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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
CITY ORDINANCES AND EXPENSES.

| LICENSES AND CHARGES OF CARMEN AND TRUCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PARKs-TnE BOARD
| OF APPoRTIoSMENT's POWERS.
great part of the session of the Aldermen
Yesterday was occupied In the discussion OF an ordinance
for licensing carts and trucks and regulating charges
| The ordinance which finally adopted. Is in most re-
spects similar to the In force. The second Sec
lion provides that II shall not be lawful for any person
to receive or hold license to keep public carts or be
public unless he be citizen Of the United States
and resident Of the City OF NcwYork and is the actual
of the cart carts. with good horses therofo
The fee is fixed at ~ for each onehorse vehicle,
and 50 for two-horse vehicle Tue ordinance Is to
take effect immediately but licenses already issued are
TO continue force until the last day OF October The
schedule OF charges includes the following;
Oils moasse- all casks under 1900 pounds weight q
over 300 pounds and under 2 600 pounds 90
For every 100 other ponderous articles of 1000 ,
Household fur per load lhoIse truck, within miless 90
For For e "ads or housing 20 ls or ground
and for eaeh Hight OIL starr up HT % On
When a private contract is made each party will be
held TO the amount so agreed on
The Corporation Counsel directed to prepare me-
mortal the Legislature for the passage oi an act auth
orzDg the licensing OF conductors OF city raroid cars
by The Mayor The Tenth ward Taxpayers Association
asked that action be taken to cOmpe the railroad com
panes pay license fees The matter was referred 10
the Law Committee ~ ,,u,. ,os .,on,oa oou,,,
upon the officers OF the NewYork Elevated Railroad to
explain why the tracks have not been extended from
Mayor Ely the draft of bill 10 the board relative
TO inspectors OF weights and measures IL provides that
five DAYS after the passage OF the act by the Legislature
the Mayor snail appoint two sealers OF weights ana
measures at annual salary OF II 200 each who shall
hold Office until removed by the Mayor. The Common
Council shall regulate the fees which are to be paid into
the city treasury.
The board passed q resolution offered By Alderman
Morris directing the Park Commissioners To report the
amounts received from the Board OF AppOrtiOnment
from 1879 1873 the amounts spent ON each PARK or
square, the cost OF maintenance, tbc improvements
made and the amounts paid to employees.
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF APPoRfioNMEST
In the meeting yesterday OF the Board OF Apporton-
ment Mayor lily asked Controller Kelly II the opinion
OF The to the consttutionality OF the
board would affect ITS power to Issue revenue bonds.
The Controller replied In the negative No further ref
erenec was made the question The board authorized
$4,000 assessment bonds for itiyersideave The
STATE Board Charities rogue ,ted that another building
be for the accommodation OF persons taken 10
Bellevue Hospital The matter was referred 10 Control
ler KeIIy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
A well known Oxford man, who was mt ti

time fellow OF his college aud head master OF
prosperous grammar school. detected by old
pupil skating on sunday afternoon. ~ think doctor
was not the unnatural observation y0u fogged
me for boating on sunday" Eyes my dear boy" was
the reply. and did quito right. II really likes
boating, day To him Is the another. Skating
Is entirely different II may freeze hard the Saturday
night and then thaw again before daybresk on Monday
morning"
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ESGLANp,s RuMoRED PURCmAsE OF IL oRsEs.

Among the leading horse dealers in this city,
the report that the English Government was actively
engaged throughout the West and southwest IN buying
horses for Gu airy service, not believed TO be
They say Ii would be almost impossible for large
Der 10 he bought In any part OF tais country
without hearing about 1t at once and they have no
information whatever on the subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27

Year ending Year ending N ecrease Ircrea &c
Jan. 1,lS77 Jan. 1878.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
FOR CRITICISING A MUSICAL COMPOSITION.
Adolph NeuendOrf wrote q musical compO

sirion, entitled "symphony in major" Max Gold
stein, a German musical cIitic wrote an article upon
this symphony which appeared In the columns OF The
Nct York MuSZeituag. Neuend0Iif claims this article
lbeilous IN character, and obtained an order or
arrest for GOdstein. under which he was taken into
custody yesterday in suit Tor damages. Goldstcin
was before Judge McAdam III the Marine Court,
who put him under $500 bail. Neuendorf claims dam
aOe of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
EUROPEAN TRAVELLING TO-DAY.

