The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1875, Page 5

THE MUNICIPAL CHANGES, The Tammany Men and General Porter’s Appointment. THE PATRONAGE OUTLOOK. No Disagreement Between John Kelly and Wickham. THE SACHEMS’ VIEWS. ‘The appointment of General Porter to the Com- Wissionership of Public Works continued yesterday to be the chief topic of conversation among the politicians throughout the city. The theories which were advanced in regard to the ca which had pperated to bring about his selection for this im- portant post were as numerous as they were varied. Kach aud every man who professed to have any authority or knowledge on political mat ters had a different theory to advance. There, however, appeared to be a preponderance of opinion that General Porter had been ap- pointed by Mayor Wickham on account of the influence which had been brought to bear npon him by Messrs. Barlow and Belmont, and bther members of the Manhattan Clup. General Porter, too, being a member of this organization it was said, bad through his personal acquaint- ance with the Mayor in social matters, so ingra- Uated bimself with the head of the Municipal gov- droment as to have needed but little persuasion to bring about his appointment. It was the pri- vately expressed opinion on all sides tnat Gen- eral Porter had been selected and appointed with- Dut any consultation with John Kelly or other members of THE TAMMANY ORGANIZATION. In fact, it seemed to be the universal idea among the democratic politicians who are members of Tammany that the Mayor had consuited with no Tammany man in reference to the appointment, and that now that he nad be- come firmly seated in the Mayoralty chair he was inclined to ignore all those who had assisted tn placing him there, and that he meant to exercise Bis already expressed determination to be no man’s man. ‘There were, again, others who argued that the ippointment of General Porter was merely a mat- ter which had been conceded by Tammany Hall as \ persona gratification to Mayor Wicknam, on the understanding that the organization should have the nomination of the deputy, in whose hands is to be left the selection of persons to fill the different offices and subordinate positions which will have to be vacated by those now in place, General Porter himself so far has given no inti- mation as to what changes he isto make. He states that, before making any removals or ap- polntments, he desires to look around and ac- quaint himself with the ways and duties of his newoffice. He seems to be inclined to be very non-committal to every inquiry put to him and unwilling to give any information as to bis inten- tions. This, perliaps, is not to be wondered at under the circumstances, THE NEW DEPUTY. Mr. E. P. Barker, the Deputy Commissioner of Public Works, will, it 1s understood, however, resign in a tew days. Rumor is yife as to who his successor will be, and all day yesterday the Aldermen and others who are anxious that some Tammany man wellknown %0 the aemocratic politicians gen- erally should be appointed expected that the name of the coming man woula be made public. At one time it was stated that the deputy was in realjty to be an army officer, an old friend of Gen- eral Porter; but no joundation existed for the statement. It is now understood that Mr. Barker will tender his resignation before the end of the week. Yesterday, at noon, Mr. Van Nort visited his old office, and, by appointment, met Genera: Porter and the beads of the various bureaus of the department, whom he severally introduced to the new Commissioner. It may be said that although it is claimed by General Porter's friends that he is and has been a resicent of this city ior some time, some of the poiiticiaus are yet doabt- ful about the matter, At any rate in order that no non-resident shall hereafter be appointed to Any position in the city government, to-day the ordinance prohibiting the holding of office in the city vy non-residents, which 1s now on file, will be called up and passed by the Board of Aldermen. Jt will be remembered that this ordinance was passed some time ago, but was recailed from the Mayor because 1t was uncerstood that he intended to veto it, as the Corporation Coun- Sel had given it as his opinion § that each head of department was the sole legal judge of all the qualifications of ms subordi- nates. If jhe Mayor should veto it after being again passed 1t is claiméd that it will be easily passed over his veto. “If we can’t get home rule one way,” said one of the Aldermen yesterday, “we will get it some other way.” SHERIFF CONNER’S VIEWS. Sheriff Conner, in speaking of the appointment of Generai Porter, said:—‘I know but little of the new Commissioner. He has never taken any part in city politics and is not a member of the Tam- many organization. I think he 1s a member of the Manhatian Club, and tne reason of his selection Jor this important office 1s due in a great measure to the personal iriendship that exists between nim and the Mayor, a» well as from the fact that he was strongiy pushed by Messrs. Barlow and Belmont, whose names are on his bond,~In Jact, the appointment may be looked upon as having been secured py the Manhattan Club. I think Mr. Kelly was not consulted in the matter at all, and it seems to me that the Mayor acts, or has acted, mall -his appointments on bis own judg- ment, and without regard to Mr. Kelly or any of the ovher members of the democratic party who are members of Tammany Hall, The general teel- ing, so far as lcan judge, in that organization 18, that there are many men well known in the com munity who miglt have been selected who would | have filled alt the requirementé, and who would have been more generally approved o1 on all sides. ‘There wis ho necessity for’‘choosing a Man 80 com- paratively unknown as Gene great sympathy ior bim on ac Deen, in my opinion, Uajusily casmered from the ary; and there is somewhat Of the same senti- ment prevat througuout the party, but that 1s ho reason Why he should be placed in A POLITICAL LOSITION ldo not Know what bi He resiaes, 1 such as this. eral Vorter is in. iness Gen- understond, in | Jersey City, but has an omece in this ety. | The idea seems to be prevalent that he 18 Mereiy to act as Commissioner, and that the nomination of his deputy is to be left in the hands of the Lammany organization. The deputy chosen is in turn to be a man, tb 18 said, Who Wil be well Known to and who will Know all the poi ficians of the democratic party who have belped to secure the late victory, and who, from this reason, will be allowed to make Als OWN Nomina- tions to the,varions ofices to be filled. Beyond inis I can say but itue, for have paid out litle attention to political matters lately, Luay, however, state that so far as | nave been able to understand the {acts trom convers- ing with the menbers of the General Committee tuere appears to be a general apathy in regard to acneral Porter's appotntmeot im view of the tact that it has been given out thateach district wil @ Jully recogmized when appointments are made | 0 the subordinate positions, and that the recom. mendations oi the district committees will be sure Lo be recognized, JOHN KELLY'S OPINION, Mr. John Kelly, in reierring