ORDINANCES 
 
 OF THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY 
 OF THE CITY OF 
 NEW YORK 
 
 REVISED A. D. 1859 BY D. T. VALENTINE 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL 
 AND PUBLISHED BY THEIR AUTHORITY. 
 
 New York 
 C. W. Baker, printer, 1859. 
 

 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 THIS edition of the City Ordinances has been revised under 
 circumstances which rendered necessary their adoption by the 
 city government. Since the last revision (by DAVID GRAHAM, 
 Esq., in the year 1845,) the Constitution of the State has been 
 remodeled, and provisions have been introduced which annulled 
 the operation of many of the ordinances of the city previously 
 existing ; several State laws have also been passed which affected 
 the powers of the municipal government and established regula- 
 tions to which it was necessary to make the ordinances conform. 
 In addition to these circumstances, three amended charters were 
 passed (those of 1849, 1853 and 1857,) to meet the requirements 
 of which the ordinances were, in some degree, altered at those 
 successive periods ; but by their conflicting provisions, additional 
 complications ensued in the body of the ordinances. 
 
 Appreciating the necessity of a careful performance of the 
 duties intrusted to him, the undersigned did not rely entirely upon 
 himself in the preparation of this revision, and to his attorney, JOHN 
 PAULDING, Esq., he deems it due to acknowledge services entirely 
 satisfactory. An analysis of the charters and all the recent State 
 laws was made with a view to a more certain detection of con- 
 flicting provisions, and several of the departments were re-organ- 
 ized by the Common Council. When the ordinances were pre- 
 pared, they were from time to time submitted to the Common 
 
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 Council, by whom they were ordered to be printed in a documen- 
 tary form, and were thus brought to the notice of the members of 
 the city government and the officers of the departments. With 
 some additional amendments to make them conform to the practi- 
 cal workings of the departments, they were finally submitted in a 
 body to the Common Council, and having passed the Board of 
 Aldermen on the 6th day of June, 1859, and the Board of Coun- 
 cilmen on the 13th day of June, 1859, they were approved by 
 the Mayor on the 20th day of June, 1859. Such ordinances as 
 passed between the last-mentioned date and the time of placing 
 the work in the printer's hands, have been likewise incorporated 
 in the work. The ordinances thus adopted are embraced between 
 pages 37 and 478 (inclusive) of this volume. 
 
 DAVID T. VALENTINE, 
 
 Clerk of the Common Council. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 OP THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS OP CITY ORDINANCES. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Of the May or , and the officers appertaining to the Mayor's office. 
 
 PAGE' 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Mayor - 37 
 
 II. Of the Clerks in the Mayor's office - 38 
 
 III. Of the Marshals in the Mayor's office - - 40 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 Of the Legislative Department. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Common Council, and its powers and 
 
 duties 42 
 
 II. Of the Clerk of the Common Council and 
 
 his Deputy and Assistants - 45 
 
 III. Of the Clerk of the Board of Councilmen 
 
 and his Deputy and Assistants - - 49 
 
 IV. Of the other officers of the Common Council 52 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 Of the Department of Finance. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Department of Finance, and its bu- 
 reaux generally 54 
 II. Of the Comptroller - - 56 
 
VI CONTENTS. 
 
 ARTICLE III. Of the Deputy Comptroller 63 
 
 IV ._0f the Clerks in the office of the Comptroller 64 
 
 V. Of the Bureau of City Revenue - 61 
 
 VI. Of the Bureau of Receiver of Taxes - 71 
 
 YII.Of the Bureau of Clerk of Arrears 72 
 
 VIII. Of the Bureau of Deposit and Disbursement 74 
 
 IX. Of the Auditing Bureau - - 76 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Of the Street Department. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Street Department and its bureaux 
 
 generally 78 
 
 II Of the Street Commissioner ' - 80 
 
 III. Of the Deputy Street Commissioner - 88 
 IV. Of the Clerks in the office of the Street 
 
 Commissioner . 89 
 
 V. Of the Bureau of Street Improvements - 91 
 
 VI. Of the Bureau of Wharves - 93 
 
 VII. Of the Bureau of Roads 95 
 
 VIII. Of the Bureau of Lands and Places 9t 
 
 IX. Of the Bureau of Lamps and Gas - 99 
 
 X. Of the Bureau of Repairs and Supplies - 102 
 
 XI. Of the Deputy Superintendent of Repairs 
 
 and Supplies 104 
 XII. Of the Bureau of the Chief Engineer of the 
 
 Fire Department - - 108 
 
 XIII. Of the Bureau of Collection of Assessments 111 
 
 XIV. Of Surveying ... 119 
 
CONTENTS. Vil 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 Of the Law Department. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Law Department and its bureaux gen- 
 erally - -122 
 II. Of the Counsel to the Corporation and his 
 
 Clerks - 123 
 
 III. Of the Bureau of the Corporation Attorney 126 
 IV. Of the Bureau of Public Administrator - 130 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Of the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Croton Aqueduct Board and its bu- 
 reaux generally . 134 
 II. Of the Croton Aqueduct Board 136 
 III. Of the Bureau of the Water Registrar and 
 
 the scale of Water Rents - 141 
 
 IV. Of the Bureau of the Water Purveyor 148 
 
 V. General Provisions - 150 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 Of the City Inspector's Department. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the City Inspector's Department and its 
 
 bureaux generally - 15t 
 II. Of the City Inspector and his Clerks and 
 
 Messengers 158 
 III. Of the Bureau of Sanitary Inspection and 
 
 Street Cleaning - 162 
 
 IV. Of the Bureau of Markets - 166 
 
 V. Of the Bureau of Records and Statistics - 172 
 
 VI. Of the Bureau of Weights and Measures 173 
 
Till CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 Of [Miscellaneous Provisions respecting the Executive Departments 
 and their officers. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the officers of the Departments and their 
 
 accountability - 174 
 
 II. Of Contracts for supplies and work for the 
 
 Corporation 177 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 Of the Sinking Fund. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Sinking Fund for the redemption of 
 
 the City Debt - 190 
 
 II. Of the Sinking Fund for the payment of in- 
 terest . 192 
 III. Of the officers of the Sinking Fund 193 
 IV. Of the disposition of Real Estate 196 
 V. Of the valuation at which Real Estate shall 
 
 be sold - - , 201 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 Of the, Fire Department. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the Department generally - - 203 
 
 II. Of the Chief Engineer, the Assistant En- 
 gineers and Fire Wardens - 204 
 III. Of the Firemen and Fire Companies and 
 herein of fire apparatus, and the manage- 
 ment and care thereof, and the regulations 
 to be observed at fires - - 209 
 IV. Of Bell-ringers 222 
 V. Of Fire Districts 224 
 VI. Special Provisions 227 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 Of the, Prevention of Fires. - 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 Of the Storing and keeping of Gunpowder and Fireworks. - 231 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 Of the Firing of Fire-arms, Cannons and Fireworks. - 234 
 
 CHAPTER XIY. 
 
 Of Paving^ Repaying and Repairing the Carriageways of 
 
 Streets and Avenues, - - 237 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 Of Flagging and Laying and Repairing Sidewalks, and 
 
 Curb and Gutter Stcnes, 241 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 Of Sewers and Drains, - - 247 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 Of tht Lighting of Public Gas Lamps, - 255 
 
 CHAPTER XTIII. 
 
 Of Vaults, Cisterns and Areas, - - 256 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 Of Public Wells, Pumps, Cisterns and Hydrants, 261 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 Of the Erection of Barriers to Prevent Accidents, - 264 
 
X CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 Of Preserving the Monuments Designating the Streets and 
 
 Avenues , - 268 
 
 CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 Of Numbering the Streets, - 269 
 
 CHAPTER XXIII. 
 
 Of Cleaning the Streets and herein of the Removal of Snow and 
 Ice and the Sale and Cartage of Manure. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of cleaning the streets, 271 
 
 II. Of the removal of snow and ice, - 276 
 
 III. Of the sale and cartage of manure, sand and 
 
 dirt, - 278 
 
 CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 Of Obstructing the free use of the Public Streets, Wharves 
 and Piers, 280 
 
 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 Of the Public Places and Grounds, - 289 
 
 CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 Of Vessels, Wharves, Piers and Slips. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of leasing the public docks, wharves, piers 
 
 and slips, 291 
 II. Of the laying of vessels at the wharves and 
 
 the regulations of vessels, - 292 
 
 III. Of the rates of wharfage, 297 
 
 IV. Of incumbering the slips, - - 300 
 
 V. Of the ringing of boat bells, - 302 
 
 VI. Of the lumber dock, - - 303 
 
CONTENTS. XI 
 
 CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 Of Saks in the Public Streets. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of places at which furniture may be sold at 
 
 auction in the streets, - - 307 
 
 II. Of the regulation of sales in the public streets, 308 
 
 CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 Of Public Worship in the Streets and Public Places, 31 & 
 
 CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 Of Driving Horses in the City, 315 
 
 CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 Of Sinks, Primes and Cesspools, 317 
 
 CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 Of Partition Fences and Walls, - 32& 
 
 CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 Of the Blasting of Rods, - - 328 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 Of Noislways,. - - 329 
 
Xii CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIV. 
 
 Of Weights and Measures. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the districts for sealing and inspecting 
 
 weights and measures, - - 330 
 
 II Of the sealing and inspecting of weights and 
 
 measures, - 331 
 
 III. Of the fees of the Inspectors of Weights and 
 
 Measures, - 332 
 
 VI. Of the fees of the City Sealers of .Weights 
 
 and Measures, 334 
 
 CHAPTER XXXV. 
 
 Of the Public Markets. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of markets and market days, - - 336 
 
 II. Of Clerks of the markets, 33*1 
 
 III. Of butchers, 341 
 
 IV._Of market fees, 343 
 
 V. Of general rules and regulations, - 344 
 
 CHAPTER XXXVI. 
 
 Of the Salt, *c.. of Firewood, Hay, Straw, Lime and Coal. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of the sale of firewood, 351 
 
 II. Of hay and straw, 353 
 
 III. Of lime, 354 
 
 IV. Of coal, 355 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXYII. 
 
 Of Carts and Cartmen, Dirt Carts, Public Porters and Garbage 
 
 Carts. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of carts and cartmen, - 356 
 
 II. Of dirt carts, 367 
 
 III. Of public porters, 369 
 
 IV. Of garbage and other carts, - 372 
 
 CHAPTER XXXYI1I. 
 
 Of Express Wagons, 374 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIX. 
 
 Of Stages 01 Accommodation Coaches. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of licensing stages or accommodation coaches, 376 
 II. Of the places at which stages may stand 
 
 waiting for hire, - 378 
 III. Of stages while on the stand or moving from 
 
 one stand to another, 380 
 
 IV. Of stages while going or driving, - 381 
 
 V. Of the superintendence of stages, - 384 
 
 VI. General provisions, - - - 385 
 
 CHAPTER XL. 
 
 Of Hackney Coaches and Cabs. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of licensing owners of hackney coaches, - 386 
 
 II Of licensing drivers of hackney coaches, - 388 
 
 III. Of the rates and ^prices of fares, - 390 
 
 IV. Of the regulation and numbering of hacks, - 393 
 
Sly . CONTENTS. 
 
 ARTICLE V. Of the places at which hacks may stand for 
 
 hire, - 396 
 
 VI. Of special hackney coaches or carriages, - 398 
 VII. Of the superintendance of hackney coaches 
 
 and carriages, - 400 
 
 VIIL Of cabs, - 401 
 
 CHAPTER XLI. 
 
 Of the, Licensing of City Railroad Passenger Cars, - - 402 
 
 CHAPTER XLII. 
 
 Of Pawnbrokers, Dealers in Second-hand Articles and Keepers of 
 Junk Shops. 
 
 ARTICLE I. Of pawnbrokers, - 403 
 
 II. Of dealers in second hand articles, - 405 
 
 III. Of keepers of junk shops, - 407 
 
 IV. Of general provisions, 408 
 
 CHAPTER XLIII, 
 
 Of Intelligence Offices, - 413 
 
 CHAPTER XLIV. 
 
 Of Provisions Concerning Dogs, - - 414 
 
 CHAPTER XLV. 
 
 Of Nuisances and Noxious Things and Practices, - - 416 
 
CONTENTS. XV 
 
 CHAPTER XLVL 
 
 Of Charcoal, Fish, Vegetable and Fruit Wagons and Ven- 
 ders of Brooms, Wooden ware, and Kindling wood, - 430 
 
 CHAPTER XLVII. 
 
 Of the Sale and Manufacture of Bread, - 432 
 
 CHAPTER XLVIII. 
 
 Of Swine and Neat Cattle running at large, and herein of 
 
 Public Pounds, - 433 
 
 CHAPTER XLXIX. 
 Of the Interment of the Dead, - - 438 
 
 CHAPTER L. 
 
 Of Police Courts and other Courts , - 442 
 
 CHAPTER LI. 
 Of Constable's Badge*, - 446 
 
 CHAPTER LII. 
 
 Of Chimney Sweepers, - - 447 
 
 CHAPTER LIII. 
 
 Of Corporation Advertisements, - - 450 
 
 CHAPTER LIY. 
 Of Election Districts, ..... 451 
 
CONTENTS OP THE APPENDIX. 
 
 OF THE CITY DEBT. 
 
 Page. 
 
 I. Of "The New York City Stock." 482 
 
 H. Of "The Water Stock of the City of New York." 486 
 
 m. Of " The Fire Loan Stock of the City of New York." 492 
 
 IV. Of "The Public Building Stock of the City oi New York." - - - 501, 505 
 V. Of " The Fire Indemnity Stock of the City of New York." - - - 504, 506 
 
 VI. Of "The Floating Debt Stock of the City of New York." .... 507 
 
 YE. Of "The Croton Water Stock." 508 
 
 Vni. Of "Building Loan Stock, No. 2." 511 
 
 IX. 01 "Washington Square Iron Railing Stock." 515 
 
 X. Of " Of the Water Stock of the City of New York, for the year 1849." - 516 
 
 XI. Of "Building Loan Stock, No. 3." 619 
 
 XII. Of "Public Building Stock, No. 3." 521 
 
 XIII Of " The New York City five per cent. Stock for Docks and Slips." - 525 
 
 XIV. Of "Building Loan Stock, No. 4." 527 
 
 XV. Of "The Public Education Stock of the City of New York, for the year 1853." 529 
 
 XVI. Of "The Central Park Fund." 530 
 
 XVII. Of "The Water Stock of the City of New York, for the year 1854." - - 635 
 
 XVIII. Of "The Central Park Improvement Fund." 536 
 
 XIX. Of " The Public Stock for Rebuilding Tompkins Market." - - 539 
 
 XX. Ot "Assessment Bonds." 640 
 
 XXI. Of "Miscellaneous Debts of the City." 541 
 
 CITY RAILROADS. 
 
 General Duties in Constructing, Repairing, etc. - 642 
 
 The Harlem Railroad, - 642 
 
 The Hudson River Railroad, - 549 
 
 The New Haven Railroad, - - 653 
 
 The Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroads, 553 
 
 The Third Avenua Railroad, - 660 
 
 The Second Avenue Railroad, 552 
 
 The Ninth Avenue Railroad, .... 664 
 
 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 The New York Gaslight Company's Contract, 666 
 
 The Manhattan Gaslight Company's Contract, - ... f > Qg } 573 
 
 The Harlem Gaslight Company's Contract, 577 
 
 EXTRACTS FROM THE STATE LAWS, 
 
 Relating to the Police Department, embracing such parts as concern the en- 
 forcement of the City Ordinances, 682 
 
NOTE BY THE REVISEU OP THE ORDINANCES. The following analysis was pre- 
 pared for the purpose of affording a more ready reference to the provisions of the 
 Charter, while the ordinances were in course of revision. After consultation with 
 the Mayor and Committee on Ordinances, it was thought that it might form a con- 
 venient appendage to the volume of Ordinances. 
 
 ANALYSIS 
 
 OF TRK 
 
 AMENDED CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 
 
 General Powers of the Corporation. 
 
 The Corporation known as ' ' the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the city of New York," shall continue as a body politic and corporate, 
 with the enjoyment of former grants, powers and privileges. (1.) 
 
 The Legislative and Executive Powers of the Corporation. 
 
 The legislative power of the Corporation is vested in a Board of Alder- 
 men and a Board of Councilmen, who together form the Common 
 Council. ( 1 and 2.) 
 
 The executive power of the Corporation is vested in the Mayor and in 
 the executive departments. ( 16.) 
 
 The legislative acts of the Common Council shall be by ordinance, act, 
 or resolution, which, before becoming final, shall be submitted to the 
 Mayor for his approval. If approved by him, the same shall become a 
 law. If tile Mayor do not approve thereof, he shall return the same 
 within ten days to the Board in which the same originated, (or if not in 
 session then, at its next regular meeting,) with his objections. The ob- 
 jections of the Mayor shall be entered at large in the minutes of pro- 
 ceedings of the Board, and shall be published as required by the Charter. 
 After not less than ten days from the return thereof, the Board shall 
 proceed to reconsider the subject. The votes upon the same shall be by 
 yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the journals of the Board. If 
 at least two-thirds of all the members elected to the Board agree to pass 
 the same, the act, together with the objections of the Mayor, shall be sent 
 
10 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 *o the other Board for concurrence. If approved by at least two-thirds 
 of the other Board, it shall become a law. ( 12.) 
 
 If the Mayor do not return the act within the time limited, it shall 
 take effect as if he had approved it. ( 13.) 
 
 Legislative acts may originate in either Board, and may be rejected or 
 amended by the other. ( 14.) 
 
 No legislative act shall be passed by either Board, except by the vote of 
 a majority of all the members elected to such Board. ( 14.) 
 
 No legislative act shall be valid unless it shall have passed both Boards 
 within the same year. (11.) 
 
 The Common Council shall make annual and occasional appropriations 
 for every branch and object of city expenditure, and no money shall be 
 <lrawn from the city treasury, except the same shall have been previously 
 .appropriated to the purpose for which it was drawn. ( 31.) 
 
 The Common Council shall provide for the accountability of all offi- 
 cers and others in receipt or expenditure of city funds, by requiring ade- 
 quate security from such persons. ( 30.) 
 
 The Common Council shall fix the number of clerks to the departments, 
 .and shall also fix the terms of office of all officers created by them under 
 .authority of law. ( 21.) 
 
 The Common Council may establish such other bureaux in the depart- 
 ments, besides those fixed by the Charter, as they may deem the public 
 interest may require. (28.) 
 
 The Common Council may assign to the executive departments and the 
 bureaux created by the Charter such duties as they may direct, not incon- 
 sistent with the Charter. ( 28.) 
 
 The members of the Common Council are prohibited from having any 
 interest in matters connected with public affairs. ( 28.) 
 
 No member shall receive compensation for his services as such member. 
 ( 44.) 
 
 The Common Council shall not have authority to borrow money, except 
 iii anticipation of the revenue of the year in which such loan shall be 
 made, unless authorized by a special act of the legislature. ( 32.) 
 
 The votes of two-thirds of all the members elected to each Board of 
 the Common Council shall be necessary to authorize an expenditure for 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 11 
 
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 any celebration, procession, or entertainment of any kind, or on any 
 
 occasion. (42.) 
 
 The Common Council shall, by ordinance, passed and approved in the 
 same manner as in the case of ordinances for raising and appropriating 
 'the money or disposing of the property of the city, prescribe the salaries 
 of officers under the Charter of 1857. ( 44.) 
 
 Of the Mayor. 
 
 The Mayor shall, with the advice and consent of the Board of Alder- 
 men, appoint all heads of departments, except the Counsel to the Corpora- 
 tion and the Comptroller of the city of New York, and in case of the 
 removal from office of the incumbents of either of the two last mentioned 
 offices, the vacancy shall be supplied as in the case of other departments 
 ( 19-) 
 
 If any person nominated to office by the Mayor be rejected by the Board 
 of Aldermen, the Mayor shall immediately nominate another person. 
 (19-) 
 
 (The legislative acts of the Common Council, submitted to the Mayor for 
 approval, shall be subject to the provisions before recited under "legis- 
 lative acts.") 
 
 It shall be the duty of the Mayor to communicate to the Common Coun- 
 cil the situation and condition of the city affairs. ( 18 subd. 1.) 
 
 Also To recommend to the Common Council measures for the govern- 
 ment of the city. ( 18 subd. 2.) 
 
 Also To be vigilant in causing the city ordinances to be enforced. 
 < 18 subd. 3.) 
 
 Also To exercise supervision over the conduct and acts of all subor- 
 dinate officers, and to receive and examine into complaints against such 
 officers for violation or neglect of duty. ( 18 subd. 4 ) 
 
 Also Generally to perform such duties as may be prescribed by the 
 Charter and ordinances, and the state and United States laws. ( 18 subd. 5.) 
 
 The Mayor may require the opinion in writing, or information of the 
 head of any department, upon any subject relating to his department. ( 29.) 
 
 The Mayor shall be ex-officio member of a board, to whom appropria- 
 tions for the Alms-house Department and the Board of Education are to 
 be submitted, before being finally made. ( 25.) 
 
 
12 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 In case of vacancy in the office of Mayor, or of his absence from the- 
 city, or of his being prevented by sickness, or other cause, from attending 
 to the duties of his office, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall 
 act as Mayor. (17.) 
 
 The Mayor shall have power to appoint such clerks as may be au- 
 thorized by the Common Council and required in his office. ( 18 subd. 5.) 
 
 He shall countersign warrants drawn by the Comptroller. ( 22.) 
 
 Of the Board of Aldermen. 
 
 A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for 
 the transaction of business. 
 
 The Board shall meet in a chamber separate from that of the Coun- 
 cilmen. 
 
 It shall choose a president from its own body. 
 
 It shall choose its clerk and other officers. 
 
 It shall determine its own rules. 
 
 It shall be the judge of the election returns and qualification of its 
 own members. 
 
 It shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings. 
 
 The doors of the Chamber of the Board shall be open during its times 
 of meeting, except when secrecy is required. 
 
 Resolutions and reports recommending improvements involving expen- 
 ditures of money, or taxation, or assessment, shall, before being passed in 
 the Board, be published at least two days; and on every vote in relation 
 thereto, the ayes and noes shall be called and published. (7.) 
 
 The Board of Aldermen shall have power, without the consent of the 
 Mayor, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected, to remove any 
 of the heads of departments other than the Comptroller and Counsel to 
 the Corporation . ( 21 . ) 
 
 The Board of Aldermen shall have power to confirm or reject all nomin- 
 ations of officers made by the Mayor. ( 22.) 
 
 The Board shall have power to compel the attendance of absent mem- 
 bers ; to punish its members for disorderly behavior ; to expel a member 
 by a vote of two-thirds of its members elected. ( 8.) 
 
 The Board may require the opinion in writing, or information of the 
 head of any department, upon any subject relating to his depart- 
 ment. (29.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 13 
 
 The Board shall not act upon any ordinance on the same day on which 
 it shall have passed the other Board, unless by unanimous consent, ex- 
 cept in case of invasion, insurrection, riot or pestilence. (37.) 
 
 The members of the Board shall not be questioned in any other place 
 for any speech or vote in the Board. (8.) 
 
 The stated and occasional meetings of the Board shall be regulated by 
 its own ordinances, and it may meet on the same day with the Council- 
 men, or on a different day, as judged expedient. ( 9.) 
 
 The Board shall sit as a Board of City Canvassers to canvass the returns 
 of the district canvassers of the Charter elections, in the manner desig- 
 nated by 53 of Amended Charter of 1857. (53.) 
 
 The Board may direct a special election to fill vacancies of their mem- 
 bers. (6.) 
 
 Of the President of the Board of Aldermen. 
 
 The President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor in case Of 
 a vacancy in that office, or in case of the absence of the Mayor from the 
 city, or in case of the Mayor being prevented from attending to the duties 
 of his office. (17.) 
 
 The President shall be ex-officio a member of a board to whom appro- 
 priations for the Alms-house Department, and for the Board of Education 
 . shall, in pursuance of 25 of the Amended Charter of 1857, be submitted 
 before being finally made. (25.) 
 
 Of the Board of Councilmen. 
 
 A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for 
 the transaction of business. 
 
 The Board shall meet in a chamber separate from that of the Aldermen. 
 
 It shall choose a president from its own body. 
 
 It shall choose its clerk and other officers. 
 
 It shall determine its own rules. 
 
 It shall be the judge of the election returns and qualification of its own 
 members. 
 
 It shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings. 
 
 The doors of the Chamber of the Board shall be open during its sittings, 
 except when secrecy is required. 
 
 Resolutions and reports recommending improvements involving expen- 
 ditures of money, or taxation, or assessment, shall, before being passed in 
 
14 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 the Board, be published at least two days, and on every vote in relation 
 thereto, the ayes and noes shall be called and published. (7.) 
 
 The Board shall have power to compel the attendance of absent mem- 
 bers ; to punish its members for disorderly behavior ; to expel a member 
 by a vote of two-thirds of its members elected. ( 8.) 
 
 The Board may require the opinion in writing, or information of the 
 head of any department upon any subject relating to his department,, . 
 (29.) 
 
 The Board shall not act upon any ordinance on the same day on which 
 it shall have passed the other Beard, unless by unanimous consent, ex- 
 cept in case of invasion, insurrection, riot, or pestilence. (37.) 
 
 The members of the Board shall not be questioned in any other place 
 for any speech or vote in the Board. (8.) 
 
 The stated and occasional meetings of the Board shall be regulated by 
 its own ordinances, and it may meet on the same day with the Alder- 
 men, or on a different day, as judged expedient. ( 9.) 
 
 The Board may direct a special election to fill vacancies of their 
 numbers. (6.) 
 
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 Of the President of the Board of Councilmen. 
 
 The President of the Board of Councilmen shall be ex-officio a member 
 of a board, to whom appropriations for the Alms-house Department and 
 for the Board of Education shall, in pursuance of section 25 of the 
 Amended Charter of 1857, be submitted, before being finally made. (25.) 
 
 Of the Aldermen. 
 
 The city shall be divided into seventeen Aldermanic districts, the boun- 
 daries of which are defined by 50. 
 
 The Aldermen must be resident of the district from which they are 
 chosen. (5.) 
 
 The Aldermen may be compelled by the Board to attend meetings ; 
 they may be punished by the Board for disorderly behavior ; they may. 
 be expelled by a vote of two- thirds of the members elected to the Board. 
 When expelled they shall forfeit all rights as Aldermen. They shall not 
 be questioned in any other place for any speech or vote in the Board. ( 8.X 
 
 They are prohibited from sitting or acting as judges of the Court of 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 15- 
 
 Oyer and Terminer, or in the Courts of General or Special Sessions. But 
 this section shall not prevent their exercising the power of magistrates 
 in the arrest, commitment or bailing of offenders, except that they can- 
 not let to bail or discharge a person arrested or committed by another 
 magistrate. ( 48.) 
 
 For the provisions respecting bribery, see 52 of the Amended Charter. 
 
 Of tlie Councilman. 
 
 There shall be six Councilmen elected from each senatorial district, as 
 the same now are, or hereafter may be constituted. (4.) 
 
 They shall be elected by general ticket in each of said districts, and to- 
 gether shall form the Board of Councilmen. (4.) 
 
 They shall be chosen for one year. ( 4.) 
 
 They must be resident of the district from which they are chosen. ( 4). 
 
 They may be compelled by their Board to attend meetings ; they may 
 be punished by the Board for disorderly behavior ; they may be expelled' 
 by a vote of two-thirds of the elected members of their Board. When: 
 expelled they forfeit all rights as Councilmen. They shall not be ques- 
 tioned in any other place for any speech or vote in the Board. ( 8.) 
 
 See " Officers under the Charter." 
 
 Of the Clerk of ths Common Council 
 
 The Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall be Clerk of the Common 
 Council. (36.) 
 
 He shall keep open for inspection the records and minutes of proceed- 
 ings of the Common Council, except as otherwise ordered. (36.) 
 
 He shall appoint and remove at pleasure deputy clerks in his department 
 to the number authorized by ordinance. ( 36. ) 
 
 He shall keep the seal of the city. ( 36.) 
 
 His signature shall be necessary to all leases, grants and other docu- 
 ments, as under existing laws. (36.) 
 
 He shall publish the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen, except such 
 as require secrecy, in the newspapers employed by the Corporation. ( 37.) 
 
 Whenever a vote shall be taken in the Board upon the passage of an 
 ordinance which shall contemplate any specific improvement, or involve 
 the sale, disposition or appropriation of public property, or the expenditure 
 of public moneys, or income therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, such 
 ordinance shall, before being sent to the other Board, and immediately 
 
16 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 after the adjournment of the Board, be published with the yeas and nays, 
 and with the names of the persons voting for or against the same, in the 
 newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of the proceedings. (37.) 
 
 He shall publish ordinances and parts of ordinances which shall be 
 passed in the Board of Aldermen. (37.) 
 
 He shall be clerk of the Board of City Canvassers, and shall within five 
 days from the filing in his office of the statement by the Board of the 
 result of the Charter election, give notice to the persons declared elected. 
 (53.) 
 
 He shall countersign warrants drawn by the Comptroller. (22.) 
 
 Of the Clerk of the Board of Councilman. 
 
 He shall publish the proceedings (except such as require secrecy) in the 
 Corporation newspapers. (37.) 
 
 Whenever a vote shall be taken in the Board upon the passage of an 
 ordinance which shall contemplate any specific improvement, or involve 
 the sale, disposition or appropriation of public property, or the expendi- 
 ture of public money, or income therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, 
 such ordinance shall, before being sent to the other Board, and imme- 
 diately after the adjournment of the Board, be published with the yeas- 
 and nays, and with the names of the persons voting for or against the 
 same, in the newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of the pro- 
 ceedings. (37.) 
 
 He shall publish ordinances and amendments of ordinances which shall 
 be passed. (37.) 
 
 He shall appoint and remove at pleasure deputy clerks in his department 
 to the number authorized by ordinance. ( 36. ) 
 
 Provisions relating generally to Officers of the City 
 Government. 
 
 Officers holding under the Charter of 1857, shall be deemed to have 
 vacated their offices when they shall, during their term of office, hold or 
 accept any other civil office under the United States Government, or under 
 the Charter, or when they shall receive any fees or emoluments directed 
 to be paid by any ordinance of the Common Council, except as provided 
 in the Charter. (10.) 
 
 Officers of departments cannot incur expense unless an appropriation 
 shall have been made covering the expense, whether the object of expen- 
 diture shall have been ordered by the Common Council or not. ( 28.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. l7 
 
 Officers of the Corporation are prohibited in general from having any 
 personal interest in matters connected with the interests of the city. ( 28. ) 
 
 The accountability of disbursing and receiving officers shall be provided 
 for by the Common Council, by requiring of them adequate security; such 
 security to be annually renewed ; but the security first taken to remain 
 until new security is provided. ( 30-45. ) 
 
 Officers under the city government (whether appointed or elected) shall, 
 on or before the first day of January next succeeding each election, or 
 within five days after receiving notice of such appointment, subscribe an 
 oath or affirmation faithfully to perform the duties of their office, which 
 oath or affirmation shall be filed in the Mayor's office. (39.) 
 
 Any person swearing falsely to an oath or affirmation required under 
 this Charter, shall be guilty of perjury. (40.) 
 
 Provisions respecting the retention of office of those elected under for- 
 mer laws, until their successors are chosen under the Charter of 1857 shall 
 take office, are specifically set forth in 51 . 
 
 Any officer of the city government, or person employed in its 
 service, who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of the Amended 
 Charter ; or 
 
 Who shall evade any of said provisions ; or 
 Who shall commit any fraud upon the city ; or 
 Who shall convert any of the public property to his own use ; or 
 Who shall knowingly permit any other person so to convert it, shall be 
 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ; and in addition to the penalties imposed 
 by law, such officer shall forfeit his office and be excluded forever after 
 from receiving or holding any office under the City Charter. (40.) 
 
 No officer under the Charter of 1857, except the Collector of the City 
 Ee venue, the Collector of Assessments, the Clerk of Arrears, the Counsel 
 to the Corporation, the Inspector of Vessels, (and the City Inspector, from 
 certain sources detailed under his department,) shall receive from the 
 Corporation any perquisites, compensation or commission, except a 
 salary. (44.) 
 
 Officers created by or holding office under the Amended Charter of 
 1857, other than the Mayor, Counsel to the Corporation or Comptroller, 
 may be presented by the Grand Jury, but only upon testimony of wit- 
 nesses personally cognizant of the facts, and after the person so charged 
 shall have had a reasonable opportunity to appear before said Grand Jury 
 in person in explanation thereof. (See further 49.) 
 
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 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 Persons guilty of bribery of members or officers of the Corporation 
 snail, upon conviction, be imprisoned in a penitentiary for a term not ex- 
 ceeding two years, or shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or 
 both, in the discretion of the court. ( 52. ) 
 
 Any members or officer of the Corporation accepting bribes, shall, upon 
 conviction, be disqualified from holding any public office, trust, or ap- 
 pointment under the Charter of the city of New York, and shall forfeit 
 his office, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not 
 exceeding two years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or 
 both, in the discretion of the court. ( 52.) 
 
 Persons proffering or accepting bribes, shall be competent witnesses 
 against any other person offending in the same transaction, and may be 
 compelled to appear and give evidence before any Grand Jury, or in any 
 court, in the same manner as other persons ; but the testimony so given 
 shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, against 
 the person so testifying. ( 52.) 
 
 Officers receiving fees (except those who are by charter allowed to re- 
 tain them) are required, on receipt thereof, to pay the same into the city 
 treasury. (44.) 
 
 The salaries of officers under the Charter of 1857, shall be prescribed by 
 ordinance of the Common Council, to be approved in the same manner as 
 in the case of ordinances for raising and appropriating the money or dis_ 
 posing of the property of the city. ( 44.) 
 
 Provisions applicable to all Executive Departments. 
 
 Executive power is vested in them. ( 16.) 
 
 The Common Council may assign to them any duties not inconsistent 
 with the Charter. ( 28. ) 
 
 The departments or the officers thereof cannot incur expense unless an 
 appropriation shall have been made covering the expense, whether the 
 object of expenditure shall have been ordered by the Common Council or 
 not. (28.) 
 
 All accounts rendered to, or kept in any of them, are subject to the in- 
 spection and revision of the Department of Finance. ( 22.) 
 
 Until the Common Council shall otherwise direct, the existing ordi- 
 nances shall apply to the departments so far as the same are applicable, 
 and are not inconsistent with the Amended Charter. ( 32.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 19 
 
 1. As to Clerks to the Departments Their number shall be as fixed by the 
 Common Council. (21.) 
 
 They shall be appointed and removed by the heads of the different de- 
 partments. (21.) 
 
 2. As to Clerks in Hue. Departments and Bureaux They shall hold office 
 during the same term enjoyed by the heads of departments, unless sooner 
 removed. (21.) 
 
 Of Contracts. 
 
 All contracts shall be entered into by the appropriate heads of depart- 
 ments. (88.) 
 
 Whenever any. work is necessary to complete a particular job for the 
 Corporation, and the several parts of said work shall together involve the 
 expenditure of more than two hundred and fifty dollars, the same shall be 
 by contract under regulations established by ordinances of the Common 
 Council, unless by a vote of three-fourths of the members elected to each 
 Board it shall be ordered otherwise. ( 38.) 
 
 Such as are to be made or let by authority of the Common Council for 
 work to be done, or supplies to be furnished, shall be made by the appro- 
 priate heads of departments. (38.) 
 
 When any supply is needful to be furnished by the Corporation for any 
 particular purpose, and the several parts of such supply shall together 
 involve the expenditure of more than two hundred and fifty dollars, the 
 same shall be by contract under regulations established by ordinance of 
 the Common Council, unless by a vote of three-fourths of the members 
 elected to each Board it shall be ordered otherwise. (38.) 
 
 Contracts shall all.be founded en sealed bids or proposals made in com- 
 pliance with public notice, advertised* in such newspapers as may be em- 
 ployed by the Corporation for the purpose. ( 88. ) 
 
 Such notice shall be published at least ten days in each of such news- 
 papers. (38.) 
 
 Such contracts, when given, shall be given to the lowest bidder, the 
 terms of whose contract shall be settled by the Corporation Counsel as an. 
 act of preliminary specification to the bid or proposal, and who shall give 
 security for the faithful performance of his contract in the manner pre- 
 scribed and required by ordinance, and the sufficiency of this security 
 
20 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 shall, in addition to the justification and acknowledgment, be approved by 
 the Comptroller. (38.) 
 
 If the lowest bidder shall neglect or refuse to accept the contract within 
 forty-eight hours after written notice that the same has been awarded to 
 his bid or proposal, it shall be re-advertised and re-let, as above pro- 
 vided. (38.) 
 
 When made as directed by the Charter, the contract shall be executed 
 in duplicate and filed in the Department of Finance. (38.) 
 
 For each payment made on contracts, a receipt shall be endorsed on the 
 contract by the party receiving the warrant. (38.) 
 
 Warrants for payments on contracts shall only be given to the person 
 interested in the same, or to his authorized representative. ( 38.) 
 
 No additional allowance beyond the legal claim under any contract 
 with the Corporation, or for any service on its account, or in its employ- 
 ment, shall ever be allowed. (46.) 
 
 No contract shall be awarded to, nor any bid be accepted from, 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 Corpora- 
 tion. (47.) 
 
 Provisions applicable to all the Heads of Executive 
 Departments. 
 
 The heads of departments, other than the Counsel to the Corporation 
 and the Comptroller, shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice 
 and consent of the Board of Aldermen. ( 19.) 
 
 The heads of executive departments (except the Croton Aqueduct Board, 
 the Counsel to the Corporation and the Comptroller,) shall hold their 
 offices for two years, and until the appointment of their successors. ( 21.) 
 
 The heads of departments (except the Comptroller and the Counsel to 
 the Corporation) may be suspended by the Mayor for cause during any 
 recess of the Common Council. ( 21.) 
 
 The cause of such suspension shall be communicated to the Common 
 Council at the first meeting thereof. ( 21 .) 
 
 The heads of departments (except the Comptroller and Counsel) may be 
 removed by the Mayor, by and with the consent of the Board of Alder- 
 men. (21.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 21 
 
 Or they may be removed for cause by the Board of Aldermen, without 
 the consent of the Mayor, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members 
 elected. (21.) 
 
 The heads of departments have power to appoint and remove the chiefs 
 of bureaux and clerks hi their respective departments, except the City 
 Chamberlain. (21.) 
 
 They may severally be required by the Mayor or either Board of the 
 Common Council, to give an opinion in writing, or information upon any 
 subject relating to their several departments. (29.) 
 
 They are prohibited from having any private, interest in matters con- 
 nected with public interests. ( 28.) 
 
 They must, in cases where work has been done, or supplies furnished for 
 their department, in cases where from the amount involved no contract is 
 required to be made, certify the necessity thereof, before any expenditure 
 shall be made thereon; such work or supplies must also have been au- 
 thorized by the Common Council to justify an expenditure on account 
 thereof. (38.) 
 
 They shall report in writing to the Common Council quarterly the state 
 of their several departments, with such suggestions in relation to the im- 
 provement thereof, and to the public business connected therewith, as 
 they shall deem advisable. (29.) 
 
 The heads of the appropriate departments shall superintend the sale of 
 all property sold under authority of the Common Council. ( 38.) 
 
 They shall make all sales of personal property in the custody of their 
 several departments or bureaux, under such regulations as shall be esta- 
 blished by ordinances of the Common Council. ( 38.) 
 
 In case of sales of property under authority of the Common Council 
 under their respective superintendence, they shall immediately deposit 
 the proceeds with the City Chamberlain, and immediately cause to be filed 
 an account of sales verified by them in the office of the Comptroller. ( 38. ) 
 
 The heads of the appropriate departments shall make all contracts. ( 38.) 
 
 They shall make, in the appropriate departments, all contracts to be 
 made or let by authority of the Common Council for work to be done or 
 supplies to be furnished. (38.) 
 
22 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 Provisions relating generally to all Bureaux and Heads of 
 Bureaux in the Executive Departments. 
 
 Such, others, in addition to those provided by charter, as may be deemed 
 requisite for the public interest, may be established by the Common 
 Council, and duties not inconsistent with the Charter may be assigned 
 them. ( 28.) 
 
 The chiefs of bureaux, except the City Chamberlain and Chief Engineer 
 of the Fire Department, shall be appointed and removed by the heads of 
 their respective departments. (21.) 
 
 They shall hold office during the same term enjoyed by the heads of 
 departments, unless sooner removed. (21.) 
 
 They are prohibited in general from having any private interest in 
 matters connected with public interests. ( 28.) 
 
 The bureaux established in the Street Department are those of the ' 'Super- 
 intendent of Wharves," "Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies," 
 Superintendent of Lamps and Gas," " Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart- 
 ment," Superintendent of Roads," "Collector of Assessments," "Super- 
 intendent of Street Improvements." 
 
 The bureaux established in the Department of Finance are those of the 
 "Collector of the City Revenue," "Receiver of Taxes," "Clerk of 
 Arrears," "Chamberlain of the city of New York," "Auditor of Ac- 
 counts." 
 
 The bureaux established in the Croton Aqueduct Board are those of the 
 "Water Registrar" and " Water Purveyor." 
 
 The bureaux established in the Law Department are those of the ' ' Cor- 
 poration Attorney " and the " Public Administrator." 
 
 The bureaux established in the City Inspector's Department are those of 
 " Sanitary Inspection and Street Cleaning." of " Statistics and Records," 
 of the " Superintendent of Markets." 
 
 Of the repartineat of Finance generally. 
 
 It is constituted an executive department. (22.) 
 It has control of all the fiscal concerns of the Corporation. ( 22.) 
 It shall prescribe the forms of keeping and rendering all city accounts. 
 (22.) 
 All accounts rendered to or kept in the other departments of the city 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 23 
 
 government, shall be subject to the inspection and revision of this 
 department. ( 22.) 
 
 : The following bureaux are established in this department, viz: 
 
 For the collection of the city revenue, the chief officer of which shall 
 -be called "the Collector of the City Ke venue." 
 
 For the collection of taxes, the chief officer of which shall be called 
 -"the Keceiver of Taxes." 
 
 For the collection of arrears of taxes, the chief officer of which shall 
 be called "the Clerk of Arrears." 
 
 For the reception of all moneys paid into the treasury of the city, and 
 for the payment of moneys on the warrant drawn by the Comptroller and 
 countersigned by the Mayor and Clerk of the Common Council; the chief 
 officer of which shall be called ' ' the Chamberlain of the city of New 
 York." 
 
 An Auditing Bureau, the chief officer of which shall be called "the 
 Auditor of Accounts. (22.) 
 
 This department shall settle and adjust all claims in favor of or against 
 the Corporation, and all accounts in which the Corporation is concerned 
 either as debtor or creditor. ( 22. ) 
 
 The chief officer of this department is called the Comptroller of the city 
 of New York. (22.) 
 
 All contracts, when made as directed by the Charter, shall be executed 
 in duplicate and filed in this department. ( 38.) 
 
 For each payment made on contracts a receipt shall be endorsed on the 
 contract by the party receiving the warrant. ( 38.) 
 
 Warrants for payments on contracts shall only be given to the person 
 interested in such contract or his authorized representative. ( 38.) 
 
 All moneys drawn from the city treasury shall be upon vouchers for the 
 expenditure thereof, examined and allowed by the Auditor, approved by 
 the Comptroller and filed in his office. ( 22.) 
 
 The leases, deeds and other papers connected with this department, shall 
 be drawn by the Law Department. ( 25.) 
 
 Of the Comptroller. 
 
 He is constituted the chief officer of the Department of Finance. (22). 
 
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 It is provided that the person filling the office at the passage of the 
 Charter should remain until the expiration of his term, and not to be 
 removed, except by the Governor, or after indictment, as provided in 
 sections 20 and 49. ( 51 . ) 
 
 He shall be elected by the electors of the city for the term of four years, 
 and shall be voted for on a separate ballot. (19.) 
 
 He may be removed by the Governor for cause, in the manner provided 
 by law in the case of sheriffs. (20.) 
 
 In case of his removal, the vacancy until the next annual election of 
 Charter officers, is to be filled by the Mayor, with the advice and consent 
 of the Board of Aldermen. (20.) 
 
 He shall report to the Common Council once in ninety days the name of 
 every person in whose favor an account has been audited, with the deci- 
 sion of the Auditor upon the same, together with the final action of the 
 Comptroller thereon. ( 22.) 
 
 All moneys drawn from the city treasury shall be upon vouchers for the 
 expenditure thereof, examined and allowed by the Auditor and approved 
 by the Comptroller and filed in his office. ( 22. ) 
 
 It shall be his duty to publish, two months before the annual Charter 
 election, a full statement of receipts and expenditures during the pre- 
 vious year, with the different sources of revenue, and the amount received 
 from each ; the appropriations made, their objects, and the amount ex- 
 pended under each ; the moneys borrowed, the authority under which the 
 loan was made, and the terms on which it was obtained. ( 34.) 
 
 He is ex-officio a member of a board to whom appropriations for the 
 Alms-house Department and Board of Education are to be submitted be- 
 fore being finally made. ( 25.) 
 
 He shall judge of the adequacy and sufficiency of securities offered by 
 bidders on Corporation contracts, and their justification and acknowledg- 
 ment must also be approved by him. ( 38. ) 
 
 Sales of public property and franchises (other than grants of land under 
 water to which the owners of the upland shall have a preemptive right), 
 shall be made by public auction and to the highest bidder who will give 
 adequate security. Previous notice of sales under this section shall be 
 given, under direction of the Comptroller in the Corporation newspapers, 
 for thirty days in each paper. (41.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 25 
 
 Of the City Chamberlain. 
 
 The Chamberlain shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of 
 the Board of Aldermen, and may be removed in the same manner as the 
 heads of departments. (21.) 
 
 He constitutes the chief of a bureau in the Department of Finance, for 
 the reception of all moneys paid into the treasury of the city, and for the 
 payment of moneys on warrants drawn by the Comptroller and counter- 
 signed by the Mayor and Clerk of the Common Council. (22.) 
 
 He shall keep books showing the amounts paid on account of the several 
 appropriations, and no warrants shall be paid on account of any appro- 
 priation after the amount authorized by tax for that specific purpose shall 
 have been expended. (22.) 
 
 Of the Receiver of Taxes. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Department of Finance, 
 for the collection of taxes. ( 22.) 
 
 He has all the powers and shall perform all the duties now prescribed 
 by law for the Keceiver of Taxes, and the provisions of law relating to 
 him are hereby modified so as to conform to the provisions of this 
 Charter. (22.) 
 
 Of the Clerk of Arrears. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Department of Finance 
 for tft collection of arrears of taxes, arrears of assessments and arrears of 
 water rents. ( 22.) 
 
 He is excepted from the general rule confining officers under the Char- 
 ter of 1857 to a salary, ( 44. ) 
 
 Of the Auditor of Accounts 
 
 The Auditor of Accounts is constituted the chief of a bureau, to revise, 
 audit and settle all accounts in which the city is concerned as debtor or 
 creditor ; to keep an account of each claim for or against the Corporation, 
 and of the sums allowed upon each, and to certify the same, with the 
 reasons for the allowance, to the Comptroller. ( 22.) 
 
 Of the Collector of the City Revenue. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Finance Department for 
 3 
 
26 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 the collection of the revenue arising from rents and interest on bonds and 
 mortgages, and all revenues arising from the use or sale of property be- 
 longing to or managed by the city. ( 22.) 
 
 Other duties than those prescribed by the Charter may be assigned to 
 him by the Common Council. ( 22.) 
 
 He is excepted from the general rule confining officers under the Char- 
 ter of 1857 to a salary. ( 44.) 
 
 Of the Street Department generally. 
 It is constituted an Executive Department. ( 23.) 
 It has cognizance of opening, altering, regulating, grading, flagging, 
 curbing, guttering and lighting streets, roads, places and avenues. (23.) 
 
 It has cognizance of building, repairing and lighting wharves, piers and 
 slips. (23.) 
 It has cognizance of the care of public buildings and places. (23.) 
 
 It has cognizance of the construction and repairing of the public 
 roads. (23.) 
 
 It has cognizance of the filling up of sunken lots under the ordinances 
 of the Common Council. (23.) 
 
 The chief officer of this department is called the Street Commissioner. 
 [23.] 
 
 The following bureaux are established in this department : 
 The Superintendent of Wharves. 
 
 The Bureau of Eepairs and Supplies, the chief officer of which shall be 
 called the Superintendent of Kepairs and Supplies. 
 
 The Bureau of Lamps and Gas, the chief officer of which shall be called 
 the Superintendent of Lamps and Gas. 
 
 The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. 
 
 The Superintendent of Roads. 
 
 A bureau for the collection of assessments, the chief of which shall be 
 called the Collector of Assessments. 
 
 A bureau for grading, flagging, curbing and guttering streets, the chief 
 officer of which shall be called the Superintendent of Street Improve- 
 ments. (23.) 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 27 
 
 Of the Street Commissioner. 
 
 He is constituted the chief officer of the Street Department. ( 23.) 
 The person filling the office at the passage of the Charter shall re- 
 main in office until the expiration of his term, and not he removed, except 
 by the Governor, as provided in 20, or after indictment, as provided 
 in 49. (51.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies. 
 
 The office of Commissioner of Eepairs and Supplies, as established before 
 the passage of that Charter, is abolished. ( 51.) 
 
 The Superintendent of Eepairs and Supplies is constituted the head of a 
 bureau in the Street Department. (23.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Street Improvements. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Street Department, for 
 grading, nagging, curbing and guttering the streets. ( 23.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Lamps and Gas. 
 He is constituted chief of a bureau in the Street Department. ( 23.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of "Wharves. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Street Department. ( 23 .) 
 
 Of the Collector of Assessments. 
 
 He is established as chief of a bureau in the Street Department, for the 
 collection of assessments. (23.) 
 
 He is exempted from the general rule confining officers under the Char- 
 ter of 1857 to a salary. ( 44.) 
 
 Of the Chief Engineer. 
 
 He shall be elected in the same manner as is now, or may hereafter be 
 prescribed by law. (21.) 
 
 He has charge of repairing fire engines and fire apparatus. ( 23.) 
 He is constituted chief of a bureau in the Street Department. ( 23.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Roads. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the Street Department. ( 23.) 
 
28 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 Of Public Buildings. 
 
 The care of them is within the cognizance of the Street Depart- 
 ment. (23.) 
 
 Of Public Places. 
 
 The care of them is within the cognizance of the Street Depart- 
 ment. (23.) 
 
 The opening, altering, regulating, grading, flagging, curbing, gutter- 
 ing and lighting of them is within the cognizance of the Street De- 
 partment. ( 23.) 
 
 Of the Law Department generally. 
 
 It is constituted an Executive Department of the city government. (26. ) 
 
 It shall have charge of, and shall conduct all the law business of the 
 Corporation and of the departments, and all other law business in which 
 the city shall be interested, when so ordered by the Corporation. ( 26.) 
 
 It shall have the charge of, and shall conduct the legal proceedings 
 necessary in opening, widening or altering streets. (26.) 
 
 It shall draw the leases, deeds and other papers connected with the 
 Finance Department . ( 26 . ) 
 
 The chief officer shall be called the Counsel to the Corporation. ( 26.) 
 The following bureaux are established in this department, viz : 
 The " Corporation Attorney," the " Public Administrator." (26.) 
 
 Of the Counsel to the Corporation. 
 
 He is made the chief officer of the Law Department. (26.) 
 
 The person filling the office at the passage of the Charter shall re- 
 main in office until the expiration of his term, and not be removed, unless 
 by the Governor, or after indictment, as provided by sections 20 and 49. 
 
 He shall be elected by the electors of the city for the term of three years. 
 (19.). 
 
 He may be removed by the Governor for cause, in the manner provided 
 by law in the case of sheriffs. ( 20.) 
 
 In case of his removal, the vacancy until the next annual election of 
 
CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 29" 
 
 Charter officers, is to be filled by the Mayor, with the advice and consent 
 of the Board of Aldermen. (20.) 
 
 He shall settle the terms of contracts with the Corporation, as an act of 
 preliminary specification to bids, or proposals therefor. ( 38.) 
 
 He is excepted from the general rule confining officers under the Char- 
 ter of 1857 to a salary. ( 44.) 
 
 Of the Corporation Attorney. 
 
 He is constituted the head of a bureau in the Law Department. (26.) 
 
 Of the Public Administrator. 
 
 He is constituted the head of a bureau in the Law Department. ( 26.) 
 
 Of the City Inspector's Department generally. 
 
 It is established as an Executive Department. (27.) 
 Its chief officer shall be called the City Inspector. (27.) 
 
 It has cognizance of all matters affecting the public health, pursuant 
 to ordinances of the Common Council and the lawful requirements of the 
 Commissioners of Health and the Board of Health. ( 27.) 
 
 The following bureaux are established hi this department, viz: 
 
 Of " Sanitary Inspection and Street Cleaning," under an officer named 
 Super intendent of Sanitary Inspection; of "Records and Statistics," 
 which shall be under the charge of the Registrar of Records ; for the 
 inspection, regulation and management of the "Public Markets," the chief 
 officer of which shall be called the " Superintendent of Markets." (27.) 
 
 The coroners shall make returns to this department of inquisitions taken 
 by them, excepting those charging homicide or felonious assault. (27.) 
 
 Of the City Inspector. 
 
 He is constituted the chief officer in the City Inspector's Department. 
 (27.) 
 
 The person filling the office at the time of the passage of the Charter 
 shall remain in office until the expiration of his term, and not be removed, 
 except by the Governor, as provided in 20, or by the court after present- 
 ment by the Grand Jury, as provided in 49. ( 51.) 
 
 He may receive to his own use such portion of the fees allowed for 
 
30 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 recording births and marriages, as are or may be prescribed by law, and 
 to this extent is excepted from the general rule confining officers under 
 the Charter of 1857 to a salary. ( 44.) 
 
 He shall appoint such number of inspectors and sealers of weights and 
 measures as now or hereafter may exist. ( 27.) 
 
 He may be permitted by the Croton Aqueduct Board to use hydrants for 
 cleaning the streets, under the regulations of that Board. (27.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the City Inspector's Depart- 
 ment. ( 27.) 
 
 He shall render such services as by ordinance may attach to said bureau 
 in cleaning the streets and in the abatement and removal of nuisances 
 detrimental to the public health in said city. ( 27.) 
 
 Of the Registrar of Records. 
 
 He is constituted the chief of the Bureau of Kecords and Statistics in 
 the City Inspector's Department. (27.) 
 
 In this bureau shall be kept all records which by law or ordinance may 
 be required to be kept in the City Inspector's Department. ( 27.) 
 
 Of the Superintendent of Markets. 
 
 He is constituted the chief officer in the City Inspector's Department. 
 
 (27.) 
 
 Of Inspectors of Weights and Measures. 
 They shall be appointed by the City Inspector. (27.) 
 
 When so appointed, they succeed to all the powers and duties, and re- 
 ceive the compensation now prescribed by law. ( 27.) 
 
 They hold office on the same terms as chiefs of bureaux. (27.) 
 
 Of Coroners. 
 
 They shall make returns to the City Inspector of their inquisitions, ex- 
 cept those charging homicide or felonious assault. ( 27.) 
 
 Their inquisitions charging homicide or felonious assault shall be filed 
 with the Clerk of the General Sessions. ( 27.) 
 
LRTRR OF APRIL 14, 1857. 
 
 Of the Crotou Aqueduct Board. 
 
 It is continued as an Executive Department. 
 
 It shall have charge of the Croton Aqueduct and all the structures 
 and property connected with the supply and distribution of Croton water 
 in the city of New York. 
 
 And of the under-drainage of the same. 
 
 And of the public sewers of said city. 
 
 And of permits for street vaults. 
 
 And of paving, re-paving and repairing streets. 
 
 And of digging and constructing wells. 
 
 And of the collection of the revenue arising from tlie sale of Croton. 
 water. 
 
 With such other powers and duties as are, or may be, prescribed by 
 law. ( 24.) 
 
 The chief officers thereof shall be called the President,^Engineer and 
 Assistant Commissioner, who together form the Croton Aqueduct Board, 
 and hold their offices for five years. ( 24.) 
 
 The officers at the time of the passage of the Charter shall remain in 
 office until the expiration of their terms, and not be removed, except by 
 the Governor, or after indictment, as provided by sections 20 and 49. (51.) 
 
 The bureaux established in this department are as follows : 
 
 For the collection of the revenue derived from the sale of the water, 
 and the chief officer thereof shall be called the "Water Registrar." 
 
 For the laying of water pipes ; the construction and repairs of sewers, 
 wells and hydrants, and the paving, repaving and repairing of streets, 
 the chief officer of which shall be called the " Water Purveyor." 
 
 This department shall, at all times (when the general supply is not en- 
 dangered,) permit the City Inspector to order the hydrants]to be'used for 
 cleaning the streets, under their regulations. ( 27.) 
 
 Of the Water Purveyor. 
 
 He is constituted as chief of a bureau under the Croton Aqueduct Board, 
 for the laying of water pipes and the construction and repair of sewers, 
 wells and hydrants, the paving, re-paving and repairing of streets. ( 24.) 
 
 Of the Water Registrar. 
 He is constituted the chief of a bureau in the department of the Croton 
 
32 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED 
 
 Aqueduct Board, for the collection of the revenues derived from the sale 
 of Croton water. (24.) 
 
 Of the Alms-house Department 
 
 It is constituted an Executive Department. ( 25.) 
 
 It has cognizance of all matters relating to the Alms-house and 
 prisons. (25.) 
 Its chief officers are called " Governors of the Alms-house." (25.) 
 
 The ' ' Governors ' ' take and hold office and exercise duties, as prescribed 
 by "an act to provide for the government of the Alms-house and Peni- 
 tentiary in the city and county of New York.' ' ( 25.) 
 
 Ordinary appropriations for the Alms-house, proposed by the Governors, 
 shall, before being finally made, be submitted to a board consisting of the 
 President of the Board of Aldermen, the President of the Board of Coun- 
 cilmen, the Mayor and Comptroller, which Board, if it approve the appro- 
 priation, shall report the same to the Supervisors. If it disapprove, it 
 shall return the same with objections to the Governors. If the Governors 
 on reconsideration adhere by a vote of two-thirds of their number then 
 in office, they shall return the appropriation to the said board, who shall 
 report to the Supervisors. (25.) 
 
 The annual election of the Governors shall be held on the first Tuesday 
 of December. (53.) 
 
 Of the Election of Charter Officers. 
 
 The Common Council are authorized and directed to make all necessary 
 arrangements for the conduct and regulation of the election of officers 
 tinder the Charter of 1857, in conformity as far as may be to the general 
 election law, except as the Charter otherwise provides. ( 43.) 
 
 The annual election for Charter Officers, School Officers and Governors 
 of the Alms-house shall be held on the first Tuesday in December, and 
 the officers shall take office on the first Monday of January next suc- 
 ceeding. (53.) 
 
 The provisions of law in force at the time of the passage of the Char- 
 ter of 1857 in regard to the notification, duration, conduct of election and 
 canvassing of votes at general elections, shall apply thereto, except that 
 the return of all elections provided for by this act, shall be filed by the 
 district canvassers in the several districts with the Clerk of the Common 
 Council, within twenty-four hours after the polls are closed. ( 53.) 
 

 CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 33 
 
 The returns shall be canvassed by the Board of Aldermen, sitting as a 
 Board of City Canvassers. The Clerk of the Common Council shall be 
 Clerk of the said Board of City Canvassers. Said Board shall meet on the 
 Thursday next succeeding such election, and shall, within ten days there- 
 after, wholly complete such canvass, and file within the same time dupli- 
 cate statements of the result in the respective offices of the Clerk of the 
 Common Council and the County Clerk. ( 53.) 
 
 The Clerk of the Common Council, within five days succeeding the 
 filing of the said statement, shall give to each person declared elected a 
 certificate thereof. (53.) 
 
 Provision relating to Grants from the City. 
 
 All persons acquiring grants from the Corporation, under the Charter of 
 1857, shall be required to purchase, at a fair appraised valuation, the pro- 
 perty of the former grantees, or lessees, actually necessary for the pur- 
 poses of such grant. (41.) 
 
 Provision relating to the Sale of Wholesome Food. 
 
 No tax or penalty shall hereafter be imposed upon or collected of any 
 person, nor license required for selling or exposing for sale upon his, her, 
 or their own premises, in said city, any wholesome article of food ; nor 
 for selling such articles in such parts of the streets of said city, as may 
 be designated by the Common Council for that purpose. ( 35.) 
 
 Provision relating to Ferries. 
 
 Ferries shall all be leased. (41.) 
 
 Ferry leases shall be revocable by the Common Council for mismanage- 
 ment or neglect to provide adequate accommodations. ( 41.) 
 
 All persons acquiring ferry leases under the provisions of the Charter 
 shall be required to purchase, at a fair appraised valuation, the boats, 
 buildings, and other property of the former lessees or grantees, actually 
 necessary for the purposes of such ferry. (41.) 
 
 The Inspector of Vessels. 
 
 He is excepted from the general mle confining officers under the Char- 
 ter of 1857 to a salary, ( 44.) 
 
34 ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED CHARTER OF APRIL 14, 1857. 
 
 Repealing Provisions. 
 
 The Amended Charter of 1857 was passed April 14, 1857, and took 
 effect by its terms on the first day of May, 1857. 
 
 It repealed specifically the act to amend the Charter passed April 7, 
 1830 ; also, the act to amend the Charter passed April 2, 1849, together 
 with the act to amend the same, passed July 11, 1851 ; also, the act to 
 amend the Charter passed April 12, 1853, together with the act supple- 
 mentary thereto, passed June 14, 1853. 
 
 It also repealed generally all laws inconsistent with its provisions. 
 
 But the Charters known as the Dongan and Montgomerie Charters, so far 
 as the same are in force, should so continue, and not be construed as re- 
 pealed, modified, or in any manner affected. See section 54 of Amended 
 Charter. 
 
REVISED ORDINANCES 
 
 CITY OF NEW YORK. 
 
REVISED ORDINANCES. 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New 
 York, in Common Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 OF THE MAYOR AND THE OFFICERS APPERTAINING TO THE 
 MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE MAYOR. 
 
 II. OF THE CLERKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 III. OF THE MARSHALS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE MAYOR. 
 
 1. The Mayor shall continue to possess the powers and 
 execute the duties conferred and imposed upon him by the Ma7 r ' 
 charter of the city and the various acts amending the 
 same, by the laws of the state, and by the ordinances and 
 resolutions of the Common Council not inconsistent there- 
 with. 
 
 2. The Mayor may, whenever he shall deem it neces- May offer re- 
 wards. 
 
 sary, issue his proclamation for the apprehension of any 
 person who may have committed a crime within the city 
 of New York, and may, in such proclamation, offer a re- 
 ward not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be paid out of 
 the city treasury upon the certificate of the Mayor that 
 the service required has been performed. 
 
 3. The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of five 
 thousand dollars. 
 
38 OP THE CLERKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE CLERKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 Chief Clerk. g ^ rpj^ ghajl be ^ ^^ t() be denominated fa & 
 
 Chief Clerk, in the Mayor's office, who shall be appointed 
 by, and hold his office during the pleasure of, the Mayor. 
 
 5. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 said Chief Clerk shall execute a bond to the Corporation, 
 with one or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the 
 Comptroller, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, con- 
 ditioned for the the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office. 
 
 6. It shall be the duty of the Mayor's Clerk 
 
 1. To prepare and file in the Mayor's office all 
 
 oaths of office required to be taken before the 
 Mayor. 
 
 2. To take the bonds of such officers as are required 
 
 to give security before the Mayor, and to 
 transmit them to the Comptroller to be ap- 
 proved and filed. 
 
 3. To prepare all such proofs or acknowledgments 
 
 of deeds or other instruments as require the 
 official attestation of the Mayor. 
 
 4. To preserve and keep in the Mayor's office all 
 
 books and papers which are usually filed, or 
 which are required by law to be filed therein. 
 
 5. To collect and receive all fees which are incident 
 
 to, or payable for, the services performed by 
 the Mayor and mentioned in this section. 
 
 6. To deliver to the respective Boards all messages 
 
 from the Mayor in writing. 
 
OF THE CLERKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 7. To attend in the Mayor's office during the usual 
 office hours, and to perform such other services 
 as may be required by the Mayor. 
 
 7, He shall enter in a book to be provided for that SayorSrk 
 purpose, and kept in the Mayor's office, open at all conve- 
 nient times to public inspection, the names of all persons 
 from whom he may receive money as authorized by the last 
 section, the amounts received, and on what account and 
 when paid, and shall render an account thereof, under 
 oath, item by item, to the Comptroller, on Thursday of 
 each week ; and shall thereupon pay over the amount so 
 received to the Chamberlain. He shall also thereupon re- 
 ceive from the Chamberlain a voucher for the payment 
 thereof, which he shall forthwith on the same day exhibit 
 to the Comptroller, and shall at the same time leave with 
 him a copy thereof. 
 
 8. The Chief Clerk in the Mayor's office shall receive salary, 
 an annual salary of one thousand five hundred dollars. 
 
 9. There shall be three Assistant Clerks in the Mayor's ^ST 1 
 office, who shall be severally denominated the First Assistant 
 Clerk, the Second Assistant Clerk, and the Third Assistant 
 Clerk, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and whose 
 several duties it shall be to attend daily at the Mayor's 
 office, and to perform such duties as may be required by 
 the Mayor. 
 
 10. The First Assistant Clerk in the Mayor's office JJJ *j 
 shall receive an annual salary of one thousand five hun- 
 dred dollars. 
 
 11. The Second Assistant Clerk in the Mayor's office second Assis- 
 shall receive an annual salary of one thousand two hun- 
 dred dollars. 
 
40 OF THE MARSHALS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 Suieff ^ 12 ' The Third Assistant Clerk in the Mayor's office 
 shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE MARSHALS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 FirstMarshal ^ ^^ ^^ ^ Q ^ ^^ ^ ^ Q ^^ ^ j,.^ 
 
 Marshal, who shall be appointed by, and hold his office 
 during the pleasure of, the Mayor. 
 
 Bond - 14, Before entering on the duties of his office, the 
 
 First Marshal shall execute a bond to the Corporation, 
 with one or more sureties to be approved by the Comp- 
 troller, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, con- 
 ditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his 
 office. 
 
 15 - Ifc sha11 be tlie dutv of tlie First Marshal-- 
 
 1. To issue, and cause to be delivered or published, 
 
 all notices or requisitions to the different de- 
 partments or officers of the Corporation, or 
 others, as the Mayor may direct. 
 
 2. To superintend, under the direction of the Mayor, 
 
 the granting of all licenses requiring the 
 Mayor's signature, and to receive the fees 
 therefor, and to collect all fines which the 
 Mayor may be authorized to impose. 
 
 ibid. 16. He shall enter in a book to be provided for that 
 
 purpose, and kept in the Mayor's office, open at all conve- 
 nient times to public inspection, the names of all persons 
 from whom he may receive money as authorized by the last 
 section ; the amounts received, and on what account and 
 when paid ; and shall daily render an account thereof, 
 under oath, item by item, to the Comptroller, and shall 
 thereupon daily pay over the amount so received to the 
 
OF THE MARSHALS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
 
 Chamberlain, He shall also thereupon receive from the 
 Chamberlain a voucher for the payment thereof, which he 
 shall forthwith, on the same day, exhibit to the Comp- 
 troller, and shall at the same time leave with him a copy 
 thereof. 
 
 17. The First Marshal shall receive an annual salary 
 of one thousand five hundred dollars. 
 
 18. There shall be an officer to be denominated the jg nd Mar - 
 Second Marshal, who shall be appointed by, and hold his 
 office during the pleasure of, the Mayor. 
 
 19. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 Second Marshal shall execute a bond to the Corporation, 
 with one or more sureties to be approved by the Comp- 
 troller, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, con- 
 ditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his 
 office. 
 
 20. It shall be the duty of the Second Marshal to assist 
 the First Marshal and Chief Clerk in the performance of 
 their duties, and, during the absence of either, to perform 
 his duties and such other duties as may be required by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 21. The Second Marshal shall receive an annual salary 
 of one thousand three hundred dollars. 
 
42 OP THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ITS POWERS 
 
 AND DUTIES. 
 
 II. OP THE CLERK OP THE COMMON COUNCIL AND 
 HIS DEPUTY AND ASSISTANTS. 
 
 III. OP THE CLERK OP THE BOARD OP COUNCILMEN 
 
 AND HIS DEPUTY AND ASSISTANTS. 
 
 IV. OP THE OTHER OFFICERS OP THE COMMON 
 
 COUNCIL. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OP THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. 
 
 Method or i. The Board of Aldermen and the Board of Council- 
 
 trausactmg 
 
 Business. meilj composing the Common Council, shall sit in separate 
 chambers, and shall transact the Legislative business of the 
 Corporation, as prescribed by the charter of the city of 
 New York, and the various acts amending the same. 
 
 2< Neither the Common Council, nor any member 
 ecutive busi- thereof, can perform any Executive business whatever, ex- 
 cept such as is or shall be specially imposed on them by 
 the laws of this state. 
 
 AS to com- 3. All ordinances and resolutions heretofore adopted, 
 
 mittces with ' % 
 
 an( ^ now * n f rce > authorizing the appointment of commit- 
 tees of the Common Council, with Executive powers, or 
 conferring such powers on any committee, or authorizing 
 a committee to do any act other than to report the facts 
 in relation to the subject referred, with their opinion, for 
 the consideration of the Board, are repealed. 
 
OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. 43 
 
 4. No joint committee shall hereafter be created or AS to join. 
 
 Committees? 
 
 appointed by the Common Council, except a Joint Com- 
 mittee on Accounts, consisting of three members of each 
 Board, who shall, once in three months, examine the ac- 
 counts of the several executive departments, and report 
 any delinquencies or errors therein, to the Common Coun- 
 cil ; and except the Joint Croton Aqueduct Committee of 
 the Common Council, to be appointed according to, and 
 exercise the powers conferred by the act of April 11, 1849, 
 to create the Croton Aqueduct Department in the city of 
 New York. 
 
 5. No committee shall hereafter be created or ap- AS to 
 
 pointed by either Board of the Common Council, who mmttee^ 
 shall have power to do any act other than to report the 
 facts in relation to the subject referred, with their opinion 
 thereon, for the consideration of the Board, except as pro- 
 vided in the last section. 
 
 6. A committee of either Board, in reporting upon a committees 
 
 ^ to attach p- 
 
 subject referred to them, must attach to their report all P er ^. to thtir 
 resolutions, petitions, remonstrances, and other papers in 
 their possession, relative to the matters referred. 
 
 7. No report of a committee of either Board shall be 4 s l ? P*- 
 
 ing of report* 
 
 printed, unless by the express direction of the Board in e f es- Commtt ' 
 which it is presented, or to which it is sent, specifying the 
 number of copies to be printed. 
 
 8. Each Board shall transmit to the other, every or- AS to 
 
 miBsionofpa- 
 
 dinance or resolution requiring a concurrent action, to- P er * 
 gether with all papers on which it was founded. 
 
 9. When an ordinance or resolution which shall AS to ordi- 
 
 nances &c. 
 
 have passed one Board, is rejected in the other, it shall be J 
 returned to the Board in which it originated, together 
 with all papers on which it was founded, with notice of 
 its rejection. 
 
44 OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. 
 
 10. Messages from one Board to the other shall be 
 e communicated by their respective Clerks, unless the Board 
 transmitting the message shall specially direct otherwise. 
 
 ments amend " I*- Either Board may amend any amendment made 
 by the other, to an ordinance or resolution. 
 
 Sttees^f 12. In case of a difference between the two Boards 
 upon any subject of legislation, either Board may request 
 a conference and appoint a committee for that purpose ; 
 and the other shall also appoint a committee to confer. 
 The committee shall meet at a time and place to be ap- 
 pointed by the chairman of the committee on the part of 
 the Board requesting the conference. The committee of 
 each Board shall report in writing to the Board appointing 
 them, and may report such modifications or amendments 
 as they think proper. When either Board shall have acted 
 thereon, they shall transmit the same, and the papers re- 
 lating thereto, to the other, with a message certifying 
 their action thereon. 
 
 iifgfrom'pre- ^' Either Board may recede from its action on any 
 is action. ma tter of difference between the two Boards, at 
 
 any time previous to a conference, whether the papers on 
 which the difference arose, are before the Board receding, 
 formally or informally. 
 
 AS to cases $ 14. If both Boards adhere to their disagreement, the 
 
 where the 
 
 Boards ad- ordinance or resolution shall be deemed lost, and shall not 
 
 hereto their 
 
 be again revived during the same session. 
 AS to com- 15. All committees of conference shall consist of three 
 
 mittees of . 
 
 conference. m euibers of each Board, unless otherwise specially ordered 
 by concurrent resolution. 
 
OP THE CLERK OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 45 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OP THE CLERK OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. AND HIS DEPUTY 
 AND ASSISTANTS. 
 
 16. The Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Clerk, 
 who shall hold his office during the continuance of the 
 Board by which he is appointed, and until his successor moved - 
 shall be duly appointed and qualified. He may, however, 
 at any time be removed by that Board, and another clerk 
 be appointed in his stead, who shall hold his office during 
 the unexpired term of the clerk so removed. 
 
 17. The clerk so appointed shall, by virtue of his salary, &c. 
 office, be Clerk of the Common Council, and of the Board 
 of Health. The title of his office shall be Clerk of the 
 Common Council, and he shall receive an annual salary 
 of three thousand dollars. 
 
 18. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shaii give 
 
 . . bond. 
 
 shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more 
 sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal 
 sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful 
 performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 19. He shall attend all the meetings of the Board of Hi3 duties. 
 Aldermen, and of the Board of Health ; and shall keep 
 the minutes thereof ; proper records of which he shall cause 
 to be made and kept in his office, in books to be provided 
 for that purpose. 
 
 20. He shall publish all ordinances, and amendments n,id. 
 of ordinances which shall be passed, and also the proceed- 
 ings, in the newspapers which may be employed by the 
 Corporation, except such parts as may require secrecy; 
 and whenever a vote shall be taken in either Board, upon 
 the passage of an ordinance which shall contemplate any 
 
46 OP THE CLERK OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 specific improvement, or involve the sale, disposition or 
 appropriation of public property, or the expenditure of 
 public moneys or income therefrom, or lay any tax or 
 assessment, such ordinance shall, before the same shall be 
 sent to the other Board, and immediately after the adjourn- 
 ment of the Board at which the same shall have been 
 passed, be published, with the yeas and nays, and with the 
 names of the persons voting for and against the same, in 
 the newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of 
 the proceedings. 
 
 His duties. 21. He shall, in all cases, when required by the Chair- 
 man, or a majority of any Committee of the Board of 
 Aldermen, issue, and cause to be served upon persons 
 whose attendance may be required before such Committee, 
 subpoenas, as provided by the law of the state, passed 
 February 8, 1855, accompanied with the usual fee of 
 twenty-five cents ; and shall be entitled to reimbursement 
 therefor by the Comptroller, upon a certificate thereof. 
 
 22< He sha11 kee P tlie common seal of tne Corporation, 
 corporation. an( j cause j ^o be affixed to all instruments in writing, 
 
 made or executed by order of the Common Council, pur- 
 suant to the charter of the city, or any law of the state. 
 
 23> He sha11 kee P tlie seal of Mayoralty, and cause the 
 same to be affixed to such instruments as the Mayor shall, 
 from time to time, direct. 
 
 roenottees or 24. He shall issue notices to the members of the Board 
 5tmgs> of Aldermen, and of the Board of Health, when directed 
 by those Boards respectively, and to the members of the 
 different committees of those Boards, and all persons 
 whose attendance will be required before any such com- 
 mittee, when directed by the chairman thereof. 
 
OP THE CLERK OP THE COMMON COUNCIL. 47 
 
 25. He shall, without delay, deliver to all officers of tr 2j mit 8l jj 
 the Corporation, or of the Board of Health, and to all pers - 
 committees of that Board, or of the Board of Aldermen, 
 all resolutions and communications referred to those offi- 
 cers or committees by those Boards respectively. 
 
 26. He shall, without delay, deliver to the Mayor all H shaii da- 
 ordinances or resolutions under his charge, which may re- to the Mayor, 
 quire to be approved or otherwise acted upon by the 
 Mayor, with all papers on which the same were founded. 
 
 27. He shall, on the day succeeding the approval by J 
 the Mayor of any ordinance or resolution, or on the day 
 succeeding its return by the Mayor, without approval or Com P troUer - 
 objection, by which the payment of any sum of money out 
 of the public treasury is directed, deliver to the Comp- 
 troller a certified copy of the same. 
 
 28. Ho shall receive and collect : Heshaii coi 
 
 lect certain 
 
 1. All fees, profits, revenues and emoluments granted fees - 
 by the charter to the Mayor, or which, by virtue of 
 the charter, the Mayor is entitled to receive, except 
 such fees and perquisites as the Mayor is legally 
 entitled to. 
 
 2. All fees for licenses to owners and drivers of 
 hackney coaches, carriages and accommodation 
 stages, and to pawnbrokers, dealers in second-hand 
 articles, keepers of junk shops and keepers of intel- 
 ligence offices. 
 
 29. He shall enter in a book, to be provided for that 
 purpose and kept in his office, open at all convenient times 
 to public inspection, the names of all persons from whom 
 he may receive money for the Corporation, the amounts 
 received, and on what account, and when paid, and shall 
 
48 OP THE CLERK OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 render an account thereof, under oath, item by item, to the 
 Comptroller, on Thursday of each week, and shall there- 
 upon pay over the amount, so received, to the Chamberlain. 
 He shall, also, thereupon, receive from the Chamberlain a 
 voucher for the payment thereof, which he shall forthwith, 
 on the same day, exhibit to the Comptroller, and shall, at 
 the same time, leave with him a copy thereof. 
 
 rfSfaK 30 - There sna11 be a Deputy to the Clerk of the Board 
 n- of Aldermen, who shall assist the Clerk of the Common 
 Council in the performance of the duties of his office, and 
 shall attend to such branches thereof as may be assigned to 
 him by the Clerk, under his direction, and shall receive an 
 annual salary of two thousand dollars. 
 
 31- ^ n case f a vacancy in the office of the Clerk of 
 the Common Council, the Deputy Clerk of the Board of 
 Aldermen shall act as clerk until the vacancy shall be filled 
 by a new appointment, and until the person appointed 
 shall be duly qualified. 
 
 * 32. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 
 clerk shall 3 
 
 give bond. D e p U ty Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall execute a 
 bond to the Corporation, with one or more sufficient sure- 
 ties, to be approved by the Comptroller in the penal sum 
 of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per- 
 formance of the duties of his office. 
 
 33 ' There s]ia11 be five Assistant Clerks in the office of 
 the Clerk of the Common Council, to be denominated, 
 respectively, the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth 
 Clerks, and who shall perform such duties as shall be as- 
 signed to them by the Clerk, and under his direction; the 
 First Clerk shall receive an annual salary of twelve hun- 
 dred dollars ; the Second Clerk shall receive an annual 
 salary of twelve hundred dollars; the Third Clerk shall re- 
 
OP THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. 49 
 
 ceive an annual salary of one thousand dollars; the Fourth 
 Clerk shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dol- 
 lars; the Fifth Clerk shall receive an annual salary of 
 nine hundred dollars. 
 
 34. There shall be a Messenger and an Assistant Mes- 
 senger to the Board of Aldermen, who shall serve all sub- 
 poenas, notices, and all other official papers, which shall C1 
 be delivered to them for that purpose by the Clerk or under 
 his direction, and shall be officially subject to the Clerk ; 
 the Messenger shall receive an annual salary of nine hun- 
 dred dollars ; the Assistant Messenger an annual salary of 
 seven hundred and fifty dollars. There shall also be a 
 Librarian and Engrossing Clerk, who shall have charge of 
 the City Library, under the entire supervision of the Clerk 
 of the Common Council, and who shall receive for his ser- 
 vices an annual salary of nine hundred dollars. There 
 shall also be an Engrossing Clerk, to engross the proceed- 
 ings of the Board of Aldermen, who shall be paid for such 
 service at the rate of eight cents per folio. 
 
 35. All the officers hereinbefore mentioned, except the or the ap- 
 pointment & 
 Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, shall be subject to ap- ^Se^mce 
 
 pointment and removal, as provided in section 36 of the 
 charter of 1857. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OP THE CLERK OP THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN, HIS DEPUTY 
 
 AND ASSISTANTS. 
 
 36. The Board of Councilmen shall appoint a Clerk, ffis appo^t- 
 
 ' ment and ro- 
 
 who shall hold his office during the continuance of the moval - 
 Board by which he is appointed, and until his successor 
 shall be duly appointed and qualified. He may, however, 
 at any time, be removed by that Board, and another Clerk 
 
50 OP THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. 
 
 be appointed in his stead, who shall hold his office during 
 the unexpired term of the Clerk so removed. 
 
 Sond - 37. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he 
 
 shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more 
 sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal 
 sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful 
 performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 H* duties. 38> He shall attend all the meetings of the Board of 
 Councilmen, and shall keep the minutes thereof, proper 
 records of which he shall cause to be made, copied and 
 kept in his office, in books to be provided for that purpose. 
 
 39. He shall publish all ordinances and amendments 
 of ordinances which shall be passed, and also the proceed- 
 ings in the newspapers which may be employed by the 
 Corporation, except such parts as may require secrecy; and 
 whenever a vote shall be taken in the Board, upon the pas- 
 sage of an ordinance which shall contemplate any specific 
 improvement, or involve the sale, disposition or appropria- 
 tion of public property, or the expenditure of public 
 moneys, or income therefrom, or lay any tax or assessment, 
 such ordinance shall, before the same shall be sent to the 
 other Board, and immediately after the adjournment 
 of the Board at which the same shall have been passed, 
 be published, with the yeas and nays, and with the names 
 of the persons voting for and against the same, in the 
 newspapers employed by the Corporation, as part of the 
 proceedings. 
 
 m shaii is- & 40. He shall issue notices to the members of the Board 
 
 sue notices of 
 
 meetings. O f Couucilmen, when directed by the Board, and to the 
 members of the different Committees of the Board, and 
 all persons whose attendance will be required before any 
 such Committee, when directed by the chairman, or a 
 majority thereof. 
 
OF THE CLERK OP THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. 51 
 
 41. He shall, in all cases, when required by the Chair- 
 
 fy persons to 
 
 man. or a majority of any Committee of the Board of attend meet- 
 
 J J ings of Com- 
 
 Councilmen, issue, and cause to be served upon persons mittee3 - 
 whose attendance may be required before such Committee, 
 subpoanas, as provided by the law of the state, passed 
 February 8, 1855, accompanied with the usual fee of twenty- 
 five cents, and shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor 
 by the Comptroller upon a certificate thereof. 
 
 42. He shall, without delay, deliver to all officers of He shaii 
 
 transmit pa- 
 
 the Corporation, and to all Committees of the Board of pera, &c. 
 Councilmen, all resolutions, communications and other 
 official papers referred to those officers or Committees re- 
 spectively, by that Board. 
 
 43. He shall, without delay, deliver to the Mayor all He snaii <u>- 
 
 J ' J liver papers 
 
 ordinances and resolutions passed by the Board of Alder- to the Mayor. 
 men, and concurred in by the Board of Councilmen, which 
 may require to be approved, or otherwise acted upon by 
 the Mayor, with all papers on which the same were 
 founded. 
 
 44. There shall be a Deputy to the Clerk of the Board The Deputy 
 of Councilmen, who shall perform such duties in the office 
 and attend to such branches thereof, as may be assigned to 
 him by the Clerk, and under his direction, who shall re- 
 ceive for his services an annual salary of twelve hundred 
 dollars. 
 
 45. In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the The powers 
 
 J of the Depu- 
 
 Board of Councilmen, the Deputy Clerk shall act as Clerk tycierk. 
 until the vacancy shall be filled by a new appointment, and 
 until the person appointed shall be duly qualified. 
 
 46. There shall be an Assistant Clerk in the office of 
 the Clerk of the Board of Councilmen, who shall perform 
 such duties as shall be assigned to him by the Clerk, and 
 
52 OP CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 under his direction, who shall receive for his services an 
 annual salary of one thousand dollars. 
 
 Engrossing^ 47. There shall also be an Engrossing Clerk, to engross 
 
 Clerk* 
 
 the proceedings of the Board of Councilmen, and to per- 
 form such other duties as he may be directed by the Clerk 
 of this Board, who shall be paid for such services the sum 
 of nine hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 Messenger. 48. There shall be a Messenger to the Clerk of the 
 Board of Councilmen, who shall serve all subpoenas, noti- 
 ces and other official papers, which shall be delivered to 
 him for that purpose by the Clerk, who shall be officially 
 subject to the Clerk, and shall perform such other business 
 as shall be assigned to him in the general care of the office, 
 and who shall receive for his services an annual salary of 
 nine hundred dollars. 
 
 Assistant 49. There shall be an Assistant to the Messenger, who 
 
 Messenger. 
 
 shall aid and assist the Messenger in the general dis- 
 charge of his duty, and who shall receive for his services 
 an annual salary of five hundred dollars. 
 
 5 ' A11 the offi cers of the Councilmen hereinbefore 
 mentioned, except the Clerk of the Board of Councilmen, 
 shall be subject to appointment and removal, as provided 
 in section 36 of the charter of 1857. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OP THE OTHER OFFICERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 
 
 Readers. 51. A Eeader to each Board shall be appointed by the 
 President thereof, and shall hold his office during the plea- 
 sure of the President by whom he is appointed, and shall 
 receive, annually, five hundred dollars each. 
 
OP CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. 53 
 
 52. The Reader of each Board shall aid the President Duties of Rea- 
 ders. 
 
 in reading the various ordinances, resolutions, communica- 
 tions and reports which shall come before the Board. 
 
 53. Each Board shall appoint a Sergeant-at-arms, who Jg g eant3 ' at - 
 shall hold his office during the continuance of the Board 
 by which he is appointed, and until his successor shall be 
 duly appointed and qualified. He may, however, at any 
 time be removed by the Board appointing him, and an- 
 other Sergeant-at-arms be appointed in his stead, who shall 
 hold his office during the unexpired term of the one so 
 removed. 
 
 54. The Sergeant-at-arms of each Board shall attend Duties <* 
 
 Sergeants -at- 
 
 all the meetings of the Board, and shall execute all lawful arm3 - 
 orders directed to him by the Board, or the President 
 thereof, and they shall receive annually for their services 
 eight hundred dollars each. 
 
 55. The Board of Councilmen shall appoint a Door 
 keeper, who shall hold his office during the pleasure of that men 
 Board. 
 
54 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ITS 
 
 BUREAUX GENERALLY. 
 II. OF THE COMPTROLLER. 
 
 III. OF THE DEPUTY COMPTROLLER. 
 
 IV. OF THE CLERKS IN THE OFFICE OF THE 
 
 COMPTROLLER. 
 
 Y. OF THE BUREAU OF CITY REVENUE. 
 YI. OF THE BUREAU OF RECEIVER OF TAXES. 
 VII. OF THE BUREAU OF CLERK OF ARREARS. 
 VIII. OF THE BUREAU OF DEPOSIT AND DIS- 
 
 BURSEMENT. 
 IX. OF THE AUDITING BUREAU. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ITS BUREAUX 
 GENERALLY. 
 
 Department of Finance shall have control 
 Department. Q f ^ ^ Q gca } concerns O f the Corporation, and shall 
 
 prescribe the forms of keeping and rendering all city ac- 
 counts, not inconsistent with this ordinance; and all ac- 
 counts rendered to or kept in the several departments of 
 the city government, shall be subject to the inspection and 
 revision of the officers of this department. 
 
 aid. 2. It shall also settle and adjust all claims by the 
 
 Corporation or against them, and all accounts in which 
 the Corporation is concerned, either as debtor or creditor 
 not otherwise provided for by law. 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 55 
 
 3. There shall be five bureaux in the Department of Bareaux - 
 Finance : 
 
 1. A bureau for the collection of the revenue ac- 
 cruing from rents and interest on bonds and mort- 
 gages, and for the collection of all revenues arising 
 from the use or sale of property belonging to, or 
 managed by, the city, and for the performance of 
 such duties as may be directed by the Common Coun- 
 cil, the chief officer of which shall be called the 
 ' Collector of City Revenue." 
 
 2. A bureau for the collection of taxes; the chief 
 officer thereof shall be called the " Receiver of 
 Taxes," who shall have all the powers and perform 
 all the duties now prescribed by law for the Receiver 
 of Taxes. 
 
 3. A bureau for the collection of arrears of taxes, 
 arrears of assessments and arrears of water rents, 
 the chief officer of which shall be called the " Clerk 
 of Arrears." 
 
 4. A bureau for the reception of all moneys paid 
 into the treasury of the city, and for the payment 
 of moneys on warrants drawn by the Comptroller, 
 and countersigned by the Mayor and Clerk of the 
 Common Council; and the chief officer thereof shall 
 be called the " Chamberlain of the city of New 
 York." 
 
 5. A bureau, to be called the " Auditing Bureau; " 
 the chief officer thereof shall be called the " Auditor 
 of Accounts." 
 
56 OF THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE COMPTROLLER. 
 
 The comp- 4. The chief officer of the Department of Finance 
 
 {roller and 
 
 his salary, shall be called the Comptroller of the city of New York, 
 who shall be paid monthly for his services at the rate of 
 five thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 Smpt?o f ue?. e 5 - Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 Comptroller shall execute to the Corporation a bond, 
 with at least two sufficient sureties, to be approved by 
 the Mayor, and filed in the Mayor's office, in the penal 
 sum of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faith- 
 ful performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 comptrollers 6. The Comptroller shall superintend the fiscal con- 
 cerns of the Corporation, and manage the same in the 
 manner required by the charter of the city, and the 
 various acts amending the same, by the laws of this state, 
 and by the ordinances or resolutions of the Common 
 Council, not inconsistent with this ordinance. 
 
 ibid. 7. He shall, from time to time, and as often as he 
 
 may deem necessary, suggest to the Common Council 
 plans for the improvement and management of the city 
 revenue. 
 
 ibid. 8. He shall superintend all the real estate of the 
 
 Corporation, and report to the Common Council all en- 
 croachments thereon. 
 
 ibid. 9. He shall keep and file in his office all title deeds, 
 
 leases, mortgages, or other assurances of title, and all 
 evidences of debt, contracts, bonds of indemnity, and 
 official bonds, except such as are directed, by this ordi- 
 nance, to be deposited elsewhere. 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 57 
 
 1.0. He shall cause all grants, leases and counterparts comptrollers 
 of leases or deeds, executed by the Corporation, to be re- 
 corded in proper books, to be kept in his office. 
 
 11. He shall cause a proper map or survey of all iwd. 
 lands or premises granted, conveyed or leased by the 
 Corporation, to be annexed to the grant, deed or lease 
 thereof, and to be therein referred to, before the execu- 
 tion thereof. 
 
 12. He shall cause a proper map or survey of all md - 
 lands or premises, ceded, granted, conveyed or leased to 
 the Corporation, to be annexed to the cession, grant, deed, 
 or lease thereof, and to be therein referred to before 
 execution or acceptance thereof. 
 
 13. He shall direct and superintend the collection of ibid. 
 all rents, or other moneys due to the Corporation, and at 
 least once in each month, furnish to the Collector of the 
 City Kevenue, accurate accounts of all such rents or 
 moneys as shall remain unpaid. 
 
 14. He shall revise, audit and settle all accounts in ^id. 
 which the Corporation is concerned, either as debtor or 
 creditor, where provision for the settlement thereof is 
 not otherwise provided for by law, and the settlement of 
 which is not especially committed by ordinance to some 
 other authority; and where no such provision, or an in- 
 sufficient provision has been made, he shall examine such 
 accounts, and report to the Common Council the facts re- 
 lating thereto, with his opinion thereon. 
 
 15. He shall draw and sign all warrants on the Cham- ibid, 
 berlain, for moneys which he is authorized to draw from 
 the treasury, and present the same with the vouchers to 
 the Mayor, to be countersigned by him and the Clerk of 
 5 
 
58 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 the Common Council, respectively. But no such warrant 
 shall be drawn, unless the sum specified therein is embraced 
 in an appropriation previously made for that purpose by 
 the Common Council. 
 
 comptroller * 16. He shall supervise the fiscal concerns of all de- 
 partments, bureaux and officers of the Corporation, who 
 shall receive or disburse the public moneys, or who are 
 charged with the management or custody thereof; and may 
 require, at any time, from those departments, bureaux or 
 officers, an account, in writing, of any moneys or property 
 of the Corporation in their hands or under their control. 
 
 aid. 17, He shall report to the Common Council imme- 
 
 diately upon its discovery, any default or delinquency in 
 any of the departments, bureaux or offices of the Corpo- 
 ration, in respect to the matters mentioned in the last 
 section. 
 
 18. He shall compare the quarterly accounts of the 
 Chamberlain with the vouchers relating to the same, and 
 with the books of the department, and report those ac- 
 counts, with such information in respect thereto as may 
 be proper, to the Common Council, or to either Board 
 thereof, at its next meeting. 
 
 IW<L 19. He shall keep true and accurate accounts of all 
 
 matters appertaining to the department, and submit to the 
 Joint Committee of Accounts, or the Common Council 
 for their examination, when required, a full and detailed 
 statement of all the accounts of the department, together 
 with the accompanying vouchers. 
 
 ibid. 20. He shall submit to the Common Council, on or 
 
 before the first day of November, in each year, a detailed 
 estimate of the receipts and expenditures for the year, 
 commencing on the first of January following, in order 
 
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 that the annual appropriations may then be made; and 
 also an estimate of the probable amount of tax that may 
 be required for the year, commencing on the first of Jan- 
 uary following, with the draft of an act authorizing the 
 raising of such tax, in order that an application may be 
 made to the legislature for authority to levy the same. 
 
 21. He shall report to the Common Council, within comptroller* 
 thirty days after their organization in each year, a state- 
 ment of all contracts made by the Corporation, or directed 
 or authorized by the Common Council; and not performed 
 or completed, or upon which any money remains unpaid, 
 with the amount of money so remaining unpaid on each. 
 
 22. He shall report forthwith to the Common Council n> id - 
 every case in which an appropriation is exhausted, the ob- 
 ject of which is not completed, and accompany such report 
 with a statement of the moneys which have been drawn on 
 such appropriation, the particular purposes for which they 
 were drawn, and the cause of the deficiency, and an esti- 
 mate of the amount that will be necessary to complete 
 the object of the appropriation. 
 
 23. He shall publish, in the newspapers employed by n***- 
 the Common Council, two months before the annual elec- 
 tion of charter officers, in each year, for the general in- 
 formation of the citizens of the city of New York, a full 
 and detailed statement, setting forth : 
 
 1. The receipts and expenditures of the Corporation 
 during the preceding year, and the different sources 
 of the city revenue, and the amount received from 
 each. 
 
 2. The several appropriations made by the Com- 
 mon Council, the objects for which they were made, 
 and the amount of moneys expended under each ap- 
 propriation. 
 
60 OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 3. The moneys borrowed on the credit of the Cor- 
 poration, the authority for each loan, and the terms 
 upon which it was obtained. 
 
 dual? 011 24. He shall direct legal proceedings to be taken, 
 when necessary, to enforce payment of rents or other 
 debts due to the Corporation, or to obtain possession of 
 premises to which the Corporation is entitled. 
 
 25. He shall, as often as the state of the Sinking Fund 
 shall render it necessary, advertise and sell at auction or 
 private sale, as in his judgment may be most expedient, 
 the water lot quit-rents belonging to the Corporation, in 
 such parcels, and on such terms, as the Common Council 
 or the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund may prescribe, 
 and cause proper conveyances to be executed to the pur- 
 chasers; the avails of which shall be deposited in the 
 treasury to the credit of the Sinking Fund. 
 
 Ibid ' 26. He may consent, in the name and on behalf of the 
 
 Corporation, that the lessee or assignee of a lease made 
 by the Corporation, may assign the same, or underlet the 
 demised premises, where provision is made by the lease 
 that it shall not be assigned, or the premises underlet, 
 without the consent of the Corporation; but he shall not 
 so consent, unless all arrears of rent, and all taxes or as- 
 sessments upon the premises be paid. 
 
 K>tf. 27. When provision shall be made by a lease, to which 
 
 the Corporation is a party, or in which it is interested, 
 that appraisers on behalf of the Corporation to determine 
 the rent on renewal of the lease or the value of buildings 
 to be paid for on the expiration thereof, shall be appointed; 
 the appraiser or appraisers on the part of the Corporation 
 may be appointed by the Mayor and the Comptroller. 
 
 tbid. 
 
 28. The Comptroller may accept the cession of streets 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. f)l 
 
 or avenues, or parts thereof, not ceded or opened, on re- 
 ceiving a sufficient conveyance thereof to the Corporation, 
 with a map of the ceded premises annexed thereto, and a 
 certificate of the Counsel to the Corporation, approving 
 the same. But, in all cases, the expense of the cession 
 must be paid by the party by whom it is made. 
 
 29. When several lots or parcels of land belonging- to comptrollers 
 
 r duties. 
 
 different persons, are assessed for taxes in one parcel, the 
 Comptroller may make the proper apportionment of the 
 tax among the different owners, or may, in cases of diffi- 
 culty, report the facts to the Common Council, to the end 
 that the apportionment may be made by them. 
 
 30. The Comptroller shall preserve, in a book to be n>id. 
 kept in his office for that purpose, to be called the Eecord 
 of Quit-rents, maps of all grants of land, now or hereafter 
 made by the Corporation, on which quit-rents are paya- 
 ble, showing the original grants, and the subdivisions of 
 the same, as near as they can be ascertained. 
 
 31. He shall enter, in the record of quit-rents, imme- Ibid - 
 diately following each map, the names of the owners of 
 the different lots described thereon, with the portion of 
 the quit-rent to which each is subject ; and he may receive 
 the sums proportionably due from each owner in payment 
 of his portion of the moneys payable under the original 
 grant, as the same shall, from time to time, become payable. 
 
 32. He shall, on receiving written notice from the n>ia. 
 grantee of the Corporation, or his assignee, of the sale of 
 any portion of land subject to quit-rent, enter in the record 
 of quit-rents the name of the purchaser, with the date of 
 the sale, and the portion of the land sold; and he may 
 thereafter receive the sum proportionably due from such 
 purchaser, in payment of his portion of the moneys paya- 
 
62 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 ble under the original grant, as the same shall, from time 
 to time, become payable. 
 
 cause to be inserted, in all grants of 
 land subject to a quit-rent, a covenant requiring the gran- 
 tee or his legal representatives, when he or they shall 
 sell the whole or a portion of the land granted, to give to 
 the Comptroller a written notice of the sale, within thirty 
 days after it is made, specifying therein the name of the 
 purchaser, the quantity and location of the land sold, the 
 amount of quit-rent to be paid thereon, and the day of 
 the sale. 
 
 34. Upon receiving the notice mentioned in the last 
 section, the Comptroller shall enter the same in the record 
 of quit-rents, and from that time he may receive from the 
 owner of the lot or parcel mentioned in the notice, or his 
 legal representatives, the sum proportionably due from 
 him in payment of his proportion of the moneys payable 
 under the original grant. 
 
 ttld * 35. When land, heretofore granted by the Corpora- 
 
 tion, subject to a quit-rent, portions of which have been 
 assigned by the grantee, shall be re-entered by the Corpo- 
 ration for non-payment of the quit-rent, the Comptroller 
 may grant releases in severalty to such of the assignees of 
 portions of the land granted, as shall, within six months 
 from the re-entry, pay their respective apportionments of 
 commutation money, and the expenses of re-entry and con- 
 veyance, with such portions of the rent as may be justly 
 due from the respective assignees for the land held by them, 
 and which shall be apportioned by the Comptroller. 
 
 36. The releases and apportionments mentioned in the 
 last section, shall not, however, be granted or made, un- 
 less the assignee, requiring the same, or his legal repre- 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 63 
 
 sentatives, shall comply with the terms and conditions pre- 
 scribed in that section, within thirty days after notice 
 from the Comptroller requiring such compliance. 
 
 37. The Comptroller may, from time to time, with the 
 sanction of the Common Council, borrow on the credit of 
 the Corporation, in anticipation of its revenues, such 
 sum or sums, not exceeding in the whole the amount of 
 such revenues, as may be necessary to meet expenditures 
 under appropriations for the current year. 
 
 38. Every loan to be effected, as authorized by the 
 last section, shall be secured by the bonds of the Corpo- 
 ration, payable in not exceeding one year, in such sums as 
 the Comptroller may deem proper, which shall be signed 
 by the Comptroller, countersigned by the Mayor, and 
 sealed with the common seal. 
 
 39. If the Comptroller shall become disqualified from vacancy m 
 
 office of comp 
 
 performing the duties of his office, or shall be absent from troUer - 
 or resign the same, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable 
 person to perform the duties during such disqualification 
 or vacancy, subject to confirmation by the Board of Al- 
 dermen . 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE DEPUTY COMPTROLLER. 
 
 40. There shall be an officer in the Department of De P Qt y 
 
 Comptroller 
 
 Finance, who shall be called the Deputy Comptroller of and salary, 
 the city of New York, who shall be paid monthly for his 
 services at the rate of two thousand five hundred dollars 
 per annum, 
 
 $41. The Deputy Comptroller shall, before en terms: Bond of De- 
 
 & puty Comp- 
 
 .upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the Cor- troll e r 
 poration, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the 
 
4 OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 Comptroller, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office. 
 
 Dut DepS[ y the 42. He shall assist the Comptroller in the performance 
 comptroller. Q ^ Q duties appertaining to his office, and shall be com- 
 petent, under the direction and by the authority of the 
 Comptroller, to perform any of the duties assigned to the 
 Comptroller, except to sign warrants on the Chamberlain. 
 And in case of the absence of the Comptroller, by reason 
 of sickness or other cause, from the office for more than 
 one day at any one time, the Deputy Comptroller shall act 
 as Comptroller, in all matters not inconsistent with the 
 charter, during such absence; and in case of vacancy in the 
 office of Comptroller, the Deputy shall act as Comptroller 
 until the vacancy shall be supplied, as provided by section 
 twenty of the act entitled " An act to amend the charter 
 of the city of New York," passed April 14, 1857. 
 
 ARTICLE IY. 
 
 OF THE CLERKS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER. 
 
 clerks in De- 43. There shall be sixteen clerks in the Department of 
 Finance. Finance, to be denominated respectively the Book-keeper, 
 two Assistant Book-keepers, the Stock Clerk, the First 
 Auditor, the Second Auditor, the Redemption Clerk, the 
 Assistant Auditor, the Clerk to the Comptroller, and seven 
 general clerks. There shall likewise be two Messengers* 
 in said office. 
 
 Duties of 44. The Book-keeper shall, under the direction of the 
 r Deputy Comptroller, keep a regular set of books by 
 double entry, in which shall be opened and kept as many 
 accounts, under appropriate titles, as may be necessary to 
 show distinctly and separately all the receipts and ex- 
 penditures of the Corporation; all debts due to and by the 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 6& 
 
 Corporation, and all appropriations made by the Common 
 Council, and the sums expended under the same respect- 
 ively, and shall perform such other duties as may be di- 
 rected by the Comptroller. 
 
 The Assistant Book-keepers under the direction of the ^ues^ami 
 Comptroller shall perform such services as may be required 
 in the Department of Finance, or in any bureaux connected 
 with said department. They shall each receive for their 
 services twelve hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 45. The Stock Clerk shall, under the direction of the 
 Comptroller, have charge of the various stocks and loans 
 of the Corporation; prepare certificates for all new stocks 
 or loans, and all transfers of stocks; make out the quar- 
 terly and semi-annual dividends on all stocks and loans; 
 receive all temporary loans, and prepare bonds for the 
 payment thereof; prepare warrants for the payment of all 
 stocks and loans falling due, and enter in books, to be pro- 
 vided for that purpose, the certificates, transfers, pay- 
 ments and bonds mentioned in this section, and shall per- 
 form such other duties as may be directed by the Comp- 
 troller. 
 
 46 . The First Auditor shall audit and prepare war- Duties otrirst 
 rants for the payment of all bills presented for payment 
 on city account, including the salaries of officers of the 
 Corporation, and enter the same in books provided for 
 that purpose, and shall perform such other duties as may 
 be directed by the Comptroller. 
 
 $ 47. The Second Auditor shall audit and prepare war- Duties of sec^ 
 
 ond Auditoiu. 
 
 rants for the payment of all claims on trust account, and 
 enter the same in books provided for that purpose, dis- 
 tributing the various accounts under appropriate heads, 
 and shall also have charge of and keep the books of ac- 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 count of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and 
 shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the 
 Comptroller. 
 
 48. The Kedeinption Clerk shall prepare lists of pro- 
 perty liable to be sold for unpaid taxes, assessments and 
 Croton water rents, and shall enter the same in books to 
 be provided for that purpose, and shall perform such other 
 duties as may be directed by the Comptroller. 
 
 Duties of AS- 649. The Assistant Auditor shall have charge of, and 
 sistant Audi- 
 tor- make all entries in the proper books, showing the receipts 
 
 and expenditures in relation to assessments for opening, 
 regulating and paving streets, building and repairing 
 wharves and piers, digging and building wells, construct- 
 ing public roads, when done by assessment, and filling up 
 sunken lots under ordinances of the Common Council. 
 He shall also have charge of the books in reference to in- 
 testate estates, and shall file all returns, documents and 
 vouchers appertaining to the Department of Finance, and 
 shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the 
 Comptroller. 
 
 Duties of 50. The Clerk to the Comptroller shall enter, in a 
 comptroller, book to to be provided for that purpose, and kept in the 
 Comptroller's office, all deeds, leases and mortgages of 
 real estate in which the Corporation is interested. 
 
 aid - 51. He shall also enter in books provided for that 
 
 purpose, all resolutions of the Common Council and of the 
 Board of Health, and Board of Supervisors, relating to 
 the Department of Finance, the official correspondence of 
 the department, and all contracts or other documents ap- 
 pertaining thereto, and shall perform such other duties as 
 may be directed by the Comptroller. 
 
 52. The Clerk to the Comptroller shall be paid 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 67 
 
 monthly for his services at the rate of two thousand dol- 
 lars per annum. 
 
 53. The General Clerks shall perform such services SS 
 appertaining to the Department of Finance, or in any ra 
 bureaux connected therewith, as may be required by the 
 Comptroller. The seven General Clerks shall receive for 
 their services the following compensation, five at one thou- 
 sand dollars each per annum, and two at eight hundred 
 dollars per annum. 
 
 54. The two Messengers shall perform such duties as 
 may be required by the Comptroller, and shall receive sen 8 ers - 
 seven hundred dollars per annum for their services. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF CITY REVENUE. 
 
 55. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be g;^/ 
 called the Collector of City Revenue, is charged with the Burcau - 
 duty of collecting all moneys accruing to the Corporation 
 for rents, market fees, interest and principal on bonds and 
 mortgages; and all revenues arising from the use or sale 
 of manure, and of property belonging to, or managed by, 
 the city, and all other debts due to the Corporation, which 
 may be placed in his hands by the Comptroller, and for 
 the performance of such other duties as may be directed 
 by the Common Council. 
 
 56. The Collector of the City Revenue shall, before g^ t f r 
 entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to 
 the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be ap- 
 proved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of fifteen 
 thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance 
 of the duties of his office. 
 
68 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 c!o c r s of f cny ^' He sl[iQjl1 enter in a book ' to be P r v ided for that 
 revenue. purpose, and kept in the office of the Comptroller, open at 
 all convenient times to public inspection, the names of all 
 persons from whom he may receive money for the Cor- 
 poration; the amounts received, and on what account, and 
 when paid; and shall daily render an account thereof 
 under oath, item by item, to the Comptroller, and shall 
 thereupon daily pay over the amount so received to the 
 Chamberlain. He shall also thereupon receive, from the 
 Chamberlain, a voucher for the payment thereof, which he 
 shall, on the same day, exhibit to the Comptroller, and 
 shall, at the same time, leave with him a copy thereof. 
 
 58. He shall report to the Comptroller, all cases in 
 which he shall be unable to collect a debt due to the Cor- 
 poration, with the reason thereof, to the end that proper 
 measures may be directed by the Comptroller in ascer- 
 taining the fair rent of property belonging to the Corpo- 
 ration, and in renting the same. 
 
 ibid. 59. He shall attend daily at the office of the Comp- 
 
 troller, from eleven o'clock in the forenoon to one o'clock 
 in the afternoon, for the purpose of performing such duties 
 as are incident to his office. 
 
 compensa- 60. The Collector of City Revenue shall receive 
 monthly, three quarters of one per cent, upon all moneys 
 received or collected by him, by virtue of the authority 
 contained in this ordinance, in full, for all services per- 
 formed by him. 
 
 ?nt p ofMarket 61 * Tnere sna11 be in tne Bureau for the Collection of 
 
 dutos* Jtary the City Revenue, an officer to be styled " the Superin- 
 
 andbond. . t endent of Market Rents and Fees," and for the sale of 
 
 manure and for the collection of the revenue arising from 
 
 the sale of manure, whose duty it shall be to grant per- 
 
OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 69 
 
 mits for stands, and also of transferring butcher's stalls 
 within the limits of the several public markets, with power 
 at any time to annul such permits, and also for the sale 
 of manure, and for collecting the revenues arising from 
 the sale of manure, who shall receive annually for his ser- 
 vices, the sum of two thousand dollars. Said Superin- 
 tendent of Market Rents and Fees shall, before entering 
 on the duties of office, execute a bond to the Corporation 
 with surety to be approved by the Comptroller, in tlie 
 penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the 
 faithful performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 62. The said Superintendent shall have power to fix ^Jg^ 
 and determine the rents and fees of all persons holding Rents&Fees> 
 or occupying streets, sheds or stands in the public mar- 
 kets or within the limits of said markets, and also the 
 fees to be charged for the market wagons or vehicles 
 bringing produce thereto. He shall also sell all the ma- 
 nure and collect the revenue arising from such sale or 
 sales, and pay over the proceeds to the Collector of the 
 City Revenue. 
 
 63. Said Superintendent shall also appoint competent inspector of 
 persons to act as inspectors of manure, whose duty it shall 
 be to attend at the various dumping grounds, or at such 
 place or places as said Superintendent shall direct, who 
 shall each receive a compensation of three dollars per day, 
 for such service. 
 
 64. There shall be one clerk in this bureau, to be^^gjj 
 called the Clerk to the Collector of City Revenue, who Reyenue - 
 shall keep the accounts of this bureau, and prepare such 
 papers and perform such other duties appertaining thereto, 
 as shall be directed by the Collector of City Revenue, 
 and he shall receive annually for his services twelve hun- 
 dred dollars, payable monthly. 
 
70 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 ciSk f the ^* Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 Clerk to the Collector of the City Revenue shall execute 
 a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to 
 be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of five 
 thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance 
 of the duties of his office. 
 
 66. There shall be in this bureau, six assistants to the 
 Collector of City Revenue, who shall be called Deputy 
 Collectors of City Revenue; they shall collect daily the 
 market fees and rents as fixed by the Superintendent of 
 Market Rents and Fees, which shall become due in the 
 respective markets, and shall, on Thursday in each week, 
 render an account thereof, under oath, containing the 
 amounts received, and when paid, and shall thereupon 
 pay over the amount so received to the Collector of the 
 City Revenue, and shall generally perform such other 
 duties as may be directed by the Collector of City Reve- 
 nue; they shall also respectively receive from the Collector 
 of City Revenue, a voucher for the payment thereof, 
 which they shall forthwith, on the same day, exhibit to the 
 Comptroller, and shall, at the same time, leave with him a 
 copy thereof; the Deputy Collectors shall receive an annual 
 salary of one thousand dollars, excepting the Deputy Col- 
 lectors of Washington and Fulton markets, who shall re- 
 ceive an annual salary of one thousand two hundred dol- 
 lars each. 
 
 67. There shall be two additional Deputy Collectors 
 of City Revenue, who shall perform all the duties now 
 prescribed by ordinance of the Common Council, and shall 
 each receive the sum of twelve hundred dollars per annum 
 for their services. 
 
 . 68. The Deputy Collectors of City Revenue, shall re- 
 spectively, before entering upon the duties of their office, 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 71 
 
 execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more 
 sureties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal 
 sum of two thousand dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF RECEIVER OF TAXES. 
 
 69. The provisions of the act of April 18, 1843, for the ? a Tef r f 
 collection of taxes in the city of New York, and of the 
 several acts amending the same, shall apply to and govern 
 the Bureau of Taxes, and the officers thereby created shall 
 continue to be the officers of this bureau. 
 
 70. The office for the collection of taxes, in the city of J c t e where 
 New York, heretofore established by the Common Coun- 
 cil, in pursuance of the acts mentioned in the last section, 
 shall continue to be kept in the City Hall. 
 
 71. There shall be six Clerks in this bureau, who shall aerks - 
 respectively be known as the First, Second, Third, Fourth, 
 Fifth and Sixth Clerks to the Receiver of Taxes, and shall 
 perform such services as may be assigned them respectively 
 by the Receiver of Taxes. 
 
 72. The Receiver of Taxes may, with the consent 
 the Common Council, from time to time, appoint as many 
 additional Clerks as may be necessary, not exceeding eight, 
 and for a period not exceeding six months from the date of 
 such appointment, at a rate of compensation not exceed- 
 ing three dollars for each day. 
 
 73. There shall be an officer in this bureau, to be Messenger. 
 called the Messenger to the Receiver of Taxes, who shall 
 serve the notices required by law, and perform such other 
 duties as may be directed by the Receiver of Taxes. 
 
72 OF THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 THE BUREAU OF CLERK OF ARREARS. 
 
 cier?ofV 74 ' This bureau > the chief omcer of which shall be 
 called the Clerk of Arrears, is charged with the duty of 
 collecting all arrears due to the city for taxes on real 
 estate, and assessments on the same, and for "regular 
 rents " of Croton water, which have been returned to him, 
 and for redemption of property sold or leased for any 
 arrears on the same. 
 
 Bond - 75. The Clerk of Arrears, before entering upon the 
 
 duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Corpora- 
 tion, with at least two sureties, to be approved by the 
 Comptroller and filed in his office, in the penal sum of 
 twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per- 
 formance of the duties of his office. 
 
 Duties of 76. He shall enter in a book, to be provided for that 
 
 Clerk of Ar- 
 rears, purpose, and open at all convenient times to the public 
 
 inspection, the names of all persons from whom he may 
 receive money for the Corporation; the amounts received, 
 on what specific account, and when paid, and shall daily 
 deposit the same with the Chamberlain. He shall, once 
 in each week, distribute the moneys received by him to 
 the several appropriate accounts, and rend'er a statement 
 thereof, under oath, to the Comptroller, and leave with 
 him a copy of the receipt of the Chamberlain therefor. 
 
 ibid. 77. He shall keep in his office, an exhibit of all taxes 
 
 on real estate, and of regular rents of Croton water 
 which have been added thereto, remaining unpaid, which 
 have been returned to him, on the first day of June, in 
 each year; also, of all arrears unpaid, of every assessment 
 which has been due twelve months or over, and returned 
 to him. 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 78. He shall keep a record of the titles of assessments ^ 
 
 confirmed, with the date of confirmation, and date of entry, rear8 - 
 as the same may be returned to him by the Street Com- 
 missioner. 
 
 79. He shall perform all the duties heretofore re- in- 
 quired by law to be performed by the Street Commissioner 
 and Comptroller, in relation to advertising, selling and 
 leasing for assessments, taxes and " regular rents " of 
 Croton water, and the redemption of property sold there- 
 for, under the direction of the Comptroller. 
 
 80. There shall be five clerks in the Bureau of Arrears, cierks inBu- 
 and shall respectively be known as the First, Second, Third, rears. 
 Fourth and Fifth Assistant Clerks; and shall perform such 
 duties in the office as may be required by the Clerk of 
 Arrears or the Comptroller. There shall also be a Mes. 
 senger, who shall perform such duties as the Clerk of 
 Arrears shall designate. 
 
 81. Each of the Assistant Clerks shall give bond to 
 the Corporation, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, 
 with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Comp- 
 troller, for the faithful performance of their duties. 
 
 82. The compensation of the Clerk of Arrears, the 
 Assistant Clerks and the Messenger in the Bureau of Ar- 
 rears, shall be respectively at the rates following, viz: 
 Clerk of Arrears, two thousand dollars per annum; First 
 and Second Assistant Clerks, twelve hundred dollars per 
 annum; Third, Fourth and Fifth Assistant Clerks, each 
 one thousand dollars per annum; and Messenger, eight 
 hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 83. There shall be paid to, and collected by, the Clerk 
 of Arrears, for the benefit of the city treasury, on his fur- 
 
74 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 
 
 nishing a bill of arrears, or making searches upon a requi- 
 sition for searches on each lot or piece of property men- 
 tioned or referred to therein; in respect to Croton water 
 rents, fifty cents; in respect to taxes, fifty cents; in respect 
 to assessments, fifty cents, and for his certificate upon any 
 such bill or search, when requested, ten cents. 
 
 8er?a? AT- 84. All bills for arrears of assessments, taxes and 
 " regular rents " for Croton water, and for redemption 
 and all certificates of the Clerk of Arrears, that no liens 
 remain on any lot for which search has been required, 
 shall be copied, before delivery, into a diary to be kept 
 for that purpose, which copy, after having been compared 
 with the original, by the Clerk of Arrears, shall be signed, 
 respectively, by the Clerk making the search, the Clerk 
 of Arrears and the Comptroller. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF DEPOSIT AND DISBURSEMENT. 
 
 chamberlain 85 This Bureau, tue cnief officer of which shall be 
 called the Chamberlain of the City of New York, is charged 
 with the duty of receiving moneys paid into the treasury 
 of the city, and the payment of moneys therefrom. 
 
 Bond of & 86. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the 
 
 Chamberlain 
 
 Chamberlain shall execute a bond to the Corporation, 
 with one or more sureties, to be approved by the Comp- 
 troller, in the penal sum of two hundred thousand dollars, 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office. 
 
 87. The Chamberlain shall forthwith deposit all mo- 
 neys which he may, from time to time, receive, in one or 
 more of the banks in the city of New York, and credit 
 the same to the appropriate accounts, and the various ap- 
 propriations. 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 75 
 
 88. He shall, on Thursday in each week, report to the ^ties of 
 
 Chamberlain 
 
 Comptroller the amount deposited by him, as required by 
 the last section; the persons respectively, from whom it 
 was received, and on what account, and the bank or banks 
 in which it is deposited, and to what account credited. 
 
 89. He shall, on the first Monday in January, April, n<J- 
 July and October, in each year, render to the Comptroller 
 an account current of the moneys received and paid by 
 him on account of the Corporation, during the preceding 
 quarter, and at the same time deliver to the Comptroller 
 his vouchers for the same, with a certificate of the cashier 
 of the bank in which his deposits are made, showing the 
 amount standing to the credit of the treasury, and of the 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. 
 
 90. He shall not pay any warrant drawn upon the iwd. 
 treasury, unless it be drawn, signed and countersigned, as 
 prescribed by section 15. 
 
 91. No money received by the Chamberlain, on ac-na- 
 count of the Corporation, and by him deposited as pre- 
 scribed by section 87, shall be drawn from the bank or 
 banks in which it is deposited, except on the warrant of 
 the Comptroller, drawn, signed and countersigned, and 
 containing a distinct reference to the appropriation under 
 which it is drawn, as prescribed in section 15, except 
 where otherwise provided by law, and in no case shall the- 
 Chamberlain pay any warrant drawn on him without hav- 
 ing a sufficient sum to the credit of such appropriation as 
 the warrant designates. 
 
 92. The Chamberlain .may employ two Clerks in this aerks ' 
 
 J Chamberlatn 
 
 bureau, to be denominated First and Second Clerks, who 
 shall keep the accounts of this bureau, and also a complete 
 set of books, showing the amounts paid on account of the 
 
76 OP THE DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE. 
 
 several appropriations according to the provisions of the 
 charter and this ordinance. The First Clerk shall receive 
 for his services fifteen hundred dollars annually; the Second 
 Clerk shall receive for his services twelve hundred dollars 
 annually ; and the Chamberlain shall charge the same in 
 his account with the Corporation. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 OP THE AUDITING BUREAU. 
 EMjesofAu- g 93> TMg fc ureaUj the CQ j e f officer Q f 
 
 called "Auditor of Accounts," is charged with the duty 
 of revising, auditing and settling all accounts in which 
 the city is concerned, as debtor or creditor; and the 
 Auditor of Accounts shall keep an account of each claim 
 for or against 1 the Corporation, and the sums allowed 
 upon each, and certify the same, with reasons therefor, to 
 the Comptroller. 
 
 Ibld - 94. He shall, once in ninety days, make out a list of 
 
 the names, and his decision on each claim referred to in 
 the preceding section, to accompany the report to the 
 Common Council, which the Comptroller is required to 
 make, with his final action thereon. 
 
 Ti>w- 95. He shall prepare warrants on the treasury, as pro- 
 
 vided by this ordinance; and, after obtaining the approval 
 of the Comptroller to the audit of the claim, and his signa- 
 ture to the warrant, shall cause the same to be presented, 
 with the vouchers, to the Mayor and Clerk, for their 
 signatures, respectively. 
 
 96 - Tnere sna U k e two Assistant Auditors, who shall 
 perform the duties prescribed by the next section of these 
 ordinances, in relation to the Finance Department, and 
 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. 77 
 
 such other services as may be required of them, as assist- 
 ants to the Auditor of Accounts. 
 
 97. The Assistant Auditors shall have charge of, and 
 make all entries in the proper books, showing the receipts duties 
 and expenditures in relation to assessments for opening, 
 regulating and paving streets, building and repairing 
 wharves and piers, digging and building wells, construct- 
 ing public roads, when done by assessment, and filling up. 
 sunken lots, under ordinances of the Common Council. 
 They shall also have charge of the books in reference to 
 intestate estates, and shall file all returns, documents and 
 vouchers appertaining to the Department of Finance, and 
 shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the 
 Comptroller. 
 
78 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND ITS BUREAUX 
 
 GENERALLY. 
 
 II. OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER. 
 III. OF THE DEPUTY STREET COMMISSIONER, 
 IV. OF THE CLERKS IN THE OFFICE OF THE STREET 
 
 COMMISSIONER. 
 
 V. OF THE BUREAU OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS. 
 VI. OF THE BUREAU OF WHARVES. 
 VII. OF THE BUREAU OF EOADS. 
 VIII. OF THE BUREAU OF LANDS AND PLACES. 
 IX. OF THE BUREAU OF LAMPS AND G-AS. 
 X. OF THE BUREAU OF KEPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. 
 XI. OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF REPAIRS 
 
 AND SUPPLIES. 
 XII. OF THE BUREAU OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF 
 
 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 XIII. OF THE BUREAU OF COLLECTION OF ASSESS- 
 MENTS. 
 XIV. OF SURVEYING. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND ITS BUREAUX GENERALLY. 
 
 nfzances C of ^* ^ ne Street Department shall have cognizance of 
 opening, altering, regulating, grading, flagging, curbing, 
 guttering and lighting streets, roads, places and avenues; 
 of building, repairing and lighting wharves and piers, and 
 filling up and cleaning out slips and basins; the construc- 
 tion and repairing of public roads; the care and improve- 
 ment of public lands and places; the filling up of sunken 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 79 
 
 lots; the construction, repairing, lighting and care of the 
 buildings, offices, rooms and public yards of the Corpora- 
 tion; the supplying the public buildings and offices and 
 rooms of the Corporation, the court-rooms for which sup- 
 plies are furnished by the Corporation, the police station- 
 houses, the engine and other houses of the Fire Depart- 
 ment, and the public markets, with fuel, stationery, printing 
 and all other things necessary therefor; the construction, 
 altering and repairing of fire engines, hose, and all other 
 machines and apparatus for the use of the Fire Department; 
 the removing incumbrances from streets, roads, places, 
 wharves, piers and slips; the doing and furnishing of all 
 other necessary work, repairs and supplies not provided 
 for in other departments; and the collecting of all assess- 
 ments. 
 
 2. There shall be eight bureaux in the Street Depart- Bureaux, 
 ment, viz : 
 
 1. A bureau for opening, altering, regulating, grading, 
 
 flagging, curbing and guttering streets, roads, 
 places and avenues, and for filling up sunken lots, 
 to be called the "Bureau of Street Improvements." 
 
 2. A bureau for the construction, repairing .and care 
 
 of the public wharves and piers, and the filling 
 up and clearing out of slips and basins, to be 
 called the " Bureau of Wharves." 
 
 3. A bureau for making and repairing the public 
 
 roads, to be called the " Bureau of Roads." 
 
 4. A bureau for the care and regulation of the public 
 
 grounds and parks, to be called the " Bureau of 
 Lands and Places." 
 
 5. A bureau for lighting the public streets, roads, pla- 
 
 ces, avenues, wharves, piers and markets, and for 
 
80 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 doing all work, and procuring all supplies and 
 fixtures necessary for that purpose, to be called 
 the " Bureau of Lamps and Gas." 
 
 6. A bureau for constructing and repairing public build- 
 
 ings, and for procuring all necessary supplies for 
 the Corporation, to be called the "Bureau of" 
 Repairs and Supplies." 
 
 7. A bureau for repairing fire engines and fire appa- 
 
 ratus, under the charge of the Chief Engineer of 
 the Fire Department, and for the construction of 
 all new fire engines and fire apparatus, to be 
 called the " Bureau of the Chief Engineer of the 
 Fire Department." 
 
 8. A bureau for the collection of assessments, to be 
 
 called the " Bureau of the Collection of Assess- 
 ments." 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OP THE STREET COMMISSIONER. 
 
