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geants, 6 detective sergeants and detectives, 12 

 wardmen and ex-wardmen, and 12 patrolmen. 



This vast array of facts, so completely demon- 

 strating the rottenness of the Police Department 

 and so completely sustaining the original state- 

 ments made by the Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, 

 resulted in a strong current of public opinion in 

 his favor, which has manifested itself conspicu- 

 ously by public receptions and dinners given to 

 him, his election as an honorary member of the 

 Union League Club, and the raising of a large 

 fund of money to be devoted to some suitable 

 memorial of his actions. 



Fire. This department is under the control 

 of a board of 3 commissioners appointed by the 

 Mayor for a term of six years, each of whom re- 

 ceives a salary of $5,000. The board during 1894 

 consisted of John J. Scannell, president, An- 

 thony Eickhoff, and Henry Winthrop Gray, who 

 resigned on Feb. 2, and was succeeded by his 

 predecessor, S. Rowland Robbins. The chief of 

 the department is Hugh Bonner, and the head- 

 quarters are at 157 East Sixty-seventh Street. 

 The force on Jan. 1, 1895, included 1,090 of- 

 ficers and men, 59 engine companies (including 

 3 fire boats), 22 hook-and-ladder companies, 98 

 steam fire engines, 4 water towers, 39 hook-and- 

 ladder trucks, and 416 horses. 



During the year there were 3,927 fires, of 

 which 3,534 were confined to the point of start- 

 ing, 185 were confined to the building, and 51 

 extended to other buildings. Of the total num- 

 ber, 157 were not in buildings. The estimated 

 loss by these fires was $4,322,221, on which the 

 insurance was $77,096,153. There were 39 build- 

 ings destroyed by fire, and 1,389 fires resulted in 

 nominal damages only. For arson, 23 persons 

 were arrested, 3 persons were convicted, with 

 sentences aggregating twenty-eight years, and 

 12 cases are pending. The department has 98 

 miles of underground telegraph wires. The re- 

 ceipts for licenses, permits, and penalties were 

 $47,212. 



Excise Department. This bureau is under 

 the control of 3 commissioners, each of whom 

 receives a salary of $5,000. During 1894 the 

 board consisted of William Dalton, president, 

 Michael C. Murphy, and Leicester Holme, who 

 later gave way to E. L. Bushe. The receipts of 

 the Excise Board for 1894 were $1,733,200, com- 

 pared with $1,693,855 for 1893. The total num- 

 ber of licenses issued was 10,721. According 

 to the annual report for the year ending April 

 30, the number of licenses issued, arranged 

 by classes, was as follows : Hotel, 229 : liquors, 

 6,710 ; restaurant, 306 ; ale and beer, 537 ; store- 

 keepers, 1,191 ; druggists, 9; additional, 4; total, 

 8,986 for 1894. The "additional" licenses are 

 all-night licenses, issued only to notable public 

 places, such as the Madison Square Garden. The 

 receipts for the year were $1,711,640, against 

 $1,569,525 the year before. The year 1887-88 

 was the first in which the total exceeded $1,000,- 

 000, it being then $1,372,040. 



Street Cleaning. This department is man- 

 aged by a single commissioner, who receives a sal- 

 ary of $6,000 a year. The incumbent during 1894 

 was William S. Andrews. Office, Criminal Court 

 building. During the year the total number of 

 miles of streets swept was 38,200. The total cost 

 was $18.50 a mile of streets swept. Each cart 



load of ashes and garbage cost $1.29 to collect. 

 The cost of sweeping alone was $6.78 a mile, 

 while the cost of carting the ashes, garbage, and 

 street sweepings was 45 cents a cart load. The 

 removal of snow cost 72 cents a cart load. After 

 collecting the street sweepings the final disposi- 



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tion of it cost 23 cents a cart load. The number 

 of cart loads of material collected for the year 

 was 1,706,632, including 311,468 of permit mate- 

 rial. The aggregate of snow and ice removed 

 was 88,528 cart loads. Over 1,000 incumbrances 

 were seized and removed. Of these, 780 were 

 redeemed, and the rest were sold. 



Concerning the final disposition of refuse, 

 3,237 boat loads were taken out to sea. The 

 fillings-in at Hart's Island received 432 boat 

 loads ; Newark, N. J., received 309. Staten Is- 

 land, Harlem, Newtown Creek, Guttenberg, Fort 

 Lee, Riker's Island, and other localities received 

 the refuse of New York's streets. 



Judiciary. The United States circuit judges 

 are William J. Wallace, E. Henry Lacombe. and 

 Nathaniel Shipman, each of whom receives a 

 salary of $6,000. They are appointed by the 

 President, and are confirmed by the United 

 States Senate for life. The courts are held in 

 the Post Office building. During 1894 there were 

 224 actions begun in the common-law branch of 

 this court, and 365 were tried and disposed of. 

 In the equity branch 237 suits were brought, and 

 143 heard and disposed of. Eight appeals were 

 taken to the United States Supreme Court, and 

 78 appeals to the United States Circuit Court of 

 Appeals. In the criminal branch, 90 indictments 

 were found and 72 tried and disposed of. 



The September terms of the criminal courts 



