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Vol. III. NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1875. N u m ber 7 12 .

10,361 Cubic yards broken stone furnished. 6,200 Cubic yards retaining wall built. 28,480 Square yards Telford roadway laid. *3)793 Square yards Telford-macadam roadway finished. 9,469 Square feet flagging laid. 3,763 Lineal feet euro set. 1,559 Lineal feet curb reset. 3> *35 Lineal feet brick sewers constructed. 466 Lineal feet pipe sewers laid. 14 Manholes, and 11 receiving-basins constructed.

PUBLIC LAMPS. The number of public lamps in use throughout the city on the 1st of April was 20,071. During the quarter, 104 new lamps were erected and 117 old lamps were relighted, 387 were discontinued) leaving 19,905 lamps in use at the close of the quarter ; a decrease of 166. The cost of lighting the lamps for the current year is as follows : Per Lamp. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. New York and Manhattan Gas-light Company, for lamps south of Thirty-fourth street .. $28 OO Harlem Gas-light Company, for lamps between Seventy-ninth street and Harlem river. 39 OO Mutual Gas-light Company, part of lamps between Thirty-fourth and Seventy-ninth streets. 26 OO Metropolitan Gas-light Company, for portion of lamps between Thirty-fourth and Seventy-

Report for the Quarter epding June 30, 1875. Westchester County Gas-light Company, for iamps in the Twenty-third Ward ” ! . ! ! . ! 46 00 Suburban Gas-light Company, for lamps in the Twenty-fourth W ard...... 50 00 The gas for the lamps in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards is furnished under contracts Department of Public Works, 1 made pnor to the annexation o f these wards to the city. Commissioner’s Office, R oom 19, C ity H all, >• New Y ork, August 17, 1875. J PUBLIC BUILDINGS. To Hon. W illiam H. Wickham, L* addition to the ordinary repairs required for the maintenance of the large number of public Mayor of the City of New York : buildings under the care of the Department, the work of constructing a new roof on Tompkins Sir— In compliance with section 26 of the Charter, I have the honor to submit herewith a report Market building has been prosecuted under contract. It became necessary to strengthen the building of the transactions of this Department, for the quarter ending June 30, 1875. by the erection of piers, to support the new roof ; and a contract therefor was made, amounting Statements “ A ” and “ B ” exhibit the amounts appropriated for the use of the Department; to $8,929. The building will be much improved, in strength and appearance, when the work now in progress shall be finished. the expenditures incurred under the several appropriations ; and the balances remaining unexpended. The reports of the various Bureaus in the Department give a detailed account of their respective FREE FLOATING BATHS. operations and expenditures. The two public baths were located at the foot of East Fifth street and foot of West Eleventh The following is a brief review of the progress and condition of the works under the control of street, respectively, and were opened to the public on the 9th of June. the Department : The average daily attendance to the 30th of June, was 7,200. croton w ater supply. The construction of a highway at the Storage Reservoir, at Boyd’s Corners, is nearly completed. REMOVAL OF INCUMBRANCES. Work on the new Storage Reservoir, in the town of South East, Putnam County, is being The efforts of the Department for the removal of obstructions in streets and avenues, have been vigorously prosecuted by the contractors. confined to the serving of notices on offending parties, in consequence of the refusal of the Finance It is expected that the Commission appointed by the Supreme Court, to appraise the additional Department to honor requisitions for funds authorized by law and appropriated by the Board of lands required for the Reservoir, will soon make their report. Estimate and Apportionment, for the forcible and summary removal of obstructions. In most cases, The rain fall in the Croton Basin has been less than for the past ten years, during the same period the notices of the Department receive no attention, in consequence of its inability to enforce the law. of the year, reducing the natural flow of the Croton river far below the quantity required for daily consumption ; 425,000,000 gallons of water were drawn from the Storage Reservoir and the lakes to REVENUE COLLECTED. supply the deficiency. The following amounts of revenues were collected, and paid into the City Treasury, from— I he daily consumption is 107,000,000 gallons, or 5,000,000 gallons in excess of the consumption Croton Water Rents...... $314,788 84 of last year. Penalties on Water Rents...... 1,285 65 The alterations of the Aqueduct, on Tenth avenue, are rapidly approaching completion. Permits to Tap Croton Pipes...... 2,778 > > m00 In consequence of the funds for laying Croton pipes, issued under former Taws, being nearly ex­ Vault Permits.. 8,423 37 hausted, and the failure of the Common Council to take the necessary action to make the appropria­ Sewer Permits...... 5,847 08 tion under the law of 1875 available, very little work had been done in laying Croton pipes. The Sewer Pipe sold to Contractors...... 92° 53 aggregate length of pipes laid is 1,755 feet J and by the placing of stop-cocks, the high-service Work and materials furnished by the Bureau of Water Purveyor. 270 00 water was made available for the highest portions of the Murray Hill district. Ten of the six-feet pipes, which were originally laid by contract, have been, and others have to be, repaired. Total...... 8334,3 * 47

street pavements. CONTRACTS. During the quarter, 23,417 l/t square yards of new stone-block pavements have been laid, under ordinances of the Common Council. The following contracts have been entered into for— In consequence of the severe and late winter season, the pavements throughout the city were in Gas for Public Lamps and Buildings...... 6 contracts, amounting to...... $350,890 50 very bad condition at the beginning of spring. Regulating, Grading, Flagging, etc...... 25 57,93° 95 Repairs were begun with a large force, about the middle of April, in the lower and commercial Sewers...... 6 42,650 55 part of the city, and continued until the streets in that quarter were in better condition than for many Pavin g...... 7 29,441 00 years past. Piers at Tompkins Market...... 1 8,929 00 Lease of Offices...... 1 The unexpended balances of the appropriations for repairs of stone, wooden, and concrete pave­ 1,000 00 ments, will be applied to the repairs o f the worst places above Canal street, for which they are barely Total...... 46 sufficient; they are certainly inadequate to cover general repairs throughout the city. $490,842 00

GRADING, CURBING, GUTTERING, AND FLAGGING STREETS AND AVENUES. The certificates of the cost of completed improvements, transmitted to the Board of Assessors for The following quantities of work have been done, under contracts for the improvements of streets assessments, amount to the sum of $478,152.68. and avenues: The reduction in prices for material and labor, as compared with last year, enables our appropria­ 14,394 Cubic yards earth excavated. tions to accomplish more work. 41,353 Cubic yards rock excavated. Very respectfully, 123,403 Cubic yards filling furnished. FITZ JOHN PORTER, Commissioner. 8,371 Lineal feet curb and gutter stones set. 83,461 Square feet flagging laid.

SEWERAGE. Under the direction of the Bureau of Sewers : Appendix “A,” 16,353 Lineal feet of sewers, a 4,025 Lineal feet of drains, Showing Titles of “ Appropriations j ” Amounts Appropriated for ¡875 y Expenditures, F ir s t 297 Lineal feet of culverts, and Quarter, 187y ; Expenditures, Second Quarter, 1 8 7 3 ; Balances, J u ly /, 1875 ; Amounts 17 Receiving-basins, have been constructed. D raw n, Second Quarter, on Liabilities of 1874 ; and the Titles and Conditions of the The total length of Sewerage in the city now is 344.85 miles, with 4,139 receiving-basins. “ Trust Accounts.

CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND AVENUES. Under the Eastern Boulevard Improvement Act, work has been prosecuted on the following Expendi­ Expenditures, streets and avenues : , tures, First Second Balances, T it le s o f A ppropriations. Appropria­ Avenue A, between Fifty-seventh and Seventy-second streets. tions, 1875. Quarter, Quarter, exclusive of Avenue A, between One Hundred and Sixteenth and One Hundred and Twenty-third streets. exclusive of exclusive of Liabilities. Liabilities. First avenue, between One Hundred and Ninth and One Hundred and Sixteenth streets. Tenth avenue, between One Hundred and Tenth and Manhattan streets. Seventy-second street, between Third and Madison avenues. $130,000 OO $35,088 09 $34.483 59 $50,428 32 One Hundred and Tenth street, between First avenue and Riverside Drive. 5.537 82 *4.237 99 50,224 19 a 500 442 81 520 72 One Hundred and Sixteenth street, between Fourth and Sixth avenues. Flagging Sidewalks and Fencing Vacant Lots in front of 1.S36 47 Progress has also been made in the construction of sewers on the Boulevard and Avenue St. 1.000 00 Nicholas, and in planting shade trees along the Boulevard, Avenue St. Nicholas, Sixth and Seventh Free Floating Baths...... 10.000 00 315 00 930 70 8,764 30 Lamps and Gas...... avenues. 650.000 00 126,341 93 *65.753 30 357.904 77 Lamps a ir Gas— Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards... 100.000 00 19,248 90 28,830 37 51,920 73 Public Buildings— Construction and Repairs...... Under ordinances of the Common Council the following improvements have been prosecuted : 50.000 00 6,877 54 *3.056 37 30,066 09 5,000 00 Grading and superstructure of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, from Tenth avenue to Removing Obstructions in Streets and Avenues...... *■*44 *7 3.855 83 Riverside Drive. 3,500 00 IOO OO 2 .4 0 0 OO Repairing and Renewal of Pipes, Stop-cocks, etc...... 80.000 00 *8.337 «3 20,573 84 41,089 03 Grading New avenue, from One Hundred and Tenth to Manhattan street. Repairing and keeping in order Wooden, etc., Pavements... 50.000 00 Roads and Avenues, and Sprinkling...... 16,532 73 33.467 *7 Grading Ninth avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-third to One Hundred and Twenty-sixth 30.000 OO 801 OO 4.367 37 14,831 63 Salaries— Department of Public Works...... street. 150.000 00 38,134 98 37.974 5» 73.890 50 Sewers, Repairing and Cleaning...... 75.000 00 Grading Twelfth avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-ninth to One Hundred and Thirtieth street. **.3«>7 50 20,798 81 42.893 69 IOO OO 2 .4 0 0 OO Grading Momingside avenue, West, from One Hundred and Tenth to One Hundred and Twenty, streets. Repaving and Repairs— Stone Pavements...... 100,000 00 58,679 4I second street. 24,193 42 37,605 43 40,701 16 1.000 00 Superstructure of One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, from Seventh avenue to Boulevard. _*/’ A . 747 07 34,31* 81 69.440 71 The following are the aggregate quantities of Work done in the prosecution of these improve­ Paving Ways at West Washington Market...... 15,000 00 15,000 00 250 00 250 OO ments : ,5°° 1.000 00 8,907 Cubic yards earth excavated. 10,959 Cubic yards rock excavated. 1,73 ,000 $463.036 23 $953,241 17 52,259 Cubic yards filling furnished. t h e c i t y r e c o r d . October 18. 1718 Lighting Rivington street Yard. . . , *3 58 Amounts drawn, Second Quarter, on Liabilities of 187 4. Lighting Department of Buildings. 5 50 Street lamps...... ,4” 75 Boulevards, Roads, and Avenues— Maintenance...... • y ’ ’...... 1Ja oo 465 00 Cross-heads...... Free Floating Baths...... *...... a n 40 390 70 Lamps and Gas...... 74562 Glass...... Public Buildings— Construction and Repairs...... 2>185 00 Carting...... 147 25 Printing, S ationery, etc., for County...... ! ! ! ! ! ! ...... 600 00 Paints and oils...... 31 15 Heating Buildings, etc...... ””!*!...... 15 aa 366 70 Repairs to Buildings, etc...... Lamp-posts...... Putty, etc...... 29 55 Amounts to Credit on Total...... $165,753 30 Amounts Amounts of Amounts Amount of Requisitions authorized by Requisitions to credit, Expenditure, of Commis­ of Commis­ LAMPS AND GAS— TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS T rust Accounts. Board of January i, since sioner, Estimate and sioner of and since. January i. Lighting by Westchester County Gas-light Company...... $17,180 38 Public Works. exclusive of Apportionm en t Liabilities. Lighting: by Suburban Gas-light Company...... 11 ,649 99 Total...... $28,83° 37

Additional Alterations of Aqueduct, Ninety- $3,700,000 00 $436,025 25 #96»795 45 $339,229 80 1874. third to One Hundred and Thirteenth street. £3,346,°°° 00 668,840 16 PUBLIC BUILDINGS-CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS, Boulevard, Roads, etc.— Assessment F u n d ...... !!!"” * 25,000 OO No. 202 West Thirty-first street...... $450 00 Changing Grades, etc.— Ninth avenue...... 295 62 Changing Grades, etc.— Chambers and othei * 20,000 OO City H all...... streets...... t...... • • • Croton Water Works Extension— High-service, 27,612 54 27,612 54 Total...... $745 62 185,990 84 ...... Croton Water Works Extension— Storage Res­ 311 27 127,729 29 3 ” 27 PUBLIC BUILDINGS— CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS, 1875. ervoirs...... 1.100.000 00 86,580 16 42.368 95 4A,211 21 $98 31 600,000 00 120,669 l6 First District Civil Court. . . . . Croton Water Fund...... 3,400,000 00 3.500.000 00 211,813 81 83,144 65 90 12 Croton Water-main Fund...... 500,000 00 300,000 00 1300,000 OO Second District Civil Court . 50,000 00 50,000 OO Meter S to c k ...... 50,000 00 50,000 00 Third District Civil Court.. I, *09 95 Pavement Repair Stock...... 220,000 00 323,000 00 60,963 62 22,478 to 38,485 52 Fifth District Civil Court.. . . 10 86 Sewer Repair Stock...... 758.757 47 ...... 108 00 Street Improvement Fund...... Seventh District Civil Court. Water Stock of 1870— (Improvement of Lower 500,000 00 500,000 00 85 63 85 63 Tenth District Civil Court.. 554 55 Reservoir)...... Second District Police Court 723 42 Fourth District Police Court 45 *4 676 99 * Amounts authorized by statute...... , ___ Court of Special Sessions . . . t $1,000,000 authorized by statute, $700,000 of which is in litigation for meters furnished. Court of General Sessions... 314 26 c. T. McCLENACHAN, Superior Court...... *5| First Book-keeper. New Court-house...... * Brown-stone B u ild in g...... 205 26 Centre Market...... 529 49 Fulton Market...... 696 13 Appendix “ B,” Jefferson Market...... 233 19 1,774 04 Being an account in detail of all Requisitions drawn on the Comptroller for the quarter ending City H all...... Register’s office...... 2,434 34 91 00 June jo , 1875 . City Hall (painting)...... County Jail...... 347 16 APPROPRIATIONS. Eleventh Regiment A rm ory...... 218 14 Twenty-second Regiment Armory...... 1,45° 13 AQUEDUCT— REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. Ninety-sixth Regiment Armory...... 59 6» Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $3*»*99 32 No. 91 Chatham street...... 25 39 Lead 979 01 District Attorney’s office...... 20 00 Coal and wood...... 924 25 64 46 691 56 Attorney General’s office...... Lumber...... Traveling expenses, etc. 387 70 Total...... $<3,056 37 168 S3 Tools...... “ repairing...... 82 35 PUBLIC DRINKING HYDRANTS. 62 87 Punts and brushes . Repairing hydrants...... $1,144 17

Total. $34,495 59 REPAIRING AND RENEWAL OF PIPES, STOP-COCKS, ETC. Pay rolls— Laborers, etc...... $15*572 10 BOULEVARD, ETC., MAINTENANCE OF, FOR 1874. TLead.m i) ...... 1,717 49 $1,020 00 ...... 61 50 Broken stone...... Wood and coke...... T o o ls...... 77 50 ...... 89 BOULEVARD, ETC., MAINTENANCE OF, FOR 1875. Cement and oil...... 33 Horse keeping...... 163 60 Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $I »I ° 21 Pay-roll: 4 4 Traveling expenses...... 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.777 ...... u » oo Rubber hose 51 42 30 86 Repairing truck, etc...... 7 7.",...... 71 06 Tin, etc...., Repairing harness...... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 ! ...... 971° 15 50 ...... 67 86 Tools...... Bolts, etc...... 77777...... 94139 $14,237 99 Hydrants...... • Total. Stop-cock boxes and covers...... 140 70 Tapping cocks...... 7777.. ..7...... 57932 CONTINGENCIES— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS...... 180 00 Horseshoeing...... Traveling expenses. . . . $182 78 ...... 7 7 7 7 7 ...... 167 28 Horse feed...... Miscellaneous expenses. 200 00 1 16 40 Iron...... 7 7 7 7 7 7 . 7 ...... 54161 Expressage...... 21 54 Telegraphing...... Total...... 84 $520 72 Total. REPAIRING AND KEEPING WOODEN AND CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. FREE FLOATING BATHS, FOR 1874. Pay-rolls—Laborers...... ?? $152 00 Belgian blocks...... 5,231 21 Dockage on baths. Sand...... 1 1.472 35 Repairing tools...... 1 307 »5 FREE FLOATING BATHS, FOR 1875. 182 50 Laying crosswalk...... Pay-rolls— Keepers and Watchman...... $ !yj 00 5 70 Repairing and roofing baths...... 3” Total...... *i 6»S32 73 $920 70 Total. ROADS AND AVENUES, AND SPRINKLING.

LAMPS AND GAS, FOR 1874. Pay-rolls—Laborers...... ^ ’25? 5? $211 40 Painting reflectors, etc...... iS::.I:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:...... £ 9 7 LAMPS AND GAS, FOR 1875. Tools (repairing)...... * 9° Pay-rolls— Painters...... $474 ° ° Total...... | ...... $4,367 37 Pay-rolls— Lighters...... |®5 °0 Lighting by Manhattan Gas-light Company...... 52»wo °7 SALARIES— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Lighting by Metropolitan Gas-light Company...... 36,027 11 Pay-rolls— Officers, Clerks, etc...... $37,974 52 lighting by Harlem Gas-light Company...... 36,” 5 99 Lighting by New York Gas-light Company ...... 24>645 23 SEWERS— REPAIRING AND CLEANING. Lighting by New York Mutual Gas-light Company...... 4,9*3 7° Pay-rolls— Laborers, etc...... f 3 »4 i9 ° ° Lighting New Court-house...... 2,0°2 I 2 Cleaning basins...... lighting Brown-stone Building...... 4° ° »» Cleaning sewers...... °»455 20 Lighting City H all...... 7°j| 29 Manhole covers...... 1 4 53 Lighting Tax Receiver’s office...... 3°® 54 lighting Corporation Attorney’s office...... 12727 a*3* Total...... $20,798 81 Lighting Engineer of Boulevard’s office...... 5 40 IB OO STREET IMPROVEMENTS— FOR STREET SIGNS. Lighting Engineer of Aqueduct’s office...... $100 00 lighting Recorder’s office...... 5 2° Maps and surveys...... Lighting Washington M arket...... 626 020 82 Lighting Fulton Market...... “ / 23 STREETS, REPAVING AND REPAIRS— STONE PAVEMENTS. Lighting Catharine Market...... 99 42 Pay-rolls— Laborers, etc...... '...... 2 Lighting Gouvemeur Market...... 3 57 lighting Essex Market...... 193 59 * > « r Mocks...... 5 f t S 44» 93 Tools...... « 5 0 5 Lighting Centre Market ...... 340 08 Lighting Clinton Market...... 379 77 Bridge stone.. 60 22 Lettering signs 33 96 lighting Union Market...... 210 6$ lighting Tompkins Market...... $41,320 59 T ighting Jefferson Market...... 159 77 T otal;...... l i ghting Eighteenth Ward Market...... 27 lighting Second District Civil Court...... 8 03 SUPPLIES FOR AND CLEANING PUBLIC OFFICES. lighting Third District Civil Court...... 7 f* Pay-rolls —Cleaners, etc...... 7«3J* 82 I ighting Fourth District Civil Court...... o *3 154 00 First District Police Court. I ighting Fifth District Civil Court...... 8 *5 Second District Police Court. 129 48 lighting Sixth District Civil Court...... 3 30 3° 91 12 09 Third District Police Court.. Lighting Eighth District Civil Court...... Fourth District Police Court. 176 58 4 5° 176 50 I ighting Ninth District Civil Court...... 188 64 Fifth District Police Court... Lighting First District Police Court...... Sixth District Police Court.. 4 5° 35 75 50 Lighting Second District Police Court...... I IB 25 First District Civil Court.---- 73 Lighting Third District Police Court...... Second District Civil Court. 24 5° I61 52 28 00 Lighting Fourth District Police-Court...... 42 OO Third District Civil Court... I ighting Fifth District Police Court...... Fifth District Civil Court... 14 45 Lighting Marine Court...... 8 25 24 5° Lighting South Gate-house...... 10 50 Sixth District Civil Court. . , T W F r.lTY RECORD 1719

$17 88 NEW AVENUE, ONE HUNDREDTH TO ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET TELFORD eventh District Civil Court. 24 72 PAVEMENT, ETC. Ninth District Civil Court...... $ 80 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $42» 29 * 75 Tenth District Civil Court...... 77 Powder and fuse...... 2 0 _ Court of General Sessions...... 59° 85 54 50 C o a l...... » 7e Court of Special Sessions...... 2,147 *6 T ools...... 75 Board of Aldermen...... * 50 $ *0 Board of Assessors...... 242 45 Total. 42,594 Department ot Finance...... 120 93 HUNDRED AND TENTH TO ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH Department of Public W orks.. NEW AVENUE, ONE 359 ° ° STREET— TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Brown Stone Building...... 072 06 Pay-roll ■ -Laborers...... $ l8 OO City H a ll...... 2,287 54 ...... !! ! ! ...... 7,440 00 New Court-house...... • ...... Filling.. 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1 7 » Surrogate’s office...... 1,035 5 31 00 Total. 7>458 00 Register’s office...... 120 00 Taxes and assessments...... 81 95 NEW AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH STREET TO AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS Attorney-General’s office...... 36 00 TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Public Administrator’s office. . . 68 50 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $**379 59 Corporation Attorney’s office.., 00 52 38 Filling...... 3,570 Corporation Counsel’s office . ., 204 30 Mayor’s office...... ° T o ta l.. . . ' ...... 4,949 59 County Clerk’s office...... 7 5 23 NINTH AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- District Attorney’s office...... 75 224 00 SIXTH STREET— TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Superior Court...... 14 00 Pay-rolls -Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $601 67 Marine Court...... 7 OO $27,660 02 Tools .. Total...... 608 67 Total. WELLS AND PUMPS, REPAIRING AND CLEANING. $252 93 TWELFTH AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH TO ONE HUNDRED AND Repairing pumps, etc...... * *...... THIRTIETH STREET— TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. PRINTING, STATIONERY, ETC., FOR COUNTY OFFICES, 1874. 3,*5* 57 $2,185 00 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... v ...... Register’s office...... MORNINGSIDE AVENUE, WEST. 1,468 52 PRINTING, STATIONERY, AND BLANK BOOKS. Pay-roll— Engineers...... Department of Public Works...... ^*^72 40 AVENUE A, FIFTY-SEVENTH TO EIGHTY-SIXTH STREET. Department of Public Parks...... 2.S42 00 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 8 *7,355 02 Department of Finance...... • • • ...... K2AO 10 Powder and fuse...... 577 3° Department of Chanties and Correction...... ^ go Tools...... 55 37 102 52 Department of Buildings...... 70 Steel...... Fire Department...... 1,26664 Coal and Cement...... 56 74 19 00 Board of Health...... *' * * 6,054 00 Horsekeeping...... Board of Aldermen...... 2,329 60 *8,165 95 Common Council. Total. 59 00 First District Police C ou rt...... 174 25 AVENUE A SUPERSTRUCTURE, FIFTY-SEVENTH TO EIGHTY-SIXTH STREET. Second District Police Court...... < 30 Third District Police Court...... *73 P a y -ro lls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 19» *28 95 205 50 Broken ston e...... »8 Fourth District Police Court...... 343 50 5,644 42 Sixth District Police Court...... XCurbing “ ,« stone...... - 6 50 95 Flagging stone...... U S First District Civil Court...... 70 184 69 Second District Civil Court...... 77 Repairing tools...... 56 50 Furnishing tools...... 75 10 Fourth District Civil Court...... 24 00 23 Fifth District Civil Court...... Oil and lime...... 93 86 95 Tin and cement...... 12 24 Sixth District Civil Court...... 123 30 Seventh District Civil Court...... 26,199 70 326 25 Total. Eighth District Civil Court...... n o 45 Ninth District Civil Court...... AVENUE A, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET TO HARLEM RIVER. 56 65 Tenth District Civil Court...... *,3°7 98 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $10,698 83 Court of Common Pleas...... *97 »5 Coal Court of General Sessions...... 48 00 *0,707 83 Court of Special Sessions...... 99 00 Total Superior Court...... *,445 03 AVENUE A SUPERSTRUCTURE, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET TO HARLEM Marine Court...... 661 15 RIVER. Supreme Court...... 10 94 *,378 5* Pay-roll— Engineers...... County Clerk...... 130 65 Commissioners of Accounts...... 49 25 AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS SEWERS, H R . Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... ^ ’ 162 cA 21 00 162 08 Commissioner of Jurors...... 149 OO Powder and fuse...... Board of Estimate and Apportionment---- Cement and lime...... 495 23 163 36 262 80 Public Administrator’s office...... 963 25 Sewer pipe...... Police Justices’ office...... 945 o° 2,062 60 Brick...... 88 48 Register’s office...... 49 *5 Sand...... City Record office...... • 70 14 802 02 20 00 Corporation Counsel’s office...... ■ 9* 78 Horsekeeping and coal...... Corporation Attorney’s office...... 1,285 21 19,279 60 District Attorney’s office...... ■ 797 88 Total. Mayor’s office...... 407 *3 AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS PLANTING. Surrogate’s office ...... Pay-rolls— Laborers... 5*9 21 $34,529 70 Total. SIXTH AVENUE PLANTING, Pay-rolls— Laborers... *,493 87 SALARIES— CITY COURTS (POLICE COURTS). $250 00 BOULEVARD PLANTING. Janitor’s salary. Pay-rolls— Laborers...... 2, *3* 33 BUILDINGS AND OFFICES, 1874. BOULEVARD SEWERS, 13 B. HEATING $600 OO New Court-house. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 1 04.I 00 REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS AND OFFICES, 1874. Basin-heads...... 297 50 $*5 22 18 00 Connections...... New Court-house. 841 29 Cement...... 290 87 Sand...... 287 58 TRUST ACCOUNTS. Brick...... 252 co Lime...... IIO 03 a d d i t i o n a l alterations o f a q u e d u c t , n i n e t y .t h i r d t o o n e h u n d r e d Powder and fuse. . . . » A U U i a n d THIRTEENTH STREET. Tools...... 55 5 5 25 Steel ...... 9 00 P ay-rolls— Engineers and Laborers...... • • • • * * * * ‘ ’ * 69 C o a l...... 12 00 Horsekeeping...... Lumber 50 46 2 56 Tools 72 87 Oil...... Iron. 45 00 30, *39 25 Coal. Total...... $53,453 29 BOULEVARD SEWERS, 14 B. Total. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $I * |^ 62 7 890 62 240 67 BOULEVARD, ETC., ASSESSMENT FUNDS. Powder and fuse...... 100 97 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND STREET, TWELFTH AVENUE TO RIVER DRIVE Sand...... 219 60 — TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Lime...... Basin-heads...... 357 00 324 00 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 7 .7 .’ .7 .7 .7 .7 *1975 *3 Inverts...... Flagging stone ...... 2 ,2 16 5 1 54 84 C em en t...... 10 00 Curbing stone...... 18087 Horsekeeping...... Powder and fuse 29 7 * ...... *8 o° Tools...... 12 63 Tools...... ! 7 7 ! 7 7 7 7 ...... ** 75 Steel and oil...... Coal...... Coal and rope...... *7 64 $12,796 81 19,470 27 Total. Total...... BOULEVARD— ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH STREET, SEVENTH AVENUE TO BOULEVARD SEWERS, ID . TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Labours, etc...... oa ***’2602 2 04 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... % Cement...... 49 20 Broken stone...... *75 00 Lim e...... 202 58 C o a l...... 52 80 Sand...... 108 03 Repairing tools...... *4 35 Lumber...... Powder and fuse...... 394 *0 ...... 44 *4 8,051 73 Repairing damage...... Tools...... 23 83 Total. 4 61 O il...... 8 00 AVENUE WEST SIDE MORNINGSIDE PARK, ON,t T v u ^ N tT t C ^ ” Horsekeeping...... A TENTH AVENUE—TELFORD PAVEMENT, ETC. Sewer connections...... 4 5° 4 16 Pay-rolls—Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 27 47 Rope...... Powder and fuse...... 19,245 09 3,226 06 Total Total 1720 THE CITY RECORD. O ctober 18.

