Aguilar Free Library, 113 E. 59th St., 174 E. 110th St., 197 E. B'way, 106 Ave. C.-Except Sun..9 to 9. American Institute, 19 W. 44th St.-Open 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.; $10 initiation fee and $5 per annum. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park W., cor. W 77th St. American Numismatic and Archæological Society, 17 W. 43d St. Astor. See "New York Public Library." Benjamin & Townsend, ft. E. 26th St.-Open daily, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.; Saturday, 9 A. M. to 12 M. Broome St., 395 Broome St., free.-Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 4 to 9 P.M. Bryson, W. 120th St., nr. Broadway.-Open, except Sunday, 8.30. M. to 6 P.M.; Sat., 9 A. M.to 1 P.M. Cathedral, 123 E. 50th St.-Open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. City, 10 City Hall, free.-Open 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. College Settlement Ass'n, 95 Rivington St.-Open on Wednesday from 3.30 to 5 P. M. and 7.30 to 9 P.M.; on Saturday, 10 A.M. to 12 noon. Columbia University, W. 116th & Amsterdam Ave. Cooper Union, 8th St. & 4th Ave. -8 A. M. to 10 P. M. De Witt Memorial, 286 Rivington St.-Open daily, except Sunday, from 3 to 8 P. M. Harlem, 32 W. 123d St.-Open 9 A. M. to 9 P M. Historical Society, 170 2d Ave.-Open 9 A.M. to 6 P.M., except during August and on holidays. Huntington Free Library, Westchester Ave., Westchester.-Open daily, except Sunday, 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.; on Sundays from 2 to 9 P.M. Kingsbridge Free, Riverdale Ave., Kingsbridge. -Open daily from 3 P. M. to 9.30 P. M. Law Institute, 116 P.-O. Bldg.-9 A. M to 10 P. M. Law Library of Equitable Life Assurance Society, 120 Broadway.-Open 9 A.M. to 7 P. M. Lenox.-See New York Public Library." Mechanics and Tradesmen's Free, 18 E. 16th St.- Rates: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Pk. & F. 82d Mott Memorial Free Medical, 64 Madison Ave. Open 10 A.M. to 5 P. M. New York Free Circulating. -See "New York Public Library. New York Free Circulating Library for the N. Y. Port Society, 46 Catharine St., 128 Charlton. St. Agnes' Free, 2279 Broadway. -10 A.M. to 12 M. St. Barnabas', 38 Bleecker St -Open 7 to 10 P.M. University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St.-Open daily from 1.30 to 5.30 P. M. and 7.30 to 9.30 P. M. Washington Heights, 922 St. Nicholas Ave., free.-Open 9 A. M. to 12 M.; 1.30 to 9 P. M. Webster, ft. E. 76th St.-Open 2 to 10 P. M. Woman's Library, 9 E. 8th St.-Open 9 A. M. to 4 P.M., $1.50 per annum. Young Men's Christian Ass'n, 52 E. 23d St., 140 2d Ave., 129 Lexington Ave., 5 W. 125th St., 361 Madison Ave., 531 W. 155th St. near Broadway, 317 W 56th St.. 158 E. 87th St., 3 W. 29th St., 222 Bowery, 49 W. 24th St., foot W. 72d St.-Open 8.30 A. M to 10 P M.; Sundays. 2 to 10 P. M. Young Women's Christian Ass'n, 7 E. 15th | St.-Open 9 A. M. to 9.15 P.M., Sundays excepted. Mayors of the City of New York. BEFORE the Revolution, the Mayor was appointed by the Governor of the Province of New York; and from 1784 to 1820 he was appointed by the Appointing Board of the State of New York, of which the Governor was the chief member. From 1820 to the amendment of the Charter, in 1830, the Mayor was appointed by the Common Council. MAYORS. 1Thomas Willett. 2 Thomas Delavall 3 Thomas Willett. 5 Thomas Delavall 6 Matthias Nicolls. 7 John Lawrence 8 William Dervall.. 9 Nicholas de Meyer 10 S. van Cortlandt.. 11 Thomas Delavall.. 12 Francis Rombouts. 13 William Dyre. 14 Cornelis Steenwyck. 15 Gabriel Minville. 16 Nicholas Bayard. 17 S. van Cortlandt. 18 Peter Delanoy. 19 John Lawrence. 1671 MAYORS. Terms. 1685 47 Marinus Willett..... 20 Abraham de Peyster.. 1692-1695 51 John Ferguson 22 Johannes de Peyster.. 1698-1699 53 Cadwallader D. Colden. 23 David Provost... 24 Isaac de Riemer. 25 Thomas Noell.. 26 Philip French. 27 William Peartree.... 28 Ebenezer Wilson. .1699-1700 54 Stephen Allen.. 1702-1703 57 William Paulding. 