The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-30
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
BUSINESS AT TIE New YORK FouSDRlss-As indicl.
ten Of the activity at present perceptbe in the oandres
Of this city the following list jobs baud recently
completed at the Aare Works. Of Cherry and Cor
ears streets and foot Of East Eleventh street, will be read
with no small nterest:--
Fl. B. Cromwell & Co. have under construction the
machinery and boilers the large screw vessel r.
Guy tons burthen, engine 7ox4 feet stroke.
"a beam engine 6oxlo feet stroke being fabrcat for
California.
Seth Grosvcnor, a small steamboat 2sxs feet of the
seepe variety has just been completed for the New York
Colonization Society: She made trial trip the 25th
nst and it ia said behaved to the satisfaction of her
builders as we'll as her experimenting engineer Mr. c. H.
Haswell.
The steamship Alabama of the Savannah line under
going thorough repairs, and will shortly be her
toned route She has also had completed for her two
The steamboat Bay State has been supplied recently with
boilers and the Metropolis getting four boilers
The steamship Granada Is being thoroughly overhauled.
The Aurora, OF the Pekskin line, receiving new cy
Under Of Increased dimensions.
The John Brooks and Bridgeport, Of the Bridgeport
line, have been fully repaired.
The steamboat Boston, OF the Philadelphia Steam Navi-
cation Company, Is having new boiler constructed for
The Houston Street Ferry Company have had two boats
supplied with boilers as well as other extensive repairs
Three hydraulic presses II by feet rams, have just
been supplied TO drm In this CITY, in addition to large
number Of stationary engines and boilers and sugar mills
and engines for Cuba and Porto Rico.
The stesmtug Underwater has also received a new
boiler aud other extensive improvements we'll the
tug jacob Bell and Steamboat Nauehon.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES THE POLICE CouRTs-
In separating the appropriations for city purposes from
those Of the county difficulty been heretofore
experienced in determining under which head the ex.
penses Of the police courts should be placed Formerly
they put among the county charges but this year
the Comptroller has included them In his estimates for
city expenses and the Common Council have accordingly
made the appropriation in the way in the ordinance
making the annual appropr for 1860 which Just
been approved by the Mayor. Under the head OF "Cty
Salaries therefore, will be found the expenses for main.
tanning the police courts and under the head of general
appropriations for city purposes" provision has been
made for stationery and other supplies for the courts
including the cleaning Of the rooms, &c.
NKw STEAMBOAT NEW YORK AND New HAVEN
RorH.-The New York and New Haven Steamboat Com.
pany have decided 10 build another steamer to run be-
tween New Haven and New York. The exact dimensions
not yet fully decided upon the new steamer will
probably be built after the model of the Elm City, and be
as large larger than that vessel ia expected the
keel Of the vessel will be laid early spring and
the boat be ready for service in about year from that
time.
MOUNT VERNON NEwsBoYs-The Ladies'
Mount Vernon Association beg TO acknowledge the re-.
ceipt Of "a Is from the boys Of the Newsboys Lodg-
ing House, for the Mount Vernon Fund They trust
that the patriotic feeling evnced by these Young Ameri-
cans" will be found worthy Of imitation by ALL