The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-07


About isIcr 'rired tickets flr DR.. thil,'s la.-
tyre we've s1ld, "a announced ly ths Comm .,se
aud q C,rnuiuse, c1nsl ning Of Messrs. Francis
McCJrnicE, Vice President, John c iilssu and I'd
ward shaun n. vss appointed g. wait On the L,c-
sufe Committee, Ia order 70 secure position Al the
lecture, which the Society Will attend As = body.
Mr. Mc0rsth was motion adds 70 the Com
miNse.
Mr.. John Bryer ives then called 10 the Chalf
until the rturn q tie Committee when they re.
crted Satisfactorily.
1le discourse on sunday evening will lie Of in
.,1ss interest and there is bui little doubt but that
che result viii be mos, gratifying.
THE CHAMBER on COMMERCE held meeting
yesterday At which the proposed sails u che Q AR
an,ina grounds " the County OF Richmond Tor
$4,000 was denounced legislation by Congress Ia
reference 70 mercantile m Nrius signals deemed un-
NECESSARY; Committee an or.sd 10 ge, up a work
ut.pn the sury laws. and a vote Of thanks pAssei
4. J. I'm Bright, o. thc n fish Parliament, fJr de
Tending before the Parliament and people the prin
ir'es for which the American Government is con
tending.
Mr.. @. W, Blunt drew the attention the Chan
Der 10 the unequal valuation Of property throughout
the state, which he attributed W the fact tina, the
State Assessors all came from the interior part o.
the stats, this city bsing unrepresentci In tina,
Bo.d lie showed tina, this year, notwthsland-
ing all the disturbances Of the times, aud decrease
In value % property, the State Assessors have In
creAsed the vsluAion % the state from 855lCO10tO
10 sSIi COo,Oo0, Of which the " Of New York, A.
though her population, even with the addition OF
Kings and Richmond Counties, Is not one third
thA, Of tie state, has ~ pay 30 per cen. lie there
fore moved resolution, requesting Gov. Miryan
o. spp,in, resident OF this city " al the place Of
tina, mter of tie Boird Of state As'.ss5:s whose
term q iice expires on the o - OF ,p u Adopt-
ell, and ordered 70 he trNnfmiaci ~ the Governor.
ANFAsY A." GIT OrP.'-Oh the ! III OF Feb.
ruary, The police made a descent m 2l2 Broadway,
one Of those day gambling houses,ttpt open during
busitc 20 hours In order " lure clerks aud nsr
chants bank ttliers and otters, al the very tine
that they have the money enns'ng q third par
lies In their charge. George j ms was "a tho
act y dCSlag, aud was arreted 10y * ant
Brsck,tL o'ihs Pad wa'i, with she deal loN in
his hsnd, and the parties surprised at play wero
tken at ones before the sitting masis,ra'o At the
Tombs Here they were all discharged eN ept
Foots, alas Collins, who the only ono actually
caught playiag And he WAS hcl to , all for ri Al.
Yesterday morning, he was ,riel Al the spsciG
Sessions, kr misdcncsnor, and Justice O.bjrne
imposed a 4 Re Of hfty dollars. Collins handel up
q roll Of demand NOTES, containin. exactly the tt-
qured sum, made his bow, and walked out Of
court HIS next game will probably moro than
bring he onty back.
HOW'D FOR, But NOT YET SEBN.-Not-
witsstandit 4 the promise that HIikley would be
forced " clean the streets the dst Of March, the
oIly evidence Of even intention to make sh1 y
In this direction, was tie AZ pear = gang Of
lSborers Broadway yesterday, picking At the lie
n osen Il, ~ that II might melt when warmer
weather comes. when II mets aud the mad be.
comes dust, Hickey will p-cblby wait 70. high
Winds TO blow the dirt al the Island.
