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The New York herald., 1871-10-28
Total for one month. !.

Total Tor one month "
Being equal to 800 per annum. making an q G.
gregate for this Bureau OF County Affairs Of $4,000
per annum, the whole Of which, It Is believed might
and should be saved to the taxpayers.
The force OF clerks now employed IN the Auditing
Bureau OF the Corporation. as stated below, is be-
lieved to be ample I0r the performance Of e duties
which by section g. Of chapter 800, Of the Laws OF
1857 as reenacted by section g. Of chapter 190 OF
the Laws OF 1870. were devolved upon said bureau.
PRACTICAL difficuity in The way Of having ali the
financial accounts OF the county transferred to and
hereafter kept In the same books as those whicn
contain the like accounts OF the corporation.
The following Is q copy Of the "pay roll OF 0hlcers
and aDpOntees OF the Department or Finance in
the Auditing Bureau" for the month OF September,
IB7l:-
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Equal to &46, 4s4 per annum.
The responsibility OF longer continuing the ealac
ries OF public o1icals at the rate heretofore allowed
and paid 10 Them is now Dy law evolved upon the
Board oil AppOruonment created by chapter 5s3 0f
the Laws OF lS7l The third section OF said act au-
th0Zes and requires The said Board TO regulate all
salaries OF ofrcers and employees or the city ana
county governments"
PAYING THE WAGES OF LABoRERs BxfLOYED ON
THE PUBLIC WORKS.
During the time the committee have been engaged
In the performance OF their duties az Inc new court
House there have frequently been largo numbers OF
laboring men congregated there 10 Draw tneir
wages from the Chamberlain, and on inquiry IL IL
found that the large force OF ppemen and other la
borers, numbering from 2,5C0 TO 5000 men, now
employed are usually paid every fortnight.
Under existing arrangements these men are PAID
only at the ChaInberlans ONCE and la gong tnere
for that purpose and drawing their money hall day
Is occupied, involving loss 10 the city VI nom
500 TO g. 500 for each day or So 900 to $1,000 per
month.
inasmuch as the amended charter OF the city now
In force article 8, section 33 makes it tue duty OF
the Finance Department 70 "pressribe the manner
IN which all salaries shall be drawn and the mode
by which all creditors, officers and employees OF the
Corporation snail be pad,r IL would seem 10 he the
duty OF the Comptroller, without delay, 10 devise
some means OF paying the lab0rers, upon or near TO
their WORK thereby avoiding The serious loss which
is sustained under the present system.
Rspsrt Of Special Csmwittce On City and
County Accounts, Debts, &c.
The Joint investigating Committee or supervisors,
Aldermen and Associated Citizens
SUPERVISORS Rooms, NEW COURT HOUSE,
NEW YORK, Oct, 1871. I
To rHn Grammar OF rns JoiEf INVESTIGATING
Fr.vioga TO che lsst meeting Of the so.as Commit
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Making total Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $S9s3K3S u
On inquiry the committee are informed that, with
the exception OF those for the year 1870 al OF the
above amounts are for taxes on personal estate.
Upon the expiration OF twelve months from tho
OF the levy the taxes real estate are sent 70
the Bureau OF Arrears. TO be ultimately closed BY
sic oil the property subject to the Items therefor.
But there are no similar means provided By law for
the enforcement OF tho collection OF taxes on per-
sOnal estate In pursuance OF section OF chapter
293 OF Laws or 1861 there has latterly been In
cluded In the Tax Levy OF each year amount to
provide for deficiencies In the product thereof
occasoned by insolvencies OF persons assessed &C..
&c, as follows
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Vouchers-Al missing.
Warrants-Ai found but No. IA, which is missing
No. Is endorsed BY j. A. Smith, and under that Is
written Woodward. No. is endorsed by j. A.
Smith and also by f. A. Woodward.
Nos T. s, g. Z, g. .. 10, ii, H. 13 and 10 are en-.
d0rsed by j. A. Smith and also by IngersOll h Co.
No. l6 Is drawn to and endorsed A. J. Smith.
The endorsements of j. A. Smith on these various
checks are unqueStiOnably not genuine there being
ten distinct styles OF writing.
The committee can obtain no Information about
the whereabouts OF Mr. Smith. hence they have not
been able to see him.
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TIRE CLERK AND ASSISTANT CLERKS OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
BY chapter 100 OF the Laws OF 1870 entitled can
act in relation to Supervisors OF the county OF New
York, and TO constitute O new Board tlorein.n
passed April IL, 1870 which took erect July l. 1870
1t was enacted Us fOll0ws:-
SECTION l. The Mayor and the Recorder of the CITY OF
New YORK. together with the Aldermen, who shall elected
under tho provisions OF an act entitled An act reorganze
s. 1870 shah after the frat Monday OF July 1870 COM
abe Board of SUPERVISOR for county Of York.
SIC Neither the Mayor, Recorder nor Aldermen snail
receive any additional compensation for their respective
visors.
lBy section OF chapter sss Of the Laws Of 1871 was
the county New York. excepting the Mayor shall hereafter
receive an annual salary Q. y o THIS in addition to the
SEC No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except
the same shall been previously appropriated to The pu
SEC The Finance Department Of the Mayor, Aldermen
4: S % b: che :
Of the Board OF SUPERVISORS constituted BY act a.
ss
9 the city Of New york All moneys drawn from The treas
y y % ns %
y the Auditor a. and Sy the and such
drawn By the Comptroller and by he Hs1or
and Clerk Of the Board and other snail
No :liowance payment beyond loyal claims ahai
Of Supervisor which viii be sapsssdeS by bs Bod co
siused By this act and who may sevsrA 20 holding any
their respective onces and places under the
%heSsvs % said sne O and coOnus
Offices places shs occur shall be filled by the Board Of
Supervisors hereby constituted.
1t will be seen that the tenth section OF the act
above quoted continued In Office ''all Officers and
subordinates OF the former B0ard.n
The following copy Of the "Pay roll OF the Clerk
ihe month OF september 1871, shows the names and
compensation allowed 70 said officials, follows
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A. HALL. JR.


