New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-01
The Police Department
GEORGE w. mATsELL, Chief of poico.
The Fire Department.
ALFRED CARSON, CHIEF ENGINEER

There are in the Department thirty four engine
companies, forty. seven hose companies, nine hook
and ladder companies, and three hydrant comps-
MES. The present number OF men in the Depart
ment is one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight.
During the year ending August lst, 1850. there
were two hundred and eighty.nine Tres by which
the loss or damage TO buildings amounted to e~o
hundred and seventy eight Thousand seven nun
dred and twenty. five dollars. including fourteen
thousand dollars by the explosion in Hague street,
and in stock furniture, &c, TO one million sixteen
thousand three hundred and sixty eight dollars.
including seventy thousand dollars by the expis-
sion in Hague street.
NEW FIRE DISTRICTS.
AN ORDINANCE DIVIDING THE CITY OF NETWORK s
FiaE DISTRICTS
The Mayor, dldeyHeB and CSmmOndig Of The CITY n
Nep.York, in Common COINED eonreSed DO oySais ~
SEcTIoE l. The city of New York shall DO d.
vided into Eight Fire Districts.
SEC. .. The First Fire District shall comprise
all that part of the city lying north OF Twenty
second Sc. and east OF the Sixth.av.
SEC. g. The Second Fire District shall comprise
all that part Of the city lying north OF T~eaty'
secopdst and west Of the Sixth av.
SEC 4. The Third Fire District shall comprise
all that part of the city bounded and containing a.
follows: Beginning at the foot OF North Moore'st.
on the North River, and extending easteriy IN y
straight line to the corner OF Leonard and Churos
SITS thence northerly in straight line 70 toe cor
ner of Eighth av. and Twenty secondst; thence
westerly, along Twenty second st. to the Norts
River; thence southerly along the Nortn h'et W
the place of beginning.
SIC s. The Fourth Fire District shall comprise
all that part Of the city bounded and containing a.
follows: Beginning at the corner OF Leonard ana
Church-sts; running thence northerly In stfai5ns
line TO the corner OF Eighth av and Twenty SOC
ond.sts; thence easterly along iwen'y seIoH.
81. 10 Lexington av; thence soutnerly IN u
straiebt line TO the corner OF Elm and Leonardsui
and thence westerly, in straight line 70 the cor
Der of Church and Leonard SITS
SEC. 6. The Fifth Fire District shall comprise
all that part Of the city bounded and containing
as follows Commencing at the corner OF Elm
and Leonard sts and running thence nortneriy 10
a straight line 10 the corner Of Lexington-sy. ann
Twenty. seconds thence easterly, along Iwea-
tvsecond at TO the East River; thence soutneuy
and along the East River 70 fourteentnIH'
thence south.westerly, in straight iine 70 sns
corner of Leonard and Orange SITS; thence wes
terlv In q straight line TO the place OF beginning
Sc 7. The sixth Fire District shall comprise
all that part of the city bounded and containing
az follows: Beginning ct the corner oil LeonlIe
and Orange streets and running thence easseriy'
in a straight line 70 the foot Of Markets. on the
| East River thence along the East river '" ~
teenth.st. thence south westerly IN ss'"su'
! line 10 the place of beginning.
! SIC :. The Seventh Fire District shai CON
| nIse all that part of the city bounded and coa'
tanning az follows: Beginning at the 1907 Oh MAI
Set st On the East River, and running thence
westerly, in a straight line to the corner o. Leo
/ nard and Elm. sts.; thence southeEiy, none :
straight line interesting Wall-st at the JuncsloII
| of Nassau. Wall and Broad SITS, and continue
tbroueh the Battery TO the North hivsr. III am.
syc's The Eighth Fire DISTRICT sn ia sn.
Dr;.e ali that part of the city BOUNDED s1a on
tainino as follows: Beginning at tne ~ y. WI
Noore-.t. on the North River, RAINING Ine1oe esss
~ n . straight line to the corner oil Leonssa
cry mn IN ,5snce soatheriy along srxieht
am, ano EIns with Wall ct. at the junction o.
Nns Wall and Broad SITS. and continues
1850 The Battery TO the North hlver.
Srr no. In case Of fire in the FIRST ue Us
,,ict the signal shall be one strokefrom the s''r~
| bells. >, 49,, ,,u, .,,oks.
Ia he nj Dis,rict. three strokes
la the ~ District four STROKES;
In The District, FIVE suoxes;
In the vi District six suoesS
in die VIZ Dss;Ties, seven strokes
ia the VIII Disifie- eight strokes
sEcil All the engine. hose and noek sos
ladder companies located IN the First ana oecoso
Districts shall be required TO DO dafy IN oo'a 10
| said Districts. can