THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

Yot. XXVII. NEW YORK, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899, NUMBER 8,023.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

Abstract of the transactions of the Bureau of the City Chamberlain for the week ending August 31, 1899.

OFFICE OF THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN, Bon, ROBERT A. VAN WYCK. Mayor: NEw YORK, September Ii, 1899. 1t SIR-In pursuance of section 196, chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, I have the honor to present herewith a report to August 31, 1899, of all moneys received by me and the amount of all warrants paid by me since August 26, [899, and the amount remaining to the credit of the City on August 31, 1899. Very respectfully, PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

Da. THz CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, during the week ending August 31, 1899. CR. ~9 Aug-3 3r ( To Additional Water Fund ...... a,, 773 a4 Aug a6 By Balance ...... I ...... 5j02'-,6 '.0'z 3~ Additional Water Fund, City of New York ...... ;co 03 31 Arrears of Taxes ...... A Gilon ...... ••$39,313 oa merican Museum of Natural History ...... 22,652 42 Interest on Taxes...... " ...... 5,042 55 Anti-toxin Fund ...... Fund for Street and Park Openings...... " ..... ...... 04 Bo ugh of 273 50 8.743 ro Brooklyn...... 20,043 50 Street Improvement Fund-June 1 5, n886. 45,254 90 Borough of Queens...... Additional Public Park Fund ...... " Bo ugh of 554 30 ...... 23 15 ro Richmond...... 1,203 39 Interest on Street and Park Openings... " ...... 7,336 57 Bridge Over East River, between Boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyr 166 66 Interest on Street Improvement Fund.. " ...... 8,208 99 Bridge Over Fast River, between Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens z66 66 Charges on Arrears of Assessments...... '...... 683 75 Bridge Over Harlem River at Third Avenue ...... Towns of Westchester-Taxes...... " 36 87 Bridge Over Harlem River at First 2,029 35 ...... Avenue...... 558 77 Towns ofWestchester-Interest on Taxes...... r3 33 Bridge Over Harlem River at One Hundred and Forty-fifth to On Sundry Licenses...... Roche...... 473 =5 Hundred and Forty-ninth Street...... 271 66 Intestate Estates...... Hoes...... 17 Bridge Over New York Central and Hudson River Railroad...... 0,368 32 Commissions-Public Administrator..... " ...... 473 86 Bridge Over New York and Harlem Railroad...... 24 00 Unclaimed Salaries and Wages...... Timmerman ...... 208 39 Construction of New Bridge Connecting Pelham Bay Park and Cio Restoring and Repaving ...... Keating...... 4,064 00 Island...... [36 99 Restoring and Repaving, Borough of The Construction of Private Sewers, Borough of Brooklyn...... 24 o0 Bronx ...... ..... " ...... zoo 43 Construction and Maintenance of Public Parkways...... III 6a Tapping Pipes...... Byrne ...... 249 00 Corporate Debt Fund-Redemption Permanent Water Loans. Borougl Excise Taxes ...... Michael...... 3,376 it of Brooklyn ...... 3,000 00 Department of Buildings-Contingencies, Croton Water Rent Refunding Account...... 247 15 x8q9...... Whalen ...... 30 75 Department of Buildings-Special Fund...... IOU 00 Land Drainage Fund ...... Gilon...... r 47 General Fund. Department of Correction-Building Fund ...... 31,050 no ., ...... Kane...... $-9 05 Department of Education-Syeciil High School Fund...... II 25 ...... Dalton ...... 65 69 Department of Street Cleaning-New Stock, etc...... 2,785 00 ii ..... .... O'Brien...... 3 co Department of Water Supply, Borough of Brooklyn...... 3,026 36 " ...... McCartney...... 8 on Dock Fund ...... 141,422 07 '.. ...... Holly...... 956 37 East River Park-Improvement of Extension...... 64 50 ...... Keating 44 75 Excise Taxes...... 4,143 83 66 36 Excise Taxes, Kings County...... 5,7 E 794 44 Borough of Brooklyn- xcise Taxes, Queens County ...... ...... 194 44 New York and Brooklyn Bridge...... Shea ...... 4,887 5r Extension of Broadway and Kingsbridge Road to Spuyten Duyvi Water Rents ...... Frost...... Creek ...... 10,514 76 6,877 73 Sundry Licenses ...... Roche...... 502 Extension of Riverside Drive to Boulevard Lafayette...... 475 00 Market Rents and Fees ...... O'Brien ...... 374 50 Fund for Gratuitous Vaccination...... 300 00 House Rents...... ,. ...... 120 00 Fund for Street and Park Openings...... 4,086 o5 Street Vaults ...... Keating... ...... [r ou General Fund...... 6 ro Restoring and Re avin 517 00 Gouverneur Slip Hospital-Building Fund...... 4,675 00 Dock an Slip Rents ...... ...... Murphy...... 836 99 Improvement of Parks. Parkways and Drives, Chapter 643, Laws of 189; 449 46 General Fund ...... Frost...... $¢,773 66 New Hall of Records-Building Fund...... 36 00 ', ...... Kane ...... 664 rz New East River Bridge Fund...... ii ...... McCartne New Park 5,676 64 Fund...... 470 50 3,494 78 New York and Brooklyn Bridge ...... 222 07 Arrears ofTaxes ...... Gilon...... 17,9'8 37 Public Building for Seventh District Police Court, etc...... 35 40 Interest on Taxes ...... Public School Library Fund ...... " 3,343 3' 95 68 Arrears of Water Rates...... Public School Library Fund, Borough of ...... 68. 85 Brooklyn...... 716 97 Interest on Water Rates ...... ..... 234 47 Public School Library Fund, Borough of queens...... 8 8o Prospect Park, Instal ...... " ...... 98 68 Public School Library Fund, Borough of Richmond...... 38 13 Interest on Prospect Park, lnstal...... 8 o5 Refunding Assessments Paid in Error, Borough of Brooklyn...... 147 33 Eighth Ward Improvement Fund...... 4r 47 Refunding Taxes Paid in Error...... 2,237 98 Sewer Instal., Twenty-sixth Ward..... Refunding Taxes Paid in Error. Borough of Brooklyn...... " ...... I...... 586 li Restoring and Repaving-Special 33 30 Sewerage Fund, Laws of 1892.. 414 47 Fund...... 742 53 Street Opening Fund...... " ...... 2 02 Restormgand Repaving-Special Fund-Department of Public Works.. Assessment Fund...... " p 4 ~ ...... 2,027 05 Restoring and Re aving-Special Fund-Borough of The Bronx...... 41 45 Flagging Tax, Assessments, Thirtieth Repaving Roads, Streets and Avenues-Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Ward ...... ...... .. ...... .... " ...... ...... .. to t6 Wards ...... 15,737 29 Opening and Grading, Assessments, Revenue Bond Fund-Compilation of Arrears of 'faxes and Assee;- Thirty-first Ward...... " 678 84 m.nts, etc...... ...... 50 00 Twenty-sixth Ward-Grading and Revenue Bond Fund-County Clerk's Office ...... 866 66 Paving 83 27 Revenue Bond Fund-Judgments...... 31,250 at Interest on Assessments...... 204 69 Revenue Bond Fund-Payment of Volunteer Fire Companies, Borough ...... of Richmond ...... 6,000 on Borough of Queens- Riverside Park and Drive-Comletion of Construction...... 212 04 , Sundry Licenses ...... nagan...... 800 Pose Hill Place, Construction of...... 21 00 Court Fees and Fines ...... Moran ...... School Building too 00 Fund, Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx...... 13,775 00 Long Island City: School-house Fund...... ra,8a5 00 Taxes ..... ...... Gilon ...... S 7.927 83 treet Improvement Fund-I une r5,x886 ...... 47,536 40 Interest on Taxes ...... StreetImpravement Fund-Borough of Brooklyn...... 7s co Water Rents...... " Temporary Bridge and Approach Over Bronx River...... Interest on Water Rents...... 275 08 Theatrical and Conce to 73 ...... I 45 rt Licenses...... 20000 Assessments for Local Improvements ...... Unclaimed Salaries and Wages...... 597 64 Viaduct at Melrose Avenue, Over New York and Harlem Railroad.... 91 48 Interest on Assessments...... " ...... 152 06 Water-main Fund, Borough of 30 00 Newtown: Brooklyn...... 50 Town Taxes...... " ...... Water Revenue, Borough of 035 427 74 Brooklyn...... 99 School Taxes ...... " ...... 376 35 6427,783 63 Interest on Taxes ...... " 31 or Armories-Repairs ...... Flushin Board of Assessors ...... tiro 00 g Board of Estimate and Appo 2,930 Town Taxes ...... " ...... 36 o8 rtionment-Expenses of...... 66 Interest on Town Taxes ...... 1 47 Brooklyn Disciplinary Training School, Borough of Brooklyn...... 22 Village Taxes...... " ...... Board of Public Imp 58 23 94 rovements ...... 4,2t0 76 Interest on Village Taxes...... " ...... I 8[ Bureau of Licenses ...... a,o66 64 Assessments for Local Improvements ...... City Contingencies ...... 6o 35 30 00 Interest on Assessments...... " ...... st 55 City Court of New York...... 9,~ 55 Jamaica - Crry RECORD. .. ...... 1,174 9) Town Taxes ...... 419 89 Civil Service ofThe City of New York, Expenses of ...... 4,825 05 School Taxes...... " ...... 8 24 College ofThe City of New York...... 883 s8 Water " ...... Commissioners of Taxes...... 8 47 Accounts...... 2[,759 Si Interest on Taxes...... " 25 00 Commissioner of Juror's Office, New York County...... 2,915 42 Village Taxes...... " .....I ...... 8909 Contingencies-Comptroller'sOfce ...... 324 8o Interest on Village Taxes...... County Clerk, New York County...... 7.893 6o Richmond Hill: 3 36 County Court and Surrogate's Court, Richmond County...... Village Taxes...... Court of General Sessions-Contingencies ...... 1,049 99 4 r6 9,506 7s Interest on Village Taxes...... " ...... 24 Court of Special Sessions, First Division-Salaries ...... 5,639 51 Far Rockaway: Corporation Advertising, Borough of Brooklyn...... 1,666 66 Taxes ...... I...... Department of Bridges ...... Interest on Taxes...... ...... " ...... 76 39 Department of Buildings 10,034 49 3 17 ...... 10,989 77 School Taxes...... ' ....I...... 15 35 Department of Correction...... 6,242 85 Interest on School Taxes ...... " ...... ~epartment of Education. 52 Depa ment of 46,120 59 Hempstead : rt health...... 35,126 72 School Taxes ...... 72 ~epartmeat of Highways ...... 48,913 6, Interest on School Taxes...... " 03 Dapartomt of Par s. S9.773 05 Rockaway Beach : Departmeut of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies...... 106,860 35 Taxes ...... Department of Public 14 96 Charities...... 29,060 45 Interest on Taxes ...... " 53

5 862 THE CITY RECORD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899.

1899, 1899. Borough of Queens- Aug. 31 To Department of Sewers .....:...... • ...•...... ••...... $2o,6,3 09 Aug. 3t College Point: Department of Street Cleaning ...... ...... 5r,33o or By Taxes..... ...... Gilon ...... $to6 74 Department of Water Supply ...... ...... ...... r{.733 34 Interest on Taxea...... 3 56 District Attorney's Office, 'ew York County-Contingencies...... 18 662 71 Water Rents ...... " ...... 34 45 District Attorney's Office,2ichmond County ...... 4t6 66 Interest on Water Rents...... t so Election Expenses ...... 7o 0o Assessments for Local Improvements. " ...... 33 s6 Expenses to be Incurred in Celebrating Dedication of Grant Monument. gs no Borough of Richmond- Fire Department ...... 146,834 85 Water Rents...... Dalton ... ...... 3 00 Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society ...... 7,225 4! Sundry Licenses...... McCabe...... It an Hospital Fund ...... .. ...... 5 7o Ferry Rents...... Murphy...... tSo 00 Institution for Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes ...... 5,740 68 General Fund...... Kane...... tt oo Interest on the City Debt ...... ••.....•.....•....•• 3,49094 Town of Northfield-General Account, Law Department ...... 23,700 09 Borough of Richmond...... Refund...... r,tgo 70 Long Island City Public Library ...... • s5 00 State, Town and County Taxes : Maintenance and Government of Parks and Places ...... 5 as N orthfeld...... • Gilon...... 97 33 Memorial Committee, Grand Army of the Republic, Boroughs of Man- Westfield...... 38 90 hattan and The Bronx ...... 2,396 40 Middletown...... ~...... • ...... 54 a5 Municipal Courts, City of New York ...... t7,4o8 38 Village Taxes: Normal College ...... 554 g6' Edgewater...... ~~ ...... 90 Preservation of Public Records, County Clerk's Office ...... r,T7a 88 Port Richmond...... 7a 50 Preservation of Public Records, Register's Odtce ...... r,6ot 6a Road Taxes, Town of Middletown..... " ...... 3 00 Preservation of Public Records, Surrogate's Office ...... 925 oo Lamp Taxes, Village of Edgewater.... " ...... 70 President, Borough of Manhattan ...... go3 or School Taxes, 29 Districts...... " ...... 50 40 President, Borough of The Bronx ...... 63 50 Interest on Taxes...... • " ...... 76 og President, Borough of Richmond...... 534 19 Assessments for Local Improvements Printing, Stationery and Blank Books ...... Bot oo Village of New Brighton...... " ...... t8 o3 Police Station-houses-Rents ...... 162 5o Assessments for Local Improvements, Public Administrator of the County of New York ...... 884 36 Village of Port Richmond...... " ...... • • • ... 24 15 Public Instruction ...... 63 25 Interest on Assessments...... " ...... r6 65 Public Library, Borough of Brooklyn ...... t8 56 $183,782 or Redemption of the City Debt ...... 1,977 36 Register ...... -,444 r4 Rents ...... • 4,240 00 Salaries-Chamberlain's OSice ...... 2,083 31 Salaries and Contingencies-Mayor's Office ...... x,741 64 Salaries-Department of Finance...... 46,:00 71 Salaries and Expenses, Coroners, Borough of Manhattan ...... 3,89. 66 Salaries and Expenses, Coroners, Borough of Brooklyn ...... r,83o 64 Salaries and Expenses, Coroners, Borough of Queens ...... 1,624 99 Salaries and Expenses, Coroners, Borough of Richmond ...... 1,194 75 Sheriff of the County of New York ...... g,c8o 82 Sheriff's Office. Kings County ...... • 8,142 st Sheriff's Office, Richmond County ...... ...... 1,030 90 Sloane Maternity Hospital...... 1,250 36 Special Commissioner of Jurors, New York County ...... 1,374 99 Surrogate's Court, New York County ...... I2,4r6 50 Union for Christian Work ...... 416 66 Wayside Home ...... 335 73 Young Womens' Christian Association Library...... 1,325 00 $822,238 53

25 $2,584,357 To Balancelance. ...... 12.584,357 r5 $13,834,384 35 $13,834,384 31

August 31, 1899. By Balance ...... $ta,584,357 15 E. & 0. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, for and during the week ending August 38, 1899.

SINKING FUND FOR THE SINKING FUND FOR THE SINKING FUND,, REDEMPTION FUND, CITY OF NEW REDEMPTION SINKING FUND, BROOKLYN. OF THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST No. a. YORK. CITY DEBT. ON THE CITY DEBT.

DR. CR • DR. CR. AugX.26 By Balance as per last ac- DR. CR. DR. CR. DR. CR. eount current...... ..•....•...... ••. ... $1,856,567 12 .,...... $1,922,891 13 ...... $553,677 58 ...... $t6o,735 88 ... I $2-,677 02 1 3 Assessment Fund...... Gilon ...... $1,320 IO Street Improvement Fund " ...... 3,877 CO Sundry Licenses...... Roche ...... 1,201 50 Market Rents and Fees.. O'Brien...... 2,407 58 Market Cellar Rents...... 440 00 Street Vaults...... Holly ...... 864 00 .. ...... Keating ...... 2,014 12 Dock and Slip Rents... • .. Murphy ...... 29,907 45 ...... 42,0lI 75 Arrears on Croton Water Rents ...... Gilon...... $1,248 30 Interest on Croton Water Rents...... " ...• ...... 285 44 Croton Water Rents and Penalties ...... Byrne ...... 91,488 8o House Rents...... O'Brien ...... 2,056 25 Ground Rents...... " 493 75 Court Fees and Fines.... Carroll ...... 25 00 ., .... Fuller ...... 4co 00 95,997 54 Sinking Fund-Brooklyn: Sundry Licenses...... Jordan ...... 839 75 Sinking Fund-City of New York: Sundry Licenses, Bor- ough of Richmond.... McCabe ...... $6 00 Sundry Licenses, Bor- ough of Queens...... Flanagan ...... 2 co To Balances ...... $1,898598.87 . . 2,018,E88 67 ...... $553.677 58 $161.575 63 ~~$20,685 oa 111,898,598 87 111,898,598 87 $s,ot8,888 67 $a,ot8,888 67 $553,677 58 $553.677 58 $161,57S63 00t,575 63 $w,685 02 $20,685 02

August 3r, 1899. By Balances ...... ...... $1,898,598 87 ...... $2,018,888 67 ...... $553,677 58 ...... $[61,575 63 ...... $20,685 02 E. & 0. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

DR. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, during the week ending August 31, 1899. CR.

Aug. x To Interest Registered ...... ,.. $280 00 Aug a6 By Balance...... $IO4.n3 34 Balance ...... : 103,743 34 $904,023 34 $104,023 34

uust3r1899. By Balance ...... $[03,743 34 E. & 0. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

DR. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, during the week ending August 31, I&". CR.

Aug- r To Witness Fees ...... $86 48 Aug s6 By Balance ...... $a,s56 6o Balance...... •• ...... 2,170 12 $2,256 6o $2.156 6o

August 3r, 1899. By Balance ...... ..... $a,t70 to E. & O. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

DR. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, during the week ending August 31, 1899. CR.

