By Balance................................ Taxes .................................. Interest on 'Taxes ...................... Arrears of Taxes ....................... Interest on Taxes ....................... Fund for Street and Park Openings...... Street Improvement Fund June 15, x886. Interest on Assessments................. Additional Public Park Fund............ Charges on Arrears of Taxes............ Charges on Arrears of Assessments...... Harlem River Improvement Fund ....... Water Meter Fund No. 2 ................ DogLicenses ........................... Sundry Licenses ........... ... ... . Restoring and Repaving-Twenty-third

and Twenty-fourth Wards .......... Restoring and Repaving-Department of

Public Works....................... Tapping Croton Water Pipes ............ Water Meter Fund No. 2 ............... Unclaimed Salaries and Wages .......... Unclaimed Salaries and Wages .......... Dock Fund ............................. Forfeited Recognizances ................ Theatrical and Concert Licenses ....... _ . Block Index Map Fund................. Commissions-Public Administrator ..... General Fund ..•.........•....•..•.....

.... ...... .... ........ .... 3 per cent. Assessment Bonds-June r5,

x886................................

Amount forward...........................

By Amount forward .......................

$2,805,353 42

6rz.859 35

$3,418,222 76

$$.3,418,222 76

$492,073 36

893 Jan. 2r

Si

$492,079 36

McLean ...................

Macdaniel .................

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

Engelhard ................. .. ................. Heintz .............

Daly ..................... Riley .................... Brady.................... Timmerman ...............

1 Phelan .................... Nicoll ............... ..... Mayor ............ Comptroller ............... Hoes...................... Sullivan ................... C ,mptroller ............... C. C. Clark................. Brennan ................... Britton .. ................. Daly........... .... Bogert .................... Coffey..................... Porter ........ .......... .. Skelly .....................

Comm'rs of Sinking Fund..

$254,x36 67 5,588 57

59,211 73 8,145 23 9,726 72

97,496 3r 12,275 84

87 95 30 co 66 5n

1,152 44 64 55 54 01

299 25

14 Co

500 00 27 50

367 31 ro 00

387 -9 332 54

2 00 500 00 22 W

5rz 54 9,383 33

2 00 100 00 1,795 20

84 88 149 75

r3 70 147 38

24 74 157 59

x50,00 00

THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

VOL. XXI. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1893. NUMBER 6,o22.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract of the transactions of the Bureau of the City Chamberlain for the week ending January 31, 1893.

OFFICE OF THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN, NEW YORK, February 6, 1893.

lion. THOS. 1' UILROY, alayor SiR--ln pu: u Once of section 165 of the Consolidation Act of 1862, 1 have the honor to present herewith a report to January 31, 1893, of all moneys received by me and the amount t f all

warrants Ira;!, Ito me since January 21, I'93, ind the amount remaining to the credit of the City on January 31, 12593• Very respectful)y,

THOS. C. T. CRAIN, Chamberlain.

DR. TIii MAYOR. ALDERMEN AND COn1MONAI. Y OF TtlE CITY OF NEW YORK, in accaenl with THOS. C. T. CRAIN, Chamberlain, during; the week ending 7anuary 31, 1393. Cs.

1893.

To Additional Water Fund .............................................. $33,285 70 Bridge over Harlem River-Third avenue ............. ............... 30 00

Bridge over Harlem River-One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street........ r;4 74 Castle Garden, etc., Improvement ..................................... 54 32 Commissimers of Excise Fund ........................................ 59 27 Coustrucuon of Bridge over H arlem River................................. 75 95 Criminal Cuurt-house Fund ................................... ....... 38 oo Croton Water Fund .............. ................................... 027 40 Croton Water Rent-Refunding Account .............................. 9e 55 Dock Fund .......................................................... x 22.305 42 DogLicense Fund .. ................................................ 112 00

East River Park-Improvement of Extension .......................... 40 24 ExciseLicenses ...................... ............................... 26,949 5r Fund for Street and Park Openings................. .................. 4,2t7 16 Fund for Viadluct ........... .. .... ........ ........ .. ....... ........ .. 56 25 Morningside Park, Construction of .... ............................... r7,4r8 00

Mount Morris Park, Construction of .......... ........................ 24 00

New York Columbian Celebration Fund ............................... r8 50 Public Buildings-Twelfth Ward, Construction ......................... 3,027 00

RapidI ransit Fund .................................................. 7,705 58 Refunding Assessments Paid in Error ................................. 9 50 Refunding Taxes Paid iu F.rror ....................... ............... 2,oyo 97 Repaving .................................................. .. ...... 98,726 31 Restoring and Repaving-Special Fund-Department of Public Works.. 236 00

Revenue Bond Fund-Street Cleanin ................................ z,600 co Riverside Park, Construction ......................................... 20 26 School-house Fun,l ............... ................................... 4,280 34 Street Improvement Fund-June 25, r386 .................. .......... .. 165,9 ro 75 Lnclaimed Salaries and Wages ............... .. .... ...... .. .... ...... 385 31

Van Cortlandt Park-Improvement .................................... 8 oo

Advertising ........................ ................................. $541 50 Allow..nce to Aguilar Free Library .................................... 416 70 Allowance to Genea4 Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen-Appren-

tices' Library ................. ....... ....................... 625 00

Aqueduct-Repairs, Maintenance and Strengthening ................... 8,944 79 Board of Estimate and Apportionment, Expenses of .................... 250 00

Boring a xaminauons for Grading and Sewer Contracts ............... 65 oo Boulevards, Roads and Avenues, Maintenance of ... ................ 977 56 Bronx River Works-Maintenance and Repairs ........................ 390 50 Burial of Honorably Discharged Soldiers, Sailors and Marines .......... 175 00

CITY Recoxo-Salaries and Contingencies,............................ 740 6.5 Civil Service of the City of N ew York................................. z,56r 42 Claim of Eimer & Amend ............................................ 8o 40 Claim of William P. Mitchell .......................................... 5,733 50 Claim of S, C. & S. H. Orm,by ........................................ 748 ro

Amounts forward ................................ ...................... $21,254 12

To Amountsforward ..................................................... $2x,254 12 Claim of Edw. R. Scott .......................... ..................... 1,049 49 Cleaning Markets .................................................... 854 27 Cleaning Streets-Department of Street Cleaning...................... 34,742 90 College of the City of New York ...................................... r,68o t8 Construction of Station-house-New Precinct .... .................... 500 00

Contingencies-Comptroller's Office .................................. 91 25 Contmbeucics-Department of Public Works .......................... 25 75 Contingencies-Department of Taxes and Assessments ............... 1 20 00

Contingencies-District Attorney's Office .............................. 2,042 33 Contingencies-Ltw Department ..................................... 2,586 3. Coroners-Salaries and Expenses .................................... 264 71 Cromwell's Creek Bridges ............................................ 27 56 Department of Buildings-Salaries and Continge icies.................. • 355 3o Disbursements and Fees of County Officers And Witnesses .............. 5uo no Election Expenses ................................................. 38 95 Fire Department Fund ...... ................................... 11,364 Si Flagging Sidewalks .................................................. 75 00 Foundling Asylum ................................................... 2,819 97 FreeFloating Baths .................................................. 717 CO Furniture, Keep of Horses, Repairs to Vans, etc.-Sheriff's Office....... 4 no Harlem River Bridges-Repairs, Improvements and Maintenance ....... x68 7r HealthFund ......................................................... Sr5 62 Hospital Fund ....................................................... 2.075 30 Hudson River State Hospital ......................................... 815 14 Improving Plaza at Fifth Avenue and One Hundred and Tenth Street .. 3o 00 Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes .................. 4.915 30 Judgments......... 230 ao Jurors' Fees .. .. ................................................. 4.586 oo . ... .. .. .. . . Lamps and Gas and Electric Lighting ................................. 2,266 23 LayingCroton Pipes .......... ...... ... .. ................. 573 00 Maintenance-Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards ................ 1,173 59 Maintenance and Construction of New Parks north of Harlem River.... r,o6g 62 Maintenance and Government of Parks and Places ..................... 7,718 32 Morningstde Park-Improvement and Maintenance ..................... 75 68 Music-Central Park and the City Parks .............................. 603 00 New York Catholic Protectory . ........... ......................... 21,393 33 Normal College.. .................................................... 124 99 Printing Cases on Appeal............................................. 3,318 94 Printing, Stationery and Blank Books ........... ................... 9,535 39 Prosecuting Delinquents for Arrears of Personal Taxes................. 65 oo Public Buildings-Construction and Repairs ........................... 4,056 38 Public Charities and Correction ...................................... 40,341 79 Public Instruction .................................................... [1,663 It

Amounts forward ........................................................ $:98,308 23

810 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 2I893.

~~ To Amounts forward .................................................... .ypx99.3~ 23 $492,019 36 By Amount forward ......... .. ...... .. $3,4 7 ............. ........................ .... x8,22z 76 Removing Obstructions in Streets and Avenues ........................ 1,x76 75 Repairs and Renewal of Pavementsand Regrading ...... . .............. 4.195 79 Repairs and Renewal of Pipes, Stop-cocks, etc .... ................... .. 3,337 42 Repaving Streets and Avenues ........................................ 5,971 35 Riverside Park and Avenue—Improvement and Maintenance. ... - ... 197 z8 Roads. Streets and Avenues—Unpaved—Maintenance of and Sprinkling. 149 I2 S;tlarics—Commissioners of Accounts .............. ............ ........ 2,460 04 :,Jariesand Contmgencics—Mayor's Office ...........................• 1,241 29 Salaries—Department of Public Works ............... ............... .. 1,441 50 Salaries—Finance Department........ ................................ 93 00 alaries—Judiciary .................................................... x8,980 97 Salaries—Sheriffs Office.............................................. 6,854 90 St. Joseph's Institute for Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes ......... , 5,218 33

Sewers and Drains—Twenty-mird and Twenty-fourth Wards,.......... 392 62 Scwcrs—Repairing and Cleaning .... ............................ x,457 So State Asylum for Insane Criminals at Auburn............. ... ..... 2,056 28 Street Improvements—For Surveying, Monumenting and Numbering

Streets ........................................................... 45 00 Supplies t r and Cleaning Publi.: Offices ............................... 2,246 63 Sup[: ort of Indigent Prisoners to County Jail ............ .... .. ... 67 37 Surveying, Laying-ottt, etc.=Twcntv-third and Twenty-fourth Wards.. bog 25 Telephonic Services—Rents and Contingencies ......................... 696 e6

257,197 08 $749,276 44 ToBalance ............. ......................... ........... ............ 2,668,946 32

$3,418,222 76 1 $3,4~8,2z2 76

1893. By Balance ...... ........ ............................................................................................................................................... ................. $2,668,946 30 THOS. C. T. CRAIN, Chamberlain.

1)1:: '.- "t-~1: ->I 'Ni'.'I,t5 01. 'riI i~.DS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, in account with THOS. C. T. CRAW, Cha,nberlain, for and during the week endinr; 7anuary 31, 1893.

SINKING FUND FOR THE SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF THE CITY PAYMENT OF INTEREST t -N

DEBT. THE CITY DEBT.

I : DR, CR. DR. Cc.

•1..•• -. I,y Balance, as per last account current ...................................................... ............................................... ............ ............ $2,274,390 52 ........-.-- <tt39,2Sr 86 .. _ Riverside Avenue Improvement I and ..................................................... .\facdaniel..................................... $x97, x58 05

: reef tutor cc 111th t t uod ................................................................ " .... ....... ................ ........ x,030 25 Assessment Fund ......................................................................... .,,.-.•••....,,.,....••••••,,........

121 2 \l.v Aet teems and Fees ................................................................... Sullivan............ I.......................... 6,60 23 i D,ck ano Slip Rents ...................................... ............................ ..

Phelan ...........................* ,,,* ...-... 9,265 61 1

Street Vaults .......................................................................... Daly .......................................... 322 75 Sundry Licei-e. ......................................................................... S'. I'it t,., . .....................................

12 00

Commicconer of Jurors—Fines ............................................................ Martin.......-.-..............--.........---.. to 00 Sinking Fund R,_dempticn .............................................................. ............................................. 90 ..... ...... 254,514 Arrears on Croton Water Rents ..................................................... ..... McLean .................................. ... $4,54

02

Arrears on Croton Water Rents ........................................................... 1\Iacdaniel................. ........ ........ •.. x,339 96 1etereGt on Croton Water Rents ...........................................................' " ...........................--........ 2t9 35 Croton Water Rents and Penalties .................................................... Riley.......................................... 7x,033 89 Oround I ent. .... ....... ........................... Sullivan....................................... 575 00

House Rent ............................................................................. , ...................................... x,oi5 70 Court Fees and FInes ..................................................................... Carroll........................................ xo coo

............ 7 795 52

l'., Sinking fund—Redemption ......................................... ....... .............................................. ........... . 6158,5=0 0 i o pinking Fund—lnterest ....................................f..................,......... ............................................ .......... ............ ........... ..

To Balances.... •• .......... . ! 2,330,404 54 ..-..-..--.. $718,076 98

52,488,904 14 $2,488,904 14 5718,076 98 718,016 98

Ta t. . •: t, 2893. By Balances .. o U. E.

........................ ...................:................................................................................................. $2,330,404 14 ....,,....-. $728,076 98

THUS. C. T. CRAIN, Chamberlain,

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

,'It: 1', .' 1 0` 1 i`.ce met on the list day of February, 1893• Present—Countni,sioners Martin, McClave, McLean and Sheehan.

Leaves of Absence Granted,

Captain Nicholas Brooks, Twenty-ninth Precinct, ttventy days, with pay—vacation. Surgeon Charles E. Nammack, twenty days, with pay—vacation.

Reports Ordered on File.

Superintendent—Leaves of absence granted under Rule 154. Contagious disease in family of Sergeant Henry ilurlbert, Twenty-ninth Precinct. Contagious disease in family of Patrolman Patrick M. Evers, Twenty-sixth Precinct. Death of Patrolman James D. Smith, Sixth Precinct, 21st inst. Report of the Superintendent, inclosing $96O, mask ball fees, was referred to the Treasurer to

pay iato Pension Fund.

i1ask Ball Permits Granted.

F. Oschman, at Lexington Avenue Opera House, February 25. Fee, $25. lc nar.1 Smith, at Everett Hall, '\larch IS. Fee, $25.

Charles Schuler, New York Turn Hall, March 4. Fee, :125. Application of Sergeant Daniel C. Moynihan, Thirty-first Precinct, for Civil Service examina-

.:: was referred to the Superintendent for report.

Appli,ations for Pension Referred to Committee on Pensions.

lulia A. Moore, widow of Thomas A. Moore, late Patrolman. 'I,, :c Kennelly, widow of Patrick Kennelly, late Patrol can.

i_ :;ilarine A.O'Brien, widow of John D. O'Brien, late Roundsman. l,h a Morganweek, widow of William Morganweek, late Pensioner. -\,,_.)liication of Roundsman James J. Cullen, Sanitary Corps, for permission to withdraw his

petit, . for retirement, was granted, and the petition returned to him. Ap,,iication of Captain Michael Doherty, Fourteenth Precinct, for correction of entry in Force

Dookr as to date of his birth, was referred to the Chief Clerk for report. Applieetinn of Jacob Marks for information as to ex-Patrolman William F. Boyle, was referred

to tl]e (hi f (e:: t nti_tver. 1\'c i ::„a ..-i's : c..1cment of the Comptroller was referred to the Treasurer.

Communications Referred to the Superintendent.

r'ormrnon C,uncil---Resolution permitting Barnum & Bailey's Show to parade. Henry Schaefer—Complaining of violation of Excise, late at No. I16 East Fourth street.

Communication from the Nassau Manufacturing Company, submitting samples of mucilage, was r~ierred to the Committee on Repairs and Supplies.

Appointed Patrolman.

John M. Bissert, Thirteenth Precinct. William Goll, Twenty-seventh Precinct. John W. Boyle, First Precinct. Patrick Grimes, Fifth Precinct, :Mack Donnelly, Twenty-sixth Precinct. Thomas J. Hogsett, Twentieth Precinct. Frank T. Gallagher, Eleventh Precinct. Peter Kernan, Twenty-fourth Precinct. Charles E. Grobet, Nineteenth Precinct. Jeremiah A. Lane, Fifth Precinct. John Livingston, Eleventh Precinct. 'Thomas Sheridan, Twenty-fifth Precinct. J;crnard McManus, Tenth Precinct. William Thornton, Fifth Precinct. John J. McCarthy, Twenty-seventh Precinct. Henry Tounsma, Fourth Precinct. Patrick F. O'Neill, Ninth Precinct. John M. \Valsh, Nineteenth Precinct. John Pendergast, Twentieth Precinct. Thomas Whelan, Twenty-fifth Precinct. William Pound, Thirty-third Precinct. Thomas F. Walsh, Eighth Precinct. Joseph Reitman, Sixth Precinct. James E. Wren, Eighteenth Precinct. Patrick D. Reilley, Thirty-second Precinct. , Isaac H. Weiner, Thirteenth Precinct. Stephen Rice, Twenty-fourth Precinct.

