New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-16
THE cIrr,S PUBLIC WORKS.
TIE RECORD or THE YEAR-cosrs AND hLsoLiS
N rHE VARIOUS BRANCHES.

rrtp rvCORD or TIE YEAR-COsIs AND hh'''' 20
II rHr VARIOUS BRANCHES.
General Newton Commissioner Of Public N"iA7'
has sem 10 the Mayor statement OF the operations
Of HI, department for the last year The report Is
. vol,minous one Following are The main points
The expenditures were as follows:
ON appropriation arrount FL 49, 3Sa 90 80
Fund for local Improvements i'oY1'-- ~
Croton water fund 81 90 2on -,
Slcclh innH' 32. l5O 90
MIL 5000 so 1s
The rainfall in the Croton watershed was '7''''
inches and furnished abundant wafer for the alucd'
100 600 gallons Of wafer were drawn from storage
reservoirs The average daily supply received through
tbe aauednct was 100000 gallons, and through
,hc n,onx River conduit 14,32O,Oo0 gallons. The
anucdnct IS in good condition, but portions OF IL on
the third division need strengthening to render the
structure perfectly secure There were 2fs13 llnea
feet of twelvcnch pipe and 16511 iinea feet Oh SIX
inch Pipe laid I'm the city. and the distributing now
comprises 6f05s miles of pipes There are 1882
wafer meters In use and the average quantity of wafer
Per day supplied through meters is 2t77le0o gallons
There were IL 81 100 new streets paved 40 100
miles Of streets were rcpaved, exclusive Of Ffth-avc
Excavations were made In the streets for 90 miles OF
Gas mains % II miles Of electrical subwayS; 1f9o
linea feet OF steam pipes 300 lneal feet oil salt
water pipes 1880 feet OF rail tracks and 1'9'3
house connections There 7.12 miles of sewers
and az receiving basins built The total extent Of
sewers on Manhattan Island Is Al miles 127, 13o
linea feet of sewers were CLEANED.
II grading the streets the following work done
81 jGs cubic yards earth alcd. 3O7 cubic
yards rock excavatcd. 31 1868 cubic yards earth filed
In 200 square feet tagging laid, 1853 iineal feet
curb set, 5OfO2 lineal feet picket fence built
The Maradam roadways under the chargr OF the de-
parnlent % miles in length and of
$1,000 square yards. The city furnishes light
AS miles Of and 90 Of public parks, with
aA719 gas lamps So electric light, and 100 naphtha
lamps. There are 1,11s niles Of gas mains in the
streets Of the city.
City Revcnuc--
Water rents Collected 10. 529.9Tf IL
Uncollcctcd rents, returned In l65,425 IL
Total revenue S2,CO5.3o0 60
Increase over revenue OF 1ss3 St7i.153 81
The departing also collected and paid into the
city treasury Slas.o9e 10 for stwer permits vault
permits and Other miscellaneous itcms.
THE LITTLE ASTROLOGER RETAINS fHE IOOM
The big circus over the WorAlngmen's Free
Library did take place SATURDAY morning. al
though a cowaldiy enemy of the women who arc try
ing to mako the Ieadus-rn a success sent anony
rnou, postal cards informing a number of reporter,
that a lively scene would surely be enacted AT the
civil justice court in the Jefferson MARKET Miss
Anna r. Johnson, the pretty young astrologer who
has acted as librarian. was early at the court house
and she was soon followed by her lawyer Edward W
Soaring Miss Johnson told her story without h.siia
ton She said thai She the victim OF a piece of
persecution on the part Of long haired followers
OF Socian because Of the position that some Of the
women had taken during the last campaign. some Of,
these wcre present 10 differ with her. She said that
they had pac he'd a meeting OF The members Of the
Library -. citation and elected tOarl of trustees
thai wcr, Oppnsrd 10 her
Tbi. Nas Colonel IlinOn's work. she said tIropI,
his intimailOns thai the MANAGERS all women
suffra1isi, to which he - fuisiiy opposed. The new
trustee, Informed hc landlord that N" ha would bs
varaed January L. aud some tOOk ihe pains n few
days ago 10 null down of the shelves and crcate
f.nrlcr c,uer slly. Ms, Johnson and Mrs tgafha
Leonard finally hal to lcrp guard the few books
bnf do, pile their Watchinnf>s ,nc carried of
the stove. Tho paper, which presented I'm court
shaved thai Mis-, Joha-1n The lessee. and thai so
long a. sAe paid The the library rropic coul not
rr dislu~ScSscd before Nav :. The iuigr decided
Fat he LAWYER for the iaporl-, ais rrprr nting the
hoard of trustees. IA not ci hi cie rs: there. with
lis most oh~eGroEs manner and persuasive voice he
cnticavored soften the little astIuogcrs temper
and got her 10 rOn-cnf 20 a removal
" If should paw yoH fUr the ivoube and TOR moving.
wouldn't YOU consent ia ~ ?" whinsd tho lawyer
.TU have tho shelves put M wherever yon suggest
and have ~ the books Hoved.p
mo 1 won't move, and Will Take you Day well
for what has been dou- In This ras.7 she fnaly an
,wered. an,i at that withdrew Ia company with hos
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