The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-21
The Condition Of the city.

Never, perhaps, within the memory OF man, wa,
the city of New York in so unsettled and disgrace
iul condition II is at the present time
We say it with regret-with deep sorrow, in
which there is mingled not trace of anger-that
this city is present in most miserable condition.
And it has been brought into this state by the low
and petty ntrlgues of the violent partizans of the
ultras Of both factions-thc wings and locoiocos
Let any rational man look calmly at the present
aspect OF alters in this city. Let any SOBER respon-
slbe citizen, who has propery-who has family
whose comfort and health he loves to promote and
eserve-ask himself whether it is not time for the
intelligent and responsible citizens of New York to
turn round upon their rulers and demand that they
should do their duty.
Look at the state of our city finances Thrown
INTO all sorts of confusion for want of wholesome
and proper system to regulate them. With tive
city governinents-two factions claiming to rule
we yet have actually no city government. With
two boards of Aldermen, and their assistants, we
yet have virtually no Common Council at all. With
streets streaming with dirt, rocking with fifth
and redoent with contagion, is lamentable fact
that we have street inspectors who feel fully
authorized do anything for the preservation of the
health of the citizens, The purity OF the city, al
though there are actually at this very time,
two street inspectors to every ward. The pc
culiar state of the weather reminds every
one of the awful cholera season which began in
June 1892 We do not wish to be alarmiss, but
this we know, that unless something is done to-
wards cleansing the city of the filth which nfests
every street. we have every reason In expect and
look for the breaking out of most malignant dis
ease very shortly.
hon look nj fhe lhprn t rohb crte
particularly burglaries-which have TRANSFERRED OF
late. Although, perhaps, no, enormous, or so
large in amount as those of former years, yet the
number of robberes and burglaries this year have
been without parallel. Yet the citizens are taxed
to an enormous amount to support police, which is
any Thing but preventive police, and the whole sys-
tenn OF which requires radical change.
In addition to the above the city seems really to
he tecming with incendiaries. The fire at Har-
per's. at Wells, at Fuller's, at DIR. Sherman's were
all the work of miserable incendiaries and no
man feels safe under the present city government,
either in life, limb, property. Therefore, we
earnestly request those who have, or pretend to
have, the power remedy this state of things in.
stanter, otherwise the people will have to take the
awful responsibility on themselves.
A Rich HoAx.-That veritable sheet, the Courier
n Enquirer, contained can awfu! disclosure" yester
day in leader Of nearly column in length, charging
Mr. Underhill, superintendent of stages, and VIM
Ii. Cornell his deputy, with making bets to the
amount of $500 with Mat Truesdel, the long, lanky
omnibus agent, known about the head of Wall street
as Going Up that the Court of Errors would
decide in favor of the democratic corporation and
that the democratic members of that body had held
Il caucus and agreed or pledged themselves so to de-
eide. The leader rich, and well filed with
italics and caps, to make glazing and imposing ap-
pearance. The charge was backed by an affidavit
made by John l.. Moffat, who has been recently
appointed deputy superintendent of stages, in place
OF Mr. Cornell, by the wing members in joint ballot
This " unparalleled piece of assurance as Webb
calls it, and which was copied into the Commercial
last evening with grave preface and astonisli-
ing head turns out TO be perfect hoax and is equa
any thing lately played ofi'in these parts. Owing
TO the fact that Moiat presumed TO act deputy,
der the appointment of the wing branch of the Com
mon Council, Cornell and Underh the democra-
tic superintendent, Mat Truesdell, Truax and Norris
concerned as agents in the Broadway lines of omn
buses, pat their heads together to give Moflatt
benefit of some kind or other and at last played il
off as follows One of the parties had in his posses
sion several notes of the following character and
demonation that were neither filled upnor signed: -