New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
WHATBR0oKLYN TALKS OF
1'uyNs,s YHAr INTEREsT pEopLE VINO LIVE


m tho pan watch the Park Commissioners heNp under
consideration for the improvement OF the East
eide Mnds That they have not been improved
keretofcrs Is scarcely crotabie to the city aErhoues
rheae lands were acquired along with PrUspeet PARK
and ts original Intention was to ineude then IN tne
PARK proper Thsy ara separated ffom t ny fiatpush
ave. broad tlorougfare End hAve been lst IN ,ne'r
pfmitiye condition M TO this time The only fhins
shag ths city has undertaken 10 90 with thsm ~
recent years has been 70 got the right 70 sen then.
1nat is tho disposition of the property that mus'
aeon be made unless steps taken without delay %
reserve ii for public uses II h on pcrtoh OF tn's
ssnd that ths Brockyn Institute wishes 70 erect she
museums which It hopes to establish fer me iasuns
good Of the city, and out Of this Plan ms rscn 10y
~. - ssttpa spart aa Of the East Side lands Tor
tnsifut5ens Of Ike character. so committees q
tse PARK Commissioners have designed elaooreAe
announcements and hare had . map prepared showing
mat this region viii look lilo when turned inso
psak II Is an attractive scheme, and TOE esl.lna.
cost !s only nom 100000 20 esoo,Voo 3 tes =,
vestn,cnt wnnd IN all probahintg be WISE onO
am at loss to understand Why Inc nasi., 49,
t of roohlyn should oppose this project 80 ptlery.
II * nue that the talk about fifteen enacauohA.
snef,tuf,ons 10 be situated hero sounas someNpss
ch,mcrtcal al present: but to retain this properly
IN ths city,s possession with even the rsno'o
Of MAXINE It e centre Of ono OF two insu'uNon -.
COCO ueEl CT fsataldtttVn ~ -
4 t,,,e res.sd for tho interests Of Brooklyn. lho
Fsrses has certainly gone astray In this mas'ef
There have bsen hearings on some impostan.
ua bills at Albany during the week ihs 80
hcarsng on the improvement measures aa nos 49,
Mace bot there Is good prospect that ihVotep,
setion wll be taken on these bills, although tnas WI
b. coos,dsrabiy modified before being passed ane
snai bearing before tie Assembly Committee on Sues
has been axed Cor April Q, The RcpaoioAa - :,
brooklyn seem at last 70 have reached FsN ',
positlon on those matters. Tho rank oppos'uVn
"a re f.eneral Committee was not approved By tne
party IN general but It was In part at least, auo -
the superior attitude assumed By Mayer chspin eia
h,s reprssena.ye at Albany. Corporation Counsei
leaks These gentlemen set out With INC iueA saas
the hills ss drawn up absolutely perfect ana
no ansndnents wore eysncooneeiyspiea 1nls
sb<rs uoet,on tc tabe and Il was small wonder thai
) Il was resoatsd. But tho Legislative commitee OF
the GENERAL Committee and the committee named -
tbe meeting Of representative Republicans ~ Ins
htl,so al Mr. -Cibb have como to an understanding.
and uutsd effcrt to push the measures through IN
considerably modified form VIII be made -
thoroughly sensible position has 81 last been
fakef on the Arrears law. MI Aspinan has receoee
from his attitude of insisting that the law Should %
repealed and has accepted two amendments % y y
substifuse for his repeating bill These smendmens
rere that the arrearages any, shall Dc set forth
on the tar Bill, and that the bonus Tor reaoem,ns
uropery yad for arrears shall not exceed s1OO Thss
4 should DO sold out for an srrearage
cf fsw dollars Of which hs know nothing or Whicn
he had forgotten ali about Is palpabiy unjust atare
: Of the present Law. So too. with the srrAngemens
whereby be could be nuicted Of large sum In order
n Get his property back Tho amendments seem 10
meet tho necessities of the case. At the hearing on
Tuesday they were regarded as satisfactory snd they
ought 10 be passed.
& Another important bin which was advocated at the
sans bearing. was that Greeting new board %
xfustees for the Bridge. Why the controlling body
shonn be ealIe6 trustees IS dfacalt TO understand
commissioner Bell might just rs wen DO called Trustee
oS The Police Department, or Commissioner Adams
Trustse OF City Works. The fact u. there IS no
question Of trustecship in either case Eqhsiy INC
net wes that wAen tho two cities were paying Gus
the.r millions TO build the Bridge there was truss
10 xe euarard The managers OF the Bridge now
o.,ent 10 be termed simply, commissioners. SUM-
that is not the all-tmportsns tang Tns Important
tAnc "a e get rd Of Che present score OF trestess,
who have little or regard FOR the work IN tner
charge and substitute rational body. h1-Mayor
Low SPOKE In favor Of this till before tho eitiea
comr,ttee and Mr.. jerks. also, saying that Is was
fnvorcd ~ Mayor Chaplin. Inssinuch As the power
u appointing the new officials Is Entrusted 20 Two
rAraocratfo Mayors Il Is not easy TO sec why there
should be any Democratic opposition 70 tho enSc'ment
OK this b either In the Legislature or the Executive
Mansion.
ona AZ The Incidents of the week that has attracted
no little attention Is the determination OF the regular
Deniocfats to build hall, This msy give them an
air OF stability that they have hitherto iscked' ost
he fii not be sufficient TO Offset the steady CROWN
Of Republican sentiment in BROOKLYN Nor WIN Ine
nsu,e of Thomas Jefferson be tower OF strength
rbe name Il unfortunate from one point OF Wow,
rber. was q Jeffersonian Democracy In Brooklyn
few years ago. but II not regular IL vas organ
ICED In direct opposition 10 the Mclaughlin mug
Ind carried on the fight for short ume, wnea ne
leaders were sedueed into the ranks OF tho gang ana
Ere Isffcrsonian organization expre1 II cannot be
denied thai It win be good thing t. have handsome
,,ut,dipe even II IL q Democrats headquarters,
erectsd on tho site proposed Bperim Place There
has been considerable criticism OF the taste aspiayea
by mayor Chapifi not to speak OF the other movers
N this matter In having the meeting at which the
atcson was made. held in the Mayors ONCE. Hints
are ,iso thrown ont thst the subscriptions made on
the SPOT amounting TO $4,000. were mot all genuine
,nf are intended TO deceive the members OF the
Democratic General COMMITTEES, who, IT is expected
win be tod TO .chip ins when the STOCK IS issued
another thing worth mentioning Is that one o. the
sssbscribers Is Park Commissioner Woodward, VINO
,hv&v wears axo last fall was the Independent can
ddate for Mayor, and did his little best 70 deioas
Mr. Whitney. 1850 :. y.
There & general qualification in the city Of his
hn,.e at me appointnont OF Corporal Tanner as Com
vn,asitner OF Pensions NJ. Commissioner is .
more high souDdng title dian ScorpoFai,s but Mr
Tanner has made tbs latter na'ae 70 conture win
II was not Corporal Tanners fault that DO never st.
asit,sd higher rank In tho army. Twas very early
N the war that shell carried away both of his feet
ara for hin, no oher TILE than corporal was attain
sbe Few men IN Brooklyn are better known, and BIS
appearance before audience Is always the signal fof
III outbnrst oil enthusiasm. lie Is not polished
ofsaof but he has marked capacity for stirring up his
hcsrers This Is partly due probably 70 the sympathy
leh ma naisforfl,ne INSPIRES He has ringing voice