The New York herald., 1879-03-07
DIRTY 1HOROUGHFARES.
a Good Opportunity for the Street
Cleaning Bureau
WHERE THE BROOM is NEEDED
Immense Heaps of Snow and Filth
on the East Side.

Nov IL the acceptable time for the Street Cleaning
Department to put forth its best energies. and by
making clean sweep of tho whole city name
for itself that will be long and gratefully remem-
bered. great many streets are actually in a hor-
ribe condition. and II left as they until the
warm weather. which is not far distant. may prove
the source Of fatal epidemics. 1t has been
winter and vast quantities of snow have accumulated
in the obscure and usually neglected streets where
II remains. obstructing traffic and forming sub
stratum for all sorts of household garbage. which
minges with 1t mcts and makes most offensive
compound. How much pain will it not spare to
the minds of tho officers Of the Street Clean
ing Department. who are so sensitive to the
criticisms of the press. If they will only
agree to act promptly in placing the streets of the
city In proper condition for the summer season.
Better that this should be done and at than
that time should be allowed to slip by until peril to
the health OF the city is provoked. The Department
must be allowed the credit of having done good work
most of the prominent thoroughfares and freed
them OF their incubus Of black ice and snow, but
II is where the teemng mu,titudes live in tone
ment houses. especially on the east side of town,
that s services. after ALL needed for there
tho real danger lies of allowing dirt to accumulate.
WHERE THE FILTH PREDoMxArEp.
In q random tour the city on Wednesday q
HKnALD reporter took occasion to notice tho filthy
condition of City Hall place to commence with. In
front OF Nos. 4. and largo piles of ashes
and garbage were noticeable. and In front Of
Nos. %. "a and % were perfect hills of dirt
made up OF half melted snow. decayed vegetables.
ashes. bones. old boots and hats Facing ward school
No. % great deal Of dirt lay by the curbstone and
the ash pals were overturned. and their contents
scattered across the roadway Parts of Pearl street
were very offensive. especially at the end west of
Chatham Hfuh ridges of ashes nd refr,
piled top of the uninelted snow drifts were
to be seen opposite Nos. 4s4. asa. 400 and 495.
garbage and snow stood in front OF No. 51O1s. In
Centre street there were numerous eye before
Nos. 54 50, IS and especially In front of No. GA,
boxes and barrels of household refuse were observed
In front of Nos. 11s and lao. and facing No. 265
mound of ashes occupied half the sidewalk. Oppo-
site No. 222 in the street reckless scatter
ing of ashes with ash barrel almost entirely
buried in the midst Of il. Around Centre Mar
ket. on Broome and Grand streets and in Centre
Market place no broom seemed to have been put in
use for long time. The west front of the market
was Uttered with masses of decaying straw and the
OF pulverzed snow mixed in with every sort of
refuse.
RicxLEss rHRowISG OF KURDISH
In front Of Nos 343. $751; 3G1 32l and 375 Mulberry
street the household refuse was thrown reckessly
out on the banks and gave the street hope
lessly unclean appearance. Opposite Nos. 49, l47.
l52 isl and 1903 Leonard street were huge accumula-
tions OF snow intermngled with dirt Of all kinds.
WAGONS were @ drawn up on top & OF these ansayosy
scavenger. Baxter street runaing with mud,
and before Nos. 50, So and GO were great masses
OF ashes and garbage spurng the barrels and boxes
in which they were attempted 10 be confined and
spreading out street and sidewalk In Franklin
and poor woman might be seen with hook in her
hand and baby on her back climbing over tho
ccssive piles OF lh seeking for something of small
value to keep her from starving.
WHERE THERE WE'RE NO DIRT CARTS.
I In Walker street uncared for barrels of garbage
stood before Nos 116. l14 1l2 and 49, resident Of
q M hcon fbera in N
month and that the refuse had been allowed to lie In
the street and was now we'll covered up and mixed
in with the frozen snow. In Hester street before
Nos 202, 207. 1872 and 1877 of decaying straw
were srcwcd about and gave an abjec appearance to
the street % deep mud pdaes ~ Into
swept and ono only fancy when summer
comes to shine upon such plague spots what danger
will be developed?
