The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
PLACUE-DREEDING STREETS.
Filthy Condition of the Down
town Thoroughfares.
REFUSE NOT REMOVED.
List OF the fragrant Violations of the
Sanitary Code.


is an important consideration for all classes citi
sens. That they are not in SO bad as In past
seasons may be ascribed chiefly the forces OF ma
ture, which to an uncommon extent aided and nigh,
be said almost to have superseded tho abors of
the Street Cleaning Bureau this summer. Tho
heavy and frequent rains. sccomps ned by
vigorous winds, swept tho city more enec-
tually than all the brooms OF the bureau,
still there are streets OF the city which require daily
and constant attention. especially where the DRAM
ago Is defective and tenement houses abound. The
rain cannot BIO depended on for thoroughly cleaning
such streets nor for carrying away the rapidly
muiated boxes and barrels OF garbage that decom-
pose SO quickly under August sun. The rain
docs It's SHARE but II is too much to ask II to do ALL
EXPLORING DowSrowy srxEErs
All that section OF the city south OF Chatham
square and extending from river 10 river
piored yesterday by HERALD reporters and
count OF the condition OF the streets and the
mutation OF garbage and dirt heaps noted down. West
Of Broadway, on Fulton street, extending 10 New
Church street, thirteen heaps OF unsolicited dirt were
counted In front OF No. 164 large zinc barrel
full OF heterogeneous refuse Between New
Church and Greenwich on Fulton street, no sweep
ing OF tho residents stated. had been done
two days. Tho sidewalk III front Of Benecke's (the
butcher at No. 1884, was 10 a filthy state ana unaer
two wagons standing before Nos pa and 2ls were
several dry scattered heaps Of horse Further
west, one block, tho street had evidently been
touched wit b . broom for several days. Mr. Lawson,
of No. 234. said csrboiic acid had been spilled
n the gutter by she curbstone that morning to
disinfect, as he supposed. the atmosphere
In front OF No 1874 Greenwich street barrel OF gar
bage Stood composed Of grised bones decayed vege-
tables and sausage skins. Tho SUMS rays evolved "a
smell from this that permsated tho atmosphere half
block away. Two more, al tho hour OF two O'Clock
the day. with the hst and hyn in the heavens
stood exposed in front OF Nos ao7 and 1S9. three In
front OF No. ITO aud one opposite No. III.
On the south side of Dey, between Greenwich and
West streets, and in front OF some large wholesale
fruit houses, was a quantity OF decaycd apples
mixed in with horse manure, that gave out often.
svc odor in the warm air.
PLACES THAT NEED LOOKING AFTER.
Between Willard rrcmaine's, No TIA washirgto
street. and the depot Of the "Great Malarial Antidoe
is aleyway leading to some workshops In tho
Of the block that urgently needs cleaning out
and d.sinfscting. The stables at Nos. 100 and 1874
used up ana decayed fodder across The stree. Be-
tween Adam Gorknards,s barber shop, No. lal, and
Dr.. Mauriceau's office, No. 129 Liberty street, Ia
. tenement .rOokory Looking through an In
IN the al.ny '' condition Of ' sSs passage
inside the cause of the vile edors that sireamed
women In unkempt hair and attire swslteripg
washtubs, In front OF u dismal back ound Of
OF Cedar AID Greenwich streets the mouth OF the
sewer Vas gOrgsd and a pool OF stagnant water had
collected before IL From TINS and from tho base
tween Broadway ana Greenwich street, dts greeabe
odor arose and made itself felt IN the nostrs OF pass
ers by.
In front OF No. 70 New Church street was big box
OF garbage, made up OF shreds Of meat aud BONE de-
cayed bread and vegetables old rags bits OF glass and
other household refuse
CARRIAGE ALONG GREENWICH STREET
tho liz Green wIch street SIC God iull open barrel
of garbage, box half full In front Of No log, very
full box Ac,ng the entrance 10 the house
No 90 on the same street, box full ana open At No.
