New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-14

nsy "a on 500 10000 raslbs property,
So 10 PEI nhobtsnt Brooiyn oItendi1g oocr ger a. "a
according to pOpuan and ghout tire dterep
IN tn, OF led hoaa bo against he Instead Of
The issuns large OF city bouds andr 'he pro-
visions improvements and other puposes
ard me a.ge outlay involved eqppios the military and pro-
ydns for heir lies duIiog their ,osenee viii create an i'm
us increasing otaxaon will afford pretxts for con.
pari,ons M more injurious 20 the City OF Brooklyn man mat
10 which have aud-d By This means many people may be
deferred from inveng their money in Brooklyn property and
coming here to reside who ohewie would gladly avail them
selves Of tie to the business center OF the metropolis
and Of other local advantages which make this city desirable Tor
The accounts Of the Sinking Fund the City have been h
eto kept in sach TO make II dhcut to correctly
nndetand them An 1ccountans Is row engssd IN eprang
each loan will fOIu distinct account showing the amount
raised and paid on behalf Of such loan.
When will permit, Intend to exsnne into the proceed
Fss, Rive with giey Of asking the cooperation Of yo
able body IN causing the opening such hot already e
gay opened wiz also er'ss"or 70 ascertain the PROBABLE
cost of building piers a. ai Ofsreets wherever neces,
70 FAY before join; Board apposehing annual es.it
The want Of docks and along river front has been
severely felt and has been serious pedineat for
to our merchants and maogiaetuiers. .,.-,..
The tendency oleslaion Tor some years l' oee 70 i.
the jurdiction OF the Common Council ~ e,,ans,ns oe &
pendent and TO 70 some extent n Ds, 10 % c e
force such o admnistaon In some Of he osnehos
ofthe city government the public interest demlnds
The Police, Sewerage aud Water Commissioners are
cases in ront The Mayor thinks the Police are paid
too much. The introduction of Ridgewood water has
not, as was expected, reduced the cost OF wells ana
ment. On the contrary, both these items are larger
than ever. The plan proposed some time since OF pay
ing annually stipulated sum to each hre company 70
all their expenses, a. ~ now done ~ ile sse Vi
fuel, cleansing, gas, &c, is commended Inc eiayor
says: ..,s,.,or,,
alike 70 the Ere pepaI,IMeat M ana nG or extpays
gce A the Fire Department already deemed TOO large a1d
the idea Of further acelso sni It questionable
H. under the ccnmances reduction e the NUMBER oi Na
The law under which laid for paying the OK
peoses incurred for opening streets eyenue &C. ., c
character require especial dLcaoD the amounts eY'
being great be actually Oppressive 20 owners oi
property prpping Cois.ioner fees &c. the Conmission
fees In amounting to over -lV sum N NY
The searching OF titles should be dispensed with except
whore awards be paid and those cases .a9nd oe s
should be- sufficient give validity salcs for nonpSymcn Of
should the property be assessed 10 some onef
e.pctfuy eel. the attention Of your honorable body to he
necessity Of revising the city ordinances Erpenehc bs
that in their present form their rc enforcement ha4 IN
many instances proved almost imPfactcable =, .,,
wonderful and s future prospects brilliant and encouraging
weghy responsibility l,ss on a.. to whom IN Tue pte'en'
wise legislation recse.. ersvassnce we msy en's oadss'
upon which will depEe', is epeTe' and ehc j., po.Peg
poss create obligations for weh the e,y oouno de
i as well :, intelligent sud pubc spirited 10 its policy The
Of local expenses both actual and
have not originated with u.s. bu, IN the State legislature
,bsSi f in nv day TO the II orbore to protest. in
their behalf against the growing evil which threatens unless
checked, to oyerShem orr city IN debt.
