New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21
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TYR PRoPosED WATER CtLEBrATIoy.-The C)n-
nittee Of the Common Council havi1g ,bs subject no.
Ter considerations have conclied p)rpon- tbs eel
.braon Of tie introduction Of water until Msy next
The think i best 10 wait until everything IL IN goo
working order before making demonstration.
4 SHOOTING AFFR,Y-On Sundsy night
ARRAY occurred in Datcb grocery stor~ A'ooo'ng
Of North sixth ard Foultl stroe's a. the corner
msn named Michael O Brien " n ~, oy ~mcu
OBJ al .wo f,;erds wen, as seriously injured.
,a;red som. rooor wbio' in,o the store and OBJ
,,oo,ei tho ,ronrie,or n they paid for, and then
go % 40 Tbev ,o,.eat to cigars. which he re-
-re;,,t,s and a. then pitched upon bin, throwing
,s,s der missiles. when the clerk, II. Dshnke,
~ and ore of them made attack uPon him
W.. slesyer. Upon this, Dehnke drew pistol and
.OBri.n twice one ba entering the right side ar
lodging there and the other passing through the lett
wrist. Captain WOgom Of the Fifth Precinct ~is
notified Of the dtnIbance and went to the spot, bat
could not discover the parties. Yesterday morning
complaint was made before Justice Fox, and Dahoke
was arrested and held for examination. OBrens
wounds are net dangerous.
ADoPrIoS Of TIE Gas CoSTRAcr.-Iu the Common
Council la. evening the majority and minority re-
ports Of the Gas Committee were taken up lder the
head OF special order Both reports are similar IN the
pain arr md differ only in detail. The con-
tact with the Company is to be entered into for five
years instead ." ten a. formerly, and gssis to be ur
nisbed to the Corporation for e. per thousand cahlc
feet and 81 % per Thousand cubic feet for private
cor sumption TIE city il lot TO be charged for meters
Private to pay rent for meter wnere
the amount % gas consumed Is less than $5 per year
The gas Is 10 have on Illuminating power OF no, ess
than sixteen wax candles. Light is TO be furnished
800 nights Z, 900 bOurs year. The Company Is
bourd to expend rot less tnan $4,000 yearly in laying
mains &c. The right ia reserved 10y the city to giant
the night to any other Company to lay nt'ns, miro
duce gss &c. After the reading of the contract,
Mr.. Wilson moved thet five years be stricken out
Of the contract aud year inserted. lie could see
no utility tiens up the city for five years, As re was
ssfiifed the Company was wealthy enough to afford
gas for twenty sfllings per 900 cubic feet. They
had declared dividend of p per cent year, and
doubled their stock. Were competition allowed, the
citizens would be mach better supplied with gas than
they bad heretofore been.
Mr.. ,ugass advocated contrac. for five years
on the ground that capitalists would loose faith IN
Brooklyn investments, IL such result followed. lie
stated at .epgth bis for proposing five years.
Mr. Pieysen held that a contract for one year would
be no contract at all and the Company would not be
justified IN laying mains 10 spaIsey settled sections OF
the city waicn would at best not prove remuneratVe
for years;
Mr.. Backhouse was satisfied that one year was
better than five for it evident that the longest
tel IN was desired IN OfOer 10 nSnI on Nv copeu'ioh
Gentlemen spoke Of protecting the Gas Company !!
They were able to protect themselves. Ibey were
rooted in the soil and woald doubtless take care Of
their own interests. He advocated competition as
most conducive to the interests of the people.
TIE sme ndment being put, was lost.
Mr.. Taylor moved that five yesrs be stricken OUT
and three years inserted which was lost by vote OF
Yeas to 10 Nays.
Mr. Scholes moved that both reports be referred
to Special Committee, which was negatived
Mr. Van Brunt moved that the proper officers be
empowered to enter into contract with the brooklyn
Gas Light Company the terms as given IN the ma
joIity report.
Some further discussion ensued, and the contract
was adopted by vote of 10 to 8. The resolution
adopting the contract as above was carried by ID
YEAs-Messis Whitney. MeN.mee Pier.Or, Taylor. EaIey
Fr,pks Mcdonald Green Backhouse, Hogan MsuJer waiter
NAiSMessrs Van Brunt, Douglass Wilson, meserOe and
TAKEN FROM A THIrr.-A young man arrested by
Officer Higgins of the Deputy Supentendents Office had pos
session Of valuable which, suspected had been
stolen tien o sns y Mr. 1 aae. Nelly
ing been stolen from the hall OF ms some a
shop has been identified.
SorrH BAPTIST CHURcH.-Tne public recognition
Of This place last evening at the
Church. In South Ninth street. snt the exercises
E y, ,Ss ReS Dr. s Of The charge
given BY the Rev Mr. Mott who gave 5ne ,S b.
is composed so of the former members Of
chmees p persons have ssned their intention OF joining
this Under the CIRCUMSTANCES they cohoer
themselves In very Oushng condition Tor young chirch
They will continue worship a. heretofore IL Tfeors Acsa
TBF CASE OF ALLEGED MALPR,CTIcE.1Coro
Smell a,t evening concluded the investigation into the ccun
Est street near Tenth, Eastern District DR.. C. h. Schapps
who made examination, stated that ne iouhd
on side pcurai pneumonia and on the e't size pne
mops pathological condition sufficient TO cause oes
opinion that had the child had proper medai
l have.
medicine would probably aggsste the disease the med-
very improper for such disease Dr. cleveland cor.
roboated opinion the effect OF the ecn tue
ury rendered verdict follows: That the child died from
neglected pneumonia which OF durable character with
ignorance unskful of Mrs Eliza Nanberke the
| child suffered 10 die.
| DIsBANDED.-The con greg alton of the First Re-
formed Scocth Presbytesn Church. in North sixth street. was
dsbsI the close Of the services sunday last
the Presbiiy Of Nassau the 18th OF NovemOcT iS
| AcCIDES1.-About o'clock Yesterday morning,
Hugh Campbell employed in the foundery Of Even, No loi
street L. D. fell through the roof 10 the ground hsctur
Ing both wrists and sustaining severe bruises lie was taken 70
| 6ie County Hospital
LARCYNY.-Nathaniel Hunt vas arrested yesterday
by Officer Cosan the SIKH Precinct for having robbed
charcoal wagon IN Smith street. r. d. OF - ~ lie was heid
for examination
MARRIED.
SatuY iy evening Dec. 10, AZ thu
the brides sister in Henry BY the Rev John
Ellis Wilam Henry Bowman, esq, to Miss Elnor Williams
both NJ New ers,y