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yet complete and full history of the preliminary movements for the introduction of water into the city

, which we published yesterday, was compiled from the City Clerk's manual for 1858-9—a work which contains

Bishop, whom every well wisher of the city, irrespective of party, desires long to see occupying that

position in the city government which he so competently and creditably fills.

to any of the rest, and which at first, before we learned the circumstances of its authorship, we were

Notice was circulated in this city on Saturday evening that the Water and Sewerage bills would be discussed

before the Committee on Cities and Villages on Monday evening, and Mr.

without his knowledge and consent and that the meeting could not be held, as most of the Committee were

In the cars, the Water Works and all appertaining thereto were so loudly and volubly discussed, that

The Grand street railroad bills were before a Committee of the Assembly this afternoon.

Douglass' statement aside) asserts that they have made a good enough "pile" out of the city without this

was not that the citizens took any action in the matter, or that the Commissioners on behalf of the city

It was to accommodate them, not the city, that the Common Council were appealed to to sanction the deviation

afford to make the conduit than complete the canal at the present price; and that, instead of the city

with above half a million more than the works were warranted to cost; and in the present instance we

with the Engineers and Commissioners in thinking that a conduit would be in every way preferable, but were

addition to the original contract price a conduit can be had instead, we think it advisable for the city

The expense of the change has been the only reason hitherto inducing the city to withhold consent from

at stake, either they made no effort to bribe Commissioners or the Common Council, or these bodies were

that the appropriation of the $630,000 was promptly refused, and now the same work is offered the city

The party seated in some fifteen carriages were first conveyed to the receiving reservoir at Cypress

Everything around quite dissipated the idea of a city being near at hand.

Some were in doubt as to the certainty of a full supply, but could say nothing in reply to the statements

The cars were absolutely crowded down, either one way or the other, during the whole day, and the facilities

of the line were not sufficient to accommodate one half the travel.

In one corner of the empty reservoir a half-dozen vagabond boys were engaged in an energetic game of

intense desire among those who visited this building to have a look at the pumping engine, but they were

the wells are completely covered in by a large wooden shed sort of arrangement, the doors of which were

Council are urged to incur the extra expense recommended by the Commisioners, for the sake of giving the city

first twelve miles of the work, to Baisely's Pond, will bring us a supply adequate to the wants of the city

miles of canal are only believed to be wanted in view of a very large addition being made to the population

of the city.

To sanction a deviation now would be to give the contractors the whiphand of the city, and it may be

The shears were erected on Friday, preparatory to the erection of the engines.

The interests of the city cannot suffer, and will not suffer, by the Common Council's taking time to

Their passing on the matter hastily would have cost the city $135,000, but could not have accelerated

too much the fashion with those interested in this water business to denounce as an enemy to the city's

all cavil; but we claim the privilege of forming an opinion for ourselves as to whether it is the city's

the Common Council, we are now in possession of the exact terms of the proposition to be made to the city

close their communication by reiterating their hope and belief that the first supply of water to the city

the progress of the work, most of them more or less inaccurate, having appeared in the papers, we were

Numbers of men were at work all round the reservoir chipping and shaping the large slabs of stone intended

From the Reservoir we passed on to the pump well, where another numerous body of laborers were hard at

McElroy (brother of one of the engineers, and clerk of the Works) we were shown from point to point,

Of the two engines to be erected by the present contractors (space being left for two more when the city

Lott yesterday granted an injunction to prevent the water of Baiseley's Pond being diverted to the city

The Commissioners were to have met the Celebration Committee of the Common Council this morning to arrange

By a subsequent resolution the following eminent professionals were selected: John B.

their offices, consisting of about 150 of the largest tax payers and most prominent officials of the city

Among those present were noticed, Mayor Powell, Senator Sloan, Supervisor Smith, Alderman H. R.

as it was only for the purpose of cleaning the reservoir from time to time that three compartments were

The following resolutions were, after discussion, adopted unaminously: BY W.E.

