New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-21

Assemblyman Creamer's bill, which lays open
Broadway to elevated railway grabbers, is not
limited In its operations 20 this city. 1t reaches
from BrOoldyn 20 Buffalo. The object OF exempt
ing certain BROOKLYN streets from elevated roads
appears to be 20 prevent the Kings County Ele-
waited Railroad from building few hundred feet
of road TO connect is line in FultoD-st with the
Brighton Beach Railroad. Public convenience
demands this connection. which would not only
furnish rapid transit 10 the suburban towns reached
by the Brighton Beach Road, but would bring
Coney Island and both the Long Island race
tracks nearer TO this city than they now are
But the Long Island Railroad Company and the
Manhattan Beach lines would suffer II such an
arrangement were made, and so good deal OF
opposition has been stirred up. Instead of aid
ing the opposition, the Legislature onght to take
steps 10 promote the joining together OF these
two railways.
In answer 70 a resolution of the Senate asking
Secretary Whitney how much of the ss25.0OO ap-
propriated for repairs TO vessels OF the Navy for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, remained on
December /, sss. he has answered that all but
$50 s1s had been expended. In connection with
his report he has asked for s23J,O0 more for the
remainder OF the fiscal year. The Senate should
bear in mind that the exigcncies OF the service
which required so large an expenditure up to De
cember may possibly have been due 70 an i'm
portant National election and the desire TO prolong
the existing Administration.
Carl Schurz has made the wonderful discovery
that "a President is usually strongest for re-
formatory WORK az the beginning Of his Admin
istration.u For one premise which to base
this conclusion he doesn't have 10 go further
back than the year 1885.
The world may not be growing any better, but
milk certainly Is. Whether cows have become
more conscientious, or the mllmaids have grown
more attentive TO their duties, millJmen have
turned over q new leaf or millScans have be-
come chalk or water proof, does not appear But
10 is clearly shown by statistics furnished by the
State Dairy Commission that the quality of milk
furnished this highly favored metropolis has
steadily improved since 1887 Hero are the
figures; they are cheerful reading:
In 1887 we Inspected 1895 stores. and found that
In sss out Of s4os stores Inspected only four per
cent wcro found selling milk of doubtful standard.
In 1887 We Inspected 1901 cans OF milk when de-
yered by the farmers at the country depos for ship
ment and one and One-half cent. or In exact num-
bers 202 cans, showed adulierat0n During 1888
there were inspected 1880 cans at tho depots. and
only eghtenths OF ono per cent or scventysix cans
contained Impure MIX, creamery mems milk showed
2,423 inspected I'm 1897 one-hfsh OF one cent
or five cans. we're doubtful. while In 1888. out OF
179o cans inspected. only oneseyenteenth Of ono per
cent or single can. gave evidence OF impurity.
In view OF this showing broader significance
than IL ever before enjoyed n given TO the asser
ton that to the pure all things arc pure.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners are to meet
to-day at / o'clock TO consider the question of
erecting municipal buildings. In view of the bin
introduced by Assembyman Crosby on Thursday Ii
is reasonable to suppose that no action will be
taken regarding the building for the County
Clerk, Register etc. A building for the criminal
courts, however cannot be got under way too
soon. and the most suitable site is clearly that
owned By the city in Ccntre-st Mayor Grant Is
committed by his message in favor OF putting this
building near the Tombs Recorder Smyth is
strongly opposed TO this, however. and it is I'M
derstood that he has gone far as 70 assert that
he would never 60 up there TO hold court This
is clearly not fitting attitude for public official
10 assume. IL is TO be hoped that the Recorder
will repent before to-days meeting and yield to
reason. The site mentioned is By all means the
one to be selected for the court building.
Angomaniacs who have been profuse in their
praise OF the Navy Department for purchasing
designs for war vessels from its European friends
will find criticism Of one Of the new English
vessels indigestible reading The London Army
aud Navy Gazette" of November 10 publishes
tho following extract from letter from an
officer serving In the Mediterranean:
she, as you probably are aware came out as far as
Gibraltar and broke down. After some weeks repairs
she managed to fetch Malta IN the first week Of