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MASTER PRINTERS' ASSOCIATION. Michael V. Dolan, Pres. Walter McMurray, Vice-Pres. C. Frank Williams, Treas. Charles M. Winches- ter, jr. Sec.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Organized in 1807. Annual meeting in Albany last Tuesday in January. A. M. Phelps, M. D., Pres. O. D. Ball, M. D., Albany, Treas. F. C Curtis, 17 Washington av., Albany, Sec. Election at annual meeting.
MOHAWK & HUDSON RIVER HUMANE SOCIETY. Office 287 State. Wm. O. Stillman, M. D., Pres. Col. William G. Rice, Vice-Pres. Miss M. C. Jermain, Treas. N. J. Walker, Sec. and Supt. Children's Dept. Wm. M. Ticknor, Supt. Animal Dept.
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ALBANY DIRECTORY.
MOTHER'S MISSION (THE). Mrs. D. K. Bart- lett, Pres. Miss Sarah F. Sumner, Treas. Mrs. W. B. Jones, Sec. Election in October.
MUSICAL UNION, No. 14, A. F. of M. Joseph Klein, jr., Pres. Peter H. Shafer, Treas. John A McGill, 7 Plain, Rec. and Fin. Sec.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, Branch 469, mects the first Sun- day in each month in Miller Bldg. Lewis Van Kamerick, Pres. William S. Rich, Vice-Pres. John Morgan, Treas. Raymond B. Smith, Fin. Sec. Thomas F. Degnan, Rec. Sec.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATIONARY ENGINEERS, No. 9, of Albany, meets first and third Fridays at Miller Hall, S. Pearl. H. G. Avery, Pres. M. Bender, Treas. and Sec.
No. 21. Hugh F. MacCoubrie, Pres. Benjamin Fach, Treas. Wm. L. Alden, Fin. Sec.
NATIONAL PLANT, FLOWER AND FRUIT GUILD. Mrs. Robert C. Pruyn, Pres. Miss Elizabeth Shaw Oliver, Treas. Mrs. Sara B. Kellar, 133 Jay, Sec.
NEEDLEWORK GUILD OF AMERICA, Albany branch. Mrs. Rufus H. King, Hon. Pres. Mrs. Grange Sard, Act. Pres. Mrs. Joseph Gavit, Treas. Miss Jean M. Rowell, Sec.
NEW YORK MUTUAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Branch office, 73 State. Charles L. Blakeslee, Pres. Charles M. Stuart and S. J. Davenport, Vice-Pres. Henry E. Pohlman, Treas. and Sec. Hiram L. Wash- burn, Attorney.
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCI- ETY. Rooms in Agricultural Hall, cor. State and Lodge. Annual meeting third Wednesday in January. Timothy L. Woodruff, Brooklyn, Pres. W. Judson Smith, Syracuse, Treas. Jas. B. Docharty, Albany, Sec. F. E. Dawley, Fay- etteville, Dir. Farmers' Institutes.
NEW YORK STATE UNDERTAKERS' ASS'N. W. J. Phillips, Pres. C. S Safford, Camillus. Treas. James B. Smith, Brooklyn, Sec.
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS, Z. C. Priest Division, No. 56, headquarters 50 State. J. E. Gray, Chief Conductor. J. K. Allyn, 36 First, Treas. and Sec. Election in December. PAINTERS & DECORATORS' UNION, No. 201. William Lowrie, Pres. William Crandell, Treas. C. B. Waite, Rec. Sec.
PERMANENT SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSO- CIATION, 48 and 50 S. Pearl. William J. Wea- ver, Pres. Benjamin Strasser, Vice-Pres. Ira Porter, jr., Treas. J. E. Allanson, Sec. H. L. Washburn, Attorney.
PHILOMATHEAN LODGE, No. 712, G. U. O. of O. F. meets at 613 Broadway every Monday evening. F. W. Taylor, N. G Alex. P. Simp- son, Treas. C. E. Lewis, 54 Lark, P. S.
