The New York herald., 1879-07-15
THE CITY'S PERIL.
Streets Encountered with Boxes Of
Garbage and Ashes.
MALARIA BREEDING POOLS.
Official Incompetence Endangering the
Lives Of the Citizens


hesitating whether 1t will go up TO 100. with pesti
lence raging all about them. New Workers. naturally
turn their thoughts the condition OF streets.
and wonder what steps the authorities are taking
toward cleaning the sums and warding off the grim
shadow of pestilence which apparently stands at
our gates ready to spring upon it's first prey-tbe
extremely poor. Tho columns of the HERALD have
borne evidence for many days past Of the
efforts being put forth by the visiting agents
OF the Board OF Health toward ameliorating the
condition of the sick and helpless of the class.
and of providing proper hygienic rules and remedies
tending in the general direction The benevo-
lent of the city contributing literally to 'resh
air. funds that the little OF the poor may enjoy
awhf of country air. and properly organized chari-
ties are giving these schemes the necessary practical
| form, that its benefits may be realized. Several
weeks ago the HERALD caused thorough inspection
Of the downtown wards to be made. far
as the condition of its streets was concerned.
and the localities where the Street Cleaning
Bureau had shown lsxity were pointed out.
That bereau of the Police Department for
reused itself from its usual ethargy. and the abuses
pointed ont We're generally remedied. Alter that
spasmodic effort the Street Cleaning Department
seems to have again lapsed to some extent to its
former easygoing methods. With the great danger
of disease threatening very doors the peo-
pie impatient OF official dercliction and will not
tamey endure it.
CONDITION THE TENTH WARD.
HERALD reporter yesterday made q careful tour
through the Tenth police precinct and found plenty
Of opportunity for the exercise Of the brooms and
ash carts of the Street Cleaning Bureau. The pre-
cinct embraces the territory lying between Norfolk
and Division streets Rivington. and the latter
to Clinton street to Houston. taking the south side
of the latter to the Bowery and thence Division
street. Within this district are an immense num-
ber Of extremely poor families and tenement houses
of the lower order. Grand street, from the Bowery
to Clinton street, was in good condition. The
roadway had been swept and sprinkled and no gar
bage barrels visible. Ludlow street. from
Grand to Division. which is quarter almost exclu-
sively confined 10 Polish Jews. who live III squalor
in the tenement houses which abound there,
found to be- the contrary, exceedingly dirty. On
these two blocks the HERALD reporter counted
forty-seven unemptied barrels or boxes Of garbage
which had stood in the broiling since morning,
emitting death dealing odors.
Said Sergeant OF the Tenth precinct to the
porer:-"We have more trouble to keep this neigh
borhood clean than any other III the precinct The
filthy in their habits and despite our greatest vigil
lance will insist upon throwing their garbage ana
nsa on
place for the people OF this class, and then the
nuisance is greatest: Decayed vegetable matter and
putrid fish poison the atmosphere with their odors,
and much OF this NTH finally Auds frs way into the
street" An inspection OF the neighborhood demon
strated that the officer had not overdrawn tho pic
turc.
FILTHY CUTTERS
Almost without exception the cutters of the streets
throughout the distrilt gave forth scxening odor.
