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CORPORATION.
Members of the Common Council, STANDING COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF BROOKLYN,
1852.
MAYOR. CONKLIN BRUSH .. Residence, No, 99 Pierrepont st.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
HENRY A. KENT. Residence, 3rd Ave., near New Utrecht Line.
Warde.
ALDERMEN
Residences.
First,
Thomas Brook,
William H. Green,*
73 Willow.
Second,
Francis B. Spinola,
90 York
79 Pearl.
Third, 6 Fourth, 66
Charles R. Marvin,*
8 Schermerhorn. .
Samuel Booth,
88 Tillary.
Charles C. Fowler,*
149 Washington.
Fifth,
Frederick Morris,
87 Gold.
Lemuel B. Hawxhurst,* 189 Concord.
Sixth 66
George W. Stilwell, John Rice,* Thomas D. Hudson,
Cor. Flushing & Kent av.
Eighth, .
Henry A. Kent,
Joseph Wilson,*
21st st., n. 3rd av.
Ninth,
John S. Ryder,
Prospect Hill.
Tenth,
Abrahan B Baylis,*
108 Livingston.
Eleventh,.
William M. Muchmore, 289 Gold Henry Harteau,*
Myrtle av. n. Cumberland.
· Serve Two years each
Corner Court & Baltic ...
Henry cor. Verandah pl.
Seventh, .
Martin Evans,*
Cor. Myrtle & Clason av. 3d av. n New Utrecht line ?
Bedford.
Montgomery Queen,* John Williams,
96 Smith
126 Columbia.
James M. Neeley,* Jesse Read,
67 Orange.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Streets-Ald.Marvin, Booth, Queen, Rice, Wilson.
" Assessments-Brooks, Booth, Hudson, Rice, Queen.
" Finance-Green, Baylis; Ryder, Hawxhurst, Morris.
" Law-Baylis, Spinola, Read, Stilwell, Hawxhurst.
" Accounts-Read, Green, Muchmore, Wilson, Harteau.
" Fire Department-Hawx- hurst, Neeley, Spinola, Wil- liams, Green.
" Police-Fowler, Green, Wil- liams, Stilwell, Harteau.
" Lamps-Stilwell, Wilson, Ryder, Fowler, Kent.
" Schools, Arts and Sciences- Baylis, Evans, Green, Morris, Williams.
Markets-Williams, Read, Booth, Stilwell, Hudson.
" Lands and Places-Much-
more, Booth, Brooks, Evans, Hawxhurst.
Wells and Pumps-Ryder, Spinola, Muchmore, Neeley, Harteau.
Hospitals -- Morris, Wilson, Fowler, Read, Green.
Ferry and Water Rights- Rice, Evans, Muchmore, Green, Marvin.
66 Weights and Measures -- Fowler, Muchmore, Spinola, Brooks, Kent.
66 Gas -- Queen, Marvin, Baylis, Rice, Hudson.
" Public Cisterns-Harteau, Hudson, Ryder. Spinola, Brooks.
66 Repairs and Supplies-Booth, Brooks, Read, Morris, Evan.
66 Water-Marvin, Baylis, Queen, Stillwell, Hawxhurst. Stages-Evans, Rice, Spinola, Williams, Baylis.
OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL.
City Clerk, WILLIAM M. BOERUM; cor of Bridge and York st. Attorney aud Counsellor Joshua M. Van Cott, c Henry & Montague pl Health Officer, Matthew Wendell, M. D. 31 Pierrepont st. John S. Doughty, 55 Fulton st.
City Treasurer,
Keeper of City Hall and Robert Howard, City Hall
Messenger of Board,
Keeper of the City Parks, George Dougherty, 17 Park Avenue.
Sealer of Weights and Thomas H. Redding, Jamaica Road Bedford Measures,
Clerk of Police and Justices' Courts,
Thomas P. Teale, 245 Bridge st.
Bell Ringers, ? Lewis Gereau, 74 Washington st.
Joseph Montross, 91} Duffield st.