POLICE BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION, Capt. Robert Davidson, Pres. Howard P. Foster, Treas. Sergt. Frank Lasch, Sec.
PRESBYTERIAN UNION (The), Rev. David O. Mcars, Pres. J. T. D. Blackburn, Treas. Harry S. Peck, Sec. Election in May.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION (The). Charles W. Cole, Pres. Almon Holland, Vice-Pres. Miss M. Louise Burdick, Sec. Elcc- tion in January.
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS, E. J. Fort, Pres. W. S. De Mott, Sec. and Treas.
RED JACKET VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S AS- SOCIATION, meets City building quarterly. T. J. Cowell, Pres. M. A. Sheehan, Treas. John J. McCabe, 733 Broadway, Sec. Election annu- ually in October.
REGULAR ARMY AND NAVY UNION. AD- MIRAL FARRAGUT GARRISON, No. 135. Head- quarters 8 Chestnut. Russel C. Paris, M. D., Com. Charles Davenport, Sen. V. Com. Charles E. Smith, Jr. V. Com Victor Coogan, Paymas- ter. Wm. M. Alden, Adj. George D. Hand, Q. M. Isaac Kasterbaum, Officer of the Day. John Conner, Officer of the Watch.
REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, 6 James. James B. McEwan, Pres. L. C. Warner, Sec.
REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, 6 James. James B. Mc Ewan, Pres. Frederick U. Bresler, Sec.
ROBERT BLUM LODGE, No. 38, O. S. d. F., mects at 206 Washington av. Peter Keeler, Pres. John J. Hendrick, Treas. Conrad Hinckel, Sec. ROBERT EMMET ASSOCIATION, T. S. O'Brien, Pres. M. J. Powers, Treas. M. J. Louden, Rec. Sec. Election in January.
SAFETY BUILDING-LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, meets first and third Mondays of each month at 45 Maiden lane. Incorporated. John H. Lynch, Pres. J. J. Gallogly, Treas. John Hourigan, 45 Maiden lane, Sec.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY, meets quarterly, sec- ond Thursday in February, May, August and November, at 69 Howard. Peter Kinnear, Pres. Walter McEwan, Treas. David M. Kinnear, Sec.
ST. ANTONIUS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, meets first Monday of every month at the school- house on Sherman near Lexington av. Ernst Klein, Pres. Lawrence Steffens, Treas. Ernest M. Hermanns, 410 Elk, Sec.
ST. FRANCIS SOCIETY, meets at school-house, Sherman street, first Tuesday in every month. Michael Beck, Pres. Wm. Gramer, Vice-Pres. Anthony Mosher, Treas. Frank Noeth, Fin. Sec. Franz Franke, 63 Ontario, Rec. Sec. An- nual election first Tuesday in August.
ST. GEORGE'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, meets the second Tuesday of each month. James Blocksidge, Pres. George H. Stevens, Sec.
ST. JEAN DE BAPTISTE, meets first and third Monday of each month at 109 Hamilton. J. B. Gervais, Pres. H. J. Mochon, Treas. Alberic Fredette, Rec. Sec. P. A. Robillard, Cor. Sec. ST. JOHN'S SOCIETY, meets in school-house, Sherman street, first Wednesday evening in each month. Sebastian Hoenig, Pres. Michael Waldbillig, Treas. Barnabas Gehring, Sec. Election in June.
ST. JOSEPH'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Ed- ward Goetz, Pres. Charles Salm, Vice-Pres. Anthony Maxstadt. Treas Anthony G. Kaag, Rec. Sec. John Hahn, Fin. Sec. Election in February.
ST. MATTHEW'S MAENNERCHOR. Louis F. Dascher, Pres. Henry Wandersee, Treas. Frederick Elze, Sec.
ST. PETER'S BENEFIT SOCIETY, meets at Holy Cross Academy first Sunday in each month. Philip Hertz, Pres. Henry Welter, Vice-Pres. Joseph Schroeder, Treas. Joseph W. Hans, Cor. and Rec. Sec. Casper Thoma, Fin. Sec.
