New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
BEYOND THE BIG BRIDGE.
WHAT PEOPLE IN BROOKLYN ARE TALKING
ApOJrT

II has long been notorious that tho Park was sadly
need Of what railroad men would can pc,er"cn's'
large amount Of money spent on IL AZ the ouso' o
after that for a good many years. only enough was
appropriated barely to maintain H. ana al iuo@ VI
improvemcnt was ont OF the question ms was no'
wise economy 1t was saving at the spisot lho
result is that when the work Of renovation Is actuay
entered on, a much larger expenditure IL hec"e' '
would have been required Il this popular pleasure
ground had been kept in good condition from year ~
! year Last winter the Legislature authorized inc
| is.us y, honda IN the amount Of 300, 900 for
per1nanent Park improvements, and tho PARK Som-
mssioners have Just decided how they VIII Pu. 'n0
money where It Will do the most good On mo "noio.
their decision seems TO be a wise one Inc th'ns ',
VIII most please frsquenters OF tho Park, fancy VIII
he the determination build fine stone Drosn %isS
the lake near Lookout HILL where there has long Deeh
a temporary and ramshackle wooden structure his
bridge was part Of the original Park piah anu SUNNI
of the stone for been lying near the spot "heo
Il is to be used for twenty years or So some'h'ns
like as 900 Is to be spent here 1t Is also proposed
to extend o drive from the western end Oh TINS no"
| bridge around Lookout Hill to connect with west
Drive This will open up part OF the PARK hithcro
practically inaccessible. The new drive VIII run past
| the hugo well-said TO be the largest in the world
which was recently the subject OF an article In in'
Tribune.
Another plan OF the Park Commissioners IS TO erect
new fence around the Park The present inciosure
both ucly and shabby It IS, I'm fact, shoe hngy oad
and Internationally cheap in appearance Ihere Is
not money enough for an entire new wall out o'-
ginning is to be made IN several places IN mo
way OF substituting for tho wretched wooden panhss
a substantial structure Of stone. Tho most CON
spIcuos points around the Park TO come In for ms
desr,b,e first There are be some other
bridcs erected and strengthened and Is TO be hoped
that the esurfacing of the walks In tho southern p'
of the Park will not be neglected They are haruy
passable in their present condition With eSceien'
wisdom tho Commissioners are seeking TO ger inc au'
vice OF Frederick Law Omsted and Calvert Vaux IN
dircctng tho work that Ia to be DONE Thor Executive
| Committee we'll say: AT Messrs. Olmstead and VauS
or either of them, be brought back lnto 'nc soi
vice Of tho Park, feel sure the people Oh brooHy
will thoroughly appreciate that new era Oh improve
mcnt and development has begun in their oeautliu'
pleasure ground"
At the same meeting at which the foregoing action
was taken the Commissioners decided TO place 'u.
