asph^^ir,^v\3^^rj|5|yaj.^
strelfs'p'averwifh'macadlm;^^^^^ streets in use, 192 miles; steam
railroads, 32^ miles ; trolley lines, 9i^ miles.
AREAS.
2.-L. c -cr„^^.^,>, TJi-TTOT. 12,575,810 acres
Area of the city south of mrlem River ••• ;;;;::*;.: 4 267 023 acres
Areaof the Twenty- third Ward. 8,050,323 acres
Area of the Twenty- fourth Ward _; :
Total
24,893,156 acres
i?"t^'L?ws^?f^l8^rabo'St f5,0W^ acres were added to the area of the Twenty-fourth Ward.
By
WATER SUPPLY.
THE average daily supply of water in 1894 was 182, 750. 000 gallons, an increase of 8. 750. 000 gal-
^"""Thrra^Sl in 1894 was 48 inches. The highest rainfall since 1866 was, in 1888, 63.51 inches;
theleastrainfallsincel866was in 1880 38.5^^ ^3^ ^^^^
up to January 1, 1895 :
Pipes.
Feet.
48 inches ^2Htt
ofi '• 123,855
qo '' â– .... 42,023
24 " â– .'.'. 11-542
20 " 201.542
16 " 17.130
Stop
Cocks.
21
50
30
13
194
22
Hydrants.
9,500
Various.
Pipes. Stop
Feet. Cocks.
12 inches 911.726 1,707
in " 6,629 15
6 " 2,363,916 5.425
4 '• 31,209 132
Total *3.746.108 7.435
Hydrants.
Various.
it
The'SturTof water delivered by the high service pumping works is 25. 360. 660 gallons daily
492
Information About the City of Neio York.
Jtusuranccr Companies,
NEW YORK CITY FiRE INSURANCE COiMPANIES.
American Fire, 146 Broadway.
Broadway, 158 Broadway.
CitizensM56 Broadway.
Commercial Union Fire, 58
William St.
Commonwealth. 68 William St.
Continental, 44 Cedar St.
Eagle Fire. 71 Wail St.
Empire City Fire, 50 Wall St.
Farragut Fire, 346 Broadway,
li erman- American. llSBroadway.
Gerniania Fire, 62 William St.
Globe Fire, 80 William St.
Greenwich, 161 Broadway.
Hamilton Fire, 155 Broadway.
Hanover Fire, 34 Pine St.
Home, 119 Broadway.
Kings County Fire,139 Broadway.
Mutual Fire, 45 Cedar St.
Nassau Fire. 151 Broadway.
New York Fire, 72 Wall St.
In iagara Fire, 135 Broadway.
North River Fire, 175 Broadwpv.
Pacific Fire, 151 Broadway.
Peter Cooper Fire, 3d Ave. and 9th
St. and 58 Wall St.
Phenix,45 Cedar St.
Queen, 49 Cedar St.
Rutgei-s Fire, 200 Park Bow.
Stuj'vesaut, 157 Broadway.
United States Fire, 46 Pine St.
Westchester Fire, 66 Wall St.
W' msburgh City Fire, 150 B' way.
FOREIGN FERE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
British America, Toronto, 51
Cedar St.
Caledonian. Edinburgh,27 Pine St.
Commercial Union, Xioudon, 58
William St.
Hamburg Bremen, 22 Pine St.
Imperial Fire, London,'33 Pine St.
Lancashire, Manchester, 25 Pine St
Lion Fire, Loudon, 33 Pine St.
Liverpool and London and Globe.
45 William St.
London and Lancashire, Liver-
pool, 57 William St.
London Assurance, London, 44
Pine St.
Manchester Fire, Manchester, 54
William St.
Nortli British and Mercantile,
London, 54 William St.
Northern, London, 38 Pine St.
Norwich Union, Norwich, 56 Pine
St.
Palatine, Manchester,21 Na-ssau St
Phoenix, Loudon, 37 Libertv St.
Prussian National, Stettin, 32 Pine
St.
Boyal, Liverpool, 50 Wall St.
Scottish I'nion and National,
Edinburgh, 43 Pine St.
Sun, 54 Pine St.
