$1,314 75 440 co 294 25 485 39 53 66 325 39

82,342 24 4 00 4 r5

665 no 4.965 83 330 28 50 00

4i8 43 2,789 r7 174 71

4,%99 53 5 00

2,745 00 t5,9c9 13 72,489 15 34,589 46

252 77 77 78 83 34

600 67 844 00

49,207 03 to 73

1,869 23 95 00 255 75

1,441 30 657 5, 51 00 112 50

2,320 37 [5,500 00

975 00 26,977 42 2,706 04 6,300 00 ro4 57 r6 93

$2,302 05 480 00 506 29 ' 144 48

7,622 54 6,454 o6 6,535 z6 8,775 5t

35 co 4,350 z8

34 42 994 56

1,396 42 334 70 190 30

1,525 rr 590 41

10,808 6o 6,705 93

847 9,806 36 4,003 50

zc,865 77 24,735 66 8,743 34

oa,767 29 5,690 20

105,289 99 5,934 30

f1,057 56

09 z la o6

14,4699 6

69 5

8r 80 22,036 77 7,022 09 387 87

3,044 64 73 20 54 00 203 00 935 85 553 03

z,75t 97 ,,Soo co

38 23 607 24 136 72

435 00 500.00

6,633 33 713 ou

2,083 33 53 00 290 78

1898. airy? May 14

$33l,',9 59

THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

VoL. XXVI. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE lo, 1898. NUMBER 7,629,

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

Abstract of the transactions of the Bureau of the City Chamberlain for the week ending May 14, 1898.

OFFICE OF THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN, NEW YORK, May 23, 1898.

flon. ROBERT' A. VAN \VYCK, Mayor: SIR-In pursuance of section 195 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, I have the honor to present hereto ith a report to May 14, 1898, of all moneys received by me, and the amount of all

warrants paid by me since May 7, 1898, and the amount remaining to the credit of the City on May 14, 1898. Very respectfully,

PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

DR. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with PA'T'RICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, dnrin,, the week eitdin May 14, IS98. CR.

1898. Muy 14 To Additional Water Fund ................................. ...........

Additional Water Fund, City of New York........................... American Museum of Natural History .................. ........... Anti-toxine Fund .............. ...... ..... .......... .. .... .... Borough of Richmond, General Account County...................... Brooklyn Disciplinary 'Training School, Borough of Brooklyn ....... Certificate of Indebtedness. County of Richmond .................... Civil Service, Expenses of Borough of Brooklyn ............ ........ Contingencies, Mayor's Office, Borough of Brooklyn.................. County Court-house, Borough of Brooklyn ........................... Croton Water Fund .......... ............................. . ....... Croton Water Rent Refunding Account. ............................... Department of Buildings-Specia I Fund............ . ... Department of Charities and Correction, Borough of Brooklyn........ Department of Docks and Ferries-Wallabout Fund .................. Department of Fire. Borough of Brooklyn ............................ Department of Highways-Restoring and Repaving-Special Fund... Department of Police. Borough of Brooklyn .......................... Department of Public Charities-Building Fund ....................... Department of Water Supply, Borough of Brooklyn ................. Dock Fund ........................................................ Excise Taxes........................................................ Excise Taxes, Borough of Brooklyn................................... Excise Taxes, Borough of Queens.................................... Excise Taxes, Borough of Rich m nd .................................. Fund for Street and Park Openings ................................... Hall of Records, Borough of Bro„klyn ................................ New York and Brooklyn Bridge 1'und ................................ Public Driveway, Construction of ........................ ......... .. Public School Library Fund ..................................... .... Refunding Assessments Paid in Error ............................... . Refunding Taxes Paid in Error ............ ........................... Repaving ............................................................ Rectoring and Repaving-Special Fund-Deoartment of Public Works. Revenue Bond Fund-Alterations and Changes its City Hall ........... Revenue Bond Fund-Burnside Avenue Archway ..................... Revenue Bond Fund-Expert Accountants, etc .... .................... School-house Fund ..................................................- St,John's Park-Construction and Improvement ...................... Street Improvement Fund-June r5, ,886.............................. Supplies for Armories, Borough of Brooklyn ........................... Thirteenth Regiment Armory Comm., Borough of Brooklyn. . ........ Unclaimed Salaries and Wages........ . ... Water Construction Fund, Borough of Brooklyn -General F'und........

Advertising ......................................................... Armories and Drill-rooms-Wages ...... ......... ................. Association for Befriending Children and Young Girls.................. Aquarium ............................................................ Aqueduct-Repairs, Maintenance and Strengthening ............ ..... Board of Education, City of New York-General Repairs, etc.......... Board of Education, City of Brooklyn ........................ . Board of Public improvements............ Burial of Honorably Discharged Soldiers, Sailors' and Marines......... Children's Fold of the City of New York............................. Civil Service of The City of New York, Expenses of................... Cleaning Markets ........................ ............................ Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning..... ................., College of The City of New York ........................ ........... Commissioner of Jurors, New York County .......................... Contingencies-.Comptroller's Office . ........ ...................... . Contingencies-District Attorney's Office including arrearages...... .. County Abstract, Richmond County .............. ................... Department of Bridges-Maintenance and Repairs..................... Department of Buildings-Contingencies and Emergencies............ Department of Correction ............................................ Department of Health................................................. Department of Highways ... ................................... ..... Department of Parks.................................................. Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies.............. . Department of Public Charities-Alterations, etc., to Buildings an.l

Apparatus ................................................. . Department of Sewers... .............. .. ............... .......... Department of Street Cleaning-General Administration, etc......... Department of Water Supply .................................... .... Disciplinary Training School, Borough of Brooklyn ................. Fees of Clerk of General Sessions, etc ................................ Fire Department Fund-Apparatus, Supplies, etc...................... Fire Department Fund............................................... Free Floating Baths.................................................. Health Fund-Contingent Expenses. .................................. Hebrew Benevolentand Orphan Asylum Society ....................... Hebrew Sheltering and Guardian Society ............................... Hospital Fund....................................................... Interest on the City Debt ........................................ .... Judgments .................................................. ..... furors' Fees, etc., County of New York ...................... ....... Kings County Treasurer-Salaries ................................... Lamps, Gas and Electric Lighting .................................... Law Department-General Contingencies .............................. Laying Croton Pipes ................................................. Law Library in Brooklyn ............................................. Maintenance and Construction of New Parks North of Harlem River... Maintenance and Government of Parks and Places...................... Maintenance-Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards................ Mothers and Babies' Hospital ........................................ Municipal Court, City of New York ............................... ... Allowance to New York Free Circulating Libra-y .. .. ............. New York Homeopathic Medical School and Hospital................ New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital ................ One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street Viaduct-Maintenance and Repairs. Normal College......................................................

By Balaace ................ .. .... .. ...... .................. .. .. Taxes ............................ ...... Austen.................... Interest on Taxes .......................I " ............... ..... Arrears of Taxes ....................... Gilon...................... Interest on Taxes ....................... ., ..................... Fluid for Street and Park Opt mugs....- " ....................... Street Improvement Fund-Iune 15, 1886 " ...................... Interest on Street and Park Openings.... " ...................... Interest on Street Improvement Fund....' " ...... ... ... ........ .. Harlem River Improvement Fund....... ...................... 1Vater-meter I'lmd No, a ................ .' ...................... Interest on Setting Meters .............. .' ........ .. .... .. ...... Charges on Arrears of Assessments..... " ...................... 'l owns of Westchester .................. •. ...................... Interest-Towns of Westchester ......... .. ...... ......... .... Sundry Licenses ........................ Roche..................... Register's Fees ................... Fromme................... Sheriff's Fees ............................ Itunn ... .................. Street Incu mbrance Fund .......... .... McCartney ................ Tapping Pipes ........................... Byrne........... ......... Restoring and Repaving-Department

of Highways....................... Keating................... Dock Fund ............................. \lurphy................... Department of Street Cleaning, 1898- Salaries .............................. Refund. ..................

Unclaimed Salaries and Wages.......... Timmerman ............... Arrears of 'faxes and Assessments,

Towns of Eastchester and Pelham... Comptroller ...............

I Alden .................1 6639 76 Keating ................ tog 5o Kane ..................1 722 24 O'Brien ................ 183 00 Comptroller ........ 2 «> McCartney............' 885 r3

Excise Taxes, Borough of Brooklyn..... Michell ................... New York and Brooklyn Bridge......... Shea .................... Borough of Brooklyn-General Fund- Taxes ................................. A usten.................... I nterest on Taxes ..................... Interest on Bonds ..................... ................... An ears ofTaxes and Assessmects.... Gilon ...................... Water Rents ..........................I Frost ...................... Department of Sewers ............... Kane...................... Water Revenue ....................... Backus.................... Market Rents and Fees ............... U'13 rice ................... New York State Dairy Commission,

m s Fund........... ... i .. Comptroller . - . ............ Interest on Deposits.................. Bedford Bank............. Department of Health-Salaries, ,8g8. Timmerntann .............. De Ke:rting ...................

mand Repairs Maintenance, Department of Highways, 'Town of Newtown.... Butt ......................

Borough of Queens-General Fund- Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, etc. Gilon ...................... Water Rents ......................... Fitch...................... Department of Sewers ................ Kane...................... School District No. 23 ................. O'Donohue............._.. Interest on Long Island City Bonds... Queens County Bank...... School District, No. ru ................ Worms.................... Interest on Deposits ....... ....... Q.icens County Bank...... School District, No. 27 ................' Phipps.................... Department of Highways............. , Keating...................

Excise Taxes, Borough of Richmond..... Nichol .................... Y,orough of Richmond-General Fund-

Arrears of and ................. Writer Rates...

........ ...

Dalton ... ................ Gilon .......................

4 per cent. Revenue Bonds, ,f98....... I Nat. City B'k St,oco,coo no •' ......~~ U.S.T. Co.. 500,000 00

I Blake Bros& '< •• ..... Co......... r,000,000 on

Saugerties •' ..... Savings Il'k, ze,000 eo I

Saugerties Savings Bk. Fo,000 co

...... •• •, Nat. City B'k. 1,000,00 co '• •• ...... Knick "1'. Co. 000,000 00

t$76.567 69 3,388 10 36,70t 30 7,326 73 6,732 38

47,t8o 97 868 71

[7,996 84 4

30 27 3 43 So,, 9 8o 2 50

936 25 zog 39

8,410 25 34 50

207 00

5,899 50 rzr 88

46 04 241 43

4 59

2,541 63

400,387 79 40,014 85

53,060 94 1,935 17 15o 82

33,803 84 1-7,438 59

440 94 151 00

1,526 50

87 50 202 32

6 67 429 00

74 00

7,058 75 3,075 89

90 00 14 83

1,561 25 7r

74 35 200 00 38 ao

70,746 66

2,509 44 500

3,730,c00 on I

$rz,5z8,rr6 54

4,680,492 77

General Fund .............

2458 THE CITY RECORD. - - - - ---- --- - -

tSyB. May iq I'., P lice Station house., Rents .................................... .... -a5, • 0.1 I Alan t

Il ill'. >t.iuon, r} and Blank ISook. ..... ......... ................. 5,443 08 Pr,'sitli•nt, l5oron.4h lire, kivu ...................................... S8 sa 1'uhlle I:uil,lnr,.-C 'tI trur nom and Repair, ..........................I i7 t8 Public ('1r.,ritic. .ul~l '.;,,rrretion .....................................:. 14 30

Pad,ll,- In-Ir„rtiun .................................................. i 5,432 94 Redemption of City Debt .............................................I 3,121 47 Rents...... ........................................................ 3,6.15 00 Repair: anti Rrne,cai, ' l'aremelil"anti Re l.uliog ...................... 2,159 za Rev:unn- and Ri'oew.ti of I-b n t, Inn-,,,rk ,. 1112 ......................, 3,524 96 Raman Catholic House of the Go ti Sheph 'rtl ........................ 3,407 71.1 Sal:thw.-l'onmt r.-inner .'f Acconuts ..................................~' 8 z 1 I S.1 i,tries-1 hp;u'tmenr of Finance. ..... ...................... 2,151 30 i

Sa1:u-i2s and Exoenscs, Coroners' Bar..,ush ,d XI.nlintIan ............... 246 it

Salarie, :m1 FCxpcn,ce. Coroners' Rorn.i4h of Richmond ................ 1,241 (6 S,11a, l,•._Iu h.r urV ................................. .................. 35 co Sewers-Repairing a,,,! 1l 1enhins .............. ........................ u, 45 Sewer<ao, 1lrains-Ta'2rn\-thiul ;tn,1 ']Xceur.-fourth .......... 5 02 Site, . l)flicc, Chanty of Ac,t A'ork and Conntc l..rt -"i artot......... 175 oo Spent]'- (3 Ice, King,. C.'. XI inten:lnre Kitt, l'oun.r Jai' ............. 166 66 Sup1 'l Ire for an,J hlr•anuc_' f1eLlic Ii ii11r. .. ..... ................... 422 49 Suppt' rt of I ndte tilt Prisoners In C,, only! .11 . .......................... 1 77 411 Stirrer up, L:q-ing-out, etc., z_d arid 24th V, cards ...................... 5 o. The Judiciary .......................... ............................. 2,102 72

I --- - $367,992 93

4 W rs 5z

1'1llIUAY, JUNE IO, 1898.

7 - , Balance ................. I.......................... ..... ...........

= 17,2o9,6oq 3t •~ (17,228,609 31

hfav 4. ts,~8. Ity fAlau.e ..... .......... ........................ .................................... ..................................................... .......... ........ ..................... $ ,506,476 i9 at

PA I TRICK KEFNAN, City Chanlherl;tin. F. & I'. t:., F. W. "XIl l It, l3oukkecper.

THE L,i\I\rtss1, NEItS of 'I IF: SINKING FCNrs of TIIF: CITY of NEW 1'oeic, ill ailotlut 2Gillt PATRICK hEENAN, Clianrh<'rlain, far and [/aril{; the week 2udu{; :7Iat' 14, IS,S.

SINc1\G FUND FOI. THE SINKING F t \t Cot 7HE 1 11\i:l\G F1'1,, RFt1L.,tP1-10\ R1!11F,ti 11 N OF' Tt1t, I ssstes7 f F 1sre7 I:sr I'' 1. 2. :)I oI:1\G Fiat, BROOKLYN.

C ' s De.ot. ON '1110 CIi\' 1)ei,'r.

t3y8. lle Ct:. 1)I;. <1:. I 11. Cr. Ut;, I C1.. M.t- 7 By ..lance 11 rlast 1CCOUnt current ......... ................................... .... .... ............ 52,241,686 43 I .......... .. 5453 638 Sr ............ 2565,8.13 92 ............594l9 65

14 .. R che .................... ...... .' -1 ;'s

........ t.4 o

Asscament Fund ......................... liluu ..................... Strt'et Intpr.'crmcnt Fund ..,... ............ ....... ...... z ._ 11,Ir6 t Roots arid Foes .... ............... !) I r_i ... ......... .... ...... 9 c ,

I _NlaIhot Cc11.,r Ron........................ ....................... ,

2 91 7 9

I'ubli'_ LT:iv.., .o tit ............. ........ rl ' ,n.... ... ........................ z^ ca I i ~ i Itch arid Slit Kents ....................... .. ... .. ...... 40,522 68 Interes! on Iis.p„Itc ....................... Imporr•,u.md lraders Ian ......., a,t ''3 Street \'a.ilts .................. ........... K atmg ........................... 11.522 Pa

_-_-- . ............ 62,433 45 Arrears on Croton Water Rents............ Austen ............................ 53,5.3 zo

.. .. . G Iloll .................... ......... 2,671 6= interest on Cr^ton Wao'r Rents............'' ..................... I........ 66t 70 Croton R'aIer R. fits and I'c n•,lties......... licrne .............................' t to,o6'' 6,, Gr,'u-i Rent ............. ................ U P-isn............................ 1,450 on Ho'.tse Reins ................... ......... " ........................... _ '•+iB 50 \1aler I_ot 'Quit lent ............ ......... ............ I.............. 333 05 ('curt Ft-,s anti Fines ... ................. Fpe.Ir ............................. 247 00 Ferry Rant ........................................1 ........................... 17„44 1)

-

..-- ............ ............ ............ 16,45; 88

To Sinking Fund-Re.lemp:iett ................ ............................ 54,113 57 1%tLo res ........................... .................................. ..... ...... .ac ;7 ............ =-,542 (9 ............1 '365,803 92 ............ 6904,669 85 .............

i z. c -~6 .u'

M as' 14, l8,, By Balances ............ .... ........ ........

E. & U. E., F. \Y. MITH, Bookkeeper.

...7 4.11 4 5.1,704,11994 32,14'- ''~ ̀$592,542 6'd 5363,803 92 $355,803 92 ̀9°4,669 8i 1 590;,669 85

....................... ........ .................. -_.7crw5 37 ............... 5a92.542 69 ........ ..' ....:36

,,803 92 ..............$904,669 85

I'ATI,ICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

IDR. THr: City OF \En" YORK, in OCC911nt ioil/r PATRICK KEF:N_AN, CTra'nbe'rltti/t, ,/lain,;' the zvee4' rirlin, Mat' 14, iS9S. CR.

May 14 'I'o Re,isstared Interest, Ii rou_n ct llrnokl, it ........................................ 1 Xluty 7 By Calance................ .. . ............................................ .........I ¢25,894 41 Balan_e .............................................. .. ............ .. .... ........ .. E5 °O

15,594 44 '~ F25,894 41

-

-- May 114, '- • lc I;:J.m,e . ............................................................ ...... g(,495 ua

PATI:ICIi KEE':NA`, City Chamberlain. L.& 0. E., 1'. W. SMI t H, Bo•, kkeeper.

DR. THE City (I' NI.N' 1-ORK, in ar3ortut with PAlRICK KF:F..\s, Chanr/c'rleiin, llrrrin the 4u:'k ""d' aGrl' 14, ISIS, CR.

159 6.

May 14 To latercrt Rrgistcred ................................................................ Balance...........................................................................

`193.015 31

.. ............................................ 5135.107 17

PATRICK KI?LNAN, City Chawberlain.

F. & 0. E., F. 1\-. SMalt, Bookkeeper.

DR.

rSg8. May 14 To Jury Fce...........

Balance............

THti CITY IF 'FVv' LORI., in rr:'r 0111111111 Witht PA'I'RICK KEENAN, ha uberlain, uso'/n; the week t•n tin, .11.11• 14, 1898. CR.

..................................................... ...

.......'. ¢8:1 oo 9[a}'7 By B.dance .......................................................................... 33,0(5 00

......... ...................................................... - ;2,4t5 oo - - z

$3.1,265 oo ' $33,265 00

]I:n'14, 1898. By Balance .................................... ........................... .... $3 ,415 00

PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain.

E. & U. E., F. W. S)1ITH, Bookkeeper.

D. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ill acCi'lint tailh PATRICK KEENAN, Chamberlain, drrr/ir^ /hrr' z'e, :5 'nünç lltty L}, 1898.

t8. 9

May 24

To XVh1eKK Fees......,.. ............ ........ $281 92 May 7 I By Balance............... .............. .............................

Balance ............................................................................ - 1,544 71

$1,826 62

May14, 1898. By Balance .............................................................. ..... ¢1,144 70

PATRICK KEENAN, City Chamberlain. E. & U. E., F. W. SMITH, Bookkeeper.

ts,s. =:7.915 14 May 7 Ily Balance........... 135,107 13 _

5152 ,015 31

XI)' 14. 13 8. By Balance....

...............................................................I $193,015 31

CR.

$1,826 6z

48,,9,0 77 The Jutliciary-

Salaries-Judir.iary ........ ........................................... 117 56

Printing, Stationery and Blank Books- Printing, Stationery and Blank 1looks .......................... ......... 6,709 71

Department City \V'orks- Twcnty-sixth Ward Sewer I district- Maintenance of, etc., Bor-

ough of Bi tint lyn ..................................... $105 75 Bureau Streets, IP'ruts, etc., Borough of Brooklyn 211 75 hlathush Sewer Assessment Bond Ace' ount, Jiorough Of Iii s klyn Y_.2 5 Piers and Docks, Building and Dredging, Itorougli ',f Bro, ,klyn, S5 00 Flatbush Sutter Lund Account, I;uruu.,,h of 13n ,oidyn........ , to 50 Main Sewer Relief and Extensio iii 1'untl, Po ,ii sli of Brooklyn. 23 75 Repairing and Cieaniug Setters, 11oroltgh of 1;1ooI dyll......... tir17 64 Repairing Streets, I;orough of l;rooklyn ..................... 2,373 Salaries-Department City \I'arts ........................... 71 3 75 \V'allaluut Pµntl ..... ................................... 46 67 Wallabunt llarkct ......................................... 2.;9 25 \Vallahotzt Nlarket Improvement hunt ........................ 1 t 1 75 \Vater\Iaintenance ........................................ 7,6;2 51i Water Construction ....................................... 353 75

- --- 52,644 20 Civil Service of the City of New Voile -

Civil Service of the City of New Work, Expenses of ....................... 58 4S The Bureau of Elections-

Elcctiou F.xpenses ..................................................... 4,262 88

The Sherifl- Incidental 1?xpenses of the Sheriff's Oflice and County Jail ................. 9 42

The Commissioners of Accounts- Commissioners of Accounts-Salaries .................. ................. 9 25

Board of Excise- Excise Taxes ......................................................... 3,7S5 o5

Department of Docks- DockFund ........................................................... 45,505 54

Dliscellaneous- A,Iverti<ing ....................... i57 6o Contingencies--l)istrict :\.Ltoruey'; Office .......... ........ 128 75 Judgments ............................................... t(,o67 62 furor's Lees, etc .......................................... 5,094 00 Croton Water Reut-Refunding Account ...... ............. 232 So Change of Gra<le Damage Commission, Twenty-third and

Twenty-fourth \\'arils .............................. ... 25 00 Appellate llivisiou, Supreme Court-Court-house ............. 5,474 20 Fund for Street and Park Openings ......................... 40,120 95 New East River Bridge Fund ..................... ........ 4,865 61 Revenue Bond Fund--Section 2 ............................ 4,235 9u Revenue Ibond Fit iii -Juolgmeuts... ...... ... 1 3,7022 2 7 Revenue Bond Fun,l-Alterations and Changes to City hi all , : 31,555 50 Refunding Asses,nlents Pail in Error ....................... 245 S6 Refunding Taxes Paid in Error ............................. 2,O6 45 `trect improvement F und, It rough of )laullattan ... ....... t,131 2,5 Street Improvement Fund, Borough I f The IIronx............ 2,455 00 Unclaimed Salaries and Wages ............................. 14 47

- --- 128,679 23

Total.......... ............................................. 51,124,6.16 84

"err(, (h",1 i '/ (orerl, jrrl;uenrt-c, Mfr.

CorK'r. NAME OF PI.:11\TIFF. A\n)rs"1'. NATURE OF St'IT.

Supreme .. ..................... Franklin \Inch incj

and Steam B Iler l} D\urks..........

J011,1 Arditt, as.ignce' India Wharf Brewing

Company......... Dennis U'illeara...

.` George Snyder, ac- i signae.......... I

" .. Simon Jaffa vs. Peter' ill. - Phillips, The,

! ➢Iay„r,etc.,;eorge. A. H ag'rty et al..: ', .. Hudson River 'Crap Kuck Company vs.i The ttlayoq ete., William Medley et~l at ................

The Pcoole cx rd.l '

the [;rand Kap-

ids Soho. ,l Fur-niture Company vs. Franklin H. Corwin, Trca.-irer Union Free

School, Jamaica. J `• .. The People vs. An-

gelo i2arbone,..I I

. In matter o f pc! tion of Nathaniel

...Jartls. Jr....... ..........

Henry S Bartow et al. John (. Hagemeyer

et al .............. Casino Land Co...... Augustus 1). Juillard'

et .1.............

86,541 04

41,574 92

3,435 91

33,926 IS

2.224 S4

29,428 64

41,035 20

55,133 75

40,425 30 1

ATTOR\'EY.

........ Transct ipt> of judgment as follows : tipr.cll, Harnts &

X7720 ............................ I........... Sproul I.

61; 09 .......... ....................... . L. V. 13. Kusao5o

r,o 5 ...........................................

t;. b:.\fun.

133 4{ ............ ......... I.. ..... J. M. nartrant. Suooseos anal anu plaint. For pa) ntcut of I

bal,lnce of contra.! for regulating :md I 1„.110.' Ruse C

22.939 o6 gr.d:og Nllnth .,s-enue, front Two Hun- } mnh. dred and First street to Kingsbridge I iI. road ..................................J

Summons and complaint. To foreclose lien..

Summons and c,~ntpinint. To foreclose lien.

Notice of udj -w m rnent of application for per- ~ enttory writ of inaudarnus ...............

Cohn & Hirsh.

A, C. P.,Inter.

Landers & Gray.

327 01 f C_rtifisd copy order directing payment to~ Ambros', H. Purdy for legal services, dis-'I Lursements, etc......................... . A. IL Purdy.

I cerdilied copy order of referencc to Richard P. Lydon to take proof of cl.hn1 ... ......I J Kearney.

Certified copies orders correction tssess,te1tt 1 rolls of Long island City in the lolloaviugI matter.

......................................... Burner & Burner

................................I..........

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898. THE CITE

Abstract of transactions of the Finance Department for the week ending January 22, 1898.

l),plsiled iet the City 7re,rsm~'. To the Credit of the City Treasury ................................... ...... $1,853,022 84

Sinking Fund .......................................... 7o7 99

Total........................................................ $2,023,250 83

ft arran/.r /tS,i.11ce<'1I for 1'aynriee/. The Aqueduct Commission -

Additional Water Fluid ............................................... $80,931 45 Interest on the City Debt, etc ..... ......................................... 17,501 20

The Mayoralty- Salaries and Contingencies-Mayor's Office .................. ............ too 00

Finance Department- Cleaning Markets .................. ...................... $1,593 51 Contingencies-Comptroller's Office ...... ................. 115 00 Salaries-Department of Finance ........................... 257 00

- -- 1,96551 Law Department-

Contingencies-Bureau of Public Administrator .......................... 200 88 Department of Public Works-

Aqueduct Rcpau-s-t Iaintenauce and Strengthening.......... $921 73

RECORD. 2459

Department of Buildings- Department of Buildings- Contingencies and I:mer.;' tic ics.. ............. $159 46

The College of The City of New Vork- College of 'l'Ite City of New York ....................................... 386 53

The Normal College- 'I'he Normal College ......... ........................................ 983 94

The Board of Education- Public Instruction -hur Salaries of Janitors in Gratntnur, Primary

and I ligh Schools ...................... .............. $7 00 Public Instruction -- For Supplies, Books, Maps, etc........... 640 53 Public Iu,tructiun-Fur IIeating, Ventilating, etc............ <) 70 Public In'tructios-Fuel f, ,r sill the S htools ................... 3,209 85 Public II,iriction - For Biennial School Census .............. 12,201 51 Public Ii,truction-For Incidental Expenses of \yard Schools, etc. 4,405 11 Public Instruction-For Incidental Expenses of the Board of

Education ........ ................................... 120 Public Iustr tic tiott-For liuildlogs Contingent Fit ntl.... , ...... 1,661 64 Public Instruction-For Repairs to Buildings................. 3,844 00 Public In:tructiun-For Sanitary \York, Changes and Repairs if 2,080 (15 Public lndructinn-For luuitl -e and Repairs of ..... . .. . ..... 5,224 90 Public lust Friction -For Ft cc Lecture, to AV'orlcinymc 1 anti

\\'urkio. svnmen.. ..... .............. _,248 76 Public m;truucdiun-her Tia'sos an i R81,Brs of ............... 1,1oo on Public Iu,.truction - For T ran,pt,rtati )n of Pupils iii'Iwcuty.thiini

and Twcuty-foiumh \V'anIs ................... .......... 1,3,i5 95 Public Instruction --high SCIII,ol Fund ....................... 6S 13 Public Instruction -School-house Fund, No. 2 ................ 41S, 752 67 Armories-Repairs ........................................

Boulevards, Roads and Avenues, Maintenance of ............. 8,204 98 1,279 30

Contingencies-Department of Public Works ................. 42 25 Flagging Sidewalks and Fencing Vacant Lots in front of City

Property ............................................. 577 89 Lamps, Gas and Electric Lighting ...................... ... 10. 82 Public Buildings-Construction and Repairs.................. 1,c69 58 Removing Obstructions in Streets and Avenues ............... 240 00 Repaving Streets and Avenues-Chapter 476 .................. 8,689 58 Repairing and Renewal of Pipes, Stop-cocks, etc .......... ... 498 IS Repairs and Renewal of I'avetnents, and Regrading........... 4,004 to Sewers -Repairing and Cleaning ........................... 5,808 46 Supplies for and Cleaning Public Offices ..................... 4,215 18 Supplies for Armories ...................................... 1,452 72 Bridge Over the I [arlem River at Third avenue .. ............ 172 5o Bridge Over the llarlem River, First to Willis Avenue..... , .. 15 oo Additional Water Fund, City of New York ... .............. 3,271 30 Fire-hydrant Fund ......................................... 205 73 Repaving-Chapter 346 ................................... 394 77 Repaving-Chapter 475 ................................... 2,878 35 Repaving-Chapter87 ................................... . 21,918 82 Restoring and Repaving -Special Fund-Department of Public

Works........ .. .. ........ .................... 3,049 25 Street Improvement Fund-June 15, ISM . .................. 17,787 6o Water-main Fund, No. 2 ................................... 39 45

Department of Public Parks- Maintenance and Government of Parks and 1':aces-Labor, Main-

tenance, etc .......................................... $8,261 68 Maintenance and Construction of New Parks North of Harlem

River................................................ 593 So IIarlent River Bridges-Repairs, Improvement and Maintenance 93 65 Aquarium ......................... ....................... c2 85 Department of Parks-lorough of Brooklyn.' ............... 5,070 49 Bay Ridge Parkway-Borough of Brooklyn .................. 18 00 Fund for Street and Park Openings-Rose 11111 Place .... , . , . , 24 50 Castle Garden, Equipments of ............................... 526 o8 Metropolitan Museum of Art-Construction and Completion.... 248 00 Improving Bronx and Pelham Parkway ..................... 9,328 03 Public Driveways, Construction of .......................... 13,841 20 Pelham Bay Park .......................................... 3,533 67

I ealth Department- llealth Fund-For Antitoxine Fund .......................... $10 35 Ambulance Station and Vaccine Laboratory ............ ..... 2,8S7 68 Health Department-Gouverneur Slip hospital Building Fund. 2S 00 I[ealth Fund-For Contingent Expenses ..................... iS6 51 Health Fund-For Disinfection ............................. 9 96 Health Fund-Law Expenses ...... ....................... 166 66 I[ospital Furnl-Supplies, etc ............................... 107 35 For Bacteriological Laboratory .............................. 39 40

Department of Street Improvements, Tweuly-third and Twenty- fourth Wards-

Maintenance-Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards........ $154 ,;S Preliminary Surveys and Preparation of flans, etc .. .... 42 70 Sewers and Drains, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards... 206 98 Jerome Avenue ['aving .................................... 47 10 Repaving Roads, Streets and Avenues-Twenty-third and

Twenty-fourth \Yards .................................. 10,111 15 Spuyten Duyvil Creek Bridge .............................. 61 So Street Improvement Fund, June 15, 1886 ....... • 3,25 37 Williamsbridge Sewer Fund ............................. 52 00

Police I)epartment- Construction and Furnishing Station-houses..............................

Department of Public Charities- Department of Public Charities-For Supplies ................ $25,584 95 Department of Public Charities-Insane Asylums ............. 709 98 Department of Public Cliarities-Transportation of Paupers, etc. 69 12 Department of Public Charities-For Alterations, Additions,

Repairs, etc ......................... ........... t,h68 72 Depattment of Public Charities-Donations to G. A. R. Veterans • 158 00 Department of Public Charities-Clothing for Insane Patients. , 685 S4 Department of Public Charities-Lodging-house for Homeless

Men..................... ........................... 9 25 Department of Public Charities-Building Fund ............... J42 78

Public Charities and Correction- Department of Correction-For Supplies ..................... $91 65 Department of Correction-For Alterations to Steamboats..--.. 53 55 Department of Correction-Building Fund ............. ..... 40,890 00

Department of Street Cleaning- Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Sweeping, , $t,SSS 69 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Carting.... 1,303 of Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Rents and

Contingencies ........................................ 1,367 85 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Final Dispo-

sition of Material ....... . ......... ........ .. ..... 12,948 37 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Manhattan

and Bronx-Sweeping...... ..... ....... .. .. .. 22,225 89 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Manhattan

and Bronx-Carting ............... ........ .. .... 14,436 67 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning-Manhattan

and Bronx-Final Disposition of Material ................ 466 23

Fire Department- Fire Department-Apparatus, Supplies, etc.................. $9,643 05 Fire Department-Fire Department Fund-Sites, Buildings, etc. 30,782 25

the People I s. the l

Coney Island and ` • . • , .. I Cori itiud copy order reducing assessment I Bergman & Dyk- Itrooklyn Rail-(, ( ' n relstor's tracks. . ..................1 man. ro.id Company.

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ch1t1ots 't <d.

DATE. NAME OF CL.AIMIANT. AM10( \T,.. N.ATCuE OF CL-tat. AI'1dOANEldl

1893 Jan. 17 ..................... ........ For payment for services while employees

of long Island City Departments, as follows.

578 co ........................................... L. E. Salmon. ., 350e........ ll .........................lpp. ... „ 78 oe ........... I .. ............................ „ 66 eo ...................

;_E ss For refund of assessment for regulating, Grading, etc., first avenue, front Ninety-second to One Hundred and Ninth street .......................... Hawke,& Flannery.

5,000 a For d:mtage, for personal injuries.......... M. 1'. O'Connor. 308 2s For rotund rt assessment for regulating

and grating Fint tvcnuc, from Ninety- secord to One Hundred and Ninth street. Hawke & Flannery.

,77 t , { For payment of judgment, filed Decent- Reeves, Todd & jher 3e, 2897 ..................... ...... I Swain.

(.too no For payment for additional labor, etc., in repairing roadway at One Hundred and Sixty-first street and Crumwell's Creek..

J. Henry Seth........ Writ. Rosenblatt... Petrr Hnfse-s. ....

. • Thos. J. Clover.... . t7 Patrick Brady........

•• 17 I Thomas Carney..... 17 Solomon Mehrbach.

18 In matter of Knudt- sen vs, -I'h e \':, yew. etc .....

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is J.C. Rodgers & Son

2460 THE CITY RECORD.

DATE. I NAMR OF CLAIMANT. AMOUNT.

FRIDAY, JUNE

NATURE OF CLAIM.

_

1o, 1898.

AITORNRY.

- C:,l'RT. NAMF: OF PI.AIN'1'IFF. AMOUNT. NATI'RR OF Stir. ATTORNE\'.

tiu rert e.. In router of petition p ---- -. - ---- report

l `Commtssc, amendingt -loncrorder w d

torl J, i8y7 9 ' ....'••"•'....."'..l

........ !

f is efund es Lx fh:porti xt of x8g6, nfCharlesElcich sler .............7 •"'•"' 1l

to t

Forr followsr.•ortion of Excise licensefee~

I l̀,tttsavooaid '

xtur estmurnlingr40a nd1

''\L Hoye. .. In matter ofpetition I I Certified copy

Rolirs 6 6 $ I ro K..Sintmt,

of Hannah A. M i t a r t it and

I C.mtmis.ion•rs. by making award for. Parcel I. in acyui ring land on

H ...~. - Charles aynor.. 8 3 4 .. .. .. ............. ....... ......... .. ....... .. .. .........

