The New York Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1876, Page 10

SCARCE CROTON WATER, Remarkable Manner of Regulating the Supply. HOUSEHOLD PERILS. The Grand Jury Take the Matter Into Consideration. SUGGESTIONS OF ENGINEERS. Great inconvenience and much damage to house- holds uptown, beyond the line of Filty-ninth street, have been occasidned by the eccentric way in which ‘the Croton water supply bas been distributed of late, People have had their cisterns {ull one day and dry the next, Visitors to the country have returned to town to find their cellars flooded and their cisterns empty, showing that tho distribution of the water must have been under the contro! of somebody laboring from an Attack of vertigo in the head. For woeks past resi- dents on the east side of town, above Fifty-ninth street, have been compelled to send out in every direction for the necessary household supply of water, Men and boys and girls might be seen of a morning with tin pails and wooden pails trudging about the streets in search of some friendly pump. In many bouses the water sup- ply dropped from the fourth to the first floor. Numer- ous houses uptown are provided with cisterns, situa- ted on the roois, and these are connected with boilers ‘mn the basement, So long as the cisterns hold a fair Supply there is no cause for complaint, but when they run dry all unknown to the people of the house who Nght their fires as usual in the morning, never dream. ing that their boilers are about empty, then there is absolute and serious danger. Suddonly the cistern is filled and the cold water comes rushing Into the heated boilers, steam 18 generated, and the boilers ex- plod, dealing death and destruction around, Instunces are numerous where such results have occured, especially of late years, since the more gencral intro- duction of patent boilers that afford an easy and con- stant supply of hot water. Iftho ‘o MANAGEMENT OF THE CROTON WATER BOARD ‘was ‘vhat it ought to be it would let the citizens know by bulletins in the morning or evening papers, accord- ing to circumstances, when the water is about to be turned on or off und when the supply is running so low &s to create inconvenience or actual peril. Cases are related where families going to the country forthe summer season omitted the precaution of regulating the stopcock that controls the measure of water in the cistern, and in a brief season of plenty they have been drowned out, subsequently to starve for the same eau de Croton, For several years past complaints have = been constantly made against the precarious character of the Croton water supply, It is admitted by the engineers that it depends in a great measure on the rainfall. Such being the case it is criminal folly to waste the Water in the spring by allowing it to run over the dam in a volume like a river. According to a good engineer, with whom the Herxatp reporter talked, the dam should be raiwed at least twenty feet higher and a larger body of water imprisoned for the use of the city fm the hot and dry season of the year. Cases of a short supply of water are reported from places down as wellas uptown. It is the universal opinion that when operations that interfere with the running of the water ure undertaken, the people ought to be notified im advance, considering the danger likely to arise from such causes as huve been neretotore referred to concerning hot water boilers, WHAT ENGINEER CAMPBELL SAYS. The Hunatp reporter called on Chiet Engineer Camp- Dellat the Croton Aqueduct Bureau and inquired:— “What is the causo, Mr. Campbell, of the fluctuations in the Croton water supply f”” “Well,” said he, ‘this morning we were engaged in testing Bome new engines we are putting up at High Fas ud we had to shut off the water for a few our: “There is a good deal of comp!'aint in the uptown districts of the insuflicient supply, and in some in- Btances total lack ot water. Is there no remedy ?”” “~The remedy,’ said Mr. Campbell, ‘will come with the rain, We are awaitng it impatiently. The season has been uncommonly dry. The statement is a. mistake about the rainfall being greater this year than last. Springs alone such as there are in the Croton lakes are inade- quate for so great a demand as this city makes. Every- thing is being done by this department to give the city the iull benetit of the water supply, but you can’t get water {rom where it is not. The weather bas much to do with the crops, and 1t bas also something to say to the water supply, but none of us cap presume to reg- ulate it.”” COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL ON THE SITUATION. By tue report of Mr. Campbell, Commissioner of Public Works, for October of this year it appears that from June until the present time tbe drought iu the Croton valley and its tributaries has been unexamplod within the past five years, Since the 22d of June no water has run over the Croton dam excopt for the short Bpace of four days. Mr. Campbell says the Croton River iselt bas dwindled to the dimeostons of a mere brook, and resort has necessarily been had to the artificial reservoirs at Buyd’s Corner and to the patural lakes of Westebester and Putnain counties; that during period of drought 4,470,000,000 gallons of water been drawn from the water stored up in these busins, Although we hud every reason to anticipate reliet from summer showers and autumnal rains the attepuon of the department has been unremitting 4h procuring such additional supplies as could by any possibility be commanded. The lakes hitherto not possessed by the city have been purchased or leased, Ubeir outlets cus down, and large volumes cf water thus added to Crotun Kiver. Mr. Campbell also suys that he estimates the cost of a new aqueduct, includ- iny the accessory works of reservoirs and distributing pipes, at $20,000,000, and the time for the completion ut four years. ‘Ihe city will at the expiration of tbis pericd have increased so much in population thatan @dditional supply will be needed, RESOLUTIONS OF THK GRAND JURY, The Grand Jury of the Court of General Sessions, having had their attention cuiled to the state of te Crotou water supply, came into court yesterday alter- noon ard presented the loliowing document to