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Flushing av. c. Kent av.
Eighth, 66
Joseph Wilson, John V. Bergen,
Gowanus. Jamaica Road, Bedford.
Ninth, 66
Thomas H. Redding, Rem Lefferts, Edward A. Lambert,
Bedford Corners. 43 Wyckoff.
Tenth, 66
David Fithian,
Schermerhorn n,Powers-
Eleventh,
Charles A. Denike,
Daniel Van Voorhis,
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Electus B. Litchfield,
19 Strong Place.
Martin Ryerson,
Grand n Fulton av
21st st. Gowanus.
141 Myrtle av. 303 Bridge. !
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7 Front.
Jesse Read,
67 Orange.
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Streets-Rice, Gerald, Lef- ferts, Wilson, Corning.
" Assessments-Corning, Ber- gen, Litchfield, Lambert, Denike.
" Finance-Gerald, Lambert, Corning, Brush, Bergen.
" Law -- Church, Rockwell, Litchfield, Corning, Ryer- son.
" Accounts-Lambert, Read, Lefferts, Denike, Litchfield.
" Fire Department-Van Voor- his, Rice, Hudson, Redding, Bush.
" Watch -- Ryerson, Taylor, Rice, Fithian, Read.
" Lamps - Denke, Brush Fi- thian, Van Voorhis, Hawx- hurst.
" Police --- Taylor, Church, Peet, Van Voorhis, Wilson.
" Lands and Places-Hawx- hurst,Peet,Denike, Lambert, Rice.
" Schools, Arts and Sciences -- Litchfield. Lefferts, Pell, Corning, Church.
" Markets-Pell, Read, Hud- son, Ryerson, Peet.
" License -- Brush, Rockwell, Litchfield, Hawxhurst, Hud- son.
" Wells and Pumps-Fithian, Wilson, Taylor, Pell, Hud- son.
" Public Cisterns -- Wilson, Van Voorhis, Redding, Tay- lor, Brush.
" Hospitals-Redding, Church, Rockwell, Bergen, Ryerson.
" Ferry and Water Rights- Read, Peet, Lambert, Pell, Redding.
" Weights and Measures -- Peet, Bergen, Read, Hud- son, Lefferts.
" Gas-Rockwell, Gerald, Rice, Church, Wilson.
OFFICERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Clerk-Samuel G. Arnold, Hoyt 4 doors north of Atlanic
Street Com .--- Alonzo G. Ham- mond, 251 Bridge Comptroller-Peter Bergen,Hicks cor Poplar
Treasurer-John S. Doughty, Atlantic Bank
Counsellor -- Henry C. Murphy, Attorney-Henry Hagner, 80 Nassau
Physician-Sidney B. Willey 227 Atlantic st.
Accountant -- Ethan Estabrook, Carlton near Myrtle avenue
City Inspector-(Eastern Dis- trict)-John Lawrence, 196 Myrtle avenue
City Inspector --- (Middle Dis- trict) -- Michael McNamara, 61 Main
City Inspector-(Southern Dis- trict)-James Campbell, Willow b Amity & Pacific
Inspector of Lamps, Wells and Pumps -- Peter T. Buroughs, 108 Smith near Baltic City Collectors -- Francis G. Que- vedo, Charles Demarest Clerk of Markets-Louis Duflon Inspector of Pavements-(Eas- tern District) --- Haven K. Ireland, Bedford avenue near Hickory
Inspector of Pavements-(Mid- dle District)-Joseph Moser, 66 Nassau st.
Inspector of Pavements -- (South- thern Distirct) -- Peter Wyc- off, 3d av cor Bridge road, Gowanus.
Keeper of City Prison -- Moses Abbott
Messenger and Keeper of City Hall-Robert Howard, City Hall Pound Master-Lewis Nichols, 112 Bridge
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Pound Master -- (8th Ward- Walter B. Williamson, 3d av cor 16th st Gowanus Inspectors of Hacks, Cabs, Carts and Sleds-(Southern Dis- trict)-Thomas McQuire. (Eastern District)-Edward Langstaff
Captains of the Watch-Robert White, William H. Sharpe Asssistant Captains -- Henry An- gus, Abraham S. Wright, George Mays, Jeremiah Box, Philip Grogan, Joseph Brick, James M. Kinney, Michael · Hickey, James Bateman, William Bennet, Henry
Barkeloo, John H. Lord, Hiram Wilson, John Ham- bler. Joseph Buck. Sealer of Weights and Measures -Jacob W. Schultz.