 " 3 - The cllief om<cer of tne Street Department shall be 
 denominated the " Street Commissioner," who shall have 
 general charge and direction of all matters entrusted to 
 the Stre'et Department. He shall, by virtue of his office, 
 be one of the Surveyors of the city of New York. 
 
 fSectcom e ^' ^ ae Street Commissioner, before entering upon the 
 (j u ties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Corpora- 
 tion, with at least two sureties, to be approved by the 
 Mayor, and filed in the office of the Comptroller, in the 
 penal sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the 
 faithful performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 D reetctan e ^' "^ con ^ rac ^ s f r work, materials or supplies, re- 
 mission*-, lating to any of the matters under the cognizance of the 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 81 
 
 Street Department, shall be made by the Street Commis- 
 sioner, and bonds, to be approved by th'e Comptroller, 
 shall be taken for the faithful performance thereof ; all 
 such contracts shall be executed in triplicate, by the Street 
 Commissioner, on the part of the Corporation, and by the 
 contractor. One original copy, so executed, shall be kept 
 and filed in the office of the Street Commissioner; one 
 shall be filed in the office of the Comptroller, and the 
 third shall be given to the contractor. 
 
 6. No expenditure shall be made for any work or sup- Wo ric & sup- 
 plies relating to any of the matters within the cognizance street un i>e r 
 of the Street Department, unless such work or supplies pa 
 shall have been authorized by the Common Council, except 
 that whenever any such work or supplies shall be neces- 
 sary, and the total cost thereof shall not, in any one case, 
 exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, the Street Com- 
 missioner may cause the same to be done, or furnished, 
 under the supervision of the appropriate officer of the 
 department; but no such expenditure shall be made, with- 
 out the written order of the Street Commissioner, and a 
 certificate by him, of the necessity thereof, in each case; 
 and a copy of all such orders and certificates shall be filed 
 in the office of the Street Commissioner, and of the bureau 
 by which the expenditure is made. A detailed statement . 
 of all such expenditures shall be made quarterly to the 
 Common Council. 
 
 7. No payment shall be made on any work or j 
 done by contract, for any extra work thereon not specified 
 in the contract, unless such extra work shall have been 
 done by the written order of the Street Commissioner, 
 directing the same, and stating that such work is not in- 
 cluded in the contract, nor until the Street Commissioner 
 shall have communicated the facts in the case to the Com- 
 
82 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 mon Council. And no such expenditure shall, in any 
 case, be made, the total amount of which, on any one 
 work, shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, unless 
 the same be authorized by the Common Council. 
 
 under ^* ^^ moneys payable by the Corporation, for work 
 De done, or supplies furnished, by contract or otherwise, 
 under the Street Department, shall be paid by the Comp- 
 troller, by warrant drawn in favor of the person or per- 
 sons to whom payments are due, except as provided in 
 section 23 of this chapter, and except that in the case of a 
 pay-roll for labor performed, under the supervision of the 
 Street Department, the Comptroller may draw a warrant 
 for the total amount of such pay-roll, in favor of the 
 Chamberlain, who shall make the payments therein specified. 
 
 9. No payments shall be made for any work or sup- 
 plies. within the cognizance of the Street Department, ex- 
 cept upon the requisition of the Street Commissioner, 
 upon triplicate vouchers duly certified. Receipts shall be 
 taken upon each of such vouchers, at the time of payment, 
 one of which shall be filed in the office of the Comptroller, 
 one in the office of the Street Commissioner, and one in 
 the office of the bureau under whose superintendence the ex- 
 penditure was incurred. 
 
 street a>m- 10- The Street Commissioner shall, when required by 
 Qer ' the Common Council, inquire into and report upon any of 
 the matters within the cognizance of the Street Depart- 
 ment; and shall, from time to time, communicate to the 
 Common Council any information or suggestion which he 
 may deem important in relation thereto. 
 
 1514 11. He shall issue proposals, and advertise for bids for 
 
 all contracts connected with his department; and when- 
 ever a survey or plans shall be necessary for any work 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 83 
 
 Authorized by the Common Council, or for the purpose of 
 reporting any necessary information to the Common Coun- 
 cil, he shall cause such survey or plans to be made by a 
 competent surveyor, architect or engineer, as the nature 
 of the work may require. 
 
 12. He shall control and direct all expenditures toj^* ^ 
 be made by the Street Department; shall countersign and missioner - 
 draw his requisition upon the Comptroller for the pay- 
 ment of all bills and accounts therefor, which, in his judg- 
 ment are correct, and which may be duly certified by the 
 superintendent of the bureau under whose supervision the 
 expenditure was incurred; except that all bills and ac- 
 counts for expenditures under the supervision of the 
 Deputy Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies shall be 
 certified by him; and no requisition shall be drawn by 
 the Street Commissioner for the payment of any bills or 
 accounts until the same shall have been duly certified as 
 aforesaid, or if not so certified, until the facts in the case 
 shall have been communicated to the Common Council, 
 except that the bills and accounts for expenditures for the 
 removal of incumbrances, or for other expenditures au- 
 thorized by ordinance but not under the immediate super- 
 vision of any bureau of the Street Department, shall be 
 certified by the Street Commissioner. 
 
 13. He shall, on the first Tuesday in each month, ren- iwd- 
 der to the Comptroller a lull statement, under oath, of all 
 the moneys paid by him on account of the Street Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 14, The Street Commissioner shall present and report ibid. 
 to the Counsel or Attorney of Corporation, all en- 
 croachments on the streets or avenues in the city of New 
 York which may be brought to his notice, or take such 
 
 
84 OP THE STREET DEPAKTMENT. 
 
 other action thereon as may be prescribed by ordinance 
 in relation thereto. 
 
 inspectors of 15. He shall appoint a competent inspector of contract 
 work. work connected with his department, in all cases where 
 he may deem the public interests require such inspector, or 
 the Common Council shall direct the same. Each inspec- 
 tor so appointed shall receive as compensation for his ser- 
 vices a sum not to exceed two dollars per day; and in all 
 cases where an assessment shall be levied for any improve- 
 ment, the amount paid for inspection on any contract 
 work connected therewith shall be assessed and collected, 
 with the other expenses of such improvements, except 
 where the inspectors' wages are legally chargeable to the 
 contractor. 
 
 street ^ 16. In all cases where provision is made by ordinance 
 missioner. fo&t the consen t O f the Street Commissioner may be ob- 
 tained to authorize any act to be done, he may grant per- 
 mits therefor, subject to the restrictions of the ordinances 
 in relation thereto. 
 
 n> id - 17. The Street Commissioner shall report to the 
 
 Common Council all assessments made against the Corpo- 
 ration, or awards for any proposed opening or widening 
 of any street or avenue, with the amount of such assess- 
 ment or award in each case, and the circumstances con- 
 nected therewith. 
 
 Ibid - 18. He shall cause such books and accounts to be kept 
 
 in the Street Department, and in the several bureaux 
 thereof, as may be necessary at all times to exhibit a full 
 and complete record of all ,the transactions and expendi- 
 tures of the department. 
 
 md - 19. He shall cause to be entered in books, to be pro- 
 
 vided for the purpose, and kept in his office, open at all 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 85 
 
 convenient times to public inspection, the names of all 
 persons from whom he may receive money for the Cor- 
 poration on trust account, or otherwise; the amounts re- 
 ceived, on what account, and when paid; and shall render 
 a certified account thereof, under oath, item by item, to 
 the Comptroller, on Thursday of each week, and shall 
 thereupon pay over the amount so received to the Cham- 
 berlain. He shall thereupon receive, from the Chamber- 
 lain duplicate vouchers for the payment thereof, one of 
 which he shall, on the same d ay > file in the office of the 
 Comptroller. 
 
 20. He shall make to the Common Council, on the Duties of tho 
 first meeting in the months of January, April, July and mSoBer. m 
 October, a detailed statement of all the expenditures of 
 the Street Department, on all work or supplies done or 
 furnished by contract or otherwise. 
 
 21. He may direct the removal of any article or thing Removal of 
 whatsoever which may encumber or obstruct a street or ces. 
 avenue, wharf or pier, in the city of New York, under the 
 penalties prescribed by law. 
 
 22. He is hereby authorized and directed to employ, iw<i. 
 under his direction, four competent persons, at a salary of 
 three dollars per diem, the duty of two of whom it shall 
 be to report to the Street Commissioner any article or 
 thing whatsoever which may encumber or obstruct a street, 
 avenue or place, and, with his consent, to order the same 
 to be removed; and, if not removed within twenty-four 
 hours thereafter, to order the same to be removed to the 
 yard, under the care of the Deputy Superintendent 'of 
 Repairs and Supplies, or other suitable place. 
 
 It shall be the duty of the other two persons to report 
 to the Street Commissioner any article or thing whatso- 
 
86 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT, 
 
 ever which may encumber or obstruct any wharf, pier or 
 slip, and, with his consent, to order the same to be re- 
 moved; and if not removed within twenty-four hours there- 
 after, to cause the same to be removed to the yard, under 
 the care of the Deputy Superintendent of Repairs and 
 Supplies, or other suitable place. 
 
 And in case there shall be placed in any slip any per- 
 manent obstruction, without due" authority, and the same 
 shall not be removed within one week after notice to re- 
 move the same shall be given to the owner or occupant 
 thereof, or shall have been posted conspicuously thereon, 
 the Street Commissioner may cause the same to be re- 
 moved, and after advertisement of ten days, sell the mate- 
 rials so removed at public auction, unless the expenses of 
 such removal shall have been previously repaid; and he 
 shall account for and pay over the proceeds of such sales, 
 as provided in sections 27 and 28 of this chapter. 
 
 Expenses, 23. For the purpose of defraying any expense which 
 
 &ow defray- 
 
 cd - may be incurred in pursuance of the last section, or such 
 
 other minor incidental expenses of the department as can- 
 not be conveniently accounted for on separate vouchers, 
 the Street Commissioner may, by a requisition, draw upon 
 the Comptroller for a sum not exceeding one hundred 
 dollars. 
 
 He may, in like manner, renew the draft as often as 
 may be- necessary; but no such renewal shall be made 
 until the money paid upon the previous draft shall be 
 accounted for to the Comptroller by satisfactory vouchers 
 for the expenditure of the money paid thereon. 
 
 IWd - 24. When a draft shall be made upon the Comptrol- 
 
 ler, in conformity with the last section, he shall draw his 
 warrant in favor of the Street Commissioner, for the 
 amount thereof. 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 87 
 
 25. All articles removed, as provided in section 22 O^ 
 this chapter, may be redeemed by the owner, upon his pay- ces - 
 ing to the Street Commissioner, for the use of the Corpo- 
 ration, the necessary expenses of removal, together with 
 six cents, per day for every cart-load thereof, during the 
 time it shall remain unclaimed. 
 
 26. The Street Commissioner shall enter in a book, ibid. 
 to be provided for tnat purpose, a list of all articles so 
 removed, with the time of removal and the expenses 
 thereof ; and when the same shall be redeemed, he shall 
 likewise enter therein the name of the person redeeming 
 the same, and the amount received therefor, and shall 
 render a certified account thereof to the Comptroller, on 
 Thursday of each weerffend shall thereupon pay over the 
 amount so received to the Chamberlain. He shall also 
 thereupon receive from the Chamberlain duplicate vouchers 
 for the payment thereof, one of which he shall, on the 
 same day, file in the office of the Comptroller. 
 
 27. He shall, between the first and tenth days of iwd. 
 February, May, August and November, in each year, ad- 
 vertise and sell at public auction all such articles so re- 
 moved as shall have been in the public yard, or other 
 suitable place, one month prior to the time of advertising; 
 and he shall, immediately after such sale, account for and 
 pay the proceeds thereof into the city treasury, in the 
 manner provided in the last section. 
 
 28. Should the proceeds of such sale exceed the ex- raa. 
 penses of transportation and sale, together with the 
 amount charged for storage, the excess shall be paid to 
 such person or persons as shall exhibit to the Street Com- 
 missioner satisfactory proof of the ownership of the 
 articles to which the same relates; and the Comptroller, 
 
88 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 on the certificate of the Street Commissioner, is authorized 
 to draw his warrant in favor of such person, for the 
 amount which may be due to them . 
 
 public clocks 29. The Street Commissioner shall also appoint a 
 suitable person, at the salary of five hundred dollars per 
 year, whose duty it shall be to attend to and regulate the 
 public clocks. 
 
 mcnt rti of n As- 30. The Street Commissioner, in all cases of assess- 
 sessmonts. men ^ s w i icre ail aggregate sum is assessed upon any num- 
 ber of lots belonging to several owners, shall cause ap- 
 portionments to be made among the lots, as they may 
 be respectively owned; provided that, in the judgment of 
 the said Street Commissioner, no difficulty is presented, 
 requiring the intervention of the Common Council; but 
 no apportionment made by the Street Commissioner shall 
 be valid, until the same shall be communicated to the Com- 
 mon Council, and entered in a book to be kept for that 
 purpose in the Bureau of Collection of Assessments. 
 
 ARTICLE IIL 
 
 OP THE DEPUTY STREET COMMISSIONER. 
 
 s?r e eet Dc co U m y 3L There slia11 be an officer in the Sfcreet Department 
 
 who s}igill ^ Q CQlled tho j) eputy Strcet Commissioner. 
 
 ***- 32. The Deputy Street Commissioner shall, before en- 
 
 tering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to 
 the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be approved 
 by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of five thousand 
 dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 
 duties of his office. 
 
 His duties 33. He shall assist the Street Commissioner in the per- 
 formance of the duties appertaining to his office, and shall 
 be competent, under the direction and by the authority of 
 

 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 89 
 
 the Street Commissioner, to perform any of the duties 
 assigned by this ordinance to the Street Commissioner, 
 except to sign contracts and requisitions on the Comp- 
 troller. And in case of the absence of the Street Com- 
 missioner, by reason of sickness or other cause, from the 
 office for more than one day at any one time, the Deputy 
 shall act as Street Commissioner during such absence; 
 and in case of a vacancy in the office of Street Commis- 
 sioner, the Deputy shall act as Street Commissioner, until 
 the vacancy shall be supplied by a new appointment, and 
 until the person appointed shall be duly qualified. 
 
 ARTICLE IT. 
 
 OF THE CLERKS IN THE OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER. 
 
 34. There shall be ten clerks in the office of the Street 
 Commissioner, viz : one Chief Clerk, one Contract Clerk, ^ 
 two Book-keepers, one Map Clerk, and five general clerks. 
 
 35. The Chief Clerk shall, under the Street Commis- chief aerk 
 sioner, have general charge of the papers and records of 
 the office, and shall perform such duties appertaining to 
 the Street Department as may be assigned to him by the 
 Street Commissioner. He shall be paid monthly for his 
 services at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 36. The Contract Clerk shall prepare all contracts for contract 
 work done under the authority of the Street Department, C1 
 and shall keep, in books to be provided for that purpose, 
 suitable records thereof, and shall enter on the original 
 contract all payments made on any contract under the 
 Street Department, and shall perform such other duties as 
 may be directed by the Street Commissioner. He shall 
 be paid monthly for his services at the rate of two thou- 
 sand dollars per annum, 
 
 7 
 
 
90 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Bookkeepers 37. The Book-keepers shall have charge of the books 
 of account of the Street Department, under the direction 
 of the Street Commissioner, and shall perform such other 
 services appertaining to the Street Department, as may be 
 required by him. They shall be paid monthly for their 
 services ; theFirst Book-keeper at the rate of two thousand 
 dollars per annum, and the Second Book-keeper at the rate 
 of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 Map cierk. 33. The Map Clerk shall have charge of the maps, 
 plans and profiles belonging to the Street Department 
 and shall perform such other duties as may be required by 
 the Street Commissioner, and shall be paid for his services 
 monthly at the rate of twelve hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 ^nerai 39. The General Clerks shall perform such services 
 
 appertaining to the Street Department as may be required 
 by the Street Commissioner, and shall be paid monthly 
 for their services at the following rates of compensation, 
 viz : one at the rate of one thousand five hundred dollars 
 per annum ; two at the rate of one thousand two hundred 
 dollars each per annum, and two at the rate of one thou- 
 sand dollars each per annum. 
 
 Messengers. 40. There shall be in the office of the Street Commis- 
 sioner one Messenger and two Assistant Messengers, who 
 shall perform such duties appertaining to the Street De- 
 partment, as may be required by the Street Commissioner. 
 The Messengers shall be paid monthly for their services 
 at the following rates, viz: the Messenger at the rate of 
 one thousand dollars per annum; one Assistant Messenger 
 at the rate of seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum, 
 and one Assistant Messenger at the rate of five hundred 
 dollars per annum. 
 
OF THE STEEET DEPARTMENT. 91 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 41. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be superintend- 
 denominated the " Superintendent of Street Improvements," 
 
 shall have charge of the opening, altering, regulating, 
 grading, flagging, curbing and guttering of streets and 
 avenues, and the filling up of sunken lots. He shall re- 
 ceive payment monthly for his services at the rate of two 
 thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 42. The Superintendent of Street Improvements, shall, HIS Bond. 
 before entering upon the duties of his office, execute 
 a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to 
 be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two 
 thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance 
 of the duties of his office. 
 
 43. He shall take charge of the making of all estimates Duties of su- 
 
 permtendent 
 
 and surveys connected with the opening, altering, regulat- 
 ing, grading, flagging, curbing and guttering streets and 
 avenues, and the filling up of sunken lots, and oversee and 
 superintend the execution of all ordinances of the Common 
 Council, and of all contracts relative thereto. 
 
 44. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts Ibid - 
 of the time of all persons to be paid by wages for work 
 under the supervision of his bureau, and of the work 
 upon which they are engaged, and of all other expendi- 
 tures of his bureau, and of the expense of each particular 
 work or job with the items thereof. 
 
 45. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls and all ibid. 
 accounts for work done or materials furnished under the 
 supervision of his bureau, and if found correct, shall cer- 
 tify them in writing, and shall deliver them with proper 
 vouchers to the Street Commissioner; and in all cases of 
 
 
92 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 contract work under his supervision, he shall examine 
 and inspect 4he works, from time to time, and report to 
 the Street Commissioner as to the fulfillment or breach 
 of the contract therefor; and he shall certify on every 
 voucher for payment thereon, that such payment is due in 
 accordance with the terms of the contract. 
 
 Duties or su- 4g t n e shall in all matters connected with his bureau, 
 
 permtenuont 
 
 ^ e un( ler the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove all 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller, for payment thereof, shall 
 be drawn. 
 
 BU- 47. There shall be four Clerks in this bureau, to 
 
 reau of Street 
 
 S2ST 6 " be called the First, Second, Third and Fourth Clerks to 
 the Superintendent of Street Improvements, who shall 
 keep the accounts of this bureau, and prepare such papers 
 and perform such other duties appertaining thereto as shall 
 be directed by the Superintendent of Street Improvements. 
 They shall be paid monthly at the following rates : the 
 First Clerk at the rate of one thousand five hundred 
 dollars per annum ; the Second Clerk at the rate of one 
 thousand two hundred dollars per annum, and the Third 
 and Fourth Clerks each at the rate of one thousand dol- 
 lars per annum. 
 
 inspector of 48. The Street Commissioner shall appoint in this 
 bureau a suitable person to act as Inspector of Sidewalks, 
 and whose duty it shall be to perform, under the super- 
 vision of the Superintendent of Street Improvements, all 
 the duties now prescribed by ordinance of the Common 
 Council for the Inspector of Sidewalks, and who shall 
 receive the same compensation as now allowed to said 
 inspector. He shall also, in addition to the duties now 
 prescribed by ordinance, attend to the numbering and re- 
 

 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 9 
 
 numbering of streets and avenues and places, and the put- 
 ting up of Street signs, under the direction of the Super- 
 intendent of Street Improvements. 
 
 49. The Superintendent of Street Improvements is 
 specially charged with the duty of attending to the en- 
 forcement of all laws of this state, and ordinances and 
 resolutions of the Common Council, relating to the sub- 
 jects enumerated in sections 41 to 48 inclusive of this 
 chapter, and is required, from time to time, to report to the 
 Corporation Attorney all violations thereof. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF WHARVES. 
 
 50. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be superinten- 
 
 dent of 
 called the Superintendent of Wharves, is charged with the wharves. 
 
 duty of inspecting the condition of the public wharves and 
 piers, and superintending the erection and repairing of the 
 same, and the filling up and cleaning out of slips and basins. 
 He shall be paid monthly for his services, at the rate of 
 two thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 51. The superintendent of Wharves shall, before enter- His Bond. 
 ing upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the 
 Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be approved by 
 the Comptroller, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office. 
 
 52. He shall exercise a constant inspection and super- Duties of su- 
 vision of the condition of the public wharves, piers and of wharves. 
 slips, and of the erection and repairing of the public 
 wharves and piers, and the excavating of slips; and shall, 
 from time to time, suggest and report to the Street Com- 
 missioner such improvements and alterations thereof as he 
 
94 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 may deem necessary or proper, with estimates of the 
 expense thereof. If the Street Commissioner approve 
 thereof, he shall report the same to the Common Council, 
 except where the expenditure for repairs shall not exceed 
 two hundred and fifty dollars, when he may direct the same 
 to be done under the supervision of the Superintendent of 
 Wharves; but no such expenditure shall be made by the 
 Superintendent of Wharves, except upon the written order 
 and certificate of the Street Commissioner, as provided in 
 section 6 of this chapter. 
 
 pe U dnt S en f de S nt" 53. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts of 
 " es " the time of all persons to be paid by wages for woik done 
 under the supervision of his bureau, and of the work upon 
 which they are engaged, and of all the other expenditures 
 of his bureau, and of the expense of each particular work 
 or job, with the items thereof. 
 
 Ibid - 54. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls, and all 
 
 accounts for work done or materials furnished under the 
 supervision of his bureau, and if found correct, shall cer- 
 tify them in writing, and shall deliver them, with proper 
 vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; and in all cases of 
 contract work under his supervision, he shall examine and 
 report to the Street Commissioner as to the fulfillment or 
 breach of the contract therefor; and he shall certify, on 
 every voucher for payment thereon, that such payment is 
 due, in accordance with the terms of the contract. 
 
 ttid. 55. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau, 
 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove all 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller for payment thereof shall be 
 drawn. 
 
 ibid. 56. The Superintendent of Wharves is especially 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 95 
 
 charged with the duty of attending to the enforcement 
 of all laws of this state and ordinances and resolutions of 
 the Common Council, relating to the wharves and piers in 
 the city of New York; and is required, from time to time, 
 to report to the Corporation Attorney all violations 
 thereof. 
 
 57. There shall be one clerk in this bureau, to be called ^ r u k of of Bu ' 
 the " Clerk of the Bureau of Wharves," who shall keep the 
 iDOoks and accounts of this bureau, and perform such other 
 services appertaining to the Street Department as may be 
 required by the Street Commissioner or the Superintendent 
 of Wharves. He shall receive payment monthly for his ser- 
 vices, at the rate o f twelve hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 58. The Street Commissioner may appoint a general 
 foreman in this bureau, who shall have charge, under the wharves. 
 Superintendent of Wharves, of all work not done by con. 
 tract, and whose compensation therefor shall not exceed 
 three dollars per day. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF ROADS. 
 
 59. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be 
 called the " Superintendent of Roads," is charged with the 
 duty of making and repairing the public roads. 
 
 60. The Superintendent of Roads shall, before en- HIS Bond, 
 tering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the 
 Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be approved by 
 the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars? 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 'his office. He shall receive payment monthly for his ser- 
 vices, at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum. 
 
96 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Duties of su- & $1. jj e shall be the overseer of roads and highways. 
 
 perintendent 
 
 of Roads. an( j ghaJi take charge of, oversee and superintend the 
 making and repairing of the public roads, and inspect all 
 work done thereon, by contract or otherwise. 
 
 62. He shall make all estimates necessary to, or con- 
 nected with, the making and repairing of the public roads, 
 when required by the Street Commissioner. 
 
 ibid. 63. He shall, from time to time, examine the state of 
 
 the public roads, and report all the repairs thereof, which, 
 in his judgment, may be necessary, to the Street Commis- 
 sioner. 
 
 Ibid - 64. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts 
 
 of the time of all persons to be paid by wages, for work 
 under the supervision of his bureau, and of the work upon 
 which they are engaged, and of all the other expenditures 
 of his bureau, and of the expense of each particular work 
 or job, with the items thereof. 
 
 11)1(1 65. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls, and all 
 
 accounts for work done or materials furnished under the 
 supervision of his bureau, and, if found correct, shall 
 certify them in writing, and shall deliver them, with 
 proper vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; and in all 
 cases of contract work under his supervision, he shall 
 examine and report to the Street Commissioner as to the 
 fulfillment or breach of the contract therefor, and he shall 
 certify on every voucher for payment thereon, that such 
 payment is due, in accordance with the terms of the 
 contract. 
 
 n>id. flg. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau,, 
 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove of 
 all accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 97 
 
 requisitions upon the Comptroller for the payment thereof 
 shall be drawn. 
 
 67. The Superintendent of Roads is specially charged p e u r ^^ e s n u t ' 
 with the duty of attending to the enforcement of all laws of Roads - 
 of this state, and ordinances and resolutions of the Com- 
 mon Council, relating to the public roads in the city of 
 New York, and is required, from time to time, to report 
 to the Corporation Attorney all violations thereof. 
 
 68. The Street Commissioner may employ, when re- c 16 ^ m Bu- 
 
 reau of 
 
 quired, a clerk in this bureau, to be called the Clerk of Roads - 
 the Bureau of Roads, who shall be paid monthly for his 
 services, at the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF LANDS AND PLACES. 
 
 6 69. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be superintend- 
 
 ent ot Lands 
 
 called the Superintendent of Lands and Places, is charged and Places - 
 with the duty of inspecting the condition of, and superin. 
 tending and keeping in order the public grounds and 
 places belonging to the Corporation. The Superintend- 
 ent of Lands and Places -shall receive payment monthly 
 for his services, at the rate of two thousand dollars per 
 annum. 
 
 70. The Superintendent of Lands and Places shall, HIS Bond. 
 before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a 
 bond to the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to 
 be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two 
 thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance 
 of the duties of his office. 
 
 71. He shall exercise a constant inspection and super- Duties of su- 
 
 . . ,. / i i perintendent 
 
 vision of the public grounds and parks, and of keeping the of Lands and 
 
 PleiCOS. 
 
 same in proper order, and shall, from time to time, suggest 
 
98 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 and report to the Street Commissioner such improvements 
 therein as may be necessary and proper, with estimates of 
 the expense thereof, if the Street Commissioner approve. 
 
 peSndeot 72. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts of 
 places. ' the time of all persons to be paid by wages for work under 
 the supervision of his bureau, and of the work upon which 
 they are engaged, and of all the other expenditures of his 
 bureau, and of the expense of each particular work or job, 
 with the items thereof. 
 
 rbli 73. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls and all 
 
 accounts for work done, or materials furnished, under the 
 supervision of his bureau, and, if found correct, shall cer- 
 tify them in writing, and shall deliver them, with proper 
 / vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; and, in all cases of 
 contract work, under his supervision, he shall examine and 
 report to the Street Commissioner as to the fulfillment or 
 breach of the contract therefor, and he shall certify on 
 every voucher for payment thereon, that such payment is 
 due in accordance with the terms of the contract. 
 
 iwd. 74. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau, 
 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove all 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller for the payment thereof shall 
 be drawn. 
 
 ibid. #5. The Superintendent of Lands and Places is spe- 
 
 cially charged with the duty of attending to the enforce- 
 ment of the laws of this state, and ordinances and resolu- 
 tions of the Common Council, relating to public grounds 
 and parks in the city of Xew York, and is required, frotn 
 time to time, to report to the Corporation Attorney all 
 violations thereof. 
 
 76. The Superintendent of Lands and Places may ap- 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 99 
 
 point a foreman in the Bureau of Lands and Places, who 
 shall receive for his services two dollars and a half per 
 day; and two keepers in each of the following parks, who 
 shall each receive for their services one dollar and a half 
 per day, viz: the Battery, the City Hall park, Washington 
 Parade ground, Union square, Stuyvesant parks, Madison 
 square and Tonipkins square. The Superintendent of 
 Lands and Places may, with the consent of the Street 
 Commissioner, employ, from time to time, such additional 
 labor as may be necessary, to keep the public parks and 
 grounds in proper order. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF LAMPS AND GAS. 
 
 77. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be superintend- 
 ent of Lamps 
 
 called the Superintendent of Lamps and Gas, is charged aud Gas - 
 with the duty of superintending the lighting of the public 
 streets, roads, places, avenues, wharves, piers and markets 
 the construction and repairs of the public lamps, and the 
 procuring all necessary supplies and fixtures therefor. He 
 shall receive payment monthly for his services, at the rate 
 of two thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 78. The Superintendent of Lamps and Gas shall, before HU Bond, 
 entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to 
 the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be ap- 
 proved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two 
 housand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance 
 of the duties of his office. 
 
 70. He shall make all estimates necessary to or con- Duties f Su - 
 
 periiitendent 
 
 n^cted with any of the matters referred to in section 77 of ^ mp3and 
 this chapter. 
 
 80. He shall take charge of, oversee and superintend iwd. 
 
 ho i- instruction, repairino-, doimmo-. trimming and lighting 
 
100 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 of public lamps; and shall preserve and keep in such place 
 as may be prescribed by the Street Commissioner, the oil 
 and other supplies appertaining to his bureau. 
 
 Duties of su- 81. He shall, from time to time, inspect the public 
 
 perintendent A . . 
 
 of Lamps and lamps, and, with the consent of the Street Commissioner, 
 shall cause the same to be repaired forthwith, when any 
 repairs are necessary. 
 
 Ibid - 82. He shall, forthwith, report to the Street Commis- 
 
 sioner all violations of any contracts for supplying the 
 city with oil or gas for the lighting of the public lamps, 
 and every omission or neglect on the part of any person 
 whose duty it is to clean, trim or light the same. 
 
 83. He shall subject all oil which may delivered upon 
 any contract, to a thorough examination, before emptying 
 it from the original vessel in which it may be delivered; 
 and if it be found, in any respect, inferior, either in quan- 
 tity or quality to that required by the contract, he shall 
 forthwith report the same to the Street Commissioner. 
 
 Kid. 84. He shall cause all lamps to be hereafter placed in 
 
 the streets and avenues, in conformity with the ordinances 
 or resolutions of the Common Council, now in force or 
 hereafter to be adopted. 
 
 ^ id - 85. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts of 
 
 the time of all persons to be paid by wages for work under 
 the supervision of his bureau, and of the work upon which 
 they are engaged, and of all the other expenditures of his 
 bureau, and of the expense of each particular work or job, 
 with the items thereof. 
 
 86. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls and all 
 accounts for work done or materials furnished, under the 
 supervision of his bureau; and, if found correct, shall cer" 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 101 
 
 tify them in writing, and shall deliver them, with proper 
 vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; and in all cases of 
 contract work under his supervision, he shall examine and 
 report to the Street Commissioner as to the fulfillment or 
 breach of the contract therefor; and he shall certify, on 
 every voucher for payment thereon, that such payment 
 is due, in accordance with the terms of the contract. 
 
 87. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau, Duties of su- 
 perintendent 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the fi*m-ps and 
 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove all 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller for payment thereof shall be 
 drawn. 
 
 88. The Superintendent of Lamps and Gas is specially iwd. 
 charged with the enforcement of all ordinances and resolu- 
 tions of the Common Council, for the protection of public 
 lamps, and shall report all violations thereof to the Cor- 
 poration Attorney. 
 
 89. The Superintendent of Lamps and Gas shall have inspector of 
 
 Oil, and In- 
 
 authority to appoint in this bureau, to assist the Superin- fJmp? f 
 tendent of Lamps and Gas in the performance of the duties 
 thereof an Inspector of Oil, and not to exceed six compe- 
 tent persons, to be called Inspectors of Lamps, whose daily 
 pay shall not exceed two dollars each. 
 
 90. There shall be one clerk in this bureau, to be called cierk to su- 
 perintendent 
 
 the Clerk of the Superintendent of Lamps and Gas, who jJ* m P B & 
 shall keep the accounts thereof, and prepare all the esti- 
 mates and other papers appertaining thereto; and who 
 shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the 
 Superintendent of Lamps and Gas. He shall be paid 
 monthly for his services at the rate of one thousand two 
 hundred dollars per annum. 
 
102 OF THE STEEET DEPAETMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE X. 
 
 OP THE BUEEAU OP EEPAIES AND SUPPLIES. 
 
 9L This bureau, the chief officer of which shall bo 
 and supplies. called the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies," is 
 charged with the duty of superintending the construction 
 and repairing of public buildings. 
 
 HIS Bond. 92. The Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies shall, 
 before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond 
 to the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be ap- 
 proved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two thou- 
 sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of 
 the duties of his office. He shall be paid monthly for his 
 services, at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 Duties or so- 93. He shall take charge of, oversee and superintend 
 
 of epairs the constructing and repairing of the public buildings, and 
 the inspection of all work done thereon, by contract or 
 otherwise, and have general superintendence over the 
 Deputy Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies. 
 
 II)id - 94. He shall make all estimates necessary to or con- 
 
 nected with the constructing and repairing of the public 
 buildings, when required by the Street Commissioner. 
 
 Ibid - 95. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau correct 
 
 accounts of the time of all persons to be paid by wages for 
 work on the construction or repairs of public buildings, 
 and of the work upon which they are engaged, and of all 
 expenditures relating thereto, and of the expense of each 
 particular work or job, with the items thereof. 
 
 11)1(1 96. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls and all 
 
 accounts for work done or materials furnished for the con- 
 struction or repairs of public buildings; and if found cor- 
 rect, shall certify them in writing, and shall deliver them, 
 

 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 103 
 
 with the proper vouchers, to the Street Commissioner. In 
 all cases of contract work under his supervision, he shall 
 examine, and report to the Street Commissioner, as to the 
 fulfillment or breach of the contract therefor; and he shall 
 certify, on every voucher for payment thereon, that such 
 payment is due, in accordance with the terms of the con- 
 tract. 
 
 97. He shall examine the state of the public buildings Duties or su- 
 
 ., _. perintendent 
 
 from time to time; and whenever any requisition for re- of Repairs & 
 
 Supplies. 
 
 pairs thereto shall be referred to him by the Street Com- 
 missioner, he shall report all repairs thereof which, in his 
 judgment, may be necessary, to the Street Commissioner, 
 who shall lay the same before the Common Council, ex- 
 cept where the expense thereof shall not in any case ex- 
 ceed two hundred and fifty dollars, in which case the 
 Street Commissioner may cause the repairs to be made 
 under the supervision of the Superintendent of Repairs 
 and Supplies; but no expenditure shall be made by the 
 Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies, except upon the 
 written order and certificate of the Street Commissioner, 
 in accordance with section 6 of this chapter. 
 
 98. The Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies may Assistant to 
 employ, whenever the same shall be necessary, a competent 
 
 . c* . and Supplies, 
 
 person to assist the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies and inspec- 
 in the performance of the duties of his office, whose monthly 
 pay shall not exceed one hundred dollars; and not to ex- 
 ceed two competent persons, to inspect and estimate the 
 value of all work not done by contract, the daily pay of 
 each of whom shall not exceed two dollars and a half; and 
 no account shall be allowed for any such work, until such 
 inspection and estimate shall have been made. 
 
 99. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau, Duties of su- 
 perintendent 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the f R ^ irs & 
 
 
104 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove of 
 all accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requi- 
 sitions upon the Comptroller for the payment thereof shall 
 be drawn. 
 
 cierks m BU- 100. There shall be two clerks in this bureau, to be 
 pairs & sup- called the First and Second Clerks to the Superintendent 
 of Repairs and Supplies, who shall keep the accounts of 
 this bureau, and prepare such papers, and perform such 
 other duties appertaining thereto, as shall be directed by 
 the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies. They shall 
 be paid monthly for their services, as follows: the First 
 Clerk at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars per 
 annum, and the Second Clerk at the rate of eight hundred 
 per annum. 
 
 ARTICLE XI. 
 
 OP THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OP REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. 
 
 Sendee' 10L There slm11 be in the Bureau of Repairs and Sup- 
 supplies 1 .' 8 k P lies > an officer who shall be called the Deputy Superin- 
 tendent of Repairs and Supplies, who is charged with the 
 duty of superintending the supplying the public rooms 
 and offices and court-rooms of the Corporation, the police 
 station-houses, the engine and other houses of the Fire 
 Department, and the public markets, with fuel, stationery, 
 printing, and all other things necessary therefor, and of 
 superintending the furnishing of all other necessary sup- 
 plies for the Corporation, except in cases where other pro- 
 vision is made therefor. He shall receive payment monthly 
 for his services, at the rate of two thousand dollars per 
 annum. 
 
 ms Bond 102. The Deputy Superintendent of Repairs and Sup- 
 plies shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, 
 execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sure- 
 ties, to be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 1U5 
 
 of two thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per- 
 formance of the duties of his office. 
 
 % 
 
 103. He shall take charge of, and superintend the de- 
 livery and preservation of all supplies to be furnished 
 under his supervision, and shall have charge of keeping SuppUes - 
 clean and in proper order the public rooms, offices and 
 court-rooms of the Corporation, and of the warming and 
 lighting of the same; and for that purpose he may, with 
 the written consent of the Street Commissioner, employ so 
 many and such persons as may be necessary therefor, and 
 at such compensation, not to exceed one dollar and a half 
 per day, in any case, as may be allowed by the Street Com- 
 missioner. A statement of all persons so employed, with 
 the rate of compensation allowed to each, and of his occu- 
 pation, shall be submitted quarterly to the Common 
 Council. 
 
 104. He shall make all estimates necessary to or con- 
 nected with the furnishing the supplies mentioned in this 
 chapter, when required by the Street Commissioner; and, 
 with the consent of the Street Commissioner, shall pur- 
 chase all such supplies not furnished by contract, when the 
 expense thereof shall not exceed two hundred and fifty 
 dollars in anyone case; but no expenditure shall be in- 
 curred by the Deputy Superintendent of Repairs and Sup- 
 plies, except upon the written order and certificate of the 
 Street Commissioner, in accordance with section 6 of this 
 chapter. 
 
 105. He shall have the care of the public yards 
 store-houses of the Corporation and of all things that may 
 be stored therein, and may, with the consent of the Street 
 Commissioner, employ not to exceed two keepers for each 
 8 
 
106 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 of the public yards, whose pay shall not exceed two dollars 
 per day. 
 
 ^f^^uer -^* He shall cause to be kept in his office correct 
 Repa?re nt and accounts of the time of all per sons employed by him, in 
 supplies. accordance with section 103 of this chapter, and of all 
 expenditures incurred under his supervision, with the items 
 thereof, and shall keep a separate account of all supplies 
 furnished to each of the several departments, bureaux 
 and courts, and shall furnish each of them at the time of 
 the delivery of any supplies, or at least once in each 
 month, a statement of the articles supplied upon their 
 requisition, with the quantities and prices; he shall take 
 receipts for all articles delivered, which shall be filed in 
 his office. 
 
 toM. 107. He shall examine and audit all accounts for work 
 
 done and for supplies of fuel, stationery, printing and 
 other necessary things under his supervision, and, if found 
 correct, shall certify them in writing, and deliver them, 
 with the proper vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; 
 and in all cases of supplies furnished by contract under 
 his supervision, he shall examine and report to the Street 
 Commissioner as to the fulfillment or breach of the con- 
 tract therefor, and shall certify on every voucher for pay- 
 ment thereon that such payment is due in accordance with 
 the terms of the contract. 
 
 n>jd. 108. He shall, in all matters connected with his duties, 
 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove al! 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller for the payment thereof shall 
 be drawn. 
 
 109. There shall be three clerks, in this bureau, to be 
 * sup. called First, Second and Third Clerks to the Deputy Super- 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 107 
 
 intendent of Repairs and Supplies, who shall keep the 
 accounts of this burea j$ and perform such other duties as 
 may be directed by the*Deputy Superintendent of Repairs 
 and Supplies. The Fltfst Clerk shall be paid monthly for 
 his services, at the ratt of one thousand two hundred dol- 
 lars per annum; the Se'cond Clerk shall be paid monthly for 
 his services, at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum; 
 the Third Clerk shall be paid monthly for his services, at 
 the rate of eight hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 110. The term /ity Hall, as used in this ordinance, Keeper of 
 includes all the public buildings in the Park. There 
 shall be in the Bureau of Repairs and Supplies an officer, 
 who shall be knowi as the Keeper of the City Hall, and 
 who shall be paid* monthly for his services, at the rate of 
 one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, 
 
 111. The Keeper of the City Hall shall have charge, HIS duties, 
 under the supervision of the Deputy Superintendent of 
 Repairs and Supplies, of keeping the City Hall, and shall 
 superintend the jkeeping clean and in proper order the 
 rooms in the City Hall. He shall, when necessary, cause 
 fires to be made -therein, except in the rooms occupied by 
 the courts or offices of the United States, the Commission- 
 ers of Emigration, the Governors of the Alms-house, the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board, the Board of Education, and the 
 Law Institute, - 
 
 112. He shall also provide for the meetings of the re- Ibid . 
 spective Boards of the Common Council, and their com- 
 mittees, and shall preserve and take care of the furniture 
 used in, and the fuel or other articles supplied for the use 
 of, the City Hall, except as provided in the last section, 
 and perform ^such other duties connected with his office as 
 may be assigned him by the Street Commissioner. 
 
108 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 May reside in 113. He may occupy for himself and his family such 
 
 City I lull. 
 
 rooms in the City Hall as may be assigned him by the 
 Street Commissioner. 
 
 jeperof H4. He shall superintend and keep an account of the 
 time of all persons appointed by the Deputy Superintend- 
 ent of Repairs and Supplies, to assist him in the perform- 
 ance of his duties, in pursuance of section 103 of this 
 chapter, and shall prepare and certify all accounts and pay- 
 rolls therefor, and shall deliver them to the Deputy Super- 
 intendent of Repairs and Supplies, by whom, if found cor- 
 rect, they shall also be certified, and be delivered to the 
 Street Commissioner. 
 
 ARTICLE XII. 
 
 OP THE BUREAU OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE 
 DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Sr f ofFfre 115< This bureau > of which the Chief Engineer of the 
 
 Department. ^{ TQ Department shall be the chief officer, is charged with 
 
 the duty of repairing fire engines, hose-carts, hooks and 
 
 ladders, hose, and other machines and apparatus, for the 
 
 use of the Fire Department. 
 
 HIS duties. 116. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department shall 
 oversee and superintend the repairing of fire engines, 
 hose-carts, hooks and ladders, hose, and other machines 
 and apparatus, for the use of the Fire Department. 
 
 117. He shall make all estimates necessary to, or con- 
 nected with, the performance of the duties of his bureau, 
 when required by the Street Commissioner. 
 
 118. He shall, from time to time, inspect the fire engines, 
 hose-carts, hooks and ladders, hose, and other machines and 
 apparatus, for the use of the Fire Department; and shall 
 report to the Street Commissioner any repairs which may 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 109 
 
 be required thereon. If the Street Commissioner approve 
 thereof, he shall report the same to the Common Council, 
 except that when the expenditure shall not exceed seventy- 
 five dollars in any one case, he may direct the same to 
 be done. 
 
 119. The Chief Engineer may, with the consent of the 
 Street Commissioner, make small repairs in the Corpora- 
 tion yard, to the hose and hooks and ladders of the Fire 
 Department. 
 
 120. He shall cause to be kept in his bureau accounts iwd. 
 of the time of all persons to be paid by wages for work, 
 under the supervision of his bureau, and of the work upon 
 which they are engaged, and of all the other expenditures 
 of his bureau, and of the expense of each particular work 
 or job, with the items thereof. 
 
 121. He shall examine and audit all pay-rolls and all ibid. 
 accounts for work done, or materials furnished, under the 
 supervision of his bureau, and, if found correct, shall certify 
 them in writing, and shall deliver them, with proper 
 vouchers, to the Street Commissioner; and in all cases of 
 contract work under his supervision, he shall examine and 
 report to the Street Commissioner as to the fulfillment or 
 breach of the contract therefor; and he shall certify on 
 every voucher for payment thereon that such payment is 
 due, in accordance with the terms of the contract. 
 
 122. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau, n>id. 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Street Commissioner, who may approve or disapprove all 
 accounts certified by him, and by whom alone all requisi- 
 tions upon the Comptroller for the payment thereof shall 
 be made. 
 
 
 23. No new fire engine, hose, or hook and ladder J5 
 
 gines, &c 
 
HO OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 carriage, shall be constructed for the Fire Department, 
 unless the same shall be' authorized by the Common 
 Council. 
 
 riro 124 - There shall be in^liis bureau, a Superintendent of 
 Apparatus. jpfrQ Apparatus, to be anointed by the Street Commis- 
 sioner, who shall be a practical machinist, and fire engine 
 builder, and who shall be an exempt fireman, whose duty 
 it shall be to superintend the construction and proper 
 working and keeping of fire apparatus, and such other 
 duties as may be required in the direction of the Fire 
 Department, which shall not interfere with any existing 
 ordinance, or conflict with the firemen in the discharge- 
 of their duties. The Superintendent of Fire Apparatus 
 shall receive payment for his services monthly, at the rate; 
 of one thousand dollars per annum. 
 
 Foreman of 125. There shall be a Foreman of the Corporation 
 Yard, in this bureau, to be appointed by the Chief 
 Engineer, whose duty it shall be to superintend the repair- 
 ing and cleaning of hose, and take charge of the same 
 and to perform all such other duties as may be assignd 
 to him by the Chief Engineer, and shall receive a salary 
 of one thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly. 
 There shall also be two clerks in this bureau, to be ap- 
 pointed by the Chief Engineer, who shall keep the ac- 
 counts of this bureau, and perform such other duties as 
 shall be directed by the Chief Engineer, at a salary of one 
 thousand dollars each per annum, payable monthly. The 
 Chief Engineer shall also have authority to employ la- 
 borers in the Corporation Yard, not to exceed eight in 
 number, at a compensation of two dollars per day. 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. HI 
 
 ARTICLE XIII. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS. 
 
 126. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be collector of 
 
 Assessments 
 
 called the " Collector of Assessments," is charged with 
 the duty of collecting all assessments which are confirmed 
 according to law. 
 
 127. The Collector of Assessments shall, before enter- His Bond. 
 ing upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the 
 Corporation, with at least two sureties, to be approved 
 by the Comptroller in the penal sum of twenty-five thou- 
 sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of 
 the duties of his office. 
 
 128. The Collector of Assessments may appoint, not to Deputy coi- 
 exceed four Deputy Collectors of Assessments, who shall sessments. 
 assist the Collector of Assessments in the performance of 
 the duties of the bureau. Each of the Deputy Collectors 
 shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute 
 a bond to the Corporation, with at least two sureties, to 
 be approved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of 
 ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful perfor- 
 mance of the duties of his office. 
 
 129. Upon receiving an assessment list for collection, collection of 
 
 . . p, . Assessments 
 
 the htreet Commissioner shall charge the amount thereof 
 on the books in his office, to the account of the Collector 
 of Assessments, and shall thereupon transmit the same to 
 the Collector of Assessments, for collection. 
 
 130. Immediately after receiving such assessment list, Ibid - 
 the collector shall cause to be entered in a book to be 
 kept for that purpose, and to be called " the Kecord of 
 Titles of Assessments Confirmed," the title and amount of 
 such assessment, the date of its confirmation, and the date 
 of such entry. 
 
112 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 collection of 131. The Collector of Assessments shall, also, cause to 
 
 Assessments 
 
 be entered in books to be kept for that purpose, and to be 
 called the " Records of Assessments," under the title of 
 each assessment, the name of the street on which each lot 
 assessed is situated, with the ward, and the assessment map, 
 or the block number of each lot ; the name of the person to 
 whom it is assessed; the dimensions of the lot; the amount 
 of the assessment, and the time of its confirmation; and in 
 such books shall also be entered, before the expiration of 
 one week from the time of the payment of any assessment, 
 by the Collector or Deputy Collector receiving the same, 
 opposite each item on which payment has been made, the 
 fact of such payment, and the date thereof, and every such 
 entry shall be verified by the signature of the Collector or 
 Deputy Collector making the same. 
 
 132. The Collector of Assessments shall thereupon de- 
 liver the assessment list to one of the Deputy Collectors 
 for collection, and shall immediately notify the Street 
 Commissioner of the deputy to whom it has been delivered. 
 He shall apportion the lists between the deputies in such 
 manner, as that the collections of the bureau may be divided 
 as nearly as may be, equally between them. 
 
 133. Immediately upon receiving an assessment list, the 
 Deputy Collector shall prepare, in suitable books to be kept 
 for that purpose, under the title of The Assessment, a con- 
 densed recapitulation thereof, containing, under the name 
 of each person assessed, the ward and the map or the block 
 number of each lot assessed in his name, and the amount 
 of the assessment thereon ; and on such books shall also 
 be entered, at the time of the payment of any assessment, 
 in such manner as to identify the items on which each 
 payment is made, the date of the payment and by whom 
 made, and the amount of the assessment, and the amount 
 of interest paid in each case. 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 113 
 
 1 34. The Deputy Collector shall, thereupon, prepare collection of 
 
 J Assessments 
 
 and cause to be sent to each of the persons named|in such 
 assessment list, if such persons can be found, a notice 
 of such assessment, specifying therein the title of the as- 
 sessment, the date of its confirmation, the ward and the 
 map or the block number of each lot assessed in his name, 
 and the amount so assessed. 
 
 135. If any assessment duly confirmed, or any part ibid. 
 thereof, remain unpaid for sixty days after the entry 
 thereof in the Records of Titles of Assessments Confirmed, 
 the Deputy Collector may, with the consent of the Street 
 Commissioner, make application for a warrant to levy the 
 same, according to law. 
 
 136. The Deputy Collector shall, after the expiration ibid, 
 of the respective periods of sixty days mentioned in the 
 last section, receive and collect interest upon all unpaid 
 assessments; except that in case of assessment and award 
 to the same person, he shall receive and collect interest 
 only upon the excess of the assessment over the award. 
 
 137. The Deputy Collector, having any assessment list' 1 - 
 in charge for collection shall, before the expiration of one 
 year from the date of confirmation thereof, unless the same 
 has previously been done and recorded, as next hereinafter 
 provided, personally demand, at two several times, of each 
 of the persons required by law to pay any part of said 
 assessment, the payment thereof; except where such per- 
 sons do not reside in the city of New York, or where, after 
 diligent search and inquiry, they cannot be determined or 
 found. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Collector, within 
 one week after making any such demand, to make an entry 
 thereof in books to be kept for that purpose, and to be 
 called " The Records of Demands for Payment of Assess- 
 ments;''' and every such entry shall be made in such man- 
 
114 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ner as to identify each item of the assessment for which 
 payment was demanded, and the name of the person on 
 whom, and the place where the demand was made, and the 
 date thereof; and shall be verified by the signature and the 
 affidavit of the Collector or Deputy Collector by whom such 
 demand was made. 
 
 138 ' Each of the De P ut y Collectors shall, on Tuesday of 
 each week > or oftener, if required, furnish to the Collector 
 of Assessments, and to the Street Commissioner, an account 
 in writing, item by item, of all moneys collected by him, 
 stating the amount of assessment, and the interest thereon, 
 paid on each lot, with the ward and the map, or the block 
 number thereof, and upon what assessment, the name of 
 the person making each payment, and the date thereof; and 
 such account shall be verified by the signature and the 
 affidavit of the Deputy Collector making the same. He 
 shall thereupon pay over to the Collector of Assessments 
 all moneys collected by him on such assessments, and shall 
 receive from him triplicate vouchers therefor, one of which 
 shall immediately thereafter be filed with the Comptroller, 
 and one with the Street Commissioner. 
 
 139 - The Collector of Assessments shall cause the 
 re t urns so ma( j e by the Deputy Collectors to be filed in 
 books to be provided for that purpose, and shall, on Mon- 
 day of each week, pay over to the Chamberlain all moneys 
 received from the Deputy Collectors, and shall also there- 
 upon receive from the Chamberlain triplicate vouchers for 
 the payment thereof, on which vouchers shall be specified 
 the amount paid on each assessment. He shall forthwith 
 on the same day, file one of such triplicate vouchers with 
 the Comptroller, and one with the Street Commissioner. 
 
 140. Each of the Deputy Collectors shall, on being 
 required, furnish to the Street Commissioner or to the 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 115 
 
 Collector of Assessments, a list of all delinquents, with 
 the amounts uncollected upon any assessment list deli- 
 vered to him for collection. 
 
 141. The Collector of Assessments shall, on the expi 
 ration of one year from the date of confirmation of any 
 assessment list, return each list to the Street Commissioner, 
 with an account of all items remaining unpaid thereon, 
 stating the name of the street on which each lot on which 
 the assessment remains unpaid is situated, with the ward 
 and the map or the block number of each lot; the name 
 of the person to whom it is assessed, the dimensions of the 
 lot and the amount of the assessment thereon; and such 
 account shall be accompanied by a statement in writing, 
 specifying for each item thereof that two personal demands 
 for payment have been made by a Collector or a Deputy 
 Collector of Assessments of the person or persons required 
 by law to pay for the same; or that such person or persons 
 do not reside in the city of New York, or that, after 
 diligent search and inquiry, such person or persons cannot 
 be determined or found; and such statement shall be verified 
 by the signature and affidavits of the Collector or Deputy 
 Collector having the knowledge thereof; and no collections 
 shall be made by any Collector or Deputy Collector of 
 Assessments, on any assessment so returned. 
 
 142. Upon receiving such returns, and an examination ibid 
 thereof, the Street Commissioner shall, if they be found 
 correct, credit the amount thereof to the account of the 
 Collector of Assessments, and charge the same to the 
 Bureau of Arrears ; and shall thereupon transmit the 
 assessment list, the returns, and the affidavits relating 
 thereto, to the Comptroller, and receive from him a 
 voucher therefor. 
 
 143. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, if in IN*. 
 
116 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 case of any assessment, so returned, he shall have reason to 
 believe that items have been returned as unpaid on which 
 payments have been made, or that the demands for pay- 
 ment have not been made as provided by law, to notify 
 the Street Commissioner thereof; and it shall be the duty 
 of the Street Commissioner thereupon, with the consent 
 of the Comptroller, to cause notices to be^ served upon 
 each of the person or persons required by law to pay such 
 items returned as arrears, that payment is due thereon, 
 and that the property so returned is liable to sale; and 
 the Street Commissioner shall make the Comptroller a 
 detailed report of all such cases in which notices are 
 served. 
 
 -^4. The Collector of Assessments shall cause to be 
 a j e( jg erj O n which shall be entered, under the title of 
 each assessment received for collection, the amount thereof, 
 the date of the confirmation, the name of the deputy having 
 it in charge for collection, the amount of principal and in- 
 terest returned by the deputy as collector thereon, and 
 when returned, and the amounts paid to the Chamberlain 
 by the collector, and when paid. Accounts shall also be 
 kept in such ledger, with each of the Deputy Collectors, in 
 which they shall be severally charged with the amounts 
 of the assessment lists placed in their hands for collection; 
 and accredited with the amounts paid to the Collector of 
 Assessments, and the amount of unpaid assessments re- 
 turned in accordance with section 141, as arrears. 
 
 145. Each of the Deputy Collectors shall keep a cash 
 book, on which shall be entered, immediately on the 
 receipt of each payment on any assessment, the ward, 
 and the map, or the block number of each lot on which 
 payment is made, the name of the person making the same, 
 and the date thereof, and the amount of the assessment 
 paid, and the interest collected thereon. 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 117 
 
 146. If any collections shall be made on any assessment Duties of coi- 
 by the Collector of Assessments, all the provisions of this 
 ordinance in respect to the books to be kept, and the 
 entries, returns and affidavits to be made by the Deputy 
 Collectors, shall also be applicable to the Collector of 
 Assessments in regard to all collections made by him. 
 
 147. All the records, books, accounts and vouchers yors &c 
 hereinbefore provided to be kept in this bureau, shall be Scnt 
 held as appertaining thereto, and as the property of the 
 Corporation; except that each Deputy Collector may retain 
 one of the triplicate vouchers for payments made by him to 
 the Collector of Assessments, and the Collector of Assess- 
 ments may retain one of the triplicate vouchers for pay- 
 ments made by him to the Chamberlain. 
 
 148- A receipt shall be given by the Collector or ibid. 
 Deputy Collector, receiving any payment on account of 
 any assessment, to the person making the same; on which 
 shall be stated the name of the person making the payment, 
 and the date and amount thereof; the title of the assess- 
 ment, and the ward, and the map or block number of 
 each lot, on which payment is made; and every such re- 
 ceipt shall have printed conspicuously thereon, the fol- 
 lowing words : 
 
 NOTICE. 
 
 " The liens for which payment has been made, may be 
 discharged of record, in the office of the Comptroller, on 
 the presentation of this receipt to the Clerk of Arrears." 
 
 149. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Arrears on ibid, 
 presentation of any such receipt, to countersign the same; 
 and to enter, in books to be kept in his bureau for that 
 purpose, the title of the assessment for which such receipt 
 was given, the ward, and the map, or the block number of 
 
 
seXments? 8 " 
 
 118 OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 each lot, on which payment was made, as specified in such 
 receipt; the name of the person making such payment, and 
 the date and amount thereof; and the date of the presenta- 
 tion of such receipt to the Clerk of Arrears, and the name 
 of the person by whom presented. And it shall be the 
 duty of the Clerk of Arrears, once in each week, to cause 
 the entries so made, to be compared with the accounts of 
 the Collector of Assessments, of moneys paid to the Cham- 
 berlain, filed in the office of the Comptroller. 
 
 15 - The Collector and the Deputy Collector shall each 
 receive, as compensation for their services, an equal part 
 of two and one-half per cent, on all items of assessments 
 collected by the bureau during their term of office, and of 
 two per cent, on all unpaid items of assessments returned 
 during their term of office, to the Bureau of Arrears, for 
 which two personal demands for payment have been made 
 by the Collector or Deputy Collectors on the persons re- 
 quired by law to pay the same. No moneys, however 
 collected on any assessment, shall be retained on account 
 of such fees or compensation ; but the amount of fees 
 thereon shall be paid monthly, on the requisition of the 
 Street Commissioner, to the extent of any moneys which 
 may have been collected, and paid into the city treasury, 
 upon such assessment, or interest moneys accruing thereon. 
 No moneys collected on any assessment shall be retained 
 on account of the compensation herein provided; but such 
 compensation shall be paid by warrant of the Comptroller, 
 on the requisition of the Street Commissioner. 
 
 Amount of R 151. NO assessment for a less amount than five dollars, 
 
 Assessments 
 
 shall hereafter be made on any lot, for any improvement; 
 the assessment for which is required by law to be con- 
 firmed by the Common Council. 
 
OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE XIV. 
 
 OF SURVEYING. 
 
 152. Whenever in the proper administration of the Employment 
 duties of his office, the Street Commissioner may require " 
 
 the services of the City Surveyor, he shall have authority 
 to employ such one of the City Surveyors, as he may ap- 
 prove, for that purpose. 
 
 153. No City Surveyor employed by the Street Depart- 
 ment, shall receive compensation therefor, at a greater JJJjJJg e { 
 rate than as follows; nor shall any surveyor's bill be paid, partment. De 
 unless the same be first certified to by the Street Commis- 
 sioner : for a preliminary survey, in regulating a street or 
 avenue, or for making a country road, for the first line of 
 level, three cents per lineal foot, measuring through the 
 centre of the street, avenue or road; and for every ad- 
 ditional line of levels, one cent per lineal foot, to be 
 measured in the same manner. For a preliminary survey 
 in filling sunken lots, one dollar and fifty cents per lot, of 
 two thousand five hundred square feet. 
 
 For grading, when done alone, five cents per lineal 
 foot ; measuring through the centre of the street or 
 avenue. 
 
 For grading, and setting curb and gutter, when done 
 under the same contract, eight cents per lineal foot; mea- 
 suring through the centre of the street or avenue. 
 
 For grading, setting curb and gutter and flagging, when 
 done under the same contract, eleven cents per lineal foot; 
 measuring through the centre of the street or avenue. 
 
 For setting curb and gutter alone, three cents per lineal 
 foot; along the line of the work done. 
 
 For setting curb and gutter and flagging, when done 
 under the same contract, but not in connection with grad- 
 
120 OP THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ing, four and one-half cents per lineal foot, along the line 
 of curb. 
 
 For flagging, when done alone, three cents per lineal 
 foot; along the line of work done. 
 
 For setting stakes, making final survey, <fcc., in the 
 filling of sunken lots, one dollar and fifty cents per lot of 
 two thousand five hundred square feet. 
 
 For fencing, including the priliminary survey, three 
 cents per foot. 
 
 For making a country road, ten cents per lineal foot; 
 measuring through the centre of the road. 
 
 For establishing a new grade line, one cent per lineal 
 foot; measuring along the line. 
 
 For assessment list and maps, three cents per lineal foot 
 of map front; it being understood that the Surveyor shall, 
 in every case, furnish a duplicate list and map, without 
 additional charge. 
 
 A surveyor, employed by the Street Commissioner to 
 make a survey for public slips, or other purposes, the com- 
 pensation for which is not otherwise provided for, shall 
 receive such compensation as shall be certified by the 
 Street Commissioner. 
 
 Son P of S ur ^^' ^ n a ^ cases wnen the same is required, a protrac- 
 
 lioyed T y tiou, or P r fil e j an( l sucn drawings and calculations, shall 
 
 partment. De " be furnished to the Street Commissioner, as may be re- 
 
 quired by him, without extra compensation. A Surveyor 
 
 shall be entitled to receive payment for a preliminary sur- 
 
 vey, on the completion of the same to the satisfaction of 
 
 the Street Commissioner. He shall receive payment for 
 
 the other services mentioned in this paragraph, on the 
 
 completion of the work, and its acceptance by the Street 
 
 Department. 
 
OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 121 
 
 155. The amount paid for any of the services mentioned Fees of city 
 In the last section, whenever the same shall have been 
 rendered in relation to any improvement, or work, for 
 which an assessment may afterwards be made, shall be in- 
 cluded in such assessment. 
 
 156. A surveyor shall be entitled to receive ten dol- Ibid - 
 lars for every certificate to a contractor, which shall be 
 paid by the Street Commissioner: the amount so paid for 
 such certificate shall be deducted from the payment to be 
 made to the contractor, on account of the work certified to 
 be done. 
 
122 OP THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 
 
 CHAPTER Y. 
 
 OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OP THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND ITS BUREAUX 
 GENERALLY. 
 
 II. OP THE COUNSEL TO THE CORPORATION AND 
 HIS CLERKS. 
 
 III. OP THE BUREAU OP THE CORPORATION AT- 
 TORNEY. 
 
 IV. OF THE BUREAU OP THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRA- 
 TOR. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OP THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND ITS BUREAUX GENERALLY. 
 
 nSn r c a e ! ofthe 1. The Law Department shall have the charge of, and 
 meJt. ei conduct all the law business of the Corporation, and of 
 the departments thereof, and all other law business in which 
 the city shall be interested, when so ordered by the Corpo- 
 ration; and shall have the charge of, and conduct the legal 
 proceedings necessary in opening, widening or altering 
 streets; and draw the leases, deeds and other papers, con- 
 nected with the Finance Department. 
 
 Bureaux. 2. There shall be two bureaux in the Law Department. 
 1. A bureau for the prosecution of all actions for 
 violations of the ordinances of the Common Council? 
 or arising under the charter of the city, or under the 
 laws of this State, where a penalty is given to the Cor. 
 poration, or to the Overseers of the Poor, or to the 
 Alms-house Department, and for the conducting of all 
 proceedings before justices, or upon appeal, in relation 
 to bastardy cases and prosecutions upon bastardy and 
 abandonment bonds; to be called the Bureau of the 
 Corporation Attorney, 
 
OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 123 
 
 2. A bureau for the administration of the estates of 
 persons dying intestate, where no other administrator 
 is appointed, to be called the Bureau of the Public 
 Administrator. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE COUNSEL TO THE CORPORATION AND HIS CLERKS. 
 
 3. The chief officer of the Law Department shall be de- counsel. 
 nominated the Counsel to the Corporation. 
 
 4. The Counsel to the Corporation %hall, before enter- Bondorcoun- 
 
 scl 
 
 ing upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the Cor- 
 poration, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by 
 the Mayor, and filed in the office of the Comptroller, in the 
 penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the 
 faithful performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 5. He shall, from time to time, when required, advise Duties or the 
 
 Counsel. 
 
 the Common Council, the Board of Supervisors and the 
 Board of Health, and their committees and officers respec- 
 tively, and the liead of any department or bureau of the 
 Corporation, upon all matters which may be submitted to 
 him for his opinion. 
 
 6. He shall draw such ordinances as may be required Ibid - 
 of him by either Board of the Common Council, or by any 
 committee thereof. 
 
 7. He shall, when required by the Common Council, Ibid - 
 prepare the draft of any bill to be presented by the Corpo- 
 ration of the city to the Legislature, for passage, with a 
 proper memorial for the passage thereof. 
 
 8. He shall draw the leases, deeds and other papers i bid - 
 connected with the Finance Department, and all contracts 
 for any of the other departments of the Corporation, when 
 so required by the head of the department. 
 
124 OF TKE ^ w DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Duties of the & 9. He shall prosecute and defend, as the Attorney and 
 
 Co mis 6 1 
 
 Counsel to the Corporation, all actions which may be 
 brought by or against them, or any of the heads of de- 
 partment, or bureaux, or any officer thereof, for or by reason 
 of any matter or duty connected with or growing out of 
 their respective offices, or in which the Corporation are 
 interested, in any court in this state, except actions by or 
 against the Public Administrator, as provided in section 
 40, and actions for violations of the ordinances of the 
 Common Council^ or arising under the charter of the city, 
 or under the laws of this state, where a penalty is given to 
 the Corporation, or to the Overseers of the Poor, or to 
 the Alms-house Department, and except proceedings before 
 Justices, or upon appeal, in relation to bastardy cases and 
 prosecutions upon bastardy and abandonment bonds, 
 
 n>id. 10. When he shall recover a debt due to the Corpora- 
 
 tion, which may have been placed in his hands for collec- 
 tion, he shall forthwith render an account thereof, under 
 oath, to the Comptroller, stating the nature of the debt 
 the person against whom it was recovered, and the amount 
 and time of the recovery, and shall immediately thereupon 
 pay over the amount so received to the Chamberlain. He 
 shall also thereupon receive from the Chamberlain a 
 voucher for the payment thereof, which he shall forthwith, 
 on the same day, exhibit to the Comptroller, and shall, at 
 the same time, leave with him a copy thereof. 
 
 n>id. 11. He shall, on the twentieth day of December, in 
 
 each year, report to the Common Council the titles of all 
 actions in his hands, prosecuted or defended by him, as pro- 
 vided in section 9 of this chapter, and then pending and 
 undetermined, with such other information in respect there, 
 to as he may deem necessary or proper. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 12. He shall keep, in proper books, to be provided for 
 
OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 125 
 
 that purpose, a register of all actions prosecuted or defend- 
 ed by him, as provided in section 9 of this chapter, and all 
 proceedings had therein. 
 
 13. He shall, on the first Monday of January, April, * the 
 July and October, in each year, furnish to the Comptroller 
 an account, under oath, of all disbursements which he may 
 have made in conducting the actions prosecuted or defended 
 by him, as provided in section 9 of this chapter; and upon 
 being satisfied of the correctness thereof, the Comptroller 
 shall draw his warrant in favor of the Counsel for the 
 amount so disbursed. 
 
 14. The compensation to be paid to the Counsel to the 
 Corporation, for all the services he may be required to ren- 
 der, shall be as fixed by law. He shall, nevertheless, be 
 entitled to receive, in addition, from parties other than the 
 Corporation, his proper fees and necessary disbursements, 
 and the taxable costs in all actions and proceedings which 
 may be conducted, prosecuted or defended by him as such 
 counsel, as provided in section 9 of this chapter. 
 
 15. Upon the expiration of his term of office, or his {5JJ5JJ el of ^ 
 resignation thereof, or removal therefrom, the Counsel to 
 the Corporation shall forthwith, on demand, deliver to his 
 successor in office all deeds, leases, contracts and other 
 papers in his hands, belonging to the Corporation, or de- 
 livered to him by the Corporation, or any of its officers* 
 and all papers in actions prosecuted or defended by him, 
 as provided in section 9 of this chapter, then pending and 
 undetermined, together with his register thereof, and of 
 the proceedings therein, and a written consent of substi- 
 tution of his successor, in all such actions then pending 
 and undetermined. 
 
 16. He shall, from time to time, report to the Com- ibid. 
 o n Council the condition of the Law Department, and 
 
126 F THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 
 
 shall suggest such improvements and alterations, in respect 
 thereto, as he shall deem necessary or proper. 
 
 uw^D^Jt- I?- There shall be two clerks in the Law Department > 
 to be denominated respectively the First and Second Clerks 
 of the Counsel to the Corporation, who shall prepare and 
 copy such papers relating to the department, and perform 
 such other services in relation thereto, as the Counsel to 
 the Corporation shall direct. 
 
 Additional ig. The Counsel to the Corporation is authorized to 
 
 Counsel. 
 
 employ additional counsel to aid in the trial or argument 
 of causes or proceedings of importance in which the city 
 may be a party interested. 
 
 oompensa- 19. The Comptroller of the city of New York is here- 
 
 tionmlieuof J 
 
 oierknire. foy authorized and directed to allow and pay to the Coun- 
 sel to the Corporation, in monthly payments, the annual 
 sum of eight thousand dollars, in lieu of all charges against 
 the Corporation for clerical assistance and clerk hire in 
 the conduct of his business. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OP THE CORPORATION ATTORNEY. 
 
 General cog- s 20. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be 
 
 nlzancea of 
 
 of 6 co B rpo e i a a U called the Corporation Attorney, is charged with the pros- 
 uon Attorney ecut i on O f a n actions for violations of the ordinances of 
 the Common Council, or arising under the charter of the 
 city, or under the laws of this state, where a penalty is 
 given to the Corporation, or to the Overseers of the Poor, 
 or to the Alms-house Department, and with the conducting 
 of all proceedings before Justices, or upon appeal, in rela- 
 tion to bastardy cases, and the prosecution of bastardy and 
 abandonment bonds. 
 
 Oration 116 21 ' Tlie Corporation Attorney shall, before entering 
 Attorney. U p 0n t i ie ^ties of his office, execute a bond to the Corpo 
 
OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 127 
 
 ration, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the 
 Comptroller, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office. 
 
 22. He shall institute an action in any of the cases Duties of the 
 
 Corporation 
 
 mentioned in section 20 of this chapter, when instructed to Attorney. 
 do so by the Common Council, or the chief officer of any 
 department or bureau, or upon the complaint of any other 
 person, when in his judgment the public interest requires 
 that the same shall be prosecuted. 
 
 23. He may compromise with the party complained of' i^id. 
 either before or after an action shall have been brought 
 for any violation of an ordinance of the Common Council, 
 where the penalty does not exceed twenty-five dollars, and 
 where, in his judgment, the public interest does not require 
 that an action should be prosecuted therefor. 
 
 24. In all actions which he is required by section & 
 20 of this ordinance to prosecute, he shall appear as the 
 Attorney and Counsel of the Corporation. 
 
 
 
 25. He shall not bring an appeal in any action in Ibi<L 
 which judgment shall have been given against the Corpo- 
 ration, except with the consent of the Counsel to the Cor- 
 poration, or by direction of the Common Council. 
 
 26. He shall, on the first Thursday in each month, re- ibid. 
 port to the Comptroller a statement, under oath, of the 
 actions instituted by him, and settled before judgment; of 
 the complaints compromised by him, in which no action 
 shall have been commenced, and of all actions prosecuted 
 to judgment, with the result thereof, whether for or against 
 ike Corporation, and whether an execution has been issued 
 thereon; and, if so, whether it has been collected; and shall 
 icclude therein a particular account, item by item, of all 
 
128 OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 
 
 penalties or other moneys which he may have received for 
 the Corporation, and from whom they were received re- 
 spectively, and on what account and when paid. He shall 
 also state therein, item by item, an account of officers' or 
 court fees paid by him, and on what account and when 
 they were respectively paid, and shall exhibit at the foot 
 of the account the balance thereof, whether for or against 
 the Corporation. 
 
 Duties or the 27. If the account shall exhibit a balance in his hands 
 
 Corporation 
 
 Attorney. j n f avor O f the Corporation, he shall forthwith pay over 
 such balance to the Chamberlain, and shall thereupon re- 
 ceive from the Chamberlain a voucher for the payment 
 thereof, which he shall forthwith, on the same day, exhibit 
 to the Comptroller, and shall, at the same time, leave with 
 him a copy thereof. 
 
 28. If the account exhibit a balance against the Cor- 
 poration, the Comptroller, upon being satisfied of the cor- 
 rectness thereof, shall draw a warrant in favor of the Cor- 
 poration Attorney for the amount of such balance; but in 
 every such case he shall report the fact, with the account 
 so rendered to the Common Council. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 29. Every officer employed by the Corporation At- 
 torney to serve process in an action brought by him, in the 
 name of the Corporation, shall pay to the Corporation At- 
 torney all moneys which he may receive, both for penalty 
 and costs, upon a judgment; and the Corporation Attorney 
 shall, at least once in each month, pay every officer so em- 
 ployed by him his legal costs and fees. 
 
 Ibid - 30. He shall, on the twentieth day of December in 
 
 each year, report to the Common Council the titles of all 
 the actions in his hands, which he is authorized, by section 
 20 of this ordinance, to proseaute on balialf of the Cor- 
 poration, then pending and undetermined, with the state 
 
OF THE LAW DEPAETMENT. 129 
 
 thereof, and with such other information, in respect thereto, 
 as he may deem necessary or proper. 
 
 6 31. He shall keep, in proper books, to be provided for Duties of cor- 
 poration At- 
 that purpose, a register of all actions prosecuted by him, tomey. 
 
 pursuant to section 20, of this chapter, and of all proceed- 
 ings had therein. 
 
 32. The salary to be paid to the Corporation Attorney compensa- 
 shall be a full compensation, as between him and the Cor- 
 poration, for all the services he may be required to render 
 by this chapter; but he shall nevertheless be entitled to re- 
 ceive from adverse parties the taxable costs in all actions 
 in which he may recover judgment against them. 
 
 33. Upon the expiration of his term of office, or his poSi? C At- 
 resignation thereof, or removal therefrom, the Corporation toruey- 
 Attorney shall forthwith, on demand, deliver to his succes- 
 sor in office all papers in his hands belonging to, or deliv- 
 ered to him by the Corporation or the Alms-house Depart 
 ment, or any of their officers, and all papers in actions 
 prosecuted by him, as authorized by section 20 of this chap- 
 ter, and which are then pending and undetermined, together 
 with his register thereof, and of the proceedings therein, 
 and a written consent of substitution of his successor in all 
 such actions then pending and undetermined. 
 
 34. TL or shall be two clerks in this bureau, to be de- cierks and 
 nominated respectively the Firt and Second Clerks of the % Bureau of 
 
 * Corporation 
 
 Corporation Attorney, who shall prepare and copy such Attorney 
 papers relating to this bureau, and perform such other 
 services, in relation thereto, as the Corporation Attorney 
 shall direct. The First Clerk shall receive an annual salary 
 of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and the Second Clerk 
 shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars. 
 There shall be a Messenger in this bureau, who shall re- 
 ceive an annual salary of two hundred and fifty dollars. 
 
130 OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 
 
 35. In lieu of all salary, allowance Or compensation 
 
 tiou of Corpo- 
 
 ration Attor- paid to the Corporation Attorney, there shall be paid to 
 said Attorney an annual salary of five thousand dollars, 
 and no more, which shall be in full compensation to him 
 for all services he is required to render under the charter 
 of the city, or the ordinances of the Common Council of 
 the city of New York, or the laws of this state, or for any 
 other duty he may discharge, or service he may render. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. 
 
 General cog- 36. This bureau, the chief officer of which, shall be 
 Bureau.? called the Public Administrator, is charged with the ad- 
 
 ministration of the estates of persons dying intestate, where 
 
 no other administrator is appointed. 
 
 nc n AdLSis" ^' ^ ne Public Administrator shall, before entering 
 trator. U p On t k e duties of his office, execute a bond to the Corpo- 
 ration, with such sureties as shall be approved by the 
 Mayor or Recorder of the city of New York, in the penal 
 sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful 
 discharge of all duties enjoined on him by law, and par- 
 ticularly that he will account for and pay over all moneys 
 and property which may come to his hands as such admin" 
 istrator, according to law. 
 
 Duties of 33. He shall possess the powers and perform the duties 
 mmistrator, conferred and imposed upon him by the laws of this state. 
 
 ibid. 39. He shall furnish the Comptroller with copies of all 
 
 letters of administration which shall be granted by him, 
 within three days after the granting thereof. 
 
 Sunsei nplojr 40. He may employ an attorney or counsel in any ac- 
 tion commenced by or against him, where the creditors, or 
 persons interested in the distribution of the estate, shall ad- 
 vise or assent to the prosecution or defence thereof, and 
 
OP THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 131 
 
 where the funds belonging to the estate are sufficient to 
 pay the costs and fees incurred therein. But in no such 
 case shall a charge for costs or fees be made against the 
 Corporation by the Public Administrator, or by the attor- 
 ney or counsel employed by him. 
 
 6 41. He shall, on the 20th day of December in each year, Duties or 
 
 Public Ad. 
 
 report to the Common Council the titles of all actions pros- muustrator. 
 ecuted by or against him, and then pending and undeter- 
 mined, with such other information in respect thereto as he 
 may deem necessary or proper. 
 
 42. He shall report to the Comptroller, on the first aw. 
 Thursday in each month, and oftener, if required, the 
 amount of money received by him since his last return, on 
 account of any estate upon which he shall have ad- 
 ministered. 
 
 43. He shall render to the Common Council, on the n>id. 
 first day of January in each year, or within fourteen days 
 after that day, a statement, on oath, and in a tabular form, 
 of the following particulars in each case in which he shall 
 have taken charge of and collected any effects, or in which 
 he shall have administered on any estate during the pre- 
 ceding year. 
 
 1. The name of the deceased; 
 
 2. His occupation; 
 
 3. The place of his residence at the time of his death; 
 
 4. The country or place from which he came, if he 
 
 were not a resident of this state at the time of 
 his death; 
 
 5.* The moneys received for commissions and ex- 
 penses; 
 
 6. The total amount of his receipts and expenditures; 
 
 7. The total amount of debts ascertained and al- 
 
 lowed: 
 
132 OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT, 
 
 8. The amount of costs; 
 
 9. The amount distributed; 
 
 10. The date of the letters of administration. 
 
 44. He shall, at the same time, report to the Common 
 Council a transcript of such of his accounts as have been 
 closed or finally settled, and of those on which any money 
 has been received by him as part of the proceeds of any es- 
 tates on which he has administered ; he shall deposit all 
 moneys by him collected and received, as required by law, 
 in such bank as the Counsel to the Corporation shall de- 
 signate. 
 
 ttld - 45. The Public Administrator must deposit all moneys 
 
 by him collected and received, within two days after the 
 receipt thereof, in the bank designated in the last section, 
 to the joint credit of himself and the Comptroller, except 
 so much as may be necessary to pay the current expenses of 
 any proceedings authorized by law, to be allowed by the 
 Surrogate, and which shall not exceed twenty dollars in 
 any one case. 
 
 46. He shall, whenever required, exhibit to the Comp- 
 troller the bank book showing such deposits, and all other 
 vouchers and documents relating to his office. 
 
 Honeys how 47. The money so deposited can be drawn out only on 
 the joint check of the Public Administrator and the Comp- 
 troller, in the cases where, by law, the Public Administrator 
 is required to pay out moneys; and the Comptroller must 
 preserve a register of all checks signed by him, as a part of 
 the documents of his office. 
 
 ibid. 48. The Comptroller, before signing any check for 
 
 money so deposited, shall examine the bank book showing 
 the deposit, and the vouchers on which the check is required 
 to be drawn, and shall satisfy himself fully as to the cor- 
 
OP THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 133 
 
 rectness thereof; and in case of doubt or difficulty, he 
 shall report the case to the Common Council for their 
 direction. 
 
 49. The Comptroller may distribute and pay any un- Moneys, how 
 administered balance of an intestate's estate, remaining 
 in the city treasury, to the persons legally entitled thereto, 
 whenever he and the Public Administrator shall be satis- 
 fied that the person claiming the same is legally entitled 
 thereto; but if they be not satisfied thereof, they shall re- 
 port the case to the Common Council for their direction. 
 
134 OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD AND ITS 
 
 BUREAUX GENERALLY, 
 II. OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 III. OF THE BUREAU OF THE WATER REGISTRAR 
 
 AND THE SCALE OF WATER RENTS. 
 IV. OF THE BUREAU OF THE WATER PURVEYOR. 
 V. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD AND ITS BUREAUX 
 GENERALLY. 
 
 duties of the 1. The Executive Department called the Croton Aque- 
 duct Board, is invested, by the laws of this State, with the 
 following powers and duties : 
 
 1. With the direction and settlement of all suits, 
 
 claims and demands against the Corporation, or 
 against the Water Commissioners of the city of 
 New York, created by the act for the appoint- 
 ment of Water Commissioners by the Governor 
 and Senate for the city of New York, passed 
 May 2, 1834. 
 
 2. With the charge of the Croton Aqueduct, and all 
 
 structures and works and property connected 
 with the supply and distribution of water to the 
 city of New York, and the underground drainage 
 of the same ; and of the public sewers of the 
 city ; and of permits for street vaults ; and of 
 paving, repaving and repairing streets, and dig- 
 ging and constructing wells ; and the collection 
 of the revenues arising from the sale of the Cro- 
 
OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 135 
 
 ton water ; with such other powers and duties ^ e e s rs 
 as shall or may be prescribed by law. 
 
 3. With the preservation of the Croton lake and 
 waters ; with the preservation of the banks of 
 the Croton river from injuries or nuisances ; with 
 the execution of such measures as may be neces- 
 sary to preserve and increase the quantity of 
 water and keep it pure ; with the management, 
 preservation and repairs of the dam, gates, aque- 
 duct, high bridge, reservoirs, mains, pipes, pipe- 
 yard, and property of every description, belonging 
 to the Water Works ; and they shall have the 
 construction of such new works, and the purchase 
 and laying down of such mains and pipes as the 
 Common Council may authorize ; and also the 
 construction, repairs and cleansing of all the 
 sewers and underground drains, but subject to 
 the orders and directions of the Common Coun- 
 cil, as to the times and places of building new 
 sewers, and to the general plan which has been or 
 may be adopted for the sewerage and drainage of 
 the city. They shall be responsible for the sup- 
 ply of water, and the good order and security of 
 all the works from the Croton lake to the city 
 inclusive, for the exactness and durability of the 
 structures which may be erected, and of the daily 
 work to be performed, and for the sufficiency of 
 the supply in the pipe-yard to meet every casualty, 
 and for the fidelity, care and attention of all per- 
 sons employed by the Department in watching the 
 works, and in making constructions and repairs; 
 and shall inspect thoroughly the interior of the 
 aqueduct, and make the necessary repairs, at 
 least twice in each year. 
 
136 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 Bureaux. 2. There shall be two bureaux in the Croton Aqueduct 
 Department. 
 
 1. A bureau for the collection of the revenue derived 
 
 from the sale of the Croton water ; and the chief 
 officer thereof shall be called the Water Regis, 
 trar. 
 
 2. A bureau for the laying of water pipes and the 
 
 construction and repairs of sewers, wells and 
 hydrants, and the paving, repaying and repairing 
 of streets : the chief officer of which shall be 
 called the Water Purveyor. 
 
 ARTTlifcE II. 
 
 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 Sg sc t?e 3. The chief officers of the Croton Aqueduct Board 
 BoanL shall be called the President, Engineer, and Assistant 
 Commissioner; who, together, shall form the Croton Aque- 
 duct Board, and shall hold their offices for five years. 
 
 salaries. 4. The salaries of the officers composing the Croton 
 
 Aqueduct Board shall be as follows : For the President- 
 Commissioner, three thousand dollars per annum ; for the 
 Commissioner-Engineer, five thousand dollars per annum- 
 for the Assistant Commissioner, three thousand dollars per 
 annum. 
 
 contract. g 5^ ^j} contracts for materials or work for the Croton 
 Aqueduct, or for the construction, repair or cleaning Of 
 sewers and underground drains, shall be made by the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board; and bonds, for the faithful per. 
 formance thereof, shall be approved and taken by them. 
 
 M a oD?73 Ut f 6 - ^ moneys payable by the Corporation for the 
 performance of the contracts mentioned in the last sec- 
 tion, or for work done by authority of the Croton Aque- 
 duct Board, and all bills or accounts for the salaries of 
 
OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 137 
 
 the officers and men attached thereto, and for blank 
 books, paper, and contingencies of the Department, shall 
 be paid by the warrant of the Comptroller, upon the 
 requisition of the Croton Aqueduct Board, against the 
 appropriation applicable thereto, and all such contracts 
 and accounts shall be kept and filed in the office of the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 7. No new works connected with the Croton Aque- work, how 
 
 authorized. 
 
 duct shall be constructed, nor shall any mains or pipes 
 be purchased or laid down, or new sewers constructed, 
 except with the authority of the Common Council; and 
 except also, that in case of any unexpected casualty or 
 damage to the pipes, reservoirs or other structures con- 
 nected with the aqueduct, the Croton Aqueduct Board 
 shall take immediate measures for the preservation and 
 repair of the same; the expense of which shall be paid on 
 their requisition by the warrant of the Comptroller. 
 
 8. All sewers and drains in any of the streets, avenues sewers and 
 or public places in the city, shall be under the charge of Dl 
 the Croton Aqueduct Board, who shall keep the same in 
 good order and condition, and clean and free from obstruc- 
 tions, and shall cause such repairs, to be made to them and 
 to the receiving basins, culverts and openings connected 
 therewith, as may from time to time become necessary. 
 Such sewer culverts shall be cleaned at night and not in 
 the day time. 
 
 9. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall prescribe theitid. 
 mode of piercing or opening any of the sewers or drains 
 and the form, size and material of which connections made 
 therewith shall be composed. 
 
 10. They may, with the consent of the Street Com- private 
 missioner, grant permission to persons to construct, at M. * 
 10 
 
138 O F THK CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD* 
 
 their own expense, sewers or drains, or to lay pipes to 
 connect with any sewers or drains built in any of the 
 .streets or avenues in the city, on being furnished with the 
 written consent of the owners of a majority of the proper- 
 ty upon the street through which such sewer, drain or pipe 
 is to pass; but such permission shall not be granted except 
 upon the agreement, in writing, of the persons applying 
 therefor, that they shall comply with the ordinances in 
 relation to excavating the streets; that they will indemnify 
 the Corporation for any damages or costs to which they 
 may be put, by reason of injuries resulting from neglect or 
 carelessness in performing the work so permitted, and that 
 no claim will be made by them or their successors in 
 interest against the Corporation, if the work so permitted 
 he taken up by authority of the Common Council, or for 
 exemption from an assessment lawfully imposed for con- 
 structing sewers or drains in the same vicinity; and upon 
 the further condition that the Common Council may, at any 
 time, revoke suchpermi-sion, and direct such sewers, drains 
 or pipes to be taken up or removed. 
 
 Private 11. If any connection or opening be made into any 
 
 ers, &c. sewer or drain 'without, the permission authorized in the 
 last section, or in a mode different from that prescribed 
 th<H\efor, the person making such connection or opening, 
 and the -owner directing it, shall respectively be liable to 
 a penalty of fifty dollars. 
 
 jj^ 12. All openings into sewers or drains for the pur- 
 
 pose of making a oonnection therewith from any house, 
 cellar, vault, yard or other premises, shall be made by 
 parsons licensed, or to be licensed, in writing, for that pur- 
 pose, by the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 aw. 13. Every person who now is or who shall be licensed 
 
 as provided in the last section, shall, before performing 
 
OF THE CROTOX ARUEDUCT BOARD. 139 
 
 -any work authorized thereby, execute and deposit in the 
 Croton Aqueduct Department a bond to the Corporation, 
 in the sum of one thousand dollars, with one or more suf- 
 ficient sureties, to be approved by the President of the 
 Board, conditioned that he will faithfully make the open, 
 ing into such sewers or drains; that he will leave no 
 obstructions, of any description whatever, therein; that 
 he will properly close up the sewers or drains so opened; 
 that he will make no opening into the arch of any sewer 
 or drain; that he will comply with the ordinances in rela- 
 tion to excavating the streets, and that he will indemnify 
 the Corporation of and from all accidents and damage 
 consequent thereupon, for or by reason of any opening in 
 any street, lane or avenue made by him, or by those in 
 his employment, for the purpose of putting down any 
 service pipe or pipes for the introduction of the Croton 
 water, or for making any connection with any public or 
 .private sewer, or for any other purpose or object what- 
 ever; and that he will also replace and restore the stree* 
 pavement over such opening, to as good state and condi- 
 tion as he found it, and keep and maintain the same in 
 good order, to the satisfaction of the Water Purveyor, for 
 the period of six months next thereafter. 
 
 14. There shall be paid to the President of the Croton Private ?ew- 
 
 ers, Drains, 
 
 Aqueduct Board, for the use of the Corporation, for every &c. 
 permit to connect with a sewer or drain from any house? 
 store or building, the sum of ten dollars; and for every 
 hotel, boarding-house, or public building covering more 
 than twenty-five by fifty feet, an additional sum in that 
 proportion. 
 
 15. There shall be paid to the President of the Croton j b id. 
 Aqueduct Board, for the use of the Corporation, for every 
 permit to connect with a sewer or drain from a manufac- 
 tory, brewery, distillery, or the like, for the purpose of 
 
140 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 carrying off water or fluid which shall not deposit sedi- 
 ment or obstruction, such sum as shall be fixed by the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 P erson obtaining a permit as provided in the 
 last section, who shall permit any substance which shall 
 form a deposit or obstruction in a sewer, drain or receiv- 
 ing basin, to flow into the same, shall be liable to a penalty 
 of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 iwd. 17. The President of the Croton Aqueduct Board 
 
 shall keep a record of all permits granted by that Board 
 for connections with sewers or drains, in which he shall 
 enter the names of all persons from whom he may receive 
 money for such permits, with the amount received from 
 each person, and the time when it was received. He 
 shall render an account thereof, under oath, item by item, 
 to the Comptroller, on Thursday of each week, and shall 
 thereupon pay over the amount so received to the Cham- 
 berlain. He shall also thereupon receive from the Cham- 
 berlain a voucher for the payment thereof, which he shall 
 forthwith, on the same day, exhibit to the Comptroller 
 and shall at the same time leave with him a copy thereof. 
 In case the President shall be temporarily absent, the 
 Assistant Commissioner shall act in his stead. 
 
 Trespasses. g lg< r^^ Q roton Aqueduct Board is requested to abate 
 all trespasses on the Croton Aqueduct property, and pre- 
 vent lands of the Croton Aqueduct being used for roads 
 except at crossings; also to enclose the Croton Aqueduct 
 lands through all the villages, and at such other places as, 
 in their opinion, the proper preservation of the work and 
 the city title to the lands may require. 
 
 Repairs to 19. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall ascertain, and 
 
 Streets. 
 
 report to the Common Council, from time to time, what 
 
OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 141 
 
 repairs are necessary to any of the streets ; and when 
 required by the Common Council, the said Hoard shall 
 inquire into and report upon all applications to the Com- 
 mon Council, in relation to paving, repaying, or repairing 
 streets or digging wells. The said Board shall advertise 
 for estimates and contract for wells and pumps, and for 
 paving, repaving and repairing the streets. 
 
 20. There shall be in the office of the Croton Aqueduct oracersmtha 
 
 office of th 
 
 Board the following officers, who shall bo appointed in BoarcL 
 the manner directed by the charter : One Assistant 
 Engineer, who shall receive an annual salary of one thou- 
 sand four hundred and fifty dollars; one Clerk to the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board, who shall receive an annual 
 salary of one thousand four hundred dollars; one Messen- 
 ger to the Croton Aqueduct Board, who shall receive an 
 annual salary of seven hundred dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF THE. WATER REGISTRAR, AND THE SCALE 
 OF WATER RENTS. 
 
 21. This bureau, of which the Water Registrar is the X e za & 
 chief officer, is charged with the duty of collecting the reau> 
 revenues derived from the sale of the Croton water, and 
 has the especial charge and superintendence of the accounts 
 of the departments, under the direction of the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board. 
 
 32. The Water Registrar, before entering upon the Bond of Reg- 
 -duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Corpora- 
 tion, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the 
 Comptroller, in the penal sum of fifteen thousand dol- 
 lars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 
 duties of his office. 
 
142 OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 Duties of 23. He shall, on Thursday of each week, render to the 4 
 
 Registrar. 
 
 Comptroller an account, under oath, item by item, of all 
 moneys received by him, containing the names of the" 
 persons from whom they were received, the amounts re- 
 ceived, and on what account, and when paid; and shall 
 thereupon pay over the amount so received to the Cham- 
 berlain. 
 
 24. There shall be in this bureau a Deputy Registrar,, 
 an Accountant, and five Clerks, who shall severally receive 
 for their services an annual salary of one thousand dollars. 
 
 Eeg " 2 5. The Deputy Registrar shall superintend, under 
 the direction of the Registrar, the keeping of the accounts, 
 the receiving of the water rents, and the issuing of per- 
 mits for the use of the water, and shall generally assist 
 the Registrar in the performance of Ids duties. He shall, 
 before entering on the duties of his office, execute a bond 
 to the Corporation, with two sureties, to be approved 
 by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of ten thousand dol- 
 lars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties 
 of his office. 
 
 Accountant. g 2 6. The Accountant shall keep the accounts of the 
 Bureau of the Water Registrar, under the direction of 
 the Registrar, and in such manner as shall be prescribed 
 by the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 27. The Clerks shall, respectively, prepare and copy 
 such papers appertaining to this bureau, as may be directed 
 by the Water Registrar, and shall gen er illy perform such 
 other duties connected therewith, as may be assigned them 
 by that officer. 
 
 28 - Tne Water Registrar shall receive an annual 
 salary of one thousand five hundred dollars. 
 
CP THE CROTOX AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 Scale of Water Rents, 
 
 29. The annual regular rents to be collected by the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board shall be as follows, to wit : 
 
 1. On all tenements coming within the provisions of 
 
 the law of April 11, 1849, having a front width 
 of sixteen feet and under, and of not more than 
 one story high, the sum of four dollars ; of not 
 more than two stories high, the sum of five dol- 
 lars; of not more than three stories high r the 
 sum of six dollars; of not more than four stories 
 high, the sum of seven dollars; and five stories; 
 high and over, the sum of eight dollars. 
 
 2. On all tenements having a front width of not more 
 
 than eighteen feet and over sixteen, and of not 
 more than one story high, the sum of five dol- 
 lars; of not more than two stories high, the sum 
 of six dollars ; of not more than three stories 
 high, the sum of seven dollars; of not more than 
 four stories high, the sum of eight dollars ; and 
 of five stories high and over, the sum of nine 
 dollars. 
 
 3. On all tenements having a front width of not 
 
 more than twenty feet and over eighteen, and of 
 not more than one story high, the sum of six 
 dollars ; of not more than two stories high, the 
 sum of seven dollars ; of not more than three 
 stories high, the sum of eight dollars ; of not 
 more than four stories high, the sum of nine dol- 
 lars; and of five stories high and over, the sum 
 of ten dollars. 
 
 4. On all tenements having a front width of not more 
 
 than twenty-two feet six inches, and over twenty 
 feet, and of not more than one story high, the 
 
144 OF THE CBOTON AYUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 ter Rents' SUm ^ S6Vei1 Collars j f n t mOFG tlian tWO 
 
 stories high, the sum of eight dollars; of not 
 more than three stories high, the sum of nine 
 dollars; of not more than four stories high, the 
 sum of ten dollars; and of five stories high and 
 over, the sum of eleven dollars. 
 
 5. On all tenements having a front width of not 
 more than twenty-five feet, and over twenty-two 
 feet and six inches, and of not more than one 
 story high, the sum of eight dollars; of not more 
 than two stories high, the sum of nine dollars; 
 of not more than three stories high, the sum of 
 ten dollars; of not more than four stories high, 
 the sum of eleven dollars ; and of five stories 
 high and over, the sum of twelve dollars. 
 
 <6. On all tenements having a front width of not more 
 than thirty feet, and over twenty-five feet, and 
 of not more than one story high, the sum of ten 
 dollars; of not more than two stories high, the 
 sum of eleven dollars; of not more than three 
 stories high, the sum of twelve dollars; of not 
 more than four stories high, the sum of thirteen 
 dollars; and of five stories high and over, the 
 sum of fourteen dollars. 
 
 7. On all tenements having a front width of not more 
 than thirty-seven feet six inches, and over thirty 
 feet, and of not more than one story high, the 
 sum of twelve dollars; of not more than two 
 stories high, the sum of thirteen dollars; of not 
 more than three stories high, the sum of fourteen 
 dollars; of not more than four stories high, the 
 sum of fifteen dollars; and of five stories high 
 and over, the sum of sixteen dollars. 
 
OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 145 
 
 8. On all tenements having a front width of not ?c ^ of wa- 
 
 ter Rents. 
 
 more than fifty feet, and over thirty-seven feet 
 six inches, and of not more than one story high, 
 the sum of fourteen dollars; of not more than 
 two stories high, the sum of fifteen dollars; of not 
 more than three stories high, the sum of sixteen 
 dollars; of not more than four stories high, the 
 sum of seventeen dollars ; and of five stories 
 high and over, the sum of eighteen dollars. 
 
 9. In the apportionment of regular rents upon a 
 
 dwelling-house, the family or families occupying 
 the same to number not more than fifteen persons; 
 for every ten persons beyond that number, an 
 additional rent of two dollars and fifty cents per 
 year shall be charged. 
 
 10. The rents of all tenements which shall exceed in 
 
 width fifty feet, shall be the subjects of special 
 contract with the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 11. The extra and miscellaneous rates shall be -as fol- 
 lows, to wit: 
 
 Bakeries. In the average daily use of flour, for each 
 barrel the sum of three dollars per annum. 
 
 Bathing Tubs, in private houses, beyond one, at three 
 dollars per annum each; and five dollars per 
 annum each on public houses, boarding-houses, 
 bathing establishments, and barbers' shops. 
 
 Boarding Schools shall be charged at the rate of 
 from fifteen to fifty dollars each ; and School 
 Houses at the rate of from ten to twenty dollars 
 each per annum. 
 
 Building Purposes. For each one thousand bricks 
 laid, th3 sum of ten cents per thousand. 
 
146 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD, 
 
 Fcnie of wa- Cow Stables. For each and every cow, the sum of 
 
 ter Rents. 
 
 seventy-five cents per annum. 
 
 Fountains. Ordinarily used three hours per day, for 
 a period of not more than four months in the 
 year, shall be charged as. follows: A one-six- 
 teenth of an inch jet, the sum of seven dollars 
 per annum; for a one-eighth of an inch jet, the> 
 sum of fifteen dollars per annum; for a one- quar- 
 ter of an inch jet, the sum of forty dollars per 
 annum; for a one-half of an inch jet, the sum of 
 ninety dollars per annum; and for an inch jet 
 the sum of two hundred dollars per annum. No 
 fountain shall be permitted on any premises; 
 where the water is not taken for other purposes, 
 and to an extent sufficient for those purposes; 
 and if the water from the jet or fountain be per- 
 mitted to flow into premises adjacent to or in the 
 neighborhood where it may be used for other 
 purposes, the supply shall be stopped, and the 
 amount of payment forfeited. 
 
 Horses, Private. For two horses there shall be 
 charged the sum of six dollars per annum; and 
 for each additional horse, the sum of two dollars. 
 
 Horses, Livery. For each horse, up to and not ex- 
 ceeding thirty in number, the sum of one dollar 
 and fifty cents each per annum; and for each 
 additional horse, the sum of one dollar. 
 
 Horses, Omnibus and Cart. For each horse, the sum 
 of one dollar per annum. 
 
 Horse Troughs. For each trough on sidewalks, the 
 sum of five dollars per annum. 
 
OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 147 
 
 Hotels and Boarding-houses shall, in addition to the 
 regular rate for private families, be charged for 
 each lodging room, at the discretion of the Cro- 
 ton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 Porter-houses, Taverns and Groceries shall be charged 
 an extra rate of from three to thirty dollars. 
 
 Printing Offices shall be charged at such rates as 
 may be determined, in the discretion of the Cro- 
 ton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 Refectories shall be charged at such rates as may be 
 determined, in the discretion of the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board. 
 
 Slaughter-houses shall be charged at the rate of from 
 ten to twenty dollars per annum each. 
 
 Steam Engines shall be charged, by the horse power, 
 as follows : For each horse power up to and not 
 exceeding ten, the sum of ten dollars per annum; 
 for each exceeding ten and not over fifteen, the 
 sum of seven dollars and fifty cents each; and 
 for each horse power over fifteen, the sum of five 
 dollars. 
 
 Street Washers. For each street washer on the side- 
 walk, the sum of two dollars per annum. 
 
 Water Closets. For every water closet beyond one, 
 the sum of two dollars per annnm. 
 
 All manufacturing and other business requiring a large 
 supply of water, are to be charged therefor, per one hun- 
 dred gallons, on the average estimated quantity during 
 the year ; the year to be estimated at three hundred days, 
 as follows : 
 
148 OP THE CROTOX AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 When the quantity used averages two hundred gallons 
 per day, or less, at the rate of five cents per one hundred 
 gallons. 
 
 When the quantity used averages from two hundred to 
 three hundred gallons per day, at the rate of four cents 
 per hundred gallons. 
 
 Where the quantity used averages from three hundred 
 to one thousand gallons per day, at the rate of three and 
 a half cents per one hundred gallons. 
 
 Where the quantity used averages from one thousand 
 to two thousand gallons per day, at the rate of three cents 
 per one hundred gallons. 
 
 Where the quantity used averages from two thousand 
 to ten thousand gallons per day, at the rate of two cents 
 per one hundred gallons.^' 
 
 Where the quantity used exceeds ten thousand gallons 
 per day, the price shall be fixed by the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board ; but in no case at less than one cent per one hun- 
 dred gallons. 
 
 12. All matters not hereinbefore embraced, are re- 
 served for special contract by and with the Cro- 
 ton AqueducfrBoard. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OP THE BUREAU OP THE WATER PURVEYOR. 
 
 BuRlu anceof 30 - Tllis Bureau, of which the Water Purveyor shall 
 be the chief officer, is charged with the superintendence 
 of the laying of water pipes, and the construction and 
 repairs of sewers, wells and hydrants, and paving, repaving 
 and repairing the streets. 
 
 31 - The Water Purveyor shall, before entering upon the 
 duties of his office, execute a bond to the Corporation, 
 
OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 149 
 
 with one or more sureties, to be approved by the Comp- 
 troller, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, condi- 
 tioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his 
 office. 
 
 32. He shall make all estimates necessary to the laying Duties of w a - 
 
 terJeu.vejor. 
 
 of water pipes and the construction and repairs of sewers, 
 wells and hydrants, and the paving, repaving and re. 
 pairing of streets, when required by the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board. 
 
 33. He shall keep correct accounts of the time of the ibid. 
 men employed, and the work upon which they are en- 
 gaged, and the expense attending the same, when it is not 
 done by contract, and shall report the same, under oath, 
 once in each week, to the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 34. He shall examine, audit and certify to the Croton ibid. 
 Aqueduct Board, all accounts for supplies furnished or 
 work done under his supervision, and as to the fulfillment 
 or breach of any contract to be performed under his 
 direction. 
 
 35. He shall, from time to time, examine the state of n d - 
 the water pipes, sewers and underground drains, wells, 
 pumps, hydrants and street pavements, and report all 
 repairs thereof, which, in his judgment, may be necessary, 
 to the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 36. He shall, with the consent of the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board, employ a competent person to inspect the paving 
 of any street, when done under a contract with the Cor- 
 poration, whose daily pay shall not exceed one dollar and 
 fifty cents, and which shall be assessed and collected with 
 the other expenses of such paving. 
 
 37. He shall, with the consent of said Board, employ, rad. 
 
150 
 
 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 on daily pay, as many competent persons as may be neces- 
 sary, with carts and other implements, to repair the pave- 
 ments. 
 Duties of wa- 38. He shall, in all matters connected with his bureau 
 
 ter Purveyor 
 
 be under the control, direction and supervision of the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board ; and in addition to the duties 
 prescribed by this article, shall perform such other duties 
 appertaining to the Croton Aqueduct Department as may 
 be required of him by that Board. 
 
 39. There shall be in the Bureau of the Water Pur- 
 veyor, a Contract Clerk, who shall receive an annual 
 salary of one thousand two hundred dollars ; and two 
 other clerks, who shall severally receive an annual salary 
 of one thousand dollars. 
 
 ^ 40. The Water Purveyor shall receive an annual salary 
 of one thousand five hundred dollars. 
 
 a e n rk act 
 
 
 Repairs, &c. 
 
 extracts. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 41. The Croton Aqueduct Board may, from time to 
 time, make such rules and regulations in respect to ser- 
 vice and conduit pipes, tapping, paving and repairing the 
 streets, and other matters affecting the distribution of the 
 Croton water, as they may deem proper. 
 
 42. All work to be done and all materials to be pur- 
 chased on account of or for the Croton Aqueduct Works, 
 exceeding one hundred dollars, except when such work 
 or materials are rendered immediately necessary by some 
 sudden and unforeseen cause, shall be by contract, after 
 due notice. 
 
 $ 43. Public notice shall be given of the time and place 
 at which sealed proposals shall be received for contracts 
 
<<3F THE CBOTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 151 
 
 for or on account of the Croton Aqueduct Works, which 
 notice shall be published at least one week in the papers 
 designated by the Corporation. No alternative or inde- 
 finite condition or limitation as to price in a proposal 
 shall be received or acted on ; nor shall more than one 
 proposition from any one person for the same contract be 
 received. All the propositions, when more than one is 
 offered, from the same person, for the same object, shall be 
 rejected. 
 
 44. Every person who shall enter into any contract ^'JJJJ^ 
 for work to be done on the Croton Aqueduct Works, 
 shall give satisfactory security for the faithful performance 
 of his contract according to its terms; and if any person 
 shall neglect or refuse to perform his contract, he shall be . 
 excluded from any interest in any future contract in re- 
 lation to the Croton Aqueduct Works. 
 
 45. No extra allowance over and above the contract Fxtra allow- 
 
 ance. 
 
 price shall be made to any contractor, unless such extra 
 allowance be directed by the Common Council. 
 
 46. All persons contracting for a supply of water, 
 shall pay the cost of the materials and labor used and ex- Waler &< 
 pendcd on the streets, necessary to make the connection 
 with the conduit pipes, or pay such annual interest 
 thereon as required by the rules and regulations of the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board. No street shall be opened, nor 
 pipes bored, or connection made, unless under the direc- 
 tion of the Croton Aqueduct Board, under the penalty of 
 fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 47. All persons are forbid to open any street pave- ibid. 
 ment and bore any water pipe for the purpose of conduct- 
 ing the water into any dwelling or other edifice, or any 
 other use, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each 
 
152 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 offense, unless with the written permission of the Presi- 
 dent of the Croton Aqueduct Board. 
 
 e pa r /abie ^- - An rents for ^ use of the water shall be paid in 
 advance, at the time of applying for the water, and before 
 any permit is issued ; to be calculated up to the first day 
 of May succeeding ; and all rents shall continue to be col- 
 lected in advance on the first day of May annually, so 
 long as the contract exists; and no contract for the sup- 
 ply of the water shall be binding for a longer period than 
 until the second succeeding first day of May after such 
 contract is entered into. 
 
 Rents,unpaid 49. The supply of water shall be cut off in all cases 
 where the rent is behind, and unpaid, ten days. 
 
 appie<f Low ^' -^ ren * s an( i other emoluments which may accrue 
 from the use and application of the water, shall, in the 
 first instance, be applied to meet the current expenses and 
 repairs of the Croton Aqueduct Works, next, to the pay- 
 ment of the interest on the Water Stock, and lastly, to 
 the redemption of said stock. 
 
 sprinkling 51. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall continue to grant 
 licenses to such persons as it may deem proper, and who 
 will comply with the conditions of this ordinance, for 
 permission to use Croton water from such of the public 
 hydrants as may be designated by said Board, for the 
 purpose of sprinkling the public streets of the city. 
 
 ibid. 52. Every person who shall thus obtain a license, 
 
 shall pay to the Croton Aqueduct Board at the rate of one 
 and a half cents for every hundred gallons that shall be 
 respectively used by them for such purpose; the payments 
 to be made monthly under oath. 
 
 n>i<J- 53. The sprinklers used by every such person shall 
 
 conform, in every respect, to a pattern kept in the office 
 
OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 153 
 
 of the Croton Aqueduct Board, which shall be in form 
 and shape as follows, that is to say : A tin cylinder six 
 feet in length, curved, so as to give a versed sine of seven 
 inches; of a diameter not to exceed two and one-half inches 
 at the inlet, tapering thence at each end to a diameter of 
 not more than two inches ; the four centre sheets or feet 
 of which shall each be pierced with three rows of holes, 
 .and the end feet or sheets each with four rows ; said 
 holes to be in parallel rows, and at least one-half of an 
 inch apart, and of a size not to exceed number sixteen wire. 
 The first or bottom row of holes shall be at right angles to 
 the inlet, and the sprinkler, when in use, shall be so hung 
 as to throw the water directly on the street ; the ends of 
 the cylinder shall be without holes. 
 
 54. Every cart used for sprinkling streets, under the |if ne r 
 provisions of this ordinance, shall have painted on each 
 side of the cask, and exposed to public view, in black 
 letters of not less than two inches in length, and on a 
 white ground, the name and residence of the person under 
 whose license the work is performed. 
 
 55. Any person licensed to use Croton water for the itd. 
 purpose of sprinkling the streets as aforesaid, who shall 
 vk)late the provisions of this ordinance, shall, in the dis- 
 cretion of the Croton Aqueduct Board, have his license 
 revoked. 
 
 56. If any person shall bathe, go into the Croton 
 water at either of the reservoirs or any part of the Cro- 
 ton Aqueduct, or shall throw any stones, chips or dirt, or 
 any other material, substance or thing whatever, into the 
 reservoirs or into the water, or gate-houses, or into the 
 ventilators or aqueduct, or fountain basins, or shall in 
 any manner injure or disfigure any part of the Croton 
 11 
 
154 
 
 OP THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD. 
 
 Trespasses, 
 &c. 
 
 Hydrant 1 
 
 Aqueduct Works, he shall be subject to a fine not to 
 exceed fifty dollars, to be imposed by any Police Justice 
 or any magistrate, either on his view, or in a summary 
 manner. And in default of payment of any fine so imposed, 
 such Police Justice, or magistrate, shall commit such 
 offender to the city prison for a period not to exceed 
 thirty days, unless such fine is sooner paid. 
 
 57. In case any person shall tresspass on any part of 
 the embankment of the Croton Aqueduct reservoirs, or go 
 or remain on the same, without permission of the proper 
 persons having charge of the same; or in case any person 
 does not comply with the regulations of the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board, as to the times they shall leave the em- 
 bankments of said reservoirs, or the grounds or buildings 
 attached to said reservoirs, that then and in that case such 
 person shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars, to 
 be levied and collected in the manner prescribed in the 
 last section; and in default of payment, imprisonment, as 
 in like manner, not to exceed twenty days, in the city 
 prison. 
 
 58. No person or persons, except the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Councilmen of the respective districts shall, 
 without previous permission in writing from the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board, unscrew or open any hydrant belonging 
 or attached to the Croton Aqueduct Works, erected for 
 the extinguishment of fires, except in cases of fires in the 
 neighborhood; nor shall leave said fire hydrant open for 
 a longer time than shall be limited in said permission; nor 
 shall use the water for other purposes than may be men- 
 tioned in said permission; under the penalty of not less 
 than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for 
 each offense, in the discretion of the magistrate before 
 whom the complaint shall be made. 
 
OP THE CROTON- AQUEDUCT BOARD. 155 
 
 59.. No person or persons, except such as may -be Taking water 
 licensed by -the Croton Aqueduct Board, to sell water to 
 shipping, . shall take the water from any hydrant erected 
 of to be erected in the city of New York, and attached to 
 the Croton water pipes, for the purpose of selling the said 
 water or offering it for sale, under the penalty of twenty- 
 five dollars. 
 
 60. The Water Purveyor is instructed to cause the Hydrants, 
 hydrants to be kept closed, and report all violations of 
 the law to the Corporation Attorney. 
 
 61. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall at all times, f n * eet aean ~ 
 when the general supply of water is not thereby endan- 
 gered, permit the City Inspector to order the hydrants to 
 be used for cleaning the streets under the regulations of 
 said Board. 
 
 62. No person or persons shall use the Croton water washing the 
 for washing streets, sidewalks, steps or buildings, from 
 the first day of May to the first day of November follow- 
 ing, in each year, after 8 A. M.; and from the first day of 
 November to the first day of May following, after 9 A. M., 
 under the penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 63. Any person or persons who shall obstruct the obstruct^ 
 
 Stop Cocks. 
 
 access to the different stop cocks connected with the 
 water pipes, by placing thereon stone, brick, lumber, dirt, 
 or any other materials, or who shall permit any such 
 materials to be placed thereon by those in his or their 
 employ, shall be subject to the penalty of fifty dollars for 
 each offense, with an additional sum of twenty-five dollars 
 for each day the same shall be continued after notice of 
 removal shall have been served. 
 
156 OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT BOAKD, 
 
 penalties. 64. The penalties prescribed in sections 58, 59 and 
 63 of this ordinance, shall be imposed on the offender in 
 like manner as is provided in section 56 of this ordinance 
 in respect to the penalty therein prescribed; and in cfe- 
 fault of the payment, the offender shall be subject to the 
 like punishment by imprisonment as in the said section 
 prescribed. 
 
OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 157 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT AND 
 
 ITS BUREAUX GENERALLY. 
 II. OF THE CITY INSPECTOR AND HIS CLERKS AND 
 
 MESSENGERS. 
 III. OF THE BUREAU OF SANITARY INSPECTION AND 
 
 STREET CLEANING. 
 IY. OF THE BUREAU OF MARKETS. 
 V. OF THE BUREAU OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS. 
 IV. OF THE BUREAU OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE CITY INSPECTOR^ DEPARTMENT AND ITS BUREAUX 
 GENERALLY. 
 
 1. The City InsDector's department shall have cogni- General cog- 
 nizance of the 
 zance of all matters affecting the public health pursuant Department. 
 
 to the ordinances of the Common Council and the lawful 
 requirements of the Commissioners of Health, and of the 
 Board of Health; of cleaning the public streets; of the 
 superintending, inspection, regulation and management of 
 the public markets; of the inspection and sealing of weights 
 and measures; and of the location and control of the pub- 
 lic pounds, 
 
 2. There shall be four bureaux in the City Inspector's Bureaux, 
 Department, as follows : 
 
 1. The bureau of Sanitary Inspection and Street Clean- 
 
 ing. 
 
 2. The bureau of Records and Statistics. 
 
 3. The bureau of Markets. 
 
 4. The bureau of Weights and Measures. 
 
158 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OP THE CITY INSPECTOR AND HIS CLERKS AND MESSENGERS. 
 
 aty inspe- g % The ^^ o ffi cer o f fa Q Qfty inspector's Department 
 shall be denominated the City Inspector. 
 
 4. The City Inspector, before entering upon the duties 
 of his office, shall execute a bond to the Corporation with 
 at least two sureties, to be approved by the Mayor and 
 filed in the office of the Comptroller, in the penal sum of 
 ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful perform- 
 ance of the duties of his office. 
 
 spcctor at7 5. The City Inspector shall receive an annual salary 
 of five thousand dollars. 
 
 Inspector shall take all necessary mea- 
 sures to ascertain every nuisance which may exist in the 
 city of New York, and to cause it to be forthwith removed. 
 
 ttid - 7. He shall cause all putrid and unsound beef, pork, 
 
 fish, hides or skins, all dead animals, and every putrid ? 
 offensive, unsound or unwholesome substance found in any 
 street or other place in the city, to be forthwith removed 
 and disposed of by removal beyond the limits of the city 
 or otherwise, so as most effectually to secure the public 
 health. 
 
 nid. 8. He shall inspect or cause to be inspected all privies, 
 
 sinks and cesspools in the city of New York, and see that 
 the same are built according to law. 
 
 n>id. 9. He shall license such persons as may be proper, to 
 
 act as night-scavengers, all or any of whom he may at any 
 time displace and appoint others in their stead, and he 
 shall make such rules and regulations for their government 
 as he may deem proper. 
 
 IN*- 10. He shall keep a register in which he shall enter 
 
 the situation of all such sinks and privies as he shall au 
 
OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 159 
 
 thorizs to be emptied, and the days on which the emptying 
 thereof shall be required. 
 
 11. He shall cause all such boarding and lodging Duties or city 
 
 Inspector. 
 
 houses as the Board of Health shall direct, to be examined, 
 and shall report to that Board the number of each house, 
 and the name of the street on which it is situated; the 
 name of the tenant or occupant, the number of lodgers or 
 boarders therein, with their names and occupations, the 
 number of apartments therein and the apartments used as 
 lodging rooms. 
 
 12. He shall inspect or cause to be inspected all houses n>id. 
 reported as mentioned in the last section, as often as he 
 shall deem necessary, and at least once in each week be- 
 tween the first day of May and the first day of November 
 in each year. 
 
 13. He shall obey all orders and instructions given by n>id. 
 the Board of Health, pertaining to the performance of all 
 or any of his duties. 
 
 11. He shall receive and file in his office all reports ibid, 
 directed to be made to him by measurers, weighmasters 
 and inspectors, and shall make an aggregate report thereof 
 to the Common Council during the month of January in 
 each year. 
 
 15. He shall, from time to time, report to the Common iwd. 
 Council respecting all lots, yards, buildings, cellars, alleys, 
 sinks, vaults, cesspools, privies, public and private docks 
 and slips, and common sewers which shall require cleaning, 
 altering or repairing, in order to preserve the health of the 
 city. 
 
 16. He shall report to the Common Council and to the ftid 
 Board of Health all circumstances which shall come to his 
 knowledge, endangering the health of the city or prejudi- 
 cial thereto. 
 
160 OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Duties ofcity 17. He sh all report to the Common Council suitable- 
 
 Inspector.., 
 
 ordinances for the correction and removal of nuisances,, 
 and when the same shall be passed shall record them in his^ 
 office, and cause copies thereof to be served on the persons 
 whose duty it shall be to correct, abate or remove such 
 nuisances. 
 
 nid * 18. He shall keep a register of the names of all persons- 
 
 returned as dead, which shall be open at all convenient 
 times to public inspection. 
 
 BI<L 19. He shall publish on Tuesday of each week, in the 
 
 Corporation papers, a list of the deaths occurring in the 
 preceding week, specifying the number of deaths in each 
 ward, with the sexes, ages and diseases of the persons so 
 dying; and during the month of January in each year he 
 shall report to the Common Council and publish in like 
 manner the whole number of deaths in the city during the 
 preceding year, with the sexes, ages and diseases of the 
 persons so dying. 
 
 n>w. 20. All moneys payable by the Corporation for the 
 
 performance of contracts or for work done under or by 
 direction of this department, shall be paid by the Comp- 
 troller in pursuance of the provisions of the charter; and' 
 the City Inspector shall, on the first Thursday of each 
 month, render to the Comptroller a full statement, under 
 oath, of the receipts and expenditures of his department, 
 and all the accounts, vouchers and certificates relating 
 thereto shall be kept and filed in the office of the City In- 
 spector; and he shall superintend the enforcement of all 
 ordinances relating to his department, and have power to 
 employ all necessary assistance for that purpose, and shall 
 report to the Common Council all delinquencies therein, 
 and shall, from time to time, suggest to the Common Coun- 
 cil such alterations or improvements in the ordinances con- 
 
OF THE CITY INSPECTOR^ DEPARTMENT. 161 
 
 nected with the department or any branch thereof, as he 
 may deem proper. 
 
 21. He may enter into any premises at any time between 
 sunrise and sunset, and examine any building, cellar, vault, 
 sink, cesspool, privy, lot, yard or alley in the city. 
 
 22. He may, by an order in writing, direct any nuisance ^ 
 to be abated, or unwholesome matter or substance to be 
 removed, and may prescribe the time and mode of doing so, 
 and the place to which such offensive or unwholesome mat- 
 ter or substance shall be removed. 
 
 . 23. He may cause the nuisance to be abated, or the ^id 
 matter or substance to be removed in case of a neglect or 
 refusal to comply with such order by the person whose duty 
 it is to comply therewith, after he shall have been per- 
 sonally served with a copy of the order. 
 
 24. He shall have a slate with the names of the Street ibid 
 Inspector and Health Warden of each ward placed in every 
 station-house in the city for the information of the public, 
 and for the purpose of receiving such complaints as may be 
 made in case of neglect on the part of the contractors for 
 cleaning the streets, in performing their work. 
 
 25. He shall be permitted by the Croton Aqueduct im 
 Board to use hydrants for cleaning the streets, under the 
 regulations of that Board. 
 
 26. He may grant permission to empty any sink, privy Ibid . 
 or cesspool which may,in his judgment, require to be emptied, 
 when the public health will not be endangered thereby. 
 
 27. He may, with the written consent of the Mayor, ibid, 
 grant a permit for the removal of the remains of any per- 
 son interred within the city, to a place without the same, 
 on the application of a relative or friend of snch person, 
 when there shall appear no just objection to the same. 
 
162 OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Duties of city 28. He shall have such powers and duties as Avere 
 
 Inspector. 
 
 heretofore imposed on the late Commissioner of Streets and 
 Lamps, relative to the bureau of " Cleaning Streets," and 
 " the Inspection, ^Regulation and Management of the Pub- 
 lic Markets," and " the Inspection of Weights and Mea- 
 sures," and " the Keeping of the Public Pounds," so far as 
 the same are not conflicting with other ordinances. 
 
 cierks in oty 29. There shall be two clerks in the City Inspector's 
 office. J office, who shall be denominated First and Second Clerks* 
 and who shall perform such duties connected therewith as 
 may be required by the City Inspector. The salary of the 
 First Clerk shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum. The 
 salary of the Second Clerk shall be twelve hundred dollars 
 per annum. 
 
 tacitin- 30. There shall be a Messenger in the City Inspector's 
 of- Q ^ GQ ^ an annua ] sa ] ar y O f eight hundred dollars, and an 
 Assistant Messenger at an annual salary of seven hundred 
 dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF SANITARY INSPECTION AND STREET 
 CLEANING. 
 
 31 - Tllis bureau sha11 be under t]ie control of an offi- 
 an n d P S cer to be called the " Superintendent of Sanitary Inspee- 
 saiary. tion," who shall receive an annual salary of two thousand 
 
 five hundred dollars, which shall be inclusive of allowance 
 
 for a horse and wagon. 
 
 HIS Bond. 32. The Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection, before 
 entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond 
 to the Corporation with one or more sureties, to be ap 
 proved by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of five thou- 
 sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of 
 the duties of his office. 
 
OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 163 
 
 33. The Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection shall Duties^ su- 
 have cognizance and charge of the cleaning of the public 
 streets, and the control and management of the Corporation 
 yard. It shall be his duty to cause to be made annually an 
 inspection of the sanitary condition of the city T^tween the 
 iirst day of November and the first day of June following, 
 and such inspection shall be made in such manner, and 
 returns of the same be prepared and made in such form, as 
 the City Inspector shall direct. He shall also cause the 
 investigation of all nuisances endangering the public 
 health, and their abatement or removal in such manner as 
 the City Inspector may direct. He shall supervise all the 
 inspections which are now, or shall hereafter be ordered, to 
 be made by the City Inspector's Department, such inspec- 
 tion to be in accordance with, and returns to be made in 
 such forms as the City Inspector may direct. He shall, 
 from time to time, report to the City Inspector all facts 
 within his knowledge relating to or affecting the public 
 health. 
 
 34. The Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection shall Ibid - 
 make estimates necessary to, or connected with, the clean- 
 ing of streets when required by the City Inspector. 
 
 35. He shall keep correct accounts of the time of men ibid, 
 employed in his bureau, and of the work upon which they 
 are engaged, and the expense attending the same when it 
 is not done by contract, and shall report the same once in 
 each week to the City Inspector. 
 
 36. He shall forthwith report to the City Inspector all n>id. 
 violations of any agreement for cleaning the streets, and 
 every omission or neglect on the part of any person whose 
 duty it is by any law of the State, or by any ordinance or 
 resolution of the Common Council to inspect the streets or 
 roads, or to prevent any incumbrance thereof, and if such 
 
164 
 
 neglect shall occur on the part of any policeman or officer 
 of the police, he shall, in like manner, report the same 
 forthwith to the Police Commissioners. 
 
 37 ' The Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection shall 
 ^der sudh services relative to the duties of the City In- 
 spector's Department, as he may be required by the City 
 Inspector, and for that purpose he shall have, exercise and 
 possess, all the powers and duties by law or ordinance 
 conferred upon the City Inspector, whilst acting under the 
 direction of the City Inspector. He shall examine, audit, 
 and certify to the City Inspector, all accounts for work 
 done under his supervision, and no requisition shall be 
 drawn for any bills, accounts or contracts for cleaning the 
 streets, unless certified by the Superintendent of Sanitary 
 Inspection, and the Comptroller shall not pay any bill or 
 money for the work of street cleaning, either by contract 
 or otherwise, unless the same shall be audited and ap- 
 proved, as herein provided, and approved by the City In- 
 spector, and paid upon his requisition; and no payments 
 chargeable to any appropriation to be disbursed or ex- 
 pended by the City Inspector's Department, shall be made? 
 by the Comptroller, unless so approved by the City In- 
 spector. 
 