Transfers. Roundsman James J. Cullen, from Sanitary Company to First Precinct.

John M. M llmore, from Nineteenth Precinct to Sanitary Company. Patrolman William Flynn, from Twenty-first Precinct to Eighteenth Precinct.

Resolved, That the Committee of Surgeons be directed to examine the following applicants for appointment as Patrolmen

Charles Crowley. John J. Caulfield. John J. Rourke. James J. McCarthy.

Advanced io First Grade.

Patrolman Michael J. Bennett, Tenth Precinct, February 18, 1893. ” John R. B. Tyler, Twenty-fifth Precinct, February t t, t 593.

George J. Rogers, Thirty-third Precinct, February 11, t93.

Retired Of/leers—all a),e.

Patrolman Thomas Mulhern, Twenty-seventh Precinct. $600 per annum. " Christopher E. Martin, Thirty-first Precinct. $600 per annum.

Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment be and is hereby respectfully requested to transfer the sum of one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty-four cents, from the appropriation made to the Police Department for the year 1892, entitled " Police Station-houses, Alterations, Fitting up, Additions to and Repairs," which is in excess of the amount required for the purposes and objects thereof, to the appropriation made to the same Department for the year 1892, entitled " Supplies for Police," which is insufficient ; and

Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment be and is hereby respectfully re-quested to transfer the sum of two hundred and ninety-six dollars and three cents from the appropriation made to the Police Department for the year 1892, entitled " Contingent Expenses of Central Department, etc." which is in excess of the amount required for the purposes and objects thereof, to the appropriation made to the same Department for the year 1892, entitled, " Supplies for Police, which is insufficient to enable the Board of Police to pay the following bills for 8892—all aye.

Ward & Oliphant .................. $360 46 I Frederick Pearce.................. $6 54 Martin B. Brown ................... Io co

Resolved, That the following bills be and are hereby ordered to be paid by the Treasurer—all aye :

City Chamberlain, unexpended balance contingent expenses, 1891 .................. $586 83 " °, supplies, 1891 .................. 359 02

George P. Gott, disbursements .... ........................................... 192 Patrolman Charles Germershausen, balance of salary due him ..................... 89

The Chairman of the Committee on Repairs and Supplies reported that the work of making telegraph connection between the Twenty-fifth Precinct Station-house and Lenox Library has been performed, pursuant to resolution of 17th instant.

,judgments—Fines Imposed.

Sergeant John Hatton, Twenty-first Precinct, neglect of duty, two days' pay. Patrolman Charles W. Lausser, First Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay.

Charles Miller, Fifth Precinct, neglect of duty, one. half day's pay. " Charles H. Sadlier, Fifth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay.

David N. Grannis, Fifth Precinct, neglect of duty, three days' pay. Charles Newhatu, Eighth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay.

" Patrick Mullen, Tenth Precinct, neglect of duty, three days' pay. David Farts, Tenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay. Robert B. Beck, Eleventh Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay.

" Charles P. Sheridan, Thirteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay. John J. Bryan, Fourteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, two days' pay. John J. Churchill, Fifteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, two days' pay.

" James Jenkins, Fifteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-halt day's pay. Bernard McGovern, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay.

" Edward Gilon, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay. " Matthew T. Murphy, Twentieth Precinct, conduct unbecoming an officer, two

days' pay. " George W. Pepperted, Twentieth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay.

John W. Taylor, Twenty-first Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay. " Joseph E. Sarre, Twenty-fourth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay. " William T. Somerville, Twenty-fourth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay. 15 Edward O'Neill, Twentieth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay.

DATE. APPLIED FOR. ACTMN OF BOARD.

By Department of Public Works. Feb. 7, 1893 50 copies each contracts for paving Third avenue, Forty-second

street, Barclay street, Worth street, Broadway, University place, Canal street, Bleecker street, Fourth avenue, Avenue B, Thirty-fourth street, Henry street, Stanton street, Park avenue, Ninety-second street, Seventy-fourth street, Sixty- second street, Fifty-ninth street, Fifty-second street, Forty- first street, Nineteenth street, Sixteenth street, and Irving place ................................ .............. Allowed.

5o copies each, estimates for above works of paving......... 11 5o envelopes for each set of estimates...................... "

8, " 50 copies contract for sewer in Ninety-seventh street ........ 50 copies contract for sewer in One Hundred and First street . 50 copies contract for sewer in One Hundred and Thirty-sixth

,< street...... ........................................ 50 copies contract for sewer in Goerck street ............... " 50 copies contract for sewer in Willett street................ 50 copies contract for sewer in Lewis street................. 5o copies contract for sewer in Columbia street............. " 50 copies contract for outlet sewer in One Hundred and Sixty-

« seventh street ......................................

`<

to, 3,000 plumbers' Itcenses ............... ....... . .........

By Commissioner of Street improvements.

4, " 25 posters paving One Hundred and Forty-seventh street..... 25 posters paving Forest avenue .......................... " 25 posters paving One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street........ 11 25 posters paving One hundred and Fifty-second street...... 50 copies contract for trap rock, etc ....................... 5o copies estimate for trap rock, etc . ..................... 11 50 envelopes ...........................................

9, " 75 copies contract for sewer in Webster avenue............. " 75 copies estimates for sewer in Webster avenue............. It 5o envelopes ...........................................

By Finance Department.

Jan. 24, " Numbering stamp ......................................

Feb. 3, " 17,300 Paymasters' checks ...............................

°` 4, « 15,500 Paymasters' checks ...............................

ft 9, ,i 300 11 B „ warrants ................. ................... It

By Department of Parks. June 28, 1892 75 printed copies minutes for years 1891 and 1892........... 1.

Print indexes to minutes. hind 50 volumes each for the years ending April 30, 1891, and April 30, 1892 ..............

Feb. 1, 1893 5o copies contract for paving walks........................ 50 copies estimate for paving walks....................... 50 copies contracts repairing Seventy-second street.......... 50 copies estimate repairing Seventy-second street ..........

By Law Department. Jan. 30, " Bind blotter sheets, last quarter of 1892 ....................

Feb. 6, " Bind New York Tribune, last quarter of 1892 ..............

,' 7, " Bind opinions, Volumes 71 and 72 ........................ 1.

By Fire Department. Jan. 28, " 300 copies circular...................................... «

Feb. 8, " 25 copies contract placing fire-alarm wires underground ...... 11

By Armory Board.

4, 1 30 copies contract repairs to armory, Twenty-second Regiment " 30 copies estimate repairs to armory, Twenty-second Regiment 3oenvelopes ............................... .......... a<

By Board of Aldermen. 3, ,' 12 placards for City Library .............................

11

By District Attorney. 6, " 50 copies brief, In re People vs. Conners ...................

By Department of Street Cleaning. to, " 6 placards, notice to street sweepers..........

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FEBRUARY 28, 1893. THE CITY RECORD D.

MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY HALL, NEW YORK, February Io, 1893.

The Ilons. Thomas F. Gilroy, Mayor ; \Villiam H. Clark, Counsel to the Corporation, and Michael T. Daly, Commissioner of Public Works, the officers designated by section 66 of the New York City Consolidation Act, met this day.

The minutes of the meeting of February 2 were read and approved. Requisitions were laid before the Board, and were acted on, as follows:

No.

By a concurrent vote of the three officers, the Supervisor was directed to procure by direct order, that is, without contracts let after advertisement, the articles called for by the requisitions allowed, that course being deemed to be for the best interest of the City.

By a concurrent vote of the three officers, the Supervisor was directed to give an order to M. B. Brown for the books supplied by him, to carry out the plan of reorganization of the water

eter branch of the Department of Public Works.

The Supervisor of the City Record presented a communication from the Department of Street Cleaning, requesting authority to advertise for horses and carts whenever necessary, for the removal of snow from the streets.

By a concurrent vote of the three officers, authority was granted for the year 1893. A contract with Charles Dougherty for file boards and Willis Files, to cost $1,584.54 was

signed. Bills were approved as follows : Martin B. Brown, $8,947.41 (printing and distributing the

CITY RECORD during January) ; Weekly Union, $44 (advertising). Pay rolls were approved—Robert McManus and William H. Levitt (Bookbinders), $21 each,

for week ending February 4. W. J. K. KENNY, Secretary.

Adjourned.

LAW DEPARTMENT. •

The following schedules form a report of the transactions of the office of the Counsel to the Corporation for the week ending February 4, 1893 :

The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of A, w York are i f'n~lants, unless otherwise mentioned.

SCHEDULE "A."

SUITS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS INSTt'ru,rED.

COURT. REGIS-

TER FOLIO.

WHEN Cmi-

MENCED.

TITLE OF ACTION. NATURE OF ACTION.

1893, For cost of making subsidiary subway connec-

Supreme. ... 44 133 Jan. 3r Consolidated Telegraph and tion in Fire Department building at 67th Electrical Subway Co...... f strret and Lexington avenue in August,

. • . 44 137 Feb. 2 Blechner, Albert, vs. The 1 Mayor, etc., of the City of I To foreclose lien for materials furnished and

labor in in in performed putting skylight New York, Caspar Sheri- dan, Louis Falk, Edward ( Grammar School No. 6-., between October

• Morrissey and Michael I , and December 6, 5890, on the contract of

McDonnel ............ 1 defendants of Morrissey and McDonnel.

Surrogate's. 44 138 " 3 Saunders, Bridget (Matter of).. . Probate of will. Supreme.... 44 139 .' 4 McLoughlin, Peter P........... For transcript of stenographic minutes tur-

ni-hed to the District Attorney between July I, and December 1, r8yz, $715.40.

SCHEDULE " B." ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS b:NtitREO.

Rufus O. Parker--Order entered granting new trial on payment of 5156.55 costs and $ ro costs of motion.

The People of the State vs. John J. Walsh and The Mayor, etc.—Order entered discontinuing the action without costs and cancelling the lis pendens filed in Kings County.

Michael Segal-- Judgment entered on the verdict in favor of the City and for $111.32 costs and disbursements.

Sixth Avenue Railroad Company—Judgment entered in favor of the City dismissing the complaint upon the merits and for $161.35 costs and disburcemcnts.

The Mayor, etc., of the City of New York vs. John Brady and \Villiam Hollweg--Judgment entered in favor of the City for the amount of verdict, $7,140.73, and costs, $118.93, making a total of $7,2J9.66.

John F. Kelly—Judgment entered in favor of the City dismissing the complaint and for $107.82 costs and disbursements.

Elizabeth Spindler—Judgment entered in favor of the City dismissing the complaint for $115.70 costs and disbursements.

Isaac \V. Lewis—Judgment entered in favor of the City dismissing the complaint and for $107.82 costs and disbursements.

John F. Greenfield and another—On consent entered and served order discontinuiu., the action without costs.

Peter P. McLoughlin—Judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff, $715.40• People ex eel. Louis L. Lorillard vs. The Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments—Order entered

vacating the assessment of $ioo,000 on the personal property of the relator for the year 1591. Melinda Bryant—Judgment entered in favor of the City on the verdict and for $107.82 costs and

disbursements. In the matter of John F. Pentz et al. (St. Nicholas Terrace award)—Order entered directing payment

of the award into Court and referring to E. Randolph Robinson, Esq., to take proof of title. People ex rel, Peter Conlin vs. The Board of Police Commissioners of the City of New York—Order

entered granting a peremptory writ of mandamus. People ex rel. W. & J. Sloane vs. The Commissioners of 'Taxes and Assessments—Order entered

denying motion for a stay. People ex rel. W. & J. Sloane vs. The Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments—Order entered

appointing Daniel Lord, Jr., as referee to take evidence.

SCHEDULE "C."

SUITS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS TRIED AND ARGUCD.

In the matter of the Fifty-fourth street police-court site—Hearing proceeded in] te~timnny- closed adjourned to February 8, 1893, for summing up ; C. D. Olendorf for the i ity.

People ex rel. Samuel Ladman and another vs. The Mayor, etc., of New 1-ork—.lotion for a writ of mandamus made before Barrett, J. ; motion dismissed without costs ; G. L. Sterling for the City.

In the matter of the Edgecombe avenue public-school site—Hearing before the Commissioners pro-ceeded and adjourned to February 9, 1893 ; C. D. Olendorf for the City.

In the matter of John F. Pentz (St. Nicholas Terrace award) —Motion for a reference made before Patterson, J. ; motion granted ; C. A. O'Neil for the City.

In the matter of the Ridge and Rivington streets public-school site—Hearing before the Commis- sioners proceeded and adjourned to February to, 1893 ; C. D. Olendorf for the City. -

In the matter of the Kingsbridge public-school site--llearing before the Commissioners pro-ceeded and adjourned to February q, 1893 ; C. D. Olendorf for the City.

WM. H. CLARK, Counsel to the Corporation.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. BORRD OF ARMORY COMMISSIONERS.

THE MAYOR, Chairman ; PRPSIDENT OF DEPARTMENT QTATEMENT OF THE HOURS DURING -)t TAXIS AND ASSESSMENTS, Secretary. J which the Pubic Offices in the City are open for Address EDWARD P. BARKEK, StaatsZenttng Building, ousiness, and at which the Courts regularly open and rryon Row. Office hours, 9 e, M. to 4 P. nt. ; Saturdays, adjourn, as well as of the places where such offices are q A. M. to is M. kept and such Courts are held ; together'withthe heads of Departments and Courts

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Mayor's Office. No. 6 City Hall, to A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdoys, so

%. M. to r9 M. THOMAS F. GILROY, Mayor. WILLIS HOLLY, Sec-

retary and Chief Clerk.

Mayor's Alarshal's 001ce. No. I City Hall, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

DANIEL ENGELHARD, First Marshal. GaoRGE E. BEST, Second Marshal.

COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS. Rooms 114 and ii, Stewart Building, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. CHARS-Es G. F. WAHLE and EDWARD OWEN.

AQUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS.

Room sog, Stewart Building, 5th floor, g A. Si. to 4 P.N JAMES C. DUANE. President : JOHN J. 1 UCKER,

FRANCIS M. SCOTT, H. W. CANNON, and the MAYOR, COMPTROLLER and COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS; ex officio, Commissioners ; J. C. L.rt i e s, Secretary A. FTYLEY, Chin l Engineer ; E. A. WOt.FF, Auditor.

Patrolman John J. Deveraux, Sixteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay. John J. Deveraux, Sixteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-halfday's pay.

" Thomas Craven, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one-half day's pay. Thomas A. Kenney, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty, one day's pay,

Reprimand. Patrolman Maurice IIarnett, Eighth Precinct, neglect of duty.

Complaints Dismissed, Patrolman George Willett, Sixth Precinct, neglect of duty.

" Louis Bohn, Thirteenth Precinct, neglect of duty. John H. Donovan, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty. Peter Hoen, Nineteenth Precinct, neglect of duty. Edward J. Byrne, Twenty-fourth Precinct, neglect of duty. Edward J. Byrne, Twenty-fourth Precinct, neglect of duty.

Adjourned. WM. H. KIPP, Chief Clerk.

BOAR[) OF CITY RECORD.

COMMON COUNCIL.

O Ice of Clerk of Common Council. No. R City Hall, 9 A. M, tO 4 P. 11.

GEORGE B. McCLELLAN,President Board of Aldermen. MICHAEL F. BLAKE, Clerk Common Council.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M to 4 P. M. MICHAEL T. DALY, Commis toner: MAURICE 1'.

H(,LAHAN. Denuty Commissioner (Room A. ROBERT H. CLrFFORn, Chief Clerk (Room 6). GRIRGe W. BIRDSALL. Chief I•.neinert (Room 9

JosEPH RILEY. Water Register (Rooms z, 3 and 4 ; 'VN,. At. DEAN. Superintendent of Street Improve-ments (Room 5! ; Hoesrn Loomis. Eneineer in Charge of Sewers 'Room 9) ; WI I IAM G. BERGEN. euoerin-t,nrcnt of Repairs and Supplies (Room 15); MAURICE FEATHERSON, 55 'n ter l'nrs<yot (Room t) ; STEPHEN ", C„Reurh, Superintendent of Lamps and Gas (Room it); JOHN L FLORENCE, Superintendent of Streets and Roads Room is) ' MICHAEL F. CuMMINGS, Superintendent of Incumbranees (Room r6).

812 THE CITY RECORD . FEBRUARY 28, 1803,

DEPARTMENT OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS-

No. 2622 Third avenue, northeast corner of One Hun. dred and Forty-first street. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 Ti. M. ; Saturdays, l2 M.

LOUIS J, HEINTZ, Commissioner ; JOHN H. J. RONNER Deputy Commissioner ; WM. H. TEN EYCK, Secretary

FINANCE DEPARTMENT Comptroller's Office.

No. 15 Stewart Building, Chambers street and Broad. way , 9 A. M. too F. M.

