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Wales Henry, clerk 35 Willow Wales James, clerk 35 Willow Walker Mr. from Ohio 59 Hicks
Walker Abner, dealer in charcoal Jackson n Myrtle Walker Enoch, Jackson n Myrtle Walker John, blacksmith 10 Talman Walker John F. 112 Concord Walker Phineas, grocer Pineapple c Hicks h 33 Pineapple Wall Patrick, Wallabout Wall Wm. Newtown road n Division Av Wallace Archibald, ropemaker Smith n Livingston Wallace Alfred, milkman Myrtle n Cripplebush Wallace John, cartman Front c Main Wallace John, Plymouth n Adams Wallace Robert, mariner 172 Prospect
Wallace Thomas, manufacturer of mats 72 Tillary Wallace William, stevedore 172 Prospect Wallen John, Flatbush road
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Wallen Joseph, 151 Furman Wallen Robert, jeweller 167 Jay Walling Obadiah, Gowanus road Walsh Rev. John, 149 Jay
Walsh Richard, accountant. 69 Tillary
Walters James, coachmaker 92 Poplar c Henry
Walters Jacob B. porter house Atlantic n the Ferry
Walters Michael, hostler Water n Fulton
Walters Tobias, coachmaker 24 Henry Walters William, Clason n Myrtle
Walters Zilpha, widow of Wm. 74 Concord
Walters Barre & Arcularius, coal yard foot of Pearl Walters Barre & Co. coachmakers 92 Poplar
Walton Ann, dressmaker 4 High Walton Ann, widow of William, 243 Adams
Wancher John, carpenter SS Navy
Wands Charles R. merchant 6 Colonade row Columbia Wang Frederick, ink and blacking maker 158 Greenwich [N. Y. h 92 Gold
Ward Edw. C. prof. math, u. s. N. h Washington Av Ward James, manufacturer of oil cloth Jackson n Myrtle Ward Patrick, 158 Jackson
Ward Patrick, morocco dresser 55 Stanton
Ward widow Hannah G. Gowanus road n Myrtle
*Ward Samuel, laborer 50 Green lano
Wardell. Sam. L. Wallabout n Clinton Ware Chas, B. silver plater Jackson n Fulton Waring G. K. 17 Orange Waring Henry, merchant 248 Fulton Waring Henry P. merchant 68 Willow [berry Waring Nath. F. counsellor at law 3 Front h 37 Cran- Waring & Sons, turpentine yard and storage Furman -st .Waring Samuel, laborer 152 Nassau Warmington John, Adams n Myrtle Warmington Win. stage driver Adams n Myrtle Warren Wm. currier 28 Chapel Warren Wm. mason Flood's alley .Warren Wm. marriner 103 High Washburn A. H. merchant tailor 48 Fulton N. Y. h 82 Washington Hall, Adams c Tillary [Adams
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*Washington J. teacher 140 Nassau Wason James, Adams n Front Waterman Justus, blacksmith Wallabout n Kent Av Waterman Robert, shipmaster Brooklyn Institute Waterman Wm. merchant State n Clinton Waters James, boot and shoo store 255 Fulton Wators Patrick, wholesale liquor store 260 Marshall Waters Rev. Richard, Atlantic n Smith Watkins Edward, shipmaster 10 Liberty Watkins Mrs. Gowanus road WVatrous Wm. G. merchant Fleet n Fulton Watson James, sexton 80 Tillary c Jay Watson John, rope maker Redhook lane n Livingston Watson Thomas, iron moulder 130 York
Watson Thomas M. 67 Fulton
Watson W. J. shoe store 67 Fulton h 183 Adams
Watson widow Margaret, 78 Concord
Watson widow Sarah Ann, Hicks n State
*Watson Henry, 103 Iligh
* Watson James, sweep office 97 Nassau
*Watson John S. dyer and scourer 103 High
Watson Watson, 273 Water Watts John, cigar store 61 Fulton
Watts Samuel, carpenter 126 Pearl
Watts Samuel C. grocery, wine and liquor store 84 Ful- Watts Wm. carpenter Fulton n Fleet [ton
Watts widow Amelia, 12 Water
*Waugh Win. laborer Division n Myrtle Way Walter S. carpenter Navy n Myrtle Weaver Benjamin, cooper 54 Adams Weaver James, sashmaker 105 Nassau Weaver Wm. sashmaker 105 Nassau Weaver W. & J. sash and blind factory rear 104 High Webb Geo. public porter 37 Hicks Webb Henry, shoe store 43 James
Webb Joseph, glass blower Dean n Smith
Webb Joseph, ferryman 147 Jay Webb John, 161 York
Webb John, jr. accountant 34 Johnson Webb John M. shipwright 122 Prospect 12*
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Webb Samuel, ship carpenter 164 Jackson
Webb Robert, carpenter 109 Gold Webb Capt. S. S. boarding house 68 Fulton Webb Wm. caulker 96 Goid
Webber Thomas, Plymouth c Pearl Webster Hosea, merchant 119 Henry Weed Horatio, clerk navy yard h 253 Marshall
Weed M. merchant Court n Baltic Weeks H. shipjoiner 161 York
Weeks Jesse, cartman Bergen n Smith
Weeks Lewis, laborer Fulton n Bridge
Weeks Peter, cartman 182 Jay
Weeks Stephen, navy yard watch 152 Sands [Prospect Weeks Willett, boot and shoe store 695 Fulton h 52 Weeks widow Elizabeth, 96 Middagh
Weeks widow Mary, 147 Prospect
*Weeks Cæsar, laborer 97 High *Weekes James, Weeksville, Bedford .
