New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
CHANCES AT TOPICS OF THE DAY IN THE
CITY OF CHURCHES.

CHANCES AT TOPICS OF THE DAY IN The
CITY OF CHURCHES.
u.vor chapn nut q liberal construction upon 10"
norton Of the law reorganizng the Para
which provided that he thould appoint u'o ,.,
n, me old Commits siopers forthwith LUG uO'
a,hnes forthwith as meaning pmeNia,' 49,,
out delay directly" Mr.. Chaplin mas no' ,ono wv,
the strict letter Of the law but o. ie''s.n'
.. tai. ,hn n,.res ~ eight The selections are &C
centsd M excellent by everybody except thoso srp
Democratic spolsmen who 'hihk ,hs' ' ns
Depanment is rghtfully po'ho't"''o uou..d
that n wrong is done then II tieS arc nv a.,..
n make all they can out OF II IN poh'ioa' ~
General Woodward hrs gwen eeher '. -",ron,cn,
nr.,,d.nt Of the board and DIR. storrS "uie" 49,
p". 49, avn vss as keenly regretted as h's
-. IN y. reIcoped. 1t Is well uhiefs'"'" ~
.,hs r...on OF his resignation was the oisoo,o'. mo
,hs law would not allow cohua'Is " w =, ,hs
~, conn,ss,opers without the inter'eh''o' v. ,-
connon Council This was rmeaieu' no" 49,, I,a,or
~, .a,nrruent Of tho Legislature ana oouo40Se
tno %''ou' ,ba assurance OF Dr. Storrs's Wiling
80 =. ~. the Office again before IL was ""oi'''
=. IT, AS was pointed out IN inc lrlo"no VII
raur<dav Il seems odd that none Oh '"o w" ,o
,...,,.rs Is to be in town during INC s"''
A. I.ckson sailed for Europe IL" ud.e "s'' ".N
c.ncrsl woodward is about 10 saul ''U - -.
xSe
,ou. At Shelter Island Heights. lno ~ 80.
-. ,h.t there WAS plan 10 use the farh DeP"'
-, ,or no,ittcal purposes pending the corhns 'a".
na,pn II So II looks as II the way "o"'' 49,,
clear for the politicians to have th'r way. -, a.
zoo. the marks might play not insienincan' par III
the Mayoralty election.
IT.. ,.n deal IN Bridge affairs promises 10 DC plo.
duct,ve Of good results The monVeS Oh Nay. u.,y
a. h-+nc,nr about the selection OF nearly d" on
wv ..t ~ New-York trustees may not oo ""'s
,,..r Tammany men very likely want p'in ~.
,h. nat-onage. Mr.. Grant says thst ho "''" ,h
- wi shall take a morc active interest III ,"0
NoH - h.rn,oforc That Is Il should De-
y, N. mast the great majority OF the uus'o vi -
.,a.. N the river have been content 10 'c' '' 80
rim ITSELF Their neglect OF the'r u"'' - 30,
,nArd.Ious 1t is to be hoped tha' h'o" " iii
..,,o,ed to represent NewYork IN the oo"iu ,ns,
~ ,,s time necessary to look after THIS o"''.
s"o on ~ 80 who have pledged themselves 70
..s ~. nc.t,ncs of the trustees from moh" '"
-. Tho anpontment Of Mr.. McNulN' "ho w"
,o,uerIy one Of the engineers OF INC h,r"e 80
tr,see will strike most people as al CAV -. ,rn
A. an e,pert bis services ought 10 DC OF E'ra' -,
?, Mr. McNulty was dismissed from rhe nr''eo
ont due cause, his present position ''aS s,m ,b.,
~. former associates 10 feel uncomior'@oN'
can do no harm. and Il may 90 eoou'
,.-o,d reslectinr President Howell the mee""s
., Ry,dse trustees last Monday did hoCi''iE' I,r
n the other officers being poStponen "'','. IIr
meeting 1t has not been the custom, u" NV, ,nany
s.+ne IN number Of years at least because :" No.