"a, at No. 81 and AZ No. "a . large and particularly
offensive collection. Boxes moderately fuI Of garbage
were noticed ~ Nos q, 10. IA ana %
UGLY SIGHTS ON WASHINGTON srRExr
Al No. IA Washington street there "a Dig box OF
garbage, around which halt dozen snutty faccq
boxes ana a little moro cleanliness expended tho
stables AT No 20 would improve the surrounding At
inSips Streets exn,b..S broken stree. paVsm.ns IN
several places ana pools OF black, stagnant wator,
from which punsen. aroma Was sent up
At No. % West street q big box iull and reeknR
with garbage was posed TO tho meridian SUI. Ia
front OF Nos 10 ana Fl were three barrels OF the Same
and one opposite TO No. IT,
Carlisle street, Ike Morris, had its street pavement
broken IN several places and the breaks were iull
OF water the color VI turtle soup, but quite ira
grant. Children played in the filthy curb cutters
and women their launches In the doorvays and
looked ou with indifference In these narrow Streets
whore tho breeze has temptation to enter the heat
aud smell IN the small confined tcnsments arc simply
overpowering on hot day.
MANURE HEAPS
In Bridge street, near Tho Battery, may be seen, In
what is called Bridge street court iour huge manure
stsgSant gutter. IL seems that farmers come about
once week and remove the heaps, but In the mean
undoubtedly prove a frui,lul source OF epi-
dcmical malaria IN congeniai season. Those
s'a0lss are opposite No n0sss Bridge sre'' and and
gutter is niled with dry water, Tor uarch the
adjacent opening to the sewer affords no convenient
outlet IN consequence OF IT'S improper construction
Ihs front o, MiLiclsdorl's establishment and ad.
joining saloon are upsavory from oarroom eoris and
garbage At the corner OF BRUCE ana State streets
the approach to the sewer Is ciUsged by a mass OF
festeriug matter, wnicn. as policeman tod the
porter had been there sever since the last rain
Pcsrl street, IRON the Battery to whncnali street,
is occupied by tenement houses with the usual con-
comitAuts-siush and garDage--in the CUTTERS. Upon
come along very often" The front of tenement
house NO 10 Is especially Data nlny mass OF decay
Ing vegetables aud sreenisn and sny sum
Al the corner OF state and whitehall streets, imme
diasly opposite the northeast corner OF the Battery
ana dlrsetiy underneath tho structure OF the New
York Elevated Railroad Company, a mass Of ntn mas
accumulated OWING the oostructons IN the cutters
placed there BY the empo, es OF the above company
and Atlantic avenue ferries. an inoieraDc nuisance
always exisis after heavy rain, Tor the water lies
there Ike oul pond for hours and days, the sewers
not being Of sufficient capacity or construction 10
carry ~ OF
sos,h streer rear OF the Eastern Hotel, shows
symptoms OF Inaitenton, and unless the garbage Is
soon cleared away may accumulate to serious ex
tent
A. the corner OF Front and tn the vicinity Of the
Produce ExeDang Moore streets the cutters are very
bad, some OF the merchants nnding u necessary 10
cover The cutters with CHLORIDE OF lime ~ q disn.
tectant.
Al Broad, corner Of Bridge street, stsguant pools
At lecting where the wooden pavement has been
renewed preparatory to laying down granite pave
meut.
slooo street, from Broad to Beaver sadly needs the
street cleaners attention. ln1ront of No. - lot OF
dec-ying vegetable stun has been thrown, and the
sulltrs all along need a thorough cleansing
ABonINATIoNs.
Cuyier's alley, or That part OF u which runs from
WAFER 10 From street, aVonin tble la It's hltbincs
seems never to nave been cleaned since u VS. ade
q pubitc passat eway. Ihis ~ nue. OF pestil, ntial
odors front oi H. ). Carr 20. = store
No. So Water street. aud Is 1anged by ArbucsIe
Brotners spice mills, Nos. "a, 56, 5s and 90 Front
street. II may seem strange tnat unpleasant odors
should arise rom The vicinity OF spice mills, but
sometimes extremes meet and TINS - case IN pouI
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