New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-05
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
TOPICS ON PEOPLES TONGUES IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND

METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.
The work Of consolidating BROOKLYN and Ncw-Yorx,
,o,ethcr with most Of the outlying districts 24cs mcr
,,y on at least far the work Of the Green Com
mission j. concerned Up to this time no effort what
ever has been made to ascertain public opinion OIL the
INFECT. In fact. 50 far as relates 10 the MEDIUMS
through which public opinion expresses ITSELF in Brook
vp the Commission is acting in direct defiance Of that
exprc>,i sion. The Brooklyn press i unanimously OPP
p,si t. the surrenderins of ErooAlyn'> Individuality
a. , Municipality. and. with the >ingc notable cXcrp
ION Of Mr.. >tranahan. not citizen Of Broohlym whose
onion J., entitled TO consideration has declared III
favor of consolidation a. tie substantially unanimous
dc.rc OF the people II i, wei! kHown that the Tea
AT one immense city is lad % Mir. Grccn>- harmless
..d-ard that the bill establishing the commission was
,asscd a. an of good naiur rather than with any
sccous expectation that schcN" "i ha' klhn "oniu
no carried into effect Al the meeting last week Uo'n
Mr stranahan ard Mr.. Necdcr remarked thst there
.as ro occasion for haste DccidHdly not. II con
oda,on ever brought abou II viii he after the slow
rrwth Of public opinion in IT, favor That opinion
has net begun To- grow vel
TIL. Board of Health has made brand new cs1i-
mate If the Cty'S pppuiaton and sets Down the total
a. --o.,. This. Of i good many thousands
,r.cr t,an the rc.ult shown w the Federal census
aud Il Will b. employed hereafter i'll estimating the
d.,,h rate Of the city There /, some expectation
,r, if the police census in New York shows that
vs population bc greatly larger than tie regular
Ion "a
made by the police in BROOKLYN. II would be some
oh., ucon,i> emt however, for Mayor Chaplin 10 pro
,,so snch a thing. even - approve il. lie is on
record a. saving That e." figures civ'n y the 'n'ttd
states cnlmcr,tors showed lint the CITY had grown
t., enough. Il do not expect T. attempt any sup
r;o,nctal census" lie said. Il have not i'l' thtt
nr,,klya has any god cause for complaint If lis
n,pu,.,jon is returned Il, any figure III cNcos, Of
sooOoo such a present population indicates a
growth since 1850 of about 40 per cent and thar Is
ia.i cnoa,h for any city to Gg"w when 1t Is as large
a city as BrooElyn"
The trustees Of tho brooklyn Institute have made
an appeal To the public for s2'"o I" meet 'he eN-
pensc, made necessary by the hiring nj temporary
quarters on account Of the fire. il the WaShS'"hst'
bniIding With the dcGnitcr">S wLich 'harN'erzcS
all the enterprises of the In>i'c ii" appeal l" mace
q, 80 cui,cus 10 contribute $40 apiece. Meanwhile
the lecture work Of the year has began IN INC iouhc
Mems Christian Association Eniidne P;o"'"or hooper
enlichtcninc the department of geology on " Inc
sociology of the Adiruntarl>" Oh "wednesday evening
Next Wcdnc>dav the first Of thc general lcnic, hciofo
tie Institute will lie given by Russell Stursis on
Homes in Venice, old and New" i will be hand
soncly illustrated. The new hcadfHa'1"r- are h"cH
NOR convenient than the old binding Tor EGee
number Of the patron, Of The Institute. aid tcy VIII
rcsT; the necessity 6" returning t" the Old hail. III
vo,viug. II does. a considerably longer 3uec' At Ut
elevated ra.lwI! rr;c.
