The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW COhMON IOuNcIr.--
AEdSAGE QE THE MAYOR


Last evening the first meeting OF tbs new 3osrd Of
Aldermen took place in the Common Corncn ChSmber at
IT. and long b.fore orga nz sron tho hall was dsnssly
PACKED with spectators. At ',look A. W. Har-
.esu was, ON motion, appointed President pro after
which Alderman Hauxhust moved that the Bosrd go sno
executive session for the election of officers which gave
me TO Lengthy oiscusson on the question whether
shs bosrd Of Aldermen was or not a continuous
body IL Ta ultimately decided that it v.s wbsn the
esrd proceeded 10 bsllet for President resulting a, fo
lows Whole number of votes cast 81 of which John
Rye (dem received Is Charles II Marvin lwh,y
b; abraham essiis Il blank, l. John aioe having
declseeo elected TIE Board tleu adiouned from ara
cuuve session aud coUnitee appointed TO a,r an
th' Mayer Kawsrd A. Lambert Esq and inte.,a him
that the Board rtssy recivs any oommunic ior
be migh 5cee,Fe 20 lsy before them The Mayor 5000
after entand and dsiiHred bis inaugural address, OF
which the tViyiDg s abstraot Ge calls attention
70 the defect IN cleaning streets under the old contract
81 sep ana rbs eoDs irston asd siortion of othor
goes into s,stSry of tb. sunday orassncs and
ate sba be psssgs OF the isw considered
convnced ,Gst zane teDts Of our citizens favorable
To its oonbinuaDes snd proper enforcement The
p'cJct ., nezt sl,tsd TO in wn.Oh he nencs
tne plan proposed by M- Mc Alpine for supplying the
cisy aith ,aer hs adopted Tbe sgs.egae cost iseti
mated at IS 400 $50 averaging SO TO each Dhabtsrt
He dselp az length upon the advantages taa would
a.se therefEomis the matter OF insurance alone up
wards of sio0oc0 could Do saved annualy In illusions
the he states thsG the present
force oonstss Of egsoen engius three hose four hook
ana ladder trucks one bucket comrsng and 500 active
wembcrs spesss In tersus Of prsis ot the dsuarmaa
eruefsy Rno condemns the turbulent spirit heretofore
manifested by email portion OF the peioe hs urges
toe necessity Of appointing men sonHd health and
rect bsbs and TecoiG ends more equal distribution
o. the force among 1ereRt wards in regard the
qo.stinp pending between Brooklyn and Nex York to
tbe ieht TO establish ferries the ia
u litigation sN,nent counsel having been engsget la
oonr ton with connaec- behais Of the city Of
brookgD, and toer, Ia reasoIsbs expectation toaudsd
o. the justice OF our cause that utinstsly shall be
Put In possession OF our rights. 80 long withheld dis
b"nor oSes al length upon the nstters at issue ce
tween the United states mt and city Brooklyn
~ refrttncc ~ the possession Of strip land at the Wal
labou and stccDmenas ths appointmaus Of COMMITTEES
tU confer with tho administration at ashington being
convinced that assfsotory eoted
In ssol TO the threat made by The Secretary of the
Navy hs repost TO remove the navy yard II certain
elaine were not reinauished by tho oty Of srookyn
the Mayor thiois that suoh consunmaton would not
be sIr'msnts 70 oc, interests as oi1y The following
statement exhibits the condition Liabilities OF the
Itty Treasury up 20 January |, 1861
The u Dc "a dob smonrts to-. 81 ls9 $40 ~
Deduct the amount 30 the credit OF the
Comnhsioners Of The sinking Fund. 355. $50 81
Totsi debt Observation-Disclosures. s7ss,ssl IL
Decrease OF debt during the past year,
being an accumulation TO the Sinking
TIE plumber u holdings erected last year Cd far AZ re-
ported is -et dovp az 9 zoo.
The t.tsl pumb,r Of gar mains In the city reach dis
senoe Of SO % OF which laid during past
yeG During tho same period l,le2 gss lamps have
been erected
The inossass OF taIsble property the previous
year amounts 30 sl2 coo COO and the population of the
city l. at present; estimated at ono hundred and twenty
Thousand
On motion 1000 copies OF the message were ordered
be pristet.
The President Alderman RIcr In taking his seat made
brief ana appropr Ate address, after which election
for Clerk entered into, which resulted rs folio VS.
Sas%fh b.seinsn dem ..............,.....l3 votes
Hm h. Boernm wing S...................... do.
Whole numb ........................22
Mr. RtgsDsn vas deolard4 duly elected, and tho
Board proceeded to choose City Treasurer which
suited IN the election Of Alexander Mu'ord; Mathew
Wendell, tne prefent incumbent, was elected Health
Physician Robert Howard Messenger Of the Board and
Peter Van Dyne, Clerk Of the market.
Tho standing committees appointed and tho regu
lsr business y: ei,e HoAsd wss proceeded With.
THE NEW CITY G0vEKnMESS or BROOKLYN.
Mn~-Tdsard A. Lambert
tseRer--Ethar Ertebrook.
Chef 81 Police John 8. Folk.