The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-26
BROOKLYN WATER BOARD.

The Operations Of the New Commission
| Street Paving, Repairing aud Cleaniug-
| Sewernse-The Water Works, Present and
Prospective.
AS the repavng OF the streets is Just now attract
ing good deal Of attention Brooklyn 1t may not
be anss or undressing to take look at what is
now doing and what has been and is to be done in
this department Of public improvements. AS the
same public ofhcers charged with the paving OF the
streets have also entrusted them the responsibility
for all arrangements connected with the water and
sewerage systems Of the city may not be Improper
to say something concerning the condition OF these
| departments.
Until recently the care OF the atreets and of the
water supply had devoived upon separate commits
sons, to one OF which was given the responsibility
Of the Water and Sewerage Departments; to the
other the paving and cleaning OF the streets But
was found upon trial that this division Of labor did
not secure the best results The streets were not
kept clean, and when 1t needed to be done the
streets could not be repaved without the appoint.
ment Of special commission. AS the Water Com.
mssoners had the power to tear up any street for
the purpose OF putting down water or sewerage
pipes It was thought that II the two branches OF
work were given to the same ofhcers that both
would In all probability be better performed.
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE WATER BOARD
Accordingly bull passed the Legislature last win
ter reorganizlng the Water Commission and adding
Cleaning the rees se o. wae paS and
now aud from tie first have been equally divided be-
tween the two political parties. and. unlike other
ties. The commission s composed at present US tol.
lows:-Mr. William A. Fowler, President; Mr. Daniel
Thomas Klnsella. MIR. Fowler was formerly a mer.
fnan nn and , has sa Norhn {sa experience
the commissioners since the organization OF
the Board: He was formerly Auditor Of the
city; and has had large experience in municipal
been an Alderman, and In 1SG6iwaS the Republican
candidate for the Office OF Mayor. Mr.. knseIla,
mixed up with the local affairs OF the city and for
several years was the editor Of the foremost paper OF
brooklyn; the cnsracterstics that distinguished
MN ana made MIN his reputation while he was an
editor, are his distinguishing characteristics now
energy and executive ability.
THE NEW BOARD AT WORE.
The Commissioners came into power in the latter
part OF APRIL established themselves in that useless
apartment In the CITY Hall known as the GOVERNORS
Room, and get TO work with all becoming zeal. The
first thing that commanded their attention was the
matter OF pavemens In respect to the kind OF pave
tine peo uat IL ie the Of
that met them here In a common sense way they had
but little trouble Ia disposins Of them In the first
place they recognized the fact that Brooklyn IL pre-
eminently city Of residences ana as such IL did
not require for the most part such pavements as
SSnnld seem Indispensable to q business city. Yet
they could not but consider tnuss .nere were few
great thoroughiares the business uD6n which gave
them In great degree the character and importance
Of q business street in great town. With these
facts in they determined to adopt the pave
ment to thesstreet and ali dlnicutics were at once
oisPoscu Vi; TOT nearJ uafei tue bci9ian pave
neat nus .nouen. Inose suaDie, una tnaL Is W De
iaiu W @ ~ sseea given up 10 resi-
acuoea .,ie N.voisVn s,u 81 Puvcents arg
" oo pu. uow. nun VI 'ese pavelheuts seem W
~ e'Vmann u, popuaitsJ. III Linton stree., ~nere
tne Ncolsoh mas oeen ialu, Iot5 tnat solu
lgieeS yyars mgU st ~, ssoW now SOL ior
So,ovo IN nvny sIeeS q nuueet previous 10
ayin1 tne NicvisVn pase W., qae Us aesIaUe or
&c Clinton Ss se .n. less
IMAM IN onnton. NVtwi.notanuinH .nis tneIe nre
tnose WHO nsnt 10 tle iast evey pVJect ior luyiR
mus paVenent ~ streets now laIo WIN cOppe stone;
put tle Coiimlssohef5, pecNhg iat ,ne auuitionai
eApen5e q lhyihg an iulpr os pusenent VIII DC