ST. STEPHEN'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Henry Hoffman, sr., Pres. Fred. Harlfinger, Treas. John S. Urschel, Sec. Election in July. SALOONKEEPERS' UNION. Wm. Hoffman, Pres. Wolfgang Meyer, Treas. Patrick Ryan, Sec.
SCHUYLER COUNCIL, No. 705, National Union. Dr. Ralph Sheldon, Pres. Samuel Mackcy, Treas. W. J. Kingsley, Rec. Sec. William Rankin, 24 S. Pearl, Fin. Sec.
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SOCIETIES.
SELECT KNIGHTS, WEST END LEGION, meets every week at 505 Central av. George H. Ells- worth, Com. H. C. Bradt, Treas. William Matterson, Rec.
SOCIETY FOR PROVIDING A HOME FOR AGED, INFIRM AND DESTITUTE ISRAEL- ITES. Inc. 1875. Albert Hessberg, Pres. H. Bochlowitz, Treas. J. S. Friedman, Sec.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, Philip Livingston Chapter. Chapter room 93 State. Executive board meets first Wednesday of every month. Chapter quarterly. William Herrick Griffith, Regent. Robert Day Williams, Vice-Regent. Charles Francis Bridge, Cor. Sec. Albert Ellis Hoyt, Rec. Sec. Howard Newton Fuller, Treas. John Alonzo Howe, jr., Registrar. Major Wil- liam Henry Paddock, Historian. Rev. Leonard Woods Richardson, LL. D., Chaplain. Major William Addison Wallace, Marshal. John De Witt Peltz, Chairman Executive Committee on Membership. Annual election January 15.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Thomas A. Wansboro Command, No. 3, mcct second Tues- day of each month at Commercial bldg. L. Theodore A. Dreis, Captain. Herman J. Diek- man. Adjutant. Arthur Helme, Quartermaster. THIRD DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY. An- nual meeting third Tuesday in April; other stated meetings October and February. Dr. C. H. Bird, Troy, Pres. J. Wallace Canaday, Treas. Dr. M. J. Barret, Troy, Rec. Sec.
UNION COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EASTERN NEW YORK, meet at Albany in January of each year. E. P. White, Pres. James N. Vander Veer, Treas. and Sec. Election in January.
UNION VETERAN LEGION, No. 136. HI. Schutter, Colonel. C. Shaffer, Lieut. Col L. H. Smith, Major. Charles A. Thacher, Q M. Charles Donnelly, Chaplain. C. Helm, Surgeon. George W. Davey, Adjutant. B. F. Crandell, O. of D. John Hanson, O of G.
UNITED NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POST- OFFICE CLERKS. ALBANY BRANCH. John Benjamin, Pres. Thomas E. Mulligan, Vice- Pres. George H. Pike, Treas. J. J. H. Meehan, Sec.
UNITED THIRTEEN, meets monthly at 94 Clin- ton. Nicholas Kies, Pres. F. W. Klaar, Treas. Anthony King, Sec. Election annually Feb. 22. U. S. BUILDING, MUTUAL LOAN AND AC- CUMULATING FUND ASSOCIATION, 444 Broadway. (Incorporated.) T. W. Cantwell, Pres. and Treas. Francis D. Cunningham, Sec. VETERAN ASSOCIATION, 177TH REG'T N. Y. VOLS., meets quarterly. J. D. Buerger, Pres. Edward Rodgers, James Turner, Vice- Pres. James H. Lane, Treas. John E. Jones, Sec. Annual election in September.
VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSO- CIATION. Alonzo F. Coons, Pres. John J. Hughes, Treas. Patrick H. Mulcahy, 68 First, Fin. Sec. James Flinn, Foreman. Election in January.
WEST END SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA- TION, 849 Madison av. cor. Ontario. Peter Kinnear, Pres. Charles A. Hollenbeck, Treas. Linneus H. Burdick, Sec. Election in February. WOHLTHATIGKEIT VEREIN, meets at Strem- pel Hall, 241 Central avenue, second and fourth Monday evenings. Adam Ringer, Pres. Nich- olas Becker, Treas. Joseph Hummlar, Sec. Election in March.