Clerk of Markets, Leonard W. Kline c. Myrtle av. c Lawrence st. Benj. H. Weaver, 105 Nassau st.
Inspector of Meat,
City Surveyors,
Rosewell Graves, Silas Ludlam, Willard Day, John Rolfe, John S. Stoddard, Richard Butt, George H. Day, Alfred Rolfe, S. A. Beers, Teunis G. Bergen, L. N. Vibbard.
OFFICERS ELECTED UNDER THE CITY CHARTER.
Mayor, Comptroller,
Street Commissioner,
Conklin Brush, 99 Pierrepont st. Charles C. Betts, Jamaica Road Bedford. John D. Lawrence, 1 Willoughby st.
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Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies,
Collector of Taxes, &c.,
Chief of Police,
Isaac P. S. Briant, John S. Folk,
310 Gold st. 69 Tillary st.
CAPTAINS OF POLICE.
1st District,
Joel Smith,
2d
3d
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4th
25 Myrtle Avenue. 54 Hudson Avenue. Thomas King. James W. Kirby, 77 East Warren n. Hoyt Christopher Wright, 105 Navy street
SUPERVISORS.
Ist Ward, Thomas Brooks,
7th
Ward,
Thomas D. Hudson,
2d
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F. B. Spinola,
8th Henry A. Kent ..
3d
Jesse Read,
9th
66 John S. Ryder,
4th
Samuel Booth,
10th
66 John Williams,
5th
Frederick Morris,
11th
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Wm. M. Muchmore
6th
66 Geo. W. Stilwell.
ASSESSORS.
1st 2d
Ward, Geo. N. Mead,
7th Ward, Coe D. Jackson,
8th
16 Peter Wyckoff, Jr.
3d
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Robert J. Luckey,
9th
66 John Mott,
4th
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Ezra Baldwin,
10th 66 Hiram K Haskins,
5th
66 John Ross,
11th 66 Francis C. Kirby.
6th
George Remsen,
COMMISSIONERS OF EXCISE.
1st
Ward,
Fisher Howe,
17th 8th
Ward, E. K. Van Beuren,
2d
Geo. L. Shaw,
66 Hamilton Reeves,
3d
S. P. Church,
9th
66 Thomas H. Redding,
4th S. H. Sterling, 66
10th
Henry Finnegan,
5th
James De Revere,
11th 66 John D. Einmons.
6th
Isaac Cramphin.
CONSTABLES.
1st Ward, Henry Oakey,
7th Ward,
William Hyde,
2d
Richard Bradley,
8th
Zebulon R. Combs,
3d
John Pearsall,
9th
James Conner,
4th Samuel B. Hicks.
10th 66 Daniel K. Smith,
5th
66 John K. Mundell.
11th 66
Alexander Skinner.
6th
Matthew O'Rourke.
TIME OF MEETING OF COMMITTEES.
Law Committee. Friday Evening. | Well & Pump Com. Wednesday Evening Street .. Wednesday 6. Gas " Thursday
Assessment 66 Friday
6% Lands & Places"
Thursday
Repairs and Supplies,
.6 Ferry & Water "
Friday
Accounts Committee
Wednesday
66 Lamp
Saturday
Finance
Friday
66 ¡Public Cisterns " Friday
Police
Thursday
66 Hospital 66 Thursday A
Fire Dep't 66 Friday
66 Stage
Wednesday
Market
Friday
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John M. Perry,
82 Duffield st
6: Benj. F. Meeker,
APPENDIX-CORPORATION-POLICE DEPARTMENT.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS.
