New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-11

their capacity OF delivery has been @iuishe1 in- fo'
leave daily delivery Of about twenty seven millions OF
gallons or forty five gallons for each peron Of popula
tO, Of 100000 This supply would be amply saii len,
even for larger population, were 1t not for the waseiu
extravaganza Of Croton daily 10 toe City. The he'>
Of water in the reservoir he's been Increasing scs the
cold weather TIE Board anticipate that nov NAN
erecting will add sonexha: TO the preseDt supply OF water
in the reservoir The construction OF reservoir nas
been decided upon under authority Of the Of june 30
1859 Application has been made for the sppon;nen, Of
Commissioners bat owing TO the Illness Of the Judge be
re whom j, made these officer rem4ia uncon6rm9d
This delay s much To be regretted !, is desirable tha
the lands for the reservoir may be early secured The I'M
necessary OF enumerated in private fountains
filing ships and other vessels TO test leakage wsshns on
steam boilers and steamboats,, ferry boae &C. for which
purposes large quantities. of consumed without
corresponding advantage to the City The supply a. pres
ent liz spfeent bat the increase OF population and ouId
ings viii before long demand grearer supply to provide
for which the reservoir and the increased ansm -on
across tt& High Bridge ar contemplated
Several nominations from the Stree Lamp AID Make,
Departments were referred to the Committee on sslare s
and Offices
Controller Fsgg submitted the statement OF receipts per
Sixth and Eighth Railroad Com 1anies for March fol-
lcws:
si,tirav Railroad Company .................slsns ~
Eshtb.ay RsilrOsd Company ............... 2Adi 2S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s33 10
The Controller submitted statements Of the dOek and
clip and the market and cellar eas Tor conrmaon, whch
were referred Las. year under the old system Of letting
the docks ard slips brought bat 10000 &C. and tbs year
under the new ohsrer they vii reach s34s55 Increase
sG57so a. OF ninety five per cent.
TyE THEOLOGICAL Drscuss,os between the Rev Messrs
SAWYER and WEsTcoIT will be resumed this evening at
the Tabernacle and brought close the present week
Josh ,.p u,.d nr. MD and
eminent ability and has doubtless contributed to the
lghteumeD OF some minds with regard 10 God revealed
purpose and Man. immortal destiny II has been well at
fenced thus far and Of ooufse wi be 70 the end.
We commenced with determination 70 report this de-
bate very fully, and the first evening did so bat
most important foreign arrival and food Of in'3ll'
gcnce from all quarters compelled u to forego the
printing Of report and give summary in tead
As such summary must necessarily be confined TO hssas
Inent of the leading positions taken each side with
which most readers will already be familiar we deemed
such reporting Improbable and dessed entirely Wepre
sumo a full report of the discussion will be printed.
BROADWAY CLEASED-The attempt of the as ocs
merchants and residents Of Broadway to keep clean b.
subscription without reference 10 the City G0verDmene
has fully succeeded OF sl,Goos now in hand this
learn officially is sufficient to warrant the purity Of the
great tlorouebare for four weeks The arrangements
as follows: There fifty men employed at one dollar
each they divided into two bands the acting from
Bowling Green TO Canal st and the other from Caoalst
to Union square the hours OF labor being from 70 dagd
till in the morning But what is needed nov is that the
persons having stores in Broadway should be made fully
sensible the the vital utility OF rendering this
ment permanent by this means the nuuber Of prom
enadero and purchasers will be vastly increased the stocks
Of goods saved from the subtle injuries of the all pene
trag dust and dit and the good taste and repue OF that
a. Ry tis thq
Of the City will be model OF cleanliness and claim and
obtain imitation in other quarter Parties already
gsged in making street sweeping mschues-thOse de5i
derats and altogether this first feeble step of the Assoca
ton Of Cleanliness and Decency promises results not less
remarkable TO economy Of the expenditures for
sweeping but in the infinitely greaer economies OF saving
clothes goods and furniture and mnserng the mora
AID material purity of 600 900 people upon noble prn
cipe of SELF government
VISIT or the LEGrsLATCRE 10 TIE ISsTIrUTfoys-
Yesterday the members of the Legislature who this
City by invitation together With members Of the Common
Council the Ten Governors aud invited guests numbering
in all about $50 persons visited number Of the Institutions
in this City Al O'Clock A M, the company took omoi-
buses provided for the occasion and during the day visited
the following named institutions and places House OF
Refuge Ward School No 80, in West Twenty fourth
institution for the Blind Crystal Palace Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb where the visitors partook of coils
tom; Lupatc Asylum; High Bridge aud Washington
flights the site for The Institution Of the Deaf and
Dumb From this place the members OF the Legs atnre
took the and proceeded Albany and the remainder
OF company returned home. The weather ine and all
appeared to have passed pleasant and happy day
The WILLIAM NORRIS steamship, lunfnished, whose
pected passage Europe in six days has been the theme
Of many paragraph, is TO be sold at auction at the Mer
chsnts Exchange at this day Tuesday by order OF
the Marshal Under the circumstances she will probably
be struck off for much lefs than her cost
The Sixth Anniversary dinner Of the American Dramatic
Fund Association took place last evening at the Asor
House. About 80 guests sa! down H. G. SrEBBINs pre-
siding Dodworth's Band was in attendance and several
ladies end gentlemen Of the profession assisted by their
vocal talent Appropriate toasts drank and the com
psny separated at an early hour this morning
FINAL EXERCISES IN THE RoosxvEIr ST. MlRISrRs'
Sunday the last day OF the occupation
of this church as place of worship which occasion
there were morning afternoon and evening Uses In
The morning An address was delivered by the Rev DE-
Mathews who preached the deson 81 years ago
The Rev j. b. Wakely preached sermon Including his
trcsl sketch Of the church Mr. Herd of the Secre
sre made address in which he stated that the Socsy
had $4,000 were free Of debt and would continue the
church In the meantime services would be conducted
in the church. of Monroe ana Market SITS The al
tenoon occupied by meeting OF the Sabbath School,
at which several mer ana present teachers and supern
endents assisted In the evening the Marine Temperance
Society of the Port Of New York held its twenty ami
vsrsary in tbs church L. L Hubbard SECRETARY cad
report and addresses made by Capt Daniel Tracy,
the President, tie Rev. dr Adams. Captain James Hart
and Capt Wardel During The evening the Temperance
pledge was signed by about 40 persons.
A CRALLHSGE-A resent challenge from Counselor