Judge Sutherland :— The attention of the Grand Inquest in and foe th city apd county of New York having been called to the Matter Of the iow head of water 1u the Croton Keser- voir, and having considered the testimony taken by it, submit the following :— Whereas, in consequence of the low head of water in the several reservoirs of the Croton aqueduct, the coutinuance ot uo unusual dry period, and the great length of time that aust elapse before tie reservoirs can be filled, even under # prevalence of coutinued rain, it is Kesolved, That we urge upon the authorities to whom the distribution of the water is confided that they use energetic aud summary measures to restrict the ug of the streets and that we call upon our ir own defence, to arrest the event of a tire er rests, in common gith 1, would be jeopas CHARLES H.HAMELL, Foreman, THE SUGGESTIONS OF 4 CIVIL RNGINKKR, A comuiunicution trom James E, Serreil, civil engl- Deer, was presented to the Board of Aldermen yeeter- day and referred to the Committee on Public Works, as follows GestLemen—In regard to the water supply of New York, I suggest that what is desired is an exhaustiess supply of tresh water tor the city of New Yurk, and it 18 What must Le ovtained, thas of aarter their ined. we bave the Hudson river, and above Known point it is always fresh’ water; und by the ui of pumps similar to those now in use at Belleville, N. J., on tue Passaic River, a never failing supply could be obiained tor th city of New York by juying a main trom such a placo connected with a reservoir, only u receiver, with suftl- cient head to ca:ry the water down to Croton Luke aud dispense with ait the storage reservoirs now built und proposed to be bull, The capacity of the aque- duct from Croton dam to Higu Bridge is uniform ia size and capavie of a competont discharge of water. ‘The land taken for the right to Jay suct supply main could be of such width—say tity feet—that ut any fo- ture time mains as many as required could be laid in such land and additional pumps added to meet in- creased demand, aud would cost less and could be com- pleted inasborter time than by the mode now pro- posed (whieh is to cost by estimation $14,000,000), and uot be subject to the drainage of tarms abd slaughter houses, 4s represepied iu the map aod published de- teripuion which appeared a few weeks since, showing these and the proposed storage reservoirs, ‘The details of construction and the sizes necessary of the proposed pumps and pipes would be, as a matter of course, pro- P.rtioned to the present demaud and jucreased ‘from fon to time, to be adequate to the wants of the popu- tion, WHAT A PRACTICAL ENGINEER 8AYS, New Youn, Oct. 25, 1876, fo tne Evitox or tue HeKatp:— 1 have tooked in vain tor an explanation {rom the @ngineoring department, Croton Board, stating the true cause of the water not rising its usual height in the higher parts of the city up town, Now, as a Practical engineer, 1 wili tell both you amd the pubhe that the true cause js lack of pressure. You will all say we kuow that; but to know whut causes it is another thing. Weil, you down town foika never Stopped the Lue and cry fur more pressure down town fu cuse of fire until you got it by Loree Croton mains, Now, just the amount of pressure garved by yuu Js lust to wi the whole reservoirs, When jull vr othetwise, bave but so wany wounds Wuatl desire to say is | pressure, and which is also considerably decreased during the working hours of the day by tbe syphon- ing current caused through the large pipes toward the lower part of the city, which were laid to satisfy your requirements, without regard to the injury you were inflicting on us Well, what is that injury? Ypu have, at the lowest calculation, perma- nently withdrawn from the higher parts of the city twelve feet of our water level, which can never be re- stored until artificial pressure is applied. Dr. Day's article in to-day’s Hxracp is well timed, and the afflicted should not fail to keepevery trap fillea with water, then consult a practical mechanic as to the best means of placing a tank and other artificial m oO the top of the house at once. It is all bosh to put the eutire blame on the lack of water, and do several of the engineers of the Croton Board know that to be the fact, but, for reasons best known to theinselves, will not explain, JOHN MORK, Sr. Wwaose Fautr 18 rr? To tae Evrror oy tue Henaro:— The water supply is decreasing daily. During the past summer the water would rise to the fourth floor of any house at Madison avenue and Fifty-ninth street In September it would hardly run on the third floor, and within the past week it nas coased to run on that floor, and we have but little on the second. Is this not rather remarkable when the statistics show that the rainfall so tar this year has excceded the rainfall dur- ing the eame time last year by several inches? Are the peoplo using more or does the fault lie with tho Croton Water Board?» With the latter without doubt, MADISON AVENUE. THE PERILS OF THE DEEP, THE CITY OF MEXICO'S EXPERIENCE OF THE HURRICANE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO—THE CITY OF HOUSTON NOT YET APLOAT—PROBA- BLE LOSS WITH ALL ON BOARD OF A STEAMTIUG. . Yesterday afternoon the Mexican mail steamship City of Mexico, Commander W. B. Sherwood, which has had a terrible experience of the recent fearful hur- ricane in the Gult of Mexico, arrived at Harbeck’s stores, Brooklyn, AS soou as she was moored a Hunaup reporter clambered on board and gained the tollowing account of her passage from Progreso, in Mexico, to Havana, which lasted fve days instead of two, as usual, A large hole cut in the bulwarks, for- ward, to allow the seas to run off that she sbipped in the hurricane, boats without covers, broken in win- dows and doors gave evidence that the good ship had gone through no slight contest w! the wind and waves, In conversation with the first officer, Mr. Rettig, he gave the following account of the harri- cane:— We left Progreso, in Mexico, on the 15th inat., bound for Havana, With a {ull cargo of hemp and ge eral merchandise and a few passengers. The wind fresh trom the northwest, [he next day it blew trom the northward im equals, accompanied by rain and a