The New York herald., 1866-07-23
POPULAR IDEAS.
The Ferry Companies.


The Ferry Companies.
Aresdent Of Brooklyn Ia much pleased as the rsmasks
Of the HrRA1D in relation the negligence Of tho ferry
companies In not providing proper safeguards for shs
protection or passengers he says they arc indeed so
less corporations that do place the value Of single
fare upon the life Of human being, and that they seem
to act upon the idea that nothing moro required a
them but to provide boats make the ranss and men
to make the change He s very anxious that ths
parents Of the boy who lost his life through the deter
mined obstnacy Of the Union Ferry Company Satur-
day night last should prosecute tho company and hs
thinks that disinteresed and intelligent jury could
not be empannelled either in New York Kings county,
that would not readily return verdict for the hsavisss
damages
citizen desires to know whether II would bs lawful
for excuionss the High Bridge boat to carry double
barsed shot guns for tho purpose Of blazing away -
nude bathers in the Harlem river He thinks thas
bathing should be permitted in waters where boats
containing ladies are In the habit Of passing.
Ii Filth Heslfhys
ssCleanliness wishes to know whether the Board Of
Health experimenting the lives Of people In order
TO ascertain whether Nth is healthy. Pass down, he
SAYS Fulton street. from Broadway to Greenwich,
through Greenwich, Barclay and West and one would
arrive at the conclusion that kh must bo considered
healthy, or that the Board Of Health is humbug he
!
except for the occupants and Of buid
ngs to clean front or their premises themselves for
they wait for the street contractors to do it, the plague
will surely abide with us and fearfuy epopuato the
community.
Dead Animals in the Street.
sufferer says that about week ago he discovered
dead lying In the doorway OF an unoccupod houss
opposite the public in New street. After laying
few days was thrown into ash box near by. The
police were notified and the officer in charge said the
ash boxes emped every day. but he had no autho-
rty the cat The ash box he says still -
mains unemped and the dead lays exposed -
the hot rays OF the The sufferer desires to know
who has the power and the will to remove II.
Front street merchant furnishes the informatica
that horse died from the heat pier No 4 East river
on Tuesday, and that lay thcre for two days
until il had swollen TO twice its natural sze and
the stencil arising from II ntolerabe The police
say they have power to remove dead animals and
the Board OF Health depends upon its contractors TO do
Its business and the health Of the city Is therefore pss
mi.ted to be jeopardized through their negligence
Dangerous Fruit.
william street firm desires to suggest TO the Health
Commissioners the proprety Of suppressing ths sale
OF peaches bananas pineapples and other unrpe fut
that are daily offered for sale along the stroets Thsy
say any would inquire into the Of the grsae
they would nnd that pcr Of the ncrsass
would traceable to diarrhma which many OF ply
scians call cholera superinduced by eating uurpe ue
New potatoes placed the category Of dangsr0ua
artioes
Post Once Complaints.
An up town resident thinks the present mode Of -
vertising letters is inecIent persons living remote
from the general Post once have chance OF seeding
the little sheet issued from headquartsr and thersfovs
vSsk khA NJ loain vnlu r
thinks that II the Department cannot afford 70 advertise
as formerly some improvement At least ought 70 -
made on the present system.
An Unhealthy Pool.
East Fifty6rst street says the Board OF Health -
acquired reputation for vigilance In discovering ard
removing sundry nuisances which Il II likely TO loss
does not pay attention 10 reasonable requesa.
The attention OF the members has boon repeatedly called
to tho existence Of most Offensive nuisancs In The
shape Of large pool Of sasnant water on the east SO
OF Lexington avenue, between rsny-ara and Finy
second streets but up 70 this time efforts have bssa
made TO abate t.
Remedy for susssreke.
An old resident OF New Orleans says that the commoa
treatment for Of sunsroke n that city 10 to take
junk porter bottle, all 10 with water. properly oorksd
and lay where will be exposed TO the direct rays =
the sun When the water becomes quite warm take the
cork from the bottle and place the top Of The
PATIENTS head in inverted position, and allow the
water 70 gradually out and drip the head 0ns
bottle full thus applied be states amest certain -
restore the patient
Treatment OF Swnstr0kes.
writer suggests that much good would result from
the publication Of simple OF treatment for
stroke, to be used the spot while waiting for medical
aid Hundreds OF lives might be saved thereby.
Preventive.
Another writer would advise people who wish 10 avoid
the danger OF being sunstruck to take umbrella ana
wet IL thoroughly with water before going out They
will 6nd Il very cool and pleasant and by holding u
over their heads while walking in tho sun they viii
avoid running any rsk.
The Street Cleaning Contractors.
We have numerous complaints against the stress
cleaning contractors One writer know how 70
Is possible that such honorable gentlemen Mayor Ho
man and Mr. 0Gorman vote every two weeks 70 pay
the unclean contractors for cleaning the streets He
thinks the present contract should be broken a. the
contractors do not comply with the OF their agree
ment aThirteen hundred carts are necessary" ho
says, 'to remove the ashes. garbage, &C. from ths
Streets and the contractors do not employ quarter a
that number
The Powers Of Congress.
politician Is very much alarmed at the assumptea
BY Congress Of its power 70 private citizens on
sault and battery He would like to know whss
law clothes Congress with the power OF exercising he
functions Of judge and Jury The assault OF Painter sy
Beverdge he says not donc In tho halls OF the a.
tona Legislature and therefore Congress had no power
TO take cognizance Of the outrage but was clearly
matter for tho courts TO consider He calls upon Chse
Justice Chase 10 vndcate the law and to take Beverdes
ont Of the hands Of Congress- that his case may BE- sub
mtted 10 proper judicial investigation.
Nuisance In vesey street.
One Of the people complains that the store In vessy
street which recently burned has become an In
tolerabc nuisance The debris OF tho nrs Is brought On
the sidewalk and Is allowed to remain the great
noyance Of the people living In the ncIghborhood and
danger TO the public health.
Police nj the Stock Exchange.
curbstone broker wants TO know why two polcsmsa
are detailed, at the expense Of the taxpayers, At the
Long Room at tho Stock Exchange and he thus explains
his question -He says they are retained for the
benefit Of the men Who hire that room and rclet II 70 the