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NATURE OF ACTION. ATTORNEY.

For reference in matter of an award for open- in„ etc , Seventh avenue, from One Hun- dred and Tenth street to Harlem River... A. B. Johnson.

Order for judgment canceling tax sale ofl x869 and r87o in block 917, Twelfth Ward. I P. A. Hargous.

Lien for materials furnished between August x6 and November r6, t882, on account of contract for constructing sewers in One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, with branche., in Alexander avenue. etc........

Transcript of judgment.....................

For damages for personal injuries sustained by Helen L. Garbitt from falling on side-walk, south side of Twenty-third street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, on December 3, 1882 ........................

Notice of pendency of action..........

hers on February a, 1883, why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not issue directing payment ....................... Bagley & Thain.

202 40 for repayment of amount paid February a7, 1879, as an assessment on lot, Ward No. 4, Farm 68, for regulating, grading, etc., Tenth avenue, from One Hundred and Fifty-fifth to One Hundred and Ninet Y

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Johnston.

seassessment Tofvacate an for Tenth avenuel sewer, between One Hundred and Six- I

teenth and Manhattan streets ; copy of affidavit and order to show cause why mandamus should not i'sue ................... P. A. Hargous.

85 97 Transcript of judgment ..................... J. A. Deering.

5,000 00 For damage for personal injuries received February 3, t88r, from falling in of sidewalk in front of No. is6 Rivington street. A. P. Wagner.

Certificates of the Commissioners reducing assessments, viz. :

........ Seventh avenue regulating, grading, etc., from One Hundred and Tenth street to Harlem river ...........................

........ For Second avenue paving, between Eighty- sixth and One Hundred and Twenty-fifth streets..................................

1 For Boulevard regulating, grading, etc., and I. superstructure, from Fifty.ninth to One

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Hundred and Fifty-fifth street..........

....... For One Hundred and Twentieth street regulating, grading, etc., from Seventh to Eighth avenue ..........................

Certificates of the Commissioners of awards made for the return of moneys paid for assessments, as follows:

~9 74 For sewer in Seventh avenue, between One Hundred and Twenty-first and One Hun- r9 50 dred and Thirty-seventh streets.........

so 96

1,193 55 For Sixth avenue macadamizing, etc.. from ~8 4~ One Hundred and Tenth street to Harlem

river................................... 8a6

3S 25 For grading, mOne Hundred and

regulating,htet to

Harlem river ...........................

x8 or For Seventh avenue macadamizing, etc., from One Hundred and Tenth street to Harlem river ...................................

352 79

282 x6 For Boulevard regulating, grading, etc., and superstructure from Fifty-ninth to One HunJred and Fitly-fifth street............

r9 95

COURT. I NAME OF PLAINTIFF. 1

Supreme..) Mary Harrison and others.............

H. R. Cudlippvs. The Mayor, etc,, and B. Goodrich, commit-tee, etc............

Ira L. Otis and Henry Gorsline vs. The Mayor, etc., and J. W. O'Grady and Charles Jones.....

Com.PleasI James Johnson......

Benj. W. Goldthwaite, guardian, etc.......

Supreme.. Otis& Gorsline vs.The Mayor, etc., and John W. O'Grady and another.......

The People ex rel. Alice J. Adam, adm'x, vs. The Mayor, etc.......

J. A. Candee........ .

Charles F. Hunter

David Jones......

H.W. Requa and ano., executors.........

Com.Pleas M. Redding, ex'r, etc.

Supreme.. Alma Hoffman.......

A. Cow. Adon Smith, Jr......

" R. S. Roberts........

Henry T. Mali, gen-eral guardian, etc..

E. K. Adams........

Juliet Douglas.......

The Harlem Savings Bank.............

W. A. Righter.......

B. Maloney..........

The Union Dime Say- ings Institution...

Jno. E. Caifry........

B. Maloney..........

The Harlem Savings Bank..............

The Harlem Saving Bank .............

T. A. Davies.........

H. G. Stone..........

A. W. Austin, execu-tor, etc............

AMOUNT.

659 00

85 97

3,000 00

O. M. Benedict. J. A. Deering.

H. L. Sprague.

I O. M. Benedict.

3.119 45 Peremptory writ of mandamus as to payment out of awards made to Lots Nos. 243 and 244 in matter of Boston road, etc........ R.E.&A.J.Prime&B.

. , ..... Order vacating assessments for sewer in Sixth avenue, between One Hundred and Six. teenthand One Hundredand Twenty-filth streets, etc., and in Seventh avenue, be. tween One Hundred and Twenty.first and One Hundred and Thirty-seventh streets. I J. C. Shaw.

....... Order vacating assessment for sewer in Boule- vard, between Seventy-seventh and Ninety-second streets ................... H. A. Shipman.

....... Order to vacate assessment for fifty-seventh street flagging, Sixth to Eighth avenue... T. F, Neville.

For payment of the sums awarded by the Commissioners in the matter of the open-ing of Webster avenue

John McLoughlin.... 1,916 13 Damage, No. x5 ............................ H. A. Shipman.

E. Zbrowski and ano. 36,112 96 t9Y4 to aoj ................... Is

E. Zbrowski......... 656 12 " „ va% .......................... '.

M. A. Kimball....... 421 48 „ ., 75 ............................

L. Wertheimer.... .. t,6I5 82 „ '• 6x ............................ "

C. C. Bigelow........ 6,445 00 „ ., 4, 7. and 13 ..................

CharlesJones......1. 9,835 a6 Affidavit and order to show cause at Cham-

THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

VOL. XI. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY lo, 1883. NUMBER 2,948.

SUITS, ORDERS OF COURT, JUDGMENTS, ETC.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

Aqueduct-Repairs, Maintenance, and Strengthening ............................ $191 12

Assessment Commission-Awards ............................ 1 ................ 2,215 00

Assessment Commission-Expenses of ......................................... 916 66

Assessment Fund, after June 9,x880 .......................................... 40,498 35 Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Expenses of ............ .............. 200 00

Bronx River Bridges, rebuilding, etc ........................................... 489 47

Bureau of Permits ............1111... ....................................... 741 63 Contingencies-District Attorney's Office ......................................23 50

'' Comptroller's Office ........................................... I I 75o '1 Public Administrator's Office ................................... 78 00 '' Law Department ............................................. 200 00 .. Surrogate's Office ............................................ 279 30

Cleaning Markets. ........ .... ......... ............ .............. 1,880 33

Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning ........................... . . .. 33,167 22

City Record-Salaries and Expenses ......................................... 58~i 33

Coroners' Salaries and Expenses .............................................. 2,95is 30

Central Park-Transverse Roads ........................................... . 3o 76

Croton Water Fund ......................................................... 387 00 Croton Water Rent-Refunding Account ...................................... 10 35

Commissioners of Excise Fund ............................................... 5,255 29 Dock Fund .. ..... .. .................................................. 23,281 36

Entrances into Central Park .................................................. 87 37

Fire Department Fund ............... ....................................... 100,II2 85 For Removal of Night Soil, etc ... .. ................. ................... 3,000 00

Free Floating Baths ............................... ......................... 37 50

Fund for Gratuitous Vaccination .............................................. 325 00

Fulton Market-Alterations, etc .............................................. too 00 Harlem River Bridges-Repairing, etc ........................................407 25 Health Fund.. .. ..................................................... 14,346 45

Interest on the City Debt .................................................... 160,729 02

Jefferson Market -Alterations, etc ............................................. 13,408 00

Judgments............................... ................................. 8,394 87

Lamps and Gas, and Electric Lighting ......................................... 152 00

Maintenance-Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards ........................... 454 50

Maintenance and Government of Parks and Places ....................... . . ..... Io,9S9 28

Manhattan Square, Improvement of .........................................., 639 63

Night Medical Service Fund .................................................. 50 00

Public Buildings-Construction and Repairs .................................... 199 50

Public Charities and Correction ............................................... 66,129 52 Public Instruction.. 26,651 97

Printing, Stationery, and Blank Books .........................................

3,066 31

Repairs and Renewal of Pipes, etc ............................................. 2,643 50

Reduction of Debt of Annexed Territory ....................................... 2,000 00

Refunding Taxes Paid in Error ............................................... 45 00

Restoring and Repaving-Special Fund-Department of Public Works............ 438 00

Registration of Plumbers., etc ................................................ 625 00

Removing Obstructions, etc .................................................. 16o oo Riverside Avenue.. ..................................................... 450 82

Revenue Bonds of 1882 ................... .................................. 250,000 00

Salaries-Board of Assessors ......... ....................................... 1,358 33 ,. Common Council .................... ............................. 5,577 21 It City Courts...1111...... .......................................... 18,464 02 '' Commissioners of Accounts..... ....... I,325 00

Chamberlain's OfSce ............................................... 2,083 33

Department of Finance .............................................. r2,t22 45 Department of Public Works ...... ............................... II,772 97

Department of Taxes and Assessments ............................... 7,120 10

judiciary .......................................................... 66,177 97

Law Department ................................................... 6,293 38

Mayor's Office ..................................................... 2,166 44 Sewers and Drains... ................................................... 18

89 Sewers--Repairing and Cleaning .... . 9

Salary of the Physician to the County Jail ...................................... 83 3 Surveys, Maps, Plans, etc.. ................................................. 2 114

Surveying, Laying-out, etc .... ............................... .............. 32 56

Supplies for and Cleaning Public Offices ....................................... 7,057 Q9 Street Improvement Fund-June 9, r88o ... .... ..... ............. . . 1,073 tso

" Above Fifty-ninth Street-rune 9, r88o ................ 20,285 68

authorized after June 9, Iti$o ......................... 3,762 93 for Surveying, etc.. 62I 00

Tenement-house Fund .. .... ....... .... ................................ 725 8

To Defray Expenses in Proceedings in Street Openings .......................... 416 66

Water Supply for Twenty-fourth Ward ........................................ 175 00

Total ....................................................... $973,489 11

Abstract of transactions of the Finance Department for the week ending February 3, 1883 :

Deposits in the Treasury.

To the Credit of the Sinking Fund.... ........................................ $212,525 17 ~• City Treasury....... ......... .... 993,510 89

Total ....................................................... $1,2o6,036 o6

Bonds Issued.

Three and one-half per cent. Bonds...........................................__________ $824,700 00

Warrants Registered and Ready for Payment.

COURT. I NAME OF PLAINTIFF. I AMOUNT NATURE OF ACTION. I ATrORNEY.

Kate L. Youmans...

S. F. Chaffin, ex'r...

J. McKesson and ano. trustees, etc.......

J. L. Lockman, ex'r.

J. Schmidt...........

J. Bookman..........

J. Reckendorver......

Mary J. Van Dorer and ano., ex'r, etc.

S. R. C. Furniss, trus. tee, etc............

Florence T. Baker....

M. Bergman.........

J. B. Wilson, ex'r....

John F. Wallace......

G. Raynard..........

Mary P. Higgins.....

Jane P. Taitonte et al.

A. Jacobs............

J. L. R. Wood........

N. L. McCready.....

E. F. Smith..........

G.H. Brown et al., ex'ts

Hugh Smith .........

Elizabeth W. Moody, administratrix, etc..

D. C. Wilson ........

Mary A. Flynn ......

A. S. Jarvis..........

J. M. Conway........

G. W. Poillon........

R. L. Schiefelin......

A. Harman..........

Thom.ts S. Brennan, executor, etc.......

P. McCullough......

Thos. T. Kearney....

POO 37 1

.0,073 46

1,169 r8

38 84

249 85

2 48

1.090 ar

2,565 5,

895 64

239 40

844 97

209 48

r9 95

79 80

63 76

39 9° For Boulevard regulating, grading, etc., and 83 i } superstructure from Fifty-ninth to One

1 Hundred and Fifty-fifth street........... 2,176 90

1.050 82

4,666 66

2,433 49

36. 29

834 6s

284 30

3990

1995

10831

2,188 02

912 73

219 70

978 93

38 90

24741 .~

Ass. Corn.

CONTRACTS REGISTERED FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 3, 1883

NO. DATE !

RACT. O

CONT DEPARTMENT. NAMES OF CONTRACTORS. DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co. Furnishing sugar, barley, chiccory, syrup, 5961 Jan. r6, 2883 Charities & Correction starch, etc. Estima e, $3,447.50.