Transatlantic Fire, 54 Pine St.
Union, London, 54 William St.
Western, Toronto, 51 Cedar St
OTHER STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
^tna, Ct. , 52 William St.
Agricultural, N. Y. , 51 Cedar St.
Albany Ins. Co. ,N. Y. ,61 William
St.
Allemannia, Pa. , 51 Cedar St.
American, Mas.s. , 54 William St.
American, N. J. , 41 Pine St.
American Central, Mo. ,41 Pine St.
American Fire, Pa. . 58 Cedar St.
Armenia, Pa. . 41 Pine St.
Buffalo Ger. , N. Y. . 61 William.
Citizens' , Mo. , 135 Broadway.
Citizens' , Pa. . 41 Pine St.
Commerce, Albany, 32 Pine St.
Concordia Fire, Wis. , 61 William.
Connecticut Fire, 52 William St.
Delaware. Pa. , 54 William St.
Detroit Fire & Marine, 135 B' way
Equitable Fire and Marine, R. I. ,
54 William St.
Farmers' , Pa. , 135 Broadway.
Fire Association, Pa. , 67 William.
Fireman's Fund, Cal. ,67 William.
Fire Ins. Co. , of Philadelphia, 50
Pine St.
Firemen's, Md. , 51 Cedar St
Firemen's, N. J. , 32 Pine St.
Firemen's Fire, Mass., 61
William St.
Franklin Fire, Pa. , 50 Pine St
German, Pa. . 41 Pine St.
Girard F. & M. , Pa. , 170 B' way.
Glens Falls, N. Y. , 61 William St
Grand Bapids, Mich. , 61 William.
Hartford Fire, Ct. , 50 Wall St.
Insurance Co. of North America,
50 Pine St
Ins. Co. of State of Pa. , 50 Pine
St.
Lumbermen' s, Pa. , 41 Pine St.
Manufacturers and Merchants' ,
Pa. , 41 Pine St.
Mechanics' Fire, Pa. , 67 William.
Mechanics and Traders', La., 135
Broadway.
Mercantile F. & M. , Mass. , 54
William St
Merchants' , N. J., 51 Cedar St
Merchants' , R. I, 54 William St
Michigan F. & M., 61 William St.
Milwaukee Mechanics' , Wis., 61
William St.
National, Ct., 35 Pine St.
Newark Fire, N. J., 83 Libertv St
New Hampshire Fire, N. H., 61
William St.
North A merican, Mess., 41 Pine St
Northwestern Nat, Wis., 62 Will-
iam St.
Orient, Ct, 41 Pine St
Pennsylvania Fire, 67 William St
Phoenix, Ct, 33 Pine St
Providence Washington, R. I., 67
William St.
Reading Fire, Pa.. 135 Broadway.
Reliance, Pa., 67 William St.
Rochester German, N. Y., 61
William St
St PaulF. &M., Minn., 32 Pine St
Security, Ct., 32 Pine St.
Springfield F. & M., Mass., 67
William St.
Spring Garden, Pa., 41 Pine St
Sun Mutual, La., 62 William St
Teutonia, La., 135Broadwav.
United Firemen's. Pa., 67 William
Union, Pa., 67 William St
Western, Pa., 58 Cedar St
PLATE-GLASS INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Fidelitvand Casualty, 97 Cedar StjMetropolitan Plate Glass, 66 Lib-[New York Plate Glass,24 Pine St
Lloyds'Plate Glass, 63 William St. I erty St. iNew Jersey Plate Gla.ss, 63 Watts!
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
American Union Life, 44 Cedar St. I Home Life, 256 Broadway
Brooklyn Life, 51 Liberty St
Equitable Life, 120 Broadway.
Germania Life, 20 Nassau St.
Manhattan Life, 66 Broadway.
Metropolitan Life, Madison Sq.
Mutual Life, 32 Nassau St.
COMPANIES.
â– New York Life
346 Broadway.
Provident Sav. Life, 29 B' way.
United States Life. 265 Broadway.
Washington Life, 21 Cortlaudt St.
.ffitna Life, Ct., 62 William St
Berkshire Life, 253 Broadway.
