New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-06
CONDITION OF STREETS.
Women Compare ThcrOughfares Here with
Those Abroad

View Workers. returning from Europe frequently
announce that Paris and ether cities are quite as
dirty IS New York. IN The opinion 81 Mrs. H. 4.
wise Wood Of The Riverside branch Of the Wom-
IN Municipal League. their powers Of observation
must he most peculiar. Talking 10 the Riverside
branch st its monthly meeting held AT the home
h Mrs Edward curtis, No $S West esth street
yesterday morning, Mrs. Wood said:
- have never found such state OF affairs as
kiss in New York either IN Paris or in any other
sree or small city in France. italy. Germany.
Austria OF japan. The last time was in Europe,
wear ago I travelled for two months in Holland.
Belgium and France, and during that entire time
L WAS necessary only once. after walking through
muddy field at Waterloo. to have my shoes
cleaned that IS rubbed OF and blackened Here
that has 70 he done practically every time pair
is worn.
In Paris the streets kept in perfect repair.
The instant a hole appears 1t is At once roped OF
and repaired. and the traffic is quite as heavy IN
Paris IS It is in New York.
NO dust. mud or slime is permitted 10 collect
The streets are thoroughly swept and washed down
and bows are busy brushing up the dirt When
the streets are crowded with motors and CARRIAGES,
that dust can arise. They use very long
easily managed in the crowd In London ] be-
lieve tie same methods are employed, and some
people think the streets are better Kept there than
IN Paris There the pavement IL always damp and
Being wet. the sand doesn't blow.
IN Psrs no garbage or ssh cans are permitted
!
hage can in Paris Florence o. Rome after O'Clock
II the morning.
i believe there is a regular tree commission in
Paris. and that about 10000 francs spent
EUsliv on tie Of the trees. There r. n reg
uar inspection, and when a is reported in bad
condition II IS attended 70 ~ once. renewed II neces
our BrosdTg; fa@e heard "a il said that trees r
vii not grow IN the restricted soil of New York.
Ihst Is not 50. u IS only necessary 10 plant the
trees IN good earth below the level OF the pavement,
protect them with a grating. and keep the earth
soft around them. instead Of permitting il to be-
come traupled so hard that II is almost imperVous
Poles or other unsigbtIy distractions are not
permitted in The streets of Paris. Tho poles used
Ornamental and et the end Of the exhibition they
ere removed AZ once and kept til again required
just recall tho length o. time which elapsed before
The banner poles were removed in this city after
Inc asT election and the length OF time thereafter
Slaf the holes remained unrepaired.'
Mrs. Wood stated further that the streets Of
tllisoufe l'hiladelphia and Boston are in vastly
better repair and far cleaner Than those Of New
YORK. She recommended that the city own its
own repairing plant. that soon as a hole
Was reported il could be- attended 10.
As n Is she said you complain OF certain
hole 10 tho depart n is referred 10 the COM
IauE which has contracted for the job. and moth
- - cone NiluL the CONTIGUOUS HdNt Il ,uIII ~
fefaiTs or higher pressure Is brought 10 bear the
work being done III AT all. months after the original
complaints made. If repairs We're made as soon
Is the slightest br5 ak shows. dust and other filth
could collect. and il would be an easy matter
10 fush the streets daily and keep them clean
Miss Marion Peters reported mat interest IN me
Maring League is growing rapidly. X = SimonS.
~ the Street Cleaning Department. has spoken IN
every public school on The upper West Side. ana
Tie principals and teachers are all ready 10 CO
operate i1 any work that may be underta ken.
leagues NJ they have little outside assistance
The ony thing that prevents the rapid e1tells.eh OF
IL movement is the lack OF money anu ~ hls.
Tie fields white unto harvest but the laborers
are few