New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
OBSERVATIONS HERE AND THERE ON THE

OBSERVATIONS HERE AND THERE On Iic
long ISLAND SIDE OF TIE EASI hiNhn
said a resident of New-lork VINO Is Heen Wv
...,..r If men and affairs. the other day: MAYOR
Cho,,n has set his heart on the Presidency anu
.,ose that he will get there some day, or, az eas~
~. no will ret the nomination of his party and have
chance N show his strength before the country
us e cool. calculating, longheaded and ambitious
am afraid though that his habit OF LOOKING 3"
surersiively wise may tell against him. HIS oracuiS
AIR and his look as If he knew 1t all are not ca'cS"u
10 ,mpress somc people favorably, and may provo =
drawback In his effort t0 safe his amoluon' -
viii not do for a man to appear 10 know TOO rnuch'
Then again. Mr.. Chaplin may slip up through SUM-
nishsp that no forethought can provide against
suppose he doesn't get the nomination LOT "o'V -,
IN 1892, for instance lie VIII have SONIC ~, -.
competitors. Mayor Grant will De ono "a =, a.
With the power which Tammany no" eAo4'io =,
,he most likely thing in the world for MI ""u'
80 a,a.,od nov, vcar and with the boom which he
will ACQUIRE from the success Oh "ro -. -.
-o,.n, y. v,u no formidable candidate ior inc
C;ubernatorial nomination. But assume 'id -. 20
ccts the nomination and Is dcica'o"' VIZ" $50 M
rolitical future be then There arc gooo many ur
,o,,,ias for the aspiring Politician 10 lace ana WIN
oet A"''eo -. .,sdom and his willingness 10 be all
- 90 All men SO that he may compass his de-
s,,es Navor ChapiR may yet como TO griei''
Recurring TO what said recently about Mayor
r~1.a,
cb glory out of the Worlds Fair, it is TO be noted
,hat MIR Cbapln has taken action yet on the sug-
res,ion that a public meeting should be held in the
Academy of Music In order help forward the project
Evidently he does think the proposition good one
Mr. Krehbiels lectures in Historical Hail. which were
brought 20 a close yesterday afternoon. have been
gratifying success gratifying not only to the lect-
urer and 10 the ladies Of the Scldl society who
planned the course but gratifying an evidence of the
intelligent interest which the people OF Brooklyn take
in the best music For the last two lectures under
stand that tickets for every seat in the hau were
sold and the next time Mr.. krehbel comes 10 Brook
yn IT is likely that larger hall will be needed HIS
,orca Hall, by the way, while very pleasant room
for gatherings OF certain kind IS not good place to
speak ill., nor IS Il good place for an audience on ac
count Of the defective ventilating arrangements In
building 50 recently constructed 1t might be supposed
that an ADEQUATE method of supplying fresh air would
have been insisted on, but that requisite seems not
TO have been thought OF. Another drawDacK 10 'ho
hal Is the large pillars which are necessary 10 sup
port the building overhead but which interfere sadiy
with view Of the speaker from considerable nu0er
OF the seats.
lam glad 10 hear of the prosperity OF The Standard
CnAon" under its present management IheIe seeH'
30 have been somthing of fatality about the hal'
THE Unlon" which has never made much money LOT
any of IT'S several owners, and there are people III
Rroohlvn who believe that this name is an incubus
that a paper no matter how good It might be- could
not rise superior to- But In spite of the name II no"
appears that The standardization" is on paying
basis This probably due 10 the fact that an ener
cetic business is at the head Of II. one OF Ule
rev features that The Standa,dUniOn has introduced
q, that Of having now and then signed editorials written
by various prominent citizens. Among the contHDu-
tors thus far have been Robert d. Benedict Judah D.
Voorhees, the Rev. DR.. Behrends, and the Rev William
H. Ingerson Others are promised. and the new de
narture promises TO be successful and may be perna
nept feature of this journal There is certainly room
in Brooklyn for than one prosperous Republican
rewspapr and If the present prOpnetors Of " The
STANDARD Union make paper deserving OF support II
Will be pretty sure receive the support TO which 1t
is entitled.
Apropos Of the recent laying OF the cornerstone Of
the soldlers and sailors Monument, Mr.. voorhees,
calls attention to tie scanty number Of public monu-
mens with which Brooklyn is supplied There are only
four in all-the Lincoln monument near the entrance OF
the Prospect Park and the busts Of Irving Payne ana
Moore IN the Park This is a meaSre showing tor d
city of the size and importance of brooklyn MT
voorhees, says the little town OF Brooklyn conn.,
has twone In ionor Of Israel Putnam, and the otheg
10 the memory and honor Of the soldiers and sailors OF
that place The greater Brooklyn has no reason iof
bcastfuncss in tho presence of such an eNhlu as aI
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch VIII be-at
least II NAV be-a most valuable feature In the WORK
NJ identifying the city The prisonshp martyrs whose
homes arc entombed at Fort Greene have waited long
for an adequate memorial, and It IS 10 be hoped that
tle Congress soon TO convene Will take the neces-
sary action in this matter. There seems 10 be some
unaccounable delay In the work of erecting monu-
pent In honor Of Brooklyns most distinguished citizen
which was undertaken With great energy soon after the
death of Mr. Bcecher
The recent delays on the Bridge which have been
particularly exaperatng Will serve 10 direct attention
10 the necessity which exists for change in the Bridge
management Tho attempts made in this direction
hitherto have not been successful but there Is no
reason why bill introduced early in the legislative
session should not become law, it ought TO- in the
ewes Of those most familiar with Bridge affairs, unless
they have special reason Of personal nature for
desiring continuance of the present regime The r-
responsible character of the Board of Trustees is
sufficient 10 condemn IT, The Bridge ought 10 be made
municipal department, and its moneys controlled by
officials elected by the people What may result I'm the
of a branch of the city government which Is al
lowed TO be law unto itself is clearly shown by the
recent developments IN the Dock Department of New
York. ] do not to hint that there exists
the Bird &c office anything like such Of things
has been revealed by the probings of the NevYork
Comms soners OF Accounts but plainly the possibility
Of something of that sort does exist. The Bridge rs
ICES permitted to do precisely they please with
the large amount Of money which they receive, most
Of which, by the way they expend in Improvements OF
sort another, though and then they do turn
over small sum to the cities This ought not 20 be
some plan should be devised for causing the Bridge
authorities submit annual estimates of their prob
ALE expenses for the year and receive appropra
ton in due form Then their receipts should be all
turned over to the two ces-One- third 10 New York
ana two-thirds to Brooklyn. The fact that the au.
thorues OF both cities must conformity In the mat
ter will give rise 10 some complications. perhaps in
the law TO be passed but end Of the present ire
sponsibliiy in Bridge affairs earnestly demanded in
the interest of good order and good management.
II Is fortunate that the delay on the Bridge on
Wednesday Of an hour and quarter-the lonee,t th-
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