New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
GIlMPsES OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
CITY OF CHURCHES

lion 0i Mr.. AeSlels letters 10 the Mayor protesting
asoinst the consunmatiOn Of the outrageous contract
dededly strengthen the for the plann and nuke
the outlook Tor the Mayor and his colleagues more
gloomy Nor has Corporation Counsel jerks helped
be case ms clients mt all by his refusal To
Mr. Gaynors request that he Jcnks) should Join in
che framing OF the issues to be submitted 10 jury.
Mr. jerks processes 10 tremendous joke I'm th,
phase Of the subject but he has been permitted TO have
his laugh all to himself thus far The amended an
aver throws light upon the question Mr. GaynOr has
refused to accept any assistance in the Of add
,oual counsel believing that divided esponsibty in
any matter of weakness and of strength
There certainly great confidence felt in VI Cayror
bv those interested seeing this swinde knocked in
the head. and in his ability to conduct the case TO
successful issue. What do you think OF Mr.. Gavnor
asked Of man who knows everybody in brooklyn
and is shrcwd observer OF other d" think ldm
a frst-class man." was the answer: IL have entire
confidence in him. and believe that in this matter he
is enlisted for the war;
That the Aldermcn'S request to the Unicn Elevated
Railroad Company to run allnight cars Will have
much effect upon That too much spirited corpora
lion is hardly to DC expected SeltintcreSt ought I"
have dictated such policy to the company years
ago The Kings County road has found tlat an
night trains pay, and thar it is money the company
pocket TO make effort to give the public wha' u'o
public want. \ great many passengers are carried
on llc Elc lIstlllS VI inlS uf, anu l'O SUNNI
undoubtedly be the case if the other company adopted
Il similar policy The Aldermen have not particle
of authority over the company in this mailer thoueh
of right some public officials ought to have, ana 'her
request j. not likely Ia be needed thdh 'n''
Of like number Of private citizens. Inc s'"c
may lie said Of the request from the same sou''o
that the company pat up guard rails at us important
stations. as the Bridge, the City Han, "n'se'st
etc such rails are needed at these places Tor inc
,,,o,cctior ~ nassenqers The New-York elevated
road has adopted them at number Of stations ana
vcv likely VIII soon apply them universally. mere
none in Brooklyn, none at least on the ines oi 'o
Union Company. and that company VIII never P"'
hem up unless there Is such strong manifestation
Of public opinion that it cannot be resisted As an
Illustration OF this company's method OF tTeauhs us
patrons consider the fact that every one OF lis Sos
is lighted with kerosene lamps-cvldenlY nothing
hut a method Of saving few dollars IN gas DIS
More tlan year ago there was considerable tax 'l
the Union people were gong 10 introduce general
system Of electric lighting. Hrt nothing mas ever
been heard Of the project since. and Who Is S"hsuhc
enough 10 believe that the matter viii DC soon
revived?
1isa great satisfaction TO know that Colonel John
y Culycr will lay out the park in the ElshteehUh
Ward. which was referred to in this column some
weeks ago and more fully described in last sunday
Tribune. Colonel Culycr thinks that there l. me
opportunitv for the picturesque treatment Oh "'o
grounds included in the site Of this park IL embraces
A hill of some size, Of which advantage Will be taken
tn the fullest extent possible. Unfortunately part
Of the hill on the eastcry side has been dug away
nm ant Of the fine quality OF sand it contained. ana
that Circumstance Will interfere to some extent Win
the carrying out of a symmetrical plan in dealing WIFI
the ground from the point OF We" OF the Iaus'dPo
architect. However. the best Will be made OF INC
bad feature. and 1t is safe to say that IN Oolonei
Culvcr's hands beautiful and attractive park VIII be
.cf,, hat L ppyv a h1rVpu
attractive feature beyond the fact that it commands
good view Of the surrounding region Colonel culver
has charge also of the new park winthrop III 'he
seventeenth Ward and is confident that 1t VIII nave
most excellent effect upon the neiehborhood In "lch
il is situated lie would be glad 10 see large mum
Der Of small parks established in various parts ol te
city, and thinks that each one would be the centre
of a missionary influence OF the most practical ana
beneficial kind.
The annual meeting Of the Union for Christian Work
makes timely reference once more TO the e&ceIeh'
work which this institution is doing. Inc meeting
was held last Sunday evening in Dr. Grcgs's church
Int unfortunately DR.. Gregg himself was unable TO
take any part in it on account Of severe cold The
leading feature at these meetings always IS the inter
e,nc annual report Of Professor Robert Foster OF tle
Polytechnic Institute who IS now completing nI9
eighteenth year president Of the Union Much OIL inc
success Of the Union has depended upon MS energy ana
h. la, devoted himself to its work with untirng zeal
in his report IlOitsSOI fbotfI pau a ""'4 ''-N'N0
the trc urer Of the Union. Isaac H. Cary saving that
th, and other Brooklyn charities pinG up'a vast
debt Of obligation for his intelligent personal service
I'm their behalf lie pointed ont that on one dAS
200 persons have visited the rooms Of the Union III
schermerhorns St to receive the benefits there offered
The Union gives direct aid to persons IN search OF
relief or employment its purpose is to help the mccoy
IN helm tremseves The rport dealt mainly with ihe
work Of the free library which i, maintained by the
Union and with it, employment bureau. professor
Poster made strong plea In behalf OF Tree HbfileS aS
a means OF edIcason TO the people. 40" Tar biooA
lvu falls behind doing what should be cone III II'
direction he ct forth BY showing that the circulation OF
the two important free libraries in the cty-tlat OF
The onion and that Of the Pratt Institute-was only
about 100000 in a year. book 10 every four
Inhabitants, while the Boston Public Library PROVIDES
more than books per annum b every lnhaDtih' Oh
that city, The actual circulation Of the Unions library
la>t wear was Os5l7 and at the end Of the wear onI
ono hook was unaccOunted fora record which Pro
fe,sor Foster not equallcd by other library
in the country As for the employment bureau, which
Is under the wise direction Of superintendent Butler
the gratifying statement made that during the last
wear work of some sort much of 1T permanent, had
been procured for not less than 2509 persons.
The rain was not sufficient on Wednesday night To
prevent the gathering Of big audience to hear Colonel
Hiscins0ns lecture before the members Of The Brook
lyn Institute Evidently "A good many people thought
II was worse night than il proved to be- for the hall
WAS not more than twO-thrds full and the audience was
noticeably smaller than that which gathered on the
afternoon OF The DAY before to hear Mrs Richardson
sneak on Charlotte BrOntc Colonel lligginSons lect
ure on American Literature was witty interesting
and full Of good points brightly put His manner Of
stipo in many respects reminds the hearer Of George
William Curtis The audience was sympathetic and
ouc 10 see and appreciate the speakers good things.
and the applause was generous. 1t only remains to
he said that Colonel Iiggnson was presented to the
audience by DR.. Backus % the Packer Ihsutute' VINO
In uneomIaonly felicitous occasions OF that sort
OIL, IN. other day heard an old resident Of BROOKLYN
say that in his opinion DR.. Baclus's Introduction Of
Professor James Bryce on the occasion Of his recent
lecture in the Academy Of Music was the finest intro
duction of a speaker that he had ever heard may