New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-03

Il could not be insured sweet for three hours IN tne
omen air. The ice chamber walls are made OF matched
nine boards, 20 as 70 form double wall, with the
boards about foot apart, and that space is filled with
fine charcoal. The drip Of the ice Is conducted TO
well of natural water which is thus kept ce-oold, ana
ia Of great advantage 10 the business for making pickle
and other purpoes II the ice should melt fast enough
10 cause he water to rise in the well, 1t passes OH
through the sand which forms the su5sra;um OF that
part Of the city. These extensive coolngrooms are
not only used for keeping meat fresh and cutting and
packing IT, but for storing sailed meats, which Keep
better than in any other rooms above or below ground,
because the atmosphere is perfectly dry Hams after
being smoked are packed in terces without salt, and
keep perfectly sweet in these great cooling rooms.
Verify ice is q great institution.
PmIcE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE
GENERAL SUPERIsrEyDEsT.-This Board met yester-
aav afternoon at the Police Headquarters, Mr.. Bowen
bepy called TO the chair in the absence of President
Stillmau. After the transaction of some preliminary
business, Mr. Bailey presented petition signed by
fifteen or twenty merchants praying that the powers
of the General Superintendent be restored. 1t was
ordered on file
MAYOR Wood offered motion that the action OF the
Board on the 10th of January last, rescnding the
mowers of the General Superintendent be reconsdered
Lost: Messrs Powell Ullshoefer and Bailey voting in
the affirmative; Meaars. Wood, Bowen, and Strana-
| han in the negative.
| MAYOR Wood desired to explain. He said that his
object in offering the motion TO reconsider was 10 give
Mr. Bailey an opportunity of expressing his views and
of voting on the subject as he (Mr. b. was sbsent at
the time the powers of the General superintendent
were curtailed
At this point of the proceedings, Mayor Powen pre-
sented letter Of resignation from the General, giving
his reasons IN erten:o.
motion was made 10 accept the resignation, out no
vote was taken upon the question, owing to the ao'
sense Of the President and the document was tabled
and made the order Of business for special meeting OF
the Board 10 be held ON Monday next.
Il was decided on motion of Mr.. Bailey that the
letter of resignation should not be given to the report
era until definite action should be taken thereon by the
Board.
the following members Of the old force were re-
instated upon the usual terms namely REIMBURSEMENT
of all claims TO back pays j. G. Blauvet of the Ninth
Ward, WIN. Wright Of the Tenth, j. Struck of the
Thirteenth W. Watson of the First, John Brugnan of
the Eighteenth, and Michael Sullivan of the Sixth.
The resignation of Geo. E. Keyser Of the Steamboat
SQUAD was accepted.
CLosIyG OF THE FREZ EyEMEG ScHooLs.-Last
evening was the closing night of the Free Evening
Schools held throughout the city in nearly all of the
Public School buildings for the past five months
In many Of the schools public exhibitions were given
They were well attended-as, in fact, such exhibitions
always arechiehy by the parents and friends OF the
pupils. In the Fifteenth Ward School, in Thtec nth
street. near Sixth avenue, the programme was varied
by discussion On Slavery and singing by the female
school. The attendance was very large and tie per
formances quite sraatable In the Fifth Waro,Schoo
the evening was passed in an Evolutionary exhibition
exclusively, under the direction Of Oscar p. Z We
Vice Principal Masters i.isse, Temple Gedney, Os-
trander and Benedict distn guished themselves 1t is
noticeable fact aat IN this &c hoo unlike most even
ing schoos nearly half Ofthe time of the higher class
bas been devoted 20 the pursuit OF Evolutionary St
tainmepts. The system of Free Evening Schools as
established in this city boon thousands of hopeat
apprentices and mechanics, as well as OF shop and sew
ing girls having the twofod good effect of afording
the best Of instruction and at the tine keeping
the pupils free from less legitimate ways Of spending
the long hours Of the Winter evenings.