The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1877, Page 2

SPORES GEESE SES ee ee CITY, REAL ESTATE FO SALE. SITUATIONS WANTED—FEM. Weet Side. naee ew - etninee HOUSES, NOS, 530 UH7tu st.: property of the lave A. H. Hore cual offers solicited by W, 'T. ERICKSON, Executor, 1,398 New York Post oiice. “PROPERTY FOR SALE AND TO LET. BTORY BAICK ~HOUSE-GX able; near junction of De Kalb and ave; price $4,500. COOK, 235 Washington at. 8T.-YOUNG WOMAN AS COOK, usher and ironer; xood 1elerence. “FIRST FLOOR, 4 cook, washer and ironer jus; SHO a ‘Address MON- ¥, Cincinnati, Ohio. ORRESPONDE, BROOKLYN Uniess you ean show positive proof of ys oughly Bll this position doo't answer this advertisen ~ COACHMEN AND GARDENERS. SF COACH MAN, “GARDE generally very wages $15; city reference; can mi womun as cook in a geutiemen’s Loardin WEST 19TH 8 asher and ironer in» private family or boarding VL A 'Y¥ of NEW YORK, Fel PlCE OF PASSAGE IN CURKENCY, Cabin, $75 to $100, according to location. Stecrage and intermediate tickets to and from all points 4 curry intermediate, Jan. 1s beer *LORD CLYUE., at the lowest r ; COOK AND aker und to assist with the washing; best referenc i ed with w star di Passenger accommoaution for BUSINESS PURPOSES, To LET FOR Bs" BUILDING. Fireproof, Located on Nasswu, Aun and Pulton sts, suitable for bankers’, LisHMAN WANTS A COACHMA. all on oF address W. CuaTEs, 107 Went sth La LASS, MARRIEIM N und obliging; unexceptionuble city rolerence. Address FAITHFUL, box 105 Herald Uptown uforis wien ay & SONS, General ean ST Weluut at. FI GEORGE W. COLTON, 42 Broad JOHN McDONALD, Plasenger Ac No. # Buttery place. ule colored woman &s cook; city reference. Address First r to insurance offices or ; be wltered to suit tenants if desired; adapted for oflices or stores. Reasonable rents. ND FL able Woman as cook and to do w: ce. ‘ORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPION AND N. Company's pier, foo y ayy oA turday. Jun, 1 SD GROOM—BY A TRUSTWORTHY, ndecapable young man; strictly temperate; tisfuction 4s testimonials will eertily. Ad- WEST 39D S8T.—AN ENGLISH WOMAN AS OACHMAN A first class cook, understands French, Fnygtish and jean cooking; pastry. bones and lerds; undoubted ref. all or wdidress for two days. me) West BOTH 8’ ‘Take the elevator. Inquire lor Janitor. FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT, between Broadway and Crosby; fine lo Apply to WILLIAM & JOHN O'BKIEN, 58 can give good P. 6) NECKAR Saturday.Jan.20 3 AMERICA, Sat, Jun, 27 outhampion, Havre |. $100, gold; Second Cabin, $00, guld; Steer- uge, $30, eure urn tickets at reduced rates, repaid steerage certificates, $82, currency. For ireight oF passuze appiy to OKLRICHS & ©O. _COASTW1SE STRA AN 5 STEAMSHIP For CALIFORNIA, JAPAN, CILIA TORE TO Le $353 Ol GROOM—BY A SING worl references; no objection to the or aduress O bast O-d ot ZOTARLE |G! HERMANN, Su “A YOUNG WOMAN: ‘cook ; will nssist with washing; best city ALLY USE” ilk; wayes low; AM POWER, TWO ghted, with ‘steam Apply at 345 Ba: pacious Lott tlevators and all \drews, for tree days, G., Herald office, (MARKIED), SWIss; FULLY arge of a first class pine xperience in the forehuz of grapes, jodora improvements, MO RENT—THE SOAP AND CANDLE FACTORY OF the late BV. Ackerman, now in operation; esi trade aud reputation of over 3) years. SPADER, New Brunswick, N. J. _ DWELLING HOUSE Furnishe LET—FOUR STORY the hours of 10 a stove and greenlous . tnd vesetunle yard care W, Swain, No, U4 a 8. s TO LET 7 AUSTRALIA, NEW nbormaid or waitress; first class refer- RUYIsIt COLUMBIA, OKKGON, &C., n pier 42 North’ River, via ISTHMUS OF P. RESPECTABLE YOU id und walcress lus private tumily suod city reterence, ai Ni, THILD FLOOR, BACK ROOM o do. chamberwork tant tamily preterred. Cull or ad- BROWN STONE Resim : odern improvements. Por SAN FRANCIS! uecting fur Centr MSAN FRANCISCO TO JAPA Steamship COPY OF PEKIN: y FRANCISCO ts SANDWICH ISLA. VRALI an NEW At carpet store 4 ring chambern or bourding how WANTED—MALES. NOELL'S HOT AIK ROMAN BATHS, GL LEXING- ‘want au American under 2) as cashier; ulsy col- | Ored errauil boy, i }00D CHANCE FOR EAR ted Laid about 19+ with rapid: pr exday, January 3 10 LET—A SMALL «l BMITH. 596 Oth ay. FURNISHED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS IN GOOD ORDER, z A young. Prov Yor particulars inquire of HENKY Reha, lay waiting or sewing dress lor two diy. WOMAN TO DO Wednesday, January 3 or to do chamberwork and cht or passage apply to. DEE CU or. Bowling Green, pie mborwork and tuko care of children TH AV. SEAK ; y clty, nicdly (urnished Kooms to let, for ge SAND TEXAS 3 willing to. mal ald and waitre: to @o the entire can (Freeh proterred), must understand plain cooklug Texas freight there to NUMBER OF FURNISHED ROOMS, provements; first clus neighborhood; reference. 