New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
copies OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IRE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.


,.s managed to create something of sensation IA Wv,
~ NJ the week The reason for his appointment
20 Office in Brooklyn after the record when ho
=. Central Park has remained all tnlathOniapc NY
an 10 this time but the question whe'hcf 'o 80
matn any longer is Just at present assu'"i'e a..
importance in the minds OF the peope "a '. o,a,,,
tones must not only be set down as o'o.'"1, IVY
'o". With tnnumerable cranky ideas as 10 uc
rsqsment and purposcs OF a park, but he mus al'o
=. vrtfnn down as a cOnsi inmate lglol"l'u9'
,rouble about forbiddinG Mr.. Chase ana o'"ei -,
N pursue their professional WORK III floSpe'
gems TO have arisen solely from Jones "."r
% drerenta,c between professional photographers u
professional artists There Is an obvious M,
keeping regular photographers out OF u'c i''" 49,,
permitting amateurs to practise their "r' ~. NJ, -,
a would seem that the vcricst schooIDo' 'ou , 20
,,s ~ nerceiv, the difference between peoPlo "a
his class and artists OF the highest s'ahu'"s'
Affair is really amusing in An uncommon U.s. 49,.
NJ the same time IL is discreditaoie 10 nI,,;,I
=, e torced IN hear the sneers which such an eAiD''
NJ gross ignorance as Jones has been su'N W 49,
fail 10 excite II is to be hoped that poor oiu ~,
n he is to be retained IN all ONCE ~ ,.a .,o
pnftness has been demonstrated. Will ne'v'''c' nan"
,,,re what tho rulcs of the department are ocoi'
,roceedinr IN execute them In accordance WIN III
own ,ude and Grade construction oil theni i"e rum
Commissioners doubtless DC u"S'o" =" 00 "'
,o.s,ona, artists have the privilege of the city
,.,utit,l Measure ground whenever they desire 10
,..,cb any of its numerous attractions
I'm the light Of the event 1t is interesting TO reread
rhat the Washington correspondent Of " The Eagle
wrote on Juno :. when Colonel Baird still had
under consideration the question of accepting the
postmastershp. Here IL Is The most vocerouS ana
the most prepostcrous boom had Il rendezvous
around cx.Aderman Collins II hung on blatantiv for
nearly week. and created no end of amusement
among the two really seriously considered candidates
Whether seriously considered not Mr. Collin,
got there all the same"
Nothing could be more foolish or futile in the
ewes of Brooklyntes than the idle talk which somo
superior persons have INDUCED in about The rcten-
lion of Postmaster Hendrix. Whatever Mr.. Hendrix
might have done II the Democratic regime had been
cont nucd instead of ended by the result In loes II
is certain that months ago he made his plans ior
retiring from the pOstofice. At the time he &C
cepted the presidency of the Kings County Trust Com
pany il was felt by considerable number OF peopi"
that il wa, his duty 10 retire from his once
s,rcc then he has been giving good deal of time
and attention to his private business ana ne ha' Dech
looking forward TO the end of his Official term as
the signal for his release from duties in which ne no
loncer fcols a profound interest. Certainly he never
Entertained for a moment the idea that he might %
retained In the postofcc. though man Ike Major
rofwin expressed the opinion the other dav tha' nc
would be allowed 70 hold over
While IL the Office of state Controller Mr.. Chaplin
won the reputation Of being good hnancer' IL Is
evdcn, that he means TO show the people oi bro'N
what he can 90 in that direction. II one may ]udge
from hi, action in reference to the work o the hoaH
Of Estimate TO all inents and purposes the MAYOR
/, The board This yeqr-tle other members have Only
to look on AID him do the work. IL is UNDERSTOOD
that NJ. Chaplin is trying 10 make reputation a. an
economist, lie didn't Ia think Of tbs last year
when the tax rate up To such a point mat thc poo
pic would not have been permitted 10 Know anything
about il anil after n election II there had not been
tremendous hue and cgy raised concerning H. 80 'ha'
the democratic officials who had The awful secret locked
in t,cir bo,oms were forced 10 T.; il out. But now
h. seems To- think there Is need Of li> doing some
wonderful thing in The way OF economy in order 10
,ive The eyes If tho state him the most com
handing fcNre for the nomination for Governor next
year. Of course low taN-rate VIII be Weicom'n ~
eye.y taXpayer bu; the people viii Nio1lN resent any
,,,enln - make low rate a.lciaN-that j., by u"
hmlli,r device # increasing a essmenis. ms i
favositc method OF the Democrats in IiIooklyn The
;,t,Ssmcni, in many cases in fact enormous. and
any further increase will raise storm OF Indignant,
PRIESTS that will not make the candidate for Governor
slto-c:,icI comfortable
TIE decision Of the Court Of Appeals in regard to the
use Of Gales by TIE Tlird-ave. company IN New
or; Plainly .irpac> the question If getting rd Of
horses on the surface roads in brooklyn Three april
cations have already been made % the Common Council
10 substitute some other method Of propulsion for
that Of horses since il deemed wise. in view Of
the doubt that had been thrown npon the law in New
York 20 so about the business IN the old way. and sc
cure The Of the local authorities Last weeks
decision however renders the action Of the Aldermen
on the subject simply matter Of form. They 10
longer have In their power 70 block the improvement
or 70 make terms for giving their consent, nor have
,h.v In gain Iy
reasonable to expect that the work Of supplying the
city with better of surface transit than II has
ever had will he got under way in reasonably short
time The City Railroad Company contemplates only
the Of electricity while the apple alton put In by
Mr.. Richardson Of the Atlantic Avenue Company,
mentions cable alternative method Of traction
One Of the most striking things about the crowds
that compelled 10 walk the bridge when one
Of tie not frcquent accidents 10 the cable happens. or
somc other puts stop 10 the regular running
Of cars-always at The time Of day when the biggest
number Of people 10 be carrieds the entire good
nature with which they accept the situation, and
oheerfully set about the walk which is by means
pleasant thing after long days work. ! happened
10 be of the thousands who walked from NewlOrk
20 Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. ] kept my ears
open hut did not hear single complaint in reference
10 the bad management which is characteristic OF
the Bridge authorities Everybody appeared to accept
the situation with good grace, matter OF course,
or. at least, a thing inevitable Their attitude did
not bespesk a stod Indifference 10 the lncompetency
Of which there have been 30 many Illustrations, but
athcr a belief that there no use in crying over
spilled MILK and that grumblng would not make the
walk any easier.
Another thing that found worth mentioning
the fact that a considerable number Of pedestrians
improved their time while on the march by reading
their newspapers industriously ITS no trouble 20
Al az
at least when all the crowd nearly all Of IT, going
one way You don't have 70 think about where YOU are
going TO step at ALL except at the stairways, when Of
course you must stop reading for few seconds but
III the rest Of the way can read without difficulty
10 Keep up a good speed. too Why read nearly
three columns In one Of the evening papers on my
way over II the sun had been shining il would have
been rather trying on the eyes | supposc but Ia
night II was easy and simple enough. What | read ON
the wax over c0nsider A. 90 rnunh oloar nal.