Aug ;r To Jury Fees ...... $r,s3o 00 Au96 By Balance...... $I3,797 00 Balance •..•.••...... •...... • ...... •....•.....•....•...... •...... rs 567 00 $13,797 00 $13,797 00

August 31, 1899. By Balance ...... $ss,567 00 E. & 0. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899. THE CITY RECORD . 5863

3d. Reporting the completion of the work of furnishing granite stones under Contract No. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES. 640, July 27, 1899, and of dredging on the East and Harlem rivers§ under Contract No. 647, August 3, 1899. P. M. At a regular meeting of the Board of Docks held Monday, August 7, 1899, at 2 o'clock 4th. Recommending that the sum of $8,302.82, the amount temporarily retained under the Present—Commissioners Meyer and Murphy. contract for the construction of the bulkhead wall at the Wallabout basin, Borough of Brooklyn, Absent—President Cram. be now paid to the contractor, Augustin Walsh, from the Wallabout Fund. Recommendation The Board proceeded to open estimates under Contract No. 663, a representative of the adopted and the Chief Clerk directed to prepare the necessary requisition therefor. Comptroller being present. Four estimates were received, as follows: 5th. Recommending that the own ers of the Pier foot of Pier street, Rockaway Beach, Jamaica Bay, be directed to discontinue at once the use of same, and to place the premises in a proper and safe condition before further use thereof. Recommendation adopted. CLASS III. 6th. Reporting the sinking of Scow No. 60, loaded with sand, in front of the bulkhead between Third and Fourth streets, East river, and recommending that M. Goodwin, owner, be directed to Mud remove same. Recommendation adopted. Dredging. 7th. Reporting damage to Battery Steamboat Landing by the steamer "Mohawk," and recommending that repairs be made thereto by the force of this Department, the cost of the work John Gillies Company, Incorporated, with security deposit $zoo...... $0 20 to be collected from John H. Starin, owner of said steamer. Recommendation adopted. P. Sanford Ross, 900...... 20 8th. Recommending that necessary repairs be made by the force of this Department to the sheathing on Pier, new 6, East river. Recommendation adopted. James D. Leary, 200...... 20 9th. Report on Secretary's Order No. 19245, recommending that the order of the Board of William T. Ritch, 200...... 209 June t6, 1899, directing the Metropolitan Street Railway Company to dredge between Forty- second and Forty-third streets, North river, be rescinded, the Board having ordered the construc- On motion, the Secretary was directed to transmit to the Comptroller the security deposits tion of a bulkhead-wall thereat. Recommendation adopted. made by above bidders at the time of submitting their estimates, whereupon the following resolu- Loth. Report on Secretary's Order No. 19340, in relation to the application of W. A. Winne tion was adopted: for permission to maintain ice bridge, scales and weigh office at the foot of West Thirteenth Resolved, That the contract opened this day for preparing for and building a new crib-bulk- street, North river. Secretary directed to notify said Winne that the consent of the Department head, with appurtenances, between East Eightieth and East Eighty-first streets, East river, and of Highways must first be obtained before permit to maintain the structures will be granted by for dredging thereat, under Contract No. 663, be and hereby is awarded to John Gillies Com- this Board. pany, Incorporated, subject to the approval of William Beard and Charles A. Brown as sureties by the Comptroller. The Engineer-in-Chief reported that the following work had been done by the force of the The minutes of the meeting held July 31, 1899, were approved. Department under Secretary's Orders : The communication from the Department of Street Cleaning, requesting that the northerly No. 19272. Repaired Battery steamboat landing. side of the Pier foot of West Thirtieth street be designated for use as a dumping-board, was No. 19316. Repaired fire-boat landing south of Battery place. referred to the Engineer-in-Chief to examine and report. NO 19143. Repaired pavement foot of Barclay street, North river. The following communications were referred to the Treasurer: No. 19243. Repaired Pier foot of West Thirteenth street. From Cornelius Cummings—Requesting permission to maintain watchman's house at the foot No. 19069. Removed old piles from the foot of West Forty-third street. of Seventy-ninth street, North river. No. 19156. Repaired Pier foot of West Fifty-first street. From the Bridgeport Steamboat Company—Submitting application for a ten'years' lease of No. 19o26. Repaired Pier foot of West Fifty-second street. the Pier to be built at the foot of Catharine street, East river, with adjoining bulkhead, together No. 19205. Repaired root of cement shed at the West Fifty-seventh street yard. with privilege of a renewal term, and offering therefor an annual rental of $12,000. No. 19288. Placed mooring-post on bulkhead between Seventy-seventh and Seventy-ninth From the City Real Estate Company—Requesting a lease of the bulkhead between Seventy- streets, North river. fourth and Seventy-fifth streets, East river. No. 19231. Placed pavement between Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth .streets, North river. From Frank M. Holahan, attorney for Andrew H. Green—Requesting a three years' lease of No. 19218. Repaired Pier foot of West Seventy-ninth street. the dock foot of Depot place, Highbridge. No. 19o19. Repaired Pier foot of East Twenty-sixth street. From the Dock Superintendent—Recommending the revocation of the permit granted E. A. No. 19225. Repaired Pier foot of East Twenty-eighth street. Hartog to maintain float between Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets, East river, it being impos- No. 19233. Repaired Pier foot of East Twenty-ninth street. sible to place float thereat, owing to the tide currents ; and No. 19226. Repaired Pier foot of East Thirty-eighth street. From the Engineer-in-Chief—Report on Secretary's Order No. 19332, stating that E. A. No. 19046. Repaired bulkhead foot of East Fifty-fourth street. Hartog has erected a building to be used as a boat-house and platform, between Fifty-eighth and No. rgo5I. Repaired Pier foot of East Sixty-second street. Fifty-ninth streets, East river, in lieu of the float for which permit was granted. No. 19052. Repaired bulkhead foot of East Seventy-fifth street. No. 19053. Repaired bulkhead foot of East Seventy-sixth street. The following permit was granted on the usual terms: No. 19054. Repaired bulkhead platform foot of East Seventy-ninth street. Central Railroad Company of New jersey, to make general repairs to Piers, old 8, 52, 13, 14 No. 18930. Repaired piers foot of East Eighty-sixth street and the pavement adjacent and I$, North river, to December 31, 1899. thereto. The following permits were granted to continue during the pleasure of the Board No. 1899o. Paved approach to the bulkhead foot of East One Hundred and Ninth street. John N. Brigga, to maintain an ice bridge, scales and tally house on the northerly half of the No. 19203. Repaired Pier foot of East One Hundred and Seventeenth street, Harlem river. Pier foot of East Eleventh street. No. tgo59. Repaired stage landing at Riker's Island. The following permits were granted, the work to be done under the supervision of the No. 19207. Repaired bulkhead foot of Creamer street, west Gowanus canal, Borough of Engineer-in-Chief: Brooklyn. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, to repair Pier 3, North river, the work to be kept within No. 19282. Furnished map of the water-front to the Commerce Commission. existing lines. Western Electric Company, to cut a trapdoor in the deck of the Pier foot of Bethune street, The Engineer. in-Chief reported that the following work had been superintended under North river, for the purpose of gaining access to their pipes thereat, the consent of the lessee Secretary's Orders having been obtained. No. 19184. Repairs to offices on Pier, new i, North river. Union Ice Company, to connect Croton water pipe to their office at the foot of West Twenty- No. 19293. Replacing of oak pile at the outer end of Pier, new I, North river. fifth street, North river ; all pavement to be taken up and relaid by the force of this Department No. 19278. L)redging on the south side of Pier, old 7, North river. at the cost and expense of said company. No. 18941. Placing of light on the southwest corner of Pier. new 31, North river. Hartford and New York Transportation Company, to replace oak fender piles on the southerly No. 19220. Placing of tar kettles at Pier, new 38, North river. side of Pier 24, East river, the work to be kept within existing lines. No. 19276. Dredging on the south side of Pier, new 39, North river. Henry Meyer, to drive piles in front of his dock on the easterly side of Mott Haven canal, No. 19280. Exhibition of fire-extinguisher on bulkhead in front of Pier, new 39, North river. between One undred and Thirty-sixth and One Hundred and Thirty-seventh streets, the work No. 19237• Dredging in the slips adjoining the Pier foot of West Twenty-first street. to be kept within existing lines. No. 19249. Renewal of piles at Pier, new 59, North river. No. 19318. Removal of public bath from the foot of West Fiftieth to the foot of West Fifty- The following communications were ordered on file: first street. From the Comptroller- No. t9344. Dredging in front of Elevator " A " and on the south side of Pier " B," north of 1st. Advising that his certificate has been attached to Contract No. 657, for dredging in the West Fifty-ninth street, North river. Wallabout canal, and that the same is now a valid contract. No. 17020. Repairs to bulkhead between Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh streets, North 2d. Approving sureties on Contract No. 656, for furnishing wrought-'iron screw bolts, etc., river. and Contract No. 665, for dredging on the East and Harlem rivers. No. 1924o. Placing of cleats on the Pier foot of West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth From the Department of Street Cleaning—Stating that it does not deem it advisable to street. remove its dump from the present location at the foot of Gold street, Borough of Brooklyn. No. t9r2'. Removal of steel dump from the Pier foot of West One Hundred and Thirty-first Secretary directed to transmit a copy of the communication to the Board of Aldermen. street. From the Department of Health—In relation to the condition of the dump on the bulkhead No. 18665. Repairs to Pier foot of East Sixth street. between Ninety-sixth and Ninety-eighth streets, North river, together with report of the Dock No. 59004. Driving of reinforcement piles for new ferry-rack at the Pier foot of Catharine Superintendent that the dump is at present in good condition. Secretary directed to transmit to street, East river. the Health Department a copy of the report of the Dock Superintendent. No. 19303. Placing of bath at the bulkhead north of Jackson street, East river. From the receivers of the Atlantic Transportation Company—Stating that they are unable No. 19224. Landing of reels of wire at the bulkhead foot of East Sixty-fourth street. to make repairs to the Pier foot of West Forty-fourth street, North river, and declining to assume No. 19168. Placing of pipe at the foot of East Eighty-fourth street. the obligations of the lease of said pier. Engineer-in-Chief directed to make the necessary No. 1882t. Repairs to Pier foot of East Ninety-first street. repairs to the pier and to report the cost thereof for collection from said company. No. 19259. Repairs to Pier foot of East One Hundred and Twenty-eighth street, Harlem From Kelsey & Loughlin—Requesting that dredging be done at the bulkhead foot of Har- river. rison street, Borough of Brooklyn. Secretary directed to state that any dredging thereat must be No. 19295. Driving of piles north of Powell place, Morris I-Ieights, Harlem river. done by the owners of the water grant covering the premises. No. 19195. Repairs to dock at Voewood, near Bayside, Borough of Queens. From John Ewen, attorney—Transmitting notice of application to be made by James No. 19194. Replacing of piles at Bayside, Little Neck Bay, Ilorough of Queens. Douglass for grant of land under water on the Hudson river, north of Palisade avenue. No. rgo88. Removal of gridiron bulkhead at Flushing creek, Borough of Queens, and the From Michael Moss —Requesting permission to maintain a float on the northerly side of the erection of a pile platform thereat. Pier foot of East Third street. Application denied. No. igojo. Repairs to foundation of Pier at North Beach, Borough of Queens. From the Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Company—Declining to pay bill of $361.64, cost of No. 17966. Erection of crib-bulkhead south of Harris avenue, Long Island City. making repairs to the bulkhead between One Hundred and Thirtieth and One Hundred and No. 19327. Driving of piles at the Pier foot of Sixth street, Long Island City. Thirty-first streets, North river, leased by said company. Secretary directed to transmit the No. 19140. Erection of summer house and bridge at Bayswater, between Bay street and claim to the Corporation Counsel for collection. Waterloo place, Far Rockaway, Borough of Queens. From Commissioner Meyer—Recommending that an asphalt pavement be placed in front of No. 59238. Driving of piles at Seaside dock, Rockaway Beach. the piers foot of Jane and Gansevoort streets, North river, leased to the Cunard Steamship Com- No. 19294. Dredging at the dock on Whale creek, Borough of Queens. pany. No. 19269. Dredging in front of dock at the ship and lumber yard at Newtown and Whale creeks, Borough of Brooklyn. On motion, said recommendation was approved and the following resolution unanimously No. 19268. Dredging near Greenpoint avenue, Newtown creek, Borough of Brooklyn. adopted: That the Engineer-in-Chief be and hereby is directed to prepare plans and specifi- No. 19171. Replacing of fender piles on the piers foot of North Tenth, North Eleventh and Resolved, North Twelfth streets, Brooklyn. cations for repairing the granite pavement, by placing asphalt pavement on top of same, on the No. 19214. Repairs to piers foot of North Sixth, North Ninth and North Tenth streets, property under the jurisdiction of this Department, extending from the southerly line of Ganse- Brooklyn. voort street, produced, southerly to a line midway between the piers at Bethune and Jane streets, No. 19283. Repairs to Pier foot of North Fourth street, Brooklyn. and bounded on the east by the westerly line of West street and on the west by the present bulk) No. 19270. Repairs to ferry-rack foot of Grand street, Brooklyn. head structures, comprising in all about eight thousand five hundred and thirty-seven (8,537- No. 19230. Replanking of diving platform foot of Bay Fourteenth street, Bath Beach, square yards. And that all the work hereby ordered be done under Treasurer's Order, otherwise than by contract, as provided by section 821 of the Greater New York Charter. Brooklyn. No 19221. Driving of life line piles at Bay Thirty-second street, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. From the Treasurer— No. 1915o. Construction of approaches to boat-float at Sea Gate, Coney Island, and repairs tat. Recommending that the compensation to be charged O'Brien, Sheehan & McBean for to breakwater thereat. the use of the southerly side of the Pier foot of West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street, No. 19287. Construction of walk and connecting pier and bulkhead at Sea Gate, Coney North river, be fixed at the rate of $800 per annum, payable quarterly in advance to the Treasurer, Island. commencing May 27, 1899. Recommendation adopted. No. 19121. Extension of dock at Port Richmond ferry slip, Borough of Richmond. 2d. Recommending that the compensation to be charged Brown & Fleming for the privilege No. tqo t5. Repairs to dock at South Beach, Borough of Richmond. of loading derrick stone on scow at the bulkhead foot of West Ninety-eighth street be fixed at the No. [8946. Construction of pier at Midland Beach, Borough of Richmond. rate of $io per day, payable at the end of each week to the Dock Master. Recommendation No. 19301. Placing of gate-house and fence on the inner end of the pier at Midland Beach, adopted. Borough of Richmond. From the Dock Superintendent—Report for the week ending July 29, 1899. The Engineer-in-Chief returned Secretary's Orders Nos. 18882, 18894, 19191, 19213 and From the Engineer-m-Chief- 19286. rst. Report for the week ending July 29, 1899. ad. Reporting the completion of the work of extending Pier, new 29, North river, August i, The Treasurer, Commissioner Murphy, submitted his report of receipts for the week end- 1899. Treasurer authorized to collect rental for such extension from the Pennsylvania Railroad ing August 4, 1899, amounting to $263,251.48, which was received and ordered to be spread in Company from and after that date, in accordance with the resolution adopted January 6, 1899. full on the minutes, as follows: 5864 THE CITY RECORD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1899.

DATE DATE DATE. FROM WHOM. FOR WHAT. AMOUNT. TOTAL. Daros- DATE. FROM WHOM. FOR WHAT. AMouirr. Tow.. Daros- ITtrD. ITED.

1899. 1899. 1894. t ' Aug. x Nat'l S. S. Co ...... n qrs. rent, bad. N. and S. Pier, new July s8 John H. Starin ...... 6 mos. rent, landing at S. 5th st., 3A N. R ...... ft,a5o oo Brooklyn ...... $600 00 " I Cunard S. S. Co...... ,•.... " Pier, new 40, N. R...,,.. 9,195 CO " s8 Murray & Co ...... 3 mos. rent, bhd. ft. E. x4th st...... 13t 25 " ...... bhd. N. new 4o, N. R. " s8 ...... " bad.bet. E. r7th and I8th (94% feet)...,...... Bra 50 Ins ...... 3x 25 " .. •...... N. ,% bhd., bet. Piers, new 29 Int'l Nay. Co ...... " Pier, new 24, N. R...... x4,208 00 39 and 4o, N. R 568 75 .. S. 29 ...... bad. N. and S. Pier, new I Estate of John Roach...... " Pier at E. 9th st.,S. ifi Pier r4, N. R ...... 1,125 00 E. roth st.. & bhd. bet., E. R,...... 625 no 3! Clarence L. Smith...... I mos.rent, reclaimed land. S. a9th st., N. R...... x25 no I Bridgeport S. B. Co...... Imos. rent,1. u. w. pfm., N. of Pier 39, E. R ...... 37 66 '• 3' Manhattan State Hospital.... 3 mos. rent. Pier foot E. Ir6th st ...... 875 no " I N. Y. and Batt.Trans. Lines.. Iqrs. rent, 1. u. w. pfm., bet. Piers 7 3t Old Colony Stmbt. Co...... : I yr.6 mos.and at days rent fort. u.w. and 8, E. R...... 323 50 for extn. Pier, old z8, N. R ...... x,377 66 " I Compagnie Gen. Trans..... • . Pier, new 42, N. R ...... x r,625 00 " a8 W.T. Petit ...... Sale of blue print, 8oth and 8ist sts., ., I Lawrence Son & Gerrish..... " 5o ft.bad.S. Pier 55, E. R. 6s 5o E. R ...... 500 ,' I Manhattan Ry. Co...... 1. u.w. N. r5gth st., H.R.. t,6z5 on --- $18,478 t6 July 31 " I Suburban Rapid Trans. Co... " 1. u. w. for bridge, Pier at Aug. r N. Y.C. & H.R.R.Co...... I grs.rent,1.u.w.,pfm.bet.Piers, old ra9th at. and zd ave.. 105 00 25 and a7, N. R ...... $986 5o I Pocahontas Coal Co...... '• Pier ft. W.48th at...... r,z5o no x • " Piers 6r, 6z, 63 and bads. .. between, N. R ...... 14,000 00 I B. F. Clyde...... E. 35 Pier 33, and W. % Pier34and bad., E. R. 2.250 00 I ...... ', Pier foot 36th st., N. R... 5,000 on " I Metro. St. Ry. Co.. ...... r mos. rent, reclaimed land, bet. 43d ., I 1. u. w. at 59th st., N. R ... 700 no and 44th sts., N. R... 4000

I ...... ,' 1.u.w., bet.6oth and 65th I Third Avenue R. R. Co...... z qrs. rent, 1. u.w., bet. sxbth and sr8tb sts., N. R...... 1,750 00 Sts., west side, H. R .. 562 5o I ...... ' Lu.w., bet.65th and 7zd " r Shanley & Ryan ...... I mos. rent, bhd. and 1. u . w. Pier at sts.. N. R...... 5,250 00 Delancey st., E. R... IRS 00 ,. r •' ...... " bhd. foot W. read st. and ,' I Quebec S. S. Co ...... r qrs. rent, Pier, new a7 and bbd., tracks across said st.. 25 00 N. R ...... 1,000 no

•• I " ...... " E. j!a Pier 4, E. R...... 1,250 00 " I ...... ... " bbd. south side of app. to Piers, new 46 and 47, ,, I •` ...... bhd. and pfm. bet. Piers 4 N. R ...... 30000 and 5, E. R...... 375 00 " Edward M. Brown...... " bbd, ft. W. first it...... 75 00 •' x •' .... Pier, old 6, E. R ...... , 2,500 no " I J.P. Dodd ...... '• bad.pfm.bet.38th and 39th ,' r • ,, S. % bho. foot W. both st.. 6z 50 ats., E. R...... rz5 no ', x ..... l.u.w., extn. to Pier, old 2 Albert H. Hastorf...... '• bbd. bet. 94th and 95th sts., z7. N. R ...... 228 75 E. R ...... ...... 575 00 .' I West Shore R. R...... " bhd. S.Pier, new 24, N. R. 88o no S William Hastorf...... " bbd. ft.3oth at., E. R 6z 5o ,' I Penna. R. R. Co ...... " bhd. bet. Piers, z8 and zq, " a •' " ...... Imos. rent, floating dump ft. E. 3oth st. 41 67 from a point hallway extending zo feet N. " 2 Central Hudson Stmbt. Co.... " landing Pier ft. W. ,09th of new 29, N. R...... x,750 o1 at ...... 7000