to the appointment, baid:—in my opinion the selection of Generat Porter for the office of Commissioner of Puolic Works is an eminently proper one. In order that the duties of the ofice shall be administered in an efficieh) manner it is necessary that the head o the department shall be @ capable and experienced engineer and one who thoroughly understands iia business in every detail. These requisites, I think, ure | undoubtedly furnished in General Porter, There | were a number of gentlemen whose names were m to choose irom at the h Commissioner Van Nore talked first of his position, which was in January last. bine Mayor has bad ample time to tne selected by Mayor Wickh time wo quire into the fitness of these auferent gen- Wemen, ana be finally conciaded to appoint Geverat ter. lis appointment is one that | unquatifiediy indorse, tor TL think he a good Mun tor the position im every respect. Although as taken ao part in the polities of tus ciy yet cS he is @ Mun who Is a aemocrat, | ported that they had visited the schools in thelr respec NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET, and, asl understand it, in afMliation with th Tammany organization. He ia not a member it 18 true, but be nevertheless should not be thought any the less of jor that reason, for be is @ gentle- man in every regard and eminent im nis profes- sion, Which, aiter all, Was thought by the Mayor, as itis by me, to be one of the IRST CONSIDERATIONS, It is necessary taat the chiefof the Department of Public Works, Who bas tne apportionment of large contracts, should be conversant with all the details of the work which has to be periormed, so that he may kuow, not only when the prices at which it is offered to do this work are rea- sonable and proper, but that the work itself is, when completed, performed in a workmanlike and proper manner. This nh not been the case hitherto in my recollection, and the change how inaueurated cannot fail bat to inure to the public good. General Porter’s ap- Ppointmenut was not the result, as many think, of the actton of the Manhattan Club or of any mem- bers thereof, but proceeded from the indiviaual action of the Mayor, who has cast around tor the best men to select trom, finally, as I have said before, resuiting in General Porter being chosen. Who shall be Deputy 1s a question I am not com: petent to answer, Jor it is almost too soon to say anything about it. Imay say, however, that no bargain has been made that ‘fammany Hall shall name him, and that Le shall appoint in turn THE MINOR OFFICIALS, The Deputy should be a man of engineering skill and Capacity equally with the Commissioner, saarenould not be appointed to office on account o1 MERE POLITICAL INFLUBNCE, although there 1s but little dount that aman should he selected who bas at least an affiliation lor Tammany principles tf he does not pvelong to he organization as & member, | think General orter will $0 regard the matter. No influence has been brought to bear upon him in regard to his course, but it 15 well understood, or at least 1 am confident that he will act in @ manner on this pomt, when the time arrives, that will be satisiactory in every particular. It 1s only a tair thing to suppose that the dillerent ward organizations should be considered when rhe smalier offices have to be filled, and General Porter so thoroughly com- prehends the situation, I feel certam, that no fault will be fuund to arise in this respect. Iu my: opinion | may say that, although the Deputy Commissioner may not be chosen irom the members ot the General Committee, yet he will be one who is a member of the Tammany or- ganization, There are a great many men among the ranks who are weli qualified to till the position and who wouid ba agreeable to all. General Porter Will be left to make his Own choice in all appoint- nents, At the same time we are confident that he Wil! do the proper thing. { heartily indorse Mr. Wickham’s appointment of General Porter. NO BREAK BETWEEN KELLY AND WICKHAM, The politicians about the City Hail were quite exercised over the rumor yesterday that Mr. Keily and the Mayor had declared war, the one against the other, and that the Mayor was actually endeavoring to get control of the tammany Com- mittee on Organtzauon, with the view ot being master of all he surveyed. The democratic Aldermea, when spoken to about the matter poon-poohed the whole thing, and one of them remarked, “lt would be a prett, smart man who could set John Keily uside with, the consent of the Tammany men,” i ‘The Mayor, when questioned about the rumor, remarke “Well, [assure you, if 1 pald serious attention to all the rumors that have set afloat concernmg wysel!f since I came Mayor 1 would ‘have very time left tor the business of my office. As to this particular rumor tnat 1 am trying to get control of the Committee on Organization I will frankly say this much; that, until some one to-day called my attention to @ statement to that elfect, 1 was not aware that anything of the kind was contemplated by me. Whoever gave currency to the story 18 in the possession of facts that 1 certainly am not. There 1s no foundation what- ever for the rumor.” MR. KELLY ON WICKHAM. A HERALD reporter calied upon Mr. Kelly at his residence, last evening, to inauire if there was any good ground for the rumor of a serious dis agreement between him and the Mayor, and that the latter was aiming to get control of the Com- mittee on Organization. “It is rumored, \r. Kelly,” said the reporter, “that you and Mr, Wickham have ‘allen out’)—is that a fact 7” Mr. Kelly, smiling good naturediy, replied :— “There is not the least cause thatl kuow of why Mr. Wickham and | should ‘fail out,’ as it 18 called. 1 know periectiy well that rumors to this eifect have been started from time totime, for what purpose | dare say Our opponents Know best, but there has never been any good ground for them. Mr. Wickbam has not periormed a single act. as Mayor since he went into office that [ do not beartily indorse as a aemocrat. Itis true that he and [ have not at all times agreed on all matters of detail, but when- ever as old friends We have disagreed about any- thing it was In a friendly way and always concernh- ing something which was of no great importance. i nave pever attempted, as it has been intimated in some quarters, to ‘control’ bis appoint- menty, I know him so well that 1 know he would not do a dishonest act, and that in everything he does offcialiy his sole aim 1s for the welfare of the city. The aemocrats who wish to have @ good and honest city government believe that he has, in his ap- pointments, kept THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE solely in view, and he has, in nis consultations with bis fellow democravs In the party, shown taat his highest ambition as Mayor is to do what 18 Tight in ail things.” “Then, I dare say, Mr. Kelly, that the rumor which 1s @ part of the one relating to your ‘failing out’ with Mr. Wickuam,’to tne effect that he is working to get control of the Committee on Or- anizativnd, is equally uniounded ¢”? “Of course there is nota word of truth in the story. I rather think it was started as a good joke more than abything else. As I said beiore, there is nothing put the best of jeeling between Mr. Wickham and myself, and therefore there 1s nO reason why we should have apy disagree- peente ag individuals or a8 Members of Tammany all. Here Mr. Kelly paused for a second, and tnen added, “1 will gay just here tnat there are many persons in this city who expect too much in & short time, and who are grumbling because every- thing 18 not done just to their liking. There is Mr. Tilden. He has come in for his share of fantt find- | ing. Now, like Mr. Wickham, he 1s as honest as tne day is long, and will not do anything but what he thinks right. He may be a little slower than some persous would wish in some things, but he means well, and all will come out right in the end, Of that I am cer- tain. Meanwhile it is quite natural thet those who do not wish weil to the democratic party should try to make it appear that there are Serious misunderstandings witnin the lines which cannot be overcome. 