New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS in THE ME-
TRopOIIS OF LONG ISLAND.

Of s53.o45 This lacks two or three thousand OF
being $4,000 larger than the population SHOWN as the
result of the Federal enumeration Ihat IL shouu
ne several thousands larger is not at all surprising
.ince a considerable number OF people were absent
from the city when the regular census was taken,
Considerable number have moved to Brooklyn since then
md the natural Increase would account for some part
=. On. difference between the two counts. ON the
rbo,e the Census Office seems to be justified In accept
ing the police count as confirmation 81 the
..c,-scv of the Official enumeration. At the time
an, FIRST cutlery against the census was made il was
cn.stedly asserted that at least 100000 names had
been omitted. OF course there was no shadow OF
ot of ANY such wild claims and they not sustained
IN the least by the police figures given out last week.
'rha time for police census, il any 10 be TAKEN
xas in june the probable result OF the
FEDERAL count made known. Then there could
have been proper basis Of comparison as there could
non be with q count made six months later But in
June Mayor Chaplin scofed at the idea OF supple
mentary census and expressed entire satisfaction with
IN. figures announced by supervisor Sedgwck. What
subsequently led him TO change his mind is not known
Nothing has been done in the direction of applying for
recount Of the city. and II is not probable that any
thing viii be- Certainly there is nothing in the police
figures to impesch the accuracy OF the first count
Inasmuch as Mr.. Chaplin thought in June that Brook
lyn had been growing fast enough. 1t would he little
awkward TO say the least for him to undertake 10 Sc
cure recount that might show that the city had been
growing too fast.
Mayor Chaplin is keeping up his reputation as an
antiveto official. In the matter Of the Mdermen's
order to the Brooklyn City Railroad Company 10 stop
the of steam motors on Third-ave, he did not
interpose a veto, but wrote communication In winch
he pointed out the Inconsistency Of the Common
Councl in taking such action while refusing to act
upon the company's application for the use OF
electricity as a motive power. OF course, the point
which he makes is o good one. II the company is TO
have the privilege OF using electricity, should be
able TO make the change directly from steam to the
other method Of propulsion. without returning for
time 10 the of horses. But the objection is 70 the
method Of the application Of electricity which the
company proposes adopt. 1t is the trolley system
which it wants 10 and the gavest reasons exist
for deliberaion in authorizing the use thereof the
steam motors used on Thirdave. certainly have their
drawbacks 1t is more than doubtful, however.
whether these begin to be great as the danger ana
inconvenience that would result from the general
adopton of the overhead system of sreecar traction
throughout the city.
Brooklyn has long had police force barely equal 70
the demands made upon It. The city has never been
poced to the same extent as New-forh ana no plan
for charging the force has ever proposed TO make IL
relatively equal 10 that in the neghborlng cV'
Commissioner Haydens letter to the Aldermen request
ing the authorization Of increase OF the force 10
There are now 1000 patrolmen, and there Will be
no sudden advance to the larger number mentioned
The increase will be made gradually but not too fast
10 keep pace with the rapid growth Of the population
The Aldermen gave their consent to the Increase u
1900 but it remains for the Board Of Estimate TO
furnish the necessary money TO pay the salaries and
for the Civil Service Commissioners to furnish the
men called for from those who have passed the proper
examinations. Even 1000 patrolmcn seem small
force for a of 100000 population
Ex,Justice and ex Controer Senior who died in the
course of the week. good type Of the German
American who his adopted country creditaely.
lie was not brilliant or born leader OF men,
but he had fund oil sturdy cOmmon-sense and the
persistency which is a, characteristic of his people
and Ire won an honorable place in the city winch
lie made his home for about thirty years. lie was
always Democrat. and an active party worker until
within the last few years. He was one OF many Ger
mans who have won political honOrs in Brooklyn as
members OF both of the leading parties.
The capor,t Of nc various lines OF transportation
leading to East New-Yorb put on Thursday to the
severest test they have ever undergone II is new
thing for them to carry 25 900 persons in both direc
lions within two three hours. But they appear 10
have stood the test pretty satisfactorily The Kings
County Elevated Road since IT runs close TO the
entrance to the Eastern Park got the lions share OF
the traffic. though the Long Island Railroad carried
large number. The Brooklyn Elevated lines have the
disadvantage of dropping their passengers little too
far awsy from the park FOR the entire delight Of those
who travel that way, and can never be the most
pular way of reaching this point. The streetcar
Ines. Of course picked up large number of pas
seng who took that means Of travel in default OF
anything better. The fall Of one OF the recently
erected stands shows the need OF more careful nspec
ton Of these things than is exercised 1t is plain
that the city officials should be compelled to take
ccgnzsnce OF such matters and that the stands
are OF sufficient strength and workmanship to stand
TIE strain when a crowd of bowling and excited men
gets upon them To inspection in this case seems to
have been only a matter OF form. The stand whgh
collapsed did before all the people it wOuld contain
had assembled and fortunately II happened some time
before the game began. Had the game been in prog
and the grand stand crowded at the time Of the
accident, panic Of serious proportions might easily
have been caused.
The surface railroad companies seem to show as
little common-sense about kndline the fires In Their
they do about running open cars early in the
spring, when their course means for many OF thew
passengers exposure to severe colds, or worse. on
Thursday for instance when It was really cold, the
cars were as cold the absence OF fires could make
them. and many the complaints uttered concern
Ing the nefIciency and parsimony of the companies
Ii would seem that the exercise OF no large amount
Of Judgment would determine when there ought TO be
fires and when they are unnecessary. mat amount
Of Judgment. however, cannot be looked for in the
streetcar managers since. according to previous eX
perience they pretty certain to have the hottest
Tres OF the winter days when no fires at all are
really required
In spite Of the protest Of OF the officers Of
he 14th Regiment, the commission charged with the
election Of site for that regiments armory has de-
,ided upon the purchase Of the block bounded by
seventh and Eighth aves. and Fourteenth and FIT
benth SITS On general principles the location Is
good one and il Will TO distribute the regimenal
arnOres well over the city. The new site, how
tyer, is far removed from the present 18th Regiment
Enory, and TO some members OF that regiment, no
eoubt 1t Will for a time al least seem iDconvenient
Of access. The protest was only mildly supported
by the colonel of the regiment, and Will evidently
have little weight The selection Of site Tor all
EmOry in Brooklyn seems 10 be simple thing com
mar he Of nlan for the building and