WOMAN'S ALBANY INDIAN ASSOCIATION. Mrs. John L. Newman, Pres. Miss Mary W. Freeman, Treas.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE. Mrs. Frederick Cleveland, Pres. Miss Eugenia Gibson, Vice-Pres. Miss Waddell, Treas. Mrs. Richards, Sec.
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY of the M. E. Church. Mrs. J. Hillman, 'Troy, Conference Sec. Mrs. Charles Gibson, Confer- ence Treas. Mrs. Richard Stephens, 19 Philip, Sec. Albany District.
WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE PRESBYTERY OF ALBANY. Mrs. W. W. Durant, Saratoga, Pres. Mrs. W. J. Milne, Vice-Pres. Miss Augusta H. Lockwood, Sara- toga, Treas. Mrs. George H. Gibson, Rec. Sec. Mrs. Walter McEwan, Cor. Sec.
WOMAN'S PRESBYTERIAN FOREIGN MIS- SIONARY SOCIETY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. Mrs. G. C. Yeisley, Hudson, Pres. Mrs. B. W. Arnold, Treas. Alice Templeton, Cor. Sec.
WOMAN'S UNION MISSIONARY SOCIETY (Albany Branch). Mrs. D. K. Bartlett, Pres. Mrs. Frederick Townsend, Treas. Mrs. R. C. James, 82 Chestnut, Sec.
YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN NEW YORK. Francis N. Mann, Troy, Pres. J. K. Howe, Vice-Pres. T F. Guy, Troy, Treas. and Sec. Election April 19.
YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION, for mutual im- provement in the city of Albany. Rooms, Har- manus Bleecker Hall. Amasa J. Parker, Pres. William P. Rudd, Sec. John E. McElroy, Treas. Miss Nellie B. Lovejoy, Librarian. Election in April.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Steuben corner North Pearl. Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M., Sundays 2 to 6 P. M. Edgar C. Leonard, Pres. L. H. Hendricks, Treas. Arthur N. Cotton, Gen. Sec.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. Mrs. W. L. Coffin, Pres. Mrs. J. D. Chapin, Vice-Pres. Miss Mary E. Stonehouse, Treas. Mrs. Josiah Tallmadge, jr., Sec.
RAILROAD DEPARTMENT, 605 and 607 B'way. A. P. Gillette, Sec. Com. of Management. C. D. Hammond, Chairman. F. A. Harrington, Vice- Chairman. N. M. Wemple, Rec. Sec. C. W. Edwards, Treas. C. S. Thompson, E. H. Jones, W. F. Van Guysling.
RAILROAD DEPARTMENT, West Albany. F. W. Chaffee, Chairman. W. J. Fripp, Ist Vice- Chairman. W. H. Spice, 2d Vice-Chairman. J. Hoit, Treas. W. H. B. Jacobus, Rec. Sec. S. F. Fraser, Sec. C. J. Bell, Asst. Sec.
LADIES' AUXILIARY. Mrs. E. Cobee, Pres. Miss Carrie Rockenstire, Treas. Mrs. S. L. Fraser, Sec.
MEDICAL COLLEGE DEPARTMENT. S. D. Miller, Chairman.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR, Local Union. Rev. F. R. Morris, Pres. Miss Anna Emmons, Vice-Pres. A. J. Livingston, Treas. Miss Anna M. Prescott, Sec. Election in May.
YOUNG WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- TION, rooms, 5 Lodge. Mrs. Acors Rathbun, Pres. Mrs. G. W. Van Slyke, Treas. Mrs. H. B. De Wolf, Rec. Sec. Mrs. E. W. Wetmore, Cor. Sec. Miss Cumming, Supt.
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ALBANY DIRECTORY.
ALBANY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, 1900.