vouchers All missing except No. I, which Is
made out in due form, sworn TO and receipted
Warrants-No. Is endorsed by A. Hail. Jr: col.
lected through Bank NO. II. No. Is endorsed by
Arch Hail. Jr.; collected through Bank No. 70. Nos
to 8, inclusive, are endorsed Arch Hall, Jr and
under the initials In pencil, ''E. A. W." These en-
dorsements, we think, are not genuine.
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1 Making total expenditure Tor the building and
~
Tee detailed statement OF these charges under
their several heads and Of the manner In which the
money was Faiseo are appended to thus report, and
Your COMMITTEES would ask you TO notice that the
amount, $s 13 703 TO- which report as cost OF
taken from the several aforementioned accounts
In which the items designate the new County Court
House as the object Of the expenditures but In tho
covers the cost OF the Court House and It's furnish
| Ing for we find on the books OF the Comptroller
two accounts headed adjusted claims, and
"County liabiities,' In which appear large num-
ber OF charges for work done In and furnished for
county courts and o1lces amounting in the aggre.
we further find that many il not most Of the
county courts and Offices are in the new County
Court House. SO that 70 the sum already mentioned as
TO add . considerable portion OF the expenditures
charged to 'adjusted claims" and 'county liablli.
tiessay three or four millions OF the S. 2s2 229 10
making the total cost some eleven or twelve mil
lion dollars to date.
Your committee regret that they are unable to fix
longing to the cost OF the Court House but owing to
the loss OF the vouchers on which these large sums
were paid, and our inability 10 inu the parties to
whom the warrants were issued, and the refusal OF
the one party whom we did 1nd-Mr. Davidson-to
give gs any Information Or 70 answer any questions,
We have had to exercise = M our Judgment me In etermin:
the County Courts and offices In the new County
Court house and In the old Court House and City
hall.
We append to this report detailed statement Of
these charges.
We can obtain no Information Of the amount Of
the unpaid or nnadjustcd claims now existing
against the county for work done in the Court
House.
We here note the fouowing:-
ronax r isSs And lso ~ pe " sss sss o
| County liabilities for 1870 and ISL ... SHs7I IS
Total ....$l0 739, 1856 SO
or which, as already stated, IS, 22s 229 10 is for
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Total Tor one month. ."
Being at the rate OF $24 400 per annum.
In addition to the above Irregular" pay r0ll there
Is another one OF temporary clerks" In the same
bureau upon which the following names appear for
Is.ss mQpth Of september, 1871, wiz
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tee which was held on the otn inst, the abors OF
the Associated Committee Of Citlxens were directed
exclusively to the investigation OF certain accounts
OF expenditures. Since that time, while awaiting
the action OF the Board OF Supervisors upon the re-
quest made to them by tine Joint Committee Tor ad-
tlnued their inquiries In the same direction, ana
have also given some attention to other branches OF
the general subject committed to them.
On examining the balance sheet OF the general
ledger OF the Corporation submitted at the last
meeting, the attention OF the committee was ar
rested Dy the very large amount OF assessments
taxes rents and interest," app arenty due TO the Cor
pOrati0n as shown by the debit balances oil the i0l
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Reports On Examination Of Warrants and
vouchers in Favor or j. McB. Davidson g.
Co., J. A. Smith, A. Hall, Jr., aud G. ID.
R0liar 4, I'm.
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Making a total per month

