New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST ON THE
EASTERN SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER

tain th. Mr. uarson has been invited and that he has
not yet declined to come. II no consents +" ,s''
Rrsokiyn on June he will see sight worm seeing
md the Like OF which 10 not TO be seen eiso"oeo III o
United States According To the estimates msae
each year. about so 900 children OF the sunday
ot an dsnomps tons will be the streets and in the
parks ON that day provided that 1t Is fair all IN her
holiday dress OF course II the president comes IL
will be impossible for him to see them all, scattered
A. they will b In various parts OF the city, out the
scene in Prospect Park alone would repay him for bis
visit to Brooklyn. It will be q notable Anniversary
nav indeed II the President OF the United States has
sbsre In It. said " all denominations above, but /
believe that no change has yet been made by the sun
asy-sehoo Union In it, treatment Of tho Sunday
of the Unitarian and Unversalist churches They are
sun barred out in spite Of the fact that eonslderaoe
element in the controlling body has been DESTROYS for
number Of years to this charge OF narrownesS
and illiberaliy.
The latest contribution by the Supervisor sL Large to
the County Farm discussion IL mainly interesting DO
Cause of Mr.. ouintard's statement mat. II mo olll
had gone through and the appointing power had been
lodeed in him, he would have named as the CON-
miss,oners in addition to himself, James w. Grkett'
Latter ", Beasey and Benjamin +. Gott lhs'
would have been excellent Commissio" ana Mr.,
uintss statement increases the regret that the Dill
did not become law "Thc BROOKLYN Times eh'o'N
remarks on Mr. Qantards lack Of discretion In giving
the names OF MS p0tenIiei spPoih''No "A'
sests that no has missed bne opportunity OF max
ina himself solid" with 500 prominent cititens more
ar less BY assuring each Of them privately that nc
would have been . member of the Commission II the
Supervisor at Large had only had chance 10 nlaAe
him one.
had ccasion recently to ins truct rsioeh' vi
the Twenty fifth Ward that he did not i've III uo
Esstern District and for the benefit OF others vi u
numerous new corners to Brooklyn pointed out he
etr en- called
DAYS ago there was published an entertaining &C
eount Of the delights OF Life In BloohN"
A. eontrssted with the pentup existence one is oce
N fead IN a New-York fat. The picture is not o'e'
drawn and its effect must be to tcmpc many ''"''
S,toccupans to try the experiment OF having house
Of their own In Brooklyn. The happy "rter now
sver fell into an error OF saying that the twenty
arxt Ward In which she has the good fortune 10 iNe'
b that part Of Brooklyn known as the Hill. IN as
t4Dcasu from the Heights. There rs rhctor'cA
tsrm the name OF which for the moment escapes me
which sgnfnes putting the part for the whole lnA'
IN precisely what has happened In this case. Inc
twenty first Ward Is only portion OF tho es'o"
Known q the Hill. Originally. believe this @rn'
v.s suplied to the Twentieth Ward, which con
.u...h,. number of years ago came into q species
AZ 1valry with the Heights place OF residence Tor
The wealthy. But the HIP has como to have
much wider dgni6csnce, and Is now generally con.
sidered TO include all that part OF the city ooundoo
by Cumberland ST.. Fulton St.. Myrtcave ana BROAD
way. speak only in the most general way.
anybody denies that have named the precise lmts'
shsl not attempt to justify my statement But
think what have said is inclusive enough, unless
II should b claimed that Cumberlsnd,st Is not Tar
spouKh downtown to mark the western boundary I'l'
haps two or throe streets ought to be inciuded
bat the line must be drawn somewhere This eecuoh
embraces the Twentieth, Seventh Twenty nrst l"eh'
ty.shird and Twenty fifth wards. and 1t VIII 90 seen
n a. e. q esfh
Rx.Park Commissioner storrs has acknowledged the
tfpdb message Of his associates In graceful ana
,hsrsctestio letter. which, however. leaves no room
ios the hope that he may reconsider bis resignation
and consent to remain Q member Of the Board Dr.
etoxrss experience In the Board has led him to be-
Bevv that there are decided advantages In having
considerable number Of Commissioners rather than one
n 20 fev a three. The way Of debate, he SAYS
liz the way Of safety" He does not think there
has boon too much discussion In the Bosrd-in Ap'e
OF the fact that the public, which does It's listening
nsoush tho newspapers. has looked on good de'l
n the discussion of the last two or three years a
vrspeling. The Doctor counts 1t fortunate thlnS
thst tho consent Of ct lesst five out OF eisht Con
misioncrs has been necessary to each specihc app.
prtatop' This opinion is weighty, OF course ah'
II II particularly valuable as the result OF Dr. ootrs
sxpeSenco for year In helping to manage PARK a"s>
Hut Il handy likely to create change In the scn'
nsns which demands smaller Board The Gov
srnops action on the pending Ill., when reduces The
number of Commissioners 70 three, Is a"aiteo WIN III
little interest.
There arc some people who arc very hard TO please
One Of TIE Brooklyn papers is complaining Loudly V'
cause the streetcar companies will run open cars IN
sich half Of the seats face in one direction ana nan
IN the other that when the car Is crowded. many "'
The passengers have 10 ride backward. There are
some people, especially women, to whom facing towNd
te mt nj
Ing but fancy that to nnetentbs Of uhe people VINO
rde in etreetcars Il matter OF Indifference whether
to use The motto OF the Lend aHand clubs-they
Slook forward and not back or not. The same Oh
lection would lie against the cross seats In the ele
yssed cars which nobody finds fault about There Is
4 real ground for fauthnding. however, when The
rsosd comp snies their open cars too early In the
...,on or ton late on cool evenings In this matter
there Ia room for q genuine reform. But now comes
welLknowu resident OF Brooklyn who
" IN 4 state Of mind and writes letter In ordei
n relieve his feelings. lifting up MI
vosoe In bitter denunciaton OF the cononc1ors "np'
an the open cars. 1t is really lamentsOe that maj
sho,id have such nerves the complainant IN thi
esse must Se provided with. lnseai OF the more
Ia.s thrill whistle he wants the open cars like those
ths ordinary type to be provided with gongs. Ihen
"a one company in Brooklyn whose open oars nav
sours and singularly enough, tho open cars on hcs
lines are all so arranged that the seats turn over I'M
those OF tho cars on the Coney Island RAILROADS b
that mot . single passenger has to ride BACKWARD. In
wrtes Of tho letter in question, who says mat 1t
spesks for many others who have compishea
ma against what seems TO them and to me an eas
ayoidsole discomfort and the compainans about IN
bsok-to-baek cars ought to move up on tho Hill an
limit tbsir riding in strectcars to those OF the com
pany to which have referred
TIA newspapers report that Chicago is counting o.
.,r,,,ne nm 900 600 inhabitants when the census o
1890 Is taken. This is partly the result OF tn
numerous additions which the city has been taking u
into itself Of late. have seen no estimate OF Wha
~sookyn's population will amount TO next year, but
3 apparent that the two cities VIII run close rae
~ third place No Broo&lynite IS yet prepared t
sncede the possibility that Brooklyn will fall back q
luurtA place and indeed with tho rapid growth o
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