214 Kast Lith st, wiitress in a private ving wud ironing; best city refere! new and very attractive A fine chance tor Brat meeting with splendid ly; small furnisned Hous» A. DALLLY, 066 6th av. ull points ‘on the Gul Ws; nothing Hike 4 moderate rent: vod chambermaig and | International and 6 tinental ratiroads Tanded at Hockport. Texas Pacific and tr y's and Fulton B. B. RUSSELL, Publisher, Hoston Freights for St. M hall Rooms, $4 up; Ladi 86 West 31 st. NT HALL BEDROO. tor the United States Marine cks, Navy Yard, Brook~ Apply at the Muring Bar ‘AML YOUN( di children; good relerence pen policy ot the lin wercent; to Texas D ROOMS, FRONT | Reterence’ required. UNION SQUARE Huudsomely furnished Rooms, with for Stute of New 1n office of his own preferred, Cull from Ashiund House, corner kers and to BOUERT 4 ‘OUCHING AT KEY | States mail.— UF SAN ANIONIO, Captain’ Pennington, will sail | y P.M,, from pior 20 Enst rough bills of lading given to'wil points on the \. Tuternational and Iveston, Houston and Honderson, and the Gal- ‘on, Harrisburg and San Antonio and insurnuee at lowest rater, ing superior accommodation) apply te AS LINE YOR GALV ig the United r desires more D-A GOOD OYsT Cail between Hand T Mt GRAND CENTRAL vithevery conven= on Saturday, Janu FURNISHED bets Boys’ Sleigh Pr orms $2 per week. AND APART- railroads, Fre ©, I. MALLORY & small Room, with UNPURNISHE D—INA PRIVATE. 7 FAMILY, A FIRS’ waiter to make bimselt useful. norai housework: Apply, between 10. und | first rate baker of vod, plain “cook, ash HAVANA AND MEXICAS itonmers leave pier N CITY OF HAVANA... CLty OF Vis 8 North River ut 3 P.M ANA DIRECT. PY Nit ssed fur convenience TALLMADGE & COMPANY, 682 Brond- © or smuli fuinities meals turnishod; rent neral housework in a priva “FRENCH WANTED, able woman todo keneral h pr and ironer; hest city reterence. Call all the wee! WEST 42D ST, (RL wart girl to do woneral !ousework 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. ND N Campeachy, Tuxps by CITY OF HAVANA... Steamers will leave 3 runry 2 for Vera Orng an in this City an RESPONSIBLE King first bell, rder des enfants, Studresser aun, atre In 7me et Sme avs, AN ADVERTISEME: LADY DESIRE: for her business; must be situated be- and in 4 central location. ox 170 Herald Uptown offic AND WIFE WAN nr 'y 1 the xbove ports. For freight or passage a B. ALEXANDE NE n und Buglen ; locality must be Nacheutraven EUROPEAN 81 AMBURG AMERICAN PACK: HAMSHIPS. ET COMPANY'S LIN nnd pa ke TED—SMAUL NISHED APARTMENT, FOR box 106 Herald Ido general housework ina small family. to $4 per week. Pernandinn, Fla., sailing every Vriduy, trom plor teumer until January 9. Steamer CAARONUELET, Capt, Pultclowh, points in Florida. rination and tickets to mann aneG, I, MALLORY & CO, WEST 53D 8 sueral housework in a sinall family; city references, Call f FURNISHED ROOM ‘avin, $100, Kol i ARD & BOAS, ral Passenger Agents, 61 Broudway, N. LINE—S'TEAM TO QUEENS- AND LIVERPOOL, Sailing on TUESDA pier 46 North Ri ference und full particulars, At. sT 10) FOURTH FLOOR. spoctuble young lady to do xeneral housework ; five PANTED IMMEDIATELY “A FURNISHED HO r e mt nin Bourd; American family. Address U EW YORK AND HAVANA DIRECT MATL Ut ‘These first class steamships will sail at 3 P.M. NITED STAT! tS WANTED. ROOMS; FIRST rdtortamiles or gentiemen; moderate terms. COLUMBUS. wday, Jannary jaturaay, January 13 javing unsurpassed ‘necommoda- WM. P. CLYDE & Co. McKELLAK, LULL MAVANA DikEOT— ‘T. Wines, muster, wil sail from pier 16 riday, Jautiury 5, at 3 o'clock. is 8.0; Muerage pnssage, $20." Apply to JAMES KE. WAKD fr DAKOTA, Jar, Cabin, #65, $70_and $80, currency. Interivediate, $40; stoerage, $20, »ked to ani from Paris, Hamburg, Norway, Drafts on Irelund, Englund, France and Ger man t lowest rates, ny SS WILLTAMS & GUION, . Jan, 30,3 PM . No, 6 Bowling Green. geuts in Havana, (KAMER MONT- —ROOMS FOR FAMILIE 1 ur without Board, R 6TH AV.