New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-10
rur NIl.ANCE. am rmK CITY

We published yesterday with expressed satisfaction,
the presentmen of the Grand Jury upon the 'ubec Of
Civ Nuissnces but there is ooe most intolerible
nuisance which though limited al, is not dTel upon By
the Jury with that degree of earnestness snch il de-
serves.
To limited extent the use Of the streets for pulling
down or putting up buildings in a City must be tolerated
In New.Yo1k however, such use is not limited The
contractor takes half all, just suits his consen-
ence without tie least regard to the necessity of the
case or the inconvenience of everybody but himself
Old material. are piled in the street upon twice much
oroupd as they ought 10 occupy aud permitted to
main through a whole season. when under no crcum-
stances should such things be- allowed more thana e days
and IN most cases not at aD In fact, building materials
old or new should be piled in the street, only where
il is absolutely impossible To store them upon the lot
At present the street. only used for storing such
things in front Of the lot being built upon but if the ten
ants will permit the brick, stone lumber, line aud sand
are strung along both sides without pretense TO
pile them as 10 occupy as little room possible
Worse still is the practice If making great beds OF
tar on the pavement crowdng ali the travel to the
other side for weeks months alter the period has
elapsed when tie necessity, if did exist instead
of making them ia the cellar ar the simple expense Of
a little more labor for the hod-carrcr. To save tnit
labor he is allowed to occupy the street To the mu:h
greater inconvenience Of those who egitna.ey
tii,d to is use There is other C:y in the world
whore builders are allowed such perfect monopoly of
tie streets: and tie nuisance grows rapidly as The
town II las reached point this season beyond al
fumer wears until it now becomes tie day of the City
Press. =, proper authorities viii not, 70 ny 10
stop furL,l A1c1fs before she thorougafires
are entirely slu up.
There s ote spot 10 BroodEsy near Wakers,-wh
rs So Leary closed by great pics Of BRICK sad un
Der on both sdrs AID The como ete breaking up OF the
sidewalks that D.. has slmost ceased be worthy ths
nsue Of Any way much less Of d broad one At al
other SPOT one builder has taken possession Of three
streets-LeouaId. Broadway and Lspena j. AZ the
s. Nicholas Hotel. Broadway Sp'Ing-s- and Mercer
have been pretty efec uay used up for TWO Year,.
Piles Of dir aad great winch sre not gons in,o
tie buildings have encountered th- pass ge-wsys for
ucu-hs H. feet, on Stturday l8s-, We counted in
Broadway alone between Un'cn-sq1are aai the Bal
ter, DO lees 5haR tar!seyen different barricades Of
rhsDs,ure Let the reader AXE Wa K through Cham.
bCs Warren, Murray Park-place, Bare ay and Church.
SIS ard then tel whether lie thinks anybody else
tsn builders have sny rights there. Churchst is en-
tirey broken up, the railroad fallen in 5he cars sad
all other vehicles shu; out. and even foot passengers
have 10 eet along bes, they the risk Of ther
1ecks And lis IS not mere temporary interruption
for few dsys, through necessity TIA, may sometimes
cccur bur Isyel has been present,d for mon.hs ard
for aught thai the contractors or Street Commissioner
appear to care may continue TO be for years There
are in Clurch-s and the above named streets between
that shd Broadway. more than fifty piles of brick and
stone. some Of which are moderate specimens of the
Egyptian Pyramids. Church-ss. is entirely dued U.
in manner such as public officer has right to
tborize and of course individual have authort!
or right TO claim The sidewalks Of several Of the othe
streets are impossible. Lock AZ that great ant
much needed open thOrOushfare, Barclays5 Beck
msn..t is in complete chaos 1t may be said that it i
widening BY order of the Common Council. We knOs
it. and know that printed orders were posted upon eve
~ building months ago directing theiE immediate demo