The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-28
Shocking Condition of the Streets in a
Tenement District.
NOISOME VAPORS.
Piles of Filth and Garbage Fester-
ing in the Cutters.
S T A G. N A Mt POOLS
TarCiy Action Of the Street Clean
ing Department.

Tho Investigation OF the sources OF possible plague
breeding in the various wards OF the city was re-
sumed yesterday by the HERALD reporters. Numer-
Gus cases were again found of neglected cutters,
staguant puddles, Overlooking garbage barrels
and infrequent sweeping Of uncleanly and crowded
streets. There many streets, OF course, that
wero found in uns1ccptionaols trim, bat these hap
pened TO be such well paved and inhabited by
superior class OF residents. Where the poor and
mildly are is whore the Street Cleaning Bureau s
,ectsd TO make itself felt prominent and efficient
SEVENTEENTH WARD.
This Is a large and densely populated ward, extend
ing east from the Bowery and Fourth avenue to
avenue and Clinton street, and north from Rlving-
Ton 10 Fourteenth street. II contains multitude OF
tenemens houses and small private dwellings aud
equal multitude OF small stores of every possible
kind in southern section. In Its northern part 1t
Of tue best streets In the city tor fine
old residences This ward is divded into thirty live
sections and is in charge OF officer james Herman
Third avenue comes through the ward as far as from
street down to sixth and ia also in charge
for that distance of Officer Herman, who is likewise
responsible for the cleaning OF avenues A, and q.
Ofacer Wells has charge OF those portions OF First
and Second avenues within the ward. An investiga-
tion OF the Seventeenth ward thoroughly made by
the HERALD reporters yesterday. Mr.. +. H. Lob
meyer. tobacco manufacturer at No. 81 Rvington
street in front OF swept:-.I don't
actly know. 1t may have been two three days. but
II looks as il II might have three weeks
When they sweep this street don't happen to be
around, and l must only have faith in the state
ment that 1t is swept twice week. 1t
looks pretty decent but ought to have been
here weather and caught the smell that
ioated up from those holes there (pointing to sue
cession ofruts in the pavemen ain the first place,
the street wants cleaning then 1t wants PAVING and
Then be swept every day. We altogether
Neglected down here"
RrvrNGToN STREET.
There were big and little holes in the street from
Chrystie Forsyth, in these Stops, refuse and
sprinkings had collected, giving tho thoroughiare
dirty and unhealthy appearances. In front OF corner
grocery Rvington, Forsyth street, heap OF with
sred and decaying vegetables lay the Sidewalk in
place OF being box or barrel. Be-
tween orchard and Ludlow streets, on Rtvlngton,
several black puddles suggestive OF malaria and pes
silence noticed. The reporter, as ne glanced up
Orchard street, observed ASH cart bong oiled by
busy aborer with the heaps Of dirt piled By the curb
stone showing clearly that the articles the HERALD
have stirred up the Street Cleaning Department
beter performance Of its duties At No. 1l3 Riving
ton street was full barrel
garbage. ON top OF which were turnip and potato
skus bones OF meat and several old battered shoes.
The gutter was In filthy state In front Of No 125.
woman standing by was asked IL 1t WINS always In
that con dtion, and she replied-Thats nothing it's
clean as o kitchen to-day, but you ought TO 500 Il
when Il hasn't been touched for week. This street
gets a lick OF broom about twice q week. whom
they're feeling good. and then 1t won't DO touched for
. week.
An ugly pool OF water noticed before N O. 139,
pile Of garbage before Nos 15l 159 l6l Rvington
street. The gutter in Nos SIS ana 81 Clinton
street held dozen small, deep pools OF dark cen,
stagnant water, into which vegetable
had iailen. conspcuously nthy gutter was seen on
She north side oil stanton street, between Nor iolk
and Clinton, and the same was perceived along the
side OF suffolk, between stanton aud East Hous-
In Norfolk street, at No. 1857, a full garbage box
stood on the curb and little way out the street
was an onensive neap OF appeared be manure.
