BOARD  OF  PILOT   COMMISSIONERS.                        105
 

JVew-York Hotel, this establishment, located at 721 Broad¬
way, was built in 1844, and opened in December of that year, by
John H. Billings, the present proprietor. It is 198 feet on the front,
and 123 feet deep, six stories high, contains seventy suites of apart¬
ments and all told, about 200 rooms. The ground and house cost
$2-25,000, the furniture $43,000. The dining room is 83 by 40 feet.
Board, per day, $2.

Pearl-street House, is located at 88 Pearl-street, and conducted by
J, M. Flint & Co. It was opened in 1837, is 173 feet long, and 75
feet deep, six stories high, and contains 200 rooms. The dining-
room is 95 by 23 feet. The house cost $85,000, the furniture $26,000.
Price of board, $1 50 per day.

rammaMJ^ //aM, conducted on "the European plan," by J.W.
Howard, is situated on the corner of Nassau & Frankfort streets, and
was opened January, 1830.

United States Hotel, corner of Water and Fulton-streets, is con¬
ducted by Henry Johnson. It was opened in 1832, is 100 feet on the
front, and 130 feet deep ; seven stories high, contains 225 rooms, cost
$330,000, the furniture $75,000. The dining-room is 100 by 60 feet.
Price of board. $1 25 per day.

Western Hotel, situated at 9 Cortlandt-street, was opened in 1842.
It is 94 feet on the front by 129 feet deep, five stories high, contains
130 rooms, and cost $60,000, the furniture $12,000. The dining room
is 55 by 55 feet. Price of board, $1 23 per day. Conducted by
Messrs. Dwier & Barbour.
 

JBoard of Pilot Commissioners.

Office, No. 70 Wall. Where applications may be made for Pilots
between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock P. M. Commis¬
sioners : Com. Jacob Jones, appointed by the Sec. of the Navy ; R.
L. Taylor, C. H. Marshall, by the Chamber of Commerce ; Russell
Sturgis, CJ. W. Blunt, by the Board of Underwriters ; F. Perkins,
Sec; J. G. King, Pres. Chamber of Commerce; Abram Ogden, Pres.
Board of Underwriters.

INWARD  PILOTAGE.

For every vessel drawing less than 14 feet water, per foot, $2 00
"          "          "       14 feetand less than 18 feet,      "      $2 50

"          "          "       18 feet and upwards                "       S3 00

For every armed vessel                                                   "       $5 00

If boarded out of sight of Sandy Hook Light House, one fourth to

the above rates are added.   From Nov. 1st to April 1st, four dollars

are added to the full pilotage of every vessel drawing ten feet and

upwards.

OUTWARD PILOTAGE.

For every vessel dr iwing less than 14 feet water, per foot, $1 50
"          "          "       14 feet and less than 18 feet,      "       $175

"          "          "       18 feet and upwards                 "       $3 00

For every day's detention                                                        $3 00

TRANSPORTATION PROM  NORTH  TO  EAST RIVER, AND VICE  VERSA-

A 74 gun ship..........$20 00 I A sloop of war...........$10 00

A frigate............... 15 00 | All merchant vessels......    5 00

From (Quarantine, one quarter of the inward pilotage, exclusive of
the offshore.