The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-18

from seventh avenue 10 NOrtn River, Win Occ8-
sional exceptions in the best streets. offensive
stencnes prevailed. and evidences of their
origin lay at every footstep, Fifteenth street
I looked II II had not broom
Stree winter shook his iccles or Twenty feet west
of the house in Twentieth street two ample
air In the three blocks of Eighteenth street be-
tween seventh avenue and Tenth. there were eleven
heaps of filth. made up of rotting cabbage. ashes.
on this street near Eighth avenue said,
talking the subject. '"There is nothing
house dirt out in the streets. and there ii remains
fostering in the until half the children in the
are sickened byit. Now. look at thst 1t has been
you see i for a week reeking. Last night
TO it, It's a pity they don't put couple
of these commissioners IN cages and roll EN- up
No one could be found in Twenty-frst or
Twenty-second street. from Seventh to Eighth
avenue who had any sweeping done in either
of those streets for week past. Though good
streets, with handsome houses on them, they were
shamefully dirty. stencil rose on the air at
Eighth and Twenty-fourth street that
arrested the passer by and brought his hand
kcrchief to his eyes in twinkling 1t appeared
to be caused by accumulated rotting matter
and moisture and panied the eye well as the nose.
grocer the corner said it had been there all the
like an attempt to dislodge it visible and it is
most likely the grocers prophecy would prove true.
The avenue itself had been washed clean, part by
the previous rain Of the night before, but what the
centre gained by the deluge the cutters and other
places suffered. "Ah you tink dots pat" said
a barber "vell, you COON ub my blaze unit scmell
him. tolt you he COON strong. He haefe green
schoom mitt his tob. Unit, my Got, dot fys he
make! OF l shaves man shust got t keep der
razor nit one hand und fan mitt der oder. Sthreet
schveepn? Dots sthreet eahn alone; dots what he
is don't see kard in dree weeks" Twenty fl tn
a fortnight old Pools OF water stood here and
there fu ming in the sun. Large barrels, overlooking
with garbage ana ashes stood IN front Of Nos az as
the carts would be along some time after Tuesday.
sHAMEEULLY DIRTY. ss
walk OF block along Seventh avenue that was
passaby free from anything strkngly offensive led
to one of the most deplurably filthy streets the dir
test city in the world could boast Twenty sixth
bered by carts, wagons and other vehicles drawn up
on one side OF the street. Some of these are in
They offer, in consequence. most convenient
resting place for the gathered refuse of the street
and it is heaped beneath in masses. No disturbing
hand or broom or cart has come that way for weeks
and. according to the opinions OF the residents on
both sides OF the way no such phenomenon Is likely
to appear for some time to come. blacksmith said
he thought some of the filth in Twenty.sxth street
would last until next year. The summer would pass
away without its having been disturbed and winter
would come with coating SHOWS, and they. OF
course. would lend new matter: He laughed ut
the ide OF sweeping: eSs ne said 1--WE
broom, toiling laboriousy through the street and
doing his best to get through the time not the
little brushing he does is merely pushing the dust
into the cutters We remember him here as a thing
seen In QreAm WITH MS unnOly looking cart,
that leaves the impression OF a nightmare.
Find something else to talk about That's
unsavory subject" Broken boxes. teeming with
rotting garbage were freq nent along the edges of
both sidewalks. No one had any hope of parting
with them at early day. The one In front of No.
All would furnish foul smell enough for any ordl-
nary block in another part of the town. Twenty
seventh street, from seventh avenue to Ninth ave.
nue. was not 80 bad as Twenty sixth but it had not
been swept in some time and WAS much in need Of
the brush.
PLENTY OF srAaNANT POOLS.
/ An abundance of pools of stagnant water were
scattered through Twenty eighth street. They were
evidently left by the storm of the day before and
promised well sog the ,usu re-. seyern were aO.ng
ana more aggressive with time. Opportunity they
will undoubtedly have. unless the house
for the. bureau has evidently forgotten all
about the existence OF that part OF the
city. An itnerant apple vender said these his
best Streets they bought the merchandise to
sweeten the smell. "Its bad here, he added, ''but
take turn in the colored quarters across the
hue. The people are clean. too. yes. and very
orderly aud quiet. but their streets are never
cleaned but of course this remark will hold good for
| the entire town outside OF the CENTRE"
| The west side OF Seventh avenue much in need
of attention. The rain had carried all the filth to
very With the
out others were mingled that came from the garbage
boxes in front of Nos 346 $50. 376 and still other
| avenue. The block between Thirty-fr and
Thirty-sccond streets was in disgraceful state,
calling forth denunciations from the resident popu-
lation the authorities. 1t would be impossible to
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