The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-03

Board AFTER its summer recess was held last evening,
when there waA - usual, quorum present. with
the president Mr.. r. L. Larremore in the chair.
After the usual preliminary business had been dis
resolutions regretung the loss Of and euoglzng the
late Harry Dupignac clerk TO the superintendent
were ordered 70 De
Vance made few handsome aud feeling remarks In
compliment to the ability and integrity OF Inc ae.
Comptroller to place to the credit OF the Board the
sum Of $500 000 and after some further unimportant
business the meeting adjourned.
MINOR CAsUALTIEs.-Daniel Common, niteen years
Of age residing at No. 90 Wall street, fell from
truck In East Broadway yesterday morning and
| broke his arm.
John Kinney thirty-fve years OF age, laborer, re-
siding at the corner Of Front and Dover streets, fell
from cart In South street yesterday, cutting his
| head. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. :.
Henry Mcdonnell, lab0rer, fell from the acafiOld
| of a new building in Eighty-fourth street. near
| Fourth avenue, yesterday morning. and broke his
James HanIon, nine years Of age, in getting OF
Third avenue car near Eighty-eighth street. while
In notion, yesterday morning, fell ana received q
slight scalp wound. He was taken to his fathers
shop In Eignty-eighth street, near Third avenue.
BRICKLAYERs' MERTING.-The Bricklayers' Protec-
tive Union held meeting last evening at Mllemans
Hall, corner OF Seventh avenue and Twenty sixth
street. After the appointment Of delegate to the
National Labor Union the committee appointed to
form a cooperative building company reported
having adopted the following form Of organiza.
tom Ino
Tine company to be formed and incorporated pur-
suant to the act for the Incorporating Of COM
panes for manufacturing, mining and me-
chanlcal purposes Said company to be or
gained on the joint stock limited liability principle
for the purpose OF contracting for the erection Of
buildings stores, &c, and the altering and repairing
OF same, and for the further purpose OF uniting capt.
tai and labor on the cooperative plan. The capital
shares OF $40 each. The committee recommended
that subscription lists be opened without delay and
that all interested should subscribe without delay,
DO that permanent board OF management might be
elected and the object OF the company carried into
erect at once.
REoPENING OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND READ
ING RooMs.-The free reading rooms of the Cooper
Union, the Mercantile and Aston Libraries were all
reopened this week. All appear in their winter
Dress cleansed and well ordered. The Cooper Union
in particular has been thoroughly renovated. The
walls are hung with engravngs and pictures, the
floors fresh oiled, the lights carefully shaded
and new paper stands added. Quite a
crowd OF young men and women were present
last evening applying for admission to the free
classes OF the Institute. The high reputation which
the schools OF science and art now have Oil up the
rooms much earlier than In former years. No little
difficulty is experienced by the trustees in combining
the benefits TO the working classes Young ladies'
and gentlemen whose means are ample to provide
for their own instruction press forward for admit
lance. In all cases preference Is given to those who
are unable to obtain q like education elsewhere.