New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-05
MANY BROOKLYN BILLS SIGNED
SEVERAL BIG APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
PUBLIC BuILDING-A SCHEME FOR DEVELOPING
FARM LANDS IN THE sUBURBS-SoME
or THE SALARY Bills
vRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.

or THE SALARY BILLS.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEJ
Albany MAY 4.-Govcrnor Flower signed today
large number Of bills relating to the city OF Brookyh
This was the consequence OF the visit here yesterday
Of Almet +. jerks Corporation Counsel Of BrookiSn
and Senators McCarren and McCarty, also OF that
city. Mayor Body did not come but it is understood
his wishes were expressed by Mr.. jerks.
There were several large appropriation bills signed
One OF them authorizes the city OF Brooklyn 10 ex
pend 100000 upon a new public library, and another
10 pay 5000 toward the erection OF a new building
for the housing Of the public departments OF the city
II is supposed that this new municipal building VIII
be placed directly in the Of the present CITY Hal
On the vacant plot OF ground adjacent to the present
Municipal Building
The plans Of senator McCarty to push the city OF
Brooklyn down the oceans edge. at Concy lsland
were promoted by the Governors signing the Dill
authorizing the Department OF Parks Of BROOKLYN TO
lay out new city parks in that part OF KINGS county
outside OF the limits Of the city. II Is said to be
the intention OF the Democratic "bosses' OF Brook
yn, soon as they have purchased As much OF
the land in New-utrccht Flatbush and GrTvescnd as
they can hold. to bring all these lands
within the city limits and to the streets OF Broo
yn through these present farm lands. Mayor Boody
authorized In one act 10 appoint PARKWAY CON-
missioncrs 30 lay out pariways.
The development Of the city the farm lands Is
also undoubtedly In View Of the promoters o hho'ci
bill the Governor signed; that authorizing the Frank
Iin-ave. and Occan-avc. street Railway Company 10
electricity a motive power. Acts were passed
authorizing Brooklyn to construct pier at Nofrh
Second-st, and 10 continue the street sewer to the
pier line and providing for the assessment Of the t9
Of widening North second ST., and providing Tor The
streets Improvement
OF course. there salary bins. Thus. the Fire
Marshals salary increased 10 $500; Mayor Body
was authorized to appoint two subway Commissioner
Gih sasarics Of 5000 each; the place OF Collateral
Inheritance clerk In the Office OF the County Clerk OF
Kings County created, mt a salary Of s2io"' ana
the brooklyn Board of Estimate and Appointment
was authorized to regulate and fix the Salaries OF
large plumber Of other brooklyn officers.
The Board Of Aldermen of Brooklyn are armed Oy
one act with the great power OF changing the ward
boundaries Of Brooklyn they may please.
Among the other bills signed to-day were acts re
gding the money be expended yearly in Improving
roads aud bridges I'm Flatbush authorizing Bro kIyn
II acuuiIe control OF the lrOCln and Jamaica RANK
Road authorizing an additional police service III New.
Utrecht the total additional expense not 10 exceed
s2JODC ANIMAL" authorizing the Newt ilccht Hoard
Of improvements 10 nak" contracts f1r village
water supply. amending the act providing for the
construction drains and sewers in the Twenty sAth
and adjoining wards In Hro1hlyn.