New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
ropICs OF UPPERMosT INTEREST IN THE
rrrrrr,r, r,rru on nrIr TINTED ETATES.

BroolaS& Bint OF view, Il must be said that tne
iusf a@sfdkss been success nufnoor On me" -
Of ths' eiehsV importance 20 Brooklyn nav 80
passed, And none that ore peculiarly Ve'v -,
fou6d thu y" way into the statae-oo oA ~ cSsnIn
among the Brooblyn measures are tho socAou ~.
,s.n.ry.r.n, hiIIs which will help to supply 'he
,stv With payements schools, Keller se"'ts -.
ns.d.d nuhiie buldines Then two regmou''
ead and the f3th-are TO have ne" sfmO'
additional appropriation OF slso'OOv hS' s,on.r.
Coz the projected Soldiers ana ea4io's .s
d.. a. ,hs prouosed museums have been pro'iaeN
A''e 's' go lands and the Park Commission
- s.n1 f,om eight members to three LEG
$3.50 .ith az accustomed fairness, pays ouo
,n.ed Of praise 70 the Republican mehosrs " w
Iseislature from Kings County brooAs" ~" S
!. rood dsslp Il says, ito Eugene f. oCohnor, "no
has supported good measures ana uhtrlhSS 'o'en,
soa,,.t bod ones He has been honest, earnest anu
-scIlant Messrs sperry and Aspinsu, In inc mousse
~. Acme uniformly we'll" 1t dismisses the coh'uc'
=, the Democratic members with this suihcient COM
rent; 1.-THE Democratic members from hhsS 'oui,'
IN the Legislature have done what thcy Wero N.
They would have done right II they had oeeu O'"
10 and when they have done wrong u ID oo''
shsy have been compelled toS That Is PROXY
Z. r.aa.t,op m the Democrats sent TO Albany
rNs hast thing Brooklyn can do Is 70 keep al noho
h.,c.ftar men who are not FREQ agents But the'r
oer N do p,,schef has been nullihed by tho Hepuo
hcsn majority in the Senate and Assembly otnei
prooklyn wouh not have Jared 50 well III inc nav"
nj legislation The large expenditures proV'aeu ~.
NV the improv~ment bills put great responsiDl''e
into the hands OF the Mayor, who is 10 have ohats
-. o,,t the money. II the Republicans I'M
,rovs the opportunity presented 70 them the oonAe
fail u win be made certain that the money VIII "
wisely and economically used
rns MASSAGE and signing Of the bill increasing tne
.nproprfation for the memorial in honor OF
soldiers and sailors from 100000 to S-oo'o0V
srouDd for the hope and expectation that tne ~'H
go .. q r,roSed n erect at tho entrance Oh froo-
49,. part viii be an ornament 20 the city anu
rnrtav monument to the men whose brave oeeuS ~ 10
tptrnded to commemorate. The commission " n,
charge of the matter consists OF Mayor |h'p 80.
aent McCarty, OF the Board OF Aldermoh' "n :,
COMMISSIONS Bell who Is chairman Oh ~e .
