The New York herald., 1869-03-21
MAYORS OFFICE.

The reputation Marshal Tooker has acquired for
correcting abuses adjusting difficulties, Furnishing
violatOrs OF city ordinances and restoring the pro-
perty Of those whose gullibity has made them easy
victims Of the petty swindlers with which our city
abounds has the effect Of filling the space in the
Mayors ONCE devoted to the Bureau Of Licenses
every morning with crowd Of compliments. Some
OF the objects sought to be secured by an appeal 10
that offlcial are Of the most amusing character,
ranging betw cen the discovery OF truant husband
and the killing Of a neighbor's vicious dog. How
owly the complainants or frivolous the charges,
each receives respectful attention. and in way
peculiar to himself In the neighborhOod Of i've hum
dred cases are satisfactorily disposed Of each week
by the Marshal. Besides listening to complaints
ana adjusting difficulties OF complicated
nature licenses to great number are issued by him
after due inquiry into the title OF the applicants to
the grant, and the amount Of business done In this
week ending Yesterday, herewith appended. The
return, however, Is much below the average
Coaches, 8; express wagons, 13; vender wagons 40;
carts aud trucks So; drivers OF various kinds OF
vehicles, 1885, porters, s; boarding houses 2. Total
2s3 licenses ssaed, for which the sum OF 1894 was
received. Besides this the sum OF $4S7 was caused
to be refunded to various complainapts by swindlinp
employment Office keepers
A CASE INTERESTING TO cARTMEN.
Mr.. B. L. SOuthack of 1876 Broadway charged a
driver with having maliciously driven his heavily
laden truck numbered 6,93S, and owned by one
npsetnS # and seyerey I'm nuPnr valuable pnr
horses This occurrence took place on Murray
street. On being summoned before the Marshal the
defendant peremptorily denied having been In that
neghb0rh0od, and challenged the statement OF CON-
plainant During the course OF the investigation the
snal stated III that T he r resided ] at No. 5s7 wash
ington street, but, after close pressing, finally
admitted that ne was citizen OF New
was unlicensed; but in consideration OF his having
lately secured permit he was let on with nne OF
for three trucks revoked and was ordered to nav :
fine OF six dollars. The evidence IN the matter OF
the collision was very contradictory and the Mar
shal sent for one OF the officers attached TO the
Broadway squad, who, 1t was stated, had taken the
number or The offending truck. The case was ad-
cision Of the Marshal revoking the licenses or Mr..
Schielman will give great satisfaction to resident
cartmen, and Is in accordance with the require
ments OF the ordinances.
MUzzIE YOUR HORSES.
CAN flesh is grass,n SAYS the good book, and SO
licensed as No. $685. James Berry, an Irish lad,
stated that while he was passing Mr. Letson's steed
Hlm p's severely on the right shoulder. The Wound
was, indeed very severe one and the Marshal i'm
posed fine OF two dollars on the cartman for allow
ing his biting horse to go unmuzZled.
BOGUS JEwELRY ESTABLISHMENT
Henry J. Miller, OF Columbia county, .Pennsylvar
MIA very loolshly went INTO the .eweiryn establish
near Warren, for the purpose OF winning set OF
silver service The result was that the card which
five dollars BY the polite request OF the Marshal,
and in consideration OF Mr.. Miller beng O stranger,
the money was refunded.
HACRMEN on THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
The severity shown by the Marshal, while his
broom was new, In the matter OF delinquent hack
men, has made sweeping reform. The number OF
complaints against thar much abused portion OF our
fellow citizens has been vastly reduced only one be-
ing on the calendar Of last week. w. X. Whitman
charged Patrick Farrelly, owner OF coach 24s with
overcharging him. "rhe whole thing being mis-
Understandings the Marshal ordered the return to
the complainant OF the entire amount he had in
vested in the ride.
CARrsEN's PROTECTIVE UNION.
This organization mas prosecuting committee,
the duty Of which Is to the enforcement OF the
ordinances limiting the number OF issues OF licenses
TO three for any person for trucks and carts.
charge made Dy them, through their chairman. owen
Mulready, OF go East Thirteenth street, against
James Reilly, OF No. $40 East Sixteenth street, for
having SIX trucks, will come up on Wednesday next
nj noOn The bitterness OF feeling this case has en-
gendered and the great interest taken IN 1t BY the
cartmcn generally, will no doubt cause the Mayors
once to be crowded during the hours Of the lnves
tgation.
Twelve O'Clock, noon, each day, save Saturday,
has been fxed by the Marshal for the examination
OF cases. but The complaint book will be open daily
from eleven to two.