The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28
OUR CITY STREETS.

The number Of letters the condition Of the streets
of the city and the many annoyances experienced arc
rapidly on the increase, We present summaries of
those hand
''lmprovement asks how long that spot in front OF
No. lbs Pearl street is going to remain unpaved The
dug up last month to Ak the sewer or somo-
thing OF that sort, and filed up again, but not
paved. There are two three piles OF the blocks
there. thus leaving enough for only one wagon
pass also aordng nice holes for the wagons to get
''stuckn in.
~. VI. W." wishes TO know why Eighth avenue
iwhi ch one OF principal thoroughares leading
the Park) below Forty.iourh street was cleaned while
above forty-tourth street II was not cleaned, though
II Is in much hthcr condition.
"A Resident Of Fiity-eighth Street, calls attention
to gang OF Ioaiers styled the ''Bloomingdao Asso-
cation, who stand in front Of their club house, at
Filtyninth street and Eighth avenue and insult all
ladies' VINO unfortunately have TO pass that way.
A. d. Winant writes about the horrible condition Of
Fourth by 10th street. The avenue Is blocked
up by cmbankment twelve feet high, making It en-
trcly mpassabe and there way OF getting
The avenue from l1sth street down to 18Th street.
One Hundred and sixteenth street is boulevard but
has bridge across the Fourth avenue Who is re-
sponsibe Tor the delay IN putting tho bridge across
Fourth avenue at 1l6th street, Tho Boulevard has
been finished some time.
the streets horses continue TO suffer from pick
ing up nails IN their feet AS usual each owner be-
comes horse DOCTOR and the poor beasts have to grin
bear the punishment OF possessing loo much proud
flesh -
All II. Pr THINKS that Mayor Ely should that
First avenue, between Twcnty-cighth aud Twenty
ninth streets, is properly cleaned, as u is In fthy
condition. lie also calls the attention oil Captain
Murphy Twcntynrst precinct, TO tho crowds Of
young rascals who iniest that neighborhood. Last
SUNDAY afternoon they amused themselves ny throw.
ing stones and break ing glass in windows Ladies had
walk out INTO the muddy street 10 avoid being
struck. Though policeman was present. he failed
for some time TO drive the ruflans away.
"a Pedestrian" complains OF the dangerous cond
ton OF the sidewalks front Of the New York County
Banks new building, corner Fourteenth street and
Eighth avenue IL has been IN disgraccful condition
ali winter, they havc raised sidewalk about
eight ten inches above the remainder oil the walk
and last night, no light being there to pcdes
TRANS Equestrian" was thrown at full length
NJ was, Foryc,ehth s,rec, are endurIns
from having their garbage and ashes removed
Since Thursday night last barrels and boxes have been
standing before the dwellings running over with
Charles s. Barnes says two in reference to
our little park at the Junction OF East Broadway and
Grand street For the past weeks there have been
no lamps the globes carried away, and II 10
resort Tor improper characters.
az. /. X. states that sunday afternoon, MS he
was passing with friend through Fifiy-sxth street,
between Third and Second avenues, he was struck
with stone tho back OF the head so as to make
deep cash. This outrage was committed by one oil q
party young varabonds who we're congrega.ed In
front oil the kndling wood factory. When he was hit
.E l. r. tired to ind officer but there was none
10 DO found than the Fitynnth street police
&c directs attention TO a nuisance OF Eighth
and Fourteenth street, IN the shape Of an cxca.
vation IN tho middle Of .ne street wI'cn nS 90
staguant water there accommodating 10 result Oh TINS
| neglect
''An Old Rcsdenr' complains OF gang Of rufians
who congregatc the southwest corner oil In ry FIRST
street Eighth They insult ladies or COM
pei them TO the street by bockadng the sidewalk
j. II. Wiimart says that the crossing al the corner
Broadway and Fourteenth street is so badly set that
tho car track projects inches aud causes many Sc.
rious falls a lady fell a day or two ago and was I'M
| able TO stand on being assisted by the writer.
Constant Readcrn wants the street Cleaning De-
partment TO send more carts about town for garbage
and ashes scnsiby observes that diseasc Is beng
bred In many sections OF the city by The neglect In COL
lecttng refuse . .
"A Resident OF Twenty fourth street, calls attention
to the condition OF that negnborhood Ito says that
the street has been and the drt lett In small
piles and allowed remain there until " has become
scattered all over the street again. much 10 the dis
comfort nj all pedestrians aud residents