— {20 Waverley place * p gentlemen's aud asrgnt, with or without Board, to adults Hished entire and allt Apply at 14685 West 1oth —WITH BOARD, HANDSONE F Rooms, singly or en suite n a private fam Nurses, dc. 41 HUBERT 8T., CORNER WASHINGTON ST—A J 2yirl, aged 16, who lives with ber parents, to take care OT childrer: aud to ussint with t inw; is a good buttonholo waker; operates well on Wheeler ro imprevemeuts through ship DAKOTA, Captain Price, sai wn and Liverpodl on Superior accom: and steerage at lowest ULIAMS & GULO; TEKN STEAMSHIP LINE. ILAND) DIREC! ast itiver as follow: ‘Tuesday, January 16 NEW ORLEANS DIRECT. MWELL LINE, tain Kemble, will sail i, at 3 o'clock Pf, M., K given to Mobile and principal River modation in eabli housework ‘or plain sew RATION OF ir without Board, BROADWAY. PRO} en SATURDAY, Jan Through bills of Indiv points on the Mississippi Cubin passupe, #52; steornze, 825, CLARK & SEAMAN, 86 W. OR HALIFAX N. 8. AND OLOMWELL 81 camers leave pier 10 North Itiver following days at 3 WASHINGTON CORNWAUL, Stat neni a inediato, $45; stoeraxe, $30, repaid steerage cer AN, Agent, 70 south ard; locality and appointments an- Sen | (LAST EMPLOYER S).—As | nurse (English); can take entire charge of un fulant excursion tickets, excepiionavie, Apply to W. b. Mu RG ERLEY PLACE ZAR BROADWAY. — AMSHIP LINK 28TH SP, SECOND FLOOR, § throughout by’ stew woman as child’s nurse; would sseseesTacsduy, January 9 t direct, cheupont and quickest route to Nova seotia, <t. Luwrenee. Kxevllent For freight or pussage upply to | AND LIVERPOOL, tent Amerie: i B40 wanes mont; goou reterence. Newiounaland F uccommodations: oT 8T., 43 EAST, NEAR BROADWA Syeutiomen, $5 to 87; CLtY OF RICHMOND. TY OF BERLIN CITY OF BK CHY OF RIC. ‘T ST.—A YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN baby to wet nurse; lost her own in confine- wturday, Feb, 17, a » North River, Keturn tekets on favorable Drafts at lowost rat 1s amidships. LD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY, sailing trom pier 37 North Kivar., For Norfolk, City Point and Richmond, ‘Tuead: * duys and Saturdays at 31%. M, and Tennessee Air Li @ RENTED BY A and small Room: ‘ith the Virjini a SE | Saloons, stateroc or would aitend to travelling? references, Waitresses, &c. ST.—A PROTESTANT GIRL AS Oharge wid sr # to interior points in’) ru und Wasilugton, N.C. (via Nortlie, P, M,, connecting an invalid lady; no abject 15 wndB3 troud orth Caroline az —HANDSOMELY FURNISHED wine ‘STAR LINE, a THB UNITED SYAt line take Ihe lane ury, U.S. N.. xoing south of the nail the year round. .Jdunnary 6, at 10 A.M. aduy, Thursday Monday nnd Thursday ae und Delaware railrowd fer necommmodations unstrps passage tickets und bills of Insurance tv Nortolk, &e, ier 47. North llver. » L. MCCRKADY, President, +N. PL REGULAR MAIL eave New York January 4 und 16; leave Savannah, Ga, January 10 and 20. MURRAY, FERRIS & CO., 62 South st, TRAVELLERS’ ALL RIVER LINE FOR BOSTON AND THE EAS’ w York dally (Sunday North Kiver, foot of Murray st, at 4 ‘D LIVERPOOL, with Maryian ‘The steamery of thi mended by Licatenant 1 the Dussage to Queeustown routes recom: 3 to family, private sod. tading to all pora: AA (competent to take churge of dining room) or as at lowest rates, chambermaid; best reference, Epgae Frelght received daily at pi offices, 197 Ureonwich a. “Ne O20 STKE 2. coms, with Bourd; font vo curs and stages, THLKD FLOOR, BACK KOOM— ‘Call or address 1G . . ni White Star Dooks, pier Rator—saioon, $80 and $100, in gold; return tickets on Steerage, $2", VINE LARGE, SUNNY ROOMS, with first eluss Bourd A young wowau to wit | reasonable term: bath rooms are placed on ure least, allording & and cold water; strictly first class, AST OF MADISON or two Roon:s, with of comfort hith ist 83D ST. tat) from pler » <A private family will let on HELP W ANTRD—FEM ALE: OR PHILADELPI1A, via Long Branch and the New Jersey Southern Railroad, ave pier 8, North Kiver, foot Ri for Philadelphia, Loog Branch, d. 4PM. for Philadelphia, Lom Waretown aud 1 want wn American woman under 20 to | exposure) to let, Iso few table Lourders, decom. parior floor (souther H ish the chances of eu rao for all seasons of vith # view to dim rsof this line tuke a specific WOMAN OR FOR MAN COM. nd n heo skirt tnetory, TANCE, Herald oftice, —MUST BE out to supert LAST 20TH ST.—DOURLE with particulars, RI lass Bourd; rotere (GRAMERCY first cliss Board, .—PURNISH ranch, Tom's liver, B. SNEDN, G. M. enstown to New York or at 43 latitude, ND SINGLE ROOMS PAK) —ELE- YEW YORK THE OLD ESTABLISHED f 42. POOL AND QUE! DOR UNFURNISHED K WANTED.