ng sea, At Moon te gale increased, witha heavy swell, the wind being nortn northeast, The ship labored heavily and shipped large quantities of water, On the following day (Tucsday) (be weather was eimi- lar, but the seas were heavier. On Wednesday the gale increased in violence, the wind still being trom the northeast, THE HURRICANE BREAKS. The gale, heavy though it had been, was nothing in comparison with the burricane which commenced at eleven o’ciock on Wednesday night. It broke on us with fearful violenve from east southeast. The roar of the wind and w: For sixteen long hours the internal racket continued, but the ship behaved nobly, At eleven o’clock ou Taursday morning Captain Sherwood gave orders to throw overboard a quuntity of hemp to lighten the ship, and all hands worked with a will, A hundred and thirty bales were soon thrown overboard, which had the effect of pre- venting our vessel laboring as neavily as previously or shipping as much water, The rain fell heavily meanwhile. We were unable to take any observa- tions, and kept the ship’s headto the wind. For- | tunately, at four o’clock on Thursday, the wind and ea moderated, the former hauling to west northwest, At nine o'clock. we headed to tne westward, and three hours later we made our course tor Havana, On Friday wo bud fresh gales trom the westward, then cloudy weather and iresh breezes from the northward, At three o’clock on Friday afternoon we came to an anchoriin the port of Hayana—and so ended one of the most eveatful trips the City of Mexico ever made, Captain sherwood and ull on board worked splendidly, and to praise one would be invidious to the others.” Upon our voyage to this port from Caba we picked up the disabled steamer Pottsville, bound from Galveston to Philadelphia, and towed her into De Breakwater. ‘THR WRECKED CITY OF HOUSTON. Last evoning a Hxraup reporter called upon Messrs. ©. H, Mallory & Co., in Maiden lane, to learn what was the latest information they had received with reter- ence to the stranding ot their steamship, the City of Houston, during the hurricane on the 19th, near Key West. One of the firm stated that the City of Houston bad moved about fitty feet from tho place where she was stranded, at Boca Chica, about twelve miles from Key West. About 500 tons of cargo had been taken out of her and a small quantity of coal, and great hopes are entertained that she may within a few hours be floated off. When she was drivon ashore the wind was biowing at a velocity of ninety miles an hour. LUST WITH ALL ON BOARD. The Philadelphia steamtug Godfrey Keober, bound from Philadelphia to Galveston, which was stranded off Key West, disappeared the day (the 19th inst.) when the City of Houston went ashore, and thore is every reason to beliove that she has becn Jost, with all on board. No news of her safety bad been received in this city up to the time of going to presa, REAL ESTATE, There were but thr les eflected at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday. Richard V. Harnett sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, H. L. Cole, reteree, two houses, with lots each 25x50, on Oliver et, cast wide, 55 feet north of South street, to Emilie T. Murray, plain. tiff, for $3,000 cach, Winans & Davies sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, William P, Dixon, roferoe, a building, with lot 25x137.6x26x127.6 on Broadway, east side, 98.4 feet north of Fourth street, to Solomon Lobe, for $48,000. “ rown, Jw, &., 100.3 ft. w. of Walke . 4. Inoue and wite to 5. Myer. ir 20 + SOxd8.9; J. . 120 ft. w. of Madivon \d wile to 1. T. Low.. 49th Bt, 8.8, 141.6 fe. w. of Sth a Ladlum to. K. Lord... |. Moo Thompson st., and wife to K. Se! ; Houston st., 8. 8. (No. 355). 50x25: 7 ft. w. of Oth av., 27x¥e. to A. Bremer 1Osth at, n. s., 120 1 w. of Sd“ 8, Stevens to G. KR. Hoffma: Lafayette place, w. 8, 144.8 tt. sof Astor plac 23.10x163.9; Wood Bros & Co. to a. E. Wood 183d st. ay, S0x00.11; nm s., 100 ft. w. of Oth Motley und husband to C. LIBth st. s 8, ZOD Tt. © Willetts and J. Front st..n. 9.057 jarsk ( ‘ iferee) to J. Cromwell 22,250 turh sb, n. 5, (lot No, 19), between 2d und Sd Loew (referee) to J. Levy. ‘. 1,000 Smeeman st. n.»., 100 ft, w. of dd wv. 25x15) Wid wal 3. Hikoall (referee) to A. Brown...... . 2,000 Tath ste, as, Td ft. w. of av. A, 16,8x102,2,), G. ‘Sinclair (referee) to Germ Go. 78 & 8. 210, #2 21316 th. @. of Baw Canningham to Mt. J. Wrighi G yeurs ad others, to F. de Cuivy, v, 6 of Sth Williams. n, «of ‘Deut (23d ward) 3 years...... R. aud wife, to A. Galland, a. 6 of 120th iter; Sustalm cad ‘ia Guire, T., 0 Emigrant In eecornek ed ay, and ilten MeGay, M. Is, i of 7th pit haw ss, Tet EAI | Public administrator. THE CITY BUDGET. | Sums Required from the New York Taxpayers for 1877. NO RETRENCHMENT. The City Funds Kept at the Vanishing Point. A GLOOMY PICTURE. The provisional estimates of the departménts and of- fices of the city of New York for the year 1877 nave been before the Board of Apportionment for its action. While some of the estimates are no larger, and, even in some cases smaller than those of last year, yet it will be seen that others aro greatly in excess of those of 1876, The aggregate is larger than that of iast year, and this fact will be looked upon with more or less sus- picion by taxpayers, fn these times of retrenchment and reform. THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. The estimate of this department for 1877 is the same as that for 1876—$114,500. THE MAYORALTY. As will bo seen from the following tables, the in- crease desired in this department is $4,500, which is divided between the salaries snd contingencies in the Bureau of Permits, The amounts allowed tor 1876 Salarien—Burenu of Permits Contingencies—Bureau of Permits... Four assistant clerks. First Marshal Sergeant Contingencies... Bureau of Permits, Mayor's Opice, for 1877. Rogistrur.. > $3,009 Four inspectors, 4.900 Four rks. 4,000, ‘Two messengers. 2/800 NANC In this department the estimates aggregate $240,000, an increase of $5,000 over the year 1876. The follow- ing table shows that the increaso is asked for *‘clean- ing markets,” and may be accepted as reasonable:— Cleaning markets. $25,040 Couringencies Comptrol 5,000 Sulurios—Depurtment of Finance— For salary of the Comptroiler. 