Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-16

Beach. Brighton Beach and Coney Island. into
one great public park. If this ia done there
VIII be no city ia the world possessing such
magnificent parks as New York, and in thirty
years there viii be no city in the world with
larger population than the combined
elites II the present ratio OF increase continues
III New York now has population of l.600. 900.
as II is estimated. and Brooklyn 500. GOO. max
ing 2,30G.OO0 in all. and it doubles in the next
thirty years as il has in the last twenty
five, London's 100000 population.
which does not increase in ratio
at all comparable to New lork's. will make her
the second city in size on the globe instead of
the first. II the consolidation of the two cities
rs effected there will doubtless be a new name
chosen for the combined city. and il is pro-
posed TO drop both New York and Brooklyn
and let the good ancient Dutch name of Man
haitian cover the whole grand aggregation.
The sports and toughs of this town had
notion last November that in electing Hugh J.
Grant mayor over Abram S. Hewitt they were
lnsuring an easy time for the more or less
worthy men and women who turn a penny by
keeping what are known rs ''dives." Mayor
Hewitt closed up a lot of these resorts. but
Hughey Grant was a young teller who liked
his fun" the toughs said. and consequently
beer and music would flourish together the
tiger could grow fat and sleek undisturbed III
MS lair. and sporting houses OF all
sorts were to experience an era of I'M
eiualed prosperity. Just now the sports and
the toUShs are clubbing themselves with
great srowls at the downright failure OF their
anticipations. Hughey Grant as ''one of de
boys and the Hon. Hugh S. Grant as mayor of
New lork are two entirely different person
ages. Mayor Grant has followed in the foot
steps OF Mayor Hewitt with uncompromising
tread. lie shut up Billy McGlory's place i'm
mediately after the scarlet ball of which |
wrote you New Years; he has sent warnings
to the pool rooms to close up. and they have
closed, and he has refused to entertain appli-
cations Tor liberal constructions of the liquor
law in relation to Sunday selling and selling at
public balls. But there are still any quantity
OF gambling houses in the city that are vet to
feel the mayors power and inclination.
never could find out why the greatest gamb-
ling hell OF New York, located on Broadway.
should have been allowed to run unmolcsted
for certainly ten years within my own memory
ana knowledge. 1t has ruined many n young
man, aided the devil to counsel embezzlement,
breaches of trust and thieyery. and yet it has
stood impregnable for years. The house
1t occupies is big brown-stone front
dwelling right in the busiest business
portion of broadway. not stones throw from
Grace church. and it has the appearance of the
staid residence of some wealthy old New
Yorker. its tightly closed shutters and strong
storm door giving the impression to strangers
that it is temporarily left by its occupant in
! charge of the servants. perhaps. can point
out for Mayor GIANT. if he should desire four
eighth street four on East Fourteenth street
! ionr on Sixth avenue and a dozen more in
| other parts of the town, which are as well
known to every frequenter of the Hobbies of the
big hotels as are the hotels themselves
Il. II. SoULE.