The New York herald., 1866-12-11


siructrd-The Work of Wears About 10 be
Gomsnmmsnirdy y-Rrrcnt Action of ia. Brook-
Ism Common Council Prospective Improvc-
menis Along shore. Ac.
Ever since thu year 1855, when Brooklyn aud VII
liansburg consolidated under municipality It's
successive Boards OF Aldermen have been giving away
the front OF the Corporation. 70 such extreme
has this cheap generosity boen carried that tho com
mcncement OF the year 1s6. win nd tha, city without
a foot OF available dockagc This for a city Of four
hundred thousand inhabitants, Is remarkable, and
year convince those engaged business Of The
series Of egregious blunders committed Brook
lyn has fully thirteen miles OF water front
all Of which IN In private hands claimed
by the Corporation OF New York. The Brooklyn tor
mini or Hamilton avenue, South. Wall. Fulton and
atbarine fer.es belong, as claimed 10 this city be-
tween Brooklyn proper and Williamsburg lies the
walsbout bay, deep indonation partially occupied by
the United states government for Navy Yard purposes
The balaace has lard un,mp proved and unavailable by
reason Of the act that the United States authorities
such portions left the rema nder comparatively
v.iuiass wltnm the last two years an exchange has
been effected between ths Brooklyn and government
authorities by which tho former " enabled 10 carry for
ward PROJECT long delayed, notwithstanding its maui
fest advantages 10 The city. By securing the water
front the 81 Washington avenue, tho city obtained
ihc space for large basin and the extension OF street
80 Williamsburg Al present II ~ Necessary In order 10
20 from toe Essiern tho Western district the city
rg,o hat e traveller shat make extensive
acipur by Otherwise around Three sides of Wall
srnrr bay. Then tho proposed avenue shah BE-
re,ed tho bv win be crosscd Instead of being cFcum-
yorei, and py his simple improvement fuy nftsen
r.ugtes Mi,i III sayed 70 each traveller. rhs IN the
t.legaie v ;oot np starngly and relieve ali tho
waafnb irgeif vino pa,ronze the railroads, 81 thirty
minutes oac- taclr daily labor.
! coHveno point in ths broad avenue VIII be
srfp tnd draw nui between IL and The main land
500 he cons'r sin, two thousand fcst hy hfteen
hun ss.f, rNtrinI IN The grounds surrounding
the A.srUr 8.p.Htt. basin " " 10 buiit The
subsiHN.lt iier, and all prove ereot improve
rnruf upon ths pao ANa faciss at the Atlantic basin
Abont J. ir rat sholseS VII be erected, a broad
fnnsirarri aHi new NE infuted nio this
II nosl deserted Arrgipn of the city Property Ia tho
sclny o. Kent asenue aud Clymer street Eastern l's-
tric anl near Wash ne.Du and Flushing ycnuag, has
within fey daYs taken considerable ADVANCE IN COZ,
Of nc recent action of the BROOKLYN Beard of
Aldermen. that body al lis last session unanimously
passed tha following
Keaased That the stree, commi..onsr y aheeisd 70
enldng arenns across waliasout bay ron finahug
wnsrses " "a slns VII, sarssy maps pos. AID III data
~ = s ssa ~ s..s@x e T. .ss ne ss 1s, % 81
stone Or roa ami hereey su,horle = rewsrd
cp . s ss es d.es n l' It, .S 5 a'sEsa .s ''a
e.olsed Tia. ,a. corpor..en oean'si ;. '.essea z
hs e,y 70 borrow g. FOR I'D nprovsneri I, ssas ,oa.
aS'siS raisri ann1s,y = ihs ssasrsi is,s.
se"avr ths apoa The pa-.sse y .9ss @ s ,ns hsyar
'ossiesr viii IL. x.yor and Street onns.essT .s.1
q s.d imgrossnsot AID who .ssi 's Whole ssafes .
M y N, eomSlsson fssy shsi asss al eon,saes e.,qy
bills expenses shall be- Incurred without ~
q IA jor,ty - sn@h Cofnrnssloners
| Mr. samuel Booth IN tho present Mayor snd Rol~rt
Furey vii, be installed a. stree, Commsroncr tho Ii
day OF January proxlmo.
In order partially relieve tho city of BROOKLYN.
proposition Will hc made In Common touncii % pnrrhaae
real propsry In private hands at tho foot Of
the running parallel With the East rissf and
| lay out ttoroughfsrc alongshors. ~ be known
River street which viii extend from Hamilton avenue
10 tho Navy Yard. Such street IL yearly becoming
more Necessary, and real estate 10 rspidy riaing
value ose' tho river as IN This city, tho soo1sr tho
purchase ~ nife tho cheaper for tho tarpaysr. oat~de
Of Brooklyn very people appreciate is importance
grsbsry. AZ the present tlins tho Auanic basin
and vicinity cntains g acres " grain, piled ten feet
hgb and ncde< than the whole crop of The West
states for he year isos From ihs point AL n,sr
long cereals vii be daily shipped 10 hanircd different
p0rts until thsso vast warehouses shall bc relieved ~
their loads With al IT, excessive consumption tho cty
or New York ss not snicleni accommodation for the
storage Of ten hoasand bushes Of grain. while tho A.
lan'ic and H. belongings last winter held
fanons of bvhol. besides lsrss quantities of ssit,
guano ke. Aipressnt thsrc hyonr ves3els in the
basin, fan eighth of the entire number ia
/ port. These ncirss glva fslnt idna of Nhs' W
don. " bro.klyn 70 gnsp ard 'as reai
shall b. Completed and tbe Two sections % the city
10 bound together by short route the Wsllsiss
hay then will the projected street songshorc h. upsfs
tvrly denapdsd and foot % waisr fronsss ffon
NeSlo~n creek 70 Red Hoox point throb with ss~ life
| and vgof
70 ei.ci al here proposed the hand. of the cy
h~ i.sled bearing interest n ~ matter
of reasonable doubt wneiher thai rata cf Interest ~ -
sufficient nducencnt 20 capitalists - pufrhase Arciifi
Brooklyn sir per cents hare never been gsick
of sale and years ago tbe pef cents
tsrdy taken Ia the marA~t Bot " 0se i@f cent
will The desirable millions, higher faie wiii
be osrrd u has bscn decr~d tbs' These needed I'm
provsmeois shall 10 n dssp" all present oossciss