New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-15
WHAT PEOPLE IN BROOKLYN ARE TALKING
AROIrT


Many people were not much surprised when he came
out footed against the Republican policy of pro
lection 1t IS admitted that the young man has lost
all the chances he had Of political advancement
and 1t is known that he had no small ambition NOT
long ago. When he was elected Mayor some of his
enthusiastic friends INDUCED in the widest sort
Of speculation the subject and they seem to have
conveyed to him some of their own unbounded oenef
in the possibilities which they believed the future TO
hold In store for him. One Of them, 1t Is now re-
called with a smile, predicted that there would be
three stages in the young Mayors career-the May
orally the Governorship, and the Presidency. In
fact they would have been willing to advance him
so rapidly defy the provision of the constitution
which requires the President to be thir'ynve years
Of age
Mr.. Low made an excellent Mayor; all the people
of Brooklyn admit that but still they had TO laugh
at his pretensions once in a while. His address to
the Boys of Brooklyn was perhaps the funniest
Incident in his official career This address urged
them not to kindle bonfres election night, ana IL
was issued with much gravity as any STATE paper
given out while Mr.. Low Mayor Another thing
that Brooklyn smiled at the Mayors personal
appeal to the citizens the Heights to decorate the
houses between his own house and the City Han on
the day the big Bridge was opened But these things
were looked on the harmless ebullitions OF youth
and were readily forgiven The ex-Mayor IS older
now than he was them and the people take him more
seriously. Nobody, however, takes him as seriously
as he takes himself
The Bridge Trustees are at their old tricks again.
Their first meeting since they knew they were not 10
be legislated out of Office this year was to be held
last Monday. Only six OF them were able to get to
sands-st. This vas precisely what was to be ex-
pected Everybody would have been surprised to
see a quorum present at the July meeting During
the summer the Bridge Trustees declare an inter-
regnum and let the great confded 10 their
care take care OF itself That is TO say, the
president and the secretary (the only salarled mem
bcrs OF the Board DO as they please. II almost
passes belief that otherwise pectabe and honorable
citizens should be willing 70 neglect their grave
duties as trustees The Bridge is Democratic pol
itcal machine and Governor Hill vetoed the Bridge
bill or rather let It die, the dIctaon of Boss
Mclaughlin Everybody in Brooklyn knows that;
but what they can't understand IS why these trustees
not all of whom are McLaughlins creatures, should
let the thing be IT Is without word OF protest
Brooklyn has enjoyed the Bridge now for five
years but the people tired of taking ABOUT
It and dilating Its advantages. They 6ehgh' 100
IN "reminiscences of what they used TO do in tie old
DAYS when there was no possible Of getting away
from Long Island without taking a ferry-ooat- Iales
OF experiences on the river when the Ice was tfich
are plentiful One Of the stories which remember
IS that told of the managing editor of New-fork
paper who had very hard time in going to biz Chice
one eveninc After he got there II lc said mar ne
sat down and wrote editorial paragraph 10 'nis
effect Now the time for the stoc Ahoiders OF the
Brooklyn Bridge to put their stock on the harDo''
Fortunately. one better Informed saw the prooi
and advised the sapent editor that the Bridge was
public enterprise one-third New-Yorks ana TWO
thirds Brooklyns, and that of course there was no
tock IN ne mt on the market and so the paragraph
quietly killed.
and ferries
conversation which I heard the other day. new
resident in what IS still called the City OF Churches
although its claim to that title IS no longer goou'
whatever it may have been once, had been CLOSELY
examining package of Bridge tickets such As every
babua poer to Brooklyn constantly Keeps III his
pocket and had made what he considered an import
ant discovery On the face Of the ticket, beneath
tho fine engraving of the Bridge and the river and
abovo the signature of c. c. Martin. Chief Engineer
and superintendentn he had found the words not
good If detached
aTbat,s very odd he remarked TO a friend Sc
have ALWAYS been in the habit of tearing on TICKET ana
throwing It into the box, and have seen hundreds
of other people doing it too Nothing has ever Deen
so,d n me about It, Yet here 1t says Not good If
detached"
Why don't you know what that means = SAID the
friend. .
No don't and what's more believe there are
lots Of people who don't Tell me what 1t is
ITO do that" was the answer, shall have TO 90
hack a dozen wears or more. In the old days the
Union Ferry Company used sell seventeen separate
tickets for a quarter. That was cent and haii
aniece while the single fare two cents, eXcepl
between O'Clock and half-past morning ana even
ING when the fare only one cent. heeu4a
travellers used to tickets, whereby 'heS
half cent during al the hours eAIeHs hos t law not
using a ticket Well. along in 20 or 40, thlhA' d
lot OF street gamns began 10 buy packages OF uches
NJ "A
to transient travellers or people who didn't happen to
have tickets The boys cleared nine cents on every
nackage and the company soon began TO ma us re
GENTS falling off II was given out that 1t was lOshe
at the OF several hundred dollars Weeh nna'
story always regarded with suspicion Al any rae,
they determined 10 stop the pracuce ~ hst LIZ
tried to get the police to do it for them Dut ms
hopeless. The boys were driven away iIOn 'no IN,
mediate mel ghborhoOd of the ferry houses but they sun
carried on their trade few blocks away, ana II woud
have required nearly all the police In the cites 10
break nm the business A good many men. fancy
were in sympathy with the boys ana Dough, uch,Is
from them regularly instead Of patronizne inc com
many DIRECTLY Finally the officers OF the company
hlt lpon the device Of having the tickets printed 10
rnun1n form and requiring that they should be de-
achcd I'm the presence OF the ferrymas'er Iis rule
was rgidly enforced for tine. OF course " put
sion effectualy 10 the boys enterprise Inc rue
is ielaxed now and one tear of his ticket before
leaving home n he chooses, but II can De put IN oice
al any time If necessary. When inc bIaes su'hvl.
ferry conpany's experience and didn't give the stree'
b0vs an opportunity to earn few pennies az thelr
EXPENSE That is the reason why MOI good II &c
ached is printed on every tcke,. no Mrn IMP o., ~
il but If at any time IL should be found that TICKET
wcrs benS sCh on tie street. no derachlng 81 tchts
would be permitted except under the eye OF The man
I'm charge OF the chOppng- box