New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-11
MECHANICS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF OF
EICERS.

The Twepty.sixth Annual Meeting Of the Mech ancs
Institute this city held last evening at the inSt
tute Rooms No. 20 Fourth avenue for the election OF
officers for the ensuing year, which resulted IN the
choice of the following ticket:
For Prt.idsai-Dayid H Knapp sudsTi Mr..
For Second yce PredsntCoOrse W. Glaze bot aud shoe
For Third Vice rendeai-Aed Carson crate manufacturer
70, Trecuro-James s Gutter, hip toine5 ,,.,.4..
10, Rcordns sseyetaryGsrdner Van Reed. cPener and
builder. 49, ,, -, , d coo,.,
sne Manufacturer Thomas Little architects John = Smith
chemist: Daniel Herbert and oudei J,1,e. n ban
s consulting engineer DsnielM VBneD. s.oney and eogH
copr roce2; jane. McDonsd p.noos manui,cturrr
Thoms, Mero.e, hin stepAen H. Knapp carpenter and
Nm Msrsh engaveri David liner boot aud 'hoe dealer
stephen Krou, mschin; Francis H. Smith painter Alex
Mr.. KsArP, the newly-elected President, on taking
the chair, made few neat asd appropriate remarks
The report of the Directors was then read, setting
forth the Affairs Of the Institute, from which u APP
peared that ~ new members had been received dur,
ing the past year-and the classes IN Architectural ana
Mechanical Drawing, as well as the Ms'hematcal
classes have been more successful the past W inter
than on any previous occasion, while the weekly con-
yersaona meetings held at the Cooper Institute, have
likewise been very well attended. The Institute
which was the pioneer in Importing practical edaca
ton 10 mechanics, may be considered IN noarniDs
condition.
JyEsrY City Coxxos CouycIL.-The regular
vee XIV meeting Of the Jersey City Common Councu
WAS held last evening al the Lyceum, the l'residen'
Aid. Van Worst in the ehsir and full Board present
4rnual Psport Of NE Ct'et Of PoAce.-Chlef Oh
Police Haiues in the annual report OF arrests oy
the Police for the year ending May j, lSs Iota'
number # arrests iit2. The number OF oeuse- com
mtfed and reported TO the Department for the year
were: burglary, AZ grand larceny 81; P-t1t larceny
l0j; passing counterfeit money, ~: total, 20 NUM-
Der Of persons arrested for these ofenses lb as lo'
lowe: burglary l9; grand larceny, -; pet larceny
g.: passing counterfeit money, Ia total los.
Tie amount Of property stolen from citizens and re-
ported to the Department, for the year, - - 90 IT,
covered by the department of the above, 800. A..
CEeoDtps Scranton motion OF Mr.. 1uden, TIC
sum of s3CD vas appropriated for cleenr sewers
I,c,s.es.-A motion offered by Mr.. MeL.agnhn
was naovted requiring that al applicants for hcehss
If inns and tayerns must present the sAre Oh OF o7
for, the tr,i meeting Of the Bosri IN June. -
II. Board then into an election OF orieers WIN
the following Te-nt: nx
s,eet a. -snoL<,-PhiIo Snow vice John D Nolan "A
Io.E,,,sxs. II Is~-rscgts- David OoG!i PHI -" -.
J,h /. V.r ho.i n seooad Wsrti JAMES = HGt0H i-4'
Nsrd and Jsu-. Marine, Fourth M.rd- m, p,osls.
s.,,,,s.,S,rts Of WAarrs, asS Pse,sJcseph W. fHn-e
Cos.iatle.-John 10. Hsyoeek, s~sonc war; 40 '
Mart, a IT, Thr6 " ard. 10 al vscsncies . q, vS--
vs. BE-, o. fA> Bard Of Edsos,,os-Dayid Goad r.
Wsrd; Jane. Feuins. S.ootd Ward: We oieSasoS 'A-
W.rf H. " S,u3 Fourth Nsrd
Thr Board then sdourrsd.