New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
BROOKLYN.

BROOKLYN.
The balance in the City Treasury is 5000, S97 co.
Edward Barry, age 45, of No. II GOd-St., was
drowned while ba,hGg at Rockaway ON Monday The body
The Post-Oiicc letter carriers held meeting yes
eray to consider petition be presented 10 the Postmaster
General requesting that their salaries bc restored to the
former rates.
The application of William Burton to be discharged
from the navy the ground that be enlisted when minor
denied by Judge Benedict in the United States Circuit
Court ycsteIiAy.
The Law Committee of the Board of Supervisors
Will report TO the Board to-day favor OF authorizing The
20 nty Treasurer TO issue certificates ofndebedLess to the
amount OF S5oOOOU
Among the articles transferred by Coroner Simms
to the Public Administrator yesterday handkerchief
and pair o earrings formerly belonging sarah Alexander
who murdered by r,sach ~ Rubenstein
Charles Collins, age 30, was seen standing alone
OH the dock foot of North Ffthst +. D. Monday.
4 few minutes alterward hs cap floating in the
Collins has not been seen since He lived at No. 90 North
Controller Powell sold 81 900 600 Of Assessment
and sewer Bonds at larger premium than has pre-.
viousy realized the sale Of similar bonds in this city, Tho
advertisement called for bids for 100000 Of per and
6G tins, the unt adyer,id to. The cents
awarded premium OF lO2 81 10 slOj %, and the
per cent, at SIOJ 81.
The appointment of Gen. Jourdan to be President
Of the Department places the Board OF Health OF which
ne oCco member IN the Republican party Its
likely that number Of changes WIN BE- made IN the employees
OF tlat oar; There gre ~ positions ,n st OF ihe boA
ia Df
clerk, ha, been superseded by samuel connolly Who tor
mcry held te position. The permit clerk Joseph b. irwin,
also been removed.
Gen. .Jourdan, the new President of the Depart
ment Of Police and Excise signed the roll Of the Depart
m,ut Yesterday, Withholding his signature for days
In doing so however he called attention to rregu
laritles in the found that doing duty tho
Department rated occupying other positions. one
Excise Bureau rated a. pairOlmJn, and
another patroan doing duty IN the Deputy Clerks Office
The p captain "as performing clerical duty IN the oiheo OF
the Chief Clerk ,,,. ,,,,,,,
The turf which covered 1000 feet of Waterman
iacs meadows burned yesterday making
the pipes very hot.
The Board of Works has concurred in the resolu-
ton of the Education to erect new school house
Erie and Iwclhsts.
There are 1900 quarts of milk furnished to the
1850 umatc8 the Hudson County Institutions every month
4 Of quart per day each inmate The milk costs the
county four cents quart
The Corporation Counsel yesterday advised the
Board of Pubic there legal authority
the Board 10 regulate arreaages OF water
rents aa contemplated the Alder
men regulating interest and penalties upon unpaid and
asses meuts.
Laborers who complain that they cannot get
work. when they offered 1t refuse any except that
shaken asked two osng work for
half day sal they wOuld for 81 70 90 apiece
man offered s3. but they would not acceptiL
On Monday afternoon, while some labOrers were
digging up tho ground for connecting pipes