The sun., 1897-07-04
THE GREATER NEW YORK.
OFFICIALS WHO WILL GOVERN THE
CITY AFTER JAN. 4.

CIJ1 AFTEh JAN, l.,
omcea TO Be PILED ana the Terms nnd Salaries
OF tue Holderu-Boundarieso or tho DIstricts
or tho Counciimcn ana tho AIderu,en-Th
PATRONAGE to be Dispensed by the Mayor.
The territory comprised in tho Creator Now
York will aftor Jan. l. 1898, bo known as tho
city Of New York. 1t will consist of Gvo
borouEhs.
The borough OF Manhattan comprises that
portion OF the present city Of New York known
A Manhattan Island, also Nuttln or Governors
Island. Bcdloo's Island Bucking or Ellis Island,
the Oyster Islands, and also Blackwclrs Island,
Randall's Island. and Wards Island in the East
and Harlem rivers.
The borough of the Bronx takes In all that
portion OF the city of New York lying northerly
and easterly Of tho borough of Manhattan be-
tween tho Hudson and the East River or
Long Island Sound end including the several
islands belonging to the municipal corporation
of New York not included In the borough OF
Manhattan.
Tho borough Of Brooklyn consists of that por.
ton now known the city OF Brooklyn.
The borough Of Queens comprises that portion
Of Queens county included in the city Of New
York.
Tho borough of Richmond comprises the terri-
tory known as Richmond county or Staten Isl-
anu.
Tho legislative power, Of the city OF New York
consists of two houses, known respectively as
the Council and the Board Of Aldermen.
The Council will contain twenty .nine men,
bers. The President of the Council is to be
elected on the general ticket next November.
and acts as Mayor during the Mayors absence
or inability. and possesses all powers except
those Of removal or appointment. His term OF
office is four years and salary 5000 a year.
The remaining twenty-cight members Of tho
Council are divided as follows: Five Council
districts are formed out of the present city OF
New York. three of Brooklyn, one OF the county
of Richmond, and one OF that portion Of Queens
county included in the Consolidation act Each
of the New York and Brooklyn Council districts
is entitled to three Councilmen, and Richmond
and Queens to two Councilmen each.
The First Council district comprises tho pres
ent First, Second. Fourth, Sixth. Eighth Tenth.
Twelfth. Fourteenth. and Sixteenth Assembly
districts of the city Of New York. 1t comprises
the lower end of Manhattan Island. and is
bounded by the North and East rivers, Canal,
Hudson, Dominick, varick. Broome, Sullivan,
and Spring streets, Broadway. East Fourth
street, the Bowery. Third avenue, and East
fourteenth street.
present Third, Fifth. Seventh Ninth. Eleventh.
Thirteenth, Fifteenth. Seventeenth. Twenty.
fifth, and Twenty-seventh Assembly districts of
the city of New York. 1t lies on the west side
Of the city, its southern and eastern boundary
at Fourteenth street and Third avenue being
the northern and western boundary OF the First
Council district. From that point the boundary
line runs west through Fourteenth street to
Irving place. to East Nineteenth street, to Third
avenue to East Twenty-thir street. to Lexing-
ton avenue. to Fifty-fourth street, to Fifth ave-
nue., to Fifty-third street, to Eighth avenue. to
West Sixty-frst streot. to Ninth avenue, to
West sixtieth street. TO the North River.
The Third Council district comprises the
present Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty second.
Twenty-fourth. Twenty-sixth, Twenty-eighth,
Thirtieth. Thirty-second, and Thirty.third AS
semby districts OF tho city of New York. 1t lies
on the east side north Of the First and east of
the Second Council district, its western bound
ary continuing north from Fifty-fourth street
and Lexington avenue to East Ninety-sixth
street, to Fifth avenue. to East 10th street, to
Park avenue, to East 10th street. to the Har-
lem River. 1t includes Blackwell's, Wards,
and Randells islands.
The Fourth Council district comprises tho
present Nineteenth. Twenty first, Twenty-third,
Twenty ninth, and Thirty first Assembly districts
OF the city of New York, and that part of the
Thrty.fourth Assembly district lying south of
the Harlem River 1t includes all of Manhattan
Island not comprised in the hrst three districts.
The Fifth Council district comprises that part
of the present Thirty-fourth Assembly district
lying north and east OF Harlem River. the en-
tire Thirty-ffth Assembly district, and the dis
trict known the annexed district. In fact, 1t
10 coterminous with the borough OF the Bronx.
The Sixth Council district comprises the
present Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Six
teeEth. Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
Twenty.frst, Twenty fifth, Twenty seventh. and
Twenty.eighth wards of the city Of Brooklyn.
This district comprises all the old Eastern Dis
trict wards and Greenpoint. and also two now
Brooklyn and two central wards. These are the
boundaries: wallabout Basin, East River,
Newtown Creek. the Queens county limo to
Evergreens Cemetery, to junction Of broadway
and Fulton street, following an Irregular line to
. Reid avenue, Lafayette avenue, Bedford
avenue, Flushing avenue; Wallabout Basin. 81.
presenth seventh, Ninth. Twentieth, Twenty
second, Twentythird. Twenty-fonrth, Twenty
he c.y Gt sna
Flushing and North Portland avenues TO Bed
evffaHs e street. eS
avenue. Stone avenue: then BY an irregulsr line
70 fSwaEp shs
Es 81 .res pe 70
Foster avenue, TO Grayesend avenue; then by
an Irregular line 10 Tenth avenue and Thirty:
70 Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street, to
Prospect ayenue,, to Gowanns , Greek, to Fifth
Fourth avenue, to Htlantic avenue. to South
Portland avenue to De Kalb avenue. Washing
ton Park, Myrtle avenue, North Portland avo-
nue., TO Flushing avenue.
The Eighth Council district comprises, 4, the
Eisth EehtS. Tenth. Eleventh. Twelfth. Thir.:
Heth, and Thirty.nrst wards OF the city Of
brooklyn; This district includes all the Old
On the South Brooklyn water front, and tho
Srayesend and New Utrecht distrtcts. Tho
boundaries are: East River. upper New York
Bay the Narrows, Gravesend Bay. Atlantic
Ocean, Garrison's Creek, and by an irregular
Greenwood Cemetery, around cemetery to
RiSth avenue and twenty fourth street. to
Prospect avenue. TO Gowanus Creek, Fifth
street, Second avenue. First street, Fourth ye-
que, Atlantic avenue. South Portland and DE
kalb avenues. Raymond street, Myrtle avenue,
North Oxford street, Flushing avenue around
navy yard to the East River.
Tho Ninth Council district comprises that part
q Queens county included In the city of New