Committee Of the Grand Army OF the hopuU"C, 80 80
aupears in that capacity, and not oy virtue Vi 'ne
ofacs which he holds under the city government AS
q, ,rar known all that has been done toward se'ocu"e
/. aosIrp for the arch was to advertise for pIanS'
Some seventy Of these submitted ana tnos ~o0
mt on public exhibition for fow days last No'oA
Than the matter was held IN allegiance penahs 'o s
t.mpt 10 get the Legislature to increase inc
tim careful OK animation OF tho designs suo'hi'V
nv tho competing architects did not encourage Tao
hopa that q satisfactory design could be secuseo III
ths cav and n the Commission Is wise In It's DAY ano
g,n.ratton It will probably adopt some other metnoa
N obtaining what IL needs II may be sad III pSet"s
tia. the best method OF going to work In this oeoaon
ia not by advertising. 1t IS not by such moSNs i :,
the hest design can be secured Architects VINO tiH'
hIrhlv Of their work cannot afford 10 spend the umo
necessary for putting their ideas In proper shspe
fhey are 20 receive no compensation for ther laoOr VI
~ the likelihood Of compensation Is remote. Inc
trustees of the projected Cathedral in Ne" ioIA
about the task of obtaining plan In diheou'
,,.., 4, ,hs Rroolayn Memorial Arch has beea
increased since the plan OF putting up "ashihs oh
Centennial Arch in Ncw-York took dennite ana prS"'
Heal shape. There not few WHO Feero' 'h$'
ho one city has not the same opportunity thst u'0
,ther enjoys of having . definite and SATISFACTORY
model of tho proposed work as q startng'pont Inc
large number of Brooklynites who have seen hr'
whites arch at the entrance Of Fhth-aVe. are 10
LIGHTED that II is 70 be perpetuatcd in enduring STONE
and bronze II the result of the arch project In tneif
own city IA as successful from the artistic point %
view as that OF their neghbCrs is almost certain 10 %
hey will DO than satisfied. The paraliel 10
tween the undertakings in the two cities is Interesting
While New-York has & model Of its arch IN concrete
,rro - hagtn xith and is endeavoring TO raise tho
necessary money by popular subscription. BrooNyn's
DESIGN IA vet In the air while the funds needed Tor ths
work are 70 come wholly out of the public treasury
The progress Of the two enterprises, side b. siae' As
II were Is no common happening. There IS some
talk about breaking ground for the Prospect fsrf
re Decoration -
pre-emnently appropriate to begin the actual Worl
. an that day Il would be somewhat absurd 70 breal
round when no design for the structure 10 be pat VI
has been selected
Mayor Chaplin shows no sign Of haste in making al
appointment of Excise Commissioner 70 suoeeeo IN
late John Cunningham Indeed, ne - ropor'oo
aying tina. he thought the city was getting along YER
well with two Commissioners. That Is an odd VIEW
lake of his responsibility chief magistrate OF th
Nty.. II Brooklyn can, in the Mayors )aogmehi' sc
Along for several weeks with only two Commissioner
IN q department where the law provides Tor tnre'
Why shouldn't the Mayor continue this state OF thing
tn8esnttelyq Should he pursue such q course, h
would soon b. made aware that he was exceedln
his authority and would be called TO account. a
the matter stands now, however, Police and Excls
Commissioners Bell is onset 10 Excise Commission
schlemann and II is pretty certain that no suoh "a
ors ili be done az that which recently called fort
,eyero condemnation In various quarters. NcVertn
Isss a s the Mayors duty to select another ComInl
s,onar and without doubt he can find man whose
potntrnent will be guarantee that the interests
~. .aloons will not DO tho arst thing 70 DO co
sdered The Excise Department a soSGn oG fY
sfsyor Low dh not succeed here, Is he dia In ON
airecOpsn most GTeet the fact that eVsS during
Tayorsty the streets were not kept In good condla'
hi point Of cleanliness.
ha
,A.l. sne exhibition OF paintings open last snnd
w.s marked The attendance was larger than
,ny other of the previous days whom the panan
wsrs on view Cor tho general public aud the vlSs0
- ,hs Art Association building had q rsro treat
.tudy,ce the fne works that were admirably arranE
an the walls The debt OF gratitude due inc he
.,..ndt f1ub and the citizens who generously loan
- -sam,res Is large 1t 10 not little grau1y
sSst the Sunday opening experiment was ae SU,
a ropetituu Of 1t is not improbable AZ sol
tirne Ia the not distant future
Speaking of the Sunday art exhibitions suss''
s-osn.c, park It is expected that tho Aldermen
80 sssnite action no this direction at their meeti
so.morrow. and Mayor Chaplin is understood TO fav
"a. nnvsment. II rs somewhat surprising h
prookIvn has been so slow in following New-forS
1880 an this matter. OF course Sunday Is the on
say on which many people who Eeeniy ENJOY m1'
- % concerts IN the Park, and It Is the di
ee. 49, -. ~ x.caIxes largeat number