Weiss widow of Jacob, Bergen n Smith Welling Wm. inspector of customs 110 Jay Wellman Lucy, 14 Front
Wells Albert T. carpenter CarlI n Myrtle
Wells Charles, ropemaker Clasonn Myrtle
Wells Jeremiah, ropemaker Clason n Myrtle
Wells Jeremiah, builder 114 Adams Wells J. carpenter Jay n Johnson
Wells John N. carpenter Carll n Myrtle
Wells Joseph, engraver 61 Main
Wells widow, Clason n Myrtle
Wells Miss Ann, teacher Warren n Baltic
Wells Harriet, milliner 61 Main
Wells widow of Richard, 75 Hicks
Welsh John, laborer 113 Concord
Welsh Patrick, Jackson n Fleet
Welsh Robert, ropemaker District n Smith
Welsh Robert, Wallabout n Bedford Av Welsh Thomas, 17 Little
Welsh Thomas, ropemaker District n Smith
Wendell Matthias, physician 90 Hicks c Pineapple Wendell & Hyde, physicians, office 113 Fulton
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Wesson Andrew, merchant 54 Willow Wesson David, merchant 65 Willow West Frederick R. turpentine distiller foot of Jay h 105
West James, painter 243 Adams [Pearl c Prospect West William, joiner 151 High
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Westbrook Edward, cartman 153 Tillary
Westervelt Abraham I. carpenter 39 Franklin Av Westover Wm. 104 Gold
Whaley Alexander, gunsmith Clason n Wallabont Whaley Charles, coal dealer h 50 York
Whaley Joseph, milkman Kent n Myrtle Whaley & Gooding, coal yard York e Adams
Wharton Charles, blacksmith Graham n Wallabont
Wheaton James S. wheelwright and carriagemaker Jack-
[son c Concord
Wheaton R. S. & A. G. hatters 89 Fulton h Front c Wheaton Stephen, 71 Front
[ Washington
Wheaton widow of John, Johnson c Prince
Wheeler Andrew, mason Jackson c Tillary
Wheeler Daniel, 254 Marshall
Wheeler James II. plumber IS7 Prospect
Wheeler Samuel, wheelwright Pearl n Willoughby Wheeler widow Maria, 91 Tillary
Wheelock Clark, merch. 150 Front N. Y. h 91 Washing-
Wheelwright G. merchant 122 Adams [ton
Wheelwright John, merchant 84 Orange
Whelan Daniel, tailor 147 Prospect Whelan Wm. surgeon 223 Fulton Wholpley Mrs. E. teacher of music and drawing 15 Wherry Archibald, furrier rear 173 Adams [Nassau Whicorn James, engineer 57 Pearl Whicorn Robert, rigger Water c Jay Whilley Wm. Gold n Johnson Whipple Richard, builder 281 Adams Whitcomb Moses, merchant 71 Poplar White Amos, forrymaster 76 Nassau White Chandler, Howell Works h 220 Henry
White Christopher C. shipwright 200 Prospect White Cornelius P. sash maker Nassau c Liberty White Francis, 202 Prospect
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White Henry, 171 Concord
White James, paper colourer 13 Talman White James, grocer Smith n Bergen White John, 144 Gold
White Lemuel, teacher Fulton n Lawrence White Levi, 309 Washington
White Michael, laborer 92 Concord
White Prentiss, sash maker 8 Nassau White Richard M. Henry c State
White Samuel, grocer 133 Prospect c Charles White Scudder, Mechanic's Hotel 21 Fulton
White Sylvanus, carpenter Union Court rear 144 High White Thomas, painter Livingston n Smith
White Wm. printer 9 Front White Mary, widow of James, 60 Concord
Whiteford Daniel, harness maker Washington c Myrtle h
. Whitehouse Edward, 68 Remsen [295 Fulton
Whitehouse & Perkins, shoe store 2545 Fulton Whiting Robert M. 150 Sands
Whiting Robert M. jr. shipwright 108 Gold