—WANTED, A KIND AND ROUTE AND SHORT *. to waiteou an invalid lidy. 7 PHILADELPHIA, wuy daily: three Depots in \ NEW YORK aND - GENTLEMEN puple cau be accommodated with Bourd; arked thins (*) Fourteen Through Trams ea Philadelphia, two in private family, PR), $100 and $I Return tekets on fav stuwndtrom wll parts of ba design styles | FRENOM LADY, Ri will rent elegantly’ furnished in her own hous Four tracks, the most im roved equipment and the fastest Rooms on first door, with geod pay to thy mistent with ubsolute safety, I-A GIRL TO DOG t and passaye ullivo No. 4 Bo RAL HOUSEWOIE ¢ wood city relerences New York, vin Desbrosses and Cor! SUA. a., on Wednesday ST.-skCOND FLOOR ROOMS, ith first class Hoard: private family; terms mode: LOONOMIC ROUTE Ticket Offices, Jr House | RAL HOUSE UST EAST OF oT eF Kooms, with trst eb must be a goud way Kitls wood apply. grant Ticket Otlice, NO. 8 Battery DM. BOYD, Jr. wt 40th st, betwe: ANTED—A GIRL Wo NICELY Rooms fur tw 1OUSEWORK eo class house J cook, washer Also nm nan us wars eave diily except Sundays) orth River, foot oF Jay sty att i30- (ret zhtonly) STE AND LOD¢ YOUNG LADY DESIRE Wish preferred; terms nos NG WAN’ DIN A PRIVATE SATIONAL LIN N PLOVIDESUK LIS rom pier 27, North Kiver, toot of Park place, at 4 P, f BILLIARDS. wih NU BILLIARD PABLES IN I ke new, at vor W. COLLEND: asinull private family: ANTED—Aa 5¢ light housework. “LOT UF SEU: with Board and fire exceed $30 per month. private family; J, W., Horatd PESTANT WOMAN MILLIAKD TA, 8 indersed by wil lewd al players: extra inducements wow offered; second hand Tubies at great bargains. W. a, GRIPFITI,& OO., 40 Vesey st. company's ofl s can also be obtained at the |, company's piers, Hound of North ANT D—TWO mnery 2, 40 Baws bles, with Delaney's wire eusht permanent if suite ROOMS, WITH BOARD; NERAL HOUSE ms not to exce Horaid Uptown Bran NTED=A GIRL FOR G “y NOMOR LINE UNITED stat \pply. between 10 wind ning test class, will be sold cheap, at MAN MAID, ON dones 244 East 23 ANTED TO HIRE—1WO FIRST Billiard Tables STANDAUD | unexecpiionable reference | Browdlway, city | pons, Oe. Lo Te, and cheupest restaurant in the world ED—A MIDDLE WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C ontlemen only; 200 light Koons, current rates. 87 WEST TH ile; $1 G0 to Bz per day; lib" + Howilng Green, “DIAS ONDA, 4 Personal Property of overy: “A 1007 BROADWAY, COR Watehos, J ewe de.cription bought and sold, Call on Dr, POWELL, > HUNKY ST. € Gand herp do tiousework. SITUATIONS WAN TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOC LONDONDERRY siver (loot of « GIL TO MIND BABY ukfort and Willian sts, STURTEVANT HOUs Bourd reduoed 0 8S wal " wom ii permanent Bourd, with loom, ek gadupwerd. LEWIS & G. 8 4 BKOADWAY D—MALES. 877 PRICES—RKOOM, WITH uly Bl'per way Thursday, Janwary 29 Thursday, Peoruwey 1 ay ladies! priva 23 BROADWAY out sale of th ears established. Diamoud and COOK WISHES A SITUATION an bring good vity refer CLOTHING. BROADWAY, —DIAMONDS, vis’ hair Shawls, ¥ MarR E —Bro ée. br callin or addressing BOM AIR GIS, 174 T MiNIZS, 245 BD AV. hh patd than of attended by or. wud Seal Sneques, Sill A SITUATION Jeweller, 1,19) Brow Address WAITER, way, nowr 20UN st sutline from p 4 North River, ws foll where tur cast-off Cloth- RESTAURANTS, OTICE. CHARLES” GLUAGIER WiLL OPEN ple Room, at 15 Park row, $45, curroney, Apply fr full pr AND 'KOMACCO, ‘OR OUT FOR THE OLD ViMES DiMie CIGAR Janaury 2, 1877. ASTROLOGY BL ,000,—NO Ta POSTTION seluirvoyant in America. LY DIRKOT LINK TO FRANCK, COMPANY'S YouK AND An AND MME. GRID . 142 West 48th st, AND SALESMEN, ading of passer ‘Tho splendid vesseix ou thts fe hont (cabins provided with electric bells) Will sui rom pier North tiver, foot of Mortot saturday, January 2 wturday, January 2 Saturday, Pobruary lo, IN GOLD theluding winta:— coording to wecommodacion ; Ano BND sia 1Bth st., Boar Gch ay. TRAVELLING o, desires a position in 8 wholesule Address 8. B., Herald office SALESMAN, fate for the Conti+ POSTER, 428 6th ave, A. =D. AND MME, GRINDLE, . 142 Went anti at, TRAVELLING SALESMAN, “<p. MANY VAN BUSKI SDR MARY VAN BUSKLM ADOR (Swnyticr) HE LOVED NOT WISELY. William Walsh, roskting at No, 247 Plymouth strect, Brooklyn, was arrested yesterday charged with biting apiece of his wife's face of und malireating her N., Horwid offi 202 Bast GOth st. stoning SU to $l potent to Luke ¢ clerk, experience @ situation; very moderate sn to character and ability. 