New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-20
wuATBROOKLYN TALKS or
,,cc oF UPPERMOST INTEREST On LIE
LONG ISLAND SIDE OF The
EASY RIVER.

II
ton VI -. simultaneously as has been uo '"so
:" ". ,,e week lust ended. The Brdse S"o" ' ~
" 'sorod first as a matter Of speciai pupio 49,,
,sasmueh as il is public work ana '" i,, nh
,".,o, affecting it IS now pending az n.o ",, Tho
-, can be put il the tradi'io'a' 1T, % ,he
.eossIty of increasing the Carrying '"p . ard IN.
nadee railway has long Deer "pp A., trus,ees
s,nry So More than two years "1o -. CON,
ercasins' 'o ,ss,o, ~ expert engineers 10 con-
. ,h. matter and submit reoonlihe""aAo'' -
,a,,,rarv o. 1885 the experts h"' .doa
rcnort in which, as Is well hno"" .o,,, devised Inv
,,e adopton Of the circulating s'7'' .rs, oror,
Ne WELLINGTON a competent ehe"oo' l.as.n,,,,oe
ras made formally TO the Fridge ii"S..e ,ooo thi.
,r,oinol Facilities. on April H. 1000, va
on ierh''''' '.,'a ,,s repot 10 the trustees, throw
NM, .h recommendations Of inc experts anu
-, ,hc adoption Of Tian dcVlSco u' '"''i
,,n..,s.r Martin which contemplated "h ei'' ,,,''
q, ,he earring facilities 81 Inc railway ~ .,s
the platforms and running Twice do y .i
his pIsn WIS aflerward adopted sn,,c '''' ,,,o
che Bridge authorities have done-no'"'"s'
number of passengers has been 'ohs'aH'' ee
,.,, and the cr,wding and jostlinc on inc pi''-
's have steadily increased. but the trustees nave
ON, eslml, on their way. appMehuN UNCONSCIOUS
:, that which should have been m't'er Oh hos'
vital concern to them.
length a bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Jacobs OH March &c this year. which empowered the
,recs TO increase the terminal facilities OF inc brlueo
both in New York and Brooklyn. Ills Dill ic'nS
,dded little TO their power they already had an-
hor,y TO do this very thing. At first the Bridge au'
horitle through President Howell, looked askancc at
the ill and virtually rcpudiacd it, though mas since
tan stated that il was drawn in the Office OF their own
counsel Bergen d Dyknia1 At their meetings iasS
vondsy and Tucsday-thn phenomenal fact OF Their
boine two meetings two consecutive DAYS Is wor'V
Of particular menton-thc trustees decided thai ID al
amended form the bill would answer their purpose
"a they have amended il by inserting d
provsion that the BROOKLYN terminus shall be remover
one block further SOUTH from Concord to Tiarv-st III
order 10 provide for tho storage OF cars ana open
the way for the long contemplated enlargement OF ."o
railroad. The bill in this form Is earnestly opposeu Nv
!. considerable number Of Brooklyn property o"he'S'
moi because they arc in any hostile to the Bridge
Int because they believe that this is the beginning OF
tho nrcct (which President Howell is known TO favorl
~ carving the Bridge to the City Hall Ihcy argue
with siderable force Il must be admittco-tha' MI
Lows suggestion that abundant room FOR switching
nur,oses can be secured tho cast side OF Washing
,out Nv turning the railway tracks 70 tile LETT IN
stead Of the right at the point where they enter ue
prooklvn station is entirely feasible and has the
factor Of economy IN its favor. The only answer 70
mis- is that from the present tracks on the west sue
Of Westinghouse. IL is impossible 10 cross 'd' S'o'
I'm account of the lOwncss Of the eNlsule structure
But Mr. Low idea TO remove all OF the structure
ouae approach to the Bridge which can never be pos
sibIe under the existing arrangement. Al the very
,.t tho trustees do not promise any improvement on
tho present crowded condition OF the trans Tor hea
two wears The thing Of most pressing importance i
10 provide some relief without delay. Inc trustees
have simply dalled with the matter for TWO "loie
years and thrown away that much time ms mas
go, che ,esult of two ,hings-the hope that they would
an IN the City Hall ultimately. and the fact that the
oan accented was that Of their chief engineer ana
superintendent
7, "a gratifying TO see that Mayor Chaplin
b,s nnt himself entirely right the cues
tion lie believes in reducing the Board oi
Trustees TO three members, favors inc pay
oent Of all the Bridge receipts into the treasures
Of the two cities, and advocates tie placing OF INC
structure 50 far a. It's maintenance IS concerned under
The control Of the New York and brooklyn Boards
~ Estimate. He opposes the pending bill In Its
entirety. II is n great pity that MI Chapn Ola
not think II worth while to have bill reducing INC
trustees 10 three laid before the Legislature early IN
;be session. In view Of the present public temper on
the trustees incompctency. the probabilities are
that II would now be an easy thing 10 pass II.
