The New York herald., 1878-12-01
East Side Thoroughfares in a Ter
rible Condition
LEAST SWEEPING WHERE MOST NEEDED
Many Tenement House Districts Threat
ened with Malaria
SUGGESTIONS WORTH NOTING

where people OF little no consequence IN the Social
scale reside. and Water and Cherry streets may be
quoted as examples. There exceptions however
as in the case of the Five Points, which, since it
newly paved is almost clean to look at ine day
as Fifth avenue itself. There is reason why such
streets as and Cherry should not be kept in as
good order the Five Points. and some people be-
eve it would be sound sanitary policy to neglect II
necessary, our avenues that such swarming centres
of population cherry street be swept and made
wholesome to live in every day Hundreds OF streets
up town, it is thought. could get along very wen
without the of broom on them for whole
week; but there streets in the crowded parts OF
the city down town. on both the east and west sides,
that urgently demand sweeping every day.
WHERE THE ABoUSDs
Among the streets on the side noticed yesier-
day by a HERALD reporter as being in need OF the
broom and the ash cart North William street.
and before the following numbered houses there was
abundance work for the scavengers Of the Street
Cleaning Bureau Nos 237 233 and 229 barrels and
boxes of garbage OVERLOOKING the sidewalk and out
upon tho street Nos 225 and 232, mass Of mud and
refuse, and the before Nos. PIG and 2ls. The
whole block requires thorough cleaning, but there
no trace of scayenger anywhere.
In front of Adam Lederles beer saloon, on Duane
street off Chatham, beastly collection Of filth
and there was much black slime mingled with straw
and manure, opposite Nos. :. y and H.
In Rose street where the poor and lowiy dwellers
numerous along channel of yellow stagnant water
lay by the curbstone opposite Nos. IS. 80 and 32 a
dead and long defunct cat stretched out in front
of No 90 a box of reeking garbage stood before No
"a and in front OF Nos. p s. IL, - and 10 two
full carloads of filth.
A resident of the street said to the reporter
swell, suppose it amt worth while sweeping old
street like this and that's the reason why it is this
way l remember a time. though. when it
clean street any in the city and respectable peo
pie lived here. They give it wipe once in while
but guess they say to themselves kind OF street
will do for the poor devils that live here now
Frankfort street is in bad way and ought TO be
both paved and cleaned. There were dirty spots OBJ
served yesterday facing Nos -. 81, 90, 81 and a.
Large cobblestones had been uprooted and the holes
shey formerly filled We're full of filth. Streams OF
dirty water We're running over the sidewalks from
the houses. The cutters in New Chambers street re-
4ure cleaning out.
Roosevelt street must have been neglected for
time. as its appearance yesterday was perfectly dis
graceful. In front of No. 80 stood big tub of gar
oage that must have been accumulating for several
days and attention is directed TO the state Of affairs
before the following houses:Nos 70, IS, u. a. &C.
~ 95. 81, 49, 126 and 123. Mud and water. cabbage
leaves, handfuls of straw refuse, sawdust. horse
manure ashes, old shoes and shreds OF clothing
strewn about in heterogeneous confusion.
SUGGESTION FOR THE BUREAU.
Thomas Redigan, who keeps a saloon on the corner
Of the street and engaged at the time sweeping
his sidewalk and threatening the nlischievous boys
who raiding the ashbarrels with the dirty end
of his broom said they want to keep this street
all right they must take away the contents Of these
garbage and ash barrels every night. That barrel
there pointing 10 of his own hasn't been empted
in three days. and there's place to put any
refuse unless throw it in the street Then. again
they should sweep the street in the daytime. when
they where the dirt is, in place of
hand. and when nobody can tell whether they do the
sweeping or not. These boys you see there give
lot OF trouble. but it wouldn't be so bad il the ash
cartmen along every night and emptied the
barrels, because then these boys wouldn't have q
chance Of tumbling the stuff out on the street
Why is it that gutter is so full of water" asked
the reporter.
That's because we have to sweep it ont ourselves
and flood it with water TO keep it clean. When the
water is let it will carry of the dirt with it down
to the sewer.
