New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-11


IN. responsibility Ct es.b ishing the institutions and
,,.d he Whigs would now be The la. 10 restore H.
Ala HAws moved reference OF the subject 10
49,. comri,t.e on the Aims House Department
WV Ala DopGg-The Market Committee Is the
most appropriate, for we 20 there for all our yieasns
Ala n Aws-so we do to the Aims house.
Here the matter was dropped, and the refer
oncs TO the Market Committee prevailed Now
,vhst shall the Report be- We hope not Tor
location Of the abomination; FOR there is no help
go, These efforts for its revival are only infiam-
;no the People more and more against It,
The hour for adjournment having arrived at the
..,,olu.on of their heightened demonstration, the
Rosrd broke up-to resume its wanderngs No
o,bsr business of consequence was done.
STATED sESsl0N......FfrIH DAY
IL BoARD OF ALDERMEN !
FRIDAY Evening, May TO- }
The action of last evening was marked by
long debate on the Arsenal question, which was
,.len ont of the hands Of the Committee TO whom
il had been referred and the action OF the BOARD
of Assistants concured in by the adoption oil the
following preamble and resolutions OF that Board
Wherein. The Legislature Of the State Of Naw-fork
have greed 10 surende, the city the lands lately occu
pied by q city, sltuaed on C-nter aphu, S,ni a
\. ti,e streets for the sum OF Thirty ihoatano ooat
R,.o,ed That the sum of Thirty Thousand Dolars be
ana ,h same is hereby appropriated for the purchase OF
h Of The state Of New-York in and to the said
lands and That the Controller he authorized to pay Into me
cxins a release or conveyance from the State Of said
premises free clear OF all the membranes ana on ih
te being certified b. the Counsel to the Corporation a
The Committee on -dinances reported series
of Amendments TO the Ordinances relative to the
Croton Aqueduct Department in accordance with
the recommendations Of the President OF that
Department on the previous evening Inc amend
ments were adopted unanimously.
| The Finance Committee reported in favor OF
leasing the Pier foot of Duane ST. to the New York
and Erie Railroad Company for term OF five
| wears from the LIST inst at the rent OF $4,000 per
annum subject to renewal. Adopted
Sundry petitions were referred to appropriate
Committees and various Assessment Lists were
acted on. ~
A communication relative to the establishment
Of a FEMALE House OF INDUSTRY was addressed
to the Board by large number OF ladies' Inc
petitioners propose establishing an institution,
under the title of the Female House OF Industry
believing that such an institution Is loudly caleh
for in our City, from the great increase oil that class
whose sole dependence is their needle, and who
must be thrown upon public charity unless sus-
stained by the exertions of their own sex, who
| now anxiously desire to beiriend them IN their
hour of need. The petitioners represent that
during the Winter a large proportion have oeen
supported by obtaining employment hon Societes
formed by benevolent ladies' belonging TO the
different churches in the City. For the ensuing
eight months however, all assistance from charita
bic Societies is withdrawn, employment for the
poor sewing-woman has ceased, and already mas
the CRY of distress been heard from houses whose
once industrious inhabitants are now compelled to
beg from door to door for that work which is to en-
III half I'M Ia
preserve them from starvation. The few who are
successul in obtaining by this means temporary
relief must eventually suffer during the Summer,
when the many who lend a ready ear 10 the
tale of distress have fled from the City In search oil
health or pleasure and left it to the poor, who are
| compelled unfriended and alone, TO face both
| Poverty aud Pestience The House of Industry
proposes to furnish through the whole year employ
| ment to those who cannot go to service or OBTAIN
work from the various Tradesmen, and also 10 pro-
vide for that numerous class of young girls who
now support themselves by begging, sweeping the
streets etc and from deness too frequently fall IN
to vice By clothing them, instructing thin In sew
ing and giving them habits OF industry. 1t Is hoped
they will be preserved from ruin and become re-
spectable members Of society In furnishing the
means Of an honest livelihood and destroying the
pretexts for mendcity this Institution would great
" decrease the claims on public charity which
encourages the parties petitioning to hope that,
when their views are fully understood, and the good
thew hope to effect is duly considered their petition
will be favorably received. They request the aid
of the Common Council in the matter and ask the
selection OF building in which they may lmmedl-
ately commence their charitable labors. The sig
natures to this communication are very numerous,
and of the highest responsibility. We trust the
subject may receive the speedy attention OF the
Common Council. 1t was referred to Special
Committee consisting of Aldermen Ball. Haws
and Miller.