New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
In addition TO DR. Coyer's sermon addresses arc ex
pected to be made by the Rev. T. C. Williams the Rev
S. ii. Camp and the Rev. II. P. Collier.

In addon 10 Dr, Collycrs serm0n hnufcsscs arc ek-
pected to be made by the Rev. r. C. Williams the Rev
S. ii. Camp and the Rev II. P. Collier.
Tho sale OF Presdentelect Lows house Is really the
breaking of the last link which bound him TO Brooklyn.
Henceforh he is no longer a citizen but alien. 1t
hardly be altogether pleasurabe 10 him. this sever
ing of ties which have made him part OF Brooklyn
from his earliest recollection. The house which has
been his home for number OF years was purchased
by him after he became Mayor, and he spent
large sum in rcitng H. II is close by the elegant
mansion Of his father In the most exclusive portion OF
Columbia Heights Mr.. Low will be greatly missed
when he leaves Brooklyn, but he will bear with him
TO his new field Of labor and responsibility the hearty
good wishes of all his fellow wcitizcns-who, upon his
departure will no longer be able to call themselves by
that name.
The Aldermen have wisely undone their hasty
ton in ordering the house numbers In Greene
ave. to be changed The order was the result
of a complaint entered by man who had the mis-
forune-if 1t can bc called such-to live in a house
bearing what is known as hafnumbcI. Formerly
half-numbers were designated by the fraction la
but OF recent years the practice has been TO add ~
to the figures. The halfnumbers arise from tho fact
that houses built than are called for by the
number OF lots when the original numbering was laid
out. If Il always happened that houses were built In
regular order after another from the beginning
of to its end the necessity for such numbering
numbers to be attached to the lots in the first place.
and then if builder puts six hosses on five lots
II is necessary for him TO give ono OF them half
number. To change a large number of numbers. how
ever merely because there is complaint Is rather
serious matter. People whose houses have long been
known by a certain number may not have become
precisely attached to It, but they and their friends
have become accustomed TO It and a sudden change
might a great deal Of confusion and annoyance
Some householdeIs have the numbers engraved On
glass doors displayed in other expensive ways. and
II is easy 10 that TO order general change Is 10
put an unnecessary expense on a large number OF
people In fact, TO change the numbers a street is
only one step worse than changing the name of
street, and neither should be done except under the
pressure Of grave necessity
By the way, in some parts of the city the excellent
custom has been adopted Of placing streetlamps
the numbers of the houses nearest TO which they
stand This is great convenience 10 people who
searching for certain number I'm the dark Of
evening, since the general methods Of displaying
house numbers are far from satisfactory. The
Eagle" with great complacency claims that attaching
the numbers 10 the lamps Is the result OF suggestion
made by 1t to the Commissioner of City Works. Its
suggestion may have called the Commissioners atten
tion the matter anew, but the idea was adopted in
NewYork al least ten years ago.