10,000 10,00 Juries of the attuches of the + 170,000 170,000 8 oa as tixed by statute Be, 80,000 30,000 Total 35,000 $240,000 LAW DEPARTMENT, The tables below are the estimates made by the sev- eral officers of this department tor 1877:— OFFICK OF COUNSKL TO THE CORPORATION, Vontingen 2 For services in procuring and p: relative to frauds prior to July and county of Now York Counsel to the Corporation Assistunts, clerks und messengers. BURKAU OP CORPORATION ATTORNEY. Corporation uttorno; First clerk Conting Total First clerk, Second clerk be BUREAU OF ATTORNEY FOR COLLECTION OF ARKEARS OF PERSONAL TAXES, For sulary of attorney For salary of clerks. Tot The estimates for 1876 were:— Contingencies—Law Department ees eee . For services in ocuring aud preseut- ing of evi relative to frauds prior to July 1, 1872, in the city and county of New York..... Contingencies—Corporation Attorney's offict Public Administrator's office. Coutingencl Departmen: e5— [Office of the Counsel to the Corporation, } Sulary of the Counsel to the Cozporation.§15,000 Salaries of assistants, clerks @nd mes- songers...... ++ 75,000 [Bureau of Corporation Attorney.) bev irrs dalary of the Corporation Attorne; of clerks and assistants, 6 [Bureau of Public Administ Prat Salary of Public Admini nd we 8,000 161,000 PUBLIC WoRK: timates in this department are $2,180,300 Against $1,434,000 for the your 1876. Mucp of thia in- crease is due to necessury repairs and maintenance in the Croton and Street departments. lu speaking of some of the larger increases the Commissioner of I’ub- lic Works says :— For aqueduct repairs and maintenance Increase over appropriation tor 1876. ‘The iucreuse 1s required to provide hecexsury, in addition tu the ordin: of the aqueduct, reservoirs, &c., as follows tie 25,400 ‘work, abso- 'y repairs aud care ‘or rebuilding und repuiring retu.ning walls, to keep the aqueauct in thor: ough order and con 820,000 being required os of pumping ma- suppl. and will be largely extended, onthe six feet pipes on Bighth avenue und Ninetieth street, which conduct the water into the Park reservoles, in order to ren- dvr them sate. For repniring and renewal of pipe: Increase over appropriation fur 1876 ‘The work to be taken care of under water pipes, 4 The ext end of the island, and in the uew w: to maintain an additional repairiny has been 1 party. under chupter 476, Laws ot 1875. ..,.$500,00 id renewals of pavements 290,000 over appropriation for 1876, 100 00 For maintenance of boulevards, roads aud avenues, 55,000 Increase over upproprintion tor 1876... seve 10,000 The following tables show tho amounts asked for 1877 and those grauted iu 1576:— Estimate Jor 1877, Aqueduct—Repairs Kepuiring and rene Repaving, under cha Kepairs wad renewals of px Boulevards, roads and avenu Public drinking hydrants Wells and pumps, repairing aud clounlug Laps and yas, ri Jenewy Free floating bati Supplies for and Public building: Koads and av Removing ob: Contingeucies Department of hic W Sujaries— Department of Public Works,, TOtdl...seerseeseressereeees ‘Aliowed Jor’ Tsi6: Aque@uct - Repairs and mainteven Boulevards, rowds und oo Coutingeteies - Devurtiuent ot Paviie Works. 500 Flagging sidewalks and fenciug vacant lotein trout" ol eity | Foperty ms soo Free tos ba {000 Lamps wnd jas A 700 Fuvie buildiugs—Coustruc 3 Public drinking hydrants, Removing oostructi Kepasring aud senewal 0: pipes, sto» cucks, &e Kepairing and keeping in order woudea ‘aud 8 pavements ‘ vb Kepairiug stone pavements. . Rondy and avenues and sprin elineye © hie Works. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS, jepurtiveut the estimate for 1877 1s $730,400, Against $495,000 lor 1876. For the maintenance of the Central Park and other parks and places, i 82: For special improvement of waiks, Ce For park keepers, &e. For lightmy parka and places For music, ral Park, of the ‘American Museum of Natural Metropolitan Museum of Art Laws 1873) Por briaes 6 pairs % For ewre and repair of rouds ia @ ‘Twenty-fourth wards... cul Hi For surveying, laying out wud monumie ty-third wud Ts weuty-toursh wards. inciudiug north and (chapter O04, of 1374). s fur Commissioners of ssinents (chapter 411, of 1876) and rebuilding bridges over the Bronx 39,000 faxes 6. es and salaries Incos :— Ot te election’ expenses, $416 66, making # + $836,033 30, a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Presidont, clerks, gine rs, architects and iand- seape architects, employes ui the de- partment, exceptins mechanics, gardeners and jaburers and their foremen, employed on tt 5 aud places, nicht ving, mon y-fourth der ef maintaining the pai also the tovegraphical in charge of sarve | | abe tee 110,000 men Maimtenauce of the parks, including the wag foremen, gardeners, mechanics und laborers e ployed on works of maintenance, and includ: also the sum of $30,000 for Keeping, pres vation and American M Metropolitan Museum of Art, and tenance of the Meterological Observatory ‘Total rt maintenance. Musie—Centrai’ Pari . Independence Day, vation of... Maintenance and’ government of public pi roads, avenues aud bridges, Twenty-taird and ‘Twenty-fou ds Rebuilding aud re. fourth wards, City Hall Pai THY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING. In this department there is an increase over the { allowance of last year ot $400. The amount asked Jo is $75,400, DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. ‘The estimate of this department also shows an in- crease over the yoar 1876. Below in comparison with the estimate will be found the amounts allowed for 1876. Estimate for 1S’ Salaries ; Suppli pee, Repairs and aiverationy to buildings and apparat Poor adult blind, Special appropriations ‘Tosal J For salaries, including the services of examining clerk ‘ including sy building and spparasus jous wt Hart's Island,. pplie: For repairs For new pa Total... port $1,165,000 HEALTH DEPARTMENT, The increase in the estimate of this department ig duef to the necessary increase of its employés, caused by the withdrawal of the company of Sauitary Puilco trom the authority of the department. in ordér to do } the work heretofore performed by the sanitary squad, a& number of persons will have to be employed at an expense of $24,980, There iy also an increase in other lems, $222,372, against $139,460 4 The amount asked for is granted in 1876, THE POLICE DEPARTAENT A small increase over 1876 is ulso seen in the esti- mates of this department. The amount granted tor that year was $4,089,475. The amount asked tor 1877, including the streot cleaning department and $30,000 tor a new steamnvoat, is $4,689,549 18, THE FIRK DEPARTMENT. ‘The estimato of this department is also slightly tn- creased in the salary account, ‘The amount asked for 18 $1,249,386. Tne amount granted for 18/6 was $1,248, 086. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ‘This department ulso shows an iucrease. In 1876 it received $3,653,000, iho estimate tor 1877 Is $3,088, ‘Phe increaso is in salaries and apportion- ment of money for r repairs, &c., not including $100,000 tor a building tor truant children, THE COLLEGE OF THE OITY OF NEW YORK. The estimates for this institution are the same as for 1876, aggregating $150, 00u. DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, In this department there 18 4 reduction in the esti- mate for 1877, over that for 1876, of $5,400, The sum asked for 18 $114,600. The amount granted in 1876 ‘was $120,000, I'he reduction isin the salary account THX CITY RECORD, stimates of the Aecord an increase appears. an increase in salaries, In contingencies and a y estimate of $6,000 for publishing cal- enaars of courts. The total amount asked for is $170,560, against $165,000 or 1876. THE JUDICIARY, Tho following are the estimates for 1877:— ‘Supreme Court and County Clerk, Salaries of Supreme Con Salaries of County Clerk's office Gs ‘Superior Court. $120,800 40,725 Judges? walarie: Clerks’ ealuries. Stenozraphers. + ++48148,600 . $90,090 | + SK7CO 18,000, $159,700 sonum 000 per annua hers, xt $2,000 per annum \dge’s salary, office rent, library, &c. rie ‘Special Sessions. Salaries of clerks, attendants, messengers, &c. 5,500 Allowed im 187 23,000 ‘Sui Office. Salaries of Surrogate, clerks, stenographer, mes- wengers, tc. Allowed fi 1876. 7 District’ Atiorney's Office. “7 Salaries, contingencies, &c $86,159 Allowed in 1876...... ++ 72,000 Giiy Suige: Radi bar doctasss a oerestocscns 19,450 based ag ‘The’ ‘Recorder. Salaries, rent, Ac. 18,0.0 Allowed in 1871 15,520 Commissioner of Jurors, Salary of Commissione Allowed in 1876...... °° ‘Police Justices, 15,000 13,000 10000 | Allowed in 1} District Couris, Tho estimate of ten District Courts amounts to, Allowed in 1876 ‘cbs Commissioners of Accounts, Estimate (same us fur 1870) The Coroners, aoaee 13876. All for eee ahs Sherigrs’ Office, Estimate... ASYLUMS, KEFORMATORIES AND INSTITUTIONS. Below will be found a list of institutions receiving money from the public 1unds and their estimates Youndling Asyium. £253,000 Union Home and ~cboo! 3 New Yor Uatholic Protectory. Tustitution for Instruction of Deaf Mates. re Hoclety for the Heller of Ruptured an Nursery and Child's Hospital State Asylum for Insane Criminals. State Lunatic Asyium New York Magdulen Benevolent Society, New York Jovenite Asylum New York Institutiousfor the State Hom@opathi Dumb... 5 New York infaut Asyiam New York Asylum fur Idiots. PAYMENTS BY THE COMPTROLLER, Comptroller Green paid from the treasury yesterday, on account of the police fund, $266,866 66; police sta- tion houses, alterations, &c., $1,666 66; tor police sup- plies, $6,686 64; tor strcet’ vicuning, ' $40,416 60; for wotal of BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Ata moeting of the Board of Aldermen, held yester- day, President Samuel A. Lewis in the chair, several cummupications were received in refers necting the Croton water main through bi pipes with different parts of the city, all of which wore referred to the Committee on Public Works, The Corporation Counsel was requested to notily the Board what action had been taken ia regard to the resolution adopted to recover moncys alleged by the Committee ou Accounts to have been misapplied by the Comptrolier. Communications were received from His Honor the Mayor vetoing in oue letter numerous general orders and resvlutions of the Board. This peculiar action of the Mayor was held by the Board w ve in violation of sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of article 2 of the charter, requiring His Honor the Mayor to send to the Board separate vetoes of euch order or resolutions, and on motion the call was suspended, The Board then adjourned. BOARD OF POLICE. orday and transacted The Board of Police met y the following business :— Permiss.on was accorded to the Manbattda Telegraph Company to place an instrument in the Central Oilice on election night to telegraph the city resurns, Tue Board of Examining Surgeons were directed to meet in future ouch Saturday to examine candidates for appointments, A communication was received from Thomas Cooper Tild ud Heodricks Cen- plain MeCullou ot ficiency in presery- 4 public meetings of the club, ‘The resolutions were spread on the minutes. Sergount Obed Firth was transterred irom the Thirty; first precinct to the barvor polico; Vatroiman Rhodes from the Twenty-uioth to samo; Colton, Fitth wo File THE COURTS. The Lower Bay as the Reservoir of City Garbage. Our Street Cleaning Bureau and the Shore Inspector. . Skirmisking for Position in the Legal Fight. Although with the passing away of the summer Solstice there bas naturally subsided the war on the transmission Of the city garbage down the Bay and its consignment there to @ marine burial, the war in the courts im regard to the matter fs still pursued with the fiercely rabid intensity of the dog daya Mr. Corne- lius Fergusson, the shore inspector, considering that it comes within the range of his duties, undertook to interiere wih the barges in transitu down the Ba; ‘This being considered by the police authorities of this city an unwarranted intrusion an- injunction was obtained putting an estoppel on Mr. Fergusson. When the matter was brought before Judge Donobuc, at ‘Supreme Court, Chambers, he decided that the act of the Legislature creating tne office of shore inspector | was unconstitutional, This judicial ruling, however, did not wipe out of official existence