" I • ...... , bbd. N. Pier, new a9, z Homer Ramsdell...... Iqrs. rent, Pier, new 24, N. R...... 55 N. R ...... x,250 00 " 2 Duryea Bros...... I mos. rent,1. U. w., pfm. ft. Jackson I • ...... " 23 feet bad. S. from former st., E. R...... 754 71 site of old x8, and 7,243 ft. 1. u. w. rn front of 2 Glasco Ice Co ...... I grs.rent,ice pfm. bet. 24th & 15th same, N. R...... goo no sts., N. R., t,o46 sq. ft. 65 38 ,. I ...... " Piers, new 27 and z8, and 2 A. Van Santvoord...... " Pier ft.W.aad st...... 4,166 66 bad.bet., N. R...... 14,000 00 a Murtagh & McCarthy...... n mos. rent, new-made land bet. Piers .' x ...... '. reclaimed land S. Pier, old 6o and 61, E. R ...... 35 no I, N. R...... 754 75 a ohn A. McCarthy...... x qrs. rent, Pier, old 6o, and bbd. bet. ,, x ...... " 1. u. w., pfm. S. Pier 16 and Piers, old 6o and 6r, ext'n W., N. R 478 44 E. R...... 450 00 I 1. u. w., ext'n bhd. and " z Stokes & Thedford...... " bhd., bet. Piers, new 59 and widening bet. Piers 3 60, N. R ...... 550 00 and 6, and widening Piers 4 and 5, N.R... ,0Do no S The Cen. R. R. Co. of. N. J... " 1. u. w. pfm. south side, Pier 8, N. R...... 735 00 " r .•...... 1. u. w., pfm. Piers 3 and 4, N. R...... 835 az " 2 " I. u. w. pfm. bet. 15th and x6th sts., N. R co I Lehigh Valley R. R. Co...... ,, I. u. w., pfm. bet. Piers z ., and 3, N. R...... 835 00 2 Peter Charles...... 1. u. w. pfm., bet. Piers 38 and 39, I- R...... x46 88 I ...... 1. u. w. and shed bet. Piers z and 3 N. R...... 240 zo " z Erie Railroad Co...... Piers, new so and zr, and ., bad.from N. side Pier • x •' bad. ft. 43d st., E. R too 00 z9, N. R ...... oco 0o •' ,. " x ...... bhd. ft. 44th st., E. R..... zoo 0o ,• a " ...... " Pier at 49th st., N. R •. 2,500 no ,, I NewJerseyR.R.andTrans.Co. 1. u.w.,pfm.S. side Watts •• z '• ...... 1. u. w. N. of Pier, new r9, st., N. R...... 409 75 N. R...... ... 1,000 00 ., I Hencken & Co...... '• N. side Pier ft. 94th st., 2 ...... •••••. W. t/_, Pier, new 7, etc., E. R ...... 625 00 E. R ...... 2,875 00 I Erie R. R. Co ...... .. ..... Imos. tent, bad. bet. Piers, new 6 and 2 ...... exln. to Pier, new so and 7, E. R ...... 33 33 ar, N. R ...... 1,786 7S ..I Old Colony Steamboat Co... Iqrs. rent, Pier 40, E. R...... 3,125 00 " 3 Fred'k Leyland Co., Ltd..... •' Pier ft. Bethune st. so), N. R...... 21,093 75 ., I " " 1. u. w., pfm. W. of Pier 4o, E. R ...... rrt r9 3 Charles Mumford...... " S. 34 bhd., bet. Piers, new sr and aa,N.R. Soo no ... " Pier, new x9, N. R...... 6,875 00 ,. 3 Brown & Fleming...... x mos. rent, dumping-board. end of " x bhd. S. Pier, new rq, N. R. 1,292 so Pier, old 43, N. R... 233 34 ., x N.Y., N. H. & Htfd. R. R. Co. E. 34 Pier 5r and W. " 3 " ...... ••••• ', dumping-board, S. inner Pier 52 and bad., etc., side, Pier ft. 55th at., bet., ER...... 3,500 00 N.R ...... ro4 t7 .. r .. 1. u. w., for wid'g Pier 49, .. 3 The New York Steam Co...... x qrs. rent, 1. u. w, bet. 59th and both E.R...... 39 8r sts., E. R...... z5o 0o •' ', I. u. w., for wid'ng and .,3 ,' ', I. u. V. pfm., N. Pier 6, l'gth'g Pier 45, E. R. 178 So N.R ...... 170 31 " I " 1. u. w., pfm. bet. Piers 5t 3 New Amsterdam Gas Co.... " bbd. ft. 40th at., E. R... ,. 6s 50 and 5z, E. R...... 548 62 3 .... bbd. ft. 4rat at., E. R...... 6250 " r Harlem River and Portches-1 '• 1. u. w., pfm. bet. Piers 5o ,, ter R. R. Co...... J and 52, E. R...... 670 32 3 Metro. St.Ry. Co...... I mo. 9 days' rent, reclaimed land, bet. Sad and 53d its., N. R...... 77 42 S Union Ice Co...... '• bet. Piers 54 and 55, N. R. 400 00 I , ..3 T. G. & W. R. Patten ...... Balance of rent due (5o per cent.) for t Eastman Company...... beef and coal conveyors, landing at Battery...... 600 no be:. 59th and 6oth sts., So no N. R.....•...... 3 William M. Montgomery & Co. I mos. rent, S. side pier ft. tooth at., E. R ...... 83 33 I ..... •, ...... tracks on bhd., bet. 59th .. 3 Schwarzachi'.d & Sulzberger and both sts., N. R... 30 co CO ...... Iqrs. rent, bbd. ft. 45th at., E.R.. • .. roo no " I Consolidated Ice Co...... '• bbd. ft. 15th st., E. R.... 75 00 3 Estate of George Law...... Imos. rent, S. 36 Pier, ft. trth st., E. R. 37S 00 ,, I Western Stock Yard Co...... Pier, etc., at 4oth st. N. R. 2,000 00 3 '• •' N. % Pier, ft. loth at., E. R ...... rz5 00 ,' I William A. Hall...... x mos. rent, berth for bath at Battery. z5o no • a John A. Secor...... use frame bidgi., bhd. " I Atlas S. S. Co ...... x qrs. rent, Pier, new 55, N. R...... 6,z5o on bet. 43d and 44th sts., Bklyn ...... 35 00 ., I Metro. S. S. Co ...... " 1. u. w. pfm. and bhd. N. side Pier so, N. R.... 2S7 00 ,, 2 Union Ferry Co ...... x qrs• rent, wharf property occupied by ferry structures ft. '. I Balt. and Ohio R. R. Co...... '• Pier, new as, and bhd. Atlantic ave., Bklyo.. 500 0o each side, N. R...... x1,750 00 ,, a Nassau Ferry Co ...... " terry E. Houston st., N.Y., •• s Nat'l S. S. Co ...... Pier, new 39, N.R...... 8,350 00 to Bklya ...... 2,375 00 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899. THE CITY RECORD. 5865

DATE APPOINTMENTS. DATE. FROM WHOM. FOR WHAT. AMOUNT. TOTAL. DHPOS- ITSD. Joseph Marchine, No. 239 Mulberry street, Borough of Manhattan, Laborer, Department of Buildings, Lighting and Supplies, $II per week, from September 14, 1899 (Veteran). Myles Doyle, No. 5o6 East Seventeenth street, Emergency Scownian, Department of Street 1899. 1899. Cleaning, from September 8 to 14, both inclusive, Borough of Manhattan. John F. Cronnin, Far Rockaway, Borough of Queens, Foreman of Sewer Cleaners, Depart- Aug. 2 Brooklyn Ferry Co. of New x qrs. rent, ferry Grand t., N.Y., to ment of Sewers, $4 per day from September 14, 1899. York ...... I Broadway, Bklyn. $3.750 00 James McDonald, No. 35o East One Hundred and Sixth street, Borough of Manhattan, a Brooklyn Ferry Co. of New ferry Grand st., N. Y., to Laborer, Department of Sewers, $2.25 per day, from September 18, 1899. York ...... } Grand st., Bklyn..... 1,250 00 REINSTATEMENTS. 2 Brooklyn Ferry Co. of New " ferry Roosevelt st., N.Y., York to Broadway and S. John Allen, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, Laborer, Department of Highways, from ...... 8th at., Bklyn...... 0 no 5, September 13, 1899, $2. t Associates of the Jersey Co.. " ferry Cortlandt st., N. Y., James Donnelly, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, Laborer, Department of Highways, to Jersey City, N.J.. 2,750 00 from September 13, 1899, $2 per day. I " ferryDesbrossesst., N.Y., Christopher Coffey, No. 536 East Twelfth street, Borough of Manhattan, Paver, Department to Jersey City, N.J.. x,soo no of Highways, from September 15, 1899, $4 per day. William Lumsden, No. 572 Union avenue, Borough of The Bronx, Laborer, Department of s Penna. R. R. Co ...... " ferry W. rgth at., N. Y., to Highways, $2 per day, from September I I, 1899. Jersey City, N.J... 6a5 25 Michael Fitzpatrick, No. 229 West One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, Borough of x (Bklyn. Annex) i mos. rent, fe Brooklyn, N.Y., to Manhattan, Sweeper, Department of Street Cleaning, from September r8, 1899. Jersey City...... 135 00 Charles Kern, No. 205 Prince street, Borough of Manhattan, Sounder, Department of High- a N.Y.C. & H. R. R. R. Co..... r qrx. rent, terry W. 4ad st., N. Y., to ways, $2 per day, from September r8, 1899. Weehawken, N. J.... 9.750 00 Mary McGough, No. 443 East Sixteenth street, Borough of Manhattan, Cleaner, $30 per month, from September 18, 5899 Department of Buildings, Lighting and Supplies. a sotb and sad St. Ferry Co.... ferry E. Loth at.. N.Y., to Greenpoint...... ' 1,375 00 Peter A. Poole, No. 159 West Fifty-first street, Borough of Manhattan, Driver, Department of Street Cleaning, from August 22, I 3 N. Y. & East River Ferry Co " ferry E. gad St., N.Y., to Charles Haubert, No. 320 East Forty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattan, Driver, Depart- Astoria, L.1...... Boo no ment of Street Cleaning, from August 22, i89g. s B. F. Jones ...... Bluepnat, bad. bet. Both and gist sts., Morris Forsmith, No. 197 Forsyth street, Borough of Manhattan, Sweeper, Department of E, R ...... 500 Street Cleaning, from August 22, 1899. Frank Paano, No. 354 East One Hundred and Fourteenth street, Borough of Manhattan, a Dock Masters ...... Wharfage, Manhattan ...... 1,298 sa Driver, Department of Street Cleaning, from August 23, 1899. x ,. ...... Brooklyn...... 73 65 CHANGE OF TITLE. a Collectors ...... Manhattan, Mar., 18 360 John McCarthy, from Rigger to Laborer, Department of Docks, from August io, 1899. x .. ...... ,. Apl , .. 273 35 Frank Philbin, No.339 East Thirty-ninth street, Borough of Manhattan, from Driver to

.. .. Hostler, Department of Street Cleaning, from July 27, 1899. r ...... I...... Brooklyn, 19 19 John Condon, No. 313 East Thirty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattan, from Driver to ., x .. ...... Manhattan, May, ... 383 96 Hostler, Department of Street Cleaning, from July 27, 1899. .. r ., ...... Brooklyn, '• ... 25 41 John Whalen, No. .304 East Forty-fifth street, Borough of Manhattan, from Driver to Hostler, Department of Street Cleaning, from July 27, 1899. ,. x „ ...... " Manhattan, June, ... x,088 88 Mathew Foley and Eugene S. Kass, from Laborer to Foreman, Department of Docks, from ., r ,. ... 207 August 27, 1899...... Brooklyn, " 49 Theodore Clancy, from Toolman to Bridge Tender, Department of Bridges, from August I, .. x .. ...... I...... Queens, 2 00 1899. ames H. King, from Boatman to Foreman, Department of Docks, from August 30, 1899. I N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R.Co..... a qrs. rent. Pier 5, E. R ...... 4,687 50 David Cagney, from Laborer to Paver, Department of Docks, from August 30, 1899. .. x " bad. bet. Piers 5 6t 6, E. R. 375 00 John Bartlett, Joseph Trainor and James Doran, from Laborers to Diver's Tenders, Depart- ment of Docks, from August 30, 1899. $244,773 34 Aug, 4 Respectfully yours, H. SPENCER, Labor Clerk, $263,251 48 APPROVED PAPERS. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) CHAS. F. MURPHY, Treasurer. Approved Papers for the Week ending September 23, On motion, the Secretary was directed to request the Municipal Assembly to adopt a resolu- 1899• tion authorizing this Board to purchase, without advertisement, three hundred settees for use recreation pierupon the s. On motion, the Secretary was directed to request the Department of Health to assign a life- No. 869. saver to each of the recreation piers, for the purpose of preventing accidents thereat. AN ORDINANCE locating and laying out a public park, bounded by the Southern Boulevard, Willis On motion, the Secretary was directed to request the Corporation Counsel to advise the avenue, East One Hundred and Thirty-second street and Brown place, Borough of The Board whether this Department should enter into possession of the lands fronting upon Riverside Bronx. Park, pending the appeal of the owners from the report of the Commissioners of Estimate and Be it Ordained by the Municipal Assembly of The City of New York, as follows Appraisal. That, in pursuance of section 436 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the Loth clay of May, 1899, be The Secretary reported that the pay-rolls for the General Repairs and Construction Force for and the same hereby is approved, viz.: the week ending August q, 1899, amounting to $13,757.56, had been approved, audited and transmitted to the Department of Finance for payment. Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it for the public interest to On motion, the Board adjourned. alter the map or plan of The City of New York by locating and laying out a public park, bounded by the Southern Boulevard, Willis avenue, East One Hundred and Thirty-second street and Brown place, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, for the purpose of establishing an The Board went into executive sessson at 2.40 P. 51. approach to the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem river, from the southerly side of the South- The following communications were ordered on file ern Boulevard, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, does hereby favor and approve From the Mayor—Transmitting communication from the Shipwrights' General Committee of of the same, so as to locate and lay out the aforesaid public park as follows : New York Harbor, in relation to the rates of wages paid to shipwrights, together with report of Beginning at the intersection of the southern line of Southern Boulevard with the eastern line the Engineer-in-Chief in relation thereto. Secretary directed to transmit a copy of the report to of Willis avenue. IIis Honor the Mayor, and to said Committee. 1st. Thence southwesterly along the eastern line of Willis avenue for 200 feet to the northern From the Corporation Counsel—Advising the Board to comply with the writ of mandamus side of East One Hundred and Thirty-second street. and reinstate Charles E. Alsberge as Dock Master as of July I, 1899, and also, with a view of 2d. Thence southeasterly along the northern line of East One Hundred and Thirty-second obviating further litigation, that the other Dock Masters employed by the former City of Brooklyn street for 8zo feet to the western line of Brown place. be reinstated in this Department as of the same date. 3d. Thence northeasterly along the western line of Brown place for 200 feet to the southern On motion, the following resolution was adopted line of Southern Boulevard. Resolved, That Charles E. Alsberge, Leonard Becker, William J. Cox, George K. Copelan, 4th. Thence northwesterly along the southern line of Southern Boulevard for 82o feet to the Thomas L. MacLean, Abraham Miller, Henry Nahe, Jr., Thomas J. Percival, Edward A. Staufer point of beginning. and John Wallace, be and they are hereby assigned to duty as Dock Masters in this Department, Adopted by the Council, August 2, 1899. with compensation at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, to take effect Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 12, 1899. from and after July I, 1899. Approved by the Mayor, September 19, 1899. From the Municipal Civil Service Commission- No. 870. 1899. 1st. Advising that all temporary appointments will expire on August Io, Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to Messrs. Thompson and 2d. Advising that the increase in the compensation of Joseph F. Cadley, Stenographer and Palmer, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New York, to regulate, Typewriter, cannot take effect until such time as said Cadley shall have passed an examination grade, set curb-stones and flag the sidewalk, four feet in width, in East One Hundred and Sixty- for promotion. Secretary directed to request the Municipal Civil Service Commission to hold fourth street, between Prospect and Stebbins avenues, in the Borough of The Bronx, althoegh the necessary examination. said East One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street has not yet been named by the p roper authority, 3d. In relation to the change of title of John McCarthy, Rigger, and of Henry P. Manheimer, the work to be done at their own expense, under the direction of the Commissioner of Highways. Watchman. On motion, the action of the Board of July 17, 1899, in changing the titles of said persons Adopted by the Council, August 15, 1899. to Laborers, was rescinded. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 5, 5899. On motion, the Secretary was directed to request the Municipal Civil Service Commission Received from his Honor the Mayor, September 20, 1899, without his approval or disapproval to Consent to the transfer of Henry P. Manheimer, Watchman, and John McCarthy, Rigger, to thereof ; therefore, as provided in section 40 of the Greater New York Charter, the same took the position of Laborer in this Department. effect as if he had approved it. No. 8i. From John A. Burke—Tendering his resignation as Laborer. Resignation accepted. From the Engineer-in•Chief—Reporting the death of Martin De Temple, Dock Builder. Whereas, Many of the cars operating on the line known as The Broadway Railroad, in the Secretary directed to take his name from the list of employees. Borough of Manhattan, and displaying the sign "South Ferry," are only continued as far as the junction of State and Whitehall streets, thereby occasioning great inconvenience to the residents On motion, the following resolution was adopted of the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Richmond, be it therefore Resolved, That the compensation of Patrick H. Bird, Stenographer and Typewriter, be and Resolved, That all cars operating on Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, displaying the hereby is fixed at the rate of one thousand four hundred dollars per annum, to take effect at once, sign "South Ferry," be continued to the terminus, viz. : the entrance to the Brooklyn and subject to Civil Service Rules and Regulations. On motion, the compensation of Joseph F. Hanley, Morris Krauss and James Blake, South ferries. Laborers, was fixed at the rate of 25 cents per hour while employed, and of James Grinnon, Adopted by the Council, August 15, 1899. Laborer, at the rate of 33 cents per hour while employed ; all to take effect August 7, 1899. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 5, 1899. Received from his Honor the Mayor, September 20, 1899, without his approval or disapproval On motion, the Board adjourned. thereof ; therefore, as provided in section '40 of the Greater New York Charter, the same took WM. H. BURKE, Secretary. effect as if he had approved it. No. 872. Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies be and he MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. hereby is requested to provide and furnish room in the lobby of the County Court-house with coat and hat racks, etc., for the use of lawyers and others who may have business in the building, providing that no expense be incurred by the City. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Adopted by the Council, September 5, 1899. NEW CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING, CENTRE, ELM, FRANKLIN AND WHITE STREETS, Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 5, 1899. NEW YORK, September 22, 1899. Received from his Honor the Mayor, September 20, 1899, without his approval or disapproval Supervisor of the City Record: thereof ; therefore, as provided in section 40 of the Greater New York Charter, the same took DEAR SIR—In accordance with the law, -I beg to inform you of the appointments, reinstate- effect as if he had approved it. ments, etc., in the various City Departments : P. J. SCULLY, City Clerk.

5866 THE CITY RECORD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1899• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Deaths According to Cause, Annual Rate per i,000 and Age, with Meteorology and Number of Deaths in Public Institutions for .13 Weeks.

WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, 12 M., SEPTEMBER 16, (899. WICK ENDING-

DEATHS. DEATH -RATE. ESTIMATED June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. MAR- STILL- 24. r. 8. t5. at.. 29. 5. 12. tg. a6. a. 9. t6. BOROUGH. POPULATION BIRTHS. MAR-. BIRTHS. JULY I, 1899. 1898. 1899. 1898. t8gg. Total deaths...... 1,160 •1,369 5.607 1,652 1,559 1,444 t.a45 1,318 1,142 1,225 1,1S5 5,3o6 1,124 Manhattan...... ' 1,953.569 725 580 976 303 58 19.79 15.49 *The Bronx...... 263,537 73 67 So 12 5 27.79 21.38 Annual death•rate ...... 17.05 20.12 23.62 24.28 22.91 22.22 18,30 19.37 56.78 18.00 .6.g8 29,20 16,52 Brooklyn ...... :,231,548 453 405 441 213 31 19,74 t7.t6 3r 42 as 42 24 19 30 23 t.6 t5 Queens ...... x34,139 48 54 86 1 t6 a 19.56 21.00 Diphtheria .• „•.•..,.• 3o 25 Richmond ...... 67,s6o 34 r8 a8 to t 27,32 13.96 Croup ...... 3 7 6 z 6 t 4 1 5 9 6 a so Malarial Fevers...... • s 4 3 5 • is 6 4 t 4 6 4 5 City of New York. 3,550,053 t 333 t,t24 I,61r 454 97 20.23 t6.Ss Measles•,,,,,,,,,,,,,• to 8 t3 tt 23 7 8 tt 7 6 6 9 6 Scarlet Fever...... t:4 8 7 6 ro 4 2 2 * Many large institutions raise the death-rate. 5 7 4 4 4 Smallpox ,,,--..•.•..• a .. I ...... Cases of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Reported. Typhoid Fever...... 5 8 to II 8 to t5 IS 17 i6 12 at t6 Typhus Fever...... • WEEK ENDING- Whooping Cough .....• to 9 10 t6 t9 to 15 15 t6 z6 17 z6 to June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Diarrhceal Diseases..., tao 245 350 344 3.8 264 180 18, 123 tH 523 136 tot 27, 24. 1. 8. is. at.. 29. 5. 12. 19. z6. 2. 9. t6. Diarrhceal Diseases t,5 under 5 years.... 231 328 3i8 3~ air 155 159 to3 sz9 1O3 120 91 Phthisis ...... • 543 163 140 122 re9 Phthisis ...... X28 165 140. 98 148 263 ro6 150 .88 .8r rt6 ao5 163 131 145 139 154 138 24t 151 159 u7 Bronchitis ...... t9 t.6 20 21 14 29 15 t6 t8 25 t8 36 a6 Diphtheria...... 219 298 191 191 192 161 134 155 too 136 142 104 130 148 Pneumonia...... • zoo 104 514 103 89 203 63 90 6a gt 84 93 105 Croup...... to 7 It to 4 4 3 •• •• 7 i6 9 7 4 Other Diseases of Re- I 14 28 58 17 to 6 9 tr g at 9 Measles...... 375 330 278 ar6 253 203 164 156 4 106 104 83 64 41 spiratory Organs. t3 4 Violent Deaths...... , 57 68 74 too 6a 68 67 78 Scarlet Fever..., 136 130 93 125 t°z 93 77 54 45 6x 59 53 57 63 67 57 73 57 80 Small-pox .--..-. 3 a 7 3 .• 3 ,. .. t .. .. .. .. .. Under one year...... 317 487 634 666 634 512 437 417 art 382 336 381 3:0 Typhoid Fever... t8 t6 3o t6 30 30 40 43 39 6t 6t 79 70 99 Under five years...... , 495 664 845 873 863 702 600 586 448 505 566 51 Typhus F'ever.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 573 4 Five tosixty-five...... 533 585 6co 639 569 578 508 599 549 518 5°4 6o6 483 Total...... 88g 848 75o 659 729 657 524 558 371 559 498 534 491 486 Sixty-five yearsand over 132 tao r6a 140 127 164 137 233 145 134 146 134 127

In Public and Private] 283 290 326 380 326 294 279 ao6 286 a7a 264 305 262 Deaths by Principal Causes, According to Locality and Age. Institutions ......