City Marshalls -- John Bird, Christopher Byrne, Nelson Paige, Carman Wilson, Christopher Bennet, John Van Voorhis, David Haynes. Chief Engineer-Peter B. An- derson. City Surveyors - Silas Ludlam. John Rolfe, Willard Day, George W Root, S. A. Beers, John Stoddard, Rosewell Graves, D. Morton.
OFFICERS ELECTED UNDER THE CITY CHARTER.
SUPERVISORS. For the First Seven Wards-R. V. W. Thorne, J. M. Seabury, Joseph Sprague, Samuel Sloan, Abraham Verplank. For the Eighth and Ninth Wards-John G. Bergen. ASSESSORS.
1st Ward-G. N. Mead, L. Eames.
7th Ward-J. Rogers, S. Burroughs.
2d
George L. Thatcher,
A. C. Derby.
8th 4 Peter Wyckoff, Cornelius Bennett
3d R. J. Luokey,
9th Samuel S. Myers, John Mott.
4th
J. Terry. John M. Perry,
5th
J. Ross,
10th H. K. Haskins, M. Littell. 11th J. T. Van Trant, Abraham Haas.
CONSTABLES.
1st Ward-James Brown. 6th Ward -- S. C. Canfield.
2d
6€ Henry Angus.
7th William Hyde.
3d
Jeremiah W. Hig- gins.
8th
66 Zebulon R. Combs.
4th
A. Y. Rice.
10th
John R. Corr,
5th .€ J. B. McEntee.
11th
JohnH.McCormick
COLLECTORS.
1st Ward-J. B. Bigerlow.
7th Ward-T. McCoy.
2d
C. Burns.
8th Geo. Van Nostrand.
3d
E. Ketchum.
1 9th
James Connor.
4th
Jacob Outwater.
10th
John Little.
5th
Wm. Mclaughlin.
11th
JohnH.McCormick
66 T. Mulligan.
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E. Baldwin.
6th
Terence Brady.
G. W. Stilwell, G. Remsen.
9th James Connor.
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
Wards. Dis.
6th 1st A. Van Orden, W. H. Robertson.
2d G. N. Mead, Howard C. Cady.
2d
1st W. Jenkins, A. J. F. Tombs.
7th
2d H. Wiswall, N. Shaurman. C. D. Jackson, Samuel Graham.
2d W. B. Nelson, J. Van Arsdale.
8th
Wm. H. Chesley, James Sharkey.
2d
Frank Dikeman, J. Smith, sen. J. B. Stratton, John Dimon.
9th
D. F. Walden, A. C. Underhill.
4th
1st M. Van Buren, R. Atwater.
10th
1st M. T. Gibbons, George Young.
2d S. B. Hicks, Isaac Allen.
2d George Molloy, E. Van Saun.
5th
1st P. Grogan, F. G. Quevedo.
11th
1st L. H. Foster, F. C. Kirby.
2d R. Stow, H. Force.
2d J. Van Voorhis, J. Bulkley.
WARD LINES OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN,
First Ward.
Beginning at a point in Atlantic street, where the centre lines of Atlantic and Hicks streets intersect each other, and running thence westerly along the centre of Atlantic street and a line in continuation thereof to the East River ; thence northeasterly along the East River to a point opposite to the centre of Fulton street, or a line in continuation thereot ; thence southeasterly along the centre of Fulton street to the centre of Hicks street ; and thence southerly along the centre of Hicks street to the place of beginning.
Second Ward.
Beginning at a point on the East River at the centre line of Fulton street continued, and running thence southeasterly along the centre of Fulton street to a point opposite the centre of Sands street ; thence castely along the centre of Sands street to the centre of Bridge street ; thence northerly along the centre of Bridge street and a line in con- tinuation thereof to the East River; and thence westerly along the East River to the place of beginning.
Third Ward.
Beginning at a point on Fulton street where the centre lines of Fulton street and Hicks street intersect each other, and running
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3d
Ist
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
thence southeasterly along the centre of Fulton street, Fulton avenue to the centre of Boerum street; thence southerly along the centre of Boerum street to the centre of Atlantic street ; thence westerly along the centre of Atlantic street to the centre of Hicks street ; and thence northerly along the centre of Hicks street to the place of beginning.
Fourth Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Sands street and Fulton street intersect each other, and running thence easterly along the eentre of Sands street to the centre of Bridge street ; thence southerly along the centre of Bridge street to the centre of Fulton avenue and thence northwesterly along the centre of Fulton avenue and Fulton street to the place of beginning.
