The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-15
The streets-The New Corporation.


MR. EDiroR,-
have ever believed it to be your wish to do JUS
tice In every instance, and have yet to learn thai
you would Intentionally mlsrepresent any indivi.
But OF late your paper has daily been surring the
new Corporation and the New Street Inspectors
tor neslectlng TO put the streets in such condition
a.s they should be- Are these complaints well
founded! Are the streets in the bad condition
which you represent them 10 bel And has there
been dreection Of duty in those concerned IN the
rect Department! These questions | shall at-
tempt TO answer, and shall sabstantiaie what say
by facts which can he proved at any time
But let us start with facts as they exist The
Street Superintendent, nor the Ward Street nspec-
tors, cannot employ more men carts than the
law allows, thus, by the ordinance, every ward is
cartnen. While the law exists, they canuot 90
beyond it, as it is cardinal principle ofthe Native
party 10 adhere strictly to the letter OF the laws; SO
much, then, tor the circumstances In the case
Now, then, for the first question Are our streets
in bad condition you have represented
them? lfeo, TO what street Is the complaint appl-
cable; everything lras been done that could be
lone TO put them in as good condition posi-
Bile; no one knows better than yourself that pre-
vIous to the new party coming into power, our
streets were nearly foot deep with mud; all that
mud and dirt could not be removed by any posi-
bility under the present ordinance, in one day OF
one week; time was required; but their condition
has been daily improving. and will, before this
week closes, be III condition which will satisfy
every one.
This brings ME to the second proposition. Has
there been any neglect Of DUTY within the Supern
tcndent Of Streets Department, or by the Ward
Street Inspectors! Let what they have done
answer the question From the Goth of May, the
time when they entered upon the duties of their
Offices up to June Sth; they have caused to be re-
moved from the streets OF our city, twenty-five
thousand three hundred and sixteen loads If din
and during that time there has been daily employed
upwards of three hundred and fifty sweepcrs; and
1t 1t be the fact, you assert that the streets ar
IN SO filthy condition, it only argues that they
have been, grossly neglected for years past;
the new officers have to do up work that their pre-
decessors should have done.
These are facts, MIR. Bennett, which cannot be
galnsald and as you have chosen to give In strong
language one side OF the question, ask you in
fairness 20 give the other.
| fully appreciate your motive in holding the new
party strictly their promises; they should redeem
t'em-bpt do not stlgmatise them when they are
endeavoring to do all in their power TO carry out
the great reform which they promised to our citi-
Zcns.
In conclusion, let me say, that the American
Republican Party feel the Indebtedness which they
are under 10 the Herald, for the aid which /,
rendered them previous to the last election and
any complaint which comes through your paper,
has more force than all the small potatoe articles
which appear in political prints, out of which they
tondly hope to make some political capital. With
much respect, yours, Nc. JUSTICE.
In reply to our correspondent, we have only to
say, that the number ofsweepers OF cart loads is
not exactly the bargain which the public made
with the new corporation. 1t was clean streets
good streets-healthy streets, at all hazards-and
this pledge has not yet been complied with TO any
rational extent Ia other great Cities London, Paris,
NC, the streets are swept every morning and
new machines have been introduced 10 facilitate
the business. Is New York to be worse governed
IN that respect than any city in Europe! Again,
the new corporation were pledged to give us a new
and efficient police-to reform all abuses-to cut
down the taxes-to break up the gambling shops
and bad houses-lo prevent rioters and rowdies
from disturbing the quiet citizens. Are any OF
attending to their public duties, the new corpora
lion are principally engaged in dividing the spols,
or quarrelliny about them. With the solitary tx
ception Of regulating the hacks at the steamboat
landings, and even that is beginning to "gang
book agin," not single promise Of the new core
ration has yet been fulfilled to the public satsfac.
zion. This will never do-depend upon it.
LATER FROM MARACArBo. Per Louisiana, Cant
Marsh, from MaracaIbo, we have received intrlli-
sence ~ the 2itl uliimo. The whole valley Of the RE
Cacho from Cutata to Aaracabo distance Of more thar
900 miles is completely inundated and the plant 70 had
almost every instance abandoned their residences
he plantations and taken themselves to the mountans
All the coffee plantations in this valley ovcrfowed
and the only feasible mode Of cutting the is fro
boatp This ia the disastrous the planter
few ously to the heavy rains pros
poets Of inrge crop had been unusually good Owing to
his sad state OF things the prices of both coffee and
aad advanced n, Maracabo Communication from this
ort with tho interior is entirely suspended and several
yes sels had been Tor time waiting in for their
cargoes With Valencia Caracas, Laguayra and Puerto
Eshesio, there had been no commuD &c aon whnever--
We learn verbally from Captain Marsh, that the
ing Of the 94h nno just previously to his leaving,
very shock of earthquake felt at Msracabo
Very many walls OF stone buildings were cracked, and
however there had bsen lives lost.-Untted States
Gazette June i4h
LATE FROM ST.. JhGo-Per Mary Helen, from
s. Jago de Cuba, which place she left on the 21,h
nit lesrn tn the drought which has
I'd long the Island of Cuba has materially affected
The crops Of both sugar and tobacco in all that region d
ountrv. Both in quality well quantity the tobacco
had suffered and the ner kind: were almost destroy
81. rhe prices of products will be found in
nercial record.-U s Gazette. June IL.
DErRAvlTY or HUMAN NArURE.-A farmer re-
siding in Hambuigh, by the name of Wilson,
made application to Constable Wilbur Monday NOR.
ming last to recover his wife about 10 OF
age who it appears had left her home Saturday ls,
with her two children and was supposed to be some
ubsre in the neighhorhood OF the infected district Tae
fcer prsceeied in search ah found Mrs. wilson and
her children living in house with gang Of negroes NJ
he points where appears she had betaen herself stei
!er arrival In the city on the afternoon OF Saturday last
rhe unfortunate won n il seems is in the habit IF be-
the points where she fell In with the degraded being,
with whon she was found The officer. delivered her
and he- children 10 the husband who returned hons
with them Biifao Gazette June 10.
CASE OF THOMAS w. DoIR.--The Court over
ruled the first and most important point relied upon
by Mr. Dcrr 10 maintain his motion for trial which
objection to two Of the jurors-the Court over
ruling the ground that nasmuch the prisoner had
objected to the jurors when they empannoci
AID further na.rauch the only fact which the jury
called upon TO decide the commission oil the overt
act, which MIR Dorr confessed in open CourPrsuidenee
Journal, June 49,
OUp PacxEr CArrAiss The character Of the
New York packet chips, running from that port 10
London and Liverpool Is known and appreciated by all
the travelling public sJust matter Of pride to it,
tie state that most of their captains citizens Of Con-
nectiout One of the genilemssly and celebrated of
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