New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
GLnpsEs OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
FOURTH CITY OF THE UNION.

whether elevated road shall b. built in thai tloruLH
farc-is stiu open, and II hardly be stated th1l
there is definite prospect Of closing it. Tie Eapli
Transit Commission which recently examined the
whole matter and made exhaustive inquiries IL
reference 10 the feasibility Of constructing depressed
road came TO the conclusion that thi, was out OF tho
question. and reported in favor Of elevated structure
The law provides that when the consent Of minority
Of the propcr " owners along the line Of road 50
laid ont has not been cannot be obtained, CONF
mission may be appointed by the supreme C"ur
which shall investigate the subject. and its consent
to the construction q the proposed road may he
taken in lieu Of that Of the property -owncrS Snch
commission appointed I'm this case. and for a
number Of weeks it. haS been listening % talk on the
que>tion- would be stretching point to call it
evidence. There has been an "minit" deal Of H.
and IL Is safe 10 say that q large proportion OF II
nic properly have been ruled ont on the ground OF
rrccvancy. \ considerable number Of the property
owners on the avenue, especially in the portion of II
west Of Flatbushavc.. violently opposed 10 any
elevated road and In particular e. which the Long
Island Railroad Company + likely 10 build. and the
present commission has consented 10 hea" what they
had to say in behalf Of depressed road, though with
that matter the commission having been appointed
for specific purpose quito apart from this. has moth
ing 10 do. At length. however, It has completed its
public hearings. and the commissioner, purpose
Ia make personal examination Of the avenue before
making mp their minds a. 10 what ought t0 be done.
II is mdcnabc that the removal Of the surface
tracks from Atlantic ave is a matter of vital i'm
portancc 10 the c,ty. Thi, only he done in two
ways either by clevatinG them by lowering them.
\ depressed road has been pronounced wholly ont Of
the question account Of the vast cost The Long
Island Company i, the only concern that would un-
dcft1Ie #. and It ha> declared the scheme to bc i'm
practicable. That would appear 10 settle this phase
Of the subject There remains an elevated road. and
The Rapid Transit Commission agreed upon plan That
.f4t.
laton that the present surface tracks shouli De
abandoned. The Long Island Company and IN, At
lan;ic ave. surface company have Feht; in the
avenue that cannot bc dismissed ont Of hand. and
in the circumstances The only company that blid
an elevated line is the Long Island Railroad Now.
it i, obVouS - all except thcmscve, that the question
must be decided not with regard 10 the interests and
preferences Of tie Atlautcavc. property alone.
It belongs to IN" whole city, and the existing CON
mission is in duty bound to take a large, and not
narrow, view OF the situation.
1t look, now as If the project for a railway through
Montague st. about 70 be carried into effect without
much further delay Thi, j, good news for the large
number Of people who find II convenient TO the
Wall street Ferry IN going 10 and from Ncw.York.
The peculiarly hand climb up the Moutaguc.>t. hill
has often been commented on. and II remains stern.
mcNoable fact. Up To- this time The attempt, to
furnish NEAR, u tram poraton between the city Hall
and the ferry at the foot # this street have been
feeble a1d uu~I'I. factory. The alleged stage Inc has
been poor apoio-y for what needed along this
route Of travel. and the attempts which have been
put forth To- better n have been Il little avail. Ihs
company which has secured thc franchise now seem,
10 mean tusu'--. and ia all probability II viii not
be- very long before railway is in operation. rli ming
either boy cable or electricity. It D. understood that
the latter agent !, likely 10 be- employed. and that
~toral - battery system will Dee used. II SO. % j. 10
ac hoped That gpoA example will be SCI before ~,
BROOKLYN Cty Railroad Company. which contemplate,
the Introduction u! th" trolley system VITA tc dan.