BOULEVARD SEWERS, 12 E. STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $32,010 71 Brick...... 1,106 54 Powder and fuse...... 658 60 REGULATING, GRADING, ETC. Basin-heads...... 746 00 Inverts...... 628 00 Fourth avenue, between One Hundred and Six­ Connections...... 22 50 teenth and One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Lim e...... ; ...... 382 80 streets...... H. H. Brown...... $*3.8*7 93 Cement...... 620 18 Fifth avenue, between Ninetieth and One Hun­ San d...... 276 29 dred and Twentieth streets...... James Everard...... 24,4*9 *5 Tools...... 69 63 Eighth avenue, between One Hundredth and Steel...... 14 00 One Hundred and Twenty-second streets...... Slattery & White .... *8,345 57 Horsekeeping...... 16 00 Tenth avenue, between Eighty-second and Lumber...... 83 46 Ninety-t'lird streets...... Abraham Dowdney.. 4,620 00 C o a l...... 27 00 Thirteenth avenue, between Eleventh and Six­ Oil and rope...... _...... 14 92 teenth streets...... Patrick Farley...... 2,467 50 Forty-third street, between Second and Third Total...... $36,676 63 avenues...... I Owen Gearty...... 3,024 00 FIRST AVENUE, EIGHTY-SIXTH TO ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET. Forty-third street, between First avenue and1 Pay-roll— Laborers...... East river...... Timothy Boyle...... *,*07 23 639 73 Sixtieth street, between First avenue and Avenue FIRST AVENUE SUPERSTRUCTURE. A...... Michael Gavin...... 3,3*2 72 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $4» *35 37 Seventy-third street, between Eighth avenue and Broken stone...... 3,898 77 Hudson river...... | Wm. B. Finlay...... 24,047 85 Screenings...... *,553 52 Seventy-sixth street, between Eighth avenue and; T o o ls...... 50 11 Hudson river...... John Slattery...... 4,663 85 Horsekeeping...... 4 00 Seventy-seventh street, between First avenue and Lime and cem ent...... 2 55 East river...... Herman Polye...... 1,062 60 Hose and tin...... 11 56 Seventy-seventh street, between Ninth avenue and Boulevard...... '...... ! John S. Masterson. . . . 10,469 60 Total...... 9,655 88 Eighty-second street, between Eighth avenue and TENTH AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH TO MANHATTAN STREET. Boulevard...... Henry Tone, Adm’r.. 6,552 00 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $6,686 32 Eighty-eighth street, between Eighth and Tenth Powder and fuse...... 321 49 avenues...... David Babcock...... 4,333 07 C o a l...... 18 00 Ninetieth street, between Eighth and Tenth Tools...... 13 7° avenues...... Abraham Dowdney .. 6,681 50 San d...... 9 72 Ninety-sixth street, between Second and Fifth Horsekeeping...... 5 25 avenues...... Michael J. Bannon. . . 2,366 00 O il...... 4 10 Ninety-sixth street, between Eighth avenue and Boulevard...... John T . D oyle...... 4,116 00 T otal.. . : ...... 7,058 58 I Ninety-seventh street, between Fifth avenue and TENTH AVENUE, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH TO ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY- Harlem river...... Patrick Farley...... 5,684 00 FOURTH STREET. One Hundred and First street, between Ninth Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... 3,030 19 avenue and Boulevard...... I Henry Wagner...... 5,271 00 SEVENTY-SECOND STREET, AVENUE A TO FIFTH AVENUE. One Hundred and Thirty-third sheet, between , Tenth avenue and Harlem river...... 1 Henry Tone...... 3,822 00 Pay-roll— Laborers...... 106 51 SEVENTY-SECOND STREET SUPERSTRUCTURE. Total Regulating, Grading, etc...... 1 5*50,*83 57 Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $40 60 Tools and repairing...... 50 68 Curbing stone...... 15 00 FLAGGING.

Total...... 106 28 Fifty-fourth street, between Fourth and Fifth ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET. avenues...... James Slattery...... $5 ** 35 j Pay-rolls—Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $12,547 45 Eighty-fourth street, between Fifth and Madison1 Powder and fuse...... 567 04 avenues...... 646 94 j S teel...... 78 18 Tools...... 29 07 Total Flagging. *,*58 29 Horsekeeping...... 22 00 Coal...... 18 00 Oil and cement...... 8 36 PAVING.

Total...... 13,270 10 First avenue, between Sixty-first and Ninety- ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET SUPERSTRUCTURE. second streets...... John W. Pettigrew.... $5,285 30 Second avenue, between Forty-second and Sixty- Pay-rolls—Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $5,135 42 first streets...... Dennis McGrath...... 3.520 23 Broken stone...... 3,255 75 Second avenue, between Sixty-sixth and Eighty- Repairing tools...... 133 44 sixth streets...... Wm. A. Cumming . .. 2,826 40 Tools...... 23 II Eleventh street, between Sixth and Seventh Coal ...... 18 00 avenues...... James Everard...... 4,003 30 S teel...... 27 83 Twenty-fourth street, between Eleventh avenue O il...... 10 25 and North river...... Michael Shannon . . . . 208 20 1 Forty-eighth street, between Tenth and EleventhLj Total...... 8,603 80 avenues...... James Clark...... 270 90 ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET. Fifty-seventh street, between Second and Lexing­ Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $9,936 23 ton avenues...... Wm. A. Cumming... 470 30 j S teel...... 47 25 Sixty-sixth street, between Third avenue and 1 Tools...... 21 88 Avenue A ...... Dennis McGrath...... 4,380 60 Oil...... 11 31 Seventy-first street, between Eighth avenue and R ope...... 20 80 Boulevard...... Christopher Keyes . . . 564 i o I Horsekeeping...... %...... 8 00 Eightieth street, between Fifth and Madison avenues...... John W. Pettigrew.... *48 50 ! T otal...... 10,045 47 Eighty-first street, between Second and Fourtji ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET SUPERSTRUCTURE. avenues...... John B. Devlin...... 5*4 80 j Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $7,918 70 Eighty-fourth street, between Third avenue and Repairing tools...... 121 82 Avenue A ...... John B. Devlin...... 920 51 ! Coal...... 18 00 Eighty-fifth street, between Fifth avenue andL Tools...... 15 73 Avenue A ...... John B. Devlin...... 1,228 4 0 1 Ninety-third street, between Second and Fourth avenues...... John B. Devlin...... Total...... 8,074 25 4**96 5° ] One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, betweent| NEW STREET, TENTH AVENUE TO KINGSBRIDGE ROAD. Eleventh avenue and Hudson river...... Wm. A. Cumming... 275 60 Pay-roll— Engineers...... 135 00 Total Paving. 28,813 64 T otal...... $329,171 51 CROTON WATER FUND. Pay-rolls— Engineers and Laborers...... $3,804 11 UNDERGROUND DRAINS. Constructing Reservoir, town of South East...... 15,732 00 Constructing roadway, Boyd’s Corners...... 5,216 13 Inwood to Dykman street, Hudson to Harlem Legal expenses...... 1,177 00 river...... ; Edward Bradbum. . . . ! $4,246 98 Horsekeeping...... 387 48 Sixty-second to Sixty-ninth street, Boulevard and Repairing wagon...... 153 25 Harlem river...... I Alexander Lutz...... j 48 00 Repairing tools...... 44 32 Ninety-second to One Hundred and Sixth street, Miscellaneous expenses...... 40 90 Third avenue to Harlem river...... |Jones & McQuade.. . . ! I3»563 *0 Taxes...... 10 72 One Hundred and Seventy-third to One Hun­ Tracing cloth...... 23 00 dred and Eighty-third street, Kingsbridge road to Harlem nver...... Felix Armstrong...... 7.73* 50 Total...... $26,588 91 Total Underground Drains. 25.589 58 CROTON WATER MAIN FUND. Pay-rolls— Engineers, Laborers, etc...... $25,742 50 OUTLET SEWERS. Cast-iron p ipe...... i°>992 82 L e a d ...... 4.748 33 Manhattan street to Hudson river...... ! Abraham Dowdney.. $2,314 40 Pipe yam ...... •'...... 595 35 Seventeenth street to Hudson riv e r...... Michael Noonan...... 57.705 97 Iron...... 355 33 One Hundred and Eighth street to Hudson river Abraham Dowdney.. 14,684 25 Stone blocks...... I.710 00 One Hundred and Forty-second street to Hudson Sand...... 450 00 river...... Powder and fuse...... 806 25 John Mulholland. . . . *.795 50 Harness, etc...... * ' 1 *3 5° Total Outlet Sewers. Horsekeeping...... 102 00 76,500 12 Traveling expenses...... 44 22 Oil ...... 5 * 48

T o ta l...... '...... »45.7** 78 Broadway, between Thirty-second and Fifty- SEWER REPAIR STOCK. ninth streets...... Ira G. Lane...... $2,341 50 Broadway, between One Hundred and Twenty- Repairing sewers...... $7,222 02 ninth and One Hundred and Thirtieth streets. Michael Noonan...... I 39 80 Repairing manholes...... 4*98* 59 Cannon street, between Broome and Delancey streets...... Edward C. Sheehy .. 60 60 Total...... $12,203 61 1721 O ctober 18 THE CITY RECORD.

STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND—( Continued ). D epartment of Public Works, j . C hief Engineer’s Office, C ity H all, > New Y ork, June 19, 1875. J

To F itz John Porter, Esq., Commissioner of Public Works: Lewis street, between Sixth and Eighth streets.. Jeremiah Crowley. . . $75 00 Lewis street, between Houston and Sixth streets. Edward C. Sheehy.. n o 40 Sir— I have the honor to report that during the quarter ending the 30th of June, 1875, there has Mangin street, between Houston and Stanton been expended in this Bureau for work done and materials furnished, and for which bills have been streets...... Samuel Meigs...... transmitted, as follows: Mangin street, between Delancey and Rivington Additional Alteration of Aqueduct, Ninety-third to One Hundred and Thirteenth street. $53,9°4 07 streets...... Henry Newman.... Aqueduct— Repairs and Maintenance...... 2§’ 00 64 South, etc., street, between Catharine and Water Croton Water Fund...... 26,588 41 streets...... Joseph Garry...... Croton Water Main Fund...... 24»8 l 5 3* Tompkins street, between Broome and Delancey Repairing and Renewal of Pipes, Stop-cocks, etc...... 7>®43 °9 streets...... Samuel Meigs...... Contingencies— Department of Public W orks...... 21 54 Twenty-fourth street, between Second and Third avenues...... Terrence Smith..... 1,019 io I 141,841 13 Fortieth street, between First and Second avenues Michael Smith...... I 126 20 Fifty-third street, between First avenue and East river...... Devlin & McKim.... The rain fall in the Croton Basin has been less during the past three months than for the same Fifty-sixth street, between Sixth and Seventh months for ten years past, and the natural flow of the Croton river has been less than the consumption avenues...... R. J. Howe...... of Croton water in the city during the greater portion of the month of June, making it necessary to Sixty-sixth street, between Tenth avenue and to draw about 425,000,000 gallons of water from the storage reservoirs and lakes to supply the defi­ Boulevard...... Charles P. Devlin.. . . ciency, commencing two weeks earlier in the season in drawing from the stored water than ever Ninety-fifth and Ninety-eighth streets, between before. First and Third avenues...... Frank Stollmeyer.... The work on the new highway, under contract with Dooley & Curran, on the northeast side of One Hundred and Thirteenth street, between the reservoirs, at Boyd’s Comers, has been prosecuted with vigor, and will soon be completed. Third avenue and Harlem river...... Smith & Noonan...... There is yet due, for right of way for this road, one hundred and twenty five dollars. One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, between The work of constructing the new storage reservoirs in the town of South East, Putnam County, Sixth and Seventh avenues...... John Mulholland...... under contract with Belden & Dennison, is progressing favorably and with a large force. The Com­ One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, between missioners for awarding land damages for lands to be overflowed by this reservoir have had several Sixth and Eighth avenues...... Patrick Mulholland... meetings, and it is expected will soon be able to make their awards. One Hundred and Twenty-eighth street, between The Aqueduct and reservoirs have been maintained in good order, and have furnished an unin­ Sixth and Seventh avenues...... John Mulholland...... terrupted supply of water. During the winter the water was drawn down in the reservoirs in Central One Hundred and Thirtieth street, between Third Park, and, though bringing through the Aqueduct, 107,000,000 gallons daily, we have not succeeded and Fourth avenues...... Bartholomew Noonan, in filling it, the consumption being nearly equal to the daily supply from the Aqueduct. _ One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street, between The work of altering the Aqueduct between Ninety-third and One Hundred and Thirteenth Fifth and Sixth avenues...... Patrick Mulholland... streets has been prosecuted with a large force since the weather has been favorable. One Hundred and Fifty-second street, between The work of constructing Sedgwick avenue, under High Bridge, and through the Croton Aque­ Tenth avenue and Boulevard...... John Mulholland...... duct lands, with the necessary retaining walls, has been nearly completed. Fourth avenue, between Ninetieth and Ninety- The appropriation for laying Croton water mains being nearly exhausted, there has been laid first streets...... Alexander Lutz...... only Sixth avenue, between One Hundred and Six­ 620 feet of 48-inch pipe. teenth and One Hundred and Twenty-fifth 20 “ 20 “ streets...... Leonard W. Johnson. 1,681 80 275 “ 12 “ Sixth avenue, between One Hundred and Twen­ 840 “ 6 “ ty-ninth and One Hundred and Forty-seventh streets...... James Everard...... 1,957 20 Total, 1,755feet- Eighth avenue, between One Hundred and The proper connections having been made, and stop-cocks placed, for the higher portions of ’Twenty-first and One Hundred and Thirty- Murray Hill, and the water from the High-service at High Bridge was turned on to this district in Patrick Mulholland.. third streets...... the latter part of May. Ninth avenue, between Sixty-fifth and Seventy- Ten of the .six-foot pipes on Eighth avenue and Ninetieth street have been repaired. fifth s tr e e ts ...... Devlin & McKim.... Many of the people using Croton water have formed the habit of wasting water during the past Eleventh avenue, between Fiftieth and Fifty-first cold winter, still continue wasting it, especially during warm days, and are now using five millions Etnan A. Allen. .. streets...... gallons per day more water than at the same time last year. Eleventh avenue, between Fifty-ninth and Six- Very respectfully, yours, tieth streets...... | Patrick Muljiolland... JOHN C. CAM PBELL, Assistant and Acting Chief Engineer. Thirteenth avenue, between Gansevoort and Bloomfield streets...... I Patrick Mulholland... Avenue B, between Eighty-sixth and Eighty-! seventh streets...... | Patrick Mulholland... C ity of New Y ork—D epartment of Public Works, 1 Bureau of Water Purveyor, >• Total Sewers...... $65,494 99 July 1, 1875. J F itz John Porter, Esq., Commissioner of Public Works: Sir—I have the honor to submit the following report of the transactions of this Bureau for the MISCELLANEOUS. months of April, May, and June, of this year: REPAIRING CROTON PIPES, ETC. Pay-rolls— Inspectors, regulating, grading, etc...... 55,307 00 « “ paving...... ' 756 00 Three companies have been employed in repairing and renewing pipes, stop-cocks, and fire <• “ sewers...... 4,308 00 “ Engineers, “ ...... II.ÇI5 46 hy r^ ^ ‘various reports fr0in the police, citizens, and others, of these necessary repairs have been at- . 300 69 Incidental expenses...... tended to without any serious inconvenience to the public, unless may be excepted the repairs to a Surveyors’ fees...... io ,779 55 stop-cock on Houston street at Broadway, which necessitated the temporary shutting off of the 30-inch line on Broadway at that point. . . . . When the repairs named were made, it was found impossible to raise the water gate, it having Total Street Improvement Fund. $381,106 89 became rusted and corroded by age. A portion of the inhabitants of the lower part of the city were thus cut off from their usual supply of water, but this was remedied in a few hours by the turning on in foil force water in the new thirty-six inch main on the east side of the city. This main was laid in the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874. . „ ...... , . ... , There are a number of old water gates on the first lines of pipe laid in this city which need re­ Recapitulation and Summary. newing or repairing, and a new main on the west side similar to the one above named would much assist to avoid a diminution of the supply of water in any portion of the city, by the reoccurrence of such an event as happened at Broadway and Houston street. A ppropria­ T rust LAYING CROTON WATER MAINS. A ccounts. I tions. A small force of men have been employed in laying mains in the upper part of the city, but works of this character will in a few weeks be suspended unless additional funds are provided for their maintenance. .Aqueduct— Repairs and Maintenance, 1875...... $34,495 59 [Boulevard, etc., Maintenance of, 1874...... 1,020 00 REPAIRING SIX-FEET PIPES. [Boulevard, etc., Maintenance of, 1875------... 14,237 99 A company of men have been employed in repairing six-feet pipes, which are the continuation of [Contingencies— Department of Public Works, 1875 520 72 the Aqueduct in Eighth avenue, between Eighty-eighth and Eighty-ninth streets, and in Ninetieth Free Floating Baths, 1874...... 152 00 street^ between Eighth and Ninth avenues, but for the same reason as mentioned in relation to laying 920 70 [ “ “ 1875...... Croton-mains will have to be suspended in a few days. .Lamps and Gas, 1874...... 2 114 0 “ 1875...... 165,753 30 REPAIRS TO PAVEMENTS. [Lamps and Gas, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth About the middle of April work was commenced repairing the pavements of the commercial Wards, 1875...... 28,830 37 quarter of the city, the business traffic being much impeded by the bad condition of the pavements .Public Buildings— Construction and Repairs, 1874. 74 562 rendered worse than is usual at the opening of the season for repairs by the continued severity of cold [Public Buildings—Construction and Repairs, 1875. 13,°56 37 weather the past winter, the deep frost working out of the ground having much effect upon them, [Public Drinking Hydrants, 1875...... 1,144 *7 particularly cobble and wooden pavements. The streets of the lower portion of the city have been . Repairing and Renewal of Pipes, Stop-cocks, etc., out in better condition then they were ever known to be before. 1 he force of men, though not ...... 20,573 84 sufficient for general repairs, will be reduced in a few days, owing to the insufficiency of the appro­ *4 .Repairing, etc., Wooden and Concrete Pavements, priations The amount authorized by the Board of Apportionment, for repairs to stone pavements 1875...... • • • V- * ' ' ’ o ...... i6,532 73 for this year was $100,000, of which over $50,000 has already been expended in the space of two .Roads and Avenues, and Sprinkling, *875...... 4,367 37 and one half months. The amount authorized for wooden and concrete pavement repairs was .Salaries—Department of Public Works, 1875...... 37,974 S2 $co 000 of which over $30,000 has in the same time been expended for labor and materials, besides .Sewers— Repairing and Cleaning, 1875...... 20,798 81 accounts not yet presented amounting in the aggregate to $3,000 on stone pavement, and $3,000 on 100 00 .Street Improvements— For Street Signs, etc., 1875 wooden, etc., pavements. , . . , , , '. Streets, Repaving and Repairs—Stone Pavements, The balances of these appropriations it is intended to expend in repairing the very bad places in *9 41.320 59 pavements above Canal street, general repairs being impossible with the means at hand. 20. Suppl res for and Cleaning Public Offices, 1875 . .. 27,660 02 21 [ Wells and Pumps— Repairing and Cleaning, 1875. 252 93 22 .. Printing Stationery, Law and Blank Books (County) 2,185 00 Number o f men employed under charge o f Bureau o f Water Purveyor during months o f April, M ay, and Ju n e, paid from different appropriations, with amounts o f pay-rolls. 23 Printing Stationery, and Blank Books, 1875...... 34.529 70 24[ [Salaries— City Courts (Police Courts), 1875...... 250 00 25 . .Heating Buildings and Offices (County), 18 7 4 .... 600 00 R epairing and A queduct— 26[ [Repairs to Buildings and Offices (County), 1874.. 15 22 C roton W ater $468,248 96 R enewals of R epairs and Pipes, Stop-cocks, M ain Fund. 1 Maintenance. etc. 27. .Additional Alterations of Aqueduct, Ninety-third to Months. 1875. One Hundred and Thirteenth street...... $53.453 29 1 S» 28. .Boulevard, etc., Assessment Fund...... 329,171 No. of No. of 26,588 91 No. of Amounts. Amounts. Amounts. 29. .Croton Water Fund...... Men. Men. i Men. «) ' “ Main Fund...... 45.7» 78 L_ 31. '.Sewer Repair Stock...... 12,203 61 381,106 89 67 $3.296 75 119 $5.720 85 $3 $a.7*7 3$ 32. .Street Improvement Fund...... April. 7,684 87 2,646 go M ay. 70 3 .54» as 139 5° 848,235 99 June.. 64 3.305 56 *5 « 7.731 40 51 *.347 $7

$1,316,484 95 Grand total. Totals. $10,144 56 $21.137 » $7.7** 97 ..... 1...... O ctober 18, 1722 THE CITY RECORD

D epartment of Public Works, Number o f men employed under charge o f Bureau o f Water Purveyor, etc.— (C o n t in u e d ). Bureau of Street Improvements, Room No. i i , C ity H all, New Y ork, June 30, 1875. Statement shoimng List o f Contracts completed since April I, 1875. Streets, R epaving R epairing and K eeping and R epairs—Stone in O rder Wooden, P avements. etc., Pavement. REGULATING AND GRADING. Contractor. Months, 1875.

No. of Men. Amounts. No. of Men. Amounts.

G. A. Tracy. *75 $3,863 24 67 $1,981 73 May 17 I Ninth avenue, Eighty-sixth to One Hundred and Tenth street.. 300 15,859 60 7® 4,622 59 June 5 Eighty-eighth street, Eighth to Tenth avenue...... D. Babcock. 5,129 ox June. 34* 18,229 08 90 CURB, GUTTER, AND FLAGGING. ♦ 37.95* 9* $**.733 3* June 5 | North side of Fifty-sixth street, from Sixth to Seventh avenue.. J. Slattery. — FLAGGING. RECAPITULATION. June 9 I Eighty-fourth street, from Madison to Fifth avenue...... M. H. Moore. Amounts of Pay-rolls for April, May, and June, 1875. FENCING VACANT LOTS. Repairing and Renewals of Pipes, Stop-cocks, e tc ...... §10,144 50 Croton Water Main F u n d ...... ax»*37 12 June 20 Southeast comer of Third avenue and Eighty-seventh street.. . . Thos. H. McGinnis &Co. Aqueduct— Repairs and Maintenance...... 7*7** 97 June 20 Northeast comer of Fifty-fifth street and Broadway...... Thos. H. McGinnis & Co. Streets, Repaving and Repairs— Stone Pavements...... 37»95J 92 North side Sixty-ninth street, Third to Lexington avenue, e tc .. Thos. H. McGinnis & Co. Repairing and Keeping in order Wooden, etc., Pavement...... ll>733 3* June 20 June 20 Block on One Hundred and Fourteenth and One Hundred and Total...... $88,688 89 Fifteenth streets and First and Second avenues...... Thos. H . McGinnis & Co.