(Election on the first Tuesday after first Monday in November. Government organizes on the second Tuesday of May.)
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Officers of the Board.
PETER WALKER, President.
LUTHER C. WARNER, Clerk.
THOMAS C. SMITH, Journal Clerk.
FREDERICK POLK, Doorkeeper.
ALBANY MEMBERS.
1st Ward-Christian J. Bloom, Jr.
2d Ward-Thomas H. Fleming.
3d Ward-John F. Roche.
4th Ward-George H. Rauscher.
5th Ward-John L. Winne.
6th Ward-Robert J. Higgins.
7th Ward-Frank J. Smith.
8th Ward-James J. Moss.
9th Ward-James F. Corrigan.
10th Ward-Philip Bender.
11th Ward-John F. Lavin.
12th Ward-William E. Delehanty.
13th Ward-Edward G. Hitchcock.
14th Ward-George A. Lindsay.
15th Ward-James F. Smith.
16th Ward-James Hunter.
17th Ward-Edward A. Peck.
18th Ward-Alfred H. Harcourt.
19th Ward-William. L. Schupp.
COHOES.
1st Ward-Michael T. Smith.
2d Ward-Matthew E. Platz.
3d Ward-Jerome Garland,
4th Ward-J. Frank Bellegarde.
5th Ward-George Slater.
6th Ward-William Courchaine.
WATERVLIET.
1st Dist .- Charles M. Angus.
2d Dist .- George E. Hess.
3d Dist .- Thomas E. Coggins.
TOWNS.
Berne-Wallace A. Peasley.
Bethlehem-Edward J. Bedell.
Coeymans-Leonard A. Carhart.
Colonie-Ralph A. Gove.
Green Island-Carrell Coon.
Guilderland-Peter Walker.
Knox-Wm. J. Haverly.
New Scotland-Albert Vanderpoel.
Rensselaerville-Abram S. Coon.
Westerlo-Charles Haverly.
Miscellaneous Officers.
Almshouse-Edward B. Cantine, Superintendent. Coroners-James H. Girvin, W. G. Tessier, Henry J. Pflantz, George S. Haswell.
Coroners' Physicians-Frank Hinkley, James M. Moore, Edward M. Bell, Mark S. Leavy. County Physician-Elmer A. Blessing, M. D. County Clerk-Patrick E. McCabe, office City Hall. Deputy County Clerk-Andrew G. Seelmann. County Judge-Clifford D. Gregory. Surrogate-George H. Fitts.
Clerk of the Surrogate's Court-Henry F. Snyder. County Treasurer-John A. Howe, jr., office City Hall.
Deputy County Treasurer-James E. Noble.
District Attorney-Zeb. A. Dyer.
Assistant District Attorneys-Peter A. Delaney, John E. MacLean.
U. S. Loan Commissioners - John Ryall, James Kelly.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Lorenzo D. Hewitt.
COUNTY JAIL, 77 MAIDEN LANE, ALBANY. Sheriff-Charles F. Schifferdecker, office, Jail. Under Sheriff-Sebastian W. Pitts. Jailer-William Collopy.
PENITENTIARY, DELAWARE AVENUE.
COMMISSIONERS-E. L. Barckley, Knox; Zeb A. Dyer, Patrick E. McCabe.
SUPERINTENDENT-Chester F. Dearstyne. DEPUTY-W. C. De Rouville.
PHYSICIAN-Chas. H. Richardson, M. D.
CHAPLAIN-Rev. A. R. B. Hegeman.
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN-Rev. Jos. Lehrschell.
CLERKS-Augustus Bowers, Charles C. Finch. STEWARD-John E. Shutter.
KEEPERS-George C. Anderson, Francis Leonard, R. M. Edwards, A. D. Finkle, H. W. Freder- icks, Wm. J. Fonda, James A. Clark, J. J. Huyck, Esley O'Brien, A. L. Bendell, Henry Philo, Michael Rivet, Romeyn Roof, James Fitzpatrick, John Smith, Charles B. Smith, W. J. Cowell, P. H. Reilley, M. F. VanDervorst, Edward J. Deevey, J. J. McCabe, Arthur Grant.