Making total per month
which is paid from the appropriation for Salaries
Legislative Department. amounting to $2l, 800 per
annum. 1t is believed that the whole OF this amount
could and should be saved 10 the taxpayers. The
compensatiOns allowed and paid to the clerks OF the
Common Council aud their assistants believed to be
ample to obtain all necessary clerical aid not only for
both Boards OF which that body Is composed but
the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, as Supervisors.
To enable to form an opinion TO the necessity
OF continuing this large f0rce OF clerks and attend
ants upon the Board OF Supervisors your committee
beg leave to state that upon careful examination
OF the printed proceedings OF said Board since
January l. 1859 they fnd that the number OF ses.
sl0Is hello bv them has been as f0ilOws:-
In 1859 ........... sessions. In 1871, to Sep
fn 1870. sessions tember 30 is sessions.
CLEANING AND SUPPLIES FOR COUNTY OFFICES,
The "pay roll OF janit0rs, watchmen and cleaners
of court rooms oces and buildings OF the county of
New York." Tor The month or september, 1871 con.
tains the names OF sixtyfve persons whose Occupa-
tons and compensation are as foilows:-
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The committee are unable TO ascertain that any
measures are IN progress for relmbursing this large
deficiency, except by future collections or interest
on assessments, which, ut the annual rates hereto
fore, Will require several years 70 make up the
The committee are informed that 1t is proposed 70
provide Tor the next interest payments on the CAS-
sessment FUND bondsc and i'Street Improvement
Fund b0nds," TO be made on November proxmo.
by an application OF tax means provided this year
by the Two Per Cent act aud they clearly or the
vlous payments Of interest such bonds on May /,
1871. should be provided from the same source.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ADJUSTMENT FUND.
The 1921 ,952 81 due from this account represents
the amount paid TO certain suburban nremen IN 1859
aud 1870, the money for which purpose was raised
by issues OF Fire Department stock authorized by
section OF chapter SIC, passed May 12 1863
and section Of chapter 3e3 passed April %, 1870
or that stock there was issued as f0llows:-
In l509 830,OO0 90
In tTl,a62 81
Tota xo2l ,So2 ~
ALI taken Dy the Sinking Fund at par
The expenditures Of the proceeds Of the above
mentioned stock are represented by this account or
"Fire Department Adjustment Fund" and are as
foliOws:-
ts6a-October ~. paid Thomas c. Fields assignee,
for services of members of outside freulen
in suburban districts ,339 81
lS7u-June2 q paid T. G. Fields 45a977 20
July 8, paid T. Q. Fields, assignee. 1881 81
Amount paid 7. @. Fields ....,,,..,,, x5O7 y7g O.
Paid to various individual hremen-
In .S053@ bl
o,i4S n Si4,61S 30
r.., . -, 90 :.
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conclusions are clear that ten dinerent persons
wrote them.
THESE warrants nave generally been endorsed by
Ingersoll Co or by E. A. Woodward, or with the
initials e. A. w.
We append TO this report ru description OF these
warrants aud their endorsements.
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Adjusted claims, city, for 1852 1870 and 1871
The detaIed statements OF these accounts we also
append 10 this report.
We have examined some portions OF the work
upon aud furnishing OF the Court House, and have
with the help OF competent experts endeavOred 10
form some estimates OF the value received by the
county for the money so literally expended, and
with the following results.
It is but due to the gentlemen whose aid we
solicited In these examinations to state that they
have performed the duties assigned them patiently
and carefully, and that they have endeavOred In
reaching their several conclusiorfs to act in all
fairness and equity, and your committee does not
hesitate to adopt and embody their reports as port
OF its own.
The reports Of the experts 10 detail are appended
to this parer:-
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All Musings

NOucherS--All mSSlng.i
Warrants-NOs. II and II were not found All the
others are endorsed G. D. BOlar aud Ingcrsoll K Co..
with the exception OF No. 2 which, Is endorsed +. A.
Woodward.
The endorsements on these checks are various,
and on most OF them are believed TO be not genuine
Adjusting claims couhty iabtics 5sSs2SS 10
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II LIVERPOOL FINE SALT.

500 SACKS FINE SALT to arrive per schl
Allie Dudley, and for sale by
my9 HOOE, WEDDERBURN s. co.
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THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE q.
Items.