.• "

George W. \Sor- ft r,coo 00 i matter of

Nrth ricer. hetwoen lane :md Horatio Michael \V. Murphy. Eugene (frown .......

6 58 17 53 ••.........• .... .......... ••

row ............ I (

streets. payable to petitioner............ Diederich Ottemann. 53 t5 •..........•.:

... ...................... .... •.:

•• `• .. Frank D. Croft and t 6.781 54

( Goodrich, Whitney Certified copy of judgment .............. 1 \ li agen.

(;c,n,,e F. Brush..... b \\

......~. 73 97 .................. ....................... ,• another ........f

.. Hebrew Renevulent Summons and complaint. I it refund of in 1:ouletard, be- as-cssment for .ewers

"m. H. Coyle. i

I9 t'sr.th Herlihy, ad-1

78 qo ... ....... ............... ....... ... For damages for in'uries resulting in death

{ of Dennis Joseph Herlihy, employee of Orphan Asylum ro: ^~ C)ne ministratrtx ....1 t6,000 co

erlihy, e Stn el Cleaning lle ploy ee Society.......... . m een ( }ne llun dred and Sixth and .. to Cornelius Maloney. ..' 11,300 00 For poa

m t ar for taking premises

Clark &Culver.

.. 1[arr}• Horton....... 166 f6 Hundred and Ninth strec:s ............' Ilaw•ke & Flannery- Su and For p.yment East One i

of sftde~tv r pe mir os. Deerdorf.er L Bau rent lotto steaming "Jno.

Street,

o l Site

Foixth sf tai J O. Afillcr,

temp„rary bridge over Harlem rn~er... J .. E. Downer l

t9 \ictor

" in colhsion

of ... Patrick Brady.......' c_S 5S ~umm.ms and compkunt. For refund of d I 325 00 A.Gris cold' Cleaning Depart. a-sessmeot for regulating. grading, etc.,

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to One First avenue, from Ninety.second 1- 'untrue Ninth Havvke fi Flanner}-. and street.....

.. .. .. Downer

menL .................... ......... For s or damages g caused, e

Alexander & Ash,

xq Victor F. Downer 455 00

viii allegednegligence of ameg ceoperou '';

ligea

g " Pier

St ree t Clea ing

by

Clean ing De b st

' '. .. In matter of open-I

Inwoo I Crrtifie,i copy order directing payment of to al... , .

in, are- I nue, from Featli- 1,250 co o

i ti award for Parcels 12 and xza, in said -

AuK_ Kampfuer............ J. G. Ritter. 19 fabric Fire Hose 1 5,250 0o

l partayme.t..... hose

deli delivered

t........ For payment or hose delivered to Rluni-'

crbed 1 a n c to I

m,ittc r, to use Company....... f cipal g ypl

j ci al Corporation of Lon • Island City W. 1'. Pickctt. t.: rontwelLtvcnue ". Co20 ..................... ........ Island For payment of drafts made by Long Island)

.. Lewis B. Halsey, t and notice of motion Oct January ' anuar City, for groceries and supplies delivered 1

executor.....,. ........ ;r, tin a f. eremptory writ of mandamus r

directing discharge .,f certain taxes...... Alger & Simpson. to the poor in ,897, and assigned to Henry; Bran to the following :

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the People ex rel.I Lewis lteinhardt.... 120 03 ........................................... Venino & Sichel, the 0 r i n o k a I t Certilied co; y order vacating assessment Win. W. Strasser...,, 185 on ..................ion of.........,

License fees "

Mills vs. Coat-

I,,r of

I} '5399 «' i on real and personal property ........... 111. S, & 1. C . Isaacs. zo ...... . .... . ......... - .... . . . ... For refund of portion of Excise License fees i s s i o n e r> of under chapter r12, Laws of1896,os follows:

Taxes. Consumers Brewing .. David F. Stitcher. re ..• •i 17 8t ......• ...............•.•.•••••. holm.CtSmith.

ceiver.vs.the Ruf. Consumers' 5oorripany Brewing , JCoUt

Fan}. turn p ,.. Company i

.. "1'om 20 ~r ..., t6 2 3 72 -5c

ono for death resulting .ting.......t.

In, Mayor, etc... ........ Cloth, 1co , orderofdis:onttuuance......+ Diurth • & Metcalf. 4Y - t } & Lenart........ For damages for p injuries rvwodu m

of Charles P. P.J.J. O'Beirne. .. Ign.u2 Koret ......... ........ AlhtlIIn and order to shoo cause on Janu-

.t •• or William Kelly...... 33,901 o7 F payment of contracts for paving Broad- For

I ary :S why peremptory writ of man- way and other streets in Brooklyn....... Kellogg, Rose & d'unts should n^t issue directing pay ment of judgment recovered by him..,.. Venino & Sichel. •, zt Mrs. Gottfried L.1

4e,5°O For pay of award for lands taken in the

• New York Rooting

l L 9[ - achman,

- 6odmg ct al.... I oo matter of Twelfth Ward Park............ DO, Williams. P

I " zr Samuel M. Stern. For salary as engineer of School No. 7, Long

1' b e May t o r, ......•

Summons and cam lain[. 1'o foreclose lien

S ̀ p thou cc ('ol d- smith.

_ } felt, assignee.,. 35 00 Island City.............................

.

L. E. Salmon, etc., P a t r ~ c k 11c.,

c

I " at Jane Harloue........ 50,000 Co .For damages for personal injuries........... I . For damages to property and business by

.. W. H. Wood.

Costello rt al I ax ..................... ........ I reason of .recd n of pumping station

owned by City of Brooklyn, as follows : ore

Helmer, Jr 4,000 0o I Theod

John

....................................

...... C.C. Miller.

o 5,000 00 ....................... ............ u Lear Jager, Jr....... Io,000 co ......................................... A ugust \Vestphal.... to.oco on - ........................................... Henry J. Miller...... 15,000 00 Henry Meyer ....... I r5,coo Co .. Benj. F. Forbell ....... zo,00a no ' .. ................ .......... ........

2a Henry Oathers 24 00 For damages to store front caused by engine of Fire Department ..................... N. W.Tompkins

22 Berry Brothers...... 730 00 For payment of asvard for land taken for!

22 William B. S[ron ........ V g

For payment for over[tmc services as Dump n1D1oveet es as Dump Ipa ymen

J S. Bush.

g Cleaning J. C. Kennedy.

REDUCTION OF TAXES.

Cer/,Licate of the ('ommission:'rs of Taxes and Assessments, Keduciug Taxes of 1897 on Real Estate.

WARD No, I BLOCK NO. WARD INI.4t' ASSESSED CORRECTED TAX I No, VuLVaT!Orc. VALUA11O?l. REMIT r ED.

Twenty-fourth ....................... .... 494 $2,700 00 61,700 00 $35 70 Nineteenth, Brooklyn ................. r5 6o 6,000 co 4,000 00 53 53 El- enth, Brooklyn . ................. 142 41 4,500 00 2,500 co 57 22 Fifth, Brooklyn ...................... 39 48 2,200 00 7 0 00 42 91

CONTRACTS EXECUTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, x8g8, AND REGISTERED DURING THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 22, 1898.

NO• DATE OF CONTRACT.

DEPPARTMENT. NAMES OF COONTRACTORS. NAMES OF SURETIES. I AMOUNT DESCRIPTION OF WORK, COST. OF BOND.

Fidelity and Deposit Corn-) For construction and improving a portion of the Bronx and Pelham Park. 17:29 I Dec. 9, 1897 Public Parks ..................... lohn B. McDonald......... pang of Maryland ....... ` SoS,000 oa way, for its full width of 400 feet, between Bronx Park and Bear Swamp

W John \V. ooten........... road, in The City of New York ...............................Estimate $46,560 00

I Furnishing of all labor and materials for, and the construction and finishing

r; 3;o r. Aqueduct Commissioners........ \LahonyL'r0th.rl........., Henry Camphell....- ..... 1 6 ov ' of a Keepers' House and Storage Room extension, Janitors' Cottage

Daniel Cunningham........ I j I and Stable at the Jerome Park Rescrvmr, in the Twenty-fourth Ward 1 of The City of New York ....................................Estimate 23,8[3 00

17331 '' -,, '' Public Charities .............

-7332 .. 22, Docks ................ ......

I

John H. Goetschins.......,) George F. Losche.......... I Conrad 1Veiher............f

I The City Trust Safe De-j I posit and Surety Corn- I

..... { pan}' of Phladelphia.... Gilson, Collins & Co. l American Bonding aud'1'ruct iI

Company of Baltimore I City....................J

Materials and workmanship required for an alteration of a frame dwelling)

6,000 ao and the construction of a new frame building for the Fordham Hospital ........................................................Total:

1,200 00 For furnishing sawed spruce timber .............................Estimate - ............................Estimate

00 00

3.150 00 1

Approval of Sureties. January 17. Furnishing supplies for Department of Correction.

The Comptroller approved of the adequacy and sufficiency of the sureties on the following C. 11. Schutter, No. 103 Warren street, Principal. Frank Weeman, No. too Second avenue, proposals : Sureties. L. B. Smith, No, 553 West One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street,

January 17. Furnishing supp'.ies for Department of Charities. January 17. Constructing sewer on Aqueduct avenue, Department of Sewers. W. T, t, Jr,, No 61 Hudson street, Principal.

.. Nichols, Thileman & Smith, No. 147 East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street,

James E. Nichols, No. 155 West Fifty-eighth street, I Sreties u Principal. John C, McCarthy, No, 218 West Seven . Seventy-second street, (' J. Slattery, No. 368 Park avenue, Sureties.

January 17. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. M. McGrath, No. 216 East One Hundred and Fourteenth street, j

J. C. Juhring, No. 128 Franklin street, Principal. January 17, Improvement of One Hundred and Fifty-third Street Park, F. I1. Leggett, No. 21 West Thirty-fourth street, i Sureties. Charles L. Doran, No. 860 Sixth avenue. Principal. L. Wallace, No. 30 \Vest Seventy-fifth street, j American Bonding and Trust Company of Baltimore City, No. g 1 y 5 r

January 17. Furnishing hospital supplies for Department of Charities. 220 Broadway, -Sureties.

The City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Company of 1'hila. hchiffelin & Co., No, 170 William street, Principal. delphia, No. 16o Broadway, William Gowns, No. 547 West Forty-sixth street, 1 Sureties, January 17. Installing electric plant in Museum of Art. J. B. ~1cPherson, NO. 56 Charles street, ( The Walker Company, Cleveland, Ohio, Principal.

Januaryt Furuidting supplies for Department of Correction. Y 7• b The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140'

Broadway, Sureties. 'I'. \v. Gillett, Jr., No. 61 Hudson street, Principal. The National Surety Company, No. 241 Broadway.

J. E. Nichols, No, 155 West Fifty-eighth street, I Sureties, J. C. McCarthy, No. 218 \Vest Seventy-second street, f ' lanaary Ig. Improvement of Hancock Park. John Slattery, No. 368 Park avenue, Principal.

January 17. Furnishing coal fi,r Ilel,artment of Correction. Jatnes Slattery, No. 320 West Eighty-fourth street, j Sureties. J. H. Alexander, No. 17 Broadway, Principal. O'Reilly, 1O, 436 Lexington avenue, S AL I". \\'ynn, No. 314 East One Ilundretl anti Twentieth street, J. C. Wynn, No. 314 East One Hundred an,l Twentieth street, I Sltreties. January ig, For constructi g One hundred and Forty-fifth Street Bridge.

O'Brien, Sheehan & 1lcB.ai, No. 258 Broadway, Principal. January 17. Furnishing supplies for Department of Correction. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140

J. C. J uhring, No. 128 Franklin street, Principal. Broadway, reties, Su F. H. Leggett, No.21 \Ve,t Thirty-fourth street, Sureties.

c 'Ihe City Trust Safe Deposit and Surely Company of Phila• ('

Lewis Wallace, No, 30 \Vest Seventy-fifth street, I delphia, No. i6o Broadway, J

FRIDAY, JUNE lo, 1898. THE CITY RECORD. 2461

January 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. DEPARTMENT O F II E A LT H. "1'weaty l'uH2olldated Ice Company, No. 131 1:a2l Ihird street, I'rintip:tl. C. W. Morse, No. 40 West Seventieth suet, t S'I ches. - + - Oren Dcnnctt, No. 12 lust Sixty-eighth street, 1 \`t'F.ISK ENDING 5A'I'UNUA\', 12 M., \1,1 }' 28, IxyB.

January 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. --- - __ --- _._- _ _ __-- Ft. C. Ogden, Broadway and Tenth street, Principal. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 14o Broad- N•"II'1'tTr~°

B oRt l; lt. P, I l I.:\TSIN, ' DrATes. IIIIa its. M:\kkr\(Es. ̀YI'ILL-Si kTHS. DEATH.R way, Sureti es. lt'I.l [, 18y8.

American Surety Company, No. Ioo Broadway,

January iS. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. Ch

Manhattan... ....... r, =l, , 6 r sto

9 7=5 5 os s4 r 7 •77 W'`'illiam G. Ahrens, No. 14 a treet Principal. 4J s I C. F. Mattlage, No. 325 ~Vest Eighty-eighth street, ! Sureties. C. F, M attla Mattlage, No. West Ninety-fourth sstret

+ The Bronx..••...• i37,o95 68 ! se q I a5.se g 59 y' f Brooklyn ............. x,r97,roo 4c 353 43r 7 3 3 8 c 5.39

January 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. J. Early & Co., No. 13 Hudson street, Princip d.

...... rz8,o a 52 Queens ............... 4 5 39 7 5 American Bonding and Trust Company of Baltimore City, No. 1 Richmond ............ 64,927 •3 a5 5 • • =0.45

22o Broadway, Sureties, The City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Company of Phila. ' delphia, No. 16o Broadway, S City of New York. 3.13°,899 ., r37 r,44= 4or r 6 .7,25

January 18, Furnishing supplies for ,)apartment of Charities. ~- I Ingo Fredericks, No. 346 East Seventy-ninth street, Principal. * Iny large institutions raise the death-rate.

A. L. Ashman, No. 754 Broadway, Sureties. Cases of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ba6ortad, J. Kennedy, No. 46 Stuyvesant street,

January 18. Furnishing Matzoon for Department of Charities. Waal; ENDING- M. G. Dadirian, No. 93 Lexington avenue, Principal. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140

Broadway, Sureties. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. April April April -

April April, May May May May American Surety Company, No. IOo Broadway, 26. I . ra. 19. z6. s. c. i6. z3 3e. 7. 4. at. 24.

January IS. Furnishing hospital supplies for Department of Charities. - - - -- -- -- -I - Merck & Co., No. 15 University place, Principals. Phthisis.......... aoq x57 176 r79 r3o 223 Igo . 174 215 X44 t48 r89 t6o 210 Solon Palmer, No, 374 Pearl street, Henry I.1ndarmeyer, No. 32 Bleecker street, (1 Sureties. Diphtheria....... e74 e26 262 275 265 259 153 204 224 i z13 c93 zoz 184 18)

January 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. Croup ........... 15 c6 a6 15 r9 21 17 17 20 10 18 14 3 8

Moquin 0. H. Coal Company, Foot of West Ninety-sixth street, Principals. Measles .........a 653 571 663 i 6116 684 45 498 449 539 1 399 500 ~I 397 429 The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. No. 140

I

Broadway, Sureties. Scarlet Fever.....' 233 2I2 e74 270 263 z.t2 r5' 265 247 223 229 ' 244 240 1186

American Surety Company, No. too Broad way, Small-pox..,,.... r ......I .. I „ r I • , January 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities.

Pyphoid Fever... 117 t4 14 116 76 22 .5 12 7 115 15 10 21 23 C.F. Mattlage, No. 335 Greenwich street, Principal. , J. A. Craig, No. 314 West Thirtieth street, Sureties. l'yphus Fever.... W. B. Pope, No. loo East Eighty-first street, _- -

3 anuary 18. Furnishing supplies for Department of Charities. Total..... :,346 11,283 1,324 r,4z8 1,359 1,451 931 It,r7 1,,62 1,1 46 999 20a-9 1,o55 A. I). Bendheim, No. 152 Grand street, Principal. James G. Miller, No. 1885 Madison avenue, Sureties • A. M. Bendheim, No. ioq East Eighty-first street, Deaths According to Cause, Age and Sex.

January 18. Furnishing ice for Department of Charities. i F Consolidated Ice Company, No. 1131 East Twenty-third street, Principal. , I C. W. Morse, No. 40 West Seventieth street, Sureties. ' e T Oren Dennett, No. 12 East Sixty-eighth street, r a a

January iS. Furnishing stationery for City Record. y ' v n ,o r Jordan Stationery Company, No. 15 New street, Principal.

No. Cedar r ] . a r ;

Thomas Cleary, 58 street, Y E. E. McCall, No, 218 1Vest One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street, Sureties.

fot2l.2tl r.t37 X79 558 causes........... M 7 2!0 8 o 7 3 6 6 Sa 7 3 z 35 la,r 1139 3nuar 18, Furni shin stationery for City Record.

.I - -

J Y g

Jose h Cavanagh, -~'- -

p ~o 'o .

n, avenue, J S. Lockwood, 1\os 2 Jefferson avenue, B[ookl n

7 We st Sureties. h One 3b zc t Diphtheria

.................. 17 3 9 c7 29 ~.' 8 ., r ..

P. Cavanagh, No. d and Fifth street, f Crou

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January i8. Furnishing water-mains in Two Hundred and Thirty-third street. •

M. Lit ps, Westchester, Principal. Malarial Fevers ...... ..................' 5 = 4 I r r 3 .. • • 2

The City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Company of Philadelphia, Measles ..•....• ............. I.... ...• ri rz 7 7 8 4 11 9

.........

.. No. 16o Broadway, ics. }5urct

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Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, No, 35 "'all street, ScarletFever ........................... xi 8 g c 8 , q 8 ..

•• January 18. Repairing Department.

t

'mall-pox ...............

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typhoid Fever .................I.......

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street, Pipal 50 T Bon b Tru fP Y nCity+ No.

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220 Broadway, Sureties Typhus Fever................... .. •• • . . City

a Deposit and Surety Company of Philadel.

23

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9 a

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phia, No. i6oBroadwan Whooping -cough ........................

9 Diarrhoa] Diseases.. ................

3

113 Janua ' 18. electric light for Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies. t7 Supplying co 7 2 ~ ••

Manhattan Electric Light Company, No. 425 East Twenty-fourth street, c • .. r 3 35 711 Principal. Phthisis .................................'55 : 89 66 39 6

The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140 Sureties.

Other Tuberculous Diseases..... •... a7 tz 25 II 7 r =9 4 2 2

American Surety ty Company, No. loo Broadway, Diseases of the NervousSystem...... rl6 so 66 15 7 7 • 39 i' 4 = zc I a6 25

January iS. Supplying electric light for Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies. 39 ' ' 7 r 4 a 7 Harlem Lighting Conipany, foot of Eightieth street, East river, Principal E

artDiseases

3i ..................... .. 73 3 33

and Trust Company of Baltimore Cit American Bonding City, $uretics. Company, American Surety Ioo Broadway,

19 22 20 5 3 28 .. r I 6

pneumonia .............................. as 86 52 3 r 25 ca 6a zs 5 to rq r. January 18. Supplying electric light for Department of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies. Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs... t6 ro 6 2 1 3 r 3 3 6

Brush Electric Illuminating Company, No. 208 Elizabeth street, Principal. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140 Diseases of Digestive System....... ... 95 a7 48 27 6 4 ! 37 4 3 20 19 cz

Broadway, 1 Sureties American Surety Company, No. Ioo Broadway, Diseasesof UrinarySystem...........• lot 56 45 •• 2 r 3 6 5 as 43 22

January streets, ount Morris Electric Light Company, \•andam and Greenwich

Congenital Debility* ............ a5 I 27 a8 53 r 1 55 .. .. • ..

I~

I , = 8 anuar 18. Supplyingelectric-li g ht for Department of Public Buildings, Li htin and Supplies.

g P y' * I' Principal. Old Age........... .................. IS 6 la •. •. .. ••

The Cit 'r rust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company of Philadel- 6 3 4 I 2 City

' p y p

phia, No, 16o Broadway, P Y+ 140Sureties. The United States Fidelity and Guarani Company, No. Y Y

Other violent deaths ..................... a8 !, 36 • 3 Iz r z z •6 5 4 _~ r r 9

Broadway. --.----- - -- -' - January 18• Supplying Lighting

tCon aPrincipal. lies. Ee

lison Electric illuminating} Company, No. 57 street, Alt other causes .............. ........... rz^ I , 3 4 77 9 3 I 5

r 7 5 • to 1 I 34 45 11 4

American Surety Company, No. ioo Broariway, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, No. 35 Wall street, Sureties. including premature births, atrophy, inanition, marasmus, atelectasis, cyanosis and preternatural births.

January 21. Furnishing hospital supplies for Department of Charities. Causes of D alp not Specified in the Foregoing Table. H. D. Robbins, 91 Fulton street, Principal. - --- - - ---- --- C. E. Cornell, No. 62 \Vest One Hundred and Twenty-eighth )

street, Sureties. Zytnotic. Circulatory. Genito-urinary. )I- S. ~'v. Fairchild, No. 2 William street, W.

Erysipelas, 4; Cerebro-Spinal Fever, Senile Gangrene, 3 ; Embolism, 2 ; Bright's Disease and Nephritis, 96

January 21. Laying bicycle path in Bronx Park. 9: Influenza, i ; Puerperal Fever, Aneurism, 3. Gland. of Bladder and Prostate Uterus Gland. _ ; Diseases of Uterus

J. B. McDonald, Jerome Park, Principal. 6 ; Syphilis, t ; Pyamia, 3. and Uremia, Vagina, 3 : ; : American Surety Company; No. coo Broadway, Ovarian Diseases, z; Pelvic

Ceuufitis, 2. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, No. 140 } Sureties.

BroadwaYt Dietetic. Respiratory. ~catttotory.

January 22. Furnishing coal for Department of Public Parks. Alcoholism, 8. Emphysema, r ; Chronic Bronchitis, Spinal Disease, r ; Necrosis, r.

W. C. Moquin, foot of West Ninety-sixth street, Principal. 5 ; Hydrnthorax, 3 ; Conge-lion Lungs, z ; Hemorrhage of of /rte untenfar S y

G. H. Brisette, No. i Broadway Sureties. CoxsHfutional. Lungs, 3 ; l'uloron..ry Apoplexy, Phlegmonous Cellulitis, 2 ; Car- H. D. Heisenbuttel, No. i Broadway, t ; Pyo-pneum~,thorax, T. buncle, r.

anuar 22. Preparing for and buildingPiers 20 and 21, Department of Docks. J

Y ~' Cancer, 34; Tubercular Meningitis,

rq Tuberculosis, etc., 7 ; Accident.

I

George W. Rogers, No. 44 Broadway, Principal. Rheumatism, to ; Diabetes, 6 ; j Fracnlres and Contusion=, 118 ; Burns

The United States Fidelityand Guaranty No. I o y y 4 Anemia, r ; Rickets, i ; Purpura, and Scalds, 5; Drowning, ro ; Broadway, I- Sureties. a; Gout, t. Dtgcstive. Wounds, a : Railroad, r ; Suffo-

American Surety Company, No. ioo Broadway, Gastro-enteritis, .8 ; fiastih.. to ; ca ion, 4 ; Poison, 4.

Opening of Proposals. Nervous. Enteritis, 6 ; Cirrhosis, a

Peritonitis, 6 ; Obstruction of Otker Canoes.

The Comptroller, by representation, attended the opening of bids at the following Depart- p y p Convulsions, 14 ; Meningitis and En- Intestines, 7 ; Hernia, 4 ; Hepa-

ce hatitis, 27 A o let p 7; V. p y, 4q; ' this, a; Indigestion, 4; Stricture Outts, 3 ; Foramen Ovate Open, 2

Pot-partum Hemorrhage, a

ments, namely : Paralysis, 7 • Insanity, 8 Epi- of Intestines, c ; Other Liver Dis- hli.carriagc, 4 ; Placenta Pra:via,

January 18. Furnishing and delivering tons white-as11 coal and for forage for Park Department. g g X00 g P Congest ion t ; n Softening of Brain, i ; Jaun , e ; T}phStois, etc., q;

Congestion of hraln, g ; Tetanus, Jaundice, i ;Gall-Stones, q ;Den- I H

c ; Rupture of Uterus i ; Puerperal Convul.ions, a ; Child. P

January 19. Furnishing forage for Street Cleaning Department. January 21. Repairing and extending Pier foot West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street. Y

t t Chronic ydrocephalus, i ; titlon, 5 ; Hemorrhage from Tumor of Brain, z ; Spinal pharyng and I

Abscess, t. i ; Retro-

Sclerosis, x. I pharyngeal Abscess, t. I

birth, z; Suppurative Adenitis, r i id , ttifida, z.

Homicide, 5.

M. T. DALY, Deputy Comptroller.

152 165 IS; 155 150

29.609 29.853 23. ,ga9,9iS:y,83

S, 9 7 Si 76 ' 95

2.23 93 1 79 , 1.57 2.43

;.8° 52.42 53.5 63- 3' 00.91

27' 72, 71' 76° 720

$ 47° 40° 52' 56°

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2462 THE CITY RECORD. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898.

Deaths .-t'ortin to ('ens', .lnnu,ri Rate per 1000 and .'Le, wile .112't,'inmle 5y and Xunther Cases of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Reported, and Deaths from the Same, by Wards. If Deaths en Public ins!ituinms for 13 !V','kS.

SicKNess. DEATHS REPORTED.

VeEK SOING-.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. April .\pril pril Api fl Aplil May \1 iv \liy May 5 I 12. 19. as, 2. ,. 6. 33. 32. 7. 14 .21. S.

Total death',............ 1 , ­X~ 1,223 1. 225 2,29'' 1,276 1.1)5 1,267 1,171 1.240 1,218 1,222 1,10 1,137

Annual 1leatll.rate ..... iS,4S 12,73 S.47 19.57 19 3' 28.19 124. 2 17.77 1 8 81 iS 49 1245 17.75 17 25

Diphtheria ............. 34 31- 4; 37 50 1 54 3' 37 3 35 37 34 38

Croup 6 3 S 3 i

6 3 S Malarial Fevers ......... 1 2 4 3 2 4 5 3 5

Measles ............... 19 22 3' 29 21 22 31 24 22 20 17 14 19

Scarlet Fever ........... 2 11 I. 22 , 1

3.2 17 i6 iS 20 19 2 23 17

Small-pox........................................

Typhoid Fever. 9 5 9 C 4 5

i'yphu, Fever.................................

Whooping-cough ....... 10 10 1. I. l o 14 1 16 24 I' 2; I'J 13

Diarrh2eal Di,eases . ... 17 1' 14 17 1, 2, 14 10 1 2 4 22

I i; it S 13 14 14 2' ii 14 0 17 12 19 del 5 years I

P thj,is................ 267 1( 137 I 16 249 24 1 1 44 1,5

Bronchitio................. Co 4 54 43 42 40 37 40 4. 41

1 7 1 2Cr 214 192 187 197 200 191 211 iSo 1)8 l'nelcImiunia.............

Other Disease, vi ISo'- 1 24 2' 17 23 I 22 ( 2,7 27 16 22 I' 13 16

Spiratory Organs..

Violent Deaths......... 4 6 72 54 (i ' '2 39 1 54 15 47 57

Under one year......... 236 270 223 23 244 242 23, 246 239 .71.7 274 2.0 210

Under five years ........ 427 441 4,9 463 4521 43S 1 446 439 44 1 .418 470 431 367

Five iosixty-five ........ 219 127 C. 644 6"a Oo5 64- 53, 6. 151 644 589 Gji

Sixty-five years andovc, 174 173 181 185 160 152 164 172 144 249 18 15'2 139

In Public and Private I lnstu,,tion, _tt 2,1 '72 221' 2,) 26C So' 241 I .07 23 3y Cr7 281

12731221 Cases.......... 142 1Cr 1 4 -47 277 14,

Mean baritneter ........ 2,.. 30.23930 :4 '9.100 9.257 29.934 2).716 .244

Mean huiiiidity......... 7) E Co 83 7- 7) 7 - Inches of r2in and snow. ." . . .8 .93 1.13 .24 .39 .51

5.0' 47.4' 50.32 46.9' 424' 35 2' 22.3' 54' MaXITLUM temperature 442 6.7° . 6° 64° _l 3 7 0 92 74 7

6d-lIt) 25' 32' 352 37' 34° 2 45 42

Infectious and (''nlmzous Diseases in i/ast(iaIs.

KING,TUN .Aveoi,'e Hsrt'rsm..

- -

i1

Remaining May 21 21

Admitted................. . 2 2 2 1

Discharged . . .. 4

Died .................... . .. .. I . .. ' .. .. I

Remaining May 23 ...... 11 . .

i ' 13 . .. 8 ,

2 , 2 4

'mEal treated ......26 .. 1 17 4 5

-3---

, WARDS.

First ..........................5 1 2

'l'h,rd.................... • ' .. 2 2

I Second .......................... •' ...I ................' '

Fourih:::::.:....::.. . .

' :::.:.::ii:: : :

Seventh 1 7 I

Tenth ...................4 . . 9 10 .... 8 .... I .2

Sixth . .................. ......17 2 .......................I 2

: . deventh................ 3 I ' 6 1 ...............2 32

l' ...............II

'l'svelfth ................6 t 45 I 34 ' '

thirteenth ..............9 2 9 2 5 I 2 ........ 29 Fourteenth ......... ...i t 4 3 I . , 4 I . I . . n . I 20

Sisterntl,................ .2 '''' 5 6 I .... ........5 iS Sm 1'2llteelltl° .............4 . 7 4 1 . 20 3 , 1 . , I

I"iftee nih................ 3 I ' ' . 3......................I 7

7 , i

I:igI tecIltIl ............. 11

9 , l 1 .3 20

2

n 7 39 VeClictll ..............

lveily.first ............3 3 2 I6

...........7 30

'I'ssr,it3'-second .........13 - ' 2224 I . to 3 . I I ..........8 6z Twenty-third ........... t . . 8 Ii 1 . s o 4 . i . 7 45 'l'sveut5.fourIIi .......... 5 .. 11 I 3 I ,, __ ...........3 18

'!'owl ..............132 8 234 12b 13 .. 192 24 ,, 17 13 4 .. 100 719

Second ................. - - 4 ......3 ShimS................... 3 3

................. ' 2

IFirst ...................3 8 , ............................5

Fifth ................... . 7 2 2 6

Eivhth ..... ............ 2 3

Sixth ................... 3 .S2

....... .. ...

.l. ....

.

.I'.

.... ........

.

.........................................

.. ..

3

Se ............... . 12 10 13

Ninth .............. .... .....18 2 I

6

Tenth ° 16

Eleventh ...............

'msselfth ................. 2 4 ..... 2 .......... I .........I 13

Fosirteeiiih ............. 2 . ' 2 3 1 ................ ' it I'I,irteenth.... ......... I ' -' i 2 ....................,9

Fifteenth .................. 5 ....... - 2 ............. ' - I 3 Sixteenth ..............3 ' . I ............... iS

Sevcnteciith.. ....... ....2 . - I 3 1 i 2 .................... .

Nineteellth .............. i . u 3 ....... i 6 'l'wenticth ...... . ....... I 9 1 ...... ' 10

':ghteeith .............0 ...............2 .................... S

Twenty-second .........4 17 4 ...... 3 19 (wenty-firt ................ . , . I ...................4 15

'I'venty.thtrd ................16 3 2 ................. 17 rh e0l}"f7Urth .............2 2 .... I 15

I ' $'enly.ulflh ............S . a 4

I'wenty-sev rob......... ' ' 3 a .......i ................ . 13 Twenty -elgilth.......... .....3 4 I I ........2 ........3 20 Twenty-ninth ...........2 ' . ' 2 1 . . I . t 2 ............5 23

'l'wonty-oixth ........... 3 . . . . 3 ................ . . . . 23

'rhirtietlu................... I I ................ , , 2 7 Thirty.fir't ............. . . . • ........ 3

Total ............... 54 '' 156 529 .. nS I3..2 3 5 353

I ' fhirty.secoiid ........... .........................

Second ............. ..... .... 3 ..... .. ....... I ''13

15 I First .................... I '' 18 2 ..........

'l'hird ............... ..I .. 2 2 .........1 • •. I ....13 9 I

Fourth ..................I " 11 , I I ...... 1 ...............I

Ito' 3 7I 1I

I I FiSh.................... .... t .........................2

Second ................. 2 2

Ej Third .............................I ...........I

Fourth .................

Fifth ....................

Total

..............................

otal............... 2 .. 3 1 ...............I

r.0 PAL'EEI, Riveesios Ilospi'j ,SL. Hori I AL,

27 22 39 3 15 12 I 22 4 '2 14

1 .. 6 i . . 22 , , '6 . , 4

Rein. iniig7uI.myor

Admitted ............ 19 19

Discharged ......... 7 II 13 3 ..... 3 1 6 1'

Died .............. .. 7 1 ' .. 2 I

2 I

Remaining May 29, to 23 33 1 3 2 3 I .. 41 3 93 1 . . 16

Total treated.. 27 41 58 6 3 21 n 1 44 j8

0 Ii

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2

'Temperature at hydrant, 600 Fahr.

Analysis of Bidrwood 1f'ater, allay 23, tflbS.

kbsyt.1s, Exr II,s¢n' Rrsvl.T;,F.xrets-Pu IN t,ltAI\S PER IN I'Att1S BY

U. S. GALLON IC VVHIe 11I IN ONE 231 Conic INCHES. iHuiRm THocs.ND.

Appearance ......................................................

Color ............................................................

Odor Heated to xoo° Fakir.` .......................................

Chlorine in Chlorides.............................................

Equivalent to Sodium Chloride ..................................

Phosphates (P2 Os) ..............................................

Nitrogen in Nitrites..............................................

Nitrogen in Nitrates..............................................

Free Ammonia ...................................................

Albuminoid Ammonia............................................

` Before boiling ........ Hardness equivalent to Carbonate of Lime {

( After boiling.........

Organic and volatile (loss on ignitions ..............................

Mineral matter (non-volatile; .....................................

Total solids (by evaporation ......................................

Hcrt.sdty turbid.

Brownish yellow.

Markedly vegetable.

0,8450

1.3930

None.

None.

0.0)58

0.00 02

0.0059

1.4,00

2.490°

2.3300

4.2620

6.5900

Markedly turbid.

Pro%%nob yellow.

Markedly vegetable.

1.4500

2.3890

None.

None.

0.1644

0. C003

0.0.01

2.5600

2.5600

4.0000

7. 3000

11.3000

Temperature at hydrant, 61.4° Fahr.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898. THE CITY

Inspections of Premises.

Total number of inspections made ................................................8,200 8,200 Classified as follows :

Inspections of tenement-houses................ ................................... 4,913 tenement apartments (at night), to prevent overcrowding ................630 mercantile e,tablishLnents ......................... ..... .. ...... 59

private dwellings .................................................. 313

lodgirg-houses .................................................... 114 rr stables .. ........................................................ 214

slaughter-houses ............................................... ... i.i4

other premises ....................................... ............. 1,(23

Total number of citizens' complaints attended to ............................. ...... 6og

verified ...................... ... ... ........ 444 " " found baseless, or nuisance already abated........ 2S5

original complaints by Inspectors ................................ , . 4b8

Inspection of Foods, Alilclt Cows, etc.

