To The Editor Of The Time...
Sir,-As I know your wish to serve the public, and the value of roomaut this partlicular pexiod, I will compress rvhat I have to say into the smallest possible compass. As the present worthy Lord Mlayor is exerting his influence to di- minish the inconvenience attendant upon unnecessary obstructions in the thronged streets of the city, and which are still under conri. deration, I beg to point out to his Lordshlp one-of great magnitude, and hourly eccurrence, and at the same time to suggest a remedy. Every person passing through that important and crowded street, Cheapside, must be astonished at the cool impudence with which coachmen and carmen place their horses and vehicles across the foot- way openings into that great thoroughfare, and there wait till the in. numerable passing cartiages are cleared off, so as to allow them to get into the main street, to the frequent long detention, and conse- quently serious inccOvenience, of those who are passing on foot. Now, as there are ten or a dozen streets which open into Cheap. side, the evil complainei of is of constant recurrence and as the custom of placing horses and carriages ir. the position I have pointed out, is finable by iMr. Taylor's Act, as well as by the old laws of the city, I would recommend that a short notice to that effect, with the amount of the fine for which offhnders are liable, be p laced at the corner of each street which opens into the great thoroughfares of the metropolLs, as a warning to individuals to avoid a practice con- trary to law, and so greatly inconvenient to the commercial popula- tion of the cities of Londoni and Wvestminster. This would enable the public to enforce the law themselves I and street,keepers in parti- cular should be stric:ly charged to summons offenders, under pain of being dismissed from their situations. *Vhile on the subject of inconvenience sustainedl by the public, allow me to ask if Government, or thos e employed under them are exempted from the operation of Alr. Taylor s Act ? If not, wly is tlielarge spacebeforetltebuildings now goingforward adjoiningthe Treasury left without a boarded substitute for the foot pavement, as is usual in other places similarls situated ? This was the case before those beautiful buildings at Palace Yard, till Parliament was about to assemble. Is Government too poor to bear the expense of affording the public this usual and necessary accommodation ? for at present, in pas-ing the former placei they must wade knee-deep in mud and water or, is it mac3nt as an indication of the severity with which every practical plan at economy is carried tito execu. tion Possibly, were hr nortfor the latter consideration, thelong foot-way crossings at Mhitehall, Privy Gardens, and Palace-yard, might be paved w ith squarcf&cea granmte pebble, a hich would be a great convenience to all who are not paid for ridinir in their own car- I kn- A- . lir. Itlay V1, IU-24. . .... =--? I TO TilE EDITOR OF TrlE TMfpS.