New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-09
4 CITY or BAD PAVENEYTS.
avis REsuLTNG FRoM rHEM.

EVILS RESULTING FROM THEM.
INJURY CAUSED TO NEw-YoRK BY DEFECTIVE Paw
rNG-rHE PLAN 10 EErAyE PIFTH-AvE.
The agitation over the unclean streets of the
city and the high death rate has caused Of the
members OF the Society " Civil Engineers 20 unite In
proposing that action be taken secure better
pavements for tho city. The Board Of Health has called
attention to this subject several occasions and stated
that great deal Of the sickness IN the city Is undoub
edly caused by the bad pavemcnts These allow the
filth 10 gather In holes and between the paving stones
when sOaks into the ground, and under the warm rays
OF the sun, aud especially after rain storm 10 vtines
the atmosphere. In tho tenement house districts the
children 1--we almost altogether IN the street which n
their playground. They breath this poisoned a,mos
phere which makes them an easy prey TO disease even
IL does not cause H. Egbert J.. yiec Sanitary Engineer
says that ut n welostabishod fact that the cond
ton Of the pave has large influence IN oonncc
ton with epidemic diseases"
Captain Williams OF the Street Cleaning bureau saws
that the bad condition Of the payemen in the city not
only increases the cost Of cleaning the street, but makes
II impossible 10 clean them thoroughly. In Paris Lon
don and other cities where smooth pnvements are used
principally. and where even the stone pavements are
made mpervous 20 water It IL easy METER 20 sweep
the streets clean and by flushing them with water 10 r.
move the dirt 30 thoroughly that very little dust arises
a condition Of the streets unknown 10 New York The
bad condition Of the parcments IN the city s due prno
pally according 10 the reports Of Allan Campbell made
while he was Oommissoncr Of Public Works. 10 the rule
Of the Tweed Ring sham payements and poulticcs" "a
they are called, laid nearly al the city and
soon went 10 pieces. The stone block pave
ments we're poorly laid, often without any
proper foundation, and Of stones OF unequal Aiso
The Consequence that almost the entire city has re-
quired repaving and this work has been 80 costly
and slowoften being retarded 10y the Aldcrmcn-that
there IL much yet 10 do Until within the torn Of Mr.
Campbell much Of the repaying bad the orig
inal work II If Acknowledged generally that Eew-York
IL the worst paved large city In the civilized world All
Of the principal cities OF Europe using payeens that
are not only oleany, but comparatively noiseless.
bill row before the Legislature appropriates
s25oOOO for repavng Fthave, but requires that Stone
block pavement shall be used This bill originally
drawn 70 provide work for q weknown contractor who
did much work under Tweed but II has been amended
AZ 10 strike commission clause intended for that
purpose, and the has been reduced onehRlf Some
Of the Ffthave residents urging that the bl DO
further amended 20 strike out the clause requiring tn
Of blocks for paving II claimed that this street.
being OF residences and fayore drive 70 tho
park should have nOteeess pavement such a. are uaed
Ia Pans, London and Berlin. Commissioner Campbell