The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-02
TIRES FOR THE YEAR 1871.
The report continues thus

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the cost of receiving money at the City Hall by the
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and the people ee are oppressed with city and
county taxes and assessments.
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more energetic and the Or receiving slls in
the expense Expense Of receiving sis4 was $3.50 ' "
THE RUSH FOR PERMITS AND RENEWALS
for this year has already nc and for
sistants and additional clerical help from otheE
departments were actively employed in issuing
them. Heretofore there were attached to the
SMALL ARMY OF sINECuRE INSPECTORS,
who drew their salaries OF 500 per month, ana
many of them made, it is alleged twice that sum
per month by blacKmaillng business men. This
nuisance is done with and the duties Of IN
Captain Leary quite acceptably, 1t Ia believed.
THE SIDEWALKS
being the public property OF the city, there 10 no
reason why the merchants who occupy them sh0ald
not pay revenue into the treasury; yet hundreds
The reporter conversed with many police onncera
on the subject and the general complaint ia that
no matter how often they report violat0r, ID Q
THE NUISANCE IS RENEWED,
and they express the belief that the ofence ID
ney's ONCE, to which all complaints are sent for
prosecution. 1t is not an uncommon thing for an
officer to find on the Bowery Eighth Sixth, Third
Seventh First and other avenues, and in Chatham,
yesey, Blocker and other streets, where retail
business Ia carried on, the whole sidewalk, from
house to curb with the exception Of three or feur
feet, INSTRUCTED by merchandise, and upon examin-
ing the permit they find that 1t merely grants
permission for coal bex, show case. or shutter
box.
The reporters personal Investigations confirmed.
these reports. During careful examination OF
from Chatham square to Blocker street, on
"Wednesday afternoon he counted no less tnan 2ol,
that came under the law, and these did not tn-
clude awnings, soda water, apple, paper and ped
ler's booths nor signs. other streets are equally
INSTRUCTED; yet we find no abatement OF the evil
that has become In crowded th0r0ughfares an In
tolerable nuisance and so annoying that 1t s dim
cult Tor pedestrians to pass each other without
their skirts sweeping the wares oil the trader into
the gutter, and drawing down upon their heads.
the curses OF the owner.
The Corporation Attorneys once.
Investigations made ut the ONCE Of Mr.. Rugglesy
Corporation Attorney, resulted In discovering that
the receipts have been more for the past quarter
than for any previous one under the Old Te0ssne,
when IL was the practice to send out nom the
Office an inspector to make special reports q
violations and, az n matter OF course the result
would be an increased number OF prosecutions. or
were made by the municipal police, with the ex-
ceptiOn OF about three hundred, made personally
by citizens. The following are some statistics OF
the once for the quarter ending April a0:-
Of Which there we're BY citizens
Total suits brought: 49,
Judements still outstanding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0z
Total secured Tor SzooA
number Of suits are still pending, while many
have been dismissed for lack Of evidence or other