BLACK LAKES OF MUD.
In Broome street. ridges OF halffrozen mud ex-
tended along in front of Nos 800 3ca and as far as
rels OF garbage overflowing into the gutter.
Part Of Delanccy street was swimming in mud, and
In front OF No. 62 a lake dark as Erebus, on
which o might almost have hoated AS the
melts some of these streets il overiows the
sidewalks. laps over the basement steps and makes
visivto the inmates who live beneath the first story
Orchard street. which happened to be In the inchoate
condition OF street preparing to get paved. and
with all its ancient cobblestone hlcssy
ripped up and scattered about, presented beastiy
appearance.
era) considerable ash heaps were prominent. and on
Stanton street. facing Nos. 95. 81 ~ and 10l. high
Srosstw9ik OF frozen snow with top pa DRESSING OF
extended. very pcrceptible odor ernanatcd from
this unique collection. A great lake of mud ex-
tended on Ludlow street from No. l'2 to 1885, In the
middle of II the proprietor OF adjacent beer saloon
was working like beaver to make a clear passage
way from the opposite side OF the street to hs store
The reporter curiously struck by his look or
mingled fll-humor aud determination and accostcd
him with tho remark that 1t was pretty tough job.
'Vell, shust dnks init you 10 amt no shob for
shildren," he answered, Strengthening himself up
ON the handle OF his shovel 81 waited an vaited"
he continued. for dem feers ss does the shtreet
more an do 1t myself"
"But you don't to get along very we'll.
There's too much work for YOU
Mem. nein: he replied, impatiently; ode work
iss notns, out de tam mud. when shovels II out o
one hole comes back from anoder, and It's mud,
mud all do dimes"
THE ALI~PERvADrNs MUD.
Allen and Division streets being subjected TO OK
cavation and burrowng by the aborcrs of the Metro
poltan IL" road could not be expected to be in q
very orderly condition. but the contrary In
O state of the most deplorabc dirt aud confusion.
III East Houston street. before Nos. 152 1A6 1856 and
l32. long mound of household sweepings extended,
as coal Heaps OF garbage. unable to find accom-
mediation in the barrels designed for its receptacle
strewed the curbstone in front OF Nos loo, ie. il
and 1913 East Twenty-second street. On Second
Nos. ss5, $50. All, lav. As, i57. ies. 500, 5i5
unu OH. On Eaht lWtutJ btfccts DcAoro NOS.
223 2i9 and 22 the street by the curbstone was or
namented with hillocks of ashcs and garbage that
should have been contained IN boxes or bayres. IL
is noted feature of the cold weather. and Especially
when there is much snow the streets. that the
householdcrs neglect the use Of the ash barrels
and garbage boxes and dump their refuse ON tho
snow, hoping the scavengers will come along and
scoop up the whole mass into the dirt carts. de-
fore Nos 3g9 3i9 lla 45i avs 5o9 BIS aud 5l9 East
Twenty xth street wcrc overturned overlooking
ash barrels. and tho curb all along was q mass OF
NTH. Pools OF black stagnant water stood along the
centre of the street and had most uninvitng look
TWO ExcEEDrNoLy DIRTY STREETS
Perhaps the two dirticst streets In the city mp
town on Wednesday were Thirty-scc and Thirty
third, between First and Second avenues. Their
condition was simply disgrncefui. Before No. 800
East Thirtyscco street was great heap OF snow.
mixed up with stable manure, rotten eggs. vegeta
bcs mud and what not Something muen the same
stood before Nos. 30l 302 $40, 3l7 322 331 and J2
Masses of hlthy matter made up Of straw, vcgeta
bcs, broken scuttles, old boots and shoes, bones aud
decaycd meat were strcwn along the street, with in
tcrvals OF black Shiny pools OF water, and and
among all were crowds Uf little boys aud girls play