New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15
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su.nlss OF CLERKS. &c, ~ CITY OFrIcEs.-At an
adjourned meeting Of the Common Council ON Friday
night the Street Commissioner was authorized 10 APP
point an additional Clerk in his Office at salary oil
AJ0 per annum and the following add,l2nel salAres
were fixed: Clerk in Mayors Office Al ,OOO; Clerk IN
Controllers Office $500; Deputy Comm ssoner OF re-
nav and Supplies 81 OO0 Clerk the Office of Com
missioner OF Repairs aud Supplies 500; Redemption
CLERK 10 Collector Office $1,000 Return Clerk IN DO
$500 Deputy City Cers sio; tnsee A'i ofas
S3CO; Inspectors fPavemeLts SOU each; Inspector
of Hacks 500; Clerk of the Market sSGO Keeper o.
Closets in the CITY Hall 500; Keeper OF Wasnin- ton
Park $500; Fire Wa!dens each s3Vo keeper "i 'ity
Ire Office Of superintendent, of Wells and Pumps
was abolished and the duties added to the Street
Commissioners Department. .
The salsry Of the Deputy Keeper OF the City Hall
yss mere ased TO $500 per aInum.
The report was adopted
Tue SIxrErxrH WARD Arson CAsE.--On Saturday
evening the examination of iseob snzer ard joan feei "a
CHARGED setting fire TO the two dive houses Nos
ise and ISL McKibben street concluded bee Just ce Allen
It resulted in Gamers being COMMITTED 70 c 20 nN a. ~ f
evidence The olowns the substance OF the eoL'0h Oh
George Eberbardt, a tailor testified that he resided
Oh the Of No. ISL MKbben street the time Of
81 Wines arc asked ii sir. Ebehsdt cond prove that re had
are BIS pants coming om the ssrrct Two or three days
s.led him what be had Gamer said Il hsye never
" a. o IN h rear house that You can live IN yol Keep
your mouth si.ness went into the house to g some o. his
she nan and tale % or ss5 and keep youI mouth shat"
Martin Lsnder, residing on the same floor with
EbThsd. testified that the night Of the hre he heard
s and upon locking the window, the FIRE IN the
basement Of the building; speedily e&ugnshed
h he inform hi family and say their fears
fong airs Of No Isl he heard fire burning IN GAMERS bed
room nd in the garrett.
Adam Christian testified that Gamer, previous to
lie copRsson asked him II Myers who had gained salt
Of several hundred dollars could the house should burn
down witness informed him that Myers could pr al injunction
the insurance money Gamer said he cd no. eSsye ma
Col Jack another lawyer had tod him hst he would not
have 20 pay body house should b. destroyed by tire
Philip OIL testified that on the Monday previous to
Gamer purchased Of him larger quantity Of csmph.ne
than usnsl.
VIM. c. Disbrow testified that accused had his flrni
injured for 500 In ,he Wsusblrgh Fire Insurance Com
p~ny put his claim f the insurance BAT the com
objected pay nyhing The matter finally copPEo
nised BY the payment q = 90
Julans Kne, who resided in the front room Of No.
Isl iehed that The day following the FIRE she fond tAo
and vss in Gamers mon, Paror which were aud sci
Of eAznphene She bad retained POSSE the garments aud
exhibited them il CoGrt.
FESTIVAL AND CoSCTRr FOR THE INDUSTRIAL
SCHooL-The friends Of Industrial in North second
street; wiz opsn ir and icttvsl Wellington hall corner
and South seventh streets Thu oudsyl fr
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