Total number of inspections of milk .............................................. 660 specimens examined ............................................. 561 quarts of milk destroyed.......................................... ....... inspections of fruit, vegetables and canned goals .................... 5,388 pounds of same condemned and tlestroyed .......................... 140,870 inspections of neat .............................................. 582 pouacls o[same condemned and de.stroyed .......................... 11,765 inspections of fish ....... ... ........ .......................... 2,452 pounds of saute condemned and destroyed .......................... 29,300 milch cows examined (tuberculin le-.t) .............................. 12 much cows examined, found diseased .............................. I intopsies ........... ............................. ............. I

Clscmical Laboratoy.

Milk—Adulterated ............................................................. 6 .. Unadulterated. ..... ........................................... 16

Croton \\'ater—Partial sanitary analysis ............................ .............. ...... Complete sanitary analysis........................................ I

Water, Kensico supply—Complete sanitary analysis ............................. ... I `• tell at', chat ac ter, ura nitre it,), present . ....................... . ............ 1 .c cistern, sum ptei-,u-; quality ........................... .................... I 1. brook. can iutinattd ................................ .................... I <.

wet), conlaidivatcd .. ............... ........ .................. 2

Cake, poisonous metals and pt, mat ties, negatl ye .................................... I Sausage, poisonous metals and ptomaine,, negative .... ............................ 2 Munich and contents, pn1snnou metals and ptomaines, uegative ..................... 2 \l ieroscopical exam nations ...................................................... 2

i i . t[av'i ute'ttt ul . lot zlj 'sc's.

Estimation of suspended matter in Croton water .................................... ...... <1 Bone acid In milk ........................................ .... .... 7

Microscopical ................. ............................. ................... --- _

20

Aum't'sis o_1 Croton )Water, .11' 27, 1598,

Rrickr,, Eisi,csscn RLSaTo, g.eERFssno IN GII ,INS 'itR IN' Punt I;Y

U. S. lbsLI.Us OF WEtt H r IN Use 231 Cron. 1RGn,S. HUND J.n 'rut SA@n.

Appearance...................................... •

.............. V ct y sli~shtly turbid. Very slightly turbid.

Color .......... ................................................. l.ightyellowishbrown. Light yellowish brown.

Odor (He'ated to too- Fabr.l ................................... Marshy. Marshy.

Chlorine in Chlorides ............................................. o.133 0.231

Equivalent to Sodium Chloride ................................... 0.z0l 0.379

Phosphates (I's Us) ..............................................' None. None.

Nit roger, in Nitrites ............................................... Nose. None.

Nitrogen in Nitrates ...... ....................................... o.or4e 0.0043

Free Ammonia ................................................... 0.0003 0. oco5

Albuminoid Ammonia .......................................... o.on78 0.0135

Total Nitrogen .................................. ................I 0.0208 o.0.)58

( Iiefore boiling..... .. 2.38 4.09 Hardness equivalent to Carbonate of Limed

After boiling ......... 2.38 4.09

Organic and volatile (loss on ignitism) .............................. 1.283 2.20

Mineral matter (non-volatile) ....................................... 2.683 4.60

Total solids (by evaporation ...................................... I 3.966 6.80

RECORD. 2463

if/edical Inspection of Schools.

g.I v CAUSE OF ExCLUsION. .. '^ .0 •p •d

p I 'c- PARA.

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—,~ Cram mar Schools— —~— , — — —I~ —~— — —~~ ~•~- Gmm D m raar Department 5 79,770 . rz9 527 zo9 i 6 ......... .. x .. 3 .. 2

Primary Department,.: 5 86,@94 *124 *503 ''1,316 93 .. 2 I 7 9 9 ao 2 7 2

Primary ................. 5 31,639

Paroclial ...............fi

49 020 387 30 I .. 5 7 4. x 41 3

' 5 33.999 35 274 2 1 6 a 3 .. .. r

Industrial Schools— !

. ..... . .. . .. . ...

American Female I ..

.

i - 4 .. .. .. r x .. x r ..

Cli lldren',t Aid Society. 5 6 o53 20 x

600 4~

Schools in Tenement- i houses ............... 5 703 33 38 ~. 673 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Kindergarten Schools...) 5 i 879 17 54 24 i

'Total...... 5 240,853 320 1,303 2,859 520

.. .. .. .. ■ ' ......

3 .. i .. 8 x8 x9 49 4 L 8

Included in the Grammar 6cll0ul:, Grammar Department.

Ins,hect:ous under Law lt'cgulatitr,t,' Eutpl,},nwttt of If boon and Children in illercantile and %1Jlnutfcrctt(I•irlg G.c!oGIrs1uucvtlr.

CHILDREN'S EMPLOYMENI' CERTII'IC A1'ES GRANTED.

hhhntpLAce. COLOR. —

FCr2Hic:x,

—

A]IERICAY.

T b

Ic o

Mercantile, Dial@ a r ...... 8 31.' z r 2 .. .. ,.~ ... 9 . 42 ..I 3.. .L .,.. .. 21 73

Female ......! 57 x li 4I 4! ..I' E ll x .I .. .. 3.i 39 1 1 z xl.. ..' tl 58

'<fanuLi~[urin )tale .... - g' 3

2 .. t ., .. , .. 5 23 x .. .... 44 3

38 I Feonle .. 3

.. 5 r x ~.' II ..' ..... .... 6 zo I 2 1 x 38

' 8~ 6I 3 6. r Total.......... 2 20 .2rt ..

—

II 2 x2 5 1 I..~' 3 2r3

CH1I.UKEN'S EMI'L(tYMEN"f CERTIFICATES REFUSED.

--- - - a il Bis-rolt

COILOR. ~. — ._..__ _. ---- -_____ - CAUSE.

t'OH F.IG V, \1IERICAN,

I iI~ it

9

1 } _ n I M 'O a 7 7 , C r

/ Z I. 7 J— ay

%Iercantile, \tale....... x6 .. r — —i -- —,— — 4 3 1.. .. 16 It 4 1 .. .. 16

Fcntlic.... 6 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .... .. c .. .. .. 6 z .. 4 .. .. 6

Mtttiiifacttiiing, Mate.. to .. I .I .. 7 r .. xo I .. 3 x .. xu

Gcm:de 1) .. 4 .. .. 1 4 . 9 4 9

Tntcrl .........41 'I) 14 x .. 41 i8 5 17 r .. 41

Pathology and Wae!eriolo;;y.

Cotal number of premises visiled by Inspectors.... ................................. 388 autopsies (human o, animal o) .................................... ..... new cases treated with di!,htheria anti-toxin by Medical Inspectors..... 10

" curative bijcdi0D, of diphtheria anti-toxin given by Medical Inspectors, II 'I persons ImBItl'ao1 kith tligith@ha anti-toxin by Aledieal Inspectors.... 24 II llt)ub0tt1)n5 pCrlorHied . .............................. ........... I I, inoculations of animals With toxins ................................. 4 " ant inIts bled tar aIIu.toxbc Serum.... 3

sainttleo tot tu5in.S test ed ........................................... 4 11 samples of anti-toxic seruut.; tested ................................ 19 " tacteriolo-ical examinations of suspected diphtheria, viz. : 'True 102,

not cliphthsria 62, intlecisive 45, viz. : Culture made too late in disease 26, iusullicient growth on culture medium I, culture iiegunit cot;lsiniiated 4, culture medium dried up 0, suspicious bacilli only It lo, nu Iliphtheria bacilli luund 4, laryngeal cases antiseptic applied within two hours o ...................... 239

bacteriological exatttiIlattuiIy of convalescent cases of diphtheria, prec6d- ing disinfection ............................................. 204

II 1aeteriotogicnl cxamination.; of healthy throats in infected families..... 7 " culture., in cases of suspected diphtheria taken by Medical School

Inspectors in schools, viz. : Diphtheria bacilli found I, diphtheria bacilli not fount( 3, indecisive 0 ............................... 4

II examinations of blood from cases of .u;pected typhoid fever (positive reaction 3, negative reaction 9), Widal test.. ................... 12

" samples of feces or urine examined for typhoid bacilli (typhoid bacilli found 0, not found 4), Ili:s method ........................... 4

II bacteriological cxautttati,It2s of suspected tuberculosis (tubercle bacilli fount) 36, not found 36)... ....... ... ........

• ......... 72

'I nllcrlsCIll))Cai preparations made and examined (tuberculosis) , ........ 129 " cases of pulmonary tuberculosis examined and removed to hospitals.... 4

case, of pulmonary tuberculosis examined, removal not recommended.. ...... animals vaccinated . ............................................ 6 animals collected from .............. ............................ 6 grammes of vaccine virus collected ................................ 41 . ~6 cub, cent, of liquitl vaccine virus prepared .......... ............... 116 clinical tests of vaccine virus made ................................ 35 satu1i)les of vaccine virus tested bacteriologically ..................... Is capillary tubes prepared ......................................... 4,732

" stuallvials prepared ............................................. 50 large vials prepared...... ................................ II

Amount of diphtheria anti-toxic serum produced in c. c ............................ 8,030 Number of visits to Department Stations (collection of cultures, etc.) .............. ... 210

ri

2464 THE CITY RECORD. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898.

Infectious and Contagious Diseases.

Total number of cases visited by Inspectors ........................................ 2,427

premises visited by Disinfectors .................................... 420 r< rooms disinfected.............. ..................... ............ 893 " pieces of infected goods destroyed ................................. 191 " pieces of infected goods disinfected and returned .................... t,381 " persons removed to hospital ....................................... 64

primary vaccinations ............................................. 1,355 revaccinations.. ..... ............................ 791

certificates of vaccination issued ................................... 1, 03 cattle examined by Veterinarian ....................................i72

glandered horses destroyed ........ .............................. 6

instiuuionsinspected ............................................. 44

Total number of dead animals removed from streets ................................ 1,270

Execnti..'e Action. Total number of orders issued for abatement of nuisances ........................... 849

Attorney's notices issued for non-compliance with orders .............. 3t 1

civil actions begun ............................................... 57 .. arrests made............ . ...................................... 2judgments obtained in civil courts ................................. ....

criminal courts.. ............................ S

permits issued ..........................•........................ 486 persons removed from overcrowded apartments. 41

By order of the Board. EMW INS CLARK, Secretary.

1QUEDUCT COMMISSION.

.1Ii,rtm's of Stated ,lleetint, ,7 t1ra.Jqueluc1 (,'an,uissiell,,' , h.rdi' of N!,•ur OjhO', .tio. 209 Stewart Bitiim/ism K-, on II <'mrnesiioir. die) IS, iS S, at 2 o'cieck I'. M.

Present—The Comptroller (Ilon. Bird S. Coler), Commissioners Ryan (President), Ten Eyck and Power.

The minutes of stated meeting of May ii, LSgS, were approved as read. Commissioner Power offered the following resolution amt n:overl that the same be adopted Resolved, That, in pursuance of a notice given at the previous meeting that the By-laws

would be changed regarding the time of stated inesting of the Aqueduct Commissioners, time time of stated meeting be and hereby is fixed at eleven o'clock A. M. instead of two o'clock r. ,t. on \\'ednesday of each week. to and including June S, alter which the meetings shall be held on Tuesday, at eleven A. M.

Which was carried by the follon ing vote Affirmative—The Comptroller, Commissioners Rvan, Teti Eyck and Power-4. Commissioner Ten Eyck gave notice that a motion would' he made to amend paragraph 2,

article 1, on page 5 of the By-laws, by striking out the word '' four " in line three and substituting in lieu thereof the words " a majority."

Also, by striking out the word '' four " in line one of the second paragraph of section two, on page 15 of the Rules of Order, and substituting in lieu thereof the words '' a majority of the."

:1 communication was received from the Chief Engineer, addressed to the AqueductCommis-sioners, dated May 16, iS9S, in regard to the construction of the proposed sewer in Two Hundred and Fourth street (Potter place).

\%'hereupon, Comnussioner Power offered the following Resolved, That the Secretary and Chief Engineer be empowered to arrange with the Board

of Public Improvements and with the Commissioner of Sewers of the Borough of The Bronx for the proper interchange of the necessary formalities between the Aqueduct Commissioners and the above-named departments.

Which was adopted by the following vote Atnrmative—The Comptroller, Commissioners Rvan, Ten Eyck and Power-4. A communication was received from the Chief Engineer, dated May t7, i89S, addressed

to the Aqueduct Commissio,ters, concerning the construction of an additional gate-house at the Jerome Park Resermoir.

Whereupon, Commissioner Power offered the following resolution Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be authorized and directed to build a gate-house at the

south end of the Tero;ne Park Reservoir, the same to be included in the work to be done by Messrs. McDonald & Onderdonk. under the contract with the City for the construction of Jerome Park Reservoir.

Which was adopted by the following vote Affirmative--The Comptroller, Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4. The Commissioners then adjourned.

HARRY W'. WALKER, Secretary.

Minutes of Stated dice/zag f the Aqueduct Cosnmissimmcs, held at their Ofce, Vi. 209 Stewart Bui(ding, on [Voin,'sda)', _J/al' 25, 1898, at I o'clock A. .11.

Present—The Comptroller (IIon. Bird S. Coler), and Commi.sionets Ryan (President), Ten Eyck and Power.

The minutes of stated meeting of May IS, 1898, were approved as read. Pursuant to a notice given at the last stated meeting, Commissioner Ten Eyck moved to amend

paragraph 2, article I. on page 5 of the by-laws, by striking out the work "four " in line three and substituting in lieu thereof the words "a majority.''

Also, by striking out the word " four " in line one of the second paragraph of section two, on page t5 of the Rules of Order, and sub-tituting in lieu thereof the words '' a majority of the."

1\'ntch was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

Chairman Ten Eyck, of the Committee of Finance and Audit, reported the examination and audit of bills contained in Vouchers Nos. [2,315 to 12,324, inclusive, amounting to S6to.t6.

Which were approved and ordered certified to the Comptroller for payment, by the following vote :

Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

Commissioner Power moved that a letter addressed by the Chief Engineer to the Division Engineers concerning the management of the property under the control of the Aqueduct Com-missioners, have the approval of the Commissioners.

Which was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

Commissioner Ten Eyck moved the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That the accompanying bill for taxes for the year 1897, due the Town of Cortlandt,

Westchester County, N. Y., amounting to five hundred and thirty-eight dollars and fifty-three cents, is hereby approved and ordered certified to the Comptroller for payment.

Which was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

Commissioner Ten Eyck offered the following preambles and resolution : Whereas, The Aqueduct Commissioners, by resolution adopted December 9, 1897, requested

the Comptroller of The City of New York to raise the sum of two million dollars ($2,0: o,000) upon bonds of The City of New York for the uses and purposes of the Aqueduct Commissioners ; and

\Whereas, There remains unsold of the requisition above referred to, bonds to the extent of one million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($1,65o,oco) ; and

Whereas, The Aqueduct Commissioners, by resolution adopted April 14. 1898, requested the Comptroller to sell bonds to the extent of six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($650,03) on account of the requisition above referred to ; now, therefore be it

Resolved, That the Comptroller of The City of New York be and he is hereby requested to sell bonds of The City of New York to the extent of one million dollars (i,coo,000) in addition to the amount remaining unissued of the above requisition of the Aqueduct Commissioners of December 9, 1897, i. e., one million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars (1,650,000), to defray the necessary and lawful expenditures of said Commissioners, as provided for in section 32, chapter 490, Laws of 1883 of the State of New York, making in all two million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars (2,650,000).

Which were adopted by the following vote: Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

Commissioner Ten Eyck moved that the Secretary be directed to transmit a copy of the above resolutions to the Comptroller with a letter explaining why this amount would be necessary in order to carry on the work of the Commissioners.

Which was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4.

A communication was received from the Comptroller, addressed to President Ryan, requesting that the Commissioners attach a certificate of the estimated cost of the work under the contract executed by John J. Hart & Co. for constructing retaining and stairway masonry, etc., near Shaft No.25 of the New Croton Aqueduct ; also that said contract be executed by a majority of the Commissioners.

Commissioner rower moved that the matter be referred to the Corporation Counsel. \Vhich was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Coinmissioneis Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4. President Ryan moved that the offer of E. B. Brady to purchase certain farm buildinl;s on the

site of the New Croton Reservoir, which were formerly' owned by him, be laid on the table. Which was carried by the following vote : Affirmative—The Comptroller and Commissioners Ryan, Ten Eyck and Power-4. The Commissioners then adjourned.

IIARRY \V. WA! KER, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANING.

An Abstract of the Transactions of the Department of Street Cleaner•, of 1/' City of New 1 'rk for the iVeek Ending May 21, 1898 (Section 1546, Greater A'euw York Charter).

Boroughs of .31anhattan and The Bronx. REMOVAL OF INCUM BRANCES.

(Section 545, Greater New York Charter.) Unredeemed incumbrances on hand May 14, 1898 ....................... ....... 164 Incumbrances seized during week ............................................. 15

179 Incmnbrancesredeemed and released ................................................ t5

Unredeemed incumbrances on hand ..... ......... ..................... 164

AIONEys =- transmitted to City Chamberlain, as follows For redemption of incumbrances for week ending May 14, 1898 ................. $39 50 For trimming scows for two weeks ending May 16, 1898 ......................... 2,007 86

BILLS AND PAY-ROLLS transmitted to Comptroller, as follows Schedule No. 65—Sundries-

American Rubber Tire Company, wheels and tires .......................... $S6 40 Bloomer, George, cart booms ............................................ Soo 00 Brooklyn \Vharf and Warehouse Company, wharfage ....... ................ 2 00 Buckley, Dr. R. E., services ......... .................................... 75 00 Cavanagh Brothers & Knapp, lye, polishing paste, etc ..... ................. tr 26 Carroll, Tames, shoeing .................................................. 193 25 Carlin, John, rations .........................................,.... ...... Si o0 Cleary, William, shoeing ................................................. 285 94 Central Union Gas Company, gas ......................................... 36 27 Colwell Lead Company, syphon tank ............... ....................... 3 50 Conroy & Nolan, shoeing ................................................ 114 34 Curran, Peter, hired horses ............................................... 76 5o Dailey, John 1)., towing and unloading ........................ ........... 8o5 00

.................I.................. 588 oo So oo .............. .....................

Delaney, William P., charcoal ........................ ................... 5 op Donegan & Swift, grate bars .............................................. 16 oo Dobbins, John, rent premises ............................ ... ............ 209 64 Dooley, L., carting ashes, etc ............................................ 83 20 Dunham, Thomas C., paint ............................ ................. 333 71

etc................................. .......... 206 77 Duryee, Peter, & Co., nails, etc .............................. ...... 98 00 llerschman, Rosa, rent store ......................... ...................

.. << .. 75 00

Hill, Thomas, axles ...................... .. ........................... 714 69 Rolland, Ed., & Co., patral service, etc .............. .... 825 00

• _ 7,165 47

Schedule No. 66—Sundries- Hull, Grippen S: Co., door hangers, etc ................................... $2 15 Initial Towel Supply Company, lent towel supply ........................... 17 75 Johnson, A., hired scow .................................................. 120 00 Joyce, Mathew-, hired scow ............................................... 325 00 Lenane, Thomas, forageforage,................................. .. ........... 6,164 16 Loonier, D., hired horses ................................................. 13 50 Dlacy, R. H., & Co., linoleum and matting ................................ 30 25 Maloney, Thomas J., hired horses ......................................... 40 50 Mackey, Charles, shoeing ...... ..................... ........... ....... 212 51 Martin, James L., carting ashes, etc ....................................... 249 60 lfercurio, Jos., unloading scows ................. ........ ..... .......... 134 00 slillner, Bridget, individually, etc., rent lots ............ ................... 250 00 Motley, J. M., saws, swages, etc ................... .. ................... 37 C9

scoops, lamps, etc ............... ........... 110 50 galvanized iron ............................................ 86 56

Morgan & McGovern, repairing Scow No. 23 ................................ 387 64 Mulligan, J. G., hired scows ........ ............... ..... ............... 130 00 1luitagh & McCarthy, lime ......... ............ .. .................... 42 50 McCoy, henry J., packing ........ ........................ ............. 11 36 Naughton, B., hired scows ............................................... 750 00 National Meter Company, meter .......................................... to 00 O'Neil, H., shoeing, etc ................................ ................ 45 00 Plunkett, George E., hired scow ................................. ........ 150 00 Podesta, A., steel forks ................... .............................. 87 50 Radley, John J., & Co., punching plates, etc ......................... . .... . 12 60 Ransom, Stephen, repairs to " Cenerentola ........ 3 30 Romeike's, Henry, Bureau, etc., clippings ...... ........... ............... 10 00

$9,433 47

Schedule No. 67—Sundries Schwahacher, L., burlap bags ............................................. $243 75 Stack, William G., unloading scows .. ................................... 226 00 Sage, agent, etc., Ormar V., push broom;........ .......................... 625 00

.................................. 625 00 „ .... ............................. 625 00

,. ................................ 633 33 Savage, John, shoeing ................................................... 657 47 Swan, Dr. William, services .............................................. 75 00 Sherwood, A. S., axles, etc .................................... .. ....... 16 50 Schmidt, C., carting ashes, etc ............................................ 249 6o Schmidt & Winnings, carting ashes, etc .............. ..................... 768 47

.. .1 .. ...... ...... ..... .... ........... 811 25 Schotterbeck, Ph. J., provisions ....... ................................ . 95 90 Sullivan, John W., repairs to dumpers ....... ............................ 834 44 The Albert Busch Company, hired horses .... ............................. 7 50 The Standard Gaslight Company, gas ...... .............. ............... 55 38 The Barney Dumping Boat Company, towing ...... ....................... 678 00

hired scows ..... .................... 9oo 00 ....... .................

780 00

.. ..................... .... 9oo 00 .......................... goo 00 .......................... ..........................

goo 00 900 00 450 00

The Central Stamping Company, sprinklers ........................ ....... $112 50 '[he New York Mutual Gas-light Company, gas .................. ......... 5 94 The Peters Harness and Saddlery Company, harness and saddle nails......... 797 60

$13,873 63

FRIDAY, JUNE Io, 1898. THE CITY RECORD. 2465

Schedule No. 68-Sundries- The Rector, Church Wardens, etc., rent store .............................. The Communipau Coal Company, coal ....................................

$200 00

The Mutual Company, shifting ................................. ......... Van Tassel, Charles E.,

603 51 287 50

agent, rent store ...... .... ...................... Vacuum Oil Company, oil ......................................... . .....

30 00 r I 03

Wolff, R. H., & Co., Limited, bicycle supplies, etc ......................... lol 94 Wolters, Dr. Henry 0., services ......... ................................. 75 00 Harms, C. F., agent, hired scows ......................................... 840 00

$2,148 98

Schedule No. 69- J• H. Timmerman (City Paymaster), wages Sweepers, Cartmen, etc., for week

ending May Ig, 1898 ............................. .................. $35,813 11

RESIGNATION. Samuel F. Thomson, Tug and Scow Inspector.

FINES IMPOSED. Week Ending .fay 21, 1898.

Sweeper John W. Lent, section 40, violation of rules, one day's pay. " John Graham, section 20, violation of rules, one day's pay. " John Maloney, section 20, violation of rules, one day's pay. " Patrick Whalen, section 21, violation of rules, one day's pay.

Anthony Correlly, section 25, violation of rules, one day's pay. Vincenzo Lairno, section 4, violation of rules, one day's pay. Alexander Sprung, section 12, violation of rules, three clays' pay.

Driver James Lunnie, Stable I, violation of rules, three days' pay. Frank M. Edwards, Stable A, violation of rules, one clay's pay. Emil Wittman, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. 'Thomas Ratigan, Stable Fl, violation of rules, one day's pay. Michael Ferrella, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Giovanni Marturano, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Michael Cafferella, Stable A, violation of rules, two clays' pay. Thomas McClusky, Stable E, violation of rules, one day's pay. James O'Connor, Stable II, violation of rules, one day's clay. John Mara, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Michael Gallagher, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. William Dunn (No. 2), Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. James Kelly (No. I), Stable F, violation of rules, five days' pay. Thomas Booker, Stable C, violation of rules, one clay's pay. Joseph Drisch, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. Maurice Reilly, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. Thomas Meagher, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Fred. Lohman, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Charles Neudet, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Peter Breen, Stable A, Violation of rules, one clay's pay. Frank M. Edwards, Stable A, violation of rules, one day's pay. Michael Carroll, Stable B, viola:ion of rules, two days' pay. Thomas Searson, Stable C, violation of rules, one day's pay. James J. Malloy, Stable I, violation of rules, one day's pay.

Detailed Driver, Max J. Drescher, Stable I, neglect of duty, one day's pay. Hostler William O'Neill, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay.

Owen McCabe, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. Jacob Feist, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. William Vaughan, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. William Fleming, Stable F, violation of rules, one clay's pay. John Moran, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. Edward McCann, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay. Philip Farley, Stable F, violation of rules, one day's pay.

Assistant Foreman William F. Ernst, Stable I, neglect of duty, one day's pay.

Borough of Brooklyn. REMOVAL OF INCUMBRANCES.

(Section 545, Greater New York Charter.)

Unredeemed incumbrances on hand May 14. 1898 ........... ................... 29

Incumbrances seized during week ..... ................. ..................... o --

29 redeemed and released ........................ ....................... o

Unredeemed incumbrances on hand ....... .............................. 29

PAY-ROLL --- transmitted to Comptroller, as follows Schedule No. 28-

J. 11. Timmerman (City Paymaster), wages of Hostlers, for week ending May

19,1898 ............................................................ $27 62

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mileage of street cleaning . .................................................. 553.768 Loads of street dirt removed ........................................ ........ 3,526

Loads of ashes of 2/ cubic yards removed ..................................... 1 5,739 Tonnage of garbage removed ..................................... ...... 2,350

Complaints received ......................................................... 40

Notices served .............................................................. 16 R1 slccNATION.

Alexander P. Ryder, Hostler.

Borough of Queens.

BILLS TRANSMI \'TED Ti) COMII'TROLLER, AS FOLLOW. Schedule No. 6 -Sundries-

Bornemann, Hermann, collecting and disposing of ashes, etc ................. $50 00 Dorsey, John J., cleaning streets, etc ..................................... 160 00

Larsen, Magnus, cleaning streets, etc ...................................... 268 75

Mulhall, James, collecting ashes, etc ...................................... 8o 00

Scully, Christopher, collecting ashes, etc ................................... 140 00

Stevenson, L. T., cleaning streets, etc ..................................... 34 I I

Tierney, James J., cleaning streets, etc .. ............................ .... 280 00

$1,012 86

Borough of Richmond.

BILLS TRANSMITTED co CO>IPTRC II.LER, AS POLI.nR'S Schedule No. 7-Sundries-

Brereton Stables, boarding, etc., horse ..................................... $25 00

Fox, Richard T., disbursements .................................... ...... 3 60

Quinlan, Thomas F., coal ................................................ 49 03

The Moore Brothers Company, grate bars, etc .......... ................... 125 25

$202 88

JAMES McCARTNEY, Commissioner of Street Cleaning.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS.

BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.

IN BOARD OF EXAMINERS, MAY 24, 1898.

The Board of Examiners met this day, 2.55 P. M. The roll was called, with the following result : Present-Thomas J. Brady, Commissioner of Buildings for the Boroughs of Manhattan and

The Bronx, in the chair and Messrs. Dobbs, Bonner, Moore, O'Reilly, Conover, McMillan, Fryer.

Absent-Mr. Post. The minutes of May 17, 1898, were read and, on motion, approved. Petitions were then submitted for approval, as follows : Plan 426, New Buildings, Il98-Petition to allow main entrance hall partitions to be con-

structed of I beams 3 inches high, filled in solid with fireproof blocks, 3 inches thick by 30 inches long, roofed over with 2-inch thick fireproof slabs, resting on 2/-inch 'r irons, 30 inches c to c, all to be plastered both sides ; partitions of upper halls to lie constructed Of 4-inch thick fireproof' blocks, resting dfirectly upon the flanges of the floor-beans that are especially framed for the pur-pose, partition enclosing the water-closet to be 3 inches thick, fireproof ; also walls at first story marked A and B adjoining stairs, to be 12 inches thick insteadl of 16 inches, they being non-hearing and securely braced by cross or buttress walls, all as stated in petition ; east skis of Gouverneur street, 5z feet 4 inches north of 'Monroe street. Petitioner, Lorenz F.J. \Veiher, Jr. Denied,

Plan 193A, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow J. W. Rapp, system of fireproof floor con-struction to be used for the first floor of buildings, as stated in petition ; east side of'l'hird avenue, between One Hundred and Seventieth street and St. Paul place. Petinoner, Lorenz F. J. \\'eiher, Jr. Approved, on condition that the soffits of iron beams are protected by wire lath i and plaster. Mr. Fryer voting no.

Plan 1981, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow the J. W. Rapp system of fireproof floor construction to be used for the first floor of buildings, as stated in petition ; north side of One Ilun-dred and Sixty-second street, 162 feet 9 inches west of ']'bird avenue. Petitioner, Harry T. Ifuwell. Approved, on condition that the soffits of iron beams are protected by wire lath and plaster. Mr. Fryer voting no.

Plan 247A, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow the J. \V. Rapp system of fireproof floor construction to be a=ed for the first floor of buildings, as stated in petition ; south side of One Ilunclred and 1'ifty-third street, 92 feet west of Elton avenue, Petitioner, Richard R. Davis. Approved, on condition that the soffits of iron beams are protected by wire lath and plaster. Mr. Fryer voting no.

Plan 285, New Buildings, tSgS-Petition to allow stairs from lir,t floor to basement to be placed under the main stairs, as stated in petition ; northwest corner of Columbus avenue and Eightieth street. Petitioner, Henry F. Cook. Approved. Mr. Bonner voting no.

Plan 292, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow the Manhattan Concrete Co.'s Expanded Metal Concrete Floor Arches to be used between beams, as stated in petition ; No. 32 East Thirty-sixth street. Petitioner, George A. Freeman. Approved.

Plan 296, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow stairs from first story to cellar to be placed ,mcler main stairs in position originally shown on plans, inasmuch as said stairs are enclosed svith brick walls from cellar to roof and are entirely fireproof throughout, and as building is of better class of apartment houses, there being only two families on a floor, 50 feet, and as each apartment on each floor is enclosed with brick walls, furthermore it is impossible to place said stairs in any other position as space at bottom of light shaft is required for elevator machinery, as stated in petition ; north side of Ninety-third street, 125 feet west of \Vest End avenue. I'etioners, Neville and llagge. Approved. Air. Bonner voting no.

Plan 338, New Buildings, [898- Petition to allow walls forming the hallway from street to be constructed of 4-inch I-beams, 30 inches on centres, braced secure at top and bottom and filled will' 4-inch thick hollow burnt clay blocks and wire lathed and plastered on both sides ; ceiling of same to be built of 2-inch tees, 24 inches on centres, and filled in between with 2-inch thick terra cotta blocks, and wire lathed and plastered ; also walls of stair hall facing the westerly light shaft, to be built 16 inches thick in cellar and 12 inches on all upper stories, said wall being a non-bearing wall ; all as stated in petition ; Nos. 25o and 252 Monroe street. Petitioner, Michael Bernstein. Denied.

Plan 360, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow the expanded metal floor construction. consisting of expanded metal embedded in concrete, one cement, two sand and Tice cinders, to be used in the shape of an arch, as shown on plan and as stated in petition ; northeast corner River-side Drive and \Vest Eighty-ninth street. Petitioner, Ernest Flagg. Laid over for additional information and drawings of proposed construction.

Plan 361A, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow buildings to be built 36!i feet high, from curl) level to top of roof beams at highest point, to enable cellar to be drained to sewer in street without danger of sewerage backing up into buildings, sewer being only 7 feet below cut]) at bottom of same, and also to enable cellar to be kept better lighted and ventilated than if set more deeply in ground, as stated in petition ; northeast corner of One Hundredl and Sixty-third street and Courtlandt avenue. Petitioner, Edwin R. Will. Approved.

Plan 376, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow staircase walls facing light courts in second story to be built 12 inches thick instead of 16 inches ; 12-inch portion of walls will not be over 54 feet high and non-bearing ; said walls will be 20 inches thick in basement and 16 inches thick in first story, all of brick, as stated in petition ; Nos. 346 to 35o East Third street. Petitioners, Ilorenburger and Straub. Approved.

Plan 41 I, New Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow in cellar under basement floor beams, steel I beam girder, 6 inches by 5o pounds per yard, supporter] on steel columns, 5 inches diameter by

-inch metal, instead of 8-inch fore and aft brick wall, called for by Building Laws, as stated in petition ; south side of One Hundred ard Third street, 125 feet east of Riverside Drive. Peti-tioner. henry Fouchaux. Approved.

Plan 413, New Buildings, 1898-Petitioner to allow construction of five bay windows of wood, said bay windows are located in rear of dining rooms on parlor story and extend to floor of second story, and are to be covered on outside with galvanized iron ; spaces between studs under window-sill will be filled in with brick, as stated in petition ; southeast corner Riverside Drive and Eightieth street. Petitioner, Clarence True. Approved, on condition that the blank sides of the bay windows be filled in solidly with porous terra cotta blocks to their tops.

Plan 595, New Buildings, 1897-Petition to allow reconsideration of decision of Board at meeting held May 17, 1898, so as to permit addition of two stories, changing building from ten to twelve stories, two new stories constituting ninth and tenth to be same as present eighth story, viz., bearing walls, 20-inch floor girders, two 15-inch 50 pound steel beams ; floor beams, 15 inches, 42 pound steel ; columns 8 inches by I J inches, cast iron ; present ninth and tenth stories, constituting new eleventh and twelfth, to remain same in every respect ; floor capacities are to be changed from 250 pounds to the square foot, as approved, to zoo pounds on all floors of buildings ; walls to be laid np in line and cement mortar as at present ; reconsideration asked on ground that last petition was hastily prepared and did not contain important details and informa-tton, which petitioner is now in possession of, as stated in petition ; southeast corner Duane and Elm streets. Petitioner, Robert T. Lyons. Reconsideration denied.

Plan 405, Alterations to Buildings, 1898-Petition to allow building to be used for temporary school purposes, as stated in petition ; Nos. 59 to 67 West Tenth street. Petitioner, William C. Haskell. Denied.

Plan 42o, Alterations to Buildings, 1898- Petition to allow easterly and westerly party walls to be used without reinforcing either of them in basement, first and second floors ; walls are 16 inches thick in cellar to height of 8 feet, and 12 inches thick from cellar to roof ; side walls are relieved by parallel fore and aft wall, which is I2 inches thick in cellar and 8 inches thick in base-ment and first story, as stated in petition ; No. 13 \Vest Twenty-ninth street. Petitioner, Charles J. Berg. Approved.

Slip Application• 870, 1898-Petition to allow' 8-inch brick partition wall in front cellar, wall to he taken down and to substitute in its place steel I beams and cast-iron columns, as shown on plan and stated in petition ; No. 2098 Eighth avenue. Petitioner, Richard R. Davis. Approved.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on the south light court of all stories and north wall which are more than two stories above roof of adjoining buildings, for reasons as stated in petition ; Nos. 32 and 34 Broadway. Petitioners, Clinton & Russell. Fireproof shutters required on all windows on north wall up to and including two stories above roofs of adjoining buil rings, all other openings exempted ; on recommendation of Mr. Conover.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on the east, west and south walls of three upper stories, for reasons as stated in petition ; Nos. 212 and 214 East Ninety-ninth street. Petitioner, Amalia Stepper. Fire shutters required on all unprotected windows on side and rear walls, or, in lieu thereof, that the said windows be protected by wire glass, cast solid, set in suitable metal or metal covered frames.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on front and rear of all stories of building, for reasons as stated in petition ; No. 395 West Thirty-ninth street. Petitioner, Sarah Fullan. Peti-tion granted on recommendation of Mr, O'Reilly.