HEOUORE W. MYERS, Comptroller, RICHARD A. STORKS, Deputy Comptroller; D. LowBER SMITH, Assistant Deputy Comptroller.

Auditzsa Bureau. Nos. 19, 21, 23 Stewart Building, Chambers street and

Broadway, 9 A. St. to 4 P. St. WILLIAM J. LYON, First Auditor. JOHN F. GOULDSBURY, Second Auditor.

Bureau /or the Collection of Assessments and Arrears o/ Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents.

Nos. 3r, 33, 35, 37, 39 Stewart Building, Chambers street and Broadway, 9 A. St. to 4 P. M.

OSBORNE MACDANIEL, Collector of Assessments ant' Clerk of Arrears.

Nc money rece:ie[1 after 2 P. M.

Burrau Jor the Collection o/ City Revenue and o/ .Markets.

Nos. t and 3 Stewart Building, Chambers street and Br,•adivay, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.

JoHN A. SULLIVAN, Collectorof the City Revenue and Superintendent of Markets.

No money received alter a P. M.

Bureau for the Collection of Taxes. No. 57 Chambers street and No. 35 Reade street,

dtewsrt Building, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. — Receiver of Taxes ; DAVID E. AUSTEN,

Deputy Receiver of Taxes. No money received after 2 P. M.

Bureau o/ the City Chamberlain. Nos. z5, 27 Stewart Building, Chambers street at.d

Broadway, o+ A. M. to 4 P. nt. l'uox[pS C. T. GRAIN, City Chamberlain.

Office of the City Paymaster.

;3 Reade street, Stewart Building, 9 A. M. tO 4 P.M ?.)HN II. TISc51SNMAN. City Paymaster.

LAW aJi,PARTMENI-. ?77e of the Counsel to the Corporatron.

Stac,ls Zcttung Building, third and fourth floors, p A. MI. 1 o 5 P. A7. Saturdays, 9 A. St. to 5251.

R ILLIAM H. CLARK, Counsel to the Corporation. ANDREW T. CAMPBELL. Chief Clerk.

Office of the Public Administrator. No. 49 Beekman street, 9 A, M, tO 4 P. M.

WILLIAM M. HOES, Public Administrator.

Office o/ the Corporation Atrorney.

No. 49 Beekman street, o A. 51.10 4 .M. Loris HANNEMAN. Corporation Attorney.

Office of Attorney for Collection of Arrears of Persona Taxes.

Stewart Building, Broadway and Lhambcrs st rect.9 A. M. 10 P. 51.

1, ~tiN G. H. MEYERS, Attorney. MICHAEL F. DOUGHERTY. Clera.

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Central Office. No, ,00 1lulberry street, 9 A. se-to 4 P. w.

1 t IES . Moons, President; CHARLES F. MAC-Lot., JuHN MCCLAVE and JOHN C SHEEHAN, Commis-sioners ; WILLIAM H. F,rr, t,hiei Clerk; T. F. ROt,ENfioUGH, Chief of bureau of Elections.

DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES AND CORREC. 1'l0\.

Central Office. N o. 66 Third avenue, corner Eleventh street, 9 A. 'i IC

4 1 , 1l. H ONES' H. PORTER, President ; CHAS. E. Sitestoss,

M. D., and EDWARD C. SHEEHY, Commissioners; GEORGE F. L'RITTCN, S_cretary.

Purchasing Agent, FREDERICK A. CUSHSMAN. OHlce hours, q A. M. to 4 P. M. Saturdays, to M. Plans and Specifications, Contracts, Proposals and

Estimates for Work and M iterials for Building, Re- pairs and Supplies, Bills and Accounts, 9 A. nl. to 4 1.51 Saturdays. mu M. CHARLES HENN, General Bookkeeper

Out-Dear Poor Department. Office hours, S.3o A. M. t J. ..-- I, \1. \VILLIA1t BLAKE, Superintendent. En. trai._e U:. Eleventh street.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS. N,._. Fourth avenue, corner of Eighteenth street,

I is.. t, .,y 1, BRADY, Superintendent.

FIRE DEPARIMENI. . 1. lice hours for all, except where otherwise noted,

i. 01', i A. M. to a P. II. SaturOays, to no M.

Headquarters. -Nos. It; and 199 East Sixty-seventh street

.. HOWLAND Ro8°ic, President ; ANTHONY EICK-.. and JooHN J. SCANNELL, Commissioners ; CARL

J , •. Secretary tit,.H li NNER, Chiefof Department; PETER SEERY,

Ir -fcaur of Combustii e-; JAMo< %lITCffLL. lire \,..rolI RM. L. hiNDLF', Attorney to Department; t !' ii ~: to- 11tH, Super:nei,deiitot Fire Alarm Tee. cr„pi

C•:n[r.,i VuV.;c open at all hours.

HI.AL'FH DEPARTMENT - '.1 Mott street. 9 A. sl, to 4 P. M.

(o., 44,. tvn.s;,•., ~'roside:tt, Lnd JOSEPH D. I: h:. '.... C. Li, the PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE BOARD an HEALTH OFFICER OF THE PORT, ex o(,lcto,Commis-sioners ; LlIMCN, LLLAPR, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT' OF PUBLIC PARKS. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Building, Nos-49

and _ 1 Ciiitubers street, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Saturdays, to It. Part DANA, I'r,-,drnt t .\ERAUASI B. TAI'PEN, NA-

ICON STRA•ItS and HENRY V. INTHI.OP GRAY, Commis-sioners; CHARt.HS LE 1. Bi ass, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, Battery, Pier A, North river.

J. SECGEANT CRAM, President; EDWIN A. POST and J our J PHILAN, Commissioners; AuausTus I

OCHAI.n, -ocretary. Office hours, from q A. M. tO 4 P. M.

DLPAI; I \ILNT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS stoats Zeitung Building, Tryon Row, 9 A. M. to 4 P.51

Saturdays, Is M. EDWARD P. BARKER, Presiaent: EDWARD L

PARRIS and GEORGE C. CLAUSEN, Commissioners PLOYD 1. SMITH, Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANING Stewart Building. Office hours, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.

THoMAs S. BRENNAN, Commissioner; JOHN J. RYAN, Deputy Commissioner ; J. JOSEPH SCULLY, Chief Clerk.

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERVISORY AND EXAMIN. ING BOARDS.

_Cooper Union, 9 A. St. CO 4 P- M. JAMES T HOMSON, Chairman ; WILLIAM HILDRETH

FIELD and HENRY MARQUAND, Members of the Super. visory Boald; LEE PHILLIPS, Secretary and Executite Officer.

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR'1'IONMENI The MAYOR. Chairman ; F. P. BARKER (President,

Department of faxes and Assessments), Secretary ; the COMPTROLLER and PRESIDENT' OF THE BOARD OP ALDERMEN, Members ; CHARLES V. AUEE, Clerk

Ulhce o Clerk. Staats Zeitung Building, Room 5.

BOARD OF ASSESSORS. Office, 27 Chambers street, 9 A.M. to 4 P.51.

EDWARD GILON, Chairman ; EDWARD CAHILL, CHARLES E. WENDT and PATRICK M. HAVERTY ; WM. H, JASPER. SecIetars,

BOARD OF EXCISE. No. 54 Bond street, 9 A.M. to 4 P. M

LEICESTER HOLME, WILLIAM S. ANDREWS and WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioners ; JAMES F BIsHor, Secretary.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Nos. 6 and 7 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 1',' ,

JOHN J. GoRMAN, Sheriff ; JOHN B. SEXTON, Undel SheriH-

REGISTER'S OFFICE. East side City Hall I'ark, 9 A. M. t0 4 I'. to.

FERDINAND LEVY, Register; JOHN VON GLAHN, Deputy Register. --

COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Room 127, Stewart Building, Chambers street ant

Broadway, 9 AM. to 4 P.M. BERNAED F. MARTIN, Commissioner ; JAMES F,

CONNER, Deputy Commissioner.

COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Nos. 7 and 8 New County Court-house. 9 A. M, to s II

HENRY D. PCRROY, County Clerk ; P. J. SCULL', Deputy t'ounty Clerk.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Second floor, Brown-stone Building, City Hall Part

9 A. M. tO 4 P. lit. DE LANCES' NICOLL, District Attorney ; EDWARD 'I.

FLYNN, Chief Clerk.

THE CITY RECORD OFFICE, And Bureau of Printing, Stationery, and Blank Books

No. 2 City Hall, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., except Saturdays, on which days 9 A. St. to 12 Nt.

1V. J. K. KENNY, Supervisor ; DAVID RYAN, Assist. ant Supervisor ; JOHN J. MCGRATH, Examiner.

CORONERS' OFFICE. No. 07 Chambers street, 8 A. M. to 5 F. 51. Sundays and

holidays, 8 A. 51. tO I2.30 P. hi. MICHAEL!. P. MESSEMER, Louis W. SCHULTZE, JOHN

B. SHEA, and WILLIAMI 1. McKENNA. Coroners; EDWARD It REYNOLDS, Clerk of the Board of Coroners.

SUPERIOR COURT. Third floor, New County Court-house, opens I I A. r ,

adjourns 4 P. M. General Term, Room No. 35 Special Term, Room No. 3^. Equity Term, Room No 30, Chambers, Room No. 33. Part I., Room No. 34. Part II., Room No. 93. fart III., Boonl No. 36. Naturalization Bureau, Room No. 3t. Clerk's Office, Room No. 31, 9 A. 51, to 4 P. sm. JOHN 'EE ,%%ToC, Chief _Tudce ; JOHN J. FRFEDIIAN,

CHARLES P. TCI'AX, P. HENRY DUGRO, DAVID MC- ADAM and HENRY A. GILDERSLEEVE, Judges ; THOMAS Borer., I. hid Clerk.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Third floor, New County Court-house, 9 A. 11. to 4 P. 4,

Assignment Bureau, Room No. 23, 9 A. St. to 4 P. at. Clerk's Office, Room No. 2r, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. General Term, Room No. 24, it o'clock A. M. to ad-

Inurnment- special Term, Room No. 2z, It o'clock A. M. to ad-

journment. Chambers, Room No. so, 00.10 o'clock A. St. to adjourn-

Dent. Part I. Room No. 26, it o'clock A. M. to adiournmeni. Part II., Room No. 24, II o'clock A. 51. to adjournment. Equity "1'crm, Room No. 25, it o'clock A. M. to ad-

journment. Naturalization Bureau, Room No. a3, 9 A.M. to a P.M JOSEPH F. DALY, Chief judge ; MILES PEACH, HENI.Y

BOOKST.SVE2, HT;NRY Eli-CHOSE, JR., RIDER A. PRYOR and LEONARD A. GIEGERICH, Judges ; ALFRED WAG- STAFF, Chief Clerk.

COURT OF GENERAL. SESSIONS No. 3a Chambers street. Court open at it o'clock Al.

adjourns 4 P. ht. F REDLRICK SMYTH, Recorder ; RANDOLPH B. MAR-

TINE, JAMES FITZGERALD and RUF'US B. Cowl- fudges.

JOHS F. CARROLL, Cleric. Office, Room No. it, to A. M. till 4 P. Ai.

OYER AND TERMINER COURT New County Court-house, second floor, southeastcor.

nerRoom No. 12. Court opens at ro)4 o'clock A.5I. JOHN F.CARROLL,CIerk. Office, Brown-stone Building,

City Hall Park, second floor, northwest corner, Room No it, no A. Si. till a P. M.

DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANINC.

DEPARTMENT' OF STREET CLEANING, CITY OF NEW YORK,

STEWART BUILDING, NO. ego BROADWAY, NEW YORK, February 27, 0893- 1

TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING THE Department of Street Cleaning with the following

articles: 155,o00 pounds Hay, of the quality and standard

known as best Sweet I imothy. 85,coo pounds good clean Rye Straw.

—will be received by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning at the office of said Department, Room t89, Stewart Building, No. 2So Broadway, in the City of New York, until it o'clock A. M., March to, 1893, at which place and time they will be publicly opened by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning and read.

All of the articles are to be delivered at the Depart-ment Stables, ” A," " B," " C," " D," " E " and " F," in such quantities and at such times as may be directed.

No estimate will be received or considered after the hour mentioned,

The form of the agreement, with specifications, showing the manner of payment for the articles, may be seen, and forms of proposals may be obtained at the office of the Department.

Proposals must include all the items, specifying the price per cwt. of Flay, Straw, Oats, Bran, Coarse Salt, Rock Salt and I iii Meal.

Bidders will write out the amount of their estimate in addition to inserting the same in figures.

The award of the contract will he made as soon as practicable alley the opening of the bids.

Any person making an estimate for the above shall present the same in a sealed envelope to said Commis-sioner of Street Cleaning, at said office, on or before the day and hour above named, which envelope shall be indorcd with the name or names of the person or per-sons presenting the same, the date of its presentation, and a statement of the work to which it relates.

The Commissioner of Street Cleaning reserves the right to decline any and all bids or estimates if deemed to be for the public interest. No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or con-tract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation.

Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons makinF the same ; the names of all persons interested with him or them therein ; and if no other person be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact; that it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair, and without collusion or fraud ; and that no member of the Common Council, head of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy cheroot or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corpora-tion, is directly or indirectly interested therein, Orin the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. the bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate, that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one per<on is in-terestcd, it is requisite that the verification be made and subscribed by all the parties interested.

Gaclr lid or estimate si-all be (ia'om/lanled by the con-cent, in stir//big, p taco Jtrva+rlealders orjreehnlders ,p the City '1f Ncm Iork, with their re.pe,Titie places of bustess or residence, to the effect that if the contract be awarded tc the person making the estimate, they will, on its being so awarded, become bound as sureties for its faithful performance in the sum of two thousand dollars 'ez,000) ; and that if he shad omit or refuse to execute the same, they shall pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled on its comple-tion, and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting ; the amount in each case to he calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested. The consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of this contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety or otherwise ; and that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the bond required by law. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of the City of New York before the award is made and prior to the signing of the contract.

No estimate toil be considered unless a,-eoo2jiauiedly either a cent//lid chick ufon ore of the banks of the CityolAe.v I'ork. drawn t-the ordernfthe Con/stroller, or money to the amount of jour hundred (400) ,f llars. Such check or money must not be inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the estimate, but must be handed to the ofTiecr or clerk ofthe 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 outer or clerk and found to be correct All such deposits, except that of the successful bidder, will be returned to the persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within fiv-e 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 shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will be returned to him.

Should the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract within five days afterwritten notice that the same has been awarded to his or their bid or proposal, or if he or they accept but do not execute the contract and give !i the proper security, he or they shall be considered as having abandoned it, and as in default to the Corpora-tion, and the contract will be readvertised and relet as provided by law,

THOMAS S. BRENNAN, Commissioner of Street Cleaning.

N01'ICF,

PERSONS HAVING BULKHEADS TO FILL,IN the vicinity- of iN ss York Bay, can procure material

for that purpose- ashes, street sweepIngs, en:,, such as In -ollected by the Department of Street Cleaning—free Di charte,by applying, to the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, In th e Stess-aif Building.

'THOMAS S. BRENNAN, I7nmnl,as,oner of Street ('leonine

ARMORY BOARD. BOARD OF Aettcitv C. \ 11'IsscoN1~.Ro,

SECRITAKY's OFFICE, STAATZ ZEIT000 BUILDING, TRYON Rosy,

NEW YORK, January 04, t893. JJJ

TO ARCHITECTS.

A GENP.RAL INVITATION IS HEREBY extended to architects to furnish competitive

designs and plans for an armory building for the use of Troop A, of the National Guard of the State of New York.

1he building to be erected on the ground on x too f, et in the rear of the F.i=hth Regiment Armory, be-tween Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth streets, and front-ing on Madison avenue. the building to be of brick, with stone trimmings, and provided with a roof of glass, slate, tile or other durable material, and in desigt should harmonize as near as possible with the Eighth Regiment Armory adjoining.

The excavation for the building to he over the whole area of zo x too feet, and to give a depth that will in-sure nine feet clear from the floor of the cellar to the ceiling above.

The cellar to contain a target range, marker's pit, large saddle rocm, armorer's room, boiler room and a runway for horses to the floor above.

The remainder .,f the cellar to be left unfinished and to be used as a stable, and to b: fitted up by the Troop at their own expense and not to be provided for in the present plans or estimate,.

The main floor, on street level, is to be occupied with a ring of tan bark or dirt (similar to riding school rings) of the largest possible dimensions. This floor to be supported on columns and arches.

the plans to show accommodation in the building for Tropp Meeting-room, Captain's Room, Lieutenant's Room, First Sergeant's Room, Quartermaster Ser-geant's Room, Janitor's Ap. rtments, Kitchen, with range, etc. ; Locker-rooms, with lockers, to be pro-vided for log men; suitable Water-closets, Bath-rooms, etc. ; as much Gallery and Seating Accommodations as possible.

Building to be lighted by electricity and gas. Heated by steam. Ample provisions made for drainage.