GEO. A. JEREMIAH, Superintendent Street Improvements. PAVING WORKS UNDER CONTRACTS COMPLETED. So. o f D epartment of Public Works, 1 3,286. .* .Second avenue, between Forty-second and Sixty-first streets, between the railroad works. Bureau of L amps and G as, > 2.662 .. . .West Eleventh street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. N ew Y ork, July 7, 1875.) 2.438.. ..Fifty-fifth street, from Eleventh avenue to Hudson river. Gen. F itz John Porter, Commissioner o f Public Works: 6.330. . . .Sixty-sixth street, from Third avenue to Avenue A. SIR— In compliance with your directions, I herein submit a report of the business of the Bureau 2.082.. . .Seventy-first street, between Second and Third avenues. of Lamps and Gas for the three months ending June 30, 1875. *>495/4 • .Seventy-fifth street, from Madison to Fifth avenue. In Exhibit marked “ A ” will be found an abstract of all vouchers drawn during the quarter. 5,124. • • .Ninety-third street, between Second and Fourth avenues. In Exhibit “ B ” is a statement showing the amounts paid for gas to the various public markets, offices, etc., and for fitting, repairing, and lighting the public lamps, etc. In Exhibit “ C ” is a *3»4 i 7J4 summary of the appropriation for Lamps ana Gas for 1874. showing an available balance of seven thousand two hundred and thirty-three dollars and ninety-eight cents ($7>233*9^)’ Exhibit *‘ D ” is Number of vault permits issued during the months of April, May, and June, 1875 (thirty-five) 35 a summary of the appropriation for Lamps and Gas for 1875. showing an expenditure during the Receipts for vault permits same period...... $8,423 37 quarter ending June 30 of one hundred and sixty-five thousand eight hundred and three dollars and Respectfully submitted, twenty-nine cents ($165,803.29), with liabilities amounting to forty-four thousand six hundred and D AN IEL O’R E IL LY, Water Purveyor. forty-one dollars and seventy-eight cents ($44>641-78), leaving an available balance of three hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and thirteen dollars ($3 *3>^*3-®®)’ Exhibit “ E ” is a summary of the appropriation for Lamps and Gas, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards, for 1875. showing an expenditure, on this account, of twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars and thirty- Department of Public Works, seven cents ($28,830.37), with liabilities amounting to nine thousand six hundred and eighteen dollars Bureau of W ater Register, R oom No. 10, C ity HHall, > and forty-three cents ($9,618.43), leaving an available balance of forty-two thousand three hundred N ew Y ork, July 1, 18755- Î and two dollars and thirty cents ($42,302.30). In Exhibit “ F ” will be found a summary of the H on. F itz John Porter, Commissioner o f Public Works: Lamp Account, showing the number of new lamps lighted, old lamps relighted, and lamps discon­ tinued by each gas company during the quarter. By the recapitulation of this statement, it will be Sir — I herewith transmit a statement of moneys received for water rents, penalties, and taps, for seen that one hundred and four new lamps have been lighted, one hundred and seventeen old lamps the quarter ending June 30, 1875. * relighted, and three hundred and eighty-seven lamps discontinued during the quarter ; the total number of lamps burning June 30 being nineteen thousand nine hundred and five (19,905). a decrease of one hundred and sixty-six lamps since March 31. Principal. P enalties. TArs. T otal. Yours, respectfully, THOS. O’CALLAGHAN, Superintendent Lamps and Gas. April...... $24.183 84 $538 35 $i >i *3 5° May...... 122,891 59 349 35 766 50 Exhibit “A.” Abstract of Vouchers certified by Superintendent of Lamps and Gas, on account of the Appro­ 898 00 June...... 167,713 41 397 95 priations for Lamps and Gas, etc., for the Quarter ending June 30, 1875.

$314,788 84 $1,285 65 $2,778 00 $318,852 49 a0 °! In W hose Favor. Fox W hat Purpose. A mount. No. of Voucher. | A ll of which'is respectfully submitted, J. H. CHAMBERS, Register. On account o f Appropriationfo r Lamps and Gas for 1874. *875. June 4 636 : J. W. Bartlett...... $2x1 40 D epartment of Public Works, j Bureau of Street Improvements, Room No. i i , C ity H all, >■ On account i f Appropriation fo r Lamps and Gas for 1875. New Y ork, July 3, 1875. j Gen. F itz John Porter, Commissioner of Public Works : March 31 566 Pay-roll...... Painting public lamps, month of March...... $163 00 567 Pay-roll. Lighting public markets, month of March...... 95 00 Sir— I have the honor to transmit you herewith a report of the transactions of this Bureau for 568 1 Edward A. Boyd...... One hundred boxes glass...... 390 70 the months of April, May, and June, 1875, showing statements of the amount of work done, of the 569 I Andrew Miller...... Cartages, month of March...... 44 *5 amounts drawn and the balances of the appropriations on hand on June 30; also a statement of con­ 570 New York Gas-light Co.... Gas to New Court-house, etc., month of March. 955 34 I New York Gas-light Co.... Gas to public offices, etc., month of March...... j 994 63 tracts completed during this period. 57* 629 20 57* Manhattan Gas-light C o ... Gas to public offices, etc., month of March...... 1 For contracts entered into during this period I beg to refer to the Contract Clerk’s report. 573 Metropolitan Gas-light Co. Gas to Fourth District Police Court, month of Very respectfully, March...... 65 45 GEO. A. JEREMIAH, 574 Harlem Gas-light C o...... Gas to public offices, etc., month of March...... 35 10 575 New York Gas-light C o...... Lighting public lamps, month of March...... 9,239 00 Superintendent of Street Improvements. 576 Manhattan Gas-light C o...... Lighting public lamps, month of March...... 19,810 00 577 Metropolitan Gas-light Co...... Lighting public lamps, month of March...... »3.174 50 578 Harlem Gas-light C o ...... Lighting public lamps, month of March...... »3.73» 58 April 579 New York Mutual Gas-light Co. Lighting public lamps, month of March...... I, 846 i j Department of Public Works, 583 Alexander Brandon...... Three hundred street lamps...... 915 00 X56 00 Bureau of Street Improvements, Room No. i i , C ity H all, 584 Pay-roll...... Painting public lamps, month of April...... Pay-roll...... Lighting public markets, month of April...... N ew Y ork, June 30, 1875. 585 95 <» 586 Gerhardt & Knauff...... Lamp brackets...... 33 30 ÇX OO M ay i 587 P. H. Moor...... Iron column for lamps at Fifth Police Precinct... Statement showing the amounts drawn during the months o f April, May, and June, 1875. “ X 588 P. H. M o o re ...... Two green globe lamps...... •••• 38 OO New York Gas-light C o...... Gas to New Court-house, etc., month of A pril... 864 04 Streets— Regulating, Grading, etc...... $159,991 50 April 30 589 " 590 New York Gas-light C o...... Gas to public offices, etc., month of April...... 1,025 7* Contingencies— Department Public Works...... 64 38 30 Manhattan Gas-light Co...... Gas to public offices, etc., month of April...... " *° 59* 547 *4 Street Improvements— For Street Signs, etc...... 100 00 May i 59* Metropolitan Gas-light Co...... Gas to Fourth District Police Court, month of A pril...... •...... 56 38 593 Harlem Gas-light Co...... Gas to public offices, etc., month of April...... 24 90 Total...... $160,155 88 April 30 594 Andrew Miller...... Cartages, month of April...... 60 50 M ay 17 595 Patrick H. Moore...... Three hundred crossheads...... •...... 465 00 Balances of Appropriations fo r Bureau o f Street Improvements, June 30, 1875. April 30 590 New York Gas-light Co...... Lighting public lamps, month of April...... 9,304 00 30 597 Manhattan Gas-light Co...... Lighting public lamps, month of April...... 19,820 50 Flagging Sidewalks and Fencing Vacant Lots...... $1,000 00 598 Metropolitan Gas-light C o ...... Lighting public lamps, month of April...... 13,225 5° 30 II, 678 94 Street Improvements— For Street Signs, etc...... 2,400 00 3° 599 Harlem Gas-light C o ...... Lighting public lamps, month of April...... May i 600 New York Mutual Gas-light Co. Lighting public lamps, month of April...... 1.875 »7 603 F. W. Devoe & C o...... Paints...... *3 5® Total...... $3,400 00 604 N. O. Parks & C o...... Oil and turpentine...... 7 65 31 6°s Pay-roll...... Lighting public markets, month of M ay...... 95 °® GEO. A. JEREMIAH, 3* 606 Pay-roll...... Painting public lamps, month of M ay...... 156 00 26 607 Wm K . H in man & Co...... P u tty ...... »5 *4 Superintendent Street Improvements. 26 608 F. W. Devoe & Co...... Tracing cloth, etc...... »4 3* *7 609 J. W . Bartlett...... Seventy-five boulevard lamps...... 468 75 »9 610 J. W. Bartlett...... | Seventy-five lamp irons...... 75 00 XX 613 R. Gouldsbury & Son...... 45 00 Department of Public Works, 3> 614 I New York Gas-light Co...... | Gas to New Court-house, etc., month of M ay. 3*4 ®S Bureau of Street Improvements, Room No. i i , C ity H all 3* 6i| ! New York Gas-light C o ...... Gas to public offices, etc , month of M ay...... 39$ 44 610 Gas to public offices, etc., month of M ay...... 358 76 New Y ork, June 30, 1875. 3< Manhattan Gas light Co...... ■1 3* 6x7 Metropolitan Gas-light C o ...... Gas to Fourth District Police Court, month of M a y ...... • 39 69 Statement showing amount o f Work done during the months o f April, May, and June, 1875. June X 618 Harlem Gas-light C o...... Gas to public offices, etc., month of M a y ..... 20 4 0 “ i i 619 New York Mutual Gas-light Co. Gas to public markets, offices, etc., month of May 794 48 Earth excavated, cubic yards...... 14,394 May 31 I 620 Andrew Miller...... Cartages, month of M ay...... 43 50 •I 31 ! 631 New York Mutual Gas-light Co. Lighting public lamps, month of M ay...... 1.303 44 Rock excavated, cubic yards...... 4*.353 6.303 33 Filling furnished, cubic yards...... 123,403 " 3* 622 New York Gas-light Co...... Lighting public lamps, month of M ay...... " 3* I 633 Manhattan Gas-light C o...... Lighting public lamps, month of M ay...... X3.175 »7 Curb and ‘gutter stones set, lineal feet...... 8,371 " 31 [ 6*4 Metropolitan Gas-light Co...... Lighting public lamps, month of M a y ...... 10,237 XI Flagging laid, square fee t...... 83,461 3< I 625 Harlem Gas-light C o...... Lighting public lamps, month of M ay...... »®.7°5 47 Flagging relaid, square feet...... 484 June 9 627 J L. Mott Iron Works...... Lamps and posts for Mayor’s residence...... *33 5® to 628 Michael Gavin...... Brick foundation for lamp-post at Abingdon Stone masonry, running f e e t...... 40 square...... 49 99 Dry culverts, running feet...... 120 $165,803 39 GEO. A. JEREMIAH, Total. Superintendent Street Improvements. 1723 October i 8. THE CITY RECORD. LIABILITIES. EX H IBIT “ A (Continued). Metropolitan Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, January 1 to ^ ^ ^ I 1 Manhattan Gaslight Company, Gas to County jail, May I to December 1,103 30 A mount. 31, ...... In W hose F avor. For W hat P urpose. ♦ 1*3.683 *3 No. of Date of Voucher. Voucher. ! ♦ 98 Balance available. 7.233

On account o f Lamps and Gas, Twenty-third and Twenty- | # fourth Wards, 1875. Suburban Gas-light C o ...... I3.883 33 March 31 580 5.740 60 April t S8x Westchester County Gas-light Co 3.883 33 Exhibit “D.” «• 30 601 Suburban G.is-light C o ...... 1 5.894 ®S M ay x 60a Westchester County Gas-light Co 5.73» 93 June x 61X Westchester County Gas-light Co 3.883 33 Summary of the Appropriation for Lamps and Gas for lift, » W * » “ X 61a Suburban Gas-light C o...... Z T o u c h e r s h a v e been drawn, with the amount o f Liabilities against the Appropriation, for th e $38,830 37 Quarter ending June 30, 1875. On account o f Contingencies, Department o f Public Wbrhs, Amount appropriated for lamps and gas for 1875...... • • • • • • • * 5 1875. Amount expended to March 31, 1875...... i S ’ f i S 2 $6a 50 Amount of vouchers drawn dunng quarter endmg June 30...... it>5.o°3 z9 March 31 58a Total amount of vouchers drawn to June 30...... 292,145 M ...... 8357.854 78 Exhibit “ B.” Balance. > Statement showing the amount of Vouchers drawn for Gas to the various M ticM a rM s, Offices LIABILITIES. etc., and for Fitting, Repairing and Lighting the Public Lamps, etc., for the Quarter ending New York Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, month of June.. ♦ 6,140 66 June jo , i8y J. Manhattan Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, month of June. 13,288 50 ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATION FOR LAMPS AND GAS. Metropolitan Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, month of 10,378 55 ...... ^626 82 Washington Market...... Harlem Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, month of 58 18 9,950 01 Catharine Country Market 41 24 Cartharine Meat Market.. N. Y " Mutual Gas-light Company, lighting public lamps, month 245 01 Fulton Meat Market...... 1,232 57 412 22 New York Gas-iight Company, gas to Gouvemeur Market, month Fulton Country Market.. 28 3 57 Gouvemeur Market...... 16 22 Essex Market...... 193 59 Manhattan ^Gas-light Company, gas to County j a*|» Centre Market...... 441 93 Manhattan Gas-light Company, gas to Public Buildings, month of 379 77 1,130 63 Clinton Market...... 60 22 Union Market...... Metropolitan Gas-iight Company, gas to Fourth District Police Court, 210 65 33 21 Tompkins Market...... 19 90 efterson Market...... 159 77 Harlem Gas-liglit Company, gas to Public Offices, etc^, month cHune; 27 Y . Mutual Gas-light Company, gas to Public Markets, Offices, {eighteenth Ward Market. ♦ 2,833 24 1,108 25 etc., month of June...... ♦ 188 64 Pay-roll— Lighting public markets, month of June...... 95 00 First District Police Court. 150 00 Second “ “ 35 75 Pay-roll— Painting public lamps, month of June...... 118 25 Pay-roll— Inspectors, month of June...... 45 00 Third « “ 161 52 71 00 Fourth “ “ Andrew Miller, cartages, month of June...... 42 00 9 50 Filth “ “ 546 16 Overins’ Express, cartages...... 72 00 P. H. Moore, brackets and lamps...... ♦ 8 03 80 00 Second District Civil Court...... Sam’l E. Warren, lamp-map.; ...... 7 42 329 00 Third “ “ ...... Edward A. Boyd, 100 boxes glass...... 440 00 83 Alex. Brandon, repairing street-lamps...... Fourth “ “ ...... 8 25 52 50 Fifth “ “ ...... J. W. Bartlett, repairing lamp-tops...... 44,641 78 3 30 Sixth “ “ ...... 12 09 Eighth “ “ ...... ♦ 313,213 00 4 5° Balance available. Ninth “ “ ...... 8 25 Marine Court...... • • 408 81 Brown Stone (Court-room) Building. 2,009 12 New Court-house...... Recorder’s office...... 4 ...... 3 3° 2,473 9° $702 29 Exhibit “ E.” City H a l l .. . . - ...... 127 31 Corporation Attorney’s office...... 308 Receiver of Taxes’ office...... 54 Rivington street pipe yard...... 3 58 5 50 Department of Buildings...... 10 50 Liabilities against the Appropriation, for the Quarter ending June 30, I 75. South Gate-house ...... 40 Office Engineer ol Boulevards---- ...... 185 00 Amount appropriated for lamp, and gas. Twenty.third and T w e n t ,- * » * W arts, ^ ^ ^ Office Assistant Engineer Croton Aqueduct. i, x8i 12 for 1 8 7 5 ...... *...... $19,248 90 lighting public markets...... ♦ 285 00 Amount expended to March 3* ...... * * V ’ *" 1' ’ ' 28 810 Xl Painting public lamps...... 474 00 Amount of vouchers drawn during quarter ending June 3 0 ...... ’ 3 37 31 *5 Paints, oils, etc...... * * * * * 15 24 Total amount of vouchers drawn to June 30, 1875...... 4 ,079 27 Putty...... 390 70 ...... ♦ 5*»920 73 Glass...... * * | 468 75 Balance...... New boulevard lamps...... *...... 915 00 New street lamps...... 465 00 LIABILITIES. Crossheads...... 22 20 Lamp brackets...... ***** 14 » Central Gas-light Company of New York City, lighting public lamps Tracing cloth...... * 3 $5,735 *° 75 «J month of June. 3,883 33 Lamp iron»...... 25 SuburiXGas-light Company,'lighting public lamps month of June. 9,618 43 Cartages...... *47 Granite base and setting same...... 94 99 50 Mayor’s residence— Lamps and lamp-posts...... *33 Balance available...... 3° Fifth Police Precinct—Lamps and lamp-posts...... 1 19 00 1 750 00 Fitting up new lamp-posts...... 1,467 00 Resetting and repairing lamp-posts...... «2*00087 Lighting public lamps...... 3 158,768 87 ♦ 165,803 29 Exhibit “F.” ON ACCOUNT OF LAMPS AND GAS, TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS, 1875. 28,830 37 Lighting Public Lamps...... S™ 7 J°JJ% erUZtrZ™ d Sb f 3 Ga^at d^ T & tn^ ^ u » '« « S ON ACCOUNT OF CONTINGENCIES, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, 1875. ¡ 3 * the tota l num ber lighted by each Company on scud date. 62 50 Horse and wagon and traveling expenses...... NEW YORK GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. ON ACCOUNT OF LAMPS AND GAS, 1874. 3»°°7 211 40 12 Painting public lamps...... rt i^Tam m b g ^ K n n i qulrtVreniing J m i » . " \\" " " ♦ 194,907 56 Number of old tamp rented d«r& qtmrter eadmg June 3»...... 3,026 T o ta l...... * Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June ...... _ *7 3,«>9 Number of lamps burning June ...... Exhibit “C.” MANHATTAN GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. Number of lamps burning March 31* *875* • • • • 11" * ’ ^ 5 Summary oJ SSSSS ^ ::::::::::::;__ ^ the Quarter ending June 30, 1875 6,563 II ...... •...... # S6,ooo 00 L ess lamps discontinued during quarter ending June ...... Amount appropriated for lamps «id gas for 1874...... """'fciO M » 6,552 j S S of vouchers drawn dunng quarter endmg June 30...... 211 40 Number of lamps burning June ...... Total amount of vouchers drawn to June 30, 1875...... ^*4» ^ METROPOLITAN GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. ♦ *35,9*3 6* 3,494 S e a m o u n t ' tnuisferrod to Acciun't’ i f H e k t i n g Public ' Buildings KUmS : of l i T u m p S h K l m g quarter'ending W e jo'. ! 39 5,000 00 12 formerly County " ...... $ “ ¡ 5 of old tam prol'gbted during quarter ending June 30...... 3,545 40 ♦ 130,613 61 Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June 30...... 3 50 Credit by Deduction from Voucher No. 43*-• 3,5<>5 ♦ 130,917 II Number of lamps burning June ...... Total Balance to Credit of the Appropriation. T7 2 4 THE CITY RECORD O ctober i 8. Department of Public Works, 1 HARLEM GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. Bureau of R epairs and Supplies, 1 Superintendent’s Office, C ity H all, Room 18, [ Number of lamps burning March 31, 1875...... 3*976 N ew Y ork, July 10, 1875. J Number of new lamps lighted during quarter ending June 30...... 45 F itz John Porter, Esq., Commissioner o f Public Works : Number of old lamps relighted during quarter ending June 30...... 98 ------4,119 Sir— In accordance with the requirements of chapter 335, Laws 1873, section no, and in com­ Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June 30...... 316 pliance with your instructions, I herewith submit the following report of the business of this Bureau for the quarter ending June 30, 1875. The contracts made are as follows: Number of lamps'buming June 30...... 3»8°3 For building piers at Tompkins Market. Amount, $8,929. Contract dated June 2, 1875. Franklin P. Nesbitt, Contractor. The work on the other contracts for covering Tompkins Market Building is progressing. The statements marked “ A ,” “ B ,” and “ C ,” and hereto annexed, shows the number and NEW YORK MUTUAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. amount of certified vouchers drawn during the quarter ; also where the same has been charged ; also Number of lamps burning March 31, 1875...... shows the condition of the appropriations for the years 1874 and 1875. 5^3 Respectfully, Number of new lamps lighted during quarter ending June 30...... 2 Number of old lamps relighted during quarter ending June 30...... 0 THOMAS KEECH, Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies. ------S8S Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June 30...... o Number of lamps burning June 30...... 5°5

CENTRAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. Exhibit “A,”

Number of lamps burning March 31, 1875...... i>522 Showing the number of Certified Vouchers and Amounts drawn on Account o f each Appropriation Number of new lamps lighted during quarter ending June 30...... o named therein, fro m A p r il 1 to Ju n e 30, 1875, both inclusive, and transmitted fo r Payment. Number of old lamps relighted during quarter ending June 30...... o ------i»522 Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June 30...... 3 No. of T itle of A ppropriation. Vouchers. Amount. Number of lamps burning June 30...... 1,5*9

128 $36,868 56 SUBURBAN GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. 54 I5,46l 08 20,l60 l6 Number of lamps burning March 31, 1875...... 932 75 1,272 52 Number ot new lamps lighted during quarter ending June 30...... o 2,185 OO Number of old lamps relighted during quarter ending June 30...... o ; 15 22 ------932 i 600 OO Less lamps discontinued during quarter ending June 30...... o Contingencies— Department of Public Works...... 5 578 90 Salaries— City Courts (Police Courts)...... I 250 OO Number of lamps burning June 30...... 932 Totals...... 275 $84,991 44 Total number of lamps burning June 30, 1875...... 19,905

Exhibit “ B,”

Showing the Amount of Expenditures for which Certified Vouchers have been drawn on account o f the several Appropriations therein named, and also shelving the Courts, Departments, etc., to which the same has been charged, from April I, 1875, to Ju n e 30, 1875, both inclusive.

Contin- Printing, Sta­ Repairs Heating Printing, Sta­ Public Build­ to Buildings Offices and Salaries, tionery, ings, Con­ Supplies for Free gencies, De- tionery, ourts and epartments and Offices, Buildings, City Courts T otals. C D . and Blank and Cleaning Floating partment Law and Blank struction and Books, formerly formerly formerly (Police Courts). Books. Repairs. Public Offices. Baths of Public Works. County. County. County.

