The New York Herald Newspaper, June 14, 1871, Page 15

OES sii ena waten winy Heresiter ve MMTHUEZOK uy 1aW WY Ue constructed; wud the plans und locaciou of ke new rand bulkhead lines and portio.s thereof on sides of the Hariem river trom the Mue of the ‘Third avenue 1 the city Of New York to the Hast river or Long Istaid Sound; xiso the plan and iocation of pier and and bulkhead imes and the Brades thereo!, 1a and along ail ovuer Ude wacers bounding anu aJjaceut to suid arcu. Maps are to be filed, with fleid notes and guy explanations that may be deemeu expedient, tpon ihe tiling thereof ‘they are decired (Oo be foal and usive, and ail SUCH Strevis, aventes, roads, puvile squares aud laces, and Sica locations, widths, courses, Wind- Ings aud grades, together with such plans for sew- erage and dratuage, and the plans tor (he supply and distribution O. pure aud wholesome Water (ex- cept a8 to Wilich tle Legistature by a subsequent part of the act were required Lo contirim belore be- eoming final), and plavs, maps, grades and locations Taulroads aud simar modes Of communtcauion and trausporiation, and the plans and locations of the pier and buikuead Imes, and the grades thercos, thereon siown, laid oul, retained or establisued, slall thereupon and hencetorth be ictaimed and establisned accordingly: and ail streets, avenues, roads, and pubic squares and places thereon discontinued and ciosed shail thereupon aud thenceforth be discontisued and closed according:y, aud the bridges, tunnels and other Meuns O1 Lransit across or under Harlem river aud Spuyten Duyva creek, as theres planued located and shown shall thereupon and tienceiorih be planned and iocaed accordingly, And no pro- ceguing shall be liad or taken by any Ofiiver or body for any street opening or any public improvement within the area described, or within the tide- waters adjacent thereto except that work ander contract already made may be done and completed), unul the Board of Commissioners of this depart- ment shail have so filed such maps; provided, how- ever, that this act shall not be construed as Inter- fering With any improvewenu which uave been au- thorized by acts of the Legislature in the district aforesaid, Upon the tiling of such map the ofhcers and bodies authorized to make ocher Improvements of like character i the towns Within the area shown thereon shail Lave power to open, extend, widen, regulate, grade, drain and sewer all such sireeia, roads, avenues and public squares and pisces as shall be as aforesuid retained or established. The departiawent was authorized to tile maps show- ing the improvements proposed io be made in cer- tala sections of the district referred to, but upon the vompletion of tue work It ts requiret to make and fie a map showlug the whole of the improvemenis contemplated and authorized. ‘Lhe expenses io be incurred under tis actare required to be paid by the treasurers and Comptrollers of the counties of New York and Westchester respectively, moneys therefor to be provided by the Supervisors of those counties respectively, except that the several towns in Westchester county are to bear the particular portion of such expense incurred in making the hecessary investigations for the Improvements of those towns respecuvely, and no greater sum than $10,000 shall be coilected for the purpose {rom either of those towns iL any one year. It was further provided that the Board of Comms siouers of the Department of Public Parks, on be- half of the city of New York and the chairuian of the Board 0: Supervisors of Westchester county and the Supervisors Of the towns which include the Wesi- chester county ed ol any such tunnel or any such means of trausport, or the Ua pad of them, on be- hali of the county of Westchester, shali have full power and authority to build and construct, by con- tract or otherwise, as they shall deem most expe- dient, auy and all bridges, tunuels and other mean of transportation across or under the tarlem river or Spuyten Duyvil Creek, which shail be planned or focated as aloresaid; and they are authorized vw forthwith commence the building or construction of ® suspension bridge north of the bridge known as “The High Bridge,” and not taore than one hali-mile therefrom; also that a bridge or tun nel may be planned or located near or at the northerly end of Seventh avenue, in tits city, and next therealter that a bridge or tunnel may be planned or located near the northerly ead of Fifta avenue, in thts city; provided, however, that not more than two such bridges, or ove bridge and one tunnel or other means ot transit, shall be in course or process ot being built or constructed at the sume ume, The same oiicers are authorized to build or construct, @y vontract or otherwise, any and all isn- provements of the navigauon of uie Harlem river and .Spuyten Duyvil creek which may be planued or located as be.ore provided; and the deparuaent was directed to maintain aud keep in order and re- par ail bridges now existing across the Harlem river so far as the Bourd siail consider it advisable, the expense of such building and construction, muintenance and repairing of ail such bridge: tuunels and other meaos of twausit, sci improvements of Harlem river and Spuyten’ Ouyvil creek to be borne by the couuties of New York and Westehester in proportion to the yuriscics tion of each, and ihe Line of such jurisdiction siaik be established and deiiued by the Board of Commis Sloners Of ths uepartinent; provided, however, that BUCH pol of the nuprovement of navigation in said river gna creek, aud the works apperialuing to the same, Wiiin the county of Wesichesier, as tie oiliclais above reverred to Shall determine nay be advantageously built and constructed without jute fering with or lmpedmg in any juanuer the othe porioas of the prove! navigatton of sald river and creek, and works appertaining fo the same Willi and adjaceat to the county of New York, may be built and constructed soleiy by officers and vodies authorized by Law to wake Och improvements of alike Kind ik the towns of the county of Westchester ac such works may be sit ‘Treasurer or Comptroller of each of said ties shail issue and deliver to the person authorized by us department, and the other oiltciais reierred to, to receive the same, bonis of thelr counties respec- tively, for such sum a3 may be necessary to be raised for and on account of such bridges, tunnel, or other means of transportavion and improvemen above reierred to, ‘the departiuent 1s directed to make a report of the surveys and plans authorized and directed by this act to be made within the area specified, Jor ihe supply and distribution of pure and wholesome water, to the Legisiaiure at its next session alter the completion of tae same, together with field notes, explanatory remarks and such