29 Jacobus van Cortlandt 1710-1711 60 Cornelius W Lawrence 30 Caleb Heathcote... 1711-1714 61 Aaron Clark 31 John Johnson..........1714-1719 62 Isaac L Varian... Terms. Terms. 1841-1844 1844-1845 1845-1846 1846-1847 1847-1848 MAYORS. 1719-1720 63 Robert H. Morris. 1720-1725 64 James Harper........ 1725-1726 65 Wm. F. Havemeyer. 1726-1735 66 Andrew H. Mickle.. 1735-1739 67 William V. Brady 1739-1744 68 Wm. F. Havemeyer.. 1848-1849 1744-1747 69 Caleb S. Woodhull... 1849-1851 1747-1757 70 Ambrose C. Kingsland 1851-1853 1757-1766 71 Jacob A. Westervelt... 1853-1855 1766-1776 72 Fernando Wood....... 1855-1858 1776-1784 73 Daniel F. Tiemann. ..1858-1860 1784-1789 74 Fernando Wood. 1789-1801 75 George Opdyke.... 1801-1803 76 C. Godfrey Gunther. 1803-1807 77 John T. Hoffman.. 1807-1808 78 T. Coman(act'g Mayor) 1808-1810 79 A. Oakey Hall. 1810-1811 80 Wm. F. Havemeyer 1811-1815 81 S. B. H. Vance(Acting) 1874 1860-1862 1862-1864 Markets in Manhattan Borough. Catharine, foot of Catharine Street, East River. Centre, Centre Street, bet. Grand and Broome Streets. Clinton, bounded by Spring, Canal, West, and Washington Streets. Farmers', Gansevoort and West Streets. Fulton, bounded by Beekman, Fulton, South, and Front Streets. Fulton Fish, South Street, opp. Fulton Market. Jefferson, Greenwich Avenue and 6th Avenue. Tompkins, 3d Avenue, bet. 6th and 7th Streets. Union, East Houston and Columbia Streets. Washington, bounded by Washington, West, Vesey, and Fulton Streets. West Washington, bounded by West, Washington, and Gansevoort Streets. Monuments and Statues in Manhattan Borough. ARTHUR, CHESTER A., Madison Square. BURNS, bronze statue, Central Park, on the Mall; CERVANTES, bust of Cervantes, author of "Don COLUMBUS, marble statue, in Central Park; un- COMMERCE, bronze figure, Central Park, near the COOPER, PETER, statue in park opposite Cooper Cox, bronze statue of the statesman S. S. Cox, DODGE, bronze statue of William E. Dodge, at FRANKLIN, bronze statue, Printing House Square; GARIBALDI, bronze statue, Washington Square; GRANT, ULYSSES S., tomb, Riverside Drive and HALLECK, bronze statue, Central Park, on the HAMILTON, granite statue of Alexander Hamilton, HANCOCK, in Hancock Square, St. Nicholas Ave. and W. 124th St. HEINE, poet, Lorelei Fountain, Mott Ave. and 161st St. HOLLEY, bronze bust of Alexander Holley, Washington Square; unveiled 1890. HUMBOLDT, bronze bust, Central Park, near the HUNT, RICHARD M., Memorial, 5th Ave., opposite INDIAN HUNTER, bronze figure, Central Park, IRVING, bronze bust, Bryant Park, on W. 40th St.; unveiled 1866. LAFAYETTE, bronze statue, Union Square, lower MARTYRS' MONUMENT, Trinity Churchyard, in MAZZINI, bronze bust, Central Park, on the West MOORE, bronze bust of Thomas Moore, the poet, MORSE, bronze statue of the inventor of the telegraph, Central Park, near 5th Ave. and 72d St. entrance; unveiled 1871. OBELISK, Central Park, near the Metropolitan Museum of Art; brought from Egypt, and erected 1881; it is of granite, 70 feet long, and weighs 200 tons. SCHILLER, bronze bust, Central Park, in the Ram- SCOTT, bronze statue of Sir Walter Scott, Central SEVENTH REGIMENT, bronze figure of a soldier of SEWARD, bronze statue, southwest corner of Madi- SHAKESPEARE, bronze statue, Central Park, at STUYVESANT, marble effigy of Gov. Peter Stuy- E. 72d St. entrance. THOR WALDSEN, bronze statue, 59th St., facing 6th WASHINGTON, bronze statue, at the entrance to the WORTH, granite shaft, in honor of Major-General Population of New York City. GROWTH OF THE CITY SINCE ITS EARLIEST DAYS. 312,710 1890. 358,310 1893. 515,547 1897. 1,206,299 1,515,301 1.891,306 1 957,284 629,904 1898 (all Boro's). .3,350,000 166,136 1870, 813,669 1899 66 ..3,549,558 3,595,996 *3,437,202 แ 66 ..3,582,930 *U. S. Census Report of 1900. Estimated population by Board of Health for Jan. 1, 1901, 3,490,091. National Guard, New York. Temporary Headquarters, Stewart Building, 280 Broadway, Manhattan Borough. Assistant Adjutants-General....Col. S. H. Olin and Inspectors... ...Col. W. C. Sanger and Lieut.