5562 " r6, " " Rowland A. Robbins....... Furnishing muslin, denims, leather, brooms, brushes, tin, etc. Estimate, $4,349.20.

5963 " 26, •' " N. Mtllerd & Co............ Furnishing castile soap, hominy, prunes, ' macaroni, etc. Estimate, ebeans, ' 0,4x4.90. *

5964 " r7, " " " A. Vanderboget............~ Furnishing butter and eggs. Estimate,

5965 " 27, " 1 $2,944.58.

Robert Betty ........ Furnishing muslin, prints, blankets, tick- mg, stripes, canton flannel, etc. Esti- mate, $a,568 40.

5966 " 17, " " J. L. Chamberlain.......... Furnishing muslin, thread and buttons. Estimate, 05,112.54.

5967 Dec. 9, 1882 Public Instruction.... Martin Lalor .............. Removal of rock and earth and grading the school site on the soutl.east corner of Sixty-eighth street and Lexing- ton avenue. No estmate of quantities.

5968 Jan. 29, 1883

Public Parks......... Bernard C. Murray„

Regulating, grading, curbing, guttering and flagging Morris avenue, between One Hundred and Thirty-eighth and

streets.

5 96 30 ” Public Instruction. James R. Vaus............. Delivering during the supplies s

CLAIMS FILED.

NAME OF PLAINTIFF. AMOUNT. NATURE OF ACTION. ATTORNEY.

A. W. Hedden............ $175 00 For salary as Clerk in Department of Buildings, from November r, 1879, to February I, r880............ R. D. Hatch.

W. Caner.............. , to,000 co For personal injuries received from falling on sidewalk in Clinton place on January zo, x872 ............... C. H. Preyer,

P. Campbell .............. 43 55 For salary as Messenger in Department of Buildings,

Wm. B. Calvert ........... from January I, i880, to February r, ,S80.........

For Clerk in Department Buildings, from salary as of R. D. Hatch.

as 5o December r, 1879, to February r, s8&............

Mary H. Moore... .... to 50 For expense for rel.lacing, etc., woodwork in premises. No 404 Canal street, same having been destroyed by boys on night of election, November 7, X882....

Executors, etc., of estate,

.

E. C. Richards, dec'd... 58 25 For expense for replacing woo lwork to building, No 38 Downing street, and repairing fence in front of Nos. 219 and gar East Twenty-eighth street, the same having been destroyed on night of elec.ion, November 7, r882 ............................

Gouverneur Morris....... 4,044 7o For payment of amount of two awards made to unknown owners, Map Nos. 174 and 203, in matter of openinq Brook avenue ........................... C. C. Higgins.

Mary F. Connolly ........ 2,000 on her husband, Patrick For loss of S. Connolly, by being thrown from his truck and run over on April a5, 1882, caused by a trench or hole in roadway on west side of West street, near Beach street, or the extension thereof, leading to Pier No. a6, North river............................................

David W. Welton......... 39 37 For salary as Messenger in Department of Buildings,

G. McMurray.......... on from April x, 1879, to August I, r88o ..............

For Inspector Department Buil..ings, salary as in of R. D. Hatch.

J. 84 from December 1879, to January x, r880........ t,

286 THE CITY RECORD . FEBRUARY Io, 1883.

Approval of Sureties. The Comptroller approved of the adequacy and sufficiency of the sureties to the following

roposals : anuary 29. For furnishing 24,200 gross tons white ash coal for use of Department of Public Chari-

ties and Correction. David Duncan & Son, its Broadway, Principals. Henry E. Bowns, i i i Broadway, t Sureties. Elisha A. Packer, 6 East One Hundred and Forty-eighth street,

January 29. For repairs to ship carpenters, joiners and painters' work -to steamboat " Fidelity," Department of Public Charities and Correction.

Jno. F. Walsh, 73 Charlton street, Principal. Michael Larkin, 342 West street, Sureties. James Fay, 37 Charlton street,

January 29. For repairs to engine and boiler of steamboat " Fidelity." H. F. Palmer, Jr., & Co., 739 East Eleventh street, Principal. Jno. E. Hoffmire, 808 Fifth street, Sureties. Abner B. Mills, 127 Avenue D,

Opening of Froposals.

The Comptroller attended the opening of proposals at the following Departments January 31. Fire Department—For furnishing 4,500 tons of coal and 5 new boilers to steam fire

engines and repairs to same.

February 2. Department of Public Charities and Correction—For furnishing woodenware, salt, whiskey, etc., and for lumber, nails, hardware, paints, oil, glass, lime, iron pipes, fittings, etc., and for the erection of a laundry at Hart's Island.

Official Bonds Filed.

January 30. Henry C. Perley, Police Clerk, dated January 29, 1883. Penalty, $5,000. Jno. A. Smith, Sureties. Jas. Williams, Approved by Judge Ingraham of Superior Court.

January 31. George M. Wood, Second Marshal in Mayor's Office, dated January 15, 1883. Penalty, $2,000. Edward T. Wood, Sureties. L. A. Fullgraff,

RICHARD A. STORRS, Deputy Comptroller.

APPROVED PAPERS.

Resolved, That permission be and the same hereby is given to the St. Mark's School and Free Reading-room, to construct a boiler room beneath the sidewalk on their premises, corner o Ave-nue A and Tenth street, New York.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 16, 1883. Received from his Honor, the Mayor, January 26, 1883, without his approval or objections

thereto ; therefore, as provided in section ti, chapter 335, Laws of 1873, the same became adopted.

Whereas, The public authorities and the press of thif city have from time to time called attention to the dilapidated and unsafe condition of Central or McComb's Dam bridge over the Harlem river, and to the fact that the present structure, on account of its age and weakness, is constantly in need of repairs, at a heavy expense to the taxpayers, and furnishes inadequate accommodation for the large and increasing travel in this part of the city ; be it therefore

Resolved, Tha: the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks be and they are hereby requested to report to this Board, as soon as possible, the present condition of the aforesaid bridge, what action has been taken by said Department to provide for the construction of a new bridge over or a tunnel under the Harlem river at said point, and what further action is necessary on the part of the municipal or State authorities to secure the early completion of this important work.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 23, 1883. Approved by the Mayor, January 26, 1883.

Resolved, That the Board of Commissioners of the Fire Department of this city be directed without delay to cause to be made a most searching examination of all hotels and lodging-houses, as to the means of escape of inmates in case of fire, and to cause direct connection to be made from all such buildings with the electric system of the Fire Department, and cause to be prepared and pre-sented to the Legislature, at as early a date as possible, such amendments or additions to the present laws as will make it possible for such commissioners to compel, on the part of hotel and lodging-house keepers, the observance of regulations which will make the hotels and lodging-houses of this city absolutely safe, and furthermore such other regulations or legislation as may be necessary to prevent the attempt on the part of occupants to extinguish fires without calling the Department.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 23, 1883- Approved by the Mayor, January 26, 1883.

Resolved, That the resolution approved January 26, 1883, appointing Jabish Holmes a Com-missioner of Deeds, in place of Robert Ellis, be and the same hereby is amended by adding " Junior after the said name, so that it shall read Jabish Holmes, Jr.


Resolved, That the Committee on Street Cleaning, in investigating the allegations contained in a preamble and resolution offered in this Board, by Alderman Michael Duffy, January 16, 1883, charging that abuses are practiced in the Department of Street Cleaning, and the Committee on Streets, to whom was referred a preamble and resolution, offered on the same day, by Alderman Jaehne, authorizing an inquiry to be made into all matters concerning the powers of the several steam-heating companies, and the manner in which they are exercising the privileges given them by-the city, be and they are hereby respectively authorized and empowered to conduct the said inquiries and investigations pursuant to the provisions of chapter 39 of the Laws of z86o.


Resolved, That Carl Damm be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the City and County of New York, in the place of Charles Reilly, whose term office has expired.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 30, 1883. Approved by the Mayor, January 31, 1883-

AN ORDINANCE to amend section 58, article V. chapter 8 of the Revised Ordinances of iSSo, as amended by resolution, approved December 30, 1882.

The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, do ordain as follows: Section I. Section 58 of article V. of chapter 8 of the Revised Ordinances of t88o, as

amended by resolution approved December 30, 1882, is hereby amended by inserting after the roman numerals " XIV.,'I and before the word "or," the numerals °' XXX.," so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows :

" Section 58. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in any manner conflicting with the provisions of this article, are hereby repealed ; but nothing in this article contained shall affect the provisions of article V. of chapter 3, or of articles IX., XIV., ' XXX.,' or XXXIII., of chapter 8, of said Revised Ordinances, or the provisions of the resolution relating to the Ganse-voort Market, approved by the Mayor, December 14, r88i ; nor shall the provisions of this article apply to newsboys ; neither shall anything in this article contained authorize the Mayor to grant licenses for the sale of any article by existing law or ordinance forbidden to be sold."

Sec. 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately.

Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 30, 1883. Approved by the Mayor, February I, 1883.

FEBRUARY I IO, 1883. THE CITY RECORD• 287

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

OF THE (FFiCT OF THE BOARD OF ALOF.RMEN,

DEPA iW TMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. YORKK,, CITY HALL,

~ F. February 9, 1883.

CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK.

Removal.

~ John Gorman, Messenger, February g, 1883.

I Appointment. Latitude 40 45' 58" N. Longitude 73 57' 58" W. Height of Instruments above the Ground,

Robert Castell, Messenger, 228 East Thirty- 53 feet; above the Sea, 97 feet, ninth street, February 8, 1883.

ABSTRACT O REGISTERS FROM SELF-RECORDING INSTRUMENTS FRANC k J.

Common CIEY,

INSTRUMENTS, I Cll er erk Common Council,

For the Week ending February 3, 1883. -' NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN

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FEBRUARY. UJ .o o N .. r O N v 7 0 '~ •a p o .o .. v 7 o .. 4 E 7 O .o .. E lion. FRANKLIN EDSON,

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w u r~ t~ a4 w H a w C' Mayor of the City of New York; - lion. SETH Low,

Sunday, 28 s .846 29.734 29.764 29.781 39.906 O A.M. 29.728 4 P.M. Mayor of the City of Brooklyn: j GENTLEMEN -I have the honor to inform you

Monday, 29 2 .872 29.818 29.870 29.853 29.910 Io A, nt. 29.798 0 A.M. that the following work has been done dunng Tuesday. 30 a_ .978 30.046 30.098 30.041 yo 098 9 P.M. .9 874 o A.M. the last week upon the bridge, viz. :

6o over floor stays have been finally connected Wednesday, 3r 2 .Roo 29.700 29.888 29.796 30.044 0 A.M. 29,692 10A„ to the bridge trusses. Thursday, I 2.988 I 30.098 30. 318 30.135 30.436 12 I'•M. 29.908 o A V. 44 over floor stays have been hauled out into

place ready to be connected. Friday, 2 3 1.568 3e.578 30.558 1 30.568 30.610 t, A.M. 30.436 c x.11. All of the over floor stays of the down stream

Saturday, 3 31.308 I 30.228 30.096 30.177 30 soo O A.M. 30.000 lI P..v. cable at the New York tower are now fully con. I I nected.