re- commendations as the nature of the subject may re- quire, a8 So Which Works the plans relating thereto, exterior to the area therein aescribed, shull not be finally conclusive uor established unull tie Legisia- ture shall have a) proved thesame. During tie pro- gress of ail tne works so authorized tue Comms- sioners are aiso airected to make annual reports to the Legislature of their proceedings under this act. ‘The powers and duties prescrived vy this act are deciared not to apply to the stirects, roads and ave- nues laid out m the town of Morrisanta by the com- missioners appointed for that purpose, except such portions and grades thereof as are located and situated along and adjacent to the Harem river, and as the Commissioners of this Department may deem necessary ior the pubiic interest to modify, change, or discontinue for the purpose of facilitating plans, locations, proper ccnnections and approaches, and the construction of bridges, tunnels, and otuer means of transit across or under the said river and creek, The Board of Commissioners of the Depart- ment of egy 1s gat ot have full and exclusive power lay out, regu govern, manage, and direct ali the works, buildings and constructions au- thorized to be buult and constructed by this act,and to pass ordinauces for the regulation, control aud gov- ernment thereof, and of the various works and con. siructions of the kind, nature and character therein referred to, within the area described, and upon or nt to the Harlem river or Spuyten Devil creek, and imposing ana entorot proper penalties and fines for the violation of such orainances, and detin- ing methods for the enforcement and coilection thereof, and punishing any person or corporation violating or Offending against the same. Except as therein provided, no public or other works shall be constructed orcarried on within the limits of the area id, or within the county of New York, that suull mtericre with the exercise of the powers and duties conlerred by this act without the consent of the Commissioners, until their said powers and duties shill have been discharged. Further, it was declared that in reference to any street, avenue or road now laid out or established, or which may be hereafter laid out or established under tho provisions of this act, which shall cross the line, road or track of any ratiroad now or berealter to be constructed, or now authorized by Jaw to be constructod, the railroad company owning the sawe shall change or modify the grace of their railroad as may be directed by the Couunissioners of this department, and in such manner Uat it shall pass above or uuder the grade of such street, avenue or road, and at such distance from the same as will permit of engines or cars moving upon said railroad to pass securely above or under said street, avenue or road, and as not to in- terfere with, impair or endanger at any time the free and lawiul use thereof. Further, that when- ever any railroad shall be so adapted or constructed as Wu pass above any such street, avenue or road, it may construct and maintain, under the direction of the Commissioners of this department, a safe and convenient bridge Jor such road, and such bridge shall be so constracted as to sorene all engines aud cars When passing over tt irom view [rom the street avenue or road, and the railroad company Is autho iged to make and maintain such changes in the grades: of their road adjacent to the crossings of strects, avenues aud roads as aforesaid, as may be necessary for the convenient use of the road and as the Board of Commissioners may authorize and direct, Pro- vision was aiso made for acquiring title to lands in Westchester county, and aiso for lands within the county of New York, for the purpose of the umprove- ments authorized by Us act. Finally, the Board of Commissioners of this department were authorized % ordain and es.ablish such rules, ordinances and regulations respecting the fencing und covering of any part of the tracks of any rallway in the county of Westchester for any distance which sald Board shail consiaer expedient or proper, on each side of the central badge crossing Harlem river in the county of Westcuester, and also at such other point or place, or points or places, in any road or avenue herealter to pe estabiisned in such county of Westchester, crossed by any railway by its rail tra as ‘shall be considered by said Board expedient tor the protection and safety of travel on such road or avenue: such ordinances, rules and regulations prescribing, declaring and ordaining snalities Tor any violation thereof, and for not con- Forum ing thereto or therewith, shall be cuforeed by all courts against any person or railway company or corporation offending = or = violating the same, or for not acting In contormity tierewith; actions for — the = enforcement or violation of such rules or ordinances to be brought in the name of the people of the State of New York, by and under the direction of this de- parcment, All moneys recetved from the same over aud avove the costs and expenses thereof are by the act directed to be received by the department and paid over by ltfor the benefit of the poor of the town wherein the violation or odence sued for may have oceurred. From this statement of the varions acts of legisia- tion relating to tuis department and to the late Board. of Central Park Commissioners, which by law are made applicabie to us, 1t will be seen that the pow. om, dutics and jurisdiction of the Department of nt to that in which | | | | | | Bind Asy NEW Yo runic Parks In the city of New York are varica, ex- tevsive and exceedingly important, not ony to the interests of the people as property owners, but to the wellare o1 all classes Who now or may hercafter re- side within the district committed to the care of the Commissioners having the control of the depart. ment, Not only do their powers, duties and juris- diction extend over all the city parks and publi squares, over the streets, bovlevards and avenues above Fifty-ninth street, upon the island of New York; to the improvement of the Harlem river, Spuyten Duyvi! creek, and to the laying ont of the wharves ou each side thereof, but also to a large portion of the county of Wesce er, which, In all probability, willata future re aud becowe part of the corporation of the city of New York. THE CITWS CIARITIES, | ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT or TU Commissioners of Public Chari- ties and Correction, FOR THE YEAR 1870. DeranrMEnt or PuBtic CHARITIRG ANT CorRKoTION,) Hon. A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor:— Sin—I have the honor to transmit herewith, in conformity with section 31, article 4, of the actof May 6, 1870, entitled “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York,” the annual report of this department, With great respect, your obedient servant, ISAAC BELL, President. