The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-10

Bedford street, Cornelia street,
Jones street, Commerce street,
Factory street, Grove street,
Bethune street. Troy street,
Christopher street, Horatio street,
Twelfth street, Weehawken street,
Jay street, GansevoOrt street,
Greenwich street, Ninth avenue.
Fourteenth street, from Ninth to Tenth avenue
Seventh avenue, from Fourteenth to Twenty-third
Street.
Sixteenth street, from Sixth to Ninth avenue.
Seventeenth street, Eighteenth street,
Nineteenth street, from Sixth to Ninth avenue.
Ninteenth street west, Tenth avenue.
Fifteenth street, from Sixth to Tenth avenue.
Twenty-second street, west of Tenth avenue.
Twenty-fourth street, from Sixth TO Seventh
avenue.
Fifth street. from Lewis street to avenue A.
Fifth street, from First TO Second avenue.
sixth street. firm avenue to Bowery.
Seventh street. from Lewis street to avenue G.
Eighth street, from avenue to C..
Ninth street. from avenue to G.
Ninth street from First Avenue to avenue A.
Eleventh street, from avenue to G, aud from
First to Second avenues.
Twelfth street, from avenue c to Second avenue
Sixteenth street, from First avenue to Stuyvcsalt
square
Twentieth street. from avenue to East river.
Nineteenth street, eat OF First avenue.
Eighteenth street, from avenue to First avenue.
Avenue C, from Twelfth to Thirteenth street.
This company Is now lighting the following
markets.
Jefferson, Clinton.
Union, Essex,
Centre. Tompkins.
Together with Firernans Hall station houses, &C.,
&c., in the said district.
We have now continuous line Of thirteen and
three-quarter miles OF oil and gas lamps, running
from the Battery to ki1gsbrdge
The altering of grades OF streets in different parts
OF the city radius of cIrDs, digging of cellars sewer
ing, DC. &C., has caused a great deal of labor to
this bureau. and co sequent expense, causing to
remove and replace both gas and oil posts, expenses
not anticipated in the appropriation.
have Zealously sought W comply with the wishes
Of your honorable b, dy in carrying out the rcsolu
tons passed at your sitings to complete the unligh
ed portions OF our city.
You must be aware that il you appropriate three
hundred thousand dcllars for the expenses Of this
bureau, and lay out work ~ be done TO twice that
amount. If executed, the appropriations must fall
short proportonateiy.
very large number Of resolutions are in posses
sion Of this department (some OF them Of several
years s&anding) that have not yet been acted upon
which, when conn lied with, will cost the city very
large sum Of mt ney.
therefore earnestly ask your honorable body to
pass no more resolutions Of this character, until
have time TO pause and deliberate upon the cost and
the benefit tie majority will derive when the duty is
performed. The resolutions OF your honorable body
and those Of your predecessors, which are equally
binding on this department, authorizing two gas
lamps to be placed Ia front Of almost every church
In the city, has added materially expense for labor
and cost for gas.
While am DESTROYS Of giving every reasonable
satisfaction to your body and citizens generally,
hold it equally my daily 70 call your attention to
facts as they are Many expenses have been brought
On this bureau by circumstances which we had
no control, and may not occur for years again as,
for instance the great length and severity of the last
winter put out OF condition thousands Of lamps; be-
sides, the streets were mpa ssable from the great
amount of snow ard Ice, 50 that the lromen were
compelled to take the walk, " in many break
ing down lamp posts, destroying lamps, &c, DC.
The gas pipes in nearly all the markets were too
small, causing much dissatisfaction among those
doing business there, and was the subject Of much
complaint among the butcters
They have all been altered, and new lamps placed
wherever required, end, believe, now give compa-
rstve satisfaction.
Since I have occupied the position OF Commissioner
OF Streets ard Lamps, q great deal has been said
upon the subject of lighting the city every night.
resolution passed by your honorable body recently,
has caused me to give tie subject thorough exami
nation. The resolution reads as follows
Resolved That the Commissioner Of Streets and
Lamps be directed TO report TO this Board the time
each night at tie different seasons OF the year. OF
lighting public lamps in the city, which nights they
are lighted, how long each night and when not
lighted, and why notf and all other information on
In answer to this inquiry would state, that II
never has been the custom in this city, nor far az
can ASCERTAIN, in other city In the Union 70
light the street lamps during the moonlight nights
When the moon gives hight during portion Of the
night, the lamps are kept burning during the
mander of the night, and the times Of lighting and
extnguishing them determined by the rising and
setting Of the moon. When there u no moon the
lamps burn from dark until daylight. When the
lamps burn all night, they viii average about eight
hours per night in summer, and about thirteen hours
per night in winter
The contract between the city and the Manhattan
Gas Company contains the following clause:--
Also the said party Of the second part
snaii Ill up, and light all the public lamps
required by the Corporation wherever the pipes
Of the company or shall be laid with
in the district aforesaid and that the said lamps shall
be 70 lighted during such times az the public lamps
throughout the city OF New York are required 10 be
lighted by the acquisitions n the said parties of the
first part, and that all such public lamps situated
within the district aforesaid which shall be reauired
by the Corporation aforesaid shall be sosuppled ana
lighted by the sad parties Of the second part at the
yearly rate Of fifteen dollars for each lamp flr tho
light and for lighting aad extuguishing the same;
aso that the parties Of the first par may direct and
fsV'Te TO that effect that all any portion OF the
atir lamps SHAH bc lighted and kept burning ~