8«53 *° 8*3 *4 8 *4 * 5° *307 74 723 42 *.A j *.3*7 98 1.3*7 9s :::::: ...... 348 60 p ■ » p • * ^4 ^ *97 85 *5° 75 *49 00 «49 00 1,300 31 20 OO 23 75 ...... «.344 06 2,062 60 82.185 00 ...... J 7.253 "4 115 00 ...... 497 43 482 88 *.°3 5 5 * ».5»7 89 *8 35 359 00 377 35 66115 25 57 686 73 *•476 53 ...... : 31 50 ...... *.498 03 39 °° ...... 39 00 347 *6 ...... 347 »6 48 OO 9 9 * *5 498 35 *.537 60 ...... *.45° *3 *.45° *3 64 46 56 38 iso 89 218 14 , 218 14 868 50 75 88 944 3« 9 « 78 68 50 ...... 1C0 38 I63 36 36 00 *99 36 1,264 69 1,364 69 •5 39 *5 39 L |6co 00 8250 00 Total •• | #36,868 56 815.461 08 828.160 16 81,373 53 1 *7* 9 ® 82,185 00 1*5 22 884,95* 44 October 18, THE CITY RECORD 1 7 2 5

Exhibit “ C,” Traveling expenses of E. G. Gilmore, late Surerintendentof Streets, paid from Con­ tingencies— Department of Public Works...... #57 7® ■ Showing the condition o f the Appropriations f o r the years 1874 and 1875» on ^ jp th ^ ° f Respectfully submitted, Ju n e, 1875. JAIMES J. MOONEY, Superintendent of Streets. PRINTING, STATIONERY, AND BLANK BOOKS, FOR 1874. Balance, March 31, 1875...... $258 41 A d d sundry reductions...... 7 25 Department of Public Works, Bureau of Incumbrances» | New Y ork, July 1, 1875. ) Balance, June 30, 1875...... $265 66 H on. F itz John Porter : Sir— In compliance with your request, I respectfully make the following report of the operations PRINTING, STATIONERY, AND BLANK BOOKS, FOR 1875. of this Bureau during the months of April, May, and June, 1875 : Balance, March 31, 1875...... $103,472 76 There have been received, during the past three months, at this office, 349 complaints of obstruc­ A d d sundry reductions...... 170 89 tions and incumbrances on streets ana sidewalks ; notices were made out and served on the parties complained of, who, in some cases, removed the obstructions. I would state in connection that in $103,643 65 many instances the complaints are against nuisances of long standing, and great detriment to individ­ Amount of vouchers transmitted from April I to June 30, 1875, inclusive...... 36,868 56 uals and the public generally, and have to be submitted to, from the fact that this Bureau is entirely without funds to remove nuisances. There have also been issued during said months 624 builders’ Balance, June 30, 1875...... $66,775 09 permits to temporarily occupy the streets with buildmg material. These permits are issued without charge to parties applying therefor, and are in many instances made nuisances to the neighborhood. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS, FOR 1874. The number of permits daily issued requite more attention than this Bureau, with its limited means, Balance, March 31, 1875...... $41,228 72 can give. Amount of vouchers transmitted from April 1 to June 30,1875, inclusive. 745 62 There have been issued, and served on the owners, 54 notices to repair sidewalks, most of which have been complied with. Balance, June 30,1875 (including $30,000 for covering Tompkins Market...... $40,483 1° There have been 10 permits issued to cut down trees, also 24 special permits. Respectfully submitted, SETH C. DOUGLASS, Superintendent of Incumbrances. PUBLIC BUILDINGS— CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS, FOR 1875. Balance, March 31, 1875...... *.**"*...... $43,122 46 Amount of vouchers transmitted from April 1 to June 30, 1875. inclusive...... 14,715 46 Department of Public Works, 1 Bureau of Sewers, New York, July 7, 1875. (

Balance, June 30, 1875...... $28,407 00 G eneral Fitz John Porter, Commissioner o f Public Works : Sir— In compliance with your instructions, I beg leave to submit a report of the transactions of SUPPLIES FOR AND CLEANING PUBLIC OFFICES, FOR 1874. this Bureau for the quarter ending June 30, 1875. Balance, March 21, 1875. $854 76 The amount of moneys received and deposited with the Chamberlain, was for permits for con­ Balance, June 30, 1875... 854 76 nections with sewers, and sewer-pipe sold to contractors, etc. The number of permits granted for making connections with sewers was 4 1*, an

FREE FLOATING BATHS, FOR 1875. Balance, March 31, 1875...... $9,685 00 The heads of accounts under which the expenditures are embraced are as follows: “ Sewers— Amount of vouchers transmitted from April I to June 30,1875, inclusive...... 1,120 52 Repairing and Cleaning,” - “ Sewer Repair Stock,” and “ Street Improvement Fund.”

Balance, June 30, 1875...... $8,564 48 SEWERS— REPAIRING AND CLEANING. The expenditures under this head are for the repairing and cleaning of sewers and their appur­ PRINTING, STATIONERY, LAW AND BLANK BOOKS (FORMERLY COUNTY) FOR 1874- tenances, which are done by day’s work, with the exception of the receiving-basins, which are cleaned Balance, March 31, 1875...... $2>477 94 by contract. A d d sundry reductions...... 2 00 During the period referred to, 4,688 receiving-basins have been cleaned. Unexpended balance April 1, 1875...... $ > ° $2,479 94 58 9°4 5 ...... 2.185 00 Amount of vouchers transmitted from April 1 to June 3°. *875, inclusive. Vouchers transmitted to the Commissioner o f Public Works :

Balance, June 30, 1875. $294 94 Cleaning Basins— Foster & Holland...... $7,200 00 Cleaning Sewers— CLEANING AND SUPPLIES OF OFFICES AND BUILDINGS (FORMERLY COUNTY), FOR 1874. T. & J. D. Crimmins...... 3,463 °5 Michael Gavin...... 2,048 3° Balance, March 31, 1875...... ^3*95^ 97 M. H. Moore...... 943 *3 Balance, June 30, 1875...... 3»95° 97 Pay-rolls—Mechanics and Laborers...... - ...... 3»5°5 00 J. L. Mott Iron Works— For repairing manholes...... I24 53 REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS AND OFFICES (FORMERLY COUNTY), FOR 1874. $17,284 81 Balance, March 31, 1875...... $370 26 Amount of vouchers transmitted from April 1 to June 3°, 1875. inclusive...... 15 22 Unexpended balance...... 4 *,619 69 ^ ------58,904 5° Balance, June 30, 1875...... $355 °4 SEWER REPAIR STOCK. HEATING OFFICES AND BUILDINGS (FORMERLY COUNTY), FOR 1874. This Fund is applied to the payment of the rebuilding of the whole or any portion of any existing Balance, March 31, 1875...... •• ■ • ...... $713 46 sewer, or in making material repairs to sewers, for which bonds are issued by the city. Amount of vouchers transmitted from April i to June °> i® * inclusive...... 600 00 3 75 Unexpended balance April I, 1875...... $689 13 Authorized by Board of Apportionment, May 21, 1875...... 20,000 00 Balance, June 30, 1875. $113 46 $20,689 13 Departm ent of P ublic W orks, Bureau of Streets, j • Vouchers transmitted to the Commissioner o f Public Works : July 16, 1875. f Repairing Sewers— H on. F itz John Porter, Commissioner o f Public Works: T . & J. D. Crimmins...... * ...... $2,002 59 _In compliance with your instructions, and with section 27 of the Charter, I have the honor Mathew H. Moore...... 4.531 02 to submit the following report of the transactions of this Bureau for the three months ending June 30, Michael Gavin...... 4»®54 53 187 c Manhole covers— J. Everard...... 815 47 Repairs have been made on the following roads and avenues : Eighth avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-first street to Harlem river. $12,203 61 Tenth avenue, from Manhattan street to One Hundred and Fifty-fourth street. Unexpended balance...... 8,485 52 Kinesbridge road, coated with gravel from One Hundred and Fifty-nmth street to Kingsbndge; r 20,689 13 Lawrence street, from One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street to the Boulevard; all cross streets, from One Hundred and Twenty-sixth to One Hundred and Thirty-third street, between Tenth STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND. avenue and the Boulevard ; One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Third to Sixth avenue. Madison avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street to Ilarlem nvit. This fund is applied to the payment of all contracts for the construction of new sewers, drains, One Hundred and Forty-first street, from Bloomingdale road to Boulevard. receiving-basins, and culverts ; for the material used, and the expenses of engineers, surveyors, Bloomingdale road, from One Hundred and Thirty-fifth to One Hundred and Forty-third street. inspectors, or other persons employed in the construction of same ; the various expenditures under it One Hundred and Fifty-first street, from Boulevard to Hudson river. forming no part of the expenses of the city, which is reimbursed by the collection of assessments One Hundred and Fifty-second street, from Avenue St. Nicholas to Boulevard. imposed upon the property benefited by the improvement. One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street, from Tenth avenue to Hudson river. . „ . „ , ^ In addition to ordinary repairs, the culverts on Eighth avenue, One Hundred and Forty-first, One Vouchers were transmitted to the Commissioner of Public W orks...... $185,196 84 Hundred and Forty-third, One Hundred and Forty-fourth, One Hundred and Fifty-second, and (>ne Pay-rolls of Engineers, etc...... • ...... $13«°°3 46 Hundred and Fifty-third streets, were put in complete order; broken stone was placed on Break-Neck Pay-roll of Inspectors...... 4>3°8 00 Hill road, and several large holes in other streets were filled in. Contracts for sewers...... 141.995 ** The following streets and roads were sprinkled daily, when necessary s Contracts for drains...... 25,589 5° Sundries...... •'...... 3«) 69 Tenth ivenue, from One Hundred and Forty-fifth to One Hundred and Fifty-fourth street. ------185,196 84 Eighth avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-second street to McComb s Dam Bridge. One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, from Avenue St. Nicholas to Seventh avenue. The limited amount of the appropriation forbids the making of many repairs that would other- During the quarter referred to, 16,353 lineal feet of sewer, 4,025 lineal feet of drain, 297 lineal W^eThe following is an account of the appropriation and expenditures of this Bureau : feet of culvert, and 17 receiving-basins were built, making the total length of sewerage in the city Amount Appropriated for Roads and Avenues, and Sprinkling, for 1875...... $2° ’9° ° 00 1,820,838 lineal feet (344 85-100 miles), and 4,139 receiving-basins. Expenditures ending All of which is respectfully submitted. for quarter March ...... 801 00 F STEVENSON TOW LE, Engineer in charge of Sewers. Balance unexpended April I ...... $I9», 99 00 Expenditures for quarter ending June 30, 1875 : Pay-Pay-roll for March-—Laborers, etc...... $°4! 00 Wm. McDonald, sand filling. 800 00 Department of Public W orks, J Pay-roll, April— Laborers, e tc .. . . 1,051 25 Bureau of C onstruction of R oads and A venues, | J. L. Mott Iron Works, tools, e tc .. 136 97 Room i 8j£ C ity H all, N ew Y ork, July 1, 1875. j Pay-roll, May— Laborers, etc...... 1,466 25 Patrick Daly, repairing tools, etc. 71 90 Hon. F itz John Porter, Commissioner o f P u b lic W orks :

4.367 37 Sir— Agreeably to your instructions of June 28, 1875, I have the honor to submit the following report of theoperations and progress of the work under the charge of this Bureau for the quarter Balance unexpended...... $14,831 63 ending June 30, 1875 : October 18. 1726 THE______CITY RECORD

AVENUE A, FROM FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET TO EIGHTY-SIXTH STREET. There have been transmitted from this Bureau pay-rolls and bills for work done and materials furnished, as follows : ~ g . . . og 1,650 Cubic yards of earth excavation. For the construction of Boulevard sewers, 12 E ...... *3 »73 1,865 Cubic yards of rock excavation. For the construction of Boulevard sewers, 13 ...... 3 » ^ £ 275 Cubic yards of filling and refilling. For the construction of Boulevard sewers, 14 ...... 10*246 78 1,127 Cubic yards of Telford stone broken. For the construction of Boulevard sewers, I ...... *86 7 12’,275 Square yards of Telford pavement laid. For the construction of Avenue St. Nicholas sewers, 11 R...... •• • •••• * ¡(5 24,592 Square feet of flagging furnished. For the construction of Tenth avenue, One Hundred and Tenth to Manhattan street^. 7*000 54 9,469 Square feet of flagging laid. For the construction of Tenth avenue, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth to One Hundred 6,604 Lineal feet of curb furnished. and Ninety-fourth street...... • ...... 3’ 3 * 3,533 Lineal feet of curb set. For the construction of One Hundred and Tenth street, First avenue to Riverside 48 Lineal feet of curb reset. Drive...... •; *3«274 20 2,643 Cubic yards broken stone of trap-rock furnished. For the construction of One Hundred and Tenth street superstructure, First avenue to Riverside Drive...... •.• •••.* • ; ...... * * ” For the construction of Avenue A, Fifty-seventh to Eighty-sixth street...... ------*?> .1 ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET, FROM AVENUE A TO SIXTH AVENUE. For the construction of Avenue A superstructure, Fifty-seventh to Eighty-sixth street 26,220 16 For the construction of Seventy-second street, Avenue A to Fifth avenue.. . . • •«...... 106 51 3,318 Cubic yards of filling furnished from sources outside the line of the street. For the construction of Seventy-second street superstructure, Avenue A to Fifth avenue. 106 28 For the construction of One Hundred and Sixteenth street, Avenue A to Sixth avenue. 10,049 21 AVENUE A, FROM ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET TO HARLEM RIVER. For the construction of One Hundred and Sixteenth street superstructure, Avenue A to „ 8 Sixth avenue...... ••••••...... ”•*;; • • • 8>094 81 3,366 Cubic yards of filling furnished from sources outside the line of the street. For the construction of New avenue, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, One Hun­ 42,609 10 dredth to One Hundred and Tenth street...... ■ ■ ••• • • • • For the construction of New avenue, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, One Hundred ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH STREET, FROM AVENUE A TO SIXTH AVENUE. and Tenth to One Hundred and Fourteenth street...... • • • ■ • • • y ' j 7»°44 5 For the construction of New avenue, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, One Hundred 700 Cubic yards of earth excavation. and Fourteenth street to Avenue St. Nicholas...... • • • • • 3 54 For the construction of One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, Seventh avenue to the SEVENTY-SECOND STREET, FROM AVENUE A TO FIFTH AVENUE. Boulevard...... • ;;•••••; 8’ 122 23 For the construction of Ninth avenue, One Hundred and Twenty-third to One Hundred 608 67 570 Cubic yards of earth excavation. and Twenty-sixth street...... • • • • • 320 Cubic yards of filling. For the construction of First avenue, Eighty-sixth to One Hundred and Sixteenth street. 639 73 For the construction of First avenue superstructure, Eighty-sixth to One Hundred 10,078 72 and Sixteenth street...... -...... 10,707 83 For the construction of Avenue A, One Hundred and Sixteenth street to Harlem river. WORK DONE UNDER SPECIAL ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. For the construction of Avenue A superstructure, One Hundred and Sixteenth street 10 94 to Harlem river...... • • ••••••••• For the construction of Twelfth avenue, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth to 252 57 STREET. For the construction of Tenth avenue sewer, One Hundred and Tenth to Manhattan 646 46 33,050 Cubic yards of filling. For the construction of One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street superstructure, Avenue 4,600 Cubic yards of retaining wall built. 7 00 A to Sixth avenue...... • ...... • ■ For the construction of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, Tenth avenue to River- ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND STREET, FROM TENTH AVENUE TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE. side Drive...... I2’8^ For the construction of avenue on west side Momingside Park. ..••••••*. • •• • • • • • • • • • 4jP 94 5 1,420 Cubic yards of earth excavation. For the construction of new street, 7*^95 ^eet nor^ sou^ ^ne °* One Hundred 4,000 Cubic yards of rock excavation. and Fifty-fifth street, Kingsbridge road to Tenth avenue...... I35 ° ° 2,568 Lineal feet of curb furnished and delivered. Boulevard nlanrtncr planting ...... 2»I3D 73 10,392 Square feet of flagging furnished and delivered. Avenue St. Nicholas planting...... 521 46 900 Cubic yards of Telford stone prepared. 1,500 62 Sixth avenue planting...... 1,020 00 Maintenance of roads and avenues, 1874 ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH STREET, FROM SEVENTH AVENUE TO THE BOULEVARD. Maintenance of roads and avenues, 1875. 14,314 99 10,800 Square yards of roadway constructe 1,638 Lineal feet of roadway completed. The principal quantities of work done upon the several improvements are, approximately, as 1,465 Cubic yards broken stone o f trap-rock furnished and delivered. follows: SEWERS ON THE BOULEVARD. NINTH AVENUE FROM ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD STREET TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH STREET. 1,209 Lineal feet of earth-trench excavated. 100 Cubic yards of filling furnished and delivered. 1,633 Lineal feet of rock-trench excavated. 3,135 Lineal feet of brick sewer built. 14 Manholes built. TWELFTH AVENUE, FROM ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH STREET TO ONE HUNDRED AND 6 Receiving-basins built. THIRTIETH STREET. •579 Cubic yards of sand furnished and delivered. 2,133 Barrels of cement furnished and delivered. 3,770 Cubic yards of filling furnished and delivered. 309,351 Bncks furnished and delivered. 324 Lineal feet of vitrified pipe received. AVENUE ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF MORNINGSIDE PARK, ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET 997 Lineal feet of inverts. TO TENTH AVENUE, AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND STREET.

SEWERS ON AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS. 410 Cubic yards of rock excavation. 42 Lineal feet of earth-trench excavated. 2,040 Cubic yards of filling. 1,600 Cubic yards of retaining wall. 232 Lineal feet of rock-trench excavated. 24 Lineal feet of cast-iron pipe sewer laid. 442 Lineal feet of vitrified pipe laid. 3 Manholes built. 5 Receiving-basins built. MAINTENANCE OF THE BOULEVARD, ROADS, AND AVENUES NORTH OF FIFTY- 10 Cubic yards of sand furnished and delivered. NINTH STREET. 49,000 Bricks furnished and delivered. 317 Barrels of cement furnished and delivered.

93 Lineal feet of vitrified pipe received. Square Miles. Y ards. SEWERS ON TENTH AVENUE.

Work commenced on the 15th of June. The area and length of roadway being maintained April 1,1875, were...... 718,669 *7-374

BOULEVARD PLANTING. To which has been added during the quarter— Qu First avenue, from Eighty-sixth to One Hundred and Sixteenth street* •*•••••••••••••• 8,728 .248 299 American elm trees furnished, delivered, and planted. On One Hundred and Tenth street, from First avenue to Riverside Drive...... 3 »3®3 .Z92 .3XO AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS PLANTING. On One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, from Seventh avenue to the Boulevard...... 10,800 126 Maple trees furnished, delivered, and planted. 7 4 *.5&> 18.124 SIXTH AVENUE PLANTING. 361 American elm trees furnished, delivered, and planted. ------»------” ------

SEVENTH AVENUE PLANTING. The force employed upon the works under the direction of this Bureau on April 1, 1875, was i 62a men and teams. The present force is 2,118 men and teams. 8 American elm trees furnished, delivered, and planted. " Respectfully, M. A. KELLOGG , EASTERN BOULEVARD. Engineer-in-Chief Bureau of Construction of Roads and Avenues.

ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET, FROM FIRST AVENUE TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

847 Cubic yards of earth excavation. Department of Public Works, 1 2,684 Cubic yards of rock excavation. Contract C lerk’s Office, Room 27, C ity H all, Y 3.000 Cubic yards of filling furnished from sources outside the line of the street. New Y ork, July 19, 1875. ^) 1,215 Cubic yards of Telford stone repaired. Hon. F itz John Porter, 2,100 Square yards of Telford laid. Commissioner of Public Works : 1,712 Cubic yards broken stone of trap-rock furnished and delivered. 162 Cubic yards screenings furnished and delivered. S ir — In obedience to your request, I have the honor herewith to submit the following report 1,280 Lineal feet of curb reset. explanatory of the various transactions of this office during the months of April, May, and June of the 3,383 Square yards of roadway completed. ----- Square feet of flagging laid. CUrrefn thisoffice articles of various kinds are contracted for and purchased upon the proper requisi­ tions signed by the different heads of Departments of the city government, in conformity with the TENTH AVENUE, FROM ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET TO MANHATTAN STREET. provisions of the Charter, together with those emanating from all the bureaus of the Department of 3,720 Cubic yards of earth excavation. Phblic Works, and, as these are numerous, they demand constant and careful supervision. 2.000 Cubic yards of rock excavation. Supplies of every nature required are now obtained at from thirty to fifty per cent, cheaper than 3,050 Cubic yards of refilling. the prices heretofore paid for the same commodities during the last several years. The amount of material actually necessary for separate and distinct purposes has been exceedingly FIRST AVENUE, FROM EIGHTY-SIXTH STREET TO ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET. great this spring, but by the exercise of the utmost economy, and by careful use of the money at the disposal of the Department, I hope to secure a satisfactory result. , • 2,405 Square yards of Telford laid. Since the first of April the Department has had seven public lettings, embracing fortv-three 2I732 Cubic yards of broken stone of trap-rock furnished and delivered. different classes of public works, and thirty-one miscellaneous contracts have been awarded in addition, 647 Cubic yards of screenings furnished and delivered. the majority of which are now in progress towards completion. 230 Lineal feet of new curb furnished and laid. Yours, respectfully, 231 Lineal feet of old curb reset. AUGUSTUS T. DOCHARTY, Contract Clerk. 8,727 Square yards of roadway completed. I 7 2 7 O ctober 18. THE CITY RECORD. ______

Contracts made during the Three Months, ending June 30, 1875— (Continued) Contracts made during the Three Months ending June 30, 1875.

DATE estimated DATS [ESTIMATED NATURE AND LOCATION OF WORK. CONTRACTOR. COST. CONTRACTOR. OP CON­ OP CON­ NATURE AND LOCATION OF WORK. COST. TRACT. TRACT.

