The New York herald., 1845-11-04
Rrooklyn Intelligence.


manned in session very long time, during which much
business transacted Alter the usual reading ofthe
which were the sllowing :Thomas Costgan, for pay.
ment of damages due from the Corporation; Jeremiah
Green Anson Blake and others, asking for permission
TO grade Degraw street on certain conditions ana spu
laons John Butterworth and others for the Tagging
oil sidewalks Columbia near Atlantic street Samuel
T. Johnson for the regulating and paving Of Fulton Ave-
nue., between Clinton and Bedford Avenues; Owen
Flood, for payment OF bill of sl37 81 for repairs on
streets Andrew Oakes for settlement OF account for
ballot boxes furnished for the election to be held this
a Sns H1 lots
waited on Jackson street, Elias pelietraw keeper OF he
cells for the payment OF bill OF SUI 70 = hel.
sted and others to have q well and pump in Warren
street. between Court and Smith streets w. T. Hatch.
for the payment of his bill of $2lo9 90 for supplying the
last past Captain Stewart and Powell (of the watch)
for Of their respective bill: for the month OF
repairs and alterations made in the watch house W.
Clayton for payment Of work done to Fire NOS
IL S 0, % Ss ds%ssSs
rails Van Orden andDorsett, and J. and OCTummey,
for remission Of fines; William NJ. Thomas and John NJ.
Howe severay for the refunding Of money paid by them
at tax sales Morris Smonson and Daniel Wright for the
payment Of their bill Of $780, Assessors of Fourth
Ward sundry citizens to have members Of Engine No6
to be renstaed members the fire department. Cur
ney for increase Of salary as Hack inspectors William NJ
paving grading Cumberland street; and Of Engine
Company No for permission to be heard IN relation
cOuns THIS petition after % long and nts
resting discussion during which many personalities
were made use of was carried.
The Counsellor Of the Board reported in favor of the
several petitions Of II @. Onderdo.k, Robert Prince.
Ann Bergen, and Adrien vanderveer. for convey
of property purchased by them at aud assessment
sale The watch bills Of Captains Stewart and Powell
for the month of September, amounting to s7l2,
mtes Of Accounts the subject OF bill presented
by William Barber reported in favor Of the payment
the payment of various small bills which had been pre-
sened for work done and sevi rendered The Street
Johnson to have the side walks paved on the norhery
side OF Atlantic street. between Henry and Columbia
streets and in favor Of the petition Of Patrick Murray
the hay market in Fulton street
A remonstrance received from Samuel A. Will.
loughby and Others against the district of
for opening Schemmerhorn street. and against the pro-
posed tagging ofthe south side of Myrtle The
regular monthly return was made by Louis Dufor,
Clerk of Public Markets, accompanied by bill OF up
wards of six dollars for sundries for repairs Henry E.
Pierrepons remonstrance read against confirming
made for well and pump OF Columbia
and Pineapple streets; we'll and pump of Willow
and State streets. Unpaid assessment lists pre-
,ented for posts and lamps in skman street; from
Flushing to Myrtle for walks at the inter-
section Of Sands and Adams streets for well and pump
lie cstern corner Of Henry and Clinton Streets
turned by the COMPTROLLER. A communication was re-
TO the grading and paving Sacket streets and report
Of the comptroller in relation to the opening Of Smith
street. from the lands of Bergen to Hamilton avenue,
was referred to ~ F. Waring, ESQ., Counsellor OF the
Board.
report Of the Street Commttee in favor ofgiyng con-
tract to Terence Brady grade and Cumberland
ming foot This discussion arose out Of petition made
by George S. Rowland and others for the postponement
Of the contract on the ground that thework could be
done by others for less money The report was how.
ever, ultimately adopted.
