New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-31
WORH FOR THE POLICE.

CONCERT SALOONS AND OTHER VILE DENs on THE
PRINCIPAL THOROUGHFARES-THE NUMBER
INCREASING.
Complaints are constantly made by people
occasion TO ride daily in certain lines Of street
cars that they outraged by sights which a dis
grace to the metropolis Letters have been received
this office detailing OF these scenes, and designating
the localities which are most offensive The Broad
way and Unversity-paee patrOnized daily by
the best These traverse Greenest the
uptown TRIP This street for the space OF several blocks
is lined either side with houses Of the vest charac
ter The abandoned inmates loll in the open windows
and doorways fine days, cOngregate around the
windows cold stormy ones clad III the scantiest
attire, and by leers at people on the pavement
street cars advertise their calling. They sometimes 90
so far as TO beckOn those who give them pass
ing glance No modest woman can look from a
window while passing these localities without
having her sensibiliues shocked by these dis
plays WOosterst.. traversed by the same
line on its trip, not much better After nighfall
the most obscene and disgusting language is heard.
Brawls are of frequent occurrence and from early
hour in the evening until long past midnight there is
continued orge. Through Bleeckerst raversed by the
cars Of the Beeckerst and Fulton Ferry Railroad there
is for a considerable distance the condition OF
things. This street not long one OF the quetest and
most respectable in the city, has been entirely
formed in character and is to-day Of the worst.
For several blocks west Of Broadway after dark il Is
frequented mainly by prostitutes and thieves. Amty
st. and Fourth-st, and streets the lower aide OF
WashiDgtOn-square, infested by prostitutes who
gradually driving reputable people away.
The spasmodic raids OF the police on the concert
saloons in Broadway 10 have ceased altogether,
and the saloons are doing lively business
Their illuminated signs and many-coored lights are
Haunted the faces OF all who ride up and down that
great thOrOughfare and strains Of music and baccan-
ahn shouts varied occasionally by the louder dscord OF
brawl come from these dens Of vice. In Chatha-st.
and the Bowery, which traversed by half a dozen
railroad lines the concert saloons are again doing
thriving business, and new ones are opened weekly.
Men are drugged and robbed in them almost nightly.
In the vicinity Of the large hotels uptown there are
whole blocks Of houses the disrepuable inmates of
which nightly pass and In front OF the throngs
gathered in the corridors and poches, and disdan to
make any attempt 10 conceal their calling.
Correspondents indignantly ask why these outrages
are tolerated by police aud why effort at least is
not made check this garing evil There AIRED Others
who wish 90 know why the owners or agents OF the
houses leased for the purposes OF prostitution are not
prosecuted IL Is because there is law TO any
person from leasing their property for this
There ordinance defining as dsOrdery conduct the
ordinance the police empowered 10 proceed against
and break up tDese dens Al least they drive them
from the travelled OrOughfares OF compel the inmates
10 preserye hemblance OF respecabllity Many OF the
worst OF dens belong 20 wealthy capitalists aud ex-
teusive real estate owners. When demonstrated WIN
for allowing such teDaDis OcsHpy the houses, tbey
attempt palste their conduct by asserting that they
or their agents v1ctpized by false Representatives.
ar else maj they ignorant Of character OF their
tenants They nevertheless accept the high rents paid
by this dsreputabe class, and year after year allow
them remain uDDOlested. 10 the INFINITE aDn0yan
hood ar those daily compelled ~ by and
SitDess tho scenes already described