I _ Inquest Cases...... 144 194 169 117 157 154 154 171 169 241 140 170 167 q• n w I ; 'A F n e u u y i eD o r R .7 u: 8 'G y y v ~. BROLG HS. •O 3 n.- 'C'U. . .~ Y U ° • u ro p, '• u Mean barometer...... 29.958 29,983 29,915 29,880 ag.838 99.899 29.840 29.812 2 30.091 29,913 y ~ W 9.947 29.832 29.996 0 v I b .~ L1 G u F° - •E' 'O 'O ,• 3 G " C. E a t to x 1 ] Mean humidity...... • 68. 66. 74. 62. 51. 73• 76• 74• 76. 78, 7t• 64• 6o• Inches of rain and snow .47 .96 1,94 .66 .g8 .88 .8z 2.30 .03 ,a7 5.13 •96 •77 a5 r 8 41 8 r 35 158 264 254 6z an attan...... 40 38 47 25 73 Mean temperature o 6e t o o a• a t ,ze (Fahrenheit).....- 73.4 7z,to 78,6° 75.4° 77.7 o 75• go 77• 74• 74.3 78.2° 7 3 7 62.9 e a 2 .- 5 4 24 2 2 6 r ., a 19 29 5 he Bronx...... '. 33 Maximum tempera r 4. 88• e g8,o a•o g o 86• e 7 g,o ture (Fahrenheit). J 9 o 84• ° 93• a 90• e 95•° 94• o 9 93,° 3• t9 a s 2 6 t r5 tt6 187 rooklym ...... i 49 43 40 9 9 44 X69 49 Minimum temperature 1• 6r•e 59•° 64•° 0 (Fahrenheit)....., ( 66•° 66.° 64.° 65.° 6o.° 6t..° 69. o 65•° 55•° 49• oueens ...... S ,• ,- 4 3 3 .. a to t ,. 7 29 25 20 9 .ichmond...... •. .. .. .. 3 3 3 .. .. 4 •. •. t 8 9 7 2 Total.,.... 5t 5 ro tot 9r tr7 z6 Io5 to7 t6 z 6o I 3t.° 514 483 127 Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Hospital.

WILLARD PARKER Deaths According to Cause, Age and Sex. HOSPITAL. RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL. KINGSTON AVENUE HOSPITAL,

y v r u u •v d g w -00 .0 G t 1 w 11 ci •5 ~°$' 5-15• 15-25. 25-45. 45-65. u e N Ii o F.. .'. °1 y t.3 == u ?' s G y es d ~ •o d ~ 'l 1° g d e ~• •.)i A 1~ A 12 A °

Total, all causes...... 1,x24 1,333 6o. 522 320 221 73 514 34 41 219 389 5:7 Remaining September 9.. 9 28 37 6 22 2 .. 30 9 37 3 •• 49 Admitted ...... • t 14 t5 t t .. •. z 3 . 18 8 7 t 3 9 13 2 Diphtheria ...... x .. .. Discharged ...... 3 6 9 t r4 t .. 16 t 9 .. .. to Croup ...... ro 4 5 5 r 4 4 9 1 ...... Died ...... r 4 5 . .. 3 .. .. 3 Malarial Fevers...... 5 5 3 2 •• t i 1 2 t ,. t ,. I Remaining September t6, 6 32 38 6 9 t: r6 rl a5 3 39 Measles ...... 6 2 3 3 ,. 6 ., 6 ......

Scarlet Fever ...... 4 7 •• 4 •. t t z a .. .. _ .. .. Totaltteated...... ro 42 52 7 23 2 .. 32 is 37 3 .• 1-52 Small-pox ...... Typhoid Fever...... t6 44 6 to a tt a .• Typhus Fever••,..,,•,...... Cases of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Reported and Deaths from the Same, by Wards. Whooping Cough...... • ro r5 3 7 4 a 4 to .. SICKNESS. DEATHS REPORTED. Diarrhaal Diseases...... ot 179 53 _ 48 66 t.4 r 9t •• r 3 4 a Phthisis ...... tt7 145 73 44 3 •• 6 9 3 t3 7t t7 4 I. zo 32 OtherTuberculousDiseases t5 5 4 a 4 1O 2 3 3 a •• • WARDS. u Is, u .4 ° w u Diseases of the Nerves. s 1 8 26 t.3 '8 w o p w •C d w stem..-....,•-,. J 93 95 46 47 •r 7 5 33 3 •• Sy 'J G. _u a .c ° Heart Diseases...... 58 70 28 30 .. ,. 2 2 a 1 t6 19 r8 a0 A U Ji to l F 1 Bronchitis ...... z6 26 13 23 t6 5 a 23 .. ., „ 3 .. Pneumonia ...... 105 100 56 49 23 29 rS 7° 4 1 to 9 =t First ...... •....,,,.•,,... .. t .. . Other Diseases of Re- 9 ~9 7 2 „ 3 spiratory Organs...., s Second ...... .. r Digestive1 162 So System•••,•••,,,..,, f 77 77 23 3 t°3 z 4 3 23 to Third ...... • Diseases of Urinary System 8z 8t. 42 40 t 2 3 6 .. 1 22 31 az Fourth ...... x .. to 'Congenital Debility..... • ro7 138 6o 47 99 7 t 107 .. . • . • ., .. Fifth ...... Old Age ...... 17 t.5 7 to . r6 Such, .•....•...... .. Suicides ...... t6 g to 6 ., .. .- .• so r 3 Sevvennth ...... 3 r Otherviolent deaths...... 6t. 68 45 t7 ,• 3 5 8 g 6 ao r5 4 -- -- tAIl other causes...... 88 92 39 49 4 2 4 ro a 7 27 33 9 Ninth ...... s a 3 I a8 Tenth...... 6 3 t a a 19 • Including Premature Births, Preternatural Births, Inanition, Marasmus, and all Congenital Defects. t Viz.: Erysipelas, a; Syphilis, 3 ; Septisa-mia, a ; Cerebro-spinal Fever, 3 ; Cancer, 38 ; Anemia, 4; Eleventh...... 7 5 r 4 r 3 Rheumatism, 3 Diabetes, 4 ; Embolism, 4: Ovarian Diseases ; Puerperal Fever, I ; Puerperal Convul- sioas, 3 Alcoholism, 5 Scurvy, I ;Aneurism, r ; Diseases o Uterus, t ; Spinal Disease, r ; Arthritis, x; Twelfth ...... ao 4 6 sa t r a 4 211 Carbuncle, I ; Hxmophilia, I ; Pelvic Abscess. t ; Miscarriage, 4 ; Extra-uterine Pregnancy, I. .g 6 t t s Deaths by Viotewe it, Detail: so Fractures and Contusions, s6; Burns and Scalds, ro; Drowning, t4; Railroad, a ; Poison, 3 ; Gunshot, a; Four8eaothThirteenth ...... .. 13 Criminal Abortion, 3 ; Homicide, a.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899. THE CITY RECORD. 5867

Cares of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Reported and Deaths from the Same, by Wards, I Analysis of Croton Water, September c5, 1899.

SICKN8ss. DEATHS REPORTED. RESULTS, EXPRESSED RESULTS, EXPRaSSRD IN GRAINS PER IN PARTS BY U.S. GALLON OF WEIGHT tN ONE 231 CUBIC INCHES. HUNDRED THOUSAND. WARDS. , Wy d w Appearance ...... Slightly turbid. Slightly turbid. o a Color ...... Yellowish brown. Yellowish brown. A U tY U) F H A U . r vSi F F C Odor (Heated to zooe Fahr.). ...... Marshy. Marshy. Fifteenth ...... 4 Chlorine in Chlorides...... ,...... o. 533 o.a28 Sixteenth ...... . 4 2 a 2 2 r 23 Equivalent to Sodium Chloride ...... 0.219 0.376 Seventeenth ...... 4 a s ,. .. 4 .. . 2 .. r .. 51 Phosphates (Ps Os) ...... None. None. Eighteenth ...... 5 2 3 r 2 a Nitrogen in Nitrites ...... None. None. _ Nineteenth ...... a3 .. 4 6 .. 2 Nitrogen in Nitrates ...... o.or4s 0,0243 Twentieth ...... 3 t 4 3' a 33 Free Ammonia ...... o.wo3 0.0505 Tweteenfirst ...... a 3 r 25 Albuminold Ammonia ...... 0.0169 0.0290 Twenty-second ...... 7 ., .. ro „ 7 ...... 49 Total Nitrogen ...... 0.0283 0.0486 m ( Twenty-third ...... 3 a t 48 Before boiling.,...... 2.31 3.97 {( Hardness equivalent to Carbonate of Lime Twenty-fourth...... 3 19 I After boiling...,..... x.86 3.28 Organic and volatile (loss on ignition)...... 0.758 r.3o Total ...... too .. 32 38 .. 59 .. 7 4 5 3 •. 8 .. 647 Mineral matter (non-volatile) ...... 3.091 5.30 Total solids (by evaporation) ...... 3.849 6.6o First ...... 3 Second ...... t 3 Temperature at hydrant, 680 Fahr. Third ...... 9 Fourth ...... 5 Filth ...... r ro Sixth ...... a 3 2 25 Analysis of Ridgewood Water, September 15, 1899. Seventh ...... Eighth ...... 6 r r 2 r r 56 RESULTS, EXPRESSED RESULTS, EXPRESSED IN GRASN5 PER IN PARTS BY Ninth ...... t t U. S. GALLON OF WEIGHT IN ONE Tenth ...... 4 2 2 1 15 231 CUBIC INCHES. HUNDRED THOUSAND.

Eleventh ...... I • r4 Appearance ...... Very slightly turbid. Very slightly turbid. Twelfth ...... t 4 I Color ...... Light yellowish brown. Light yellowish brown. Thirteenth...... Odor (Heated to zoo Fahr.) ...... Marshy. Marshy. Fourteenth ...... r r . t5 Chlorine in Chlorides ...... 1.270 2.178 Fifteenth ...... x ...... 5 a Equivalent to Sodium Chloride ...... a.097 3.597 Sixteenth ...... r .. r , Phosphates (Ps Oa) ...... None. None. Seventeenth...... a 2 r ro Nitrogen in Nitrites ...... None. None. Eighteenth...... r r6 Nitrogen in Nitrates ...... 0.°503 o.o86r Nineteenth ...... r .. .. . ,. r .. .. r3 Free Ammonia ...... 0.0003 0.0505 r Twentieth ...... 7 Albuminoid Ammonia ...... 0.00x5 0.00a9 Twenty-first ...... 4 .. r3 Total Nitrogen ...... 0.0516 o.c885 Twenty-second ...... ,,-,. ( Before boiling...... 1.96 3.37 ty-third ...... r r r ro Hardness equivalent to Carbonate of Lime { Twen `After boiling...... 5.96 3.37 4 a „ r4 .. Twenty-fourth...... r 2 . .. t8 Organic and volatile (loss on ignition) ...... a.r58 3.70 Twenty-fifth ...... 5 4 r r4 Mineral matter (non-volatile) ...... 3.791 6.3o Twenty-sixth ...... 3 1 .. g r 23 Total solids (by evaporation) . ...... 5.949 50.20 Twenty-seventh ...... r r tt Twenty-eighth...... 5 6 t I r9 Temperature at hydrant, 67° Fahr. Twenty-ninth ...... a r I I 28 Thirtieth ...... a Ir Thirty-first ...... 4 Thirty-second ......

Total...... 2t 30 6 r 44 4 7 5 405 MAP_ OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK First ...... 2 r9 7OWNQ OOR•YON THE 1 ~0 a Second...... I r s r 9 BRONX: Third ...... r t r to • OOAer/OM O//Itfi. * GONr4./suo OA gA$i NeS iTALS.' Fourth ...... r t 9 F'ifth ...... 5 - Total ...... 4 a 2 2 54

( Fiirst...... a 7 -d Second ...... 3

. Fourtth...... •.. 5 C7 ( Fifth ...... _i • Total ...... a .. 8 .. .. r .. r8 BROOKLYN..

General Work of the Department. NAMIlONDx Total inspections of premises ...... ...... 22,675 t' orders issued for abatement of nuisances...... ...... 960 11 inspections of milk and other foods ...... 22,916 pounds of food condemned and destroyed...... ...... 61,852 chemical analyses made...... 49 ', . bacteriological examinations made for diphtheria.. ...... 270 ,AVANT/C OCEAN., tt bacteriological examinations made for tuberculosis ...... 82 'I vaccinations performed .... ...... 2,687 t' children's employment certificates granted.... I ...... 925 t' children's employment certificates refused ...... 92 t medical i~ispection of schools ...... 1,326 By order of the Board. CASPAR GOLDERMAN, Secretary pro tem. 5868 THE CITY RECORD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899.

