The times., 1897-11-03
|HE GREATER NEW YORK
EIices TO be Filled by Mayor
Elect Van Wyck.
TALUE OF THE POSITIONS
Terms aud Salaries Of the Holders
Boundaries Of the Districts %
the Cuunciimep and Aldermen
The Patronage 10 Be Dispensed
by thc Mayor.

Keg York. Nov. . The territory com
prisea in the Greater New York VIII after
January 4, 1898. be fnowu a. the city Of
New York. IL win consist of five boroughs
The borough Of Manhattan comprises
that portion II the present city of New
York known as Manhattan Island, alse
Nutlin or Governor Island Bedloe's island.
Bae6inr ar Ellis Island, the oyster Islands
and also Blackwell Island kandail's
Island aud Wards Island in the Eest
and HarleI. Rivers.
The borraEh Of The Bronx takes in al
that portion ct The city OF New YORK lying
nortltrrly and essterIy Of the borough OF
Manhattan between the Hudson and tie
East River or Long Island Sound, and ~
,luo;ne the several islands belonging to
tae niunicilal corporation OF New AcfS not
included in the borough or Manhattan
The borough of Rrookiyn consists 81 that
norton now known a the Gil Of Brooklyn.
The borough Of Queens comprises tiat
puriisn oT Queens county included m the
CITY Of New York.
The borough Of Richmond comprises ihc
4erriterv Known as Richmond county or
Staten Island.
The legislative power OF the citH Of New
York consists OF two houses. known re
suectivcIv, as the council and the hoard
or aldermen
TAr council VIII contain twenty-nine
members The president Of the council
elected on the general ticket a sester-
day's election acts as yor during the
tlla ror's absence ur ina hility, and l.oss essea
All Lowers except those OF removal "s ap
OoinIment. IIi> term or office is -four yeais
and salary $4,000 a year
The remaining twenty-eieht members Of
the council are divided As follows Five
council districts are formed out 0f the
present city Of New York three OF Brock
lyu, one Of the county 8f Richmond. ami
one OF that portion OF Qu4-n's county il
Guided in the consolidation act. Escn OF
the New York and Brooklyn council dis
tricts is enutled to three councilmeIa, and
Richmond and Queens TO two counilmen
each.
The first council district comprises the
present First. Second, Fourth, sixth, Eighth,
Tenth, Twelfth. Fourteenth, and Sixteenth
Assembly districts of tie city of New
York II comprises the lower end OF Man
haitian Island, and is bounded by the North
and East rivers, Canal. Hudson Dominick,
Ear.ck, IcJQme, ,SuIligan, nd spring 81 T,sets.
Broadway, East Fourth street, the Bowery.
Thirda venue, and East Fourtpenthstrect.
The Second council district comprises The
present Third. Fifth, seventh, Ninth, Elev-
enrh. Tnirternth, Fifteenth Seventeenth,
Twenty-fifth and Twenty seventh assem-
bly districts Of the city Of New York. 1t
lies on the west side of the city, its
southern and eastern boundary at Four
teenus >treet ana Third avenue being the
northern and western boundary OF the
First council aIsIri-t. From that poinJ
the boundary line runs west through Four
teenth street TO Irving place. 10 East Nine
teenlh street, 10 THIRD avenue, TO East
Tweuty-thiFd street, to Lexington avenue,
TO Fiftv-fourth street 10 Firth avenue, 10
Fifty-lhird street, 10 Eighth avenue, TO
West Sixty-first street, To Ninth avenue, 10
West siNueth street, 10 The North River
The Aird council district comprises the
present Eighteclth, Twentieth, Twenty
second, Twenty-fourts. Twenty y-SiNt n,
Twmty-eiglti,, Thirtieth, THIRTY second
and Tairty-third assembly districts of the
city % New York. IL lies on the east
side, nJrth Of the First aud east Of the
Second council district, its western bound
AIRY continuing north from Fifty iour h
street aud LuEin -ton avenue to EaS, Ninety
sixth street. 10 Firth avenue, Ia East one
Hundred aud Tenth street, TO Park avenue,
~ East cue Hundred and Nineteenth streeJ,
60 the Harlem River II includes Black
wells, WARTS and RandaEs islands.
The Fourth council district comprises the
present NiEcteeHtll Twents-firSt, Twenty.
rhira, wentr-niuth and Tlnrt first As
RcmbIy districts of tie CITY OF New York,
ana thar part OF the Thirty-fouith As
se;nhly district lying south OF he Harleil
River ItiEclsdeS al Of Manhattan Island
not con rriScG in the first three districts.
The Finh council district comprises
thai part OF the present Thirty-fouTth as
seuRlv district yGg mort and east OF Her
lem River, the entire ThTt y-firth a.
sembly disticl ard TIE district known as
the annexed district. In fad, it Is 20
terninous withtiie borough ofthe Bronx.
The Sixth council district comprises
the present Thirteenth, Fourteenth Eff
teeuth Sixteenth, Sevent eemth, Eigh
teeuth. Nineteenth, TWeEt y-iirst I yve;lty
firth. Tweuty-saventH and Invent eight h
wards Of ire City Of Rrooklyn. This dis
trict comprises all The old Eastern district
MdffAN duo iIiftit itlAts ana alfE ANt IeN
BrOoslyn and Jwu central wards These
are the boundaries Walla bout BASIN East
River, Newtown Creek, The Queens county
line 70 EvereicenA Genet cry. 10 junction 81
Broadway and Fulton street, following
an irregular line 10 Atlantic venue. Utica
avenue, Fulton street. TO Reid avenue, La
faEette ayenue. Bedford avenue Flushing
avenue, Walls tout Basin.
The Seventh council distinct comprises tie
present SeY enfi, Ninth, Twentieth. Twenty
SECOND, Twenty-ih hipd. T'yent y-fourth, TWEEN
ty-s!xth, Twenty y-niHth and Thirty
wards u the e1uE-Df Brook yn. TIE b0un
daues are Flushing and North Portland
avenues 10 Bedford avenue, 10 Lafayette
avenue, TO Reid avenue, 10 Fulton street,
60 Utica avenue Atlantic avenue, Stone
avenue. then ~ an irregular line te Ever
greens ceIaetery; following the Queens
county boundary line to Forrest Park;
again following the Queens county line
10 IdmaiCa Bay. TO GaTisOn's Creek, by
an irregular iine io ocean avenue, to East
Eighteenth street, TO Foster avenue, 10
Gravcsenl avenue. then by On irregular
lino u Tenth avenue and Thiny-seventll
street. around Green wood Cemetery Ia
Sixth arclue and Twentythird street. to
Prospect avcHue. TO GoH,anuS Creek "a
Firth street, TO Second avenue, 10 First
street, t. Fourth avenue, TO Atlantic ave
Il