The steamship Anglia, OF the Anchor Line,
Will sail to-day for London. The following is a list OF
her saloon passcngers
FOR LONDON. In steamship Angria.-J. Mendes. Misc
NJ c. Bishop Robert Patterson Ritchie II. f. Dowdiswel
Mrs Dowdiswel Miss Elsie Dowdisseli Mrs: II. onio
Mis-. T.. L. Abbott Miss Marguerite Abbott, Mira Fenollosa
Clarence Fenollosa Sidney Fenoosa, Manuel Fenoiosa
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Resources.
Bonds and mort

Bonds and mort
cages. -..-...::-
Stock iuvestm'ts
Amt loaned on
public stocks.
Amt reported as
invested In real
estate ...-.....
Cash on deposit
I'm b'ks or trust
companies.
Cash on hand not
dep'd in banks.
All other assets
tinclud'g loans
on c0llaterAls)..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
STATE SAVINGS BANKS.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
EFFECT or THE LAW PLACING INTEREST AT PER
CENT IN REDUCING DEPOsTs-IMPRovED sEcu-
RIrIEs-ExAMINAuONs-PO SAVINGS BANKS.
ALBANY. March 26.-The annual report OF
Acting superintendent Lamb. of the Banking Depart
ment relative to savings banks has been transmitted 10
the Legislature The chief points of are ms foows As
in the preceding year. savings institutions were
organized in 1877 larger number of banks retired
from business than in any former year. Reports were
received from $50 banks In January. 1877 and from
1873 in January, 1873 The following table shows tue
comparative resources and liabilities Of the banks on
January l. Il ST. and on January 1, 1873:
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case in this city in which, under the recent Act OF Con-
gress prisoner is allowed to testify on his own behalf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-12-05
FoR REGISTER OF WIS.

Ell Nsssrs. Editors :-Plesse announce JOHNB
ARELL, Esq, Ms q candidate for the position OF
Register Of Wills for ST. Mary seoGnty at the
eeIeefion In 1879 and say that he will be warmly
supported by the peopleofthe county, generally
Sept IL. 1876 ThePeople
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ESTABLISHED 1869.
r. s. ZAP. LACEY, dffOTReys-0f LGtC
sac Ssrenth Street, Washington, ID. G.

INvESToES.
We procure patents in all countries. No AT
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UNITED STATES COURTs AND DEPARTMENTS.
Claims prosecuted in the Supreme CourtOfthe
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Commission, and all classes Of war claims before
the Executive Departments.
ARREARS OF Pay AND Bounty.
OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS Of thelate war
or their heirs, are in many eases entitled 20 mo-
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Enclose stamp, and full reply, after examine
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PENSIONS.
All OFFICERS SOLDIERS, Snd SAILORS wounded,
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UNITED STATES GENERAL LAND OYFIcE.
Contested Land Cases, Private Land Claims,
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ccuted before the General Land Office and De.
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LAED WARRANTS.
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
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satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Congress
sional district.
Dec. II. lS76-tf
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n win sell about 100 ACRES ofthe Cherry Gror,
L Farm, located in the 9TH elertion district upoE
which there il small new DWELLING HOUSE
some OUT-HOUSES and young ORCHARD
About one-third Of the land Is in wood. Tbs
above Land lies on q valuable creek in which
many oysters could be seeded and adjoins the
arm OF n. ID. TippctE.& For terms, ETC.. apply
SARAH A. LONG.
Feb %, ls1e-ly. Milestown r. o., Nd
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DIRECTORS
8. III. Caughy, of Noah Walker& Co.
]. L. Langley. Com Merchant, BALTIC.
I'D. Anderson, Of Anderson & Bro.
John Stack, Carpenter and Builder.
Hon. George Brent, Court of Appeals.
George p. Jenkins, Charles county.
J. T. Ballenger, st. Eary's county.
y ~. Harris, Baltimore.
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FRESH
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ALBANY NOTES.
ALgANl,

ALgANY sday, Feb 81, 1878.
Aameeng OF tie Canal Board yesterday the following
committees we're announced CONGRATULATIONS
Olcott and SebOOnmakeT COnsiitu;ion-SeymOurC Clark
and Mackin; Canal AdiIuisiraiion-Beach, Seymour
and Clark.
Tie new Capitol Commissioners held a meeting yes
teray aud approved the specifications for the work
for the north centre, including iron, gasG stoneWOrk
and gas tng aud ordered the superintendent TO adVer
tIsc for proposals for the same.
The Assembly debated yesterday afternoon and evening
ne report OF the majority Of the Committee Elections
that Fordhan Morris Is entitled TO the for the First
weschester District present occupied by Mr. Purdy,
when at the request Of counsel for Ar MOTIFS u was
r,conmi;ted 10 the Committee with instructions 10 take
ali the testimony The sitting member can oEer
lie. atve to tho alleged frauds.
Superintendent Of Public Works Clark appeared before
tie Assembly Canal Committee yesterday, aud made an
argument favor Of the passage OF bill giving him the
right OF Purchasing and paying for, with the States
money. the EatCTasused IN keeping thecauaIs ia repair
Under peeent laws the twenty deputycana superntcnd
erts have the power OF making the purchases The ST.
ndeut believes that nnder the proposed system
the canals could be conducted with far greater economy
The Insurance Committee OF the Senate has reported
favoraby q bill authorizing the amalgamaton OF fire
insurance companies.