The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-29
Brooklyn City News.

TtE WATER QuEsrIoN-A PaRearroRy MAaCANus ISSUED
COMPILING THE CoarHsolLER To Issue Boaps CoS
TRACTORS three weeks since Messrs. wellcs & Co
contractors for the Brooklyn Water Works made appl
cation the Comptroller for the pay mcu. OF drafts for
work under the contract based upon the law ., 1852
The Comptroller refused to pay drafts amounting to
S72 0O0 alleging that tho law which the contr. was
based was imperative, nasmnch as the city, being
party the contract had not given its assent thereto
The greater portion the work that had been done wa,
the covered conduit the building OF which was pro
vided for in the act and one monhs pumping OF water
into the reservoir at the contract price u $50 per day
Messrs. Welles Il Co theu notified the Water Commits.
soners that Of the drafts had been rese aud
made arrangements to cease pumping water, ana stop
further work under the contract sf
The Water Commissioners then proceeded with an ap-
pcation before Judge Lott for nandam,s requiring the
Comptroller to show cause why he did not issue the
Saturday the 10th inst and yesterday decision was rem
dcrcd reviewing the facts and writ Of manda,nus
dcrd directing the issue or such Of the as have
been issued since the peadency Of this proceeding
The following ls the decision 8
perempory mandamus is directed TO issue pur suant
70 the order to show cause for the delivery OF such bonds
may not have been voluntarily issued since the order
was grantedif any have been issued. Tue parties to
mandamus, II desired by the defendants. No costs al
lowed on this application. J. A. LOTT Justice
Aspecial meeting Of the Board WINS held last night for
the purpose Of receiving tho report the committee ap
pointed to confer with the Water Commissioner as to the
best method Of arranging the differences now existing be-
tween them he Commissoners and tho city authorities
Alderman Green occupied the chair
Alderman MAUJER stated that the committee were not
prepared to report and this meeting had been specially
called 70 consider that question: there would, therefore
DC no business 70 transact He, thercupon moved ad
journ, which was lost
Alderman CAsHAw cuercd the following -
Resolved That Aldermen Scholes and Green he su
pointed committee negotiate with the Water
End contractors basis for full understanding seem
OF suppyipg the city Brooklyn water and report taer
Resolved That said report be made he special or Ter a. thu
next meeting Of this Board Immediately amer reading the mi
These resolutions taken an expression OF want
Of confidence in the committee now having the matter in
charge, and after slight discussion the Board adjourned
without taking action upon them.
New BAPTIST CHURCH IN HARRISON PIAcE-The corner
stone OF church cddcc for the congregation now
worshppng in the Atlantic Baptist church. was laid
yesterday afternoon with the usual impressive
MES The site selected occupies four lots ground three
OF which front on Harrison place and Portland
avenue The location is elevated and affords command
Ing vew The building is to BIO OF pressed brick and in
the Roman style of architecture The exterior di-
mensons including lecture room, are 10 feet front
by l29 feet in depth, and the interior of the main
buifding IS "a by 81 feet in the clear. Two towers
are to be erected each corner, but it Is not
Intended TO raise the spires ut present. The main
entrance will be ornamened with six pilasers in imita
ton of white marble, with bases and capitals of iron The
lecture divided into apartments for the pastors
study, for business meetings and for the Sunday school,
The church will be capable Of comfortably seating
eighteen hundred persons Tho cost with the ground
will be $4,000. II was commenced the 10Th of Au
gust last and the foundation walls now laid to the
first floor The whole is expected to be ready for occu
patton by the first OF March Mr. George j. Penchard
is the architects Mr. c. B. De Baum of New York, the
mason, and Mr. John II. Thompson the carpenter. The
ceremonies on this occasion with prayer
and hymn commencing "Christ our Corner Stone,'
when addresses made by Rev. Dr. Taylor of Strong
place Baptist church. Rev. Dr. Lahrop, of the New York
Tabernacle; Rev. DR.. Weston and Rev A. G. Hodge, the
pastor of the congregation The stone was then
laid and the services concluded with benedicton
There fair attendance Notwithstanding the buster
ing state of the weather.