------ Iqo knee braces have been erected.

can for the week ............... ........................ 30.050 inches. 12,563 rivets driven. Nearly two days work lost on account of bad

aximum at II A M., February 2 .................... 30 6to '• weather. i imrin '• al Io A. M„ January 3t• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • 29.692 Something more than one-third of the 45/ inch

ge ........ •.,....................... •........ .qt8 creosoted yellow pine planking has been laid on the roadway, and one-fifth of the spruce sheath-ing has been laid, and about one-fifth of the

Tllerngonieters, promenade planking has been laid. -------- ---------- - -- The Composite Iron Co, have practically corn-

7 P. M. c1 M. MEAN. MAXIMUM. MINIMUM. ' M., _ pleted the railing oil the approach promena e, LMUM, I and are now at work on the railings around the

DATE. -I - towers. _ Messrs. Manly & Cooper have completed the

JANUARY AND 0 I 0 0 7 I o , a low railing between the roadway and car track. FEBRUARY. as m w x m as ,; x ,; w u 8 Messrs. ones & Benner have erected about , u T o r Z t, I E v E G' E Z E G 1325 tons of iron for the terminal station building 3 I in Brooklyn, and the Pittsburgh Bridge Co. have

Sunday, 28 33 135 33 134.3 32.7 35 8 P, st 33 8 P. M. 33 OA. M. 31 o.t.M. Cl'dy. station in New York. - erected about ioo tons of iron in the terminal

Messrs. Babcock, Wilcox & Co. have delivered Monday, 29 2 3o 31 30 3r.730.3 35 o A. H. 33 o A. M. 3r 10 A. nl. 29 tO A. M. CI'dy.I the boilers for the rope-driving machinery, and

the Dickson Manufacturin Co., have delivered a Tuesday, 30 8 34 37 3435•o;z.3 41 4 P. M. 36 4 P. ar. 30 7 A. M. 2q 7 A. nI. q5, gportion of the rope-driving machinery. Wednesday, 31 3 381! 38 33 40.636.3 45 II A. Mt. j 41 rI A. M. 33.2P.M. 29 t2 P.M. 93. I am, most respceictfully, yours, 'Thursday, I 0 25 123 20 127.3 23.0 33 I A. M. 1 30 IA. M, t8 12 P. V. 16 12 P. Al. 90. Y \'M. C. KINGSLEY,

Acting President. Friday, 2 13 2 zo 17 a3 zo 18.6 16, z6 Friday,Saturday. 27 2 2

3 8 P. M. 22 8 P. nL 13 7 A. M. 12 7 A. M. 67.

I ~ 3 7 -' 3 3 33 3z 130.71130.0 36 q P. V. 34 4 P. nt 2z OA. M, ao 0A. M. 54. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY -- -- "-"-------- ---"~ - 1'A"lMF'NT'OF1'HF untrue DURIA'GWHICH -- - ---- - -- - -

Dry Rulb. Wet Bulb. all the Public Offices in the City are open for business, Mean for the eek ............................. 31.t degrees ........................... 28.7 degrees, and at which each Court regularly opens and adjourns, as Maximum for he week, at I I A. M. 31st........ 45. 11 at n +. M., 315t...........42. .• well as of the places where such offices are kept and such

Courts are held ; together with the heads of Departments Minimum " at 7 A. M., 2d..........23. at 7 A. M., zd .............. I2. " and Courts

Range „ ...................... 32. '• ... ...................... 29. '• EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. - - Mayor's Office.

Wind. No. 6 City Hall, IO A. M. tO 3 P. M. FRANKLIN EDSON, Mayor ; S. HASTINGS GRANT,

__ - -- - Secretary and Chief Clerk. DIRECTION. VELOCITY IN MILKS. FORCE IN POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT. Mayors Marshal's O,ice.

DATE. No. I City Hall, 9 A. M. to 4 P. V. GEORGE A. MCDERMOTT, First Marshal.

JANLARV AND Distance Permit Bureau OJ'ce. FEBRUARY, A.M. 2 P. M. 9P. M. 7 A. M. 2 P. M. 9 P. M. for the 7 AM. a P.M. 9 P.M. Max. Time. I No. t3tI City Hall, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

ay . HENRY WOLTMAN, Registrar.

Sunday, a8.... SSE N NNW 59 22 31 "1 o o 0 2 z.00 A. Al. CO\IDIISSIONERS OF ACCOUN'T'S. No. I County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

Monday, 29.... NW NNE NNE 59 59 34 152 0 0 0 2% 8.ro A. M. 5321. PITT SHEARMAN, JOHN W. BARROW.

Tuesday, 30.... NW SW S z8 37 53 It8 o'/2 tY4 4i 2.25 P.M. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

Wednesday, 3t.,.. SE W WNW 8o ,17 6o 257 7r/z I I o 13 9.10 A. nI. Office of Clerk of Common Council.

Thursday, I.... NW W NW 8o 124 97 301 10 q%z I4 12Y4 1.90 P. V. No. 8 P s Halt, Io { JOHN REILLY, President Y.oa

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A Alder

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Friday, z.... NW NNW ESE 97 31 21 149 .4 o o 6 0A. Al. FRANCIS J. TWOMaY, Clerk Common Council. City Library.

Saturday, 3.... E NW NNW 34 26 r8 78 0 1 0 I'$ 9.30 A. M No, 12 City Hall, A. M. to 4 P. M.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Distance traveled during the week ............................ 1,167 miles. Commissioner's Ofrce. Mannum force " " .................... ..... 13 pounds.

No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. Ili. _ - _ ----- __.... _ HUBERT U. THOMPSON, Commissioner ; FREDERICK H.

HASILIN, Deputy Commissioner. ygroateter, Clouds. Riairt artd Sstow. . Bureau of Water Register.

No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOHN H. CHATtEERS, Register.

RELA- Bureau oflncumbrances.

V POA. HUMID- OVERCAST, IO. FORCE OF TIVA CLEAR, O. DAPTH or RAIN AND SNOW IN INCHES. NO. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

DATE, I,rY. JOSEI'll BLUMENTHAL, Superintendent.

1A\UARY AND Bureau of Lamps and Gas,

FEBRUARY. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. pq 00 STEPHEN MCCORMICK, Superintendent.

% % % % % % % 2 u'm 3 .ca No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

g ; .s O N r C Bureau o) Streets.

0. d < d d < 4 4 ~Fi Q g V JAMES 1. MOONEY, Superintendent. P. Cl a ,. a a• t. • a F to C 0 --

_ _ _ _ - __

H. FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

Sunday, a8 ,155 •175 .16a 79 89 79 to 10 Io o A.M. 5 P.M. 17.00 . rq w County -house

Nos. Iq and ao New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

Monday. 29 .16z .144 •155 89 79 89 10 10 IO ALI-AN CAMPBELL, CompD011er: RICHARD A. STORRS,

' • • Deputy Comptroller.

Tuesday. 30 •149 •144 •157 89 63 71 0 2 Cir. Cu. 5 Cu. ounty Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P• M.

Bureau.

Wedn'day,3r .Igo .164 .123 74 58 53 9 Cir. Cu. 8 Cu. S. o g.30 Ant I2 M. 2.30 .29 ,,DANIEL JACKSON. Auditorof Accounts. Bureaufor the Collection of Assessments and Arrears

Thursday, I .02 .078 .074 45 46 6o z Cir. Cu. x Cir. Cu. o ....... ....... .• of Tuxes and Assessments and of Water Rents.

Friday, z •063 .ofio •094 SI 55 Co o Io 0 ........ ........ .... L... .. No. 5 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ARTEMA5 CADY, Collector of Assessments and Clerk of

Saturday, 3 .I29 .181 .162 98 loo 89 Io Io xo 5 A.M. 1.30 P.M, 8.30 ,r4 d u Arrears.

Bureau for the Collection of City Revenues and of - Markets.

Tot al ai onus of water for the week.......... .......................................6a inch. No. 6 New County Courthouse,A. M. to 4 P. M.

DANIEL DRAPER, PH. D. Director. THOMAS F. DEVOE, Collector of9City Revenue and

s , Superintendent of Market&.

LAW DEPARTMENT. Office of the Counsel Co the Corporation,

Staatz Zeitung Building, third floor, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturdays, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

GEORGE P. ANDREWS, Counsel to the Corporation; ANDREW T. CAMPBELL, Chief Clerk.

O• fce o/ the Public Administrator.

No, 49 Beekman street 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ALGERNON S. SULLIVAN. Public Administrator.

Office of the Corporation Attorney. No. 49 Beekman street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

WILLIAM A. BOYD, Corporation Attorney.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. Central Office.

No. 300 Mulberry street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. STEPHEN B. FRRNCH, President ; SETH C. HAWLEY,

CluefClerk ; JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Chief Bureau of Elections,

DEPARTMENT' OF CHARITIES AND CORREC- TION.

Central Office. No. 66 Third avenue, corner Eleventh street, 8:30 A M.

to 530 P. M. H. H. PORTER, President; GEORGE F. BRITTON,

Secretary.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters.

Nos. 155 and 137 Mercer street. JOHN J. GORMAN, President : CARL IUSSEN, SeLretary.

Bureau of Chief of . epartment. ELI BATES, Chief of Department.

Bureau of Inspector of Combustibles. PETER SEERS', Inspector ofComhustibles.

Bureau of Fire Marshal. GEORGE H. SHELDON, Fire Marshal.

Bureau of Lnspectiot of Buildings WM. P. EsTERBROOK, Inspector of Buildings. Office hours, Headquarters and Bureaus, from 9 A. M.

to 4 P. M. Saturdays, 3 t•. V. Attorney to Department.

WV. L. FINDLEY, Nos. 155 and 157 Mercer street and No. 120 Broadway.

Fire Alarm "Telegraph. J. ELLIOT SSMITH, Superintendent of 'Telegraph, Nos.

155 and 157 Mercer street. R%air S4o/is.

Nos. 128 and 130 West Third street. JOHN MCCABE, Chiefof Itattalior,-in-Charge, 8 A. M. to

SP. M. Hosiirat .Stables.

99th street, between 9th and Toth avenues (temporary). JAMES SHEA. Superintendent of Horses.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT. No, 301 Mott street, 9 A. M. tO 4 P. M.

CIIAKLES F. CHANDLER, President: ESIMONS CLARK, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. No, 36 Union Square, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M.

f.D{SARD P. BARKER, Secretary. Civil and T000graph,cal Office.

Arsenal, 64th street and sth avenue, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Office of Superintendent of 23d and 24th Wards.

t46th street and 3d avenue, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Nos, 117 and I19 Duane street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. At.

WILLIAM LAI%IUEER, President; JOHN T. CUnuNO, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT' OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Staats Zeitung Building, Tryon Row, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS B. ASTEN, President; J. C. RRRD,

Secretary.

OfeeBureau Collection of Arrears of Personal lases No.

DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANING. 51 Chambers street, Rooms to, ix and Ia, g A. M.

4 P. M. JAMES S. COLEMAN, Commissioner; M. J. MoRRtssoN,

Chief Clerk.

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

POLICE DEPARTMEN-r-CLrY or NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE PBOPER'CY CLERK (RooSI No. 39;,

No. joo MULBERRY STREET, NEW YORK, January zo, 1883. I

OWNERS WANTED BY THE PROPERTY Clerk of the Police Department of the City of New

York, No. 300 Mulberry street, Room No. 39, 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 from prisoners and found by patrolmen of this Department.

C. A. ST. JOHN, Property Clerk.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW YORK,

155 AND 157 MERCER STREET, NEW YORK, September 23, 1681.

N OT'ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT HE Board of Commissioners of this Department will

meet daily, at to o'clock A. M., for the transaction of business.

By order of JOHN 1. GORMAN, President. CORNELIUS VAN COTT, HENRY D. PURROY,

CARL JUSSEN, Commissioners. Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, STAATZ ZIETUNG BUILDING, 1S

NEW YORK.January 8, 1883.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 9, CHAPTER 302, Laws of 1859, it is hereby advertised that the

books of " The Annual Record of the Assessed Valuations of Real and Personal Estate " of the City and County of New York, for the year 1883, are now open for examina-tion and correction from the second Monday of January, 1883, until the first day of May, 1883,

All persons believing themselves aggrieved must make application to the Commissioners of Taxes and Assess-ments, at this office, during the period said books are open, in order to obtain the relief provided by law.

Applications for correction of assessed valuations on personal estate must be made by the person assessed, to the said Commissioners, between the hours of to A. M. and 2 P. M. at this office during the same period.

THOMAS B. ASTEN, GEORGE B. VANDERPOEI., EDWARD C. DONNELLY,

Cemmissiosers of Taxes and Assessments.