Mr. Won Roder, oil No. 1851, said;-"rbey take and
sweep heap OF dirt like That and leave there Tor
three or four days In the meantime ono OF these
furniture wagons rolls all about
Then 10 be swept all over again, and is lett
three four days before II Is taken away, but
to rain all that heap OF Is washed
down the guier IN front OF somebody eiss's place.
Sometimes they sweep tnis street about the
week and sometimes they don't toucn 1t for whole
week. The garbage carts come nj different hours OF
the night and often 30 late that have to put
second and third barrel TO hold the garbage L.
from being thrown IN street. The garbage carts
didnr como regularly soas tine ago, but ihey do
now"
STAINED STANTON srRggr.
In front OF Nos. 1873 and 1875 stanton the street
extrsmey black, vel anu airy, II IL had been lrst
covered with coal dust and then showered from a
sprnkling cart All these streets need cleaning evefy
day. as they contain tenement houses, JUNK shops.
small and al kept bulcnors' and grocers' stores,
second hand clothing stores, aud all that col
lection trading places which In the poorer
distrcls are as indispensable they difficult
TO keep clean and lidy. Tho upper part Of Essex
street, which is within the Seventeenth ward, was
IN great contrast 10 the lower part ~ being IN SO
much more superior STATE OF cieGniiness.
"a STATE OF STREET SWIFT TWICE WEEK
Charles Boetlger OF No. 200 East Houston. said
sfsa l.fh tr. grlo adj fHt
week aud the garbage removed every night he was
asked 70 account Tor The diriy appearances OF The
week, and he said, "Wei. II does look rather bad,
but wouidn's IL awful n u DOLLY swept once
week, The same AS hear II is Ia some strce,s2 IL
looks dirty because u amt properly swept They
should sprinkle 10 before they begin sweeping, and
but they drive moro than hall OF ~ right on top OF
u.s. anu then We have got 10 sprinkle the street our
selves to keep us from being smothered."
AT Nos 1Sl and 179 Essex two laden
sarbnge barrels surrounded by tho remains OF two
shattered coal scuttlcs aud two diiapda,ed haas,
which Will serve M an Identifying mark TO tne oiicer
goes In quest OF this NUISANCE. The beginning OF
First avenue at Houston street has a long unswopt
appearance. NOBODY In tho neig Dorh could tell
when they had seen broom on ~. .sOn, - said an
Irish laborer seated q coal tin, sswhat DO they
want wasIin' their time thers7 sure they'l get no
credit for sweepn' dirty ould avenue Ike this bet.
Ter let them 70 whore the dacent quantity viii soc
them workin' and where they may pick up tho price
of drink"
In front OF j. Boben's, No. 80 First street. was an
ovcrladen pai OF dscayed ssnerkrau sausage skins,
and pungent smell. Mr.. Bonien said the garbage
regularly taken away IN the evening and the street
cleaned "two times "A week F"
Facing No. 2l4 Cnrystie street was an odorous COL
lection Of garbage of all Kinds, with top dressing Of
red and matocs The gutter, street and gar
page pais boxes barrels IN 'front.' OF Nos IL, 10
and Is Stanton street made up pctuze Of dirt aud
neglect IL would DO hard TO avoid noticibE
.'-4f.a SLOW WORK
Fourth avenue, below Fourteenth street and above
Tenth yesterday, was found swept but the dirt not
away Plies OF DIRT aed both sides oil tue street
but there dirt TO remove thom, 70 mat
with the immense rafnc Of that thoroughfare The
collected sIil would soon DO scattered again. just
below she avenue. In Tenth street, Is a spot which
closely resembles patch rom a farmers barnyard.
II 10 very apparent to the eyes and the nos.
triis but nobody could be found IN the neehborhood
who would acknowledge ever having seen II Defore
Going further the street on his tour Of nspec-
lion the HERALD reporter met cart marked III. ID I"
A. the Intersection OF Rutheriurd place. mau was
anRnQan hhoveIing the sWeopinRs from The street