Warda Dis. 1st 1st Charles H. Thomson, B W. Davis,
1st
2d
George L. Thatcher, George N. Mead, John Philips, George Sweney,
6th 2d William Reynolds, Charles O'Neil, E. M. Alexander,
2d
2d
Isaac Van Keuren, William M. Harris, William Dougherty, George C. Boerum, Walter Barre, Frank H. Dikeman, Simeon Smith,
7th 2d Casper Urban, Edward Rowe, William H. Van Voorhis,
8th
1st Obadiah Walling, Robert T. Shannon, Carman Wilson,
9th
1st Daniel T. Walden, Robert B. Lefferts, Londivick Miller,
10th Ist Moses Littel,
Stephen H. Cahoone. Charles C. Crane,
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Ist Henry T. Taber, John Bellingham, Aaron Storer,
11th Ist George Mitchell, James J. Jenkins, Garret Van Mater,
5th
2d Samuel C. Stringham, Ebenezer Smith, John Stanbury,
11th 2d
Thomas Pettit, George L. T. Cook, George W. Rodgers.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. Office of Chief of Police No. 6, Basement, City Hall.
ENTRANCE ON COURT STREET.
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Chief of Police, Clerk 66
JOHN S. FOLK, Benj. S. Moorehouse,
69 Tillary street
24 Front street
Officers Attached to Chief's Office,
Aury Snediker, Thomas C. Doremus, 258 Marshall street
Ist Police District, comprising 1st, 3rd, and 4th Wards Station House, No. 1, Basement, City Hall
Captain, Assistant ditto,
Joel Smith, George Latham, James Brown, Force, 48 men.
25 Myrtle Avenue. 146 Myrtle Avenue. 38 Hicks street.
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2d
Ist Benjamin F. Meeker, Joseph Regan,
7th Ist Samuel Graham, John P. Mead, Clarkson Underhill,
3d 1st
3d
2d John Dimon, John B. Stratton, George Searing,
4th
1st Moses Van Buren, Edward Seymour, George H. Biddle
4th 2d Isaac Allen, Jacob Outwater, Alfred G. Stevens,
10th 2d Ewout Van Saun, Hamilton B. Bradshaw, George Molloy,
271 Adams street
Wards Dis- 6th 1st Edward Preston, .S. Worthington, Alexander H. Howe,
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2nd Police District, comprising 2nd and 5th Wards Station House, York cor. Jay.
Captain Aseistant ditto,
Thomas King, 54 Hudson Avenue.
Rufus R. Belknap, 108 Hudson Avenue. 654 Sands.
Force 32 Men.
3rd Police District, comprising 6th and 10th Wards.
Station House, Court street, between Butler and Douglas
Captain Assist. ditto,
James W. Kirby, Henry Oswald, 123 Smith street James McKinney, Amity st. op. Willow place
Warren near Hoyt street
Force 32 Men. 4th Police District, comprising 7th and 11th Wards
Station House, Vanderbilt, corner of Myrtle Avenue.
Captain, Assistant ditto 66
Christopher Wright, 105 Navy street
Richard W. Call,
Classon n De Kalb av.
George A. Waddy, 388 Hudson Avenue
Force 32 Men.
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 continua- tion thereof ; 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 easterly 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 thence southeasterly along the centre of Fulton street, Fulton avenue to the centre of Boerum street ; thence soatherly along the centre of
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Boerum street to the centre of Atlantic street ; thence westerly aleng 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 centre 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 stree t 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 ; thence westerly along the East River to a point on the continuation of the centre 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 city of Williamsburgh ; thence westerly along the line of the city 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 avenueto the place of begin- ning.
Eighth Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Flatbush avenue 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
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of New Utrecht ; thence southwesterly along said line, crossing a highway called Martense's lane; thence southwesterly along said line to the southerly boundary 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 Flatbush 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 Lotts 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 north westerly 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 north westerly along the centre of First street to the centre of Second avenue; thence southerly along the centre of Second avenue to Fifth street ; thence northwesterly 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.
Eleventh Ward.
Beginning at a point where the centre lines of Fulton avenue and Bridge street intersect each other ; thence running northerly 24
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along the centre of Bridge street to the centre of Johnson street : hence 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 lines 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.
OFFICERS AND STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE Board of Education, Brooklyn, 1852.
Meet the First Tuesday of each Month at the City Hall. PRESIDENT. CYRUS P. SMITH. VICE-PRESIDENT.
J. SULLIVAN THORNE. SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY. SAMUEL L. HOLMES, Residence 297 Bridge st. CLERK. HENRY DEAN, Residence 126 Duffield st.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Edward Anthony, residence, 24 Garden st.
