New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-21
WHAT WAS ENDURED YESTERDAY.


The light snow that fell yesterday morning,
and melted a.. soon as it had fallen, mostened once
more the dirt that bad Lin in the streets OF this
city fer long tmc and made mud OF It. In many
places the mud was already thick that IL had not
dried up since the rains Of last week But wherever the
streets had become passable since that time
they again made Shiny and h'thN py 'n'
added nothing appears To have been
towrad cleaning the streets in the lower part OF '"o
city streets there 10 Is true heaps
dirt piled the curb; but In the lev INSTANCES
where anyone could be found that remembered "heh
these piles made. they dated u very
many DAYS back During this time these heaps
had been lett untouched. except that by the
constant travel aud through them they were graou-
ALLY 3, itius redstrituel over the pavement NO one
conlf where the dirt and refuse thus piled ny
had been tx II, for TIE nav mont near them was as
dirty possible To conceive indicating fresh
accommodation Of dit since ,he piles were made.
Al south ana Beekman-sts. there was circular heap
Of SHINY mud no less tran feet ia width. extending
from the gutter well out toward tho middle OF the way
pipe veGder. whose stand by H. aid 1t was made
fourteen ago. The cutters in broadway were filed
with mud throughout almost the entire length Of the
street one needed long legs TO get from the side
walk 20 The roadway which was slippery win pasE
mixture. The sidewalks we're Shiny. causing persons
walked TO slip frequently. and making iocom"o""
constant aud unusual strain upon the muscles. onh-
bus horses frequently slid inches on all four Ieet
while cuarayorinG 10 stop. ,s., -,
The streets downtown were so covered Win huu
"a ~ resemble country roads Sprug-time. Nassau
and Wa-ss. contained many ol lie htips Vi uis' ~.
fired To- ~nicn were cu ano sprs"u ~ lcse menus
wheels. Ia soue OF the h"IivW'I rec. o ,,,rs
ppslfd against ihc curb and ioot OF h ,,
upon he sidewalks lying there two inches deep. al
tou~t was IN even a dlsgruceful condition IMAM
Grca: piles oi co lected hth moisened 20 tis
nl mud. lay AT some OF the co4ucfS Whc
wsik. AZ Fulfon and Wnha there is an iron side
walk win raised projections 20 guard against slipping
cavereS MIN d,rt vvhie1 has fllei M all the
,- yvap 10
Decides The Onnibisses. wAich swng vloert against
the curts a. thev are driven rapidly down futon-st,
throw tae mud from tie streets upon the sidewalks
THIS Mul. aud the water that lies IN pools are OF an
thai ordinary brushing can hardly remove. They stain
the clohtcs. and the stains remain after brushing
SCENES AROUND FULTON MARKET.
AZ the lower end Of Fulon-st., where sidewalk mar
bet has growing lately. opposite Fulton Market.
the cutters filled choSed with mud and garbage,
consisting ~ fruit vegetables old gunnyhacs ond bar
rel hoops. Barrels filed with ashes and Others with
garbage stand fun and OVERLOOKING, the dust blown
freely by the wind. Profanc pedestrians heaped
the wind tue mud the flying ashes and the
management OF the Stroet-Cleanrng Bureau. In one
place, from which barrel has been removed, pud-
die 81 g,rbage-stained water stands in sort
OF crater IN the mud Ash-bariels have
been dumped the gutter and the sewers and passages
are ehoA' up. leaving the "a iefs stagnan IL was
days, and Ae barrels had not been emlticd Tor TWO
In the upper part OF Broadway the cutters con.
finuouslv full OF mud. there thin covering a.
dir the TIiti-aye. below Iwenty-i bird
st, was almost rs dirty as some OF the down-own
stTrct-
and Grand-sts. were ali uncleaued ana covered win
thick mud, whoh was not even swept IA piles IN only
could The efforts Ofsweepcrs be detected
A few heaps appeared IN FRANKFORT, Bleecket biOoie
and Nuth-sts, but vehicles were rapidly dis
A. one passed up Mulberry-st. the prcxnn-
Ity OF Central ONCE Of Police Department was
block between East Houston and Beeckefsts the con-
itou a. hr pavement WAS such that not even the most
Commissioners have their offices the Duld-
idSewi'e Last seventeeniht in the vicinity OF the
stable Of the sreei-C eaDins bureau was in condition
much superior to thar OF adjacent streets &ud OK Otner
on ,hc West SIDE the part OF the cry around Wash
ington Market has hltny streets as one may attempt
wind and increasing GOODNESS dried ard hardened
much OF the mud, and made the streets
became dry enough TO without getting covered
with muG for The first time in two wecKs; aud the wld,
etreefs which the and wind had access, dri9d
very fast Tue narrower streets, however ana thO~t
until T" very ' late. Should heavy fall of snow
occur all this underlying dTt wouid furnish
manufacture large quantity OF that eranulaed
mixture 20 familiar to Ncw-lorkers-half snow. hat
dirt aEd refnse-whlca mcits very slowly and metlht
and then ing leaves behind nlthy dust 10 be blown
into the faces Of pedestrians.
MAYOR COOPER HAS NOTHING To SAY.
Mayor Cooper was asked yesterday II the fact tina
the very dirty had been called TO his aen
tiOn.
Wen. yes he SAID. in his hcsitatiug way; 81 sup
pose they pretty dirty"
DO propose taking official notice OF this fact 7"
Well don't wish TO say any thing about the matter
"Itis matter Of interest whether or not you expec
60 take any action"
a. don't want 10 say anything. am not in The habi
OF telling beforehand what propose TO do"
But Mr. Cooper" continued the inquirer. =" You re
moved Mr. Nichols neglect In cleaning the streets
aud II matter OF interest what you intend doing VIII
Mr.. Macl.ean."
Bui the two cases are not parallel" said the Mayo
burried,y. When Mr. Nichols removed, Their
were great piles OF ashes which bad remained Ions
time O5stucting the streetsbut don't 10 any
thing about the matter"
MI. MacLean seen at his house. No. II GrameTcy
Park last evening" but refused To say anything there
about the streets, preferrng 10 be seen his ohc,
during the day When tod that he had been sought there
during day without success. he pleaded engage
Inen and stated that he could be al the Police
Headquarters Today. II was said last night that lie hae
private detectives employed 10 look after build
who had permits to Obsruct che streets ana that t
would clam that they we're In the certain streets
could not be cleaned.