The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28
WORK ON THE STREETS.

FILTHY CONDITION OF THE FIRST WARD, SOUTH
FIFTH AVENUE AND orHEg STREETS.
The sectional system oil sweeping the streets re-
NAMED In suspense yesterday, but, in accordance
with the announcement made last week in these
columns the ''waId gnnes'' were put to work to
South, Fulton, West, boy, Greenwich, Barclay,
Murray and other down town streets. which too
much encountered during the week with heavy carts
and trucks to be swept in satisfactory manner All
these streets were in wretchcd condition and when
tho sweepers stopped work last evening there at
least slight appearance OF Improvement The
sectional system rs not to DO applied these over
crowded streets, which will mainly depend for their
cleanliness upon this Sunday sweeping Tho piles Of
dirt IN tho First ward enormous
that 1t took no less than nlteen carts to
remove them, which gives fair idea Of
the quantities that accumulate this locality during
one week. IL Is quito evident that these streets
require something moro than sweeping per week
on Sunday, and that the night cleaning which sup
posed to be carried once twice week is TAR
IRON thorough. Yesterday being Sunday The street
Cleaning Department could also have work
TO clean othcr streets whcn, they aege, are too
crowded during The week TO DC satisfactorily swept.
Take South Filh avenue for Instance, which Is filthy
III tile extreme and strewn wlh garbage and refuse
from END to the other Why could II not hnvo
boon swept yesterday In tnis street tho Police
Department would do well 10 place SPECIAL policeman,
whose duty should .oley be to prevent the throwing
oil garbage upon the street, and ~ arrest necessary
all Offenders. The building OF tue Elevated Railroad
upon South Futh avenue can Afford no excuse Tor
leaving the street in this foul CONDITION. Yesterday
that work WAS wholly suspended and gang OF men
could nave oilcctuully cleaned II.
SECTIONS oPnNEp.
Some extensions arc proposed TO DO made to the
sectional system during tue week, It hoped that
Commissioner Nichols VIII delay no longer tho
thorough cleaning OF every block OF Third avenue
where the foundations Of The Elevated RAILWAY are
completed. II Is Intended TO mako new section OF
the locality round Police HeauQuarters embracing
Mott Elizabeth and neighboring streets, winch ara
q GOOD uplV mn ~ lhA mil euta-
ing the Blocker street swcepers might easily add
his inspection district. Another section which 1t is
proposed to create is Irving place, which could DO
Inspected by The policemen now In charge OF the
lower portion OF Fourth avenue. The question Of
sweeping FUN avenue by the now system Is
under consideration The residents prefer to have IL
swept at night, AS Is done al present. wno the police
think they could clean tho avenue more enectuay by
laying it out sections like the other avenues 1t Is
certain that the appearance Of this fashionable alter
spectacle OF numbers swcepcrs plying the CIR brooms
and DIRT CARTS picking up the refuse and rafting oil
another section, ana there is no doubt tia. l
rorlcRMES's REPORTS.
Under the new system II ie manifest that tho ell
cheney OF the street cleaning Will greatly depend
me honesty and stricness with which the polcen men
make their Reports OF tho manner In which each
sweeper pcriorms his duty, always provided, OF
coure, that reports OF ineicency neglect are 10
be followed by dismissal Ia reference to the state.
msnt OF COMMISSIONER NcGos that bad men are con-
stapty being suspended dismissed, CON plant -
stl being made by certain resdent t. tina, these men
the department. From to-day tho poIicemen IN
charge OF Tho sectional street cleaning will DO pro-
vded with printed forms oil reports winch AS toll
lows.-
Report of Patroman -, Of - precinct. Detailed To
inspect street cleaning, eGding o'clock r. NJ -
Below this follow seven columns which are to be
filled out. FIRST, number OF section aud Of tho
sweeper second, name OF the sweeper; third. num-
Dor vi cart fourth, number OF loads nth and sixth
performance oil duty, whether well or In sweeping
anu IN cartng; seventh, remarks. There Is TINS
printed loot Lote-
NorE Reports to be signed by tho officer making tho
veiope sealed and delivered to tho
ing Superintendent, ut his Office, before O'Clock T. NJ
each day
This note requires explanation. Hitherto n great
difficulty mas been TO make the cart perform
their duty honestly driver, Tor instance, who was
required TO denver three loads at The dump take
only tue rst from tho winch he was
assigned aud make up the rest by filing cart with
dirt from the Immediate neighborhood OF the dump.
Tho stun would thus Sui cucumber the avenue or
street IN question: whilo tho driver would, neverIhe-
less, receive credit for days work. BY tue sys-
tom OF 'dunp checks" ~ Is Intended W estab lish
careful record OF the loads taken away from every
section by certain driver and OF those delivered by
HIM at the dump IL tho two tally IL Ia TO DO accepted
us proof thai ne mas honestly performed his duty.
IL remains 70 be seen whether tue drivers then IN
not hit upon some new trick TO cheat tho city and
leave tho heaUs Of dirt that have boon swept to-
ecthcr in expectation ot their night ia tho
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