The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-26
Shipping Intelligence
CHARLESTON. Aug g.
Arrived, 22d--ship Camden, NYork.

Cry NrIsANCEs - UNrARpoSABr.E NEGLECT
SoMEwHERE.-We dare affirm that there is not
city in the civilized world in which there is so
much laxity in carrying out municipal ordinances
so much disregard paid to the wants and COM
forts of the peope-so nut CHI wilful and unpardon-
able neglect on the part of the authorities IN the
discharge of their public functions-as exist in the
city of New York, the metropolis of the new
world. We elect our municipal officers, and we
are heavily taxed for the support OF a city govern
ment, but have In reality no government at all,
Or any semblance of one, to Judge by the numer-
Gus nuisances and abuses which are allowed ts
exist in our midst That the ravages Of the pre-
vailing epidemic have been fearfully increased by
the nulsances and abuses to which we refer, their
cannot, we think, be even shadow Of doubt; and
that New York never can be healthy as long as
they are permitted to exist, no one can, with any
show of reason, deny.
We have in our minds eye now, a nuisance
which, we are confident, is productive Of great
deal Of sickness in this metropolis, and which
ought to be remedied as promptly and as expedi-
tiously as possible, if the parties possessing the
power Of abating it, do not wish to be considered
morally guilty Of Fastening the deaths Of orr cit-
zens. We allude to the dock at the foot OF Fulton
street, Immediately contiguous TO the Fulton mar
ket Into that dock one Of the public sewers emp
ties Its reeking, filthy, offensive and nsxious con-
tents, in continual stream day aud night, infect
ing and polluting the water, and causing an eflu-
via In the neighborhood by no means agreeable to
the olfactories Of the passers BY, In the water,
thus infected md polluted by this th these reek-
ings and DRAWINGS Of this dirty city, are number
Of crates containing fish, which are taken out from
time to Tine according to the demand for that ar
ticle Of food. As must be the case, the fish, as
soon they are placed in this polluted water, be-
come sick and diseased and # left long enough in
1t, die. In this sick, and diseased, or dead condi-
non they are sold our citizens, and HI state
not to cay, that they are as noxious to The human
system, as poison administered in small doses.
How can they be otherwise
Now we want TO know who it is, what munich
pal funcuonary has the power Of aba,ing this nu.-
sance, Of removing or rcmedyipg this fruitful
source OF disease and deathl We call upon the
fnchonaiy, who ever he is; we call upon the
Mayor, HIMSELF TO interfere promptly and haye it
abaied at once. The fish at Washington market
are not kept in this way. There is filth ia the
dock there, too. but the fish crates are KEEP, in the
stream, at the end Of the dock, where there Is
abundance Of fresh water.
We again call on the authorites-re demand Of
them, to abatc this nuisance. We call upon the
market men, the fish vendors themselves, TO CO.
operate with the authorities in abating il. We
can assure them all, that we shall continually and
continually refer to this nuisance until 1t is abated.
Wscare not fig for private interest in the matter
that of the public is paramount to all others.