The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-11


81 Mulberry street The Are was promptly GOT under.
No damage.
AsorHrn-Another fire also broke out at No ~ Pitt
street, in the The Are was put out without any
damage being sustained.
LIZ Ror suEDERLArD.-If people want to scream with
delight they must go to Mr. Surderlands entertain.
ments which not only mirthful but highly inteec
tud and pleasing to all tastes
NEoLEor-Loox Our About o'clock last night as
policeman Hughes going his rounfs, he found the
hestng fall backed out through the window OF sore
No lis Water street On Examination. was ascertain
ed that the keeper inside ncendiaries could nave
operated on the premises il they pleased The police
will look sharp In all such cases
AccrDrrr-A man (name unknown) brought to
the hospital yesterday evening about o'clock he was
found in the streets in q state Of nsensibility.
SICK MANA man taken sick at foot of Court.
landt street about s o'clock. A. NJ. yesterday He
was taken the Jersey Ferry boat and conveyed
across the ferry where after short time, he expired
Losr Boy RrruRsEp Edward Spear, the lad whose
name announced yesterday as being strayed away
Brevoort pace returned to his fathers dwelling yes
terday evening He had In his possession whilst absent
sl4o in money, besides gold chain and ,lye, watch
amongst his friends.
THE CRY REEDRMERs--MR EprroR "A few days
since in OF your articles, you inquired What has
becoms of the city reformers 7" As the election was
on the tapis, did consider il suitable time to
swer you Now that the election Is over, with your
some OF the city reormers are still alive and kcking
but they find so hard to kick against the pricks until
interest OF the aldermen and assistants and the cquss
they represent 10 put down. the municipal concerns Of
the city will be msmaAsgsd and ell attempts to reform
thcm and reduce the enormous expenditure, will be
fruitess So long appointments to Offices, and
work to BIO done and articles to be furnished
in the hands Of the Common Council just long
the taxes will be nearly double what they ought need
to be. As instance of the proof of this assertion
venture to afirm, that six good men would do more
work in sweeping the Streets than the fifteen usually
employ ed in each gang that with the beneficial altera
tons that could be made in csrtng the dirt collecting
akAo SO rtoin onnVd hn dom and hat
ter done tooat one-half that Is paid for doing it.
But tbs not for the interest Of the Aldermen and the
reduce the number Of their constituents, and thereby
lose their votes and the great men lose their
Offices
No reform can come, or be expected, from the Com.
mon Council. The Aldermen and Assistants know that
%n ss Se STATE TO hs o
but have not the honesty and moral to out
boldly and fsalss:y and propose such reforms they
The tax payers equally supine and Indifferent to
their interest, else they welded to their
the great and growing evils and abuses that exist and
will continue to augment under the present system, il
system it can be called good system is not but
that would damn any man in his individual capacity
mi Merchant mechanic. The abominabe sentiment that
all fair in politics IL carried out to appalling
tent and still the who rob the unresentng people,
hold up their heads they were Simon Pures in the
serving their time in State prisons than some who
hold Offices Of honor and trust and profit to themselves
and their party.
This evil be remedied, but We are appre hensive
will not be for time to come; not until the pay
feel sensibiy the plfernz of their money than
they vet have DONE The taxes annually increasing
and likely to increase under party manaReme and
the only hope we have, but which may not live to
'see Is that the burdens will become onerous and
grevous, that they cannot be borne any longer The
city reormers anxious, willing and ready
the rform the ensuing winter for the spring cleo
ton if the tax payers who not welded to party will
join them in bringing about the desired reform. But
they will net they must pay the pound of flesh All that
the city reformers can do, is to agitats-sgitate.
CITY REFORMERS.
FERnY BoArs-PRorEcrIoN OF PAssErcEns-Mr. Edi
tor The numerous accidents which occur almost daily
our ferry boats require remedy. This | think can
he done by the following simple cheap and safe method
viz: by erecting gate which could be drawn up by
weights otherwise to such a height that carriages
wagons. &c. could pass under It. Let this gate be
lowered before at the time the boat leaves the
PLATFORM and not raised until the boat its arrival is
fully up the platform. The gate must be erected
within few inches of the end of the platform to which
the boat attached to prevent any person standing
the platform outside of the gate The gate ought also
extend the whole width Of the PLATFORM and be at
least five six feet high to prevent people from climb
ing over it, lamp ought to be placed at night,
tho outside the bost that the
that there gate and that they get ashore
til the gate hosed up. Were such adopted
all the ferries think accidents in going into and
the ferry DO is would be prevented for persons could
neither jump the boat or from it until the gate
hoisted