135 Bast Mth st. or accommodations, including thout extra charge: LOUIS Di BIBIAN, Agent, 60 Broadway. R ny Address MODEKAT! ding wid utensils NEW YORK HERALD, TUKSVAY, JANUARY 2, 1877, EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS. MERICAN LINE, Weekly Muli Steamship So PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL, calling at Queenstown. Sailing every Thursday from Philadeiphia, aud every Wednesday from Liverpool. j{he toltowing steamers are appointed to sail from Phila. TUE MAYOR'S MESSAGE, Evils That Must Be Remedied in the City Government. Water Supp'y. MUNICIPAL REFOR ing of the new Board of Aldermen ;— Exscutive DervarrMent, Mayor's Orricx, New Yorw, Jan. 1, 1877, To Tuk HoNokAnLE THE Comox Counc’ exe and powers with which they ave charged, tell gently discharged uta later day. deplore. without interiorence, eiven'is demonstrated by ony or more names on their respective bullots, result iu & population composed of suc! and varied elomeuts 18 properly a of — congratulation and pride, vindicates the wisdom ana universal suffrage even in large cites. cast. THE JUDICIARY, judiciary, ol our judg orty are protected and not imperiled, important tribunals were the sycophants and tools of oppression und extortion. DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS. A very gratilying improvement 18 also observable in the management of our municipal affairs, Wath rare exceptions Lhe Various departments und bureaus of the City government are controlled by olliciuls who are en- titled to the cuufldence and respect of the community, In this respect there bas been a manilest improvement be truthiully suid that our city officials will compare favorably with those of uny other lurge city in this country. Itcaunot be denied that great faults and defects arising from the ivharmonious, irregular and teevle administration of some of the departments und bu- reuus ure apparent to all who interest themselves in public inatvers. TINGS TO NE REMEDIED. Complaint is constantly made of the condition of our streets und Wharves; of our imperiect hack and cab system, und the want of proper and comfortable tacil- ities of communication; of the cupricious and spase modic raids made upon offenders against the laws; of tue illegal exactions made by subordinate officials trom citizens Whose business and property bring them into communication with some bureau of the city govern- ment; of the opening and improvement of strects loug iu udvauce of the needs of the public, by which heavy Durdens are imposed upon unproductive property, avd O1 various other abuses more or less conspicuous. It 4s painful to acknowledge that so much remains to be done to perfect our iocal government, but the mun- checked und remedied. power w Il be exerted m their beball, ‘The subject ot municipal retorm has recently re- in th | doiective system of municipal government, THE CITY DEBT, our city indebtedness was cuormously Some portion of this debt the aggregate several miilious of dollars, Phe debt or the city at the present time, Including axseasment bonds, &e., is esti mated to be $141, Less amount 1 28,15 Leaving a net debt... In addition to this there sre revenue bonds outstanding, issued in apticipa- ion of the coliection of taxes, amount- Additional bonded indebtedness hi as lollows eyo 40 spuog fo sn 3 WS pO CSZO“A opel $8 Baxedo3393 Pepeee $2 ESSESS3S49 SES SER we Be ESS acS ag SM REES vf SEESMSEmS Con eSE Se BSGEsSeuss F88sss Bo pebeersgrn SEe2Es s asua Lie ha gE €se58seheo s* lege a Sse a7 ses g2¢e38 2 Beyeeeesss Si etts SB BSEAECEICG BO OEE 5S 28e%esegsoa 2: F245 e% ;Egesesess see be :Scegei San sic oRe BS TB ckeL eae sity £5: 95,2); me &: Sag ee ef $2 @ i hes SS fESSeeti BS g: 828m gS ; BSSe 88 §: esha Br 38: 68 oe & $ = 2°62, 25 $s 8 = og 5 80 F ; & ey :| 5 2 * 5 5 5 Fs Fs 2 g sean wore ST Jo saq2099 panes] 29 0} * Annually. for amount not to exceed the annaal taxes, TUK FERRY nGHTS, by cach of tpe departments, a duty whi dischurged with sige to me that the eficien further increased by wppoiniing momber directly representing the taxable particularly tho real estate, of the city. protection of the ferry rights of the city. port of Morrisania, West Farms and Kingsbridge, hexation of th municipal territory anew water and it ty very of the eity therein that the eet s fully protwe heuld = be $100,000 the leas per unnun, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CITY DEBT. The City’s Ferry Rights and the Croton The following is Mayor Ely's Message to the Com- mon Council, which was read yesterday at the meet- In this country it 1s customary Jor uew!y elected uve oleers to publish on the day of their taking oltice their views and opmions conceruing the duties I have concluded to follow the example of my predecessors briefly, although | think the duty might be more ine Ou resuming my councction with the administration 0} our cliy and county government after an interval of 81x years I iind much that is graulying and