The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-02
"MOVING DAY"

ITS HuMoRs AND ANNoYAHcgs-EvIL coSsE-
QuENcEs OF JUDGES ABSENCE.
The usual scenes incident TO smovng day' were
witnessed yesterday ia tins city. From early hour
IN the morning until long after darkness had ses in
household iurn 'ture loaded carried through the
streets ana unioaded. 10 the grstcation OF truck
and tho discontinue OF It's owners. The recurrence
OF May day-the source OF much merriment and
delight, especially 10 The peasantry in some OF the
European countries-is Looked forward 10 by tho
moving portion OF the population IN New York the
anniversary OF annoyance and tribulaion. Nor IS
this estimate OF the Inauguration OF the nowery
month to be wondered at considering the expense,
anxiety and trouble II entails large proportion OF
that class IN the metropolis which is compelled to
rent houses or apartments periodically. As rule.
however, u considerable part Of the May moving Is
done before The lst, most shrewd h0usckeepers not
caring TO run the risk OF encountering the obstacles
which often present themselves that day, not the
least among ihese being difficulties in securing
OF transportation Tor their effects without pay ing
orbltant rates TO the cartmen.
The present season not exception 10 this
rule, muca Of The moving hsvlag been done on Mon
day and Tuesday of this week But. Usually The
case, tnero was large quantity OF household iurn
lure OF various grades conveyed to ro In the city
yesterday. In addition TO tuat transferred on trucks
and wagons OF all sorts ana sizes the sidewalks on
some tue east ana west side times
alo st monopoiized by females, young and old hurry
ing along with nuiiarious burdens OF household el-
ieCts and domestic trumpery. lu one instance a
painting matron would be seen bending der a load OF
framed pictures, and another tendcrly bearing her
asiary contained IA threeo Tour bra cages lillle
further on would be seen staiwart vraqo elbowing
her way through The crowd with stovepipe under
eacn arm or a meek little woman, hav ing broom in
Que hand and Win The other dragging along her
hopelu lour years old BOY, Ia her anxiety TO reach
tho new aomicie by the time the cart carrying her
furniture arrived there 1t TACT, however. that
there were fewer people moving yesterday than ordi
narily, and this Is accounted Tor The ground that
au understanding had been arrived Al many cases
between landlords ana tenants on The basis Of
auction IN rents.
pispossEss PROCEEDINGS.
AS usual the excitement around all Civil District
courts where dispossess proceedings sued out
great Dut III Gone more 30 than IN The Seventh Dis
trct Court In Fnty-seventh street, near Third ave-
nue. BY law all tenancies IN the cisy OF New York
terminate on the nrst day oil May unless the
agreement Is ~ writing As many tenants decline 10
remove on that day the law further provides that
the Justice Of the District Courts in which they
situated may cause tue tenant TO be removed by sum
mary process, tut not IN less than hours notice.
Yesterday many owners oi property IN the upper part
oi the CITY proceeded 10 The seventh District Court
where Justice Piuckney prcsldcs, for the purpose
Of obtaining writs Of ejcctment against feirac-
tory tenants. They paid the Legal toe S.
TO tho marshais and wero told to come again IN tue
afternoon, wnen they would obtain the warrants for
the removal Of their tenants At five o'coc. iu tho
afternoon no Judge had appeared aud warrants
would W signed. Loads OF furniture pied up
10 'front.' OF premises OF tenants whose terms
had expired ani who refused move nled
many OF tee uptown streets, and many com plain S
were made by owners aud others a.sinsL Judge
ton belonged 10 persons WHO had loit their former
residences and were unable TO into the places
engaged by them on account Of the posve usal
tue tenants In possession To move out.
In some cases the people thus situated will have
ensconcc themselves OF their furniture lying on the
sidewalk or go ing among thor trends tor
place - put themselves and their children sleep for
the night
FIVE thousand requests" were received yesterday
nj the Nsw York Post ONCE IRON persons changing
their residences the LIST May. The carriers Wero
made acquainted with the changes OF location.