The New York herald., 1878-08-24
DISEASE IN THE AIR.
The Oity's Atmosphere Poisoned by
Its Filthy Streets.
NUMEROUS PLAGUE SPOTS

n. nves,isaton touching the sanitary condition OF
hose sections OF the city chiefly occupied oy inc
scorer classes was continued by HERALD reporter
vss,sraay Asa result 1t Will be seen that the work
~ the street Cleaning Department, tor which the
property ow ncrs pay literally is carried out in as
gracefully ineieont manner. warrantng the conclu-
uou that II New York should escape an epidemic
of some k,nd before tue advent OF cold weather its
tixeus will be under obligation to the authorities
Tor such exemption.
Forsyth street Tho inventory In this street csm-
prisss twenty barrels OF emptyinas along the TWO
blocks from Canal to Grand street. AT No III is
pan Of swill, al No. 21S can OF swiil, at No 20S
box OF sw at No. 207 box ana barrel OF swil, at
No. 1877 u box OF swi and at No l9s two barrels OF
dirt at Nos l02, l0i. 107, 100, Ill and l9s are
barrels and tubs OF garbage. The block IRON stanton
10 Houston street is very dirty and contains many
puddIes OF foui wafer
Alien street is less uns!ghtly and unsavory. Its
deIinauencies are mild in comparison. Refuse ap-
poars before Nos A. 46, So and 81. No. Al presents
q very dirty front and No 40 reJoices IN a rank
Orchard street.-The block between Houston and
Stanton is marked by foul cutters and filthy side
walks. From Nos. 95 to 100 there 10 garbage Dox or
barrel before every door Pools oil sia.nant water
and maarioug cutters exist near the corner oil De-
lancey street. Al No Ill is barrel OF garbage, at
No 100 The same at No 40 the same and at No. III
swi was found spilled IN tha gutter.
Essex streei.-At the northeast corner oil Grand
street arc three barres oil refuse and dirty gutter
Before No. 60 Is pool OF foul water ut N o. 62 two
barrels box, and at No "a two boxes OF garbage
In front ol tho Police Court are two iron tanks OF
ashes. AtNo rs is box OF garbage, at No S4 four
boxes Nos So, 50, 81 and 80 tour barres, and at
No SO ono cask OF refuse. For the full length Of the
s,roel the gutter On filthy. Al Nos. 1o7
and l4S boxes OF waste; before Nos l03 l07 ana
ve Dsrre Nos i47 ana ise use tubs in
preference 10 boxes or barrels for their overpius OF
ruv o~~,ppvsrxr vu tn
The monotony OF the sckening scene s not varied
by walk along stanton street Most of tho blocks
Dirty cutters prevail at Nos. II, IA, 16 a and AZ
Barrels and boxes OF sw stand before Noe O. IL, ID,
Is A. 81 and 55 No. IS Is an undertakers store ana
No. SO beer saloon Between Them the gutter is IN
n condition. Al Nos "a and 90 are barrels OF dry
refuse, and at No. ia II pile ot DIRT.
The lower part oil Essex street. below Grand, is
ab0ninably foul pile oi sewer nth mas been Kept
the corner OF Essex and DIVISION streets, and the
nastsst kind of refuse put before NOS o. TO- ~ IL
1S and 10. There are nve good sized piles oil hitn IN
Ihe street between Dvsion and Hester and more
sewer hlth the corner OF Essex and Hester.
Rvngton street, for some distance, Is not 80 bad as
Il used be- Nos :, s. T. Is and II arc rich in box
barrel dosposits, ana there Is dirty alley ID the
block OF the bowery, which somebody ought 10
look alter
block from Broome TO Delaney street. very modest
allowance Tor the locality.
TO The found In part before the doors
OF Nos 229 2S2 235 29l 29s 500, 33, 3l5, 316, 3l7
3is, 32l 3Z2 ana $40, where buxe and pans uiyds
$50, 2s2 2s3 employ boxes a. receptacies ald No.
2,4 keeps a barrel Tor the daily emergency Of dirt
Is Defiance The cutters are in wretched con-
The entre Length. Al No. 80 The street has
absorb at leisure The street is slrcwn with vess-
table matter. Al tne corner OF Ludlow some hay
u barrel OF garbage, "a. No. liz one box, and IT NO.
i0S barrels. Garbage also occupies boxes ana
barrels before Nos rs, 81. IS &c. 80 aud &c.
