The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03

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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.
fNorx Letters Intended Tor shis column must n
accompanied by tho writer's full name and address
insure attention Compliments who are onwahs
comply with this rule simply waste time In writing
Write on only one side OF tho paper.-En HERALD
DANGEROUS BAsxMxNE
To rnn EprroR OF HxRALD;-
Please ask Inspector OF Buildings 10 cali and SOC
the fearful condition OF the ratings separating houses
Nos s7s and aso SECOND avenue There s deep
basement and nothing to prevent acosoens tneFe y
DISTRACTIONS AT BunLINo gLIP.
To ruH EDITOR oY HERALD
Is there no help for passengers through Buriinl
siipf There is continually truck or trucks ebssruct
ing tho sidewalk at No 20. and foot passenger are
obliged to 20 10 the street TO avoid shem- j. b
THE GROCERY CLERKS.
TO rns EprroR THE HKRALD:-
Can you no, say word tor the grocery clerks whg
are compelled to work rom Ave A. N. until ten r. NJ
why cannot the stores shut up al eight NJ People
can 40. their things eight u. as we'll ~ ten
Why cannot the grocery men get up meeting Tor
HowLIN6 DOGS
To rHR EDiroR or HERALD
II the dog catcners will visit No 1cl Fourth avenue
and catch dogs that arc kept locked up IN car
pentcr shop all night they will receive the shanks Of
the neghborhood They howl and bark all night and
1t impossible to sleep They with have 70 10 cap.
tured the day time, as their owner very careful
TO keep them locked up At night Lady.
FARE TO FORT LEE,
To rnK Epiroa on TnB HERALD:-
wish 70 call your attention TACT that regular
passengers the icrry boats plying between New Yori
aud shady Side, Edgowater. Pleasant Valley asd Fort
Lee obliged to tho same rate OF fare as passen
gers who only make one trip II impossible TO Obtain
ought be difference the faro between regu-
lar passenger and one who only makes shc one rip
REGULAR PASSENGER
AHEAD OF TIME.
To rHR EDITOR OF HERALD
II the preprtetors OF the Sea Side Hotel, Manrrso.
Beach, wish TO make It success they had hotter awe
more attention the management OF thor boats Tho
steamer D. r. Martin adverscs to leave West Twenty
second street at forty minutes past three On two
casous last week was tho pier ut half past three
and found that tho boat had eN unnd0fstad this Is
a daily occurrence, leaving ahead OF limo. On sunday
she was advertised as usual. and did not run a. ALL
Their agent could not or would not give any exr'ana
tion In either case. 1hANNiLhE'
PUBLIC SCHOOL RECEPTION
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
About tour months ago there was q reception held
at tho school to which my children 70, aud my wife.
wishing 10 attend the same went there. but
was refused admission, although other ladies
we're admitted. think If one taxpayers vito
Is entitled to attend these receptions why not
miner saw some members OF the Board, oat re-
cciycd no satisfaction then addressed the Board on
the I'd Of APRIL but up this date have received no
reply. would also say that would be pleased 20 be
informed why my children arc dismissed from school
a, d ncrent hours. e. T. r.
HOW THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TREATS
COMMUTERS.
To THE EDITOR HERALD
The faro from Metuchin to New York by the Penn.
'syivania Railroad eighty cents excursion 81 20;
but this morning, not having remembered on leaving
the city last evening to put an August commutation
ticket Into my pocket, | had 70 pay my fare on
tho train which . expected 70 % Uo.'sea 20 so "O.
plant IS hB:-fhat, Notwithstanding the company
advertised to charge ton cents extra on The cars
giving back check which will bring ten cents At any
Of their ticket Offices. Conductor VI W. Hawks
doubtless aetna AZ Instructed--msde me pay u oa
resulting IN clear overcharge OF thirteen cents
WHERE ARE THE POLICE
| To TIE EDITOR HxRALD-
At the corner of Mott and Park streets may bs seen,
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destroying properly and insulting peopic. The other
day. white looking At tho crowd, thought nov, II an
officer he would make those fellows scatter
when ne did come to my utter astonishIncns ne com
menccd TO fool with the loafers A WlTNESS
| To THE EDITOR rnE HnRALD:-
| Please allow me to complain Of the boys who
crecate every evening the Of Finynsh street
| INDIGNANT PARENT.
,vvrvrrrrNcv or THE RoARD or HEALTH
4 To ras EDITOR oy THE HEaALp:-
have made three com plants TO the Board OF Health
during this month about tho condition. Of the yard Of
promises No. 4s3 Seventh avenue, but no attention has
| been paid to them X. H B.
! TO THE EDITOR HERALD:-
| beg leave to call tho attention Of tho police or
Board of Health to the fac, tina. they can and DEAD
cat decidedly dead, at the corner OF thirty seventh
street anu Sixth avenue ID.
To EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
would like 10 ask II tue members OF the Boatd Of
Health are 10 The country enjoying themselves or
doing what they ere paid 70 do. or they can read
writing? rhey have been notified tour times about
the bad condition Of closets ut No. 81 Ann street.
vet they have failed do anything. Y. Il
OVERCOMING THE CoNEY ISLAND BOATS.
To The EDITOR THE HERALD:-
! take tho liberty OF calling tho attention Of tho
officials d there any) 10 tho overcrowdsd condi.
Of tho Coney Island boats especially their last
return trips this city On Sunday las. the steamer
Idiow,d making her last trip from tho Island, was
so overcrowdcd that people barely enabled oh.
! tain standing room. Stools aud chairs entirely
out OF question. 1t difficult task to wend your
way through the boat In TACT the dock and beach
surrounding at the landing place Coney Island,
densely crowded with people wishing to return
to the city, and many, after secing crowds
stream tho boat Tor upward of fifteen
1 lnnte nnUh
risk their lives Ia such aznrdous Undertaking Can
nothing be done to prevent the ovcrcrowd,ng OF
steamboats, and the gerng OF the lives OF excur
sionists and their families? Can temporary en-
forcement OF the Steamboat law be obtained only by