1 think there need be no ap- prehension on tis score among democrats,” At this point, several visitors being anxious to see Mr, Kelly on basivess, the reporter withdrew. BOARD OF EDUCATION. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TRUANCY— THE NAUTICAL SCHOOL AND THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS—HOW BOYS SHALL BE AD- MITTED AND WHAT THEY SHALL BE TAUGHT. The Board of Education held a stated meeting yesterday afternoon, at the hall, corner of Eim and Grand streets, President Neilson in the chair, A protest was read ‘rom Mr. Samuei Stern, of No. 104 Orchard street, against auy interference with the public%envols ol the city. The letter was not in the most elegant style of composition, and the | reading of it was, on motion, discontinued. Three | motions were made Jor its reference to aifer- ent committees—one to the Committee on Warm-, | | Ing and Ventilation, another to the Committee on Course of Studies, and the third to tne Commitiee | on Annual Report. The fourth commissioner 1n- terested in the document had it placed on file. A resojution from the Committee on Bylaws, amending the bylaws so that henceforth prince pals or teachers offending may be punished by a tive districts. From these two reports were secured, « summary of which is as follow: Number of eases investizated od uinber of truan und to be habitual truants. * For the aby froin school of thirteen of their chil- dren ¥ excuses were given by the parents. In the cases of habitual truants the parents intormed the ents that they had no control over the children, and Would be glad to have them reinoved to some institution where they would be under proper restraint. The Agents of Truancy have be: oughly and cu ae en instructed by me thor- ully to investizate these cases and to report to me the result, when such ac ton will be taken under proper advice as the cases may call tor. Respect- fully submitted, ALEXANDER M. STANTON, Superintendent of truancy. The report of the Executive Committee on the Nautteal Schoul was received and oraerea to be printed and made the special order for next meet- lng. It gave a minute account of the care, gov- ernment and management of the school, as the committee proposed it should be conducted, The following gives, in substance, the rules proposed jor tie admission oO: boys lo the schooiship St. Mary’s:— Application for admission into the New York Nautical School, on board the ship St. Mary's, may be mate by parents or guardians of boys, or by the bovs themselves in person or by letier, to the Chairmau ot the Executive Committee on Nautical school of the Board of I tiou, No. 146 Grand street, New York city; all applican’ snould be at least filteen years of age, Snould have the written consent of thei parents or guardians to their becoming pupils of the senool (Form 1), and should pro duce written testimonials of good character and health, and also satisfactory evidence that they have never been convicted of any crime (Form 2); the Examining Surgeon will be careiul to recommend none but boys Who give promise of good phy cevelopment: he sill reject any one who has the slightest defect in signt, hearing or limbs, who is lable to any diseuse, or who 19 in any respect consitutionally unfit for the hardships and changes incident to a sea lie: having passed the neces- sary physical examination, the applicant will be required to show that he is able to Spell with a fair degree of ac- curacy, to read with tolerable correctness and ease, to write i¢xibly, and to answer questions upon the multi- Plication table; aiter peing received on board the ship th» boy will be placed on probation for a period of two weeks, when, it no reason to the he will be admitied pe: records ot the school; alter admission each boy will bo furnished with the necessary articles of bedding and clothing appropriate to the seuson, the cost ot which he ill be required to de such of his old clothing Fdui a3 is not suitable for ship’s wear will be given to him to send home, if possible; otherwise it will be retained and given to him upon his first vacation, or upon his final SANT of the school: all articles belonging to scholars will be marked with the owner's name. the boys will be carefully ine structed, under the directh dent of the school, in reading, sp: rithmetic, i geography and English grammar, and 1 all the duties ot a seaman; they will be examimed from time to time, and those Who ‘show a lack of aptitude for a sea life or develop any physi sented to their pare the school: after a sufficient trial the victous or incor: rigibly bad will be, peremptorily dismissed. at the end | of the two years’ term every boy who has passed through the course successfully will receive a certificate showing Ins character and qualifications, which certift- cate, with such ald as the committee will always gladly render, will enable him to obtain a suitable position on board & good merchant ship: boys wno have enjoved the advantage of a good common school education and who are otherwise sufficiently advanced will be in- structed in practical navigation and in such other brancnes pertaining to the higher duties of a seaman as may be found necessary aud convement. The recommendation of the same committee ai to the course of instruction in the school was as 1oilows :— I,—Scnoor, Coursr.—Reading, writing. spelling, Eng- lsh grammar, geography and arithmetic. TL—SeAMANSINIP. —Making all knots, splices, hitches, bends, clenches, . used on board a snip; ‘worming, parcelling and serving ropes: turning indead eyes, reeving lanyards and rattling down rigging. 2.