The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24
BrOOIkIyn CITY News.

ID CIRCUS A NUISANCE AND DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC
HxALrn'-TAe Aldermen comprising the Brooklyn Board
Of Health at meeting hsld yesterday morning. decided
this question In the Affirmative The for this
tios ID folowsThe proprietor OF travelling circus
company advertised TO exhibit In Brooiyn yesterday
and hired the vacant lots forming the block opposite the
City Hall, for this purpose The city ordinaacss how
render IL illegal for such exhibitions without rs.
obtaiDing permission from one OF the Aldermen Of the
ward in which tre tent to be pitched and the
license fee The Alderman 1t app ears declined to grant
the permission, but the circus agent having ted tbs
ground proceeded to erect his tent not
The Mayor thereupon notified them to desist but hAv
ing obtained legal advice it found that the ord
nance was detective, and they went ahead. The Board
Mayer by passing tho following resolution produc
ton ef Alderman Barnard, who Is also hvysr:-
erected The block bounded by Court Clnton JorAis
mon and Remsen streets, are hereby declared to be
nuisance, and dangerous to the public health and that
the hereby ordered to be destroyed removed
without the limits Of the city under thu direction OF the
Mayor the expense to BE- charged to the owner or own
The Mayor proceeded to execute the orders Of the
Boyd. with sp Assistant Captaip And ,ix men Of the
tr. district police On being directed 70 tear down the
infer med that they would be held individually respon-
sbis for any damage which might snsue; and not being
and the Mayor unable TO accomplish any thing The
police telegraph put into opsraton summouing the
Of the other districts but the sympsthss Of the
great majority OF those who had gathered about
there large crowobeing the side Of the circus,
wat deemed expeoent 70 compromise msters, and e
feet peacesbIe settlement Of au the difficulties This
vas accomplished BY Hndsriog the circus agent
the Of vacant lots Schermerhor
street, TO which the Mayor gave his assent and
the tent WAS removed 70 the quarters assigned to
IT, There considerable excitement Ia regard to the
matter, and much fan, but Ia not yet decided whe
tbsr IL 70 the health OF the neign torhood
into which the circus removed not A IL Ia an
important quest'op, The Beard Of Health WIN probably
enlshten the community by spother resolution upon
the subject at the Dsxt meeting This policemen who
refused to obey the orders Of the Mayor have
pended from duty.
DvRAupTse A CoySTRyxAs--A eountrymAn. name
not Ascersined was dsrauded out OF gold watch sod
seventy dollars, in Washington Parx, on Sunday, BY
two fellows, who pfactisec upon BIN the patent safe
,winole. AZ room the soSatry saw his money
gone he raised the alarm which attracted the attention
Of officer Hsasley, Who hearing the victims story,
pursued ard arrested the swipders They gave their
names william Huestes aud w illiam James, bat II
has since been asce rtsned that their name Ryan.
eeveral hundred dollars In sp uroua money found
pp<p them. They were committed. The country man
becoming frightened, ran od and has not since been
heard o. -
RyroKT OF TIE CBTsy or PoUey---Ths ChSef Of Polce
pressnied BITS qusrtely report to the Com mon Couns
last night from which appears that the following
rests have been made BY the police Of the several
districts, during the quarter ending Juns go 1900