-Col. .Lieut.-Col. W. W. Ladd, Jr. Quartermaster Surgeon Col. Nelson Henry ..Lieut.-Col. John Bogart Major F. T. Leigh Aides-de-Camp..Majors L. M. Greer, J. B. Holland, and R. K. Prentice. Total attached to Headquarters, September 30, 1901: Officers, 93; men, 1,671; aggregate, 1,764. Headquarters, Park Avenue, corner of East Thirty-fourth Street, Manhattan. Brigadier-General George Moore Smith, Commander; Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas J. O'Donohue. Headquarter Night, Monday. FIRST BRICADE. First Brigade, September 30, 1901: Officers, 268; men, 4,886; aggregate, 5,154. SECOND BRIGADE. Brooklyn and Queens Boroughs. Headquarters, Hall of Records, Brooklyn. Brigadier-General James McLeer, Commander; Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Colonel Edward E. Britton. Headquarter Night, Monday. Second Brigade, September 30, 1901: Officers, 126; men, 2,111; aggregate, 2,237. The Naval Militia of New York, headquarters, U. S. S. New Hampshire, foot of East Twenth-sixth Street, New York City, is commanded by Captain Jacob W. Miller, and on September 30, 1901, was composed as follows: Headquarters, 7 officers. First Battalion, U.S. S. New Hampshire, Commander W. B. Franklin, commanding, 22 officers, 301 men; Second Battalion, foot of Fifty-fifth Street, Brooklyn, Commander R. P. Forshew, commanding, 23 officers, 214 men, Second Separate Division, Rochester, Lieut. E. N. Walbridge, commanding, 6 officers, 63 men. Total Naval Militia: 57 officers, 578 men; aggregate, 635. The private galleries of wealthy New York people are extensive, and the selections of paintings are of great merit and value. Among the most notable collections are those of the Astors and Vanderbilts, H. O. Havemeyer, William Rockefeller, Henry G. Marquand, John A. Garland, S. P. Avery, M. C. D. Borden, George J. Gould, Isaac D. Fletcher, Col. O. H. Payne, Charles S. Smith. Admission to view these galleries may occasionally be obtained by applying by letter to the owners. * At stated periods free. Parks in Manhattan and Bronx Boroughs. HEADQUARTERS, THE ARSENAL, CENTRAL PARK. Battery, foot of Broadway. Bowling Green, foot of Broadway and Whitehall St. Bryant, between 5th and 6th Aves. and W. 40th and Cedar Park, bounded by Walton Ave. and 158th St. City Hall Park, Broadway, Mail St., Park Row, Claremont, bounded by Teller Ave., Belmont St., Crotona, east of 3d Ave., south of Tremont Ave. East River Park, between Ave. B and East River, Hamilton Fish Park, Houston and Willett Sts. Jeannette Park, Coenties Slip, between Front and Madison Square, between 5th and Madison Aves. sterdam Aves, and W. 110th and W. 123d Sts. Mount Morris Park, between Madison and Mt. Morris Aves. and 120th and 124th Sts. Pelham Bay Park, on Long Island Sound and East St. Mary's Park, 149th St., St. Ann's and Rob- Stuyvesant Square, between Rutherfurd and Liv- Union Square, between Broadway and 4th Ave. and Washington Square, between Wooster and Mac- CENTRAL PARK. The great park of New York extends from 59th St. to 110th St., being over 2 miles long, and from 5th Ave. to 8th Ave., being over half a mile wide. It covers 843 acres, of which 185 are in lakes and reservoirs and 400 in forest, wherein over half a million trees and shrubs have been planted. There are 9 miles of roads, 54 of bridle paths, and 284 of walks. The landscape architects of the Park were Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Public park carriages can be found (except in Winter) at the entrances on 5th Ave. and 8th Ave. The fare for an extended ride through the Park is 25 cents. Work was begun on the Park in 1857. The following fanciful names have been officially applied to the several entrances to the Park: 5th Ave. and 59th St., Scholar's Gate; 6th Ave. and 59th St., Artist's Gate; 7th Ave. and 59th St., Artisan's Gate; 8th Ave. and 59th St., Merchant's Gate; 8th Ave. and 72d St., Woman's Gate 8th