New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-03

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H. RELY our mouth piece, ~ collect opn ons
- declare your receives and 70 &C.. e. es:h Of you
.ould act IL placed in bic poe' for the purpose offs
cii,a,r Ii charge of aac business. This sha BE
nv object To p.opote the d,seharge OF paole |
blire,s with proynp,Iess. and at the sane hns 20
secure The right Of every member o' thi' nonu 70
have bis views and impressions sp"n every q1oeeen
repnted before me- We 81 naHr auuVu1 out's. ~
I,a,frn ". enter upon our Offices With verr :i,le
~ ,hs Iirht az experience 10 guide For tie I'd
.uy IL will be necessary, therefore, thai VS. piocse1
xih care and caution IN me inc2ien' sep "h "a !.
may be necessary TO take IN the gov.rneent ol Nna
!. rnr the third city n cur Union. We VII have
area, Dc Al IL bus ess 20 perform, IN the OrganZa
t,on Of the various Departments Of our CITY and tue
massage Of the ordinances necessary Tor Tue GOO
Government Of tho people. ne mus We n ~ 'niu.
N Al the r-orle slwsys Wiling 10 nave slcn laws
n,s,ed e. would see 10 De necessary for the general
good for the general health and FOR the genera pros
n.r,ty Ard that We act with dc 'isiOn aud efhcisncy
n hfss matters, LET US besr IN mind another thing
that we are the Trustees Of the PeopIe, who
have co1fGed 10 Us, within the limits OF the
Charter, the control Of matters that erect 'her
pecuniary interests, and that We Should 90
everything necessary 10 promote the pubnc COCA.
We rirosld be ever careful how We, by pubic eN'
travagvIce and inprovidt nee accumulate burdens
which bear upon the public in The shape OF taxes.
We Will be called upon by our iaos.cinzens 70 act
uIon matters their petitions. We WI be4r IN
mind that in all cases or nearly so, they come 10 US
asking for nothing for the public good bat to secure
at our hands s6vanages to Themselves personally.
belongs to the corporate franchises of the city, and
III We do not for the purpose o. favoring one I'M
pose burden upon another, or upon al OF oar e'"-
ciiizeps. In COT cuslOD, pentemer, WIZ only ftale
ths take my seat here ready TO perform any duiy
ii 1t may be imposed upon me by your rules or reso-
luiiors hope that our proceedings may be disun-
eu,hed by union and harmony, and when we retire
We can with the consciousness that we have done
all we could 10 discharge our duties according 10 the
best of our ability. Applause.
(u tlnp notiu Aldermen
Backhouse and Pell as Committee to wait upon the
Mayor elect and inform him that the Board ready
TO receive any communication he had to make.
On motion Of AID. SPARKS, the bond of VIM G.
Bishop, az Clerk Of the Board, read and 40
cepted
MAYORS HALLS MESSAGE.
The Mayor elect, GEoRGE HALL, being conducted
TO the Presidonts desk, delivered his inaugural. lie
sHid
Grs1GrxKS OF The CorsoS Cornell Elected by
our several con uenis 10 the offices respectfully
occupy We meet this dag, for the hrst time, IN ue
discharge Of official duties. ln proceeding 10
communicate to you, a. is made my duty oy the
Charter general statement Of the situation and con
diiion Of the city in relation to its government
finances and improvement. 1t seems to me Elm nehtiy
proper, unoer the peculiar Circumstances OF me
presebt occasion that should take brief review OF
The early CO clifton and advancement OF the several
parts of which it is composed. IL II nearly tweaty,
one wears since called by the Com Council
TO preside the affair Of The late City OF Brooklyn,
then iupt usber.d into exiftnce. The population at
that time consisted Of about 20 900 persons residing
for the part within the distance OF three-quarefs
Of mile from the Fulton Ferry. Beyond TINS hmt
10 streets Of any consequence were LAID and the
ground was chiefly occupied for agricultural purp sea-
The shores throughout nearly their whole extent,
were in their natural condition washed by the waters
Of the East River and Bay. There were two fernes
by which communication was had with New
York casing at ~ o'clock at night. There
were within the city two banks, two insurance
companies. one savings bank, fifteen churches and
three public schools. Two newspapers were pub.
lished both of weekly issue OF commerce and
manufactures il can scarcely be said to have had
anyis business consisting chiefly OF that which was
requisite for supplying the wants of lis nhabliants
Sixteen OF its streets lighted with public lamps
of which number thirteen had been supplied within
the previous year. The assessed value of taxable
property was 81 s29 Gsi of which &C. 49, 0-i consisted
of real estate and Ell J72 600 OF personal property
William sburgh was incOi porated village ia 1921
Its growth was comparatively Glow until after 1870
At The taking Of the census IN that year was found
10 contain Og4 inhabitants, and since that time II
has advanced with almost unparalleled rapidly
having attained population OF o,1s0 in $50. IL
was chartered a city in 1851. Within the com
para,ively short period Of twenty-one years, what
vast changes have taken place Bushwick, from
thDly .feiil,d township, has advanced win rapld
stridts and Yesterday contained within its limits two
villages, together numbering population Of about
1000 persons. Willismsburgh, from hamlet, be-
came city with about 30 600 inhabitants Brook /
lyD, judging from its past increase, yesterday |
Confined population of at least $4,000 |
IeIsons; and on this day, the three places,
consolidated into one Municipal Corporation,
takes lie stand the second city in the Empire State,
and the third in the ULion with aggregate popu.
laton Of shout 200 600 inhabitans.i The superficial
extent Of the included within the city limits is
about 10 coo acres. The extent OF the CITY III length
soI the water front, is Il miles, and along me IN.
CT. assd bour de- l3i miles. The two most distant
points in a straight line are u miles, and Its greatest
width five mies Within these limits SIC streets have
been opened forpublc use, old roads have been dis
continued and closed hills have been leveled valleys
and low lands filed up, old landmarks have dlsap-
peared and aim, the whole surface of the city has
been completely changed. There are in the old City
of Brooklyn $50 buildings OF which 1873 are oc-
cupied solely dwellings, and 225 ~ stores anG
dwellings have been unable to ascertain The nun
Der in Williamsburgh and BGshwck. Thirty miles /
of railroad tracks, exclusive of those of the Long
Island Railroad Company have been lad and ARE IN
use upon the streets Of the city. Besides these
twelve lines of stages. The city, to a great extent, |
is lighted with gas, supplied BY the Brooklyn and /
WiliamsbnTgh Gas Comp aDles, who have laid and /
are using IS miles OF pipes along the streets The /
streets ale supplied ana lighted With public lamps,
Numbering in the aggregate, 900. of which 2t09 /
are gas lamps. Sewers have been cOnstfu ted /
exiel.1ipg in length five miles. There are l57 public /
cst.Is and 5.7 wells ard pumps. There ar 70 pub
lie paIks-0Ie of which sill uNal In maguihcence' as
respecis its natural position and commanding pros /
pect those Of am other city IN the | mon. large
tract Of land in the Eighth Ward containing 800 /
scres has been set apart and adorned a. the LAST 4
resting place of the dead and !ntermeLts have been
made therein 10 the number Of 81 0O0 Another CEN.
et,ry bas been more recently laid out iad established
Oh tie eastern borders Of and partly included within,
H.. city which BIDS fair 10 rival It's older neghbor.
There are 10 churches within 1.-THE city, the most Of
which occupy their Own church edihces There are /
- Public Schoos containing 81 teachers and about
80 500 scholars-tbe greater portion Of whom are
Ieeulsr attendants cole iaie institution Jr young