New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-13
BRooKLYs CoNuoS Couycn.-Tle Boerd

BRooKLYS COMWoN CoUNCm.-Tlc Boerd
held q meeting ias, ererac sni transacted consider.
able routine bu.ine, Tbs President. AID. Mas, oc.
cup.ed the chair
\ communication from tl Ma! !ol va, presented. il
which he call, attention 10 tie inc' that number oi
contracts had lot yet been awarded and that Tie inter
esi- Of the city were suffering thereby Among these
the contracts tol cleaning tie streets repairing
and cleansing lamls supplies of eparfmfnts aud ihc
supply OF stationary for the city. According 80 the
rcpor Of the Inspector az Police there were on tie mt
day % tie present month T. ~ sircei lamps il btco "a
and useless condition. The MAYOR urged upon the
Board the necessity ~ prompt aAa thorough cleansing
Ol the street, as precautionary n asufe against tAe
engcndoIing and spread Of infections diseases. Tie
COMMUNICATION W.. ordered on me- am Tue ulncicut
subjects alnded 10 Wen referred 70 appropriate com
mttees.
Another commur icaton ron tlc MayoT was r..
ceived In which he informs the Board OF the expected
arrival Of the Goth Regiment Volunteers from Sayan-
nah. and aite- abiding IN appropriate terms 10 tleis
patriotic services - thc cause o The tilor, recon-
mends that proper measure b. taken for their rcccp
tion ou the par OF the author'ea The subcc was re'
ierrcd 20 he War aud Military Committee.
Petitions signed Oy about 100 citizens were pre-
scnted asking that the street larns Of the city be
lighted every night the year round Referred to The
/ Lamp and Gas Con-niiirc.
! The street Comm ,oner sent IN communication
calling attention 20 the condition Of iLe City lamps
which bens paced ri long di.tnnces apart together
with the fact that hundreds Were broken. and therefore
entirely useless h' recommended that 'ho work Of re-
poirng be given ont by contract that they could be
placed in pro. II order ard lighted at the
earliest practicable period He also asked the
Broad to enter into contracts Tor cleaning the streets
which were IN snch iliy condition. 20 irsie disease
aud death rs soon As warm weather set In He urged
the Board To take immediate actlon. The coHnunca-
tion va, placed on file.
effect tlat representative al ALBANY be requested
10 vote for the bin before the Legislature desig
mating eight hours as days WORK, which wns unan-
imously adopted
Peter CLARK was appointed as Inspector OF Dock, and
Pier. ia the Eastern District shortly after which the
Board adjourned.
The RECENT CoSvICTIoS FOR COUNTERPART
NC II InE L. 5. DIsTElCI CoIRl-Nelson j. stewart.
was last week tried and convicted before the L. s. Dis
trlci Court tJudge Benedict presidingj on indct.
ment for manufacturing counterfeit L. :. fractional
Aeurr,nev and sentence reserved until Wednesday
OF this week. Among the witnesses FOR tho prisoner
y-crc TWO L. :. Detectives, ON whose behalf Il
was contegfed that Stewart was used by
them as u stool pigeon for the purpose oi Sc
curing the really gnilty parties As Il was generally
an old hand A. the countcrfeing business the tact that
,be United States officers testified in his favor was
looked upon with suspicion II now appears that the
matter aud yesterday presented the following docu'
ment 10 the L. s. Disrlct.Atiorncy:
1.-The undersigned jurors IN me case OF tho Govern
ent against Stewart respectfully direct tho attention
of tc District ttoruey % tie tase OF Russell H. Low
ell a. one sorLy OF his consideration. The facts
ected tho trial OF stewart were such a. to warrant
the updersigI ed Ia earnestly desiring that action
should be tax 81 by the District Attorney in the matter
Jas. Il. Rue g. Drew, CEas: l. Franklin. WIN. IL.
Middleton Chs puon, j. Il. Van Nost-and. \. A.
Fisher. A T. Riker. jas. T. Vail John MoC ombs. j..
y. Iroyer."
TnE LAKE ERIE STEAMBOAT BURNING Dur
NG THs REBELLION two years since NJ. Charles
II Coles wa arrested ard oonfnei ia Fort Lsfayette,
on suspicion % being one o. the parties who had Isr