Connecticut Mutual Life, 1 Wall.
John Hancock Mutual Life, 195
Broadway.
Mas-sachusetts Mutual Life, 258
Broadway.
Mutual Benefit Life, 137 B' way.
National Life, Vt, 97 Cedar St
OTHER STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Nederland Life, 874 Broadway.
New England Mutual Life, 208
Broadway.
Northwestern Mutual Life, 1
Madison Ave.
Penn Mutual Life, 181 Broadway.
Phtenix Mutual Life, 189 B'way.
Provident Life and Trust, Pa.,
409 Broadway.
Prudential Life,N. J., 182 Grand.
State Mutual Life, IVIass , 189
Broadway.
Travelers', Ct , 140 Broadway.
Union Central Life, Madison Sq.
Union Mutual Life, Me., 54
William St
United States Industrial, 144
West 23d St
American Surety, 100 Broadway
Emplovers' Liability, London, 51
Cedar St.
Fidelity and Casualty, 97 Cedar.
Fidelitv and Deposit, Md. , 35
Wall St.
Great Eastern Casualty ,214 B'way
Guarantors' , Phila. , 115 B' way.
CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANIES.
Guarantee Co. of North America,
111 Broad waj'.
Hartford Steam Boiler, 285 B'way
Lawyers' Surety. 32 Libertj' St
Lawyers' Title, 37 Liberty.
London Guarantee and Accident,
62 Cedar St
Preferred Accldent,256 Broadway
Standard Life and Accident,
Mich., 53 William St
Travelers', Ct, 140 Broadway.
United States Casualty, 40 Nassau
United States Guarantee, 111
Broadway.
Infonnation About the City of JSfev) York.
493
INSURANCE COMPANIES— CoJifmitrd.
Atlantic Mutual, 51 Wall St.
Boston Marine, 42 Wall St.
British and Foreign, Cotton Ex-
chansre.
General Marine, 18 Exchange PI.
Indemnity, 16 Exchange PI.
MARINE COMPANIES.
Ins. Co. of North America, 16 Ex-
change PI.
London Assurance, 58 Wall St.
Mannheim, 77 Beaver St.
Marine of London, 7 S.William St.
Beliance Marine, 16 Exchange PI.
Sea, 7 Soutli William St.
Standard, 71 Beaver St.
Switzerland, 69 Beaver St.
Thames and Mersey, 69 Wall St.
Union, 51 Wall St.
ASSESSMEMT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
American Temperance Life, 253
Broadway.
Bankers' Life, 31 Nassau St.
Empire Life, 239 Broadway.
Fidelitv Mutual Life, 271 B'way.
Hartford Life and Annuity, 189
Broadway.
Jewellers' League, 170 B'way.
Jewellei-s' and Tradesmen's, 253
Broadwa,y.
Massachusetts Benefit, 277 Broad-
way.
Mercantile Benefit, 319 Broadway.
Mutual Keserve Fund, Broadway
and Duane St.
St. Lawrence Life, 93 Nassau St.
Telegraphers' Mutual Benefit,
195 Broadway.
United Life, 271 Broadway.
To be qualified to serve, a person must be not less than 21 nor more than 70 years of age, and he
must be a male citizen of the United States, and a resident of this city and county; and he is a resident
within the meaning of the jury law if he dwells or lodges here the greater part of the time between
the first day of October and the last day of June. He must l^e the owner, in his own right, of real or
personal property of the value of !ii250; or the husband of a woman wlio is the owner, in her own right,
of real or personal property of that value. He mu.st also be in the possession of his natural faculties,
and not be infirm or decrepit; intelligent, of good character, and able to read and write the English
language understandingly.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ENTITLED TO EXEMPTION.