In many places stagnaut waler was found. showing
the necessity Of immediate "hushinu" with Croton
and application OF chloride OF lime. The Board of
Health has the authority to order the flushing OF
there is power IN any department to prevent that
Board from using all the water that may be
quired. Water has however. been often wasted by
the employees OF the Health Board. aud those III
charge the Croton have been unable stop what
seemed to them All injudcious use of It, Why
E.n1f faE
privilege this summer IN not explained, but it IL
sumed that the ina.iequacy OF the aqueduct to per-
form all that is desired OF 1t has had much to- do with
the omission. 1t il deemed of the utmost ilnpor-
cutters sho uld be kept during
present hot weather. and the Board OF Health will
take the matter into consideration ut ITS na1t meet
ing, that il the Street Cleaning Bureau is incom-
petent to keep the cutters clean the hydrants may bc
brought into play
During his whole tour the reporter saw but two
street sweepers ut work. brushing the dust into
piles. One OF these was work in Orchard street,
and the other was met in Houston street, tho
Bowery. But one garbage cart its rounds
encountered. and that one was found engaged in
Canal street. Division street. gathering up tho
street sweepings. The reporter informed, h4w
by persons in different portions of the
district that the garbage carts had passed through
the streets during the morning. aud that The barrels
and boxes had MS a rule been enlptied since that
time however fresh crop OF garbage visible
on all hands. which, fostering in the torrd rays of
the sun was giving forth terribly offensive ef nya
DISEASE BREEDING aARBAGE BAskING
| Essex stree, WAS quite dirty; This especially
true OF the CUTTERS which al its length ned
stagnant water. On each curb many halt flied
garbage and ash barrels. Allen street also found
TO be in filthy condition. but some be
urged tor this locality because of the npossbnity
! Street Cleaning Department do its work
thoroughly owing 10 the building operations OF the
elevated raiiroad " hich there going EI,riuSe
street. which is paved with Belgian pavement.
was found to be toerably clean, which was
likewise the with Rivngton street, a thorough
fare similarly paved. In suffolk street. between
! Grand and Division, the dirt had been swept n,o
piles and there it was allowed to lay or be scattered
by passing vehicles W hie waiting the arrival the
dilstory ashcart man. Clinton street, from Grand
to Houston. very filthy. indicating Enthusiastically
that tine sweepers had overlooked its presence rhe
cutters especially offensive ITS entire leus.th
owing to the sops and stagnant water that had col
lected. and opposite No 1l6 barrel Of decnyed
vegetable matter that had been apparently undis-
turbed Tor hours.
! Houston street, from Clinton to the Bowery, had
been swept. but the sweepings. gathered into
mounds had since been scattered many instances
! by passing vehicles. Here. again was the eiliuvia
from the cutters extensively perceptible. In front
OF No. 12I. two O'Clock in the afternoon.
barres OF hith fed to overlooking and POISONING
the atmosphere all about. A heigbbor told the
porter that 'hey contained the collection since
morning. aud that SINCE then the garbage cart had
not visited the ncighborhood. In front OF No. l53
was another unemptiod barrel; before No. 1863
another. and standing the curb opposite No. III
were two more. hl.ed to overhowng with putrescent
matter.
Both Ludlow and Orchard streets from Grand to
Houston street, showed that th- street had
visited them, but the line of the named
I thoroughsare many boxes and barrels of ashes and
garbage to pe seen. This was also the
with Chrystie street. from one extremity to the
other. The reporter saw barrels of garbage stand
ing the euro in front OF Ncs. 300 22I. 2iG. 2Ul.
ls5, 49, ls9 lIo. I6 li l72, los. l5S, 1885, lG2 Icy
anu at the northwest corner of Broome street. The
number varied from to tour barrels each in
stance at these places. Without exception the re-
ceptacles were full to overlooking. ana gave evidence
I of having stood in the broiling tor hours
I stanton street had the appearance OF not having
been swept ut all Tor long time. Plenty of garbage
boxes decorated its curb lines the entire length.
Delaney street. which has Belgian pavement. pre-
stnted the appearance OF having been recently swept
Broome street. which Ii similarly paved. was also
\ tolerably clean.
Division street was also passably free Of dirt in
the roadway but full garbage barrels boxes.
met the eye aud nostrs OF the pedestrian its
length. from the intersection with Ludlow street
Chatham square
ruE SEVENTEENTH PRECINCT
The Seventeenth police precinct, commanded by
Captain John Mccullough, is the largest,
population Is concerned, In the city of New York.
IL covers. perhaps, not rs much ground as
Iweifth or Twenty second precinct. tar up town.