New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
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reported that Mr. Howell will not be candidate for
president OF the Bridge If he Is reappoined and this
lends color to the statement that when he re-
elected two years ago he agreed that New-York man
| should succeed him. But Of the New York
trustees selected by Mayor Grant save Major McNulty,
has had sufficient experience in Bridge affairs to
| warrant his being put at the head. In the recent
| grading up OF the salaries of Bridge employees and
officers the figures Of the paid the president,
$4,000 a year, left unchanged. The eighth an
nversary Of the opening Of the Bridge will take place
| next Sunday
A fine copper figure Of Germana Of colossal size
has been placed over the entrance Of the new Ger
mania Savings Bank building in Fulton-st., opposite
the City Hail. 1t is twelve feet in height. and In the
uplfted bare right is borne beehive typical Of
the industry which puts savings upon deposit for the
future, and in the left hand sceptre with the tip
resting upon the ground beside the foot. The figure
is animated and interesting one, and adorns the
building.
The new Germania Bank and the new Real Estate
Exchange buildings are two fine Office structures and
show the tendency tO erect lofty buildings
as the ground In the city becomes more
valuable. Nine and ten story buildings are as
common five six story a few years
ago. The Real Estate Exchange contains fine
auction room and large amount OF business VIII
doubtless be transacted IN 1t. An informal opening
took place last week. and the formal opening will be
held in the early autumn
Much good work is being done by the Home for
Destitute Children and Industrial School Association, In
caring for the waits Of great city, and in enabling
the children OF the poor clothing and training
In habits OF industry and brain power. The offer OF
Henry W. Maxwell 10 erect a handsome building IOr
of the industrial schools in FOurtst in crafty
ing to the managers and will lessen their expenses In
their good work. Mr. Maxwell will make it memorial
to his mother and wife, both Of whom took deep IN
teres the work of this charity when they were alive
The building will doubtless be known "a the Maxwell
Memorial The organization now has SIX industrial
schools three of them In rented buildings, ana tle
Home in Sterling Place, at VaDderbiltave. A new
wing Of the latter has Just been completed ana
furnished The boys in the Home desired u do some
thing toward furnishing a room. AS they had no
money. the suggestion made, that they give an
entertainment and some OF them mad seen an
alegory OF American history they decided represent
II. The Battle OF Bunker Hill was amuslngy repre-
sented The only firearms the boys had were Two
popguns and when these fired other boys behind
curtain either side, made of sheets, pounded on
the wall TO initiate a fierce cannOnading. The dead
and wounded fell the stage and over one corpse
dirge played by boy with mouth harinonIeon,
whose most solemn tune was Rock Of Ages The
effect was spoiled however by the supposed dead boy
becoming weared and opening one eye 10 see now the
affair was going forward collection was taken
among the spectators the managers of the Home, and
Sl5 was secured aud the boys are extremely proud OF
A novel and Interesting display will be seen in
Prospect and the Ocean Parkway next saturday after
If the weather is fine The first coaching parade
ever held in Brooklyn will take place. There will be
fOurn-hands andems, pony carts and equestrlans IN
line and large number Of persons have applied to
carts and over 100 pony rigs have already been
entered All members of riding clubs and their friends
invited to participate dozen or more prizes VIII
be offered for the best decorated pony carts ana
phaetons and the Judges will be TeI-kn0wn men W VINO
way 1t is expected that thousands OF spectators both
on foot and in carriages, Will view the Sght. Inc
rendezvous for the parade is at the eOncourse In the
Park. Just south Of the Flower Garden. From that
point the vehicles and persons horseback Will 90
to a point in the Parkway near the Manhattan Beach
crossing south Of PaTkve, and countermarch 10 ana
through the Park 10 the main entrance.
Louis J. Rhead, the artist, has Just mad picture
accepted at the Paris Salon. which is regarded as an
exceptional honor for American artist this year,
as the number Of pictures accepted was cut down to
LOO from $500 and there were more than 5000
sent in Mr. Rhead spent last winter in Paris and has
just returned from year abroad, accompanied by
An Interesting group stood on one side of the
real auction I'm PierrepOntst at the open
Ing sale. They were William j. Ciaynor, Colonel John
Oakley. and Thomas f. Pearsall Mr. GaynOr ana
Mr. Pearsall opposed each Otfer in the Long Island
Water supply Company suit, and Colonel Oakley ana
Mr. Pearsall recently opposed each other IN the sun
growing out Of the Governments effort 10 get PllmD
Island to erect mortar battery upon C9ngratuau1hs
still shOwered upon Mr.. Gaynor for ms suGreS; III
defeating upon law points XJudge DanfOrth, NIIah
C. De Witt Almet F. Jenks Alfred G. Chaplin, theodore
f Jackson and Thomas F. Pearsall all OF them mot
unfamiliar with the law
Cerporation Counsel jerks has returned from his
wedding "trip b Niagara. Montreal and boston; ana
has serted down in his home in ST. James Place
He ,icnalized his return by 1lSOme adnlaton OF MS
official superior Mavor Chaplin. whom he thinks TO DC
fitted for any post 81 public @ tas p annual
trip to Europe at early date, sailing on MAY % Ihe
night before he sails his son, Irving MeredHh VIII oe
will deliver an address and sermon before the state
Congregational Association in Plymouth Church
Among possible Democratic candidates next iall are
district Attorney Rldgway Mayor and Police Justice
Kenna for County Register. Although each mas year
to serve in his present ONCE, both are deslrous OF
William iarkness. Of the Board Of Education, sails
for Europe this week. some OF MS hehds gave nun
a farewell dinner a few days ago