The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-18
suffocation In the Fourth Avenue.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
VIII aid suffering humanity by publishing the follow
ing letters
To THE PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT o. THE FOURTH
AVENUE RAILROAD.
have resolved steps not taken forthwith to water
the avenue thereby making the travel least toera
upon It (Which II Il not now to make public repre-
mend transfer Of the travel from Fourth to Sixth
nue. down and along the whole line Of which passengers
may 60 without danger Of suHOcetion.
It is thought due to your line to give you this notice
before making public demonstration Of the appeal
Besides getting rid OF these ms uerabe couds of dust
the Sixth avenue line affords other inducements in the
greater capacity and comfort of their also in the
reduced price Of conveyance.
prompting in which ought to have been attended
TO from Of duty to the comfort of your patrons
&c so Ts Is O the me entire are
omnbuses keep flying in such unceasng and oppressive
clouds over the entire route Of your travel.
we subscribe ourselves, with best wishes for your
MANY TRAVELLERS ON FOURTH AVENUE
FOURTH AVENUE, Nay A, 1858.
To TIE Hon. TEE MAYOR OF New YORK
sr-Ihe above Is copy Of letter which addressed
TO the officers of the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company
Rain fell the day after and several succeeding
ahordng relief to the travellers this route well
the citizens whose domicile either side of it. for
which feeling Of gratitude was experienced by all The
respite from this dust nuisance caused by the rain is
The company, whose attention was called to Che
nuisance n the above letter. pay attention to this
appeal tc them for relief and the whole population from
Union place to Twenty seventh street, travelling and
local. continues to be cursed by unbroken cloud
pestiferous and noxous dust. The eye, even were It
not blinded by it, could not penetrate it. whilst every
opening-mouth, noe and every lattice Of every
dwelling every grocery and store and the very cooking
is filed with this abGted nusancenever abate
save when heaven, in mercy, sends rain
There are going on this route, night and day, the
Centre street. and Harlem and New Haven lines Of cars
with the back tracks Of of horses dragging
poles stirring up dust IN columns whilst omnbuses
ever stopping on either side the track unite their
agency in the same work, until altogether the Fourth
avenue from Union place 10 Twenty seventh street. Is
one continued and loathso ONE nuisance.
We believe, sir, = nuiscnce is the word II means in
law something that incomn odes the neighborhood."
Then sir, If every man, woman and child, residing and
gushing dust hurricane, which drives it's fury upon all
day and night then other kind of nuisance need ever
be demonstrated against and prayer offered to your
honor, to cause it to be ebaed
Sir TIE travel this Fourth avenue as well as the
residents either side Sc It, claim yc1r
they inploe it. 1t is with reluctance sir that the
annoyed trouble you TIE slightest regard comfort
OF travellers in these cas- and ompibuscs should
their money amassing to stay this dust pesti-
cBce and especially about twenty We per cent more
Is required for passage this Fourth route
be very inferior cars th.a Ia charged the Sixth ard
Eighth avenues, in superior cars-superor in both size
and comfort very little portion of this excess voud
be needed to make the tolerable ard vet with to
nsensiby these companies grippe their Of fare
pocket 1t AL and leave these who pay 1t endure this
disg lsng nuisance the whsie OF it made by their
aotten.
As decent respect for tie public comfort Is not strong
enough (after the requeA. that has keen made the
letter at the head OF this sGess induce these par
to abate this nuisance Of their making you are
respectfully solicited to take such steps shall con- pei
them tc H.
MANY CITIZENS or THE FOURTH AVENUE.
new York, May IA, 1853.