The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-04
THE VOICE OF IRE PEOPLE.
Hints, Suggestions, Complaints and Ideas
Of Correspondents.

OF correspondents.
large number Of complaints, denunciations and sng
gesons relation public grievances are heard this
week. The first subject that comes up Ii
The Passage or tho East River.
One proposition 10 all in the river at its narrowess
point between Brooklyn and New York. thus forming
solid pathway three hundred feet broad Another cor
respondent expresses the utmost contempt for the pans
presented for bridging the river and declares that tho
people will not have the patience 70 wait for the COM
pletion OF such work In his opinion neither bridge
nor tunnel practicable but what he thinks il necss
sary as well rs feasible the ubng" Of the with
m iron pipe or tube twelve feet in diameter through
which pneumatic railway might be arranged 70 run
New Secret Society.
A wide-awake correspondent, having discovered tho
existence this city Of secret order. under the
designation Of the Southwest Circle" writes 70 the
Herald with the expectation Of learning through it the
details the secret workings Of tho society and the
tent Of its membership The writer has heard that is
members boast Of having taken in Hundreds OF Dovices
ately on payment OF Initiation fee Of $50 and that
their object Is to protect the President in Of an i'm
parchment The writer after giving such full details d
this romantic plot, asks for more.
The Castle Garden Intelligence Once.
serious complaint is made against the managers OF
the intelligence office at Castle Garden. The correspond
ent says, ON this subject
Originally 1t to be m once through which
male and female immigrants could, for the first SIX
months after their arrival In this country procure en-
ploymept without mourning any expense; but now,
through favortism or negligence OF employees all classes
are 70 be found there and no lady can vsii the ONCE
insulred Both men and women, long resident in this
city, frequent the office and present themselves ladies'
visiting the place for servants and when their exorbi
agreed to- they insult and threaten
the would DO employers and prevent the newly arrived
immigrant from accepting their Offers" The correspon
dent concludes with call the Commissioners for
abatement OF the evil
The Loss or the Commodore.
another correspondent ar !" takes exception 10 tho
statements made in the report Of Messrs r. NJ New and
VIM Bradford Inspector Of Steamboats,, in relation TO
the Commodore disaster especially the statement es tho
former hat the law inadequate TO enforce the moral
obligations Of and Others" and by the latter
that ssteamboat owners slow to take the
legal precautions required in bad weather for The safety
Of passengers their tendency being TO disregard tho
lawsn The correspondent the contrary, contends
that the laws adequate to every emergency. In
spectors penary power to prevent vessels sailing
when they have not thoroughly complied with tho
law. The writer declares that while Mr. Nov says
| that Captain Bradford regarded the Commodore
unsafe, the local inspector knew her to DO IN
safe and withheld a certificate, 'in defiance Of
which Judgment, the Commodore went TO under
the very noses OF the inspection officers. The CORE
spondent calls for vigorous example 70 b presented Of
the rigor OF the law.
"a Sea Captain also writing The subject Of the
Commodore DISASTER finds fault with the statement In
Mr. Nevis report the Secretary OF the Treasury that
during the day Of the disaster the barometer ZEN 70
2s g. The writer SCOTS q the idea OF the barometer
falling to such point these lAtudes and asserts that
according 70 his observations the barometer has not
fallen below 20 10 during the last year and ne questions
assertion that Mr. New, Captain Bradford OF any
other ever saS the barometer down as low AZ Is
in this latitude.
Fire Signals.
Efficiency" proposes that in order TO facilitate the
transmission OF the central station, al the
locality stations DO supplied with signal boxes A.
much time often lost In travelling 70 the signal sta
tion with Of the fire. and to remedy this
evil tho writer thinks the execution OF the above propo
| ston al sufficient
Something for the Railroad Companies.
shrewd correspondent proposes q remarkably orig
nal plan for the abatement Of the evils Of
| cars According TO his plan the cars should be COM
PEELED under penalty Of $40 stop for passen
ger that balls Them "no matter how many persons may
have been taken already passengers" OF, as FINAL
alternative tho companies should resign their monopo
lies. But should there be seat In tn. car for the
passenger thus taken should be obliged to pay
his fare to the conductor but into locked charity
placed at either end Of the In short according
to this plan all who obtain seats should pay the
pany while those standing should contribute their fares
TO the boxes Of The public charities The contributions
should be taken from the boxes by regularly appointed
agents who should be Obliged 70 note the sum collected
in book hanging beside the box for public inspection.
thinks II would enforce tself. II would be 20 the
interest Of the 70 enforce the Charity box
seat The next time Il would os to the neres, Of The
railroad company 10 compel the paw ment Of fare into
,%s ne one vas standing No.
and would De the interest Of the companies 10 put
cars enough 10 give every one seats IN order to secure
all Of passage money II this System enforced
the writer concludes that 200 per amman worId,
under Tho present crowded circumstances be secured for
charitable Institutions.
The Dangers Of Cheap BuiIdiBGs.
Another communication is opropos Of the late fatal
accident to a hoy by falling him, while In bed oi
a quantity OF plaster from the ceiling This writer de-
that this falling Of ceilings Is occasioned by The
beams the being placed too far apart, wen
as frequent by the cheap and copseq rcnsy bad
quality Of the mortar uscd The system OF building
build mako special contracts with bosses IN eAch
trade instead Of arranging with builder Who win sob
let carpenter and other work 70 parties whose
interest win then be 70 do IL as cheaply possible
Lack or Means for Rxfinguishin9 Fires.
communication from the s'secresary Of Firc In
snrance Company" sets forth in m alarmngy definite
manner the danger TO the city from nrs and dwels
pahe,caly the risks and losses incurred by the in
surnnce compsnsa The correspondent argues that tho
city is such deporabis condition from the lack Of
sufficient water that should several large fires oceur
simultaneously the CONGREGATIONS Of 1885 and le<o
would DO dwarfed beside what would occur The In
surance companies he states have suffered 20 severely OF
late fspm low rates and sweeping fires that radcaI
changt3 are found necessary regard 70 the modes a
doing their business relief 10 the present condition.
Of aA be proposes the arrest Of all who wsste water,
the clearing out OF rubbish by the insured nom their
premises the placing OF al insured goods on platforms
aed from three TO inches from the hoos 70 prevent
damage from water the doing away With The custom Of
storing oils 10 the business portions Of the city the lay
nG Of new water mains from the Reservoir TO The lower
portion Of s city, the employs Of special policemen
At oil bonded warehouses during sne nsnt ana ne re-
mercantile portions OF the city On these tsrs. ssA
writer thinks the insurance companies WI % ao's 70
4 keep their heads above water
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