Fifth Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Bridge street and Johnson street intersect each other, and running thence easterly along the centre of Johnson street to the centre of Navy street ; thence northerly along the centre of Navy street to the northerly side of Nassau street ; thence easterly along Nassau street to the south- westerly corner of the United States Navy Yard ; thence northerly, northwesterly and northeasterly along the United States Navy Yard to the East River ; thenee westerly along the East River to a point on the continuation of the eentre line of Bridge street ; thence south- erly along the centre of said street to the place of beginning.
Sixth Ward.
Beginning at a point in the East River on the centre line of Atlan- tic street, or a line in continuation thereof, and running thence easterly along the centre of Atlantic street to the centre of Court street ; thence southerly along the centre of Court street to Gowa- nus Bay; thence westwardly, northerly and northeasterly along Gowanus Bay and the East River to Atlantic street at the place of beginning.
Seventh Ward.
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the centre lines of Washington avenue and Atlantic avenue, and running thence east- erly along the centre of Atlantic avenue, to the centre of Bedford avenue ; and thence northerly along the centre of Bedford avenue to the centre of DeKalb avenue; thence easterly along the centre of DeKalb avenue to the centre of Nostrand avenue; thence northerly along the centre of Nostrand avenue to the centre of Flushing avenue ; thence easterly along the centre of Flushing avenue to the centre of Division avenue ; thence northwesterly along the centre of Division avenue to the intersection of South Sixth street, in the vil- lage of Williamsburgh ; thence westerly along the line of the village of Williamsburgh to the Wallabout Bay; thence southerly along the Wallabout Bay to the centre of Washington avenue; and thence southerly along the centre of Washington avenue to the place of beginning.
Eighth Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Flatbush avenue 26
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
and Fifth avenue intersect, and running thence southeasterly along the centre of Flatbush avenue to the line of the town of Flatbush ; thence southwesterly along said Flatbush line to the line of the town of New Utrecht; thence southwesterly along said line, crossing a highway called Martense's lane; thence southwesterly along said line to the southerly boundry of said city of Brooklyn ; thence north- westerly along the line of New Utrecht to the Bay of New York ; thence northeasterly along the said Bay and along Gowanus Bay to the centre line of First avenue; thence northeasterly along the centre of First avenue to the centre of Fifth street; thence south- easterly along the centre of Fifth street to the centre of Second avenue ; thence northeasterly along the centre of Second avenue to First street ; thence southeasterly along the centre of First street to Fifth avenue thence northerly along the centre of Fifth avenue to the place of beginning.
Ninth Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Atlantic street and Flatbush avenue intersect each other. and running thence south- easterly along the centre of Faltbush avenue, to the line of the town of Flatbush ; thence easterly along the said line, and crossing a highway called the Clove Road, and a highway called the New Lots Road, and also the road of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turn- pike Company, which leads to Jamaica, to the place where the lines of the towns of Flatbush and Bushwick, and the city of Brooklyn meet together ; thence northwesterly to the centre of a highway called Division avenue ; thence along the centre of said Division avenue to the centre of Flushing avenue ; thence westerly along the centre of Flushing avenue to the centre of Nostrand avenue ; thence southerly along the centre of Nostrand avenue to the centre of DeKalb avenue ; thence westerly along the centre of DeKalb avenue to the centre of Bedford avenue ; thence southerly along the centre of Bed- ford avenue to the centre of Atlantic avenue ; thence westerly and northwesterly along the centre of Atlantic street and Atlantic avenue to the place of beginning.
Tenth Ward.
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the centre lines of Boerum street and Fulton street, and running thence easterly along the centre of Fulton street and Fulton avenue, to the point formed by the intersection of the centre lines of Fulton avenue and Flatbush avenue ; thence southerly along the centre of Flatbush avenue to the centre of Fifth avenue; thence southwesterly along the centre of Fifth avenue to the centre of First street ; thence northwesterly along the centre of First street to the centre of Second avenue ; thence southerly along the centre of Second avenue to Fifth street ; thence north westerly along the centre of Fifth street to the centre of the First avenue ; thence along the centre of First avenue to Gowanus Bay ; thence westerly along Gowanus Bay to the centre of Court street ; thence northerly along the centre of Court street to the centre of Atlantic street ; thence easterly along the centre of Atlantic street to the centre of Boerum street ; thence northerly along the centre of Boerum street to the place of beginning.