much to Uur highest prerogative ag citizens Is the privilege of choosimg our rulers 4nd representatives treely and Jeongratulate my feliow citi- “ens ou the grand spectacle our city presented ou the day ol the lust general election, when 172,000 voters deposited their ballots without any obstruction or dis- order, and these builots were afterward canvassed openly aud justly, That this vote was intelligently the fact that although the purty Ine was distinctly drawn, and only two tickets were in the Held, it is estimated that a majority of the whole number of voters refrained trom voung a regular party ticket, but discriminated by erasing or changing This strange matter while i practicability of It is more gratitying when contrasted with our condiuon a tow Yeura ugo, When dishonest mon munipulated our bal- jot boxes, and baliots of our citizens, by thousands, were counted jor cundivates against whom they were Next in importance to honest elections is an honest Al the present titue it is couceded that all are mon of good ability and undoubted integrity, within whose jurisdiction liberty and prop- We ail remem- ber the time when some of the judges of our most tue men who had nominations to give, and the courts ol law were used by rapacious men as instruments of- during tho past few yeurs, ana 1 tuink it may now tiest improvement already accomplished warrants us in believing that the evils which still exist may be I citizens who are the objects of official jujustice will communicate with this office its cotved consideragie attention from our State authori- ties, botn executive and legisiative, and it is to be hoped that the commission recently appointed to re- portto the Legistwture such constitutional amend- Monts or Jaws to remedy the evils of our municipal systems, composed as it is of Fome of the ablest meu muy be insirumental in procuring umend- ments ty our constitution ana laws wlich will effect. uaily correct many Mf notall the evils of our present During the period of unisrule to which I have alluded increased, | 18 so involved that it 1s | difficult to estimate its magnitude, aud it 18 to be greatly regretted that there are now pending in the | Various courts of law about 3,800 suits, involving tn | 713, loz + $113, 880,611 TOWN berate ss ocsesrasaten +. 6,104,844 There ig also to be added tor the hability of the city for the uebis of the annexed portion of Westchester county. 1,245,000 been authorized The Board of Estimates and Apportionment, consist- ing of four of the highest city oflicials, are charged With @ most Iinportant duty in Oxing and limiting the | amount to be raised by taxation and to be expended they have r idelity atid wisdom, Itgeems | of this Bourd might be stilt to it an additional property, lt becutue , hecessary during the administration of my immediate predvcussor to take mensures for the Sults have veen instituid, one Of which involves the very im- nt question Whether our terry franchises extend to the newly acquired territory embraced in the towns The an- je towns to the city has added to oar iront on the eastern shore of the Harlem River and on the Kast River, rights Another litigation now pending relates to the lease of five of the city forries rauning to Brooklyn ata nomi+ nal rent, being @ loss to the sinking fund uf more then The pending suit seeks to bave 4 aside a8 an Uniawiul diversion of routs that are pledged to tho sinking fund. Procced! wave also been taken to determme whether the Aral Railroad of New Jersey 1s iufringing om the terry right# of the city. The progress aud results of these litigatol ul be made Kuown 19 you In due time, THE ChoTON WATER SUPPLY. ‘The deficient suppiy of Croton water during a por- tion of the past year has occasioned inconven- fence apd many Femedies have been id. Our financial condition will pot permit us to construct a hew "squeduet. present one cost $10,000,000 when labprers regeived only fifty cents per day, and an additional one might now gost double that sum. Our present aqueduct can convey to the city 110,000,000 gallons per aay, an amount much beyond our necessities, aud on the completion of the new reservoirs 1u Westchester county this quantity can 0@ furnished roqularyy, during the whole year, These new reservoirs, in injorned, can be completed within a year, and when completed there will be a supply of water suilicient to meet the requirements of the city, Besides this, the new high service water- works for the purpose of supplying water to the ele. vated localities of the city will soon be completed, when