New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-18
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELEcTIoN.-The represent
atives composing the legislative body of the Fire
Department, met on Monday evening at Firemans
Hall in Mcrcerst and elected officers for the en-
suing year Nearly all the old officers re-
elected as will be seen by the following names:
presidcnt.. .....ZOPHAR MILLS
Jice.F,e15deHt. CHARLES McDouCAL.
Secretary .......JonSJ TINDALE
7tcaptwer. JoHN s GILES
Trustees for three yeay5Adam P Pentz Peter h Titus
'o Ip4,sfee for ftSo vcqra-Wiliam wnkeman.
George T Hope late Vice President, declined
reelection Samuel Barstow having resigned
Ms Trustee, Mr. Wakeman was elected in his
place for the balance of his term. The report of
the Trustees sets forth that they have expended
during the last year, in various deeds Of charity
Tor coal wood shoes, funeral expenses, donations
70 sick and disabled fremen, and for widows pen
gions, slOI73 o6, and that they have received in
trust for the wGow and children OF the late John
L. Guyre, So 100. They have added to the per-
maneut fund the very large net sum OF Sll,534 49,
This great increase of the perment fund during
tbe last wear has arisen from several causes
among which are the muni6cent donation OF Mdlle'
Jenny Lend of $1,000 and the amount paid by
the agents offoreign Insurance Companies, being
q State tax premiums on fire risks IN this City,
say 50 ITO 50. Also, the large net proceeds OF
the annual ball, and donations from a number Of
charitable firms and individuals. Also donations
from the various Fire Insurance Companies of this
City, and from the Common Council The Treas
orers Report shows Il balance On hand OF S366 85.
The whole shows q very good condition OF this
venerable charitable insttution, which extends
relief among a very large number Of deserving re-
cipjents and reflects great credit on the Trustees
and officers of the Department for the able and
faithful manner in which they have discharged
their duties
CIR, !MrRoyEMENrs.-Th Board Of Assistants
Monday evening concurred in the resolution and
ordinance OF the Board Of Aldermen, providing for
an Application to the Legislature for leave to create
s per cent stock to the amount Of S5000O0, as 1t
may be wanted from time to time to time, Tor the
erection Of public buildings and repairs; the re
dempton to commence a: $4,000 per year, in
s57 also n like sum for building and repairing
docks and slips as required, the redempton' at
s5o. 900 year, to commence in SCI also SINH
lar sum for the Russ or similar pavement, RS
wanted the redemption, at $4,000 year, to
N~ANS.-
sion. as needed, of the CSoton water pipes, the
redemption, at $4,000 year, TO commence IN
1890 We understand the wharyes and peers,
and water front owned by the City, would
more than pay the whole debt already owed by
the City beside which, the Cityowns animmense
amount OF real estate.
ANYKxArIoN,-The Committee to investigate
~, If Rrpnl .lNry1
and WILLIAMSBURG to this city will meet this
evening. The project 10 enc OF great moment,
and we have no doubt tina: i wins friends daily
Ofcourse our contemporaries Of the various papers
over the river will cry against it. but they need
not be so nervous we viii swallow them easily
without breaking bone az, without disturbing
their equsuimity We rather like the people
over there too; they are more than ordinarily
smart and would prove yslesble addition to the
snimus OF the metropolis, Oh, we must nave
Brooklyn and w liamsbpygh SO don't be obstre
porous little ones, but resign yourselves to Your
most enviable aud blissfal destiny with serene
composuye.
SroRlNG GUNPowDER IL TIE CuY.-Some lots
of ground on Sxty,6lth.st. about $50 or 800 feet
from the westerly side Of Tsn:h,ayenue have been
recently purchased by the owners of gunpowder
mauufaotory, somewhere IL Westchester Coun'
ty who are about to ereoe a large building for
the storage Of gunpowder when manufactured
and brought to the City. Tie owners OF property
in that ncighborhood have pesisioned the Corpora
son to prevent such storage, experimenting that it
wIl greatly injure their property, and retard the
growth Of the City in tina: quarter. At present
the law prohibiting the storage o. sunpowder, ex-
cept in smal quantities, extends only to Sixty
gecouj-st
GERMAN FREE ScHoot At DLooNIN6pAIE.-
We have received communication from some Of
our German friends at Bloomingdale, who desire
70 have German Free School Tor the benefit of
their children and have addressed petition to the
Common Council asking that g school already es-
tablished among them by excellent teachers may
receive a sufficient share OF the public money to
instruct its pupils gratis, However proper this
petition may be, we think the petitioners have
addressed the wrong body they should have APP
piled to tue Board o. Education
ANOTHER NAME FOR "BRIsroI Bt1r."-Mar
garet 0.Connor the late companion Of William
Darlington o!iaS Bristol Bal, states that the
true name of the notorious burglar, now in Yer.
mont State Prison, 10 William Eddy, This state.
ment is believed to be correct. While speaking
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