Whiting W. E. merchant Henry n Pacific
Whiting d. Bloomfield, marine railway John n Bridge
Whitlock Andrew, ropemaker District n Smith
Whitlock Samuel, milkman Clasonn Wallabout Whitlock Sidney B. merchant 46 Sands Whitlock widow of Ephraim, 90 Main Whitney Alonzo D. tailor 119 High
Whitney Wm. A. merchant tailor 19 Myrtle [mouth
Whitson Jamos P. Grecian Garden Hotel, Bridge c Ply-
Whitson Silas, tavern and livery stable 10 Jackson Whittaker Elizabeth, fancy dry goods 113 Prospect Whittington Geo. Water n Bridge Whitton Elisha, gunner u. s. N. h 105 Sands
Whitton Thomas, painter 180 Adams
Whitton Mary, milliner 4 Sands Wickett Henry, milkman District n Smith
Wickham J. merchant 21 Sands
Wiggins James, laborer Columbia n South Ferry
Wiggins John, mason 113 York
Wiggins John, carpenter 12 Myrtle
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Wiggins Jonah, cartman DeKalb n Wallabout Wiggins Samuel, Atlantic n Henry Wilcock widow, Wallabout n Hoff's factory Wilder Alfred M. bookstore Fulton c Hicks h 64 Fultoh Wiliston Ann Eliza, grocer 51 Main Wilkinson James, clerk S4 Fulton Wilkinson Wm. C. 171 York Willard G. L. merchant Willow c Pineapple
Willett Henry J. Navy Yard
Willett Joseph, grocer 80 Cranberry Williams. Aaron, teamster navy yard h 154 York Williams Absalom, mason Tillary n Division Williams Augustus, Mason 144 Jackson Williams Francis, school Talman c Bridge Williams James, morocco dresser 160 Pearl Williams James, porter house 47 Main Williams John, chair matter 24 Navy Williams John, 76 Jay Williams John, milkman Bedford
Williams John, Pearl'c Plymouth
Williams Joseph, carpenter Atlantic n Smith
Williams Patrick, cartman District n Redhook lane Williams Robert, Cripplebush road n Bedford
Williams Robert, Tillary n Division Williams R K. milkman Franklin Av n Myrtle Williams Robert S. carpenter Atlantic n Ferry
Williams Thomas, milkman Flatbush road n Prospect Williams Win. Surgeon u. s. N. h 154 Jackson Thill
Williams Wm. shoemaker 331 Fulton
Williams Wm. mariner 109 Sands
Williams Wm. milkman Gowanus
Williams Wm. H. grocer 20 Johnson Williams widow, 173 Sands
*Williams Geo. 189 Pearl * Williams Henry, laborer Navy n Myrtle
*Williams Joseph, laboror Division n Concord
*Williams Peter, waiter 277 Adams Williamson David, Gowanus road Williamson Jas. cigar maker 18 James h 43 Williamson Joseph, Raymond n Myrtle
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Williamson Thomas, District n Smith Willin John, upholsterer 200 Washington Willink John A. Flatbush road Willink Samuel S. Smith c Warren Willis Martin, cartman 4 Lawrence *Willis John, Carsville, Bedford Willoughby Samuel A. Fulton c Jay Willsher Dr. 120 Adams c High Wilmarth Alfred, 164 York Wilson Charles, shipwright 173 Sands Wilson Charles, Skillman n Wallabout Wilson Charles, stone house Wallabout Wilson James, accountant Schermerhorn n Redhook lane Wilson James, Wallabout n Kent Av Wilson John, wheelwright 843 Fulton Wilson John, cartman Clason n Wallabout
Wilson Joseph, stone cutter Love lane Wilson Robert, Jamaica road Bedford Wilson Thaddeus, stone cutter 72 Main
Wilson Thomas, morocco dresser Gowanus n Burbank's Wilson Wm. scrivener 193 Front Wilson Wm. H. 29 Front Wilson widow Alice, 89 Fulton Wilson widow Ann, 17 High
