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Penitentiary and Small Pox Hospitals .- Wm. W. Sangor, Resident Physician.
Randall's Island -Jonathan Stearns, Warden.
Store-House-Blackwell's Island .- N. P. Anderson.
Store-House-Randall's Island .- Thomas B. Tap- pen, Storekeeper ..
Work-House-Blackwell's Island .- Harmon El- dredge, Superintendent
Notice .- Randall's Island (the Nursery,) can be visited on the second Wednesday each month, the Penitentiary and Work-House, Alms- House, Lunatic Asylum. Persons visiting their friends at the Alms House, are required to go by steamboat. The Bellevue Hospital can be visited on Monday and Thursday, from 11 A. M., to 2 P. M.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
Office, 51 Chambers st., (Third Floor.)
Robert J. Dillon, Counsel to the Corporation ; Abra- ham R. Lawrence, Jr., George S. Tuckerman, Rinaldo French, P. C. Lee, B. J. Malone, Clerks.
BUREAU OF CORPORATION ATTORNEY. Office, 25 Chambers st., (Basement.)
John B. Haskin, Corporation Attorney ; John D. McGregor, Andrew J. Smith, Clerks.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. Office, No. 51 Chambers-st.
Peter B. Sweeny, Public Administrator.
CIVIL COURTS,
FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
SUPREME COURT.
New Court House, 2nd Floor.
Judges-Thomas W. Clark, Henry F. Edwards, William Mitchell and Robert Morris. Clerk-Richard B. Connolly ; Office 10 City Hall. General Terms-1st Monday of February and May, 2nd Monday of September and November.
Circuits-1st Monday in each month, except July and August.
Special Terms-1st Monday of January, March, June, October and December.
And every Saturday for special motions.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Chambers, cor. Centre st., over Engine House. Chief Justice-Thomas J. Oakley.
Justices-Murray Kottman, John Duer, Joseph S. Bosworth, William W. Campbell, and John Slosson.
Clerk-Geo. H. E. Lynch; Office, City Hall, 2d floor,
Trial Terms-1st Monday of January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December.
General Terms-1st Monday of January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December.
Special Terms-let Monday of January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, and December.
During the General Terms, one of the Justices will hold a Court at Chambers daily, at 10 o'clock,A.M.
COMMON PLEAS. 1 & 2 City Hall.
First Judge-Daniel P. Ingraham.
Associate Judges-Charles P. Daly, and Lewis B. Woodruff.
Clerk-Benj. H. Jarvis.
General Terms for the submission of Appeals from In- ferior Courts, from Orders, &c .- Ist Monday in each month, except July and August.
Special Terms for Issues of Law-Held at Chambers -1st Monday in each month.
Special Terms, for Trial of Issues of Fact :
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APPENDIX .- CRIMINAL AND UNITED STATES COURTS.
First Part-Ist Monday in each month, except [Third District .- 8th, and 9th Wards; Greenwich March, July, August, September and November, and 2d Monday in September.
Second Part-1st Monday in each month, except March, July, August, September and November, and 2d Monday in September.
Chambers in Vacation-5th week in January, May, July, and October.
Motions and Chamber business will be attended to daily at Chambers, at 10 A. M.
The General and Special Terms will open at 11 A.M.
DISTRICT COURTS.
Held by Assistant Justices.
First District .- 1st, 2d, 3d, and 5th Wards; 4 Murray street. James Green, Justice. Isaac B. Batchelor, Clerk.
Second District .- 4th, 6th, and 14th Wards; Park, 3 Chambers. Bartholomew O'Connor, Justice .- Thos. F. Peers, Clerk.
Av., cor. Amos. Wm. B. Meech, Justice. W.m. E. Smith, jr., Clerk.
Fourth District .- ]0th, 15th, and 17th Wards ; Bow. ery, cor. Third. Wm. H. Van Cott, Justice. David Seaman, Clerk.