A Clergyman, Minister of any religion officiating as such, and not following any other calling, A
practicing Physician, Surgeon, or Surgeon-Dentist not following any other calling, and a licensed
Pharmaceutist or Pharmacist while actually engaged in his profession as a means of livelihood. An
Attorney or Counsellor-at-Law regularly engaged in the practice of law as a means of livelihood. A
Professor or Teacher in a college, academy, or public school, not following any other calling. Editor,
Editorial Writer, or Reporter of a daily newspaper regularly employed as such, and not following any
other vocation. The holder of an office under the United States, or the State, or City, or County ot New
York, whose official duties, at the time, prevent his attendance as a juror. A Consul of a foreign
nation. A Captain, Engineer, or other officer actually employed upon a vessel making regular trips ; a
licensed Pilot, actually following that calling. A Superintendent, Conductor, or Engineer emnloyed by
a Railroad Company other than a street railroad company, or a Telegraph Operator, employed by a
Telegraph Company who is actually doing duty in an office, or along the railroad or telegraph line of-
the company by wtiich he is employed. Honorably discharged Firemen. Active and honorably dis-
charged Militiamen and active members of the Old Guard. Inspectors and Poll Clerks, or a person who
is physically incapable. A duly licensed Engineer of Steam Boiler actually employed as such.
Grand, Sheritf' s, and Civil Court Jurors.
Previous to the amendment of the Charter, in 1830, the Mayor was appointed by the Common Council
Mayoks.
liThomas Willet
2 Thomas Delavall
3iThomas Willet
4 Cornells Steenwyck .. .
5 Thomas Delavall
6 Matthias NicoUs
7 John Lawrence
81 William Dai-vall
SiNicholas de Meyer . . .
10 S. van Cortlandt
lljThomas Delavall ,
12 Francis Rombouts.
13
14
15
16
William Dyer
Cornelis Steenwyck. . .
Gabriel Minvielle
Nicholas Bayard
17lS. van Cortlandt
18 Peter de la Noy
19 John Lawrence
20' Abraham de Peyster. .
21 William Merritt
22' Johannes de Peyster..
23;David Provoost
24JIsaacde Riemer
25|Thomas Noell
26; Philip French
27 William Peartree
28Ebenezer Wilson
29 Jacobus van Coi-tlandt.
30|Caleb Heath cote
31 John Johnson
Terms.
~~1665'
1666
1667
1668-1670
1671
1672
1673
1675
1676
1677
1678
1679
1680-1681
1682-1683
1684
1685
1686-1687
1689-1690
1691
1692-1695
jl695- 16981
1698-16991
1699-17001
11700-1701!
1701-1702
1702-1703
1703-1707
1707-1710
1710-1711
1711-1714
1714-1719
Mayors.
Terms.
Mayobs.
Jacobus van Cortlandt.
Robert Walters
Johannes Jansen
Robert Lurting
Paul Richards
John Cruger,
32
33
34
35
36
37
38 Stephen Bayard.
39 Edward Holland
40 .John Cruger ^
41 Whi tehead Hicks
42 David Matthews,Tory.
43 James Duane
44|Richard Varick
45[Edward Livingston
[46 De Witt Clinton
I47 Marinus Willett
i48
49
;50
51
De Witt Clinton.
Jacob Radcliflf".. .
De Witt Clinton.
John Ferguson . .
52 Jacob Radcliff.
ia3,Cadwallader D.Colden.
54jStephen Allen
55 William Paulding
[56 Philip Hone
!57 William Paulding
[58, Walter Bowne
t59,Gideon Lee
|60|Cornelius W Lawrence
6II Aaron Clark
1719-17201
1720-1725
1725-1726:
1726-1735
I735-I739I
1739-1744
1744-1747
1747-17571
1757-1766
1766-1776
1776-1784
1784-1789
1789-1801
1801-1803
1803-1807
1807-1808
1808-1810
1810-1811:
1811-1815
1815 I
1815-1818'
1818-1821'
1821-1824!
1825-18261
1826-1827'
1827-1829
1829-18331
18.33-1834!
1834-18371
1837-1839
h
Isaac L. Varian
Robert H. Morris
James Harper
Wm. F. Havemeyer..
Andrew H. Mickle
William V. Brady
Wm. F. Havemeyer...
Calebs. Woodhull
Ambrose C. Kingsland
Jacob A.Westervelt. . .
Fernando Wood
Daniel N. Tiemann
Terms.
