The New York herald., 1869-05-29
EROOxLYN INTELLIGENCE.

SALE or DEPUNCr NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
The building formerly occupied by the Farmers and
Citizens National Bank, Williamsburg, was sold on
Thursday TO Mr.. John NJ. Haywood Tor the sum OF
Sal 900. The Receiver IS unable to state when
another dividend Will be paid to depositors
THE SOUTH BR0OKLYN HOMICIDE.-The coroner's
jury in the inquest held before DR.. Jones, Coroner.
on Thursday night last, resulted In finding the follow.
ing verdict touching the shooting OF John Mulady
by James Dasey, on the morning OF the 26th inst
the particulars OF which occurrence have already
been published :-"rhat the said John Mulady came
TO his death from pistol shot wound indicted BY
the hand OF Jeremiah Dasey, in self-desence."
DIsBANDMENr or FIRE CoMPANIEs.-The Fire
Commissioners met yesterday in executive session
and determined upon disbanding fourteen compa-
Mes to date from the 1st Of June. The foremen OF
the several companies concerned were notified OF the
action OF the Board The organizations disbandcd are
engine companies Nos. 4, 9, IL, 13, 16, II and a.
western District. Also hose companies Nos. I, 2, g.
District; truck company No. 1. This action ia OF
course pending the perfection or the machinery OF
reorganization.
LAUNCH OF FLOATING BErHEL.--A new 'scow.
the subsructure for noating Bethel to be located
at the foot Of Pike street, New York, was launched
yesterday by the builder Mr.. william II. Darling
from the sparyard foot OF North Twelfth street. Will
liamsburg Its dimensions are as follows:-Length
eightyfve feet; breadth of BEAM forty feet; depth
1i n9la h, hye and hai leet The hull y built Of
Is coppered and copper fastened throughout. A
building capable Of seating 500 persons VIII be
erected upon It. 1t s the property Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Mission Society.
THE WATER AND SEWERAGE BoARD.-The Com
mttee on Streets Of this Board who were instructed
by resolution TO notify that body Of general plan
for cleaning the streets OF the city, have submitted
report in which they recommend no system for
adoption. The committee hope. however, to be able
to give reasonable satisfaction to class who seem
TO value clean streets as first necessity and
to meet the wishes OF a still more numerous
at this time no ofYlcial entrusted with the ex.
penditure OF public money and no man in
terested In the welfare OF Brooklyn, can advise
recommend, therefore, that the amount raised for
this purpose shall not be In excess OF that required
last year. while they hope to be able to snow larger
amount OF work for the same amount Of money.
The contracts for the current year expire on the 1st
July. The money now on hand will, It Is believed,
De sumslent . 70, me current year. The committee
state that while the streets are well cleaned
yet as they should be, they have rarelv been
at this season OF the year In as cleany q con-
1eap n or as g. The amount raised last
Ridgewo0d water Is now In every street In the
built portions OF the city Twelve miles OF pipe were
laid By the Board last year, and double that number
Of miles will, 1t is hoped, be put down during the
current year. The committee recommend that
$4,000 be raised for street cleaning purposes for the
year commencing January 1870, being 81 500 less
than last year, which reduction win be sufflcent to
meet the expense OF keeping the wells ana
pumps in order; $4,000 win be required
gard to the repairing Of streets they hold that
"the amount expended In introducing improved
pavement Will not only be returned IN comfort and
safety, but IL Will tend 10 continually decrease the
amount required TO keep the streets cleanly and In
condition safe 10 travel 0ver.r In accordance
with the recommendation OF the committee reso-
luton was adopted, directing that the above
amounts be included In the tax levy for the purposes
cited Tor the year ending December 81, 1870