Fifth District .- 7th, 11th, and 13th Wards; Clinton. cor. Grand, John Anderson, jr., Justice. Edward S. M'Pherson, Clerk.
Sixth District .- 12th, 16th, 18th, 19th & 20th Wards; 1112 Broadway, bet. 32d and 33d sts. Anson Willis, Justice. John Waite, Clerk.
MARINE COURT.
New Court House, 3d Floor.
Justices-Albert A. Thompson, Florence Mccarthy, and Alfred A. Philips.
Clerk-Moses D. Gale.
[Open every day, except Sundays, Election and Holidays.
CRIMINAL COURTS,
FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
OYER AND TERMINER. New Court House, (2d floor.)
Is held by a Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall preside, and any two of the following offi- cers : The Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of New York, the Mayor, Recorder.
Terms-1st Monday of April and November.
GENERAL SESSIONS. New Court House, 2d Floor.
Held by the Recorder, or City Judge. Terms-1st Monday in each month.
SPECIAL SESSIONS. Halls of Justice, Centre street.
Held by the Recorder, or City Judge without a Ju- ry, Tuesdays and Fridays, at 9 o'clock, A. M.
F. R. Tillou, Recorder of the City of New York, and presiding Judge of the Courts of General and Spe- cial Sessions ; Office, New City Hall, (east end.)
W. R. Beebe, City Judge; Office, New City Hall, under Supreme Court.
N. Bowditch Blunt, District Attorney ; Office, New City Hall.
A. Oakey Hall, Assistant District Attorney.
Henry Vandervoort, Clerk of Oyer and Terminer, General and Special Sessions ; Office, Halls of Jus- tice, Centre street.
John Sparks, Deputy Clerk.
POLICE COURTS.
1st District-(Lower Police Office)-At the Tombs, Centre cor. Franklin. Justices : Abr'm Bogart, jr., and B. W. Osborne. Clerks: Robert H. John- ston, James Nesbitt, and Alfred Chancellor.
2d Distriet-At the Jefferson Market, Av. 6, corner Greenwich Av. Justices: Sidney H. Stuart and D. Clark. Clerks : James M. Murray and Wm. S. Davison.
3d District-Essex Market, Grand, corner Ludlow, Justices : James H. Welsh and William L. Wood. Clerks : John Lalor and Wm. B. Rockwell.
UNITED STATES COURT,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
Comprising the following Counties : Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, King's, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queen's, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. New Court House, 1st Floor.
Officers of the Court-
Samuel Nelson, Associate Justice of U. S. Supreme Court, and Judge of the Circuit Court. Samuel R. Betts, Judge of the District Court. John W. Nelson, Clerk of the Circuit Court. George W. Morton, Clerk of the District Court. Charles O'Conor, U. S. District Attorney. Abraham T. Hillyer. U, S. Marshal.
Commissioners-Joseph Bridgham, Geo. W. Morton, John W. Nelson, Charles W. Newton, and Chas. E. Scoville,
U. S. Commissioners to take Affidavits, Depositions, Bails, etc .- The Clerks of the Circuit and District Courts, and their Chief Deputies, are Commis. sioners ex officio for the City and County of New York ; and the County Clerks of the remaining Counties, comprising the Southern District of New York, are Commissioners ex officio for those Counties.
[The offices for the accommodation of the Officers of this Court, are located corner of Murray st, and College Place. 1
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
New Court House, 1st Floor.
Equity and Criminal Terms-Last Monday in Feb- ruary and first Monday in September. General Terms-First Monday in April, and third Monday in October. John W. Nelson, Clerk : Richard E. Stillman, D.p. Clerk.
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
New Court House, 1st Floor.
General Terms-First Tuesday in each month. Special Court-Every Tuesday, unless the stated Term be then in session. Geo. W. Morton, Clerk ; Joseph Bridgham, Dep. Clerk.
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APPENDIX .--- COUNTY OFFICERS.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. No. 10 City Hall. Richard B. Connolly, Clerk ; David A. Fowler, Dep. Clerk.