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APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
Eleventh Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Fulton avenue and Bridge street intersect each other ; thence running northerly along the centre of Bridge street to the centre of Johnson street ; thence easterly along the centre of Johnson street to the centre of Navy street ; thence northerly along the centre of Navy street to the northerly side of Nassau street ; thence easterly along Nassau street to the southwesterly corner of the United States Navy Yard ; thence northerly along the same to the East River ; thence easterly along the East River and the Wallabout Bay to the centre of Wash- ington avenue, or a line in continuation thereof ; thence southerly along the centre of Washington avenue to the centre of Atlantic avenue ; thence westerly and northwesterly along the centre of At- lantic avenue and Atlantic street to a point where the central iines of Atlantic street and Flatbush avenue intersect each other; thence northwesterly along the centre of Flatbush avenue to the centre of Fulton avenue, and from thence westerly along the centre of Fulton avenue to the place of beginning.
Board of Education, Brooklyn, 1850.
Meet the first Tuesday in each month at the City Hall.
PRESIDENT, CYRUS P. SMITH.
VICE PRESIDENT, ALFRED G. STEVENS.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY, SAMUEL L. HOLMES.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Ist district-Alfred G. Stevens, H. B. Duryea, Joseph Howard.
2d John V. Bergen, Jacob Morris, G. G. Bergen.
3d Isaac Brinkerhoff, Charles C. Betts, J. Carson Brevoort.
4th
Barnett Johnson, Fitch Taylor, J. A. Bates.
5th
Stephen Haynes, James M. Seabury.
6th
Abraham B. Baylis, William Beard, John D. Cocks.
7th David Coope, J. Sullivan Thorne, Wm. S. Dillingham-
8th Cyrus P. Smith, John Greenwood, C. S. Sperry.
9th Theo. Polhemus, Jr, James J. Murdock, Alfred S. Smith.
10th Peter G. Bergen, Adrian V. Cortelyou, Peter Wyckoff.
11th John W. Hunter, J. W Henry, John F. Trow.
12th John J. Manning, John Halsey, Edward T. Backhouse-
13th Edward W. Dunham, G. B. Lamar, John S. Shapter.
SAMUEL SMITH, Mayor of the City, Ex-Officio.
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APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On School Houses-Haynes, Manning, Hunter, G. G. Bergen,
Cortelyou.
On School Books-Dillingham, Thorne, Sperry, Stevens, Trew.
On Teachers-Dunham, Sperry, Seabury, Baylis.
On Libraries-Thorne, Halsey, Brevoort, Coope, Cocks.
On Supplies-Bates, Coope, Murdock, Morris, Wyckoff.
On Schools for Colored Children-Seabury, Taylor, Manning, Shapter, Beard.
On Finance-Baylis, P. Bergen, Betts, Hunter, Backhouse.
School Examinations-Stevens, Polhemus, J. V. Bergen, Howard, Lamar. On Music-Brinkerhoff, Greenwood, Dillingham, Taylor, A. S. Smith.
Law Committee-Greenwood, P. G. Bergen, G. G. Bergen, Duryea.
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
The City originally constituted one school district, but as the same increased the old district has been divided and sub-divided, and there are now thirteen school districts within the city limits : viz :
No. 1. Comprises that portion of the 4th Ward bounded by Fulton street on the west, Sands street on the north, Bridge street on the east, and Myrtle avenue on the south.
No. 2. That portion of the 8th Ward lying south-westerly of the centre of 27th street.
No. 3. All that part of the 9th and 7th Wards contained within the following boundaries, viz : On the south by DeKalb avenue, on the west by Grand avenue as far south as Atlantic avenue, running thenee along Atlantic avenue westerly to Washington avenue, thence southerly along Washington avenue to Baltic street, thence easterly along Baltic street to the old Clove road, and thence southerly along the road to the City line, and thence along the line of the north- easterly boundary of the City to DeKalb avenue aforesaid.
No. 4. That part of the 9th and 11th Wards bounded as follows, viz : on the northeasterly side by the City line between Brooklyn and Williamsburgh, on the west by the Wallabout Bay and Washington avenue as far south as Myrtle avenue, thence easterly along Myrtle avenue to Grand avenue, thence southerly along Grand avenue to DeKalb avenue and easterly along DeKalb avenue to the City line.