Plans to be submitted, to be drawn scale r-8 inch equal to one foot with a perspective drawing, rendered in black and white.

The entire cost of building as called for in these specifications, shall not exceed f140,o00.

The Armory Board reserves the right to reject any or all plans which may be offered if, for any reason, they deem it best to do so. and in case any plan is ac- cepted as presented or with alterations or suggestions of the Armory Board, and it is subsequently found that a contract satisfactory to the Armory Board can be made for the complete erection of the building as herein called for, for a sum, including the architect's fees, which shall not exceed the appropriation for the work, the architect presenting such plans shall be engaged for the work and his compensation for plans and .uperin-tendence shall be four per cent. of the amount of such contract.

'(he plans must be prepared with the view of inviting proposals for the erection of the building for a gro-s sum, and must be presented to the Committee on Plans, at this office, on or before March r. 13Q3.

A map showing the site is on file in this office, and must be consulted by architects for such information as they may need in that re.pect.

THOS. F. GILROY, Mayor; EDWARD P. BARKER,

President Department Taxes and Assessments; MICHAEL T. DALY,

Commissioner Public Works BRIu.-GEN. LOUIS FI"I ZGERALD, COL. JAMES CAVANAGH,

Armory Board Commissioners.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL RE RECEIVED BY the Exeective Committee on Nautical School, at

the Hall of the Board of Education, No. 146 Grand street, until .1 o'clock I'. It., on Friday, March to, ,893i for making Repairs to the Hull of the Ship St. Mary's, lying at the foot of East Twenty-eighth street.

J.)HN SCHUYLER CROSBY, MILES DI. O'BRIEN, Whf, J. VAN ARSDALE, R, illERT illACl.'AY, JAMES W. GERARD,

Executive Committee on Nautical School. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of

the Commander on board the ship. The Committee reserve the right to reject any or all

of the proposals submitted. The party submitting a propo al. and the parties

proposing to become s reties. must each write his name and place of residence on said proposal.

'Iwo responsible and approved sureties, residents of this city. are required in all cases.

No proposal will to considered from persons whose character and antecedent dealings with the Board of Education render their responsibility doubtful.

The party s,lbmitting a proposal must include in his proposal toe names of all sub-contractors, and no change will be permitted to be made in the sub-contractors named without the consent of the Executive Committee.

Dated New YORK, February 24, r 93.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY the Board of School 1'rttstees for the -eventeemh

Ward, at the Hall of the Board of Education, No. 146 Grand street, until o.3o o'clock A. ,v., on Thursday, March o, [803, for erecting an Addition to Grammar School Building Na. no, on north side of Thirteenth street, between First and Second avenues,

HIRAM MERRI1'1', Chairman, H. H.1-lAIGHT, Secretary,

Board of School Trustees, Seventeenth Ward, Dated NFie YORK, Fe0.ruary 24, 1893.

Sealed proposals will also be received at the same place, by the School Trustees of the Twelfth Ward, until to o'~.lock A. M., on Friday, March 3, 1893, for Altering Building No. 230 Eat One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, to be used is an annex to Grammar School No. 39•

JOHN WHAT.I,N, Chairman, ANTONIO RASINES, Secretary,

Board of School Trustees, Twelf.h Ward. Dated NEw YORK, February i8, 1893•

Sealed proposals will also be received at the same place by the School Trustees of the Tenth Ward, until 0.30 o'clock A. M., on Friday, March 1, 1893, for Sanitary, etc., Work at Primary r chool Building No. r, corner Ludlow and Delancey streets.

CHAS. B. n'iOVER. Chairman, LOUIS HAUPT, Secretary,

Board of School Trustees, Tenth Ward. Dated NEW YORK, I'd ruary 17, 1893-

Plans and specifications may he seen, and blank pro- posals obtained, at the office of the Superintendent of School Buildings, No. 146 Grand street, third floor.

The Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all of the proposals submitted.

"I he party submutin a proposal, and the parties pro-posing to become sureties, must each write his name and place of residence on said proposal.

Two responsible and approved sureties, residents of this city, are required in all cases.

No proposal will be considered from persons whose character and antecedent dealings with the Board of Ednc ition render their responsibility doubtful.

The party submitting a proposal most include in his proposal the names of all sub-contractors, and no change will be permitted to be made in the sub-contractors named without the consent of the School Trustees and Superintendent of School Buildings.

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS,

DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, STAATS ZRITUNG ILTLI:ING,

NEW Yt-RK, January9, 1893.

IN C )MPLIANC E WITH SECTION 817 OF THE New York City Consolidation Act of 1882, it is

hereby advertised that the books of "The Annual Recoid ofthe Assessed Valuations of Real and Personal Estate " of the City and County of New York, for the year 1893, are open, and will remain open for examina-tion and correction until the thirtieth day of April,

8All persons believing themselves aggrieved must make application to the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, 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., except on Saturdays, when between ro A. M. and Ia M., at this office, during the same period.

EDWARD P. BARKER, GEORGE C. CLAUSEN, EDWARD L. PARRIS,

Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

ASSESSMENT FOR OPENING CEDAR PLACE, TWENTY-THIRD WARD CONFIRMED BY THE SUPREME COURT, 1EBRUARY t6, 1893.

IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 997 OF THE " New York City Consolidation Act of 288x," the

Comptroller of the City of New York hereby gives pub-Bc notice to all owners of property and persons affected

THE CITY RECORD, 813

and after that date will be subject to a charge of in- No.2. FOR REGULATING AND PAVING WITH terest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from the TRAP-BLOCK PAVEMENT THE CAR- date of entry in the Record of Titles of Assessments in RIAGEWAY OF FOREST AVENUE, from said Bureau to the date of payment. I estchester avenue to One Hundred and

THEO. W. MYERS, I Sixty-third stre._t, AND LAYING CROSS- Comptroller. WALKS.

No.. FOR LAYING CROSSWALKS IN AND CITY OF NEW YORK--FINANCE DEPARTMENT, t COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, February II, 1893. I PAVING WITH TRAP-BLOCK PAVE.

— MENT' THE CARRIAGEWAY OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIFTH SIXTY-FIFT

COMMISSIONER OF STREET IM- STREET', front Trinity avenue to Union PROVEMENTS OF THE TWENTY- avenue.

THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH I Eachestimatemustcontainthenameandplaceofresi-

WARDS. dence of the person making the same, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other per son be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact. OFFICE OF That it is made without any connection with any other COMMISSIONER OF STREET IMPROURTHN'1'S

OF THE T'W ENTY=1'HI1:D .4ND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS, person making an estimate for the same work, and is in all respects fair and fraud. That without collusion or no NEW YORK, February 25, 1853. J member of the Common Council, head of a department,

TO CONTRACTORS. 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

SEALED ESTIMATES OR ESTIMAES FOR EACH OF relates or in the profits thereof. the following-mentioned works, with the title of I Each estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing,

the work and the name of the bidder indorsed thereon, I of the party making the same, that the several matters also the number of the work, as in the advertisement, I therein stated are true, and must be accompanied by the will be received by the Commissioner of Street Im- j consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders provements of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth in the City of New York, to the effect that it the contract Wards, at his office, No. 2622 'Third avenue, corner of is awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, One Hundred and Forty-first street, until 3 o'clock P. M., upon its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties on Thursday, March t6, 1893, at which place and I for its faithful performance ; and that if he shall refuse hour they will be publicly opened. or neglect to execute the same, they will pay to the Cor- No.I. FOR REGULATING, GRADING, SETTING poration any difference between the sum to which he

CURB-SrONE AND FLACGI\ G THE would be entitled upon its completion, and that which SIDEWALKS IN P,E;ACH AVENUE, from i the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person to Kelly street to Westchester avenue. I whom the contract shall be awarded at any subsequent

No. 2. FOR REGULATING, GRADING, SETTING I letting ; the amount to be calculated upon the estimated CURT-STONES AND FLAGGING THE amount of the work by which the bids are tested. SIDEWALKS IN ONE HUNDRED AND I The consent last above mentioned must be accom- I'HIRTY-FOURTH STREET', from the I panied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the Southern Boulevard to the East river. persons signing the same, that he is a householder or

No. 3. FOR REGULA'T'ING, GRADINI;, SETTING freeiloidet in the City of New York, and is worth the CURB-STONES, FLAGGING THE SI DE- amount of the security required for the completion of WALKS AND LAYING CROSSWALKS I the contract, over and above all his debts of every IN RAILROAD AVENUE, EAST, from nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety, the south side of One Hundred and Thirty- or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as surety fifth street to the south curb-line of One in good faith, with the intention to execute the bond Hundred and Fifty-sixth <trod. I required by law.

No.4. FOR REGULATING AND PAVING WITH No estimate will be considered unless accompanied TRAP.IBLOCK PAVEMENT' THE CAR- by either a certified check upon one of the State or RIAGEWAY OF ONE HUNDRED AND National banks of the City of New York, drawn to the 1" IFTY-SECON I1 ST'REET, from Courtlandt order of the Comptroller, or money to the amount of five avenue to Morris avenue. per centum of the amount of the security required for

No. 5. FOR REGULATING, GRADING. SETTING the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or CURB-STONES, FLAGGING THE SIDE- money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed envelope WALKS, LAYING CRO>SWALKS IN contafning the estimate, but must be handed to the AND PAVING WITH TRAP-BLOCK officer or clerk of the Department who has charge of the PAVEMEN"I' 'I HE CARRIAGEWAY OF estimate-box, and no estimate can be deposited in said ONE HUNDRED AND FIF-I'IE'PH box until such check or money has been examined by Si REET, from Courtlandt avenue to Morris said officer or clerk and found to be correct. All such avenue. deposits, except that of the ouccessful bidder, will be

No. 6. FOR CONSTRUCTING SEWER AND returned to the persons making the same within three APPUR'T'ENANCES IN OGD)EN AVE- I days after the contract is awarded. If the successful N UE, from Birch street to Orchard street. I bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after

No 7. FOR CONs'f'RUCIAN[; SI`'WER AND I notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to APPURTENANCES IN ONE HUNDRED I execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him AND SEVENTY-THIRD tTRFET, from shall be forfeited to and retained by the City of New the existing sewer fifty-five feet west of York, as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal; Anthony avenue to Morris avenue. but if he shall execute the contract within the time afore-

Faciv estimate must contain the name and place of said, the amount of the deposit will be returned to him. The Commissioner of Street Improvements of the residence of the person making the same, the names of Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards reserves the all persons interested with him therein, and if no other

person be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact. right to reject all bids received for any particular work

That it is made without any connection with any other if he deems it for the best interests of the city.

person making an estimate for the same ]vork, and is in Blank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes

all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. That no ]n which to inclose the same, the specifications and

member of the Common Council, head of a department, I agreements, and any other information desired, can be °brained at this office. chief of a bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or

officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly LOUIS J HEI NTro Commissioner of Street Improvements,

interested in the estimate, or in the work to which it re- Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards. lates or in the Drofits thereof. Each estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing,

of the party making the same, that the several matters DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS therein stated are true, and must be accompanied by the f t 1 h ld s or f h ld

FEBRUARY 28, 1893.

.by the assessment, in the matter of acquiring title to CEDAR PLACE, from Eagle avenue to Union avenue, which assessment was confirmed by the Supreme Court February 16. 1893, and entered on the 20th day of February, 1P93, in the Record of Titles of Assessments kept in the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents," that unless the amount assessed for benefit on any person or property shall be paid within sixty days after the date of said entry of the assessment, interest will be collected thereon, as pro-vided in section 098 of said " New York City Con-solidntion Act of 1882."

Section 998 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 interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be calculated from the date of such entry to the date of pfletnent.,,

The above assessment is payable to the Collector of A= :ssments and Clerk of Arrears at the "Bureau for

Collection of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes and A,'cssments and of Water Rents," Room 31, Stewart Ludding, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 2 P. M., and all payments made thereon on or before April 24, r893, will he exempt from interest as above provided, and after that date will he 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 Assess-'ments in said Bureau to the date of payment.

THEO. W. MYERS, Comptroller.

CITY OF NEW YORK—FINANCE DEPARTMENT, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, February 24, 2893.

PROPOSALS FOR $208,558.70 CONSOLI-DATED STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, KNOWN AS SCHOOL. HOUSE BONDS.

EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.

EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, GUARD-IANS AND OTt1ERS HOLDING 'TRUST FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO INVEST IN THESE BONDS.

INTEREST THREE PER CENT. PER ANNUM.

SEALFD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY the Comptroller of the City of New York, at his

office, until Monday, the 13th day of March, 1893, at 2 o'clock P. M., when they will be publicly opened in the presence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, or such of them as shall attend, as provided by law, for the whole or a part of an issue of $208,558.70 registered

CONSOLIDATED STOCK of the City of New York, and known as ° School-house Bonds," the principal payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the Comptroller's office of said city, on the first day of November, in the year 1911, with interest at the rate of three percentum per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of May and November in each year.

The said stock is issued in pursuance of the provisions of section r32 of the New York City Consolidation Act of ,88z, and chapter 264 of the Iaws of 18gr,for the purchase of new school sites, for the erection of new school buildings, and other school purposes, and is

EXEMPT FROM TAXATION by the City and County of New York, but not from State taxation, pursuant to the provisions of section 137 of the New York City Consolidation Act of x882, and under an ordinance of the Common Council of said city, approved by the Mayor, October 2, 1:880, and resolu-tions of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, adopted January 31 and February 23. 1893, and as authorized by resolutions of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and the Board of Lducation.

AUTHORITY FOR TRUST INVESTMENTS. Attention is called to the provisions of an act passed

by the Legislature March 14, r88q, authorizing execu-tors, administrators, guardians and trustees, and others holding trust funds to invest such funds in the stocks or bonds of the City of New York.

CONDITIONS. Section 146 of the New York City Consolidation Act

of 1882 provides that " the Comptroller, with the approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, shall determine what, if any, part of said proposals shall be accepted, and upon the payment Into the City Treasury of the amounts due by the persons whose bids are accepted, respectively, certificates therefor shall be issued to them as authorized by law" ; and pro-vided also, " that no proposals for bonds or stocks shall be accepted for less than the par value of the same."

'[hose persons whose bids are accepted will be required to deposit with the City Chamberlain the amount of stock awarded to them at its par value, together with the premium thereon, within three days after notice of such acceptance.

The proposals should be inclosed in a sealed envelope, indorsed " School-house Bonds " of the Corporation of the City of New York, and each proposal should also be inclosed in a scaled envelope, addressed to the Comptroller of the City of New York,

THEO. W. MYERS, Comptroller.

CITY OF NEW YORK—FINANCE. DEP:IRTSIENT, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. February 25, I8Y3.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

ASSESSMENT FOR OPENING WENDOVER AVENUE, TWENTY-FOURTH WARI), CON-FIRMED BY THE SUPREME COURT MAY I2, 1892.

IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION qq7 OF THE " New York City Consolidation Act of 1882," the

Comptroller of the City of New York hereby gives pub-lic notice to all owners of property and persons affected by the assessment, in the matter of acquiring title to WENDOVER AVENUE, from Webster avenue to Third avenue, which assessment was confirmed by the Supreme Court May 12, 1892, and entered on the 9th day of February, 1893, in the Record of Titles of Assessments kept in the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes and Assess-ments and of Water Renls," that unless the amount assessed for benefit on any person or property shall be paid within sixty days after the date of said entry of the assessment, interest will be coll_cted thereon as provided in section 998 of said " New York City Consolidation Act of 1882."

Section 998 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 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 assessment is payable to the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears at the " Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of faxes and Assessments and of Water Rents," Room 31, Stewart Building, between the hours of 9 A. M. and a P. M., and all payments made thereon on or before April no, 1893, will be exempt from interest as above provided,

consent, to wr 11g, o wo louse o era ree o ers in the City of New York, to the effect that if the con-tract is awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, upon its being so awarded, become hound as his sureties for its faithful performance ; and that if lie shall refuse or neglect to execute the same, they will pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which lie would be entitled upon its completion and that which the Corporation 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 accom. ponied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of the contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, suret3', or otherwise. and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith, with the intention to execute the bond re-quired by law.

No estimate will be considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National hanks of the City of Nesv York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money, to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed envelope containinc 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 persons making the same within three days after the contract is awarded.If the suc- cessful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained by the City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of the deposit will be returned to him.

The Commissioner of Street Improvements of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards reserves the right to reject all bids received for any particular work if he deems it for the best interests of the city.

Blank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes in which to inclose the same, the specifications and agreements, and any other information desired, can be obtained at this office.

LOUIS J. HEINTZ, Commissioner of Street Improvements,

Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards.

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS

OF THE TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS, NEW YORK, February 23, r8 3 93.

TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES FOR EACH OF the following-mentioned works, 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 by the Commissioner of Street Improve_ ments of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards, at his office, No. a62a 'Third avenue, corner of One Hun- dred and Forty-first •street, until o'clock P. M. on Thursday, March 9, 1893, at which place and hour they will be publicly opened. No. r. FOR REGULATING AND PAVING WITH

TRAP-BLOCK PAVEMENT THE CAR-RIAGEWAY OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH STREET, from Third avenue to Brook avenue.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,

Room 6, NO. 31 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK, February an, 18)3.