CORONERS' OFFICE. 27 Chambers st. Joseph Hilton, Robert Gamble, William O'Donnell, H. N. Wilhelm.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. No. 11 City Hall.
John Orser, Sheriff, 227 West 30th st.
James C. Willet, Under Sheriff, 655 Fourth.
H. Crombie, Deputy 46
636 Fourth.
Jos. Cornell,
44
57 Second, 72 Elm
Jas. B. Bensel
57 Fifth.
T. J. Gillilan,
228 Varick.
Thos. Carlin,
65 Grand.
F. L. Vulté,
116 West 23d.
N. S. Selah,
39 Clinton.
C. F. Lineback, =
184 Av. 3 .-
J. T. Stewart,
234 Henry.
Jno. Wilson,
$6
5 Dominick.
Henry J. Smith, Jeiler.
Franklin Gilmore, Special Deputy.
SHERIFF'S JURY FOR 1854.
Will meet for the purpose of taking Inquests, and for trial of Claims, and such other business as may be brought before them, at 4 o'clock, P. M., during the months of January, February, April, March, September, October, November and De- cember; and at 5 o'clock, P. M., during the months of May, June, July and August, as fol- lows :
First Panel.
January, 1854.
.2, 16, and 27
March.
-6, 20, and 31
May.
1, 15, and 26
July
3, 17, and 28
September. .4, 18, and 29
November.
.6, 20, and 30
Second Panel.
February.
6, 20, and 24
April. .3, 17, and 28
June.
.5, 19, and 30
August.
.7, 21, and 31
October
.2, 16, and 27
December.
.4, 18, azid 29
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.
Nos. 1 and 2 Hall of Records.
Garret Dyckman, Registrar. Wm. L. Hall, Deputy Registrar.
SURROGATE'S OFFICE.
No. 3 Hall of Records.
Alexander W. Bradford, Surrogate.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
New Court House, 2d Floor.
N. Bowditch Blunt, District Attorney.
A. Oakey Hall, Ass't District Attorney.
COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE.
For the Appointment and Trial of Policemen : The Mayor, Recorder, and City Judge · For Prescribing Rules and Regulations for the Go- vernment of the Department : Jacob A. Wester- velt, Mayor. Francis R. Tillou, Recorder. Wel. come R. Beebe, City Judge. George W. Mat- sell, Chief of Police.
COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Office 7 City Hall.
Ulysses D. French, Commissioner. Wm. Osborne, First Assistant.
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. Office, 107 Franklin.
Gulian C. Verplanck, President. George W. Blunt. John A. Kennedy, Charles H. Marshall, James Kelly, Thomas Dunlap, the Mayor of New York, Mayor of Brooklyn, President of the German Society, Pres. of the Irish Emigrant Society. E. Crabtree, Vice President. Bernard Casserly, Secretary.
BOARD OF HEALTH COMMIS- SIONERS.
Office, 6 City Hall.
Richard L, Morris, (Quarantine.) Health Officer. Alex. F. Vache, Physician to the Marine Hos- pital, (Quarantine.) Jedediah Miller, Health Commissioner. William Rockwell, Resident Physician. Henry B. Fay, Deputy Health Officer. Thomas K. Downing, City Inspector. Nathan C. Ely, Presd't Board of Aldermen. Edwin J. Brown, Presd't Board of Councilmen. J. D. Harris, Clerk.
TAX COMMISSIONERS.
Office, New Court House (Basement).
Jonathan W. Allen, Geo. H. Purser, Wm. J. Peck.
COMPTROLLER'S PAY DAYS-1854.
The following Table will show when to present bills to the Comptroller for payment, and pay- days in 1854 :
Application Days.
Pay Days.
January
5 January
10
25
February
2.February .
