The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-18
BR00KLYNS RING MASTER.


lev a Young contractor, who came to brooklyn
from we tern New York In 1850 or 81, and haa
grown u. with the acbt lie was born In Fort
Covinston, Franklin county. N. Y, about forty
ore years ago. In person he ia lark and lean,
six feet three inches tall, mild, modest, and
cold. He weighs 100 pounds, and has no super
1uous flesh. His head H. hushy with dry and
heavy red heir. ard hia whisiicrs. which he wears
only under his chin, are Of the same luxutiaut
growth Of red. aud arc nicely rounded like
woll-bopt orhor-vltw hedge. Ilis skin b. sicldy
p'lc. and occasionally frectlcd. li- eyes arc
small, tluc In color, und yer, penetrating His
legs are so long that they always seem to be IN
his way, and when they move they se,m 10 10
weighted In some WY go that the sicp ihey
mcaaur, t. slow and precise. Ilis dtc-s is always
neat, rud be- wolis ,or} iittl' j"wciry. Abroad
brnmcd, dark. Qulkcri.H ezra" ate ana d'th
gray suit cowpfi-c hi7 eunfu.r rafi. Nitor
completing hi' education. Mr. Kingsley began
o. teach school; bur this did NOT suit his heal o.,
be having Inherited a tendency to pulmon ~
complaints. and he sought outdoor work. At
nineteen years Of age he was eub-contrtctor
on the canals in western Nov York, AMI his
lr-t expo ioucr for'rhHu0wtl hIa cnuiN- fnr
public works. l,i- associate, tiucr &. kosucy,
who has been his partner ai thr'urh ni- husi-
nc.- i've. cuue tO irNoLiyn. and soon uft,tw lil
Mr.. KIN sley followed. Win off, wife, Wh' was
al ugutcr ui Mr. smith II RCDNvlic Contre,
j.. /.
EARLY rifa IN nrooELYH.
kingsley WIS tncn p ,cars oid. He was
kceney moved about as silent a. u,cu 100 ths
ni-ut. Il B. d0lralt Go saw what thcN voio
"tlcv didn't have u dollar To- cl,uk araius.
grove Stone Their FIRST fbas e. nIr. ct. o. H.4
works. Next thev worked for tue llcllih ~ ara
in coll nning the Fourth and fth Wares. ih'n.
.tuG about the ely. liy the ume ihcy nai
earned mndor &C. reputation fnr onici nos. ,Ie
wat r works, which had been built by honest
CunWi .snn,i-, had been tNruef over g. iU'
city aud pat under tho care ~ "a Water Board.
The tuumi sioucrs md luUt "a dis rihufiis
I'M; lad laid 10 mi!rs ot cuuImf. over 100
iuil' ol street mains, aud over ,ul Do. ur,nts. 10
Iartr.r were employed Co coutinuc tho Living
OF N'i,rm ms, end TO do other heavy Wure.
tlr.raG Atlantic avenue. aid thoy buii tfs
k,u avenue sewers and did other work iur
moderate .fohi3.
ane FWsr OPERATION.
IT. lsri tho couiu.'..inn e,.tc0n. witch seems
g. lc -Iirr irrruI-N i0 tiur4. WIS f,fcc u..u
Hrnukif .ui tlrf i.i e. tit tOL Iu trU. Ir-r.
Iiirtr0a .iil.-laf. v.r.fl 81 Ia ,.ns
were str,e,-or n'Hr, str,ctlmrr. rowing. anc
street vii,uine coumi IONS md the p nlt %
Ism n,,r rl.t tat ct. .Cul',0 an .cr. rh .'
cYmnn iDns at rhoi 60 themselves cortraDt.
both tlfli,- NurrUflt 'c con ul. ion wa- thrt
ant .utcd ptsfcuu " iti.i ne ton avenue acr rs
the Go'ernmGt iandi g. Improve to va
Jug c1nl' 49, t1 huIid tiIi-. 49, riHr WhlH-
bout. lle lnw WAS 20 CIR INu t!Ht fhc .cO fni.
OF the none, eAp.nicd William &. hiil-s-
ley Wa. uldc Coutr .cInr Doe flfnu4l .-ilu
began 90 work on an estimate oi $4,000. Thoy
had tii' sum incIoasct So ~ ycar tor Di-lt
fs. uutil over ST. hal iDcn expended.
Tue Nmiabout inlet I'M. he'd IN siy mouths.
anu tine wnhu re that ar,rtcG FROM IL during
TIE -rfnu years and "a hnlf the work wa slowly
pFoslr ine nitcad lining work, WIS collected
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