New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
wpAFBR0OKIYN TALKS OF,
MIDSUMMER T0TCs IN THE METROPOLIS
AF LONG ISLAND.

" Doohlvp 1t is not an absolute novelty, however
NV ,,,s-e was same years ago. cable line III po'.
- =, parx-sve the cars we're propelled over par Va
-. r,ute IN this way, whNe on the REMAINDER theS
- dragged BY horses For some reason the eNpc"
". uas not successful. The Montague-st enterprise
~ different nature, and II is probable that the new
Will do large business from the beginning. ~"
o,s,tv viii attract many passengers at first but TINS
n s,ou wear of still the number Of passengers car
"a rec,lsrly. especially in the warm season. eau
,.lv fail TO be great. The cars are unoomnoi'S
rDasone even elegant in appearance Inc Only o"e'
a.. have seen in Brooklyn TO compare with theth
80 shose on the electric road in seeond-ave ana Oo0
,gvne built by. the Same company. MonfaSueSt "SN
- wholly lost it, residence air. with The railway
seks and the granite pavement. and the passing OF
hs cars VIII the stimulus to business that this laes'
shanre will Cause will serve q complete the trans
,,-na,on that has been going steadily for years
The Atlantic Avenue Railroad COmpanys pan ior
upc the trolley on portion of its system remains N
-. ono in spi,e OF the favorable decision OF the
palrnd Commissioners. The conditions LAID Gown oy
those officials make acton by the Mayor and Common
Council indispensable before the company can lA"Oeeu
with lis work and there is likelihood OF tie heCcs
sax action being taken before the autumn "N''oi
the arguments offered by Deacon" Richardson III
favor OF his new pan viii be powerful enough "
the Aldermen In the direction he desires ueii ~ "O
oompany WIN undertake to introduce the tdphey III
rr,okl,n untl the Success q the Deaoon's" enter
prise * established The Coney Island ana brooNyn
company has been TO al appearances eNe0VuanS
blocked In It's design in that direction anu 'ie o'V
are willing TO wait and see That Is particularly 'ao
case with tie Brooklyn City Company because II Is
now using the trolley Oh considerable scale IN sec
o,dave and vii rive il thorough test there before
undertaking TO introduce it's principal lines IN the
civ proper 1t has al APPLICATION pending Tor per
mission 10 use electricity motive power, having
.pnIis 10 The Aldermen without going in the first In
stance 10 the Railroad Commissioners. following In
this respect the course taken by the Broadway Railroad
In New-Yorl evidently on the principle that IT was
wise 10 aun no risk of atagOnism on the part OF the
local authorities. It. is Ia south Brooklyn that this
oompanv VII naturally first make use of the new
motive power when thoroughly satisfied with the work
ing OF the secona ave line. Under the ruling OF the
Railroad Commissioners the only thing necessary Will
be for il Il make OF the consent Of the property
owners. The Commissioners are now under bonds to
give their consent as as the owners Of property
are on the side Of any company.
few days ago there was a slight unusual taste to
be perceived in the EidgewOOd water 1t was hardly
prooHnced enough 20 be dagreeabe and il did not so
as personal observation went. last more than two or
three days II has led. however, 10 an analysis of the
water by the chemist Of the Health Department with
the result that nothing injurious has been discovered
The cause OF the unusual taste does not appear to have
been ascertained but it could have been nothing ser
Gus The report OF the chemist says: The results
here obtained not show that the contamination Is
now exceptionally high or that The water is in any way
uuwholesouse" rThts-is reassuring TO the tmid. As
rule the parity of the RidgewoOd water is exception
av high and there would be general regret at anything
which might ttir tle confidence which is felt in it,
* ~ ~ .. 49,
There are sg,s that the attempt 10 carry the Bridge
10 tie CITY Hall IS 10 be renewed. II is believed that
ex President howell has entertained this design al
olong and has been working in this direction when
there was no suspicion in the public mind that he was
doing So Now no has come out squarely in favor of
portion Of his pan and saws that bill viii be intro
duced in the next legislature providing for the tearing
down Of the Buildings the triangle formed by Ful
ton Washington aud johnson SITS in order 10 provide
on open plaza there He says that he believes in hav-
Ing the Bridge Improvement thoroughly made
necessary factor Of this scheme would be 70 extend the
Bridge railway Johns0n-st, aud presumably this is
part of the Plan although il has been repeatedly de-
cared in The strongest way thai the terminus was to be
permanently fixed at a point further north. If the
va59us plans which under contemplation for ap-
proaches TO the Bridge ever carried out the cost
viii doubtless exceed the expenditure that would have
bon required for the cutting through Of Fatbushave
In straight line from It's present terminus to the
present Bridge station. in accordance with the plans
fu-EGStrN ~ 4oHo1 IL" sum NAe~A '--S @'A+NoN '
opened.
The expected meeting Of the Bridge trustees last
Monday not held on account Of the death Of Mrs.
5. l. Keeney. Had II taken place, there would have
been the novelty Of large attendance in July, which
is something unprec edented. Usually there has been
no quorum of trustees at the summer meetings, and II
win be remembered that al one time it seriously
proposed TO provide for q quorum smaller than
a majority Of the whole number Of trustees
Since the unexpected occurred at the June meeting
however all the trustees are on the qui vve and both
cities viii he vel represented hereafter every month
As one Of the NewYork trustees is in Europe however
there might have been interesting developments if q
meeting lad tskeR place last week. still, truce may
he arranged after time, and then things will move
On il the old, Old way.
Tic bills for counsel fees and for the services Of ex
pers in connection with the water scandal coming
In and are found not to be 50 large was expected
Special efforts have evidently been put forth 70 induce
the various gentlemen employed 10 put modest esd
ate upon the value Of their services. Commonly a
municipality is bed without mercy under these cir
cumstancss But there IS politics all around IN this.
Mayor Chaplin iudulges In lively hope that ne is re-
facilitating himself already in the public mind from
the damage be suffered " his connection with this a.
fair and lie knows that big bulls for counsel and the
Lie would create a very BAD impression. What in
fuencss have been used 10 keep the bills down VIII
probably never b. known, but there IS little doubt
taa resad Tor Mr. Chaplu's political future has had
an important bearing upon the matter At all events
The taxpayers may congratulate themselves that the
thafccs On this account are modest than there
was every rcascn to expect they would be.
Mr.. Halliday. long the pastoral helper Of Plymouth
Church under Mr. Beecher, has written letter In
which he expresses his entire satisfaction with both
TIE location and the posture OF tie Beecher statue.
The fact that it faces toward the CITY Hall and not upon
th0roUglnac ii the proper sense OF the word he re
gsds a. az excellent thing Not many Others have
been found % agree with him, however. The most
suggestive portion Of his letter is that in which he
brings forward the absolutely novel idea that IN order
% satisfy those who thought that the statue should
have been placed il Prospect Park second statue
Be erected there representing MIR Beecher in differ
cut dress and attitude and Illustrating another phase
o. Lis Tahy-sided character. Mr. Halliday proves
his flyl by his works for he offers subscription Of
10 for such statue During the discussion as 10