New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25
STILL IN A MIDDLE.
THE ALDERMEN REFER A MANDAMCS
TO THE LAW COMMITTEE.



TOWN CREEK BRIDGE is
LONG WAY OFF.
The Brooklyn Board OF Aldermen met yes
terday afternoon in the Common Council Cham
Der IN the City Hall at the regular hour with
President Clark in the chair. President clark
said that he had received long opinion from
Corporation Counsel Burr relative to the au-
thority of the Board Of Aldermen to act as a
Board of Supervisors OF Kings County.
The opinion was read by the clerk OF the
Board, and during its reading the members VI
the Board stroed about the chamber or went
ont into the committee rooms to smoke. In the
oninion Mr.. Burr says that the consolidation or
the two governments did not create a new cor
poration but simply merged the county OF Kings
into the city of Brooklyn. Mr.. Burr taxes up
the act of consolidation section by section anu
after carefully reviewing them, gives this as
his opinion to the power OF the boa'u u
Aldermen to act Supervisors:
,rv movers and duties conferred and charged
mon the BOARD of Supervisors OF the County Oh
Kings which formed part OF the Ioch hn h v
ton and government OF saa couIry .,b CIV o.
Brooklyn, cannot be perform by any smaT
officers charged YIN the and
of city affairs shall be Gevolved upon the 1on' 1
Vowed upon them in the method Of RerioIman ecf
and The manner Of execution they snail De HuDlrot
nIicahle 70 the city of brooklyn. public officials
thereof.
The Board adopted resolution approving Oh
the bill introduced in Congress by ChaTes w.
bennett. of the With Congress District asking lot
the appropriation of 100000 for the Improvement
Of Nevtown Creek. and urging all representa-
tives in Congress from this city not ohy 10 we
for the bill but also 10 use every hohoi dp'c
means to secure the passage Of the Dill
Alderman Gulfoye introduced resolution ~
curing the Health Commissioners 10 pisP''ic an
ordinance prohibiting the DRIVING u 49,
through streets on which a church or schoolhouse
10 erecied The resolution was referred 10 the
Committee on Health ., -
President Clark said that he had received a
legal document which lie arec'eu t.e ti,aS
clerk to read. The paper was mandainus "'cu
by Roswell w Kcene, requiring the i'o@iu, a.
the Board Of Supervisors OF klngs Cou"N' 90
take measures on or before AUGUST me- -
bnild q bridge across NewtOwn Creek al Mas
~etb-ave The mandamus was issued orlSihai'!
in August last and was directed asamst 'nS
Board of Supervisors Of Kings County Inc oI'
Board of Supervisors. however, paid no "''eh-
President CLARK said he was in doubt In view
Of the opinion of Corporation Counsel Burr
whether or not the Board of Aldermen was
amenable to this order. Alderman Williams said
that he believed ii a strike on me part o.
the Newtown Turnpike Company. when owned
the franchis, for the bridge across NeWlo"h
Creek at this point A., c.,,,,,
tee on Law with instructions 20 get the opinion
of the Corporation Counsel as to the power Vi inc
Board to act. 49,, ,... ,
on the resolution adopted last week providing
for an investigation Of the lease OF the i'riuss
Plaza by the trustees OF he New YORK anu
brooklyn Bridge, but 1t was the general pehe1
that at the meeting Of the Board next week the
| resolution would be returned with the approval
| Of the Mayor.