 38. The " Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection" shall, 
 in all matters be under the direction, control and supervi- 
 sion of the City Inspector, and the " City Inspector" may 
 approve or disapprove all accounts certified by him, and 
 by whom alone all requisitions upon the " Comptroller" 
 for payment thereof, shall be drawn. 
 
 rSa k o/sS" ^' T nere sna ^ ke two c l er ks i n this bureau, to be de- 
 tfo? &c nspec " Dominated First and Second Clerks to the " Superintendent 
 of Sanitary Inspection," who shall keep the accounts there- 
 of, and prepare all estimates and other papers appertain- 
 
OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 165 
 
 ing thereto, and who shall perform such other duties con- 
 nected therewith as shall be directed by the Superintendent 
 of Sanitary Inspection. The First Clerk shall receive annu- 
 ally for his services twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and 
 the Second Clerk shall receive an annual salary of one 
 thousand dollars. There shall also be a " Ticket and "a 
 Complaint Clerk" in said bureau, who each shall receive 
 an annual salary of eight hundred and fifty dollars. 
 
 40. There shall be an ; ' Inspector" in each ward of the sjreetinspec- 
 city, to be called the " Street Inspectors/' whose duty it 
 shall be, under the direction of the " Superintendent of 
 Sanitary Inspection/ 7 to attend to the condition of the 
 streets in the various wards for which they were appointed, 
 and to report to the " Superintendent of Sanitary Inspec- 
 tion" the condition of the streets, and all violations of any 
 contract for street cleaning, and shall each receive for his 
 services the sum of three dollars per day. 
 
 41. There shall be in said bureau of " Sanitary Inspec- inspectors of 
 
 J meats, and 
 
 tion and Street Cleaning' 7 an " Inspector, and seven assist- articles of 
 
 food aiid pro- 
 ant inspectors of meats and articles of food and provision," vision - 
 
 whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the " City 
 Inspector 7 ' and the "Superintendent of Sanitary Inspec- 
 tion" to visit and inspect all " slaughter houses," " meat 
 shops/ 7 " butcher shops/' poultry and fish stands, stores or 
 other places kept for the sale .or exposure for sale, of any 
 kind of meats, poultry, fish or any articles of provision or 
 food, in any place in the city other than the " public mar- 
 kets/ 7 and seize and remove any and all unsound, unhealthy, 
 putrid or unwholesome veal, beef, pork, fish, poultry, or 
 any article of food, and to take all measures for the detec- 
 tion and prevention of the sale of all such unsound, un- 
 wholesome articles of food, and to secure a strict enforce- 
 ment of the laws and ordinances relative thereto; and make 
 
166 OF tfHE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 full report, of the same to the said Superintendent. The 
 salary of the " Inspector" shall be the sum of one thousand 
 dollars per annum; the salary of each Assistant shall be 
 nine hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 Complaint & 42. There shall be a clerk in this bureau, who shall be 
 ' called the " Complaint and Pay-roll Clerk to the Superin- 
 tendent of Sanitary Inspection," and perform such duties 
 relative to the complaints and pay-rolls of the street clean- 
 ing branch of the said bureau, as said Superintendent may 
 direct, who shall receive an annual salary of six hundred 
 dollars. 
 
 superintend- 43. .There shall also be an officer in this bureau, to be 
 
 cut of s-cav- 
 
 en geM ,cart5, ca lled the " Superintendent of Night Scavengers' carts and 
 dumping piers," whose duty it shall be to inspect all night 
 scavengers 7 carts, and superintend the removal of night 
 soil at the several piers set apart for that purpose, who 
 shall receive the sum of three dollars per day. 
 
 Health war- 44. The Health Wardens of the city shall perform such 
 services in the investigation, abatement and removal of 
 nuisances as the City Inspector or the Superintendent of 
 Sanitary Inspection shall or may direct, and they shall be 
 appointed as by law provided, and shall each receive the 
 sum of three dollars per day. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OP THE BUREAU OF MARKETS. 
 
 superintend- 45. This bureau, the chief officer of which shall be 
 
 entof ilark- 
 
 ete - called the " Superintendent of Markets," is charged with 
 
 the duty of superintending the public markets, the inspec- 
 tion, regulation and management thereof, and of the trans- 
 ferring stalls and stands, and all other stalls and stands 
 therein, and shall receive an annual salary of two thou- 
 sand dollars. 
 
OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 167 
 
 46. The Superintendent of Markets shall, before en- His Bond, 
 tering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to 
 the Corporation, with one or more sureties, to be approved 
 by the Comptroller, in the penal sum of two thousand dol- 
 lars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties 
 of his office. 
 
 47. He shall, from time to time, visit the several mar- Duties of su- 
 perintendent 
 kets, and examine the condition thereof; shall advise and of Markets. 
 
 direct the Clerks thereof concerning the regulation of the 
 same; shall examine the provisions, vegetables, and other 
 articles of food exposed for sale in the markets or other 
 places, and when he has reason to suspect them to be un- 
 wholesome or unfit to be exposed for sale, shall order or 
 cause them to be removed. 
 
 48. He shall, with the consent of the City Inspector, ibid, 
 from time to time, recommend for license as butchers, such 
 persons as may be proper; and upon such recommendation, 
 the Mayor may, from time to time, issue licenses, under 
 his hand and seal, to the persons named therein, to exer- 
 cise and carry on the trade and business of a butcher, in 
 such places as may be designated in the license, but not 
 elsewhere. 
 
 49. He may, with the consent of the City Inspector, ibid, 
 grant permits, in writing, to such persons as maybe proper, 
 to sell meat by the quarter, in such part of the public 
 markets, respectively, as may be designated for that pur- 
 pose, and which persons shall be known as Permit Butchers; 
 and he may, at any time, with the like consent, annul such 
 permits; but no such permit shall be granted to a person 
 who holds a license from the Mayor, to exercise the trade 
 or business of a butcher. 
 
 50. He may, with the consent of the City Inspector, iwd. 
 grant permits, in writing, to such persons as may be proper, 
 
168 OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 at a daily rate, to be mentioned therein, to occupy stands 
 in the public markets, and may, at any time, with the like 
 consent, annul such permits. 
 
 pe U Send f e S nT 51 ' He mav > Wli ^ tne consent of the City Inspector, 
 appoint proper persons to remove dirt and filth from the 
 public markets, and to perform such other services about 
 the public markets as are necessary to cleanse the same> 
 at a specified compensation, and may, with the like consent, 
 at any time remove them, or appoint others in their stead. 
 
 52. For the purpose of defraying the expenses to be 
 incurred in pursuance of the last section, the Superin- 
 tendent of Markets may, by a requisition, to be counter- 
 signed by the City Inspector, draw upon the Comptroller 
 for a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars. 
 
 53. He may, in like manner, renew the draft as often 
 as may be neceissary, but no such renewal shall be made 
 until the money paid upon the previous draft shall be ac- 
 counted for to the Comptroller, by satisfactory vouchers 
 for the expenditure of the money paid thereon. 
 
 Ibid ' 54. When a draft shall be made upon the Comptroller, 
 
 in conformity with the last two sections, he shall draw his 
 warrant in favor of the Superintendent of Markets for the 
 amount thereof. 
 
 ^ ld> 55. The Superintendent of Markets is specially charged 
 
 with the enforcement of all laws of this state, and all ordr 
 nances and resolutions of the Common Council, regulating 
 the Markets, and is required forthwith to report to the 
 Corporation Attorney all violations of the same. 
 
 m *- 56. He shall, from time to time, report to the City 
 
 Inspector, the condition of the several markets, and shall, 
 at all times, be under the direction and control of that 
 officer. 
 
OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 169 
 
 57. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Mar- 
 kets to prepare a register or list of all permanent stalls 
 or stands of the several markets; the name of those occu- 
 pying, and the fee or rent per week or month paid for the 
 same; and the Superintendent, under the direction of the 
 City Inspector, for that purpose, shall have the power to 
 arrange and re-number the stands or stalls in the several 
 markets, and equalize the rents or fees thereof; and the 
 occupants of such stands or stalls shall immediately, at 
 their own expense, cause numbers to be placed thereon. 
 A copy of such register or list shall immediately after the 
 same has been prepared, be filed by said Superintendent 
 with the Comptroller, and all returns of market rents or 
 fees shall be made in accordance with such register or list. 
 
 58. No transfer or assignment of any stall or stand in gJ5 fer ** 
 any of the public markets shall be made without written 
 permission of the City Inspector and the Superintendent 
 of Markets, and such transfer duly entered upon such 
 register or list, and notice thereof given to the Comp- 
 troller, who shall consent to such transfer before any re- 
 moval can be made of such transfer. In case of any person 
 being removed, or any permit being annulled, the party or 
 parties in interest shall have the privilege of making an 
 appeal to the Common Council on any decision made by 
 the City Inspector concerning such removal. 
 
 59. There shall be' a Clerk to the Superintendent of ^i 
 Markets, to keep the books of said bureau, under the di- of 
 rection of the City Inspector and Superintendent of Mar- 
 kets, at an annual salary of eight hundred dollars, who 
 shall render such services as may be required by the head 
 of the Department or the chief officer of the bureau. 
 
 GO. There shall be a Clerk to each of the public mar- 
 kets in the city of New York and a Deputy to the Clerks 
 12 
 
170 OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 
 
 of Washington and Fulton markets, respectively, each of 
 which Clerks and Deputy Clerks shall be an officer of the 
 Bureau of Markets, and shall perform such duties as now 
 are, or may hereafter by ordinance or resolution be con- 
 ferred upon them. 
 
 cSksof 61 The Clerks of Markets shall, respectively, before 
 entering upon the duties of their office, execute a bond to 
 the Comptroller, in the penal sum of one thousand 
 dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 
 duties of their respective offices. 
 
 3Ste " 62. The Clerks of Markets shall collect daily the mar- 
 Markets. j^ f QQS an( j TQIi ^ which shall have become due in their 
 respective markets, and shall, on Thursday in each week, 
 render an account thereof, under oath, to the Comptroller, 
 containing the amounts received, and when paid, and shall 
 thereupon pay over the amount so received to the Cham- 
 berlain. 
 
 63. They shall also thereupon, respectively, receive 
 from the Chamberlain a voucher for the payment thereof, 
 which they shall forthwith, on the same day, exhibit to the 
 Comptroller, and shall at the same time leave with him a 
 copy thereof. 
 
 ftld - 64. They shall cause all the dirt and filth which shall 
 
 accumulate in the public markets, and the limits thereof, 
 to be removed daily by the persons appointed for that pur- 
 pose, as prescribed by section 51. 
 
 65. They may suspend any person having a stated 
 stall or stand in a public market, to which they are re- 
 spectively attached, or occupying a part thereof, or of the 
 street adjoining the same, from occupying or using any 
 
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 part of such market or street, whether he be a licensed 
 butcher or not. 
 
 66. Immediately upon such suspension, the Clerk "cSS^r 
 making the same shall report the facts thereof, with the Markets> 
 reasons for the suspension, to the City Inspector, who shall 
 hear the same upon sufficient notice to the person suspended, 
 and an opportunity afforded him to be heard in his defense, 
 and whose decision upon the matter shall be final, pro- 
 vided the Mayor shall approve the same. 
 
 67. The Clerks, and Deputy Clerks created by this Duties of 
 chapter, shall be subject to the control and supervision of 
 the City Inspector, and shall, from time to~time, report to 
 him such matters as may be necessary or proper, respect- 
 ing the condition of the markets. 
 
 68. They are also charged with the enforcement of iwd. 
 all ordinances and resolutions of the Common Council ap- 
 pertaining to their duties, respectively, and are required 
 forthwith to report to the Corporation Attorney all viola- 
 tions thereof. 
 
 69. The Clerk of Washington market shall receive an salaries o/ 
 
 Clerks of 
 
 annual salary of one thousand dollars ; the Deputy Clerk Markets. 
 of Washington market an annual salary of eight hundred 
 dollars ; the Clerk of Fulton market an annual salary of 
 nine hundred dollars ; the Deputy Clerk of Fulton market 
 an annual salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars. 
 
 70. The Clerks of Catherine, Essex, Union, Jefferson, ibid 
 Tompkins, Clinton and Centre markets shall each receive 
 the sum of two dollars per day. The Clerks of Franklin 
 and Gouverneur markets the sum of one dollar and fifty 
 cents per day. 
 
 
J72 OF THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT*. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OP THE BUREAU OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS. 
 
 fSSSSt wl 71. The chief officer of this bureau shall be called the 
 Hi'buy. a "' 1 " Registrar of Records," and is charged with the duty of 
 keeping all returns of inquisitions taken by the Coroners 
 of the city and county of New York, which shall be made 
 or returned, as by law provided, and the records of births, 
 marriages and deaths, and such other records as may be 
 by law or ordinance required to be kept in this depart- 
 ment; the granting and recording all burial permits, and 
 permits for the disinterment of the remains of deceased 
 persons, and the preparation of all documents, or reports 
 of said department, relating to said bureau; and the keep- 
 ing of all such books, accounts or records, and perform 
 iSuch other duties as the City Inspector may, from time to 
 vtirae, direct; and he shall assist the City Inspector in the 
 performance of the duties imposed upon that office, and for 
 :that purpose he shall possess, in relation to the duties of 
 his bureau, all the powers which are now, or may here- 
 : after be conferred by ordinance upon the City Inspector, 
 relative thereto, and shall receive an annual salary of 
 .twelve hundred dollars. 
 
 f*md ami du- 72. The Registrar of Records before entering upon 
 the duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Corpo- 
 ration, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the 
 Mayor, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, condi- 
 tioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his 
 office. He shall keep or cause to be kept, under the di- 
 rection and supervision of the City Inspector, all records 
 herein mentioned, and prepare all reports, documents and 
 papers, and keep all books and accounts appertaining to 
 said bureau, and he shall perform such other duties con- 
 nected with the department as may be required by that 
 
OP THE CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. 17 Si- 
 
 officer. There shall be a Clerk in this bureau, to be 
 called the Clerk to the Registrar of Records, who shall 
 perform such duties appertaining thereto, as shall be 
 directed by said Registrar of Records, who shall receive 
 an annual salary of one thousand dollars; there shall also 
 be one Burial Permit Clerk and one Recording Clerk, 
 each at an annual salary of eight hundred dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 OP THE BUREAU OP WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 73. There shall be a bureau in the City Inspector's 
 Department denominated the Bureau of Weights and 
 Measures, which shall have cognizance of and perform all 
 the duties and possess all the powers and receive compen- 
 sation as now by law prescribed.* 
 
 74. There shall be appointed by the City Inspector 
 four Inspectors of Weights and Measures and two Sealers 
 of Weights and Measures, who shall hold office upon the 
 same terms as chiefs of bureaux. 
 
 75. Each of said Inspectors of Weights and Measures Bond- 
 shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute 
 to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of 
 New York a bond in the penal sum of two thousand dol- 
 lars, with one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for 
 the faithful performance of the duties of his office. 
 
 * For duties and compensation of Inspectors and Sealers, see chapter ntitlad " 
 Weights and Measures." 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RESPECTING THE EXECUTIVE 
 DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR OFFICERS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OP THE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENTS" AND 
 
 BUREAUX, AND THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY. 
 II. OF CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES AND WORK FOR 
 THE CORPORATION. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUX, AND 
 THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY. 
 
 forms of of- i. The terms of office of the several officers not herein 
 
 fico. 
 
 provided for, shall be as provided by the laws of this state- 
 
 2. The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the advice 
 and consent of the Board of Aldermen, all officers whose 
 appointment is not, by the laws of the state, or herein 
 otherwise provided for. 
 
 3 j[ officers of the Executive Departments shall, be- 
 fore they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take 
 and subscribe before the Mayor, and file in his office, the 
 following oath or affirmation. 
 
 "I do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be), 
 that I will support the Constitution of the United States^ 
 and the Constitution of the State of New York; and that 
 I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of , 
 according to the best of my ability." 
 
 S5poffin f 4. No person or persons shall be eligible to any ap- 
 pointment under the Common Council of the city of New 
 York, unless he or they shall, at the time of such appoint" 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 175 
 
 ment, be actual residents of the city and county of New 
 York. 
 
 5. In all cases, except where this ordinance otherwise vouchers for 
 provides, the heads of departments and other persons ap- 
 plying to the Comptroller for warrants for money to be 
 by them disbursed, shall furnish that officer with the fol. 
 lowing vouchers: 
 
 1. When a payment shall have been completed by the 
 
 signing of a pay-roll, the pay-roll, or a copy there- 
 of, signed by the party receiving money, shall be 
 filed with the Comptroller. 
 
 2. When a demand shall have been settled by giving 
 
 a receipt, the receipt, or a copy thereof, signed by 
 the party receiving the money mentioned therein, 
 shall be filed with the Comptroller. 
 
 3. When payments are made for supplies furnished for 
 
 the use of the Corporation, the original bill, or a 
 copy thereof, with a receipt thereon, signed by 
 the party receiving the money mentioned therein, 
 shall be filed with the Comptroller. 
 
 4. When supplies have been furnished, or work done, 
 
 not coming within any particular department, and 
 which, in their nature, are not subject to any 
 general regulation, the account therefor shall be 
 accompanied by an affidavit that the supplies have 
 been furnished or work done, and that the charge 
 therefor is in all respects just, which shall be filed 
 with the Comptroller. 
 
 6. All officers, or other persons, to whom the collec- COMCC uonj* 
 tion or receipt of public moneys is intrusted, and who are 
 required by the laws of this state, or by any ordinance of 
 the Common Council, to pay the same to the Chamberlain, 
 <or to make a report thereof to the Comptroller, shall fur- 
 
176 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 nish the account or report, under oath, at the time, and m 
 the manner required by such law or ordinance. 
 
 receipt of mo- 7. In case of any neglect or refusal to make such pay 
 ment or report, the Comptroller shall forthwith report the 
 same to the Common Council. 
 
 8. If such delinquency shall occur during a recess of 
 the Common Council, the Comptroller shall forthwith re- 
 port the same to the Mayor. 
 
 9. Every officer of the Corporation intrusted with the 
 receipt or disbursement of the public moneys, shall exhibit 
 the books and vouchers of his office to the Mayor, the Comp- 
 troller, the head of his department, or any member of the 
 Common Council, at all reasonable times, when so required. 
 
 10 ' If ai] y officers of tne c % government, or other per- 
 sons receiving a salary from the Comptroller, who shall 
 be and are intrusted with the collection or receipt of pub" 
 lie moneys, and who are required by any law of the state' 
 or any ordinance of the Common Council, to pay such 
 moneys to the Chamberlain, or to make a report thereof 
 to the Comptroller, shall fail to furnish such account, or 
 report at the time and in the manner required by such law 
 or ordinance, the Comptroller shall be authorized, in addi- 
 tion to his other powers, to withhold the payment of any 
 salary. 
 
 Quarterly Re. 11. The Street Commissioner, the City Inspector, and 
 the Croton Aqueduct Department, are, and each of them 
 is hereby directed to report, in writing, to the Common 
 Council, quarterly, the state of the department under 
 their charge, and a full and particular statement of the re~ 
 ceipts and expenditures of such department, showing fully 
 how and in what way or manner the expenditures are 
 made; to whom and for what purpose; naming such person 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 177 
 
 i 
 
 or persons, and for what particular work or service such 
 expenditure has been made; and also a full and particular 
 statement of the receipts of such department, showing fully 
 how and to whom such receipts are made. 
 
 12. No officer of the Corporation, who shall receive a Extra com- 
 
 , m pensation of 
 
 fixed salary, or rate of compensation for his services, shall officers. 
 be entitled to extra compensation for any service which he 
 may render to the Corporation, or which may be required 
 of him by an ordinance or resolution of the Common Coun- 
 cil, the Board of Supervisors, or the Board of Health, un- 
 less provision be expressly made for such extra compensa- 
 tion by the ordinance or resolution requiring the service. 
 
 ARTK'LK II. 
 
 OP CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES AND WORK FOR THE 
 CORPORATION. 
 
 13. All supplies to be furnished, or work to be done Contracts, 
 
 when neces- 
 
 for the Corporation, whether they are to be paid for out of sar r- 
 the city treasury, or out of trust moneys under the control 
 of, or to be assessed or collected by the Corporation, shall 
 be furnished or performed by contract, except for printing, 
 and where provision is otherwise made by this ordinance. 
 
 14. All contracts to be entered into on the part of the contract?, 
 
 . how aulhori- 
 
 Lorporation, for the purposes mentioned in the last sec- zed - 
 tion, must be authorized by the Common Council, and when 
 so authorized, shall be made by the department under 
 whose direction the supplies are to be furnished, or the 
 work performed, except that contracts for stationery for 
 the Common Council, the Board of Supervisors, the Board 
 of Health, and the departments, bureaux and officers of 
 the Corporation; and for fuel for the public buildings and 
 offices other than those attached to the Alms-house Depart- 
 ment, shall be made by the Comptroller. 
 
ITS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 Proposals & 15. No contract shall be made, signed or executed 
 
 Estimates. 
 
 until proposals therefor have been advertised, and esti- 
 mates received and decided upon, as provided by this ordi- 
 nance, except when otherwise provided by law, nor shall 
 any contract be made, signed or executed for a sum exceed- 
 ing two hundred and fifty dollars, until all the proposals, 
 estimates, contracts and papers relating thereto shall have 
 been laid before the Common Council, and confirmed by 
 them, and an appropriation made therefor. 
 
 Xbld - 16. The several departments empowered by section 14 
 
 .to make contracts on the part of the Corporation, shall 
 issue proposals for estimates therefor, and advertise the 
 same in the Corporation papers for at least ten days before 
 the day on which the estimates are to be opened. There 
 shall be kept in each of said departments an appropriate 
 box to be designated " Estimate Box," with a proper open- 
 ing in the top thereof to receive estimates for which pro- 
 posals have been issued. Such box shall be kept locked, 
 except at such times as it may be necessary to open the 
 same to examine and decide upon said estimates, and the 
 key thereof shall be retained by the head of the depart- 
 ment. It shall be the duty of the head of the department 
 to deposit in said box all estimates duly presented to 
 him, for work to be done under the direction of the depart- 
 ment, immediately on the receipt thereof by him. 
 
 ibid. 17. The proposals for estimates shall be in such form 
 
 as may be prescribed by the department making the same, 
 and shall contain the following particulars: 
 
 1. They shall require that the person making the esti- 
 mate shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, 
 to the head of the appropriate department at his 
 office, on or before a day and hour therein named, 
 not less than ten days from the first publication 
 thereof. 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 179 
 
 2. They shall state the quantity and quality of the 
 
 supplies, or the nature and extent, as near as pos- 
 sible, of the work required. 
 
 3. They shall state that the estimates received will 
 
 be publicly opened by the head of the department 
 issuing the proposals, at his office, at a day and 
 hour therein mentioned. 
 
 4. They shall state the amount in which security is 
 
 required for the performance of the contract. 
 
 5. They shall state, briefly, the several matters re- 
 
 quired by the next four sections, to be contained 
 in or to accompany the estimates. 
 
 18. Each estimate shall contain: 
 
 1 . The name and place of residence of the person Estimates on 
 
 contracts. 
 
 making the same. 
 
 2. The names of all persons interested with him there- 
 
 in, and if no other person be so interested, it shall 
 distinctly state that fact. 
 
 3. 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. 
 
 4. 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 Corpora- 
 tion, is directly or indirectly interested therein, 
 or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or 
 in any portion of the profits thereof. 
 
 19. The estimate shall be verified by the oath, in ibid, 
 writing, of the party making the estimate, that the several 
 matters stated therein are in all respects true. 
 
 20. It shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, sureties with 
 of two householders or freeholders in the city of New York' M 
 
180 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 to the effect that if the contract be awarded to the person 
 making the estimate, they will, upon its being so awarded, 
 become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance, 
 and that if he shall omit or refuse to execute the same, they 
 will pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum 
 to which he 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 sub- 
 sequent letting; the amount in each case to be calculated 
 upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids 
 are tested. 
 
 Sa?eT lh 21. The consent mentioned in the last section shall be 
 accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each 
 of the persons signing the same, to be taken before any 
 judge of any court of record in this county, that he is a 
 householder or freeholder in the city of New York, and is 
 worth the amount of the security required for the comple- 
 tion of the contract, and stated in the proposals as pre- 
 scribed by section 17 of this chapter, 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 an intention to execute 
 the bond required by section 27 of this chapter, if the con- 
 tract shall be awarded to the person or persons for whom 
 he consents to become surety. 
 
 SmSS? for 22. The envelope containing the estimate shall be in- 
 <S^ qp?nli dorsed with the name or names of the person or persona 
 presenting the same, the date of its presentation, und a- 
 statement of the work to which it relates; and no estimate 
 shall be taken from the " Estimate Box," or the envelope 
 thereof opened by any one, except at the time and in the 
 manner herein designated for deciding upon such esti- 
 mates. At the time and place appointed for that purpose 
 
^EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 181 
 
 in the proposals as prescribed in this chapter, the head 
 of the department, in the presence of the Comptroller, and 
 such of the parties making them as may desire to be pre- 
 sent, shall then and there open the said estimate box, 
 and the estimates to be examined at that time, as may 
 appear from the indorsements thereon, shall be taken 
 from said box. The said head of department shall then 
 and there publicly open and read all estimates which he 
 may have received for the contract mentioned in such 
 proposals, and shall reject all estimates not furnished in 
 conformity with this chapter, and shall thereupon award 
 the contract as prescribed by section 38 of the City Char- 
 ter of 1857. In the event of the Comptroller not attend- 
 ing at said time and place, such estimates shall not be 
 opened, and the said head of department shall adjourn 
 the opening of said estimates to another time, not exceed- 
 ing five days, and shall publicly announce to those present 
 the time and place of such adjournment. At such adjourn- 
 ed day, the Comptroller bring present, he shall proceed 
 to open the same in manner aforesaid. 
 
 23. When proposals are issued for a contract to fur- samples with 
 
 . . ,ii estimates for 
 
 nish any article of which a sample can conveniently be contract. 
 furnished, the head of the department issuing the same may 
 require that such sample be delivered at his office, or at 
 the office of the head of the appropriate bureau in his de- 
 partment, within such time before the opening of the esti- 
 mates as he may prescribe, and if it be not so furnished or 
 do not conform to the quality required by the proposals, 
 the estimate delivered by the person furnishing or omitting 
 to furnish the same, as the case may be, shall be rejected. 
 The samples of articles furnished, as aforesaid, shall be at 
 all times subject to the inspection and examination of the 
 members of the Common Council, or any committee thereof. 
 
182 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 Reservation 24. In all contracts for work for the Corporation, 
 
 of 10 per cent 
 
 on contracts. w here provision is made for the payment of the contract, 
 price by installments, a provision shall be inserted that the 
 contractor shall allow ten per cent, of the contract price 
 of the work actually done, to remain as security, till the 
 whole work shall be completed, according to the contract. 
 
 25. In all contracts for work done by or for the Cor- 
 poration, the head of the department having charge thereof 
 shall cause to be inserted a provision that the payment 
 of the last installment due in pursuance thereof, shall be 
 retained until such head of department shall have satisfac- 
 tory evidence that all persons who have done work or fur- 
 nished materials under any such contract, and who may 
 have given written notice to such head of department, at 
 any time within ten days after the completion of said work ? 
 that any balance for such work or materials is still due 
 and unpaid, have been fully paid or secured such balance. 
 And if any person so having done work or furnished ma- 
 terials, and giving such notice as aforesaid, shall furnish 
 satisfactory evidence to the department that money is due 
 to him by the contractor under such contract, such head of 
 department shall retain such last installment, or such por- 
 tion thereof as may be necessary, until such liability shall 
 be discharged or secured. And in all such contracts the 
 time for the completion and finishing of such work shall be 
 inserted. 
 
 26. In all contracts for work for the Corporation, 
 
 tracts to pre- 
 
 dents acci upon any public building, or in any public street or place, 
 in the performance of which accidents or injuries may 
 happen to the person or property of another, a provision 
 shall be inserted that the contractor shall place proper 
 guards for the prevention of accidents, and shall put up 
 and keep, at night, suitable and sufficient lights during the 
 performance of the work, and that he will indemnify the 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 183 
 
 Corporation for any damages or costs to which they -may 
 be put by reason of injury to the person or property of 
 another, resulting from negligence or carelessness in the 
 performance of the work. 
 
 27. Every contract for supplies or work by the Cor. f r a r c of COD * 
 poration shall be executed by the contractor or contractors 
 to whom the same may be awarded, and shall be accompa- 
 nied by a bond, in the penalty mentioned in the proposals 
 therefor, executed by the persons consenting to become 
 bound as sureties, as provided in section twenty, or by 
 such other persons as shall be substituted therefor, with 
 the consent of the head of the department making such 
 contract, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 
 contract, and every provision therein contained, and which 
 bond shall be accompanied by the oath, in writing, of the 
 person signing the same, that each is a householder or free- 
 holder in the city of New York, and is worth the amount 
 of the security required for the completion of the contract, 
 and stated in the proposals, as hereinbefore prescribed. 
 And the several departments of the city government, by 
 which every and each contract for work to be done for the 
 Corporation, shall be made in pursuance of the authority 
 of these ordinances, shall have power, and it shall be their 
 duty to require and enforce the faithful execution of each 
 and every contract so made by them; and in case the con- 
 tractor or contractors shall fail in any respect, to perform 
 the work which he or they have contracted to render or 
 perform, within the time limited for the performance of the 
 same, then it shall be the duty of such department, having 
 charge of such work, to do and complete the same, in the 
 manner provided for the performance of the same in the 
 contract, and the cost of the same shall be a charge against 
 such delinquent contractor or contractors, provided, how- 
 ever, that the head of any department by whom any such 
 
 
184 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 contract shall be made, may, on good and sufficient cause, 
 extend, for a reasonable time, the period fixed for the 
 completion thereof; but he shall report to the Common 
 Council, at the next meeting thereafter of either Board of 
 the same, the cause or causes of such extension, together 
 with his reasons therefor, and the Common Council may, 
 on such report being made to them, either diminish or en- 
 large the period of such extension as may be deemed 
 proper. 
 
 Sbe paSion 28 - Whenever any contract shall be made hereafter, 
 by any of the departments of the Corporation, the amount 
 whereof is to be afterward collected by assessments from 
 the property benefited by the work to be done under 
 said contract, it shall be the duty of the head of depart- 
 ment making such contracts, to cause to be inserted 
 therein a clause, that as the work progresses, payments 
 will be made to the contractors, by monthly installments 
 of seventy per cent, on the work performed, and the head 
 of department making such contracts shall forthwith file 
 a copy thereof with the Comptroller. 
 
 provision for ft 29. The amount due contractors on all contracts now 
 
 raising mo- -> 
 
 confirmed by the Common Council, and on work now in 
 progress, under contracts on account of regulating and 
 paving streets, building sewers, and all other work ordered 
 to be done by contract, by virtue of ordinances of the Com- 
 mon Council, shall be paid by the Comptroller, from the 
 proceeds of Assessment Bonds, issued in accordance with 
 the act of the legislature, passed April 16, 1852; but no 
 moneys shall be paid on account of said assessments or 
 contracts until a copy of the original contracts has been 
 filed with the Comptroller of the city by the head of de- 
 partment having such work in charge, with a certificate, 
 in writing, from the head of such department, stating the 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PKO VISIONS.) 1 85 
 
 Amount of work that has been completed, and the amount 
 due the contractor for such work, acording to the terms 
 of the original contract; upon the amount thus certified 
 and ascertained to be due to the contractor, the Comp- 
 troller shall pay seventy per cent. the remaining thirty 
 per cent, to be reserved until the final completion of the 
 contract. 
 
 30. For the purpose of providing for the payments JJP^ siou I r 
 contemplated under this ordinance, it shall be the duty of |!JJ tr * te pay ' 
 the Comptroller, from time to time, to borrow such sums 
 as may be necessary, (as provided in the act entitled " An 
 act to authorize the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the city of New York to issue Assessment Bonds," passed 
 April 16, 1852,) upon bonds to be known as " Assessment 
 Bonds," at a rate of interest not to exceed seven per cent, 
 per annum; and the bonds so issued shall be paid from the 
 collections made on the assesment lists, when confirmed 
 by the Common Council, and which are hereby specifically 
 pledged for such purpose ; and the contractors to whom 
 payments shall have been made, in accordance with the 
 provisions of sections 28 and 29 of this chapter, shall, 
 upon the final payment of the amount due upon their 
 several contracts, be charged at the rate of seven per cent, 
 per annum, for all sums that may have been advanced to 
 them, as provided in the foregoing sections of this ordi- 
 nance; and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller to 
 deduct from the amount due on each contract, the interest 
 money so charged. 
 
 31. Whenever any payment shall become due upon certificate -of 
 
 f amount due 
 
 any contract, according to -the provisions thereof, or in n contract, 
 accordance with any of the provisions of these ordinances, 
 it shall be the duty of the head of department having such 
 work in charge, to furnish to the person or persons en- 
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186 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 titled to such payments, a certificate, in writing, signed by 
 the head of such department, specifying the contract upon 
 which such payment is due, and the amount due upon 
 such contract. 
 
 2&SSL o n f 32 - Tt snal1 be the dut 7 of the Comptroller, on the 
 amount due. presentation of such certificate being made to him, to pay 
 the amount thereof, and indorse such payment upon the 
 contract upon which said payment is made; but no payment 
 shall be made upon such contract beyond the amount 
 thereof, and the final payment thereon shall not be made 
 until the head of department having such work in charge, 
 shall furnish the Comptroller, who shall file the same in 
 his office, a certificate, signed by the head of such depart- 
 ment, that the work mentioned in such contract has been 
 completed according to the terms of said contract, and to 
 the satisfaction of the head of department giving such 
 certificate. The final payment upon any such contract 
 shall be at least thirty per cent, on the amount thereof, 
 and the certificate of such final payment shall not be given 
 until the assessment for said work shall be confirmed by 
 the Common Council. 
 
 SSent fAs " 33 ' The Comptroller shall keep a record of all bonds 
 so issued, specifying the particular work on account of 
 which the same may be issued, and all moneys collected 
 on account of any work, for the payment of which said 
 bonds were issued, shall be faithfully applied as aforesaid; 
 and all sums thus received by the Comptroller, for interest, 
 from the contractors beyond the amount paid as interest, 
 upon the assessment bonds, contemplated by this ordinance, 
 shall be paid into the Sinking Fund pledged for the 
 redemption of the city debt. ' 
 
 extract*, 34. Sections 28 to 34 shall apply only to contracts of 
 ten thousand dollars and over. Contracts involving an 
 
 pid. expenditure of less amount than ten thousand dollars may 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 be paid by the Comptroller, with assessment bonds, issued 
 in accordance with the state law of April 16, 1852, in the 
 manner prescribed by these ordinances, only upon the 
 confirmation of the assessment by the Common Council. 
 And it is also hereby expressly provided that, hereafter, 
 when the Street Commissioner and Comptroller, or either 
 of them, have reason to believe that the assessable pro. 
 perty is insufficient to provide for its full payment by an 
 assessment made in compliance with the laws of the state, 
 and the ordinances of the Common Council, it shall be the 
 duty of the Comptroller to have a certified copy of the 
 valuation of the property fronting on the avenues or 
 streets embraced in the ordinance, and if the sum required 
 to complete the work is greater than the sum which can 
 be assessed and collected from the property, the work shall 
 not be put under contract, but all the facts, with the 
 opinions of the Street Commissioner and the Comptroller, 
 in relation to the matter, shall be reported to the Common 
 Council, to the end that the payment of all assessment 
 bonds issued under this chapter for the payment of 
 contractors may be amply provided for by the property 
 benefited by the improvement. 
 
 35. It shall not be lawful for the several departments contracts not 
 
 to exceed ap> 
 
 of the city, and those having charge of expenditures, to 
 make contracts or incur expenditures authorized by the 
 Common Council, to an amount exceeding the several ap- 
 propriations made, unless an appropriation sufficient to 
 cover such excess shall have been made by the Common 
 Council. 
 
 36. All resolutions authorizing expenditures to be 
 hereafter made, shall provide for defraying the same from 
 the general appropriations for the year; but in case any 
 special appropriation shall be made for any object of ex- 
 penditure under any of the several heads of accounts, the 
 
188 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 
 
 same shall be considered as forming a part of the several 
 heads of accounts and of the general appropriation. 
 
 work f do f ne the ^ - Each and every contractor shall be required to 
 have an affidavit from the Surveyor, setting forth the 
 amount of work done of every description, that may be 
 charged in each bill or assessment list of said contract, 
 and that said affidavit be attached to said assessment list; 
 also, that the Inspector be requested to furnish an affida- 
 vit attached to each contract, that the said work is done 
 according to the plan and specifications ; said affidavit to 
 be attached to each assessment list before presented for 
 confirmation. 
 
 lSs rs n 38 - Tne Street Commissioner is authorized and di- 
 rected to purchase the materials necessary to make the 
 repairs required to the roads; the said materials to be de- 
 livered at points on the roads where the repairs are re- 
 quired; and is authorized and directed to employ such 
 labor as may be necessary, to distribute such materials, 
 and make such repairs without contract. 
 
 NOUOC toyar- 39. it shall b e the duty of heads of appropriate depart- 
 ments, on application being made to the Common Council 
 for any object or measure, the expense of effecting which 
 is by law directed to be assessed upon the property bene- 
 fited, or for any change or alteration of the established 
 grade or height of any street or avenue, to give notice in 
 the newspapers employed by the Corporation of such ap- 
 plication, requesting such as may object to such applica- 
 tion, to present the same in writing, at the office of said 
 department, on or before the expiration of ten days from 
 the date of such notice. 
 
 Payment of 40. In all cases of delinquency in the payment of any 
 
 contractors. ass essment for work done, under a contract made by any 
 
 contractor with the Corporation, in respect to any street 
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.) 189 
 
 or road, and in respect to the building of wharves, piers, 
 slips and sewers in this city, and in all such like contracts, 
 on a final settlement with every such contractor, there 
 shall be allowed and paid to such contractor all interest 
 money which shall have been collected on his account or 
 contract, first deducting the collector's commissions on so 
 much of the said interest as shall have been collected and 
 received by him. 
 
 41. In all contracts for work done at the expense, FUII payment 
 
 may bemade 
 
 and by the said the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, ^contractor* 
 
 * J J ' in certain ca- 
 
 for the more speedy execution of any by-laws, ordinances, ses> 
 orders or directions of the said Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty, and which, by any law the said Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty are authorized to collect, by 
 assessment or otherwise, from the owners or occupants, 
 lessees or parties interested in any property deemed bene- 
 fited thereby, provision shall be made for the payment 
 of the amount of said contract, on the completion of the 
 work to the satisfaction of the department making such 
 contract. 
 
 42. It shall be lawful for the department making any 
 contract, of the character mentioned in the preceding sec- 
 tion of this chapter, to make provision for the payment 
 to any contractor of installments on account of such work, 
 as the same progresses, reserving ten per cent, of the con- 
 tract price of the work actually done, to remain as security 
 till the whole work be completed according to the contract. 
 
 43. The Street Commissioner shall hereafter insert a contract 
 
 building 
 
 clause in all contracts for building piers and bulkheads, P ier8 > &(X 
 or repairing the same, that no more timber or other mate- 
 rials shall be deposited in the slips or basins than is ne- 
 cessary for the completion of the work specified in the 
 contract. 
 
190 OP THE SINKING FU-ND. 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION 
 
 OF THE CITY DEBT. 
 II. OF THE SINKING FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF 
 
 INTEREST. 
 
 III. OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 IV. OF THE DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATE. 
 V. OF THE VALUATION AT WHICH REAL ESTATE 
 
 SHALL BE SOLD. 
 
 ARTICLE I* 
 
 OF THE SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF THE CITY 
 DEBT, 
 
 K c for f the 1 - ^ moneys heretofore received, and hereafter to 
 St?SS!t. b e received, from the following sources, are hereby pledged, 
 appropriated to, and constitute and form, a fund called 
 " The Sinking Fund of the City of New York, for the 
 redemption of the City Debt," until the whole of the stocks 
 of the city of New York shall be finally and fully redeemed, 
 namely : 
 
 * The following note is taken from the edition of the Corporation Ordinances 
 revised and published in 1845. 
 
 On the 9th of August. 1813, the Common Council passed the first ordinance creating 
 the Sinking Fund. (See MSS. Book of Ord. March 9, 1812, p. 293.) This ordinance 
 does not appear in any printed edition of the Corporation Ordinances, but with some 
 slight variations, is the same as those appearing in the revisions of 1817, 1821, 1823, 
 1827 and 1834, p. 219. 
 
 The Revision of 1839, p. 140-145, contained the same ordinance with some variations. 
 The whole subject has, however, been revised in the present ordinance, the general 
 .objects of which are thus stated in the report of the Finance Committees of both Boards, 
 presented to the Board of Aldermen, December 29, 1843. (Doc. Board of Aldermen, 
 vol. 10, p. 593.) Speaking of the present ordinance, the Committee observe : 
 
 " The present ordinance aggregates, with some amendments, the propriety of which 
 
OP THE SINKING FUND. 191 
 
 1st. For commutation of quit-rents on grants. 
 
 2d. For quit-rents arising from such grants as were 
 issued prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 four. 
 
 3d. The net proceeds of all sales of real estate be- 
 longing to the Corporation, when sold, 
 
 4th. The neu proceeds of all bonds and mortgages 
 payable to the Corporation, when collected. 
 
 5th. For licenses to pawnbrokers, and dealers in the 
 purchase or sale of second-hand furniture, metals or 
 clothes. 
 
 6th. For hackney coach licenses, and street vaults. 
 
 7th. For exclusive occupation of private wharves, basins 
 and piers. 
 
 8th. For market fees and market rents. 
 
 9th. The proceeds of all bonds and mortgages which 
 may have, or shall become, the property of the Corpora- 
 tion, in pursuance of the ordinance creating " The Fire 
 Loan Stock of the City of New York." 
 
 experience has suggested, all ordinances of the city relating to the Sinking Fund. 
 Existing ordinances provide only for the administration of the fund as it comes into the 
 Commissioners' hands, in cash. The proposed ordinance, in addition to this, is intended 
 to establish a permanent policy in the management and sale of the unconverted pro- 
 perty of the city, pledged to the Sinking Fund. The objects to which this fund ought 
 to be devoted are two-fold : one, for the liquidation of the principal of the city debt ; 
 and the other, the payment of interest, as it accrues. This has already been legislated 
 upon by the State Government. It is enacted that the revenues assigned by the Cor- 
 poration for the extinguishment of the debt, be permanently pledged for that purpose. 
 The ordinances of the Corporation fully re -pond to this. It has likewise been enacted, 
 that all other revenues of the Corporation, be pledged to the payment of the interest 
 thereon ; and in the same law, the State pledged themselves to pass all other necessary 
 laws to levy a proper tax, in case these revenues should at any time prove insufficient. 
 These revenues were sufficient, until the creation of the Water Debt, and thereupon, the 
 legislature, in conformity with its pledge, passed a permanent law for the levying of 
 this deficiency annually. The Corporation, although it has paid the interest, has never 
 passed, in the form of an ordinance, a provision in conformity with the State pledge ; 
 and tliis ia proposed in the ordinance now submitted by your Committee." 
 
192 OP THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 10th. The buildings included in the establishment 
 called the Alms-house, at Bellevue, together with the lots 
 of land and water rights attached thereto, when sold, and 
 the rents, when leased. 
 
 llth. Such portions thereof of the annual taxes levied in 
 the city and county of New York, as may be collected for 
 the redemption of the " Floating Debt Stock of the City 
 of New York," and " TMe Fire Indemnity Stock of the 
 City of New York." 
 
 12th. All such other sources of revenue or sums of 
 money as the said Corporation shall hereafter think 
 proper to appropriate to said fund. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OP THE SINKING FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON 
 THE CITY DEBT. 
 
 sourcesofihe 2. All moneys hereafter to be received from the folio w- 
 
 fund for a- 
 
 sources, are pledged, appropriated and applied to, and 
 constitute and form a fund, to be called "The Sinking 
 Fund of the City of New York," for the payment of the 
 interest accruing and to accrue upon the stocks of the city 
 of New York, until the same shall be fully and finally 
 redeemed, namely : 
 
 1st. For interest on all bonds and mortgages owned by 
 the Corporation. 
 
 2d. For commutation of alien passengers. 
 
 3d. For Mayoralty fees. 
 
 4th. For fines and penalties. 
 
 5th. For fees and fines collected by the Clerks of Courts 
 for the Corporation. 
 
 6th. For rents from all sources not already pledged. 
 
 fund for pay 
 
 Sweat f in 
 
OP THE SINKING FUND. 193 
 
 7th. For tavern and excise licenses. 
 
 8th. For sales of all property of the Corporation other 
 than real estate. 
 
 9th. Such portion of the annual taxes levied in the 
 Water District of the city of New York as may be col- 
 lected to supply the deficiency of interest accruing on the 
 Water Stocks of the city of New York. 
 
 10th. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as 
 to impair or affect any pledge heretofore made and now 
 existing, of any property or its proceeds embraced in this 
 chapter, or in the ordinances relating to the city debt. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 
 
 3. The Mayor, Recorder, Comptroller and Treasurer commission- 
 of the said city, and the Chairman of the Finance Com- sinking fund. 
 mittee of the Board of Aldermen, and the Chairman of the 
 Finance Committee of the Board of Councilmen, for the 
 time being, shall constitute and be denominated "The 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of New 
 
 York.' 7 
 
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 4. Any four or more of the persons named in the third ibid, 
 section of this article, of whom the Comptroller shall be 
 one, shall be and are hereby authorized to discharge the 
 trusts and duties vested in them by this chapter. 
 
 5. All purchases to be made of the city stocks, shall commission 6 
 be made by, or under the direction of the Commissioners ers - 
 of the Sinking Fund as herein and hereby constituted. 
 
 6. The said Commissioners shall, from time to time, n>i<*. 
 invest the moneys which shall constitute the Sinking Fund, 
 for the redemption of the city debt, or as much as they 
 
194 OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 can in the purchase of stocks created by the Corporation 
 of the city of New York, at the market price, not exceeding 
 the par value thereof ; and if, at any time, such investments 
 cannot be made at par, then the said Commissioners shall 
 be authorized to invest the said moneys, or such part thereof 
 as they may see fit, either in the purchase of the said stock 
 or the stock of the State of New York, or the stock of 
 the United States, notwithstanding such stock may be above 
 the par value thereof. 
 
 Duties OF the 7. The powers conferred on the said Commissioners in 
 
 Commission - 
 
 ers - the preceding section of this article, shall be so construed as 
 
 to render it imperative on the said Commissioners, at all 
 times, to give preference to the purchase of City Stock, if 
 
 the same can be procured at a reasonable rate. 
 
 * 
 
 and, 8. Whenever the said Commissioners shall have in- 
 
 vested any part of the said fund in the purchase of the 
 stocks of this state, or of the United States, and shall at 
 any time thereafter be enabled to purchase any of the city 
 stocks at such prices as they may jucjge best for the public 
 interest, they shall forthwith sell and dispose of the same, 
 and invest the said stocks of the state, or of the United 
 States, or the net proceeds thereof, in the City Stock, if, in 
 their opinion, such disposition would be beneficial to the 
 public interest. 
 
 ti>ui 9. Whenever the said Commissioners shall have in- 
 
 vested any part of the said fund in the purchase of city 
 stock, and shall at any time thereafter be enabled to pur- 
 chase any of the city stock, which shall be by its terms 
 redeemable at an earlier day, they may forthwith sell the 
 same, and invest the net proceeds in such other city stock, 
 if, in their opinion, such exchange shall be desirable and 
 beneficial to the public interest. 
 
 10. Whenever any of the moneys constituting "The 
 
OF THE SINKING FUND. 195 
 
 Sinking Fund 7/ * for the redemption of the city debt shall 
 be required for any such purchases or investments as are 
 in this article before-mentioned, or for the redemption of any 
 of the city stocks at their maturity, the amount of money 
 respectively required shall be paid from the treasury, by 
 warrant signed by the said Commissioners, or any four of 
 them, the Comptroller being one. 
 
 11. All stocks and securities which shall be purchased p aties of lli e 
 
 CoinmirfMon- 
 
 by the said Commissioners, shall be transferred to the said ers - 
 Commissioners; and all transfers thereof, when disposed of 
 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be made 
 by the said Commissioners, or any four of them, of whom 
 the Comptroller shall be one. 
 
 12. The City Stock which shall be purchased by the ibid. 
 Commissioners, shall not be canceled by them until the final 
 redemption of the said stock, and all interest accruing 
 thereon, shall regularly be carried to the said Sinking 
 Fund for the redemption of the city debt. 
 
 13. The revenues herein assigned for the redemption ibid. 
 of the city debt, shall be kept distinct from all other 
 revenues belonging to the said Commissioners. 
 
 14. All moneys constituting the fund for the payment Ibid - 
 of the interest on the city debt, whenever required to meet 
 such interest, shall be drawn from the treasury in the man- 
 ner prescribed in section 10 contained in this chapter. 
 
 15. Nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as n>d- 
 to prevent the said Commissioners from temporarily in- 
 vesting the unemployed moneys belonging to the Sinking 
 Fund in the temporary bonds of the Corporation. 
 
 16. It shall be the dutv of the Comptroller to keep a Journal and 
 
 report of Com 
 
 correct journal ot the proceedings of the said Commis- 
 sioners, to be verified by any four of them, himself being 
 
196 OP THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 one, and once in each year, or oftener if required, to ren- 
 der unto the Common Council a full and detailed report 
 of the proceedings of the said Commissioners. 
 
 oSSon- 17 - The said re P rt sha11 specify the disbursements, 
 purchases, exchanges and sales, made by the said Commis- 
 sioners, the prices at which, and the parties from whom 
 such purchases, with whom such exchanges, and to whom 
 such sales shall have been made, the amounts and descrip- 
 . tion of the stocks of this city purchased by the said Com- 
 missioners, the amounts and description of the stocks of 
 this state, and of the United States then held by them; the 
 amounts paid for interest on the City Stocks, with a de- 
 tailed statement of the receipts and the unemployed moneys 
 in the City Treasury to the credit of each division of the 
 Sinking Fund. 
 
 construction. jg. The terms " City Debt," and " City Stock" used 
 in this article, shall be construed to mean any stock or 
 fund created by the Corporation of the city of New York. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF THE DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATES. 
 
 Si pt take r 19 - Ifc sha11 bc tlie dut y of said Comptroller to take 
 eS e freal charge of all the real estate belonging to the Corporation, 
 and to prevent all encroachments thereon. 
 
 &??'an f d d co d r s 20 - Tt slia11 be the dut 7 of said Comptroller to keep 
 stock? 8 a ll title deeds, leases, bonds and mortgages, and other as- 
 surances of title, and all certificates of stock belonging to 
 the Sinking Fund. 
 
 f 21. It shall be the duty of said Comptroller to super- 
 intend the collection of all rents, interests and demands, 
 due the said Sinking Fund, and to direct all necessary 
 
OF THE SINKING FUND. 197 
 
 measures to compel the payment of them, and report the 
 condition of the same to the Common Council quarterly. 
 
 22. It shall be the duty of the said Comptroller to 
 consent, in the name, and behalf of the Corporation, when- 
 ever he deems it proper, that the lessee or assignee of any 
 lease made by the Corporation, may assign such lease or 
 underlet the demised premises ; but no such consent shall 
 be given unless all arrears of rent be paid in full, and all 
 taxes and assessments due thereon. 
 
 23. It shall be the duty of the said Comptroller, under 
 the sanction of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to !uga ' 
 appoint appraisers on behalf of the Corporation, to settle 
 the rent on renewal of any leases, or the value of the build- 
 ing to be paid for on the expiration of any lease in which 
 the Corporation is, or shall be interested, whenever by the 
 provisions of such lease the appointment of such appraisers 
 is required. 
 
 24. The said Comptroller is hereby authorised, with o 
 the sanction of the said Commissioners, to assign any bond Mort * a s es - 
 or mortgage held by the Commissioners of the Sinking 
 Fund, to any person or persons who may elect to take such 
 assignment, upon the payment in full of the principal and 
 interest due on said bond and mortgage; and the Mayor 
 and Clerk of the Common Council are hereby authorized 
 and directed to execute, under their hands and seal of the 
 city, any such assignment, upon evidence being exhibited to 
 them, showing that the principal and interest of such bond 
 and mortgage has been paid into the treasury of said city 
 . to the credit of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. 
 
 25. Upon the payment of any bond and mortgage in Paymeut ot 
 
 Bonds and 
 
 full, it shall be the duty of the said Comptroller to pre- Mo.t^ges. 
 pare and cause to be executed, a proper satisfaction of such 
 bond and mortgage, and the said Mayor and Clerk of the 
 
198 OP THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 Common Council are hereby authorized to execute the 
 same, upon the production of evidence that the same has 
 been paid, as provided in the preceding section of this 
 article. But no release of any part of the premises contained 
 in such mortgage, from the lien created by such mortgage 
 thereon, shall be made or executed by them. 
 
 oroSt^rems 1 ^' Whenever any person or persons may desire to 
 commute any quit-rent due the Corporation, it shall be the 
 duty of the said Comptroller to calculate such commuta- 
 tion at the rate of six per cent., and upon the production 
 of evidence that the same and all arrears of rent have been 
 paidinto the treasury, as provided in section 24, of this 
 chapter, it shall be the duty of the Mayor and Clerk to exe- 
 cute a release of such quit-rent. 
 
 ttTe r ro a crt ^' Whenever any property belonging to the Corpora- 
 tion is unproductive, or the term for which it may have 
 been leased or let shall have expired, or be about expiring, 
 it shall be the duty of the said Comptroller, to let the 
 same for* a term not exceeding one year, as provided in 
 the next succeeding section, if, in his judgment, it will be 
 beneficial to the public interest to do so. 
 
 of 28. Whenever, in the judgment of the said Cornptrol" 
 
 Property. 
 
 ler, it shall be more advisable to lease property belonging 
 to the Corporation, it shall be his duty to communicate ( the 
 same, with his reasons therefor, to the Commissioners of 
 the Sinking Fund, and if they concur with him, they are 
 hereby authorized and empowered to lease the same in such 
 manner as they may deem most fit for the interest of the 
 city, conforming in such leasing to the provisions of the 
 act, entitled " An act further to amend the charter of the 
 city of New York," passed April 14, 1857, and upon the 
 production* of a certificate signed by a majority of said 
 Commissioners, of whom the Comptroller shall be one, it 
 
OF THE SINKING FUND. 199 
 
 shall be the duty of the said Mayor and Clerk of the Com- 
 mon Council to execute such leases under their hands and 
 seal of the city; said lease to be submitted to the Common 
 Council for their sanction before being executed. 
 
 29. In all cases of grants hereafter to be made, ofgjjyjj^ 
 lands under water on the shores of the island of New water% 
 York, or on the shores of Long Island, and within the 
 limits of the various charters of the city of New York, and 
 in all cases of extensions of grants previously made, it 
 shall be the duty of the Comptroller and the Street Com- 
 missioner of the said city of New York, to report to the 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, what sum of money 
 shall, in their judgment, be charged as consideration for 
 such grant, and if the said Commissioners, or a majority of 
 them, shall agree to the terms reported by the said Comp- 
 troller and Street Commissioner, then the said Comptrol- 
 ler shall be, and he is hereby authorized to cause such 
 grants to be issued to the parties who may legally be enti- 
 tled to the same. 
 
 30. The preceding section shall not apply to grants to Reservation 
 
 . grants oncer- 
 
 be made on the North or Hudson river, between Hammond toin P arts of 
 
 Hudson river 
 
 and Thirtieth streets; so far as the consideration money is 
 concerned; but the rates to be charged for grants between 
 said Hammond and Thirtieth streets, shall be as follows : 
 
 For each running foot along the exterior lines of the 
 present grants (excluding the width of streets), and along 
 the westerly line of the Eleventh avenue (excluding the 
 width of streets) when not granted, viz: 
 
 For grants between Hammond and Bank streets.. . $20 
 
 " Bank and Bethune streets 19 
 
 " " Bethune and Troy streets 18 
 
 H " Troy and Jane streets 17 
 
 " " Jane and Horatio streets. . . 16 
 
200 OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 For grants between Horatio and G-ansevoort streets. 15 
 " " Gansevoort and Twelfth streets . 14 
 
 " " Twelfth street and centre of the 
 
 block, between Thirteenth and 
 
 Fourteenth streets 13 
 
 " The centre of the block, between 
 
 Thirteenth, Fourteenth and 
 
 Nineteenth streets 10 
 
 " " Between Nineteenth and Twen- 
 ty-fourth streets 12 
 
 " Twenty-fourth and Thirtieth 
 streets, west of the Eleventh 
 avenue 10 
 
 payment for 31. No grant shall be made by virtue of this ordinance, 
 
 grants. * 
 
 except for a specific consideration, to be paid in cash, or in 
 five annual installments, secured by bond and mortgage on 
 the premises granted, with annual interest, at the rate of 
 seven per cent, per annum. The first installment to be 
 paid on the issuing of the grants. 
 
 covenants in 32. All grants made by virtue of this ordinance, shall 
 
 grants. 
 
 contain the usual covenants, including those in relation to 
 streets or avenues passing through them, and also in rela- 
 tion to bulkheads and wharfage. 
 
 Baikheads or 33. No grant made by virtue of this ordinance, shall 
 authorize the grantee to construct bulkheads or piers, or 
 make land in conformity thereto, without permission so to 
 do is first had and obtained from the Common Council, 
 and the grantees shall be bound to make such land, piers 
 or bulkheads, at such times and in such manner as the 
 Common Council shall direct, under penalty of forfeiture 
 of such grant, for non-compliance with such directions of 
 the Common Council. 
 
OF THE SINKING FUND. 201 
 
 34. Nothing contained in the two next preceding sec- Grants on L. 
 
 Island shore. 
 
 tions, shall be construed as applying to water grants, to 
 be made on the shores of Long Island. 
 
 35. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are here- |^ f Real 
 by authorized to sell and dispose of all real estate belong- 
 ing to the Corporation, and not in use for or reserved for 
 public purposes, at public auction, at such times and on 
 such terms as they may deem most advantageous for the 
 public interest, in conformity with the provisions of the 
 statute in this article before referred to, provided, how- 
 ever, that no property shall be disposed of for a smaller 
 sum than that affixed to the description of said property 
 under article fifth of this chapter, and at least thirty days 7 
 previous notice of the time and place of such sale, including 
 a description of the property to be sold, be published in 
 each of the newspapers employed by the Corporation. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF THE VALUATION AT WHICH REAL ESTATE BELONGING TO 
 THE SINKING FUND SHALL BE SOLD. 
 
 36. Real estate, under lease, without covenants of aid. 
 renewal, shall not be sold for a less sum than the same 
 may be appraised at by the Commissioners of the Sinking 
 Fund and the Street Commissioner, or a majority of them, 
 at a meeting to be held and an appraisement made, within 
 one month prior to the date of the sale. 
 
 37. Real estate, under lease, with covenants of re- ibid, 
 newal, shall not be sold for a less sum than an amount 
 equal to a commutation on the present rents reserved, cal- 
 culated at six per cent. 
 
 38. Real estate, not embraced in the last two preced- Ibid - 
 ing sections, shall not be sold for a less sum than the same 
 14 
 
202 OF THE SINKING FUND. 
 
 may be appraised at, pursuant to section 36 of this 
 chapter. 
 
 sales of Real 39. Whenever any real estate shall have been sold 
 
 Estates. 
 
 pursuant to the preceding sections of this chapter, it shall 
 be the duty of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, or 
 a majority of them, to give a certificate under their hands 
 that the same has been sold pursuant to the provisions of 
 this chapter, and upon the production of such certificate 
 and the evidence that the proceeds of such sale have been 
 paid into the treasury to the credit of the Sinking Fund, 
 for the redemption of the city debt, it shall be the duty 
 of the Mayor of the city and the Clerk of the Common 
 Council to execute proper conveyances of such real estate 
 under their hands and the seal of the City Corporation. 
 
OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 203 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY. 
 
 II. OP THE CHIEF ENGINEER, THE ASSISTANT ENGI- 
 NEERS AND FIRE WARDENS. 
 III. OF THE FIREMEN AND FIRE COMPANIES, AND 
 
 HEREIN OF FIRE APPARATUS AND THE MANAGE- 
 MENT AND CARE THEREOF, AND THE REGULA- 
 TIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT FIRES. 
 
 IV. OF BELL-RINGERS. 
 Y. OF FIRE DISTRICTS. 
 VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY. 
 
 1. The Fire Department shall exercise the powers, 
 perform the duties, and enjoy the privileges imposed and duties 
 conferred on it by the charters of the city and the various 
 acts amending the same; by the laws of this state and by 
 the ordinances of the Common Council. 
 
 2. The Fire Department shall consist of a Chief En- Department, 
 
 of whom to 
 
 gineer, thirteen assistant engineers, twelve fire wardens, consist - 
 and such number of fire engine men, hose men, hook and 
 ladder men, and hydrant men, who shall be citizens of the 
 United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, 
 as now are or hereafter may be, from time to time, ap- 
 pointed, in the manner required by law, and who shall be 
 respectively distinguished by the several appellations 
 aforesaid. 
 
204 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OP THE CHIEF ENGINEER, ASSISTANT ENGINEERS AND FIRE 
 WARDENS. 
 
 S2 hXw 3. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department shall 
 ted ' be elected every three years by the members of the Fire 
 Department, by ballot, and the person receiving the great- 
 est number of votes for the office shall thereupon be enti- 
 tled to a nomination to the Common Council for appoint- 
 ment. 
 
 Timeofeiec- 4. The election for the selection of Chief Engineer,, 
 under this ordinance, shall take place on the first Tuesday 
 after the first Monday in February, 1860, and thereafter 
 every succeeding three years. 
 
 powers and 5. The Chief Engineer shall, in all cases of fire, have 
 
 duties of Chf. ' ' 
 
 Engineer. -fa Q so le and absolute control and command over all the 
 assistant engineers and other persons connected with the 
 Fire Department. It shall be his duty to direct the other 
 engineers to take proper measures to arrange the several 
 fire engines in the most advantageous manner, and to cause 
 them to be duly worked for the effectual extinguishment 
 of fires. It shall also be his duty to examine, twice in 
 every year, into the condition and number of the fire en- 
 gines, and other fire apparatus and fire engine houses, and 
 report the same once a year to the Common Council, to- 
 gether with the names of all the members of the Fire De- 
 partment, and the respective associations to which they 
 belong. He shall also report in writing to the Common 
 Council all accidents by fire that may take place in this 
 city, with the causes thereof, as well as they can be ascer- 
 tained, and the number of and description of the buildings 
 destroyed or injured, together with the names of the own- 
 ers or occupants. He shall, whenever any of the fire 
 engines, hose carts, trucks and hooks and ladders or other 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 205 
 
 apparatus shall require to be repaired, report the same 
 forthwith to the proper officer, and under his direction, 
 superintend the repairs thereof. He shall report all 
 violations or disobedience of orders to the Commissioners 
 of the Fire Department. He is authorized, under the 
 direction of the Common Council, to sell for cash any old 
 and condemned fire engines and hose, deposited at the 
 public yard, and shall pay the money received therefor to 
 the City Chamberlain, and deposit the receipt for such 
 money with the Comptroller. He shall also have such 
 further powers and perform such other duties as are pro- 
 vided in this ordinance. 
 
 6. The Chief Engineer shall receive for his salary salary of CM. 
 
 J Engineer. 
 
 the yearly sum of five thousand dollars. 
 
 7. The nomination of the assistant engineers shall be Assistant En- 
 gineers, how 
 made by the firemen by ballot, every three years, and the appointed. 
 
 persons receiving the greatest number of votes, shall be 
 respectively entitled to a nomination to the Common 
 Council for appointment to such office. 
 
 8. The Common Council may, at their pleasure, or New election 
 
 for Assistant 
 
 when a new election shall be asked for by a majority of Engineers. 
 the firemen, order a new election for one or more of such 
 assistant engineers, and the person or persons nominated 
 at such new election shall, when duly confirmed, serve only 
 for and during the remainder of the term or terms of the 
 person or persons in whose place or places he or they may 
 respectively be elected. 
 
 9. At least one of the Assistant Engineers to be Residence or 
 
 Assistant En- 
 
 elected pursuant to the foregoing provisions, shall reside 
 at Harlem; at least one shall reside east of the Sixth 
 avenue, and between Twenty-second and Eighty-sixth 
 streets; and at least one shall reside west of the Sixth ave- 
 
206 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 nue and between Twenty-second and Eighty-sixth streets. 
 There shall be in all thirteen assistant engineers, and as 
 many more as may, from time to time, be designated by 
 the Common Council. 
 
 10. The Assistant Engineers, when attending fires, are- 
 ' Bub " su kject * the directions of the Chief Engineer. 
 
 Engineers 11. The Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineers shall 
 
 cap & trum- 
 
 respectively wear at fires a leathern cap, painted white, 
 with a gilded front thereto, and a fire engine blazoned 
 thereon, and shall also carry a speaking trumpet, painted 
 black, with the words " Chief Engineer," " Engineer No. 
 1," (as the case may be,) in white, and the same designa- 
 tions shall also be painted on their caps, respectively. 
 
 vacancy of 12. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the offices of 
 
 Engineers. J 
 
 Chief Engineer or Assistant Engineers, the engineers and 
 the foremen of the fire companies, collectively, shall have 
 power, and it shall be their duty to call a special election 
 and designate the time for holding the same, to the end 
 that a nomination to the Common Council may be made 
 pursuant to these ordinances to supply such vacancy or 
 vacancies. 
 
 13. In case of vacancy in the office of Chief Engineer,, 
 the senior Assistant Engineer shall discharge the duties of 
 Chief Engineer until the vacancy shall be filled. 
 
 eSn at of f 14. It shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer or the 
 gi?eefs nt ] u senior Assistant Engineer, to certify under his hand to the 
 Common Council, the names of the persons who may from 
 time to time, be designated, pursuant to the provisions of 
 the 7th section of this ordinance, for the respective offices 
 for which they may have been nominated, to the end that 
 if approved of by the Common Council, they may be apr 
 pointed. 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 207 
 
 15. The engineers and the foremen and assistant fore- Regulation of 
 
 elections. 
 
 men of the fire companies shall have power, and it shall 
 be their duty to establish and provide regulations for 
 holding and conducting the elections authorized to be held 
 as aforesaid, and rules for the qualifications of electors 
 thereat. 
 
 16. Every fireman, whose appointment as a member who qnaim- 
 of the Fire Department shall have been confirmed three elections. 
 months next preceding the nomination at which he may 
 offer to vote, pursuant to these ordinances, and who shall 
 then be, and for the said three months shall have been, an 
 acting and actual member of the Fire Department, shall 
 be entitled to one vote upon such nomination. 
 
 17. The Comptroller is directed to pay no bill of ex- Jg** of 
 penses of any election for Chief Engineer or other engi- limited - 
 neers of the Fire Department, which, including advertising, 
 inspectors' expenses, room-hire, stationery, &c., shall ex- 
 ceed the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 18. The Fire Wardens shall be appointed in pursu- Fire ward- 
 ance of the statutes of the state, and when attending fires 
 shall be subject to the direction of the Chief Engineer and 
 the Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department. 
 
 19. It shall be the duty of the said Fire Wardens im- Duties of Fire 
 
 Wardens. 
 
 mediately on the alarm of fire, to repair to the place 
 where it may be, and aid and assist in procuring supplies 
 of water to the fire engines, as the chief or assistant engi- 
 neers may direct, to prevent the hose from being trodden 
 upon, and to keep all idle and suspected persons at a pro- 
 per distance from the fire and from the vicinity; and the 
 citizens are hereby enjoined to comply with the orders and 
 directions of the said Fire Wardens in the premises, 
 
 20. It shall be the duty of said Fire Wardens twice IM<L 
 in every year, viz: in the months of June and December, 
 
208 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Duties ofFirc and as much often er as they may think proper, to examine 
 
 Wardens. 
 
 the dwelling-houses and other buildings in their respective 
 wards, for the purpose of ascertaining all violations of any 
 act in force, for the more effectual prevention of fires in 
 New York; and also, to examine the fire-places, hearths, 
 chimneys, stoves and the pipes thereto; ovens, boilers, ket- 
 tles, and also all chemical apparatus which, in their opin- 
 ion, may be dangerous in causing or promoting fires, and 
 also, the places where ashes may be deposited, and upon 
 finding any of them defective or dangerous, they, or either 
 of them, shall direct the owner or occupant, either by a 
 printed or written notice, to alter, remove or amend the 
 same, in such manner and within such reasonable time as 
 they, or either of them, may deem necessary; and in case 
 of neglect or refusal so to do, the party offending shall for- 
 feit and pay twenty-five dollars, and for every day after 
 the time allotted as aforesaid, to alter, remove or amend 
 the same, in conformity with the direction aforesaid, the 
 party so offending shall forfeit and pay the further sum of 
 five dollars; and all the expenses of any removal, altera- 
 tion or amendment as aforesaid, shall be paid in the first 
 instance by the occupant, but shall be chargeable against 
 the owner of such dwelling-house or other building, and 
 shall be deducted from the rent of the same, unless such 
 expense be rendered necessary by the act or default of 
 such occupant, or unless there be a special agreement to 
 the contrary between the parties. And it shall moreover 
 be the duty of the Fire Wardens, or either of them, at such 
 times as aforesaid, to enter into and examine all buildings, 
 livery or other stables, hay-boats or vessels, and places 
 where any gunpowder, hemp, flax, tow, hay, rushes, fire- 
 wood, boards, shingles, shavings, or other combustible ma- 
 terials may be lodged, and give such directions in writing 
 in the premises, as may be deemed necessary by them, or 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 209 
 
 him, relative to the removal thereof. And in case of ne- 
 glect or refusal on the part of the possessor of such com- 
 bustible materials, or any of them, to remove or secure the 
 same within the time and in the manner directed by the 
 said Fire Wardens, or either of them, the party offending 
 shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars, and the further 
 sum of five dollars for every day's neglect to remove or 
 secure the same, after being so notified. 
 
 21. Each of the Fire Wardens shall, when attending Fire w ar - 
 at fires, wear a leathern hat, with the brim black, the crown tnfmpet ap 
 painted white, and the city arms blazoned on the front, 
 and shall also carry a speaking trumpet painted white, 
 with the word " Warden/ 7 painted in black thereon. 
 
 22. The Fire Wardens shall receive severally, the salaries of 
 salary fixed by the Legislature, viz: five hundred dollars 
 per annum. The Clerk of the Board of Fire Wardens, 
 shall receive an annual salary of eight hundred dollars per 
 annum. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE FIREMEN AND FIRE COMPANIES, AND HEREIN OF FIRE 
 APPARATUS AXD THE MANAGEMENT AND CARE THEREOF ; 
 AXD THE REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT FIRES. 
 
 23. The firemen shall be divided into companies, to organization, 
 consist of as many members as the Common Council shall, panics? c< Sd 
 from time to time direct,* to attend to the fire engines. * S ' 
 
 BY RESOLUTION. The complement of men allowed to the different 
 engine, hose and hook and ladder companies, shall be as follows : 
 
 Men. 
 
 First class engines 70 
 
 Second class engines 60 
 
 'Third class engines 50 
 
 Hose companies 30 
 
 Hook and ladder companies 
 
210 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 organization hvdrants, hose-wagons and hooks and ladders belonging'. 
 
 of Fire com- " 
 
 or fcliat ma y nerea ft er belong to the Corporation of the 
 city, or to such hydrants, fire engines, hose-wagons and 
 hooks and ladders as the Common Council shall direct, 
 and each of the companies shall, and may choose out of 
 their own number, a foreman, assistant foreman and clerk,, 
 in such manner, and at such times, as they think proper; 
 and it shall be the duty of the said firemen, as often as 
 any fire shall break out in the. said city, to repair imme- 
 diately upon the alarm thereof to their respective engines, 
 hose- wagons, hooks and ladders, and convey them to, or 
 near, the place where such fire shall happen, unless other- 
 wise directed by the Chief or other Engineer; and there, 
 in conformity with the directions given by the Chief En- 
 gineer or other Engineers, to work and manage the said 
 engines or apparatus and implements, with all their skill 
 and power; and when the fire is extinguished, they shall 
 not remove therefrom but by the direction of an engineer,, 
 and on such direction they shall return their respective 
 hose-wagons, hooks and ladders, engines and apparatus, 
 well washed and cleansed, to their several places of de- 
 posit. If any firemen shall neglect to attend to any fire 
 as aforesaid, or leave his fire engine or other apparatus 
 while at any fire without permission, or shall neglect to do 
 his duty on such occasions without reasonable excuse, he 
 shall, for every default, forfeit and pay the sum of three- 
 dollars, and may, on request of the company to which he 
 belongs, be removed from his station as foreman. 
 
 Hydrant companies to remain as they are. 
 
 And the Chief Engineer is hereby directed not to receive any more re- 
 turns of members elected to the various fire companies until the member- 
 ship of each conforms to the before-mentioned standard. 
 
 Resolution, November 10, 1854. 
 
 Amended by resolution, January 5, 1857. 
 
 Amended by resolution, January 7, 1857. 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 211 
 
 24. It shall be the duty of each and every fire com- companies to 
 pany in going to, or returning from any fire or alarm of neers - 
 fire, or removing their apparatus from their respective 
 places of deposit, to obey the orders of the Chief or other 
 Engineer. 
 
 25. And in case any foreman or assistant foreman, officers to 
 
 obey Engi. 
 
 or any other fireman, having charge of any fire company, neers - 
 disobeying or refusing to obey any order or direction 
 given by the Chief or other Engineer, he shall, for such 
 offense, be suspended or expelled from the Fire Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 26. It shall be the duty of all members of the Fire strangers not 
 
 to be permit- 
 Department, to prevent all persons not belonging to the ted in engine 
 
 department, from entering any house or handling any ap- 
 paratus belonging to the department. 
 
 27. It shall be the duty of each and every fireman, to ^g" 10 
 
 * J houses, regu. 
 
 prevent boys or disorderly characters from congregating con " 
 
 in or about the place of deposit of their various apparatus, 
 and not to allow the said place of deposit to be used for 
 any other purposes than those directly connected with the 
 performance of their duty as firemen. No persons other 
 than members and exempt members of the company, or of 
 the Fire Department, in good standing, shall be allowed to 
 sleep in any engine, hose, or hook and ladder house; neither 
 shall the street doors of the said houses be kept open ex- 
 cept while persons are passing in and out, or while any 
 necessary repairs or cleaning are being performed. It 
 shall also be the duty of the said firemen to see that good 
 order is preserved in and about the houses occupied by 
 their respective companies, and to prevent any persons 
 from habitually congregating on the walks in front of the 
 houses of their said apparatus. 
 
212 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Regulations 28. In going to or returning from a fire, the drag-rope 
 " 
 
 e the proper place for the firemen, except the officers 
 in command, and it shall be their duty to prevent all boys, 
 and noisy and improper persons, from taking hold of the 
 rope. On no account shall a person, other than a member 
 of the company, or a member or exempt member of the 
 Fire Department, known to at least two of the members 
 of the company present, be allowed to manage, or have 
 any control of the tongue or tiller of any apparatus, in 
 going to or returning from a fire. It shall also be the 
 duty of the officers and members of each and every com- 
 pany when returning with their apparatus from a fire, or 
 alarm of fire, to prevent any racing of their company with 
 any other company, and to abstain from any conduct that 
 would be likely to cause a breach of the peace, or reflect 
 discredit on the Fire Department. It shall further be 
 their duty to use all endeavors to cultivate good feeling 
 among the members of the Fire Department. 
 
 29. Each and every officer or member in command of 
 for neglect. a com p anv shall be held responsible for his actions, while 
 
 exercising command over any fire apparatus, or for any 
 
 willful neglect or violation of any of the duties incumbent 
 
 upon him. 
 Regulations 30. No fireman, while under suspension for any viola- 
 
 tioii of the ordinances relative to the Fire Department, 
 
 firemen. shall be permitted to wear a fire-cap bearing the frontis- 
 piece of the company to which he is attached, nor be allow- 
 ed to vote at any election held by the company; neither 
 shall he be permitted to take part in any of the meetings, 
 or to frequent the house occupied by his company. And 
 no person suspended or expelled from the Fire Department 
 shall be allowed to take command or exercise control over 
 any fire apparatus while he remains under such sentence 
 of suspension or expulsion. 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 213 
 
 31. It shall be the duty of each and every company Duties or 
 
 J . companies on 
 
 on an alarm of fire being given for the district or districts alarm of ere. 
 in which the said company does duty, to proceed with all 
 due diligence and by the most convenient route to the fire, 
 or to the place from whence the said alarm originated, 
 unless otherwise directed by an Engineer; avoiding all 
 lying in wait, or any departure from their usual route, for 
 the purpose of racing with any other company. 
 
 6 32. Any Engineer, officer of a company or member of Penalties for 
 
 violation of 
 
 the Fire Department, who shall violate any of the ordi- any of these 
 
 ordinances. 
 
 nances relative to the Fire Department, or who shall know- 
 ingly or willfully consent to or assist in any violation of 
 the same, shall be liable to suspension or expulsion from 
 the Fire Department. And any company so found guilty 
 of a violation of any of the ordinances of the Fire Depart- 
 ment, shall be liable to be disbanded. 
 
 33. All persons who may in future be elected to fill ^$ n 5 
 vacancies in fire companies, shall present to the Chief En- jj. compa ' 
 gineer a certificate of such election, signed by the foreman 
 and secretary of the company in which he has been elected; 
 and said candidate, before the Chief Engineer presents his 
 name to the Commissioners of the Fire Department, shall 
 make affidavit that he is a citizen of the United States; is 
 twenty-one years of age; that it is his intention to perform 
 active duty as a fireman in the company in which his name 
 is enrolled; and that he will promote subordination in the 
 Department. 
 
 34. No boys or other persons, known as volunteers, volunteers 
 
 prohibited. 
 
 shall be permitted to assume the garb of firemen; or have 
 access to any places of deposit of the fire engines, hose, 
 hook and ladder, or other apparatus of the Fire Depart- 
 ment; or run as members with any such engine, hose-cart 
 or hook and ladder truck; or form any association similar 
 
214 OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 in any way to those known as " volunteer associations." 
 And any fire company in the city of New York, which shall 
 consent to any violation of the provisions of this section, 
 shall be forthwith disbanded. 
 
 Jhe mb c e JL P a- 35 ' Tne num bers of tne members of the engine, hook 
 and ladder, hose and hydrant companies, and the numbers 
 and locations of the fire apparatus of the city, shall remain 
 as at present existing, subject to be varied and modified by 
 the Common Council. 
 
 of P nremen ent ^6. Whenever any fireman is appointed to supply any 
 vacancy in any company, it shall be his duty to call on the 
 Treasurer of the Fire Department, and procure a certifi- 
 cate, within one month from the date of his appointment, 
 specifying the name and number of the company to which 
 such fireman shall be elected; and each fireman, after be- 
 ing re-elected, shall obtain a new certificate as aforesaid; 
 and it shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer to certify, 
 on every return, whether a vacancy exists in the company. 
 
 fi?e P men E f 37. If a fire company shall vote tor the expulsion of a 
 fireman belonging thereto, the same shall be forthwith re- 
 ported by the Chief Engineer to the Commissioners of the 
 Fire Department. 
 
 complaints 38. All complaints by the Chief Engineer or Assistant 
 
 against fire- . . 
 
 men. Engineers against firemen for misconduct in the perform- 
 ance of their duties, shall be forthwith reported to the 
 Commissioners of the Fire Department. 
 
 offenses by 39. In case of any breach of the peace, or other viola- 
 
 .firemen, how 
 
 .reported, tion of good order, on the part of any of the firemen while 
 on duty, the officer in command of the party offending shall 
 forthwith report the name of the person or persons so of- 
 fending to the Commissioners of the Fire Department; and 
 in case of his neglect to do so, he shall be held responsible 
 for the same. 
 
'OF THE TIRE DEPARTMENT. 215 
 
 ' 40. It shall 'be the especial duty of the foreman and offenses by 
 
 J firemen, how 
 
 assistant foreman of each engine, hose, hook and ladder reported. 
 and hydrant company, to see that the provisions of the last 
 preceding section are fully and strictly enforced so far as 
 regards the company to which such foreman or assistant 
 foreman may be attached; and if either or both of them 
 aid or consent to the violation of the provisions of such 
 section, they or either of them so offending shall be imme- 
 diately expelled from the department. 
 
 41. The foremen of engine companies and the firemen ^v 5 -- 
 shall, when on duty, wear leathern caps, in the form here- 
 tofore used; and the said caps shall be painted and distin- 
 guished in the manner following, viz: the cap of each fore- 
 man shall be painted black, with a white frontispiece, and 
 the word " foreman," with the initials of the name of the 
 foreman, and the number of the engine to which he belongs, 
 painted thereon in black. The cap of each fireman shall 
 be painted black, with the initials of the name of the fire- 
 man, and the number of the engine to which he belongs, 
 painted in front thereof in white. The foremen of each 
 of the hook and ladder companies shall wear a cap painted 
 black, with a white frontispiece, and the word " foreman" 
 and the initials of his name, and the number of the com- 
 pany to which he belongs, and a hook and ladder painted 
 thereon in black; and each member of the hook and ladder 
 companies shall wear a cap painted black, with the initials 
 of his name and the number of the company to which he 
 belongs, with a hook and ladder painted in front thereof 
 in white; and each foreman of the fire hose companies shall 
 wear a cap painted black, with a white frontispiece, and 
 the word " foreman," and the initials of his name and the 
 number of the company to which he belongs, and a coil of 
 hose painted thereon in black; and each member of the 
 .said fire hose companies shall wear a cap painted black, 
 
216 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 with the initials of his name and the number of the com- 
 pany to which he belongs, with a coil of hose painted 
 thereon in white; and the assistant to each respective com- 
 pany shall wear a cap painted in the same manner as that 
 of the foreman of the company, with the word " assistant," 
 in lieu of the word " foreman." And it shall be the duty 
 of the Chief Engineer to report to the Commissioners of 
 the Fire Department the name of every person who shall 
 neglect or refuse to comply with the foregoing requisitions, 
 which said person shall thereupon be removed from his 
 office. 
 
 Sdges nd 42. All members of the New York Fire Department, 
 and such exempt members as are authorized by the Com- 
 missioners of the Fire Department, shall hereafter, when 
 on duty as firemen, or at fires, wear the leathern cap, as 
 heretofore used, or a badge, as hereinafter provided, which 
 said badge shall be worn in a plain, conspicuous manner 
 on the breast, and shall be worn and visible during the 
 whole time that such member or exempt member shall re- 
 main at the fire; and any fireman neglecting or refusing to 
 wear his badge, as above specified, shall be subject to a 
 suspension or expulsion from the department, and any ex- 
 empt fireman so refusing or neglecting, shall be subject to 
 a fine of not less than twenty -five, or over two hundred 
 and fifty dollars, and imprisonment not less than ten days; 
 and all fines so collected shall be paid over to the Trea- 
 surer of the Fire Department fund. 
 
 Badges. 43. The badge mentioned in the preceding sections 
 
 shall be made of Princes' metal, bearing the letters, " N. Y. 
 F. D." and each badge shall bear a distinct number, in 
 raised figures thereon, of white metal; the same to repre- 
 sent the number of each company, and also a register num- 
 ber, in small figures, stamped thereon; and the badge to be 
 worn by exempt firemen, as provided for in section 42, of 
 
OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 217 
 
 this chapter, shall be composed of white metal, with the 
 figures thereon of Princes' metal; but in all other respects 
 to conform to the badge herein described for the use of 
 the active members of the Department; said badges shall 
 be struck from dies, which shall be exclusively the proper- 
 ty of the Corporation of the city of New York, and shall 
 be placed in the custody of the Clerk of the Common 
 Council; and all of such badges shall be numbered, as the 
 Commissioners of the New York Fire Department may 
 direct. 
 
 44. The said badges shall be deposited with the Com- B * d s e *- 
 missioners of the New York Fire Department, who shall 
 have sole charge of the distribution of the same; and it 
 shall be the duty of the said Commissioners to keep a regis- 
 ter of the names of all persons who now are, or who may 
 hereafter become members of the New York Fire Depart- 
 ment, and of the number of the company to which said per- 
 sons are attached, and also of the names of such exempt 
 firemen, as may in writing be permitted by said Commis- 
 sioners to wear the badges aforesaid, and of the number 
 of the badge delivered to each of said firemen or exempt 
 firemen. 
 
 45. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Ibid - 
 New York Fire Department to deliver to each fireman, 
 one of the badges aforesaid; and the said Commissioners 
 shall also deliver one of the aforesaid badges to each of 
 such exempt firemen as may, by virtue of section 16, of an 
 act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled 
 " An act for the better regulation of the firemen in the 
 city of New York," passed March 29th, 1855, be permitted 
 by said Commissioners to wear the same. 
 
 46. The badges herein named shall be the exclusive DM. 
 property of the city of New York, and when any member 
 15 
 
218 OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 of the Fire Department shall resign or be suspended or 
 expelled therefrom, it shall be the duty of the foreman and 
 secretary of the company to which such member was at- 
 tached, to make a return of such suspension, expulsion 
 or resignation forthwith to the Chief Engineer, together 
 with the badge formerly worn by such member, and the 
 Chief Engineer shall report weekly to the Commissioners 
 aforesaid the names of such members of the Fire Depart- 
 ment as shall have resigned or been suspended or expelled 
 therefrom since his last report, and shall, with said report, 
 return to the said Commissioners the badges worn by such 
 members. 
 
 47. If the foreman and secretary of any company, or 
 either of them, shall fail to comply with the provisions of 
 the preceding section in relation to the return of badges, 
 no return of members elected by such company shall be re- 
 ceived therefrom, unless good and satisfactory cause shall 
 be shown to the Commissioners why said badges are not 
 returned; and should any member of the Fire Department 
 lose his badge, it shall be his duty to report said loss with- 
 in two weeks to the said Commissioners, and it shall be 
 their duty to inquire into the circumstances of the case, 
 and unless they are satisfied^^at such loss was without 
 fault on the part of said member, they shall have power to- 
 suspend or expel said member from the Department, in 
 their discretion; but should the loss be satisfactorily ac- 
 counted for to the said Commissioners, then they shall 
 grant a new badge to said member, who shall pay one dol- 
 lar, upon receiving the same, as a penalty for said loss 
 (which money shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Fire 
 Department Fund by said Commissioners, they taking his 
 receipt for the same), and any member of the Department 
 not complying with the above provision shall be expelled. 
 
 IbM - 48. Every exempt fireman receiving a badge, shall have 
 
.OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 219 
 
 the permission to wear the same renewed some time during 
 the month of May in each year, otherwise such permission 
 shall be deemed revoked, and the said Commissioners may, 
 at any time, revoke any permission so granted by them; 
 but in case such permission is not renewed, or is revoked, 
 it shall be the duty of such exempt fireman to restore the 
 badge previously worn by him to the said Commissioners. 
 
 49. Any member of the New York Fire Department, Badges. 
 or exempt fireman, who shall loan his badge to any person, 
 shall be liable to the penalties as set for th in section 42 
 of this chapter; and if any badge shall become broken 
 or the figures be displaced while in the possession of such 
 member or exempt fireman, he shall return the same forth- 
 with to the said Commissioners, and in default of the same, 
 said member may be expelled or suspended, and such ex- 
 empt fireman shall have the permission to wear the same 
 revoked. 
 
 50. Any member of the New York Fire Department, Penalties, 
 or exempt fireman, who shall violate any of the foregoing 
 provisions of this chapter contained in sections 42, 43, 
 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49, shall be subject to a fine of not 
 less than twenty-five, or over two hundred and fifty dol- 
 lars and to imprisonment for the term of ten days, and all 
 fines so collected shall be paid over to the Treasurer of 
 the New York Fire Department Fund. 
 
 51. It shall be the duty of the police, when a fire oc- Relations 
 
 J at fl.es. 
 
 curs, to form a line, at least two hundred feet distant from 
 the said fire on each side thereof; and they shall not, 
 under any circumstances, permit any person to pass said 
 line, unless said person shall wear the uniform or badge of 
 the Fire Department, the uniform of the Insurance Patrol, 
 or be a member of the Common Council, a member of the 
 Police Department, an owner of property within, or resi- 
 dent in, the prescribed lines. 
 
220 OF THE FmE DEPARTMENT! 
 
 illation at & 52. It shall be tlie duty of the police to promptly re- 
 
 fires. 
 
 move, from within the said lines, all persons not designa- 
 ted in the last preceding section; and all persons refusing 
 to retire, at the request of a policeman, from within the 
 said lines, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
 forthwith arrested. 
 
 Regulations' & 53. No fi r e engine, nor hook and ladder, nor hose cart, 
 
 in going to or " 
 
 shall, in going to, or returning from any fire, or at any other 
 time, be run, driven, wheeled, or placed upon any side- 
 walk, except by the special order of one of the engineers, 
 under the penalty of twenty -five dollars for each offense, 
 io be forfeited and paid by every person aiding or assist- 
 ing in, or consenting to the violation of any one of the 
 provisions of this section, to be recovered by the Attorney 
 of the Corporation, for the use of the Corporation; and 
 also under the further penalty of the expulsion of the fore- 
 man, assistant foreman, and all the members of the com- 
 pany. 
 Regulation* 54. No such fire engine, hook and ladder, or hose cart, 
 
 8 to engines, 
 
 during any fire in this city, or any report of fire, or at any 
 time under any pretense whatever, shall be taken or re- 
 moved out of its house, unless the foreman or assistant 
 foreman, or at least two of the firemen of the company to 
 which the same shall belong, shall be present, and consent 
 thereto, under the penalty of ten dollars for every such 
 offense, to be forfeited and paid by, and recovered from 
 any and every person aiding and assisting in, or consenting 
 to, the violation of any of the provisions of this section. 
 
 tt>M- 55. It shall be the duty of the several engineers, and 
 
 of every foreman and assistant foreman of every fire com- 
 pany, to report, all violations of the last preceding section, 
 to the Treasurer of the Fire Department. 
 
 56. No fire engine shall be let out for hire, or lent, m 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 221 
 
 any case, without permission from the Alderman and 
 Councilman of the district wherein it is wanted to be 
 used, and the Chief Engineer; and in default thereof, the 
 firemen so offending shall be removed from the Fire De- 
 partment. 
 
 57, The Commissioners of the Fire Department, under Taking - 
 
 ffiQGS &C* 
 
 the advice of the Chief Engineer, shall be authorized and from compa- 
 
 nies. 
 
 empowered to take any fire engine, hook and ladder, or 
 hose truck, from the company, and place the same in the 
 public yard, or give the same to some other company. 
 
 58. All firemen attached to any fire engine, hose, or 
 
 firemen. 
 
 hook and ladder company, whose machine and implements 
 shall have been ordered to the public yard, for want of a 
 sufficient complement of men to manage the same, shall be 
 attached by the Commissioners of the Fire Department to 
 any other company they may designate; and in case of 
 their refusal to designate such company to which they 
 wish to be attached, they shall be liable to expulsion. 
 
 59. Each company shall be allowed, for expense of Ga9 - 
 gas, the annual sum of seventy-five dollars. 
 
 60. It shall be the duty of the foreman and secretary 
 of the several fire companies, to make an annual return 
 the members of their respective companies, to the Chief 
 Engineer, as heretofore; such returns shall, however, be 
 made, under the oath of the foreman and secretary, that 
 the persons therein named, as members of their respective 
 companies, are actual and active members thereof; and it 
 shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Common Council, 
 on the said returns being presented by the said Chief En- 
 gineer, to correct the register of the firemen, in his office, 
 in accordance with said returns. 
 
 61. The Chief Engineer is directed not to receive any 
 
222 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 annual returns from companies, but such as conform to 
 section first of the ordinance, passed June 22, 1842, rela- 
 tive to the Fire Department, as follows: " The Fire De- 
 partment of the city of New York shall consist of a Chief 
 Engineer, Assistant Engineers, fire engine men, hose men, 
 hook and ladder and hydrant men, who shall be citizens 
 of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, and 
 upwards." 
 
 ?fre c?ramu e ^' ^ s ^ a ^ ke tne ^J ^ tn6 ^ oreman am l Secretary 
 of each and every engine, hose and hook and ladder com- 
 pany, to report to the Board of Fire Commissioners, on 
 the second Tuesday in April and October in each year, a 
 list of members, with the number of fires, or alarms of 
 fire, which have occurred during the preceding six months, 
 in the districts in which they perform duty, and the 
 amount of duty performed by each member, which report 
 must be sworn to before the Board of Fire Commissioners; 
 and the Foreman and Secretary of each and every com- 
 pany neglecting to comply with this ordinance shall be 
 expelled. 
 
 ARTICLE IY. 
 
 OP BELL-RINGERS. 
 
 63t Tlie Mavor of tlie cit 7 of New York Sfla11 appoint 
 three persons, to act as bell-ringers at each of the different 
 alarm districts in the city of New York. Such persons 
 shall be selected from among the exempt firemen of the 
 city, or from such firemen as have been disabled by inju- 
 ries received in the performance of their duty. 
 
 oompensa- 64. The bell-ringers so appointed, shall receive, as re- 
 muneration for their services, the sum of six hundred dol- 
 lars each, per annum, and shall be subject to removal by 
 the Mayor, for misdemeanor or negligence of duty. 
 
OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 223 
 
 65. The Comptroller is authorized and directed to 
 pay the salaries of the bell-ringers appointed, in accord- 
 ance with section 63 of this ordinance, out of the appro- 
 priation for the Fire Department. 
 
 66. A person shall be appointed to take charge of the 
 Post-office bell, according to the rules and regulations of 
 fire-alarm bell-ringers, and to ring the same on occasions 
 of fires, and the sum of one hundred dollars per annum 
 shall be allowed as compensation. 
 
 67. All bell-ringers, and persons charged with the Removal e 
 ringing of bells, in case of fire, shall, on neglect to comply for neglect. 
 with the requisitions of the ordinances and regulations 
 for the ringing of bells, in cases of fire, be removed from 
 office by the person or authority having power to remove 
 them, on such person or authority being credibly informed 
 of such neglect; and the person so removed shall not be 
 reappointed to that or any other office under the Corpora- 
 tion, within one year after such removal. 
 
 68. Upon the happening of any fire, the several alarm- Ringing or 
 bells of the district, and all other alarm-bells shall be Fl 
 rung, and the ringing shall be continued until the ringing 
 of the district bell wherein the fire shall occur shall be 
 stopped. 
 
 69. The Chief Engineer shall report to the Common j 
 Council, all cases of neglect on the part of bell ringers to 
 churches, to ring their bells in cases of alarms of fire. 
 
 70. The stations for bell-ringers shall be as follows: stations of 
 
 oull-t'iugcrs. 
 
 the cupola of the City Hall; the cupola of Essex Market; 
 the cupola of Union Market; the bell-tower in Twenty- 
 second street; the bell-tower in Thirty- third street; the 
 bell -tower in Macdougal street; the bell-tower at Mount 
 Morris; the bell- tower in Marion street, and Yorkville 
 bell-tower. 
 
224 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF FIRE DISTRICTS. 
 
 fire districts: 
 
 1. The first fire district shall comprise all that part of 
 
 the city lying north of Twenty-second street, and 
 east of the Sixth avenue. 
 
 2. The second fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city lying north of Twenty-second street, 
 and west of Sixth avenue. 
 
 3. The third fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city bounded and containing as follows: 
 beginning at the foot of North Moore street, on 
 the North river, and extending easterly, in a 
 straight line, to the corner of Leonard and Church 
 streets; thence northerly, in a straight line, to the 
 corner of Eighth avenue and Twenty-second 
 street; thence westerly, along Twenty-second 
 street to the North river; thence southerly, along 
 the North river to the place of beginning. 
 
 4. The fourth fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city bounded and containing as follows: 
 beginning at the corner of Leonard and Church. 
 streets; running thence northerly, in a straight 
 line, to the corner of Eighth avenue and Twenty- 
 second street; thence easterly, along Twenty- 
 second street to Lexington avenue; thence south- 
 erly, in a straight line, to the corner of Elm and 
 Leonard streets, and thence westerly, in a straight 
 line, to the corner of Church and Leonard streets. 
 
 5. The fifth fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city bounded and containing as follows: 
 
OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 225 
 
 commencing at the corner of Elm and Leonard 
 streets, and running thence northerly, in a straight 
 line, to the corner of Lexington avenne and 
 Twenty-second street ; thence easterly, along 
 Twenty-second street, to the East river; thence 
 southerly, and along the East river to Fourteenth 
 street; thence southwesterly, in a straight lime, 
 to the corner of Leonard and Orange streets; 
 thence westerly, in a straight line, to the place of 
 beginning. 
 
 6. The sixth fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city bounded and containing as follows : 
 beginning at the corner of Leonard and Orange 
 streets, and running thence easterly, in a straight 
 line, to the foot of Market street, on the East 
 river; thence along the East river to Fourteenth 
 street; thence southwesterly, in a straight line, to 
 the place of beginning. 
 
 7. The seventh fire district shall comprise all that 
 
 part of the city bounded and containing as fol- 
 lows: beginning at the foot of Market street, on 
 the East river, and running thence westerly, in a 
 straight line, to the corner of Leonard and Elm 
 streets; thence southerly, along a straight line, in- 
 tersecting Wall street, at the junction of Nassau, 
 Wall and Broad streets, and continued through 
 the Battery to the North river. 
 
 8. The eighth fire district shall comprise all that part 
 
 of the city bounded and containing as follows: 
 beginning at the foot of North Moore street, on 
 the North river, and running thence easterly, in 
 a straight line, to the corner of Leonard and Elm 
 streets; thence southerly, along a straight line, 
 
226 OP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 intersecting with Wall street, at the junction of 
 Nassau, Wall and Broad streets, and continued 
 through the Battery to the North river, 
 
 signals. 72. In case of fire in the first fire district, the signal 
 
 shall be one stroke from the alarm bells. 
 
 In the Second District, two strokes. 
 
 " Third " three " 
 
 " Fourth " four " 
 
 " Fifth " five 
 
 " Sixth " six " 
 
 " Seventh " seven " 
 
 " Eighth " eight <l 
 
 puties la MS- 73. All fire companies shall do duty in any two fire 
 
 .districts the Chief Engineer may designate, and no com- 
 
 . pany shall be allowed to take their apparatus in any other 
 
 district, except by his permission or direction, or in case 
 
 of a general alarm. 
 
 74. No fire company shall remove their apparatus out 
 of the district designated by the Chief Engineer, (except 
 as hereinbefore provided) in case of fire or alarm of fire, 
 under penalty of being subject to expulsion or suspension 
 from the Fire Department, unless they shall be permitted 
 by the Chief Engineer, who may, as may also any Assistant 
 Engineer, give the necessary signal, which is hereby de- 
 clared to be the constant ringing of the alarm bell in the 
 district in which the fire is raging, when the whole depart- 
 ment shall proceed to the scene of conflagration. 
 
 75. The signal for assistance shall be the continual 
 ringing of all the district bells, except on the Halls of 
 Justice, which will always ring the district in which the 
 fire is raging. 
 
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 227 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 6 76. The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Councilmen insignia of 
 
 * J . City Officials 
 
 shall severally bear, when attending at fires, a wand with tflrw. 
 a gilded frame at the top. 
 
 77. The names and places of abode of the members of 1 ** of offi- 
 cers to be 
 
 the Common Council, Engineers, Fire Wardens and Fore- P^^^' 
 men of the respective companies, and Bell-ringers, shall 
 annually in the month of June, be printed and set up in 
 the several station-houses by the City Inspector; and 
 whenever any fire shall happen in the night, the policemen 
 shall give notice to each of the members of the Common 
 Council, Engineers, FireWardens, foremen and bell-ringers, 
 within their respective precincts; and it is moreover re- 
 quired of every policeman on duty, upon the breaking out 
 of any fire, to alarm the citizens by crying fire, and men- 
 tioning the street where it may be, so that the firemen and 
 citizens may thereby be directed where to repair; and if JJ" 68 of - Po ~ 
 any policeman shall neglect so to do, he shall forfeit and 
 pay the sum of one dollar; and if it shall happen that a 
 chimney only shall be on fire, either by day or by night, 
 the fire bells and the bells of the several churches in the 
 city shall not be rung, but only on occasions where a 
 building shall be proclaimed to be on fire; and it is en- 
 joined on the occupants of dwellings to place a lighted 
 candle at the windows of their respective buildings, when 
 fire may happen at night, in order that the citizens may 
 pass along the streets with the greater safety. 
 
 78. The salary of the Clerk to the Commissioners 
 ie New York Fir 
 dollars per annum. 
 
 the New York Fire Department, shall be eight hundred m 
 
228 OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Messenger of 79. The Commissioners of the New York Fire De- 
 
 Commhision- 
 
 er < partment shall nominate, and the Common Council shall 
 
 appoint a suitable person to be a Messenger. 
 
 Duties of 80. The said Messenger shall have charge of the meet- 
 Messenger. * 
 
 ing room of the said Commissioners, and keep the same 
 in order; he shall have charge of the door at all meetings, 
 and shall deliver all notices and documents as may be re- 
 quired by said Commissioners, and perform such other 
 duties as they may deem necessary. Said Messenger may 
 be removed at any time, by a majority of said Commis- 
 sioners, for non-performance or neglect of any of his duties.. 
 
 81. The said Messenger shall receive an annual, salary 
 of six hundred dollars. 
 
THE PREVENTION OF FIRES. 229 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 OF THE PREVENTION OF FIRES. 
 
 1. If any chimney, stove pipe, or flue within this city JJJ ne ^ & 
 shall take fire, the occupant of the house to which such chim- flue3> 
 ney, stove pipe, or flue appertains, shall forfeit and pay 
 five dollars. 
 
 2. All carpenters, or others, making or using shavings, shavings. 
 shall, respectively, at the close of each day, cause the same 
 to be securely stowed in some safe place, remote from 
 danger by means of fire, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each omission so to do. 
 
 3. No person shall kindle any fire, nor furnish the Kmdimgfires 
 
 in streets. 
 
 materials for any fire, nor in any way authorize or allow 
 any fire to be made in any street, road or lane, or on any 
 pier or bulkhead in this city, except for the purpose of 
 boiling tar, which fire shall not be more than six feet from 
 the bulkhead, or the end of the pier, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 4. No person shall have, put, or keep, any hay or straw my & straw, 
 uncovered in any stack or pile, or in any other way ex- S 
 posed within one hundred yards of any building to the ru 
 southward of Fourteenth street, or shall have put, or keep 
 to the southward of said line, any hay, straw, hemp, flax, 
 shavings, or rushes, in any building not built of stone or 
 brick and covered with tile or slate or other fire-proof 
 materials, which is, or shall be, within ten feet of any 
 dwelling-house or chimney whatsoever, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars for every such offense, and the 
 further penalty of ten dollars for every twenty-four hours 
 the same shall so remain after a printed or written notice 
 
230 OF THE PREVENTION OP FIRES. 
 
 has been given to the owner or person having charge 
 thereof, by any Fire Warden, to remove the same. 
 
 stabios. 5. No owner or occupant of any stable within this 
 
 city, or any person in the employment of such owner or 
 occupant, shall use therein any lighted candle or lamp, 
 except the same shall be securely kept within the lantern, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 Fines, to 6. A.11 the fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed on 
 
 whom appro- 
 
 prottao. the members of the Fire Department, for not attending to 
 fires, shall, when received, be paid to the treasurers of the 
 respective companies aforesaid, in which the delinquencies 
 may happen, for the use and benefit of said companies, and 
 all the other fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by the 
 ordinance relating to the Fire Department and by this 
 chapter ,shall, when recovered, be paid to the Treasurer of 
 the " Fire Department of the city of New York," for the 
 use and benefit of the said Fire Department. The Chief 
 Engineer shall, annually, on the second Monday of Decem- 
 ber in each year, report to the Common Council the amount 
 of the sums which maybe received by the Fire Department 
 of the city of New York, and the application thereof. 
 
 s- ttsibr pen- ? ^ sna H ^ e lawful for the Fire Department of the 
 city of New York, and for the respective companies 
 thereof, or persons duly authorized by them to receive, 
 sue for, and recover, in the name of the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the city of New York, all 
 the fines, penalties and forfeitures hereby imposed and ap- 
 propriated for the respective uses as aforesaid. 
 
STORING AND KEEPING GUNPOWDER AND FIREWORKS. 231 
 
 CHAPTER XII. > 
 
 OF THE STORING AND KEEPING OP GUNPOWDER AND 
 FIREWORKS. 
 
 1. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons^ Gunpowder. 
 except as hereinafter provided, to have or keep any quan- 
 tity of gunpowder in any houce, store, building, or other 
 place in the city of New York, to the northward of a line 
 running through the centre of Sixty-second street, from 
 the North to the East river. 
 
 2. It shall be lawful for the Mayor to grant licenses Censes for 
 
 Magazines. 
 
 for the erection of magazines for the storage of gunpowder 
 in this city, to the northward of Sixty-second street, but 
 no more than six such magazines shall at any time be 
 licensed or permitted. Such magazines shall be erected in 
 such convenient places as may be designated by the re- 
 spective licenses therefor, and shall be placed remote from 
 any dwelling, and shall be built in accordance with plans 
 and specifications to be approved by, and under the direc- 
 tion of the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies, who . 
 shall have authority to prescribe the materials of which 
 such magazines shall be composed, and the manner in 
 which the same shall be constructed. Such magazines, 
 shall, at all times, be subject to the authority and direc- 
 tion of the Common Council, who may make all such 
 rules and regulations in respect thereto as they may deem 
 the public interests require, and they may, at any time, re- 
 voke any such license, or cause such magazines, or any of 
 them, to be removed from place to place. 
 
 3. Nothing in this ordinance contained shall apply to Arsenal. 
 the storing and keeping of gunpowder in the State Arsenal 
 in Fifth avenue, above Sixty-fourth street. 
 
232 STORING AND KEEPING GUNPOWDER AND FIREWORKS. 
 
 Penalties. 4. Every person storing any gunpowder in the portion 
 of the city of New York, in the first section of this chap- 
 ter specified, (except in such licensed magazines,) without 
 the license provided by the second section of this chapter, 
 and any person who shall or may, in pursuance of any li- 
 cense granted under the said last mentioned section, store 
 or keep any gunpowder in any such magazine or place, and 
 shall not in all respects fully comply with the lawful di- 
 rections of the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies, 
 or of the Common Council, as provided by this chapter, 
 shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for 
 each day during which any such gunpowder shall be so stored 
 or kept, contrary to the provisions of this chapter ; and 
 when any person or persons shall have obtained any such 
 license as is provided for in the said second section of this 
 chapter, and shall, in any respect, fail to comply with the 
 said directions of the said Superintendent of Repairs and 
 Supplies, or the said Common Council, such person shall, 
 from the time of any such failure to comply therewith, be 
 deemed to have violated the provisions of this chapter, 
 and shall be subject to its penalty, in the same manner as 
 if no such license had been granted. 
 
 Fireworks. 5. No person or persons shall store any fireworks, of 
 any kind or description, other than Chinese fire-crackers, 
 within the fire limits of the city of New York, except as 
 is hereinafter provided. 
 
 ibid. 6. Fireworks, excepting colored pot and lance wheels, 
 
 and other works of brilliant colored fires, not exceeding 
 in value one thousand dollars, may be kept for retailing 
 within the fire limits, from the tenth day of June to the 
 tenth day of July of each year, and no longer, on a written 
 permission; such permission to be granted by the Chief 
 Engineer of the Fire Department. 
 
STORING AND KEEPING GUNPOWDER AND FIREWORKS. 233 
 
 7. If any fireworks are kept in violation of the pro- seizure, 
 visions of this chapter, the same may be seized or taken 
 by any police officer of the said city, upon the order of the 
 Mayor, of a captain of police, or any one of the fire war- 
 dens; and the same shall be kept by such Mayor, captain 
 or fire warden, upon whose order the same were taken, at 
 some suitable place, beyond the fire limits, and sold at 
 public auction, within one week after such taking; three 
 days' notice of the time and place of such sale shall be 
 given to the person or persons from whose possession the 
 same were taken, and the proceeds, after deducting ex- 
 penses of conveyance, storage and sale, shall, within one 
 one week after the sale, be paid over by the person order- 
 ing the seizure, to the Treasurer of the Fire Department 
 Fund, for the use and benefit of the said fund. 
 
 16 
 
234 FIRING OF FIRE-ARMS, CANNONS AND FIREWORKS. 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 OF THE FIRING OF FIRE-ARMS, CANNONS AND FIREWORKS. 
 
 Battery? ' 1- Every cannon or piece of artillery that shall here- 
 after be discharged or fired off upon the Battery, shall be 
 placed at the easterly end thereof, as near to the flagstaff 
 as practicable, and in the immediate rear of the paved 
 walk fronting the water, and shall be ranged and pointed 
 in the direction and toward Governor's Island. 
 
 2. No cannon or piece of artillery shall be discharged 
 or fired off upon the Battery, except at the place, and 
 ranging in the manner provided in the first section of 
 this chapter. 
 
 ue ri Ga r r a den as ' 3 * ^ cannon or piece of artillery shall be discharged 
 or fired off upon the premises of Castle Clinton or Garden, 
 except on the westerly side thereof ; and the same shall 
 only be discharged or fired off in the direction and toward 
 the westerly shore of the Hudson river. 
 
 parkf. m 4. No cannon or piece of artillery shall be discharged 
 or fired off in the Park (except on the Fourth day of July, 
 and then only cannon not over six pounds calibre) Wash- 
 ington square, or Union square, nor in any street, lane, 
 avenue, or public place in the city of New York, south of 
 Twenty-third street, except as is provided in the foregoing 
 sections of this chapter. 
 
 5. Any person or persons, commander or other officer, 
 or private of any artillery or other military company, 
 troop of horse, corps, regiment, battalion, brigade or 
 division, who shall violate any or either of the provisions 
 of this chapter of these ordinances, or shall cause or permit 
 the same to be done, shall severally forfeit and pay the 
 
FIRING OF FIRE-ARMS, CANNONS AND FIREWORKS. 235 
 
 sum of fifty dollars for each discharge or firing off of any 
 piece of artillery, to be paid into the city treasury for the 
 use of the city. 
 
 6. No tavern-keeper, keeper of a public house, garden 
 or place of resort, nor any other person, shall suffer or 
 permit any person to practice with or fire off any pistol, 
 gun, fowling-piece or other fire-arms, in or upon his or her 
 premises, nor shall suffer or permit any pistol gallery, 
 erected in his or her house, or upon his or her premises, 
 to be used for the purpose of practicing with any pistol 
 gun, fowling-piece or other fire-arms, upon the first day of 
 the week, called Sunday, under the penalty of fifty dollars 
 for each offense, to be sued for and recovered from the 
 person keeping such public house, tavern, public garden, 
 pistol gallery, place of resort or premises; and also the 
 further penalty of fifty dollars for each offense, to be sued 
 for and recovered from the person firing off or practicing 
 with a pistol, gun, fowling-piece or other fire-arms; and in 
 case such person so offending shall be an apprentice, such 
 penalty shall be sued for and recovered from the master 
 of such apprentice, or in case such person so offending 
 shall be a minor and not an apprentice, the same shall be 
 sued for and recovered from the father of, or in case of the 
 death of the father, then from the mother or guardian of 
 such minor. 
 
 7. No person shall fire, discharge or set off in the city Firing Fire- 
 of New York, any rocket, cracker, torpedo, squib, balloon, 
 or other fireworks, or thing containing any substance in a 
 state of combustion, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 8. No person shall sell, or expose for sale, nor fire, selling and 
 discharge or set off, in the city of New York, any fire- 
 
236 FIRING OF FIRE-ARMS, CANNONS AND FIREWORKS. 
 
 works called or known by the name of " snakes," or 
 " chasers," or any fireworks called or known by the name 
 of " double-headers/ 7 nor any fireworks under any other 
 name, composed of the same material and of the same 
 character of those fireworks specified in this section, under 
 the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense, to be sued for 
 and recovered of the person selling or exposing the same 
 for sale, firing off or discharging the same. And in case 
 such person shall be an apprentice, such penalty shall be 
 sued for, and recovered of and from the master of such 
 apprentice. In case such person shall be a minor, and not 
 an apprentice, the same shall be sued for, and recovered 
 of, and from the father, or in case of the death of the 
 father, then of and from the mother or guardian of such 
 minor. 
 
 Firing arms 9. No person shall fire or discharge any gun, pistol, 
 
 <%. m fowling-piece or other fire-arms in the city of New York,. 
 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
OF PAVING, REPAYING AND REPAIRING STREETS. 237 
 
 CHAPTER XIY. 
 
 OF PAVING, REPAYING AND REPAIRING THE CARRIAGE-WAYS 
 OF STEEETS AND AVENUES. 
 
 1. All streets in the city of New York of twenty- two Paving 
 
 street* 
 
 feet in width and upwards, shall be laid or paved in the 
 middle, which part shall remain as a cart-way, and shall 
 have a gutter or kennel on each side next adjoining the 
 foot-path, and shall be paved with sufficient paving stone 
 and arched in such a manner as the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board shall direct. 
 
 2. Whenever the carriage-way of any of the streets Expense or 
 in the city of New York, or part of the same, not less l^> how 
 than the space or distance between, and including the in- 
 tersection of two streets, shall be repaired or newly paved 
 and the crosswalks laid, and the sidewalks extended to 
 the width required by law, at the expense of the individual 
 owners of the lots in the same, and the work approved 
 by the chiefs of bureau having special cognizance thereof 
 such streets, or parts of streets, shall forever thereafter 
 be paved, repaired and repaved at the expense of the 
 Corporation ; but this section shall not be construed to 
 apply to sidewalks, but to the pavement or carriage-way 
 of streets only ; and nothing in this section contained shall 
 be construed to apply to any wooden pavement in said 
 city. 
 
 3. Any citizen, or number of citizens, shall be allowed citizens may 
 
 pave streets. 
 
 to pave the street opposite to his or their property, where 
 the same shall extend from the intersection of one cross 
 street to the intersection of another, provided the same 
 be done in conformity to the regulations of the Common 
 Council. 
 
238 PAVING, REPAYING AND REPAIRING STREETS. 
 
 Regulations 4. All pavements hereafter to be laid in any of the 
 
 as to paving . m 
 
 streets or lanes of this city, by the Water Purveyor or 
 contractors for the construction of sewers, or for the laying 
 of water, gas or other pipes, shall, after the pavement is 
 laid or driven down, have covered over them one inch in 
 thickness of pure sand, and no more. 
 
 5. Any and all persons other than the Water Pur- 
 ' veyor, who may hereafter pave, or cause to be paved, any 
 street, lane or other thoroughfare, or portion thereof, in 
 this city, shall have the sand, dirt and rubbish cleaned off 
 said street, lane or thoroughfare, or any part thereof' 
 within twelve days after any such pavement shall be com- 
 pleted, except such pavement as shall be laid over pipes' 
 which shall be cleared off within six days after the same 
 shall be laid ; this section shall be so construed as to 
 apply to the removal of all sand, dirt or rubbish collected 
 in any part of any and all streets, lanes and thoroughfares 
 covered by any pavement so done or laid, or excavation 
 that may have been made, or other work done in pursuance 
 thereof ; and no contract for paving, in pursuance of this 
 section, shall be accepted as completed, unless the Water 
 Purveyor shall certify that this section has been fully com- 
 plied with. 
 
 iwd. 6. Any person or persons, excepting the Water Pur. 
 
 veyor, neglecting or refusing to remove the dirt, sand or 
 rubbish, mentioned in section five of this chapter, within 
 the time specified therein, shall forfeit and pay the sum of 
 twenty-five dollars for each offense ; and in addition there, 
 to, the Water Purveyor shall cause the same to be removed 
 at the expense of the party so neglecting or refusing, who 
 shall be liable to repay and refund the same, and which 
 shall be collected and paid into the city treasury. 
 
 fr P om in clr d ts rt ^* ^ n ^ con tractors, or other person or persons, caus- 
 ing any cart to be loaded and heaped up with manure^ 
 
OP PAYIMG, REPAYING AND REPAIRING SHEETS. 239 
 
 sand, earth, mud, clay or rubbish, so that the contents, or 
 any part thereof, shall be scattered in any street, avenue, 
 lane, pier or bulkhead in this city, shall forfeit and pay 
 the sum of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 8. It shall not be lawful for either of the gas compa- Breaking 
 nies of this city, to break up any of the pavements of this EJ GMCOM- 
 city, without the permission of the Croton Aqueduct Board, 
 and such consent shall not be given until the party apply- 
 ing therefor shall enter into a stipulation, satisfactory to 
 the said Board, to repair and replace the said pavement to 
 the satisfaction of the said Board at his and their own ex- 
 pense, by a day to be named in such permit; and if any 
 person or persons shall neglect and refuse to repair and 
 replace the same, in accordance with such stipulation and 
 permit, they shall forfeit and pay for each offense the sum 
 of fifty dollars; and in addition thereto, shall be liable to 
 pay the expense of repairing and replacing such pavement, 
 and which shall be done by and under the direction of the 
 Water Purveyor. 
 
 9. It shall be lawful for the persons employed to pave obstructions 
 or repave any street in the city of New York, to place streets. 
 proper obstructions across such street or cart way, for the 
 purpose of preserving the pavement then newly made, or 
 to be made, until the same shall be fit for use; leaving at 
 all times a sufficient passage for foot passengers, and giv- 
 ing at least three days' notice of such obstruction, by writ- 
 ten or printed notices, put up in at least three of the most 
 conspicuous places in the street. 
 
 10. No person or persons shall, without the consent of Ibid - 
 the Water Purveyor, in writing, or without the consent of 
 the person superintending said paving, throw down, dis- 
 place or remove any such obstruction mentioned in the last 
 preceding section of this chapter, under the penalty of fifteen 
 dollars for every such offense. 
 
240 OF PAVING, REPAYING AND REPAIRING STREETS. 
 
 1 1 . Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed 
 to authorize any person or persons to stop up or obstruct 
 more than the space of one block and one intersection at 
 the same time, in any one street, or to keep the same so 
 stopped up for more than two days after the cart-way is 
 finished. 
 
 12. Whenever any person or persons shall have au- 
 thority, under any contract with the Corporation, or any 
 officer thereof, or under any permit authorizing the same, 
 to remove the pavement from, or to excavate, or to occupy 
 or use any part of the public streets and avenues in the 
 city, so as to obstruct the travel in any streets or avenues, 
 and to prevent the same from being used for the time 
 being for the purposes of travel, such person or persons 
 shall erect or cause to be erected, in conspicuous positions, 
 at the several points of intersection of such street or ave- 
 nue so obstructed, with the cross streets nearest to such 
 obstruction, a suitable notice of such obstruction; which 
 notice shall be in such manner and form as the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board may at any time direct. 
 
 penalty. 13. Every person who shall violate this provision shall 
 
 be subject to a penalty of ten dollars, to be sued for and 
 recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
 
 Record of 14. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall keep a book, 
 containing an account of all streets, and parts of streets 
 to be paved, repaired and repaved, at the expense of the 
 Corporation. 
 
SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER STONES. 241 
 
 CHAPTER XY. 
 
 OP FLAGGING AND LAYING AND REPAIRING SIDEWALKS, AND 
 CURB AND GUTTER STONES. 
 
 1 . All streets in the city of New York, of twenty- two side walks, 
 
 J with what to 
 
 feet in width and upward, shall have sidewalks on each be fla gs ed - 
 side thereof, laid with brown, or gray, or oblong flat stones. 
 
 2. In all streets in the city of New York, of the width ^ ofslde 
 of forty feet and upward, which are paved, or shall here- 
 after be paved or repaved, the sidewalks or footwalks be- 
 tween the lines of the streets and kennels shall be of the 
 following width, that is to say: 
 
 1. In all streets forty feet wide, ten feet. 
 
 2. In all streets fifty feet wide, thirteen feet. 
 
 3. In all streets sixty feet wide, fifteen feet. 
 
 4. In all streets seventy feet wide, eighteen feet. 
 
 5. In all streets eighty feet wide, nineteen feet. 
 
 6. In all streets above eighty feet, and not exceeding 
 
 one hundred feet, twenty feet. 
 
 7. In all streets of more than one hundred feet, twen- 
 
 two feet, and no more. 
 
 3. In all streets less than forty feet in width, such ibid. 
 proportion thereof as may be directed by the Street Com- 
 missioner, shall be used and flagged for sidewalks and foot- 
 paths. 
 
 4. All sidewalks in the city of New York shall be Height of 
 raised from the curb stone in the proportion of two inches 
 on ten feet, under the penalty of ten dollars, to be sued 
 for and recovered from the persons laying and fixing the 
 same, and the owner or owners of the lot fronting on the 
 sidewalk, severally and respectively. 
 
 5. No person shall extend the sidewalk before his lot Extent of 
 beyond that of his neighbor, in any street where the same flags ' D8 ' 
 is not yet extended to the width allowed by law, under 
 
242 SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER STONES. 
 
 the penalty of ten dollars for each offense, to be sued for 
 and recovered from the person or persons so violating, and 
 the owner or owners of the lots fronting on such sidewalk, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
 fi? e ?n f ^' ^^ e ^ as ^ P rece ding section of this chapter shall not 
 be construed to prevent the extending of any such side- 
 walks, when a majority of the owners of property on the 
 same side of the street, and between the two nearest cor- 
 ners, by and with the permission of the Street Commis- 
 sioner, agree to and do extend the sidewalks in front of 
 their respective lots of ground in like manner. 
 
 JfcjjJJ 1 of 7 . No sidewalk, or any part of a sidewalk, laid with 
 brick or flagging, in any part of the city of New York, 
 shall hereafter be taken up, or the brick or flagging re- 
 moved therefrom, for any purpose whatever, without the 
 written permission of the Street Commissioner, under the 
 penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 and si p d dva a te s 8 ' ^ private cart-ways crossing any of the sidewalks 
 J'/fl^g^ >0 of the city of New York, and all sidewalks whatever, to 
 the south of Delancey and Spring streets, including said 
 streets, shall be paved with brown or gray square, oblong 
 or flat stones, hewn and laid closely together; and not 
 with brick or with round or paving stones, under the 
 penalty of ten dollars upon the owner and occupant of the 
 lot in front of which such cart-way or sidewalk shall be, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
 ibid. 9. In case any part of such private cart-way, or any 
 
 part of such sidewalk shall not be paved, repaved or re- 
 paired according to the provisions of the last section, it 
 shall be lawful for the said Street Commissioner, or Su- 
 perintendent of Street Improvements, to order, in writing, 
 the same to be done, within a time mentioned in such 
 order; at the expiration of which time the same may be 
 
SIDEWALKS AND CUBE AND GUTTER STONES, 243 
 
 done under the direction of the said Commissioner or Super- 
 intendent, and the expense thereof collected of the owner or 
 owners, occupant or occupants of the lot fronting thereon. 
 
 10. All curb stones which shall hereafter be laid for curb-stones, 
 the purpose of supporting the sidewalks, shall not be less 
 than three feet in length, five inches thick, and twenty 
 inches wide throughout, and shall be of the best hard blue, 
 or gray granite, and cut, prepared and laid in the follow- 
 ing manner, that is to say: ten inches of the stone shall be 
 laid below the kennel, and ten inches above it, except 
 where the length of curb stone to be laid or relaid shall be 
 less than the space between the streets crossing that in 
 which it is to be laid; in which case if the curb stone in 
 front of the lots adjoining shall be put eight inches above 
 the gutter stone, the curb to be laid or raised as aforesaid 
 shall not be placed more than eight inches above the 
 gutter stone, unless the person or persons laying or relay- 
 ing the same, shall, by permission of the owner or owners 
 of the lots adjoining, at his, her or their own expense, raise 
 the adjoining sidewalk or sidewalks, and repave the same 
 in a proper manner, for a space of at least five feet in 
 width, so as to prevent any abrupt irregularity in the 
 pavement of the sidewalk; the top of the stone shall be 
 cut to a bevel of one inch, the front be cut smooth, and to 
 a fair line to the depth of fourteen inches; the ends from 
 top to bottom to be truly squared, so as to form close and 
 even joints; and the front so laid as to present a fair and 
 unbroken line, under the penalty of ten dollars for each 
 or any violation of either of the provisions of this section, 
 to be sued for and recovered from the persons laying and 
 fixing the same, and the owner or owners of the lot front- 
 ing on the sidewalk so fixed, severally and respectively. 
 All gutter stones which shall hereafter be laid in this city, 
 shall be of the best hard freestone or granite, at least thir- 
 
244 
 
 SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND CUTTER STONES. 
 
 Ranging of 
 side-walks. 
 
 ty inches in length, fourteen inches in width and six inches 
 thick; and shall be cut to a fair and level surface without 
 windings, with true and parallel sides, and the ends squared 
 so as to form tight and close joints, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered from the person 
 or persons laying the same, and the owner or owners of 
 the lot fronting on the sidewalk or street, severally and 
 respectively. 
 
 11. If any street, when paved, shall not exactly range, 
 the gutter or outside of the foot-path or sidewalk, shall be 
 laid out and made as nearly in a straight line as the street 
 will permit; and the ascent and descent of the same shall 
 be regulated by the Superintendent of Street Improve- 
 ments, and a profile thereof, with the regulations distinctly 
 marked thereon, shall be deposited and kept in the office 
 of the Street Commissioner. 
 
