New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
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WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
GLIMPSES OF MEN AND THINGS on THE
LONG ISLAND SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.

Brooklyn has at last Its rights in the matter
Of fourth day Of registration but the change IN te
law which provided this ought to have gone one step
| further. Three years ago, 1t will be remembered inc
Election Commissioners made mistake in naming inc
days Of registration and set them too early. Wheh
the bunder discovered 1t considered the wlScs'
plan to ignore It far pOssibe tho remaining Gays
were accordingly properly fixed and fourth day VI
registration thus provided for the first ana Only
time until this year. Hcnceforth Brooklyns privileges
regards registration will be the New orRs'
Is there any whatever why the hours for regis
terng should not be the same in both cities In New"
York the books arc open from O'CLOCK III ue
morning till O'Clock at night, the registration oHces
being on duty continuously In brooklyn they take
long interval for rest and recreation namely from ~
a. H. till p. This is an absurd and stupid arrange
ment especially as the hour is tho most con-
venicnt in the day for large number OF the men
who wish to register 1t Is time for Brooklyn TO aDah-
don this Anticipated and nconvenient arrangements ~
Is pity that 1t was not done at tho time the eAtr"
registration day added. 1t certainly ought 70 DO
done before the time for registration comes AROUND
| again.
Last year. when the Mayoraty contest was the centre
of interest In municipal politics. an effort was made
to keep back the tax-rate until after the erection lor
fear Of the effect which the expected high rate wouo
have upon Mayor Chapins chances Of securing sec
| ond term. A good deal Of public indignation was
manifested however, at the attempted trickery, ana
the result was that the probable tax-rate was maze
known before Election Day came round 1t was ex-
cesslvely high, and when disclosed 1t was aounoauy
apparent why the effort to withhold It had been made
This year. instead Of high tax rate. there is Crafty
ncly onc-owcr thanithe city has had In ten years.
How much OF this is due to increased assessments "
mains to be When the taxpayers get ther Diiis
| a few weeks hence they will be able to determine
| This has been q favorite device Of Democratic CITY
officials IN other cities as we'll Brooklyn and doubt
less has been worked for all 1t is worth Is simply
saving at end to spend at the other or course '"e
people get no benefit from low tax-rate IL ther as
scssments are inordinateY piled up. Still the low
taxrate will be prominent feature In stump speeches.
| and will be used as an argument why Mayor Chaplin
should be advanced to higher political honors than he
| enjoys.
| Isaac II. rockingham whose death has Just o.
| CURED was one OF those emincntly useiui cuhe's
of whom no community have too many. the
ranhs of snch IN Brooklyn seem to have been rapidly
| Trimmed OF late. Without holding Office or
aspiring to any public place, he was nevertheless lot
nearly half century a constant source OF wise ana
| wcighty influence, and his well directed Judgment
found expression in q multitude Of useful channeis'
While no, devotlng himself TO them exclusively Tor
number OF years he took a peculiar interest in the
POLYTECHNIC Institute and the Brooklyn Hospital mot
The IIroohlyn City Hospital, aS 1t Is sometimes
enormously called tie word city having ben OFFICIALLY
dropped a number of years ago) Like tho Ropes
brothers. whose deaths were recently deplord'
Mr. Frothlngham came from Salem Mass, and In not
a Few respects he very much the same typo OF
man. IL was a wise counsellor and publc-spritcd
| citizen in the best sense The death Of such man
leaves vacancy which cannot be flied
To the great delight OF large number Of tho mem
bcrs OF the brooklyn Institute. Percva Chubb began on
Tuesday a series Of lectures Leaders Of Thought
| and Culture In England" Mr. Chubbs lectures on
allied topics extremely popular last season. and
tho attendance Tuesday indicated that he Will have
fun audiences during the present course In fact III"
lecture room in tic Young Mems Christian AssOclato"
uildng was crowded and 1t took considerable time Ia
bring In chairs enough 10 accommodate all VINO wished
>cat,. Tie hour for the lecture being p. m, IL l.
natural that the bulk Of the audience should consist
Of women. Mr.. Chubb spoke last week "John
Morley and the Liberal Movement" using the word
LIBERAL however. without reference to its political
hearings The second lecture has It's subjcc
Arthur Hugh Cough and the Trial OF Faith These
lectures arc given under the auspices Of the English
Literature Section OF the Institutes department OF
phlology. II the attendance grows as the course ad
vanccs it will be necessary to invite the audience
| TO the main hall OF the association building.
The charge Of assault against Aneurin Jones has
been dismissed, and the irascibc Park superintendent
has the satisfaction Of knowing that his troubles IN
| connection with the exhibition which he made OF
himself when he out OF his office and drove an
| unofcndlng citizen from path Which bore no sign
TO indicate that 1t not public way arc at all
end Justice Tgle took the side OF the supcrlntend-
cr when the charge Of assault brought to trial,
and decided that there had been no assault. | be-
lcve that there is suit for damages pending against
Jones ON account OF this affair, but 1t Will be hard
To mako out case in view OF the dismissal OF tho
| criminal charge, and very likely 1t will never be
brought to trial. still. 1t is TO be hoped that Jones
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learned from this experience. Hts subordnatcs APP
parently have been their good behavior since this
occurrence and the unjustifahlc action OF the
Jealous policeman who something terribly wrong
in the circumstance that In the park gave tho
support Of his to his wife when she feeling H.
Those roaring farces the meetings OF the Board OF
Aldermen are under way and there Is plenty OF fun
| for visitors to the City Hall Monday afternoons
At the last meeting proposition was made to transfer
$500 from the contingent fund OF the Aldermen to
| the contingent fund Of the Law Department Alder
man Leach who is thorn in the side OF his associates
objected to this action and wanted 10 know what the
money was " he used for President Mccarthy en-
ncbencd him by saying that 1t to meet the con-
ngcnt expenses Of tho Law Department. The reports
OF the meeting do not announce at this point roars
OF aughter)r but that Is plainly what was In order
Considering that the season has hardly fairly opened,
II is evident that there will be plenty OF amusement
| I'm this quarter later on. Seriously, however Mr.
Leach was entirely right in his questioning, and a
frank explanation should have been promptly given.
The management Of the Kings County Elevated
road arc said TO he satisfied with tho result OF tho
running OF smokingcars on their trains. 1t Is difficult
N SEQ how they can be. some Of their patrons
certainly are not and making their feelings known
through the newspapers The smokers have one car
IN each train-that Is, one-fourth Of q train In the
busiest hours day. and onethird In other hours
II is no uncommon thing, as know from personal
experience for all the seats in the regular to be
occupied and for passengers to be standing In them
while there arc vacant seats In the set apart for
smokcrs While standing late the other afternoon