water can be furnished in the, uppor stories of most of ,our buildings. It is alse a fact worthy of consideration that during the past season, when thero- was an exceptional scarcity of water, thero was’ « suilicient supply for all neceseary and legitimate purposes, and us soon as the £ervices of our efficient police force were directed to stopping the waste of water, all dan- ger of a failure of supply wag at once averted. [ am Opposed to the extension of the uge of water meters to private houses, believing that there is no necessity for any such innovation in our water system, Be nee RAID Tmaxstr, ¢ subject of rapid trausit 1s one of ver! it impors tance to our city, und I trust that dome method ob gone municatjon between the upper and lower portions of the city will bo devised which wil accomplish de. sired vbject without causing uncompensated injury to the property along the route. THE GAS BANDITS, ‘fhe recent combination on the part of the gas com- panies to compel the city to pay per lamp per an- hum, instead of $25 as heretotoré (an attewpt happily frustrated by the strictures of the press) and the force of public Opinion suggests the consideration of tbe propriety of advpung some system of lighting the clty, Hiern shall be under the control of its owa aushore ties, » TUE CONDITION OV THE POOR. The present depression and stagnation in our busle ness alluirs, the large number of persons now out of employment, greater by far than ever before known, und the consequent depression in the Value of real e8- _ ‘tale in our city, call lor increased vigilance on our part to see thut no greater burdens are placed upon tue peo- ‘plo thau are necessary, and for increased fidelity in the discharge ol the trugis committed to our charge. ltherciore think that we sould uot only abstain from sanctioning uny increase of the city debt, and from creating any new publiceffice, but that we should rigidly reduce, as far as pricticabic, buth the numbers and the salurics of those now iu existence, A winter of unusual severity compels us to deal ut once with the most ditlicult of social problems, im providing tha means and the agents for the relief of destitution without encouraging panperism and vice. A good city government cunuot be secured by the acts of the ollicials alone without the co-operation of the people, With such co-operation it is lair to be- heve that the government of our city, instead of being: a scandal aud a reproach, as it was a few years ago, may be made creditable to our postion as the first city of the contunent, SMITH RLY, Jr., Mayor THE CILY GOVERNMENT, MEETING OF THE OLD AND NEW BOARDS OF ALDERMEN—MAXYOR WICKH/M'S SUCCESSOR INSTALLED—THE CONTESTING BOARDS OR- * GANIZE, : Precisely at twelve o’clock yesterday Mayor Wick- ham vacated the executive chair apd was succeeded by Mr. Smith Ely, Jn, there, ‘There was no formality whatever about the maticr, ‘the only persons present ut the installation in addition to the late Mnyor were Corporation Counsel Whitney, City Chamberlain Tap- pan, ex-Judge Birdsall, Colouel Burton N. Harrison, ex+ Alderman Hardy and two or threo ‘outsiders.’ ‘The new Mayor remained at his office until haif-past tweive o’ciock, when he left the City Hall tor the aay. The following are his uppoiutments:— Private Secretary, G. B. Vanderpoel, + Chiet Clerk, John Hardy. Record Clerk, Danie! Peixotte, Messenger, John Halloran, In the Marshal's department no changes have been made, The salaries buve been somewhat reduced, but the old omployés have all been retained, as follows:— Marshal—John tyler Kell; $2,500 Deputy—Robert Fratie.. Clerks—Fraucis Murray 1,000 Carl M, Roth 800 Messenger—!, KE. Barre! | RS 800 In the permit department three changes have been made, The following is the present list tachés:-— Superimtendent—D, 8 Hart....... Interpreter—Herman Schroover, Clorks—Joun I. Boyd, Ganlot E. L. Waterbur, Inspectors—John D. Nowmai. Conrad Friedmann James Keese,. Joseph Koclble Messengers—Jolin Gorman, Johu Bush... coe Ts Messrs, Friedmann, Keeso aud Koelble are now up pomtecs; the other eight served under Mayor Wick- bam, Mayor Ely desired to make further ebanges; Dut, ascertaining that the empioyds were generally tuithiul officers, witu families depending ujon them, he haz devermined to muke no toftuer rematal except for dereliction of duty. THE ALDERMEN Ov 1876 ReTING, The old Board uf Aidermen reassemvied tor the lass time shoruy alter el&ven, with Mr. Samuel A Lewis in the chair, ‘They were only im session for a few puinuce: A veto of the resolution