New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-13

fpd thua INTO the river. IL ~ kio"s P'J '""' 'Hi'
valuable fertilizer which is really worth more than
the solid manure should be lost and it is TO be hored
that one of these days suitable reservoir may be
constructed from which il might be taken in covered
carts by the market gardeners The stable manure
Is conveyed in barrows or little wagons TO a walled
pt in the yard, from which it is removed eacn
day by contractors. The whole area OF courtyard
s0xl75 feet is to be paved with the Belgian blocks
Graded 40 IA to carry the rainfall into the street.
cutters.
Along the whole of the Second avenue side ex-
tends fire.proof brick building for the storage OF
feed and hay. II is two stories high, has wa'ls "
inches thick and an arched, brick roof resting Oh
iron beams. tagged carriage-road extends through
the center of the building that wagons can enter
at one end deposit their loads Of hay or feed, aud
emerge at the other.
The side of the building next the courtyard pre-
sents blind wall, for better security against the
communication of fire from the feedroom to the de-
pot. The building is divided into compartments by
l6-ipch brick walls, with threefeet piers, the faces
Of which project enough to confine the planks which
may be used to make bins for the hay and feed The
whole building has storage capacity Of 5000 bales
of hay, but will not all be required at present All
the windows being on the outer, or Second avenue,
side the hay and feed is stored in the other aud in
this side are placed the bay-cutters mxngtroughs,
and other convenences for preparing the ratlons Tor
tho horses Tie upper floors, rather galleries, OF
the building, are to be used for storage. Abutting
upon the feedhouse are three stables 25x6O feet Tor
use in any emergency, such as en- unusual press oil
business or the occupation of some regular stalls Tor
repairs.
IL will thus be seen that this enormous establish
uent has been designed with great udme mt and SKILL
Il will undoubtedly furnish accommodation for tne
business of the road for many years to come, and at
- ZANE time enable the Company to care for their
horses and other property at the least expense OF
labor and money. The depot, when all completed,
will, with the ground it occupies, have cost about
100000 The passenger traffic OF the rood Is tne
largest in the city, an average Of eeren nAtoaS Of
persons being carried every year, or about 10000
daily. The trip from City Hall to Harlem Bridge is
probably the cheapest in the world, the fare being
only six cents for ride Of eight miles The pa sem
GER cars cost about $500 each; borses, sl2O. The
Company buy their stock of Dealers who pick up the
horses mainly in Western New-York and Lower
Canada. The Company reserve the night OF REJECT
ing any horses they deem unsuitable for their WORK,
40 that the dealers have to be men Of excellent udg
ment The hay consumed in the stables amounts TO
1900 Ii per diem and the feed ground, corn, and
oats) to over $1,000 10. The allowance, Is ID OF
hay aud II ID Of meal to each horse is found TO keep
them in perfect health and strength despite the &C.
we're labor and the exposure to which they are SUI
iected 1t is proper 10 add however, that the horses
are groomsd and bedded regularly and Thoroughly
az the best livery horses. Can farmers not take
a hint from this fact The average wear Of horse
after being put TO railroad work is four years some
lasting six years, but many giving in in the course of
twelyemonth. No horses under elk years nor over
ten are bought but the latter age is not thought ex-
treme when the animal has been reared aud used on
farm. TIE number Of sick or disabled horses in
and out CT hospital averages per cent the year
round.
A merited compliment has just been paid to
William A. Darling, President Of the Company
in hs reelection for the eighth term without
dissenting voice. No Company, perhaps, was ever
fortunate enough TO have more efficient manager
of its affairs in such year Of disaster as has be-
f.len this concern. No man ever showed him
s-lf more the right man in the right place thar
Mr.. Darling did on the night Of the fire in June,
that turned the whole stock of horses, cars, and
men employed into the street, for through his
energy the horses were gathered, located aud fed,
new oHces hired and fitted up, and all the immense
business Of the road kept agong the next day so far
- the public were affected, rs though nothing had
happened.