New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-29
CITY ITEMs.
FarpAY AFTERNOON. Dsc. 2

d.. !. THE BOARD or ALDERMZs-L iGHrlte
cuureHxs Last plight tho long vHxsd question q
lighting the streets 10 front Of tho various onuicn''
Win s.s lamps came rp again Ia tho Board OIL hioe'
man On resolution B. place two Of these lamps peioe
st Josephs In Sixth syenOe-whieh vas many c"
,iod Notwithstanding the usual strenuous opPo'''on
The economists Of the Board TOOK uDhnohips s'ouD"
,,,in., all sueb MISUNDERSTANDING mar 'ne O''y .
not properly called upon 10 light priVsis properly
particular localities Tho ffisuds Of The pTose' nov"
eysr gave 1t firm snc united support AID mo'gsns'
Of the Seventh however 10 the course OF he long oe
hate which followed :he introduction OF the resolution
presented tho facts and arguments Of the whole mater
in scomprehsusivo and reasonable manner The prin'
elpe of favortpg Churches be ssd, has been adopeo
nv our Lesisature for hey arc relieved from many
Of the r. srictons imposed on other inshiuuons' ana
ARE exempted from taxs,lcp. Hence toa certain e1
t.nt they are favored clsss among our public ins'u
uons The Alderman held ihst hey should no pro
tooted. and encouraged whenever this can be zone
without ary to other City nteresis The placing OF
snps before their doors, be held lnsures greater
protection to the property, while one Of the i'mPs
10 almost every iDstsrce simply removed from sn al
,,csnt po,,,op Of he same street that 10 oec, the
Coyporston donate to the church nothing more iheD
ooe sm,-and this he considered matter which Der-
ito very little animsaversion Ihs Board passed ihe
resolution before rsisusd - ard 90 tho matter fer
the present res's
CoIorIzATlos MovEnssTs.-A few weeks ago
an sppes for one thousand dollars was made 70 enable
an entire ooored family Of sixty eight persons to emil
srsts 10 Africa The sum has been raised and the
SECRETARY Of the American Colonization Society auho'
Ylssd 10 draw for IT, Another Is thus stated by
Mr. Pinney, tho agent Of the Society
A f.v veeks slnce an interesting colorod man. once
slave IN Maryland. came 70 thi. City with letter
from Dr.. Csspar Morris, Of Palisdephis. 10 Rev Or
Tying. and has sncs 90 perseycinsly sought aid tns'
only 600 moro VIII accomplish bis purpose The cate
10 This. The slsye was manumsted. With many other.
BY hind master They hsd wives and children slaves
on other estates aud began 10 labor 70 sot
ruesns TO purchase their freedom. The subject Of this
article bad wife and six children. Thess we're sold
had earned by bis own labor $500. His fellow slaves
let him have e3OO and with this sum, $500, ho 70
dssmsd hs WHO and YOUNGEST child ana ,hey came On
we're taken az far Richmond Va. where, by the in-
terposuon OF friend they stopped, to await an
effort by their father 20 raise tho means tor their re
dempuor.
Tho entire money value OF these unfortunate chill
dr.n 4. estimated at o. 75oof which 81 $50 have al
ready been raised, leaving a deficiency Of ssc0 OF
this sum- the Editors Of the Journal Of Conmret offer
70 contribute $50 II the remainder 10 made up by 'ho
IL" VI 's""A9'
DIVISION oy rBk TWELFTH WARp-Ths Board
Of Aldermen evening again took up tho subject Of
the division of the Twelfth Ward, and the formation
sAsrefrom Of two distinct Wsrdt-.s be known as The
r-.,os .,a N,as,san,h. tina la,er IN bs tho lowe,t
Ar , rro,,sessd debate the Report OF the Commit,
-. .s.,.,S ,,,sh ,ha .cc,un.rvins Rs.olaHop
s,.h 80. susnssS on NATION NJ tia Alderman If tho
rs,|s :, ,,a .nh.,,u,on % ss,sn,v n,n,h ., a.,
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s'"s
M..,,y IN. Ina o, s,v,.op ,A,,as, IN. ..r,., o,
aeven;y. Nn,h,t al Tho sousheIly end Of the Upper
a. he twelfth and ths, TO the sou.ows-a The Mn,
ssoss Ms'aea,. s's he ann Of law and -.
proper TO secure rs psssge by ihe ensaing
Lcsissaafs
T Dr.. F. X. JoHSsroS, having retired from
the direction of the City Hospital, after films that
ofsee fora quarter OF eontury-ia accordance with
cusso hs portrait has been procured for The Hospiis
where will Ne displayed along with shose OF hi' pre-
dsesssors In once. The Artist selected to paint Dr.
vAs rhonss Hicks, ESQ who has !ssoy returned tr"n
Europe. We saw the Portrait q day or 'wo Heee q
@e se'aio Z" Nj a. sna can o"S s'aV -,
'.reuoa W"n ~n''u VIC nav "'.N 49,. - ~.
u'N Pse'en'a'n' "s' c"S '. o .. A..
'' " '"' Vs' 80, ,-,
~ ssS'- -
- $3.50 s'' 80. 800 s...,.-,"sn
r''N' - :
Tar HoNK. The ladies ofthe Hcms of the Prlscn
Association. gratefully selnowledse handsome doa.
ton for the inmates Of ,hs, .ttution from CoIrsn
s.ssson, Of the As,Or House ,u1ksys pslrs fowls
ess large piece Of esef sor roasting . hama leg Of
nuuoa, hesds OF cabbage, ahsskcts Of potatoes l
eas.e' " 'a'''P' ana eHiOhss md bake, OF sPsies
Sseh .SD' nSsSvs ssea'ses 'e convince the inmates
as' 'o'' 'asy are moi forgotten
10 s. 49, 'f'A ''' 'as'' return 10
sHe " 'eeN
Of the Special Committee Of the Roard Of A,,....a,
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