BROOKLYN PARKS. 386,900 7,254 122,858 517,012 254,013 4,954 105,064 364,031 285,507 3,391 87,018 424,342 398,901 5,593 628,326 219,334 9,652 1,039,718 1,268,704 194,010 5,981 1,320,874 1,520,865 156,753 5,043 1,180,702 1,342,498 August... 210,196 6,395 1,462,419 1,679,011 Septem.. 264,874 9,063 October.. 171,191 7,328 223,832 1,150,255 1,424,192 727,747 907,066 7,543 698,095 805,791 ACCIDENTS. Carriages and sleighs, 176; saddle horses, 19; bicycles and tricycles, 22; fell in lake, 3; taken sick in park. 14; killed by falling from tree in City Park, 1; fracture of arm by falling from carriage, 1; fell in park, 8; leg broken, playing ball, 1; sprained ankle, stopping runaway horse 1; fell from truck, 1. PARK IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN 1890. New workshops in Prospect Park, near Seventh street und Ninth avenue. Shed for horses and teams at Flower Garden Shelter, Prospect Park. Many new walks and walks repaired in Prospect Park. New Water Main in Prospect Park. New stone and iron fence and concrete sidewalk around Tompkins Park. 40,516 square feet of walk were relaid in Washington Park. New music stand in Washington Park, 24,435 cubic yards of earth filling for Winthrop Park. 8,342 cubic yards of top soil for Winthrop Park. New nursery and greenhouses in Prospect Park. Iron and steel bridge over the Lullwater, Prospect Park. Flower Garden Shelter altered and restaurant accommodations provided. Stone and iron bridge near Breeze Hill (in process of erection). LIST OF MONUMENTS IN PROSPECT PARK. Lincoln Monument; Bust of Washington Irving; Bust of J. Howard Payne; Bust of Thomas Moore; Soldiers and Sailors' Monument (in course of erection). Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The dimensions of the Memorial Arch now in course of construction on the plaza to Prospect Park will be as follows: Novem... 230.541 13,406 926,111 1,170,058 Decem... 100,153 Totals... 2,873,191 85,603 9,044,693 12,051,995 In the month of March there were 48,426 sleighs; in December, 89.957. Total sleighs, 138,383. Total number of visitors on Sundays, 2,948,102. Total number of visitors on concert days, 777,597. Largest number in one day, May 18, 1890, 186,836. SATURDAY CONCERTS, PROSPECT PARK. 16 First concert, June 7; last concert, September 20. WASHINGTON PARK CONCERTS..... .16 First concert, June 7; last concert, September 20. SUNDAY CONCERTS, PROSPECT PARK ....16 First concert, June 8; last concert, September 28. Total number of concerts....... 48 The construction of a 3,000-ton steel ship, designated as Cruiser No. 7, is going forward at the Navy Yard, This vessel was begun in the fall of 1889. She is to have a length over all of 305 feet 6 inches, and a breadth extreme of 42 feet inch. Her depth of hold will be 23 feet 8 inches, and her mean draught, 18 feet. The cruiser will be very fast, with engines of 10,000 horse power, her estimated speed being between 19 and 20 knots. The engines are building at the Navy Yard. Cruiser No. 7 has a protective deck. Her battery will consist of ten 4-inch rapid fire guns, a 6-inch breech-loading rifle, and a secondary battery of smaller rapid fire guns, revolving cannon and gatlings. She will proba bly be named the Cincinnati. Assistant Sergt-at-Arms and Messenger, M. C. Heenan.. Steward Almshouse, William Davison. Steward Hospital, Emil Schiellein. Investigator County Wards, Jas. Fletcher. 