BROOKLYN Common Council,
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FEB. l7.-Present his Honor the Mayor, and quorum.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.


Petitions. bills sc. presented and referred


Annual Report of the Board of Educston presented
and placed on file


Several unpaid assessment lists for sundry matters
snted but consequence Of the distance
from the speaker and also the Of order in the
council chamber unable to learn the purport Of
he papers They were referred to Assessment Commit.
map was presented defining the line between Brook
yn and New Eutrich, and ordered on file.


Communication from J. Todd, offering 10 sell the
property advertised for sale by the Board at auction.
Reports Street Committee on matter OF opening
street the wasbout Road and Williamsburg line to
be called Chase Avenue.


Reported that they have caused map to be made and
recommend the adoption Of the line SO designated on said
Lamp Committee reported in favor Of lamp lighters
bill for Feb. adopted.


Aid Dsios called up from the table the report of Street
Committee, for opening 18th st.


Aid. WycKoFF called for the reading of the majority
and minority reports The minority report was adopted
which was opposed to the improvement


Fire Department Committees report in faver of approx
ing BY Laws Of Engine Company No. 0. Report ador-
same Committee on petition OF Fire Department for sp-
propriaen Of 5000 to fre department fund.- reported in
favor appropriang 500, the usual sum- Report adop
Special Committee Park, reported in favor of bill
,fJ Rolf for surveys of The city Park Report adopted
THE FIRE IN YAzoo CIrY--The other day we
stated that destructive fire had occurred in YaZoo
ity In speaking Of this calamity the fasoo City OF the
iist ult says: most destructive fire in this
place on Saturday morning last between and O'Clock
he hre we understand, originated in the cotton shed OF
dr j. X hedford and Immediately caught the sheds OF
Messrs Bailey CALDWELL and Mr. Heard, consuming in
he three about 1000 bales Of cotton. The entire loss h
estimated at between and $40 600 This loss falls upon
ne planters, as there was no insurance upon H. The
merchants also lose by IT, they in many cases had
nade large advances on the cotton consumed, and OF
course will have to wait another year for their money
The fire must certainly have been the work OF an ncen
diary as fire had been the sheds for some time
previous We have not sscertaned who was the largest