New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14

no after,yard became n fulLnedgcd Democrat, and
served two terms as state senator from the Nth no"
the With District. lie acted with Tammany IN the
senate and he says he has been on-andon Tam
many man for years. lie married a daughter OF eA
Judge George G. Barnard and lives in fine house IN
West Twenty -hrst-st New-Yorh
Jsmcs Howell first became Bridge trustee In 1871
when he became Mayor Of brooklyn lie served iour
years as al ex-oficlo trustee and then gave way 70
seth Low. In isa2 he appointed a trustee 10
succeed Henry {. Murphy. and has been In the once
ever since lie IS sixty two years old, and has been
In active public life for Il quarter Of century lie
has served as Supervisor Supervisor at Large Mayor
and Bridge president. drawing snug salary from ue
public Golfers while carrying on large private Dusi
ness While In the Board Of supervisors ne maue
money By large contracts for iron work In the new
jail and for manhole covers In the city streets. lie
las aHassed a fortune and lives in fine house IN
South Portandave Besides being Unexpectedly ousted
from the Bridge presidency last week he had to appear
In court with his daughter In her suit br divorce ana
his wife was dangerously I'll at his home.
The chief public gain from the change Of Bridge
control from one end Of the Bridge to the other VIII
be the regular attendance Of all the members at tR'
monthly meetings. There will be no going away
10 Europe or TO the country and leaving the
Board without quorum In July and August
and sometimes In other months. IL VIII be
necessary for all the trustees from either city To stay
away If one does or those from the other city will
urcs as they choose. Thus absenteeLsm will be cured
Mayor Chaplin. who has only darkened the doors OF the
Bridge Office twice since he was entitled to sit as
trustee. will now have 10 attend. Il Is welkn0wn
that he opposed ~ the large Bridge Commission, ana
like Mayor Low, when he IN Orice, has sought TO
secure reduction IN the number OF trustees. Win
Mayor Hewitt lie prepared a bill providing for com
mission OF three, but after the Legislature adopted
It the Governor vetoed it. IL Is possible that this
affair may be carried through next winter.
There are not wanting those who see In the up
turning 0f tn" Bridge affair traces Of fine political
policy. The fact is not forgotten that Mayor Chapn
and President Naestan are old friends and the sug
gestion Is made that the former may have desgnedly
been absent when the election took place Mayor Chaplin
and ex- Mayor Howell have never been especially
friendly If the former could get a delegation "a
the state convention rom l'tninaily Ia next 'stl
u would Offset the loss OF the Bridge presidency by the
Brooklyn has never had State converdoh, and why
should not the nominating bodies OF both parties meet
on Long Island this year! The conventions will be
nominated Which occurs only 6nce in six years, as the
terms OF the Governor aud eutenanGO Governor are for
three Years and for the other state officers only two
years. brooklyn supply candidates for some
OF the Offices at least For places the Republican
eTOr WoOdford have been mentioned for Governor and
Mayor +. H. Hobbs for Attorney Geneyil. on the
Governor and Disrict-AtOrney Ridgway for Attorney
General have been proposed II Boss Mclaughlin
Convention the scene would be complete The Acad-
envy Of Music is admirably adapted for the meetings Of
operation u front Of IT, the Facilities i for getting 70 It
from New York wiz be increased.
1t is expected that Phillips Brooks Blshopeloct of
Massachusetts will lecture before the Brooklyn Insti
tute In the Academy Of Music, next season.
The appearance presented by the statue OF Mr..
'eecher upon Us pedestal In front Of the City Hall,
facing that building. emphasizes the popular objection
to both site and the position Of the statue. only the
back and sides Of It be by any one passing
near unless he goes out Of his to set I'm front Of it.
Then II Is with the background Of an ugly tee-
graph pole The fare IS turned to the eastward 50
that the shadow will fall upon IL IN the after
noon. when people pass ii on their way home from
business than II 1t faced the other way. The absurd
suggestion that the statue be placed upon n pivot and
involved 10 suit every oae IS quite as reasonable
the absurd position it now occupies. The work OF
putting IL upon the pedestal has been going on for
several days. The unvelllng will be on Wednesday,
June n
The animal excursion OF Plymouth Church and sun
day school viii take place next Saturday and the trip
pont on tbo Connecficnt hoT, ~ og T Snd
about thirtyivc miles from the city Dr. and Mrs
Abbott will he with the party DR. Abbott will preach
the baccaaureate sermon at WillstOn seminary East
Hampton, Mass. to-day. and will speak al the semi
| centennial Of the school tomorrow.
The Eleventh Ward Republican Association will have
seaside festival at Feltmans Pavilion. COney Island,
on June 30 Many prominent Republicans are invited
The recent long dellvcrance Of Mayor Chapin and
Controller Jackson In attempting 70 justify their action
| In the water purchase was drawn up by Corporation
Counsel jerks 4 current comment upon the whole
matter Is that II void ali lnto.7 But the Mayor
will doubtless have the message carefully printed and
bound at public expense and sent 10 his admirng con
Contrary 10 the usual custom exercises were not
held Decoration Day at the tomb Of the prisonship
martyrs in Fort Greene. II hal been decided 20 set
apart a special day for the remembrance Of their
vices. on Wednesday. June Il, the anniversary Of
Dunker nm there viii h. exercises al the tomb Fv-
Congressman Felix Campbell. who made such strenu-
Gus efforts to secure an appropriation for the erection
OF monument on This spot to cost 100000, VIII pre-
Rev. DE- charles II. Hall. and congressman D. A.
Body. John Clancy, W. J. COombs and Thomas F.
While Yew-Yorl IS talking about the opening of the
Metropolitan Museum on Sundays. the fact must not he
forgotten that tho radng Of the Brooklyn Library
is open to the public every Sunday Afternoon.