The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-14
Brooklyn CITY News.

ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
One pisht, four months since, Atlantic street
Brooklyn, presented the aspect Of fek, with ia usual
attendants, firing Il cannon bon6res and Examinations.
The object was 70 celebrate the termination Of Wal
which, for years with varying success had been carried
on BY the property holders and residents OF that street
against the Long Island Railroad Company. bill had
passed the Legislature providing for closing Of the
tunnel, the restoring Of that street M former grade
the perpetual banshnneut of the locomotive 10 SIC am
svr, smvxe and rumbIps terror of way.
farers Of caxtmen, carriages and trafickers The So
preme Court has already appointed the Commissioners
and by next spring is supposed Atlantic street will again
breathe free and Independent, having perpe
tuA banishment, TO Hunters Point those TO the
most terrible Of all oppressors and despois the steam
locomotive and manure trains. But this s not the only
Improvement In progress or contemplated. Under an.
other act Of the Legislature Commsonersre now active
~ engaged In preparing the maps and aessmsns which
they nearly ready 70 submit 70 the Supreme Court
for confirmation, relating To the extension Of Atlantic
street from Us present terminus, by cutting through in
straight ine until meets Schuyler street. This extern
70 one hundred and my fes.. 70 the Esssern
boundary line Of the city. This will make avenue
one Of the n5est any c can boat Of extending from
The Of Atlantic and s;huy Ter streets be
dropped and Atlantic avenue substituted. Beyond the
snsne and sas To-
twelve miles from the South ferry. The widening Of
Whitehall street. the New York sde which, Ia fact,
continues Broad say TO tie South ferry, and by that
makes the Atlantic the continuation Of
Broadway the other side OF the river has given
illus TO the residents along the line. Ii asserted that
mullaneoasy with the construction OF the vera
cobble stone pavement will be taken up bet weea the
South ferry and Bedford and the street reIad with the
Belgian pavement This, with the horse railroad
progress and being laid down, will AXE the ne
Atlsntic avenue a noble thoroughfare
CRIME IN BKoogIYS The report OF the Deputy Super
perdsnt OF Police for the quarter ending July 81 pre-
the following facts and figures Brook
yn consists Of captains 90 sergesuts 20 detailed mon
les patromen and Is doormen roAl, 218 The
whole humber Ct arrests were 1000, being In.
cf 1893 the number embraced 10 the prev
retort. or theee CAS- read and WRITE 1856 could
neithe- 2C49 were married, and 951 not There
q Of violation Of city ordinances reported
The Corporation Attorney The causes OF arrest
folops-.rson, IL assault With intent 70 KILL o. assault
and battery 676 ssssuDg policemen, IL abandonment,
49, aiding and abeitiDg 10 escape, attempt rape
attempt TO steal ID; burglary, To- bigxny J. blsardy,
element, g. escaped convcts, q forgery, /; felony,
fraud 1g IN the streets, li0 grand larceny AZ
gambling 49, nSanity, SO; nlcxicaIion, OIL ntoxcz
ton dkorderly conducs 62S indecent exposure,
insulting females, keeping diyorderly house, To- mis-
ce,aneous rnedfmeaIon, 81; obtaining goods BY fAse
petences a. petit tarcepy, 1853; passing counterfeit,
reoeylpe .soien goods, IL; selling lottery policies
threatening life 81 violation Of corporation ordinances
243 sncy 3d. violation Of Quarantine laws, vola
ton Of Sunday liquor We H. hsbual drunkenness IS
g. suspicion CT murder, suspicious persons, To- trusnts
~ w,,ness malicious mischief, obstructng city rail-
read Of steeliog, 3 suspision Of per-
1853 females. The nativity Of the persons arrested Is
foows-Unted states (whe) s5s; colored, AZ Ireland
24s7 England, ls4 Germany s4a; Scotland 49, France,
Ala spain, O. Sweden, Belgium, g. Hungary Poland,
Norway and Russs, each