—Learning the names of all spars, blocks, running and standing rigging and their uses. 3 Learning the name ot the different parts of a sail; loosing, furling, reefing and bending sa 4. Rowing, sculling and steering boats and handling them under sail, r 5. Boxing the compass, steering by compass and taking compass bearings. @ Marking log and lead lines heaving the lead and calling out soundings correctly, 7, Using balm and needle, sewing a seam and work- ing an eyelet-nole. ¢ 3. Swinmin 9. The colors and arrangements of running lights, The Board then adjourned. Er RAPID TRANSIT. MEETING OF PROPERTY OWNERS YESTERDAY— THE DESSAR BILL. : A meeting of property holders generally of the city, and not confined to any particular pertion or section, was held yesterday morning, at the office of Mr. J. Romaine Brown, corner Thirty-third streetand Broadway. Yhere were present be- tween forty and filty gentlemen, among whom may be mentioned Messrs. Charlies H. Kerner, Poillon, ©. F. Livermore, George W. Carleton, David Bonner, George Peck, Jonathan Edgar, Lewis J. Phillips, Liewellyn F. Barry, Henry Liv- ingston, John W. Persen and Judge Brady. The object of the meeting was to form an independent organization, having for its object the fostering and g@dvancing of that great need of the city—rapid transit. As the meeting was only preliminary, but little could be accomplished. Mr. Jonathan Edgar occupted the chair, with Mr. J. Romaine Brown acting @s secretary. @ committee consisting of Messrs. George W, Carleton, Jonn W. Persen and Lewis J. Phillips, was sppointed to draft and re- porta definite plan of organization to a secona meeting, which 18 to be held on Friday next, There was an interchange of ideas in an informal way among the gentlemen, the prevailing senti- ment being toat the municipal authorities ought to be clothed with the power co control the route and construction of any rapid transit road, In this connection it will be interesting to read the following bill introduced by Mr. Dessar in the Assembly last Friday, and which heretofore has only been briefly alluded to in the .public press :—- MR. DESSAR’S BILL. An Acr to facilitate the Construction of Railways tor the Rapid Transit of persons and treight within the cities of this State, F f ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follow SEcTION 1.—The several cities of thls State are hereby authorized to designate certain public streets and ave nues thereo!, Upon, of over, or beneath the surface of which, a railway or railways may be constructed for the transportation of passengers and freight by steom or otherwise, and to prescribe the plun or plang for the construction of stich railway or railways, und the rules and conditions in accordance with which the same shall be operated, and to grant. and confer to and upon an association ‘or associations, of corporation or corpor: tions lawiully constituted for that purpose, and upon such terms und conditions as mav said cities deemed best and fit, rv on and operate, riting to such plan as may ibed —I'he powers and authority in the preceding ferred upon the several cities of this State, may ‘or und aldermen thereof, or cial boaras and olficers as may possess the any of-the said cities respectively; such other offi Mayor of any city may appoint at any time, and. the Alder- from time to time by and with the consent met therco!, nine commissioners tor the «di a railway between any Uo specified points im said city, And such commissioners when, so appointed shall have and exercise in respect to a railway between such points ail the powersand authority conferred by this Act upon the cities, in and on behait of which they may have. respeetively been appointed. No coiwpensation shall be paid any such commissioners to exceed the sum of $1,000 to an} issioner for servic sum of $10,000 to any one body of comimissioners ments. ‘Aldermen or other official gov- OF said Commissioners, when | such shall be appointed. upon determining upon any route shall cause a map and plan of the propesed rail- way tobe made and filed in the office of the Mayor, and | shall also, upon granting 1 any association or corpora- | tion the right to construet and ‘operate such railwa | cause to be filed, in the same place, a certiticate in | Writing. containing the terms and ‘conditions upon which the right to construct and operate such railway has been granted. : ‘Nxc. 4.—No association or corporation upen which the | right'to construct and operate a railway as hereinberore, inentioned has been conterred shall énter upon any of the. streets or avenues of any city, to commence the ac~ tual consirnction thereof, until the consent of the own- Suspension from duty for & not less period than | five days and not tora longer period than thirty days was adopted. Hitherto there was uo punish- meat named under the Board less than dismissal, and the main reason for the introduction of the amendment was to enable the Board to deal dis- creetly with those principals or tcachers who vio- late the rules iu regard to corporal punishment. The committee having charge of the allegations made against John A, Giimore, Trustee of the Thir- Sguth ward, was discharged, tne having been witidrawn. It was resoived that in future no medals or prizes of small value shall be received tor the Normal College pupils, 1t being be- lieved that the donors might have the mtention ot merely advertising themselves. Any respectable present in furtherance of the institution shall be received. was received and William HU. Jolees appoinied in his place as Agent of Trnancy. Miss Lucy G. Hart was appointed » Principal of Primary School No. 5 of the seventeenth ward, The joliowing, whiten 1s the first report from the Superinteovent of Truancy, was received :— Orrier, ov TH PERINTENDENT OF TRUANCY, } New York, March 3, 1875, ") with the rules of your the Superintendentof truancy OF 118 Mectings the doings oF him seit and ihe agents of ‘trt have the honor to submit the rollowing bret repor So short atime fas elapsed si and Aven ot truavey entered upon the discharge of their duces that little beyond organizing and managing details has been accomplished, he Agents of Tris ney met With the Superintendent on Monday, March L” Wrivien instructions rsstiedt Lor their giidance, whieh pointed out to them their general and the Fehoul, districts ty Which they we assigued, & copy ot Whicy i herewith tramsmit ‘Truancy cards have been prepared and instructions issued to tie prinerpals of the schools to report by means of these cards to the Agents of Traaney alt cases ot ab sence and non-attendance that require their imvestiga the Superintendent | ten, Al the regular meeting of the’ Agents of Truancy, held on fresday, Maren 2 reports were received irom the agents, who, with tue ex eption of two, simply re | accusation | The resignation of Willlam W. Willams | ers otone-bait ia value of the property bounded on the sreet or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained; of inc Consent of such property owners cannot be obtained neral Term of the supreme Court in the district in | which it is proposed to be constructed may, upon app! Hon, appome three commissioners, Who shall ¢ ming, alter hearing all parties Interested, whether said railroad ought to de constructed or operated, and. their Getermination, confirined by the Court, may'be taken in heu of the consentot ihe property owners c. &.