Petition for exemption from fire-proof shutters on building, for reasons as stated in petition Nos. 6o and 64 Liberty street. Petitioner, W. Ziegler. Petition granted on recommendation of Mr. Fryer.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on the north and east side of the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth stories of building, for reasons as stated in petition ; No. I Maiden Lane. Petitioner, C. P. II. Gilbert. Laid over for examina-tion and report.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on windows of courts of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh stories of building, for reasons as stated in petition ; No. 542 Fifth avenue. Petitioner, James B. Baker. Referred to Mr. O'Reilly for examination and report.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on south side of building, for reasons as stated in petitions; No. 126 Lewis street. Petitioner, Mrs. Bertha Epstein. Laid over for examination and report.

Petition for exemption from fireproof shutters on the north and south walls of two stories of building, for reasons as stated in petition ; No. 151 Essex street. Petitioner, II. Freeman. Laid over for exc.mination and report.

On motion, the Board then adjourned, 4.55 P. M. WILLIAM H. CLASS, Clerk to Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

C I IN ul NiC ll' 1 URI, DEPARTMF:N 1' OF •1':AYt:s AND A SsI`S5-1IF:N'fs,

ti't'Ew'ARI' But LDINO, \U. aSo BRUAB\V.\v, June S, ISS.

Super r'ist)r of the' Cifj' Rcl'<)r,i Dr Sit SIR—I ant directed to announce the

f„1 loss inp changes in this Department

A',si,n,it r,n<5, I SoS.

Ilenry C. Rah, Flushing, L. I„ Assessor, salary, SI,2OO.

f/'oiulr)rtul— R fus,•,t t' Qua/,/j'.

"Thomas 'M2110n (al)hoiI1Lecl \lay 31, IS9S), No. 72S Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, Deputy Tax Cotntui>sioner, salary, $2,5c0.

William E. Roach (appointed May 31, ISoS), No. 1355 1'ultml street, Iirooklvn, Deputy Tax Cummissi, )ner, salary, $1, 700.

AtJ' in.'e'el 7zutr' ii, TSgS.

THE CITY

BOROUGH PRESIDENTS. Porough of Manhattan.

Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, Nos. to, It and to, City Hall. 9 A. M, to 4 i'. M. ; Satur- days, o A. 'I. to in M.

At'Gl's'1't., W. PETERS. President. IR.a EDGAR RincR, Secretary.

Itorongh of the Bronx. Office of the President of the Borough of the Bronx,

corner! hird avenue and One Hundred and Seventy- seventh street. 9 A. M. to 4 P. Si ; Saturdays, 9 A. Sr. to ,a M.

Loins F. HAFFEN, ]'resident. Corooeh of Brooklyn.

President's Office, i\o. r Borough Hall; 9 A. II, to e r. %t. ; Saturdays, n A. M. to in M.

EDWARD Al. Grot.7, President. Borough of Queens.

FREDERICK Bowi r,v, President. (1fTce, Long Island City ; 9 A. ti. until 4 r. a1, ; Satur.

day, from q A. M. until to M. Borough of Richmond.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. Nu. r I9 Nassau street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

WILLL.st M. Hoes. Public Administrator,

.\nnie C. Monte, No. 69 \Vest F,+rty-sixth -- street, Secretary in President, salary. $1,700. BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

\ cry res' e ful lv, No. 346 Broadx ay, 9 A. AL tO 4 P. M.; Saturdays, 9

lll.A~. II. 1\O(.11111 I I. A• MAIXs,t• 1t IACNiCE F. HOLAHAN, President,

: ''ISt:l III ti Cl et;l l'\'. JOHN H. MOONEY, Secretary. - - --- I)efartsnrnta}Hi'ghways.

DEPARTMENT OF BRIDCES. No.r5cNa'<austrcct, 9A. nt.to4P.M. _ TAtIFS P.I(FATItG, Commissioner of Highways.

\\ILI.La1t N. SitSNNON, Deputy for Itlanhattan. 1 tl : 11: \7 \ t "I 1,-~.I: I' i. '1'II+'\IA5 R. FARIFLL, Deputy for ltrook~yn.

( It\ t+l' \I:1\ \ ,II:IC, JASIF.S H.1\IALONFY, 1)e1111y for Bronx.

1,1 l\IISSI l +\t t ' (lFPlc'E, JIMN P. 3 .si i v. , Deputy for Qucens. HvNRY P..\lOcRIloG, Deputy and Chief Engineer for

``.-. R t l;l'ILI'I\G, _ _ Ric}.mond. Utfice, ” Richmond Building," a , rner Rich- TI AN IIA'1'I AN, N E\\" S 011E l_ I'I V, N. l ., mood Terrace and 1 ork avenue, New Prghton, S. 1.

Tune S, iS9S. J Detarturent of Sc iers. .Srr ^tr t'is. r G/ '"1 (ill' !c'< 0i,1. Nos. nf; and 267 I,raadway, 9 A. M. tO 4 P.M.

SIIL-1 tl ll are hereby notified that the sal rs' JASIES DANE, Commissioner of Sesers.

I f Chalice 1'. 1lolan, 1ratisitutaii in II:is Ile haft- \IATTHEly F.I)„NOHI'F, Deputy for Manhattan.

meat, detailed for ~crcice on the A\ illis <Accuue Tll,.nus J. BYRNES, Deputy toe Pronx. WILLIAM BRENNAN, Deputy f Itrouklyn.

Btidge, h::s Caen fixed at t'l.500 per anohint, to ItIA'iTHE,e J. Got .ii cu, Deputy Commissioner of date ftoill I Lille I, ISOS. Sewers, Ior-ugh nt Queens.

Also that the 'aiar~v e,f Frederick C. \\ inert, I.eYcicr in [hi> I>e l:ul utent, dctsSlcsf f'r erviie

HENRY P. MlRRin,,\, It,puty Commissioner and Chief F: iigineeroESswers. Roruugh ,fRichu)ond. Office,

1 Richm+,nd Building,'' corner Richmond Terrace and on the \1 illis Avenue Iiit 1pe, L ltecit fixed at York avenue, New Lriehtoa, S. I. $I.2LO ller anntnu, t'I (late trout June I. 1595. Departnieut of Bridges.

Isenpectiil ly. Room 177, Stewart Building, Chambers street and jt )H\ I.. tiT II:A, Broadway. 9 A. Si. to 4 r. at. ; Saturday's, 9 .a. M. to or it.

C.u1tl lnisnionet' of Iii itlges. JOHN L.SHES, Commissioner. _ I ntSI.As H. YORK. Deputy.

SAMUEL R.PROuasco, Chin t Engineer. Ill P:SII I MEN f '+I' 1,RIDi:F:,, :1IA1-rHEw H. MOOPE, Deputy for Bronx.

01.1.1' ill' N1.\': \'t it ti. HARRY BEAM, Deputy for Brooklyn.

(.I I>IV [»10\Ph i (IF'PiCE, JOHN E. IiacKU,, Deputy for Queens.

S"I•F\\.\ it hut LliiN ;, De/artnrent of PI ist,r Supply. s1ANIIA'T1.\N, NL\C \'I IRI: Cli1", N. '..

) No.r;o Nassau Street. o A. M to 4 P. A1,

June S. ISc9S, WILLiast Do TON, Columissioner of Water Supply. _ J,s~tes H. HA-Lis, Ileputy Commits once.

Sliti'Yt / ,E Urc Cifp h'<i or:/: Ue'e,;E W. BI kn:Ai.I , Chief Engineer. SIR—fora are t'e5lCctiitll\' notified that I Scone W.G. BYEsE, Water Register.

E. Iiabcock, In>)ector on Gerard .\venue JAMES MOFFETT• Deputy Commissioner, Borough of

l;ril e, and a•nes Lyons, Inspector I+n l,rook J Inspector Brooklyn, Municipal tfuIidin_.

Joan FI1CH, Deputy Commissioner, Borough of Avenue Bridge, have been transferred front the Queens, Old City Hail, Long Island City.

I lel)artinent of J1rid.es t't the Llepaitntent of 'I ii. BIAS 1. MULL.IGAN, Deputy Commissioner,

Ili those bridges Iiisii , been tlecidetl I .,hsay's, Porough of the Bronx, Cr„tona Park I uildmg.

by the Cor1 oralon Counsel to l'e under the HE%RN 1.?I,~Rt: iso~, D+putc Commtsaoner, Bnrouph

of Richmond. (1ffce, '• Richmond holding." cornet iii i', licli,+rl t'I Said I)cparttuent ' f Ili,lttvay's. Richmond 'l'errace arid Vorkacmue,New Brighton, S. I.

1c,ct'`tl'IF+ D ebarlmentofStreet Cleaning. ,1 his I... 1. .\, OA.,t.to4P.a.

CuiHiio' ii, I of 1 tilgc'. JAMES DIcCARTNEY, Commiesioncr,NO. 346 Broad- .__ __ way, Manhattan.

1,. AI. Gru0o5, Doputy- Commissioner for Borough of AQUEDUCT COMMISSION. .Manhattan, lo. 046 Broadway.

__ __.___ ._____ PATRICK H. QUINN, Deputy Commissioner for _ P., rou_h of Brooklyn, Room 37 Municipal l;ulldmg.

\' I F.LI.' - I Cli IAti ''I 1,5 (II I It I., j j, LIcllEhTz, Deputy lommi'st, nerfor lomugh ,FEA1 AR! B%UIti IN(;, No. _Su J;kl siAVAA', - , f The Bronx, No. 615 East One Hundred and Fdty--

E'.\\- 1!H1:, Jttne 9, ]595. j second .tr et. ICON P. ,I.ADDFN, Deputy Commissioner for Borough

.S}t~<'rz'Lrnr <+J the (iii' A,.iUl.l: .:I Queens, Municipal Building, Long Island City. DEAR SiR—Feierring to my co111111tunicattV11 De arlwent of buildings, Lighting and Suplies.

10 you of yesterday, notifying t uu of the increase

in the slaty of Henry A. C actor, Asetnan, No. Broadway, Room 346 m 1142, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

HENRY S. KFACNS, Commiesloner of Public Build. trout$60 to 575 per month, I he, to inform i ngs, Lighting and Supplies. you that the same is to take effect as of tulle i PETER J. Doui.ISO, Deputy Commissioner for Man.

last. hattan.

\ViLI.IAM W'ALTON, Deputy Commissioner for Brook. \ -cry re hectfully, Iyn.

1I.1k1I1- W. R•ALJKER. HENRY itt kiuN, Deputy Commissioner or Queens. Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Com(atroMer's Office.

Stewart Building, Chambers street and Broadway, g

STA"I'I^dF`:T OF THE Iii11-RS DURING A. M. to4P.St. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller. whivl. tine Pll•,, c OfFi'-es In rile City are open for

business, and at which the Courts regularly open and MkxAEL T. DALY, Deputy Comptroller. EDGAR J. LEVEY, Assistant Deputy Comptroller. adjourn, as well as of the places wd:ere such offices are

kept and such Courts are held ; together with the heads F rOvARD GILON, Collector of Assessment'. and Arrears.

of Departments and Courts: DAVID ()'MklEN, Collector of City Revenue and

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Superintendent if Markets, Borough of Manhattan.

DACU, E. At-sTEN, Receiver of Taxes.

Mayor's Office. John J. MCVI1N000H, DeputS' Receiver of Taxes

No. 6 City Hall, g A. M. to 4 P. M.; Saturdays, g l.utough of Manhattan. JAMES B. BoccK, Deputy Receiver of Taxes, Borough A. M. to 12 M.

of Brooklyn. ROBLRT A. VAN W'YCK, Mayor. JOHN F. GouLDSEcRV, First Auditor of Accounts, ALFRED Al.DowNE', Private Secretary. Borough of Manhattan.

Bureau of Licenses. WILLIAM McKItiw, First Auditor of ?_gicounts,

No. x City Hall, 9 A. M. tO 4 P. M. Borough of Brooklyn.

MICHAEL O'KFEFFE, Deputy Collector of Assess- DAVID J. RoCHE, Chief. menu and Arrears, Borough of Brooklyn. GEORGE W. BROwx, Jr., Deputy. WALTER H. HOLT, Auditor, Borough of Richmond.

JOHN J. FE•IHERSTON, Lieputy Receiver of Taxes,

AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS. Borough of Richmond. GEORGE BRAND, Deputy Collector of Assessments

Room a Stewart P.ui;ding, 5th flour, A. too P. M. 0g, 9 and Arrears, Borough of Richmond. JOHN J. RYAN, MarRICE J. P<WWER, y'e'tLL1As, H. EDWARDJ.CorNEu..Auditor, Borough ofTheBronx.

TEN EvcK, — and THE MAYOR, FRFDERILK ',V. ]:I.ECK\PENN, Deputy Receiver of and COMPTROLLER, Commissioners; If AliRY W. Taxes, Borough of Queens. WALKER, .>ecretary, A. ETFLHV, Chief Engineer. FRANCIS R.CI.Atk, Auditor, Borough of Queens.

Bureau of the City Chamberlain. COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS. Nos. s5 and 27 Stewart Building, Chambers street and

Rooms n4 and t r5, Stewart Building, q A. M. to 4 P. U. Broadway, 9 A. to 4 M. J OHN C. HERTLE and LDst"ARD OWEN.

iN C i ty PATRICK liEL'.~AN, Ci Chamterlaia.

Ogee at the City Paymaster. BOARD OF ARMORY COMMISSIONERS. No.33 Reads street, Stewart Building, g A.M, to 4 P.M

THE MAYOR, Chairman ; PRESIDENT OF DEPARTMENT JOHN H. fIMMltRHAB, City Paymaster, OP TAXES AND A5sHsst17HNT5, Secretary.

Address THOMAS I.. FEITNER, Stewart Building. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. H. Saturdays, 9 A. M. to LAW DEPARTMENT.

is M. Office of C rpOtariofl Counsel. -- Staats-Zeitung Building, 3d and 4th floors, 9 A. M.

MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY. to 5 P.M. • Saturdays, 9 A. M. to tax.

THE COUNCIL, JoHN WHALEN, Corporation Counsel.

RANDOLFH GrGGrNHeIMIER, President of the Council I HFODORE CONSOLY, W. W. I.ADD, Jr., CHARLES

P. J. SccELY, City Clerk. Clerk's office open tram no A. nt, to 4 P.M. l Saturdays,

BLANDY, Assistants, Ai,mET F• J ENKs, Assistant Corporation Counsel for

10 A. it. to 12 M. Brooklyn.

BOARD OP ALDERMEN. Bureau for Collection of Arrears of Personal Taxes THOMAS F. Woons, President, Stewart Building, Broadway and Chambers street MICHAEL F. BLAKE, Clerk. 9 A. M. to 4 P, M,

RECORD.

BR)eeru fit' the Necm'ery of Penalties. Nos• r rg and inn Nassau street.

ADRIAN T. KIERNAN, Assistant Corporation Counsel.

Bureau of Street O/enings. Nas.go and 92 West Broadway.

JOHN P. DUNN, Assistant to Corporation Counsel.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES. Central OUice.

No. 66 Third avenue, corner Eleventh ltreet, 9 A, M. to4P.M.

Jolts W. KELLER, President of the Board t Commis-sioner for Manhattan and Bronx.

'I Rotas S. BRENNAN, Dc pul.y Canimissioner• ADOLrH SIMIs, Jr., Commissioner for Brooklyn and

Queens. AtTuui, A. QUINN, Deputy' Commissioner. IAn1ES F ti-tot.'.,, Commissioner for Richmond. plans and Specifications, Contracts, Proposals and

Estimates for Work and Materials for Building, Re-pairs and Supplies, Bills and Accounts, 9 A.M. to 4 P. M. Saturdays, ra St.

Out-door Poor Department. Office hours, 8.30 A. M. to 4,30 P. M.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. Central Ofjrce.

No.3oo Mulberry street, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. BERNARD J. 1 okk. President of the Board ; JOHN

B. SEXTON, Jaac H i's, Comm.issioners.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Office hours for all, except where otherwise noted,

from 9 A. M. to 4 P. h1.: Saturdays, t2 M,

Headquarters.

Nos. 157 and ii Fast Sixty-seventh street. JoHS J. Sc.a\NE-L. Fire C mmissioner. JAMES H. Tt• l m , I tcputy Conuuissioncr, Boroughs of

Brooklyn and Queens. Aaccs-rt S I. Dr,etmAurv, Secretary. HUGH ItIINNER, Chief of Department, and in Charge

of Fire Alain) Telegraph. _I SSIFS D.oLP, Deputy Chief, in Charge of Boroughs

of ltronkly'n and Queen,. GE„RGE E. Mt'ROAV, Inspector of Combustibles. PETER SEelev, Fire Marshal, Boroughs of .11auhattan,

'This' limits and Riciln)ond. Jt tIN 111. GRAY, Fire itlarsbal, Boroughs of Brooklyn

and (Jucens. GFORCE E. M, Quad (temporary), Assistant Fire

Marshal, Bough of :11anl:atttm. Central Office open at all hours.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. Central Office.

No. 148 East 'T'wentieth street, 9 A. M.to 4 P,M. I RANcis J. LA.TRY, Commissioner. N. ( I. FANNING, Deputy Commissioner. J AM 1-0 J. KIRWIS, Deputy Commiosioner for Boroughs

of Brooklyn and Queens

DEI'AR'I,IENT OF EDUCATION. It suit 1)F Emit 'C sTI+SN.

Nn. t46 Grand street, Borough of Manhattan. CHARLES ],,I LKLEs 14UnIELL, 1're'ident; A.EuERSON

PALMER, Secret.iry.

School Board fur tIre Boroughs of JGuidat6uc and lire Krona'.

No. 146 Grand street, Borough of Ittanhattan. CLsRLFS BcLKI.F.', HUBBELL, Presdent; AxiuuR

Mciii t.t.1N, 'ecrci. ry. School Roar d for the Bornu,; h of Pronklj n.

No. tar 1., ingstnn street, Brooklyn. 1. Euw.)t.D ti,inNSfRU', Pre.idcnt ; GmcikcE G.

Beats N, Secretary. .'k/ool Board It the JO.frrngfi of Queens.

Flushing, L. I. G. HOWLAND LE~-ANI1'T, I'm esi dent ; J' xr:rH I1. FtTZ-

I .5 uiCK, Secretary. Sdmnl Bard f'r the Bor'ugir of Ri, /,naiad.

Staple!on, Staten l.hind FRANK PENT-Fr, President; FRANKLIN C. Vi'l'e, liec-

rctary.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. New Criminal Court Building, Centre street, 9 A. M

to 4 P. M. MICHAFI. C. ME'IRPHY, President, and WILI.IIM 1.

Jr:5Kl55, Al. D,, JI,H•, B. Coen', H. D., the PRER1.I)ENT OF THE PoLice tilAtiD, e.R efficia, and the FIEALTH OFFICER OF THE PORT, ex m' ICIO, Commissioners ; EMMONS CLARK, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES, Pier " A," N, R., Battery place.

J. SERGEAnT CRAM, President ; CHARLES F. MURPHY. I'rt'asurer; PFiFk F'. MEYFR, Commissioners.

1': nl.i ssi 11. Ii' iKE, Secretary. Office hours, g A. M. to 4 I. at.; Saturdays, t2 it.

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. Arsenal Building, Central Park, 9 A. M. to 4 F. M.,

Saturdays, ,t at. GEORGE C. CL't'SEN. President, Commissioner in

Manhattan and Richmond. GEORGE V. BLOWER, Commissioner in Brooklyn and

Queens. ALGCST Moanos, Commt;sioner in Borough of the

Bronx, Zbrowski Mansion, Claremont Park.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. Main Office, No. 22o Fourth avenue, Borough of Alan.

hattan. 1'HO%lAS J. BRADY, President of the Board of Build-

ings and Commissioner for the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx. i,JoHN Gt.lI.SoYl uS, Commissioner for the Borough of rooklyn. DANIEL CAMPBELL, Commissioner for the Boroughs

of Queens and Richmond, A.J. JoHNSoN, Secretary. Office of the Department for the Boroughs of Alan-

hattan and The Bronx, NO. no Fourth avenue, Borough of Manhattan.

Office of the Department for the Borough of Brook-lyn. Borough Hall, Borough of Brooklyn.

Office of the Department for the Hornughs of Queens and Richmond, N,-,. n5 Broadway, West New Itrighlon, Sian-n Island, Borough of Richmond ; Branch office, Room r, second floor, Town Hall, Jamaica, Long Island, Borough of Queens,

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Stewart Building, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, r2 M. THOMAS L. FEITNER, President ct the Board

EDWARD C. SHEENY, ARTHUR C. SALMON, THOMAS J, PATTERSON and WILLIAM GRELL, Commissioners.

BOARD OF ASSESSORS.

Office. No. 320 Broadway,A. M. to 4 P N. EDWARD CAHILL, THOMAS A. W~'ti.soN, JOHN DHLMAR,

EDWARD is1000E and PATRICK M. HAVERTY, Board of Assessors.

BUREAU OF MUNICIPAL STATISTICS. No. 346 Broadway (N. Y. Life Insurance Building),

Rooms 1033 and ro34. Office hours from 9 A. M. to 4 P. to. ; Saturdays, front 9 A. M. to r2 M.

JnHN "1'. NAGLR, M.D., Chief of Bureau. Municipal statistical Commission—F KEDERICK W.

GRUBS, I.L.D., HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY, THORNTON N. MOTLEY, JuLius G. KUGELMAN, RICHARD T WiLSQN, Jr., ERNEST HARMER.

FRIDAY, JUNE I0, 1898.

n1UisICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Criminal Court Building, Centre street, between

Franklin and White streets, 9 A. 0.10 4 P.M. CH:tk1.HS H. KNcx, President, ROBERT E. Davo and

WILLIAat N. DYKMMA', Commissioners. 1.EH Pt11Li.11's, Secretary.

BOARD OF ESTIMA'I'EAND APPORTIONMENT. 'l he MASno, Chairman ; TuuatA'. I.. F hlINElt (I'resi-

dent, Depart utent of 'l•ax,•s and Ascecsmcnte), Secre-tary ; the Coxtrrknl.LeR, PRE61DENT OF 'I HE Cou s IL, and the CORPuRATION COUNSEL, Members ; CHARLES V. AneE, Clerk.

Office of Clerk, Department of Taxes and Assess-ments, Stewart Building.

COMDIISSIONF:RS OF THE SINKING FUND. The 3IAVot', Chairman; Main S. Col.Ei., Comp.

irnuer; PAS 1111 C RFE,%AN, Chan)bl ride ; RANDULPH Grcetsnetnl i- P., President of the t'ouncil, Ind Rutst_uT Alt' H, Chainn:ul, Firwince (ommittce, L'narcl of Alder. n:eu, 3lembcrs. F:nG,lh J. LF. t EV, Secretary.

Office of Secretary, Room No. it, Stewart Building.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Stewart Building, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. 'rijumA5 J. DUNN, Sheriff; HENRY P. MULVANV,

Under Sheriff.

REGISTER'S OFFICE. East side City Hall Park, 9 A. St. 0 4 P. M.

ISAAC FRoatsn. Register; JOHN ON GLAHN Deputy Register,

COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Room na7, Stewart Building, Chambers street and

Hroa+lway, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOHN PURCELL, Commissioner,

SPECIAL CO?Ii'IIS`;IONER OF JURORS No, lit Filth avenue.

H.W'.GRAY, Con)missioner.

N. V. Cttl'N1'Y JAIL. No. 70 Ludlow strrc t, 9 A. Si. to 4 P.M.

PATRICK 11. Picicci r, Darden.

COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Nos. 7 and 8 New County C':urt-house, o A. M. to 4 P. M. WILLIAM SuHMEl, County Clerk, Uto roE II.FAiiREAcH, Deputy,

THE CITY RF:(ORD OFFICE. And Bureau al I'rrne,,iy,otal;ouery'and Blairk Books

No. 2 City hall, 9 A.M. to 5 P. St., except Saturd.,ys on Il hich days 9 A. to to M.

WVtm.t.l.ssl A. BUTLER, Supervisor; HENRY IticMlt: L1•.N, Deputy Supervisor and Expert ; 'Iii, loss C. Coo ELI., Deputy Supervisor and Accountant.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY. New Criminal Court Building, Centre Street, 9 A, M.

to 4 I'. ht. As, BIRD GAnDmNFR, District Attorney ; WILT TAM J.

MtKENNA, Chief Clerk.

NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE COMMISSION, Comtn i>siuners' C) ice, Nos. 43 and 51 CILanbers

street, New l (Iri<. o A. u. to 4 P. Si. 1. Ftc is N tsux, President; JAMES \V. BOYL.E. Vice-

I'residenl; S'.uTH F.. LANE, Secretary; JULIAN 1). FAIRCHILD, Trea,ursc: J' 'UN W. \I'EUFR, lTi,aiAS S. lit +'i ti and 1H P: 91 AYUR, COmnifa=hiners.

Chief F.n,giu,-er's Office, No. 64 I;ruadway, Brooklyn, E.D.,9A.xl.to5i.st.

CHANGE OF GPADE DA9I.1GE COMMISSION, '1\\EN'1'Y-'r11IR11 ANI) TWENTY.

EIITi:IIi WARl)S, Itoem 51, Schermcrh+ ,rn fiuilchng, No.96 Broadway. Itleetinge, \Ii'ndays, V. cdnesday s and Fridays, at 3

I , Si. DANIEL. L.I+RD, Chairman ; JAMES M. V.\Itnu)t.

\\.Ii LI.)t.l 1'. Tit.l.INGS, Commissioners. L.sn,\T \Ic Lur GFILIS, Clerk.

CO1 UN ERS. Iiorc ugh ri \L,mth.,oan,

Office, New Criminal Curt 1!oiidtng. Open at all times of day and ni..hL

F.I,WARD 1. F ITZi'A T RICK, JAC'I: 1'.. BATscim, EDw':\Ku W. HART, ANTONIO ZI CCA.

Borough of the P,ronx, ANTHONY McOWI N, 'I',mostos Al. I.v',cH,

Borough of Brooklyn. ANTHONY J. Btcumii, Gi.oaco W. DELAP.

Borough of Queens. PHll.t l' T. CRONIN, Dc. S.'t.teeL S. GUY, Jr., LEONARD

RocFF, Jr., Jamaica, L. 1. Borough of Richmond.

JOBIN SEAVER, GEOKI:E C. '1'RAN1'ER.

SURROGATES' COURT. New County Court-house, Court opens at ro.3o A. M.

adjourns 4 P.M. FRANK 1. FITZGERALD and JOHN H. V. ARNOLD, Sur-

rogates : WILLIAM V. LEARY, Chief Clerk.

EXAMINING BOARD OF PLUMBERS. Rooms 14, 15 and r6 Ni,,. 149 to 151 Ci.urch .treet. Pre _idcut, GEUxuE I:. ltr.0ic s ; Secretary, JA mu'.s

I, . Flt, ; I'Canat,'r, J Aux RENEUAt ; 11'.rr tcit Lo,,%ilo, I'.J. ANDiRHO5, 0.1',fySo.

Meet every Monday, \Vednesday: and Friday it s P. Si. ~—

SUPREME COURT, County Court-house, ro.3o A. M. to 4 P. M, Special Term, Part I., Room Nu. l2. Special Term, Part II., Room No. 15. Special'Ierm, Part III., Room No. x9. Special I erm, Part LV., Room No. it. Special Term, Part 5'., Room No. a3, Special Term, Part VI., Room No. at. Special 1ern,, Part VII., 1. coin No.o . Special Term, Part VI I1., Room .-'u. 34, Trial Term, Part I t., Ronm Ni,. r6. Trial lerm, Part Ill , Roum No. r7. Trial Term, Part I V., Room No. r8. Trial Term, Part V., Room Nu. 30, Trial Term, Part VI., Room No. 3x, Trial I erm, Part V1 I., R„om No. 3o. Trial Tern,, Part V11I., Room No. z4. Trial Term, Part X., Room No. 23, Trial Term, Part I X., Room No 22. Naturalization llureau, Room No. 26. 7usiices—ABRAHAM R. LAWRENCE, CHARLES H.

'l'RUAX, CHARLES F. MACLEAN, PAEDFAICK S\f)'TH, - Jt,.EPlI F. DALY, MILES BEACH, ROGER A. P tmvomi, LEON- ARD A. GEIGERICH, HENRY \V. P+'1Kc1'AVER, HENRY U,scdOPP, Jr., JOHN J. F RIEWMAN, \VILLIA\I N. COHE.'l, P. HENRY DUGRO, DA%ID HiADAsr, HENRY R. IlisisK- StAN, arve,kS A. GILDFRSLEF i E, FRANCIS B. SCOTT; WILLIAM SottSER, Clerk.

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Held in the building for Criminal Courts, Centre,

Elm, White and Franklin streets. Lout t opens at it o'clock.

RUFUS B. COWING, City Judge ; JAMES FIT7GRRAI.D, Judge of the Ceurt of Gcncral essions t JiHN W. GUFF, Recorder; JOSEPH E. NaSIuUR.EA and MAR-TIN T. IIIC9IAHON, Judges of the Court of General Sessions. JOHN F. CARROLL, Clerk,

Clerk's office open from to A. M. to 4 P. M.

FRIDAY, JUNE. 10, 1898. THE CITY RECORD D . 2 467

.Su reure Corro't fart !. Criminal trial Te rm Held in the budding for Criminal Courts. Court

opens at ro.3o A. nt. JOIIN F.CACROI.L, Clerk. Hours from ro A. at. to 4

P. Al.

CRIMINAL DIVISION, SUPREME COURT, New Criminal Court Building, Centre street. Court

opens at 10.30 o'clock A.M. JOHN F',CARROLL, Clerk. Hours from to A.M. to 4

P. M.

APPELLATE DIVISION, SUPREME COURT. Court-house, No. iii Filtlt avenue, corner Eighteenth

street. Court opens at r r. M. CHARLES H. VAN BROST, Presiding Justice ; GEORGE

C. BARRETT, CHEs'r EH fl. NIcLAUGIILIN, EDWARD PAT-TRRSON, IMMO,RGAN J. ()'ItRIEN, GKoR(;E L. INGRAHAM, WtLLIAntI.cslsEs',Justices. ALFIIEDWAGSTAFF,Clerk. W at, LAntn, Jr., Deputy Clerk,

CITY COURT, Brown-stone Building, City Hall Park.

General 'Term. 'Trial Term, Part!. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Special Term Chambers will be held to A, M. to 4

P, M. Clerk's Office, brown-stone building, No.3a Chambers

street, 9 A.M. to 4 1',M, JAMES DI. Firzslaloss, Chief Justice ; JOHN H.

MCCARTHY, LEWIS J. CoNI.AN, EDWARD F. O'DWYER, JOHN P. SCHUCITMAN and W. b1. K. Oi,corT, Justices; JOHN B. MCGOLDRICK. Clerk.

COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Building for Criminal Courts, Centre street, between

Franklin and White streets, Borough of Manhattan. Court open, at ra A, M.

,,ustice.s, First Division—Et.tZUR B. HINSDALE, II LIATiM TRavetrS Jeaaaie, EPHRAIM A. JACOB, JOHN

II AYES, WILLIA\I C. HI, in 0000. \\'l l.l.f:\\I H. FULLER, Clerk ; J 'i H. JONES, 1)%puty Clerk.

Clerk's educe open front g A. N. to 4 P, M. Second Diviion—Trial days—l'orough Hall, Brook-

lyn, Mondays, \1'udnesda}'s :u.cl Fridays, at to o'clock, 'Town Hall, J.unaica, Boreuch of (,lucense Tuesdays, at ro ,'clock; Town hall, New Brighten, BuroUglt of Ricbmand, Thursdays, at to o'clock.

7us/ices, JOIN COURTNEY, HOWARD J. FDRKER, J„HN L. DEYANNV. )Otto FLEMING, THOMAS W. FITZr;ERALD. J„scrit L. KERRIGAN, Clerk ; CHARLES F. Wul.z, Deputy Clerk.

Clerk's office, Borough Hall, Boraugh of Brooklyn Open from 9 A. M. to 4 P, H.

MUNICIPAL COURTS. Borough of Manhattan.

First District—'third, Fifth and Eighth Wards, and all that part of the First Ward lying west of Broadway and Whitehall street, including Governor's I-land, liedloe's 10111, Ellis island alld the Oyster Islands. Court-room, No. 32 Cil.inibcrs street (Brown Stone Bmlding).

WAUHOrE LYNN, Justice- FRANK L. BACON, Clerk Clerk's Office open front 9 A. M. to 4 P, M.

Second District—Second, Fourth, Sixth and Fourteenth Wards, and all that portion of the First Ward lying south and east of Broadway and Whitehall street. Court-roost, corner of Grand and Centre streets.

HERMANN IIOLTE, Justice. FRANCIS MANGIN, Clerk. Clerk's Office open from 9 A. M, to 4 P, H.

Third District—Ninth and Fifteenth Wards. Court. room, southwest corner Sixth avenue and West Tenth street. Court open daily (Sundays and legal holidays excepted) from g A. H. to 4 r, M.

W:,i. F. MOocn, Justice, DANIEL WILLIAMS, Clerk Fourth District—'Tenth and Seventeenth Wards.

Court-room, No. 3o First street, corner Second avenue, Court opens 9 A. M. daily, and remains open to close of business

GE01:aE F. RoESCH, Justice. JOHN E. LYNCH, Clerk. Fifth District Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth

Wards. Court-room, No. IS4 Clinton street. HENRY M. GOLDFOGLE, Justice. JEREMIAH HAVES,

Clerk.

Sixth District—Eighteenth and Twenty-first Wards Court-room, northwest corner Twenty-third street and Second avenue. Court opens 9 A. N. daily, and continues open to close of business.

DANIEL F, MAKI-IN, Justice ABRAM BERNARD, Clerk Seventh District—Nineteenth Ward. Court-room,

No. 151 East Fifty-seventh street. Court opens every morning at g o'clock (except Sundays and legal holidays), and continues open to close of business.

JOHN B. McKEAN, Justice. PATRICK McDAVITT, Clerk.

Eighth District—Sixteenth and Twentieth Wards, Court-room, northwest corner of Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue. Court opens at 9 A.M. and con. tinues open to close of business.

Clerk's office open from 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. each Court day.

Trial days, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Return days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

JOSEPH H. SrtNER, Justice. THOMAS COSTIGAN, Clerk.

Ninth District—Twelfth Ward, except that por-tion thereof which lies west of the centre line of Lenox Cr Sixth avenue, and of the Harlem river north of the terminus of Lenox avenue. Court-room, No. 170 East One Hundred and Twenty-first street, southeast corner of Sylvan place. Court opens every morning at 9 o'clock (except Sundays and legal holi-days), and continues open to close of business.

JOSEPH P. FALLON, Justice. WILLIAM J. KENNEDY, Clerk.

Clerk's office open daily from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

Tenth District—Twenty-second Ward and all that portion of the Twelfth Ward which is bounded on the north by the centre line of One Hundred and Tenth street, on the south by the centre line of Eighty-sixth street, on the east by the centre line of Sixth avenue, and on the west by the North river. Court-room, No. 318 West Fifty-fourth street. Court opens daily (Sued a ys and legal holidays except-ed) from 9 A. M. to 4 r, M.

JAMES A. O'GORMAN, Justice. JAMES J GALLIGAN, Clerk.

Eleventh District—That portion of the Twelfth Ward which lies north of the centre line of West One Hundred and Tenth street and west of the centre line of Lenox or Sixth avenue, and of the Har-lem river north of the terminus of Lenox or Sixth avenue. Court-room, corner of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and Columbus avenue. Court opens daily (Sun-days and legal holidays excepted), from to A. nt to 4 P. M.

FRANCIS J. WORCESTER, Justice. ADOLPH N. DUMA-HAUT, Clerk.

