New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05
CITY ITEMS.

Y,r,,,,v, FrRgs--At 12l o'clock this morning a iire
At On, IN the extensive Of slaughterhouses owned
nv Mrs LANG widow Of the late Edgar h. Lang I'd fh.y
;, between Eleventh and Igelitbays OWING 20 Tue
esf amour. Of inHammabe material about the premises
re flames spread with great rpdity and before the fire
mer, who were promptly on the ground could suodue
hsm fourteen of the buildings entirely destroyed
large number Of live hogs also horse the property Of
x;hss were burned 10 death. Several thousand
dollars worth Of pork which had been packed away was
as.ved The buildings are said to be insured for $4,000
n the Irving and other City Insurance Companies
At3I o'clock Thursday morning, fire was discoveredn
the hosiery store Of Levy, No 24s Bowery Before the
flames could be exngsbed the contents OF the store were
entirely destroyed The flames communicated to the ad-
;oninc bddinp. occupied by Sarah Hill as shoe store
The damage TO both stores estimated at $1,000 The oc-
cnuants Of tbe upper part Of the building barely escaped
nth their lives The Chief Of Police, With large force
we're present.
Al 10 o'clock this morning fire broke ont in an old
hudinp on the north east Of Pearl and Broad
But little damage was done the building was in progress
Of demolition
sr,Jrp MyErrsG oY THE BOARD EDUcATIoS-
Wsdnadoy, May 4-Preseni ErastuS G. BENEDICT Esq,
President: and Commissioners Stuart williamson Savage,
A G. Jones I. l.. Smith, Vute, Murphy, Pnkney Virgin
Fraser w Jones, Dodge, ketchum IapPen, Eoing Della
mater Cary Ransom hbbar6' =. ~ smith naiJ, Mon
Mott ODonnell, Hilton, Meeks Sweeny Beekman' Fell
Dunnng Willet Williams, Field Davis Bsadle and Wa
terbuTy.
The minutes Of the last meeting read and approved
The minutes Of the Executive Committee ON the Free
Academy wereaso read 80
zpplicafions-By Mr.. Adds Of the School Officers Of
Nineteenth Ward asking for appropriations purchase
school site ON Forty fourthst, near Ientiav 10 FL
nance Committee
By the President; OF certain inhabitants Of the Nine
teenih Ward, relative 10 German school in said Ward
Laid on the table.
Nomination and appointment Hibbard presented a
communication fromthe School Officers othe Seventeenth
Ward nominating William Wallace as Inspector in said
Ward.
The following resolution was adopted
Reached William Wallace be- and he hereby appointed In
for the Seventeenth Ward place oil H.
Ipyropriaficns-Mr Murphy from the Finance Commit
tee presented report favor Of apprOpratng S735 70
for fitting up at w s. No. %, Fifth Ward. Adopted
Rspoyfs-Iy Mr. Cary: OF the Executive Committee,
relative the moneys apportoned TO the Free Academy
out of The Literature Fund Ordered, that it lie on the Ia
BILE and be printed,
m Of Culver K Cory. for removing furnaces at w 5 No
90 Ninth Ward Adopted. ,,
nv Mr. Savage OF the Auditing Committee, with bills
for sundry expenses Of the Board Adopted
y the same Relative 10 the accounts in the Clerks
Office Recommitted with instructions to report the bal
ance on the LIST Of January.
Nv Mr. Wright: OF the Committee on By Laws, relative
10 proposed amendments Report accepted
The original propositions discussed, but without
coming TO any conclusion the Board adjourned to Wednes
day, the 18th inst.