THE CITY RECORD.

do not execute the contract and give the proper security, Lucy Quinn ; age z8 years ; 5 feet 4 inches high ; blue he or they shall he considered as having abandoned it, eyes; brown hair. Had on when admitted calico wrapper, and a.is in defimlt to the Corporation ; and the contract gray waterproof cloak, will be readvertised and relet as provided by law. Martin I.mnitick : age z6 years ; 5 feet 5 inches high

The gnalilyojt/se articles, su¢plies, goods, rvsres, and hazel eyes: brown ha'r. Had on when admitted brown perckandisr insist cnnfbron in every respect to the sa,u~les nd black check suit of clothes. oft/i' same res ectively at the oOlce of the said Depart- At Bran, 11 Luturn %sylurn, Hart's Island Jane Doe mewl. Ri,f lets are cautioned to e.ratnine the sae,-if,a- age 43 years ; 5 lee, i to h high ; brown ayes and hair. tmxsforJ,arliculars of the articles, rtr.. s'i'gsi/u-rs/, b,'forr, At Hart's Island Hospital—Catherine Reilly ; age 7c sunk/n, their estimates. years.

Bidders will state the prices for each article, by which Nothing known of their friends or relatives. the bids will be tested. By order.

Bidders willwrite out the amount of their estimate in G. F. BRITTON, addition to inserting the saute in figures. Secretary.

Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp- tr,

_ oller, issued on the completion of the contract or from - -- - - -

time to time, as the Commissioners may determine. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Bidders are informed that no deviation from the specs- --- ---

fications will he allowed, unless under the written instruc- I)rt'sRTSSENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Lion of the Commissioners of Public Charities and CuafsttsstDNEK'h OFFICE, Iy Correction.

The form of the agreement, including specifications, - Room 6, No. 's CHAMBERS STREET,

New YORK, February 8, 1883, and showing the manner of payment. can be obtained at the office of the Depar4uent.

Dated New York, February 3, 5883.

TO CONTRACTORS.

DEPARTMENT OF Pt e•tC CHAItrrIF AND CORRECTION. t . rr'"" L FOR 1,000 TONS OF FRESH No. 65 'I'Htnn AVENUF. ( MINED WHITE ASH STOVE COAL. FOR

- TO CONTRACTORS. 1'HE t)LiT-DOOR POOR.

SEALED AND INDORSED AS PROPOSALS FOR GROCERIES AND I)RV PROYOSALS, above, will be received by the Commissioners of

GOODS. ' Public Charities and Correction, at their office, until q.3o __ o'clock a. +I., of Monday. February 12, 1883, at which

SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES FOR FURNISH- time they will he publicly opened and read by the head

ing of said -Department, for r,oco tons Fresh Mined White

GROCERIES A Sh -,, ,,i '• oa1 , Of tht• 55 t qlit y, each ton f o cons[st u two thousand pounds, to be well screened, and delivered

2,050 pounds best Roasted Maracaib,s Coffee. too barrels Crackers.

in such quantities and in such parts of the city as may be required in specifications• and ordered front time to

loo boxes Candles. time, south of Eighty-sixth street, to be subject to such 50 barrels Hominy. inspection a the Commissioners may direct, and to meet 25 boxes Raisins. their approval as to the quality, quantity, time, and 25 dozen Canned Tomatoes 3 pounds . . manner of delivery in every respect.

DRY GO-iCS. The award of the contract will be made as soon as

zo pieces Cotton Duck, '_ O 4. practicable after the opening of the bids.

No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by 20 1o. the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders

--or any part thereof, will be received at the office of the of the City of Now York, with their respective places of Department of Public Charities and Correction, in the business or residence, to the effect that, if the contract be City of New York• until 9.3o o'clock A. Al., of Friday. awarded under that proposal, they will. on Its being so February r6, t883. The person or persons making any awarded, become b;,und as sureties in the estimated bid or estimate shall furnish the same in a sealed en- amount of fifteen hundred dollars for its faithful perform- velope. indorsed •• Bid or Estimate for Groceries ance, which consent must he verified by the justification and Dry Goods," and with his or their name or of each of the persons signing the same for double the names, and the date of presentation. to the head of said amount of surety required. The sufficiency of such Department, at the said office, on or before the day security to be approved by the Comptroller. and hour above named. at which time and place the bids No bid or estimate will be received or considered unless or estimates received will be publicly opened by the accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the head of said Department, and read. National Banks of the City of New York. drawn to the

I he Department of Public Charities and Correcticr, order of the Comptroller, or money, to the amount ct reserves the right to decline any and all bids or estimates five per centum ofthe amount of the security required for if deemed to be for the public interest, and to accept any ' the faithful ,-erformance of the contract. Such check or bid or estimate as a whole. 'Sr for any one or more arts. - money must not be enclose 1 in the sealed envelope con- cles included therein. No bid or estimate will be taining the estimate, but most be handed to the officer or accepted from, or a contract awarded to, any person who clerk of the Department who has charge of the Estimate. is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, box, and no estimate can be deposited in said box until or who is a defaulter, as surety or othere•tse, upon an such check or money his been examined by said officer oblt'gation to the Corporation.

'i'he be award of the Contract will made as soon as or clerk and found to be correct. All such dep: sits,

practicaole after the opening of the bids. except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same, within three days after

Delivery will be required to be made front time to time, the contract is awarded, if the successful bidder shall at such times and to suc h quantities as may be directed by refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the the said Department. contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same,

An bidder for this contract must be known to be en- in for the business, must

,taged and well prepared and the amount of the deposit made by him shall be for-

have satisfactory testimonials to that effect ; and the York, felted to and retained by the City of New as

liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but, if person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded he shall execute the contract within the time ato, esaid, will be required to give security for the performance of the amount of his depo=it will be returned to him. the contract by his or their bind, with two sufficient sure- The Department of Public Charities and Correction ties, in the penal amount of fifty 5o, per cent. ofthe esti- reserves the right to decline any and all proposals, if mated amount of the contract. deemed to be for the public interest, and to accept an offer

Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name for the whole bid, or for any single article included In and place of residence of each of the persons making the the proposal, and ho proposal will be accepted from, or a same ; the names of all persons interested with him or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the them therein ; and if no other person be so interested, it i Corporation upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, shall distinctly state that fact; also that it is made without as s„r' ,. or otherwise, upon any obligation to the any connection with any other person making an estimate Corporation. for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without Blank forms of proposals and specifications, which are collusion or fraud ; and that no member of the Common to be strictly complied with, can be obtained on appli- Council, Head of a Department, Chief of a Bureau, cation at the ,thee of the Department, and all information depute thereof or clerk therein, or other officer of the furnishc,.l. Cerooration, is directly or indirectly interested therein, or HENRY H. PORTER, in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any por- tton of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be

THOMAS S. BRENNAN, JACOB HESS,

verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties Commis,ioners ofthe Department of making the estimate, that the several matters stated there- Public Charities and Correction in 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. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION,)

Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the con- No. 66 THIRD AsENOE, sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in the New YORK, February 6, 5883• City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect that if the contract be IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on 1 the Common Council, "In relation to the burial of its being so awarded, become bound as hi; sureties for its strangers or unknown persons who may die in any of the faithful performance : and that if he shall omit or refuse public institutions of the City of New York,” the Com- to execute the same, they shall pay to the Corporation an', ,, missioners of Public Charities and Correction report as difference between the sum to which he would be entttica follow, : on its completion, and that which the Corporation may At Workhouse, Blackwell's Island—Lizzie Wilson; be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the a_e 39 year;. Cc mmitted December 30, 1S8z. contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting : the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimated

Margaret Doyle ; age 54 years. Committed Decem. ',er z7, 1882.

amount of the work by which the bids are tested. The John McKenna ; age 5o years. Committed December consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the 14, x381. oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persot,s At Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell's Island—Bridget signing the same that he is a householder or freeholder in - McGinn ; age 47 years ; 5 feet 3% inches high ; dark the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the I hair, blue eyes. security required for the completion of this contract, over At Hommopathic Hospital, Ward's Island—Charles and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities, bail, surety, otherwise and that he as or ;

Wolfe ; age 39 years ; 5 feet 8 inches high ; brown eyes and hair. Had black dark on when admitted overcoat,

has offered himself as a surety to good faith and with the pants, blue flannel coat, blue jumper, gaiters, black derby bond by intention to execute the required section zy of

Chapter 8 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of New - be

hat. William Donnelly ; age 44 years ; 5 feet 5 inches high;

York, if the contract shall awarded to the person or for he become The

black hair. rap eyes, Had on when admitted black suit of black derby hat, clothes, persons whom consents to surety.

adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered to be Ellen Carroll• age 42 years ; 5 feet high; gray eyes approved by the Comptroller of the City of New York. and hair. Had on when admitted calico dress, black

No bid or estimate will be considered unless accom. shawl, woolen hood, laced shoes. panied by either a certified check upon one of the ' At Branch Lunatic Asylum, Hart's Island—Mary national banks of the City of New York, drawn to the

Comptroller, to the five Hogan ; age 38 years ; black hair and eyes.

cf their or relatives, order of the or money, amount of per centum ofthe amount of the security required for the ,

Nothing known friends By order.

faithful performance of the contract. Such check or G. F. BRITTON, money must not be inclosed in the sealed ens-elope con. Secretary. taining the estimates, but must be handed to the officer or clerk of the Department who hasct:arge ofthe Estimate-

in DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CUKKHGflOu,

box, and no estimate can be deposited said box until No. 66 THIRD AVENUE, such check or money has been examined by said officer NEW YORK, January so, 5883. or clerk and found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF the persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse

1 the Common Council, " In relation to the burial of strangers or unknown persons who may die in any of the

days or neglect, within five after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the

public institutions of the City of New York," the Corn-missioners of Public Charities and Correction report as

amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to follows: and retained by the City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but, if he shall exe-

At Charity Hospital, Blackwell's Island—Eliza Gillespie; age 'o years ; 4 feet to inches high; brown hair

cute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount and eyes. Had on when admitted dark calico dress, of his deposit will be returned to him. gray plaid shawl, red hood. Should the person orpersonsto whom the contract maXbe

neglect or refuse to accept the contract within five awarded At Hommopathic Hospital, Ward's Island—August

Ppssat feet 6 inches high brown days after written notice that the same has been awarded

; age 58 years ; 5 ; eyes; hair. Had on when admitted dark suit of clothes, gray

bid he they but to his or their or proposal, or if ot accept, black derby hst.

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BOARD OF STREET OPENING AND IMPROVEMENT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, IN ACCORD-ance with the provisions of se tion r05 of chapter

•;5 of the Laws of 1873, entitled - An Act to reorganir= the local government of the City of New York," passed kpril 30, 1873, that the Board of Street Opening and Im-

1novement deem it to be for the public interest to alter the map or plan of the City of New York, by laying out ..nd opening a new street fiftyy feet in width between the uortherly side of Forty-ninth street and the southerly aide of Fifty-first Street; the western sine ur boundary ,.f said street to be three hundred and fifty ;3 of feet east-oily from the easterly line of First avenue, and parallel thereto, and that they propose to alter the map or plan of -id city by laying out and opening said street.

And that such proposed action of said Board has been duly laid before the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York.

Dated January z6, 1883.

FRANKLIN EPSON. • Mayor.

ALLAN CAMPBELL. Comptroller.

HUBERT O. THOMPSON, Commissioner of Public Works.

JOHN REILLY, President Board of Aldermen.

Board of Street Opening and Improvement. ARTHUR BERRY, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHAR-TIES AND CORRECTION.

BIDS OR ESTIMATES. INCLOSED IN A SEALED envelope, with the title of the work and the name

of the bidder indorsed thereon, also the number of the work as in the advertisement, will be received at this office until Wedues,lay, February as, 1883, at is o'clock M., at which place and hour they will be publicly opened by the head of the Department, and read, for the following :

No. r. REGULATING AND GRADING '1'enth aye- ' nue, from the north curb of Ninety-third

street to the south curb of Ninety-fifth street, and setting curb stones and flagging sidewalks therein.

No. z. REGULATING AND GRADING, One Hun. dred and Twenty-second street, from the west curb of Fourth avenue to the east curb of Madison avenue, and setting curb stones and flagging sidewalks therein.

No. 3. REGULATING AND GRADING One Hun. dred and Thirty_sixth street, from the west curb of Sixth avenue to the east curb of Sev. enth avenue, and setting curb stones and flag-ging sidewalks therein.

No. 4. REGULATING AND GRADING One Hun. dred and Forty-first street, from the west curb of Eighth avenue to the east curb of Ave. sue St.N icholas, and sett ng curb stones and flagging sidewalks therein.

