New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-15
City Items.

Of the Stree, Comm lsssoner An ordnance was Pa-e'
regulating the ls,,dng Of migrants and for building
Pier especially .or this class a; the 100; OF A4oah'
street, and spproprs,ns go for the purpose rs
dnance repels al previous laws the subject ana e'n
tans some provisions calculated faithfully calTe '-
10 Re of service 70 the poor Euisrans Il soe- M
fec, forthwith. An appropriation Of s-'o' -
made the Board q Education. a comm ms 49,
from the street Inspector about the nA-'1N0
aud "a around The wharves was read and Ie'e'''~ -
70 .o,ion "a. adopted rauying The contract 'of ~
iaIapfr frames Al e. p piece made win a.,
man Nichols on the 18th day Of May 'as'
s;bou. ..s,r,ed bis seat in the Common couhe- o '
18th The next day. thus becoming ol' t.'.'
contracting with the City. The Board aa'F'1- ~
l,,ior m, ike the Dutch miller getting lN'" ii'a'
x.. a,gbt shqueezhe The no'siaAle' " 50
Ga, ,,e,e voted 10 Hon. Louis MLane ana JOINT I'm
,,,ee Of three from each Board appointed 70 'SAe
sfore.aid Inequalities over 10 the Cry ho'e' Vi
ns,, and present them. Aldermen Brady stones" AZ
were appointed to this distinguished duty on the
part Of the Board
The Aldermen took Tea
The mo4us operaadi by which the new Police Law
he made 70 employ fifteen or twenty hundred instead
Of eight hundred men, mixed out ineiden'aNs ."''
on the discussion Of resolution authorizing the Alder
r,a n, n. Minor may think yropv, to trim and Hs "e
la,Ds Alderman Hart stated that il was perfectly IN
pos.ie thu, the Policemen should be Lainpighers IN
the Sixteenth Ward FOR instance It required seventy
,b,oe mon 10 trim wick and light the lamps alone
while the new Police Law tina, Ward only forty h'e
mon for Policemen. Lampghiers, and great many
other du,ies-Alderman Charlick was decidedly OF the
onipi,,n that we could not keep the Policemen lighting
lsmn, they never could do any thing as Policemen
Aide, man Brady asked very pertneniy how these extra
men were TO be paid. without papable Violation oil
tho srsr, If the new Law That made no provision
whatever bu, for the eight hundred Policemen who were
exuressly required by 10 serve also as Lanphsh'ef-
yvharfnas,ers &c. &c. We had already encroa' he'd
Il Don the Law by appointing two men TO each S'auon
House in the City salary Of 81 per day aD ountng
in all 10 $1,000 or $4,000 year, not contemplated by
the Law The Comptroller and Treasurer would tell
YOU that they had money 10 pay even these Bur he
foresaw al this rate inmence and gigantic increase
| of men in the public service for whom possible
means Of pav,nen, exised-Ade rman stoncall sat
;sea tina, /, would have 70 be Zone The best Police
men would inevitably resign If they compelled 20
| perforu lamp duties Lamp lighters would hare 10 be
Observation-Disclosures seanen stated that forty i've men
were totally incapable Of taking of the Sixteenth
Wsrd-Alderman Rich said the same was emphatcally
the case with the Seventeenth which was mile long
and af mile wide-Alderman Connell said they must
coualize by taking some men from the Seventh and
other Wards that could spare them. We ought 10 have
thought oft before; but now we must take our btefs
(yr cat smsckng of lps with our sweets The resoiu
ton was adopted and we think il extremely fortunate
tina, we have Mayor who has given excellent promise
Of having sense and good deal OF hone.
~ Otherwise incredible amount OF corruption might
be marched in through this wide door
A resolution from the Assistants was concurred in
suspcnding stephen Hoyt the Engneeras present
and as many Of the Member. OF Engine Co No. on the
7th June. for three months for running their Engine on
the side walk To this WAS appended another resolution
expeing or proongng the suspension Of any Engineer
who while under of suspension should attempt
to take command on any occasion. We hope this will
have the effect Of preventing the Engines from running
on the sidewalk, under any prctence
A resolution to remove the Gas House from Cen.
gave rise The expenditure Of considerable
o. iantity Of gas and the Board adjourned.
| PENNY POsTAGE-A dozen correspondents urge
The reduction of the arriers' charge Mail Letters
delivered about the Cit One Cont instead OF the Trio
present We think this is just and that the
increase under the Postage Reform bill will fully
justify it. Our Carriers The Tribune all the
City inconvcnienty early hour for half
py above what they pay us) and make living that
We hope the Postmaster will consider this.
LADIES BATH.-Mr. Thomass Swimming Bath
for Ladies' Battery orth side Of Castle Garden, is
open every day but Sunday under the superntendonce
of Mrs Thomas It Is 40 by As feet feet deep covered
with awning, with dressing rooms, private baths and
shower baths II every way separated from the Gen
cmens Bath. that sounds in heard IN the
other Nothing so unies Health and cleanliness with
L - IL,
hundred Ladies visited this Bath Saturday. There
should have been six thousand least leaving ninety
four thousand content themselves for that day with
Marble and shower Baths.
As to reducing the Rents "a per amnum each of
Boxes at the Post Office not so about
that We would pay $40 for own Box than do
without it, Our impression is that the Posrmasters
commission under the Cheap Postage Act will pre-
sent pay his Clerks and that he will need his Box Rents
to make living by his Office The post very respon.
sbe one and duties be properly discharged
without the entire devotion Of the Postlnasers time and
energies While he cheerully renders this hope
nobody will grudge him liberal compensation; and II a
time shall come when reduction can Justly be made
doubt not both the Postmaster and Postmaster Gene
raj viii concur in efecting IT,
20 We saw two omnibus horses drop down
dead in harness yesterday How many others were
similarly killed do not know-bu those who permit.
ted the poor beasts to BE oyerdriven viii ind them s
numbered against them the final reckoning The dri.
Of All the stages seemed have taken warning and
sobery and carefully without racing other out
, rage.
, ~ middle aged man. name unknown. on Sa.
turdsy evening took lodging Cronleys Is Park Row
and the next morning discovered 10 be a corpse
I having as is supposed poisoned himself by taking 3
, quantity OF laudsnum
man named Henry Turburt, aged twenty one
years born in Germany, drowned between and 10
o'clock while bathing in the East River At the TOO, Of
stanton street Tie resided at 100 Lewis street
On Sunday afternoo n a young man named Leon
ard heccher native Of wtzerland sboutweniy years
Of age, 10 battle in the East River the foot Of
Twenteth-sueet and drowned
! A black fellow named Bill Jackson was arrested
by .aieor Lalor charged with having committed high
way robbery in knocking down stranger the Battery
sunday night and robbing him OF about 500 in money
~ The mercury yesterday in our Office got
within hairspaee Of g.