ARRIvAL.-The British steamer City Of New
York, Capt. P,trie, arrived yesterday morning from
Liverpool via Queenstown. Len Liverpool GA the
l9th and Queenstown at . T. NJ, on the 20.h. She
brings sI6 passengers and the mails. Capt. Pe,rie
reports having had very severe weather during the
Pas'Age.
WM. FFNwICK, A SEAMAN, charged with
the murder OF the second officer OF the bark Mary
Lrcrtts, 1t Montvideo, arrive at this port yes
torday, and was taken in charge by the U. 8. MAJ
shall
THE NEW CRoroS wATkR REsERvorn.-
Tee grsa, reservoir a, the upper end Of the Centr
Park has progressed 80 far on the way 10 60 npio
rates suiicien,ly to rmi, work to be el
IL will be ready TO receive the water. For capacity
and mastery construction IL excels any other wur4
Of the kind in the world. All tina, rem,ins 70 b,
done is 70 complete q portion Of the banks and
facing, and this will be commenced about tue 6rs
Of April. The ground taken for the RESERVOIR il
lOG 10 acres in and the water surface M ride
will be about ninety six acres. The depth Of = de
when the reservoir is Nil will be tirty.eght foot
thus giving a capacity u lS2,O35,9lG cubic feet
or iC29, SsO,lt5 gallons This voir AOne then
at the present rate Of consumption o. Cfotou wais
-thiny-tWo million gallons per diem, would ls
the city about thity four days; but more than ha
tie vst,r brought into the city is wasted, ther ,rs
will proper economy, In case " uryen, necessity, -,
an enemy's cutting OF the supply conduit the enor
nous bmouHt OF water this greet reservoir il ,pa
Die o. contanlng would supply the city Of New York
for NEARLY 20 csys Add 10 this the amount which
can be contained in the two DID reservoirs o. AL
and 10Th streets, holding q OOO.O 900 and 10000.
GOO respectively, and We dnd that the reserve, rs
old and new together, will afford plentiful sup3ly
OF water foT economical use FOR term Of eighty
days without any supply from the Cro,on river
The brick conduit, FEET o inches In height, and
feet inches IN width, which brings the water
down nom High Bridge, Is tapped at 92I stree, By
upper end Of the new reservoir, 30 that here. Or
the water can lie turned iuio the new basin or into
he old one At sth street, al pleasure. The now
reservoir is divided into two grea, bAsias by al
0i enormous size and sllidity, which runs in rlgh,
Inc from the southern TO the northern gste-house.
Attic latter, the receiving conduit enters, and by
est ingenious arrangement not only Is the water
here hroNn into one or the other division A. re-
Gur'd' but In tie sau gAtG-house are placed three
hoI supply pipes Tor the benefit o, the resident,
'he upper end Of Manhattan Island, and from
ehher one o. these pipes, all, the water NAV b
smut on or turned on without Interfering with Al
ouer supply pipes or the receiving ArrAngem ,nts
nv 'he lower or southern gate house there are Al
'uply pipes, four feet each Ia dianste fye a,
"pI'H connect by branches with the one r4t4,
Two 20 foA," aud one 80 inch, pipas from the
avn st. reservoir Tut which, should the growing
r'i"'en eL's OF the city demand IT, can nj anv hin.
DC 'Arrled on down the several avenues inds,sr-
uthhy Of vac Old arrangement, Tina G,b min. Il.
laid IN Ne 9th avenue, a. far down A. ss,l -.
and wi be extended when required. This s,r,,'
-srn gaehouse, which control the supply from m =.
sepf rate divisions Of the reserv ir, provide, ,r
"ste in c'ss ofovsIhow, etc is 81 fee, in le,,,
aud Il iees In width, exclusive O. tue pipe y,,l,
IN "ii'f Is c'htroI I'd the supply OF the several
FIpss The completion Of this great work will ha
Aiiled with 10y 10y our citizens, and mus, proye A,
nesiimaple blessing ~ generations yet unb,rp.
who will admire its almost iudest ructih Ia 49,.