 12. When any carriage-way shall have been paved, 
 and a majority of the owners of lots on the same block 
 shall have regulated and paved their sidewalks, the Street 
 Commissioner shall give notice to the owner or owners, or 
 occupant or occupants, of any lots in front of which the 
 sidewalks shall not be paved, to regulate and pave the 
 same, within a certain time, to be designated in such notice. 
 
 13. In case of any neglect or refusal to comply with 
 the requisitions contained in the notice mentioned in the 
 last preceding section, the owner or owners, occupant or 
 occupants, shall forfeit the penalty of twenty-five dollars 
 for each neglect or refusal, severally and respectively. 
 
 who to nag 14. The owner or owners, lessee or lessees, occupant 
 
 and repair , . -. , . -, n . , -, , 
 
 sidewalks, or occupants of any house or other building or vacant lot 
 fronting on any street or avenue, shall, at his, her, or 
 their charge and expense, well and sufficiently pave, ac- 
 cording to the ordinances ? and keep and maintain in good 
 
 Side-walks, 
 when to be 
 flagged. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER STONES. 245 
 
 repair, the sidewalks and curb and gutter of such street 
 or avenue, in front of any sucli house or other building, 
 or vacant lot. 
 
 15. Upon complaint being made to the Street Com- ^ r *. J ag 
 missioner, to his satisfaction, that any sidewalk and curb Sidewalks - 
 and gutter, or either, are not paved or repaired according 
 to the ordinances, it shall be lawful for the said Commis- 
 sioners to cause a notice to be served upon the owner or 
 owners, lessee or lessees, occupant or occupants, of any / 
 
 such house or other building, or vacant lot of ground front- 
 ing on any street or avenue, to repair or relay, as the case 
 may require, the sidewalk and curb and gutter, or either, 
 in front of the same, within ten days after the service of 
 such notice. 
 
 16. In default of such owner or owners, lessee or les- ftid. 
 sees, occupant or occupants, repairing or relaying, as the 
 case may require, such sidewalks and curb and gutter, or 
 either, within the time required by said notice, and com- 
 plying with the said notice, it shall be lawful for the 
 Street Commissioner to order the same to be done, and in 
 case the expense thereof shall not exceed the sum of two 
 hundred and fifty dollars, to appoint such person or per- 
 sons to do the same as he shall deem proper; and in case 
 such expense shall exceed the aforesaid sum of two hun- 
 dred and fifty dollars, the same shall be done by contract, 
 according to the ordinances. 
 
 17. The expense of such work, together with the ex- n>s<i. 
 pense of surveying the same, and certifying to the work 
 done and materials furnished by one of the city surveyors, 
 shall be paid out of the appropriation for sidewalks. 
 
 18. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner, ibid, 
 immediately upon the completion of such work, and the 
 
246 SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER STONES. 
 
 payment thereof, to report the same to the Corporation 
 Attorney, who shall recover the amount to be paid, with 
 ten dollars as penalty, from the owner or owners, lessee 
 or lessees, occupant or occupants, of any such house or 
 other building, in front of which the expense was incurred, 
 in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of 
 the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York. 
 
 e tne duty f the Corporation Attorney, 
 in returning to the Comptroller an account of moneys re- 
 covered in such suits, to specify that the same were recov- 
 ered " for penalties on sidewalks," and it shall be the duty 
 of the Comptroller to credit the amount thus paid to the 
 fund appropriated as aforesaid. 
 
<OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 24:7 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 'OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 
 
 1. All sewers or drains in any of the streets, avenues, General cog- 
 
 nizance over 
 
 .and public places in the city of New York, shall be in gj and 
 charge of the Croton Aqueduct Board, whose duty it shall 
 -be to keep the same in good order and condition, to cause 
 such repairs to be made to them, and to the receiving ba- 
 sins, culverts, openings, or any part connected therewith, 
 as may. from time to time, become necessary, and to cause 
 the same to be well and sufficiently cleansed, and kept free 
 from obstructions. 
 
 2. The manner of piercing or opening into any of said 
 sewers or drains shall be prescribed by said Board, which ers or Drains 
 shall also determine the form, size and material of which 
 all connections made therewith shall be composed, and shall 
 have authority to grant permission to make lateral con- 
 nections with said sewers. 
 
 3. The Croton Aqueduct Board shall have authority J 
 to grant permission to persons to construct at their own 
 expense, sewers or drains, or to lay pipes, to connect with 
 any sewers or drains built in any of the streets or avenues 
 of the city, which they may deem proper and judicious, on 
 being furnished by the applicants with the written consent 
 of a majority of the owners of property of the street or 
 avenue in front of which said sewer, drain or pipe is to 
 pass: such permission to be conditioned, that the persons 
 applying therefor shall comply with the ordinances of the 
 Corporation in relation to excavating the streets, be re- 
 sponsible for damages or injuries caused to persons, ani- 
 mals or property, by reason of any neglect or carelessness 
 
248 OP SEWERS AND DRAINS. 
 
 connected with the work permitted; that no claim be made 
 by them, or their successors in interest, if the same be 
 taken up by authority of the Corporation; nor exemption 
 from assessment for building sewers or drains in the vicini- 
 ty of their property. 
 
 connection? 4. No connection shall be made with any sewer or 
 
 with Sewers J 
 
 and Drain*. (J ra in, without the written permission of the Croton Aque- 
 duct Board; and any connection or opening made into any 
 sewer or drain without such permission, or in a manner 
 different from the mode prescribed for such opening by 
 said Board, shall subject the person making the same, and 
 the owner of the premises directing it, respectively, to a 
 penalty of fifty dollars. 
 
 5. All permissions given by the said Board, to connect 
 with sewers and drains, and all sewers, drains or pipes 
 constructed and laid by their permission, to connect with 
 any sewers or drains in any of the streets or avenues of the 
 city, shall be upon the express condition that the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of this city may at any time 
 revoke and annul the same; and the persons making such 
 connections, or their successors in interest, shall have no 
 right to demand or claim any damages in consequence of 
 such permission being revoked and annulled. 
 
 ibid. 6. All openings into any streets or drains for, the pur- 
 
 pose of making connection therewith from any house, cel- 
 lar, vault, yard or other premises, shall be made by per- 
 sons to be licensed by the Croton Aqueduct Board, in 
 writing, to perform such work; and the said persons before 
 being so licensed, shall execute a bond to the Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in a 
 sufficient penal sum, with surety, conditioned that they will 
 carefully make the openings into any sewers or drains in 
 the manner prescribed by said Board without injuring 
 
OP SEWEES AND DRAINS. 249 
 
 them; leave no obstructions of any description whatever in 
 them, and properly close up the sewer or drain around the 
 connection made by them, and make no opening into the 
 arch of any sewer or drain; that they will faithfully com- 
 ply with the ordinances relating to opening and excavating 
 streets, be responsible for any damages or injuries that 
 may occur to persons, animals or property, by reason of 
 any neglect or carelessness on their part, connected with 
 said work, and that they will properly refill and ram the 
 earth, and suitably restore the pavement taken up for ex- 
 cavating, and repave the same, should it settle or become 
 out of order within three months thereafter; and in case 
 any person so licensed shall neglect to repair the pavement 
 aforesaid within twenty-four hours after being notified, 
 the said Board may cause the same to be done, and charge 
 the expense thereof to the person so neglecting. 
 
 7. Ten dollars shall be paid to the said Board for Foe for con- 
 
 , /. -, i , ., ,. neclions with 
 
 permission to connect from each house, store or building, sewors au<i 
 with any sewer or drain. Each hotel, boarding-house, or 
 public building, covering more ground than twenty-five 
 feet by fifty feet, shall pay proportionally for such addi- 
 tional space of ground covered by each respectively. Man- 
 ufactories, breweries, distilleries and the like, for permis- 
 sion to connect with sewers or drains, for the purpose of 
 carrying off water or fluid that will not deposit sediment 
 or obstruction, shall pay such sums as shall be fixed and 
 determined by said Board; and any manufacturer, brewer, 
 distiller or the like, permitting any substance to flow 
 into any sewer, drain or receiving basin, which shall form 
 a deposit that tends to fill said sewer, drain or basin, 
 shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 6 8. The Board aforesaid shall keep a record of all per- Moneys r. 
 
 ceived for 
 
 .mits granted by them for connections with sewers 
 17 
 
250 OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 
 
 drains, and shall pay to the treasurer of the city all sums 
 received by them, by virtue of this chapter, and render an 
 account thereof, once in each week, to .the Comptroller, 
 verified by oath or affirmation ; the sums so paid and ac- 
 counted for, shall be applied towards repaying the expen- 
 ditures incurred by the treasury on account of repairs to r 
 and cleaning of, sewers, drains and their appendages; and 
 said Board is authorized to draw upon the Comptroller, 
 from time to time, for such necessary sums as shall be 
 required for the due carrying into effect the provisions of 
 this chapter; and they shall, once in each month, render 
 an account to the Comptroller, with the vouchers thereof, 
 of all moneys expended by them, drawn as aforesaid. 
 
 connections 9. All connections with sewers or drains, used for 
 
 witli 
 
 or Drains. ^Q purpose of carrying off animal refuse from water 
 closets or otherwise, and slops of kitchens, shall have 
 fixtures for a sufficiency of Croton water, to be so applied 
 as to properly carry off such matters, under the penalty of 
 five dollars for each day the same are permitted to remain 
 without such fixtures for supplying said water. 
 
 <* 10. Said Board shall have authority to employ a suit- 
 able person, at a compensation not to exceed one dollar 
 and fifty cents per day, to examine the condition of all 
 sewers, receiving basins, culverts and their appendages, 
 and fixtures to connections therewith. 
 
 !! ^ Butcher's offal, or garbage, dead animals, or 
 fn g d Bas?S! v ~ obstructions of any kind whatsoever, shall be placed, 
 thrown or deposited in any receiving basin or sewer; and 
 any person so offending or causing any such obstruction or 
 substance to be placed so as to be carried into such basin 
 or sewer, shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense; and any person injuring, breaking or remov- 
 ing any portion of any receiving basin, covering-flag, man- 
 
OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 251 
 
 hole, vent or any part of any sewer or drain, or obstructing 
 the mouth of any sewer or drain, shall be subject to a 
 penalty of twenty dollars for each offense; nor shall any 
 quantity of marble or other stone, iron, lead, timber, or 
 any other substance, exceeding one ton in weight, be placed 
 or deposited upon any wharf or bulkhead through which 
 any sewer or drain may run ; nor upon or over any sewer 
 or drain where the same shall be within three feet of the 
 surface of the street, under the penalty of fifty dollars for 
 each offense, to be recovered of the person or persons 
 causing or permitting the same. 
 
 12. It shall be the duty of the policemen of the several {JJJ'JJ J % 
 wards to be vigilant in the enforcement of the provisions olations > * 
 of this chapter, and report any violations thereof to the 
 Corporation Attorney. The captains of the several police 
 districts shall, on observing or being informed of the 
 opening of, or excavating in, any street or avenue, require 
 the person making such opening or excavation, to exhibit 
 to him the authority or permission for such opening; and 
 if none have been given by the proper officer, or if the ex- 
 hibition thereof be refused, said captain of police shall, 
 without delay, make complaint to the Attorney of the 
 Corporation, and report the same to the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board. 
 
 13. It shall be the duty of every person having charge gjti ^ 
 of the sweeping and cleaning of the streets in the several tagstreta. 
 wards, to see that the gutters are properly scraped out 
 before the water is suffered to flow from any hydrant for 
 the purpose of washing the same, in order that no sub- 
 stance or obstruction be carried into any of the receiving 
 basins ; every person violating this section, to be subject 
 to a~penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 14. In the building of all sewers under ordinances of 
 
252 OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 
 
 the Common Council, it shall be discretionary with the 
 executive department, under whose direction the same are 
 ordered to be built, to lay so many connection pipes from 
 the sewers to the line of curb stones, as the said depart- 
 ment may deem necessary, unless otherwise ordered by the 
 Common Council; the expense thereof to be borne by the 
 owners or occupants of the houses and lots intended to be 
 benefited thereby. 
 
 Relations 15. Whenever a sewer or culvert is to be constructed, 
 
 connected 
 
 J^s Gas altered, or repaired in any street in the city of New York, 
 in which the gas pipes of either the Manhattan or New 
 York Gaslight companies are laid, it shall be the duty of 
 the contractor or contractors thereof to give notice in 
 writing, of the same to the said companies, or to the one 
 whose pipes are laid in the street about being disturbed 
 by the construction, alteration, or repairing of such sewer 
 or culvert, at least twenty-four hours before breaking 
 ground therefor. 
 
 IWd - 16. It shall be the duty of the said gas companies, or 
 
 the one whose pipes are about being disturbed by the con- 
 struction, alteration or repairing of any sewer or culvert, 
 on the receipt of the notice provided for in the preceding 
 section, to remove or otherwise protect and replace the 
 main and service-pipes, lamp-posts, and lamps when neces- 
 sary, under the direction of the Croton Aqueduct Board, 
 and all expenses or damages incurred or sustained by 
 either of the said companies thereby, unless the same shall 
 have been caused by or through the negligence or care- 
 lessness of the contractor or contractors, or aieglect of said 
 companies, shall form a portion of the expenses of such 
 sewer or culvert, and shall be assessed and collected in 
 the same manner as the other expenses thereof provided, 
 however, that the company notified in accordance with the 
 
OP SEWERS AND DRAIN'S. 253 
 
 preceding section shall comply with such notice, by caus- 
 ing the pipes, lamp-posts and lamps to be protected and 
 replaced when necessary, during the progress of the work; 
 and shall also furnish a bill of such expenses or damages, 
 if any, duly certified by the inspector appointed by the 
 Croton Aqueduct Board, to the assessors of said sewer or 
 culvert, within five days alter receipt of notice of the 
 completion thereof. 
 
 17. The said inspector, appointed by the Croton Regulation* 
 Aqueduct Board, shall, in addition to the usual certificate* 
 furnish to the said assessors a certificate, stating whether 
 or not such expenses or damages, or any and what part 
 thereof, have been caused by or through the negligence or 
 carelessness of the contractor or contractors of the sewer 
 or culvert, and any such expenses or damages as shall be 
 so certified to have been caused by the negligence or care i 
 lessness of the contractor or contractors, shall be charged 
 to him or them, and shall be deducted from the amount 
 to be paid him or them, and shall be paid to the company 
 by whom such bill shall have been rendered. 
 
 18. The preceding provisions shall be made part of 
 every contract hereafter made for constructing, altering 
 or repairing any sewer or culvert in any street of this city 
 in which the pipes of either the Manhattan or New York 
 Gaslight companies shall be laid, at the time of making 
 such contract. 
 
 19. It shall be the duty of the person or persons by 
 whom or for whose benefit any excavation is to be made 
 for constructing, altering, or repairing a vault, waste-pipe 
 or drain, in any street of this city, to give notice, in 
 writing, thereof, to the company whose pipes are laid in 
 the street about to be disturbed by the construction, alter- 
 ation or repairing of such vault, waste-pipe or drain, at 
 
254 OF SEWERS AND DRAINS. 
 
 least twenty-four hours before commencing the same; and 
 -such person or persons shall, at his or their expense, sus- 
 tain, secure and protect said pipes from injury, and re- 
 place and pack the! earth wherever the same shall have 
 been removed, loosened or disturbed, under or around 
 them, so that such pipes shall be well and substantially 
 supported; and if such person or persons shall fail so to 
 sustain, secure and protect said pipes from injury, or to 
 replace and paclq the earth under or around them, as by 
 the provisions of this section required, then the same may 
 be done by the company to whom the same may belong, 
 and the cost thereof, and all damages sustained by either 
 of said companies thereby, shall be paid by said person 
 or persons to said company, and the said company may > 
 in default thereof, maintain an action against him or them 
 therefor. 
 
 Regulations R 20. The provisions of the last preceding section shall 
 
 connected . 
 
 ke made part and a condition of every permit that shall 
 be hereafter granted to any person or persons for making 
 any excavation for the construction, alteration or repair- 
 ing any vault, waste-pipe or drain in any street in which 
 the pipes of either of the said companies shall be laid at 
 the time of granting such permit, provided said company, 
 or either of them, provide said permits, or pay a just pro- 
 portion therefor. 
 
OF THE LIGHTING OF PUBLIC GAS LAMPS. 255 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 OP THE LIGHTING OP PUBLIC GAS LAMPS. 
 
 1. No person, unless authorized by the Manhattan 
 Gaslight Company, shall, at any time, light, or cause to 
 be lighted, any public lamp which said company is or shall 
 be required to light, under their contract made with the 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York, dated May 5, 1848- and no person, unless authorized 
 by the New York Gaslight Company, shall, at any time, 
 light, or cause to be lighted, any public lamp which the 
 said New York Gaslight Company is or shall be required 
 to light, under their contract, made with the said Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the said city. Any person 
 violating the provisions of this section shall thereby incur 
 and be liable to a penalty of five dollars, payable to the 
 company whose lamps shall be so lighted, or caused to be 
 lighted, for every such violation; and either of said com- 
 panies shall be liable to a like fine of five dollars, for wil- 
 fully neglecting to light any lamp according to contract, 
 said fine to be payable to the city treasury. 
 
256 OF VAULTS, CISTERNS AND AREAS, 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 OP VAULTS, CISTERNS AND AREAS. 
 
 1. The Croton Aqueduct Board, on application for 
 
 construct 
 
 vaults or cis- that purpose, during the recess of the Common Council, 
 
 is hereby empowered to give permission to construct any 
 vaults or cisterns in the streets, provided, in the opinion 
 of a majority of said Board, no injury will come to the 
 public thereby. 
 
 n>ia. 2. No person shall cause or procure any vault or cis- 
 
 tern to be constructed or made in any of the streets in 
 the city of New York, without the written permission of 
 the Croton Aqueduct Board, under the penalty of one hun- 
 dred dollars, to be sued for and recovered from such 
 person and the master builder, or person who made the 
 same, severally and respectively. 
 
 ibid. 3. Every application for permission to erect such 
 
 vault or cistern shall be in writing, signed by the person 
 making the same, and shall state the number of square 
 feet of ground which is required for the same, and the 
 intended length and width of the same. 
 
 4. After obtaining permission to construct or make 
 such vault or cistern, and previous to the commencement 
 thereof, the person so applying shall forthwith pay to the 
 Chamberlain of the city of New York, the sum of fifteen, 
 cents for each square foot of ground mentioned as re~ 
 quired for such vault or cistern, under the penalty of fifty 
 dollars. 
 
 o! Z c bt f eJn8. lts 5. No person shall erect or build, or cause or 
 permit any vault or cistern to be made, which shall ex- 
 tend further than the line of the sidewalk or curb stone 
 of any street under the width of forty feet, under the 
 
OP VAULTS, CISTERNS AND AREAS. 257 
 
 penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars; and in all streets 
 of forty feet wide and upward, it shall be at the discretion 
 of the Croton Aqueduct Board how far such vault or cis- 
 tern may be extended, not exceeding two fifths of said 
 street. 
 
 6. It shall be the duty of every person for whom any Jf 
 vault or cistern may be constructing, to procure the same 
 to be measured by one of the City Surveyors, and to 
 deliver to the Croton Aqueduct Board a certificate of the 
 said measurement, signed by such surveyor, before the 
 arching of such vault or cistern shall be commenced, under 
 the penalty of one hundred dollars. 
 
 7. If it shall appear by such certificate or otherwise 
 that such vault or cistern occupies a greater number of 
 square feet than shall have been paid for as aforesaid, 
 the owner of such vault or cistern, and the master builder, 
 by whom or under whose direction such vault or cistern 
 shall be constructed, shall, in addition to the penalty im- 
 posed in and by section four of this chapter, severally and 
 respectively forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents for each 
 square foot of ground occupied by such vault or cistern, 
 over and above the number of square feet paid for as 
 aforesaid. 
 
 8. All vaults or cisterns shall be constructed of brick 
 or stone, and the outward side of the grating or opening 
 into the street, shall be either within twelve inches of the 
 outside of the curb stone of the sidewalk, or within twelve 
 inches of the coping of the area in front of the house to 
 which such vault shall belong, under the penalty of one 
 hundred dollars, to be paid by the owner or person making 
 or causing the same to be made. 
 
 9. All grates to vaults shall be made of iron, the bars 
 whereof shall be three-fourths of an inch wide, and one- 
 
258 OP VAULTS, CISTERNS AND AREAS. 
 
 half of an inch thick, and not more than three-quarters 
 of an inch apart, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars, 
 to be paid by the owner of the vault or occupant of the 
 house to which the same shall belong, severally and re- 
 spectively. 
 
 2cideite. n f l ' Everv owner or occupant of any house or lot of 
 ground, within the paved parts of the city of New York, 
 before which any vault, pit, hole, cistern or well, shall be 
 made, and every person making or having charge of such 
 vault, pit, hole, cistern or well, shall, during the whole of 
 every night while such vault, pit, hole, cistern or well, 
 shall be opened or uncovered, cause a lighted lamp or 
 lantern, to be placed and kept at some convenient spot, so 
 as to cast its light upon such vault, pit, hole, cistern or 
 well, under the penalty of ten dollars. 
 
 S,no c r om ' n - A11 vaults or cisterns shall be completed, and 
 tSnsf r cl3 ' the ground closed over them, within three weeks after 
 they are commenced, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 every day thereafter, during which the same shall remain 
 uninclosed, to be recovered from the owner or builder of 
 the same, severally and respectively. 
 
 are or area. g n NQ area in ^ front of ^ y building in the city 
 of New York, shall extend more than one-fifteenth part 
 of the width of any street, nor in any case more than five 
 feet, measuring from the inner wall of such area to the 
 building; nor shall the railing of such area be placed 
 more than six inches from the inside of the coping on the 
 wall of such area, under the penalty of two hundred and 
 fifty dollars, to be recovered from the owner and builder 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 ^ ^ Every area shall be inclosed with a railing, the 
 gates of which shall be so constructed as to open inwardly, 
 under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for 
 
OF VAULTS, CISTERNS AND AREAS. 259 
 
 each offense, to be recovered from the owner or builder 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 14. Every description of opening below the surface ^^ P- 
 of the street, in front of any shop, store, house or other 
 building, whether covered or open, shall be considered 
 and held to be a vault or cistern, within the meaning of 
 this chapter; and the master builder, or owner or person for 
 whom the same shall be made or built, shall be liable to 
 the provisions, payments and penalties of this chapter, seve- 
 rally and respectively. 
 
 15. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not Itiid - 
 "be construed to refer to those openings which are used 
 exclusively as places for descending to the cellar floor of 
 any building or buildings by means of steps. 
 
 16. No person shall remove, or cause or procure, or Grates ana 
 
 other cover. 
 
 suffer or permit to be removed, or insecurely fixed, so that Jjj 8 *!' f f open " 
 the same can be moved in its bed, any grate or covering 
 to the opening or aperture of any vault in the city of New 
 York, under the penalty of ten dollars. 
 
 17. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not n>id. 
 be construed to prevent the removal of such grate or cov- 
 ering, provided the aperture to such vault, during the re- 
 moval of such grate or covering, shall be inclosed with a 
 strong box or curb at least twelve inches high. 
 
 18. No person shall suffer or permit any grate or cov- ibid. 
 ering to any vault to be removed therefrom, or insecurely 
 fixed thereon, so that the same can be moved in its bed, 
 within one hour before sunset on any day, under the pen- 
 alty of twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered from 
 the owner and occupant of the house to which such vault 
 shall belong, severally and respectively. 
 
 19. In all cases where the owners of property in that Areas> 
 part of the city, laid out by the Commissioners of Streets 
 
260 OP PUBLIC WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS AND HYDRANTS. 
 
 and Roads, shall, in the erection of dwellings, set the same 
 back from the lines of the streets or avenues, a distance of 
 three feet and upward, for the purpose of ornamental 
 court-yards in front, they shall be permitted to inclose for 
 such purpose, with a neat iron railing, in addition to the 
 space receded from, so much of the sidewalk in front as is 
 allowed by ordinance for stoops; the gates of such inclo- 
 sures to be so constructed as to open inwardly, under the 
 penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for each offense,- 
 
OP PUBLIC WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS AND HYDRANTS. 261 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 -OF PUBLIC WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS AND HYDRANTS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 OP BUILDING WELLS AND PUMPS. 
 
 1. All applications for wells and pumps, in any part Applications 
 of the city of New York, shall be made to the Croton pum P 3 - 
 Aqueduct Board. 
 
 2. It shall be the duty of the said Board, as soon as ibid. 
 may be after the receipt of such application, to submit the 
 same to the Alderman and Councilmen of the district of 
 the ward in which the well is to be located, and if ap- 
 proved by them, the said Board shall present to the Com- 
 mon Council the ordinance necessary to carry the applica- 
 tion into effect, in the manner provided for by law. 
 
 3. All public wells hereafter built by order of the inspection of 
 
 J Public Wells. 
 
 Common Council, shall be examined and inspected by the 
 Water Purveyor, and shall be paid for by the Croton 
 Aqueduct Board, in the usual manner, on receiving from 
 the said Water Purveyor a certificate of his approval of 
 the work, and that the same is built in conformity to law, 
 the said work to be done in accordance with the provisions 
 of law and ordinances as to all work done for the Corpo- 
 ration. 
 
 4. No public well shall hereafter be built in any of ^ 
 the avenues of this city. 
 
 5. No person shall build any well in any of the ave- ibid 
 nues of this city, under the penalty of fifty dollars, and 
 the Croton Aqueduct Board shall cause the same, in all 
 such cases, to be filled up. 
 
262 OP PUBLIC WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS AND HYDRANTS. 
 
 Removal of 6. The Croton Aqueduct Board is hereby authorized 
 
 Wells and . ' 
 
 pump 3 . under the direction of the Alderman and Councilmen of 
 the district of each ward respectively in which any well 
 and pump may be so located as to incumber the carriage- 
 way or sidewalks of any street in the city, to remove the 
 same to some more proper and convenient place in the 
 vicinity. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO PUBLIC WELLS, PUMPS, CISTERNS 
 AND HYDRANTS. 
 
 Regulations 7. No person or persons shall take the water from any 
 
 as to use of 
 
 water. public well, pump or cistern in the city of New York, for 
 the purpose of selling or offering the same for sale, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 n id - 8. No person shall take or use the water from any 
 
 public cistern or hydrant, except in case of fire, and for 
 the purpose of extinguishing the same, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 ibid. 9. No person having charge of any public cistern or 
 
 hydrant, shall suffer or permit any water to be taken 
 therefrom, except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 Protection or 10. No person shall willfully do, or cause, or suffer to 
 be done, any damage to any of the public pumps in the city 
 of New York, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 Regulations 11. Every person who shall place, or assist in placing 
 
 water" 501 O r cause, or procure to be placed, any hogshead, barrel, 
 
 tub, or other vessel of greater capacity than ten gallons, 
 
 in any street in the city of New York, within twenty-fiva 
 
OP PUBLIC WELLS PUMPS, CISTERNS AND HYDRANTS. 263 
 
 feet of any public well or pump, for the purpose of filling 
 the same with water from any such well or pump, or who 
 shall put, or cause to be put, into any such vessel any 
 water from such pump or well, shall forfeit and pay the 
 sum of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 12. The last preceding section shall not be construed SSlSJrf 
 to prevent the immediate filling of any vessel therein W 
 mentioned, provided the same shall be forthwith removed. 
 
 13. If any person except one of the engineers or fore- unscrewing 
 men of the fire companies, shall unscrew any of the hy- 
 drants belonging or attached to the Corporation water 
 works, erected for the extinguishment of fire, or interfere 
 with the same, or any part of the works belonging to the 
 said establishment, whereby the said establishment, or any 
 or either of the pipes, hydrants, stop-cocks, or any part of 
 the works may be injured, or the water taken therefrom 
 or wasted, they shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars 
 for each and every such offense. 
 
 14. No person shall wash, or cause, or procure or per- XSe?mi 
 mit to be washed, any horse or carriage within twenty-five ( * 
 feet of any pump, in any street in the city of New York, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 15. No person shall water, or suffer or permit any Jjfjj* 
 horse to drink or be watered, at or within ten feet of any 
 pump or well in any street of the city of New York, under 
 the penalty of five dollars for each offense, to be paid by 
 the owner or person watering or permitting such horse to 
 water, severally and respectively. 
 
264 OF THE ERECTION OF BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 OF THE ERECTION OF BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. 
 
 w^n a fence 1. It shall be the duty of every person or persons en- 
 be erected, gaged in digging down any road or street, in paving any 
 street, building any sewer or drain, trench for water pipes, 
 or digging and building a well in any of the public roads, 
 streets or avenues, under contract with the Corporation of 
 this city, made through either or any of the departments 
 of the said Corporation, or by virtue of any permission 
 which may have been granted to them, by the Mayor and 
 Common Council, or either of the said departments, or 
 either of them, where such work, if left exposed, would be 
 dangerous to passengers, to erect a fence or railing at such 
 excavations, or work, in such a manner as to prevent dan- 
 ger to passengers who may be traveling such streets, 
 roads or avenues, and to continue and uphold the said rail- 
 ing or fence, until the work shall be completed or the ob- 
 struction or danger removed. And it shall also be the 
 duty of such persons to place upon such railing or fenee, 
 at twilight in the evening, suitable and sufficient lights, 
 and keep them burning through the night, during the per- 
 formance of said work, under the penalty of two hundred 
 and fifty dollars for every neglect. 
 
 nrt^ 2. The provisions of the preceding section shall apply 
 
 to every person who shall place building materials in any 
 of the public streets or avenues, or be engaged in building 
 any vault, or constructing any lateral drain from any cel- 
 lar to any public sewer, or who shall do or perform any 
 work causing obstructions in the public streets, by virtue 
 of any permit Irom any executive department; and also to 
 all public or Corporation officers, engaged in performing 
 
OP THE ERECTION OP BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. 265 
 
 any work in behalf of the Corporation, whereby obstruc- 
 tions or excavations shall be made in the public streets. 
 3. The extent to which such railing or fence should be Extent or 
 
 fence or rail- 
 built, in the several cases, is hereby denned as follows, to iD g- 
 
 wit: 
 
 In digging down any street or road, by placing the 
 same along the upper bank of such excavation, 
 or by extending the fence so far across the street 
 or road, as to prevent persons from traveling on 
 such portion as would be dangerous. In paving 
 any street or avenue, by extending it across the 
 carriage-way of such street or avenue, or if but 
 a portion of the width of such carriage-way be 
 obstructed, across such portion, in which case the 
 obstructions shall be so arranged as to leave a 
 passage-way through, as nearly as may be, of uni- 
 form width. 
 
 In the building of a sewer, by placing it across the 
 carriage-way, at the ends of such excavations as 
 shall be made. 
 
 In the building of a well, by inclosing the same, and 
 the obstructions connected therewith, on one or 
 more sides. 
 
 In building vaults, by inclosing the ground taken for 
 the vaults. 
 
 In placing building materials in the streets, by placing 
 it across so much of the street as shall be occu- 
 pied by such materials; and the materials shall be 
 so placed as to occupy a space of uniform width, 
 except brick or stone piled solid at least seven 
 feet high. In all cases sufficient lights are to be 
 placed upon such building materials, fences or 
 railings, and kept burning during the night, as 
 provided by the preceding sections. 
 18 
 
266 OP THB ERECTION OP BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. 
 
 parties an- 4. In all cases where any person or persons shall per- 
 form any of the work mentioned in the preceding sections, 
 either under contracts with the Corporation, or by virtue 
 of permission obtained from the Mayor and Common Coun- 
 cil, or either of the departments, such persons shall be 
 answerable for any and every damage which may be 
 occasioned to persons, animals or property, by reason of 
 carelessness in any manner connected with the said work. 
 
 of 5. It shall be the duty of the chiefs of the bureaux 
 tnthu having charge of the particular class of improvement, to 
 
 see that the requirements contained in this chapter, in 
 regard to the erection of fencing, and placing lights, in 
 all cases, be complied with, severally, under the penalty of 
 fifty dollars for each and every neglect. 
 
 Ibld 6. It shall also be the duty of the said chiefs of bu- 
 
 reaux, when any of the work referred to in any of the 
 preceding sections shall be performed, whether for digging 
 down streets or roads, paving streets, building sewers and 
 building wells, or digging trenches for water pipes, by 
 persons under contract with the Corporation, or for build- 
 ing vaults, or placing building materials in the streets, or 
 constructing drains, or any other work for forming an ob- 
 struction to the said street, by virtue of permission duly 
 obtained, to see that the requirements of this chapter in 
 regard to erecting the necessary fences, and placing the 
 necessary lights, be complied with, and to make the neces- 
 sary compl^nt to the Corporation Attorney, for any omis- 
 sion on the part of the person referred to, under the 
 penalty of fifty dollars for every neglect. 
 
 contracts to 7. In all contracts for paving streets, constructing 
 
 have a cove- >ii> 11 -i / i 
 
 n mi as to sewers, and building wells and pumps, or for doing any 
 
 this subject. ... -, 
 
 other work, whereby accidents or injuries may happen, in 
 
OF THE ERECTION OF BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. 267 
 
 consequence of any neglect or carelessness during the per- 
 formance thereof, it shall be the duty of the departments 
 by whom suet contracts are made, to insert a covenant, 
 requiring the contractor or contractors to place proper 
 guards for the prevention of accidents, and to put up and 
 keep suitable and sufficient lights burning at night, during 
 the performance of the work; and that they will keep the 
 Corporation harmless and indemnified against all loss and 
 damage which maybe occasioned by reason of any unskill- 
 fulness or carelessness, in any manner connected with the 
 execution and completion of the work. 
 
 c. In all contracts for digging down any road or street, contracts to 
 where such digging, if left exposed, would be dangerous to int * t* 
 
 ibis subject. 
 
 passengers, the head of the proper department shall insert 
 a covenant, whereby the contractors shall be bound, at 
 their own expense, to erect a fence or railing along or 
 across the street, in such a manner as to prevent danger to 
 passengers, and so to continue and uphold the said fence 
 or railing, until the street is completed. 
 
 9. A like fence or railing shall be put up and upheld, l trcc r *"* 
 in all cases in which a road or street is dug out at the cost tion - 
 of the Common Council. 
 
268 OF PRESERVING THE MONUMENTS DESIGNATING STREETS, &C. 
 
 CHAPTER XXT. 
 
 OF PRESERVING THE MONUMENTS DESIGNATING THE STREETS" 
 AND AVENUES. 
 
 1. No person or persons shall cover up or remove any 
 umeiSs m n ~ft ne monument stones for designating the avenues and 
 streets in the city of New York, without first giving the 
 Street Commissioner three days' notice thereof, in writing, 
 under the penalty of fifty dollars. 
 
 street com- 2. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner, on 
 
 missioner's ' 
 
 receiving such notice, forthwith to cause one of the City 
 Surveyors to take the necessary measures to raise or lower 
 such monument to the proper grade of the city, and to 
 cause such alteration to be noticed on maps, to be kept in 
 the office of the Street Commissioner for that purpose. 
 
 3< Ii; slia11 ke thc dut y of the strect Commissioner, in 
 all contracts hereafter made by him. for regulating any of 
 the streets or avenues in which monuments are placed, to 
 insert therein a covenant on the part of the contractors, to 
 give the notice above required, and to replace such stones, 
 under the direction of the said Commissioner. 
 
 4. Whenever the Street Commissioner shall ascertain 
 that any monument stone has been removed, he shall forth- 
 with cause the same to be placed in its proper position, 
 and shall note the same on the map, in the manner before 
 stated. 
 
 5. The expenses attending the same shall be paid by 
 
 hww defray- 
 
 the Comptroller, on the certificate of the Street Commis- 
 sioner. 
 
OP NUMBERING THE STREETS. 269 
 
 CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 OF NUMBERING THE STREETS. 
 
 1. Iii all cases where the number or numbers of streets SmSref 
 Tiave been directed to be changed, or shall hereafter be so X; C0 ' 
 directed, either by resolution or ordinance of the Common 
 Council, the said number or numbers shall be so changed 
 within twenty days after a copy of the said ordinance or 
 resolution shall have been served, personally, upon the 
 occupant, owner or lessee, tenant or sub-tenant of the 
 premises. 
 
 2. For every neglect to comply with the forego- Penalties. 
 ing section, the owner, occupant, lessee, tenant or sub- 
 tenant, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, and 
 the further penalty of ten dollars for each day, or part of 
 a day such number or numbers shall remain unchanged, 
 to be recovered from the owner, occupant, lessee, tenant 
 or sub-tenant, severally and respectively. 
 
 3. In the event of non-compliance with the first section change or 
 
 numbers. 
 
 of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Inspector of 
 .Sidewalks to cause the number or numbers to be forth- 
 with changed ; and the expense thereof to be collected 
 from the parties aforesaid, as an additional penalty. 
 
 4. In all cases of renumbering the streets it shall be Record otow 
 
 andnevrnum 
 
 the duty of the Inspector of Sidewalks to furnish to the bera - 
 Croton Aqueduct Department a transcript of all changes 
 made, showing in parallel columns, the old and new street 
 numbers. 
 
 5. Whenever any street north of Thirteenth street, 
 ^inclusive, shall be directed to be numbered, the Inspector !ireet. onath 
 
270 OF NUMBERING THE STREETS. 
 
 or of Sidewalks shall cause the numbers to commence at the 
 
 numbering 
 
 north of lah Fifth avenue, beginning with number one, and numbering 
 Continually to either river ; and that said streets shall 
 hereafter be called and known as East Thirteenth street 
 and West Thirteenth street, and so on, the dividing line 
 to be the Fifth avenue. 
 
CLEANING STREETS. 271 
 
 CHAPTER XXIII. 
 
 OF CLEANING THE STREETS AND HEREIN OF THE REMOVAL OF 
 SNOW AND ICE, AND THE SALE AND CARTAGE OF MANURE. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OP CLEANING THE STREETS. 
 
 II. OP THE REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE. 
 HI. OP THE SALE AND CARTAGE OP MANURE. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF CLEANING THE STREETS. 
 
 1. The city, with the exception of the Twelfth Ward, 
 shall constitute one contract district. 
 
 2. The contractor shall cause the surface of all streets, 
 avenues, lanes and alleys, and all gutters, wharves, piers, 
 heads of slips, public lands and places, and the limits of 
 the public markets, to be thoroughly cleaned and swept 
 once each and every week; and all dirt, manure, ashes, 
 garbage and rubbish, so swept up, to be removed imme- 
 diately therefrom. 
 
 3. The said contractor shall cause all dirt, filth and J* 6 1 of 
 rubbish, of all and every kind, to be removed from each e mar ~ 
 of the public markets, and such other public markets as 
 shall hereafter be erected, and the limits thereof within 
 their respective districts, every Sunday, before the hour of 
 nine o'clock in the morning, and every other day excepting 
 Saturday, before four o'clock in the afternoon. 
 
 4. The said contractor shall cause to be removed Si*! *c. 
 from the streets, in tight carts, all ashes, garbage, rubbish, 
 and sweepings of every kind, which may be delivered to 
 them, or that may be placed in vessels upon the sidewalks, 
 
272 CLEANING STREETS. 
 
 or in the front area of, or upon the upper area step of, 
 any dwelling-house, store or public building, between the 
 hours of seven, A. M., and six, p. M., of each and every day, 
 Sundays excepted. 
 
 ASH carts: 5 Tte drivers of all carts employed as ash carts shall 
 have a bell attached to their carts or harness, that notice 
 of their approach may be had; and shall receive all ashes, 
 garbage, sweepings and rubbish which shall be delivered 
 them, or that may be placed upon the sidewalk in vessels, 
 or in the area, or upon the upper cellar step of every 
 dwelling-house, store or public building. 
 
 6 ' Broadway, from the Battery to Fourteenth street, 
 tam streets, ^all be swept, during the night and before the hour of 
 seven, A. M., once every twenty-four hours ; Park row and 
 Chatham street, Bowery to Grand street, Fulton street, 
 east from Broadway,- Cortland street, Wall street, Maiden 
 lane, Whitehall street and Grand street, east from Broad- 
 way, shall be swept seven times in each month. 
 
 aid - 7. All streets, lanes and alleys embraced in the First, 
 
 Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wards, together 
 with Canal street, West Broadway, Third and Sixth ave- 
 nues to Fourteenth street, shall be swept, in like manner, 
 once per week, and all the dirt, manure, ashes, garbage 
 and rubbish of every kind, so swept up, shall be removed 
 immediately therefrom. All streets below Chambers street 
 shall be cleaned, during the night and before the hour of 
 seven, A. M., between the first day of May and the first day 
 of October; and during the night, and before the hour of 
 nine o'clock, A. M., between the first day of October and 
 the first day of May in each year. 
 
 When the performance of such work is impracticable 
 from the state of the weather, the City Inspector may, 
 
CLEANING STREETS. 273 
 
 from time to time, in writing, designate a later hour for 
 the work, or dispense with the same temporarily; but said 
 officer shall not grant such dispensation for a period longer 
 than one week from the date thereof. 
 
 8. The said contractor shall remove snow, ice and l*^ ^ 
 other obstructions from the crosswalk and gutters, and ^ e 3 r .' obst a 
 shall also remove snow, hail and ice from the front of all 
 public buildings and places, engine-houses, station-houses 
 and court-rooms, within twenty-four hours after such snow 
 or hail has ceased to fall, and shall keep the streets con- 
 veniently passable for vehicles during the winter, and 
 clean all gutters intersecting the same. 
 
 ^ 9. The said contractor shall remove from the city all jjfjj^"*" 
 dirt, manure, garbage, ashes and rubbish of every kind as 
 fast as the same can be collected, and no deposit of any 
 kind shall be made in the city, except such as may be 
 suitable to fill up low ground, or sunken lots, and that 
 may be required for such purpose, with the consent of the 
 owner of such ground or lots, and of the City Inspector. 
 The city will furnish to the contractor the right to use 
 the berths designated by the Common Council for the load- 
 ing of vessels, but the contractor must protect the right 
 thereto from unlawful infringement. 
 
 10. If the contractor shall fail to perform any duty Neglect of 
 
 contractorsj 
 
 required by these specifications, for the space of twenty- 
 four hours after he shall have been notified thereof, by 
 notice, in writing, left at his residence or place of business, 
 by the City Inspector, he shall be subject to a fine of five 
 dollars, for each and every street so reported; and should 
 said contractor fail to perform his contract, according to 
 the written specifications, for a further space of twenty- 
 four hours, in regard to the street or streets so reported, 
 he shall be subject to a further fine of twenty-five dollars; 
 
 
274 CLEANING STEEETS. 
 
 Neglect of ga i(i fine to be deducted from the reserve fund of ten per 
 
 Contractor?; 
 
 respecting. cent -> hereinafter provided for ; and if such fund is not 
 sufficient, then such fine or fines shall be deducted from 
 such moneys as may be due, or become due, said contractor 
 from the city. Should the said contractor further fail of 
 performing his contract, as aforesaid, for the space of one 
 week, the City Inspector shall, forthwith, without any 
 delay, communicate the facts in relation thereto to the 
 Common Council, and the said Common Council shall,, 
 thereupon, proceed to investigate the alleged non-perform- 
 ance of said contract, by said contractor; and it shall be 
 optional with said Common Council to annul said con- 
 tract, or compel a specific performance thereof by said 
 contractor, or his sureties. Should the said contract be 
 annulled and declared forfeited, as aforesaid, the said con- 
 tractor shall not be entitled to claim any moneys for any- 
 work performed under said contract, after a resolution, 
 annulling said contract, shall have been approved by the 
 Mayor, and written notice thereof given said contractor, 
 in person, or left at his office or place of business. After 
 said contract shall have been annulled, as aforesaid, it 
 shall be the duty of the City Inspector, forthwith, to ad- 
 vertise for proposals for cleaning the streets uncontracted 
 for, in compliance with the specifications herein, and to 
 cause the work, under said forfeited contracts to be done 
 by other persons, pursuant to law, and the specifications 
 herein; and all charges for such work, over and above 
 the amount that the aforesaid contractor would have been 
 entitled to for the same, together with such other expenses, 
 losses, &c., that would have been incurred by the city, by 
 reason of said forfeiture, shall be charged to said con- 
 tractor; provided, however, that neither said contractor 
 nor his sureties shall be liable for any expenditure or loss 
 sustained by the city : by reason of said forfeiture or annul- 
 
CLEANING STREETS. 275 
 
 ment of said contract, after the expiration of thirty days 
 from the date of said annulment, and notice thereof, as 
 aforesaid. Should the payment due, or becoming due to 
 the said contractor be insufficient to reimburse the city for 
 the expense incurred by reason of said annulment, the 
 Comptroller shall then direct such action to be taken in 
 law as may be necessary to recover from the sureties of 
 said contractor any deficiency that may arise by reason 
 thereof. 
 
 11. The said contractor shall receive from the Croton ruth from 
 
 Receiving ba- 
 
 Aqueduct Department, and carry away all dirt, rubbish 
 and filth taken from the receiving basins and sewers, free 
 from any charge or expense to the city, or said Croton 
 Aqueduct Department. 
 
 12. The contractor shall be allowed to use the Croton 
 water from hydrants, for sprinkling streets in advance of cleaning 
 the sweepers employed therein, but not more than one 
 hydrant to be open at a time, and this only so far as to 
 enable him, conveniently, to fill his watering-pots, and to 
 be carefully closed when left. The said contractors to 
 pay for repairs, by the Croton Aqueduct Department of 
 hydrants damaged by the said contractors, or the men in 
 their employ. 
 
 13. The contractor shall give good and sufficient se- ?eeority to 
 
 be given by 
 
 curity in an amount or amounts from not more than ten contractors, 
 sureties, of two hundred thousand dollars, for the faithful 
 performance of his contract; such security to be approved 
 by the Comptroller ; and the Comptroller shall draw his 
 warrant, semi-monthly, for the proportionate amounts of 
 the contract, after having deducted ten per cent, from 
 each payment, except as hereinbefore 'otherwise provided, 
 until the expiration of each year from the time of the 
 award of his contract, upon a certificate of the City In- 
 
276 CLEANING STREETS. 
 
 specter of the faithful performance of the work. If, at 
 the expiration of each year, as aforesaid, the contracts 
 have been faithfully performed on the part of the con- 
 tractors, to the satisfaction of the City Inspector, and he 
 shall certify thereto, then the Comptroller shall issue his 
 warrant for the additional ten per cent, deducted from the 
 aforementioned payment. 
 
 b9 ?dve 9 rti. 14. The City Inspector is hereby authorized and di- 
 rected to advertise for proposals, and to contract with the 
 lowest bidder, pursuant to the provisions of the charter, 
 for cleaning the streets and avenues of the city, for a 
 term of five years, in compliance with the specifications 
 herewith accompanying, and that he transmit the said 
 award of contract to the Common Council, for con- 
 firmation. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE. 
 
 from^de- 15. The owner, or occupant, or person having charge 
 
 ?uttSs and of each house or other building, or lot or lots of ground, 
 
 in the city of New York shall, within the first four hours 
 
 after every fall of snow or hail or ra n, which shall freeze 
 
 on the sidewalks and in the gutters, cause the same to be 
 
 removed entirely from off the sidewalks opposite such 
 
 house, building, lot or land, under the penalty of three 
 
 dollars for every such neglect, to be paid by the said 
 
 owner, occupant or person having charge, severally and 
 
 / respectively. 
 
 asifelof 16. In case the ice or snow shall be so congealed, 
 
 aaad. 
 
 that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, 
 the owner, occupant or person having charge of any build- 
 ing, lot or land as aforesaid, shall, within the first four 
 hours after every fall thereof, cause the sidewalks op- 
 
OP THE REMOYAL OP SNOW AND ICE. 277 
 
 posite his, her or their premises, to be strewed with ashes 
 01 sand, under the penalty of one dollar, to be paid by 
 the owner or occupant, or person having charge thereof, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
 17. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Sani- Removal 
 
 from cross- 
 
 tary Inspection and Street Cleaning, immediately after walks. 
 every fall of snow or hail or rain, which shall freeze on 
 the crosswalks or in the gutters, forthwith to cause the 
 same to be removed from the said crosswalks, and from 
 out of the said gutters to the breadth of one foot, in the 
 several wards respectively, and the said crosswalks and 
 gutters shall be kept clean and free from all obstructions. 
 
 18. The owners or occupants of all houses and lots Leveling 
 in the city of New York, shall level the snow and ice in 
 front of his or their premises, in such a manner as will 
 admit of the convenient passing of horses, sleighs and 
 carriages, under the penalty of one dollar for every neglect, 
 to be recovered from the owner or occupant, or person 
 having charge thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 19. In case the owner, occupant or person having TO be done 
 
 by authorities 
 
 charge of any house, lot, building or land, shall neglect to 
 comply with any of the provisions of the previous sections 
 of this chapter, it shall be the duty of Superintendent of 
 Sanitary Inspection and Street Cleaning to cause the same 
 to be done. 
 
 20. In addition to the penalties imposed by the pre- in such case 
 
 coat to be 
 
 ceding sections of this chapter, said owner, occupant pni by own- 
 or person having charge of any such premises, shall like- 
 wise pay to the Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection and 
 Street Cleaning, for causing the snow to be removed, as 
 provided in the last preceding section, the sum of eighteen 
 and three quarter cents for every twenty-five feet in width, 
 
278 OF THE REMOVAL OP SNOW AND ICE. 
 
 which shall have been cleaned by order of the said Super- 
 intendent, and so in proportion for any greater or less 
 extent; which said amount the said Superintendent may 
 sue for and recover, in any court having cognizance 
 thereof, in the name of the Mayor, Aldermen and Common- 
 alty of the city of New York ; the same being first 
 demanded. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OP THE SALE AND CARTAGE OP MANURE, SAND AND DIRT. 
 
 to a b88oid low 2 ** ^ manure shall be sold in the city of New York 
 by the cart or wagon load; and every such load shall con- 
 tain fourteen bushels, heaped measure. 
 
 caning of 22. All manure shall be carted in close boxes, the 
 
 manure. 
 
 front and sides of which shall be at least twenty inches 
 in height, and the tail-board at least fifteen inches in 
 height, and the said boxes shall be well secured so as to 
 prevent any part of the load from running out. 
 Penalties. g 23. Every person who shall neglect or violate any of 
 the provisions of this law, shall forfeit and pay for every 
 such offense the sum of five dollars, to be recovered in the 
 name of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the 
 city of New York, in any court having cognizance 
 thereof. 
 
 JSmrL rs f 24 - The Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection and 
 Street Cleaning may, whenever he deems the same neces- 
 sary, employ, not exceeding six persons, to act as inspec- 
 tors of manure, under his direction, who shall receive at 
 the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day for every 
 day they may be so employed. 
 
 Removal of 25. No person or persons, excepting such as are em- 
 manure from 
 streets. ployed by the Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection and 
 
 Street Cleaning, or the contractor for street cleaning, shall 
 take up or carry away, or remove any manure, from any 
 
ma- 
 
 OF THE SALE AND CARTAGE OP MANURE, SAND AND DIRT. 279 
 
 street, lane, avenue, head of slip, or public place or wharf 
 in the city of New York, under the penalty of ten dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 26. No person shall, at any time, for himself or forNotmn 
 
 than t 
 
 any other persor, deposit or keep on his premises, or on JJ^ 
 the premises of any other person, manure of any kind, l ' laue - 
 dirt, filth or sweepings, exceeding two cart loads, at any 
 place in the city of New York to the southward of Four- 
 teenth street, except for agricultural or horticultural pur- 
 poses, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 27. No manure, filth or sweepings other than that Timo of re- 
 
 mov' 
 removed by authority of the Superintendent of Sanitary nure 
 
 Inspection and Street Cleaning, shall at any time between 
 the first day of April and the last day of November, be 
 carted or transported to any wharf to the southward of 
 Fourteenth street, in the city of New York, under the 
 penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 28. No deposit of manure for sale shall be kept at 
 
 * manure llr 
 
 any place in the city of Ne N York, south of Twenty-eighth ^ ale - 
 street, except as hereinafter mentioned, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars, to be paid by the owner or owners 
 thereof, or the occupant of the lot or lots, or other place 
 in which such manure shall be kept, severally and respec- 
 tively. But it shall and may be lawful for the Aldermen and 
 Councilmen of the several districts to permit, in writing, 
 under their hands, the depositing of manure m any lot or 
 other place in said district, south of Twenty-eighth street, 
 with the written consent of the owner of the ground, be- 
 tween the first day of November and the first day of 
 March in each year, under such regulations, and during 
 such time as they may deem proper, and subject to be re- 
 moved at any time whatever, on the order of said Alder- 
 men and Councilmen. 
 
280 OBSTRUCTING THE STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIY. 
 
 OF OBSTRUCTING THE FREE USE OF THE PUBLIC STREETS, 
 WHARVES, AND PIERS. 
 
 1> No P erson shaU incumber or obstruct any street, 
 wharf, or pier in the city of New York, with any article 
 or thing whatsoever, without having first obtained written 
 permission from the Mayor or Street Commissioner, or of 
 the Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection and Street 
 Cleaning, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense, 
 and a further penalty of five dollars for each day, or part 
 of a day, such incumbrance or obstruction shall continue. 
 
 Cellar doors. 2. No person or persons shall construct or continue 
 any cellar door, which shall extend more than one twelfth 
 part of any street, nor more than five feet into any street, 
 under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 **' Every entrance, or flight of steps, projecting be- 
 yond the line of the street, and descending into any cellar 
 or basement story of any house or other building, where 
 such entrance or flight of steps shall not be covered, shall 
 be inclosed with a railing on each side permanently put 
 up, from three to three and a half feet high, with a gate 
 to open inwardly, or with two iron chains across the front 
 of the entrance way, one near the top and one in the 
 centre of the railing, to be closed during the night, unless 
 there be a burning light over the steps, to prevent acci- 
 dents, under the penalty of twenty dollars for every of- 
 fense, to be recovered from the owner, assigns, or lessee 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 281 
 
 4. Tliis ordinance shall not apply to buildings already Exception. 
 erected before the twenty-fifth of March, one thousand 
 eight hundred and thirty- four, until the owners and occu- 
 pants thereof shall receive twenty days 7 notice, from the 
 Street Commissioner, directing such railing, with gate or 
 chain to be put up in manner aforesaid. 
 
 5. The owner of any such building shall not be liable Ibid - 
 for the said penalty, for not keeping any such gate closed, 
 or chains fastened across the front of such entrance or 
 flight of steps, when not the actual occupant thereof, any 
 thing to the contrary, in this chapter contained notwith- 
 standing. 
 
 6. No person or persons shall construct or continue windows, 
 any bay-window or other window, which shall extend into 
 any street more than one foot from the wall of any house 
 or other building, under the penalty of two hundred and 
 fifty dollars for each offense, to be paid by the owner or 
 owners thereof, or the person or persons who constructed 
 the same severally and respectively. 
 
 7. No person or persons shall hereafter construct Cellar porch, 
 any porch over a cellar door, under the penalty of two 
 hundred and fifty dollars. 
 
 8. No person or persons shall construct or continue stoops, piat- 
 any platform, stoop or step, in any street in the city of 
 New York, which shall extend more than one tenth part 
 of the width of the street, nor more -than seven feet, nor 
 with any other than open backs or sides, or railing; nor 
 of greater width than is necessary for the purpose of a 
 convenient passage-way into the house or building; nor 
 any stoop or step which shall exceed five feet in height; 
 under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars. 
 19 
 
282 OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES. &C. 
 
 Exception. 9. Nothing contained in the preceding sections of 
 this chapter, shall be deemed to prohibit the continuation of 
 any porches, doors, stoops, platforms or steps, which were 
 heretofore erected, unless the same shall be complained of 
 to the Street Commissioner, and he shall have directed 
 their removal or alteration within a reasonable time. 
 
 Balustrades. n i /\ i -n -11 r, ,11 
 
 10. All persons who wish hereafter to erect balus- 
 trades projecting beyond the street line, shall first obtain 
 a written permit from the Street Commissioner. 
 
 11. No balustrade shall hereafter be erected, excepting 
 from the second story of any house, nor shall it project 
 more than one twentieth of the width of the street wherein 
 it may be erected, nor more than three feet in any case 
 whatever. 
 
 ibid. g 12. None but iron braces and railings shall be used 
 
 for balustrades; the strength and firmness shall be tested 
 by the Street Commissioner; and in case he object to the 
 strength of the same, it shall be made as he shall direct, 
 or removed, under penalty of five dollars per day. 
 
 posts 13. No post shall be erected or put up in any of the 
 
 streets, roads, lanes or highways in the city of New York, 
 unless under the direction of the Street Commissioner, 
 under the penalty of five dollars for every such post, 
 
 Awning posts 14. No person shall place or fix, or continue in any 
 street in this city, any awning post or railing, or any cloth 
 or canvas for an awning, unless under the direction of 
 the Street Commissioner, and made conformably to the 
 next section of this chapter, under the penalty of ten dol- 
 lars for each offense. 
 
 ibia. 15. All posts fixed in any street for the purpose of 
 
 supporting any awning, shall not exceed nine inches in 
 
OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 283 
 
 diameter, and the rail crossing the same shall not exceed 
 seven inches in width or height, and four inches in thick- 
 ness; the said posts shall be placed next to and along the 
 inside of the curb stone, and the upper side of the rail, 
 which is intended to support the awning, shall not be less 
 than eight feet nor over ten feet in height above the side- 
 walk, and the cross-rail shall be strongly mortised through 
 the upright posts. 
 
 16. It shall be the duty of the said Street Commis- Awning posts 
 sioner to order and direct any awning post which is 
 erected or continued in any street in the city of New York 
 contrary to the last above section, to be forthwith re- 
 moved; and any person who shall neglect or refuse to 
 comply with such direction and order, shall forfeit and 
 pay for every such offense the sum of ten dollars. 
 
 17. The owners or occupants of property in any street iwd. 
 of this city, exceeding the width of forty feet, and from 
 which the wooden awning posts have been or may here- 
 after be directed to be removed, shall be, and they are 
 hereby permitted to erect in front of their respective 
 buildings thereon, iron posts, and none others, for the 
 support of awnings, with an iron cross-rail, which shall be 
 nine feet and no more, from the curb stone to the top of 
 said rail; said posts shall be placed eight inches within 
 the outer side of the curb stone, and shall conform in all 
 respects to a pattern or model now deposited in the office 
 of the Street Commissioner. 
 
 18. Such iron posts, as well as those which may be n>id. 
 at the time of the passage of this ordinance erected in any 
 street of this city, shall be well and securely braced from 
 the building with wrought iron rails or rods, at least one 
 inch in diameter, in the proportion of one brace for each 
 post. 
 
284 OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 
 
 Awning posts 19. The owners or occupants of property in any 
 street not exceeding the width of forty feet, shall be, and 
 they are hereby permitted to construct from their respec- 
 tive buildings thereon, wrought iron brackets for the sup- 
 port of awnings ; which said brackets shall be firmly 
 secured to the building, and project on a line with the inner 
 side of the curb stone, and shall be eight feet and six 
 inches, and no more in height, from the curb stone to the 
 top of the outer cross-rail. 
 
 iwd. 20. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner 
 
 to order and direct the removal forthwith, of all iron 
 awning posts and brackets which are now, or may be 
 hereafter erected, constructed, or continued in any street 
 of this city, contrary to the preceding provisions of these 
 ordinances, and any person who shall neglect or refuse to 
 comply with such direction or order, shall forfeit and pay 
 for every such offense, the sum of five dollars. 
 
 21. The preceding sections relating to awnings and 
 awning posts, shall not apply where the erection of iron 
 awning posts and brackets are permitted by these ordi- 
 nances. 
 
 Awnings. g 22. No portion or part of any cloth or canvas used 
 as an awning, shall hang loosely down from the same, 
 over the sidewalk or foot-path, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for each day's offense. 
 
 Removal of 23. The Street Commissioner is hereby authorized, 
 s ' whenever he shall deem it proper, to order any step-stone 
 used for entering carriages, any railing or fence, any sign, 
 sign-post, or other post, any area, bay-window, or 
 other window, porch, cellar, door, platform, stoop or 
 step, or any other thing which may incumber or obstruct 
 any street, to be altered or removed therefrom, within 
 such time as shall be limited by the said Commissioner. 
 
OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 285 
 
 \ 
 
 24. The order or direction, mentioned in the last pre- Removal of 
 
 Obstructions. 
 
 ceding section, shall be in writing, and shall be served 
 personally, or by leaving it at the house or place of busi- 
 ness of the owner, occupant or person having charge of 
 the house or lot in front of which such step-stone or other 
 incumbrance or obstruction may be; or by posting the 
 said nodce or order upon such step-stone or other incum- 
 brance or obstruction. 
 
 25. If any owner, occupant, or person having charge nd. 
 of any such house or lot in the city of New York, shall 
 refuse or neglect to obey or comply with such notice or 
 order, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten 
 dollars; and the further sum of five dollars for each and 
 every day, from and after the time limited and appointed 
 in said order, until the same shall have been complied 
 with. 
 
 26, No goods, wares, merchandise or manufactures of Brides. bal ~ 
 any description, shall be placed or exposed to show or for 
 sale, upon any balustrade, that now is, or hereafter may 
 be erected in this city, under the penalty of ten dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 27. No person shall hang or place any goods, wares Hanging 
 
 J e goods in front 
 
 or merchandise, or any other thing, at any greater distance of premises, 
 than twelve inches in front of his, her or their house or 
 store, or other building, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 28. No person shall place, hang or suspend at an 7 ^fj 
 greater distance than twelve inches in front of, and from boards - 
 the wall of any house or store, or other building, any sign, 
 showbill, or snowboard, under the penalty of ten dollars, 
 for each offense. 
 
 29. The said Street Commissioner, with the assent of Trees, 
 the Alderman and Councilmen of any district of a ward in 
 
286 OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 
 
 which any tree may be standing, may cause the same to be 
 cut down and removed from the street, and shall cause so 
 much of the sidewalk or carriage-way as may be injured 
 by the removal of such tree, to be properly repaired. 
 
 30. No person shall plant, or suffer or permit any tree 
 or shoot to be planted, in any street in the city of New 
 York, under the penalty of fifteen dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 31. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not 
 be construed, to prevent the planting of trees in any street 
 which is of the width of forty feet and upwards, provided 
 the same be planted upon the sidewalk or foot-path, and 
 within twelve inches of the curb stone. 
 
 H>id. 32. No person shall cut down, destroy, or in any way 
 
 injure any tree or shoot, standing in any street or public 
 place in the city of New York, under the penalty of fifty 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 go a ods ng out- 33 - No person or persons in the city of New York, 
 wdeof i a- ^gthgj, a gent, owner or employer, shall suffer or permit 
 any cask, bale, bundle, box, crate or any other goods, 
 wares or merchandise, or any boards, planks, joists or 
 other timber, or any thing whatsoever, to be raised from 
 any street on the outside of any building, into any loft, 
 store or room; or to be lowered from the same, on the out- 
 side of any building by means of any rope, pulley, tackle 
 or windlass, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars, to 
 be recovered by an action of debt from such person, agent, 
 owner or employer. 
 
 obstructing 34. N person shall lead, drive or ride any horse, or 
 drag any wheel or hand-barrow, or saw any wood, or lay 
 or place any wood, coal or other thing, or any goods, 
 wares or merchandise, or any other article whatsoever, 
 
OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 287 
 
 upon any foot-path or sidewalk, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 35. No person shall drive, or back, or lead any horse Horses,carta, 
 or cart, or other wheel carriage, on the foot-path or side- side -walks. _ 
 walk of any street, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 36. No owner or occupant of any store or house shall Ibid - 
 permit or suffer any cart or other wheel carriage, to be 
 driven, or otherwise to pass, or go over or upon the foot- 
 path or sidewalk opposite to such house or store, for the 
 purpose of loading or unloading such cart or other wheel 
 carriage, or for any other purpose whatever, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 37. If any cartman or other person shall break or Injuring side- 
 walks 
 
 otherwise injure any foot-path or sidewalk, he or they 
 shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, cause the same 
 to be well and sufficiently repaired and amended, under 
 the penalty of ten dollars. 
 
 38. No person shall obstruct the walks laid across the cross-walks 
 
 and heads of 
 
 public streets, or at the head of the public slips in the sli P 3 -< 
 city of New York, by placing or stopping his horse, cart 
 or other carriage, upon or across any of the said walks, or 
 by placing or putting any other obstruction or thing across 
 or on the same, under the penalty of five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 39. No person, without permission of the Common carrying dirt 
 
 r &c., from the 
 
 Council, shall take up, remove, or carry away, or cause or streets, 
 permit to be taken up, removed or carried away, any turf, 
 stone, sand, clay or earth from any street, public place, or 
 highway in the city of New York, under the penalty of 
 twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 40. No person shall remove, or cause or permit to be Moving t>uir 
 removed, or shall aid or assist in removing any building 
 
 
288 OBSTRUCTING STREETS, WHARVES, &C. 
 
 into, along or across any street, lane or alley, or public 
 place in the city of New York, to the southward of Four- 
 teenth street, under the penalty of two hundred and fifty 
 dollars for every such offense. 
 
 Payments. ^1. No pavement in any street in the city of New 
 York, which has been accepted by the Corporation to be 
 kept in repair at the public expense, shall hereafter be 
 taken up, or the paving-stones removed therefrom, for any 
 purpose whatever, without the authority of the Common 
 Council, or the written permission of the Croton Aqueduct 
 Board, under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars 
 for every such offense. 
 
 Dumping 42. No person, without permission of the Common 
 
 earth, &c., in 
 
 the streets. Council, shall dump or deposit any earth, dirt, rubbish or 
 other article, (except for the purposes of building,) in any 
 street, either upon the cartway, or sidewalks, or any pub- 
 lic place, under the penalty of ten dollars for every of- 
 fense, and if the same shall be dumped or deposited by a 
 dirt cart, the owner or driver thereof shall also be liable 
 to be punished for misdemeanor, pursuant to the provisions 
 of the act of the Legislature, entitled " An act relative to 
 the powers of the Common Council of the city of New 
 York, and the Police and Criminal Courts of the said 
 city," passed January 23d, 1833. 
 
OP THE PUBLIC PLACES AND GROUNDS. 289 
 
 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 OF THE PUBLIC PLACES AND GROUNDS. 
 
 1 . No person shall play at ball, quoits or any other 
 sport or play whatsoever, in any public place in the city 
 of New York, nor throw stones, nor run foot races in or 
 over or upon the same, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 2. No person shall walk, stand or lie upon any part Grass and 
 
 Shrubbery. 
 
 of the Park, Battery, or any other public square or place 
 which is laid out and appropriated for grass or shrubbery, 
 under the penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 3. No person shall pull up, break down, trample upon Trees, grass, 
 or injure any of the trees, grass or shrubbery in any such 
 public square or place, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 4. The persons exercising the duties of keepers of the Enforcement, 
 public places shall see that the foregoing provisions are 
 observed. 
 
 5. The said persons so exercising the office of keepers, swme & cat- 
 are hereby particularly enjoined to have removed to the 
 public pound, all swine and neat cattle which are found 
 within the public places and grounds, and to report to the 
 Attorney of the Board all violations of this law. 
 
 6. No carriage-horse, or cart shall be allowed to enter vehicles in 
 the Park, but those having business with some officer loca- 
 ted therein. 
 
 7. No person shall deposit, or cart manure of any Battery, 
 kind, dirt, filth, sweepings of streets or rubbish, upon that 
 
 
290 OP THE PUBLIC PLACES AND GROUNDS. 
 
 portion of the city known as the Battery, or upon the Bat- 
 tery enlargement, under the penalty of twenty -five dollars 
 for each offense, to be recovered from the owner of any 
 boat, cart or other vehicle, or the person having charge of 
 the same, severally and respectively. 
 
 8. The Mayor of the city is hereby authorized to en- 
 force the provisions of the last section, until a sea wall is 
 built around the Battery enlargement. 
 
 penalties. 9. The Corporation Attorney is hereby authorized and 
 directed to prosecute for the penalty, all complaints for 
 any violation of section 7 of this chapter. 
 
OP LEASING THE PUBLIC WHARVES. 291 
 
 CHAPTER XXYI. 
 
 OF VESSTiLS, WHAKVES, PIEES AND SLIPS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF LEASING THE PUBLIC DOCKS, WHARVES, 
 
 PIERS AND SLIPS. 
 II. OF THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT THE WHARVES, 
 
 AND REGULATIONS OF VESSELS. 
 III. OF THE RATES OF WHARFAGE. 
 IV. OF INCUMBERING THE SLIPS. 
 V. OF THE RINGING OF BOAT BELLS. 
 VI. OF THE LUMBER DOCK. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF LEASING THE PUBLIC DOCKS, WHARVES, PIERS AND SLIPS. 
 
 1. The several docks, wharves, piers and slips belong- Leasing 
 
 5 Wharves,&c. 
 
 ing to the Corporation, and not now leased by private 
 contract, shall, from time to time, be leased singly, at pub- 
 lic auction, in the most advantageous manner, to the 
 highest bidder, by the Comptroller, such leases to be for 
 a term of not less than one, nor more than ten years, sub- 
 ject to the reservation or exception of small boats, con- 
 tained and mentioned in the next section of this chapter, 
 and also subject to the usual covenants contained in the 
 leases of the said public docks, wharves, piers and slips, 
 and such other stipulations as the Comptroller may deem 
 expedient ; and such leases shall be made in accordance 
 with the provisions of the act of the Legislature, entitled 
 " An act further to amend the charter of the city of New 
 York," passed April 14, 1857. 
 
 2. The rates of fees of wharfage on vessels of not Leasing 
 more than five tons burden, accruing in all or any of the smaii bftta. 
 
 
Report of vi- 
 olations. 
 
 292 OF THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT WHARVES, &C. 
 
 docks, wharves, piers or slips within this city which by 
 law they may use, belonging to the Corporation, shall 
 hereafter be separately leased, and be known as the Small 
 Boat District; and the necessary reservation or exception 
 of such small boats shall be made in the other leases of 
 the docks and slips. 
 
 3. It shall be the duty of the lessee or lessees of the 
 public wharves, piers and slips, for the time being, to 
 report to the Attorney of the Corporation, the names of 
 all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this 
 chapter. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT THE WHARVES, AND THE REGU- 
 LATIONS OF VESSELS. 
 
 4. The Superintendent of Wharves of the city of New 
 York, shall and may order any vessel, steamboat or small 
 craft) to remove from the berths assigned and reserved for 
 the manure boats in the public slips; and any person who 
 has the charge of any vessel, steamboat or small craft, 
 who shall neglect or refuse to obey the order of the said 
 Superintendent in the premises, shall forfeit and pay for 
 every such offense the sum of fifty dollars. 
 
 sea vessel*. 5. If any description of sea vessel shall come into or 
 lay at or within any of the said docks, wharves, piers or 
 slips, or if any coasting vessel, above the burden of one 
 hundred and fifty tons, shall come into or lay within the 
 same, excepting the Old and Coffee-house slips, unless by 
 special permission in writing, obtained therefor from the 
 Mayor or Superintendent of Wharves, agreeably to the 
 provisions of this chapter, the owner, master or person hav- 
 ing charge of the same, shall forfeit and pay for every 
 such offense the sum of ten dollars, and the additional sum 
 
 Laying of 
 Vessels. 
 
OF THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT WHARVES, &C. 293 
 
 of ten dollars for every twenty-four hours any such vessel 
 shall lay at or within the same. 
 
 6. If any coasting vessel above the burden of one ^ stiDg ves ~ 
 hundred tons shall come into or lay at or within any of 
 the public docks, wharves, piers or slips, situate on the 
 East river, excepting the Old and Coffee-house slips, un- 
 less by special permission in writing, obtained therefor 
 from the Mayor, or Superintendent of Wharves, the owner, 
 master or person having charge of the same, shall forfeit 
 and pay for every such offense the sum of ten dollars for 
 every twenty-four hours any such vessel shall lay at or 
 within the same. 
 
 7. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not IM*. 
 be construed to prevent all or any coasting vessel belong- 
 ing to this State, and navigating the Hudson river, from 
 coming into and laying at and within any of the public 
 wharves, docks, piers and slips of this city, in like manner 
 as if they were under the burden of one hundred tons. 
 
 8. If any steamboat, safety-barge, tow boat or freight steamboats, 
 boat, connected with any steamboat establishment shall 
 come into or lay at or within any of the public docks, 
 wharves, piers or slips aforesaid, or shall occupy the water 
 belonging to any such public dock, wharf, pier or slip, un- 
 less by special permission, in writing, obtained therefor 
 from the Mayor, or Superintendent of Wharves, the owner 
 or owners, master, agent or person having charge of the 
 same, shall forfeit and pay for every such* offense the sum 
 of twenty-five dollars, and the additional sum ot twenty- 
 five dollars for every twenty-four hours any such vessel 
 shall lay at or within the same. 
 
 9. The private wharves and piers fronting on and steamboats, 
 adjacent to the slip lying between the foot of Cortlandt 
 street and the foot of Liberty street, on the North river, 
 
294 OF THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT WHARVES, &C. 
 
 are hereby designated and appropriated for the exclusive 
 use of steamboats. 
 
 vSS al f ' 10- If tne master, owner, or person having charge of 
 any vessel or small craft, which shall lay in any of the 
 aforesaid public slips, shall not remove the same out of 
 such slip, or from one part of such slip to another part 
 thereof, as may be directed, by the expiration of the time 
 within which he, or any seaman, mariner or person em- 
 ployed on board, may be so ordered to remove such vessel 
 or small craft, either by the Mayor or Superintendent of 
 Wharves, every such owner or master of such vessel or 
 small craft shall respectively forfeit and pay for every such 
 offense the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 SyiSft&c.or 11- Either of the persons mentioned in the preceding 
 sections of this chapter, may give such order and direc- 
 tions, from time to time, to the owner, master or person 
 having charge of any sloop, boat or other vessel whatsoever, 
 laying at or within any of the said public wharves, docks, 
 piers or slips, or to any seaman, mariner or person employ- 
 ed on board, as they shall respectively think just and pro- 
 per, touching the laying, fastening and berth of any such 
 sloop, boat or other vessel whatsoever. 
 
 Penalty. g j2. jr or every neglect or refusal to comply with any 
 
 such order and direction, mentioned in the last preceding 
 section of this chapter, the owner, master or person having 
 charge of any such sloop, boat or other vessel, shall forfeit 
 and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 Ferry slips, 13. If any boat or vessel of any description whatso- 
 
 and obstruct- . in . , -, i 
 
 ing Ferry ever, excepting ferry boats, shall come into and lay in any 
 slip used and appropriated for a ferry, without permission 
 of the Mayor, or Superintendent of Wharves, or shall lay 
 at any dock or wharf, so as to incommode the going into or 
 
OP THE LAYING OF VESSELS AT WHARVES, &C. 295 
 
 coming out, or the turning of any ferry boat; or if any 
 vessel, in hauling up or dropping down before either of 
 the slips in which' any ferry is kept, shall not drop its 
 fast or anchor on the approach of any ferry boat, so as not 
 to incommode or obstruct the same, the master, owner or 
 person having charge of such boat or other vessel, shall 
 forfeit and pay, for every such offense, the sum of ten dol- 
 lars. 
 
 14. No ship or other vessel shall lay at anchor in the K^ 1 ^ 
 East river, within a distance of sixty yards from a direct Eastnver - 
 line between the landing places of either of the public 
 ferries across the said river, under the penalty of twenty- 
 five dollars for each offense, to be paid by the master, 
 owner, or other person having charge of such ship or 
 vessel. 
 
 15. No person shall bring any vessel or vessels what- spring street 
 soever, excepting market boats, and other small boats, 
 within the slip belonging to the Corporation, at the foot 
 of Spring street, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 every such offense, to be paid by the owner or owners, 
 master or persons having charge thereof. 
 
 16. If any vessel, excepting such as shall belong solely Pecksiip. 
 to persons residing in the States of New Jersey, Connecti- 
 cut and New York, or either of those States, and trading 
 to and from either of the said States and this city, shall be 
 brought into or shall lay at or within Peck slip, the owner, 
 master or person having charge of any such vessel shall 
 forfeit and pay for every such offense, the sum of ten dol- 
 lars. 
 
 17. If any vessel or small craft shall be brought into Antics *KV- 
 or shall lay at or within Coenties slip, the owner, master 
 or person having charge of any such vessel or small craft. 
 
296 OF THE LAYING OP VESSELS AT WHARVES, &C. 
 
 shall forfeit and pay for every such offense the sum of 
 twenty-five dollars, and the further sum of ten dollars for 
 every twenty-four hours the same shall lay at or within 
 the said slip. 
 
 coenties slip. 18> The lagfc preceding sect i on of t]lis c i iap ter shall not 
 be construed to apply to vessels or small craft belonging 
 solely to persons residing either in the State of New York, 
 New Jersey or Connecticut, and which trade to and from 
 either of the said States and this city. 
 
 ketsi!p. ma 19. No person shall bring any vessel or vessels what- 
 ever, excepting market boats, periaugers, canoes or small 
 craft, within the bulkhead and piers of the Corpora- 
 tion slips in front of Fulton market, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for each offense, to be recovered from the 
 owner or owners, or person or persons having charge 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 20. All market boats, periaugers and canoes, or 
 other small craft, of not more than the burden of five 
 tons, coming to the bulkhead and piers mentioned in the 
 last preceding section, shall have the owner's name painted 
 at full length, in legible letters, in a conspicuous place on 
 the inside of the stern, under the penalty of ten dollars, 
 to be paid by the owner, master, or person having charge 
 of the same, severally and respectively. 
 
 Market boats 21. All market boats, periaugers and canoes, of not 
 
 Periaugers & * 
 
 canoes. more than the burden of five tons, coming to any of the 
 said public docks, wharves, piers or slips, shall ghave the 
 owner or owners' name or names painted at full length, in 
 legible letters, on the inside of the stern, under the penalty 
 of ten dollars for each offense, to be paid by the owner, 
 master or person having charge of the same. 
 
 siip between A 22. The basin or slip fronting to West street, on the 
 
 Amos and * * 
 
 Hudson river, and laying between A.mos street and Charles 
 
OP THE RATES OP WHARFAGE. 297 
 
 street, is hereby appropriated and set apart exclusively 
 for the use of boats bringing hay to the city. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OP THE RATES OF WHARFAGE. 
 
 23. The master, owner, or person having charge of Rates of 
 any ship or vessel, or small craft whatever, using or com- 
 ing to lay with such ships or vessels, at or within any of 
 the docks, wharves, piers or slips within the city of New 
 York, belonging to the said Corporation, if such vessel 
 be of not more than five tons burthen, shall pay to the 
 lessee for the time being, of the small boat district, the 
 like rate of fees of wharfage for so laying or using, as 
 now are or hereafter may be, established and allowed by 
 the Legislature of the people of the State of New York, 
 to be taken and removed by the proprietors of private 
 wharves in said city. 
 
 24. If any such vessel, as mentioned in the preceding sec- ibid. 
 tion of this chapter, be of more than five tons burthen, such 
 owner or person having charge thereof, shall pay to the 
 lessee or lessees for the time being, of the dock, wharf, 
 pier or slip, at or within which such slip or vessel shall lay, 
 the like rate or fees of wharfage, as now are or here- 
 after may be established and allowed by the Legislature 
 of the people of the State of New York, to be taken and 
 received by the proprietors of private wharves in the said 
 city. 
 
 25. The preceding sections of this article shall be so ibid, 
 construed, that for all vessels of not more than five tons 
 burthen, there may be paid as aforesaid, in case the owner 
 or master shall elect so to do, on their coming to lay at 
 any of the said docks, wharves, piers or slips, after the 
 20 
 
298 OF THE RATES OF WHARFAGE. 
 
 first, day of May inclusive in every year, the sum of two 
 dollars and fifty cents, for the use of all the Corporation, 
 docks, wharves, piers and slips, within the said city which 
 by law they may use, for the year ending on the last day 
 of April ensuing; which sum shall be paid to the lessee 
 of the small boat district, and shall exonerate such vessel 
 from all other fees of wharfage for the year then current, 
 
 whSSfge. 26 - The preceding sections of this article shall also be 
 so construed, that for all vessels of more than five tons 
 burthen, and under twenty tons burthen, there shall be paid 
 only thirty cents per day, subject to abatement or half 
 wharfage, according to the provisions of the laws of this 
 State, when not having dock berths. 
 
 bw 27. If the master, owner, or person having charge of 
 
 any such ship or vessel, coming to lay with such ship or 
 vessel, at or within any of the said docks, wharves, piers 
 or slips, on or after the said first day of May, as men- 
 tioned in the 25th section of this chapter, shall elect to pay 
 to the lessee for the time being, of the district in which 
 such dock, wharf, pier or slip is situate, at and after the 
 rate, and in the manner mentioned in the next succeeding 
 section of this article, such ship or vessel shall be exone- 
 rated from any other or further payment in said district, 
 for the residue of such year. 
 
 wd 28. The following are the rates of wharfage men- 
 
 tioned in the last preceding section of this article, to wit : 
 
 1. Between the first day of May and the last day of 
 
 July inclusive, sixty cents per ton. 
 
 2. Between the first day of August and the last day 
 
 of October, inclusive, forty-five cents per ton. 
 
 3. Between the first day of November and the last 
 
 day of January, inclusive, thirty cents per ton. 
 
I 
 
 OF THE KATES OF WHARFAGE. 299 
 
 4. Between the first day of February and the last 
 day of April, inclusive, fifteen cents per ton. 
 
 29. The two last preceding sections of this article shall wharfage, 
 be so construed, that in case any ship or vessel shall remain 
 in any of the public slips more than fifteen successive 
 days, such ship or vessel shall be subject to daily wharfage 
 thereafter, until such ship or vessel shall depart from 
 such slip, notwithstanding such ship or vessel shall have 
 electedlo pay wharfage by the year. 
 
 30. Notwithstanding anything herein contained, any Ibid - 
 vessel paying daily wharfage, entitled to lay within or at 
 any of the said docks, wharves, piers or slips, and which 
 shall be laid up and out of employ, with their cargoes 
 landed and sails unbent, between the tenth day of Decem- 
 ber and the tenth day of March inclusive, in any year, 
 shall be subject for the time during which said vessel shall 
 be so laid up, to the payment of a sum or sums not ex- 
 ceeding one half of the wharfage which they are subject 
 to pay when in active employment; but such vessels shall 
 be liable to be ordered to be removed; agreeably to the 
 provisions of the second article of this chapter. 
 
 31. The owner, master, or person having charge of Ibid - 
 any ship or vessel, coming to lay with any such ship or 
 vessel, at or within any of the docks, wharves, piers or 
 slips, within this city, belonging to the Corporation, on or 
 after the first day of May, in any year, shall not be exone- 
 rated from the payment of the daily rates or fees of 
 wharfage allowed by the laws of this State, unless the said 
 persons, or some one of them shall, upon such vessel first 
 coming in, and such person or persons being called on by 
 the lessee or his agent for that purpose, forthwith elect 
 to pay to the lessee of the district in which such dock, 
 wharf, pier or slip is situated, the yearly or periodical 
 
300 OF INCUMBEEING THE SLIPS. 
 
 rates or fees of wharfage allowed by the 27th and *28th 
 sections of this chapter. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF INCUMBEEING THE SLIPS. 
 
 32 ' Jt slia11 not be lawful * r the owner r master, or 
 person having charge of any vessel that shall be out of 
 employ, to lay up the same at any of the public docks, 
 wharves, piers or slips, between Stanton street and White- 
 hall slip, except with the written consent of the Super- 
 intendent of Wharves. 
 
 of 33. No person shall careen or cause to be careened, 
 any vessel at or within any of the public docks, wharves, 
 piers, quays or slips, under the penalty of ten dollars, for 
 every day for which such vessel shall continue to be ca- 
 reened, to be paid by the owner or owners, master or 
 person having charge of such vessel, severally and re- 
 spectively. 
 
 34. No person shall bring into any of the said public 
 slips. flocks or slips, nor make nor leave there, the wreck of 
 any ship or vessel, whereby such dock or slip may be 
 incommoded, or the entrance or departure of any vessel 
 or small cralt in anywise obstructed, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars for every such offense; and the fur- 
 ther penalty of ten dollars for every day, or part of a day 
 the wreck of such ship or vessel shall so continue or re- 
 main in any such dock or slip. 
 
 chonT&c a ?n ^* ^ P erson sna ^ cas * an y anchor, grappling or 
 the docks, &c kjjiock i n to or near any of the docks, wharves, piers, 
 quays or slips of the said city ; or shall place any cable, 
 rope, chain, or line across the entrance of any slip; or 
 shall permit or cause any vessel to lay <it the end of or 
 within any pier, with the jib-boom rigged out ; or shall 
 
OF INCUMBERING THE SLIPS. 301 
 
 take away any stones, earth, timber, or ballast, belonging 
 to any dock, wharf, pier or slip, from any of the same, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 36. No person shall throw anv stones, earth, timber, 
 ballast, shells, ashes, or other dirt or rubbish whatsoever, 
 into, or bring any masts, yards, spars or other kinds of 
 timber, or stages or platforms for working on, within any 
 of the docks, wharves, piers, quays or slips in the said 
 city, under the penalty of ten dollars for every such 
 offense ; and the additional penalty of five dollars for 
 every day or part of a day, such masts, yards and spars, 
 or other kind of timber, or stages or platforms for work- 
 ing on, shall remain in any of the said docks, wharves? 
 piers, quays or slips. 
 
 37. If any shells, ashes, stones, or dirt whatsoever, 
 shall be thrown from any vessel into any of the slips or the sli P 8 - 
 docks aforesaid, the person throwing the same, and the 
 master, or owner or possessor of such vessel, shall forfeit 
 and pay for every such offense, the sum of five dollars. 
 
 38. No steamboat, small boat, or other craft, shall at Battery waii, 
 any time lay alongside of the Battery wall, for the pur 
 pose of landing or receiving passengers or freight, and the 
 proprietor or proprietors, or persons having charge of any 
 such steamboat, small boat, or other craft, which shall 
 land or receive any passengers or freight at the said 
 Battery wall, shall be fined fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 39. The Street Commissioner shall hereafter insert a ci ause -^ 
 clause in all contracts for building piers and bulkheads c 
 or repairing the same, that no more timber or other ma- 
 terials shall be deposited in the slips or basins than is 
 necessary for the completion of the work specified in the 
 contract. 
 
302 
 
 Ringing of 
 Boat-bells. 
 
 Blowing 
 horns, & 
 
 Exception. 
 
 Soliciting 
 Passengers. 
 
 OF THE RINGING OF BOAT-BELLS. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF THE RINGING OF BOAT-BELLS. 
 
 40. No bell, on board of or near any boat or vessel, 
 or ferry-boat, at any of the wharves, piers or slips in the 
 city of New York, shall be rung before sunrise in the 
 morning, on any pretence whatever, nor shall such bell 
 be rung or tolled at any other time, or for any greater 
 length of time than is herein expressed, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars, to be paid by the master, owner, 
 agent or person or persons having charge of such bell or 
 vessel, and the person ringing or tolling the same, seve- 
 rally and respectively. 
 
 1. All such bells may be rung or tolled at the time 
 
 of starting, one minute, and no longer. 
 
 2. They may also ring at or within a quarter of an 
 
 hour before starting, on each trip, for the space 
 of two minutes. 
 
 41. No horn, trumpet or other instrument, shall be 
 blown or used in any of the streets, wharves, slips or 
 piers in the city of New York, under the penalty of ten 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 42. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not 
 be construed, to prevent the playing of any band of music, 
 or any single instrument, on board of any vessel at or 
 near any wharf or pier. 
 
 43. No person shall solicit or request any person or 
 persons, in the public streets, or on any wharf or pier in 
 the city of New York, to go on board of, or take passage 
 in, any steamboat or vessel, under the penalty of five dol- 
 lars for each offense. 
 
OF THE LUMBER DOCK. 303 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 OF THE LUMBER DOCK. 
 
 44. There shall be appointed a suitable person, to be ^StS? Lum- 
 called " The Superintendent of the Public Lumber Dock/ 7 ] 
 whose duty it shall be to to take the charge and superin- 
 tendence of the Lumber Dock; to direct the mode of oc- 
 cupying the same; and collect the fees or charges therefor, 
 as hereinafter established, and pay over the same to the 
 Chamberlain of the city. 
 
 45. Such superintendent shall take an oath, faithfully iwd. 
 to perform the duties of his office; and before entering 
 upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond with 
 two or more sureties, in the penal sum of five thousand 
 dollars conditioned for the faithful discharge of such 
 duties. 
 
 46. He shall receive an annual salary of seven hun- n>id. 
 dred and fifty dollars, payable quarterly, for his services; 
 and shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Com- 
 mon Council. 
 
 47. He shall, on the first Monday of every month, n,i d . 
 render to the Comptroller, a full and particular statement 
 of all moneys received by him as such officer, verified by 
 oath, stating the names of the persons from whom such 
 moneys were received; the date, the amount and the quan- 
 tity of timber or logs on which the same was charged; 
 and shall, once in each year, on the first Monday of Janu- 
 -ary, and often er, if required, furnish a statement to the 
 Common Council, of the whole quantity of timber, logs, 
 spars and other articles which shall have been brought 
 into the said lumber dock during the preceding year; and 
 also the amount remaining therein at the time of making 
 such report. 
 
 
304 OP THE LUMBER DOCK. 
 
 superintend- 48. He shall also keep a book, in which shall be 
 
 ent of Lum. 
 
 ber Docks, entered the names of all persons bringing timber to the 
 said lumber dock, specifying therein, the dates, qualities 
 and prices charged therefor, and when the same shall be 
 taken away. 
 
 JShogany ^' ^ mahogany or other imported wood, or any 
 Marble, &c. ki oc kg O f granite or marble, shall be allowed to be de- 
 posited in any slip below Pike street, on the east, or Canal 
 street on the west side, and not without the written per- 
 mission of the Superintendent of Wharves. 
 
 ent e of nt Lum- ^0. The said superintendent shall not, in any manner 
 i>er Dock. or way wna t e y er> either directly or indirectly, be con- 
 cerned in the purchase or sale of any timber or lumber 
 whatever, either in the said dock, or to be brought 
 therein, and in case of any breach of the provisions of 
 this section, he shall forfeit his office, and shall not after- 
 ward be eligible thereto. 
 
 51 ' The following rates shall be fixed and collected 
 by the superintendent, on all the articles hereafter men- 
 tioned, for admission and storage within the Lumber 
 Dock, viz : 
 
 On all squared oak timber, three-eighths of one cent 
 for admission, and one and a half cent per year, 
 for every cubic foot. 
 
 On all squared pine or other timber, except oak, one 
 quarter of one cent for admission, and one cent 
 per year, for every cubic foot. 
 
 On all dock or pump logs, four cents admission, and 
 sixteen cents per year for each piece. 
 
 On all spars or masts, not over fifty feet in length, 
 twenty-five cents for each admission, and one dol- 
 lar per year, for each piece. 
 
OF THE LUMBER DOCK. 305 
 
 On all spars or masts over fifty feet in length, and not 
 exceeding eighty feet, fifty cents for each admis- 
 sion, and two dollars a year, for each piece. 
 
 On all spars or masts eighty feet or upward in length, 
 seventy-five cents each for admission, and three 
 dollars per year, for each piece. 
 
 On all plank and other sawed lumber, four cents ad- 
 mission, and sixteen cents per year, for every 
 thousand feet. 
 
 Such charges for admission shall be paid, whenever 
 the articles shall be placed within the dock, and 
 be deducted from* the payment for rent, when the 
 lumber is taken out of the dock; the rent shall 
 be paid quarterly; and whenever any timber or 
 other articles shall not be kept within the dock 
 for the period of three months from the time of 
 admission therein, the charge thereon shall be 
 the same as if such timber or other articles had 
 remained therein for the period of three months, 
 and so for every three months thereafter. A.ny 
 expenses which may be incurred, by reason of the 
 removal of any timber or spars, within the basin, 
 by the direction of the superintendent, shall be 
 chargeable to the owner or owners of such timber, 
 and paid by him or them, in the same manner as 
 the other charges under this law. 
 
 52. The Comptroller shall lease at public auction, wharves,&c- 
 
 at Lumber 
 
 such portion of the wharves and piers around the Lumber Dock. 
 Dock, as may not be required for the use of the dock; 
 and may grant the privilege of piling lumber thereon, 
 until the first day of May next; and shall lease the same 
 annually thereafter, at the same time and in the same 
 manner as the other wharves are leased by him. 
 
306 OF THE LUMBER DOCK. 
 
 superintend- 53. It shall be the duty of the superintendent not to 
 
 ent of Lum- 
 ber Dock, permit any timber or other articles within said Lumber 
 
 Dock, to be removed therefrom, until all charges thereon 
 are first paid. 
 
 54. The Comptroller shall furnish the superintendent 
 ibid. with a suitable book, for the purpose of keeping all ac- 
 
 counts therein, which shall be handed over to his successor 
 in office, from time to time. 
 
OF SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 307 
 
 CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 OF SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF PLACES AT WHICH FURNITURE MAY BE SOLD 
 
 AT AUCTION IN THE STREETS. 
 II. OF THE REGULATION OF SALES IN THE PUBLIC 
 STREETS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE PLACES AT WHICH FURNITURE MAY BE SOLD AT AUC- 
 TION IN THE STREETS. 
 
 1. The following places are hereby designated as the 2JJ^ 
 places at which articles of furniture may be exposed for ture. 
 sale and sold, that is to say: 
 
 1. At Peck slip, between Pearl street and Front 
 
 street. 
 
 2. At Burling slip, between Pearl street and Front 
 
 street. 
 
 3. At Old slip, between Water street and Front 
 
 street. 
 
 4. In Broad street, between Front street and South 
 
 street. 
 
 5. In Yesey street, between Church street and Wash- 
 
 ington street. 
 
 6. In the square in front of Greenwich market, on a 
 
 line with Christopher street, west of Greenwich 
 street. 
 
 2. No goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing what- nn-e of sales 
 ever, shall be sold at auction, or exposed for sale in any m 
 street, road, lane, highway or public place in the city of 
 
I 
 303 OP SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
 
 New York, except between the hours of nine o'clock in 
 the morning and two o'clock in the afternoon of each day, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense, to 
 be sued for and recovered from the seller, auctioneer, or 
 his agent, severally and respectively. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE REGULATION OF SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
 
 Permission S 3. No auctioneer, or his agent or servant, or any other 
 
 to bo gotten 
 
 of wn< ise3 P erson > sna ll se ll at auction, or expose for sale, or lay or 
 place any goods, wares, merchandise or other thing, in 
 any street, road, lane, highway, or public place in the city 
 of New York, unless such person shall first obtain the con- 
 sent or permission, in writing, of the occupant of the lot 
 or building before which such articles, or any part there- 
 of, shall be placed or exposed for sale, under the penalty 
 of ten dollars for every such offense, to be sued for and re- 
 covered from the seller, auctioneer or his agent, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 Extent to 4. Such articles, after permission granted as required 
 
 which streets 
 
 oc - in the third section of this chapter, when placed or ex- 
 posed for sale, shall not occupy more than one third part 
 in width of the carriage way of any street, under the pen- 
 alty of ten dollars for every such offense, to be sued for 
 and recovered from the seller, auctioneer or his agent, 
 severally and respectively. 
 Regulations & 5. No person shall' sell, or expose for sale, or lay or 
 
 as to certain 
 
 articles. place in any street, lane, road, highway or public place, at 
 any time between the first day of June and the first day of 
 November in each year, any salted beef or pork, dried or 
 pickled fish, blubber, hides, cotton or wool, under the 
 penalty of ten dollars for each offense, to be sued for and 
 recovered from the seller, auctioneer or his agent, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
"OP SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 309 
 
 ' 6. No person shall sell, or expose for sale at auction AS to sale or 
 
 carriages and 
 
 any carriage or carriages, or any animal or animals, of JJ^J^ 
 any description, in any public street or place in the city of 
 New York, except in the Fourth avenue, at the corner of 
 Eighty-sixth street, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense, to be sued for and recovered from the seller, 
 owner or purchaser thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 7. Every article exposed to sale at auction, or sold in Things sold 
 
 in streets to 
 
 -any public place, street, lane, road or highway in the city f ely i ^ e d v i : 
 of New York, shall be removed from the same by the set- ed - 
 ting of the sun of the day of selling or exposing to sale, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense, to be sued 
 for and recovered from the auctioneer, his agent, or the 
 purchaser thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 8. No bellman or crier, nor any drum or fife, or other Advertising 
 instrument of music, nor any show signal, or means of at- 
 tracting the attention of passengers other than a sign or 
 flag, shall be employed, or suffered or permitted to be used, 
 at or near any place of sale, or at or near any auction- 
 room, or at or near the residence of any auctioneer, or at 
 or near any auction whatsoever, under a penalty of ten 
 dollars for eac'i offense to be sued for and recovered from 
 the person using the sarno, and the auctioneer or his agent, 
 suffering or permitting the same, severally and respec- 
 tively. 
 
 9. No auctioneer, or other person, shall sell or expose Paies r,r cer- 
 for sale at public auction or vendue, anv dry goods, hard- in streets 
 
 J f prohibited. 
 
 ware, wooden ware or tin ware, by retail or in small par- 
 cels or pieces, in any public street, lane, highway or public 
 place in the city of New York, (articles of household fur- 
 niture at the places, and as is hereinbefore provided, alone 
 excepted,) under the penalty of ten dollars for each of- 
 fense, to be sued for and recovered from the seller, auc- 
 tioneer or his agent, severally and respectively. 
 
310 OP SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
 
 sates at auc- 10. No auctioneer, or his agent, or servant shall sell 
 or expose for sale at public auction, any goods, wares, 
 merchandise, or other thing whatsoever, to any person or 
 persons who, at the time of bidding for the same, or whilst 
 examining the same, shall be on the sidewalk or carriage- 
 way of any of the streets of the city, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 construction. n. This chapter shall not be construed to pre- 
 vent the sale of goods to persons who may be standing on 
 the carriage-way of such streets or parts of streets or 
 places, as are hereinbefore mentioned and designated. 
 
 tob&SoSf' 12. No person shall sell, or expose for sale, any meat r 
 fish, or food of any description, in any of the streets or 
 public squares in this city, other than in the markets of 
 said city, under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense, 
 except as follows: Permission is hereby given to farmers 
 and market gardeners to occupy daily, until 12 o'clock, M., 
 free of charge, the vacant space of the northern and south- 
 ern extremities of the intersection of Broadway and Sixth 
 avenue, between Thirty-second and Thirty-fifth streets, 
 without infringing upon the streets which the said space 
 intersects, for the purpose only of selling vegetables and 
 market produce of their own farms or gardens, under the 
 supervision and control of the City Inspector. 
 
 13. All persons offending against the last preceding 
 section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be 
 punished, on conviction before the Mayor, Recorder, or 
 one of the Police Justices of said city, by a fine not ex- 
 ceeding ten dollars, or in default of the payment of such 
 fine, by imprisonment, provided such imprisonment does 
 not exceed ten days. 
 
OF SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 311 
 
 14. No auctioneer, or his agent, or servant, or any sale of Farm- 
 other person, shall lay, or place, or sell or expose for sale, 
 any article of household furniture in any street, or public 
 place in the city of New York, other than such as is here- 
 inbefore designated or mentioned, under the penalty of 
 twenty dollars for every such offense, to be sued for and 
 recovered from the seller, auctioneer, or his agent or ser- 
 vant, severally and respectively. 
 
 15. No furniture, goods, wares, merchandise, or other ^^ in Chat - 
 
 ham square. 
 
 article or thing whatever, shall be sold at auction, or ex- 
 posed for sale by any auctioneer, his agent or servant, or 
 by any other person or persons, upon the sidewalk of 
 Chatham square, between James street and Catharine 
 street, in the city of New York, under the penalty of 
 twenty dollars for every such offense, to be sued for and 
 recovered from the seller, auctioneer, or his agent or ser- 
 vant, or any other person or persons offending, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 16. Such articles, when exposed for sale, shall not ibid, 
 occupy more than twenty feet in width, and not more 
 than twenty-five feet in length, of the carriage-way of 
 Chatham square, between James street and Catharine 
 street, in the said city, and shall not be placed within ten 
 feet of each corner of the streets intersecting Chatham 
 square, nor shall any such articles be placed upon, sold or 
 exposed for sale upon any of the cross-walks or intersec- 
 tions of or in said Chatham square, under the penalty of 
 twenty dollars for every such offense, to be sued for and 
 recovered from the seller, auctioneer, or his agent or ser- 
 vant, severally and respectively. 
 
 17. All furniture, goods, wares, merchandise or other ^id- 
 article or thing whatsoever, sold or exposed for sale in 
 
312 OP SALES IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
 
 Chatham square, between James street and Catharine 
 street, and authorized to be sold there under and by vir- 
 tue of this chapter, and all auctioneer stands and con- 
 veniences used by or* for the auctioneer, or person selling 
 or exposing the same for sale, shall be removed from the 
 said place before two o'clock of the afternoon of the day 
 on which the sale, or offering for sale is by this chapter 
 directed to be made, under the penalty of twenty dollars 
 for every such offense, to be sued for and recovered from 
 the seller, auctioneer, or his agent or servant, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 m square!" * 8 - ^ auctioneer or other person shall sell, or expose 
 for sale, at public auction or vendue, any dry goods, hard- 
 ware, wooden ware, tin ware, earthen ware, china ware, 
 glass ware, goods, wares or merchandise of any description, 
 or any other article whatever, by retail, or in small par- 
 cels or pieces, in Chatham square, between James street 
 and Catharine street aforesaid, under the penalty of ten 
 dollars for each offense, to be sued for and recovered from 
 the seller, auctioneer, or his agent or servant, severally and 
 respectively. 
 
 19. No person shall sell, or expose for sale, in any of 
 6teets. te<i m the streets or slips in the city of New York, any tin plate 
 ware, earthenware, china ware, glass ware, goods, wares 
 and merchandise of any description, or any other article, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 Firewood. g 20. No person shall sell, or expose for sale, in any of 
 the streets of said city, any fire-wood of any description, 
 under a penalty of ten dollars for each offense; but noth- 
 ing herein contained shall prevent the sale, by any licensed 
 cartman of said city, of any fire-wood on any of the wharves 
 of said city. 
 
OP PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES. 313 
 
 
 CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 OF PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES. 
 
 1. No person shall be concerned or instrumental in Prohibition, 
 collecting or promoting any assemblage of persons, under 
 pretence of, or for public worship or exhortation, in the 
 Park or Battery, or in any of the markets or streets, or 
 any public place in the city of New York, laid out and ap- 
 propriated for the common use of the citizens, under the 
 penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 2. It shall be the duty of all magistrates, constables A PP rehen- 
 
 J sion of offen- 
 
 a*nd police officers of the said city, to prevent all such <*ers. 
 assemblies, and to prosecute, apprehend and report to the 
 attorney of the Board, all persons concerned or instrumen- 
 tal in promoting the same. 
 
 3. Every constable or police officer who shall neglect ibid. 
 or refuse to perform his duty in the premises, shall, for 
 every neglect, forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars. 
 
 4. Nothing contained in the preceding sections of this Permission to 
 
 preach in the 
 
 chapter shall be construed to prevent any clergyman or streets, 
 minister of any denomination from preaching in any place 
 in this city, who shall have obtained the written permission 
 of either the Mayor, or one of the Aldermen or Council- 
 men of this city therefor. 
 
 5. The first section of this chapter shall not be con- Baptists, 
 strued to prevent any ministers or people of any church, 
 usually called Baptists, from assembling in proper places 
 in the city of New York, for the purpose of performing 
 21 
 
314 OP PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES. 
 
 the rites of baptism according to the ceremonies of such 
 church. 
 
 provided 1 6 % No person shall disturb, molest or interrupt any 
 clergyman or minister who shall have obtained permission 
 according to section four of this chapter, or who shall be 
 performing the rites of baptism, as permitted by sec- 
 tion five of this chapter, or shall commit any riot or dis- 
 order in any such assembly, under the penalty of twenty- 
 five dollars for each offense. 
 
OF DRIVING HORSES IN THE CITY. 315 
 
 CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 OF DRIVING HORSES IN THE CITY. 
 
 1. No person shall ride or drive any horse or horses speed 
 in the city of New York, with greater speed than at the 
 rate of five miles an hour, under the penalty of ten dollars 
 for each offense, to be recovered from the owner or driver 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 2. No person, upon turning the corner of any street j iDg ^ " 
 in the city of New York, shall ride or drive any horse or 
 horses, otherwise than on a walk, under the penalty of 
 five dollars for each offense, to be paid by the owner or 
 driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 3. No horse shall be suffered or permitted to go loose Horses run- 
 
 niu tr at l&rtro 
 
 -or at large, in any of the streets in the city of New York, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense, to 
 be paid by the owner or person having the care, charge or 
 keeping thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 4. No person shall suffer or permit to aro, or lead, or Horses on 
 
 . side-walks. 
 
 ride, or drive any horse upon any sidewalk in the city of 
 New York, under the penalty of five dollars for each of- 
 fense, to be paid by the owner or person having the care, 
 charge or keeping thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 5. No person shall run, or race any horse in any pub- Racing. 
 lie street, road or avenue, in the city of New York, nor 
 shall consent to or suffer such racing, under the penalty of 
 fifty dollars, to be recovered from the person or persons 
 who shall so race, or suffer, or permit such racing, and the 
 owner, rider, and the person having charge of any animal 
 which shall so race and run, severally and respectively. 
 
316 OF DRIVING HORSES IN THE CITY. 
 
 Racing. 6. The last preceding section of this chapter shall be 
 
 construed to prevent and punish the running, racing or 
 trotting of any horse or horses, for any trial of speed, or 
 for the purpose of passing any other horse or horses, 
 whether the same be founded upon any stake, bet or other- 
 wise. 
 
 Tandem. g 7. jf person shall drive one horse before another, in 
 
 the manner commonly called tandem, otherwise than on a 
 walk, in any street in the city of New York, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense, to be paid by the 
 owner or driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 g. No person shall show or expose for sale at auction, 
 
 at auction. 
 
 any horse or other animal, in any street, lane or avenue in 
 the city of New York, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 every such offense. 
 
 Beiis tosieigh 9. No person shall drive any horse before a sleigh or sled T 
 through any of the public streets or avenues of this city, 
 unless there shall be a sufficient number of bells attached 
 
 I 
 
 to the harness of such horse and sleigh or sled, to warn 
 persons of his approach, under the penalty of ten dollars 
 for each offense, to be paid by the driver, owner or person 
 having the care, charge or keeping thereof, severally and 
 respectively. 
 
OF SINKS. PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 317 
 
 CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 
 
 1 . No sink, privy or cesspool shall hereafter be con- Regulation or 
 
 construction. 
 
 structed, or made in any part of the city of New York, 
 south of Fourteenth street, unless the same shall be con- 
 structed of brick or stone, and be, at least, ten feet in 
 depth from the surface of the ground, when such depth is 
 practicable, under the penalty of fifty dollars, to be re- 
 covered from the owner and builder of the same, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 2. No person shall inclose or cover any sink, privy or TO be exami- 
 ned and mea- 
 
 cesspool, or arch over or place upon the same, any house, sured before 
 
 being cover- 
 
 shed or covering, until such sink, privy or cesspool shall ed - 
 have been examined, and measured by the City Inspector 
 or the Health Warden, of the ward in which the same may 
 be, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such 
 offense, to be recovered from the owner and builder of the 
 same, severally and respectively. 
 
 3. No privy, sink or cesspool, shall hereafter be made Regulations 
 
 of construe- 
 
 or constructed, within thirty feet of any public well or turn, 
 pump, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, to be 
 paid by the owner and builder thereof, severally and re- 
 spectively. 
 
 4. No person shall dig any sink or cesspool, or build ibid. 
 or erect any privy, without leaving, at least, two feet of 
 solid earth, or solid mason work laid in mortar or cement, 
 to be measured from the interior line of said sink, between 
 such sink, cesspool or privy and the adjoining lot, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be paid by the owner 
 .and builder thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 
318 OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 
 
 covering pri- 5. No person shall cover over any sink or privy that 
 
 vies and re- 
 
 moving con ma y k e f u ii 5 or partly full, nor draw off the contents thereof 
 into any hole or place dug or made to receive the same, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered 
 from the owner of such premises or the person doing the 
 same. 
 
 two 6 - The owner or occupant of any house, store, build- 
 g or premises, to which any sink, privy or cesspool shall 
 belong or appertain, shall not permit the contents thereof 
 to rise within two feet of the surface of the earth, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered from the 
 owner or occupant thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 7. The owner or occupant of any house, lot or premises" 
 in the city of New York, shall not empty or remove, or 
 cause, or suffer, or permit to be emptied or removed, the 
 contents of any sink, privy or cesspool, between the last? 
 day of May and the last day of September in each year, 
 without the express permission of the City Inspector, ob- 
 tained for that purpose, under the penalty of twenty dol- 
 lars for each offense. 
 
 tubske al tin ^' ^ ne owner or occupant of anyhouse, lot or premises 
 priris. shall not cause, or suffer or permit any tub used in any 
 necessary house, sink or privy to be removed, except be- 
 tween the hours of eleven o'clock in the evening and three 
 o'clock in the morning, from the first day of May to the' 
 last day of September, in any year; and between the hours 
 often o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morn- 
 ing, during the remainder of the year, under the penalty 
 of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 contents not 9 . No person shall cast, lay, or suffer to run in or upon 
 
 to ran in . .. , 
 
 streets, tc. any street, wharf or pier, or in any slip or dock, or upon 
 or within the distance of three feet of any wharf, or in 
 any lane, alley, lot or vacant place to the southward of" 
 
OP SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS, 319 
 
 Fourteenth street, the contents of any sink, tub, privy or 
 cesspool, under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 10. No person shall throw or deposit, or cause or suf- J^J**; &c - 
 fer to be thrown or deposited in any sink, privy or cess- J n r ^ n i] 
 pool, any vegetable substance or garbage, or offal of fish 
 or poultry, or any dead animal, under the penalty of 
 twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 11. The owner or occupant of any house, lot or pre- Regulations 
 
 cftubsinpri- 
 
 mises in the city of New York, shall not cause or suffer or vie3 - 
 permit any tub to be used in any necessary house, sink or 
 privy, appertaining or belonging to such premises, unless 
 such tub shall be made perfectly tight, and well secured 
 with copper, brass or iron hoops and handles, under the 
 penalty of ten dollars, to be recovered from the owner or 
 occupant, severally and respectively. 
 
 12. The owner or occupant of any house, store, build- n>w. 
 ing or premises to which a sink, privy or necessary house 
 shall belong or appertain, in which tubs shall be used, 
 shall not suffer or permit the contents thereof to rise within 
 three inches of the top of said tub, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for each offense, to be recovered from the 
 owner or occupant, severally and respectively. 
 
 13. No person shall empty or remove the contents of 
 any tub, sink or privy, in the city of New York, otherwise privies 
 than in tubs, boxes, or casks made tight and closely cov- 
 ered; each tub, box, cask and cover to be approved by the 
 City Inspector; and any person who shall use for such pur- 
 poses, any tub, box, cask or cover, other than those ap- 
 proved as.aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 14. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to AS to 
 
 ing contents 
 
 throw the contents of any tub, box, cask, sink or privy into 
 
320 OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 
 
 the North or East rivers, south of Forty-second street, 
 save and except under the circumstances hereinafter men- 
 tioned, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 of'vesSe- 15 - The several wharves or piers on the North and 
 tlnte ng of c p rt East rivers, where the contractors for cleaning the streets 
 are permitted to heap up manure, excepting pier number 
 one, East river, are hereby designated and set apart for 
 vessels to come and be fastened to, subject to the direc- 
 tions and regulations of the City Inspector. A pier in the 
 First Ward, to be selected by the Alderman of that Dis- 
 trict, for the same purpose, from which piers and in which 
 vessels the night-scavengers shall deposit the contents of 
 tubs, boxes, casks, sinks and privies, provided the same 
 shall not be what is called " water;" and it shall be lawful 
 for the night-scavengers to ask, demand, arid receive there- 
 for, from the owner of such vessel or vessels, the sum of 
 twenty-five cents for each and every full load of twenty- 
 four cubical feet; but in case there shall not be at the time, 
 a vessel or vessels at said wharves or piers, capable of con- 
 taining or receiving the contents so removed, or in case 
 the contents shall at any time be what is called " water," 
 then, and in each of the cases above-mentioned, the night- 
 scavengers may deposit the contents of the tubs, boxes, 
 casks, sinks or privies, from the ends of the said piers, or 
 if vessels shall be lying at the ends of said piers, from a 
 point as near as practicable to the outer ends of the said 
 piers, into the river; and in case any night-scavenger or 
 other person shall deposit the contents of any tub, box, 
 cask, sink or privy at any other wharf, or from any other 
 pier, than those before-mentioned, then such night-scaven- 
 ger or other person shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty 
 dollars, for each and every offense; and, if a night-scaven- 
 ger, he shall be subject, in case of any subsequent offense 
 to forfeit his license, at the option of the City Inspector. 
 
OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 321 
 
 16. No person shall remove, or cause to be removed, Permission to 
 
 remove cou- 
 
 the contents, or any part thereof, of any tub, box, cask, 
 sink or privy, south of Forty-second street, without a writ- 
 ten or printed permission from the City Inspector, which 
 permission shall specify the time within which the said 
 contents may be removed, and the piers to which the same 
 may be taken and deposited as mentioned in these ordi- 
 nances, either of which piers the scavenger may elect; and 
 if any person shall remove, or cause, or allow, or assist in 
 removing the contents, or any part thereof, of any tub, 
 box, cask, sink or privy, without such permission, or at any 
 other time than that specified therein, or shall convey to 
 and deposit, or assist in conveying and depositing, any of 
 the contents aforesaid, from any other pier than one of 
 those described in this chapter, he shall forfeit and pay for 
 <each and every offense, the sum of fifty dollars. 
 
 17. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector or Health 
 Warden, to examine each sink or privy in each Ward or 
 District, once in each year, and a report shall be made to , 
 the City Inspector, on or before the first day of April in 
 each year, of the situation of each sink or privy in each 
 ward or district, and when any sink or privy requires emp- 
 tying before the tenth of September next thereafter, notice 
 shall be given to the owner of such sink or privy, or his 
 agent, or, if they cannot be found, the tenants thereof, re- 
 quiring the removal of the contents of such sink or privy 
 to be performed forthwith; but the omission of such notice 
 shall not excuse the person, whose duty it is to cause such 
 sink to be emptied, from the payment of the sum of ten 
 dollars, as hereinbefore specified. 
 
 18. The City Inspector is directed to advertise, and sa)e * Night 
 sell to the highest bidder, in conformity with law, the right 
 for five years, to all the night-soil taken from the sinks in 
 
 
322 OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 
 
 the city; and the same shall be deposited by the scaven- 
 gers in boats to be furnished by the person receiving the 
 right; the boats to be used to be tight deck boats of no 
 less than fifty tons, custom house measurement; the person, 
 who shall receive the right, shall be bound to enter into a 
 contract with the City Inspector for the faithful perform- 
 ance of his contract for five years, and give security to the 
 amount of one thousand dollars. The person or persons 
 who shall have the contract awarded to him or them, shall 
 have the right of the exclusive use of two berths at each of 
 the following named piers, to wit: The pier foot of Clark- 
 son street; the south side of pier foot of Twenty-sixth 
 street, North river; the south side of pier foot of Thirty- 
 eighth street, East river; also the north side of pier foot 
 of Rivington street, and that the scavengers be compelled, 
 under a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to proceed directly 
 from the place where such soil shall be gathered, to the 
 river, or to a street leading directly to the nearest dump- 
 ing place, and dump all the night-soil taken from the 
 privies or sinks into the boats of such person or persons 
 who shall receive the contract from the city; and return, 
 the contract to the Common Council for confirmation. 
 
 19. The City Inspector hereby is authorized and direc- 
 ted immediately to a'dvertise, for thirty days, proposals for 
 the sale of, and then, in conformity to the provisions of the, 
 laws of the State, to sell to the highest bidder, who shall 
 furnish adequate security, the right and privilege of col- 
 lecting and removing dead horses, and other dead animals,, 
 blood, offal and other refuse matter and nuisances, in ac- 
 cordance with the following specifications, for the term of 
 five years next thereafter; the contract to be prepared by 
 the Counsel to the Corporation.* 
 
 * NOTE. This section was passed on 14th December, 1855. Though temporary in 
 its character, its operation may extend over five years, and it may be the basis of a per- 
 manent system. 
 
OF SINKS, PRIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 323 
 
 SPECIFICATIONS. 
 
 First. The contractor shall collect, and remove from all J 
 parts of the city to the dock and slip, at the foot of Forty- 
 fifth street, East river, or to such other docks or slips as 
 the Common Council may, at any time or times hereafter 
 designate and provide, all dead horses and other dead ani- 
 mals; and shall, at all times, provide and keep, at his own 
 cost and expense, such a number of suitable carts as shall 
 be necessary, for a prompt and faithful performance of 
 such work; said carts shall be approved and licensed by 
 by the City Inspector. 
 
 Second. The contractor shall, at all times, provide and 
 keep, at such dock or slip as aforesaid, a suitable number 
 of suitable boats, scows, barges or vessels for receiving, 
 and shall receive therein all dead horses, and other dead 
 animals, and all blood, offal and other refuse matter from 
 butchers' slaughter-houses, and all bones, fish, fish offal, 
 diseased or tainted meats, and all other nuisances of a 
 similar kind, which may or shall be offered by any person 
 or persons at such dock or slip. 
 
 Third. The contractor shall furnish, at his own cost and 
 expense, suitable boxes for the reception of all orders or 
 complaints; the same to be placed, one at each police sta- 
 tion-house in the city, and one at the office of the City 
 Inspector, and to cause all orders and complaints to be 
 collected from each and every station-house, and from the 
 office of the City Inspector, at least twice every day; and 
 shall cause all dead animals to be removed, in accordance 
 with the contract, as soon as possible after the reception 
 of any such order or complaint, or other notice. 
 
 Fourth. The contractor shall, at least once in every day, 
 remove all such dead horses, animals, blood, offal, and 
 other matters and nuisances as aforesaid, to some suitable 
 
324 OF SINKS, PKIVIES AND CESSPOOLS. 
 
 Bemovai of and proper place or places beyond the limits of the city ; 
 
 dead 'animals r L 
 
 and whenever the City Inspector shall so direct, such re- 
 moval shall be made twice in each day, during the months 
 of June, July, August and September. 
 
 Fifth. Approved sureties, to the amount of thirty thou- 
 sand dollars, will be required for the faithful performance 
 and execution of the contract, to the end of the term, 
 which security shall be renewed within three weeks of the 
 close of the year. In every respect, the work to be per- 
 formed as required, and any neglect or refusal, on the part 
 of the contractor to perform the whole or any part of the 
 stipulations of the contract, or of the requirements of these 
 specifications, shall be sufficient to empower and authorize 
 the City Inspector to proceed to perform so much thereof 
 as shall be neglected or refused, at the expense of, and 
 chargeable by the Corporation to the contractor and his 
 sureties, and such refusal or neglect, shall authorize and 
 empower the Common Council at any time to revoke and 
 annul such contracts. 
 
 Sixth. The bid shall state the amount which the bidder 
 will pay per annum for such right and privilege, which 
 amount shall be paid by the contractor to the Comptroller, 
 in equal quarterly sums, at the end of each quarter. 
 
 Seventh. A. strict compliance with the provisions of the 
 chapters relating to " Contracts for supplies, and work 
 done for the Corporation,' 7 and amendments thereto, will 
 be observed and required. 
 
 Eighth. Should the person or persons to whom the con- 
 tract shall be awarded, fail to attend with his or their 
 sureties, and to execute the same in writing, within three 
 days after being notified that such contract is ready, he 
 or they shall be considered as having abandoned it, and 
 shall forfeit all right to such award. 
 
OF PARTITION FENCES AND WALLS. 325 
 
 CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 OF PAKTITION FENCES AND WALLS. 
 
 1. All partition fences in the city of New York shall ^pT T n ade re & 
 be made and maintained by the owners of the land on pair ' 
 each side ; and each party shall make and keep in repair 
 one half part thereof, when it can be conveniently divided. 
 
 2 . In case of any dispute between the parties, concern- Disputes, 
 
 ,,...,. , f, , how settled. 
 
 ing the division of any such fence, or as to what part or 
 portion of it shall be made or repaired by each party 
 respectively; and in all cases of dispute concerning the 
 sufficiency of any fence in the city of New York, the matter 
 shall be determined by the Alderman and Councilmen for 
 the time being, of the district of the ward in which such 
 partition or other fence may be situated. 
 
 3. When any partition fence cannot be conveniently HOW made & 
 divided, the same shall be made and kept in repair at P air - 
 the joint and equal expense of the owners of the land on 
 each side. 
 
 4. When the regulation of a lot, in conformity ^ 
 the street on which it is situated, shall require the ground 
 of such lot to be raised and kept up higher than the ground 
 of the adjoining lot or lots, and a partition wall for sup- 
 porting the same shall be necessary, such partition wall 
 shall be made and maintained by the owners respectively 
 of the land on each side j and when the same can be 
 equally divided, each party shall make and keep in repair 
 one-half part thereof. 
 
 5. If any dispute shall arise concerning the division Disputes, 
 of such partition wall between the parties, or as to what 
 
326 OF PARTITION FENCES AND WALLS. 
 
 part or portion of it should be made or repaired by each, 
 respectively, or conceiving the sufficiency of any such par- 
 tition wall, the same shall be determined by the Alderman 
 and Councilmen as aforesaid. 
 
 K Tn d & 6 * Where an J partition wall cannot be conveniently 
 P air - divided, the same shall be made and kept in repair at the 
 
 joint and equal expense of the owners of the land on each 
 
 side. 
 Regulation of g 7> The regu i at i on O f i ots i n conformity with the street 
 
 shall be calculated not to exceed a descent of two inches 
 
 on every ten feet. 
 
 HOW made & & g. Where anv owner or owners shall insist on main- 
 kept in re- 
 
 * >air - taining his, her, or their ground higher than such regula- 
 
 tion, the surplus partition wall which may be necessary to 
 support such height, shall be made and maintained at the 
 individual expense of such owner or owners. 
 
 9. Where any such owner or owners shall insist on 
 regulating his, her or their ground with a descent less than 
 two inches on every ten feet, the surplus partition wall ne- 
 cessary to support the ground in the adjoining lot, regu- 
 lated in conformity with the preceding 6th section, shall, 
 in like manner, be made and maintained at the individual 
 expense of such owner or owners. 
 
 ^^ 10. If any person whose duty it may be to make or 
 
 repair any partition fence or partition wall, or any part 
 thereof, in pursuance of the provisions of this law, shall 
 neglect so to do, for six days after being requested, in 
 writing, by the owner or occupant of the adjoining ground, 
 it shall be lawful for such owner or occupant, to make, or 
 repair such partition fence or wall, or cause the same to be 
 done, and to recover from such person the expense of 
 making or repairing so much thereof as ought to have been 
 
OP PARTITION FENCES AND WALLS. 327 
 
 made or repaired by him or her, together with costs of 
 suit in any court having cognizance thereof. 
 
 11. All outside and boundary fences, and all fences Hei s ht and 
 
 J construction 
 
 erected on the line of any public road, street, lane or ave- of fences, 
 nue in the city of New York, shall be at least five feet 
 high, : and shall be built of good and substantial materials, 
 and sufficient in all respects to keep out and prevent the 
 encroachment of cattle, sheep, hogs and other animals, and 
 .shall be kept in good repair, and of the height above- 
 mentioned. 
 
 12. The owner or owners, lessee or lessees, tenant or Neglect of re- 
 tenants of any lot, piece of ground or premises upon which pa 
 any fence not of the height, and that shall not be erected 
 in the manner, and maintained at the height mentioned in 
 the preceding section, or who having so erected the same 
 shall not keep the same in good repair, shall not recover 
 for any damage he, they or she may sustain from any cattle, 
 sheep, hog or other animal, doing damage upon his, their 
 or her premises; nor shall any cattle, sheep, hog or other 
 animal be placed in pound for doing damage, unless such 
 fence be erected and kept of the height, and in the manner 
 mentioned in the llth section. 
 
 13. In case of a'ny dispute between the parties, con- Disputes, 
 oerning any fence embraced within this chapter, or the 
 sufficiency thereof, the matter shall be determined by the 
 Alderman and Councilmen, for the time being, of the dis- 
 trict of the ward in which such fence may be situate. 
 
328 OF THE BLASTING OF ROCKS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 OF THE BLASTING OF ROCKS. 
 
 Regulations 1. In all cases of blasting rocks or stones within the 
 
 for Blasting. 
 
 city of New York, south of a line drawn across the island, 
 one hundred feet northerly of Eighty-sixth street, each 
 blast, before firing it, shall be securely covered with six 
 timbers, of not less than four inches thick, ten inches wide 
 and ten feet long each, to be placed over and around each 
 charge, and to be held in place by at least three hundred 
 pounds of large stones piled on top of them. 
 
 Ibid - 2. Three minutes' notice, before firing the blasts, shall 
 
 be given, by displaying a red flag on a staff, not less than 
 ten feet high, set in a conspicuous place, within twenty- 
 five feet of the point where the charge is placed, and also 
 by calling out the words " a blast," several times repeated, 
 and loud enough to be distinctly heard at a distance of two 
 hundred feet from the point of discharge. 
 
 penalties. 3. F or every violation of either of the preceding sec- 
 tions of this chapter, the offending party, or, if the 
 work be done under a contract, the contractor, upon com- 
 plaint and conviction thereof, before a police justice, shall 
 be liable to a fine of twenty-five dollars, and stand com- 
 mitted until the same is paid. 
 