That the Water Works of the city, if they operate at all, as there is no doubt they will, will confer

a benefit on the city far exceeding their pecuniary cost, both by raising the value of property and

twelve millions of dollars worth of benefit from them, that we are to pay more for them than they were

the wealthy, the wise, the good, of the city par excellence .

The city has therefore a right to expect from such men, so appointed, an administration of pre-eminent

The great main from Ridgewood, which is to be connected with the pipes laid in the city, will be finished

the Common Council, we are now in possession of the exact terms of the proposition to be made to the city

close their communication by reiterating their hope and belief that the first supply of water to the city

.— The "donkey engine" which figured in the preliminary introduction of the Ridgewood Water to the city

About a million and a half gallons of water are already daily used in the city and the present depth

The pressure or "head" of water in this city is expected to be twice as great as that of the Croton in

which are being laid down in the 19th ward are far inferior in strength to those used in the sister city

In other parts of the city wrought iron pipes are being laid, and these cast iron ones it appears, are

In North Fifth street above Fifth the contractors were for three weeks engaged in cutting their way through

It was stated that in London, Bristol, and other large British cities where an artificial supply of water

had been introduced, meters of different kinds were in use.

Morgan, City Surveyor, Mr. Padean, of the Collector's office, Mr. Mackay, of Brooklyn, Mr.

Burr, the deputy City Clerk, and Mr. Rend, and has just been patented in their name.

introduction of a water supply, and when it is in contemplation to establish new Gas works in the city

that his interests have been well cared for—that the changes of construction which have been made were

All city, town, and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution

, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some divisions thereof,

Cushing, as we stated yesterday, has given the opinion that "no officer whose duties pertain to cities

with the Brooklyn Water Act, since in the latter seven commissioners, whose duties pertain to the city

organizing a proper and befitting celebration on the occasion of the introduction of water into the city

introduction of a certain and plentiful supply of pure and wholesome water into the streets of our city

condition—that it is to immensely increase the comfort, convenience and business resources of our population—and

As we hope to derive the advantage of an increase of population and business, and consequently an enhancement

place of residence or business thoroughly known, and we need never fear a diversion of the tide of population

.— Alderman Pierson’s resolutions last evening were decidedly premature. Let Ald.

McNamee’s committee go on and construct a fountain in the City Hall Park, and another on the corner of

CELEBRATION The celebration which is proposed for the 27th, in honor of the introduction of water into the city

, promises to be the most imposing demonstration ever witnessed in the city of Brooklyn.

Scarcely a manufacturing establishment in the city is there but what has indicated to the committee an

strikes us as somewhat strange that none of the many Temperance Societies and organizations in our city

At the meeting of the Committee this morning, applications for places in the procession were received

They seem to have come round to Alderman Backhouses opinion that the city has had enough of Welles &

are justly open, of being designed to establish an irresponsible and all-powerful triumvirate in the city

, authorised by the Legislature to spend the city's money ad libitum , without as much as saying "by

These, with a provision guarding the city's interests more stringently in the matter of the proposed

not, the same:) Wherever sails a ship, or house is built on land, or day or night, Through teeming cities

House during the hot season, but has quarters at a healthy location, some three miles north of the city

his wife, toward the latter part of the afternoon, out in barouche, on a pleasure ride through the city

They passed me once very close, and I saw the President in the face fully, as they were moving slow,

Capitol front is finished, with the splendid entrance to the Senate and Representative wings, the city

The City Railroad Company loses some horses every day.

Brignoli" because of his difficult first name, eventually became "Dear Old Brig" to American audiences

libretto in the opera Clari, which debuted in London in 1823, the song quickly became familiar to many Americans

He is best known as commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution (1775–1783) and first

Through Charles Eldridge, the publisher of the third edition of Leaves of Grass (1860) who was serving

Thereafter, the comrades were inseparable, spending long hours riding on Doyle's streetcar, or taking

During and after the War, the city's population was swelled by Southern refugees, especially African

Americans escaping oppression and poverty.

Reveille in Washington, 1860–1865. New York: Harper, 1941.Reynolds, David S.