,-ruu, aud d. nrIriug overhead wiz, That are part
o.. it, With tc proposed ra!roai. Noutasue,t -. WIlI
more tir ever Ip-c it, iormct character Aud become
au avenue of trade. Ths tendency ho, been mani
fc,ting it-cn and more for number of yctrs.
and place for r.. dcnc" except u auatmcuthpuses
Montague 81. will soon be- ring of the past
Why the Aldermen should appropriate S3.5oO Of
the city, money in order b. provide lunkcus trp
for Themselves = the Gctt, -hGr. battlefield % rrIem
hr j, one of On" thing that .Jot lm} poopie would
bc glad 10 have explained Il auS REASONABLE cN.
plsnat.on can uc offered. Lat year $1,000 nt, ap
usopr,tei for the purpp~c but that subj f.ud 90
Poe too small and LOW the, have added sIopO. iu
order tina, there may pc uo deficiency % make up. q
Mayor Chaplin ha~ ne ntcr't Of The cts a' heart. hc
VIII rot hosita" e. put veto up'n the prop"-cd cN
pcudto. Of c,ur.' De feel, grateful 10 thee sam
Aldermen .or Increasing his own -aar Dos the % At
little sum II $1,000 but u.- -cr-. OF gratitude should
r.t bc permitted 10 Interfere with uhl CATION
thc community AT large. II a." Aldermen fec, That
tlcy mast 20 :, Gcttyslur- WHY ,.0uld thcy u", pay
the cost OF the TIP out Of ue.r own pockets
\ private WatcIman uptown who Is ou duty duriu;
the night trll~ that there moro people ont Il
town t.an usual th, summer If 10 hc.p- ol the
il hes been going" lie ~ay~, pretty soon th"rc
won't be anybody left In the city" ~" doc not seem
~ .ul r under h, extra dutc, however II ho ni, any
! he-, aft
houses. The -y-tom Of reporting such hou,c- 10 the
police and having special attention pad TO them ap.
pcar5 10 work cNccl.cutly
VIII the new Tabernacle De ready f,r use in ,cptcm
hcr a, was promised with great certainty some Tine
arp1 II j., doubtful. more than doubtful. whether
| il VIII be-. \ considerable number Of worlmen arc
ENGAGED it, and the WALL rising steadily. hut
no one can look at it IN it, present condition aud
believe that in two months and haif ~ viii be ready
for occupancy. Where tho money e. build If 7 coming
inm j., set mystery The great -uIn that wos to nc
derived from subscriptions t. Tile Christian Herald
! i, surely not forthcoming sine" MT more than ZOO
-ulecrihcrs appear 10 have hc'u obtained u ac'"rau'o
| Orh the seductive announcement made by pr ialracc
after hi, return from the IIoy Land. The Tabernacle
congregation VIII be forced to return 10 the icaaom,
of Nu,ic IN the autumn. and 1t NAV De questioned
whether they VIII ~ into tie now church much. i
any. before Christmas
Curiou,Iy enough. cx Postmaster General D'ciu
letter II cougrlula'iDn to cN Postmaster Hendrix
! printed in The Eagle J., addrC,-rd Thomas g.
Hendrix. Brooklyn. y. - The other paper, printed
! the Chri ,an name correctly "Jo-cph.7 VA, thi-
u casc Of h"tcipphcmy on The part Of Nr Dickinson,
who had the late Vice President I'm his mind. the
pnI1 Of an Eagle compo,ltor who suffered similar
mental Tap ci
There /, room for doubt about the ncrcs, ,ty Of
putting up a standpipr In connection with the Mount
Pros cct reservoir IN order furnish water people
| dwelling on the high ground along NInth ave. This
avenue between cocuth and Eighteenth -ts. hi- an
elevation II I-O feet above tide The c", alton
of the reservoir wh-u full b., ~ feet only eighteen
feet more II is cclr that head" of eighteen feet
| f. not sufficient 70 force hou-or. and this
norton o. the city is being Luit mp lin ou.idcrbl"
| a., itu. .tnud L. ted ia ur,ydiup the