Wilson widow Elizabeth, Navy n Myrtle
Wilson Jane, widow of Wm $7 Prospect
Winchell James F. dealer in second hand articles, 121 Winn James, mason Bergen n Smith [ Fulton Winn Tobias, 16 Navy Winn William, Wallabout n Cross's distillery
*Winslow Samuel, laborer 10 Prince
. Winslow widow of Wm. 97 Nassau Winters John, tailor 54 Jackson
Winterton George, milkman Spencer n Wallabout Wintringham, Alfred, Franklin n DeKalb Wipelt Geo. 165 Bridge Wirdnam James, 92 York Wise Joseph, carpenter Smith n Atlantic
Wise J. Livingston n Smith
. Wise Wm. grocer Boerum n Dean
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Wise Wm. jr. watchmaker and jeweller 79 Fulton Witherholt Lewis, Cripplebush road 9th Ward Withers Henry, boarding house Dean n Smith Withers John, 103 Jackson
Wood Beltshazar, gardner Clason Av Wood Charles, painter 7 Hicks.
Wood Connor, oil cloth pianter 217 Bridge
Wood Daniel, marketman 3 Prospect
Wood George, counsellor at law 206 Henry Wood George, IOS Gold
Wood Henry, milkman Franklin n Myrtle Wood James, joiner 252 Marshall
Wood John, Wallabout n Cross' distillery
Wood John, shoemaker Clason n Myrtle Wood Joseph, currier 90 Middagh Wood Joseph, carpenter 111 Gold Wood Miles, 26 Jackson
Wood Moses, cartman 23 Chapel
Wood Robert, 117 Water
Wood Robert, carpenter Johnson n Prince
Wood Samuel, bookseller Columbia c Pineapple
Wood Thomas, mariner 266 Marshall Wood William, Fulton n Bridge
Wood William R. merchant 187 York Wood widow Deborah, 160 Pearl *Wood Robert, laborer 171 Concord Woodcock Frederick, print block cutter 50 Fulton h 80 Woodcock & Harvey, engravers 50 Fulton [Fulton
Woodham Mrs. E. boarding house 5 Hicks Woodham Miss Sarah, school 83 Poplar h 5 Hicks Woodhull Smith, 79 Pineapple Woodley John H. tailor 16 Liberty
Woodruff Hiram Jamaica road 9th Ward
Woodward Charles, 82 Sands
Woodward Edward F. merchant Nassau c Adams Woodward Thomas, 81 Sands
Woodward &' Brothers, pencil case manufactory 146 Jay Woodworth Geo. shipmaster 112 Concord
Woodworth Maria, sempstress Front c Main
Woodworth widow Ruth, school 51 Henry
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Woolley Edward A. grocer Concord c Pearl Woolley Peter, shoestore 35 James Woolley Wm. jr. tin plate worker 72 Fulton Woolley Wm. H. Jackson c Prospect Woolsey Jarvis R. carpenter 121 High Woolsey John, merchant Fulton n Smith Woolsey Wm. G. u. s. N. h Washington Av Woolsey widow Sarah, 193 Washington Wolcott Jacob R. Doughty op M'Kenney Worthington Anthony, merchant 142 Hicks Worthington Asa, merchant 142 Hicks Wortman James, carpenter Raymond n Myrtle Wortman John 74 Fulton
Wright Amasa, merchant 115 Henry Wright Daniel, 293 Fulton
Wright George. baker 75 Concord
Wright Jas. H. paint store Water n Bridge
Wright John D. merchant 45 Willow Wright John S. stereotypor 86 Adams Wright Mott, Marshall c Jackson Wright Stephen, shoemaker 106 York Wright Thomas, milkman Gowanus road
Wright Washington, cooper 51 Main Wright Mrs. Spencer n Wallabout Wright widow of Frost, 109 Sands Wrigley Joseph, boiler maker Jay n York
Wyckoff Benj. milkman Livingston n Smith
Wyckoff Henry, Court n Catholic Church Wyckoff James S. agent West. transportation line h 141 Wyckoff Peter, 3d Av. Gowanus [High.
