New-York tribune., 1869-01-05
THE NEW KINGS COUNTY GoVERNMEYr
KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF sUPERvIsORs-oRGAN-
HATIUN FOR 1869
The KINGS COunfv Roard Of SuneryisOrs met


The Kings County Board of Supervisors met
yesterday afternoon and effected temporary orgahd@
man. when motion of Supervisor Howell OF the Eley
enth Ward. Wm. j. Osborne of the sixth ward was re-
elected President OF the Board by aVote OF yeas 70
nays. The Republicans voted for Gen. Crooke. The
rules OF 1868 were re-adoped supervisor W'shi piS
scnted the report OF the Commissioners OF the Newow
Creek Bridge, stating that the structure had Deeu
completed at total expense Of sl376o the expense 70
be divided equally between Kings and Queens Counties
resolution to pay the proportion OF hlngs C1nay H.
S75 Was adopted. On motion OF supervisor HOWeli, =
ballot was taken for Janitor OF the Court House, whlc
resulted In the election OF Ihonas MARLIN tDenI WIZ 10
received l6 votes, Edward Mcclure Rep) VINO re-
eectd Engneers of the Jail William Cody was elected
Keeper of the DeadlIouse. and Mr. John Smith as Inter
The Standing Committees for the year were announced
by the Chairman as follows s..,.,..,..,.
q tie Poor shsye9, whehI, woOdbead accounts Of Coa1y
MnrpSy wooiSesa On coars u,eHFo Hall RYDER
HGvs SS wr,oO on CSss1 on Snse SnS asylum
Hove nutehg. Forau ON Hospital and NgTse5ywshh Wal swel
S. .dS ~ % uS s,a'e' ocT Wish Dro RYDER fo6ey
On Geu9 TarS. koY johnson On Special az aud s Local
laEOlnyer CToss crScte on Sas9abo voS p9ss "OSS
Military Afsirs-M Murphy Cross, Cropsey.
After some routine business tie Board adjourned until
"Wednesday, 18th inst.
BRooKIViS BOARD or ASSESSORS.
The Brooklyn Board Of Assessors met Yesterday after
noon and elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, John Doherty; Secretary Dgmlnek
Roche; Clerks, Charles W. Cheshire, Robert Jourdan ana
Philip Dongheriy.
FOR THE YEAR 1SG9-MAYOR'S MESSAGE
The Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen met yesterday after
and organized for the year 1863 by etcng onccfs
for various positions. The Chair was occupied Ivy Mayor
Kalbfeisc who after tile calling of the roll Of members
proceeded to read his annual Message The document l
very long one and contains number Of suggestions
and recommendations The principal points dwelt upon
ne fhe prosress Of tic eity: The city" the Mayor states
mercia Importance Its onward during the year
expired arrested by no great misfortune, ana
unmarried nv any unusual incident. collision
bafN aup cd airy.
the mercy Of Providence its results were only sufficiently
fatal to us of the folly OF longer delaying 10 perfect
our plans for effectng permanent and safe means OF
transit the river and by reminding MS that every
day that elap>es ere We erect bridge VIC are exoseI 70
the contingency Of calamity which might shroud
hundreds Of our homes and thousands OF ouI
action of your honorable body In assuming
under due restrictions, proportion OF the Investment ~
the benefit which the CITY will derive from tho execution
OF this great work The number OF buildings which have
been erected and thai now in process Of erection
within limits during the past year greatly exceeds
that Of any former one The following statistics fur
nsed by the Inspector or Police, shows the number Oi
buildings completed during 1868: BrOwnst0ne fronts
3l5; brick dwellings, '75; frame dwellings. lsit; stone
churches 3; brick churches frame churches, % brick
schoolhouses. : brick manufacturers. 81; frdmc manu-
factories "a brick storehouees frame storehonses l0
miscellaneous lAC total 1901 Many oI these are pubic
buildings Of character superior 10 those ERECTED III
former times and the favorable position OF the e Is
referred to as one OF the most desirable places
to reside The rapid Increase OF various
kinds OF manufactures is spoken of "a matter for CON
graduation In relation TO the steadily increasing com
Of our port the Mayor states that, considering the
and Atlantic Basins all teerning with business, tine
Erie BASIN ana the amount OF dockrOOm which viii soon
be furnished 10 commerce by s prOpctors and the GER
tainty that the whole OF Gowanus Bay viii at no distant
day be one vast line Of docks all thrown open TO
merce entitled 20 believe that Brooklyn will, In
the future the foremost of commercial citics
only OF this continent but of the world The cty
finances stated 20 be in prosperous condition. the
the Treasury for general purposes bcing S2
The progress OF the Public schools Is referred 10 In
favorable The general condition OF the streets ~
referred to being In unsatisfactory condition. The
amounts Of bonds outstanding for which the faith OF tho
city is pledged $lS55925O the annual interest which
amounts to much more than required to pay all the
annual expenses OF city government only ten years
ago. The Mayor concludes by referring III detail TO
riOus topics OF local interest.
On motion, 900 copies OF the message in English and
900 In German, ordered tO be printed.
The named officers then elected for the
ensuing year, President OF the Board Jacob Bergen;
Corporation Counsel, VIM. C. DE Witt Keeper City Hail.
Patrick Tormey Assistant Keeper, Thomas Mcclure
Messenger OF Board Andrew Mcdonald; Engineer City
Hall, Timothy ward inspectors Payenients, T.. D.,
Michael Dowd w. D.. Philip Clare; Sealers Of Weights
and Measures, James FaRan James Doyle, John q.
Baumer. Peter Cullen Keeper OF Docks, Fourt enth
Ward Patrick Clark; Clerk Of the Market, Patrick Ward
Pound Masters Michael Hanley, Henry Vondsdcl,
Thomas Mcdonald
communication was received from the Mayor dlsap-
proving the resolution awarding the contract TO Francis
Swift for repairing and rebuilding the dock at the foot Of
North SecOnds The veto is based Oh the facts that the
voted slG,5O0, 10 six times greater than the
ogua of the pier and that the dock banOt yielded
more than s200 per annum TO the city.
The Board then adjourned until Monday next