The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-16


SlR-In compliance with your request have the
honor 10 transmit nereWlsn Gesadu iepi, " t,e
being compiled from April D, A. d. lSiu, the date OF
the reorganization OF the department under the pro-
the CITY OF New York and the date OF my appoint
menJ as Superintendent thereof, until Apri OF the
current year, showing IN deta the work OF the Ge-
parment for and during the first year OF ITS organ
za.ion under the said cnal ter
since the formation OF this department. III the
year 1862, 1t has been my custom at the expiration
Of each year to present detailed statement OF the
business transacted and in Its regular order this
would therefore be the tenth annual report.
change having however, been rendered necessary
by The reorganization above referred to- the report
appended embraces the period specihed, while, In
order To show the Workings OF the department from
January 1870 1.-THE date OF my last repor, 10 April
b oil the same year, supplemental report II aided
for this time. A complete record OF the work OF the
department Is In this preserved from the lorna
Won OF the department 10 date.
state that all It's branches the department Is in
good and effective working order sucn changes ,
having been made since It's reorganization as WIN,
In my judgment. increase ITS efficiency and mate
Hay AID In protecting the buliong interests OF the
city.
The following is a summary of the years work,
for particulars in regard TO when reference is made
to the tables appended. In The tables the business
or the year is compared with that Of the twelve
months rom January l. 1882 10 January l, 1870 the
period covered by my last and ninth annual report.
PLANS AND sfESIfIcAnoNs-NEw BUILDINGS.
One thousand four hundred and eighteen sets OF
plans and specifications for new buildings were
submitted, examined and passed upon during the
year ending April 8, 1871, being l52 more tnan the
number submitted during the year 1s69.
Nine hundred and elghty-three were found, upon
thorough examination, TO be drawn In conformity
with the provisions OF The law, or required but slight
amendments thereto which were made and APP
proved. Three hundred and ten sets, incor-
recty drawn, or containing propositions in violation
Of the law, were dlsapproved, but were subsequently
corrected, amended and apprevod. one hundred
and TWENTY-FIVE sets lmpereetly drawn, or calling
fer modes OF construction not allowed by the stat
ute, were wholly rejected ana dlsappfoveu
FIRST GLASS DWELLINGS,.
OF this class OF buildings $50 were provided Tor,
being g more than were emoraced IN tle plans SUB,
mitted during the year 1862 or the above, SOL were
proposed be erected IN the three upper wards, 10
wit,-Twetth ward, l6l; Nineteenth ward, 5Sl;
Twenty-second ward, H.; the remaining AZ to be
erected IN the following wards:-Foureenth ward,
/; Sixth ward. !; Fifteenth ward. 2; Sixteenth
ward, l. seventeenth ward, 4; Eighteenth ward, 3;
twentieth ward 10. and Twenty-frst ward, 70
SECOND CLASS DWELLINGS,.
The number OF buildings OF this class proposed to
be erected amounts TO $780, decrease OF 30 from the
number provided for IN the twelve months ending
December 81, 1862 AS In the case OF the first class
dwellings, nearly the whole number are located in
the three upper wards, as follows:.los in the
Twelfth, us IN the Nineteenth and 81 IN the twenty
eecond the remaining 80 beng distributed among
the wards below Fortleth street.
THIRD CLASS DWELLINGS TENEMENT HoUSEsl
Eight hundred and nlncty-six tenement houses
were proposed TO be erected against 553 In 1869,
an Tapa o. S1 vi 'ne n aopSe 1 ar. ba
Twelfth, - in the Thirteenth, 10 In the Sixteenth,
4s IN the Seventeen h. y In the Eighteenth Is5 III
ty-frst and Isl in the Twenty the remaining
Is beng about equally divided between the Fourth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth and FIJI
teenth wards, and the residue distributed among
,hc remaining wards. the Second excepted
FIRST CLASS STONES.
Embraced in The plans for this class OF structures
were proposals for the erection OF 90 warehouses %
less than were contemplated being erected last year.
SECOND CLASS STORES.
Plans for II OF this class OF stores were received,
being 10 less than included IN the plans SUD-
United during the wear 1872
THIRD CLASS STORES.
OF this class OF structures, consisting OF tempo
rary frame buildings and small brick stores, IL were
submitted, BEN. more than In 1863 nearly all OF
which were To be erected III unmproved portions OF
1he city.
MANUFACTURERS AND WORKSHOPS.
One hundred and forty.seven buildings OF tnis
character were provided for, being less than were
propose TO be erected IN tue year 1859.
STABLES.
Plans for 100 stables were submitted as against
123 IN 1862 an increase OF g. Some o. these build
fng Tor livery and sale stables. While others
were elegant structures and intended for private
use.
Church buildings and cnapels 10 the number OF
ID were received, being less tnan the number
called Tor in the plans OF 1859.
SCHOOL HOUSES
Three school houses 10 be erected being 9
less than In 1862
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
or this class OF buildings 80 were intended to be
erected, being l. more than during the year 1863.
The number OF buildings embraced III the plans
and specifications submitted Tor new buildings Tor
The twelve months ending April 5. 1871, was 2,635,
being 2sI more than were provided Tor IN the p ans
Of 1869.
The buildings provided for in the foregoing state
ments are classified as follows