—Ihis act to take effect immediately. oo CITY DISEASE AND DEATH. From the report of tne Health Department for the last quarter of 1874 1t appears that during that period the Sanitary Bureau caused 26,137 inspec- tions, including 14,181 tenement houses, 4,500 other dwellings, 506 slaughter bouses, and many miles of sewers and drains, The number of deaths was 7,342, against 6,703 in the corresponding quarter of 1873. Deaths irom contagious disease were 1,202. During the last five years the deains have been as loliows :— otal number of deaths in 1870 ... ‘al number of deaths in Ls7l Yotal nuinber of deaths tn 187z Total number of deaths in is73. otal number of deaths in 1874. ‘ic thigparigh oe Average number of deaths ann n this perio oitive years... val Biv ¥en ey abbebten ts + 28,210 ‘The annexation of the Westchester wards, with between 30,000 and 40,000 inhabitants, at the be- ginning of the year 1874. increased the population and the aggregate mortality in the city about | three percent. Tne aggregate number of deaths | iu hospttais and other lostitutions amounted to | 4,757, Which falls nearly 200 below the annual aver- age Of the last five years, SMALLPOX, The number of vaccinations performed was 5. Kvery tenement nouse in the city above street has been visited, and free vaccina- tion has been offered to the inmates, At the time | this Work began Smalipox was increasing very rupldiy, owing, no doubt, to the fact that tor | about two years there had been but lew vaccina- tions periormed by the oMicers of the Health De- partment, and it has been found that ine great mass of the poor people rely almost entirely upon the department for vaccination, In the Deat and Dumb Asylum, Tenth avenue, an unrecognized case of smallpox occurred. Between twenty and thirty cases followed, and qaite a numver of these resuited fatally, in the New York Juvenile Asy- jum, in the same neighborhood, one confluent case UPTOWN IMPROVEMEMT. Commissioner Martin’s Statement of the Cos and Value of the Works in Charge of the Park Board. THE CITY REPAID BY INCREASED TAX RBCEIPTS. A Sharp Issue with Comptroller Green on the Economy of Continuing the Improvements. Commissioner Wiiliam R. Martin will submit to the Park Board to-morrow @ general statement, which he has compiled from the records of the office and from other sources. He presents 1m 1t:— First—A tabular statement showing the whole of the moneys appropriated to and expenaed by this department, classifying them by years and by the object of expenditure, including the cost of construction and maintenance, Second—A narrative statement of the names of the Commissioners successiveiy tn administration, the work from year to year undertaken, 80 as to | show how the operations of the department and the duties imposed upon it by law have been ex- tended ; and, Third—A statement of the proportion of the cost of public improvements borne by the city and by private property, the gain tothe city, and com- pensation tor the value of the real estate affected by these ex- penditures, and the gain to the revenues of the city by the taxation on this increase. These will show :— First—The value of the results produced by this | expenditure on the part of the city, Second—The economy of the maintenence. Third—The 1mportance of the completion of the | works under the control of the department. Fourth—The present reduced expenditure and the necessities imposed on the preseut adminuis- tration by the works planned and undertaken by those that preceded it. The present 1s an appropriate time for these statements, because the most rigid economy should be exercised, the expenditures should be limited to the safe custody and preservation of the works and property already completed and a quired, and io the judicious application of money on such new works as will clearly promote a sound increase in the value of property. This policy will tend to a setticment of the land in the vicinity of the Park with population, and will realize the benefit which has been the motive of every plan tnat has been adopted and every dollar that has been expended up to the present time. COST OF THE PARKS. Here follows a tabular statement showing the expenditures of the department in each year since 1857, the purposes for which money was used, &c. From this it appears the ‘construction of Central Park" is charged with the amount of $9,325,329 and its maintenance with $3,739,907; Broadway Boulevard, $2,287,580, and improve- ment ol city parks, $1,810,417, while the total ex, penditure by the Board to the commencement of this year is footed up at $21,802,909. ‘The expenses of the Board tn the last five years show the /ollowing totals :— PARK HISTORY. Mr, Martin proceeds with a general bistorical view of the composition of the Board, and the work in progress auring each of the several years since 1857, with the amount of each year’s ex- penditures, and a résumé of jhe successive laws Passed in relation to the powers and duties of the Board. From this he makes these deductions:— First—That, compared with the years 1869-72, the expenditures by the department have been greatly reduced. Second—The eapepeiiares on the construction of the Museums of Ars and of Natural History are not to he counted in the general expendiiures of toe department, as they are erected under special provisions of law. Third—The work of the department extends over as many subjects as at auy time heretoiore, except the working of roads and avenues. Fourth—No new work has been authorized by Jaw since 1871, except that which resuits from the annexation of she Twenty-thid and ‘Twenty- fourth wards, and the department is not now initiating any new work, but carrying out pre- vious undertakings, PROPORTION OF BURDEN ON THE CITY PRIVATE PROPERTY. In estimating the relation between tne amounts AND ON that have been paid by the city and the amounts | that have been assessed upon private property toward the completion of the improvements re- quired to fit the portuern wards of the isiand. for pee ae and the effect these expenuttures estate there for the purposes oi taxation, approxi- mate measures have to be taken; yet they are generally accurate, and the allowanc?s that ought to be made can be readily discerned, Since the Central Park was undertaken these new improvements bave been made in the region between Foructh and 155th streets, and the growth in value and population which has been influenced by them directly bas been in the same region, but the area upon which the statistics are | giveu is not coterminous. The area of tae Nineteenth, Twenty-second and Twelith wards, extending /rom Fortiein street to Kingsbridge, 18 the basis of the statistics npon taxation and population. The portion trom 1asth street to Kingsbridge should be excluded if 1t were practicable, und the portion between For- tieth and Fifty-ninth sireets has grown from the natural increase O1 \he city, us Well. as {rom the impulses given by the new improvements. ‘The area between Fifty-ninth and 155th streets isthe basis 1 the statisiics of tue expendiwure on these improvements, pata by the city and by pri- | ine Broadway widening, veiow | vate property. Filty-eighih street, 1s included because of its im- portance; but the great mass ol expensive work done on these sireets belore 1860 is not included, By Mr. Martin’s figures it appears that the total cost 0! the improvements above Flity-ninth street has been $62,458,960, of Which the city paid $30,779,636 and private property $31,709,J24. ‘Ine effect has been to increase the ue of property in the vicinity, benefiting both property. owners and tue city at large, adding to the market value of property, and increasing Its aseessed value Jor. laxation. The increas: oj taxation inthe Twelith, Nineteenth and iwenty-second wards above Fortietu street beyoud the increase of the rest of the city 18 an approximate measure of the portion of the increase due to these unprovemeats. Mr. Martin here presents & table showing the increase of taxation Ived by Une city in consequence of the enlarged vaiue of property, caused by the Park improvements. By this it appears that the eity has already received vack in increased ation $24,994,731 by reason of the expendituie of 79,656, leaving only $4, i84,{ as the net outlay of the city lor these Improvements beyond the auditional tax receipts resalting theretrow; whereas the property owners have pald for rie improvements. directly, $31,709,324, and an added taxation of $24,004,731, making the cost to them, besides whicn tuey bear their propor: he increase of the city debt whieh Nas oc- curred from the e es on these Works, COST OF COMING WORK. Mr. Martin enumerates works contemplated for the next five years us /ollows:— ‘al Park constructions. . 