1,000 900 1,600 1,600 1,500 2,300 1,500 1,800 1,200 1,200 1,500 3,000 Superintendent of Construction and Re- Members: Henry C. Simonson, Martin F. Conly, Henry A. Willis, John McKeown, Patrick Barry, Eugene R. Judge, Francis H. McGuire, Robert H. Attlesey, Thomas Fitchie, John J. Donahue, Charles W. Swan, Robert O'Donnell, Stephen B. Jacobs, Patrick J. Ralph, Henry C Saffen, Charles Juengst, Harvey T. Lewis, Peter P. Gangloff, William C. Carrick, Wm. L. Bennem, William P. Riggs, Geo. H. Deitsch, Olin B. Lockwood, Wm. E. French, Wm. F. Extance, Henry Wolfert, William M. Lynam, Richard L. Baisley, John Y. McKane, Cornelius Furguson. Apothecary Hospital, Thomas D. Hughes. 1,000 Asst. Physician, Asylum, Flatbush, Ira O. Asst. Physician, Asylum, Flatbush, Philip Asst. Physician, Asylum, Flatbush, Albert Asst. Physician, Asylum, Flatbush, Edward Medical Supt., Asylum, St. Johnland, L. I., 750 1,800 900 600 450 450 1,500 County Clerk's Office. HALL OF RECORDS. County Clerk, WILLIAM J. KAISER. Deputy, William P. Rhodes.. Asst. Supt., Asylum, St. Johnland, L. I., Fees. Clerk, Penitentiary, William R. Hennessey 1,200 ... 1,000 2,500 Equity Clerk, Chas. Y. Van Doren.. Requisition Clerk, John W. Kaiser Docket Clerk, Frank L. Barnard.. Asst. Chief Engineer, Theodore Steinwerth 1,200 The pay roll of this Department amounts to $205,000 a year, including the Penitentiary. Department of Jurors. COURT HOUSE. Commissioner of Jurors, WM. A. FUREY...$5,000 Deputy Commissioner, J. P. W. Cawthorne 2,500 Clerk, R. H. Furey.. Fees. Clerk, A. J. Michaels Clerk, D. F. M. Ferguson.. Fees. County Treasurer, HENRY H. ADAMS.. Deputy Treasurer, James Gardiner. 1,800 1.800 1,800 Under Sheriff, Hugh McLoughlin. Counsel to the Sheriff, Wm. J. Courtney. Cunningham. Jail Physician, A. W. Shepard, M. D. Jail Engineer, Edward J. Thomas. .$2,000 1,200 KINGS COUNTY GOVERNMENT.-Continued. Surrogate's Office. HALL OF RECORDS. Assistant Clerk, John J. Bennett.. Assistant Clerk, Henry M. Wall.. Stenographer, D. H. Costello.. Four officers (each).... Interpreter, Peter Beilman 1,300 2,000 1,200 The Surrogate's Court has jurisdiction in all matters appertaining to the estates of deceased persons who were at demise residents of the County of Kings, and also of deceased persons who were residents of this State leaving real or personal estate within this county. It has power, likewise, to appoint guardians of all infants interested in such property as above, and to control and settle accounts of all executors, administrators and guardians within the like limit. Surrogate Abbott's term expires Dec. 31, 1895. THE JUDICIARY. District Attorney's Office. District Attorney, JAMES W. RIDGWAY.....$8,000 The County Court has jurisdiction of all actions for partition of real property; for dower, foreclosure of a mortgage, etc.; for specific performance of a contract relating to real property where the real property is situated in the county; in an action to foreclose a lien on a chattel, not exceeding $1,000, and the lien is found in the county; in favor of the executor, administrator, or assignee of a judgment creditor, etc.; for any other cause where the defendant or all the defendants are residents of the county at the time of beginning the action, when judgment is demanded for money only, not exceeding $1,000, or to recover chattel or chattels not exceeding in value $1,000; to the custody of the person and care of the property concurrently with the Supreme Court, if the person is a resident of the county, etc. Judge Moore's term expires December 31, 1895. The Court of Sessions has jurisdiction over all criminal cases, including those punishable by death or imprisonment for life. Its jurisdiction is co-extensive with that of the Oyer and Terminer, which is the criminal branch of the Supreme Court and the highest court of criminal jurisdiction in this county. The County Judge presides in this court. COUNTY COURT AND COURT OF SESSIONS. CALENDAR FOR 1891. On the first Mondays of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November and December, and the third Monday of September. Supreme Court. First Assistant, J. U. Shorter.. 