TWO NOTORIOUS STREETS
Water street. beginning at the lower part of it,
where the commercial warehouses end and extending
mp along parallel TO the East River for many blocks
uniformly filthy and badly paved. OF the
people who live on both sides of it may nothing
offensive in the dirt and perhaps think the street
rather clean than otherwise but that is because they
have been long accustomed to the sight If clean gut
.ers and sidewalks needed anywhere it Is here,
where children swarm and pass their lives in the
street. opposite the following houses the dirt spots
most conspicuous Nos. 273. 275. ri. 527 33.
80, 34l. 343. 349 35l 3sl 800 392 4o4 400 aud l0s
All that part of Water between Pike and Rutgers
streets is in filthy state. The street particu-
larly bad in front Of the lst three mentioned
bers.
cherry street to which attention was drawn in a
former article in the HERALD. almost a. bad as
ever, but the weather being fine and dry somewhat
street is in the worst possible state. full Of and
depressons in which the dirt lodges and sticks per-
tinaciously for whole season. 1t II populous
ment house street and needs careful looking to
keep maaral diseases out of IT, In front OF the fol-
lowing houses unloyey looking dirt heaps -
Nos 49, g. 49, 75. 70. ~ 154 l5s IA i46 44s and $50
did you this street swcptg" asked the
reporter Of man with a battered hat and blue
checked shirt who was sitting the top step of
ancient stoop, up which perhaps in times long gone
by dainty and arstoeratc feet have assembled.
well. now. YOU puzzle me entirely he answered
iS Iyert
am whin the oud sthreet swep', but it's how
the devil I'll thry to gt out Of IT, But as Won AZ me
the question I'm bound to say niver seen anybody
in this sthrcet sweepin except the neighbors and
iew auld codgers that come along and thin with
getherin up the dirt in little hapes here and there
That's all the sweepin' seen an the diyil bit Q
good ever saw IL do. It's the ould sthrect ii
always and always viii be"
rfp DIErY EAsT sfpE
In Peck slip before Soa IL 35 and 81 and In Front
street facing Nos 2iI, 25l and 2sl, mud black
ink remarked.
in Dover dead cat lay opposite No. 81, ami
several pals OF ashes and garbage spilled over
tue sidewalk al Sor. 49, 30 and A..
The gutters In Oliver street, facing Nos. c5. GG and
30. covered with black sliinc from which there
a very percepthle cxhalation The street is
greatly in need Of pavement. the cobhle stone
being uprooted in several places and very unevenly
laid In othcrs. There were ruts nllei with mud AZ
Nos I g3 and g5 and before the latter deep pool of
water ON which about pailful of garbage was
Beating.
John Hogan living opposite here said al "a poe.
streets ike his aEe always neglected II Isn't ~ ucn
y. aihorouiAre, ana ~ " unly the people LIVING
IL who care about whether it il clean or dirty but
thnk thcy ought % b. locked after well other
toks Tor there are some men in this street who pay
agcod deal In taxes in the year
TN Market street. AZ Nos. - aud 81, there II work
'or the scaycngers ia the way Of removing two inn
nenso heaps OF retusn that unlbcr the roadway.
On Jefferson street. at Nos - and s. were over
caded barrels of ashes and garbage.
Montgomery street near its eastern end was con.
tpcuous among the neglected streets. In front Of
No. 40 q large mound of coal dust mingled with
straw and horse manure and deep ruts fnl or Tho
piackcst mud and dirt noticeable before Nos o.
So. 20 and G2.
PROVIDENCE CLEANS soMR sTHIEr.
Aproup ~ men standing IN front of blacksmith's \
th0p ON this street asked how il was 80 much
mud and refuse had accumulated in quiet a thor
onghfare. and one of them replied, ''Well, when
body comes " take 10 away ~ s bound Ia collect
There hasn't been man with q dirt cart down here
In . month of sundays This IL OF the streets
observed another, that they leave to Providence to
clran and Charge 10 the city. IL they hadn such
streets as this 70 tall uack upon thcrc wouldn't be