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PURLIC CHAKIVIES AND CORRECTION, Commirsiouersy O, W. BRENNAN, MES B NICHOLSON, ISAAC BELL, JAMES BOWEN, J. ALEXANDER FREAR, Office of the Board of Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, No. 66 Third avenue, northwest corner of Bleventh street. Eleventh Annual Report of the Commissio ers of Public Charities and Correction tor the Year 1870. Drvantwet or) PubLIO CHARITIFS & CORRKOTL New York, May 1, 1s71, To, the Hon. A. OAKEY Haut, Mayor of the city of New ‘ork: The Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, in conformity with the act of May 5, 1870, entitied “An act to reorganize the local governient of tue city of New York,” respect(ully submit their ANNUAL REPORT, ns subsisted in the several institutions "hg the past year Was in the ‘The number of per of the department di Reception Hospital Bellevue Hospital, Charity Hoypital. Smallpox Hospital. ‘Typhus Fever Hosp! Relapsing Fever Hospit Randall’s Island Hosp! inatic Asylum: ntieptic Hoxpital Paralytic Hospital Incurable Hospital Pationta treated at t of the department. Almshoures, Nurserie Infant Soldiers’ Hom Tnevriate Asy: Idiot Asylim, ue f Versons relieved by Supertotendent of Outdoor Poor in money, (uel and other necessaries, 5,541 famiiex. Comprising male aduits. . 1 rising female dats Comprising children... BCHOOLS. City Prisons: Workhows Penitentiai LAOS mployment provided for red for daring will prob: nthe increase of popu *rease of criminals, pers ab jucrease fn the saine rat ution there will be a corres; of the destitute and the sick and jusane. ‘The current expenses tneurred for these aix years Is herewith subi e tar per capita on the popul 185 For relie: For b nor For prisons, rel Tor ‘of outdoor poor. pitais, asylums and} a a toriés, &e. BAT] OKADA) 698,925 Ti *99| ++] BESS, 865, kor relief oi For _ hospita! narseri For prisovs, retors AUCOOF poK asylums al 836,575 Total... The constant populatioa of the following classes have been: Total. Hospna's, Frisous, ret Total, jumbers of persons relieved by Superintendent of vor have beeu;— 1965, 887. 1969, 24,085 202 per capita, on the population of the city for this department has been Ettimeted | For What |1885./1966. 1867. Popalati Purpoe, | 6b. | Oe. | Coe 1868, 1868, | 1869, 1870" | Cts [ore Ot 196) 4010} 1866. ...790,00) For retiet of ‘outdoor poor] 10} 7.15] 4.9) 8.8] 10) 8.2 1967.....820,000]For support, j of honpiials.| €7/82.17] 78.2] 80.4) 72) st 1968... 860,000 For support of | prisons and, V2 Arey) dail it auol-zsa] 20 sxoono| “| r9lsno ers an. 960,000] ' | | | i | foser ‘There are five general hospi! cases, besides ths burean for the treat tick, and aix special hospitais for spect 7949, 1870, s. for surgical and me nent of the ont ¢ und contageot eases. ‘The general hospitals are :— eception Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, cit) Charity Hosyitai, Blackwell's Island. Incurable Hospital, Blackwell's I wenile Hospital, Randall's Istand, ‘The special hospitals are Smal!pox Hospital, Biack well’ ‘Typhus Fever tlospital, B: ariet Fever Hospital, Blackwell Epileptic Hospital, Biackweil’s Island, Paralytic Hospital, Biackweil’s Lsiand. Relapsing Fever Hospit ‘There are portions of Charity Hospital as clusively for the treatment of diseases of the ey syphihtic patients, The capacity the general hospitals is for 2,480 beds, and of the special he tals for 713 beds. igned ex- aud for The nomber of patients ireated during the past year in the general hospitals wi . +s 18919 Discharced Died 15,076 Remaining on Ist January, 1871..... Lead The oumber of patients treated in the sp tals Was... .eeee ees 45 Of whom were discharge Died, 3 428 Remaining Ist Jannary, W871... ‘The aggregwie numper treated in al was. . feted i the “bompitals 21,204 Remaining Ist Jantiary, WD... eeccccecccseeeee 200 At the Morgue, or recepiacie Cor the unknown dead, there nave been received during the past year 174 persous, of whom. eighty-nine wore ideatitied by thelr frien he reports of the medical officers and wardens of the several hospitals, which are herewith submitted, contain de- tailed statements of the character of the diseases ueated, ano the percentage of ou nd of deaths, A new and uniform nomenclature of diseases been pied in the hospitals of the department. Tables im ac- dance therewith are in course of preparation, which will ‘ula, the meteorological Nr set forth the diseases of the character of the days on which they were received, the volume of atmospheric air to each bed, the z, nativity, civil condition of each ‘patient, the time-o n in hospital, and if cured, inproved or unim- d, and, in case of death, whether by the di OF from complications oF intercurrent diseases, | Th surgical tables will contain full reports of surgical operations And the results, and the obstetrical tables apecial statistics in ation to iving-in women and children, Ut fe belleved he tables will be a valuable contribution to 8, a8 well as of great utility lent characters of disease in the va ‘of the city. The been found ‘and redacing mbulances have been provided, and, unser 10d, horses atand harnessed, day and night, ready to be attached, for the conveyance of persons wound or taken fil in the public streets. The ambulances are ganipped with surgleal instroments, bandages, restoratives, de. and on notice by telegraph from & police alation of the occurrence of a casualty, ce is despatched, charge of ® surgeon, iea such remedies may be required, and’ devermines, (rom the condition the patient, whether he may be safely removed to his home of to Bellevue or the Reception Hospital. During the | patient removed, of ho aeveral police prcinot 997 transferred from the Reception Hospital to Hospital and 38 from private residences, By the demolition of the New York Hospital the city waa deprived of hospital accommodation beiow Twenty-xixth atreet. The Area south of that street comprises Mx aquare miles, and contains & resident population of 300, ns,” but throughont the business hours of the day it may aately be assumed the poptiauion gathered from all parts of the city and the adjacent coantry in at least threefold, or nearly 1,000,000, besides containing taree-fourtha of the shipping ot the port. in that crowded and buay portion of the city the larger number of casualities occur, To atone for the great ible loss by the destruction’ of the New York jospital the Legislature of Iss directed the Commissioners 40 vrovide a recention o#vital ab wowe voius avach of Uraad street, but hecause of an error in the language of the act tho law was inoperative, The Lezisiature at’ he Inst session corrected the error, and the Commissioners endeavored, though unaugcessfully, to