New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-07
! THE NEWS OF BR00KLYN|
ALDERMEN GET THE BUDGET
TIE BOARD OF ESTIMATE TURNS OVER
The YEARS REQUIs1TIoNs.

..iovNT TO De RAISED Is slc,Gi2ss727 AND THE
ALLOWANCE s,os1lss7 "a DISPUTE OVER
TIE OLD 18TH REGIMENT ARMoRY-- g.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday received
from the Board Of Estimate its report OF the
annual bulge, for 1897. The total amount to
be raised is So 612. 361 81. The total allowance
for department. regulations is S1O.S4l.3o' -.
TIE Presiden: Of the Board was directed TO ap-
potnt q special committee of seven TO examine
the budget and -epcr. on the same Alderman
Francisco offered resolution requesting the
Corporation Counsel to furnish the Board en-
oninior as to the right Of the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company to build connection be
tween the Crosstown line and the Court-st line.
az Court and Joralemon SITS. Another resolution,
introduced By Alderman Francisco directed the
Corporation Counsel! In case he he.c that such
construction was not lawful. TO bring proceed
,res at once to restrain the railroad from oper-
ating on this switch and to compel It to remove
fine tracks This adopted unanimously and
without discussion
Chairman Haubert. Of the Military Committee.
offered resolution leasing the main floor of the
o,l 18Th Regiment Armory, at Hanson Place and
rlatbush-ave 20 Charles Schwalbach and the
BROOKLYN Cycle Company The former IL to &C.
cupy 1, until October and the latter thereafter
al n rental OF St5 month for q riding school
7. was stipulated tina, the lessees should give up
possession or Atteen days notice. This caused
Considerable discussion. Alderman Oltrogse
said he though. II was a good financial principle
70 get a rental from the old arnory, but wanted
10 know whether il would jcopardize SAFE OF
the property BY the city. The Legislature ias'
YEAR authorized the sale Of the old arlnory anu
The use Of the proceeds in completing the ne"
18Th Regiment Armory. Alderman dunno IN
CURED whether the committee had asked LOT
lids from brycle dealers and wanted to know
whether $500 rent month could not be gotten
as easily as 500 In response TO this Alderman
Haubert said that the Corporation Cornsei mao
given an opinion to the effect ina. the tease was
desirable and would in wise injure the chance
Of a sale To this Alderman Dunno replied
IT'S the same old fake about the Corporation
Counsel They run him in every time
motion to lay on the table. made py Aioer-
man Leaycraft. was los: by II TO IL. and the
r,o,ion 20 lease carried by 10 to II. whereupon
some of the funny Aldermen "hispeie''
Again the cold thirteen
The Rankin Post. G. A. r.. received permis-
s,on 70 use one Of the upper rooms OF the
a,norv Several other posts have hitherto hao
such permission.
REMAINING FORT GREENE.
,.-, C.uilfovIe on behalf of the special
committee ON remaining of streets. OF which ne
,s chairman submitted report In FAVOR OF
changing the name of Washington Park to Fort
Greene II will be remembered that petition
for this change submitted to the BOARD ny
the Long Island Society Of the Daughters OF 'he
Revolution. The report will lie over. according
70 the rules of the Board. The following Is the
p,eambe of the report submitted:
Whereas The popular designation Of this locality
vi hout any official sanction and - so thorousny
ingrafted In the colloqula geography OF tne Ul.!
Mastering nature dictated this universal attachment
10 this particular name; and ~ - -. r,-,
the most distinguished subordinate OF our first gen
eral and President WASHINGTON Dut was pecu nbicS
eliminate in the battle Of Long Island having been
and having devised and experimental the system OF
Sortifcatlons which enabled our feeble FORCES 20
make their sturdy and gallant resistance 10 'ne
overwhelming columns OF the invaders
Two resolutions were adopted directing the
r-i.v Works Commissioner TO enter into con- |
tracts .or the removal Of garbage and ashes from
tho .an from June ] of this year to June l. 1897,
each contract not 20 exceed you Alderman
Messenger opposed these resolutions hoidlhs 'hat
the general contracts for the removal OF ashes
and garbage from the city unquesuohaoy COW
cred the removal OF the same from the puohc
buildings tust as much az they covered the re- !
roval from private dweing-houses. HIS motion |
IN ba,-. the subject referred to the Law commit
tea was lost however. Alderman Myers stated
,ha. the contractor for ;he removal OF ashes hao
refused 20 remove the ashes from the jail. on the
rro,,,a that his contract does not cover that
In. rssol,tion. were adopted. Alderman LEIGH |
and a Few others voting against 'neil-
Alderman Singleton received permission TO ex-
tha curhlnx and guttering Of the twenty second
Ward Alderman LEIGH introduced several reso-
buttons Of intention to pave Haisey,s''' iTo''
Tiroop ~ Stiyvesart-ave. with asphat
ecfcarions for heating the Hal! or RECORDS
snd ia,l were referred to proper committees.
Alderman Singleton got through resoiuuon ~
pcr,,t The Little Sisters Of the Poor TO construct
D b-.ck .ence around their property at Eishth,
s.- and Six;eenth-st. A resolution was aoop.eo
opening q street between Bergen ana Ian e.s.,
n-r. 10 Kinsston-ave.. and to call IL RUNNER
Place. x.-,o,-.
The reslenatiors Of two constables were re-
ceivei and accepted. resolution autnorH-
IN r.. having Of Warren-st between Henry
and Hicks SIS. with asphalt was adopted
Alderman Dunne who presented the resolution.
explained that the purpose OF this pavement was
to make the stree: less noisy for the patients IN
the hospital A report was received from the
Sinking Fund Commissioners showing that the
securities held by them on June 81 amounted 10
E.S5S $50 SO. The report was ordered printed IN
the minutes Notice was received OF the Ming or
the name Of Samuel Goodstein as mcmber OF
the Brooklyn Disciplinary Training schooi Tor
Boys.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the city;
through the Military Committee. to expend
Brooklyns half Of .3l5 on repairing the Man
haitian bridge across Newtown Creek Ailer
the meeting was over Alderman Stewart de-
cared this resolution 10 be irregular az the reso-
luton did not state where the money was 70
come from. The Law Committee held orie1
Meeting at the close of the session OF the Board
anc decided TO hold sitting on Thursday nignt
on the question now before them as to the risht
OF the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company 10