MATRONS-Mary Vincent, Mrs. Alice Casey, Maria Van Wormer, Annie Clark.
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LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN STATE OF N. Y.
COURTS.
COURTS.
ALBANY COUNTY COURT meets at the City Hall on the second Monday of February, third Monday of April, first Monday of June, second Monday of September and the third Monday of November. A grand jury will be required to at- tend the June and September terms, and a petit jury each of said terms. Clifford D. Gregory, County Judge. Patrick E. McCabe, County Clerk. Andrew G. Seelman, Deputy County Clerk. Zeb A. Dyer, District Attorney.
SURROGATE'S COURT, COUNTY OF ALBANY, meets every week day, excepting Saturday, at County Bldg. Meets Saturdays at City Hall, Cohoes. Court in recess during month of August. George H. Fitts, Surrogate. Henry F. Snyder, Clerk. ALBANY POLICE COURT held daily at City Building, South Pearl corner Howard. John J. Brady, Police Justice.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Terms held in Albany third Tuesday in January. Wm. J. Wallace, E. Henry Lacombe, Nathaniel Shipman, Judges.
COURT OF APPEALS (court room third floor, Capitol; Clerk's office, fourth floor). Alton B. Parker, Chief Judge. Denis O'Brien, John Clin- ton Gray, Albert Haight, Edward T. Bartlett, Celora E. Martin, Irving G. Vann, Associate Judges. Wmn. H. Shankland, Clerk. Richard M. Barber, Deputy Clerk.
COURT OF CLAIMS (fourth floor Capitol). Chas. T. Saxton, Presiding Judge. John F. Parkhurst,
John M. Kellogg, Associate Judges. Four ses- sions each year at the Capitol, and adjourned or special sessions at such other places in the State as it may determine.
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Terms held in Albany third Tuesday in January. Alfred C. Coxe, Judge.
CITY COURT OF ALBANY, held at City Build- ing, South Pearl corner Howard, every day at 9 o'clock A. M. (Sundays and holidays excepted). George Addington, Mathias J. Severance, jr., David Muhlfelder, Justices.
SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, meets at City Hall every Tuesday. Lyman H. Bevans, Recorder. Peter A. Delaney, Asst. District Attorney.
SUPREME COURT-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. TRIAL TERMS held at the Court room, State cor. Chapel, in the city of Albany, on the third Mon- day of January, first Monday of March, first Mon- day of April, second Monday of May, fourth Monday of September, second Monday of Novem- ber, first Monday of December.
SPECIAL TERMS also held in Albany, second Sat- urday of each month except July, August and Sep- tember, by Judge Chester.
SPECIAL TERMS FOR MOTIONS ONLY, held on last Tuesday of each month.
JUSTICES-Edgar L. Fursman, of Troy; D. Cady Herrick, of Albany; Samuel Edwards, of Hudson; Alden Chester, Albany; Emory A. Chase, Cats- kill; James A. Betts, Kingston.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN STATE OF N. Y.
January 1. New Year's Day.
September 3.
Labor Day
February 12.
Lincoln's Birthday.
February 22.
Washington's Birthday
May 30. Memorial Day
July 4.
Independence Day
Every Saturday. After 12 M.
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SAMPSON, MURDOCK & CO'S MAP OF ALBANY.
FOR SALE AT ALL BOOK STORES.
Price, 25 Cents.
November 6. Election Day
November - Thanksgiving Day
December 25. Christmas Day
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ALBANY DIRECTORY.
WEALTH OF ALBANY.
The Assessors' Valuation of Albany.
1898.
$58,768,650
$59,159,515 7, 525, 425
1899. $59,418,890 7,422, 405
Real Estate .. Personal Estate.
9,503,245
Total.
$1,039,261 18
Amount of City Tax
317,902 82
Amount of County and State Tax.