Borough of the Bronx. First District—All that part of the Twenty-fourth

Ward which was lately annexed to the City and County of New York by chapter 934 of the Laws of 1595, com-prising all of the late Town of Westchester and part of the Towns of Eastcliester and Pelham, including the Villages of Wakefield and Wi1Iiapnsbridge. Court-room, Town Hall, Main street, Westchester Village. Court opens daily (Sundays and legal holidays excepted), from 9 A. H. to 4 P. H.

WILLIAM W.PENFIELD Justice, JOHN N. STEWARRT. Clerk,

Second District—Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards. Court-room corner of Third avenue and One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street. Office hours from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Court opens at g A. M.

JOHN M. TIERNEY, Justice.

Borough of Brooklyn. First District—Comprising First, Second, Third,

Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, 'Tenth and Twelfth Wards of the Borough of Brooklyn.

JACOB Nov, Justice. F.nWnRD biotin v, Clerk. Clerk's Office open from q A. it. to 4 P. nl. Second District—Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh,

Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second and 'l'wenty. 1 third Wards. Court-room located at No, 794 Broad- way, Brooklyn.

GERARD B. VAN WART, Justice. WILLIAM H. ALLEN Chief Clerk.

Clerk's office open from q A. M. to 4 P. M. Third District—Includes the Thirteenth, Fourteenth,

Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards. Court-house, Nos-6 and 8 Lee ave- nue, Brooklyn.

WILLIAM SciiNttZSrAHN, Justice. CItARLEs A. CON-RADY, Clerk.

Clerk's office open from q A. M. until 4 P, -Al. Court opens at to o'clock.

Fourth District — 'Twenty. fourth, Twenty- filth, 'Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh and 1\venty-eighth Wards. Co trt-room, No. 14 Howard avenue.

A trot. rtr H. Get rloc. Justice. H UxSAN GOIILING-HOaST, Clerk ; JAMES P. SINNCIrr, Assistant Clerk.

Clerk's office open from 9 A. M. to 4. P. St. Filth District—Twenty-ninth, 'Thirtieth, 't'hirty-first

and Thirty-second Wards. Court-room on SVest Eighth street, near Surf avenue, Coney Island (located tentpo-rarily).

CORNELIUS FireGuesoN, Justice. JEREMIAH J. O'LE,ev, Clerk.

Clerk's office open from q A. Ni, to 4 r. M.

Borough of Queens. First District—First Ward (all of Long Island City,

fornmrly composing live Wards). Court-room, Queens County Court-house (located temporarily).

THOMAS C. KADH:N, Justice. THOMAS F. KENNEDY, Clerk.

Clerk's office open from 9 A. 6t. to 4 P. M. each week day. Court held each clay, except Saturday.

Second District—Secured and'hhird Wards, which in-clurles the territory of the late 'Towns of Newtown and Flushing. Court-room in Court-house of late Town of Newtown, cutter of hroadway and Court street, Flnt-hurst, New York. P. O. address. Elmhurst, New York.

\Ihtr.tAe[ 'I'. HleNT00I:fteE,J nstice. HENUV \VAL'1'ER, Jr., Clerk.

Clerk's Office open from q A.Ni.tO 4 P.M. Third District—JA+tE; F.MCL0%thltN.

Borough of Richmond. First District—First and Third Wards (Towns of

Castleton and Northfield;, Court-rooln, former Village Hall, Lafayette avenue and Second street, New Brighton.

I'HN J. KENNEY, Justice ; Fi,arGIS F. Lr_u ir', Clerk. Cnt rt office open Iron 9 A. +1. to 4 P, Si. Court held

each day, except Saturday, front to .a. M. Second District—Second, Fourth and Fifth Wards

(Towns of Middletown, Southfield and Weotticld). Court-room, former Edgewater Village Hall, Stapleton Park, Stapleton.

ALBERT RFYNAUD, Justice ; PF.LEe T'IERNA', Clerk. Court office open from o A. M. to .1 P. Si. Court held

each clay from to A. M. and continues until close of business.

CITY MAGISTRATES' COURTS. Courts open from q A. nt. until 4 1', ii. City Ahgistrrste's—IIENRV A. Ilo-r'ros ROBERT C.

CORNEt.L, LRItoy 13. Coast, JosEu'Ft M. Butt-EL, CHARLES A. FlArtattrA, HERMAN C. KL'I,i.[cH, (.L.4RR\l:E W. MEADE, JOHN 0. SI(,T, JOSEPH POOL, CHARLES F., Si.uvls, Jr.,'PuOSAs F. W EN (WORTH, W. 1I. QLH5TEAus

LIEN Dur}I,slEi:sr, Secretary. First District—Criminal Court P,uilding. Second District—.Jefferson Market Third District—No. 6g Essex street. Fourth District—Fifty-seventh street, near Lexington

avenue. Fifth District—One Hundred and Twenty-first street,

southeastern corner of Sylvan place. Sixth District—One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street

and'l'hird avenue. Seventh District—Fifty-fourth street, west of Eighth

avenue. SECOND DivtouoN.

Borough of Brooklyn.

First District—No. 318 Adams street. JACOB BREN-NER, Ot.,gisfrnie

Second District—Court and Butler streets. HENRY Bpr;rrns, 1fagistate.

'Third District—Myrtle and Vanderbilt avenues. Ctr.stnu.ns E. 'I'pALE, Magistrate.

Fourth District—Nos. 6 and 8 Lee avenue. WILLIAM KRAMER, Magistrate.

Fifth Distnct—Ewen and Powers streets. ANDREW LESION, Magistate.

Sixth District—Gates and Reid avenues. Lewis K. WORTH, Magistrate.

Seventh District—No. 31 Grant street, Flatbush. ALFRED E. STEERS, NIagistrate.

Eighth District—Coney Island. J. LOTT NOSTRAND, Magistrate.

Borough of Queens. First District—Nos. at and 23 Jackson avenue,

Long Island City. MATTHEW J. SMITH, Magistrate. Second District—Flushing, Long Island. Luoe J.

CONNORTON, Magistrate. Third District—F'ar Rockaway, Long Island. ED.

MUND J. HEaLY, Magistrate. Borough of Richmond.

First District— New Brighton, Staten Island. JOHN CROAK, Magf'trate.

Second Ihstrict—Stapleton, Staten Island. NATHANIEL MARSH, Nla_di,trate.

Secretary to the Board, CItsRLFs I.. Coa-yr-, .Myrtle and Vandcrl,iIt avenues, Borough of Brooklyn.

OFFICIAL PAPERS.

MORNI NG—" MORN ING JOURNAL," " TELE. graph."

Evening—" Daily News," " Evening Sun." Weekly—" Weekly Union," " Irish American." German—' itlorgen Journal.'

WILLIAM A. BUTLER, Supervisor, City Record.

IANUARY III, ,8a8.

MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM—MISSION-

MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE Co,u1rsis Di' THE ' CITY OF Now YORK.

Ce.NTRE, EL\I, FRANKLIN AND \VNt],F SrREu,rs, NEW NOOK, May 26, i8. J

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT open competitive examinations will be field at the

offices of this Commission for the following positions, upon the dates specified

Wednesday, June 15. EXAMINER OF DEPEND-EN'!' CHILDREN. Subjects of examination: Arithmetic, letter-writing, general paper.

Thursday, June r6, POLICE MATRON. Subjects of examination : Duties, experience, arithmetic (whole numbers), reading, handwriting.

Friday, June 17. AT'T'ENDANCE OFFICER, BOARD OF EDUCATION. Subjects of examination City information, duties, arithmetic, experience.

Friday, July 8. '1OPOGRAPHICAL DRAUGHTS-MAN. Subjects of examination : Experience, techni-cal, handwriting, mathematics.

}ridgy, Jnly is. EXAMINERS, BOARD OF EDUCATION. Subjects of examination: Candidates will be examined iu principles of education and required to give schemes of examinations and to set papers. Optional papers will be set in different branches of education.

LEE PHILLIPS, Secretary.

BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVE-MENTS.

BOARD (,r PUBLIC I iti'ROVEtttPOrs, I NO. 346 BROADWAY.

1~TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE lr Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, deeming it for the public interest so to do, propose to alter the map or plan of The City of New York, by changing the grade of King bridge avenue, from Terrace View avenue to near Wicker place : of Van Corlear place, from Kingsbridge avenue to a point one hundred and sixty-four and ninety-three one-hundredths feet northerly and westerly from (.tcol:us place ; and Jacobus place, from Terrace View avenue to Van Cor-lear place, In the 'Iseelith Ward of the Borough of blan-hattan, City of New York, and that a meeting of the said Board will he field in the office of the said Board at No. 346 Broadway. on the and day of June, 1898, at 2 o'clock P. it, at which such proposed change of grades will be considered by' said Board ; all of which is more particularly cr forth and described in the following rcs-ohnions adopted by said Board on the 8th day of June, 18)8, notice of the adoption of which is hereby given, viz. :

Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Law, of :897, deeming it for the public interest so to do, propose to alter the map or plan of The City of New York by Kingshridge avenue, from 'Terrace View avenue to near Wicker place ; of Van Corlear place, from Kingsbrnlge avenue to a point one hundred and sixty-four and ninety-three one-hundredths feet northerly and westerly from Jacobin place ; and of Jacobus place, front To rrace Vita' avenue to Van Corlear place, in the 'I'oeltth Ward of the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, more particularly described a, follows :

A i u; s./,ririge .-lveu ti e.

Beginnin, at a point in the centre lice of Terrace View avcuuc and the centre line add Kittgsbridge :)venue, dc' vatk,n 4r.r4 8,ct above city datum, thence northerly along the centre line of Ki ugsbridge avenue, distam.e 644.48 feet, elevation 44.94 itet, thcuce northerly along ,aid canere lice, distance 137.30 feet, clevatuou 56 feet, thence Still :dung said c,ntre line, distance Ito feel, elevation 6o feet.

ban Cnrtrar flat%.

Ileginuinq at a p"int in the westerly line of Kiugs-Isridge avenue and the centre line of \4m Corlear place, dlevatimt 5,, feet ; thence southerly along the centre line of Van Corlear pl.,ce, distance 175.3o feet, elevation So feet; thence, still souti.erly along said line distance 75 feet, ehesati,n 81.x3 tecl ; thence still rdong said line distance 353.30 feet to the ccutrO line of Jacobus place, elevntiun 86 feet ; thence nurthelly' and westerly and along the centre line (,f Van Corlear place, distance 164.95 feet, cherubim n 89.04 feet.

Desc1ijbec of the Grade of 1rcodrrs /lace. Beginning at a point in the centre line of Van Corlear

place, elevation 86 feet above City Datuut, thence southerly along the centre line of Jacobus place, dis-tance 3a6.47 feet, to the center line of Terrace View avenue. Elevation, 62 feet.

Resolved, That this Board consider the proposed change of grades of the above-named streets at a meet-ing of this Lard, to be held in the office of this Board, at No. 346 Broadway, on the 22d day of June, r8g8, at a o'clock P, At.

Resolved,'l'hat the Secretary of this Board cause these resolutions, and a notice to all persons affected thereby, that the proposed change of grades of the above-named ,trects will he considered at a meeting of this Board, to be held at the afore•aid time and place, to be published in the Cris REcon ti for ten days con-tinuously, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the tad day of June, 1888.

Dated NEw Yutu<, June g, r8g8, JOHN H. MOONEY.

Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY-OWNERS.

I N PURSUANCE OF SECT ION rnt8 OF THE Greater New York Charter, the Comptroller of I he

City of New York hereby gives public notice to all persons, owners of property, affected by the following assessment bar LOCAI. IMPKI)VEMEN'1'S in the BOROUGH OF SIANHA'I'TAN, viz,:

TWELFTH WARD.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH STREET—PAVING, between Claremont avenue and Ii, tile Vird. Area of asscssmcnI : Both sides ofOne Hun-cbcd and Twenty- fifth su cot, between Claremont ave-nue and Boulevard, and to the extent of half the blocks on the rerun, nating avenue'.

—that the same was confirmed by the Board of As' semen on June 7, nSo8. and entered on the same date, in the Record of Titles of Assessments Con-firmed, kept in the Hureau for the Collection of Assess-ments and Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents, and unless the enxensset assessed for lenefit on arty 6crson or Pre,bcrty shall Sc /,aid .vithiu si-rty days alter the late o/ said entry a/ the assessmen, juiciest -will le collected the, eon, as provided in section iolq of said Greater New York Charter. Said Section provides that " It any such assessment shall remain unpaid for the period of sixty days after the date of entry thereof in the said Record of 'Titles of Assessments, it shall be the duty of the officer authorized to collect and receive the amount of such assessment, to charge, collect and receive interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be i-alculateae/roue flue date of such entry to the elate of doat'urcitt.

,,

The above assessment is payable to the Collector of Assessments and Arrears at the Bureau fur the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of faxes and Assessments and of Water Rents, between the hours of q A. St. and 2 r. M.. and on Saturdays from g A. IL to 12 at., and all payments made thereon on or before August 6, 1898, Will be exempt from interest as above provided, and after that date will be subject to a charge of interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from the date of entry in the Record of 'Titles of Assessments in said Bureau to the date of payment.

BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller.

CITY OF NEW YORK—DF_I'ARTMENT OF FINANCE, COn1FTRULLER'S OFFICE, Jutte 7, 2898, f

NOTICE TO PROPERTY-OWNERS.

IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION tot8 OF THE Greater New York Charter, the Comptroller of The

City of New York hereby gives public notice to all persons, owners of property, affected by the following assessments for LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS :

BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN.

1'WELF1'II WARD, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH STREET—PAV-

ING, between Boulevard and Riverside Drive ; con-firmed and entered May 24, reg8. Area of assessment : Both sides cf One Hundred and Sixth street, between Boulevard and Riverside Drive, and to the extent of half the blocks on the intersecting and terminating avenues,

ONE HUNDRED ANI) SIXI'V-FIFTH STREET —PAVING, bctwecn B--ulevard (Eleventh avenue) and Amsterdam avenue; confirmed and entered May 2n, 1888. Area of assessment : Both sides of One Hun-dred ar,d Sixty-fifth street, between Iloulecard ;Eleventh avenue') and Amsterdam avenue, and to the extent of half the blocks on the intersecting and terminating avenues.

ONE HUNDREI) AND EIGHTY-SEVEN7'II S'CREET.—I'AVIN(l AND I.AVINGCR(f SWALKS between Eleventh ascuue and Kingsbridge road ; eon-firmed and entered My 24, r99R. Area of assessment : both -ides of (Inc Hundred and Eighty-seventh street, between Elecwnb avenue and Kingsbndge read,, and to the extent of half the blocks on the intersecting and terminating :n'enucs.

'1'WEN'1'Y-SECOND WARD. CENTRAL PApK. WEST, AND SIX1'Y-NINTH

S'1'REF.'1'.—IrF.NCING VACANT LO'IS; confirmed and entered May 24, i8o8. Area of assessment; \Vest side of Central Park, \Vest, beuvccn Sixty-cl86th and Sixty-ninth street., and south side of Sixty-ninth street, bet'veen Central Park, \Vest, and Columi us avenue, on lots nuniervcl 32 to 42 inclusive of Block No, iris. —that the same were confirmed by the Board of Assessors and entered In the Record of Titles of Assessments Confirmed, kept in the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes and Assess. ments and of Water Rents "on the respective dates hereinabove given, and unless t/ee,rmount asst—cljrr Scum[ on ally jFcrson or Ool rly shall be /airl Within sixty days alter the sard mates if en/,y g/ the a.varsaments, interest will Le rolleeled t/erreou, as provided in section iorg of said Greater New York Charter. Said section provides that, 11 If any such assessment shall remain unpaid for the period of sixty days after the date of entry thereof in the said Rec-ord of Titles of Assessments, it shall be the duty of the officer authorized to collect and receive the amount of such assessment to charge, collect and receive interest thereon at the rite of seven per cent, per annum, to be _lcehf1d (rani the date of sa, It entry to the date of doavutcut."

The above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessmenfs and Arrears at the Bureau for the Cuilvction of Assessm, its and Arrears of 'faxes and Assessments and of Water Rents, between the hours of q A. %I. and s P. Ni., and uu Saturday; front y A. ,At. to 12 al., and all payments turtle thereon on or before July '9, r8gs, for the paving of One 1-lnndred and Sixty-flfth street, loth een Boulevard Flet enth avenue) and Amsterdam avenue ; and on or before Jul}' 23, 1898, f,,r paving One Hundred al.d sixth street, between Boulevard an i Ificer,ide Drive, line Hundred and Eighty-seventh street, paving and laying crosswalks between F;leventh avenue and Iii nest ridge road, and Central Park, West, and Sixty-ninth street, fencing vacant lots, still be exempt frmn interest as above provided, and after these dates will be charged mutt-rest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from the above respectne dates of entry of the uses-menus in the Record of 'Titles of Assessments in said Bureau to the date of payment.

BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller.

Crry of New Yson—Dist•-tl<r}trar nr his.-spa•:, Curt i'TRri.LEft'i 0 I ICE, H a}' 2's, r-'gS.

INTEREST ON BONDS AND STOCKS OF TILE CITY OP' NE\V YORK.

THE INTERF:S'I' DUE JUI.Y I, i8y8. ON the Ke_zistered Fonds and Stocks of tite former

Cuy of Acw York ; of the lire City „f Brooklyn, noel of the County of Kings, will be paid nun that day by the C„mptro1Ier at the office of the City Chamberlain, Room 27, Stewart L'ullding, curlier of L'roud,vay and Chambers street.

The Transfer llouke thereof sv ill be closed In 31:ty 3' to July 1, 1&)3.

'I lie interc,t dun July, 1898. Ern the Coupon llunds:idd Stock of the teener City tit Nely N ark will be paid on that day by the Knickerbc,cker Trust Conlpaay, No. (6 L'roodsvay.

The interest due J td}' I, r8g8, on the Cnupou Bonds of the late City of lie klyn will be paid on that day by the Nassau Natiumd Rank of Brooklyn, Ni. au Court street.

5311.313 S. Cf)T.ER, Comptroller. CITY OF Nutty V,1NK-1'I:v..NcR Dlcr:\t.rstENr,i

CwlrreOLLER's Out ICE, Nlay r8, iSg8.

NOTICE TO 'I'AXPAYERr.

llr1sirron:sT or FINANI F, BUREAU Font 'rlrr Coit.odl,v of

City of Near YuoK, May 14, 18.,8.

UBIDER THE PROVISIONS OI CHAPTER 54, laws of 10y8, notice is hers by given that

'' any tax heretofore levied for city, ward, state- and county purposes, and all water rates and rents in arrear', at the time of the passage of this at, in that part of "t Inc City of Nov.' York which heretofore and before the first day of January, 1598, formed and consti-tuted the City of' Long Island City, in the County. of Q ueeus, may be discharged of record at any tithe before the n5th day of Septentber, 1898, with interest at the rate of two per centunj per anitiniL"

Also, "any lot, piece or parcel of land within the boundaries of that part of The City of New York constiuttireg The City of Long island Ctity, prior to January r, r8oS, which has been here- tofore sold for unpaid taxes and water rates or rents where the same was hid in in the name of said Long Island City, and where the certifi-cates of sale have not been assigned at the date of the passage of this act, may be redeemed from such sale and 'ales by the payment of the face of the tax and water rues or rents for which the same was sold, with interest at the rate of two per centum per annum, and such taxes and water rates shall be thereby satisfied and dis-cltarged of record ; provided such payment to be trade prior to tt.e 31:,t day of Ucccnlbcr, ,598,"

Payments may be. made under the provisions of the foregoing to the undersigned, at his office, in the Borough of Queens, Jackson avenue (formerly of the City of Long Island City), on and after Monday, tfay-113, iSg8, between tire hour-s of 9 A. it. and a 1,. >I.

DAVID E. AUS-1'EN. Receiver of 'faxes,

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

GRABS SALE.

T DEPAR'1.11ENT OF PARKS, BOROUGH of The Prolix, will sell at public auction, by James

McCauley, Auctioneer, on

TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 14 AND 17, 1Nt18,

all the Grass standing on Van Corilandt, Bronx and Pelham Bay Parks,

The sale will take place at the following points and at the hours mentioned t

Van Cortlandt Park, Tremper House, June 14, II A.M.

Bronx Park, Lorillard Mansion, June 14, 2 r. 5t. Pelhm a Lay Park, Elliott's l-tote , June IS, tr A. Si, The grass on each park will be said in lots, the par•

ticulars of which will be announced at time of sale. The purchase money to be paid at the time of rule. By order of

AUGUST MOEIiUS, Commissioner of Parks, Borough of The Bronx.

Nose YORK, June t, r8g8.

2468 THE CITY RECORD. FRIDAY, JUNE io, 1898.

DEPARTMENT OF PAR s, I CORPORATION NOTICE. ARSE\i,, CENTRAL PARK,

Ihu;ouGH of M.In..Tr.\I, CITY OF NE\c YORK UIJI IC NO'PIG,C I,, HI-RI'1WGIVEN TO THE May 28, 1898. _

P ou nee ur owners id :dl houses and tuts, improved

1'U CON1R_]CTORS. or unimproved lands atlected thereby, that the follow- • _ ing proposed assessments bare been completed and

BIDS OR ESTIMATES, WITH THE SEALED '° lodged in the olfec u1 the Board of Assessors for interested,

title of the work and the name of the bidd, r exanlinatlon by :It persons viz.:

indorsed thereon, will be received by the Park Board, : }Rot Gil of MANHATTAN. at its offices, Arsenal Building, Sixty-fourth street and

I i•t ;;~~t No• I, Pacing First avenue, from Thirt}'- filth avcnne. f'rntr:A 1'ark, until 1r o'clock A. nL nt • - `econd try I hirt}'-sixth street, with asphalt and granit

SATU11DAY, JUNE 11, 1895, block pavement and (tying crosswalks so far as the for the foflossintz named work : -aloe i- within the limits of grants of land tinder -mater),

FOR RECL'L 111Ni AND GRAD,\(; H \M1I.- I' he limits within which it is proposed to lay the said several houses and lots of ❑sses;monts Include all the

'I ON FISH PARK. 1A)l:\1'F:1) ,} I' lots, and of land situated ground, vacant pieces parcels

H(fl -i1ON. ST:\NTON, 1'I I'I' AND SHERIFF S-I'REF'IS, AND \VI1.T.1=\:\f °'

II. .lW'ARII P.\RK• l I1CA I El) AT No. r. Both sides of I, irst avenue, fr.+mThirty-sceond HESIER :\NI) 1)IVl'1ON s:, ill'- I to Thirty-sixth street, and to the extent of half the AND E.:A~T flRO-LIVT-f block at the intersccting streets.

The Engineer's e-uutatc of the work to he clone, and ! All persons whose intere,ts are affected by the above- by which the bids will Ie to,ted, is to tol lusts: I • named proposed ossw`fteo t~, and who are opposed to r. r8.600 cubic yards of filtttt lot nixhed in pace 'th's the same, or either of them. are requested to present

includes all excac ation that is to be used as their obje lions, in wruing, to the Secretary of the tillmg). Board of :1s<essors, N. :o 8eoadIvay, New \-o5k, on i

2. 2,600 lineal feet of board fence (including three gates' I or before tiny rz, 189S. at hi A. feu, at \u-itch time and i'he time allowed for the compirtion of the whole place the said objections will be heard and testimony

work will be sixty consecutive working da_; s. received in reference thereto. 'The dama_es to i.e paid by the ecmt:actor for each EDWARD MuCUE,

day that the contract, or :1110 p.tr; ther,of, now be I EI)\\ART) CAHILL, untulhlled after the time fixed f., r the completion there- THOS. A. WILSON, ofhas expired arc fixed at Fifty 1),dlars per clay. JOHN DF:LMAR,

The amount of the security rtglnrcd is Fit cf lit usaud PATRICK tl. HAVERTY, Five Hun„red Dollars. Board of Assessors.

,bidders mu-t satt'ty themselves by personal exami- W-It.t.la ~t H. JASPER, nation of the location of the 't posed sew he, and by such Secretary, Other means as they may prefer, as to the iccu"acy of No. ,2o Broadway. the torecoing 1':1.-iueer 5, -timate, and shall not, at an}- I CITY OF .Ew' YORK, }lORnr OH OF ,MANHATTAN, ` time after the submission of an estimate, dispute or cm- June 6, 1895. plain of such statement or estiur.ae, or assert that there wa. any misunderstanding in regard to the depth or character ,, t the cxci,ation to be made . r the ue nal to or NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN '1'O THE ~UBLIC amount of the work to be done. I owner or owners of all houses and lots, improved

Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name I or unimproved lands affected thereby, that the follow- and place of residence of each of the persons making the ing proposed assessments have been completed and same, the names of all persons interested with him or are lodged in the office of the Board of Assessors for them therein, and if no other person be so interested, j examination by all persons interested, viz. it shall distinctly state that tact ; that it is made

L'oltoecH OF THE Becsx. without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is its all respects List 5 ,94• No. r• Regulating, grading, curbing and fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no memLcr fi 1_i;ing One Hundred and Sixty-se\emit street, from of the Municipal .assembly, head of a department, chief Franklin avenue to Boston toad, together with a list of of a bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other . OI-trcts for damages caused by a change of grade. officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly inter- Lit 5595, No. s. Paving Tinton avenue, from Rest- I ested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it re- chvster .,venue to One Hundred and Sixty-tenth street, lates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid with granite-block pavement. or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, The limits within which it is proposed to lay the said of the party or parties making the estimate, that the assessments include all the several houses and lots of several matters stated therein are in all respects true. ground, vacant lots, pieces and parcels of land situated Where more than one person is interested it is requisite on— that the \ - erifcation be made and subscribed by al: the ; No. I. B..th sides of One Hundred and Sixty-seventh parties interested ' street, trout Franklin a%enuc to Co,ton road, and to the

Each bid or estimate sltall be accompanied by the con. extent of half the block at the intersecting avenues. sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in No. e. Both sides of Tinton avenue, from Wcstche=ter The City of New' orb, with their respective places of avenue to One Hundred and si'ty-n nth street, and to business or residence, to tb, effect that if the contract : the extent of half the block at tie intersecting avenues. be awarded to the person making the estimate, they u-iil, , on its being so a\carded, become bound as his sureties for All persons whose interests are affected by the above.

its faithful performance, and that it he shall omit or re. named proposed assessments, and who are opposed to

fuse to execute the same, they Hill pay to the Corpora. the same, or either of them, are requested to present their ohjecrans, in writing, to the Secretary of the tion an} difference between the sum to which he would Board of Assessors. No. 320 Broadway-, New York, on be entitled on its completion and that wvhich the Car- !

may be obliged to to the or potation pay person or before July _, 1£9S, at it o'clock A. %t., at which time

persons to w horn the contract may be awarded at any and Flaw the nail objzcnons will be heard and testi-

sabsequent letting. the amount in each case to be cal moray resell ed in reference thereto,

eulated upon the estimated amount of the work EDWARD McCUE, by which the bids are tested. The consent EI)\1'ARD CAHILL, above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or THOS. A. WILSON, affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the ! JOHN DELI AR, same, that he is a householder or freeholder in The City PATRICK M. HAVERTY, of New York, and is worth the amount of the security Board of Assessors. required for the completion of this contrsct, over and WILLIAM H. JaSFte, above all his debts of every nature and over and aha~• Secretary, his liabilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that he No. 300 Broadway. has offered himself as a surety in good faith and with Lt.l-v -.FA,,RK, liueotcu IF M.esH.vTT.CN, the intention to execute the bond required by seen„n June 2, r59S. 27 of chapter S of the Revised Ordinances of The City of New York, if the contract shall be awarded to the - --- person or persons tor\,hom he consents to become DEPARTMENT OR PUBLIC surety. The adequacy and sufftcicncy of the security offered to be approved by the Comptroller of The City CHARITIES. of New York.

No hid or estimate will be received or considered DI-PAUTCIENT ..r Plc CHalliTles, unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one i 11 :COGH, Or DLe:.H.-eras Hsu THE Beoax, of the State or National banks of The City of New York, No, (6 THIRD AveNuE, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money NEW YORK, June 7, tI98. J to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful per- I formance of the contract. Such check or money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed envelope con- LIST OF HOSPITAL SUPPLIES No. 8 AND LIST

taming the estimate, but must be handed to the, OF REPAIRS No.; H-)k THE DEPARTMENT

officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the t1F PUBLIC CHARITIES OF THE C11 \ OF estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said NE\\- l ORK. box until such check or money has been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such 1,1 ROL GHS ut ]1.'.H>.1 1 A.":\lit 1HE lire.:, :,x. deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three _--. days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after . QEALED BIDS OR ESTIMA'ES FOR THE notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to below-mentioned Hospital Supplie=.and Repairs will execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by be received at the Central Office of this Department,

him shall be forfeited to and retained by The City of . No. (6 Third avenue, until rz o'clock noon, New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or ! MONDAY, .JUNE 20, 1898, refusal; but if he shall execute the contract within the at which time they will be publicly opened and read. time aforesaid the amount of his deposit will be The pers,n or person- making any bid or estimate returned to him. I shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed

A'. B.—The prices nrrust le :erit!en in rite es:rnaate I ” Bid for Hospital supplies or Repairs;,” with his or and als., stated inligrves, andallertivratrs cuzllbe con- I their name or names and address, and the date of presen. ei,fered as inforvral.ekrch do not contain bats for al ! t Lion, to the head of said Department, at the said office, items for :eqich bidsare/,•erein call -a', or:vliich contain ' on or before the day and hour above named, at a hick Lids Jor iterus for mkich bids are not brreavitk call,d ! time and place the bids or estimates received will be /or. Permission :w!1 not lit green for the rnithdrazea publicly opened by the President, or his duly authorized i'J R ' hid or estimate'. tic Old will be a, c. cued /roue agent, of said Delartment and read. or contract aveard<d ti, an) • person mire is in arrears The awards will be made to the lowest bidders (see tv the Cor.eration uii-i debt or contract, or :,k,' is a '. also note in specifications for supplies). defaulter, as surety or ctiterzeise, upon: any ollrgation I In the case of numbers x574, 1575, 1576, 7579, 1585 and to the Cor/,.,raticn. r615, the award will be made to the lowest bidder on the

The Park Board reserves the right to reject any combined articles under each number. or all the bids received in response to this advertise- 'the Department reserves the right to take more or ment if it should deem it for the interest of the City less, or none at all, of any of the articles, according as so to do, and to readvertise until =satisfactory bids or the demand therefor may be. proposals shall be received, but the contracts when All bids must be based upon the descriptions fur- awarded will be awarded to rue lowest bidders. nishcd or samples exhibited by this Department, and

Blank forms for proposals, and forms of the several I not on samples furnished by the bidder. contracts which the successful bidder will be required 1 Samples will be on exhibition at the Central Office of to execute. can be had, the plans can be seen, :cod inf r- this Department. No. 66 Third avenue, during office mation relatiee to them can be had at the office of the ' hours, from June r3 until the bids are opened. Department, Arsenal, Central Park. SveclrtcATlovs.

GEORGE C. CLAUSEN, AUGUST' JMOE13US, i d.—Drugs and Comical:. Gill tRGE V. ERU\l F.R, _ N. B,—No bids will be received on any article in this

Commis-inner- of P.,rks of '1 he City of New \ ork, list except front such persons and firms as are known in the drug trade to be regular manufacturers Or wholesale

- - - - — dealers or importers of the several articles. Where

DAMAGE COMM.-23-24 WARDS. it is expressly specified, articles must bedelivercl in the original packages of the manufacturer.

TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAP- Line More PURSUANT t• -r 537 of the Laws of 1393, entitled "An act , No. or Less.

pro, iding for ascertaining and paying the amount of 2530. too pounds Acid. Citric, in z5-Ih. box. •' damages to lands and buildings suffered by reason of j 2532, 25 pounds Acid, Nitric, U.S. P., in r-lb. gl.

changes of grade of streets or avenues, made pursuant st. b. to chapter 721 of the Laws of 7887, providing for the 1532• 75 pounds Acid, Oxalic, pap. depression of railroad tracks in the Twenty-third and t533. t pound Acid. Picric, C. P.

•' Twenty-fourth Wards, in the City of New York, or 2534• too pounds Acid, Salicyl.c, U. S. P., % lb. "otherwise." and the acts amendatory thereof and cart. supplemental thereto, notice Is hereby given that 1535• 25 pounds Acid, 'I annic, IT. S.P., jj -lb. c. public meetings of the Commissioners appointed pur. 1536. 5o pounds Adeps Lana: Hydrosue, U.S. P., suant to said acts, will be held at Room 58, Schermer. r-lb. tins. horn Building. No. 96 Broadway, in the City of New 1:37. 270 pounds Balsam Peru, U. S. P., in drums York, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each +,ab.5olbs,- week, at 3 o'clock P. xi., until further notice. 1538. 25 pounds Birk Cassia, No. 30, pond., box.

Dated NEw YORK, October 30, 1897. 1539- 5 pounds Bismuth Subcarbonate, r lb. box. DANIELLORD,JAMESM.hAKNLM,WILLIAM 3540, r5 pounds Bromine, I lb. bolt.

E. STILLINGS, Commissioners. 2542. to pounds Butter Cacao, Baker's or Gehe's, LA ,(oNT McLoucauN, Clerk. I lb. p.

I ine More

No. or less,

2542, to pomlds Caffeine, U. S. P., r lb. orig. cart.

1543. 25 gross Capsules, empty, P. 1). & Co., assort.

1544. 2CO-500 gm, Chloroform f. ant-tbesia, Squibb's. 154c.f000-too gm. }:titer for anaesthesia, Squibb's,

2540, to pounds Gtlaiacol, liquid, x-lb. orig. b.

197. 34 ounce Jonone, Fritzsche Bros., 12.oe. orig. v.

t548• 5ounds Magnesia, heavy. U.S. P., r-lb. b,

1549- 8 barrel Epsonl Salt ;all. 3oo lbs. each

r550. ro pounds Menthol, U.S. P., i-lb. b.

I 55 t. 20 pounds Od Cade, tin.

1552. r potted Oil Cajuput, t- lb. b.

1553. t pound ( ill Cinnamon, synthetic, Fritzsche Bros., I pound orig. ll.

1554. it pound Oil Fennel, pure, I lb. b.

1555• it ounces Urexine, r 07. orig. V. 1556.

ho gallonsPeiutomonganuteofIron,Dieterich,

5 gall. dem.

2 557• 5- 1000 I'll. Calcium Sulphide I gr., gel. coat. 1558. 3o-3000 Pit. Quinine Stilph. 3 gr. 1559• 4o-,0OO Pit. Quinine Sulph. 5 gr.

r56o. 3o-5oo I'll. Warburg, svith aloes (x drachm), '1'i net.

i56r. to barrel, Piaster Paris, Dentists' best, Knickerbocker Mills, to be delivered in 2 bbl. lots, fresh.

1562. 200 pounds Potassium Acetate, U.S. P., r iii. h.

1563• zoo pounds Potassium Bromide, gran.,U. S. P., I lb. cart.

t564. too pounds 1'otas=ium Citrate, U.S.P., r lb. b.

1565. 16 ounces 1'} ruxytin, U. F. P., z oz. pack,

151.6, too pounds Seidlitz Ttlixture, 50 Ili. box.

x567. Zoo pounds Sodium Bromide, U. S. P., r lb. b.

x508. io pounds Sodium Salicylate, U. S. P., % lb. cart.

2569. 2,000 pounds Sulphur, Roil, in zoo lb. kegs.

t570. 25-500 Tablets, Antiseptic, Nasal (Oppen- heimcr's .

157x, 5 pounds Turebene, Merck's, t lb, b.

1372. 300 pounds Vaschne, yellow, 5's.

1;.—Sundries,

2573• r gross bottle=, little Poison, W. T. & Co.'s, t 6 oz.

t574• 50 gross, each, boxes, Pil! or Powder, like samples, No 33 an I No, 5a.

