The New York herald., 1879-08-31
TOO BAD.


ty-ninth streets in Sixth avenue. TAXPAYER.
TOO BAD.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Can't some one inform the keeper of restaurant
on Walker street. somewhere between Nos. 81 and
Al. how to hoist an American agp 1t is bad enough
to use our national coiors on busine "a sivn buf
70 hoist them Union down Is outrageous.
INDIGNATION.
WHY DIDN'T HE?
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Why did not the city Official who purchased the
Illuminated dial for the Jefferson Market clock get
eau be seen but ut very short distance. Perhaps
the official is color blind. BARROW STREET.
ANOTHER GANG.
To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALp:-
Allow me, through the medium Of your columns.
to call the attention Of the police the existence Of
a number OF rowdies who nightly and on Sunday
congregate at the OF Sixty-ninth street and
Tenth avenue, and by looks and words insult the
respectable resident passers-by. RESIDENT.
MALICIOUS BRUTALITY.
New YORK. August "a. 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
As was going homo on Sunday morning from my
place Of business saw two police officers clubbing
u young man III U brutal manner. WneQ t0ey RO6
him in the cell yard which my windows overlook.
they dubbed him terribly. STOkEKEEPER
SEWER NEEpED.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
1t is said that there is to be put in Forty-thrd
street. between Second and Third avenues, Belgian
pavement aud crosswalks. would ask the Board of
Aldermen to look after the putting in Of sewer in
the above street. az sewer would do some good to
the owners OF buildings where paving would DO no
good for the present. AN OWNER
A FILTHY STREET
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
We would like to call the attention Of the Street
Commissioners to the dirty and filthy condition Of
Allen street. Canal also to the great obstruc-
tions caused by the elevated railroad material.
which has been encumbering this street for several
months. We remain, very respectfully,
SEVERAL RESIDENTS
ANOTHER.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
would call your attention to the dirt heaps in
Grand street. between Broadway aud Bowery. The
street sweepers pile it up from time to time. where
it remains for from two to fve days without being
removed During that time it is scattered about by
horses carts &C., when it is swept up again and re-
mains for several days more without being re-
moved When the cartmen take up the dirt 1t Is
taken up here and there without sense system |;
Of any kind is removed hrst A BUSINESS MAN.
TAINTING OFFICIAL AIR.
To THE EDrron THE HERALD
viii you be kind enough. through your Complains
Book to call the attention Of the proper authorities
to tho dead cat lying in Twenty street. oppo.
site the Department of Public Works? It has been
there Tor tho past few days. and rs policeman
"hardly ever passes in that neighborhood We can
not expect it to be taken away through that
New YoEK, August 20, 1879. 10.
THE EVER PRESENT NoIss
To THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD
What has become of the inventions for preventing
or mitigating the noise the elevated railroads OF
which we heard SO much few months ago? Mr..
Edison, it will be remembered. was especially re-
tanned to make thorough and scientific investiga-
ton in order to discover the best means Of prevent
ing or mitigating it, The residents of the streets
along which the elevated roads pass not aware
that the noise is any less than Il was on the days
when the roads frst opened. Who can throw ligh1
upon this interesting subject3 J. Moe.
A swINDLING TRICK.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In some street there il posted notice asking
passengers to report . conductor who does NOT
promptly return change while receiving fares.
similar notice should be posted for the protection Of
travellers at Watering place restaurants and on
cashiers and collectors with change should 90 out
OF business and stop compelling their patrons to
worry about In search OF their own. will report
nuisance prevails unless there IL change OF .
different kind 1t once. LEX.
COOL WAYS OF CORPORATIONS.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Last fall the New York Elevated Railroad placed
huao tha in
foundation in West Eighty-third street. between
Ninth and Tenth avenues. A change of plans has
caused them to take their iron to other places
but the stones. ~ by feet thereabout are left
to incommode the residents of the block in the day.
time and to cause them great danger ut night. for
the gas sheds feeble light and many OF the stones
lay across partially across the walk. Does the
city permit the elevated railroads to make our up.
town streets storage places for unused materials?
WEST ElGHrY-THIRD STREET.
TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
took one Of the boats to tn, Coney Island new
pier yesterday afternoon at half-past two o'clock.
foot OF Leroy street. with my family. On the boat
/ wanted to buy excursion tickets. but told by
the ticket agent that they had run out He sold me-
Ave tickets for 81 So and told me distinctly that
could buy return tickets ut Coney Island, aud
that 1t would be the same as buying excursion
tickets. When returned from Coney Island had
10 pay 81 90, inihing totai ot So 20. Wuereas X
the agent had sold the excursion tickets 1t would
only have cost me So 30. a saving of seventy-nve
cents. which is considerable money for man with
u large family to loss. took notice that others
were served in the same way. Q. f. q.
COURTEOUS CAR DRIVERS.
To THE EDIron OF THE HEnALD:-
Having occasion to ride the Bleeckor street
cars morning and night. consider that deserve
better treatment than what subjected to last
Saturday night august 2s) by driver OF car No. %.
who. ON my leaving the car, addressed me as -
damned independent cIss." which remark he had
no cause for making. on entering his ut the
Fulton ferry at half-past seven o'clock p. NJ. re.
quested him to let out on the corner or Grove
street ana Beecker. II the higher ofcials OF this
line would look moro closely to the responsibility OF
their drivers complaints or this kind would be un.
necessary. YOUNG LADY,
NEW YoRx, August %, 1879.