The internal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year, which closes on the 30th instant, will
show falling off Of nearly forty millions, as
compared with the previous fiscal year, while
the total Of receipts from customs will exceed
those Of last year by about twenty millions.
DR.. Livingstone has not gone to ljljijJyl, rs
was reported. The latest news from him states
that he was at Txyxyxyxy: lie was in destl,
tute condition having no changes to note, and
no notes to change.
The total number Of physicians who paid
taxes to the government for the year ending
April 80, 1871, was 49,79S. Of these there
were regular or allopathic, 5000; homeopa-
thic, 2,9c1 hydropathic, l33.
Washington is full of men who desire to be-
come rich by furnishing to the government a
becr-barrel lock, bonded warehouse lock, or
some other patented invention.
a steam yacht, Lady of the Lake, has been
built in New York for Brigham Young, and
intended to ply on Salt Lake and the river
Jordan.
Atlantic cities are now generally making the
experiment of importing China goods via the
Pacific railroad.
The American Peace Society is making ar
rangements for demonstration in Boston III
honor of the new treaty.
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.aUCTIO:r STILES.
ByL. ID. Harrison. AuctiOneer.

TWO 80 ACRE TRACTS OF LAND IN
i. ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA, On
COLUMBIA TURNPIKE, ABOUT ONE
AND-A-HALF MILES FROM THE LONG
BRIDGE, FOR SALE AT AUCTION:
On THURSDAY, July 9Th, 1871, at 20 clock
n. in front of the Postotice, in the city of Alex
andria, Va, the subscriber, as Commissioner OF
the Circuit Court Of Alexandria county, va, IN
the suits Of Young plaintiff, VS.. Young Ct al,
defendants, and Of FeatherstenaIgh, PLAINTIFFS.
Featherstenaugh ct al, defendants will offer, at
public auction, TWO TRACTS OF LAND,
each containing thirty acres, situated on the Co
lumbia turnpike, in Alexandria county, Va,
late the property of Louisa Hunter, deceased,
and on which she resided at the outbreak of tho
war, and more particularly described as follows:
No. 1-Containing thirty acres, Is situated on
the north side of the Columbia turnpike, at its
intersection with the road leading to Balls Gross
Roads, and where Hunter Chapel formerly stood,
fronting about So poles on the turnpike, and
binding on tho county road about 81 poles.
No. 2-Containing thirty acres, adjoins lot
No. on the east, binding about 81 poles on the
turnpike, and extending back with that width
l5l poles.
ters it as desirable as any in the county, it be-
ing very accessible from the cities of Washing
ton, Georgetown and Alexandria
Terms: Ten per centum Of the purchase
money cash the residue in three equal install
nents at six, twelve and eighteen months, re-
spectivcly, from sale, with interest, for which
the purchaser is to give his bonds, and the title
The land to be resod ut the cost Of the purchaser
on failure to made payments in whole or in part
lis they become due, respectively, and stnnps
and conveyancing ut purchasers cost.
s. FERGUSON BEACH,
lie l3-evts Commissioner
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STE.4MBO.ATS.
NOR FOLK AND BIOS T D N.

The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, con-
Meeting at Norfolk with the steamers 1T
Of the Merchants and Miners Trans s ;sG=G
wharf No. 4 south wharves, EVERY MON
DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at 5p.
M, for Norfolk Returning, leave Norfolk on
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATUR-
DAYS, at 5 p m, stopping at Fort Washing,
ton, Glymont, Pincy Point, Point Lookout and
Fortress Monroe.
This line connecting ut Alexandria with the
O.. A. IL NJ. and w. Il 0. Il. Rs, and ut Nor
folk with the Boston steamers, offers superior in
ducemcnts for the rapid and careful Shipment OF
Ill kinds of freight to Boston. The rates being
low, the attentio of shippers is particularly di,
rcctcd to this feature. All freight forwarded
free of commission.
For freight or passage apply on board or ,,t to
Georgetown, or NJ. ELDRIDGE s CO.,
Agents Alexandria.
s.P. BROWN Il son, Gen. Agts.,
Cor. 18th st. and New York ave-
Washington, d. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81 round trip, Sc.
Second class fare to Norfolk, So; round trip, -
NH l4-tf
OFFICE POTOMAC FERRY CO.,
" Washington, February 10, ISL,
Steamers of the Potomac Ferry Company vii
make their hourly trips between AL ST.
Every hour, from 4 Il. H., from each city.
Last trip at p. IN. from each city.
The steamer WAWASET will resume her
trips to Cone river and intermediate landings ON
the Potomac--lcaving Washington on Fki
DAYS, at Ga '"' and AlSx9 m6WI a. a. H.
feb loft President Potomac Ferry Co
&:az - NHRcnAS STFh h5SH X" YORK
Tho limo consists of the following St-clase
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7PER CENT GOLD BONDS
OF THE
West Wisconsin Railroad Go.

