New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS or.
OBSERVATIONS HERE AND THERE ON The
TONG ISLAND SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.

LONG ISLAND SIDE OF THE EAST Rl\ Elk
:, i a great satisfaction to learn that the ne" |
o,ect NJ the BrooRlyn Institute, to which devoted
considerable space week ago, is going forward pFos
.lv All the ARRANGEMENTS have been made Tor
r simultaneous introduction Of the bill in both houses
- the legislature and 1t is probable that TINS VIII
y. dome within few days. 1t is not expected by the
1s,itute authorities from what they have learned a.
A., the general feeling the subject that there VIII
IA any pronounced opposition 10 the measure on uo
r Of the local legislators, and il is believed th' 'e
local authorities will give it hearty support Measures
iu be taken to test public sentiment regarding "'o
,iec, and arrangements are being made for an eid'
-ate petition which will DC presented to the LcS'9
ature when the requisite number of signatures nave
lon secured Little, if any further opposition rom
Tho press of Brooklyn Is looked for ON tIc "n'N'
,ba prospecs for the success Of the Institute pH ~
the legislature are good. and as soon as the au''o"
ton is granted il is expected that the m'"''i"
rlcors will issue the bonds required. WORK upon l'o
,ui;dlnc will then be pushed as rapidly as po'S''
u;.n tho Institutes Department Of Architecture 'o
question of plans for the building ought to he SlPo
one The present intention. as uhacrN'a"u !" = ="
orect a bulldng which shall While III one Schsc '
,otc I'm Itself serve ultimately rs single WinS VI
.,cture which will be allSuficent for the Guy VI
rrootlvn for museum purposes. The statement .!
a., o, has bcan made that the old Institute bu''u
,. In Wa.hington-st. is valued at S2oOoOo' i""'
- mistake The entire property there is cohsiuoI"'
NO worth less than half of 100000, bh' WIN v"
4 other resources and assets that the ln'u'", i.
sesses rs property, as whole Is cSuh"Oou ~ w., q.
GOO ooo and that sum will. of course, be deVo'u -
r,useum purposes if the project now in hanu Is
o. q successful issue. If all goes well, year no"
,ho coming spring ought to the museum Du'iU''e
well advanced toward completion
,orly in the week there appeared On the emu
4 the Bridge cars the following prIteu ho"'0'
CAUTION. -
Passengers are forbidden 10 stand on 'lle p"''''
Of any car. 49, ouo ,.osnonsblc
Neither the cities nor the trustees are r,spo"9-'
for any accident to a passenger Wiiic s"'mr
platform soor,ntendcnt.
ri, ,., .. ,bis observation lies in the application
of il Obviously. No habitual u|VeiIer can Ian
.uov that during the hours when the traVe Is t'''F
pst passengers are absolutely competed 10 rue ""
Tho platforms Of the cars. Not ONLY are INC 0i''
hacked 10 their utmost limits within, but the Platforms
are also crowded full as possible even IN increment
weather Now the question arises; ii passenger i
unable TO get inside of after reaching the PLATFORM
and should then be injured 10y an accident could inc
Trustees plead IN their defence the notice quoted III
fills paragraph II certainly seems to the hoh-Ic-al
mind that they could not. Al least they would nave
70 show that they had exhausted efforts to supply &C
combinations for passengers; which, OF course, ueE
could not show, for although they have been dalylhe
with the subject for three or four years they nave
done nothing as yet The Caution is to he taken
for what il is worth. general disclaimer however
does not relieve from responsibility III the trustees
had issued a caution against the manner In wmch
messengers handle the gates of the cars, II would
have been more to the point. As a matter OF fact,
the Decentralization Of the passengers could not be
nearly so readily accomplished did not the knowing
ones fling open the gates as the station Is entered anu
begin 10 Jump off before the train is stopped. Inc
brakeman is too busy to attend TO this work. ana no
one else is provided TO do 1t. AT the same uHe
passengers might wisely be warned to exercise great
care in opening gates, and especially not to opes
them before a station is actually entered
hearing on Bridge bills was given by the Senate
Committee on Commerce and Navigation on Tuesday
a. moon. At all events. ii was announced that
f. re would be a hearing such bills. As matter
Of fact only one bridge bill discussed at all The
measure in reference to the extension Of the present
Bridge was passed over without a word being said
I'm opposition TO it. though it is we'll known that
largo number of propertyOwners concerned are very
,puch opposed to IT, Why they did not appear on TINS
occasion and make their sentiments known Is singular
10 say the least The only bill considered was that
Introduced by Senator Birkett authorizing number oil
capitalists interested In the Brooklyn Elevated Raj
U.y system to construct two bridges over the East
River one from the Eastern District. and the other
from the western portion of the city. Ihe measure
Nas referred 10 in this column last Sunday. and has
mot with a marked degree OF favor The case OF its
hackers was lucdlv presented by Frederick Chlman
presjdent Of the Brooklyn Elevated Company. After
making his statement. good many questions were put
to him, which he answered TO the ap
parent satisfaction Of most OF the mem
hers Of the committee This project seems
10 have substantial backing and 1t appears certain
that ~ the COMPANY secures its charter, the bridge from
thc Eastern District will be built as soon as possible
The other one is far more matter OF doubt. As I"
IT good deal will doubtless depend upon the success
OF the first bridge and the public encouragement re-
ceyed toward the construction Of the second Senator
Ahearn intmated that there might be some objection
on the part of the NewYork authorities or on the part
~ the owners OF the property which Will have to be
,akon there New-York however ought not 10 put any
needless obstacles n the way Of an enterprise which
will he of so much advantage to it. The subject was
NOT finished By the committee. and another nearing
WAS arranged for some day this week.
prooklyn IA going TO have cOored policeman.
negro entered the Civil Service examination and. nav
ing passed there Is alternative but to appoint hih
and Commissioner Hayden has announced his intention
OF doing so. There Is no intrinsic reason WHY
negro should not make good policeman. but IS nm
deniabIe that in some respects his position will be
hard one II certainly required courage even for nm
IN enter the competition and is evident That he
possesses one u the requisite qualifications. lie WI"
lie pioneer but there IS reason why ne shou" DC
a martyr Almost coincident with the announcement
that this appointment was 10 be made occurred TIC
death Of Phlip A. White negro Of Hight complcNloh
who has long carried drug business in Ncw-iofh
and has been an honored and useful member OF INC
Br,0blvn Board Of Education. lie won the respect o.
his felow.czcns and his career proves cohcIu'i'cN
what man Of African descent can accomplish by al"
igence persistence and hard work Mr. NmH was
man OF wide reading and more than ordinary attain
nents
While one drygoods firm in lower Fulton-St'-tiat Is
?ultons, below the City Hall, in conradlstncnon u
the same thoroughfaro above that point which Is no"
commonly called upper Fulton st.. although III lca|