WM. OLAND BOURNE BOX 5 FOLDER 7 Left Handed Penmanship Contest Series II 71-80 1867 -June 15 71 Chesley L. Metcalf No. 1 Upper Stillwater Jun 15th\67 Mr. W Orland Bourne Dear Sir I was a member of Co. I, 1st maine Hvt Art. enlisted July 27th 1862, was mustered into the the United States servis Aug, 21st; and left bangar the the 24th, arrived at fort Wagner Washington; The 29th we received orders to go to fort Mass, Arrived there the same day at 5 Oclock; Here we stopped about a week doing guard and fatigue duty; from here we Received Orders to go to camp Stetson where we Stopped untill the first of December, our duty hear Was chopping trees; we received orders to go to The front after we had been her about Two weeks, but the Engineer liked our Work very much indeed and while we Wer breaking camp he was in Washington Working to have us stay hear; and No. 2 We had got only too miles on our march where an orderly came with orders for us to return to the old campl which of course we did without grumbling. he? dent? served as ?ets; (so called) A great while [before up?] began to get tired of it and wanted to get to the front, The first of Dec, we went to Fort Alexandder where we stopped doing ?icke? and fatigue Duty untill the 10th[164?] of May when we started for the front we arrived at [Spottsyvlania?] the [4?]th; her we layed until the 19th when we engaged the enemy at [Laurel?] Hill, the fight comenced at 4 Oclock [p?m] and continued until 8 Oclock a.m [We?] coming off [victorious?] on the 21st, we started for [petersburg?] having an [ ] until the 18th of June p [ wen we charged the enemys works and we [reg.mlsed] and droom back with the loss of 600 hum killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, here I received my wound and here I left the artillery and went into the hospital where I stayed until I got my discharge. aff. of which I very Respectfully submit Chesley L. Metcalf This is to certify that I, Chesley L. Metcalf, was a member of Co. J[?] 12th [?] Maine Infantry and was wounded in battle while at my post of duty. Chesley L. Metcalf I Chesley L. Metcalf of Upper Stillwater in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine on oath say that I lost my right arm on the 18th day of June 1864 while I was a member of Co. J. [?] 1st Regt. Heavy Artillery, Main Vols. and that subsequently to that time I learned to write with my left hand and that the foregoing account was written by me with my left hand. Chesley L. Metcalf State of Maine County of Penobscot [?] : Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of June 1867 Robert Ellis, Justice of the Peace #72 1 The undersigned begs leave to present a history of his Regt. from its organization in 1861, until its muster out of service in 1866; together with a little of his own personal experience during his sojourn in Dixie. My Regiment the 90th New York Vol was organized in Brooklyn in October 1861, and was commanded by Col Joseph S. Morgan. The Regt. left Brooklyn in November, 1861, and proceeded to Governors Island, where it remained until 2 January 5th 1862, on which day it Sailed on board S.S. Illinois for Key West Fla, arriving there on the 12th of same month, and there remained doing garrison duty until October, when we were ordered and proceeded to Beaufort S.C. We remained seven weeks at that place, when we were ordered back to Key West, where we remained several months. During the summer of this year (1862) the Yellow Fever broke out, and before it abated; over two hundred men fell victims to its ravages; every man in my Co ("G") 3 were taken ill with it, with the exception of the 1st Sergeant, and the Fifer. In May,1863, the Regt. was sent to Louisiana, and for a time encamped at Brashear City, thence it removed to Barrys Landing (Teche country,) at this point a provisional brigade was organized under Col Morgan; and by order of Genl Banks conducted a contraband train, consisting of Six thousand persons, and two thousand horses from Barrys landing to Brasher a distance of nearly two hundred miles. 4 The Regt. afterwards took a prominent part during the entire siege of "Port Hudson", and was conspicuous for its gallantry in the assault on the rebel works there on the 14th of June, 1863, losing about eighty men, out of a force of about two hundred; it was at this place your humble Servant lost his right fore arm. The Regt. almost unanimously re-enlisted in Feb 1864, while on duty on the New Orleans, and Opelousas Rail Road, and was afterwards engaged in the 5 following battle under the command of Lieut Col Nelson Shaurman "Donaldsville, La" July 13th 1863 "Opequan Creek Va" Sept 19th 64 "Fishers Hill Va" Sept 22nd 64 "Cedar Creek Va" Oct 19th 64. From Virginia, the Regts was sent to Hawkinsville Geo, where it performed garrison duty until Feb 9th 1866; when it was mustered out of service. Your humble Servant enlisted at Governors Island, Dec 21st 1861, as a private in Co "G" 90th N.Y.S.V—was appointed corporal April 10th 1862, and sergeant July 18th 1862, was with my regt until June 14th 1863, when I was wounded at Port Hudson losing my right fore arm. I was discharged at New Orleans August 31th 1863. Very Repectfully George W Bush late, Sergeant Co "G" 90th NMSV No 21 Norfolk S New York 2 72 G W Bush Pvt Hudson 2 50 E D Hilts Yorktown Evacuation FEBRUARY 17, 1881. THE CITY RECORD. 299 Social Condition of Persons Arrested. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Married … 4,036 … 1,517 … 5,553 Single … 8,433 … 2,572 … 11,005 — … 12,469 … 4.089 … 16,558 Education of Prisoners. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Able to read and write … 10,857 … 3,468 … 14,325 No education … 1,612 … 621 … 2,233 — … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 Occupations of Persons Arrested. Agents … 126, Liquor Dealers … 73 Actors … 9, Laundresses … 53 Actress … 1, Lawyers … 37 Artists … 9, Lottery and Policy Dealers … 52 Auctioneers …. 5, Locksmiths … 9 Architects … 5, Laborers … 4,144 Assayers … 2, Lithographers … 4 Blacksmiths … 113, Letter-carriers … 2 Bakers … 115, Merchants … 74 Butchers … 135, Machinists … 109 Barbers … 69, Messengers, Errand Boys … 59 Brokers … 45, Musicians … 28 Bar-tenders … 207, Milkmen … 26 Boot-blacks … 76, Milliner … 1 Brass-founders and finishers … 32, Masons … 127 Bell-ringer … 1, Mechanics … 3 Book-binders … 40, Millers … 2 Book-keepers … 28, Moulders … 71 Bill-posters … 5, Manufacturers … 30 Boiler-makers … 19, Miners … 7 Box-makers … 21, Marshal … 1 Builders … 15, Millwrights … 2 Beggars … 6, Newsboys … 34 Brewers … 9, Nurses … 3 Brush-makers … 13, Naval Officer … 1 Brakemen … 3, Nailer … 1 Boatmen … 68, Oystermen … 46 Bankers … 4, Operators … 9 Bag-sewers … 2, Opticians … 2 Bronzers … 2, Prostitutes … 530 Bottler … 1, Painters … 213 Clerks … 559, Pedlars, Venders … 357 Carpenters … 220, Printers … 196 Cartmen … 72, Plasterers … 30 Coachmen … 38, Porters … 123 Coopers … 58, Plumbers … 140 Cooks … 140, Policeman … 1 Cabinet-makers … 30, Potter … 1 Cigar-makers … 142, Perfumer … 1 Carriage-makers … 6, Photographers … 6 Confectioners … 16, Physicians an dSurgeons … 12 Cutters … 23, Piano-makers … 14 Carvers … 25, Polishers … 24 Caulkers … 2, Pilots … 3 Curriers … 2, Packers … 4 Contractors … 5, Pile-driver … 1 Conductors … 18, Professor … 1 Casher … 1, Poets … 2 Collectors … 9, Publisher … 1 Carder … 1, Roofers … 16 Chair-makers … 6, Riggers … 7 Chemist … 1, Rag-pickers … 14 Clergyman … 1, Runners … 2 Cap-makers … 3, Servants … 244 Drivers … 567, Sailors … 237 Druggists … 10, Shoemakers … 211 Dyers … 3, Seamstresses … 60 Dentists … 5, Saloon-keepers … 96 Dog-catchers … 10, Stone-cutters … 63 Detectives … 9, School Children … 54 Dealers … 29, Store-keepers … 10 Doorman … 1, Salesmen … 31 Engineers … 63, Saleswomen … 8 Expressmen … 35, Sail-makers … 11 Engravers … 13, Speculators … 22 Editors, Reporters, Journalists … 24, Sheriff’s Deputies … 4 Farmers … 43, Shipper … 1 Florists … 11, Stevedores … 5 Factory Operatives … 2, Stewards … 6 Firemen … 47, Scavenger … 1 Frame-makers … 9, Samplers … 3 Fishermen … 9, Student … 1 Foremen … 2, Switchman … 1 Filer … 1, Soldiers … 11 Furriers … 5, Stationer … 1 Grinders … 2, Sexton … 1 Grocers … 141, Tailors … 232 Gas and Steam-fitters … 23, Tinsmiths … 107 Gold and Silversmiths … 19, Tobacconists … 20 Gardners … 21, Turners … 4 Glass-workers … 9, Teachers … 10 Gilders … 7, Telegraphers … 8 Gatemen … 2, Tuners … 2 Gunsmiths … 3, Thieves … 2 Glazier … 1, Upsholsterers … 19 House-keepers … 385, Umbrella Makers … 5 Hotel-keepers … 11, Undertakers … 5 Hostlers … 36, Varnishers … 20 Horse-shoers … 16, Vocalists … 2 Hatters … 48, Veterinary Surgeon … 1 Hackmen … 24, Waiters … 192 Horse Dealers … 17, Waitresses … 2 Harness-makers and Saddlers …29, Weavers … 20 House of Prostitution Keepers … 9, Weighers … 4 Horse Clippers … 2, Watchmen … 35 Icemen … 6, Wheelwright … 1 Inventor … 1, Whitewasher … 1 Inspectors … 4, Wire-worker … 1 Junkmen … 74 Jewelers … 44, No occupation … 3,663 Japanner …1 Janitors … 8, Total … 16,558 [column 2] Table showing the Number of Arrests for Felony during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880, and the Disposition made of the Prisoners. — … Males … Females … Total … Discharged without Trial … Acquitted … Convicted … Delivered to other Authorities … Bailed to Keep the Peace … Cases Pending Arson … 2 … — … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 Abduction … 3 … 1 … 4 … 1 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 Burglary … 214 … — … 214 … 37 … 22 … 105 … 2 … — … 48 Burglary and Rape … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Attempted Burglary … 6 … — … 6 … — … — … 4 … — … — … 2 Bigamy … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 Blackmail … 2 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Embezzlement … 38 … — … 38 … 18 … 4 … 7 … 3 … — … 6 Felonious Assault … 166 … 11 … 177 … 46 … 10 … 36 … 1 … 2 … 82 Forgery … 25 … — … 25 … 8 … 2 … 2 … 4 … — … 9 False Pretences … 21 … — … 21 … 5 … 1 … 3 … — … — … 12 Grand Larceny … 179 … 34 … 213 … 51 … 11 … 75 … 11 … — … 65 Attempted Grand Larceny … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Burglary … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Embezzlement … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Homicide … 25 … — … 25 … 12 … — … — … — … — … 13 Infanticide … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Larceny from the Person … 103 … 35 … 138 … 40 … 12 … 47 … 1 … — … 38 Mayhem … 3 … — … 3 … 2 … — … — … — … — … 1 Passing Counterfeit Money … 9 … — … 9 … 6 … — … — … — … — … 3 Perjury … 5 … — … 5 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 4 Robbery … 64 … 3 … 67 … 23 … 7 … 13 … — … — … 24 Attempted Robert … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Receiving Stolen Goods … 19 … 5 … 24 … 12 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 9 Rape … 4 … — … 4 … 2 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Rape and Robbery … 2 … — … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — Robbing United States Mail … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — Sodomy … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … — Subornation of Perjury … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Violation of Election Laws … 16 … — … 16 … 11 … 2 … — … — … — … 3 Violation of Lottery Laws … 12 … — … 12 … 4 … — … — … — … — … 8 — … 929 … 91 … 1,020 … 282 … 72 … 301 … 23 … 2 … 340 PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON PERSONS CONVICTED OF THE FOREGOING FELONIES. Sentenced to imprisonment in State Prison for the term of— Twelve years … 2 Fifteen years … 5 Ten years … 2 Nine years … 1 Seven and one-half years … 1 Seven years … 1 Five years … 18 Four and one-half years … 10 Four years … 5 Three and one-half years … 21 Three years … 7 Two and one-half years … 37 Two years … 25 One and one-half year … 15 One and one-third years … 3 One year … 11 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 Sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the term of— Twelve years … 1 Four and one-half years … 1 Three and one-half years … 1 Three years … 3 Two and one-half years … 4 Two years … 2 One and one-half year … 3 One year … 12 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 One year and one hundred dollars fine … 1 One year and fifty dollars fine … 1 Eight months … 1 Six months … 21 Six months and fifty dollars fine … 2 Five months … 2 Four months … 4 Three months … 4 Two months … 4 Two months and ten dollars fine … 1 One month and twenty-five dollars fine … 1 One month … 3 Sentenced to imprisonment in City Prison for the term of— Thirty days … 5 Fifteen days … 2 Ten days … 6 Five days … 2 Fined twenty dollars … 1 Committed to Catholic Protectory … 4 Committed to Jewish Reformatory … 1 Committed to Juvenile Asylum … 2 Committed to Elmira Reformatory … 19 Committed to House of Refuge … 7 Committed to Lunatic Asylum … 2 Sentenced suspended … 12 Aggregate of the above terms of imprisonment, exclusive of committals to reformatories, asylums, etc., 652 years 8 months and 10 days. Persons Aided by the Police. Sick and destitute persons … 313 Persons having fits in the streets … 113 Cut or stabbed … 94 Shot … 41 Otherwise injured in assaults and affrays … 123 Run over and injured by vehicles … 114 Injured by falling … 454 Injured by explosions … 13 Crushed … 121 Injured by collision … 1 Injured by being thrown from vehicles … 50 Bitten by dogs … 4 Insane persons … 33 Rescued from drowning … 28 Kicked by horses … 4 Frozen … 9 Suffering from alcohollsm … 25 Suffering from suffocation … 11 Suffering from poison … 1 Suffering from burns … 33 Other persons aided and assisted … 95 Total … 1,680 Conveyed to Hospital … 1,544 Conveyed or sent home … 136 Total … 1,680 300 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 17, 1881. Buildings Secured by the Police. Stores … 226 Dwellings … 45 Cellars … 29 Saloons …21 Stables … 2 Offices … 13 Factories … 11 Church … 1 Total … 348 Number of fires reported … 416 Number of animals found astray … 227 Water found running and turned off, places … 20 Number of run-away teams reported … 3 Number of child-births in the streets … 15 Number of sudden deaths reported … 197 Number of persons found drowned … 27 Number of dead infants found … 15 Number of still-born children and fœtuses found … 5 Number of foundlings … 24 Dogs shot … 1 Collisions of vessels reported … 4 Number of violations of Corporation ordinances reported … 19,113 Suicides. By poison … 2 By shooting … 9 By drowning … 2 By hanging … 3 By asphyxia … 3 By the knife … 4 Total … 23 Number of attempted suicides … 40 Lost Children. Males … 402 Females … 215 — … 617 Restored to parents or guardians at station-houses … 411 Brought to Central office … 206 — … 617 The lost Children brought to Central Office were disposed of as follows: Delivered to parents or guardians … 164 Delivered to the Commissioners of Charities and correction … 32 Delivered to the society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Children … 4 Delivered to St. Stephen’s Home … 5 Sent to Bellevue Hospital … 1 — … 206 Table showing the Number of Lodgings furnished to Indigent Persons during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. PRECINCTS … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. First … 11 … 4 … 15 Fourth … 4,097 … 2,292 … 6,389 Fifth … 381 … 416 … 797 Seventh … 603 … 919 … 1,522 Eighth … 87 … 810 … 897 Ninth … 820 … 657 … 1,477 Tenth … 3,198 … 2,755 … 5,953 Eleventh … 4 … 1,247 … 1,251 Twelfth … 1,169 … 82 … 1,251 Fourteenth … 1,293 … 1,299 … 2,592 Fifteenth … 1,820 … 1,678 … 3,498 Sixteenth … 27 … 718 … 745 Seventeenth … 14 … 489 … 503 Eighteenth … 753 … 841 … 1,594 Nineteenth … 1,421 … 462 … 1,883 Twentieth … 414 … 483 … 897 Twenty-first … 725 … 335 … 1,060 Twenty-second … 1,011 … 503 … 1,514 Twenty-third … 555 … 123 … 678 Twenty-seventh … 521 … 200 … 721 Twenty-ninth … 821 … 559 … 1,380 Thirtieth … — … 1 … 1 Thirty-first … 557 … 9 … 566 Thirty-second … 111 … 7 … 118 Thirty-third … 7 … — … 7 Thirty-fourth … 427 … 2 … 429 Thirty-fifth … 55 … 5 … 60 Totals … 20,902 … 16,896 … 37,798 Schedule “C.” HOUSE OF DETENTION, NEW YORK, January 1, 1881. To SETH C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk: SIR—In compliance with the rules of the Department I herewith submit the following report for the quarter ending December 31, 1880, of the names of persons detained as witnesses during the months of October, November and December, 1880, together with the offense inwhich they were detained to given evidence, and the date of their commitment and discharge. Yours respectfully, CHARLES U. COMBES, SEN., Sergeant in Charge. Remaining in House September 30, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. James Williams … Forgery … Jan. 14, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Antonia Mangone … Homicide … June 8, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Henry Leursen … Felonious Assault … Sept. 14, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Thomas McDonald … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Maggie Shandley … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Reta Whitney … Larceny from Person … Sept. 25, 1880 … Oct. 4, 1880 Thomas Collins … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Maria Parker … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Martin Johnson … Robbery … Sept. 28, 1880 … Oct. 6, 1880 Emil Figaro … Felonious Assault … Sept. 29, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Frederick Miller … Larceny from Person … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Andrew Ansell … Violation of Lottery Law … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 2, 1880 [column 2] Committed, October, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Harry Christopher … Violation Lottery Law … Oct. 1, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Hugh Roper … Larceny from Person … Oct. 2, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Lulu Hart … Felonious Assault … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Albert Kessell … Larceny from Person … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Catharine Courtney … Felonious Assault … Oct. 4, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Richard Roach … Grand Larceny … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Daniel Galligan … Robbery … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 Eliza Jordan … Assault and Battery … Oct. 7, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 John Swartz … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Louis Sall … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Charles A. Peterson … Grand Larceny … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Samuel Howard … Felonious Assault … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 12, 1880 William King … Grand Larceny … Oct.11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Ellen Hennessey … Assault and Battery … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Kaite Canopa … Felonious Assault … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Robert F. Gowren … Robbery … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 James Seaman … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 William Burns … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Thomas Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Samuel Selisffer… Indecent Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 19, 1880 Phillip Farrell … Assault and Battery … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … Oct. 14, 1880 … *Oct. 23, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Picolo Stephana … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Nicholo Pooane … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Moses Archer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Lizzie Winslow … Larceny from Person … Oct. 16, 1880 … Oct. 21, 1880 Peter Caragher … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Louis Barde … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Agnes Besson … Larceny from Person … Oct. 19, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Michael Sheehan … Larceny from Person … Oct. 21, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 John Meyer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 22, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Bridget Fullerton … Assault and Battery … Oct. 22, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … †Oct. 25, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 Henry Moran … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 Mary Lynch … Felonious Assault … Oct. 27, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 George M. Kettlesen … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 31, 1880 Emma Smith … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 James Love … Burglary … Oct. 28, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Matthew Coughlin … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 George M. Makin … Assault and Battery … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Robert Scott … Felonious Assault … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eugene Renoud … Larceny from Person … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 5, 1880 Michael Connery … Felonious Assault … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 2, 1880 *Escaped. †Recaptured. Committed, November, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Estrom Duval … Burglary … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Andrew McCann … Robbery … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 Joseph Schaeffer … Felonious Assault … Nov. 1, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Thomas Lunt … Assault and Battery … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 John Tellehanty … Homicide … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 10, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … Nov. 3, 1880 … *Nov. 3, 1880 Charles Schwab … Embezzlement … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Joseph Cornell … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Patrick Cody … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 James Welsh … Petit Larceny … Nov. 5, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Henry Morand … Larceny from Person … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eliza Doll … Abduction … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Wm. Fretham … Confidence Game … Nov. 7, 1880 … Nov. 12, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 August Haller … Homicide … Nov. 10, 1880 … [?] Mary J. Herring … Felonious Assault … Nov. 11, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 Samuel S. Morey … Perjury … Nov. 11, 1880 … — Saide Smith … Larceny from Person … Nov. 13, 1880 … Nov. 13, 1880 Honora Brown … Burglary … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 17, 1880 Frank McCormack … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Mary Rogers … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 19, 1880 Frank Ferris … Sodomy … Nov. 18, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … †Nov. 18, 1880 … Dec. 6, 1880 Mary Wiley … Petit Larceny … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Isaac Deyo [Colored] … Burglary … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 George H. Demente … Embezzlement … Nov. 21, 1880 … Nov. 25, 1880 John c. Heckman … Felonious Assault … Nov. 22, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Conspiracy … Nov. 24, 1880 … Dec. 15, 1880 Anna Ross … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 26, 1880 Maggie Smith … Assault and Battery … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 30, 1880 Geotleib Haller … Larceny from Person … Nov. 26, 1880 … Dec. 2, 1880 Thomas Flannigan … Robbery … Nov. 27, 1880 … Dec.7, 1880 Peter Smith … Felonious Assault … Nov. 7, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 James Mahoney … Robbery … Nov. 2, 1880 … Dec. 9, 1880 Henry Fisher … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Henry Bridges … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Thomas Prentis … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Terrence Monohan … Felonious Assault … Nov. 30, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 James Hoffmire … Homicide … Nov. 30, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. †Returned from Hospital. Committed, December, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. John Brown … Petit Larceny … Dec. 1, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Ellen Murray… Homicide … Dec. 1, 1880 … — Margaret Smith … Assault and Battery … Dec. 3, 1880 … Dec. 7, 1880 Lottie King… Homicide … Dec. 3, 1880 … — Henry Smith … Larceny from Person … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Edward Hall … Felonious Assault … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Cornelius McCarty … Larceny from Person … Dec. 5, 1880 … Dec. 10, 1880 Augustus Miller … Received Stolen Goods … Dec. 6, 1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 Alice Bolan … Rape … Dec. 9, 1880 … — Mary E. Hollingsworth … Disorderly House … Dec. 10, 1880 … — Catharine Kirby … Violation Lottery Law … Dec. 11, 1880 … Dec. 13, 1880 Edward Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Dec. 13, 1880 … Dec. 20, 1880 William Dennis … Larceny from Person … Dec. 16, 1880 … Dec. 16, 1880 Anna Isles … Burglary … Dec. 18,1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 James Burns … Robbery … Dec. 19, 1880 … — Peter Smallen … Attempt to Rob … Dec. 21, 1880 … *Dec. 23, 1880 John Nichols … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Henry Schroeber … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 21, 1880 Thomas Lawley … Robbery … Dec. 21, 1880 … — Wm. H. Thompson … Larceny from Person … Dec. 22, 1880 … — Alexander Guthman … Gambling … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 James Wilson … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Wm. Hessler … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 John W. Bishop … Disorderly House … Dec. 24, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Nicholas Ward … Petit Larceny … Dec. 25, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 John Mahony … Robbery … Dec. 27, 1880 … — Terrance McCall … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Patrick O’Brien … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Henry Brown … Larceny from Person … Dec. 31, 1880 … — John McKinley … Assault and Battery … Dec. 31, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. RECAPITULATION. Remaining in House, September 30, 1880 … 12 Committed during October, 1880 … 44 Total … 56 Discharged during October … 38 Remaining November 1, 1880 … 18 Committed during November … 39 Total … 57 II. No72.