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The City Record. Public Service Commission for The THE CITY RECORD. VOL. XXXVI. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, Igo8. NUMBER 10805. THE CITY RECORD. 330 p. m.—Commissioner Eustis's Room.—Order No. 780.—KINGSBRIDGE R. R. CO., AND FREDERICK W. WHITRIDGE, RECEIVER OF THE THIRD AVE. R. R. Co.—"Operation of Third Avenue cars over tracks of The OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Kingsbridge R. R. Co."—Commissioner Eustis. Published Under Authority of Section x526, Greater New York Charter, by the ______ BOARD O F CITY RECORD . Regular meetings of the Commission are held every Tuesday and Friday at ii :30 GEORGE: B. McCLELLAN, MAYoa. a. m. FRANCIS K. PENDLETON, CORPORATION CouxsEL,. HERMAN A. METZ, CoMPTEoLLEI[. PATRICK J. TRACY, SuPERvisoa. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN. Published daily, at 9 a. m., except legal holidays. Subscription, $9.30 per year, exclusive of supplements. Three cents a copy. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN FOR SUPPLEMENTS: Civil List (containing names, salaries, etc., of the city employees), 25 cents; THE WEEK ENDING QCTOBER 31, 1908. Official Canvass of Votes, so cents; Registry and Enrollment Lists, 5 cents each assembly district; Law Department and Finance Department supplements, in cents each; Annual Assessed Valuation of Real Estate, 25 cents each section. BUREAU OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OFFICES. Published at Room 2, City Hall (north side), New York City. During the week ending October 31, Igo8, there were issued twenty-nine orders for Entered as Second-class Matter. Post Office at New York City. supplies and eight orders for repairs by the above Bureau: Bills aggregating $14,96.o8 were signed by the Commissioner of Public Works and TABLE OF CONTENTS. transmitted to the Department of Finance for audit and payment. Assessors, Board of— health. Department of— Public Notices ..................... x2069 Minutes of Meeting of Board of BUREAU OF ENCUMBRANCES AND PERMITS. Bellevue and Allied Hospitals— Health, October 14, 1908...... 12055 Proposals .......................... i2o68 Proposals.......................... x2079 Complaint Department. Board Meetings ....................... xzo68 Manhattan, Borough of— ...................... I Bridges, Department of— Auction Sale ...................... x2069 Department of Street Cleaning ....................... Proposals .......................... 12070 Meteorological Observatory— Mail......................................................................... 5 Bronx, Rorough of— Abstract of Registers for the Week Office.... .................................................................. 4 Report of Bureau of Buildings for Ending October 31, 1908 ....... 52064 [nspectors ................................................................... 92 the Week Ending November 7, Municipal Civil Service Commisston- Public Notices..................... x2069 Police Department ............................................................ Io 19o8.......................... 120x8 Report of the President for the Notice to Contractors .................. 1208o Official Borough Papers ................ 12079 ............................................................. I12 Week Ending November ix, 12065 Total 1908 .......................... 52018 Official Directory...................... Official Papers ........................ 12073 P,rooklY n, Borough of— Parks, Department of— Classification and Disposal. Proposals .......................... 12074 Auction Sale...................... x2069 Trees and limbs removed ...................................................... 15 Report of the President for the Proposals .......................... x2o68 . Week Ending October 3x, 5908. 12057 Police Department— Change of Grade Damage Commission— Auction Sale ...................... 12078 Inspectors' Department. Public Notice ...................... 12076 Owners Wanted for Lost Property. 52078 Complaintsmade ............................................................. 92 Changes iu Departments, etc........... xzo65 Proceedings of • November 5, igo8.. 12063 Complaints settled ................................ ........................... Correction, Department of— Reports of Sanitary Company (Boil- 94 Proposals .......................... 12070 er Squad) for November 5 and Slips settled .................................................................. 166 6, i les, .... ment o ........ xzoóq Docks and Ferries, Department of— Public polals... Department of- Auction Sale ...................... 12079 Propearis .......................... xzo7x Permit Department. I'Coposals .......................... 1zo7g Public Ilearing- Education, Department of— By Committee on Finance, Board of Permits Issued— Proposals.......................... x2073 Aldermen...................... x2065 Builders' permits ......................................................... 