OF HOISTWAY8. 329 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 OF HOISTWAYS. 
 
 1. The owner or occupant of each and every store or Regulations 
 Bother building in the city of New York, in which there is and penalties 
 a hoistway, shall cause the said hoistway on each story of 
 said store or other building, to be forthwith inclosed by a 
 good and sufficient railing around the opening thereof, 
 -and provide for the inclosing of such opening by a trap 
 door; and each owner or occupant of any such building 
 -or store, shall cause said railing to be securely fastened 
 up, and said trap-door to be closed, on the completion of 
 the business of each day in such store or building; and for 
 every violation of the provisions of this section, or of any 
 of them, the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of 
 any such store or building, shall be liable to a penalty of 
 fifty dollars for each and every offense. 
 
 2. The penalties imposed by this chapter, shall, when Recovery of 
 recovered, be paid by the Attorney^ to the Corporation, Penaltics> 
 to the Treasurer of the Fire Department of the city of 
 New York, for the use and benefit of said Fire Depart- 
 ment. 
 
 3. It shall be the duty of the Fire Wardens of the Dutyomre 
 city of New York to examine into all, violations of this NV 
 
 chapter, and to give, or cause to be given, a notice in 
 writing, signed by at least one of them, to the owner or 
 
 owners, occupant or occupants, or by leaving such notice 
 with any person of suitable age on the premises, requiring 
 
 .such cause of violation to be removed within ten days after 
 service of such notice; if said violation is not removed, 
 to report the same in writing to the Corporation Attorney. 
 22 
 
330 OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIY. 
 
 OF WEIGHTS. AND MEASURES. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF THE DISTRICTS FOR SEALING AND INSPECTING 
 
 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 II. OF THE SEALING AND INSPECTING OF WEIGHTS 
 
 AND MEASURES. 
 III. OF THE FEES OF THE INSPECTORS OF WEIGHTS 
 
 AND MEASURES. 
 IY. OF THE FEES OF THE CITY SEALERS OF WEIGHTS 
 
 AND MEASURES. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF THE DISTRICTS FOR SEALING AND INSPECTING WEIGHTS 
 AND MEASURES, 
 
 First ^strict 1. All that part of the city of New York, lying south- 
 erly and westerly of a line running from the East river 
 through the centre of Fulton street to Broadway; thence 
 through the centre of Broadway to Bloomingdale road at 
 Tenth street; thence through the centre of the Blooming- 
 dale road to Union place at Fourteenth street; thence 
 through the centre of Fourteenth street to the Bowery; 
 thence along the easterly side of Union place to the 
 Fourth avenue ; and thence through the centre of the 
 Fourth avenue to Harlem river, shall be known as the 
 First District for the sealing and inspection of weights 
 and measures; and the Sealer and Inspector of Weights 
 and Measures who may be appointed for the said First 
 District, shall be confined thereto in the performance of 
 their respective duties. 
 
OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 331 
 
 2. All the remaining part of the said city, not em- second Dis- 
 braced within the limits of the said First District, shall 
 be known as the Second District, for the sealing and in- 
 spection of weights and measures ; and the Sealer and In- 
 spector of Weights and Measures who may be appointed 
 for the said Second District, shall be confined thereto in 
 the performance of their respective duties. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE SEALING AND INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 3. All persons using weights, measures, scale-beams, AH weights, 
 patent balances, steelyards or any other instrument, in sealed and 
 weighing or measuring any article intended to be pur- 
 chased or sold in the city of New York, shall cause the 
 same to be sealed and marked by a City Sealer of Weights 
 and Measures in the said city. 
 
 4. Any person who shall, in weighing or measuring Penalty, 
 any article for purchase or sale within the city of New 
 York, use any weight, measure, scalebeam, patent balance, 
 steelyard or other instrument, not sealed and marked as 
 is required by the third section of this chapter, shall for- 
 feit and pay the sum of fifty dollars for each and every 
 offense. 
 
 5. All weights, measures, scalebeams, patent balances, standard, 
 steelyards and other instruments for weighing, to be 
 sealed and adjusted by a City Sealer of Weights and 
 Measures in the city of New York, shall be made conform- 
 able to the standard of the State; and shall be marked 
 by him with the initials of his name, and the year in which 
 the same shall be sealed and marked. 
 
 6. If any person shall use in the city of New York, penalty. 
 in weighing or measuring, as aforesaid, any weight, mea- 
 
332 OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 sure, scalebeam, patent balance, steelyard or other instru- 
 ment, which shall not be conformable to such standard, or 
 shall use, in weighing as aforesaid, any scalebeam, patent 
 balance, steelyard or other instrument, which shall be out 
 of order or incorrect, or which shall not balance, he, she, 
 or they shall forfeit and pay, for every such offense, the 
 sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 nme of in- 7. It shall be the duty of the Inspectors of Weights 
 
 spection. 
 
 and Measures, and each is hereby authorized to inspect 
 and examine, at least once in each and every year, and as 
 much oftener as he may think proper, all weights, measures, 
 scalebeams, patent balances, steelyards and other instru- 
 ments used in his district in weighing and measuring as 
 aforesaid. 
 
 Rules of in- g. No person shall refuse to exhibit any weights, 
 measures, scalebeams, patent balances, steelyards, or other 
 instruments, to either of said inspectors, for the purpose 
 of being so inspected and examined, under the penalty of 
 twent} T -five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 ibid. 9. No person shall, in any way or manner, obstruct, 
 
 hinder, or molest any Inspector of Weights and Measures 
 in the performance of his duties as hereby imposed upon 
 him, under a penalty upon every such person, of twenty- 
 five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 ARTICLK III. 
 
 OF THE FEES OF THE INSPECTORS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 Fees of in- $10. The said inspectors shall be entitled to demand 
 
 spectors. r 
 
 and receive the following fees for inspecting and examin- 
 ing weights, measures, scalebeams, patent balances, steel- 
 yards, and other instruments for weighing, used in the 
 city of New York, namely : 
 
OP WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 333 
 
 1 . For every weight of fourteen pounds, or upward, 
 
 three cents. 
 
 2. For every weight of a smaller denomination, one 
 
 cent and a half. 
 
 3. For every liquid measure, two cents. 
 
 4. For every yard and dry measure, three cents. 
 
 5. For every scalebeam, patent balance, steelyard or 
 
 other instrument used for weighing, three cents. 
 
 11. All weights, measures, scalebeams, patent balances, Rules of in- 
 steelyards, and other instruments used for weighing, shall 
 be inspected at the stores and places where the same may 
 be used; but in case they, or any of them, shall be found 
 not conformable to the standard of this State they shall 
 be sent by the owner thereof, at his expense, to the office 
 of the City Sealer, for the purpose of being adjusted and 
 sealed, within three days after the owner thereof shall be 
 required so to do, in writing, by the said inspector, under 
 the penalty of ten dollars for every such neglect. 
 
 12. It shall not be lawful for the said inspectors to Fees of in- 
 
 spection to 
 
 made the aforesaid charges for inspecting and examining Jjj t ^ ge a 
 weights, measures, scalebeams, patent balances, steelyards year> 
 or other instruments used for weighing, more than once in 
 each year, unless they shall be found to be not conform- 
 able to the said standard. 
 
 13. It shall be the duty of each of the said inspectors Record of in- 
 
 J . spection.- 
 
 to make a register of all the weights, measures, scale- 
 beams, patent balances, steelyards and other instruments 
 used for weighing, inspected by him, in which he shall 
 state the names of the owners of the same, and whether 
 they are conformable to the standard of the State. 
 
 14. It shall also be the duty of the said inspectors to Report of in- 
 
 correct 
 
 report, forthwith, to the Sealer of Weights and Measures, weights, &c, 
 
334 OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 the names of all persons whose weights, measures, scale- 
 beams, patent balances, steelyards or other instruments 
 used for weighing, shall be found to be incorrect. 
 
 15. It shall also be the duty of the said Inspectors of 
 Weights and Measures, once in every three months, to 
 deliver a copy of the register made or kept by them, as 
 mentioned in 13th section of this chapter, during the pre- 
 ceding quarter of the year, to the Clerk of the Common 
 Council. 
 Reporttocor- 16. It shall be the duty of the Inspectors of Weights 
 
 poration At- J 
 
 an( j Measures and Sealer of Weights and Measures, to 
 report, forthwith, to the Attorney of the Corporation, the 
 names and places of business of all persons violating this 
 chapter, and of all persons making use of any fraudulent 
 or unsealed weights and measures, guage or balances. 
 
 s a p e ec s to a rs d 17- It shall not be lawful for the said inspectors or 
 . sealers to vend any weights, measures, scalebeams, patent 
 balances, steelyards or other instruments to be used for 
 weighing, or to offer or expose the same for sale in the city 
 of New York, under the penalty of fifty dollars for every 
 such offense. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF THE FEES OF THE CITY SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
 
 Fees of seal- 18. The said Sealers of Weights and Measures shall 
 be entitled to demand and receive the following fees for 
 their services : 
 
 For sealing and marking every scalebeam, patent bal- 
 ance, steelyard or other instrument used for weighing in 
 the city of New York, twelve and a half cents. 
 
 For sealing and marking measures of extension, at the 
 rate of twelve and a half cents per yard, not to exceed 
 fifty cents for any one measure. 
 
 ers. 
 
OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 335 
 
 For sealing and marking every weight, three cents. 
 
 For sealing and marking liquid and dry measures: for 
 every measure under one gallon, three cents ; for one gal- 
 lon and over, twelve and a half cents each. 
 
 For sealing and marking every measure of half a bushel, 
 twelve and a half cents; for every measure of two bushels, 
 seventy-five cents ; and for every measure of three bushels 
 and over, one dollar. 
 
 The said sealer shall also be entitled to a reasonable 
 compensation for making such weights and measures con- 
 form to the standard established by law. 
 
 19. Whenever any Sealer of Weights and Measures standard 
 shall resign, be removed from office, or remove from the Mc e afurcs, a ( 
 
 custody of. 
 
 city, it shall be the duty of the person so resigning, re- 
 moving or removed, to deliver, at the City Inspector's 
 office, all the standard beams, weights and measures in his 
 possession. 
 
336 OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXY. 
 
 OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 ABTICLE I. OF MARKETS AND MARKET DAYS. 
 II. OP CLERKS OP THE MARKETS. 
 III. OF BUTCHERS. 
 IV. OF MARKET FEES. 
 Y. OF GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OP MARKET AND MARKET DAYS. 
 
 1. The following places are hereby severally designa- 
 ted and declared to be the public markets of the city of 
 New York, to wit: Catharine market, Centre market, 
 Clinton market, Essex market, Franklin market, Fulton 
 market, Gouverneur market, Monroe market, Greenwich 
 market, Jefferson market, Tompkins market, Washington- 
 market and Union market. 
 
 Hay market 2. The ground formerly occupied for a market at the 
 foot of Grand street, East river, is hereby declared to be 
 a hay market. Provided always, that the carts or wagons 
 shall stand in one line only. 
 
 Market days, g 3 Every day in the week? exce pting Sunday, shall be 
 a public market day within the city. 
 
 ^Tandf 3 4 - The Comptroller, under the direction of the Com- 
 mon Council, shall, from time to time, lease at auction, pur- 
 suant to law, for one or more years, all the butchers' stalls, 
 and so many of the stands for fishermen, country people, and! 
 sellers of vegetables and fruit, as they may think proper. 
 
 Rentofstalls, g 5 The reat of ^ gtal j g and gtands in fa Q pu blic mar- 
 
 kets shall be payable daily, under condition of forfeiture; 
 
OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 337 
 
 and it shall be the duty of the clerks of the respective 
 markets to collect the same, each day, and pay over the 
 amount thereof, together with all other fees, to the City 
 Chamberlain, on Thursday in every week. 
 
 ART1CLK II. 
 
 OP CLERKS OP THE MARKETS. 
 
 6. It shall be the duty of the clerks of each market, opening and, 
 
 J closing of 
 
 provided with a market bell, to cause the same to be rung Market3 - 
 for five minutes previously to the closing of such market 
 on every market day. and every butcher or other person 
 attending such market, with articles for sale, who shall 
 remain within the limits of the same for fifteen minutes 
 after the bell shall have been rung as aforesaid, for the 
 purpose of selling or exposing for sale any article or 
 thing, shall forfeit and pay five dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 & 7. It shall be the duty of the said clerks to examine 
 
 * some food, 
 
 all articles, in each of their markets respectively, which examination. 
 they may suspect to be unwholesome or stale, or blown, 
 plaited, raised or stuffed meat, or measly pork, or flesh of 
 animals dead by accident or disease, or known or suspec- 
 ted to be diseased at the killing of the same. And no per- 
 son shall hinder, obstruct or molest any clerk in the per- 
 formance of the duty herein enjoined, under the penalty 
 of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 8. It shall be the duty of the said clerks to assign and duce. en pr " 
 set apart certain portions of the street at or near the said 
 public markets, for the purpose of exposing for sale and 
 selling garden produce; and no person shall expose for 
 sale or sell any garden produce or other thing whatsoever, 
 in any street at or near the said public markets, other 
 
338 OF THE PUBLIC MABKETS. 
 
 than in the place or places so assigned and set apart by 
 the said clerks, under the penalty of ten dollars for every 
 such offense. 
 oenerai AT- & 9. It shall be the duty of the said clerks, to give di- 
 
 rangements. ' J 
 
 rectioiis respecting the arrangement or removal of any 
 article, vehicle, cart, wagon, box, basket or other thing, in 
 the market, or streets adjoining thereto. And any per- 
 son who shall neglect or refuse to obey such direction, 
 shall forfeit and pay, for every such offense, the sum of 
 twenty-five dollars. 
 
 Ibid> 10. In case of the refusal or neglect to obey the direc- 
 
 tions of the said clerks or either of them, it shall be law- 
 ful for, and shall be the duty of the said clerk of any such 
 market, forthwith to remove, or cause such article, cart, 
 vehicle, wagon, box, basket, or other thing, to be removed 
 to such place as he shall have previously directed, or to 
 such other place as he shall think proper in such market or 
 
 street adjoining thereto. 
 
 
 ibid. 11. If such article, cart, vehicle, wagon, box, basket, 
 
 or other thing shall be replaced, after having been re- 
 moved, as provided in the last preceding section of this 
 chapter, or shall remain in, or incumber or obstruct, such 
 market or street adjoining thereto, it shall be lawful for, 
 and shall be the duty of the clerk of such market, to order 
 and cause the same to be removed into the yard of the 
 Superintendent of Repairs to Public Buildings of the city 
 of New York, or other suitable place within the said city. 
 
 suspension or 12. The said clerks shall have power to suspend any 
 tas!Sta a or person having a stated stall or stand in any public market, 
 or occupying any part of said market, or the streets ad- 
 joining the same, from occupying or using any part of 
 such market, or the streets adjacent thereto, whether such 
 person be a licensed butcher or not: and the said clerk 
 
OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 339 
 
 shall, immediately after such suspension, report to the Su- 
 perintendent of Markets the reasons of such suspension, 
 and the decision of said Superintendent, in all cases, shall 
 be final. 
 
 13. In case of such suspension, the said clerk making suspension of 
 
 r D persons hav- 
 
 such suspension shall, with all convenient dispatch, make [Jj^J* 11 * or 
 a report of the same in writing, with the reasons therefor, 
 to the Superintendent of Markets. 
 
 14. No person, suspended as aforesaid, after being Ibid - 
 served with a written notice of such suspension, shall oc- 
 cupy any part^of such market, or the streets adjoining the 
 same, with any thing whatsoever, until the said Superin- 
 tendent shall have acted in the matter, and either restored 
 such person, or confirmed the said suspension and removed 
 such person from the market, under the penalty of ten dol- 
 lars for each offense. 
 
 15. The said clerks shall keep a list of the names of List to be 
 
 ,, i -i -i kept by clerk 
 
 all persons holding permits from the Superintendent of 
 Markets, and shall interchange such lists with each other, 
 from time to time, at least once in every three months. 
 
 16. In case of suspicion respecting the weight of any suspicion of 
 
 short weight, 
 
 article sold, or offered for sale by weight, or of the quan- ^ h n e ^ dc 
 tity of any article sold or offered for sale by measure, in 
 any of the public markets, market places or streets con- 
 tiguous thereto, it shall be the duty of the said clerk of 
 such market, to weigh or measure the same; and if any 
 such article shall be found deficient in weight, or measure, 
 the person selling or offering the same for sale, shall for- 
 feit and pay ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 17. It shall be the duty of the said clerks, once in inspection or 
 
 weights and 
 
 every month, or oftener if they shall think fit, to inspect rks res by 
 and examine all the weights, measures and beams used in 
 
340 OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 weighing or measuring in their respective markets, or in 
 the streets at or near the said markets. And if any person 
 shall neglect or refuse to exhibit his or their weights, mea- 
 sures or beams, or any of them, for the purpose of examina- 
 tion or inspection as aforesaid, or shall obstruct, hinder or 
 molest either of the said clerks, in the performance of the 
 duties enjoined by this section, he, she or they shall for- 
 feit, for every such offense, the sum of twenty-five dol- 
 lars. 
 
 18 Jt Slia11 be the dut J f the Said Clei>ks t0 attGnd 
 
 constantly in their respective markets,, from sunrise to the 
 close of the market, for the purpose of carrying the provi- 
 sions of this chapter into effect. 
 
 19 Jt sha11 be tne dut 7 of tbe said clerks to keep a 
 list of all persons holding stalls or stands in their respec- 
 tive markets; and the said clerks are hereby enjoined and 
 required forthwith to report all violations of any of the 
 provisions of this chapter to the Attorney of the Corpora- 
 tion, for prosecution. 
 
 KfSE' 2 - Jt sha11 be the dut y f the Clerk of Fulton Mar - 
 
 ket to cause chains to be placed across the entrance of the 
 inner court or square ot said market, immediately after 
 the ringing of the first bell of said market, leaving a space 
 sufficiently large for the admission of foot passengers with- 
 in the said court, 
 clerk at Fui- R 21. The Clerk of Fulton Market shall attend daily at 
 
 ton market. 
 
 the said market, from the closing of the same until ten 
 o'clock at night, and also on Sundays, for the purpose of 
 preventing disorderly assemblages of persons, and of ar- 
 resting all vagrants and persons who shall be found at the 
 said market disturbing the peace. 
 
 22 - Jt sha11 ke the dut y of tbe sa ' ld clerks to exclude 
 from their respective markets all persons who shall be ; en- 
 
OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 341 
 
 gaged in combinations to raise the price of provisions, or 
 who shall have been guilty of forestalling therein; and the 
 said clerks shall also report forthwith to the said Superin- 
 tendent, the names of all persons engaged in any of the 
 said practices. 
 
 23. The clerk of each market now in the city of New Persons wan- 
 
 ting employ- 
 York, or which may be hereafter erected therein, shall as- mont - 
 
 sign some proper and convenient place in his market, for 
 persons wanting employment, to stand, and to which those 
 having occasion to hire, may also resort for their mutual 
 accommodation. 
 
 24. The clerks of the respective markets shall report, 
 at least once in three months, to the City Inspector, the Rents - 
 amount of fees and rents received by them from persons 
 occupying stalls and stands in the public markets, and who 
 are permanent occupants, stating particularly the names 
 of the different occupants, and the amount each of them 
 pay, and how often they pay. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF BUTCHERS. 
 
 25. The Mayor of the city of New York shall, from ^ n b s c c r s , l J or 
 time to time, issue licenses, under his hand and seal, to markcls - 
 exercise and carry on the trade and business of butchers, 
 in such public market as may be designated in such li- 
 censes. 
 
 26. All licenses so issued, or which have been issued Duration of 
 
 Licenses. 
 
 heretofore, shall expire and cease on the first Monday of 
 December, after the granting thereof, and shall be renewed 
 by the said Mayor. 
 
 27. For every license issued as aforesaid, shall be paid Licensc fee - 
 the sum of one dollar to the Mayor, on granting the same; 
 
342 OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 and for every renewal of such license, the sum of twenty- 
 five cents. 
 
 Butchers in 28. No person shall exercise or carry on the trade or 
 
 markets tobe J 
 
 business of a butcher, or any branch or part thereof, in the 
 public markets, without being licensed or permitted for 
 that purpose, by or under the authority of the A Common 
 Council, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 persons not 29. No person, other than those licensed so' to do, shall 
 
 without LI- cut up, in any of the markets of the city of New York, any 
 
 beef, pork, veal, mutton or lamb, and sell or expose the 
 
 same for sale, by the joint or in pieces, under the^penalty 
 
 of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 fhJf r s ^n eat 30. No licensed butcher, or his agent or servant, shall 
 cut up, or expose for sale, or sell any beef, pork, veal, mut- 
 ton or lamb, in any part of any of the public markets, 
 other than at his own licensed stall, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 scaifbeams 31. Every butcher shall have and use his own scale- 
 
 tkm, r &? ula " beams and weights, which shall be suspended in some 
 
 conspicuous place in front of, or at the side of his stall, 
 
 on a line parallel with the front of his stall, under the 
 
 penalty of five dollars for every day's omission or neglect. 
 
 Ibid - 32. The last preceding section shall not be construed 
 
 to prevent any two butchers, whose stalls are adjoining 
 each other, from using one set of scales and weights in 
 common, provided the same be suspended in a conspicuous 
 place on a line with, and between the said stalls. 
 
 weights, &c. 33. No butcher or other person shall use, within the 
 
 to be sealed. ,. , , 
 
 limits of any public market, any weight, measure or beam 
 which is not sealed by the Sealer of Weights, Measures 
 and Beams, under the penalty of ten dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 34$ 
 
 ARTICLE IY. 
 
 OF MARKET FEES. 
 
 34. The following shall be the rent or daily payment 
 
 to be demanded and received by the clerks of the several sti 
 markets, for the occupation of unrented stalls or stands, to 
 be collected by the said clerks, immediately on such stall 
 or stand being occupied, to wit: 
 
 1. For a stand for the sale of vegetables and fruits 
 
 out of the country market, one shilling per day. 
 
 2. For every stand for a fisherman, six cents and one 
 
 quarter per day. 
 
 3. For every stand occupied by a countryman bringing 
 
 the produce of his own farm to market, six cents 
 and one quarter a day. 
 
 4. Whenever another person shall be employed, he 
 
 shall be considered an agent, and if he be agent 
 for one farmer only, he shall pay fifty cents for a 
 stand per day. 
 
 5. "Whenever a person is agent for more than one per- 
 
 son, he shall pay fifty cents for each agency, not 
 exceeding two dollars per day. 
 
 6. If the captain of a vessel, or one of his hands, comes 
 
 to the market with the produce brought in the 
 vessel, he shall pay fifty cents for a stand per day. 
 
 7. If the captain of a vessel employs any other agent 
 
 than one of his own hands, such agent shall pay 
 two dollars per day. 
 
 8. All women hucksters, twenty-five cents per day. 
 
 9. All men hucksters, fifty cents per day. 
 
 35. No person or persons shall'occupy any part of any stands near 
 
 "'the markets 
 
 public market, or the streets contiguous thereto, within the prohibited. 
 
344 OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 distance of three hundred yards from any part of such mar- 
 ket, for the purpose of exposing and offering for sale and 
 selling any article or thing whatsoever, without having 
 first paid the rent or market fees, according to the rates 
 specified in the 34th section of this chapter, when demand- 
 ed by the clerk of the said market, under the penalty of 
 twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 tobSSstaS 36 - No person shall sell or expose for sale any meat, 
 beef, mutton, veal or lamb, in any of the said public mar- 
 kets, other than at a butcher's stall, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 countrymen. 37. The last preceding section shall not be construed 
 to prevent countrymen from bringing to market and selling 
 the meats raised and slaughtered on their own farms. 
 
 S 
 
 Articles of 38. No person shall sell or expose for sale any article 
 
 provision to 
 
 st?a?is ldat ^ P roY i s i n or other thing whatsoever, in any market or 
 the limits thereof, or in any street within the distance of 
 three hundred yards from any part of such market, except 
 at a stall or stand, to be hired by such person of the clerk 
 of the said market, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 unwhoie- 39- No- butcher or other person shall sell, or offer, or 
 some provis- ex p 0ge f or ga ] e } n anv O f ^ ne p u blic markets, or in any part 
 
 of the city of New York, any unwholesome or stale articles 
 of provisions, or any flesh of any animal dead by accident 
 or disease, or known or suspected to be diseased at the 
 killing of the same, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 40. No person shall bring into any market or the limits 
 thereof, or offer, or expose for sale, any blown, plaited, 
 
OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 345 
 
 raised or stuffed meat, within the city of New York, under 
 the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 41. No butcher or other person shall, between the first Gut fatheads 
 
 oi'sbeep, Ac. 
 
 day of May and the first day of November in any year, 
 bring into, or place, or suffer, or permit to be brought into, 
 or placed in any market, any untried fat, commonly called 
 gut fat; nor at any time or season, the head of any sheep 
 or lamb, unless the same shall be skinned and properly 
 cleaned; nor any sheep or lamb in carcass or quarter, with 
 any foot or trotters thereto; nor any hides or skins, ex- 
 cepting calves' skins, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 42. No person shall, at any time, bring into any Back shad, 
 market, or sell, or offer or expose for sale, in any public 
 market or other place in the city of New York, any 
 meagre or back shad, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 every such offense. 
 
 43. No person or persons, shall sell, or expose for sales of Freeh 
 
 FisJj. 
 
 sale, any fresh fish in any of the said markets, or the 
 streets contiguous thereto, excepting fishermen, or persons 
 who shall have purchased the fish at the fishing places, 
 from the fishermen, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 44. No person shall sell, or expose for sale, any Poultry, eggs 
 
 J and butter. 
 
 poultry, eggs, or butter, in any of the said markets, or 
 streets contiguous thereto, except the same shall have 
 been raised on the farm of such person, or unless such 
 person shall have been himself or herself into the country, 
 and there purchased the same from the farmer who raised 
 the same, under the penalty of ten dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 45. Any person having market produce in any of 
 
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346 OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 said markets, of which he is not the owner, shall, when 
 required by the clerk of said market, procure a written 
 authority from the owner of such produce, describing the 
 quantity thereof, and authorizing such person to sell the 
 same; and any person who shall neglect or refuse to pro- 
 duce such authorization, or who shall produce a fictitious 
 or false one, shall be considered a forestaller in the said 
 market, and shall forfeit and pay for every such offense, 
 the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 Butter. 46. No person shall sell, or offer, or expose for sale 
 in any of the public markets or the limits thereof, any 
 butter, except by weight, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for every such offense. 
 
 i^id. 47. No person shall sell, or offer, or expose for sale in 
 any of the public markets or the limits thereof, any butter 
 in less quantities than in rolls, one pound weight each, 
 -without any fraction of a pound, or if the butter be con- 
 tained in tubs, pails or firkins, the same shall be sold by 
 the tub, pail or firkin, and by no less quantity, under the 
 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 i 
 
 ibid. 48. No person shall sell, or offer, or expose for sale, 
 in any of the markets, or the limits thereof, any butter, in 
 any vessel, other than such as hath the weight of such 
 vessel marked thereon, before the same is brought into 
 the market, under the penalty of five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 Hucksters to 49. No person, commonly called a huckster, shall sell 
 have a per- or ex p 0ge f or ga ] G) j n an y o f ft }Q p u b]i c markets, or in any 
 
 street within the city of New York, any provisions or 
 articles of any kind, excepting vegetables or fruit, with' 
 out having received a permit for the sale of the same, un- 
 der the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 347 
 
 50. No person shall occupy any part of the said Permits gen- 
 markets or market places, for the purpose of selling or 
 exposing for sale, any article or thing whatsoever, with- 
 out having first obtained a permit in writing for that 
 purpose, and having the same registered with the deputy 
 clerk of said market, under the penalty of twenty-five 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 51. No provisions, country produce or other article, Forestalling. 
 which shall have been sold or bargained for in any man- 
 ner after its arrival in the city of New York, shall be 
 exposed for sale, or sold in any of the public markets of 
 the said city, under the penalty of ten dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 52. No person shall purchase, in any public market 
 until after the hour of twelve o'clock at noon, any provi- sella & ain - 
 sions or articles of any kind, with intent to sell the same 
 again at any place in the city of New York, under the 
 penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 53. No licensed butcher, or any other persons, shall Market hours 
 sell or expose for sale, any kind of meat, or other article, 
 in any of the said public markets, or the limits thereof 
 after the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon of each day, 
 between the first day of May and the last day of October, 
 in every year; nor after the hour of two o'clock in the 
 afternoon of each day between the first day of November 
 and the last day of April in every year, except on Satur- 
 day, nor on that day after the hour of eleven o'clock in 
 the evening, under the penalty of five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 54. Every cart, wagon or other vehicle, in which Removal of 
 tides shall be brought to market, or which shall come a 
 within the limits of any market, shall be removed there- 
 
348 OP THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 from, at or before seven o'clock in the morning of each 
 day, between the first day of May and the first day of 
 October, and at or before eight o'clock in the morning of 
 each day during the remainder of the year, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense, to be paid by the 
 owner or person having charge thereof. 
 
 SM- d 55. Every cart, wagon, or other vehicle, in which 
 any garden produce or other thing shall be brought to 
 market, shall be unloaded immediately, on its arrival at 
 the said market, and forthwith removed from the said 
 market or the limits thereof, under the penalty of ten dol- 
 lars for every refusal or neglect to remove the same, to be 
 recovered from the owner or owners, or person or persons, 
 having charge thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 , val pro f 56 - All carts > wagons, or other vehicles, and all boxes, 
 & c . baskets or other things, and all market produce or other 
 articles whatsoever, which shall not be removed, as di- 
 rected by the clerks of their respective markets, as here- 
 inbefore in this chapter provided, shall be removed by 
 the said clerks to the Corporation yard; and such part 
 thereof as will pay the penalty imposed by this chap- 
 ter, shall be forthwith sold, and the said penalty, when 
 thus received, shall be paid over by the said deputy clerks 
 to the Chamberlain of the city. 
 
 57. The said clerks shall also sell so much of the 
 said article or thing as will pay the expense of removal, 
 and the remainder thereof shall continue in the place to 
 which it was removed, until the owner thereof shall pay 
 to the said clerk, for the use of the city of New York, 
 the sum of six cents for every cart or wagon load thereof, 
 for every day the same shall have remained in the said 
 place of removal, 
 
OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 349 
 
 58. The owner of every cart or other vehicle used Name to be 
 
 paiuied on 
 
 for the purpose of bringing meat, garden produce or other "vehicles. 
 thing, to any of the public markets to be sold, shall cause 
 his or her name to be painted, in a plain manner, and on 
 a conspicuous part of such cart or other vehicle, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for every time the same shall be used 
 or driven in the city of New York, without such name, to 
 be recovered from the owner or driver thereof, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 59. The last preceding section shall not be construed ibid. 
 to apply to the carts used by licensed cartrnen of this 
 city, nor to wagons, carts or other vehicles, owned by 
 countrymen and bringing such countrymen's produce to 
 market. 
 
 60. No butcher or other person shall erect, under 
 his shambles or stall, in any market, any box, drawer or 
 
 closet, which shall approach within twelve inches of the 
 floor of the market, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 61. No person shall bring into any market any ar- Goods tote 
 tides intended for sale, which shall be conveyed in any exposed ' 
 covered chest or other thing, where it is hidden from the 
 sight or view, under the penalty of five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 62. No butcher or any other person shall have or keep, Refrigerators 
 in any of the public markets, any refrigerator, ice-box, or 
 cask containing ice or pickle, unless the same be placed 
 within the limits of, and in the rear of his stall or stand, 
 and be lined with lead or some other metallic substance, 
 so as to be water-tight, and provided with a pipe of lead, 
 zinc or copper, leading therefrom to the nearest gutter, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for the violation 
 of each and every provision of this section. 
 
 
350 
 
 OF THE PUBLIC MARKETS. 
 
 Tront. 
 
 Heath hens. 
 
 Quail. 
 
 Partridges. 
 
 Woodcock. 
 
 Penalties, 
 how recoyer- 
 d. 
 
 63. No person shall expose for sale, or have in his 
 or her possession, in the city of New York, any trout, 
 between the fifteenth day of October and the fifteenth day 
 of March, in any year, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each trout so exposed for sale, or had in possession. 
 
 64. No person shall expose for sale, or have in his 
 or her possession, in the city of New York, any heath-hens, 
 between the first day of January and the first day of 
 October, in any year, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each heath-hen so exposed for sale, or so had in possession. 
 
 65. No person shall expose for sale, or have in his or 
 her possession, in the city of New York, any quail, be- 
 tween the fiftli day of January and the twenty-fifth day of 
 October, in any year, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 each quail so exposed for sale or had in possession. 
 
 66. No person shall expose for sale, or have in his or 
 her possession, in the city of New York, any partridge, 
 between the fiftli day of January and the twenty-fifth day 
 of October, in any year, under the penalty of ten dollars 
 for each partridge so exposed for sale, or had in his or her 
 possession. 
 
 67. No person shall expose for sale, or have in his or 
 her possession, in the city of ( New York, any woodcock, 
 between the first day of February and the first day of 
 July, in any year, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 each woodcock so exposed for sale, or so had in his or her 
 possession. 
 
 68. The above penalties may be sued for and reco- 
 vered in any justice's court, by any person or persons who 
 will prosecute for the same; in which case one half of the 
 said penalty shall go to the person or persons who shall 
 prosecute to conviction, and the other half to the Com- 
 missioners of the Alms-house, for the benefit of the poor. 
 
OF FIREWOOD, HAY, STRAW, LIME AND COAL. 351 
 
 CHAPTER XXXYI. 
 
 OF THE SALE, &c., OF FIREWOOD, HAY, STRAW, LIME AND 
 
 COAL. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF FIREWOOD. 
 
 II. OF HAY AND STRAW. 
 III. OF LIME. 
 IV. OF COAL. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF FIREWOOD. 
 
 1. No firewood, brought to this city for sale, shall be Firewood, 
 
 landing and 
 
 landed on any of the docks, wharves, or piers of this city, carting. 
 until the same shall have been sold; and all firewood so 
 sold and landed shall be immediately carried away, under 
 the penalty of one dollar for every load which may be so 
 landed before sale, or not taken away when sold. 
 
 2. No firewood shall be sold otherwise than according Regulations 
 
 r & of sales ef 
 
 to the following regulations, that is to say : the stanchions Firewood, 
 of each cart or sled which shall be employed in the car- 
 rying of such wood, shall be five feet four inches high 
 from the floor of the cart or sled, and no higher; and the 
 breadth of such cart or sled, between the two foremost 
 stanchions, shall be two feet five inches, and between the 
 two hindmost stanchions, two feet nine inches and no 
 more; in which space between the said stanchions, every 
 cartman who shall cart any wood, shall stow as much and 
 as close together as can conveniently be put, or as much 
 of it as will amount to thirty-seven feet ten inches and 
 two-thirds of an inch, cubic measure, which shall consti- 
 
 
352 OP FIREWOOD, HAY, STRAW, LIME AND COAL. 
 
 tute, and be deemed a load, and shall and may be bought 
 and sold accordingly. 
 
 penalties. 3. No person or persons shall buy or sell any firewood, 
 contrary to the above regulations; and no cartman shall 
 cart any firewood brought to this city for sale, except in 
 carts and sleds made and constructed as by law directed, 
 and loaded as above-mentioned, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 crooked fire- 4. No crooked wood shall be stowed in any cart or 
 sled constructed in manner aforesaid, with other wood, 
 but the same may be sold or disposed of as refuse wood, 
 not subject to the above regulations; and if any cartman 
 who shall cart firewood, shall put or suffer to be put into 
 his cart any such crooked wood as will prevent his cart 
 from containing a full load between the stanchions thereof, 
 he shall, for every load so carted, forfeit the sum of one 
 dollar. 
 
 b^ca rtmen d ** ^ cartman or wood-sawyer, or other person for } 
 d " or on account of sucn cartman or wood-sawyer, shall pur- 
 chase any firewood which shall be brought to this city for 
 sale, except it be for the only use of such cartman, wood- 
 sawyer, or his family, under the penalty of twenty-five 
 dollars for each offense, except such cartman or wood- 
 sawyer shall have received an order, which it shall be in- 
 cumbent upon him to prove, to purchase wood. And fur- 
 ther, that no cartman or wood-sawyer shall sell or expose 
 to sale, any firewood which shall be brought to this city 
 for sale, on his own account, or as agent for or on account 
 of any person or persons, under a penalty of fifteen dol- 
 lars for each offense. 
 
OP FIREWOOD, HAY, STB AW, LIME AND COAL. 353 
 
 ARTICLE II 
 
 OP HAY AND STRAW. 
 
 6. No cartman shall cart or carry for hire or wages, nay cartmea 
 any hay brought to this city for sale, unless he shall be 
 duly licensed for that purpose by the Mayor, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for every load or part of a load 
 which he shall so cart or carry. 
 
 7. Every cartman to be so licensed shall first take and lbid - 
 subscribe an oath or affirmation, before the said Mayor, 
 well and carefully to examine and inspect all the hay to 
 be carted or carried by him, for the purpose of ascertain- 
 ing whether it be well and sufficiently cured and dry; and 
 no such cartman shall cart or carry any hay and pass the 
 same as good and merchantable, unless the same be well 
 and sufficiently cured and dry, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for every load or part of a load which he shall so 
 cart or carry. 
 
 8. Nothing in the last section contained shall be j^maged 
 taken or construed to prohibit the importation within 
 this city, or the cartage or sale of any injured or damaged 
 hay, as being so injured or damaged. 
 
 9. Every cartman to be so licensed shall cause the Hay carts, 
 number of his license to be fairly painted on a tin plate, 
 with red paint upon a white ground, easily to be seen, and 
 shall fix and keep such tin plate so fairly painted and 
 easily to be seen, on the square of the after part of the 
 shaft of his cart, under penalty of twenty dollars for 
 every neglect or default. 
 
 10. The street or place known as Hall street, between Ha y stand - 
 Sixth and Seventh streets, in the Seventeenth Ward of 
 this city, is hereby designated as the place for the sale 
 of hay coming from the country, by the wagon, cart, or 
 sled load. 
 
 
354 OP FIREWOOD, HAY, STRAW, LIME AND COAL. 
 
 straw. 11. All the foregoing provisions of this law, shall 
 
 apply to the sale of straw in this city, except straw made 
 up into bundles, and sold by the bundle. 
 
 supsfor 12. The boats employed in bringing loose hay or straw 
 
 boats with 
 
 hay & straw, to this city for sale, shall have the privilege, in preference 
 to all other vessels, of occupying the whole of Gouverneur 
 slip on the East river; and the basin at the foot of Amos 
 street, on the North river; and no person having the 
 charge of any other boat or vessel as master owner or 
 otherwise, shall interfere with boats employed in bringing 
 hay to the said places, or prevent their approach thereto* 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 13. The pier at the foot of Charles street, with one 
 
 half of the bulkhead south of said pier, is hereby appro- 
 priated for vessels laden with loose hay for sale, to the 
 exclusion of all other vessels. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF LIME. 
 
 vessels with j- Q g ] 00 p or other vessel which shall bring any slaked 
 or unslaked lime to this city for sale, shall be permitted 
 to lay in any of the public slips or at any of the public 
 wharves in this city, while she has lime on board, except 
 as hereinafter provided, under the penalty of fifty dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 ibid. 15. The last preceding section of this chapter shall not 
 
 be construed to prevent the laying of vessels having lime 
 on board, at the public wharves and in the slips, while 
 discharging cargo, or during the period the lime is bona 
 fide for sale, and the person having charge of said vessel 
 and lime, is ready and willing to sell and deliver the 
 same. 
 
OP FIREWOOD, HAY, STRAW, LIME AND COAL. 355 
 
 16. Any cartman who shall cart any slaked lime regulation or 
 
 carts carry- 
 
 whether merchantable or no t, shall provide his cart with ingiime. 
 a tight box, sufficient to contain sixteen bushels, struck 
 measure; which box shall, whenever any lime is contained 
 therein, be covered with cloth or other sufficient covering 
 to keep the contents from wasting. 
 
 17. Every cartman who shall cart any slaked lime, Ibid - 
 excepting in the box, and furnished in the manner pro- 
 vided for in the last preceding section, with the covering 
 therein mentioned, shall forfeit and pay the penalty of five 
 dollars for every such offense. 
 
 18. No person shall keep a lime-house in any of the Lime houses., 
 public streets, lanes, or alleys, of the city of New York, 
 between the first day of December and the first day of 
 April, in any year, under the penalty of fifty dollars for 
 every twenty-four hours the same shall be kept therein. 
 
 19. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep a Ibid - 
 lime-house in any of the public streets, lanes or alleys of 
 the city of New York, for a longer period than three 
 months, under the penalty of ten dollars for every twenty- 
 four hours the same shall be kept therein. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OP COAL. 
 
 20. All coal which shall be sold from any coal yard, coai, 
 or any other place, in this city, shall be sold by the bushel, 
 except anthracite coal, which may be sold by weight. 
 
 21. No person shall unload, vend, or expose for sale, charcoal. 
 any charcoal at either of the slips in front of any of the 
 public markets of this city, under the penalty of ten dol- 
 lars for every such offense. 
 
 22. In the sale of anthracite coal the hundred weight Anthracite 
 
 coal. 
 
 shall consist of one hundred pounds avoirdupois, and 
 twenty such hundred weight shall constitute a ton. 
 
356 OP CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXVII. 
 
 OF CARTS AND CARTMEN, DIRT CARTS, PUBLIC PORTERS AND 
 GARBAGE CARTS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 II. OF DIRT CARTS. 
 III. OF PUBLIC PORTERS. 
 IY. OF GARBAGE AND OTHER CARTS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. v 
 
 OF CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 public carts 1. Every cart, truck, wagon, dray, or other vehicle, 
 drawn by one or more horses or other animals, which shall 
 be kept, used, driven or employed for the transportation 
 or conveyance of any thing whatsoever, from place to 
 place within the city of New York, for hire, wages or pay 
 for such transportation, shall be deemed a " public cart ' 
 within the meaning of this chapter j, and every person 
 who shall set up, or so keep, use, drive or employ any such 
 public cart, without first obtaining license therefor, from 
 the Mayor of said city, as is hereinafter provided, shall be 
 deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter. 
 
 <3artmen to 2. The Mayor shall, from time to time, license and 
 appoint so many and such persons as he may think proper 
 to set up and keep public carts in said city, provided that 
 no one person shall be so licensed to keep more than three 
 such public carts. And he shall also license so many, and 
 such persons as he may think proper, to be public cartmen 
 of said city, and he may revoke or suspend any or all of 
 such licenses at his pleasure ; all persons licensed, as afore- 
 said, to keep public carts, shall be deemed to be public 
 cartmen within the meaning of this chapter ; but it shall 
 
OP CARTS AND CARTMEN. 35 T 
 
 not be lawful for any person to receive or hold a license 
 to keep public carts, or to be a public cartman, unless he 
 be a citizen of the United States, and resident within the 
 State of New York, and is the actual owner of the cart or . 
 carts, with good horses therefor, so licensed to be kept as 
 public carts ; and the Mayor may examine, under oath, all 
 persons applying for, or holding any such license, or the 
 renewal thereof, touching their qualifications as aforesaid; 
 and all licenses, other than to persons so qualified, shall be 
 void. 
 
 3. The Mayor shall require and receive for the use of License Fee 
 
 of cartmen. 
 
 the city, from every person to whom he may grant license 
 to keep public carts as aforesaid, two dollars and fifty 
 cents for every cart so licensed; and from every person li- 
 censed as aforesaid to be a public cartman, one dollar; and 
 fifty cents for the license for each cart and public cartman 
 renewed, as hereinafter provided. 
 
 4. All licenses to persons to keep public carts and to JeJiSandroI 
 be public cartmen, shall expire on the last day of October newal * 
 next after the date thereof ; and it shall be lawful for the 
 Mayor to renew and continue any or all of such licenses 
 for a year succeeding such last day of October, provided 
 that the applicant therefor continues in all things qualified, 
 as hereinbefore provided, to hold such license, and the ap- 
 plication be made therefor prior to the expiration thereof, 
 at such time as may be appointed by the Mayor. 
 
 5. No public cart shall be driven or used within said p"-ts to be 
 
 Licensed. 
 
 city, except by a duly licensed public cartman ; and the 
 
 R< 
 
 of cartmen 
 
 person to whom license is granted to keep and use a pub- ^ c f ponsibili - 
 
 lic cart, shall, for all the purposes of this chapter, be 
 considered the owner thereof, and responsible for all arti- 
 cles intrusted to, and for the conduct of the driver thereof, 
 and liable to all forfeitures, penalties and punishments 
 herein contained or provided. 
 
358 OF CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 Numbers to 6. Every public cart shall have fairly painted on the 
 carts - outside of the square of the after part of the shaft, or on 
 some other conspicuous place, on each side, with black 
 paint on a white ground, so as to be easily seen, the num- 
 ber of the license therefor, in plain figures of at least two 
 and a half inches in length, and the driving or using of a 
 public cart, without its being so numbered, shall be deemed 
 a violation of this chapter. 
 
 Numbers to 7. Every person licensed as aforesaid to keep a public 
 
 be defaced on J 1 
 
 f car ^ u P n failing to renew the license for, or disposing of, 
 or parting with the same, shall deface, remove and oblite- 
 rate the license number therefrom, and failing or neglect- 
 ing to do so, shall be deemed to be a violation of this 
 chapter. 
 
 to g g. Every person, upon receiving a license to keep a 
 residence, public cart, or to be a public cartman, shall report his resi- 
 dence to the Mayor ; and upon changing his residence, 
 shall in like manner report his new residence, and the 
 failing or neglecting to do so, shall be deemed to be a vio- 
 lation of this chapter. 
 
 Regulation as S 9. It shall not be lawful for any person other than a 
 
 to numbers. 
 
 public cartman, to keep, use, drive or employ any cart or 
 other vehicle with numbers or figures thereon similar to 
 or resembling the numbers on public carts, or for any per- 
 son licensed to keep public carts, to place or have any num- 
 ber for which he may have received license, on more than 
 one cart, or to use more carts as public carts than he may 
 have license for. 
 
 c?men r 1^ ^he ^ a 7 or ma y assign to the owner of each duly 
 licensed public cart, a stand, where such cart may remain, 
 waiting to be employed, and also a stand where it may re- 
 main at other times, provided that no such stand shall be 
 assigned for a cart to remain at such other times in front 
 
OP CARTS AND CAKTMEX. 359 
 
 of the premises of any person other than the owner of 
 such cart, against the wishes of the occupant thereof, 
 and provided further, that carts shall not be permitted to 
 so stand two abreast in any of the streets; and every pub- 
 lic cartman who shall permit his cart to stand loaded, or 
 waiting for employment, or to remain at other times at 
 any place other than the one so assigned for such carts, 
 shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter. 
 
 11. The Mayor, and the several officers and members carts encum- 
 
 bering the 
 
 of the police department and magistrates, shall have power streets. 
 and authority to order the driver or other person having 
 charge of any public cart or any other vehicle, to remove 
 such cart or other vehicle away from any place in any of 
 the streets, or on any of the wharves or docks of said city 
 which, in his or their opinion, may be improperly incum- 
 "bering such street or wharf, or obstructing or impeding 
 the public travel ; and any and every person neglecting or 
 refusing to comply with or obey any such order, shall be 
 deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter. 
 
 12. It shall be the duty of every person driving or Names u> be 
 
 , /> i T given when 
 
 having charge of a public cart, to give to any person re- demanded, 
 questing it, his name and place of residence, his number, 
 and the number of the cart he is driving or in charge of, 
 and the name and place of residence ol the owner thereof; 
 and the refusal to do so shall be deemed a violation of this 
 
 chapter. 
 
 * 
 
 13. If any accident or injury shall happen to any per- Provision 
 son, or any carriage, vehicle or other thing, by reason of accidents. 
 coming in contact with any public cart, or other cart, or 
 vehicle, or the horse or horses attached thereto, or any 
 thing loaded thereon, while the same is moving, it shall 
 be the duty of the person driving or having charge of the 
 same, to immediately stop, and if necessary, render his 
 
360 OF CAKTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 assistance, and to give his name and residence, and to give 
 the number of the cart or other vehicle he was driving, 
 and the name and residence of the owner thereof, under 
 the penalty of fifty dollars, to be recovered from the driver 
 or owner of any such cart or other vehicle. 
 
 Driving carts 14. It shall not be lawful for any public cartman. or 
 
 on sidewalks, 
 
 wharves, & C . for any person driving or having charge of any public cart 
 or any other cart, wagon or other vehicle, to drive or back 
 any such public cart, or any other vehicle, on to the side- 
 walk of any of the streets of said city, or to stop any such 
 cart, or any other vehicle, on any of the crosswalks or in- 
 tersection of streets, so as to obstruct or hinder the travel 
 along such crosswalks or intersections of streets, or to place 
 any such carts or other vehicles cross-wise of any street 
 or wharf of said city, except to load thereon, or unload 
 therefrom, articles of greater weight each than two hun- 
 dred pounds ; but in no case shall it be lawful for any per- 
 son to permit such cart or other vehicle to remain so cross- 
 wise of any street for a longer period than may be actually 
 necessary for such purpose, and not to exceed five minutes. 
 
 15* I* sna H n t b e lawful for any cart, wagon, coach, 
 public cart or any other vehicle, to be driven through any 
 of the streets of the city of New York at a greater speed 
 than six miles an hour ; nor shall it be lawful for any 
 such vehicle to be driven around the corner of any of the 
 streets of said city, with the horse or horses thereto tra- 
 veling at a faster gait than a walk ; and all and every such 
 public carts, and all other vehicles, when passing through 
 or along any of the streets of said city, shall, when meet- 
 ing any other vehicle, be driven to the right-hand side of 
 the way, so that such vehicles shall pass clear of each 
 other ; and it shall be unlawful for any such public cart, 
 carriage or any other vehicle, or the horse or horses at- 
 
OP CARTS AND CARTMEN. 361 
 
 tached thereto, to be driven foul of, or against any person, 
 vehicle, or any other thing whatever, in any of the streets, 
 or on any of the docks and wharves of said city. 
 
 16. No cart, dray, truck or wagon shall be driven over speed on 
 any of the wharves or piers of the city of New York, at a 
 greater rate of speed than a walk, under a penalty of five 
 dollars, to be sued for and recovered from the owner or 
 owners, or driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 17. Each sled, cart or dray employed in the transpor- size of carts. 
 tatio'n of any goods, wares, merchandise or other things 
 excepting firewood, shall be two feet five inches wide be- 
 tween the foremost rungs, and two feet nine inches wide 
 between the hindmost rungs, and no more ; and all the 
 rungs shall be three feet eight inches high above the floor 
 of the sled or cart, and no more, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for every such offense. 
 
 18. Licensed cartmen of the city of New York shall 
 and may be permitted to use iron-shod wheels, under the 
 regulations following : 
 
 1. The iron or tire round the wheels shall be in breadth 
 
 not fbss than three inches, and the nails with 
 which the tire shall be nailed or fastened to the 
 wheels, shall be sunk into the iron or tire, so 
 that the heads of such nails shall not project be* 
 yond the surface thereof. 
 
 2. The rims of the wheels of all carts not shod with 
 
 iron in the manner aforesaid, shall. not be less 
 than four inches and a half broad, and eight 
 inches deep, when new. 
 
 3. If any cartman shall use any cart in violation of 
 
 either or any of the provisions of this section, he 
 shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for 
 every such offense, 
 
 
362 OF CARTS AND CABTMEN. 
 
 ^rmture 19. Furniture or spring carts hereafter licensed, shall 
 be ten feet in length, and no more, and four feet four inches 
 wide, and no more; and the tires thereof shall be not less 
 than two inches in width ; and all other provisions of this 
 chapter, not inconsistent herewith, shall be applicable to all 
 furniture or spring carts now in use, or hereafter to be 
 made or licensed. 
 
 Rates of 20. The prices or rates to be taken or charged for the 
 loading, transportation and unloading of goods, wares or 
 other articles, shall be as follows, to wit: 
 
 Oils, molasses, and all wet casks containing less cents. 
 than twenty-five gallons, for every load ... $ 38 
 
 Of twenty-five and under fifty gallons, for every 
 four 40 
 
 Of fifty and under one hundred gallons, for 
 every two 45 
 
 Of one hundred gallons and upward, for every 
 one hundred gallons 50 
 
 Sugar, tobacco, copperas, and all dry casks of 
 under one thousand pounds' weight, for every 
 load , 38 
 
 Of one thousand pounds, and under 01$ thou- 
 sand five hundred pounds, each 45 
 
 Of one thousand five hundred, and under two 
 thousand pounds, each 50 
 
 Of two thousand pounds and upward, for every 
 hundred pounds and other ponderous arti- 
 cles of one thousand pounds' weight and up- 
 ward, at the same rate 5 
 
 Hay, loose, per load 1 00 
 
 Bricks, when handled and piled, per load 40 
 
 Hoop poles, loose, per load 50 
 
 Timber and lumber, per load 35 
 
 Hemp, loose, for every one thousand two hun- 
 dred pounds v .... ..^ 50 
 
OF CARTS AND CARTMEN, 363 
 
 Cents. 
 
 Beef and pork, for every five barrels 38 
 
 Calves, sheep and lambs, per load 35 
 
 Coal, per ton 50 
 
 Coal, per half chaldron 40 
 
 Cotton, for every three bales 38 
 
 Earthenware, loose, per load 40 
 
 Oil floor cloths, in boxes or rolls of less than 
 
 ten feet in length, per load 33 
 
 Of ten feet, and less than fifteen feet in length, 
 
 each 33 
 
 Of fifteen feet, and less than twenty feet in 
 
 length, each 50 
 
 Of twenty feet, and less than twenty-four feet 
 
 in length, each 65 
 
 Of twenty-four feet and upward, as may be 
 
 agreed on. 
 
 Plaster of Paris, loose, per ton 65 
 
 Salt, for every twenty bushels 33 
 
 Cut stone, per load 35 
 
 Slates or tiles, per load 35 
 
 Household furniture, loose, per load ..... 50 
 
 For loading, unloading and housing furniture 
 
 in the removal of families, extra per load ... 50 
 Bedding, tied up, chests, trunks and boxes, per 
 
 load 33 
 
 Cassia, in mats, per one hundred mats 25 
 
 Anchors, of under three hundred pounds' weight, 
 
 per load . . . , 38 
 
 Of three hundred pounds' weight and upward, 
 
 per one hundred pounds 10 
 
 Chain cables of under one thousand pounds' 
 
 weight, per load 40 
 
 Of one thousand pounds' weight and upward, 
 
 per one hundred pounds 5 
 
364 OF CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 Cents. 
 
 Iron hollow ware, per load 40 
 
 Iron and steel, per load , . 45 
 
 Fish, dry, per load 50 
 
 And for every load of goods, wares and mer- 
 chandise, or other things not enumerated .... 38 
 
 Provided, That when the distance exceeds half a mile, 
 and is within a mile, one third more shall be added 
 to the above rates and prices, and in the same pro- 
 portion for any greater distance. And if any pub' 
 lie cartman shall ask, demand, receive, take, exact 
 or extort any greater rate, price, pay or compensa- 
 tion, for carting or transporting any article or thing 
 whatsoever, than is mentioned, allowed, expressed 
 and limited as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for 
 him to receive any compensation for the said cart- 
 ing or transportation, and the said asking or re- 
 ceiving shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, 
 
 to e iSs nas 21 - It sha11 not be lawful for an y public cartman to 
 neglect or refuse to carry and transport a good and suffi- 
 cient load, as much as can be conveniently and safely 
 stowed on his cart, or is reasonable for one horse to draw, 
 nor any article of less than two thousand pounds' weight, 
 when required so to do, unless he be then actually other- 
 wise employed; and every public cartman and public por- 
 ter shall be entitled to be paid the legal rate or compen- 
 sation allowed and provided in this chapter, immediately 
 upon the carting or transportation of any article or thing; 
 and it may be lawful for any such public cartman or pub- 
 lic porter, to retain any article or thing so carted or trans- 
 ported by him, for which he is not so paid his cartage, and 
 to convey the same without delay to the office of the Super- 
 intendent of Police, and he shall be entitled to the lawful 
 rate of pay or compensation for. the so conveying.. Alldis- 
 
Otf CARTS AND CARTMEN. 365 
 
 putes or disagreements as to distance or rates of compen- Disputes with 
 
 cartmen. 
 
 sation, between public cartmen or public porters, and per. 
 sons employing them or owing for cartage or transporta- 
 tion, shall be determined by the Mayor. 
 
 22. It shall not be lawful for any public cartman, or carting arti- 
 cles over 30 
 
 any other person, to cart or transport through any of the feet in length 
 streets of said city, any planks, poles, spars, timber or 
 other thing exceeding thirty feet in length, except on a 
 suitable truck or other vehicle, and such plank or other 
 thing shall be placed lengthwise thereon, so as not to pro- 
 ject at either end beyond the line of the side, or width of 
 such truck or other vehicle; and all persons so carting or 
 transporting any such poles, plank, timber, spars, or other 
 things, in any other manner, shall be deemed guilty of a 
 violation of this chapter. 
 
 23. It shall not be lawful for the driver or other per- cartmen to 
 
 attend their 
 
 son having charge of any public cart, dirt cart or any carts, 
 other vehicle, to be off, or away from any such cart, or 
 any other vehicle, while the same is moving or passing 
 along any of the streets or avenues of said city; nor shall 
 it be lawful for any public cartman, while waiting for em- 
 ployment at any place assigned for his cart, to stand wait- 
 ing for employment, at any other place, or to snap or flour- 
 ish his whip, or to be away from his cart, unless from ne- 
 cessity or on business, or to sit or stand about the door- 
 steps or platforms, or in front of any house, store or other 
 building, to the annoyance of the occupants thereof. 
 
 24. It shall not be lawful for any person, who has 
 been licensed to keep public carts, or to be a public cart- 
 man, and whose license has been suspended or revoked by 
 the Mayor, to keep, drive or use ,ny public cart in the 
 city of New York, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars 
 for every such offense. 
 
3G6 OP CARTS AND CARTMEN. 
 
 25. The stanchions of every public cart employed in 
 Firewood, the transportation of any fire-wood, shall be shouldered 
 with a band of iron around the part which enters the mor- 
 tice, and the mortice cased with iron, so as to prevent the 
 wearing of the stanchion or mortice ; and, at least three 
 feet distant from the floor of the cart, there shall be fixed 
 across from one stanchion to the other an iron chain, so as 
 to prevent the stanchions from spreading, and no public 
 cart man shall cart any fire-wood in violation of any of 
 these provisions. 
 
 2 6. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep, r drive, 
 use or employ any cart, wagon, truck, dray or other vehi- 
 cle, other than such as are licensed as herein provided, for 
 the transportation or conveyance of any article or thing, 
 from place to place in the city of New York, unless the 
 name and residence or place of business, where such owner 
 can be found, (of the owner thereof,) be fairly and dis- 
 tinctly painted, with red paint, on a white ground, in 
 plain letters and figures, at least two and a half inches 
 long, in a conspicuous place, on both sides of such cart or 
 other vehicle, or so as at all times to be easily seen 
 thereon. 
 
 standing of 27. Every cartman who shall be duly licensed in the 
 
 carts in tront w J 
 
 C ^y f New York, shall be permitted to place and 
 leave his cart, when unemployed, in front of the house or 
 premises where he shall at the time reside, or in front of 
 the stable where he shall at the time stable his horse; pro- 
 vided that such cart shall be placed on the street upon the 
 carriage-way thereof, in close proximity to the curb stone 
 next to his said residence or stable, and shall not extend 
 beyond said curb stoue any greater distance than the 
 width of such cart, nor beyond the line of the lot on which 
 his said residence or stable is situated, and provided that 
 
OP DIRT CARTS. 367 
 
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 such place of residence or stable shall be specified upon 
 the license for such cart. 
 
 28. Nothing in the last section contained shall be con- ibid, 
 strued to apply to any vehicle other than public carts in 
 the city of New York. 
 
 29. It shall be the duty of the person or officer exer- ^^^ 
 cising the duties of Superintendent of Carts to visit daily, 
 the several stands and places in the city, where cartmen 
 are in the habit of waiting for employment, and to see 
 that all the ordinances regulating carts and cartmen, in- 
 cluding dirt carts, are in every respect complied with. 
 
 30. It shall be the special duty of the said person or ibid. 
 officer to ascertain whether any carts are driven for hire 
 by persons who have not received licenses therefor, and 
 to report such and all other offenses or violations of the 
 law to the attorney of the Corporation. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 DIRT CARTS. 
 
 31. The Mayor of the city of New York may grant License of 
 
 . Dirt carts. 
 
 license to such and as many persons as he may deem pro- 
 per, to keep and use such number of dirt carts as he shall 
 think expedient, to be employed exclusively in the carting 
 and transportation of dirt, sand, gravel, clay, paving 
 stones, ashes, garbage and building rubbish, and revoke 
 or suspend any or all such licenses at his pleasure; and it 
 shall not be lawful for any person to drive or use any 
 cart, wagon or other vehicle, for the transportation of any 
 such dirt, sand, gravel, clay, paving stones, ashes, garbage, 
 or building rubbish within the city of New York, for hire, 
 wages or pay, for such transportation, unless the said cart 
 or other vehicle be licensed as aforesaid. Provided, that 
 
368 OF DIRT CARTS. 
 
 nothing herein shall prevent any person^icensed as a pub- 
 lic cartman, or to keep public carts from driving or using 
 any such public cart in the carting and transporting of 
 any such sand, gravel, clay, paving stones, ashes, garbage 
 or building rubbish, the same as if they were licensed as 
 dirt carts. This section shall not be construed to permit 
 any dirt cart to be used in the transportation for hire, 
 wages or pay, of any article or thing whatsoever, other 
 than is herein specified. 
 
 License. 32. Every license granted as aforesaid, shall continue 
 
 in force for one year, from the date thereof, and may be 
 renewed by the Mayor at any time before the expiration 
 thereof, for a succeeding year. 
 
 fw ' 33. Every person, upon receiving a license to keep 
 and use one or more dirt carts, as hereinbefore provided, 
 shall pay to the Mayor, for the use of the city, one dollar 
 for every cart so licensed; and the further sum of twenty- 
 five cents upon the renewal of the license for every such 
 cart. 
 
 34. Every dirt cart, and every public cart, when used 
 as a dirt cart, shall be furnished with a good and tight 
 box, the sides and forepart of which shall be two feet, and 
 the tail-board eighteen inches high, and of capacity to con- 
 tain twelve cubic feet; and on all dirt carts the letters D. 
 C., and the number of the license therefor, shall be fairly 
 and distinctly painted, with black paint, on a white ground, 
 on the square of the after part of the shaft, on both sides, 
 in plain legible letters and figures at least two and a half 
 inches long, so as to be easily and distinctly seen, and so 
 continued; and every person driving or using a dirt cart, 
 without being so furnished and numbered, shall be deemed 
 guilty of a violation of this chapter. 
 
OF PUBLIC PORTERS. 369 
 
 35. It shall not be lawful for the owner or driver of Permission 
 
 to remove 
 
 any dirt cart or any other vehicle, or for any other person, ^ c t ( !j )beob " 
 to use or employ, or permit to be used or employed, any 
 such dirt cart or any other vehicle, for the conveyance or 
 removal of any dirt, sand, gravel, stones or other thing, 
 from any of the streets, or avenues, or highways, or from 
 any lot of land or other place, or to dump, deposit, or 
 leave any dirt, sand, gravel, rubbish, or other thing, in 
 any of the streets or highways, or on any dock or wharf, 
 or on any lot or lots of land within said city, without be- 
 ing duly authorized or permitted so to do by the public 
 officer or other person competent to give such authority 
 or permission. 
 
 36. All persons offending against the provisions of the Penalty. 
 last section, shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars for 
 each offense. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF PUBLIC PORTERS. 
 
 37. The Mayor shall license and appoint as many and Porters to be 
 
 J J licensed. 
 
 such persons as he may think expedient, to be public por- 
 ters of the city of New York, and revoke or suspend any 
 or all of such licenses at his pleasure; and it shall not 
 be lawful for any person to use any wheelbarrow or hand- 
 cart to carry, transport or convey baggage, goods or 
 other things, from place to place within said city, for 
 hire, wages or pay for such conveyance, or to be at any 
 hotel, boarding-house, ferry, steamboat landing, railroad 
 station or depot, and solicit of strangers, travelers, citi- 
 zens or other persons, or accept the conveyance of baggage 
 or other articles, without being licensed as aforesaid by 
 the Mayor. 
 
 This section shall not be construed to prevent any per- Keepers of 
 
 -i ii it-, public houses 
 
 son keeping, or employed in, any hotel or boarding-house, 
 
370 OF PUBLIC PORTEfcS. 
 
 from conveying any baggage or other articles to or from 
 such hotel or boarding-house, and using a hand-cart or 
 wheelbarrow therefor; provided the name of the hotel or 
 boarding-house, and the keeper thereof, be painted dis- 
 tinctly on both sides of such wheelbarrow or hand-cart, 
 and on a badge worn on the front of his hat or cap, so as 
 to be easily and distinctly seen. 
 
 Scerw f ^' ^ licenses to public porters, granted as afore- 
 said, shall run one year from the date thereof, and may be 
 renewed by the Mayor at any time within the said year 
 for a succeeding year. 
 
 License Fee. g 39 ^ Every person receiving a license to be a public 
 porter, as aforesaid, shall pay to the Mayor for the use of 
 the city, one dollar; and a further sum of twenty-five cents 
 upon the renewal of every such license. 
 
 iSe? of ^' ^ verv public porter shall wear, in a conspicuous 
 place about his person, so as to be easily seen, a brass 
 plate or badge, on which shall be engraved his name, the 
 words " public porter, 77 and the number of his license; 
 and it shall be unlawful for any other person to wear or 
 exhibit any badge purporting to be, resembling, or similar 
 to, the badge of a public porter ; and no public porter 
 shall permit any other person to wear his badge or use his 
 name in any way whatever, in the transportation or con- 
 veyance of any thing. 
 
 porter's fees. 41. Public porters shall be entitled to charge and re- 
 ceive for the carrying or conveyance of any article, any 
 distance within half a mile, twelve cents, if carried by 
 hand; and twenty-five cents if carried on a wheelbarrow 
 or hand-cart; if the distance exceeds half a mile, and is 
 within a mile, one half of the above rates in addition 
 thereto, and in the same proportion for any greater dis- 
 tance. 
 
OP PUBLIC PORTERS. 371 
 
 42. No public porter or hand-cartman shall be entitled Porter's fees. 
 to recover or receive any pay or fare, from any person 
 for the transportation of any article or articles, unless his 
 name and number of his license, and the rates shall be 
 fixed, and the badge worn, agreeably to this chapter. 
 
 43. Upon the trial of any cause commenced for the Ibld ' 
 recovery of any of the aforesaid prices or rates, it shall 
 be incumbent on the plaintiff in such action, to prove that 
 the badge was worn and the prices fixed, agreeably to the 
 last preceding section, at the time the services were ren- 
 dered for which the suit was brought. 
 
 44. No public porter or hand-cartman shall neglect Refusing em- 
 ployment. 
 
 or refuse to transport any article or articles, when re- 
 quired so to do, unless he shall then be actually and other- 
 wise employed, or unless the distance he shall be required 
 to go shall be more than two miles, under the penalty of 
 five dollars for each offense. 
 
 45. No public porter or hand-cartman shall suffer or substitution 
 
 of others. 
 
 permit any other person than himself to carry any article 
 or articles, in his wheel or hand-barrow, or hand-cart, or 
 to wear his badge, under the penalty of five dollars for 
 every such offense. 
 
 46. If any public porter shall ask or demand any porter's fees, 
 grater rate of pay or compensation for the carrying or 
 conveyance of any articles than is herein provided, he 
 shall not be entitled to any pay for the said service; and 
 to so ask, demand or receive any such greater pay or com- 
 pensation, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. 
 
 47. It shall not be lawful for anv person to represent False repre- 
 sentation, 
 himself as, or to wear or exhibit any badge, inscription, 
 
 card or device purporting or implying that he is employed 
 or authorized by the keeper, proprietors, agent or officer 
 
372 OF GARBAGE AND OTHER CARTS. 
 
 of any hotel, boarding house, vessel, steamboat or railroad 
 company, to solicit, receive or convey persons, baggage or 
 other things to or from any such hotel, boarding-house, 
 vessel, steamboat or railroad company's station or depot, 
 without being actually and duly authorized by such keeper, 
 proprietor, officer, or agent, so to do, under the penalty 
 of twenty-five dollars for every offense. 
 
 General Provision. 
 
 penalties. 48. All persons who shall violate or fail to comply 
 with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed 
 guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall 
 be punished, pursuant to the provisions of sections 20 and 
 21 of an act relative to the powers of the Common Coun- 
 cil of the city of New York, and the criminal courts of 
 said city, passed by the Legislature of the State of New 
 York, January 23d, 1833 : or in lieu thereof, shall for- 
 feit and pay, for the use of said city, ten dollars for each 
 and every offense, except where a penalty is prescribed in 
 said chapter. 
 
 ARTICLE IY. 
 
 OP GARBAGE AND OTHER CARTS. 
 
 Regulations. 49. Every cart or other vehicle used to convey or 
 transport dirt, manure, sand, gravel, mud, ashes, lime, 
 garbage, swill, offal, or other loose materials, in any of 
 the streets of said city, shall be fitted with a good and 
 substantial tight box thereon, the sides of which shall be 
 twenty-four inches, and the tail-board eighteen inches high, 
 so that no portion of such dirt, sand or other loose mate- 
 rial be scattered or thrown into any of said streets ; and 
 all carts or other vehicles, when used in carting slaked 
 lime, garbage, offal, swill, or other offensive matter, or 
 ashes, shall have the box thereof closely covered with a 
 
OP GARBAGE AND OTHER CARTS. 373 
 
 sufficient covering of cloth, or boards closely fitted, so as Regulations. 
 to prevent the escape or flying about of any of the con- 
 tents, or effluvia therefrom; and every person using any 
 cart or other vehicle for any such purpose, without its 
 being so fitted shall be deemed guilty of a violation of 
 this chapter. 
 
374 OF EXPRESS WAGONS. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXVIII. 
 
 OF EXPRESS WAGONS. 
 
 ! All the provisions of the preceding chapter of 
 these ordinances, as far as relates to carts and cartmen, 
 and not inconsistent herewith, excepting sections 2, 3, 6, 
 10, 20 and 21 of said chapter; are extended to, and shall 
 include and be applicable to all wagons and other vehicles, 
 commonly known as express wagons, which shall be kept, 
 used, driven or employed for the transportation of any 
 thing whatsoever, to or from any place within the city of 
 New York, from or to any place wheresoever, for hire, 
 wages or pay; provided always, that the owner or owners 
 of such wagons or vehicles shall have a place in the city 
 of New York, for the transaction of such business. 
 
 2. The Mayor shall, from time to time, license and 
 appoint so many and such persons as he may think proper 
 to set up and keep one or more express wagons in said 
 city ; and he may revoke or suspend any or all such 
 licenses at his pleasure; but it shall not be lawful for any 
 person to receive or hold a license to keep such express 
 wagons, unless he is the actual owner of the wagon or 
 wagons, and of a good horse or horses therefor, nor unless 
 he be a citizen of the United States, and has a family, and 
 resides with his family in said city; or if not having a 
 family, shall have resided himself therein during the six 
 months preceding, and the Mayor may examine, under 
 oath, all persons applying for or holding any such license 
 or the renewal thereof, touching their qualifications, as 
 aforesaid ; and all licenses, other than to persons so 
 qualified, shall be void, 
 
OP EXPRESS WAGONS. 375 
 
 3. The Mayor shall require and receive, for the use License Fee. 
 of the city, from every person to whom he may grant 
 license to keep such express wagons, five dollars for every 
 wagon so licensed, and two dollars and fifty cents for the 
 licenses of each wagon renewed. 
 
 4. Every such express wagon shall have fairly painted 
 on the outside thereof, in a conspicuous place, on each 
 side, so as to be easily seen, in plain letters and figures of 
 at least two and a half inches in length, the name of the 
 owner or owners, the place of business in said city, and 
 the number of the license for such wagon, and such 
 owner or owners shall be responsible for all articles in- 
 trusted to such wagon or to the driver thereof, and for 
 the conduct of such driver, whilst in charge of or with 
 such wagon. 
 
 5. No person shall drive such express wagon unless Drivers to be 
 
 licensed. 
 
 he be twenty-one years of age, and have obtained license 
 from the Mayor for such purpose, under the penalty of 
 ten dollars for every such offense, to be recovered from 
 the owner or owners of such express wagon, and from such 
 driver, both or either. 
 
 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses, ibid, 
 from time to time, to drivers of such express wagons, as 
 are herein mentioned, as often as may be necessary, and 
 to suspend and revoke the same whenever he may deem it 
 expedient. 
 
 7. Any driver of an express wagon who shall be 
 thrice convicted of a breach of any of the sections of this 
 chapter of these ordinances, shall be deprived of his 
 license and forever debarred of a license under this chap- 
 ter. 
 
37G OF STAGES OB ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIX. 
 
 OF STAGES, OE ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF LICENSING STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION 
 
 COACHES. 
 II. OF THE PLACES AT WHICH STAGES MAY STAND, 
 
 WAITING FOR HIRE. 
 
 III. OF STAGES WHILE ON THE STAND, OR MOVING 
 
 FROM ONE PART OF THE STAND TO ANOTHER. 
 
 IV. OF STAGES WHILE GOING OR DRIVING. 
 V. OF THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF STAGES. 
 YI. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF LICENSING STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES AND 
 DRIVERS. 
 
 License of 1. The Mayor of the city of New York, for the time 
 being, is hereby authorized and required, from time to 
 time, to issue licenses, under his hand and seal, in accord- 
 ance with the provisions of the laws of the State of New 
 York, to persons to keep and use accommodation coaches 
 or stage coaches. Such licenses shall specify, in each case, 
 and for each coach or stage, the name of the owner; the 
 number of the coach or stage; the route to be taken in 
 going to, and returning from, such parts of the city for 
 which it shall be licensed. 
 
 of LI- 2. All licenses granted by virtue of this chapter, shall 
 expire on the first Monday in July next after the date 
 thereof, and shall be renewed by the Mayor, on appli- 
 cation, 
 
OP STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 377 
 
 3. A separate license shall be taken out for every ac- rach stage 
 
 J tobe licensed 
 
 commodation stage or coach. 
 
 4. Every person licensed, by virtue of the provisions Licence r e 
 of this chapter, shall pay to the Mayor of the city of New 
 York, for the use of the city, for every accommodation 
 coach or stage, or stage coach which such person shall 
 keep, the sum of thirty dollars, when drawn by four 
 horses, and twenty dollars, when drawn by two horses ; 
 and half those prices respectively, when the tire of any 
 accommodation coach or carriage licensed by this act 
 shall be of the width of four inches or upwards. 
 
 5. No accommodation coach or stage drawn by more Horses - 
 than two horses, except such as were licensed before the 
 seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and 
 thirty-five, shall be licensed, or permitted to run in the 
 streets of this city. 
 
 6. The owner of any coach or stage, driven without Penalty, 
 license, or taking any other route than that designated by 
 license, or using any other street or place than that as- 
 signed by license to it, shall, in each, or any, or every 
 case of such violation of this chapter, be subject and 
 held to pay the penalty of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 7. No person shall keep or drive for hire or wages No pta ? e l <> 
 
 be use-i witu- 
 in the city of New York, any accommodation coach or out Ucense - 
 
 stage, or stage coach, by whatever name or title the same 
 may be known or designated, without being licensed as 
 aforesaid, under the penalty of fifty dollars for every such 
 offense, to be recovered from the owner or owners, or 
 driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 8. No person shall drive any such coach or stage, License or 
 unless he be twenty-one years of age, and have obtained 
 license from the Mayor for such purpose, under the pen- 
 
 25 
 
378 
 
 OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 License fee 
 of Drivers. 
 
 Penalties. 
 
 Ftands for 
 Stages. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 alty of ten dollars for every such offense, to be recovered 
 from the owner of such coach or stage, and from such 
 driver, both or either. 
 
 9. The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses, 
 from time to time, to drivers of such coaches as are herein 
 mentioned, as often as may be necessary, and to suspend 
 and revoke the same whenever he may deem it expedient; 
 and every driver of a stage or accommodation coach shall, 
 on receiving his license, pay to the Mayor of the city of 
 New York, for the use of the city, the sum of twenty-five 
 cents. 
 
 of any stage, coach or carriage, wlo 
 shall be thrice convicted of a breach of any of the sections 
 of this article of thschapter, shall be deprived of his 
 license, and forever debarred of a license under this 
 ordinance. 
 
 11. The provisions and penalties of the several sec- 
 tions of the ordinances regulating hackney coaches, shall 
 apply, in every respect, to all accommodation stages or 
 coaches, or stage-coaches, which shall or may be licensed, 
 by virtue of the provisions of this chapter. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF THE PLACES AT WHICH STAGES MAY STAND WAITING FOR 
 
 HIRE. 
 
 12. Accommodation stages or coaches, or stage-coaches 
 may stand, waiting for hire or employment, at all times, 
 Sundays excepted, at the stands herein named, to wit : 
 
 All those stages or coaches which run or ply between 
 Wall street and Greenwich Village, may stand, for the 
 purpose of receiving passengers, on the westerly side of 
 Nassau street, between Wall street and Pine street, and 
 
OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 379 
 
 on the westerly side of Broad street, at its junction with 
 Wall street, and at such other places as may be designated 
 by the Mayor. 
 
 13. The stage-coaches or carriages named in the 
 preceding section of this chapter may, from time to time, stages> 
 in their passage northward from the said stand, call at 
 the southwesterly corner of Nassau street and Pine street, 
 to take up and receive passengers, provided, that no such 
 stage-coach or carriage shall remain or stand at the said 
 corner longer than five minutes at any one time. 
 
 14. It shall be the duty of the Alderman and Coun- stands. 
 cilmen of the respective districts, where it may be neces- 
 sary to fix a stand for the accommodation of stage-coaches, 
 together with the Mayor, to designate a place for the 
 accommodation of said coaches; and the place so fixed 
 upon by a majority of them, shall be the stand or place 
 until a change shall be made by the same authority. 
 
 15. The Aldermen and Councilmen of the districts stands. 
 embracing the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Wards 
 are hereby authorized to designate a place or stand, on 
 Chatham square, for the accommodation of stages from 
 Harlem, Yorkville, or any intermediate places, and which 
 receive or discharge their passengers in the Bowery, and 
 also to fix the period of time which they shall be per- 
 mitted to remain there; and the stand so designated shall 
 be appropriated for said stages. 
 
 16. If any stage or accommodation coach or carriage Ibid 
 shall be allowed to stand, for hire or employment, in any 
 other street or place, or for any longer time than is pre- 
 scribed by or under this chapter, the owner or driver 
 thereof shall forfeit and pay, for every such offense, the 
 sum of five dollars, to be sued for and recovered from the 
 owner and driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
380 OP STAGES OE ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF STAGES WHILE ON THE STAND, OR MOVING FROM ONE PART 
 OF A STAND TO ANOTHER. 
 
 Kands ns ^' ^ V61 T stage-coach or carriage named or referred 
 to in the second article of this chapter shall, on return- 
 ing to the stands designated for them, take its station in 
 the rear of the stage-coaches or carriages then occupying 
 the stands; and each stage-coach or carriage, when leav- 
 ing the said stand, shall wait for its turn in the order in 
 which it arrives on said stand, under a penalty for a viola- 
 tion of either of the provisions of this section, of ten 
 dollars, to be sued for and recovered from the owner or 
 driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 18. No stage-coach or carriage, occupying either of 
 the stands designated for them, shall, for the purpose of 
 taking and conveying passengers, leave the stand or place 
 which it occupies, until its turn, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for every offense, to be sued for and recovered 
 from the owner or driver thereof, severally and respec- 
 tively. 
 
 ibid 19. No stage-coach or carriage, while upon, at, or 
 
 near either of the said stands, shall stand abreast, or along- 
 side of any other stage-coach, or carriage, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for every such offense, to be sued 
 for and recovered from the owner or driver thereof, seve- 
 rally and respectively. 
 
 ittd. g 20, No stage-coach or carriage shall leave the stands 
 
 designated for them, until five minutes shall have elapsed 
 after the departure of the stage-coach or carriage imme- 
 diately preceding, under the penalty of five dollars, to be 
 sued for and recovered from the owner or driver thereof, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 381 
 
 21. The Mayor of the city of New York, by and with Regulations 
 
 at Stands. 
 
 the consent of the Aldermen and Councilmen, represent- 
 ing the respective districts, shall have full power and au- 
 thority to make such rules and regulations, and give such 
 orders respecting the standing of accommodation stages 
 or coaches or stage-coaches, at and upon the stands desig- 
 nated and specified for such coaches or stages, as may be 
 necessary to preserve order and decorum. 
 
 22. Every owner or driver of any such stage coach or Penalties. 
 carriage, who shall neglect to obey any of the said rules, 
 regulations or orders, shall forfeit and pay, for every such 
 offense the sum of five dollars, to be recovered from the 
 owner or driver of any such coach or carriage, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 23. No person, whether driver or owner of any regulation at 
 hackney coach or accommodation stage coach, while 
 waiting for employment, at either of the said stands, shall 
 snap or flourish his whip, or shall leave such coach or car- 
 riage under the penalty of five dollars for every such 
 offense, to be recovered from the owner or driver thereof, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
 AKTICLE IT. 
 
 OF THE STAGES WHILE GOING OE DRIVING. 
 
 24. The owner or driver, or person having charge of speed, 
 any stage or accommodation coach, shall not drive, or 
 permit the same to be driven in the city of New York, at 
 greater speed than at the rate of dx miles an hour, nor at 
 a less rate than four miles an hour, unless obstructed in 
 the streets, under the penalty of ten dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 25. The owner or driver, or person having charge of passi 
 any stage or accommodation coach, shall not, on any Tehic ' e8 
 
382 OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 street, road, avenue or highway in the city of New York, 
 pass or attempt to pass with the same any other stage or 
 accommodation coach, which shall be driving or going the 
 same route or direction on the same street, road or way, 
 at the rate or speed of four miles and upwards an hour, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 rS. ins n 26 - No coacn or stage, after the commencement of its 
 route in going or returning, shall stop until its arrival at 
 the termination of such route, unless an actual necessity 
 shall exist therefor, (or to set down a passenger or pas- 
 sengers, or to take up and into such stage a passenger or 
 passengers claiming to be admitted); and no such coach 
 or stage shall be stopped or driven abreast of another, or 
 stopped so as to obstruct the free passage of any cross- 
 walk or cross street, or the passage-way at the intersec- 
 tion, head or termination of any street, under the penalty 
 of ten dollars for each and every offense. 
 
 settinf i?wn ^' ^ driver shall take up or set down any passen- 
 1 ger or passengers, except upon the right hand side of the 
 way, in going and returning on his route, between Tenth 
 street, in Broadway, Chatham square, head of Chatham 
 street, and the southerly or easterly termination of his 
 route, under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 Ks?" f ^' Every stage or coach shall be numbered, on each 
 side near the centre thereof, and on the door behind, both 
 on the inside and the outside panel, with the license 
 number thereof, in plain, distinct figures, four inches in 
 length, painted on a ground of a distinct contrast color, 
 and so placed as to be readily seen and known at all 
 times, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each 
 and every day's use of such stage or coach not so num- 
 bered. 
 
 uumb s ers wita 29 - Every stage or coach when driven or used in the 
 
. OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 3*3 
 
 night, shall have fixed upon the inside of the front of the 
 stage, a sufficient lighted lamp or candle, and shall have 
 the number of its license, in plain legible figures of at 
 least four inches in length, and no other figure or device, 
 painted on each front side sash-light of such stage or ac- 
 commodation coach, in such a manner that the same may 
 be distinctly seen and known by persons either inside or 
 outside, (whether the said stage or accommodation coach 
 may be standing or driving); said sashes to be made and 
 kept stationary, under a penalty of ten dollars for every 
 violation. 
 
 30. No stage or coach shall have exhibited, on any Numbers. 
 part thereof, any other number than the number of its 
 license, under the penalty of fifty dollars. 
 
 31. All stages shall be prohibited from stopping by ^g ng of 
 the sidewalk, in front of any hotel or private residence, 
 without express permission of the occupants thereof, except 
 for the purpose of taking up such passengers as may hail 
 them, or of setting down those who may desire to quit 
 them . 
 
 32. No stage shall be allowed to stop, for the purpose watering 
 of watering the horses attached thereto, excepting at such 
 points as may be selected and designated by the City 
 Marshal. 
 
 33. The owner or owners, driver, and any person renames, 
 having the charge of any stage or accommodation coach, 
 shall be liable, severally and respectively, for the penalty 
 or penalties prescribed for any and every infringement of 
 the provisions of this chapter. 
 
 34. It shall be the duty, especially of all day and p ep't <-f of- 
 other police officers and Mayor's marshals, to daily report 
 all violations of the laws and regulations appertaining to 
 
384 OF STAGES OR ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 
 
 stages or accommodation coaches, to the Attorney of the 
 Corporation. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OF THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF STAGES. 
 Duties. g 35 j t g]iall be t]ie dufv of the person or O fg cer exer . 
 
 cising the duties of Superintendent of Stages, to visit the 
 stands designated in this chapter, and such other places as 
 may, by law, be designated as stands for stages. He 
 shall have full power and authority to order away from 
 the stands, any coach or stage not provided with proper 
 and sufficient horses or harness: or if the horses attached 
 thereto are unruly ; or if the driver or person having 
 charge thereof is intoxicated, or in any manner misbehaves 
 himself. 
 
 siipodmen- 36. If any person or persons having charge of any 
 such stage or coach, shall refuse or neglect to obey such 
 order of the said person or officer, he or they shall forfeit 
 and pay, for every such offense, the sum of five dollars, to 
 be recovered from the owner or driver thereof, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 Duties of sn- 37. It shall be the duty of the said person or officer, 
 
 periiitendent J 
 
 to see that all the laws regulating accommodation stages 
 and coaches, are in every respect complied with; and it is 
 particularly enjoined upon the said person or officer, that 
 he report all offenders thereof to the Attorney of 'die Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 Ibid> 38. The said person or officer, under the direction of 
 
 the Mayor of the city of New York, shall determine the 
 number of coaches or stages for any particular stand; and 
 he shall also designate the proper boundaries and limits 
 of every stand. 
 
OF STAGES OK ACCOMMODATION COACHES. 3 85 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 39. All the provisions and penalties of this chapter, sieighs. 
 except those requiring lamps, shall apply to sleighs which 
 shall come upon and use the stands designated for them, 
 and to the owner or owners, or drivers thereof; and shall 
 also apply, in all respects, to sleighs which shall be driven 
 and used for the conveyance of passengers, in the city of 
 New York, for hire or wages. 
 
 40. Every owner, driver or person having charge of Number and 
 
 J name to bo 
 
 any accommodation coach or stage, shall, upon being re- fi 
 quested so to do, give to any person or persons the number 
 of his coach or stage, the name of the owner thereof, and 
 his place of abode; and in default thereof, shall forfeit 
 and pay the sum of ten dollars to be sued for and reco- 
 vered from the owner or driver of any such coach or stage 
 severally and respectively. 
 
386 OP HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 CHAPTER XL. 
 
 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OP LICENSING OWNERS OF HACKNEY COACHES. 
 II. OF LICENSING DRIVERS OF HACKNEY COACHES. 
 III. OF THE RATES AND PRICES OF FARES. 
 IV. OF THE REGULATING AND NUMBERING OF 
 
 HACKS. 
 V. OF THE PLACES AT WHICH HACKS MAY STAND 
 
 FOR HIRE. 
 
 VI. OF SPECIAL HACKNEY COACHES OR CARRIAGES. 
 VII. OF THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF HACKNEY 
 
 COACHES AND CARRIAGES. 
 VIII. OF CABS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF LICENSING OWNERS OF HACKNEY COACHES. 
 
 Licensor 1- The Mayor of the city of New York, for the time 
 being, shall, from time to time, issue licenses under his 
 hand and seal, to so many and such persons as he shall 
 think proper, to keep hackney coaches and carriages for 
 hire in the said city, and to revoke all or any of the said 
 licenses. 
 
 Ibid - 2. No person who is not a citizen of the United States, 
 
 a resident of this city for the last six months, of the age 
 of twenty-one years and upward, and the owner of two 
 good horse:, and a sufficient hackney coach or carriage, 
 shall be licensed as aforesaid. 
 
 ath - 8. The Mayor of the said city may administer to any 
 
 person applying for a license, an oath or affirmation, and 
 shall examine such person orally, touching his said appli- 
 cation and qualifications to receive said license. 
 
OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 387 
 
 4. All licenses to the owners of hackney coaches and Term of Li- 
 carriages, shall expire on the first Monday of June, next 
 after the date thereof. 
 
 5. If the owner of any hackney coach, who may have 
 received a license, shall sell or dispose of such coach be- 
 fore the expiration of such license, such licensed owner 
 shall, within ten days after such sale, report the same to 
 the person exercising the duties of Superintendent of 
 Hackney Coaches, who shall be authorized with the con- 
 sent of the Mayor, to transfer such license to the purchaser 
 of such hackney coach, on the payment of one dollar; and 
 every owner of a hackney coach who shall neglect to re- 
 port any such sale to the said person, shall forfeit and pay 
 the sum of five dollars. 
 
 6. No licensed person shall be entitled to have hisJ!2E lof 
 license renewed, unless he shall make it satisfactorily ap- 
 pear on oath, as aforesaid, that he still owns two good 
 horses, and a sufficient and proper hackney coach, as 
 aforesaid. 
 
 7. Every license shall state the number of the car- Number. 
 riage for which the same is granted. 
 
 8. Every person who may be licensed as aforesaid i>icen=c Fee 
 
 c J L J of owners. 
 
 shall pay the Mayor, for the use of the city, for each hack- 
 ney coach or carriage, which such person shall keep for 
 hire, the sum of five dollars. 
 
 9. Every person who shall keep or drive any hackney Penalty. 
 coach or carriage, for hire, in the city of New York, 
 without being first licensed as aforesaid, shall be liable to 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
388 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 OF LICENSING DRIVERS OF HACKNEY COACHES. 
 
 2?' 8 Li ' 10 - The Ma J r of the cit 7 of New York shall have 
 full power and authority from time to time, to issue li- 
 censes, under his hand and seal, to so many and such per- 
 sons as he may think proper, to drive hackney coaches 
 and carriages, and at pleasure, to revoke all or any of the 
 said licenses. 
 
 11. All licenses to drivers of hackney coaches or car- 
 riages, shall expire on the first Monday in June next after 
 the date thereof. 
 
 of Drive? 6 ^' -^ vei T driver of a hackney coach or carriage shall, 
 on receiving his license, pay to the Mayor of the city of 
 New York, for the use of the said city, the sum of one 
 dollar. 
 
 penalty. No person shall drive any hackney coach or carriage, 
 
 without being at the time licensed as aforesaid, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 w?ihout dr 13. No owner of any hackney coach, carriage or cab, 
 
 shall suffer or permit any person to drive such hackney 
 coach, carriage or cab, who is not licensed as aforesaid; 
 nor shall the owner permit any driver who has received 
 any license as aforesaid, to drive any coach, carriage or 
 cab, other than the number for which he is licensed, under 
 the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense. 
 
 e! ltogLI " 14. Any driver who shall be thrice convicted of a 
 breach of any of the sections of this chapter, shall be de- 
 prived of his license, and forever debarred of a license 
 under this chapter. 
 
 15. Every licensed owner or driver of any hackney 
 coach, carriage or cab in the city of New York, whenever 
 
OP HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 389 
 
 he shall drive any such coach, carriage or cab, or shall be 
 with his coach, carriage or cab on any public stand, or at 
 any of the steamboat or other landings, or railroad depots, 
 or while waiting for employment at any place in said city, 
 shall wear conspicuously on his hat a badge, with the num- 
 ber of his license fixed thereon the figures composing 
 which number shall be of brass, or some other metal, and 
 at least one inch in length. The form and material of the 
 said badge shall be determined by the Mayor of said 
 city. 
 
 16. No owner of any such coach, carriage or cab in Badge of per. 
 said city shall suffer or permit any licensed driver to drive s 
 any such coach, carriage or cab, unless such driver shall 
 have fastened on his hat, conspicuously displayed, a badge, 
 with the number of his license thereon, as aforesaid. 
 
 17. No person, except a licensed owner or driver of lbid - 
 any such coach, carriage or cab in the said city, shall wear 
 the badge of any such licensed owner or driver, or any 
 badge purporting to be the badge of any such licensed 
 owner or driver; nor shall any person other than a licensed 
 driver or owner solicit passengers for any such coach, car- 
 riage or cab; nor shall any such licensed owner or driver 
 wear any other than his own badge, or suffer or permit 
 any other person to wear the same. 
 
 18. Every driver of any such coach, carriage or cab, Card3 
 shall present to every passenger employing him, a card, on 
 which shall be legibly printed, the number of his license, 
 and also the name and stable of the owner, and the num- 
 ber of the coach, carriage or cab driven by him, together 
 with the place of the Mayor's office; and every such owner 
 may, with the consent of the captain, agent, or superinten 
 dent of any steamboat or ship, or railroad company lanc( 
 
390 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 ing at, or terminating in said city, enter on board such 
 steamboat or ship, or into the depot of such company, for 
 the purpose of soliciting passengers, providing he shall 
 comply, in every respect, with the provisions of this chap- 
 ter. 
 
 19. Any licensed owner or driver of any hackney 
 coach, carriage or cab, or any other person who shall neg- 
 lect to comply with, or violate either of the provisions of 
 the 15, 16, 17 or 18th sections of this chapter, shall be lia- 
 ble to a penalty of ten dollars for every such neglect or 
 violation. 
 
 SS a cSS~ 20 - The last five sections shall not apply to any licensed 
 owner or driver of any coach, carriage or cab having a 
 special license. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF THE RATES AND PRICES OF FARES. 
 
 Fu t -e 30f 21- The prices or rates of fare to be taken by or paid 
 
 to the owners or drivers of hackney coaches or carriages, 
 shall be as follows, to wit: 
 
 1. For conveying a passenger any distance not ex- 
 
 ceeding one mile, fifty cents; for conveying two 
 passengers the same distance, seventy-five cents, 
 or thirty-seven and a half cents each; and for 
 every additional passenger, thirty-seven and a 
 half cents. 
 
 2. For conveying a passenger any distance exceeding 
 
 a mile, and within two miles, seventy-five cents: 
 and for every additional passenger, thirty-seven 
 and a half cents. 
 
 3. For conveying a passenger to the new Alms-house 
 
 and returning, one dollar; and for every addi- 
 tional passenger, and returning, fifty cents. 
 
OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 391 
 
 4. For conveying one passenger to Fortieth street and atcs of 
 
 remaining half an hour, and returning, one dol- 
 lar and a half; and for every additional passen- 
 ger, fifty cents. 
 
 5. For conveying one passenger to Sixty-first street, 
 
 and remaining three-quarters of an hour, and re- 
 turning, two dollars; and for every additional 
 passenger, fifty cents. 
 
 6. For conveying one passenger to Eighty-sixth street, 
 and remaining one hour, and returning, two dol- 
 lars and a half; and for every additional passen- 
 ger seventy-five cents. 
 
 7. For conveying one or more passengers to Harlem, 
 
 and returning, with the privilege of remaining 
 three hours, five dollars, or to the High Bridge, 
 five dollars, with the same privilege. 
 
 8. For conveying one or more passengers to Kings- 
 
 bridge and returning, with the privilege of keep- 
 ing the carriage all day, five dollars. 
 
 9. For the use of a hackney coach or carriage by the 
 
 day, with one or more passengers, five dollars. 
 
 10. For the use of a hackney coach or carriage by the 
 hour, with one or more passengers, with the pri- 
 vilege of going from place to place, and stopping 
 as often as may be required, one dollar an hour. 
 
 1 1 . In all cases where the hiring of a hackney coach 
 or carriage is not, at the time thereof, specified 
 to be by the day or hour, it shall be deemed to 
 be by the mile. 
 
 12. For children between two and fourteen years of 
 
 age, half price is only to be charged; and for 
 children under two years of age, no charge is to 
 be made, 
 
392 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 13. Whenever a hackney coach or carriage shall be 
 
 detained, excepting as aforesaid, the owner or 
 driver shall be allowed after the rate of seventy- 
 five cents an hour. 
 
 14. For attending a funeral within the lamp and watch 
 
 district, two dollars; and to the Potter's Field, 
 three dollars; which charges shall include for the 
 necessary detention and returning with passen- 
 gers. 
 
 15. Every driver or owner of a hackney coach, car- 
 riage or cab, shall carry, transport and convey, 
 in and upon his coach, carriage or cab, in addition 
 to the person or persons therein, one trunk, valise, 
 saddle-bag, carpet-bag, portmanteau or box, if he 
 be requested so to do, for each passenger, without 
 charge or compensation therefor; but for every 
 trunk or such articles as above-named, more than 
 one for each passenger, he shall be entitled to 
 demand and receive the sum of six cents. 
 
 Disputes. 22. In case of disagreement as to distance or price, 
 the same shall be determined by the Mayor. 
 
 collecting 23 The owner of any hackney coach or carriage shall 
 not demand or receive any pay for the conveyance of any 
 passenger, unless the number of the carriage, and the rates 
 and prices of fare shall be fixed and placed in the manner 
 hereinafter directed by section 30 of this chapter, at the 
 time such passenger may be conveyed in such carriage. 
 
 n>id. 24. The owner or driver of any hackney coach or car- 
 
 riage shall not be entitled to recover or receive any pay 
 from any person from whom he shall have demanded any 
 greater price or rates than he may be authorized to re- 
 ceive as aforesaid. 
 
OP HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 393 
 
 2. Upon the trial of any cause commenced for the Proof inac- 
 tions, 
 recovery of any of the aforesaid prices or rates, it shall 
 
 be incumbent upon the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action 
 to prove that the number and prices or rates were placed 
 and fixed in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter, at 
 the time the services were rendered, for which the suit may 
 be brought. 
 
 6 26. No owner or driver of any hackney coach or car- Demand or 
 
 excessive 
 
 riage in the city of New York, shall ask, demand or re- fare - 
 ceive any larger sum than he or they may be entitled to 
 receive as aforesaid, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 every such offense, to be sued for and recovered from the 
 owner or owners, or driver of any such hackney coach or 
 carriage, severally and respectively. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OP THE REGULATING AND NUMBERING OP HACKS. 
 
 27. Every hackney coach or carriage which shall ^^^^ 
 resort to or come upon any of the stands hereinafter desig- 
 nated, or which shall be found waiting for hire at a place 
 other than the house or stable of the owner thereof, shall 
 be marked and numbered in the manner following, that is 
 to say: The number of the license of the owner thereof 
 shall be fixed in plain legible brass figures of at least two 
 inches in length and a quarter of an inch thick on each 
 side of the rocker, immediately under the doors of the car- 
 riage, on the outside thereof, and such conspicuous place 
 on the inside of the carriage as shall be designated and 
 approved by the Mayor. 
 
 28. Every hackney coach or carriage, when driven or Lamps with 
 used in the night, shall have fixed upon some conspicuous M 
 part of the outside thereof, two lighted lamps with plain 
 26 
 
 
394 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 glass fronts and sides, and having the number of the license 
 of the owner of such hackney coach or carriage in plain 
 legible figures, at least two inches in length, and no other 
 figure or device, painted with black paint upon each of the 
 said lamps, in such a manner that the same may be dis- 
 tinctly seen and known, when the said hackney coach or 
 carriage may be standing or driving. 
 
 Penalty. g 29. Any person or persons who shall keep or drive 
 
 such hackney coach or carriage, in violation of any or 
 either of the preceding provisions of this chapter, shall 
 forfeit and pay for every such offense, the sum of ten dol- 
 lars, to be sued for and recovered from the owner or dri- 
 ver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 card to be & 30. There shall be fixed in every hackney coach or car- 
 axed in tho 
 
 riage, in such a manner as can be conveniently read by 
 any person in the same, a card containing the name of the 
 owner of said carriage, the number of his license, and the 
 whole of the third article of this chapter printed in plain 
 legible characters. 
 
 Exhibition of & 31. Every driver or owner of such hackney coach or 
 
 card. J 
 
 carriage shall, when required so to do by any passenger in 
 such hackney- coach or carriage, exhibit to such passenger 
 a card in every respect similar to the one above-mentioned 
 and described in the preceding 1 section. 
 
 Penalty. 32. Any person who shall violate any or either of the 
 
 provisions of this chapter, shall forfeit and pay for every 
 such offense the sum of ten dollars, to be sued for and re- 
 covered from the owner or driver of such hackney coach 
 or carriage, severally and respectively. 
 
 Rotv,?at of a 33 NO owner or driver of any hackney coach, car- 
 
 empbyment. 
 
 riage, or cab, whilst on any of the stands, or any stand 
 which may hereafter be made, or- at any steamboat land- 
 
OP HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 395 
 
 ing, or other landing, or whilst waiting for employment 
 at any place other than at the stable or residence of the 
 owner thereof, shall refuse or neglect to convey any per- 
 son or persons to any place or places on the island of New 
 York on his being applied to for that purpose; and on the 
 person or persons being placed in such coach, carriage or 
 cab, shall immediately carry him, her, or them, (as the case 
 may be,) to such place as he, she or they may request; nor 
 shall the owner or driver place any other person or persons 
 in such coach, carriage or cab, without the consent of the 
 person or persons therein, or who first engaged or called 
 upon him, under the penalty of ten dollars for each and 
 every refusal, neglect, or oifense, to be sued for and recov- 
 ered from the owner or driver of any such hackney coach, 
 carriage or cab, severally and respectively. 
 
 34. No person, whether owner or driver of any ^JJJ"J* 
 hackney coach, carriage or cab, or accommodation stage coach * c 
 coach, while waiting for employment at either of the pub- 
 lic stands, or at any stand that may hereafter be made, or 
 at any steamboat landing, or other landing, shall snap or 
 flourish his whip, or leave such coach, carriage or cab, or 
 accommodation stage coach, and go on board of any steam- 
 boat or other vessel, or on any pier or wharf, for the pur- 
 pose of looking for employment for such coach, carriage 
 or cab, or accommodation stage coach, under the penalty 
 of ten dollars for each and every offense, to be sued for 
 and recovered from the owner or driver thereof, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 35. All the provisions and penalties of this chapter, 
 except those requiring lamps, shall apply to the sleighs, 
 which shall come upon and use the stands hereinbefore 
 designated, and to the owner or owners, or drivers thereof; 
 and shall also apply, in all respects, to sleighs which shall 
 
396 
 
 OP HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 Name and 
 number to be 
 
 required. 
 
 Soliciting 
 passeugers 
 
 be driven and used for the conveyance of passengers in the 
 city of New York, for hire or wages. 
 
 36. Every owner, driver or person having charge of 
 en any hackney coach or carriage, shall, upon being requested 
 to do so, give to any person or persons the number of his 
 coach, the name of the owner thereof, and his place of 
 abode; the name of the driver thereof, and his place of 
 abode; and in default thereof, shall forfeit and pay the 
 sum of ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered from the 
 owner or driver of such coach, severally and respectively. 
 
 37. No person shall solicit or request, nor shall the 
 licensed owner or driver of any hackney coach, carriage 
 or cab, or accommodation stage coach, solicit or request, 
 hire, employ, suffer or permit any person to solicit or re- 
 quest in any way, directly or indirectly, any person or per- 
 sons in the public streets, or at any place of public amuse- 
 ment, or on board of any steamboat or other vessel, or at 
 any steamboat landing or other landing, or upon any wharf 
 or pier in the city of New York, to ride in, or hire, or en- 
 gage, or employ any hackney coach, carriage or cab, or 
 stage coach, under the penalty of ten dollars for each and 
 every offense, to be sued for and recovered from such per- 
 son, owner or driver, any or either of them, severally and 
 respectively. 
 
 ARTICLE Y. 
 OP PLACES AT WHICH HACKS MAY STAND FOR HIRE. 
 
 38. Hackney coaches and carriages may stand waiting 
 for employment, at all times, Sundays except ed,"^ at the 
 stands herein named, that is to say: 
 
 1. On the northerly side of Chatham street, along the 
 
 Park. 
 
 2. In Broadway, around the Bowling Green. 
 
 Stands for 
 Hacks. 
 
OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 397 
 
 3. In Barclay street, west of Washington street, 
 
 4. In Pearl street, at Hanover square. 
 
 5. In Maiden lane, southeast of Water street. 
 
 6. In Murray street, between Washington street and 
 West street. 
 
 7. In Hudson street, along St. John's Park. 
 
 8. In Beekman street, southeast of Water street. 
 
 9. In Hudson street, near the Little Park. 
 
 10. In Reade street, west of Washington street. 
 
 11. In Canal street, west of Washington street. 
 
 12. In Chatham square. 
 
 13. In Grand street, southeast of Mangin street. 
 
 14. In Catharine street, southeast of Cherry street, 
 * after market hours. 
 
 15. On the northerly side of Canal street, east of 
 
 Broadway. 
 
 39. The Mayor of the city of New York, with the ad- stands for 
 
 Hacks. 
 
 vice and consent of the Alderman and Councilmen of each 
 district, may, from time to time, designate such other place 
 or places in each ward, as they shall deem proper, at which 
 hackney coaches and carriages may stand waiting for em- 
 ployment. 
 
 40. The owner or driver of any hackney coach or car- ibid, 
 riage, which shall stand waiting for employment at any 
 other time or place than herein are designated or may be 
 designated as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay for every 
 such offense, the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered from 
 the owner or driver thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 41. The Mayor of the city of New York, by and with 
 the consent of the Aldermen and Councilmen of the several 
 
398 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 districts, shall have full power and authority to make such 
 rules and regulations, and give such orders respecting the 
 standing of hackney coaches and carriages at and near the 
 theatres and other places of amusement,, at night, and at 
 and near steamboats and other vessels at all times, and at 
 and upon the stands designated and specified for such 
 coaches, as may be necessary to preserve order and de- 
 corum. 
 
 ui b a e Sl reg " 42. Every owner or driver of any such hackney coach 
 or carriage, who shall neglect to obey any of the said rules, 
 regulations or orders, shall forfeit and pay for every such 
 offense, the sum of five dollars, to be recovered from the 
 owner or driver of any such coach or carriage, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 pioymentTn 43. No owner or driver of any hackney coach, car- 
 riage, cab or stage coach, shall drive, or lead his hackney 
 coach, carriage, cab or stage coach, up or down any street, 
 avenue, dock, wharf or pier, on the Lord's Day, commonly 
 called Sunday, for the purpose of looking for employment, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars, for each and every of- 
 fense, to be sued for and recovered from the owner or dri- 
 ver of such coach, carriage, cab or stage coach, each seve- 
 rally and respectively. 
 
 Smpaid! 44. Any penalty recovered under the provisions of 
 this chapter, shall be paid to the Comptroller of the city 
 for the use thereof. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 OP SPECIAL HACKNEY COACHES OR CARRIAGES. 
 
 special n- 45. The proprietor of any hackney coach or carriage, 
 who does not intend to come upon and use the public 
 stands with such hackney coach or carriage, shall, at the 
 time of applying for a license for the same, state, in writ- 
 
OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 399 
 
 ing, to the Mayor, such iatention; and, thereupon, a spe- 
 cial license may be granted, in the discretion of the Mayor, 
 to such proprietor. 
 
 46. For every such special license granted by virtue ^ ^ G Sl' 
 of the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid the sum of 
 five dollars. 
 
 47. Every such license shall expire on the first Mon- Term ol S P- 
 
 * J cial License. 
 
 day of June next after the date thereof, and may be re- 
 newed on application for such purpose. 
 
 48. No hackney coach or carriage, which shall be 
 specially licensed, by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, UceDse - 
 shall make use of, or come upon, or stand, or wait for em- 
 ployment at any of the public stands, or at any other place 
 in the city of New York, except upon the premises of the 
 owner thereof, under a penalty of ten dollars for every 
 such offense, to be recovered from the owner or driver 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 49. The person or officer exercising the duties of the ibid, 
 office of Superintendent of Hacks, shall, at -all reasonable 
 times, have free access to such hackney coaches and car- 
 riages, within the premises of their several proprietors, as 
 shall be necessary to the performance of his duties, under 
 a penalty of ten dollars upon each and every person who 
 shall obstruct, disturb, or molest the said person or officer, 
 whilst in the discharge of his duties as aforesaid. 
 
 50. The several provisions and penalties of article other proyis- 
 
 ions applica- 
 
 one, and of sections 12, 13 and 14, in article two of this *> Ie - 
 chapter, shall, in all and every respect, apply to hackney 
 coaches and carriages, which may be licensed, by virtue of 
 the provisions of this article, and the owners and drivers 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
400 OF HACKNEY COACHES AND CABS. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 OP THE SUPERINTENDENCE OP HACKNEY COACHES AND 
 CARRIAGES. 
 
 51. It shall be the duty of the person or officer exer- 
 cising the duties appertaining to the office of Superinten- 
 dent of Hacks, to visit the public stands, and all places 
 where hackney coaches and carriages are permitted to 
 stand; he shall have power and authority to order away 
 from the stands, and from all other places, any hackney 
 coach or carriage not provided with a number, or with 
 lamps fixed up, lighted and numbered as hereinbefore re- 
 quired; or not furnished with proper and suitable harness 
 and horses; or, if the same, in his opinion, shall be impro- 
 perly obstructing the way or street; or if the horses attach- 
 ed thereto are unruly; or if the driver or person having 
 charge of any such hackney coach or carriage is intoxica- 
 ted, or in any manner misbehaves himself. 
 
 orders of su- 52. If any person having charge of any such hackney 
 coach or carriage, shall refuse or neglect to obey any such 
 order of the said person or officer, he or they shall forfeit 
 and pay for every such offense the sum often dollars, to be 
 recovered from the owners or driver of every such hackney 
 coach or carriage, severally and respectively. 
 
 Duties or sn- 53. It shall be the duty of the said person or officer, 
 to see that all the laws regulating hackney coaches and 
 carriages, are, in every respect, complied with; and it is 
 particularly enjoined upon the said person or officer, that 
 he report all offenders thereof to the Attorney of the Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 Ibid> 54. The said person or officer, under the direction of 
 
 the Mayor, shall determine the number of coaches or car- 
 riages for any particular stand; and he shall also designate 
 the coaches or carriages which shall wait for employment 
 
OP HACKNEY COACHES AXD CABS. 401 
 
 at any particular stand; and also, the proper boundaries 
 and limits of every stand. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 OF CABS. 
 
 55. The several ordinances heretofore passed regula- cabs. 
 ting cabs as distinct and separate from hackney coaches, 
 shall be, and the same are, by effect hereof, at that time 
 repealed. And all cabs shall hereafter be regulated, num- 
 bered, licensed, and, in all respects, governed by the chap- 
 ter relative to hackney coaches, provided, however, that 
 the fee for license of a cab drawn by one horse only shall 
 be no more than three dollars. 
 
402 OP CITY RAILROAD CARS. 
 
 CHAPTER XLI. 
 
 OF THE LICENSING OF CITY RAILROAD PASSENGER CARS. 
 
 License Fee. 1. Each and every passenger railroad car running in 
 the city of New York below One hundred and twenty-fifth 
 street, shall pay into the city treasury the sum of fifty dol- 
 lars annually for a license, a certificate of such payment to 
 be procured from the Mayor, except the small one horse 
 passenger cars, which shall each pay the sum of twenty- 
 five dollars annually for said license as aforesaid. 
 
 2. Each certificate of payment of license shall be affix- 
 ed to some conspicuous place in the car that it may be 
 inspected by the proper officers. 
 
 3. For every passenger car run upon any of the city 
 railroads below One hundred and twenty-fifth street, with- 
 out the proper certificate of license, the proprietor or pro- 
 prietors thereof shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dol- 
 lars, to be recovered by the Corporation Attorney, as in 
 the case of other penalties, and for the benefit of the city 
 treasury. 
 
OP PAWNBROKERS. 403 
 
 CHAPTER XLII. 
 
 OF PAWNBROKERS, DEALERS IN SECOND-HAND ARTICLES AND- 
 KEEPERS OF JUNK SHOPS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. OF PAWNBROKERS. 
 
 II. OF DEALERS IN SECOND-HAND ARTICLES. 
 III. OF KEEPERS OF JUNK SHOPS. 
 IV. OF GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 OF PAWNBROKERS. 
 
 1. The Mayor may. from time to time, arrant licenses 
 
 Pawnbrokers 
 
 under his hand and seal, to such persons as shall produce 
 to him satisfactory evidence of their good character, to 
 exercise or carry on the business of a pawnbroker. 
 
 2. Every person receiving such license, shall pay there- License Fee. 
 for the sum of fifty dollars, for the use of the city. 
 
 3. Every person so licensed, shall, at the time of re- sureties. 
 ceiving such license, enter, with two sufficient sureties, into 
 ajoint and several recognizance to the Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the city of New York, in the penalty 
 of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the due observance 
 of all such ordinances of the Common Council, as may be 
 passed or in force respecting pawnbrokers, at any time 
 during the continuance of such license. 
 
 4. Every pawnbroker shall keep a book, in which shall Record of 
 
 things pawn 
 
 be fairly written, at the time of each loan, an accurate cd - 
 account and description of the goods, article or thing 
 pawned, the amount of money loaned thereon, the time of 
 pledging the same, the rate of interest to be paid on such 
 
404 OP PAWXBEOKEKS. 
 
 loan, and the name and residence of the person pawning 
 or pledging the said goods, article or thing. 
 
 5. Every pawnbroker shall, at the time of each loafi, 
 deliver to the person pawning or pledging any goods, ar- 
 ticle or thing, a memorandum or note, signed by him or 
 her, containing the substance of the entry required to be 
 made in his or her book, by the last preceding section; and 
 no charge shall be made or received by any pawnbroker, 
 for any such entry, memorandum or note. 
 
 &^wn a e r d -^- The sa ^ kook shall, at all reasonable times, be 
 opened to the inspection of the Mayor, Recorder, Alder- 
 men, Councilmen, and special justices for preserving the 
 peace of the city of New York, or any or either of them; 
 or of any person who shall be duly authorized in writing, 
 for that purpose, by any or either of them, and who shall 
 exhibit such written authority to such pawnbroker. 
 
 Penalty. g 7. Every pawnbroker who shall violate or neglect, or 
 
 refuse to comply with any or either of the provisions of the 
 4th, 5th or 6th sections of this chapter, shall, for every 
 such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 Kate ofinter- g. ^" pawnbroker shall ask, demand, or receive any 
 greater rate of interest than twenty-five per cent, per 
 annum, upon any loan not exceeding the sum of twenty- 
 five dollars; or than seven per cent, per annum upon any 
 loan exceeding the sum of twenty-five dollars, under the 
 penalty of one hundred dollars for every such offense. 
 
 kep d t g i year b 9 - ^ pawnbroker shall sell any pawn or pledge, until 
 the same shall have remained one year in his or her posses- 
 sion; and all such sales shall be at public auction, and not 
 otherwise; and shall be made or conducted by such auc- 
 tioneer as shall be approved of for that- purpose, by the 
 Mayor of the city of New York. 
 
OF DEALERS IN SECOND HAND ARTICLES. 405 
 
 610. Notice of every such sale shall be published for at ?aie of things 
 
 J pledged. 
 
 least twelve days previous thereto, in one or more of the 
 daily newspapers printed in the city of New York; and 
 such notice shall specify the time and place at which such 
 sale is to take place, the name of the auctioneer by whom 
 the same is to be conducted, and a description of the goods 
 or articles to be sold. 
 
 11. The surplus money, if any, arising from any such Ibi(L 
 sale, after deducting the amount of the loan, the interest 
 then due on the same, and the expenses of the advertise- 
 ment and sale, shall be paid over by the pawnbroker to 
 the person who would be entitled to redeem the pledge in 
 case no such sale had taken place. 
 
 12. No pawnbroker shall make any loan on the sepa- g^ D s 
 rate or divided part or parts of any one article or thing, 
 and which article or thing shall have been offered entire 
 or collectively, to him or her, by way of pawn or pledge. 
 
 13. No pawnbroker, shall, under any pretense what- Pawnbrokers 
 
 not to pur- 
 
 ever, purchase or buy any second hand furniture, metals chase - 
 or clothes, or any other article or thing whatever, offered 
 to him or her as a pawn or pledge. 
 
 14. Every pawnbroker who shall violate or neglect, Penan/. 
 or refuse to comply with any or either of the provisions of 
 the 8th, 9th, 10th, llth, 12th and 13th sections of this 
 chapter, shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the 
 sum of one hundred dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE JI. 
 
 OF DEALERS IN SECOND HAND ARTICLES. 
 
 15. The Mayor may, from time to time, grant licenses Licenses to 
 
 inn second hand 
 
 under his hand and seal, to such persons as shall produce dealers. 
 to him satisfactory evidence of good character to exercise 
 
406 OP DEALERS IN SECOND HAND ARTICLES. 
 
 ^r carry on the business of dealing in the purchase and 
 sale of second hand furniture, metal, clothes, or other arti- 
 cles in the said city. 
 
 16. Every person receiving such license, shall pay 
 therefor the sum of twenty-five dollars, for the use of the 
 city. 
 
 17. Every 'person so licensed shall, at the time of re- 
 ceiving such license, enter, with two sufficient sureties, into 
 a joint and several recognizance, to the Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the city of New York, in the penalty 
 of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the due observance 
 of all such ordinances of the Common Council as may be 
 in force or passed, respecting dealers in second-hand arti- 
 cles, at any time during the continuance of such license. 
 
 18 - Ever 3 r such dealer sha11 kee P a book > in 
 shall be fairly written, at the time of the purchase of any 
 
 article or thing, in the way of his or her business, an accu- 
 rate account and description of the article or thing so 
 purchased, the price paid therefor, the precise time of 
 making such purchase, and the name and residence of the 
 person from whom such purchase was made. 
 
 Ibld - 19. The said book shall, at all reasonable times, be 
 
 open to the inspection of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, 
 Councilmen, Police Justices and Superintendent of Police, 
 of the city of New York, or any or either of them, or of 
 any person who shall be duly authorized, in writing, for 
 that purpose, by any or either of them, and who shall ex- 
 hibit such written authority to such dealer. 
 
 ponaiiy. 20. Every such dealer who shall violate or neglect, or 
 
 refuse to comply with, any or either of the provisions of 
 the 18th and 19th sections of this chapter, shall, for every 
 such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
OP KEEPERS OF JUNK SHOPS. 407 
 
 21. No article or thing, except wooden furniture, Things not to 
 
 be sold with- 
 
 which shall have been purchased by any such dealer in the ma month, 
 way of his or her business, shall be sold or disposed of by 
 such dealer until the expiration of one month after such 
 purchase. 
 
 22. No such dealer shall receive any article by way Pledges and 
 -of pledge or pawn, or shall purchase or buy, at private 
 sale, of any one person, in one day, any article or articles 
 exceeding in value the sum of fifty dollars. 
 
 23. Every such dealer who shall violate or neglect, or Penalty. 
 refuse to comply with any or either of the provisions of 
 the 21st and 22d sections of this chapter, shall, for every 
 such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dol- 
 lars. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 OF KEEPERS OF JUNK SHOPS. 
 
 24. The Mayor may, from time to time, grant licenses Licenses. 
 to such persons as shall procure the recommendation for 
 that purpose, of the Police Justices, or General Superin- 
 tendent of Police of the city of New York, to keep what 
 .are commonly called junk shops, for the purchase and sale 
 of junk, old rope, old iron, brass, copper, tin and lead, 
 rags, slush and empty bottles. 
 
 25. Every person receiving such license, shall pay L : cense ree . 
 therefor the sum of twenty dollars, for the use of the poor 
 of the city. 
 
 2C>. Every person so licensed, shall, at the time of re- surety. 
 ceiving such license, enter with one sufficient surety, into a 
 joint and several recognizance to the Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the city of New York, in the penal 
 sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, conditioned for the 
 due observance of such ordinances of the Common Coun- 
 
408 
 
 PAWNBROKERS, SECOND HAND DEALERS, AND JUNK SHOPS. 
 
 Purchasers 
 and] 
 
 Record of 
 purchases. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Penalty. 
 
 Place of Bu- 
 
 oil, as may be passed or in force, respecting the keeping 
 of junk shops, at any time during the continuance of such 
 license. 
 
 27. No keeper of a junk shop shall buy or sell any 
 coin of any description, or any article of gold or silver, 
 or any wearing apparel ; or any article of household furni- 
 ture, or any implement, tool or utensil, in a sound, unbro- 
 ken or undamaged condition ; nor shall such keeper re- 
 ceive, in the line of his business, any article or thing by 
 way of pledge or pawn ; nor shall he or she loan or ad- 
 vance any sum of money on the security of any such arti- 
 cle or thing. 
 
 28. Every keeper of a junk shop shall provide and 
 keep a book, in which shall be fairly written, at the time 
 of every purchase, a description of the article so purchased, 
 the name and residence of the person from whom such 
 purchase was made, and the day and hour of such purchase. 
 
 29. Every such book shall, at all times, be open to the 
 inspection of the Mayor, Aldermen, Councilmen and Police 
 Justices, and Superintendent of Police of the city of New 
 York, and each of them, or to any person who may be au- 
 thorized for the purpose, in writing, by either of them, such 
 person exhibiting to the said keeper his authority as afore- 
 said. 
 
 30. Every such keeper of a junk shop, who shall vio- 
 late or neglect, or refuse to comply with the foregoing 
 provisions, or either of them, shall, for every such offense, 
 forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 OF GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
 
 31. Every license to be granted to any dealer in 
 second-hand articles, or keeper of a junk shop, shall desig- 
 
PAWNBROKERS, SECOND HAND DEALERS, AND JUNK SHOPS. 409 
 
 nate tlie house or place in which the person receiving such 
 license shall be authorized to carry on such business. 
 
 32. Every such license shall continue in force until " c r e ^ n r 
 the second Monday in May, next following the granting 
 thereof, unless sooner revoked by the Mayor, and no 
 longer. 
 
 33. On the renewal of every such license, the person Renewal 
 
 1 License. " 
 
 receiving the same shall pay the same sum therefor, as is 
 required to be paid on granting such license in the first 
 instance. 
 
 34. No person shall use, exercise or carry on the trade License, 
 or business of a dealer in second-hand articles, or of a 
 keeper of a junk shop, without being specially licensed for 
 such purpose as aforesaid, or shall carry on any such busi- 
 ness at any other house or place than the one designated 
 in such license, or shall continue to carry on such business 
 after such license may have been revoked, under the penalty 
 of fifty dollars for every such offense. 
 
 35. No dealer in second-hand articles, or keeper of a 0^?^ 
 junk shop, shall purchase any goods, article or thing what- andothers - 
 soever, from any minor, apprentice or servant, knowing, 
 or having reason to believe him or her to be such, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 36. No dealer in second-hand articles, or keeper of a Purchases al- 
 ter sun-down 
 
 junk shop, shall receive or purchase, in the way of his or 
 her business, any goods, articles or thing whatsoever, from 
 any person or persons whomsoever, between the setting of 
 the sun and the hour of seven o'clock in the morning, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such offense. 
 
 37. No dealer in second-hand articles shall deface, Defacing 
 mutilate, take apart, or, in any way, alter, or permit to be 
 defaced, mutilated, taken apart, or in any way altered, 
 any article or thing which shall come into his or her pos- 
 
 27 
 
410 PAWNBROKERS, SECOND HAND DEALERS, AND JUNK SHOPS. 
 
 session, in the way of his or her business, but the same 
 shall be sold, or offered for sale in the same form, state 
 and condition in which it was when first received by him 
 or her, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for every 
 such offense. 
 
 Goods adver- g 3g> If any goo ^ article or thing shall be advertised 
 in any daily newspaper printed in the city of New York, 
 as having been lost or stolen, and if the said goods, article 
 or thing, or any such answering to the description of the 
 goods, article or thing so advertised, or any part or por- 
 tion thereof, shall then be, or thereafter come into the 
 possession of any dealer in second-hand articles or keeper 
 of a junk shop, he or she shall, forthwith, give informa- 
 tion thereof in writing, at the office of the General Super- 
 intendent of Police, and shall also state from whom the 
 same were received under the penalty of two hundred and 
 fifty dollars for every neglect or offense. 
 
 Lo^t or stolen 39. Every dealer in second-hand articles, or keeper of 
 a junk shop, who shall receive or be in possession of any 
 goods, articles or things, which may have been lost or 
 stolen, or alleged or supposed to have been lost or stolen, 
 shall, forthwith, on a demand to view the same, present the 
 same to the Mayor or Recorder, or any Alderman or Coun- 
 cilman, or Police Justice, Superintendent of Police, or any 
 policeman, who may be authorized by either of the above- 
 mentioned officers or magistrates, to make such demand, 
 under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars, for 
 every neglect or refusal so to do. 
 
 to & 40. No dealer in second-hand articles shall, during his 
 
 Spjcul busi 
 
 license as such, receive or hold a license to carry on the 
 business of a pawnbroker or keeper of a junk shop; and, 
 no keeper of a junk shop, shall, during his license as such, 
 receive or hold a license to carry on the business of a 
 pawnbroker, or of a dealer in second-hand articles. 
 
PAWNBROKERS, SECOND HAND DEALERS, AND JUNK SHOPS. 411 
 
 41. Every license granted, or to be granted, to any 
 dealer in second-hand articles, or keeper of a junk shop, 
 may be revoked by the Mayor, on satisfactory cause ap- 
 pearing to him for so doing. 
 