- 1. To Mr Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of "The Soldiers Friend." The undersigned begs leave to present a history of his regiment from its organization in 1861, until its muster out of service in 1866; together with a little of his own personal experience during his sojourn in Dixie. My regiment, the 90th New York Volunteers, was organized in Brooklyn in October, 1861, and was commanded by Colonel Joseph S. Morgan. The Regiment left Brooklyn in November , 18161, and proceeded to Governor's Island, where it remained until January, the 5th, 1862; on which day it sailed on board Steamship Illinois for Key West, Florida; arriving there on the 12th of the same month, and remaining there, doing garrison duty until October , when we were ordered, and proceeded to Beaufort, South Carolina. We remained seven weeks at that place, when we were ordered back to Key West, where we remained several months. During the summer of this year (1862) the yellow fever broke out, and before it abated, over two hundred men fell victims to its ravages; every man in my Company ("G") were taken ill with it, with the exception of the 1st Sergeant and the Fifer. No. 72. 2. In May, 1863, the Regiment was sent to Louisiana, and for a time encamped at Brashear City, thence it removed to Barry's Landing, (Tesche country); at this point a provisional brigade was organized under Colonel Morgan; and by orders of General Banks conducted a contraband train, consisting of six thousand persons, and two thousand horses from Barry's Landing to Brashear City, a distance of nearly two hundred miles. The Regiment afterwards took a prominent part during the entire siege of "Port Hudson", and was conspicuous for its gallantry in the assault on the rebel works there on the 14th of June, 1863, losing about eighty men, out of a force of about two hundred; it was at this place, your humble servant lost his right forearm. The Regiment almost unanimously reinlisted in February, 1864, while on duty on the New Orleans and Opelousa Railroad, and was after -wards engaged in the following battles under command of Lieut. Colonel Nelson Shaurman: " Donaldsonville, La. July 13th, 1863 " Opegnan Creek, Va. Sept 19th, 1864, " Fishers Hill, Va. Sept 22nd, 1864 " Cedar Creek, Va. Oct 19th, 1864 From Virginia the regiment was ordered to Haw- -Ruisville, Georgia, where it performed garrison No. 72- 3. duty until February, the 9th, 1866; when it was mustered out of service. Your humble servant enlisted at Governor's Island, December 21st, 1861, as a private in Company "G", 90th Regiment, New York State Volunteers - was appointed corporal April, 10th, 1862, and sergeant July, the 18th, 1862; was with my regiment until June 14th, 1863, when I was wounded at Port Hudson, losing my right fore-arm. I was discharged at New Orleans, August, the 31st, 1863. Very Respectfully George W. Bush late Sergeant Co. "G", 90th Regiment N.Y.L. Vols Residence: No 21, Norfolk Street, New York, City. #73 1867 June 17 Respectfully Dedicated To The Eighth Regt. Third Brigade and First Division New York State Militia Washington Greys of the Left Arm Corps By Alfred D. Whitehouse Co, D. The Right, and Left, Arm of the Nation's Defense, The Army and Navy. The Undersigned, Enlisted in the Eighth Regiment Company S. Washington Greys New York State Militia -February 1st 1859- The Regiment was mustered in the United States Service April 20th 1861, for the period of Three Months. I lost my right arm at the battle of Bull Run, Manasses, Virginia on Sunday --JULY 21st 1861 -- Discharged from the service November 12-1861, Wrote this with my left hand. Alfred D. Whitehouse New York, June 17th 1867- The right arm's gone, the nation yet remains, The many perished, yet we are saved, The right, will triumph over wrong, Tho it leave us but, one left arm strong, The Pen is mightier than the sword, And can be wield from right, to left, with great efect, "Give us Work, that we can do! And don't be afraid of what we cant do, Because one arm, is not two, So deny us the right. Give us work that we can do- For God hath decreed and blessed be he That all men from labor should not be free, Till death shall call us hence. Give us work that we can do For Solider's in War, Citizens in peace, Our cause it was Just, and God hath us Blessed, So why these blessings retain, The Press. A million tongues are thine; and they are heard Speaking of Hope to nations, in the prime, Of Freedom's day, to hasten on the time When the wide world of spirit shall be stirred With higher aims than now - when man shall call Each man his brother each shall tell to each, His tale of love, and pure and holy speech, Be music for the soul's high festival; The gentle tones are heard, like choral waves, Reaching the mountain, plain, and quiet vale- Thy thunder-tones are like the sweeping gale, Bidding the tribes of men no more be slaves; And earth's remotest island hears the sound, That floats on ether wings the world around. Wm. Oland Bourne # 74 No 1 West Camden June 15th 1867 William Oland Bourne Dear Sir, I received your communication under post mark of April twelfth and have concluded to write to you, not with the expectation of obtaining your premium, for I have not practiced writing eno- ugh since losing my right arm to be an exp- ert penman, but have written only what was necessary for getting along with the business of the farm. and of course there is more than ten who are in advance of me, I am now fourty four years old, I enlisted the last monday in December 1863, as a recruit, and was mustered into the First Regiment of Maine Heavy Artill- ery on the first wednesday in January 1864. at Augusta Maine. The Regiment then lay in the defences of Washington, about eight miles above the Potomock at Fort Sumner, I was kept at Augusta one week, and then taken to Port- land where I was kept one week and then No 2 started for the regiment, where I arrived after all necessary delays of travel on wednesday the 27th of January 1864. On the next day I was assign- ed to Co G., Captain[? F.C. Stowes?], in which compa ny I remained during my time of service. We remained at the Fort until the 23rd of Februa- ry when we were ordered to Washington, to guard prisoners, and four companies went down to the City, and the 25th were ordered back to the Fort. On the morning of the 27th we were again ordered to Washington, and commenced to guard the Old Capital, and Carroll Prisons, where we rem- ained doing duty as guards until the 30th of March 1864. when we received orders to return to Fort until the 15th of May 1864, when we started for the Front as Infantry. We marched to Was- hington. went on board steamer and was landed at Bell plains landing, where we remained until the 17th and then started for the Front by way of Fredericksburg , we arrived on the morning No. 3 of the 18th and reported to Gen. Mead as I was informed. On the afternoon of the 19th May 1864 the rebbells attacked a provision train. and we we double quicked about two miles formed into line and charged through the woods about half a mile and fought the enemy until nine O'clock in the evening or later when we were relieved and retired from the field. This was my first battle. It was at or near Spotsylvania. The Regiment had about four hundred and fifty men killed and wounded, Go. G. lost fourteen men. From this time until the sixteenth of June, we were marching and building breastworks, on the evening of the 16th I was in a little picket skirmish, we drove back the enemies picket and built a breastwork. I did not learn the name of the place. On the 18th June 1864 when near Petersburg, our Regiment was ordered to make a charge on the enemys works and in so doing it was badly cut to pieces, Co.G. having thirty six men left for duty, out of 119 who drew rations, the night before. No.4 I received a wound on the inside of the right arm from a rifle shot which cut the flesh nearly to the bone. I reported to the Division Hospital the next morning and from there to City point. had my arm dressed and staid there two nights then was carried to Washington where I remained four days and was then transported to Augusta, Maine on board the Steamer Ashland , under the controll of a Dutchman for a Surgeon, who took better care of himself than he did of the wounded men. and as a consequence the wounds became gangreenous and did not do well. On arriving at Augusta Me. the Hosp- ital not being in readiness, all who could be, were sent home on furlough of thirty days. On the sixth of July 1864 I left the Hospital at Augusta by Stage for West Camden where I arrived at five o'clock P.M. My wound then began to swell and became very painful, and on the first of August in the evening the main Artery parted. No 5 and the gangreen killed the bone, on the second day of August 1864 the arm was amputated near the shoulder, and I was not able to report back to the Hospital until the twenty third day of December following. I remained in the Hospital until the 14th day of June 21865 when I received my dis- charge from the service, for disability. I enlisted as a private for three years, in the first Regiment Maine Heavy Artill- ery, Co, G. and remained a private til my discharge. Fred C. Hoes, Capt of Co. G. Killed. David Chaplin Col 1st Me. H.A. Yours very Respectfully, Minott Tolman To Wm Oland Bourne. West Camden, June 25 1867 Personally appeared Minott Tolman and made Oath that the foregoing is a specimen of his left-hand writing, and that he never wrote with his left- hand previous to the amputation of his right-arm, Before me Elbridge G.S. Ingraham Justice of the Peace Wm. Oland Bourne- Sir I would state to you that I a personally & inti- mately acquainted with Mr. Minott Tolman & kow the specimen of writing alluded so in the above to be his Resptly Yours, E.G.S. Ingerham 74 M Tolman P Maine Heavy Artil 2 50 E D Hilts Yorktown Evacuation FEBRUARY 17, 1881. THE CITY RECORD. 299 Social Condition of Persons Arrested. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Married … 4,036 … 1,517 … 5,553 Single … 8,433 … 2,572 … 11,005 — … 12,469 … 4.089 … 16,558 Education of Prisoners. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Able to read and write … 10,857 … 3,468 … 14,325 No education … 1,612 … 621 … 2,233 — … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 Occupations of Persons Arrested. Agents … 126, Liquor Dealers … 73 Actors … 9, Laundresses … 53 Actress … 1, Lawyers … 37 Artists … 9, Lottery and Policy Dealers … 52 Auctioneers …. 5, Locksmiths … 9 Architects … 5, Laborers … 4,144 Assayers … 2, Lithographers … 4 Blacksmiths … 113, Letter-carriers … 2 Bakers … 115, Merchants … 74 Butchers … 135, Machinists … 109 Barbers … 69, Messengers, Errand Boys … 59 Brokers … 45, Musicians … 28 Bar-tenders … 207, Milkmen … 26 Boot-blacks … 76, Milliner … 1 Brass-founders and finishers … 32, Masons … 127 Bell-ringer … 1, Mechanics … 3 Book-binders … 40, Millers … 2 Book-keepers … 28, Moulders … 71 Bill-posters … 5, Manufacturers … 30 Boiler-makers … 19, Miners … 7 Box-makers … 21, Marshal … 1 Builders … 15, Millwrights … 2 Beggars … 6, Newsboys … 34 Brewers … 9, Nurses … 3 Brush-makers … 13, Naval Officer … 1 Brakemen … 3, Nailer … 1 Boatmen … 68, Oystermen … 46 Bankers … 4, Operators … 9 Bag-sewers … 2, Opticians … 2 Bronzers … 2, Prostitutes … 530 Bottler … 1, Painters … 213 Clerks … 559, Pedlars, Venders … 357 Carpenters … 220, Printers … 196 Cartmen … 72, Plasterers … 30 Coachmen … 38, Porters … 123 Coopers … 58, Plumbers … 140 Cooks … 140, Policeman … 1 Cabinet-makers … 30, Potter … 1 Cigar-makers … 142, Perfumer … 1 Carriage-makers … 6, Photographers … 6 Confectioners … 16, Physicians an dSurgeons … 12 Cutters … 23, Piano-makers … 14 Carvers … 25, Polishers … 24 Caulkers … 2, Pilots … 3 Curriers … 2, Packers … 4 Contractors … 5, Pile-driver … 1 Conductors … 18, Professor … 1 Casher … 1, Poets … 2 Collectors … 9, Publisher … 1 Carder … 1, Roofers … 16 Chair-makers … 6, Riggers … 7 Chemist … 1, Rag-pickers … 14 Clergyman … 1, Runners … 2 Cap-makers … 3, Servants … 244 Drivers … 567, Sailors … 237 Druggists … 10, Shoemakers … 211 Dyers … 3, Seamstresses … 60 Dentists … 5, Saloon-keepers … 96 Dog-catchers … 10, Stone-cutters … 63 Detectives … 9, School Children … 54 Dealers … 29, Store-keepers … 10 Doorman … 1, Salesmen … 31 Engineers … 63, Saleswomen … 8 Expressmen … 35, Sail-makers … 11 Engravers … 13, Speculators … 22 Editors, Reporters, Journalists … 24, Sheriff’s Deputies … 4 Farmers … 43, Shipper … 1 Florists … 11, Stevedores … 5 Factory Operatives … 2, Stewards … 6 Firemen … 47, Scavenger … 1 Frame-makers … 9, Samplers … 3 Fishermen … 9, Student … 1 Foremen … 2, Switchman … 1 Filer … 1, Soldiers … 11 Furriers … 5, Stationer … 1 Grinders … 2, Sexton … 1 Grocers … 141, Tailors … 232 Gas and Steam-fitters … 23, Tinsmiths … 107 Gold and Silversmiths … 19, Tobacconists … 20 Gardners … 21, Turners … 4 Glass-workers … 9, Teachers … 10 Gilders … 7, Telegraphers … 8 Gatemen … 2, Tuners … 2 Gunsmiths … 3, Thieves … 2 Glazier … 1, Upsholsterers … 19 House-keepers … 385, Umbrella Makers … 5 Hotel-keepers … 11, Undertakers … 5 Hostlers … 36, Varnishers … 20 Horse-shoers … 16, Vocalists … 2 Hatters … 48, Veterinary Surgeon … 1 Hackmen … 24, Waiters … 192 Horse Dealers … 17, Waitresses … 2 Harness-makers and Saddlers …29, Weavers … 20 House of Prostitution Keepers … 9, Weighers … 4 Horse Clippers … 2, Watchmen … 35 Icemen … 6, Wheelwright … 1 Inventor … 1, Whitewasher … 1 Inspectors … 4, Wire-worker … 1 Junkmen … 74 Jewelers … 44, No occupation … 3,663 Japanner …1 Janitors … 8, Total … 16,558 [column 2] Table showing the Number of Arrests for Felony during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880, and the Disposition made of the Prisoners. — … Males … Females … Total … Discharged without Trial … Acquitted … Convicted … Delivered to other Authorities … Bailed to Keep the Peace … Cases Pending Arson … 2 … — … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 Abduction … 3 … 1 … 4 … 1 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 Burglary … 214 … — … 214 … 37 … 22 … 105 … 2 … — … 48 Burglary and Rape … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Attempted Burglary … 6 … — … 6 … — … — … 4 … — … — … 2 Bigamy … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 Blackmail … 2 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Embezzlement … 38 … — … 38 … 18 … 4 … 7 … 3 … — … 6 Felonious Assault … 166 … 11 … 177 … 46 … 10 … 36 … 1 … 2 … 82 Forgery … 25 … — … 25 … 8 … 2 … 2 … 4 … — … 9 False Pretences … 21 … — … 21 … 5 … 1 … 3 … — … — … 12 Grand Larceny … 179 … 34 … 213 … 51 … 11 … 75 … 11 … — … 65 Attempted Grand Larceny … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Burglary … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Embezzlement … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Homicide … 25 … — … 25 … 12 … — … — … — … — … 13 Infanticide … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Larceny from the Person … 103 … 35 … 138 … 40 … 12 … 47 … 1 … — … 38 Mayhem … 3 … — … 3 … 2 … — … — … — … — … 1 Passing Counterfeit Money … 9 … — … 9 … 6 … — … — … — … — … 3 Perjury … 5 … — … 5 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 4 Robbery … 64 … 3 … 67 … 23 … 7 … 13 … — … — … 24 Attempted Robert … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Receiving Stolen Goods … 19 … 5 … 24 … 12 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 9 Rape … 4 … — … 4 … 2 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Rape and Robbery … 2 … — … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — Robbing United States Mail … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — Sodomy … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … — Subornation of Perjury … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Violation of Election Laws … 16 … — … 16 … 11 … 2 … — … — … — … 3 Violation of Lottery Laws … 12 … — … 12 … 4 … — … — … — … — … 8 — … 929 … 91 … 1,020 … 282 … 72 … 301 … 23 … 2 … 340 PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON PERSONS CONVICTED OF THE FOREGOING FELONIES. Sentenced to imprisonment in State Prison for the term of— Twelve years … 2 Fifteen years … 5 Ten years … 2 Nine years … 1 Seven and one-half years … 1 Seven years … 1 Five years … 18 Four and one-half years … 10 Four years … 5 Three and one-half years … 21 Three years … 7 Two and one-half years … 37 Two years … 25 One and one-half year … 15 One and one-third years … 3 One year … 11 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 Sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the term of— Twelve years … 1 Four and one-half years … 1 Three and one-half years … 1 Three years … 3 Two and one-half years … 4 Two years … 2 One and one-half year … 3 One year … 12 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 One year and one hundred dollars fine … 1 One year and fifty dollars fine … 1 Eight months … 1 Six months … 21 Six months and fifty dollars fine … 2 Five months … 2 Four months … 4 Three months … 4 Two months … 4 Two months and ten dollars fine … 1 One month and twenty-five dollars fine … 1 One month … 3 Sentenced to imprisonment in City Prison for the term of— Thirty days … 5 Fifteen days … 2 Ten days … 6 Five days … 2 Fined twenty dollars … 1 Committed to Catholic Protectory … 4 Committed to Jewish Reformatory … 1 Committed to Juvenile Asylum … 2 Committed to Elmira Reformatory … 19 Committed to House of Refuge … 7 Committed to Lunatic Asylum … 2 Sentenced suspended … 12 Aggregate of the above terms of imprisonment, exclusive of committals to reformatories, asylums, etc., 652 years 8 months and 10 days. Persons Aided by the Police. Sick and destitute persons … 313 Persons having fits in the streets … 113 Cut or stabbed … 94 Shot … 41 Otherwise injured in assaults and affrays … 123 Run over and injured by vehicles … 114 Injured by falling … 454 Injured by explosions … 13 Crushed … 121 Injured by collision … 1 Injured by being thrown from vehicles … 50 Bitten by dogs … 4 Insane persons … 33 Rescued from drowning … 28 Kicked by horses … 4 Frozen … 9 Suffering from alcohollsm … 25 Suffering from suffocation … 11 Suffering from poison … 1 Suffering from burns … 33 Other persons aided and assisted … 95 Total … 1,680 Conveyed to Hospital … 1,544 Conveyed or sent home … 136 Total … 1,680 300 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 17, 1881. Buildings Secured by the Police. Stores … 226 Dwellings … 45 Cellars … 29 Saloons …21 Stables … 2 Offices … 13 Factories … 11 Church … 1 Total … 348 Number of fires reported … 416 Number of animals found astray … 227 Water found running and turned off, places … 20 Number of run-away teams reported … 3 Number of child-births in the streets … 15 Number of sudden deaths reported … 197 Number of persons found drowned … 27 Number of dead infants found … 15 Number of still-born children and fœtuses found … 5 Number of foundlings … 24 Dogs shot … 1 Collisions of vessels reported … 4 Number of violations of Corporation ordinances reported … 19,113 Suicides. By poison … 2 By shooting … 9 By drowning … 2 By hanging … 3 By asphyxia … 3 By the knife … 4 Total … 23 Number of attempted suicides … 40 Lost Children. Males … 402 Females … 215 — … 617 Restored to parents or guardians at station-houses … 411 Brought to Central office … 206 — … 617 The lost Children brought to Central Office were disposed of as follows: Delivered to parents or guardians … 164 Delivered to the Commissioners of Charities and correction … 32 Delivered to the society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Children … 4 Delivered to St. Stephen’s Home … 5 Sent to Bellevue Hospital … 1 — … 206 Table showing the Number of Lodgings furnished to Indigent Persons during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. PRECINCTS … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. First … 11 … 4 … 15 Fourth … 4,097 … 2,292 … 6,389 Fifth … 381 … 416 … 797 Seventh … 603 … 919 … 1,522 Eighth … 87 … 810 … 897 Ninth … 820 … 657 … 1,477 Tenth … 3,198 … 2,755 … 5,953 Eleventh … 4 … 1,247 … 1,251 Twelfth … 1,169 … 82 … 1,251 Fourteenth … 1,293 … 1,299 … 2,592 Fifteenth … 1,820 … 1,678 … 3,498 Sixteenth … 27 … 718 … 745 Seventeenth … 14 … 489 … 503 Eighteenth … 753 … 841 … 1,594 Nineteenth … 1,421 … 462 … 1,883 Twentieth … 414 … 483 … 897 Twenty-first … 725 … 335 … 1,060 Twenty-second … 1,011 … 503 … 1,514 Twenty-third … 555 … 123 … 678 Twenty-seventh … 521 … 200 … 721 Twenty-ninth … 821 … 559 … 1,380 Thirtieth … — … 1 … 1 Thirty-first … 557 … 9 … 566 Thirty-second … 111 … 7 … 118 Thirty-third … 7 … — … 7 Thirty-fourth … 427 … 2 … 429 Thirty-fifth … 55 … 5 … 60 Totals … 20,902 … 16,896 … 37,798 Schedule “C.” HOUSE OF DETENTION, NEW YORK, January 1, 1881. To SETH C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk: SIR—In compliance with the rules of the Department I herewith submit the following report for the quarter ending December 31, 1880, of the names of persons detained as witnesses during the months of October, November and December, 1880, together with the offense inwhich they were detained to given evidence, and the date of their commitment and discharge. Yours respectfully, CHARLES U. COMBES, SEN., Sergeant in Charge. Remaining in House September 30, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. James Williams … Forgery … Jan. 14, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Antonia Mangone … Homicide … June 8, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Henry Leursen … Felonious Assault … Sept. 14, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Thomas McDonald … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Maggie Shandley … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Reta Whitney … Larceny from Person … Sept. 25, 1880 … Oct. 4, 1880 Thomas Collins … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Maria Parker … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Martin Johnson … Robbery … Sept. 28, 1880 … Oct. 6, 1880 Emil Figaro … Felonious Assault … Sept. 29, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Frederick Miller … Larceny from Person … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Andrew Ansell … Violation of Lottery Law … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 2, 1880 [column 2] Committed, October, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Harry Christopher … Violation Lottery Law … Oct. 1, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Hugh Roper … Larceny from Person … Oct. 2, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Lulu Hart … Felonious Assault … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Albert Kessell … Larceny from Person … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Catharine Courtney … Felonious Assault … Oct. 4, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Richard Roach … Grand Larceny … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Daniel Galligan … Robbery … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 Eliza Jordan … Assault and Battery … Oct. 7, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 John Swartz … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Louis Sall … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Charles A. Peterson … Grand Larceny … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Samuel Howard … Felonious Assault … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 12, 1880 William King … Grand Larceny … Oct.11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Ellen Hennessey … Assault and Battery … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Kaite Canopa … Felonious Assault … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Robert F. Gowren … Robbery … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 James Seaman … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 William Burns … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Thomas Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Samuel Selisffer… Indecent Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 19, 1880 Phillip Farrell … Assault and Battery … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … Oct. 14, 1880 … *Oct. 23, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Picolo Stephana … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Nicholo Pooane … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Moses Archer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Lizzie Winslow … Larceny from Person … Oct. 16, 1880 … Oct. 21, 1880 Peter Caragher … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Louis Barde … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Agnes Besson … Larceny from Person … Oct. 19, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Michael Sheehan … Larceny from Person … Oct. 21, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 John Meyer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 22, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Bridget Fullerton … Assault and Battery … Oct. 22, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … †Oct. 25, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 Henry Moran … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 Mary Lynch … Felonious Assault … Oct. 27, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 George M. Kettlesen … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 31, 1880 Emma Smith … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 James Love … Burglary … Oct. 28, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Matthew Coughlin … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 George M. Makin … Assault and Battery … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Robert Scott … Felonious Assault … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eugene Renoud … Larceny from Person … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 5, 1880 Michael Connery … Felonious Assault … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 2, 1880 *Escaped. †Recaptured. Committed, November, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Estrom Duval … Burglary … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Andrew McCann … Robbery … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 Joseph Schaeffer … Felonious Assault … Nov. 1, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Thomas Lunt … Assault and Battery … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 John Tellehanty … Homicide … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 10, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … Nov. 3, 1880 … *Nov. 3, 1880 Charles Schwab … Embezzlement … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Joseph Cornell … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Patrick Cody … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 James Welsh … Petit Larceny … Nov. 5, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Henry Morand … Larceny from Person … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eliza Doll … Abduction … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Wm. Fretham … Confidence Game … Nov. 7, 1880 … Nov. 12, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 August Haller … Homicide … Nov. 10, 1880 … [?] Mary J. Herring … Felonious Assault … Nov. 11, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 Samuel S. Morey … Perjury … Nov. 11, 1880 … — Saide Smith … Larceny from Person … Nov. 13, 1880 … Nov. 13, 1880 Honora Brown … Burglary … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 17, 1880 Frank McCormack … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Mary Rogers … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 19, 1880 Frank Ferris … Sodomy … Nov. 18, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … †Nov. 18, 1880 … Dec. 6, 1880 Mary Wiley … Petit Larceny … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Isaac Deyo [Colored] … Burglary … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 George H. Demente … Embezzlement … Nov. 21, 1880 … Nov. 25, 1880 John c. Heckman … Felonious Assault … Nov. 22, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Conspiracy … Nov. 24, 1880 … Dec. 15, 1880 Anna Ross … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 26, 1880 Maggie Smith … Assault and Battery … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 30, 1880 Geotleib Haller … Larceny from Person … Nov. 26, 1880 … Dec. 2, 1880 Thomas Flannigan … Robbery … Nov. 27, 1880 … Dec.7, 1880 Peter Smith … Felonious Assault … Nov. 7, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 James Mahoney … Robbery … Nov. 2, 1880 … Dec. 9, 1880 Henry Fisher … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Henry Bridges … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Thomas Prentis … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Terrence Monohan … Felonious Assault … Nov. 30, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 James Hoffmire … Homicide … Nov. 30, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. †Returned from Hospital. Committed, December, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. John Brown … Petit Larceny … Dec. 1, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Ellen Murray… Homicide … Dec. 1, 1880 … — Margaret Smith … Assault and Battery … Dec. 3, 1880 … Dec. 7, 1880 Lottie King… Homicide … Dec. 3, 1880 … — Henry Smith … Larceny from Person … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Edward Hall … Felonious Assault … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Cornelius McCarty … Larceny from Person … Dec. 5, 1880 … Dec. 10, 1880 Augustus Miller … Received Stolen Goods … Dec. 6, 1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 Alice Bolan … Rape … Dec. 9, 1880 … — Mary E. Hollingsworth … Disorderly House … Dec. 10, 1880 … — Catharine Kirby … Violation Lottery Law … Dec. 11, 1880 … Dec. 13, 1880 Edward Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Dec. 13, 1880 … Dec. 20, 1880 William Dennis … Larceny from Person … Dec. 16, 1880 … Dec. 16, 1880 Anna Isles … Burglary … Dec. 18,1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 James Burns … Robbery … Dec. 19, 1880 … — Peter Smallen … Attempt to Rob … Dec. 21, 1880 … *Dec. 23, 1880 John Nichols … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Henry Schroeber … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 21, 1880 Thomas Lawley … Robbery … Dec. 21, 1880 … — Wm. H. Thompson … Larceny from Person … Dec. 22, 1880 … — Alexander Guthman … Gambling … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 James Wilson … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Wm. Hessler … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 John W. Bishop … Disorderly House … Dec. 24, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Nicholas Ward … Petit Larceny … Dec. 25, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 John Mahony … Robbery … Dec. 27, 1880 … — Terrance McCall … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Patrick O’Brien … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Henry Brown … Larceny from Person … Dec. 31, 1880 … — John McKinley … Assault and Battery … Dec. 31, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. RECAPITULATION. Remaining in House, September 30, 1880 … 12 Committed during October, 1880 … 44 Total … 56 Discharged during October … 38 Remaining November 1, 1880 … 18 Committed during November … 39 Total … 57 No 74- 1. West Camden, June 15th, 1867 Wm Oland Bourne, Dear Sir: I received your communication under postmark of April, the 12th, and have concluded to write to you; not with the expectation of obtaining your premium, for I have not practised writing enough, since losing my right arm, to be an expert penman, but have written only what was necessary for getting along with the business of the farm, and of course there is more than ten who are in advance of me. I am now forty years old. I enlisted the last Monday in December, 1863, as a recruit, and was mustered into the first Regiment of Maine Heavy Artillery on the first Wednesday in January, 1864, at Augusta, Maine. The Regiment then lay in the defences of Washington, about 8 miles above the City on the Maryland side of the Potomac at Fort Sumner, I was kept at Augusta one week, and then taken to Portland, where I was kept also one week, and then started for the Regiment, where I arrived after all necessary delays of travel, on Wednesday, the 27th of January, 1864. II No. 74 2. On the next day I was assigned to Com- pany "J", Captain F.C. Howes, in which Company I remained during my time of ser- vice. We remained at the Fort until the 23d of February, when we were ordered to Washington City to guard prisoners, and four companies went down to the city, and on the 25th were ordered back to the Fort. On the morning of the 27th we were again ordered to Washington, and commenced to guard the old Capital, and Caroll prisons, where we remained doing duty as guards until the 30th of March 1864, when we received orders to return to the Fort, being relieved by a regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. We remained at the Fort until the 15th of May, 1864, when we started for the front as Infantry. We marched to Washington, went on board a steamer and were landed at Belleplaines Landing, where we remained until the 17th, and then started for the front by way of Fredericksburg. We arrived on the morning of the 18th, and reported to a General Mead, as I was informed. On the 19th of May, 1864, the rebels attacked a provision train, and we were double quicked about two miles, formed into line and charged II No. 74.- 3. through the woods about half a mile, and fought the enemy until 9 o'clock in the evening or later, when we were relieved and ordered to retire from the field. The was my first battle. It was at or near Spottsylvania. The regiment had about four hundred and fifty men kil- ed and wounded. Company "J" lost fourteen men. From this time until the 16th of June, we were marching and building breastworks, on the evening of the 16th I was in a little picket skirmish; we drove the enemy's pickets back and built a breastwork. I did not learn the name of this place. On the 18th of June, 1864, when near Peters- burg our regiment was ordered to make a charge on the enemy's works, and in so doing it was badly cut to pieces. Company "J" having thirty six men left for duty, out of 110 who drew rations the night before. I received a wound on the inside of the right arm from a rifle shot which cut the flesh nearly to the bone. I reported to the Division Hospital the next morning; sent from there to City Point, had my arm dressed and stayed there two nights; then was carried to Washington, where I remained four days, and was then transported to Augusta, Maine, on board the steamer Ashland, II. No. 74.- 4. under control of a dutchman for a surgeon, who took better care of himself, than he did of the wounded men, and as a consequence the wounds became gangreenous, and did not do well. On arriving at Augusta, Maine, the hospital not being in readiness, all who could be, were sent home on furlough of 30 days. On the sixth day of July, 1864, I left the hospital at Au- gust by the stage for West Camden where I arrived at 5 o'clock P.M. _ My wound soon began to swell and became very painful, and on the first of August in the evening the main artery parted and the gangreen having killed the bone, on the second day of August, 1864, the arm was amputated near the shoulder and I was not able to report back to the hospital until the 23rd day of December following. _ I remained in the hospital until the 14th day of June, 1865, when I received my discharge from the service, for disability. I enlisted as a private for three years in the first Regiment Maine Heavy Artillery, Co "J," and remained a private until my discharge. Fred. C. Howes, Captain of Co. "J", killed; Daniel Chaplin, Colonel, 1st Regt. Maine H.A. _ Yours very Respectfully, Minott Tolman . _ II. No. 74.- 5. West Camden, June 25th, 1867. Personally appeared Minott Tolman and made oath that the foregoing is a specimen of his left hand writing, and that he never write with his left hand, previous to the amputation of his right arm. Before me Elbridge G. T. Ingraham Justice of the Peace. Wm Oland Bourne, Sir, I would state to you, that I am personally and intimately ac- quainted with Mr. Minott Tolman, and know the specimen of the writing alluded to in the above to be his.. _ Respectfully Yours. E.G.T. Ingraham . 1867 - July 5 [Sei? 2] (75) (189) S.C. Clobridge (Farragut) State of New York Executive Department Albany July 5th, 1867 My dear Mr Bourne Yours requesting a photograph was duly recd. enclosed you will find one. more [???] to [g??] the prize [chai?] any thing else I guess. Sincerely Yours [?]. [?]. Clobridge To Seldon C. Clobridge, I have the pleasure of informing you that your manuscript has been selected for the Farragut Premium for Left Hand Penmanship, offered by Wm Oland Bourne, Editor of the Soldier's Friend. The voyager on the sea of life has storms to meet, and in some of his experiences he may find that the conflict of winds, and waves, and of enemies has disabled his craft, and he must reach the haven of rest under clearer skies and favoring winds, with his eye steadily turned to the true point. I Congratulate You on your skill in the use of the pen, and hope you will be rewarded by success and prosperity. By U. S. Grant D. G. Farragut General Admiral Aug. 8, 1867 State of New York Executive Department. Albany Dec 9th 1868 My dear Sir: Some four days ago I mailed to you a letter as you requested, acknowledging the receipt of the Farragut Premium for left hand penmanship. My duties for some time ?rast have been such that I neglected writing you as soon as I ought--but trust it is satisfactory not with standing the delay. Truly Yours ?.?. Clobridge William Oland Bour??, Editor Soldiers Friend, Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in submitting a brief history of my experience in the late war for the consideration of those selected to determine the best specimens of left- hand penmanship. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant Selden C. Clobridge late 1st S???t 113th N.?.V. 2 I enlisted in Co. "??" 115th Regt. N.Y. Vols, August eighth 1862. We left our camp or organization for the seat of war August twenty ninth 1862, arriving at Sandy Hook Md. on the first day of the month following, where we were arrived and equipped for service. We were immediately sent to Summit Point to guard a portion of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, where we remained till the morning of the third, when we were ordered to fall back to Harpers Ferry to assist in its defence against the anticipated attack of the rebel forces under command of Stonewall Jackson. The enemy advanced in force on the twelfth of September and owing to the treachery or imbecility of our commander we were surrendered on the 3 fifteen inst. We were immediately paroled and marched to Annapolis a distance of one hundred miles in six days. On the twenty fifth we embarked for Chicago Ill., where we arrived on the twenty eighth. We remained there until November twentieth, where w received orders to report to Washington D.C. where we arrived on the twenty third. We camped in this vicinity until the twenty sixth of December when we embarked for Yorktown Va. where we remained until January twenty third, where we sailed for Hilton Head S.C. We arrived at the latter place on the twenty sixth and immediately went into camp just outside of the fortifications where we remained till the twenty seventh of 4 June, where the regiment had become so reduced by sickness that it was thought advisable to move it to Beaufort S.C. which place we reached on the twenty seventh, but sickness and death were still with us and did not abate until cold weather set in. We remained in Beaufort until the following February, when we were sent with Seymour's division of the 10th Corps, into the State of Florida. We met the enemy in force at ?luste?, where I ws wounded in the left leg below the knee. I was then sent to Beaufort where I remained until April when I received a furlough of thirty days at the expiration of which I reformed my Regt. at White House Landing Va., I remained with my Regt. in the department of the James 5 until September twenty ninth 1864, when I was wounded in my right arm, by a shell, in the charge on Fort Gil???, resulting in amputation at the elbow. This disability greatly agravated by gangrene prevented my return to the field. I remained under treatment in the hospital until July eighteenth 1865 when I was discharged from the U.S. service. The following are the names of the battles and skirmished in which I was engaged: Maryland Heights Md. Boliv?n Heights Md. Jacksonville Fla. Camp Finegan Fla. Baldwin Fla. Sanderson Fla. Oluster Fla. Siege and battles of Petersburgh from June 23rd to July 30th 1864. Battle and charge of Ce??etry Hill Va. Deep Bottom Va August 6 16 17 and 18. Fort Gilmer Va. Post office address Executive Cha??b?n Albany N.Y. 75 Clobridge Farragut 434 THE CITY RECORD. MARCH 15, 1881. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, 117 AND 119 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK, March 3,1881. TO CONTRACTORS. (No. 129.) PROPOSALS FOR ESTIMATES FOR FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS. ESTIMATES FOR FURNISHING MATERIALS, consisting of small cobble, rip-rap and broken stone, sand, spruce and white oak timber, wrought-iron spikes, and rope, will be received be the Board of Commissioners at the head of the Department of Docks, at the office of said Department, Nos. 117 and 119 Duane street, in the City of New York, until 12 o'clock M. of WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1881. at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened by the head of said Department and read. The award of the contract or contracts, if awarded, will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids. Any person making an estimate for these materials or any class thereof, shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope to said Board, at said office, on or before the day and hour above named, which envelope shall be endorsed with the name or names of the person or persons presenting the same, the date of its presentation, and a statement of the materials to which it relates. The Engineer's estimate of the quantities to be furnished is as follows: Class 1. Small Cobble and Rip-rap Stone for Bulkhead or River Wall, to be deposited in place by Contractor. A. About 15,000 cubic yards of Small Cobble Stone. B. About 28,000 cubic yards of Rip-rap Stone. Class 2. Broken Stone for Concrete. About 3,200 cubic yards of Broken Stone. Class 3. Sand. About 1,100 cubic yards of Sand. Class 4. Spruce and White Oak Timber. A. Spruce Timber. — … Feet, B. M. 12" x 12" - 1 piece, 30 feet long … 360 " " - 53 pieces, 24 " … 15,264 " " - 154 " 20 1/2 " … 37,884 " " - 2 " 18 " … 432 Total 12" x 12" Spruce … 53,940 8" x 8" - 160 pieces, 29 feet long … 24,747 4" x 12" plank, in any lengths … 500 4" x 10" " " " … 500 4" plank, in 15, 18, 21 and 24 ft. lengths … 35,000 Total 4" Spruce plank, about … 36,000 3" x 8" plank, in any lengths … 2,400 Total Spruce Timber, about … 117,087 B. White Oak Timber. 8" x 8" - 40 pieces, 24 feet long … 5,120 (Note - Where lengths are specified under this class, no allowance or payment will be made for over lengths in any piece.) Class 5. Wrought-iron Spikes. 3/4" x 7" about … 4,000 lbs. 7-16" x 8" " … 6,000 " 7-16" x 10" " … 6,000 " 3/4" x 12" " … 4,000 " 3/4" x 18" " . … 2,000 " 7/8" x 22" " … 4,000 " 7/8" x 24" " … 3,000 " Total, about. … 29,000 " Class 6. Rope. Manila Rope, 2 inch, 2 coils (about 132 lbs. to coil), about … 264 lbs. Manila Rope, 3 inch, 5 coils (about 283 lbs. to coil), about … 1,415 " Manila Rope, 3 strand, 5 inch, 2 coils (about 737 lbs. to coil), about … 2,481 " Total Manila, 12 coils, about … 5,634 " 3 yarn Spun Yarn, 5 coils, about … 250 " Total Rope, about … 5,884 " Estimates may be made for one or more of the above six classes. The above materials are to be furnished in accordance with specifications, and are to be delivered as called for by orders from the Engineer-in-Chief. The small cobble and rip-rap stone for the Bulkhead or River Wall is to be delivered and properly deposited around and between the piles, and in front and rear of the work, at such points on the North river, south of Thirty-fourth street, as may be designated by the Engineer. The small cobble only is to placed in front and rear of the foundation, and is to be properly mixed with small cobble. The broken stone and sand are to be unloaded and delivered by the Contractor upon the scows of the Department, or upon piers or bulkheads, at such point or points along the North river water-front, south of Thirty-fourth street, as shall be designated, from time to time, by the Engineer. The spruce and white oak are to be delivered upon piers or bulkheads, or in rafts in the water, at such points along the North river water-front, south of Thirty-fourth street. as shall be designated, from time to time, by the Engineer, but it is expected that about one-fifth of the whole quantity of the spruce and white oak will be ordered to be delivered at or near the foot of Laight street. North river, and about four-fifths at or near the foot of West Twenty-fifth street, North river. The wrought-iron spikes and the rope will be delivered at the Department Store-house, near the foot of Bloomfield street, North river, in such quantities and at such times as shall be ordered by the Engineer. All materials in Classes 1, 2, and 3, will be measured in bulk, on board the vessels of the Contractor, at the place of delivery. All the spruce and white oak timber will be measured at the time and place of delivery. All the wrought-iron spikes and rope will be weighed at the Department Store-house, near the foot of Bloomfield street, North river, at the time of delivery. N. B. - As the above mentioned quantities, though stated with as much accuracy as is possible, in advance, are approximate only, bidders are required to submit their estimates upon the following express conditions, which shall apply to and become part of every estimate received. 1st. Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the foregoing Engineer's estimate, and shall not, at any time after the submission of their estimate, dispute or complain of such Engineer's estimate or statement, nor assert that there was any misunderstanding in regard to the nature or amount of the materials to be furnished. 2d. Bidders will be required to complete the contract to the satisfaction of Department of Docks, and in substantial accordance with the specifications of the contract. No extra compensation beyond the amount payable for the work before mentioned, which shall be actually performed, at the price therefor per cubic yard, per 1,000 feet board measure, or per pound, to be specified by the lowest bidder, shall be due or payable for the entire work. The bidder to whom an award is made shall give security for the faithful performance of his contract, in the manner prescribed and required by ordinance, in the sum of Seven thousand dollars for Class 1, in the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars for Class 2, in the sum of Three hundred dollars for Class 3, in the sum of Eight Hundred dollars for Class 4, in the sum of Three hundred dollars for Class 5, and in the sum of Two hundred dollars for Class 6, and, in case the contract for more than one of the above named classes is awarded to him, in the sum of the aggregate amount required for the several classes awarded to him. (column 2) The contractor is to be prepared to commence the delivery of the materials to be delivered under this contract, as follows: For the small cobble, rip-rap and broken stone, sand, wrought-iron spikes, and rope, on the 1st day of April, 1881. For the spruce and white oak timer, on the 1st day of May, 1881. The spruce and white oak timber, wrought-iron spikes, and rope, are to be wholly delivered and the contract or contracts therefor fully completed, on or before the 15th day of June, 1881, and the small cobble, rip-rap and broken stone and sand are to be wholly delivered and the contract or contracts therefor fully completed, on or before the 30th day of June, 1881. The damages to be paid by the contractor for each day that the contract or any part thereof may be unfulfilled after the time fixed for the fulfillment thereof has expired, and for each day that the delivery of any part of the materials to be delivered under the contract has been delayed, through neglect to furnish the same within ten days after the delivery of the order therefor from the Engineer, Sundays and holidays not to be excepted, are, in all cases, by a clause in the contract, fixed and liquidated at Fifty dollars per day. Bidders will state in their estimates the price per cubic yard, per 1,000 feet board measure, or per pound, as the case may be, for either or all of the above six classes of materials respectively, by which the bids will be tested. The price is to cover the expenses of freight, loading and unloading, towing, cartage, tools, run-ways, and all other expenses of furnishing all the necessary materials and labor, and the performance of all the work set forth in the approved form of contract and the specifications therein contained, including any claim that may arise through delay, from any cause, in the receiving of the material by the Department of Docks. Bidders will distinctly write out their bids, both in figures and in words, the amount of their estimates for furnishing this material. Should the lowest bidder or bidders neglect or refuse to accept to contract within forty-eight (48) hours after written notice that the same has been awarded to his or their bid or estimate, or if, after acceptance, he or they shall refuse or neglect to execute the contract and give the proper security for forty-eight (48) hours after notice that the same is ready for execution, he or they will be considered as having abandoned it, and as in default to the Corporation; and the contract will be readvertised and relet, and so on until it be accepted and executed. Bidders are required to state in their estimates their names and places of residence, the names of all persons interested with them therein; and if no other person be so interested, the estimate shall distinctly state the fact; also that the estimate is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair, and without collusion or fraud; and also that no member of the Common Council, head of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof; which estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party making the estimate, that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one person is interested, it is requisite that the verification be made and subscribed by all the parties interested. Each estimate shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in the City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect that if a contract be awarded to the person or persons making the estimate, they will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his or their sureties for its faithful performance; and that if said person or persons shall omit or refuse to execute the contract, they will pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which said person or persons would be entitled on its completion, and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person to whom the contract shall be awarded at any subsequent letting; the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the material by which the bids are tested; the consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same, that he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of the contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities as bail, surety, and otherwise; and that he has offered himself as surety in good faith, and with the intention to execute the bond required by law. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered is to be approved by the Comptroller of the City of New York, after the award is made and prior to the signing of the contract. Bidders are informed that no deviation from the specifications will be allowed, unless under the written instructions of the Engineer-in-Chief. No estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Corporation, upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation. The right to decline all the estimates is reserved, if deemed for the interest of the Corporation. Bidders are requested, in making their bids or estimates, to use the blank prepared for that purpose by the Department, a copy of which, together with the form of the agreement, including specifications, and showing the manner of payment for the materials to be furnished, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office of the Department. HENRY F. DIMOCK, JACOB VANDERPOLL, WILLIAM LAIMBERT, Commissioners of the Department of Docks. SUPREME COURT. In the matter of the application of the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks, for and in behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, relative to the opening of a certain continuous road and avenue known as Boston road and Westchester avenue, from Third avenue to the western line of the city, at the Bronx river. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BILL of the costs, charges and expenses incurred by reason of the proceedings in the above-entitled matter, will be presented for taxation in one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, at the Chambers of said Court, in the new Courthouse at the City Hall, in the City of New York, on the fifteenth day of March, 1881, at 10 1/2 o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard thereon; and also, that the said Bill of Costs has been filed in the Department of Public Works, as required by law. WILLIAM H. WICKHAM, BERNARD SMYTH, GUNNING S. BEDFORD, Commissioners. Dated New York, March 2, 1881. BOARD OF EDUCATION. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY the School Trustees of the Nineteenth Ward, at the Hall of the Board of Education, corner of Grand and Elm streets, until Monday, the 21st day of March, 1881, and until 4 o'clock P. M., on said day, for the Painters' work and materials for the new school building on East Forty-sixth street, between Second and Third avenues. Plans and specifications may be seen, and blanks for proposals, and all necessary information may be obtained at the Office of the Superintendent of School Buildings, No. 146 Grand, corner of Elm street. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all of the proposals submitted. RICHARD KELLY, JOHN C. DONNELLY, CHARLES L. HOLT, EUGENE H. POMEROY, JOSEPH KOCH, Board of School Trustees, Nineteenth Ward. Dated New York, March 7, 1881. (column 3) ASSESSMENT COMMISSION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING of the Commissioners under the Act, chapter 550 of the Laws of 1880, entitled “An Act relating to certain assessments for local improvements in the City of New York,” passed June 9, 1880, will be held at their office, No. 27 Chambers street, on Wednesday, February 23, 1881, at 2 o’clock P. M. EDWARD COOPER, JOHN KELLY, ALLAN CAMPBELL, GEORGE H. ANDREWS, DANIEL LORD, JR., Commissioners under the Act. JAMES J. MARTIN, Clerk. THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY CHAPTER 550 of the Laws of 1880, to revise, modify, or vacate assessments for local improvements in the City of New York, give notice to all persons affected thereby that the notices required by said act must be filed with the Comptroller of said city and a duplicate thereof with the Counsel to the Corporation, as follows: First. As to all assessments confirmed prior to June 9, 1880, on or before November 1, 1880. Second. As to all assessments confirmed subsequent to June 9, 1880, for local improvements theretofore completed, and as to any assessment for local improvements known as Morningside avenues, within two months after the dates upon which such assessments may be respectively confirmed. The notice must specify the particular assessment complained of, the date of confirmation of the same, The property affected thereby, and in a brief and concise manner the objections thereto, showing that the assessment was unfair or unjust in respect to said real estate. Dated NEW YORK, July 13, 1880 EDWARD COOPER, JOHN KELLY, ALLAN CAMPBELL, GEORGE H. ANDREWS, DANIEL LORD, JR., Commissioners under the act. THE FRANCHISES TO RUN THE FOLLOWING ferries, as established by the Common Council, along with leases of the wharf property belonging to the Corporation, if any, set apart for the purposes thereof, as provided by chapter 498, Laws of 1880, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, at the office of the Comptroller of the City of New York, on Wednesday, March 30, 1881, at 12 o’clock noon, for the period named for each ferry: Ferry from the foot of Pine street, East river, to Hunter’s Point, Long Island City, for the term of five years from May 1, 1881. The ferry franchise only. Ferry from the foot of One Hundred and Thirtieth street, North river, to Fort Lee, New Jersey, for the term of ten years from May 1, 1881. The ferry franchise will be sold along with a lease of the wharf property belonging to the city. Two round trips at least to be made daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Ferry from the foot of Forty-second street, North river, to Weehawken, New Jersey, for the term of ten years from May 1, 1881. The ferry franchise will be sold along with a lease of the wharf property belonging to the city, subject to improvements of the water-front and additional rent therefor at an appraised valuation. The highest bidder will be required, in addition to the auctioneer’s fees, to pay to the Comptroller, at the time of the sale, twenty-five per cent. of the yearly rent, or estimated amount of such rent (as the case may be), for each ferry, as security for the execution of the lease, which amount shall be applied to the payment of the rent for the first quarter on said lease when executed; but if the highest bidder refuses or neglects to execute the lease according to the prescribed form, and give the prescribed sureties, for ten days after said sale, the amount so paid as security for the execution of said lease shall, at the option of the Comptroller, be forfeited, and the ferry franchise be resold. The form of lease required to be executed by the lessee, can be seen at the office of the Comptroller, and all bids must be made with reference thereto. The lease will contain a covenant requiring the payment of rent quarter-yearly. Two sufficient sureties, satisfactory to the Comptroller, will be required for the faithful performance by the lessees of the covenants of the said lease. The right to reject any bid, if deemed to be for the interest of the City of New York, is reserved by the commissioners of the Sinking Fund. ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller. CITY OF NEW YORK FINANCE DEPARTMENT—COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, March 14, 1881. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, BUREAU FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND OF ARREARS OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, AND OF WATER RENTS, NEW COUNTY COURT-HOSUE, CITY HALL PARK, NEW YORK, February, 1, 1881. NOTICE TO PROPERTY-HOLDERS. PROPERTY-HOLDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following assessment list was received by the Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears, January 29, 1881, for collection: CONFIRMED JANUARY 25, 1881, AND ENTERED JANUARY 29, 1881, NAMELY: 153d St., opening, from the east really line of the New Avenue lying between 8th and 9th avenues, to the Harlem river. All payments made on the above assessment on or before March 30, 1881, will be exempt (according to law) from interest. After that date interest will be charged at the rate of seven (7) per cent. from the date of entry. The above assessments are payable at the “Bureau for the Collection of Assessments, and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments, and of Water Rents,” from 9 A. M. until 2 P. M. A. S. CADY, Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, BUREAU FOR THE COLLECTION OF TAXES, NO. 32 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK, November 1, 1880. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS who have omitted to pay their taxes for the year 1880, to the Receiver of Taxes, that unless the same shall be paid to him at his office before the first day of December next, one per cent. will be collected on all taxes remaining unpaid on that day, and one percent. in addition thereto on all taxes remaining unpaid on the 15th day of December next. No money will be received after 2 o’clock P.M. Office hours from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. MARTIN T. MCMAHON, Receiver of Taxes. [column 4] ARREARS OF TAXES. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW York hereby give NOTICE to owners or Real Estate in said city, that, as provided by chapter 123 of the Laws of 1880, they may now pay any arrears of taxes for the years 1877, 1878, and 1879, with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, until the first day of April, 1881, and if not paid before that date, interest for the payable at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum. The act, chapter 123, Laws of 1880, containing this provision of law, is published below. ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller. CITY OF NEW YORK — DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, January 26, 1881. CHAPTER 123. AN ACT in relation to arrears of taxes in the City of New York and to provide for the reissuing of revenue bonds in anticipation of such taxes. Passed April 15, 1880; three-fifths being present. The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. At any time after the passage of this act, and before the first day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty, any person may pay to the Comptroller of the City of New York the amount of any tax up on real property belonging to such person, heretofore laid or imposed and now remaining unpaid, together with interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per annum, to be calculated from the time that such taxes imposed to the time of such payment, provided, also, that the time when such payment may be made on the amount of any such tax laid or imposed in the years eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and eighteen hundred and seventy-nine shall extend to the first day of April eighteen hundred and eighty-one. The comptroller shall make and deliver to the person making any such payment a receipt therefor, and shell forthwith cancel record of any such tax on the books of the finance department; and upon such payment being made such tax shall cease to be a lien upon the property and shall be deemed fully paid, satisfied and discharged, and there shall be no right to any further interest or penalty by reason of such tax not having been paid within the time heretofore required by law, or by reason of any statute past requiring the payment heretofore of any penalty or interest over seven per centum per annum upon any unpaid tax. Section 2. Any revenue bond heretofore issued in anticipation of the taxes in the first section specified which may fall due and become payable before said taxes are collected, maybe re-issued by the comptroller of said city, in whole or in part, for such period as he may determine, not exceeding one year. Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. ORDER OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CONSOLIDATING CERTAIN BUREAUX IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 521 OF THE LAWS of 1880, requires that heads of departments shall reduce the aggregate expenses of their respective departments by a reduction of salaries, and confirms upon them authority to consolidate bureaux and offices for that purpose, as follows, to wit: “In making the reduction here in required, every head “of department may abolish and consolidate offices and “bureaux, and discharge subordinates in the same “department.“ The Comptroller of the city of New York, in pursuance of the duty imposed and the authority thus conferred upon him, hereby orders and directs that the following Bureaux in the Finance Department shall be consolidated, the consolidation there of to take affect on the first day of January, 1881, viz.: First - “The Bureau of the Collection of Assessments.” and “The Bureau for the Collection of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and Water Rents,” shall be consolidated as one bureau, and on and after January 1, 1881, shall be known as “The Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents,” and possess all the power conferred and perform all the duties imposed by law and ordinance upon both of said bureaux, and the officers thereof, the chief officer of which consolidated bureau shall be called “Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears.“ Second - The Bureau for the Collection of the Revenue accruing from rents, and interest on bonds and mortgages, revenue arising from the use or sale of property belonging to or managed by the city,” and “the Bureau of Markets,” shall be consolidated as one Bureau, and on and after January 1, 1881, shall be known as “the Bureau for the Collection of City Revenue and of Markets,“and possess all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed by law and ordinance upon both said Bureaux, and the officers thereof: the chief officer of which said consolidated Bureau shall be called “Collector of City Revenue and Superintendent of Markets.“ CITY OF NEW YORK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, Dec. 31, 1880 ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller. FINANCE DEPARTMENT - COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, NEW YORK, January 22, 1880. NOTICE OT OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE IN THE TWENTY-THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH WARDS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW York hereby give notice to owners of real estate in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards, that pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled “An act to provide for the adjustment and payment of unpaid taxes due the county of Westchester by the towns of West Farms, Morrisania, and Kingsbridge, lately annexed to the city and county of New York,” passed May 22, 1878, the unpaid taxes of said town have been adjusted and the amount determined as provided in said act, and that the accounts, including sales for taxes levied prior to the year 1874, by the Treasurer of the County of Westchester, and bid in on account of said towns, and also the unpaid taxes of the year 1873, known as Rejected Taxes, have been filed for collection in the Bureau of Arrears in the Finance Department of the City of New York. Payments for the redemption of land so sold for taxes by the Treasurer of the County of Westchester, and bid in on account of said towns, and payments also of said Rejected Taxes of the year 1873, must be made hereafter to the Clerk of Arrears of the City of New York. N. B. - Interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum is due and payable on the amount of said sales for taxes and said rejected taxes. ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller REAL ESTATE RECORDS. THE ATTENTION OF LAWYERS, REAL Estate Owners, Monetary Institutions engaged in making loans upon real estate, and all who are interested in providing themselves with facilities for reducing the cost of examinations and searches, is invited to these Official Indices of Records, containing all recorded transfers of real estate in the City of New York from 1653 to 1857, prepared under the direction of the Commissioners of Records. Grantors, grantees, suits in equity, insolvents’ and Sheriffs’ sales, and 61 volumes full bound, price. $100 00 The same, And 25 volumes, half bound ………. $50 00 Complete sets, folded, ready for binding ………. $15 00 Records of Judgments, 25 volumes, bound ………. $10 00 Orders should be addressed to “Mr. Stephen Angell, Comptroller’s Office, New County Court-house.” ALLAN CAMPBELL. Comptroller. MARCH 15, 1881. THE CITY RECORD. 433 same in a sealed envelope, indorsed "Bid or Estimate for Dry Goods, Groceries, Tin, etc.," and with his or their name or names, and the date of presentation, to the head of said Department, at the said office, on or before the day and hour above named, at which time and place the bids or estimates received will be publicly opened by the head of said Department and read. The Department of Public Charities and Correction reserves the right to decline any and all bids or estimates if deemed to be for the public interest, and to accept any bid or estimate as a whole, or for any one or more articles included therein. No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or a contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation. The award of the contract will be made as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids. Delivery will be required to be made from time to time, at such times and in such quantities as may be directed by the said Department; but the entire quantity will be required to be delivered on or before thirty (30) days after the date of the contract. Any bidder for this contract must be known to be engaged in and well prepared for the business, and must have satisfactory testimonials to that effect; and the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to give security for the performance of the contract by his or their bond, with two sufficient sureties, in the penal amount of fifty (50) percent. of the estimated amount of the contract. Each bid or estimate shall contain and state the name and place of residence of each of the persons making the same; the names of all persons interested with him or them therein; and if no other person be so interested, it shall distinctly state that fact; that it is made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud; and that no member of the Common Council, head of a Department, Chief of a Bureau, Deputy thereof or Clerk therein, or other officer of the Corporation, is directly or indirectly interested therein, or in the supplies or work to which it relates, or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing, of the party or parties making the estimate, that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true. Where more than one person is interested, it is requisite that the verification be made and subscribed by all the parties interested. Each bid or estimate shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of two householders or freeholders in the City of New York, with their respective places of business or residence, to the effect, that if the contract be awarded to the person making the estimate, they will, on its being so awarded, become bound as his sureties for its faithful performance; and that if he shall omit or refuse to execute the same, they shall pay to the Corporation any difference between the sum to which he would be entitled on its completion, and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded at any subsequent letting; the amount in each case to be calculated upon the estimated amount of the work by which the bids are tested. The consent above mentioned shall be accompanied by the oath or affirmation, in writing, of each of the persons signing the same that he is a householder or freeholder in the City of New York, and is worth the amount of the security required for the completion of this contract, over and above all his debts of every nature, and over and above his liabilities, as bail, surety, or otherwise; and that he has offered himself as a surety in good faith and with the intention to execute the bond required by section 27 of chapter 8 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of New York, if the contract shall be awarded to the person or persons for whom he consents to become surety. The adequacy and sufficiency of the security offered to be approved by the Comptroller of the City of New York. Should the person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded neglect or refuse to accept to contract within forty-eight (48) hours after written notice that the same has been awarded to his or their bid or proposal, or if he or they accept but do not execute the contract and give the proper security, he or they shall be considered as having abandoned it, and as in default to the Corporation, and the contract will be readvertised and relet as provided by law. The quality of the articles, supplies, goods, wares, and merchandise must conform in every respect to the samples of the same respectively, at the office of the said Department. Bidders are cautioned to examine the specifications for particulars of the articles, etc. required, before making their estimates. Bidders will state he price for each article, by which the bids will be tested. Bidders will write out the amount of their estimate in addition to inserting the same in figures. Payment will be made by a requisition on the Comptroller, issued on the completion of the contract, or from time to time as the commissioners may determine. Bidders are informed that no deviation from the specifications will be allowed, unless under the written instruction of theCommissioners of Public Charities and Correction. The Department of Public Charities and Correction reserves the right to decline any and all bids or estimates if deemed to be for the public interest, and to accept any bid or estimate as a whole, or for any one or more articles included therein. No bid or estimate will be accepted from, or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation. The form of the agreement, including specifications, and showing the manner of payment, can be obtained at the office of the Department. Dated, New York, March 5, 1881. JACOB HESS, TOWNSEND COX, THOMAS S. BRENNAN, Commissioners of the Department of Public Charities and Correction DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION,M NO. 66 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, March 7, 1881. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE OF the Common Council, “In relation to the burial of strangers or unknown persons who may die in any of the public institutions of the City of New York,” the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction report as follows: At Morgue, Bellevue Hospital, from No. 37 Bowery - Unknown man; aged about 21 years; 5 feet 7 inches high; light hair; blue eyes. Add on black check coat and vest, dark pants, white shirt, white knit undershirt, gray knit drawers, blue socks, black hat. At Work House, Blackwell’s Island - Catharine Hartigan; aged 25 years. Committed December 14, 1880, for three months. Nothing none of her friends or relatives. At Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell’s Island - Eliza Fagan; aged 40 years; 5 feet 4 inches high; blue eyes; black hair. Had on when admitted brown shawl, green plaid dress, shoes, stockings. Nothing none of her friends or relatives At Homœopathic Hospital, Ward’s Island - James Francesca; aged 47 years; 5 feet 7 inches high; black eyes and hair. Had on when admitted dark suit of clothes. Nothing none of his friends or relatives. At Branch Insane Asylum, Randall’s Island-Jon Bayenger; aged 58 years. Nothing none of his friends or relatives. By order, G. F. BRITTON Secretary. THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. A STATED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF Trustees of the College of the City of New York, will be held at the Hall of the Board of Education, No. 146 Grand street, on Tuesday, March 15, at 4 o’clock P.M. LAWRENCE D.KIERNAN, Secretary. [column 2] HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NO. 301 MOTT STREET, NEW YORK, March 9, 1881. AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH of the Health Department of the City of New York, held at its office on the fourth day of March, 1881, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That, under the power conferred by law upon the Health Department, the following additional section and amendments of the Sanitary Code for the security of life and health, be and the same are hereby adopted, and declared to form a portion of the Sanitary Code: Section 205. That the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any building or premises, or of any part thereof, where there shall be a nuisance, or a violation of any ordinance or section of the Sanitary Code, shall be jointly and severally liable therefor, and each of them may be required to abate the nuisance or comply with the order of the Board of Health in respect to the premises, or the part thereof of which such person is owner or occupant. Resolved, That section 17 of the Sanitary Code be and is hereby amended so it is to read as follows: Sec. 17. That no person shall hear after erect or cause to be erected, or converted to a new purpose by alteration, any building or structure, or change the construction of any part of any building, by addition or otherwise, so that it, or any part thereof, shall be in adequate or defective in respect to strength, ventilation, light, sewerage, or any other usual, proper, or necessary provision or precaution for the security of life and health; and no person shall make or use a smoke house or room or apparatus for smoking meat in any tenement or lodging house without a permit, in writing, from the Board of Health, and subject to the conditions thereof; nor shall the builder, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any such, or of any other building or structure, cause or allow any matter or thing to be or to be done, in or about any such building or structure, dangerous or prejudicial to life or health. Resolved, That section 19 of the Sanitary Code be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 19. That no person, having the right and power to prevent the same, shall knowingly cause or permit any person to sleep or remain in any cellar, or in any bathroom, or in any room where there is a water-closet, or in any place dangerous or prejudicial to life or health by reason of a want of ventilation or drainage, by reason of the presence of any poisonous, noxious, or offensive substance or otherwise. [L. S.] CHARLES F. CHANDLER, President EMMONS CLARK, Secretary CORPORATION NOTICE. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE owner or owners, occupant or occupants of all houses and lots, improved or unimproved lands affected thereby, that the following assessments have been completed and are lodged in the Office of the Board of Assessors for examination by all persons interested, viz.: No. 1. Regulating, grading, curb, gutter, and flagging Thirteenth avenue, from Eleventh to Sixteenth street. No. 2. Paving Thirteenth avenue, from Eleventh to Sixteenth street, with granite-block pavement. No. 3. Sewer in Twelfth avenue, between One Hundred and Thirty-first and One Hundred and Thirty-third streets. No. 4. Sewer in Seventy-third street, between Eighth and Tenth avenues. No. 5. Sewer in One Hundred and Third street, between Third and Lexington avenues. No. 6. Sewer in One Hundred and Twenty-second street, between Seventh avenue and summit east of Seventh avenue. No. 7. Sewer in One Hundred and Twenty-second street, between Sixth avenue and summit west of Sixth avenue. No. 8. Sewer in Avenue A, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. No. 9. Sewer in Jackson street, between Grand and Madison streets. No. 10. Sewer in Madison avenue, between One Hundred and Tenth and One Hundred and Thirteenth streets. No. 11. Sewer in Macdougal street, between West Fourth street and West Washington place, from end of present sewer in West Washington place. No. 12. Sewer in Avenue B, between Seventy-ninth and Eighty-second streets. The limits embraced by such assessments include all the several houses and lots of ground, vacant lots, pieces and parcels of land, situated on — No. 1. Both sides of Thirteenth avenue, between Eleventh and Sixteenth streets, and to the extent of half the block at the intersecting streets. No. 2. Both sides of Thirteenth avenue, between Eleventh and Sixteenth streets, and to the extent of half the block at the intersecting streets. No. 3. Both sides of Twelfth avenue, between One Hundred and Thirtieth and One Hundred and Thirty- third streets; also both sides of One Hundred and Thirty- first and One Hundred and Thirty-second streets, between Boulevard and Twelfth avenue, and south side of One Hundred and Thirty-third street, between Boulevard and Twelfth avenue. No. 4. Both sides of Seventy-third street, between the Eighth and Tenth avenues, also west side of Eighth avenue, both sides of Ninth avenue, and east side of Tenth avenue, between Seventy-second and Seventy- fourth streets. No. 5. Both sides of One Hundred and Third street, between Third and Lexington avenues, and east side of Lexington avenue, between One Hundred and Second and One Hundred and Third streets. No. 6. Both sides of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. No. 7. Both sides of One Hundred and Twenty-second street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. No. 8. Both sides of Avenue A, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. No. 9. both sides of Jackson street, between Grand and Madison streets. No. 10. Both sides of Madison avenue, between One Hundred and Tenth and One Hundred and Thirteenth streets. No. 11. Both sides of Macdougal street, between West Fourth street and West Washington place, and the northwest corner of West Washington place and Macdougal street. No. 12. Both sides of Avenue B, between Seventy-ninth and Eighty-second streets. All persons whose interests are affected by the above- named assessments, and who are opposed to the same, or either of them, are requested to present their objections in writing to the Board of Assessors, at their office, No. 11 1/2 City Hall, within thirty days from the date of this notice. The above described lists will be transmitted as provided by law to the Board of Revision and Correction of Assessments for confirmation, on the 25th day of March, ensuing. JOHN R. LYDECKER, EDWARD NORTH, DANIEL STANBURY, SAMUEL CONOVER, Board of Assessors. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS OF the Board of Aldermen will meet every Monday at two o'clock P. M., at Room No. 8 City Hall. BERNARD KENNEY, JOSEPH P. STRACK, HENRY C. PERLEY, THOMAS SHEILS, JAMES L. WELLS, Committee on Public Works. [column 3] DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS, 36 UNION SQUARE, March 11, 1881 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MAP or plan showing a revised system of streets and avenues in that portion of West Morrisania included within the Morrisania District, and bounded by the New York & Harlem and Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris Railroads, One Hundred and Sixty-first street and Cromwell avenue, will be on exhibition at the office of the Topographical Engineer of the Department of Public Parks, at the Arsenal building in the Central Park, for two weeks from and after this date, for the purpose of allowing persons interested to examine the same and file their objections in writing before it is finally acted upon by the Department of Public Parks. By order of the Department of Public Parks. E. P. BARKER, Secretary. POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PROPERTY CLERK’S OFFICE, ROOM NO. 39, NO. 300 MULBERRY STREET, NEW YORK, March 7, 1881. OWNERS WANTED BY PROPERTY Clerk of the Police Department, City of New York, Room No. 39, 300 Mulberry street, for the following property now in his custody without claimants: Revolvers, sugar, soap, shoes, clothing (male and female), brooms, pails, trunks, bags and contents, harness, gold and silver watches, caps, blankets, cloth, cigars, tobacco, also small amount of money found and taken from prisoners by patrolmen of this Department. C. A. ST. JOHN, Property Clerk. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. NOTICE. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS, NOS. 117 AND 119 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK, March 10, 1881. JAMES M. OAKLEY & CO., AUCTIONEERS, will sell at public auction, at the Exchange Salesroom, No. 111 Broadway, on TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1881, at 12 o’clock M., the right to collect and retain all wharfage which may accrue for the use and occupation by vessels of more than five tons burthen, of the following-named Piers and Bulkheads, to wit: ON NORTH RIVER. For and during the term of ten years from 1st May, 1881. Lot 1. Pier, new 1. (The lease for this pier will covenant for a renewal term of ten years, at the option of the lessee, at an advanced rent of $5,000 per annum, and will stipulate that all repairs to the stone or masonry work will be made by the Department.) For and during the term of five years, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 2. South half Pier 14 and bulkhead adjoining. Lot 3. Pier, new 47, and bulkhead southerly. (The present lessee claims the right to remove the shed on the pier at any time prior to May 1st, 1881,) Lot 4. Bulkhead along easterly side of the approach to Piers, new 46 and new 47. For and during the term of three years, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 5. Pier, new 46 (including the use of the shed covering the entire pier). Lot 6. Bulkhead south of Pier 54. Lot 7. Pier 54. Lot 8. Pier at Bethune street (except reservation at northerly side for public bath). Lot 9. Pier at Jane street. Lot 10. Pier at Horatio street. Lot 11. Bulkhead north of Pier at Gansevoort street. Lot. 12. Pier north of Bloomfield street. Lot 13. Bulkhead south of Pier at Little Twelfth street (except reservation of the right to steam-tugs to have at all times free passage to the hydrant located thereat for the purpose of taking water only). Lot 14. Pier at Little Twelfth street Lot 15. Bulkhead at West Fourteenth street (except reservation of the right to cancel the lease at any time during its existence, should the premises be required for the uses and purposes of a ferry). Lot 16. Pier at West Fifteenth street. Lot 17. Pier West Sixteenth street. Lot 18. Pier at West Seventeenth street. Lot 19. Pier at West Eighteenth street. Lot 20. Pier at West Thirty-fourth street. Lot 21. Pier at West Thirty-fifth street (except reservation of the right to moor, at northerly side, a public bath during summer seasons; and, if used, an allowance of fifteen per cent. of the annual rent will be made for each season the premises shall be occupied by the bath). Lot 22. Pier at West Fortieth street. Lot 23. Pier at West Forty-sixth street. Lot 24. Pier at West Forty-seventh street (except reservation on southerly side for dump). Lot 25. Pier at West Fifty-first street (except reservation at northerly side for public bath). Lot 26. Pier at West Ninety-sixth street. Lot 27. Pier at West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street. Lot 28. Bulkhead extension at West One Hundred and Thirtieth street (except reservation of water on northerly side for ferry purposes). Lot 29. Pier at West One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street. Lot 30. Pier at West One Hundred and Fifty-second street. For and during the term of three years, from 1st June, 1881. Lot 31. South half Pier 22 (sometimes named 23) and bulkhead adjoining. Lot 32. Pier at West One Hundred and Thirty-first street, bulkhead northerly to retaining wall, and about 70 feet of bulkhead platform southerly (except reservation of the right to moor, at northerly side of the pier, a public bath during summer seasons; and, if used, an allowance of fifteen per cent. of the annual rent will be made for each season the premises shall be occupied by the bath). For and during the term of one year, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 33. North half Pier at West Thirteenth street. . Lot 34. Pier at West Fifty-fifth street (except reservation for telegraph cables and wires, on southerly side and in the adjacent slip). (No dredging will be done by the Department in the slip adjacent to the southerly side of this pier). Lot 35. Pier at West Fifty-seventh street. ON EAST RIVER. For and during the term of ten years, from 1st June, 1881. Lot 36. Bulkhead south of East Twenty-fourth street, north of ferry premises. [column 4] For and during the term of five years, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 37. West half Pier 21. Lot 38. East half Pier 24 and half bulkhead adjoining. Lot 39. West half Pier 25 and half bulkhead adjoining. Lot 40. East half Pier 33, west half Pier 34 and bulkhead between. Lot 41. Pier 38 and half bulkhead westerly. For and during the term of three years, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 42. Pier 7 (except reservation of the right to fill in inside of the exterior line of South street, extended, at such time as the law may provide, free of claim consequent upon the length of the pier being reduced thereby). Lot 43. West half Pier 8, including bulkhead extension and bulkhead adjoining (except reservation of the right to fill in inside of the exterior line of South street, extended, at such time as the law may provide, the new bulkhead established thereby to be an offset for the portion made solid filling). Lot 44. Bulkhead and platform between Piers 18 and 19. Lot 45. West half Pier 19. Lot 46. Pier 43, except inner half west side. Lot 47. Pier 44 and bulkhead westerly. Lot 48. Pier 46. Lot 49. Pier 48. Lot 50. Pier 60 and bulkhead westerly, from north side to Tompkins street. Lot 51. Pier 61 and fifty-five feet bulkhead northerly (except reservation at northerly side for nightsoil boat, and on southerly side for dump). Lot 52. North half Pier 62. Lot 53. Bulkhead at East Fourteenth street. Lot 54. Bulkhead at East Fifteenth street. Lot 55. Bulkhead at East Sixteenth street. Lot 56. Bulkhead at East Eighteenth street. Lot 57. Pier at East Twenty-eighth street. Lot 58. Pier at East Thirty-first street. Lot 59. Pier at East Thirty-third street. Lot 60. Pier at East Thirty-third street. Lot 61. Pier at East Thirty-seventh street (except reservation at northerly side for public bath). Lot 62. Pier at East Thirty-eighth street (except reservation on northerly side for dump). Lot 63. Pier at East Forty-sixth street. Lot 64. Bulkhead from south line of East sixtieth street to Pier at East sixty-first street. Lot 65. Pier at East Sixty-first street. Lot 66. Pier at East Sixty-second street. Lot 67. Pier at East Seventy-ninth street. Lot 68. Pier or bulkhead at East Eighty-sixth street. Lot 69. Bulkhead at and south of East Ninety-third street. For and during the term of three years, from 1st June, 1881. Lot 70. North half Pier 58 and half bulkhead adjoining. Lot 71. South half Pier 59 and half bulkhead adjoining. For and during the term of one year, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 72. Bulkhead at East Twenty-ninth street. Lot 73. Bulkhead at East Thirtieth street. Lot 74. Bulkhead at East Thirty-fifth street. Lot 75. Bulkhead at East Thirty-sixth street. Lot 76. Bulkhead at East Forty-seventh street. Lot 77. Bulkhead at East Forth-eighth street. Lot 78. Bulkhead and stone dump at East Forty-ninth street. ON HARLEM RIVER. For and during the term of three years, from 1st May, 1881. Lot 79. Pier at East One Hundred and Seventeenth street. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SALE. The Department will make, either prior to the commencement of the term of lease, in each case, or as soon thereafter as practicable, such repairs to any of the above- named premises, in the judgment of the Commissioners, needing the, as they may consider necessary to place the premises in suitable condition for service during the terms for which leases are to be sold, except that no repairs will be made to any of the above-named premises where it shall be announced by the Auctioneer, at the time of the sale, that they will not be repaired by the Department; but all the premises must be taken in the condition in which they may be on the date of commencement of said terms, respectively; and no claim that the property is not in suitable condition at the commencement of the lease, will be allowed by the Department; and all repairs and rebuilding required and necessary to any of the premises during its term of lease are to be done at the expense and cost of the lessee. Purchasers will be allowed three months, from date of commencement of their leases, in which to notify the Department that dredging is required at the premises leased; and the Commissioners guarantee to do all possible dredging, as soon after being notified of the necessity therefor, as the work of the Department will permit, except that no dredging will be done at any of the above-named premises where it shall be announced by the Auctioneer at the time of the sale that they will not be dredged by the Department; but in no case will the Department dredge where a depth of ten feet at mean low water already exists nor after that depth shall have been obtained by dredging. All dredging required at any of the above named premises, of which the purchases of the lease therefor shall neglect or omit to notify the Department during the first three months of the term of the lease, and all is to be done at the expense and cost of the lessee. No claim will be received or considered by the Department for loss of wharfage or otherwise, consequent upon any delay in doing the work of repairing and dredging, or consequent upon the premises being occupied for repairing or dredging purposes. The up-set price for each of the above-named premises will be fixed by the Department of Docks, and announced by the auctioneer at the time of the sale. Each purchases of a lease will be required, at the time of the sale, and in addition to the auctioneer’s fees, to pay to the Department of Docks twenty-five per cent. of the amount of annual rent bid, as security for the execution of the lease, and which twenty-five per cent. will be applied to the payment of the rent first accruing under the lease, when executed, or will be forfeited, if the purchaser neglects or refuses to execute the lease and bond within five days after being notified that the lease if prepared and ready for signature. The Commissioners reserve the right to resell the leases bid off by those failing to comply with these terms; the party so failing to be liable to the Corporation for any deficiency which may result from such resale. Lessees will be required to pay their rent quarterly, in advance, in compliance with a stipulation therefor in the form of lease adopted by the Department. Two sureties, each a freeholder and householder in the City of New York, and to be approved by the Commissioners of Docks, will be required, under each lease, to enter into a bond jointly with the lessee in the sum of an amount double the annual rent, for the faithful performance of all the covenants of the lease; and each purchaser will be required to submit, at the time of the sale, the names and address of his proposed sureties. Each purchaser will be required to agree that he will, upon being notified so to do, execute a lease prepared upon the printed form adopted by the Department, which can be seen upon application to the Secretary, at the office, 119 Duane street. No person will be received as lessee or surety who is delinquent on any former lease from the Corporation; and no bid will be accepted from any person who is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation. HENRY F. DIMOCK, JACOB VANDERPOEL, WILLIAM LAIMBEER, Commissioners of Docks. No. 15 1. I have the pleasure of informing you that your manuscript has been selected for the "Farragut Premium" for Left-hand penmanship, offered by Mr. Oland Bourne, Editor of the "Soldier's Friend." The voyager on the sea of life has storms to meet, and in some of his experiences he may find that the conflict of winds and waves and of enemies has disabled his craft, and he must reach the haven of rest under clearer skies and favoring winds, with his eye steadily turned to the true point. I congratulate you on your skill in the use of pen and hope you will be rewarded by success and prosperity. By U.S. Grant, D.E. Farragut, General. Admiral. No. 15 2. William Oland Bourne, Esqr, Editor "Soldier's Friend" Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in submitting a brief history of my experience in the late war for the consideration of those selected to determine the best specimens of left-hand penmanship. Very Respectfully Your obdt serveant Selden C. Clobridge late 1st Lieut. 115th N.Y.V. I enlisted in Co "G" 115th Regt. N.Y. ? August eighth, 1862. We left our camp of organization for the seat of war August 29th 1862, arriving at Sandy Hook, Md. on the first day of the month following, where we were armed and equipped for service. We were immediately sent to Summit Point to guard a portion of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, where we remained till the morning of the 3rd when we were ordered to fall back to Harpers Ferry, to assist in its defence against the anticipated attack of the rebel forces under command of Stonewall Jackson. The enemy advanced in force on the 12th of September and owing to the treachery or imbecility of our commander we were surrendered on the 15th instant. We were immediately paroled and marched to Annapolis a distance of 100 miles in 6 days. On the 25th we embarked for Chicago, Ill. where we arrived on the 28th. We remained there until November 20th, when we received orders to report to Washington, D.C. where we arrived on the 22nd. We camped in the vicinity until the 26th of December when we embarked for Yorktown, Va. where we remained until January 23rd, when we sailed for Hilton Head, S.C. We arrived at the later place on the 26th and immediately went into camp just outside of the fortifications where we remained till the 27th of June, when the regiment had become so reduced by sickness, that is was though advisable to [No 15.] [4] move it to Beaufort, S.C. which place we reached on the 27th; but sickness and death were still with us, and did not abate till cold weather set in. We remained in Beaufort until the following February, when we were sent with Seymour's division of the 10th Corps into the State of Florida. We met the enemy in force at Olustee, where I was wounded in the left leg below the knee. I was then sent to Beaufort where I remained until April, when I received a furlough of 30 days, at the expiration of which I rejoined my Regiment at White House Landing, Va. I remained with my Regt. in the department of the James until Sept. 29th, 1864, when I was wounded in my right arm, by a shell, in the charge on fort Gilmer, resulting in amputation at the elbow. This disability, greatly aggravated by gangrene prevented my return to the field. I remained under treatment in the hospital until July 18th, 1865, when I was discharged from the U.S. Service. The following are the names of the battles and skirmishes in which I was engaged. Maryland Heights, Md.; Bolivar Heights, Md.; Jacksonville, Fl.; Camp Finegan, Fl.; Sanderson, Fl.; Olustee, Fl.; Siege and battles of Petersburg, Va.; from June 23rd to July 30th, 1864. Battle and charge of County Hill, Va.; Deep Bottom, Va. August 16th, 17th & 18th; Fort Gilmer, Va. Post office address, Executive Chamber, Albany, N.Y. #76 Piqua Ohio June 24th 1867 W.O. Bour? Esq. I have been thinking for sometime of trying for one of the prizes offered for left hand penmanship. I will merely give a short history of my connection with the army. I belonged to Company A, 110th ??? I enlisted August 20th 1862 on the organization of the Regt I was made a Sergeant and continued in that capacity until I was mustered out. We were mustered in Oct. 2nd left for Virginia on the 19th reached Parkersburg on the 21st. Remained there several days. From there we went to Clarksburg, thence to New Creek, thence to Winchester. Spending the winter there. At the time Milroy was driven from there I was absent on furlough and did not reach the Regt until the 26th of July, Passed through the fight at ? ? Nov. 26th 1863. We went into winter quarters at Brandy Station Dec. 3rd I went through the fight at the wilderness on the 5th of May, 1864, safely. I was wounded late on the the evening of the 6th. My arm was struck about half way between the elbow & shoulder. It was taken off the next evening. I was captured almost immediately after being wounded, and not released until the 7th of October. I remained at Annapolis some four weeks received furlough and reached home on the 7th of November. I was discharged March 14th 1865. I never attempted to write a word with my left hand before losing my right. Very Respectfully J.M. Patterson, Piqua, Ohio. P.S. I will also state that I was thirty two years of age when I enlisted. J.M.P. The State of Ohio Miami County Personally appeared before me Wm Elliott a justice of the peace in and for said county, J.M. Patterson who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the writer of the foregoing statement to which this affidavit is attached, and that the statements made therein are true. J.M. Patterson Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of June 1867 and I certify that from an intimate and personal acquaintance once with Mr. Patterson I know that the same was written by him and was done with his left hand. William Elliott J.P. #77 How strangely unreal every thing connected with the war appears although so short a time has passed since its close yet when I come to contrast those times with these ? times of peace I find them hard to realize The first days of April 1861 found me in common with the people of the Northern States awaiting the coming events that were casting their shadows so fortuitously before How little did we think what those events were to be to each and all of us How fearful to me an inexperienced country boy ? ? thought of civil war and how much more fearful the reality ? Flag had fallen the country was ablaze with excitement and indignation The call for Volunteers to avenge its disgrace and maintain the authority of the Government I do not think that I hesitated as to what my duty was I only felt the indignation common to all my neighbors and friends and with a number of my neighbor boys enlisted in the 6th O V Infantry company "I" on the 18th day April 1861 under the call for seventy five thousand volunteers for three months The organization of the regiment not being completed in time to be of any service in the three month enlistment it was reorganized at Camp Dennison under the first call for three hundred thousand volunteers for three years on the 18th day of June 1861 my second enlistment dating from that time in the same company and regiment as my first On the 30th day of June 1861 the regiment left Camp Dennison under orders for Western Virginia joined the command of Brig "Genl" Morris then a Brigade of Maj Genl G.B. McClellands Army on the 2nd day of July 1861 at Fetterman a little town on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Roads near Grafton A day of rest at this place scarcely enough after our experience of Rail Road traveling to fit us for what was in store for us in the way of a fourth of July celebration On the glorious old fourth began our experience of real Soldier Life (Before that time our ? had been manifold chiefly of the ? of feather bed kind) and now began the tug of war a real bonafide march oh that was something to be remembered I think that I have a distinct recollection of the face that my wardrobe was a little to large (and reduced them to Knap Sacks afterward) we will say nothing about the extra pair of boots that was strapped on top that march was concluded by a few miles of double quick ? by heavy ? supposed to be a Battle at Phillipi but which ? to be a salute in honor of the day The experience of that day proved to much for me as I was on the sick list for a few days thereby missing the capture of Laurel Hill and the subsequent skirmish at Derrick’s Gord. After the capture of Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain the command to I belonged moved forward captured Wheat Mountain and Wagner’s Pass the time until the 20th of September was decreased in fortifying positions on that day. I had the misfortune with others of my company to be captured while on Picket by the forces of Gen. Lee when ?????? on our work and were forwarded immediately to Richmond where began my experience of Prison Life. I shall not enter into a detail of my personal experience suffice it to say that the pictures of suffering and misery drawn by abler and better pens than mine have not been overdrawn those horrors are over now thank God my experience was not dissimilar of others Hope long deferred hunger thirst cruel treatment how little those words express compared with the experience many freed fellows three months in Richmond three months in Tuscaloosa Alabama 5 three months in Salisbury, North Carolina and then I knew what it was to be free Seven months a Paroled Prisoner at Camp Chase Ohio and then I joined my regiment at Murfreesboro Tennessee just after the Battle of Stone River. I participated with my Regiment in the Campaigns of Tullahoma Chattanooga and Chicamauga. In the last named Battle I received a Gun Shot wound in my right arm thereby causing the loss of it. Soon after receiving a furlough I went to my home in Cincinnati Ohio where I received my final discharge a Private Soldier January 19th 1864 Very Respectfully Geo S LaRue City of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio Personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the County of Hamilton, George S. LaRue who being duly sworn doth depose an say that the document transmitted to Wm. Oland Rourne this day was written with the Left Hand and that he has No Right arm having lost it at the Battle of Chicamauga on the 19th day of September 1863. Geo. S. LaRue Subscribed an Sworn to this 26th June 1867 Before me a Notary Public in and for the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio , John K. Love Notary Public Hamilton Co. Ohio WAR DEPARTMENT Bureau of Refugees, Freedom and Abandoned Lands Washington, Oct. 10th, 1867. To Mr. Gen. L. Sa Rue My dear Sir, I take great pleasure in informing you that I have selected your manuscript for the Howard P? for left hand business penmanship offered by Mr. Wm Oland Bourne editor of the Soldiers' Friend New York. I carefully examined over one hundred manuscripts before choosing your name. My sympathies are always enlisted in behalf of all left-handed soldiers_ I think we [ ] demonstrate that the right hand is not indispen- sable, though I confess the loss of it is often remarkably inconvenient; and with good feet and legs we surely can outstrike those who go on crutches or with wooden appendages in the pace of life. If your crippled arm ever gives you trouble on [ ] of changes in the weather, indigestion or from over-exercise or too much care, you must immediately begin by counting upyour mercies to allay the first symptoms of discontent; putting your trust in that strong arm, which can supplement every weakness, With much respect & sincerity, & am truly yours O. O. Howard Maj. Gen. ? WAR DEPARTMENT Bureau of Refugees, Freedom, and Abandoned Lands Washington, Oct. 10th 1867. Mr. Geo. S. LaRue My dear Sir, I take great pleasure in informing you that I have selected your manuscript for the Howard Premium for left handed business penmanship offered by Mr. W. E. Oland Bourne, editor of the Soldiers Friend, New York. I carefully examined over one hundred manuscripts before choosing your name. My sympathies are always enlisted in behalf of all left handed soldiers. I think we can demonstrate that the right hand is not indispensable, thought I confess the loss of it is often remarkably inconvenient; and with good feet they we surely can outstrip those who go on crutches or with wooden appendages in the race of life. If your crippled arm ever gives you trouble on receiving of changes in the weather, indigestion or from over-exercise or too much care, you must immediately begin by counting up your mercies to allay the first symptoms of discontent, putting your trust in that strong Arm which can supplement every weakness. With much respect & sincerity I am truly your O. C. Howard Maj. Gen. Vols. 77 Howard 426 THE CITY RECORD. MARCH 14, 1881. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR’S OFFICE—BUREAU OF LICENSES, NEW YORK, February 19, 1881. Number of Licenses issued and amount received therefor, for the week ending February 18, 1881: DATE … LICENSES … AMOUNT February 12 … 14 … $27 00 February 14 … 106 … 3,326 75 February 15 … 43 … 49 25 February 16 … 47 … 106 25 February 17 … 52 … 59 25 February 18 … 21 … 83 25 Total … 283 … $3,651 75 CHARLES REILLY, First Marshal. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY STATEMENT OF THE HOURS DURING WHICH all the Public Offices in the City are open for business, and at which each Court regularly opens and adjourns, as well as of the places where such offices are kept and such Courts are held; together with the heads of Departments and Courts. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Mayor's Office. No. 6 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. WILLIAM R. GRACE, Mayor; JOHN TRACEY, Chief Clerk; WILLIAM M. IVINS, Secretary. Mayor's Marshal's Office. No. 1 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. CHARLES REILLY, First Marshal. Permit Bureau Office. No. 13 1/2 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. HENRY WOLTMAN, Registrar. Sealers and Inspectors of Weights and Measures. No. 7 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. WILLIAM EYLERS, Sealer First District; THOMAS BRADY, Sealer Second District; JOHN MURRAY, Inspector First District; JOSEPH SHANNON, Inspector Second District. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Office of Clerk of Common Council. No. 8 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. , President Board of Aldermen. FRANCIS J. TWOMEY, Clerk Common Council. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Commissioner's Office. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. HUBERT O. THOMPSON, Commissioner; FREDERICK H. HAMLIN, Deputy Commissioner. Bureau of Water Registar. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOHN H. CHAMBERS, Register. Bureau of Incumbrances. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOSEPH BLUMENTHAL, Superintendent. Bureau of Lamps and Gas. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. STEPHEN MCCORMICK, Superintendent. Bureau of Streets. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JAMES J. MOONEY, Superintendent. Bureau of Sewers. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. STEVENSON TOWLE, Engineer-in-Charge Bureau of Chief Engineer. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOHN C CAMPBELL, Chief Engineer. Bureau of Street Improvements No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ORGE A JEREMIAH, Superintendent. Bureau of Repairs and Supplies. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS KEECH, Superintendent. Bureau of Water Purveyor. No. 31 Chambers street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. DANIEL O'REILLY, Water Purveyor. Keeper of Buildings in City Hall Park JOHN F. SLOPER, City Hall. FINANCE DEPARTMENT. Comptroller's Office. Nos. 19 and 20 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comptroller; RICHARD A. STORES, Deputy Comptroller. Auditing Bureau. No. 19 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. DANIEL JACKSON, Auditor of Accounts. Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and of Arrears of Taxes and Assessments and of Water Rents. No. 5 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ARTEMAS CADY, Collector of Assessments and Clerk of Arrears. Bureau for the Collection of City Revenues and of Markets No. 6 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS F. DEVOE, Collector of City Revenue and Superintendent of Markets. Bureau for the Collection of Taxes. First floor Brown-stone Building, City Hall Park. MARTIN T. MCMAHON, Receiver of Taxes; ALFRED VREDENBURG, Deputy Receiver of Taxes. Bureau of the City Chamberlain. No. 18 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. J. NELSON TAPPAN, City Chamberlain. LAW DEPARTMENT. Office of the Counsel to the Corporation. Staats Zeitung Building, third floor, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. WILLIAM C. WHITNEY, Counsel to the Corporation. ANDREW T. CAMPBELL, Chief Clerk. [column 2] Office of the Public Administrator No. 49 Beekman street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. ALGERNON S. SULLIVAN, Public Administrator. Office of the Corporation Attorney. No. 49 Beekman street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. WILLIAM A. BOYD, Corporation Attorney. POLICE DEPARTMENT. Central Office. No. 300 Mulberry street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. STEPHEN B. FRENCH, President; SETH C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Central Office. No. 66 Third avenue, corner Eleventh street, 8:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. JACOB HESS, President; GEORGE F. BRITTON, Secretary. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters. Nos. 155 and 157 Mercer street. VINCENT C. KING, President; CARL JUSSEN, Secretary Bureau of Chief of Department. ELI BATES, Chief of Department. Bureau of Inspector of Cumbustibles. PETER SEERY, Inspector of Combustibles. Bureau of Fire Marshal. GEORGE H. SHELDON, Fire Marshal. Bureau of Inspection of Buildings. WM P. ESTERBROOK, Inspector of Buildings. Office hours, Headquarters and Bureaus, from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. (Saturdays to 3 P. M.) Fire Alarm Telegraph. J. ELLIOT SMITH, Superintendent of Telegraph. Repair Shops. Nos. 128 and 130 West Third street. JOHN MCCABE, Captain-in-Charge, 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Hospital Stables. No. 199 Christie street. DEDERICK G. GALE, Superintendent of Horses. HEALTH DEPARTMENT No. 301 Mott street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. CHARLES F. CHANDLER, President; EMMONS CLARK, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS No. 36 Union square, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. EDWARD P. BARKER, Secretary. Civil and Topographical Office. Arsenal, 64th street and 5th avenue, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Office of Superintendent of 23d and 24th Wards. Fordham 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS. Nos. 117 and 119 Duane street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. EUGENE T. LYNCH, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS Brown-stone Building, City Hall Park, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS B. ASTEN, President; ALBERT STORER, Secretary. BOARD OF ASSESSORS. Office City Hall, Room No. 11 1/2, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. JOHN R. LYDECKER, Chairman; WM. H. JASPER, Secretary. BOARD OF EXCISE. Corner Mulberry and Houston streets, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, President; J. B. ADAMSON, Chief Clerk. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Nos. 3 and 4 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. PETER BOWE, Sheriff; JOEL O. STEVENS, Under Sheriff. REGISTERS OFFICE. East side City Hall Park, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. AUGUSTUS T. DOCHARTY, Register; J. FAIRFAX MCLAUGHLIN, Deputy Register. COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS. No. 1 County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Wm. PITT SHEARMAN, JOHN W. BARROW. COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. No. 17 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. THOMAS DUNLAP, Commissioner; ALFRED J. KEEGAN, Deputy Commissioner COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Nos. 7 and 8 New County Court-house, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. WILLIAM A. BUTLER, County Clerk; J. HENRY FORD, Deputy County Clerk. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Second floor Brown-stone Building, City Hall Park 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. DANIEL G. ROLLINS, District Attorney; B. B. FOSTER, Chief Clerk. THE CITY RECORD OFFICE. And Bureau of Printing, Stationary, and Blank Books No. 3 City Hall, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. THOMAS COSTIGAN, Supervisor; R. P. H. ABELL, Bookkeeper. CORONERS' OFFICE. No. 40 East Houston street. MORITZ ELLINGER, GERSON N. HERRMAN, THOMAS C. KNOX, and JOHN H. BRADY, Coroners. RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS. RICHARD M. HOE, 504 Grand street. JOHN J. CRANE, 138th street, Morrisania. GUSTAV SCHWAB, 2 Bowling Green. CHARLES L. PERKINS, 23 Nassau street. WILLIAM M. OLLIFFE, 6 Bowery. SUPREME COURT. Second floor, New County Court-house, 10 1/2 A. M. to 3 P. M. General Term, Room No. 9. Special Term, Room No. 10. Chambers, Room No. 11. Circuit Part I., Room No. 12. Circuit Part II., Room No. 13. [column 3] Circuit, Part III., Room No. 14. Judges' Private Chambers, Room No. 15. NOAH DAVIS, Chief Justice; WILLIAM A BUTTER, Clerk. SUPERIOR COURT. Third floor, New County Court-house, 11 A. M. General Term, Room No. 29. Special Term, Room No. 33. Chambers, Room No. 33. Part. I. Room No. 34. Part II., Room No. 35. Part. III., Room No. 46. Judges' Private Chambers, Room No. 30. Naturalization Bureau, Room No. 32. Clerk's Office, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., Room No. 31. JOHN SEDGWICK, Chief Judge; THOMAS BOESE, Chie Clerk. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Third floor, New Count Court-house, 11 A. M. Clerk's Office, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Room No. 22. General Term, Room No. 24. Special Term, Room No. 21. Chambers, room no. 21. Part. I., Room No. 25. Part. II., Room No. 26. Part III., Room No. 27. Naturalization Bureau, Room No. 23. CHARLES P. DALY, Chief Justice; NATHANIEL JARVIS Jr., Chief Clerk. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. 32 Chambers street Parts I and II. FREDERICK SMYTH, Recorder, Presiding Judge of the General Sessions; HENRY A. GILDERSLEEVE and RUFUS B. COWING, Judges. Terms first Monday each month. JOHN SPARKS, Clerk. MARINE COURT. General Term, Trial Term Part I., Room 15, City Hall. Trial Term Part II., Trial Term Part III., third floor. 27 Chambers street. Special Term, Chambers, second floor, 27 Chambers street, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. Clerk's Office, basement, Brown-stone building, City Hall Park, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. GEORGE SHEA, Chief Justice; JOHN SAVAGE, Chief Clerk. THE CITY RECORD. OFFICE OF THE CITY RECORD, No. 2 CITY HALL. PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE BUSINESS OF the City Record office will be transacted at Room No. 4, City Hall, northeast corner. THOMAS COSTIGAN, Supervisor. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS OF the Board of Aldermen will meet every Monday at two o'clock P. M., at Room No. 8 City Hall. BERNARD KENNEY, JOSEPH P. STRACK, HENRY C. PERLEY, THOMAS SHEILS, JAMES L. WELLS, Committee on Public Works. FIRE DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW YORK, 155 & 157 MERCER STREET NEW YORK, March 7, 1881. SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING TO this Department seven steam fire engines, will be received at these Headquarters until 10 A. M., on Tuesday, the 22d instant, when they will be publicly opened and read. The engines are to be what is known as fourth size single pump and cylinder. "Crane Neck" vertical steam fire engines, and each engine is to be fully supplied with [?] tools. The boilers to be vertical, each 32 inches diameter and 62 inches high, to be made of best steel boiler plate, having copper smoke-flues, and hanging tubes of lap-welded iron, each hanging to be having circulating strips. to be of sufficient strength to bear twice the pressure ever required in doing fire duty, and to have ample steaming capacity to keep up a full head of steam while doing the heaviest work. To be covered with Russia iron, properly banded with brass bands, nickel-plated. To have safety- valves made of composition, nickel-plated, and to be surmounted with domes of brass, bottom mouldings nickel- plated. They are to be hung on half elliptic springs, similar to those on engines numbers 7 and 33 of this Department, and are to be in all respects, as to form and construction, exactly similar to the boilers now on those engines, being M. R. Clapp's Circulating Tubular Boiler, patent of 1878. Each engine is to have a steam cylinder, 9 1/4 inches in diameter, and 6 inches stroke, to be fitted to a bed-plate containing the steam passages. The steam cylinders, steam-chests, and bed-plates of each engine are to be cased in brass, nickel-plated. All stuffing-boxes are to be so constructed as to take up while engine is running. The main pump of each engine is to be double acting, made entirely of composition, with cylinders 5 1/2 inches in diameter and6 inches stroke, and to have two (2) discharge gates. The air-chamber of each engine is to be made of copper, nickel-plated. Each engine is to have sixteen (16) feet (in two lengths) of smooth-bore suction hose; each length to have suitable couplings, with thread, the same as on suctions and hydrants in use by this Department. Also, to have a fresh- water tank to connect with feed-pumps, with suitable fresh-water connections. The hydrant connection of each engine is to have two (2) female couplings, one 4 1/2 inches diameter, and one 2 1/2 inches diameter, and to have same thread as suctions on large coupling, and regulation thread on the 2 1/2-inch. The engines are to be drawn by horses, and are to be fitted up with poles and whiffletrees, with suitable seats, for drivers, on forward parts, and fitted with cushions and whip-sockets. The wheels are to be made of selected timber, prepared in the best manner, and are to be painted with English vermillion and striped with gold leaf; the tires to be 2 3/4 inches wide. The brakes are to be so arranged as to bear upon the rear wheels, and so constructed as to be controlled by the driver. The coal-bunkers are to be made of strong iron, and to have a step and are to be painted same as the wheels. The axles, frames, braces, etc., are to be of Bessemer steel. The safety-valves, throttle-valves, feed-pumps, eccentric- straps, connecting-rod bearings and pipe-holders are to be of composition. All parts of the engines are to be painted with English vermillion and striped with gold leaf, except air-chambers, boilers, domes, steam-cylinders, bed-plates, and working parts of machinery. Each engine to be supplied with-- One nickel-plated steam-gauge. One nickel-plated water pressure gauge. One glass-water gauge. [column 4] One nickel-plated foam pipe. Four gauge-cocks. One surface blow-cock and attachment for thaw-hose. Two heater connection pipes. One nickle-plated signal whistle. One variable exhaust nozzle and stem-jet. Two number plates. One suction basket. Two brass hose pipes, to have regulation thread. Five nozzles. One pipe holder stick. One length thaw hose, 18 feet, and nozzle. One fresh water connection of composition. One bell. Four lanterns. One automatic controlling valve. The first engine is to be delivered at the Repair Shops of the Fire Department within sixty days after the execution of the contract, and one in each month thereafter, in complete working order, with a guarantee that the material and workmanship are of the best character, and to replace, at the expense of the contractor, such parts, if any, as may fail, if such failure is properly attributable to defective material or inferior workmanship. Said engines shall have a full and complete trial of their working powers at New York, under the superintendence of a competent engineer. No proposals will be received after the hour named, or considered if not made in strict compliance with the terms of this advertisement. Two responsible sureties will be required upon each proposal, who must each justify in one-half the amount thereof, upon the proposal prior to its presentation. Proposals must be indorsed "Proposals for Furnishing Seven Engines," with the name of the bidder, and be addressed to the Board of Commissioners of this Department. Blank forms of proposals, together with such further information as may be required, may be obtained upon application at these Headquarters, where the prescribed form of contract may also be seen. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, or any part of such proposals, if deemed to be for the interests of the city. VINCENT C. KING, JOHN J. GORMAN, CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Commissioners. HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW YORK, 155 AND 157 MERCER STREET, NEW YORK, March 7, 1881. SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING THIS Department with the following articles, to wit: 1,800 tons Egg Coal. 900 tons Stove Coal. --to be of the best quality of Pittston, Scranton, or Lackawanna Valley, weigh 2,000 pounds to the ton, and be well screened and free from slate, will be received at these Headquarters until 10 o'clock A. M., on Tuesday, the 22d instant, when they will be publicly opened and read. No proposals will be received or considered after the hour named. Proposals may be made for one or more of the items, specifying the price per ton. All of the coal is to be delivered and weighed upon scales furnished by the Department (which are to be transported from place to place by the contractor), in the presence of an Inspector to be designated by the Department for that purpose, at the various houses, etc., of the Department, in such quantities and at such times as may be from time to time directed. Two responsible sureties will be required upon each proposal, who must each justify in one-half the amount thereof upon the same, prior to its presentation. Proposals must be indorsed "Proposals for Furnishing Coal." with the name of the bidder, and be addressed to the Board of Commissioners of this Department. Blank forms of proposals, together with such information as may be required, may be obtained upon application at these Headquarters, where the prescribed form of contract may also be seen. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, or any part of such proposals, if deemed to be for the interest of the city. VINCENT C. KING JOHN J. GORMAN, CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Commissioners. HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEW YORK, 155 AND 157 MERCER STREET, NEW YORK, November 7, 1878. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Board of Commissioners of this Department will meet daily at 10 o'clock A. M., for the transaction of business. By order of the Board. VINCENT C. KING, President JOHN J. GORMAN, Treasurer, CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Commissioners. CARL JUSSEN, Secretary DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION, NO. 66 THIRD AVENUE, TO CONTRACTORS. PROPOSALS FOR DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, TIN, ETC. SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES FOR FURNISHING DRY GOODS 50,000 yards Brown Muslin. 5,000 " Bleached Muslin. 2,000 " Linen Drills. 3,000 " Bro. Denims. 10,000 " Calico. 1,000 " Linen Diaper. 20 great gross Metal Suspender Buttons. 20 " Bone " 20 " Porcelain " 100 pounds Black Machine Thread (16 ozs. per lb.). 500 pounds W. B. Linen Thread, No. 40 (16 ozs. to pound). 100 Blue Flannel Blouses. GROCERIES, ETC. 22,000 fresh Eggs (all to be candled). 3,000 pounds Dried Apples. 50 dozen Canned Corn. 12 " " Plums. 5,000 pounds chicory. 50 barrels Hominy. 600 pounds Maccaroni (12 lb. boxes). 2,000 bushels Oats. 500 bales long, bright Rye Straw. TIN, ETC. 100 boxes IX, 14 x 20, best quality charcoal Terne Roofing Tin. 1 drum best quality Zinc. STRAW HATS. 250 dozen Men's Straw Hats. 100 " Women's Straw Hats. --or any part thereof, will be received at the office of the Department of Public Charities and Correction, in the City of New York, until 9:30 o'clock A. M., of Friday, the 18th day of March, 1881. The person or persons making any bid or estimate shall furnish the March 14, 1881. THE CITY RECORD. 425 Bills —audited and transmitted to Comptroller for payment: For the Year 1880.—Schedule No. 71. Clapp & Jones’ Manufacturing Company, apparatus, supplies, etc. … $950 00 Collins & Nangle, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 14 95 Conaghan & company, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 10 00 Dobbs, William H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 350 00 — … $1,324 95 For the Current Year—Schedule No. 7. Barron, James S. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … $7 50 Bell, C. H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 9 00 Carlock, Abm. D., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 27 00 Crimmins, John D., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 64 80 Dahlman, Isaac H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 190 00 Day, A. G., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 54 00 Dean, Jeremiah, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 3 00 Dietz, R. E., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 39 00 Dobbs, William H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 59 00 Fitch, A. B., estate of, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 3 00 Gibson, William, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 346 07 Gregory, James, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 31 32 Hughes, Thomas, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 90 00 McClave, E. W. & co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 729 33 Manchester Locomotive works, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 12 50 Manhattan Packing Manufacturing Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 41 62 Metropolis Oil Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 67 65 Ogden & Wallace, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 9 47 Peyser, John, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 94 78 Quackenbush, Townsend & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 143 86 Recht, C., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 4 50 Reynders, J. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 30 00 Sebastian, Jacob,, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 187 00 Smith, N. J., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 21 00 Tillotson, L. G. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 68 50 Towle, Frank E., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 90 00 Western Union Telegraph Company, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 35 00 — … $2,457 90 On motion, adjourned. CARL JUSSEN, Secretary. MARCH 2, 1881. Present—President Vincent C. King, commissioners John J. Gorman and Cornelius Van Cott. Trial of Foreman James Hunter, of Engine co., No. 37, upon charges (previously laid over), was adjourned to 9th instant. The action of the President in the following matters was approved and confirmed: Appointment of Thomas H. Flanagan as temporary clerk in Bureau Inspection of Buildings, at a salary of $900 per annum, 1st instant. Appointment of Hugh Hamilton as blacksmith in Repair Shops, at a salary of $3 per day, 1st instant. Employment of Andrew Cockfair, as temporary Pilot EngineCo. No. 43, at a salary of $1,200 per annum, 1st instant. Discharge ofFrancis Oechs, wheelwright in repair Shops, 24th ultimo. Transfer of Fireman George K. Whikehart, Engine Co. 7, to Engine Co. No. 43, 24th ultimo. Acceptance of resignation of Peter J. Durrua, Temporary Pilot Engine Co. No. 43, 24th ultimo. Granting leave of absence to Machinist John T. Conway, detailed to Engine Co. No. 43, for thirty days from 23d ultimo, without pay. Detail of Machinist John Sheridan as Acting Assistant Engineer of Steamer, at a salary of $1,250 per annum, 24th ultimo. Notice to contractor for rebuilding house of Engine Co. No. 3, and his sureties, that if not completed within thirty days will be readvertised and relet. Reply to communications from Commissioner of Public Works relative to placing of telegraph poles. Granting excuse from fire duty on three-quarter pay to Fireman Wm. J. Cavanagh of Engine Co. No. 30, for five days, on recommendation of Medical Officer. Designation by special order of Privates entitled to increased pay under provisions of General Orders No. 2, current series. Transmitting to Comptroller for payment bill audited on 25th ultimo, viz.: For the Year 1880—Schedule No. 72. McGuire, John, three new engine-houses … $4,500 00 Transmitting to Comptroller for payment pay-rolls as follows: For the Current Year—Schedule No. 8. Extra Telegraph Force, pay-roll for February, apparatus, supplies, etc. … $1,137 36 Headquarters, pay-roll for February, pay-roll for February … 3,624 50 Attorney to the Fire Department, pay-roll for February … 333 33 Telegraph Force pay-roll for February … 1,486 67 Repair Shops pay-roll for February … 3,830 12 Bureau of Combustibles pay-roll for February … 1,016 64 Bureau of Inspectors of Buildings pay-roll for February … 2,533 64 Bureau of Fire Marshal pay-roll for February … 600 00 Superintendent of Horse pay-roll for February … 561 00 Bureau of Chief of Department, pay-roll for February … 3,174 96 Engine and Hook and Ladder Co’s. pay-roll for February … 67,026 87 — … $85,325 09 Communications. From— chairman Committee on Apparatus, reporting that length of hose loaned to Thos. c. Miles for test of waterproofing process, has been returned to Department, no progress having been made with test. Filed. Chairman Committee on Telegraph, returning application of American Ra;pid Telegraph Co., for permission to place wires on Department poles, with recommendation that request be denied. Filed. Examining Board, reports of examination on application for promotion to rank of Foreman of Assistant foreman Joseph Shaw of Engine Co. No. 7 and William Duane of Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, to rank of Assistant Foreman; of Fireman Lawrence Reynolds, Joseph Moss, John H. White, and Charles D. Purroy of Engine Co. Nos. 3, 11, 12, and 22, respectively. Filed Chief of Department, transmitting report relative to violations of law at theatres. Referred to Inspector of Buildings. Same—Reports of detail at Pastor’s Theatre on 22d and 23d ultimo. Filed. Same—Reports of inspection by Company Commanders of buildings and fire-escapes (5). Referred to Inspector of Buildings. Foreman Engine Co. No. 10, reporting hatchways at No. 35 Water street, found open on 27th ultimo. Referred to Inspector of Combustibles Foremen Engine Co. No. 5, reporting loss of patrol badge by Fireman John J. Golden. Filed, and a fine of $5 imposed. Foreman Engine Co. 7, reporting team furnished for trial suitable for service. Referred to Supply Clerk. Foreman Engine Co. No. 14, reporting finding of citizen’s box key 881. Filed. Foreman Engine Co. No. 15, reporting loss of alarm-box key located at Pier 53, East rive. Filed. Foreman Engine Co. No. 20, reporting loss of alarm-box key by Fireman Lawrence P. Farley. Filed, and a fine of $5 imposed. Private Charles V. Ryer, of Engine Co. No. 45, applying for promotion to tank of Assistant Engineer of Steamer. Referred to Examining Board of Engineers. Private Michael Gillen, of Engine Co., No. 29—Relative to claim of F. G. Merrill. Filed. Inspector of Combustibles—Report of licenses and permits issued to 28th ultimo. Filed. Same, recommending discontinuance of legal proceedings. Filed, and following resolution adopted: Resolved, That the Attorney to the Fire Department be and is directed to discontinue legal proceedings for violation of section 4, chapter 742, Laws of 1871, as recommended by the Inspector of Combustibles, against John McCormick, One Hundred and Eighth street and Fourth avenue, he having complied with the law by procuring license. Same—Report and recommendation relative to proposed building of the Naphtha Laundry Renovating Works at Avenue A and Twenty-second street. Laid over. Fire Marshal—Report of operations for month of January. Filed. Inspector of Buildings, transmitting cases of violation of law for prosecution. Filed, and following resolution adopted: [column 2] Resolved, That the Attorney to the Fire Department be and is directed to institute legal proceedings to compel compliance with the provisions of law, and for recovery of penalties, as recommended by the Inspector of Buildings, in violation cases Nos. 17 and 38 of 1881, and fire-escape cases Nos. 1125 and 1257 of 1880, and 21 to 36 and 49 of 1881. Same, requesting return of papers in unsafe case No. 264 of 1880; violation cases Nos. 268 of 1879, 464, 500, 530, 545, 557, 560, and 1067 of 1880; fire-escape cases Nos. 1158, 1232, 1247, 1359, 1360, and 1332 of 1880. Compliance directed. Same, reporting inspection of building corner Montgomery and Henry streets, and inclosing papers in the case. Returned, with directions to file. Same, reporting that required action has been taken in the matter of dangerous walls, No. 13 Front street, and returning report of Chief of Department relative thereto. Filed. Same, returning communication from Henry J. Dudley, relative to plans filed, with the information that not having required affidavit of ownership they were not received. Filed. Same, returning application of James McGuinness for appointment as Examiner, with report that applicant is not qualified. Filed. Attorney—Opinion relative to authority of the Board to temporarily detail clerks or other employees. Filed. Same, returning violation cases Nos. 320, 365, 413 and 562 of 1880, and Nos. 6, and 13 of 1881, and fire-escape cases Nos. 1168, 1169, 1186, 1202, 1220, 1221, and 1222 of 1880, as directed. Referred to Inspector of Buildings. Superintendent of Telegraph—Daily reports of work and duty performed by employees. Filed. Medical Officer, recommending leave of absence to Fireman John Dalton, of Hook & Ladder Co. No. 17, for 10 days from 26th ultimo. Granted on half-pay. Superintendent of Horses—Report for week ending 27th ultimo. Filed. Same, recommending sale of 10 condemned horses. Filed, and sale at auction ordered. Comptroller—Statements of conditions of appropriation to 26th ultimo. Filed. Same, requesting information relative to premises No. 20 Eldridge street, etc. Filed, with directions to reply that the premises named are required for the purposes of the Department. N. Y. Board of Fire Underwriters—Certificates of inspection of buildings, Nos. 98, 100, 102, and 104 North Moore street, with approval of same for storage of vegetable fibre. Referred to Inspector of Combustibles. Property Owner, reporting violation of law at thirty-second street and First avenue. Referred to Inspector of Buildings. H. A. Barnum, agent Washington Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Co., requesting information relative to gas generating apparatus with which it is proposed to equip new floating engine. Referred to Committee on Repairs and Supplies. C. H. Bauer—Relative to property in Twenty-third Ward. Filed. Patrick Daily and John J. Kehoe—Relative to patent for hose-bridge. Filed. Eureka Fire Hose Co., inviting attention to improved hydrant connection. Filed. L. S. Foster, requesting removal of rubbish from front of premises No. 35 Pine street. Referred to Superintendent of Telegraph. Charles H. Haswell, submitting specifications for construction of new floating engine. Referred to Committee on Apparatus. Mrs. S. A. Joseph—Claim against a member of the Department. Filed, with directions to notify. F. E. Mason, agent, offering for sale and sand-blast machine and right of use. Referred to Committee on Apparatus. Henry L. Mott, Northport, L. I., inquiring if Department has nay hand-engines for sale. Filed, with directions to reply. N. Y. Association for Improving condition of the Poor, reporting buildings requiring fire-escapes. referred to Inspector of Buildings. Ogden Estate—Relative to repairs at quarters Hook & Ladder Co. No. 19. Filed. M. Solomon— Claim against W. A. Robinson. Referred to Trustees of Relief Fund. Denis Sweeny—Claim against Joseph E. Lennon, contractor. Filed. Edward Gleason, Superintendent Union League Club—Relative to protection of bujilding against fire. Filed, with directions to reply that an alarm-box key will be located at office of the club, and keys furnished to such of employees as may be designated. Conrad Weber, proposing an exchange of property. Filed. Chairman Committee on Repairs and Supplies, forwarding, with recommendation, requisitions for plumbing at headquarters (2), quarters of Engine Co. No. 27, and Hook and Ladder Co. No. 12, calking at quarters of Engine Co. No. 17, and for repairs to wagon; estimated cost, $22, $12.75, $6.75, $17.30, $104, and $10.25, respectively. Ordered. Supply Clerk—Requisitions for articles required, estimated cost, $29.50, $52, $54.26, $82, $139.90, and $39, respectively. Purchase ordered. Superintendent of Horses—Report of selection of team for Engine Co. No. 7, and recommending purchase at $600. Purchase ordered. The following preambles and resolutions were, on motion, adopted: Whereas, By section 77, chapter 335, Laws 1873, the Board of Fire Commissioners are empowered to prescribe rules, regulations, and orders for the government of the Fire Department; and Whereas, Section 1, chapter 726, Laws 1873, empowers the Fire Commissioners to appoint officers, and members of the Department as a corps of sappers and miners on recommendation of the Chief Engineer; and Whereas, Section 3, chapter 726, Laws of 1873, empowers the Engineer in command at any fire in the City of New York to destroy or pull down any building or buildings by the use of explosives or otherwise; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Chief of Department, or in his absence, the Assistant chief of Department shall be Chief Engineer for the purposes of this act only, and the said Chief and Assistant Chief of Department, and the Chiefs of Battalion are hereby made Engineers for the purposes of said act, and for no other purpose, and without extra compensation; and be it further Resolved, That these preambles and resolutions shall be promulgated as a General Order to the Department immediately. The following resolution was, on motion, adopted: Resolved, That the city be divided into two medical districts, to be known as the Eastern and Western Districts, commencing at the Battery and running up Broadway to Twenty-third street, through Twenty-third street to Fourth avenue, up Fourth avenue to Fordham. The Medical Officer and Vice Medical Officer shall attend all sick and disabled firemen in the District assigned to them. The draft of Trial Orders, No. 5, current series, was read and approved and promulgation ordered. Appointment. Denis McDonald, as Private, Hook and Ladder Co. No. 10, 7th instant. Transfer. Private George W. Creighton, Hook and Ladder Co. No. 10, to Hook and Ladder co. No. 5, 7th inst. Bills —audited and transmited to the Comptroller for payment: For the Year 1880—Schedule No. 73. Melville, David, apparatus, supplies, etc. … $16 00 Moonan, John, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 1,770 00 — … $1,786 00 For the Current Year—Schedule No. 9. Banta, John, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 40 00 Bell, C. H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 9 00 Burton & Watson, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 11 20 Cokely, Patrick J., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 12 00 Dahlman, Isaac H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 600 00 Dobbs, Edwin, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 40 00 Dudgeon, Richard, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 4 50 Dudley, Henry, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 40 00 Dunham, Thomas C., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 234 84 Esterbrook, Wm. P., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 46 94 Fuller, A. P., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 23 92 Gregory, James, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 11 80 Hance, Charles H., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 81 95 Hayward, S. F., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 73 00 Howard, E. & co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 2 50 Ilsley, S. A. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 21 36 Isaacs, A. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 272 00 Lambertville Spoke Mfg Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 90 00 McLean, James M., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 30 00 Moonan, John, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 704 44 Moore, John G., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 89 50 N. Y. Calcium Light Co, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 3 45 Patterson, H. t. & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 3 45 Quackenbush, Townsend & Co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 54 90 Reilly, John J., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 94 00 Reilly & McMahon, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 12 50 Reynders, John & co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 12 45 Schmidt, A. & Bros., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 7 00 Seery, Peter, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 54 57 Sheilds & McEvoy, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 144 80 Sloane, W. & J., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 43 43 Smith, J. Elliott, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 42 40 Sullivan, Thomas, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 27 25 Swett, Moses, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 64 20 Tillotson, L. G. & co., apparatus, supplies, etc. … 26 30 Winterbottom & Winters, apparatus, supplies, etc. … 88 13 Total … $3,117 68 On motion, adjourned. CARL JUSSEN, Secretary. No 77. 1. War Department Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Washington, October 10th, 1867. To Mr. Geo. S. La Rue. My dear Sir, I take great pleasure in informing you that I have selected your manuscript for the "Howard Premium" for left-hand business penmanship, offered by Mr. Wm Oland Bourne, Editor of "the Soldier's Friend", New York.-- I carefully examined over one hundred manuscripts before choosing your name. My sympathies are always enlisted in behalf of all left-handed soldiers.-- I think we can demonstrate that the right hand is not indispensable, though the loss of it is often remarkably inconvenient; and with good feet, and legs we surely can outstrip those who go on crutches or with wooden appendages in the race of life. If your crippled arm ever gives you trouble on account of changes in the weather, indigestion or from over-exercise or too much care, you must immediately begin by counting up your [mergies] mercies to allay the first symptons of discontent, putting your trust in that Strong Arm, which can supplement every weakness.-- With much respect and sincerity I am truly yours C. C. Howard. Maj. Genl. Vols. No 77 2 How strangely unreal every thing connected with the war appears, although so short a time has passed since its close, yet when I come to contrast those times with these piping times of peace I find them hard to realize. The first days of April 1864, found me in common with the people of the Northern States awaiting the coming events that were casting their shadows so portentiously before. How little did we think, what those events were to be to each and all of us. How fearful to me, an inexperienced country boy then was the thought of civil war and how much more fearful the reality! Sumpter's Flag had fallen, the country was ablaze with excitement and indignation. The call for volunteers to avenge its disgrace and maintain the authority of the Government. I do not think that I hesitated as to what my duty was, I only felt the indignation common to all my neighbours and friends and with a number of my neighbour boys enlisted in the [th?] G. V. Infantry company "I" on the 18th day, April 1861, under the call for seventy five thousand volunteers for three months. The organization of the regiment not being completed in time to be of any service in the three month enlistment, it was reorganized at Camp Dennison under the first call for three hundred thousand Volunteers for three years on the 18th day of No 77. 3. June 1861. My second enlistment dating from that time in the same company and regiment as my first. On the 30th day of June, 1861, the regiment left camp Dennison under orders for Western Virginia, joined command of Brig. Genl Morris, then a Brigade of Maj. Genl. G. B. Mc Clellands Army on the 2nd day of July 1861 at Fetterman, a little town on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Grafton. A day of rest, scarcely enough after our experience of Railroad traveling to fit us for what was in store for us in the way of a fourth of July celebration. On the glorious old fourth began our experience of real soldier life (before that time our privations had been manifold, chiefly of the deprivation of feather bed ?ind) and now began the tug of war, a real bonifide march. Ah, that was something to be remembered. I think that I have a distinct recollection of the fact, that my wardrobe was a little to large; (we reduced them to knapsacks afterward) we will say nothing about the extra pain of boots that was strapped on top, that march was concluded by a few miles of double quick, superinduced by heavy cannonading supposed to be a battle at Phillip, but which proved to be a salute in honor of the day. -- The experience of that day proved to much for me as I was on the sick list for a few days, thereby missing the capture of Laurel Hill and the No. 77 4 subsequent skirmish at Carricks Ford. After the capture of Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain the command I belonged to, moved forward and occupied Cheat Mountain and Wagners Pass. The time until the 20th of September was occupied in fortifying positions, on that day I had the misfortune with others of my company to be captured while on picket by the forces of Genl Lee then advancing on our works. We were forwarded immediately to Richmond where my experience of prison life began. I shall not enter into a detail of my personal experience, suffice it to say, that the pictures of suffering and misery drawn by abler and better pens than mine have not been overdrawn; those horrors are over now, thank God, my experience was not dissimilar to that of others. Hope long defered, hunger, thirst, and treatment, how little these words express, compared with the experience. Many poor fellows, three months in Richmond, three months in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; three months in Salisbury, North Carolina and then I knew what it was to be free. Seven months a paroled prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, and then I joined my Regiment at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, just after the battle of Stone River. I participated with my regiment in the campaign of Tullahoma, Chattanooga, and Chicamauga; in No 77 5 the last named battle I received a gunshot wound in my right arm, thereby causing the loss of it; soon after receiving a furlough I went to my home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where I received my final discharge as a private soldier, January 19th. 1864. Very Respectfully Geo. S. La Rue. 1867-June 20 [re??] 2 18 (165) Frederick L. Perry Springfield Mass June 20th 1867 ? Oland Bourne 12 ? St New York Dear Sir Many of us will find its a hard task to write out on paper a complete sketch of our military careers with incidents added as you require in all specimens for your collection of left hand penmanship. We could easier in our reunions of companies and regiments fight over the battles in which we were engaged and could recall many stirring incidents of our common service. Perhaps some may think that at this late hour it will be difficult to collect incidents of the rebellion.. but can we ever forget those scenes of blood and those many hardships and perils through which we passed which though they almost discouraged us at the time, yet now they are braved and the country saved give us the satisfaction of know they were endured in a glorious case. We know that although many may wish to destroy the identity of the soldier and sink him in the citizen yet our country never can forget their services. The writer of these few lines enlisted July 17th 1862 in the 36th Regt Mass VA ? was mustered into the United States service August 27th and arrived in Washington Sept 2nd. We at once took up our march for Maryland but were too late to participate in the South Mountain and Antietam battles We were then assigned to the 9th Army Corps and after a few weeks of rest commenced our march down through Virginia to Fredericksburg. We were in that engagement and shall never forget this our first battle. We passed the winter in picketing along the Rappahanock and in the spring were ordered west to Kentucky. We saw no active service here and as reinforcements were needed at ? we commenced our trip down the Mississippi. We passed many places that are now now famous in history. Strongholds over which once waved the rebel flag now floated the flag of the free. We remained near Vicksburg until after the surrender and then with Sherman marched on Jackson the capital of the state. Here we had quite a severe engagement before capturing the place. With the fall of Jackson our work in this department was ended and we immediately commenced making our preparations for returning to Kentucky. But there was little rest in store for us for the plans were already laid for the occupation of East Tennessee and we of course must form part of the advancing column. Our conquest of that state is familiar to almost every one but the suffering and hardships we endured to hold it none but those who were there can realize. In the final campaign against Richmond we were engaged and were in all of the important battles from the Wilderness to Lee's surrender. While in the service I was in the following engagements. Siege of Vicksburg. Siege of Jackson. Battles of the Wilderness. Spottsylvania ?? North Anna River. Coal Harbor. Petersburg and the "Mine" I was wounded in the trenches in front of Petersburg August 11th 1864 and right arm amputated the next day three inches from the shoulder joint. after the amputation I was taken to City Point and from there to David's Island New York Harbor where I remained until discharged November 14th 1864. Yours respectfully Fred L. Perry Late a Corp in the Co "?" 36th Ret Mass VA Infantry Present Address Springfield, Mass State of Massachusetts County of Hampden I Frederick S. Perry being duly sworn according to law do hereby declare the accompanying specimen to be of my own hand writing performed with left hand. I furthermore declare that I never wrote with left hand previous to the loss of my right August 11 1804. Witness my hand this Twenty Eighth day of June AD ? Fred S Perry On this twenty eighth day of June A.D. 1867 personally appeared the above named Fred S Perry and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing statement before me, Sam B. Spooner, Register of the Probate Court, in and for the County and State first above written, and I certify that I have no interest whatever in the case. Sam B. Spooner, Register Series 2 79 W.F. Richardson Undated 26 Wm Johnston I enlisted Sept 24th 1869, as a Private in Co "?" 69th Regt ? to serve for three years, or during the War The 69th was at that time forming at Camp Scott, Staten Island to which place in company with other recruits I was sent to don the blue, and take my first lessons in keeping time with the music of the Union. After enjoying the hospitality of the State for about six weeks at Camp Scott, we received orders to report to Maj Gen ? at Fort Monroe. We arrived at Fort Monroe we were ordered to Newport News, distant a few hours sail. Arriving safely at Newport News we disembarked from the vessels which had conveyed us from Staten Island and formed camp. In a few days, Col Blake U.S.S arrived, and mustered us into the United States Service. Some three weeks afterwards, while preparing for "Dress Parade" one evening we were surprised to receive orders to pack knapsacks, and be ready to strike tents at a moment's warning. We lay under arms all that night, and next morning at daybreak "assembly" was sounded, and orders given to fall in, which being done we marched to the long dock, and embarked on board transports for Norfolk. Arriving at Norfolk, we after some hours search found the ? or rather they found us. We embarked, and were soon on our way to Suffolk, a town some seventeen miles in a South Westerly direction from Norfolk. We arrived in Suffolk, Friday Evening, Dec 24th 1863, Christmas Eve. To most of us this was the first night that we have ever camped out, and being without rations of any kind, the prospect were none of the most pleasant. But through the kindness of the 58th Pa Infty, who generously supplied us with coffee and "Hardtack", our condition was somewhat improved, and we slept more comfortably by our camp fires than we otherwise would have done. We had been encamped at Suffolk about a month when early on the night of January 29th 1863, we were ordered to prepare for a march. Twenty rounds extra ammunition, and one days rations was served out, from the fact that but one day's ration were served out, we judged we were not going far. Our surmises proved correct, for after marching about eight miles, our advance, the Eleventh ? ? under Col ? encountered the Enemy's pickets drawn up to dispute our further passage of the road. A few shots were exchanged When the Eleventh charged, driving in the pickets, and opening the ball. By this time Batteries "D" and "F" 4th US light Artillery had got into position, and soon our compliments were flying through the air to them in the shapes of screaming shells. Not to be outdone in politeness by "Mudsills", the "Chivaling", responded in kind. But soon finding that they could not send such direct compliments as us, they withdrew leaving us masters of the field. We returned to camp the following night, and were left to pursue our old routine of camp life, until the following May, when ? street, came to get possession of Suffolk, but although he besieged us some seventy three days, he was compelled to retreat without having accomplished his object. The Fourth of July following found us on the road to Portsmouth, having ? Suffolk after dismantling all the Fortification around it. We lay about ten days at Portsmouth, when we received orders to report at Washington D.C. we passed through Lexington on our way to Centerville. Arriving at Centerville, we went into camp as the advanced ? of the Defenses of Washington. We lay at Centerville ? four months, and then fell back for the purpose of going into Winter quarters, at Fairfax ? we had just got nicely fixed for Winter, where orders came for us to move our camp to Fairfax Station, on the line of the Orange and Alexandria R.R. We were allowed to lay at the station, doing Picket duty for some three months. On the 12th of May 1864 orders were received for the "Front", a place we had heard considerable of, but had never seen. On the 17th of May we joined the Army of the Potomac and were assigned for duty with the Second Div Second A. ? then under command of Gen Hancock. On the 18th of May. We took part in the Engagement East of Spotsylvania ? capturing two lines of entrenchments, after a sharp, but decisive charge. the 25th of May found us at North Anna River. June 3rd found us at Cold Harbor. There with the Second Corps we took part in the first charge made on the 3rd. It was on this charge that I was struck in the upper part of the right arm with a minnie ball, and while going to the rear unfortunately ran into the Enemy's hands. My arm was amputated that night, and on the 6th I was sent to Richmond. I was in Prison some three months - until Aug 13th when about 300 of us were paroled, and sent to Parole Camp, Annapolis Md. The following Feb I was sent to New York City, and became an inmate of the Ladies Home United States Gen Hospital. From there at the breaking up of the Hospital in May 1865, I was transferred to the Central Park Hospital and from there I was discharged from the United States Army July 8th 1865. Seven days in advance of my Regt. There ended almost three years in the Service. Yours Truly William H. Richardson Late Private Co "F" 69th N.Y.S. Port Chester Westchester ?? ? ? ? and Ward 1862 Sept. 29 2 79 W H Richardson Suffolk to Cold Harbor 298 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 