TO CONTRACTORS.

BIDS OR ESTIMATES, INCLOSED IN A scaled envelope, sn:7k the title nj Use mark and the

n ,iue of /he Lid fer in,fars,'d f/ern';,, also Me "...be,' of the mark as in the, adi','Vticnrut, will be received at this office on Tuesday, March 7, 1803, until I2 o'clock it., at which place and hour they will be publicly opened by the head of the Deparnnent. No. n FOR FURNISHING MATERIALS AND

PERFORMING WORK IN REPAIRING PONTOON' FOR THE FREE FLOAI'-ING BATHS, REPAIRING AND PAINT-ING THE ROOFS 1Nf1 PAINTING FIF"I'El-;N FREE FL•>ATING BATHS, AND REPAIRING AND FURNISHING SIGNAL. LAMP..

No, 2, FOR REGULATING AND PAVING WITH GRANIFI":-I:L'tCK PAVF.11ENT, WITH CONCRP: PV. FOUNDATION. THE CAR-RIAGI,WAY Of' 'e "THIRD AVENUE, from fifty-ninth to Ninety-sixth street.

No. 3. FOR REGULATING AND PAVI' G WITH ASPHALT P-1VF:ME:N'1', ON THE PRES-ENI ST'ONl' BLUCK PAVEMENT. THI? CARRIAGEWAY OF THIRTY-FIFTH S'I'RIl.F:T, from Madison to Fourth avenue, and ,F.V:-N1Y-SIXTH SI REET, from Madison to Fifth avenue.

No. 4. FOR REGULATING AND PAVING WITH A- PHA1:l' PAVEMENT. ON THE PRES-ENT l'ONR-L'LOCK PAVEMENT, THE CARRIAGI:WAV Of ONE HUNDRED AND FII'7'EENTH STREET, from Fifth to Sixth avenue, ONE HUNDRED AND 'fWE:Nt'Y-SECOND STREET, from Sixth to Seventh avenue, and ONE HUNDRED AND TWENI'Y-EIGHTH STREET, from Sixth to Madison avenue.

Each estimate must contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of ell persons interested with him therein, and if no otherer. son 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, 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 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 writin.p, of two householders or free-holders in the City of New York, to the effect that if the contract is awarded to the person making the esti• mate, 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 Corporation any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled upon its comple-tion and that which the Corporation 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 accom. panied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of the contract, over and above all his debts of every nature,

and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety, or otherwise, and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith, with the intention to execute the bond re-quired by law.

No estimate will be considered unless accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the State or National banks of the City of New York, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money, to the amount of five per centum of the amount of the security required for the faithful performance of the contract. Such check or money must NOT be inclosed in the sealed envelope containing the estimate, but must he 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 persors making the same within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within five days after notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and retained by the City of New York as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal ; but if he shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of the deposit will be returned to him.

'I'HR COMMISSIONER OF PUItLIC WORKS RESERVES- THE RIGHT' TO REJECT' ALL BIDS RECEIVED FOR ANY PARTICULAR WORK IF HE DEEMS IT FOR T'HE BEST l.,TF`RFSTS OF 'I HE CITY,

Plank forms of bid or estimate, the proper envelopes in which to inclose the same, the specifications and agreements, and any further information desired, can be obtained at Rooms t and r5, No. 31 Chambers street.

NLICIIAEL T. DALY, Commissioner of Public Works.

IIFI'ARTSIENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,

No. -'s CHAMBERS STREET, NIEw YORK.

TO OWNERS OF LANDS ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED BY WATER GRANTS.

A TTENTION IS CALLED '1'O THE RECENT act of the Legislature (chapter 449, Laws of x889),

which provides that whenever any streets or avenues in the city, described in any grant of land tinder water, from the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty containing covenants requiring the grantees and their successors to pave, repave, keep in repair or maintain such streets, shall be in need of repairs, pavement or repavement, the Common Council may, by ordinance, requir-the same to be paved, repaved or repaired, and he expense thereof to be assessed on the property

benefited ; and whenever the owner of a lot so assessed shall have paid the assessment levied for such paving, repaving or repairing, such payment shall release and discharge such owner from any and every covenant and obligation as to paving, repaving and repairing, con-tained in the water grant under which the premises are held, and no rather assessment shall be imposed on such lot for paving, repaving or repairing such street or avenue, unless it shall be petitioned for by a majority of the owners of the property who shall also he the owners of a majority of the property in frontage) on the line of the uropwed improvement.

The act further provides that the owner of any such lot may notify the Commissioner of Public Works, in writing, specifying the ward number and street number of the lot that he desires, for himself, his heirs and assigns, to be released from the obligation of such covenants, and elects and agrees that said lot shall be thereafter liable to be assessed as above provided, and thereupon the owner of such lot. his heirs and assigns shall thenceforth be relieved from any obligation to pave. repair, uphold or maintain said street, and the lot in respect of which such notice was given shall be liable to assessment accordingly.

'.' he Commissioner of Public Works desires to give the following explanation of the operation of this act:

When notice. as above described, is given to the Commissioner of Public Works, the owner of the lot or lots therein described, and his heirs and assigns, are forever released from all obligation under the grant in espect to paving, repaving or repairing the street in rout of or adjacent to said lot or lots, except one assess-ment for such paving, repaving or repairs, as the Conn-inoii Council play, by ordinance, direct to be made thercatter.

No street or avenue within the limits of such grants can be paved, repaved or repaired until said work is authorized by ordinance of the Common Council, and when the owners of such lots desire their streets to be paved, repaved or repaired, they should state their desire and make their application to the Board of Alder-men and not to the Commissioner of Public Works, who has no authority in the matter until directed by ordinance of the Common Council to proceed with the pa•ement, repavement or repairs.

MICHAEL T. DALY, Commissioner of Public Works

CORPORATION NOTICE.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all

houses and lots, improved or unimproved lands affected thereby, that the following assessments have been com-pleted and are lodged in the office of the Board of As-sessors for examination by all persons interested, viz, :

List 4072. No. I. Sewer and appurtenances on the southerly side of the Southern Boulevard, from the end of existing sewer west of Willis avenue to the summit east of 1V illis avenue.

List 4o78, No. 2. `ewer in One Hundred and Eighth street, between Poulevard and Amsterdam avenue.

List 4099, No, 1. Sewer in One Hundred and Ninth street, between Manhattan avenue and Central Park, West,

List 4082, Ni,. 4. Server in First avenue, between Forty-second and Forty-third streets, connecting with present sewer in Forty-third street, east of First avenue.

Li It 4.83, No. _. Sewer in Sixty-eighth street, between Avenue A and East river.

The limits embraced by such assessments include all the several houses and lots of grounds, vacant lots, pieces and parcels of land situated on

No. r- South side of the Southern Boulevard, extend-ing easterly from Willis avenue, about 505 feet.

No. 2. Both sides of One hundred and Eighth street, from Boulevard to Amsterdam avenue.

No, 3. Both sides of One Hundred and Ninth street, from Central Park, West, to Manhattan avenue; east side of Manhattan avenue, from One Hundred and Eighth to One Hundred and Ninth street, an north side of One Hundred and Eighth street, from Central Park, West, to Manhattan avenue.

No. 4. Both sides of First avenue, from Forty-second to Forty-third street.

No. g. Both sides of Sixty-eighth street, from Avenue A to the East river.

All persons whose interests are affected by the above-named assessments, and who are opposed to the same, or either of them, are requested to present their objec-tions, in writing, to the Chairman of the Board of Assess-ors, at their office, No. 27 Chambers street, within thirty days from the date of this notice,

The above-described lists will be transmitted, as pro-vided by law, to the Board of Revision and Correction of Assessments for confirmation on the x5th day of March, 1893.

EDWARD GILON, Chairman, PATRICK M. HAVERTY, CHARLES E. WENDT, EDWARD CAHILL,

. Board of Assessors. OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS,

NO. a1 CHAMBERS STREET, New YORK, February 23, 11893-

OEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. L)RI ARTMIENT OF Doc KS,

PIER "A," NORTH RIVER.

TO CONTRACTORS,

(No, 435-)

PROPOSALS FOR ESTIMATES FOR DREDGING Al' PIERS, NEW -8, NEW 4z, PIER FOOL' OF BETHUNE STREET, PIER, NEW 6z. AND AT PIER FOOT OF WEST THIR'1'Y-FOURTH STREET, ON THE NORTH RIVER.

ESTIMATES FOR DREDGING AT THE above-named places, on the North river, will be

received by the Board of Commissioners at the head of the Department of Docks, at the office of said Depart-ment, on Pier "A," foot of Battery place, North river, in the City of New York, until I o'clock P. Ni. of

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, t8r3, at wnich time and place the estimates will be publicly opened by the head of said Department. The award of the contract, if awarded, will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids.

Any person making an estimate for the work shall furnish the saute in a sealed envelope to said Board, at said office, on or before the day and hour above named, which envelope shall be indorsed with the name or names of the person or persons presenting the same, the date of its presentation, and a statement of the work to which it relates.

The bidder to whom the award is made shall give security for the faithful performance of thecontract, in the manner prescribed and required by ordinance, in the sum of Eleven Thrusand Eight Hundred Dollars.

The Engineer's estimate of the quantities of material necessary to be dredged in order to secure dt the premises mentioned the depth of water set opposite thereto in the specifications, is as follows:

ON THE NORTH RIVER.

same, within three days after the contract is awarded. If the successful bidder shall refuse or neglect, within live 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 neg- lect or refusal ; but if he shall execute the contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will be returned to him.

Bidders are informed that no deviation from the specifications will he allowed, unless under the written instructions of the Engineer-in-Chief.

No estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Corporation, upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation.

THE RIGHT TO DECLINE ALL THE E51'I-MA'1'ES 15 RESERVED IF DEEMED FOR '1'i-It INlEREtil' OF '[HE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

Bidders are requested, in making their bids or estt-mates, to use the blank prepared for that purpose by the Department, a copy of which, together with the form of agreement, including specifications, and showing the manner of payment for the work, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office of the Depart. ment.

I. SERGEANT CRAM, ED\VIN A. l'OST, JAMES J. PHELAN,

Commissioners of the Department of Docks. Datsd NEW YORK, February :3, t893.

SUPREME COURT. In the matter of the apulication of the Board of Street

Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH STREET, from Amsterdam avenue to Convent avenue, in the'1'welfth Ward of the City of New York.

814 THE CITY RECORD . IEBRUARY 28, 1893•

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC I Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name owner or owners, occupant or occupants of all and place of residence of each of the persons making the

houses and lots, improved or unimproved lands affected same ; the names of all persons interested with him or thereby, that the following assessments have been com- them therein ; and if no other person be so interested, it pleted and are lodged in the office of the Board of As- I shall distinctly state that fact ; also that it is made without sessors for examination by all persons interested, viz. : any connection with any other person making an estimate

List 39 6, No. e. sewer in One Hundred and Seven- I for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and with- tieth street, between Tenth avenue and Kingsbridge I out collusion or fraud ; and that no member of the Cont- road, and in Kingsbridge road, east side between One mot Council, head of a department, chief of a bureau, Hundred and Seventieth and One Hundred and deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the Seventy-third streets. I Corporation, isdirectlyorindirectlyinterestedtherein,or

List 4026, No. a. Paving Amsterdam avenue, from in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any pox- One Hundred and Tnirtleth to One Hundred and tion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be Fortieth street, with granite blocks and laying cross- I verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties walks. making the estimate, that the several matters stated

list 4008. No. 3. Faving One Hundred and Sixteenth therein are in all respects true. Where more than one street. from Avenue A to Harlem river, with granite I person is interested, it is requisite that the VEsIFJCAIION blocks. be made and subscribed by all the parties interested.

List 4054, No. 4. Paving One Hundred and Forty- Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the third street, from Amsterdam avenue t:, the Boulevard, consent, in writing, of twohouseholdersorfreeholdersin with granite blocks, and laying crosswalks the City of New York, with their respective places of

The limits embraced by such assessments include all business or residence, to the effect that if the contract the several house. and lots of grounds, vacant lots, pieces I be awarded to the person making the estimate, they and parcels of land situated on— will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his

No. I. Both sides of One Hundred and Seventieth sureties for its faithful performance ; and that if he shall street, from Tenth avenue to Kingsbridge road ; both omit or refuse to execute the same, they shall pay to sides of Audubon avenue, from One Hundred and Seven- the Corporation any difference between the sum to tieth to One Hundred and Seventy-first [street ; block which he would be entitled on its completion, and that `•ounded by One Hundred and Seventieth and One I which the Corporation may be obliged to payto the person Hundred and Seventy-firt streets, Audubon and or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any Eleventh avenues : ea-t side of Eleventh avenue. from subsequent letting ; the amount in each case to be calcu- One Hundred and Seventy-first to One Hundred and j kited upon the estimated amount of the work -eventy-second street, west side of Eleventh avenue, by which the bids ate tested. The consent above men- from Line Hundred and Seventieth to One Hundred and I Honed shall be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, Seventy-second street ; east si e of K:ngsbridge road, I in writing. of each of the persons signing the same, that from One Hundred and Seventieth to One Hundred and he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New Seventy--third street ; and both sides of One Hundred . York, and is worth the amount of the security required and Seventy-first street and One HundredandSevecty- for the completion of this contract, over and above all second street, from Eleventh avenue to Kingsbridge his debts of every nar•:re, and over and above his lia. road. I bilities as bail, surety or otherwise ; and that he has

No. z. Both sides of Amsterdam avenue, from One offered himself as a surety in good faith., and with the Hundred and Thirtieth street to the centre line of the intention to execute the bond required by section z of block between One Hundred and Fortieth and One chapter 7 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of New Hundred and Forty-first streets, and to the extent of York, if the contract shall be awarded to the person or half the block at the intersecting streets. persons for whom he consents to become surety. The

No. 3. Foth sides of One Hundred and Sixteenth adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered to be street, from Avenue A to Harlem river, and to the approved by the Comptroller of the City of New York. extent of h.tlf the block at the intersecting avenues. No bid or estimate will be considered unless ac-

No. 4. Both sides of One Hundred and Forty-third 1 companied by either a certified check upon one of the street,trem Amsterdam avenue to the Boulevard, and to State or National banks of the City of New York, the extent of half the block at the intersecting avenues. drasvn to the order of the Comptroller, or money, to the

All persons [chose interests are affected by the I amount of five per centum of the amount of the above-named assessments, and w•ho are opposed to the security required for the faithful performance of the same, or cltner of them, are reque-ted to present their I contract. Such check or money must NOT be in- ohiections, in writing, to the Chairman of the Board closed in the sealed envelope containing the estimate,

.A-ses,ors, at their office, No. 27 Chambers street, but must be handedto the officer orclerk of the Depart- o '-.!n thirty days from the date of this notice. ment who has charge of the estimate-box, and no esti-

L5 above-described lists will be transmitted, as pro- mate can be deposited in said box until such check or ~, by law, to the Board of Revision and Correction of money has been examined by said officer or clerk and

` 1--c-sments for confirmation on the 58th day of found to be correct. All such deposits, except that of the Ifz successful bidder, will be returned to the persons mak-

Fl WARD GILON, Chairman, ing the same within three days after the contract is I'.\ - lR1CK H. HAVERTY, awarded. If the successfulbiddershallrefuseornegle:t, l HAS. E. w-ENDT, w-ithin five days after notice that the contract has been l- I WARD C aH ILL, awarded to him, to execute the same, the amount of the

Board of Assessors. deposit made by him shall be forfeited to and re- ( tv U. ARD of AEssoos,1 I tamed by the City of New York as liquidated damages

\.,. _ - C1;.•,>11 RRS STREET, for such neglect or refusal ; but if lie shall execute the to \ t iCK. February t', two;. contract within the time aforesaid, the amount of his de.

--- - posit will be returned to him.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHAR- Should the person or persons to whom the contract

may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept the contract ITIES AND CORRECTION. within five days after written notice that the same has

been awarded to his or their bid or proposal, or if he or l_. .vi of PRLtC LH.aCiTIE' AN], L,Cs.OECrtON, I they accept but do not execute the contract and give the

N. 16 "l'R_1,TD acv,; L. j proper security, he or they shall be considered as having New 1 orb, February s,, 1893. ± abandoned it, and as in default to the Corporation, and

the contract will be readvertised and relet as provided TI) CONTRACTORS. bylaw.