No. 5. FLAGGING SIDEWALKS four feet wide on Third avenue, froth the north curb of Ninety.

third street to the south curb of One Hundred and First street.

No. 6. FLAGGING SIDEWALKS four feet wide on Ninth avenue, from the north curb of Sixty-fourth street to the south curb of Seventy-first street.

Each estimate most contain the name and place of resi-dence of the person making the same,the [tames of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other person he so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact. 'That it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same work, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. That no member of the Common Council, head of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation is directly or indirectly interested in the estimate or in the work to which it relates or in the profits thereof.

Each estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party making the same, that the several matters therein stated are true, and must be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in the City of New York, to the effect that if the contract is

I awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, upon its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance ; and that if he shall refuse or neglect to execute the same, they will pay to the Corpora-tion any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled upon its completion, and that which the Corpora-tion may be obliged to pay to the person to whom the con-tract shall be awarded at any subsequent letting ; the amount to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested.

The consent last above mentioned must be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the per-sons signing the same, that he is a householder or free. holder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount ofthe security required for the completion of the con-tract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over mid above his liabilities as bail, surety, or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith, with the intention to execute the bond required by law.

No estimate will be considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the 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 per-formance 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 bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall neglect or refuse, 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 be retained by the 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.

Blank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes in which to inclose the same, the specifications and agree-ments, and any further information desired, can be obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Street Improvements, Room No. 5, No. 31 Chambers street

HUBERT O. THOMPSON, Commissioner of Public Works.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,

Room 6, NO. 35 CHAMBERS STREET, Nww YORK, February 8, 1883.

TO CAST-IRON WATER PIPE MANUFAC. TURERS AND CONTRACTORS.

BIDS OR ESTIMATES, INCLOSED IN A SEALED envelope, with the title of the work and the name

of the bidder indorsed thereon, also the number of the work, as in the advertisement, will be received at this office until Wednesday. February as, 1883, at la o'clock, N., at which place and hour they will be publicly opened by the head of the Department, and read, for the follow. tag: No. t. FURNISHING CAST-IRON WATER-PIPE

BRANCHES AND SPECIAL CASTINGS. No. a. FURNISHING CAST-IRON WATER-PIPE

BRANCHES AND SPECIAL CASTINGS. No. 3. LAYING WATER-MAINt, in Jerome avenue,

from Sedgwick avenue to eight thousand feet north of same.

No. 4. LAYING WATER-MAINS in Alexander, Myr. tie, Valentine, Thomas, Berrian, Grand, St. Ann's. Brook, Gerard, Eighth and St. Nicholas avenues, and in One Hundred and Forty-ninth One Hundred and Seventy. seventh,Suburban, One Hundred and Forty-sixth, One Hundred and Forty-seventh, George, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth, One Hundred and Eleventh streets, and in Demand placfe Williamsbridge road and Sylvan place.

Each estimate must contain the name and place of resi-dence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other per

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sou be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact. That it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same work, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. That no member of the Common Council, ]lead of a department, chief of a bm'eau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation is directly or indirectly interested in the estimate or in the work to which it re-lates or In the profits thereof.

Each estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party making the same, that the several matters therein stated are true, and must be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in the City of New York to the effect that if Cite contract is awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, upon its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance ; and that if he shall refuse or neglect to execute the same, they will pay to the Corpora-tion any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled upon its completion, and that which the Cor-poration may be obliged to pay to the person to whom the contract shall be awarded at any subsequent letting; the amount to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested.

The consent last above mentioned must be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the per. sunssigning the same, that he is a hottseholder or free-holder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of the con-tract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as hail, surety, or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith. with the intention to execute the bond required by law.

No estimate will be considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the national banks of the City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comp-troller, or money, to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful perform-ance 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 be correct. All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder. will be returned to the per-sens making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall neglect or refuse, 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 if he ,hall ex. ecut- the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will he returned to him,

Blank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes to which to inclose the same, the specifications and agree-ments, and any further information desired, can be ob-tained at the ofliceof the Chief-Engineer, Room to, No. 31 Chambers street.

HUBERT O. 'THOMPSON, Commissioner of Public Works.

SUPREME COURT.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-third street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river, in the City of New York.

NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN '1'HA'1' THE IBILI. of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by

reason of the proceedings in the above entitled matter. will be presented for taxation to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, at the Chambers thereof in the County Court House at the City Hall, in the City of Ncty York, on the twenty-first day of February, 1883, at 10.3, o'clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon ; and that the said bill of costs, charges and expenses has br.en deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, there to remain for and during the space of ten days.

Dated New York, February 7, 1883. JAMES MOORE, HORACE P. WHITNEY, JOHN SCOTT,

Commissioners

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, A1dorfueh and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of Sixty-fourth street, from Third av,-nuc to the East river, in the City of New York.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BILL of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by

reason of the proceedings in the above entitled matter, will be presented for taxation to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, at the Chambers thereof in the County Court House at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the twenty-first day of February, rb83, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon ; and that the said bill of costs, charges and expenses his been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, there to re-maln for and during the space of ten days.

Dated New York, February 7, 1883.

ED\IOND CONNELLY, LUKE F. COZANS, JOSEPH MEF.KS,

Commissioners.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-second street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river, in the City of New York.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BILL of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by

reason of the proceedings in the above entitled matter, will be presented for taxation to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, at the Chambers thereof in the County Court House at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the list day of February, 1883, at ro.3o o'clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon ; and that the said bill of costs, charges and expenses has been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, there to remain for and during the space of ten days.

Dated New York, February 7, 1883. PETER TRAINER, HENRY M. GARVIN, JAMES F. PIERCE,

Commissioners,

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City rf New York, rela-tive to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-eighth street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river, in the City of New York.

N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BILL of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by

reason of the proceedings in the above entitled matter, will be pre'ented by taxation to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, at the Chambers thereof in the County Court House, at the City ;Hall, in the City of New York, on the gist day of February, 1883, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon ; and that the said bill of costs, charges and expenses has been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, there to re. main for and during the space of ten days.

Dated, NEW YORK, February y, 5883.

THOMAS J. CREAMER, CHARLES PRICE, EDMOND CONNELLY,

Commissioners.

HENRY H. PORTER, THOMAS S. BRENNAN, JACOB HESS,

Commissioners of the Department of Public Charities and Correction.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION, No. 66 THIRD AVENUE,

N Ew YORK, January 29, 5883.

FEBRUARY io, 1883. THE CITY RECORD. 289

In the matter of the application of the Department of Public Works, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men, and Commonalty of the City of New York, rela-tive to the op e ink of Pleasant avenue, from One Hun-dred and Fourteenth street to One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, in the City of New York.

PURSUANT TO THE STATUTFS IN SUCH cases made and provided, notice is hereby given that

an application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Speci d Term of said Court, to he held at the Chambers thereof, in the C unty Court-house, in the City of New York, on Friday, the second day of March, 1883, at the opening of the Court on that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be hard there. on, for the appointment of Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment to the above-entrtled matter. The nature and extent of the improvement hereby intended is the acquisi,ion of title, iu the name and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, to all the lands and premises, with the t,oildiugs thereon and the appurtenances thereto belonging, required for the , penmg of Pleasant avenue, from One Hundred and Fourteenth str,ct to One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, in the City of New York, being the following described lots, piece, or parcels of land, viz. :

Beginning at a p:dnt in the northerly line of One Hun--dred and Fourteenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen (6z;) feet easterly from the Baste ly lin • of First avenue, thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches (aor,ro) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Fift-enth street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (zoo) feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one fee: ten ins es zar.ro: to the northerly Inc of One Hundred and Fourteenth street; thence westerly and along said line •one hundred too; feet to the pont or place of beginning.

Also : Beginning at a po,nt rn the no. therly .inn of One Hundred aril Fifteenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen (613) feet , asterly from the easterly line of First avenue, thence norther ly and parallel with sa.d avenue two hundred and one feet ten Inches (201.10) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Sixteenth street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (zoo) feet; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches Izor. to; to the northerly line ofOne Hundred and Fifteenth street ; thence westerly and along said line one hundred • zoo) feet to the point or place <,f bi.ginning.

Also : Begnning at a point in the northerly line of One Hun red and Sixteenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen 6t3) feet easterly from the easterly line of First avenue, thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feat ten inches aotro) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Seventeenth s. reet ; thence easterly and along said line one hundred ,roe)

feet; thence southerly two hundre.l and o feet ten inches (zot.ro, to the northerly line of One Hundred and Sixteenth street t thence westerly and along said line one hundred (cco) feet to the point or place of Leginning.

Also : Beginning at a point in the notlherly line of One Hundred and Seventeenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen (613) feet e sterly Cron the easterly line of First avenue, thence northerly and p urallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches (iox. o) to the southerly line of One Hund ed and Eighteenth street ; thence easterly and al:.ng said line one hundred ,ins) feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches nor.to, to the northerly line of One Hundred and Seventeenth street; thence westerly and along said line one hundred (rcot feet to the poi .,t or place of beginning.

Also: Beginning at a po:nt in the northerly line of One Hundred and Eighteenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen (6t3) feet easterly from the ea-terly line of First avenue ; thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches motto) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Nineteenth street ; thence caste ly and along said 1 ne one hundred (too) feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches tot.:o) to the northerly line of One Hundred and Eighteenth street; thence westerly and along said line one hundred (too) feet to the point or place of beginning. .

Also : Beginning at a point in the northerly line of One Hundred and Nineteenth street, distant six hundred and thirteen (613; feet easterly from the easterly ten - of First avenue ; thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches (201,101 to the southerly line of One Hundred and Tw ntieth street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred too) feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one net ten inches (zot.io to the northerly line of One Hundred and Nineteenth street ; thence westerly and along said line one hundred (too) feet to the point or place of beg naing.

Also: Beginning at a point in the northerly line of One Hundred and Twentieth street, t,istant six hundred and thirteen'6t) feet easterly from the easterly Itne of First avenue, thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches zot.ro) in the southerly line of One Hundred and Twenty-first street ; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (too, feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches (zot.10 to the northerly line of One Hundred and Twentieth street : thence westerly and along said line one hundred (too) feet to the point or place of be-ginning.

Also : Beginning at a point in the northerly line of One Hundred and'I'wenty-first street, distant six hundred and thirteen (613) feet easterly from the easterly line of First avenue, thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten Inches (aot.lo) to the south-erly line of One Hundred and Twenty-second street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (zoo) feet ; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten mches (aor.ro) to the northerly I ne of One Hundred and Twenty-first street ; thence westerly and along said line one hundred zoo) feet to the point or place of beginning.

Also: Beginning at a point in the no therly line of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, distant six hundred and thirteen (613) feet easterly from the easterly line of First avenue ; thence northerly and par-dlet with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches (nor. to) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Twenty-third street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (too) feet; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches (zor, no) to the northerly line of One Hundred and Twenty-second street; thence wester.y and along said line one hundred (loo) feet to the point or place of begin-ning.

Also : Beginning at a point in the northerly line of One Hundred and Twenty-third street, dsmnt six hun-dred and thirteen (6531 feet easterly from the easterly line of First avenue; thence northerly and parallel with said avenue two hundred and one feet ten inches (aor.:o) to the southerly line of One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street; thence easterly and along said line one hundred (roe) feet; thence southerly two hundred and one feet ten inches (2o1-10) to the northerly line of t ne Hundred and Twenty-third street ; thence westerly and along said line one hundred (zoo) feet to the point or place of begin-ning.

Dated, NEw Yong, January 30, 1883. -

GEORGE P. ANDREWS, Counsel to the Corporation,

Tryon Row, New York.

In the matter of the Application of the Department of Public Works for and on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of One Hundred and Twentieth street from Eighth avenue to Ninth avenue, in the City of New York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occu-pant or occupants, of all houses and Iota and improved or 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 these pro-ceedings, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same, do Qresent their objections in writing, duly verified, to the Commissioners, at their

office, No. 73 William street, 3d floor, in the said city, on or before the 13th day of March, 1883, and that we, the said Commissioners, w If hear parties so obj,cting within the ten wee:c-days next after the said t3th day of March, 1883, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days, at a o'clock P. st.

