The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-03
Moving Day In New York.

ortunately the weather for the last few days has been
80 nne that the general moving the frst Of nay to
Which SO many families compelled to submit has not
been any great prvation. Indeed when calmly consider
ed such an annual turning out is not unaccompaned
with some attendant advantages IL only the gen.
era scrubbisg and rubbing which every article Of do
mestc is made to undergo and the white washag
cleaning, and thorough ventilation of pea up rooms.
nom which, during perhaps the last six months a fresl
ar had been vigorously exeiaded. May moving this
year. has certainly been extensive likewise pretty
general no class in particular having excepted from
Its peremptory mandates Up and down town. East
river side and North river sde all furnished their
quota to swell the number and the statistics of this
years moving could be accurately obtained we have no
doubt that it would be found OF the most
universal for some years past The store keepers who
are generally stationary class have furnished
than an average quantity Of removals on the present
OCCASION and Justice herself has been carried away
with the movementthe police court for the Fifteenth
and Seventeenth wards that situated at the
Of the Bowery and Third street, having removed to
temporary location at the of the First
Fifth street, until the new building intended FOR the
above purpose is erected in that vicinity In like
ner our religious societies have moved Off nasse
initiative having been given by the American Biole
Society, who accommodate many of those bodies in the
large building recently erected up town. bet the
Third and Fourth avenues and opposite Astor place.
lhe Bible Society however already partly domicilia
ed having removed few weeks ago; and some OF their
departments, namely those appropriated the folding
and stitching, well bookbinding and type setting
ale in active operation; but their machinery is not vet
all set up, ard weeks eapse before every
thing viii be in working order visit then will be one
oi the sights of city for doubt whether
such another establi li'hment, for convenience Of
workshops, can be found either in Europe
America. The first floor, it is tometimes called
ground floor Of this pile of builings consists Of
stores, the whole OF which, with the exception
OF four, are already let, some of them opened and
the others preparing to likewise The second Dor
i occupied by the American Bible Society the
Home Missionary Society the Chdrens Aid Society
the Episcopal Foreign Mission Board ard the Society Ii
brary This last society have removed their books from
their cid mises in Broad Appleton the publisher
having purchased the building, and where he intends
hereafter to carry his extensive business Workmen
are now busy fitting up the society quarters and
the bookcases and shelves nearly ready nothing
more remaining TO be done but to arrange the books,
when the apartments will be ready for the of
the members. Their suit Of apartments consists OF five
rooms, three of which appropriated to the libra
~ and part Of the fourth, which il the reading
room. This latter is situated at the southeastern
argyle OF The building and Is lighted with Eve win.
dows-thIse ON the south side and two the east.
With regard to light this is very well situated but
it cannot compare with the sccetys reading room in
their old building for use ventilation The Oooniza
tion Society the Society for Melioatng the condition of
the Jews and Female Guardian Society removed into
apartments tho third floor besides which, the House
Refuge and Mr. Saetzer architect have taken offices on
the same floor. The other floors occupied by the
American Building Society with their workshops but
weeks will elape before his vast building will be in
a regular state.