JOHN F. ROGERS, Deputy Collector of Assessments DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. AQUEDUCT COMMISSION. and Arrears Borough of Queens. Central Office. Gsoaoz RAND, Deputy Collector of Assessments No. r48 East Twentieth street, 9 A. U. to 4 P. M. and Arrears, Borough of Ric?tmond. FRANCIS J LANTRY. Commissioner. AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE, , Bureau /or the Colltetiew of Taxes. N. O. FANNING, Deputy Commissioner. ROOM 207, No. 280 BROADWAY, JAMES J. KtawiN, Deputy Commissioner for Bor. DAVID E. AUSTEN, Receiver of Taxes. oughs of Brooklyn and Queens NEW YORK, September 21, 1899 JOHN J. McDoNouGH, Deputy Receiver of Taxes. Borough of Manhattan. FIRE DEPARTMENT. JOHN B. UNDERHILL, Deputy Receiver of Taxes, Abstract of Amount of Expenditures one Liabilities of the Aqueduct Commissioners during the Office hours for all, excçpt where otherwise noted, 39, Chapter 49o, Laws of 1883. Borough of The Bronx. Month of August, 1899, as Required by Section JAMES B. Boucic, Deputy Receiver of Taxes, Borough from g A. M. to 4 P. M.; Saturdays, Ia M. of Brooklyn. Headquarters. EXPENDITURES. FREDERICK W. BLECKWENH, Deputy Receiver of Nos. 157 and Igg East Sixty-seventh street. Salaries ...... .. $14,4°9 39 Taxes, Borough of Queens. JOHN J SCANNHLL, Fire Commissioner. Monthly estimate of amounts due contractors for work done under contract, New MATTHEW S. TULLY, Deputy Receiver of Taxes, JAMBS H. TULLY, Deputy Commissioner. Borough Borough of Richmond. of Brooklyn and Queens. Croton Dam and Jerome Park Reservoir ...... 113,778 73 Bureau for the Collection of City Remains and of AUGUSTus T. DocHARTV, Secretary. Markets, EDWARD F. CROKER, Chief of Department, and In Total expenditures ...... $128,188 12 Charge of Fire-alarm Telegraph. DAVID O'BRIue, Collector of City Revenue and JAMES DALE, Deputy Chief, in Charge of Boroughs LIABILITIES. Superintendent of Markets. of Brooklyn and Queens. ALEXANDER MEAKIM, Clerk of Markets. GsosGa: E. MURRAY. Inspector of Combustibles. Rent . ...... $1,875 00 Bureau of the tarty chaackrlalw. PETER SEERY, Fire Marshal, Boroughs of Manhattan Salaries. ...... 9,311 59 The Bronx and Richmond. .. PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain. ALONZO BRYMER, Fire Marshal, Boroughs of Brook. Furniture and fixtures ...... 42 7 72 JOHN H. CAMPBELL, Deputy Chamberlain. lyn and Queens. Maintenance, horses, wagons and harness ...... 167 90 Central Office open at all hours. Stationery ...... 40 30 OJa of Me City Payssa.ter. Hardware and lumber...... 20 No. 83 Chambers street and No. 65 Reade street DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES, Tra eling and incidental expenses ...... 233 29v JOHN H. TiiStsxmtn, City Paymaster. Pier "A,' N. R., Battery place. ...... 8 I I J. SERGEANT CRAM, President ; CHamLEs F. Meaner, Tests ...... Treasurer ; PETER F. MEYER, Commissioners. Drawing materials, etc ...... 6 53 BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. WILLIAM H. BURKE, Secretary. Advertising ...... 20 Office hours, 9 A. N. to 4 P. rL ; Saturdays. is H. 92926 66 Nos. I3 to ar Park Row,18th floor, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Taxes onan ld ...... Saturdays, 9 A. M. to is N. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 13,354 96 JOHN H. MOONEY. Secretary. Southwest corner of Fihy-fith street and Sixth ave. nu~elq A. M. to 4 P.M. Monthly estimate of amount due contractors for work done under contract for Dsfiartsssut of Highways. MICHAEL C. MURPHY, President and WILLIAM T. Jerome Park Reservoir and New Croton Dam...... 117,965 00 Nos. 13 to at Park Row, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JENKINS, M. D., JOHN B. CoasY, R. D., THE PRasl. TAMES P. KEATING, Commissioner of Highways. DENT OF THE POLICE BOARD, sx-e9cio, and the HEACT1t Total liabilities ...... $131,319 96 WILLIAM N. SHANNON, Deputy for Manhattan. OFFICER OF THE PORT, ex.yhEcio, Commissioners. THOMAS R. FARRELL, Deputy for Brooklyn. EMMONS CLARx, Secretary. JAMES H. MALONEY, Deputy for Bronx. CHARLES F. ROBERTS, M.D., Superintendent, Bor- I certify that the foregoing is a correct and true abstract of account of expenditures ONN P. MADDEN, Deputy for Queens. ough of Manhattan. and liabilities of the Aqueduct Commission for the month of August, 1899, the said account HENRY P. MORRISON, Deputy and Chief Engineer for EUGENE MONAHAN, M. D., Assistant Sanitary Richmond. Office, "Richmond Building," corner Rich- Superintendent, Borough of The Bronx. being on file in the office of the Comptroller of The City of New York. mond Ten ace and York avenue, New Brighton, S. 1. RoagaT A. BLACK M. D., Assistant Sanitary Super. HARRY W. WALKER, Secretary. tendent, Borough of Brookiyn. Dejartsssnt of Sewers. OnED L. Last, M. D., Assistant Sanitary Superin. Nos. 13 to ar Park Row, A. M. to 4 P. Is. tendent, Borough of Queens. BOARD OF ARMORY COMMISSIONERS. JAMES KANE, Commissioner of Sewers. JOHN I. FENNY, M. D., Assistant Sanitary Superin. DEPARTMENT OF BRIDCES. MATTHEW F.DoNOHuR, Deputy for Manhattan. tendent, Borough of Richmond. THE MAYOR, Chairman ; PRESIDENT OD DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF BRIDGES, THOMAS J. BYRNES, Deputy for Bronx. OP T. xas AND ASSESSMENTS, Secretary; HENRY S. WILLIAM BRENNAN. Deputy or Brooklyn. DEPARTMENT OF PARES. KEARNY, MCCOSKRY Burr and JAMES McLEER, Com- CITY OF NEW YORK, MATTHEW J. GOLDNER, Deputy Commissioner Arsenal Building, Central Park, 9 A, w to 4 P. U.; COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, missioners. Sewers, Borough of Queens Address THOMAS L. FstTNER, Stewart Building. Saturdays, Ia M. PARK Row BUILDING, HENRY P. MORRISON, Deputy Commissioner and GEORGE C. CLAUSEN, President, Commissioner In OBice hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, 9 A. M. to Chief Engineer of Sewers, Borough of Richmond. Office, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., eI M. Manhattan and Richmond. '• Richmond Building," corner Richmond Terrace and GEORGE V. BROWER, Commissioner in Brooklyn and September 22, 1899. York avenue. New Brighton. S. I. Queens. MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY. AUGUST Mosaus, Commissioner in Borough of The Su ervisor of the City Record; Department of Bridge,. DEAR SIR—Pursuant to section 1546, chapter Bronx, Zbrowski Mansion, Claremont Park. THE COUNCIL. Nos. 13 to xi Park Row, 9 A.M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, 378 of the Laws of 1897, I respectfully notify RANDOLPH GUGGHNHEIMHR, President of the Council. 9 A. M. to Ia M. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. you of the following appointment in the De- P. J. SCULLY, City Clerk. OHN L. SHHA, Commissioner. Main Office, No. aso Fourth avenue, Borough of Man. partment of Bridges, Borough of The Bronx : Clerk's office open from to A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, JHOMAS H. YORK, Deputy. hattan. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.; Saturday, Iilichael Gorman, No. 784 East One Hundred lO A. M. tO Ia M. SAMUEL R. PROBASCO, Chief Engineer. 9 A. M. to Ia M. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. MATTHEW H. MOORE, Deputy for Bronx. THOMAS J. BaaDY, President of the Board of Build- and Forty-sixth street, Stone Mason, at $4 per HARRY BEAM, Deputy for Brooklyn. ings and Commissioner for the Boroughs of Manhattan day, to take effect September 25, 1899. Certi- THOMAS F. WooDS, President. JOHN E. BACKUS. Deputy for Queens. and The Bronx. MICHAEL F. BLAKE. Clerk. JOHN GOILPOYLE, Commissioner for the Borough of fied from Civil Service September 22, 1899. Dsjartmewt of Water Su ,tly. Respectfully, Brooklyn. COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS. Nos. 19 to 2c Park Row, g A. M. to 4 P. M. DANIEL CAMPBELL, Commissioner for the Boroughs JOHN L. SHEA, WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioner of Water Supply. of Queens and Richmond. Commissioner of Bridges, City of New York. Rooms Ii~} and Irg Stewart Building, q .M. to 4 P. M. JAMES H. HASLIN, Deputy Commissioner. A. J. JOHNSON, Secretary. JOHN C. ttERTLE and EDWARD OWEN, Commissioners. GEORGE W. BIRDSALL, Chief Engineer. Office of the Department for the Boroughs of Man. W. G. BYRNE, Water Register. hattan and The Bronx, No. sac Fourth avenue, Borough DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. BOROUGH PRESIDENTS. JAMES MOFFETT, Deputy Commissioner, Borough of of Manhattan. Brooklyn, Municipal Building. Office of the Department for the Borough of Brook- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Borough of Manhattan. WILLIAM RASQLIN, Jr., Deputy Commissioner, Bor- lyn, Borough Hall, Borough of Brooklyn. CITY OF NEW YORE, ough of Queens, Long Island City. Office of the Department for the Boroughs of Queens Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, THOMAS MULLIGAN, Deputy Commissioner, and Richmond, Richmond Hall, New Brighton, OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE Nos. to, II and rs City Hall. 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Satur- Borough of TheT Bronx, Crotona Park Buildin Staten Island, Borough of Richmond. Branch office : BOROUGH OF RICHMOND, days, q A. M. to r2 M. HRNRY P. MORRISON, Deputy Commissioner, Borough Room I, second floor, Town .Hall, Jamaica, Long SAVINGS BANK BUILDING, JAMES J.COOGAN, President. of Richmond. Office, "Richmond Building," corner Inland, Borough of Queens. IRA EDGAR RIDER Secretary. Richmond Terrace and York avenue, New Brighton, S. I. STAPLETON, N. Y., September 22, 1899• DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Borough of The Bronx. Department of Street Cleaning. Supelriser of the City Record. Stewart Building, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, Iz M. DEAR SIR—I beg to notify you that, at a Office of the President of the Borough of The Bronx, Nos. 13 to ix Park Row, q A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS L. FEITNER, President of the Board ; ED. meeting of this Board, held yesterday, James F. corner Third avenue and One Hundred and Seventy- JAMES McCARTNEV, Commissioner, WARD C. SHEEHY, ARTHUR C. SALMON, THOMAS J. seventh street. 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, 9 A. M. to F. M. GIBSON, Deputy Commissioner for Borough of PATTERSON and WILLIAM GRELL, Commissioners. Connor, residence Port Richmond, was ap- I2 M. Manhattan, No.346 Broadway. pointed a Cleaner, with salary at the rate of Louis F. HAPPEN, President. PATRICK H. QIuNN, Deputy Commissioner for BUREAU OF MUNICIPAL STATISTICS. $700 per annum, to (late from September 15, Borough of Brooklyn Room 37 Municipal Building. Nos. 13 to sI Park-Row, Room Igtl. Office hours Borough of Brooklyn. JOSEPH LIEBRRTZ, beputy Commissioner for Borough from 9 A. M. to P. M.; Saturdays, from 9 A. M. to 1899. of The Bronx, No. 6t9 East One Hundred and Fifty. 4 President's Office, No. I Borough Hall. 9 A. M. to 4 I2 H. Respectfully, second street. - OHN T. NAGLE, M. D., Chief of Bureau. FRANKLIN C. VITT, P. M. ; Saturdays, 9 A. M. to la M. JOHN P. MADDEN, Deputy Commissioner for Borough EDWARD M. GROUT, Plesident. JunIcpal Statistical Commission : FREDERICK W. Secretary, School Board, Borough of Richmond. of Queens, Municipal Building, Long Island City. GRU BE, LL. D., HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY, ANTONIO Borough of Queens. RASINES, JULIUS G. KuGBLMAN, RICHARD T. WILSON Department of Buildings, Lighting and Sxpp/lss. FREDERICK BOWLEY, President. Jr., ERNsaT HAavtss. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Office, Long Island City. 9 A. M. until 4 P. M. Satur- Nos. t to a, Park Row, 9 A.M. to F. M. days, from q A. M. until Is H. HENRY S. KEARNY, Commissioner of Public Build- MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. In , Lighting and Supplies. Criminal Court Building, Centre street, between TATEMENT OF THE HOURS DURING PETER COOLING, Deputy Commissioner for Man. which the Public Offices in the City are open for Borough of Richmond. J. Franklin and White streets, g A. M. to 4 P. M. S hattan. CHARLES H. Knox, President, ALEXANDER T. MASON business, and at which the Courts regularly open and GEORGE CROMWELL, President. WILLIAM WALTON, Deputy Commissioner for Brook- Office of the President, First National Bank Building, and WILLIAM N. DYKMAN, Commissioners. adjourn, as well as of the places where such offices are lyn. LEE PHILLIPS. Secretary. kept and such Courts are held ; together with the heads New Brighton ; g A. M. to 4 P.M. ; Saturdays, 9 A. M. to JOEL FOWLER, Deputy Commissioner for Queens. Is M. of Departments and Courts : EnwasD 1. MILLER, Deputy Commissioner for Rich- BOARD OF ASSESSORS. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. mond. Office, No. 310 Broadway, 9 A. M.to 4 P. M. Mayor's Office. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. EDWARD CAHILL,- THOMAS A. WILSON, EDWARD LAW DEPARTMENT. MCCUE, PATRICK M. HAVRRTY and JOHN B. MaYEN. No. 6 City Hall 9 A. M. to 4 C. M.; Saturdays. 9 No. rig Nassau street, 9 A. M to 4 P. N. BORG, Board of Assessors. WILLIAM H. JASPER, A.M. to =2 M. WILI.AM M. HUEs, Public Administrator. t?fce of Co,I oration Gowned. Secretary. ROBERT A. VAN WYCK, Mayor Staats-Zeitung Building, 3d and 4th floors g A. n. to ALFRED M. DowNEs, Private Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, KINGS COUNTY. 5 P. M. ; Saturdays,p A. M. to is M. Bureau Of Licenses. ToHN WHALEN, Corporation Counsel. BOARD OF EDUCATION. No. s8g Montague street, Brooklyn, 9 A. M. to 5 P.M., THEODORE CONNOLY, W. W. LADD, Jr., CHARLES 9 w. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, 9 A. M. to 12 IL except Saturdays in June, July and August, 9 A. M. to No, 546 Grand street, Borough of Manhattan, 9 A.M. DAVID J. RocHE, Chief of Bureau. BLANDY, Assistants. to 5 P. M, ; Saturdays, y A..M. to is M. I P.M. WILLIAM J. CARE, Assistant Corporation Counsel for Principal Office, Room I, City Hall. GEORGE W. WM. B. DAVENPORT, Public Administrator. JoSBPH J. LITTLE,, President; A. EMERsor PALMER, BROWN, Jr., Deputy Chief in Boroughs of Manhattan Brooklyn. Secretary. and The Bronx. Bureau tbr Collection of Arrears of Personal Taxes. School Board for the Borough* of Manhattan and Branch Office, Room a, Borough Hall, Brooklyn The Bronx. WILLIAM H. JORDAN,D Deputy Chief in Borough of AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS. Stewart Building, Broadway and Chambers street, 9 Room son Stewart Building, 5th floor, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. £.3&.t04 P.M. No; 16 Grand street, Borough of Manhattan. Brooklyn. JAMES C. SPENCER, Assistant Corporation Counsel. JOSEPH 3. L TTLE, President ; ARTHUR MCMULLDt, Branch Office, " Richmond Building," New Brighton, JOHN J. RYAN, MAURICE J. POWER, WILLIAM H. Secretary. S. 1. ; WILLIAM H. McCABE, Deputy Chief in Borough TEN EYCK, JOHN P. WINDOLPH and THE MAYOR. Bureau for the Recovery of 1exaltiss. of Richmond. and COMPTROLLER, Commissioners ; HARRY W. Srieol Board for. his Borough of Broe iyw. Branch Office, "Hackett Building" Long Island WALEER. Secretary, A.TSL FSV, Chief Engineer. Nos. lrg and Isr Nassau street. No. 131 Livingston street, Brooklyn. City; PETER FLANAGAN, Deputy Chiel in Borough of ADRIAN T. KIERNAN, Assistant Corporation Counsel. CHARLES E. RoasRTSON, President ; GEoxoz G. Queens. Bureau of Street hfilsutn9i. BROWN. Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. Nos, go and 92 West Broadway. Schap: Banrd for'(d Borough of Queens. THE CITY RECORD OFFICE, Stewart Building, Chambers street and Broadway, 9 JOHN P. flume, Assistant to Corporation Counsel. Flushing, L. I. A. M. to P. M. F. DE HAAS SIMONSON, President ; Jotapn H. Firs And Bureau of Priutisg, Stationery and Blank Book+. BIRD S. Cm xx, Comptroller. PATRICK, Secretary. - No. s City Hall, 9 A. M. to 4?. M., Saturday, 9 A. n. MICHAEL T. DALY, EDGAR J. LEYSY, Deputy Comp. POLICE DEPARTMENT. Sehool Board for tie Barowg* of Rlckawud. to Is M. trollers. Central O0tce. WILLIAM A. BUTLER, Supervisor ; SOLON Baaucr, Auditing Bureau. Stapleton Staten Island Deputy Supervisor; THOMAS C. COWELL, Deputy No. 3oo Mulberry street, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M JOHN T. BURKE, Presijeat ; FaxK . -..., C. Vrrr, Sea Supervisor and Accountant. Joint F. GOULDSSDRV, First Auditor of Accounts, BERNARD J. YORK, President of the Board ; Join retary, Borough of Manhattan. B. SaxTou, JACOB Hass, HENRY T. ABELL, Commis- EDWARD J. CONNELL, Auditor of Accounts, Borough sioners. BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONMENT. of The Bronx. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WILLIAM MCKINNY, First Auditor of Accounts, Stewart Building A. M. to 4 P. s4 The MAYOR, Chairman ; THOMAS L. Fa n1ait (Presi- Borough of Brooklyn. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES. THOMAS J. DUMN, She ; HENRY P. MDLvAHY, Under Sheriff. dent, Department of Taxes and Assessments), Secre- FRANCIS R CLASS, Auditor of Accounts, Borough of Central l ce. tary the COMPTROLLER, PRZSIDIENT OF THE COUNCIL, Queens. and the CORPORATION COUNSEL, Members; CHARLES WALTER H. HOLT, Auditor of Accounts, Borough of Foot of East Twenty-sixth street, 9 A. M. to P. M. SHERIFF'S OFFICE, KINGS COUNTY. V. ADCR. Clerk. Richmond. JOHN W. KRLLaR, President of the Board ; Commis. County Court-house Brooklyn. Office of Clerk, Department of Taxes and Assess. stoner for Manhattan and Bronx. FRANK D. CREAMER, Sheri WILLIAM J. BOGEN. rents, Stewart Building. Bureau far AAs Collection of Astssaasesfr and THOMAS S. BRENNAN, Deputy tn,mmissioner. SHtrrZ, Under Sheriff. Arrears. ADOLPH Suns, Jr., Commissioner for Brooklyn and Queens, Nos. ta6 and Ia8 Livingston street, Brooklyn. SHERIFF'S OFFICE, QUEENS COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND. EDWARD Gu.ou, Collector of Assessments and EDWARD GLIMMER, Delmty Commissioner. Arrears. JAMas FEENEY, Commissioner for Richmond...... County Court-house, Long Island City, 9 A.M. to 4 P. M. The MAYOR, Chairman ; BIRD S. COLES, Comp- JOHN KELLEHER, Deputy Collector of Assessments Plans and Specifications, Contracts, Proposals and WILLIAM CA 'BAKER, Sheriff; WILLIAM MwrwmN, troller ; PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain ; RANDOLPH and Arrears, Borough of Manhattan. Estimates for Work and Materials for Building; R*. Under Sheriff. GuGGOtREIMER, President of the Council, and ROBERT JAMES S. STANFORD, Deputy Collector of Assessments pwr1 and Supplies, Bills and Accounts, 9 A. N. to 4 P. M. Mum, Chairman, Finance Committee, Board of Alder. and Arrears, Borough of The Bronx. Saturdays, is w SHERIFF'S OFFICE, RICHMOND COUNTY. men Members. EDGAR J. LEVEY, Secretary. MICHAEL O'Kxzvrz, Deputy Collector at Assess. Out-door Pons Department. Office hours, Lo A. M. County Court-house, Richmond, S.1,, y A. N. to 4 P. N. O~ce of Secretary, Room No. It, Stewart Building, meats and Arrears, Borough of Brooklyn. to 4.30 P. It. AUGUSTUS AcxnR. Sheriff. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899. THE CITY RECORD. 5869