fint a suitable site, ti the Gorn: miss oners of the Puolle Parks generously asalzned them the temporary use of w builuing in City Hall Parc. ‘The urgent need of reception hospitals has ech demonstrate! duriny the ast summer, Since the 27th June lag. to the lat Jannary here have beon reveived at the Reesption Hospital in thy Park 7.3 patienta who ba! been wor or taken seriously fil in the su OL this number, according to the teauimony of the pl nin charge, 72 pat ents would have died in the amprtance had the attempt been made to convey them to tue Hospital or to their bi belle ; ‘The following statement shows the warda in which the casualties occurred : ‘Thirteenth ward Foarteonth ward Si ‘Third w Fourth ward Fitth war. th ward 3 4 Kievonth Twolich ws : Tn adiition to the Park Hospital dhe! Com ere pro. pose to provide a simail builiing as a reception Losplial for casualties occurring in the Tweitth, Nineteenth anu twenty- second wards. To complete the system of hosplial charities there are re- quired an asylum for lying treatment of ayy portion of Believae Voxpital is now asst a women, but the aceon modations are inadequate for ths class of patients, wud it Is improper that they should be lodged in w building alreacy crowded to excess with every form of disease, ‘The wplillite patients are received xt Charity Hosp'tal During the past year there bave been there treated 1,151 patients. They are a. reproach to. the pital and impair ite usefulness, for reputable patients are Teluctamt and sometimes refuse to be treatnd -tn x hospital #o largely ocoup.ed by persons whose disouses are the fruits of ficentiousa The conspicuous situation of Chasity Hospital is a further objection to their reception. ‘They shoud pe unsigned to a building erected in the interior of one of the islands of the department, and secluded trom public observation. A ‘The plan which was adopted last vear_of dividing the city | into eleven medical districts, and the appointment fn each of wresident phyai ian to visit and preseriba for the ick oor of his district numbers of urge the sick, who from their avo- cations caunot visit. the dispensar! tothe hours prescribed without the loss of a day's employment, and of those too iil to rise from their” bei 8 an, have now the benelit of to the district physician attendance. The benetite ‘The hos- ancl too poor to employ a phyatc modical uttenton, insures uis prom; derived from the aye pias are £ iy rel! ekick are more tend a y their relatives and friends thau by the paid nurses of the department, und families which would, in many instancos, be broken up by the removal of thelr heads to the hospitain are kepttogether. Many, also, who, with an honest and commendable pride, prover to "bear ‘thelr ailictions rather tin contess thelr Poverty by cromiing the doors of the dispensaries, gladiy and gratefully avail themselves of vices of the diswict physicians. ‘The reports of the several phy re herewith submitted. The following table shows their aggregate service for the year: Number of patients Number of visits to pail Number of office consuiiations. « ber cured. her relieve: Number died. Nuinber sent to @oapital. - Nuinber ander treatment. Number of accouchments, Number kept trom hopite Number of days’ reaiment pital ALMSHOUSES AND ASYLUMA, ‘Po guard against the increase of pauperiam the de the almshouses are closed to all but the oldand de a ‘Tue able-oodied who apply tor maintenance are either as- signed to the Workhouse, where they are required to labor, ‘ov wey ald by the Superintendent of Gat Door 1 scrutiny tato by the oileers attached to his bureau, ‘dhe minder of jon D Lhe alushousges on~ January f, 1500, was 1,013, or one in 428 of city, nuary 1, 1360, was 1,651, or one in 432 of the poputation nf the city. Jannary 1, 1870, wae LAL, of the city. The Legislature, at its last the p ch of the in or one in 803 of the population 000 for ad resided in the city for tires M4 ap nts within tie condivons | sun appropriated bas been dispenser To Li hy ur bind pe ey have rep “Randall's Island avi four years 0} pandoned by th the patie ° those whose avocations my the se ton, and at Prior to 1 d place them in eharg In 1808 (he Commissto rely for physician, a matron and p lily ddim under mn of Dr, ent physietan, ft 18 reduced to newsly th faut mortality In the eicy. In the stutisticn of the hospital the infants are charge as Ad nar 410 was 15.05 ber Drunster is of opinion that the anny wt rede by the ful develupn the Cominissfoaeia. ‘The condition of many of the volunteer sol in majntaiming the Union the late rebellion is deplor- mivers of (hem are unable to work becanse ontiacted by exposure In the (eld, and are with- cut pensions, while otuers who receive pensions for lost arms and legs have families dependent on them, Tie gen- eral government has established hospitals in Maine ‘and Obie, but tf the soldier avail himgelf of the relief tiey afford he is deprived of his pension and aeparated frou his fami for whom the pen nay be the sole means of support. Many of the wuldiers sought refuge in the almshouges and hospltais of the department ax sick and destitute citizens of New York, and ihe Conuntsioners bare assigued to thom the east wing of the Inebriate Asylum uot! further provision shall be made tor them by the Stats or general government. There have been received at the Soldiers Ret year ol soudtera, and there were th 7 have been received at the In 16) prying patients, of whom thirty were femaien, als) been transierred to it from the Workiouse 1,105 persons who had been commiited for drankenness, Jum, on Randall's Isian re were on ist wary 141 patients, being an increase of twenty-tive over the number on lat of Ja ‘The aryintm is areatly overcrowied, and ft wii be neces to erect an additional building for the increasing mural ‘The school attached to the asyltim has been eminentiy ft, There are In attendance 10 pupi's, all of wnom we made perceptibie progress in their studies, The revort of Miss Dunphy, she principal of the ecbool, encourages the Deliot that many ot the children will be enabled tu earn thelr velthood. The new Lunatic Aeylum on Wara’s Taland wii be com- pleted und ready tor ocenpaney in July wext. TL will con- tain 500 patients, but notwituatanding the enlarged provision which haa been made, the accommodation will sul be in- Adequate for this class of patients. The capacity of ti nt ot the awylim on Biackweil's Iaiand is for 576 patients. The num- ber commited to the care of the Come! was on— January 1, 1839. 