q
~ n,uroylnc and pcrectn. The li.dcc railway system
&c mailing ha.;e Win DION ,ainC >Owne>s. In one
seu.e il is, As urcdv cccilivc body. From present
spmarances IT Will 10 employed An argument for
the retention power Of the pre-ct 'rl>tccS >houo
the matter Of supcr>edinS them 10 brought ocioN inc
1cc!>a,urc "a IA all Likelihood ii Will h" II VIII DC
sad tina: Tie trustees making an honest attempt N
solve The problem with watch they have 80 long
wrc.tlcd in vain, ard that Is only fair TO give them
chance what they and thcir expert can accom-
n,i.h The way time has been f:.t"rsd AWAY IN ms
matter is amazing II will soon lie thre wears sin'c
he report of the prviDu> experts IN favor OF the cc'
la,ing system. Since the decision OF thc trustees 20
ignore the advice II the very competent engineers
whose advice they lad sought. nothing Whatever n's
cn done toward the radical improvement IL IN" bru1
transportation facilities. which was empa''aiF 40
handed more than three years ago. Even Win
suaedv report Of the present experts ana It's prompt
,don,ion the benefit, If whatever plan NAV lie DECIDED
up,n can hardly DO felt inside M TWO years al u'c
,horest. For the people who Use tie bridge there
is nothing to do but 10 grin ana bear IT,
Some az least Of the ticket, low sold IN pacRaees
~ the Bridge entrances are 40 cNCit 10 u'e b'ioEc
,tscjas or 10 TIE manufacturers Of them. Ihcy ar
nick and clumsy compared With the old tickets. are
M, we'll printed and have a rough and di''terea''e
"*e7 Whether this is in any wav s"lu'! '" con-
,roversy over the aws:d Of the contract >one months
ago foY riia-- the ticket, d" not know bu' oc''rr
work wond lie agreeable 10 the large huioeT vi
prootlvI.ltcs who keep themselves as lNeuarH sup
piled with E:Idgc t.ckci> they do with pocket
Money Yet there are habitunl Bridge tr1Ne!Irs
whom, know WHO prefer 10 pay cn, each time
they GO or come over rather than to buy by me
quantity at wh9,c-ale rates OF course there are o''"
economy AID SAVING O. time III p!ocu:ino pacL'sc
Gchet,.
The liz, DAY Of repatriation falls on Tuesday vi ms
wcek The earlier every citizen Registers The uc'fT.
This year nearly everybody VII lind himself cOpeco
10 60 d new place I" pefTr, tn tV lcTe'o"1 III"
same polling places have been u,d year after year III
tie old Districts whlch frcqrcty kept their BOUNDARIES
unchanged for long per1ode But nidcf inc ~" ,-.'
law there has been Il general r1a,,ins OF d!s'fi'''
which contain "a smaller number Of voters INA"
formerly. and citizens VIII be compelled TO study '"c
election advertisement, car, .ully to lind ont whe~
tcy arc to register and vote tai, year.
The Parh CDniiiis, lay. bc"n again pes'h'o
with an Application iIOu. a company when Wishes "
run electrical railrt ih along on" "f the ocean rarH
way dr.v">. Til, fac boulevard consists OF ono
broad. >pl"I.dd drive, faIkcd hv two narrower ones
row, Of tree, being planted between the various d
visions. Whc 'hi, company asks i, That one o' ''c
de drive hall be delivered over (, II III to'P 10
be- u,"d ftl AN ci"ctrIc railway. The IDEA j. pre-
lo-tc:ni> II would bc ridiculous were II not proposed
~ all Ia surrender portion OF thi' great
public work to priVhi" corporation. 'crtaihN th"
cred Of gIu,pinc corporations KNOWS no mint Sich
rar1ad would seriously impair the bo'irNaid IT. /"
place for driving which respect ~ i perhaps With
nnn rival IN The country. the PARK Comm I,,ion"r.
have promised 10 give nearing IN III" matter OF the
=; plci'i"i winch Ia, been lad h'f'h" them. but At
/. nu' 70 be believed that they VIII entertain for Il
NOV, ,, tl, ur,pf>I on thus - dr>ph Il public hl.h
way o. peculiar Character: ! m".r Mnr,hns Wha i
ever present the CVmi"iy "fIch wants - build
III c..cirir railway I" '1"l I"itiFd Ron LuFIhg tle
Eg!. II therefor