There Is pending bill which provides for the other
,wo things which Mr. Chaplin urges Let that Bill
be amended By adding section abolshng The present
Board, and providing small commission. Of not
more than three or four members and the most
important step toward Bridge reform VIII haNo
been taken. That viii open the wav for some
practical measure that may be taken Immediately for
the relief Of the Fridge passenger President
Howell himself admits that 70 the railway when
the rush j. at it, height Is dangerous, and every
day's delay increases the DANCE. radical remcdr
4. needed no les than the immediate Topping od
Of the peoples agents who have proved incompe
tent and mem Gent.
As far a. tho Union Ferry Company is concerned
the new nnusccrs are n the saddle. and the public
viii soon be ~ position - know whether the no.
mentions change which has taken place Will hc al
vantage or dctnmcnt 20 then. Mr. ,ifanahans
resignation ~ prcsdcnt and director viii take effect
morrow morning and Al That tine hc viii terminate
M connection with the company. which las eyfcuGcd
over almost two mn, Of a century. This company
has up 10 ils time been peculiar brooklyn "in.iit
ton" ana there 4. itfie curiosity n regard 10 The
change that NAV come ovcf .; ~ neN hand To Mr
strsn,hsns credit o. must be- said mat when be- was
president ~ me bridge he ga, ftlfh successful 10
drercntistlng his pubic interest fiom his private
interest and did not 70 any extent permit hs active
connection with the ferry company 10 interfere with
biz Outs 10 the people the Official head 81 great
publc enterprise. Which came into direct competition
with the private concern. The new Terry owners are
guasrstood o. be In. sorlplou.. II given out that
they Viii oppose iu every way any incgca'e IA the
Bridge facilities. the principle that the Bridge nov
carries enough people between Ir0okhn aud New.
Young Mr. Wallace. The onls Republican RcprescntA
tive IN Congress from Long island. and for that mat
tsi. from the state south Of roughhecpsic has won (
some warm word. Of approval from Hcprcscntatisc |
houeie Tor the energy he has shown In pressing the
N"iaoont Market bill and for the good work done by
him ~ connection with the Naval Appropriation bill
inc "si~oont Market matter Interests not the people
." BROOKLYN alone but the farmer. Of Long Island who
are largely engaged IN growing produce for city con
sume''' There g. little doubt. apparently. that the
o" PROVIDING fof The sale Of portion ~ the unused
""a' 81 The Navy Yard Will pa.s the House. The
"e'" 81 succeeding where other. have failed viii be-
i'''ier IN The cap II Mr. Wallace. and will be
variable help Tor him ln hlr effort for rcnominsuOn
"h''h give promise Of Icing holly contested.
''''N" 'hnbb who has been giving entertain
W '""f'o 81 le'tnres before the members ~ the
''"'"'fh Institute on Wednesday afternoons. Is an
"'""'ou on The progmmmc- "of London The
''' u 'h"i NJ. 'huhh though now entitled 10 name