Ave. and 81st St., Hunter's Gate; 8th Ave. and 85th St., Mariner's Gate; 8th Ave. and 96th St, Gate of All Saints; 8th Ave. and 100th St., Boy's Gate; 8th Ave. and 110th St., Stranger's Gate; 5th Ave. and 67th St., Student's Gate; 5th Ave. and 72d St., Children's Gate; 5th Ave. and 79th St., Miner's Gate, 5th Ave. and 90th St., Engineer's Gate.; 5th Ave. and 96th St., Woodman's Gate; 5th Ave. and 102d St., Girl's Gate; 5th Ave. and 110th St., Pioneer's Gate; 6th Ave. and 110th St., Farmer's Gate; 7th Ave. and 110th St., Warrior's Gate. FACTS ABOUT PUBLIC PARKS. Union Square was purchased by the city in 1833 for $116,051; Madison Square, in 1847, for $65,952; Tompkins Square, in 1834, for $93,358; Washington Square, in 1827, for $77,970, and Manhattan Square, in 1839, for $54,657 The latter is assessed as a part of Central Park. The other four are assessed at over $16,000,000, and are easily worth $20,000,000, while their original cost to the city was only $353,331. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, contains 516 1-6 acres. In woodland, 110 acres, in lakes and watercourses, 77 acres; in meadows, 70 acres; in plantations, 259 1-6 acres; in drives, 9 miles; in bridle roads, 3 1-10 miles; in walks, 12 miles. Ocean Parkway is 5 1-2 miles long and 210 feet wide. Eastern Parkway is 21-2 miles long and 210 feet wide. London has 271 public parks, containing 17,876 acres of ground. The largest European city park is in Denmark; it contains 4,200 acres. The great forest of Northern New York covers an area of 3,588,803 acres. Fire Engine Companies in Brooklyn Borough. 101-1238 4th Ave. (Headquarters, 365 Jay Street, Brooklyn.) 102-Van Brunt St., nr. Seabring. 103-Hicks St., near Degraw St. 104- Degraw St., near Court St. 105-Pierrepont St., near Fulton. 106-Pearl St., near Nassau St. 107 Pearl St., near Concord St. 108-Front St., near Bridge St. 109--Graham Ave., . Myrtle Av. 110-Carlton Ave., n. Myrtle Ave. 111-Clymer St., nr. Bedford Ave. 112-Wythe Ave., near N. 8th St. 113-Powers St., n.Manhattan Av. 114-Herkimer St., nr. N. Y. Ave. 115-India St., near Franklin St. 116-Scholes St., near Union Ave. 117-De Kalb Ave., n. Lewis Ave. 118-Hart St., near Central Ave. 119-Dean St., n. Vanderbilt Ave. 120-11th St., near 7th Ave. 121-S. 2d St., near Bedford Ave. 122-Quincy St., n. Patchen Ave. 123-Fireboat Seth Low, Pier ft. Main St. ENGINE COMPANIES. Pier ft. N. 8th St. 146-E. 23d St., nr. Voorhees Av. Post-Office (Manhattan Borough), New York City. NOTICE-Care should be taken when addressing mail matter for delivery in New York City to designate the borough thereon, as many of the streets in the different boroughs bear the same name. CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Postmaster; EDWARD M. MORGAN, Assistant Postmaster; EDWARD S. POST, Second Assistant Postmaster. OFFICES AND OFFICE HOURS. SECOND FLOOR. Postmaster.-Room 1, south end. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Assistant Postmaster.-Room 2, Broadway side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Superintendent City Delivery.-Room 5, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Cashier.-Rooms 21 and 23, Park Row side. Office hours, 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. Money-Orders. Superintendent of Department, Room 42, City Hall side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Domestic Money-Orders, Rooms 40 and 41, City Hall side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. International, Room 41, City Hall side. Inquiry Office for Missing Letters, etc.-Room 14, Broadway side. Office hours, 9 A. M, to 4 P. M. MEZZANINE FLOOR, First landing at the head of main stairway, south end of building. Order Department of Instruction.-Room 11, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. Assistant Custodian. An officer of the Treasury Department in charge of the building and watch. Room 9, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Registered Letters and Parcels Department.