cannot close without, reference national Affairs epe'
c,y as .hoy municipal finances Ouris emphscay
Union city phsbed BY natives Of every section Of ths
Unon well as by emeHn FROM every civilized nation the.e
here for the Predominasse Of any se!oIa
nsons i uies the voice Of the cry OF Churches ws
.be p"Ona dag .ho, down. Brooklyn n,bly forward to its
defense Thousands Of her baVest sons have gone on 10 en-
,br votes, that the Union be preserved Your honor
able body hs. Pdsed the sh Of the y i9I o lO com
Should the sntel extremists whose bitter hnasolsp IA. AZ
M cuupated Ia the open rebellion Of one faction against tie
Govsnm@nt be enabled render this Prorseei one,
G large appropriations already made will be insufficient io tne
dse PaIP4s &c 5 ia o .. sdsSnsl esson
snss 1S for economy aSa IN p9fS
brooklyn Nay, 1861.
Two 'honsand copies OF the Message were orderd to
be printed. .,,, ,;e
ferent PORTIONS under their control The Democrats
having majority Of one, all elected were Of that party
The following the names of those chosen;
So1gr.ef Sog .sf,Sa" % the BosrsoAen 5iTa u Iccae
HsdlM oheey-J. b. Jones'.
(Icyk Of he Market-JohD iIsrrop.
Inipseto. Of PGreaeHt ~ D-Jsnes H. MeoDl snd Henry
Iaipecto, Of Partrtn,i y. D-Jlmes Fiizgerh
Citrk Of J..tcc Perry. Court Michael Nsi'h.
CLERK III Jsf,icc 1ddmfs CoWt-John BgItE:
Cisrk Of Ja,ie Morehoa'es Cour,rTh9mss A Gregory
Cierk Of FVA Disriet Court-wm: n; Durham
Scaisr.o 4ogA' and ea'uTe' w. D-Miehhel Baxter and
sea-, Of Weigh. and Mensure, E. DIT. Hayden and
JSspesors Of Neat w. D-John Walsh and John oNei
InpertoIc Of Meat r. DAIdrew Decker aud David Klinek
kesp,r Of die Cuy Hail-John Flmsgrn.
M,s,enqfr 10 ne Board-Francis beenan.
h,epey Of me Chy Pdrka-John Campbell
8eepe,. Keeper o. ne cio.ei.-Ma Mig and I. McGrane.
Poandmaster, ~. DIT. McGIane.
Poaad~s.ter Eighh Ward-.Iohn MeNamarS.
Kceper OF Hamlfon Byidge-Michsel Hare.
After the election OF officers the Board adjourned
for one week.
FIRrs-About IL O'Clock Oh Sunday night, frame
sable on Hunterly Road near the city line, Was de-
stroyed by lire. Damage about 500.
fire broke ont in the Engine House o. No. iO
Kent avenue, near Myrtle, on Saturday night causing
damage TO the amount OF $500. Both places were set
on fire by ncendiaries.
MISSING MEMBER OF THE TWENTIETH REGIMENT
FnrSD pRowS ED-George Seijer private in the East New
Yok Company OF the 2oih Rssment A. y y W. who a eesn
advertised IN tho Brooklyn papers, found drowned m the
slip Of the Roosevelt street eny Company on ne Williams,
became known that he hd deserted were ccuaied In
Rroosyn but those were promptly rpeei 6y h, comrades
urdoub,ed courage When heo tho Brooklyn AuoTy where
his esnent was qu"ered Con e.yel be was IN hsn ,, and
prevalent be Known to have bad between $50 and
on hs pcrson The Coroner has been notified Mr
very rseectabe resident Of East New York mechanic and
leaves a wife and three children behind hc.
FoUyD DRowYED.-The body of John Mari, who
committed suicide some weeks since by Jumping into the river
foot OF Little street found Monday morning The de-
ceased previous to taking bis leave Of life fractured his wies
skull with aud injured another that her life
cye verdict OF found drowned was rendered b. tie Coro
Der's jury. "
PERsoyAL.Mrs. Lincoln, the wife OF the President,
who is now scjouning at the Metropolitan Hotel in
this city, was busily engaged in shopping" the
yreoter uart of Yesterday I'm the nnOrninr she in