New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION IN BROOKLYN.

MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION IN BROOKLYN
ADDITIONAL REAIOSSTRANCES PRESENTED To THs
BOARD or ALDERMEN AGAINST ESLARGrNG TIE
STORAGE RESERvoIR-THE TAX BUDGET-TuR
MAYORS NOMINATIONS TABLED
The meeting Of the BROOKLYN Board OF Alder
yesterday attended By largo number Of spec
tators interested IN Witnessing any proceedings that
might concerning Mayor Hunters recent nomna-
tons. The Mayor occupied seat beside acting Presl.
dent ORelly, waiting TO preside upon receipt Of tho Tax
Budget, which tho law provides shall be submitted by
the Board of Estimates before June !. Alderman
Ropes Rep1 presented petitions from about LOO tax
payers protesting against the projected enlargement Of
the Hampstead Storage Reservoir and asking hearing
Alderman Strong Rcp presented similar petition from
Edmund briggs and 397 Others and both petitions
referred to the Committee Water and Drainage which
will meet with the Law Committee tonight 10 hear tho
renOnsrants Alderman Ropes also presented petition
from the Temperance Brotherhood OF Christian Churches
asking that the Aldermen take snch action will
the appointment for Commissioners OF Police and Excise
only OF such persons will strictly enforce the Exciso
laws.
Alderman French lRep. presented renonstrance
from the Union White Lead Company and others against
the proposed repaying OF Brldset stating that they
represented majority Of the property owners on tic
street: that they had been denied hearing and asked
opportunity To be mly heard Alderman Mcintyre
tDo said THAT the property holders bad already had
several hearings. aud That the BOaTd OF City Works
nearly ready to proceed with the improvement under
resolutions which had been adopted Ivy the Aldermen.
Alderman Clancy said that % property owners const.
tdting IA majority OF liS. who al the property
the street. had signed the petition response
10 winch the Improvement had been ordered that II tho
work should be done the Bridge Street ferry New
York would be aOsed that the property owners
had been given several full hearings, and that the prno
pal opposition from the chef person the White
Lead Company. whO "a stakeholder IN the Union Ferry
Company opposed 10 the re-ostablshncn OF rival
ferry After long discussion various resolutions and
amendments, the remOnstance referred To the Com
uIItce on Grading and Paving BY vote OF "a TO ;.
Mayor Hunter then assumed tn char ana the tax
budset received from the Board OF Estimates,
amounting to Y5,765,S56 10, 10 which VIII be added
S,l3)OS the ctys share OF the county bugct, making
total OF fJ.919j4l rs On motion OF Alderman Clancy
the budg referred 10 Committee OF Eleven 10 DO
appointed the Mayor who retired after stating that
he would take time ~ determine WHOM he would ar
point a. the Committee.
The Mayors message, submitted ~ the previous meet
Ing when sudden adjournment took place. WIS read
affcrwaIl. Iie message nominated Commissioner Dan
Iel d. Briggs Dem) ~ President Of the Board Of Police
and Excise, ana Dr. Vim. Il. Hurd Deml dentist OF tho
Eastern District, COMMISSIONER place OF hr. Briggs
Alderman Dwycr moved 10 table the message. On the
calling Of the roll Alderman Ropes sad that &c nu nos
propose 10 DC made part and parcel OF the ness;
that parOOk largely Of disgrace, and therefore ho de-
clined to VOle. Aldermen kOwley and fetry were ex
ousod FROM voting, and tho message Was tabled Dy VOC
OF Is TO y.
A message was also received from the Mayor, and
placed tile. Welding resolution FOR paving the tn
n6 that would he cheaper better. and ia
with the desire OF the adjacent property owners
TIC plot should be fenced in and trecs aud shrub