New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-01
DEPARTMENT WORK LAST YEAR.
PUBLIC OFFICERS MAKE THEIR REPORTS
Mr.. HEWITT AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE CITY TELL HOW
THEY SPENT MANY MILLIONS.

VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE CITY TELL HOW
THEY SPENT MANY MILLIONS.
Mayor Hewitt was busy man last year He wrote
large number of letters, signed 10 ordinances ana
resolutions Of the Board Of Aldermen, vetoed ZOO
had 80 recalled and there were 81 passed over mis-
veto He issued $50 auctioneers' licenses, married
30 coupes and collected $50 $50 for theatre licenses
The Mayors marshal issued ,439 licenses and col
lected 81 0J9 10
Tho fax books at the opening OF the year showed
oil COG entries and correction there wee l?0'olo
entries with valuations I'm real estate at Sl,Jo2'olo'-
So and in personal property Including Shareholders
Of banks and corporations, OF S25o,d23,oo-. Inc
books for tho correction OF the TAX hsOS i"i 'i' '
will be open on January ID
The report on the Aqucduct has not been coHpieeu'
but here is what has been done: Income nom ponuS
sold, premiums same and from other uIr co NUNS,
SOC. 500 ,OO5 20; paid contractors S17l2o'ooo oo'
paid for lands 81 ,O54,s2O - othor expenses III
Guiding salaries, $155s, 5Ol CO.
TIE FINANCES or THE CITY.
The City Chamberlain reports receipts I'm cash over
so4 900 600 received for taxes in 1sss over S-S'ooo
600 dock and slip rents, S13s4 469 II; market rents
S2s9,775I2 wafer rents. S2,5s04 16 81 court iccs
and fines, SlfO,7I1 80. This is the city cash ac-
count: Receipts from tas cs, s.'3,97d,o3' 90 eeh-
cral fund 81 ,0O3,Cs6 81 special and trust accounts
SIOO1 173 81; sales OF bonds and stocks Tor Aquo-
duct public works. ETC. So,1S1.21o To- revenue
bonds s17 COS 6O5 40; total receipts. S656742lo H.
Payments: Current expenses, S35431 ,35S II; new
Aqueduct Sj.127 ,757 81 redemption OF revenue
bonds SIS 66O475; trust accounts, Sb,o'o'Sol W
total warrants drawn, SG6O9s. sos 60; NUMBER oi
warrants, 2s,472 net bonded debt Soo,9lo,sf' 10
The Park Department has opened five parks our
Ing the year, at Abingdon square Jackson SQUARE
and I'm Canal Duane and Christopher SIS Proceed
lngs a.c now on foot for taking titles for Coriears
Hook and Mulberry Bend Park The stuyN esalt farA
wss opened and lighted Titles have also been ac-
oulred for five new parks, covering 3,eo8 acres, in
the annexed districts at cost of S9,OOoooo
TIE STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT WORK.
The report of the Department OF Street Cleaning
PAYS homage 10 the famous March BLIZZARD "hlch
thoroughly tested the power Of the department. Out
acknowledges the less conspicuous and constant oo-
stacles in the way OF improvement. storm Ike
that of March 12 dsarms public CRITICISM ou' uo
unobseryant citizen Overlools the difficulties eli
countered on every day In the year rom suhheh
pavcments the presence in the streets OF oulidhg
material and refuse and Of dead' wagons and trucks
the sprinklng of sand tho strect-car tracks and
tho distractions caused by the continual opening VI
the streets by private corporations
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THE sUBWAYs.
