The New York herald., 1869-05-07

saere III. s,y sAsss the % sand cr li%s s' g % aos
on the Sidewalk or the street. in the very teeth of
this prohibition fot steps are taken Co prevent
ta.s or orng ,he eeniers TO Justice and prevent the
ishnenL " fN-
But tins Is not a One of the duties OF the street
brance. from streets, roads places wharyes nis-.
and slips." Ana u n further enacted that '''--
, s .1s sss %s, s ss%e,
oss under ss *. e r. pc. in the s sf New
To enable the street Commissioner to perform thts
duty-ior the word ''may" IN this connection means
shall. and makes Il his duty-he h authorized ana
directed to employ. under ms direction, four cOmDe-
tent persons. a. salary OF ti,5oo each per annum.
the duty of two OF whom II shall be 70 report to tho
sree. commissioner any article or thing whatsoever
place. and with his consent % order the same to bo
removed. aud II not removed within twenty-four
hours thereafter 10 order the same 10 be removed to
the yard under the care Of the Deputy Superntend.
ent OF Repairs and Supplies. other suitable place."
The other two are 10 report In similar way al Oh
struclions and encumbrances on wharves piers and
slips. The articles 50 removed may he redeemed by
the owner BY the payment OF the expenses OF re-
ln0va and certain small penalty and ON the first
days OF February, May. August and November In
each year all articles 40 removed and not redeemed
snail be sold at auction for the benefit OF the city
Chapter ~ OF the same volume OF ordinances, pro-
vldes that mo person shall cncu,nber or obstruct
any street. wharf or pier Ia the city Of New York with
any article or thing whatsoever without hrst having
e.a Obtained written permission from the Mayor or
Street Commissioner And by a subsequent ord-
nance, approved February "a 1885, all power TO
grant permits for showcases, stands Tor the sale Of
newspapers, fruit, books or other merchandise, art
Gle OF thing whatsoever. encumbering the streets
sidewalks Ia vested In the Mayor alone but the ap-
plicaton for such permit must be approved by the
Alderman and Councilman or the district and with
tue colSen. OF the person occupying the premises
front Of which such stand IL 10 be erected Yet even
when so approved and consented TO the Mayor ~ ut
liberty to reject the application.
All these permits. winch the Mayor Is hereby au-
thorized to grant expired on the LIST OF May and
VIII have to be renewed. and II Is the duty OF those
most interested--the ppbc, namely-to see that
none are renewed and no new permits granted for
places where they Inconvenience the Tree passage
OF the sidewalk. There hardly be a doubt that
Mayor Hall will heed the remonstrances II any are
addressed to him. aud as the whole power OF grant
Ing these permits Is placed In his HANDS and IN his
own discretion ne Will use II with the necessary caro-
for the public advantage
a ST. year. are enjoined to report every u
illegal obstruction at once to the Commissioner
through the lower business Streets especially where
tie heavy grocery and produce business IL DONE
ANY one OF these inspectors were he attentive and
Intelligent could see that In Greenwich and WASH
1ngt0n streets in Pearl, South and Fronts streets,
merchants are Tor days and weeks using the side.
walks and part of the street % portion OF their
stores. On Hanover square piles Of hOgsheads OF
tobacco and bales OF cotton are stored in the midst
OF the square and covered with tarpaulins SO as to
Keep the sun and the rain from the goods. On Bar-
clay street crates OF crOckery are exposed on the
sidewalk, and opposite store. just where Col
Win relrQeratOrs and ice boxes of all Sizes leaving
barely passage room for one person. Going down
Vesey street one Is ast0nished at the efrrOntery Of
hucksters. who take up the entire sidewalk on
either side OF the street exposing their wares for
sale to those who visit Washington Market, and yet
no inspector Is ever ut hand to make complaint or
drive these people away.
Further up town the case Is the same. On the
corner OF SiXty-sixtn street and FIRST avenue
the whole sidewalk Is encumbered with empty
beer barrels and other heaps OF RUBBISH. ON
Flity-ttllrd street. between Lexington and Fourth
avenues, huge steam boiler Is stored the street,
labelled fOr SALE" and destined 10 remain there,
probably, until sOld provision and feed dealer ON
Third avenue, between Eighty fourth and Eighty.
fifth Streets Is keeping his bales OF nay the walk
IN front or his store as a sign. On the corner OF
street and Third avenue over thirty
ale barrels grace the sidewalk there being not room
enough for the empty barrels In the store On the
corner OF Elghty-fOurth street and Third avenue
whole frame house Kept the street blOckaded for
over day, the abOrcrs moving 1t being either in
competent or unwilling to the task. In front OF sew
eral braweries III Ftyh street, near Third avenue,
huge casks emptied OF their cOnients were blocking
up the walk and carriage way OF the street, and have
been doing so Tor week or more, and no inspector
has been about as yet. On Thirty eighth street and
seventh avenue In front of livery stable carriages
weeks. and will probably do so unless an inspector
nterferes. Ana so throughout the city.
IL Is. therefore, necessary that the Street Inspec-
0rs-n they are really competent" persons-dO
lestir themselves and exert their Official power for
he benefit OF the public, and do not hereafter, a.
dcy nave done heretofore, draw their salaries for
he benefit of themselves only,