The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-03

The sihves who left their homes when oar troops
passed through the State and came 10 Newbcrn In great
numbers are, a. general thing returning, aes much
suffering, satisfied that there is no place like home
City Intelligence.
THE SrRxpr CIxANEsG CoNTRACr.--roday ct noon the
Street Cleaning Comnission will meet at tho Mayors
Office for the purpose Of opening tAs new Ads for the
contract for cleaning tho streets for the current year
The specifications have been considerably changed since
the meeting OF the board 10 open BIDS and we pub
lsh them for the information Of readss They are In
substance follows
All the paved Streets avenues lanes alleys guttsrs
wharves, piers and heads OF slips shall DO WE'LL fMth-
fully and thoroughly ceaped at least oncein each week.
unless prevented by frost snow subjectto determine
ton OF majority OF the commissioners.
All ashes and garbage shall DO removed from tho
streets in tight carts every twentyfou hos Sundays
The driver Of each and every cart employed shall
bell to be TO give notice OF the approach Of
the cart
Broadway from the Battery to Twenty sixth street,
shall be swept during the night and before the hour OF
seven A. NJ every tweny-four hours Park row, Chat
ham street and the Bowery and the Fifth avenue from
Waverley place 70 street. and Broadway from
Twenty sixth to Fifty ninth Streets shall be swept dur
ing the night, and before the hour of A. M, at
least three times in each week, viz: Tuesdays Thurs
days and Saturdays Fourth avenue to Thirty second
street, Sixth avenue to Forty second street. Eighth
To Forty second street. State street. Whitehall
street, Wall street, Cortlandt street. Maiden lane Fulton
street, Chambers street, west from Chatham street,
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least twice in each week. unless prevented by frost or
snow, as aforesaid.
In case of parade or public demonstration any street
shall be cleaned notice. all streets below Chambers
street. except around the markets. and where the market
wagons stand (which shall be cleaned daily in the fore
noon shall be cleaned during the night and before the
hour Of A. NJ between the LIST day OF May and the
1st day Of October and before the hour of nine A. NJ
Of May in each year when in the judgment Of
the City Inspector endorsed by two other commissioner
or in the Judgment OF majority Of the other com
mis- a m
cable, from the state Of the weather or other cause
majority OF the other commissioners or the City Inspec
tor may from time to time in writing, endorsed by two
other commissioners designate "a later hour for the
work, or dispense with the same temporarily.
All dirt, &C., shall belong to tho contractor who shall
pay therefor twenty thousand dollars per annum and
the dirt &c., shall be removed from the city In boats or
seows tho construction Of which shall DO approved BY
the City Inspector majority of said commissioners
The dumping grounds, docks, &C. now used for street
cleaning purposes may DO used by the contractor free Of
The streets and crosswalks shall he kept conveniently
psssablo for vehicles during winter
Tho streets TO be sprnkled in advance of the
sweeper and between the LIST Of May and the LIST of
November the cutters may be washed. No charge 10
the contractor shall be made for the use Of tho Coton
water
The work To be done under the immediate supervision
Of the City Inspector IT. In the judgment OF that officer
and on notification shall not complete the work, the
commissioning may after hearing declare tho contnct
the contract II they do not undertake and accomplish
the work according to the specifications shall be reet
on account Of tie contractor and Tie cost OF In excess
Of the amount herein stipulated shall bc the amount CT
damages 10 DO paid by the contractor during the tme OF
tho existence OF the contract.
Alterations In the terms Of the contract may DO made
by the consent Of the contractor and majority Of the
commissioners.
SELLING Our TO CLosr THE CoNcExx.-The announce.
ment that the horses and carriage purchased time
since to be presented to President johnson would be dis
posed OF at public auction yesterday at noon, Wall
street. opposite the Custom House, attracted immense
owd tn tha NJ me
county, Sate and United States officials, with small
sprinkng Of ragged boys pckpockets oungcrs and per-
fumed cxqusites The good humor prevailed In
this heterogeneous collection Of citizens and there
discontinue Of the party who had originally purchased
the establishment about be closed out One wondered
the firm had made their pile and could aaord to retire
The circle In which this moved suddenly retired In
the direction Of restaurant Another asked bis neghbor
why the turnout like bad bill that had passed Con-
gessi because" he said, "the President has vetoed
IT," That crowd footed towards the before
referred to in peculiarly smiling state Of mind. One
ragged booback insisted that the should have
his boots freshly vanished before he Undertook such
a sleek transaction as selling the Presidents horses
He received kick for his imputencc The
carriage and at twelve NJ precisely after giving brief
but ssccnct history Of the equipage offered the horses
for sale One thousand dollars the first bid. II
sslowed rather spredy up to one thousand nine hun
dred dollars, at witch price the animals-beautifu
bays-wcre knocked down 10 Dr. Ferguson. Tho
carriage then put up and bought Wy Colonel
French Of Frenoh's Hotel, at ono thousand four
hundred dollars, tho first offer being but one thou
sand The silver mounted harness WINS then trotted
out expatiated upon and sold to Mr. Banker at four
hundred and thirty .nvc dollars IL cost SIX hundred
have cost two thousand one hundred dollars The wooen
blankets, which were very nne and had the initials
"a J." in large letters, were disposed Of to Mr. E.
Powell ne twenty dollars EACH the first bid having
been fifteen dollars. pair Of fine worstod coverings
also embroidered, and bound In red knocked down
dollars The full: sam realized from the sale four
thousand nine hLadred and twenty dollars and nifty cents
How much this fell short OF the m invested by the com
mlttee Of gcntiemon is probably best known to them
solves The carnage, horses, &C. &C. with tho subject
finally disposed Of, and we shall PROBABLY hear no
more OF this testimonial o-the President
LECTURES VETERAN SOLDIERS Tho FIRST Of series
of lectures tho subec, Of the War the Union"
be given by veteran soldiers win be delivered by Capt
John j. MiI'er Of tho One Hundred and Twenty first
Ohio Volunteers sherman's armyb at hc City Assembly
Rooms, this evening II Is expected that prominent
general officer will preside over the meeting.
sAlx or SrrAxxRs.-Two government steamers, the
Cahawba and propeller Jersey Blue sold at auction
yes.oraay =. pier No "a North river The FIST named
brought ele55O and was bought by Messrs James Muir
ply Co the other 50, 800, purchased by Messrs
Whitney Hathaway The Detroit, which was TO have
hctl disposed Of was not offered for sale. The three
had been government service, and sold
on government account.
CORRECTION EscEsnvs AssssxESrs. The
for the Fourth district Mr. Van wyckc, gives notice to
all concerned that persons residing the Third, Fifth
and Eighth wards will find him at his Office, No. %
Franklin street. on tho 10th Of June and for Ave days
thereafter FOR the purpose OF hearing and determining
appeals relative TO excessive assessments
Nsw DEror Yesterday morning the East Broadway
and Dry Dock Railroad Company took possession OF thor
new depot, Fourteenth street, between avenues
and B. They also commenced 70 run their 10 that
point
OUTRAGE Tho chief ofncer Of the ship Belle Wood
recently arrived from Liverpool set upon yesterda
and dreadfuy beaten by number Of sailor runner A.
After he became inscnsble they continued their b,.u-
tally by jumping and kicking him until uicy
thought they had killed HIM. The captain and others
succeeded, after getting the injured man on boar ~
restoring him TO consciousness The cause OF the
the officers refusing the admission on board
the ship while she lay 1t anchor In the river.
ASTORIA FERRY lxrRovErExrs-A markea IN prove
ment has taken place in the management OF we New
York and Astoria ferry. Tho property mas recensy