Mr. Fergusson, and did not put an end to the garbage war, in which the really aggressive parties were certain officials o; Brooklyn, who, as claimed, simply ‘put forward Mr. Fergusson as 4 tigurehead. A suit was brought by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York against Winchester Britton, Disirict At- torney of the-city of Brooklyn, uud ythers, which suit is still pending. Having institused w sult, the great question now appears to be where the same shall be tried, the city authorities of New York being desirous of 18 trial bere and the Brooklyn officials insisting that it shall ve tried inthe City of Churches. A mo- tion was made by the latter for change of venue, and this movon came up tor argument yesterday betore Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Champers. District Attorney Britton was present '!n person, and Mr. Charles F. Mclean appeared for the Street Cleaning Bureau of New York. Mr. Britton briefly explained the law under whieh Mr, Furgussun was appointed shore fhapector and the duties which he was to periorm., He said that the action brought by the plaintiffs sought to prevent Sr, Fargusson {rom doing lus duty and to prevent the Disirict Attorney from indicting persuns who violated the luw under which the oflice of shore ‘inspector w created. He would not go into the merits of the cast but merely quoted the precedent of the ease of 1) People aguinst Fowler, in which it was held that the defendants had a right to a change of venue before the issue was joined. In the case cited be said 14 was heid that a county Official had the right to demand trial in the county of which he was official, and when auch de- mand wes mado it precluded argument. Mr. Britton submitted an affidavit showing that issue had not been joinea. Mr. McLean replied in behalf of the Street Cleaning Bureau. He suid, in answer to Mr. Britton, that Mr, Furgusson was an officer of the county of New York as well us the county of Kings, Mr, Britton replied that ho was really an officer of Kings county, but that bia jurisdiction extended to New. York and Kichmond counties, though the law compelled him to reside in Kings, Mr, McLean then submitted xeveral affidavits, stating that a fair trial could not be had in Brookiyn, Tne affidavit of Captain John Gunner, inspector of street Cleaning, set forth that nothing but street dirt was put Upon the scows; that no deud animals were placed on board; that in order to prove a violation it would be necessury to call every onc connected with the depart- ment, from Commissioner Nichols ull the way down; that the Streot Cleaning Bureau had nothing whatev: todo with the removal of dead animals or offonsi offal matter; that the dirt was dumped on the high seas; that nearly all of the material and necessary witnesses are employed in cleaning streets, and that if they' wero compelied to attend a trial outside the city it “would be at great inconvenience. It was stated, in addition, that many other public officials’ employés ‘would be neccessary; that during the pust summer aod autumn ecom- plaints were made to him by residents of the county of Kings that carrion, putrid and offensive matter were dumped in the Bay; that upon investigation he tound that such complaints were groundless, and he believes itimpossibie to get a fair trial in the county ot Kinga, 1s was alleged further tuat the perusal of the Brooklyn newspapers last summer and. this autumn convinces bim of the existency of a popular prejudice in Kings county concerning alleged violations; that last summer attended certain proceedings belore a Justice ot & peace at Gravesend, and that the spec- lators exhibied such unreasonable and bitter preju- dice against the officers and employés of the Street Cleaning Bureuu of New York that a fair and impartial trial of the action on its merits could not be had in tI county of Kings. The affidavit of Captain Thomas Killalea, superintendent of the boats of the Strect Cieaning Bureau, was of a similat racter. The alfidavit of James Healey, detective of the New York Police Department, went to show that he had searched Fort Hamilton and Coney Island, but could find no evidences of a violation of the law, The de- ponent believed that a fair trial could not be bad in Kings county. Judge Burrett said that the law quoted by Mr. Brit- ton was periectly clear that an official had a right to trial in the county of which he was an official betore issue was joimed, There was only one case in the books st it. He, however, would take the papers. SUMMARY OF LAW OASES. A verdict was rendered yesterday before Judge Law, rence for Leon Goldiinger, in tho sult brought against him by Adolph Rolla. Goldfinger was charged with ap- propriating moneys of the plaintilf in@avana, George W. Britton, assignoe of Shipman & Meserole, has brought suit against William Hastings for $1,500 excess in price agreed to be allowed in the salo of a mortgage. The answer denics that any was made, The trial of the cuse was begun yesterday beloro Judge J. F. Daly, in the Court of Common Pleas, Messrs, Colo & Co, oil dealers, want a perm: injunction restraining Patrick Malone trom manufa turing lime from oyster shells. ‘They complain of the dust arising trom the manulaciuring process, and want $1,000 damages. Judge Curtis, of the Superior Court, to whom the application was made yesterday, took the papers. A motion was argued yesterday, before the Suprem: Court, General Term, to disbar George P. Webster who, With his late partner, Otis T. Hall, recently de- coused, is courged with unprosessional cond! dam- aging the Saturday Review aud Messrs. Halloran & Parker, its editors and publisuers, Mr. Webster de- nies the allegations, The Court took the papers. ‘The Union Consolidated Mining Company of Tonne: see charge Julius E. Raht with conversion of $75, worth of carpet and obtained an attachment against his property, This was vacated by Judge Lawrence, Irom whowo decision au appeal wus taken to the Gen: eral Term, Where the case was argued rday. The wite of the lute William #, Bumsted, at one time a prominent Jersey City politician, has been par- tually succosstul in her suit ‘ainst Russel H. Hoadly, tried beiore Judge Lurremore, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, She