New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
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WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
GLIMPsES OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

The Directory for this year has Just appeared, and
Its contents awaken little interest because Of the
evidence they furnish to the growth and probable
present population Of the city. To all appearances
Brooklyn is holding It's own and Chicago viii not be
able TO pass 1t in the for third place whom the
census OF 1890 is taken. The Directory contains
1915, o2s names while that of last year contained
1873 oa4 Tho increase is 1854 indicating increase
of population during the year Of nearly 10000 The
estimated population according TO the proportion OF
names In the Directory 10 the total number OF In
habitants as established by prolonged series Of OBJ
servsons Is s785o6. The census will be taken Just
year hence and It IS safe to say that It will show
Brooklyns population TO be considerably over 900 ooo
As the population In 1850 was 100000. tho growth
OF the city in the decade will be about 60 per cont.
At the same ratio Of increase the population OF New
York next year will be about 100000. while 10
equal Brooklyn Chicago must have grown almost
so per cent Brooklyn's growth, too, is going
STEADILY forward and no doubt is bound 10 continue
for an Indefinite number of years to even without
the annexation Of any Of the contiguous towns.
An important agent tho growth Of tho city tho
naturalization of the facilities for travel The
elevated road has already become an important factor
in the transportation Of tho people, and with eAch
extension Of the elevated lines the Potentially OF
substantial increase Of population is supplied The
opening Of tho Fifthave. branch furnishes rapid
transit TO the important South Brooklyn region, which
has suffered In the last two or three years. as COM
pared with other portions OF the city, by its lack
In this direction. Tho completion OF THIS hne 10
Greenwood IS promised before the close OF the summer
The rapid transit system OF Brooklyn must appear
rather confusing to the stranger, though IN reality
Is simple enough There arc now five principal
lines four Of which are under the control OF
single company One runs nom the Bridge through
Myrtle and Lexington ayes and Broadway TO EaAi
New-York; another runs from Fulton Ferry through
York-st Park-sve and upper Myrtle ave. TO Broad
way; another extends along broadway from end TO
end; these with the Fifth ave. Line Preached
through Myrtle and Flatbush aves.), constitute the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company's system. Under
a different control Is the Kings County road, which
Is built throughout the entire extent OF Fulion'st'
and through portion Of what was East New.iork
OF tho acts PASSED by tho Legislature this year.
forty -four relating to Kings County becsns laws.
Several Of these Of great public interest but
number are Of primo importance to Brooklyn. Fore
most Of these are, OF course the improvement bills
commonly spoken Of as the Chaplin measures. though
the credit for them in the shape In which they were
passed belongs to the Republicans, who put them In
such form to guard the taxpayers interests with
due care. and at the same time to insure the very
things contemplated By Mr. Chaplin in his WELDON
ceved plans for the bettermcnt Of the city. 1t is
hardly necessary to mention again that they provide
for the building OF school houses the construction OF
IN the flooded district the laying Of adequate
pavements and the purchase Of q site for needed
municipal building Besides these improvements, the
18th and 23d Regiments TO have smorcs
and q site is to be set aside the East Side Park
lands for the museums which the Brooklyn Institute
has determined the city provided with IN the naxt
few years. Tho Board OF Park Commissioners has
been reduced from eight members to three. and power
has been granted TO It to make contracts etc. without
the Intervention of the Aldermen. that Dr. storrss
capital characterization OF the Board under the former
status, as Board OF Park Petitioners VIII nn
longer be in order. The of $4,000 IN addition
to tho $780, 900 previously available has been ap
propnated for tho Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
which II intended To erect at the entrance to Pros
pect Park, making It certain that . memorial worthy
OF the city and Of the object eommomoratod will be
the outcome On tho whole, Brooklyn's treatment
at the hands Of the lawmskng powers has bsAn pretty
satisfactory.
Sunday, which took place a week ago. decided
success. True II concert with q specific prsc-
teal object View but the fact that those who lis
tened to expected to contribute for the benefit
OF the Johnstown sufferers might have been expected 10
keep away some OF those who would naturally visit
the Park the occasion Of a free concert At all
events, the attendance fully up to the expectations
Of those who mainly instrumental IN arranging
the affair. The first regular free concert Of the
season will take place to-day and will furnish fair
test Of the interest in such form Of entertainment
and OF the class Of people mainly attracted by IT,
Some Of those who deprecate the practice OF Sunday
enter that the movement In that direction
seems inevitable, and disposed 10 content
themselves with insisting that music OF the right sort Is
played on such occasions.