THE RIVER SECTION.
Taxing the area embraced wi,nin The ooundares
oil Eas, Broadway from Catherine 20 Grand street,
with the East River Inc eastern base. the follow
ipR facts were ascertainod:-
. East Broadway, from Caiharins to Grand street,
seems been very recently attended 10, Tor.
etser tnreugn influence OF penteous raiss or the
Isoor Of street sweepcrs and garbage Cleaners The
ance There are some dirty places .peciaIy IN front
OF tenement houses loo, 175 49, Isl, 1885, where
garbage has allowed to sccumu,ats.
Monroe stree, all The way from Cstnarine street 10
Rutgers place, rescnts an almost uninterrupted lire
OF gutter garbage, susn ana NTH The triangle at the
junction Of Monroe and Market streets seems 70 os
used a receptacle for the refuse matter oi good
part OF neignborheod. Tho whole street demands
d thorough overnauliDg by hoe, broom aud garbage
cart. In fro1t OF No. 50 tncre Is a heap Of shiny
slush, and another la front OF No 80 Between J,f-
ferson and Pike streets on NonrVs there 10 An alley
way known as .'Cernam street," at the corner Of
which enormous tenement structure mas just been
pross".; wn.. VII, 8. when s nsrsas Of i.m,ss
occupy the premises may pe told IN the fu iurs
In this immediate vicinity, near another alieywV
which seems 10 be an especial object OF negiect on
the part oil The street swespsrs Primary Schvsl No
30 Is located II any precinct should be kept pure
sud wholesome the dstates oi prudence would inai.
cate should among the fret 10 be looked
alter At the Junction oi Monroe aud Grand garbage
heaps we're found In front OF Nos. 500, 322, 324
BLOCKED CUTTERS
Cherry street, Irom Cathsiins 10 Grand, requires
immediate attention Nearly along the entire reuts
the cutters are nled with garbage and sun which
prevents flow OF the washipgs that come from the
back yards IN the oid-iasn,onea way over the pave
70 the cutters vain eadeav0r 10 reacn the
sewers. In Cherry, Lear Coriesrs, sops are thrown
into the gutter and street promscuousiy. The same
af a n
sewer al OF Cherry and Jackson streets
cloggsd with deUris From No 440 10 No. 473, prem.
ises occupied by tenement houses aud the New York
Plaster Works there are piles OF decaying vegetable
matter and rubbish. Between Cow, rneur and Mont
gomery III Cherry, every unclean thing seems to be
thrown INTO tue street, creating nauseating odor
In Water street there are several bad pincos, but
the principal Que appears 10 DO n tho rear oi Judds
stores, where n coopcragc establishment blocks up
not only the pavement put the cutters with barrels.
No purifying liquid can FIND It's way to the sewer with
these oUs,ructioDs In tue way.
In Madisou street there are some bad spots, par
i,cularIy IN front OF NO ZIG In front OF No. ia
pde OF stones seems to nave been placed tuers =
IN onu umsnt IN mmemoraton OF the Deiuge. A sewer
this point Is OF no earthly use u this obstruction
contInucs 10 interfere with the surface drainage Al
No. 4lO, Grand, refuse m alter has been allowed
TO coheci IN the guier serious impsJimeot 10 ac-
to the mouth Of tue sewer.
Rutgers place, from CLINTON street 10 Jefferson
stress very dir,y place. From No. Ito Ma 20 an
slops aud refuse OF the tenement people seem ~ %
thrown into tue cutters or the middle OF the street
Henry street, IRON Catnsfine TO Grand, appeals for
the hoe aud broom several places SO uoes Kutgers
Dut ike msfkct, tnat pr0tty steep
desceht the river great deal matter
IL carried on with the rains
Hamilton street, from Cathsr to Market street,
presents block conspicuous Tor the garbage in It's
cutters.
At the corner OF Catbarlne and Madison street
sweepings have been allowed to collect a tne mouth
oi tue sewer
In Catbsrne street. from Madison TO Monroe, cutters
clogged with decsying vegetables
The sUrroundings OF Cstharine Market ana the river
front within the district named arc exceptionally
cieaGly.