The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-22
City Intelligence.
CONDITION OF THE sTREkTs-BRoADwAY BARR

CONDITION OF THE sTREkTs-BROADwAY BARR
CADED.
II would have required very vivid imaginat in
= person to have supposed Broadway Last evening. to
be trench before sebastopol which the Allies we're
throwing up under Of night to shield them from
the le of the Russians. Or pr rhaps it might have
sembed the presented BY the erection OF barcades
by the French red republicans the of revolu-
ton snd prepa atoy to bloody street fray on the NOR
There lamps lit, and light, except that
afforded by The which open; and along
could be here and there groups Of rough
cosjrg silently working; and the only sounds
heard the quick click of the pckaxe and the hard
g1a ing OF the shovel against the pavement The task
Of throwing up this windrow along Broadway will give
very iabe idea of the immense labor it
have been to construct this enormous works in and
around Sebastopol during the siege Nearly
thousand laborers have been employed, and they
have succeeded after working four nights, in clear
ing away, in . very imperfect manner, few feet
snow and ice, In q street not three miles long.
And these have not to contend like the CONTESTANTS
in the Crmsa with wAtchfu and terrible enemy, and
the housan difficulties presented by state OF siege,
but with the that iel weeks ago. the 5th
ard 9th OF January last, and which has since been
bssen and packed and rodden under foot by tens Of
thousands of feet Of and hoos of animals until 1t
had become indurAted in such to justify the
belief that il would remain until summer unless
nsssd What .r ESg purposes to 40 y,
imagine. He doubtless supposes that it will act IS ice
bergs do on the coast in summer time and make the
air cooler when the dog DAYS" come, and that more
over, the constant perco'aion of the WAFER from
the frozen mass will serve 10 water the streets, and
what he does mean for the Idss Is anything but orns
mental, and Of very doubtful utility Seriously, this
method Of cleaning great thorough ARE like Broadwav
is dsgacefu and reflects anything but credit on the
Street Department our municipal government
Just think Of it the great METROPOLIS Of the New World
city destined in the Of time to be second 70
earth, and which counts its wealth by
billions Of dolars-nds itself unable to cleanse in pro-
per manner the main artery through which AL its trade
middle Ct the street with the hope that the would
do what wealthy New York unable to perform. The
cleanliness the character bureau that has charge
them and IL would be blessing to the public IT. like the
the cast out VINO Viii be- tSs p,Ssrn
nicipsl Hercules that will do II
AMERICAN TRACT SouE1Y-The monthly meeting Of the
Executive Committee was held on Monday the 18th in
slant Rev. Dr. Knox in the chair. Oliver II. Lee Esq
Secretary. The Treasurers report showed gratifying
condition Of the societys funds The receipts for this
month COS, including s22 $50 in donations
making total Tor ten months 1904 OIL The donations
exceed those of the corresponding period previous year.
by the OF $4,000. Grants Of publications for the
same PERIOD over forty eight millions Of pages Notes
TOT paper e,
derng thanks for aid were read from Indians
the Paris Tract Society, Basic, Oroomiah in Persia,
Niugho in China, the Hawaiian Isles, the Sandwich
Islands, &c. The proposed appropriations for the sup
port of the tract press in pagan and PApal for
advance Of last year. fvenyfour additional coporteurs
have been commissioned within the month, and impor-
tsnt plans maturing for giving efficiency TO the
societys labors at the South and West.
SEVENTY METHODIST CIRGYMEs AT LIE Sr. NICHOLAS
HorIL.-A complimentary dinner given to the Me-
hods clergyman Of this city, last night at 'he ST. Ncho-
les Hotel BY Daniel Drew Esq. Over seventy OF the
reverend gentlemen sat down, and grace was said By
Bishop Simpson. After the creature comforts were duly
discussed the party proceeded to the pAxlors which
thrown open TOR their accommodation and addresses
were MADE and religious services performed The
ercfss were very interesting and the reverend gen.
tlemen adjourned at late hour after having had .
very good time
6oSz TO NicARAerA.-Ex Councilman Cooper of the
Thirteenth ward has gone to Nicaragua help Colonel
walker in his efforts to colonize Central America.
In the case Of the People George c. Hobrook for
false pretences the accused upon examination before
Justice Connolly, OF the Lower Police Court WAS dis
cha ged from arrest and the c,mpsnt was dismissed BY
tie officiating magistrate.