16
22
March
2 March
8
16 .6
29
=
30 April 13 66
5
April
27
May
3
May
11
17
25
=
31
June
8 June
14
July
6 July
12
August
3 August
9
17
23
31 September
6
September
14
21
28 October
4
October
12
18
26 November.
1
November
9
=
15
23
December
7 December
13
44
21
22
28
20
26
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APPENDIX .- WARD OFFICERS --- FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WARD OFFICERS.
ASSESSORS OF THE WARDS.
First Ward .. Joseph Blackburn, Jno Thompson, Jr. Second Ward .. George Niven, Solomon King. Third Ward .. Arch'd Cochran, Hugh Martin. Fourth Ward. . Chas. H Lyons, John Ridden. Fifth Ward .. John McKimmin, Rowland Hill Sixth Ward .. Samuel Waddell, John Martin. Seventh Ward. . J. D. Farrington, A. S. W. VanDursen. Eighth Ward .. Joel B. Fox, A. W. Smith.
Ninth Ward .. Levi Onderdonk, Abraham Demarest. Tenth Ward. . James H. Betts, James Grittith.
Eleventh Ward .. John Phillips, Lewis Dingee. Twelfth Ward. . Terrence McGuire, A. M. Sheldon. Thirteenth Ward .. T. W. Pouley, Viner L. Cornell. Fourteenth Ward .. Henry P. West, John Laughlin. Fifteenth Ward .. Isaac M. Phyfe, C. Sullivan.
Sixteenth Ward. . Whitman Phillips, Edw'd Berrian. Seventeenth Ward .. Wm. H. VanBenschoten, Dudley B. Andrews.
Eighteenth Ward .. Geo. McDonald, H. M. Dikeman. Nineteenth Ward. . Francis I Twomey, Wm. Denecke. Twentieth Ward .. Joseph Miller, William Murray. Twenty-first Wurd .. John Clark, Thomas C. Smith. Twenty-second Ward .. W. V. Leggett, A. V. Barbiere.
CONSTABLES OF THE WARDS.
First Ward .. Alexander Boutle, Patrick H. Duffy. Second Ward .. Wm. Thompson, Chas. W. Kruger, Third Ward .. Andrew Nesbit, Alexander Crossett. Fourth Ward .. Emanuel Josephs, William Cook. Fifth Ward .. George Miller, Charles F. Watts. Sixth Ward .. Peter Collins, James Nesbit.
Seventh Ward .. John M. Wait, Chris. F. Kench. Eighth Ward .. Wm. B. Jones, Abraham Moses. Ninth Ward .. Philander Brush, Benj. D. Wisner. Tenth Ward .. James Rill, Jacob F. Randolph. Eleventh Ward .. Henry Dreker, Truman B. Kirk. Twelfth Ward .. John Helms, George Goodwin. Thirteenth Werd .. John W. Somerindyke, David Saffen.
Fourteenth Ward .. Nathaniel Finch, W. Q. Hutton. Fifteenth Ward .. James King, John Cuyler. Sixteenth Ward .. Benj, I. Carr, Matthew Hanna. Seventeenth Ward .. Benj. Merritt, Charles Crum. Eighteenth Ward .. Henry Bishop, Robert Welch. Nineteenth Ward .. James Polhemus, John Glinn. Twentieth Ward .. Peter Gilligan, Balthazer Glasses. Twenty-first Ward .. W. Chapman, R. J. Mathews. Twenty-second Ward .. Michajah M. Staniels, Wm. P. Smith.
POLICE FORCE CITY OF NEW YORK.
George W. Matsell, Chief of Police ; office, basement of the west end of the City Hall ; residence, 30 Stanton. William Mackellar, Clezk. Harlem.
The Police force consists of 22 Captains, 44 Lieu- tenants, 88 Sergeants, and 937 Policemen. Total, 1,091.
STATION HOUSES-NUMBER OF POLICE- MEN IN EACH WARD.
First Patrol District-Station House, Franklin Mar- ket, Old Slip, and 52 Trinity. Place. Whole- Force, 59.
Second Patrol District-Station House, 49 Beekman. Whole Force. 40.
