New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
INTERESTING MIDSUMMER TOPICS IN THE
CITY OF CHURCHES.

The marked faIingoH In the Bridge receipts Is
,scoomenon that requires explanation. According to
a. estimates now made. tie reduction as compared
i,h what was expected is nearly $4,000 a month.
- ,hat II will be $4,000 for the last six months OF
,,a year. OF course il had been expected that the
;r,s This wear would slow about the same advance
.ver last year had been the case previously but
an calculations set az naught by the actual
srurcs FOR July and a part Of August, The Mon
,.e-st cable railway is held partly responsible for
mis- but it does not at all likely that il can
.ceount for the whole. A business who has an
osce in that street tells that the number OF pas
scngerS is not very large. Moreover. the road has
had bad luck in the breaking OF its cable on two oc-
easions That tends TO impair popular confidence In
a, besides indicating that the cable must have been
made of poor material. The officers promise that
there shall DO no trouble In which it would
he fair TO expect st larger reduction in the Bridge
income. The cable line is certainly convenient for
large number Of people. and passengers buying n
dollars worth of tickets at time get the ride across
the ferry free there is little doubt that the road VIII
enjoy good deeiee Of popularity. The ears are COM
fDrtable and attractive, and The opportunity OF es
Gaping the walk up the hill the ferry Is par
ucularly Inviting on hot afternoon.
But the travel which this road has taken away
nom the Bridge cannot account for the total loss in
the calculated receipts The loss from the promenade
fares has been taken into account aud that sum IS
not lncluded in the falingoT. As the greater part
of the summer has cool, ii is fair conclusion
thst the number OF people In town has been greater
than usual and accordingly there ought TO have oeen
more travel. One point which has not received fuD
attention Is that probably good many people who
have been in the habit Of riding walk since the
prOmensde was made free. This may fairly nc ac-
oepted as accounting for half Of the falling on and
the ether hal. be set down to the cable railroad the
explanation would appear 10 cover the whole ground
loss of $500 a month TO the Bridge means that
r4r, sfsfn
cars The charge that the diminished receipts are
due 10 the bad MANAGEMENT Of the Bridge Is fancfu
Everybody knows that e is inadequate 10 the demands
made upon II ana that its capacity is far from being
exhausted. but who wants to 60 to or come
from New-Yorll would this account 60 ont OF his
way in order TO avoid using it.
The Brooklyn Library about 10 introduce an inno
walton which sure be appreciated by its patrons
end the tendency Of which ought to be to increase
their number This is the establishment OF reading
library in connection with the rcading-room. It has
been spoken of as new reference department In the
newspapers: and in fact the library authorities have
not determined Just what is the best name TO attach
TO IT, The idea is to place considerable number of
books shelves in the readnsoom for readers 10 help
themselves from books are b be consulted read
there only and are not 10 be taken away. To apply
the word reference 10 this branch of the library is
confusing in two ways suggests that the books
what are technically known reference books; which
Is not TO be the case, since standard novels histories
biographies essays, poems, etc. 10 have place
the shelves. Then the Of this word would lead
10 associate il with the true reference department
a. the library where books Of reference may be CON
suited and studies pursued in various lines. The new
feature is intended simply for reading and for the
benefit of people who like to browse among books
ard therefore would that it might most APP
propratey be called reading library The users of the
books are T. he allowed tahe from the shelves what
they wish 70 read but il is not desired that they
shall replace the books which they take down Doubt
less they VIII be requested TO leave them the tables
for the attendants 10 replace in order 10 avoid mixing
the books up Mr.. Bardwcn. the librarian, said on
Thursday that about 900 3 900 books would be
supplied 10 the department. a considerable
number Of them have already been purchased and the
shelves ali in place. They fill the western end
Of the readngroom and also extend part way around
the south and north sides. They Of convenient
height, that the books may be easily reached
Each section viii be plainly marked, and the books
Will bear different label from that attached those
IN the circulating department Nearly all the books
viii be new ones purchased especially for this purpose
and most Of them Will be duplicates of those already
In the library.
some months ago the Union Elevated Railroad pur
chased n number OF new cars. They are handsomer
than any Of those previously in we in particular
the cross seats have high backs well arranged for the
comfort OF those who use them. These cars are run
only on the Fhthave. branch. Not one of them has
been SEEN so far as personal observation goes. on
the main limo Of the Company that running through
Lexnst n-ave. 10 East New-Yorl The patrons of the
company who this line are beginning 70 ask them
selves when they are TO be well treated as those
in South Brooklyn. They certainly deserve as good
treatment people In any other quarter Of the CITY,
for no other reason because they are the eompany's
oldest patrons. As for some Of the old cars which
are run on this line, it Is high time that they were
put out of commission.
Mavor Cbanfp,s Illness y-biIo M. .o.,... -. .
tracted good deal Of attention When IL became
known that he was suffering from malaria many
people began to ask where he could have been ex.
posed 70 malaTiOus influences. 1T amnses me-" said
one man. 10 see the TaTytown physicians state that
be could not possibly have got any malaria up there
They say that he might have got it in Southampton
which in my opinion is not probable. l happen TO
know, however, that TaTytown is really full OF
malaria the saying Isl and IL is not In the least
surprising 10 find that Mr. Chaplin is i'll with it after
spending some time there. II is not likely that he
was exposed in Brooklyn, but he would have been
exceptionally lucky if he had escaped the inhction
in Tsrrytown. if he had the slightest tendency in
that diection.'
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company is not
angushing as its controllers feared when the ele-
vsed roads first projected 1t is likely, on the
other hand that the elevated lines have actually been
benefit to the surface roads With which they seem
10 compete. Within the last two years the City
Company has added largely to its rolling stock and has
spared no expense 70 large business and yet
according 10 its annual report il has paid dividend
Of per cent and has small surplus left over. The
number Of passengers carried during the year was
7o.7oO.OoO-an immense army; one passenger only
was killed; ten injured. This shows that riding
on horse-ear is about safe as staying at home.
The fact is mentioned that besides passengers eight
persons were killed and five injured details
given, but the probabilities are that most Of the acct
dents happened on the Fort Hamilton line, which
steam Dummies are used. Nothing is said In tic
report about the proposed use Of electricity and in
truth the company shows particular interest in tho
subject It's policy is 70 wait II means 70 20 slowly
and 10 mo out If possible, Just what method is best
before making any change. II claims to have secured
the eonsents Of q Iaainr.tv Of nrnncrty -nMners