03 January 1, 1870. January 1, 17h, ‘The agcertained prop England and France 1s 01 at to 4, and though the parcenta of poor insane to the poputation nay be lese than in Europe, the dilference is probably more than counternalanced by the practice of surreptitiously bringing to the city the insane Trom adjacent S ming them in the streets to pe taken up by t Tt requires the unremitting at tention of the ollicers of the department to aavertain ¥ residences of the (aveign Insane and return them whence they were brought, z patients who have no claim ou city, Moanticai school wasestabiahed by the Leqisiatare at tue session of 166%. The snip Mercury, of 1,200 tons burden, was sed and the school estabiisued'in the autumn of that “There have been received oa board 826 boys to the Ist nu uischarged 505, of whom many bave shipped United States Navy and. on ships im the mer ant service on long voyages. ‘The Meroury returned on the 20th insi., from a” practice eruise of four mont 258 boys, The commanding oMcer reports that near Whole niinber have aeqnin seamen, A large number ¢ School at Hart's Inland waiting the discbar crew to he received on board. ‘Phere bave been received at the Todnstrial Schoo! on Hart's Isiand, ainee the (st of January. 972 boys between the ages of seventeen sears, and there are now there pursuing their stadies or employed in light labor, Tue Commissioners again’ bew to direct publi the Inadequite and defective prov sion for ¢ prisoners at tae Tombs, or Firat District Priac charities ot the he pul ye of January, sailors in Doys are now at the Industrial attenuon to na charge. with or convicted of grave crimes ment of pr , f ¢ and the au haa repeatediy been Inid before the Leginlat thorities of the city. The prison ins been tw the courts by grand juries as Nuawfe for the custo jtirlous to the heaith of prisoners. The capacity of the pr in for tie proper care of 120 prigoners, but at one peri during the past year there were contined in it 500 persons, many of whom were held for trial or convicted of murder and other capital offences, Lhe Commissioners again respe fully urge that # prison of sufficient oapaciy! continensent of persons may be erecied in amore central and | althfal portion of the ‘The Workhouse, for che custody of ecaoas, Well {altils the parpore for which i¢ was erected. ‘There were committed during the year 20,897 persoun, of whom there were remaining on Ist of January 1,48, Lethe annual report (or. {989 the Commmiasioners referred to the large numb i on unaccompanied by disorderiy conduct or breach nalty of #10 upon every ‘and in deraalt Of payment they are com ten Gaye Macy of the persot committed are sirangers 10 ‘ intemperate. It wan sul ae city, and others not havi tually 11 tfued fo'ehat report whether Mt Be Stet to piinh ty ‘al or accidental Intoxication, and the Com: ad come uncer port. eraon fo nd intoxicated ouse, and there detained till sober, would be punishment for the offence. On the other hand, the puniah- ment tor habitual drunkenness is whoily Inadequate, A large portion of the inmates of the Work House are common ards. They are sent up by, the magistrates clothe:t in covered wich vermin wad broken down fn health by hery. They must be clothed atthe expense of \ by the time they are discharged from the hands nd capable of labor their term of imprison ment is ended and they are released, to be in a few days sent back, their clothing destroyed, again’ to be reclothed anit ma- signed to the hospital. It would be dificnit to devise a more Pensive of inegectual moans of reforimation than is by law hpramarecing PENITENTIARY, In their ast annnal report the Commiasioners recom- mended the removal of the Penitentiary to Hart's Inland. ‘The time will soon arrive when it will be necessary to pro- vide additional room for the fncreasing number of prisoners. ‘Though two-thirds of the prison are for males, ft haa been necessary to at ‘male prisoners to the limited area: ort female pris e close Promimity of the Penitentiary to t city, and the numbers of visitors can to the hospitals and asylame on the istand, render it dificult to prevent com- anieation with the prisoners when at work. The quarries Of the isiand will soon be exhausied and the means of em- Rlozment and of discipline will then be seriously diminished, a Island a in every respect a more eligibie site, Ibis a mile from the main shore and sixicen miles from, the city, healthy, and, with the exception of the Industrial School, «+ the extremity of the fainnd, unoccupied. The expenae of re mi the structure from Biackweil’s Isiand would be in- conwiderubles Tor It could be done by the \auor of the prt, son OUT-DOOH RELIED. ‘The extent of paupuriem is largely contiagest upon tne ad- in women and a hospital for the | hos: | haa been satisfactory im ics veswits. | their coudiiioa | ‘the population | s than other inmates, aud are provided with wl | re who served | aary of the previous year, | rn would be filled with | (the skill Co rank as ordinary | of the present | engnd tn boys. | and more commodious prison for thecontne- | agrant and disorderiy | of persons committed for simple acts of | RK HERALD. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1871.—QUADRUPLE SHEET roinssurmsien ot gue 0: tisute be profuse or in tiacciminate paape and in the precise fato in which anea as ‘antod, 90 that the iavisti expendicare of the ‘or the Support ov the poor would soon result in ® pauper Of Naples. But witite ro must be taken new may. population for the city aa large 1 the eviin of guarding aa at none shall p the city # if {ded into te appointed to enc the condit on of district, “and intuadent of tou, the mumber the amount and Of .reliel resuired, the’ tme te should be | forded; but ta no t ia rellet granted beyond ninc | daya without ree The berelictl eifects of a sya tematic exa aid has been of a Board of Viaitors teudent of Out-oor F 1h respect to the pop relieved since the Board was @ wiveh has been su vd the pelied, from the noceas ty of the ca plicant wag in want, and the onl refuan were thane of which Le ‘The number who wo iving Int February, 1870, were—inaio adt | Female Chilaren, ‘Total number of persons Ist May, 1370 male ada Female adults, 5 | Children... ‘nation eariy eatal “con iltion o ber re gh the aimshouses wore, In exe f the number Under the nu was com hat the ap: could ori | Total number ot pors | Yat Angst, 187), maie ini’ Fernalo, Bs Chudren. Total number of paranns Ist Novomper, 157), male ‘emale : Children. | Total number of pers L. Once, established by “ty ure ta by ng eruploymen aS DEEN eminently siicc. sAtal. ho number of applicants for the labor during the year was Tho number seeki worrect the pe elligence onl 168. soe The report of the Sijerinteadent, in detail the nature of various ki obtaine, ds of labor sought and HOUBRLERS PO ‘There isan urgent need tor the establishment of one or more houses of " ‘The police | stations receive pectabie poor, & at night nabiity to pay thy na stran- thout means to procure lodging! persons arrested tor intoxication It they a the Wholly juadequaie, an