The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-28


LUMBER-YARD.
About nine O'Clock last night, Gre broke out In q
blacksmith shop Plymouth street, BndSe and,
before tho re engines had arrived communicated Itself
to adjoining tenement thence to tho luubsr gard o(
Augustus studwe who has been In the business about
eighteen months and had several thousand dosrs worth
Of wood piled up, Of which part only insured rhs
fire bnn.d very rapidly snd caused great light being
FIRE depai appeared to be out, and the arsmsa
abcred asdaouy for several hours before tho spread
Of the flames could be stayed They finally suoceedsds
property The greatest portion Of the lumber d.
stroy but the true amount Of loss not ascertsnsd
Tar Lose Island RAILROAD CosPAry The Law Com
mittee Of the Council reported last night
resolution referred to them at the last meeting to With
draw from the Long Island Railroad Company tbs prvi
lege OF using steam within the city limits. upon The
ground that they had neglected to comply With the
dons imposed the city authorities BY running
too ispdly and negecDg In several instances 90 have
the trains prececed by man horseback, with
little red 1eg" srd in various other ways The oon-
mttee recommended the passage Of the following ordL
1he Moytr and Aldermen Of the City Of Brooklyn. u
i. snail not be lawful for the Long Island Railroad
Company is aasn, for an, other person " pso,s
city brooklyn under the penalty Of one hundred dollass
sec = All and resolutions heretofore adopted
BY the Copmea council Inconsistent with tho above SOC.
Sec. s. Tho Common louaci may q, time amond q
asse This ordinance shall take sScas tho 18th sc
Alderman BaYrfs the chairman OF the Law COMMITTEES
advocated The passage Of the ordinance In speech ot
considerab ng He said that in his belief the tun
right and citizen holding property In Its ueighbohoo1
could hayeit closed up By applying TO the Bat
steam It. Atlantic street would bo the leading
In the city but for this railway but now they shus
t. Lately number Of petitions had been presented 70
the Common Council for lease lay railway through
Myrtle and other streets Nov the Long Idsnd
Railroad Company cannot afford to substitute horses
eneiprisipg gentle men who will II was evident to eli
would not be tolerated IN Atlantic srest much
longer and would be easy to remove 1t nov ~ ct
Alderman Rie, strongly opposed the adoption Of the
Sufficient time c substitute horses for steam and furth
that parti had largely purchased property In Atlantic
y would the value of rs
estate the line OF the street
The report after considerable discussion, amended
by substituting the 18th Of February, 1868, a. tho day
upon which ths ordinance should take eject and -
amended II was passed.
FArAL ACCIDENT FROM FIsxARMs.-on Sunday sftse.
Bedford accde entaly killed himself the following an
cusr mann.r Considerable havoc had been occssionsd
yard Of tbeee unwelcome visters taking bis gun hs
cooked and laid upon bench to have cnnvensnt
% sna in raising the Il diSs.d
the load lodging In his thigh and causing death shortly
afterwsrd
nirg the Committee to whom tte subject bad bsen
referred at previous meeting, reported that In the
opinion OF tOe CorpOIakiVo Abt1kheI FtvF~so~
crs OF tbs May salary would not conflict with the
provisions Of the Oh srter wbereup,n Alderman HAWK
hurst that the salary Of the dsyor OF Bfookya se
sed 10 "a COO uer supnm Alderman Marvin moved
that the sum be xed 50 500 which wac os by vote
of six ayes to nine nays sfd the Original moon vss car
fed-syss twelve, nayes n't'
c,,c,,s Fxu.,,Iovs- An ordinance last night
sdopted imroepg fine Of s25 ON aay ctrcus compsay
wi ch shall exhibit within the limits o. the CITY roors
r.rrrss,or Of the Mayor ami Aldermen OF tho ward In
| rrnich tbe exhibition Is proposed TO be held
rur CoMMoS CouScIL Last evening being the Isss
meeting the present Board conpm nsary rssalacns
- tbe presiding oser Aldermau kent) were ossred by
| Alderman Harteau. and passed.