Third Patrol District-Station House, 38 Barclay. Whole Force, 43.
Fourth Patrol District-Station House, 9 Oak .- Whole Force, 55.
Fifth Patrol District-Station House, 49 Leonard .. Whole Force, 55.
Sixth Patrol District-Station House, Halls of Jus- tice, Centre, cor. Franklin. Whole Force, 51.
Seventh Patrol District-Station House, Gouverneur Market. Whole Force, 63.
Eighth Patrol District-Station House, Prince, cor. Wooster. Whole Force, 56.
Ninth Patrol District-Station House, Jefferson Market. Whole Force, 50.
Tenth Patrol District-Station House, Essex Market. Whole Force, 48.
Eleventh Patrol District-Station House, Union Mar- ket. Whole Force, 48.
Prcelfth Patrol District-Station House, 126th st., be- tween Avs. 3 & 4. Whole Force, 30.
Thirteenth Patrol District-Station House, Attorney, cor. Delancy. Whole Force, 48.
Fourteenth Patrol District-Station House, Centre Market. Whole Force. 50.
Fifteenth Patrol District-Station House, 220 Mer- cer. Whole Force, 56.
Sixteenth Patrol District-Station House, Twentieth, bet. Ave. 7 and 8. Whole Force, 50.
Seventeenth Patrol District-Station House, 48 Fifth st. Whole Force, 53.
Eighteenth Patyol District-Station House, 319 2nd Av. Whole Force, 46.
Nineteenth Patrol District-Station House, 59th st., near 3d Av. Whole Force, 40.
Twentieth Patrol District-Station House, 35th st., bet. Avs. 8 & 9. Whole Force, 50.
Twenty-first Patrol District-Station House, Twenty- ninth, between Avs. 4 & 5. Whole Force, 50. Twenty second Patrol District-Station House, Eightb Av. near 48th st. Whole Force, 50.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer. Alfred Carson; Office, 21 Elizabeth. Assistant Engineers-Michael Eichael, Peter N. Cornwell, John Baulch, John A. Cregier, Moses Jackson, Henry H. Howard, John Decker, Wm. H. Ackerman, Wm. Simpson, John H. Brady, and Elisha Kingsland.
Fire Wardens-Thomas Boese, John Rese, William B. Hays, John Crossin, David Theall, Charles L. Merritt, William Wessels, Floyd S. Gregg, John T. Harding, Henry Lewis, Isaac T. Redfield, Michael Eichael, John Lynes, Clerk. Office, 21 Elizabeth.
FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.
Officers-Charles McDougal, Pres. John J. Tindaie, V. Pres. John S. Giles Treas. David Theall, Collector. Wm. D. Wade, See.
Trustees-James Pryer, Pres. James Kelly, Sec. Henry A. Burr, James Y. Watkins, Zophar Mills, John B. Peck, Adam P. Pentz, Peter H. Titus. Jonas N. Phillips, Committee of Donations ..
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APPENDIX .--- PILOT COMMISSIONERS, &C.
FIRE DISTRICTS.
First District .- The First District, all that part of the city lying north of 22d-st., and east of the 6th Avenue.
Second District .- The Second District, all that part of the city lying north of 22d st., and west of 6th Avenue.
Third District .- The Third District, beginning at the foot of North Moore-street, N. R., extends easterly in a straight line to the corner of Leonard and Church sts .; thence northerly, in a straight line, to the corner of 8th Avenue and 22d- st. ; thence westerly, along 22d-st. to the North River.
Fourth District .- The Fourth District begins at the cor. of Leonard and Church-sts .. running thence northerly, in a straight line to the corner of 8th Av. and 22d-st., to Lexington Av .; thence easter- " ly, along 22d-st. to Lexington Av .; thence south- erly. in a straight line to the corner Elm and Leonard-sts .; and thence westerly, in a straight line to the corner of Church and Leonard-streets. Fifth District .- The Fitth District commences at the corner of Elm and Leonard-streets, running thence northerly, in a straight line. to the corner of Lexington Av. and 22d-st .; thence easterly, along 22d-st. to the East River ; thence southerly, and along the East River to 14th-street; thence southwesterly, in a straight line to the corner of Leonard and Orange sts .; and thence westerly, in a straight line, to the place of beginning.
