The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-03
SUPREME couRT-SpEclxl TERM.
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

FRE.-Between seven and eight O'Clock last night
a fire broke out in the turpentine distrlery Of
Samuels MCGOWAN, in Commerce street, near Van
Brunt. The distillery and large portion OF the
stock were destroyed. involving loss Of $4,000 In
sured for s., 900.
NEWS IN BRIEF.-583 patients were treated at the
Brooklyn dispensary during the month OF March.
Nine dollars in currency was stolen from the Tin
Of the store Of Mrs. Rudolph, Third avenue. and
nm youth Of Use ven n
being convicted Of the offence, yesterday.
AN OFFICER BREAKS MANS ARM.-Onicer Lent,
Of the Fortyn precinct attempted to arrest John
Harmer yesterday afternoon on charge OF grand
larceny. The offcer found the accused In new
to the station house with him. Harmer refused and
told the oaicer he could not take MN. The Oflcer
caught him by the collar and they struggled together
until they reached the street. when Harmer being
the most powerful Of the two threw the officer down
small embankment and he fell into pond OF water:
Harmer blow on the arm, breaking 1t with h0
club Surgeon Cochran dressed the wound and tho
accused was locked up to answer.
FIRE MARsHAL's Notwithstanding to the report
OF Mr.. Ready, Assistant Fire Marshal for the month
of March, there were twenty EIGHT fires in Brooklyn
during that period. The total loss involved in the
destruction of property amounted to sos, 1885, upon
which there was an insurance Of $15s, $3.50. The
causes which led to these fires are classified
Accidental, 10; malicious mischief, q explosions. Q;
foul chimneys 2; unknown, 4; incendarism, 2; cold
a see nue. I Of
and tenarts in leaving the fire burning IN the Crate
when they close their stores or places OF bust
The statutes relative to the crime OF arson should,
in the opinion OF the Marshal, be amended before
the Legislature adjourns The County Judge, DIS
trict Attorney the police and magistrates OF Kings
county, have afforded every facility for the prosecu
ton Of arson cases, and It seems almost Impossible
to bring the tncendares to justice.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsORS.-The regular meeting or
the Kings County Board Of Supervisors was held yes
terday afternoon, Supervisor Osborn in the chair.
A large number Of bills were reported from the FL
nance Committee, which were, with the exception
order Of the day was the consideration or the report
OF the jail committee, presented at the last meeting
in favor OF enlarging and improving the JAN IN RAY
mOnd street. Supervisor Smith moved the adoption
OF the following resolution attached to the report
Resolved the County be and g hereby
eoane or se and Of The
County Jail, be inserted IN the tax levy.
Supervisor Dwight Johnson made q few remarks
on the subject, in which he stated that few years
ago the jail enlarged at an expense or $4,000.
subsequently $4,000 additional was expended upon
further repairs. The building VIII accommodate 800
persons. The prisoners convicted OF trivial offences
sent by the justices to the jail for twenty nine
days at o cost OF thrtyve cents day for the board
OF each prisoner. II these bummers were sent to the
Penientiary instead, where the cost Is only twenty
Genus day for each prisoners board. that institu-
ton might be made selfsustanng and the prisoners
made to work for the benefit OF the county. Taxes
were now enormously heavy and 1t appeared to him
that they were sfgetting into deep wafer"
Supervisor Smith said that the condition OF the
jail at the present time, when from six to eight per-
sons are frequently confined In one room, was such
that no taxpayer would oppose the proposed i'm
prOvements and risk recurrence OF the scenes en-
acted there during the pestilence two years ago.
Supervisor Crook remarked that there was no au-
thority possessed by the Board to raise more than
S. 900 any one year IN the manner proposed. He
concurred In the expression that the building in
question was miserably constructed and badly 10
Gated, but he maintained that the necessity for the
enlargement OF the jail would not exist were It nos
that the justices send prisoners there on twenty
nine days commitments thereby giving the Sheriff
the profits OF the fees accruIng. He did not think
that 1t was much out OF the way ON
the part OF newspapers to call the Board
a county building association. The acc0mmoda-
tons at the jail would be ample were the justices
to send provisions to the Penltentary instead OF
adding to the profits OF the Sheriff.
Supervisor Cassidy said that there were not moro
than six persons on twenty-nine days. commitment
at present in the jail.
supervisor Johnson was surprised to learn this
as he had been credibly informed that there were
500 commitments there during period or three
months
The resolution was amended by inserting $4,000
instead OF 500 900 In the resolution and finally
adopted.
The Board then adjourned until Tuesday next