Interest and principal PAYABLE IN GOLD;
coupons payable in New York and London lst
Jonuary and July, FREQ Of Government tax
Length Of Road lj4 miles-l20 miles completed
the receipts from which pay interest on cost Of
construction. The Road has Government
Land Grant of 10000 acres. Whole Mortgage
on Road, Equipment and Land, S4oOo0OO
These Bonds are q first mortgage upon the
Road, equipment and the land, and are convert
ble into stock at the option of the holder.
This convertible clause We consider of decided
Importance, as it is estimated the. land will sell
for enough to pay the mortgage, and II SO, the
entire nett earnings will DO applied to dividends
upon the stock For further information applyto
BURKE & HERBERT.
mG-Other Securities taken in exchange at
market value, FREQ of commissions. For sale at
80 and interest. je l9-lm
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VALUABLE kEA l. ESTATE FOX SALE

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
leo ACRES OF PROVED LAND on the
Middle River Turnpike, ! miles from Washing
ton and from Alexandra, with II beautiful view
of the latter city and Of the Potomac river The
improvements consist of Il BltlCk DIV Eli a.
LING HOUSE, with all the necessary out Ela
buildings, and IN abundance Of choice nut 4"
all descriptions. The farm is well w"tcrcd, an"
has ON it Il plenty of timber.
:DO ACRES HEAVILY TIM BERED LAND
5 miles from Washington cty-sane distance
from Alexandria, and about > miles from stI-
ton on the W. u o. X. r., offering ready mar
krt for wood and timber.
a. FARM, in Fauqucr county, e miles below
Warrcnton and within two miles OF II station on
the WnrrrntUn branch Of the o., y. " VI. X. X.
The tract contains about lOO acres is well TIM
bcrcd and watcrrd and is considered fine graz
ing land.
The above property, the title 10 which is with
out defect, will be sol! cheap "IId upon accom-
modating terms. Apply t" a. b., Gazcttc office.
feb lift
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Philadelphia, ap l4-3m*
A TTENTION Is CALLED TO TIE
IRON-CLAD MILK CAN.
A Can superior to anything yet offered to dairy
Also the XL-ALL REFRIGERATORs,
WATER COOLERS and PATENT ICE
CREAM FREEZERS, together with my stock
Of COOK STOVES TINWARE, &c, at whole
ENOCH GRIMES,
NV cj-f 4G King street.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO TEOM-
~ AS CURTIS and ANN NJ. CURTIS,
Grantors, and JOSEPH STILES, Grantee, UNI
der q deed Of trust from Thomas Curtis and Ann
NJ. Curtis to Joseph Stiles, Trustee, conveying
eighty $50 acres Of land, more or less in the
| county Of Fairfax, and State of Virginia, that q
motion will be made at the August term of the
Trustee in said decd IN the place Of the said Jo-
seph Stiles. EZRA EVANS.
je 2l-w4w EDMUND BU RkE. .
FRUlT JARS.
I have just received my first supply Of $50
dozen FRUIT JARS.
L sold last year 600 dozen of these Jars, and
have had no fault found with them. They give
unusual satisfaction. Call and see them at Is
King street.
re 2-co3m l.. j. MILLER.
nAIRY SALT! DAIRY SALT! .
Best refined Liverpool Salt, put up in pockets
for dairy and table use. Sold at lowest rates by
je l9-tf W. A SMOOT, Smoots wharf
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Lid 81 is ss.! .s - +; g.
SPRING SCHEDULE, BEGINNING
MARCH 10 1871

Two Trains Daily, except Sundays, between
Alexandria and Hamilton.
Leave Alexandria at $40 II. III. and y p. IN
Arrive ut Hamilton at 1875 II. IN. and % j. III.
Leave Hamilton at j. 10 4. IN. and l.. 10 p. III
Arrive at Alexandria at sos a. IN. and 30 p. III.
The $40 a. III. train from Alexandra and III
y. H. train from Hamilton, connect ut llamilt"n
with Kcmp's Daily Line of Coaches for Purcell
willie, Snickcrsvillc, Bcrryvllc and Winchester;
also, with Rcamer's Line of Cnachc, which leave
Lccsburg daily for Aldc and Middlcb"rg
Annual tickets, sixty dollars commutnti""
tickets % trips ut >! cents per mile.
t. H. lIANENNER,
NH l.; General Ticket Agent