New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-15
The following table shows the yearly expenditures
the Commissioners for all objects since 1895


$50 lsiO........ lf4,lNs Us
1916 lA1........ 2ls,OJ9 O9
lOldl- Sc,Ou.t-cs VI
The following are the estimated Expenditures for ls47
Contractors on section g. on the high bridge in.
GLIDING iron pipe on the same SOOOoO
Contractors for strengthening and improving
Salaries of engineers and others including their
incidental expenses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sOuO
Superntendence and repairs 10000
Damage by the food Of lsil .......-.. ...-.. 1000
Legal expenses and contingencies ............. 5000
Total. s237OCO
The embsnkment protection wall and culyerts OF the
whole line OF aqueduet were examined In October, by
the Commissioners and the chief and resident Engi'
neers. Some OF the protection walls il was found
would require rebuilding with in some places the al
dion of buttresses and generally with less slope
than at present The inside OF the aqueduct
inei In November Several small checks were observed
and the chief engineer recommended engthenug the
side walls and entertainments In places; the work
IL contracted for.
The contractors have promised that the high bridge
shall be completed during the year but the report init
mates that the contractors have frequently failed TO keep
their promise of expedung the work. Tho chief en-
gneer says the work Harlem river bridge has stead
y advanced that ten arches out OF the fifteen
compctedsiS Of fifty feet span and four OF eighty feet
The gale the night of the 10Th OF November racked
of the center frames OF the remaining arches go
much as TO require much labor and time TO readusi H.
otherwise it hoped that the centers for the remain
ing arches except would be put in place by the
time mason work could be resumed in Spring This Is
now somewhs, doubtful
~ Tonight the beautiful and interesting Opera
Of Lucia d. Lamm0moor in which the present Company
will unquesuOnaby achieve still more brilliant triumph
We indeed happy that the prospects Of
the Opera continue be Of the gratifying charac
ter and that there is scarcely doubt Of is profitable
success
~. YANKEE DooDLgs Political Carlcatures are
getting to be really immense The fer the present
week 10 most admirably drawn and engraved parody
on HUSTTSGroN's celebrated picture Of Mercys
Dream, which of course figures under the name OF
Msrcys Dream. His visions as may be supposed, are
OF and appropriations and other such pleasant sf
fairs while the gsunt Demon Of War himself sppears In
bodily presence with horent hair and fingers termn.
ating In bsyonets He Is surrounded by troops Of shs
dowy horrors, while SANTA ANNA, with tremendous
moustache and rampant wooden leg marches up the
breast OF the unhappy Secretary ready to thrust his
drawn sword into the seeper's throat. The view
OF the picture although II IL in the foreground Is an
portrait Of the celebrated fifty patch upon the
secretary's an~hisperabes There has been pub
ished no, In PaHek. better political engraving
III an this.
~ Prof RESwToK delivered his second lecture
the Steam Engine Wednesday evening at Clinton
Hall The audience was very good considering the rs'
ther untowsrd state OF the weather and the affair alto
geiher went OF very well The Professor took for his
subject the description Of the Steam Engne-his expla
nations and fine Working Models giving clear in.
sight into the working Of the apparatus The
remaining ten lectures Of this course will be given At
the Lyceum Building, 55l Broadway
AccIDESr-About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning,
william 2 Campbell fur merchant in Water Ct. No.
40 while in the third loft OF his store fell through the
opening through which goods are drawn up. He
sished bis feet the first hoor breaking both an
ces very badly the bones being driven through the esh
On cutting of bis boots the extent Of the injury 40
certsined and ne Immediately taken to bis house
It's remarkable that although q very heavy man he IA
conscious OF having received internal injury from the
fall
Ma Intelligence has been received from
Kentucky that Mr. Clay had addressed q letter %
member OF the legislature which "a now in session ex
pcitly prohibiting the Of his name for the vscsne
OF L. 8 Senator that will by the voluntary and
much TO be regretted retirement Of Mr. Mcreh-sd
IL is stated upon the authority that hon. n
P Letcher, long distinguished member In me house
Of Representatives will De elected TO the vacancy ~
majority OF Is or % votes over his prnepsi
/ Phil. North. Amer
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