsy streets, presents a hoeraIl assorsmca ~
oi old broonis, scraps OF worn out baskets, scicd
paper. with here aud there deposit OF iou mud IN
ths cutters. The man VINO keeps a beer saloon at No.
u said he saw the street sweeper only about once
week.
RrBBrsu BY THE WHOLESALE
Cannon street, near Grand street, 10 strown with
dccaying vegetables garbage, pieces Of old brooms
and other kindrcd rubbish. young man In the sh 90
store at No. az Cannon street said hc had secn
tho street sweepers Tor a week. "Wne 1t gets very
dirty" he SAID, '.lncy and clean IT, but be-
offensive 0dors."
On tue south side OF Rivingtou street, near Colum-
bia, tbeguter lie filthy. quantity OF garbage lay on
the sidewalk opposite No. % and woman iivng IN
the basement said the sweeper camo around twice a
week, but the people would throw art In tue street
As last as IL was CLEANED.
Columbia street, near Rivington. 10 very dirty, es-
woman Keeping store No. IS said street
sweeper had boon arousd snco Inc ppes laid,
about two weeks ago Another woman chiinod In,
saying, "rhc Board o. Health ugbt 10 send round
some carbolic acid TO throw In the DRIVES, Tor they
rere" Opposite No. 81 Columbia street the sidewalk
vas partially covered with garbage, also the
street A thoemakcr lvna at mat number saia =,
"fhe sweepers haven't been here iur week, aAd
when they DO come they don't Lalf clean the streots
IL smells bad all over and especially alter rain. "
Columbia street, between Broolnu ana Delaney, Is
also unclean state, the cutters being MED with
stagnant water which cannot be swept out owing 10
the fact that gas pipes are lying IN them the entire
leugth oi tho block
sheriff street, between Delaney and Rvington
streets, displays quantity Of old mats soilcd rags
and paper, with straw ana other refuse matter OPP
posite aeyway adjoining No. IS Is pool OF stag
pant waller, which emts "a disgusting odor. AZ that
number the woman wno keeps a confectionery store
In the basement said tho street sweeper only samc
around once week, and that the last Tine the
ash cart was there the man refused 20
take away basket OF dirt which she bad
placed tho sidewalk Tor him. young
man living Ia tho Same house said :-"fou can bot
the swccpcrs docsB't this way very often.
why, about month ago dead dog Iuy there IN tue
street Tor three or osr weeks, until al last they had
20 chuck some chloride OF lime on IT, Yes, ayr, and
Mrs. Welt, al No a. was The lady that chucked she
chloride OF lime on u. too"
THE NINETEENTH WARD.
Tue nineteenth ward Is tho largest 10 the city, ana
Omeer george w. Flabdreau Is responsible Tor III
oleanlincss IL Is DIVIDED into seventy i've sections,