New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
wHATBROOKLYN TALKS OF.
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS ON TIE

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Inv A., ..st NJ bringing Mayor Chaplin forward as
's"' rromsing man to succeed Mr.. Hill as Cover
Wv =, the State. AS 10 Mr. Chaplns OPINION Oh '''
,,tse and premature advocacy there can DC "o
80 doubt than 10 the fact that his ampl'io" 'i"V
20, lies "The Eagle recently showed Inc I'M
feasibility Of General socums ever being nom naou AZ,
H. presidency by declaring that he could not secure
49, ns,cration from this state in the National Cohveh
,n that he could not this delegation because
.na Kings County delegation TO the state convention
o,,d not be in his favor. and that TINS deiesduoi
ouId not be in his favor because Mr. Mclaughlin
would not permit IT. On the other manu. !. = "e'
sroxn that Mr. Chaplin is high in the FAVOR "
~, auehlin and that the Kings County delegation iii
.h democratic State Convention that dominates uoV
or next wear will be for Chaplin, III all probap'S'
18th the full consent and aid of tile " BOSS ana ua.'
,ben the time seems ripe to nominate Chaph lot resi
aept there will be question about the BrooRSn ueo
cation fayorng him in the State Convention ana mus
.ossibly securing for hin the Endorsement OF mat
~ and United states delegation In his behait 1T
,n. National Convention. But this is look some
distance ahead suppose that MI. ChaPih 10 enoscn
Governor next year and that he should DC 'e'eiecco
In 1894 he would be halfway through his second term
nben the Presidential nomination OF 1896 Is made.
49, o.sb,utv Of his selection in 1892 compromise
raidte exists to be sure. but it is decidedly slad-
.vv md Mr. Chaplin is too shrewd man TO bank
ho.y,,v upon It, 1t Is far more likely that he Is
grooming himself f'r the campaign OF 1896, and that
veantime all his energies will be directed to making
his title clear to the nomination for Governor in
1891
yt,s time 10 ask whether any attempt is to be made
this wear at Albany to rcorganize the Board Of
yridce Trustees. All efforts in that direction here
totorc have come TO naught despite the recognized
fact that the Bridge management is far from what
n oucht 10 be- II is unfortunate IL any step is to be
taken in the matter this year, that the introduction
~ hill on the subject has been postponed until
late in the session. The Mayors Of tho two cities
are both known to favor change though the matter
was not urged in their messages this year. Mayor
rhapin shows his disapproval Of the present svs-
tom BY relgiously absentng himself from the meet
Incs OF the trustees; believe lie has never attended
more than one meeting-that held at the time when
IL was feared that Tammany was gong to make an
.aort TO gobbe up the presidency and all the other
.Bees 10 prevent which q strong hint or something
more emphatic still. given to the Mayor. TO the
.nee that his presence would be needed at the Bridge
Offices Like an obedient child he obeyed-slall
ssy7-tle orders issued from quarter in which he
deems it wise to keep anchor out to windward
Nevertheless the need Of less cumbersome and more
responsible managing body than board of twenty
trustees (who have nothing TO hold in trusO is de
mandcd in the interest OF good and efficient govern
ment.
There is a large element of the ludcrous in Mayor
chan,ns addressing messages on all sorts Of subjects
IN such n body as the Common Council. Last Nom
day he sent in message in reference to the citys
sinking fund. which he thinks ought to be abolished
or at least established on different basis. The mes
sage was read in due order One report OF the Alder
mems meeting says: "The reading consumed con-
siderable time and many of the Aldermen grew rest
i've under it," This is not in the least surprising
That such a paper could be interesting to them is
palpable impossibilty Probably not single one OF
them knows the difference between sinking fund and
o Iogarithm. The Mayors purpose, Of course, was
TO bring his idea to public attention, in order
10 AFFECT the Legislature and produce favorable action
on the bill which he has caused to be sent to
Albany. The matter is with which the Aldermen
have nothing whatever to do. and with which they
are wholly incapable OF dealing stu the practice
of sending messages to them whenever the head OF
Tho city government wishes to address the people
serves a convenient method of making his projects
and ideas known in an official way with perhaps
greater force than could otherwise be attached 10
them. 1t would hardly do for him TO write letter
10 the newspapers, and Official interviews would
hot carry precisely the same weight as formal
message, even though it fall upon ignorant and
"restives ears.
Tho rage for changing street names knows no
bounds resident of the Eastern District has sent
petition to the Aldermen setting forth that he is
weared and yexcd IN spirit by the fact that series
Of streets in that section Of the city bear the prefix
North followed by a numeral, while another series
have the prefix South in the same They run
from North First to North Fifteenth ST.. and from
South First to South Eleventh st. with the exception
of South Seventhst, which was changed some twenty
years ago, more. to Broadway The petitioner pro
posed that. there twentysix OF these streets
1t would be convenient arrangement TO designate
them by the letters Of the alphabet The Eastern Dis
triet recently had experience in changing the
names Of o number Of streets. and it is more than
doubtful whether there is any general demand for the
change now proposed Certainly there Is no necessity
for IL, as there plainly in the other when the
Of the streets bearing the numbers First Second
ETC.. UP to Twelfth were changed. All these names
were duplicated in South Brooklyn. which a
OF endless confusion apart from the fact that these
streets crossed at right angles all the North and South
First. etc., streets. But If there good
reason for the change proposed by the petitioner,
II is questionable whether it would be
wise to substitute the names Of the /
letters OF tho alphabet BROOKLYN has cs
capped this nomenclature thus far in the naming Of her
streets. which has been done with little regard for
rhyme or reason, though in Greenpoint the streets
running up from the river alphabetically dcsig
mated as 10 their first letters, Ash, Box, Clay
Dupont Eagle etc, as far Quay with one or two
breaks. But really, 1t Is impossible 10 attach any
special significance to snch names as Asst, Bst. and
tic like. Their only recommendation as In the case |
OF numerical names, is convenience The late Richard
Grant White declared that it was out Of the |
question Tor any one 10 have feeling corresponding
TO the words Dear old One hundred and seventy fifth
ST." There are plenty Of good names for streets.
but the men who have the say In matters Of this
kind do not always strike the rg.t note. In some |
respects, however, brooklyn has Jared well, as IN
the streets and avenues named for Presidents and |
Revolutionary generals, and In the series Of avenues
that bear the names OF the principal cities OF the |
state.
franchise for a street railroad in Brooklyn and |
in Nn,-
last week. In each case there a nelc bidder.
But there was decided contrast in the result. In
York, the bidding company offered 3 per cent
upon the gross rcrclpts-in addition, OF course TO
the per cent required by Law for the first three years
and 3 per cent thereafter In Brooklyn the bidder
offered only Onc-tcnth OF per cent. How Is This |