Parks in Manhattan and Bronx. HEADQUARTERS, THE ARSENAL, CENTRAL PARK. Battery, foot of Broadway. Cedar, Walton Av., 158th St. and Mott Av. Claremont, Teller Av.. Belmont St., Clay Av., Corlears Hook Park, Corlears and South Sts. Fordham, Fordham Rd., Sedgwick Av. & 188th St. Hamilton Fish Park, Houston and Willett Sts. John Jay, 76th to 78th St., East River. Madison Square, Broadway and 23d St. Morningside Park, between Columbus and Am- Riverside Park, between Riverside and 12th Avs. St. Gabriel's Park, 1st Ave. and 35th St. St. James, Jerome Av., Creston Av., & E. 191st St. Stuyvesant, Rutherfurd Pl. and E. 16th St. Tompkins Square, Av. A and 7th St. Washington Square, 5th Av. and Waverley Pl. 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 31 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 51-2 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. Jury Duty in Manhattan and Bronx. To be qualified to serve a person must be not less than 21 nor more than 70 years of age, and he must be a male citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county of New York; and he is a resident within the meaning of the jury law if he dwells or lodges here the greater part of the time between the first day of October and the last day of June. He must be the owner, in his own right, of real or personal property of the value of $250; or the husband of a woman who is the owner, in her own right, of real or personal property of that value. He must also be in the possession of his natural faculties, and not be infirm or decrepit; intelligent, of good character, and able to read and write the English language understandingly. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ENTITLED TO EXEMPTION. A Clergyman, Minister of any religion officiating as such, and not following any other calling. A practicing Physician, Surgeon, Surgeon-Dentist, or Veterinary Surgeon not following any other calling, and a licensed Pharmaceutist or Pharmacist, or a duly licensed Embalmer, while actually engaged in his profession as a means of livelihood. An Attorney or Counsellor-at-Law regularly engaged in the practice of law as a means of livelihood. A Professor or Teacher in a college, academy, or public school, not following any other calling. Editor, Editorial Writer, or Reporter of a daily newspaper or press association regularly employed as such, and not following any other vocation. The holder of an office under the United States, or the State, or city or county of New York, whose official duties, at the time, prevent his attendance as a juror. A Consul of a foreign nation. A Captain, Engineer, or other officer actually employed upon a vessel making regular trips; a licensed Pilot, actually following that calling. A Superintendent, Conductor, or Engineer employed by a Railroad Company other than a street railroad company, or a Telegraph Operator employed by a Telegraph Company who is actually doing duty in an office, or along the railroad or telegraph line of the company by which he is employed. Honorably discharged Firemen. Active and honorably discharged Militiamen and active members of the Old Guard. A duly licensed Engineer of steam boilers actually employed as such. Inspectors, Poll Clerks, and Ballot Clerks, or a person who is physically incapable. Grand, Sheriff's, Special, and Municipal Court Jurors. Post-Office (Manhattan), 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. WILLIAM R. WILLCOX, Postmaster; EDWARD M. MORGAN, 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. Secretary to the Postmaster, Room 1, south end. Office hours 9 a. M. to 3 P. M. Superintendent of Delivery.-Room 5, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Cashier.-Rooms 21 and 15, 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. Domestic and Foreign Money-Orders issued also from 5 P. M. to 12 P. M. Window No. 3, Broadway side, Ground Floor. Inquiry Office for Missing Letters, etc.-Room 14, B'way side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. MEZZANINE FLOOR.First landing at the head of main stairway, south end of building. Superintendent Carriers' Department (General P. O. District).-Park Row side. 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. fAll offices on the Second and Mezzanine and Fifth Floors are closed on Sundays, and at 10 A. M. on holidays. No Money-Order business transacted on these days.] No Registry business transacted on Sundays. FIFTH FLOOR. Order Department of Instruction.