3122658 Tammany Street Cleaning before Waring\'s Day, in front of 9 Varick Place, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914); Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: George E. Waring, Jr. (July 4, 1833[1] ??October 29, 1898) was an American sanitary engineer and civic reformer. He was an early American designer and advocate of sewer systems that keep domestic sewage separate from storm runoff. The success of Waring\'s efforts was quick, dramatic and much appreciated by New York citizens. A parade was held for the sanitation works in 1896.); 穢 Museum of the City of New York ; American, out of copyright.