New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-10
CITY ITEMS.


possession Of il at bis earliest convenience. This Pond
will occupy about twenty acres Of the Park, and no
labor or expense has been spared render it desra-
BE place for skaters Of both sexes TO display their pro-
fcieney in tha. Jolly, icy amusement Here ambitious
urchins will find more exelGed field for their slip
perry evoulions than the sidewalks and street CUTTERS
aford-here they vii not be obliged to skate on one
foot pushing themselves along with the other, but
may boldly strike out from the thigh and sail in
with the foil strength and muscles Of both egs-here
beautiful maideDs dying for a slide The CLASSY ice,
may turn up their frosty noses at the coveted
handsleds Of their beaux end with tiny skates strap
ped to their delicate extremtes spread their inmens
~ Of oTnolne 10 the wintry breeze and skim away on
their own individual responsibility. Anxious msrnas
need feel no alarm for the safety OF their offspring
while seeking amusement on the Skating Pond, for all
the air holes will be guarded, and convenient police
men he 10 atterdnee II need be 10 preserve ORDER and
10 render any assistance required. When the Winter
carnival il fairly inaugursted expect during the
crisp moonlight evenings, to crowds Of skaters,
male and female performing their slippery gymnast's
10 the accompaniment Of lively and popular music
from score or 50 Of DOdwOr.hs fellows Only fsncy
music and moonlg ht-lovers Understanding
and cnnoiDe--beauty and handsleds-poppng the
Question on runners at 2:40 gaitwintry breezes and
beautiful maidens buryng their cold cheeks and frosted
noses in hairy oyercoat with man in itgouty old
bachelors run into and tipped over with half dozen
Akaters of the Young America school pitching over
them and mixing themselves up in jolly mass Of pan
falcons and petticoats The Skating Pond cannot help
presenting jOvial scene at any time, and must be-
come the rage.
Yesterday the Pond nearly ready for the recep-
ton Of the water and the superintendent intendedto
turn on the full head last night 1t receives ITS supply
from the Croton Reservoir, all the waste water being
turned that way In addition 70 this there are q by
drants placed at intervals around the Pond and these
will also be turned on. These hydrants are erected
more particularly for the purpose Of flooding the whole
ice-surface every night which, freezing again, Will
present a smooth uncut skating field each morning.
1t will take about a week TO flu the Pond properly,
and when that is done, all that man do to make
beautiful place for this pleasant and healthy amuse-
ment, will have been done-the rest remains to be
competed by our near neghbor Jack Frost. Near the
Observatory tall mast will be erected for the purpose
of displaying large, red ball. which be from
long distance This ball will be used to Indicate the
condition of the Skating Pond-wben the bail is up
and visible the public thereby notified that the ice
IL IN proper condition for skating, and everybody Is
respectfully invited 10 come and indulge therein-when
the bail il not to be seen, Young America may save
itself a long walk and dispense to congenia quarters,
for II surely can't get any skate at the Central Park
in about week then, if the weather serves, we may
look for 2O-acre skating Pond in beautiful state Of
gassy sppeyness, at the upper end Of the newly-n-
ished promenade known " The Terrace" and near
" surrounding The Rambe" at the Central Park.
BEEKMAS STREET AND THE PARK.--The public may
have noticed the recent invasion Of the City Hall Park
bv the removal Of the fences either side, and the
cutting away of the trees on the proposed line of the
Beekpan street extepsion But for the opposition Of
the Controller the work of grading and paving il
would now he in progress. BY way Of preventing
any misapprehenson to his position, Controller
Haws in virtue Of his responsibility, as the legal Gus
todan Of the property of the Corporation has directed
that the openings in the Park, thus made, should be
again closed by the erection of fence
CosrIY MEDICAL SERucEs--The Quarantine Com
r,;ssiopers have appointed Mr.. VIM. H. Thomson an
assistant physician to Dr. Harris board the Float
inc Hospital lying OF Quarantine. The physicians
salaries now to be paid by the Commissioners Of Emf
grafton for the Quarantine Hospital amount to about
s12sOo per annum. There at present five persons
reported sick on board.
CoxrRAcrs AWARDED BY THE STREET CoNMs-
s1oNER.-The following contracts were awarded yes
terday by the Street Commissioner;
psstinr setting curb and gutter stones in Fy'second
street between sixth aud seventh avenues to William Baird
at 49, ma Saus iiay,hd street. between Sixth and
Seventh avenues awarded to the same contractor at S "
time, twenty days
The Rev. DIR. Bowling will deliver lecture at the
Bedford street Baptist Church. Carmine street. on
Monday evening next. His subject will be g Onward
or, Progress and Principle"
A meeting 10 raise means for the relief aud support
Of the afflicted. bereaved, destitute families Of Old
Brown and his dead sons viii be held at the Cooper
Institute on Thursday evening next. RALrH WALDo
EMERsoN, WEEDTLL PHILLrPs, and the Rev. DIR.
CHEEvER viii be among the speakers.
BRoApwAy SNTEp DowN.-The stage proprlet0rs
yesterday sated Broadway, Grand street, aod other
localities to melt the snow and ice The consequence
WAS that the streets Were in most disgusting state all
day.
Mr. Derby the proprietor of the Dusseldorf Collec'
tou has il in contemplation TO build several large dne-
art galleries in the neigbborhood Of Union square.
One viii be exclusively devoted TO American paintings,
another TO the pictures Of the different foreign schools
and third to statuary, both native and foreign
FIny MarrERs.-Mr. James Wenman, Secretary OF
the hoard Of Engineers and Fremen having resigned,
that body has elected Mr. Chambers Of Hose Company
No %. TO the vacancy. The nomination of an Assist
ant Engineer in place Of Mr. Mawbey, resigned, was
postponed util Monday even ng, Dec 49, SO that can
d;s, may he nom nateda the same time for Engineer