31 Public Service Commission for the First Estimate and Apportionment, Board of— District— Crosswalks .............................................................. 32 Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Vault ...... .......................................................... I November x3, x908............ 52042 Calendar of Hearings .............. 12017 Minutes of Meeting of October 23, Queens, Borough of- Repairs to vaults .......................................................... 4 19o8 (Public Improvement Proposals .......................... x2073 Cementwalks .................................................. ........ 26 Richmond, Borough of— Matters) ...................... 52019 Driveways ........................... ................................ 2 Public Notices ..................... 12076 I'roposals.......................... 12071 Finance, Department of— Street Cleaning, Department of- Gar, companies ............................................................ I17 Ashes, etc., for Filling in Lands... 120 76 Electriccompanies ........................................................ 82 CorP oration Sales of Buildings, etc. xzo 7 t ProposalsCols .......................... I2o76 Notices to Property Owners....... x2071 Supreme Court, First Department— Railroadcompanies ....................................................... 6 Notice to Taxpayers............ x20 73 Acquiring Title to Lands, etc...... x2079 `Water company ........................................................... I Proposals for $,z,5oo,000 of Four Supreme Court, Second Department— Special permits ........................................................... 151 Per Cent. Stock and Bonds of Acquiring Title to Lands, etc...... xzo8o The City of New York........ x2072 Water Supply, Board of— Sureties Required on Various Classes Proposals .......................... x2070 Total................. .. ....................... ............. .. 453 of Contracts .................. 12073 Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, De- Fire Department— partment of— Permits Passed— Auction Sale ...................... x2070 Auction Sale...................... 12078 Proposals.......................... x2070 Proposals.......................... x2078 Tapwater pipes.... .................................................... 83 Repair water connections.................................................. 44 Sewer connections ........................................................ I15 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST Sewer connection repairs .................................................. 2I DISTRICT, Total............................................................. 263 No. 154 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY. CALENDAR OF HEARINGS. Cashier's Department. Moneys Received— The following hearings will be held during the remainder of the week beginning Repaving over water connections ..................................... $I,337 90 Monday, November 16, i908: Repaving over sewer connections .................................... 744 25 Tuesday, November 17-2:30 p. m.—Room 305.—Order No. 459— INTERBOROUGH Repaving over electric light connections .............................. 2,414 Io RAPID TRANSIT Co.—Republican Committee, by David G. McConnell, Inspection of work done by corporations ............................. 54 00 Complainant ,"Escalator at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue."—Com- Extra paving... .... ... .. ........................................... 25 94 missioner Eustis. Redemption of street incumbrances seized ............................ 4 30 2:30 p. m.—Commissioner Maltbie's Room.—Order No. 808.—NEW YORK Special pavement .................................................... 310 14 EDISON Co.—"Alleged cinder nuisance at power house, First Avenue Vault permits ....................................................... 164 30 and 38th Street."—Commissioner Maltbie. 2:30 p. m.—Room 305.—Order NO. 39I.—INTEABOROUCH RAPID TRANSIT Total ....................................................... $5,054 93 Co.—Board of Aldermen, Comp]ainant.—"Escalators at 125th Street and Eighth Avenue."—Commissioner Eustis. 3:30 p. m.—Roots 305.—Order No. 813.—INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT Co.—Chas. H, Baxter, Complainant.—"Failure of subway trains to BUREAU OF SEWERS. .stop at Mott avenue."—Commissioner Eustis. Wednesday, November 18-2 p. m.—Room 305.—Order No. 786.—CENTRAL PARK, Superintendent's Office, Borough of Brooklyn. NORTH AND EAST RIVER R. R. Co., AND FREDERICK W. WHITRIDGE, Moneys received for sewer permits ...................................... $1,381 04 RECEIVER OF THE THIRD AVENUE R. R. Co.—"Why Companies should not make joint rate for through transportation of passengers."—Whole Number of Permits Issued (143) Commission. For new sewer connections ...............................................
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