 42. No person shall keep what is commonly called a Licenae - 
 junk shop, for the purchase and sale of junk, rags, or old 
 rope, old iron, brass, copper, tin, empty bottles, slush or 
 lead; and no person shall draw or drive, or procure to be 
 drawn or driven through the streets of this city, any hand- 
 cart, wheel-barrow, or other carts or vehicles; and no per- 
 son shall propel, or procure to be propelled through the 
 waters of the city and county of New York, any boat, or 
 other kind of vessel, for the purpose of collecting junk, 
 rags, old rope, old iron, brass, copper, tin, empty bottles 
 islush or lead, or deal in buying or selling either of such 
 articles, without being first licensed by the Mayor for such 
 purposes. 
 
 43. Every licensed keeper of a junk shop, for the pur- 
 chase and sale of rags, old rope, old iron, brass, copper, 
 empty bottles, tin, slush or lead, shall be entitled to keep 
 one or more carts, wagons, or other vehicles ; one or more 
 boats or other vessels, for the purpose of collecting old 
 junk, rags, old rope, old iron, brass, copper, empty bottles, 
 tin, slush or lead, in the city of New York, provided he 
 or she shall, before using such carts, wagons, boats or other 
 vessels, or causing the same to be used, cause to be painted 
 on the outer side of such hand- carts, wheel-barrows, or 
 other carts or vehicles, boats or vessels, his name, at length, 
 the street and number of his place of business the number 
 of his license in plain letters and figures, put on with paint, 
 of not less than two and a half inches in length; and no 
 person or persons except such as are regularly licensed for 
 the purpose aforesaid, according to the provisions of this 
 chapter, or persona in the employ of such licensed dealer, 
 
412 PAWNBROKERS, SECOND HAND DEALERS, AND JUNK SHOPS. 
 
 shall draw or drive, or procure to be drawn or driven, or 
 propelled, any such hand-carts, wheel-barrows, carts, 
 wagons, or other vehicles, boats, or other vessels. 
 License for 44. A separate license shall be obtained, by the owner 
 
 Vehicles and 
 
 thereof, for each and every cart, wagon, or other vehicle, 
 boat, or other vessel. 
 
 11)1(1 45. Every owner of a cart, wagon, or other vehicle, 
 
 boat or other vessel, on receiving his or her license, shall 
 pay for each and every cart, wagon, or other vehicle, boat 
 or other vessel, to the Mayor of the city of New York, for 
 the use of said city, the sura of ten dollars. 
 
 E S?o?bui ^6. In case any person so licensed as aforesaid, shall 
 remove his or her store, or place of business, from the place 
 designated in said license, he or she shall immediately 
 thereupon give notice thereof to the Mayor, and have the 
 same indorsed upon such license, and the number of his or 
 her place of business shall thereupon be changed on the 
 sides of the vehicle or vessel used by such licensed dealer, 
 and made to correspond with such change of store or place 
 of business. 
 
 inspector. 47. The Superintendent of Police, aided and assisted 
 by such policemen as he may deem necessary, shall be the 
 inspector of pawnbrokers, dealers in second-hand articles, 
 junk shops and intelligence offices. 
 
 penalties. 48. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of the 
 2d, 3d and 4th articles of this chapter, shall be subject to the 
 penalties prescribed in and by said article, or, in lieu 
 thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall 
 be punished, on conviction, pursuant to the provisions of 
 sections twenty and twenty-one of an act relative to the 
 powers of the Common Council of the city of New York, 
 and the police and criminal courts of said city, passed by 
 the Legislature of the State of New York, January 23d. 
 
OP INTELLIGENCE OFFICES. 
 
 413 
 
 CHAPTER XLIII. 
 
 OF INTELLIGENCE OFFICES. 
 
 1. The Mayor of the city of New York, for the time 
 being, shall, from time to time, issue licenses, under his 
 liand and seal, to so many and such persons as he shall 
 think proper, to keep intelligence offices in the said city, 
 and shall have power to revoke all or any of the said 
 licenses at pleasure. 
 
 2. Each license shall designate the house in which the Ibid - 
 person licensed shall keep his office, and the number of 
 such license, and shall continue and be in force until the 
 first Tuesday of May next ensuing the date thereof, and no 
 longer, unless sooner revoked by the Mayor. 
 
 3. Every person who may be licensed under and by LIcense Fee - 
 virtue of the provisions of this chapter, shall pay to the 
 Mayor, for the use of the city, the sum of twenty-five dol- 
 lars, and for the renewal of any such license, the sum of 
 twelve dollars and fifty cents. 
 
 4. No person shall keep any intelligence office in the None to keep 
 city of New York, without having such license . as afore- cense - 
 said, or after the same shall have been revoked, or shall 
 have expired, or at any other house or place than is desig- 
 nated in such license, under the penalty of fifty dollars for 
 every such offense. 
 
414 CONCERNING DOGS. 
 
 CHAPTER XLIV. 
 
 OP PROVISIONS CONCERNING DOGS. 
 
 S2gaTSrge ! No dog shall hereafter be permitted to go abroad 
 in any of the streets, squares, lanes, alleys or public places 
 of this city, without being properly muzzled, or being led 
 by a chain or string, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each offense, to be recovered against the owner, possessor 
 or person who harbored such dog, within three days pre- 
 vious to the time of such dog being found so going abroad. 
 And it shall be lawful for any person whosoever, to seize 
 and kill any dog so running at large without being muz- 
 zled or led by a chain or string. 
 
 Killing dogs. g 2. The Mayor may, from time to time, and for such 
 time as he shall think proper, appoint one or more suita- 
 ble persons to kill and destroy all dogs found running 
 loose or at large in the streets, roads, squares and public 
 places of said city, unless they are properly muzzled. 
 
 kfiiers d s 3. The persons so appointed shall receive the sum of 
 two dollars per day, for each day they shall be so employ- 
 ed, and shall make weekly returns to , the Mayor, of the 
 number of dogs they may severally kill. 
 
 55f ufbemo 4. No person shall hinder or molest any person or per- 
 lested. gong W ^ Q may j^ engaged in seizing and killing any dog> 
 
 or in removing the carcass thereof, under the penalty of 
 
 one hundred dollars lor each offense. 
 
 Killing Dogs, g 5> The M avor j s hereby authorized, from time to time, 
 and for such time as he may think proper, and under such 
 regulations as he may prescribe, to pay, or cause to be paid 
 
CONCERNING DOGS. 415 
 
 to persons who shall not be regularly appointed to kill or 
 destroy dogs, a sum not exceeding fifty cents for each dog 
 found running loose or at large in the city, below Forty- 
 second street, without being properly muzzled, and which 
 may be killed or destroyed by them. 
 
 6. No part of this law shall apply to so much of the 
 city as lies north of Forty-second street, to prevent dogs 
 running at large between sunset and sunrise. 
 
416 OP NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 CHAPTER XLV. 
 
 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 Made ground g j N made ground, or ground formerly covered with 
 salt or stagnant water, within the city of New York, shall 
 be turned up, or the surface thereof removed, at any time 
 between the first day of June and the first day of October, 
 in any year, unless by special permission of the Common 
 Council, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 Nuisances on 2. No person shall have, make, use, or keep, in his or 
 her premises, at any place in the city of New York, any 
 noisome, offensive or unwholesome substance, or any vat, 
 pit or pool of standing water, whether for tanners, skin- 
 ners, dyers or other use, under the penalty of fifty dollars 
 for each offense. 
 
 Hides, biub- 3. No tanner, skinner or other person shall bring to, 
 
 bor. &c 
 
 or keep for the period of twenty-four hours, in any part 
 of the city of New York, south of Fourteenth street, any 
 undressed or uncurried hides, skins or leather, or any 
 blubber or other materials whatever, for dressing the 
 same, which may cause any noisome, offensive or unwhole- 
 some smell, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 Beekman's g ^ ^ ie preceding sections, two and three, of this chap- 
 ter, shall not be construed to affect any vat or vats, pit or 
 pits, in the place commonly called Beekman's Swamp, in 
 the city of New York, which were made and erected on or 
 before the 29th day of March, in the year of our Lord one 
 thousand eio;ht hundred and six, 
 
OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 417 
 
 5. Every butcher or other person occupying any gj^ter 
 slaughter-house or building, or who shall or may kill or 
 slaughter in any slaughter-house or building in the city of 
 New York, any animal, shall, on every day when any ani- 
 mal may be so slaughtered or killed therein, cause the 
 slaughter house and yard thereof, to be washed out and 
 thoroughly cleansed, under the penalty of ten dollars for 
 each neglect or refusal to comply with this section. 
 
 6. Every butcher or other person within this city, im- IW<L 
 mediately after killing or slaughtering any animal, shall 
 convey, or cause to be conveyed, in tight covered boxes or 
 barrels, the blood, offal, garbage and other offensive or use- 
 less parts of said animal or animals so killed or slaugh- 
 tered, to such place as the Common Council, or the City 
 Inspector shall, or may, from time to time direct, under a 
 penalty of ten dollars for each and every neglect or refu- 
 sal to comply with this section. 
 
 7. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector to see n>w 
 that the two preceding sections are enforced. 
 
 8. No person shall leave exposed, or cast into any Doad horses - 
 street, yard, lot, lane or other place within the city of 
 New York, the carcass of any horse, under the penalty of 
 twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 9. No person shall cast or leave, or keep in or adjoin- unwhole- 
 some things 
 
 ing any street, lane, alley, avenue, square, public place, 
 public road, or in any yard, lot, field or premises, in the 
 city of New York, any bones, putrid, unsound, unwhole- 
 some, or refuse meat or beef of any animal, whether salted 
 or otherwise, or any unsound pork, fish, hides or skins of 
 any kind, or horns ; or the whole or part of any dead ani- 
 mals, or any other unsound, putrid or unwholesome sub- 
 stances; or the offal, garbage or other offensive or useless 
 
418 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PEACTICES. 
 
 parts of any beeves, calves, sheep, hogs or other cattle, 
 under the penalty of fifty dollars for every such offense. 
 
 osui,c? r 10. There shall be designated and set apart, for the 
 use of the City Inspector, two of the docks and slips of the 
 city of New York; one on the East river, and the other on 
 the North river; said docks and slips shall be under the 
 sole control and direction of the City Inspector, and shall 
 be used by him as a place of landing for such boats as may 
 be required for the removal of the butchers 7 blood and 
 offals, bones, dead animals and other refuse substances 
 from the city. 
 
 iSreSSring !! ^ sn iP> k at > or otner vessel, shall come in or lay 
 mtl>&Cl at or within any of said docks or slips, designated as afore- 
 said, unless by written permission of the City Inspector, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, 
 to be paid by the owner, master, or person having charge 
 thereof, severally and respectively. 
 
 lwd ' 12. The City Inspector may give such order or direc- 
 
 tion as he may deem proper, directing the laying, fasten- 
 ing or berth of any boat or vessel lying at or within said 
 docks and slips, and may direct the same to be removed, 
 from time to time, as he may deem just and proper, and 
 for every neglect or refusal to comply with such order or 
 direction, the owner, master, or person having charge of 
 such boat or other vessel, shall forfeit and pay the sum of 
 twenty-five dollars. 
 
 carts for re- 13. The contractor or contractors for removing the 
 
 moving car- 
 casses &c. aforesaid dead animals, bones and other refuse substances, 
 
 shall furnish, from time to time, a suitable number of carts, 
 to be licensed, under the hand and seal of the City Inspec- 
 tor, for the purpose of transporting and removing said 
 dead animals, bones and other refuse substances in said 
 
OP NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 419 
 
 city; and no person shall transport or remove any dead 
 animals, bones or refuse substances in said city, unless 
 licensed as aforesaid, under the penalty of twenty-five dol- 
 lars for each offense, to be recovered from the person or 
 persons so removing, or the owner or owners of the vehicle 
 used for that purpose, severally and respectively. 
 
 14. No dead animal shall be cast or thrown into East f n s ^ c h / s ;, 
 or North rivers, or any water within the limits of the said intlleriver - 
 city, but shall be removed by the person licensed as afore- 
 said for that purpose, to the docks and slips of the City 
 Inspector, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 15. No person or persons shall throw, cast or lay any Rowing cr- 
 ashes, offal, vegetables, garbage, dross, cinders, shells, str eets. 
 straw, shavings, dirt, filth, or rubbish of any kind what- 
 ever, in any street, lane, alley, or public place in the city 
 of New York. 
 
 16. The violation of any of the provisions of the pre- Penalty, 
 ceding section shall be, and is hereby declared to be a 
 misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less 
 than one dollar, or more than ten dollars, or by imprison- 
 ment in the city prison, for a term not less than one or 
 more than five days. 
 
 17. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Sani- Enforcement 
 tary Inspection and Street Cleaning and the Health War- f 
 dens and Policemen of the said city to enforce the observ- 
 ance of this chapter, and the punishment of any party or 
 parties who may violate the same. 
 
 18. It is hereby declared to be the duty of the pro- oyster and 
 prietor or possessor of any foundries, forges, blacksmiths' ^ 
 shops, oyster stands, and other places for the sale of oys- 
 ters or other shell fish, to employ carts, at their own ex- 
 
420 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 pense, for the purpose of removing the several articles 
 enumerated in the 15th section of this chapter, which may 
 accumulate in their respective premises. 
 
 Bunding rub- 19. The ov/nci* or builder of any house or other build- 
 
 bish. 
 
 ing which may be erecting or repairing in the city of 
 New York, shall cause all the rubbish, of every kind, occa- 
 sioned thereby, which may accumulate in the street, or be 
 cast into the street, and all the ground, stone, sand and 
 clay which may be dug from the cellar or yard, or area or 
 vault, and cast into the street, to be removed out of the 
 said street, before sunset on each day, under the penalty of 
 five dollars for each day's neglect, to be recovered from 
 the owner or builder, severally and respectively. 
 
 20. If any rubbish, ground, stone, sand, clay, shav- 
 ings or other substance, shall be cast into the street, and 
 shall not be removed, as required by the last section, it 
 shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Sanitary Inspec- 
 tion and Street Cleaning and the Health Warden in whose 
 round the same may be, to cause the same to be removed. 
 
 Ibid - 21. In addition to the penalty imposed by the 19th sec- 
 
 tion, the person who has so incurred the same shall also 
 pay to the said Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection and 
 Street Cleaning and the Health Warden, in whose round 
 the said rubbish or other substance may have been, for re- 
 moving the same, double the usual and ordinary sum for 
 the removal thereof, to be recovered in the name of the 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York, with costs of suit, by the Attorney of the Corpora- 
 tion, in any court having cognizance thereof. 
 
 Ic^TnTca?' 22. ^ P erson shall sift or screen any lime, ashes, 
 pet shaking, fa^ OJ . gan( ^ or g^^Q anv ca rpet, cloth or mat, in any 
 
 street in the city of New York, or shall employ or suffer 
 
OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 421 
 
 or permit any person so to do, under the penalty of five 
 dollars for every such offense. 
 
 23. No collector of ashes or other person shall unload Ash Carts> 
 from any cart, wagon or other vehicle in any of the streets 
 of the city of New York, any ashes, by dumping or starting 
 the same in the street or on the sidewalk, under the penal- 
 ty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 24. No cinders or coal ashes, of any description shall ^fashes 011 
 be laid or cast into any street, lane or alley in this city; 
 but shall be delivered to the ash carts provided for the 
 purpose of receiving the same, under the penalty of three 
 dollars for each offense; to be paid by the occupant or 
 occupants of the house or premises from which the same 
 shall be cast, or the persons casting the same, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 25. All ashes or cinders shall be kept for the purpose ibid, 
 of delivering the same to the ash carts, in vessels of tin, 
 iron or other metal, under the penalty of one dollar for 
 each offense. 
 
 26. No person shall throw or deposit anv water or Throwing out 
 
 liquids . 
 
 other liquid, in any part of any street, alley, lane or pub- 
 lic place, except in the side gutter thereof, under the 
 penalty of two dollars for every such offense. 
 
 27. It shall be the duty of every person, from whose Gutters 
 
 J J J across Eide- 
 
 kitchen or lot any water may pass into any street, across waits, 
 the sidewalk, to cause the same to pass through a covered 
 gutter under such sidewalk, and to keep such gutter at all 
 times clear of ice and every other obstruction, so that the 
 water shall pass freely through the same, without over- 
 flowing or running upon the surface of the sidewalk, under 
 the penalty of ten dollars for every day that such duty 
 may be neglected. 
 
422 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PEACTICES. 
 
 SSSr n / LI' 28 - No person shall cast or throw, or suffer to run 
 into any street, lane or alley in the city of New York, 
 from his, her or their house, houses or premises, any stink- 
 ing, noxious, impure, offensive or noisome water, or any 
 substance or thing, in a liquid or flowing state, under the 
 penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 water from 29. No brewer, distiller, dyer, soapmaker, or other 
 
 mauufacto- ' ' 
 
 ries, ac. person, shall cast, or throw, or suffer the water to run from 
 his manufactory, shop, house or establishment, into any 
 street, except between the hours of eight in the morning, 
 and five o'clock in the afternoon, from the first day of De- 
 cember, until the first day of April, in any year, under the 
 penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 30. The last preceding section shall not be construed 
 to prevent the casting of water from any steam engine, at 
 any time during the year, in the city of New York. 
 
 ni<L 31. Whenever any water shall be cast or thrown, as 
 
 provided in the twenty-ninth section of this chapter, the 
 person or persons so casting, or suffering the same to run 
 from their premises, shall clear a passage for the same 
 along the gutter, to the river or public sewer, so that the 
 same shall not overflow the curb-stone or sidewalk, under 
 the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each neglect. 
 
 vegetable 32- No person shall convey or deposit, or cause or 
 ces ' permit to be conveyed or deposited, into any street, sewer 
 or drain in the city of New York, any swill or other vege- 
 table fluid, liquid or substance, under the penalty of fifty 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 shellfish. 33. No person shall erect any booth, or establish or 
 fix any stand in any of the streets or public grounds in the 
 city of New York, for the purpose of opening and exposing 
 for sale, or selling any oysters or other shell fish, under 
 the penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
OF NUISANCES AXD NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 423 
 
 34. No person shall erect any booth, or establish any J 
 stand in the streets or public grounds in the city of New streeta - 
 York, for the purpose of exposing for sale, or selling any 
 kind of provisions, or any goods of any description what- 
 ever, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 35. No cart, wagon or other vehicle, in or upon which swmcarta. 
 there shall be any box, hogshead, barrel, cask or other 
 vessel, used or intended to be used for the purpose of con- 
 taining or conveying the article commonly called swill, 
 shall, when not in actual use, incumber or stand in any of 
 the streets, lanes or alleys in the city of New York, under 
 any pretense whatever, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for each offense, to be recovered from the owner or person 
 having charge of any such cart, wagon or other vehicle, 
 severally and respectively. 
 
 36. The last preceding section shall not be construed Ibl<L 
 to prevent such vehicles, not exceeding four in number, 
 from standing at or in front of the premises from which 
 such swill is obtained, for the purpose of receiving such 
 swill, but not elsewhere; provided the said vehicles do not 
 stand abreast of each other. From the first day of May 
 to the first day of November, in every year, all persons are 
 forbid to use the Croton water for washing streets, side- 
 walks, steps or buildings, after 8 A. M., and from the first 
 day of November to the first day of May following, after 9 
 A. M., under the penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 37. All carts and other vehicles, used by any person Ibid * 
 or persons, to carry or transport any swill or garbage, 
 shall have water-tight boxes or other vessels, so as to pre 
 vent the contents from leaking, spilling or scattering on 
 the streets, under the penalty of one dollar for each and 
 every offense, on conviction thereof, before any magistrate 
 of the city. 
 
424 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 Bone boiling. 38. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons, 
 
 skinning of IT 
 
 animals, &c.. incorporated or unincorporated, to carry on, establish, 
 prosecute or continue, within the city of New York, the 
 occupation, or trade, or business of bone-boiling, bone- 
 burning, bone-grinding, horse-skinning, cow-skinning, or 
 skinning of dead animals, or the boiling of offal ; and any 
 such establishment or establishments, or place of such busi- 
 ness, existing within the limits aforesaid, shall be forth- 
 with removed out of said city, and such trade, occupation 
 or business shall be forthwith abated and discontinued ; 
 provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to the 
 slaughtering or dressing of animals for sale in said city. 
 
 n>id. 39. Every person or corporation, violating, refusing, or 
 
 failing to comply with the provisions of the thirty-eighth 
 section of this chapter, shall, upon conviction thereof, be- 
 fore any court of competent jurisdiction, be liable for every 
 such offense, to a penalty of five hundred dollars ; and 
 every person or persons engaged or employed in any such 
 trade, or business or occupation, prohibited by the said 
 section of this chapter, or violating the provisions thereof, 
 or refusing or failing to comply with the same, shall, in ad- 
 dition to said penalty, be considered guilty of a misde- 
 meanor, and on conviction shall be subject to fine or im- 
 prisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court. And 
 it is made the especial duty of all magistrates and police 
 officers to cause the arrest and detention of all persons 
 guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter of the 
 ordinances. 
 
 ibid. 40. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector to^ascer- 
 
 tain whether any such trade or business is carried on, or 
 continued, or established within the limits aforesaid, and 
 to cause notice, in writing, to be served upon the person, 
 persons or corporation carrying on or continuing such 
 trade or business, directing every such person, persons or 
 
OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES, 425 
 
 corporation to discontinue the said trade or business, and 
 to cause all offensive or unwholesome materials or things 
 appertaining to said trade or business, to be removed with- 
 out the limits aforesaid, within forty-eight hours after the 
 service thereof. 
 
 41. If the name of any such person shall be known to Bone boning, 
 
 Skinning of 
 
 the said City Inspector, the same shall be inserted therein, animals, &c. 
 but if any such name be unknown to said City Inspector, 
 it shall be sufficient, after diligent inquiry for the same, to 
 direct such notice in the following manner: " To the per- 
 son, persons or incorporation concerned in the carry- 
 ing on, or continuance of the business of, (specifying the 
 same) at (specifying the place of such business) and 
 every of them," without any other name or addition, and 
 such notice may be served by leaving the same with any 
 person of suitable age and discretion, upon the premises 
 where such trade or business is so carried on, or if the 
 same be closed, or no person be found upon the premises, 
 upon whom the same can be served, then by posting such 
 notice in a conspicuous place upon such premises, and in 
 case the person or persons to whom such notice is directed 
 be known to the City Inspector, the said notice may be 
 served, by leaving the same at the place of residence of 
 such person, with any person of suitable age and dis- 
 cretion. 
 
 42. If such trade or business, so carried on and conti- n>id - 
 nued, shall not be discontinued by the time specified in 
 such notice, and all offensive or unwholesome material 
 and things appertaining thereto, removed from within the 
 limits aforesaid, within the time aforesaid, it shall be the 
 duty of the said City Inspector to cause the same to be 
 done, and he shall have authority to do all things neces- 
 
 order to shut up and discontinue such trade or 
 28 
 
 
426 OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 business peaceably, and to remove beyond the limits 
 aforesaid, all such offensive or unwholesome material or 
 things. 
 
 43. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector to pre- 
 , &c. p are a statement, showing the expenses incurred in the 
 execution of the last preceding fire sections, specifying 
 the lot or lots whereon such trade or business has been so 
 carried on or continued, and the name or names of the 
 proprietor or proprietors, owner or owners of tne same, 
 so far as the same may be ascertained, and such statement 
 shall be filed in the office of the Street Commissioner, and 
 such proceedings shall thereupon be taken for the collection 
 of the amount of the sum so expended in carrying the 
 said section into execution, as are provided or allowed 
 by law. 
 
 Removal of 44. In all cases when the City Inspector shall deem 
 it advisable for the public health of said city, forthwith 
 to remove any nuisance in said city, it shall be the duty 
 of said City Inspector to cause the said nuisance forthwith 
 to be abated or removed, at the expense of the owner or 
 owners of any lot or premises upon which the same may 
 exist. 
 
 iwd. 45. It shall be the duty of such City Inspector forth- 
 
 with, after the removal or abatement by him of any 
 nuisance, to prepare a statement in writing, showing the ex- 
 pense thereof, and specifying therein the lot or lots, or pre- 
 mises upon which the same existed, and the name or names 
 of the proprietor or proprietors, owner or owners of the same 
 as far as the same may be ascertained, and particularly spe- 
 cifying the expense of the removal or abatement of such 
 nuisance, from each separate lot ; and such statement 
 shall be filed in the office of the Street Commissioner; and 
 such proceedings shall be thereupon taken for the collection 
 of the amount of such expense, as are provided by law. 
 
OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 427 
 
 46. No person shall bring into the city of New York, oysters. 
 or have in his, her, or their possession, in the said city, 
 any oysters between the first day of May and the first day of 
 September, in any year, under the penalty of five dollars 
 for any quantity not exceeding one hundred, and t the 
 further penalty of two dollars for every additional hundred. 
 
 Provisions against certain Practices. 
 47. No person shall expose, in any of the streets, Games or 
 
 Chance. 
 
 lanes, avenues, or public places of the city of New York, 
 any table or device of any kind whatever, upon or by 
 which any game of chance or hazard can be played, or 
 shall play at or upon any such table or device, under the 
 penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense. 
 
 48. No person shall, at any time, swim or" bathe in the Bathing, 
 waters of the East and North rivers, adjacent to any 
 ferry stairs, or to the Battery, in the city of New York, 
 under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 49. No person shall swim or bathe in the waters of the n>w 
 East and North rivers, between the hours of six o'clock 
 in the forenoon and eight in the afternoon, at any place in 
 the city of New York, exposed to view, lying south of 
 Thirtieth street, under the* penalty of ten dollars for each 
 offense. 
 
 50. No person shall raise or fly any kite in any Fiyingkues. 
 street, lane or avenue, or public place in the city of New 
 York, to the southward of Fourteenth street, under the 
 penalty of five dollars for each offense. 
 
 51. No person shall place or post, or cause or permit Posting noti- 
 ces of Quacks 
 to be placed or posted in any street in the city of New &c - 
 
 York, any handbill or advertisement, giving notice of any 
 person having or professing to have skill in the treatment 
 
428 OP NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 
 
 or curing of any disorder or disease, or giving notice of 
 the sale, or exposure to sale, of any nostrum or medicine, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 thefts! 11 52 - No d 7 er or scourer, or any other person, shall 
 wash, rinse or cleanse, or cause or procure to be washed, 
 rinsed or cleansed, any cloth, yarn or garment, in any 
 street in the city of New York, under the penalty of ten 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 ouwtKM4c.in 53. No dyer or scourer, or any other person shall 
 iels ' place or suspend, or cause or procure to be placed or sus- 
 pended, in or over any street in the city of New York, 
 any cloth, yarn or garment, for the purpose of drying the 
 same, under the penalty of ten dollars for each offense. 
 
 Flying horses g 5^ -^ Q g rocer) inn-keeper, tavern-keeper, or any other 
 person, shall have on his, her or their premises, or shall 
 let, hire or use for public amusement, any flying horse or 
 horses, or whirligig, or roundabout, or other similar ma- 
 chinery or device, by whatever name it may be called, 
 under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offense. 
 
 Advertising 55. No person shall beat any drum or other instru- 
 ment, or blow any horn or other instrument, for the pur- 
 pose of attracting the attention of passengers, in any 
 street in the city of New York, to any show of beasts or 
 birds or other things in said city, under the penalty of ten 
 dollars for each offense. 
 
 56. The owner or owners of any buildings or tenements 
 in the city, below Fortieth street, are hereby required to 
 provide a barrel, or tub, or box, of sufficient size to con- 
 tain all the rubbish, coal ashes and garbage, that may ac- 
 cumulate from day to day, on his or her premises, which 
 
OF NUISANCES AND NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES. 429 
 
 said barrel, tub, or box, shall be placed on the sidewalk Garbage bar- 
 
 ' rels, &c. 
 
 in front of each house or tenement, or such convenient 
 spot as shall be designated by the Street Inspectors of the 
 several Wards; and it shall be the duty of the owners or 
 occupants of all houses, tenements, c., to put all their 
 rubbish, coal ashes and garbage, into said barrels, tubs, 
 or boxes, when so provided; and in case of negligence they 
 shall be liable to a fine of one dollar for each offense. 
 
430 OP CHARCOAL, FISH, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT WAGONS, AND 
 
 CHAPTER XLYI. 
 
 OF CHARCOAL, FISH, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT WAGONS, AND 
 VENDERS OF BROOMS, WOODEN WARE AND KINDLING WOOD. 
 
 General Reg- 1. No owner of, vender, or retailer of charcoal, fish, 
 
 illations. 
 
 fruit, vegetables, brooms, wooden ware or kindling wood, 
 shall affix to, or suffer, or permit to be affixed to the cart, 
 wagon or any other vehicle, owned by, or employed or 
 used by him for the purpose of transporting, conveying 
 in, or selling thereout, in the streets of the city of New 
 York, charcoal, or fish, or fruit, or vegetables, or brooms, 
 or wooden ware, or kindling wood, any bell, iron, steel, or 
 other metal bar, or any other instrument, nor shall blow 
 upon or use, or suffer or permit to be blown upon, any 
 horn or other instrument for the purpose of giving notice 
 of the approach of any cart, wagon or other vehicle, in 
 order to sell thereout charcoal, fish, fruit, vegetables, 
 brooms, wooden ware, or kindling wood, under the penalty 
 of five dollars for each offense, to be sued for and recovered 
 of the owner of, employer of, driver of, or persons having 
 charge of such cart, wagon or other vehicle, or of the 
 owner of such coal, fish, fruit, vegetables, brooms, wooden 
 ware, or kindling wood, severally and respectively. 
 
 | 2. The owner of, employer or driver of every cart 
 wagon or other vehicle, used for the purpose of selling 
 thereout charcoal, fish, fruit, vegetables, brooms, wooden 
 ware or kindling wood authorized or permitted to be sold 
 by law, shall, before the same be used for such purpose, 
 have the same licensed by the Mayor of the city oi' New 
 York, which license shall contain the number of the cart, 
 wagon or vehicle, and the name of the owner, employer 
 
VENDERS OF BROOMS, WOODEN WARE AND KINDLING WOOD. 431 
 
 and driver thereof; the owner, employer or driver of each 
 cart, wagon or other vehicle used for the purpose of selling 
 thereout charcoal, brooms, wooden ware or kindling wood, 
 shall, at the time such license is granted, pay to the said 
 Mayor the sum of two dollars and fifty cents for the use 
 of the city; and the owner, employer, or driver of each 
 cart, wagon or other vehicle, used or employed for the 
 purpose of selling thereout fish, fruit or vegetables autho- 
 rized or permitted to be sold by law, shall, at the time 
 such license is granted, pay to the said Mayor the sum of 
 five dollars for the use of the city; said license shall be 
 in force for one year, and shall be renewed at the expira- 
 tion of each year, and upon the renewal thereof, such 
 owner, employer or driver shall pay, as aforesaid, the sum 
 of fifty cents to the Mayor, for the use of the city, as upon 
 the original granting of the license. Each cart, wagon, or 
 other vehicle, shall have the number of its license painted 
 upon it in a conspicuous place, and the figures composing 
 said number shall not be less than two and a half inches 
 in length, and shall at all times be kept legible. 
 
 3. The owner of, employer or driver of any cart, Penalty, 
 wagon or other vehicle, who shall employ or use the same, 
 or suffer or permit the same to be employed or used, for 
 any of the purposes above-mentioned, without having ob- 
 tained a license therefor, as is above provided, shall for- 
 feit and pay for each day such cart, wagon or other vehicle 
 shall be so employed or used without license, the sum of 
 fifty cents, and the like sum for neglecting or omitting to 
 have the number painted upon bis cart, wagon or vehicle, 
 in the manner directed by this chapter, to be sued for 
 and recovered of the owner of, employer of, driver of, or 
 person having charge of such cart, wagon, or other vehicle, 
 Or of the owner of such coal, fish, fruit, vegetables, brooms, 
 wooden ware or kindling wood, severally and respectively. 
 
432 OF THE gALE AND MANUFACTURE OF BREAD. 
 
 Exceptions as 4. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as 
 
 to Farmers, 
 
 to prevent farmers and gardeners from bringing their pro- 
 duce to the city for the purpose of vending and disposing 
 of the same from wagons or other vehicles. 
 
 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses 
 pursuant to the provisions above set forth. 
 
 CHAPTER XLYIL 
 
 OF THE SALE AND MANUFACTURE OF BREAD. 
 
 HOW made 1. All bread baked and offered or exposed for sale in 
 the city of New York, shall be made of good and whole- 
 some flour and meal, and sold by avoirdupois weight. 
 
 pemity. 2. If any baker or other person shall make for sale, 
 offer or procure to be sold, any bread of any other than 
 wholesome flour or meal, or shall sell the same contrary to 
 the preceding section of this chapter, such person shall 
 forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for every such 
 offense. 
 
 3. All loaf-bread offered for sale in this city, not in 
 conformity with the provisions of this chapter, shall be 
 forfeited, and shall, and may be seized and disposed of for 
 the use of the said city. 
 
OF SWINE, NEAT CATTLE, AND PUBLIC POUNDS. 433 
 
 CHAPTER XLVIII. 
 
 OF SWINE AND NEAT CATTLE RUNNING AT LARGE, AND HEREIN 
 OF PUBLIC POUNDS. 
 
 1. No neat cattle shall go at large in any of the 
 streets, lanes, alleys, piers, wharves, or public places in 
 the city of New York, within the lamp and watch district, 
 nor any swine in any part of the city of New York, under 
 the penalty of five dollars for every such swine or animal 
 which shall be found at large, to be paid by the owner or 
 person having charge, care or keeping thereof, severally 
 and respectively. 
 
 2. There shall be appointed proper persons, as masters round mas- 
 of the public pounds in the city of New York, who, before 
 entering upon the duties of their office, shall take and 
 subscribe an oath or affirmation, well and truly to execute 
 the duties of their office. 
 
 3. The said pound-masters shall enter into bonds Found mas- 
 ter's bonds, 
 with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by 
 
 the Comptroller, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, 
 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties 
 of their office. 
 
 4. All swine or neat cattle found at large in the city Regulation of 
 
 * pounds. 
 
 of New York, in violation of this chapter, may be 
 taken by any person or persons, and driven or carried to 
 such place as may have been designated by the Common 
 Council as a public pound; and it shall be the duty of the 
 pound-master or person having charge of such public pound, 
 to enteran a book, to be kept by him for that purpose, the 
 names and places of abode of all persons who may bring 
 
434 OF SWINE, NEAT CATTLE, AND PUBLIC POUNDS. 
 
 any such swine or neat cattle to such pound, and the time 
 of bringing the same, respectively, and the said pound" 
 master shall pay to the person bringing any such swine or 
 neat cattle, to such pound, one dollar for each beast or 
 animal so brought. 
 
 pouud a s lionof 5- If tne owner of any such swine or neat cattle, or 
 any other person entitled to redeem the same, shall appear 
 and claim the same, at any time before a sale thereof, it 
 shall be the duty of the pound-master to deliver the same 
 on receiving the amount of his fees for keeping and feed- 
 ing the same, not exceeding fifty cents for each beast for 
 every twenty -four hours, and at that rate for any 
 less period of time, together with such sum as he may 
 have paid to the person who brought the said beast to the 
 pound. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 6. It shall be the duty of the pound-master, on making 
 any delivery of swine or neat cattle, before sale, or on 
 payment of surplus money after sale, to obtain from the 
 person or persons claiming the same, his, her or tieir name 
 or names and residence; and once in each month to report 
 to the Attorney of the Corporation, the same, and the 
 name or names of all persons claiming swine or neat cat- 
 tle, and their places of residence, the date when the same 
 were left, when the same were sold or redeemed, and the 
 names of the persons leaving the same at the pound. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 7. If no person shall appear to claim such swine or 
 neat cattle, within five days after the same may have been 
 impounded, it shall be the duty of the pound-master to give 
 three days' notice of the sale thereof. 
 
 8. Such notice shall contain some general description 
 of the beasts impounded, and shall be posted up in some 
 conspicuous place at said public pound, and in the City 
 Hall of the city of New York, and shall also be inserted 
 
OF SWINE, NEAT CATTLE, AND PUBLIC POUNDS. 435 
 
 in two or more of the public newspapers employed by the 
 Common Council. 
 
 9. In case of the sale of any impounded swine or neat pond's 1011 of 
 cattle, the said pound-master shall retain out of the pro- 
 ceeds of such sale, sufficient to pay the amount of his fees, 
 and all charges incurred by him on account of said swine 
 or neat cattle. 
 
 10. If, after any such sale, and whilst the proceeds Ibid> 
 thereof remain in the hands of the said pound-master, the 
 former owner of any swine or neat cattle shall appear and 
 claim the same, it shall be the duty of the said pound- 
 master, to deduct from the proceeds of such sale, the fees 
 and charges as provided in the last preceding section; to 
 ascertain the name and residence of such owner, and to 
 pay over the residue of the proceeds of such sale to the 
 person so claiming to be the owner. 
 
 11. It shall be the duty of the said pound-master once pnd v&a- 
 
 ter'd report. 
 
 in every month to account to the Comptroller of the city 
 of New York, for all moneys received or expended by 
 him, by virtue of this chapter, and to pay over to the said 
 Comptroller, all such moneys remaining in his hands, 
 after deducting his legal fees and charges. 
 
 12. It shall be the duty of the persons exercising the Running or 
 duties of keepers of the Park, the Batterv, and the Bow- 1>ublic 
 
 ' giouiida. 
 
 ling Green, and the Washington Parade Ground, to drive 
 to the said public pound, all swine or neat cattle found at 
 large by them, respectively, and to report all violations 
 of the first section of this chapter, to the Attorney of the 
 Corporation. 
 
 13. No person or persons shall have or keep in the Pi s sties, 
 city of New York, in any pen or sty, more than three 
 swine, at any one time, between the first day of May and 
 
436 
 
 OF SWINE, NEAT CATTLE, AND PUBLIC POUNDS. 
 
 pig sues. 
 
 Exception. 
 
 the last day of October in each year, under the penalty 
 of five dollars for every swine above the aforesaid number. 
 
 g ^ ^ji sw j ne j n the said city shall be kept in pens or 
 sties, during the period mentioned in the 13th section of 
 this chapter, which sties shall be properly and effectually 
 cleaned at least once in every three days, under the penalty 
 of five dollait, for each and every violation of either of 
 the provisions of this section. 
 
 15. So much of the foregoing provisions as relates to 
 swine, shall apply to the whole city of New York. 
 
 16 - The premises known as Nos. 81 and 83 New 
 street, in the First Ward of the city of New York, are 
 hereby designated as and for a public pound, and a pound- 
 keeper is assigned therefor, without any compensation or 
 salary to be paid by the Corporation. 
 
 17 ' There slia11 be established in the Twelfth Ward 
 f tne city f New York, two public pounds, and also one 
 other public pound in the Nineteenth Ward of said city, 
 wherein shall be impounded all stray swine and cattle 
 that shall be found at large in any of the streets, lanes, 
 alleys, piers, wharves, or public places, or trespassing upon 
 private grounds; and all such swine or cattle as shall be 
 impounded shall be subject to the provisions set forth and 
 prescribed by this chapter. 
 
 - 1 - 8 * ^ ne P oun ^ S ^ ia ^ be located as near as possible to 
 ^ ne intersection of Kingsbridge road and One hundred and 
 sixtieth street ; and also one near the intersection of 
 Seventh avenue and One hundred and twenty-third street. 
 
 pound in 19. The public pound hereby authorized to be estab- 
 
 Nincteenth J 
 
 ward. lished in the Nineteenth Ward shall be located upon the 
 grounds of the Corporation, at or near the corner of Fifth 
 avenue and Eightieth street. 
 
 Twemh n and 
 war e ds? mh 
 
 road. 
 
OF SWINE, NEAT CATTLE, AND PUBLIC POUNDS. 437 
 
 20. The premises known as the north east corner of Pound on 
 
 One hundred 
 
 One hundred and fiftieth street and Tenth avenue is here- a t nd t f "** 
 
 Stir* I oj lulu 
 
 by designated as and for a public pound, and a pound-keeper avenue - 
 shall be assigned therefor, without any compensation or 
 salary to be paid by the Corporation. 
 
 21. The premises known as the rear of lot on the Poun-nnone 
 
 hundred and 
 
 north west corner of One hundred and twenty-seventh twenty* v- 
 
 enth -tre' t & 
 
 street and Third avenue, is hereby designated as and for ^M avenue 
 a public pound, and a pound-keeper shall be assigned 
 therefor, without any compensation or salary to be paid by 
 the Corporation. 
 
 22. The City Inspector of the city of New York is 
 hereby empowered and directed to assume the control, 
 direction and supervision of the public pounds, created by 
 the two last preceding sections, and the said City Inspec- 
 tor is also hereby further authorized and directed to cause 
 the enforcement of all laws of the State and ordinances 
 of the Common Council in relation to the public pounds 
 in the said city of New York. 
 
 
438 OF THE INTERMENT OF THE DEAD. 
 
 CHAPTER XLXIX. 
 
 OF THE INTERMENT OF THE DEAD. 
 
 Regulation | 1. No person shall dig or open any grave, or cause 
 
 for opening: 
 
 Jthfctree 1 or P rocure an )' g rav e to be dug or opened in any bur) ing- 
 ground, cemetery, or church-yard, or in any other part or 
 place in the city of New York, south of Eighty-sixth 
 street, or shall inter or deposit, or cause or procure to be 
 interred or deposited in any such grave, or in any vault 
 or tomb, except in private vaults and private cemeteries 
 now existing, any dead body, within the limits aforesaid, 
 under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars. 
 
 - 2. No new cemetery or burying-ground shall hereafter 
 
 ries prohibit- J 
 
 ecl - be established in any part of the city and county of New 
 
 York, and no person shall dig or open any grave, or cause 
 or procure any grave to be dug or opened, in any such 
 new cemetery or burying-ground, or shall inter or deposit, 
 or cause to be interred or deposited, in any such grave, or 
 in any vault or tomb, in any new cemetery or burying- 
 ground, as aforesaid, any dead body, under the penalty 
 of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense. 
 
 {X e o!e!!?n n ^' -^ P erson shall inter any corpse in any vault or 
 oTsbth Tee! g rave il1 tae ci1 T of New Yor k, north of the limits 
 mentioned in the first section of this chapter, unless such 
 vault or grave shall be at least six feet deep, and not less 
 than six feet below the level of the adjacent streets, under 
 the penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense. 
 
 4- ^ TO person shall remove, disturb or expose any 
 dead body or coffin, that is now or may hereafter be in- 
 
OP THE INTEEMENT OF THE DEAD. 
 
 439 
 
 terred in any grave-yard in the city of New York, unless 
 permission be first obtained from the Common Council, or 
 as provided in this chapter, under the penalty of two 
 hundred and fifty dollars for each offense, 
 
 5. Every sexton or person having charge of any vault 
 or bury ing-ground, in the city of New York, shall, be- ald 
 tween the hours of nine and two o'clock of Saturday in 
 each week, make and deliver to the City Inspector, a re- 
 turn of the persons buried in such vault or burying-ground, 
 during the week, according to the form following: 
 
 FORM. 
 
 An accurate list of Interments in ihe Burial-ground belonging to 
 
 , from the 
 , to 
 
 day of 
 
 SEXTOX. 
 
 
 MALES. 
 
 FEMALES. 
 
 AGE. 
 
 PLACE OF 
 
 RESIDENCE. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 I Date of 
 
 y. 
 
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 Hi 
 
 4- 
 
 Married 
 
 Widows. 
 
 Unniarri 
 
 
 
 Month. 
 
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 Number. 
 
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 6. No bell of any church shall be rung or tolled for Toning or 
 any funeral, without the permission of the Common Coun- foriuiwiah. 
 cil, under the penalty of twenty dollars, to be paid by 
 the sexton or person having charge of the said church. 
 
 7. Any person who shall violate the provisions of penalt y 
 section five of this chapter, shall forfeit and pay for every 
 (Such offense the sum of twenty-five dollars. 
 
 I 
 
440 OP THE INTERMENT OP THE DEAD. 
 
 8 - Jt slm11 ke the dut y of the Cit y Inspector to fur- 
 Sou*^ f n i sn the sextons and other persons having charge of any 
 burying-ground or vault, with copies of the form set forth 
 in section five of this chapter; and the said City Inspec- 
 tor shall report to the Attorney of the Corporation, all 
 violations of any or either of the provisions of this chap- 
 ter. 
 
 S?thout al c er- 9. No sexton or other person having charge of any 
 place of interment in the city of New York, shall, under 
 a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars, inter, or permit 
 to be interred, any dead body therein, without having 
 first received a certificate, stating the name, apparent age, 
 birth-place, date, and place of death, and the disease of 
 which he or she shall have died, signed by the attending 
 physician, or in case no physician shall have attended such 
 deceased person, then by some of the family of the deceased, 
 or in case of an inquest having been held, by the Coroner, 
 which certificate shall be deposited with the return, in the 
 office of the City Inspector. 
 
 permission 10. No captain, agent or other person attached to 
 bodies from any steamboat, ferry-boat, sailing or other vessel, or to 
 any stage, railroad, or other conveyance, public or private, 
 shall convey the body of any person who has died in the 
 city of New York, beyond the limits of said city, with- 
 out a permit from the City Inspector, under the penalty of 
 two hundred dollars for each offense, to be collected from 
 the person or persons so offending, severally and respect- 
 ively. 
 
 iwd. 11. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector to 
 
 grant a permit for the removal of the body of any deceased 
 person from the city, which has not been buried, upon re- 
 ceiving a certificate of the death of said person ? made in 
 
OF THE INTEEMENT OP THE DEAD. 441 
 
 accordance with the provisions of section nine of this 
 chapter. 
 
 12. In ordinary cases, the Mayor and City Inspector Permission^ 
 are authorized to permit the removal of the remains of 
 deceased persons from cemeteries or burial-places within 
 the city ; but if there are any extraordinary circumstances 
 in the case, they shall refer all applications made to them j 
 on the subject, to the Common Council. 
 
 13. It shall be the duty of the City Inspector to 
 grant a general permit to the sexton of St. Patrick's 
 Cathedral, for the removal of dead bodies, to be interred 
 in the new Roman Catholic Cemetery, in Newtown, 
 Queens' County, Long Island, provided that the said 
 sexton comply with the ninth section of this chapter ; 
 and all captains, agents, or other persons attached to any 
 steamboat, ferry-boat, sailing or other vessel, or to any 
 stage, railroad or other conveyance, shall convey the said 
 dead bodies so to be interred, upon the certificate of the 
 said sexton. 
 
 29 
 
442 OP POLICE COURTS AND OTHER COURTS. 
 
 CHAPTER L. 
 
 OP POLICE COURTS AND OTHER COURTS. 
 
 SJtrtS of ^' ^ ie C ^ * s nere ky divided into four Districts, for 
 Police Courts, as follows : 
 
 The First District shall comprise the First, Second 
 Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wards. 
 
 The Second District shall comprise the Eighth, Ninth, 
 Fifteenth and Sixteenth Wards. 
 
 The Third District shall comprise the Seventh, Tenth, 
 Eleventh, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Wards. 
 
 The Fourth District shall comprise the Twelfth, Sev- 
 enteenth and Eighteenth Wards. 
 
 The Major's office, or a suitable portion thereof, 
 shall be known and designated as part of the 
 First District Police Court. 
 
 Location of 2. In each of said districts there shall be a Police 
 
 PoliceCourts. 
 
 Court and office, and in the First District there shall be 
 two Police Courts and offices. 
 
 The Police Courts of the First District shall be held 
 
 at the Halls of Justice in Centre street, and in 
 
 the basement of the City Hall. 
 
 The Police Court of the Second District shall be 
 held at the Jefferson Market, Sixth avenue. 
 
 The Police Court of the Third District shall be held 
 at the Essex Market in Grand street. 
 
 The Police Court of the Fourth District shall be held 
 at the corner of Fourth avenue and Eighty-sixth 
 street. 
 
OP POLICE COURTS AND OTHER COURTS. 443 
 
 3. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city ^gf^ 11 
 of New York, shall, from time to time, designate the Jus- 
 tices and Clerks to be assigned to the various Police 
 Courts. 
 
 4. During the months from April to September, both Regulation of 
 inclusive, the said Police Offices shall be kept open every 
 day ready for the transaction of business, from seven 
 o'clock in the forenoon to seven o'clock in the afternoon. 
 During the months from October to March, both inclusive, 
 such offices shall be so kept open every day from eight 
 o'clock in the forenoon to six o'clock in the afternoon. 
 During such hours the magistrates and clerks shall attend 
 in said offices for the discharge of their duties 5 and no 
 extra compensation shall be allowed to them for attending 
 on Sundays. 
 
 5. No political or public meeting shall be held in Political and 
 
 public meet- 
 any of the rooms assigned or occupied by the District or in s - 
 
 Police Courts or as police offices or stations. 
 
 6. The magistrates of the several police offices in. JJJfJ^ 8 
 this city, are hereby directed to furnish to either party in- 
 any matter pending before them, or either of them, a bill 
 of the costs and fees charged in such matter, such bill to 
 state particularly all items charged and the fees therefor. 
 
 7. The several Justices of District Courts of this rating list of 
 city, and the clerks of the respective District Courts are 
 requested to place correct written or printed lists in some 
 conspicuous part of their several court rooms, of all fees, 
 costs, or other charges to which the said Justices and 
 clerks, or police officers or constables, or other officers of 
 said courts may be legally entitled, whether the same be 
 chargeable to complainant or defendant, and such list to 
 state particularly the service and the fee allowed therefor. 
 
 
444 OF POLICE COURTS AND OTHER COURTS. 
 
 Delivery or 8. The Justices or clerks aforesaid, hereby are di- 
 
 bill of costs. 
 
 rected to deliver, when required, to either party to a suit 
 in said courts, a bill of the costs charged to such party, 
 specifying particularly the nature of the service performed, 
 the officer by whom it may be performed, and the legal 
 fees chargeable therefor. 
 
 stationery. 9. The Comptroller shall not be authorized to al- 
 low or audit any bills hereafter created, for any expendi- 
 ture for any books, blanks or stationery for the use of the 
 Superior Court, Supreme Court, Court of Common Pleas, 
 Police Courts, Assistant Justices 7 Courts, or Marine Court, 
 or the Justices or Clerks thereof, which shall be con- 
 tracted for or purchased by said Justices and their clerks' 
 but that all such books, blanks and stationery to be used 
 by said courts and their clerks, shall be contracted for by 
 the Comptroller, and the contractor therefor shall furnish 
 the same to the said courts on a requisition from the jus- 
 tices thereof, except that until such contract is made, the 
 Comptroller may furnish such books, blanks and stationery 
 as may be necessary for the immediate use of said courts, 
 from such sources as he may think proper. 
 
 city Prison & 10. The various "District Head Quarters " in the sev- 
 
 Bndewell. 
 
 eral Wards, together with the office of the Superintendent of 
 Police, are hereb} r respectively declared to be portions of 
 the City Prison and Bridewell, for the purpose of detain- 
 ing persons arrested until they can be duly examined ac- 
 cording to law. 
 
 collecting 11. It shall be the duty of the clerks of the several 
 
 Costs. 
 
 District Courts, in the city of New York, to collect 
 the costs of said court, to become due, to the Corporation 
 from suitors in said courts, and they are authorized to pro- 
 ceed by prosecution in all cases when it may be found 
 neccssarv. 
 
OF POLICE COURTS AXD OTHER COURTS. 445 
 
 12. All moneys which shall be paid for fines imposed 
 by the Police Courts or Justices, whether before or after 
 commitment, shall hereafter be received by one of the clerks 
 in the respective police offices, who shall, immediately upon 
 the receipt of such moneys, enter an account of the same 
 into a book to be denominated the " cash book," specify- 
 ing the date when the fine was imposed, the name of the 
 defendant, nature of the complaint, amount of fine and 
 date of payment; and he shall, on the Tuesday succeeding 
 the expiration of each week, pay into the Treasury all 
 the moneys so received during the preceding week, and ac- 
 count for the same, under oath or affirmation, to the Comp- 
 troller. 
 
 13. It shall be the duty of the Police Justice of each ibid. 
 .-district, to designate one of the clerks in their respective 
 offices, to receive the moneys and keep the accounts, as 
 provided in the preceding section; and the clerks so desig- 
 nated shall perform such duties and be responsible for 
 such moneys. 
 
 14. The Common Council of the city of New York, do 
 
 Court. 
 
 hereby designate the seal last used by the Marine Court 
 of the city of New York, (and which, by law, has been out 
 of use for a few years last past) as the seal of the said 
 court, to be used in future, in pursuance of the tenth sec- 
 tion of an act in relation to the Marine Court of the city 
 of New York, passed April 17, 1852 and that the said 
 seal be hereby furnished to the Clerk of the Marine Court, 
 as the seal of the said Court. 
 
 15. The trustees of the Second District Police Court scrivener of 
 
 Second Dis- 
 
 are authorized to appoint a suitable person as scrivener, at trictCour t. 
 a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum. 
 
 616. The office of scrivener is herebv created for the Fcrlvener f 
 
 ' Third Dis- 
 
 Third District Police Court, at a salary of one thousand 
 dollars per annum. 
 
446 
 
 OP CONSTABLES' BADGES. 
 
 Badges. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Penalties. 
 
 CHAPTER LI. 
 
 OP CONSTABLES' BADGES. 
 
 1. All constables of the city of New York shall here- 
 after, when on duty, wear a badge, as hereinafter provi- 
 ded and designated. 
 
 2. The badge mentioned in the preceding section shall 
 be made of German silver (plain,) bearing the words 
 " Constable," and the number of the "Ward from which the 
 constables respectively are elected, engraved thereon ; 
 as " Constable, First Ward," " Constable, Second Ward," 
 &c. ; the said badge to be round, and not to exceed two 
 and a half inches in diameter. 
 
 3. The said badges shall be deposited with the Mayor, 
 to be distributed by him to the constables of the various 
 wards of the city. 
 
 4. The said badges shall be the exclusive property of 
 the city of New York ; and when any constable or con- 
 stables shall resign, or be removed by death or otherwise, 
 or his term of office expire, the said badge or badges shall 
 be returned to the Mayor, for his or their successor or 
 successors. 
 
 5. Any person or persons, not constables, found wear- 
 ing the said badge, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 
 meanor and shall be subject to imprisonment for a term 
 not exceeding one year, or a fine of not less than two hun- 
 dred and fifty dollars. 
 
OP CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. 447 
 
 CHAPTER LII. 
 
 OP CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. 
 
 1. It shall be lawful for the Mayor of the said city Licenses. 
 to grant licenses, under his hand and seal, to such persons 
 as shall produce to him satisfactory evidence of their good 
 character, to be sweepers of chimneys in the said city ; 
 and each person so licensed, shall pay therefor the sum of 
 three dollars. 
 
 2. Any person so licensed, may keep and employ so Apprentices 
 
 f . and servants 
 
 many boys, apprentices or servants to assist him in his said 
 business, as he may think proper; provided they are com- 
 fortably clad, and sufficiently provided with good and whole- 
 some food, and not under eleven years of age. 
 
 3. The said boys, apprentices or servants, shall not be n>id. 
 required, by their master or employer, to work before six 
 o'clock in the forenoon, nor after four o'clock in the after- 
 noon, during the winter season; nor before five o'clock in 
 the forenoon, nor after six o'clock in the afternoon, during 
 the residue of the year. 
 
 4. No person so licensed as aforesaid, shall employ m *- 
 any boy under the age of eleven years, as a chimney 
 sweeper, or shall omit or neglect to feed or clothe any of 
 the boys, apprentices or servants in his employ, as above 
 directed, or require or permit them, or any of them, to 
 work at other hours than are above prescribed, under the 
 penalty of five dollars, and the forfeiture of his license, 
 for every such offense. 
 
 5. No person, without such license as aforesaid, or penalty, 
 after the forfeiture thereof as aforesaid, shall carry on the 
 
448 OF CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. 
 
 business of a chimney sweeper, or shall suffer or permit 
 any boy, apprentice or servant belonging to him or in his 
 employ, to sweep any chimney in this city, under the pen- 
 alty of five dollars. 
 
 6. Every person so licensed, shall be subject to all 
 penalties that may be incurred by any chimney taking 
 fire, within one month after having been swept by them 
 respectively, or by any boy, apprentice or servant in their 
 employ. 
 
 ^ cense g rante d as aforesaid, shall be num- 
 bered; and every person so licensed shall cause the boys, 
 apprentices or servants in his employ, to wear a badge, 
 upon which shall be inscribed the number of his license; 
 and if any such boy, apprentice or servant shall at any 
 time be found out of the house or premises of his master, 
 or employer, and not wearing such badge, his said master 
 or employer shall forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars. 
 
 8. The licensed chimney sweepers of the said city 
 
 ney Sweeper s 
 
 shall be authorized to demand and receive the following 
 sums for each and every chimney swept by them, or by 
 their boys, apprentices or servants respectively, that is to 
 say: for every chimney from the uppermost floor of any 
 house, twelve and a half cents; for every chimney from 
 the next floor below, fifteen cents; for every chimney 
 from the next floor below, eighteen cents; for every chim- 
 ney from the next floor below, twenty-one cents; for 
 every chimney from the next floor below, twenty-eight cents; 
 for every chimney from the next floor below, thirty-seven 
 and a half cents; and where a Franklin stove, coal grate or 
 jack are used in any fire-place, twelve and a half cents 
 may be demanded, and received in addition to the above- 
 mentioned sums. 
 
OP CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. 449 
 
 9. It shall be lawful for the Mayor of the said city *SS$* of 
 from time to time, to appoint one of the licensed chimney Swee P er3 - 
 sweepers, to be called " The Inspector of Chimney Sweep- 
 ers," who shall hold his office for the term of one year, 
 subject, however, to removal by the said Mayor, and whose 
 duty it shall be to see that this law be duly observed by 
 the said licensed chimney sweepers and all others, and to 
 report the names of offenders to the Attorney of the Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 10. It shall be the duty of every sweeper of chimneys, 
 licensed as aforesaid, to report to the Mayor the names of <> 
 all persons employed by him for the purpose of sweeping 
 chimneys, and also the names of all such as shall quit his 
 -employment. And if any person so licensed shall neglect 
 so to do for the space of one week, he shall forfeit and 
 pay five dollars. 
 
 11. A register shall be kept in the Mayor's office, of Register of 
 
 J Licenses. 
 
 the name and place of residence of every person licensed 
 as aforesaid. 
 
 12. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to Provision. 
 those persons who use machinery in sweeping chimneys, 
 for hire, as well as to those who sweep by other methods. 
 
450 OF CORPORATION ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 CHAPTER LIII. 
 
 OF CORPORATION ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 1. Newspapers printed and published in the city of 
 iy designated -^ ew York, shall be annually designated by the Common 
 Council, in which to publish the official proceedings of 
 each Board of the Common Council, all notices of propo- 
 sitions before the Common Council, involving an assess- 
 ment upon citizens, and for such period as the ordinances 
 of the Common Council in the discretion of the particular 
 department, shall prescribe, and all resolutions passed by 
 the Common Council involving assessments. 
 
 2. There shall be published in said newspapers all 
 notices of the Board of Supervisors, Board of Health, 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, the messages of the 
 Mayor, and all notices of city and county officers required 
 to be published by law or ordinance, which the said 
 Boards or officers may deem it proper to publish, by virtue 
 of their offices, the expense whereof is to be paid from the 
 funds of the city, except the advertisements for the sale 
 of property for taxes, and the redemption notices in re- 
 lation to the same; and the proprietors of said newspa- 
 pers shall agree to furnish, when required, affidavits of the 
 due publication of any notices, ordinances, or advertise- 
 ments, aforesaid, which are made necessary, or which they 
 may deem are made necessary by law to be published. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 451 
 
 CHAPTER LIY. 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 1. The twenty-two wards of the city of New York, 
 (comprising seventeen Aldermanic Districts, as constituted Dlstncts - 
 under the fiftieth section of the Amended Charter, passed 
 April 14, 1857) shall be, and are hereby severally divided 
 into election districts, the extent and limits of which said 
 election districts shall be as follows, that is to say; 
 
 2. The First Ward shall be divided into five election nrstward. 
 districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows: 
 
 The first election district of the First Ward shall ^ret district, 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within North, or Hudson river, Morris 
 street, Whitehall street and the East river, in- 
 cluding Governor's, Ellis' and Bedloes' Islands, 
 in the bay, and belonging to the city, and within 
 its jurisdiction. 
 
 The second election district of the First Ward shall S c c ? nddi9 " 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within the Hudson river, Rector, Greenwich 
 and Thames streets, Broadway and Morris streets. 
 
 The third election district of the First Ward shall rd distrlct 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river and Liberty street, 
 Broadway, Thames, Greenwich and Rector streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the First Ward shall Fourth dl s- 
 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within corner of Broadway and Beaver 
 
 
452 OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 street, through Broadway to Liberty street, Maiden 
 lane, East river, Old slip and Beaver street to 
 Broadway. 
 
 Fiau district. The fifth election district of the First Ward shall con- 
 tain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Whitehall, Beaver street, Old slip 
 and East river. 
 
 SecondWard. g % The Second Ward ghall be divided into two e l ec . 
 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 First district. The first election district of the Second Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Broadway, Chatham, Spruce, Gold 
 and Liberty streets. 
 
 second dis- The second election district of the Second Ward shall 
 
 *rict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Gold and Ferry streets, East river 
 and Maiden lane. 
 
 -.Third ward. 4. The Third Ward shall be divided into four election, 
 districts, the extent and limits of which said election, 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 Tirst district. The first election district of the Third Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Vesey street, Broad- 
 way and Liberty street. 
 
 -second dis- The second election district of the Third Ward shall 
 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of tlie city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Robinson, Greenwich 
 and Murray streets, Broadway and Vesey street. 
 
 Third district The third election district of the Third Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Chambers street, 
 
OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 453- 
 
 Broadway, Murray, Greenwich and Robinson 
 streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Third Ward shall Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson rif er, Reade street, Broad- 
 way and Chambers street. 
 
 5. The Fourth Ward shall be divided into five election FourthWarcu 
 districts, the extent and limits of which said election dis- 
 tricts shall be as follows: 
 
 The first election district of the Fourth Ward shall ^t district, 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Chatham, Duane, Rose, Frankfort, 
 and Dover streets, East river, Peck slip, Ferry, 
 Gold and Spruce streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Fourth Ward shall S nd di3 " ' 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Rose, Duane, Chatham, Roosevelt, 
 Madison and Pearl streets, New Bowery and 
 Frankfort streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Fourth Ward shall Third distrlci 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within New Bowery, Pearl, Madison and 
 Roosevelt streets, East river and Dover street. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Fourth Ward shall ? c u t rth <"*- 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Oak and Catharine streets, East 
 river and Roosevelt street. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Fourth Ward shall Fifth district, 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Roosevelt, Chatham, Catharine and 
 Oak streets. 
 
454 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 mail ward. 6. The Fifth Ward shall be divided into six election 
 districts, the extent and limit of which said election dis- 
 tricts shall be as follows : 
 
 First district. The first election district of the Fifth Ward shall con- 
 tain all that pfart of the city bounded by and 
 lying within West Broadway, Franklin street, 
 Broadway and Reade street. 
 
 The second election district of the Fifth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Franklin, Yarick and Beach streets, 
 West Broadway, Canal street and Broadway. 
 
 The third election district of the Fifth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Harrison, Hudson and 
 Worth streets, West Broadway and Reade street. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Fifth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Beach, Hudson, North 
 Moore, Varick and Franklin streets, West Broad- 
 way, Worth, Hudson and Harrison streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Fifth Ward shall con- 
 tain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Vestry, Hudson, 
 Laight and Canal streets, West Broadway, Beach, 
 Varick, North Moore, Hudson and Beach streets. 
 
 sixth district. The sixth election district of the Fifth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river, Canal, Laight, Hudson 
 and Vestry streets. 
 
 sixth ward. 7. The Sixth Ward shall be divided into eight election 
 districts, the extent and limit of which said election dis- 
 tricts shall be as follows : 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 455 
 
 The first election district of the Sixth Ward shall First district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Broadway, Chambers and Chatham 
 streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Sixth Ward shall gj nd <us- 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Broadway, Pearl, Chatham and 
 Chambers streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Sixth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Broadway, Franklin, Centre and 
 Pearl streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Sixth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Centre, Franklin, Bayard, Mulberry, 
 Park and Worth streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Sixth Ward shall mh district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Centre, Worth, Park, Mulberry, 
 Chatham and Pearl streets. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Sixth Ward shall ^district, 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Mulberry and Bayard streets, Bowe- 
 ry and Chatham streets. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Sixth Ward shall seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Broadway, Canal, Baxter and Frank- 
 lin streets. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Sixth Ward shall Eighth dis- 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Baxter and Canal streets, Bowery 
 and Bayard street. 
 
456 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Fifth district. 
 
 Sixth district 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 8. The Seventh Ward shall be divided into nine elec- 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Division, Market, Henry and Catha- 
 rine streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Henry, Market, Monroe and Catha- 
 rine streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Monroe and Pike streets, East river 
 and Catharine street. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Division, Pike, Monroe and Market 
 streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Madison and Clinton streets, East 
 river and Pike street. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Seventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Division, Clinton, Madison and Pike 
 streets. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Seventh Ward 
 shall contain a?l that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Division, Gouverneur, Monroe 
 and Scammel streets, East river and Clinton 
 street. 
 
OP ELECTION" DISTRICTS. 40 / 
 
 The eighth election district of the Seventh Ward shall Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Cherry street, East river and Scam- 
 mel street. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Seventh Ward shall roam district 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Division and Grand streets, East 
 river, Cherry, Scammel, Monroe and Gouverneur 
 streets. 
 
 9. The Eighth Ward shall be divided into eleven elec- Eighth ward. 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Eighth Ward shall First district, 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spring street, Broadway. Canal and 
 Wooster streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Eighth Ward shall ^ nd dis - 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spring, Wooster, Canal and Sulli- 
 van streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Eighth Ward shall TWrdviistrict 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spring, Sullivan, Canal and Yarick 
 streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Eighth Ward shall Fourth <us- 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spring, Varick, Canal and Hudson 
 streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Eighth Ward shall ^ district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spring, Hudson and Canal streets 
 and Hudson river, 
 30 
 
458 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Sixth district 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Ninth district 
 
 The sixth election district of the Eighth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston street, Broadway, Spring 
 and Wooster streets. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Eighth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston, Wooster, Spring and Sulli- 
 van streets. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Eighth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Charlton, Prince, Sullivan, Spring 
 and Hudson streets. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Eighth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hamersley., Houston, Sullivan, 
 Prince, Charlton and Hudson streets. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Eighth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Charlton, Hudson and Spring streets 
 and Hudson river. 
 
 The eleventh election district of the Eighth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Hamersley, Hudson and Charl- 
 ton streets and Hudson river. 
 
 Ninth ward. 10. The Ninth Ward shall be divided into twelve elec- 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 First;District. The first election district of the Ninth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Christopher, Hudson and Hamersley 
 streets and the Hudson river, 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 Eleventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 459 
 
 The second election district of the Ninth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson, Christopher, Bedford and 
 Hamersley streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Ninth Ward shall mrd distria 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Bedford, Christopher and Fourth 
 streets, Sixth avenue, Carmine and Blcecker 
 streets and Cottage place. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Ninth Ward shall c u t rtb ^ 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Fourth and Charles streets, Green- 
 wich avenue, West Tenth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Ninth Ward shall Fifth district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Greenwich and Eighth avenues, 
 Fourteenth street, Sixth avenue and West Tenth 
 street. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Ninth Ward shall sixth district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Bleecker, Christopher, Fourth and 
 Charles streets, Greenwich avenue and Hammond 
 street. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Ninth Ward shall * c ih dis * 
 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Bleecker and Hammond streets, 
 Greenwich and Eighth avenues. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Ninth Ward shall ggj h d:s ' 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Fourteenth street, Eighth avenue, 
 Horatio street and Hudson river, 
 
460 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Ninth district 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 The ninth election district of the Ninth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Horatio street, Eighth avenue, Troy 
 street and the Hudson river. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Ninth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Troy street, Eighth avenue, Bleecker 
 and Hammond streets and the Hudson river. 
 
 The eleventh election district of the Ninth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Hammond, Bleecker and Charles 
 streets and the Hudson river. 
 
 The twelfth election district of the Ninth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Charles, Bleecker and Christopher 
 streets and the Hudson river. 
 
 Tenth ward. 11. The Tenth Ward shall be divided into six elec- 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 Eleventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Twelfth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 The first election district of the Tenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Eivington, Forsyth, Delancey, Eld- 
 ridge and Grand streets and Bowery. 
 
 The second election district of the Tenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Eivington, Ludlow, Delancey, Orch- 
 ard, Grand, Eldridge, Delancey and Forsyth 
 streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Tenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Rivington, Norfolk, Grand, Orchard, 
 Delancey and Ludlow streets, 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 461 
 
 The fourth election district of the Tenth Ward shall Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 
 lying within Grand, Norfolk, Division and Orch- 
 ard streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Tenth Ward shall Fiflh ^ Iict - 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Grand, Orchard, Canal, Forsyth and 
 Hester streets and Bowery. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Tenth Ward shall sixth district 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hester, Forsyth, Canal, Orchard 
 and Division streets and Bowery. 
 
 12. The Eleventh Ward shall be divided into twelve Eleventh 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Eleventh Ward shall First district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston, Pitt, Stanton, Ridge, Riv- 
 ino;ton and Clinton streets. 
 
 o 
 
 The second election district of the Eleventh Ward second <HS- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Sheriff, Rivington, 
 Ridge, Stanton and Pitt streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Eleventh Ward shall Third dis- 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston. Cannon, Rivington and 
 Sheriff streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Eleventh Ward Fourth dis- 
 
 trict 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston street and East river, 
 Rivington and Cannon streets. 
 
462 
 
 Fifth district. 
 
 Sixth district. 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Ninth district 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 Eleventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Twelfth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Eleventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Fifth street, Avenue C, Houston 
 street and Avenue B. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Eleventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Ninth street, Avenue C, Fifth street 
 and Avenue B. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Eleventh Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Eleventh street, Avenue D, 
 Ninth street and Avenue B. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Eleventh Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourteenth street, East river, 
 Eleventh street and Avenue B. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Eleventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Fifth street, Avenue D, Houston 
 street and Avenue C. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Eleventh Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Ninth street, Avenue D, Fifth street 
 and Avenue C. 
 
 The eleventh election district of the Eleventh Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Eleventh street, East river, 
 Fifth street and Avenue D. 
 
 The twelfth election district of the Eleventh Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fifth street, East river, Houston 
 street and Avenue D. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 463 
 
 13. The Twelfth Ward shall be divided into five elec- Twelfth ward 
 tion districts, the extent and limits of which said election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Twelfth Ward shall First district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within One hundred and twentieth street, 
 Fifth avenue, Eighty-sixth street and Hudson 
 river. 
 
 The second election district of the Twelfth Ward shall second dis - 
 
 trict. 
 
 contain all that part of tht? city bounded by and 
 lying within One hundred and twentieth street, 
 East river, Eighty-sixth street and Fifth avenue, 
 including Ward's Island in the East river, be- 
 longing to the city, and within its jurisdiction. 
 
 The third election district of the Twelfth Ward shall Third district 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within One hundred and forty-fourth street, 
 Harlem river, One hundred and twentieth street 
 and Sixth avenue, including Randall's Island in 
 the East river, belonging to the city, and under 
 its jurisdiction. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Twelfth Ward shall Fourth dis 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within One hundred and forty-fourth street, 
 Sixth avenue, One hundred and twentieth street 
 and Hudson river. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Twelfth Ward shall imh district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Spuyten Duyvel Creek, Harlem 
 river, One hundred and forty-fourth street and 
 Hudson river. 
 
 * 14. The Thirteenth Ward shall be divided into seven wlrd eenth 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
461 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 First district. The first election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Riving ton, Clinton, Grand and 
 Norfolk streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Rivington, Ridge, Division and 
 Clinton streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Rivington. Willett, Grand, Di- 
 vision and Ridge streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Rivington, Columbia, Grand 
 and Willett streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by * 
 and lying within Rivington, Goerck, Grand and 
 Columbia streets. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Rivington street. East river, 
 Grand and Goerck streets. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Thirteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Grand, Clinton, Division and 
 Norfolk streets. 
 
 15. The Fourteenth Ward shall be divided into seven 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 Fifth district 
 
 Sixth district 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Fourteenth 
 Ward. 
 
OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 465 
 
 The first election district of the Fourteenth Ward First district. 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Spring, Mulberry, Grand streets 
 and Broadway. 
 
 The second election district of the Fourteenth Ward second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Mulberry, Spring 
 street and Broadway. 
 
 The third election district of the Fourteenth Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Spring street, Bowery, Grand 
 and Mulberry streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Fourteenth Ward Fourth dis- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Prince street, Bowery, Spring 
 and Mulberry streets. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Fourteenth Ward Fifth district. 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston street, Bowery, Prince 
 and Mulberry streets. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Fourteenth Ward sixth district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Grand, Mulberry, Canal street 
 and Broadway. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Fourteenth Ward seventh dis- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Grand street, Bowery, Canal 
 and Mulberry streets. 
 
 16. The Fifteenth Ward shall be divided into ten Fifteenth 
 ction districts, the extent and ] 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- Wl 
 
466 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Fiftli district 
 
 Sixth district 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 The first election district of the Fifteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston, Hancock, Bleecker and 
 Carmine streets and Sixth avenue, Fourth, Thomp- 
 son, Amity and Sullivan streets. 
 
 The second election district of the Fifteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Sullivan, Amity, 
 Thompson, Fourth and Wooster streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Fifteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Houston, Wooster and Fourth streets 
 and Broadway. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Fifteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourth street, Sixth avenue, 
 Tenth street and University place. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Fifteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Tenth street, Sixth avenue, Twelfth 
 street and University place. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Fifteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Eighth street, University place, 
 Fourteenth street and Broadway. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Fifteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourth, Wooster and Eighth 
 streets and Broadway. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Fifteenth Ward, 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston street, Broadway 
 Fourth street and the Bowery. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 4G7 
 
 The ninth election district of the Fifteenth Ward Ninth district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourth street, Broadway, Four- 
 teenth street, Fourth avenue and the Bowery. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Fifteenth Ward shall Tenth district 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Twelfth street, Sixth avenue, Four- 
 teenth street and University place. 
 
 $17. The Sixteenth Ward shall be divided into ten sixteenth 
 
 Ward. 
 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Sixteenth Ward shall nt district. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Sixteenth street, Seventh avenue, 
 Seventeenth street, Sixth avenue, Fourteenth 
 street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The second election district of the Sixteenth Ward second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Nineteenth street, Sixth avenue, 
 Seventeenth street, Seventh avenue, Sixteenth 
 street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The third election district of the Sixteenth Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-second street, Sixth 
 avenue, Nineteenth street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Sixteenth Ward f r rth dis - 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street, Sixth ave- 
 nue, Twenty- second street, Eighth avenue, Twen- 
 ty-fourth street and Seventh avenue. 
 
468 
 
 OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Fifth district. 
 
 Sixth district. 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Ninth district 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 Seventeenth 
 Ward. 
 
 First district. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Sixteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Twenty-sixth street, Seventh avenue, 
 Twenty-fourth street, Eighth avenue, Twenty-third 
 street and Ninth avenue. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Sixteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Twentieth street, Eighth avenue, 
 Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Sixteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twentieth street, Ninth avenue, 
 Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Sixteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twentieth street, Tenth avenue, 
 Fourteenth street and Eleventh avenue. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Sixteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Twenty-third street, Eighth avenue, 
 Twentieth street and Eleventh avenue. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Sixteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Twenty-sixth street, Ninth avenue, 
 Twenty-third street and Eleventh avenue. 
 
 18. The Seventeenth Ward shall be divided into four- 
 teen election districts, the extent and limits of which said 
 election districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Seventeenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Eldridge and Riving- 
 ton streets and the Bowery. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 469 
 
 The second election district of the Seventeenth Ward second dis- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Essex. Rivington and 
 Eldridge streets. 
 
 The third election district of the Seventeenth Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Houston, Clinton, Eivington 
 and Essex streets. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Seventeenth Ward Feurth ais- 
 
 trict. 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Third street, First avenue, 
 Houston street and the Bowery. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Seventeenth Ward ruth district. 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Sixth street, First avenue, Third 
 street, Bowery and Third avenue. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Seventeenth Ward sixth district 
 . shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and- lying within Ninth street, First avenue, Sixth 
 street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Seventeenth Ward gt nth di3 " 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourteenth street, Second ave- 
 nue, Ninth street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Seventeenth Ward Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourteenth street, First avenue, 
 Ninth street and Second avenue. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Seventeenth Ward Ninth district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourteenth street, Avenue A, 
 Ninth street and First avenue, 
 
470 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 Eleventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Twelfth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Thirteenth 
 district. 
 
 Fourteenth 
 district. 
 
 Eighteenth 
 Ward. 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict, 
 
 The tenth election district of the Seventeenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Ninth street, Avenue A, Fourth 
 street and First avenue. 
 
 The eleventh election district of the Seventeenth Ward 
 t shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourth street, Avenue A, Hous- 
 ton street and First avenue. 
 
 The twelfth election district of the Seventeenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fourth street, Avenue B, Hous- 
 ton street and Avenue A. 
 
 The thirteenth election district of the Seventeenth 
 Ward shall contain all that part of the city 
 bounded by and lying within Eleventh street, 
 Avenue B, Fourth street and Avenue A. 
 
 The fourteenth election district of the Seventeenth 
 Ward shall contain all that part of the city 
 bounded by and lying within Fourteenth street, 
 Avenue B, Eleventh street and Avenue A. 
 
 19. The Eighteenth Ward shall be divided into ten 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Eighteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Nineteenth street, Broadway, 
 Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The second election district of the Eighteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Nineteenth street, Third avenue, 
 Fourteenth street and Broadway, 
 
OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 471 
 
 The third election district of the Eighteenth Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Nineteenth street, First avenue, 
 . Fourteenth street and Third avenue. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Eighteenth Ward Fourth dia- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Seventeenth street, East river, 
 Fourteenth street and First avenue. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Eighteenth Ward Fifth district. 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street, Fifth ave- 
 nue, Broadway, Nineteenth street and Sixth 
 avenue. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Eighteenth Ward sixth district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street, Fourth ave- 
 nue, Nineteenth street, Broadway and Fifth 
 avenue. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Eighteenth Ward seventh dig- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street, Third ave- 
 nue, Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Eighteenth Ward Eighth dis- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street, Second 
 avenue, Twenty-second street, First avenue, Nine- 
 teenth street and Third avenue. 
 
 The ninth election district of the Eighteenth Ward Ninth district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty sixth street and the 
 East river, Twenty-second street and Second 
 avenue.. 
 
472 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS, 
 
 Nineteenth 
 Ward. 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 Tenth district The tenth election district of the Eighteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-second street and East 
 river, Seventeenth street and First avenue. 
 
 20. The Nineteenth Ward shall be divided into five 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which election 
 districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Nineteenth Ward shall 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Fifty-second street, Third avenue, 
 Fortieth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The second election district of the Nineteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fifty-second street, East river, 
 Fortieth street and Third avenue. 
 
 The third election district of the Nineteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Sixty-eighth street, East river, 
 Fifty-second street and Sixth avenue, including 
 BlackwelPs Island (in the East river) belonging 
 to the city, and within its jurisdiction. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Nineteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Eighty-sixth street, Third avenue, 
 Sixty-eighth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Nineteenth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Eighty sixth street, East river, 
 Sixty-eighth street arid Third avenue. 
 
 21. The Twentieth Ward shall be divided into twelve 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows ; 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Fifth district 
 
 Twentieth ! 
 Ward. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 473 
 
 The first election district of the Twentieth Ward shall Fi * ^strict. 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Hudson river and Twenty sixth 
 street. Tenth avenue and Thirtieth street. 
 
 The second election district of the Twentieth Ward ^? nd dis ' 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within {Hudson river and Thirtieth 
 street, Tenth avenue and Fortieth street. 
 
 The third election district of the Twentieth Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street and Tenth 
 avenue, Twenty-eighth street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The fourth election district of the Twentieth Ward ^[ th dis - 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-eighth street and Tenth 
 avenue, Thirty-first street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Twentieth Ward shall Fifth district - 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Thirty-first street and Tenth avenue, 
 Thirty-fourth street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Twentieth Ward shall Sixtlidi8trict - 
 contain all that part of the city bounded by and 
 lying within Thirty-fourth street and Tenth ave- 
 nue. Thirty- seventh street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Twentieth Ward s* **- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-seventh street and Tenth 
 avenue, Fortieth street and Eighth avenue. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Twentieth Ward Eighth dis- 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by '*' 
 and lying within Twenty-sixth street and Eighth 
 avenue. Twenty-ninth street and Sixth avenue. 
 31 
 
474 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Ninth district 
 
 Tenth district 
 
 The ninth election district of the Twentieth Ward 
 shall contain ail that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-ninth street and Eighth 
 avenue, Thirty-first street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The tenth election district of the Twentieth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-first street and Eighth 
 avenue, Thirty-third street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The eleventh election district of the Twentieth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-third street and Eighth 
 avenue, Thirty-sixth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The twelfth election district of the Twentieth Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-sixth street and Eighth 
 avenue, Fortieth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 Twenty-first 22. The Twenty-first Ward shall be divided into seven 
 election districts, the extent and limits of which said elec- 
 tion districts shall be as follows : 
 
 Eleventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Twelfth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 First district. 
 
 Second dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Third district 
 
 The first election district of the Twenty-first Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirtieth street, Fourth avenue, 
 Twenty-sixth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The second election district of the Twenty-first Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Twenty-ninth street, East river, 
 Twenty-sixth street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The third election district of the Twenty-first Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty- fourth street, Fourth 
 avenue, Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 475 
 
 The fourth election district of the Twenty-first Ward Fourth dia- 
 
 J trict. 
 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-second street, East river, 
 Twenty-ninth street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Twenty-first Ward Fiftb district> 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fortieth street, Lexington ave- 
 nue, Thirty-fifth street, Fourth avenue, Thirty- 
 fourth street and Sixth avenue. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Twenty-first Ward ann district, 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Thirty-fifth street, East river, 
 Thirty-second street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Twenty-first Ward S nthdis - 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fortieth street, East river, Thir- 
 ty-fifth street and Lexington avenue. 
 
 23. The Twenty-second Ward shall be divided into Twenty-sec- 
 ond ward. 
 
 eight election districts, the extent and limits of which said 
 election districts shall be as follows : 
 
 The first election district of the Twenty-second Ward First district, 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Forty-fourth street Sixth ave- 
 nue, Fortieth street and Ninth avenue. 
 
 The second election district of the Twenty-second g nd <ua. 
 Ward shall contain all that part of the city 
 bounded by and lying within Forty-ninth street, 
 Sixth avenue, Forty-fourth street and Ninth 
 avenue. 
 
 The third election district of the Twenty-second Ward Third district 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fifty -sixth street, Sixth avenue, 
 Forty-ninth street and Ninth avenue. 
 
476 
 
 OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Fourth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Fifth district 
 
 Sixth district 
 
 Seventh dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Eighth dis- 
 trict. 
 
 First Aider- 
 Set. 10 te ~ 
 
 manic Dis- 
 
 The fourth election district of the Twenty-second 
 Ward shall contain all that part of the city bound- 
 ed by and lying within Forty-fourth street, Ninth 
 avenue, Fortieth street and Hudson river. 
 
 The fifth election district of the Twenty-second Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Forty-ninth street, Ninth ave- 
 nue, Forty-fourth street and Hudson river. 
 
 The sixth election district of the Twenty-second Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Fifty-sixth street, Ninth avenue ; 
 Forty-ninth street and Hudson river. 
 
 The seventh election district of the Twenty-second 
 Ward shall contain all that part of the city bound- 
 ed by and lying within Sixty-fifth street, Sixth 
 avenue, Fifty-sixth street and Hudson river. 
 
 The eighth election district of the Twenty-second Ward 
 shall contain all that part of the city bounded by 
 and lying within Eighty-sixth street, Sixth ave- 
 nue, Sixty-fifth street and Hudson river. 
 
 The folloiving are the election districts embraced within the 
 seventeen Alder manic districts, respectively. 
 
 24. The first Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 second, third, fourth and fifth election districts of the 
 First Ward ; the first and second districts of the Second 
 Ward ; the first, second and third districts of the Third 
 Ward ; the first district of the Fourth Ward, and the first 
 district of the Sixth Ward. 
 
 The second Aldermanic district contains the second, 
 third, fourth and fifth election districts of the Fourth 
 Ward, and the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth dis- 
 tricts of the Sixth Ward. 
 
OF ELECTION DISTRICTS. 477 
 
 The third Aldermanic district contains the fourth elec- JJ^ Aider. 
 tion district of the Third Ward, the first, second, third, ** 
 fourth, fifth and sixth districts of the Fifth Ward, and the 
 first, second, third, fourth and fifth districts of the Eighth 
 Ward. 
 
 The fourth Aldermanic district contains the seventh FounhAider- 
 
 manic Dis- 
 
 and eighth election districts of the Sixth Ward; the first, trict - 
 second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts of the Seventh 
 Ward; the fourth, fifth and sixth districts of the Tenth 
 Ward; the seventh district of the Thirteenth Ward, and 
 the sixth and seventh districts of the Fourteenth Ward. 
 
 The fifth Aldermanic district contains the sixth, seventh, Fifth Aider- 
 
 manic Dis- 
 eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh election districts of the trict - 
 
 Eighth Ward; the first, second and third districts of the 
 Ninth Ward, and the first, second and third districts of 
 the Fifteenth Ward. 
 
 The sixth Aldermanic district contains the first, second sixth Aider- 
 
 manic Dis- 
 
 and third election districts of the Tenth Ward; the first trict 
 district of the Thirteenth Ward; the first, second, third, 
 fourth and fifth districts of the Fourteenth Ward, and the 
 first, second and third districts of the Seventeenth Ward. 
 
 The seventh Aldermanic district contains the fourth, seventh AI- 
 
 dermanic 
 
 fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and District - 
 twelfth election districts of the Ninth Ward, and the 
 fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh districts of the Fifteenth 
 Ward. 
 The eighth Aldermanic district contains the seventh Eighth Aider- 
 
 manic Dis- 
 
 eighth and ninth election districts of the Seventh Ward; trict - 
 the first, second, third and fourth districts of the Eleventh 
 Ward; the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts 
 of the Thirteenth Ward. 
 
 The ninth Aldermanic district contains the first, second, Ninth Aider- 
 third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth trict! 
 election districts of the Sixteenth Ward. 
 
478 OP ELECTION DISTRICTS. 
 
 Tenth Aider- The tenth Aldermanic district contains the eighth and 
 
 manic JDis- 
 
 trict. ninth election districts of the Fifteenth Ward; the fourth 
 
 fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, tenth and eleventh dis- 
 tricts of the Seventeenth Ward. 
 
 SrSai?c A1 " The eleventh Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 
 tenth, eleventh and twelfth election districts of the Twen- 
 tieth Ward. 
 
 SSSio A1 " The twelfth Aldermanic district contains the fifth, 
 sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth 
 election districts of the Eleventh Ward, and the twelfth, 
 thirteenth and fourteenth districts of the Seventeenth 
 Ward. 
 
 Thirteenth The thirteenth Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 
 Aldermamc 
 
 second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth elec- 
 tion districts of the Twenty-second Ward. 
 
 The fourteenth Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 
 tenth election districts of the Eihteenth Ward. 
 
 
 A1 " The fifteenth Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh election dis- 
 tricts of the Twenty-first Ward. 
 
 sixteenth Ai- The sixteenth Aldermamc district contains the first, 
 District. second, third, fourth and fifth election districts of the 
 Nineteenth Ward. 
 
 seventeenth The seventeenth Aldermanic district contains the first, 
 
 Aldermanic 
 
 District. second, third, fourth and fifth election districts of the 
 Twelfth Ward. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 OF THE CITY DEBT.* 
 
 I. OF ' THE NEW YORK CITY STOCK." 
 II. OF " THE WATER STOCK OF THE CITY OP NEW YORK." 
 III. OF " THE FIRE LOAN STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK." 
 IV. OF " THE PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW 
 
 YORK." 
 Y. Or u TnE FIRE INDEMNITY STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW 
 
 YORK." 
 VI. OF " THE FLOATING DEBT STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW 
 
 YORK." 
 
 VII. OF "THE CROTON WATER STOCK." 
 VIII. OF "BUILDING LOAN STOCK, No. 2." 
 IX. OF " WASHINGTON SQUARE IRON BAILING STOCK." 
 X. OF " THE WATER STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR 
 
 THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY- 
 NINE." 
 
 XL OF " BUILDING LOAN STOCK No. 3." 
 XII. OF " PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK No. 3." 
 XIII. OF " THE NEW YORK CITY FIVE PER CENT. STOCK FOR 
 
 DOCKS AND SLIPS." 
 
 XIV. OF " BUILDING LOAN STOCK No. 4." 
 XV. OF " THE PUBLIC EDUCATION STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW 
 
 YORK, FOR THE YEAR 1853." 
 XVI. OF " THE CENTRAL PARK FUND." 
 XVII. OF "THE WATER STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.. FOR 
 
 THE YEAR 1854." 
 
 XVIII.- OF " THE CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND." 
 
 XIX. OF "THE PUBLIC STOCK FOR REBUILDING TOMPKIXS 
 
 MARKET." 
 
 XX. OF " ASSESSMENT BONDS." 
 XXI. OF " MISCELLANEOUS DEBTS OF THE CITY.'' 
 
 * NOTE. It has been thought proper to incorporate the various ordinances relating 
 to the various city stocks, in the volume of city ordinances, in the form of an appendix 
 to the general ordinances. They are different in their character from the latter, as 
 they are, in fact, contracts with the public, creditor, and cannot be varied to his detri- 
 ment. They are given in chronological order, without being classified by chapters, as 
 are the general ordinances. 
 
482 THE NEW YORK CITY STOCK. 
 
 Of " The New York City Stock." 
 
 [By the act of June 8, 1812, 6 Web., 436, the Corporation was authorized to create a 
 public fund or stock not exceeding 900,000 dollars, to be denominated " The New 
 York City Stock." Under this act, the Common Council passed the following resolu- 
 tions, &c. Min. Com. C. vol. 25, p. 211. For preliminary proceedings, see Ib. p. 197.} 
 
 The Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New York 
 hereby re-affirm the ordinances heretofore passed in relation to the city 
 debt, and which are hereinafter set forth, as follows, viz : 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, June 29, 1812.) ' 
 
 Resolved, That the Finance Committee and Comptroller be authorized 
 to publish such part of the act of the legislature, regulating the finances 
 of the city of New York, as by them shall be deemed proper ; and to 
 advertise the opening of books for subscription for a loan of six hundred 
 thousand dollars of " The New York City Stock," bearing an interest 
 of six per cent, per annum, payable quarter yearly ; and that subscriptions 
 be received at the Mechanics' Bank, from the day of July until the 
 first of August next, unless, previously to the last-mentioned day, the 
 whole sum shall have been subscribed, for any sums from one hundred 
 dollars to the whole amount offered for subscriptions ; but that certificates 
 be not issued for a less sum than one hundred dollars, and not for any 
 fractions ; therefore the subscriptions must be made for hundreds or 
 thousands. 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, August 3, 1812.) 
 
 Resolved, That until the further orders of this Board, the Clerk of the 
 Common Council countersign the certificates of the City Stock, issued 
 by this Corporation. 
 
 A Law prescribing the form of certificates for " The New York City 
 Stock," and for other purposes. (Passed September 28, 1812.) 
 Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of Neio 
 
 York, in Common Council convened: 
 
 That the certificates for " The New York City Stock," which shall 
 be issued under and by virtue of the act of the legislature of the state of 
 New York, entitled " An act to regulate the finances of the city of New' 
 York," passed June the eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, 
 shall be signed by the Comptroller and countersigned by the Clerk of 
 the Common Council, and shall be in the form following, that is to say : 
 
THE NEW YORK CITY STOCK. 483 
 
 " Be it known that there is due from the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of tne city of New York, unto or 
 
 assigns, the sum of dollars, New York City Stock, bearing 
 
 interest at per cent, per annum, from the r day of 
 
 inclusive, payable quarter yearly, and the principal sum payable 
 
 on or after the . This stock is created by virtue of an 
 
 act of the legislature of the state of New York, entitled ' An act to regulate 
 the finances of the city of New York,' passed the 8th day of June, 1812; 
 
 and by a resolution of the Corporation, passed the day of , 
 
 1812 : which, debt is recorded in the Comptroller's office, and transferable 
 only by appearance m person, or by attorney, at said office, according to 
 the rules and forms instituted for that purpose." 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, November 30, 1812.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction of 
 the Finance Committee, to open the books for subscription to the New 
 York City Stock, for the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, at an 
 interest not exceeding six per cent per annum, payable quarter yearly.* 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, June 30,1817.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and he is hereby authorized, under 
 the direction of the Finance Committee, to dispose of one hundred 
 thousand dollars of City Stock, to be issued for that purpose, at a rate 
 not less than par, from the proceeds of which shall be paid a Corporation 
 bond of ninety thousand dollars, due to the Mechanics' Bank, with the 
 interest thereon, and the residue placed in the treasury. 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, June 26, 1820.) 
 
 [By act of 24th March, 1820, (Laws p. 85,) the Corporation were authorized to create 
 
 a public fund or stock, not exceeding $400,000, in addition to that authorized by the 
 
 act of June 8, 1812, to be denominated " The New York Ci*y Stock," bearing interest 
 
 not exceeding six per cent., payable quarterly. Under this statute, the Common 
 
 Council passed the following resolution. See Min. C. C. vol. 41, p. 146.] 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller be authorized to give public notice in. 
 
 the papers employed by the Corporation, that books will be opened and 
 
 kept during business hours, at the Mechanics' Bank, in this city, from 
 
 the tenth to the twentieth day of July next, for the purpose of receiving 
 
 subscriptions for a loan to the Corporation of this city, of any sum not 
 
 * For proceedings of the Common Council as to loan of $100,000, of Sept. 15, 1819, 
 see Index to Min. C. C. v. 38; also, p. 478; Clerk's rough minutes of Sept. 6, 1819 ; also, 
 files of Comptroller's office. 
 
484 THE NEW YORK CITY STOCK. 
 
 less than one hundred dollars, and exceeding two hundred thousand 
 dollars. 
 
 . That on the closing of sucli books, should the sum subscribed exceed 
 in amount two hundred thousand dollars, the surplus wilHbe deducted 
 pro rata, from the amounts subscribed respectively ; that on the twentieth 
 day of July, the subscribers to the loan shall pay to the city treasurer, 
 at the Mechanics' Bank aforesaid, five per cent, on the amount of stock 
 to which they shall be entitled by their subscription, and that on the 
 thirty-first day of July thereafter, the remainder of the sum subscribed 
 shall be paid as aforesaid, when certificates of stock will be issued, bearing 
 an interest of five per cent., payable quarter yearly, from and after the 
 first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and not 
 redeemable until the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred 
 and fifty. That in the event of a failure of the subscribers to pay the 
 last installment on the day designated, the previous sums paid will be 
 forfeited to the use of the Corporation of this city. 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller be authorized, under the instruction of 
 the Finance Committee, to apply the proceeds of the proposed loan to 
 the payment of such of the outstanding bonds of this Corporation, as in 
 their opinion, will be most to the public interest. 
 
 (L\ COMMON COUNCIL, March 12, 1821.) 
 
 1. Resolved, That a public market shall be erected upon the ground 
 belonging to the Corporation, between Fulton street and Crane Wharf. 
 
 2. Resolved, That fifteen thousand dollars be raised annually, for ten 
 years, by tax, which, together with the income from the said market, 
 shall be appropriated to the Sinking Fund for the extinguishment of the 
 debt created by the purchase of said ground, and the erection of suitable 
 buildings, for a market on the same. 
 
 * * # * * * 
 
 5. Resolved, That the two hundred thousand dollars authorized to be 
 funded by the act of one thousand eight hundred and twenty, be funded 
 in such sums and at such times, as the means may be required to defray 
 the aforesaid expense ; and that the amount thus funded shall bear an 
 interest of not more than five per cent, per annum, and be redeemable 
 at the pleasure of the Corporation, after years. 
 
 6. Resolved, That the counsel be instructed to prepare a memorial, to 
 be presented to the legislature, at their next session, praying for an act 
 authorizing the aforesaid ; and that the clerk be instructed to give the 
 
THE NEW YORK CITY STOCK. 485 
 
 necessary notice of the intention of the Corporation to apply for such 
 authority. 
 
 7. Resolved, That so much of the foregoing resolutions as relates to the 
 City Stock, be referred to the Comptroller and Finance Committee, with 
 authority to adopt the necessary measures for carrying the same into 
 effect. 
 
 * -X- * * * -.'; 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, June 19, 1826.) 
 
 [By act of 28th of March, 1826, (Laws 76,) the Corporation was further authorized, as 
 they might find it expedient, to create a public fund or stock, not exceeding, in the 
 whole, $700,000, in addition to the sum authorized by the acts of 1812 and 1820.] 
 
 Resolved, That the Finance Committee be authorized to effect a loan, 
 on such terms, and to such an amount, not exceeding five hundred 
 thousand dollars, as they may deem proper, for the purpose of redeeming 
 such part of the City Stock, bearing an interest of six per cent., as is 
 now unredeemed, agreeably to the provisions of " An act of the legisla- 
 ture, authorizing the Corporation of the city of New York to create a 
 public stock," passed 28th March, 1826. 
 
 (!N COMMON COUNCIL, December 1, 1828.) 
 
 [By act of 19th April, 1828, 3 and 4, (Laws, 372,) the Corporation were authorized 
 to create a stock not exceeding $200,000, in the like manner, and on the like terms, as 
 are contained in the act of March 28, 1826, except, &c. The only action of the 
 Common Council seems to be the following :] 
 
 The Finance Committee presented the following report on the subject 
 of the Six per cent. Stock, &c.: 
 
 The Finance Committee respectfully report, that four hundred and 
 sixteen thousand nine hundred dollars of the Six per cent. Stock is 
 redeemable ; and that your Committee have directed the Comptroller to 
 advertise for a loan of Five per cent. Stock, redeemable after the first of 
 January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, in order to substitute the 
 same for the said stock so payable. 
 
 The best offer is made by John Jacob Astor, and Prime, Ward, 
 King & Co., viz : four and a half per cent, advance, which your Com- 
 mittee recommend to be accepted, and they therefore respectfully offer 
 the following resolution : 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller issue the stock certificates in the usual 
 manner, to the said Astor, and King, & Co., and that the Finance Com- 
 mittee instruct the Comptroller and City Treasurer, as to the Six per 
 
486 THE WATER STOCK. 
 
 cent. Stock to be paid off, in such manner as to pay off the Six per 
 cent. Stock at the same time when the moneys of the Five per cent. 
 Stock shall be received. 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 \V. SEAMAN, 
 WM. W. MOTT. 
 W. H. IRELAND. 
 
 Which was approved, and the resolutions adopted. 
 
 ([N COMMON COUNCIL, August 7, 1835.) 
 
 Resolved, That all certificates which may hereafter be issued, for any 
 or either of the stocks of this city, shall be signed by the Comptroller 
 and countersigned by the Mayor, and the Comptroller is hereby directed 
 to cause the form of the certificates to be so prepared, as to designate 
 the officers who are to sign and countersign the same severally. 
 
 Of " The Water Stock of the City of New York." 
 AN ORDINANCK to instruct the Water Commissioners to proceed in the 
 work of supplying the city of New York with water, and to create a 
 public fund or stock, to be called " The Water Stock of the city of New 
 York," for the expense of said work. (Pawed May 7, 183o.) 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain a* follow* : 
 
 1. The Water Commissioners of the city of New York are hereby 
 instructed to proceed with the work of supplying the city of New York 
 with a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome water, for the use of its 
 inhabitants, according to the plan adopted by them, in pursuance of the 
 act of the legislature, entitled " An act to provide for supplying the city 
 of New York with pure and wholesome water," passed May the second, 
 one thousand eight hundred and thirty -four. 
 
 2. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Water Stock of the 
 city of New York," shall be created for a loan of two millions five hun- 
 dred thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding five 
 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable on or 
 after the first day of January, which shall be in the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and sixty. 
 
 3. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock, shall 
 be one hundred dollars, and the same shall consist of twenty -five thousand 
 shares. 
 
THE WATER STOCK. 487 
 
 34. The said loan shall be receivable in the following proportions, and 
 at the following periods respectively, that is to say : one million of 
 dollars thereof shall be taken up previous to the tenth day of September, 
 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, in sums of two hundred and 
 fifty thousand dollars, payable on the tenth days of June, July, August 
 and September next, respectively ; and the remaining one million five 
 hundred thousand dollars thereof, in sums of five hundred thousand dol- 
 lars, payable half yearly, after the first day of January, one thousand 
 eight hundred and thirty-six. 
 
 g 5. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals, to be received at any time previous to the twenty-fifth day 
 of May instant, and not to be opened until that day, for the loan of one 
 million of dollars, (a part of the said loan of two millions five hundred 
 thousand dollars) payable in monthly installments of twenty-five per 
 centum, on the tenth days of June, July, August and September next, 
 respectively ; and such proposals may be made for any portion of the 
 said one million of dollars, not less than the par value of one share of the 
 said stock. 
 
 g 6. The said Comptroller shall determine, on or after the twenty-fifth 
 day of May instant, which and what proportion of the said proposals 
 shall be accepted ; and shall issue certificates for the number of shares 
 necessary to make up the said sum of one million of dollars, to that or 
 those person or persons or companies, whose proposals shall have been 
 accepted ; and such certificates shall be, nearly as may be, in the same 
 form as the certificates issued for " The New York City Stock," by virtue 
 of the act entitled " An act to regulate the finances of the city of New 
 York," passed June the eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. 
 
 \ 7. The said Comptroller shall receive, from time to time, as the same 
 becomes payable as aforesaid, the said installments of the said loan of one 
 million of dollars, and shall keep a separate and distinct account of the 
 same, and of all sums paid on account thereof. 
 
 I 8. The said moneys so to be received, shall be paid by the said 
 Comptroller to, or on the order of the said Water Commissioners, for 
 the expense of the said work of supplying the city of New York with 
 pure and wholesome water, according to the plan adopted by them for 
 that purpose, as aforesaid. 
 
 9. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " A law providing for 
 
488 THE WATER STOCK. 
 
 the redemption of the City Stock," so far as the same can be applied to 
 the " Water Stock of the city of New York," shall be applicable to the 
 same; and all revenue to be received for water, to be procured by the said 
 work, and furnished to the inhabitants of the city of New York, shall be 
 specially appropriated as a Sinking Fund toward the redemption of the 
 said Water Stock. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called the ' Water Stock of 
 the city of New York,' for the expenses of said work." Approved May 
 7, 1835. (Passed March 27, 1838.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows .- 
 
 \ 1. That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction, and with 
 the consent of the Finance Committees of both Boards, to meet the 
 requisitions of the Water Commissioners, to sell or dispose of the " Water 
 Loan Stocks," remaining unsold, upon such terms, and in such manner 
 as they shall deem expedient. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York,' for the expenses of the said work." (Passed 
 May 3, 1838.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 1. An additional stock or fund, to be called " The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York," shall be created for a loan of three millions of 
 dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding five per cent, per 
 annum, payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable on or after the first 
 day of May, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 fifty-eight. 
 
 2. The nominal value of each share of said stock shall be one hun- 
 dred dollars, and the same shall consist of thirty thousand shares. 
 
 | 3. That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction, and with 
 the consent of the Finance Committees of both Boards, to meet the 
 
THE WATER STOCK. 489 
 
 requisitions on the treasury, for supplying the city with pure and whole- 
 some water, to sell and dispose of five hundred thousand dollars of the 
 above stock, upon such terms, and in such manner as they shall deem 
 expedient. 
 
 4. The provisions of the ninth section of the law, to which this is an 
 addition, is applicable, in all respects, to this law. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law, " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York,' for the expenses of said work." Passed May, 3, 
 1838. (Passed July 10, 1838.) 
 
 Tfie Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the ciiy of New York, in Ccm- 
 moil Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 That the following section be added to the said law, viz : 
 $5. That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction, and 
 with the consent of the Finance Committee of both Boards, to meet the 
 requisitions on the treasury, for supplying the city of New York with 
 pure and wholesome water, to sell and dispose of a further amount of 
 five hundred thousand dollars of the above stock, redeemable on or after 
 the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, upon such terms, 
 and in such manner as they shall deem expedient. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York,' for the expenses of said work," passed May 3, 
 1838. (Passed November 2, 1838.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Corn- 
 men Council convened, do ordain a* follows: 
 That the following section be added to said law, viz]: 
 6. That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction, and with 
 the consent of the Finance Committees of both Boards, to meet the 
 requisitions on the treasury, for'supplying the city of New York with 
 pure and wholesome water, to sell and dispose of a further amount of two 
 hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the above stock, redeemable on or 
 after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, upon such 
 terms, and in such manner as they shall deem expedient. 
 32 
 
490 THE WATER STOCK. 
 
 A Laiv, in addition to the law " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York,' for the expenses of said work." (Passed February 
 26, 1839.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 \ 1. That the Comptroller be authorized, under the direction, and with 
 the consent of the Finance Committees of both Boards, to meet the 
 requisitions on the treasury, for supplying the city of New York with 
 pu^e and wholesome water, to sell and dispose of the balance of one 
 million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the stock, redeemable 
 on or after the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, upon 
 such terms, and in such manner as they shall deem expedient. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water, 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York/ for the expenses of the said work. (Passed April 
 28-, 1840.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, do ordain 
 
 as follows : 
 
 \ 1. An additional fund or stock, to be called "The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York, shall be created, for a loan of three millions of 
 dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding six per cent, per 
 annum, payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable on or after the first 
 day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred 
 and seventy. 
 
 \ 2. That no portion of said stock shall be issued for a less sum than 
 one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. That to provide for the payment of the interest due, and to grow 
 due upon the Water Stock, to meet the expenses of procuring and laying 
 down water pipes, and to reimburse the City Treasury for all advances 
 it has made, or shall hereafter make, for, or on account of the construc- 
 tion, maintenance and preservation of the " Croton Works," the Comp- 
 troller be authorized, under the direction, and with the consent of the 
 Finance Committees of both Boards, to sell and dispose of the above 
 stock upon such terms, and in such manner as they shall deem proper 
 and expedient. 
 
THE WATER STOCK/ 491 
 
 g 4. The provisions of the ninth section of the law to which this is an 
 addition, are applicable, in all respects, to this law. 
 
 5. That at the next regular meeting of either Board of the Common 
 Council, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to report to such Board, 
 the amount of stock sold, and the rate at which sold, and the rate of 
 interest such stock bears, and when payable. 
 
 An Ordinance, in addition to an ordinance, to instruct the Water 
 Commissioners, &c., passed May 7, 1835. (Passed September 24, 1840.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the the city of New York, do 
 
 ordain as follows.- 
 
 $ 1. That the Comptroller shall charge to the Water Loan, the follow- 
 ing items of expenditures : All the requisitions of the Water Commis- 
 sioners, for, or on account of the construction of the Croton Water 
 Works, north of and including the distributing reservoir ; all the requi- 
 sitions of the Croton Aqueduct Commissioner, for or on account of the 
 procuring and laying down water pipes in the city of New York, south 
 of the said distributing reservoir, when the same are ratified by the Croton 
 Aqueduct Committee, and all the interest accruing on the Water Stock 
 of the city of New York, until the further direction of the Common 
 Council. 
 
 2. The requisitions of the Water Commissioners, for contingent 
 expenses, shall not exceed five thousand dollars each ; but no such requi- 
 sition shall be paid by the Comptroller, until the former requisition shall 
 be fully and particularly accounted for to that officer ; nor until the 
 vouchers and receipts of the respective parties, to whom such moneys 
 have been ultimately paid, shall have been presented to the Croton 
 Aqueduct Committee, and have been approved by the said Committee. 
 
 g 3. No contract that may hereafter be entered into by the Water- 
 Commissioners, shall be binding upon the Common Council, until ratified 
 by the Common Council. 
 
 4. The powers of the Water Commissioners shall not extend to the 
 making of any contracts for materials or labor, to be used or employed 
 in the city of New York, or in procuring and laying down water pipes 
 in said city, south of the distributing reservoir ; and they are hereby 
 instructed, not to enter into any contract for the procuring or laying 
 down mains and water pipes in said city, south of said line this duty 
 having already been invested in the Croton Aqueduct Commissioner, and 
 Croton Aqueduct Committees of the Corporation. 
 
 I 
 
492 THE WATER STOCK. 
 
 A Law, in addition to the laws " To instruct the Water Commissioners 
 to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New York with water r 
 and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York/ for the expenses of the said work," and to com- 
 plete the same. (Passed June 25, 1841.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New York, do ordain 
 
 as follows : 
 
 1 1. An additional stock or fund, to be called " The Water Stock of 
 the city of New York," shall be created, for a loan of three million five 
 hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding 
 six per cent, per annum, payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable at 
 such periods, not exceeding forty years, as may be determined by the 
 Finance Committee. 
 
 2. The certificates of the said stock shall be issued in such amounts 
 not less than one hundred dollars in each certificate, and in such manner 
 and form as may be decided upon by the Finance Committees, to be the 
 most expedient for the interest of the city. 
 
 g 3. It shall be lawful for the Comptroller, by and with the consent of 
 the Finance Committees of both Boards, to issue the temporary obliga- 
 tions of the city in such sums as they shall deem proper, not under two 
 hundred and fifty dollars each, and therein expressed, to be transferable 
 only on the books of the office of the Comptroller of said city, by the 
 holder thereof in person, or his attorney, duly authorized in writing, for 
 short periods, bearing an interest not exceeding seven per cent, per 
 annum, and in anticipation of the permanent stock authorized by this 
 law, the amount of such temporary obligation not to exceed two millions 
 of dollars. 
 
 4. That the Comptroller be authorized, by and with the consent of 
 the Finance Committees of both Boards, to meet the requisitions upon 
 the treasury, for supplying the city of New York with pure and whole- 
 some water, to sell from time to time, and in such sums as they may 
 deem advisable, the stock or temporary obligations of the city, authorized 
 and created by this law, upon such terms, and in such manner as they 
 may deem most expedient ; and that he report the amount of such sales, 
 with the price obtained therefor, quarterly, to the Common Council. 
 
 g 5. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this law, shall be applied and 
 expended to and for the purpose of supplying the city with pure and 
 wholesome water, according to the provisions of the law hereby amended, 
 
THE WATER STOCK. 493 
 
 and no^part of the funds created by this law, or any other fund raised 
 for the purpose of constructing or completing the Croton Aqueduct, and 
 the works connected therewith, and distributing the water throughout 
 the^city, shall be diverted from such object. 
 
 \ 6. The provisions of the ninth section of the law to which this ia an 
 addition, is applicable, in all respects, to this law. 
 
 \ 7. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to estimate and report to 
 the Board of Supervisors of the city and county of New York, at their 
 annual meeting, the amount necessary to be raised by tax, on the estates, 
 real and personal, of the freeholders and inhabitants of, and situated 
 within the said city, and to be collected, to defray the deficiency of 
 interest upon the Water Stock of the city of New York, such money to 
 be assessed and collected in the same manner as now provided by law, 
 for the assessment and collection of taxes in the said city. 
 
 An Ordinance to raise money by loan. (Passed January 25, 1842.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 That it shall be lawful to raise such further sums of money, as may 
 be necessary to effect the introduction of the Croton Water into this 
 city, in the manner provided by section 3 of the ordinance relating to 
 the Water Stock of the city of New York, passed June 25th, A. D. 1841 
 The stock certificates to be issued therefor, to be made redeemable at such 
 periods, not exceeding fifteen years, as the Finance Committee may direct. 
 
 A Law, to amend a law, in addition to the laws " To instruct the 
 Water Commissioners to proceed in supplying the city of New York 
 with water, and to create a public fund or stock, to be called ' The Water 
 Stock of the city of New York,' for the expenses of said work,' and to 
 complete the same. (Passed February 23, 1843.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain a.s follows: 
 
 1. That the Comptroller be authorized, by and with the consent of 
 the Finance Committees of both Boards, in order to meet the requisitions 
 upon the treasury, for supplying the city of New York with pure and 
 wholesome water, and to complete the samr, to sell from tirao to time, 
 
494 THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 
 
 and in such manner as they may deem advisable, the stock, or obligations 
 of the city, not exceeding the sum of six hundred and forty-seven thou- 
 sand dollars, authorized and created by the laws heretofore passed by the 
 legislature, 1838, 1840 and 1841, upon such terms, not below the par 
 value thereof, and at an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, 
 and in such manner as they may deem most expedient ; and that he report 
 the amount of such sales to the Common Council, quarterly. 
 
 2. The moneys to be raised, by virtue of this law, shall be applied and 
 expended, to and for the purpose of supplying the city with pure and 
 wholesome water, according to the provisions of the law hereby amended - r 
 and no part of the fund created by this law, raised for the purpose of 
 completing the Croton Aqueduct, and the works connected therewith, 
 and distributing the water throughout the city, shall be diverted from 
 sttch object. 
 
 Of the " Fire Loan Stock of the city of New York." 
 
 A Law to regulate the the purchase of bonds and mortgages, which 
 belonged, on the 18th day of December, in the year 1835, to any of the 
 Eire Insurance Companies in the city of New York, which have become 
 insolvent, or whose capital may have been impaired, by losses occasioned 
 by the fire of the 16th and 17th of that month, and to provide the funds 
 necessary for that purpose. (Passed February 16, 1836.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Fire Loan Stock of the 
 city of New York," shall be created for a loan of four millions of dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest of not exceeding five per cent, per annum, 
 payable half yearly, and shall be redeemable, one-third thereof in two 
 years, one-third thereof in five years, and the remaining third thereof in 
 seven years, or the whole amount in two years, five years, or seven years, 
 under the direction of the Mayor, and the Presidents, and Finance Com- 
 mittees of both Boards of the Common Council, reserving the right to 
 increase the same to the amount prescribed by the act of the legislature,. 
 if the same shall be found necessary. 
 
 | 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals, to be received by him at any time previous to the ninth 
 day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and 
 not to be opened until that day, for the said loan of four millions of 
 dollars, receivable at such times as shall be fixed by the said Mayor, 
 Presidents and Finance Committees, and stated in the advertisement for 
 
THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 495 
 
 such proposals ; and such proposals may be made for uny portion of the 
 said loan, and must state whether the amounts and terufs thereby offered 
 are intended for a loan of so much, to be secured by the bond or bonds 
 of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, or 
 stock certificates to be issued by them. 
 
 \ 3. The said Comptroller shall, without delay, after the said ninth 
 day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, 
 submit such proposals as may have been received by him for the said 
 loan, or portions thereof, to the said Mayor, Presidents and Finance 
 Committees, who shall be a committee to determine whether any, which, 
 and what portion of the said proposals shall be accepted ; and such deter- 
 mination shall be in writing, and signed by the members of such com- 
 mittee, or a majority of them. 
 
 $4. After such determination shall have been made, the Comptroller 
 shall issue certificates, or deliver bonds, according to the proposals which 
 shall have been so accepted, to that or those person or persons, or bodies 
 corporate, who shall have made the same : Provided, that no such bond 
 or certificate shall be so issued or delivered, until the par value, or the 
 amount conditioned to be paid thereby, with any premium to be given 
 therefor, shall have been actually deposited in the Mechanics' Bank of 
 the city of New York, to the credit of the Corporation of the said city, 
 for account of the Fire Loan of the city of New York. 
 
 5. All certificates to be issued for any portion of the said loan, shall 
 be made in conformity with the resolution of the Common Council, 
 passed on the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and 
 thirty-five ; and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned 
 by the Mayor ; and all bonds which may be delivered for any portion of 
 such loan, shall have affixed thereto the seal of the city, with the signa- 
 tures of the Clerk of the Common Council and of the Mayor, and shall 
 be made payable to the order of the Comptroller, and indorsed by him. 
 
 I 6. The faith and property of the city of New York, and the proceeds 
 of all bonds and mortgages which may be purchased in pursuance of this 
 law, are hereby pledged for the redemption of the said stock or loan. 
 
 7. The Common Council shall appoint seven commissioners, to per- 
 form the duties prescribed by the second section of the act of the legis- 
 lature, entitled " An act to authorize the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of the city of New York, to raise moneys on loan, and for other 
 purposes," passed January sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and 
 thirty -six j and the said commissioners shall hold their offices until the 
 
 
496 THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 
 
 sixteenth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
 six, unless sooner removed by the Common Council. 
 
 g 8. All applications for the sale, to the Corporation of this city, of 
 any bond and mortgage under the above-mentioned act of the legislature, 
 shall be made to the Comptroller, and shall be accompanied by the said 
 bond and mortgage, together with a written statement or abstract of the 
 title of the mortgaged premises, and the certificates of the Register, and 
 of the clerks of the several courts, showing that such premises were free, 
 and discharged from all prior incumbrances, at the time of the execution 
 of such mortgage ; and no such bonds or mortgages shall be purchased, 
 except directly from the Fire Insurance Companies heretofore mentioned. 
 
 \ 9. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, on the receipt of any such 
 application, to furnish to the Commissioners a description of the mort- 
 gaged premises, and on receiving from the said commissioners their 
 certificate of the value of such premises, the said Comptroller, shall forth- 
 with submit such application, together with such certificate of the com- 
 missioners, to a select committee, to consist of three members from each 
 Board of the Common Council, and to be appointed for that purpose ; 
 and such committee shall determine whether such bond and mortgage 
 shall be purchased ; and no such purchase shall be made, unless a majority 
 of the persons composing such committee, shall signify their approbation 
 thereof in writing, and under their hands. 
 
 \ 10. Every such bond and mortgage, together with the statement or 
 abstract, and certificates respecting the title of the mortgaged premises, 
 and the proposed instrument of assignment or sale thereof, to the Cor- 
 poration of this city, shall, previous to the purchase thereof, be examined 
 by the Counsel of the Corporation ; and no such bond and mortgage shall 
 be purchased until the said counsel shall have certified his opinion, that 
 the form and execution of such bond and mortgage, and of such instru- 
 ment of assignment are sufficient, and that the title to the mortgaged 
 premises is good and unincumbered. 
 
 g 11. Every assignment of a bond and mortgage, to be made under this 
 law, shall be accompanied, with an admission in writing, from the debtor 
 or debtors thereon, of notice of such assignment, and that he, she or they 
 have no set-off against the same ; and all charges and expenses attending 
 the examination of the titles of the mortgaged premises, shall be borne 
 by the companies from whom such bonds and mortgages may be pur- 
 chased. 
 
 12. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to pay for every such 
 
THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 497 
 
 bond and mortgage, the purchase of which shall bo authorized, as herein- 
 before mentioned, to such person or officer, as may be duly empowered 
 to receive the same, the amount due upon such bond and mortgage 
 for principal, and for interest accrued since the last time specified 
 therein for the payment of the same ; and such payment shall be made out 
 of the moneys to be obtained by loan, on the bonds or stock hereinbefore 
 mentioned. 
 
 13. Any of the said companies may, within one year from the date 
 thereof, receive back the bonds and mortgages assigned by them, or such 
 as shall remain unpaid, or a portion thereof, with the consent of the 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, on payment of the amount of the 
 principal and interest thereon, in the Fire Loan Stock of the city of New 
 York, at the same rate at which the same shall be issued by the Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 $ 14. The Mayor and Clerk of the Common Council are hereby 
 authorized to execute a reassignment to any of the said companies, of 
 the bonds and mortgages now held by them, respectively, and which may 
 be sold to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York, and shall remain unpaid, or a portion thereof, on receiving from 
 the Comptroller a certificate, that a portion of the Fire Loan Stock, of 
 the city of New York, had been surrendered to the said Comptroller by 
 the said companies, in payment therefor, to the amount of the principal 
 and interest of the said bonds and mortgages, assigned by them respec- 
 tively, or such portion as may be so reassigned, deducting the premium 
 received by the Common Council on said stock. 
 
 \ 15. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to keep a separate and 
 distinct account of all moneys to be received for the said bonds or stock, 
 and of all moneys to be paid for the said bonds and mortgages ; also, of 
 all moneys to be received in payment of the principal and interest of 
 such bonds and mortgages, and of all moneys to be paid for the redemp- 
 tion of the bonds or stock to be issued as aforesaid. And the said 
 Comptroller shall furnish a copy of such account, once in every three 
 months, to the Common Council. 
 
 \ 16. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to collect and receive 
 the interest accruing on the said bonds and mortgages, as the same 
 may become payable ; and the principal moneys due thereon, shall be 
 paid into such banks as the Common Council of this city shall, by 
 resolution direct, to the credit of the Commissioners of the Sinking 
 Fund, and on account of the Fire Loan of the city of New York ; and a 
 
498 THE .FIRE LOAN STOCK. 
 
 certificate of such payment shall be given by the cashier of such bank ; 
 bat no payments on account of the principal due on any such bond, shall 
 be received in less sums than five hundred dollars. The Comptroller 
 shall also deposit in such bank, to the credit of the said Commissioners 
 of the Sinking Fund, the interest so to be received by him, and also, any 
 balance of the said loan that may remain, not appropriated under this 
 ordinance, after the sixteenth day of July, in the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and thirty-six. 
 
 $ 17. On the payment of all moneys due for principal and interest, 
 upon any such bond and mortgage as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of 
 the Comptroller, on receiving a certificate from the cashier of the said 
 bank, showing such payment of principal, to deliver up the said bond 
 and mortgage to the party making such payment, together with sufficient 
 acknowledgment of the satisfaction of such mortgage ; and the Mayor 
 and Clerk of the Common Coumcil are hereby authorized to sign, and 
 cause the seal of the city to be affixed to every such acknowledgment 
 of satisfaction, on the certificate of the Comptroller, that such principal 
 and interest have been paid. But no release of any part of the premises 
 contained in any such mortgage, from the lien created by such mortgage 
 thereon, shall be made or executed, or authorized by the Common Council. 
 
 $18. The purchase of bonds and mortgages, to be made under this 
 law, shall be confined to bonds secured by mortgage on unincumbered 
 real estate ; and whenever any building on the property so mortgaged, 
 shall be estimated by the commissioners, as forming a part of the value 
 of the mortgaged premises, the insurance company from whom such bond 
 and mortgage may be purchased, shall deliver to the Comptroller a 
 policy of insurance, for not less than one year, effected on the said build- 
 ing, by a solvent fire insurance company of this city, with an assignment 
 thereof to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York. 
 
 \ 19. All bonds and mortgages which may be purchased under this law, 
 shall be closed, and payment thereof required, within seven years from 
 the sixteenth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and thirty-six ; and the right is hereby reserved to the Corporation of 
 this city, to call in or collect, when due, any of the said bonds and mort- 
 gages, at any time previous to the expiration of such period ; and in 
 case of the non-payment of any interest upon any such bond and mort- 
 gage, for more than three months after the same may be due, or the 
 neglect of the owner of any building covered by any such mortgage, to 
 renew any policy of insurance thereon^ which may have been assigned 
 
THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 499 
 
 to the Corporation of this city as aforesaid, when such policy shall have 
 expired, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller, to deliver the said bond 
 and mortgage to the Counsel of the Corporation, to collect the amount 
 due thereon, for principal and interest. 
 
 $ 20. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " A law providing for 
 the redemption of the City Stock," so far as the same can be applied to 
 the Fire Loan Stock of the city of New York, shall be applicable to the 
 same; and the Comptroller shall open and keep a separate account, to 
 be called " The Sinking Fund Account of the Fire Loan Stock of the 
 city of New York ;" and the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the 
 said city, shall apply the proceeds to be collected and received, on or for 
 all bonds and mortgages which may be purchased by virtue of this law, 
 to the payment of the interest to accrue upon the said loan, and to pur- 
 chase on redemption, of the said bonds or stock issued therefor ; and the 
 whole of the principal and interest of such bonds and mortgages, after 
 the payment of all necessary expenses, is hereby appropriated, as the 
 same shall be paid into the City Treasury, to the said Sinking Fund, for 
 such purpose, and shall not, under any preter.se whatever, be diverted 
 therefrom, for any other purpose or use whatsoever. 
 
 21. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to employ an additional 
 clerk in his office, who shall be paid at a rate not exceeding one thousand 
 dollars per annum, by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, out of 
 the moneys to be received by them under this ordinance. 
 
 A Law, to amend a law to " Regulate the purchase of bonds and 
 mortgages, which belonged, on the 18th day of December, in the year 
 1835, to any of the Fire Insurance Companies in the city of New York, 
 whose capital may have been impaired by losses occasioned by the fire 
 on the 16th and 17th of that month, and to provide the funds necessary 
 for that purpose." (Passed March 15, 183G.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 g 1. The Comptroller may, when directed so to do by the Select Com- 
 mittee appointed under the ninth section of the law hereby amended, 
 within sixty days from the passage of this act, accept of any offers for 
 any portion of the stock authorized to be issued by the said law, which 
 has not been subscribed for, nor exceeding, in the whole amount, one and 
 a half millions of dollars, redeemable at a period not longer than five 
 
500 THE FIRE LOAX STOCK. 
 
 years from the time the said stock shall be issued, and he may issue stock 
 or bonds therefor, in the manner directed by the said law : Provided 
 that no such offer shall be accepted for any portion of the said stock, 
 below the par value thereof. 
 
 g 2. All the provisions of the law hereby amended, shall be applicable 
 to the stock which may be issued in pursuance of the foregoing section, in 
 the same manner as to the stock which may have been subscribed for 
 under the said law, excepting so far as they are inconsistent therewith. 
 
