New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-12


TIE Alaermsnic savings and doings were Of I'M
usual interest az this session.
The FIRST important business was TIT recePtoao oil
n petition from over Five Thoasabdc.izens, asking
the authorities to organize syvtem o. floiic
sIauehteriug Of Animals in teaitoirs various
statistics and plans accompanied this Petton' WIN
explanations showing the f-acticaoiil'y ana au
ysn,aees Of the project. TIE subject "as reierfeI
10 the Special Committee appointed on FRIDAY eve
ming 10 G nfer with the CsszierS and Drovers' Inc
matter il Of the utmost Importance TO the City, and
we trust the Committee may De prepared Win a
Report at the July Session.
Accompanying tire petition Was long aud ao'e
co,c nnnicstion ifon Ir JosephL. Frame, IN wh'eh
,,e ouestiop was reviewed and considered IN ell
;,s aspects The communication opens with the
assumption thatSc carry on the business Of slassht
.ring with success, it is necessary that all portions
Of the animGs should be preserved. The blood IS
valuable, if kept clean and tho remaining oha''
II placed in scoyys, would be taken away and would
form exceleu. composts II is now carted away
e,r, ,, slsuebter houses situated in the heart oil
a.. ci,v--tbe-eby creating one Of our many enoF-
o,,s ry.;saxces An Abaitori would remedy these
eviis Instead Of landing the Cotte al rug ''O--S
ard driving them through the streets, an aOe..'i'
10 rro,osed on each River where lne buhsiOuS
jroves Of cattle are 10 be TAKEN; D'ovo's
tLeir loss by the present methods, az - on eSch
.,;rool driven Though the street. Mr. Frame
,a,es fnyther that there are $50 Ia
the Citv-which cost average rental oil S2JO OF,
$4,000 annually. This is the interest at per cent
on $4,000, which amount could be eXpenhea IN
bulldog Abattoirsi when the Cry night reeve
the interest on the outlay while the Butchers would
he enabled TO economze in many OF their expendi'
TIRES We shall take another occasion % recuF %
This interesting portion Of the communication; ~
il estim,te that there are slaughtered weekly n
this CITY 500 head of Cattle 5000 sheep; bZOo
Calves sDd 200 Swine. The statistics accompany
inc these atatistcs show that the income OF tue
Abaftors would amount to sGf,3SS 80 IN one year
while the interest on the outlay would only
amount TO Sl5,6tO.
Various petitions were referred to appropriate
Committees. A..
Renort Of the Special Committee ON the SIXTH
AvrnuE RAILROAD. The Reports mt90or OF the
noeaspre and is accompanied by an Ordinance,
and The necessary plans Tor the construction % tno
Rallroud Tie document, on motion oil AideIhah
NJ was laid on the table, and ordered - DO
,,in.ed II il signed by all the members OF the
saecial COMMITTEES, Aldermen Britton, chapman
sTd nndoe The RenOrt alludes to the harleh
snd usdson River Railroads, and mentions the nos,
tilify heretolo manifested to the form o. o., me
and II rails or the Eat bar laid on timocr Bill Inc
.bnc,yladped difficulty Of paving close TO me raus
sb. nrsr,3ce of laving the rails above the ada
con, nsyeo,ent both within and witholtthe tracks
thereby rendering it difficult 20 cross, except AZ
RIGHT ANGLES and almost impossiOe lot Carriages
when once in the track to turn ou', wi'ho!t SUI
iec,ipg the axels and wheels TO greaE s1raln' una
In many cases very serious injury-are alluded 10
-, ,be Conmittee' They state that they were ca.
,ilv convinced Of the necessity Of obtaining ran
which would not interfere with the Tree use o. tne
streets and with this view care.ony e%@.i'iou
several plans and models presented i)r tner con-
sderation. One of these has been seecIeu, uraw
mos of which, with descriptions accompany the
R9port It's q sunken track, or rather groove on
a ievel with the cobbe-stone pavement. IL Is can,
cd the ntoneue-a and grove plsn They reSonnhsna
that the track shall be laid along the i0Io%lhg
ronte commencing at the intersection oil barclay
=, ard CoIege place thence through Cohegep place
West Broadway, Canal Varick and Carmlne sts,
"a Sixthav 20 Harlem River-tO DO eXtehueu
. entirely through Greenwich-st. TO the battery,
A Branch fiom this Road, commencing OF Oana.
At aud running thence through "oosIo. 81 III
versity.plnce ard Broadway 0lnterseot IhS 1iA'i
sv. at or near ThirtyIOurlhst
Also another Branch, commencing at the inter-
section Of Bleecker-at with Cefinine-snS"ct
through Bleecker st and the Eighthav. 10 harlein
Also another Road, commencing IN hASo' 1h
souARE-lhence through Williamst Cnatbamst
Esst broadway, Columbia st. aud Avenue u, e
the Dry Dock A branch from this, commencing
in CuAruAM.sQUARE thence through the Bowery
Grand.st Chrys,ie-st. and the Second'avenae u
Harlem. Also another branch commencing at the
iotersection Of IiuToERs-sT with East Broadway
thence through Rulgers.st. Essex-st and Avenue
A. 10 its termination at the East River
The Committee, in locating the foregoing
IioeS have eudeavored 90 10 dispose oil them IN re
gard 70 one another, and 70 the great leading
thorougbiares, as TO ensure the greatest possible
conyenience to our citizens residing in the dfer-
~ no ifv 1Oiug business
lower sections. Should it be thought necessary,
they can all be united in grand terminus at the
Battery. The Committee have purPosey avoided
placing line in Broadway below Seyenteenshst
-preerng TO leave il an open question at present:
The amount OF freight TO be pa sdoyer the several
routes cannot at present be fairly estimated, bG!
must necessarily be large, and as the upper Wards
Gil up. be- constantly on the increase. The Com
mittee are OF opinion that double track VIII DO
required Ia g.. cases, rs single track WIN not pro
vide the neces sary facility for passing up and do an
the line without numerous torn-outs. Inc length
OF the several hnes proposed will DO es follows
That through Sixth-svenue from the Battery u
Harlem, about miles. The branch through
Woo.terst nbeut q miles. The branch through
Bleeck er ST. aud Eignthuvenue to Harlem River
about 9 miles That from Hanover square throust
Wilhamst. and East Broadway to the Dry Dock
about 81 miles. The branch through Esscxst. an'
Avenue A about l. miles. The branch through
the BoSYery and Second avenue to Harlem, aoou
a mica. Total, 3al mies--ln relation TO the cos
per rnne, the Committee have not thought II nece'
cary to eater into the matter as 1t is proposed tha
the RaSaa shall be laid by private enterprise.
il recomneD5ed that BAT ono route shall be granite
stpresent .slhe time required TO pat the who'll
system in operation would probably extend throug
several years long resolution IS accordinst
recommended by the Committee for adopti,r
grating psrrs ssion to tie original applicant,
Messrss John Ridley. James S. Libby Geo.
Howell, William Flagg, Hiram w. Dixon an
Richard Carlow IN. TO lay double track along tn
hrstnsDed route, from College-place and Barclay
st. as lar North as orty Secondst--to be exten1e
TO the BATTERY and 20 Harlem River whenever re
CURED ty the Common Council New cars to b
placed or said Road with al the modern improve
nenis arsae cptafort and coaveEience of passen
gers. The tire OF reguing TO be every Is miaate