1575. 5 gross, each, boxce, S-amless Tin, ('ill's, deep, plain, 4 oz. and 8 oz.

1576. 3 dozen, each, Cans, Jacketed, Garrison's, 5 gall. and to gall.

1577. Soo gross Cork=, extra long taper, XX, No. 3 (see sample), in 5 gross bags.

1578. 40 gross Eye Dropper,, like sample, I dozen in a box.

1579. 2 dozen each, Graduates, Phenix, cone- shaped, Apoth.:11eas., if oz. and x oz.

r;80. I dozen Slop Heads, see sample.

r-St. t lot Cabinet Lumber, all to be absnlut 1y Qeu j •ct a ud dressed, as follows : Oak: I inch, 3 pieces, 12 feet by 15 inches

inch, I piece, 32 feet by r5 inches inch, r piece, r2 feet by r5 inches

veneer, t: piece, 6 feet by 24 inches lf'hile Wood: I inch, x piece, r6 feet by s8 inches ; !z inch, r piece, 24 feet by t6 inches. Pine: 2 inch, I niece, 12 feet by rz inches.

1582. 8 Renewals for the Edison-Lalande 4-cell battery, Type S.

25S3. 2 Stepladders. Odcll's Excel>ior, 6 ft.

2584. 2 Jewell's Stills for Distilled Water, for steals, Style No, z, including 4 feet steam hose with connections to 4-inch pipe.

1585, 6 gross each Hommopathl: Vial, short, flint, 4 drachms and z drachms.

t5S6. 4 sets \\'eights, Metric, f. Prescription, " No, 23," in box with pincers ; no gm. to Oct gilt.

C--.Surgical Sufflies.

1587. it Aspirator, Piemann & Co. t735'.

1588. z Bags. Politzer's.

1589. 1 gross bobbins, like sample.

1590. 2 dozen brushes, nail, white bone, 136 (sample).

1591. 6 dozen pat. pack, catgut, prepared (like sample).

1592. 1 curette, Emmett's.

1593. It dozen depressors, tongue, folding (Tien. 2384.

1594. 3 endoscope:-, metal, t6, an, 24 Fr., plain.

t595. r Eye Specultun, Noyes.

1596. 12 dozen Finger-protectors (sample).

3597. r dozen Forceps, Epilating, Lailler.

1548. z Forceps, ']'all's Ped:cle (Reynd. 359-537).

2599. 3 forceps, Polypus 1L 347-310 .

r600, 2 Forceps, Rongeur, straight, small bite, Fold's make.

1601. 6 Forceps, Vulsellum, io inches, str. or curv., w. catch.

1602. 6 pair Gloves, Surgeons' rubber. Brewer's.

3603. r Irrigator. Valentine's, complete.

16e4. 2 dozen Irrigator Spout Caps (Kay 17112).

16c5. 24 dozen Needles, Coc's Special, sizes to order,

1606. 4 dozer, Pumps, Breast, " Protector No. 2."

t6o7. 2 Saws, Engel's Plaster Bandage.

t6ob. 2 Sci.,sots, Smith's Wire-cutting.

0603. 2 Screws, Oral, h. v.

x61o. 6 dozen pat. pack. Silk (braid), prepared, like sample.

16tt. 1 Speu.ulum, Edebohls'self-retain.w.weight.

r6rz, 2 sets Specula, Far, Toynbee', plated.

16,3. 2 dozen Syringes, Fountain, " Alpha," No. z.

x614. r fray, glass tiny., ,7-!86;., 9 inches by 4 1 inches by 2 inches.

1615. 2 each, ''rays, Porcelain Kny• 17750), 7 inches by 5y inches ; 9% inches by 7 inches : 17 inches by t4 inches.

1616. 2 Tripods, Iron, adjustable, ace. t' sketch to be seen at Gen, Drug Itcpl , on Fri-day,June 17, between 9 A.St. and 4 P.At-

,627. 2 dozen Tubes, Nasal Feeding, so t rubber, Tiemann's,

16r8. 2 dozen Tubes, Pee, soft rubber, Tiemann's 11-1.IST OF REPAIRS NO, 5.

1620, 20-, Surgical and Clinical Instruments.

r6zt. r Refrigerator.

1622, 8 McJical Batteries,

3623, 3 Dressing Sterilizers, Steam, Kny's.

2624. 4 Operating Tables. N. B.—The above may be seen at the General Drug

Department on Friday, June 27, between 9 A. 1.t. and 4 P. Si., and on Saturday, June 18, between 9 A. M. and noon.

The articles, supplies, goods, wares and merchandise are to be delivered, free of expense, at the General Drug Department on the grounds of Bellevue Hospital, East Twenty-sixth street, east of First avenue, and are to be delivered in such quantities and at such times as may Ise required.

The quality of the HosAilal Supplies »rust conform in every rested to the slecutfcations and sane les, and bidders are cautioned to examine bath specifications and sang5les of the artie.es required before naah'ing their estimates.

Bidders will state the price for each article, by which the bids will be tested.

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ALI, BIDS OR ESTIMATES IF DEEMED TO 1.E FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AS 1'ROVtIED IN SEC-Tn1N 64, CHAPTER 410, 1.AwS OF 1882.

No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Cor-poration upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Cor-poration.

'I he award of the contract will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids.

Delivery will be required to be made from time to time, and in such quantities as may be directed by the said Commissioners, or be provided for by the specifi-cations.

Any bidder for this contract most be known to he ellgagc'I in and well prepared fur the business, and must have satisfactory testimonials to that effect, and the per nn or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be requit ed to give security for the performance of the contract, by his or their bond, with two sufficient sureties, each in the penal amount of fifty (5o) per cent. of the bid for each article,

Each bid orestimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons making the same, the names of all persons interested with him or them therein, and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact ; also that it is made with-out any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no mem-ber of the Municipal Assembly, head of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation, is directly or in-directly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the esti-mate, that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one person is inter- ested it is requisite that the verification be made and suh<cribed by all the parties interested.

Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householdersorlreeholders, in The City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect that ifthe contract be awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful per-formance, and that if he shall mutt or refuse to execute the same, they will pay to the Cor-poration any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled on its completion and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting, the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the supplies by which the bids are tested. The consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirma-tion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that lie is a householder or freeholder in'I'he City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of this contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his lia. bilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith, and with the intention to execute the bond required by section 12 of chapter 7 of the Revised Ordinances of The City of New l-ork, if the contr.ct shall be awarded to the person or persons for whom he consents to become surety. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of The City of New York,

No bid or estimate will be considered unless accom-panied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of the City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the estimate, but must be handed to the officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until such check or money has been examined by said officer or clerk and found to becorrect. A Ii such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained by The City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal; but it he shall execute the contract within the time af,resaid, the amount of his deposit will be re-turned to him.

Should the person or persons to whom the contract may he awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract within five days after written notice that the same has been awarded to his or their bid or pro, osal, or if he or they accept but do not execute the contract an 1 give the proper security, he or they shall be considered as n wing abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation, and the contract will be readverticed and relet, as provl.led by law.

Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp-troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract, or from time to time, as the Commissioners may determine.

The force a/ the contract, including spec.fications, and showing the vranner of payment, can be obtained at the office of the General .Baokke,per and Auditor, No. 66 Third avenue, and bidaers art, cautioned to examine each and all of its prr;vlslo,ss carefully, as the Board of Public C/rarifi:-a' will insist upon it, abso-lute enfor enient in e: ery part cular.

JOHN \V, KELLER, President, ADOLPH S1MIS, JR., Commissioner, JAMES FEEN1', Commissioner,

Department of Public Charities.

DEPART\IF5t OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, BOROUGHS OF M.ANHATIAN AND THE BRONX, I{

No. 66 '1HIRU AVE1t'F-, NEW YORK, June 7, 2898.

TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPO~AI.S FOR MATERIALS AND WORK REQUIRED FOR INtil'ALI.ATION OF NEW GAS-MAKING APPARAtUS Al' GAS-HOUSE, RANDALL'S ISLAND.

SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES FOR THE aforesaid work and materials, in accordance with

the specifications and plans, will be received at the office of the Department of Public Charities, No, 66 Third avenue, in The City of New York, until r2 o'clock St. of

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1898. The person or persons making any bid or estimate

shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed " Bid or Estimate for Materials and Work Required for Installa'ion of New Gas- Making Apparatus at Gas House, Randall's Island," with his or their name or names and address, and the date of presentation, to the head of said Department, at the said office, on or before the day and hour above named, at which time and place the bids or estimates received will he publicly opened by the President of said Department and read.

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS OR ESTIMATES IF DEEMED TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AS PROVIDED IN SEC-TION 64, CHAPTER 410, I-AWS OF 1882.

No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Cor-poration upon debt or contract, or who Is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Cor- poration.

The award of the contract will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids.

Any bidder for this contract must be known to be engaged in and well prepared for the business, and must have satisfactory testimonials to that effect, and the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to give security for the performance of the contract by his or their bond, with two sufficient sureties, each in the penal amount of TWO THOU. SAND 2,eoo) DOLLARS.

Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons making the same, the names of all persons interested with him or them therein, and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact ; also that it is made without any connection with any other person making an esti-mate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fait and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Municipal Assembly, head ofa department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer

of the Corporation is directly or Indirectly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or esti-mate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one person is interested, it is requisite that the VERIFICATION he made and subscribed by all the parties interested.

Each hid or estimate shall be accompanied by the con-sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders, in The City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect that if the contract be awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on its bring so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance, and that it he shall omit or refuse to execute the same they will pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which lie would be entitled iiii its completion and that which the Corpo. ration may be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting ; the amount in cacti case to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested. The consent above mentioned shall be accom-panied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the crmpletion of this contract over and above all his debts of every nature and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the bond requited by section t2 of chapter 7 of the Revised Ordi-nances of The City of New York, if the contract shall be awarded to the person or persons for whom he consents to become surety. The adequacy acd sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of The City of New York.

No bid or estimate will be received or considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the CotilptrD1ter, or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or money must Nor be inclosed in the sealed envelope con-taining the estimate, but must be handed to the of-ficer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until such check or money has been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will he returnea to the persons mak-ing the same within three days after the contract is awarded. 11 the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shalt he forfeited to and be retained by The City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if t.e shall ex-ecute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will be returned to him. Should the person or persons to whom the contract

may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract within five days after written notice that the same has been awarded to his or their bid or proposal, or if he or they accept but do not execute the contract and give the proper security, he or they shall be considered as having abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation and the contract will be readvertised and relet, as provided by law.

Bidders will write out the amount of their estimates in addition to inserting the same in figures.

Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp-troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract.

The form of the contract, including specifications and showing the manner of payment, can be obtained at the office of the Supervising Engineer, No. 66 Third avehue, New York City, and bidders are cautioned to examine each and all of their provisions carefully, as the Board of Public Charities will insist upon their abso-lute enforcement in every particular.

JOHN W. KELLER, President, ADOLPH SI\115, JR., Commissioner, JAMES FEENY, Commissioner,

Department of Public Charities.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARIIIEs, BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN AND "1HE BRONX,

No. 66 'ItnRD AVENUE, New YORK, June 7, 1898.

TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS AND WORK REQUIRED FOR FURNISHING ANI) ERECT-ING REFRIGERATOR AT ALMSHOUSE, BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.

SFALED BIDS OR ESTIMA'T'ES FOR THE afore.aid work and material., in accordance with

the specifications and plans, will be received at the office of the Department of Public Charities, No. 66 'Third avenue, in The City of New York, until 12 o'clock At. of

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1898. The person or person, making any bid or esti-

mate shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed "Bid or Estimate for Materials and Work required for Furnishing and Erecting Refrigerator at Almshouse, L'lackwellrs Lland, and with his or their name or names, and the date of presentation, to the head of said Department, at the said office, on or before the day and hour above named, at which time and place the bids or estimates received will be publicly opened by the President of said Department and read.

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES RESERVES "IHE RIGHT To REJECT ALL BIDS OR ESTIMATES IF DEEMED TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AS PROVIDED IN SEC-TION 64, CHAP'' ER 41o, LAWS OF 1882.

No bid or estimate will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to the Cor-poration upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation.

The award of the contract will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids.

Any bidder for this contract must be known to be engaged in and well prepared for the business, and must have satisfactory testimonials to that effect, and the per-son or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to give security for the performance of the contract, by his or their bond, with two sufficient sureties, each in the penal amount of FIVE HUN-DRED (;oo) DOLLARS,

Each bud or estimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons making the same, the names of all persons interested with him or them therein, and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact ; also that it is made with-out any connection with any other person making an es-timate for the same purpose and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Municipal Assembly, head of a department, chiefof a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one person is interested It is requisite that the VERIFICATION be made and subscribed by all the parties interested.

Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in The City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect that if the contract be awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance, and that if he shall omit or refuse to execute the same, they will pay to the Cor- poration any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled on its completion and that which the CorpQratipp may be obliged to pay to the person or

persons to whom the contract may be awarded at "my subsequent letting, the amount in each case to be calcu-lated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested, The consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirma-tion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of this contract over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that he has offered him-self as a surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the bond required by section r2 of chapter of the Revised Ordinances of 1'he City of New York, if the contract shall be awarded to the person or persons for whom he consents to become surety. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of The City of New York.

No bid or estimate will be received or considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of The City of New York, drawn to the order of tha Comptroller, or money to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or money must NOT be inclosed in the scaled envelope containing the estimate, but must be haeded to the officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until such check or money has been examiner) by said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and he retained by flue City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid the amount of his deposit will be returned to him.

Should the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract within five days after written notice that the same has been awarded to his or their hid or proposal, or if he or they accept but do not execute the contract and give the proper security, he or they shall be considered as having abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation, ana the contract will be readvertised and relet as provided by law.

Bidders will write out the amount of their estimates in addition to inserting the same in figures.

Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp. troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract.

The form of the contrlct, including speciiations, and showing the manner of payment, can be obtained at t'',e office of the architects, Horgan & Slattery, No. r Mutinous avenue, New York City, and bidders are cautioned to examine each and all of their provisions carefully, as the Board of Public Charities will insist upon their absolute enforcement in every particular.

JOHN W. KELL ER, President, ADOLPH 511,115, JR., Commissioner, JAMES FEENY, Commo-siorser.

Department of Public Charities.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARtrIEs,I BOROUGH OF Ru[H.M1I0,-iD, No.66 'THIRD AVENUE, Now YORE, May 27, 1898,

PROPOSALS FOR GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, MEA'L'S, ETC., FOR THE DEPART MENT OF PUBLIC CHARI"IIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

BOROCGH OF Ag,IstoM,, STATEN ISLAND.

SEALED BIDS OR EsIIMA'YEB FOR FURNISH- ing the below-mentioned Supplies, etc., in conformity

with samples and specifications, will be received at the office of the Department of Public Charities, No. 66 Third avenue, in The City of New York, Until In o'clock vi.,

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1S'J8. All quantities to be more or less.

GROCERIE`.

I. 125 barrels Flour, Ittanhattar, or brand of equal grade.

2. 2,500 pounds Sugar, extra C. 3. 65o pounds Sugar, granulated.

4, boo pounds Rice, Carolina.

S. 400 pounds Wishing Soda. 6. too pounds Soda Crackers, XX. 7. Coo gallons Kerosene Oil, 15o test. 8, 400 pounds Oat Meal, flake.

9, 15 bushels Beans, White,

In. xoo gallons Molasses, New Orleans.

it. 40 gallons Vinegar, cider.

12. % barrel Mackerel, No. x.

13, r a barrel Mackerel, No.2.

14• 5o pounds Pepper, whole.

15. 400 Doti Coffee, Maracaibo, bean.

x6, aoo pounds Tea, Oolong.

17. 200 pounds Tea, Young Hyson.

.8. 5,oco pounds Yellow Meal. granulated. 19. 400 pounds 'Tobacco, Orinoco, I-ounce plugs. 20. 25 pounds Mustard, Coleman's.

2x. 5 pounds Ginger, ground. 22. 25 pounds Snuff, Scotch, plain, medium brown. 23. 400 pounds Codfish, bonele-s.

a4. 15 boxes Soap. Babbitt's. 25. 8 sacks Salt, fine. 26. 400 pounds Butter, fresh State.

27, 6 gross Matches, sulphur.

a8. 4 dozen Water Pads, 3 hoops.

30, 125 pounds Lard, best.

35, x box Baking Powder, Royal, %-pounds

y2. x box Wheaten Grits, Necker's,

33• I box Corn Starch, Durvea's,

34. 1 box Starch, Satin Gloss.

35. xa gross Clothes Pins, best.

38, t box Bluing, Wycoff's Union, 8-ounce bottles.

39. 20 gallons Linseed Oil, raw.

40, xo gallons Turpentine.

41. 5 gallons Liquid Dryer, best.

4z. 5e0 pounds White Lead, Jewett or Atlantic,

43, it keg 8-penny Nails, cut,

44- x keg zo-penny Nails, wire.

45, 1 keg lo-penny Nails, wire.

46. It box Sapolio.

47 r dozen Bath Brick.

¢B. 8 barrels Whitewash Lime.

49, r barrel Cement, Portland. Diet' GOODS.

5x. Ioo yards Bleached Muslin, Dwight Anchor,

52. 200 yards Bleached Muslin, Palma Mills.

53• 500 yards Kentucky Jean, XX.

54• 30o yards 'Twilled Jean, Amoskeag, colored.

55. 200 yards Canton Flannel, unbleached, Amos- keag, AA.

56• aco yards Canton Flannel, brown, Provident. 57. 200 y;rrds Gray Flannel, F. &. C. 58. zoo yards Excelsior Checks, Amoskeag.

59- 300 yards Gingham, Amoskeag.

on 300 yards Denims, Amoskeag.

63, 400 yards Cheviot. Amoskeag. 64. 300 yards Calico, Cocheco. 65. 300 yards Cambric, white, soft finish, Alex.

ander, 66. xoo yards Cambric, drab, soft finish, Alexander.

70, 45 dozen Men's Cotton Socks, heavy.

7x. 3o dozen Children's Stockings, heavy, gray ribbed.

72. to dozen Men's Strong Suspenders, large size.

73- 30 dozen Women's S cckings.

78, 6 dozen Combs, dressing, 8-inch.

79- 6 dozen Combs, flue. 81. 15 gross Bone Buttons, assorted sizes. 82. x gross Stay Binding, black and white. 83. 6 gross O. N. T. Spool Cotton, Clark's.

MEATS.

85, 400 pounds, more or less, Corned Beef, native chuck, and not the neck, per week, not over a week in pickle.

FRIDAY, JUNE IOC 1898. THE CITY RECORD. 2469

8(,. too pounds, more or less, Fresh State Beef, per DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. week, rib roast. . . -- _ ----

Feen, 87, 25o bushels White Oats, best, 32 pound, to the

lit ,, X1,,1%11 sr nr• Cnny[rI-~v, IirlROCru lu: :\Ia''HnT'rn>,

hu,hat; No. 148 E w'I'w1NrTn"en STREET 88. 4 tons Bran, best, NP:w Y nt a LTV Jnne 7 x898,

, ,

89, 3 tons Con) Meal, best, yellow. SHOES, -

97 15 pairs Infants' Lacks, 4, 5, 6. 98 2uo pounds Sole Leather, oak. 1'ROPOSALti Ft )k 1fEUlCItiF:S, ETC. 99 r,oco pairs Shoe Laces, assorted, good quality.

CnAL. Q_EALED BIDS OR F.S'I'IMA'1'ES FOR FUR- FUR- rot 35 tons Coal (Egve

rot r5 tons Cnal (:ib,ve). nishin • tiledieines in con_lormit dth Samples and b +' }' 'x vi p mz to tons Co.d (Nut). Specificuuon;, will lie rece veil at the office of the

(To be best Lehigh, to weigh 2,000 pounds Commissioner of Correction, in The Cit y if New York, to the ton and be well screened and free No, 148 Fast Twentieth street, until from slate, and to be wei,,hed or rewcighed MOYDAY, .JUNE 20, 181)1-I, A'l' 10 A. M.

ul n a on such scale as the L umi=sinner r y Iraien:uc before being received at the C' ft to be fu'1i;'i'red to 1)u'. ('luau. Rice, C7ffehlst, Almshouse.) D,hau'tu,eut of /'wile Cfrarifies, General /)rug

Woot' 1),'porli,ui'nn, Bellevue I/ruJ.'ita/, Easf T'Venty-rig/rt/e log 20 cords Wood (oak). street, for the I),parl,n,'uL of Correction.

No empty packages arc to be returned to bidders nr -8) D'xlulll=, more er It;s, Potassium Iodide, U.' S. P., its contractors except such as are designated in the spccifi- I l''. bottles. cations.

The person or persons making any bid or estimate roo tunes'1'rinn:ll, It oz. orig. cart, 5" Salol, U. S. P., hi Ill. bottles.

shall furnish the same in a sealed cnvelnpe, indur,cd To be delivered in installments, as required, ,Inrinw " Bid or Estimate for Groceries, Dry Grinds, 'Meats, etc., 1808. .

etc.," with his or their name or name; and address, mid 'Abe person or persons making any bid or estrvlate the date of presentation, to the head of slid Department, shall furnish the same in a scaled envelope, ind'~rsed at the said office, on or before the day and hour above '' Bid or Estimate for Medicines, etc.," with his or their named, of which time and place the bids or estimates name or name,, and the (late of presentation, to the received will be publicly opened by the I'rmidcut of head of said Department, at the said nffi,~e, on or said Department, or his duty authorized agent, and read, before the day amt hnnr above named, at which time

THE BOAR,, uF PUBLIC CHARITIES RIsituuVis •rue and place the bits or c.,timatcs received will be publicly RIGHT -to Rr:eC1 AI.I. tutus OR EsrtstA'rES IF IveeVtEu opened by the Cunlmi-stoner of Correction, or his duly TO cc FOR THE PUBLIC INt'EIEST, AS i ttOVIDED IN authorized agent, and read. SECTION 64, CHAPTER 41o, LAWS OF 1882, '1'l1E CO1t\IIsSIOsge OF l.r)IuR6CTlON RrSF.!tV}S -rite

No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract Rider To REJECT ALL IIIUS OR ESTtRIATES IF neuSOti'D awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Cor- TO nE FOR THE t•rul.tc 1S"rKcEST, AS iRovuED IN poration anon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, SECTION 64, CHAPTER 410, LAws OF 1982. ;Is surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract Corporation, awarded to, any penou who is in arrears to the Cor-

The award of the contract will be made as soon as poratlon upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as practicable after the opening of the bids, surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corpora-

Delivery will be required to be made from time to tion. time and in such quantities as may be directed by the The award of the contract will he made as soon as said Commissioners. practicable after the opening of the bids,

Any bidder for this contract must be known to be 1) Iivery will be required to be made from time to engaged in and well prepared for the business, and time, and in such quantities as may be directed by the must have satisfactory testimonials to that effect, and said Commissioner, the person or persons to whom the contract may he Any bidder for this contract must be known to he awarded will be required to give security for the per- i engaged in and well prepared for the business, and formance of the contract, by his or their bond, with two roust halve satisfactory testimonials to that effect, and suf1[ient sureties, each in the penal amount of fifty the person or persons to whom the contract may he (50) per cent. of the bid for each article. awarded will he required to give security for the per-

"r.ach bid or estimate shall contain and state the name formance of the contract by his or their bond, south two and place of residence of each of the persons making the sufficient sureties, each in the penal anrount of fifty (50) same, the names of all persons interested with him or per cent, of the bid for each article if it amounts to SI,coo them therein, and if no other person be so utterested it or over. shall di-stinctly state that fact; also, that it is made without Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name any connection with any other person making an esti- and place of residence of each of the persons making mate for the same purpose, and is in all respects hair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the

the same, the names of all persons interested with him

Municipal Assembly, head of a department, chief of a j or them therein, and if no other person be so interested,

it shell l),ercola date no other

Shall fat ;

person that

in terested, is oiata bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other, dicer t; o

it is, lip it al of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly interested

oust con oycstut vita any than making air f s estimate fyr the Saone purpose and all eking

therein, or in the sue ,.r work to which a relates, or fair and without emlusion or fraud, and that no mcm- profits in any portion of the pro therein. The bid or esri- ber of the Municipal Assembly, head of a department, mate must be verified by the oath, iu writing, of the

making the the several chief of a bureau, deputy Cllere<,f or clerk therein, or other ires e, is party s parties all

tr matters stated therein are in al respects true. When officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly inter-

more than one person is interested it is requisite that

ested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it i relates, or in any of the thereof. The portion profits

the VERIFICATION be made and subscribed by all the bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, parties interested. of the party or poetics making the estimate, that the

Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the i several matters stated thereto are in all respects true. consent, in writing, of two householders sir freeholders Where more than one person is interested it is requisite in The City of New York, with their respective places of that the verification be made and subscribed by all the business or residence, to the effect that if the contract I interested. parties be awarded to the person making the estimate, they

will, on its being so atvarded, become bound as his I Each bid or estimate of 3x,orso or over shall be accom- sureties for its faithful performance ; and that it he shall rallied by the consent, in writing, of two householders omit or refuse to execute the same, they will pay to or (reebolders, or security, trust or deposit companies the Corporation any difference between the sum to in The City of New York with their respective places of which he would be entit''.ed on its completion and that business or re>idence, to the effect that if the contract be which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the per. awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on son or persons to whom the contract may be awarded Its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for at :my subsequent letting, the amount in each rase to be its faithful performance, and that if he shall omit or re- calculated upon the estmtated amount of the work fuse to execute the same, they will pay to the Corpora- by which the bids are tested. The consent above- two any difference between the sum to which he would mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirma- be entitled on Its completion and that which the Corpo. tion, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, ration may be obliged to pay to the person or per-ons to that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of New whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent York, and is worth the amount of the security required letting, the amount in each case to be calenlated 6,r the completion of this contract, over and above aS , upon the estimated amount of the work by which his debts of every nature, and over and above his lia- the bids are tested. The consent above mentioned bilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that he has shall be accompanied by the Oath or affirmation, in offered himself as a sarety in good faith, and with the writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he intention to execute the bond required by section In of is a householder or freeholder in The City of New York chapter 7 of the Revised Ordinances of "1'he City of New and is worth the amount of the security required for the York, if the contract shall be awarded to the person or completion of this contract, over and above all his debts persons for whom he consents to become surety. The Cl every nature, and over and above his liabilities as adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered to he hail, surety or otherwise, and that he has offered hunt- approved by the Comptroller of The City of New York. self as a surety in good faith and with the intention to

No bid or estimate will be considered unless accom- execute the bond required by section I2 of chapter 7 of panted by either a certified check upon one of the the Revised Ordinaaces of The City of New York, if the National or State Banks of The City of New York, contract shall be awarded to the person or persons for drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money to the whont he consents to become surety. The adequacy amount of five per centum of the amount of the and sufficiency of the security offered to be approved security required for the faithful performance of by the Comptroller of The City of `cue York. the contract. Such check or money must Nor be No bid or estimate will be considered unless ac- unclosed in the sealed envelope containing the estimate, companied by either a certified clrxek upon one of but must be handed to the officer or clerk of the the State or National banks of The City of New York, Department who has charge of the estimate-box; and drawn to the order of the Comptroller, nr money no estimate can be deposited in said box until such to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the check or money has been examined by said officer or security required for the faithful performance of clerk and found to be colrect. Ali such deposits, except the contract Such check or money must Nor be that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the per- inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the esti- sons making the same within three days after the con- mate, but must he handed to the officer or clerk of the tract is awarded. It the successful bidder shall refuse Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract no estimate can be deposited in said oox until such has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the check or money has been examined by said officer or amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except and retained by The City of New York as liquidated that of the successful bidder, wt- ill be returned to the damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he shalt persons making the same within three days after the execute the contract within the time aforesaid the contract is awarded. If the successful biduer shall re- amount of his deposit will be returned to him. fuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the

Should the person or persons to whom the contract contract hasbeen awarded to him, to execute the same, may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited wfftttffo tree days after written notice that the saute has to and be retained by The City of New York as liquidated been awarded no his or their bid or proposal, or if he or damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he shall they accept but do not execute the contract and give the execute the contract within the time aforesaid the proper security, he or they shall be considered as having amount of his deposit will be returned to him. abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation, and Should the person or persons to whom the contract the contract will be readvertised and relet as provided may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract 6y law

The quality of the articles, sut6lies, goods, wares within five days titter written notice that the saute has

and n:erehandtse tnusf conform in every respect to the been awarder) to his or their bid or proposal, or It he or

samples ofthe same on exhibition at the office of the they accept but do not execute the contract and give the security, he or they shall be considered as proper said Deparbnent, or, in the absence of sautf,ies, to the having abandoned It and as in default to the Corpora.

printed spe[rnco(tons. Kidders are cautioned to tion, and the contract will be readvertised and relet as examine Ilse speelfi[ataonr for yorliedora of the

by law. provided articles, etc., required be/ore makingtkeir estintates. Bidders will state the price for each article, by which

The quality of t/to su,4pli s .,tout conform in every

respect to the samples o/ the same on exhibition at the the bids will be tested.

Bidders will out the amount of their estimate in yvrite office of the said Department, or, in the absence of

addition to inserting the same in figures. santfles, to the printed sprcificatious. Bidders are

Each article when delivered shall have a tag atta :bed cautioned to examine the sftecilcatinus for particulars

bearing line number. oft/ee articles, etc., required b fore snaking their esti-

Paymentwrll be made by a requisition on the Comp- males. Bidders will state the price for each article, by which troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract, or the bids will he tested. from time to tinge, as the Commissioners may determine. Bidders will write out the amount of their estimates The form of the contract, including specifications, and .

'n addition to inserting the same in figures. showing the manner of payment, can be obtained at the Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp. office of the Department, Ni,. 66 Third avenue, Bor- troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract, or ough of Manhattan, and the office of the Commissioner, No.z4t Bay street, Stapleton, Staten Island, Borough from time to tunic, as the Commissioner may determine.

of Richmmond, and bidders are cautioned to ex- The form of the contract, including specifications, and amine each and all of its provisions carefully, as the showing the manic r of payment, will be furnished at the Board of Public Charities will insist upon its absolute office of the Department, and bidders are cautioned to enforcement in every particular. examine each and all of its provisions carefully, as the

JOHN W. KELLER, President, Commissioner will insist upon its absolute enforcement ADOLPH SIM1S, JR., Commissioner, ut every particular. JAMES FEENY, Commissioner, FRANCIS J, LANTRY,

Department of Public Charities. Commissioner of Correction.

THE CITY RECORD. 2,170

POLICE DEPARTMENT. furnish the same in a sealed cnvclnpe. hidorsrd " ksfi- matrs for Furnishing Printing, hooks, etc and tcith his

Pnt.l. t: Urr t~„ rtn-. „t t II l': n „r \ F:w Y„Rx, or their name or names, and the date of presrnt.uion, N , 5 e \l i. R: ;t ' i RI e i t •i to the head of said Department, at the said utlicr,

X r.n \' . K, >Lly 3r, t8,18. on or tic tore the day and hour abnce named.

P t'1'1-IC Nt)! R_! I~ I1!k! R1' GIVEN 1'11:1.1' at which tittle and place the estimates received will i I I,-r,e, f r, '.t n :i " 1'nn, e," in the Seventy- be publicly opened by the head of said Deportment and

set "m.d I't,•, : i t. I r. IIJI el Itrrn'61vs. w' ill be Sold at read. pubI1i lull n, at I h,:. tlesr„nms o1 )Iessrs. Van !as- For particulars a. to the quality', kind and qu:utlity ,ll ,. hr.,rnev..It \,,, I; Fait 'Thirteenth street, on of each article required refer~•nre mu~l be made to the I FSDAY, J1'SE 11, 1!IQIS, at to A. nt. spcc,tic.l tions, blank forms of Soh ti.h tnay be obtt ned at

Ily order of the !„'a - d of Police, the office of the t hie[ Clerk in the Central 1 k•partment. JOHN F'. HARRIOl, Bidders ti ill state the price for the ent r- > lielluh•,

Property t: irk. als., for each item f'r which they will rontr..ct to sup- ! pl} the article' of Printing, RoAs, etc.. to ao'c,rd.+nce

Pen. Ic it DEic n I +t ENT OF'I'n r C rev IT Nr.w Volt with the specificati, ,ns therefor. The Dc part me St re- Ni. co Mc Lt+ERR\ Si CEI T. I serves the right t,. purchase by item or by entire

--- -chedule. TO CONTR_1C"IORS. Permission will not be given for the withdrawal

of any bid r estimate, and the right is cxprc,sly I'RUl'tyS_\LS F'lJR: v;S'11'lIA1'ES, reserved by the head of said Department to reject

all bids should it be deemed to the public interest, so ESIL'.i\'I'FS Ft SUPPLYING THE to do. SEALED

LJ Police I) purte cot .i ith stauotrery will be rr- No estimates will be accepted from or a contract civet at rte ( turd )ttlice i the 1)cpartmeut of I'0- awarded to any person who is in arrears to the ('or-

lice, in The lac "t N+ •,c 'rk, until to clock A. St. of poration upon debt or contract, or who is a defulter, as Flit D_%1', '1' II I. '1'F. %Tll DAY OF sw ety or otherwise, up ti any obligation to the Corpora-

JUNE, 11+9., tion. The per-. -e or person, aaku g an estimate shat] fur- The person or persons to whom the contract maybe

Irish the-aloe in o sealedCIINAlpe, inclors.d •' E-tintr,tes awarded will be reuuired to give security for the per for lilrn fishing Ft:+tionery," and with his or their name or lot nonce of the contract in the manner prescribed by name, and the date of pre,entauon, to the head of said law in the suet of Ten Thousand 1 )ollars. Department, at the said office, on Cr belt re the day and Each estimate shall contain and state the name it urabove named. at tshic'n time and place the estimates and place of residence of each of the persons making the received n ill be public lc opened by the head of said De- same, the names of all persons interested with hint or partment and read. the therein, and if no othier person be so interested

For particulars as to the yunlity, kind and quantity it shall distinctly state that fact; also that it is made of each article required, reference nntst be trade to the without any connection with any other person makirt spe, iti c.m,m>, blank f rm- ct which rally be 'a at in estimate for the same purpose. and is in all the office of the Chief Clerk it. the Ccutnd Department. respects fair and tvithuttt collusion or fraud, and that

litch!ers wlll state the t rice fir the entire -c: cdule, as no member of the tiiiniciptl Assembly, head of a de- Si CII is Ice each item, for which the will crntract to patment, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk supply the articles of stationery, in accordance w nth the therein, or other officer of the Corporation, is directly .pscitications therefor. "1'he Police 1)epartment reserve, I r indirectly interested therein or in the sup- the right to purchase by the entire schedule or to con- plies or work to which it rela tes, or in any portion C,f tiact for each iteut. the profits thereof. l'he estimate ntnst be vii iIicd Ly

Permission will not be gircu for tie witlidrao-al of any the o.tth, in writing, of the party or parties staking the bid fir estimate, and the ri_ht is expressly re-erred by estimate that the several matters stated therein are in the head of said 1 )ep::rtment to reject all bids should it all respects true. \'hen more than one person is be deemed to the public utetests so do. interested it is requisite that the verification be made.

