New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22

CLOSING OF CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES AT
P ~ FOR THE SUMMERTIME NEW POST
MAsTER-PoPULArIoN OF THE CITY
The summe, vacation period in public offices ap-
nroaches and the hours for the next eight or ten
weeks will be short in the City Hall. Municips De-
partment Building. Court House and Hal Of Recorda
Most Of the courts will adjourn for July and August
The county offices will close al p. M for the same
period. The Aldermen have ordered that the Guy
offices shall be closed after l p. m. from July 70
October 1 Th, Board Of Aldermen will hold their
last regular meeting for the summer On MONDAY July
a. and the first regular meeting VIII De heid on INC
first Monday Of October The only regular meeting IN
the interim will he upon the last Thursday IN sep
,ember The adjournment until next Friday 81 rho
hearing regarding the substitution Of electricity for
nowcr on the surface railroads probably means no
d.o,ite action until the fall Those of the most I'M
portant companies with lines extending over great
mart Of the city, seeking u introduce te o'erheu
electric system. Another concession TO the favored
CITY employees by the Aldermen is the closing of all the
nuhc Offices on SATURDAY. July D. The only celebration
hr tho civ Of the Fourth Will be by decorating the
rubIic buildings and setting of fireworks at rho ex
pense OF the taxpayers.
President Franklin Woodruff mas not yer appolnVoi
the committee, composed Of one MEMBER rom ca
ward and town. authorized by the Republican "ene'h
Committee to make known 10 voters the provisions VI
the laws GOVERNING ttcNhoh'' A. -
that the names will be made public in short tinie'
v.anwhile several OF the ward associations have al
,,,dv taken action on the subject, and have sp'
nointsd committees to that voters are not is'
norant Of the proper method Of casting their oaos'
in tho choice OF ex Alderman George j. Collins foe
Postmaster the Office has been entrusted 70 success
ful business man o sufficient public experience no
xas elected by the Republicans OF the twenty -hrss
wari 70 represent them in he Board OF Aldermen I'D
las ola when the Board was repre-
.natlyc OF the wards Of tie city. Although elccted
t,r tv, vr.,, lie was eg,atei on: OF office by the
passag" OF tie bill urged by Mayor Low by the Lces
Ia,ure Of 1883, which provided for seven Aoerno'''
At Large I, he elected by the entire city, ana iouf
Dl,tric: Aldermen from each Of thee districts IN
the election OF that year Alderman Collins was chosen
. one of the representatives of the lid DISTRICT sns
orvod for two wears. lie declined ne election zap
tain Collins 1, icld in hsh esteem py HIS ieho~
m.mbcrs of the q. A. r.. and ne mis- the pfomiheh0
oBcs ~ Commander Of the Post when assumed the
namo ~ General Grant after his death, having pre-
yously been known only by number Peutions Tor
,ls annoutment were circulated amo.g the veterans
h,,o ,hev were on parade Decoration Day and
were extensively signed some time ago Delegation
of Grani Uniy men called upon fesdeht iiarso"
IN Th ,s ,a Of the appointment having bearing upon
the choice Of Repre,enatve III oonsgss nU, ' Iva
rorared rs idle vap0ring secretary Tracy selected
Colonel Baird, and when he would not accept cnose
Cantain Collins Colonel Baird told the writer MAJ
the question OF a candidate for Congress IN the iila
District was not preached 10 him IN the whole matter
of considering the Postmastership A similar denial
il made bv Major b. X. Corwin, who was asked ~
Secretary Tracy if he would accept the office OF Post
master CAPTAIN Collins says that the allegation thas
his appointment was secured 10 influence the Con-
gresSional nomination in the district is absolutely
untrue. -. ,seo
The population of Brooklyn by the census OF ieso
was 56t 6S9. II the rough estimate OF the presens
census Of 300 900 is correct this shows az increase
of about 80 per cent for the decade The growth OF
New York for the same period is about 80 per cent
Al the same of growth the close OF the century
would see Brooklyn possessed OF million ana nsn
Of people. ,,
br Edward Malone, who was buried last week, Wss'
Ike his brother the Rev. DR. sylvester Malone a.:
| ways a sianch Republican, and the Thirteenth ware
| Republican Association. of which he was member,
passed resolutions of regret NJ his death ilis close
connection with the Anti-Poverty Society lea 10 =,
question whether burial would be allowed 10 MN IN
cOnsecrated ground. but the fact that the last sacrs
| mcnts of the Church administered TO MIN oy
| his brother prevented any objection being nladc
| Not only did DR.. Malone attend the Anti Poverty
meetings but he presided over some OF them; nv ny
he had charge Of meetings In Brooklyn at which Dr.
| McCilynn spoke. - ~.
The return Of Colonel John Y. Culycr to the DO
turn to the policy which made Prospect Park mins
OF beauty and delight to all behoders In the ssSs
| when he was superintendent and engineer.