Wyckoff Peter jr. 3d Av Gowanus Wyckoff Rickard L. naval storage 5 Vine Wyckoff R. T. 244 Pearl
Wyckoff Samuel P. 136 Bridge
Wyckoff's Turpentine Yard Furman
*Wyckoff Robert, sweep office 74 Tillary Wyvil William, 150 Washington
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Yates James G. custom house watch 72 Prospect Yates 'Thomas, 99 Jay Yates James & Thomas, shipsmiths Plymouth n Jay
Yeaman Robert, mason 104 Washington
Yeates, accountant 72 Orange
Yeatman --- , Bridge n Myrtle Yellott William, clerk 96 Adams
Yerks Isaac, Unity Court
Yerks Jacob, furrier 153 Prospect
Yerks James, cartman Gold n York
Yerks Peter, 144 Gold
Yerks Patrick, laborer 200 Prospect Yochum Michael, 96 Adams
York Christopher, 166 Nassau
Young Abraham, Tillary n Division
Young Daniel, marketaran High n Jackson
Young David, laborer Pacific n Redhook lane
Young Edward, carpenter Baltic n Smith
Young Henry, merchant Pierpont n Henry
Young Henry, furrier 24 Navy
Young James, tailor 72 Concord
Young James, Gowanus road
James N. cooper 155 Gold Young John 216 Marshall
Young
Young Nathan, 144 Fulton h 123 Henry
Young Robert, shoemaker Boerum n Dean
Young Samuel, shoemaker 215 Fulton h Fulton n Fleet
Young Thomas, engineer 38 York
Young Thomas, cooper Plymouth n Jay
Young Timothy C. shipsmith Pearl c Front
Young William, 19 Concord
Young W. B. S. 142 Jay
Young W. L. baker Pacific n Redhook lane
Young widow Mary, Raymond n Myrtle *Young Thomas, laborer Navy n Myrtle N
Zeitz Chas. A. surgical instrument maker 36 Fulton Zuill John O. weigher 75 Main Zuill John W. M. clerk 133 Concord
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The following names were accidently omitted in their proper places.
Alexander John, merchant Fulton op Bridge
Beach John, tailor 96 Sands
Fitzgibbons Michael, botanist District n Smith Fitzgibbons W. E. printer District n Smith
Lagarre John, Boerum c District
Phillips Charles, engraver 50 Fulton h 27 Fulton
A LIST OF STREETS.
NAMES OF STS. COURSE.
OPEN.
Adams
S from East River
to Fulton.
Amity,
E
East River
Freek's mill.
Atlantic,
E
66
South ferry
„ Jamaica road.
Baltic,
E
East River
" Smith.
Barbarin.
S
66
Chapel
„
Johnson.
Bedford road, SE
Jackson
„ Bedford.
Bedford Av.
S
66
Wallabout
" Cripplebush.
Bergen,
E
Court
" Flatbush av.
Boerum,
S
Fulton
" Bergen.
Bolivar,
E
Jackson
"
Raymond.
Bond,
S
6
Fulton
„
Bergen.
Bridge,
S
East River
"
Fulton.
Buckbee's al.
W
Fulton
Poplar.
Butler,
E
East River
Smith.
Carll. S
Jackson
Willoughby.
Charles.
S
Water
Sands.
Clark,
E
Columbia
Fulton.
Clason,
S
Wallabout
„
Bedford road.
Clinton,
S
66 Fulton
Hamilton av.
Clinton av.
S
Wallabout
" Jamaica road.
Columbia,
S
Cranberry
Amity.
Concord,
F
Fulton
„
Navy.
Congress,
E
66 East River
„
Court.
Cornell's alley, E
Gold
" Bridge.
Cornell's lane. W
Court
" East River.
Corneilison's al. S
High
" Nassau.
Court, S
Fulton
Hamilton av.
Cranberry,
E
Columbia
" Fulton.
Cumberland,
S
Park av.
Myrtle av.
Dean,
E
.. Court
" Flatbush av.
Degraw,
E
Henry
" Smith.
.
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NAMES OF STS. COURSE.
OPEN.
De Kalb,
E from Bedford road to Bedford av.
Division,
S
Wallabout
" Raymond.
Dvision av.
