New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23

Chriatmas for hungry mouths, they wild find good
opportunity at the various Industrial Schools ana we
oive their numbers No. 2A West Tweutyeishta
street rear Tenth avenue; East Fortieth street, near
Third avenue; No II Avenue c.; No. Isl Cherry
street Fourth Ward School; aud the School for
Italian Oygap-grinder,, at Mr. Pease's Missioner
good things can be sent directly to the office OF the
Childrens Aid Society, No. IL Clinton Hail. Astor
place.
F,1R-THE REV. RALPH HoYT-At No. 3Se
Fourth avenue lear Twenty eighth sfree.-rhis Fair
is for the benefit Of tbs Free Church of the Good
Sbepberd, now being erected in Fifty fourth street,
ard another OF the name at Fort Lee, n. j., both 10
charge Of Mr. Hoyt.
ACADEMY OF MusIc.-The las. performance of
RcJeyt lie Diable is announced for this evenng-Ilsh
La Grange, Fornes, Bignsrdi, Lsbocetts aud Others
Madame Caradori, sprina donna, just arrived
from Europe, will shortly appear at the Academy in
Italian German and Eogish opera; slso in orstorio.
THE BALL.-The ball a. the Academy Of Music last
night was a sperdid affair The building was very
bapdscme)y decorated. The main portion was hung
with eyerereens ard the stsge and dancing Dor taste
fully oman ented with s'atuary and mirrors and lighted
by large chandeliers The mutic for dancing was exc
cu.ed by Kammerers band the National Gdsrd band
performing the promenades All NeS-York was pres-
emit, and appeared to grea, advantage.
How THE PEOPLE ARE RoBBED.-rh4 Controller il,
by series Of comm unicsops to the Common C'un NJ,
showing up the reckless manner in which bushes, has
been done in the Street Department 10 the giving out
and manage rent Of contract work That the L'gsla-
ure had just to take up cur local matters aud
change the corrupt system, none OF the propsryho
ers who have beer taxed for street openings geafe,
&C., will dispute The Ccntroler, by his timely &C
top in ODD son to II illegal contract 10 pave Court
spdt greet ard other similar jobs has recently saved
the property owners as well ss the city much outlay OF
money, which would have gone into the pockets OF
contractors When the new Mayor comes into office
to coooe se With Mr. Flsgg the City Hall sharks will
have but little chance.
In a communication TO the Common Council en-
Monday nigh the Controller gvesthe history OF aeon
tact to regulate, grade and curb, Fortyith street,
between Fifth ayerus and the Eas. River, made IN
1852 continued under three Street Commissioners, srd
now before the Assessors preparatory 20 oelng sent
10 the Common Council the close OF thu session,
ard rushed through like the Fifth avenue job, 10
defiance OF apy remor sti srce thst may be made by
the property holders on the liue of improvement
The Street Con- mission ers' books show that bios
wee opered August |, 1851, and the job awarded
to T. Casey, bat reither tie origi1a specincauon'
for tie weik nor any abstrac. Of The bids, can Do
found The OILY action apparent was IN the Common
Council proee edrgs August a. oftle sane year. 10
resolution tha. as the lowest estimator de lined 70
sgn the contract on the ground that tners was more
rock exca walton than be expected, the sree. Corn-
mis- iorer give the contract TO the next lowest placer
or Advertise for new estimate, a. ne saT IT. woi'h
resolution ives laid on the table. On the lst OF
December, 1852, bids were opened AGAIN
by the Commissioner, ard the contract was awarded
20 James b. Brady, a. the following prices,
viz: For e1oavatipg earth IA cents per CUBIC yard
Furnishing and ling earth, lJt ceots b,sios rocA'
o. cents; setting cub and gutter, 414 cents per
runrr fooi culverts, "a do and circular corners Pc.
set, So IS. The work was TO have been comp'e'oa
December 81 1853 but there is writer on tue conA'
boCk the following memorandum: "liIiseh'snueu ~
Ia. Jure 1856. Daied Jan. ), 1856 Jauss furoy,
Street Comussi rer." Mr. Fweys term et"eo
ID cember 81 1855, that his eIension io' ms &c
tdecy questioI able. On the 18th January 1919 o''
s'es Of work dore TO the smouat OF so''o :" "e'
duly honored by the Street Department, aua "o w.
,obs, Y 1856 q $50 o. more Ga the I'D of Septsm'
her 1857. fin al return OF al the work vas % soe 70
the Assesscr and copy o. the sams pfesen go %
Controller for an advance of1O PER cent iae "'l'
tro!ler caleb on Mr. DsOel Ewen, Cry surveyor
.1.nine the work, ard found the tot,a hun'e'
Of Yards of rock excav.isa to be 500, 90. eAHa'
$50 frg IL $50 drains, $50 feet cub and gutter,
6 1872; Gets Of corners, IL. In this eIsnn'i'o0 was
shown that the grade bst~sen Fifth sra foa 's
avenues Wa made previous 10 this conuae' ~
party. at a cost Of siO6 Go and yet the returns
Of Brad,'s contrsc. did rot sno" TOR - a.a
the Stree, Conuis.ioDsr did no; deduct l.
Suob "e,rors" are Of course liable to occur eh~P'
,bers there is an officer exercising vg ace over
these matters. Mr.. Brady wss I" e1cavate ea''a
shove the grade, and I'D 10 certain porn, w.
the Cort,D.r sho vs. in his communication, snd ta'
,e,or, Of Mr. Even, that the filing VA not done &C.
oordipg to contract neither were tire e1cava'o'a;
The s.sks we're 70 have been fifteen feet side saa
they are hut little over eight feet tas ss's: Tue
surveyor s.a,e.. hss bad appearance and SAL 70
oq;res in order to be properly d'ns under the a.
tract ss5 y.rd. Of rock be e'o.,.ssa $40 ; ,ss.
II slIirg sat 30 ,.rds Of excavation. With thee