New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26


T, anv one lacks thorough appreciation OF
the neglect of duty Of which the Department. VI
Street Cleaning is guilty these days he perhaps
cannon do better than TO take walk aiohs
Siyth-aye say between Fcrty-second ana lhirS
second SITS This is the central part OF 'na' s,caO
thorouqhfare, and yet its condition Is aoSoiu'oiS
abominable The sidewalks fairly reek VIII" mus
,,o strcets are lined with piles OF dlrty SHOW
,..a, G,rod with refuse are encountered or every
hIoor tho crossings are q mingled mass oil ihuu'
srow and water, forming a slush OF indescrioa"ie
'as,;,oss Nevertheless, New York is supposed 10
ho . civilized city. it is frequently alluded 70 as
, ,,otronolis and it pays DUB over TWO ihiiioh
dollars year for the purpose OF securing c'eah
streets.
Shaking Of political ghosts Gariand 10 io'-
,ow Bayard 20 tile Little White House In Aa"e-
wood T.
Tho e,Ioon kccpcrs keep agiatng at Albany for me
poSscsson Of the small remaining portion Oh Tue e"'''
not under their domnaiion.-tihc 'o'o' ,,.
Yes that is what they arc dong. lou u's"
hovc added. neighbour that when the saioon-k'ep-
ors return thanks 10 those VINO nave 'n' .noai
helping hand they mover forget the frohio,''on
,o,rsnan.rs which steadily play into the hands OF
the Democratic party
The detailed reports presented at the annual
.,;,, % tho Mutual Reserve Fund Life In
.nrance Association, which are printed In the COL
,,,rs of The Tribune this morning. snow 'hao
,h comnonv has developed its operations 70
rcmorl,able extent during hte last year. lhere
ara many interesting figures and details III .l'ese
ronorts which will furnish attractive material
,or stndy 10 all who concern themselves WIN
;osuronc, problems and insurance VOORHEES,
The company is soon TO occupy new ana spaoi'"'
buildinc in Broadway, and appears likely 10 en-
largo the number of its policy-hoders anu INC
ovtept Of its affairs with the same rapid progress
during the coming year which it has SHOWN III
the year covered By its reports
"Thc people," says "The Albany Argus wiz
Som see a completed structure on the Top u '"'
St.tc-st hill The reference is TO the |@pi
FOL and the information is obviously inpo' 'au'
| il true But alas! soon Is SUCH al eia,''O' "A
satisfactory term Couldn't Inc Argus NC '"'''
specificP
| II vonld be good manners, TO say the Has' Vi
! IL. if our Democratic and Mugwump contempoi'
ries would withhold their orders 10 the rresiucn'
"a IN what no may may not do with regaru "
the place so lately vacated on the oencn ol 'ne
Srnreme Court. at least until Justice Lamar's
hodv has bccn' peacefully buried. The attempt
80 nrovoke n partisan quarrel over an open grave
= r,,erlv indecent. OF all possible proceedings
:. :; ,h. lcast likely 10 affect the mind Of such a
! man os General Harrison. except BY exciting Ills
disgust.
The attention of the police authorities OF this
o;tv il called to a new industry which is spring
| ;, M, omonr the cIty's local thieves. This Is the
stoa,i,g nv sneaks of bundles Of the morning
newsnancrs which have been left by the wagons
~ thc news companies and wholesalers In the
| doors and Railways Of the retail newsdeaiers
While it is true that the retail dealer should Dc Oh
the alert and look out for his own property IL j.
fact that, in spite of all he can do, he VIII occ'
sonallv oversleep, and he has right to hnd at Ills
door when he unlocks il the bundle oil papers
left there by the news company. Furthermore
bis customers WHO have ordered him TO deliver
the morning papers to them at their residences
ar. entitled to receive them The stealing OK the
bundle by thief is not only an annoyance 10 .
large number Of newspaper readers, out q ioss u
the worthy man who conducts the he"sS'aho
rho frequency of these thefts and the fact that
they are now taking place all over the city, lndi
cate that the evil is becoming rampant; ana tilt
police authorities should give the matter attention
The committee appointed to make an apprasa
Of tho plant and franchise OF the Long lsiino
Water Supply Company has scaled down mayor
Cb,nin,s scandalons offer considerably more thar
onc.half. This is documentary evidence which will
convince any honest citizen of Brooklyn that tn,
gilt.cdgcd fgurehead system Of governing tina
town is ruinously expensive.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Ruskin enjoys sufficiently good health to b
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