abiity without the | fr Yi {disorderly conduct | department they | the night, bat th the Coumisaioners | tion of the gunell to provide such as are requl It la respee ded tat provision be made | their better accom ISAAC Commissioners, Bourd of Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction. SHXEE, SST DRePAER, gy HOF 89 2,600 50 ns, : otic and Paraiyiic tospituts. Improvement. natic Asylum, ‘ant Hospital, nt Blind jarden Bur S Colored Orphan Asyiiat Incarable Mospital. Penitenthary | Randallts Tah pie Randall's jinn | Hospival. lospital.. : 30,156 99 ropaira.. Ishund tnprow ment apie Department. CASH REORINTS AND PAYMENTS. wy Pale Charities and Corriction, from Ut yt Beto December, W870, 4 Jue bauk Sst of December, 1859..... $62,402 64 Bw f OF the Conmisot | To balane { Compt | Compt | $150,000 00 | Comptrotie:'s warrant for additional | salaries 1 Central Oni + $7,500 00 } City Prxon 4250 00 Labor Buri 1,500 00 ———s #15,250 wo Comptroller's warrant for appropria- on for blind .....6 wreesee 25,000 00 Comptroller's warrant Tor Relapsing | Fever Hospital + 82,600 00 Comptroller's warrant for Kecepion Hospital. ~ 20,000 00 Comptroiier’s “warraat for’ ” Gas Works « ~ 30,000 00 Comptroller's “warrant for School- ship Mercury .. . 28,000 00 Received for indenture tees $36 00 Keverved for iuterments.... 434 00 Received for aulea of gro eeries, + 15,764 90 Received ior live stock 1,187 39 } Received for barrels, dc... 5,L 73 | Recelved for bones, yreane, & ve 2569 00 Reeetves andries— paper, of horpit spate ape bch assage money, Treighl, | reared 2 25,e48 38 | Received ior board’ of pay patients sesees 60961 47 | Received for ilegitimaies. 2,550 50 feceived tor Lncvriate As¥- jor tues coves 10,884 00 Balance. By payment of bl Jannary. | Feornary March. November December | Decemier 31, 1870 —By balan ¢ Bosra of Com aed € us eheregel ta the fatic denwary Lito Deeriaber Sy W810, Aimshoures. . 2 | Beiiewue Hospital, | Charity Hospital ad Far Som ‘analytic | Tocant Hospital i ndigent Blind Asylum... 26 plored HOMME. cee ec.ccee Isvzae 20 Orphan Asylum €5.0 09 rable Hospital ye 2 4 TaN Ro BOA BS BS.529 OF 43.041 ob 87,932 OL Steamer Bel 1317 96 Steamer Hope. 47 9 Stables, Black w 154 17 Storehouse expense 6,641 84 Hospital, out-door 6,50 56 Inebri 82513 45 Industrial s 25 OL Labor Burean. 24:49 68 Morgue 187 96 mer 12,11 62 Amphulanes Department + 4,988 72 Schooiship Mercury, repairs... 16,53 07 Sevooiship Mercury 70,576 24 New Lunatic Asylim building. SHH, H89 87 Pertnanent improvement, 82,678 05 Soldiers’ Retreat....... IAN 64 Steamer Bellevue, repairs. + 20,140 OL Printing office = Li6t 6t Infant ttesp! mig... ° 20 Steamer Minnahanonck “repairs. J Bast fe Anpropriation for bund... ee choolship Mercury—repairs 0 dent. ea + S888 a8 Schoolahip Mercury —cruine, Kn | Gas works and pipes., + M6 OF Relapsing Fever 36,050 80 Reception Hospital 16,076.17 Gas, house. «+6 . ‘414 68 Ferry houre......9. = 1095 60 Steainer Hope—repaira. 186 64 Hart's Isiand improvement..., Deduet amount of credite to fasiitutions for plies turoimbed.., Disbursements for the year. .......0+6 B19, 118 60 Deduct ainount charged which does not belong to the current expenses for the support of tue MOPATUMeDE..sseegereerer (842,526 23 B1,279,0e2 BT Deduct on hand December 3t :— Drays and medicines Flour, maite and hops, Dry ,oods Coal Expenses for maintenance of the departme: wad of Vur-door oor Department. wbhie money | SBI4,918 79 | 39:90 af Did 04 gion,101 a | RW LONATIO ASYLUM BOs DING. | December 31, 1869.—By bal +ob150,914 98 1s70-- Casi for Comptroller's wartanl Dralance of appro t.a'ton, 186). £0,000 00 nptvoer’s warrant, approprission, B70. nay Bi? "400,900 00 ‘ Decombar 31, 1870,—To sundry payments to date.. By balance, LADGING FEVER Ite By oush for Comp PITALS. 842,000 00 ‘442 a | December x1, 1870. | troiler’s wairaat By cash, suuuries.. Store house, 28,085 58 Foes 68 ‘To sundry payments to date, By bal ace, # $4,983 OL | THON NOSPETAL Docember 31, 187,—By cash pirallerts warrant . oe senses 820,000 00 To sundry payaients to date nee wo ed By balance... GAS WORKS ANE December 31, 1870.—by cash rrants.. ee ry payme PIPRS, Jommptrolier’a tor is to dat By balance. oss BHO MERCURY REA December 31, 1870.—To sundry payments to date, $38,898 48 By cash fof Comptrouer’s Warront, “ n000 0 | To balance. ceeveeseeee 13,808 48 | GLEN D. PRIATION ¥ December 81, Yai. By cash balwnce,. BdyaTi December Sl, 18:0.—Ky cash for appr priation, serene 25,000 00 28471 20 | 1M To expenditures to date... .. By balance. Hoard of Commissioners of Public Charitics and Corvcection. OAT DISEDRSEMENTS FROM a, ANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 0, 82,370 25 41 1804 4 CCH, POAS, Tr nored Home paupers. plored Orphan Asy! onuluo Drags and medicines POT se nd prison fresh and salt, ry Mason work and materials Meal, corn and ons. Meuieal attendance, Mill. Misceili Mo asses. Motion Gi lamps, 4 xhats, olts, laws, &e iobnngy gramps hatiisy fant Hospital bu and imprbvements, New Lunatic Asylum Schoolship Mercury, repair Randall's Isiena improvement Arabulance Department. Permanent improvements, SA0s1 GL Relapsing Fever Hospital ‘6707 BL Steamer Bellevue, repairs 110 13 Blind appropriation. La Hart's tsuand improven 40 00 Keceptiona Lospital 13,224 55 Scuvulsbip Mercury, eapeases iucusted by cruise, Tot THE CITY’S POLICE. Report of the Police Department of the City of New York. LIVE DEVARIMENT OF THE Crry OF NEw Youk,) No, 300 Muiberry Street, "t New York, Apr 24 let) Hon. A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor of the city of New York: — ‘Ata meeting of the Board of Police of the Poitce Depart- ment of the city of New York, held this day, the foliowing among other proceedings were had:— Adraft ofan anoual report for the year ending ‘April 5, 1#71, having been read and approved, i: was Resolved, That an engrossed copy of the report be signed by the President and Chief Clerk, and, together with the documents reierred to therein, sent to his Honor the Mayor, D. R, HASBROUCK, Acting Chief Clerk. Report. To the Hon, A. OakrY HALL, Mayor af the city of New York :—~ ‘The Board of Polloe of the Police Department of the city of New York, in compJance with tue provisions of the charter and the request of bis Honor the Mayor, present to him tus their first annitul report, By “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York," pasted April 5, 1870, a police department was created ; every person connected with the Metropolitan Po- Department at the time tuat act took eifect and desiz- ied vo ditty inthe city of New York, with some few ex- ot in the wet, was transterred by the operation © he Police Department created by it, and con wed in the oftice which he held atthe time of such tran OC Apri, 1470, the Mayor appointed oners Joayph’ S, Bosworth, Henry Matihew T. Grennan and Benjamin F, Manierre, 1th of Tri, the Board Poloe was not Joseph Borworth as Presi- nay Treasurer, and the appoint . a Mr. Brennan re- signed bis office on the 7th day of October, 18.0, and Heury Sinith was thereupon elected Treasurer. Tue ton, Thomas J. Bare was ay pointe nation of Mr. breanan, office on the Ist vay of The vrat essential tow ee eymaposed Ligenee, temper d to Oli the Yreancy cause by the reng- ‘and entered upon ihe duties of his cember, 1870. police organization te sition by ther in- rite duties. The v other, is the pro the Toree nie positions ny | The great proportion of good men, | fot of tu and pe dit 0 the application of any @ polleaman te i uired to pros petision by tive reapeciaile citzenn, that they bave revecaliy heen personally with the applicant for wt two years prioe there, that hei a mao of good moral character, correct and orderly In bia deportmont, ant notin any respect @ violator of law or good order; that he is of sober, comperate and industrious babite, pot addicted to the habitual use 1 antoxicating drinks or hurtful excesses,” and thas they are willing and ready at any time to make aidavit to the truth of euch representations, and the truth of the statemenie in such petition must be veritied on oath by one of the petit.on- ere woen it is presented, ‘The applicant ia then subjected to a prefininary examination before the Chief Clers, and In re- quired personally to write the answers to a series of printed questions, in respect to his name, age, §place of nativity, resl- dence, oeuupation, whether marred or single, amd to other questions calcutated to elicit all the information concerning him attainable irom tue applicant bitavelf, He je required to swear to the truto of such answers, and any false awear- | special dut, 1:69, Arson 58 Burglary wud Bigamy Vv | Forgery 1.0 Grand lar PAR 210s Murder and mansiaughter (reported aa homicide) 7 i 0 Verjury.. f 18 Passi : €¢ money. i Reveiving stolen property. Wi Kopbery ER 7 15 anneal Wit what ainereney and reste ti rated wiil a pear vy (hs atatiasioal Lab r urther parti me Has boon oper. formiag part of thie lars berelvalter etatet. who had beem of the Metropolitan’ Pali May, 1860, until he hot |, vacaney created by hit }/ 84 superintendent John J eunel phee. mong ly ( tendent o York, th an irrepara) departinent patrolman in ib: has, boom tinuously t wien tone nuatil bis death, Apri, L pCatende nt on the Lith ov Ap de Was always active and vgiiant in the per He felt a warm interest in th @ tict C fores, and tay self to make the men and olljcers In bia precin Slrwored and Weil diseiplined body, He (elt an ie & proper discharge of police duties by lis officers ani men. aa well as in the periormance of bis own. ile was ® moll He knew every auspiptots astoctates and places of resort. His expacity chive oflicer Waw NOL surpassed, and probabiy not eqia'led, by that of any other member of the force compromising with erimiaals, persistent and untiring ln bis eiorta to aecure thelr arrest'and punishment, yet he was arandenjove. unitmited general cootidence, Le al- sovacrve! good (aith, aud bia whole oficial life has been charactertzed by a uniform purpose to be right and fe in the periormance of duty, He was ag seusitive as aenaibl and ever (rowned upon the saygestion that anything saould he done or auifered to b# done which, in kis judgment, would Prevuilice the public weal oF the proper discipline of the OF rmance of v ood “Aa Superintendent he undertook more than any man of his nervous temperament can endure, Under the pressure of his arduous and varied duties and exhausting anxieties, whica be could not prevent or dispel, his health soon gave way, and the rewuit {4 uls premature death, and the loss to the departiaent und the puolic of his marked abilities and large and valuabie experience. “iesoived, That in bis death each member of the Boant and of the poitce' force had ioat_an honest and generous friend, the departinent an favaiuable officer, and the community a& large an eflicient and experi ned 8 protector.” ‘On the Lith day of October, 1h71, JamenJ. Kelao, Captain of the detective force, wax appointed Superintendent of Police, ‘The eiliceat and popular manner in which he has far performed tho varied and responsible du.ica fully justives the favorable extimate which indu force at the date of this report consiata of intenden| . Inspectors. Captat Sergeania. damen Patrolmen Doormen, Total Of the duty : twenty-nine were ap a the application of iacorporations and Indiv! pay Lor the as proviied by law, the sty Compensation. -Exnvte Noct presents in detail the dintre button of the the number assigned to patrol and th eavh precitat, andtv each apectal branch of mber of arresta mace for shows the cause of pation of thy persons them, Of this the charge of exhibit shows the all causes to have been 73,62) 1 the urrests, the nativity, sex and oe arrested, and other particulars concer number the w ate of arrests made o OURS :chviesrps can tenes The number of arres:s for The number of arrests high grade was as fol! Seduction. Totals..e...ees00 The same exhibit states other incidental matters of interest. Exhibit No. 1) shows the numbor of arrests a each yews, from 1°69 to April §, U exhibit No. Lb shows tion on ea to Mare the number of arrests for intoxiea- ¢ Tuesday from April, area for ‘uvaday frogs ‘The report of the f LAL ESR The Pialion FF a lot radio at memoers ‘ W professional visite, In aiddit 08) to perform 3 than one pe No.3 shows that the amount of time l G,figability In the whole force daring the yoar was da}, went was allowed for 13,607 days and disallowed for ‘days 22,714, The last anaual raport of the Board of Metropolitan Poltce ntat al t by sickness in the past The proj and for the past year 2.71, exw in the aygrewale of sick tine Is partly ac- ad for by the mnercased number ot patroumea, and tly by the eatreme warm weather for an unusually long period. The wholo number of dara of full time in 1899 was 86,207 and in the past year 838,709. The inereaxe Iu the amount of sick time is alao owing, fre | part, to the existence of lace numper of permanentiv dis- aoled men, whu have recently been retired by the Board under the wuthority conferred by the charter of 13:0, During the year past forty-one patroimen have been thus retired and pensioued at amounts yraduated by thelr term of rvice and the cireitmstances in each case, not exceeding maximum fixed by law of 440 per annum, thus reliey= he treasury from the further disbursement of “hai to that number of men wi were rendering no service, And enabling the Board to fill the'r places with the ike num ber of ablebodied and competent patrolmn, ‘The number of deatha of members of the force during the your wus twenty-tures, being seven jess than