-Room 161A, B'way side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. V. ENTRANCE FLOOR. Superintendent of Mails.-Sec. 26, Park Row side. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Bureau of Information.-South end (Retail Stamp Window). General Delivery (Park Row Side). -Men's Window, sec. 5: Advertised Letter Window, sec, 6; Foreign Advertised Letter Window, sec. 7; Ladies' Window, sec. 9. Foreign Supplementary Mail Window.-Sec. 24, Park Row side. Postage Stamps, etc.-Stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers and postal cards. Sales in sums over $5: Windows 1 and 2. séc. 19. Broadway side, and 6 and 9, south end. Sales in sums of less than $5: Windows 4 and 5. secs. 17 and 18, Broadway side; windows 7 and 8, sec. 3, south end, and booths 10 and 11, Park. Row side. OPEN ALWAYS.-Outgoing Domestic Letter Mails Department-Sec. 17, Broadway side. General Post-Office Delivery Department-Sec. 11, 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. Mail in Quantities.-For New York City delivery, received at Window 10, Broadway side, Letters for outgoing domestic mails received at Window 16, Broadway side. Letters for foreign comm tries received at Window 24, 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. 23, Park Row side. Drops. For outgoing domestic mails, sec. 23, Park Row side, and secs. 12, 13, 14, 15, Broadway side. For New York City delivery, sec. 3, South End, sec. 13, Park Row side, and sec. 11, Broadway side. For foreign countries, sec. 25, Park Row side, and sec. 16, Broadway side. Lock-Boxes.-South end and B' way side. Lock-boxes for newspaper exchanges, Park Row side. CARRIER STATIONS IN MANHATTAN AND BRONX. A-136-138 Greene St., bet. Prince and Houston Sts. G-1648 Broadway, cor. 51st St. E-110-114 West 32d St., near Sixth Ave. F-399-401 Third Ave., near 28th St. H-43d St. and Madison Ave. 1-Columbus Ave., cor. 105th St. J-2309-2311 Eighth Ave., cor. 124th St. K-202-204 East 88th St., near Third Ave. L-141 East 125th St., cor. Lexington Ave. N-Broadway, cor. 69th St. 0-122-124 Fifth Ave. P-Custom House Building. X-631-633 East 138th St., near Willis Ave. Fox St.-Fox St., bet. 167th and 169th Sts. Kingsbridge-Kingsbridge, near R. R. Station. M-1965 Amsterdam Ave., bet. 157th and 158th Sts. University Heights-New York University. Wall St.-60 Wall St. Washington Bridge-Amsterdam Ave., near 180th St. Westchester-Main St., near West Farms Road. [All carrier 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. ] Postal Letter Carriers in New York City. TABLE showing number of letter carriers employed in the different boroughs, and the salaries they receive. (December, 1906.) Total number in New York City, 3,112. New Brighton... Stapleton The salaries of letter carriers are graded by law as follows: In Manhattan and Bronx, carriers are originally appointed as substitutes and receive the pro rata pay of the carrier for whom they serve; when appointed as regular carriers they receive the first year $600, the second year $800, and the third year and thereafter $1,000 per annum. In Brooklyn, carriers receive from $600 to $1,000 per annum each. In Jamaica, twenty-five receive $850 each and seven $600 each IL Long Island City, carriers receive $850 each. In Flush. ing, twenty-five receive $850 each, and eleven $600 each; also nine substitute carriers, who receive $1 per year and the pro.rata pay of the carriers whose routes they may be required to serve. (n Rosebank, Tompkinsville, and West New Brighton, carriers receive $850 per annum each. in New Brighton, seven receive $850 each, and one $600. In stapleton eight receive $850 each, and one $600. In Port Richmond, five receive $850 each, not including one rural carrier and one Star route carrier. There is no retirement pay for any of the civil service employés of the United States Government. Post-Office-Brooklyn, New York. Postmaster.-Room 2. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Assistant Postmaster.-Room 3. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Cashier.-Room 4. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Superintendent City Delivery.-Room 11. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Superintendent of Mails.-Room 12. Office hours, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Inquiry Dep't.-Washington Street Corridor. Office hours. 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Money-Order Dep't.