passed vy the Bowd trans- ferring the armory of the Niuth Rognnent, National Guard, to the building corner of Niath avenue aod Twenty-seventh street, was sout in by Mayor Wick. ham and placed on tile, ‘The Mayor gives kid reasous for this velo in the statement sent to him by the Ine spector General and other military authorities that the accotnmodations in this locality were entirely inude- quate for the Use of the Ninth regiment as an ucmory, ‘The dnanelal statement of the Brookiyn Bridge tor the month of November was received; it 14 as iol lows:—Receipts, $226,442 73; expenditurgs, $49,921 13, Aldertuan Purroy reported as to the appropriation of $50,000 by the Board of Apportionment, in the tax levy of 1877, tor the support of the out-door poor, Hesolutions of thanks were then passed to resident Clerk Twomey aud otvers, wheu the Board ad- Journed aine die. THE NEW BOARD ORGANIZED, ve o'clock the new Bourd was called to order by Clerk F. J. Twomey. Alderman Guntzer was placed di the hair temporarily, Mr, iteary D. Purloy was then elected president for 1877 The reppblicans nated Mr. Joseph C, Pinckney, | On assuming the chur Alderman Purroy fcr the the members ina few well chosen remarks|for the honor conterred upon Lim. He would endwivor, he said, to discharge the duties of his olllce with impare tality, aud hoped thereby Lo revin the esteem of his colleagues | Mr, F, J. Tuomey was noxt elocted clerk of the Board, Clarke F, Whittemore being placed im nommation vy | the republicans, James Walsh was appointed ser. geabt-aburmg, Acommittes of three, consisting of Messrs. Colo, wie and Pinckney, was then appoluted to Wait upol Mayor Ely and infortn him that the Board was organ ized and ready tor business, This commitiee retired for the purpose of discharging that duty, and, on thei return, Chict Clerk Hardy handed in Mayor Kly’s mes: Suge, Which Was read from the desk, [fhe message will be found in full im another columa.) A‘derman Morris presented a resoluuion which was passed directing tbe Park Commissioners to remove ali snow and ico from sidewalks bordering upon the arks, and rise directing the Commissioner of Publio Works to discharge a similar duty as to the publio buildings tu the city. Alter transacting some routing, business thé Board adjourned to Thursday next, TUK CONTESTING BOARDS. Tho Assistant Aldermen, known as tho “Wolf | Board,” waited upon the Mayor and handed him docu | ments claiming recognition as a legally cogstituted | body, The Waterbary Board, organized by the elev- tion of Dennis Burns, “the member from Sligo,”? as chairman. THE SHKuIFE’S OFFICE. Sheriff Bernard Reilly took termal possession of bis, | oflice at noon, when a majority of the doputieg wore sworn in, The Sherif avd County Clerk jointly, ro- ceived their friends at the office of the former, Hun: dreds of the auterriiied called during the day. Among the visitors were Comptroller Kell: ‘bamberlany Tap: pan, Corporation Counsel Whitney, ex-County Clerk Walsh, Judge Datly, Coummissioners Home and Forrest, Captam Rynders, Jadge Callahan, ex-Aldermay Kebr, Kxeiwe Commissioners Murpby and Morton, Gommis- stoner Brennan and nearly all the memboré of the | Board of Aldermen, Retresbments m abandaace, L A BATCH OF WILLS. WILLS PROVED—LETIERS OF ADMINISTRATION: AND OF GUARDIANSHIP GRANTED.) * During the past week the wills of the following named persons, deceasod, were proved in the Surro- | gate’s Court of Kings county, before rrogate | Veever:—Joseph Bucher, Thicodore MH. Hrooman, Kiiza Birdsall, James Chippendaie, Lavina W. Gregory, Joseph H, Gardner, Laura Hansan, Aun Kipp, Ellen L. Lioyd, Samuel Minow, Catharmo Iudd, Wolt Sieg. man, Uuarieg D. Van Dyke, Maria V. W. andl, George G. Waite, all of Brooklya, Leitors of administration were granted In the ea tates ol the following nanied deceased persons > oF | H, Gardner, Joshua Carhart, Rovert Sully bert C, White, Krinde Meizer, ( haries MeCann, Vittoria Robt, Gustuy Auerbac 6 Mulley, Thomas Muicy, Mare aret Kenna, Cha I, Styles, Mary Webet, gam fowis and Martin Heenan, allot brookiym yo 2 Letters of guardianship of the estate of Vanderhoot M. Disbrow were granted to Stephon M. Disbrow, ot Monmouth county, New whale of Hoien F vw Perry G. Atwater, Fregerick HL) Atwaver and Ida We Atwater to. Mary’ D, Atwater; of Joa Still to Rowe Sharkwy; of Flora H. Werk and Charles A. Wetk to Gore nelta A, Werk; of the person und estate Pibeees, Knight to Henry H. Kuight; of Murtin Fy gn Annie Heenan, Benjamin Heenan, Joseph Her Katio Heenan to Wiliium H, Heenan, all of 8 te }