The second report of the Board Of Electrical Con-
troll to Governor Hin has been published in pamphlet
FORM II records the total length Of trench eXcavaed
for the LAYING Of subways at 240l55 feet the total
construction OF single duct for telephone and teie-
graph service at Q Isl, $50 feet Estimating % wires
nor single duct the total capacity for these ser
vices following for distributing and central ONCE CON
nections) IS about 81 600 miles of wire. The total
construction of single duct conduit for lighting ana
power service is 316,706 feet, and the capacity of
his conduit may be estimated sufficient for 3,l61'
$50 feet or nearly 600 miles Of wire. In addition
The number of feet of conduit for Edison lncahueseen
lighting is 33s $40 containing 1,O15125 feet OF con
iuctors \ list of the streets and avenues In which
subways for telegraph and telephone conductors have
been laid is given in the report. Tho report refers
10 the Mayor as an obs.ructor to the efforts of the
Board but submits tho following figures showing
the number of miles of electrical condus now in
The subways. and the companies by which they are
owned or operated NJ tropolitan Telephone and Iele-
graph Company 4.OG2 miles Western Union Ie!e-
Graph Company, So Brush Electric Ligh; Company,
- ai-10O; Edison Electric Light Company: w. New
York city Fire Telegraph, lO1 toiaL 40" miles,
LARGE FIGURES USED HERE.
The Public works Department collected from the
water service s., 596.471 81 tho Croton Aqueduct
$50 cubic yards Of retaining wall were built, 12oO
feet of tho aqueduct rc-arched 10I.3G9 feet OF water
mains laid: 600 new water meters put In use; the
receiving and distributing reservoir at Bronx River
has been completed In The street work 3o.622
cubic wards OF rock excavatcd. 162OI0 cubic yards
Of filing placed, 1893 lineal feet curestone SET,
yards aasgng iad ad7lo . as square cd fGet
been buiit. The Bureau OF Membranes received
90
and removals removed 49, carloads Of refuse 200
drcavcd shade trees telegraph poles and 100000
ncal feet Of telegraph wires issued o45o permits to
place building material on The streets ana l.Olo no
fices to repair detective sidewalks There are now
231 gas lamps 23 electric gnt ana 10 an nc
lamps IN use on me silt'ts' pdih,' uIIutcs a." -.
Of The city Public light has been extended into
ot new nayement laid 99a3i square yards of cobbc
stone pavement removed and replaced win granite
sCs i04o9 slGs ys1 irG9 aoSa pavement
~ years Of Office Hugh ). Grant as sher.'
TceS aS SS1li e 10 lie received IN
the. order of arrest bureau 643 orders maIng 80
arrests and received bail TO the amount OF S''G1OOoe
The Corporation counsel report snows Ia, III -
motions were argued and ia cases wore tired. IN
Appeals has handed down decisions under when me
city Is greatly benefited At the General term
most important decisions in favor Of the CITY was ~
tie Kingsiand case In the year the Law Department
has collected S433,1 S9 81 and seventeen street open
ing proceedings were disposed Of
MORE THAN 10000 PEOPLE DIE
Tho deaths I'm this city during the year 1855
numbered 10 142 and 1890 Of the persons who died
were under five years Of age. Consumption caused
5aI5 deaths. pneumonia 4.247 and diarrhocal dis
cases 3,3s3 while I.677 NEWCOMERS met with vlo-
lent deaths, chiefly by accident There were l4,5J5
marriages. and 361W births were lccoIn'u' ,,r.
Tim unlice made Sf.3-3 arrests In The CITY dlllhS
the wear l--s and 800 of the arrests weir on &C
count Of violations Of the Excise Law lo,t or slosn
property worth S926216 was restored to ils mEhliul
owners and similar property valued at S~1.lO2 was
taken 10 Police Headquarters 10 await claimants
The lob nTcmcu III TINS CITY ~ hrN' 49,
fires during 1855 and they kept 2.577 Of .hc fires
from spreading beyond the rooms IN Vhch eE started
properly worth S5.19O,33O and insured for @il2o7,
$50 was destroyed. .
The number Of immigrants who landed al caste
Garden during the year Was 3o3,J01 an Increase OF
1877 over the previous year.
There are now under detention at the Garden
twenty-five immigrants under the Paupcr Immigrant
Act.
BROMNE My SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
President BayIes Of the Health Board. Yesterday
wrote and placed the official bulletin board no.