The New York herald., 1868-01-30
CITY IyTELL,GEiCg.

TUE FfRs CoAMIssIoSERs.-Ths Fire Com missioners
held their regular weekly nesting yesterday afternoon
President shaier in the chair report received
from Surveyor Crsgier stating that no found the
nrst door Of the premises No. l2s Maiden lane Dtwssn
sixty and seventy barrels Of oil, violation a the law
Surveyor recommends tnat the full penalty for such
violation shoad be imposed. In accordance with the
report the Arms in,oly.a-Yenny Gregory Co..
Co., OF Ne Cedar 10 be prosecuted fer an
infringement Of the provisions Of the Law. unless thcy
comply with the satuta resolution adopted
thorizng the treasurer OF the department. 70 pay
s3os7l Al 70 parties holding bills aud TO charge the
been incurred. Buildings s2,S50 contingencies,
$2,ss2 Is; horses, $4,000: harness shop ss17 2ss
parsius si2,s 10; horsssiosng. SaSs 10; horse
feed, $1,000 Co. horse shop $S197 02. machine shop,
3S,4ol Is; wood aoA coal, $l.il9 ~; supplies,
TRIALS AT Poucs HRApoUARTsRs. The Police Com.
misseneS held their regular weekly tra meeting yes
tcrday Afternoon before Commissioners Acton and
Manierre, the former in the excoriators chair About
seventy dvo poIicsmonwce tried on charges preferred
against them by their captains sergeants and rounds
Or Sss 81 Ss
on their part IN allowing" ourg,ancs to Do
nation Of the witnesses BY Mr.. Acton that tho pre-
pstors Of the places that mad boen entered had ether
failed 70 lock their doors had poorly fastened sem
that notice Of push" "puir outside on the knobs
might have saved tho thieves but very little troaba
Tho Police Commissioners contead and particularly Mr.
Acton contends that deal Of assistance would be
given the police did propristors stores sec 20 IL
mat their establishments are completely and eecsusy
closed every night and that y light be kept
burning in the stores visible TO tho onlcsrs
through pa hole In tho shutters, SO THAI
II thief gained an entrance by other tnan the front
part Of the place he would be detected Many slors
keepers comply with this request and many do NOT
sire IN the matter as mattor of unior
tunate than tLose who do.
CHARlTy DnxaBcrross IN rnK TuiRTessTH wAnD.-The
work Of visiting and relieving the wants OF the suffering
poor in our city Is being most actively prosecuted In the
Thirteenth ward. Thus far there has bsen collected
$500, and quite addition to this amount expected
papl, % Of '0neS grammar ''9a scaoo No Nc gwen uses
four hundred and siItytwo tanlos assisted and
the probability 10 that tbS winter progresses tlfis
number will steadily increase There are twenty. Eve
visitors The adopted mode OF dspensis charity Is by
orders on oe,tain srocers which in are SLOWED
10 esceci VI uess for any one family. One OF sia
visitors reported having found starving q gaTet a
female descendant OF General Putnam Of revoluttopa
be correct, whicn did not, OF most sensational
newspaper narration. Az very old and childish woman
lives IN hang'a street and is the object % charity
wpo ns her mothers sister married qenera Rsius
Putnam, and that s ali tho story amounts TO- Mssn.
time those who wish 70 send contributions for tho poor
IN hs ward can send tho same other to Alderman Nil
Ter, ex-eoancman Korkor. Joseph IL ToJxer, VIM. H.
Tracy or DR. John n. Grfllb these gentlemen const
tuung 'ae thirteenth Ward Citizens Poor Relief Com.
IMPROVEMENT At TaE Cpsrca Horn -Al improve.
renl long needed Is about 70 DO sdaes TO the dome
Of the Custom House. the dessfs therefor having been
already Submitted 70 tho authorities at Washington,
with hs duo approval OF Collector smyihe. The added
struciuro Is TO consist or huge bronze column tof
sncisai purity OF patternl supctmposed upon se doue
The bronze Is 10 be OF the color known ~ perds dstqu
will be w cntyseyen feet hgh and OF suhicent sigh
illness 70 be visible from the harbor Tho coiumn
Will bo ssrmountod with o large four faced ctock
which Is 10 keep the time Of Wall street. rcmnding the
specualors thereof whom business hours n,ay be sup
OF second im mproyemsnt has been designcd and SUBJ
mitsd This viii consist OF weather vauc, dial for
which 10 10 form portion Of the circular ornamental
ton o. u, doms within, 90 thai tne orecuoS ., .hs
within shippers aud othors, without leaving the main
ball Of the Cuson House The design. fot these addi
lions have been already submitted aud approved, aud
Will be followed By eycuuaon IN fact In tho course Of
q few days
THs EVENING SCHOOLS are 10 bs clo1sd on Saturday
evening next for tho wntsr the term having expired
They have been oe.sr attended the past torn than In
any previous year
FRS IN wrsg THIRTY .srxrn STREET. Between ave ana
SIX O'Clock yesterday msrning Ore broke ous 10 the
turner's shop the second door Of building Ia rear Of
422 West Thirty xth street. occupied by Joseph Hdbne
@. Ronenoh h Adolph Hill, damaging their stocks 10
We amount Of 500 or $500 upon wnoa thcrs 70 no
Utblecksr, wood turner HIS stock "a damaged to tho
amount ol about $780, insured for $500 In the Peoples
Insurapcc Company. The third hoor occupied by the
Union Cabinet Makers Company. Thor loss 10 about
$1,000 insured for $500 in the New Amsterdam Insur
snco Company. The building is owned by Micons
Drinks; u s damaged about 5000 and 70 Insured !of
$4,000 n tho Pacfnc and 600 n the Irade6nfens In
surancc Company.
Tns sroHM-A continuous snow storm prevailed yes
tsrday aud The sccumuIaion Of tho fssshs fakes