New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-20
BROOKLYN ITRMa.
BRooKIYS COMMON Commencement 4, ,n

BROOKLYN COMMON COUNcIL-vsro OF rHy
ORDINANCE PaoyIDSG PoR THE REMAINING AND RI.
NUMBERING or CERTAIN SrREErs.-A meeting Of the
Board OF Aldermen held last evening st vhica
several m alters of interest were brought forward
The Water and Drainage Committee reported IN
favor Of appropratng 1885, 900 for purchasing water
PIPE for the use Of the Nassau Water Company which
The report Of the Commissioners in favor Of widsainr
Mainst from Prospectst. to Water.st was presented
and confirmed.
petition Vf citizens OF the Eighth Ward Wa pre.
sspsd protesting against the carving Of prisoners ia
the city railroad cars, which was referred TO the Health
Officer and Mayor.
The following communication from the Mayor, in
relation " the re- naming and REMEMBERING Of certain
streets of the city. was presented and which win BE-
read with interest by those affected BY the changes
proposed:
TO he Honorable Board of Aldermen.
GENTLEMEN ! return TO you. without my approval.
and for tue reasons herein seth oih the ordinance a.
adopted by your honorable body. changing the
convinced that the object and interest Of the law which
empowers the Common Council to adopt an ordinance
Of the kind was to provide for the changing Of such
only a: were applied to two OF more to
houses accordingly and not 10 change our entire sreee
nomenclature, as wbim, caprice, or fancy might die
tate In brief the idea was TO change only where change
was actually and obviously necessary, even when
under such Circumstances change would be likely TO
create for considerable time confusion among the people
in adapting themselves to 1t well in the describing
Of property required making transfers Of the title ~
the same. petition which have received, land
which herewith transmit you) signed by the lead
ing members Of the bar OF this CITY, strongly sets forth
the objections TO the ordinance in the repect last
ferred to. Holding these views fail 10 perceive any
good and sufficient reason for changing the
name OF Q street, because Its present appeliatf0n
may not be deemed euphoneous or because II may 10
apparent continuation OF another street, or Of
street. because some street or avenue las tie
case may be) may have the same Lame. The designa-
ton. Ia such cases. surely IL sufficient
10 distinguish from the other IN tho pubic mind.
In the next place. the Wholesale change proposed would
render necessary almost entire re- DUN beripg OF all
the houses in the city. street might be numbered
properly enough, and yet At ITS name changed ON
account OF IFS being deemed continuation OF another
street, the houses would have to be rc-pumbered to
accord with the change. In this wsJ and
IN others incident to the alterations, very
city, without any adequate benefit being
received in return. The 'presen condition Of the city
finances will not warrant any such action On our part
Ten thousand dollars was appropriated FOR this Work
and that at the time believed ample for its 40.
compiishmont certainly to the to which ii was
deemed necessary yet learn That the money Is nearly
exhausted and the work hardly commenced ON the
scale ON which 1t has been inauguated. To COM
plete il would require, as l am informed.
rom 5000 TO sJ0U0. am free 70 samlt
insnce and which seem TO come w,thn
the scope of the IDEAS have suggested meet with my
approval. But adopted whole as was the ordi.
nance am not permitted to make any selection, ano
am forced eerto approve or dsapProve OF me
ia bulk The large majority being liable to the oojec-
lions have here set forth, am therefore compehed~
,nectfulIy A. NJ woOD Mayor.
The communication was ordered TO be spread upon
tie ininnies
The ordinance will probably be re-adopted 81 future
meeting in such modified form as will meet the ~
proval Of the Mayor.