S. G. Arnold, residence, Hoyt, near Atlantic.
J. V. Bergen, residence, Gowanus.
J. G. Bergen, residence, 3d Avenue, Gowanus ..
P. G. Bergen, residence, 3d Avenue, Gowanus.
J. Bellingham, residence, Gold cor Prospect st.
J. C. Brevoort, residence, Bedford Corners.
J. Brinkerhoff, residence. near Bedford Corners.
J. D. Cocks, residence, 261 State st. Edward Copland, residence Clinton near Park Avenue.
W. S. Dillingham, residence, Monroe pl. cor. Clark sts.
E. W. Dunham. residence, 63 Warren st.
H. B. Duryea, residence, 174 Washington st. John Greenwood, residence, 23 Clinton st.
John Halsey, residence, Clinton cor, Myrtle Avenue.
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Wm. M. Harris, residence, 39 Sands st. Stephen Haynes, residence. 59 Lawrence st.
James Hazlett, residence, Willoughby cor. Lawrence st. James How, residence, 93 Willow st.
J. W. Hunter, residence Clinton av. near Bedford road.
'E. A. Lambert, residence, 43 Wyckoff, near Smith street.
P. B. Mead, residence, Vanderbilt near Atlantic av.
G. D. Morgan, residence, 24 Sands street.
J. J. Murdock, residence, Prospect Hill. Theo. Polhemus, residence, 5th av. cor. Carrol street.
T. H. Rodman, residence, 98 Warren street.
J. M. Seabury, residence, 156 Sands cor. Gold street.
C. P. Smith, residence, 55 Pierrepont street.
C. S. Sperry, residence, 47 Willow street. Thomas Sullivan, residence, 199 Clinton street. Fitch Taylor, residence, Clason near Flushing av.
J. S. Thorne, residence, cor. Sauds and Adams,
J. F. Trow, residence, Oxford near Fulton av.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On School Houses .- Messrs. " On Law .-- Greenwood, J. G. Haynes, Harris, Sullivan, Bergen, Rodman. Hazlett, Seabury, Hunter, and Anthony.
On Finance -P. G. Bergen, Morgan, Dunham. Anthony, Hunter.
On School Books .- Dillingham How, Trow, Halsey, Brevoort P. G. Bergen, 'T'horne. On Teachers .- Copland, J. G. Bergen, Arnold, Mead, Lam- bert.
On Libraries .- Thorne, Hal- sey, Polhemus.
On Music-Brinkerhoff, Green- wood, Duryea, Taylor, Smith. On Supplies .-- Harris, Mur- dock, Bellingham.
On Examinations .- Rodman, Cocks, Seabury.
On Colored Schools .- Trow, Sperry, Brinkerhoff, Taylor, J. V. Bergen.
On Evening Schools .- Thorne, Harris, Rodman, Sperry, Sea- bury.
SCHOOL COMMITTEES.
No. 1 -- Messrs. Morgan, Dilling- No. 8 -- Anthony, Greenwood, and ham. and Duryea. Sperry.
" 2-J. V. Bergen, J. G Bergen, and P. G. Bergen.
" 3-Brinkerhoff, Brevoort, and 'Thorne.
+ 4-Taylor, Trow, and Brink- erhoff.
5 -- Haynes, Harris, and Hazlett.
" 6 -- Rodman, Cocks, and Ar- nold.
7-Thorne, How, and Bel- lingham.
9-Polhemus, Murdock, and Brevoort.
" 10-P. G. Bergen, J.G. Bergen and Polhemus.
" 11 -- Hunter, Mead, and Sea- bury.
" 12-Halsey, Copland and Trow. " 13 -- Dunham, Lambert, and Sullivan.
Colored Schools .-- Trow, Sperry, Brinkerhoff, Taylor, and J. V. Bergen,
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VISITING COMMITTEES.
March-Messrs. Arnold, Halsey, October-Copland, Seabury, and and Greenwood. Taylor.