1839-1841
1841-1844
1844-1845
1845-1846
1846-1847
1847-1848
1848-1849
1849-1851
1851-1853
1853-1855
1855-1858
1858-1860
Fernando Wood 1860-1862
George Opdyke 1862-1864
C. Godfrey Gunther.... 1864-1866
John T. Hofiinan 1866-1868
T.Coman(act'g Mayor) 1 1868
A. Oakey Hall 1869-1872
Wm. F. Havemeyer. .. 1873-1874
S. B. H. Vance(Acting)| 1874
William H. Wickham. 1875-1876
.Smith Ely 1877-1878
lEdward Cooper 1879-1880
William R. Grace 1881-1882
Franklin Edson 1883-1884
iWilliam R. Grace :1885-1886
Abram S. Hewitt.
Hugh J. Grant
Thomas F. Gilroy..
William L. Strong.
1887-1888
1889-1892
1893-1894
1895-1897
494
Hitrarffs*
Academy of Medicine, 17 W. 43d St.— Open 10 a.m.
to 10 P.M., except Sundays and holidays.
Aguilar Free Library, 721 Lexington Ave., 197 E.
Broadway, 624 5th St.— Open daily (except Satur-
day) 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
American Institute, 111 W. 38th St.— Open 9
A.M. to 6 P.M. : $10 initiation fee and $5 per annum.
American Museum of Natural History, Central
Park W., cor. W. 77th St.
American ISTumismatic and Archjeological So-
ciety, 17 W. 43d St.
Astor, 40 Lafayette PI., free. —Open, except Sun-
days and holidays, in summer, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
winter, 9 a.m. io4 p m.
Broome St., 395 Broome St., free.— Open Tues-
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 4 to 9 p.m.
Brotherhood of Andrew & Philip. 1156 Ogden Av.
Brvson, \V., 120th St.,nr. Boulevard.— Open 8.30
A.M. 'to 5 P.M.; Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cathedral, 123 E. 50th St.— Open Tuesday and
Thursday 7 to 9.30 p.m.; Wedne.sday and Saturday
2 to 5 P.M. ; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 12 M.
City, 12 City Hall, free.— Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
College Settlement Ass' n, 95 Eivington St.— Open
on Wednesday from 3.30 to 5 p.m. and 7.30 to 9 p.m.
Columbia College, 41 E. 49th St.
Cooper Union, 8th &4thAv.— Open 8 a.m. to 10p.m.
De Witt Memorial, 280 Bivuigton St.— Open
Monday, Thursday and Saturday 3 to 8 p m.
Free Circulating, 49 Bond St., 135 2d Ave., 251 W.
13th St., 226 W. 42d St., 1943 Madison Ave., 49 W.
20th St.— Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ; Sundays, 4 to 9 p.m.
Harlem, 32 W. 123d St.— Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Harlem Law, 109 W. 125th St.— Open 8 a.m.
Historical Society, 170 2d Ave.— Open 9 a.m. to 6
P.M., except during August and on holidays.
Homoeopathic Medical, Ava A. ,nr. K 63d St.—
Open 10 A. M. to 5 p. m.
Law Institute, 116 Post- Office Building.— Open 9
A.M. to 10 p.m. ; free, except to the profession.
Law Library of Equitable Life Assurance Society,
120 Broadway.— Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Lenox, 895 5th Ave.— Open 10 a.m. to 5 p. m., ex-
cept Sundays.
Loan Libraries for Ships, 76 Wall St.
Masonic, 75 W. 23d St.— Open 7 to 10.30 p.m., ex-
cept Sundays.
Maimonides,203 E.57thSt.— Open 9 A.M.tolOP.M. ;
Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. ; Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mechanical Engineere' ,12 W.31stSt.— Open daily,
except Sundays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Mechanics and Tradesnaen's, 18 E. 16th St. —
Open 8 A. M. to 9 p. m.
5th Ave., 120
Rates: Clerks,
Ave. —Open 9
OFFICES OF THE AJIERICAX
Dist. .
1. Produce Exchange, 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
134 Pearl Street, 7 a.m. to 8 p. m.
9 New Street, 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
120 Broadway, 7 A. M, to 6 P. M.
120 Front Street, 8 A. M to 6. 33 p. m.
68 Fulton Street, 6 a.m. to 8 p. m.
151 Church Street, 7 a. m. to 6 P. m.
195 Broadwaj', always open.
Cotton Exchange. 8 a. m. to 6 P. M.
