New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-13
NETWORK CITY.

Saturday will be the last day on which the Bar
tholdi Creche. on Randars Island. will be open
this season. 1t usually remains open until OCTOBER
l. but the reduction in contributions is the reason
why it closes earlier this year than usual
Frederick Wegner the Park Boards official rat
catcher. submitted his first monthly report yester-
day, showing that he had destroyed 1858 rats 1876
moles and 26 cats The trapper was paid SS g.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted William p.
Wentworth. who is under arrest in Jersey City,
charged with stealing $4,000 Of the funds of the
Victoria Hotel. Wentworth cashier of the
hotel.
The usual resolution authorizing the Police Com
missioners to contract for election supplies without
advertising for bids passed by the Aldermen
yesterday by a unanimous vote. The hoard also
asked the Board of Estimate 70 allow the Grand
Army of the Republic 500 for Memorial Day ex-
penses.
Commissioner DAILY has AWARDED the contract Tor
the new Third-ave. bridge the Harlem River
to John j. Hopper. the lowest bidder but has not
yet decided whether the masonry shall be OF granite
or gneiss. Mr. Hoppers bid for granite was HllO.-
sl9 90 81 Os9 29 20 for gneiss There were seven
other bids the highest being Michael S. Cclcman's,
which was 81 4G2 81 co for either kind OF stone.
STRENGTHENING Commissioner Andrews summoned
a number OF his district superintendent and fore
men before him yesterday explain why he found
many dirty streets in their districts during his
inspection last Monday. The Commissioner read
the delinquents a long lecture. and informed them
that unless thorough work was done In the future
they would find other men in their places.
Controller Myers started yesterday for Chicago to
see the Worlds Fair. He was accompanied by his
wife and son. and expected to be gone about
week The Controller has passed through a long
season Of hard work. and il is felt has richly
earned a respite from the cares Of official life.
A report was circulated in the city yesterday that
Police Captain Reilly OF the East Fifty-hrst-st.
station had asked the Commissioners to retire him
on a pension. Captain Reilly said last evening that
there truth in the report.
At a regular monthly meeting Of the Society Of
Amateur Photographers. at The spacious headquar-
ters of the society Nos ILL., l3 and 10 West Thirty
eghth-st.. last evening. G. D. Milburn gave a
demonstration of the process Of working "kloro
paper. developing paper. which was received
with considerable enthusiasm. William G. Murray
read paper on development"
Coroner Schultze yesterday held inquest on the
death of Gennaio Buffano. The jury eXonerated
Policeman William Bauer, who shot Buffano In
selfdefence.
An inquest was held by Coroner Schultze yester-
day on the death OF Policeman Thomas Gleason.
The jury returned the following verdict Thomas
Gleason came TO his death by shock and fracture
Of skull and internal injuries received by being
struck and over by cab driven by Patrick
White, at Tenth-st ana Eroad"aE' september 4"
1893. Accidental"
The Department Of Charities and Correction pre-
scented their provisional estimates for 1894 To the
Board Of Aldermen Yesterday. The sum asked
footed up S269O2j2 against 2.22} 70 allowed for
the year 1893. The increase includes $500" add
tional for salaries and nearly 10000 for sup
plies.
Eva Mann who declared that she was the
wife of Robert Ray Hamilton. though the courts
decided that she the common-law wife OF
Joshua Mann was married six months ago to
young Englishman Edward Hilton They are keep
ing boarding house in West Twenty -ninth-st