The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-25

EVACUATION DAY-THE STREETs-ScENE IN THE
Mayors OFFIcE-Geop NEws.-This is the 18th
of November, and therefore Evacuation Day.
In accordance with the customs of our city, will
be observed as holiday, and the military will pa
rade under Gen. Sanford. And we learn that
a stand Of colors will be presented by the Mayor,
on behalf of the Corporation, to Col. Stewards
regiment, with addresses on both sides, we pre-
sumo The following brief dialogue occurred yes
erday morning in the Mayors Office, between his
Honor the Mayor and William Gage, Superinten-
dent of streets. En- ter Mr.. Gage
SUPERINTENDENT OF SrREETs-I see by the advertise
ments that your Honor ordered the camen and hacks
Sc keep of certain streets when the procession is
pass But does the Mayor know that the mud these
streets nearly half leg deep and therefore impossible to
any but the cavalry -'e
Mayor MonRl.-wel, Mr. Gage, amt you the superin-
tendent of Streets ?-why don't you clean them
SUPERINTENDENT SrREErs-Why, if your Honor
please under the regulations only have command
required to cart away all the coal ashesclean ali the
marketscoect all the garbage-oad all the manure into
teen carts for to do all this work
MAyoR-Well, then where are the Ward Inspectors
Why don't they do their duty and keep the streets Clean
SUPERINTENDENT OF SrREETs-Well, your Honor they
can't do it, for they required to cart the dirt at
shilling load and it can't be donefor that price don't
MAYOR Getting excited) Why, Mr.. Gage You don't
mean to tell me that there is way provided by law in
streets clean.
suprRNrrSprNr--Yes do, indeed-ther is way
according to the present ordinances of the Common Conn
ciland what's more the streets will be all the time grow
ing and till the Charter Election.
Council shall pass the proper ordinances orithe Mayor
broke off short but looked as il he going to addl
join the American Republican party, and we'll turn them
all neck and heels at the next Charter Election But
Mr. Gage what's to be done tomorrow Saturday, 25h)
| how are the troops to get through the streets'
SupERrNrENpENr-l don't know, indeed; the mud is all
wet as 1t be, and II were dry there not
enough in the city to carry all Oft in season for to-
morrow. t,r
MAyoR-Heres the dcvito paythe streets with the mud
half leg deep-the troops march through them tomor
row-and no means of cleaning them, | say, Mr. Gage
! you must do something--do you understand!
| SupERISrENpENr-I understand your Honor, that |
must either lose my Office, clean the streets. The
Mayor shrugs his houders) what streets does
Mlvon-Wheres the First Marshal ~ Enter Mr..
Ciark) What streets does the military pass through to-
| morrow, Mr.. Clark
FRS, MARsHAL-From the Battery through White
hail. Broadway, Warren, (by Gen. sandlord's house
West Broadway Chambers Centre-entering the Park
| at the eastern gate. 49,
| supERINrENpENr-Well your Honor all | can do will
to put all the hands that be raised and excavate
passage through the mud in the middle OF those streets
that the military march through without danger to
their lives-f.4de-Ths mud will probably freeze
in the cutters before dry and be carted Off and so lie
there till next charter election I'll go and join the Ame
MAyon-Very we'll, see that you do it.-Ert superin-
| tendent
From the above scene it appears that certain
parts of three four streets are to be-not cleaned,
but the central parts of them, like canal, to be
excavated for the passage of the military to-day
This is good news, and probably the only good
news under this head which we shall be able to
chronicle during the present administration OF the
| city government The streets have never within
! our knowledge been so overwhelmed with mud as
| at this present time. There will be change, how
ever, after next charter election.
E.c No Loo hat the resIt