Sixth District .- The Sixth District begins at the cor- ner of Leonard and Orange-sts., runs thence east- erly, in a straight line. to the foot of Market-st., E. R .; thence along the East River to 14th-st .; and thence southwesterly, in a straight line, to the place of beginning.
Seventh District .- The Seventh District, beginning at the foot of Market-st., East River, runs thence westerly, in a straight line, to the cor of Leonard and Elm-sts. ; thence sontherly, along a straight line, intersecting Wall, at the junction of Nassau, Wall and Broad-sts., continuing through the Bat- tery to the North River.
Eighth District,-The Eighth District, beginning at the foot of North Moore-street, N. R., runs easter- ly, in a straight line, to corner of Leonard and Elm-sts .; thence southerly, along a straight line, intersecting with Wall-st. at junction of Nassau, Wall and Broad-sts., continuing through the Bat- tery to the North River.
In case of fire, the signal from the alarm bells is as follow :
1st District, one stroke. 5th District, five strokes.
2d do. two do.
6th do. six do.
3d do. three do. 7th do. seven do.
4th do. four do. 8th do. eight do.
For assistance, the signal is the continual ringing of all District bells, except that on the City Hall, which always rings the District in which the fire is raging.
PILOT COMMISSIONERS, PILOTAGE, &C.
Board of Pilot Commissioners .- Office, 69 South, where application may be made for New York Sandy Hook Pilots, between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock P. M. Commissioners ; appoint. ed by the Secretary of the Navy ; R. L. Taylor and C. H. Marshall, by the Chamber of Commerce ; Russell Sturgis and G. W. Blunt, by the Board of Underwriters. F. Perkins, Sec .; M. H. Grinnell, Pres. Chamber of Commerce; Walter R Jones, Pres. Board of Underwriters.
The fees for piloting are hereby established as follows :
For every merchant vessel, inward bound, and not exempted from pilotage by virtue of these regu- lations, drawing less than fourteen feet of water, two dollars and forty-four cents per foot.
For every vsssel drawing fourteen feet, and less than eighteen feet of water, three dollars six and one-quarter cents per foot.
For every vessel drawing eighteen feet, and un- der twenty-one feet of water, three dollars and sixty-nine cents per foot.
For every vessel drawing twenty-one feet of water, and upwards, four dollars thirty-one and a quarter cents per foot.
If the masters or owners of any vessel shall re- quest the pilot to moor said vessel at any place within Sandy Hook, and not to be taken to the wharf or harbor of New York, or the vessel to be detained at quarantine, the same pilotage shall be allowed, and the pilot entitled to his discharge.
For piloting national armed vessels of the United States, and also those of foreign nations, five dollars per foot
When any ship or vessel, bound to the port of New York, and boarded by any pilot appointed by this board, at such distance to the southward or eastward of Sandy Hook lighthouse, as that said lighthouse could not be seen from the deck of such ship or vessel in the day time, and in fair weather, the addition of one-fourth to the rates of pilotage hereinbefore mentioned shall be allowed to such pilot.
The pilotage on merchant vessels, outward, shall be as follows :
For every vessel drawing less than fourteen feet of water, one dollar and eighty-one cents per foot. For every vessel drawing fourteen feet, and less than eighteen feet of water, two dollars and twelve and a half cents per foot.
For every vessel drawing eighteen feet, and less than twenty-one feet of watar, two dollars and seventy-five cents per foot.
For every vessel drawing twenty-one feet, and upwards, three dollars and eighteen and three- fourth cents per foot.
