The New York herald., 1874-08-06
SIDEWALK INSTRUCTIONS.

The Block I'm the Dureau--The Streets
Returning TO Their Primitive Chsos-
What Mr. shaSer Has to Say-An I'm
tervfew with Comptrollsr Grssn-Thoso
Plaguey Vouchers.
The memorable raids made In the early part OF
the year on the obstructions which blocked and
tmpeded the sidewalks Of Eighth avenue Bowery.
Catharne, Chatham vesey Grand. and other
streets were hailed with gratitude &C the time by
the press and the public In the easerness OF COM
peution and the greed OF gain rival stores had
emprIed themselves into the street; stalls OF
every size and description abounded: every pa,try
vender had become an insoent sidewalk sguatter,
and the pedestrians pathway became o mockery
and q snare-a labyrinth In whose mazes the
sbins, and sometimes the head. were imperied.
This campaign the Bureau Of Distractions carried
on for three months with commendabie vtgor and
pertinacity, until the 1shmaeltish districts OF the
city bore less resemblance to Mini Noygorod
streets during fair time. On the 1st OF April,
however, there was hitch In the machinery ana
after few spasmodio throes the operations came
to q dead halt No engine can travel without fuel
and no bureau can be run without money. The
city's
FINANCIAL CHIEF
with characteristic stoiidity refused to advance
moro money, and the news was greedily cevoured
BY every predaclous vender In the city. Straight
way the ancient landmarks begin to reappear.
The peanut man asserts himself with rene wed
vfgor, carpets transform portions Of the Bowery
into nausty arcade as OF yore; drawers, under
clothing and every descrbable article OF food.
apparel and general gimcrackery again festoon
and barricade the sidewalks Of Eighth avenue.
Cathartne street DRY goods stores have again
turned themselves inside out. and every objec-
tionable nuisance Of the ancient regime is ir fair
and speedy way Of being restored. The writer
mace @ Tour Oh inspection yesterday.
IN the wer 1x ssePped % nto the room OF tne bureau
B. Shafer, the chief Official. the foregoing facts.
II am perfectly powerless to sct,' he said: "she
COmptr0ner refuses to advance any money"
An examination into the workings OF the bureau,
as exempli1ed by the books, papers, letters and
Ftrst-That the bureau was subordinate to, and
under the control OF, the Street Commissioner.
Commlssioner ere Of Pubic Works. S n'" 0uS VII" '"'
Second.Tnat as respects the expenditure Of the
bureau for removing obstructions By cart or
and Ordinances, section %, provides that
sEcrIos a. The Street Commissioner may. by
may ss IN s for renew 5
dram dram as =. otter s as may M be n necessary: %
with So ss Hs ssc s s s drap~
his warrant In favor OF the Street Commissioner for the
''For the first two or three months" continued
Mr.. Schaier, "the Comptroller paid inc warrants
THE COMMISSIONERS REQUIsIrION
Here you see is the form Of the requisiIion tpro-
Gsng IT, M v ssns from nus nGe WITH the
the Comptroller"
Independently OF my salary, which the Comp.
troiier has withheld to-day, the bureau Is indebted
70 tome me IN the sum Of hve hundred and 9dd dollars,
moving obstructions &C. / advanced this money
Green and M Vss So the and dMaSSs Sok
Mr. Mr. Green ,ors refuses to pay IN me ,s cent Of it.
pie are coming here ali the time ne" compaiaing,p we
have no iunds to carry out the work OF removing
oostruotions. Here we have been waiting for
hire trucks to remove them. tell you what, sir.
The revised ordinance OF 1865 respecting OBJ
structions provides that mo person shall place,
'front.' Of the Wa Of aag
house, store or other building, any sign, show bill
or show board. under the penalty OF $40 for each
BY q subsequent ordinance. dated March s.
1872 1t Is enacted that mo projection Of any k!nd
extend beyond the line OF houses"
And d by an ordinance d o. the current year dated
playing signs. ac, &C., shall be rranted iSs for ST.
all power TO grant such being vested in tue Mayor,
a TO to e o. % S
street beyond the stoop line.
Some instances OF
THE ACTION OF THE BUREAU
in enforcing these ordinances were submitted by
Mr. Shaier, and were as under:-
GD DR.. Halls church. coraer OF Fifth avenue and
Fifty fifth streo-Provention Of the construction OF
tresses
tD Try Dock Savings Bank of Third street and
Bowery-PreventlOn OF projection and buttresses.
anS nac &
protection.
house inc.
MIR. Shafer stated that they received scores OF
nprEnnal a Qtt
every day, and issued reams OF notices; 'but,"
added lie, "the sidewalk obstructtonists don't
care curse for notices. ana the bureau Is rapidly
becoming useless"