wanted $20,000 tor 40,000 loads of sand. The jury gave her $6,803 20, Christan F, A. Dambinan loaned $10,000, as he claims, to Herman Scbuiting, who paid back bait the sum, and, pleading imability so pay the balance, was given w release. suit is brought to cancel this release, it being claimed that Schulting is worth some $300,000, ‘The case was to have buen tried yesterday belore Judge Vun Vorst, at Special Term of the Supreme Court, but was adjourned until a week from next Munday, Judge Donvhue, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, Part, disposed of au unusual number of cases during the mouto. He bus tried thirty-tive suits, tuken twocty six inquests, settled twenty-five suits, discon. tinued ten, Telerrcd two, dismissed three and trans- ferred three suits to ovber courts, making # total of 104 cases disposed of during the term. This 18 @ good work and a judicial record rarely presentea in the courts. Catherine K. Van Aiken has brought suit for divorce wn ber husband, Will P. Van Atkin. At Special ranted $12 60, alimony per week aod $300 counsel fee. An appeal from this order was ar- gued yesterday, in Supreme Court, General Term. 1 18 claimed that Van Aiken is worth $150,000, owning Ls ec he to Hee ® quarry at Kingston, Jister county, besides being largely enga; and bridge buliding in this city. poten dunt Cluford A, Hant, Charles E. Burrell and Ed- . Bowen, appointed by the Ge: ‘erm to ex- amine into the moral finess of candidates for admis- ivb to the Bar, mect at two P. M. to-day, in the Gun- eral Term room, for this purpose. The seven candi- dates recently examined tor admission must show themselves to be m. rally fitted tor the proiession be- fore they get their certiticates, Mr, George W. Wilson, ‘he jndefatigable counsel of Dr. Flint, ihe teapus medium, obtained yesterday from Judge Birreit u writ of habeus corpus through which he hopes to obtain tho release of bis client from Ladiow Street Jail, He claims that keeping Flint in Jail is within the inhibition of the tederai constitution in regard tu imprisonment for debt. He proposes to appeal the case to the eral Terin and fight it out on this ine until Flint 1 tree, In the suit brought by Suber Brothers against Rub- im & Horrman to recover $1,750 for beer brewed for the defendants, but which the latter claimed aid not come up to the standard fixed, the p:ainttfs recovered yesterday in the Superior Court, vetore Judge Sedg- wick, $1,950, tuclaaing interest, This was the case in which testimony was given that the beer was settled with isinglass made to foam with soda natron, A voniract to settle Mennonites on lands in Ne- braska uelonging to the Burlington and Missouri Ri road Company was made by Michael 1. 1th company, jer sa; sent over 100 families there who purchgsed over 30,000 acres of laud, and under his contrac®he cluims $114,000. The cuse was ie yesteruay before the General Term on an appeal trom ‘4p order wetting aside the service of summons. Frank H. Kvcels was indevied to the Bank of the Obio Vailey, of Wueeling, W. Va. He thought Canaa tounth; sullivan, Filteenth to Fitth, aod Hayes, barbor police to the First precinct, & good place to go to, bat was indaced to rp und he vrotection of the American tlag wader the stipula. nt - ton that he should pot be arrested. He was arrested, however, but Judge Donohue vacated the order of ar- rest. The bank appealed trom this decision and the same was argued yesterday beiore the Supreme General Term. DECISIONS. . SUPREME COURT—CHAMBEUS, By Judge Barrett In the matter of Luckmeyer & Co,—Tne Court should appoint the referee, as the question involved 1s partly the allowance, if auy, to be granted to sue respective parties. Let a fresh order be prepared. Wilson va. Simpsoa.—Motion granted, In the matter of the New York ana Brooklyn Brid Com; airing: estate belong:ng to Annie Squire.—Report confirmed, £UPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEBM, By Judge Van Vorst. Spencer vs, Van Dorsen et a!.—Findings signed. eyer vs. Schitler and others, -—Decree signed. Watts and auother vs. Duucan and others,—Motion granted, order to be resettled accordingly, By Judge Larremore, Tredwell ve. Pomeroy. —Findings settled. SUPERIOR COUBT—6PECIAL TERM, By Chief Justice Curtis. Silva vs. The Metropolitan Drug Company.—Case settled ag altered by the Court, and ordered to be filed. Bush et al, vs. Curran.—Motion denied, without ts “ame va. Same.—Reference ordered, Archer vs. Clarke et al —Supplomentary proceedings < disunissed. Cole ot al. vs, Malone.—Ipjunction made absolute. MARINE COURT—SPECIAL TERM AND CHAMBERS, By Chiet Justice Shea. Thacher va Hall; Isaacs vs. Goodman; Clayton vs Oakes; Fox vs. Beck; London vs. Neiderhaur; Kole lam vs. Pine; Cannon vs. Greig; Schice vs. Schiller Lodge; Blum vs, Holme; Kerr vs. Close; O'Neill va, Pentz; Kelly va Holt; Hennessy vs, The Pape Car- riage Manutacturing Company.—Orders granted, Chapman vs, Nulty,—Motion to vacate order of ap rest granted and case set dowa fur November 9, 1876, Parts art 3. Du Virier ya. Hagan; Wilkins ws. Conner,—Motions ented, McCarrin vs, Carlin,—Motion denied, with $10 coste to plaintiff. Copeland va. Crofut,—Motiou granted on condition of securing claim ; otherwise denied, with $10 costs, De Wolf vs. Otfiuger.---Motion granted; $10 costs to detondant to abide event. Pforsheimor vs. Tuc! Brown vs. McNally, Solomon vs. Perry. granted. Hird va. Papke.—Motion to vacate order of arrest Motion granted. Motion granted, with $10 costs. ~Motion to vacate order of arrest. denied, with $10 costs. oot va, Conger.