IUI'V \Lti FOR DRY GOODS FOR 'lie quality of the articles, supplies, goods, stares

- INSANE A'SI-LUMS.

and nxerckandise must confirm in ,vets• resft,c! to tee sa,uples if the saute on exlribujon al the office of the

BIDS OR E-T13t.Af'F:s FOR FUR- SEALED said Department. Bidders are cautioned to examine nishing Dry Goods during the year tI9s, in the .tJte, i/rcations fi•r part cul.trs of the articles, etc.,

:atvrmity with samples and specifications, Will be I required,bcloe making- theirestiurates. r.: -::-i , ed at the office of the Department of Public I Bidders will state the price for each article, by which Cir.rities and Correction, No. v6 'Ihird avenue, the bids will be tested. in the City of New f ork, until to o'clock A. Al. of Bidders will write out the amcunt of their estimates in Tug_=_day, March 7, 5593. I addition to inserting the same in figures.

DRY GOODS FOR INSANE ASVtrms. Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comp- 7.000 yards Brown Muslin, " Indian Head," 36 troller, in accordance with the terms of the contract, or

inches, I from time to time, as the Commissioners may deter- 2-,000 yards brown Muslin, " Indian Head," 48 mine.

inches. The form of the contract, including specifications and 6,coo yards Bleached Muslin, " Dwight Anchor," showing the manner of payment, tciil be furnished at

36 inches. the office of the Department ; and bidders are cautioned 77.coo yards Sat,net, " Spring Brook." to examine each and all of its provisions carefull>-, t3..00 yardsCottcnade. - Flat Rock." j as the Board of PuLlic Charities and Correction will 5,000 yards Ticking, " Cordis Mill, A. C. E." insist upon its absolute enforcement in even, particular.

r..eo yards Canton Flannel," Amo4keng, A.A." HENRY H. PORTER, President, o.oa yards Kentucky leans, ' Flushing." CHARLES E. SI]SMONS, M. D.,

12,000 pa' ds Blue Denim," Silver Fox Amoskeag." EDWARD C. SHEEHY, :.,.400 yards Gingham. Commissioners, Department of Public Charities :I. co yards " Otis " Checks. and Correction.

.«o yards Seersucker " Bates Mill." t. x25 yards Red Flannel "Belvidere Scarlet." I DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTIOS, S r,avo yards Fluc Flannel for Blouses. No.66 "I'HIRD AVENUE, 1.750 white Toilet Quilts '- Bate." I NEW YORK, February 27, x893. -,coo yards Crash Roller Toweling " Stevens all N ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF

linen.' 2,000 yards Crash Dish Toweling " Stevens all

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

linen." Huckabuck Toweling. ,40c yards I public institutions of the City of New York," the Com-

.:,000 yards Damask for Table Cloths. missiuners of Public Charities and Correction report as fol:cws

I,000 yards \5 hite'Iable Oil Cloth. I At City Hospital. Blackwell's Island—John Mrrrison,

I;o cards Sleeve Lining. aged y3 years 6 feet high ; brown eyes ; gray hair and _, Men's Knit Undershirts. beard. Had on when admitted blue coat, blue striped

_ _ ,, Men', Knit Drawers. coat, black lest, colored shirt, laced shoes, cap. Women's Knit Jackals, large. Catharine Conway, aged bo years ; 5 feet z inches

_ Women's Vi oolen .bawls, black, brown and I high ; brown eyes ; gray hair. Had on when admitted gray.

\Vomen'>Woolen Hoods, black, brown and gray. black dress. black hat. I At \Vorkhou-e, Blackw-ell's Island—Henry Wedde, _ pairs Colored Woolen Blankets, "Kersey,' aged z5 years; committed January 8, [8q3. Had on

average seven pounds. pairs W hite Woolen Blankets, " Hartford," _ .

~ when received brown overcoat, red and brown mixed

average six pounds. coat, bl. ck pants, black vest, white shirt, black derby

I r.. ; Ovcrci at-, " Quinnepocit material. " hat. I Daniel McKeever, aged 48 years ; committed Febru-

- J Pea Jackets. "Quinnepacit material." faces. I ary 8, [893. Had on when received blue pea jacket, ummer Blouses

- Summ r Helmets, with Department devices. I check coat, two pairs dark pants, blue shirt, white cot-

' - Men's Summer Hats. ton drawers, brown derby hat.

- o Women's Summer Hats. _ J ,hn `•t erns, aged 4z y. ars ; committed February 6,

Men's Canvas Hats I 1893. Had on when received blac'< coat, pants and

Alen's Rubber Coats. I vest, blue shirt, red shirt, brown felt hat.

L: 4 Rubber Sheets, t6 groumets each. Anton Urban, committed January 24, rE93. Had on

The person or persons making any bid or estimate when admitted, black coat and vest, two pairs dark pants, brown cotton shirt, black derby hat.

sita11 turiish the same in a sealed envelope, in- dorsed " Bid or Estimate for Dry Goods, etc.," with At Ward's Island Hepital— Frederick Dempkey,

vi. or their name or names, and the date of pre- 65I years blue

when dsp gray hair. on admitted brown o at sensation, to the head of said Department, at the said office, on or before the day and hour above named, brown striped vest, blue striped tenni shirt, cloth

at which time and place the bids or estimates received will be publicly opened by the President of said Depart-

gaiters, I Pauline Weitenbacker aged 56 years; 5 feet 6 inches

meat and read. high ; L Town eyes ; gray hair. Had on when admitted

1'HE BOARD of PuBLlc CHARITIES AND CORRECTION black wrapper, brown skirt, white waist, pepper-and.

RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS OR EST[- salt colored shawl, black woolen hood. black cloth shoes. Nothing known of their friends or relatives.

I ',IATES IF DEEMED TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, By order,

-I .S PROVIDED IN SECTION 64, CHAPTER 41o, LAWS OF U. F. BRITTON, Secretary.

rt8s. No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract

awarded to, an}' person who is in arrears to the Cor- debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as peration upon POLICE DEPARTMENT.

:surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corpora- I POLICE DEPARTM1IEN-t—CITY or NEW YORK, Con,

1he award of the contract will be made as soon as OFFICE OF 'IHE PROPERTY CLEoK (ROOM No. q),

practicable after the opening of the bids. Y S

No. 300 MULBERRY sIREET,

Delivery will be required to be made from time to YORK, r8g3.

time, andin such quantities as may be directed by the , OWNERS WANTED BY 1HE PROPERTY said Commissioners. j Clerk of the Police Department of the City of

Any bidder for this contract must be known to be New York, No. co Mulberry street, Room No. q, for the engaged in and well prepared for the business, and must following property, now in his cuss .dy, without claim- have satisfactory testimonials to that effect ; and the per. ants - Boats, rope, free. lead, male and female clothing, son or persons to whomthe contract may be awarded I boot,, shoes, wine, blankets, diamonds, canned goods, will be required to give security for the performance of the contract or their with two sufficient

I liquors, etc., also small amount money taken from and found by of this Department. prisoners patrolmen

by his bond,

s, cash in the amount of fifty ':o; rureti. penal per cent. JOHN F. HARRIOT, of the l.t i I .51A'lt-D amount of the contract. t Property Clerk.

At Pier, new 38 .................... 35,0:.0 cubic yards. new 40 south side) .-..... iz,000 1\T OT'l(E IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WE, THE

At Pier, 1V undersigned, were appointed by an order of the At Pier foot of Bethune street...-... 9,000 Supreme Court, bearing date the 28th day of January,

" At I'ier, new 65 .north side).. ... , m6,000 I t892, Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, for the At Pier foot of 1Vest Thirty-fourth purpose of making a just and equitable estimate and

street ........................... 65,000 assessment of the loss, if any, over and above the benefit

Total .................. [47,000 cubic yards, and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage, if any, over and above the loss and damage. as the ease may he, to the respective owners, lessees. parties and

N. B.—Bidders are required to submit their estimates persons respectively entitled unto or interested in the upon the following express conditions, which shall lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises required apply to and become a part of every estimate received : for the perpose by and in consequence of opening

1st. Bidders must satisfy themselves, by personal : a certain street herein designated as One Hundred and .:xamination of the locations of the proposed dredging, , Thirty-sixth street, as shown and delineated on a certain and by such other means as they may prefer, as to the map of the City of New York, made by the Commis. accuracy of the foregoing Engineer's estimate, and shall sioners of Streets and Roads of the City of New York, not at any time after the submission of an estimate dis• filed in the office of the Street Commissioner of the City pate or complain of the above statement of quantities, , of New York April I, l8tt:, and as shown and delineated nor assert that there was any nisunde*standing in on a certain map made by the Board of Commissioners regard to the nature or amount of the work t: be done. of the Central Park, and filed in the office of the Street

zd. Bidders will be required to complete the entire Commissioner of the City of New York on March 7, work to the satisfaction of the Department of Docks, and 1868, and more particularly set forth in the aforesaid in substantial accordance with the specifications of the order of appointment and the petition of the Board of contract. No extra compensation, beyond the amount

before be Street Opening and Improvement filed therewith in

Clerk payable for the work mentioned which shall actually performed, at the price therefor, per cu.;ic yard,

the office of the of the City and County of New York ; and a just and eq, citable estimate and assess-

to be specified by the lowest bidder, shall be due or meat of the salue of the benefit and advantage of payable for the entire work. j said street, so to be opened or laid out and formed,

The work to be done under this contract is to be com- to the respective owners, lessees, parties and per- menced within five days after the date of the contract, sons respectively entitled to or interested in the and the Cntire work is to be fully completed on or be- said respective lands, tenements, hereditaments fore the i5th day of May, t853, and the damages to and premi-es not required for the purpose of open- De paid by the contractor for each day that the contract ing, laying out and forming the same. but bene- may be unfulfilled after the time fixed for the fulfillment fited thereby, and of ascertaining and defining thereof has expired, are, by a clause in the contract, the extent and boundaries of the respective tracts or fixed and liquidated at F iffy Dollars per day. parcels of land to be taken or to be assessed therefor,

Bidders will state in their estimates a price, per and of performing the trusts and duties required of us cubic yard, for doing such dredging, in conformity with by chapter t6, title 5, of the act. entitled "An act to the approved form of agreement and the specifics- consolidate into one act and to declare the special and Lions therein set forth, by which price the bic'.s will local laws affecting public interests in the City of New be tested. This price is to cover all expenses of York," passed July I, t88z, and the acts or parts of acts every kind involved in or incidental to the fulfillment of in addition thereto or amendatory thereof. the contract, including any claim that may arise through All parties and persons interest, d in the real estate delay, from any cause, in the performing of the work taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the said thereunder, street or affected thereby, and having any chin or

Bidders will distinctly write out, both in words and in demand on account thereof, are hereby required to figures, the amount of their estimates for doing this Ares nt the same, duly verified, to the undhrsigned work. Commissioners of Estimate and Asse-sment, at our

The person or persons to whom the contract maybe office, No. 5r Chambers street, in the City of New York awarded will be required to attend at this office with the Room NO 3). with such affidavits or other proofs as the sureties offered by him or them, and execute the con- said owners or claimants may desire. within thirty days tract within five days front the date of the service of a after the date of this notice ! February 57, ri93- notice to that effect; and in case of failure orneglect so to And we. the said Commissioners, will be in attend- do, he or they will be considered as having abandoned it,

in default the Corporation, and the contract and as to ance at our said office on Saturday, the tst day of April,

in forenoon will be readvertised and relet, and so on until it be

1893, at 10.30 o'clock the of that day, to hear the said parties and pers its in relation thereto ; and at

ac'epted and executed, such time and place, and at such further or other Bidders are required to state in their estimates their time and place as we may appoint, we will hear such

names and places of residence t the names of all persons owners in relation thereto, and ex , mine the proofs of interested with them therein ; and if no other person be such clai rant or cl emants, or such additional proofs so interested, the estimate shall distinctly state the and allegations as may then be offered by such owners, fact ; also, that the estimate is made without any con. or on behalf of the Mayor; Aldermen and Commonalty nection with any other person making an estimate for of the t ity of New York, the same work, and that It is in all respects fair and with- I Dated New Youx, February a7, 1893. out collusion or fraud ; and also, that no member of the THO ,I S NOI.AN. Common Council, head of a department, chief of a JOSEPH JOSEPH C. WOLFF, bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other H. McKEAN, officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly inter- Commissioners. ested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it re- JOHN P. DUNN, Clerk. fates, or in any portion of the profits thereof ; which ......._ -.___ — estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the '~ In the matter of the application of the Board of Street party making the estimate, that the several matters Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, stated therein are in all respects true. Where more

I for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Corn-

tan one person is intere Ehd, zt is requisite that the U rification be trade and subscribed to oy all Inc parties monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquir.

{nterest-d. Eachestimate shall be accompanied by the con- I

ing title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired. to ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN. 'PEEN"I II STREET, between Amsterdam avenue

sent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in and Morningside avenue, in the'1'welfth Ward of the i he City of New York, with tkrir res/ectzve places of I City of New York. Sassiness or residence, to the effect that if the contract be awarded to the person or persons making the esti- mate, they will, upon so awarded,

I NTO1'ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WE THE its being become

bound as his or their sureties for its faithful perform- 1V undersigned, were appointed by an order of the Supreme t Curt, bearing date the 3d day of February,

ante ; and that if said person or persons shall omit or t89z. Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment for refuse to execute the contract, they will pay to the Cur- the purpose of making a just and equitable estimate and uoration of the City of New York any difference assessment of the loss, if any, over and above the baween the sum to which said person or persons

its and that which would be entitled upon completion benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage,

loss said Corporation may be obliged to pay to the per-

be

if any, over and above the and damage, as the case may be, to the respective owners. lessees, par.

son to whom the contract may awarded at any subsequent letting; the amount, in each case, to be

ties and persons respectively entitled into or in. terested in the lands, tenements, hereditaments and

calculated upon the estimated amount of the work to The

premisesregttired for the parposeby and in consequence tie done by which the bids are tested. consent of opening a certain street herein designated as One -move mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath Hundred and Seventeenth street. as shown and or affirmation. in writing, of each of the persons sign-

he is householder or freeholder delineated on a certain map of the City of New York,

Streets i.tg the same, that a i.t the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the

made by the Commissioners of and Roads of the City of New York, filed in the office of the Street Cons-

security required for the completion of the contract, over missioner of the City of New York April I, ,8ts, and and above all his debts of every nature, and over and as shown and deliocated on a certain map made by the .tba.'e his liabilities as bail, surety and otkerwise; and Itoard of Commissioners of the Central Park, and filed that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith, and in the office of the Street Commissioner of the City with the intention to execute the bond required by law. of New York on March 7, 1865, and more particularly The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered set forth in the aforesaid order of appointment and the sill be subject to approval by the Comptroller of the City of New York after the award is made and prior to

petition of the Board of Street Opening and Improve-ment filed therewith in the office of the Clerk of the

the signing of the contract. . City and County of New York ; and a just and equitable No estimate will be received or considered unless estimate and assessment of the value of the benefit

accompanied by either a certified check upon one of the and advantage of said street, so to be opened or State or National banks of the City of New York, laid out and formed, to the respective owners, drawn to the order of the Comptroller, or money, to the lessees, parties and persons, respectively entitled

to or the said respective tene- amount of five per centum of the amount of security interested in lands, lequired for the faithful performance of the contract. ments, hereditaments and premises not required for uch check or money must not be inclosed in the the purpose of opening, laying out and forming the

sealed envelope containing the estimate, but must be same, but benefited thereby, and of ascertaining and banded to the officer or clerk of the Department who defining the extent and boundaries of the respective has charge of the estimate-box, and no estimate can be

has tracts or parcels of land to be taken or to be assessed

the trusts and duties re- therefor, and of performing deposited in said box until such check or money be by title an act entitled been examined by said officer or clerk and found to quired of us chapter 16, 5, of

An Act to consolidate into one act and to declare the correct. All such deposits, except that of the success. fail bidder, will be returned to the persons making the special and local laws affecting public interests in the

FEBRUARY 28 1893 THE CITY RECORD. 815

City of New York," passed July r, t88a, and the acts or parts of acts in addition thereto or amendatory thereof.

All parties and persons interested in the real estate taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the said street, or affected thereby, and having any claim or demand on account thereof, are hereby required to pre-sent the same, duly verified, to the undersigned Com-missioners of Estimate and Assessment, at our office, No, 5, Chambers street, in the City of New fork (Room No. II, with such affidavits or other proofs as the said owners or claimants may desire, within thirty days after the date of this notice (February 27, r"93).

And we, the said Commissioners, will be in attendance at our said office on Monday, the 3d day of April, 1893, at tz o'clock noon of that day, to hear the said parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such time and place, and at such further or other time and place as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in relation thereto and examine the proofs of such claimant or claimants, or such additional proofs and allegations as may then be offered by such owner or on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York.

Dated New Yoiu , February z7, u893. WII.l.l AM H. BARKER, LEO C. DESSAR, JAMES E. DOHERTY,

Commissioners. JOHN P. Dccc, Clerk.

at r o'clock in the afternoon of that day, to hear the said parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such time and place, and at such further or other time and place as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in relation thereto and examine the proois of such claim. ant or claimants, or such additional proofs and allega-tions as may then be offered by such owner, or on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York.