No estimates will be acceptid from, or a contract and subscribed Ls all the parties interested. aw, rded to, any per-on w hr is in arrears to the C1 r- Each bid or estimate shall be accotnpautcd by the con• pnrttion upC ,n debt tr cc,ntr..ct, or whe is a defaulter, as scut, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in surety er others ise, tip.n any obligation to the l:crpora- The City of New York, with their respective places of tire. business or residence, to the effect that if the contract

-I hit person or persons to whotn the c ntract may be be awarded to the person staking the estimate they awarded will be r.quired to gC%e ss,u!ity for the per- will upon its being so awarded become bound as fermance of ttte C ntract in the manner nreszribed by his sureties IL its faithful performance; and that lair in the sum of Ten I lousar.d D. liars. if he shall omit or refuse to execute the same,

Each estimate -hall contain and state the name and they will pay to the Corporation any difference be- place of residence ',f each of the persons ntikiig the tween the sum to which he would be entitled upon same; the nantes':t all persons interezted it iii him or its completion and that which the Corporation may them therein ; and it no ,. ther pc rson be so interested, be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whet) it shall dh-tinctly state that tact ; also, that it is made the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting, without any connection wits any other person makitr_ the amount in each case to be calculated up .m the an e-timz:e I Cr the -amc purpose, and is in all respects estimated amount of the Work by wvhich the bids are fair and without colluoton (Cr :rau.l ; anal that no I tested. The consent abet e mentioned shall be a cotn- member of the BI'.micipal Assembly, head of a panicd by the oath or atlirmation, in writing, of eaC-h department, chief ct a bureau, deputy thereof or of the per ns si ning the same that lie is a huu,e-

clerk therein, or other officer ct the Corporation, holder or freeholder in'1'he City of New York, and is is directly or indirectly interested therein, or in the ! worth the amount of the security required for the s nplies ur Work to n'I-.i_h it -elates, or in any portion of completion of this contract and herein stated, over and the profits there- I. the estim:+te must be terifi:d by I auove all his debts of every nature and over and above the earl:. ut w ruing, of the party car poetic- making the his liabilities as bail, surety and otherwise, and that estimate, that the si ven,l matters stat,d therem are io he has offered himself as a surety in good faith and all respects true. \\':sere more than one person is I Aith the intention to execute the bond required by interested, it is requisite that the verification be teak . .ace. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security and -ubscribed Ly all the parties interested. I offered trill be subject to approval by the Comptroller of

Each bid or eetiu:ate shall be .:ccompanicd by the i Toe City c f New York after the award is made and prior consent, in writin_, rt two hwseho.elcrs or freeholders to the siening of the contract. in 1'he city of New Vi rk, with their respectit- c places Should the person or persons to whom the contract, of ho-niece nr re>idea,ce, to the affect that it the en- for all or a part. may be awarded neglect or tract be .iii-ardffid tc, the Ierstn making the estimate, retuse to accept the contract within live days they iv 11, upon its being so awarded, become bound aC alter written notice that the same has been awarded his sureties for its fauhtul pertcrnt:tncr ; and th.+t it he to his Cr their bid or proposal, and that the ode- shall omit , r rouse to execute the saute, they quacy and stttficiency of the security offered has been kill pay to the Corporation any difference be- approved by the Comptroller, or if he or they accept tween the sum to which he would be entitl-d upon but do not execute the contract and give the proper its completion CEOl that which toe Corporation may' be security, lie or they shall be considered as has ing ohlrced to pay to the person or per-ons to whom the abandoned it and as in default to the Corporation, and contract may be awarder, at any subsequent letting ; the contract trill be readvertised and rebut as pro\ iced the amount in each case to be calculated upon the esti- by law. stated am unt of the work by whb.h the bids are tested. No estimate will be received or considered unless The consult ab„c t' mentioned shall be accompanied by accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the cath or affirmation, to writing, of each of the theState or N. tional banks of The City of New fork, persons signing the same, that he is a householder drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or mills to the or freeholder in The City of New York, and is worth amount of five per centum of the amount of the security the amount of the securuy reqiircd for the eom- required for the laithful performance of the contract. pliton ,.f this contract and herein stated, orer and Such check or money must not be inclosed in the ale ese all hi- debt- of every nature, and over and -Baled envelope containing the estimate, but must be above his liabilities ns bail, sur•-ty auu o'her;+ise ; and handed to theoffcer or clerk of theDepartntent who has that he has offered himeell as a -urcty in good faith and charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be with the intention to execute the bond required by law, deposited in said box until such check or money has The ldeyuac% (iuu ut-i, itncy of th'. security offered will been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be he subje,t to approval by the Comptoller of The City correct. All such deposits, except that of the sue. of New 1 irk :after the award is maic and prior to the cessf'ul bidder, will be returned to the persons making slunmg of the c'ntract. the same within three days after the contract is

Sh, uld the pees it or pereons to whom the contract awarded. If t'.te success ul bidder shall refuse or ma) be awarded eerie _t or refuse t: accept the contract neglect, within five days after notice that the contract within fine days alter written notice that the same has has been awarded to him, to execute the -:tine, the been astarticd to Ili, er their blot or pr, pesal, and that amount of the deposit made by him shall be torfclted to the adequacy and vuffr tency of the st curtly nfIrred ' and be retained by The City ei New York a- liquidated has been approved by the Comptroller, or if he cr they- damages for sa.uh neglect or mist-al ; but if he ,hall exe- accept but do not execute the contract and give the cute the contract within the time aforesaid the amount proper s cur,ty, lie or they shall be considered as of his deposit will he returned to him. haemg abandoned it rind s in detaule to the C:o rpera- Samples, when required. mu,t be submitted. tion, and the contract will be rtad%erttsud and relet blank terms for estimates may be obtained by applica- a, uruvided by law. tion to the undersigned at his office in the Central

No estimate will be received or considered unless Department. accompanied by either a certified check upon one of by order of the Board. the State or National Banks of The City of New WILLIAM H. K1PP, York, drawvu to the order of the Comptroller, or money Chief Clerk. to the amount of five per cemum of the amount of the NEW YORK, !lay z6, 1898. security required for the faithful perlorntance of the contract. Such check or money must not be inclosed in PROPERTY CLERK'S OFrICF, the sealed env-dope containing the cs,imate, but must he PCLILE DEPARTMENT OF'1'tHE ClrY of sea \ era, handed to the officer or clerk u) the Department who has Nn. -no 1IULnCCRRV SIRFET, charge of the Estimate-box ; and no estimate can lie NEW YORK, June 7, t890. J d'p,,sitcd in said box until such check- or money has NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVE\ I'4AT PUBLIC been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be the 4cth auction sale of Police and Unclaimed correct. Ad such deposits, except that of the successful Property will be s,,Id at Public Auction, W,_dnesday, bidder, will be returned to the pereolts making the same June 22, 1098, at Police Headquarters, at xi A. Mt., within three days after the contract is awarded. If the of the following property, viz.: BC at-, Hand-carts, successful biduer shall refuse or neglect, within five Wagons, Iron, Iron Bedsteads, Bicyolts, Baby Car- days after notice that the contract has been awarded to riages, Men and Women's Clothings, fools, Knives, him, ti execute the - me, the amou„t of the deposit Razors, Revokers, Pistols, flu-teal Instruments, made by him shall be forfeited to and be retainea by Liquors, Wines, Shoes, Dress (l CC I-, Ctie-kery, Drugs, The City of New York as Liquidated damaged for such I Canned Goods, Harness, Umhrelyno t anc=. Cantos neglect or refusal; but if he shall execute the c_ntract C•„v er-, Segars. Pipes, and general merchandise. within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit w,li her particulars see catalogue the day of sale. be returned to him. JOHN F. HARK V )T,

Samples of all goods, materials, supplies, etc., esti- Property Clerk mated on and for which bids are sumtttned must I,c

POLICE DEFARTMEI:T-CITY OF New YORK, ]7398.

OWNERS WANTED BY THE PROPERTY Clerk of the Police Department of the City of

New York, No.3oo Mulberry street, Room No. g, for the following property, now in his custody, without claim. ants: Boats, rope, iron, lead, male and female clothing, boots, shoes, wine, blankets, diamonds, canned goods, liquors, etc.; also small amount money taken f rom prisoners and found by Patrolmen of this Department.

IOHN F. HARRIOT. Property Clerk.

PCCLICF DEt'ARTMEIT, CITY CF NEW \ORa,l BC,ttrib'rm OF BtioocI.YY. J

OWNERS WANTED BY '[HE DEPUTY PROP-,J erty Clerk of the Police Department of the City of New York-Office, Municipal Building, borough of Brooklyn-for the following property saw in his custody without claimants: Boats, rope, iron, lead, male and female clothing, boots, shoes, wine, blankets, diamonds, canned goods, liquors, etc. Also small amount money taken from prisoners and found by Patrolman of this Department,

CHARLES D. BbA•eCHFoRDo Deputy Property Clerk,

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. cute the contract within the t hoe atnresaid, the amount -__ of his deposit will be returned to hint,

Should the person or persons to whom the contract

V . \N 'I'.\ref 11. a. 1, IC t i; \ F \ , :\ 1: (' I It )N I' FRS, may lie awar,led neglect or refuse to accept the contract i n h' L:dl „I the For I it 'inmrit t, will offer fur within use days after written notice that the s:uue has

-tie nt puldir an, tiro, to the highost bidder, at their t :,warded to his or their bid or proposal, or it he or sal, 's stnlCIce Ni'-. 1,, anJ r;. 1'.+>t 1liirtconth *tt'net, they accept but do not execute the contract and liar iO6 ,d \-l.mb,ut:m, give the proper security, lie or they shall be consielered

TUEMDAY, JUNE 11, lS!IS, as having abandoned it and as in default to the Cor- poration, and the contract will be readvertised and refer

at r2 o'clock noon, the following property belonging ' as provided by law. the Fire Departtueut of'[lie City of New York: JOHN J. SC ANNEI,L,

Five horses, no longer fit for use in the Department, Nos. 15a, sat,, 680, 758 and 8) -.

Cnntmissioner.

JOHN J. SC I,

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. C it „I flsiiiiui ran. fl,CiCC C-(w t \IA5u \I-I..,\

.A \n I HE I I't,\\ ltlttrr. , Ni I46f R.iratvSiREcr,

N rvt Yonx Crrv, June n, 1898

SEALED I'ROI'OSAI S \'ILI. 111? RI'CF:IVF,D 6.' the Comntitteo on Sites and ltuildigqs of the

Schouf Pnard for the I:orou,gh, of Manhattan iii'I 'I'6e Iln.nx, at the Annex of the Hall of the Ilo:trd of Educa-tion, No. 585 Broadway, eleccnth floor, I;orough of Man-hattan, tmtit 4 , ,',I.•ck 1'. Ni., un

DIL)%DAY, JITNE :20, 1ti!lfi,

for Making Altoratioons, Rcpairs, etc., at Public ~,Monts Nos. 4t, 45. 45, '.; -6, 83, go, tor, rz6, ton, 16, aid itlised Hish School : alsc for Lnprnving t'te Sanictry Condition of Public Scho' I. No,, 6, t8, 2,, 51, 73 and 71; nku for Alteriu; and Kef-:t irina the I Ie.itige and Ycn-t laving Aplaiatu. of Public tirho.,ls No". 16:nn1 S7.

Plan::utd s, ecilirations may be -cell, and blank pru'-I'0s,+ls obtained, at the Annex of the Hall , I the Bard of iduc:uiun, Estimating Room, No. 585 1lroadway, tteelf,h floor.

The attention of bidders is expressly called to the time stated in till- contract tcithun wit, It the work must he comph'te l. They are expre,sly notili"d that the suc-cessful bidder will be held strictly to 1 oulpletiun within said time,

The Conunittee reserve the right to reject any or all of the pr pos.,ls rttbmitte J,

The party submitting a proposal, and the parties pro. posing to become sureties, trust each write his name and place nl residence o on said proposal.

Two responsible and :approved surctie-, residents of this city, are regoi: cd in all cases.

No proposal will be considered from per-oil. whose character and antecedent dealings with the Board of Education render their rc-ponsihdl ity deuLtfofa

It is required, as a condition hirs•ceilvut to the reception or eousidc ratb.m of any proposals that a eertifted check upon or a certificate of i hello-it of one of the State or N.ttiotnd Lank. or'1'rust C"mp:mies of The City of New York, drawn to ttte order of the Pn•sicknt of the Sch,ml Board, 1,'r the Boroughs nl Manhattan and [lie Ilruux, shall accompany the proposal to an amount of not less than three per ce;-t- of such proposal when said proposal is for or exceeds ten thc.u<and debars, and to all amount of not less than five per Cs nr, of such pro-posal whtn said proposal is for all amutmt under ten thousand ,L.'Ilttrs ; that on demand, w ithin ,:one day after the awarding of the contract by the Conuni ttec", the President of the s: id Sch',ol Board will return all the deposits of checks and cer: ific'tes of deposit made, to the persons making the "ante, except that made by the person or persons whose bid has been s„ accepted ; and that if the person or persons whose bid has been so accepted shall refu-e or neglect, within five days after due notice has been gas that the contract is ready for execution, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit or of the check 'Cr certificate of deposit made by bin or them shall be furfeitcd to and retained by this Board, not as a penalty, Iut as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal, and shall be pail into the City "1'rea-ury to the credit of the Sinking I'und of "1'he ('it)-ii f \cte York : but if the said person or per. sons w hos,- bid leas been so accepted shall execute the contract within the time a6ire-aid, the amount of his or their deposit of chuck or certificate of deposit shall be returned to his: or tit. no

RICHARD It. ADA'1IS, JOHN 1?. F:US'1'I5, \S\. II. VFRbllUll, It).,Fa'H J. 1.1I [Li-, DANIEL, F. AlcSR'EENY, 1L I).,

Comotittee oil Sites :utd buildings.

ScuooL LOARD Fine -1tit Boi.iod: us of ALt5uaiT.-t0

(hFFlLE-, N,,. t4'' t:R0Vl) Sriecr, ( New YORK CITY, June 2, 18y° I

.- `E.-l1,ED 1'Rt)Pt) ALS Will, BE RECEIVED by the CiCmutnt,-e hit Sit, s and liuildinq- of the

School hoard for the Boroughs oC Afunha:t.ul and 'lhc Bronx. at the Annex of the Hall e,t the ;loa-,I,, i lido cation, Ni. 585 Croadwas-. '-Ice, :nth floor, 1;'' 1411 if 7tfauhciut,io, uuul ). 3o o'clock r. to,, on

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1tlt)S,

for ]taking Alterations, Repair,, et,:., ut Public Schools N,.,;. 6, 14, 10, 27, roe, t24, 125 and r as : al-C, f r Impn,v-in., the Sanitary Condit, it of Public School- Nos, 16, 29 and 55.

Plans and specifications may be seen, anti blank pro. ponds obtained, at the Amex of the Hall of the Board of Education, Estimating Roant, N. 585 Y'ncwa s, twelfth floor,

The attentic,n of bidder< is expres=ly called to the time stated in the contract within which the work must be completed. 'I hey are expressly notified that the suc-ces-tul bidder will be held strictly to completion within said time.

The Committee reserve the right to reject any or all of the proposals submitted.

"1 he party submitting a proposal, and the parties pro-posinp to become suretie.=, must each write his name and place of residence on said proposal.

'1'wn responsible and approved sureties, residents of thi, city, are required in all cases.

No proposal will be considered from persons whose character and antecedent deaiinps with the Board of Education render their respon,ibilrty doubtful.

It is required as a condition precedent to the recep-tion or consideration of any proposals that a certified check upon or a certificate of deposit of one of the State or National banks or Trust Contpanies of The City of New York, drawn to the order of the President of the School Board, for the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Hronx, shall accompany the proposal to all amount of not less than three per cent. of such proposal when said proposal is for or exceeds ten thousand dollars, and to an amount of not less than file per cent. of - ucft proposal when said proposal is for an amount under ten thousand dollars; that on demand, within one clay after the awarding of the contract by the Committee, the President of the said School Board will rettu-n all the deposits of checks and certificates of deposit made, to the persons making the same, except that trade by the person or persons who-e bid has been so accept' -'d ; and that if the person or persons whose bid has been so accepted shall refuse or neglect, within five days after due notice has been given that the contract to ready for execution, to execute the saute, the amount of the deposit or of the check or certificate ofdeposit made by him or them shall be forfeited to and retained by this Board, not as a penalty, but as liquidated dant- ages for such neglect or refusal, and shall be paid into the City 'Treasury to the credit of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York ; but if the said person or persons whose bid has been so accepted shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his or their deposit of check or certificate of deposit shall lie returned to him or them.

RICHARD H. ADAMS. JOHN E. EU.s'1IS, WILLIAM H. IIURLBU'l', JOnEpH J. LIllLE, DANIEL F: hlcSV,'EENY, M.D.

Committee oft Sites and Buildings.

deliverett at the office of the Chief Clerk, when required by the Department.

hank tonne for estimate= may be obtained by applica-t:on to the undersigned at his apace in the Central De-p, rtment.

By crder of the Board, WILLIAM H. KIPP,

Chief Clerk, New Vi itie, May 26, 1898.

PoLtto DhFORr~tEli oF'1ItE Uri' uF NEw 1„,:,:. N,C, 3OUMrrLkRRvh otLT. j

TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS FOR ES1ll1ATE5.

SEALED EuL'IMAIla FOR SUPPLYING 1HE Police Department with Printing, Books, Blanks

and Lithography- CC 'll b_ roc- iced at the Cenral Office of the Department rt 1'oI e, in File City of New York, until to o'cL,ck •.,, of

F1t1DAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 1898.

The person or persons making an estimate shall

HEAt'`l'At'iIRs, F1xt DE I':sR'rrIvNT, New \'oRx,Jfmc3,18g8,

TO CONTRACTORS.

EALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING S 5,oco feet z%-inch Seamless Rubber-lined Fire-hnsc,

,, 81' bite Anchor" brand, s,oco feet 2%-inch Car'olized Rttl:her Fire-hose,

•, •I'ct " brand. 5,oco feet , 1 2-inch Seamless Patent Carbulized Rutbbcr

Fire-Lose, '. Maltese (Toss" brand. 6,eol feet z! -inch Circular Solid-woven Cotton,

Rubber-lined lire-ho-c. " Eureka " brand. 6,eoo feet zt4_-inch Circular -woven Seamless Double

Packet Cotton, 1tulber-lined Firc-hose, " Maximum lire d.

1 1 1 acct n'--inrli Circular Knit Jacketed Cotton, Ruh- t er-Inn .I I i ho>- . ".AI unicipal "brand.

for 1L Iil, It p.Itmtnt in the llorottglta of Brooklynt hilt] (CEO eells wall be received by the I. mm lit is-ioncr .t the head of file Fire Department .i the , hlce „t -I CF Department, Nos, 157 :'nd 159 lust Si.sts-- cr. nth steed, in the Borough cif Manhattan, in '1 lie C ty o of \etc Sark, a:tail 10.30 A. >I.,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1h 9 ,

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,t which time and place they' will be publicly opened by the lit nil of said Department and read.

S/'ecia. +rtt<,rlri'n e;, dir,-clyd to the test of the hose ry the fire 1?rh.utwem' it the gun r,u,tee of dire /ens,• by !Ac G,uh-,r, tar, required 1p' the s cci/I'c.tti. iii.

No estimate will be rece,ved or considered after the hour named.

I or inlermntion Its to the description of the hose to be furnished bidders are relerred to the specifications, lv hislt fern part Cf these proposals.

The form of the agreement, with specifications, dtowing the manner of payment for the hose, may be seen and forms of proposals may be obtained at the office of the Department.

Bidders must write out the amount of their estimate in addition to it+serting the same in figures.

The hose is to be delivered within thirty (3o) d.iys atler the esecutiou of the con tr.;ct.

The damages to be paid by the contractor G'r each day that the contract may be unfulfilled after the time spccdiiii for the cam hid tion thereat shall have expired, an• fixed and liquidated at the suns of Ten (to, Dollars.

The award of the contract vtll be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids.

Any person staking an estimate for the hose shalt present the same in a sealed envelope at said office, on or before the day and hour above Ranted, which envelope shall be indorsed with the saute or names of the person or persons presenting the same, the date of its presentation, and a statement of the work to which it relates.

The Fire Commissioner reserves the right to decline any and all bids or estimates it deemed to be for the public interest.

No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Cor-poratiun, upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter as surety or otherwcise, upon any obligation to the Cor-poration.

Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons making the saute, the names of all persons interested with hint or then[ therein, and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact ; that it is made without any connection soithi any other person making an esti. m:rte for the same purpose, and is in all respects lair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the kl.micipal A "sentbly, head of a department, chief it a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of the C, rporation, is directly or indirectly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must lie verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. \\ -here more than one person is interested it is requisite that the enrol. cad ,n be trade and subscribed by all the parties later. ested.

Ear% b/d or eeeItmiup shall be accompanied by the consent, in zt'rrli:.g, of t rvo househroldrrs or freekolders of 17ie Ci!y o/ J'cu fork, tu'it/t tIterr reapi'c!c' e plates ofbusiness or,<•sidence, to the effect that it the contract be all nrded to the person staking the estimate, they will Ott its being so awarded become bound as sureties for its taithful perhormance, in the :urn of

Two 11heuemid Five Hundred(e,5oo, Dollars on the •' \\ hire Anchor" Fire-hose.

'llio Thousand Five Hundred (2,50 .) Dollars on the " I c-t " F ire-hose.

'1xv Thousand Five Hundred (2,500, Dollars on th " \latese Cto-s" Firs-hose.

I Sou 7'h,,usand r cvcu Hundred (2,7oo) I)ollttrs on the '' Eureka " l ire-hose.

Iwo 1 IiousamJ Fire Hundred 12,500) Dollars on the • Maximum" Cotton Fire-hose.

Four Hundred . too) Dollar, on the " Municipal' ['ire- bore. -and that if he shall omit or refuse to execute the saute they will pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled on its completion and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting, the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested. The con. sent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that tie is a householder or freeholder of "l he City of New York and is worth the amount in the security required for the completion of this con- tract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety or otherwise, and that lie has offered himself as a surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the blind required by law. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of The City of New York before the award is made and prior to the signing of the contract.

Vo estimate will be considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the banks a/' The Lily of \'e:u York, drawn to the order of the Courptroller, err mmfley to the annum of five per cent. of the auaount of the security as alive specined. Such check or money must not be inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the esti- mate, but must be handed to the officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until such check or money has been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days alter the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same. the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained by'I'he City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect orrefusal ; but if he shall exe-

F RIDAV, JUN(', 10, 1898. THE CITY RECORD. 2471

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS AND FERRIES.

1)i ii i>ii i it Ih,t ics rill 1111111iic , I'ir i< .•.\" \;;,u Iacru.

fO CONTRACTORS.

(\t), 634.)

PROPO AIS I R Iaf1A1A II [-OR FURNISH-ING ANI) Ith.LIVI:RINI; AliOUI 7co '1'IINS OF A\'1ill(\(I1'I:

~, l iMA'1'1•:S FOIL I'I kNI~IIING ANI) 1)E 1 . eri ,t• a r , t„ , of lnl hr; cue Cn;t[ will be liv t„ burt 7n n t I t ,,,clued b\ the 17orrrd ul Cumnrt<,ioncrs at tltc head of the I tcp;,rtnwnt of Docks ;u.d Ferries, it the office of said Department, oil Pier "A," foot of Battery place, North river, in "['lie City of New York, until 1.45 o'clock r. i t. of

b`1tIDAY, dt• NR 10, JRSIN, at which tiun and Into the e stincrtes will be publicly opened Ly the hc,d of said Dcp:rrnncnt. 'file award .,f the contract, if aman'fet, will be made as soon as prac-tical,le uftcr the opening of the bids.

Any person making an estun:uc for the work shall furnish the same in a,ealed envelope to said lb xtrd, at said office, on or b rat r before the day or hour aove nited, which euvclopc shall be indorsed with the name or names ut the persun or persons presenting the same, the date of its huh d it statement of the [cork in which it relates.

The bidder to whotn the award is made shall give security for the faithful perloritrence of the contract, iu the mannerprescribcd and required by urdinitnce, in the shin of CDC 'f boo- :tad '1\co I I utulrcd Dollars.

'1' he I•mgucer's esuntate of the yuautrty of coal to be furnished and do liv rod is about 700 tons,

It is expected that about r o tons will be required to be delivered at the Wi est Fifty-crcnth Street Yard of the I)epsrtrm rat of I lock, and Ferries, and that about coo t(In, wall be re,luired to be ugivered at the Eart Tcvunty four hr Street Yard.

\bhr-re Tile City of New \'orb owns the coharl, pier or bulkhe.td at which mater i:ds under this contract are to be deliacred, no charge will be made to the cou- tractor fur wharfage upon vessels conveying said materials.

Sc. B,—Ilidders are required to submit their estimates upon the following express conditions, which shall ,apply to and become a part of every e,ti-orate received

rst. (tillers must satisfy themselves, by personal examination of the location of the proposed delivery of materials, and I)) such other means as they ntny prefer, as to the accuracy of the foregoing Engineer's estimate. and ,hall not, at any time utter the subuussion of an estimate, di=pate or complain of the above state-ment of qu:mtities, nor assert that there was any misunderst:utding in regard to the mature or amount of the work to be dune.

2d. Bidder will be required to complete the entire work to the satisfaction of the Department of Docks ,and Ferries and in substantial accurd:utce frith the specifications of the contract. No extra compensation, beyond the amount payable for thc work before men-tioned, w Inch shall be ❑e tually performed at the price therefor, per tut, to be specified by the lowest bidder. shall Ile due or parable for the entire mark.

A ton of roof under these specifications -hall be 2,240 pounds avoirdupois,

'the [work to be dune under This controct is to he ccm-ntenced within ten days from the date of the receipt of an order f um the F~n;;meer to begirt the deliecry of coal, and the deli ery will be c.uhlued in lois- i ml a"bout 230 toils at such times and places, and in such manner as touv be directed by tic En,Jnecr, and the delis cry of said coal will be fully complcced on ur before the Loth day cif September, If9br and the d:unugc- t., be paid by the Cuutractor for each day that the contract may be un-tuifillcd once the time lixcd for tidlillro vt thereof has exprrcd, are-, hy- 1 clause in the r outr:tct, fixed and liqui-date-I at I'' tit)' I.lol Ices per d.ty.

b'iddr-rs will state in their e-tinl.rte, a price, per ton, for fur m-hiuti and delivering coal, ,n sou forrm iv with the approved form of agreement ;tad the spelf1eauuas therein ,et h,rth, by which price the bids will be tested, This price is to cover all expenses of i very kind involved in or incident l to the folli1littent of the a.nnrnet, ut-eluding any claim that may arise through delay, truth any cause, in the performing of the work thereunder.

Bidders will distinctly write out, bath in words and in figures, the amount of their estimate for duiug this work.

The person or persons to wham the contract may he awarded will be required to attend at this ollice with the sureties uttered by him orthent, cud execute theeoutraet wctt[ILu use fiats from the date of the service of a notice to that effect, and to case of failure or neglect so to do lie or they will be considered as hating abandoned it and as in default to lire City of Ncw York, and the contract will be read vertised ;Ind relet, and so on wttil it be accepted and executed,

fiidders are rvyut red to state to their estimate their names and place* of residence, the parties of all per-oats interested ttith them therein, and if nn other person be so interested the estimate shall distinctly st.,te the fact ; also, that the eshruate is made without ::n}- con-suitation, omnection or agreement with, and the amount thereof ha, nut been di,ctnscd to, arav other person or persons m.,king an estuaate for the same porpore, and is not higher [hall the lowest regular market price fcr the .amr kind it labor or material, curd is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud ; that no combina-tion or pent exists of which the bidder is a utember or in which he is directly or indirectly mterestcd, or of which lie It as kno tvled3e, either pe r;oual or other-wi,e, to bid it Certain price, or not Ic,s than a cer-tain prix, for said labor or in,ticriul, or to keel, others from btddwg thercou ; and also that no member n the Municipal A scent bly, head of a department, chief en l' it bureau, cleputy thereof, or clerk therein, or

any other officer or nun l Iiiet of The City of New York or any of it- depao tmeuts, is directly or indirectly interested in tin- estrnt:ue, or in the supplies or work to which it relate,, or inn any portion of the profits thereof, and Int, not been liven, altered ur promised, either d,-rcctly or it directly, any pecuniary ur..thcr coo toleration by the bidder or anyone in it s Ir half with a view to influencing his action or )udtment in this r,r any other transaction heretofore had with t inns Department, which estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party making the estimate that the several matters -fated therein are in all respects true. W'he're more than one Jerson is i)ttn'anxted it is ren ri.rife that the roer/f attou be tuade and sulscribed to by a/1 the p.:; ties interested.

Each estimate shalt inc accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in The 'City of New York, st/i/e their r<shcetiz~e places of businessor residence, to the effect that if the contract be awardett to the person or persons making the esti-mate, they will, upon its being so awarded, become bound as his or their sureties for its faithful perform. trace, and that if said person or persons Shall omit or refuse to execute the contract, they will pay to The City of New York any difference between the sum to which said person or persons would be entitled upon its completion and that which The City of New York may be obliged to pay to the person to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting, the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimate•❑ amount of the work to be done by which the bids are tested. The consent above men-tioned shall be accompanied by the Oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same that he is a householder or freeholder in The City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the cotipletion of the contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, rind over and above his

liabilities as bail, surety and otherzuise, and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the bond required by law. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered will be subject to approval by the Comptrollerot The City of New York after the award is made and prior to the signing of the contract,

No estimate will be reca•ied or considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of The City of New York, d mm' n to the order of the Cmnptroller, or money to the amount of /ire per centn,rr of the amount of security required for the faithful performance of the contract, Such check or money must not be inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the esti-mate, but must be handed to the officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until such check or money has been examined by said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bicltler, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days after the contract is rnvarded. If the successful bidder shall re. fuse or neglect, within five days after nmice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained by'Ihe City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he. shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will be returned to him.

Bidders are informed that no deviation from the specifications will be allowed, unless under the written instructions of the Engineer-i ti-Chief.

No estimate will be accepted from or contract awarded to rally person who is in ;trrears to The Ctry of New York, upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon tiny obligati un to the Cor-poration.

'Film RIGIJ'f ']'O DECLINE All. 'lttE EST(. MAli3r IS RESERVED IF D,: Il•:D FOR THE INTEREtir OF THE CIT'Y OF NEW YORK.

Bidders ;,re requested in making their bids or esti- mates to tree the blank prepared for that purpose by the Department, it copy of %%hich, together with the form of agreement, including specifications, and showim;, the mariner of payment for the work, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office of the Department,

J. SE(GI?Ati1' CRAM, CH \iu:s F. i1URPlIV, PETER F, MEYER,

Coto m nsiorers of Docks. I);dcd Niew %a ntic, Alay 20, x898.

SUPREME COURT.

FIRST DEPARTMENT,

In the north r of the applicuion of The Mayor, Alder. men and Commonalty of The City of New York, rela-tive to a-"geiring title, Inliereven time same has not been heretofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and hercrlitaments required for the purpose of opening CLINTON AVENUE (although not yet wanted by proper attthuritv), from Clotona Park, North, to East One Hundred and l.ighty-.~c cnnd srrnet, as the =ante has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first-class street ur road, in the twenty-fourth Ward of Tile City of New York.

W E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the abuve-

entiticd matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved 1 tads affected thereby, and to all others n•hum it may concern, to wit :

Ihrst—That we have completed our estimate and asses-ment, and that all persons interested in this procteltw„ or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objerticros thereto, do present their said objections, in teritiu„ duly t c, ifted, to its at our office, Nos, 90 and oz West Broadway, ninth floor, in the Borough of Manhattan, in 'the City of New \'ors, ruts or before the 27th day of Jun-i, [898, and that we, the said Cummis,ieners, will hear parties so object-in, on the 28th dLty of June, rigi, and for that purprnsc w,11 be in attendance at our said office on said zoth

, of unc tS R at t o'clock w. xt. d ry J y, Second—"That the abstract of our said estimate and

assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits, and proofs used by us in nuking our report, have been defrosted in the Bureau of Sir. et Openings in the law Department if "['he City of New York, Nos qo and qz West Broad-way, Borough of \l anh attau, in said city, there to remain until tine 7th day nfjuly, 1893.

i'hird—'Chat the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and Lein, in the Borough of the Bronx in The City of New Ycrk, which taken together are bounded and described as follows, viz. : On the north by the scutherle side „f Garden sir,-et from the easterly side of (rotona avenue to the westerly side of Prospect avenue; on the st uth by a line drawn parallel to Crotona Park, North, and distant zo, feet southerly front the southerly side thereof from the c:uteely side of Crotont :wcruc to the prolongation southerly nil the westerly -ide ,of Prop r ct avenue ; on the east by the we>t erly side of prospect avenue arid aid westerly side pro du.:en, from the euuthcrly side of Garden sl.rcet to its intersecttvn with a I ire drawn parallel to Crotona Park, North, Laid distant Zoo feet southerly from the southerly side th•.:reut, and on the west by the easterly side: of Crotoni avenue, from the Coat In(-my side of C:arden ,t rest to it line drawn m,arsIalul to Crotoaa Park, North, and d1sl:rr,t aoo feet southerly from the southicrly , de thereof, as such streets are shown upon the Final Maps :end Profiles of the 'Twenty-thurd and Twenty- fourth Wards of The City of New You excepting from said area all streets, ;tvruues and road, or pottmus there, f, hctetofore leg•tlly opened, as such area is shown Upon our benefit limp depesued as aforesaid.

Fourth—That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First 1)r-pit talent, at a Special '1'crtn there, f, Yart I., to be held m and for the County of New York, at the New York County Court-house, in The Ctty of New York, on the r8tlt day of July, 1398, at the opanimg of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there-after as counsel can Inc heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be e,mfirmed.

Dated 1lUn:ollc;alt or yI.ssnI smr no. May 2 4, 1998. BF:NJ."\MHN BARKER, Jrn., OLD. IcR S. CAAII'BEI,L, OIATTliEaW CHA Lid FiS,

Commissioners. JOHN P. DuNly, Clerk.

NOIICE OF FILING OUR ESTIMATE OF ASSESS-MEN I' FOR I1ENFFla1 AND OF MOTION '1'O CONFIRM THE ].AST PARTIAL AND SIu'A. ATE REiaOAI' OF THE COMi'mIIS-h1UNERSOF E.STI2I1AIE AND ASSESSMENT, ToGE:lHER WITH THE AREA OF ASSESS-MEN 1.

FIRST DEPARTMENT

In the matter of the application of The Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of The City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and hereditameuts required for the purpose of opening, widening and c xtending ELM( STREET, from City Hall place, near Chambers street, to Great Jones street, opposite Lafayette pl..ce, in the Sixth, Four-tcontlt and Fifteenth Wards of The City of New York.

SATE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS V . of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons interested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owner., occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit:

F'i r,t—'That we have cr,mpleted our estimate of a,sr -s-ment for situ-lit and than all person, rnterestcd in this prncreding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and hating ubjer-Irons thereto, do present th,•ir said nbj,c-tinn.s•in writing, duly verified, tnt its :u rntr under e, N'. t7 and ;o Liberty strut, tietfih flur,r, in the Horr it-_l, of ylammliM:m, in The City of New York, oil or b, fore the a. ii day of June, ,898, and that we, the said C'nm,nis-'ioner,, will hear parties so I bjectinG en the 2311 day of June, r893, and for that per e,>e will be in attendanco at o•.tr said office on s, ,i .l z3d a my of June, 1898, at 2 o'clock

Second—']'hat thr aisr ract of our said assenstnent, together with our bs•neftt maps, and also all the atli-davits and proof, used I,y its in makii . g our n-port, have been deposited in the IWrr au of Street Open-ing., in the Law Department of - I he City of New York, Nos. qo and go \Vest 13roadway, 11 r ,ugh of \]anhatt:ut, in ,aid city, there to remain until the fifth day of Judy, r8~3.

