New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-30
WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS.

FEARFUL RIoT--EXCITEMENT-SPE-
GAL MEETING or THE ALDERMEN.-AI midnight
after the fire Monday night terrible riot took place
among the fremen, the Of Grand and
SITS. No Sevens Company had been stationed during
the fire at ciserp, and while washing their hose alter
the fire, Nos Two, Three, Four Five and Six passed
her their way to their houses, giving her Company
the usual salute No Seven Company having finished
washing their hose proceeded up Grands toward their
Engine.Hou,e Soon siter No. oae Engine, and No.
! One Hook and Ladder Companies, came into Grandst
at full speed, and turned W In pursuit Of No seven
Coming alongside when near Ewen-st, the word was
given in No. Ones Company, "Go in, ROSTERS, 20 int"
at which an encounter with fists commenced stones
and clubs were, however, soon in use, and terrible
conflict ensued II is stated that No Sevens Company
repused their assalants who, al,erwird reinforced
by persons said 10 belong TO No FOrSy four of New
| York and number Of Wlismsburgh fremen, returned
! and renewed the conflict, which continued for near
hour longer Aldermen and policcmen were
| of no account In endeavoring TO que the dis
| turbRnce. The Inhabitants in toe vicinity were
in CONSERVATION, and barricsded their doors and win
| dows. Several Persons engaged In the melee and one
two who were not were severely Injured, and many
others slightly. party aterward attacked Engine
! House No T. whose men had aided No |, broke open
the doors, demolished the windows and pelted the ma
chine with all kinds OF missiles. No. s engine wa,
somewhat injured The total Injuries en- gines about
$1,000 Some of the windows in the Gothic Church and
in houses in the vicinity were broken.
Owing TO the excitement in the city, Mayor Berry
called the Board OF Aldermen together at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, and laid the matter before them
Members OF the Board described scenes of the ARRAY
1t was mentioned that the Company of New ork came
| str ne "a 10
lncendlary lire to give opportunity for this ailray
The same is the opinion of the fire at Williams lumber
yard en- Sunday. The Board passed resolutions con.
demrins In strong terms this re.rio.ng authorizing
investigation OF the affair by committee consisting
| Of Aldermen Hobey White, Barker, Thayer, Johnson
and Raphs and dh getting the Clerk to send copies of
the resolutions u the New-York Board of Aldermeu-
! that New-Nork Fire Companies might be prevented
from crossing the ferries except by order OF their Chief
Engineer.
The Committee the Invest alton me. at the City
Hall last evening aud proceeded to take evidence by
private examination OF witnesses and participants 10 the
row, will the desire TO promptly punish the sggressors
in this instance and TO take necessary steps prevent
repttun II possible, OF the scenes OF that occasion
The investigation was in progress when reporter
lett
ENGINE COMPANY No. This cOmpa-
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TO tie Iiot on Monday night
The WATER PRoJECT.-The existing
project II supplying the City OF Nliamsburgh witn
pure ard Wholesome water il successful will do much
Tor the increase, comfort and heath OF s population
aud for the advance Il the value # real estate. Il H.
therefore worthy VI coun,enance until il be fully
and isify tested. Company. consisting Of seven gen.
uemen was Incorporated by tue State legislature AZ lis
last session, under the title Of the Wltmslurgh Wa
ter Company, with charter that requires THAI the
Company be organized within two years from the date
Of rs charter Their charter also gives the ennOany
power 10 organize and carry on, their fall purposes Of
supplying water aud, In doin- SO, allows them 30 lay
their pipes Ia the streets without reference 70 city
suthoriiits The Company Incorporated consists Of
Messfs Noah Waterbury, Andrew Hodges, Minor
! Keith A. Thomas : NTH, Thomas Greene John T.
Greene. and Isaiah Nichols.
The wells rom which the Company intend 10 derive
their supply OF will be upon the block bounded
by Ninth, south Second Tenth and Ainsiests The re-
iusa Of the property bias been obtained and the Com.
Fany designs to clear on all the buildings grade t. and
convert II into PARK At Of the Park iron
towers VII be constructed 10 feet In hight on the top
Of which will be large water tanks capable OF holding
10000 gallons each, mo which the will be forced
from ihe wells by the power Of steam engines The
ground where these we'll, situated IL stated by
civil engineer ten feet above nigh ide water aud by
these elevated tanks sufficient altituce Is attained 70
convey the water the fourth stories of the dwellings
on the highest ground in the city.
The Messrs Greene, OF the above Company. have
contributed TWO wells In that ground by way OF
pertinent One Of them Is twenty six eet In diameter
by twenty one IN depth, Is walled up with brick and
CEMENT and contains fifteen feet la depth OF water Tue
other thirteen feet In diameter nineteen feet deep
and mas hiteen feet IA depth Of water. Two steam
pumps kept at work upon each of these wells while
the digging ~as going on but the excavations could
not &c carried deeper, because OF the abundance OF
water rushing In al the bottom. which the pumps
worked by the two steam engines could not eyt aust
Basing an estimate upon the quantity Ut thrown
Oh II Is said that these two wells will give supply OF
iyO gallons per minute, Of pure soft water for
hold purpose, drinking &c. That supply will amour,
10 over one million OF gallons for every twenty four
hours, which would be an average OF tRenty-eighi
gallons per day each for the present estimated popula
ton Of 5000 For population of 40 90 IL would
on an average allow ten gallons daily for each person
It's believed that these springs we're the sources OF
| Bushwck Greek.
Those who oppose 10 other words doubt the
Of this project express the opinion that does not yield
the amount Of water estimated tna. the fountains VIII
fail that ultimately these springs will give salt water
instead OF fresh The opinion IL also expressed 10 this
quarter that the water may become tainted from SINKS
pools &C. especially II the Company should event
uay eel building lots on the block IN which the supply
wells are situated.
| CELEBRATION or THE FOURrB.-Ine
Committee on the Celebration Of the Fourth OF July
met al tire City Hall last evening TO MAKE arrange
rnents military parade win occur 10 the forenoon,
which all pass review by ne aGtloIines a. nc ~
Hall The n iary will be dismissed 1t soon, "heh
salu will be fred. In the evening srahd ul'P'ay VI
fireworks will take place
CoyNOy CoUScL.-A meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen at the City Hal took place on 20
| a. .v.nipg "A usual various bills were preserved
ordered us.d or referred to proper Con nt@es Zoe
Cty GEEK reported thai he had reeeiyed 80 t2"sla
the burial Of the worthy poor, o. "nien 80 " a'
| - a'rsndao leaving % cents on hand. rssoiunon
rs sdopted requiring Committee Of Three 10 D.. sp-
oirted 10 confer with the Comnssioners for mapping
5isving out streets Of Bushwick, with New - ek
s,i,'g re streets Of Wliamsburgh extended mo H.
ssoIu,iop was adopted authorizing the sppoiat neat
- Ferry Committee Of Three 10 coDer Win me rerry
Committee of KewYOr 10 order that sey abuses max
80, 4, the management Of the ferries may D. corrected
,mn9edistrIy. The Chair named Aid Barro~' Hooley'
| "a Wo,drgF A that COnmittee resolution requr'
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