REGISTER'S OFFICE. Fifth District--One Hundred and Twenty-first street COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Borough of Queens East side City Hall Park, 9 A.M. to 4 P. M. southeastern corner of Sylvan place. Building for Criminal Courts, Centre street, between Sixth District—One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street First District—First Ward (all of Long Island City, ISAAC FROMME, Register ; JOHN Vox GLAHN, Franklin and White streets, Borough of Manhattan. formerly composing five Wards). Court-room, Queens Deputy Register. and Third avenue. Court opens at ro A. H, Seventh District—Fifty-fourth street, west of Eighth County Court-house (located temporarily). JtatstKfl First Division — ELIZUR B. HINSDALE, THOMAS C. KADIEN, Justice. THOMAS F. KENNEDY, avenue, WILLIAM tRAVRRS JEROME, EPHRAIM A. JACOB, JOHN REGISTER, KINGS COUNTY. BECOND Dwsstotr. Clerk. B. MCKHAN, WILLIAM C. HOLBROOK. WILLIAM M. Clerk's office open from g A. M. to 4 P. M. each week Hal of Records. Office hours, 9 A. M, to 4 P. M., ex- Borough of Brooklyn. FULLER, Clerk ; JOSEPH H. JONES, Deputy Clerk. day. Court held each day, except Saturday. cepting months of July and August, then from g A. M First District—No. 328 Adams street. JACOB BRRN- Clerk's office open from A. M. to 4 P. M. to 2 P. M., provided for by statute. RHR, Magistrate. Second Division—Trial days—Borough Hall, Brook- Second District—Second and Third Wards which HENRY F. HAGGERTY, RegIster. Second District—Court and Butler streets. HENRY vn, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at ro o'clock; includes the territory of the late Towns of Newtown WILLIAM BARaa, Deputy Register. BRISTOW, Magistrate. Town Hall, Jamaica, Borough of Queens, Tuesdays, at and Flushing. Court-room in Court-house of late Town Third District—Myrtle and Vanderbilt avenues. to oclock; Town Hall, New Brighton, Borough of of Newtown, corner of Broadway and Court street, Richmond, Thursdays, at so o'clock. Elmhurst, New York. P.O. address, Elmhurst, New COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. CHARLES E. TEALE. strate.Magi Fourth District—Nos. 6 and 8 Lee avenue. WILLIAM YUSttCes— OHN COURTNEY, HOWARD. FORKER, York, Room raj Stewart Building, Chambers street and KRAMER, Magistrate, PATRICK KEADY, JOHN FLEMING, THOMAS W. WILLIAM T. MONTEVERDE, Justice. HENRY WALTER, Broadway, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Fifth District—Ewen and Powers streets. ANDREW FITZGERALD. JOSEPH L. KERRIGAN, Clerk ; CHARLES Jr., Clerk. CHARLES WHLDd, Commissioner ; JAMES E. CONNER, LEMON. Magistrate. F. Wotz. Deputy Clerk. Clerk's office open from g A.M. to 4 P. M, Deputy Commissioner. Sixth District—Gates and Raid avenues. LEwIS R. Clerk's office, Borough Hall, Borough of Brooklyn Open from 9 A. H. to 4 P.M. Third flistrtct—JAMES F. MCLOUGHLIN, Justice; WORTH, Magistrate. GEO. W. DAMON Clerk. Seventh District—No. 3r Grant street, Flatbush Court-house, 'F'own Hall, Jamaica. SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. ALFRED E. STaRRS, Magistrate. No. Its Fifth avenue. Eighth District—Coney Island. J. Lorr NosTRAND MUNICIPAL COURTS. Borough of Richmond. H. W. GRAY, Commissioner. Magistrate. Borough of Manhattan. Borough of Queens. First District—First and Third Wards (Towns of First District—Third, Fifth and Eighth Wards, and Castleton and Northfield). Court-room, former Village COMMISSIONER OF JURORS, KINGS COUNTY. First District—Nos. as and 23 Jackson avenue, all that part of the First Ward lying west of Broadway Hall, Lafayette avenue and Second street, New Court-house. Long Island City. MATTHEWJ. SMITH, Magistrate. and Whitehall street. including Governor's Island, Brighton. WILLIAM A. FURRY, Commissioner. Second District—Flushing, Long Island. Lines J. Bedloe's Island, Ellis Island and the Oyster Islands, JOHN J. KENNEY, justice. FRANCIS F. LEMAN, Clerk. CONNORTON, Magistrate. New Court-house, No. Iz8 Prince street, corner of Court office open from g A. M. to 4 P. M. Court held Third District—Far Rockaway, Long Island. ED. Wooster street. each day, except Saturday, from 10 A. M. SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF JURORS, MONO J. HEALY, Magistrate. WAUHOPa LYNN, Justice. FRANK L. BACON, Clerk. KINGS COUNTY. Clerk's office open from g A. M, to 4 P. M. Second District—Second, Fourth and Fifth Wards No. 323 Fulton street. Borough of Richmond. (Towns of Middletown, Southfield and Westfield). EDWARD J. DOOLEY, Commissioner. First District—New Brighton, Staten Island. JOHN Second District—Second, Fourth, Sixth and Four- Court-room, former Edgewater Village Hall, Stapleton. CROAK, Magistrate. teenth Wards, and all that portion of the First Ward ALBERT REYNAUD, Justice. PETER TIERNAN, Clerk. Second District—Stapleton,Staten Island NATHANIEL lying south and east of Broadway and Whitehall street. Court office open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Court held COMMISSIONER OF JURORS, QUEENS MARSh, Magistrate. Court-room, corner of Grand and Centre streets. each day from ,o A, M-, and continues until close of COUNTY. Secretary to the Board, FRANK J. GARDNER, Myrtle HERMANN BOLTE, Justice. FRANCIS MANGIN, Clerk. business. EDWARD J. KNAURN, Commissioner. and Vanderbilt avenues, Borough of Brooklyn, Clerk's office open from g A. M. to 4 P. M. Third District—Ninth and Fifteenth Wards. Court- COMMISSIONER OF JURORS, RICHMOND room, southwest corner Sixth avenue and West Tenth FFICIAL PAPERS. COUNTY. KINGS COUNTY SURROGATE'S COURT. street. Court open daily (Sundays and legal holidays County Court-house, Brooklyn. excepted) from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. CHARLES J. KULLMAN, Commissioner. GEORGE B. ABBOTT, Surrogate ; MicHARL F. MCGoLD- WM. F. MOORE, Justice. DANIEL WILLIAMS, Clerk. J. HOWARD VAN NAME, Deputy. RICK, Chief Clerk. ORNING—"MORNING JOURNAL," "TELE- Fourth District—Tenth and Seventeenth Wards. M graph," Court-room, No. 3o First street, corner Second avenue. Evening—" Daily News," " Commercial Advertiser." NEW YORK COUNTY JAIL. COUNTY JUDGE AND SURROGATE. Court opens 9 A. M. daily, and remains open to close of Weekly—" Weekly Union." No, 7o Ludlow street, g A. M. to 4 P, M, County Office Building, Richmond, S. I. business. Semi-weekly—" Harlem Local Reporter." PATRICK H. PICKrrr. Warden. STEPHEN D. STEVENS, County Judge. GEORGE F. ROBSCH, Justice. JOHN E. LYNCH, Clerk. German—" Morgen Journal." Fifth District—Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth WILLIAM A. BUTLER, Wards. Court-room, No. 154 Clinton street. COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Supervisor, City Record. KINGS COUNTY TREASURER HENRY M. GOLDFOGLE, Justice. -- —, SEPTEMBER 6, I$gg, Nos. 7 and 8 New County Court-house, g A. M. to 4 Clerk. P. M. Court-house, Room 14. WILLIAM SOHMER, County Clerk. JOHN W. KIMBALL, TIeasurer ; THOMAS F. FARRELL, Sixth District—Eighteenth and Twenty-first Wards. GEORGE H. FAHRBACH, Deputy. Deputy Treasurer. Court-room, northwest corner Twenty-third street and DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Second avenue. Court opens 9 A. M. daily, and continues open to close of business. CHARITIES. KINGS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. THE COMMISSIONERS OF RECORDS. DANIEL F. MARTIN, Justice. ABRAM BESNARD, Clerk. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, Hall of Records, Brooklyn, 9 A. M, to 4 P. M. Kings County.—Room 7, Hall of Records, Seventh District—Nineteenth Ward. Court-room, WILLIAM P. WUEST, County Clerk. GEORGE E. W AI.DO, Commissioner. BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX, FRANK M. THORBURN, Deputy Commissioner. No.r5i East Fifty-seventh street. Court opens every FOOT OF EAST TWENTY-SIXTH STREET, WILLIAM J. LYNCH, Deputy. morning at 9 o clock (except Sundays and legal holi NEW YoRK, September Ii, 1899. J days), and continues open to close of business. QUEENS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. EXAMINING BOARD OF PLUMBERS HERMAN JOSEPH, Justice. PATRICK MCDAVITT, Clerk. Jamaica, N.Y., Fourth Ward, Borough of Queens. Rooms 14, r5 and x6 Nos. 149 to 151 Church street. PROPOSALS FOR THE MATERIALS AND WORK Office hours, 8 A. M. to 5 P. 1f. ; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to President, JOHN RENEHAN ; Secretary, JAMES h. Eighth District—Sixteenth and Twentieth Wards. REQUIRED IN THE INSTALLATION OF A Ia M. MCGOVERN; Treasurer, EDWARD HALEY, HORACE Court-room, northwest corner of Twenty-third street PRESSURE WATER SYSTEM, FIRE LINES OHN H. SUTPHIN, County Clerk. Loomis, P. J. ANDREWS, ex-Ofcio and Eighth avenue. Court opens at 9 A. M. and con- AND HOSE, TILE LAYING OF CROTON CHARLESJ DOWNING, Deputy County Clerk Meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2 tinues open to close of business. WATER MAINS, THE ALTERATIONS TO P. H. - Clerk's office open from g A. M. to 4 P. M. each Court COAL YARD AND PRESENT SURFACE RICHMOND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. day. RAILWAY TRACKS, THE CONSTRUCTION rial days, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. OF A NEW PLA'T'FORM WEIGHING APPA- County Office Building Richmond, S. f., g A. 01. to 4 SUPREME COURT. Return days Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. RATUS, DERRICK ENGINE, ETC., AT P.M. County Court-house, 10.30 A. M, to 4 r. at. JOSEPH H. STINER, Justice. THOMAS COSTIGAN, BELLEVUE HOSPITAL AND GROUNDS. JOSEPH SIMONS0N, County Clerk. Special Term, Part I., Room No. a. Clerk. CROWELL M. CONNER, Deputy. Special Term, Part II. Room No. rs. Special Term, Part IIL., Room No. Ig. Ninth District—Twelfth Ward, except that portion hereof which lies west of the centre line of Lenox or EALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES FOR THE NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE COMMISSION. Special Term Part IV., Room No. it. S above-mentioned work, in conformity with plans Special Term, Part V., Room No. 23. Sixth avenue, and of the Harlem river north of the and specifications, will be received at the office of the Commissioners' Office, Nos. 49 and 5! Chambers Special Term, Part VI., Room No. sr. tetminus of Lenox avenue. Court-room, No. 17o East Department of Public Charities, foot of East Twenty. street, New York, 9 A. M. tO 4 P, M. Special Term, Part VII., Room No. e.g. One Hundred and Twenty-first street, southeast corner LEWIS NIXON, President ; JAMES W. BOYLE, Vice- of Sylvan place Court opens every morning at 9 sixth street, in The City of New York, until IS Special Term, Part VIII., Room No,34 o'clock M. President; JAMES D. BELL, Secretary ; JULIAN D. Trial Term, Part II., Room No. r6. o clock (except Sundays and legal holidays), and con- FAIRCHILD, Treasurer; JOHN W. WEBER, SMITH E. Trial Term, Part III., Room No. 17. tiinues open to close of business. MONDAY, SEPTEIIIBER `du, 1899. LANE and The MAYOR, Commissioners. JOSEPH P. FALLON, Justice. WILLIAM J. KENNEDY, Trial Term, Part IV., Room No. 18. The person or persons making any bid or estimate Chief Engineer's Office, No. 84 Broadway, Brooklyn, Trial Term, Part V. Room No. 3e.. Clerk. E. D., 9 A. M . tO 5 P. M. Clerk's office open gaily from g A. M. to 4 P. 51. shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed Trial Term, Part V1~., Room No. 3t, ', Bid or Estimate for the Materials and Work required Trial Term, Part VII., Room No. 30. TenthDistrict-1 wenty-second Ward and all that in the installation of a pres,ure water system, fire lines CHANGE OF GRADE DAMAGI COMMISSION, Trial Term, Part VIII., Room No. s4. portion of the Twelfth Ward which is bounded on the and hose, the laying of Croton water mains, the altera- TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY- Trial Term, Part X. Room No. 33. north by the centre line of One Hundred and Tenth tions to coal yard and present surface railway tracks, FOURTH WARDS. Trial Term, Part IX., Room No. as. street, on the south by the centre line of Eighty-sixth the construction of a new platform weighing apparatus, Room 58, Schermerhorn Building, No.96 Broadway. Naturalization Bureau, Room No. a6. street, on the east by the centre line of Sixth avenue, derrick engine, etc., at Bellevue Hospital and grounds," Meetings, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 3 yostices—ABRAHAM R. LAWRENCE, CHARLES H. and on the west by the North river. Court-room, No. with his or their name or names, and the date ofpresenta- P. K. TRUAX. CHARLES F. MACLEAN, FREDERICK SMYTH, 318 West Fifty-fourth street. Court opens daily tion, to the head of said Department, at the said office, WILLIAM E. STILLINGS, Chairman; WARREN W. JAMES FITZGERALD, MILES BEACH, DAVID LEVENTRITT, (Sundays and legal holidays excepted) from g A. M. to 4 on or before the day and hour above named, at which FOSTER, CHARLES A. JACKSON, Commissioners. LEONARD A. GRIGERICH, HENItY W. BOOKSTAVER. P. M. time and place the bids or estimates received will be LAMONT MCLOUGHLIN. Clerk, HENRY BISCHOFF, Jr., JOHN. FRIEDMAN, GEORGE P. JAMES A. O'GORMAN Justice. JAMES J. GALLIGAN, publicly opened by the President of said Department, ANDREWS, P. HENRY DUGRO, DAVID MCADAM, HENRY Clerk. or his duly authorized agent, and read. R. BHRKMAN, HENRY A. GILDERSLHEVH, FRANCIS M. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ScoTT. WILLIAM SOHMRR, Clerk, Eleventh District—That portion of the Twelfth Ward THE BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES RESERVES THE New Criminal Court Building, Centre street, 9 A. M. which lies north of the centre line of West One Hun- RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS OR ESTIMATES IF DEEMED TO to 4 r. M. dred and Tenth street and west of the centre line of BE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ASA BIRD GARDINER, District Attorney ; WILLIAM J. CITY COURT. Lenox or Sixth avenue, and of the Harlem river north 419, CHAPTER 378, LAWS OF I897. MCKENNA. Chief Clerk. Brown-stone Building, City Hall Park. of the terminus of Lenox or Sixth avenue. Court- No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract General Term. room, corner of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Cor- Trial Term, Part I. and Columbus avenue. Court opens daily (Sundays poration upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Part II. and legal holidays excepted) from A. M. t0 }~P. M. surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corpora- Office, County Court-house, Borough of Brooklyn. Part III. FRANCIS J. WORCESTER, Justice.I. ADOLPH N. DUMA- tion. Hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. Part IV. HAUT, Clerk. The award of the contract will be made as soon as HIRAM R. STEELE, District Attorney; ARTHUR H. Special Term Chambers will be held so A. M. to 4 practicable after the opening of the bids. WALKLRY, Chief Clerk. P. M. Borough of The Bronx. Clerk's Office, Brown-stone Building, No. 3e. Cham- First District—All that part of the Twenty-foLrtn Any bidder for this contract must be known to be en- bers street, 9 A. M-to 4 P.M. Ward which was lately annexed to the City and County gaged in and well prepared for the business, and must QUEENS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JAMES M. FITZSIMONS, Chief Justice ; JOHN H. of New York by chapter 1034 of the Laws of 1895, com- have satisfactory testimonials to that effect ; and the GEORGE W.DAVISON, District Attorney. MCCARTHY, LEWIS J. CONLAN, EDWARD F. O'DWYER, prising all of the late Town of Westchester and part of person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded JOHN P. SCHUCHMAN and THEODORE F. HASCALL Jus- the Towns of Eastchester and Pelham, including the will be required to give security for the performance of tices. THOMAS F.SMITH, Clerk. Villages of Wakefield and Williamsbridge. Court-room, the contract, by his or their bond, with two sufficient Town Hall, Main street, Westchester Village. Court sureties, each in the penal amount of Fifteen Hundred RICHMOND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. opens daily (Sundays and legal holidays excepted) from (r9oo) Dollars. Port Richmond, S. I. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name EDWARD S. RAWSON, District Attorney. WI! LIAM W. PHNFIELD, Justice. JOHN N. STEWART, and place of residence of each of the persons making Held in the building for Criminal Courts, Centre Clerk. the same, the names of all persons interested with him Elm, White and Franklin streets. Court opens at xx or them therein, and if no other person be so interested CORONERS. o'clock. Second District—Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth it shall distinctly state that fact ; also that it is made RUFUS B. COWING, City Judge ; JOHN W. Gorr, Re- Wards. Court-room, corner of Third avenue and One without any connection with any other person making Borough of Manhattan. corder ; JOSEPH E. NHWBURGER, MARTIN T. MCMAHON Hundred and Fifty-eighth street. Office hours from 9 an estimate for the same purpose and is in all respects Office New Criminal Court Building. Open at all and JAMES A. BLANCHARD, Judges of the Court of A. M. tO 4 P. M. Court opens at g A. M. fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member times o! de.y and night. General Sessions. EDWARD K CARROLL, Clerk. JOHN M. TIERNEY, Justice, HOWARD SPEAR, Clerk. EDWARD T. FITZPATRICK JACOB E. BAUSCH, EDWARD of the Municipal Assembly, head of a department, chief Clerk's office open from so A. M. to 4 P. M. Borough of Brooklyn. of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other W. HART, ANTONIO ZuccA. officer of the Corporation is directly or indirectly inter. Su rime Court, Part 1.., Criminal Trial Term. First District—Comprising First, Second, Third, Borough of The Bronx. Held in the building for Criminal Courts, Court ested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth and Twelfth Wards of the relates or to any portion of the profits thereof. ANTHONY MCOwEN, THOMAS M. Lyrics,, opens at 10-30 A. H. Borough of Brooklyn. Court-house, northwest corner, EDWARD R. CARROLL, Clerk. Hours from ro A. K. to The bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in Borough of Brooklyn. State and Court streets. writing, of the party or parties making the estimate, 4 PM. JACOB NEU, Justice. EDWARD MORAN, Clerk. Awrsollr J. BURGER, GEORGE W. DRLAP. that the several matters stated therein are in all respects Clerk's office open from g A. M. to 4 P. M. true. When more than one person is interested, it is CRIMINAL DIVISION, SUPREME COURT. Borough of Queens. Second District—Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, ) requisite that the VERIFICATION be made and subscribed New Criminal Court Building, Centre street. Court Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second and Twenty- by all the parties interested. PHILIP T. CRONIN, Dr. SAMUEL S. Guy, Jr., LEONARD opens at '0.30 o'clock A. M. Rourr, Jr., Jamaica, L. I. third Wards. Court-room located at No. 794 Broad' Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the con- EDWARD R CARROLL, Clerk. Hours from ro A. M. to way. Brooklyn. sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders, in Borough of Richmond. 4 P.M. GERARD B. VAN WART, Justice. WILLIAM H.AI LEN, The City of New York, with their respective places of Joust SKAvaR, Gsoscs C. TRAwrse. Chief Clerk. business or residence, to the effect that if the contract be APPELLATE DIVISION, SUPREME COURT. Clerk's office open from 9 A. M- to 4 P. M. awarded to the person making the estimate, they Third District—Includes the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his SURROGATES' COURT. Court-house, No. inI Fifth avenue, corner Eighteenth sureties for its faithful performance, and that if he street. Court opens at x P, M. Fifteenth, Sixteenth Seventeenth, Eighteenth and New County Court-house. Court opens at 5o.3o Nineteenth Wards. court-house, Nos. 6and 8 Leeave- shall omit or refuse to execute the same they will pay A. m. ; adjourns 4 P. M. CHARLES H. VAN BRUNT Presiding Justice ; GEORGE to the Corporation any difference between the sum to C. Baum, CMEsrxs B. AICLAUGHLIN, EDWARD PAT- nue, Brooklyn. FRAM[ T. FITZGERALD, JAMES M. VARNUM, Sur- WILLIAM SCHNITZPAHN, Justice. CHARLES A. Con- which he would be entitled upon its completion and that rogates; WnjaAi V. LEARY, Chief Clerk. TERSON, MORGAN J. O'BRIRN, GEORGE L. INGRAHAM, which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the per- WILLIAM RUMSEY, Justices, ALFRED WAGSTAFF, Clerk. LADY, Clerk. Clerk's office open from 9 A. M. until 4 r. x. Court son or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at WILLIAM LAMB, Jr., Deputy Clerk, opens at to o'clock. any subsequent letting, the amount in each case to be CITY MAGISTRATES' COURTS. calculated upon the estimated amount of the work Courts open from 9 A, M. until 4 P. M. Fourth District — Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, by which the bids are tested. The consent above men- Q't1' H'ft$iu[ta[ur HENRY A. BRANN, ROBERT C. COUNTY COURT, KINGS COUNTY. Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth tioued shall be accompanied by the oath or affirma- CORNELL, LEROY B. CRANE, JOSEPH M. DEURL, CHARLES Wards. Court-room, No.14 Howard avenue. tion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same County Court-house, Brooklyn. ADOLPH H. GORTTING, Justice. HERMAN GoHLING- A. I"I.AMMER, LORENZ ZELLER, CLARENCE W. MEADE, JOSEPH ASPINALL AND Was. B. HURD, JR., County that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of New JOHN O. MOTT},_ JOSEPH POOL, JOHN B. ,MAYO, En. HORST Clerk ; JAMES P. SINNOTT, Assistant Clerk. York and is worth the amount of the security required Judges. Clerk's office open from 9 A. H. to 4 P. M, WARD HOGAN, W . H. OLMSTEAD, CHARLES Y. VAN DUREN. Chief Clerk. for the completion of this contract, over and above all LuDWIG F. THOMA, Secretary. Fifth District—Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabili. First District—Criminal Court Building and Thirty-second Wards. Court-room on Bath ave- ties as bail, surety or otherwise and that he has offered Second District—Jefferson Market. nue and Bay Twenty-second street, Bath Beach. himself as a surety in good faith and with the intention Third District—No. 69 Essex street QUEENS COUNTY COURT. CORNELIUS FURGUHSON, Justice. JEREMIAH J. to execute the bond required by section Is of chapter 7 Fourth District—Fifty-seventh street, near Lexington County Court-house, Long Island City. O'LKARY, Clerk. of the Revised Ordinances of The City of New York, if avenue. HARRISON S. Moo, County Judge. Clerk's office open from g A.M. to 4 P, M. the contract shall be awarded to the person or persons 5870 THE CITY RECORD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899.

