New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
WHATBROOKLYN TALkSO
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS IN THE
METROPOLIS OF Long ISLAND.


METROPOLIS OF Long ISLAND.
sucb pouilcal device 4 Mayor Cha.ins addressing
stump speech to tho Board Of Aldermen with the
nrno.e Of later having It printed at the public eX-
pensc and distributed broadcast among the voters ol
the CITY deceive no one. The pu.p,sc Of message Is
clear and definite. It is very proper Tor 'h' Mayor '"
address the Aldermen whcI IA ms Ao'he'hl'H ="
recommend or when he puts veto upon SUNNI VI
their schemes, o. when hc sum, NJ ihr years worn
in his annual ccmmun!3a' on 10 TIC B"ar' MI
Charm. however. has Ind lgcd Ia ths sort OF ihnS
before and it is TO be pie'r1'' '"at no VIII "'''"
sin his sores of messages last wncr id contain rec
or,mondations. AMI important on,s. The message OF
last Nonday Is neither NOR nor lc,, than what tne
olain-s speaking Eagle calls it" a mrs'ase lo' IL
nomination and frank one
Everybody knows that the tendency oi ih'h-' j. ~
eface the power of the Aldermen "a lar d poNN'oo
In this light Of this fact how does II sunni i'' Nay
Cbann TO deliver himself in this wise - 1t Is pleasant
to cau that tber,, have been few occasions when II
has scanned necessary to critlcse or diSapproVe the
action If YOUR Board. Usually It's enactmen's nave
merited the commentator of all citizens lh'ero'ot
I'm the improvement and the progress Vi 'n0 ny
This is precisely Of piece with rs rcIhdrh III ~
hi to,mer messages that the Aldermen were lhtelh
gent progressive and patriotic ms Is ho''i'H
nntr,c Even in the very matter III whch 'ho 'r"'o
a
Alderman As the readers of The Tribune arc w"
- L. heen sich a, to merit the seveiest CON
a,,on Of ali good citizens. That Is the eA'en' WI
- ,he vaterwork, which has been deaNen I''
noorI, half n dozen years simply because 'l' ~"
men we're neither intelligent, progressive nor pi''0
INT were waiting for chance 10 lhd"so '"o'' p ~
Stiles which there are comparatively 10" 'PF ,l.,
,ioS for excrc sing under the new ofuer Vi ''H7 ~
"'' ~,',ood tho Aldermen almost to cipher Al
into
vhicb MAYOR Low recommended before inc eAp'l',o,'
of his term; but theS uosoi'O nv
have so taldy done
Navor Chaplin has sometimes been con9u "a
lucky man II so. he has surely oeeh uo 80,
,ol. In the recent matter of the PARK 'o'n'"i7
Tho middle seems to have been clearou UP "
- uavden who has been induced 10 tahe Ulo
ncr l. highly spoken of as man ana ci''HoAi' o'
cannot learn that he has any speclai qua'in' a'O
Cor dealing with the parks In an Intelligent anu '
minded manner lie is Democrat, ana suPpo'o"'
accountable TO the powers that be Al All eNeu'S' ho
., o1sociated with the two Commissioners known 10
hav, been selected by the " old Man ana o"e''
and Is not TO be expected that he VIII serve S
, no,verh,l check upon them or that ne VIII eA-
o The noliical schemes which they were appoih'on
20 carry out The effect of Mayor Chaphs Iussnns
with the parks will long be Irlt lie was 10 al "'
,ente and purposes IN honor bound 10 appoint o"o
ponnhlcan member of the Commission. Now ior the
first time since Brooklyn had any parks her 'o"''oi
Is entirely in the hands of Democrats
There is reason for rejoicing, especially III Sou'"
Prooklyn over the plan which IS nndcr way lor h'
,mprovement Of the Gowanus Canal IL mas ohs peeH
an evesore and Of vile odors' II not or'ef
~ disease When a large number OF cases oil Vphou
| favor occurred I'm the South Brooklyn region It"
cars AGO there was good deal Of searching Tor the
- ,,at tbe Gowanls Canal might be responsible
| +, = considerable measure, the matter was never
,,o,ouqbly investigated 4 careful inquiry might hau
dclosed more important results than the Ior
the case of the disease In the decaylng leaves III mo
,oots II IS greatly be hoped that the commission
| which is 10 examine the canal with a we" 10 'ch.
| dering Is less obnoxious and offensive VIII Su''eeu
| in accomplishing something Of practical value.
I'll. sedl concerts at Brighton Beach are an I'M
d,,hted success this season-a result TO which The
so,aI soce,y has contributed not little The ladies
mo compose the society not cOntented with
a.. GOOD fortune which gives them special advantages
a. listening 10 the delightful music furnished by Herr
seidl and his excellent orchestra but they snare e
| ,uoes with those so clrcumsanced that otherwise
bey WOULD have opportunity for even vsl'hg me
,d. and thus a work Of benefcence Of the highest
,.aIue is carried on While special cars are provided
Cor tho members of the seid society who are supposed
-, visit the beach without male escorts, there Is room
| for imnroyement In the treatment 10 which
those who are not members Of the society are subjected
an DAYS on which races run on ihe Brighton Beach
,acetrack The afternoon concert and the Faces
come 10 an end about the time and the decent
people who 90 down 10 hear the music are compelled
10 travel homeward in company with the gang OF
rousbs and toughs who frequent the races. 1t would
eem N he an easy matter to provide special train
for the race crowd running 1t on separate track 10
the racing grounds. Certainly the comfort Of the
music lovers would be greatly promoted by such
| arrangement. 1t Is bad enough 10 60 from Brooklyn
10 the beach on the trains which those sports
apt ~ take. but the concert begins at later hour