Second.—I'hat the abstract of the said estimate and assessment, together with our m;ps, and also all the affidavits, estimates, and other documents, which were used by us in rnakin , our report, have been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works in the City of New York, there to remain until the 16th day of March, 1883.

Third.—That the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces or parse's of land, lying and being within the fo lowing described area : Beginning at a point in the easterly line or side of Ninth avenue, distant zoo feet and rt inches northerly from the into- -section of the northerly line or side of One Hundred and Twentieth street with the easterly line or side of Ninth aven:te; running thence easterly through the centre of the blocks I etween One Hundred and Twentieth and One Hundred and Twenty-first str_ets to the westerly line or side of E ghth ave-nue ; thence southerly, along the westerly line or side of Eighth avenue, to a point too feet and rz inches southerly from the intersection of the soot erly line or side of One Hundred and Twentieth street with the westerly line or side of Eighth avenue ; thence westerly, through the centre of the blocks b tween One Hundred and Twentieth and One Hundred and Nineteznth streets, to the easterly line or side of Ninth avenue ; thence north-erly, along the easterly line or side of Ninth avenue, to the point or place of beginning. excepting therefrom all the lands within the lines of One Hundred and Twentieth street.

Fourth.—That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a special term thereof, to be held in the County Court-house at the City Hall in the City of New York, on the 3oth day of March, 1883, 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 New YORK, amtary 3r, t883• GEORGE W. McLEAN,

NA tHANIEL TARVIS. FRANCIS BLESSING,

Commissioners. ARTHUR BERRY, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Department of Public Works for and in behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-fourth street, from Seventh avenue to New avenue, west of Eighth avenue, in the City of New York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby give no.ice to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im- ptoved or unimproved land-affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit.:

First-1 hat we have completed our estimate and as-se-smen', and that all persons interested in these pro- ccedings, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same, do present their ob-)ections in writing, d'-tl • verified, to the Commissioners, at their office, No. 73 William street, third floor, in the sail city, on or before he thirteenth day of March, 1883, and that we., the said Commissioners, will hear p orties so objecting within the ten week-days next after the said thirt,enth day of March, x883, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days, at two o'clock P. M.

Second.—That the aft tract of the said estimate and asse-sment, together with our map-, and also all the art-davits, estimates and other documents which were used by its in making our report, have been deposited in the office of the Department of Pubic Works in the City of New York, there to remain until the sixteenth day of March, 1883

Third—Thrt the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces or parcels of land lying and being within the following de-scribed area : Beginning at a point in the easterly line or side of New avenue, distant zoo feet 6 % inches north-erly from the intersection of the northerly line or side of

northerly Hundred and Forty-fmrth street, with the east-

eny line or side of New avenue: running thence easier y through the centre of the block; between One Hundred and Forty-fourth and One Hundred and Forty-fidh streets, to the westerly line or side of Seventh avenue; thence southerly aloe g the westerly line or side of Seventh avenu-, to a point distant 99 feet and rr inches southerly from the intersection of the southerly line or side of One Hundred and Forty-fourth street with the westerly line or s de of Seven,h avenue; thence west-erly through the centre of the blocks between One Hun. dred and Forty-fourth and One Hundred and Forty-third streets, to the easterly line or side of New avenue; thence northerly and a'ong the easterly line or side of New avenue, to the point or place of beginning, except-ing therefrom all the land within the lines of One Hun. dred and Forty-fourth street.

Fourth.—'That our rep rt herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a special terns thereof, to be held in the County Court-house at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the 3oth day of March, 1883, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard there n, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed

Dated, New YoRlt, January 31, 1883 GE'JRGE W. McLEAN, CECIL CAMPBELL HIGGINS, CHARLES PRICE,


In the matter of the application of the Department of Pubic Works for and on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening ofOne Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, from Eighth avenue to Avenue St. Nicholas, in the City of New York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occu-pant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved or unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit:

First.—That we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in these proceedings, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same, do present their objections in wri ing, duly verified, to the Commissioners, at their office, No. 73 William street, third floor, in the said city, on or before the 13th day of March, 1883, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week-days next after the said 13th day of March, 1883, and for thaturpose will be in att,ndance at our said office on each of saidten days, at 2 o'clock P. M.

Second.—That the abstract of the said estimate and arse-sment, together with our maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, hate been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works, in the City of New York, there to remain until the 16th day of March, 188g.

Third —u 'hat the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being within the following de-scribed area: Beginning at a point in the easterly line or side of Avenue St. Nicholas, distant pp feet and it inches northerly from the intersection of the northerly line or side of One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street with the easterly line or side of Avenue St. Nicholas; thence easterly through the centre of the block between One Hundred and Twenty-ninth and One Hundred and Thir-tieth streets, to the westerly line or side of Eighth ave-nue; thence southerly and along the westerly line or side of Eighth avenue, to a point distant qg feet and ti inches southerly from the intersection of the southerly line or

side of One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street with the west rly line or side of Eighth avenue; thence westerly • nd through the centre of the block batween One Hun-d ed and Twenty-ninth and One Hundred and Twenty-eighth s rents, to the easterly line or sid r of the Avenue St. Nicholas; thecce mrrtbca terly and northerly along the easterly line or side of Avenue St. Nicholas, to the point or place of beginning, excepting there;rom all the land within the lines of One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street-

Fourth.—That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a spe-cial term thereof, to be held in the County Court-house at the City Hall in the City of New 1 irk, on the 3oth day o March, 1883, at the opening of the Court on that day, ani that then and there, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report he confirmed.

Dated, New YoRK, January 3r, 1883. (;EiJRGE W. McLEAN, DE WI'1'T C. GRAHAM, CHARLES W. WEST,


In the matter of the Application of the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to t hit part of a certain street or avenue known as ldley avenue, although not yet n,smed by proper authority, cotn-ntencing at Sedgwick avenue, anI running to its junc-tion with the north I'ne of Boston avenue, in the Twen-ty-fourth Ward of the City of New York, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first-class street or road by said Department.

PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES IN SUCH cases made and provided, notice is hereby given

that an application will be made to the Supreme Court or the State of New York, at a Special Term of said court, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-heuse, in the C ty of New York, on Friday the z3d day of February, 1883, at tl,e opening of the court on that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, for the appointment of Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment in the above entitled matter. The n cure and extent of the improvement hercl,y intended is the acqui-sition of title, in the name and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, for the use of the public, to all the lands and premises, with the bindings thereon, and the appurtenances thereto belonging, requi. ed for the opening of a certain street or avenue, known as Bailey avenue, although not ye: named by proper authority, from Sedgwick avenue to the north line of Boson avenue, in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of New York, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first class street or road by the Department of Public Parks, being the following de-scribed lots, pieces or parcels of land, viz.:

Beginning at a point in tire west side of Sedgwick avenue, 15,430 ta6-icon feet northerlyfromthe southerly line of One Hundred and Fi;ty-fifth street, measured on a line at right angles to the sane;

r.) Thence northerly on the arc of a circle of 154 feet radius, whose radius, through the initial point forms an angle of 88° 29 47 to the west ofa line parallel with the eastern line of Tenth avenue, and passing through said initial point for try 82-200 feet to a point of reverse curve ;

In.) Thence to the right on the arc of a circle of r,ao5 feet radius for 671 go-zoo feet to a point of tangency

(3.) Thence northeasterly on a tangent to the last de-scribed course for 2,172 79-too feet to a point of curve.;

14•) Thence to the left on the arc of a circle tangent to the last described course and of a5 feet radius for 4' 587-ro0o feet ;

15.) ('hence to the right northeasterly on the prolonga-tion of that radius of the last described course which passes through the western extremity thereof for So feet ;

(6.) Thence to the right on the arc of a circle of 35 t37-T0OO feet radius whose centre lies on the north-erly prolongation of the last described course for 44 309- r000 feet to a point of tangency ;

(7.) Thence on a tangent to the last described course for 245 °36-i000 feet to a point of curve ;

(8.) Thence to the left on the arc of a circle tangent to the fast described course and of 2,040 feet radius for 585 toy-rorofe_t to a point oftangency;

(9.) Thence on a tangent to the last described course norm:easterly for 3111 244-r000 feet.

(to.) Thence deflecting too° t2' z7" to the right for a5 881-t000 feet;

(rr.) Thence deflecting 83° 44' 29" to the left for 6o 35-roof et;

(Ia.) Thence deflecting 96° 151 3r~' to the left for tt 677-rood feet ;

(t3.) Thence deflecting 955 54' 3o' to the right for 265 air-:000 feet;

(14.) Thence deflecting 112° oo' 50" to the right for 64 7r8_row feet :

(15.) Thence deflecting 67° 5g' so" to the right for 344 443-to-o feet;

(16.1 Thence deflecting r6° o6' 57" to the left for 253 534-1001 leet to a point of curve ;

(17.) Thence Cu tire right on the arc of a circle tangent to the preceding course of z,roo feet radius southwesterly for 6oz 3t;-t000 feet to a point of tangency ; (ill' 'Thence on a tangent to the preceding course

southwesterly for zr2 386-r000 feet to a point of curve ; 09-) Thence southeasterly to the left on the arc ofa

circle tangent to the last described course of 75 687- r000 feet radius for zoo 348-ro00 feet ;

loo.) Thence southwesterly on the prolongation of that radius of the preceding course, which passes through the eastern extremity thereof for 6o fee';

(2r.) '1hence to the right southwesterly on the arc of a circle of in feet radius whose centre lies in the prolonga-tion southwesterly of the preceding course for 24 394-r00o feet to a point of tangency.

i22.) Thence southwesterly on a tangent to the pre-ceding course for x,155 Bo-zoo feet to apoint of curve;

(23.) Thence to the left on the arc of a circle tangent to the p.eceding course of 1,145 feet radius for 5o5 8-zoo feet ;

(24.) Thence easterly on a line forming an angle of 23° 40' 38.6" to the right with the radius passing through the southern extremity of the preceding course for 85 8-too feet.

(a5.) Thence to the right southerly on the are of a circle of 1,zzo feet radius, whose centre lies to the west-ward, and whose radius passing through the eastern ex-tremity of the preceding course forms an angle with said course of 55° 54' 35.5' to the north thereof for 229 86-role feet to a point of reverse curve;

(a6.) Thence southerly to the left on an arc of a circle tangent to the preceding course of r,or8 feet radius for 6a ta-zoo feet to the point of Leginning.

Said lots, pieces or parcels of land above described, are shown on certain maps, made by the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks under authority of chap-ter 604 of the Laws of 1874, and chapter 436 of the Laws of x876, and filed in the Department of Public Parks, in the office of the Register of the City and County of New York, and in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

Dated, New York, January r7, 1889 GEORGE P. ANDREWS,

Counsel to the Corporation, Tryon Row, New York City.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, rel-ative to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-eighth street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river, m the City of New York.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-en-

titled matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and fm' proved or 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 these pre-ceed ngs, or in any of the lands affected ther by, and who may be opposed to the satne, do pre ent their obec-tions in writing, duly verified, to Charles Price, Esq , our Chairman, at the office of the Commissicners, No. 82 Nassau street ; Room No. 24), in the sa d city, on or before the twenty-eighth day of Feb:uary, 1883, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear part as so o jec-ing within the ten week-days next alter the said twenty-eighth day of February, 1883, and for that purpose will he in attendance at our said office on each of said ten day s, at 2 o'clock P. si.

S_cond. That the abstract of the said estimate and as-sessment, together with our map-, and a'so all the affi-davits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, have b ,en deposited in the office of the Department of Pnbtic Works in the City of New Yurk, there to remain until the 5th day of March, t8~3.

Thi d. That the limits embraced by the assessment of resaid are as follows, to wt : All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being on One Hundre i and Forty. eighth street in the City of New York, between a point distant three hundred and fifty feet easterly from the Avenue Sr. Nicholas and the Harlem river, and ex-tending on either side , f said One Hundred and Forty-eighth street half tl:e distance to the next street thereto.

