New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
,TnAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
.uns,ruMER TOPICS IN THE METROPOLIS
~ OLE IONG ISLAND.

-. 4 no lack Of stirring and interesting questions
~ concern. even though Il is midsummer by the
Oh P- though not BY the weather. OF these the
eaiss = npouestionably the most important. The
tofs commissioners have come out Astfooted in
k" so that il is fair 10 expect favorable decision
10 go any and every future application for its use,
rs.s.d only that the e0nseIft Of majority OF the
POW, Interested properly owners is secured. No
o. ouestion was involved in the two decisions re
o's s, siven i'm Brooklyn cases. The Atlantic Avenue
N1S.sy rot what it wanted far as 1t colld show
had the consents; the Concy Island and Brook
90 company got left again because the consents were
W ,,shcoming. The Commissioners hold that tho
hO does not increase the danger of fire that it docs
upar the appearance of the streets, that the dan
~ a -rnuinr over pedestrians and collision with
ss Is sinconsiderable." and that IT has decided al
.acs over horses Furthermore, II IS in successful
~ several other cities: 50 the Board humbly asks
~ what propriety it say that it is unfit Tor
-.osIvn Truly tie Board seems to have taken every
.,os 10 oct into corner aud has bound itself to grant
s.-orey permits out OF hand to an corners.
rviseDtly there is nothing to DO bat 10 make the
A~t of it, The law gives the Railroad Commissioners
t,r power In the matter; and the law has been up
beld by the Court % Appeals. Tho local authorities
srs powerless. some eminent Brooklyn statesmen
NJ, learned in the law take different view. VI
these Mr. Alderman Coifey Is type. Mr., Cohey re-
1ses 10 recognize the power OF the Commissioners III
be matter and says that the company cannot operate
Us Rad without the authority Of the Common council
Vrher he afIams at the consent Of the state BoaTl
nv itself amounts 20 little or nothing: and II appears
that Mr. McCarty president Of the Board OF Aldermen
,akes much the same view Of the powers and rights Oh
that body Luckily for these intelligent and public
spirted officials the Railroad Commissioners LETT
loopbole for them by providing that Deacon Rleh-
arisou shall run his trolley Al rate OF speed 20
he fixed by the local authorities, and that the poles TO
10 psed for supporting the wires shall be approved by
the Mavor and Common Council; also that the com
panv shall conform 70 all the reasonable requirements
NJ the LEGAL authorities heretofore or hereafter legally
imposed That gives TIE Aldermen the very chance
they are always looking for-the chance to get them
hooks in The venerable deacon must reckon with
them after all and for all practical purposes the Rail
road Commissioners might almost as well have been
left ont of the account. The deacon has already
made his application 10 the Aldermen iOl their ap
nrovsl of his poles and il has been referred to com
sit,ee of which the learned Mr Cofey is the chair
man. II will be an interesting study 20 watch 5Aat
statesman IN tie task Of refusing 70 recognize the
authority of the Railroad Commits sioneT. and there
will be some curiosity as 10 how long he VIII continue
The process sooner or later though, the ." deacon
viii secure what he wauts-he has had dealings With
Common Councils and eminent local statesmen here
totore-and then the trolley will be put in use on At
lantcave Fifth-avc and some other streets Included
IN the Richardson system. To get 1t on seventh and
Ninth aves, however he VIII have hard fight with
propertyowners from whom alone, apparently, is re
lief rem the invasion Of any street by the trolley to DO
now hoped for