New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
CHANCES AT TOPICS OF UNIVERSAL INTER
EST N TIE METROPOLIS OF
LONG ISLAND.

,oyTrss in the Legislature. Perhaps 1t IS only natUI"i
s ferry company to take tie view that it is COINS 10
suffer irreparabe Injury if bridge is constructed tha
comes into direct competition with it. The Union
Forty Company thought for years while the present
,rdge was in process o. erection, and used lis IN
tuence sometimes openly, more often on the quiet, %
ohstruct and delay the work. But the sequel has
shown that the ferry c0mpany's loss was only TEN
orary and that it would have been totally unequal 70
.bo task Of carrying the immense number of people
.ruspOred by the Bridge. X is weEestaDshed laO'
tat the greater the facilities for carrying passengers
the greater will be the number OF people 10 be careu
The company that the Eastern Dlstrlct lerIl'S
ought not to be dovncast. The proposed new DIluso
4 IN the public interest beyond question, and the leilS
,eople will only demonstrate their inability to perceive
me signs Of the times if they indulge in foolish Op
ros,tion Ia H. bridge at about that point Is Dou"
g. como sooner or later no matter what opposition may
NOW manifest itself. The wlSest thing for the ie''!
co,,nauy - d. is TO bow 70 the inevitable, ana 'c
nroreod TO give tie travelling public the best ser'I.o
possible in order to keep business that will otherwSe "
drawn TO The competitor overhead
Once more the promise is made. this time WIZ"
NOR. .ban usual circumstantality, that the c"0i0
railway III Moltague-st. is soon TO be an aSsVIeu I
II is positively stated that it will be put iii oler"'o' "
Nav and gorgeous descriptions are given Oh ll'o LIS "'
nldccncc that is TO adorn the cars with wI'h II W"
cGUipped. Mcntague-st is an eXcelIenI pi'Ve io
cable road and there is little for doubt that 'o
enterprise viii be success from the outs, -
proposed to rgn from Com1-st' to 'le i',' -
between three and fonr minues. the distance De4's
almost exactly half mile. The hill Is the ul"o"'"
TO walking from the ferry to the City Hail. ana "l
easy means of obviatng il will be welcome IL H"9
taken a long time, by the way, 10 brnG a9ouV '.''
road which has been under discussion for the gtc"i
Part of the last ten years. 4 BrooHyni'c WHO tooA
do - cahla road in Ienth or Ahl7ici-
dam ave. New-Yor6 for the first time, says tha' he
found tho cable cars uncOEsconabV holsy' anu eA-
presses the hope that they VIII be able to manage V"d'
matter better on the first cable road IN BfooAISH II
would seem that a properly constructed cable road
with the right knd Of cars. ought to be ooh smoo'h
and comparatively free from rafting and iarrlnG'
Il Is doubtful if the streets of the city in
, more filthy state than they are to-day. Their CON
dtion especially in the upper wards. Is positlVeN
shocking In some places they were almost uncross-
able even before the recent snowfall, which aggia-
vatcd what existed before Tie filth lies inches diep
and smells to heaven, 50 tha, When s'ahdlhe on
corner TO wait for trcetcar IS almost compelled
10 hold his handkerchief to his The fact is that
no attempt to clean the streets has been made for
months and nobody knows when an effort in That
direction will be put forth. There is nothing for the
taxpayers. who pay contractor Il large price Tor
Stree, cleaning 10 do but to frown and grumble. and
with as much grace they can pay their large tA-
bills Considering the condition Of some Of the
Streets it Will be surprising if pestilence does not
break out.
The seldl Society," to which Brooklyn people who
love good music owe so much, Is in fair way 10
close tho season in blaze Of glory. inc iast oi
the regular concerts will take place next THURSDAY
evening II promises 10 be the most interesting ol
tho series especially Fran Melke and Herr Gudeus
VIII sing several selections, notably the duet from
the second act OF Tristan und Isolde" After Thurs
dav interest VIII centre in the "Parsifal" concert
which will take place on March 10. This will re
IN the main a repetition Of the "Parsiial" music
which was heard under tie seidl societys auspices
a year ago with Tie addition OF chorus, but the
performance will differ from that Of last year. since
that was divided into two parts. and began at
d. H. with al inteImission soon after for dinner
This year the concert will begin at 9, and 1t VIII,
by reason Of the chorus include a greater part
of the music OF WaGnerS great religious drama More
over while q special feature Of the presentation OF
" palsltal' year ago was the prominence gwen
to the social element Of the affair, this year the
religious side will he especially emphasized The
solo parts viii lie sung by Frau MieEe and HelTen
Gudshus, Fischer and RerhmaHn. The sale OF seats
thus far is satisfactory, ard everything points t.
the complete success OF this undertaking OF the
Seidl society.
No one can Keep in touch with Brooklyn affairs with
out frequent reference 10 the BROOKLYN Institute and
tie numerous activities o. Whlch i is tie centre.
There's nothing Ike it, said old resident day or
two aco They have 50 many lectures. etc., there
that they don't give anybody else chance hardly.
and dou't believe there is another institution in the
country whe.o yCu &c, 50 much for tho money.
member Of the Institute pays - 4 year; ana ne gets
every week ticket emitting two persons TO eGniss,l
to everything that j. going on under the Institutes
auspices. That means suppose, hdh dozen lectures
.pA
the people viii stand 50 much ectrrng Though don't
mean 10 detrct in the least from the excellent cduc
tlonal work that is Icing carried IL fact think 1t
would be a good thing II every city had Brooklyn In
stute.7 That VIII very wei as an !ntNducuon
10 the statement that the senate has acted with con-
mendable prOmplncss the Institute BILL which has
been favorably mentioned In tbs column before 1t
passed on Thursday. 1t is believed that it will 20
through the Assembly with more difficulty. No
opposition Of importance has been made 10 tie project
In brooklyn. AID the prospects most excellent for
the speedy erection of Tic museum building
Tie most notable celebration of washngton's Birth
DAY In the vicinity of Brooklyn New-YoFk IS doubt
less THAI Of tie Brooklyn Institute. II IS enJOined by
the will % Augustus Graham, the founder Of the IN
sttute who provided that this day each year al
Grafton shOuld be delivered in cOnmemOratOn OF the
virtues Of Washington or Of some other eminent man.
The custom Is now Of forts years standing. The
orator thi, year was George william Curtis and his
theme was Charles sumner Mr.. Curtis IN excel
lent voice, and his delivery marked by great
earnestness and vlgor one of the audience said that
while he had not thought 50 some Of the recent
occasions when hc heard Mr. Curtis, hearing lin
Monday night he convinced that Mr. Curt, had as
much fire and fcryOr in his delivery as when he Ghe
speaker fr,t heard him twenty years ago. The Rev.
DIR. Meredith. who moved vote OF thanks u Mr.. Cur
Us, Xrernely fcctons IN The brief remarks which
he made. Ills auslon to The Tribune well re-
oeved, also hi, Characterization Of Mr.. Curtis
a. one who had been scholar in politics for thirty
years or molc-" greatly 20 the benefit Of the politics"
one more enterprise Of the Institute deserves notice
here. That IS the exhibition which Is TO be opened to
morrow under the auspices Of the Department Of GcOs
raphy-aE exhibition Of geographical material, at
lase globes. textbooks and the like. This l. something
NlNel aLl OlEt 10 .lti.t wide nt.ntinu. IND