The New York herald., 1869-02-16


Who runs the contingent wine ceftlr In the
CITY fall,
IL Is rumored that the Common Council lifrsry b
TO he netainorphosed into primary school for the
benent OF the members Of the Common Counch
whose carly education has been neglected
Is Il true that the proprietors OF the peanut and
apple stands tnat line The ratings OF the City Hslk
PARK pas handsome royalty TO somebody In ths
street Commissioner onicet
twentieth street just west or Sixth avenue, what
with grocers' carts and huge heaps Of dirt and rub
bish OF all smells. Is rapidly becoming unfnhabta-
ble II is said potatoes grow very well there.
By what right have the Seventh Avenue Railroad
companvtaken possession Of the avenue near TWEEN
ty-fourth street. for building purpose,y They have
erected O good sized snalty In the middle or the
street and broken the pavement TO pieces Who
pays the fiddlers
Anybody who wants to recover damages from the
city for breaking his neck can be easily accosnm0-
dated in Fiftynmrh street. between Fifth and sixth
avenues An immense cavity In the sidewalk IL
awaiting an occupant.
John street. between Broadway and Nassau
streets Is plentifully ornamented with dirt heaps.
The pavement Is also very attractive to wagon
makers, VINO thrive when wheels knocked out OF
order
Within space Of half block in Nassau street.
near Wall. there arc six apple and peanut stands.
and every one Of them in the way Of passers-by.
Can not Wall street live without tneInf
Broad street has become grand hack depot People
who think that the streets were made for vehicles
pass through should avoid Broad street. for the
hacks have taken up the whole thoroughfare, except
that portion occupied by seven bootbiack stands.
There Is a big nuisance on the sidewalks in front
OF the Stock Board. 1t consists OF brokers VINO
crowd all pedestrians into the gutter. Acting Cap
t,i,, fuu nv atta IN
these people.
Broad street is, besides, very prorusely adorned
with barrels and boxes OF ashes, all overlooking into
the cutters Probably whiting Is afraid OF the neigh
borhood. At any rate he does not look after It.
There are ve barrels Of ashes corner OF Wall street
| and Broadway awaiting the cartman. who never
I comes. or course he does not get paid for doing
: nothing. Oh no!
| What DO the Trinity church people mean by pIiing
huge logs on the sidewalk along the graveyard
railings The biIlposters have for weeks adorned
i them in various styles. Besides the Second ward
loafers consider the logs their common property, and
| lounge about on them all day, as though they were
| near liquor store.
. That apple stand corner Of Ann street and Park
row and the stands adjoining rather in the way.
and ought 10 he made TO " move on.v
SO should the vcnders OF patenr medicines and pea
nut dealers In Printing House square; and as for
that yestgc OF the building propenstes Of the Sol
diers' Busiuess Messenger and Despatch Company, It
should be made into irewooa
There is big nuisance every tue afternoon on the
northwest corner Of Rleecker street and Broad way,
in the shape Of q gang OF pickpockets gamblers,
detectives and other good-fur nothings. who gaze
the ladies out Of eountenance ~ they pass by.
The terminus OF the Fourth and Third Avenuo
railroads. opposite the Astor iOnse, u getting to be
very dangerous place. Vehicles pass over the
square In all directions without regard 10 the path
ways reserved for pedestrians
And just at this point after dusk. the stage drvers
every evening try TO beat each other to the ferry.
some tnle other some pedestrian will ger mashed
INTO jelly. But the courts have decided that Q
pedestrian must look out for himself aud that he has
no rights which a Jehu " bound to respect
The folks who are erecting building corner or
Cedar street ana Broadway have taken possession
0, good part OF Broadway with lot OF Iron. Have
tney read Recorder Hackett's charge TO the Graud
\ Jnry YETI
| The newspaper stand corner OF Fulton street ana
| Broadway and the book stand In Fulton street
! adjoining are nuisances that ough. to be abatei.
! Tncy are IN the way and ought 10 follow the Loew
| bridge. Hard knocks are not necessary.