in 1959, HOUBE FOR DprENTION OF WITNESSES. (Brhivit Ni During the year ending April 43 peraons have beem 4 as witnesses in the “House for Detendion of Wite ney ‘and detained an aggregate period of 4.018 days. Table No, 6 show: pber of witnesses detained in tach year from the date of fim establishment in 1558, thanks of the Board ar National Temperance Pui tions of books to the library of the inal a pers of MAXtEARY iui e members of thi company reported to the Board of H 968" uulsances, served for that Board 9,302 orders, examined 2,550 steam bollers, tested hydrostatt- cu'ly 2176, condemped 30 of these boilers, hnd caused defects in 414 of them to be repaired ; examin 5 ra, of whom they reported 2,080 to be qualitied, and withheld cer- Uticates from 157. ahiek ( tani Jnaound meat, un! for human consumption, wi 94,512 pounds, was seized and delivered. tothe Now York Company; and at for human food, welgh- tg 161715 pounas, was trom the ie members of the Sanitary Company aud the precinet police reported the prasence withia the elty limits of 19% dead aniinals, which were thereupon removed by the offal contractors, Hieven officers, detailed from this company to look after traant chiidren ssrending the public schools, made 6,576 vis~ its to various achoois and received the names of 10,88 absent children, of whom 6,253 were found to be absent with, aud 5,681 to be absent without canse. Thess ollicurs discovered and returned 468 rets of achool books, The report of Peter Gull, Jr., capinin of this company (Ex- detail’ the resulis# of the ellictent ser- e like property delivered to owners for t1¢ same period from the Property Cierk’s office, ascertuined in the r, wan 152,03 40. ona of jaw ail lost and stolen property which pro . nplly claimed and restored to the owners wt the is not sevoral pre duly alvertised, Ti no satistactory claim of ownership 1s made within six. months {t is auvertised and sold at paolic auction, ucts 18 gent vo the Property Clerk and by ine The proceeds of the property thus sold ainount t0.. 3,627 28 Cats mend s+ 5 Sn oh ‘$41 G7 Expenses of advertising anit wal cor Net balance.....sss00 $5,985 39 ‘The last-named amount, ute, was p tee ul the Polive Lite Lnsiiran LN THR STATION HOU commodated with lodgings at the 1800100 April by 18D, 18 1,104,548, t year 141,780 persons bat been Accomme- ed with suelter and & lodgings as the stavon houses afforded, During the tpclement season the rooma allotted to them are often overcrowded, possibly to the detriment of the health of the police fo and not fey dea the appli. ante for lgiogs are, o! sity, seat from one station honge to another, on account of the insuiliciency of the ae yenmodations. Tt ia reapectfully suggested that {t would be wise to provide, indepentenc ai te station houses, nuder prover supervision several lodging bouses, to be located in uiflerent portions of fle city where the population Is dense, of suilicient dimen- pions to receive and shelter this unfortunate class of the cou munity. Exhibit No, & Ye6 to Apr patd to the L The number « station houses, f en the number lodged tn each year from Lot wil. 4 by og The number of leet children taken charge of and restore’ to thear parents, ant otherwise disposed ol, for the past year was 8,08), to which may be added 16t foudlings. who number from 1800 to the date of (his report was 4 STATION TOUSES. The table (Eahtbit No. 12) herewith submitted, presents ti neise form te location and condition of the stitiom ing to any material Inquiry audjects him to the penalties of er jury. . When the preliminary examination has been completed the Applicant appears before the Board to be inspected and fur- tuer orally examined by the Coromissioners. ‘Lhe applicant, « deemed worthy of further consideration, is then examined very particuluriy as to his physical quaiti: cations by three surgeous detutied for the purpose by the Board of Surgeons. If they report that he limb and body, is able- bodied, of a robuas constitution, has good avesignt and bear- ing, and in their opinion is physically q id to sustain the labors and exposures of @ policeman, his name and reai- dence are furnished to the captain of the preciact in which the applicant resides, with instructions to make quiet and confidential inquiry as to the char: habits and associ tea and reputanion of tbe applicant, and to report in writing all the information obtained, If the report of the capiain be favorab! applicant may then be appointed. In addition to other qualilicat he must not be over thirty years of age, mor iess that feet and seven inches fo height, and must welgh (exciusive of all clointog) at least 186 pounds. When avpolnted he ts inatructed in hia duties rules reguiating his conduct in the achool of instruct ing a period of thirty days, During this probationary per he performs each day one tonr of duty, At 4 OF thirty, dayn be 1s assigned to fall ddty, unless, be sbows b qualified to perform peties duty, and in such an ev + ie appointment js revoked. ‘hia preseots « briet summary of the precautions taken 1 efforts made to #ecure the appulutment of the right class men to the oltice of iro men. ‘During the year Tis persoun, applying to be appointed as Heemen, have been examined by corin’ dostignated y the Botrd of Surgeons ; 495 were rejected Ma Dot PoRsons~ fag the reauisiie v'rsion! aualuicatigns. aad 8 were ap proved. ———— sedition of venth, Lwen- 4. Special attention is respectfully called to ¢ the station houses in the Sixth, Fleveuth, Nix ty-tird, Twenty-rignth and Thirueth precinc provision shall have beea n the pre- cincts last named, the station bouge accommodations of ths eutire elty will be both adequate o the preseat requirements of the service and creditable to the department, TREASURER'S REPORT. oT ‘The fixcal transactions of the department are shown tn Ine ‘Treasurer's ed (Extubit 3 ™ pe INSURANOR FUND. of 1871, enacted with the approval ue Comms: bowrd of Uruse of r the fund, conaitutes sioners of Police of the city of New York “the Police Life Tusuranes Pani.” ° $205,023 1 153,245 04 B22 jie fund paid’ during the The pons: year amounie to 2 292 1, facies of the fund consists of elghty= The present beneites seven persoas who were once mambers of tie Corce, Of Ufky~ two widows anu five orphan cbiarou. ‘The total number of penatonera ia TH, Tale No. 14, uereto annexed, shows of what the capital te componed and the sources and awount of income during the year. YIRE MANSILAL. The report of the Fire Marsual (Exhibit No, 15), hereto ame nexed, suows that (he estimated value of the property r 4 the amount of damage done to property by f fluring the Year corored “ty tn Feport amount togexaee Yor ending Goidder 81, 1565, to. ‘Sal ry » year ending Oetoder 31, 164, to. 4097, veve Tacts demonatrate the gavertur elliviemer Of the extae