Dated Ness Yorte, February t(, tsy3. EDWARD 'f. WOOD, 1'EIER IlOWE, HENRY G. CASSIDY,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of ONE HUNDRED AND .lHIRT'Y-SECOND STREET, from 'Twelfth avenue to the bulkhead-line, Hudson river, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York.

NOTICE TO ALI. PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS PROCEEDI3 G OR IN ANY OF THE LANDS AFFECTED THEREBY,

Special Ternt thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the twelfth day of April, 1893, 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 YocK, February 14 893. JOHN E. WARD, Chairman, I, P. SOLOMON, HENRY WINTHROP GRAY,

Commissioners. CARROLL BERRY, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, 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 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST' SI'REE'1', between the Boulevard and Amsterdam avenue, in the 't'welf'th Ward of the City of New York.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquir-irg title wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired], to ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIXTH STREET (although not yet named by proper authority), between 'Tenth avenue and Edge-combe avenue, in the Twelfth Ward of the city of New York.

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

matter, hereby give notice to all persons interested in this proceeding. and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-That we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro- ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto do present their said objec-tions in tvritiug, duly verified, to us at our office, No. 5r Chambers street (Room 4), in said city, on or before the z3d day of March, 1893, and that we, the said Com-missioners. will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the said z3d day of March, 0893, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days :u 2.30 o'clock, P. Ni.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the aficla its, estimates and other docu-ments used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 30 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 22d day of March, 1893.

'Third-']'hat the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces, or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz: Northerly by the centre line of the block between one Hundred and Sixty-sixth street and One Hundred and Sixty-seventh street ; easterly by the westerly line of Edgecombe road ; southerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street and One Hundred and Sixty-sixth street; and westerly by the easterly line of Amsterdam avenue ; as such area is shown upon our benefit map depo,ited as aforesaid.

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 at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the 4th day of April. 1893. 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, February 9. rE93. MAX MOSES, Chairman, BRYAN L. KENNELLY, JOHN McL. NASH,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-mon:dty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title (wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired; to FORT INDEPI'NDENCE sl'REE'1' !although not yet named by proper authority:, extending from its junction with Boston avenue to Broad•:;ay, in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of New fork. as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a first-class street or road by the Department of Public Parks.

W E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above.

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding, and co the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im- proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-'That we have completed our estimate and as-sessment, and that all persons interested in this pro-ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present their said objec-tions in writing, duly verified, Cu, us at our office, No. 5r Chambers street (Room 4), in said city, on or before the z3d ciay of March, t893, and that we, the said Com-missicners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the said ad day of March, 1893, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at z o'clock P. st.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other docu-ments used by us in makir-g our report, have been de-posited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 3 t Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the zzd day of March, 1893.

Third-1 hat the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, svhich, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz : North,-rly by the prolongation westerly from Erond way for a distance of ico feet of the centre line of the blocks, between Fort Independence street and Van Cortlandt avenue, and by the centre line of said blocks front Broad. way to Bailey avenue : easterly by the centre line of the blocks between Sedgwick avenue and Fort Independence street, from Bailey avenue to ((]off street, the centre line of the block between Sedgwick avenue, Giles place and Fort Independence street, from Oloff street to Boston avenue, an irregular broken line commencing at a point in the easterly line of Boston avenue opposite Fort Independence street, and rtmning thence in a southerly direction. and between Sedgwick avenue and Boston avenue for a distance of about Son feet and the easterly line of Boston avenue ; southerly by a line commencing at a point in the easterly line of Boston avenue, distant about a.lo feet southerly from the intersection of the southerly line of Port Independence street with the westerly line of Boston avenue; and running thence easterly for a distance of about tees feet, the centre line of the block between Heath avenue, Boston avenue and Fort Independence street and its prolongation westerly from Heath avenue, for a distance of 84.5 feet and the centre line of the blocks between Fort Independence street and a certain unnamed street, from Albany road to Broadway, and the prolongation of said centre line easterly from Albany road to the centre line of the block between Albany road and Port Independence street, and westerly from Broadway for a d stance of too feet ; and westerly by the centre line of the block between Heath avenue, Bailey avenue and Fort Independence street, the centre line of the block between Bailey avenue, Albany road and Fort Independence street and a line parallel with and distant too feet westerly from the westerly line of Broadway ; as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the 4th day of April, :893, 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, February 9, 1893.

LEICESTER HOLME, Chairman, HENRY STEINERT, JAMES F. C. BLACKHURST,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, whcrevir the same has not been heretofore ac-quired, to l' AST ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH 51'Rl'ET' although not yet named by proper authority), extending from River avenue to St. Ann's avenue, in the T%venty-third 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.

NOTI('E IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIIE undersigned were appointed by an order of the

Supreme Court, hearing date the 12th day of February, 1892, Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, for the purpoac of making a just and equitable estimate and assesentent of the loss, if any, over and above the benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage, if any, over and above the loss and damage, as the case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons respectively entitled unto or interested in the lan, s, tenements, hereditaments and premises required for the purpose by and in consequence of opening a certain street herein designated as East One Hun-dred and Forty-fourth street, as shown and delineated on a certain map made under authority of chapter 841 of the Laws of 1868, and filed in the office of the Register of the County of W'estchester on the aid day of t ebruary, 1871, and more particularly set forth in the aforesaid order of appointment and the p ~tition of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement filed therewith in the office of the Clerk of the City and County of New York, and a just and equitable estimate and assessment of the value of the benefit and advantage of said street so to be opened or laid out and formed, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons respectively entitled to or interested in the said respective lends, tenements, hereditaments and pretn- ises not required for the purpose of opening, laying-out and forming the same, but benefited thereby, and of ascertaining and defining the ex,ent and boundaries of the respective tracts or parcels of land to be taken or to be assessed therefor, and of performing the trusts and duties required of its by chapter in, title 5, of the act entitled " An _ et to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public inter-ests in the City of New York," passed July t, ,eTe, and the acts or parts of acts in addition thereto or amenda-tory thereof.

All parties and persons interested in the real estate taken, or to he taken, for the purpose of opening the said street, or affected thereby and having any claim or de-mand to accnnnt thereof• are hereby required to present the same, dig verified, to the undersigned Commission-ers of Estimate and Assessment at their office, No. 5, Chaml , ers street. in the City of New York, Room No. 3, with such affidavits or other proofs as the said owners or claimants may desire, within thirty days after the date of this notice .February 4, t893).

And we, the said Comznissnmers, will be in attendance at our said office on Tuesday, the tgth clay of March, 08o3, at it o'ciock in the forenoon of that day, to hear the said parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such time and place, and at such further or other time and pl.tce as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in relation thereto and examine the proofs of such claim-ant or claimants, or such additional pros£- and allegations as may then he offered by such owner, or on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York.

Dated NEW YORK, February 4, 0893. :MICHAEL J. MULQUEI.N, THEODORE E. SMITH, JAMES MITCHELL,

Commissioners. Jolly P. DUNN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title (wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired , to EAST ONE: HUNDRED AND SEV F.Y- TY-EIGHTH STREI•:T (although not yet named by proper authority), extending from Burnside avenue to Lafontaine avenue, in the lwenty-fourth Ward of the City of New York, as the same has been hereto(erc laid out and designated as a first-class street or road by the Department of Public Parks,

WE, THE UN I)ERSIGNF.D COMMISSIONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and ini-proved and 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 this pro-ceedinz, or in any of the lands affected thereby. and having objections thereto, do present their said objections in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. ;r Chambers street (Room 4), in said city, on or before the ,7th day of March, 1893, and thet we, the said Com-missioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the) said 17th day of March, tSoa, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at to o'clock nt.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and hcnetit maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the Cmmissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office. No. 31 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 16th day of March, t893.

Third- That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces, or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which taken together are bounded and described as follows, viz. : Northerly by the centre line of the blocks between East One Hundred and Seventy-eighth street and East One Hundred and Seventy-ninth street, from Burnside avenue to 'Third avenue, and the prolongation of said centre line easterly from Third avenue to La-fontaine avenue ; easterly by the westerly line of Lafontaine avenue : southerly by the centre line of the blocks between East One Hundred and Seventy-eighth street and "Fremont avenue, from Lafontaine avenue to Webster avenue and the centre line of the block be- tween East One Hundred and Seventy-eighth street, Webster avenue and Burnside avenue ; and westerly by the easterly line of Burnside avenue and the easterly line of Webster avenue ; excepting from said area all the streets, avenues and roads or portions thereof heretofore legally opened, and all the unim-proved land included within the lines of streets, avenues, roads, public squares and places shown and laid out upon any nap or maps filed by the Commis-sioners of the Department of Public Parks, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 604 of the Laws of x874, and the laws amendatory thereof, or of chapter Oro of the Laws of t88a, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the 30th day of March, t8g3, 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, f ebruary 3, 0893. MICHAEL J. MULQUEEN,

Chairman, HENRY G. CASSIDY, EMANUEL M. FRIEND,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WE, THE undersigned Commissioners of Estimate and

Assessment in the above-entitled matter, will be in at-tendance at our office, No. oeo Broadway (fifth floor, Room a5), on Friday, March 3, x893, at three o'clock p. Ni., to hear any person or persons who may consider themselves aggrieved by our estimate (an abstract of which has been heretofore filed by us for and during the space of forty days in the office of the Commissioner of Public Works, No. 30 Chambers street), in opposi-tion to the same ; that our said abstract of estimate may be hereafter inspected at our said o:t.ce, No. zoo Broad-way ; that it is our intention to present our report for confirmation to the supreme Court, at a Special 'berm thereof, to be held at Chambers thereof, at the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the 8th day of March, 1893, at the opening of Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there- after as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will he made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated N Rw Ywa<, February t6, 0893. MEYER 'I'HALMESSINGER,

Chairman, HENRY CAMPBELL, DAVID McCLURE,

Commissioners,

V\7'E, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS - In the matter of the application of the Board of Street ~ of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

Opening and Improvement of th, - City of New York, entitled matter, hereby give notice to all pereons inter- for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- ested in this proceeding, in I to the owner or owners, monalty of the City of New York, relative to the open- occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and ing of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH STREET, improved or unimproved lands affected thereby, and between Riverside avenue and the Boulevard, in the to all others whom it may concern, to wit : Twelfth Ward of the City of New York. First-That ave hone completed our estimate and

assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro- ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and

TO THE STATUTES IN SUCH I having objections thereto, do present their said objec- PURSUANT cases made and provided, the Mayor, Aldermen ; linos in nriting. duly verified• to us at our office. No.

and Commonalty of the City of New York hereby give z°° Broadway jfifths floor). in the said city, on or before the twenty-eihth day of March, 0893, and that we, the notice that the Counsel to the Corporation will apply to

the Supreme Court, at a Special Term thereof, to be said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within

held at Chambers of said Court, in the County Court- h the ten week-days next after the said twenty-eighth day

house, in the City of New York, on the oath day of of March, 1893. and for that purpose will be in attendance

March, iE93, at 00.30 o'clock in the forenoon of that at our said office on each of said ten day., at three day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard o'clock P. nt.

thereon, for the appointment of aConimissioner of Esti- Second-I hat the abstract of our said estimate and

mate and Assessment in the above-entitled proceeding assessment, toL;ether with our damage and benefit maps, in the place and stead of William M. Hoes,who declines and also all the affidavits, estimates and other docu-

to serve ments used by its in making our report, have been

Dated NEW YORK, February a,, 1893. deposited with the Commissioner of Public Works of

WILLIAM H. CLARK, the City of New York, at his office, No. 3t Chambers

Counsel to the Corporation, street. in the said city, there to remain until the 29th

No, v Tryon Row, New York City. day of March, x893. _ 'Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street include • ll those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate,

Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, i lying and being in the City of New York which, taken

for and On Ithe One Northerly by the centre line of the block between Comm malty of City of New York, to acquire

title to certain lands required for a public park, at or Hundred and Thirty-second and One Hundred and

near CORLEARS HOOK, in the vevcnth Ward of Thirty-third streets; easterly by the westerly line of

the City of New York. Twelfth avenue ; souther] by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Thirty-second and

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS WHO MAY CON- One Hundredand Thirty-first streets ; and westerly by SIDI(R 'THEMSELVES AGGRIEVED BY THE the bulkhead-line of the Hudson river ; as such area is ESIIMA'f'E OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN 1 shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

THE A13OVE MATTER, Fourth-'That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, et a

1"\TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WE, THE 1V undersigned, were appointed by an order of the

CeninoLL BERRY-, Clerk. I Supreme Court, bearing date the 3c1 day of February, ___ _ ___ __._ __-_,__. 1,892, Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment for

In the matter of the application of the Board of S the purpose of making a just and equitable estimate and

Opening and Improvement of the the

of New Street

t York, assessment of the loss, if any, over and above the

Op and onand Imp of the nta of the City

of and York, benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage, y if any, over and above the loss and damage, as the

monalty of the City of New Y ork, relative to acgttir- case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, par-' ing title, wherever the same has not been heretofore ties and persons respectively entitled unto or in-acquired, to ONE HUNDRED AND NINE- terested in the lands, tenements, hereditaments and TEENTH STR EE I', between the Boulevard and premises required for the purpose by and in consequence Riverside avenue, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of of opening a certain street herein designated as One Hun- New York. dyed and Twenty-first street, as shown and delineated

on a certain map of the City of New York, made by the

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WE, TFIE Commissioners of Streets and Roach ; of the City of New undersigned, were appointed by an order of the : York, filed in the office of the Street Commissioner

Supreme Court, hearing date the 3d day of February, of the City of New York April, t, tbtt, and as shown r8gz. Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, for and delineated on a certain map made by the Board the purpose of making a just and equitable estimate and of Commissioners of the Central Park and filed assessment of the loss, it any, over and above the in the office of the Street Commissioner of the City benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage, of New York on March 7, t868, and more particu- if any, over and above the loss and damage, as the larly set forth in the aforesaid order of appointment case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, parties - and the petition of the Board of 'street Opening and persons respectively entitled unto or interested in and Improucment filed therewith in the office of the the lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises re- Clerk of the City and County of New York ; and a just quired for the purpose by and in consequence of opening and equitable estimate and assessment of the value a certain street herein designated as One Hundred and i of the benefit and advantage of said street, so Nineteenth street, as shown and delineated on a cer- ; to be opened or laid out and formed, to the respective tain map of the City of New York, made by the Com- owners, lessees, parties and persons respectively tnissioners of Streets and Roads of the City of New entitled to or interested in the said respective lands, York, filed in the office of the Street Commissioner tenements, hereditaments and premises not required for of the City of New York April r, t8tt, and as the purpose of opening, laying out and forming the shown and delineated on a certain map made by the same, but benefited thereby, and of ascertaining and Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, and filed defining the extent and boundaries of the respective in the office of the Street Commissioner of the City of tracts or parcels of land to be taken or to % be assessed New York on March 7, 1868, and more particularly set therefor, and of performing the trusts and Unties re-forth in the aforesaid order of appointment and the quired of them by chapter t6, title 5, of the act entitled petition of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement " An Act to consolidate into one act and to declare the filed therewith in the office of the Clerk of the City special and local laws affecting public interests in the and County of New York; and a just and equitable City of New York," passed July i, 188a, and the acts estimate and assessment of the value of the benefit or parts of acts in addition thereto or amendatory and advantage of said street, so to be opened or thereof. laid out and formed, to the respective owners, All parties and persons interested in the real estate lessees, parties and persons respectively entitled to or : taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the said interested in the said respective lands, tenements, here- street, or affected thereby, and having any claim or ditaments and premises not required for the purpose demand on account thereof, are hereby required to of opening, laying out and forming the same, but bene. present the same, duly verified, to the undersigned fited thereby, and of ascertainin* and defining the ex- Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, at our tent and boundaries of the respective tracts or parcels of office, No. 5t Chambers street, in the City of New York, land to be taken or to be assessed therefor, and of per. Room No. 3, with such affidavits or other proofs as the forming the trusts and duties required of us by chap- ' said owners or claimants may desire, within thirty days ter 1,6, title 5, of the act, entitled " An act to consoli- after the date of this notice (February to, x893). date into one act and to declare the special and local laws I And we, the said Commissioners, will be in attendance affecting public interests in the City of New York," I at our said office on Saturday the i8th day of March, 1893, passed July t, 1882, and the acts or parts of acts in at no o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to hear the said addition thereto or amendatory thereof. ! parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such

All parties and persons interested in the real estate time and place, and at such further or other time and taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the said place as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in street, or affected thereby, and having any claim relation thereto and examine the proofs of such claimant or demand on account thereof, are hereby required to or claimants, or such additional proofs and allegations present the same, duly verified, to the undersigned as may then be offered by such owner or on behalf of Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, at our the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of office, No. 5t Chambers street, in the City of New New York. York, Room No.3, with such affidavits or other proofs Dated NEW YORK, February ii, 1893 as the said owners or claimants may desire, within MICHAEL J. LANGAN, thirty days after the date of this notice (February t6, JOSEPH C. WOLFF, 1893), HENRY HUGHES,

And we, the said Commissioners, will be in attendance Commissioners. at our said office on 'Tuesday, the 21st day of March, t893, I MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk,

816 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 28, 1893•

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-rnonalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, for the use of the public, to the lands re-quired for the opening of EASI' ONE HUNDRED .AND SEVENTIETH STREET (although not yet named by proper authority), from Prospect avenue to Bristow street, in the Twenty-third Ward of the City f New York, as the same has been heretofore laid out

and designated as a first-class street or road by said Board.

N OTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE undersigned were appointed by an order of the

Supreme Court. hearing date the lath day of April, 18o2, Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment for the purpose of making a just and equitable estimate and assessment of the loss, it any, over and above the benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advan- t.Icc, if any, over and above the loss and damage, as the case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons, respectively, entitled unto or inerested in the lands, tenement,,, hereditansents sad premises required for the purpose, by and in consequence of opening a certain street herein designated as Fast One Hundred and Seventieth street, <. shown, laid out and established on certain maps made 'y the Board of Street Opening and Improvement and

t;lcd on or about the qth day of December, 18go, in the etlice of the Counsel to the Corporation, in the office of the Ilepartment of Public Works. in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, in the office ni the Register of the Citv and County of N ew York. and i n the Department of Public Pa Its, and more particularly set forth in the aforesaid order of appointment and the petition of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement, tiled therewith in the office of the Clerk of the City and ys'rn,ty of New York'-, and a just and equitable estimate and assessment of the value of the benefit and advan-taze of said sweet, so to be opened or laid out and formed, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons, respectively, entitled to or interested in the said respective lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises not required for the purpose of open-in _z, laying-out and forming the same, 1- ut benefited thereby. and of ascertaining and definint; the extent and I~oundaries of the respective tracts or parcels of land to he taken or to be asses-ed therefor, and of performing the trusts and duties required of us by chapter r6, title

of the act entitled "An Act to consolidate into one ct and to declare the special and local laws affecting

public interests in the City of New York," passed July t, utSo, and the acts or parts of acts in addition thereto or amendatory thereof.

All parties and persons interested in the real estate taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the Said street, or affected thereby and having any ,l:cm or demand on account thereof, are hereby re-y.cred to present the same, duly verified, to the under-sirned Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, at their office, No. 5r Chambers street, in the City of New York, Room No. 3. with such affidavits or other proofs as the said owners or claimants may desire, within thirty days after the date of this notice January 30,

And we, the said Commissioners, will be in attend-teen at our said office on Monday,the sixth day of Ihlarch,

at three and one-halt o'clock in the afternoon of that day, to hear the said parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such time and place. and at such fur-ther or other time and place as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in relation thereto and examine the proofs of such claimant or claimants, or such ad-ditinnal proofs and allegati, 'ns as may then be offered Its such owner, or on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen turd Commonalty of the City of New York,

Dated NEw YORK, January 30, 1893. JOHN E. WARD, THOMAS J. MILLER, J. P. SOLOMON,

Commissioners. CHARLES V. GABRIEL, Clerk.

1 a the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York fcr 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 here-tofore acquired, to WELCH STRFET although not yet named by proper authority , extending from the New York and Harlem Railroad to Webster avenue, in the Twenty-fourth Yard of the City of New f ork, as the same has been heretofore laid out and designated as a fist-class street or road by the Department of Public Parks.

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

t ifled natter, hereby give notice to all personsinterested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owner,, occupant < r uccupnnts, ofall houses and lots and improved and on-i mproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom ;t may concern, to wit:

first-That we have completed our estimate and cssmert, and that all persons interested in this

I receding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, n,i basing objections thereto, do present their said B, scajorss in writing, duly verified, to us at our office,

.No. 5, Chambers street (Room 4 , in said city, on or Lore the 14th day of March, -893, and that we, the

idCcmmissioners, will hear parties so objecting within t h e ten week days next after the said 14th day of March, t., .3, and for that purpose will be in attendance at cur said office on each of said ten days at 3 ,'clock r, 5t,

`econd-That the abstract of our said estimate and as<cssment, together with our damage and benefit maps, aid also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents usad by us in making our report, have been deposited tu- uh the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 3t Chambers street, in the s:,id city, there to remain until the 13th day of March, t:,c3-

'fhird-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, 5' tug and being in the City of New York, which, taken tot ether, are bounded and described as follows, viz. : Northerly by the centre line of the block between Welch street and Kingsbridge road, the centre line of the block between Welch street and Pelham avenue ; the centre line of the block between East One Hundred and Eighty-ninth street and Pelham avenue. and the prolongation westwardly of said last. mentioned line from Third avenue to Vanderbilt avenue, West ; easterly by the centre line of the blocks between Washington avenue and Third avenue ; southerly by the centre line of the block between Fast One Hundred and Eighty-ninth street and East One Hundred and Eighty-eighth street, and the centre line of the block between Welch street and East One Hundred and Eighty-eighth street, and the prolongation westwardly from Vanderbilt avenue, East, of the centre line of the block between Welch street and East One Hundred and Eighty-eighth street, to the centre line of the block between Webster avenue and Bainbridge avenue, and westerly by the centre line of the blocks between Webster avenue and Bainbridge avenue ; excepting from said area all the streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore legally opened, and all the unimproved land included within the lines of streets, avenues, roads, public squares and places shown and laid out upon any map or maps filed by the Commissioners of the IJe-yartment of Public Parks, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 604 of the Laws of x874 and the laws amendatory thereof, or of chapter 410 of the Laws of t88z, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a

Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers tuereaf, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the z7th day of March, 1893, 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 30, xll 3 MICHAEL J. LANGAN, Chairman, CHARLES F. WILDEY, JOHN COTTER,

Commissioners. JOHN P. DUNN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-mona Ity of the City'of New York, relative to acquir ing title (wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired- - to ONE HUNDRED AND FORT'Y-SECON D STREET, from Convent avenue to Amster-dam avenue, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York,

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, COMMIS'IONERS of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit

First-That we have completed our estimate andassess-mont• and that all persons interested in this proceeding or in any of the lands affected thereby, and hsvirg objections thereto, do present their said objections in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. 51 Cham-hers street (Room 4, in said city, on or before the Bath day of March, r8p . and that we, the said Comm ission-ers, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week-days next after the-said zgth day of March, 1893, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at 4 o'clock P. it

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with onr damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other docu-ments used by us in making our report, have been de-posited with tie Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York. at his office, No. 3t Chambers street, in the sa d city, there to remain until the z8th day of March, r800.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces. or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz. : Northerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-second street and One Hundred and Forty-third street ; easterly by the westerly line of Convent avenue : southerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-first street and One Hundred and Forty-second street ; and westerly by the easterly line of Amsterdam avenue ; as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as afore- said.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the tub day of April, 1893, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there. after as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated NEw Yu, ' x, February 14, i293, L.EMUEL H. RNOLD. Jx., Chairman, WILLIAM B. ANDERSON, WILLIAM A. WOODHULL,

Commissioners. ' JOHN P. DONS, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquir-ing title• wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH STREET, from Amsterdam avenue to Convent avenue, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York.

t 7C TE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS V V of Estimate and Assessment in the above-

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter- ested in this proceeding, and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants• of all houses and lots and im- proved and unirnprored 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 this pro-ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present their said objec-tions in writing, duly verified. to us at our office, No. =t Chambers >treet, Room 4, in said city, on or before the zoth day of March, 1893. and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week day next after the said Toth day of March, taq?, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days,at z o'clock P.nt. Second-'That the abstract of our said estimate and

assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps• and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the i. ommissioner of Public Works of the City of New 1 ork, at his office, No. 31 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 9th day of March, tFg 3.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces, or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz. :

Northerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-lourth street and One Hundred and Forty-fifth street ; easterly by the westerly line of Con-vent avenue ; southerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-fourth street and One Hundred and Forty-third street, and westerly by the easterly line of Amsterdam avenue; excepting from said area all the streets, avenues and roads, orportions thereof heretofore legally opened,as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-'1 hat our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special 'fern, thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the z4th day of March, 1893, at the opening of the Court on that day, a.nd 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 28, 1843. CHAUNCEY S. TRUAX, Chairman, APPLE1ON L. CLARK, HENRY G. CASSIDY,

Commissioners. JOHN P. DuNN, Cle:k.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement ofthe City.of New York for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquir-ing title (wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired;, to the lands required for the opening and extension of PELHAM AVENUE (although not yet named by proper authority), westerly to Webster 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.

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

tled matter, hereby give notice to all persons interested in this proceeding and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, ofall houses and lots and improved and un-improved 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 this pro- ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and

having objections thereto, do present their said objec-tions in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. 5r Chambers street (Room 4), in said city, on or before the 14th day of March, t893, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the said 14th day of March, 5893, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at 3 o'clock P. nt. Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and

assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps and also all the affidavits, estimates and other docu- ments used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 31 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 13th day of March, 1803.

Third-T'hat the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz. : Northerly by the centre line of the blocks between Kingsbridge road and Brookline street, the centre line of the block between Pelham avenue as extended, Webster avenue and Vanderbilt avenue, West, and a line parallel with and distant coo feet northerly from the northerly line of Pelham avenue ; ea.terly by a line equi-distant from the Southern Boulevard and Third avenue, and extending northerly from the centre line of the block between Pelham avenue and East One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Street to a point distant Too feet north-erly ofthe north, rly line of Pelham avenue; southerly by the centre tine ofthe blocks between Pelham avenue and East One Hundred and Eighty-ninth street, the centre line of the blocks between Pelham avenue and Welch street and the centre line of the blocks between Kings-bridge road and Welch street and westerly by a line parallel with, and distant about 87 feet westerly from the westerly line of Bainbridge avenue ; excepting from said area all the streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof heretofore legally opened, and all the unimproved land included within the lines of streets, avenues, roads, public squares and places shown and laid out upon any map or maps filed by the Commissioners of the Department of Pubic Parks, pur-suant to the provisions of chapter 6o4 of the Laws of 1874, and the laws amendatory thereof, or of chapter Oro of the laws of t88z, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-']'hat our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the s7th day of March, t893. at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon tltereafter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated NEW YORK, January 30, t893. MICHAEL J. LANGAN, Chairman, CHARLES F. WILDEY, JOHN COTTER,

Commissioners. JOHN P. DUNN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquiring title, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFIIE'1'H STREET, between Bradhurst avenue and the bulk-head line, Harlem river, in the 'Twelfth Ward of the City of New York.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE undersigned were appointed by an order of the

Supreme Court, bearing date the 8th day of March, .892, Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, for the purpose of making a just and equitable esti- mate and assessment of the loss, if any, over and above the benefit and advantage, or of the benefit and advantage, if any, over and above the loss and damage, as the case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons, respectively entitled unto or interested in the lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises required for the purpose by and in consequence of opening a certain street herein designated as One Hundred and Fiftieth street, as shown and delineated on a certain map made by the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, by and under authority of chapter 697 of the Laws of 1867, and filed in the office of the Street Commissioner of the City of New York, on the 7th day of March, 1868, and more particularly set forth in the aforesaid order of appointment and the petition of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement filed there-with in the office of the Clerk of the City and County of New York ; and a just and equitable estimate and as- sessment of the value of the benefit and advantage of 'aid street, so to be opened or laid out and formed, to the respective owners, lessees, parties and persons. respectisely entitled to or interested in the said respec-tive lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises not required for the purpose of opening, laying out and form-ing the same, but benefited thereby, and of ascertaining and defining the extent and boundari, s of the respec- tive tracts orarcels of land to be taken or to be assessed therefor and of performing the trusts and duties required of us by chapter x6, title 5 of the act entitled "An Act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York," passed July t, 1882, and the acts or parts of acts in addition thereto or amendaton- thereof.

All parties and persons interested in the real estate taken or to be taken for the purpose of opening the said street, or affected thereby, and having any claim or demand on account thereof, are hereby required to present the same, duly verified, to the undersigned Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, at their office, No. 5r Chambers street, in the City of New York, Room No. 3, with such affidavits or other proofs as the said owners or claimants may desire, within thirty days after the date of this notice (January 23. 189,).

And we, the said Commi,sioners, will be in attendance at our said ufl-ice on Wednesday, the 1st day of March, 08g3, at z o'clock in the afternoon of that day, to hear the said parties and persons in relation thereto. And at such time and place, and at such further or other time and place as we may appoint, we will hear such owners in relation thereto and examine the proofs of such claimant or claimants, or such additional proofs and allegations as may then be offered by such owner or on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York.

Dated NEW YORK, January 23, 1893. MICHAEL J. MULQUEEN, MATTHEW CHALMERS, BENJAMIN PATTERSON,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and In,provement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH STREET, between Amsterdam avenue and the Boule-vard, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York.

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

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and im-proved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit :

First-That we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro-ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present theirsaid objections in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. 5t Chambers street (Room 4), in said city, on or before the 6th day of March, 18931 and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the said 6th day of March, 1893, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at 3 o'clock r. u.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and as-sessment, together with our damage and benefit maps,. and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 30 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 4th day of March,. 1803.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit inchtde all those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which taken, together are bounded and described as follows, viz.: Northerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Fiftieth street and One Hundred and Fifty-first street ; easterly by the westerly line of Amsterdam avenue ; southerly by the centre line of the block be-tween One Hundred and Fiftieth street and One Hun- dred and Forty-ninth street, and westerly by the easterly line of the Boulevard ; excepting from said area all the streets, avenues and roads, or portions thereof, heretofore legally opened, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will he presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers there-of, in the County Cotvt-house, in the City of New York, on the aeth day of March, 1893, at the opening of the Court on that day, and that then and there, or as soon there. fter as counsel can be heard thereon, a motion will be made that the said report be confirmed.

Dated NEW Yoce, January 23. 1803. BENJAMIN PATTERSON, Chairman, SAMUEL W. MILBANK, H. W. GRAY,

Commissioners. JOHN P. DUNN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, relative to acquir-ing title (wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired) to ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-"I'HIRD STREET, from Amsterdam avenue to Convent avenue, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York.

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

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding and to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of all houses and lots and improved and unimproved lands affected thereby, and to all others whom it may concern, to wit:

First-That we have completed our estimate and assessment, and that all persons interested in this pro- ceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections thereto, do present their said objec-tions in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. 95 Chambers street i,Room 4), in said city, on or before the 1st day of March, 0893, and that we, the said Commissioners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week days next after the said 1st day of March, 1893, and for that purpose will he in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at z o'clock P. M.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate and assessment, together with our damage and benefit maps, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other docu. ments used by us in making our report, have been de-posited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New York, at his office, No. 3r Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the z8th day of February, t8g3.

Third-That the limits of our assessment for benefit include all those lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, which, taken together, are bounded and described as follows, viz. : Northerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-third street and One Hundred and Forty-fourth street ; easterly by the westerly line of Convent avenue ; southerly by the centre line of the block between One Hundred and Forty-third street and One Hundred and Forty-second street ; and westerly by the easterly line of Amsterdam avenue excepting from said area all the streets, avenues, roads or portions thereof heretofore legally opened, as such area is shown upon our benefit map deposited as aforesaid.

Fourth-That our report herein will be presented to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, at a Special Term thereof, to be held at the Chambers thereof, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York, on the sixteenth day of March, 1893, 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 no, 1893. ARTHUR INGRAHAM, Chairman, THEODORE WESTON, MICHAEL J. MULQUEEN,

Commissioners. MATTHEW P. RYAN, Clerk.

In the matter of the application of the Board of Street Opening and Improvement of the City of New York, for and on behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-monalty of the City of New York, to acquire title to certain lands required for a public park, at or near CORLEARS HOOK, in the Seventh Ward of the City of New York.

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS PROCEEDING OR IN ANY OF THE LANDS AFFECTED THEREBY.

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

entitled matter, hereby give notice to all persons inter-ested in this proceeding and to the owner or owners, occupant or 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 that all persons interested in this proceeding, or in any of the lands affected thereby, and having objections. thereto, do present their said objections in writing, duly verified, to us at our office, No. zoo Broadway, (fifth floor), in the said city, on or before the x5tb day of February, 0893, and that wet the said Commis-stoners, will hear parties so objecting within the ten week-days next after the said 15th day of February, t8q3, and for that purpose will be in attendance at our said office on each of said ten days at three o'clock P. M.

Second-That the abstract of our said estimate, to-gether with our damage maps, showing the land to which title is sought to be acquired, with the improve-ments thereon, and also all the affidavits, estimates and other documents used by us in making our report, have been deposited with the Commissioner of Public Works of the city of New York, at his office, No. 31 Chambers street, in the said city, there to remain until the 16th day of February, x893.

Third-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 at the Chambers there-of, in the County Court-house, in the City of New York on the 8th day of March, 1893, 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, December 30, r8Qa. MEYER THALMESSINGER, Chairman, HENRY CAMPBELL, DAVID McCLURE,

Commissioners. CARROLL BERRY, Clerk.

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