SE
66
Wallabout
Dock,
S
East River
Front.
Douglass,
E
Court
"
Smith.
Doughty,
E
Furman
"
Hicks.
Duffield,
S
Nassau
Tillary.
Elizabeth,
E
Doughty
"
Fulton.
Everett,
E
Furman
"
Fulton.
Fisher,
S
. East River
Water.
Fleet,
SW
Jackson
„
Fulton.
Franklin av.
S
Wallabout
„
De Kalb.
Front,
E
Fulton
Navy Yard.
Fulton,
SE
66 Fulton ferry
Jamaica turnp.
Furman,
S
Fulton ferry
South ferry.
Garrison,
S
Front
" James.
Gold,
S
East River
" Willoughby.
Graham,
S
Wallabout
" De Kalb.
Green lane,
S
Front
Sands.
Henry,
S
..
Fulton
" Hamilton.
Hicks,
S
66
Fulton
" Joralemon.
High,
E
66
Fulton
"
Navy.
Hoyt,
S
Fulton
"
Degraw.
Jackson,
S
66 Jackson fer. " Fulton.
Jay,
S
East River
" Fulton.
John.
E
Bridge
" Little.
Johnson,
Fulton
"
Navy.
Johnson alley,
S
Johnson
"
Myrtle.
Joralemon,
E
East River
Fulton.
Kent av.
S
Wallabout
"
De Kalb.
Lafayette.
E
66 Fleet
Navy.
Lafayette av.
S
66
Johnson.
"
Sprague.
Little,
S
East River " Water.
Little Dock,
E
Jackson
Little.
Livingston, E
Court " Flatbush av.
Main,
S
Catherine fer "
Fulton.
Marshall,
Gold
" Little.
Mercein.
E
James
" Garrison.
Middagu.
E
Columbia
" Fulton.
Monroe Place,
Clark
" Pierpont.
M . Kenney,
S
Doughty
Poplar.
Nassau,
E
Fulton
Navy.
Liberty,
S
Bedford road "
Clason av.
Lawrence,
Fulton.
Nassau
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NAMES OF STS. COURSE.
OPEN.
Navy,
S from Navy yd. gate to Fulton.
Nevins,
S
Fulton
"
Pacific.
Nostrand,
S
Myrtle
De Kalb.
Orange,
E
Columbia
„ Fulton.
Park av.
E
Clinton av.
"
Bedford av,
Pearl,
S
66
East River
Fulton.
Pierpont,
E
Columbia
Fulton.
Pineapple,
E
Columbia
„ Fulton.
Plymouth,
E
Adams
Little.
Poplar,
E
Furman
"
Henry.
Powers,
S
Fulton
"
Degraw.
Prince,
S
Tillary
" Willoughby.
Prospect,
E
Fulton
" Navy.
Raymond,
S
Tillary
» Willoughby.
Remsen,
E
Columbia
"
Clinton.
Sackett,
E
Henry
Smith.
Sands,
E
..
Fulton
"
Navy.
Schermerhorn,
E
Court
" Flatbush ar.
Skillman,.
S
66 Wallabout
"
Myrtle av.
Smith,
S
Fulton
" Hamilton.
Snell's,
S
High
"
Nassau.
Spencer,
S
Wallabout
De Kalb,
Sprague,
E
Fulton
Liberty.
Stanton,
S
Nassau
Tillary.
State,
E
Columbia
„ Flatbush av.
Stewart alley,
S
Front
" Prospect.
Strong Place,
S
Butler
"
Degraw.
Talman,
E
.C
Jay
"
Charles.
Tillary,
E
Fulton
„ Raymond.
'Tompkins,
S
Butler
" Degraw.
Union Court,
E
Bridge
Gold.
Union,
E
Henry
» Smith.
United States, E
Little
Navy Yard.
Vine,
W
M'Kenney
Voorhees Lane -
Green Lane
Wallabout road, E
Division
Division av.
Walworth, S
Wallabout
Park av.
Warren,
E
East River
.Smith.
Washington,
S
East River
"
Fulton.
Washington av. S
Bedford road "
Jamaica road.
Water,
E ›
Fulton ferry, " Navy Yard.
Willoughby, E
Fulton
" Navy.
Willoughby av. E
Clinton av. " Clason av.
York, E
James
" Navy Yard gate
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ABSTRACT OF CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED.
