Series 5: Laws, 1867-1898, inclusive
Language of Materials
English.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Extent
in 1 manuscript box
Scope and Contents
The series primarily consists of various records related to laws, acts, resolutions, and other regulations enacted or proposed by or to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn (after 1897, the City of New York). The files span the years 1869 to 1898. Subjects include sewers, street openings, water supply, railroads, and civil service. Of particular note is one file related to improvements in Brooklyn Heights (1895).
Arrangement note
The series is arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by folder title.
Folder titles are derived from the documents.
Please see the Processing Information note for additional general information regarding the arrangement of the series in this collection.
Act in relation to sewerage and drainage, 1867
Box: 231, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to authorize the extending of certain streets to the East River, 1867
Box: 231, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to Alter the Commissioners Map, 1869
Box: 231, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to ammend the charter of the City of Brooklyn, 1869
Box: 231, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Opening certain streets in the 8th and 22nd Wards, 1869
Box: 231, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
Gowanus and Park Slope
Incorporaters Bridge bill, circa 1870s
Box: 231, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
List of names and addresses
Act regarding street improvement assessments, 1870
Box: 231, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to provide for the speedy construction of sewers, 1872
Box: 231, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
Northerly of Prospect Ave. and Hamilton Ave.
Resolutions for Parks Commissioners, 1883
Box: 231, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to provide for furnishing an increased supply of water for the city of Brooklyn, 1884
Box: 231, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Construction of sewers in theTwenty Sixth Ward and Adjoining Wards, circa 1884
Box: 231, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Retention and Discharge of Employees by Head of Department, 1884
Box: 231, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Reducing speed of trolley cars, circa 1890s
Box: 231, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Memorandum for opinion related to Brooklyn water supply, circa 1890s
Box: 231, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fulton St. Dock Obstructions, circa 1890s
Box: 231, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Repair, rate of speed, and removal of snow and ice, 1890
Box: 231, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Common Council and Mayor, 1891
Box: 231, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Department of Parks, 1891
Box: 231, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Town of Flatbush - Proposal for the Construction of Sewers, 1892
Box: 231, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Transportation of Public Officers, 1894
Box: 231, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
29th Ward and 31st Ward Fire Department leases, 1895
Box: 231, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
Fragile
Act in Relation to Electrical Conductors in the City of Brooklyn, 1895
Box: 231, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to amend the highway law, 1895
Box: 231, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Brooklyn Heights improvements, 1895
Box: 231, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Whale Creek Canal, circa 1895
Box: 231, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
Lying between Meserole Ave. and Greenpoint Ave.
Act in relation to the jurisdiction of the department of public parks in the city of New York over certain streets in said city, 1896
Box: 231, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to regulate hours and wages of mechanics, workingmen, and laborers, circa 1896
Box: 231, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Department of Fire, circa 1896
Box: 231, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General note
Title 13 Section 6 Laws of 1888
Raising of funds for the maintenance of New York and Brooklyn Bridge, circa 1896
Box: 231, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Act to regulate and improve the civil service in the State of New York, 1897
Box: 231, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Civil Service Acts, circa 1897
Box: 231, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Local Self-Government, circa 1897
Box: 231, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Board of Alderman regulation of railroad companies, 1898
Box: 231, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Contracts for purchase of land for water purposes, circa 1898
Box: 231, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Police Department roundsmen, circa 1898
Box: 231, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Police Justices, circa 1898
Box: 231, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Public Libraries, circa 1898
Box: 231, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