—Orders setting aside judgment, Cy GENERAL SESSIONS—PART L Before Judge Sutherland, BABBITT'# CLERK. The case of Charles KR. Beckwith, charged by B. T. Babbits with having embezzled $225,000 while em- ployed as confidential clerk and superintendent in the soap manulactory of that gentleman, was continued yesterday. The specific: indictment upon which the prisoner 1s now being held (there are twenty in all) is tor forgery in the third dogroe in altering an old bill which had been paid already and then forging a ree ceipt for its payment and confiscating the money, Assistant District Attorney Bell, who is assisted in the prosecution by a. Oakey Hall, placed on the stand yesterday Mr, Augustus b, Ely, the receivicg cierk of r, Babbitt, and Henry Herman, his foreman, both of whom swore that no such goods us ttfdse menrivned in the bill had been received ut the time it 18 dated, but that they had been received at the corresponding date im tho previous year, Mr. Fullerton opened for the defence in a brief but vigorous speceh which be declared his ability ta prove the innovence of bis chent. Ho then called te the stand Mr. Melton H. Thompson, an insurance agent, of Utica, who testified to having known tho do tendant for twelve years, and that he had during that time burne an excelleut character. Mr. Andrew J. Smith, President of the Manhattan Fire Insurance Asaociation, testified to baving known Beckwith as a boy at Utica, and to having employed him since in a “position of responsibility and trust’? with periecs satisfaction. Mr. Bell recalled Mr. Thompson for the purpose of questioning him elation 10 a tragedy tn which that entieman played @ purt a few years ago, when Lydia jurieigh, a noted character, ot Albany, attempted to shoot him in street car, but instead shot and in- stantly killed a young man sitting next bim, As the hour was late this imvestigation was deferred, and the Court adjourned, A PLEA OF GUILTY. Frederick Henkel, of No. 190 Chatham square, whe stole a watch and chain and a quantity of clothing, valued at $164, trom Jobn Mans, of No. 105 Ei Fittieth street, on October 16, pleaded guilty to 1 offence, and was sent to State !’rison ior two years, GENERAL sSESSIONS—PART 2. Beforo Judge Gildersleove. THE ERIE LAILWAY COMPANY'S BOOKEBEPER. The case of Heury P. Antes, charged with em- bezzling $2866 from the Erte Ratlway Company, by which he was employed as Ireight clerk, was continued yesterday. It bids fair to last for some time to come, Judging irom the weighty piles of documents betund ‘which counsel were yesterday intrenched, THE MURDER OF OFFICER SCOTT. TRIAL OF ONE OF THE PRISONERS ACCUSED OL THE CRIME John Hurley, accused ct being one of the partics whe murdered Officer Scott, of the Fourth precinct, Brooks lyn, some time since, was arraigned in the Kings County Court of Sessions yesterday morning. James Burke and James Wheelahan are also held to answer tor tho crime, but as the three mon preferred being tried separately their cages will fullow that of Hurley, ‘Tho three prisoners aro members of what is known tue ‘Jackson Hollow Gang," tamed for its deeds of! crime and depredations. pa ‘The circumstances of the case are still quite fresh im the public mind, baving repeatedly appe in thé fled that she resided on Myrtle avenue, near Steuvex street; she saw Burke, Wieelahan and Hurley on th¢ corner at the time of the disturbance; did not see any + stone thrown; heard a sound us of some one falling, and supposed it was the officer. John Boit was sworn, and testified as to seeing q gang of roughs at the corner on the night of the ase sauit on Officer Scott; did not witness the attack on the officer. Herbert Conroy testified that hoe was asaloon keeper; that he saw the disturbance, and Ollicer Scott standin, in the centre of the roughs; couid not say petal remit | the officer down; Lelped to curry the injured man te the station house. Judge Riley was noxt sworn and testifiea as to Hure Jey Laving admitted to him that be threw the stone, Alter the examination of several other witnesses. whose testimony went to show the presence of tho prisoner at the scene of the disturbance, but did nos’ elicit the fact of who committed tho assault, the trial was adjourned till Monday, FOSTERING’ VICE. At tho Washington Place Police Court yesterday morning, before Judge Bixby, Detective Dunlap, of the Twenty-ninth precinet, arraigned Phabo Merri alias Fischer, a New Orleans creole, on a charge keeping a disorderly housé at No, 125 West Thirty: eighth street. Tho woman, in her defence, stated tha’ she had been installed in the hovso by Herbert Mason a wealthy speculator, of St, Nicholas avonue and 133 street, who lurnisted tho place om condition she woult pay him the protts alter deducting the cost of ha household expenses aud dress. Io pursuance of thi agreement she paid Mason over $600. She signod ag allidavit to this effect, aud Justice Bixby issued a was rant for the arrest of Masou, who wus apprehended during the afternoon, He was hold for trial in deta of bail, and the woman committed to appoar again him, wi Louisa Turner, of No. 117 West Thirty. cighth street was arrestcd on a similar cha: a on bi promising that she would g withu week. KIDNAPPED IN OPEN DAY. , Bud Fel up ber house 4& YOUNG LADY STOLEN FROM HER FRIENDS—= 4 CASE DEMANDING THE ATTENTION OF THK POLICE. One of those startiing occurrences which now and, then happen in a great city took place in this city on! Monday last. A young lady, about cighteon years old, leaves her residence at tea o’clock in tho morning’ to pay @ visit to a friend living scarcely a mile distant, and nothing more is heard of her. She ty described by her frends a8 o sound, sensible, moral girl, who could bi no possible reason for concealing any of, her actions or her present whereabouts, and they are, certain she is not remaining pidden away of her own! free will The young lady's name is withheld by her rolations, Ou Monday morning last she teenth stree:, near Eighth in Thirty-tourth street, betw avenues, and 1s suppused to bi order t go up town, 0 trace of any kind, however, can be learned of movements ufter leaving her houso, That she could buve been carried off against her will in the open day and ona lively business thor- oughfare without attracting some attention seems al most incredibie, and yet ali that can be iearnea tends ty contirm the truth of such an.oecurrence, The young lady orphan, eighiven years old, rather tail (live feet ‘en inches), round, fresh small Dose and mouth, dark brown har, cut short ia front and “banged” ove: id; dark bive or gi eyes. dressed in mourning, black cashmere dress, round crape hat, with long yell, small jot oare ings and black Kid gloves. It, as her friends at fires Laconge es 9 had been taken ili on the route or mes an ident ana bad been carried into some neigm. (CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)