Fourth, That our report herein will be pros rated to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a spe-cial term thereof, to be held in the New Cou t-house at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the gth t ay of March, 1833, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon therea ter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated New York, January an. rBBg- CHARLE( PRICE, T. J. I REAMER, EDMUND CONNELLY

Commissioners.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of Ne v York, rel-ative to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-second street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river, in the City of New York.

\7E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS V V of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby give notice to the owneror owners, o -cu-pant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved or unimproved lands atffected thereby, and to all others whom it in y concern, to wit :

First. That we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that al persons interested in these pro-ceedings, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same, do present their objec-tions in writing, duly verified, to James F. Pierce, E q., our Chairman, at the office ofthe Commissioners, No. 8z Nassau street (Room No. 24) in the said city, on or be-fare the twenty-eighth day of Februa.y, x883, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so object. ing within the ten week-days next after the said twenty-eighth day of February, 2883, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten dacs, at a o'clock, P. ar.

Second. That the abstract of the said est mate and assessment, together with our maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the office of the Department of Pu:•ilic Works in the City of New York, there to remain until the 5th day of March, .883

'third. That the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pie - es or parcels of land, lying and being in the City of New York, and which taken together are bounded, described and contained as fall ,ws : that is to say ; Beginning at a point on the easterly line or side of Tenth avenue equi-di;tant between the northerly line or side of One Hun-dred and Forty-second street, and the southerly line or side ofOne Hundred and Forty-third street, and running thence easterly and parallel w;th One Hundred and Forty-second street, to the established i ulkhead line or the Harlem river; thence southerly along said bAkhcad I ne, to a point where a line drawn at right angles to Fifth avenue, and equidistant between One Hundred and Forty second and One Hundred and Forty-frtst streets, it pro-duced, would intersect said bulkhead line ; thence west-erly and parallel with One Hundred and Forty-second street, to the easterly line or side of l'enth avenue, and thence northerly along the easterly line or side of Tenth avenue two hundred and fifty-nine feet and ten inches to the point or place of beginning.

Fourth. That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a special term thereof, to be held to the New Court-house at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the 9th day of March, 1883, 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 NEw Yoatc, January no, 1883.

JAMES F. PIERCE, HENRY M. GARVIN, PETER TRAINOR,

Commissioners.

In the matter of the application of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commsrnalty of the City of New York, rela-tive to the opening of One Hundred and Forty-third street, from Eighth avenue to the Harlem river in the City of New York.

WE THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assesment in the above-en-

titled matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots :end im-proved or unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit:

First. That we have completed our estimate and assess-ment, and th..t all persons interested in these proceedings, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who maybe opposed to the same, do present their objections in writing, duly verifie I, to us, at the office of the Commissioners, No. 8z Nassau street (Room No. z4;. in the said city, on or before the 28th day of February, 1883, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week-days next after the said 28th day of February, 1883, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days, at a o'clock, P. M.

Second. That the abstract of the said estimate and assessment, together with our maps, and also all the art-davits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works in the City of New York, there to remain until the fifth day of March, 1883

Third. That the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being within the following de-scribed area : commencing at a point in the easterly line or side of the Public Drive, distant 99 feet and in inches norther] from the intersection ofthe northerly line or side of One Hundred and Forty-third street with the easterly line or side of the Public Drive, running thence easterly and parallel with One Hundred and Forty-third street, through the centre of the blocks, between One Hundred and it orty-third and One Hundred and Forty-fourth streets to the westerly side of the exterior street and Fifth avenue ; thence southeasterly and southerly along the westerly side of the exterior street and Fifth avenue to a point 99 feet and it inches southerly from the inter-section of the southerly side of One Hundred and Forty-third street with the westerly side of Fifth avenue ; thence westerly and parallel with One Hundred and Forty-third street and through the centre flue of the blocks between One Hundred and Forty-second and One Hundred and Forty-third streets to the easterly line or side of the Public Drive ; thence northerly and along the easterly line or side of the Public Dr.ve to the point or place ofYbe&inning, excepting therefrom all the lands embraced within the streets and avenues within said area.

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Fourth. That our report herein will be presented to the S.tpremc Court of the state of New York, at a spec.al term ther_of, to be held i, the New Court-House at the City Hall, in the City of New York, o i the n.nth day of March, 1883. at the opening of the Ccurt on that day, and that then and thee, or a. soon thereafter as couns_I can be he mrd thereon, a mo.ion will be made that the said report be co ti m d.

Dated sew York, January 20, 1883. J. SCOTT,

. P. WHITNEY, J. MOORE.

Commissioners.

In the matter of the application of the Department of Public Work=, or and on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men, an.i Commonahy of the City of New ti'ork, rela-tive to the opening of One Hcndred and Twenty-sixth street, from First avenue to Second avenue, in the City of New York.

W THE UNDERSIGNED, COMMISSIONERS IG of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby gne no ice to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots, and im. proved or u improved lands aff-cted 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 these proceed. ings, ur in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same, do present their objections, in writ-log, duly verified to us, at our outce No. 73 William street fu trd flo.,r), in the said ci y, on or before the 9th day of February, 58n3, and tha we, the sa id Comm.s-Moners, will hear parties so object.ng within the ten week-days next after the said 9th day of February, 1S83, and for th.0 purpose will to n attendance at our said office c n each of said ten days, at z o'clock P. M.

Second.-]'hat the abstract of the said estmate and as-sessment, together with our maps, and also all the affida-vits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, have been dep,.sited in the office of the Department of Public Works, in the City of New York, there to remain until the sixteenth day of Febru-ary, 1883.

Fhird.-That the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces, or parcels of land lying and bemg within the following described bound, : beginning at a point in the westerly line of First avenue, distant 9g feet and it inches south. erly from the southerly side of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, running thence westerly through the center of the block, to the easterly line of Second avenue; thence northerly along the easterly line of Second ave-nue to and across One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, to apoint in said easterly lire of Second avrnue, distant gg f..et and it inches north of the northerly side of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street; thence easterly through the centre of the block, to the westerly lie of First avenue, and thence sou,herly along the westerly line of Firs. avenue, to and across One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street to the Ito nt or pia:e of beginning excepting therefrom, all the land within the lines of One Hundred and Tw, my-sixth street.

Fourth: That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a special term thereof, to he held in the County Court-house at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the twenty-third day of February, 1883, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there-after a; counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated NEw YORx, January u, x883. NATHANIEL JARVIS, FRANCIS BL SSING, GEORGE W. MCLEAN,


In the matter of the application of the Department of Pod c Works for and on behalf of the Mayor, Alder-men and Commonalty of the City of New York, rela-tive to the open n', of One Hundred and Twenty. seventh street, from Eighth avenue to Avenue St, Nicholas, in the City of New York.

WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-entitled

matter, hereby give notice to the owner or owners, occu-pant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im- roved or 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 intere,ted in these pro-ceedmgs, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and who may be opposed to the same. do present their ob-jections in writing, duly verified, to us, at our office, No. 73 William street third floor), in the said city, on or be-fcre the gth day of February, ,883, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting wi hfn the ten week-days next after the said 9th day of February, 1883, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten da}•s, at two o'clock P. tit.

Second.-That the abstract of the said estimate and assessment, together with our maps, and also all the affi-davits, estimates and other documents which were used by us in making our report, have been deposited in the office of the Department of Public Works in the Ctty of New York, there to remain until the 16th day of February, 1883.

Third.-That the limits embraced by the assessment aforesaid are as follows, to wit : All those lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being within the following described bounds, viz.: beginning at a point in the westerly side of Eighth avenue, distant ninety-nine feet and eleven inches scuth of the southerly side of One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street, runn ng thence westerly through the centre of the block to the easterly side of Avenue St. Nicholas ; thence northerly along the easterly side of Avenue St. Nicholas to and across One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street to a point in the easterly side of Avenue St. Nicholas, distant one hundred and one feet and one-fourth of an inch north of the northerly side of One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street : thence easterly through the centre of the block to the westerly side of Eighth avenue ; and thence southerly along the westerly side of Eighth avenue to and across One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street to the point or place of beginrirg; excepting therefrom all the land within the lines of One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street.

Fourth.-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held in the County Court-house at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the z3d day of February, t983, 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 New York, January z, 1883. GEORGE W. MCLEAN, DE WITT C. GRAHAM C. W. WEST,

Commissioners. ARTHUR BEERY, Clerk.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT. CITY OF NHw YORK,

FINANCE DEPARTMENT, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICP,

February 7, x883.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY-OWNERS.

IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 33 ofthe Laws of xBBi, the Comptroller of the City of

New York hereby gives public notice to property-owners that the following lists of assessments for local Improve-ments in said city were confirmed by the "Board of Re-vision and Correction of Assessments" on the 5th day of February, 1883, and, on the same date, were entered I. the Record of Titles of Assessments kept in the "Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents," viz.:

Front street sewer, between Broad street and Old Slip.

Margin street sewer, between Broome and Delancey streets, etc.

Section 5 of the said act provides that, " If any such assessment shall remain unpaid for the period of sixty days after the date ofentry thereof in the said record of titles of assessments, it shall be the duty of the officer au-thorized to collect and receive the amount of such assess-ment, to charge, collect, and receive legal interest there-on at the t ate of seven per centum per annum, to be calculated from the date of such entry to the date of pay-ment."

The above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, at the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents," from 9 A. M. until a P. M., and all payments made thereon, on or before April 8, 1883, 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 late ofentry in the Record of Titles of Assessments to said Bureau.

ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller.

D. M. SEAMAN, AUCTIONEER.

SALE OF FERRY LEASES.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH STREET FERRY.

A LEASE OF THE FRANCHISE OF THE FERRY between Thirty-fourth street, East river, and Long

Island City, along wi h the wharf property used for terry purposes, belonging-tu the Corporation Of the City of New York, at the toot of said street, wdl be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, at the Comptroller's offic -, at rs o'clock noon, on Tuesday. February 13, 1883, by order of the Commissioners of Y the Sinking Fund, under a resolution adopted January z4, 1883, as provided by chapter 498, Laws of t880.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The lease ofthe franchise or , ight to operate said ferry

along With the said wharf property, will be offered for sale at the time and place above mentioned, on a lease for the term of five years from the first day of March, t183, at a minimum yearly rental or upset price of five per cent. ofthe cross receipts from all ferriages at said ferry for the franchise thereof, along with the said wharf property; at an additional yearly rental of $a,000, payable quarterly, the said lease to contain all such covemmnts and conditions as are requ red by law and ordinances of the Common Council and are pre-scribed by resolutions of the Sinking Fund. rela-tive to the leasing of ferries and wharf property, upon a form of lease prepared by the Counsel to the Corporition, and filed in the Comptroller's office ; pro-vicied, also, that the ferriage of foot passengers over said ferry shall not exceed three cents each, and that the rates of ferr;age for trucks, carriages, and vehicles of all kinds, and for horses, cattle, and other animals, shall not exceed, during the term of said lea=_e, those heretofore and now ch rgcd at said ferry ; and that sworn returns of the gross receipts from all ferriages shall be made by the lessee, quarterly, 10 the Comptroller, in such form as he may prescribe, and that the books of accounts shall be subject to his examination.

The highest bidder will be required to pay the auc-tioneer's fee, and deposit with the Comptroller at the time of sale the sum of $z,000, which sum shall apply to the rent first falling due, if the lease is executed, and shall be forfeited to the City if the purchaser shall fail or re-fuse to execute the lease when notified and required by the Comptroller, providod also that satisfactory security shall be furnished for the faithful performance of the covenants thereof.

The right to reject any bid is reserved, if deemed for the interests ofthe City.


CITY OF New YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, January 29, 1883.

THE ROOSEVELT STREET FERRY.

