New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
EX.MAYoR HUNTER WAS INDIGNANT.
4 LIVELY SCENE BETWEEN HIM AND GENERAL

\ LIVELY SCENE BETWEEN HIM AND GENERAL
sIoCUM.
There was heated interchange OF personalities be-
tween Mayor John w. Hunter, OF the bestknown
public OF Brooklyn. and General Henry W. Slocum
president Of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Company at the hearing In the City Hall yesterday
afternoon upon the application TO Introduce the trolley
on the principal streets Of the city, made by four lead
ing streetcar companies. At the first hearing iast
week General Socum took umlTage because eN-MaSor
Hunter reflected upon the public spirit Of men VINO
Made large dividends before they served the puohc'
He protested that his good denrer than ali inc
money made by streetcar companies, and then NE cri
cised men who were opposed TO every movement lor
the advancement of the city.
ExMayor Hunter arose yesterday ana asheo " pe
sent his reputation OF the allegations made against MN
at the previous hearing, that he opposed advance IA
the city His life had been devoted to the interests oi
The city In which he had spent nearly eighty years
giving forty years to public service In many ways. lie
said that at the last hearing he had been subjected 10
vituperaton and slsnderous abuse lie wan'eu 10 rc
pudiate 1t by every means In his power.
General slocum arose and asked If Mr.. Hunter re-
fered TO him as utering "vtuperatlon and abuse ana
Mr. Hunter said he did General Slocum said he would
answer IL In good time. lie proceeded to say thst no
had not used one word of vituperation against MI
Hunter. General socum asserted that ex-Mayor
Hunter had heaped vltupera;ion on Mr. strahshan'
whose statue stood now in Prospect Park
That Is not true" said Mr.. Hunter
al stood on the steps OF the City Han ana ncaru
you,' retorted General Slocum.
This Is entirely outside of this discussion, said Mr..
Hunter.
at is matter OF notorcty that Mr.. Hunter opposed
the completion OF the Bridge said General slocum.
That is utterly untrue" retorted the ex-Mayor'
Z" lie opposed the elevated reads said 'cnera'
Eocum
No such thing, again retortcd the ex-Mayor.
AZ lie T.rS nj a
gavel, raped both men to order.
There we're many persons present at the hearing.
sidney V. Lowell the first speaker and eargued
against the trolley dangerous TO the public lie
said IL hourshed in towns that had been served by
mule lines or one-horse routes, and were glad TO
get anything better The trolley system was the cheap
est electric system. Brooklyn one OF the great
cities OF the word and was entitled to the best system
Tie tables Of the Massachusetts state Railroad COM
mission showed that the accidents the trolley system
were twice as great upon the horSecar ROADS III pO
portion TO the miles run The trolley roads of year
or two ago were already obsolete. A new system was
promised to succeed it. All the great cites OF
the world had refused TO accept ele trolley.
George W. Palmer spoke for the interests OF large
property In Greonpoint, opposing the trolley
Julius Mannheim, of Manhauan-sve., argued against
such system was proposed to be introduced
Thomas c. smith, president OF the seventeenth Waro
Bank repeated what he had said at the first hearing
OF his confirmed opposition to the trolley The trolley,
he said, only fitted for suburban towns II 1t was
O choice between hOrSe-csrs and the trolley he would
prefer the latter. applause by Mr.. Richardson ana
General SlOcum0 But 1t was not a choice between
these two There was rapid development OF In
vention that a far complete system would be
perfected. II this system now adopted Il would
not be eighteen months before it would be obsolete
The Rev. p. F. o'IIaIe. Of ST. Anthony's Roman
Catholic Church. Greenpoint, entered his strong pro-
test against the introduction Of the trolley
system in Manllattav-ave, rs detrimental 10
property anslfe. JOnn A. Anderson represented the
owner Of property at Dekalb and Bushwlck ayes. ana
entered iormai protest saying that the trolley system
would depreciai, the property onehalf William q;
Mills Andrew McscrOle, w. F. Cau.dwell Jeremiah
Wallace peter Fird, Alcnzo Stephenson. Edward Con-
stable Henry L. Vogel Edward Oppenhemer and others
protested against the trolley in Minh2 ttanave, .
General Socum William Richardson and ID. r.
Lewis representing cir respective railroad companes
advocated the trolley and argued tsanst the statements
of those who opposed It. Another hearing will be given
tomorrow night.
FIX Mayor Hunters record the Bridge matter shows
that he advocated It's completion in his first message