The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-22

The mercury showed upward tendency yesterday,
bu, mort of the day between 32 degrees and 80
degrees The wind from the south west and the day
mild that the in Broadway showed symptoms OF
. thsw.
broadway was filed with huge slsighs but travel
Of al kind was tedious and unpleasant
As usual the corporation ordinances respecting the re.
moval OF the snow and from the side wAks are
very much neglected Blocks and whole sections Of
streets are almost impossible, and both the police
and the citizens exhibited great In this most
important n alter E,ep those who do clear OF their
walks very careless to the In VT ion the
snow 10 thrown into the streets 1t 10 generally packed
up In ereas mounds the CUTTERS which should len
clear, while the miod. cSan Of the street 30 mar
rowed thai wagon. and carts cannot pass each other
The snow should al be trown In the middle Of the street,
30 that when melted could percoate into the cutters
The following are oil the ordinances the removal
and Ice TO be found Revised Statutes Of the
city otNew York.
ARTICLE H.
OF the Rensoual of srolo and ,cc.
SSS The owner or occupant or person hs Wing cha
in the city Of New York shall within the first four hours
after every fail OF sno~, or oal or rain which shall
same to be removed entirely from OF tue sidewalks op
pOaite such house. buiobg 'oI or snds under the Pc
'nree oonars Tor every sucn neglect 70 De paid
severaly and respec lively
$50 10 case the ice snow shalt be 50 CONCEALED thai
teNnot be removed without iojlry TO the pavement
the owner occupant or person having charge OF the
building lot o. sui Aforesaid, shall within the first
four hours after every fan nered cause the side walks
opposite his her their premi,es TO be strewed with
ashe. or ssrd unaer the ppsy OF one dollar to be paid
oy the owner OF oocupsn or person having charge
thereof, severAlly and respectively.
500. 1t shalI he the duty oi the Superintendent Of
Streets and Lamps ,mmmefAtely after the fall OF
every snow, h,il or rain, which shall freeZs on the
crosswaks and cutters forth su TO the same 10
be removed from the s'd cross ~aks and from out the
NIT IN tha nF nra n
wards rGspe aivey The said craswalks and cutters
shall be kept clean And free from all obstuctons by the
several Street inspectors
SOL The occupants OF all houses and lots In
the city Of New Yo,k shall level the and ice Ia front
OF his or their premss IN snco manner as will ad nit
of the convenient spR of borses sleghs and carriages
under the penalty Of dollar for every neglect to be
recovered from the occupant person having
charge there Of sew, rsi'y and respectively.
ssa In case the owner occupant, or person having
charge OF any house lot ouiions or land shall neglect
10 comply with any of tire provisions Of the previous
ons Of t1 title mail be the duty OF the Street Inspec
tor OF the ward tn .nch such premises are situate to
cause the same to he dcne
ss8 In addition to the penalties imposed by the pre-
cedipg section Of &c ute he ssc owner, occupant or
person having cnNge # any such premises, shall Ike
wise pay to the stree, causing the snow 10 be
removed CO provide IN the preceding section, the sum
shai been ceaued by tbe Street Inspector and
IN proportion 10 am greater or IS extent which amount
the said Street Inspector NAV sue and recover In any
court having cogr thereof, 10 the name of the
Mayor, Aldermen ard Comnonsity Of the city OF New
Gork-the same berg first demanded.
will be seen that the penalties affixed TO the violation
OF these ordinances altogether too small and Is
more the Superintendent Of Streets the Street
Inspectors ever think OF enforcing the law. The
POLICE alto, are instructed 70 report all violations
Of ordnance, bu, this they take very good
do. In view OF the csyelessDess of houst keepers
epcctug this imposan, ma ter would not be well for
the lAborers who anxious for work to report all
landlords and househodef TO the Counsel Of the Corpo
r~hons Office II IL in the power OF Mr. Basteed TO enforce
oil the ines, and little vigilance his part would
work wonders in ie days. IL may be mean thing
10 inform people but It stl mesner FOR ocSlpauts
OF houses stores their ~ASs IN condition
90 ndaueer the lite and limbs o. 81 who pass by taetr
treachtro thresholds aud 1T tine TOO when would
be &C; OF charity give suffering a5orers chance
arm q few shillings.