April-Dunham, Brinkerhoff, and November-Hunter, Cocks, and Murduck. Mead.
May-Thorne, Brevoort, and How December-J. V. Bergen, J. G. Bergen, and Sperry.
June-Morgan, Lambert, and! Harris.
July-P. G. Bergen, Anthony, and Hazlett.
September -- C. P. Smith, Dilling- ham, and Trow.
February-Duryea, Haynes, and Bellingham.
PRINCIPALS AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES.
Locations.
Principals.
No. 1. Adams cor. Concord.
L. E. White,
2. Gowanus.
McGregor,
3. Bedford.
F. D. Clark,
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4. Classon av.
S. C. Barnes,
66
5. Myrtle cor. Gold
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6, Baltic near Court.
Barker,
David Syme, A. M.
No 8. Middagh Street.
66 9. Prospect Hill.
W. C. Rogers,
66 10. Gowanus
P. Rouget,
11. Washington av.
Chas. Oliver,
G. H. Stebbins,
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13. Degraw street.
A. B. Clark,
COLORED -- No. 1. Willoughby.
W. J. Wilson,
6 2. Carrsville.
J. C. Morell,
TEXT BOOKS,
AUTHORISED TO BE USED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN.
PRICE PER COPY.
PRICE PER COPY.
Cobb's Spelling Book.
8 c's Morse's Geography 36 44
Smith's Primary ... 20 .
2.1
3d
15 66
10 64 Fitch's Mapping Plates. 25 46 Willard's History of United States 38 4 Parker's Outlines of Gen'l History 60 -
4th 66 23 “
Course of Reading . 40 %
Natural Philosophy .... 60 "
Hazen's Define" 11 % 66 1st Lessonsin " 23 45
Clagget's Expositor. 18 4%
Jaegars Zoology 25 64
Taylor's Philosophy
15 66
Baldwin's Tables .. 6 46
Thompson's Higher Arithmetic .. 45 "
Practical 23 . Davie's 50 4
Mental 6: 8 4
Hall's Manual of Morals 17 66
Slates Small. 8 0
Medium 9 .4
Pinneo's Primary Grammar 12 4 Crosby's Geometry. 2566 Lynd's Etymology 25 46
66 Large 10
42 .
Mattison's Astronomy.
Clark's 14 4
Tower's Algebra
Copy Books, plain ruled 4 .
Pens and Pen-holders, Writing Paper, Copy Slips, and Slate Pen- cils, furnished the pupils gratis.
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J. T. Conkling,
66 7. York near Bridge.
.J. Reeve,
12. Adelphi street.
Mandeville's 1st Re: der 6 6
January-Rodman, Polhemus,
and Sullivan.
APPENDIX-BOARD OF EDUCATION.
RULES.
1. Books will be delivered at the depository daily, from 9 till 12 o'clock.
2. Books at the above prices and Stationery gratis, are furnished to each school upon the written order of the Principal thereof, endorsed by one or more of the School Committee.
3. Returns from the principals for books so furnished are to be made at the Depository weekly and all accounts for the same are to be fully settled at the end of every month.
4. No Text Books are to be introduced into any of the Schools unless previously authorized by the Board of Education.
5. All Text Books authorised by the Board to be used in the public Schools, as well as all Copy Books and Copies for writing, shall be purchased by the principals at the Depot ; and no such articles obtain- od by them elsewhere shall be sold at the schools.
S. L. HOLMES, City Superintendent.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
The City originally constituted one school district, but as the same increased the old district as 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, Sand street on the north, Bridge street on the east, and Myrtle avenue ou 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 thence 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-east- erly boundary of the City to DeKalb avenue aforesaid.
No. 4. That part of the 9th and 11th Wards bounded as follows, viz. : on the north-easterly 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 westorly 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 Sands street, and thence along Sands street to the place of beginning.
No. 6. All the 10th Ward.
No. 7. Bounded by Fulton and Sands street, the Navy Yard and the East River, being the entire 2d Ward and that part of the 5th Ward not included in No. 5.
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No. 8. The Ist 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.
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