20 00
Rate of taxation per $1,000
31,401,570 00
Valuation of property exempt from taxation
Valuation of Property Owned by the City, April 30, 1900.
$3,080,337
Public School Buildings
157,600
Engine Houses
57,000
Police Stations.
1,117,000
Public Parks.
25,000
Steamboat Square ..
2,003,520
Water Department, real estate, etc ...
Alms House, City Hall, City Building, Public Market, Boulevard.
761,900
The City Debt
General Debt :
Washington Park .... 7 p. c., $454,000
Washington Park .... 6
..
170,000
Washington Park .... 5 40,000
Washington Park. .. 4
394,000
Washington Park. . :. 3% 66 7,000
3, 000
748,570
New P. O. Site 7
66
115,000
New City Hall. 4 66
66
¿0,000
Hawk St. Viaduct.
31
45,000
Beaver Creek Sewer. 32
50,000
Public Buildings .. . .
4
225,000
Dudley Observatory. 2
8,000
Beaver Park .. 4
66
35,000
Beaver Park 31
43,300
.
Broadway Widening, 3}
45,000
Public Bath. .
35
27,000
$2,269,800
* Principal and interest paid by holders of property benefitted. + Principal and interest paid by rents, etc.
Receipts and Disbursements for the Fiscal Year ending November 1, 1898.
Receipts. Disbursements.
Interest ..
$39,843 62
$150,174 07 26,113 35
Judgments.
1,883 98
$3,095,781 42
886 45
152, 703 27
10,227 71
Receipts. Disbursements.
$1,200 00
Additional Tax Clerks ..
1,600 00
Albany Free Library
$26,817 71 27,597 88
Almshouse
383 23
Assessors
30,601 42
1,306 16
895 05
Board of Health ..
65 00
669 34
Board Pub. Instruction
Public Baths
Bond Sales :
31,059 13.
Redemptions. ...
Public Bath. .
30,526 75
Redemption of Bonds ...
499 80
Street Improvements ..
214,408 28
Removal of Dead Animals.
61,080 24
Water W'ks, Add'ISupply, 207,635 69
1,239 75
Centre Market
1,831 16 4,839 08
City Building.
Sinking Funds :
223,207 78
City Court.
5,264 42
City Hall
17,299 76
City Poor ..
1,008,458 33
City Taxes. .
1,166 96
Civil Service Comm'n ...
10 00
10 00
Commis'er of Arrears ..
1,834 75
7,487 42
Contingents
1,048 00
2,004 25
Costs on Assessments .. .
2,211 00
3,363 26
Dog Tax.
Water Works :
248,599 53
Additional Supply ...
87,047 91
Electric Lighting
311 14
Engineer.
881 23
152,247 65
Disabled Firemen
5,149 04
4,914 97
Firemen's Ins. Fund ..
2,627 01
2,500 00
Hospitals.
2,601,096 09
Disbursements to Nov 1, 1899.
494,685 33
Balance on hand Nov. 1, 1899.
$3,905.781 42
Sundries.
24,783 42
$2,507, 198 73 $2,601, 096 09
4
1,389,931
Less Sinking Funds
27,000
Net Debt $1,628,439
Beaver Creek Sewer. 3
145,000
$3,018,370
Total Debt.
66 300,000
1Water Debt .. 6
tWater Debt .. 4 547,500
+Water Debt. 31 655,000
$1,791,500
*Street Improvements .. 4 #739,870
*Street Improvements .. 33 8,700
Washington Park .. . .
2
356,500
Knox St. Viaduct. 4
Know Street Viaduct .... Legal Ex., Refunds, etc. Liquor Taxes. .
Livingston av. and Spen- cer street crossing .... Merchants' Nat'l Bank,
420 00
Boston. Refund .......
282 00
6,000 00 156,630 19
Beaver Park, Construc'n,
9,538 68
2,183 84
12,776 49
Board of Plumbers.
50,539 93
295,647 48
9,183 83
Public Celebrations
4,456 73
313,000 00
Salaries, City Officers .... Salary Refund. Mayor's Clerk
24 25
200,550 00
General Debt ..
