The evening world., 1893-07-24
Garbage Barrels Left Unemptied
for Three Days.
Cutters Filled with Foul, Stagnant,
Greenish Water.
Gouvcrneur Slip Apparently q
Dumping Ground.

The inspection OF the streets In the
densely populated sections of the city
has been continued by THE Evening
World" reporters. and their reports to-
Gay emphasize the point previously made
that more active cooperation OF the
departments responsible Is necessary to
keep thcse districts in healthful con-
dltion
The triangular area bounded by Mont
gomery and Grand streets and the East
River presented a contrast to that north
OF Grand street. inasmuch as the fault
seemed to be more with those whose
duty il is 10 tahe the dirt away than
with the people themselves, whereas in
the district between Grand and Houston
streets the fault appeared TO lie chiefly
with the dwcllers in the district.
In Montgomery street. for instance,
the people were loud In Their complaints
that their barrels of refuse were very
often left for three days without being
cmptied When the reporter visited the
district Saturday afternoon he was in
formed that the barrels had been
emptied the day before.
The short block from Division to East
broadway was not 40 bad, although
there was quite spr,nkiing of dirty
paper and melon rinds lying undisturbed
In the roadway.
In the block Between East broadway
and Henry street building was soins on,
and this always means, in these dis
uists. u heap OF refuse quite outside Inc
building trade. Before No. stood a
most objectionable barrel. filed with
feathers and very dirty rags and papers.
l.,I
son gave place 20 heap of vegetable
offal, intermixed with other rubbish of
the usual kind On the block below
was the worst barrel met with. for it's
contents consisted OF meat and fish
refuse. Animal matter is always the
greatest menace 20 health In such hot
weather and a most repulsive stencil
assailed the nostrils from II. This bar
rel had not been cleaned cut since the
previous day. and had been left three
days the week beforc.
E"a. IS and co are large six-story
apar;'nent- houses. between Monroe and
Cherry streets. They are ell built and
clean inside. Twenty-Five families, of
ABOUT a hundred souls. live in each.
Many Of the occupants complained
sorc'y of two very ill-smelling barrels
before each house, ard which contained
ola clothes, fruit skins, dirty papers and
eHS shells. These had not been cleaned
cut since the morning Of the previous
dav. However when the rerorter passed
the spot again in an hours time the
people We're rejoicing at the removal OF
the barrels, which were sometimes, they
said. left Tor three days.
At No. 81 was woman in Il high state
of agitation oyer ihrre filthy barrels OF
mouidy hr d. feathers and rags which
had been lcti untouched for three days,
and this was before grocery store,
witch supplies the neighborhood with
many articles Of food.
From Cherry to Water the street was
a little cleaner, but :wo heaps Of dirt
lin"d the sidewalk.
From Water to Front the condition Of
the paving was unsightly and danger
oYs. The gutter was cnokcd up with
paper and other rubbish.
The block on Front street from Mont
gomery To Gouvsrneur was stiil worse
in this respect for the cutters were
nlled with 'oul greenish, stagnant
water.
Gouyerneur slip was piled with refuse.
Huge dirt heaps lay under carts. be-
hind lamp posts, in the centre of the
square-in fact everywhere
Water street was much better. True,
at the extremity of :he block between
Corlears and Jackson streets there
were many Shiny puddles filed with
the refuse of the stone-cutters there,
but from where the dwellings, begin IL
was very clean, especially on the west
side.
ON the east side opposite 69S was a
refuse heap said to have been passed byt
the street-cleaners. From jackson To-
fourerneur II was rather clean, but aS
lutter on the east side gave forth many
an unwholesome whiff OF bad air.
The barrels On this block We're mostly
onpty: with The exception of one at
'sis and one at 647. which must have been
passed by. one OF these barrels was i'm
AN awful condition with its contents.
Le'we'n GEuNerneur and Montgom-
cry he block was tolerably clean.
There We're two half-fuil ash-barrels.
but they We're not as foul as the ma
iority OF the barrels left standing on the
sidewalks.
Cherry street was great improve
short block from Gouverneur 10 Scam
nell was strikingly clean In front Of
No. 3Sl was barrel Of old potato par
irga and other rubbish; Otherwise this
block would have been very clean TOO
Th" block from Scamnsll to Jackson
began very. well. but al the north end
u f-w pudd!es came In sight. and there,
was u barrel OF dirt opposite No, q.
Unfortunately for The reputation e
Cherry street, there was "a strong coINa
this was owing chieny to the abomin-
able paving. Roth sides OF the car
tracks of the Chambers and Madiscl
street line were filled with water, whicN