May Fencing vacant lots northeast comer I T. H. McGuinness & Co., . I67 40 T. Duffy, 2 Gouverneur Lane. . . . 228 East 51st street. 1 Broadway and Fifty-fifth street... J April 97 Sewer in Water street, between ) John H. McCabe, Fencing vacant lots on block bounded | Jefferson and Gouverneur streets.. j 1788 Lexington avenue. E. C. Sheehy, $2,974 00 1505 Third avenue. by One Hundred and Fourteenth ! T. H. McGuinness & Co., and One Hundred and Fifteenth | 174 08 T. Duffy, 2 Gouverneur Lane... . streets, First and Second avenues.. j 28 Sewer in Mangin street, between) Henry Newman, 228 East 51st street 800 00 Fencing vacant lots north side Sixty- T. H. McGuinness & Co., Delancey and Rivington streets..] 1467 Second avenue E. C. Sheehy, 102 OO J 1505 Third avenue. ninth street, between Third and 2 Gouverneur Lane. . . . T. Duffy, Lexington avenues...... 228 East 51st street * 468 00 Fencing vacant lots southeast corner ) T. H. McGuinness & Co., 6 « " 28 Sewer in Ninth avenue,betweenFifty-) Henry Newman, Third avenue and Eighty-seventh / 42 84 seventh and Fifty-eighth streets... j 1467 Second avenue... E. C. Sheehy, 2 Gouverneur Lane... . 9.30 a 1505 Third avenue. street...... ) x ? June ax Fencing vacant lots northeast comer) IS " May 10 Sewers in Boulevard, Ninety-eighth' J. Hogan, E. & W . H. Dobbs, JZ u 51 60 John Mulholland, 338 East 23d street. 28,752 30 One Hundred and t ifty-first street > 128 West 33d street. •• street, Ninth avenue, Nir.ety- 73d street, bet. 1st and and Eleventh avenue...... ) *8 I eighth, Ninety-ninth, and One O. T. Marshal, 2d aves...... Fencing vacant lots on the blocks) J. W. Beggs, 228 Elast 9th Hundredth streets...... 145 East 78th street 105 06 bounded by First avenue, Thirty- > street...... T . Duffy, third and Thirty-fourth streets... . ) Sewer in Thirty-sixth street, between | John H. McCabe, 228 East 51st street. 3,100 00 J. W. Beggs, 228 Elast 9th June 7 Fencing vacant lots in front of 557 I 8 50 Eleventh avenue and Hudson riverJ 1788 Lexington avenue. E. C. Sheehy, street...... 1505 Third avenue. West Fifty-seventh street...... J Fencing vacant lots Fifty-sixth and) J. W. Beggs, 228 Elast 9th T. Duff Fifty-seventh streets, Eighth ? 266 56 Sewer in One Hundred and Eighth 1 i228 M East ,51st street street ...... John H. McCabe, 6,555 75 avenue and Boulevard ) street, between Third and Fifth} 1788 Lexington avenue. E. C. Sheehy, avenues...... •.) Fencing vacant lots north side Fifty-) J. W. Beggs, 228 East 9th 1505 Third avenue. XXX 69 T. Gearty, ninth street, between Eighth and} street...... Ninth avenues...... ) Regulating and grading Lexington) M. Gavin, 813 Lexington ave. avenue, from One Hundred and/ Fencing vacant lots Sixty-second) J. W. Beggs, 228 Elast 9th jy d 341 Elût 30th street. M. Kane, 266 59 Second street to Harlem river . . . . ) 126 Elast 70th street and Sixty-third streets, Ninth) street’...... o y avenue and Boulevard...... J ii H. Tone, J. W. Beggs, 228 East 9th 114th street and Fencing vacant lots northwest comer 1 C 0) 70 04 * 29 Regulating and grading Ninety- John T. Doyle, Broadway and Fifty-fourth st...... J street...... xoth avenue 3,4x0 00 1 8 second street, from Broadway to Broadway and 129th T. F. Tone, 10 Boulevard...... street...... 130th street. North 1 d $ river...... ft 4.319 95 John W. Burkhorn, d 628 Eleventh ave.. April 30 Paving Sixtieth street, between First 1 Denis McGrath, Lease of premises one door north of ¿3 avenue and East river...... 7 Weehawken, N. J . .. Robert Pettigrew, M ay 20 $1,000 00 256 Fifth avenue... northeast comer One Hundred James McLaughlin, lessor. John W. Burkhorn, and Twenty-fifth street and Eighth 628 Eleventh ave.. avenue, lor one y e a r...... May x Paving Fifty-first street, from Sixth) Denis McGrath, 4.179 50 to Seventh avenue...... J Weehawken, N. J . .. Robert Pettigrew, 236 Fifth avenue... C. Devlin, RECAPITULATION. ** 1 Paving Fifty-fifth street, from Elev-) J. B. Devlin, 311 East 57th street 3,765 00 $42,650 55 enth avenue to Hudson river...... 1 312 Elast 79th street. W. Band, 6 Sewer contracts...... 53,611 00 3x0 East 57th street 2 Regulating and grading contracts. 28,691 00 John W. Burkhorn, 6 Paving contracts...... 750 00 Paving in Seventy-first street, be-1 Denis McGrath, 628 Eleventh ave. x Crosswalk contract...... tween Second and Third avenues.. J Weehawken, N. J. Robert Pettigrew, 359.019 50 7 Miscellaneous contracts...... 4.319 95 256 Fifth avenue.. 23 Flagging and fencing contracts... . 1,000 00 C. Devlin, x Lease...... 4 ! Paving seventy-fifth street, from J. B. Devlin, 3x1 East 57th street 2,285 00 $490,842 00 Madison to Fifth avenue...... j 312 East 79th street. W .Barrd, io East 57th street levhn, Paving Ninety-third street, between é J. B. Devlin, 311 East 57th street Contracts Finished during the Three Months ending June 30, 1875. Second and f ourth avenues, with 312 Elast 79th street. W. Band, 11.457 50 granite...... aso Elast 57th street Crosswalks at intersections of Lexing­ T. Duffy, June 26 NATURE AND LOCATION OP WORK. ton avenue and Sixty-seventh, J. T. McDonald, 228 East 51st street. 750 00 Sixty-eighth, Sixty-nintn, Seven­ 320 East 63d street. E. C. Sheehy, tieth, and Seventy-first streets.. . . X505 Third avenue. In Fiftv-third street, between First avenue and Elast over...... $9,198 00 May. Sewer.. In Eleventh avenue, between Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth streets, and in »5 Sixtieth street, between Tenth and Eleventh a v e n u e s ...... 9,125 60 $134.95» 55 In Fourth avenue, between Ninetieth and Ninety-first streets, with branch *5 6,190 20 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS. In South Catharine and Water streets, between present sewer in Catharine June. 2,889 25 and Market streets...... V " * ’ " . '" A l ...... 841 80 April xa For furnishing and lighting with gas In Mangin street, between Delancey and Rivington streets.... • •■ •••• ••• Moses Taylor, 22 In One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street, between Fifth and Sixth district bounded on the north by 2,893 69 Grand, Sullivan, and Canal streets ; N. Y. Gas-light Co., isa Fifth avenue.. $49,502 00 “ *3 avenues. C. L. Everitt, President John J. Cisco, In One Hundred and Twenty-eighth street, between Sixth and Seventh on the west by the Hudson river, 2,0x4 85 and on the south and east by the X30 Fifth avenue.. “ 23 In One *Hundred and' Twenty-sixth street, between Sixth and Eighth East river...... 4,296 21 For furnishing and lighting with gas, • " »3 etc., district bounded on the north In On^Hundred' and "Twenty-fourth 'street, between Sixth and Seventh Moses Taylor, “ 2,043 80 by Thirty-fourth street; on the east X22 Fifth avenue.. »3 Manhattan Gas-light Co., 106,439 50 In Twenty-fourth street, between Second and Third avenues...... __ *.575 9° by the East river; on the south ) J. W. Smith, Secretary. John J. Cisco, by Grand, Sullivan, and Canal i " 23 Both sides of the lines of Inwood and Dyckman streets, and Harlem and 136 Fifth avenue.. May. Under drains.. *6,5*3 *9 streets, and on the west by the I Hudson nvers...... 8,481 5X Hudson river...... J Regulating, grad­ Sixtieth street, from First avenue to Avenue A ...... For furnishing and lighting with gas) April. O. Zollekoffer, ing, etc...... »7.904 75 district bounded on the north l>y I Regulating, grad- One Hundred and Sixth street, from Third avenue to East river. feventy-ninth street; on the east | 320 West 13th " »7 Metropolitan Gas-light Co., street...... 82,552 00 ing, e tc ..---- Eighth avenue, from the centre of Fifty-ninth street to the centre of by the Elast river; on the south by > O. Zollekoffer,President Regulating, grad- 88,605 2* Inirty-fourth street; on the west S. Willetts, May 5 24 Lafayette place ing, etc...... Manhattan street, from Avenue St. Nicholas to Twelfth avenue 156,038 52 by the North river, as shown by red Regulating, grad- lines on a map annexed to contract June 25 ing, etc...... On both sides of Fifty-fourth street, from Fourth to Fifth avenue...... 533 *6 For furnishing and lighting with gas, Flagging...... etc., that part of the district May 5 Sidewalks on Fifty-first street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, bounded on the north by Seventy- C. K . Garrison, “ *5 and on north side Fifty-first street, from Eleventh avenue to Hudson N.Y.Mutual Gas-light Co., 40 Patk avenue.... 1,000 62 ninth street; on the east by the Elast 679 81 river; on the south by Thirty- C. Place, Secretary and John P. Kennedy, On both sides of Eighty-fourth street, from Madison to Fifth avenue^... . . xo Elast 47th street. June 23 The centre portion of Second avenue, between F °rty ^ f™ d and Sixty‘ fourth street, and on the west by Treas...... Paving...... the Hudson river, as shown by red 30 first streets, between the tracks, with Belgian p a v e m e n t ...... 6.736 94 Telford-Macadam roadway, and setting and resetting curb on Seventy- lines on a map annexed to contract | Constructing.. 130,529 67 For furnishing and lighting with gas, ) second street, from the east side of Eighth avenue to North river...... etc., the district bounded on the j Thomas Rutter, north by Spuyten Duyvil creek | Harlem Gas-light Co., 84th street and East $478,152 68 and the Harlem river; on the east I Burr Wakeman, Presi­ river...... 102,390 00 by the Harlem river and the East d e n t ...... John H. Browning, river; on the south by Seventy- 7 Elast 48th street ninth street, and on the west by the Hudson river...... C. K . Garrison, Park avenue and DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. May 3 Furnishing illuminating gas for public 36th street...... buildings, markets, offices, e tc .. . . Treas. J. P. Kennedy, 10 Elast 47th street C. O’Connor, 69 Centre street.. [B o a r d o f E x a m in e r s .] June 2 1 Mason work required in Tompkins Franklin P. Nesbit, 8,929 00 M arket...... 69 Centre street. W. Brennan, 222 West 21st street T,nATd Qc Examiners met at the office of the Department of Buildings, No. 2 Fourth avenue, Tuesday October 12, 1875, at 3 o’clock P. M., upon call of the Superintendent of Buildings. $359>8i9 5° Present— W. W. Adams (Chairman), H. Dudley, E. Dobbs, J. Banta, and J. M. McLean. The minutes of the previous meeting were read for information. The Chairman presented a communication from the architect of bull g o. 30 May Flagging Eighty-fourth street, from | M. H. Moore, 220 East street Which was read and ordered on file. 4 _ , _, . Madison to Fifth avenue...... J 115th street...... $79° 3* Stre*Theiiichitect for building northwest comer Sixth arenne and Twenty-,rxth a * « wa, heart u. 29 Flagging west side Mangin street, 1 between Rivington and Stanton, M. Gavin, 341 East 30th streets...... ) street...... 576 00 June xo Flagging west side Lexington avenue,) Hurst & Treanor, from Thirty-third to Thirty-fourth) 547 West 45th street... 180 56 stre e t...... •••] xo | Flagging west side Third avenue, j Hurst & Treanor, between Sixty-ninth and Seventy- ] 547 West 45th street.... *1s-i 128 20 first streets...... , « I xo Flagging north side Fifty-sixth street, M C two hundred and seventy-five feet Hurst & Treanor, .2 V east Ninth avenue, and extending 547 West 45th street... 74 00 ' fifty feet...... 10 Flagging northeast comer Jackson Hurst & Treanor, i l A P iVeiinn nf H Maillard for permission to alter and enlarge building Nos. 106 and 108 West 547 West 45th street... and South streets...... i § 4*3 ®S T w ent^ K - t ” ‘ ^ a n ’of ¿ S o n s No. io3 7 of 1875, filed Septenker 28, 1875. Flagging north side Fiftieth street, J. Slattery, lweniy nun , r - v . mission to erect a frame church east side Broadway, 60 19 from Fourth to Fifth avenue...... 557 West 57th street... 8 2 606 96 Flagging in front of 236 West Forty- A. Fitzpatrick, fee. l « f New Building, No. 656 of ,875. «led September seventh street...... 320 East 37th street... . 34 o° Flagging east side First avenue, be­ T. Threlman, Jr., 28' O^motion it was revived that the appllcrtion of Edward Guttavnron be denied, but thM the tween Thirty-second and Thirty- 410 East 58th street.. . . *54 70 fourth streets...... , j! Department grant permit if walls are 8-inch brickwork above basement story...... May Fencing vacant lots south side Fifty- ’m l o n , it wa, rewdved that the application of D . C . Wood be granted, prov.ded the «recta* fourth street, commencing two hun­ T. H. McGuinness & Co., j i a Gouverneur Lane.. . . dred feet west of Ninth avenue, #2*9 V be covered externally with fire-proof material. . . t « about fifty feet...... • ...... • to > On motion, it was resolved that the application of E. A. H°pkms be granted. Fencing vacant lots north side Forty- fifth street, commencing two hun­ T. H. McGuinness & Co., On motion, it was resolved that the application of H. Maillard be dred feet west of Ninth avenue, a Gouverneur Lane... . On motion it was resolved that the application of George T . Powell be granted. ___ and westerly two hundred feet... Fencing vacant lots south side N incty- <£ motion! it was resolved that the examination of candidates for the positions of Inspectors of second street, commencing two T. H. McGuinness & Co., Buildings be laid over. hundred and twenty-five feet west 2 Gouverneur Lane.... of Third avenue, and extending On mottoo, Ihe Board adjourned. TH0S DONALDSON. Cle* 10 Board. fifty feet...... 1728 THE CITY RECORD. O c t o b e r 1 8 , POLICE DEPARTMENT. Complaints Dismissed. Patrolman Christopher Belton, Sixth Precinct^two cases). Bureau o f Elections. The Board of Police met on the n th day of October, 1875. Charges having bien preferred against Present_Messrs. Matsell, Disbecker, and Voorhis, Commissioners. Thaddeus V. Tabor, Eleventh Election District, Twenty-third Ward, violation sec. 82, Election Law ; Reso’ved, That the names of persons embraced in list marked “ R ” be selected for Inspectors Robert Danfield, * “ “ “ “ and Poll Clerks of Election, in the place and stead of those previously selected and who have failed Richard H. Teller, “ “ " “ to appear, or who have been found disqualified ; and the Chief of the Bureau of Elections directed — heretofore appointed by this Board to the office of Inspector of Election for the Election Districts to make the same investigation as in the case of those originally named— All voting aye. named, and a full hearing of the evidence having been had, after a notice in writing to each of said Inspectors, it was Adjourned. s c H AW LEY, Chief Clerk. Resolved, That the said Thaddeus V. Tabor, Robert Danfield, and Richard H. Teller be ad­ judged guilty of the charges preferred, and are hereby removed from the office of Inspector of Elec­ tion— A ll voting aye. RdSolved, That all persons who have received notice of their selection as Poll Clerks, are hereby The Board of Police met on the 12th day of October, 1875. notified that unless they respond to such notice before the 21st of October instant, other selections will Present—Messrs. Matsell, Disbecker, Voorhis, and Smith, Commissioners. be made in their stead ; and that all vacancies existing fon that date in the list of Poll Clerks will Leaves o f Absence Granted. then be provided for by the Board of Police. Resolved, That the names of persons embraced in list marked " S " be selected for Inspectors Precinct. Days. Days Precinct. and Poll Clerks of Election in the place and stead of those previously selected, and who have failed 2 Without Pa Captain John J. Mount...... 19 Patrolman George C. Glatt... 11 I to appear, or have been found disqualified ; and the Chief of the Bureau of Elections directed to Days “ John K in g ...... *3 I make the same investigation as in the case of those originally named— A ll voting aye. Precinct. Without Pay. “ Wm. H. Duncan.. 18 I Roundsman Nathan H.Coleman 22 I “ John T. Roach.,... 19 I Patrolman John H. Carr...... I i A “ John Grennan .... 21 I “ Edward McPhillips “ John Gallagher... 14 A The Board of Police met again at 5:30 p. M., 12th instant. “ John Dunn...... 18 5 “ Thomas Hickey... 17 'A “ Harrison Tripp... 29 3 “ Silas Ketchum.. . . 19 A Present— Messrs. Matsell, Disbecker, and Voorhis, Commissioners. “ Oliver V. Powell.. 5 i “ John J. Donovan.. 23 A Resolved, That the names of persons embraced in list marked “ T ” be selected for Inspectors “ Benjamin Tessaro. 8 i Doorman.. Henry Malone.... 10 \At and Poll Clerks of Election, in the place and stead of those previously selected, and who have failed to appear, or have been found disqualified ; and the Chief of the Bureau of Elections directed to Parades Allowed. make the same investigation as in the case of those originally named— All voting aye. Columbus Guard, October 12. Parade. Adjourned. Carl H. Schultz Guard, October 14. Target Excursion. S. C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk. Eighteenth Ward Emerald Guard, October 20. Target Excursion. The Treasurer submitted a statement in accordance with Circular No. 12 of the Finance Depart­ ment showing the amount remaining to the credit of the Police Department and Bureau of Street Cleaning, for the week ending October 9, with estimated liabilities, which was ordered on file, and a The Board of Police met on the 13th day of October, 1875, at 10:30 A. M. copy directed to be forwarded to the Comptroller. Present— Messrs. Matsell, Voorhis, and Smith, Commissioners. An application of James Warren, for reappointment as Patrolman, was referred to the Committee on Rides and Discipline. Resolved, That the names of persons embraced in list marked “ U ” be selected for Inspectors and Poll Clerks of Election, in the place and stead of those previously selected, and who have failed An application of Dr. George F. Bates, for appointment as Police Surgeon, was referred to the to appear, or have been found disqualified ; and the Chief of the Bureau of Elections directed to make Committee on Surgeons. the same investigation as in the case of those originally named— all voting aye. The Committee on Repairs and Supplies submitted the following bills, which were referred to Adjourned. the Finance Committee: $20 00 G. G. Hallett...... 9 50 Edward W. Baxter & C o...... $20 00 The Board met again at 3:30 P. M. Robert C. Brown...... 21 83 Kingsland & C o...... I I 25 Present— Messrs. Matsell, Voorhis, and Smith, Commissioners. Butler Bros...... l i 40 Elizabeth Cronin...... I>21,2707° so5° “ ...... 18 50 Resolved, That the names of persons embraced in list marked “ V ” be selected for Inspectors F. W. Devoe & Co ...... 2 2 85°5 “ ...... 3 25 and Poll Clerks of Election, in the place and stead of those previously selected, and who have failed John Doran...... S So Detective Keely and others...... 9 32 to appear, or have been found disqualified ; and the Chief of the Bureau of Elections directed to make H. B. Ecles...... 31 01 Stephen Roberts...... the same investigation as in the case of those originally named— all voting aye. Metropolitan Gas-light C o ...... 122 95 Charles J. Shepherd...... 100 20 Adjourned...... 4 00 Central “ ...... 19 60 Alex. Stuart...... S. C. H AW LEY, Chief Clerk. Harlem “ ...... 201 30 Ernst Suhr...... 25 00 ...... 40 00 Mutual “ 42I _ 58- Thomas Russell...... Howe Bros...... 28 28 5 50° James Watson...... 15 80 Daniel Hogan...... 30 ÖO George W. Walling...... '4° 65 The following applications for transfer were referred to the Committee on Rules and Discipline : DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Patrolman Patrick Downing, Eleventh Precinct; Patrolman George W. Floyd, Thirteenth Precinct. A petition of Roundsman George Gick, Twenty-ninth Precinct, for permission to receive $20 from Eugene W. Robinson, was referred to the Committee on Rules and Discipline. At a meeting of the Board of Docks, held October 6, 1875 (present— all the Commissioners), the An application of Jacob Webb, Janitor, for additional help at the Central Department, was following action was had : referred to the Committee on Repairs and Supplies for report, on motion of Commissioner Disbecker. Applications for Loses, etc. The following resolution of the Board of Apportionment was ordered to be entered in the October 6.— Action of the President in arranging with the owners of the steamer “ Plymouth Rock ” minutes, and a copy forwarded to the Treasurer : to pay $5 for each landing made by said steamer at pier foot of Twenty-third street, East river. “ Resolved That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby transferred, as follows : Approved. . , • “ Nine thousand dollars ($9,000) from the appropriation ‘ Alterations and Repairs, Police De­ Applications for Permits. partment ’ 1874, and six thousand dollars ($6,000) from the appropriation ‘ Supplies, Police Depart­ October 6._From Houston street Ferry Association, to drive piles and make repairs from time to ment ’ 1874 the same being in excess of the amounts required for the purposes and objects thereof, to time at ferry slip south of foot of Houston street, East river. Granted, provided terms and the appropriation ‘ Police Department,’ 1875, for the purpose of making necessary repairs and altera­ conditions are accepted. tions to station-houses and buildings of the Police Department.” Repairs Ordered, etc. An application of Joseph Bernstein, for the proceeds of sale of a gold watch and chain, and $24.62 October 6._Engineer-in-Chief directed to remove or break up the barge sunk at foot of One Hundred in money, in the hands of the Property Clerk, was referred to the Counsel to the Board, on motion and Thirty-first street, North river, the owner thereof having abandoned the same. of Commissioner Disbecker. Communication from Quintard & Co., asking that Patrolman John D. B. Smith be excused from Contracts. reporting at the Central Department each morning, was referred to the Committee on Rules and October 6.— Specifications for construction of new Pier 42, North river, as prepared by the Engineer- Discipline. in-Chief, approved and adopted, and the Secretary directed to prepare form of contract and have The following opinion of the Counsel to the Board was ordered to be entered in the minutes : proposals printed, inviting bids for doing said work, in accordance with resolution adopted Sep­ tember 1st last. To G eorge W. Matsell, Esq., President of the Board of Police, October 6.— Specifications for furnishing the Department with 5,000 barrels of English Portland Police Department, New York City : cement, as prepared by the Engineer-in-Chief, approved and adopted, and Secretary directed to §iR_^ relation to the petition of Henry Hedeman, for the payment to him of fourteen dollars, prepare a proper form of contract, and have a sufficient number of blank forms of proposals now in the custody of the Property Clerk, having been taken from the person of one Maxwell, alleged printed, and advertisement inviting bids for furnishing said material inserted in the papers desig­ to have been tried and convicted for an offense not stated, I am respectfully of opinion that such nated by law. petition ought not to be granted, inasmuch as the Board of Police has not authority to determine the question of title to the property, and legal means for establishing proper claims thereto are not Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. wanting. _ f , . October 6._Application made to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to change the plan and I am, sir, your obedient servant, location o f proposed new Piers 19, 20, and 21, North river, so that Pier 19 shall be 600 feet by CHAS. F. MACLEAN, 60 feet; Pier 20, 596 feet by 100 feet, and Pier 21, 589 feet by 100 feet, and the northerly line of Counsel to the Board of Police. proposed Pier 19 to be about 48 feet north of the northerly line of Pier 19 now established, and Dated New York, October 12, 1875. the southerly line of Pier 20 to be about 160 feet from the northerly line of proposed new Pier 19, and the southerly line of Pier 21 to be about 200 feet from the northerly line of proposed new Pier Whereupon, on motion of Commissioner Disbecker, it was Resolved, That the petition of Henry Hedeman, for the return of $14, be and is hereby denied. 20. Miscellaneous. Communication from Major-General Alexander Shaler, asking detail of Police on the occasion of a parade of the First Division N. G. S. N. Y ., was referred to the Superintendent to make the October 6.— Action of the President in making application to the Police Department for permission to necessary arrangements, on motion of Commissioner Disbecker. dump ashes, etc., from the Department tugs or scows belonging to the Police Department. Communication from the Department of Public Works, relative to excavation of earth at Fourth Approved. avenue from One Hundred and Fourth to One Hundred and Sixth street, in violation of law, was October 6.— Comptroller informed in reply to his circular letter relative to fees, percentages, etc., referred to the Superintendent to prevent a continuance of the same, on motion of Commissioner received by officers of the city government, that no fees, percentages, or commissions are received Disbecker. by any officer or employee of this Department, and that all moneys received are paid over weekly On hearing the report of the President, it was to the City Chamberlain to the credit of the Commissioners of the Sinkiug Fund and his receipt Resolved, That the following transfers be and are hereby ordered taken therefor. From To From To S October 6.— Sixteen communications were received and read, and twenty-one were taken from the Precinct. Precinct. Precinct. Precinct table, of which four were referred to the Executive Committee, three to the President, three were Patrolman Joseph Leacock...... 29 15 Patrolman Judson Golden...... 16 27 laid on the table for consideration and report, and twenty-seven were placed on file, no further David W. Bath...... 11 I “ John S. Patterson. . . . 11 7 action thereon being deemed necessary. “ Stephen F. Redgate.. 23 Philip C. Bled...... 32 9 7 Receipts and Disbursements. James Brennan...... 22 27 “ Clarence H. Hill..... 30 5 George Dennerlein. . . 18 17 “ George R. Kirtland.. 22 9 Amount of Dock and Slip Rent, and other collections, for September deposited with the Michael H artigan .... 18 I “ Francis J. McCarthy.. 16 9 Chamberlain, to the credit of the Sinking Fund...... $24,775 83 John J. Corbit...... 18 17 “ Dennis M. Hannigan. 32 *5 Albert Kulle...... n 4 “ William Nelson...... 18 • 5 Requisitions on the Comptroller to pay as follows ; Francis Hagan...... II I “ Charles Hartman.... 21 4 Laborers’ Pay-rolls for four weeks ending September :8 ...... $27,18025 Dismissals. Seventy-six Audited Bills...... 53»2^2 °7 Precinct. I Precinct. Salaries for month of September...... 9»549 5» Patrolman William F. Kelly. , 9 I Patrolman James Perkins...... 9 $89,991 88 Fines Imposed. Days’ Pay. | Precinct. Days’ Pay. Balance of proceeds of Dock Bonds authorized by the Commissioners of the Sinking Precinct. Fund, and remaining with the Finance Department, to the credit of the Department Patrolman James Quigley...... 18 1 Sergeant__ Thomas Reid...... 5 of Docks...... $ *> » . «« C. W. Woodward. 8 Sergeant. .Tunis V . Holbroo... 20 2 5 3 4*7 59 Roundsman William Delaney.. 18 EUGENE T. LYNCH, Secretary, O ctober 18. THE CITY RECORD 1729

have been put upon this city than could be justly claimed by the State, while the rest of the State APPROVED PAPERS. has been unduly relieved from the same amount of taxation, burdening on the city for the value of its assessed property eight million twelve thousand three hundred and eighty-six dollars, Ordinances, Resolutions, etc., approved by the Mayor during the week ending October 16, 1875. where it should have been six million seven hundred and fifty-seven thousand nine hundred and ten dollars, and telling off the balance of the State with seven million seven hundred and fifteen Resolved, That the resolution and ordinance for setting curb and gutter stones and flagging thousand and ninety-six dollars, instead of imposing upon it eight million nine hundred and sixty- sidewalks, on both sides of Seventy-ninth street, between the Ninth and Tenth avenues, approved by nine thousand five hundred and seventy-two dollars ; therefore be it the Mayor July 26, 1875, be and is hereby annulled, rescinded, and repealed. Resolved, That this Board, as the representative of the citizens and taxpayers of the City and Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. County of New York, do earnestly protest against the continued unjust treatment this overburdened Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. community, in spite of all protestations, is receiving at the hands of the State Assessors and the State Board of Equalization; Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be and is herewith instructed to give this matter ot Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Smith & McNeil to place and keep State taxation their due consideration, in order to suggest to this Board such remedies as in their an ornamental lamp-post and lamp in front of each of the entrances to their hotel and restaurant, opinion may tend to relieve this city from a continuance of such unwarranted extortion; No. 198 Greenwich street and No. 199 Washington street, the work to be done and gas to be supplied Resolved, That the thanks of this Board, and of the citizens at large, are due to the Commis­ at their own expense, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; such permission to sioners, George H. Andrews, Wilson G. Hunt, and Isaac Sherman, appointed agreeably to a resolu­ continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council. tion of this Board by his Honor the Mayor, and with a view of convincing the State Assessors and the Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. State Board of Equalization of the wrongful burdens imposed upon this city for a number of years, Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. and of impressing them with the justice of final relief, said Commissioners having spared no efforts, by means of facts and arguments submitted to the aforesaid State Boards, to attain such end; Resolved, That the Commissioners aforesaid are herewith requested to submit to this Board, Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to John Kelly to place a watering- directly or through his Honor the Mayor, a full report of all such matter and facts as in their opinion trough in front of his premises No. 315 Eleventh avenue, the work to be done at his own expense, may aid this Board in continuing its exertions in the same direction. under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; such permission to continue only during Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875, the pleasure of the Common Council. Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to the Singer Manufacturing Com­ pany to pave with granite-block pavement the sidewalk in front of the entrance to their stable, Resolved, That the name of James T . Higgins, recently appointed a Commissioner of Deeds, be No. 160 West Fifteenth street, the work to be done at their own expense, under the direction of the and is hereby corrected so as to read James F. Higgins. Commissioner of Public Works ; such permission to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 23, 1875. Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875.

Resolved, That Frank Keck be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the City and County of New York, in place of E. E. Ephraims, resigned. Resolved, That in selecting plans for the erection of a rapid transit railroad, the Commissioners be and they are hereby respectfully requested to reject any and all plans which may contemplate the Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. construction of such roads over the sidewalk in any street, avenue, or public place in the City of New Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. York, and that, in the consideration of such plans, preference be given to the one that provides for the erection of such railroad over the centre of the carriageway, and that may present the least im­ pediment to the public uses of the carriageway of every such street, avenue, or public place. Resolved, That Benno Lewinson be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the City and County of New York, in place of Jacob Waller, whose term of office has expired. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 23, 1875. Received from his Honor the Mayor, October 4, 1875, without his approval or objections Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. thereto ; therefore, under the provisions of section 11, chapter 335, Laws of 1873, the same Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. became adopted.

