The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-23
CITY IntelllQence.

TIE STREEr CLEANING C0xxrsox.-There was q good
attendance OF contractors ut tho Mayors office at noon
yesterday to witness the opening Of the bids for cleaning
the streets for the current year II was supposed that
the proposals would be decided but the Com
mssioners forward and made statement which
suited In tho withdrawal OF all the bids contained In the
repository This declaration 10 the effect that from
the fact that they desired to have their work they
would mako specifications, which would b. iesJ
upon the suretcs, and advertise for contracts
tho ' labor ' put upon him by those now oatstand-
Ing All who wished to do 30 could with
Of the Commissioners to be acted upon when the new
bids should be opened As The contract would In effect
DO entirely new one, from the proposed change ~
some OF the specifications all tho contractors took back
their lids and received notice that they could them
by Thursday OF the present week The Ccmlnlsso VIII
readverse proposals 10 no handed in ut alb out
that time They will be opened On the Sd Of next
month. Persons having practical hints or suggestions
TO make bearing upon thi. inPortant WORK o. keeping
writing them out and handing them 20 tho President Of
the Comm sson al the Mayors 0ce. They viii ~ ceise
due consideration and II deemed advisable will bs acted
upon when the o,ting Of the contracts ecs pncc Slow
but sure seems be the maxim guiding tbs actions Of
this department.
The Changes 10 DO mado In tho agreement and specifca
lions include the enumeration Of como now
dumping grounds and the striking out OF the words or
other cce' In the fourth spcciacatcn Which rails as
follows
The driver Of each And every cart employed a. 81 :,s
car or carnage car. sSs ss Se ~ h DC s -
give of the approach OF the and such drivers
bish which she'll delivered 70 them respectively which
may Lc pced upon the sdswSs 10 barrel, eoses lS.
cellar steps q every dwelling house store public building
other edince.
This leaves II incumbent upon tho propre-
tors of large public or private mountaineering establish
ents TO remove the debrc formed IN the Of their
business transactions and relieves the city OF the
pens and trouble Of tho operation II has also been de-
cided that the specifications shall form tho groundwork
the contracts but they not 10 DO stu y adhered
TO, TO tho rejection Of any otherwise available proposition
to do the work.
II is not known present what effect tho action ~ the
Board o. Aldermen, taken yesterday in whCh that body
seems to ignore the existence or the legality OF iha
Street Cleaning Board will have upon the lssion
the work they have entered upon.
TIE Masonic RECEPTION ALBERT @. Micsxy
In addition to the gold snur box mentioned the
HERALD having been presented under Gu interesting
crcumgtnn by the Freenesors OF this State to brother
Albert q. Mickey, OF Charlest N, = o. on saturday
night ne was also presented with handsome volume,
illustrative Of the principles " masonry, and check
FOR thousand vo hundred dollars II Is understood
that much larger sum has been subscr bed by the
brethren, to mark their appreciation Of Mr.. Mackeys
Loyalty as a man and fidelity Us Mason
FouNp DROWNED --Jusilcc Bennett held an inquest Of
Fort Hamilton yesterday upon man about nny years
old gray hair, toch dressed In coarse linen shr'
gray pants, with broad black stripe, coarse Isebeo
shoes and woocn socks Verdict-Found do"hou'
PARK THEATRE observation-disclosures ron Tfs WIDOWS
AND ORPHANS OF ras riRs DpAnrxSr.--Mrs. r. D. Con-
way the enterprgnq aud successful lessee OF the Park
theatre Brooklyn proposes devote the proceeds OF
her boupe on Wcdnesday evening noxt for the benant
Of The Widows and orphans Of tho Fire Department of
our ncighborng city. The Philanthropy of this Idly
should be literally aided by generous public II VII
Is roclected that The number Of widows and orphans
wss grosly augmented BY the rccebt DISASTROUS Ore 10
INrfraaa street, LtoyLlyn