The New York herald., 1867-01-28
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

Pnblic.
The blockade OF ice ana which has prevailed ia
our streets Of late TO have severely uf
fed temper Of The public, whose voice, AZ heard
through columns has partaken somewhat o the Jury
OF gales and the bitter growngs Of beings subjected 10
nnumerabs annoyances Most Of the communications
reaching us lately are in form Of complaints, which
show very accurately the petuance and III humor oc
casioned by discomfors incident 70 snow banks,
ICY cars nayersed by III managed ferry
bosts
The FIRST gfowl comes from
Marine View.
correspondent from the Navy Yar1 barracks pro
behalf Of the against the proposed action
OF Congress toward either the transfer of the Marine
Corps TO the army s total aboshmenL In tho course
OF very long communication he refers TO many cases
in which the corps has especial honor not only IN
foreign wars but in great number Of the hardest fought
Acids OF The He complains, finally, although
marine officers have fought side by side on many hard
contested fields with army officers, and have equally ds
tnguished themselves they he marines have not been
rewarded promotion while their brother officers Of
the land have received both honor and advance
menI
OnfcinI Neglect.
ga f. W. complains that during lase week "streee
washer FouVth avenue, Twelfth street, burst
and flooded the pavements the water freezing in solid
hock OF ice, and making the street impsssabe for ve
hicles The police 0hccrs duty in the vicinity had
reported the condition Of affairs night and since
the occurrence but nothing had been done to remedy the
difficulty and the suffered Cd, at tho
imminent risk Of It's finally pouring through the coal
holes into the cellars Of the residences In the neghbor
hood.
Dangers or the street Cars.
An old gentleman calls attention to the slippery con-
diion the steps the cars suggests that
they with mating the benefit Of the pub
c especially Of aged persons to which latter class
several serious accidents have lately happened 10
sequence OF the OF the railroad companies
such precautionary measures
The Claims Of Early Disabled Soldiers.
soldier asks why Congress does not give the bounty
70 those Of 1861 who after campaign tho
Peninsula utterly broken down by fever con-
in the service that they mustered out for
disability. The correspondent claims that wounds were
preferable TO the sufcrngs consequent disease
tracted In the service and contends that the fact OF
soldier having become early disabled by sickness does
not preclude the possibility OF his having done gallant
service for his country.
why Many Buildings Unsnfe.
mechanic asks why building Is allowed 70 proceed
in such cold weather have had lately when tho
mortar freezes touches the stone, and there
fore oscs half Of It's. strength. This practice the cor
respondent asserts is the Of the otherwise unae
countabe falling Of the walls Of many buildings. which
often occurs when they subjected to only slight
pressure
soldier OF che Fifth United States infantry. stationed
at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, writes that although hs
and many othen OF his company are entitled 70 $500
bounty from New York. having been credited during The
war the Quota OF this cosuty they have vanly ted
to obtain II through repeated applications 70 Mr. Blunt.
although several Of Asr cerdes who have Submitted
themselves 10 tns nsnpniatscn Of iawysrs have had
their demands satisfied The soldiers wish % know Why
The Relief or BrsaAway.
Another correspondent proposes 70 relieve Broadway
or ito crowds and TO do away with is difficulties
by leaving Ibe pavement Of that thoroushfars IN ~
susual wrechcd condition., and paving very nney two
streets running parallel with M This according 10 bs
pan would draw away the carts. carriages and heavy
vehicles from the central thoroughfare, and leave for
the omnibuses and light wagons alone To relieve the
corner Of Broadway and Fulton street Of It's perpetual
jam Of humanity the correspondent suggests that tho
removal points up town Of the two markets Washing
ton and Fulton) would bs eaectual. inasmuch the
at the above named pone is mainly owing to the
great traffic and passage Of vehicles 70 and fro between
the markets The correspondent thinks that II these
places further town, whore both the island and
the avenues WIDER and the pressure Of other bosi-
great the object Of relieving At least tho
Broadway and Fulton street would be attained
A ModIncatjon Or the Excise LAW Proposed.
The rigid enforcement Of the provisions Of the Excise
law draws forth long communication on The liquor
question, in which the correspondent claims thas tho
politicians shown aserolcction perndy the liquor
dealers aided in eIectnR them 10 the Legislature in
most instances promises exacted that they would
oppose the enforcement OF the obnoxious Law. The
writer calls for enactment OF restrictive law
severe only that prevailing in England which exacts
OF the liquor dealers they close their places dursg
the hours dsvotsd divine service but suffers them
open the rest Of the day This be thinks would
better and agreeable SINCE while the
present exasperates the people, 1t does not reduce
the number Of drunkards. but simply conceals tnes
revels
A school for Young YachtmeB.
.John smith, Of Third avenue" makes o novel propc
ston to the that the lake in Central Park
the Seventy second street entrance, be properly
proved and used for the purpose Of developing tho
nautical tastes Of children, who should be ailpwed ~
sail miniature yachts In it. under the direction Of
.ancient mariscr,r who according 70 the oorespoaA-
plan, should be domiciliated st the public e&penss
in the vicinity Of the lake. Tho Communication Aiso
embraces many other things which would read Ike
fairy tale TO the youngsters concerned I'm The propo
The Union Ferry Company.
A Brooklynitc doing business In Wall street, CON-
plains that the passengers the boats OF The Upon
Ferry Company detained on board the boats through
unnecessary delays in the slips when the Ice
render The river difficult Of navigation He also
that the Of this IL that the company nd cheaper
TO deain their boats during the evening until they nrs
crowded than allow them TO regularly conduce
70 the comfort OF the public, and addition to this he
alleges that the ferry employees the docks and bord
boats coDduct affairs with most INCIDENT ference
10 the comfort of the pubcn
Big Orgnn for New York.
Progress advocates the erection Ia this city VI
lsrre music hail. similar the 81 George in Liverpool
urges also building OF prodgous for New
York to rival that OF Boston. He thinks these things
due IN udc ar
existing in the metropolis
Freezing a Car Route.
plsntive appeal comes up from freezing passengss
on the Eighth avenre Railroad line, who punges INTO
logical profundtics In order TO demonstrate the sreas
necessity existing the placing OF some other
warming apnprntus Ia the sheter cars' statiOned aA