The New York herald., 1878-11-23
THE STREETS.
LOCALITIES WHERE THE STREET CLEANING
nIfRrAu HAVE A FIPIn FoR OPERATIONS


BUREAU HAVE FIELD FOR OPERATIONS.
The rain storm of yesterday may have been of some
auxiliary service to the Street Cleaning Bureau in
streets up town. but in many Of those down town
where business carried it appeared to be OF little
benefit Fulton street. between Church and Washing
ton. had small mounds of mud and ohal scattered
along its surface at frequent intervals and in the
neghborhood of Washington Market might be seen
large heaps OF decayed fruit, intermxed with horse
manure aud various kinds of refuse
Dey street not so bad but it would look all the
better for being swept, and Corandt street, between
Greenwich ana West streets marked by occasional
piles OF garbage Liberty street, between the same
blocks. conspicuously dirty and Cedar, between
Greenwich and Broadway, Uttered with filthy
straw and manure.
Albany street. extending from Greenwich to West,
has very old and pavement full OF ruts in the
middle aud difficult to clean. Morris is another street
that badly needs both paving and cleaning and is at
present in disgraceful condition. South William
street on Broad is place of considerable business
but it to be greatly neglected and cannot have
broom in a month. Hanover street, another
busy quarter has been equally overlooked and needs
the attention OF the Department Of Public Works rs
Well the Street Cleaning Bureau. Fletcher street.
of Pearl. II wrcchedly paved and Patt street is III
about the same condition.
rHE DIRTY STREET PAR ExcELLENcE.
neglect. The variety of rubbish that might have
been there yesterday perfectly bewildering.
There was great quantity Of old hats and boots
torn linen broken baskets, barrel hoops and heaps OF
decsyed vegetables and sops of all sorts. The
paving broken here and there, and mud
pudlcs throwing out unsavory odor were to be
met with at every few feet Children by the score
In front OF almost every tenement. playing in
the dirt and looking no cleaner the itself
Drunken sailors rolled of the sidewalks and splashed
the hlthy water all around them. and slatternly
and ,fia1
the contents Of various household vessels over the
curhstone. when the street last cleaned it would
be difficult to say. and judging from its appearance
yesterday II might have been year ago.
WHERE THE BROOM Is WANTED.
Dover street requires cleaning and paving and
james street II in most offensive condition, with
heaps OF uncolected garbage strewed along both sides
of IL. Its pavement is OF the most Objectionable
kind aud is as rough u mountain road Pike and
Rutgers streets, where tenement houses abound and
thc small boy is multiplied al infnitum, are sadly
overlooked. and appear il they had not been swept
in decade Jefferson street is not alone wretchedy
paved. but Is filthy besides The east end of Madison
street H. black with mud. and Essex street between
Canal and Ryington is lined with garbage that over
flowed from inadequate pals and barrels.
On this street the tenement houses swarm
with people and # amy street demands being well
such that wonder the wayfarcris struck by the
sickly looks OF the and children he encounters
therein. The pavement is even worse than most OF
those composed OF cobblestone and pools Of sagnant
formed that will remain until either frozen
over by the winters frost dried up by the sum
mer's sun Ludlow street which il only one block to
the west and is also street OF tenement houses is
quite in contrast 70 Essex. for the that it is
paved with trap block and 10 thus more amenable to
the broom OF the scavenger.
THE SAME KIND.
Orchard street. where the inhabitants swarm like
bees. needs attention much a. any street in the
city. The heaps OF garbage scattered across the
stroet had very offensive appearance to the eye.
People In the street seemed at loss to remember
when they last II swept. Allen areos, in parts.
was i'm no better condition suffolk, Clinton and
Attorney streets need looking after The lower end
tsf(s srnf ~ curbsfoues n A filthy
state Eidrdge Delaney and Rivington streets, all
well inhabited and the more necessary 20 be kept In
good sanitary condition, have evidently been with
out n visit from the broom brigade for some time.
Stanton First aud second streets. and the south end
Points. singular 10 say. were In better condition
than any Of the places just mentioned, owing prin-
cipay 10 the excellent pavements that have been put
down there. Greenwich street, between Liberty and
the Battery. In In certain places dsgraceful. The
garbage overfiows the boxes and barrels, and the
even pavement makes receptaries for liquid sush Of
all kinds. Here. too, there L. considerable tenement
house population. whose health il constantly In pcrl
from such state OF things
CAPTAIN GUNNER ON THE REPORT or THE CON-
MIssIoxERs OF ACCOUNTS.
The report Of tho Commissioners Of Accounts
tMessrs. John H. Mooney and l.. HoweD on the exami.
nation Of the Affairs Of the street Cleaning Bureau wS
published in the HERALD yesterday morning. and In
reference that report HxRALD reporter called on
ing Bureau. in the afternoon. He found him 1t the
stables foot Of East Seventeenth street. busiiy en-.
gagged In directing his subornates and arranging his
business for the day. The Captain. in response the
reporters inquiries. III have rssd tho rcpor,
cf the Commissioners Of Accounts, but do not see
anything rejecting the department far / am
concerned. II there is anything rcAccting on the
department that is between the Mayor and tho Com.
missioncrs. All know is that A. long have
had charge the department has been conducted
properly and according TO the rules laid down for
.The report alleges Captain. that while the depart
ment claims there Is shrinkagc of thirty three per
cent between the times when the material collected
and when IL In carried away In the the hest
authority says the shrinkaee does not amount to
fye per cent
to the exact percentage; but do know there IL .
great shrinksgc and IL there shrnkage Of ninety
ve per cent II would do harm to the city. for the
most of the stuff collected IL rubbish and good for
no purpose whatever. There is not load. though.
that is not Tailed by inspectors who arr sworn To
make afh,iayts To their returns. The afidayits
all file in the Office OF the Chief Clerk and are open
tor inspection at any time"
In reference 10 the discrepancy In the books 10
the number Of cubic yards Of material collected and
the number carried away in the scows the Captain
answered that there sny book Of record kept
i'm the department in which the material collected
registered in regard to the number of cubic
yards. The record was simply as 10 the number of
loads The hired carts expected TO bring in from
nine to fourteen loads day, according 20 the dis
they have to receiving - per day and the
department carts, which are much larger. bring In
nine loads daily. the drivers receiving ~ u.
Talking about shrinkagc." said the Captain. sud
denly every often we have 10 send the carts to the
House Industry and similar places 90 carry away
lot of old straw Now. what does that amount 20 In
cubic yards when thrown the scowsy And then
look Mt the difference between dry and vet weather
What does mud amount to when II dries upr Why.
one horse pointing TO one Of the department carsl
would pull that fun Of dry stun while IL would take
four to pull 1t full Of mud"
CRY FOR WATER
SOME .'wELL REGULATED" STREETS WHERE NOT