The evening world., 1893-07-21


rags, and children played hide and seek
The cuiverts at the corner OF cross
ing streets were invariably d,,n found in
cloRged condition, with hithy, mai /
odorous accumulation OF wet rot
Norfolk street was lined late yester-
day afternoon. from Grand to De-
and ash barrels, and the CUTTERS were
filled with debris from IA score OF go
called fruit stands, from which were !
decayed peaches and apricots, and v"ge- |
tables withered and unft to feed to
hogs; .. o,u,.,. ,,0,,ou tho s,,c
out OF the cutters for the one bite they !
might get from spot not absolutely /,
rotten, and five barrels OF stun inde. |
scribable by any other one word. Tor II ,
ran from old boots to fostering fowls !
dead in their feathers. stood before one
door.
Suffolk was the worst OF the streets
Wis. ted in the district bounded on the
north by Houston; on the south by
Fruit skins, dirty old rags: dec@ycd
vegetables and refuse OF every kind lit !
orally stopped up, the street from m end to
street on either side and the ofal float
ed down them
Between Rivlngton. and Delaney
ter lay on either side Of the way. es-
pecialy opposite Nos. loG and ia.
the street cleaners had not removed the
refuse that morning because their cart
was too fun, and that days often pass
without their cleaning II up Tor that
reason.
Between Rivington and stanton
streets there were pools OF water nearly
the whole length OF the block, down
which corn cobs. decayng vegetable
matter and heaps OF rags md paper
were i!oating. A most fearful odor was
emitted tnerefrom,. as well as from
heaps III front OF Nos. 1856, l39 and l56.
\ slight improvement was noticeable
above stanton street. In 'front.' OF one
| cal penters workshop just below stan.
ton street piles of shavinga were heaped
| up and the wind had strewn them all
around. giving the block very untidy
| appearance.
Clinton street, as a whole. was
| rhade cleaner than suffolk, but only
shade. Just below Houston street was
"A huge puddle where the cobblestones
have fal len away and much refuse had
collected there. opposite the saloon at
the southwest corner stood one or the
| most ill-smelling barrels met with, for
v was actually filled with rotting fish
around whicn swarms OF flies and other
Insects were disporting themselves. Veg
rtables, fruit skins, old shoes. rags and
fltny paper competed the contents.
large quantity of onions were being
peeled and cleaned In front OF No q.
rhe smell permented the whole block.
These skins remained in the street and
"n the sidewalk till this morning.
! tended all along, especially above Riv-
ington street. and dozens OF old gar
ments and foul smelling rags were the
freight.
Below Rivington. to Delaney. there
, were dirt heaps on both sides at every
step. each with it's own particular odor.
ami. In fact, this block was almost un-
bearable to sensitive nostrils.
Strange to say. below Delaney street
there was Il striking Improvement. and
between Broome and Grand the street
Attorney street was also clean above
Broomc, but as soon as one got below
peared on the sides OF the street. though
the centre was clean. This was es-
pecially the case between Delaney and
Between Rivington and Stanton 1t
was better. and then again above stan
ton II was bad as ever. with "A huge
puddle and manure heap opposite No.
Ridge street was somewhat OF an i'm
provement on the three last named
consideration the fact that the peddlers
OF fruit and vegetables and of second
hand garments &c. were more numsr-
TrH refuse was not quite so plentiful.
the M ilodorous heaps not 30 numerous
and foul. stagnant water not 10 much
Ridge street was Il good deal cleaner
below than above Rivington street. At
PIT and BroOme streets, II deep cave-in
and very ill-smellinE puddle. but above
this. to Delaney street. the street was
toierably clean, except FOR building ma:
terial. which Uttered the street and
pp ssable.
Above Delaney street II was better
sti'l. and actually, the smell Of disinfect-
from one store. BEYOND this. where the
car tracks OF the Chambers street and
Avenue G line enter the street. great
The apparently civilizing effect OF the
car tracks WAS seen In Stanton street,
too. for II was very clean, compared
with the streets running at right angles
to 1t.
. Unfortunately. pile? OF stones lined the
sidewalk nearly the whole length. max
is Park Row just now. The store-keep-
er at "a complained that the street cleaners
had not cleared out his barrel, which
incidentally smelled foully that morning,
and that 1t often occurred that they
: Az il to shame Suffolk and Clinton
streets, the block on Stanton between the
two was as clean AS any In the neigh
borhood.
.. Rivington Is paved with asphalt and
Z therefore does not accumulate dirt to
such an extent as Its neighbors, but as
! II In compensation, "A most filthy mat
! tress. torn and stuffed with the very
= a dirtiest OF straw, lay right In the middle
e OF the street between Clinton and Suf-
folk.
= The most appallingly odoriferpus cor.
o ner OF all was at Ridge and RNington
The cross streets below there. Delaney
u, | and Broome. were very clean indeed
= especially the latter
/, The district bounded by Catherine
!. Rutgers. Madison and Water street,
a may be considered in a dirty condition
II az far as the streets are concerned, anc
l. the chief source OF danger. should al
L epidemic appear would be found In thu
~ cutters. which contain Shiny water.
i This stagnant, putrid water seems L
Il be characteristic OF the streets In thi;
J. district. although manure literally GOV
ers many of the streets.
It When THE Evening World reporte
= made an inspection OF the streets II
8: this district yesterday afternoon. h
II found that the Street Cleaning Depart
ments men had been over II, but thei
II work was far from thorough.
u Along Madison street. from Catharin
u to Market street. the cutters on botl
:. sides of the street were literally reek
u ing with this dangerous and slim!
y water, which was partially concealed
III by sweepings and trash OF all kinds.
p This particular condition OF affair
u WAS worse IN this block in front OF IL
a Monroe. In the block beyond TO PIX
ie street, Shiny water stood In the eas
/, or which largely off In