Year: 1878

WORK FOR THE STREET CLEANING BUREAU AND


THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.


1t only requires few wet days to reveal the
wretched condition of great number of the streets
in the city, both on the east and west sides. In dry
weather the thoroughfare paved with cobblestone
may pass unnotced. but when the rain accumulates
III pools caused by the Of the pavement
and all sorts of filth mingle in tho stagnant water.
then the appearance of the street and the smells that
arise from it and poison the atmosphere are ex-
trenely repclling. The Department of Public Works
and the Street Cleaning Bureau may divide the respon-
sibilty between themselves for the state of certain
streets HERALD reporter inspected yesterday


Between Seventh and Eighth avenues, Twenty
FIRST street. an asphalt roadway was laid down few
years ago. and portion of it remains down STILL 1t
yielded in various places after the second winter and
soon became q disgraceful sight to look at The
pertinent was tried of filing up the holes with sand
and cobblestones, which made matters even worse
the wheels of passing vehicles disodsed the stones
every turn and made the street uneven and try
road. The rain water turned as black as ink, and inn
pregnated with mud and refuse, had yesterday filed
the innumerable ruts along the block, and no doubt
tainted the atmosphere, for OF lnalarial typhoid
fever was reported in the immediate vicinity.


SEVENTEENTH STREET


On this street which is paved with cobbestone,
might be seen yesterday innumerabe black puddles
and masses of decaying straw, thrown out from
1885, 1877 and l39 the paving had been ripped up in
several places and ponds of stagnant wafer had
formed. Opposite Nos IA, lag and 14s the paving
stones almost big as powders. Decayin9


matter OF various kinds dsfgured the street for the
whole length OF the block, showing that the street
Seventh and Eighth avenues. on the same street the
condition of affairs even worse. Heaps OF fallen
and rotting leaves lined the curbstone pools OF dirty
water were on every side, paving stones as large
as an OVergrOWn pumpkin were StlcAlIlt,
up above the surface and the whole ap-
pearance of tho street spoke of neglect. The
pavement appeared to be dangerous even for the
wheels of the stoutest wagons, and would be almost
reproach IN d South American city, Near the juno


ton with Eighth avenue the surface OF the street was
billowy the ocean, with high ridges ut the sides
and in the middle, and rain and mud filed dcpres-
TWENTIETH STREET


This street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. is
in bad condition the pavement being OF cobplestone
and very unevcnly laid.


rwENry-Fmsr STREET..
The sweeper and the payer needed on this
street, more particularly between Eighth and Ninth
avenues. Heaps OF dirt might be noticed near the
curb either side and pools Of stagnant water
Cured at intervals OF every few feet.


TwENTY-sEvENTH STREET.
The sidewalk the south side Of this street, near
Eighth avenue. is in wretched condition. Between
Seventh and Eighth The street is deporatly
dirty and full OF heaps of shavings straw old pieces
Of mating and oilcloth, old boots, hats and purid
there is no worse stretch Of thoronhfare in the city
and is mt breeding place for nalaria diseases. The
street pavement is broken in places and holes
foot deep and filed with liquid dirt fire.
quent. The houses appear to be largely tenement
aud thckly inhabited. Between sixth and Seventh
avenues, the street. there is plenty of work
for the laborcrs Of the Street Cleaning Bureau.
STREETS.


The wooden pavement Fifteenth street. like the
asphalt on Twcnty-frst street, is badly broken up
into hills and hollows.


On the east side Mott street claims look. In parts
of it the paving stones have been rooted up leaving
ponds Of water to accumulate that rapidly fill with
the lthiest kind of refuse. Boys playing about
III the puddles yesterday and covering their bare
hands and feet with slime.


Mulberry street is sadly in need of q new pave
mcnt ailu being near to the headquarters OF the
Street Cleaning Bureau might be expected to be in
irrcproachabe state, but the contrary is the fact


Jersey street, off Mulberry, looks if it needed q
thorough tumigatiOn. 1t is bad smelling locality
and il inhabited by poor people.


Hester street, of the Bowery, necds the broom i'm
peratively.


Division street would be greatly improved by a
trapbock pavement


Bayard street and that part OF Mott street that leads
into Chatham square appeared yesterday as il they
>had not been swept Tor u month.


Roosevelt street, of Chatham, and Jackson and
Cannon streets. off Grand all paved with cobblestone
in state detrimental to health Jackson street is
in particularly bad way. 1t looks though 1t had
been swept and for the pavement, it appears
if it had beeflaid at the beginning of the century
and allowed to take OF itself since.


REMOVED.


Sanitary Superintendent DIR. Day yesterday ordered
the Immediate removal Of the 800 loads of ashes and
garbage dumped at the foot Of Lewis and Fifth
streets during the past two days