New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
CITY ITEMS.

COMMON COUNcII.-In the Board OF Al
dermen on "Wednesday evening. a number oil Pc
utons were presented and referred, ant a remon-
STRANGE from the officers OF the Bank OF the Republic
against widening Wal-St., from Broadway, was lald
upon the table, and a Report from the Committee on
Streets IN favor OF widening referred back
rcmonStrance was received from the Fire Depart
men against the proposed repeal OF the Ordinance
providing for the closing OF hatchways, and petit
ton for the division Of the Sixteenth Ward was re-
fened to the Committee on Ordinances. motion
was made to appropriate $500 for the Fremen's cele-
bration and the resolution referred to the Com
mittoe on Fire Department The Report OF the
Committee on Ferrie', in favor of leasing the
Catharine-st. ferry TO certain parties was adopted,
and a resolution 10 pave Broadway with the Russ
pavement was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed We hope it may soon be acted upon, and
that in less than one year. the entire length Of that
great thoroughfare will be- paved with the square
blocks.
In the Assistants after the transaction of some I'M
interesting business the Report Of the Special Com
mlttee to permit the construction OF Railroads on
Sixth and Eighth avenues was adopted. The con-
tending parties for this privilege appear 10 have com
promised their claims and have united their interests.
as a resolution was UNANIMOUSLY adopted to grant
10 John Petgrew, Edmund r. Sherman, ;. klpp,
A. Brown, Washington Smith, Joseph n. Barnes, and
their associates the right to build Railroad,
mencing in Murray street. near Broadway, and run
ming down Murray through West Broadway to Canal
street and through Canal and Hudson streets, to the
Eighth-ayenue and the Harlem River johannes $.
Libby George r. Howell, William Flagg. William
H. Adams John Post, Edmond Morris, Mathew
D. Green John Ridley, and William EbbetS, was
granted the night TO construct a Railroad through
Murray, West Broadway, Canal Varck, and Car
mine streets the SXth-ayenue, and thence up the
Sixth-ayenue to the Harlem River This privilege
was granted by a vote of 10 to :.
70 A serious fire broke out Yesterday morn
ing between and 9 o'clock, IN the rear of No. 90
Mulberryst. Just below the corner OF Bayardst and
among mass of combusuble wooden buildings, sta
tles, carpenter shops, sheds, &c, belonging to
Messrs Florentne, Mcclure and Mellis which were
soon DESTROYED The fire originated in shed bed
stead factory belonging to Mr.. Grimes, which was
entirely consumed, with one other shed, four dwell
inghouSes and five or six stables The chief loss
falls upon Nh Florentne, undertaken OF No 60 Null
berry-st His factory was entirely destroyed, and
the front shop with stock seriously injured by the
water Mr.. Florenune's insurance expired on
Tuesday and the new policy was made out on
Wednesday but there is uncertainty as TO It's be-
ing recorded. His loss cannot be under $1,000, and
the whole amount destroyed Will probably reach
sum Of $4,000 The building of Primary Schools
Nos. and 10, upon Bayard-st were deluged with
water, and much damage done to the rear OF the
building There were a great number OF Irish and
other lodging houses III the neighborhood. more or
less injured and Orange and Bayard SITS. crowd
Ell Ind their
very gusy, and fire in the place, at night,
might have beenproductiye Of very calamitous con-
sequences
- The attention of the authorities Is earn
estly called to the alley in Renwick.st between
Spring and Canal SITS. II is said to be in very filthy
condition and exceedingly offensive to the neighbor-
hood Clean it out, Mr. Commissioner, and let
have a clean City to commence the Summer with
You can have men, money, anything you want, #
you Will only give tidy streets, and thereby
from the pestilence which has commenced It's raya-
ges already IN our Western cities. Do hurry up the
sveepers and the scrapers, and make a move ahead
yourself
Ev Died suddenly ednesday evening ,29th,
about o'clock, while IN search Of lodgings IN the
grocery store corner of Spruce and Wlam-stS, a
German, a photographer, by the name ofJohnSOn, aged
about forty. ApOpexy or intempeTance is supposed
TO be the cause OF his death.
More RUFFIANIsM Adam West was ar
rested for dsorderly conduct Wednesday evening
at the corner OF Reade-st. and Broadway. He, with
two others, (who escaped,) drawing knives At
the passersby and otherwise intimdatng them.