New-York tribune., 1868-02-04
ppooKIyN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At n meeting of the Board yesterday after
noou a memorial from the NewYork Bridge Company
was presented by which it is shown that they he com
panyl were only Incorporated by the Legislature on the
18th Of April. 1867 for the purpose Of constructing
bridge the River TO connect the cities OF New
York and Brooyn and that they Immediately proceeded
10 organize and commence operations EXaninations OF
th proposed routes and OF the character Of the ground
wer made under the direction of Mr. John A. ROebng,
the engineer According 10 his estimates DrdSc suited
dobo railway track capable Of carrying cars thirteen
feet wide EACH and suitable for f00tWays, beginning at
or eer Tho function of Fulton and Mainsts in Brooklyn,
and Terminating at or near the Park City Hail. in New
York be constructed and put III operation 1Of an eA
Inc present labor and material of about SOOOOO
The memorasts dwell at length upon the advantages 70
in conclusion ask from the City Of Brooklyn in its corpo
rate character, It's aid to the amount OF S3OOWo ny
m authorized by the Legislature. BY Of private
subscriptions they add, and loans which are assured To
the company the entire sum necessary l9r OF tDe Pio r
subject on notion referred to special comnltteeor
The annual report Of the Commissioners Of the Nassau
Water Department presented, from which it appears
that the net receipts FOR % water rents m IN 1857 were m
CURED by neglect Of citizens To pay the water tax Tne
the receipts above those OF 1866 Is s59ls 49,
which Increase is derived from improved real estate
fronting the streets in which water pipes are lald
The whole number OF buildings taxed IN the pipe district
is 35IJO Of which 2i,552 arc supplied with water The
frontage OF vacant lots on when TAX levied sovo
feet. The pumping engines at RldgeWood nave worked @
Reservoirs have burned 63sj nns OF COAL the cost or
operating them being Ssl9l0 20. The average depth OF
water i'm the Reservoir has been between - l4lOO ana
- 5 feet The average daily consumption OF water was
l2s9600 gallons OF which the amount used In December
about 100000 gallons greater than in May l6l miles
Of iron water pipe laid during the year, giving
60 miles i'm all and the total expenditure on account
OF pipe work s7I249 H. The expenditure is met by the
of bouds Of the city payable IN twenty years and
bearing SIX per cent interest and the revenue derived
from the water Is than sufficient TO pay the
interest on tine bonds During the year l3i miles OF
have been buit varying in size from one loot 10
inches in diameter and the work has cost s323J o.
which paid by the of assessment bonds having
three wears run. and bearing seven per cent interest
and not more than 81 O00 OF bonds can legally ne out
standing at any time. The total length OF sewers B
l33 10 miles, and l22 houses have been connected WIN
the sewers during the year. The number OF permits 0r
connections since the organization OF the department ~
q 40 The Commissioners have caused large numberOi
p0nds lots TO be I'll He'd no cost OF sOlj Co.
The communication ordered on file.
Tie Prospect Park Commissioners nresnted thelr
annual report showing that the total receipts Oh account
of the Park were 81 Jos The total expenditures
were S91s2l 49, leaving balance in the treasury OF SO
G3 3d. work done on the Park during the
year was very great and t is proposed now to ada II
blocks ground the nOrtl-westery angie, as pelng
necessary the completion OF the Park IN mat recton
Plans for the Improvement OF Washington PARK or Fort
Greene were submitted together with minority report
in which il recommended that the PARK shoulu De
so a. In the opinion OF the minority the sale OF the gronu
would the city treasury 100000 otherwise necessary
FOR It's Improvement. and adding sl,0o0OO frOm ltsHl
vision with city lots and sale The minority report J.