New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-15
DIRTY STREETS AND RiULTY DRAINS

ONE EFFrCT or PIPE-LAYfNG DOWN ToWN-Nois-
ONE DOORS AND sIcKENlNG FILTH
Many of the streets of the city are in condi-
ton calculated 70 awaken concern In the minds OF per-
sons who give thought 10 the health OF the city people
A TRIBUNE reporter In a five hours stroll through the
lower districts recently made notes OF the condition Oh
the payemens tho cutters and sewer-opcnings OF the
strects through which he walked. Nassau-st and
broadway were found be fun OF ruts and holes and
puddles the latter emitting nolsome smells, ana AL auu'
ing tofhe difficulty and danger OF wagon traic WASH
ington Greenwich and West SITS. were In aworse con-
dtion than OF the other two but the sorekeepeS
have become 80 to their misfortune that they
have ceased TO complain although their tempers are
sometimes tried when after heavy rain the sewers
Income ologged and small ponds form at all tue cross
ines In these ponds Dare-egged urchhs Wane h" Ph'
with tiny wooden boats ana often splash the passer-oy
with dirty water and mud Along Nnth-aNe' anu
udson-s truckscrash FROM nut into the o'her' ana
the delighted truckman, AS he s~ays from se 10 sue
mentally besses the Department OF PUBIC WORKS ior
giving him such healthy exercise.
At Thirteenth and Hudsons SITS. and also at Thr-
e.nts and Nuth-ave the sewers refuse 10 act aitor
the slightest Storm After heavy storm ike thAt vi
last Sunday lake is formed across both streets ana
long plank bridges are laid ut tho crossings We arc
tired OF complaining" said Mr.. Lohman, an OLD mer-
chant IN the neIghborhoOd sppose must grin and
hear f. though IL Is awfy hard on the little Children
Many OF the deaths this neighborhood since summer
set In attribute diseasos caused by the gases et1eu
by these puddes For would prefer the aust IN INC
hottest weather to the puddles formed ny the street
sprinsers 10 Ia bad enough when IL rains, WITHOUT
making II worse" -
on tho East side in the tenement districts the ioui
odors can be smelled oeks yet little Children play
IN the nltly cutters aud streets, their parents 9elns
scent ng " unconscious of danger Physicians anu ul-
are busy and white hcarses attract Ie OF Do
attention. a., ,>...-..,o,. nj,
DEPUTY Commissioner Hamlin 81 the Department OF
Public Works say tia. the derressions inn anu
broadway arc caused by the frequent laying OF pipes ny
different companies The latter are Obliged 10 Keep ,o
streets In repair for year after they have opened ne
and tho Department Il forcing them TO do SO US TAR rs
nossIlle Gangs OF men working lhrougnout tno
cIty and the Department., he ssys Is doing all Gun
under az appropriation OF $4,000, which Is S2ovOo
sss than mat OF last year. Some streets are 10 DC re-
payed and In these repairsare mgking. -, A.
Assistant Engdneer-ir-Chioi webster, Oh tne
Bureau OF sewers. says that the ponds ~
street crossings are caused by the cloRghK oi
the receivers Inspectors and the police report stop
pages and they average ten TO nfteen day gu
have no idea he said OF what lind In these recelv
ing cissrns when we clean them. Dead dogs, oats ana
eyen babies. A few years ago at least seyenty-nye
children annually we're found In these receivers, pu.
since the founding asylum has been opened the hunpor
has considerably decreased"