New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-09
DEATH OF ,IoHy A

| DhHah w JOHN "A. AOKLET-- ais gentle
man cied at his residence, IN BROOKLYN. On suaisy
morning last. He for eighteen yesrs the faitafu
snd efficient Depositary Of the American Tract Society
and bad the supervision Of the Commercial spartn en-.
itnat great institution. he uniformly courteous
IL MS maDners, upright in all bis business tr.nsacdons
and keeny alive 70 the responsibilities of bis
trusts The successor Of Harlan Page he carried hi.
spirit Of active pe,y into all bis public relations, and
there ere many survivors 10 testify to his fidelity 70
| their highestinterests
H. Aekiey vas formerly associated vita Sib5ath
Schools Bible Glasses Tract Visitation and Missionary
Church Organizations in The Seventh Ward Of this City
and always found delight in efort. for the spir.u.
provement of the destitute He will be missed in many
sbensyolent relation beside the one that chiefly
listed his energies
BE left the Tract House on Saturday night at
O'Clock, in his accustomed health, spent the rems-
der Of the evening in pleasant intercourse with his fam
y and retired without the least indication Of the sp
proach Of the destroyer. On Sabbath morning al
o'clock he awoEe in pain, and in little more than
} hour be was q corpse
How usny 6n q. -uSien-t.ot As ssi-i"
Tire funeral will take place TO day. Wednesday, at
O'Clock, P NJ, from the Church of the Pilgrims REV.
Mr. Storrs,) Brooklyn.
w
Tie number of patients who have received medical
attendance during the month Of February from the
North western Dispensary amounts to 40 Of which
number l97 treated at their houses treated at
Dspensary rooms in first class heart lungs and throat
ga second class head bowels fevera, rhe iatsm and
vaccination, e5 third class eye ear and surgery 90
fourth clsss women children and nervous diseases
81 minor surgery, b. OF the above number ITO
well relieved 25; sent to Hospital, II died, 9; re-
naming under treatment, 81. Born in United States
l2i Ireland, 2l2; England, s; Scotland 2 Germany
II, The number of prescriptions put up during the
month was $50; average per day 40; least number in
one week, 1J9; greatest number In one week 262.
70 Mr.. Corbyn has issued neat edition Of
Marin di Rohan, with glsh version and the music
OF the principal airs.
BOARD OF ALDERaEy--The Board of AL
dermen last evening and were called to order at
O'Clock by the President
AID. PEck presented a memorial from the North.
Western Dispensary of the City asking for donation
Of TO carry out the benevolent objects which
the Institution had in view The memorial stated that
the Institution was Incorporated ia June, 1852, aud
tended from Twenty thrdst. north to SixtietLst and
Fifhsv. the east 10 Hudson River the west AMI
that had been OF immense service the population in
this sem suburban district which was very unhealthy
because Of It's low stustion and also because Of the
many establishments there which caused disease 10
spread such as disteries and bone boiling establish
ments &C. and that when the cholera visited the City
that this portion suffered more from that scourge than
any other
Aid. PECK said he hoped the donation sou ght for
would be granted, the Institution Of the greatest
benefit particularly in the present rotten Of the
Aims House department, which did but little 10 relieve
the sick and destitute. The Alderman compliance
that he had sent many persons TO tho Aims House but
they almost invariably returned TO him with the
swcr they got, which that nothing could be done
for them, and he had. in many instanGes sent them 10
this Institution where they had been relieved AMI cared
for Referred 10 Committee.
AID. MOORE presented resolution that the Commis
sioner Of Streets be directed TO repair Battery place
and that the cost Of repairing be stopped from the
Contractor, who had not fulfilled his obligations.
AID DoHEhIY-l do not think this IA legal or proper
WelsyeIo official knowledge of this matter and un
defsehd that the Inspector signed for the Contractor
certifying that the work properly performed ani
that resolution TO grant the amount OF the contract
now before the other Board.
Aid. MooRE-Thcre were two Inspectors; one
sguod and the other did not; and IT il remarkable
fact that the Inspector who did sign the
ground and did not know what the work in.
AID DENMAN-lt is NOTORIOUS that many oil the Ia,
spectors sign certificates &hous knowing anything oil
the work and this sy sOh should be put an end to.
Aid FBsNCIs-I, for one, will not any Ion or permit,
II can help it. odium be brought this Boarl by the
bad col duct Of the officers Of departments They have
been screened long and time that every party
should bear whatever odiam might be caused by their
own acts Afer some discussion g. 20 the proper man
having this place repaired that the contractor
could not sue the Common Council for breach OF con
! usct, In which several Aldermen took part,
The resolution referred, on motion of ALL Siur
tevsnt to the Street Commissioner, with Instructions
TINT he should report the matter at the next meeting
Of the Board
Aid Duheriy presented u memorial from certain
members OF Fire Engine No 2 asking the Board 10 com
pei the Ce Engineer to insert their names the roll
Of hremeD, they having paid the regular sums required
for that purpose and had the receipt of the Engineer to
that effect, but he yet refused to register h;ir names
Aid DenInen and Teman opposed the resolution aud
moved II be referred 10 q committee 10 investigate
AID DoHERTY-This matter has been investigated be-
fore There dispute IN the Company and in favor
81 Of which viz; Those who admitted Mr.. Datur as
foreman the Committee reported. and this was con.
6Imod by the Board The cause however of the Chief
Engineer not confirming tie report Is, that there Is an
election of shortly for ASstaM nyneers and
the Chies doubt has some friends whom be desires
20 return and fearing those gentlemen would be against
them he desires TO deprive them Of their right Tle
Chic Engineer, in refusing TO register the Of
these persons had dsobcycd resolution Of the Board
He had denied the legislative powers ofihe Common
Council which il would be wen be, az well as others
were made 20 know still existed He (A.d D1hsrty) for
one would be for imDcachng elm After some warm
observations the conduct of the CHEF Engineer by
Ala. Ward, and in support OF the resolauOn-an1
against ts psssage by AID Frances Il was Ultimately
adopted.
A resoution then came mp for sppropratiny $4,000
for Counses, Naators AID Eng.sers fees for opening
Fourth-Ry.
Aid. DENNAN said that thi, wss an item Of expense
which the Board had no control but ware com.
PEELED by law 70 for H. There were oher L ms Of
expense also, over which they had no control Tie
School expense the Aims House, snd other which Tor
tbs last year would amount than 81 500 OO1 aud
this with the arreGrs LETT from 1851 and lS52 woui
leave but small amount OF the great expense the obi
OF which was thrown on the present Doarl really
incurred by them
AID, WARD-The expenses caused by askn, for the
opening Of streets that which chiefly aie this item
ana ilhe opening Of Canal e. 10 the BOwery sn1 Cha,
hsmst 70 Catherine asked tor was not emDo gerel
ly the Supreme Court, there would be sjo0OO OK.
pense put on the City. He saw here that 10 tie bill
there 746 days charged for while in the a6dsvr
they make but 66s and there were other items IN this