The New York herald., 1878-02-25
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.
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MUD IN MAIDEN LANE.
70 THE EDlroR OF THE nERALD:-
Tho condition OF Maiden lane 10 horrible II ha
not seen a street cleaner Tor some months y. 4 L.
TwENTY-THIRp sTREEr INQUIRY.
TO rnE EDITOR or THE HKRAxp.-
Cannot the Com missioners OF Public Works give Us
straight crosswaik across Sixth avenue. al Twenty
third street, on tns uptown sldeG PEDES RIAN.
TIME TO SETTLE.
To THE EprroR OF raE HERALD
Why docs not the receiver Of the Uptown Germa
Savings Bank close up his accounts with the dcpos
tors? IL is Two years since the bank closed.
J.P
wANTED-A DIVIDEND.
20 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
As = depositor OF the Mechanics and Traders Saw
ngs Institution wish TO ask when William J. Best
The receiver will give another dividend. The las
one was made over year ngo and then another wa
promised In July or September. but he has failed I
40 So DEPOSIT0R.
FORGOTTEN ORDINANCE.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALp:-
Whose duty Is II to suppress the nuisance and uos
caused by junknen who insist on going through tn
streets with bells attached to their cartse Tho Com
mon Council several months ago passed an ordinanc
pronibitng the use OF bells. am resident Of ThiY
eenlh street, between Second and Third avenues, an
The noise In that street and also in Fourteenth sreot
almost unbearablo A SUFFERER.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
To THE EDITOR rHs HgRALp:--
Where were Mr.. Bergh's uen on tho morning Q
The 2ad, when No 81 OF the Third Avenue Ra,lroa
At Sixty-lhh street, It got there At quarter pas
seven O'Clock A. NJ. The driver whipped his lam
horses all the way down. He ought 10 have boon ar
rested by the noble policeman VINO was riding on Ia
ront platform Tree. Ono OF the horses was 80 lam
that no could hardly walk. and the otnsr was no
much better, HUMANITY.
THE cLAIRMoNT SAVINGS sANx.
TO THE EDITOR or TUE HERALD
What Is the reason the receiver Of the Clairmon
Savings Bank does not declare dlvidsndP l hav
,aed his Office, but have never found him in. Tn
oflce seems to oe In charge OF three men and boy
All OF whom are no doubt drawing salaries but n,
satisfactory explanation can be- obtained IRON the
FMS needless expense together with OF premise
md RECEIVERS remuneration, will 40 depIcte the re
na'nder Of this wreck tnAs there will DO nothing LEI
or DEPOSIrURS.
NONRESIDENT TEACHERS.
TO THE EDITOR or TUX AERALD:--
There are employed in our public schools lst
cachers, drawing salaries ranging from $4,000 TO $50
por annum who live out oi the city, aud some even on
the State. Many OF these persons hold property II
other cities ana pay taxes TO other municipal bodie
with money drawn from our Impoverished treasury
Why cannot the Boaro remedy tins evil by c,mpeIl n
them 10 live within Tho city limits? II a rule Of I'M
knd adopted much OF the irreguiarity and tardi
with would be corrected. TAXPAYER.
how PROPERTY Is INJURED.
10 THE EDITOR or rng HgRALD:-
! am the owner OF a tenement house on Forty.fourt
street, between Second and Thru avenues. l kee
Tho premises IN good repair, but ind II imposs,ble
secure tenants OF respectable Glass; Tor the rsasS.
hat The city ordinances respecting tho lighting
cleaning and repairing OF streets Is almost total
neglected IN the immediate peig ghborhood OF IN
property. have made my complaint 10 Lhe pvope
puthorties, aud meeting with no success whatever
now ask your vaasnl: Journal to aa me By publish
VIOLATING THEIR OWN RULES.
TO rHB EDITOR or TIE HERALb:-
The folks 10 our nsighoorhood, like good citlssnt
have IN obedience to the sanitary CODE placed the
ashes and garbage 10 separate vosselA The csrtma
came along and pitched Doth into tho same cart 9
has always been the case. Now, what 10 the use 4
issuing orders and bothering the police ther
lnd Tor US to 10 the trouble 10 obey Inc order onl
10 see ~ scOrned by tho authorities? would dearI
the Police Com ioners pu yLed for M
ation Of this law. This has beor done several times
md yet the Comnissioners say people Will not obs
he law. WEST FORtlErH STREET.
CONVICT LABOR.
70 THE EDIroR or rHx HERALp-
In The platform OF the ''naioaai" party, publishe
N the HERALD OF February 2Ss the twelfth sectio
eads ''That the contract system OF employing labo
u our prisons and reormutory Institutions work
yreat injustice to our mechanics ana citizens, an
should be prohibited" THIS seems 10 ma TO be q
,rror the mistake not being IN tho contract system
,ut the fact that the good citizen IL taxed 10 sur
siii not work, neither shall he eaL should u
ldopted In our troatment OF criminals instead
BONG tax upon tue State they should DO sasde
onrce OF revenue.
THE MADISON AVENUE CARS.
70 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:--
Last Friday morning, NJ eight O'Clock, stood In
,ctIg rain on the corner Of seventy NTH street an
4 adison avenue over ton minutes waiting for Mad
ION avenue car. and when last made It's appear
nee II was 80 crowded that there was barely stand
ng room. There was no occasion tor this NJ ali. sa
1 only arose from the parsinony Of tho company 4
unnIug even smaller number of cars than IL usual
locs. THIS company IS sufficiently notorious Tor IL
disregard vi the rights OF It's passe ngerss
uns lever ours than ary other limo in tho city
harges higher are and subjects passengers 10
nconvenience in tho way Of unnecessary change q
,ars. A. r,
THE CHARITY COAL DrsrRIBurioN.