50,000 7,000,000 000,000) square and dependent operavions,. — 700,000 Park and avenue, atter deductih amount to be assessed on private 2,000,000 Morningside Park and avenuc, a AMOUNE Lo be Asse. rivate pre 600,000 Bridges on the Harlem iver, bel (net inciuding the proposed > f . “" teseeeee 600,020 8 laid out, but not yet taken 600,009 Completion oi Musoums of A tory on present plans and ne additions estimated .........0.0+ 800,000 Total $7,400,000 It 18 assumed that street improvement work will be assessed upon private property. Tables showing the streets which have been Opened and the improvemeats that have been made upon ‘them jnstiy this estimate; that im the area between Fifty-ninth and 15th streets eiguty per cent of all the streets ana avenues have been opened, and that on sixty per cent ot them the work ol reculuting, sewerage, paving, &c., bas ‘cen completed, Av tne rates at waieh these openings and mprovements have been paid Jor the compietion Will cost as iollows For street openings....... +, $800,000 | For street improvemenis.. sone + 11,200,000 Total... sovsbesseveveeees ive 000,00) If these works and openings should be prose- cnied and finished. within the comimg five the above sum would ve charged upon p property. The city will receive for taxes on excess of valuation on the Nineteenth, Twenty-secoud and ‘Twellth wards, beyond the average increase of ears vate | occtrred, aud on tue following day allo: the ins | vaine im’ the rest ot the city In mates, uumbering about 600, were vaccinated, | next five years, if comou aL $4.84 * and there Was no jurther spread of the disease in | in 1874, the sum or 11.500; bat i the + | the institution, \ value INCrcease as during the five years pas’ vue \'8 expenditure in the increase of | e bad upon the increase of tne value of real | Added receipts will be $36,000,000, Without this j last allowance the account wouid stand at the ex- piration ol the next five years:—Net gain to the city over ail outlay, $10,986,495, and pet cost to property owners, $92,915,445, ‘The city Will then’ possess in landed estate the 980 acres of the Central and the Riverside and Morningside parks, which would be worth, at the | estimated value of land in their vicinity, $100,000,000, besides the great value (o it of these parks in other respects. It will also have @ cons | tinual revenue from the increase oi taxation. The property owners will have paid for the | | direct improvement of tueie property, and to | Make It ready for occupation, the aggregate of | $03,000,000, and their property, so far as these im- provements can make it so, will pe ready lor occupation and become productive, BFFECT OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO TAXATION. The total assessed valuation of the land in the wards above Fortieth sireet is now $245,431, 175 The amount pecessary to complete the works | now authorized and in contemplation, as above | stated, at 450,000, 18 but Lbree _ cent of the Valuation, and is but little more than was gatned to the city by the mecrease o1 taxation in the year is74 aloné, | A table is given showing the total valuation of property In these wards foreach year since 1560, when if Was $42,754,646, to 1574, When it stood at INCREASE | $24,491,175, Tate of increase has been tnain- | ratued since 157u, in spite of the general deprecia- | ton Of ;roperty Its increase ior the next five Jeors 18 thus estimated : | t | 1 | ror lov . . These valuarions wouid be increased beyond the above amounts tf, by preparing vacant land lor occupation, houses, to aby extent, were erected. | | If these Houses nad residcnts, contributing aiso to he payment of taxes on personal property, the ypts lor taxes would be iurrher increased. In any aspect, the amount of revenue gained by | y trom this increase of taxation will be very In proportion to the share it contributes the cost of these improvements. Jt way be said that the completion of these im- | provements will not lead to the occupation of these | uptown y unless they are made ac- Cessiblé by rapid transit, aud that the populattua will Stul migrate by the hundred thousand to New | Jersey and brooklyn, and tow ape laXulion uere, a this may be true. The injury bears, however, ely upon the property owner, whose property vii vemain unproductive, It will not bear on the | city. tor the tax assessors increase their vaina- | tions steadily without regard to this, and without regard to the decline in speculative value: THE BENIT TO THE DOWNTOWN OWN The total simount of the valuation of rea in 1574 War : Upon the warils down town, below Fortieth street seven $613,210,455 Upon the tied state street 245,431, 1 Total Anu ‘Twenty-third’ and Ko Rae And of personal estate: | wpon’ this"there’ Was raised by tax aie | race of $2.00 per cent... cesese $83312,817 ‘The valuations up town and down town have, since 1860, been increasing at dispropottionate rates—down town at four and a quarter per cent, while up town it has been fourteeen per ceut, and the valuations of the uptown wards were, tn 1874, twenty-eight aud a ball per cent o1 the whole. If the rave of Increase conunues tor the next jour years at the rate of the last fifteen the result wil be, 1a 1879, uptown property, $464, w0; dowa- town, $754,985,158, Uptown will then have thirty- seven and a lull per cent o1 the whele. CONCLUSION. The only mode ot reliet for the burden of the city debt 1s, since the amiwunt of annual expenditure cannot be diminished, to have a greater amount ol property sudjected to its taxation, not oy aroi- trary advances In valuation, but by real increase, Ii the increase o1 vaiuations up town goes on, and isjustilied by progress 1m the public works, the amount of property subjected to taxation will be increased, and there ig no other way to do it, Jfit dues not, as may be Lhe case, the valuations and taxes on downtown property must be in- creased, | Ivis of evident advantage to the owner of prop- erty down town that this rate of increase up town should go on and be supported by suild increase of value. The city debt 18 now, net, $115,187,980, by the statement irom the Finance Department of Janu- ary 1, 1875. in proportion to the valuation of 1874 this debt | bears as follow: | Ou Wards South of Forticth st. On Wards North of Fortieth st, Valuations. ..... +$612,210,455 Valuations .. ...