The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-30
MOVING DAY.


THE ANNUAL ANNOYANCE TO MANY HOUSE,
KEKPERs-HoPEs AND FEARS OF THE SHIT
ING POPULATION.
Tomorrow will DO moving day." familiar ex-
preston. and one that full OF vexatious signin-
70 large number OF the nomadc population Of
this city. Al the bare mention tnis dreaded ami
versary Of the destruction OF household gods nearly
ali classes " society are less .'wovca" by
remembrances OF provoking character or by gloomy
ancpatons OF oft recurring trouble and expense
In the microcosm Of every domestic circle which
may be compelled to undergo the annoying transition
incident to the season, by circumstances adverse or
otherwise, . social and domestic revolution takes
place, upon tho results oil which must In a great
measure depend the happiness misery Of Its mcm-
bers tor the next ensuing twelve months
Tux gxrRkxga
For instance, the weiLto-do and porty Mrs Fitz.
CANNON, having couple OF marriagcablc daughters.
may find, when she has moved from fashionable
quarter Of the city TO another that tho
ID not quite desirable she had beou led
pcct that society 10 the street Is not quite
dstingue she would wish Tor the sake oil bloom
ing maidens, and consequently there heartburn
ings discomfort and regrets, which arc only dispeed
when the tino tor moving comes around again.
Among the humber portion OF the peopie-tnose
whose battle Tor existence while lfc
mains-Mrs MorIar,y thinks she has secured n
couple OF quiet y ''dacent" tenement house,
where shnseif," aftcr hard days toll, will have
mount sony tour nlghs" Of very narrow stairs aud
hnds on getting III with he- "iew things ana tho
cnidhcr,n that the 'iong shoreman lives In the
adjoiuing apartments is In the habit OF nightly
Ing homo drunk and by way oil amusement, beating
wife win litter, amid boisterous and
iui protestations OF The juvenile members Of tho
family.
TROUBLES OF MOVING.
But tho confusion, anxiety, trouble aud risk attond-
ant on the act oil moviug where the housskeeper is
above the level OF the herd cannot be adequately de-
scrbed ind Gun DO known only through experience.
WHAT win the packing OF trunks ana boxes, ripping
up OF dusty carpols. covering furniture protection
tho rouxh hands oil inc truckmen us wc,I as from
Inc dust OF the Streets the frequently vioout COL
lsions OF higny poisned articles With the walls uul
bannistcrs OF the mouse that IL being
absolute knowledge that your personal property Ia
being deliberately damaged by The mon who huye
gwen their shonest woru', that they would remove
your things " arcfuy and without scratch
them," The ordeal Is u Truly painful one. In the
poorer portions 0i tho CITY "moving oay brings pro-
portIonaicly less trouble aud anxiety, as the deni
zens Of those dis,ricts often lacking botn III auan.
tty and quality oil household elects, look forw
10 tho day WITH certain amount oi pleasure perhaps
on the utterly reckless princlpie "aDy thing tor
change" And SO, When the diapidated odds aud eIds
winch served aiixe Tue purposes OF kicncn, dining
room anu bedroom, have bccu slowed away IN
furniture, ~ about taking leave VI her immediate
neghDors before descs nding TO the street, she is
vitsd To take 'Another little dhrop ere she leaves,
and having done shortly atcrward appeurs al the
front door, AMI pausny monIcnt surveys with
isiaciion the load, regarding which sue Tor The
VI gives Tho driver perhaps whispered d!rec-
lions. There another class oi movers whose
bcs should excite mpathy and these are Inc unior
Sunate ones known As ''iatc house hunters" who,
although they must give up possession Of their
present premises by noon Of tom huve far
laiied 10 secure another house IN which 20 move.
RANTS DOWN..
A prominent uptowu real estate broker said TO tho
writer yesterday :-"rhere are not nearly 10 many
people moving yeur thero have been Tor
years past, the iact that In many instances
tho owners aud tenants nave met ana consulted, the
result being hat u com roniise has been elected
regard Tor the ensuing year In nearly every
that has come under my observation the laid
lords have reduced the rents from twenty TO
thirty per cont um ailudug, OF course, 10 DWELL
Ing houses, but have NO doubt That lilo roducLion
extends also tenement property" just now apart.
ments IN low priced new Hats seem 10 be the most
sought after by tue middle Glasses.
,ruE CAKTMES's ORDINANCE
Tho recent action mo Board vi Aldermen In re-
gard 10 the iicsnslng trucks and express wagons
seems 70 have caused some misapprehens Tho
old relation carts and cartincn recently
changed, una IN IL stead has been substituted
another making u residence 10 this city y requsito
Qualification which 10 obtain iicense to ar,vc
pubic truck 0. cart fhs latter does not take effect
however, until October 81 In regard ~ tho psAsago
Of The ordinance, Il is asserted that there
present tully ], 800 cartmen VINO i've brooklyn
holding licenses IN this CITY, and that tns gives those
men u chance TO get back 70 New York residents
by Of the licenses holding good until The
pration OF the t,me indicated. Tho Board OF Alder
nen mas also liked The rates Tor the i0ading trans
portaton aud unloading by express, cart truck.
Household urs load Of horse truck within
two mss. 81; when the distance exoceds mi
loading housing ground aoor nty cents
aud Tor each Hight OF stairs up and down twenty-five cents
distance sxceeds miles every sd-
dliona mile For losdtng unonding housing first
Or ao~n' nrty cents When private eo.ract Is MADE
each party shall 10 held 70 the amount 50 agreed on