Resolved, That John Sigerson be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in and for Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized and directed the City and County of New York, in place of Wesley Webber, whose term of office has expired. to immediately cause the second story of the building on the southwest corner of Centre and Cham­ Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. bers streets, to be fitted up in a suitable manner for the use of the firemen of Engine Company No. 7; Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. and also the third story of the same building, for the occupancy and use of the First District Civil Court. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 23, 1875. Resolved, That Thomas J. O ’Connell be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. in and for the City and County of New York, in place of Charies A. Magnes, whose term of office has expired. Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment be and is hereby requested to transfer Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1.875. * from any appropriation of former years having an unexpended balance of forty dollars, that amount Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. being the sum required to pay bill of Koster & Green for draping the chamber of the Board of Assistant Aldermen in mourning on the occasion of the death of Assistant Alderman Henry A. Linden ; and the Comptroller, after such transfer shall have been made, is hereby authonzed and directed to Resolved, That a receiving-basin and culvert be built on the southwest comer of Forty-sixth draw a warrant in favor of the said Koster & Green for the said sum of forty dollars, and charge the street and Broadway, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; and that the ac­ same to the appropriation for that, purpose, when made, as above requested, by the Beard of Estimate companying ordinance therefor be adopted. and Apportionment. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, October 7, 1875. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. Approved by the Mayor, October 13, 1875. Appfbved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. FRANCIS J. TWOMEY, Clerk of the Common Council. Resolved, That gas-mains be laid, street lamp-posts erected, and lamps lighted in Seventy-ninth street, from Ninth avenue to the Boulevard, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. A n Ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled “ An ordinance to amend an ordinance to regulate permits for street-stands, show-cases, signs, stairways, hoistways, and deliveries,” approved February 24, 1866, which became adopted July 27, 1874. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York do ordain as follows : Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment be and is hereby requested to transfer Section I. Section I of the ordinance of 1874, amending section 5 of the ordinance of 1866, is from any appropriation of former years having an unexpended balance of two hundred dollars, that hereby amended by striking from the last clause in the said section 5 the words, “ use the street amount being the sum required to pay the bill of E. C. Lee, for flowers furnished on the occasion of the beyond the stoop line,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following, “ place any sign upon the top, or funeral of the late Assistant Alderman Henry A. Linden ; and the Comptroller, after such transfer from on front, above the second floor, of any building that shall project into the street, or over the shall have been made, is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant in favor of E. C. Lee for sidewalk from any such building, in any street or avenue in the City of New York,” so that said the said sum of two hundred dollars, and charge the same to the appropriation for that purpose, when section 5, when so amended, shall read as follows : made as above requested by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. & 5. Every grantee of a privilege under this ordinance for a show-case, signs, stairways, or Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. hoistways, shall pay a sum of one dollar for each, and grantees of all other privileges the sum of one Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875* dollar, towards the expense of executing this ordinance, to be accounted for among other fees of the Mayor’s office. It is hereby understood and expressed that for the receiving and delivering of goods no fee shall be charged, and the Corporation Attorney shall not hereafter institute suits for alleged Resolved, That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant obstructions occasioned by the receipt or delivery of merchandise in the ordinary course of business, in favor of Hugh O ’Donnell, President of the Father Mathew U. B. T . A. B. Society, Branch No. 1, but no person shall deposit any article or articles upon any street or sidewalk in the city in such for the sum of five hundred and twenty-two dollars and seventy-six cents, in full for bills annexed, and manner as to obstruct the free use thereof by the public. The aggregate sum for any one permit the Board of Estimate and Apportionment is hereby requested to transfer from any unexpended containing all or any portion of the privileges expressed in this section shall not exceed the sum of appropriation having a balance sufficient to pay the above amount, and when paid to be charged to three dollars, and all may be granted for that fee ; but in no case is permission to be given to place the appropriation so transferred for that purpose. any sign upon the top or from in front, above the second floor of any building that shall project into Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 23, 1875. the street or over the sidewalk from any such building in any street or avenue in the City of New Received from his Honor the Mayor, October 4, 1875, without his approval or objections York. thereto ; therefore, under the provisions of section 11, chapter 335, Laws of 1873, the same Sec. 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with the provisions of this became adopted. ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. Resolved, That Chauncey S. Traux be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. and for the City and County of New York, in place of Stephen B. Brague, resigned. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. Whereas, From the result of the deliberations of the State Board of Equalization, based on the Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. estimates of the valuation of the State Assessors, it is evident, that under the present system no relief will be afforded the City and County of New York, but the unequal* ratio of State taxes, burdened Resolved, That James T. Higgins be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in upon it for years, continued ; and and for the City and County of New York, in place of John Brooks Leavitt, resigned. Whereas, It is well known that the value of real estate in the City of New York, as estimated for the years 1873 and 1874, and on which the State Assessors have based their ratios of assessment, Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. has depreciated full twenty-five per cent., if not more, in the city, while the same cannot be said of Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. the counties, and the State Assessors, as far as it concerns the City of New York, have wholly disre- ;arded this fact, and its enunciation as expressed in the estimates of our local assessors, showing the full value of the city property to be one billion three hundred and ninety-four million four hundred Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Henry Punchard to connect his and eighty-eight thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars, against one billion nine hundred and iron water-trough witn the street-main, in front of his premises No. 93 Market street, the work to be thirty-five million twenty-one thousand five hundred and forty dollars, as in the table of the State done at his own expense, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; such permission Assessors ; and to continue only during the pleasure of the Common Council. Whereas, The exhibit of the State Assessors, made before the State Board of Equalization, shows Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875 that, while they have added to the full valuation of property as presented by our local assessors not Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. less than five hundred and forty million five hundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred and seventy-four dollars, they at the same time have diminished the valuation of local assessors in other cases, as, for instance, in Cayuga County, the home of State Assessor Fowler, from forty-six million Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized, under chapter two hundred and twenty-five thousand seven hundred and nine dollars to thirty-eight million seven 477 ot the Laws of 1875, to purchase and put up, or have put up, an additional pumping engine and hundred and forty-two thousand and ninety-three dollars; in Seneca County, the home of State steam boiler at High Bridge, for the purpose of delivering Croton water at a higher elevation, at a cost Assessor Hadley, from twenty-two million eight hundred and forty-four thousand and twenty-five not exceeding the sum offorty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). dollars to nineteen million six hundred and seventy-seven thousand five hundred and ten dollars ; and Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 30, 1875. in Albany, Erie, Onondaga, Steuben, Washington, and other counties, the homes of one or another Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. member of the State Board of Equalization, reductions from the valuation of the local assessors have been made by the State Assessors amounting to from seven to ten and seventeen millions of dollars in Resolved, That a free drinking-hydrant be erected on the northwest comer of Seventy-fifth street several angle cases ; and Whereas, By this arbitrary, unjust, and self-interested proceeding of the State Assessors, and a and First avenue, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works ; and that the accompany majority of the State Board of Equalization— Lieutenant-Governor Dorsheimer, State Treasurer ing ordinance therefor be adopted. Raines, and State Assessor Briggs, from Kings County, only voting in favor of justice and fairness— Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 23, 1875. one million two hundred and fifty-four thousand four hundred and seventy-six dollars more taxes Approved by the Mayor, October 4, 1875. O c t o b e r i 8, 1730 THE CITY RECORD. D epartment of Public Works, of their respective ferries, and that in the event of any MISCELLANEOUS OFFICES. Commissioner’s O ffice, R oom 19, C ity Hall, damage to the bulkheads and piers adjoining their respec­ N ew Y ork, October 13,1875. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. HOURS 9 A. M. TO 4 P. M. tive ferries, from collision by ferryboats or otherwise, fr°m Coroners’ Office, 40 East Houston stree t,second floor. any action or negligence on their part, that they the said h e b u i l d i n g s , p a r t s o f b u i l d i n g s . Sheriff's Office, first floor, southwest corner of N ew County lessees will immediately repair and restore said property Fences, etc., to be removed, now standing within the P e r m it B u r e a u —M a y o r ’s O f f ic e , I Court-house. . „ to its former good condition, free of cost and expense to linesT of the opening of Eleventh avenue, northerly from N e w Y o r k , October 16, 1875. j County Clerk’s Office, first floor, northeast comer ot New the Corporation ; also, that if at any time during the con­ the northerly fine of the Boulevard to the southerly line Countv Court-house. , .. tinuance of the demised term the Department of Docks of the street leading from the Kingsbridge road near In­ Permits issued for the week ending October 16, Surrogate’s Office, first floor, southeast comer ot New shall require any of the premises connected with any ferry wood street, to Harlem river, near Sherman s creek, and a 1875 : County Court-house. slip or landing place so leased, upon written notice having new street running parallel to and 7,895 1 -100 feet north­ Register’s Office, Hall of Records, City Hall Park. 106 Permits...... * * 00 been given for three months previously that it is the erly from the southerly line of One Hundred and r uty- 8 4 District Attorney’s Office, second floor, Brown-stone desire of the Department of Docks to progress with the fiith street, from the Kingsbridge road to Tenth avenue, D. S. HART, building. City Hall Park, 9 A. m. to 5 P. M- improvements in that vicinity, such Department of Docks as lately opened and now encumbering the avenue and Registrar of Permits. may declare the demised term to be terminated, and the street, will be sold at public auction, by William Witters, COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. lessees shall surrender up the premises and vacate the same auctioneer. No. 452 Canal street, under the direction and Commissioner’s Office, Rotunda, north side, New County without any claim upon the City of New York for any supervision of the Commissioner of Public Works, on Mon- Court-house, 9 a . m. to 4 p. m. damages whatever. , . , . , . day, the 25th day of October, 1875, at 11 o’clock a. m. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Bids to be addressed to the undersigned, indorsed In case of stormy weather, the sale will be postponed COURTS. Bids for Ferry Franchises.” . , . until the first fair day, at that same hour. SUPREME COURT. The right to reject any bid, if deemed to be to tne The sale, to take place on the ground, will commence General Term, Special Term, Chambers, Circuit r i i t 1, interest of the City of New York, is reserved by the with the premists near One Hundred and Fifty-seventh TATEMENT OF THE HOURS DURING WHICH Circuit Part , Circuit Part III, second floor. New County Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. all the Public Offices in the City are open for busi­ 11 street. , . . . S Court-house, 10J4 a. m. tc 3 p. m. For particulars, see catalogues, to be obtained at tne N ew Y ork, C omptroller’s O ffice, 1 ness, and at which each Court regularly opens and ad­ Department of Public Works, and from the auctioneer. journs, as well as of the places wV*- e such offices are SUPERIOR COURT. October 16, 1875. I kept and such Courts are held. General Term, Trial Term Part I, Trial Term Part II, A N D W . H. GREEN. FITZ JOHN PORTER. third floor, New County Court-house, ix a. m. Comptroller. Commissioner of Public Works. Clerks* Office. Third floor, New County Court-house, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. O A. M. to 4 P. M. COMMCi * PLEAS. Mayor’s Office, No. 6, City Hall, 10 a . m. to 3 p. m. DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS. Mayor’s Marshal, No. 7, City Hall, 10 a . m. to 3 p.m General Term, Equity Term, Trial Term Part I, Trial POLICE DEPARTMENT. Permit Bureau, No. 1, City nail, 10 a. m. to 3 P* M. Term Part II. Third floor. New Couuty Court-hcuse, a m p m License Bureau, No. 1, City Hall, to . . to 3 . XX A. M. D epartment of Public Works, Clerk’s Office, third floor, q a . m. to 4 p. m C ommissionf.r’s Office, Police D epartment of the City of N ew Y ork, ] R oom o 19, C ity H all, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. marine court. N . Property C lerk’s O ffice, N ew Y ork, October 18,1875. Board of Aldermen and Supervisors, No. 9 City Hall, General Term, Trial Term Part I, Trial Term Part 11 N ew Y o r k, October 15,1875. office hours from 9 a . m. to 4 p. m. Trial Term Part III. Chambers, third floor, 10 a. M.[to Clerk of the Common Council and of Board ot Super­ WNERS WANTED BY THE PROPERTY PROPOSALS FOR PIG LEAD. Clerk, Police Department, 300 Mulben-y street, visors, No. , City Hall, 9 a m. to 4 P. M. ^ Clerk’s Office, room 19, 9 a . m. to 4 P. m. Brown-stone O 8 . Room 39, for the following property, now in his custody, FINANCE DEPARTMENT. building, third floor. general sessions. r o p o s a l s , i n c l o s e d i n a s e a l e d e n - without claimants: NEW COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, OFFICE HOURS 9 A. M. TO 4 P. M. P velope, indorsed as above, with the name of tne bid­ Ihree bags and contents, twelve revolvers, two comp, Comptroller’s Office, second floor, west end. Brown-stone building, City Hall Park, io a . «? to 4 p.m. der, will be received at this office, until Friday, October watches, three mats, ten coats, eight shawls, black silk x. Bureau for the collection of the revenue accruing Clerk’s Office, Brown-stone building, City Tin“ * arlc> 29.1875, at 12 o’clock, at which hour they will be publicly dress, baby carriage, keg paint, piece muslin, poplin dress, second floor, room 14, xo a. m. to 4 P. M. from rents and interest on bonds and mortgages, and re- opened and read, for and a small amount of money found in car. enue arising from the use or sale of property belonging OYER AND TERMINER. IOO TONS OF REFINED PIG IRON, C. A. ST. JOHN, to or managed by the City, first floor, west end. General Term. New County Court-house, setAnd floor, Property Clerk. 2. Bureau for the Collection of Taxes: Brown stone to be delivered at the Pipe Yard, foot of Twenty-fourth southeast comer, room it , 10:30 a. m. , street. East river. . , building. City Hall Park Clerk’s Office, Brown-stone building, City Hall fark, 3. Bureau loi the Collection of Arrears of Taxes and Blank forms of proposals, the specifications, and agree­ second floor, northwest comer. Police D epartment of the C ity of N ew Y ork,] Assessments and Water Rents, first floor, west end. ments, the proper envelope in which to inclose the bids, and any further information desired, can be obtained on Property C lerk’s Office, 4. Auditing Bureau, second floor, west end. SPECIAL SESSIONS. N ew Y ork, September 21,1875 application to the Contract Clerk, at his office. 5. Bureau of Licenses, first floor, west end. At Tombs, comer Franklin and Centre streets, Tuesdays, The Commissioner of Public Works reserves the right 6. Bureau of Markets, first floor, west end. WNERS WANTED BY THE PROPERTY Thursdays, and Saturdays, io a . m . to reject any or all proposals, if, in his judgment, the same Clerk, 300 Mulberry street, Room 39, for the follow- 7. Bureau for the reception of all moneys paid into the Clerk’s Office. Tombs O Treasury in the City, and for the payment of money on may be for the best interests of the city. iug property now in his custody without claimants : warrants drawn by the Comptroller and countersigned DISTRICT COURTS. FITZ JOHN PORTER, fig h t revolvers» male and female clothing» trunk xnd y the Mayor, at the Office of Chamberlain and County First District— First, Second, Third, and Fifth Wards, Commissioner of Public Works. contents» bag and contents» gold and silver watch, white Treasurer, second floor, west end. southwest comer of Centre and Chambers streets, io A. M. lead, one dozen spades, keg butter, fifty-five horse blankets» 8. Bureau for the Collection of Assessments : Rotunda, to 4 p. M. , --- , D epartment of Public Works, forty-three hundred dollars in beer sumps, and several south side. Second District— Fourth, Sixth and Fourteenth Wards, C ommissioner’s O ffice, small amounts of cash taken from prisoners. No. 514 Pearl street, o a . M. to 4 p. m. Room N o. 19, C ity H all, C. A. ST. JOHN, Third District— Eighth, Ninth and Fifteenth Wards, No. N ew Y ork, October 18,1875. Property Clerk. LAW DEPARTMENT. ts Greenwich avenue, 9 a . m. to 4 p. m. Counsel to the Corporation Staats Zeitung Building Fourth District—Tenth and Seventeenth Wards, No. 163 TO CONTRACTORS. third floor-: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Fast Houston street, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Public Administrator, 115 and 117 Nassau street, 10 Fifth District— Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth Wards M. to 4 P. M. TYROPOSALS, INCLOSED IN A SEALED EN- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHAR­ Corporation Attorney, 115 and 117 Nassau street, ora No. 154 Clinton street, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m Sixth District— Eighteenth and Twenty-first Wards, L velope, with the title of the work, and the name of a m. to 4>£ P. M. _____ , the bidder indorsed thereon (also the number of the work ITIES AND CORRECTION. Attorney lor the Collection of Arrears ot Personal Nos. 389 and 391 Fourth avenue. as in the advertisement), will be received at this office, Taxes, No. 51 Chambers street, second floor. until Friday, October 29, 1875, at 12 o’clock M., at which Attorney to the Department of Buildings, Fourth hour they will be publicly opened and read, for the follow­ D epartment of j ivenus, 9 a M. to s P. M. FINANCE DEPARTMENT. ing works: ‘ Public C harities and C orrection, , No. 1. For regulating, grading, setting curb-stones and C orner of T hird A venue and Eleventh St ., J POLICE DEPARTMENT flagging, draining and culverts on section number o n e o f N ew York, October 15, 1875. J NO. 300 MULBERRY STREET, ALWAYS OPEN the Kingsbridge road, between the northerly line of One CORPORATION SALE OF FERRY TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF Commissioners’ Office, second floor. FRANCHISES. Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and the northerly line of Superintendent’s Office, first floor. what is known as One Hundred and Eighty-first street— a 1 the Common Council “ In relation to the burial of Inspectors’ Office, first floor. distance of about 7,345 feet on the centre line of said strangers or unknown persons who may die ^ in any of the EALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AND public institutions of the City of New York, the Commis­ Chief Clerk’s Office, second floor, 8 a. m. to 5 P. M. Kingsbridge road. , Property Clerk, first floor (rear). “ “ " S publicly opened at the Comptroller’s office, on No. 2. For regulating, grading, setting curb-stones ana sioners of Public Charities and Correction report as fol­ Thursday, October 28, 1875, at 2 o’clock p. m., for Leases iureau of Street Cleaning, basement (rear), 8 a. m. to flagging, draining and culverts on section number two of lows : of Franchise or right to maintain and operate several fer­ the Kingsbridge road, between the northerly line of what A t Alms-house, Blackwell’s Island, October 13, 1875— P. M. ries around the City of New York for the term^knd on the Bureau of Elections, second floor rear), 8 a. m to 5 r. m is known as One Hundred and Eighty-first street and the Terence Elmore : transferred from Work-house October 7, conditions hereafter set forth. centre line of Inwood street— a distance of about 6,188 feet 1875 : age 52 years ; had but one arm. Nothing known The leases will be made to conform to the requirements on the centre line of said Kingsbridge road. of his frien-s or relatives. No effects found on his person. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. of the laws relative to femes, and subject to such regula- CITY HALL, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. No. 3 For regulating, grading, setting curb-stones ana tions» ordinances, or by-laws, as now are or hereafter may flagging, draining and culverts on section number t“ re'; B y ° rdCr* JOSH UA PHILLIPS. Commissioners’ Office, No. 19. be made or passed by the Common Council or State Leg­ Chief Clerk’s Office, No. 20. of the Kingsbridge road, from the centre line of Inwood SecreUry. islature, and the leases will also provide that the lessees street to the Harlem river, a d.stance of about 6,795 feet Contract Clerk’s Office, No. ax. shall take and assume at their own costs and charges all or Engineei in charge of Sewers, No. ax. any responsibilities and liabilities of the Corporation of the on the centre line of said Kingsbridge road. “ “ Boulevards and Avenues, No. 18J4 No. 4. For regulating, grading, setting curb stones, and City of New York to the present lessees of terries in rela­ D epartment of I Bureau of Repairs and SuppUes, No. 18. flagging, draining, and culverts on the ®?u*eY?r“ an*j tion to boats, fixtures, etc., belonging to such lessees at the Eleventh avenue, from the northerly line of One Hundred Public C harities and C orrection, l “ Lamps and Gas, No. 13. T hird A venue and E leventh St ., | “ Incumbrances, No. 13. respective ferries. . . , , , , , . and Fifty-fifth street to the westerly line of the Kings­ C orner of The minimum rate for which the ferry franchise or bridge road, a distaaee of about 3,486 feet on the centre N ew Y ork, October 12,1875. j “ Street Improvements, No. it license to operate ferries shall be used or enjoyed, has been Bureau of Chief Engineer Croton Aqueduct No. n j i appraised and set by the Commissioners of the Sinking line of said Eleventh avenue. TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF “ Water Register, No. 10. Blank forms of proposals, the specifications and agree­ 1 the Common Council» “ In relation to the burial ot Fund at two and one-half per centum of the gross re­ ments, the proper envelope in which to inclose the bids, “ Water Furveyor, No. 4. ceipts for ferriage that shall hereafter accrue at each strangers or unknown persons who may die in any of the “ Streets and Roads No. 13. separate ferry, to be paid quarter-yearly to the Corpora- and any further information desired, can be obtained on public institutions of the City of New York, the Com­ application to the Contract Clerk, at bis office. , missioners ol Public Charities and Correction report as tion, and a covenant will be contained in each lease re­ The Commissioner of Public Works reserves the right to quiring the lessees to make and deliver to the Comptrol­ follows: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND ler of the City of New York, quarter-yearly, a statement reject any or all prop sals, if, in his judgment, the same A t Morgue, Bellevue Hospital, from Tlurty-fourth CORRECTION. in writing verified by oath or affirmation of the lessee may be for the best interests of the city. Police Precinct, Williamsbridge— Unknown man ; in Commissionars’ Office, No. 66 Third avenue, 8 A. m. or of such proper officer of the lessee as may be FITZ JOHN PORTER, advanced state of decomposition ; 5 ft®*. ® inches high , to 5 P. M. designated by the Comptroller of the actual total gross Commissioner of Public Works. black hair. Had on dark pants and vest, light brown coat, Out Door Poor Department, No. 66 Third avenue, al­ receipts for ferriage received by such lessee during tne with brown cross-bar stripes, white shirt, blue hickory ways open entrance on Eleventh street. preceding three months, and also that the lessees shall shirt, boots. No effects found on his person. Reception Hospital, City Hall Park, northeast comer keep regular books of account showing the daily gross D epartment of Public W orks, A t Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell’s Island, October 11« always open. _ , ___. receipts of the ferry leased, and allow said Comptroller C ommissioner’s Office, 1875—Mary Wilcox; age 50 years ; 5 feet 4% *“*•“** Reception Hospital, Ninety-ninth street and lentn ave- or any person designated by him to examine such books. R oom 19, C ity H all, high ; gray hair ; blue eyes ; transferred from Work- nue, always open. The Department of Docks of the City of New York N ew Y ork, October 18, 1875. house June 9, 1875. Nothing known of her friends or Bellevue Hospital, foot of Twenty-sixth street. East has fixed and established the rent for which it will lease relatives. No effects found on her person. river, *»lways open. the property in wharves, piers, slips, and lands under wa- PROPOSALS FOR STOP COCK HYDRANTS I belonging to the (corporation, at the several femes to By Order, JOSHUA PHILLIPS, FIRE DEPARTMENT. I be leased to the parties or persons to whom the lease of AND CAST-IRON STOP-COCK BOXES Secretary. NOS. 127 AND 129 MERCER ST., O A. M. TO 4 P. M. I the ferry franchise shall be awarded by the Commission- AND COVERS. Commissioners’ Office. Chief of Department. | ers of the Sinking Fund, lor the term specified for the Inspectors of Combustibles. Fire Marshal. lease of the franchise, at the rates set forth hereafter, and ROPOSALS, INCLOSED IN A SEALED EN- D epa r tm e n t of I no deviation will be made from the same, and covenants velope, indorsed as above, with the name of the HEALTH DEPARTMENT P P ublic C harities and C orrection, 1 will be contained in such leases for construction, mainte- bidder, will be received at this office, until Friday, NO. 30s MOTT STREET. nance and surrender of all necessary fixtures and appur­ C orner of T hird A venue and Eleventh St ., . I October 29, 1875, at 12 o’clock M., at which hour they N ew Y ork, October 12, 1875. J Commissioners’ Office, second floor, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. tenances to the wharf and pier property belonging to the will be publicly opened and read, for— Attorney’s Office, third floor, 9 a . m. to 4 p. m. citv used by such respective ferries. t TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF Sanitary Superintendent, always open, third floor. Proposals for the lease or license to use the ferry fran- No. 1 the Common Council .“ In relation to the bunai of Register of Records, third floor, for granting burial per­ 1 chise at the respective ferries, to state the maximum 10 Twenty-inch Stop-cocks. strangers or unknown persons who may die m any ol tne mits, on all days of the week, except Sunday, from 7 a , I percentage on gross receipts which the person or parties 24 Twelve-inch Stop-cocks. public institutions of the City of New York, the Com­ m. to 6 p M. and or. Sundays from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. offering to take each ferry will pay in addition to the 50 Six-inch Stop-cocks. missioner* of Public Charities and Correction report as rent fixed by the Department of Docks for the use of the 25 Four-inch Stop-cocks. follows: I pier or wharf property belonging to the city, but no lease 50 Hydrants. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. A t Charity Hospital, Blackwell’s Island, October 8, I w;ii be given at less than tne minimum rate of 2)4 per 2. — ^ Commissioner’s Office, 36 Union Sq., 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. cent, on the gross receipts. No. 187s—John V. Gourley ; age 56 years ; transferred from I Security satisfactory to the Comptroller will be re­ 25 No. 1 Cast-iron Stop-cock Boxes. Workhouse September 2q. 1875. Nothing known of lus DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. quired for the punctual performance by the _ lessees of the 75 No. 2 Cast-iron Stop-cock Boxes. friends or relatives. No effects found on his person. Commissioner’s Office, 117 and 119 Duane street, 9 covenants of the lease of the franchise in their behalf. 75 No. 3 Cast-iron Stop-cock Boxes, October 9,1875— Benjamin Twistleton ; age 61 years ; ao Double Cast-iron Stop-cock Boxes. a. m. to 4 P. M. The several ferries at which the franchise only is to be 5 feet 8 inches high. Had on when admitted brown sack leased are as follows: __ , . _ . . 