New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31

scv Some TING In Bsoollyn while he was on tns
.sss Z, e ye,olss. > and during much OF that nmc
he ycns n reguiar contributor OF literary 1870
. : r,s uyooh,yn Timess The g story OF ONO haA
been written by Alexander Black, OF = lne DrooAy .
Tines sta4 The story OF Virginia. y to be VIII
80 - ssarton Harland. now q resident Of BrooKyn'
ga ,se sfory az Colorado is under prsparH w
Charles NJ skinner the dramatic and art critio on
x,,es. , This story Of Vermont IS also toid W
l,rookiynite John L. HeatoD, one OF the euiOlo y
Tn, ,r.mess This was brought down 10 50 recent
aata al se appointment of Colonel Proctor IS se0rv
AIRY Of war; and It Is told that the book was neia
rom tho press for several days In expeoea1on -
the appointment would be made. u having poen = -.
anticipated that the name Of Colonel Proctor was pu'
n tvne ara bept standing until the announcement was
aotaslly made public. 81.
This hopeless task Of inducing the Aldermen 20 tans
action IN regard to increasing tho water supply Is sur
uursted but tho prospect Is no brighter tnan peioo
CIV works Commissioner Adams has taken IL up no"
but his communication last Monday shared 'no lo ~
fhe Mayors message Of fortnight before anu We
disposed OF by being sent b. " consntte9 On
and Drainage where It win probably sun 'er unus
t,,tsd Yet these Aldermen tho officials OF whom
wayor cbapin made this remarkable statement only
few weeks ago: ~ am glad to publicly reooiu tno
faet that the substantial interests Of the CITY nave TO
eefved Intelligent progressive and patfiouc teaon
from your honorable body" was that sarcasm or
sober TRUTH II Me- Chaplin believed that when no
wrote IT, his capacity for dlerenttating fact nom nc
ton must be set down as exceedingly rudimentarS'
said last week that the last Of the license granted
IN saleonheepcr ir bedford ave- against tho protest
M Commissioner Bell had not been heard I"o
olereymen have since spoken In right earnest FASHION
asapst the way in which licenses are granted ana
,nhlIe opipon Is being industriousy stirred up ON
the subject. whether an Improvement Is possible 10
an open question: so long as the majority OF inc En-
else Commission remains what II is, unless hlBh
license bn should be passed BY the Legislature sna
approved by the Governor. stiIl good wa OOiio u
this agitation ;.if not immediately later on
Numerous complaints arc made In the newspapers
concerning tbe filthy condition Of the streets IN vari
Gus parts Of tho city. What is the matter with tho
contractori when he took the Job there was an
expectstton that Brooklyn vt last 10 have reay
clean streets Just for change- But he Is htte'
any, improvement his predecessors. Ihere can
not be the excuse made now that Is so often put TOT
ward whom spring comes round-thst the hard freez-
nr has nreyented the work from being properly done
Some one ought to stir up the contractor vigorously
on sone recent windy days the clouds OF dust have
been simply unepdurable- yet they have 70 Do
endured. =
Once more the outcry Is renewed that there is no
ray of distinguishing ono street from another in those
ne,vbborhoods whore electricity has taken the place
Of the street lamps The demand for some system Of
arzing the streets is a reasonable and proper ono
II IA simple problem that Is 10 DO solved, but the
gigantic ntellecs that carry the citys business DO
not seem equal TO the task. Common sense would
dictate either the placing Of the names conspicuousy
on the corner buildings or else the abandoned lamp
posts The present absence Of names is embarrassing
in the highest degree, especially to strangers.