New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
.ANrES AT MEN AND THINGS IN TIE ME
TROPOIIS OF LONG ISLAND

A Few courses Of the granite work Of the soldiers
and sailors Memorial Arch are visible above the
fence surrounding the sic in thc plaza % Prospect
Parllthe fence which bat for stern public protest
would have been covered with flaming advertisers
months aso. No judSmnt can yet be passed upon
the arch itself but it is not at all certain thai mis-
take was not made IN selecting the ste. Attention
was called to the matter repeatedly in ample tine iof
change to have been made, but at the present stage
Of progress in the work it is too late for the b!n0ci -
be corrected find That the opinion more ihah '"'c
expressed In this column concerning the decision u
the officials who chose The still held by afSc
number OF people. prominent phyeic!ah VIII "''"'
/ had casual conversation a day or Two ago III TIC
course of which this subject was mentioned 'Au very
decidedly that I'm lis Judgment the proper pace LOT
lie arc. was at the entrance to the park '"u'"oV
cdly 1t ought 70 have been placed either thee or On
ne spot where the fountain stands, Were It Wonid
have borne the relation TO the mann avchne ic'o
ing to the park That the Are de IH0mpho pears W INC
principal approach the Bots de BouoSne The pres
eut site really ha, 10 relation 10 anything; 1t * at
one side and on; OF the way. II : to be hoped
however That TIE arch Itself VIII prove 50 satisfactory
that the matter OF ta situation Will be lost slgt 0t
when the work i, completed
President Howclls annual report tho Bridge con
taus q large amour, OF interesting matter In relation
t. the swung highway" between New York and Brook
YIN during thc wear ending on December l. A. printed
Is al uninieic,tng looking document or account Of
the number tables which IL contains. but II really
worth while 70 study IL with care-worth while.
that is. for any who is interested in the growth OF
the busncs, done by the Bridge That means, for Ill
practical purposes the business done b. the railroad for
tbs other departments are of trIAng importance com
pared with this Tic receipts from the promenade
amounted TO only Sl9.Gl1, and ~ would hardly be
expectcd-show a fallngoG of $751; from the preceding
year. At the same time il i pointed OUT ihdi the
number Of passengers the promenade has increased
@6,3s6 in the year. The only way to account fer
the increase in pa>sI and He decrease I'D receipts
is u assume that more bought promenade tickets
during the year just ended than in lhe pcvou- twelve
months the single fare on the promenade being cent.
while by buying packages Of tchctS the cost OF me
"trip is reduced 10 ouc-fnh o cent. The bulk Of the
receipts necessarily from the railroad. although
the fares the roadways amounted to @76li5. From
the railroad the total received passed the million point
amounting to 81 O32.Olt. The number Of pass myers
carried in the car, reached 81 6761ll averaging over
100000 per day. The greatest month in he history
OF tho Bridge October. during which tho average
number OF passcu gcrs va, I106J4 daily. The biggest
iay Of tho year. however. was Monday, November "a
when l5i,55O people were carried: this j. not far
short of The record made Centennial Day IN lisp.
when not less than 1929 passengers were trans
ported The record is satisfactory, far i, goes;
but it does moi so enough. That & TO say. not all
that is possible has vet been made Of the Fridge rail
way On this point Mr.. Howell has nothing to offer
leyond perfuuctory reference 10 the Board Of EX-
pertS which Is taking uncOusconably long time 10
reach decision recarlns tho subject appointed
TO consider
Entirely apart from this report. Mr.. Howell has
lately expressed the opinion that at least three more
bridges are needed between NewIork and Brooklyn.
He did not 20 into details in the interview In which he
made this remark. The majority Of people wou'd lie
incnned rather to say: Let IL have another bridge
across the East River. and then. II it turns out that
stiu Others are needed, III, work Of supplying them
10 lao Ono ,id "a A a
wise and safe rule" The talk about North River
bridge which has taken definite shape within the
las, few days can hardly fail TO cause renewed dsa'
ton OF the question Of bridging the East Rive in The
vicinity OF Broadway. There is doubt that the sub
ject will be brought before the Legislature Tins winter
nor do believe that there Will be any question that
such bridge II built AT all. must be Constructed as
p-ivate ENTERPRISE unless indeed. the CITY Of Brook
lvn feels inclined 10 90 into the business on IT. own
hook What needs 10 be guarded against is the grant
ing of charter 10 irres pOnsibe corporation Wmch
has no intention Of engaging in the wor Of building
bridge Int will use its charter TO prevent the work
fr,,u belng entered uDOn unless 1t j. bought OF at
hjrh figure bridge in thi> region would be public
improverncnt Of Immense importance, and fcw years
will doubtless see one in operation
The resignation q DR.. Chamberlain. of The ClassOn
Avenuo PRESBYTERIAN Church. took the people Of EroOk
lyn by surprise lie +, an exceedingly popular man
and has been interested actively In many public enter
,Lses durina his few years residence in Brohlyn
Among Otler things he has taken deep Interest ~
the Brooklyn institute and wa one ~ The men sp''aF
concerned IN the charter OF the ne" hIo'"N
Institute Of Arts and science which had To be passed
bv The LEGISLATURE les than three times BEFORE II
va able 10 run the entlet Of the Executive chamber
There IS q strong likelihood that Dr. Chamberlain
duties in connection with the Cncc states ENahSeAo"
Alliance will permit him TO continue his residence IL
g-Cok,vn: in which there would be no cessation
~ his active Interest in the various enterprises Win
locr
,,c ~ the most genial Of men, and know how l"
listen to a good story as well 'as 10 tell one
r., tbor sorrow. the Aldermen learned on TnesdN
thai they had been going little too fast ~ the na'er
~ increasing the salary OF the City Auditor About
year AZ, they added $4,000 10 the Mayors salary ana
THANKSGIVING havin- passed and CHRISTMAS oe.nS n''
., had they seem u have fell that they could aNoru
IN show a little generosity in d-p''Ing oil 'he
toxnaver,, money. wiiout any discussion or con
-dr,,i,r they added Sl.jOO this officials salary
raising il 10 $4,000 If tie Republican candidate ma
heen elected last month nobody believes t the Amer
men would have thought Of adding cent 70 te AaId'
a ca. office Before long, however, it was found "u'
that their action null and void Inc cha'c' p''''0
that the salary of the head Of department aaI' IL"
40 changed during the term Of Office Of the Official {"
during the time intervening between the @e"cSi 7'0
,i,n and The first day Of January following -'o o'
~ the city fathers waS suihcienuy lHind' WIN Wv
charter 10 know what IL provision on th' point was
a 40 oh,ectiou was raised 10 the resolution when II
yas INTRODUCED. A matter OF fact, the dulle' {"
,, Ctv Auditor are not arduous and no reason eAS''
fr AN increase in his salary There are peop' VINO III
~. ,hat the Auditor work could De equally well
- -, . bereau in the Controller department. ana
for considerably less money
The custom Of hanging portraits Of cX Mayors in the
. -. council chamber followed few years
~ j., the case of Mr.. Low, but, although his portrait
'rss tainted by william NJ. Chase 1t was far from sats
t.r "a Mr. Low and his friends. In fact, 1t gave y"
,he ok Mayors rather boyish features oeclue"H
cierubic, not to say, beauhc appearance 1' =, ~
,a,.t for a time II was removed, and II was
nScrstood that Mr. Chase would try III hahd al II
.~o1 This has been done, and the result l. much