New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-03

JASU ARf.-Ite average heot OF TIC NOUN iOl -
years 253 deg. ard this January IS S3 deg, berg
3 deg. above the average. The mean OF January,
lsjs. was 3l.s deg. being reary deg. soove the
mean for u years. The mean OF January, 1871, was
nearly is deg or ten degrees less than the average
and January, $50, nesrly s. low. The trst hai
OF tbis January ras 3 degree below The average
chiefly on accoun: Of tie four cold days, VIZ; iron
the sth 70 the ll,h when the 10Th The temperature
was 10 deg. below and the mean Of the day nearly
deg. below In January, 1858, the coolest was
not down to by 10 deg. The coolest in January
1857, was l6 deg. below and coon after smother cold
period down to - deg. below zero.
BOARD OF EDucArioV-At the regular meeting OF
the Bosri of Education yesterday, Ete OF Importance
done. Mr.. Davenport offered resolution calling
the Evening School Committee 10 repor, the teach
ers they had employed and their salaries the reson-
ton referred. TIE Seventeenth Wsrd obtained
$50 Sit for their new scnoohouse Fourteenth street.
near First avenue; this has long been expected Inc
City Superintendent sent IN q communication recon-
mendipg provision for school Libraries according TO
law The President stated his objections 10
signing bills for clearing snow from tae
sidewalk in front of school houses the Finance
Committee to decide on the snow bills. An at
tempt was made to spend 81, 800 for church and lots
in Twentieth street Seventh avenue out the
good sense of the Board prevailed. The basement
the John-street Church is to be leased at 5000 year
for school, which will be the first in the Second Ward
A lugubiious tempt 10 resuscitate the DAILY Normal
School, which expires next Tuesdsy, was unsuccessful;
il was made by new members. After four-hours
session, the Board adjourned.
NOEIHERS RAILROAD OF NEw-JERsEY.-ln corse-
sequence Of the storms and frost OF last MONTH
the completion of this new line OF railroad hiss been
somewhat delayed. The work, however, is almost
finished the iron rail crosstes have been distributed,
and the pssser ger cars and locomotives ready so
that the contractors Messrs. Seymour 4 Tower, VINO
have leased the road for ten years feel contfent OF
opening the road before the close Of the present month";
The country tributary to the Northern Railroad s
considered by those acquainted with the subject to
compare fsvoably in respect to the number OF ts IN
habants nature of their pursuits productlveness oil
lands &c with any Of the other roads dverging from
New.York. This road connects Permont, at the east
ern terminus of the New-York and Erie Railroad with
Hoboken Jersey City. The route chosen lies through
Overpeck and IIackensack Valleys, following the
western base Of the Palisades ridge TO the Paterson and
Hudson River more generally known ssthe Erie Rail
road which, until the completion Of the tunnel to the
Long Dock, just below Hoboken will be used to the
terminus at Jersey City.
The entire length Of the road constructed 10 2it
miles with grade not exceeding ~ feet to the mile,
the line for large portion of the distance being nearly
a level surface few feet above tide water Ii
intersec.s navgable streams or water courses OF
any magnitude, and therefore does not require any
draw or truss bridges whstever The total cost OF the
road is set down at 500 GEO. half stock and half bonds,
the bonds being limited to 100000, or less than
$4,000 per mile.
Tie local trains OF the PiermOnt Branch Of tue Erie
Railrosd will connect with those Of this road ut
Blsnche's Station, or Upper Nyack while omnibu'es
will connect the terminus Of the road with Nyacs-3
miles above Oh the line Of the road situated the
villages of New.Durham, English Neighborhood,
Brayton, TenaAy Schraenburgh, Cl'ster and Tappan-
town. From English Neighboghood, branch
railroad to Hackensa,k, miles, is to be commenced
early the ensuing Spring.
Some idea of the productveress Of the country
through which this road passes may be formed from
the fact that in the Of single day last Sum
mer no less than two million baskets Of Strawberries
passed Keeys, while the quantity Of vegetables and
fruits exceeded fifty tuns daily, Oh their way to the
New-York market.