273 Broadway, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
142 West Street, 7. 30 a. m. to 6 p. m.
32 Desbrosses Street, 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
319 Greenwich Street, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m,
233 (^mnd Street, always open.
4u7 Broadway, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
255 Church Street, 8 A. m. to 6 P. M.
444 Broome Street, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
599 Broadway, always open.
Gansevoort Market, 8 a. m. to 6 p.m.
386 West Street, 7 a. m. to 6 p. m.
398 E. 10th Street, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
IHcssniBcr <Strbicr.
Mercantile, Astor Place, 426
B'waj'.- Open 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
$4 per annum; others, $5.
Methodist Book Concern, 150 5th
A.M. to 5 P.M.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.Central Pk & E 82d
Mott Memorial Free Medical, 64 Madiaoa-Ave —
Open 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
New York Hospital, 6 W. 16th St. - Open 10 a.m
to 5 P.M., except Sundays and holidays.
New York Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden
Foundations— G. L. Rives, Secretary, 32 Nassau St.
New York Port Society, 46 Catharine St.— Open
8 A.M. to 10 P.M.
New York Society, 67University Place.— Open 9
A.M. to6p.M Reading Room open9.\.M. to9PM
$10 and $15 per annum.
Olivet Memorial, 59 2d St. —Open 8 a. m. toP p m
Produce Exchange. -Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
Protestant Epis. Ch. Mission Society for Seamen,
21 Coenties Slip.
Riverdale, Riverdale— Open Monday, Wednes-
day, Friday, Saturday, 8 to 10 p. m. ; Wednesday
and Friday, 2 to 4 p.m.
Riverside Free, 259 W. 69th St,
St. Agnes' s Free, 121 W. 91st St. —Open 10
a.m to 12 M. and 4 to 6 p. m. ; on Tuesday and Sat-
urday, 8 to 9 p. M.
St. Aloysius' , 208 E. 4th St. -Open Tuesdays and
Thursdays 7.30 to 9 p. m.
St. Barnabas' ,38 Bleecker St.— Open 7 to 10 p m
St. Mark' s Memorial Chapel, 288 E. 10th St free '
St. Michael's, 223 W. 99th St.— Open Tuesday 7
to 9 p. M. ; Friday, 3 to 5 p. m.
Seamen's, 34 Pike St., free.— Open 3 to 10 p m •
Sunday, 6 to 10 p. m. " '
University Law and Pedagogy,
Building, Washington Sq. E.— Open
p.m., except Sundaj-s and holidays.
Washington Heights, Amsterdam Ave near
156th St. , free —Open 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 1 30 to 9
P.M., except Sundays and holidays.
Webster, ft. E. 76th St.— Open 2 to 10 p m.
Woman's Library, 19 Clinton Place.— Open 9 a m
to 4 P.M. $1.50 per annum.
Young Men' s Christian Association, 52 E. 23d St
153 Bowery, 114 W. 21st St., 142 2d Ave.; 153 E
86th St., 126 Lexington Ave., 5 W. 125th St., 361
Madison Ave., foot W. 72d St.,W. 155th St n
Boulevard. —Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sun-
days from 1.30 to 10 p.m. $5 per annum
Young Women's Christian Ass'n, 7 E loth
St.— Open 9 A.M. to 9.15 p.m., Sundays excepted
University
9 A.M. to 9
DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMP^VNY.
Dist
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
19.
2a
21.
23.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31
32.
HEAD OFFICE, 8 DEY STREET.
110 W. 14th Street, always open.
8th Street and University Place, always open,
201 E. 14th Street, always open.
854 Broadway, always open.
70 p]ighth Avenue, 7. 30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
344 Third Avenue, 7. 30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
8 W. 23d Street, always open.
270 W. 23d Street, always open-
Messengers can be called from all hotels, restaurants, and public places day ornight
offices connect with the Western Union Telegraph Company.
33. 1140 Broadway, always open.
34. Manhattan Market, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
35. 1227 Broadway, always open.