1 hind—That the limits of our assessment for benefit includl all those lots, pin•cus or parcels of land, situate, (vin.. and being in the Itorow,h of lfanhattan, in 'Fhe City of Now fork, which, taken together, :trc hounded and described as tollotv;, viz. : 13eginnin•g at a point on the m-rthwcsterly side of South street distant ,o feet northeasterly from the northeasterly side of Qttharinc -trcct produced, and rw,ning thence north-w-esterly on a line draw ❑ parallel to Catharine street and distant too feet noel h, asterly front the tmtiicasteriy side thereof to the middle line of the block, between Henry street and Fast Broadway; thence nonhvacterly :Jong surd middle line of said blacks between H,nry street and East biros dway to a point di,taut too feet nurthcast,•rly it inn the nonh-earteriy ride of M irket street ; i hence northwesterly Ott a line drawn p rallel to Market street and dist,uit act, feet nnrthea,tcrly from the northeasterly side thereof to the middle line of the block Letween F;,st Broadway and Division street ; thence nurth-easterly along said middle Ime of the bi ck between East L'ru;tdnay oud Division street to the ntid-dle line of Pike street: thence northwesterly along the middle line of Pike street ,arid said middle line pr droned to the middle line of the bin c ks between Orchard street and Allen street ; thence northerly along said middle line of the. blocks behv, en Ili-chard street and Allen street to Houston street ; thence northerly sluing a line drawn parallel to First avenue :tad distant too feet easterly frr,m the easterly side thereof to the middle line of the blocks between Ssveniecfuh street and iigbteenth street ; thence westerly along said middle line of the blocks between Seventeenth street and I ght- eenth street to the middle line of the blocks between Second avenue and -Third avenue; thence northerly along said middle line of the blocks between Second avenue and Third avenue to the middle line of the blocks between Twenty-third street :tad '1 secnty-fourth street ; thence wuaerly along said middle line of the blocks hown-en 'Twenty-tftird street Itad a1'wenty-fourth street to the middle line of the blocks beuvicen Third avenue and Lexington avenue ; thence northerly salonz said middle line of the blocks bcuveen 'fltird avenue and Lexington avo Hue to tire middle line of the bic,cks between 'Cwenty-seevntii street and '1 wenty-eighth street ; thence westerly along said middle line of tire blocks between T.eenty-seventh street an I Twenty- eighth street to the middle line of the iii ,cks between Lexington avenue sari Fourth avenue ; thence northerly :dung said middle line of the block, between Lexington avenue and Fourth avenue to the middle line of the blocks between Thirty-lourth street and 'Thirty-fifth street ; thence wcsterly along said middle line of the blocks between 'Thirty-fourth street and 'Thirty- filth street to the middle line of tire blocks between Fourth avenue and Madison avenue; thenc,• sQc•shorty along said middle line of the blocks between Fourth avenue and JT,tdf,on avenue tr, the middle line of the blocks between Twenty-seventh street and 'I'tventy-eighth street ; thence westerly along said riddle line of the blocks between Twonty-seeeuth street ;Ind '1\venl y--cighth street to a point distant to feet westerly from the westerly side of Fifth avenue ; the rice su ut herly along a line drawn parallel to Fifth avenue and distant coo feet we.,terly from the westerly side thereof and said line produced to a point distant too feet southerly from the southerly side of Washington Square, North : thence" on a straight lice to a point ill the [middle line of the blocks between \Vest Broadway and Wooster street produced northerly and di,tant coo feet northerly from the northerly side of Washington Squat, South; thrnee southerly along said middle line of the blocks between \Vest Ilroadmeay an,l 'Aooster street and said middle line produced to the middle lino of tire blocks beticeen Canal street and Li spenard street ; thence easterly along said middle line of the Luck between Canal street and Li,penard street to a pu rat distant too feet westerly from the westerly side of Church street ; thence southerly along a line dr;nc n parallel to Church street emd distant roo feet wc,terly from the westerly side thereof to the middle line r f the blocks hctween Chambers street and \Careen street; thence easterly along said middle line of the black, between Chambers street and Warren street to a line drawn parallel to Broadway and distort roo feet westerly from the westerly side thereof: thence southerly along =aid line drawn parallel to Broadway and distant ton feet wes'er]v flaunt the iv, sterly side thereof to the southerly side of Battery place ; thence southeasterly slam; it line drawn parallel to the nortilefuYcraly and easterly sides of Battery Park and distant sea feet s, mth westerly and westerly therefrom to the nertherly side of booth street (hence northeasterly slung the northerly and northwester 1y side of yon alt street to the point or place of beginning ; excepting from said area all streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore legally opened as such area is shown upon our benefit ram,, deposited .ts aforesaid.

Fourth—'That our last partial and separate report herein w it be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Departnteo t, at it Special Perot thereof, Part I., to he h,.-Id in .end for the County of New York, at i ke New York County Cocrhhourscr in The City of New fork, on the fourteenth day of July, 1893, at the opening of the court on that day, Lord that then and there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed,

Dated L3nnirnLcn Si!- 1lC-tnxseT t'., May r6, 5898. WILLIAM G. CHOAI'E,Chairman, JOEL li. ERHARDT, \VILLIAM G. DAVIES,

Commissioner., \YtLLIAM A. SmvEEtsr:it,

Clerk,

FIRST DEPART111EN I'.

In the matter of the application of lire Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of The City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been here. tofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and heredtta-ments required for the purpose of opening and extend-ing WALTON AVENUE (althungh not yet named 6y proper authority), from East One Htmdred and Thirty-eighth street to East One Hundred and Fiftieth street, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first-cla,s street or road, in the 'Twenty-third Ward of The City of New York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSION-ers of Estimate and Assessment in the above.

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im-proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First—'Pilot we have completed our estimate and assess-ment, and that all persc its interested in this proceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objec-tions thereto. do present their said objections in writing, duly verified, to us, at our office, Nos. go and 92 'West Broadway , ninth floor, in the Borough of DM:mhattan, in The City of New York, on or before the sad day of June, r8g8; and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting on the 23d day of June, x898,

:md for that purpose will be in attendamc at our said ofhce nn •aid zid day of Jnne, t8g8, at ,.1r, n' Inck t-- ,t.

Set nud—'1'h;,t the abstract of our said estint•ttr• ;utd as-,es.nu•nt, tuitetber with Our danutue and brm'Bt [naps, .ntd also all the ;m1fnriev1srm pr ,nts u,ed by u, in m;tk-ing our r, putt have been d pu,it,•J iu the Current rut Street 1 Of ening,, in the I.:nv I)•-parlmcut at The City of New Y„rk, No., go mind yz \'m eat (;roadway, Becough of hmyubrtfo[, in said city, there into cumin until the on day ut July, t8 n8.

-Fir ird—That the limits of ,n,r awts+tioot fir benefit include all tho e urns, pieces ur Jr I. at land s tu.rte, l yiog and being iu the Finnic3h of The Br. mx in The City of New V' urk, which, taken tu;;crber, ;u'e hounded and des, :Hied s 1' Iluws, viz. : Oil Ihu north by tilt Spuy-tr-n Duyvil and Port ?.l,ari, Raiho.,d from the easterly side of Gerard avenue to tl,c ci sterly side of Xlott avcnur ; on the -oath by the middle line of the block between 1a-,t One Hundred and 'Thirty-fifth street and Fast One fiuudr,-d and '1'hirty-eighth street, from the New York and Hart nt Railroad to a line drawn parallel to Exterior street, and distant too feet westerly from the westerly side th,reof ; nu the cart by the westerly side of Mott avenue, from the Spuyl, it I htyvil and fort A[orris Rail. rued to the middle Irate of Ihi_ in betwr"un Cheuver place ;Ind E;nst One Hundred and Forty-fourth street; thetaee by a hire drawn parallel to Mott avenue and distmt too feet easterly from the eastcny side thereof; front tire prolongation C tsturly of the muddle- line of the block net tvecit Chcever place and F.a st One Hundred at,d Forty-fourth street lu the west erly line rd the Necv York and in Railroad • : Ire I we'tr I line o Hurls [hens y he r y of the Ncw \ ork and Harlem Ratiiro,if to the middl, line of the block between Past (Inc Hundred antI Thirty-fiftit ,t reel :rn.l Tit One Hundred and 'Thirty-eighth street, and on the west by the -asterly side of Gerard avenue, from the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad to the middle line of the block between Fast One Hundred and F„rty-fourth street and Cheever place ; thence by a line disc tat zoo feet westerly front the westerly side of Gerard avenue, from the prolongation vestcI ly of the middle line of the block bctvuemi Fast One Hundred and Forty-fourth street and Cheever place to it, intersection with a line drawn at right angle-s to Es tc ror street and distant to) feet we>terly Ir m the we sterle side thereof to the middle line of the block betty curt East One Hundred and 'Thi,ty-fifth street and East One Htmdred and '1'birty-eicht'n street, as such streets :u e shat .% n upon the Final Millis and Profiles of the Twenty.third and Twenty-fnut]t \yards of The City of New York, ex-c,•pti:,g from =aid,ruaodl streets, avenues and r,,adc or portions thereof here toforc legally opened as such area is shown upon our benefit snap deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth—'I hat our report herein will be presented to the Supr_me Court of the :,tare of New York, First Ucpartmeut, at a Special Term tin -reef, Part I., to be held in ;utd for the County of New York. at the New York County Court-bou•c, in The City .,f New York, on the rrtb day of July, t89b, at the opening of Ilie Court on that day, mum hi that then and there, or as noon there-after as m,uasel can lie heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated BOtQUoit OF MANILA May 27, ,3g8. EDWARD S. KAUFMAN,

Chairman JOHN H. KNOFF'1EL, JAMES M. V_lRNUV,

Commi,sioncrs.

FIRST 1)E:AR1\I1aN'l'.

In the matter of the application at The 1layor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the swine has not been heretofore acquired, to the l:mds, tenements anti herednamcut_s requir,-d fir the purpose of open-ing ROl;it1NS AVENUE (although not yet named by proper authority), front the Southern Boulevard to St. Mary's Park, is the s.unc has been hc: retufore lard out and designated a, a first-class street or road in Lite 'lmeenry+third Ward of the City of New York.

W 1'lIE UNDE1,S1GNf-:I) COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter. ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occup:rets of all houses and lot, and im-proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, arid to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

first—Tbxt we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro- ceeding, or in any o: the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto • do present their said objcc-tions in writing, duly' verified, to its at our office, Nos. go and 92 West ]troadwav, ninth floor, in the Borough nrf 3Ltnhattan, in 1hc City of New York, on or before the 21st clay of June, t£98, and that we, the said Commis-sioners, will hear parties so objecting, on the std day nl June, t8g8, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office out said 223 clay of Jutte, i898, at , o'clock r. rat

Second—That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits and pro„Is used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the Bureau of t trn•et Openings in the [raw Department of The City of New York, Nos. goand 92 West Cruadw.ry, ilorough of 1lanhattan, in said city, there to remain until the It clay of July, 5898.

Third—'that the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in the 13 ,rough of '1'hc Bronx, in The City of New York, which taken together are bounded and described as follows, viz.: Beginning at the intersection of a thine drawn parallel trl the northerly aide of East One Hundred and Funny-ninth street, and distant too feet northerly thcrefrnm, with the middle line of the block betwucu Park street and Eagle accrue ; thence east zrly along said line drawn parallel to the northerly side of East I titer Hundred and Forty-ninth street ;tad di,tu rat too feet nur'hcr:y mherelrom to a line drawn parallel to Robbins avenue and distant too feet easterly front tire easterly ride thereof; thence southerly along said line to the middle line of the blocks between Crane street and tit. Joseph's street; thence easterly along said middle lire of the blocks to the westerly side of W rin-s avenue ; thence southerly olong the westerly side el \Va'es avenue and said westerly side produced southerly to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the southeasterly side of the Southern Boulevard and distant tee feet south. easterly therefrom ; thence southwesterly along said line drawn parallel to the southeasterly side of the Southern Boulevard to the easterly side of Cypress avenue: thence northerly along the easterly side of Cypress :venue and said ca-terly side produced northerly to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the northerly side of St. \(:try's street and distant zoo feet northerly therefrom ; thence easterly along Said line to a line drawn parallel to the westerly side of Robbins avenue amt distant too feet westerly therefrom ; thence northerly along said line to the southwester)y side of the Port 6tDcris 13 ranch of the New York and Harlem Railroad ; thence north. erly and northwesterly alone the southerly and westerly side of the Port Morris Branch of the New York and Harlem Railroad to its inters _etion smith the prolongation southerly of the middle line of the blocks between Park street and Eagle avenue ; thence northerly along said prolongation and said middle line of the block between Park street and Eagle avenue to the point or place of beginning, as such streets are shown upon the Find Maps and Profiles of the Twenty-third and Twenty'-fourth Wards of The City of New York : excepting from said area all streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore legally opened as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth—That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department, at a Special Term thereof, Part I., to be held in and for the County of New York, at the New York County Cottrt-house, in the City of New York, on the trth day of July, t898, at the opening of the

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Court on that day', and that then and there, or as soon thercalter as cu:mscl Can be heard thereon, a motion wil I be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated I3ks.'t ;it OF \IasHA I'T.AN, 1Lq• 2.•, 1898, THEODORE E.'\fl'I'H,

Chatrntan, MAX K. KAHN,

l'omntissioners-

FIRST DEP'AR'TMENT.

In the natter of the application of The Mayor, Aid, rmen and Cemnion.dty of the ('ity of New 1'..rk, relative to acquirin_ tit] , wherever the same has not been here-tofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and heredlit. aments required for the purpose of opening \\'IIIT- LOCK .\\'ENCE (although not yet named by proper authority), trod Hunt's Point ro-I to R'cstehestcr avrnucl, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated asa first -class..treet or road, in the I\centy- thiru V. of The City of New York.

W F;, THE CNDERSIGNfD COM5TISSIONERS ci Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

natter, hereby give notice to all persons interested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-That we has 'c completed oar estimate and as. sessment, and that all per om mrerested in thi. proceeding, or in any of the hands affected thereby, and havin4 o1jec-tions thereto, do present Iheir said Objections, in wntal„ July eeeiticd. to us at our 111ce, Nis go and yz \l"est Eh,adwvav, ninth floor, in the borough ,d Manhattan, in 'fhc City of New York, on or h,•tore the r6th day nt June, iS9S, and that see, the said C•-ntmissioners, will hear parties so obiectiog cu the 17th day of June. 5898, and for tl,at purpose viii be in attendance at our said office on said t; th day of J Line, ISys, :it 4 o'clock P. sI.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and :usessment, tocether with our d,mlaee and benefit maps, and also all the :dTid.nits and proofs used by its in ni akin,. ,cur report• have been deposited in the Bureau of ttreet Openings in the Law' Department ,It The City of New Yr,rk, Non. 90 and 90 West Broadway, borough of Manhattan, i:1 said city, there to remain until the 27th dac .If June, t898.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of and situate, tying and being in the Borough of The Bronx in The City of New York, which, taken together, are hounded and described as follotvs, viz. :

lit gaining at a point in the northeasterly side of Tiffany street midway between the i Iuthern 13 'tiles and and Fox street ; running thence northeastly along the middle line of the hlocks bat wren the Southern Bnttle-vard and Fox street to its inter,ection with the westerly prolonganon of the middle line of the blocks between Barrette street and Hunt's Point road ; thence north- westerly along said uc,terly pro!ongati,n to its inter-section it i;h a line drawn Para llcl to tae southerly side of Donlan street and distant ten feet south-erly therefmtn ;thence westerly :long said parallel line to the easterly side ul Barrette -treet : thence northerly along the ea-terly side of l.larret to street to it, inter-section with a line Crawn pa' slid to the nor therlc side of D scan stree'.and distant roe feet northerly there-from : thence easterly al:,np said parallel line to its intersection with the middle lane of the block between the Southern B Ruterari and Fix street; thence northerly ilon; said midd'eltee to its int,rseai.m with the-5' e-terly pr lon_-atiun of a line drawn par.illel to the northerly side of Alds street and di,ta'it roe fe -t northerly therefrom ; thence easterly aloe:: said parallel line and' its westerly prr lr:i,rti tt to the muddle tine of the block betwcrn Faile street and Ifoe street : thence north-erly along -aid middle line • f the block to a point midwvay betwet n Aldus street and Guttenberg street ; thence ea-.terly along the mir!dlc litre of the blocks between Aldus Street and Guttenberg street to a paint midway between Bryant street and F.,ile street ; thence northerly along the middle line of the block, between Bryant otreet and Faile street to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the northerly side of lhutenlrer, street and distant too fczt northerly therefrom ; thence easterly along said parallel line to a point midway between Longfellow street and Bryant street; thence northerly along the middle lane of the blocks between Longfellow street and Bryant street and said line pro-longed northerly to its intersecti..n with aline drawn parallel to the northwesterly side of \West Farms road and distant too feet northuesterly therefrout ; thence northeasterly by said par.,IL I line prulonaed northeasterly to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the north side of the proposed extemion of Jennings street. and distant too feet northeasterly there-from ; thence easterly by said parallel line to the west- erly side of the ltronx river; thence southerly along the wrsterly side of the Bronx river to the northerly side of Garrison avenue 'Mohawk avenuel; thence westerly and .outhwesterly b}' the north-erly and northwesterly side of Garrison avenue (Mohawk avenue to ita mtersectn no with the middle line of the block between Hunt's Point read and Bar-retto street ; thence northwesterly along said middle line to the northwesterly side of the Harlem River and Portchester Railroad ; thence southwesterly by said northwesterly site of the Harlem River and Portchester Railroad to the northeasterly side of Tiffany street ; thence northwesterly along the northeasterly side of 'tiffany street to the point or place of beginning, as such streets are shown upon the Final Maps and Profiles of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards of The City of New York, excepting fr,,m said area all streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore le-gally opened as such area is shown upon our benefit map drpo;ited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fir,t Department, at a Special Term thereof, Part III., to be held in and for the County of New York, at the New York County Court-house in The City of Now York, on the 3oth day of June, 1898, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as c~.unsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated BoROtiH of 11ANHATTAs, May SC, 1898. STANLEY W. DEXTER,

Chairman; PIERRE VAN BUREN HOES, JNO. P. KELLY,

Commissioners.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder- men and Commonalty of The City of New York, rela-tive to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and here-ditaments required for the purpose of opening PARK STREET !although not yet named by proper authority), from East One Hundred and Forty-ninth street to Westchester avenue, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first-class street or road, in Inc Twenty-thud Ward of The City of New York.

W> THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested iii this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im-proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-Chat we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro-ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present their said objec-tions in writing, duly verified, to us at our clhce, Nos. go and 92 West Broadway, ninth floor, in the L'erough of Manhattan, in The City of New York, on or before the r6th day of June, 1898, ant that we, the said Com-missioners, will hear parties so objecting on the ,7th day of June, 1898, and for that purpose will be in attend-ance at our said office on said 17th day cf June, 1198, at 2 O'clock P.r .

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and

THE CITY ascossm. nt, together with nurdama,tie cold benefit maps, and .,ho all the atli,lavits anJ I ri.nfs used by its m making our report, have been dep )sited in the Bureau of Street Oponings in the I.aw' De;nrtment of The Cit y of New York, Nos. go and oz 1'cu Ihoadway. Borough of \lanhatt:ut, in sail city', there to remain until the z7th day of June, 1Sv8.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benelt include all those lots, pieces or p.trceis of land situare. Is'ing and being in the Borough of' Tire Bronx in'1'he City of New Y.rrk, which taken together. are bounded and described as follows, viz :

Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of a lit,, 'e drawn pcuallel to the south side of East one Hundred and Forty-fifth street , and distant ,a., feet southerly therefrom wllh a line drawn parallel to the westerly side of St. Ann's avenue and distant too feet westerly therefrom ; thence northerly along said line parallel to the westerly side of St. Ann's avenue to a point equally distant trout Vi est-Chester:nvenneand Fast One Hundred and Fifty-,ixt h street ; thence easterly oil a line parallel with East one Hundred and F'ilt y-sixth steed to its inter- section with a line detwn parallel to the westerly side of Cauldwell avenue, and distant too feet westerly therefrom ; theme northerly along said line drawn par-allel to the west rrl}'side of Lauldwell avenue to its intersection with the south, rlv side of East One Hun-,Iced and Sixtieth street (henman place) prolonged wi'snrardly ; thonce easterly by said southerly side of Fast I)ne Hundred and Sixtieth stee,t (Denman place) and its westerly prolongation to its mtersec-tion with a line dra tun parallel to the easterly side of Caulduell ovrnne and distant too feet easterly there-from ; thence sr utherl _y by said line parallel to the east-erly' sick- of Cauldwe'I avenue to a pi' nt equally distant from \Cestchester ac euuc, and front East One Hundred and lift y--ixth street ; thence casts ii on a line parallel to Fast One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street to its inter- •cti'On with the northerly prolongation of a line

do aw•n parallel to the easterly side of Robbins aventue and distant too easterly therefrom ; thence southerly along said northerly prolongation and said line par-allel to the easterly side of Robbins avenue, to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the south side of Crane street and distant too feet southerly therefrom ; thence westerly along raid line parallel to south side of Crane street and said line prolonged westerly to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the crestcrly side of Rnbbin, avenue and distant too feet westerly therefrom; thence northerly along said line parallel to the westerly side of Roubins avenue to its ntersection with a line drawn parallel to the south side of Dater street and distant zoo feet southerly Cher, from ; thence westerly by said line parallel to the southerly side of [rater street and distant tot leet southerly therefrom to its intersection with a curved line pawn parzl1d to the easterly side of the Port Morris Branch of the New York and Harlem Rail- road and Trinity avenue, and distant too feet we-terly therefrom; thence northwesterly along said curve to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the west side of Trinity avenue and distant :co feet westerly therefrom ; thence north,-rly along said line p trillel to the west side of l rinity a%enue to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the south side of East One Hundred and

and a oo southerly there- fromF'ortc-ninth street d list n1, r feet 1}

; thense westerly along said line parallel to the south side of East One Hiittj1red and Forty-ninth street to its intersection with a line drawn parallel to the east-erly side of St.:1nn's avenue and distant too feet east-em]}' therefrom; thence southerly along said line parallel to the easterly side of St. Ann', avenue to its intero c-tion tenth the ea-terly prolongation of a time drawn parallel to the southerly side of East One Hundred and Forty fifth street, and distant one hundred feet south- erly therefrom ; thence westerly along said line parallel to the south side of East One Hundred and Forty-fifth street and its easterly prolongation to the point or place of be„tncing. as such streets, are shown upon the Find Maps and Profiles of the Twenty-third and 'I-.renty-fourth \Cards of The City of New York, es-cepting from said area all streets, avenues and roads or per i-. ens thereof heretofore legally opened as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as af'resaid.

Fourth- 'hat our report herein will be presented to F'ou 1 the tiupreme Court of the State of Ne%v York-, First Department, at a Special'1'erm thereof, Part lit , to be held in and for the County of New York, at tr,e New York Canny Court-house in The City of New York, on the ;oth day- of June, 1898, at the opening of the Coart on that day, and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be or nfirmed.

Dated BORNCitH OF MANN ITT.AN, May r2, 1898. ARTHUR BERRY,

Chairman, MARTIN S. COHE:N, GEORGE F. HYATT,

Coiun11s-Inners. Joio 1'. Donna, Clerk

FIRST DEPARTMENT'.

In the matt r n the application of The Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of The City of New York, rela-tive to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to the lands, tenements and hereditament, required for the purpose of opening EA°T 1ST; HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THIRD STREET' although not yet named by proper author-ityl, from Ogden avenue to Bremer avenue, as the 5 m has been heretofore laid out and de-ignated as a first-class street or road, in the Twenty-third R-ard of T'he City of N ew York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment jn the above-

:ntitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons in-terested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, accupant or occupants of all houses and lots and im-proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit

First-That we have completed our estimate and as-sessment, and that all persons interested in this proceed-ing, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and hating objections thereto, do present their said objec. tions, in writing, duly verified, to us, at our office, Nos, go and 9z West Broadway, ninth floor, in the Borough of Manhattan, in The City of New York, on or before the rsth day of June 1898, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting on the r6th day of June, t858, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on said 16th day of June, t8g8, at I t o'clock A. nt

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits, and proofs used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the Bureau of Street Openings in the Law Department of The City of New York, Nos. go and 9z West Broad. way, in the Borough of Manhattan, in said city, there to remain until the a4th day of June, 1893.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in the Borough of the Bronx, in the City of New York, which taken together are bounded and described as follows, viz.: On the north by the middle line of the blocks between East One Hundred and Sixty-third street and East One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street and said middle line produced eastwardly and westwardly from the middle line of the blocks between Summit avenue and Ogden avenue to the middle line of the block betw-een Woody-crest (Bremer avenue' avenue and Anderson avenue; on the south by the middle line of the blocks between East One Hundred and Sixty-third street and East One Hundred and Sixty-second street and said middle line produced eastwardly and westwardly from the middle line of the block between Summit avenue and Ogden avenue to the middle line of the block between Woodycrest (Bremer avenue) avenue and Anderson avenue; on the west by the middle line of the block between Summit avenue and

RECORD. Ogden avenue from the middle line of the blocks between I•'Ast One Hundred and Sixty-third street and Fast One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street and said middle line produced westwardly to the middle line of the trlocks between East (Inc Hundred and Sixty-third street and Fast (Inc Hundred and Sixty-second street and said middle line produced westwardly; on the east by the middle line of the block between Woodycrest (premer aventle avenue and Anderson avenue from the middle line of the block between East One Hundred and Sixty-third street and East One Hundred and Sixty- fourth street and said middle line produced eastwardly to the middle line of the blocks between East One Hun-dred and Sixty-third street and Fast One Hundred and Sixty-sr cond street and said middle' line produced east-wardly, as such streets are shown upon the Final Maps and Profiles of the 'Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards of The City of New York, excepting from said area all streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretof. re legally opened, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-Chat our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department, at a Special 'Term thereof, Part Ill., to be held in and for the County of New York, at the New York County Court-house, in 'rite City of New Yolk, on the 3 th day of June, 1898, at the opening of the Court oil that day, and that then and there, or as soon there-after as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed,

Dated Bosot'uH of MnsHATTnN, May to, x898. SAM'l. F. DUF'FEY,

Chairman, EDWARD J, KIEI.Y,

Commissioners, JOHN 1'. Dt'sN, Clerk.

FIRST DEPARTMENT.

In the matter of the application of'1'he Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of'1'he City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been hereto fore acquired, to the lands, tenements and heredita-ments required for the purpose of opening POWERS AVENUE (although not yet named by proper authority', front East One Hundred and Forty-first street to St. Alary's street, as the same has been here-tofore laid out and designated as a first-class street or road, in the 'Twenty-third Ward of The City of New Y..rk.

'E, THE UNDERSIGNFDCOMMISSIONEAS of Estimate and Assessment in the above.

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter. ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of all houses and lots and im- proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, -,nd to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-That we have completed our estimate and assessmt nI, and that all persons interested in this pro. ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present their said objec. eons in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, Nos, go and q2 ',Vest Broadway, ninth floor, in the Borough of 1 ,r .t t an. is "I'he Ci ty of New York, on or before the -1.nhta.t y e r,th day of June, 5898, and that we, the said Commis- stoners, will hear parties so objecting on the tgth day of Jtmc, 18g8, and for that purpose will be in attend. ance at our said office on said loth day of June, t898, at ro o'clock A. 1I,

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and a:cses-meat, together with our damage and benefit maps and also all the affidavits and proofs used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the human of Street Openings, in the Law Department of I'he City of New York, Nos, go and y2 \Vest Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, in the said city, there to remain until the 22d day of June, 1898.

i hirdspat the limits of our assessment for benefit i nclude all those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in the borough of The Bronx, in 'I he City of New 1 ark, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz. :

On the north by a line drawn parallel to St. Mary's street and distant roo feet northerly fr.tnt the northerly side thereof from a line drawn parallel to Cypress avenue and distant Too feet westerly from the westerly side thereof to a line drawn par.dlel to Robbins avenue and distant too feet easterly from the easterly side thereof ; on the south by a line drawn parallel to Eat One Hundred and Thirty- eighth street and distant too feet southerly from the southerly side thereof from a line drawn parallel to Cypress avenue and distant too feet westerly front the westerly side thereof to a lire drawn parallel to Robbins avenue and distant rco feet easterly from the easterly side thereof; on the east by a line drawn parallel to Robbins avenue and distant roo feet easterly from the easterly side thereof from a line drawn parallel to SL Mary's street and distant too feet northerly from the northerly side thereof to a line drawn parallel to East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and distant too feet southerly from the southerly side thereof; on the west by a line drawn parallel to Cypress avenue and distant too feet we-terly from the westerly side thereof from a line drawn parallel to St. Mary's str5et and distant rco feet norlhetly from the northerly side thereof to a line drawn parallel to East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and distant too feet southerly from the southerly side thereof, excepting front said area all streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore legally opened, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforeaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department, at a Special Term thereof, Part Ill., to be held in and for the County of New York, at the New York County Court-house, in The City of New York, on the 30th day of June, t198, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated BOROUGH of 2f aNRATTAN, May Yo, 1898. WILLIAM A. McQUAID,

Chairman, DENNIS McEVOY,

Commissioners,

DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANING.

PERSONS HAVING BULKHEADS TO FILL, IN the vicinity of New York Bay, can procure material

for that purpose-ashes, street sweepings, etc., such as is collected by the Department of Street Cleaning-free of charge, by applying to the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, 346 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan.

JAMES McCARTNEY, Commissioner of Street Cleaning.

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY.

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, l COMnrisstONER'S OFFICE,

No. i5o NASSAU SrREET, J( NEW YORK, April 26, 1898.

NOTICE.

WATER TAXES.

PURSUANT TO 'THE PROVISIONS OF THE Greater New York Charter, Laws of 1897, chapter

378, section 469, and of the several laws of this State relative to the collection of taxes, notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that I have received the warrant of the late Water Commissioners of Long Island City, dated December 31, 189.7, for the collection of water rates and rents for the years 1897.98. and that such taxes may be paid to the Deputy Commissioner of

FRIDAY, JUNE IO, I8g8.

Water Sup{tfy, Borough of Queens, at his office in the old City }fall in the First Ward of the Borough of'Queen'., City of Now York, without fee or charge from and beginning on April 2q, 1898, and up to May 3r, t898, and that during the next thirty days thereafter, which will be up to July t, r898, such taxes may be paid, with the addition of two-thirds of one per cent. as interest, and if not paid within said mentioned sixty days, such taxes will be levied and collected in the manner provided by law, together with interest there-on at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from said Aoril 29. 1,898.

1he office hours for receiving taxes are from 9 A. nt. to 2 r. Ni., and on Saturday till is noon.

'I aspaye'rs will please bring their last tax receipt, or an exact description of their Tuts, in order to avoid delay or paying on the wrong property.

WM. DAL.TON, Commissioner of Water Supply.

AQUEDUCT COMMISSION.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

'TUESDAY, JUNE t4, 1898, AI' TEN O'CLOCK A, M.

SAT. E To CONTINITu UN t IL PROuERTY IS AI.I, SOLD,

THE AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS OF THE City of New York will sell at public auction, tinder

the direction of Peter F. Meyer & Co., Auctioneers, on the premises, the following-described buildings now standing within the purcha'e line of the New Croton Reservoir, at Purdy's Station, Westchester County, New York

P .

❑ v N DESCRtt'1'ION. FoistrR OWNER.

466 House, frame.....'. Thomas L. Purdy.... g5o to .. ..... 2003

468 Barn ............. Est. Stephen Butler. , to on 4i9 House, frame... Est. Belinda Coles... 20 no

474 '

•••••'. Est. Odel Close..... to oa en ..... 2 on

476 Hou elframe ..,,, Ira McKeel......... 35 on 477 Store, frame...... Friend Miller....... .40 00

Barn and sheds..,) ....... r5 on 48o House, frame..... L. H. Godwin........ so on

Barn .............. " ..,-.... 20 on 481 House, frame..... • S. H. Smith.......... 30 oo

Barn ............. .. ......... 15 00 482 House, frame..... I Est. Odel Close.... -- :o on 483 Store-house.......' Mary B. Lobdell..... is no

0 frame..... ! Est. 1' Miller........ r on 484 House, 5

Wash-house...... 1 ........ 5 00 486 House, frame..... Mary E. Fuller...... 25 on

barns....-.....-- ,' r5 no 489 Hi. use, frame..... Rose Boehmer ...... so Oct 491 ,tall, frame........ Oscar Miersch...... 65 co 494 House, frame...., Nancy Reynolds. ...I 25 no

405 ••• •' Richard Early ....~ zo on 496 '' ... .' Est. E. Reynolds ....' no o0

497 , ..... ', ...,', so 00 Soo .....I John Dandle.. ,.... z5 no

Shtsp̀ ............. to no 501 House, frame ..... Ann Bailey.......... an no 502 •' .....' E. A. Baldwin....... zo cc 504 ..... John McGarry....... 35 on 505 " .... Ann Miller... ...... to our

.... ` -......... to ro

Sto ~l. .. ... E. B. Brady ......... 15o co \\ esb I

Cow-barn, with' additions

; ......... 300 00

...... .,

Ice-house i, ......... 30 00 Stable and car-

riage-house ...., ........ 75 00

I Stable and shed...; -..... so no

Carriage-house.... " .,,,,..,.1 t5 no Corn-crib and

store house .... ........ t5 o0 Corn-crib....... .........I 5 00

,, m 500

........~I a ........ 500

East. f House, frame.,... -........ z5 00

Blacksmith shop,. ....... 30 no Barn ............. .-...-.-, 500

Sti Hotel, frame...... I.. J. Larry.......... so no

Barns and sheds...' .......... 15 00 512 Store and dwell-'

ing, frame...... M. C. Teed et al..... 25 co 513 Store, frame......• " ..... to 00

i Blacksmith shop.. " 5 00 5t5 Factory, I) r i c k I N.Y. Condensed Milk

and frame.... j Co..... .... 300 CO Ice-house, frame.. N.Y. Condensed Milk

Co ................ Ioo on 5x6 House, frame..... \ M. C. T'eed.......... too 00

Barn .............. „ .......... 30 00

Shed_............i " ........... t500

Hou-e, frame, small " .......... 20 no

TERMS OF SALE.

First-The purchase money mutt be paid on the date of sale.

Second-The buildings will be sold to the stone foundations.

Third-The buildings must be moved off the City's property by October t, rIg8.

Fourth-No building will on sold for less than the minimum price given in the CITY RECORD and in the posters.

Fifth-The buildings must be moved to new sites which are at least two hundred and fifty feet from the Croton river or any of its of luents or any drain empty leg therein.

Sixth-None of the buildings shall be moved to land required for the New Croton Reservoir, as shown on the maps on ale in the County Clerk's office at White Plains, Westchester County, N. Y.

Seventh-If any building or part of the same is left on the property of The City of New York on and after the first day of October, 1898, the purchaser shall forfeit all right and title to the buildings or any part of build-ing so left, and also to the money part of the considera-Lion paid at the time of sale, and the Aqueduct Commis. sioners may, at any time on or after the first day of October, t8g8, resell said buildings or parts of buildings or remove or destroy the same,

The Aqueduct Commissioners reserve the right to exclude from such sale any building or buildings that may be designated by the Division Engineer.

By order of the Aqueduct Commissioners of The City of New York,

JOHN J. RYAN, President.

HARRY W. WALKER, Secretary.

THE CITY RECORD.

THE CITY RECORD IS PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at No. s

City Hall, New York City. Annual subscription, $9.30, postage prepaid. WILLIAM A. BUTLER,

Supervisor.