The evening world., 1891-08-20
sEKN ON RIDGE eTRRRT.


"Talk about filth. why you can hardly get
across the street mere anywhere without step
ping into nasty mess OF decompcsing gar
bage. And the result, too, is enough to breed
every sort OF fever and disease that the doc
tors have discovered.
"Look at Ridge street, now. As far as you
can see, in both directions, there Is nothing
but litter OF dirt ana refuse from curb TO
curb. There has been & no sweeper weep ar9nna SNnra
OF the place IL might have been month.
Once week at the very most is oil the clean
ing that we poor people in this part OF the
city can expect IRON Commissioner Beattle,
and suppose We ought 70 be thankful to get
that"
The citizen was indignant, and he evidently
had Just cause to be- Ridge street Is built up
lower noors OF which are occupied by small
1t is in the centre of the peddlers' district,
and at night their carts, wagons and trucks
are strung out along the curostones. Some OF
them are not moved for days at time.
Dirt and refuse collects under them from
the overfiowing garbage barrels along the
sidewalk, until In some places IL Is piled
foot high.
SCRAPS OF paper, rags, old bedticks, the re-
mains OF worn-out furniture, tin cans and rot
ting vegetable matter are mixed up with the
black mud OF the street until they form a
compound that vitiates the atmosphere OF the
entire neighborhood.
II Mr.. Beattie's sweeping brigade ever vislts
Ridge street II never thinks OF touching any
thing under the wagons and carts, and the
stun is left 70 rot and tester In the hot sum
meI's sun.
excursion for person with delicate nostrils.
There Is very little variety IN the scene all the
way from Grand TO Houston street. II Is
simply one dismal and desolate stretch OF
When the reporter of THE EVENING WORLD
visited the place II was evident that none Ol
the garbage had been collected for at least
tWenty-fOur hours, for every barrel was
heaped up with its vile-smelling contents,
and the overflow OF potato parlngs, conee
grounds, decomposed watermelon rinds, the
remnants OF tenement-houSe dinners ana the
like were scattered and tracked all over the
Some Of the barrels had been overturned
and the entire contents dumped into the
/ street At stanton street the pavement was
Uttered up with couple OF old straw mat
| tresses, broken peach crate, o bushei or 80
| OF decayed pears and battered bAthtub
| Sheriff street is not much OF an Improve
ment upon Ridge In the matter OF uncleanli-
ness. n was evident that the sweepers had
| been through there recently, but the little
| piles OF dirt which they had heaped together
had been llattened down and scattered In
AZ Grammar school No. TO- where repairs
| are being made, the contractor said that he
had not seen any street cleaning zone Since since
| lying around In that neighborhood since last
week, and he had not seen cart In several
days. ,,,.-,..- 4. a,.
| ton, offers an Interesting study In the way OF
degrees OF dirtiness. II differs very little In
THIS respect IRON sheriff and Ridge streets;
| Broken barrels, tin cans and vegetable
Tefuse are scattered everywhere and the gut
tiers are so clogged up with dirt that lhf
drainage nom many OF the houses lies stag
nant in them. -. e,.,..--,.,.
was sitting under his awning calmly cohlelh
plating this very attractive vista and smok
ING his dudeen, when an EVENING WORLD re-
porter asked him how long II had been since
the street was cleaned.
:" About two weeks, l guess" he replied
sSometimes they come once week. Oul
more often It is two weeks -
Norfolk and eunfolk streets, nortb o
Grand street Attorney street, Ia the neiBh
borhood OF Rivington, ana Willett street
on both sides OF Delaney, are some othel
choice localities which may be recommended
TO the attention OF Mr.. BeAttie and his street
olsaning brigade