The New York herald., 1867-03-31
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.


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Va s,vs halov another summary Of the views Of cor
respondents touching various @a...s. sssisic and
social. -
The New Pest Once.
The discussion Is 10 the eligibility Of the City Hall
Park . site for the Post Office still carried By
our correspondents "B" suggests the City Hall - .
proper building for postal purposes. He says
fully agree with you that the lower end Of the City
Hall Park 10 elig bile site for Post office, but
would through your columns call the attention Of all
parties concerned to the manifest fitness Of ths City
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Let the general government pay fair price therefor,
ana with the funds realised let suitable City Hall be
erected in Union square-s place destined shortly 70 be-
come the centre Of trade Of this metropolis.
"A N meIcnsnt say. that "New YORK s TOO large
tion and delivery Of etter There should be oice
OF reception and delivery for wards accord
or wards. There should be In place up town one
bureau for the reception Of oil the mails where all the
letters should be mailed and then sent 70 the differ.
&C. r" asks that the locality bounded by Maiden
lane. Liberty ana William streets bc examined in con-
nection with the proposed post office. He says
Without particular examination would estimate the
measurement TO be hundred aud hfty feet in depth
feet William ~ T 20 oil ,Re ns
space could be enlarged and extended by projecting
thirty feet further on the latter space. As this prop
by the city and controlled by the Commiss oners OF
the Sinking Fund and Comptroller and the residue s Of
location is The only question IN point cs;osraa T;tk
the St. Johns Park and Bowling Creeu This location
would DO considered lar S6iS desirable by large
majority ct pe Dpsetss community below the City Hall
Park Incidental to this suggestion tho widening OF
Gold street and its extension through Liberty square
Wall street. would immensely beucnt that part Of the
city for public trave aud the Post oice situated on
broad avenue running from the East 10 the North river
would render II easily accessible from many principal
.,nto has 1.xo
the contiguity TO tho Custom House, Sub Treasury
and the hosts OF banking and insurance companies
congregated around Wall, william and adjacent
Streets the benent the shipping traffic and the
daily and hourly influx and exodus OF merchants and
business parties residing in Brooklyn Williamsburg and
Jersey City.
"a Practical Observer says
There spot the centre of the city that appears TO
me 70 combine all the necessary requirements OF egi
billy accessibility, room, and every other possible ad
street. north by Thiry-sixth street, east by sixth ave.
nue. and west BY Broadway Tho block is composed Of
and & e
ing IN the world. Il has commodious easements, and
the block has vory wide and subsansa pavement all
sba5s Ii !.ont extending TO fnrty-secand street. and
there Is spot in the city that has, OF over can have
the advantages of accessibility On the east side
the sixth cars and stages tho door and It Is
but block to Fifth avenue two TO oIfth avenue
with its and stages and the west side the Broad
way cars and stages tho DOORS and 1t Is but one
block to Seventh and two to Eighth cars and
stages and On the south the Thirty fourth street cars run
WITH ag sSes Of \ h. rs Tsl y urged ay
ami would be TOO !ncQnYenIAK for business men but the
system OF Stations aud carriers In agreat measure nva
dates that objection.
80. H. Az suggests that the present City Hospital,
at the head Of Pearl street, bc purchased for Post Office
purposes Tho site could be made to answer he says
by erecting building the entire o: the first
floor on Worth aud Duane Streets to co1sst OF large
and commodious stores from which arge would
derived, and the other portion Of the building de-
voted Post Office and other Contemplated purposes
court OF sufficient Dimensions should be reserved un
derneah the Post Office proper, ON The Church street
side. for receiving and the dcivcsy " mails"
Another correspondent takes the view and says
fuliy as central the Fork, With comparatively iitIc
Church sirccs, rsar, ivr. the mali wagons. &c ,
marx tL. spot. par e.c.ssce. for such purpose .
l:erBnn E,ni9ratfsm Southwark.
"A Correspondent approves Of the idea advanced By
contributor to the HERALD q few days sInce relative
the offering or Inducements To German immigrants to
settle IN the Southern States; but thinks II would be
better all parties f the government would donate
rather than SELL tho lands 70 these industrious people
Delays or Letter Delivery.
"A rssdent cf Hudson City, puts this query Where
letters detained which sent from this place
There Is loose somewhere. Letters which are
sent from this o1ico often twenty thirty
days reaching their destination when not going
than fifty ono hundred miles. received letter
February 26 which mailed VI katDnan, New YORK
not ikap forty 1.-Two miles from Now York cityl
January 90 and know Of instances every week wncre
letters from eight to twelve days in coming from
New York city and adjoining cities, when they oagh 10
be received the DAY that they are sent This
has been the case to my knowledge for moro than two
years aud il. or course source Of SERIOUS inconveni
enc and general Dissatisfaction -ssnsA- fss..-4...
%>',7' Extinxaisa,seai Of Fires.
Why should there be any fire department. either paid
the present is, ana under political control VOL
unecr the former one supported By contributions Of
the municipality aud OF the citizens and nursery or
backguards9 Let all be abolished, and then the nsur-
ancc companies whose business Is will attend to It
matter oI business Evory body will then fully insure
their property and the insurance companies will be able
to MAINTAIN an efficient fire department. and the price OF
grishmen. Of IRE is taken out OF the hands OF the
surers, who sner otca much by the reckless
of water than they do by the re Besides in addition
to insurance. VIC are heavily taxed to keep up this
useless Fire Department JOHN HUME
The Royal Insurance Robbers.
II Is generally understood that Judge MsSx's juda.
menf, which would have resulted In selling them at
large, viii be reversed in review At all events should
L NO. be- wrtsf appeal win hold the thieves until
what Is rigi an appeal TO the Prvy Council! in Great
Britain viii secure y long imprisonment these
nghtnngcred gentry nay desire.
iWnnts OF the city.
al D. calls attentionto the fact that New York yet
wants many matters 70 ene her to the distinction Of
convenient city. We want ho thinks, public museum,
more promenades public water closets, &c He says:
Therc is not the least regulation for railroads in the
Streets depot and rooms fs public the Astor
House, where half dozen dncrens rQeds each
other and subject ths people IN bal weather only
march through foot OF SNOW mud and dirt,
pushed aside by the bat also 70 aual danger from
these omnpresent rails and Ths place between
the Asor House and the HERALD Bulldog ought 70
Be entirely free and there should be NO sucL thing az
route through Ann street. Why do you otyet up
permanent song against all these nuisancesW
The Revenue Tax.
In aid Of the prompt and equitable administration "
the Internal Revenue Law. with regard to annual taxes
win you appse your readers that the time for
making returns Tor default thereof Of assessment with
penalties added s changed from the Let OF May TO tho
ls Of archy Also that the Law requires every
having separate income, or In possession OF any pro-
perty subject tar, to make prompt return thereof
under the penalties In my two years experience
have known party who assumed himself not liable "a
tax therefore not liable 70 mako return, TO b
brought up on summons" and under oath showins