-Windows for reception, Rooms 4 and 6, Broadway side. Office hours, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Windows for Delivery, Rooms 4 and 6, Broadway side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. [All offices on the Second and Mezzanine Floors are closed on Sundays, and at 10 A. M. on holidays. No Money-Order or Registry business transacted on these days.] ENTRANCE FLOOR. Superintendent of Mails.-Sec. 18, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Bank Window.-Sec. 11, Park Row side. Poste Restante.-A to I Window, sec. 5, Park Row side; I to Z Window, sec. 5, Park Row side; Advertised Letter Window, sec. 6, Park Row side; Foreign Letter Window, sec. 7, Park Row side; Ladies' Window, sec. 8, Park Row side. Foreign Supplementary Mail Window.-Sec. 16, Park Row side. Superintendent Carriers' Department.-General P. O. District, sec. 12, Park Row side. Postage Stamps, etc.-Stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers and postal cards. Sales in sums over $5: Windows 1 and 2, sec. 19, Broadway side, and 6 and 9, south end. Sales in sums of less than $5: Windows 3, 4, and 5, secs. 17 and 18, Broadway side; windows 7 and 8, sec. 3, south end, and booths 11 and 12, Park Row side. OPEN ALWAYS. Superintendent Outgoing Domestic Letter Mails Department.-Sec. 17, Broadway side. Superintendent General Post-Office Delivery Department. Sec. 9, Park Row side. Mail in Quantities.-For New York City delivery, received at Window 10, Broadway side. Letters for outgoing.domestic mails received at Window 13, Broadway side. Letters for foreign countries received at Window 16, Park Row side. Circulars received at Window 12, Broadway side. Mail in quantities must be assorted by States by the sender before mailing. Delivery for Newspaper Exchanges.-Sec. 12, Park Row side. For Drops. For outgoing domestic mails, sec. 15, Park Row side, and secs. 12, 13, 14, 15, Broadway side. For New York City delivery, sec. 10, Park Row side, and sec. 11, Broadway side. foreign countries, sec. 17, Park Row side, and sec. 16, Broadway side. Lock-Boxes.-South end and Broadway side. Lock-boxes for newspaper exchanges, Park Row side. On general holidays, viz.: January 1, February 12, 22, May 30, July 4, Labor Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and such days as the President of the United States, or the laws, or Governor of the State may designate as holidays, fast, and thanksgiving days, all mails are closed as on other days of the week, but only such carrier deliveries are made as may have been previously announced. BRANCH POST-OFFICES IN MANHATTAN AND BRONX BOROUGHS. 136-138 Greene St., bet. Prince and Houston Sts., U, Third Ave., cor. 103d St. B, 380 Grand St., near Suffolk St. C, 589 Hudson St., cor. Bethune St. D, 25 and 27 Third Ave., near Eighth St. E, 110-114 West 32d St., near Sixth Ave. F, 399 and 401 Third Ave., near 28th St. G, 1648 Broadway, cor. 51st St. HI, Lexington Ave., cor. 44th St. I, Columbus Ave., cor. 105th St. J, 2309 and 2311 Eighth Ave., cor. 124th St. L, 141 East 125th St., cor. Lexington Ave. , 1965 Amsterdam Ave., bet. 157th and 158th Sts. N, Broadway, cor. 69th St. 0, 122 and 124 Fifth Ave., bet. 17th and 18th Sts. P, Produce Exchange Building. R, Third Ave., cor. 150th St. (Morrisania). S, Broadway, cor. Howard St. T, 3319 Third Ave., bet. 164th and 165th Sts. V, Southeast cor. West Broadway and Canal St. Y, 1160 and 1162 Third Ave., near 68th St. near City Island, Main St. and Bay Ave. University Heights, University of the City of Foreign Branch, West St., cor. Morton St. [All branch stations are opened on week days from 7 A. M. to 8 P. M., for money-order business from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M., for the registry of letters from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. On Sundays stations are opened from 9 to 11 A. M., and on holidays from 7 to 10 A. M. No money-order or registry business transacted on Sundays or holidays.] |