The committee on assessments reported in favor Of
confirming the assessment list for Pearl street regula
tons and fer paving from Front street to the bulkheads
The committee reported adverse to the petition Of
James s. Wheaton for the refundng OF payment made
by him at an assessment sale. The committee
ported in favor ef similar petitions from Charles Her
shaw and A. H. Osborn. Much other business done,
including some interesting reports from the Law, Well
and Pump Cstern, and other Committees, but we are SO
crowded by other more important matter tnat we can
state whether not the Board rescnded its odous and
unpopular secret session resolutions on the subject Of
the City Hall nor whether this learned and patriotic
body deemed expedient polite to attend to the gem
orally expressed wishes Of their too patient long suffer-
REORGANIZATION of ihs watch police, and iampgatus
departments of the city.
held Saturday last at the house Of G. Sweeny
of York and Pearl Streets to take into the
State to act under the Ferry aw The principal spsakts
on the occasion, were the Hon. John Greenwood, Mr..
per, MIR Backhouse and MIR. Maock, an eminent law
yer of New York. We have full report Of the proceed
g ,ngs (Which we may heresfter gve) including nun.
MIR. Mulock. We regret to perceive however that tho
meeting did not allude to the fact OF the Unon company
giving rent free shops at the landing places to Of
their favorites.
POLICE ITEMs-Considerable of the police business
which should egitimaely belong to the city Of Brook
lyn has, for certain necessary state
lately been carried to Williamsburgh which fact WILL
in measure for singular oeartn Of mat
ter, which has recently taken place in this particular
department Of news The following the only inter.
csting have come under our obsel vaton for
few days past smith, Bri:ton Bates (al,as sore eyed
Billy and Richard Roberts, arrested short time since
on suspicion Of being concerned in various acts Of bur
glary, have had final examination and been fully
mted to take their trials at the next o. ard Teim
ner tor Kings County with the exception Of Bates
nad n outtfn haka F0f IL
Officer Mccormick took into custody Ann and Bridget
Haggerty, (mother and daughter) and two younger
made against them by man named Patrick Burns who
accused them Of robbng him at fifty dollars their
made, however, it turned out that they had not commit
ted the offence imputed them and they honoraby
ton Michael Hughes was arrested BY the same ohcer
for being uprosrousy drunk in the streets but per-
mted to 60 on promising to join the temperance society
forthwith NJ Purcell was taken into custody for commit
ting aggravated assault and battery upon wife and
Jas McCoole was arrested for assaung and beating
Edward Farrell OF No 40 CARL street He will be tried
before of the municipal Justices morning
Robert Hsmbridge whose arrest was mentioned In the
Herald few days since for iniece behavior to
was tried at Court OF Special Sessions and
DC imprisoned in the county Jail ninety days He was
also convicted on other similar complaints made against
cambridge was formerly in very respectable position
In Liverpool as bookkeeper in large mercantile
blishment He is well educated but has fallen from
his high estate through dissipation He is supposed to
be the person who day after day last winter enveoped
AoA8c SAodA, hiuuo sumo very unusual exnlOluOuS
Of his person to LADIES upon the Heights is
what curious coincidence that person of similar habits
went about the streets Of Liverpool years since
disappeared thence Hambrdge has been In this
country little over is married. and has s nily
OF children He promised the magistrate that he would
return to England when he released from prison.
An individual named James Pheney; who drives a
wagon for Deans porter and ale establishment in New
York, was examined charge Of obtaining money by
false pretences at the complaint Of David Haynes,
who keepsa bar room at National Hall II appeared
that the defendant in the habit Of deposng the bot
ties OF porter In the cellar but instead Of the number
OF bottles purchased he invariably pnt less quanty
and in instance six dozen found be minus
seventeen bottles He gave bail for his appearance to
answer at the next Oyer and Termner his employer
(Nr. Dean) becoming his surety.
PuBLIc MEETINGS.. All the political pastiss of Brook
lyn were iull Of business last evening making
paraons for this days contest Even the Liberty party
did not forget their cunning" on this OCCASION nor did