4,000 Second Assistant, J. F. Clarke.. 4,000 Third Assistant, J. McGuire.. 2,500 Chief Clerk, A. H. Walkley. 3,500 Assistant Clerk, J. N. Mills. 2,000 Assistant Clerk, John J. White, Jr. 1,600 Justice, JOSEPH F. BARNARD. Six officers (each)... 1,200 Justice, JACKSON O. DYKMAN Interpreter, Jos. Bagnarelli.. 1,200 Justice, CALVIN E. PRATT*. $6,000 Law Library. Justice, EDGAR M. CULLEN* 6,000 Law Librarian, S. C. BETTS.. Justice, WILLARD BARTLETT* $3,000 6,000 Assistant Librarian, Alfred J. Hook. Clerk, Gerard M. Stevens. 1.800 Assistant Clerk, John B. Byrne.. Assistant Clerk, Robert Merchant. 8,900 Assistant Clerk, Joseph W. Carroll. 7 Stenographer, J. B. Carey. 2,500 Associate Justice, C. A. CONRADY, per diem 7 Stenographer, C. H. Requa, 2,500 Clerk, Bernard J. York... 3,500 Stenographer, W. L. Ormsby.. 2,500 Deputy Clerk, Thomas H. York. 2,100 Fourteen officers (each).. 1,200 Assistant Clerk, Charles H. Foley. Assistant Clerk, Joseph H. Winters.. 1,800 Interpreter (Italian), 14 of salary.. 300 Assistant Clerk, J. F. Moore.. 1,800 Stenographer, Wm. Hemstreet.. Officer of Chambers, James A. Duffy. Thirteen officers (each). Interpreter (German), F. Kalt, Interpreter (Italian), 4 of salary.. 300 *Receives $6,000 from the county for services in reference to the jury lists, under a special act. All the Justices of the Supreme Court receive an allowance of $1,500 from the State for mileage and other expenses in addition to salary. Composed of nineteen members, seven Aldermen at Large and twelve District Aldermen, who serve without compensation. John McCarty, President of the Board. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. Theodore Maurer, Thomas A. Beard, Robert F. MacKellar, Arthur J. Heaney, Anson Ferguson, George S. Elcock, Richard Pickering, John McCarty, James McGarry, Moses J. Wafer, Michael J. Coffey, Peter Hess, Richard B. Leech, Edward P. Thomas, James B. Keyes, Thomas Wood, Daniel McGrath, William McKee and J. Jefferson Black. Board of Estimate. The Mayor, City Controller, City Auditor, Supervisor-at-Large and County Treasurer. Civil Service Commissioners. City Clerk, MICHAEL J. CUMMINGS. Clerk, Joseph V. Scully Department of Audit. Auditor, ANTHONY WEBER Messenger, Charles P. McLaughlin. Clerk, C. Maher... Clerk, Chas. T. Grotjan... ASSESSORS' COMMITTEES. First District-First, Second, Sixth, Eighth, Twelfth and Twenty-second Wards-Michael Ryan and Joseph Smith. Second District-Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twentieth Wards-Augustus Kurth and James E. Davis. Third District-Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Nineteenth Wards-Thomas Ennis and James McLeer. Fourth District-Seventh, Twenty-first, Twen- Department of Buildings. 1,500 1,200 900 Clerk, Joseph P. Gormley 1,000 Clerk, Osborn Toombs.. 1,000 Water and Sewer Inspector, J. J. Whalen. 1,000 Water and Sewer Inspector, M. C. Lyons.. 1,000 Chief Clerk, Henry S. Campbell. 1,800 Inspector of Plans Clerk, James H. Pigot. 1,700 Chief Engineer, James E. Finnigan..... First Assistant Engineer, Robt. D. Faron. Assistant Engineer, Fred W. Hancock Inspector, II. District, Joseph J. Ryan 1,500 Assistant Engineer, Michael Crowe 1,320 Inspector, III. District, B. McGowan.. 1,500 Assistant Engineer, J. F. Bogardus 1,320 Inspector, IV. District, Thomas Lynch.. 1,500 Assistant Engineer, S. B. Dalbrow. 1,320 |