-Rooms 6, 7, and 8. Office hours, 9 A. M. to P. M. Night Window for Money Orders.-Washington Street Corridor, from 5 P. M. to 10 P. M. Registry Dep't.-Room 9. Office hours, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Night Window for Registry Business.-Washington Street Corridor, from 6 P. M. to 8 A. M. Poste Restante.-Window in Johnson Street Corridor. Postage Stamps, etc., in amounts over $2.-Wholesale Window. Johnson Street Corridor. Mail in Quantities.-Received at Window of Superintendent of Maiis in Washington Street Corridor. Drops.-In Washington Street Corridor. Lock Boxes.-Johnson Street Corridor. On general holidays the first carrier delivery only is made, and the regular mail s received from 8 A. M. to 10 A. M. [All branch stations are open on week days from 7 A. M. to 9 P. M.: for money-order business from 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. ; for the registry of letters from 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. On Sundays stations are open from 10 to 11 A. M., and on holidays from 7 to 11 A. M. No money-order business is transacted on Sundays or holidays. No registry business is transacted on Sundays, but on holidays letters and parcels may be registered from 8 to 10 a. M. 1 Trust Companies in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, 177 Montague Street, and Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue. Citizens', Broadway and Sumner Avenue, Flatbush, Flatbush and Linden Avenues, Franklin, 166 Montague Street. Hamilton, 191 Montague Street. Home, 184 Montague Street. Jenkius, Gates and Nostrand Avenues. Kings County, 344 Fulton Street. Long Island Loan and Trust Company, corner Nassau Trust Company, Broadway and Bedford Title Guarantee and Trust Company, 175 Rem- Williamsburg, Broadway and Kent Avenue, 391 Fulton Street, Broadway and Myrtl Avenue. Steamships from New York City. THIS table gives the destination of the steamer, then the street from the foot of which the steamships sail, and the location of the office of the agent in Manhattan. Loading berths are liable to be changed from those here shown. Antigua, W. 10th St., Quebec S. S. Co., 29 B' way. Antwerp, foot Fulton St., N. R., Red Star Line, 9 Broadway. Antwerp, 7th St., Hoboken, Phoenix Line, 22 Australia, Norton & Son, Produce Exchange, and Barbados, W. 10th St., Quebec S. S. Co..29 B' way. Barcelona, Union Stores, Brooklyn, Compañia Transatlantica, 17 Battery Pl. Bermuda, W. 10th St., Quebec S. S. Co., 29 B' way. Brazil, Lamport & Holt Line, Produce Exchange, Booth S. S. Co., 88 Gold St. Bremen, 3d St., Hoboken, North German Lloyd, 5 Broadway. Bristol, Eng., foot W. 29th St., Bristol City Line, 25 Whitehall St. Buenos Ayres, Pier 8, Brooklyn, Lamport & Holt Line, Produce Exchange. Buenos Ayres, Norton Line and Prince Line Produce Exchange. Cadiz, Union Stores, Brooklyn, Compañia Transatlantica, 17 Battery Pl. Calcutta, Bush Dock, Brooklyn, American & Christiania, 17th t., Hoboken, Scandinavian- Colon, Bethune St., Sanderson & Son, 22 State St. Colon, W. 25th St., Atlas Line, 39 Broadway. Copenhagen, 17th St., Hoboken, ScandinavianAmerican Line, 10 Bridge St. and 1 Broadway. Costa Rica, W. 25th St., Atlas Line, 39 B' way. Costa Rica, Bethune St., Sanderson & Son, 22 State St. Curaçoa, Pier 11, Brooklyn, Red "D" Line, 82 Wall St. Curaçoa, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Demerara, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Demerara, Demerara S. S. Line, 106 Wall St. Demerara, W. 10th St., Quebec S.S. Co., 29 B' way. Dominica, W. 10th St., Quebec S. S. Co., 29 B' way. Galveston, Burling Slip, Mallory Line, 129 Front St. and 385 Broadway. Galveston, N. Moore St., Morgan Line, 349 B' way. Genoa and Gibraltar, 1st St., Hoboken, Hamburg Line, 37 Broadway. Genoa and Gibraltar, 3d St., Hoboken, North German Lloyd, 5 Broadway. Genoa and Gibraltar, W. 11th St., White Star Line, 9 Broadway. Genoa, W. 34th St., La Veloce Line, 29 Wall St. Gibraltar, Jane St., Cunard Line, 21 State St. Glasgow, W. 24th St.. Anchor Line, 17 B' way. Halifax, Red Cross Line, 17 State St. Hamburg, 1st St., Hoboken, Hamburg-American Line, 37 Broadway. Havana, Wall St., New York, and Cuba Mail S. S. Co., 96 Wall St. Havana, Union Stores, Brooklyn, Compañia Havre, Barber & Co., Produce Exchange. Hayti, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Hull, foot Bethune St., Wilson Line, 22 State