 A Law, to provide for loaning the surplus of the Fire Loan Stock of 
 the city of New York, to the Safety Fund Banks of the city. (Passed 
 March 3, 1836.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 1. The Comptroller may issue, as pat of the residue of the stock 
 authorized to be issued by an act of the legislature, entitled " An act to 
 authorize the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New 
 York, to raise money on loan, and for other purposes," to the amount of 
 one and a half million of dollars in stock. 
 
 \ 2. Such stock shall be issued, bearing an interest of five per centum 
 per annum, and shall be redeemable, one-third in two years, and one- 
 third in three years, and one-third in four years from the passage of 
 this law. 
 
 g 3. Such stock may be loaned to such of the banks in this city, as 
 are under the Safety Fund Law, to an amount to be determined by the 
 Joint Committee hereinafter named, not exceeding, to any one bank, the 
 half of the capital of such bank, upon the conditions hereinafter mentioned. 
 
 I 4. Each of the said banks may borrow such portion of the said 
 stock, as may be determined by the said Committee, on delivering to the 
 Comptroller, the obligation of such bank, in the penal sum of double the 
 amount loaned, conditioned for the return of the said stock to the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, at the times when 
 the same shall become redeemable ; also, for the payment of the interest 
 on the said stock, at the rate of five and a half per centum per annum, 
 in half yearly payments, at the same time that the interest on the said 
 stock shall become payable ; and also, that the said stock shall not, at 
 any time, be sold to any person whatever ; that the said stock shall not 
 be used by way of hypothecation, or otherwise, in the state of New York, 
 
THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 501 
 
 or to any inhabitant thereof ; and that the said bank will save harmless, 
 and indemnify the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city 
 of New York, against any claim whatever, for or on account of the said 
 stock ; and also will, when required so to do by the Comptroller, sub- 
 scribe for a portion of the residue of the said stock, not exceeding one- 
 third of the amount of the stock to be loaned to them by virtue hereof, 
 as is directed by the eighth section of this ordinance. 
 
 \ 5, In addition to the obligations of the said banks, there shall also 
 be required, the bond of such of the directors of each bank, as shall be 
 deemed sufficient by the Joint Committee hereafter named, conditioned 
 for the return of the said stock, and payment of the said interest, accord- 
 ing to the obligation of each bank, and for the punctual performance of 
 all the covenants and conditions of each bank in regard to the same. 
 
 \ 6. Any of the said banks may, at any time, return the said stock 
 loaned to them, and pay up the interest thereon ; and on such sur- 
 render of all the stock loaned to them, and payment of such interest, the 
 Comptroller may, with the consent of the Mayor and Presidents of both 
 Boards of the Common Council, or a majority of them, deliver up the 
 obligation and bond given by such bank and their directors. 
 
 7. The Comptroller may issue, for the balance of the stock so authorized 
 as aforesaid, to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars, at an interest 
 of five per centum per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the Com- 
 mon Council, after one year from the passage of this law, when directed 
 so to do by the said Joint Committee. 
 
 1 8. Each of the said banks, before receiving the said stock so to be 
 loaned as aforesaid, shall, if required so to do by the Joint Committee, 
 appointed under the ninth section of the ordinance of the Common 
 Council, entitled " A law to regulate the purchase of bonds and mort- 
 gages, which belonged, on the eighteenth day of December, in the year 
 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, to any of the Fire Insurance 
 Companies in the city of New York, which have become insolvent, or 
 whose capital may have been impaired by losses occasioned by the fire 
 of the sixteenth and seventeenth of that month, and to provide the funds 
 necessary for that purpose, 'passed February sixteenth, one thousand 
 eight hundred and thirty-six," subscribe for a portion of said stock, not 
 exceeding one-third of the amount loaned, to be issued as is directed in the 
 sixth section of this law, at par, not exceeding one-third of the amount 
 which may be loaned to them respectively. 
 
 2 9. On receiving a certificate of the deposit of the amount, of the par 
 
 
502 THE FIRE LOAN STOCK. 
 
 value of the stock so to be subscribed for by any of the said banks, in 
 the Mechanics' Bank, to the credit of the Mayor Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of the city of New York, on account of the Fire Loan Stock 
 of the city of New York, the Comptroller shall deliver to the President 
 of the bank, making such deposit, the amount of stock so subscribed and 
 paid for. 
 
 $ 10. On the payment of the said money, in the mode directed in the 
 last section, and the delivery to the Comptroller of the said obligation 
 and bond hereinbefore mentioned, on behalf of any of the said banks, 
 approved of by the Counsel of the Corporation, and the Joint Committee 
 mentioned in the seventh section of this law, or in case a subscription for 
 the said stock shall not be required, then, on the delivery of the said 
 obligation and bond as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller 
 to deliver to the President of such bank, the proportion of the stock 
 directed to be issued by the first section of this law, which may have 
 been determined by the said committee to be loaned to such bank, and 
 which shall be secured by the said obligation of the said bank, and bond 
 of the directors thereof. 
 
 11. All the provisions of the said ordinance of the Common Council, 
 passed February sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, 
 and mentioned in the seventh section of this law, relating to the charge, 
 custody and deposit of the moneys to be received, and the redemption of 
 the stock, and also to the Sinking Fund, are hereby made applicable to 
 the stock to be issued under this law. 
 
 A Law, further to amend a law " To regulate the purchase of bonds 
 and mortgages, which belonged on the 18th day of December, in the 
 year 1835, to any of the Fire Insurance Companies in the city of New 
 York, whose capital may have been impaired by losses occasioned by the 
 fire of the 16th and 17th of that month, and to provide the funds neces- 
 sary for that purpose. (Passed July 12, 1836.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows.- 
 
 $ 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, under the direction of the 
 Select Committee, mentioned in the ninth section of the law hereby 
 amended, to receive and accept proposals, at any time previous to the 
 hour of four o'clock in the afternoon, of the twelfth day of July instant, 
 for a loan of not exceeding seven hundred thousand dollars, at an interest 
 
THE PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK. 503 
 
 of five per centum per annum, and redeemable within seventeen years 
 from the sixteenth day of January last, upon any portion of the stock 
 authorized to be issued by the law hereby amended, not already sub- 
 scribed for or issued : Provided, that offers made for the said loan or 
 parts thereof, for the shortest period or periods, and at a rate or rates 
 not less than par, shall be preferred. 
 
 g 2. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the city of New York, 
 are hereby authorized, to invest such moneys as may remain in their 
 hands, belonging to the said fund, in the said loan, or purchase of the 
 said stock, under the direction of the said committee. 
 
 3. It shall be lawful for the said Comptroller, when authorized so to 
 do by the said committee, to receive the said stock at par, in payment 
 of the amount due upon any bond and mortgage which shall have 
 been purchased under the law hereby amended, or to ssll any such bond 
 and mortgage, and to take the said stock in payment therefor ; and the 
 fourteenth section of the law hereby amended shall be applicable to all 
 assignments which may be required to be executed, in pursuance of this 
 . section. 
 
 $4. All the provisions of the law hereby amended, except so far as 
 they may be inconsistent with this law, shall be applicable to the stock 
 which may be issued in pursuance of this law. 
 
 
 Of " The Public Building Stock of the city of New York." 
 
 A Law to create a Public Fund or Stock, to be called " The Public 
 Building Stock of the city of New York." (Passed August 8, 1836.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public fund or stock, to be called "The Public Building Stock 
 of the city of New York," shall be created for a loan of two hundred and 
 fifty thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding five 
 per centum per annum, payable half yearly, and shall be redeemable on 
 or after the sixth day of May, which shall be in the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and fifty-six. 
 
 3 2. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock, shall 
 be one hundred dollars, and the portion of said stock hereby directed to 
 :-be issued, shall consist of two thousand five hundred shares. 
 
504 THE PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK. 
 
 g 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals, to be received at any time previous to the fifth day of Sep- 
 tember next, and not to be opened until that day, for the loan of the 
 said sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable on the 
 fifteenth day of September next ; and such proposals may be made for 
 any portion of the said sum, not less than the par value of one share of 
 the said stock. 
 
 $ 4. The Finance Committees of both Boards of the Common Council, 
 and the Comptroller, shall determine, on or after the fifth day of Sep- 
 tember next, which and what proportion of the said proposals shall be 
 accepted, and the said Comptroller shall issue certificates for the number 
 of shares necessary to make up the said sum of two hundred and fifty 
 thousand dollars, to the person or persons, company or companies, whose 
 proposals shall have been accepted. 
 
 | 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The said Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account of 
 all moneys received and paid on account of said stock, and the provisions 
 of the ordinance entitled " A law providing for the redemption of the 
 City Stock," so far as the same can be applied to the stock hereby 
 created, shall be applicable to the same'. 
 
 A Law to amend a law, entitled " A law to create a Public Fund or 
 Stock, to be called ' The Public Building Stock of the city of New 
 York.' " (Passed September 14, 1836.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows.' 
 
 \ 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, with the advice and con- 
 sent of the Finance Committees of the Common Council, to receive and 
 accept such proposals as may be offered to him, for so much of the loan 
 of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, mentioned in the law hereby 
 amended, as may not have been proposed for and accepted previous to 
 the fifth day of September instant. 
 
THE PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK. 505 
 
 A Law, in addition to the law entitled " A law to create a Public 
 Fund or stock, to be called ' The Public Building Stock of the city of 
 New York." (Passed January 20, 1838.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, do ordain 
 as follows : 
 
 1. An addition to the public fund or stock, called "The Public 
 Building Stock of the city of New York shall be created, for a loan o 
 two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest O n 
 not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable half yearly, and shall e 
 be redeemable on or after the the sixth day of May, which will be in the 
 year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of two thousand five hundred shares, 
 and the nominal value of each share of the said stock shall be one hun- 
 dred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to receive pro- 
 posals for said loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or for any 
 portion of said sum, not less than the par value of one share of said stock, 
 at such times as the Finance Committees of the Common Council shall 
 direct. Said proposals shall be made for cash, or on such terms as shall 
 be directed by the said committees ; but no such stock shall be i ssued 
 under par. 
 
 4. The Finance Committees of Both Boards of the Common Council, 
 and the Comptroller, shall determine which and what proportion of the 
 said proposals shall be accepted, and the said Comptroller shall issue the 
 certificates necessary to make up the said sum of two hundred and fifty 
 thousand dollars, to the person or persons, company or companies, whose 
 proposals shall have been accepted. 
 
 | 5 . The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 6. The said Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account 
 of all moneys received and paid on account of the Public Building Stock, 
 and the provisions of the ordinance entitled -'A law providing for the 
 redemption of the City Stock, so far as the same can be applied to the 
 stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 33 
 
506 THE FIRE INDEMNITY STOCK. 
 
 Of " The Fire Indemnity Stock of the City of New York. 11 
 
 A Law to create a public fund or stock, to be called " The Fire Indem- 
 nity Stock of the city of New York. (Passed May 3, 1838.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain an follows: 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " The Fire Indemnity Stock 
 of the city of New York," shall be created, for a loan of not more than 
 six hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceed- 
 ing five per centum per annum, payable half yearly ; the one-half of such 
 stock shall be redeemable on or after the tenth day of May, in the year 
 one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and one- half of such stock 
 on or after the tenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and fifty-eight. 
 
 $ 2. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock shall 
 be one hundred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals, or to dispose of, at private sale, under the direction of the 
 Finance Committees of both Boards, for the whole or either portion of 
 the said stock, at such times, and for such sums, as shall be necessary to 
 be applied to and expended in paying the damages already recovered, 
 and that may hereafter be recovered, against the Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the city of New York, by reason of the blowing up and 
 destruction of sundry buildings in the said city, during the continuance 
 of the great fire in said city, in December, one thousand eight hundred 
 and thirty-five, and the expenses attending such recoveries ; and the 
 stock to be issued under this law shall not exceed the amount necessary 
 for that purpose. 
 
 g 4. The certificates shall be made and signed in conformity with the 
 resolution of the Common Council, passed the seventh day of August, 
 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. 
 
 \ 5. The Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account of all 
 moneys received and paid on account of said stock. 
 
 $6. The provisions of the ordinance entitled "A law providing for 
 the redemption of the City Stock," a? far as the same can be applied to 
 the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 7. There shall be application made annually to the legislature, for 
 authority to raise, in addition to the amount annually required for taxes, 
 
THE FLOATING DEBT STOCK. 507 
 
 the further sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall be, and here- 
 by is, appropriated to the redemption of the said stock, and shall not be 
 used for any other purpose whatever ; and the same shall be paid to the 
 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund therefor. 
 
 (Resolutions, passed November 30, 1838.) 
 
 Resolved, That the suits and claims for damages sustained by the 
 blowing up of buildings during the great fire, be referred to the Finance 
 Committees, together with the Law Committees of both Boards, with 
 power to direct the further prosecution or defense of the same or some 
 of them, or to settle and pay the same, or some of them ; and all ex- 
 penses attending the same, as they in their discretion shall judge pro- 
 per ; and to direct the sale and transfer of so much of the stock of the 
 Fire Indemnity Loan, as shall be necessary to make such payments. 
 
 Resolved, That the Comptroller be authorized to sell and dispose of so 
 much of the stock of the Fire Indemnity Loan, and to pay such claims 
 as the Finance Committees, in pursuance of the above resolution, shall 
 direct. 
 
 Of " The Floating Debt Stock of the City of New York.' 1 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " The 
 Floating Debt Stock of the city of New York," to be applied exclu- 
 sively to the payment of the Floating Debt of the said city, contracted 
 before the first day of January, 1840. (Passed June 8, 1840). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in 
 Common Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 2 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " The Floating Debt Stock 
 of the city of New York," shall be created for a loan of four hundred 
 thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of not exceeding six per 
 cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of February 
 , and August in each year, hereafter, and shall be redeemable at such pe- 
 riods not exceeding seven years, as may be determined on by the Com- 
 mittees of Finance of both Boards of the Common Council. 
 
 g 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, under the direction of the 
 said Committees on Finance, to sell and dispose of the same from time 
 to time, upon such terms, and in such manner, as the said committees 
 
508 THE CROTOX WATER STOCK. 
 
 shall deem proper, and to apply the proceeds thereof exclusively to the 
 payment of the Floating Debt of the said city, contracted before the 
 first day of January, 1840. 
 
 3. The faith of the city of New York, and the taxes authorized to 
 be raised by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, pass- 
 ed May 14, 1840, authorizing the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the city of New York, to fund and pay old Floating Debt of the said 
 city, are hereby pledged for the redemption of the said stock or loan, 
 and the interest thereon. 
 
 g 4. The said Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account 
 of the said stock, and of all sums received and paid on account, and shall 
 report to each Board of the Common Council, once in every three 
 months, a full and particular statement thereof. 
 
 5. The certificates of such stock shall be made in conformity with 
 the resolution of the Common Council, passed August?, 1835, and shall 
 be signed by the Comptroller and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 Of " The Croton Water Stock." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " The 
 Croton Water Stock." (Passed December 24, 1845). 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com. 
 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows* 
 
 1 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " The Croton Water Stock," 
 shall be created, for a loan of five hundred thousand dollars, which shall 
 bear an interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable quar- 
 terly, and be redeemable on or before the first day of February, in the 
 year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. 
 
 \ 2. The said stock shall consist of five thousand shares, and the 
 nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars each. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, with the assent of the Fi- 
 nance Committees of both Boards of the Common Council, to advertise 
 for proposals for the whole or any portion of the said stock ; the propo- 
 sals so to be received shall be opened in the presence of said committees, 
 who, with the Comptroller, shall determine which and what portions of 
 such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
THE CROTON WATER STOCK. 509 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been so ac- 
 cepted ; provided, the par value of such stock, together with any pre- 
 mium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the City Trea- 
 sury for the account of " Croton Water Stock." 
 
 g 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller, and be countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the completion of the Crotou Aqueduct, and 
 the payment of claims for damage, by injury to water rights on the 
 Croton river, and the destruction of property by the breaking away of 
 the Croton dam, and the legal expenses attendant thereon ; and be 
 drawn only on the requisition of the State Water Commissioners. 
 
 $ 7. The provisions of the ordinance, entitled "An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of the interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same 
 can apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Croton 
 Water Stock." (Passed August 14, 1851). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called "The Croton Water Stock," 
 shall be crealed for a loan of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per centum per annum, 
 payable quarterly, and redeemable on or before the first day of Februa- 
 ry, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of three thousand five hundred shares, 
 and the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals, 
 for the whole or any portion of said stock ; the proposals so to be re- 
 ceived, shall be opened in the presence of the Commissioners of the Sink- 
 ing Fund, who, with the Comptroller, shall determine which and what 
 portions of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
510 THE CROTON WATER STOCK. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been so ac- 
 cepted ; provided the par value of such stock, together with any pre- 
 mium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the City Trea~ 
 sury for the account of " Croton Water Stock." 
 
 I 5. The said certificates shall be in conformity with the resolution of 
 the Common Council, passed on the 7th day of August, 1835, and shall 
 be signed by the Comptroller and be countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 $ 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this act shall be applied to, 
 and expended for, the purpose of reimbursing the treasury of the city of 
 New York the amount advanced for extending water pipes (mains) in 
 said city, for the distribution of the Croton water, and for the further 
 extension of the same. 
 
 7. The provisions of the ordinance, entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the city debt and the payment of the interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the 
 same can apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Croton 
 Water Stock." (Passed May 20, 1852). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public fund or stock, to be called "The Croton Water Stock," 
 shall be created for a loan of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent, per annum, 
 payable quarter-yearly, and redeemable on or before the first day of 
 February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. 
 
 $ 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand five hundred shares, 
 and the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the whole or any portion of said stock ; the proposals, so to be re- 
 ceived, shall be opened in the presence of the Commissioners of the 
 Sinking Fund, who, with the Comptroller, shall determine which and 
 what portions of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 I 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been so ac- 
 
BUILDING LOAN STOCK! NO. 2. 511 
 
 cepted, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium 
 to be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury for 
 the account of" The Croton Water Stock." 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be in conformity with the resolution of 
 the Common Council, passed on the 7th day of August, 1835, and shall 
 be signed by the Comptroller, and be countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the purpose of reimbursing the treasury of 
 the city of New York, the amounts advanced for extending water pipes 
 (mains) in said city, for the distribution of the Croton water, and for 
 the further extension of the same. 
 
 $ 7. The provisions of an ordinance entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the city debt, and the payment of the interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the 
 same can apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 Of "Building Loan Stock No. 2." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 2." (Passed Nov. 24, 1845). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New Yoik in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as Jollows : 
 
 $ 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 2," shall be created for a loan of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding six per centum per annum 
 payable quarterly, and be redeemable as follows, to wit : fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
 nine ; fifty thousand dollars on the first day of February, one thousand 
 eight hundred and fifty, and fifty thousand dollars on the first day of 
 February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 
 
 $ 2. The said stock shall consist of fifteen hundred shares, and the 
 nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 \ 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, with the assent of the Fi- 
 nance Committees of both Boards of the Common Council, to advertise 
 for proposals for the whole or any portion of the said stock ; the propo- 
 sals so to be received shall be opened in the presence of said committees, 
 
512 BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 2. 
 
 who, with the Comptroller, shall determine which, and what proportion 
 of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 g 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been so ac- 
 cepted ; provided the par value of such stock, together with any pre- 
 mium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city trea- 
 sury for the account of" Building Loan Stock No. 2." 
 
 % 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller, and be countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 | 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the erection of the buildings known as the 
 Nurseries and Alms-house ; and the Comptroller shall keep a separate 
 and distinct account of such money received and paid on account of said 
 stock and building. 
 
 g 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of the interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22,1844, so far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 game. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Build- 
 ing Loan Stock, No. 2." (Passed June 23, 1847). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in 
 Common Council convened, do ordain as follows .- 
 
 \ 1. A public fund or stock to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 2," shall be created for a loan of one hundred thousand dollars, which 
 shall bear an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, payable 
 quarterly, and be redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand dollars on the 
 first day of February, 1852, and fifty thousand dollars on the first day 
 of February, 1853. 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $ 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized, with the assent of the Fi- 
 nance Committees of both Boards of the Common Council, to advertise 
 
BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 2, 513, 
 
 for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, the proposals 
 so to be received shall be opened in the presence of the said committees, 
 who, with the Comptroller, shall determine which, and what proportions 
 of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury for the 
 account of " Building Loan Stock No. 2." 
 
 g 5. The said certificate shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the 7th day of August, 1835, and 
 shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this Ordinance, shall be ap- 
 plied to and expended for the erection of buildings to be known as the 
 Nurseries and the Mad House, and for the extension of the Lunatic 
 Asylum, and the Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account 
 of such money received and paid on account of said stock and buildings. 
 
 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance, provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon, "approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 2." (Passed June 17, 1848). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 2," shall be created, for a loan not exceeding one hundred thousand dol- 
 lars, which shall bear an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, 
 payable quarterly, and be redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the first day of February, 1854, and fifty thousand dollars on the 
 first day of February, 1855. 
 
 | 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 
 
BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 2. 
 
 to advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, and 
 determine which and what proportions of such proposals shall be ac- 
 cepted. 
 
 g 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been ac- 
 cepted, provided the par value of such stock, together with any pre- 
 mium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city trea- 
 sury for the account of " Building Loan Stock No. 2." 
 
 | 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 \ 6. The money so to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance, shall be 
 applied to, and expended for, the erection of buildings, to be known as 
 the Nurseries and the Mad-house, and for the extension of the Lunatic 
 Asylum ; and the Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account 
 of such money received and paid on account of said stock and buildings. 
 
 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and payment of interest there- 
 on," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the same can 
 apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " Build- 
 ing Loan Stock No. 2." (Passed January 26, 1849). 
 
 TJie Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows .- 
 
 1 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 2," shall be created for a loan not exceeding fifty thousand dollars 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, paya- 
 ble quarterly, and be redeemable on the first day of February, 1856. 
 
 I 2. The said stock shall consist of five hundred shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 to advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, 
 and determine which and what proportion of such proposals shall be ac- 
 cepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 
WASHINGTON SQUARE IRON RAILING STOCK. 515 
 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury for 
 the account of " Building Loan Stock No. 2." 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The money so to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance, shall be ap- 
 plied to, aud expended for, the extension of the Lunatic Asylum, and for 
 the erection of buildings to be known as the Nurseries and the Mad- 
 house, and other almshouse buildings, including the Penitentiary Hospi- 
 tal ; and the Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account of 
 such money received and paid on account of said stock and buildings. 
 
 g 7. The provisions of an ordinance entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 Of " Washington Square Iron Railing Stock." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " "Wash- 
 ington square Iron Bailing Stock." (Passed November 1, 1848.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Washington square Iron 
 Hailing Stock," shall be created for ' a loan not exceeding twenty-five 
 thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest not exceeding six per cent, 
 per annum, payable quarterly, and be redeemable as follows, viz : Five 
 thousand dollars in one year ; five thousand dollars in two years ; five 
 thousand dollars in three years ; five thousand dollars in four years ; the 
 remaining five thousand dollars in five years ; each period to be reckon- 
 ed from the day on which said stock bears date. 
 
 g 2. The said stock shall consist of two hundred and fifty shares, and 
 the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 I 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized to 
 sell and dispose of such shares at public auction, or at private sale, or 
 by subscription to such stock, and on such terms as they shail think proper. 
 
516 THE WATER STOCK OF THE YEAR 1849. 
 
 1 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of said stock to the party 
 or parties to whom the same shall have been sold, or awarded by the said 
 commissioners, provided the par value of such stock, together with any 
 premium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city 
 treasury, for the account of " Washington square Iron Railing Stock." 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The moneys so to be raised by virtue of this ordinance, shall be 
 applied and expended to and for the purpose of building or constructing 
 an iron railing around Washington square, in the city of New York ; 
 and the Comptroller shall keep a separate and distinct account of the 
 money received and paid on account of said stock and iron railing. 
 
 $ 7. The provisions of this ordinance, entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the city debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 Of " The Water Stock of the City of New York." 
 
 An Ordinance relative to " The Water Stock of the City of New 
 York." (Passed May 26, 1849). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called "The Water Stock of the 
 City of New York, of the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
 nine," shall be created for a loan not exceeding two hundred thousand 
 dollars, which shall bear an interest not to exceed five per cent, per an- 
 num, payable quarterly, and be redeemable in the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and seventy-five. 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of two thousand shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby author- 
 ized to sell and dispose of such shares at or above the par value thereof, 
 either at public auction or private sale, or to raise the said sum by sub- 
 
THE WATER STOCK OF THE YEAR 1849. 517 
 
 scriptions for such stock in the mode in which such stocks are usually 
 subscribed for. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury for the 
 account of " The Water Stock of the city of New York of the year one 
 thousand eight hundred and forty-nine." 
 
 g 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 1 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied and expended to and for the purpose of increasing the supply of 
 water in the city ; in the first place, exclusively for the laying of new 
 mains from the Receiving Reservoir to the city, reserving the surplus (if 
 any there shall be) for the future action of the Common Council. 
 
 g 7. All provisions of the law heretofore passed, pledging the faith of 
 the city of New York, and providing a sinking fund for the redemption 
 of the stock issued by virtue thereof, are hereby made applicable to the 
 stock which shall be issued in pursuance of this ordinance, as far as the 
 same can be done. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " The 
 Water Stock of the city of New York of the year one thousand eight 
 hundred and forty-nine." (Passed December 19, 1849). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1. A public stock or fund, to be called "The Water Stock of the 
 city of New York, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
 nine," shall be created for a loan not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, 
 which shall JDear an interest not to exceed five per cent, per annum, paya- 
 ble quarterly, and be redeemable in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and fifty-five. 
 
 $2. The said stock shall consist of three hundred shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
518 THE WATER STOCK OF THE YEAR 1849. 
 
 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 to sell and dispose of such shares at or above the par value thereof, 
 either at public auction or private sale, or to raise the said sum by sub- 
 scriptions for such stock, in the mode in which such stocks are usually 
 subscribed for. 
 
 g 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of sach stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury for ac- 
 count of " The Water Stock of the city of New York, of the year one 
 thousand eight hundred and forty-nine." 
 
 g 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied and expended to and for the purpose of increasing the supply of 
 water in the city ; in the first place, exclusively for the laying of new 
 mains from the Receiving Rese v >\r to the city, reserving the surplus (if 
 any there shall be) for the future action of the Common Council. 
 
 7. All the provisions of the law heretofore passed, pledging the faith 
 of the city of New York, and providing a sinking fund for the redemp- 
 tion of the stock issued by virtue thereof, are hereby made applicable to 
 the stock, which shall be issued in pursuance of this ordinance, as far as 
 the same can be done. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " The 
 Water Stock of the city of New York, of the year one thousand eight 
 hundred and forty nine." (Passed December 9, 1850). 
 
 Tke Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 \ 1. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Water Stock of the 
 city of New York, of the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
 nine," shall be created for a loan not exceeding twenty-five thousand six 
 hundred dollars, which shall bear an interest not to exceed five per cent, 
 per annum, payable quarterly, and be redeemable in the year one thou- 
 sand eight hundred and seventy-five. 
 
BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 3. 519 
 
 \ 2. The said stock shall consist of two hundred and fifty-six shares, 
 ,nd the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized to 
 sell and dispose of such shares at or above the par value thereof, either 
 at public auction or private sale, or to raise the said sum by subscription 
 for such stock, in the mode in which such stocks are usually subscribed 
 for. 
 
 \ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury, for ac- 
 count of " The Water stock of the city of New York, of the year one 
 thousand eight hundred and forty-nine." 
 
 I 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 \ 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied and expended to and for the purpose of increasing the supply of 
 water in the city of New York ; in the first place, exclusively for the 
 laying of new mains from the Receiving Reservoir to the city, reserving 
 the surplus (if any there shall be) for the future action of the Common 
 Council. 
 
 \ 7. All the provisions of the law heretofore passed, pledging the faith 
 of the city of New York, and providing a sinking fund for the redemp- 
 tion of the stock issued by virtue thereof, are hereby made applicable to 
 the stock which shall be issued in pursuance of this ordinance, as far as 
 the same can be done. 
 
 Of " Building Loan Stock No. 3." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 3." (Passed August 9, 1850). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows.- 
 
 \ 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 -3," shall be created for a loan not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, which 
 
520 BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 3. 
 
 shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent, per annum, payable 
 quarterly, and shall be redeemable on the first day of November, in the 
 year 1870. 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of five hundred shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 to advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, and 
 determine which and what proportion of such proposals shall be ac- 
 cepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury, for the 
 account of " Building Loan Stock No. 3." 
 
 g 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 6. The money so to be raised by virtue of this ordinance, shall be 
 applied to, and expended for, the purpose of " building, or erecting a 
 work-house building or buildings," and the Comptroller shall keep a 
 separate and distinct account of such moneys received and paid on ac- 
 count of said stock and buildings. 
 
 7. The provisions of an ordinance entitled "An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the 
 same can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to 
 the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fond or stock, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 3." (Passed April 21, 1852). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 gl. A public fund or stock, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 
 3," shall be created for a loan not exceeding twenty-five thousand dol- 
 lars, which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent, per annum, 
 
PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK NO. 3. 521 
 
 payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable on the first day of November, 
 in the year 1870. 
 
 g 2. The said stock shall consist of two hundred and fifty shares, and 
 the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $ 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized to 
 advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, and 
 determine which and what proportion of such proposals shall be ac- 
 cepted. 
 
 \ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury, for 
 the account of " Building Loan Stock No. 3." 
 
 \ 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 \ 6. The money so to be raised by virtue of this ordinance, shall be 
 applied to, and expended for, the purpose of " building, or erecting a 
 work-house building or buildings," and the Comptroller shall keep a 
 separate and distinct account of such moneys received and paid on ac- 
 count of said stock and buildings. 
 
 g 7. The provisions of an ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest there- 
 on," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the same can 
 be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 Of "Public Building Stock No. 3." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock to be called " Public 
 Building Stock No. 3." (Passed August 14, 1851). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows.' 
 
 $ 1 . A public fund or stock, to be called " Public Building Stock No. 
 3," shall be created for a loan of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per centum per annum, 
 34 
 
522 PUBLIC BUILDING SIOCK NO. 3 
 
 payable quarter yearly, and be redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand 
 dollars on the first day of November, 1857 ; and fifty thousand dollars 
 on the first day of November, 1858 ; and fifty thousand dollars on the 
 first day of November, 1859. 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand five hundred shares, 
 and the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock. The proposals so to be received shall be opened in 
 the presence of the Finance Committees of both Boards, and the Comp- 
 troller shall determine which and what proportions of such proposals 
 shall be accepted. 
 
 \ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premiums to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury for the 
 account of" Public Building Stock No. 3." 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August' 
 1835, shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 $6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to the reimbursing the city treasury the amount expended there- 
 from, for the erection of public buildings for the city of New York, and 
 to the erection of such additional public buildings as may be required 
 for the use of said city. 
 
 1 7. The provision of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applied to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock to be called " Public 
 Building Stock No. 3." (Passed May 20, 1852). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 2 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Public Building Stock No. 
 3," shall be created for a loan of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five percent, per annum, pay- 
 
PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK NO. 3. 523 
 
 quarter yearly, and be redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the first day of November, 1860 ; fifty thousand dollars on the 
 first day of November, 1861, and fifty thousand dollars on the first day 
 of November, 1862. 
 
 | 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand five hundred shares, 
 and the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock ; the proposals so to be received, shall be opened in 
 the presence of the Finance Committees of both Boaids and the Comp- 
 troller, who shall determine which and what proportions of such propo- 
 sals shall be accepted. 
 
 g 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premiums to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury for the 
 -account of " Public Building Stock No. 3." 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to the reimbursing the city treasury the amount expended there- 
 from, for the erection of public buildings for the city of New York, and 
 to the erection of such additional buildings as may be required for the 
 use of said city. 
 
 7. The provision of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest there- 
 on," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same can 
 be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applied to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " Public 
 Building Stock No. 3." (Passed September 26, 1854). 
 TJie Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Public Building Stock No. 
 3," shall be created for a loan of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per centum per annum, 
 
524 PUBLIC BUILDING STOCK NO. 3. 
 
 payable quarter yearly, and redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the first, day of November, 1863, and fifty thousand dollars on the 
 first day of November, 1864. 
 
 I 2. The stock shall consist of one thousand shares, and the nominal 
 value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $ 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock ; the proposals so to be received shall be opened in the 
 presence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who shall determine 
 which and what proportions of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 $ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premiums to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury for the 
 account of " Public Building Stock No. 3." 
 
 | 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 * 6. The money to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to the reimbursing the city treasury the amount expended there- 
 from for the erection of public buildings for the city of New York, and 
 to the erection of such additional buildings as may be required for the 
 use of said city. 
 
 g 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest there- 
 on ;" approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same can 
 apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public fund or stock, to be called " Public 
 Building Stock No. 3." (Passed April 13, 1855). 
 
 Ihe Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows 
 
 \ 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Public Building Stock No. 
 3," shall be created for a loan of one hundred thousand dollars, which 
 shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent, per annum, payable 
 quarter yearly, and redeemable as follows : Fifty thousand dollars on the 
 
FIVE PER CENT. STOCK FOR DOCKS AND SLIPS. 525 
 
 first day of November, 1865, and fifty thousand dollars on the first day 
 of November, 1866. 
 
 \ 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand shares, and the nomi- 
 nal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 | 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock ; tne proposals so to be received shall be opened in the 
 presence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who shall determine 
 which and what proportions of such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 te given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury, for the 
 account of " Public Building Stock No. 3." 
 
 5. The certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolution of 
 the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 1835, and 
 shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The money to be raised by virtue of this ordinance, shall be ap- 
 plied to the reimbursing the city treasury, the amount expended there- 
 from, for the erection of public buildings for the Corporation of the city 
 of New York, and to the erection of such additional buildings as may be 
 required for the use of said Corporation. 
 
 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the City Debt, and payment of interest thereon," 
 approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844; so far as the same can ap- 
 ply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 -Of " The New York City Five per cent. Stock for Docks and Slips." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " The 
 New York City Five per cent. Stock, for Docks and Slips." (Passed 
 August 14, 1851.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 1 . A public fund or stock, to be called " The New York City Five 
 per cent. Stock, for Docks and Slips," shall be created, for a loan of 
 three hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest not exceed- 
 
 
526 FIVE PER CENT. STOCK FOB DOCKS AND SLIPS. 
 
 ing five per cent, per annum, payable quarterly, and redeemable as 
 follows: fifty thousand dollars on the 1st day of November, 1867, fifty 
 thousand dollars on the 1st day of November, 1868, fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the 1st day of November, 1869, fifty thousand dollars on the 1st 
 day of November, 1870, fifty thousand dollars on the 1st day of Novem- 
 ber, 1871, and fifty thousand dollars on the 1st day of November, 1872. 
 
 I 2. The said stock shall consist of three thousand shares, and the 
 nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $ 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock. The proposals so to be received, shall be opened in 
 the presence of the Finance Committees of both Boards, and the Comp- 
 troller shall determine which, and what proportion of such proposals- 
 shall be accepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accepted 
 provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to be 
 given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury, for the 
 account of " The New York City Five per cent. Stock for Docks and 
 Slips." 
 
 $ 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the reso- 
 lution of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August^ 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the- 
 Mayor. 
 
 $ 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the purpose of building and repairing public 
 docks and slips in the city of New York. 
 
 | 7. The provisions of an ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the city debt, and the payment of the interest, 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22d, 1844, so far as the- 
 sarae can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applied to the 
 same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock, or fund, to be called " The 
 New York City Five per cent. Stock for Docks and Slips." (Passed 
 May 20, 1852.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 \ 1. A public fund, or stock, to be called " The New York City Five- 
 
BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 4. 527 
 
 per cent. Stock for Docks and Slips," shall be created for a loan of two 
 hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest, not exceeding 
 five per cent, per annum, payable quarter-yearly, and redeemable as 
 follows : fifty thousand dollars on the first day of November, 1873; fifty 
 thousand dollars on the first day of November, 1874; fifty thousand dol- 
 lars on the first day of November, 1875, and fifty thousand dollars on 
 the first day of November, 1876. 
 
 I 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for said stock. The proposals, so to be received, shall be opened in the 
 presence of the Finance Committees of both Boards and the Comptroller, 
 who shall determine which and what proportion of such proposals shall 
 be accepted. 
 
 3. The said stock shall consist of two thousand shares, and the 
 nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 $ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accepted, 
 provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to be 
 given therefor, shall have been deposited with the City Treasurer, for 
 the account of " The New York Five per cent. Stock for Docks and 
 Slips," 
 
 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the reso- 
 lution of the Common Council, passed on the 7th day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The money to be loaned by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the purpose of building and repairing docks 
 and slips in the city of New York. 
 
 g 7. The provision of the ordinance entitled " An ordinance providing 
 for the redemption of the city debt, and the payment of interest thereon,' 1 
 approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same can be 
 applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applied to the same. 
 
 Of "Building Loan Stock No. 4." 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock, or fund, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 4." (Fused May 12, 1853.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public stock, or fund, to be called " Building Loan Stock No. 4," 
 
528 BUILDING LOAN STOCK NO. 4. 
 
 shall be created, for a loan not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, 
 payable quarterly, and shall be redeemable on the first day of Novem- 
 ber, 1873. 
 
 $ 2. The said stock shall consist of seven hundred and fifty shares ; 
 the nominal value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 g 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 to advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, 
 and determine which and what proportions of such proposals shall be 
 accepted. 
 
 $ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been ac- 
 cepted, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium 
 to be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the city treasury, for 
 the account of " Building Loan Stock No. 4." 
 
 " g 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the 7th day of August, 1835, 
 and shall be signed by the Comptroller and countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 g 6. The money to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the purpose of building or erecting the south 
 wing of the new work-house on BlackwelPs Island, and the Comptroller 
 shall keep a separate and distinct account of such moneys received and 
 paid on account of said stock and building. 
 
 g 7. The provisions of the ordinance entitled "An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the city debt, and payment of interest thereon," 
 approved by the Mayor, February 22d, 1844, so far as the same can 
 apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " Building 
 Loan Stock No. 4." 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 \ 1. A public fund or stock, to be called "Building Loan Stock 
 No. 4," shall be created for a loan not exceeding forty thousand dollars, 
 which shall bear an interest not exceeding five per cent, per annum, 
 payable quarter-yearly, and shall be redeemable on the first day of 
 November, 1873. 
 
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION STOCK FOR 1853. 529 
 
 2. The said stock shall consist of four hundred shares, the nominal 
 value of each share shall be one hundred dollars. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals 
 for the said stock ; the proposals so to be received, shall be opened in 
 the presence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, who shall deter- 
 mine, which and what proportions of 'such proposals shall be accepted. 
 
 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been ac- 
 cepted ; provided, the par value of such stock, together with any pre- 
 mium to be given therefor, shall have been deposited in the City Trea- 
 sury for the account of " Building Loan Stock No. 4." 
 
 I 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, one 
 thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and shall be signed by the Comp- 
 troller, and be countersigned by the Mayor. 
 
 | G. The money to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied to, and expended for, the purpose of completing the south wing of 
 the work-house building on Blackwell's Island. 
 
 7. The provisions of the ordinance, entitled "An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the City Debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, so far as the same 
 can apply to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the same. 
 
 Of " The Public Education Stock for the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and fifty-three. 1 ' 
 
 An Ordinance to create a public stock or fund, to be called " The 
 Public Education Stock of the city of New York for the year one thou- 
 sand eight hundred and fifty-three." (Passed March 9, 1854). 
 
 TJie Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 1 1. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Public Education 
 Stock of the city of New York, for the year one thousand eight hun- 
 dred and fifty-three," shall be created for a loan not exceeding one hun- 
 dred and fifty-four thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of five 
 per cent, per annum, and shall be redeemable on the first day of May, 
 one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. 
 
 I 
 
580 OF THE CENTRAL PARK FUND. 
 
 I 2. The said stock shall consist of one thousand five hundred and forty 
 shares; the nominal value of each share shall bo one hundred dollars. 
 
 | 3. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund are hereby authorized 
 to advertise for proposals for the whole or any portion of said stock, 
 and determine which, and what proportions of such proposals shall be 
 accepted. 
 
 \ 4. The Comptroller shall issue certificates of stock to the person or 
 persons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accept- 
 ed, provided the par value of such stock, together with any premium to 
 be given therefor, shall have been deposited into the city treasury for the 
 account of " Public Education Stock of the city of New York, of the 
 year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three." 
 
 | 5. The said certificates shall be made in conformity with the resolu- 
 tion of the Common Council, passed on the seventh day of August, 
 1835, and shall be signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by the 
 Mayor. 
 
 \ 6. The moneys to be raised by virtue of this ordinance shall be ap- 
 plied and expended for the purpose of paying and discharging all the 
 debts of the Public School Society, as certified by the Board of Super- 
 visors, and filed with the Comptroller of the city. 
 
 $ 7. The provisions of the ordinance, entitled " An ordinance provid- 
 ing for the redemption of the city debt, and the payment of interest 
 thereon," approved by the Mayor, February 22, 1844, as far as the same 
 can be applied to the stock hereby created, shall be applicable to the 
 same. 
 
 Of " The Central Park Fund." 
 
 An Ordinance to create funds for the payment of the public place en- 
 titled " The Central Park." (Passed February 29, 1856). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 \ 1. So much of that piece or parcel of land bounded southerly by 
 Fifty-ninth street ; easterly by the Fifth avenue ; northerly by One hun- 
 dred and sixth street, and westerly by the Eighth avenue, as is specially 
 described or referred to in the order for the confirmation of the proceed- 
 ings of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment for taking the 
 same, made by the Supreme Court, and dated the fifth day of February, 
 1856, shall hereafter be known and entitled ai " The Central Park." 
 
OF THE CENTRAL PARK FUND. 531 
 
 2 2. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Central Park Fund,"" 
 shall be created for a loan of two millions eight hundred and sixty-seven- 
 thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest of five per centum per 
 annum, payable half yearly, and shall be redeemable on the first day of 
 July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. 
 
 3. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock shall 
 be one hundred dollars, and the same shall consist of twenty-eight thou- 
 sand and sixty-seven shares ; or portions thereof may be of the nominal 
 amount or value of five hundred, or of one thousand dollars, and the 
 number thereof shall be reduced accordingly. 
 
 g 4. The said loan shall be receivable at any time within sixty days- 
 from the passage of this ordinance. 
 
 5. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals to be received at any time within thirty days from the 
 passage of this ordinance, and not to be opened until that day, for the 
 said loan, or for any portion thereof, not less than the par value of one 
 share of the said stock. 
 
 \ 6. The said Comptroller shall determine, on and after the expiration* 
 of said thirty days, which and what proportion of said proposals shall 
 be accepted, and shall issue certificates for the number of shares neces- 
 sary to make up the said sum of two millions eight hundred and sixty- 
 seven thousand dollars, to the person or persons, company or companies, 
 whose proposals shall have been accepted; and such certificates shall be 
 as nearly as may be in the form of the certificates issued for " The 
 Water Stock of the City of New York." 
 
 7. The said Comptroller shall receive the moneys payable for or 
 upon said loan, and shall pay the same into the city treasury, and keep 
 a separate and distinct account of the same, and of all sums paid on 
 account thereof. 
 
 g 8. The said moneys so to be received shall be applied by the said 
 Comptroller in payment of the awards for the lands aforesaid, as con- 
 firmed by the order aforesaid of the Supreme Court. 
 
 g 9. For the payment of the balance of said awards, not exceeding 
 the sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars, being the amount 
 assessed for benefit, and by the order aforesaid, of the Supreme Court, a 
 public stock or fund shall be created, which shall bear an interest not 
 exceeding six per cent, per annum, payable half yearly, and shall be 
 
532 OF THE CENTRAL PARK FUND. 
 
 redeemable not exceeding three years from the issuing thereof, and shall 
 be called " The Central Park Assessment Fund." 
 
 1 10. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock 
 shall be one hundred dollars; or portions thereof may be of the nominal 
 amount or value of five hundred dollars, or of one thousand dollars. 
 
 $ 11. The Comptroller is authorized and directed to issue to asy per- 
 son or persons, company or companies, upon receiving the par value 
 thereof, so much of the said stock as may be necessary to pay the 
 balance of the award aforesaid. For the payment of said stock, the 
 assessments for benefit aforesaid, and all moneys payable on account 
 thereof, are hereby specifically pledged. A separate and distinct account 
 shall be kept by the said Comptroller, of all stock thus issued, of all 
 moneys received therefor, and of all moneys received on account of the 
 assessments aforesaid. 
 
 g 12. The said moneys, so to be received, shall be applied by the said 
 Comptroller in payment of the balance aforesaid of the awards aforesaid. 
 
 g 13. For so much of the awards, as are payable to the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the city of New York, for mortgages upon 
 lands, within said park, now held by the Commissioners of the Sinking 
 Fund, for lots heretofore sold by the said Commissioners, the Comptroller 
 shall issue and deliver to the said Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 
 the five per cent, stock, described in the second section of this ordinance, 
 for the amount of the mortgages aforesaid, to be held by said Commis- 
 sioners in lieu of said mortgages, and as security for the redemption of 
 the city debt. 
 
 $ 14. The Collector of Assessments is hereby appointed and directed 
 to proceed forthwith in the collection of the assessments. 
 
 An Ordinance to raise funds and provide for the purchase of the State 
 Arsenal, and all the grounds appertaining thereto, in the city of New 
 York. (Parsed June 17, 1857). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain a* follows: 
 
 \ 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " The Central Park Fund," 
 and to be an addition to the fund thus entitled and heretofore raised for 
 the purpose of paying the awards for the piece of land known and enti- 
 
OF THE CENTRAL PARK FUND. 533 
 
 tied as " the Central Park Fund," shall be created for a loan of two 
 hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, which shall bear an interest 
 of six per cent, per annum, and shall be redeemable on the first day of 
 July, in the year 1898. 
 
 g 2. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock shall 
 be in sums of one hundred, five hundred, or one thousand dollars, as the 
 Comptroller may deem advisable. 
 
 g 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals to be received at any time within thirty days after the pas- 
 sage of this ordinance, and not to be opened until that day, for the said 
 stock or fund, or for any portion thereof, not less than the par or nominal 
 value thereof. 
 
 | 4. The Comptroller shall determine, on and after the expiration of 
 said thirty days, which and what proportion of said subscriptions shall 
 be accepted, and shall issue certificates for the number of shares neces- 
 sary to make up the said sum of two hundred and seventy-five thousand 
 dollars, to the person or persons, company or companies, whose proposals 
 shall have been accepted, and such certificates shall be, as nearly as may 
 be, in the form of the certificates issued for " The Water Stock of the 
 city of New York." 
 
 \ 5. The subscription to the said stock or fund shall be receivable afc 
 any time within sixty days after the passage of this ordinance. 
 
 | 6. The Comptroller shall receive the pledges payable for or upon 
 said stock or fund, and shall pay the same into the city treasury, and 
 keep a separate and distinct account thereof, in addition to, and in con. 
 tinuation of, similar subscriptions and payments, for "the Central Park 
 Fund," heretofore issued. 
 
 7. The Comptroller shall pay to the Commissioners of the Land 
 Office the said sum of two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, as 
 the price or purchase money for the State Arsenal, and all the lands ap 
 pertaining thereto belonging to the state, situated in the city of New 
 York, upon receiving a good and valid deed or conveyance thereof, vest- 
 ing the same in the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of 
 New York, free from all incumbrances. 
 
534 OF THE CENTRAL PARK FUND. 
 
 An Ordinance to authorize an additional amount of the Central Park 
 Fund, created for the payment of the public place entitled " The Cen- 
 tral Park." (Passed December 30, 1858). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows.- 
 
 g 1. A public stock or fund, to be called "The Central Park Fund," 
 shall be created, for a loan of three hundred and seventy-three thousand 
 four hundred dollars, which shall bear an interest of six per centum per 
 annum, payable quarter yearly, and shall be redeemable on the first day 
 of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. 
 
 | 2. The nominal value of each share of the said stock shall be one 
 hundred dollars, and the same shall consist of three thousand seven hun- 
 dred and thirty-four shares. 
 
 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for sealed pro- 
 fjosals for a loan of the sum specified in this ordinance, at such time as 
 in his judgment the interests of the Park Fund may require, giving 
 thirty days' notice of all bids to be made for such loan, or any part 
 thereof. 
 
 | 4. The Comptroller shall determine, on and after the expiration of 
 said thirty days, which, and what proportions of said proposals shall be 
 accepted, and shall issue certificates for the aforesaid number of shares, 
 to the person or persons whose proposals shall have been accepted. 
 
 5. The Comptroller shall receive all moneys payable for and upon 
 said stock, and shall pay the same into the city treasury, and keep a 
 separate and distinct account thereof, in addition to, and in continuation 
 of similar payments for the Central Park Fund, heretofore issued. 
 
 g 6. The moneys received on account of the said stock shall be paid 
 and applied by the Comptroller as provided by section 12 of an ordi- 
 nance of the Common Council, entitled " An ordinance to create funds 
 for the payment of the public place, entitled the Central Park," passed 
 February 29, 1856. 
 
THE WATER STOCK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR 1854. 535 
 
 An Ordinance to create funds for the payment of the lands acquired 
 for the construction of a new reservoir for Croton water. Passed 
 August 19, 1856. 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 g 1. The Croton Aqueduct Board, acting in behalf of the Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty, as provided by chapter 501 of the laws of 
 1853, having acquired title to all such lands lying between Eighty -sixth 
 and Ninety-sixth streets, and Fifth and Seventh avenues, as they deem 
 desirable, for the construction of a new reservoir, it is hereby declared 
 that all the lands specially described or referred to, in the order for the 
 confirmation of the proceedings of the Commissioners of Appraisal for 
 taking the same, made on the 14th day of April, 1856, shall hereafter be 
 known as the " New Reservoir for Croton Water/' 
 
 I 2. A public fund or stock, to be called "The Water Stock of the 
 city of New York, for the year 1854," shall be created for a loan of 
 five hundred thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of five per 
 cent, per annum, payable quarter yearly, and the principal shall be 
 redeemable on the first day of October, in the year one thousand eight 
 hundred and seventy-five, as provided by chapter 342 of the laws of 1854. 
 
 $3. The nominal amount or value of each share of said stock shall be 
 -one hundred dollars, and the same shall consist of five thousand shares. 
 
 \ 4. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to advertise for proposals, 
 to be received at any time within thirty days from the passage of this 
 ordinance, and not to be opened until that day, for the said loan, or for 
 any portion thereof, not less than the par value of one share of the said 
 stock. 
 
 g 5. The money subscribed on account of the said loan shall be paid 
 into the city treasury, and applied and paid by the Comptroller, as pro- 
 vided by the 4th section, chapter 342 of the laws of 1854. 
 
 I 6. If money cannot be obtained on the stock authorized to be issued 
 under this ordinance, at the rate of interest prescribed in the act autho- 
 rizing the loan, the Comptroller is hereby authorized to issue the said 
 -stock to persons entitled to the payment of awards on the new reservoir; 
 provided such persons will receive the same at par. 
 
536 OF THE CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND, 
 
 An Ordinance to create funds for the improvement of the Central 
 Park. (Passed August 25, 1857). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 g 1. A public stock or fund, to be called " The Central Park Improve- 
 ment Fund," shall be created for a loan of fifty thousand dollars, which 
 shall bear an interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum, paya- 
 ble quarter yearly, and shall be redeemable in thirty years from the issue 
 thereof. 
 
 \ 2. The nominal amount or value of each share of the said stock shall 
 be one hundred dollars, and the same shall consist of five hundred shares, 
 or portions thereof may be of the nominal amount or value of five hun- 
 dred or of one thousand dollars, and the number thereof shall be reduced 
 accordingly. 
 
 | 3. The said loan shall be receivable at any time within sixty days 
 from the passage of this ordinance. 
 
 4. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals, to be received at any time within thirty days from the pas- 
 sage of this ordinance, and not to be opened until that day for the said 
 loan, or for any portion thereof, not less than the par value of one share 
 of the said stock. 
 
 | 5. The said Comptroller shall determine, on and after the expiration 
 of said thirty days, which and what portions of said proposals shall be 
 accepted, and shall issue certificates for the number of shares necessary 
 to make up the said sum of fifty thousand dollars, to the person or per- 
 sons, company or companies, whose proposals shall have been accepted, 
 arid each certificate shall be, or as nearly as may be, in the form of the 
 certificates issued for the water stock of the city of New York. 
 
 \ 6. The Comptroller shall receive all moneys payable for, and upon 
 said fund or stock, and shall deposit the same in accordance with the 
 provisions of an act entitled " An act for the regulation and government 
 of the Central Park in the city of New York," passed April 17, 1857. 
 
THE CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND. 537 
 
 An Ordinance to provide money for the improvement of the Central 
 Park. (Passed November 9, 1857). 
 
 'The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in 
 Common Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 \ 1. A public stock or fund is hereby created for an amount, the an- 
 nual interest of which, with the interest on the stock of said fund already 
 -issued under an ordinance authorizing the same, shall not exceed the sum 
 of one hundred thousand dollars, and shall be issued from time to time, 
 in such amounts as the Common Council shall, from time to time, pre - 
 scribe by ordinance, which stock or fund shall be designated and known 
 as " The Central Park Improvement Fund ;" the interest payable half 
 yearly and shall be redeemable in thirty years from the day on which the 
 same is issued. 
 
 2 2. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise, 
 for thirty days, for proposals for the said fund or stock, or any portion 
 thereof, in such amounts, from time to time, as shall be specially ordered 
 by ordinance of the Common Council ; but no proposal shall be receiv- 
 ed for less than the par value of a single share. 
 
 g 3. The said fund or stock shares shall be divided into shares of the 
 nominal par value of one hundred dollars each. 
 
 I 4. Such proposals shall not be opened until the day designated for 
 the opening thereof, in the advertisement therefor ; and on and after the 
 expiration of said thirty days, the Comptroller shall determine which, and 
 what proportion of said proposals shall be accepted ; and shall issue cer- 
 tificates in form, as nearly as may be of the certificates issued for the 
 Water Stock of the city of New York, for the amount so accepted, and 
 to the person or persons, or corporation or corporations, whose proposals 
 ^hall have been accepted. 
 
 \ 5. The Comptroller shall "receive all moneys payable for and upon 
 said fund or stock, and shall deposit the same in accordance with, and 
 for the purposes specified in the provisions of an act entitled " An act 
 for the regulation and government of the Central Park, in the city of 
 New York," passed April 17, 1857. 
 
 I 6. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to issue stock as aforesaid 
 pursuant to this ordinance, in the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand 
 dollars. 
 
 35 
 
588 THE CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND. 
 
 An Ordinance to provide a further sum for the improvement of the 
 Central Park. (Passed June 24, L858). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Ncio York in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 1 1. The Comptroller of the city of New York, is hereby ordered and 
 directed to issue of the stock or fund known as the ' 'Central Park Im- 
 provement Fund," created by an ordinance of the Common Council, enti- 
 tled " An ordinance to provide money for the improvement of the Cen- 
 tral Park ;" approved by the Mayor, November 9, 1857, the further 
 amount of three hundred thousand dollars in conformity with the provi- 
 sions of the said ordinance. 
 
 An Ordinance to provide a further sum for the improvement of the 
 Central Park. (Passed Nov. 12, 1858). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows." 
 
 $ 1. The Comptroller of the city of New York is hereby ordered and 
 directed, to issue of the stock or fund, known as the " Central Park Im- 
 provement Fund/' created by an ordinance of the Common Council, en- 
 titled "An ordinance to provide money for the Improvement of the Cen- 
 tral Park;" approved by the Mayor, November 9, 1857, the further sura 
 of three hundred thousand dollars, in conformity with the provisions of 
 said ordinance. 
 
 An Ordinance to provide a further sum for the improvement of the 
 Central Park. (Passed May 13, 1859). 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 g 1. The Comptroller of the city of New York is hereby ordered and 
 directed to issue of the stock or fund, known as the " Central Park Im- 
 provement Fund," created by an ordinance of the Common Council, enti- 
 tled " An ordinance to provide money for the Improvement of the Cen- 
 tral Park ;" approved by the Mayor, November 9, 1857, the further sum 
 of three hundred thousand dollars in conformity with the provisions of 
 said ordinance. 
 
OP THE PUBLIC STOCK FOR REBUILDING TOMPKINS MARKET. 539 
 
 An Ordinance to provide a farther sum for the improvement of the 
 Central Park. 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 % 1. The Comptroller of the city of New York is hereby ordered and 
 directed to issue the balance remaining unissued, being the sum of four 
 hundred and sixty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and 
 sixty-six cents of the stock or fund, known as the " Central Park Im- 
 provement Fund," created by an ordinance of the Common Council, en- 
 titled "An ordinance to provide money for the Improvement of the 
 Central Park ;" approved by the Mayor, November 9, 1857, in con- 
 formity with the provisions of said ordinance. (Approved July 23, 
 1859.) 
 
 An Ordinance to raise one hundred and seventy thousand dollars by 
 loan, and to fund the same for the rebuilding of Tompkins Market, in 
 pursuance of the act of the Legislature, passed April 11, 1856. (Passed 
 Feb. 11,1858.) 
 
 1. A public fund or stock, to be called " Public Stock for Rebuild- 
 ing Tompkins Market," shall be created by a loan of one hundred and 
 seventy thousand dollars, which shall bear interest at six per centum per 
 annum, payable half yearly, and shall be redeemable as follows : Seven- 
 teen thousand dollars on the first day of July, in the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and sixty, and seventeen thousand dollars on the first day 
 of July in each year thereafter, until the whole sum is redeemed. 
 
 g 2. The nominal amount of each share of the said stock, shall be one 
 hundred dollars, and the total of said stock shall consist of seventeen 
 hundred shares ; or portions thereof may be of the nominal amount or 
 value of five hundred dollars, or of one thousand dollars, in which case 
 the number of shares shall be reduced accordingly. 
 
 $ 3. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to advertise 
 for proposals to be received at any time, within twenty days from the 
 passage of this ordinance, and not to be opened until that day for the 
 said loan, or for any portion thereof, not less than the par value of one 
 share of said stock. 
 
 4. The said Comptroller shall determine on and after the expiration 
 of said twenty days, which and what proportions of said proposals shall 
 
540 OF ASSESSMENT BONDS. 
 
 be accented, and shall issue certificates for the number of s hares neces 
 sary to make up the said sum of one hundred and seventy thousand dol- 
 lars, to the person or persoms, company or companies, whose proposals 
 shall have been accepted, and such certificates shall be as nearly as may 
 be in the form of the certificates issued for the Water Stock of the city 
 of New York ; and if the same or any part thereof be not taken by 
 such proposal at or above the par value thereof, then the Comptroller is 
 authorized and directed thereafter at any time, to issue to any person or 
 persons, company or companies, upon receiving not less than the par 
 value thereof, the said stock, or so much thereof as may be necessary to 
 make up the said sum of one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. 
 
 | 5. The said Comptroller shall receive the moneys payable for or 
 upon said loan, and shall pay the same into the city treasury, and keep a 
 separate and distinct account of the same, and of all sums paid on ac- 
 count thereof. 
 
 6. The said moneys, when received, shall be applied and expended 
 by the said Comptroller in payment of the amounts due, and which may 
 become due, under the contract entered into with Theodore Hunt, on the 
 31st of December, 1856, for the rebuilding of said Tompkins market, 
 and for any other work and materials, which may be necessary, for the 
 purpose of rebuilding said market, and for no other purpose whatever. 
 
 An Ordinance for the issue of Assessment Bonds, for periods not ex- 
 ceeding five years, on account of deficiencies in collecting arrears of as- 
 sessment. (Petted July 17, 1856.) 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows: 
 
 $ 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to borrow, on the credit of 
 the Corporation, from time to time, such amount as may be required to 
 meet the deficiencies caused by delay in collecting arrears of assessments; 
 not exceeding, at any time, the aggregate amount of said arrears then 
 outstanding, as provided by the 18th section of the act, chapter 579, of 
 the laws of 1853. 
 
 g 2. For the payment of the sums thus borrowed, the Comptroller is 
 authorized to issue Assessment Bonds, for such periods asinhisjudg^ 
 ment nv.iy be required to collect the arrearages of assessment, according 
 to the provisions of the laws and ordinances, not exceeding five years ; 
 
MISCELLANEOUS DEBTS. 541 
 
 the said bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent., pay- 
 able semi-annually. 
 
 g 3. The amount of bonds authorized to be issued by this ordinance, 
 shall be based on the amount of uncollected assessments returned to the 
 Clerk of Arrears ; and the sums borrowed on said bonds shall be applied 
 to the payment of claims against the city, growing out of the performance 
 of any work payable by assessment ; provided the assessment for such 
 work has been confirmed by the Common Council. 
 
 Of " Miscellaneous Debts of the City." 
 An Ordinance, passed Oct. 3, 1853. 
 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, in Com- 
 mon Council convened, do ordain as follows : 
 
 | 1. The Comptroller is hereby required to borrow, by the issue of 
 bonds, authorized by the act entitled " An act to authorize the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York to issue Assessment 
 Bonds," passed April 16, 1852, the sum of two hundred thousand dol- 
 lars. 
 
 I 2 . The proceeds of such bonds are hereby appropriated and applied 
 to the payment of two hundred thousand dollars of the amount due to 
 John Pettigrew, on account of work done by him as- assignee of the con- 
 tract, for regulating section C of Second avenue, under an ordinance 
 adopted the 30th September, 1850, providing for the regulating of Sec- 
 one avenue, from Twenty-eighth to One hundred and twenty-third street. 
 
 $ 3. The Comptroller is directed, upon the receipt of the proceeds of 
 said bonds, to pay the same over to John Pettigrew, on account of work 
 done under said ordinance and contract, and to draw his warrant ac- 
 cordingly to the said John Pettigrew, for the said sum of two hundred 
 thousand dollars. 
 
542 RELATING TO CITY RAILROADS, GENERALLY. 
 
 CITY RAILROADS. 
 
 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE DIFFERENT LINES OP 
 RAILROADS RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE CITY.* 
 
 Be it ordained, fyc., That the grantees of all railroads within the city, 
 their associates and successors, shall, in the construction, alterations and 
 repairs of such railroads, at all times, furnish such new work, make such 
 additions, and do all such repairs to man-hole heads and covers, receiv- 
 ing basins and stop-cocks and covers, and generally of all fixtures con- 
 nected with sewers, and the distribution of Croton water, as may, in the 
 process of laying down such rail tracks, be affected thereby ; such ad- 
 ditions, alterations and repairs to be done under the direction of, and to 
 the satisfaction of the Croton Aqueduct Department, and that in no case 
 shall such rail tracks be laid over the line of Croton water mains, stop- 
 cocks, or sewer man-holes. (Ord. May 16, 1853.) 
 
 THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That the maps presented by the New York and Harlem 
 Railroad Company, so far as the same locates the route of the said rail- 
 road, from the north side of Twenty-third street, through the centre of 
 the Fourth avenue to Harlem river, and the branch of the same through 
 the centre of One hundred and twenty-fifth street, from the Fourth ave- 
 nue to the Hudson river, be approved, upon condition that neither this 
 approval, nor anything herein contained, shall be construed into a con- 
 sent to the said Company to construct the said railroad ; but that the 
 said Company shall first obtain the consent of the Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the city of New York, before they commence the con- 
 struction of said road. (Resolution, OcMl, 1831.) 
 
 A Law to authorize the New York and Harlem Railroad Company to 
 construct their railway. 
 
 g 1. Be it ordained, fyc., That the New York and Harlem Railroad 
 Company be, and they are hereby permitted to construct and lay down, 
 in pursuance of their act of incorporation, a double or single track, or 
 
 * Resolutions as to laying of bridges and others, which do not affect the general 
 regulations of the roads have been omitted. The provisions here incorporated have 
 been inserted as matters of general interest. 
 
THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 543 
 
 railroad or railway along the Fourth avenue, from Twenty-third street to 
 the Harlem river, in conformity with a map now on file in the Register's 
 office, and a branch thereof along One hundred and twenty-fifth street, 
 from the Fourth avenue to the Hudson river, provided that the width of 
 such double railroad or way shall not exceed twenty-four feet. 
 
 2 2. And be it further ordained, That if, at any time after the con- 
 struction of the aforesaid railways, by the said Xew York and Harlem 
 Railroad Company, it shall appear to the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of the city of Xew York, that the said railways, or any part 
 thereof, shall constitute an obstruction or impediment to the future regu- 
 lation of the city, or the ordinary use of any -street or avenue of which 
 the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty shall be the sole judges, the 
 said Railroad Company, or the Directors thereof shall, on the requisition 
 of the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty forthwith provide a 
 remedy for the same, satisfactory to the said Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty, or if they fail to find such remedy, they shall, within one month 
 after such requisition, proceed to remove such railway, or obstruction, 
 or impediment, and to replace the street or avenue in as good condition 
 as it was before the said railway was laid down ; and should the said 
 Directors decline or neglect to obey such requisition, the said Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty may, upon the expiration of the time limit- 
 ed in such notice, cause the obstruction or impediment to be removed, 
 and the avenues or streets restored as aforesaid, at the expense of the 
 said Railroad Company. 
 
 g 3. That the right of regulating the description of power to be used 
 in propelling carriages on and along said railways, and the speed of the 
 same, as well as all other power reserved to the said Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty by the act of incorporation of the said Company, or 
 any part thereof, be, and the same are hereby expressly retained and re- 
 served. 
 
 4. That it shall especially be incumbent on the said New York and 
 Harlem Railroad Company, at their own cost, to construct stone arches 
 and bridges for all the cross streets now or hereafter to be made, (which 
 will be intersected by the embankments or excavations of the said rail- 
 road) and which, in the opinion of the Common Council, the public con- 
 venience requires to be arched or bridged ; and also to make such em- 
 bankments or excavations as (in the opinion of the Common Council) 
 may be required to make the passage over the railroad and embank- 
 ments, at the intersected cross streets, easy and convenient for all the 
 
544 THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 
 
 purposes for which streets and roads are usually put to, and also that 
 the said Company shall make, at their own like cost and charges, all 
 such drains and sewers as their embankments and excavations may (in 
 the opinion of the Common Council) make necessary, all which work 
 to be done under the like requisition and under like disabilities, as in the 
 second section of this ordinance mentioned ; and, further, that the said 
 Company shall make their railroad path from time to time conform to 
 what may hereafter be the regulation of the avenue and road through 
 which said railroad passes. 
 
 5. That it shall be incumbent on the said New York and Harlem 
 Railroad Company to commence and complete their said railroad in the 
 respective times allowed for that purpose in their act of incorporation ; 
 and unless they commence and complete the same in the periods of time 
 for the said commencement and completion in said incorporation speci- 
 fied, that then the consent of the Common Council, and all the powers 
 and privileges given in this ordinance shall cease and be null and void. 
 
 g 6. That in case the said railrond should not be completed withi'i the 
 times for that purpose in their charter mentioned, or if any time after 
 the construction of the said railroad, the same should be discontinued y 
 or not kept up, and in repair as a good and sufficient railroad, that then- 
 the strip of land to be taken for the said railroad should be thrown opeD 
 and become a part of the street or public avenue, without any assess- 
 ment on the owners of the adjoining land or the public therefor. 
 
 I 7. That no building shall be erected on the said strip of land to be 
 taken for said railroad ; and that a railing or other erections shall be 
 made on the outer edges of the embankments or railroad path, and also 
 such railing or fences on the edges of the excavations as the Common 
 Council shall, from time to time, deem necessary to prevent accidents 
 and loss of lives to our fellow citizens. 
 
 8. That this ordinance shall not be considered as binding on the 
 Common Council, nor shall the said ordinance go into effect until the 
 said Harlem Railroad Company shall first duly execute (under their cor- 
 porate seal) such an instrument in writing (promising, covenanting and' 
 engaging on their part and behalf to stand to, abide by, and perform alt 
 the conditions and requirements in this ordinance contained) as the- 
 Mayor and the Counsel of the Board shall, by their certificate approve,, 
 and not until such instrument shall be filed, so certified in the Comptrol- 
 ler's office of this city. -(Passed Dec. 22, 1831). 
 
THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 545 
 
 Resoh-ed, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be, 
 and are hereby authorized to take possession of the ground owned by the 
 Common Council, over which the line of said railroad is ordered to be 
 constructed, and that they may be permitted to use the same during the 
 continuance of the present charter, for the- purpose of a railroad, and 
 that only, and when they cease so to use it, it shall revert to the Corpora- 
 tion ; provided always, that said laud shall be so used as not to interfere 
 with the use of the cross streets, and on condition, however, that if the 
 said Corporation shall not commence the said railroad, and complete the 
 same within the time limited by their charter, then the privilege hereby 
 granted shall cease and be void. (Resolution, Feb. 1, 1832). 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be per- 
 mitted, and the Common*Council hereby consent, so far as their rights 
 extend, that the said^Company may extend their rails southerly from the 
 north line of Twenty-third street to Prince street, subject, however, to 
 the same conditions and restrictions which the Common Council hereto- 
 fore imposed upon said Company in respect to that part of the road 
 above Twenty-third street ; that the said Company may forthwith pro- 
 ceed to lay down a single track through the Fourth avenue, south of 
 Twenty-third street, Union place, Bloomingdale road and Broadway, 
 and another single track through the Bowery both as far south a3 
 Prince street ; and after two months' use of a single track upon the 
 whole distance south of Twenty-third street, on both Broadway and the 
 Bowery, with convenient turnings at the several terminations as above- 
 mentioned they may, unless otherwise directed by the Common Council, 
 lay down a second track on each of the above-mentioned routes ; the 
 same to beonaintained by the said Company, subject at all times to the 
 regulations of the ' Common Council, and also subject to the^obligation 
 of removing the whole or any part of the railways hereby permitted to 
 be laid down in case the Common Council shall hereafter see fit to re< 
 quire the same ; provided, however, that all the said rails shall be laid 
 down in such manner and in such parts of the said streets as shall be ap- 
 proved by the Street Commissioner, so as to cause no impediment to the 
 common and ordinary use of the streets for all other purposes, and that 
 the water-courses of the streets shall be left free and unobstructed, and 
 that the said Company shall pave the streets in and about the rails in a 
 satisfactory and permanent manner, and keep the width of twenty feet of 
 said paving, including the rails in good repairs at all times during the 
 continuance of their use thereof; and, provided further, that if at any 
 time after the said rails shall have been laid down, the Common Council 
 
546 
 
 THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 
 
 shall deem it necessary, and shall order the said rails to be taken up, the 
 said Kailroad Company shall cause the pavement of the streets to be 
 placed in good and sufficient repair ; and, provided further, that the said 
 Company have their single rail tracks above-mentioned completed on or 
 before the first day of May, 1834, and that they are to charge and re- 
 ceive such tolls, rates or fare for the carrying of passengers or effects 
 upon the said rail tracks south of Twenty-third street, as the said Com- 
 mon Council may prescribe. 
 
 Resolved, That the above resolution shall not be considered as binding 
 on the Common Council, nor shall the same go into effect until the said 
 Harlem Railroad Company shall first duly execute, under their corporate 
 seal, such an instrument in writing, promising, covenanting and agreeing 
 on their part and behalf to stand to, abide and perform all the condi- 
 tions and provisions in the said resolution contained as the Mayor and 
 the Counsel of the Board shall approve of by a certificate under their 
 hands, nor until such instrument shall be filed, so certified in the Comp- 
 troller's office of this city. (Resolution, May 10, 1832). 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be per- 
 mitted, and the Common Council hereby consent, so far as their rights 
 extend, that the New York and Harlem Railroad Company may con- 
 tinue their rails by single or double track southerly, from the north line 
 of Prince street to the north line of Walker street, subject to the same 
 conditions and restrictions which the Common Council heretofore im- 
 posed upon the said Company in respect to that part of the said road 
 between Prince street and Twenty-third street, as provided by the ordi- 
 nances of the Common Council, May 20, 1832. (Resolution, May 4, 
 1837). 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be per- 
 mitted, and the Common Council hereby consent, that the said Company 
 may continue their rails similar to those laid between Thirteenth and 
 Fourteenth streets by a double track from the Bowery through Broome 
 street to Centre street, and from Broome street through Centre street to 
 Chatham street, subject to the same conditions and restrictions which 
 the Common Council heretofore imposed upon the said Company. 
 
 Resolved, That when such rails shall be laid through Centre aud 
 Broome streets, the said Company shall cause so much of the rails as are 
 laid in the Bowery south of Broome street, to be removed, and the 
 street repaved under the direction of the Street Commissioner. (Resolu- 
 tion, May 4, 1838. 
 
THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be au- 
 thorized to lay down rails in Canal street, from their road in Centre 
 street, to a point seventy-five feet east of Broadway, to enable them to 
 afford the increased accommodation for the public, which may be re- 
 quired by the extension of their own road, and by their connection with 
 the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, and for the purpose 
 of establishing a depot for passengers to and from the New York and 
 New Haven Railroad, with permission to cross the sidewalk from the 
 rail tracks into any premises which either of said companies may be- 
 come the lessees or owners of, all of which to be under the direction of 
 the Street Commissioner, the privileges hereby granted to be enjoyed by 
 said company during the pleasure of the Common Council. (Res., Nov. 
 15,1848). 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be, and 
 they are hereby authorized to take up their double track, from the cor- 
 ner of Grand and Centre streets, to the Bowery, and lay down a single 
 track in the centre of the street, from the corner of Grand street, through 
 Centre and Broome streets to the Bowery ; down the Bowery to Grand 
 street, and through Grand street to Centre street, under the direction of 
 the Street Commissioner. (Res. Sept. 13, 1850). 
 
 Resolved, That the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be, 
 and they are hereby authorized to lay groove rails in a permanent man- 
 ner, for a single track, on the westerly side of Chatham street, from 
 the present terminus at Centre street, to the southerly end of the Park, 
 with a turn-out, as shown on a profile on the petitions hereunto attached, 
 for the exclusive use and purpose of running their city line of small pas- 
 senger cars upon, to that point, subject to the pleasure and order of the 
 Common Council ; that when the Common Council may, or shall hereaf- 
 ter, order the said track to be taken up, the Company shall comply 
 therewith at once, and that said Company shall, before said track is laid, 
 execute to the city an agreement to comply therewith at once, when or- 
 dered, and that they will not run any but small passenger cars thereon, 
 and that the Comptroller be charged with the preparation and execution 
 of said agreement ; said track to be laid under the direction of the 
 Street Commissioner, provided that the said Company shall grade the 
 street through which the said rails shall be laid, at their own expense, 
 and keep the same in repair ; that all ordinances heretofore passed rela- 
 tive to the said Company, shall not be deemed to be in any way repealed 
 by such permission hereby granted, except so far as the same conflicts 
 therewith. And that said rails shall .not be laid within a distance of 
 
543 THE HARLEM RAILROAD. 
 
 twenty feet of the cross walk at the corner of Broadway and the southern 
 end of the Park. (Res. Feb. 6, 1851). 
 
 Resolved, That no locomotive or steam engine be allowed to run on 
 the tracks of the Harlem or New Haven Railroad Company, on Fourth 
 avenue, south of Forty-second street, eighteen months after the passage 
 of this ordinance. (.Re*., Dec. 27, 1854). 
 
 Resolved, That the Harlem Railroad Company be directed to station 
 a flagman at the corner of the Bowery and Broome street, for the pur- 
 pose of warning pedestrians and those persons driving vehicles, of the 
 nigh approach of the rail cars, as they turn the corner of the said Bowe- 
 ry and Broome street. (Resolution, Feb. 3, 1857). 
 
 Resolved, That the Harlem Railroad Company be directed to place 
 a flag-man at the corner of Pearl and Centre streets for the protection of 
 persons crossing said streets. (Resolution, Feb. 10, 1857). 
 
 Resolved, That the Harlem Railroad Company be, and they are hereby 
 directed to cause their small cars to be run on their track to Forty-second 
 street, as often and as regularly as they are now run between Twenty- 
 seventh street and Park Row, the said Company to commence running 
 small cars as aforesaid, within four months after the approval of this 
 resolution by his Honor the Mayor. (Resolution, July 12, 1858). 
 
 .Be it Ordained, fyc . 
 
 \ 1. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company is hereby au- 
 thorized, empowered and permitted to use steam in the drawing of their 
 passenger and freight cars upon their railroad, on the Fourth avenue, to 
 and from the northern extremity of Manhattan, or New York Island, to 
 the south side of Forty-second street, and to permit the use thereof by 
 the New York and New Haven Railroad Company to the same point, 
 with turn-outs to the engine houses respectively, for a period of thirty 
 years from the passage of this ordinance. 
 
 \ 2 . Until the completion of their new machine shops, at or above 
 Forty-second street, the New York and Harlem Railroad Company shall 
 be permitted to run their engines with steam, for repairs only, but with- 
 out any car, truck or other vehicle attached, to and from their present 
 machine shop at Thirty-second street ; but such permission shall not 
 extend, in any event, beyond a period of eighteen months from the date 
 of this ordinance. 
 
 \ 3. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company are hereby au- 
 
THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAft 549 
 
 thorized to lay down a double track or railway from their track in the 
 Fourth avenue, at Forty-second street, up said street to Madison avenue, 
 and up Madison avenue to Seventy-ninth street, or as far as it may, from 
 time to time be opened, for the use of their small cars only. 
 
 \ 4. The said company is hereby authorized to lay down in the Fourth 
 avenue, between Forty-second and Fiftieth streets, two additional tracks, 
 for the use of themselves and the New York and New Haven Railroad 
 Company, to enable them to land and receive their passengers, and may 
 cover that portion thereof which extends from Forty-second to Forty- 
 fourth street, by a neat ornamental roof or shed, to be first approved by 
 the Mayor of the city of New York ; and that the sidewalks opposite to 
 said building be reduced to sixteen feet on each side of said avenue in 
 front of the premises of said railroad company. 
 
 5. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company shall forthwith com- 
 plete the title of the Corporation of the city of New York, to the strip 
 of ground twenty feet wide, between Thirty-1hird and Thirty-fourth 
 streets, on the west side of the Fourth avenue, and also to the strip of 
 ground twenty feet wide, between Thirty-second and Thirty- third streets, 
 agreed by them to be conveyed to the city ; and shall, within six months 
 from this date, remove their engine house at Thirty-second street from 
 said last-mentioned strip of land. 
 
 \ 6. In the case the New York and Harlem Railroad Company shall 
 fail to carry out in good faith the provisions of the second and fifth sec- 
 tions of this ordinance, within the times in said sections respectively 
 limited, the privileges hereby granted shall cease and determine, and this 
 ordinance shall be null and void. (Ordinance, December 31, 1858.) 
 
 THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. 
 
 T/ie Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, in 
 Common Council convened, do ordain as follows . 
 
 % 1. Permission is hereby granted to the Hudson River Railroad Com- 
 pany to construct a double. track of rails, with suitable turn-outs along 
 the line of the Hudson River, from Spuyten Devil Creek to near Sixty- 
 eighth street ; occupying so much of the Twelfth avenue as lies atong 
 the shore, thence winding from the shore so as to intersect the Eleventh 
 avenue, at or near Sixtieth street ; thence through the middle of the 
 Eleventh avenue to about Thirty-second street; thence on a curve across 
 
550 THE HUDSOX RIVER .RAILROAD. 
 
 to the Tenth avenue, intersecting the Tenth avenue at or near Thirtieth 
 street; thence through the middle of the Tenth avenue to West street, 
 and thence through the middle of West street to Canal street. 
 
 2. The said Hudson River Railroad Company shall' grade, regulate, 
 pave and keep in repair a space twenty-five feet in width, in and about 
 the tracks, in all the avenues and streets through which the said track 
 or tracks shall be laid, whenever the Common Council shall deem the 
 interest of the public to require such pavement to be done. The said 
 company shall lay such rail track through the avenues and streets in con- 
 formity to such directions as to line and grade as shall be given by the 
 Street Commissioner, and shall conform their said railroad to the grades 
 of the avenues and streets through which it shall extend, or cross, as 
 shall be from time to time established by the Common Council, if the 
 latter so require ; and shall lay their rails or tracks in the streets or 
 avenues, in such manner as to cause no unnecessary impediment to the 
 common and ordinary use of the street for all other purposes, and so as 
 to leave all the water courses free and unobstructed. It shall be espe- 
 cially incumbant on the said Hudson River Railroad Company, at their 
 own cost, to construct stone bridges across such of the streets intersected 
 by the railroad as may, by the elevation of their grades above the sur- 
 face of said road, require to be arched or bridged, whenever, in the opi- 
 nion of the Common Council, the same shall be necessary for public 
 convenience ; and also to make such embankments or excavations as 
 the Common Council may deem necessary to render the passage over 
 the railroad and embankments at the cross streets easy and convenient 
 for all the purposes for which streets and roads are usually put to ; and 
 the said company shall also make, at their own cost and charge, all such 
 drains and sewers, as their embankments or excavations may, in the opi- 
 nion of the Common Council, render necessary ; and said company shall 
 be at all times subject to such regulations, with reference to the conve- 
 nience of public travel through such streets and avenues as are affected 
 by the said railroad, as the Common Council shall, from time to time, by 
 resolution or ordinance, direct; and the Corporation hereby reserves the 
 right to require said company, at any time after the Eleventh avenue 
 shall be made to Fourteenth street, to take up their rails in the Tenth 
 avenue, and lay them in the Eleventh avenue to said Fourteenth street, 
 and through Fourteenth street to connect with West street. 
 
 g 3. The said company shall, within one year from the passage of this 
 ordinance, and before entering upon any contracts for grading, file in 
 
THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. 551 
 
 the office of the Street Commissioner a map showing the location and 
 intended grade of said railroad. 
 
 $ 4. Permission is hereby granted to the Hudson River Railroad 
 Company to run their locomotives as far south as Thirtieth street, and 
 no farther. 
 
 $ 5. The said Hudson River Railroad Company shall be and are 
 hereby prohibited from running a stated train between any points below 
 Thirty-second street, for the carrying of passengers between those points, 
 under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for each passenger from whom 
 fare shall be received therefor. 
 
 \ 6. This ordinance shall not be construed as binding upon the Corpo- 
 ration, nor shall it go into effect, until the said Hudson River Railroad 
 Company shall first duly execute, under their corporate seal, such an in- 
 strument in writing, covenanting and engaging, on their part and behalf, 
 to stand to, abide by, and perform all such conditions and requirements 
 contained in the second and third sections of this ordinance, as the Mayor 
 and the Counsel to the Corporation shall by their certificate approve, 
 and not until such instrument shall be filed, so certified, in the office of 
 the Comptroller of this city. Ordinance May 6, 1847. 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be authorized 
 to lay down a double track of rails, with suitable curves and turn-outs, 
 from the northerly line of Canal street, at West street, through Canal 
 and Hudson streets to Chambers street, under the direction of the Street 
 Commissioner, and subject to all the restrictions, obligations, provisions 
 and conditions of the ordinance authorizing said company to lay down 
 rails to Canal street. (Res. Sept. 25, 1849.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company may extend 
 one of their tracks around the country market, (leased to them at foot 
 of Canal street,) with suitable curves and turn-outs, under the direction 
 of the Street Commissioner, so as to connect with the track on West 
 and Canal streets, already constructed by them, subject to all the terms, 
 conditions and restrictions of the annexed resolution passed and ap- 
 proved as stated below. See resolution approved September 25, 1849. 
 (Re*. January 1, 1850). 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be, and they 
 are hereby permitted to propel their cars from Chambers street to 
 Thirty-first street, by their street locomotive, or " Dumb Engine," upon 
 the condition that the same shall not be run at a greater speed than six 
 miles an hour; and also, that they shall employ a proper person to pre- 
 cede the trains on horseback, to give necessary warning, in a suitable 
 
552 THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. 
 
 manner, of their approach, and be under such further directions as the 
 Common Council may, from time to time, prescribe. (Res. December 
 4, 1850.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be directed to 
 take up their rails, and relay them, so that at the southwest corner of 
 Tenth avenue and Thirtieth street they shall be distant from the angle 
 of the curb at least twelve feet. (Res. August 11, 1851). 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be, and are 
 hereby required to remove the present high rail in use upon their road, 
 from the corner of Chambers street and West Broadway, up to Fifty- 
 third street, and to lay down in the stead thereof, the rail known as the 
 grooved rail, and that the same be done within six months from the 
 passage of this resolution by the Common Council. 
 
 Resolved, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be, and they 
 are hereby authorized and directed to place upon their road, city pas- 
 senger or small cars, to be run between the depot at Chambers street 
 and Fifty-third street ; to take up and set down city passengers between 
 those points; to be governed by the general rules regulating the Eighth 
 Avenue Railroad ; and, further, that they run a car thereon each and 
 every day, both ways, as often as every fifteen minutes, from 5 to 6 
 o'clock, A. M., and every five minutes, from six o'clock, A. M., to 8 o'clock, 
 p. M. ; every fifteen minutes, from 8 o'clock, p. M., to 12 o'clock, p. M. ; 
 and every thirty minutes, from 12 o'clock, p. M., to five o'clock, A. M. 
 and as much oftener as public convenience may require, under the regu- 
 lations of the Common Council ; and that the said company shall have 
 the right to demand, and receive, from each passenger conveyed in said 
 cars, the sum of five (5) cents, and no more. The aforesaid cars to be 
 placed and run upon said **oad within six months from the passage of 
 this resolution by the Common Council. It being a special provision 
 and understanding, in making this grant to the Hudson River Railroad 
 Company, that the said company shall not, at any time, either directly 
 or indirectly, in any way alienate from themselves, as a company, or in 
 any manner dispose of the right to run small cars upon their said road 
 hereby granted, unless by consent of the Common Council, under the 
 penalty of the forfeiture of this grant, immediately thereupon. 
 
 Revolted, That the Hudson River Railroad Company be, and they are 
 hereby directed to cease the running of locomotives or steam engines 
 below Fifty-third street, immediately upon the small cars being placed 
 upon their road, in accordance with the foregoing resolution. (Res, 
 Dec. 13, 1858;. 
 
NEW HAVEN AND SIXTH AND EIGHTH ^AVENUE RAILROADS. 553 
 THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That the block of ground [bounded by Centre, Franklin, 
 Elm, and White streets, be leased to the New York and New Haven 
 Railroad Company, for the terra of twenty-one years, (the arsenal build- 
 ings on Elm and Franklin streets to remain for the use of the military 
 until May 1st, 1851,) at an annual rent of six thousand dollars, payable 
 quarterly, together with the taxes and assessments on the same, with co- 
 venants for renewal at the expiration of twenty-one years, at a rent to 
 be fixed by appraisement. The said company to improve the said pre- 
 mises within one year, from the date of their lease. Said premises to 
 continue during said leases for a railroad depot, and the Comptroller is 
 hereby directed to have a lease executed in accordance with this 
 resolution, provided that nothing therein contained shall be con- 
 strued or taken as a consent or assent on the part of the Corporation of 
 the city of New York, to the use by the said railroad company, of any 
 of the streets and avenues of said city, for the purpose of running cars 
 thereon, by virtue of an agreement with the Harlem Eailroad Company ? 
 or as a waiver of the right and power of the Common Council of said 
 city, to regulate and control tho said New York and New Haven Rail- 
 road Company, to the same extent it can now control the New York 
 and Harlem Company. (Res. Sept. 5, 1850.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Harlem and New Haven Railroad Companies shall 
 station a man on the north-west corner of Grand street and the Bowery, 
 to warn persons coming down the Bowery on foot, or in vehicles, of the 
 near approach of the cars, toward the corner of Grand street and the 
 Bowery. (Res. Feb. 15, 1853.) 
 
 SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS. 
 
 Resolved, That the persons to whom permission is granted by the fol- 
 lowing resolutions, and those who may hereafter become associated with 
 them, have the authority and consent of the Common Council to lay a 
 double track for a railroad in the following streets, viz : From a point 
 at the intersection of Chambers street and West Broadway ; thence 
 along West Broadway to Canal street ; thence along and down Canal 
 street to Hudson street ; along Hudson street and Eighth avenue, to a 
 point at or near Fifty-first street ; and that said railroad be continued 
 through the Eighth avenue to Harlem river, whenever required by the 
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554 SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS. 
 
 Common Council, and as soon and as fast as said avenue is graded, upon 
 the following stipulations and conditions, viz : Such track or tracks to 
 be laid under the direction of the Street Commissioner, and on such 
 grades as are now established, or may hereafter be established by the 
 Common Council, the said parties to become bound in a sufficient penal- 
 ty, to keep in good repair the space between the track and the space 
 outside the same, on either side, of at least eight feet in width, of each 
 street in which the rails are laid, and also that no motive power, except- 
 ing horses, be used below Fifty-first street ; and upon the further condi- 
 tion that said parties shall place new cars on said railroad, with all the 
 modern improvements for the convenience and comfort of passengers, 
 and that they run cars thereon each and every day, both ways, as often 
 as the public convenience may require, under such directions as the 
 Street Commissioner and Common Council may, from time to time, pre- 
 scribe ; and provided also, that the said parties shall, in all respects, com- 
 ply with the direction of the Street Commissioner, and of the Common 
 Council, in the building of said railroad, and in the running of the cars 
 thereon, and in any other matter connected with the regulation of said 
 railroad ; and provided also, that the said parties shall, before this per- 
 mission takes effect, enter into a good and sufficient agreement with the 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, to be 
 drawn and approved of by the Counsel to the Corporation, binding 
 themselves to abide by, and perform the stipulations and provisions here- 
 in contained ; and also all such other resolutions or ordinances as may be 
 passed by the Common Council relating to the said road ; and further, 
 that" they run a car thereon each and every day, both ways, as often as 
 every T Jifteen minutes, from 5 to 6 o'clock, A. M. ; every four minutes 
 from 6 o'clock, A. M. to 8 P. M. ; every fifteen minutes, from 8 P. M. to 12 
 P.M.; and every thirty minutes, from 12 p. M. to 5 A. M. ; and as much 
 oftener as public convenience may require, under such directions as the 
 Common Council may, from time to time, prescribe ; also, that the rate 
 of passage on said railroad shall not exceed a greater sum than five cents 
 for the entire length of said road ; and also, that the Common Council 
 shall^have the power to cause the same, or any part thereof, to be taken 
 up at any time they may see fit ; and also, that the said parties, or either 
 of them, shall not assign their interest in the said road, without first ob- 
 taining the consent of the Common Council thereto ; also, that such 
 track or tracks shall be laid upon a foundation of concrete, with a groov- 
 ed rail, or such other rail as may be approved of by the Street Commis- 
 sioner, even with the surface of the streets through which they may pass, 
 
SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVEXUE RAILROADS. 555 
 
 and shall be commenced within three months, and completed to Fifty- 
 first street within one year, and from Fifty-first street to the Harlem 
 river, within three years from the passage of this resolution ; also, that 
 the foundation on each side of the rails shall be paved with square 
 grooved blocks of stone, similar to the Russ pavement, as far up as Fif- 
 ty-first street; that the said parties are to keep an account of the re- 
 ceipts of each road monthly, and report the same to the Comptroller 
 monthly, under oath ; that the said parties shall connect their road with 
 such other roads as the Common Council may order to be connected 
 therewith ; that they shall file with the Comptroller a statement, under 
 oath, of the cost of each mile of road completed, and agree to surrender, 
 convey and transfer the said road to the Corporation of the city of New 
 York, whenever required so to do, on payment, by the Corporation of 
 the cost of said road, as appears by said statements, with ten per cent, 
 advance thereon ; that said parties, on being required at any time by 
 the Corporation, and to such extent as the Common Council shall deter- 
 mine, shall take up, at their own expense said rails, or such part thereof 
 as they shall be required, and in failure so to do, in ten days after such 
 requirement, the same may be done, at their expense, by the Street 
 Commissioner. 
 
 Resolved, That the persons to whom permission is granted by the fol- 
 lowing resolutions, have the authority ajid consent of the Common Coun- 
 cil, to lay a single track in the following streets : Commencing at the 
 corner of Chambers street and West Broadway, through Chambers 
 street to Church street ; through Church street to Canal street ; and 
 through Canal street to Wooster street ; through Wooster street to 
 Fourth street ; thence, with a double track, through Fourth street and 
 Sixth avenue to Harlem : also, to lay a single track in Thompson street, 
 from Canal to Fourth street, to connect with the Eighth Avenue Rail- 
 road, and extend the same up the Sixth avenue to Harlem river, when- 
 ever required by the Common Council, and as soon and as fast as said 
 avenue is graded sufficiently to permit such track to be laid, upon the 
 same terms, stipulations and conditions as are provided in the annexed 
 resolution in relation to the railroad in the Eighth avenue, except that 
 no motive power except horses shall be used below Forty-second street ; 
 that said railroad upon the Sixth avenue shall be commenced within 
 three months, and completed to Forty-second street within one year ; and 
 from Forty-second street to the Harlem river within three years from the 
 passage of this resolution ; also, that the foundation on each side of the 
 rails, shall be paved with square grooved blocks of stone, similar to the 
 
556 SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS. 
 
 Russ pavement, as far up as Thirty-second street, and that such parts of 
 the Eighth Avenue road, as may be used by the Sixth Avenue Road, 
 from the connection in Canal street and West Broadway to Chambers 
 street, shall be built at the joint expense of said Sixth and Eighth Ave- 
 nue Roads. 
 
 Resolved, That each of said passenger cars, to be used on said road, 
 shall be annually licensed by the Mayor ; and there shall be paid annu- 
 ally for such license such sum as the Common Council may hereafter de- 
 termine. 
 
 Resolved, That the permission granted to lay or build a railroad track 
 in the following streets, viz : From a point at the intersection of West 
 Broadway and Chambers street, thence through West Broadway to Ca- 
 nal street, down Canal street to Hudson street, along Hudson street and 
 Eighth avenue to Harlem river, be granted and given to John Petti- 
 grew, Edmund R. Sherman, Solomon Kipp, Abrm. Brown, Washingten 
 Smith, Joseph N. Barnes, O'Keefe & Duryea, and Marshalls & Town- 
 send. 
 
 Resolved, That the permission granted to lay or build a railroad, in 
 the following streets, viz : Commencing at a point at the intersection of 
 West Broadway and Chambers street, thence through Chambers street 
 to Church street, through Church street to Canal street, and through 
 Canal street to Wooster street, through Wooster street to Fourth street, 
 with a single track ; thence through Fourth street to Sixth avenue, and 
 through Sixth avenue to Harlem, with a double track ; also to lay a sin- 
 gle track in Thompson street, from Fourth street to Canal street, to 
 connect with the Eighth Avenue Railroad, be given to James S. Libby, 
 George R. Howell, William Flagg, William H. Adams, John Post, jr., 
 Edmund Morris, Matthew D. Greene, John Ridley, Wm. Ebbitt, Ward 
 Bolster & Jacacks, and Finch, Sanderson & Beers. (Resolution, July 
 30, 1851.) 
 
 Resolved, That the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company have authority, 
 and the privilege is hereby granted to them, to extend their rail (which 
 is to be constructed in like manner as their present,) through Canal street 
 to Broadway, and also from its present termination at Chambers street 
 through College place to Barclay street, and through Barclay and 
 Church streets, or across Barclay street, and through the buildings which 
 they have rented or procured, or may rent or procure for that purpose, 
 to and into Yesey street ; through Vesey street to Broadway, and 
 
SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVEJTUE RAILKOADS. 557 
 
 through Church street, from Yesey street to Chambers street, and 
 through Chambers street to its present termination aforesaid, and to run 
 their cars over the same ; and when they shall have made such extension 
 then and thereafter, they shall be at liberty to charge every passenger 
 who may come to and ride any distance upon any part of their road be- 
 low Fifty-first street, five cents for riding on that part of their road ; any 
 thing in the resolutions or agreement under Avhich the said company are 
 now acting inconsistent with any of the privileges granted by this resolu- 
 tion, is hereby modified, so as to conform thereto. 
 
 And also resolved, That the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, upon 
 paying to the said the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, the one-half 
 part of the cost of that portion of their road lying between Yarick street 
 and West Broadway, and of keeping it in repair, from time to time, 
 hereafter ; and also, the one-half of the costs and of the repairs, from time 
 to time, of the extensions above authorized* shall be at liberty to use and 
 own one-half of the same, and run their cars thereon, and to charge every 
 passenger who may come to ride any distance upon any part of their road 
 below Forty-third street, the like sum of five cents for riding on that 
 part of the road, and any thing in the resolutions or agreement under 
 which they are now acting inconsistent with the said privileges is hereby 
 modified, so as to conform to this resolution. (Resolution, Dec. 13, 
 1852). 
 
 Resolved, That the route of the Sixth Avenue Railroad be, and the 
 same is hereby changed from the present location, so as to run as follows, 
 viz : Commencing at the intersection of Chambers street and West 
 Broadway, running thence with a double track through West Broadway 
 to Canal street, through Canal street to Yarick, through Yarick street 
 to Carmine street, through Carmine street and the Sixth avenue to inter- 
 sect with the original grant of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company. 
 
 Resolved, That the portion of said railroad track to be laid down in 
 West Broadway, from Chambers street to Canal street, shall be built 
 jointly by the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroad Companies ; and, in 
 the event of either party refusing, or neglecting to unite in the construc- 
 tion of such portion of the road, or pay for their proportionate share of 
 the expense thereof, then it shall be competent for either of said parties 
 to proceed with the work, at their own expense, and for their exclusive 
 benefit, until the other party shall actually pay their proportion of such 
 expense; further, should any difficulty arise between said Sixth and 
 Eigth Avenue Railroad Companies, as to the cost and value of building 
 
558 SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS. 
 
 said road, a*d rights to run over the same, each party shall have the 
 privilege to select a referee, not interested in any wise in either of said 
 roads, to adjust all difficulties ; but, should said referees not be able to 
 make a proper and amicable settlement of any dispute, arising between 
 the parties hereinbefore mentioned, then it shall be competent for the 
 Common Council to select a third person as referee, who shall investigate 
 the subject matter in dispute, and a decision from a majority of said 
 referees shall be final and conclusive ; nothing, however, contained in 
 this resolution, shall be construed to interfere with the power and au- 
 thority of the Common Council to prescribe rules and regulations, from 
 time to time, for the control and management of said railroad. (Resolu- 
 tion, June, 1852). 
 
 Whereas, A resolution has passed the Common Council, and which 
 resolution was permitted to become a law, by the non-action of the 
 Mayor, authorizing the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroad Companies to 
 extend their road through College place to and across Barclay street, or 
 through Barclay or Yesey street to Broadway, and to return through 
 Church street, to and through Chambers street to its present termina- 
 tion ; and 
 
 Whereas, It was the understanding, although not specified in the reso- 
 lution, that said extension should, and was to be only with a single track,, 
 yet, the said Eighth Avenue Railroad Company is now engaged in con- 
 structing said road with a double track, which will have the effect to 
 shut out from said street all other travel, and be a serious detriment to 
 the interests of the citizens generally, and to the owners of property on 
 the line especially ; and, as there seems to be a very serious misunder- 
 standing as to whether there should be constiuctd a single or a double 
 track ; therefore, be it 
 
 Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be, and he is hereby directed 
 to cause all further proceedings of said companies, in the construction of 
 said roads through the streets mentioned in the preamble, to be stayed 
 and suspended until the further action of the Common Council, except 
 they build a single track only through said streets ; and if that course 
 be not adopted by said companies, that then the said Street Commis- 
 sioner be, and he is hereby directed to have said streets restored to their 
 former condition, without delay. (Resolution, Dec. 21, 1852). 
 
 Whereas, A resolution was passed by the Common Council, on the 
 21st of December last, by which the Street Commissioner was directed 
 to cause all proceedings on the part of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue? 
 
SIXTH AND EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROADS. 559" 
 
 Railroad Companies, in the construction of the extension of tyeir rail- 
 roads to be, in part, suspended ; and 
 
 Whereas, The state of the streets, during the last summer, interrupted 
 the travel through Church street, and it now sufficiently appears, that 
 the public convenience, and the wishes of the citizens require some modi- 
 fication of the said resolution, and the laying of tracks, so that a continu- 
 ous travel can be had, although interruptions and obstructions may hap- 
 pen to occur in Church street, as before mentioned ; therefore, it is 
 
 Resolved, That the aforesaid resolution be, and the same is hereby re- 
 scinded and revoked, and the said companies are hereby authorized and 
 directed to complete the said extensions, and make the connections be- 
 tween the parts thereof, and with the other portion of their road, as the 
 same was begun and unfinished, when the said resolution was passed ; 
 the said company shall not lay a double track lengthwise, through Cham- 
 bers street, Church street, Barclay street or Vesey street. (Resolution, 
 Dec. 31, 1853). 
 
 Resolved, That the President, Directors and Company of the Eighth 
 Avenue Railroad be, and they are hereby directed, for the better accom- 
 modation of the public, to run their cars, daily, from and to Fifty-ninth 
 street and Eighth avenue, the present terminus of the rails they have al- 
 ready laid, instead of, as they now run, from and to Fifty-first street and 
 Eighth avenue. (Resolution Nov. 30, 1853). 
 
 Resolved, That the resolution adopted by this Board, November 21, 
 1853, directing the Eighth Avenue Railroad to run their cars to Fifty- 
 ninth street, be modified, and so amended as to direct them to run a car 
 once in every twenty minutes during the day, until otherwise directed. 
 (Resolution Dec. 29, 1853). 
 
 Resolved, That the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company be, and are 
 hereby directed to run their accommodation cars from Fifty-second to 
 Fifty-ninth street, every ten minutes, so as to start a car every ten min. 
 utes, from Fifty-second street up to Fifty-ninth street, and a car every 
 ten minutes, from Fifty-ninth street down to Fifty-second street, daily, 
 from five o'clock, A. M. to ten o'clock, p. M. (Resolution, July 12, 1854). 
 
 Resolved, That the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company be, and they 
 are hereby directed to relay the track of said railroad, and to run their 
 cars from Fifty-first street to the junction of Eighth avenue and Broad- 
 way, and that said company run their cars from Fifty-first street to Fif- 
 ty-ninth street, every five minutes, and the Street Commissioner is here- 
 by authorized and directed to carry this resolution into effect. (Resolu- 
 tion, Dec. 20, 1855. 
 
560 THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 1. Resolved, That Myndert Yan Schaick, Horace M. Dewey, John B. 
 Dihgledein, John Murphy, James W. Flynn, James McElvaney, Patrick 
 McElroy, Thomas Murphy, Philip Reynolds, Elijah F. Purdy, Bryant 
 McCahill, George Caplin, Oscar F. Benjamin, and those who may here- 
 after become associated with them, have the authority and consent of 
 the Common Council, and permission is hereby granted to them to lay 
 a double track for a railroad in the following streets : 
 
 From a point at the intersection of Park row and Broadway, near the 
 south-westerly corner of the Park ; thence along Park row to Chatham 
 street ; thence along Chatham street to the Bowery ; thence along the 
 Bowery to the Third avenue, and thence along the Third avenue to the 
 Harlem river, upon the following conditions, viz : 
 
 Such track or tracks to be laid under the direction of the Street 
 Commissioner, and on such "grades as are now established, or may here- 
 after be established by the Common Council ; the said parties to become 
 bound in a sufficient penalty to keep in good repair the space inside the 
 tracks, and a space two feet each side of the same, of each street in 
 which the rails are laid ; and also that no steam power be used on any 
 part of the road for propelling cars, and upon the further condition that 
 said parties shall place new cars on said railroad, with all the modern 
 improvements, for the convenience and comfort of passengers, and that 
 they run cars thereon, each and every day, both ways, and as often as 
 the public convenience may require, under such prudential directions as 
 the Common Council and the Street Commissioner may, from time to 
 time prescribe ; and 
 
 Provided also, That the said parties shall, in all respects, comply with 
 the directions of the Common Council, in the building of the said rail- 
 road, and in any other matter connected with the regulation of said 
 railroad; and 
 
 Provided also, That the said parties shall, before this permission takes 
 effect, enter into a good and sufficient agreement with the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the city of New York, to be drawn and ap- 
 proved of by the Counsel to the Corporation, binding themselves to 
 abide by and perform the stipulations and provisions herein contained ; 
 and also all such other resolutions or ordinances as may be passed by 
 the Common Council, relating to the running of said cars over the said 
 road; and 
 
THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD. 561 
 
 Further, That they run a car thereon, each and every day, both ways, 
 as often as every fifteen minutes, from 5 to 6 o'clock, A.M.; every four 
 minutes, from 6 o'clock, A. M., to 8, p. M. ; every fifteen minutes, from 8, 
 p. M., to 12, M., and as much oftener as public convenience may require, 
 under such directions as the Common Council, may, from time to time, 
 prescribe ; also, 
 
 That the said passage on said railroad shall not exceed a greater sum 
 than five cents for any distance, between the southern point of said rail- 
 road, and Sixty-first street ; and six cents for the entire length of said 
 railroad ; and also, 
 
 That said track, or tracks, shall be laid upon a good foundation, with 
 a grooved rail, or such other rail as may be approved of by the Common 
 Council and the Street Commissioner, even with the surface of the streets 
 through which they may pass, and shall be commenced within six months, 
 and completed to Forty-second street, within one year from the passage 
 of this resolution ; and from Forty-second street, toward and to the Har- 
 lem river, as fast as the Third avenue shall be graded, and in a proper 
 condition to lay rails thereon. 
 
 2. Resolved, That said parties have the consent of the Common Coun- 
 cil, and permission is hereby given to them to connect their said railroad, 
 at the junction of the Bowery and Grand street, with the Second Ave- 
 nue Railroad, if constructed ; and said parties, and those to whom per- 
 mission may be given by the Common Council, to lay a railroad through 
 the Second avenue, shall have the free use in common of the double 
 track from said junction, through the Bowery to Chatham street ; and of 
 one of the tracks to be laid from the southerly termination of the 
 Bowery, through Chatham street to Pearl street ; each of said parties 
 to pay one-half the expense of constructing and keeping in repair the 
 double and single track, so to be used by them in common. Either of 
 said parties to have the right to construct said double and single track, 
 so to be used in common, and if constructed by either, the other of said 
 parties shall pay one-half the actual cost thereof; or said parties may, 
 by mutual agreement, construct the same jointly. 
 
 3. Resolved, That in consideration of the good and faithful performance 
 of the conditions, stipulations and agreements above prescribed, and of 
 such other necessary requirements as may hereafter be made by the Com- 
 mon Council, for the regulations of the said railroad, the said parties 
 shall pay, from the date of opening the said railroad, the annual license 
 fee for each car now allowed by law, and shall have licenses accordingly. 
 
562 SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 4. Resolved, That within a reasonable time after the passage of these 
 resolutions, the said parties, or a majority in interest thereof, may form 
 themselves into an association, which shall be vested, with all the rights 
 and privileges hereby granted ; and shall have power, by the votes of at 
 least a majority in interest of the associates, to frame and establish ar- 
 ticles of association, providing for the construction, operation and ma- 
 nagement of said railroad, and to make contracts for the purchase of 
 property, for the use or benefit of said railroad. 
 
 5. Resolved, That the association shall not be deemed dissolved, by the 
 death or act of any associate, but his successor in interest shall stand in 
 his place, and the rights of each associate shall depend on his own ful- 
 fillment of the conditions imposed on him by these restrictions, or the 
 articles of association and by-laws of the association ; and in case of 
 his failure to fulfill the same, his rights shall be forfeited to, and devolve 
 upon the remaining associates, after twenty days' notice of such failure, 
 from the secretary of the association, specifying the particulars of his de- 
 linquency ; and said parties or associates may, at any time, incorporate 
 themselves, under the general railroad act, whenever two-thirds in in- 
 terest of the associates shall require it. (Res. Dec. 31, 1852 ). 
 
 Resolved, That the time within which, by the provisions of the grant 
 dated January 1,1853, authorizing the construction of the Third Avenue 
 Railroad, the grantees in said grant named, and their assigns were per- 
 mitted to lay down a double track in the Bowery, south of Fifth street, 
 and along Park row, be, and the same is hereby extended until the ex- 
 piration of three months after such time as the Third Avenue Railroad 
 Company shall be deprived by the New York and Harlem Railroad 
 Company, of the privilege now enjoyed by the Third Avenue Railroad 
 Company, of running their cars over the tracks of the New York and 
 Harlem Railroad Company. (Res. Dec. 9, 1853;. 
 
 THE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That permission is hereby given to Denton Pearsall, Joseph 
 C. Skadon, Abraham B. Rapelyea, Wm. L. Hall, R. T. Mulligan, 
 Charles Miller, Daniel J. Sherwood, Abraham Allen and Henry Gofif, to 
 lay a grooved railroad track in the following streets and avenues of the 
 city of New York, viz : Commencing at a point in the Second avenue* 
 at or near to Forty-second street, thence running down the Second ave~ 
 
SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD. 563 
 
 nue to Twenty-third street with a double track ; through Twenty-third 
 street, with a single track, to the First avenue ; down First avenue to 
 Allen street ; through Allen street to Grand street ; through Grand 
 street to the Bowery ; down the Bowery to Chatham street ; across 
 Chatham street to Oliver street ; through Oliver street to South street ; 
 through South street to Eoosevelt street ; across Roosevelt street to 
 Front street ; through Front street to Peck slip, the terminus. Return- 
 ing, with a single track, as follows : Through Peck slip to Pearl street ; 
 through Pearl street to Chatham street ; through Chatham street to the 
 Bowery ; through the Bowery to Grand street ; through Grand street to 
 Chrystie street ; through Chsystie street to the Second avenue, to Twen- 
 ty-third street, where it intersects the double track, and so on to its ter- 
 mination, opposite the Harlem river, with a double track. 
 
 Provided, however, That all the said rails shall be laid down in such 
 manner, and in such parts of the said streets and avenues as shall be ap- 
 proved by the Street Commissioner, so as to cause no impediment to the 
 common and ordinary use of the streets and avenues for all other pur- 
 poses ; and that the water courses of the streets shall be left free and un- 
 obstructed, and that the said company shall pave the streets in and 
 about the rails in a permanent manner, and keep the same in repair to 
 the entire satisfaction of said Street Commissioner. 
 
 And, provided further, That no motive power, except horses, be used 
 below Forty-second street ; and, further, that they run a car on said road, 
 for the convenience of public travel, each and every day, both ways, as 
 often as every fifteen minutes, from 5 to 6 o'clock, A. M. ; every four* min- 
 utes, from 6 o'clock, A. M. to 8 o'clock, p. M. ; every fifteen minutes, from 
 8 o'clock, P. M. to 12 o'clock, p. M., and every thirty minutes, from 12 
 o'clock, p. M. to 5 o'clock, A. M., and as much oftener as public conve- 
 nience may require, under such directions as the Common Council may, 
 from time to time, prescribe. 
 
 Also, that the rate of passage on said railroad shall not exceed a 
 greater sum than five cents to Forty-second street ; and also, that the 
 Common Council shall have power to regulate the fare for the entire 
 length of said road, when it shall be completed to Harlem river. 
 
 Also, that said road shall be commenced within six months, and com- 
 pleted to Forty-second street within one year, and from Forty-second 
 street to Harlem river within three years from the passage of this reso- 
 lution. 
 
564 NINTH AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That the said parties shall, in all respects, comply with the 
 direction of the Street Commissioner, and of the Common Council, in 
 the building of said railroad, and in the running of the cars thereon, and 
 in any other matter connected with the regulation of said railroad. 
 
 Resolved, That the said parties shall, before this permission takes ef- 
 fect, enter into a good and sufficient agreement with the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the city of New York, to be drawn and ap- 
 proved of by the Counsel to the Corporation, binding themselves to 
 abide by and perform the stipulations and provisions herein contained, 
 and also all such other regulations or ordinances as may be passed by 
 the Common Council, relating to the said road. (Res. Dec. 11, 1852;. 
 
 Resolved, That the route of the Second Avenue Railroad be, and the 
 same is hereby changed from Front street, between Roosevelt street and 
 Peck slip to South street, between the same points. (Resolution, July 
 20, 1853). 
 
 THE NIXTII AVENUE RAILROAD. 
 
 Resolved, That the Common Council do hereby grant the right and 
 privilege to James Murphy, William Radford and Miner C. Story, and 
 their respective assigns, and to those they may associate with them, to 
 construct a railroad from Fifty-first street to the Battery, and back, in 
 and through the following streets, viz : 
 
 With a double track from Fifty-first street through the Ninth avenue 
 to Gansevoort street; thence by a single track through Greenwich 
 street to the Battery ; and by a single track through Gansevoort street 
 to Washington street, and through Washington street to the Battery, 
 and through Battery place, between Greenwich and Washington streets, 
 to connect the said single tracks. And also, to run cars for the convey- 
 ance of passengers, &c., upon said road each and every day, at such 
 times as they may think proper, subject to provisions hereinafter named. 
 
 Provided, said railroad shall be constructed in all respects after the 
 manner of the' construction of the Eighth avenue railroad. 
 
 Provided, That in no case steam power be used on any part of said 
 railroad ; and also, 
 
 Provided, That the said grantees shall begin the construction of said 
 railroad on or before the 1st day of May next, and shall complete the 
 same, and commence running cars thereon, within eighteen months there- 
 after ; and also, 
 
NINTH AVENUE RAILROAD. 565 
 
 Provided, That the said grantees shall run cars upon the road so con- 
 structed, each way, between Fifty-first street and the Battery, every 
 day, as often as every fifteen minutes from five to six A. M. ; and every 
 four minutes from six A. M. to eight p. M. ; every, fifteen minutes from 
 eight p. M. to twelve M., and as much oftener as public convenience may 
 require, under such direction as the Common Council may, from time to 
 time, prescribe ; and 
 
 Provided, That no more than five cents be charged for each passenger, 
 riding over the whole, or any portion of the distance of said road ; and 
 also 
 
 Provided, That said grantees shall keep the space between the tracks, 
 and the space for two feet each side of the same, at all times, in thorough 
 repair ; and also, 
 
 Provided, That the said cars shall be licensed by the Mayor, and the 
 grantees shall pay the annual fee of twenty dollars per car for such li- 
 cense ; and 
 
 Also, The said grantees and their associates and assigns, shall have 
 the privilege to organize a joint stock association, either with or with- 
 out incorporation, to carry out the objects of this grant, and a majority 
 in interest of the grantees, their assigns and associates, shall have the 
 control, management and direction of the road, and the business thereof; 
 and should any or either of the grantees or their associates, or of the 
 shareholders, neglect to pay their respective proportion of the money re- 
 quired for carrying into full effect the grant hereby made, when by such 
 majority thereunto required, the others shall be at liberty to make such 
 payment ; and this grant shall enure to the benefit of those who pay in 
 the proportion of their respective contributions. 
 
 These resolutions, shall be certified by said grantees above-named ; and 
 a copy thereof signed by them shall be deemed the agreement between 
 the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, and 
 said associates ; and shall be sufficient, in all respects, to give and grant 
 to the said grantees, their associates and assigns aforesaid, the right and 
 privilege above-mentioned, and bind them to conform to the directions 
 herein contained. 
 
 And also provided, that said railroad shall be continued from Fifty- 
 first street along the Ninth avenue to the Bloomingdale road, thence 
 along the Bloomingdale road to th3 Tenth avenue ; thence along the 
 Tenth avenue to the Harlem river, whenever required by the Common 
 Council, and as soon and as fast as said avenues are graded (Resolu- 
 tion, Dec. 28,1853). 
 
C O N TRACTS 
 
 GASLIGHT COMPANIES 
 
 NEW YORK GASLIGHT COMPANY'S CONTRACT. 
 
 ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, indented, made and concluded this twelfth 
 day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and 
 twenty three, between the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city 
 of New York, of the first part, and the New York Gaslight Company r 
 of the second part, WITNESSETH : that the said parties of the first part> 
 for and in consideration of the covenants, articles and agreements here- 
 inafter mentioned, on the part of the said parties of the second part, and 
 their successors, to be observed, performed and kept, do hereby grant, 
 demise and to farm let, to the said parties, of the second part, and their 
 successors, all and singular the sole and exclusive privilege and right of 
 laying or placing under ground, pipes in all and every of the public 
 streets and parts of streets, of the city of New York, lying and being 
 south of a line commencing at the East river, at the foot of Grand street, 
 and running through Grand street to Sullivan street, and through Sulli- 
 van street to Canal street, and through Canal street to the North or Hud- 
 son river, for conducting gas, for lighting the public lamps in the streets 
 and parts of streets, south of said rlne, and the houses and buildings, 
 fronting or to front on, or bounded by or adjacent to the streets or part 
 of streets south of said line. 
 
 To HAVE AND TO HOLD and to enjoy the same unto the said parties of 
 the second part, and their successors, from the day of the date of these 
 presents, for and during and until the 12th day of May, which will be 
 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty -three, 
 
 Provided, nevertheless, and this grant is upon this express condition, 
 that the said parties of the second part, and their successors shall and 
 do in all things well and sufficiently keep, perform and observe all and sin- 
 gular the covenants, articles, agreements and stipulations on their part 
 to be kept, performed and observed as hereinafter is set forth and agreed. 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 567 
 
 And the said parties of the second part, in consideration of the pre- 
 mises, do for themselves and their successors covenant and agree to and 
 with the said parties of the first part, and their successors, as follows: 
 that is to say, that they," the said parties of the second part, shall and 
 will, before the twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thou- 
 sand eight hundred and twenty-five, erect, establish and complete in the 
 said city of New York, good and sufficient buildings, works and appa- 
 ratus for the preparing and manufacture of gas, and that they will also 
 cause the pipes for conducting the same, and of sufficient capacity, to be 
 laid, and will also manufacture or cause to be manufactured and supplied 
 in the most improved manner, sufficient quantities of the best quality 
 gas, commonly called inflammable gas, for lighting the houses and public 
 lamps in the street called Broadway, in the said city, from the Battery to 
 Grand street, in the manner hereinafter mentioned ; AND ALSO MOREOVER, 
 that they, the said parties of the second part, shall and will at all times 
 from and after the twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thou- 
 sand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and during the residue of the term 
 of this grant, in like manner cause the pipes of sufficient capacity for 
 conducting the said gas to be laid; and will also manufacture, or cause to 
 be manufactured and supplied in the most approved manner, sufficient 
 quantities of the said gas, of the best quality, for well and sufficiently 
 lighting the streets, parts of streets and public places, and the public 
 lamps and houses adjoining, or to adjoin all and singular the streets and 
 parts of streets lying in the said city, south of the aforesaid line, at such 
 periods as the said parties of the first part shall, from time to time, after 
 the said twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
 eight hundred and twenty-eight, by resolution or by law reasonably re- 
 quire, of the said parties of the second part. 
 
 And that all such pipes to be furnished by the said parties of the 
 second 'part, and placed under ground for the purpose of conducting the 
 said gas in all or either of the said streets, or parts of streets, shall be 
 made and constructed in the most approved manner, of cast-iron and of 
 the best materials ; and also, that the said parties of the second part, 
 shall and will light such and so many of the public lamps with the best 
 quality of gas as are in the streets, or parts of streets of the said city, 
 south of the aforesaid line, whenever they may be required to light the 
 same, or any] number of the same, by the said parties of the fitst part, 
 or their successors ; the said lamps to be lighted during such times as 
 the public lamps are now required to be lighted, and in the streets or 
 parts of streets in which the pipes for conducting gas shall be laid ac- 
 
568 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 cording to these presents, at a yearly expense to the said parties of the 
 first part, not exceeding what would be the expense of lighting and 
 supplying an equal number of the said lamps with oil of the quality 
 generally used for that purpose, estimating the price of oil at the average 
 price of the same in the city of New York during the preceding year. 
 
 AND FURTHER, That the said parties of the second part, shall likewise 
 furnish at their own expense the necessary conductors of metal of suffi- 
 cient capacity to the lamp posts, that the lights of the said lamps shall 
 be of a quality, brilliancy, or intensity, equal to the gas in use for the 
 public lamps in the city of London ; the said parties of the first part r 
 however, to be at the expense of lamps, lamp irons, and lamp posts, and 
 fittings up, and at no other expense for fixtures, conductors, repairs, or 
 on any other account whatsoever. 
 
 And also, that the parties of the second part shall and will, at all 
 times give forty-eight hours' notice to the said parties of the first part, 
 or to their Street Commissioner, of their intention to break up, or open 
 any street, or part of a street, for the purpose of laying or repairing 
 the pipes to conduct the gas ; and that they will replace the earth which 
 they may remove in so doing, before sunset of the day on which such 
 opening shall be made, and that they will replace the pavements, and re- 
 pave and repair the same, in such reasonable time and manner as the 
 said parties of the first part, or their Street Commissioner, may direct, 
 and in as good and firm a manner as the streets were in before being 
 broken up for the'aforesaid purpose ; and further, that all such repairs 
 as shall, at any time, become necessary by reason of the said pipes or 
 conductors, shall always be made and done by the said parties of the 
 second part, at their own cost and expense. 
 
 And also, that the said parties of the second part will so conduct their 
 manufactory or manufactories of gas as not to create a nuisance, and 
 that they will in all things be governed by such reasonable and necessary 
 rules and regulations as the said parties of the first part, or their suc- 
 cessors, may, from time to time pass, ordain and establish, relative to 
 the opening of streets, and laying down the pipes and conductors afore- 
 said. 
 
 Provided, always, that nothing in this grant contained shall be con- 
 strued to prevent any person or persons residing on, adjacent, or near to 
 any of the said streets or parts of streets in the said city, south of the 
 aforesaid line, from erecting in or on his or their own premises, any 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 569 
 
 building or apparatus to light with gas his or their own house or manu- 
 factory ; and, 
 
 Provided further, and the premises hereby granted, are also upon this 
 express condition, any thing herein contained to the contrary, notwith- 
 standing, that if the said parties of the second part, or their successors, 
 shall not well and faithfully observe, perform, fulfill, and keep all and singu- 
 lar the covenants and conditions above contained, on their part and behalf 
 to be observed, performed, fulfilled and kept according to the true intent 
 and meaning of these presents, then and in that case it shalFand may be 
 lawful for the said parties of the first part, in Common Council convened, 
 by a resolution or order to annul and vacate this grant, and thereupon 
 the premises hereby demised shall be revested in the said parties of the 
 first part, or their successors, as fully and completely as if this indenture 
 had never been executed. 
 
 In witness whereof, to one part of this indenture remaining with the 
 said parties of the first part, the said parties of the second part, have 
 caused the common seal of the said The New York Gaslight Company 
 to be affixed ; and to the other part thereof remaining with the said par- 
 ties of the second part, the said parties of the first part have caused the 
 common seal of the city of New York to be affixed, the day and year 
 first above written. 
 
 By the Common Council. 
 [L. S.] ' STEPHEN ALLEN. 
 
 J. MORTON, Clerk. 
 SAMUEL LEGGETT, 
 
 President of the New York Gaslight Company. 
 
 MANHATTAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY'S CONTRACT. 
 
 THIS INDENTURE, made this eighth day of May, A.D., 1833, between 
 the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, of the 
 first part, and the Manhattan Gas Light Company of the second part, 
 witnesseth: That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration 
 of the covenants, articles and agreements hereinafter mentioned, on the 
 part of the said parties of the second part, and their successors, to be 
 observed, performed and kept, do hereby grant and demise to the said 
 parties of the second part, and their successors, the privilege and right 
 to lay or place under ground, pipes in any or all of the streets, avenues 
 37 
 
570 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 and public places of the city of New York, lying and being north of a 
 line commencing at the East River, at the foot of Grand street, and 
 running through Grand street to Sullivan street, and through Sullivan 
 street to Canal street, and through Canal street to the North or Hudson 
 river, and in every or any part of such street, avenue or public place, 
 for the purpose of conducting gas, commonly called inflammable gas, for 
 lighting the public lamps in the said streets, avenues and public places, 
 and parts thereof, as hereinafter mentioned, and for lighting the houses 
 or buildings fronting or to front on, or bounded by or adjacent to the 
 said streets, avenues and public places, or parts thereof; to have, hold, 
 use and enjoy the said right and privilege, unto the said parties of the 
 second part, and their successors, from the day of the date of these pres- 
 ents, until the twelfth day of May, which will be A.D., 1853 ; provided, 
 always, and these presents are upon this express condition, that they, the 
 said parties of the second part, and their successors, shall and do, in all 
 things, well and sufficiently keep, perform and observe, all and singular 
 the covenants, articles, provisions, agreements and stipulations on their 
 part to be kept, performed and observed, as hereinafter specified. 
 