The rates of pilotage for any intermediate dis- tance, shall be determined by the board of commis- sioners, and promulgated in their rules and regula- tions for the government of pilots.
Between the first day of November and the first day of April. inclusive, four dollars shall be added to the full pilotage of every vessel coming into, or going out of the port of New York.
For Transportation from North to East River, and vice versa .- A 74 gun ship twenty dollars, a frigate fifteen dollars, a sloop of war ten dollars, and all merchant vessels five dollars. From Quarantine, one-quarter of the inward pilotage, exclusive of the off shore. Hauling into the river from the wharf, three dollars.
New York Pilots,-309 Water street.
New Jersey Commissioners of Pilotage .- Offices, 105 South street, or in York street, Jersey City. J. M. Cornelison, James Rogers, and Wm. T. Rodgers, of Jersey City; Lewis Bosworth, Ezra Nye, of Newark ; Garret Heyer of Middletown Point, and Lawrence Kearny of Perth Amboy. Wm T. Rod gers, Pres. ; J. M. Cornelison, Sec'y. Meet 1s Wednesday of every month. Fees the same a New York pilots. The rates of pilotage the sam as those under the board of pilot commissioners.
Hell Gate Pilots .- Offices 21 Coentis slip, and Pike corner of South street. Fees, from or to Sand's Point, for schooner or sloops, per foot, one dol- lar and fifty cents ; square-rigged vessels one dol
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APPENDIX .--- HARBOR MASTERS .--- LOCATION OF PIERS.
lar and seventy five cents From or to Hell Gate, | Fifth District-Henry Kip, Office 38 South. Dis- for schooners or sloops, $1; square rigged ves- trict extends from pier 13, East River, to Coenties Slip. sels, one dollar and twenty-five cents. From the Ist of November to the 1st of April, one dollar, Sixth District-Abraham Van Orden, Office 13 South. District extends from Coenties Slip to Whitehall. in addition to the above, for every ship, bark or brig, two dollars, and for every schooner or sloop one dollar.
Seventh District-Owen W. Brennan, Office 46 West. District extends from the Battery to pier 7, North River.
Eighth District-James E. Wood, Office 68 West. District extends from pier 7, North River, to Vesey st.
Ninth District-Alexander H. Schultz, Office 29 Harrison. District extends from Vesey st. up North River.
Tenth District-(Brooklyn,) Jerome Ryerson, Office 25 Fulton st., Brooklyn. District extends from the Navy Yard to Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn.
Eleventh District-(Brooklyn,) George Remsen, Of- fice 12 Atlantic st., Brooklyn. District extends from Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn, to Atlantic Dock. In case of the sickness or absence from the city of any one of the Harbor Masters, another of them will attend to his district.
HARBOR MASTERS' FEES.
On all vessels of the United States, and on all for- eign vessels permitted by law to enter on the same terms as vessels of the United States, which shall enter, and load, or unload, or make fast to any wharf, one cent and a half per ton, according to the tonnage in the vessel's register or papers. On all other vessels double that rate. The fees are payable in forty-eight hours after the vessel's arrival, (at the Custom House,) on penalty of paying double the amount and costs of suit.
All sloops and schooners in the coasting trade, on application to the Harbor Master or Harbor Mas- ters for a berth, shall pay two dollars; and for adjusting any difference respecting the situation or position of any sloop or schooner engaged in the coasting trade, on the application of the per- son having charge of such vessels, two dollars to be paid by the party in fault.
LOCATION OF PIERS.
NORTH RIVER.
No. 1, foot of Battery Place
" 2, 3, bet. Battery Pl. & Morris
" 4, foot Morris
" 5, 6, 7, bet. Morris & Rector
4 8, foot Rector
" 9, 10, bet. Rector & Carlisle
" 11, foot Carlisle
" 12, " Albany
" 13, bet. Albany & Cedar
" 31, " Duane
66 32, bet. Duane & Jay
66 50,
51, 66
Christopher
66 52, 4 Amos
66 53. Charles
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