$245,431.175 Proportn of debt 82,3549 Proport’nofgebt $2,824,574 If this debt should remain the sdme, except the tioned on page 26, aud the 1ncreuse in 1879 in val- uations shoulu be as above stated, the deut wouid bear a8 foliows:— On Wards South of Burticth st, On Wards North of Fort Valuations $754.935,158 Vaiuations.......$464,266, 20 Proport’n of Gebt. 76,648,737 Proport’n of debt. 40,089,242 During the past few years ot depreciation of value, the owner of uptown property, who has been payivg large assessments to make it ready Jor settlement, has seen its valuation on the tax books increase as rapidly as if this had been @ season ol prosperity; and the increase has reueved the owner of property down town, where the valuations have remained nearly stationary. But there must be some basis for such an 1ucrease if It 18 to be cons tinued, The prosecution of these public improve- ments Will supply it at small expense to the down- town property owner. It 18 tue most effectual means to save bim from the like increase of tax- ation, and to furnish a larger amount of property on which taxation 18 laid, and thus lighten its burde: ‘The assessment bonds are not included in the above statement of debt, because the assessment collected should be applied to the payment of bonds, and those which. are not promptly paid assessments vacated is but small to the aggregate | Of assessments paid. It the, assessment bonds were inciuded im the amount of debt the result | | wouid show @ larger relative amount of deot on the wards above Fortieth street. THE REGION ABOVE ON® HUNDRED AND FIPTY-FIFTH STREET. These estimates have Leen limited to the region between Fifty-ninth and 155th streets. They are | in many cases approximate, but exuct enough to | Justily conciusions upon the policy of expending money on the uptown improvements, | Phe Fort Washington region, irom 155th street | to Kingsbridge, and the district annexea from Westchester county, jorming the Iwenty-third | and Twenty-iourth wards, nave not been con- sidered in these statements, except that tne Fort Wasnington region is a part of tae Tweifth ward and is included in the tax valuations of that ward. The statistics of these regions are not at hand. nor bas 80 much Work been done there. They are worthy of and will receive equally elaborate and independent treatment. The investigations will support the same conclusion, that the amount spent by the city upon improvements there will be | returned by increase of Value and of taxation. It 18 the province of tnis department judiciously and economically 'o prosecute tne improvements sults as they bear on the city and on the owners of property, and as they promote its general pros- | pertty and aiford relief irom its burden ‘ot debt They are opportune at this time, because ‘the Comptrolier of the city, who until recentiy has been an oMicer of this de- partment, an@ has influenced its administration, and who, liere ant in his own office, has mand Is iaunliar with the lactsy here presented, has, ‘rom his contemplation of them, reached the ov- structive conciusion which he expressed in the resoluiion presented Py, bim in the Board of Ap- portionment on the 4th February, 1875:— Resolved, That instead ot further prosecuting this pvements in the upper part ol the city, most Of no present wility, and are a continued xpense for repairs. hud upon which expended in sts would be better served the soure least ty 00.00) have public air and impr the erty, tor dai er rt of y use by throngs ot people, and which ty. amd prope The Comptroiler stands alone in drawing such a conciusion jrom these facts, sis reso\utioa ts in confict with ms whole course as an oficer of this cent, and with his own judgment tu-day, ii he takes these facts into consideration. They jurnist strong sapport jor the desire of the prop- erty owners to have these publc works prose- cuted; and tt becomes the duty of tnis depart- ment to go forward, | _ MUNICIPAL NOTES. | A delegation of liquor dealers, headed by Mr. Herzberg, called on the Mayor yesterday and sub- miliec & protest against the policy adopted by the Board of Excise in having Warrants of arrest ior violations of the Excise law by liquor deal- ers served upon them after court hours, ‘The aele- gavion contended that it was simple persecution on the part of the Excise Commissioners, as by arrestiog liquor dealers ater hatf-past tour in the afternoon the arrested parties were com- pelled to spend the night im the station nouse, If arrests tad fo be Made why not make them ata time When the alleged delinquents could get bail ? ‘Vhe Mayor promised to touk into the matter after he bad beard the Excise Commissioners’ side of the story. Major Stauf, with several German friends, called upon the Mayor to ask him to use bis influence wita the Police Commissioners to prevent th from interiering with certain masquerade tuatare to take place soon on the east side. TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA. Bay Districr Fair GRounp, San Fk Feb. Trotting; mile heats, three in five, in harness; 4. Willams named b, g. Meurv,...... '823 3 « F. Smith nawed gr. m. Marysviie ‘Queen i on +229 2} 3 dis. Leigh named s. g. Hope... 5 ie eats, best 1 SAME Daye tree in five, in harness. bokervs b. g. Uoete . D. Lusk’s g. @. Joe... oe | Time, 20320 se—2 oe increase 0! $7,450,000 lor the tmprovemeuts men- | draw tweive per cent interest. The proportion of | committed to their charge, and to set forth tne re- | at | two anda | ant necessity for the Movement of persons | THE COMPTROLLER’S STATEMENT, ‘The following was issued irom the Comptroller's office yesterday :— DEPARTMENT OF Frvance. Comprnotien's Orrice, New York, March, 1, 1875. Statement of the amount of warrants drawn againe the city treasury in January and February; alao @ com- parative statement of the elty debt, as represented tm stocks and bonds, as of December 31, 1874, and February 7.1075, 1 pr with @ statement of and for what par. poses stocks have been issu WARKANTS DUAWS PAYASLE FROM TAXATION, A In January. February. ex: Salaries, snpplies and generat Penses of the city government, $ $924,835. Interest on city debt * 7 54, 962, Public instruction. ....... 120,112 315446 Indebtedness of the annexed territory of Westchester county.... 7, Fourth avenue improvement... Charitable institu' ns, one 142,946 Miscellaneous oe “ SL27i Total amount payable from taxation. $1,937,358 $1,784,588 NEW WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS—PAYABLE FROM ISSUE 08 BONDS. Pubhe works—Croton water, street openings, improvements, &c...... bat} vy City parks improvements... 2 Docks and slips. . 116,936 83,125 Museums of Art and’ Natural History buiidings ixonoae + 93,010 10,076 Opening and ‘improvement’ of Third avenue, DeVthird Ward. yee 38 Old claims aud judgments... 6917 = 98 Public seliool buildings. ..... 1 = Third Court Hodse : 5731-2786 surve monumenting, laying “out streets, &c., north of 155th street, de... 3,052 a Total payable trom issue of bonds. $605,574 $461,168 SPECIAL AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. Redemption _ ot city deborah i Oe bonds of 1874. aes Miscellaneous ‘Total payable from special and trust "$2,499,039 $708.84 Total amount of warrants drawn In February.