The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-05
City Topics.

We make room to-day for few Communications from
the people, asking for information on variety Of sub
ecs throwing out various hints and suggestions for
the Improvement OF matters and things general about
the city The first correspondent urges the necessity
Of en-
UP Town POsr OFFICE.
The necessity for greater facilities in receiving and
transmitting mail matter by commercial city has in.
matter has been laid before the Postmaster General for
his approval. sour sunerings ntolerabe," as NJ
rea,on 10 rs,cav ros,mssscr ana we know Of per-
who have given over all correspondence Simply Pc
cause the delays and uncertainties Of the Post once de-
livery il such that they correspondence
with that certain transmission and receipt OF letters SO
essential in all business matters and more especially 10
Let US have up Post Office, and We will further
pray, &c.
WHAT OF THE JAPANESE DONATION
Jis GoRpos Bxxxrr Esq.-would you please inform
me through your valuable widely circulated paper what
the Metropolitan Police Commissioners intend to do with
that thirteen thousand and seven hundred dollars left by
the Japanese Embassy TO the police Of this city, tn
money has been equally divided In Philadelphia and Bal
timore among the police and now want TO know the
reason why this great commercial city OF honesty be-
hind hand In performing lie duty 10 large number OF
policemen who have been daily expecting TO receive
tribute the amount eft inform the public what is 10
be done with ~ Your attention TO this will much obse
q constant reader OF the HERALD.
New YORK, August 2, 1880.
WORD FOR Tue EAST SIDE.
II appears by the returns OF the ASSESSORS that while
the value Of real estate has all the other wards
OF the city II declined the Frat and Seventh wards.
The decline the First ward solely attributable to the
removal Of the dry goods jobbing trade to Other loca
ties but heavy warehouses taking and nlling the
places vacated and there Is little doubt that property in
the First ward will maintain fixed and steady value at
point not far from the present depression The falling
oil in value d property in the Seventh ward and Of
fha
and Seventeenth wards date back TO period more re-
mote and 10 causes not 30 obvious Some thirty I'VE
years since the direction OF fashion tended towards the
seventh ward Before the upper section OF the city had
given signs Of much Improvement, East BROADWAY mar
ket an Madison had been built with rows OF
What was then most stately private residences
The Rutgers Renseps Beekmans, and few other families
who owned large tracts Of land IN that quarter saw proper
10 adopt policy regard to their estates which speedily
resulted 10 checking the onward progress OF the eastern
section of the city Instead Of selling or improving the
property themselves they adopted the rule, TO which they
adhered with Dutch obsnacy, only 70 lease their lands
on twenty years renewable leases and win tne
clause that all assessments for Improvement should be
inpro yemen therefore, the lessee not only bad 70 pay
the tax but a. consequence on inc efpirsnon o. 1
higher @ oupd rent were, besides, other reasons
why essehod property fell into general disfavor osag
10 This easehold interest has been almost impossible 70
carry any plan for the Improvement OF that
section Of the city, such as the widening oil Cherry street
and its extension PEARL the opening Of Maids IN or
Henry street into william as was formerly proposed
Canal street. II Ia true, after years OF effort aud oppos
ton was extended ,sa su,s IN s tbs costly sx
tension error far the eastern section OF
the city is conccrncd-the sames error that has
destroyed the hopes, sse%ogy 50 well Founded ionnasa
The line Of traverse took the wrong direction What
the Seventh ward and also the Teatb, rbir snth and
Seventeenth wards require s not fac broad OF
the city, bot running the ienssh OF
the island. ny looking al the map ~ the city viii De
seen that south Of Houston street and east Of the wey
there is no communication vith the upper part ~ the
Island excep, through narrow old fashioned streets In
fact the seventh, Tenth, Thirteenth and seventeenth
wards are more Isolated than Brooklyn. The extension
Of the Second avenue through Allen street 70 ft brosa
wa, or what perhaps wouii be still better, Of avenue
A. through Essex street 20 Rutgers street. aud the river
would exert a magical influence upon those Isolated
though iheky populated secusns Of the ey Inc ZEN
az tho lire of avcssmcnt would be very large the bur'
then would fall lightly upon property owners These m
movements WILL doubt, be effected sooner OF later.
In fact This should have been carried through thirty
year, ago.
neP ostmaster kindly informs the public thai
carriers will collect and deliver letters four times
n day. We may presume from his notice that letter
rested a. half past one oeck p will he quickly De
iivered " reaches It's destnati'n ihe iotow'ss oay
The last delivery " quarter past three 0eotx
NJ So much for United states mail monopoly
On behalf of the citizens Of New York desire 10 ask
the Postmaster plain question, and bope ne WIZ gv'
the public through ,be columns Of the fissAib pair
II letter s posted and collected a, esh, O'Clock
M what delivery il 10 reach its destinatioa byf
| q n before ten O'Clock A. NJ, do.
| a II before halls past one O'Clock p. NJ, do.
| & If before pine o'clock r. " do.
have hitherto shown dssrscefui inefc'ency N Via
should q most perfect organization, and as the Eos
once s institution for the people, and the PostmAse
General has taken The whole city system Into hi
own hands, intend 70 watch for his reply. Yours
''i N.s YoHx, Angus, 1, 1890.
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