Title .-- The Mayor and Common Council of the city of Brooklyn.
Wards .- The city comprises nine wards, of which the former five districts of the village constitute the first five, and four new wards are erected.
CITY ELECTION AND OFFICERS.
The Annual Election for city officers, takes place on the second Tuesday in April.
The polls are held in each of the wards, at places desig- nated by the Common Council.
Officers Elected .- At the Annual election, two aldermen, one constable, and two assessors are elected in cach ward. Beside these, there is a general ticket for the first seven wards, of five supervisors, three collectors, and three over- seers of the poor. One of the candidates for the last men- tioned office, must be taken from the eighth or ninth ward.
The eighth and ninth wards elcet, besides their alder- men, constable and assessors-one supervisor and one collector, and, jointly with all the other wards, three over- seers of the poor.
These officers enter upon their duties the first Monday of May, and hold their offices for one year ; but the assessors are required to meet as a board on the Tuesday after they have taken the constitutional oath of office.
The Common Council, on the first Monday of May, shall meet to appoint a Mayor, and various other officers, such as weighers, measurers, guagers, &c.
The Common Council also may appoint a clerk, treasu- rer, attorney, and counsellor, a street commissioner, a clerk for each market, two city collectors, and a number of marshals, not exceeding seven.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
The Common Council shall publish, every year, a state- ment of the financial concerns of the city, at least ten days before the annual election.
The Mayor shall possess, and may exercise, in the courts of Over and Terminer and General Sessions of the Peace In the County of Kings, the same powers as are by law exercised by either of the judges of the county courts.
The first seven wards shall constitute a fire and watch district.
The Supervisors of the city and Common Council, shall meet together annually on the third Monday of May. The board thus formed shall then determine what sum, in addi-
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tion to that which may be directed by the general board of - supervisors of the county of Kings, to be raised to defray county charges, is necessary to be raised by tax for the various public purposes of said city-the sum so fixed not to exceed thirty thousand dollars, unless the excess be authorized by a special act of the legislature ; except that they may add to the amount they may determine to raise, such further sum as may be necessary for the fire depart- ment, engines, engine houses, implements, &c.
The expense of the fire and watch districts, shall be borne by the first seven wards.
The aldermen of each ward, are fence viewers for their respective wards.
The members of the Common Council shall be fire war- ens, and the Common Council may appoint other. fire wardens.
The Common Council of the city, or such of their num - ber, in conjunction with the Mayor, as they may designate for that purpose, shall be commissioners of excise for the city, and as such, may grant licences, to tavern keepers and grocers, to sell liquors and wines in the cases and manner prescribed in the Revised Statutes of this state.
The Common Council may pass ordinances to regulate ordinaries, victualling, and oyster houses, or cellars and places where porter, ale, or strong beer, currant wine, cider, cherry wine, and metheglin, or any of them may be drank, and to require the same to be licensed.
The Common Council is constituted a Board of Health, and the Mayor of the city shall be President of the same. The Board of Health is empowered to appoint, annually, a Health Physician.
No vessel, subject to the examination of the health offi- cer of the Port of New- York, shall approach Brooklyn be- yond Quarantine, without a permit from said Health Ofli- cer -- and the master of every such vessel is to report his ar- rival to the President of the Board of Health.
Any person practising physic in the city, who shall have any patient laboring under a malignant fever, or cholera, or any pestilential or infectious disease, shall forthwith make report of the same, signed by the said physician, to some one of the Board of Health.
All persons sick of any pestilential disease, may be re- muved to the City II .. pital, or any other convenient place.
Vessels, lying at or near the wharves of the city, con- taining a quantity of gunpowder, considered dangerous in the opinion of the Mayor and any two aldermen, may be
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directed to remove to a distance not exceeding three hun- dred yards from the wharf or shore ; and in case the mas- ter or person having charge of such vessel shall refuse to obey, he shall incur a fine of $500.
The Common Council may prescribe and fix certain limits in the city, within which it shall not be lawful to carry on any noxious or offensive trades, manufactories, or establishments.
The Justices of the Municipal Court shall have all the powers, in criminal proceedings, of Justices elected in the several towns in this state.
The Common Council shall have power to call meetings of the freeholders, by giving eight days' previous notice, at which meeting it shall be lawful for the taxable inhabi- ants to direct a sum of money to be raised, for purchasing a lot or lots of land, and for erecting thereon any public buildings which may be required for the city.
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