A lease of the franchise of the ferry between Roose-velt street, East river, in the City of New York. and South Seventh street, Brooklyn, E, D., along with the wharf property belonging to the Corporation of the City of New York at the foot of said Roosevelt street, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, at the Comp-troller's office, a in o'clock noon, on'ruce day, February 13, 1883, by order of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, under a resolution adopted January z4, t883, as provided by chapter 498, Laws of iSbo.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The lease of the franchise or right to operate said ferry, along with the said wharf property, will be offered for sale at the time and place above mentioned, on a lease for the term of five years from the first day of March, 1883, at a minimum yearly rental or upset price of twenty thou-sand dollars per annum, payable quarterly ; the said lease to contain all such covenants and conditions as are required by law and ordinances of the Comm.m Coun-cil, and are prescribed by resolutions of the Sinking Fund, relative to the leasing of ferries and wharf property upon a form of lease prepared by the Counsel to the Corpora-tion and filed in the Comptroller's office ; provided, also, that the ferriage of foot passengers over said ferry shall not exceed three cents each, and that the rate of ferriage for trucks, carriages and vehicles of all kinds, and for horses, cattle, and other animals, shall not exceed, during the term of said lease, those heretofore and now charged at said ferry ; and that sworn returns of the gross re-ceipts from all ferriages shall be made by the lessee, quarterly, to the Comptroller, in such form as he may proscribe, and that the books of accounts shall be subject to his examination. The highest bidder will be required to pay the auc-

tioneer's fee, and deposit with the Comptroller, at the time of sale, the sum of $5,000, which sum shall apply to the rent first falling due, if the lease is executed, and shall be forfeited to the city if the purchaser shall fail or refuse to execute the lease when notified and required by the Comptroller ; provided, also, that satisfactory secu-rity shall be furnished for the faithful performance of the covenants thereof.

The right to reject any bid is reserved, if deemed for the interests of the City.


CITY OF Now YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, January 29, 1883.

CITY OF Now YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT,

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, January 18, 1883.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

TN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 33 of the Laws of t88t, the Comptroller of the City of

New York hereby gives public notice to property owners that the foilowing lists of assessments for local improve. meats in said city were confirmed by the " Board of Re. vision and Correction of Assessments" on the 6th day of January, 1883, and, on the same date, were entered in the Record of Titles of Assessments kept in the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents," viz.:

Eighty-seventh street regulating, etc., between Tenth avenue and Boulevard.

Ninety-third street regulating, etc.,between Boulevard and West End avenue.

Ninety-fourth street regulating, etc., betweei Eighth avenue and Boulevard.

Ninety-eighth street regulating, etc., between Third and Fourth avenues.

One Hundred and First street regulating, etc., be-tween Ninth and New avenues.

One Hundred and First street regulating, etc., be. tween Second and Third avenues.

One Hundred and Fifth street regulating, etc., be-tween Third and Fourth avenues.

Filth avenue regulating, grading, etc., sidewalks, between Sixty-fifth and Sixty-six h Streets.

Forty-third street regulating, grading, etc., sidewalks, betwe:n Lexington and Fourth avenues.

One Hundred and Sixth s reet regulating, grading, etc., sidewalks, between Fourth and Madison avenues. One Hundred and Nineteenth street flagging side-

walks, between Fourth and Sixth avenues. Eighty- hird street flagging sidewalks, between Eighth

avenue and Boulevard. First avenue flagging sidewalks (west side), between

Forty-first and Forty-fourth streets. One H ndredand Thirteenth street flagging sidewalks,

between Fourth and Fifth avenues. One Hundred and Sevente:nth street flagging side-

walss, betw en Fifth and Sixth avenues. Mott avenue crosswalks, at East One Hundred and

Forty-fourth street. Seventy-sixth street regulating and paving, between

Madison and Fifth avenues. Tenth avenue paving, from Seventy-second to Seventy-

fourth street. Tenth avenue paving, from One Hundred and Fifty-

first to One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street. Twelfth avenue paving, from One Hundred and

Thirtieth to One Hundred and Thirty-third street. Seventy-fifth street paving, from First avenue to

Avenue A. Eighty-second street paving, from First to Second

avenue. Eighty-eighth street paving, from First avenue to

Avenue A. Ninety-fourth street paving, from Fourth to Mad son

avenue. Ore Hundred and Thirteenth street paving, from Sec-

ond to 'Third avenue. One Hundred and Fifteenth street paving, from Third

avenue to Avenue A. One Hundred and Twenty-third street paving, from

First to Pleasant avenue. One Hundred and Thirty-third street paving, from

Fourth to Sixth avenue. Montgomet y street sewer, between Cherry and Water

streets. Madison avenue sewer, between One Hundred and

Nineteenth and One Hundred and Twenty-first streets, etc.

Fourth avenue sewer, east side, between One Hundred and Second and One Hundred and Third streets.

Seventy-eighth street sewer, between Ninth and Tenth avenues.

Eighty-first street sewer, between Fourth and Madison avenues.

Eighty-third street sewer, between Riverside and West End avenues.

One Hundred and Sixth s reet sewer, between summit east of Tenth avenue and New avenue, between Eighth and Ninth avenues.

One Hundred and Twelfth street sewer, between Seventh and Eighth avenues.

Eighty-sixth street basin, northeast corner of Madison avenue.

One Hundred and Sixth street basin, northwest corner Third avenue.

One Hundred and Eighth street basin, southwest cor- n-r Fourth avenue.

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street basin, northeast corner Madison avenue.

One Hundred and Fifty-third street basin, northwest comer Ninth avenue.

Seventy-ninth street fencing, south side, between Lex-ington and Third avenues.

One Hundred and Eleventh street fencing, southwest corner of Lexington avenue.

One Hundred and Twenty-first street fencing, south. east corner of Lexington avenue.

One Hundred and Twenty-third street fencing, north side, between First and Second avenues.

One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street fencing, south-east corner of First avenue.

One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street fencing, south- . west corner of Sixth avenue.

One Hundred and Thirty-second street fencing, south side, between Fifthand Sixth avenues.

One Hundred ant 'Thirty-fourth street, fencing (north side , east of Alexander avenue.

Boulevard, tree planting, from Fifty-ninth to One Hun-dred and Fifty-fifth street.

Section 5 nil the said act provides that, If 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 ofthe officer au-thorized to collect and receive the amount of such assess-ment, to charge, collect, and receive legal interest there-on at the rate of seven per centum perannhm, to be calculated from he date of such entry to the date of pay-ment."

The above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, at the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents," from q A. M. until 2 P. st., and all payments made thereon, on or before March rg, x883, will be exempt from interest as above provided, ant af.er 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.


CITY OF NEw YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT,

COMPTROLLER's OFFICE, December at, t88z.


IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER s3 of the Laws of t88r, the Comptroller of the City

of New York hereby gives public notice to property. owners that the assessment list for the opening of Sixty-seventh street, from Third avenue to East river, was confirmed by the Supreme Couct, on the and day of March, ,88z, and entered on the aoth day of December, 1832, in the Record of Titles of Assessment, kept in the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents.

Section 5 of the said act provides that, " If any such assessment shall remain unpaid for the period of sixty clays 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 legal interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be calculated from the date of such entry to the Sate of payment."

'I'he above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, at the "Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents," from 9 A. M. until z 1'. st., and all payments made thereon, on or before February ig, 1883, 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.


CITY OF Nam YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT,

COMPTROLLER'S OPF[ce, December Ii, :882. J


IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 3 of the Laws of 1881, the Comptroller of the City of

New York hereby gives public notice to property-owners that the assessment list for the opening of Webster ave-nue, from the eastern line of the N. Y. & Harlem Rail-road at One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street, to the north-ern line of One Hundred and Eighty-fourth street, was confirmed by the Supreme Court, on the 34th day of

November, r88z, and ent red on the ad day of December, x882, in the Record of Titles of Ass_ssments, ke,,t in the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents,

Section 5 of the said act 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 au-thorized to collect and receive the amount of such assess., meet, to charge, collect, and receive legal interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be calcu-lated from the date of such entry to the date of payment"

The above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessments and l,lerk of Arrears, at the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of '!'axes and Assessments and of Water Rents," from g A. M. until a P M., and all payments made thereon, on or before Febru-ary 9, 1882, will be exempt from interest as above pro-vided, aid atter 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.


CITY OF NEW YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

(.UMpTROEiFh's OFFICE, December 14, t88a.


IN PURSUANCE. OF SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 33 ofthe Laws of 1881, the Comptroller of the City

of New York hereby gives pubic notice to property-owners that the following lists of assessments for local improv ments in said city wereconfirmed by the " Board of Revision and Correction of Assessments," on the 9th day of December, r88z, and, on the same date, were entered is the Record of Titles of Assessments kept in the '' Bureau for the Collection of Assessments. and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents," viz :

Front street sewer, between Old Slip and Cuyler's alley.

Broadway sewer, between Liberty street and Maiden Lane.

Cherry street sewer, between Jackson and Corlears streets.

Seccnd avenue sewer, west side, between Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth streets, with branches.

Fifteenth street sewer, between In ing place and Fourth avenue.

Sixty-eighth street sewer, between Eighth avenue and Boulevard.

Seventieth street sewer, betwe_n Boulevard and Ninth avenue.

One Hundred and Forty-first street sewer, between Seventh and E ghth avenues.

Seventy-third street basins, northwest and southwest co ners of Eighth avenue.

Ninety-seventh street regulating, etc., between Eighth avenue and Boulevard.

fine Hundred and Sixth street regulating, etc., between Madison and Fifth avenues.

One Hundred and 'Twenty-second street regulating, etc.. between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

One Hundred and Fifty-seventh street regulating, etc., between Tenth avenue and Kingsbnd.ge road.

One Hundred and Thirteenth street regulating, etc., between Four,h and Fifth avenues.

Fifth avenue regulating and paving, between Nine-tieth and One Hundred and Tenth streets.

Sixty-s•.cond street paving, between Boulevard and Tenth avenue.

One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street paving, be-tween Seventh and Eighth avenues.

One Hundred and 'Twenty-eighth street paving, between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

Thirty fourth street flagging, south side, from Eleventh to Twelfth avenues.

Fulton avenue filling in and fencing sunken lots, north-east corner One Hundred and Sixty-eighth street

Section 5 of the said act provides that, " If 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 legal interest thereon, at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be calculated from the date of such entry to the date of payment."

The above assessments are payable to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, at the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents." from g A. M. until x P. st., and al] payments made thereon, on or before February In, 1883, 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.


CITY OF NEW YORK-FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND OF

ARREARS OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, AND OF CROTON WATER RENTS,

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF ASSESSMENTS AND CLERK OF ARREARS,

November x 5, x882.

NOTICE OF THE SALE OF LANDS AND TENE-ments for unpaid taxes of 1877, 1878, and 1879, and

Croton-water rents of t8$, 1877, and t878, under the direction of Allan Campbell, Comptroller of the City of New York.

The undersigned hereby gives public notice, pursuant to the provisions of the act entitled " An act for the col. lection of taxes, assessments, and Croton water rents in the City of New York, and to amend the several acts in relation thereto," passed April 8,187t.

That the respective owners of all land; and tene-ments in the City of New York on which taxes have been laid and confirmed situated in the Wards Nos. t to 24 inclusive for the years a877 1878, and 1879, and now remaining due and unpaid; and also the respective owners of all lands and tenements in the City of New York, situated in the wards aforesaid, on whichthe regular Croton water rents have been laid, for the years 1876, 1877, and 1878, and are now remain-ing due and unpaid, are required to pry the said taxes and Croton water rent so remaining due and unpaid to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, at his office, in the Department of Finance, in the new Court-house, with the interest thereon at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, as provided by chapter 3 of the Laws of [8St, from the time when the same became due to the time of payment, together with the charges of this notice and adveitisement, and if default shall be made in such payment, such lands and tenements will be sold at public auction, at the new Court-house, in the City Hall Park, in the City of New York, on Monday, March 5, 1883, at to o'clock, noon, for the lowest term of years at which any person shall offer to take the same in consideration of advancing the amount of tax or Croton water rent, as the case may be, so due and unpaid, and the intere t thereon, as aforesaid, to the time of sale, together with the charges of this notice and advertise-ment and all other costs and charges accrued thereon, and that such sale will be continued from time to time until all the lands and tenements so advertised for sale shall be sold.

Notice is hereby further given that a detailed statement of the taxes and the Croton water rents, the ownership of the property on which taxes and Croton water rents remain unpaid, is published in a pamphlet, and that copies of the said pamphlet are deposited in the office of the Co.-lector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, and will be delivered to any person app!ying for the same.

A. S. CADY, Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears.

THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY IO, I883.

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