New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
wHATBROOKLYN TALKS OF.
ELANCES AT MEN AND THINGS ON The L'N0
Avn SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER

ino p"' Nth eeued 10 be finally disposed of
tew DAYS AGO. was reopened anu 50 10 spcdh '"o
fat was ALI in the fire again. when 'i'o
10 made week before last that the Long Island hai
oaa Comnanv was willing to undertake the con
.,;o, ~ a twotrack depressed road il seemed thaV
A., ,a,n, solution which had been so long looKcu
~ Nd at last been arrived at. But it turned OUT
bot thcrc was no authority for the Announcement a"
thn companv through its vice president. dchh'eN a"
nounccd that il could not undertake to assume ~
heavy a burden The expense would uc 'oo s'0"''
a according 10 what Mr. Maxwell said. there was ho
rav in which the city could legally assist III inc WIN
~ comnromise the company offered to put up
,otrack elevated road. provided it could nave INC
privilege of retaining the present surlsce 'rd'" w
usinc them for freight trains. run al 10" i".o -
spced during the night. 1t was more IMAM " .,
whether tins compromise would be satisfactory 10 'no
ncoplc of Brooklyn who are most concerned ''o VI
the things clearly essential in disposhe OF 's s
is IN abolish steam from the surface of the aVch"o "
ALI time That is of the utmost importance -' rr
has steam on the surface been source ol u'''e
and limb ever since !. was ~S'Oreu I" ,or =
after having been once taken Of but l, ""9 ,. ho
deadly blight and an incubus upon VIVA. rho on
become one of the finest streets in the cry or
,ur,, which is open for getting rid of II shouiu o'
be allowed TO pass.
.u., . dc,resscd road of any sort is ruled
or, NV ,ho enormous cost Of such an uI"Vr'"h'"H.
Certainly the surface tracks ought not 10 oo 'o"'
10 remain on any pretence, or lor any "'0' "o"O
limited These two factors IN the prooi0n arc m0'
onen 10 dispute. What remains Is sco"iisH 'o
,,o-,,on whether twotrack or fourtrack elevated
road shall be constructed. Inc Lone is"''" OF'
u,n No, surrender the privilege of carry ing fregh'
80 .t ,art % the city, OF course the objections
:. .ha Dronertv owners a four-track ROAD OF 'his
li,a are readily understood. bur they cannot DC 80
crave As those 10 the continuation OF the S"'i"''
tracks. II has been suggested that the company
shonId he allowed to build four-uacA cicN'VeN'
s,rnc,,re from FlatbuSh-avc. eastward TO inc Guy
limits but that from Flatoushave' 10 '"e IVY
where there are now no steam railroad 'ia'AS' Vi'
twotrach road should be built
The decision bv the Ninth Rapid Transit ConlnlS-
sion and the representatives of the Long lsahd hi
road Company yesterday, however to remove S""'.
from the surface from south Ferry 10 a po'N' "'
mile within the city limits ana to erect '"o'""'
elevated structure in place 81 the surface r".u' J.
hannv COMPROMISE 1t secures the best Nsu1'S Po'
.the save by depressing the tracks. Witch LEGAL ODD
,1es nrevcr thc city from undertaking asd the rul
road COMPANY REGARDED as entirely too expensive 10
,racr,ohc unaided II the elevated ROAD l.
speedjly built Troublesome question 81 lohS s'"'u"7
viii be satisfactorily settled
General raid upon the city treasury is contemplated
hv Democratic oaice-hoder- of high and low deSlee
and according 10 the Albany correspondent OF me
rare The only excuse offered by the raiders i 'hs'
Navor Chaplin was reelected by maloiity Of 'o'o'
How far the Mayor himself Is responsive ioi OF
.ocnizant in advance Of these movements i not ell
,,re1v clear liz own ready acceptance OF an WcNaS'
>. "a GOO ,ss per cent? in his salary does not permit
him 70 frown with much severity upon the struggle
Of his subordinaes and other cts officials for larger
slice of what IN the language of iar-WcS'eFh Np"
eressman NAY be elegantly described as the " PIE
In the first place. the Aldermen want salaries 81
$4,000. Their first proposition was that heT ser
vices were worth $500 a wear. but they speeaHH
renented and raised the figure 500. Then the Par"
commissioners feel that they are emitted - Ice pau
for their services. The Health Commissioner wants
his salary increased and the police surgeons put up
similar plea in their behalf Another bill would III
crease the pay of policemen. and the hreneh are ''
likely TO be outdone by the police force II j. Na' 1"
say that most Of these measures VIII certainly moo
the fate they deserve. To pay the members Of the
Common Council such sums they demand would be
dmply preposterous
There is however, something TO he said IN l"'"'
a giving the Park Commissioners rcas"Aapie COM.
rensation. When the Park Board consisted Of eisn'
SS.r,h.rs there was no thought Of paying them f'i
the,r services The work 50 divided among ucn'
Aha. onlv small amount fell rpon each one ana INC
Aemand upon them was not severe WIN Vi'ee '"I
mfssopers there is Of course. more for ed'h 70 u"
and II is an open question whether the puo' has
sb. "a demand 60 much Of their time ,or nothing j.
New
80 Tho park Board salary while the Other commission
.s cot nothing This system has obvious good points
IA nossiblv il might be applied 70 Advantage lh
prookvn The responsibility Il TIE hoal" '""
missioner is quite great As that OF some o'l''
officials who receive much as he no" ASKS i'f D"'
i is impossible % gauge such Things a''o''."- ~ =
nrecise scale and inequalities are sure to exist FOE
years as ili.-traf'on TIE N'Fol 'V'''''O '-' ''
his Corporation Counsel.
The new CAB in the Eastern District calls i''eh ,''
Hanover Arc its rcmbcr, sure that t"' j. wv
hest name thcY could select There seems - De
,oriiu- distinctive about II. either n related u
rrnollyu o. - the particular part Of tie city n
,-nicl, +, is - flourish. The Montaak Club won GOOD
doal NJ apurOval by choosing name thht I'D d
certain sense smacks Of the soil Why Hanover Tor
tho new orcanzaton' Long Island, or bcdiofn' OF
anv one Of a dozen other names that can be thought
NJ Al moments notice, would seem to be better THAN
that II IS not too late to make change
II requires an alert and active mind and pretty
constant attention to Keep fully abreast OF all THAI
is going on in connection with the broOhlyn lnst'u G.
Last week The bill Incorporating the new institute 81
Arts and sciences passed By the Assembly, ana
M THURSDAY evening meeting OF the corpoTa'"IS
was held at the handsome house Of Joseph T. Knapp,
in Bedford ave The feature of the meeting was tie
report Of the Committee on Ways and Means wmcIl
John S James presented After stating That IT,,
value Of the Institute property IN Washington st. =
close 10 100000. and that the site secured Tor IN
proposed museum cannot be considered 10 be worm
less than $500 600. the comm ttcc recommend tit lc
corporators should raise by subscription fox the
endowment and equipment Of the institutions the
sum Of ~, 100000. The plan proposed for securing
this amount is "a follows: Two contributions 81
600 each by persons 70 be known a. the founders
Of the Institute Five contributions Of 100000 elch
by persons to be known benefacOfs. Thirty con
ributons of $4,000 each by persons 10 be known a
patrons. one hu.drtd contributions Of 5000 cach
ty persons TO be known a permanent members. ono
thousand contributions Of 500 each ~ persons %
be known a. life members The founders, bcncfaC tors,
patrons, permanent member ard life members are ~
be members of the corporation and have voice in its
manascment and be eligible TO its Board Of Trustees.
This is large scheme, and IL Is rot surprising that