The New York herald., 1866-08-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

1bE frnEHES or PoUaHKErpIE. Davy Crockett
Hook AMI Ladder Company, or Poughkeepse, lef, New
daven' Conn.,, on Wednesday night on board the
continental Tor New York While the company remained
OF fes<ivity and rejoicing
THE CONTRACT nor CLEANING rnE Srnsyrs -Ex, Judge
Whiting who, as already stated in the HEaALp has
come the purchaser OF the contract for cleaning the
streets from Knapp Devoe Brown held an interview
yesterday with the President Of the Board or Health Mr.
Schultz. Mr.. Whiting made some remarks which the
public will be glad to hear He said Il was ls dc,ermI
clean, even IL he should be Obliged TO eInend
every dollar he received, even $50 600 in excess
q % the amount allowed hun by inc terms Of
the contract. II is tho intention OF Mr. Whiting
to procure with the latest mprovem nts and m
every way superior TO those now In use The and
ma hincry hitherto employed by the old viii
be Kept work foI the present In addition tins Mr.
Whiting proposes TO do more than he is bound to by
the contract Ho offers away all dirt aud gar.
bage brought from yards and aleyways AMI placed near
the sidewalk where its removal may be easily Effected,
and 20 send men into yards, &c, 70 remove dir Mr..
schultz handed Mr. Whiting list OF the fhest streets,
and the latter gentleman observed that he would at
direct extra to clean them In the course Of fcw
days expect to the dirties hDroughare and
lanes OF the FIRST second Fourth and xths wards and
other neglected localities, freed from the abomnaton OF
dirt.
TUE Coopra Uxros-Tbere has just been published
the Seventh Annual Report OF the Trustees OF
tho Cooper Union for the Promotion Of Science
The amount OF cash received in 1865
SIS, ,l63 The expenditure reached s2s.ejs The OK
Of expenditure income S49s. The cost OF
the property, as received from Mr. Peter Cooper,
amounted Ia $3.50. 900. Tho trustees have since
ceived and expended sIGl 1871 This makes a total
lay for the building and instruction OF $685. l9l. the
whole OF which snm comes from the founder or from
the revenues OF the property devised by him. IL is in
tended to form Society Of Associates, each member Of
which is to pay annual contribution In the Female
Art Department there abolt two hundred pupils.
Er. W. Rimmer, of Boston, will have sole direction Of
This department next year It's cost for instruction last
year was 81, 10l A prize fund of $1,000 has been pre-
sented by Mr.. Frederick A. Lana and Mr. W. Pitt Pal
mer has given 800 towards aiding oung IN need
OF instruction Miss Rosaiina Palmer has been awarded
the medal More than six hundred pupils have Obtained
diplomas and certificates. fhc graduates for 1856
bered only i've
TnE CRcroN AQrEDrcr BOARD Several changes have
been recently made among the officers of this board
may be seen by the subjoined list: f:Wm. r. McKenncy,
Registrar Vice Wm. H. King. Alex. Mcleod, Assistant
Registrar, vice VIM C. Rhodes VIM. Walsh, Water Pur
veyor, vice DR.. Rollins. Jesse Fonda, clerk. j. Il.
Parsons ChaS auvclt. clerk, vice Daniel Strain Jas.
Brennan clcrs, vice Walsh, promoted Water Police Re-
moved.N. c. Robertson, Chas Linn, VIM. Farrili, [.
NcAmmaaa- NJ. HoiImnre, VIM J. hinck, q. Nonehan
1hos. !. Cavana,i. Water Police Appointed d-Goorg, X.
Cole, An,tony Bcinan. Thos. T. Cowan, Peter Murphy.
Henry Rowey, chas. II. Cooper James Mccarthy. John
Quin0p Darl. A. I.ostwsck, John Foley y Walsh,
Ebert Robinson. Frana Raymond
GRAND LODGE ]. q. o. "a long session was held
yesterday by the Grand Lodge l. o. o. T. Several hours
devoted to the adoption Of constitution for the
government Of subordinate, after Which large amount
OF routine business Transacted and tho convention
then adjourned sine dte.
REJECTION PROFESSION Ar THE CoNvEEr or MrRcy,
Ho,sros SrRggr.Yestcyday the inter sting ceremonies
Of profession and reception took place tho Convent
Of the Sisters of scrcy. Honsion street. Archbishop
hccoskcy delivered an admirable discourse. The music
appropriate "a the occasion, sung IN excellent style
by tie choir rof the sisterho01
TIE ITALIAN OrrnA, advertised by Mr. Henry Draper
10 come or last night was postponed IN Saturday next,