statue OF Mr. Bcecher in tho place where the DUST OF
Washington Irving now stands. One point urged III
favor of this is that exercises in honor OF the great
clergyman could readily be held In the hower-sar-
dem lust across the drive II that point Is VOL tseh'
why not place the statue in tho garden tseh' MI
Beecher was enthusiastic lover OF Natuio' why
shoud not his permanent memorabilia expTesslo % 2
OF his felIow-cltlzens admiration and anectlon-sIaIu
among the trees and flowers that ne loved SO VII
rather than IN the glare Of open space whcro oNes
and walks run side by sidei
The first thing to be done in the enlargement OF tho
watcr-works is double the size Oh the ols'riouns
T reservoir at Rideewood. 1ts present capacy 1oo'
COO 600 Enthusiastically moro than two days sup
NV This is clearly inadequate, and half Million
r. dollars will be prdenty expended in providing the
n CITY with twice as large reserve supply IN case "
y an emergency The Of tho reservoir Is not u u'
intcrfered with during the work OF enargernen1 n
the Same time the work OF OD.sa an onrces Of tone
Island be undert aiken too qGhES, ooIyn viii
r vater is question that some people are asking an(
- seems able 10 answer ten'
Mention Of the Rldgewood Reservoir suggests ina
:, one OF the peasantest short trips In the vicinity
n Brooklyn can be made with that as the objective POM
To get to the reservoir you must take street car INA
goes 10 Rldgewood-eather in Gates-ave Myrte-ave
n Or from the Eastern District, BuShwcNaVe ~
'st Ridrevood Won leave the horse and enter IN
~ cars that are run by little dummy engine and go
Cypress Hills Cemetery These 90 directly past III
-, main entrance to the reservoir grounds The tram
n stop anywhere to leave or take passengers IN
rescrvor grounds are we'll kept, and the walk acros
r. and round the reservoir IS delightful The best pa
Of it ls the further side, where you ge on oea
ITS dav really magnificent view Of the southwestern pa
he Of Long Island The Coney Island hotels and the b
rd aravaneYy at Rockaway are plainly visible 80 ID
TO Jamaica Bay and the ocean itself II there Is an
u breeze stirring TO feel It on this elevate
NV plateau. You return the way you came Or II
va stead you 90 down the hill on the southern 81,
m OF the reservoir and enjoy the rather peculiar sens
ton Of riding the first electric railway pu.
ac | operation in this vicinity. This will bring you
what used to be called NewYork, where you ca
sa take tho elev aed road back to Bmokyn or Ne e
ascending the h you NAV visit the pumping static
the watcrworks where big pumps 0re tho ~Ss
MA on Long Island the reservoir which you have jl
mo left never heard OF any one taking this trip and
u being delighted Win II.
OF The Faglo- never looked we'll II looks
II a dav Last Monday 1t appeared in a new and han
the Cncfnrn fg
pro- becoming Ever since began to read The Eage'
hey and that was several years ago nowIts long column
Of black type, often set "solid7 have been rath
hat forblddns Now, however Its propretors have pr
Nv; cured type for the ncws columns that has larg
inc face than that formerly used and the paper pesen
nN handsome and open appearance that cannot but
'' gratifying 10 all its readers. The Eagle' is Ell
~ uhaticaly the paper Of Brooklyn in spite OF oppo
tho ton and dctractlon, and everybody who wants
h know all that going on IN that cry ma, 10 resa
cfbsr,ctsrIsfics Of an overgrown village shown
an aG, that NO %0FP he pafr ass 5Sn
cor. oyerShadowed by IT'S nearness 70 the metropolis
long as they ma is RRah Whether the
play are any morning papers in Brooklyn or not
club =
mes :, sr,+s ~ now tyne however, The Eagle, IS
OF absolutely free from the vexatous little errors 4
mes are almost nseparabe from the haste with which
,.. daily newspaper whether morning or afternoon,
ply gotten Nd Within a dsy two it stated In an
n In tcIc Oh Co ,nt tracts that are being sent out
FOR M pa scr,nons on Republican Texts IL har
and seems likely that Riff Sermons would make ui
,rter Democratic converts. Presumably "Iarin Sermo
past was lntonueu'
not Sceakinc OF ono Brooklyn newspaper calls up
ex- other "The TmesD the only paper 10 BROOK
by -, ,,,ro-,od the Republican candidates IN Is
nym " ,.,,. n. po,o-s Is an ardent admlrer OF
from i'' h-''' .,oo -, =. rroa,lv deer,,s ~ sec M
'"N the nomination Of Mr. Blaine and be threatened
N a. 70 bolt tho nomination in II was given to Cen
Grant Mr. Peters has Just given a new proof OF
,ond. devotion TO the cause OF American INDUSTRIES Os
Mr.. ing John l. Heaon, member OF his eutorsi suaN
rnrnpe with Instructions to examine personally
vich. ,,.,o, ~ labor and manufac turing In Engl