New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-14


Az AMATEUR CONCERT of Sacred Music will be given
on Thursday evening April 20. at O'Clock, at Dr. Potts
Church corner e Unvers place and Tenth st. for the
benefit Of the New York use and School of Industry in
West Sixteenth ST. The Ladies Committee Of Arrange
ment " u be found in the advertisement
The House and School of Industry established three
wears since for the employment and instruction Of the
poor II s now in ssfa operation through the unre
hitting e1ertions OF the ladies who superntend IT,
They have recently pur ,bssed the building which they
occupy and give this concert 10 assist in relieving them
selves Of debt which that purchase has entailed upon
them The amateurs who have kindly promised their as
sssnce comprise the highest order of talent and cannot
fell TO render il unusually Attractive.
CoscEEr.-Mr Aptommas. whose performances on the
Ham ,ark among the most eminent musical vrlosm' Of
the tmes will give the Friday Of next week II
Nblos Saloon In the hands OF this artist this instrument
receives new life VIVA; the piano is with Ihalberg or
Gottschalk the harp with Apommas Indeed he pays
the eauiv dent the masterpiece Of Thaberg The Noise
aF.ntase with splendor without parallel in this country
Tur MECHANICS IssrIrurE-We have been shown the
petop referred TO by Sir Deavan in his letter TO Lieut.
Gov Church AZ published in the Legislative proceedings
Of TgE TRIBUNE Of Wednesday The petition pronounced
nv Mr. as totally unauthorized is signed by Mayor West
rveu the President Reilly the Corresponding Secre
sry and the remaining Directors of the Mechsnis lnst
tuts As mspy Of the members OF the Society feel az
reved at Mr. Desysns Letter TO The Legislature we make
this statement
HrRKaH FOR GEsE-We were going up Broadway
on Wednesday nigh, between u and O'Clock and WIN
xa neared Cana ct We heard this huTsh from dozen
lusty throats coming down street Whist for Not be
cause be is clever fellow, en,erpnsng business IAN
vbose hats cover Dos, OF heads in this City but because
b bs. undertaken the hercuesn task OF cleaning Broad
wsv through the exerton OF this same Broadway m9r
h. fund of abou; g. 900 has been contributed by the
residents the street and placed IN his hands % DO mat
xhch our City authorities have heretofore failed 10 do
ep this great thoruug hfare every night and hs hiss
organized two gangs of men, twenty-five each, with q
,upenerdent each gang and two wagons 10 each and
one cart for service These gangs meet one az Ca
nslt and one in front Of Mr. Genns store, at No 2li
Brosdway where the roll IS called precisely Il O'Clock
and If one happens to be absent there dozen more
ready gu the psee The pay 81 for the balance OF
night or until the street completely swept from Bowling
Green to Union square. This il done every dry night and
about ore hundred loads Il 400 bushels carried away
/ to the dumping grounds.
The gangs both commence a. Canals', and eaih Is
divided ss follows Fourteen sweepsrs with o'ash ana
corn broorns four mn with shOyels and scrape IN me
cutters two sprnkrs to lay the dust forward Of the
swetpers one nan 10 eacn ~eeon W e~ ~ TIC INV -
loading The wagons follow and take up the d' IS se'
as il gathered and they cay IS much at osd a. n'e
cara without scattering /, in stream from the street to
the river tia. every morning the street clean and ires
from dust as well swept granite wei be made EIPe
repce shows that The work grows lighter and although only
in operation weeks az an expense OF aoou' CAV
pr week We DO not believe that the people aer having
seen the operation for month WIN be willing TO dispense
with its immense advantages and comforts Tor any sum
within reasonable Limit; The saving TO wearing apparel
alone would pay the and the IOss from das' and mud
upon furniture and goods in one year Is more thAn the
COS, Of sweeping the stree, for lifetime AT the end Of me
frst month which experimental one, and more eo'Iy
than any other for several Mr. Genin VIII make
report the Common Council of the expense Of Keep ns
Bosdvsy eleaa and If they VIII take the charge upsr