New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-12
BROOKLYN BOARD OF ALDERMEN
,,v PARK Northumberland WATER
ih SUPPLY.


A. tho meeting of the Brooklyn BOARD OF
-, ,.ostordav afternoon. the Chairman Alderman
60 informed the Board that be hau It" minutes
.r5onslv been served with wr1t oi n"iu"'us SSu.u
~ the supreme Court by Judge fra'' recurring 'no
~, % Aldermen 20 show cause on lne io.n w jury
boaro u "norn,orv mandamus should not he issued
ms' why Pe1.,Te,l,ng them TO appoint commissioners
lgansS I'm NECESSARY steps for the opening OF fat's
a. ded for by an act Oh tSe Of kSerman ncS re-
S6g m ,be law Committee and Corporation Counsel 70
Snswer the writ Mayor SEM tss Prnspeo
p s,lSI improvement Bonds IN when ne say ,, md two
Oh %, . one certain PaTk bonds pro
& fer S Of ,se Ls'sSTs P MAY ps re s sity in r.
s % sspsis hnng force selfepeet aud sense Of duty
DE T S1S %. future %ae ~ ouT c,y niucs ne 10 With
& % ss.eni r resolutions question have N obedience 70
he @A9 however that viii vndeate the
The g%s ny ae EsssS'h SeS rendered by tSe
sog,s Of Appeals against the principles am contend
e p lSa Of he &C, have i@Pugue
s yc soaose body who are S,r, familiar .si T as,a ~
% Above by wish y delay emeasss the compile
s SSiS o. he main du Owe to tR city, which
= repeated e. Ss s sS Ss o1 81 S1a
az PARK Bureau especially when took Office VII no, on
sn De organization Of this Commission and its management hitherto
vii suf this the only remaining abnormal and ire
Souf municipal government. --,. ,.,.-., =,
, POINT handns pUbIc BY the CITY chsris give
he hands these Commissioner handling millions q dollars
c ~ S. % 5 nS G9 . o guarantee Shste1e o it,
keeping and faithful emPomen This year IN making up tne e
ve among Brookyu and desire her devesnee from
b Psfi .s bad plunged us to reduce expenses avoid further loans
possible Our most hOnOd citizens oar most valuable DE-
mente Of Board Of B9eaoa eheersS ssgs;se ID The
bulget
$50 up0n he O an b5y alone
dsoI out against the universal demand for cheaper
,os on the Utmost c of he shyOcl bond demanded
s utmost Ss ns Ps Al Jaw as9 besides demaSns he in
rur Of half dollars q additional city debt for
oa o. dollars pay Interest the debt incurred for park
departments injurious the otherwise ssngine prospects Of
% AMI lover a1 bad s, ISt 0in Ds, s b a" carefully
Among objections heh Discovered to the validity Of The act
osrhc With ,h taxpayers some instances confess ny inability
& tie Issure in ie power to behalf
. M them authority appoint few gentlemen IN Ger.
i ny stumbling block which am unable to remove
Trends eaoGl b enable 1t to overcome all obstacles
Ia cannot but 5s.rate the fact that oyer $4,000
added January last the amount OF bonds outstanding
90 S % end Of the present. ss year Of we ss T ,. se l ss
When We ier that contemplated to add 80 OOO for
ih PARA ~ the Bridge and probably 81 500 900 for
wou well 10 hesitate before ndorse the policy OF
tao % e ~ pas s On the PARK sn the maximum amount
allow 81 By tie Legislature for that purpose
The following resolutions offered by the Water
and Drainage Committee and adopted:
Rfsore the Judgment Of this Common Council is eIped
9 shou b. Immediately taken procure increased
,uprr this 81 Storage Reservoir
Hemsead Valley, Of capacity Of thousand million of gal
Thst the plan submitted TO this Common Council by the
fo- i.le approved and adopted.
400 600 hereby appropriated
payment required and the complete
uCtOn thereof
essrd this for the said amount be issued
authorized by law from time time may he required Tor
9t purpose 4 meeting such appropriation.
N Was also resolved t6 purchase from John Dikeman
IT, FOR $4,000 his manuscript work entitled The Brook
Ign Compendium, which is 70 he printed in the CITY Man
gust