 And the said parties of the second part, in consideration of the 
 premises, do, for themselves and their successors, covenant and agree to 
 and with the said parties of the first part, and their successors, as fol- 
 lows, that is to say : that any gas house or works, for the manufactory of 
 such gas, to be erected or established by the said parties of the second 
 part in the city of New York, shall be so erected and established on the 
 margin either of the Hudson or of the East river, not south of Four- 
 teenth street in the said city ; and that all pipes for conducting the same 
 which the said parties of the second part may cause to be laid, shall be 
 of sufficient capacity, and made and constructed of the best materials of 
 cast iron, and in the most approved manner ; also, that from all such 
 main pipes as they may lay or cause to be laid by virtue of the right and 
 privilege hereby granted, they will supply with gas, and cause to be 
 lighted, such and so many of the public lamps opposite or adjacent to 
 such main pipes, as they may, from time to time, be required to do by 
 the said parties of the first part ; and that the said lamps shall be so 
 lighted during such times as the public lamps throughout the city of 
 New York are required to be lighted by the regulation of the said par- 
 ties of the first part ; and that all such public lamps situated north of 
 the line aforesaid, and south of the line of Sixth street, which the par- 
 ties of the first part may require to be so supplied with gas, and lighted 
 as aforesaid, shall be so supplied and lighted by the said parties of the 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 571 
 
 second part at a yearly expense to the parties of the first part, not ex- 
 ceeding fifteen dollars for supplying each of such lamps with gas, and 
 lighting the same. And it is further agreed, that the said parties of the 
 second part shall furnish at their own expense, the necessary conductors 
 of metal of sufficient capacity to the lamp posts of such public lamps as 
 they may be required to supply with gas and light as aforesaid ; and 
 that the light of the said lamps shall be of a quality, brilliancy or inten- 
 sity equal to the gas in use for the public lamps in the city of London. 
 It is understood, however, that the parties of the first part, are to be at 
 the expense of such lamps, with their lamp-irons, lamp-posts and fittings 
 up, but at no other expense for fixtures, conductors, repairs, or on any 
 other account whatsoever for the same. And it is further agreed, that 
 the said parties of the second part shall, at all times, give forty-eight 
 hours' notice to the said parties of the first part or their Street Commis- 
 sioner of their intention to break up or open any street, avenue or public 
 place or part thereof, or to remove any part of the pavement therefrom, 
 for the purpose of laying or repairing the pipes to conduct the said gas, 
 and that they will replace the earth which they may remove in so doing, 
 before sunset of the day on which such opening shall be made, and that 
 they will replace the pavement and repave and repair the same in such 
 reasonable time and manner as the said parties of the first part, or their 
 Street Commissioner may direct, and in as good and firm a manner as 
 such streets, avenues or public places or parts thereof were in before be- 
 ing broke up for the purpose aforesaid. Also, that all such repairs as 
 shall at any time become necessary by reason of laying the said pipes or 
 conductors, shall be made and done by the said parties of the second 
 part, at their own cost and expense. Also, that no such street, avenue 
 or public place or part thereof, shall be so broken up or opened, or the 
 pavement thereof removed, or shall be again filled up or repaired, or 
 such pavement replaced, except under the direction and supervision of a 
 competent person to be appointed by the said Street Commissioner, and 
 who shall be considered as in the employ of the said parties of the first 
 part ; but who shall be paid for his services by the said parties of tb 
 second part, such sum as the said Street Commissioner may direct, not 
 exceeding one dollar and fifty cents per diem, for each day that he may 
 be so employed. Also, that no such street, avenue or public place or 
 part thereof, shall be so broken up or opened, or the pavement thereof 
 removed at any time between the first of December and the first of 
 March, during the continuance of the term mentioned in these presents, 
 
572 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 without the consent of the said Street Commissioner being first obtained 
 for that purpose. 
 
 And it is farther agreed, that the said parties of the second part shall 
 and will so conduct their manufactory or manufactories of gas as not to 
 create a nuisance ; and that they will, in all things, be governed by such 
 reasonable and necessary rules and regulations as the said parties of the 
 first part or their successors, may, from time to time, pass, ordain and es- 
 tablish, relative to the opening of such streets, avenues or public places, 
 or parts thereof, and laying down the pipes and conductors aforesaid. 
 
 And it is hereby expressly provided that nothing herein contained, 
 shall be construed or deemed as granting to the said parties of the second 
 part, any sole or exclusive right or privilege, or as preventing the said 
 parties of the first part from granting the like privileges as are hereby 
 given to the said parties of the second part, to any other company, per- 
 sons or parties whatsoever, or as preventing any person or persons resid- 
 ing in, or adjacent, or near to any of the said streets, avenues or public 
 places, or parts thereof, lying north of the line hereinbefore first mention- 
 ed, from erecting in or upon his or their own premises any building or 
 apparatus, to light with gas, his or their own house, store, manufactory 
 or premises. And it is further provided, and these presents are upon 
 the express condition, that if the said parties of the second part or their 
 successors, shall not well and truly observe, perform, fulfill and keep all 
 and singular, the covenants and conditions hereinbefore contained, on their 
 part and behalf to be observed, performed, fulfilled and kept, according 
 to the true intent and meaning of these presents, then and in that case, 
 it shall and may be lawful for the said parties of the first part, by a reso- 
 lution or order to be passed in Common Council, to annul and vacate 
 this grant, and thereupon the premises hereby demised shall be re-vested 
 in the said parties of the first part, or their successors, as fully and com- 
 pletely as if this indenture had never been executed. 
 
 In witness whereof, to one part of this indenture, remaining with the 
 said parties of the first part, the said parties of the second part, have 
 caused the common seal of the said the Manhattan Gas Light Company 
 to be affixed, and to the other part thereof, remaining with the said par- 
 ties of the second part, the said parties of the first part have caused the 
 common seal of the city of New York to be affixed the day and year 
 above written. 
 
 [L. S.] LAMBERT SUYDAM, 
 
 President M. G. L. Co 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 573 
 
 MANHATTAN GASLIGHT COMPANY'S CONTRACT. 
 
 THIS INDENTURE, made the first day of May, in the year of our Lord 
 one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, between the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonality of the city of New York, of the first part, and 
 the Manhattan Gaslight Company of the second part, witnesseth: That 
 the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the covenants, 
 articles and agreements, hereinafter mentioned on the part of the said 
 parties of the second part, and their successors, to be observed, performed 
 and kept, do hereby grant and demise, to the said parties of the second part, 
 and their successors, the privilege and right to lay or place under ground, 
 pipes in any or all the streets, avenues, and public places of the city of 
 New York, comprised between a line commencing at the East river, at 
 the foot of Grand street, and running through the middle of Grand street, 
 to Sullivan street, and through the middle of Sullivan street, from 
 Grand street to Canal street, and through the middle of Canal street, 
 from Sullivan street to the North or Hudson river, and a line com- 
 mencing at the East river, at the foot of Forty-second street, on the 
 north side thereof, and running parallel with said street to the North or 
 Hudson river, and embracing both sides of said street, and in any, or 
 every part of any such street, avenue, or public place, for the purpose of 
 conducting gas, commonly called inflammable gas, for lighting the public 
 lamps, in the said streets, avenues and public places and parts thereof, as 
 hereinafter mentioned, and for lighting the houses and buildings, front- 
 ing, or to front on, or bounded by or adjacent to the said streets, avenues 
 and public places, or parts thereof. To have, hold, use and enjoy the 
 said right and privilege, with the said parties of the second part, and 
 their successors, from the day of the date of these presents, until the fifth 
 day of May, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 sixty-eight; provided always, and these presents are upon this express 
 condition, that they, the said parties of the second part, and their suc- 
 cessors, shall and do, in all things well and sufficiently keep, perform and 
 observe all and singular, the covenants, articles, agreements, provisions 
 stipulations, on their part, to be kept, performed, and observed, as here- 
 inafter specified. And the said parties of the second part, in considera- 
 tion of the premises, do for themselves and their successors, covenant and 
 agree, to and with said parties of the first part, and their successors, as 
 follows, that is to say: that any gas- house, or works for the manufactory 
 of such gas, which the said parties of the second part, hereafter may use, 
 or erect and establish in the city of New York, shall be located, erected 
 and established, on the margin of either the Hudson or the East river 
 
574 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES, 
 
 and not south of Fourteenth street, in the said city, and that all pipes 
 for conducting the gas, which the parties of the second part may cause 
 to be laid, shall be of sufficient capacity, and made and constructed of 
 the best materials, of cast iron, and in the most approved manner. 
 
 That the said parties of the first part, shall have the right to order the 
 pipes called the mains of the company to be extended in and along all 
 the streets, avenues, and public places in the said city, within the limits 
 aforesaid, commencing at Grand and Canal streets, and continuing 
 through each street in regular succession. Provided, however, that the 
 said parties of the second part, shall not be compelled to expend in the 
 laying of said mains, as last aforesaid, during the continuance of this 
 contract, a yearly sum to exceed six thousand dollars. Also, that the 
 said parties of the second part shall fit up and light all the public lamps 
 required by the Corporation, wherever the pipes of the company are or 
 shall be laid, within the district aforesaid, and that the said lamps shall 
 be so lighted during such times as the public lamps throughout the city 
 of New York are required to be lighted by the regulations of the said 
 parties of the first part; and that all such public lamps, situated within 
 the district aforesaid, which shall be required by the Corporation as 
 aforesaid, shall be so supplied and lighted by the said parties of the 
 second part, at the yearly rate of fifteen dollars for each lamp for the 
 light, and for lighting and extinguishing the same. Also, that the said 
 parties of the first part may direct and require, by notice to that effect, 
 that all or any portion of the said public lamps, shall be lighted, and 
 kept burning at any other time or times during the continuance of this 
 contract ; and the said parties of the second part, shall light the same, 
 and continue them burning in accordance with any and every direction 
 of the said parties of the first part, or their proper agent or agents, to 
 that effect ; provided that if, in compliance with the direction of the said 
 parties of the first part, the whole number of hours, during which the 
 said lamps, or a portion of them are kept burning in any year, shall 
 exceed the average number of hours during which the public lamps in the 
 city of New York have been kept burning during the last five years, prior 
 to the date of this contract (which the parties hereto estimate to be 
 and fix at two thousand three hundred hours,) then, in that case, the said 
 parties of the second part shall be entitled to claim and receive, for such 
 additional number of hours during which the public lamps, or a portion 
 of them, in the district aforesaid, are kept burning, in accordance with 
 such directions of the said parties of the first part, an additional com- 
 pensation equivalent to a pro rata increase of the compensation herein- 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES 575 
 
 before allowed, proportioned to the increased number of hours beyond 
 the said average number. 
 
 The burners in the public lamps shall be equal to those heretofore 
 used in the city of New York, equal to an average consumption of 
 three cubic feet per hour. And it is fort her agreed, that the said parties 
 of the second part shall furnish, at their own expense, the necessary con- 
 ductors of metal of sufficient capacity to the lamp posts of such jublic 
 lamps, as they may be required to supply with gas and light as aforesaid. 
 The parties of the second part, shall also fit up the said public lamps, 
 and shall receive, as compensation therefor, the sum of five dollars for each 
 lamp so fitted up. It is agreed, however, that the cost of the posts, 
 lanterns and repairs shall be at the expense of the said parties of the first 
 part ; and it is further agreed, that the said parties of the second part, 
 shall have the right to lay pipes at any time within the said district, upon 
 giving forty-eight hours' notice to the said parties of the first part, or to 
 the Street Commissioner, of their intention to break up or open any 
 street, avenue or public place, or part thereof, or to remove any part of 
 the pavement thereof for the purpose of laying or repairing the pipes 
 to conduct the said gas, and that they will replace the earth which they 
 may remove in so doing, before sun-set of the day in which such opening 
 shall be made, and that they will replace the pavement, and repave and 
 repair the same, in such reasonable time and manner as the said parties 
 of the first part, or their Street Commissioner may direct, and in as 
 good and firm a manner as such street, avenue, or public places, or parts 
 thereof, were in before being broken up for the purpose aforesaid. Also, 
 that all such repairs as shall at any time become necessary, by reason of 
 laying the said pipes, or conductors, shall be made and done by said 
 parties of the second part, at their own cost and expense. 
 
 Also, that no such street, avenue or public place, or part thereof, shall 
 by so broken up or opened, or the pavement thereof removed, or shall 
 be again filled up or repaved except under the direction and supervision 
 of a competent person, to be appointed by the said Street Commissioner; 
 but the said parties of the second part shall not be called upon to pay 
 any sum to any party or parties, for the inspection of any pavement 
 which they may have occasion to replace. And it is further agreed, 
 that the said parties of the second part, shall and will so conduct the 
 manufactory or manufactories of gas, as not to create a nuisance, and 
 that they will in all things be governed by such reasonable and neces- 
 sary rules and regulations, as the said parties of the first part, or their 
 successors, may from time to time pass, ordain and establish, relative to 
 
576 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 the opening of such streets, avenues, or public places, or parts thereof, 
 and laying down the pipes and conductors aforesaid. And it is hereby 
 expressly provided, that nothing herein contained, shall be construed or 
 deemed as granting to the said parties of the second part, any sole or 
 exclusive right or privilege, or as preventing the said parties of the first 
 part from granting the like privileges as are hereby given to the said 
 parties of the second part to any other company, persons or parties 
 whatsoever, or as preventing any person or persons residing in or adja- 
 cent, or near to any of the said streets, avenues, or public places, or parts 
 thereof, lying north of the line hereinbefore first mentioned, from erecting 
 in or upon his or their own premises, any building or apparatus, to light 
 with gas his or their own house, store or manufactory, or premises. And 
 it is further covenanted and agreed, by and on the part of the said parties 
 of the first part, that the said parties of the first part and their successors 
 shall and will pass all needful ordinances, which shall be necessary to 
 protect the interests of the said parties of the second part, and which of 
 right ought to be passed for that purpose. 
 
 And it is further provided, and these presents are upon the express 
 condition, that if the said parties of the second part, or their successors, 
 shall not well and truly observe, perform and fulfill, and keep all and 
 singular, the covenants and conditions, hereinbefore contained, on their 
 part and behalf to be observed, performed, fulfilled, and kept, according 
 to the true intent and meaning of these presents, then, and in that case, 
 it shall and may be lawful for said parties of the first part, by a resolu- 
 tion or order to be passed in Common Council, to annul and vacate this 
 grant ; and thereupon the premises hereby demised shall be re-vested in 
 the said parties of the first part, or their successors, as fully and com- 
 pletely as if this indenture had never been executed. 
 
 In witness whereof, to one part of this indenture remaining with the 
 said parties of the first part, the said parties of the second part have 
 caused the common seal of the said the Manhattan Gaslight Company to 
 be affixed ; and to the other part thereof remaining with the said parties 
 of the second part, the said parties of the first part have caused the com- 
 mon seal of the city of New York to be affixed, the day and year above 
 written. 
 
 Signed, 
 
 [i, s .] W. V. BEADY, Mayor. 
 
 By the Common Council, 
 
 Signed, D. T. VALENTINE, Clerk, C.C. 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 577 
 
 To the counterpart, held by the Corporation of the city, is attached 
 the common seal of the Manhattan Gaslight Company, verified by the 
 signatures respectively of the President, 
 
 [L. s.J DAVID C. GOLDEN, 
 
 And Secretary, S. H. HOWARD. 
 
 HARLEM GASLIGHT COMPANY'S CONTRACT. 
 
 THIS INDENTURE, made this twentieth day of May, in the year of our 
 Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, between the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, parties of the first 
 part, by Edward Cooper, their Street Commissioner, and the Harlem 
 Gaslight Company, of said city, parties of the second part, witnesseth : 
 That the said parties of the first part, for, and in consideration of the 
 covenants, articles and agreements hereinafter mentioned on the part of 
 the said parties of the second part, and their successors, to be observed, 
 performed and kept, do hereby grant and demise to the said parties, of 
 the second part, and their successors, the privilege and right to lay or 
 place under ground pipes in any and all of the streets, avenues and 
 public places of the city of New York, comprised between a line com- 
 mencing at the centre of Seventy-ninth street, at the East river, running 
 thence through the centre of said Seventy-ninth street to the North or 
 Hudson river, thence along said river to the northern boundary of the 
 city and county of New York, thence along said northern boundary of 
 the city and county of New York to the East river, and thence along 
 said East river to the point of beginning, and in every part of any street, 
 avenue or public place comprised within said limits, for the purpose of 
 conducting gas for lighting the public lamps in the said streets, avenues, 
 and public places and parts thereof as hereinafter mentioned, and for 
 lighting the houses and buildings fronting, or to front on, or bounded by 
 or adjacent to the said streets, avenues and public places or parts thereof, 
 to have and to hold, use and enjoy the said right and privilege unto the 
 said parties of the second part, and their successors, from the 6th of 
 November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, until the 6th of 
 November, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 fifty-eight. 
 
 Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, 
 that they, the said parties, of the second part, and their successors, shall 
 and will in all things well and sufficiently keep, perform and observe all 
 
578 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 and singular, the covenants, articles, agreements, provisions and stipu- 
 lations on their part, to be kept, performed and observed, as herein- 
 after specified. 
 
 And the said parties of the second part, in consideration of the pre- 
 mises, do, for themselves and their successors, covenant and agree to and 
 with the said parties, of the first part, and their successors, as follows : 
 that is to say, that any gas-house or work for the manufacturing of such 
 gas which the said parties of the second part, hereafter may use or erect 
 and establish in the city of New York shall be located, erected, or es- 
 tablished on the margin of either the Hudson or North river, or the 
 East or Harlem river, in the said city, and that all pipes for conduct- 
 ing the gas which the said parties of the second part may cause to be 
 laid, shall be of sufficient capacity and made and constructed of the best 
 materials of cast-iron, and in the most approved manner . 
 
 That the said parties of the first part shall have the right to order 
 the pipes called the mains of the company to be extended in and along 
 all the streets, avenues, and public places in the said city within the 
 limits aforesaid, commencing at the foot of Seventy-ninth street and the 
 East river, and continuing through such street in regular succession, pro- 
 vided, however, that the said parties of the second part shall not be 
 compelled to expend in the laying of said jnains, as last aforesaid, during 
 the continuance of this contract, a yearly sum to exceed six thousand 
 dollars. 
 
 Also, that the said parties of the second part shall fit up and light 
 all the public lamps required by the Corporation, wherever the pipes of 
 the company are, or shall be laid within the district aforesaid, and that 
 the said lamps shall be so lighted during such times as the public lamps 
 throughout the city of New York are required to be lighted by the 
 regulations of the said parties of the first part, and that all such public 
 lamps situated within the district aforesaid, which shall be required by 
 the Corporation as aforesaid, shall be so supplied and lighted by the 
 said parties of the second part, at the yearly rate of twenty-eight dollars 
 and eighty cents for each lamp, for the light and for lighting and extin- 
 guishing the same, and for keeping the lanterns clean ; also that the said 
 parties of the first part may direct and require, by notice to that effect, 
 that all or any portion of said public lamps shall be lighted and kept 
 burning at any other time or times during the continuance of this con- 
 tract; and the said parties of the second part shall light the same, and 
 continue them burning in accordance with any and every direction of 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 the said parties of the first part, or their proper agent or agents to that 
 effect. Provided that if, in compliance with the direction of the said 
 parties of the first part, the whole number of hours during which the 
 said lamps or a portion of them are kept burning in any year, shall ex- 
 ceed the average number of hours during which the public lamps have 
 been kept burning for three years prior to the date of this contract, 
 (which the parties hereto fix at three thousand eight hundred hours,) 
 then, and in that case, the said parties of the second part shall be enti- 
 tled to claim and receive for such additional number of hours during 
 which the public lamps, or a portion of them, in the district aforesaid 
 are kept burning, in accordance with such direction of the said parties 
 of the first part, an additional compensation equivalent to a pro-rata in- 
 crease of the compensation hereinbefore allowed, proportioned to the 
 increased number of hours beyond the said average number. 
 
 The burners in the public lamps shall be equal to those heretofore used 
 in the city of New York, equal to an average of consumption of three cubic 
 feet per hour. 
 
 And it is further agreed that the said parties of the second part shall 
 furnish, at their own expense, the necessary conductors of metal of suf- 
 ficient capacity to the lamp-posts of each public lamp, as they may be 
 required, and will make all necessary connections with such conductors 
 and the street mains to supply with gas and light as aforesaid, and will 
 furnish the burner to each lamp-post, such burner to consume three (3) 
 cubic feet of gas per hour. The parties of the second part shall also fit 
 up the said public lamps, and shall receive as compensation therefor the 
 sum of nine dollars and thirty-five cents for each lamp so fitted up. It 
 is agreed, however, that the cost of the posts, lanterns and repairs shall 
 be at the expense of the said parties of the first part, and that said posts, 
 lanterns, &c., are to be delivered to the said parties of the second part, 
 by the said parties of the first part, at the works of said Company, foot 
 of One hundred and eleventh street, Harlem river. And it is further 
 agreed that the said parties of the second part shall have the right to lay 
 pipes at any time within the said district upon giving forty-eight hours' 
 notice to the said parties of the first part, or to the Street Commissioner 
 of said city of their intention to break up or open any street, avenue or 
 public place, or part thereof, or to remove any part of the pavement 
 thereof for the purpose of laying or repairing the pipes to conduct the 
 said gas; and that they will replace the earth which they may remove in 
 so doing before sunset of the day on which such opening shall be made, 
 
580 CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 
 
 and that they will replace the pavement, and repave and repair the same 
 in such reasonable time and manner as the said parties of the first part, 
 or the Street Commissioner of said city may direct, and in as good and 
 firm a manner as such streets, avenues, or public places or parts thereof 
 were in before being broken up for the purpose aforesaid. 
 
 Also, that all such repairs as shall, at any time, become necessary by 
 reason of laying the said pipes or conductors, shall be made and done by 
 the said parties of the second part at their own cost and expense. Also, 
 that no such street, avenue, or public place or part thereof, shall be so 
 broken up or opened, or the pavement thereof removed, or shall be again 
 filled up or repaired, except under the direction and supervision of a 
 competent person to be appointed by the Street Commissioner of said 
 city ; but the said parties of the second part shall not be called upon to 
 pay any sum to any party or parties for such inspection, where, however, 
 any pavement is to be removed or replaced ; iti such case notice is to be 
 given to the Croton Aqueduct Department. 
 
 And it is further agreed that the said parties of the second part shall 
 and will so conduct the manufacture and manufactories of gas as not to 
 create a nuisance ; and that they will, in all things, be governed by such 
 reasonable and necessary rules and regulations as the said parties of the 
 first part or their successors may, from time to time, pass, ordain and es- 
 tablish, relative to the opening of such streets, avenues or public places 
 or parts thereof, and laying down the pipes and conductors as aforesaid. 
 
 And it is hereby expressly provided that nothing herein contained shall 
 be construed or deemed as granting to the said parties of the second part 
 any sole or exclusive right or privilege, or as preventing the said parties 
 of the first part from granting the like privileges as are hereby given to 
 the said parties of the second part, to any other company, persons or 
 parties whatsoever, or as preventing any person or persons residing on 
 or adjacent or near to any of the said streets, avenues, or public places 
 or parts thereof, lying north of the line hereinbefore mentioned, from 
 erecting on or upon his or their own premises, any building or apparatus 
 to light with gas his or their own house, store, manufactory or premises. 
 
 And it is further covenanted and agreed, by and on the part of the said 
 parties of the first part, that the said parties of the first part and their 
 successors, shall and will pass all needful ordinances which shall be neces- 
 sary to protect the interests of the said parties of the second part, and 
 which of right ought to be passed for that purpose. 
 
CONTRACTS WITH GASLIGHT COMPANIES. 581 
 
 And it is further provided, and these presents are upon the express con 
 dition that if the said parties of the second part or their successors shall 
 not well and truly observe, perform, fulfill and keep all and singular the 
 covenants and conditions hereinbefore contained on their part, and be- 
 half, to be observed, performed, fulfilled and kept, according to the true 
 intent and m?aning of these presents, then, and in that case, it shall and 
 may be lawful for the said parties of the first part, by a resolution or 
 order to be passed in Common Council, to annul and vacate this con- 
 tract, and thereupon the premises hereby demised shall be vested in the 
 said parties of the first part or their successors, as fully and completely 
 as if this indenture had never been executed. 
 
 In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed triplicate copies 
 of this Indenture, the said Edward Cooper, Street Commissioner, hath 
 hereto set his hand and sea! on behalf of the said parties of the first part, 
 and the said parties hereto of the second part have hereunto affixed their 
 corporate seal, and caused the same to be attested by their President and 
 Secretary, one of which copies of this Indenture to remain with the said 
 Street Commissioner, one other to be filed with the Comptroller of the 
 city of New York, and the third to be delivered to the said parties of the 
 second part, the day and date herein first written. 
 
 [L, s.l EDWARD COOPER, 
 
 Street Commissioner. 
 
 Sealed and delivered in the presence of 
 
 As to the Harlem Gas Light Co., 
 
 JAS. 0. BROWN. 
 
 As to Edward Cooper Street Comm'r, 
 
 C. H. LAWRENCE. 
 
 [L. s.] BARR WAKEMAN, President. 
 
 HENRY J. McGowAN, Secretary. 
 
EXTRACTS FROM THE STATE LAWS 
 
 BELATING 
 
 TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 
 
 EMBRACING SUCH PARTS AS CONCERN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY 
 ORDINANCES. 
 
 The Police Board shall guard the public health ; preserve order at 
 elections ; remove nuisances existing in the public streets, roads, places 
 and highways ; provide a proper police at fires ; see that all laws relat- 
 ing to the observance of Sunday, and regarding pawnbrokers, mock auc- 
 tions, emigrants, elections, gambling, and the public health, are promptly 
 enforced. They shall obey and enforce all ordinances which are 
 applicable to police or health.* They shall, when consistent with the 
 rules of the Board, comply with all requests of the Common Council or 
 the Mayor .f 
 
 The General Superintendent of Police shall be the superintendent of 
 cabs and cabmen, hackney coaches and hackney cabmen, stages and ac- 
 commodation coaches or omnibuses and their drivers, carts and cartmen, 
 and all persons employed to drive carts, public porters, hand-cartmen, 
 renders of charcoal, firewood, hard coal, and boats and boatmen. He 
 shall also be inspector of pawnbroker's shops, second-hand dealer's shops, 
 junk shops and intelligence offices.! All violations of Corporation ordi- 
 nances reported to him shall forthwith be reported by him to the Corpo- 
 ration Attorney.^ He shall perform the duties previously performed by 
 the Inspectors of hacks, omnibuses, cabs and public porters ; Inspector 
 and Deputy Inspector of stages ; Inspector of carts, and keepers of lands 
 and places. I) 
 
 The Inspectors or Captains of Police shall be dock masters within their 
 respective districts, and assisted by the Sergeants, shall perform all the 
 duties previously performed by Dock Masters.^ 
 
 * From ^ 5 of act of April 15, 1857. f From 20. Ibid. 
 
 $ From ^ 6 of Art. II., Act of April 13, 1853. ^From 7, Art. II., Act of April 13, 1853. 
 
 J From 1, Art. II., Act of May 7, 1844. f From $ 6, Act April 13, 1853. 
 
STATE LAWS RELATING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 583 
 
 Patrolmen shall report through the Inspectors, or Captains, or Ser- 
 geants to the General Superintendent all violations of the Corporation 
 ordinances.* 
 
 The Police Force shall, in accordance with rules and regulations pre- 
 scribed in conformity with the laws of the State and the City Ordi- 
 nances, watch and guard the city day and night. 
 
 * From 7, Act April 13, 1853. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 A. 
 ABANDONMENT, Bonds, by whom 
 
 prosecuted 122, 126 to 130 
 
 ACCIDENTS 
 Prevention of, erection of barriers 
 
 for 264 to 267 
 
 By vehicles, provision concerning. . . 359 
 ACCOUNTANT in Bureau of Water 
 
 Registrar, his duties 142 
 
 ACCOUNTS, Joint Committee on, 
 
 their functions 58 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS, Corporation, 
 
 general provision concerning 
 
 ALDERMEN- 
 
 Charter, provisions concerning 14 
 
 Powers of, designating stands for 
 
 hacks 397 
 
 as to junk shops 410 
 
 as to regulation of stages 381 
 
 as to disputes concerning fences, 325 to 327 
 
 How distinguished at fires 227 
 
 Board of, charter provisions respect- 
 ing 12 
 
 Executive Committees abolished.. . 42 
 
 rejection of acts of Councilmen. ... 43 
 
 transmission of messages 44 
 
 method of transacting business 42 
 
 amending acts of Councilmen 44 
 
 Committees of Conference 44 
 
 receding from its action 44 
 
 adhering to its acts 44 
 
 notices of meetings 46 
 
 Clerk of 45 
 
 Deputy Clerk, his duties, bond and 
 
 salary 48 
 
 Messengers and assistant 49 
 
 Reader, his duties and salary 52 
 
 Sergeant-at-Arms, his duties and 
 
 salary 53 
 
 ALDERMEN 
 
 Board of, President, provisions of 
 
 charter respecting 12, 13 
 
 ALLEYS, cleaning of when necessary, 
 
 to be reported 159 
 
 ALMS-HOUSE Department, provisions 
 
 of charter respecting 32 
 
 ANIMALS 
 
 Dead, provision as to removal of, 158, 322, 419 
 carts for removing to be licensed. . 418 
 
 docks assigned for boats 418 
 
 Bone burning, provisions respect- 
 ing 424 to 426 
 
 Slaughtered, removal of offal 417 
 
 Skinning of, provision respecting, 424 to 426 
 Putrid, not to be thrown in streets 
 
 or lots 417 
 
 Sale of, at auction in the streets 309 
 
 APPROPRIATIONS 
 
 Charter provisions respecting 10 
 
 Annual estimate of. 58 
 
 Exhausted, report of 59 
 
 For expenditures, how made 187 
 
 Contracts and expenditures, not to 
 
 exceed 187 
 
 AREAS, size and enclosure of. 258, 259 
 
 ARREARS 
 
 Cleric o/. ; See " Clerk of Arrears." 
 Of taxes and assessments and Cro- 
 
 ton water rent, how collected 72 
 
 ASH CARTS 
 
 construction of. 372 
 
 regulation of 271, 272 
 
 not to unload in streets 420 
 
 ASHES- 
 Ihr owing or dumping in streets, 
 
 prohibited 419, 421 
 
 Delivery of to be to ash carts 421 
 
586 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 ASHES 
 Removal of, by whom 271 to 275 
 
 box or barrel to be placed on side- 
 walk 428 
 
 Sifting, provision respecting 420 
 
 ASSESSMENTS 
 
 Apportionment of, how made 88 
 
 Arrears of, provision as to collecting, 72, 117 
 
 bills, how copied, kept, &c 74 
 
 Bonds, provision as to issuing 185, 186 
 
 Collection of, Bureau of 79, 111 to 118 
 
 general provisions concerning. .111 to 118 
 Collector and Deputy Collectors, their 
 
 duties, compensation, &c Ill to 118 
 
 Confirmed, list of titles, where kept. . 73 
 List, proof of work done to be attached 
 
 to 188 
 
 For improvements when not to be 
 
 less than $5 118 
 
 Improvements involving, notice to 
 
 be published 188 
 
 On Corporation property, to be re- 
 ported 84 
 
 Sales for, under whose cognizance. . 73 
 
 Searchers for, fees established 73 
 
 ASSISTANT ENGINEER in Croton 
 
 Aqueduct Board and his salary, 141 
 
 AUCTION SALES 
 
 In streets, provisions respecting 308 
 
 On sidewalks, purchasers not to stand 
 
 on 310 
 
 Of horses, in the streets, prohibited. 316 
 Of carriages and animals in streets 309 
 Oj furniture, provisions respecting. . 311 
 In Chatham square, provisions re- 
 specting 311, 312 
 
 AUDITOR OP ACCOUNTS 
 
 Charier, provisions respecting 25 
 
 Bureau of, established 55, 76 
 
 Duties of, defined 76 
 
 Assistants to, their duties 76, 77 
 
 AUDITORS in Comptroller's office, 
 
 thetr duties, &c 65, 68 
 
 AUDITING BUREAU established. ... 76 
 
 AVENUES See " Streets." 
 
 AWARDS for Corporation property, 
 
 to be reported 84 
 
 AWNINGS, regulations concerning. . . 284 
 
 AWNING POSTS, regulations 282 to 284 
 
 B. 
 
 BADGES- 
 
 Fire See " Fire Badges." 
 Constables See " Constables." 
 BALANCES, sealing and inspection 
 of See ' ' Weights and Measures." 
 BALUSTRADES- 
 
 regulations concerning 282 
 
 Removal of, provision concerning. . . 284 
 
 Goods not to be exhibited on 285 
 
 BARGES, lying of, at wharves 292 to 297 
 
 BARRIERS to prevent accidents, erec- 
 tion of 264 to 267 
 
 BASEMENT Doors, regulations of. .280, 281 
 BASINS, Receiving, under whose 
 
 charge 78,93,137 
 
 BASTARDY BONDS, by whom prose- 
 cuted. 122, 126 to 130 
 
 BATHING in the rivers, provision 
 
 respecting 427 
 
 BATTERY, firing of cannon on 234 
 
 Cattle, &c., running on 435 
 
 Enlargement, dirt not to be carted on 290 
 Wall, boats not to receive passengers, 
 
 &c., from 301 
 
 BAY WINDOWS, extent of, in the 
 
 street 281 
 
 Removal of. 284 
 
 BEEF, unsound &c., provisions, respect- 
 ing 158,165 
 
 BELL-RINGEBS See" Fire Bell-ringers." 
 
 BIRTHS, Record of, where kept 172 
 
 BLACKSMITH SHOPS, refuse stuff 
 
 from 419 
 
 BLASTING ROCKS, regulations for. . 328 
 BOARDING HOUSES, examination of 159 
 
 BOAT BELLS, ringing of 302 
 
 BOATS for collecting junk, &c., to be 
 
 licensed 411,412 
 
 BONDS and Mortgages of Corporation 
 
 assignment, payment, &c 197 
 
 Assessment, issuing of 185, 186 
 
 Of officers, where filed 38 
 
 BONE BOILING, &c., provisions re- 
 specting 424 to 426 
 
 BOOK-KEEPER, in Comptroller's 
 
 office, and his assistants 64 
 
 In Street Commissioner's, duties,&c. 90 
 BOWERY, sweeping of 272 
 
INDEX. 
 
 587 
 
 BREAD, sale and manufacture of 432 
 
 BRIDEWELL, designation of 444 
 
 BRO AD WAY, sweeping of 272 
 
 BROOM WAGONS, regulations 430 
 
 to be licensed 430 
 
 BUILDINGS 
 
 Public, charter provisions respecting, 28 
 construction and repairs of, under 
 
 whose charge 79, 102 to 108 
 
 removal of snow and ice from 273 
 
 ffoistways in, regulations 329 
 
 Moving of, regulations 287 
 
 Ra ising goods outride of, regulations 286 
 Goods placed in front of, regulations 285 
 Cleansing of, when necessary, to be 
 
 reported 159 
 
 Sloops, platforms and steps, regula- 
 tions 281,282 
 
 removal of 2S4 
 
 Windows, regulations 281 
 
 removal of. 284 
 
 Balustrades, regulations 282 
 
 removal of 284 
 
 Rubbish, removal of 420 
 
 Entering of, by City Inspector 161 
 
 BULKHEADS, cordracts for, what to 
 
 contain 189, 301 
 
 BURIAL Grounds, duties of proprietors 439 
 Permit, by whom granted and recorded, 172 
 
 BURIALS, report of, how made 439, 440 
 
 BUREAUX 
 
 Charier, provisions concerning 10, 22 
 
 Of City Revenue, provisions respect- 
 ing 55,67 
 
 Of Receiver of laxes, ib 55, 71 
 
 Of 'Deposit and Disbursement, ib 55, 74 
 
 Of the Clerk of Arrears, ib .... 55, 72 
 Auditing, ib.... 55,76 
 
 Of Street Improvewents, ib 79,91 
 
 Of Wharves, ib 79, 93 
 
 Of Roads, ib 79, 99 
 
 Of Lands and Places, ib 79, 97 
 
 Of Lamps and Gas, ib 79,99 
 
 Of Repairs and Supplies, ib 79, 102 
 
 Of the Chief Engineer, of Fire De- 
 partment, ib 80,108 
 
 Of the Collection of Assessments, ib.80, 111 
 Of the Corporation Attorney, ib. .122, 126 
 Of the PMic Administrator, ib. .122, 130 
 Oflhe Water Registrar, ib. .136, 141 
 
 BUREAUX 
 Of the Water Purveyor, provisions 
 
 respecting 136, 14S 
 
 Of Sanitary Inspection and Street 
 
 Cleaning, ib 157, 162 
 
 Of Records and Statistics, ib 157, 172 
 
 Of Markets, ib 157, 166 
 
 Of Weights and Measures, ib 157, 173 
 
 BUTCHERS in markets, their licenses 
 
 1 and regulations 167, 341, 342 
 
 See also " Markets." 
 
 Permits, by whom granted 167 
 
 BUTTER, in market*, sale of, regula- 
 tions 345,346 
 
 C. 
 
 CABS, provisions respecting 401 
 
 CANNON../i7"in<7 of 234 
 
 CANVASSERS, Gity.cba.rier provisions 13, 16 
 
 CAPS, Fire See " Fire Caps/' 
 
 CARCASSES of animals, how removed 419 
 
 CARPETS, shaking, provisions respect- 
 ing 420 
 
 CARRIAGES, -washing of, regulations 263 
 
 Auction sale of, in the streets 309 
 
 See also " Hackney Coaches/' 
 
 CARRIAGE-WAYS of streets See 
 " Streets, carriage-ways of."' 
 
 CARTMEN, Public- 
 License of, regulation 356, 357 
 
 Residence, report of, to the Mayor. . 358 
 
 Stands of, regulations 358 
 
 Loads of, regulations 364, 365 
 
 Rates of charges, established 362 to 364 
 
 Disputes with, how determined 364 
 
 Attendance on carts, regulations. . . 365 
 
 Suspended, not to drive 365 
 
 Names of in be given, when required 359 
 
 Responsil>ility of, for damages 357 
 
 Carls of, may stand before their own- 
 er's premises 366 
 
 Of lime, regulations 355 
 
 Of hay and straw, regulations 353, 354 
 
 Sale of firewood by, regulations 352 
 
 CARTS AND CARTMEN, general 
 
 provisions 356 to 373 
 
 CARTS, Public, definition of 356 
 
 Stands for, regulations 353 
 
 Standing of, in front of cartmen's 
 
 premises 366 
 
588 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 CARTS, Public- 
 Accidents by, provisions concerning 359 
 Licensed carlmen, only can drive. . . 357 
 
 Cartmen, to attend them 365 
 
 Driving on piers, &c., speed regu- 
 lated 361 
 
 Passing to the right of others 360 
 
 Speed of, regulated generally 360 
 
 when driven on wharves 361 
 
 Numbers of, regulations 358 
 
 Size of, regulations *361 
 
 Loads of, regulations 384, 365 
 
 Rates of Charges, established. . .362 to 364 
 
 Wheels of, regulations 361 
 
 Encumbering the streets, regulations 359 
 Spilling of dirt from, regulations. . . 239 
 
 On sidewalks, prohibited 360 
 
 Superintendent of, his duties 367 
 
 who to be (by state law) 582 
 
 Dirt, license of. 367, 36S 
 
 construction of 372, 368 
 
 provisions concerning 367 
 
 Private, provisions concerning 366 
 
 Ash, construction of 372 
 
 Hag, to be licensed , 411, 412 
 
 For removing dead animals, license 
 
 of 418 
 
 Sand, construction of 372 
 
 For hay and straw, regulations. . .353, 354 
 
 Mud, construction of. 372 
 
 Offal, construction of 372 
 
 Garbage, construction of 372 
 
 For removal of nuisances, to be em- 
 ployed 419 
 
 Market-See " Markets." 
 
 Junk, to be licensed 411, 412 
 
 Lime, construction 372 
 
 regulation 355 
 
 For firewood, construction of 366 
 
 regulations 351, 352 
 
 Furniture, size and construction 362 
 
 Gravel, construction of. 372 
 
 Manure, construction of 372 
 
 Swill, construction of 372 
 
 regulations 423 
 
 C ARTWAYS, Private, flagging of. ... 242 
 CASTLE GAKDVN , firing of cannon, 234 
 CATTLE, running at large, imponud- 
 
 ing 433 to 437 
 
 \ CELEBRATIONS, mone?//or, howvoted 10 
 
 CELLAR Doors, regulations. . . .280, 281, 284 
 CELLARS, cleaning of, when to be re- 
 ported 159 
 
 CEMETERIES, regulations concerning, 438 
 CESSPOOLS 
 Building of, under whose cognizance, 158 
 
 regulations 317 to 322 
 
 Cleaning of, when necessary, to be 
 
 reported 159 
 
 Emptying of, permission, by whom 
 
 granted 161 
 
 Inspection of, under whose cognizance, 158 
 CHAMBERLAIN, City 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 25 
 
 Bureau of, established 55, 74 
 
 Accounts of, how reported 58 
 
 Bond and duties of, prescribed 74 
 
 CHANCE, games of, prohibited in the 
 
 streets 427 
 
 CHARCOAL, sales of, regulations 355 
 
 Wagons, regulations 430 
 
 License, to be taken 430 
 
 Venders, superintendence of 582 
 
 CHARTER (Amended), analysis of . . . 9 
 CHATHAM SQUARE, auction sales 
 
 in 311,312 
 
 CHATHAM STREET, sweeping of. . . 272 
 CHIEF ENGINEER of the Fire De- 
 partment 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 27 
 
 Bureau of, established 80, 108 to 110 
 
 Duties and Junctions of, prescribed, 108 to 
 110, 204 to 207 
 
 Appointment of, how made 204 
 
 Salary of, prescribed 205 
 
 Vacancy, how filled 206 
 
 Cap and trumpet of, how distin- 
 guished 206 
 
 Elections for, regulations 207 
 
 CHIMNEY, taking fire, penalty 229 
 
 Sioeepers, licenses of. 447 
 
 apprentices, &c 447 
 
 responsibilities 448 
 
 badges 448 
 
 fees 448 
 
 inspector of. 448 
 
 register of licenses 449 
 
 CINDERS, throwing in streets prohibit-,419, 421 
 
INDEX. 
 
 589 
 
 CISTERNS 
 
 Construction of, permission, by whom 
 
 given 256 
 
 fee to be paid 256 
 
 Under sidewalks, regulations 256, 257 
 
 CITY HALL, name, to what applied. . 107 
 Keeper of, his duties, salary, &c. . .107, 108 
 Cleaning and charge of, under whom, 107 
 CITY INSPECTOR 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 29 
 
 Duties, bond and salary, prescribed, 
 
 158 to 162 
 Duties of, in respect to public pounds, 437 
 
 as to piers for offal boats 418 
 
 as to bone-boiling establishments, 424 to 426 
 
 as to removal of nuisances 426 
 
 as to interments 438 
 
 as to slaughter-houses, &c , 417 
 
 as to sinks, privies and cesspools. . 317 
 as to placing lists in station-houses, 227 
 
 Repori of, quarterly 176 
 
 Weights and measures, custody of, 
 
 standard 335 
 
 CITY INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 29 
 
 Organization of. 157 
 
 General cognizance of, prescribed. . 157 
 
 Bureaux in, established 157 
 
 Clerks and Messengers in office 162 
 
 CITY PRISON, designation of. 444 
 
 CITY RAILROADS-See " Railroads." 
 CITY REVENUE- 
 
 Bureau of, its functions, &c 67 
 
 Collector of, duties, bond and compen- 
 sation 67 
 
 Collection of, how made 68 
 
 Clerk to Collector, his duties, &c 69 
 
 Deputy Collectors, duties, bond and 
 
 salary 70 
 
 CITY STOCKS See " Stocks." 
 CLERKS 
 
 Of Common Common and his assist- 
 ants, duties, salaries, &c 45 to 49 
 
 See also " Common Council." 
 Deputy of Board of Aldermen, 
 
 duties, &c 48 
 
 Of Board of CouncUmen and his 
 assistants, their duties, sala- 
 
 r' tfc ,&c 49to52 
 
 a/so " Councilmen." 
 
 CLERKS- 
 
 Of Departments, their number, how 
 
 fixed under charter 10 
 
 Of Arrears, his duties, bond, and 
 
 salary 72 to 74, 117 
 
 his bureau established 55, 72 
 
 charter provisions respecting 25 
 
 In Bureau of Arrears 73 
 
 In Comptrollers office 67 
 
 To Receiver of Taxzs 71 
 
 To Collector of City Revenue 69 
 
 To City Chamberlain 75 
 
 In Street Commissioner's office 89, 90 
 
 In Bureau of Wharves 95 
 
 In Bureau of Roads *. . 97 
 
 In Bureau of Repairs and Supplies 104 
 To Deputy Superintendent Repairs 
 
 and Supplies 106 
 
 In Bureau of Street Improvements, 92 
 
 In Bureau of Lamps and Gas 101 
 
 To Croton Aqueduct Board 141 
 
 In Bureau of Water Purveyor. .. 150 
 
 In Bureau of Water Registrar. . . 142 
 
 In the Law Department 126 
 
 Of the Corporation Attorney 129 
 
 In the City Inspector's office 162 
 
 In, the Bureau of Sanitary Inspec- 
 tion 164,166 
 
 In the Bureau Records and Sta- 
 tistics 173 
 
 To Superintendent of Markets 169 
 
 To Commissioners of the Fire De- 
 partment 227 
 
 Of the Board of Fire Wardens. . . 209 
 
 CLOCKS, Public, regulator of 88 
 
 COAL, sale of, regulations 355 
 
 COLLECTOR 
 
 Of City Revenue, charter provisions, 25 
 
 Bureau of, established 55, 67 
 
 Of Assessments, charter provisions. . 27 
 duties, bond and compensation. .111 tolls 
 COMMITTEES 
 
 Executive, abolished 42 
 
 Joint, provisions concerning 43 
 
 on Croton Aqueduct 43 
 
 On Accounts, provisions concern' 
 
 ing 43 
 
 General powers, prescribed 43 
 
 Reports, how made and printed 43 
 
590 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 COMMITTEES 
 
 Meetings, notices of 46 
 
 Witnesses, how subpoenaed 46 
 
 COMMON COUNCIL 
 
 Members of, charter provisions 10 
 
 see also, "Aldermen," " Councilmeu." 
 
 Business of, how transacted 42 
 
 Clerk of, charter provisions 15 
 
 how appointed and removed 45 
 
 salary and bond 48 
 
 datie.s 45 to 49 
 
 deputy, clerks and messengers 48, 40 
 
 to countersign warrants 57 
 
 COMPTROLLER- 
 
 Charier, provisions respecting 23 
 
 Vacancy, how supplied 63 
 
 Duties, salary, bond, &c 56 to 63, 196 
 
 Deputy, duties, bond and salary 63 
 
 COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE 
 
 Deeds, contracts, &c., to be deposit- 
 ed in 56 
 
 Clerks and officers in, tbeir du- 
 ties, &c 64 to 67 
 
 CONTRACTS- 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 19 
 
 Report of, to be annually made 59 
 
 Appropriations, connected with 187 
 
 Drawing of, by whom 123 
 
 For supplies and work, how author- 
 ized 177 
 
 when necessary 177 
 
 estimates and proposals 178 
 
 estimates 178,179,180 
 
 sureties with estimates 179, 180 
 
 form of execution 183 
 
 general provisions 177 to 189 
 
 For supplies, samples with estimates, 181 
 For work, clause to prevent acci- 
 dents 182 
 
 proof of work done 188 
 
 retention of last instalment 182 
 
 reservation of 10 per cent 182, 189 
 
 Payment of, raising money for 184 
 
 issuing of assessment bonds 1S5 
 
 when amount is less than $10,000. . 186 
 
 on certificate of amount due 186 
 
 when, to be in full 189 
 
 Intertst on, when to be paid 188 
 
 CONTRACTS 
 For building piers or bulkheads, 
 
 contents 189 
 
 In Street Department , by whom made, 80 
 
 expenditures to be reported 85 
 
 work in, inspectors of 84 
 
 For Croton works, provisions con- 
 cerning 150, 151 
 
 CORONERS, Charter provisions 30 
 
 Inquisitions, where kept 172 
 
 CORPORATION OF THE CITY 
 
 General powers, under charter of 1857, 9 
 
 Legislative powers, under charter. . 9 
 
 Executive potvirs, under charter. . . 9 
 
 Legislative a<ts, under charter 9, 10, 
 
 Suits, by whom prosecuted and de- 
 fended 124 
 
 annual report of 124 
 
 register to be kept 125 
 
 CORPORATION 
 Advertisements, provisions concern- 
 ing 450 
 
 Attorney, charter provisions 29 
 
 Bureau of, established 122, 126 to 130 
 
 duties, bond and salary 126 to 130 
 
 annual report 128 
 
 clerks and messengers 129 
 
 Officers serving process for 128 
 
 Loans, in anticipation of revenue 63 
 
 Rents, collection of. 57,67 
 
 Grants, fyc., by, record of and maps 57 
 
 Grants, fyc., to, maps to be annexed 57 
 
 Accounts, by whom audited 57, 76 
 
 Officers, residence of 174 
 
 as to extra compensation of. 177 
 
 See also " Officers." 
 Yards, under whose cognizance. . . .79, 105 
 
 foreman of HO 
 
 keepers of, their appointment. &c. . 105 
 
 CORTLANDT street, sweeping of 272 
 
 COUNCILMEN 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 15 
 
 Powers of, as to stands for hacks. . . 397 
 in settling disputes as to fences, 325 to 327 
 
 as to ji,nl< shops 410 
 
 as to regulation of stages 381 
 
 At fires, how distinguished 227 
 
 Board of , charter provisions 13 
 
 rejecting acts of the Aldermen. ... 43 
 
INDEX. 
 
 591 
 
 COUNCILMEN 
 
 Board of, transmission of messages 44 
 
 amending acts of Aldermen 44 
 
 Committees of Conference 44 
 
 receding from its action 44 
 
 adhering to its acts 44 
 
 method of transacting business 42 
 
 notices of meetings 50 
 
 Executive Committees, abolished. . 42 
 President of, charter provisions. ... 14 
 Clerk of, provisions concerning. . .49 to 51 
 Deputy Clerk, assistants and mes- 
 sengers 51, 52 
 
 Reader, Seargeant-at-Arms and 
 
 Doorkeeper 52, 53 
 
 COUNSEL TO THE CORPORATION 
 
 Charier, provisions respecting 28 
 
 Duties, bond and compensation, 123 to 126 
 Clerk hire, a sum allowed in lieu of. 126 
 
 COURTS 
 Stationery for, by whom furnished. . 79, 104 
 
 Police, districts established 442 
 
 Districts, Justices, how assigned to, 443 
 
 location of established 442 
 
 rooms, not to be used for meetings, 443 
 scriveners for 2d and 3d District, 445 
 
 District, list of fees to be posted 443 
 
 bills of, to be del ivered 444 
 
 collection of, costs 444 
 
 Marine, seal of. 445 
 
 Rooms, supplies, by whom furnished, 79, 104 
 
 cleaning, heating and lighting 105 
 
 persons to have charge of 105 
 
 CROTON AQUEDUCT BOARD 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 31 
 
 Organization of, as a Department. . . 134 
 
 Powers and duties of, prescribed, 134, 135, 
 
 247, 256, 261 
 
 Officers composing, designated 136 
 
 their salaries and duties 136 to 141 
 
 Officers in Department, salaries, &c. 141 
 
 Report of, quarterly 176 
 
 CROTON WATER 
 
 Supplying, manner of 151 
 
 Control of, under whose cognizance. . 135 
 Distribution of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 134 
 
 Preservation of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 135 
 
 CROTON WATER 
 Revenuefrom, provisions concerning, 
 
 &c 134, 141 to 148 
 
 Washing sidewalks, regulations 155 
 
 Semis, scale of 143 to 148 
 
 how paid 152 
 
 when unpaid 152 
 
 how applied 152 
 
 arrears of, bills how kept, &c 74 
 
 arrears of, how collected 72 
 
 searches fur, fees 73 
 
 sales for, under whose cognizance.. 73 
 CROTON WATER WORKS 
 
 General cognizance of 134, 135 
 
 Dam, preservation of, under whom. . 135 
 Lake, preservation of, under whom. . 135 
 Banks of river, preservation of, un- 
 der whom 135 
 
 Gate-houses, provisions against in- 
 juring 153 
 
 Ventilators, provisions against injuring, 153 
 Aqueduct, preservation of, under 
 
 whom 135 
 
 provisions against injuring 153 
 
 no person to go into 153 
 
 contracts for repairs, &c 136 
 
 trespasses on 140 
 
 works 
 new works to be authorized by 
 
 Common Council 137 
 
 provisions against injuring 153 
 
 when contracts to be made 150, 151 
 
 penalties 156 
 
 Reservoirs, preservation of 135 
 
 bathing in, prohibited 153 
 
 provisions as to trespasses 153, 154 
 
 Hydrants, opening of 154, 155 
 
 Mains, laying down, under whose cog- 
 nizance 135 
 
 laying, to be authorized by Common 
 
 Council 137 
 
 preservation of, under whom 135 
 
 Sewers See " Sewers." 
 Culverts See " Culverts." 
 Pipes, laying down, under whose cog- 
 nizance 135 
 
 laying of, to be authorized by C. C. 137 
 Pipe Yard, under whose cognizance, 135 
 Stop-cocks, provisions against obstruct- 
 ing 155 
 
592 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 CROSS-WALKS, removal of snow and 
 
 ice 277 
 
 See also, " Streets," ' Slips." 
 CULVERTS 
 
 Charge of, under whom 137, 247 
 
 Cleansing of, when to be done 137 
 
 Building or repairing of, regulation 
 
 as to gas pipes , 252, 253 
 
 CURB STONES See " Streets, Sidewalks." 
 
 D. 
 DEAD 
 
 Burials of, to be reported 439, 440 
 
 certificate, first to be had 440 
 
 general provisions 438 
 
 Disinterment of, permits 172 
 
 Removal of bodies, provisions con- 
 cerning 161, 438, 440 
 
 Register of, where kept 1GO 
 
 Animals, removal of 322 
 
 DEALERS in Second-hand Articles. 
 See " Second-hand Articles." 
 
 DEATHS 
 
 Record of, where kept 172 
 
 Report of, to be published 160 
 
 DEBT, City, redemption of, see " Sink- 
 ing Fund." 
 DEEDS for Corporation, by whom 
 
 drawn 123 
 
 DEPARTMENTS 
 
 Executive, charter provisions 10 
 
 heads of, appointment and removal 
 
 under the charter 11, 12 
 
 Finance, organization of 54 
 
 Street, Ib 78 
 
 Law, Ib 122 
 
 Croton Aqueduct Board, Ib 134 
 
 City Inspector's, Ib 157 
 
 miscellaneous provisions as to all, 18, 20, 174 
 
 clerks of, number, under charter. .. 10 
 DEPOSIT AND DISBURSEMENT, 
 
 Bureau of 74 
 
 DEPUTY 
 
 Street Commissioner, his duties, &c. 88 
 Collector of City Revenue, duties, &c. 70 
 Collectors of Assessments, duties, 
 
 &c HltoUS 
 
 DEPUTY 
 
 Superintendent of Repairs and Sup- 
 plies, duties, &c 104 
 
 Registrar (Water) , duties, &c 142 
 
 DIRT 
 
 Carts, provisions concerning 367, 372 
 
 Removal of, from streets, regulations, 287 
 Throwing in streets, provisions con- 
 cerning 288, 419 
 
 Screening, provisions respecting 420 
 
 DISTRICTS, Election, designated 451 
 
 DOCKS, leasing Corporation 291 
 
 Laying of vessels at, provisions con- 
 cerning 292 to 297 
 
 Careening of vessels at, prohibited . . 300 
 Lumber, provisions respecting. ...303 to 306 
 Cleaning of, necessity to be reported, 159 
 
 For garbage boats, assigned 419 
 
 Masters, who to be (by state law) . . 582 
 DOGS- 
 
 Killing of, provisions concerning.. .414, 415 
 Running at large, provisions con- 
 cerning 414, 415 
 
 DRAINAGE, under whose cognizance, 134 
 DRAINS UNDERGROUND 
 
 Cognizance of. 134, 247 
 
 Cleansing o/,under whose cognizance,135 ,137 
 Repairs of, under whose cognizance, 135, 137 
 Construction of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 135 
 
 barriers to prevent accidents.. .264 to 267 
 Excavations, gas pipes, how pro- 
 tected 253 
 
 Piercing or opening of, under whose 
 
 direction 137 
 
 manner, by whom prescribed 247 
 
 to be made by persons licensed 138 
 
 Connections with, form, size, &c., by 
 
 whom prescribed 247 
 
 permits for, by whom granted 247 
 
 general regulations 248 to 250 
 
 fee for permit 249 
 
 Injuring or obstruciiug, prohibited, 251 
 
 DRAINS 
 
 Private, permission to construct. ... 137 
 
 penalty for violations 138 
 
 to be made by persons licensed 138 
 
 fee for permits. 139 
 
INDEX. 
 
 DRAINS 
 
 Private, fee for manufactories 139 
 
 penalty for obstructing 140 
 
 record of permits 140 
 
 DRAYS, size of regulated 361 
 
 See also, " Carts." 
 
 DRYING of Clothes in streets 428 
 
 DRY GOODS, sate of, in streets 309 
 
 DYERS' Vats, prohibited, with excep- 
 tion 416 
 
 E. 
 
 EGGS, sale of, in marlcets 345 
 
 ELECTION Districts, designated 451 
 
 ELECTIONS, duties of Police, by 
 
 state law 582 
 
 ENCROACHMENTS on Streets, re- 
 port of 83 
 
 ENGINES See "Fire Engines" and 
 "Fire Apparatus." 
 
 ENGINEER to Oroton Aqueduct 
 
 Board, his duties, &c 136 
 
 Assistant to do 141 
 
 Chief S&Q " Fire Department." 
 
 ENTERTAINMENTS, vote of money 
 
 for 10 
 
 EXCAVATIONS, for vaults, drains, 
 
 &c., protection of gas pipes 253 
 
 In streets, barriers to prevent acci- 
 dents 264 to 26 
 
 EXPRESS WAGONS, provisions con- 
 cerning 374, 375 
 
 F. 
 FARMERS, stands for, to sell market 
 
 produce 310 
 
 sales in streets, provisions respect- 
 ing 432 
 
 FENCES 
 
 Encumbering streets, removal of. . . 28- 
 Height and construction of, regu- 
 lated 32 
 
 Repairs of 32 
 
 Disputes concerning, how settled. . . 32 
 Partition, how made and kept in 
 
 repair 325 to 32 
 
 Btes, how settled 325,32 
 >, charter provisions 3 
 ' 
 
 ERRY Slips and Boats, as to ob- 
 structing 294.295 
 
 ILTH, not to be thrown in streets. . . 419 
 ILTHY WATER, not to run from pre- 
 mises 422 
 
 INANCE, Department of 
 
 Charter provisions respecting 22 
 
 General ordinance concerning 54 
 
 Bureaux in, defined 55 
 
 'IRE 
 Cliimneys, stovepipes and flues, 
 
 taking fire 229 
 
 Kindling in the streets, regulations. 229 
 Prevention of, who may inspect 
 
 buildings, &c 208 
 
 notice to remove things dangerous . 208 
 
 general provisions 229, 230 
 
 FIRE-ARMS^ring of, provisions con- 
 cerning 234 to 236 
 
 FIREWORKS 
 
 Keeping of, in the city, regulations 232 
 Seizure and sale of, provisions con- 
 cerning 233 
 
 Firing of in the city, prohibited 235 - 
 
 Sale of certain descriptions, pro- 
 hibited 235 
 
 FIREWOOD 
 
 Sales of, regulations 351, 352 
 
 in the street, regulations 312 
 
 Landing and carting of, regulations, 351 
 Carts and Loading, regulations. ..351, 352 
 
 Carts fur, construction of 366 
 
 Superintendence of venders, under 
 
 under state law 582 
 
 FIRES, FIRE DEPARTMENT, &c. 
 Apparatus, as to taking from houses, 220 
 
 old,saleof 205 
 
 superintendent of, appointment, &c. 110 
 Badges, regulations concerning. .216 to 219 
 Bell-ringers, appointment, duties, &c. 222 
 
 removal of. 223 
 
 report of neglect 223 
 
 stations of. 223 
 
 Caps, regulations 215, 216 
 
 Companies, how organized 209 
 
 number of members 209 
 
 election of members 213 
 
 regulations as to number of 214 
 
594 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 FIRES, FIRE DEPARTMENT, &c 
 Companies, return of members to 
 
 Chief Engineer 221 
 
 volunteers prohibited 213 
 
 duties of, on alarm of fire 213 
 
 in going to or returning from 
 
 fires 212,220 
 
 duties, in respective districts 226 
 
 to obey Engineers 211 
 
 taking engines from 221 
 
 annual report to fire commissioners 222 
 
 officers, responsible for neglect 212 
 
 Regulations, at fires 219, 220 
 
 Departments, general provisions 203 
 
 general privileges and duties 203 
 
 of whom to consist 203 
 
 Commissioners of 227 
 
 Clerk and Messenger of Commis- 
 sioners 228 
 
 Chief Engineer, appointment and 
 
 and salary 204, 205 
 
 Chief Engineer, powers and du- 
 ties 108 to 110, 205 to 207 
 
 Assistant Engineers 205, 206 
 
 election of engineers 205 to 207 
 
 penalties, to whom paid 230 
 
 suits for penalties 230 
 
 entitled to proceeds from fireworks 
 
 seized 233 
 
 entitled to penalties for hoistways, 329 
 
 other penalties 213 
 
 Districts, division of 224 
 
 signals for 226 
 
 duties of companies in 226 
 
 Engines, apparatus, &c., under 
 
 whose cognizance 79, 80,108 to 1JO 
 
 construction of new 109 
 
 as to lending or letting to hire 220 
 
 Engine houses, supplies for 79, 80, 104 
 
 gas for 221 
 
 strangers not to enter 211 
 
 regulations concerning 211 
 
 volunteers not allowed at 213 
 
 FIREMEN 
 
 Appointment of, regulations 214 
 
 Transfer of, to other companies 221 
 
 Duties of, prescribed 210 
 
 in going to or returning from fires. 212 
 
 To obey Engineers 211 
 
 Return of, to Chief Engineer 221 
 
 FIREMEN 
 
 Complaints against, how reported. . 214 
 
 Offenses by, how reported 214, 215 
 
 Suspended, regulations concerning. . 212 
 
 Expelled, regulations concerning 212 
 
 how reported 214 
 
 Caps of, regulations 215,216 
 
 Badges of, regulations 216 to 219 
 
 Volunteers, prohibited 213 
 
 Exempt, performance of duty by 216 
 
 caps and badges 216 
 
 FIRE SIGNALS, striking of. 226 
 
 for assistance 226 
 
 FIRE WARDENS 
 Appointment, duty and salary. .207 to 209 
 
 Cap and trumpet 209 
 
 Duties of, in regard to hoistways. . . 329 
 
 Seizure of fireworks, by 233 
 
 Clerk of Board and his salary 209 
 
 FISH, unsound, provisions concerning,158,165 
 
 fresh, sale of, in markets 345 
 
 Wagons, regulations 430 
 
 license 430 
 
 penalty 431 
 
 FLAGGING sidewalks. See " Streets , 
 sidewalks." 
 
 FLAX, keeping of, regulations 229 
 
 FLYING HORSES, prohibited 428 
 
 FOOD, wholesome, charter provisions. 33 
 
 Unwholesome, removal of. 158, 165 
 
 FOUNDRIES, removal of rubbish from 419 
 FOREMAN of Corporation Yard, du- 
 ties, &c HO 
 
 FRUIT WAGONS, regulations 430 
 
 License, provisions concerning 430 
 
 Penalty, prescribed 431 
 
 Exceptions, as to certain persons. . . 432 
 FUEL, /or public offices, how supplied. 79, 104 
 
 FULTON street, sweeping of 272 
 
 FUNERALS, bells not to be tolled. ... 439 
 
 FURNITURE, sale of, in the streets ... 311 
 
 G. 
 
 GAMES of chance in streets, prohibited 427 
 GARBAGE 
 
 Throwing in sinks, &c., prohibited. 319 
 
 Throwing in streets, prohibited 419 
 
 Throwing in streets or lots, prohibi- 
 ted... 417 
 
INDEX. 
 
 595 
 
 GARBAGE 
 
 Removal of, by whom 271 to 275 
 
 barrels, &c., on sidewalks 428 
 
 Carts, constouction of. 372 
 
 GAS lamps, lighting of. 255 
 
 Breaking pavements, for regulations 239 
 Pipes, protection against excava- 
 tions 252 to 254 
 
 GAS COMPANIES 
 
 New York Gas Company contract 5G6 
 
 Manhatten.Ib 569, 573 
 
 Harlem. Ib 577 
 
 GOODS, raising of, outside of buildings 286 
 
 Placing in front of buildings 285 
 
 GRANTS from the city, charter provi- 
 sions 33 
 
 Water, directions concerning 199, 200 
 
 Covenants, in 200 
 
 GRATES, of vaults, provisions concern- 
 ing 259 
 
 GRAVEL carte, construction of.. ..... 372 
 
 GRAVES, opening of, regulations... 438 
 
 GROUND, made, provision concerning 416 
 
 GUNPOWDER, keeping of, regulations 231 
 
 Magazines, license for 231 
 
 erection of 231 
 
 penalties 232 
 
 GUNS, ,/iring of, provisions concern- 
 ing 235,236 
 
 GUTTERS across sidewalks, construc- 
 tion of. 421 
 
 Liquids, as to throwing in 421 
 
 Cleaning"* of, who to clear obstruc- 
 tions 251 
 
 Snow and ice, removal of. 276 
 
 H. 
 HACKNEY COACHES 
 
 Owners of, licenses to 47, 386, 387 
 
 to give name and number 396 
 
 to obey regulations as to stands. . . 398 
 
 not to refuse employment 394 
 
 not to leave their coach, &c 395 
 
 when not to solicit passengers 396 
 
 Drivers of, Sunday regulations 398 
 
 licenses .of, regulations 47, 388 
 
 badges of, regulations 388, 389 
 
 cards to be presented to passengers 389 
 
 to give name and number 396 
 
 not to refuse employment 394 
 
 HACKNEY COACHES 
 
 Drivers, not to leave their coaches. 395 
 
 to obey regulations as to stands. . . 398 
 
 when not to solicit passengers 36 
 
 Fares of, rates established 390 to 392 
 
 Disputes concerning 392 
 
 collecting 392 
 
 demand of, excessive 393 
 
 proof in suits for 393 
 
 Stands for, regulations 396 to 398 
 
 Numbering of, on inside and outside 393 
 
 on lamps 393 
 
 Cards, to be fixed in 394 
 
 exhibition of. 394 
 
 Lamps, with numbers on 393 
 
 Speed of, regulated 360 
 
 Passing other vehicles 360 
 
 Sunday regulations 398 
 
 Penalties 387, 388, 390, 393, 394, 398 
 
 Special, license for 390, 398, 399 
 
 regulations 399 
 
 provisions applicable to 399 
 
 Superintendence of, provisions re- 
 specting 400 
 
 Superintendents, who to act (un- 
 der State law) 582 
 
 HANDBILLS of quack medicines 427 
 
 HAND CARTS, for junk, &c., license, 411,412 
 
 HARDWARE, sale of, in the streets. . 309 
 
 HAY, keeping of, regulations 229 
 
 Sale and carting of, regulations 353 
 
 Boats, slips appropriated for 296 
 
 Cartmen, regulations 353 
 
 Stand, in Hall street 353 
 
 HEALTH, Commissioners of. 157 
 
 * Board of, in relation to City Inspec- 
 tor 157 
 
 Examination of boarding houses, 
 
 &c 159 
 
 notices of Committee meetings 46 
 
 who to be clerk of. 45 
 
 legal adviser of 123 
 
 Public removal of things prejudicial. 159 
 
 removal of noxious things 158, 165 
 
 duties of police (by State law) 582 
 
 Wardens, duties and salary 166 
 
 duties as to sinks, privies and cess- 
 pools 317 to 322 
 
 duties as to removal of building rub- 
 bish 420 
 
596 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 HEALTH 
 
 Wardens, duties as to nuisances 419 
 
 HEATH HENS, sale of, in markets. 350 
 
 HEMP, keeping of, regulations 229 
 
 HIDES, unwholesome, prohibition 416 
 
 HIGH BRIDGE, under whose cogni- 
 zance 135 
 
 HORSES, dead, casting of, in streets. . 417 
 Driving in the city, general provi- 
 sions 315, 316 
 
 Speed of, regulated 315 
 
 turning corners 315 
 
 See also " Hackney Coaches," 
 " Stages," " Streets." 
 
 Racing of, prohibited 315, 316 
 
 Running at large, provisions con- 
 cerning 315 
 
 Auction sales of, in streets, prohibited 316 
 
 On sidewalks, provisions concerning. 315 
 
 To sleighs, bells to be attached 316 
 
 Tandem, provisions concerning 316 
 
 Washing of, regulations 263 
 
 Watering of, regulations 263 
 
 HOISTWAYS, regulations and penalties 329 
 HOSE CARTS. See " Fire Apparatus." 
 HYDRANTS 
 
 Construction and repair of, esti- 
 mates 149 
 
 Opening of, regulations 154, 155 
 
 Unscrewing of, regulations 263 
 
 ICE on crosswalks, removal of 277 
 
 On sidewalks, strewing ashes and 
 
 sand 276 
 
 On sidewalks and guttei~s, removal of 
 
 Before public buildings, removal of. 273 
 
 INCUMBRANCES 
 
 Removal of, under whose cognizance 79 
 
 from streets, wharves, &c 85 to 88 
 
 In streets, regulations 280 to 288 
 
 to be reported to Corporation Attor- 
 ney 83 
 
 INSPECTOR, of chimney sweepers. . 449 
 Of contract work in Street Depart- 
 ment 84 
 
 Of manure, appointment of 278 
 
 Of meats and articles of food, &c. 165 
 
 Of sidewalks, appointment, duties, 92 
 
 Of lamps and oil, appointment, &c. . 101 
 
 INSPECTOR 
 
 Street. See " Street Inspectors." 
 
 Of street paving , a nd compensation . 149 
 
 Of vessels, charter provisions 33 
 
 Of weights and measures, charter 
 
 provisions 30 
 
 appointment and bond 173 
 
 their duties 330 to 335 
 
 fees 332,333 
 
 " See also " Weights and Measures." 
 
 INTELLIGENCE OFFICES, license to 
 
 keepers 47,413 
 
 Inspector of, (under State law.) 582 
 
 INTERMENTS, general provisions 438 
 
 Disinterment, permits for 172 
 
 J. 
 JUNK SHOPS 
 
 Inspectors of, who to act as 412 
 
 Keepers of, license to 47, 407, 409, 411 
 
 surety 407 
 
 what they may purchase. . . , 408 
 
 not to receive pawns 408 
 
 not to make advances 408 
 
 record of purchases 408 
 
 books to be open for inspection ... 408 
 
 place of business to be designated 408 
 
 from whom may not purchase 409 
 
 not to purchase after sundown 409 
 
 as to things advertised 410 
 
 as to things alleged to be stolen. . . 410 
 not to be pawnbrokers or second- 
 hand dealers 410 
 
 carts and boats to be licensed 411,412 
 
 removal of place of business 412 
 
 penalties 408, 412 
 
 K. 
 
 KEEPERS of junk shops- 
 see " Junk Shops." 
 
 Of Public Parks, appointment, &c. 99 
 
 KINDLING WOOD 
 
 license to wagons 430 
 
 regulations of 430 
 
 penalties 431 
 
 KITES, flying, in the streets 427 
 
 L. 
 
 LAMPS, Public, under whose cogni- 
 zance 99 to 101 
 
INDEX. 
 
 597 
 
 LAMPS AND GAS, Bureau of. . .79, 99, 101 
 Superintendent of, duties , salary, &c. 99 
 Inspectors of, duties, &c 101 
 
 LAND, under water, grants of 199, 200 
 
 LANDS AND PLACES 
 Bureau of, provisions respecting. . . 79, 97 
 
 Foreman of, duties, &c 98 
 
 Superintendent of, duties, salary, &c. 
 
 97 to 99 
 see also, " Public Places." 
 
 LAW DEPARTMENT, Charter pro- 
 visions , 28 
 
 organization of 122 
 
 Clerks in, and their duties 126 
 
 LEASES, appraisement on renewal. .60, 197 
 
 Assignment of, provisions respecting 60 
 
 by whom consent to be given 197 
 
 Expiration of, appraisal of rent, &c. 197 
 LEATHER, unwholesome, prohibited. 416 
 LEGISLATURE, memorials to, draw- 
 ing of. 123 
 
 LIBRARY, City, Librarian 49 
 
 LICENSES to Carts for removing dead 
 
 animals 418 
 
 to boats for collecting junk, &c. . 411, 412 
 
 to wagons for sale of brooms 430 
 
 to cartmen 356, 357 
 
 to dirt carts 367,368 
 
 to rag carts 411, 412 
 
 to carts for removing dead animals 418 
 
 to junk carts 411, 412 
 
 to charcoal wagons 430 
 
 to chimney sweepers 447 
 
 to persons to open drains, &c 138 
 
 to express wagons 374 
 
 to fish wagons 43 L 
 
 to fruit wagons 430 
 
 for gunpowder magazines 231 
 
 to owners of hackney coaches. . .386, 387 
 
 to drivers of hackney coaches 388 
 
 to special hackney coaches. .390, 398, 399 
 
 of hand-carts for junk, &c 411, 412 
 
 to keepers of intelligence offices.. .47, 413 
 to keepers of junk shops, 47, 407, 409, 411 
 to carts and boats of junk dealers 411, 412 
 to wagons for sale of kindling wood 430 
 
 to butchers in public markets 341, 342 
 
 to pawnbrokers 47, 403 
 
 LICENSES to make connections with 
 
 sewers 138,139 
 
 to public porters 369 
 
 to night scavengers 158 
 
 to dealers in second-hand articles 
 
 47, 405, 406, 409, 411 
 
 to stage owners 47, 376, 377 
 
 to stage drivers 47, 377, 378 
 
 to street sprinklers 152, 153 
 
 to vegetable wagons 431 
 
 to junk vessels 411,412 
 
 to wagons for sale of wooden ware. 431 
 LIGHTING Streets, Roads, &c., under 
 
 whose cognizance 78, 79, 99 
 
 LIME Carts, construction of 372 
 
 regulations of. 355 
 
 Houses, regulations 355 
 
 Screening, regulations 420 
 
 Vessels, regulations 354 
 
 LOANS, in anticipation of revenue. ... 63 
 
 LODGING-Houses, examination of 159 
 
 LOTS, sunken, filling of 78, 79, 91 
 
 Cleaning, report of necessity for 159 
 
 Nuisances in, provisions concerning 417 
 
 Regulation of, to conform with streets 326 
 
 LUMBER DOCK, provisions respecting 303 
 
 M. 
 
 MAIDEN LANE, sweeping of 272 
 
 MAINS-see " Croton Mains." 
 MANUFACTORIES, water running 
 from 422 
 
 MANURE 
 
 Sale and cartage of, regulations. ... 278 
 
 Inspectors of, duties, &c 69, 278 
 
 Removal of, regulations 278 
 
 time for 279 
 
 by whom 273 
 
 Keeping of, in the city 279 
 
 Places of deposit, regulations 279 
 
 Carts, construction of 372 
 
 Revenue from, how collected 68, 69 
 
 MAP, Clerk in Street Commissioner's 
 
 office 90 
 
 MARKET 
 
 Boats, regulations 296 
 
 Bureau', of, established 157, 166 
 
598 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 MARKET 
 
 Fulton, chains across entrance 340 
 
 attendance of clerk 340 
 
 Hay, on Grand street 336 
 
 MARKETS, PUBLIC, designated. ... 336 
 
 Cognizance of, in whom 157 
 
 Iteport of condition of, to be made. 168 
 Superintendent of, duties, salary, &c. 
 
 166 to 171 
 
 Market rents and fees 68 
 
 Clerks of, under whose control 171 
 
 duties, salaries, &c. .109 to 171,337 to 350 
 Butchers in, licenses and duties. . .341, 342 
 
 Countrymen, sale of meats by 344 
 
 Gardeners, stands to sell produce. . . 310 
 
 Hucksters, regulations 346 
 
 ForestaUers, exclusion of. 340 
 
 Forestalling, regulations 347 
 
 Agents in, regulations 345 
 
 Purchases to sell again, regulations 347 
 Persons wanting employment may 
 
 stand in 341 
 
 Stalls and stands, arrangement and 
 
 numbers 169 
 
 permits 68, 167, 169, 339, 347 
 
 rents 69, 169, 336, 343 
 
 how leased 336 
 
 near markets 343, 344 
 
 suspension of occupants 170,171,338,339 
 
 report of to City Inspector 341 
 
 Articles for sale to be exposed to view 349 
 Sale of meats by the quarter, permits 167 
 
 Poultry, regulation as to sale 345 
 
 Heathhens, sale of. 350 
 
 Trout, sale of 350 
 
 Quail, sale of 350 
 
 Partridges, sale of 350 
 
 Woodcock, sale of 350 
 
 Garden produce, stands for 337 
 
 Baiter, sale of 345, 346 
 
 Eggs, sale of 345 
 
 Fresh fish, sale of. 345 
 
 Meagre shad, regulations 345 
 
 Meat, sale of 344 
 
 Hides or skins, regulations 345 
 
 Sheep or lamb, regulations 345 
 
 Gut fat, regulations 345 
 
 Unwholesome things, regulations 337, 344, 
 
 345 
 
 MARKETS, PUBLIC 
 
 Wagons, fees to be paid 69 
 
 Carts, wagons, &c., removal of 347, 348 
 
 name of owner to be painted on. . . 349 
 
 Weights and Measures, inspection of 339 
 
 to be sealed 342 
 
 Weighing and measuring in, short 
 
 weights 339 
 
 Days designated 336 
 
 Opening and closing of, regulations 337 
 
 Hours of purchase, in 347 
 
 Lighting of, under whose cognizance 99 
 
 Supplies for, by whom furnished 79 
 
 Public worship in 313 
 
 Refrigerators, regulations 349 
 
 Casks, &c., regulations 349 
 
 Boxes, drawers and closets, regula- 
 tions 349 
 
 Arrangements of things in, under 
 
 whom 338 
 
 Produce, removal of 348 
 
 Cleansing of, under whose supervi- 
 sion 170 
 
 Removal of filth, &c., regulations. .168 271 
 
 MARRIAGES, Record of, where kept 172 
 
 MARSHALS in Mayor's office, see 
 " Mayor's Office." 
 
 MATS, shaking of, regulations 420 
 
 MAYOR 
 
 Charter t provisions respecting 11 
 
 Salary of, prescribed 37 
 
 Powers and duties generally 37 
 
 may offer rewards 37 
 
 as Commissioner of Sinking Fund . 193 
 
 executing conveyances 202 
 
 as to approval of papers 47, 51 
 
 countersigning warrants 57 
 
 licensing charcoal and other wagons 432 
 
 designating stands for hacks 397 
 
 ordering seizure of fireworks 233 
 
 as to keepers of junk shops 410 
 
 as to regulation of stages 381 
 
 as to licenses, see " Licenses" 
 
 How distinguished at fires 227 
 
 MAYOR'S OFFICE 
 
 Clerks in, duties, salary &c 38, 39 
 
 Marshals in, duties, salary, &c 40, 41 
 
 MEASURES used in markets, sealing 
 
 of. . . 342 
 
INDEX. 
 
 599 
 
 MEASURES- 
 Sealing and inspecting, see "Weights 
 
 and Measures." 
 MERCHANDISE, placing in front of 
 
 buildings 285 
 
 MESSENGERS 
 
 Of Board of Alaermea , duties , &c . . 49 
 
 Of Board of Councilmen, ib 52 
 
 In Comptroller's office, ib 67 
 
 Jn Street Commissioner's office, ib. . 90 
 
 In City Inspectors office, ib 162 
 
 To Croton Aqueduct Board, ib 141 
 
 In Bureau of Arrears, ib 73 
 
 To Receiver of Taxes, ib 71 
 
 Of the Corporation Attorney, ib. . . 129 
 To Commissioners of Fire Depart- 
 ment, ib 228 
 
 MONEY 
 
 Borrowing of ', Charter provisions .. 10 
 
 Assessment Bonds, issuing of. 185 
 
 Deposit of, by Chamberlain 74 
 
 Disbursed, vouchers for 175 
 
 Collected by officers, report of 175, 176 
 
 MONUMENTS, designating streets. . 268 
 
 MUD Carts, construction of. 372 
 
 N. 
 NEWSPAPERS 
 
 Corporation, what to be published in 45 
 Improvements, notices to be published 188 
 see, also " Publication.' 7 
 
 NIGHT SCAVENGERS, regulations. 3 18, 322 
 see also " Scavengers." 
 
 NIGHT SOIL, sale of 321 
 
 NOXIOUS THINGS AND PRACTICES 
 General provisions 416 
 
 NUISANCES, general provisions 416 
 
 On premises, prohibited 416 
 
 Cognizance of, under whom 158 
 
 Investigation of, by whom 163 
 
 Removal of, by whom 161, 426 
 
 Duties of Police by state law 582 
 
 Report of ordinances for 160 
 
 Regulations 158, 165 
 
 Not to be thrown in streets. .. 417 
 
 NUISANCES, NOXIOUS THINGS, 
 
 AND PRACTICES 
 
 Made ground 416 
 
 Nuisances on premises 416 
 
 Hides, blubber, &c 416 
 
 Slaughter houses 417 
 
 Dead horses 417 
 
 Unwholesome things 417 
 
 Docks for offal 418 
 
 Boats removing offal 418 
 
 Carts for removing carcasses 418 
 
 throwing carcasses in river 419 
 
 throwing offal in streets 419 
 
 Penalty 419 
 
 Enforcement of ordinance 419 
 
 Oyster andfish dealers 419 
 
 Foundries, &c 419 
 
 Building rubbish 420 
 
 Sifting ashes, &c 420 
 
 Screening sand, &c 420 
 
 Shaking carpets, &c 420 
 
 Ash Carts 421 
 
 Cinders and coal ashes 421 
 
 Throwing out liquids 421 
 
 Gutters across sidewalks 421 
 
 Throwing out offensive liquors 422 
 
 Water from manufactories 422 
 
 SwiH and v egetable substances 422 
 
 Shellfish 422 
 
 Booths and stands in streets 423 
 
 SwuT, carts 423 
 
 Bone boiling, skinning animals, 
 
 &c 424,425,426 
 
 Removal of nuisances, by whom. . 426 
 
 Oysters 427 
 
 Games of chance 427 
 
 Bathing 427 
 
 Flying kites 427 
 
 Posting notices of quack medicines, 
 
 &c 427 
 
 Washing the streets 428 
 
 Drying clothes in the streets 428 
 
 Flying horses, whirligigs, <fcc 428 
 
 Advertising shows 428 
 
 Garbage barrels, and removal of 
 
 garbage 428 
 
 NUMBERING streets, provisions con- 
 cerning 269, 270 
 
 See also " Streets Numbering: 1 
 
600 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 0. 
 
 OATHS of office, filing of. 38 
 
 OBSTRUCTIONS, in streets 280 to 288 
 
 See also " Streets Obstructions in." 
 OFFAL, boats for, docks assigned. . . , 418 
 Boiling of, provisions respecting, 424 to 426 
 
 Carts, construction of 372 
 
 Thr Giving of, in streets or lots 417, 419 
 
 OFFICERS 
 
 Charter, election of 32 
 
 Of the City Government, charter 
 
 provisions 10, 12, 16 
 
 Residence of, to be in this city 174 
 
 Of Executive Departments, how ap- 
 pointed 174 
 
 oath of. 174 
 
 terms of office 174 
 
 Of Corporation delinquencies, how 
 
 reported 58 
 
 as to extra compensation 177 
 
 to exhibit vouchers 176 
 
 collecting moneys, report of 175 
 
 not paying over public moneys 176 
 
 OFFICES 
 
 Corporation supplies for, under 
 
 whose cognizance, 79, 104 to 108 
 
 Public cleaning, heating and light- 
 ing, under whose charge 105, 107 
 
 Public persons to clean, heat and 
 
 light 105 
 
 OIL Inspectors, appointment, &c 101 
 
 OMNIBUSES, See " Stages," 
 ORDINANCES, drawing of, by whom 123 
 Enforcement of, by police (under 
 
 State law) 582 
 
 Publication of, those passed 45 
 
 OYSTERS 
 
 Keeping of, at certain times pro- 
 hibited 5 ^ 427 
 
 Stands for, not to be in streets 422 
 
 owners to remove shells 419 
 
 P. 
 
 PARK, firing of cannon in 234 
 
 Cattle, &c., running in 435 
 
 Driving vehicles in, regulations 289 
 
 See also " Public Places." 
 
 PARK ROW, sweeping: of. 272 
 
 PARKS, keepers of. , 99 
 
 See also Public Places." 
 
 PARTITION, fences and walls, provi- 
 sions concerning 325 to 327 
 
 PARTRIDGES , sale of in markets ... 350 
 
 PASSENGERS, soliciting of. 302 
 
 PAVEMENTS. See "Streets, Car- 
 riage-ways of." 
 
 PAVING streets. See "Streets, Car- 
 riage-ways." 
 
 PAWNBROKERS, Zicewse to 47, 403 
 
 Sureties of, provisions respecting. . . 403 
 
 Record of things pawned 403 
 
 Pawn tickets, provision respecting. . 404 
 
 Penalties prescribed 404, 405 
 
 Interest, rate of 404 
 
 Pledge, to be kept one year 404 
 
 sale of 405 
 
 Dividing loans, regulations 405 
 
 Purchases by, of things offered 405 
 
 Inspectors of, who to act as '. . . . 412 
 
 Duties of Police, (under state law) . 582 
 
 PENALTIES, by whom prosecuted 12 1 , 
 
 126 to 130 
 
 PERIAUGERS, regulations 296 
 
 PIERS 
 Building, repair ing and lighting of, 
 
 under whose cognizance. .78,79, 93,99 
 Contracts for , what to contain. .189, 301 
 
 Corporation, leasing of. 291, 292 
 
 Laying of vessels across heads of.. 300 
 
 Careening of vessels at 300 
 
 Driving on, speed regulated 361 
 
 For scavenger vessels, provision re- 
 specting 320, 322 
 
 See also " Wharves." 
 
 PIG-STIES, regulations 435, 436 
 
 PIPES, to connect with sewers or drains 
 
 permission to construct 137 
 
 penalty for violations 138 
 
 to be made by persons licensed. . . 138 
 
 fee for permits 139 
 
 penalty for obstructions 140 
 
 record of permits 140 
 
 Water estimates, by whom made. . . 149 
 See also, " Croton Pipes." 
 
 PISTOLS, firing: of, regulations 235, 236 
 
 PLATFORMS, extent of, in streets. .281, 282 
 
INDEX. 
 
 601 
 
 PLATFORMS, removal of. 284 
 
 PLUMBERS, licenses to, for making 
 
 openings in sewers, &c 138, 139 
 
 POLICE Courts, general provisions, 442, 445 
 See also, " Courts." 
 
 Offices, regulations 44c 
 
 Justices, how assigned to districts. . . 
 General Superintendent, powers as 
 
 to junk shops 410 
 
 Powers and duties of Police, as to 
 
 sewers and drains 251 
 
 as to seizure of fireworks 233 
 
 on occurrence of fire 227 
 
 as to street preachers 313 
 
 as to nuisances 419 
 
 in respect to stages 383 
 
 as to enforcement of ordinances 
 
 (under state law) 582 
 
 Station-houses, supplies for 79, 104 
 
 POOLS of standing water, prohibited. . 416 
 
 PORK, unbound, regulations 158, 165 
 
 PORTERS, PUBLIC 
 
 License of, regulations 369, 370 
 
 as to keepers of public houses 369 
 
 Superintendence of, under state law, 582 
 
 Badges, to be worn 370 
 
 Fees, prescribed 370, 371 
 
 General provisions concerning. .370 to 372 
 POSTS in streets, roads, &c., erection 
 
 of 282 
 
 Removal of, regulations 284 
 
 POULTRY, in markets, sale of 345 
 
 POUNDS, PUBLIC 
 
 Cognizance of, prescribed 157 
 
 General provisions, respecting. .433 to 437 
 
 Location of, established 436, 437 
 
 POUND-MASTERS, duties, &c. . . .433 to 437 
 PREACHING, in streets, regulations. . 313 
 PRINTING, for Corporation offices, 
 
 under whom done 79, 104 
 
 PRIVIES 
 
 Inspection of, under whose cognizance, 158 
 Cleaning of, necessity to be reported, 159 
 Building of, under whose cognizance, 158 
 
 regulations 317 to 322 
 
 Examination of, provisions concern- 
 ing. ... 321 
 
 Contents of, regulations 318 to 322 
 
 4Q 
 
 PRIVIES 
 
 Contents, removal of. 318 to 322 
 
 Emptying of, permission, how grant- 
 ed 161 
 
 register to be kept 158 
 
 Sale of night soil, regulations 32X 
 
 See also ."Night Soil." 
 PROVISIONS, sale of, in streets. . . .308, 310 
 
 Putrid, throwing in streets, &c 417 
 
 PROCESSIONS, money for, how 
 
 voted 10 
 
 PUBLICATION 
 
 Of ordinances, proceedings, fyc 45 
 
 Of Fiscal concerns, annual 59 
 
 Of applications involving assess- 
 ments 188 
 
 of Corporation advertisements 450 
 
 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 29 
 
 Bureau of, established 123, 130 to 133 
 
 Bond of, prescribed 130 
 
 May employ counsel 130 
 
 Annual Report, to be made by 131 
 
 Monihly Report, to be made 131 
 
 Annual Statement, to be made by, 131, 132 
 Moneys, deposited and drawn by . . . 132 
 
 Assets distribution of. 133 
 
 PUBLIC PLACES 
 
 Charter, provisions respecting 28 
 
 Opening of, under whose cogni- 
 zance yg, 79, 97 
 
 Altering of, ib 78, 79, 97 
 
 Regulating of, ib 78, 79, 97 
 
 Grading of, ib 78, 79, 97 
 
 Lighting of, ib 78, 79, 97 
 
 Care and improvement of,ib 73 79 
 
 , Regulations concerning 289 
 
 Firing of cannon in, regulations 234 
 
 Public worship in, regulations 313 
 
 Keepers of, authorized for several. . . 99 
 PUBLIC POUNDS, general provi- 
 sion 8 433 to 437 
 
 PUBLIC WORSHIP, in streets, &c. . 313 
 PUMPS See " Wells and Pumps." 
 
 Q. 
 
 QUACK MEDICINES, posting notices, 427 
 QUAIL, sale of, in markets 350 
 
602 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 QUIT RENTS 
 
 Water lot , sale of. 61 
 
 record of 61 
 
 Sale of lands, subject to 62 
 
 Re-entry of lands, subject to 62 
 
 Commutation of, how released 198 
 
 R. 
 
 RACING of horses, prohibited 315, 316 
 
 RAILINGS encumbiring streets 284 
 
 RAIROADS, city, construction, repairs, 
 
 &c 542 
 
 Harlem Railroad, provisions con- 
 cerning 542 
 
 Hudson River Railroad, ib 549 
 
 Sixth and Eighth Avenue Rail- 
 roads, ib 553 
 
 New Haven Railroad, ib 553 
 
 Third Avenue Railroad, ib 560 
 
 Second Avenue Railroad, ib 562 
 
 Ninth Avenue Railroad, ib 564 
 
 License to cars 402 
 
 REAL ESTATE, of the Corporation, 56, 196 
 
 Supervision of, under whom 56, 196 
 
 Leasing of, directions 198 
 
 Sale of, valuation . 201 
 
 who authorized to sell 201 
 
 Conveyance of, how executed 202 
 
 RECEIVER OF TAXES, Charter pro- 
 visions 25 
 
 Bureau of, established 55, 71 
 
 Office of, where kept 71 
 
 Clerks of, duties, &c 71 
 
 Messenger of, duties, &c 71 
 
 RECEIVING BASINS 
 
 Cognizance of, under whom 247 
 
 Breaking or injuring, regulations. . 250 
 
 throwing offal in, prohibited 250 
 
 Filth, by whom removed 275 
 
 RECORDER, power, as to junk shops 410 
 
 How distinguished at fires 227 
 
 RECORDS AND STATISTICS 
 
 Bureau of, established 157, 172 
 
 RECORDS, Registrar cf, duties, &C.172, 173 
 
 See also " Registrar of Records." 
 
 REDEMPTION CLERK, duties, &c. . 66 
 REGISTRAR OF RECORDS, Charter 
 
 provisions 30 
 
 REGISTRAR OF RECORDS 
 
 Duties and salary, prescribed 172, 173 
 
 Clerks, in Bureau of 173 
 
 RENTS, collection of. 57 
 
 REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES 
 
 Bureau of, provisions respecting 
 
 79, 102 to 108 
 
 clerks, their duties, &c 104 
 
 Superintendent of, his duties, &c. 102 to 104 
 
 Assistant Superintendent 103 
 
 Deputy Superintendent, duties, &c. 
 
 104 to 108 
 
 clerks of 106 
 
 REVENUE, City- 
 Bureau of See " City Revenue." 
 Improvement and management of . . 56 
 
 Collection of, by whom 196 
 
 REWARDS, /or criminals, offering of, 37 
 RIVERS, throwing contents of, privies 
 
 in 319 
 
 ROADS 
 
 Bureau of, provisions respecting 79, 95 
 
 Clerk in 97 
 
 Altering, under whose cognizance, 78, 79,95 
 Construction and Repairs of. ib. . 78, 95 
 
 Fences along, regulations 327 
 
 Grading, under whose cognizance 
 
 78,79,95 
 Lighting, under whose cognizance 
 
 78, 79, 99 
 Opening, under whose cognizance. . . 78, 79 
 
 Posts in, permit for erecting 282 
 
 removal of 284 
 
 Regulating, under whose cognizance 
 
 78, 79, 95 
 Repairs of, may be made without 
 
 contract 188 
 
 Purchase of materials 188 
 
 Superintendent of, duties, &c 95 to 97 
 
 ROCKS, Blasting of, regulations. 328 
 
 RUBBISH, removal of, 271 to 273, 428 
 
 RUSHES, 'keeping of, regulations 229 
 
 S. 
 
 SALARIES 
 
 Charter, provisions as to voting 11 
 
 Of Mayor 37 
 
IXDEX. 
 
 603 
 
 SALARIES 
 Of Chief Cleric in Mayor's office. . . 
 
 Of First Assistant Clerk in do 
 
 Of Second Assistant Clerk in do.. 
 Of Third Assistant Clerk in do... 
 
 Of First Marshal in c?o 
 
 Of Second Marshal in do 
 
 Clerk of Common Council 
 
 Deputy Clerk of Board of Aldermen 
 
 Assistant Clerks in the Common 
 
 Council office 
 
 Messenger to Board of Aldermen. . 
 
 City Librarian 
 
 Deputy Clerk to Board of Council- 
 
 Assistant Clerk, office of the Coun- 
 cilmen 
 
 Engrossing Clerk of Councilmen.. 
 
 Messengers of Councilmen 
 
 Reader to Board of Aldermen 
 
 Header to Board of Councilmen. . 
 Sergeanl-at-Arms to Board of Al- 
 dermen 
 
 Sergeant-at-Arms to Board of Coun- 
 cilmen 
 
 Comptroller 
 
 Deputy Comptroller 
 
 Book-keepers in Comptroller's office 
 
 Clerk to Comptroller 
 
 General Clerks in Comptroller's 
 office 
 
 Messengers in Comptroller's office. 
 
 Superintendent of Market Rents and 
 
 Fees 
 
 Inspectors of Manure 
 
 Clerk to Collector of City Revenue. 
 Deputy Collectors of City Revenue. 
 Clerks in office of Receiver of Taxes 
 Clerk of Arrears 
 
 Assistants to do. do 
 
 Messenger in Bureau of do 
 
 Clerks to Chamberlain 
 
 Inspectors of contract work in 
 
 Sireet Department 
 
 Inspectors of Incumbrances 
 
 Regulator of Public Clocks 
 
 SALARIES 
 
 Chief Clerk in. Street Commis- 
 sioner's office 89 
 
 Contract Clerk, do 89 
 
 Book-keepers, do 90 
 
 Map Clerk, do 90 
 
 General Clerks in Sireet Commis- 
 sioner's office 90 
 
 Messengers in do 90 
 
 Superintendent of Street Improve- 
 ments 91 
 
 Clerks to Superintendent of Street 
 
 Improvements 92 
 
 Inspector of Sidewalks 92 
 
 . Superintendent f Wharves 93 
 
 Clerk of the Bureau of Wharves. . 95 
 
 Foreman of Bureau of Wharves. . 95 
 
 Superintendent of Roads 95 
 
 Clerk of the Bureau of Roads 97 
 
 Superintendent of Lands and Places 9 7 
 Foreman in Bureau of Lands and 
 
 Places 99 
 
 Keepers of Parks 99 
 
 Superintendent of Lamps and Gas 99 
 
 Inspector of Oil 101 
 
 Inspectors of Lamps 101 
 
 Clerk to Superintendent of Lamps 
 
 and Gas 101 
 
 Superintendent of Repairs and Sup- 
 plies 102 
 
 Assistant to do 103 
 
 Inspectors of work not done by 
 
 contract 103 
 
 Clerks in Bureau of Repairs and 
 
 Supplies 104 
 
 Deputy Superintendent of Repairs 
 
 and Supplies 104 
 
 Persons in charge of public offices, 
 
 &c 105 
 
 Keepers of Corporation yards 105 
 
 Clerks to Deputy Superintendent of 
 
 Repairs and Supplies 107 
 
 Keeper of City Hatt 107 
 
 Superintendent of Fire Apparatus . 110 
 
 Foreman of Corporation Yard 110 
 
 Clerks in Bureau of Chief Engirir 110 
 
604 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 SALARIES 
 
 Laborers in Corporation Yard 110 
 
 CoUectors of Assessments (fees) 118 
 
 Surveyors for Corporation (fees). . 119 
 Counsel to Corporation (fees and 
 
 allowance) 125, 126 
 
 Corporation Attorney (salary and 
 
 fees) 129,130 
 
 First Cleric to Corporation Attorney 129 
 
 Second do. do. .. 129 
 
 Messenger to Corporation Attorney 129 
 President Commissioner Croton 
 
 Aqueduct Board 136 
 
 Commissioner Engineer do 136 
 
 Assistant Commissioner do 13G 
 
 Assistant Engineer do 14 T 
 
 Clerk to Croton Aqueduct Board.. 141 
 
 Messenger to do 141 
 
 Water Registrar 142 
 
 Deputy Registrar 142 
 
 Accountant in Bureau of do 142 
 
 Clerks in do 142 
 
 Inspector of Paving 149 
 
 Water Purveyor 150 
 
 City Inspector 158 
 
 Clerks in City Inspector's office.. . 162 
 
 Messengers in do 162 
 
 Superintendent of Sanitary Inspec- 
 tion 162 
 
 Qlerks in Bureau of do 164, 166 
 
 Street Inspectors 165 
 
 Inspectors of Meats 165 
 
 Superintendent of Night Scaven- 
 gers 166 
 
 Health Wardens 166 
 
 Superintendent of Markets 166 
 
 Clerk to do 169 
 
 Clerks of Markets 171 
 
 Registrar of Records 172 
 
 Clerks in Bureau of do 173 
 
 Chief Engineer 205 
 
 Fire Wardens 209 
 
 Clerk of Board of Fire Wardens 209 
 
 Bell-ringers 222 
 
 Clerk of Fire Commissioners 227 
 
 Messenger do 228 
 
 SALES in streets, general provisions, 
 
 307 to 309 
 
 SAND Carts, construction of 372 
 
 Screening, regulations 420 
 
 SANITARY INSPECTION AND STREET 
 CLEANING 
 
 Bureau of, established 157, 162 to 166 
 
 Superintendent of, duties, &c. . .162 to 166 
 
 duties as to nuisances 419 
 
 duties as to building rubbish 420 
 
 Clerks in Bureau 164, 166 
 
 SCALE BEAMS, sealing and inspec- 
 tion of see "Weights and 
 
 Measures." 
 
 SCAVENGERS, Night, licenses, re- 
 moval and regulations 158 
 
 Superintendent of, carts of 166 
 
 General regulations, concerning, 318 to 322 
 
 SEAL of the Corporation, use of 46 
 Mayoralty, use of 46 
 
 SEALERS of Weights and Measures 
 
 appointment of, how made 173 
 
 Ihtiies of, prescribed 330 to 335, 342 
 
 Fees of, prescribed 334 
 
 see also "Weights and Measures." 
 
 SEARCHES for Arrears, certificates. . 
 For Taxes, Assessments, &c., fees for 
 
 SECOND-HAND ARTICLES, dealers 
 
 ' in, license to. ... 47, 405, 406, 409, 411 
 
 Sureties 406 
 
 Record of things purchased 406 
 
 Penalties 406, 407 
 
 Sale of things purchased, when to 
 
 be made 407 
 
 Not to receive pawns 407 
 
 Amount to which they may purchase 407 
 
 Place of business, to be designated . 408 
 
 removal of 412 
 
 Purchases from minors, servants, &c. 409 
 
 after sundown 409 
 
 Defacing or altering goods 409 
 
 Things advertised, information of. . 410 
 
 Things stolen, exhibition of. 410 
 
 Not to be a pawnbroker or junk 
 
 dealer 410 
 
 penalties 412 
 
 Inspector of, who to act as 412 
 
INDEX. 
 
 605 
 
 SEWERS, PUBLIC 
 
 Cognizance of, under whom, 134, 137, 247 
 Construction of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 135 
 
 estimates for 149 
 
 to be authorized by Common Coun- 
 cil 137 
 
 barriers to prevent accidents.. .264 to 267 
 
 regulations as to gas pipes 252, 253 
 
 connecting pipes laid to curb 252 
 
 Repairs of, regulations as to gas 
 
 Pipes 252,253 
 
 under whose cognizance 135, 137 
 
 estimates for 149 
 
 Pwrcing or opening, under whose 
 
 direction 137,247 
 
 to be made by persons licensed 138 
 
 Connections with, form, size, &c 247 
 
 permits for, how granted 247 
 
 fees for permits 249 
 
 general regulations 248 
 
 Cleaning of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 135,137 
 
 necessity of, to be reported 159 
 
 Throwing offal, &c., in, prohibited. . 250 
 
 Filth from, by whom removed 275 
 
 Injuring or obstructing, regulations 250 
 
 Inspector of, appointment, &c 250 
 
 SEWERS, PRIVATE 
 
 Construction of, permission for 137 
 
 to be by persons licensed 138 
 
 fee for permits 139 
 
 fee for manufactories 139 
 
 record of permits 140 
 
 Penalties, in regard to 138, 140 
 
 SHAD, meagre , regulations 345 
 
 SHAVINGS, throwing in streets 419 
 
 Regulations, concerning 229 
 
 SHELLS/I, stands not to be in streets 422 
 
 SHELLS, throwing in streets 419 
 
 SHOW BILLS, in front of stores. ... 285 
 
 SHOWS, advertising of 428 
 
 SIDEWALKS. See " Streets, Side- 
 walks" 
 
 SIGNS, obstructing streets 284 
 
 Regulations, concerning 285 
 
 SINKING FUND, general provisions. . 190 
 
 to 202 
 For redemption of City Debt, its 
 
 sources ..190 to 192 
 
 SINKING FUND 
 For the payment of interest, its 
 
 sources 192 to 193 
 
 Commissioners of, designated 193 
 
 their duties 193 to 196 
 
 Moneys, how invested 193, 194, 195 
 
 Property of, in whose charge 196 
 
 SINKS inspection of, in whose charge. 158 
 Construction of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 158 
 
 regulations 317 to 322 
 
 Examination of, regulations 321 
 
 Cleaning of, necessity to be reported 159 
 Emptying of, register to be kept 158 
 
 permission for 161 
 
 Removal of contents, regulations, 318 to 322 
 
 Contents of, regulations 318 to 322 
 
 Sale of night soil, regulations 321 
 
 SKINNER'S VATS, regulations 416 
 
 SKINS, putr id, regulations 158, 165 
 
 Unwholesome, prohibited 416 
 
 SLAUGHTER HOUSES, cleansing of. 417 
 SLAUGHTERED animate, offal of... 417 
 
 SLEIGHS, public, regulations 385, 395 
 
 Hackney, regulations 395 
 
 Carting, size of 361 
 
 , to be attached to horses. . . 316 
 
 SLIPS 
 
 Corporation, leasing of 291 
 
 duties of lessees 292 
 
 Wharfage, rates of. 297 to 300 
 
 Filling up and cleaning of, under 
 
 whose cognizance 78, 93 
 
 Cleaning, necessity, how reported. . 159 
 Laying of vessels in, regulations, 292 to 297 
 Laying up of vessels in, regulations 300 
 
 Incumbering, wrecks 300 
 
 cables, lines, &c 300 
 
 masts and other timber 301 
 
 stages or platforms in 301 
 
 Incumbering, clause in contracts. . 30 
 
 throwing dirt, &c., in 301 
 
 Careening of vessels in, regulations . 300 
 For hay and straw boats, designated 354 
 Crosswalks at head of, obstructing. 287 
 Smatt boat district, leasing of 291, 292 
 
606 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 SNOW 
 On sidewalks, leveling, strewing 
 
 ashes, &c 276,277 
 
 On sidewalks and gutters, removal of 276 
 
 On crosswalks, removal of 277 
 
 Before public buildings, removal of 273 
 
 SPEED of vehicles in streets 360 
 
 On ivharves, regulated 361 
 
 SPRINKLING streets. See "Streets 
 Sprinkling." 
 
 STABLES, lamps used in 230 
 
 STAGES or accommodation coaches, 
 
 general provisions 376 to 385 
 
 Owners, license of. 47, 376, 377 
 
 name and number to be given 385 
 
 Drivers, license of 47, 377, 378 
 
 name and number to be given 385 
 
 Stands for, regulations 378 to 381 
 
 Stopping places, regulations 379 
 
 Numbers of, regulations 382, 383 
 
 Lamps of, regulations 382 
 
 Horses of, their number 377 
 
 watering 383 
 
 Speed of, regulated 360, 381 
 
 Passing other vehicles, regulations.. 381 
 Stopping on the route, regulations. 382, 383 
 Passengers taking up and setting 
 
 down 382 
 
 Sleighs, regulations 385 
 
 Superintendence of, regulations 384 
 
 Superintendent, who to act as (un- 
 der State law) 582 
 
 STALLS in markets. See " Markets." 
 STANDARD of weights and measures 
 
 deposit of, where 335 
 
 Adjustment of, regulations 331 
 
 STANDS in markets. See "Markets" 
 STATION HOUSES, list of officers of 
 
 Fire Department, to be placed in 227 
 STATIONERY for Corporation of- 
 fices, under whom supplied 79, 104 
 
 For courts, by whom supplied 104 
 
 STEAMBOATS, ringing of bells 302 
 
 Soliciting passengers for, regulations 302 
 Laying of, at wharves, regulations, 292 
 
 to 297 
 
 STEEL-YARDS, sealing and inspec- 
 tion of. See " Weights and Mea- 
 
 STEPS, extent of, in the streets 281, 282 
 
 removal of 284 
 
 STOCKS, city- 
 Purchase of, by Commissioners of 
 
 Sinking Fund 193 
 
 The New York City Stock 482 
 
 The Water Stock of the City of New 
 
 York 486 
 
 The Fire Loan Stock of the City of 
 
 New York 492 
 
 The Public Building Slock of the 
 
 City of New York 501, 505 
 
 The Fire Indemnity Stock of the 
 
 City of New York 504, 506 
 
 The Floating Debt Stock of the City 
 
 of New York 507 
 
 The Croton Water Stock 508 
 
 Building Loan Stock, No. 2 511 
 
 Washington Square Iron Railing 
 
 Stock 515 
 
 Ihe Water Stock of the City of New 
 York for the year one thousand 
 eight hundred and forty-nine. .. 516 
 
 Building Lvan Slock, No. 3 519 
 
 Public Bwlding Stock, No. 3 521 
 
 Hie New York City five per cent. 
 
 Stock for^Docks and Slips 525 
 
 Building Loan Stock, No. 4 527 
 
 The Public Education Stock of the 
 City of New York, for the year 
 
 1853 529 
 
 The Central Park Fund 530 
 
 The Water Stock of the City of New 
 
 York, for the year 1854 535 
 
 The Central Park Improvement 
 
 Fund 536 
 
 The Public Stock for Rebuilding 
 
 Tompkins Market 539 
 
 Assessment Bonds 540 
 
 Miscellaneous Debts of the City 641 
 STOOPS, extent of, in street. ....... 281, 282 
 
 Removal of, regulations 284 
 
 STORES, exhibiting goods, in front of 285 
 
 Hoistways in 229 
 
 STOVEpipes, penalty for taking fire. . 229 
 ST PATRICK'S Cathedral, removal of 
 
 bodies 441 
 
 STRAW, keeping of, regulations 
 
 Sale and cartage of, regulations. . . , 353 
 Slips for boats, designated 354 
 
INDEX. 
 
 607 
 
 STRAW 
 
 Car/men, regulations 353 
 
 throwing in streets, prohibited 419 
 
 STREET COMMISSIONER 
 
 Charier, provisions respecting 27 
 
 Vacancy, how supplied 89 
 
 V Duties of, prescribed 80 to 88 
 
 Office of clerks, their duties, &c 89, 90 
 
 Chief Clerk in 89 
 
 ContractClerk in 89 
 
 Bookkeepers in 90 
 
 Map clerk in 90 
 
 General Clerks in 90 
 
 Messengers in 90 
 
 Report oj, quarterly 176 
 
 STREET DEPARTMENT, charter pro- 
 visions 26 
 
 General provisions, concerning. .78 to 121 
 
 General cognizance of. 78 
 
 Contracts in, by whom made 80 
 
 STREET IMPROVEMENTS 
 Bureau of, general provisions, 79, 91 to 93 
 
 Clerks in 92 
 
 Superintendent of, functions, &c. .91 to 93 
 STREET INSPECTORS, duties, &c. . . 165 
 STREETS 
 Accidents by vehicles, prevention of 359, 360 
 
 barriers for prevention of 264 to 267 
 
 Altering, under whose cognizance, 78, 79, 91 
 
 legal proceedings for 122 
 
 STREETS 
 Areas, See " Areas." 
 Ashes and cinders, not to be thrown 
 
 in 421 
 
 Awning posts, regulations 282 to 284 
 
 Harriers in, to prevent accidents.264 to 267 
 
 Sooths or stands in, prohibited 423 
 
 Building materials in, barriers, 264 to 267 
 
 Building rubbish, removal of. 420 
 
 Carriage-ways of, paving under 
 
 whose cognizance 134 
 
 paving, report on applications 141 
 
 paving, how done and under whose 
 
 direction 237 
 
 paving, advertising for contracts. . 141 
 
 paving, regulations 238, 239 
 
 pavements and repairs, record to 
 
 be kept 240 
 
 paving, estimates for 149 
 
 paving, may be by private owners 237 
 
 STREETS 
 
 paving, inspector of 149 
 
 repaving, under whose cognizance. 134 
 repaying, report on applications . . . 141 
 repaving, advertising for contracts 141 
 
 repaving, estimates for 149 
 
 repairing, under whose cognizance 134 
 repairing, report on applications. . 141 
 repairing, estimates for contracts. . 141 
 repairs of, to be first reported to 
 
 Common Council , 140 
 
 repairs of pavements, at whose ex- 
 pense 237 
 
 repairing, who to employ men 149 
 
 breaking of pavements by Gas Com- 
 panies 239- 
 
 pavements, permission to take up. . 288 
 
 protection of new pavements 239, 240 
 
 constructing, &c., of railroads tfn. . 542 
 
 Carts incumbering, regulations 359 
 
 may stand before owner's premises 
 
 ' 366, 367 
 and vehicles, not to stand crosswise 360 
 
 Cession of, regulations 60 
 
 Cattle in, impounding 433 to 437 
 
 Cleaning of, under whose cogni- 
 zance 157,163 
 
 contract districts 271 
 
 how often to be swept 271, 272 
 
 removal of garbage 271 
 
 estimates for 163 
 
 Cleaning of, bills for, how audited.. 164 
 
 complaints against contractors 161 
 
 neglects, how reported 163 
 
 opening hydrants for 155 
 
 use of Croton water, for 161 
 
 Crosswalks, stopping of vehicles on . . 360 
 
 obstructing of 287 
 
 Curbing, under whose cognizance, 78, 79,91 
 
 Dead animals in, removal of 322, 419 
 
 not to be thrown in 417 
 
 Digging down, barriers to be erected 
 
 264 to 267 
 
 Driving horses in, regulations 315 
 
 turning corners 360 
 
 Drying of clothes in, prohibited 428 
 
 Dumping earth in, regulations 288 
 
 Excavating, barriers to be erected. . 
 
 264 to 267 
 
608 
 
 INDEX, 
 
 STREETS 
 
 Fences in, regulations 284 
 
 Fences along, regulations 327 
 
 Firing of cannon in, regulations. . . 234 
 Flagging of sidewalks, see " Streets 
 
 Sidewalks." 
 
 Games of chance in, prohibited 427 
 
 Garbage, not to be thrown in 419 
 
 barrels to be placed in 428 
 
 Gas pipes in, protection of 252 to 254 
 
 Grading, under whose cognizance, 78,79, 91 
 Guttering, under whose cognizance 78, 79, 91 
 
 Gutters, throwing liquids in 421 
 
 Horses running at large in * . . . 315 
 
 See also, " Driving of horses in 
 
 streets." 
 
 Incumbrances, prohibited. . .83, 280 to 288 
 See also, " Incumbrances." 
 
 Kites, flying of. 427 
 
 Lighting, under whose cognizance. . 
 
 78, 79, 99 
 
 Lots, conformity of 326 
 
 Merchandize, exhibition of. 285 
 
 Monuments designating, preserva- 
 tion^ 268 
 
 Moving buildings, regulations 288 
 
 Noxious things, not to be thrown in, 
 
 417, 419 
 
 Nuisances, not to be thrown in 417, 419 
 
 removal by police (understate law) 582 
 removal of, under the ordinances. . 426 
 
 Numbering of, regulations 269, 270 
 
 Obstructions of, regulations 280 to 288 
 
 Offal, &c., not to "be thrown in 419 
 
 Opening, under whose cognizance, 78, 79, 91 
 
 legal proceedings for 122 
 
 Openings under, to be considered 
 
 vaults, &c 259 
 
 see "Vaults." 
 
 Oyster and shell fish stands 422 
 
 Paving see "Streets, carriage-ways 
 of." 
 
 Posts in, permit for erecting 282 
 
 removal of 284 
 
 Public worship in, regulations 313 
 
 Putrid things, not to be thrown in. . 417 
 
 Raising goods outside of buildings. . 286 
 
 Railings in, regulations 284 
 
 STREETS 
 
 Railways, construction, repairs, &c . 542 
 Regulating, under whose cognizance 
 
 78, 79, 91 
 
 Removing dirt, &c . , regulations .... 287 
 Repairingsee " Streets, carriage* 
 
 ways of." 
 
 Repaving see "Streets, carriage- 
 ways of." 
 
 /Sales in, generally 307 to 312 
 
 time of. 307 
 
 advertising of. 309 
 
 of certain articles prohibited 309 
 
 of food 310 
 
 of firewood 312 
 
 of tin ware and other things 312 
 
 of furniture 307 
 
 Sidewalks 
 
 Ranging of 244 
 
 width of, regulated 241 
 
 height regulated 241 
 
 flagging, under whose cognizance 78,79,91 
 
 flagging, materials for 241, 242 
 
 flagging, its extent 242 
 
 flagging, removal of 242 
 
 flagging, by whom ordered 243, 244 
 
 flagging, by whom to be done 244 
 
 flagging, who to repair 244, 287 
 
 curb stones, laying of 243 
 
 gutters across, regulations 421 
 
 vaults under, see " Vaults." 
 cisterns under, see " Cisterns." 
 
 injuring, who to repair 287 
 
 garbage and ash barrels 428 
 
 snow and ice, removal of 276 
 
 snow and ice, strewing sand and 
 
 ashes 276,277 
 
 carts and vehicles on, prohibited. . 360 
 
 driving on, regulations 286, 287, 315 
 
 obstructing, regulations 286, 287 
 
 goods exhibited on, regulations 285 
 
 signs on, regulations 285 
 
 raising goods outside of buildings. . 286 
 
 sales at auction, regulations 310 
 
 washing of, use of Croton water. . . 155 
 penalties for, account to be kept. .. 246 
 
 inspector of, appointment, c 92 
 
 openings under 259 
 
 Signs in, regulations, , 284, 285 
 
INDEX. 
 
 609 
 
 STREETS 
 
 Snow and ice, removal of 276 to 278 
 
 Speed of vehicles t regulations 360 
 
 Spilling of dirt on, from carts 239 
 
 Sprinkling, license to sprinklers. . .152, 153 
 
 form and size of sprinklers 152 
 
 regulations for carts 153 
 
 Stages in, regulations 378 to 385 
 
 Swul and swill carts, regulations .422, 423 
 Stoops, balconies, platforms, &c, 280 to 288 
 
 Swine in, impounding 433 to 437 
 
 Trees in, regulations 285, 286 
 
 Vehicles in, passing to the right 360 
 
 Washing of clothes in, prohibited. . . 428 
 Widening, legal proceedings 122 
 
 SUND A YS, firing of fire-arms on.... 235 
 
 .SUPERINTENDENT 
 
 Of fire apparatus, appointment, du- 
 ties, &c 110 
 
 Of Lamps and Gas, charter provi- 
 sions 27 
 
 duties, &c 99 to 101 
 
 Of Lands and Places, duties, &c.. 97 to 99 
 
 Of Markets, charter provisions 30 
 
 duties, salary, &c 166 
 
 clerk to 169 
 
 Of market rents and fees, duties, &c. 68 
 Of Repairs and Supplies, charter 
 
 provisions 27 
 
 duties, salary, &c 102 to 104 
 
 assistant to 103 
 
 Of Roads, charter provisions 27 
 
 duties, salary, &c 95 to 97 
 
 Of Sanitary Inspection, charter pro- 
 visions 30 
 
 duties, salary, &c 162 to 166 
 
 Of Street Improvements, charter pro- 
 visions 27 
 
 duties, salary, &c 91 to 93 
 
 Of Wharves, charter provisions 27 
 
 duties, salary, &c 93 to 95 
 
 SUPPLIES for Corporation- 
 cognizance of, under whom, 79, 80, 104 to 103 
 when not otherwise prescribed. ... 79 
 Contracts for, general provisions 177 to 189 
 see also " Contracts." 
 
 Vouchers for money disbursed 175 
 
 SUPERVISORS, their legal adviser. . . 123 
 6 URVEYING, provisions concerning . . 119 
 41 
 
 SURVEYORS, fees for Corporation 
 
 work 119tol21 
 
 SWAMP Beekman, tanners' vats 416 
 
 SWEEPINGS, removal of 271 to 275 
 
 SWILL AND SWILL CARTS, regula- 
 tions 422,423 
 
 SWINE, impounding of 289, 433 to 437 
 
 T. 
 
 TANNERS' vats, regulations 416 
 
 TAXES, apportionment, how made. . . 61 
 
 Arrears of, how collected 72 
 
 bills for 74 
 
 Receiver of ', bureau established 71 
 
 see also " Receiver of Taxes." 
 
 Sales for, cognizance of. 73 
 
 Searches for fees 73 
 
 TIN WARE, sale of in streets 309 
 
 TREES, regulations concerning 285, 286 
 
 TROUT, sale of in markets 350 
 
 V. 
 
 VATS Tanner's, regulations 416 
 
 VAULTS Street, cognizance of. 134 
 
 Construction rf, under sidewalks.. .256, 257 
 
 erecting barriers 264 to*?67 
 
 permission by whom given ....... 256 
 
 fee for permit 256 
 
 gas pipes how protected 253 
 
 Grates and coverings of, regulations 259 
 
 Cleaning of, necessity how reported 159 
 VEGETABLE 
 
 Wagons, license for 430 
 
 penalty 431 
 
 exception] 432 
 
 regulations 430 
 
 Throwing in streets, prohibited 419 
 
 VESSELS 
 
 Laying at wharves, regulations 292 to 297 
 Wharfage rales, established. . . 297 to 300 
 2aking battast, earth, &c., from 
 
 wharves 300 
 
 Anchors, not to be cast in ships, &c . 300 
 
 Cables, and lines of, regulations 300 
 
 Wrecks, not to incuraber slips 300 
 
 Careening of, at public wharves 300 
 
 Laying up of, in slips, regulations. . . 300 
 Laying across heads of piers, regu- 
 lations 300 
 
 Soliciting passengers for, regulations 302 
 
610 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 VESSELS 
 Hay and straw, slips designated . . . 354 
 
 Lime, regulations 354 
 
 Receiving contents of privies 320 
 
 For collecting junk, &c., license for . 411, 412 
 
 VOUCHERS,/or money received or 
 
 disbursed, .regulations 175, 176 
 
 W. 
 WAGONS, passing of other vehicles.. . 360 
 
 For collecting junk, &c., license 411, 412 
 
 For sale of kindling wood, license, 
 
 &c 430 to 432 
 
 For sale of wooden ware, license, 
 
 &c 430 to 432 
 
 For Sale of vegetables, license, &c., 
 
 430 to 432 
 For sale of charcoal, license, &c., 430 to 432 
 
 For sale offish, license, &c 430 to 432 
 
 For sale of brooms, license, &c. .430 to 432 
 For sale of fruit, license, &c. . .430 to 432 
 Market See " Markets." 
 
 WALL, street, sweeping of 272 
 
 WARRANTS on Chamberlain, draw- 
 ing, &c 57 
 
 when to be paid 75 
 
 WASHING of Cloths, &c., in street. . . 428 
 WASHINGTON Parade ground, cat- 
 
 tlein,&c 435 
 
 WATER See " Croton Water." 
 
 Commissioners (former), suits against, 134 
 
 Grants, rates, how fixed 199 
 
 by whom issued 199 
 
 rates, how paid 200 
 
 covenants, in 200 
 
 construction of piers and bulkheads, 200 
 
 making land 200 
 
 Purveyor, charter provision 31 
 
 bureau of 148 
 
 duties, salary, &c 148 to 150 
 
 clerks in bureau of 150 
 
 Registrar, charter provisions 31 
 
 duties, salary, &c 141 to 148 
 
 Bureau of 141 to 148 
 
 clerks in bureau 141 to 148 
 
 Deputy, duties, &c 142 
 
 accountant 142 
 
 Rents, scale of 143 to 148 
 
 Pipes See " Pipes." 
 
 WATER 
 
 Lot quit-rents, sale of. 60' 
 
 Standing, prohibited 416- 
 
 Supply of, who responsible for 135 
 
 From manufactories, running in 
 
 streets 422 
 
 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 
 Sealing and inspecting of, districts 
 
 defined 330,331 
 
 weights, &c., to be sealed and 
 
 marked 331 
 
 standard, how adjusted 331 
 
 penalty for using weights and mea- 
 sures not sealed and marked 331 
 
 penalties for using weights and mea- 
 sures not according to standard . 331 
 weights and measures, how often 
 
 to be inspected 332 
 
 fees of Inspectors 332 
 
 rules of inspection 333- 
 
 fees, how often to be charged 335 
 
 record of inspection 333 
 
 report of incorrect weights, &c 333 
 
 register, where deposited 334 
 
 report of violations to the Corpora- 
 tion Attorney 334 
 
 Inspectors and Sealers, not to sell 
 
 weights or measures 334 
 
 fees of Sealers 334 
 
 standard of weights and measures 
 
 where to be deposited 335 
 
 Sealing and Inspection of, under whose 
 
 cognizance 1ST 
 
 Inspectors, by whom appointed 173 
 
 Sealers, by whom appointed 173 
 
 Bureau of, established 157, 173 
 
 WEIGHTS used in markets, to be 
 
 sealed 342 
 
 WELLS, public, cognizance of 134 
 
 report on applications for 141 
 
 construction, at whose expense 141 
 
 not to be built in avenues '. . . . 261 
 
 See " Wells and Pumps." 
 
 WELLS AND PUMPS- 
 
 Applicalions for, to whom made. . . 261 
 
 Construction of, contracts 141 
 
 Protection of, from injuries 262, 263 
 
 Removal of, regulations 262 
 
 Taking water from, regulations. . .262, 263 
 
INDEX. 
 
 611 
 
 WHARVES 
 
 Wharfage, rates of 297 to 300 
 
 Bureau of, provisions respecting.79, 93 to 95 
 
 Clerk in, duties, &c 95 
 
 Foreman in 95 
 
 Building of, cognizance of. . .78, 79, 93, 99 
 Repairing of, cognizance of. .78, 79, 93, 99 
 
 Lighting of, cognizance of 78, 79, 93, 99 
 
 Superintendent of duties, &c 93 to 95 
 
 Leasing of, those of the Corporation.291, 292 
 
 Lessees of, their duties, &c 292 
 
 Materials for work on vessels 301 
 
 Laying of vessels at, regulations 292 
 
 to 297 
 
 Carts and vehicles on, regulations.360, 361 
 For scavenger vessels, regulations.. 320 
 
 For garbage boats, assigned 418 
 
 Vessels with hay, straw or lime.. .353, 354 
 
 Careening of vessels at 300 
 
 WHIRLIGIGS, prohibited 428 
 
 WHITEHALL street, sweeping of. ... 272 
 WINDOWS, regulations 281 
 
 WINDOWS 
 
 Removal of, regulations 284 
 
 WITNESSES before Committees 46 
 
 WOOD, kindling, license, &c., of wa- 
 gons 430 to 432 
 
 See " Firewood." 
 
 WOODCOCK, sale of, in markets 350 
 
 WOODSAWYERS, sates of firewood 
 
 by 352 
 
 WOODEN WARE, sates of, in streets . 309 
 
 Wagons, license for 430, 431 
 
 WORK for Corporation 
 
 Contracts for, regulations 177 to 189 
 
 See also ',' Contracts." 
 
 Done by contract, proof of work 188 
 
 Not done by contract, Inspectors of. 103- 
 
 Vouchers for money disbursed 175 
 
 Cognizance of 79* 
 
 Under Street Department, provi- 
 sions respecting 81, 82, 85, 102: 
 
 YARDS, cleaning of, necessity , how re- 
 ported 159 1 
 
 Corporation. See " Corporation Yards." 
 
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