Year: 1873

Rue De Baxter IN It's smells ana muddy CUTTERS ..
Avenue ID Is IN distressing condition, and


THE MULTIrUDEs OF POOR


who reside In the greasy tenements on either side
are TO be condoled with for their unfortunate con-
dftion. 1t contains many OF the dirtlest places In
the Eleventh ward. Avenue A Is in scarcely better
condition. having many mud holes and much
street there is sickly pool OF stagnant water more
than ten feet IN diameter. There Is another pond
at the corner OF Eighteenth street, caused by the
Closing up OF the sewer entrance The cross streets
at that point are scarcely better condition than
the avenue. In the neighbOrhOOd OF the New York
ton the smell OF the gas destroys ali other odors
First avenue s In dsagreeable plight, the cObbe-
stones being forced apart in places thus forming
underneath.


SOMETHING IN NANB


Twenty third street is in q bad condition from
East River to Second avenue. When 1t is not dirty
It's cutters are filed with water and at the corner
OF First avenue there Is dirty pool OF water. The
most orderly classes OF hard working mechanics in
habit the neighbOrhOOd, and they are as Justly en-
titled to the attention OF the city officials as the
most arIstocratic house owners on the avenues. IL
seems almost impossible that this street. which, in
It's central portion, contains many elegant and
fashionable mansions, should have such . large
tenement population at its eastern extremity. Al
though they reside on q fashionable street, they
live surrounded by as much slime and nth as If
and Fourth avenues are not remarkably clean IN
the vicinity OF Twenty third street.


AN AVENUE NEEDING SPECIAL CORONER.


The great thOroughares on the West side are, as
rule, more cleanly than those Oh the East. Es-
pecialy is this true OF Sixth, Fifth and Eighth ave.
nues. But seventh avenue hOry'eSco referers, Is
from one end to the other mass OF inequal-
tiles and mud holes. From between the DIFF
erent layers OF the wooden pavement muddy
water spurts up, iOuntain-like, as every
team passes along. At the corner Of Twentieth
street there exists a bad place, one to be avoided
nue. to be The receptacle OF broken carts and
rubbish OF Ike nature; Tor at the corner OF Sew
enteenth street % number OF cast.away vehicles
Fourteenth street, and below this the avenue is o
scene OF confusion. The Department OF Public
Works are dong something to remedy the condi-
tion OF this part Of the avenues but in its present
state, the next rain storm VIII make 1t q sea OF
mud.


THE CHARM OF AN ELEVATED ROAD


Ninth avenue is much better cleaned than was to
have been expected. The fact that there is not q
bly, account lor It's comparative cleanliness Green
wien avenue is devoid Of much OF the garbage and
ashes which used to be SO well known a feature,
but the same old smells remain. 1t still has thick
layer OF dust, which the sprinklers convert into
mud. West Houston street is narrow and dusty,
and between Wooster street and the North River
seems to be the receptacle OF much that Is unheal-
thy and unsightly. Heaps Of rubbish, consisting
or broken bricks lime, dead cats and rotten garb-
age are to be seen at eacn side OF the car track.
Tompkins street abOunds in mud holes the water
from which Is thrown over the people who walk
on the pavements or ride the front OF the cars.


A GREAT THOROUGHFARE ALMOST USELESS.


The present condition OF West Broadway is such
that, on the car tracks It IS hardly possible for a
Duane street 1t Is one succession of slOughs and
ruts The Importance OF this thoroughfare on the
West side, as relief to Broadway, cOnnot be over
estimated, and the attention OF the Department Of
Public Works should be called to 1t at once. Until
great repairs shall have been made by the repavng
and regarding OF this street there is little Of
the night scavengers visiting the thOrOughare.
Greenwich, Washington and Hudson streets are in
remarkably clean condition just at present They
are usually almost beyond the endurance even OF
those who occasionally visit the lower part OF the
East side on business. The condition OF West street
is what 1t has been for ten years past, and what it
Is feared 1t must remain until this great watersde
thoroughsare has been widened. In the vicinity OF
Washington Market 1t Is always Shiny and filthy.
The efficacy OF CrotOn water might be tried on 1t
occasionally with good results.


THE WORST PICTURES UNDRAWN.


In speaking of the condition Of the streets men,
tOn has been purpOsely omitted OF the sicky slums
In the Sixth and Fourth wards Water, Cherry,
Rose, Roosevelt, Hamilton and Oak streets are
known as the haDitation of a dirty and desperate
race who defy the laws OF health and ol order with
equal impunity. The vicinity Of the Five Points,
the dusky slums of Baxter and Park streets. the
Elizabeth and Crosby Streets have not been spoken
OF in this article. Some one of them is the subject
OF every newspaper report which appears the
sanitary condition OF the city. In each OF them
there exist facts enough and dirt enough to wind
a sermon upon. We have chosen rather to visit
the better part OF the poorer districts OF the city,
and to show by their condition the lamentable
need OF a more efficient street cleaning system.
The city is anxious for change OF some kind.
Give us a relapse II nothing better The thoughts
OF having 1t chOked down our throat that New
York Is a healthy and clean city cannot be any
longer entertained.