The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-16
City Intelligence.


AUCTION SALE OF FERRY LEAsEs-The rights to operass
three ferries between this city and New Jersey for9
years from the LIST Of June next together with the DOCK
privileges on the New York side, were sold yesterday -
the City HALL under the direction Of Comptroller Bren-
man, Tho leases disposed Of those OF the Jersey
City ferry at corandt Of the wcehawken ferry =
Fory-second street. and of proposed new ferry from
shore that may be found practcabis Tho lease or me
Cortlandt street ferry was hrt offered, ana W.
and Transportation Company. the present owners The
auct,oneer said that this franchise was worth
tine o. sne ey % re and after lively
bidding was finally sold for 5000 The lease OF the
Forty street terry was s s ase ons pI for
The loft Franklin Market was then disposed Of fos
Ave years for e25 year. and thus snasa Tue iae
tablshed soon, and will run in connection with the Terry
TO For. Lee.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ELECTION OF VI
yickRs-Yhe annual election Of the officers Of the Mer
CATTLE Library Association took place yesterday a.
Clinton Hall The polls open from eight O'Clock,
A. till nine O'Clock, PM, and during the entire da{
ba,io 40" was kept up brsky by the numerous 'r.en"
tho daes When the polls closed at nine
o'clock In the evenn. mere were yet seVessi ,It
but who found themselves =: TOO late at the fait
The election resulted in the choice OF the folows
nSss Secretary Nathaniel
White Recording secretary, George b. SmST .
surer, Samuel b. Lyon; Directors, Cnarie5 a. IaucAs
.eymour A. Bunce, william L. Bailey, f. \. Norton,
Geo T. Arnoux John NJ Coulter Edward G. Ma'urin-
hxErNa or TUE STREET CLEANING CoxnEH0SKBs-At
a meeting OF the commission for cleaning the streets
held ut the Mayors Office yesterday at ten M, reso-
luton was passed authorzne the pawn mt Of the semf
monthly contractors Mr. jackson Schultz concurred In
the resolution. At+
COLUMBIA CoLlEGE CoxMNcsxEsr-The commence
ment exercises connected with tho law school Of Co
lumbla College will take place this evening at the rooms
of the Historical Society corner Of Eleventh street and
Second avenue. In addition to the valedictory and
alumni orations an address viii! be delivered py Ar.
y. Kirkland. The customary degrees will also be con
erred upon the members Of The graduating class ana The
annual prizes awarded
LUMBER PIN NrIsAScx-The attention of the POLES
Commissioners Is called 10 nuisance existing at The
OF Bethune and Greenwich streets 1t consists d
pile OF lumber standing the north side Of Bethuns
street. convenient to shade and partially COW
cring the sidewalk The obstruction In itself 10 hal
enough bat IL IL made still worse for the very respecs-
BILE neghborh0od by being converted into place q
nightly rendezvous for number OF shameless persons
of both sexe who scaudalze the ladies and gentlemen
passing by their actions and obscene conversation IL
would we'll for the Metropolitan Police TO remove the
lumber and thus break up the concern.
LAUGHING GAs-Dr Cotton will give one Of his exhi-
billions at the Cooper Institute this evening" at which
twelve gentlemen and six ladies arc 10 lnhae the exhM
arating element
DEAN IN CELI.--On Monday evening oficer Mooney.
OF the Fifth precinct arrested Caroline southeand,
woman of Incorporate habits on the charge of having
stolen silver watch worth twenty dollars from hss
EMPLOYER Mr. Charles C. Ronald living ut No. Dee
brosses street Caroline placed in coll, where, q
four O'Clock yesterday morning. doorman Ferris dscov.
cred her In dying condition Police Surgeon kennedy
called but before he reached the station Caroline
was dead Coroner Gamble notified TO hold an II
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