1872prose6 leaveshandwritten; This manuscript touches on the developing "distinctive metropolitan American

Character" of Washington, including the city's status as a literary center.

Portions of this manuscript were used in Washington as a Central Winter Residence and Authors of Washington

The members were nervous, from long drawn duty, exhausted, some asleep, and many half asleep.

For a moment, (and no wonder) the nervous and sleeping Representatives were thrown into confusion.

But it was over almost as soon as the drowsied men were actually awake.

of armed cavalrymen eight deep, with drawn sabres, and carbines clanking at their sides, and there were

excellent sun, with atmosphere of sweetness; so clear it showed the stars, long, long before they were

Building) and the "pasteboard Monitor" (a cardboard model of the Union ironclad ship, the USS Monitor) were

Douglass, who had initially been barred by guards from entering the White House because he was African-American

The five verses beginning "Was it I who walked the / earth..." were not used in Calamus, but the five

beginning "Scented herbage of my breast" became the opening verses of section 2 of the cluster in the 1860

We are a moral and religious people, as becomes the denizens of a "City of Churches," and even when the

.— Life, to both poor and rich, in great cities, is an excitement and a struggle!

very little of the shifts and frequent desperations of of the life existence of the poor in great cities—which

counterbalance the supreme advantages that, ( writers reasoners may say what they like,) make the city

very extreme, against the smart patent leather, delicate soled article, which even our hardy young city

we pass often.— ¶ Then Reader , did you ever notice, the Intelligence Offices, scattered about the city

Everybody goes “on his own hook,” and thinks no more of his neighbors than if they were natives of Timbuctoo

This became section 17 of Chants Democratic in the 1860 Leaves of Grass, with leaf 1 corresponding to

we spent about 2 Hours—saw a great many anamiles animals , a few birds, &c, &c., but the monkeys, were

Here we saw a fine structure—we were there awhile & then took the Hud. Hudson R. R R to 43 st.

referring to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is located in Central Park at 1000 5th Avenue, New York City

Remember it is not amongst strangers but as it were your own folks.

has had very sore feet and legs, so bad that he could not have worked, even if he had had it. they were

Storms P.S. we got a letter from Uncle George last night—he had no work, and his limbs were not very

According to the Paterson, New Jersey City Directory (1876), Speer was a driver with a home at 48 Pearl

St. in the city.

Then I saw in the paper, that you were out in Canada, taking your vacation, so I did not write again,

His brothers were Garret Storms (1861–1945), George Storms (1863–1888), and Richard Storms (1867–1939

Walter Whitman Storms and his siblings were the children of Herman Blauvelt Storms (1822–1898) and his

ld like to see you very much it has been a long while since I wh think Visit to Washington when you were

According to the 1860 U. S.

Daniel Robbins started working as an apprentice for John McKesson and Charles Olcott, who were in wholesale

Caloo New York City One of numerous letters from Walter Reynolds asking money & honeyfugle generally

with our greatest in England this century & your good nature must by any sort of reply even if such were

The Cynic—an American statesman of the future who put a great fool on "Confections and persiflage." (

Only 300 copies were printed, and Whitman signed the title page of each one.

Period 1: 1860–1867 Between 1860 and 1867, Louisa's life was fractured by the death of her son Andrew

Thomas Jefferson Whitman, April 16, 1860 The Public Life of Captain John Brown (1860) had been issued

(Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2000), 282.

March 31, 1860 April 4, 1860 When Jesse moved into the Portland Avenue home is not known—perhaps after

O'Connor were friends to Louisa as well as to Walt.

The review by the Cincinnati Commercial of Walt Whitman's last yawp, which (the review) you were frank

but "tried, tried again," until I believe the closed-up sutures in my cranium were opened as widely as

if the brains were out, and a pint of white beans were in with the whole caput-al arrangement-soaking

The newer parts were printed at this office.

An Englishman might have written ninety-nine hundredths of American poetry.

The spirit that pervades is essentially American. It is more.

The philosophy and theology are decidedly American, the ethics are altogether of New York.

full of truly American exaggeration.

Everything American is the subject of his praises:— "These states are the amplest poem.