New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
WHATBROOKLYN TALKS OF.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK ON THE LONG ISLAND |
SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.


nal matter considered the bill which Mayor Chaplin
rcd rroparcd and sent to Albany the session
,roncd providing for The expenditure by tbe citI
,rthoritics OF S1OOOOoO for paving streets With
Granite blocks daring 1891. This. II the bin Is en-
.toa will be in addition 10 a like which was
authorized BY he legislature wear ago TO be spent
t,- This purpose during the present wear. The OPP
oosi,ion 10 the bill based the uudiSputed ia't
hat the pavcireuts which have been put down uho"r
he direction Of the Department Of CITY Works wOile
commissioner Adams has been at IFS head nave bceh
far from satisfactory. Colonel BEARD the primer
raj speaker against the measure. and no adequate
apercr was made to the prcscntmcnt Of facts when
lao furnished. Conmi~ adams himself spoke ia
favor Of the bill and attempted To- show that the pay
inc which has been recently done was dohe properly
ard rs we'll as possible under the circumstances
VIVA. he said i, thus summarized in the editorial
columns Of The Eaglo~ Commissioner ADAMS III
rcnl, ~ denied that there any dcfeCi~ at all
49, ,r,rioG that tie defects should be repaired before
tho contractors were finally paid; 90 insisted that the
fots were unavoidable because the streets had been
o often ard 30 badly torn up; t4) maintained 'nd' All
enc defects were coudoncd by the size on MAYOR
,n,uo', majority" II any injustice Is done 7" Ar.
adams by thi, statement. it cannot he charged 70
r,isanship The Eagle did it, best to Sc'at' The
- olo,tio, of Mayor Chaplin. and has commended the
,.nroiYtrncnt Of Mr. adams to the head Of the City
Worn, Department
one II the Interesting points Of the Commissioners
+.opont j, that i'm relation 10 croSSwalES. and the
icrc,ce fron what said is that 40 moro cro~Swal'-
ora, q, lie laid. Tie fact is" ne said d" that granite
,locls make good enough crosswak and ii Is fact
.,. II is ten year, since cro>,walkN have been IalO
a. proo'.lyD7 VIII the Commissioner please explain
,,v if was thar only few weeks ago the granite
,ocls in Jay and smith SIS. az Fultonst were tahon
~, after having been down only short time ana
,.syyaIl, Of BE Old fashioned and only proper sof'
MT down II was supposed that this was III cohse
ouence of the universal chorus Of complaints VINO"
had zone UP in regard 10 the new plan "i oh''"h'
them and that it Indicated highly desirable chang
in ,lo nolicv Of the Department IN this respect. II
,I adams thinks that crosswa,s not wanted he
,rohabiy the only person in BROOKLYN who holds iAai
,,,on unless i be the paving contractors, WHO dp
near 10 have prejudice against keeping pedestrians
ont Of the mud during or after RAIN
Pm, tno absence Of these walk, is only one Of the
ooasons for dissatisfaction with the paving work OF
which Mr. Chaplin spokc with so much sell competency
in his last message have heretofore rfefIe" y NV
snociGcd reasons for complaint which The Eagle haN
r,tl-icd from time time. and which Comm
Adams dispo-cs Of by the short and easy process Z"
.ocI,r- that they do not exist. Every BODY who haN
given oven casual attention 70 the subject knows that
the new pavement, are very far from what they ohSh'
10 be- in the circumstance, il is more than doHOuul
whether 10 would De- wise to intru>t the present DEM"
cratic city aut!orte, with the power 70 cNpcud an
they Will handle this year. At all events il viii he
the mart OF wisdom to Just how iuGiciouS and sat
factory uc :ley make Of the large sum already at
their disposal before giving them much more Win
fair certainty that a certain percentage of 1t Will
be used 10 tighten the grin Of the Democratic ring upon
the city.
Another important Brooklyn matter before a Sen
ate committee on Wednesday. namely, Mr. McCarren's
bill for building second bridge across the East River
singularly enough nobody was on hand TO favor inc
bridge except Corporation Counsel jerks While IT. OPP
ponents out in force. The principal opposition
came from J. J. O'DonOhuc, who appeared IN behalf
Of the Eastern District ferries and doleful picture
he drew Of the condition to which the stockholders
would be reduced in case the bridge j. built IL II
evident that there is any general desire for the pro
posed structure it must make Itself known, or else the
matter will go by default. There good ground for
opposition to the olcCarren BILL even by those who
are strongly in favor Of second bridge. but ii wat
not brought out Wednesday.
Tho suggestion Of the possibility that Dr. TalmacC
might leave Brooklyn for some apprecative CITY
which he himself gave in the statement preceding
his sermon last sunday has furnished an Interesting
topic for speculation. Speaking If The plans foI
building the Tabernacle. he said: " ! do not pro
pose to beg and impore and Ie,eech as ministers
generally do when building churches. d'd that iof
the two previous churchc, we built in EToohyh, ana
cannot do it again. II the people want me 70 preach
In BROOKLYN they Will build the church. II they d"
not want me 10 preach in brooklyn, they "oht
That is probably only the emphatic Talmogean way
Of saving q thing in order - create a profound Ih
preston. / do not believe that Dr.. Ialuage hao any
intention whatever of going away from the Guy OF
which he has been one OF the shining lights for nearly
a C0h cf "a century. though ii can easily be under
stood that such lU~tling Cy a. Chicago would not
hesitate to build for him Tabernacle a, big a. The
new auditorium If he should saV the WORD. lha
the Tabernacle will be rising the site selected
on the Hill where what Is termed the architectural
cornerstone was laid Just after the Domnieo Ie
fi,ro from The East is altogether likely. whether
IL will be dedicated free from debt, a. Dr. Talmase
want, it 10 be- may be very different question A.
to any possibility Of his departing from Nrookvn the
Doctor refuses to be more specific than ia what he
said in the pulpit
There is another thing in connection with the state
nent referred 10 which has attracted hardly less al
,entlon and vet the fact Of its double meaning Ia-
ma, 7 think hcco noted Many know" SAID Dr.
Tamacc d" that have become Editor # The CHRISTIAN
Herald and that nest week take that chair. The
first 100000 subscription, 20 that paper VIII be plG
70 the treasurer Of the Eroohlyn 1aaeinach il 90
tanned this year. many OF them a. are obtained .
and that ie the way We viii build tho church. ... \
meeting Of the congregation and their friends VIII te
held immediately after tie bcncdctOn this morning
when you VIII please come up and report 10" many
christian Herald, you viii to responsible l"r OF
how much you Will subscribe directly 10 The church
building fund. A. for myself, subscribe year "i
service without any salary Then follows what
quoted In the previous paragraph. year Of service
what7 As Editor Of Tho Christian Herald or as
pastor Of the Tabernacle. II ha. been taken foi
granted In the spa9crz that il means years
salary as pastor, but il is obviously equally capable
II the other interpretations Would it not be well
for Dr. Talu,aco 20 be a little more explicit
\ geographical department added 10 the Hroo
lyn institute last week. and of The oacer- tell.
me the members hope 90 make it good deal more than
a merely ornamental appcndaPc. Lecture, by cX-
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