New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-27

terra al the intersection Of streets abolished.
Il is also suggested, that If provision were mads
by annual appropriations to pay the contractors
Immediately upon the completion and acceptance OF
their work inse ad OF leaving them, rs no w. TO re-
! ce7e their compensation by the slow and uncer-
tain process OF collecting tee ssaessmenis that the
/ work would be chespened, not only by the assn
ance of prompt payment, but also By Increased com
petition. The interest paid by the treasury apon
ouch advances, would be moro than balanced By
thst received from delinquent owners and The az
sessmenta constituting q lien for principal and In
sefett upon The lots charged, no ioss could ac1rue
These various alterations effected, and poTee
conferred upon Ibis department to apPoraon tna as
sesaments, tbs wbole subject would be 90 simpn
bed, that it could dispense With the services OF ms
Cry Surveyors altoe ether nor would the Assoc
0rs be required 10 perform any duty In relation TO
FeTers; the result of arrangements 30 economlcsi,
would Do TO introduce them into every street,
contamination that would do more to promote
clesnine as, ard protect and preserve the public
health, than any other ssnatory measure within
the power ofthe Common Council 10 adopt.
ALI which ia respectfully submitted
NICHOLAS DEAN, President
C,otoH 4qutduet Depa, tment, septerber 2 1850
Our CRY DIsPEssARGEs.-Mr. Editor was
very glad to zee in your paper of the 10th inst un
der the head of City Items, aome account OF one
OF our Dispersarias, of which there are three In
the City. These institutions have not heretofore
as tie writer Of this verify believes, received their
due share of public attention, and am glad be-
ginning has been made to bring them into notice.
Even from those publications in which the comPl
ers have pretended to give come account OF all the
important benevolent institutions in our City the
Dispeu.afes have, in all csses, [ believe, been ex-
Guided until the present year, when they have
found place in one, AMI only one, of our City Di
rectories. VIII you therefore. allow me a little
space to lay before your readers portion of the
dongs Of one OF these establishments, the Northern
DispeGsary, situated in the Ninth Ward Toe
operations Of this institution embrace all the terri
tory between Spring and Forty second sts and be-
tween the North River and Broad Eay to Union
Park, and between the said River and Fourth.av
above said Park. This territory is divided into
three districts, each of which is under the care o.
competent phy stefan, at salary Of 5000 per an
mum. These three physicians attended ct their
dwellings during the last month, (iudependea: Of
the large number who received aid at the Dispen
sary Building,) 8l9 of the sick poor OF whom only
fourteen died or less than two per cent. OF tha
whole lumber; and it must be remembered those
patients we're made up Of the caas of persons, ma
ioIity foreigners who are destitute, 10 most cases,
of eood nufspg well ventilated rooms, and ell the
usual comforts necessary to the we'll being of the
sick Now would respectfully AJAX, can physi
cians in private practice, with all the comforts with
which their patients are surrounded, present q
more favorable statement than this 1t may be
doubted, l think, if they can.
The great difficulty with which the DisPensaries
have to contend, is the want OF funds. The Ctsy
Corporation allows them 81 200 per annun, and
the State has allowed them 81, 500 EACH tout OF
| Al. E,nJ o,If $hAr ain
that has been taken away until the present year,
when it was cut down to $500 by the last Legls-
ature for some cause unknwn to the writer OF this
For the balance Of their funds they have to de-
pend mainly on annual subscriptions and donations
from private individuals, which, Notwithstanding
the known liberality OF the people OF New-York,
are more or less uncertain, and always attended
with much toll and anxiety to those who undertake
the business of begging, az all who have tried it
we'll know, One would suppose that Institutions
such az the Dispensarles are, carrying their bene
fits to the most needy and destitute portion OF the
people-a charity leas llaole to abuse than any
other-navng, az they do to the public immease
sums in the expense of supporting paupers, and
commanding the time and services OF trustees and
indoor ply scians free Of charge, ought not IN any
case to lack the funds for their necessary eXpendl
lures. May it not be hoped thai they VIII nos %
forgotten by the benevolent CoshoPoLlrE'
Rxgvrr or TIE FrArmLIH.-Ths new ateam
ship Franklin, Of the New.York and Hayre line,
returned from her trial trip yesterday morning
We are told that she was considered fully suc-
cessful.
AUCTION BALES hursday.-By w. II. Frank
lin Son & Co.. steamboat Norfolk, S3,O75i schr'
Ameda, 81, 500; half Of premises 81 and 90 Maid.
en-lane $4,000.
A PLAIN DlREcrIoN.-The following superacrip-
Is copied from letter now in the Post Office in
this City
aMr Jamea frankie q White hall st to be for
varded to paul ruttle and him to William shana-
ban and from him to Bridget Heanagan Now
York"
CAsuALTIEs-Henry smith, resident of Brook"
lyp, arrived at the ferry yesterday morning just
after the boa. had left, and in attempting to jump
on board fell into the water. He was rescued by
boatman.
An unknown man fell into the river at pier No.
8, ard vas rescued by policeman on duty.
William Ryan fell into the E asst River from the
foot Of Twenty fifth at He was saved by two men
in q boat
PoLIcE-Patrick Brady, Philip Mcmahon and
Benjamin Kean were arrested for robbing Mr..
William Crawford CT sly
Eliza Kaey servant in the employ OF Mrs.
Carte, was arrested for taking s. gold piece
DRowHED-Thursday morning, named
VIM Lyon, while in state of intoxicaton, fell of
the dock al the foot OF Twenty third ss. E. q. and
would bave been drowned had not two men, nam.
ed Francis Smith aud Francis Marvin, who were
passing at the time, hearing his cries. quickly pro.
cared boat and rescued bin from what would
have been watery grave
HT A dead infant was found in the back yard
attached to the dwelling on the corner OF Thirty
ffh.st and Sixth av Wednesday afternoon.
BROOKLYN ITEMS.
BURGLARS "A few nights since party effect.
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