100 Covers for Stop-cock Boxes (old style). coat, gray pants and vest, striped shirt, calf shoes, brown DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. xst. The ferry from the foot of Tenth street. East river, Blank forms of proposals, the specifications and agree­ plush hat. A memorandum book containing army dis­ Commissioners’ Office, Brown-stone building, City Hall to Greenpoint, Long Island, for the term of five years ments, the proper envelope in which to inclose the bids, charge of Oliver T . White, and pair of spectacles found on and any further information desired, can be obutned on Park, 9 a. M. to 4 P. m. ; on Satuiday, 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. J from November x, 1875. .... , . . . , . his person. Nothing known of his friends or relatives. The several ferries at which the franchise is to be application to the Contract Clerk, at his office. Surveyor’s Bureau, 19 Chatham street, 9 a. m. to 4 P. M. leased, with use of pier and wharf property belonging to At Morgue, Bellevue Hospital, from Ward 18, Bellevue Board of Assessors, “ The Commissioner of Public Works reserves the right the City of New York, are as follows : Hospital— Unknown man ; age about 70 years; 5 “ et 8 to reject any or all proposals, if, in his judgment, the inches high : gray hair ; blue eyes. Had on black frock ad. The ferry from the north side ot Twenty-third a m . may be for the best interests of the city. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. street. East river, as now occupied, to Greenpoint, Long coat, black and white vest, white cotton undershirt, white FITZ JOHN PORTER, twilled drawers, calico striped shirt, blue woolen socks, Superintendent’s Office, a Fourth avenue, 9 A.M. Island, for the term of five years from November 1, 1875. subject to $2,000 per annum rent, payable as last men- Ccmmissioner of Public Works. buttoned shoes, blue spotted scarf. Unknown man, from Pier 42, North river— Age about. 4 0 BOARD OF EXCISE tIOJd The ferry from the foot of Grand street, East river, years ; 5 feet 7 inches high ; dark brown hair ; black-ide to Grand street. Brooklyn, E. D.. including such wharf D epartment of Public W orks, whiskers; brown eyes. Had on black sack coat, black Commissioners’ Office, first floor, 299 Mulberry it , 9 a . m. C ommissioner’s O ffice, property as shall have been heretofore used by the ferry vest and pants, white shirt, white knit undershirt and to 4 P.M. run from these points, for the term of ten years from R oom N o. 19, C ity Hall, N ew Y ork, October x6,1875. drawers, elastic side gaiters, blue woolen socks, November 1,1875, subject to payment of $2,000 per annum effects found on his person. BOARD OF EDUCATION. for the first five years and $3,000 per annum during the OUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A Unknown man, from Twenty-ninth Precinct Police CORNER GRAND AND ELM STREETS second five rent payable quarter-yearly to the De­ A petition of the property-owners, with map and plan, years, Station-house ; found on stoop 43 West Twenty-fifth street. Office of the Board» o a. m. to 5 p. m. partment of Docks. , _ . ___ _ u for the change of grade in Ninety-seventh street, between 4th. The ferry from the foot of Desbrosses street. North Age about 65 years; 5 feet 8 inches high ; grey hair; blue Superintendent of Schools» q a. m. o 5 f m Lexington and Madison avenues, is now pending before eyes Had on black sack coat, two black vests, white river, to Jersey City. New Jersey, for the term of one year the Common Council. . , from November 1, 1875, subject to $3,000 per annum rent, All persons interested in the above-mentioned change linen pants (with “ Workhouse” marked grey pants, white cotton socks, dark felt hat, hickory shirt, COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS. payable as last mentioned, ...... « ■ of grade, and having objections thereto, are .requested ,0 Commissioners Office, District Court building. City Hall All ot such leases to contain, m addition to the usual present the same, in writing, to the undersigned, at hu Brogan shoes, comb, khife, and five cents found on his Park (upstairs). covenants and agreements, a clause to the effect that the office, on or before Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of person. lessees will, at all times during the term of their respective October. 1874» By Order. JOSHUA PHILLIPS. THE CITY RECORD. leases, well and sufficiently repair, uphold, sustain, amend . 7S. FITZ j o h N PO R TER . Secretary. maintain and keep all and singular the floats, racks Office, No. 2 City Hall, northwest corner basement. 8 Commissioner of Public W orks. I fonden. bridges, and other fixtures at each landing place . m. to 6 p. M. THE CITY RECORD. 1 7 3 1 O ctober 18. IN O. 14. DOUISIUC9UI VI»V ------D epartment of between Third and Fourth avenues; and both sides of D e p a r t m e n t o f FIRE DEPARTMENT. Public C haritihs and Correction, Lexington avenue, between One Hundred and Twenty« Public C harities and C orrection, C orner of T hird A venue and Eleventh St ., ninth and One Hundred and Thirtieth streets. C orner of T hird A venue and Eleventh t S *, N ew Y ork, October 7, 1875. No. 15. North side of One Hundred and Twenty-ninth N ew Y ork, October 12, 1875. H eadquarters street, be! ween Second and Third avenues. TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE F.ire D epartment, C ity ok N ew Y ork, JN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF I of the Common Council " In relation to the burial ot No. 16. Block No. 47, Ward No. 47, in Twenty-second the Common Council “ In relation to the burial of (155 and 157 Mercer Street), 1 strangers or unknown persons who may die in an-X Ward, kn°wn as No. 236 West Forty-seventh street. strangers or unknown persons who may die in any ot the N ew Y ork, October 7,1875. No. 17. Both sides o f Seventy-fifth street, between Madi­ public institutions of the City of New York, the Commis- EALED PROPOSALS FOR DOING THE WORK public institutions of the City of New York, the Com­ sioners of Public Charities and Correction report as son and Fifth avenues. _ , . , __ missioners of Public Charities and Correction report as S and furnishing the materials required in the altera­ No. 18. Both sides of West Eleventh street, between follows: At Alms House, Blackwell’s Island, October 5, 1875^ tion, extension, and repairing of the house Nos. 191 and Sixth and Seventh avenues, and on west side of Sixth ave­ A t Work-house Hospital, Blackwell’s Island, October 9, Tohn Hulip; admitted September 23, 1875. Has friends 193 Fulton street, will be received at these Headquartere, nue, between West Tenth and Twelfth streets, and on east­ 1873— Rosanna Dugan ; admitted October 6, 1875 ; age living in the city, but their residence not known. JNo until 10 o’clock a . M., on the 20th inst., when they will erly side of Seventh and Greenwich avenues, between West 57 years. Nothing known of her friends or relatives. N o be publicly opened and read. , , . . Tenth and Twelfth streets, to the extent of half the block. effects found on his person...... Q Plans and specifications therefor may be seen and blank effects found on her person. At Charity Hospital, Blackwell s Island, October 4, 1873 No. 19. South side of N inety-second street, commencing ■ Ellen Sheehan, alias Millie Murphy ; age 23 years ; 5 feet proposals will be furnished upon application at these Head­ 225 feet west of Third avenue, and extending 50 feet By Order, quarters. . . JOSHUA PHILLIPS, inches high ; dark hair ; nd eyes. Nothing known ot her Two responsible sureties will be required upon eacn pro­ Secretary. friends or relatives. No effects found on her person. No. 20. Lot situated on the southeast comer of Third October 5, 1875— Sarah Johnson ; age 56 years ; 5 feet 6 posal, who must each justify in twice the amount thereof. avenue and Eighty-seventh street. The right to reject any or all proposals received, if inches high ; grey eyes and hair. Nothing known of her All persons whose interests are affected by the above- deemed to be for the interests of the city, is reserved. D epartmentint of OF i friends or relatives. No effects found on her person. named assessments, and who are opposed to the same, or Public C harities amand Correction, 1 JOSEPH L. PERLEY, either of them, are requested to present their objections in Corner of T hird A venuet and Eleventh St ., J By Order, JOSH UA PHILLIPS, ROSWELL D. HATCH, writing to the Board of Assessors, at their office, No. 19 N ew Yorkc, October n , 1875. J Secretary. VINCENT C. KING, Chatham street, within thirty days from the date of this Commissioners. PROPOSALS FOR DRY GOODS, GRO­ n° toCC' THOM AS B. ASTEN, CERIES, CROCKERY, AND LUMBER. JOHN MULLALY, EDWARD NORTH. WILLIAM L. WILEY, T>ROPOSALS,______SEALED AND INDORSED AS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC PARKS. _ above, will be received by the Commissioners of CORPORATION NOTICES. Board of Assessors. Public Charities and Correction, until 10 o’clock A. M., of O ffice, Board of A ssessors, 1 the 23d day of October, 1875, at which time they will be N ew Y ork, October 12, 1875. f publicly opened, for furnishing and delivering at the foot of D epartment of Pubuc Parks, East Twenty-sixth street, free of all expense to the De­ 36 U nion Square, o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t t h e f o l - lowing Assessment Lists have been received by the o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t t h e f o l - N ew Y ork, October 13,1875. N lowing Assessment Lists have been received by partment— Board of Assessors, from the Commissioner of Public N DRV GOODS the Board of Assessors from the Commissioner of Public Works, for— 5 cases Ticking, PROPOSALS FOR SEWER, MORNINGSIDE Works fer . , ,. 5 cases Denims, No. 1. Regulating and paving with Belgian pavement No. 1. Building sewer in Scammel street, between Madi­ 500 dozen Men’s Socks, PARK. Twenty-ninth street, between First avenue and East river. son and Monroe streeL 500 dozen Women’s Stockings, No. 2. Regulating and paving with Belgian pavement No. 2. Receiving-basin on the southwest comer ot 500 yards Satinet. OROPOSALS, IN SEALED ENVELOPES, WILL Madison avenue, from One Hundred and Twenty-first Beekman street and Theatre alley. . to One Hundred and Twenty-filth street. No. 3. Flagging sidewalks on west side of Lexington . GROCERIES. 1 be received at the office of the Department of Public No. 3. Regulating and grading Eighty-seventh street, 10,000 pounds Rio Coffee, Parks, at the above address, until Wednesday, the 27th avenue, from Thirty-third to Thirty-fourth street. 50 barrels Soda Crackers, from Eighth to Tenth avenue. No. 4. Fencing vacant lots on block bounded by Broad­ day of October, 1875, at the hour of 9:30 o clock a. m„ No. 4. Regulating and grading Ninetieth street, from 600 pounds Evans’ Prepared Cocoa, when they will be publicly opened, for the construction way, Eighth avenue, Fifty-sixth and F ifty-seventh streets. Eighth to Tenth avenue. t 100 bushels Canada Dried Peas, of a sewer for Momingside Park...... No. 5. Flagging south side of Fifty-ninth street, between 50 “ City Cured ” Hams, No. 5. Regulating and grading, setting curb and gutter Fifth and Eighth avenues. The Engineer’s estimate of the work by which the bids stones, and flagging in One Hundred and T wenty-ninth 600 pounds Prime Dried Apples, will be tested, is as follows, to w it: - . No. 6. Flagging north side of Seventeenth street, between 14 barrels Prime Pickles, 1875, (size 2,000). street, from Broadway to Hudson river. t Avenues A and B. .... , , , c -... 520 lineal feet of brick sewer, egg shaped, of 3 feet 7.4 No. 6. Laying Belgian pavement in Sixty-eighth street, 10 tubs Pure Leaf Lard, inches, by 2 feet 4# inches intenor diameters, built with No. 7. F'encing vacant lots on block bounded by Sixty- from Third to Fourth avenue. second and Sixty-third streets, Boulevard and Ninth 10 barrels Syrup, bottom invert No. 7. Laying Belgian pavement in Eighty-third street, 1,500 pounds “ Prime State Cheese, 1 Manhole. avenue. 300 pounds Macaroni, _ „ from First to Third avenue. , No. 8. Receiving basin on the southwest comer of Nine­ No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by No. 8. Laying Belgian pavement in One Hundred and 50 pounds Pure Mustard, “ in 10 pound cans. the consent, in writing, of two responsible householders or tieth street and Lexington avenue. 5 barrels “ Standard ” Crushed Sugar, Eleventh street, from Third to Fourth avenue. No. 9. Receiving-basin on the northwest comer ot Nine­ freeholders of the City of New York, their respective Noja. Laying Belgian pavement in Forty-third street, 10 boxes Corn Starch, “ first quality.’’ ty-second street and Lexington avenue. places of business or residences being named, to the ettect from First to Second avenue. CROCKERY. that they will become bound as sureties in the sum of three No. to. Laying Belgian pavement in Sixty-fourth street, No. 10. Receiving-basin on the southwest comer of Ninety-first street and Lexington avenue. z gross Tumblers, thousand dollars for the faithful performance of the con­ from Second to Third avenue. „ , , 6 dozen Bed Pans, tract, should it be awarded upon that proposal. No. 11. Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging No. 11. Laying Belgian pavement in One Hundred One Hundred and Inirty-first street, from Tenth avenue 6 dozen Spit Cups, Each proposal must state the name and place of resi and Thirteenth street, from Second avenue to Harlem 2 gross Bowls, dence of the person making the same ; the names of all to the Boulevard. 5 gross Dinner Plates. persons interested with him therein; that it is made with­ nVNo. 12. Building underground drains between Ninety- Office Board of A ssessors,! LUMBER. out collusion with any other person making an estimate second and One Hundred and Sixth streets, and between No. 19 Chatham street, 1 2 4-inch White Oak Plank, for the same work; and that no member of the Common Third avenue and Harlem river. N ew Y ork. Sept. 20. 1875. 1 ___ _ 1 000 feet 2-inch White Oak Plank, Council or other officer of the Corporation is directly or No. 13 Laying Belgian pavement in Lexington avenue, JOHN R. MUMFORD, 1.000 feet 1 Ji-inch White Oak Plank, indirectly interested therein, or in any portion of the from Sixty-sixth to Seventy-fourth street. Secretary. 200 feet -inch Yellow Pine Plank, profits thereof. . . . , No. 14. Laying crosswalks on Lexington avenue, 1.000 feet Shelving. . . _ __, . The Department reserves the right to reject any or all between Sixty-sixth and Seventy-first streets. Samples of the above can be seen at this office, and the proposals. Proposed sureties must verify their consent No. 15. Regulating, grading, setting curb and gutter TYUBL1C NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE quality of the goods furnished must conform in every res­ before a Judge of a Court of Record in the County ot stones, and flagging in Thirteenth avenue, from Eleventh A owner or owners, occupant or occupants of all houses pect to the samples exhibited, New York. ... , . . . . to Sixteenth street. and lot., improved or unimproved lands, affected thereby, The award of the contract will be made as soon as prac­ Forms of proposals and specifications may be obtained, No. 16. Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging that the following assessments have been completed and are ticable after the opening of the bids. and the terms of the contract (settled as required by law) in Thirty-third street, from First avenue to the East river. lodged in the office of the Board of Assessors for examina­ No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by seen at the office of the Secretary at the above address. No. 17. Flagging north side of Fifty-seventh street, tion bv all persons interested, viz. : For the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders Proposals must be addressed to the President ox tne Ue- from Tenth toEleventh avenue. of the City of New York, with their respective places ot partment of Public Parks,# and indorsed " Proposals for No. 1. Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging business or residence, to the effect, that it the contract be O ffice Board of A ssessors, ) New avenue, Erat, and New avenue, West, from One sewer, Momingside Park.” Hundred and Twentieth to One Hundred and Twenty- awarded under that proposal, they will, on its being so H G. STEBBINS, President, No. 19 C hatham Street, > N ew Y ork, Oct. 12,1875. J fourth street. , a awarded, become bound as sureties in the estimated WM. R. MARTIN, MUMFORD, amount of fifty per cent for its faithful performance, JOHN R No. 2. Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging D AV ID B. W ILLIAM SON, Secretary. One Hundred and Eighth street, from Fifth avenue to East which consent must be verified by the justification of each IOSEPH J. O’DONOHUE, river. . of the persons signing the same for double the amount ot Commissioners D. P. P. No. 3. Regulating and grading Eighty-fifth street, from surety required. The sufficiency of such security to be W m. Irwin, Eighth to Ninth avenue. approved by the Comptroller. Secretary D. P. P. TYUBL1C NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO No. 4. Regulating and grading One Hundred and fif­ The Department of Public Charities and Correction re­ X the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all serve the right to decline any and all proposals it deemed teenth street, from Seventh to Eighth avinue. . to be for the public interest, and no proposal will be ac­ C ity of N ew Y ork, houses and lots, improved or unimproved lands, affected No. 5. Building sewer in Laight street, between Varick D epartment of P ublic Parks, thereby, that the following assessments have been com­ and Hudson streets. cepted from, or a contract awarded to, any person who is pleted. and are lodged in the office of the Board of Assess­ No. 6. Building sewer on East side of Hudson street, in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or 36 U nion Square (East), October 7,1875. ors for examination by all persons interested, viz.: between Spring and V an dam streets. _ who is defaulter, as security or otherwise, upon any obliga­ No. 7. Building sewer in Sixty-sixth street, between tion to the Corporation...... „ „ OEALED PROPOSALS FOR REMOVING THE No. 1. For regulating and grading Eighty-eighth street, Blank forms of proposals and specifications, which are to O Ice from the Pool, in Central Park, near One Hundred Boulevard and Teuth avenue. from Eighth to Tenth avenue. No. 8. Building sewer in Fifty-third street, between be strictly complied with, can be obtained on application and First street and Eighth avenue, during the coming No. 2. For regulating and grading Ninth avenue, from winter season, will be received at the above office until First avenue and East river. at the office of the Department, and all information fur- Eighty-sixth to One Hundrea and lenth street. No. 9. Building sewer in Eleventh avenue, between the 31st October, 1875. . ___., No. 3. For regulating, grading, setting curb and gutter Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth streets; and in Sixtieth street, ni5hed- ISAAC H. BAILE Y. Proposals must be addressed to the President of the De­ TH OM AS S. BRENNAN, partment, and indorsed “ Proposals to remove Ice from and flagging Sixtieth street, from First avenue to Avenue A. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues. TOWNSEND COX, , No. 4. For flagging sidewalks both sides Fifty-fourth No. to. Building sewer in Fourth avenue, between Pool, Central Park.” Ninetieth and N inety-first streets, with branches in Ninety- Commissioners. Bv order of the Commissioners^ JRWIN street, from Fourth to Fifth avenue. No. 5. For flagging and reflagging Eighty-fourth street, first street. . ._ Secretary D. P. P. from Madison to Fifth avenue. .... r No. it. Building sewer in Mangin street, between Department of No. 6. For building underground drains on both sides ot Delancey and Rivington streets. Pubuc C harities and C orrection, the lines Inwood and Dyckman streets, between Harlem No. i2v Building sewer in Twenty-fourth street, be­ C orner of T hird A venue a n d Eleventh St ., tween Second and Third avenues. N ew Y ork, June 12,1875. and Hudson rivers. .... , No. 7. For building sewer in Laight street, between No. 13. Building sewer in One Hundred and Twenty- JURORS. Varick and Hudson streets, ..... fourth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. SCHOOL FOR NURSES. No. 8. For building sewers in South Catharine anrt No. 14. Building basin on the north side of Twentieth Water streets, between present sewers in Catharine and street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues. 'T ’ HE COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC CHARI TIES Market streets. , _ „ . . . 1. The limits embraced by such assessment include all the 1 and Correction purpose opening a School for Nurses, No. 9. For building sewer in One Hundred and 1 wenty- several houses and lots of ground, vacant lots, pieces and at Charity Hospital, on tn - first day of. August next. It is NOTICE sixth street, between Sixth and Eighth avenues. parcels of land, situated on— their design to offer to worthy young women, between the No. 10. For building sewer in One Hundred and Twenty- No. 1. Both sides c f New avenue, east, between One ages of twenty and thirty-five, the opportunity to acquire IN RELATION TO JURORS FOR STATE eighth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Hundred and Twentieth and One Hundred and Twenty- proficiency in a pursuit, which is at once honorable, useful, COURTS. No. 11. For building sewer in One Hundred and T.hirty- fourth streets, and to the extent of half the block at the bid remunerative, by educating them in the profession of fourth street, between Fifth an i Sixth avenues. intersecting streets; also both sides of New avenue, west, Nursing Every effort will be made to elevate the occu- No. 12. For building sewer in Sixty-eighth street, be­ between One Hundred and Twentieth and One Hundred oation by a course of carelul instruction from competent O ffice of the C ommissioner of Jurors, tween Third and Fourth avenues, with branches in Third and Twenty-fourth streets, and to the extent of half the teachers, and by considerate and generous treatment of the N ew C ounty C ourt-house, and Lexington avenues. , . block at the intersecting streets. pupils The course of training will occupy two years, and N ew Y ork, June 1,1875. No. 13. For building sewers in Water street, between No. 2. Both sides of One Hundred and Eighth street, be­ wifi embrace lectures upon nursing, food, ventilation, mid- A PPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS WILL BE Jefferson and Gouvemcur streets. tween Fifth avenue and East river, and to the extent of wi erv. and all subjects connected with nursing. r \ . heard here, from 9 to 4 daily, from all persons hitherto No. 14. For building sewer in One Hundred and Thir­ half the block at the intersecting avenues. Ih e lectures will be given by Physicians connected with liable or recently serving who have become exempt, and tieth street, between Third and Fourth avenues. No. 3. Both sides of Eighty-fifth street, between Eighth the Hospital, and will include a course of twelve lectures all needed information will be given. No. 15. For building basin on northeast corner One and Ninth avenues. upon each subject every six months, and frequent instruc­ Those who have not answered as to their liability, or Hundred and Twenty-ninth street and Third avenue. No. 4. Both sides of One Hundred and Fifteenth street, tion at the bedside. ..., proved permanent exemption, will receive a “ jury enroll­ No. 16. For flagging in front of lot No. 236 West Forty- between Seventh and Eighth avenues. At the expiration of two years the Nurses will be ex­ ment notice,” requiring them to appear before me this seventh street. _ . . ~ . . . . No. 5. On the north side of Laight street, between Hud­ amined by a Committee of Physicians, and those who are year. Whether liable or not, such notice must be an­ No. 17. For laying Belgian pavement in Seventy-htth son and Varick streets. competent and qualified will receive a diploma, signed by swered (in person, if possible, and at this office only) under street, from Madison to Fifth avenue. No. 6. On the east side of Hudson street, between the Commissioners of Chanties and Correction and the severe penalties. If exempt, the party must bring proof ot No 18. For laying Belgian pavement in West Eleventh Spring and Vandam streets. Examining Committee. , ___ , exemption ; if liable, he must also answer in pereon, giving street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. No. 7. Both sides of Sixty-sixth street, between the Applications, stating name in full, age, and names ot full and correct name, residence, etc., etc. No attention No. 19. For fencing vacant lots on south side of Ninety- Boulevard and Tenth avenue. Clergyman and Family Physician should be addressed to second street, 225 lect west of Third avenue, and extending No. 8. Both sides of Fifty-third street, between First IOSHUA PHILLIPS, PiWhenpossible and legal, serving jurors will be allowed 50 feet westerly. __ avenue and East river ; and on westerly side of Avenue Secretary to select a convenient season—ii application be made in No. ao. For fencing vacant lots southeast corner of lnird A, between Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth streets avenue and Eighty-seventh street. . . . „ No. 9. Both sides of Sixtieth street, between Tenth and ^"persons “ enrolled ” as liable must serve when called The limits embraced by such assessment include all the Eleventh avenues ; and on westerly side of Tenth avenue, D epartment op 1 or pay their fines. No mere excuse will be allowed or several houses ana lots of ground, vacant lots, pieces and between Sixtieth and Sixty-first streets; and the-easterly Public C harities and Correction, interference permitted. The fines, received from those parcels of land, situated on . . . , —• .. . side of Eleventh avenue, between Fifty-ninth an4 Sixty- C orner op T hird A venue and Eleventh St ., . who, for business or other reasons, are unable to serve at No. 1. Both sides of Eighty-eighth street, from Eighth first streets. _ , _ . N ew Y ork, October it, 1875. J the time selected, pay the expenses of this office, and it to Tenth avenue. . . . . No. 10. Both sides of Ninety-first street, between Fourth N ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF unpaid will be entered as judgments upon the property ot No. 2. Both sides of Ninth avenue, rom Eighty-suith and Madison avenues; and on westerly side of Fourth A the Common Council “ In relation to the burial of hedelinquents. ^ - .. € to One Hundred and Tenth street, and to the extent of half avenue, between Ninetieth and Ninety-second streets. strangersI or unknown persons who may die in any of the The Commissioner will receive applications for relief the block at the intersecting streets. No. it. Both sides of Mangin street, between Delancey publrc institutions of the City of New York, the Commis- from those jurors who have served continuously and No. 3. Both sides of Sixtieth street, from First avenue to and Rivington streets. sioners of Public Charities and Correction report as tol- promptly lor several years, or have done excessive jury No. 12. Both sides of Twenty-fourth street, between lows: _ . __ service in the State Courts. , . ,. _ __, AN o.U*. Both sides of Fifty-fourth street, from Fourth to Second and Third avenues. . _ , . At Morgue, Bellevue Hospital, from Pier 60, North A ll good citizens will aid the course of justice, ana Fifth avenue. __ _ , . „ ,._ No. 13. Both sides of One Hundred and Twenty-fourth river—Unknown man; age about 60 yearn; 5 *eet 7 secure reliable and respectable juries, and equalize their No. 5. Both sides of Eighty-fourth street, from Madison street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. inches high ; blue eyes ; Black hair m ixed w ith gray. duty by serving promptly when summoned, allowing their to Fifth avenue. No. 14. On the north side of Twentieth street, between Had on dark vest, white shirt, gray knit undershirt and clerks or subordinates to serve, reporting to me any attempt No. 6. Farm numbers 42,43, 44. *nd t8- „ . , Tenth and Eleventh avenues, and on the west side of drawers, hickory overshirt, Kentucky jean pants, Brogan at bribery or evasion, and suggesting names for enrollment No. 7. Both sides of Laight street, between Varick and Tenth avenue, and cast side of Eleventh avenue, between shoes with buckles. No effects found on his person. Persons between sixty and seventy years of age, summer Hudson streets. _ , _ . . Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. No 8. Bot 1 sides of Water street, between Catharine Unknown woman from 44 Oak street— Age about 65 absentees, persons temporarily ill, and United States and All persons whose interests are affected by the above- street and Market slip ; and on both sides of Catharine named assessments, and who are opposed to the same, or v-ars • s feet 7 inches high ; gray hair. Had on brown District Court jurors are not exempt. . Every man must attend to his own notice. It is a mis­ slip, between South and Water streets. either of them, are requested to present their objections in olaid dress calico waist, black alpaca overskirt, white No. 9. Both sides of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth writing to he Board of Assessors, at their office, No. 19 cotton chemise, white cotton stockings, and gray stockings. demeanor to give any jury paper to another to;answer It is also punishable by fine or imprisonment to give or stree*. between Sixth and Eighth avenues. Chatham street, within thirty days from the date of this No effects found on her person. receive any present or bribe, directly or indirectly, in re­ No. 10. Both sides of One Hundred and Twenty-eighth At New York City Asylum for Insane, Ward’s Island, lation to a jury service, or to withhold any paper or make street, betwetn Sixth and Seventh avenues. notice. THOM AS B. AbTEN . October 10. 1875— Timothy Sullivan ; ages?years ; 5 feet any false statement, and every case will be fully prose­ No. 11. Both sides of One Hundred and Thirty-fourth JOHN MULLALY, a inches hieh ; gray hair ; blue eyes. This patient was cuted No fees of any kind exist or are allowed in re­ street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. EDWARD NORTH, transferred from old Lunatic Asylum Blackwell’s Island, gard to jury notices, and any otxtvlixnz. rece.ving or No. 12. Both sides ol Sixty-eighth street, between Third WILLIAM L. WILEY. and had on Corporation clothing. Nothing known ot his giving any such “ fee ’’ or “ present will be arrested, and and Fourth avenue-. __ . _ ___ Board of Assessors friends or relatives. No effects found on his person. No. 13. Both sides of Water street, between Jefferson ff possible, punished to the full extent of the law. O ffice Board of A ssessors, I and Gouverneur streets ; and in Clinton street, o< By Order. JOSHUA PHILLIPS, TH OM AS DU N LAP, Commissioner, N ew York, September ao, 1875. ( County Court-house (Chambersstreet entrance. Cherry and Water streets. Secretary. 1 7 3 2 T H E C I T Y RECORD O c t o b e r i 8 .