for whom he consents to become surety. The adequacy 1st. Thence northerly along the eastern line of Madi- Subjects of examination: Writing, arithmetic, techni- INTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF STREET and sufficiency of the security offered to be approved son avenue for 199 81 feet to the southern line of East cal and experience. CLEANING. Subjects of examination : Experience, by the Comptroller of The City of New York. One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street; Monday. October s, so A. M. AXEMEN. Subjects duties, arithmetic and handwriting. No bid or estimate will be considered unless accom- 2d. Thence easterly along said line for 20 feet of examination : Writing, arithmetic. technical knowl- Monday, October 9 ro A. M. ASSISTANT ENGI- panied by either a certified check upon one of the National 3d. Thence southerly deflecting 90 degrees to the edge and experience. In this examination, only appli- NEER (CIVIL). Subjects of examination : Writing, or State banks of The City of New York, drawn to the right for rgg.83 feet to the northern line of East One cants Nos. 134 to 28a, inclusive, whose applications arithmetic, technical knowledge and experience. order of the Comptroller, or money to the amount of Hundred and Thir:y-sixth street ; were filed on or before May 6. I899 will be examined. LEE PHILLIPS, five per centum of the amount of the security required 4th. Thence westerly for so feet to the point of begin- Tuesday, October 3, an A.M. DISTRICT SUPER- Secretary. for the faithful performance of the contract. St-_i ning. check or money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed PARCEL " C." envelope containing the estimate, but must be Beginning at the intersection of the northern line of DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. handed to the officer or clerk of the Department who East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street with the has charge of the estimate box, and no estimate can be western line of Madison avenue : PROPOSALS FOR $7,269,107,32 OF THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. CORPO- deposited in said box until such check or money has 1st Thence westerly along the northern line of East RATE STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street for 420 feet to the correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful easterly line of Fifth avenue bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same sd. Thence northerly along said line for go feet PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD, within three days after the contract is awarded. If the 3d. Thence easterly deflecting go degrees to the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect. within five right for 295.32 feet; EXEMPT FROM ALL TAXATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT FOR STATE days after notice that the contract has been awarded to 4th. Thence easterly deflecting 28 degrees oS minutes PURPOSES. him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit 42 seconds to the left for 141.40 feet to the western line made by him shall be forfeited to and retained b of Madison avenue; EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, GUARDIANS AND OTHERS HOLDING TRUST FUNDS ARE The City of New York as liquidated damages for such 5th. Thence southerly for 156.7 feet to the point of AUTHORIZED, BY CHAPTER 65 OF THE LAWS OF '88g, TO INVEST IN THESE BONDS neglect or refusal, but if he shall execute the contract beginning. AND STOCK. within the time aforesaid the amount of his deposit will PARCEL "D." be returned to him. Beginning at the intersection of the northern line of Should the person or persons to whom the contract EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street with the y may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract eastern line of Madison avenue. S York, at his office, No. a8o Broadway, in The Cit of New York. until within five days after written notice that the same has TUESDAY, THE 3d DAY OF OCTOBER, 1899, 1st. Thence easterly along the northern line of East y been awarded to his or their bid or proposal, or if he or One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street for 174.C7 feet at 2 o'clock P. M., when they will be publicl opened in the presence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, or they accept but do not execute the contract and give the to the Western United States pierhead line of the such of them as shall attend, as provided by law, for the whole or a part of the following-described Registered proper security, he or they shall be considered as having Harlem River; Stock of The City of New York, bearing interest at the rate of three and one-half per cent. per annum, from and abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation, and 2d. Thence northerly deflecting 116 degrees 2 min- including the date of payment therefor, to wit : the contract will be readvertised and relet, as provided utes 54 seconds to the left along the said pierhead line by law. for 222.43 feet; Bidders are cautioned to e.ra Trine the plans and 3d. Thence still northerly deflecting 2 degrees 5 min- INTEREST specifications for particulars of the work, etc, utes 48 seconds to the left along the said pierhead line PRINCIPAL PAYABLE repaired before ma4ing their es!imates, and are for 36.oa feet ; AMOUNT. TITLE. AUTHORITY. PAYABLE. SEMI-ANNUALLY cautioned against referring to any specs. ioatiaxu 4th. Thence westerly deflecting go degrees to the left ON ether than those furnished by the De/artntent. for 68.05 feet to the eastern line of Madison avenue ; Such references are cause for rejecting' bids whereon 5th. Thence southerly along the eastern line of Mad- they are written, and will in no case govern the action son avenue for 19g.5o feet to the point of beginning. of Ike DepartsusWc officers in passing upon tenders. $1,950,000 00 Chapters 59 and 793 of the Laws of PARCEL " E." 1897; sections i fig and 170 of chapter Bidders will write out the amount of their estimates in Beginning at the intersection of the western line of 378 of the Laws of 1897; resolution addition to inserting the same in figures. Exterior street as shown on section 7 of the final maps Corporate Stock of The of the Board of Estimate and Ap- Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp- of the Twent -third and Twenty-fourth Wards, with the southern lin City of New York, portionment of The City of New troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract. e of East One Hundred and Thirty- for a New Hall of York, adopted February s, t8qq ; eighth street: and resolution of the Municipal The form of the contract, including specifications, and 1st. Thence southerly along the western line of Ex- Records ...... j showing the manner of payment, can be obtained and terior street for 51.67 feet ; Assembly, adopted by the OR plans seen at the office of Horgan & Slattery, architects, of Aldermen, August 2, 1899, and 2d. Thence westerly deflecting 104 degrees 36 min- Nov. t, 1929 No.I Madison avenue, New York City, and bidders are utes to the right for 181.47 feet ; by the Council, August g, n899... May I and Nov. t cautioned to examine each and all of its provisions care- fully, as the Board of Public Charities will insist upon 3d. Thence still westerly deflecting 9 degrees 55 min- its absolute enforcement in every particular. utes r second to the left for 82.08 feet to the eastern United States pierhead line of the Harlem river ; JOHN W. KELLER, President, Sections 269 and 174 of ch-pter ADOLPH SIMIS, JR., Commissioner, 4th. Thence northerly deflecting71 degrees 55 min- 378 of the Laws of 1897 ; resolu- utes 43 seconds to the right along said pierhead line r,849,io7 32 Corporate Stock of The i tion of the Board of Estimate and JAMES FEENY, Commissioner, City of New York, for Department of Public Charities. for 52.6 feet to the southern line of East One Hundred Apportionmentof TheCity of New and Thirty-eighth street; replenishing the fund ! ork, adopted May 3, and ror St reet anh I 1899 ; f reet Park resolution of the Municipal Assem- 5th. Thence easterly along the southern line of East OpeniStngs gs ...... , , I CHANCE OF GRADE DAMAGE One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, for I03.63 feet approved by the Mayor, COMMISSION, TWENTY-THIRD to an angle point ; August 8, 1899 ...... Nov. r, 1929 May I and Nov. t 6th. Thence still easterly along the southern line of AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS. East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street for 172.79 feet to the point of beginning. URSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAP. 1,000,000 00 Corporate Stock of The PARCEL "F." Sections r6q and 18o of chapter 378 P ter 537 of the Laws of 1893, entitled "An act City of New York,1 of the Laws of 1897; and resolution providing for ascertaining and paying the amount of Beginning at the intersection of the western line of for the uses and pur- of the ommi s oners of the Sml:- "damages to lands and buildings suffered by reason of Mott avenue with the southern line of East One Hun- poses of the Depart- H'g Funn d of The City ofNew York, "changes of grade of streets or avenues, made pursuant dred and Thirty-eighth street : ment of Docks and adopted September 15, t199 ...... Nov. I, 1929 May I and Nov. s to chapter 721 of the Laws of 1887, providing for the 1st. Thence southerly along the western line of Mott Ferries ...... : depression of railroad tracks in the Twenty-third and avenue for 32.66 feet ; Twenty-fourth Wards, in The City of New York, or ad. Thence westerly deflecting 87 degrees to minutes otherwise," and the acts amendatory thereof and 38'seconds to the right for 356.30 feet to the eastern line supplemental thereto, notice is hereby given that of Exterior street ; Chapter 481 of the Laws of 1892; public meetings of the Commissioners appointed pur- 3d. Thence northerly deflecting 78 degrees It min- 570,000 00 Corporate Stock of The I sections 169 and 170 of chapter 378 suant to said acts, will be held at Room 58, Schermer. utes 22 seconds to the right along the eastern line of City of New York for of the Laws of 1897 ; resolution of horn Building, No.96 Broadway, in The City of New Exterior street for 51.66 feet to the southern line of the payment of the the Board of Estimate and Appor- York, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street; award made for the tionment of The City of New week, at 2 o'clock P. M., until further notice. 4th. Thence easterly along the s.mthern line of East andmaFranchises and Plant, York, adopted July II, 5898, and of the Long Dated NEW YORK, April 17, 1899. One Hundred and 'Thirty-eighth street for 368.go feet resolution of the Municipal Assem- to the point of beginning. IIslandtc., Water Supply 1, bly, approved by the Mayor, WILLIAM E. STILLINGS, Exterior street, south of East One Hundred and Water Sup September ra, ISO ...... Nov. r, igt8 May I and Nov. t WARREN W. FOSTER, Thirty-eighth street, to be reduced in width from toe CHARLES A. JACKSON, feet to 8o feet, and that portion of Exterior street, be- Commissioners. tween One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and LAMONT MCLOUGHLIN, East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, and lying Clerk. west of the 8s foot street to be discontinued and closed. 400,000 00 Chapters rig and 515 of the Laws Description of changes of grades of Exterior street of 1893 ; sections 069 and 170 of and of East One Hundred and Thirty-eightk street. Corporate Stock of The chapter 378 of the Laws of t 897 ; BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVE- PARCEL A—EXTERIOR STREET, BETWEEN PARK AVENUE City of New York resolution of the Board of Esti- MENTS. AND CHEEVER PLACE. for the Sanitary Pro- mate and Apport'onment of The tection of the Sources City of New York, adopted Janu-' 1st. Beginning at the intersection of Exterior street of the Water Supply. ary 24, 1899 ; and resolution of the BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, and Park avenue, the elevation to be g.o feet above Municipal Assembly, approved by CITY OF NEW Ionic, mean high-water datum, as heretofore; " the Mayor July ,8, rlgg...... Nov. I, 1918 May I and Nov. r No.2I PARK Row, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN. A. Thence northerly along the eastern curb-line of OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A Exterior street to an angle point, the elevation to be 7.8 feet above mean high-water datum ; N public hearing will be given by this Board, at its Chapter 4qo of the Laws of 1883 office as above, on Ysednesday, September 27, 1899, at s 3d. Thence northerly to the intersection of Exterior sections 169 and 170 of chapter Corporate Stock of The I o'clock P. s,., in re'ation to the petition that ' The street and East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, 5,500,000 00 378 of the Laws of 1897; resolu- parks bounded by Fordham road, Aqueduct avenue, the elevation to be r8.o feet above mean high-water City of New York, for lion of the Aqueduct Commission East One Hundred and Eighty-eighth street and An- datum, the New Aqueduct... flI of T'tie City of New York, adopted drews avenue," in the Borough of The Bronx, be taken 4th, Thence northerly along the western curb-line of June r3, 1899 ...... Oct. 1, 1919 April I and Oct. I from the map of the city, or proceeding be initiated for Exterior street to an angle point, the elevation to be 15.5 the acquisition of the land by the City. feet above mean high-water datum ; Dated New YoRK, September 23, 1899, 5th. Thence northerly to the intersection of Exterior The above-described stock is free and exempt from all taxation in the State of New York, except for State JOHN H. MOONEY, street and Cheever place, the elevation to be r7.o feet purposes, pursuant to the provisions of section ,6g of chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897. Secretary. above mean high-water datum, as heretofore; PARCEL B—EAST ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH The principal of and interest on said stock are payable in gold coin of the United States of America, STREET, BETWEEN HARLEM RIVER AND THE NEW of the present standard of weight and fineness, hursuaxt to a resolution of the Commissioners of the BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, Sinking Fund adopted Tune 9, i8g8. No. 2r PARK Row, YORK AND HARLEM RAILROAD. BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN. 1st. Beginning at the U. S. pier and bulkhead-line CONDITIONS OF SALE. the elevation to be 6.o feet above mean high-water datum as heretofore ; No proposal for stock shall be accepted for less than the par value of the same. Pro osals containing conditions other than those herein set forth will not be received or considered. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 2d. Thence easterly to the intersection of East One Every bidder, as a condition precedent to the reception or consideration of his proposal, shall deposit with N Board of Public Improvements of The City of Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Exterior street, the Comptroller in money, or by a certified check drawn to the order of said Comptroller upon one of the State New York, deeming it for the public interest so to do, the elevation to be t8.o feet above mean high-water or National Banks of the said city, TWO PER CENT. of the par value of the stock bid for in said proposal. proposes to alter the map or plan of The City of New datum; No proposal will be received or considered which is not accompanied by such deposit. York, by laying out the new approaches to the bridge 3d. Thence easter.y.to the intersection of East One All such deposits shalt be returned by the Comptroller to the persons making the same within three days after over the Harlem river at East One Hundred and Thirty- Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Mott avenue, the decision has been rendered as to who is or are the highest bidder or bidders, except the deposit made by eighth street, in the boroughs of Manhattan and The the elevation to be I2.o feet above mean high-water the highest bidder or bidders. Bronx, City of New York, and that a meeting of the datum ; If said highest bidder or bidders shall refuse or neglect, within five days after service of written notice of the said Board will be held in the office of the said Board, award to him or them, to pay to the City Chamberlain the amount of the stock awarded to him or them at No.2r Park row, Borough of Manhattan, on the 27th 4tb. Thence easterly to the intersection with New York and Harlem Railroad, the elevation to be 8.5 feet at its par value, together with the premium thereon, less the amount deposited by him or them, the amount or day of September, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. M., at which amounts of deposit thus made shall be forfeited to and retained by said city as liquidated damages for such such proposed laying out will be considered by above mean high-water datum as heretofore. All elevations refer to the the mean high-water as neglect or refusal, and shall thereafter be paid to the Sinking Fund of The City of New York for the Redemption said Board ; all of which is more particularly set of the City Debt. forth and described in the following resolutions adopted established in the Borough of The Bronx. by said Board on the 13th day of September, r89g, Resolved, That this Board consider the proposed lay- Upon the payment into the City Treasury of the amounts due by the persons whose bids are accepted, notice of the adoption of which is hereby given, viz. inQ out of the new approaches to the above-named respectively, certificates thereof shall be issued to them as authorized by law. Resolved. That the Board of Public Improvements of bridge, at a meeting of this Board, to be held in the 'The proposals, together with the security deposits, should be inclosed in a sealed envelope, indorsed "Pro- The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions office of this Board on the 27th day of September, 18gg, posals-for Bonds of the Corporation of The City of New York," and then inclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it at 2 o'clock P. M. to the Comptroller of The City of New York. for the public interest so to do, proposes to alter the Resolved, That the Secretary of this Board cause BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller. map or plan of The City of New York by laying out these resolutions, and a notice to all persons affected THR CITY OP NEW YORK—DEPARTMRNT OF FINANCE, COMPTROLLERS OFFICE. September 1S, x899. the new approaches to the bridge over the Harlem river, thereby, that the proposed laying out of the new ap- at East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, in the proaches to the above-named bridge will be considered INTEREST ON CITY BONDS AND STOCK. The Transfer Books thereof will be closed from Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, City of New at a meeting of this Board, to be held at the aforesaid September 30, 1849, to November I, 1899. York, more particularly described as follows: time and place, to be published in the CITY RECORD, for HE INTEREST DUE OBTOBER r, r8qq, ON The interest due November r, r8gq, on the Coupon ten days continuously. Sundays and legal holidays TH the Registered Bonds and Stock of The City of Bonds and Stock of the former City of New York will Description of the lands required for the new at- excepted, prior to the a7th day of September, r8gg. joroaches to the bridge over the Harlem river at New York will be paid on that day by the Comptroller, be paid on that day by the Knickerbocker Trust Com- East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, in MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, at his office in the Stewart Building, corner of Broad- pany, No. 66 Broadway. the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx. President. way and Chambers street (Room 27). BIRD S. COLER, Dated NEW YORK, September 14, i89. The Transfer Books thereof will be closed from Sep- Comptroller. 99. PARCEL "A." tember r5 to October r, I8 THE CITY OF NSW YORK—DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, The interest due October r, 1899, on the Coupon COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, September 7, 1899. Beginning at the intersection of the northern line of MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- Bonds and Stock of the former City of New York will East One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street with the be paid on that day by the Knickerbocker Trust Corn- NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE OF western line of Madison avenue: MISSION. puny, No. 66 Broadway, LANDS AND TENEMENTS WITHIN THAT 1st. Thence northerly along the western line of Madi- MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OP THE BIRD S. COLER, son avenue for 1. 83 feet to the southern line of East Comptroller. PART OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CITY of NEW YORK, KNOWN AS THE BOROUGHS OF MAN- One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street; THE CITY OF NEW YORK—DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CENTRE, ELM, FRANKLIN AND WHITE STREETS, HATTAN AND THE BRONX, FOR UNPAID ad. Thence westerly along said line for so feet; NEw YORK, September 18, i899. COMPTROLLER'S OFFCE, September 7, 1899. J 3d. Thence southerly deflecting 90 degrees to the left ASSESSMENTS. for [g9 83 feet to the northern line of East One Hundred UBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT and Thirty-sixth street; a open competitive examinations will be held at the INTEREST ON CITY BONDS AND STOCK. IATHEREAS, SECTION 1029 OF THE 4th Thence easterly for so feet to the point of be- offices of this Commission for the following positions, V V " Greater New York Charter" authorizes the ginning. upon the dates specified: E INTEREST DUE NOVEMBER r, 1899 ON Comptroller, in his discretion, to postpone any sale for PARCRL " B." Tuesday, September a6, Io A. M. MECHANICAL THthe Registered Bonds and Stockof The City othew unpaid taxes and assessments ; and York, will bepaid on that day by the Comptrolka, Whereas, Many persons desire, and have applied Beginning at the intersection at the northern line of DRAUGHTSMAN. Subjects of examination: Writ- ing arithmetic, technical knowledge and experience. his office in the Stewart Building, corner of Broadway for, a postponement of the sale for unpaid as- East One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street with the aesaments advertised to be held on Wednesday, Sep- eastern line of Madison avenue; Tuesday, September a6, so A. at. LEVELLERS. and Chambers street (Room 27), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899. THE CITY RECORD. 5871

tember 6, x899; now, therefore, in order to afford been approved by the Comptroller, or if he or they awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the Borough of Manhattan. all such persons the opportunity to pay the assess- accept but do not execute the contract and give the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained No. n. SEWER IN SIXTY-NINTH STREET, be- ments upon their property so advertised to be sold, proper security he or they shall be considered as hay- by The City of New York as liquidated damages for tween Avenue A and Exterior street. and thereby avoid the additional expense of redemp- tag abandoned it, and as in default to the Corporation, such neglect or refusal ; but it he shall execute the tion of the property if sold, the said sale is hereby and the contract will be readvertised and relet, as contract within the time aforesaid the amount of the No. a. SEWER IN ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE, ordered to be postponed until Monday, the 4th day of provided by law. deposit will be returned to him. between One Hundred and Twenty-seventh and One Hundred and Thirtieth streets. December, z8pg to be held at the same time and Place, No estimate will be received or considered unless THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS RE- to wit : at the Court-house, City Hall Park, at x o clock accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the SERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS No. 3. SEWER IN ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE, be- P. M. State or National banks of The City of New York, drawn RECEIVED FOR ANY PARTICULAR WORK IF tween Convent avenue and One Hundred and BIRD S. COLER, to the order of the Comptroller, or money to the amount HE DEEMS IT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF Thirty-seventh street. Comptroller. of five per centttm of the amount of the security required THE CITY. No. 4. SEWER IN ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE, be- for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check CITY OF New YORK—DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, Blank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes tween One Hundred and Thirtieth and One COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, September g, 1899. or money must not be inclosed in the sealed envelope Hundred and Thirty-fifth streets. containing the estimate, but must be handed to the in which to inclose the same the specifications and agreements, and any further inf