36. 270 W. 34th Street, 7 a. m. to 12 p.m.
37. 397 Fifth Avenue, always open.
38. 666 Sixth Avenue, always open.
39. 497 Third Avenue, 7. 30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
40. Grand Central Depot, always open.
41. 821 Sixth Avenue, always open.
42. 539 Fifth A%^enue, always open.
43. 844 Third Avenue, 7.30 a.m. to 9 p. m.
44. 990 Sixth Avenue, always open.
45. 985 Eighth Avenue, always open.
46. 1053 Third Avenue, always open.
47. 2 and 4 E. 58th Street, always open.
48. 1369 Third Avenue, always opeu.
49. 251 Columbus Avenue, always open.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
57.
58.
64.
65.
66.
67,
632 Park Avenue, alwaj's open.
422 Columbus Avenue, alwaj-s open.
985 Madison Avenue, always open.
644 Columbus Avenue, always open.
1616 Third Avenue, 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
913 Columbus Avenue, always open.
268 W. 116th Street, 7.30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
2097 Third Avenue, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
1.34 E. 125th Street, always open,
109 W. 125th Street, always open.
264 W. 125th Street, 7 a. m, to 12 midnight.
2548 Eighth Avenue, 7. 30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
The above
495
Information About the City of JSTeio York.
PROVIDING FOE PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMFORT AND PREVENTION OF CERTAIN ABUSES.
The following is a sytiopsis of tho requiremeuts of certain municipal ordinances providing for Uie
public health and comfort and the prevention of nuisances and abuses.
Aslies and Rubbish.— No person shall throw, cast, or lay any ashes, offal, vegetables, garbage,
shavings, or other rubbish of any kind in any street of the city.
Awning-s.— Owners or occupants of property are permitted to erect awnings in front of their
premises, providing the street exceeds 40 feet In width. The awnings must be placed S^ feet above
the curb, and if made of cloth of canvas, must not hang loosely from their supports.
Births, Marriasres, and Deaths.— Every clergyman, magistrate, ancl other person who may
perform a marriage ceremony shall keep a registry of the marriage celebrated, and therein enter the
full names of the parties married, with age, residence, and condition of each. Every physician, mid-
wife, and other person who may professionally assist or advise at any birth shall make and keep a
registry of every such birth, and therein enter the time and place, ward, and street number of such
birth. The color and sex of every child born must be entered upon the registry also.
Every physician or professional adviser who has attended any pei-son at a last illness, or has been
present by request at the death of a person, shall make and preserve a registry of such death.
In all three cases above mentioned, it shall be the duty of said persons to present to the Sanitary
Bureau a copy of such register properly signed.
Cellar Uoors.— No person shall construct a cellar door which shall extend more than one-twelfth
part of any street, or more than five feet into any street, under penalty of $260 for each offence.
Coal.— All coal which shall be sold from any coal yard in the city shall be sold by the bushel, ex-
cept anthracite, which may be sold by weight.
Diseases and (ontagions.— Every physician shall report to the Sanitary Bureau, in writing,
every person having a contagious disease. The name of the person, the residence, and nature of dis-
ease must be registered also. Tworeportsa week shall be required. In case a patient dies, it is the
duty of the physician to report immediately to the Board of Health the fact. Every keeper of a
boarding-house, lodging-house, or hotel shall report within 24 hours the same particulars in writing
to the Sanitary Bureau.
Dogs.— It is not lawful to permit dogs to go abroad loose or at large in any of the public streets of
the city. The penalty is a fine of $3 for each offence, to be recovered against the owner, possessor, or
person who knowingly harbors such dog. The price for a dog license is $2 for a first license and $1 for
each annual renewal thereof.
Fire-Escapes.— All dwelling-houses of more than two stories in height, occuiDied by two or naore
families, shall be provided with good and suflBcient fire-escapes or other means of egress in case of
fire, as shall be directed by the Superintendent of Buildings. This applies to factories, hotels, lodg-
ing-houses, boarding-houses having more than fifteen rooms, and every mill, office building, hospital,
asylum, school. It is the duty of every policeman, fireman, and officer of the Department of the In-