The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-29
Brooklyn City News.

COMMON CovSt1L-An adjourned meeting Of the Board
was held yesterday afternoon, President Kalb6csch in
the chair.
Alderman STRONG 10 question OF privilege, and
moved that the special committee to whom referred
the investigation into the charges made against him in
the Williamsburg Tines and a communication from the
Comptroller relative 10 the lease of property the
&C Fourth and South Second streets H. have leave
torcport
The motion was agreed to- and elaborate report
submitted, concluding with the following resolution:
Resolved That we the Of Alderman Strong IN
and south Second streets Is deserving the u this
Received That The Commissioner q Repair. aud supple.
the properly on the corner q Fourth and south sead
seet and the Comptroller directed 70 ignore any ieac u
and The Counsellor u the Board hereby directed 70 all
necessary steps to maintain the city IN possession Of the said
TIA. q: q s ns q With
out personally investigating the subject and without c'n
Alderman STRONG addressed the Board al great length
IN his excuipatoa aud IN the course of his remarks he
embraced The opportunity q most unmcrc y lashing
the editor OF the Brooklyn TmcS After making mnce-
meat Of the editor he said, II that ndiv idua continued
to write Articles holding him up to public rcprobation
night after night and to publish them day after day
help him God lac will use the means for his defence
which God ana nature had given him. From this he pro-
cecded refue the charge Of fraud and corruption by
the ~ g,s-,se argument and accused his accusers Of
thrustng their arms up 10 the shoulders in III, public
treasury. After dwelling on this picture at some length
which. he said lad dcne considerable good ia New Or
leans by hanging the rognes in those diggngs lie
Of opinion that would have been for the interest the
CITY II the man of whom he spoke (the Tig- mani hal
BEEN strung up years ago. lie could tCl Of that
that would make the anges weep. and ne could
name a member OF the Bard being assorated with
him IN his schemes of viany. After some further re-
marks ana refusal to the member IL the Beard
alluded 10. the Alderman down.
After considerable discussion the first resolution
arnvnded ny declaring that no fraud committed By
the parties leasing the property but that u simply
an error 81 judgment 10 not leasing according 10 law
The second resolution carried without amendment
and the third was lost BY vote of II tol
The report OF the special committee appointed % iuves
tgaie the charge against Alderman ~ Of certifying
the bills 81 the contractor Tor street cleaning In the Tenh
ward called mp The report entirely exoncratcs the
Alderman from the charge which forms the ground of the
md ctmsnt against him by the Grand Jury. Tho report
was adopted and tho committee discharged
The rest of the business II n routine Character ar
Ter transacng which the Board adjourned.
SKATING N BEooElyS.-Thc Brooky niIes have detcrmln
"a 70 have skating pond under regulations similar
those az Central Park. Is said that club was formed
cnSaturday evening whose intention 10 secare one %
the many ponds In the outskirts Of the city Zone which
BE- easily flooded pavilion Tor the accommo.
daun ~ the members aud their friends not forgetting
the ladies' aud have police force 10 that thu rules
complied with, nc. The committee appointed the
purpose said TO have decided TO the sMi pond
on Filth avenue the OF which wilaid In the move
ncnt III every way. This pond about twcaty atres III
extent s admirably adapted for the purpose and al.
TcCily ON the line u the Central Railroad