The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-13
miscellaneous Local Items.

OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS Down TowS-New York
celebrated less for high than for wonderfully
lax administration Of the municipal laws We have good
enough city ordinances, but they not enforced We
have good number Of policemen but they fail in the
performance of those duties which are required Of them
In order to secure the comfort of the citizens large
The law which framed for the establishment and re-
gulaon OF the police department made it the duty of the
sergeants policemen report through the captansand
assistant captain all violations of the corporation ord
nances" Now one Of the corporation ordinances forbds
the obstruction of the streets and Sidewalks yet there
are many blocks down town where pass du-
ring business hours without climbing over mountain
Of boxes else by taking to the carriage way and thus
incurng the risk of being down by vehicles which
are constantly passing This obstruction Of sidewalks is
grevous wrong in Pearl and Broad streets where
there il but little pedestransm except by business mem
but when the evil is extended TO Broadway which is
always thronged by mixed multitude of males and fe-
males il is time to have stop put to this shameless yio-
laon OF plain and sensible law To plead in exenuation
of this fault the Of business men perfectly non
sepsca The law was made to meet just such cases Per-
sons who have no use to make Of the sidewalks will
likely to obsruct them and hence there necessity
of legislation in the matter they are concerned
but merchants who continually packing goods to send
away very likely to obtruc the walks and II was to
prevent them from doing so that the law was made
Many OF old citizens now they have been for
scores Of years in the habit o; walking through Broad
way to the Battery day. These old residents com
plain sadly that the walks obsructed in such
manner as they are and with apparent impunty What
port the violations of ordinances If they would So
and continue vgilant for few days should once more
have our od promenade despoed it is true of the old
and fashionable boarding houses with which It
used to abound but should still have the wide side.
walks and the Battery at their termination There is no
necessity Tor blocking up the sidewalks and If every
merchant would give proper orders the clerks and por
ters In his employ this nuisance would very easily be
absted But the grand secret is this:-The numerous
boxes upon the sidewalk in front of jobbing house is
species of silent Dragging The boxes obber No say
IN their own language See what business our house
fprfh xrf No
number Of cases in front Of bis store which means in
the dry goods box language, " This beats YOU Mr. M
putting out as many both No and No arI;nag ~
The worst OF IL is that this evil ia allowed - III. rms,
where its abatement Is most called ,r In the upper
wards IL Is not so There the OH ,; &c ;aaw.Its T.
novel thing. and hence tb> c, ; ~ ,h nrno
rsoS olanaaee y informed Of his delinquency
find bmsef esr on is not removed, he Ia very apt to
sorpeIs attorney and settle And this is as It should
= IS had better be repealed than disregarded. and
respectfully invite the attention Of the captains Of the
First Second and Third wards police 20 the above sug
geston Let us have broadway as it uscd to be- when
afternoon hundreds Of the most respectable OF
citizens to be vending their towards Bow
ling Green and Castle Garden Come, Mcssrs. Captains
issue orders and have all these violations OF the law
promptly reported and the task Of clearing the sidewalks
will be a comparatively easy matter.
RuN ovrR-A man named Patrick McCabe run
over by wagon and pair OF horses on Wednesday. at
the corner Of Twenty nth street and Sixth avenue
much injured that officer Smith. of the Sixteenth
ward had TO take him home.
CARRIAGE AccipENr-Mrs Eliza Hszlcton, lady re.
siding at No 1872 Narck street, violently thrown
from carriage in Greenwich street at eight O'Clock
Wednesday evening. She severely cut in her head
and much bruised She taken into the store of Mr.
s. w. Davenport and DR.. Young sent for. who
dressed her wounds after which she conveyed her
home by officer Of the Third district
CRUEL TREATMENT A man named William Shields
suddenly burst blood vessel in his lungs, at late
hour Wednesday night, and when taken in a weak
state his boarding house in Frankfort street he
refused admssion Officer Furlong Of the Fourth dis
trct bsd to convey him to the City Hospital at IL o'clock
same night.