17, 1881. Schedule “A.” Table of Time Lost by reason of Sickness, Disability, and Injuries received, inthe Police Force for the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. PRECINCTS … Number of Force … Number of Days Full Time … Number of Days Sick Time paid … Number of Days Sick Time unpaid … Proportion of Sick to Full Time … Proportion of Sick Time unpaid … Total amount paid for Sick Time. First … 97 … 8,924 … 413 1/2 … 155 1/2 … 258 … 4.62 … 1.73 … 2.89 … 509 82 Fourth … 108 … 9,997 … 417 1/2 … 225 1/2 … 192 1/4 … 4.27 … 1.94 … 2.33 … 738 51 Fifth … 90 … 8,250 … 314 1/2 … 95 … 219 1/2 … 3.80 … 1.14 … 2.60 … 311 46 Seventh … 59 … 5,459 … 397 … 170 3/4 … 226 1/4 … 7.29 … 3.13 … 4.16 … 559 81 Eighth … 75 … 6,931 … 5541 1/2 … 187 1/4 … 354 1/4 … 7.80 … 2.73 … 5.07 … 613 92 Ninth … 79 … 7,329 … 264 … 74 1/4 … 189 3/4 … 3.58 … 1.00 … 2.58 … 243 44 Tenth … 73 … 6,716 … 300 … 118 … 182 … 4.46 … 1.75 … 2.71 … 386 87 Eleventh … 51 … 4,692 … 161 … 73 1/4 … 87 3/4 … 3.41 … 1.56 … 1.85 … 239 85 Twelfth … 62 … 5,796 … 133 1/2 … 58 1/2 … 75 … 2.31 … 1.01 … 1.30 … 191 79 Thirteenth … 52 … 4,753 … 152 … 53 … 99 … 3.17 … 1.10 … 2.07 … 173 76 Fourteenth … 99 … 9,199 … 514 1/2 … 245 3/4 … 268 3/4 … 5.59 … 2.66 … 2.93 … 805 73 Fifteenth … 79 … 7,390 … 235 1/2 … 78 3/4 … 156 3/4 … 3.17 … 1.05 … 2.12 … 258 19 Sixteenth … 65 … 5,981 … 197 … 46 1/4 … 150 3/4 … 3.32 … 0.77 … 2.55 … 151 63 Seventeenth … 70 … 6,471 … 93 … 60 1/2 … 42 1/2 … 1.59 … 0.79 … 0.80 … 198 35 Eighteenth … 88 … 8,218 … 453 1/2 … 204 1/2 … 249 … 5.51 … 2.47 … 3.04 … 670 47 Nineteenth … 68 … 6,256 … 89 1/2 … 23 3/4 … 65 3/4 … 1.43 … 0.37 … 1.06 … 77 85 Twentieth … 72 … 6,624 … 219 … 86 … 133 … 3.30 … 1.28 … 2.02 … 281 96 Twenty-first … 61 … 5,612 … 282 … 118 1/2 … 163 1/2 … 5.00 … 2.09 … 2.91 … 388 50 Twenty-second … 71 … 6,654 … 337 1/2 … 122 … 215 1/2 … 5.07 … 1.82 … 3.25 … 399 97 Twenty-third … 60 … 5,551 … 141 … 45 3/4 … 95 1/4 … 2.53 … 0.82 … 1.71 … 146 98 Twenty-fourth … 26 … 2,361 … 12 … 1 1/2 … 10 1/2 … 0.51 … 0.07 … 0.44 … 4 92 Twenty-fifth … 54 … 4,999 … 50 1/2 … 10 1/2 … 40 … 1.01 … 0.21 … 0.80 … 34 42 Twenty-sixth… 62 … 5,704 … 274 … 170 … 104… 4.81 … 2.97 … 1.84 … 557 37 Twenty-seventh … 90 … 8,280 … 554 … 265 1/4 … 288 1/4 … 6.80 … 3.20 … 2.60 … 869 65 Twenty-eighth … 57 … 5,224 … 175 … 63 1/2 … 111 1/2 … 3.34 … 1.21 … 2.13 … 208 18 Twenty-ninth… 101 … 9,292 … 398 … 129 1/4 … 268 3/4 … 268 3/3 … 1.39 … 2.87 … 423 75 Thirtieth … 45 … 4,048 … 340 … 143 1/4 … 196 3/4 … 8.48 … 3.53 … 4.95 … 469 66 Thirty-first… 41 … 3,812 … 122 … 44 … 78 … 3.20 … 1.15 … 2.05 … 144 25 Thirty-second … 59 … 5,428 … 399 3/4 … 160 1/4 … 239 1/2 … 7.37 … 2.95 … —4.42 … 525 38 Thirty-third … 37 … 3,343 … 111 … 65 … 46 … 3.33 … 1.95 … 1.38 … 213 10 Thirty-fourth … 32 … 3.036 … 147 1/2 … 83 3/4 … 63 3/4 … 4.85 … 2.74 … 2.11 … 274 58 Thirty-fifth … 26 … 2,392 … 70 1/2 … 22 1/2 … 48 … 2.92 … 0.93 … 1.99 … 73 26 Sanitary Co … 42 … 3,894 … … — … — … — … — … — … — Detective … 35 … 3,281 … 6 … 1/2 … 5 1/2 … 0.18 … 0.01 … 0.17 … 1 64 Special Service Squad … 16 … 1,441 … 24 1/2 … 8 1/4 … 16 1/4 … 1.64 … 0.55 … 1.09 … 27 04 Court Squad … 58 … 5,305 … 99 1/2 … 99 1/2 …— … 2.06 … 2.06 … — … 326 23 Ninteenth Sub … 31 … 2,852 … 53 … 13 1/2 … 39 1/2 … 1.85 … 0.47 … 1.38 … 44 26 Detailed … 28 … 2,607 … 4 1/2 … 2 … 2 1/2 … 0.17 … 0.07 … 0.10 … 6 56 House of Detention … 3 … 215 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — Mounted Squad … 22 … 2,024 … 95 … 66 3/4 … 28 1/4 … 4.69 … 3.29 … 1.40 … 218 84 Steamboat Squad … 113 … 10,518 … 355 … 202 3/4 … 152 1/4 … 3.37 … 1.92 … 1.45 … 664 72 Inspection Districts … 38 … 3,496 … 26 … 9 … 17 … 0.74 … 0.26 … 0.48 … 29 51 Totals … 2,495 … 230,305 … 8,984 3/4 … 3,803 1/2 … 5,181 1/4 … 3.79 … 1.64 … 2.25 … $12,469 70 E. & O. E. GEO. B. STONE, Clerk C. O. Schedule “B.” Table showing the Number of Persons Arrested during the quarter ending December 30, 1880. PRECINCTS OR SQUADS … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. First … 345 … 34 … 379 Fourth … 951 … 436 … 1,387 Fifth … 349 … 36 … 385 Seventh … 281 … 89 … 370 Eighth … 687 … 239 … 926 Ninth … 376 … 89 … 465 Tenth … 936 … 592 … 1,528 Eleventh … 258 … 85 … 343 Twelfth … 251 … 47 … 298 Thirteenth … 255 … 71 … 326 Fourteenth … 1,130 … 585 … 1,715 Fifteenth … 566 … 252 … 818 Sixteenth … 376 … 119 … 495 Seventeenth … 401 … 128 … 529 Eighteenth … 486 … 135 … 621 Nineteenth … 287 … 46 … 333 Twentieth … 314 … 91 … 405 Twenty-first … 460 … 132 … 592 Twenty-second … 368 … 93 … 461 Twenty-third … 175 … 43 … 218 Twenty-fourth … 6 … — … 6 Twenty-fifth … 170 … 23 … 193 Twenty-sixth … 65 … 7 … 72 Twenty-seventh … 425 … 105 … 530 Twenty-eighth … 332 … 57 … 389 Twenty-ninth … 532 … 244 … 776 Thirtieth … 71 … 9 … 80 Thirty-first … 29 … 2 … 31 Thirty-second … 28 … 4 … 32 Thirty-third … 63 … 6 … 69 Thirty-fourth … 46 … 8 … 54 Thirty-fifth … 30 … 4 … 34 Nineteenth Sub … 67 … 8 … 75 Mounted Squad … 28 … 5 … 33 Detective Squad … 175 … 19 … 194 Special Service Squad … 12 … 2 … 12 Sanitary Company … 10 … 2 … 12 Inspectors Aids … 38 … 2 … 40 Steamboat Squad … 157 … 5 … 162 Court Squad … 933 … 235 … 1,168 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 Offenses Charged against Persons Arrested. CAUSES OF ARREST … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Assault and Batters … 1,116 … 167 … 1,283 Assault, with Intent to Steal … 16 … — … 16 Assault, Felonious … 165 … 10 … 175 Assault, Indecent … 11 … 1 … 12 Arson … 2 … — … 2 Abandonment … 143 … 2 … 145 Abduction … 3 … 1 … 4 Attempted Suicide … — … 1 … 1 [columns 2] CAUSES OF ARREST … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Burglary … 200 … 2 … 202 Bastardy … 43 … — … 43 Bigamy … 1 … 1 … 2 Blackmail … 4 … — … 4 Begging … 9 … — … 9 Conspiracy … 5 … — … 5 Contempt of Court … 10 … 10 … 20 Cruelty to Animals … 32 … — … 32 Cruelty to Children … 13 … 8 … 21 Carrying Concealed Weapons … 5 … — … 5 Carrying Burglars’ Tools … 1 … — … 1 Disorderly Conduct … 1,764 … 838 … 2,602 Deserting … 3 … — … 3 Escaped Prisoners … 11 … 4 … 15 Embezzlement … 48 … — … 48 False Pretences and Swindling … 60 … 1 … 61 Forgery … 22 … — … 22 Fighting … 2… — … 2 Gambling … 30 … — … 30 Homicide … 25 … — … 25 Intoxication … 3,795 … 1,715 … 5,510 Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct … 1.388 … 694 … 2,082 Insanity … 76 … 51 … 127 Interfering with Officers … 21 … 1 … 22 Infanticide … — … 1 … 1 Indecent Exposure of Person … 12 … — … 12 Juvenile Delinquents … 3 … 2 … 5 Keeping Disorderly House … 19 … 17 … 36 Keeping Gambling House … 4 … — … 4 Libel … 3 … — … 3 Larceny, Grand … 190 … 38 … 228 Larceny, Petit … 725 … 166 … 891 Larceny from Person … 132 … 37 … 169 Larceny, Constructive … 1 … — … 1 Malicious Mischief … 93 … 4 … 97 Mayhem … 5 … — … 5 Obstructing Railways and Travel … 20 … — … 20 Perjury … 6 … — … 6 Personating an Officer … 1 … — … 1 Passing Counterfeit Money … 12 … — … 12 Robbery … 67 … 3 … 70 Reckless Driving … 152 … — … 152 Receiving Stolen Goods … 25 … 6 … 31 Rape … 7 … — … 7 Robbing United States Mail … 2 … — … 2 Surrendered Bail … 8… 2 … 10 Suspicious Persons … 656 … 65 … 721 Seduction … 3 … — … 3 Sodomy … 2 … — … 2 Truancy … 63 … 28 … 91 Threatening Life … 3 … — … 3 Vagrancy … 296 … 157 … 453 Violating Corporation Ordinances … 399 … 32 … 431 Violating Health Law … 121 … 19 … 140 Violating Excise Law … 122 … 4 … 126 Violating Lottery Laws … 198 … 1 … 199 Violating Revenue Laws … 2 … — … 2 Violating Railroad Act … 2 … — … 2 Violating Registry and Election Law … 89 … — … 89 Violating Bottle Act … 2 … — … 2 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16.558 Table Showing the Nativity of Persons Arrested during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. NAITON OR COUNTRY … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. United States—Whites … 6,010 … 1,604 … 7,614 United States—Blacks … 198 … 105 … 303 Ireland … 3,659 … 1,803 … 5,462 Germany … 1,449 … 262 … 1,711 England … 354 … 128 … 482 Scotland … 134 … 58 … 192 British Provinces … 89 … 38 … 127 France … 141 … 37 … 178 Italy … 166 … 20 … 186 Spain and Cuba … 37 … 3 … 40 Norway and Sweden … 61 … 8 … 69 Russia … 20 … 2 … 22 Turkey … 1 … — … 1 China … 9 … — … 9 Poland … 68 … 12 … 80 Switzerland … 14 … 4 … 18 Denmark … 10 … 1 … 11 Austria … 24 … 2 … 26 Belgium … 4 … 2 … 6 Bohemia … 10 … — … 10 Greece … 2 … — … 2 South America … 5 … — … 5 Hungary … 4 … — … 4 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 Ages of Persons Arrested. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Under twenty years … 2,157 … 786 … 2,943 Twenty to thirty years … 3,486 … 1,326 … 4,812 Thirty to forty years … 3,762 … 999 … 4,761 Forty to fifty years … 1,763 … 567 … 2,330 Over fifty years … 1,301 … 411 … 1,712 totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL. VOL. IX. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1881. NUNBER 2,344. POLICE DEPARTMENT Report for the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. POLICE DEPARTMENT—CITY OF NEW YORK, 300 MULBERRY STREET, January 28, 1881. To the Honorable WILLIAM R. GRACE, Mayor of the City of New York: SIR—Pursuant to section 27, chapter 335, Laws of 1873, the Board of Police of the Police Department of the City of New York hereby respectfully submits the following report of the operations and transactions of the Police Department and force, for the three months ending December 31, 1880. REPORT. On the 31 day of December, 1880, the number of members of the force of the several grades, including Surgeons, was 2,519. SICK TIME. The time lost by members of Police force by reason of sickness, disabilities, and injuries, for the quarter ending December 31, 1880, and the details thereof are shown in the annexed table marked “A,” from which it will be seen that the time lost was 8,984 3/4 days. Sick time paid … 3,803 1/2 days. Sick time unpaid … 5,181 1/4 days. Total … 8,984 3/4 days. The amount paid for sick time lost was … $12,469 70 Amount paid preceding quarter was … 7,459 28 Increase … $5,010 42 Total number days’ time of the force … 230,305 The per cent. of sick to full time was 3.89 For the preceding quarter the per cent. was … 2.93 APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. The number of persons applying for appointment as Patrolmen, and who were examined by the Surgeons in respect to their health and physical condition, was as follows: — … Passed … Rejected … Total. October … 19 … 10 … 29 November … 18 … 5 … 23 December … 14 … 5 … 19 Total … 51 … 20 … 71 During the preceding quarter there were 53 examined—of which number 31 were passed, and 22 rejected. Arrests. The number of persons arrested for offenses by the Police force, during the quarter, was— Males … 12,469 Females … 4,089 Total … 16,558 The number arrested during the preceding quarter was 19,700, showing a decrease of 3,142. Number arrested for the principal felonies … 1,020 Number discharged without trial … 282 Number acquitted … 72 Number convicted … 301 Number sent to other authorities … 23 Number bailed to keep the peace … 2 Number cases pending … 340 Total … 1,020 The terms of imprisonment of those convicted amount in the aggregate to 652 years 8 months and 10 days, exclusive of committals to reformatory institutions. More complete details relative to arrests for felonies and other offenses appear in schedule annexed, marked “B.” LODGERS (SEE SCHEDULE “B”). The number of lodgings furnished to indigent persons by the Police during the quarter, was— Males … 20,902 Females … 16,896 Total … 37,798 The number of lodgings furnished to indigent during the preceding quarter, was— Males … 5,086 Females … 13,764 Total … 18,850 LOST CHILDREN (SEE SCHEDULE “B”). The number of lost children recovered by the Police during the quarter, was— Males … 402 Females … 215 Total … 617 Restored to parents or guardians … 575 Sent to Department of Charities and Correction … 32 Sent to other institutions … 10 Total … 617 [column 2] Schedule “B” exhibits a valuable collection of miscellaneous statistics, to which attention is respectfully called. HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR WITNESSES. The number of persons committed to and detained in the House of Detention for Witnesses during the quarter was— In detention October 1 … 12 Committed in October … 44 Committed in November … 39 Committed in December … 30 Total … 125 Discharged in October … 38 Discharged in November … 37 Discharged in December … 37 Total … 125 The aggregate number of days’ detention of witnesses during the quarter was 1,425 2/3 The number of meals furnished was … 4,277 At a cost of … $1,069.25 For the names of persons imprisoned and other details see schedule annexed, marked “C.” SANITARY COMPANY The transactions of the Sanitary Company for the quarter, setting forth the number of steam- boilers examined, and their condition, and the number of applicants for examination as engineers, will be found in schedule annexed, marked “D.” The report of the Sanitary Company shows the very large number of 4,011 stationary steam- boilers in the City of New York—3,291 of which are under the direct supervision of the Police Department, and are subject to periodical inspection by Officers of the Sanitary Company. There are at this date 229 steam-boilers insured by the Fidelity and Casualty Co., and 491 insured by the Hartford Steam-boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. These companies are acting (it is believed) under authority of chapter 614, Laws of 1874, and make monthly reports to this Department, as required by the provisions of said act. Notwithstanding the fact that these 720 boilers are inspected and the premises they occupy insured by the above named companies, the Board of Police are not wholly exempt from the responsibility attached to their use, inasmuch as every engineer or other person in charge of a stationary steam-boiler in the City of New York must be examined by and receive his certificate from this Department. While it is not denied (in the absence of positive information on the subject) that the inspection of the 720 boilers referred to is thorough and satisfactory, yet there is a divided responsibility which out not exist. Either these companies should have the authority to examine and license the engineers for their 720 boilers, or the boilers should be placed under the supervision of this Department. The act of 1862, which placed the inspection of steam-boilers in this city under the supervision and authority of the State government, has always been regarded as wise and proper. It was deemed prudent to charge the duty of such inspection upon the then Metropolitan Police, and the very few accidents and the comparatively small loss of life and property resulting from boiler explosions in this city is the best proof that the duty has been well performed. It may not be considered that steam-boiler inspection is a legitimate police duty, but the public welfare demands that the work should be done by government (State or city_ authority, in order that the responsibility for accidents may be placed where it properly belongs. Attention is respectfully called to this important subject. PROPERTY CLERK’S OFFICE. The value of lost and stolen property recovered and restored to owners, and other transactions of the Property Clerk’s office for the quarter, will be found in schedule annexed, marked “E.” DISCIPLINE OF THE FORCE. The number of charges preferred against members of the force and filed inthe office of the Chief Clerk, during the quarter, was as follows: October … 104 November … 100 December … 132 Total … 336 Charges on file and undisposed of October 1 … 150 The disposition of the cases was as follows: Dismissals … 5 Fines … 180 Reprimands … 20 Complaints dismissed and withdrawn … 191 No disposition … 90 Total … 486 By comparison with the report for the quarter ending September 30, 1880, it will be seen that there have been 5 more dismissals, 26 more fines, 11 more reprimands, 18 more complaints dismissed, and 85 less complaints made. BUREAU OF STREET CLEANING. The work of the Bureau of Street Cleaning, as per report of the committee on Street Cleaning made to this Board, shows that there were removed— Ashes and garbage … 217,764 loads. Street dirt … 41,648 loads. Ice and snow … 6,338 loads. Total … 265,750 loads. Miles of street cleaned … 1,314 The expenses of street cleaning are shown in detail in schedule annexed, marked “F.” FINANCIAL. The Treasurer has made payments, during the quarter, to the amounts following: For account Police Department proper … $838,659 62 For account Bureau of Street Cleaning … 186,160 09 For account Bureau of Elections … 7,636 48 Total … $1,032,456 20 For details see schedule annexed, marked “F.” DEATHS DURING THE QUARTER Patrolman Philip Logue, Sixteenth Precinct, October 6, 1880. Roundsman Edward H. Larkin, Eighth Precinct, October 7, 1880. Patrolman George Warner, Steamboat Squad, October 13, 1880. Patrolman George M. Palmer, Twenty-third Precinct, October 31, 1880. Patrolman George Latham, Seventeenth Precinct, November 6, 1880. Sergeant Charles Snyder, Seventh Precinct, November 7, 1880. Patrolman Robert Stevenson, Steamboat Squad, December 1, 1880. Patrolman William J. Matear, Fourteenth Precinct, December 5, 1880. Patrolman John Cox, Steamboat Squad, December 12, 1880. Doorman George C. Campbell, Sanitary Company, December 23, 1880. Patrolman Lansing S. Nash, Thirty-fourth Precinct, December 25, 1880. Respectfully submitted S. B. FRENCH, President S. C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk. II. No 79. 1. I enlisted September the 24th, 1862, as a private in Company "F", 69th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, to serve for three years or during the war. The 69th was at that time forming at Camp Scott, Staten Island, to which place in company with other recruits I was sent to don the blue, and take my first lessons in keeping time with the music of the Union. After enjoying the hospitality of the State for about six weeks at Camp Scot, we received orders to report to Major General Dix at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. -- Arrived at Fort Monroe we were ordered to Newport News, distant a few hours sail. Arriving safely at Newport News we disembarked from the vessels, which had conveyed us from Staten Island, and formed Camp. In a few days, Colonel Blake, U.S. Army arrived, and mustered us into the United States Service; some three weeks afterwards, while preparing for "Dress Parade" one evening we were surprised to receive orders to pack knapsacks and be ready to strike tents at a moments warning. We lay under arms all that night, and next morning at daybreak "assembly" was sounded and orders given to fall in, which being done we marched to the Long Dock, and embarked on board Transports for Norfolk. Arriving at Norfolk, we after II. No 79.- 2. some hours search found the cars or rather they found us. We embarked, and were soon on our way to Suffolk, a town some seventeen miles in a South westerly direction from Norfolk. We arrived in Suffolk, Friday evening, December, the 24th, 1862, Christmas Eve.-- To most of us this was the first night that we had ever camped out, and being without rations of any kind, the prospect was none of the most pleasant. But through the kindness of the 58th Penna. Infantry, who generously supplied us with coffee and "hard tack", our condition was somewhat improved, and we slept more comfortably by our campfires, than we otherwise would have done. We had been encamped at Suffolk about one month, when early on the night of January, the 29th, 1863, we were ordered to prepare for a march. Twenty rounds extra ammunition, and one day's rations was served out. From the fact that but one day's ration was served out, we judged we were not going far. Our surmises proved correct; for, after marching about eight miles, our advance, the Eleventh Penna Cavalry under Colonel Speir, encountered the enemy's pickets drawn up to dispute our further passages of the road. A few shots were exchanged, II. No 79.-- 3. when the Eleventh charged, driving the pickets, and opening the ball. By this time Batteries "D" and "F", 4th U.S. light Artillery had got into position, and soon our compliments were flying through the air to them in the shape of sceaming shells. (Not to be outdone in politness by "Mudsills", the "Chivalry", responded in kind, but soon finding they could not send such direct compliments as us, they withdrew, leaving as masters of the field. We returned to camp the following night, and were left to pursue our old routine of camp life, until the following May, when Longstreet came to get possession of Suffolk; but also he besieged us some twenty three days, he was compelled to retreat without having accomplished his object. The fourth of July following found us on the road to Portsmouth, having evacuated Suffolk, after dismantling all the fortifications around it. We lay about ten days at Portsmouth, when we received orders to report at Washington D.C. We passed through Washington on our way to Centerville. Arriving at Centerville, we went into Camp as the advanced troops of the defences of Washington. We lay at Centerville some four months, and then fell back for the purpose of No 79.-- r. going into Winter quarters at Fairfax Court House. We had just got nicely fixed for winter, when orders came for us to move our camp to Fairfax Station, on the line of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. We were allowed to lay at the station, doing picket duty for some 3 months. On the 12th of May, 1864, orders were received for the "Front", a place we have heard considerably of, but had never seen. On the 17th of May, we joined the Army of the Potomac, and were assigned for duty with the second Division, second Army Corps, then under command of General Hancock. On the 18th of May, we took part in the engagement East of Spottsylvania Courthouse, capturing two lines of entrenchments, after a sharp, but decisive charge. The 25th of May found us at North Anne River; June, the 3d, found us at Cold Harbor, where with the second Corps we took part in the first charge made on the 3d.-- It was in this charge that I was struck in the upper part of my right arm with a Minnie ball, and while going to the rear unfortunately ran into the enemy's hands. My arm was amputated that night, and on the 6th I was sent to Richmond. I was in prison some three months, until August, the 13th, when II No 79.-- 5. about 300 of us were paroled and sent to Parole Camp, Annapolis, My.-- The following February I was sent to New York City, and became an inmate of the Ladies Home, United States General Hospital. From there at the breaking up of the Hospital in May, 1865, I was transferred to the Central Park Hospital, and from there I was discharged from the U. S. Army, July, 8th, 1865, seven days in advance of my Regiment. Thus ended almost three years in the service.-- Yours truly William H. Richardson Late private Co "F," 69th N.Y.S. Vols. Portchester, Westchester County, New York 1867-June 28 series 2 80 71 R.L. Robinson 1st I have no acts of heroism to narrate but will simply give a sketch of my military history, in as concise a manner as possible. I enlisted on the 11th of August 1862 as a private in Co. D. 121st Regiment N.Y. Vols., was mustered into the U.S. service on the 23rd. On the 30th we left camp for Virginia and arrived in Washington on the 3rd of Sept, where after remaining until the 7th in Fort Lincoln we received marching orders. Never shall I forget the imposing appearance made by the regiment as it passed through Washington and Georgetown to join Slocums Div of Franklins Corps then en route to meet Lee's Army in Md. Little did we think that of the thousand splendid looking men of which it was composed, so few were destined to return to their homes! On the 14th we came in sight of the enemy who were posted behind a stone-wall, obstructing the road leading through Cramptons Gap. 2nd By order of Gen Slocum our regiment remained in the rear to support a battery while the War- Worn Veterans of the Peninsula Campaign moved forward, and after a short, but most brilliant action, completely routed the enemy and captured the heights. On the 16th I was detailed with 40 others to nurse the wounded at Burkettsville Md where I remained two months, after which I joined my regiment in time to participate in the first battle of Fredericksburg. In the second battle I also took part and likewise at Salem Chapel. In the last mentioned battle the regiment was terribly slaughtered losing more than one half its number. In the succeeding campaigns of 1863 Gettysburg, Centreville, Rappahannock Station, and Maine Run, I was also an actor. At Rappahannock Station my Co charged on the enemy's rifle-pits capturing them with comparatively small loss, the 6th Maine(?) Run, I was also an actor At Rappahannock Station my Co charged on the enemy, rifle-first? capturing them with comparatively small loss, the 6th Maine 3rd capturing the Fort at the same time, under a murderous fire, and at a terrible sacrifice of life, after which the ballance of the 121st and 5th Me ? charged on the main body and nearly the whole brigade, nearly twice their own number fell into their hands all this was accomplished without firing a single gun, and the troops captured were considered among the best in the rebel army. In the Spring of 1864, I was one of ten who were sent home on recruiting service, where I remained ten weeks, and soon after my return to the regiment was detailed as Head Quarter Guard, there I remained during the whole of the bloody campaign of that year, and did not join my regiment until January 1865. The next battle in which I was engaged was at Hatchers Run, the date of which I have forgotten. On the ever memorable second of April 1865, our Corps "The Old Sixth" 4th (of which I speak with conscious pride) was designated as the one to pierce the enemy's lines in front of Petersburg, and it was there near Fort Fisher that I received a minnie ball through my right wrist, rendering amputation necessary, and which was performed the same day. During my term of service I was in the following battles, although we were not regularly engaged in all. 1st Fredericksburg, 2nd Fredericksburg, Salem Church, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Maine Run, Hatcher's Run, and Fort Fisher. Also the following skirmishes, Fairfield Pa, July 6th 1863, and Hagerstown Md. July 12th 1863, and one scouting expedition Salem Va, Aug 8th and 9th 1863 in which we captured a large number of horses. Very respectfully yours, R.L.Robinson Frankfort NY State of NY County of Herkimer R.L.Robinson being sworn according to law deposes and says that prior to loosing his right arm, he nver learned, or practiced writing at all, with his left hand. Subscribed to and R.L.Robinson Sworn before me this 28th day of June 1864 D. Lewis Notary Public Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.