No. 5. Being a portion of the 4th, 5th and 11th Wards, viz : com- mencing at the corner of Sands and Bridge streets, thence southerly along Bridge street to Myrtle avenue, thence westerly along Myrtle avenue to Fulton street, thence south-easterly along Fulton street and the old road to Canton street, thence northerly along Canton street Park avenue to Flushing avenue, thence westerly along Flushing avenue to Navy street, thence northerly along Navy street to Sande street, and thence along Sands street to the place of beginning.
No. 6. All the 6th Ward.
No. 7. Bounded by Fulton and Sands street, the Navy Yard and
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the East River, being the entire 2d Ward and that part of the 5th Ward not included in No. 5.
No. 8 The 1st and 3d Wards entire.
No. 9. Commencing at the corner of the turnpike and the old Port road, thence along said road to the 5th avenue, thence north-easterly along the 5th avenue to Atlantic avenue, and easterly along Atlantic avenue to Washington avenue, thence southerly along Washington avenue to Baltic street, and easterly along Baltic street to the Clove road, and southerly along the Clove road to the City line, thence along the same to the place of beginning ; being a part of the 8th and 9th Wards.
No. 10. The part of the 8th Ward situate south-westerly of the old Port road, and north-easterly of 27th street.
No. 11. Commences at the corner of Atlantic and Grand avenues, thence northerly along Grand avenue to Myrtle avenue thence west- erly along Myrtle avenue to Washington avenue, thence along Wash- ington avenue to DeKalb avenue, thence westerly along DeKalb ave- nue to Canton street, thence southerly along Canton street to Atlan- tic avenue, and along said avenue to the place of beginning ; being a part of the 7th and 10th Wards.
No. 12. That part of the 11th Ward bounded northerly by the WaHabont Bay, southerly by DeKalb avenue, easterly by Washing- ton avenue, and westerly by Park and Canton streets.
No. 13. All the 10th Ward.
District for Colored Children .- The whole City constitutes one district for colored children.
The Public Schools are entirely FREE to all children residing within the respective districts in which the schools are located.
District Libraries,-Each district contains a valuable district libra- ry, the use of the books being free to all the inhabitants of the dis- trict, both male or female ; in the larger districts the libraries number between three and four thousand volumes each.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
No. 1-Adams street, cor. Concord. Lyman E. White, Principal. 2-Thirty-first street, (Gowanus.) Ira Kimball, Principal.
3-Jamaica road, (Bedford Corners.) Frederick D. Clarke, Principal.
4-Classon avenue, between Myrtle and Flushing avenues. Samuel C. Barnes, Principal.
5-Myrtle avenue, cor. Gold street. J. W. Conklin, Principal. 6 .- Baltic street, between Court and Smith streets. George W. Fitch, Principal.
7-York street, between Jay and Bridge streets. David Symms, Principal.
8-Middagh street, between Henry and Hicks streets. Josiah Reeve, Principal.
9-Prospect Hill, 9th Ward. David F. Atkins, Principal.
10-Seventeenth street, between 3d and 4th avenues, (Gowanus.) Peter Rouget, Principal.
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11-Washington avenue, between Fulton avenue and Bedford road. -, Principal.
12-Adelphi street b Myrtle and Park avenues. George H. Steb-
bins, Principal.
13-Degraw, between Henry and Hicks. A. B. Clarke, Principal. Colored School, No. 1-Willoughby street, between Raymond and Canton streets. Wm. J. Wilson, Principal.
Colored School, No. 2-Ninth Ward, (Carrsville ) James C. Morel, Principal.
Music-Teacher of Vocal Music for all the Schools, Henry Wells. and Levi Wilder.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
cor. Schermerhorn and Boerum- eter B. Anderson,
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
John Cashow,
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34 Hicks street.
Robert J. Luckey,
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Robert R. Story,
Henry Brant,
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156 York c Gold st.
William S. Sutphen,
80 Orange street.
OFFICERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.
Robert J. Luckey -- President. John J. Green-Vice President.
Edward C. Morehouse -- Secretary. Martence Schoomaker-Treas. James Young-Collector.
TRUSTEES.
Fm Engineers, John Cashow 66 Engine No 1, No return
2, James Schenck
66
Hose Co
1, W A Walker
6, Edwd S Boyd
66
66
2, Danl C Brayton
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7, Wm Lombard
H & L
1, Jos Montross
66
66
9, No Company
2, John Pitt
10, Disbanded
3, T M Nash
11, No return
4, Henry Phillips
COMMITTEES.
