The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-11
WAR wAGED ON STREET STANDS.
Important Prcsentment by the Grand
Jury-Af1cr the Curb Stone Vendors
General Fusilade Against All Sorts OF

Important Prcsentment by the Grand
Jury-Afacr the Curb Stone Vendors
General Fusiladc Against ALI Sorts OF
street Obstacles.
The Grand Jury Of the Court Of Oyer and Ter.
miner, not content with their inquistorial re-
searches, which they have pursued with most
commendable spirit OF unnagging zeal as to the
guilt or innocence of persons charged with crime,
have instituted particular inquiries to the SUBJ
ject OF street nuisances in general On the assem-
bling OF the Court yesterday morning Judge Pan
cher on the bench, they made the following pre-.
sentiment on the subject OF street obstaces:-
TERRIBLE PREsENTMENT
GRAND JURY Room, Sept. s, 1873.
To THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF OYER
The Grand Inquest, now in session. respectfully
presents nuisance various streets in this city
as regards the neglect or those having them In
charge in the several matters OF paving, repairs
of pavements, encumbrances permitted therein
and the I'M TO private property as well as the
es seon the BoSr Of clear
ing away the pestllent structures Immediately
around the markets is OF great benefit; but the
markets blockading travel OF foot passengers and
the use OF the same for the sale OF ARTICLES hetero-
or food, should be abolished. The sale OF ready
made clothing, shoes. stockings and wooden.
ware tinware, croekery and earthenware,
OF Washington Market, and the occupation OF
Vesey and Fulton streets for q long distance
appr0achlng thereto--the display OF the greater
mart OF the owners stock either on the sidewalk
or pendant from the sheds built over it-are
serious impedlments to the use Of the streets BY
the public, for the private benefit OF parties with
out night TO the same. Another constantly increas-
ing invasion or the pubic rights Is made by the
news and fruit stands, planted, without the
slightest regard to pubic convenience, wherever
spot suited to trade presents itself to their owners
on the east corners OF Broadway and Fulton
street newspaper stands are maintained, which
Though perhaps located to the very verge OF the
owners property, attract and continually detan
a crowd OF persons on the sidewalk either TO view
the EDITORIALS displayed or as purchasers, where
the immense amount Of travel requires even more
than now exists OF sidewalk.
ON the corner OF Dey street and Broadway
where the Western Union Telegraph Company's
building is going up, fence, for protection, Is
Is placed, cutting on the view OF persons coming
down Broadway from what may be coming up Dey
street, and an individual has settled himself with
fruit stand on the only spot which Is LETT Tor safety
10 foot passengers who may arrive at the corner
lust at the moment that any loaded venice COM
Ing up Dey street may compel MIN 10 turn 70 save
himself rom being run over or crushed.
In Pine street, near Broadway, parties are
vending fruit from stalls hand carts on the side
walk, leaving pass ageway 70 the pubic OF three
feet wide, with fair chance Of falling into the ad-
joining cellars when more than two persons meet
at that point. These are singled out 90 examples
The long array OF empty truck carts and other
vehicles throughout the streets. standing out
always at night and often IN the DAY, V another
abuse OF the public streets, TO save the owners the
ront OF proper storage place for their properly.
The condition OF the pevtpG OF many Of the sUee0