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the Bronx river to the middle of the channel 

 between Hunter's and Glen islands in Long Is- 

 land Sound, and that part of the town of Hemp- 

 stead which is westerly of a straight line drawn 

 from the southeasterly point of the town of 

 Flushing through the middle of the channel be- 

 tween Rockaway Beach and Shelter island to 

 the Atlantic Ocean ; and provided for the sub- 

 mission of the question of consolidation to the 

 electors therein at the general election on Nov. 

 6, 1894, their ballots to be taken as an expres- 

 sion of their wishes for or against consolidation, 

 but to have no further binding legal effect. At 

 the election the vote was as follows : New York 

 for consolidation 96,938 ; against, 59,959 ; 

 Kings County for, 64,744: against, 64,467; 

 Queens County for, 7,712 ; against, 4,741 ; 

 Richmond for, 5,531 ; against, 1,505 ; Mount 

 Vernon for, 873 ; against, 1,603 ; East Chester 

 for, 374 : against, 260 ; Westchester for, 620 ; 

 against, 621; Pelham for, 251; against, 153. 

 The Greater New York will cover an area of 

 317'77 square miles, and have a population of 

 more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. Accepting the 

 results of the election as expressive of a desire 

 for consolidation, the commission will introduce 

 into the Legislature of 1895 a bill for that pur- 

 pose. A bill was passed, signed by the Governor, 

 May 3, by which Gravesend, New Utrecht, Flat- 

 bush, and Flatlands are included within the city 

 of Brooklyn ; by this means the entire county of 

 Kings is now part of Brooklyn. 



Monuments. A number of valuable addi- 

 tions to the monuments that grace the city have 

 been made during the year. On Washington's 

 birthday a bust of George Washington was un- 

 veiled in the General Delivery Room of the Post 

 Office. The bust is by Wilson Macdonald, and 

 was paid for by subscriptions of 10 cents each 

 from the letter carriers and clerks attached to 

 the office. It stands in the center of the room 

 directly opposite the eagle, which was placed in 

 position some time' ago. The ceremonies attend- 

 ing the unveiling were informal. 



On the corner of Great Jones Street and La- 

 fayette Place a bronze statue, 10 feet high, of 

 Father John C. Drumgoole was unveiled on 

 April 15. The exercises included addresses by 

 Judge Morgan J. O'Brien, who was introduced 

 by Rev. James J. Dougherty, Father Drum- 

 goole's successor, Elbridge T. Gerry, Rev. 

 Thomas J. Campbell, and the unveiling by 

 Archbishop Corrigan. The monument stands 

 on a handsome pedestal of Quincy granite, and 

 represents the venerable priest holding a brevi- 

 ary in his left hand, while his right hand is 

 placed upon the head of a little newsboy who 

 clings to the priest's cassock for protection and 

 assistance. On the other side of the benefactor 

 is a neatly clad boy diligently poring over a 

 book. The artist is Robert dishing, and the 

 expense of the memorial was $20.000. 



On May 12 a statue of Christopher Columbus 

 was placed on the Mall in Central Park, facing 

 the statue of Shakespeare. The exercises in- 

 cluded a prayer by Bishop Potter, presentation 

 address by Gen. James Grant Wilson, unveiling 

 by Vice-President Stevenson, acceptance of the 

 statue in behalf of the city by Mayor Gilroy, 

 reading of a poem by Julia Ward Howe, and an 

 oration by Chauncey M. Depew. It is a bronze 



replica of Sunol's marble statue in Madrid. It 

 cost $15,000, representing 150 subscriptions of 

 $100, chiefly from members of the New York 

 Genealogical and Biographical Society. 



A bronze statue of Horace Greeley was un- 

 veiled at the corner of Broadway and 33d Street 

 on May 30. The ceremonies included prayer by 

 Rev. Frank M. Clendenin, address by William 

 W. Niles, presentation to the city by George II. 

 Moore, unveiling by Miss Winifred Burke, ac- 

 ceptance in behalf of the city by District-At- 

 torney Fellows, and orations by Amos J. Cum- 

 mings and John W. Kellar. The statue is 7 

 feet above the pedestal, and represents Mr. Gree- 

 Jey seated, his glasses in his left hand and a 

 newspaper in his right, the attitude being one of 

 meditation. It cost about $20,000, most of 

 which was raised by Typographical Union No. 6. 

 Alexander Doyle is the artist. 



On June 21 a colossal portrait bust of Henry 

 G. Pearson, a former postmaster of New York 

 city, was unveiled in the southern lobby of the 

 General Post Office building. The bust is of 

 bronze, and rests upon a Scotch granite pedestal, 

 the shaft of which is polished and the base and 

 cap unpolished. Upon the face of the base of 

 the bust is the word " Pearson " in large Roman 

 capitals, and the shaft has an appropriate in- 

 scription. Behind the bust has been placed a 

 mosaic tile screen, or panel, in light-colored 

 stone with a Nile-green center and Grecian bor- 

 der. The bust and pedestal are 13 feet high. 

 The memorial was presented to the Post Office 

 by the Civil Service Reform Association, in be- 

 half of which body Carl Schurz made the presen- 

 tation address, and it was accepted by ex- Post- 

 master Thomas L. James in the absence, on ac- 

 count of illness, of Postmaster Dayton. In the 

 evening an address was delivered in memory of 

 Mr. Pearson by Edwin L. Godkin in the Berkeley 

 Lyceum. The sculptor was Daniel C. French, 

 and the cost $3,600. 



An attractive drinking - fountain was infor- 

 mally opened on July 7 at the apex of the triangle 

 that points down the Bowery and forms the 

 point that divides that thoroughfare into Third 

 and Fourth Avenues. The designs, which were 

 drawn by George Martin Huss, were approved 

 by Mrs. Marie Guise Newcomb, who presented 

 the fountain to the American Society for the 

 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The fountain 

 was paid for with money obtained from the sale 

 of the picture " The Horses' Need," which Mrs. 

 Newcomb painted for that special purpose. This 

 painting was placed on exhibition, and after- 

 ward sold, the amount realized being $750. 

 It also serves as a memorial to its donor, who 

 died during June. The general idea of the 

 structure combines simplicity and grace, and 

 the materials coral-red Italian granite, with or- 

 namental ironwork and a graceful lamp are 

 handled in an artistic manner. The height from 

 the sidewalk to the top of the lamp is 13 feet 6 

 inches. 



A bronze statue of heroic proportions, repre- 

 senting Dr. J. Marion Sims in full length on a 

 pedestal of brown granite, was unveiled on Oct. 

 20. The memorial stands on the north side of 

 Brvant Square, facing 42d Street. The exercises 

 included addresses by Dr. George F. Shrady and 

 Dr. Paul F. Munde, and after the unveiling by 