St. Japau, U.S. & China-Japan Line, 10 Bridge St., Kingston, Jamaica, W. 25th St., Hamburg-Am. La Guayra, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Leghorn, Union Stores, Brooklyn, Anchor Line, 17 Broadway. Liverpool, Jane St., Cunard Line, 21 State St. Liverpool, W. 11th St., White Star Line, 9 B' way. London, W. Houston St., Atlantic Transport Line, 9 Broadway. Manchester. Dock in Brooklyn, Lamport & Holt Line, 301 Produce Exchange. Manila, American & Oriental Line, 24 State St.,and U.S., China-Japan Line, 10 Bridge St. Marseilles, Fabre Line, 24 State St., and Anchor Line, 17 Broadway. Martinique, W. 10th St., Quebec S. S. Co.. 29 B' way Melbourne, Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, American and Australian Line, Produce Exchange. Melbourne, United States and Australasia Line, 11 Broadway. Montevideo, Norton Line, Prince Line, Barber Line, Lamport & Holt Line, Houston Line, all in Produce Exchange. Naples, Anchor Line, Fabre Line, North German Lloyd, Hamburg-American, Prince Line, Hirzel, Feltmann & Co.'s Line, La Veloce Line, White Star Line, and Cunard Line all call at Naples. Nassau, Prentice Stores, Brooklyn, New York and Cuba Mail S. S. Co., 96 Wall St. New Orleans, North Moore St., Southern Pacific Co., 349 Broadway. Newport News, Norfolk, and Old Point Comfort, Beach St., Old Dominion S. S. Co., on pier and 81 Beach St. New Zealand, Norton & Son, Produce Exchange. Para, Martin' Stores, Brooklyn, Booth S. S. Co., 88 Gold St. Pernambuco, Dock in Brooklyn, Lamport & Holt Line, and Prince Line, Produce Exchange, stop at this port. Philadelphia, foot Roosevelt St., Clyde Line, on pier. Philippine Islands, see "Manila." Portland, Pike St., Maine S. S. Line, 290 Broadway, and on pier. Port Limon, W. 25th St., Atlas Line, 39 B' way. Porto Rico, New York and Porto Rico S. S. Line, 12 Broadway. Porto Rico, Pier 11, Brooklyn, Red "D" Line,' 82 Wall St. Porto Rico, Pier 29, Brooklyn, Insular Line, 116 Broad St. Progreso, Wall St., New York and Cuba Mail S. S. Co., 96 Wall St. Progreso, Thebaud Bros., 87 Broad St. Puerto Cabello, Pier 11, Brooklyn, Red "D" Line, 82 Wall St. STEAMSHIPS FROM NEW YORK CITY-Continued. Puerto Cabello, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Queenstown, Cunard, and White Star Lines call here. Rio de Janeiro, Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, Sloman's Line, 10 Bridge St. Rio de Janeiro, Dock in Brooklyn, Lamport & Santiago de Cuba, Prentice Stores, Brooklyn, New South Africa, Barber & Co., Produce Exchange. St. John's, N. F., Red Cross Line, 17 State St. Tampico, Wall St., New York and Cuba Mail Trinidad, Royal Dutch Line, 10 Bridge St. Red Vera Cruz, Wall St., New York and Cuba Mail Ferries from and to Manhattan. To Astoria. -From ft. E. 92d St. 66 Bedloe's Isl. (Liberty Island). -From Battery. "Blackwell's Island.-From ft. 26th St., ft. 52d St., ft. 70th St., E. R. "Brooklyn Borough.-From ft. Catharine St. to ་་ ་་ 66 66 ་་ 66 Main St., Brooklyn Boro. From ft. E. 10th and ft. E. 23d St. to Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn Boro. From ft. E. 23d St. to B' way, Brooklyn Boro. From ft. E. 42d St. to B' way, Brooklyn Boro. From ft. E. Houston St. to Grand St., B'klyn Boro. From ft. Fulton St. to Fulton St., Brooklyn Boro. From ft. Grand St. to Grand St. and Broadway, Brooklyn Boro. From ft. Roosevelt St. to Broadway, B'klyn Boro. From ft. Wall St. to Montague St., B'klyn Boro. From ft. Whitehall St. to Atlantic and Hamilton Aves., Brooklyn Boro. From ft. Whitehall St. to 39th St., Brooklyn Boro. "College Point (Queens Borough).-From ft. E. 99th St. From ft. Liberty and W. 23d Sts. to Communipaw, Jersey City. (Central R. R. of New Jersey.) Pennsylvania Annex from ft. Fulton St., Brooklyn Borough, to Jersey City, connecting with Pennsylvania R. R., Lehigh Valley R. R., and New York, Sus quehanna & Western R. R. "North Brother Island. From ft. E. 132d St. "Queens Borough (Long Island City).-From ft E. 34th St. and James Slip to Borden Ave., Long Island City (L. I. R. R.). "Randall's Island.-From ft. E. 26th, E. 120th and E. 125th Sts. "Richmond Borough (Staten Island).-From ft. Whitehall St. to St. George, Staten Island. (Staten Island Rapid Transit R. R. and Trolley lines.) "Riker's Island-From ft. E. 26th St. "Ward's Island.-From ft. E. 116th St. "Weehawken.-From ft. Desbrosses and ft. W.42d St. (to W. Shore R. R. Depot.). "West New York.-From ft. W. 42d St. to Old Slip. |