18,402 17
Water Debt.
22,000 00
Washington Park
2,372 00
Stationery
45,034 11
Street Cleaning ..
2,757 50
41,372 98
Street Department ..
182,612 19
32,955 03
Washington Park Com ..
21,>91 43
Elections
. .
86,952-59
Interest on Debt ...
50,000 00
64,500 00
Redemption of Bonds.
5,000 00
Sinking Fund ... .
....
113,065 60
285,252 77
222,002 16
Street Improvements . .
2,496 16 1,082 96
Beaver Park
$588,582 69
Balance on hand Nov. 1, 1898 ..
2,507,198 73
Receipts to Nov. 1, 1899.
Mar. 31, 1900.
tWater Debt .. 7 p. c., $289, 000
339,386 66
408,651 92
$68,276,895
$66.684,940
$66,841, 205
$1,028,899 36 $1, 096, 678 30
20 60 22 60
33,368, 210 00 33, 368, 210 00
$962, 400 | Personal property in charge of city ....
7,345,857
Fire Department.
6,900 00
Police Court (fines)
Police Department ... Police Pension Fund .... Printing & advertising.
264 80
12,486 00
Public Market
1897.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU.
EXPLANATION OF FLAG SIGNALS.
No. 1.
No. 2.
No. 3.
No. 4.
White
White
Blue
Blue
FAIR WEATHER.
RAIN OR SNOW.
LOCAL RAINS.
TEMPERATURE.
COLD WAVE.
INTERPRETATION OF DISPLAYS.
No. 1, alone, indicates fair weather, stationary temperature. No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow, stationary temperature. No. 3, alone, indicates local rain, stationary temperature. No. 1, with No. 4 above it, indicates fair weather, warmer. No. 1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather, colder. No. 2, with No. 4 above it, indicates warmer weather, rain or snow. No. 2, with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather, rain or snow. No. 3, with No. 4 above it, indicates warmer weather with local rains. No. 3, with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather with local rains. No. 1, with No. 5 below it, indicates fair weather, cold wave. No. 2, with No, 5 below it, indicates wet weather, cold wave.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30, 1900. HOURS OF OBSERVATION, 8 A. M. AND 8 P. M . Furnished by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau Office, Government Building, Albany. Alfred F. Sims, Local Forecast Official in charge.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER-(Station) .*
WIND.
AMOUNT OF RAIN AND MELTED SNOW.
MONTH.
Date.
Maximum.
Date.
Minimum.
Mean.
Highest.
Lowest.
Mean.
Prevailing direction.
Maximum velocity.
(Miles per hour.)
Amount in inches.
No. of days on which rain or snow fell.
1898.
April . . .
30
82
6
25
48
30.33
29.42
29.97
S
30
1.03
12
May
2
86
15
40
60
30.22
29.66
29.93
S
35
2.23
16
June
5
94
11
48
71
30.13
29.60
29.91
S
31
1.61
17
July .
27
94
20
50
73
30.17
29.58
29.84
S
24
2.69
15
August . .
20
93
15
50
72
30.23
29.63
29.90
S
30
1.77
10
September
3
85
lô
40
61
30.39
29.54
29.95
S
35
6.33
14
October . .
13
81
22
28
53
30.45
29.66
30.12
S
24
.85
12
November
19
58
13
23
40
30.44
29.47
29.96
S
24
1.47
15
December
12
61
30
2
32
30.56
29.01
29.96
S
46
1.55
16
1900.
January .
23
50
31
3
26
30.50
29.08
29.94
S
34
2.33
20
February .
13
58
27
.4
26
30.64
29.01
29.91
W
46
2.84
18
March
23
48
18
-8
28
30.51
29.11
29.90
W
26
4.62
17
April
30
77
6
9
26
30.37
29.47
29.90
W
36
1.31
13
* Albany barometer is 97 feet above mean Atlantic tide, Governor's Island, New York Harbor. The sign - (minus) indicates below zero.
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