New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
BROOKLYN'S DIRTY STREETS
PRESSING NEED OF CLEANING THEM.
CLOUDS OF DUST AND FILTH-wHAT VARIOUS OFF,
Gals SAY.

rroupS OF DUST AND FILTH-WHAT VARIOUS ofri'
GALS SAY.
Brooklyn people are getting exasperated over
the filthy condition OF their streets Every gust OF wind
sweeps up masses of dust and animal matter whirng
them in all directions and filing the air some OF the
recent windy days with binding and suocating clouds
Some of the like dirt roads Houses ana peo
pe are coated with fine powder that pcnetrates every
where on Friday and Saturday Of last week the NUS
anoe was beyond endurance. Ladies cut short their
shoppng expeduons and hurried home, ana merchants
along Futon-st declared that their trade was being
runed and their goods spoiled by the dust The streets
re said TO condition this spring than they
have been for years. and the authorities are showing
utter disregard and neglect OF the comfort ana
OF the city.
Yesterday the air was quiet and the streets were
,bronced with ladies who been kept in by tho bad
weather but every puff Of wind along Fulton-sh hed
,be ewes mouth and ears OF pedestrians Win stree1
6lth At the corners little whirlwtnds OF dust were
formed on the slightest proyocaton Tho cutters were
paosed TO the level Of the sidewalks with mud and rub
bish and crust several inches thick covered the space
the car tracks side streets the pavements
were hidden beneath the dirt and litter, except Where
the wind had gathered the filth IN winrow at one
side.
"I don't know what the City Works Commissioner
thinks said Frederick Loeser OF the firm OF Loeser
Co "A he wiped the dust from his eyes, but TINS seems
to me intoerable It will kill our trade II IL Is not
stopped don't think saw the dust as bad az IL IS
this spring 1t is pad enough today but on some OF o
days last week 1t impossible to keep 1t out OF the
and to face dust In the street was enough 70
make the whole city sick"
Charles X Ovingon said that II the dust could De any
worse than It has been In Brooklyn streets this spring
ne did not want 10 live in them There was no question
an his mind that it had largely affected trade during this
month.
Alta meeting Of Brooklyn physicians last week the sub
ect was warmly discussed The present Inconvenience
they said was insignificant compared with the dauger
that apprchended from dirty streets the coming
smmer II the matter taken In hand at once There
is little doubt that cholera will make Its appearance
this summer and II may break out at any time with me
dhy condition OF the streets at present chora Wouu
sooI become an epidemic 1t decided at this meet
ing 10 urge immediate action on the part OF the mayor
and the Department OF Health In clearing the streets Vi
Dr. j. IT, Raymond the Health Commissioner, said yes,
terday that he thought br any alarm % r,bSgo In the
streets" he said and the dirt Just oru'n"' '''0'
II is pretty bad and there is good deal of it," sus
! gcsted the reporter. .-- -.
I'm, have seen them worse with the number OF horse
cars that we have Brooklyn the streets get dirty very
case cholera appears here has the Health Commits
.ionsr authority TO enforce the cleaning Oh the
"rhe Health Department has unlimited authority re;
piled Dr. Raymond. "and with the money at us command
| have no doubt that I'm such an event III Woulu see
that the streets properly cleaned But don De
| ieve there will be any need OF It, think that Sly
Works Commissioner Fleeman will that the Work IL
properly done The truth Is, tue streets were cleaner
last year than they have ever been petoTe q ros .ad
that brooklyn only has Sl5OOO appropriated lor cIea
ing its 800 miles Of stree's AMI lat VI ,s ~ S T5e
contractor agrees TO clean the streets 3l dr out
VI have been lying awake nights and thinking Of IT,"
| said Commissioner Fleeman. don't wonder people
rt Iu,uAput about the dust do. too but can't help
the matter i've been watching the thermometer Tor
week couldn't sprinkle the streets 70 sweep thSm
because the water would freeze But just IA soon aS the
thermometer gets above So We Will start In the men
Tue telephone bell rang violently at this juncture ana
Mr. Fiecmnr he replied to the Commissioner "itis
! Mayor iLow. who wants 10 TAN To- you. nil,
"iic wants 10 know" said the clerk. listening. when
You can get work the streets lie says thcrc AN
awfnI fuse being made about tho dust, aud that IhE
NEW York TRIBUNE has sent reporter over nero 20
W. WHINE" called the Commissioner to his
DEPUTY IN the room, "wbcn can we begin to clean
ths wsis,ns replied "ro night cold
again." and Ar. F!oeman returned the answer 70 S"Sof
ave will begin tonight" ho continued to the re-
porter. aud place hundred ingp aud mlty carts , AZ
work We wll clean fultnh anu ln1 PIluC'pai stv.ts 80
frat tnfu the sid6 streets. II VIII take about two
weeks 10 20 over the whole Sity bqt M,nt @ you 20 Iy
that the principal streets nay, % cleA'u zen ,o l',
winter We have cleaned ll5 miles ot streets against
only ecu in the winter year Hgo so that II thoy are
! dirtier now / can't understand why"
me streets OF Jersey city In bad need Of some at
yr The protection OF cty health. The ashes aud
gsrnrce have been allowed To accumulate IN number
|
| Wesk,' accumulation. Even the leading thOruuShfaIcs
OF the city have been permitted To become odofous WIN
| Htu Tho drainage OF the cutters il blocked
| I'm many places with ashes ana the water
| has accumulated 90 such an extent rs
tn create small skating ponds The ash barrels along
| many streets seem To have been there for weeks,
and resident Of GrOye-st insists that II has not been
cleaned during tho entire winter The roadway OF some
streets nppcarp have been used dumping place
for rnrh ge the boxes and barrels in which all
tbis refuse has accumulated offensive odors Proceed
A. soon ~ the weather comes these thOroughfaes
rnnnut fall 10 be- breeding places for disease Among the
streets most seriously IN need Of attention are Mont
| Uoinery Washington, Grove, seubcn Morgan, Warren
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