$2,949, Add amount of Warrants drawn in January.” Osler Total amount of warrants drawn 1875 to date.88 00,371 CITY peer as represented in stocks and ponds. D, i, Jan, 30, 1874, ists, Feb, 27, 1875, Funded debt, payable trom fion” and sinking fund $118, 41,557 $118, 680,557 $118,737.98? Temporary deot, paya- ble wholly orin part from assessinent 20,851,000 21,151,000 21,201,008 Revenue bonds, spe- clal (chapter 025, Laws 1871). . Revenue bonds, 1 Revenue bonds, 18 2,034 3. 1,659,000 ne ‘870,000 i Debt le Cash icity treasury Cash in singine funds Siocks and bons have Jowing purposes :— Y pm WALEE . 6.6 $120,000 ' iniprovemenis. ‘350,000 | LOE som r repairs sey . 12,000 ‘or city parks improvements. - 115,00 | For Musetims of Arcand Natural Hiaiory buiiae | . : + 22,00) ‘Third avenue, | For docks and slip Soe Taird District Cow d claims and judame: For Kevenue Louis, i374 For hevenue Bonds, 1875. | Total amount of bonds issued, 13; SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT. ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY Ite JURED. Yesterday morning while a number of workmen were engaged in tarring a number of hogsheads im the yard of the brewery of Vigelius & Ulmers, core ner of Beaver and Belvidere streets, Williams burg, one of the hogsheads exploded, killing one of tLe workmen and severely injuring another. lt appears that seven men were engaged in “pliching”’ the interiors of a number of large new oaken hogsheads, each of a capacity ot about 950 gallons, The pitch had just been pat into one of the tanks and meited by a red hot bar of iron and the head replaced when tne ex. Plosion took place, votn heads, each about six eet in diameter, being iorced out with great violence. One of the heads was thrown a distance of ity ieet, striking &@ mau named Conrad Zeiler, aged thirty-five years and residing No. 63 Aaams street, Williamsburg, on the head, killing him instantly. Peter Becker, aged twenty-tive and residing at No, 91 Adams street, who was standing wiongside of Zeler, sustained @ come pound fracture of the thigh, and was removed im an ambulance to St. Outharime’s Hospital on Bush- Wick avenue. Itis bedeved that there was water in the hogshead, which being converted tate steam by th tiron. caused the explosion. Coro: Nolan was notified, i ar AN IMPORTAN? TRIAL 4 RICH INSURANCE COMPANY PRESIDEN? CHARGED WITH PERJURY AND EVASION oF TAXES. The Court of Quarter Sessions in Newark, N. Ja Judge Titsworth presiding, was ocoupied the whole of yesterday trying & most important crim. inal case—that of Henry H. Jaques: for alleged perjury, committed for the purpose of evaamg payment of any taxation. The case is important in this, that through it 1s Jorctbly brought to ull hght a system of mutual swina- ling on the part of rich men in Essex county, including Newark, which has thrown the entire burden of government and the necessity of meeting @ large annual interest outlay on the poorer classes of citizens. As might be ex. pected, the trial excites widespread inter- est, and yestesday the court room ‘a8 well filled with spectators, After tae swear. | ing tn of the jury, the prosecutor, Abeel, opened the case for the State. He declared that the State woulda show that the debts whi the delendant set off were created trauduleaniy Jor the purpose of evading taxation; that instead of baving # balance in bank 0! $533 83 he mnad a baiauce of over $25,000; that when he said he oweg the bank $35,000 ie, in fact, owed but $10,000. The prosecutor said he would show further tnat on the dav before the assessment was made the defond- ant took a demand note for $25,000 to the ban! and received the face of it, He tnen gave a check dated three days ahead to the bank fort | amount, This he did to pe able to swear that ht | owed the bank $25,000, when, im point of tact, ne did not owe the bank one cent, 3 Assessor Thompson C. Munn, of East Orange, was | then puton the stand. He testified that ieee | swore to the aMdavit of his property before bing | om May 20, 1874, J. N. Moorhouse, bookkeeper in the National Newark Banking Company, was next sworn. ie swore that he had charge of the individual ir ofthe wank; that te made @ transcript of Mr. Jaques’ account shown to him; on the 20th of Mr. Jaques had a balance of $25,568 58 to hi credit; on the 29th he had a balance of $3,476 91; Mr. Jaques’ customary balance was about $3,000, Here the State rested. In opening for the d@ tence Counselior Guild said Mr. Jaques did not deny that he invenved to create a depot for the pur pose of reducing bis taxes. He had a i to de | What others in high s*anding did, but yet he aloné Was cailed upon to expiain, Mr. Jaques was placed on the stand and sworn in bis own bebali, He had lived in Essex county siXty years, Was & church member and had nev be.ore been accused of an offence; he owed ti National Bank $35.000 lor money borrowea_ on notes, one of January 30th, two of May 19, the last bemg ior $25,000, He admitted that he had ranged the transactions for tue purpose ot evi ing his taxes. The case was still on when the Court adjourned, THE STATEN ISLAND SUSPENSION | BRIDGE. | The bill incorporating the Staten Island Su» pension Bridge Company was to have been called up on final passage in the New Jersey Legislature yesterday, but It was necessarily postponed om | account of the protracted devate on the Jersey City charter, The bill incorporating this company has been passed by the New York Legislature, and as soon as the Jersey lawgivers concul the work — will commenced. The bri will be erected Constable's the one side and New Brighton on ti other, The capttal stock is fixed at one million of dollars, with power to increase to four milltot The jollowing are the incorporators ;—Hengy Stebbins, William Batier Duncan, Dudley 8. ites. or,, Houorabie Nehemian Perry, Honorable Abr: S. Hewitt, John ©. Green, Daniel Low, Jacob Vanderbilt, Charles Butler, Charies K. Hamilton, ‘Thomas Bond, Richard Patrick, John A. Aust! Wa. i, Davide anu ©, K, Hamilton, Jr. bd is tu be one hundred and twenty seven teet al tue at low water and will eave a clear space of five hundred feet over the main chan The corporation 1s allowed three years within Whice to commence operations, DISTRESS IN JERSEY CITY. | The expected deliverance for the lavoring class in Jersey Clty has not arrived, and there 18, com sequentiy, very great suffering among them, lt was Jully expected that the construction @ the Erie Raliway canal would have pb com | Menced within the past month and 700 or 800 men employed thereat. This hope proved Sense Now ine poor laborer turns his eyes to the suip canal in Jersey Cty, the bit to construct wich is on the eve of becoming a law, Meant huve been organized in sev paristies. Ihe most eMieient, in every respect, that of the jadies and gentiomen conhected wi the Churen of St. Paul ot the Cross, on Ham | avenue, The society was established tour weel ago and five thousand persons have been since reueved, The average number releved daily dure jug the present week is two handred and eighte. The Poormaster is desiered with applicants (oe be = 2 | outdoor relic! wnd the Almuouse at Suake Hil @ ) esowded,