New-York tribune., 1890-04-13
UHATBROOKLYN TALKS OF'
o. or CURRENT INTEREST IN IHE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND
49, r.rv time when he senate lnves''ea.'"S
..ftee was engaged in NewioFk las. ,'o"ua'
oomp o,,idencc showing the general wOr'n'ss"Vs9
ossoeSs Of the Bosrd Of Aldermen III '""' '''
Wv ,sonce which has since caused the aOon"'' - ,,
..a n be seriously advocated-the bioo"' - 1 ~
' ,,ere doing their best TO snow .ia' "'0' w.
~ Nv. M more consideration than thel Vi'V"9 -.
w.. ode of the East River. say ''0' ,,
~. IN, superlative is doubtless ouV Vi p'-,0 " ,a
.,.s,n and. anyway. the natural .,,,,o
20 nou.ver. that this body can furnish SUN "',v
A ,a,,ve evidence OF the kind referred TO- LINUS"
"~rh is already before the public TO coh'i''Oo "
49,, .hc CITY vould be better of WITHOUT any W..
~~ ~~ copncil whatever In the first place '"c -''"''
men were guilty Monday OF eo'"s " w. - ~ q
rance OF creating an assistant ,,.,u,,v
..,,,v of 81 200 a year, whose solc u""0 "Fr
,u no TO guard one of the entrances l" ''
conncu Chamber during the Two o' '"No -,
geek that the august Board OF AiocI''." " -. ., ton
s"ch on orscal would be well paid If lie got 81 LOT
SUI ~ -. ch ~ the weekly meetings SlOo
NJ ia 10 e,travagant compensation To pay
.,,n ., 900 is simply throwing money away ~ -
% he hoped that Mayor Chapn VIII rei"So ,0""
bis sanction 10 this job. In addi'on ~ '.',, -
was a discraceful wordy alteration pc'"Ven
,eech and McGrath the former accusing 'nc Nae"' 0
Ming ignorant in regard TO the affairs OF INC i'"'
uor,c McGrath responded: "n you say In ig-
o-ant AGAIN. I'll break your Jaw lhe Pu"''cl
x,s renewed after adjournment while the hohoraple
,,,ers of tbe Board were still in their meeting
,,,cc McGrath again threatening to bust Leech
q the law. and the two were only prevented from
having personal collision by the efforts vi iTcS'
tent NcCarty and Others.
rh. Is the same Board OF Aldermen which Mayor
abr
.ip,ell.elt, progressive and patriotic
Senator Jacobss bill in reference 10 the fares OF
the Union Ferry Company will he approved 10y al
Rrooklynes who still have occasion 10 use these Ter
Mes in order TO get 10 Ncw-lork. The representative
N the new syndicate which has purchased the greater
mart of the company's stock at high figure mas sau
mat The company would hereafter be run in the IN
t.rcs, OF the stockholders Just what TINS means ca"
oulv be conjecturcd, hut it has been suppoNeh lna
IL may mean an increase in fcrgiaee. Inc Oh pro
y,dcs ;hat no change in fares or In what may lie
called commission hours (vhen the fare is onlv one
ecun shall he made The new owners would be
sui,y of virtual bad faith with the people VINO
areni,e the ferries II they should attempt to make
them pay larger fares. To run the ier'lc' III ''e III
erest Of tho stockholders IS to rnn them also IN INC
interest OF the public 10 a very large extent. tNeA
This bill does not pass al this session, IL VIII serve d.
a valuable warning.
Mayor Chaplns reorganization of the CIVIL service
commfs SION which made necessary by tie resiS
nation Of three OF the members has been made IN suc
way as not to subject him to criticism In ia't
this feature Of his administration has been the single
point IN which he has nlerted and received approval
by common consent II the same sensivencss 10 pub
lie onnicn had characterized the Mayors other appoint
meB;s his administration would have been more OF
popular that it has been 1t wou'd have been
gain also II he could have Inspired genuine regard
for Civil service principles in all the heads Of depart
ments whom he has appolCtcd. When lie was select
Ing the two Republican members Of the Civil service
Commission, did II not occur TO the Mayor tha' lie
had missed an excellent opportunity for doing good
thing for himself. well as for the people Of brooK
lyr. when he named three Democrats the Pask
Commission instead OF two Democrats and one Eepuh
lkani To be sure. he not required BY law TO do
So but It would have been graceful and commendablo
thing all tho same. Mayor Chapn must take the
rcsponsbiliE Of putting The parks wholly under Demo
cratic control for the first time.
Tho uptown movement 10 which important i'm
wise was given by the bu.ld.as OF the elevated road
IN 1Ftlton-st. is significantly emphasiz.d by tho de
olaon OF the Brooklyn City Railroad Company to
leave its Ion soccupied buidng at the foot of Fulton
st. only few steps from the ferry house. 10 take up
quarters at Montague and Clinton sts III the building
used for many years by the United states Court, and
the United states MarShal's Office. The company
purchase includes also the property at Clinton and
Remsen sts. and its new Offices VIII embrace the entire
block In Cnt0n-st. between Montague and RcmSon
sts This fact ha-dl; be agreeable TO residents
in that part Of Remscn-st. which has thus far amos.
wholly escaped the influx of business which has ncarl'
transformed Montague-st. The Brooklyn Gaslig.'
Con pany however has occupied building in Remscn-
st. halfway between Court and Clinton. for con
adcrable period and il looks II the castcrnmos
block Of that street at least would ultimately be given
up to trade. This is the case already to some extent
With the first block of PeI1epon ST.. tie other side
q Montague. These three streets formerly ranked
together as the most fashionable the Heights. with
the exception of Columbia Heights itself. The at
Of the lastnamed street a place Of
residence will donbtles be sufficient to preserve il from
tNo invasion which threatens the other streets
icrred to.
In connection with the effec. OF the elevated road
on tie lower part OF Fulton-s.. whcro ii is narrow
and crooked II is noticeable that large building used
by dry goods firm which has undergone a certain
IS for rental. and there docs not
seem to be any extraordinary demand foT it. What
will be its ultimate fate is an interesting question.
Tie dry goods trade which once lad It's centre IN this
part Of Fulto. st. has almost entirely deserted
IT, but some other lines Of business as yet no
reason fox making a change.
II unfortunate that the bill appropratlng 300 900
Tor the monument for the prOn.ship martyrs failed
be put forward I'm the House Of Representatives last
Monday The fault appears TO rest solely upon Gen
eral spnOla who has shown most excellent spirit in
promoting the measure. IIe was absent, however. |
at the moment when the bill might have been called
Up and passed, and 50 delay that is annoying 10 the
friends of the bin occurred IT IS not necessarily
'ata delay, but 1t Is pity to miss good chance Of
sending the bin TO The Senate The woithincss Of the
Measure has been fully set heretofore It's enact
Ient IS matter 81 interest 10 the entire country and
" special interest 10 Brooklyn, because the martyr
pcrlsheo On her shores and are buried within her
limits No special local significance however can
attach tn a matter Of This kind
n :" 'o"nccuoh win the proposed annexation OF Flat
o"'" 70 brooidyn 1t Is contendcd with considerable
arhcstness that the interests Of that town when +.
'eoones the Twenty seventh Ward of the cy viii De
promoted by changing the name of FIatbusha ave- which
=" Gus ron Fulton ST.. about half mile above the
80! nan ont TO The further limits Of the town of Fiat