In the Matter ot the application of the Department of C ity of N ew Y ork, D epartment of Finance, ' LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Public Works, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen, FINANCE DEPARTMENT. Bureau for the C ollection of T axes, and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to C ourt-house, P ark, 32 C hambers St ., the opening of One Hundredth street, from the westerly INTEREST ON CITY STOCKS. September 13, 1875. line of the Bloomingdale road to the easterly line of Board of Aldermen, I Riverside avenue, in the City of New York. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. N ew Y ork, February 4,1875.J HE INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND STOCKS of the City and County of New York, due November h e c o m m i t t e e o n f e r r i e s w i l l m e e t URSUANT TO THE ST ATUTES IN SUCH CASE T OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE As­ T every Monday, at No. 9, City Hall, at 2 o’clock, tor P made and provided, the Department of Public Works, 1, 1875, will be paid on that day, by the Comptroller, at N sessment Rolls on Personal Property and Bank Stock the consideration of all subjects referred to the considera­ his office, in the New Court-house. for the year 1875 have been delivered to the undersigned, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common­ The transfer books will be closed rom September 23 to tion of the Committee. alty of the City of New York, hereby give notice that the and that the taxes thereon are now due and payable at ROBERT POWER. November 1,1875. __ this office. Counsel to the Corporation will apply to the Supreme ANDREW H. GREEN, JOHN REILLY, Court, in the First Judicial District of the State of New In case of payment before the first day of November HENRY E. H O W LAN L. Comptroller. next, the person so paying shall be entitled to the benefits York, on Monday, the 25th day of October, 1875, at half OFl Committee on Femes. past ten o’clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon C ity of N ew Y ork—D epartment mentioned in the twenty-ninth section of the act of March Finance, C omptroller’s Office, F .J , T w om ky, thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, for the appoint­ 30, 1850, v iz.: A reduction at the rate of seven per cent, Cleric. ment of a Commissioner of Estimate and Assessment in September 15 ,1875. per annum from the time of payment to the 1st day ot the above entitled proceeding, in the place and stead of December next. O ffice C lerk of the C ommon C ouncil 1 William C. Whitney, resigned. PROPOSALS FOR $7,572.5°° BONDS OF The real estate books will be ready for payment on the No. 8 C ity Hall New York, October 7, 1875. 15th of September instant. N ew Y ork. January 20, 1875.) WILLIAM C. WHITNEY, THE CITY OF NEW YORK. MARTIN T. McMAHON, o t i c e . — t h e c o m m i t t e e o n s t r e e t Counsel to the Corporation, Receiver of Taxes No. 2 Tryon Row. N Pavements of the Board of Aldermen will meet here­ EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT after every Wednesday, at 2 o’clock p. M., in Room No. 9, the Comptroller’s Office until Wednesday, October 20, D epartment of Finance, . City Hall, for the consideration of such subjects as may In the matter of the application of the Department of Pub­ S 1875, at 2 o’clock p. m., when the same will be publicly Bureau for the C ollection of A ssessments, I have been referred to the Committee. lic Works, for and in behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen, R otunda, N ew C ourt-house, f and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to opened, for the whole or any part of the sum of $7»572»5°° PETER SEERY, Bonds of the City ol New York, to w it: N ew Y ork, October 7,1875. J w m . h . McC a r t h y , the opening of Fort Washington Ridge road, between the CHESTER H. SOUTHWORTH, Boulevard on the west, and Eleventh avenue and Kings- Assessment Bonds of the Corporation of the Committee on Street Pavements. bridge road on the east, and running from Eleventh ave­ City of New York, authorized by chapter NOTICE TO PROPERTY-HOLDERS F rancis J. T womey, nue at One Hundred and Fifty-ninth street, in a gen­ 397, Laws ot 1852, and chapter 580, Laws Clerk. erally northerly direction, to a point on said Kingsbridge of 1872...... $1,356,800 00 road, near Inwood street, with a branch thereof running ROPERTY-HOLDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED easterly to said Kingsbri ge road, as laid out by the Assessment Fund Bonds of the Corporation P that the following Assessment Lists were received this Board of Aldermen, 1 o fth e C ity o f New York, authorized by day in this Bureau lor collection : N ew York, February 27, 1875. J Department of Parks, in the City of New York. HE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE WILL MEET chapter 579, Laws of 1853...... 1>349>5°° 00 CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 22, 1875. T hereafter every Wednesday, at 3 o’clock p. m.. at No E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS Street Improvement Fund Bonds of the Flagging sidewalks on south side of Thirty-fourth 9 City Hall, for the transaction ot such public business as W of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled Corporation of the City of New York, streetTbetween First avenue and East river. may be referred to the Committee. matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occu­ authorized by chapter 579, Laws of 1853. 1,305,000 00 Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging Fifty- MAGNUS GROSS. pant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved or Department of Parks Improvement Bonds fifth street, betweert Eleventh avenue and the North river. W. L. COLE, unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others of the Corporation of the City of New Regulating, grading, curb, gutter and flagging Sixty- PATRICK LYSAGHT, whom it may concern, to w it: York, authorized by chapter 697, Laws of seventh street, from Fourth to Fifth avenue. S. B. H. VAN CE, First.—That we have completed our estimate and assess- 1867 ; chapter 397, Laws of 1852; and Regulating and grading One Hundred nnd Sixteenth IOHN J. MORRIS, I ment, and that all persons interested in these proceedings, chapter 580, Laws of 1872...... 2,316,200 00 street, from Seventh to Eighth avenue. Committee on Finance. or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be All payments made on tne above assessments on or before Francis J. T womey, opposed to the same, do present their objections in writing, Central Park Commission Improvement December 6, 1875, will be exempt (according to law) Clerk' I duly verified, to the Commissioners, at our office, No. 57 Bonds of the Corporation of the City of from interest. After that date interest will be charged at Broadway (Room No. 24), in the said city, on or before New York, authorized by chapter 697, the rate ot seven (7) per cent, from the date of confirmation. Office C lerk ok C ommon C ouncil, 1 the 29th day of October^ 1875 ; and that we, the said Laws of 1867 ; chapter 397, Laws of 1852 ; The Collector's office is open daily from 9 a. m. to 2 p. M.. No. 8 C ity Hall, I Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the and chapter 580, Laws of 1872...... 1,345»°°° °° for the collection ot money, and until 4 p. m., for general N ew York, January 9,1875. ) ten week-days next after the said 29th day of October, Said Bonds will bear interest at the rate of six per information. o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n t o t h e c o m p - and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office cent, per annum, payable on the first day of May and SPENCER KIRBY, N troller, the Commissioner ot Public Works, the on each of said ten days, at one o’clock p. M. November in each year, and the principal, in nearly Collector ot Assessments. Corporation Counsel, and the President ot each Depart­ Second.— That the abstract of the said estimate and equal amounts, will be redeemed on the first day of No­ ment of the City Government, pursuant to the provisions assessment, together with our maps, and also all the affida­ vember, in the years 1878, 1879, and 1880, respectively. ot section 5 of chapt .r 335, Laws of 1873, that the Board ot vits, estimates, and other documents which were used by The proposals will state the amount of Bonds desired, Aldermen have designated Thursday of each week, at 2 us in making our report, have been deposited in the office and the price per one hundred dollars thereof j and the ELECTION NOTICE. o’clock p. m., as the time for holding the regular meetings of the Department of Public Works in the City of New persons whose proposals are accepted will thereupon be ot the Board. York, there to remain until the n th day of November, required to deposit with _ the Chamberlain the sums The Board meets in Room No. 13, City Hall. I 1875. awarded to them respectively, together with any Office of the C lerk of the Common Council, I No. 8 C ity H all, FRANCIS J. TWOMEY, Third.—That the limits embraced by the assessment premiums thereon. . C erk I aforesaid are as follows, to w it: All those lots, pieces, or On presenting to the Comptroller the receipts ot the N ew Y ork, October 1, 1875. ) parcels of land, situate, lying, and being in the City of Chamberlain for such deposit, the parties will be entitled o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n p u r s u a n t t o Board of A ldermen, I New York, bounded by, included and contained within to receive certificates for equal amounts of the par value N the provisions of section 1, chapter 503, Laws ot N ew Y ork, January 30, 1875.) the following limits, that is to say : of the sums awarded to them, bearing interest from the 1875, being an act to amend chapter 075 of die Laws of h e c o m m i t t e e o n s t r e e t s o f t h e Beginning at the point of intersection of the centre line dates of payment. . . . , .. _ 1873, entitled “ An act in relation to elections in the City T Board of Aldermen will meet every Monday, at 2 of One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street with the centre Each proposal should be sealed and indorsed^ .Fro- and County of New York, and to provide for ascertaining o'clock, P. m., at No. 9 City Hall, for the transaction ot I line of the road or Public Drive, running thence northerly posals for Bonds of the City of New York, and inclosed by proper proofs the citizens who shall be entitled to the uch business as may be referred to the Committee. along the centre line of the road or Public Drive to a point in a second envelope, addressed to the Comptroller. rights of suffrage thereat,” that at the General Election to t. W. GUNTZER, at One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street, distant four hun­ The right is reserved on the part of the Comptroller to be held in this State on the Tuesday succeeding the first PATRICK LYSAGHT, dred and ninety-five feet westerly from the westerly line reject any or all of the bids, if in his judgment the interests Monday of November next (November 2), the following «. N. SIMONSON, of Fort Washington Ridge road ; thence northerly in a of the Corporation require it. _ municipal officers are to be elected in the City and County Committee on Streets. straight line, to a point, at One Hundred and Eighty-first The proceeds of the above-mentioned Bonds will be ap­ of New York, viz.: F rancis J. T w om ey, I street, distant nine hundred ana forty-two feet west of the plied exclusively to the redemption of like Bonds of the Six Aldermen to be voted for by the electors of the City Clerk. I westerly line of Fort Washington Ridge road ; thence still City of New Yor< which mature November 1, 1875 ; and at large. northerly in a straight line to a point, di-tant two hundred their issue, therefore, will not make any addition to the Three Aldermen in the Fourth Senate District, com­ O ffice cler k of the C ommon C ouncil, 1 and sixty-one feet west of the westerly line of Fort Wash­ city debt. _ . . . . , T , posed of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, No. if C ity Hall, ington Ridge road and at right angle to the Kingsbridge The holders of like City Bonds which mature November Seventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Wards of the City N ew Y ork, April 6, 1875. ) road near Ellwood street]; thence westerly to the centre 1, 1875, may apply the amount due on such Bonds, re­ of New York. HE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS OF THE line of the road or Public Drive ; thence northerly along spective y, to the payments for any Bonds that may be Three Aldermen in the Fifth Senate District, composed T Board of Aldermen will meet every Tuesday, at 2 the centre line of the road or Public 1 Jrive to the centre line awarded them on their bids under these proposals* of the Eighth, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Wards of of D street; thence northerly along the centre line of D p. m., in room No. 9, City Hall, tor the consideration ot C ity of N ew Y ork, F inance D epatment, 1 the City of New York. such subiects as may nave been referred for its action. street to the centre line of Inwood street; thence south­ C omptroller’s O ffice, | Three Aldermen in the Sixth Senate District, composed ANDREW BLESSING, easterly along the centre line of Inwood street to the centre October 6, 1875. J of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Seventeenth Wards of the line of Dyckman street; thence sontheasterly along the J. WILLIAM GUNTZER, A N D R E W H. GREEN. City of New York. H EN RY E. HOW LAND, I centre line of Dyckman street to the centre line of Eleventh Comptroller. Three Aldermen in the Seventh Senate District, com­ Committee on Railroads. avenue ; thence southerly along the centre line of Eleventh posed of the Eighteenth. Twentieth, and Twenty-first F rancis J T w om ey, avenue to the centre line of One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Wards of the City of New Y o rk; and Cleric. street; thence westerly along the centre line of One Hun­ D epartment of Finance, Four Aldermen in the Eighth Senate District, composed dred and i ifty-eighth street to the point or place of begin- Bureau for the C ollection of A ssessments, 1 of the Twelfth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-second Wards, o t i c e . — t h e c o m m i t t e e o n p u b l i c nin —said premises appearing upon the maps or dia­ R otunda, C ourt-house, j and the territory comprised within the Twenty-third and Works of the Board of Aldermen will meet every grams above mentioned. N ew Y ork, October 5,1875. J Twenty-fourth Wards of the City of New York. Monday,N at 3 p. m., in Room No. 9, City Hall, for the Fourth.—That our report herein will be presented A Justice fo r the District Court o f the First District, consideration of such subjects as may have been referred to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a NOTICE TO PROPERTY-HOLDERS. composed of the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Wards of for its action. Special Term thereof, to be held in the New Court-house, the City of New York, in place of Dennis Quinn, whose JOHN REILLY, at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the 6th ROPERTY-HOLDERS ARE HEREBY NOTI- term of office will expire December 31, 1875. EDW ARD J. SH AN D LEY, day of December, 1875, at the opening of the Court on that P fied that the following Assessment Lists were received A Justicefor the District Court o f the Second District, JOHN J MORRIS, day, and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as this day in this Bureau for collection : composed of the Fourth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Wards, in Committee on Public Works. counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that place of Charles M. Clancy, elected to fill a vacancy, and Francis J. Twomey, the said report be confirmed. C onfirmed September 22,1875. whose term of office will expire December 31, 1875. Cleric. Dated N ew Y ork, September 22, 1875. Paving Eleventh avenue, from Fifjy-second to Fifty- A Justice fo r the District Court o f the Third District. WILLIAM KENNELLY, ninth street, with Belgian pavement. composed of the Eighth, Ninth and Fifteenth Wards of the office C lerk of the Common C ouncil, | JAM ES M. O A K LE Y, Sewer on the east side 01 Hudson street, between Charl­ City of Ndw York, in place of J. Walker Fowler, whose No. 8 C ity H all, J JOHN T. McGOWAN, ton and King streets. term of office will expire December 31, 1875. 'T'HE STATED SESSIONS OF THE BOARD OF Commissioners. Sewer on the west side of Hudson street, between Charl­ A Justice f o r the District Court o f the Fourth District, A Aldermen will be held in their Chamber, room No ton and King streets. composed of the Tenth and Seventeenth Wards of the City IS, City Hall, on Thursday of each week, at 2 o’clock, p.m In the matter of the application of the Department ot Sewer on the west side of Hudson street, between bpnng of New York, in place of Anthony Hartmann, whose term SAMUEL A. LEWIS, and Vandam streets. , „ of office will expire December 31,1875. President. Public Works for and in behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to Sewer in Greenwich street, between King and W est A Justice f o r the District Court o f the Fifth District, Francis J. T womey, Houston streets. composed of the Seventh, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Wards Clerk. the opening of One Hundred and Fifty-first street, from the westerly line of Ninth avenue to the Hudson river, Sewer in Greenwich street, between Charlton and King of the City of New York, in place of Joseph Koch, whose in the City of New York. term of office will expire December 31, 1875. S Sewer in Greenwich street, between Clarkson and Leroy A Justicefo r the District Gmrt i f the Sixth District, E. THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS streets. _ w __ _ . . composed of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Wards of the THE CITY RECORD. W of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled Sewer in Washington street, between West lenth ana City of New York, in place oi fhaddeus H. Lane, whose matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occu­ Charles streets. _ term of office will expire Decemoer 31, 1875. pant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved or Sewer in Sheriff street, between Grand and Broome A Justice fo r the District Court of the Seventh District, unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom streets. . . . . composed of the Nineteenth and Twenty-second Wards of OPIES OF THE CITY RECORD CAN BE OB- it may concern, to w it: Sewers in Ninety-fifth and Ninety-eighth streets, be­ the City of New York, in place of Alfred T. Ackert, C tained at No. 2 City Hall (northwest corner base­ I.— That we have complete! our estimate and assess­ tween First and Third avenues; and in First avenue, be- appointed to fill a vacancy, whose term of office will ment). Price three cents each. ment, and that all persons interested in these proceedings tween Ninety-fifth and One Hundredth streets, with expire December 31,1875. or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who m aybe branches. , , , A Justicefo r the District Court of the Eighth District, opposed to the same, do present their objections in writing, Receiving-basins in Cherry street, between New Cham­ composed of the Sixteenth and Twentieth Wards of the duly verified, to the Commissioners, at our office, No. 57 bers and Roosevelt streets. City of New York, in place of William J. Kane, whose SUPREME COURT. Broadway (Room No. 24), in the said city, on or before the Receiving-basin on the northwest comer of Stuyvesant term of office will expire December 31, 1875 ; and 13th day of October, 1875; and that we, the said Com­ street and Second avenue. . , A Justice fo r the District Court o f the Ninth District, missioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten Receiving-basin on the west side of Tenth avenue, be­ composed of the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, week days next after the said 13th day of October, and for tween Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. in place of Josiah Porter, whose term of office will expire In the matter of the application of the Department of Pub­ that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each Receiving-basin on the southwest corner oi One Hun- December 31, 1875. lic Works, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen, of said ten days, at 2 o’clock p. m. dred and Eleventh street and Avenue S t Nicholas. FRANCIS J. TWOMEY, and Commonalty of the City ot New York, relative to II.— That the abstract of the said estimate and assess­ Receiving-basin on the southwest corner of One Hun- Clerk of Common Council the opening of a new street (known as One Hundred and ment, together with our maps, and also all the affidavits, dred and Twelfth street and Avenue St. Nicholas. Seventy-fifth street, though not yet named by proper au­ estimates, and other documents which were used by us in Receiving-basin on the southwest comer of One Hun- thority), parallel to and 5,276 67-100 feet northerly from making our report, have been deposited in the office of the dred and Seventeenth street and Sixth avenue. the southerly line of One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street, Department of Public Works, in the City of New York, BOARD OF EDUCATION. rom the easterly line of Kingsbridge road to the west­ All payments made on the above assessments on or before there to remain until the twenty-sixth day of October, December 4,1875, will be exempt according to law) from erly line of Tenth avenue, as established by the Commis­ A. d . 1875. sioners of the Central Park, in the City of New York. III.— That the limits embraced by the assessment afore­ interest. After that date interest will be charged at the EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY said are as follows, to w it: All those lots, pieces, or par­ rate of seven (7) per cent, from the date of confirmation. the School Trustees of the T wenty-second W ard, at the The Collector’s office is open daily from 9 A. M. to 2 p. m., S URSUANT TO THE STATUTES OF THE cels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New Hall of the Board of Education, comer of Grand and Elm P State f New York, in such case made and provided, York, bounded by, included, and contained within the fol­ for the collection of money, and until 4 P- m., for general streets, until Thursday, October 28, 1875, and until 4 the Department of Public Works, for and on behalf ot the lowing limits, that is to say : information. ______o’clock P. M., on said day, for additions and alterations to Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New SPENCER KIRBY, Beginning at a point on d e westerly jine ot Ninth Collector of Assessments. be made on the premises comer of Eleventh avenue and York, hereby gives notice that the counsel to the Cor­ avenue, distant ninety-nine feet and eleven inches south of West Eighty-second street, occupied by Grammar School poration of said city will apply to the Supreme Court, in the southerly line of One Hundred and Fifty-first street; Bureau for th e C ollection of T axes, I No. 9. the First Judicial District of the State of New York, at a running thence westerly parallel to One Hundred and Sealed proposals will also be received at the same time Special Term of said Court, to be held at the Chambers C ourt-house, P ark, 32 C hambers Street,! Fifty-firct street, to the Bulkhead line on the Hudson river; September 15,1875. ) * and place for the desks, seats, etc , required for said school. thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New thence northerly along said Bulkhead line to a point dis­ Two responsible and approved sureties, residents of this York, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of October, a . d. tant ninety-nine feet and eleven inches aorth of the north­ city, will be required lrom each successful Didder. Pro­ 1875, at half-past ten o’clock in the forenoon of that day, erly line of One Hundred and Fifty-first street; thence NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. posals will not be considered unless sureties are named. or as soon thereafter as Counsel can be heard thereon, easterly parallel to One Hundred and Fifty-first street to The name of the party or firm submitting a proposal tor the appointment of Commissioners of Estimate and the westerly line of Ninth avenue ; thence southerly along o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t t h e must be indorsed on the outside of the envelope containing Assessment in the above-entitled matter. the westerly line of Ninth avenue to the point or place of N assessment Rolls on Real Estate, Personal Property, said proposal. . The nature and extent of the improvement hereby in­ beginning. and Bank Stock in the City and County of New York, for The Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all of the tended, are the opening of a new -.treet (known as One IV.— That our report herein will be presented to the the year 1875, have been deliver.d to the under-igned, and proposals submitted. Hundred and Seventy-fifth street, though not yet named Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special that the taxes thereon are now due and payable at this Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the by competent authority , parallel to and five thousand two Term thereof, to be held in the New Court-house, at the Superintendent of School Buildings, No. 146 Grand street, hundred and seventy-six and sixty-seven hundredths feet City Hall, in the City of New York, on the 29th day of In case of payment before the first day of November thud floor. ______northerly from the southerly line of One Hundred and October, 1875. at the opening of the Court on that day, next, the person so paying shall be entitled to the benefits JOEL W. MASON, Fifty-fifth street, from the easterly line ot Kingsbridge and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as Counsel mentioned in the 29th section of the act of March 30, 1850, JAMES R. CUMING, road to the westerly line of Tenth avenue, as laid out and can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the viz., a reduction at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum from A D N A H. U N D ER H ILL, established by the Commissioners of the Central Park, said report be confirmed. the time of payment to the first day of December next. WALTER CARTER, under chapter 565 of the Laws of 1865, and chapter 697 of Dated N ew Y ork September 6,1875. JOHN MORGAN, MARTIN T. McMAHON. Board of School Trustees, he Laws of 1867. EDWARD J. SHANDLEY, Receiver of Taxes. WILLIAM C. WHITNEY, JOSEPH CORNELL. Twenty-second Ward. Counsel to the Corporation CLINTON G. COLGATE, C ity of New Y ork, I Dated New York, October is, 1875. New York, September 27,1875. Commtaioners. Department of F inance. J