dente, the 'names of all persons interested N. B.-Bidders should take into account the differ. The form of the agreement (with specifications), show. Judicial District, at the Court-house, in the. City of therein, and if no other person be so interested, that once in population in some of the wards of the Borough ing the mannerofpayment for the articles, may be seen, Poughkeepsie, County of Dutchesa, and State of New fact shall be distinctly stated ; also that the proposal of Richmond during the summer months as compared and forms of proposals may be obtained at the main York, on the 28th day of October, x8gg, at 10.30 o'clock is made without any connection with any other person with the rest of the year. office of the Department. in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as making a proposal for the same work, and that it Proposals will be received for one or more, or all of Dated NRw YORK. September 14, 1899. counsel can be heard for an order confirming said is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, the said wards in the Borough of Richmond. JAMES McCARTNEY, report, and for such otter and further relief as may be and that no member of the Municipal Assembly, The above estimates for the boroughs of Queens and Commissioner of Street Cleaning. just. head of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof Richmond are based on the per capita output in the year Dated NEW YORK, September is, teyg, or clerk therein, is directly or indirectly interested '897 of what are now the boroughs of Manhattan and JOHN WHALEN, therein or in any portion of the profits thereof. Where The Bronx, applied proportionately to the estimated ERSONS HAVING BULKHEADS TO FILL, IN Corporation Counsel, more than oxepersox is interested, it is re?tired that populations of the several wards in the Boroughs of P the vicinity of New York Bay, can procure mate- No. 2 Tryon Row, rial for that purpose-when, street sweepings, etc., such the veriJcation be made and subscrlbsd by all the Queens and Richmond. Borough of Manhattan, as Is collected by the Department of Street Cleaning- parties so interested. The above-mentioned quantities, though stated with City of New York. as much accuracy as possible in advance, are approxi- free of charge, by applying to the Commissioner of Permission will not be given for the withdrawal of Stmt Cleaning, Nos, 23 to 21 Park row Borough of any proposal, and the right is expressly reserved by the mate only. Bidders will be required to submit their pro osals upon the following express conditions, which Manhattan. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Commissioner of Street Cleaning to reject all of the p shall become a part of every proposal received : JAMES McCARTNEY, proposals should he deem it best for the interest of the Commissioner of Street Cleaning The compensation to be paid to the contractor must In the matter of the petition of Thomas F. Gilroy, City so to do. The award by the said Commissioner of price per ton of two thousand (2,000) a contract or contracts, as above. shall be subject to the be stated at a Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New pounds, collected and delivered, and all refuse, whether approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. York, under and in pursuance of chapter 4qo of the more or less than the quantity so estimated, shall be SUPREME COURT. Laws of 1883, and the laws amendatory thereof, etc. No proposal will be accepted from, nor will collected and delivered by the contractor without any the contract be awarded to, any person who per ton is in arrears to the Corporation, upon debt or extra or other compensation than said price In the matter of the application of the Board of Edu- for the whole amount actually collected and delivered, EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDING-CORNELL DAM. contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or other- cation of The City of New York, by the Corpora- wise, upon any obligation to the Corporation. and this sum shall cover all and every cost and expense tion Counsel, relative to acquiring title by The City panied by the con- of collecting and delivering the refuse, however in. of New York, to certain lands situate on the Each proposal must be accom curred. UBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders EASTERLY SIDE OF SEVENTH AVENUE the Second Separate Report of Daniel O'Connell, The price in the proposals must be so muchr ton P of The City of New York, with their respective places AND FORT HAMILTON AVENUE, between William Murray and George Caulfield, Commissioners of two thousand (2,000) pounds, collected and delivered, of business or residence, or of two guaranty or surety Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth steeets, in the and this price must be written out in words, and must of Appraisal in the above entitled matter, dated August companies duly authorized by law to act as surety, in- Thirtieth Ward of the Borough of Brooklyn, duly 25, t8gg, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the County also be given in figures. corporated under the laws of the State of New York, as selected and chosen as a site for school purposes, by bidders must satisfy themselves by personal exami- of Westchester, at White Plans, in said County, on the shall be satisfactory to the Comptroller of The City of the School Board of the Borough of Brooklyn and 31st day of August, 1899. nation of the proposed work, and by consultation with approved by the Board of Education under and in New York, to the effect that if the contract be awarded the authorized representatives of the Department of Notice is further given that the said report includes to the person or persons making the said proposal, pursuance of the provisions of chapter xqx of the and affects the parcels of land designated as Parcels Street Cleaning in the said boroughs, and by such other they will,upon it being so awarded, become bound as Laws of t888. and the various statutes amendatory means as they may select, as to the accuracy of the fore- Nos. 3o%~, 30Y, 42, 51, 58, 6.5, 75, 207, tn8, II', 131, 134, his or their sureties for its faithful performance, to an thereof and other statutes relating thereto. going estimates, and as to the quantity and nature of the 152, 383, 393, 434. 455. 493, 5t6, 519, 520. 523, 526, 557 amount equal to at least one-half the compensation for work to be done, and shall not at any time after the and 58o, and the claims of Robert P. White (part of the performance of the contract, as determined by the submission of any proposal dispute or complain of such Parcel No. 510 east) and of John C. Purdy and another estimates of quantities of materials to be handled, as statement or estimate to the Commissioner, or assert E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS for an interest in a spring on Parcel 557• below in this public n )tice, at the price hid per ton by that there was any misunderstanding in regard to the W of Estimate in the above-entitled matter, Notice is further given that an applicattion will be the contractor in his proposal, and that if be or they nature or amount of work to be done. appointed pursuant to the provisions of the statutes made at a Special Term of the Supreme Court of the shall omit or refuse to execute the same, they will pay N. B.-This public notice is and is to be taken as a relating thereto, hereby give notice to the owner or State of New York to be held in and for the Second to The City of New York any difference between the part of the contract for which proposals are hereby in- owners, lessee or lessees, parties or persons respect- Judicial District at the Court-house in the City of sum to which he or they would be entitled on the com- vited. ively entitled to or interested in the lands, tenements, Poughkeepsie, County of Dutchess and State of New pletion of the said contract, and that which The 28th Dated NEW YORK, September rg, 1899. hereditaments and premises, title to which is sought York, on the day of October, 1899, at 1o.3o o'clock City of New York may be obliged to pay to the to be acquired in this proceeding, and to all others in the forenoon of that day or as soon thereafter as person or persons to whom the said contract JAMES McCARTNEY, whom it may concern ,to wit: counsel can be heard, for an order confirming said report, may be subsequently awarded, the amount to Commissioner of Street Cleaning, First-That we have completed our estimate of the and for such o-ber and further relief as may be just. be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work loss and damage to the respective owners, lessees, Dated, NEW YORK, S=ptember 7, x899. by which the proposals are tested. The consent above DEPARTMENT OP STRRET CLEANING, parties and persons interested in the lands or premises JOHN WHALEN, mentioned must be accompanied by the oath or affirma- MAIN OFFICE, NOS. 13 TO 2I PARK Row. affected by this proceeding, or having any interest Corporation Counsel, tion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, therein, and have filed a true report or transcript of No.2 Tryon Row, that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of such estimate in the office of the Board of Education Borough of Manhattan, New York, and is worth the amount of security CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING FORAGE of The City of New York. at No. t6 Grand street in City of New York. for the completion of the contract, as stated in the FOR THE USE OF THE DEPART- the Borough of Manhattan. City of New York. for the proposal, over and above his debts of every inspection of whomsoever it may concern. FIRST DEPARTMENT. nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, MENT OF STREET CLEANING, FOR Second-That all parties or persons whose rights may surety or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as THE BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN be affected by the said estimate, and who may object to In the matter of the application of The Mayor, Alder. surety in good faith, and with the intention to execute AND THE BRONX. the same, or any part thereof, may, within ten days after men and Commonalty of the City of New York, the bond required by law, and a like affidavit as to the first publication of this notice, September 25, 1099, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not sufficiency shall be required of an officer of a corpora file their objections to such estimate, in writing, with been heretofore acquired, to the lands, tenements tion so consenting ; the adequacy and sufficiency of the us, at our office in the office of the Corporation Counsel PUBLIC NOTICE. and hereditaments required for the purpose of oneniog sureties offered shall be subject to the approval of the of The City of New York, in the Borough Hall in the EAST ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIFTH Comptroller of The City of New York. Borough of Brooklyn. in said city, as provided by stat. STREET (although not yet named by proper author- Each proposal must be accompanied by a cer- ute, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear ity), from Hall place to Rogers place, as the same tified check on one of the State or National banks of STIMATES INCLOSED IN SEALED ENVEL- parties so objecting at our office on the 9th day of has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first The City of New York, payable to the order of the E opes and indorsed with the name and address of October, x899, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and upon class Street or road in the Twenty-third Ward of the the person or persons making the same, and the date of Comptroller of said city, for five (5) per centum of the such subsequent days as may be found necessary. City of New York. amount of the surety bond aforesaid, or money t3 that presentation, and a statement of the work andsupplies to Third-That our report herein will be presented to the amount. Said check or money must not b- inclosed in which they relate, will he received at the office of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special the sealed envelope containing the proposal, but must Department of Street Cleaning, in The City of New York, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Term thereof for the hearing of motions, to be held in bill of costs, charges and expenses incurred by be handed in separately at the time of submitting the until xa o'clock M. of the Kings County Court-house, in the Borough of N proposal. reason of the proceedings in the above-entitled matter, WEDNESDAY, THE 07th DAY OF SEP- Brooklyn in The City of New York, on the will be presented for taxation to one of the justices of On the award of the contract or contracts, or the TEMBER, 1899, =3th day of October, t8gg, at the opening of the Court the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First rejection of all the proposals, the checks or money of on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there- at which time and place the estimates will be publicly Department, at a Special Term thereof, Part I., to be the unaccepted bidders will be returned to them, and after as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be held at the County Court-house, in the Borough of upon the execution of the contract or contracts, the opened and read for the Furnishing and Delivery of made that the said report be confirmed. Forage, as follows: Manhattan, in The City of New York, on the 9th checks or money of the a,.cepted bidder or bidders will Dated BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, CITY OF NEw YORK, day of October, 7899, at ro.90 o'clock in the forenoon of 934,200 pounds Hay, of the quality and standard likewise be returned to him or them. September ss, t8qq that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard known as Prime Hay. All proposals must be made with reference to the form WILLIAM A. MATHIS, thereon ; and that the said bill of costs, charges and 225,4011 pounds good, clean, long Rye Straw. of contract and the requirements thereof on file in the FREDERICK J. GREIFENSTEIN, expenses has been deposited in the office of the Clerk r 7,3,000 pounds clean No. 2 White Clipped Oats, to Main Office of the Department of Street Cleaning, or A. E. SANDE11 S, of the County of New York, there to remain for and be bright, sound, well cleaned, and reason. if not so made, they will be rejected. The form of con- Commissioners. during the space of ten days, as required by the pro- tract, with specifications, showing the manner of pay- ably free from other grain, weighing not less Gaoaca T. RIGGGS, visions of section pp of title 4 of chapter xg, of chapter ment of the work, and forms of proposals, and further than 36 pounds to the measured bushel. Clerk. 84,800 pounds first quality Bran. 378 of the Laws of i8q. information, if required, may be obtained at the Blain Dated BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, New YORK, Sep- Office of the Department of Street Cleaning. 5,000 pounds first quality Coarse Salt. 8,000 pounds first quality Rock Salt. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. tember r2, 1899. It is estimated that the yearly quantities of refuse to ROBERT STURGIS, 5,000 pounds first quality Oil Meal. be collected and delivered in the Borough of Queens FREDERICK D MAHONEY, The person or persons to whom the contract may be are as follows: In the matter of the application and petition of Michael SYLVESTER J. O'SULLIVAN. awarded will be required to execute such contract T. Dal as Commissioner of Public Works of the Commissioners. TONS OF Two THOUSAND POUNDS. within five days from receipt of a notice to that effect, City of New York, for and on behalf of The Mayor, JOHN P. DUNN, FIRST WARD. and in case of failure or neglect so to do, he or they will Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Clerk. A shes ...... rg,000 be considered as having abandoned such contract and under chapter 189 of the Laws of 1893, to acquire Garbage ...... 3,700 as in default to the Corporation, whereupon the Com- certain real estate, as the term "real estate is sweepings ...... missioner of Street Cleaning will readvertise and relet defined under said act, for the purpose of providing for In the matter of the application of the Board of Educa- Street 4,000 tion, by the Counsel to the Corporation of The City of Household refuse ...... 4,500 the work, and so on till the contract be accepted and the sanitary protection of the sources of the water executed. supply of the City of New York. New York, relative to acquiring title by The Mapor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York SECOND WARD. Bidders are required to state in their estimate, under oath, their names and places of residence. the to certain lands on the NORTHERLY SIDE OF Ashes...... 6,000 AMENDED MOUNT Kisco. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET Garbage...... r,zoo names of all persons interested with them therein. and if no other person be so interested they AND THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF ONE Street sweepings ...... x,roo HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH STREET, shall distinctly state that fact ; also, that It is made Household refuse ...... I,400 UBLIC NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN THAT between Fifth and Lenox :avenues, in the Twelfth without any connection with any other person mak- P the First Separate Report of David W. Travis, Ward of said City, duly selected and approved by ing any bid or estimate for the above work or sup- William H. Wright and John Connelly, (who were said Board as a site for school purposes, under THIRD WARD. plies, and that it is in all respects fair and without appointed Commissioners of Appraisal in the above- and in pursuance of the provisions of chapter egg of Ashes...... ro,600 collusion or fraud : and also that no member of the entitled matter by an order of this Court. made at a the Laws of 1888, chapter 35 of the Laws of tdgo, Garbage ...... 2,x00 Municipal Assembly, head of a department, chief ofa bu- Special Term thereof, held at the Court-house in White and chapters 387 and 8go of the Laws of 1896. Street sweepings ...... Ion reau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of Plains, Westchester County, October 5, 1895), dated Household refuse ...... 2,500 the Corporation is directly or indirectly interested July 3r, 18g9, was filed in the Westchester County therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, Clerk's office, on the ad day of August, 1899. E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS or in any portion of the profits thereof. Where more FOURTH WARD. Notice is further given that the said report includes W of Estimate in the above-entitled matter, than one person is interested, it is requisite that the hereby give notice to the owner or owners, lessee Ashes ...... 7,600 verification be made and subscribed by all the parties and effects the parcels of land designated as Parcels 11 or lessees, parties and persons respectively entitled to Garbage ...... t,5oo interested. Each estimate shall also be accom- Nos. 3, x4, t6, 18, rq, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 99, coo and 3, and that the special claims of George W. Gorham, or interested in the lands, tenements, hereditaments and Street sweepings ...... r,too panied by the consent, in writing, of two householders premises, title to which is sought to be acquired in this Household refuse...... I,800 or freeholders of The City of New York, with their re- Howard Belly and William H. Church are included in said report. proceeding, and to all others whom it may concern, to epective places of business or residence, or of two (2) wit: FIFTH WARD. guarantee or surety companies, duly authorized by law Notice is further given that an application will be to act as surety, Incorporated under the Laws of the made at a Special Term of the Supreme Court of the First-That we have completed our estimate of the Ashes (July, August and September)...... 4,500 loss and damage to the respective owners, lessees, Ashes other nine months) ..... .. ...... 460 State of New York, as shall be satisfactory to the Comp- State of New York, to be held in and for the Second panics and persons respectively entitled to or interested Judicial District, at the Court-house in the City of Garbage (July, August and September)...... 5,100 troller, to the effect that it the contract be awarded to ghkeepsie, County of Dutchess and State of New in the lands or premises affected by this proceeding, Garbage (other nine months) ...... 300 the person or persons making the estimate, they Pou or having any interest therein, and have filed a true will on its being so awarded become bound as his or their York, on the 28th day of October, ragg, at 20.30 o'clock Streetsweepings ...... . 800 report or transcript of such estimate in the Board of performance in the amount of in the forenota of that day or as soon thereafter as Household refuse (July, August and Septem- sureties for its faithful Education for the inspection of whomsoever it may con- ber)...... ...... x,xoo Ten Thousand (ro,000) Dollars, and that if he or they counsel can be heard for an order confirming said report, and for such other and further relief as may be cern. Household refuse (other nine months)...... 140 shall omit or refuse to execute the same they will pay to The City of New York any difference between the sum just. Second-That all parties or persons whose rights may be affected by the said estimate, and who may object to to which he or they would be entitled on its completion Dated NRw YoaK. rath day of September, ISgg. the same, or any part thereof, may, within ten days after N. B.-Bidders should take into account the differ- and that which The City of New York may be obliged JOHN WHALEN ence in population of some of the wards, and par- to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract Corporation Counsel, the first publication of this notice, September x8, n899, ticularly of the Fifth Ward, during the summer months may be subsequently awarded. The consent above men- No. 2 Tryon Row, file their objections to such estimate, in writing, with as compared with the rest of the year. tioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirms- Borough of Manhattan, us, at our office, Room No. 2, on the fourth door of the Proposals will be received for one, or more, or all of lion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the City of New York. Staats-Zeitung Building, No. 2 Tryon row, in said city, the said wards in the Borough of Queens. same, that he is a householder or freeholder in The City as provided by section 4 of chapter 191 of the Laws of It is estimated that the yearly quantities of refuse to of New York, and is worth the amount of the security 1888 and the various statutes amendatory thereof, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so be collected and delivered in the Borough of Richmond required for the completion of the contract, over and SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. are as follows: above all his debts of every nature and over and above objecting at our said office, on the 2d day of October, 0899, at Ix o'clock in the forenoon, and upon such sub- Toes OF Two THOUSAND POUNDS. his liabilities as bail, surety and otherwise ; that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith, and with an In the matter of the petition of Thomas F. Gilroy, sequent days as may be found necessary. FIRST WARD (Castleton). intention to execute the bond required by law. The Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New Third-That our report herein will be presented to Ashes ...... 8,800 adequacy and sufficiency of the sureties offered shall be York, under and in pursuance of chapter 490 of the the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Garbage ...... r,7oo approved by the Comptroller. Laws of 1883, andihe laws amendatory thereof, on Special Term thereof, to be held to Part III., in the Household refuse ...... 2,roo The price in the bid or estimate must be written, and behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of County Court-house, in The City of New York, Borough also stated in figures. Permission will not be given for the City of New York, for the appointment of said of Manhattan, on the 9th day of October, t8gg, at the SECOND WARD (Middletown). the withdrawal of any bid or estimate, and the right is Commissioners of Appraisal under said acts. opening of the Court on that day, and that then ad Ashes...... 5,600 expressly reserved by the Commissionerof Street Clean- there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be hears[ Garbage ...... r,roo log to reject all the bids, if, in his judgment, it be deemed thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be SIXTH SUPPLaaaaa PAL PROCEEDING-CORNHLL DAM. confirmed. Householdrefuse ...... x,300 best for the interest of the City. No bid will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in Dated, NEW Y ORK, September r6, r arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or who DANIEL P. IN GRAHAM, THIRD WARD (Northfield). Ashes ...... 600 is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obliga- UBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CONRAD HARRES, tion to the Corporation. P the Second Separate Report of John H. Clapp, J. JOHN CONNELLY, Garbage ...... iron Irving Burns and Henry H. Porter (who were ap. Commissioners. Household refuse ...... x,300 Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a certi- fied check on one of the State or National banks of The pointed Commissioners of Appraisal in above-entitled JOSEPH M. SCHENCK, City of New York. payable to the order of the matter, by an order of this Court, made at a Sper:'tl Clerk. FOURTH WARD (Southfield). Comptroller of said city, for Five Hundred Term thereof held in the Court-house in White Ashes ...... 3,500 Dollars ($ os), or by money to that amount. Plains, Westchester County March 7, 1896), dated Garbsge ...... 700 On the acceptance of any bid, the checks or August 4, n89, was filed in Westchester County Clerk's THE CITY RECORD. Householdrefuse ...... ..... 700 money of the unaccepted bidders will be re- office August xa, t8pg. turned to them, and upon the execution of the con- Notice is further given that said report includes and HE CITY RECORD IS PUBLISHED DAILY, Firm WARD (Westfield). tract the check or money of the accepted bidder will be affects the parcels of land designated as Parcels Nos. T Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at No. s Ashes ...... 3.3,S9000 0 returned to him. 2, 3, 4, ra, 15, r6, 74 and go. City Hall, New York City. Annual subscription, *9.30, Gar...... 800 All bids must be made with reference to the form of Notice is further gtyen that an application will be postage prepaid. Household refuse ...... 900 contract and the requirements thereof on file at the made at a Special Term of the Supreme Court of the WILLIAM A. BUTLER, Department of Street Cleaning, or they will be rejected. State of New York, to be held in and for the Second Supervisor.