The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-31
City anselia9eacs.


LIZA public sale Of leases Of the market and other Cor
porson property took place yesterday afternoon under
direction Of Comptroller Brennan. by order OF the Com
mssioners OF the Sinking Fund.- and passed or in very
successful manner.
Mr. Charles e Loew. Collector OF City Revenue acted
auctioneer Tho increase the cid rates amounted
70 the large sum Of $ls2o Among the sales were the
following
Ten cellars Centre market were taken at from S36 to
Fifteen cellars In Washington market were taken At
from sl00 TO 81 $50 per anpum.
Nine Essex market cellars were taken AZ from $50
Two cellars in Franklin market taken at from
500 70 VI 52o per annum,
Rooms over Clinton market, &425 per aunum.
Rooms over Gouverneur market, $375 per annum,
Plot Of ground on avenue A. between Twenty. fifth and
Building 242 South street. 81 500 per year
Building southeast corner Of Fulton and West Streets
Building lis sixth avenue 1926 per annum
Stores IL and IA Greenwich street. $3.50 per
Hotel corner Of Eighty sixth stree. and East 1915
per year
Building 70 Houston street, 800 per
Building 557 Hudson street, $3.50 per aDnum
Building 108 Fast Fiteth street, 5000 per annum.
Hook and ladder house l3a East Twenty sixth street,
$3.50 per year.
Building No Edridso street. $3.50 per annum
Building "a Maiden lane 81 ,e25 per annum =
Building 800 Cherry street 5000 per lnnum
Building % Eldrdge street, $490 per year
Building l3l Christopher street. 1920 per annum
Hay scales at Iompkins market and foot OF Charles
street, bluo ana SloU respectively.
NEW INSTITUTION While so many novel organizations
for purposes presented to public notice from
day day through the newspaper press it somewhat
remarkable that society wholly formed within the last
twelve months land numbering nearly thousand
active, intelligent membersj should have become char
teed institution and one OF the 'fxed facts 10 local
history without any public mention suspicion Of Its
is.ence The Walters Protective Benevolent Asse.
citation OF the City and County OF New York organ
II bein
only thirteen number. Its membership is limited
wholly to persons employed to wait on tables No head
waiter admitted although IL any member shond
be promoted TO that situation he is not thereby excluded
from the association. No waiter, harkecpcr porter,
messenger, Waterman or any employee in hotel not
actually engaged 10 waiting tables III the
dining rooms can be permitted TO enter this
society. New members are admitted on tue
nomination and recommendation or two OF the
tion Zone moving and secondng) aud both testyng
to the moral character and responsibility OF the Applicant
who is received only by vote OF the majority Fees Of
membership are paid monthly, and have already &C
cumulaed IN upd amounting 20 several Thousand dol
lars which secured in tho hands OF seven trustees
named p the charter who have giyea adequate bonds
for the iahal kespns Of the trust The rs President
was William McDermott, then employed in the Brevoot
House, Fifth avenue, engaged head waiter in
the restaurant department OF tina great Metropolitan
| Sanitary Fair The Waters Protective and Benevolent
ASSOCIATION OF New York evidently institution Of
prasewortny objects and is entitled to respectable rank
among the trades societies OF the city II has already
demonstrated its practical character by securing al
vance OF hotel walters wages to the oniform rate Of
! every hotel keeper n New York
The Legislature of the state during It's present session.
has passed bill Incorporating the Walters Protective
Benevolent Association That fact viii perhaps, be
enough satisfy the Tribune that ts not an unlawful
comhinat,on.
EASTER ElETroSs-1he Easter elections at Calvary and
st. Andrews churches have resulted asfoilows;-
Cnl,dry -wardens--Chas. Taylor and Jas. a. Rurtis
vestrymsn-jas. W. uGderhl,, Wm ", Wright. Geo
Merritt, VIM Lottmer. r. 4, Wthans, w. Z. Beekman
P. K. Kearny and Jos. n Cooper.
81. Andrro's.-Wardcns- Il II. Iacos and y. G. Pad
dock vestrymen-Benj Beyeas G. A. ssixas, Chas
Place Il. G. Raston j. W. stration, Cyrus Lawrence
NJ Hackett and Vim. G Mclaughlin
SALE or UNCLAIMED PAcRAGRs-A large number OF Tn
Claimed packages remaining in the custody OF Adams
Express Company the usual time allowed for the
rghtfu owners TO them dsposedof at auction
yesterday at No 80 Nassau street The collection
prsed all sorts OF articles capable OF being put up In
small packages" from anquated provisions and sawdus
up to the most valuable articles The prices realized
OF course not great inasmuch very few people
are willing I, "bny pig in bag" Some bundles went
for two cents.
GyasAsrics An athletic entertainment testim mo
NAL to Nec James and $. D. Kehoe, will no this
| evening NJ tue City Assembly Rooms 446 Broadway
The performances Will Of gymnastics pugllsm
fencing Club exercise, dancing &C by
professors 10 this city The programme viii be found
10 advertising columns. among tho "Amusemens."
FIRE FOURTH AvEsuE-about half past eleven O'Clock
last night (rucsday, Ore discovered in the chapel
connected with the Fourth Presbyterian church,
$50 aud 600 Fourth avenue of Twenty second
street. The alarm promptly given and tho fremen
at the premises but owing 20 the ire beng the
basement, and the dcnae smoke, much difficulty was
experienced in getting water upon the flames. The FIRE
originated around the register or the hot air furnace,
and burned through the flooring into several OF the
and also burned the flooring ana beams considerably
The damage TO the building will probably TO about
SIX thousand dollars. said 10 be fully insured