John Cashow,
Claims. John J Green,
John B Dennison.
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66
16, Henry Switzer 17, Elias Sturgis
66
66 5, David Anderson
12, do
Fm Engi'e
66
13, I B Dennison 14, Edgar Williams
66 15, No Company
3, S C Stringham
4, F B Spinola
71 Pineapple street. 208 Washington st.
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
F B Spinola,
Finance. Edgar Williams, Daniel C Brayton, Joseph Montross, Henry Switzer. Advice. David Anderson, Henry Phillips.
ES Boyd,
Investment.
John Pitt,
Elias Sturgis, William Lombard.
John J Green,
Violation of Laws and Ordinances. F B Spinola, S C Stringham. W A Walker, James Schenck.
FIRE APPARATUS.
Engine Companies.
No. Location.
Foremen.
1 Prospect n Main
William T. Fetch
2 Hicks n Atlantic
James Schenck, large engine
3 Middagh n Henry Samuel C. Stringham
4 Poplar street, Fireman's Hall Joseph Reeve, large engine
5 Myrtle av n Hampden st
Henry Gascoigne
6 Pearl n Concord
Smith Wood, large engine
7 Front n Bridge
John J. Green
8 Washington n Fulton
No organization
9 High n Fulton
10 Bedford av n Myrtle av
11 High n Gold
12 Graham street
13 Court n Livingston
John C. Roach, large engins
William Merritt “ 66
No organization
Henry Switzer, large engine
William Wright “
Hose Companies.
1 Poplar street, Fireman's Hall John E. Hanford
2 Jay near Concord A. F. Campbell
Hook and Ladder Companies.
1 Middagh near Henry
Joseph Morgan
2 Pearl near Concord
. John Dufour
3 Bedford near Myrtle av
. Timothy M. Nash
. A. J. S. Degraw
1 Bucket Company George Hall,
Alarm Bells.
Calvary Church Union White Lead Factory
City Hall City Armory St Michael's Church Christ Church
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do do John Leech, jr, large engine Aaron C. Pell
14 Love Lane
15 Van Brunt st n Hamilton av
16 State n Bond
17 Lawrence n Myrtle av
4 Bergen n Court
APPENDIX-GENERAL INFORMATION.
FIRE DISTRICTS.
First District-Bounded by Washington street, the East River, and Montague Place.
Second District-Bounded by Montague place, the East River, and Court street.
Third District-Bounded by Court street and Fulton avenue.
Fourth District-Bounded by Fulton avenue, and a line running to the Navy Yard wall, Nassau street.
Fifth District-Bounded by the last named line, the East River, and Washington street.
For the object of guiding the Firemen more correctly to the fire, the alarm bells are rung as follows :
First District, Continual ringing.
Second do Two strokes.
Third do Three do
- Fourth District, Four strokes. Fifth do Five do
PUBLIC CISTERNS.
There are in the city 61 Public Cisterns, which furnish a supply of water for the extinguishing of fires, viz :-
1 cor High and Fulton sts.
2 2d Pres Church Clinton st.
1 Congregational Ch. Cranberry st 1 Pearl cor Tillary st 1 City Armory Cranberry st I Jay cor Johnson st
1 Catholic Church Jay st
1 Pearl n Nassau st
1 Prospect cor Washington st
1 Prospect cor Jay st
1 Prospect cor Hudson av
2 Methodist Church York st
1 Brooklyn Garden, Fulton st
1 Willow n Clark st
1 Henry st cor Love Lane
1 Court cor Butler st
1 Atlantic cor Smith st
1 Baptist Church, Nassau st
I Hicks st n Mansion House
1 Nassau cor Bridge st
1 Gold n High st 1 Jay cor High st
1 Concord cor Washington st
1 Hudson cor Myrtle av
1 Bridge cor Willoughby st
1 Brooklyn market, James st
1 Poplar st cor Bugbies alley
1 Bridge cor Sands st
1 junc Washinton and Fulton sts
1 Orange cor Willow st
1 Skillman cor Park av
1 Bridge cor Myrtle av C
1 Fulton cor Henry st
1 Hicks oor Fulton st
1 Concord cor Adams st
1 Concord cor Jay st
l State cor Henry st
1 Clinton cor Amity st
1 Clinton cor Joralemon st
1 Court cor Warren st
[ Church of the Pilgrims, Henry st 1 Smith cor Baltic st
1 Joralemon cor Henry st
1 Henry cor Pacific st
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