nieou"s -. 90 commonly out Of town at that um''
" =. .r.r hoard OF an unsalaricd Bridge uu>''' "
90 ,,s city even from a short distance III 'iu''
=. n.rforr the duties he had sworn 10 ols'hS
-. Observation-Disclosures II Is held-"lh III "'' P ,
hu,tv be interesting, for the New-i'rA NV 80 ,r
d.rtly want some share Of the ohices. WIN" nov
Drr0k n
the most part hitherto gone 10 hroons" =, .oo,,s
yo-k maid one-thri OF tho cost OF inc hr,"k'' 80
~ ,,., fair that an equitable division sh"uh o'
- rns most curious thing about the meeuns i">
- ncas the attendance OF Mayor 'haPIn.
aver attended a meeting OF the uust6es "i ""O =,
Is on. ex -onicio) during the year ana "n', ~ .h
h.e.ne Mayor but the suspicion OF some P"' ""
49, q, MAYOR Grant and the new NeW-f orA "">',
20 .ao,o,, IN induce him 10 depart from his cua"H'
=, r,eusd nm Monday by " B0ss' McI@uSHl'
4. O. commonly supposed that the Visit was !" Wv
,ner,st Of Mr. Howell, who was apprehenS''o 'n". ,
night he turned out Of his TAT once ~ 81" .o
,,a circumstances werr srr.Nngy IKE 'no9' w.
mich Mr. Chaplin made his only appeara''o y" Wv
Board of Supervisors to when ne his
lat,on rs to the Bridge trustees ON tns' o,' 80
-. GO. needed 10 prevent the election OF JONI -
,,,u.ra az temporary chairman OF the Dosu .n oA
,rh,ch carries with Il the power OF apPo'"""e -.
,.oos The Boss" put on the soroNS'
-. -. Mayor was escorted 10 the snperiS"'e NV"
,n,.roon by Corporation Counsel 'enAS. f0 1 80,
me- % bsr. the way pointed out 10 him. he h"a
M escort on Monday.
,,..,,o norton of the foregoing furnishes an
- commentary on the remarks made 10y ihs
n.,.s IN q news article. II says: in're Nv,
800 IN he any politics on the br'dge ou' ~ -,
Kan chuck full Of II. But us hech DIV 49, .., 90
49, x.u workers. howl emphstically. ana Ihes va. -,
-, In ,one of their own radiant kiho' i"'S
ref
&C.. ~ the money faster than It's earned hNNnn
CA 80 I'D and tvothrd blocks 10 the respective
city treasures.
no,rd n, Estimate is devotng itself tn the con-
u.,.,on of the budget and as usual Is cu'''hs INV
The estimates of department expenses MOI ~
- ~ tho various branches Of the CITY "o'erh"'h''
80, .rount asked by che several departments
=. 40 soo o4o ST. an ncreaseo Of S2.l5o'l2 o. over
,ha amount allowed for this year vi course u'ot0
,,u he free use Of the knife, as u Is PoPu'"'H e"P
,ossd that heads OF departments ask ior more 'ha"
thsv expect 20 receive, general principles WIN IN"
hor. that they will least get some portion Oh tho
.rms asked for 4 matter of interest max Is H''
-, -, the pcperal run OF affairs before the Boaru mas
durtnp the week been the application OF inc 'n'o'
for Christian Work for the $1,000 1t IS enHa 10 uhu"r
the law which provides that free libraries hd,l"s
nronerty worth goo OOO and which circulate moro 'ha
y. 600 books annually. shall receive this sum. The
Y-nion,s library during the year endihg June cir
raed l41 volumes. and Of course 1t Is sure I" get
the Is oOO With this sum It will be able SUI TURNER
% extend It's useful work. TO which have had oc
exion TO refer IN this column at previous times
r,. concers in Prospect Park on Sunday are a
,,...ss I'm ono sense at least. They are proving
ttn,l source OF income TO those s'ieetcar companies
whose lines run psrkward. Every car going in that
a,rnc,,on on Sunday IS crowded, and men hang on
10 every point where a footing can be obtained Each
Of the open cars. which are the only ones rum muS'
often carry seventy five or elgh's persons, Vi ~"ou
-, 49,. than fifty can get seats, as that IS the
c.n.ci,v of the most capac,ous open car while some
~ IN. newer style have sitting room for only forty