Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-25
New York Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22nd, 1863.

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MANY of Your readers are aware of the
terrible corruption which prevails in
every branch of the citJ administration.
The lately elected Mayor Hall, how
ever, appears to be anxious to remove
The cause Of some of the evils which in
crease city taxation to a fearful extent,
and merely serve TO enrich few politi-
clans who control the city government
of the Metropolis. When the usual
somi-monthly bill of the contractor for
street cleaning was presented for pay
ment, the Mayor proposed resolution
to bc taken, that inquiry be made
through the President of the Sanitary
Commission whether snow or ice "
had prevent Il Che cleaning OF streets
during tho past fortnight Now, II is
known that neither snow or ice has OBJ
structcd the thorough fares, and the pro-
liability is that the bill will either be
refused payment or the contractor will
be made to see 70 the thorough cleaning
of the streets for the f,turc, II he would
retain his contract.
Another department in which cor
ruption has made itself at home for
many years past, is the custom-house.
Hun ilretls of business firms, pretending
to be respectable and dong an immense
business, are constantly engaged in sys-
tematically swindliug The country and
reducing the public revenue by making
false entries, swearing false oaths, and
using the compatibility Of custonn-house
officials for their criminal purposes.
A Jewish house was thus caught about
q month ago and brought before the
court on the accusation OF having inn
ported valuable silk AID velvet goods
and entered an invoice OF cheap wooden
ware. The fraud was pcrpetrated with
the assistance of few custOm-hOuae
clerks, who sent to the examining
warehouse only such packages out of a
CARGO as they knew to correspond in
contents with the invoice. The name
of the iirlr is Guitcrman Bros, and 6
bail OF $40, 900 has already been for
feitcd by them FOR non-appearance
before the court. They had to give bail,
however, for an additional amount OF
$50, 600, and only yesterday custom
house officer, named William Marsh,
was bailcd to the amount of $50, 900 for
standing accused Of having assisted
Guiterman in the smuggling CT the
merchandise. Other high officials APP
pear TO have guilty conscience too,
for when t, case was to be examined
at Court it was found that several OF
them were absent, and the necessary
stcps will therefore be taken TO force the
punctual attendance Of the tardy wit
= nesees.
, The murderer OF Mr.. Rogers has not
vet been discovered by the police, nor is
t it likely that he ever will be Detec-
t tives and policemen make themselves
t ridiculous by arrcating persons who arc
> evidently lot connected with the crime
i'll the remotest way. Thus, for in
stance, two persons were arrested in
barber shop last night, merely because
they had been discussing the murder
and some thick-skulled policemen came
= to the conclusion that they must con
scquently know more about the mat
ter than they wished to betray. TIL,
1 parties are immedia ely dismissed BY
l the police captain.
!, Tenement houses have always beer
1 dangerous and insecure abodes for the
poor persons who are compelled tc
e spend their existence in those dens, anC
y it is timely suggestion on the part o
/ the New York press to urge the imme
o diate construction of Il number of sucl
; buildings as secure a comfortable
home, every access and egress, and :
: healthy atmosphere TO their inmates
g The Herotd proposes that Mr.. Peabody
u in London, purchase number ofVacan
= lots in the upper part of the city, anC
J, have the above description OF building
:, constructed on them for deserving per
!, sons, at reasonable rates. \ hous
a partly used rs tenement was burned
n down in WILLIAMSBURG yesterday, an'
it is believed that the fire was caused b.
v an incendiary. Two children were SUI
g located, and number Of persons had
IS narrow escape from being roasted alive