New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
c1Npsrs OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND

.s - .ha state Railroad Oouiih'Ss'ouers III III 'he
30 .ho coney Island and BrcoHN" 'o"o inc ue-
case vi '"e -. 40 company, to De sure, but Tor
ciSon Is eea" -, ,he slightest guarantee that the
reasons "n. . .rnieation of the Atlanto-ave com
more impo'V ~sre,ve favorable consideration In
pany WIZ -, ~ and the previous one OF the same
~ ' =, ,hs New York case inoica'e tna' tie hahrOdu
.,oners no are committed to the 'rolley' Whcther
49, ,,aop,e viii be able 20 deiea' .he prO'e0' VI nNV
the :, ON a large scale Is ct least open TO doubt
ahcHe n~d ~ commissioners in deciding the ap-
'no -. =, tbe Coney Island and Brooklyn road refer
s.n.,lv 10 one or two other grounds Of ooiectosl-
,-s,aroe the contention that the Park Com
U.s. s-s alone have jurisdiction az to any railroad
~s.o the surface Of ocean Parfway-but their main
oroSs rha, The necessary consent Of one-hah of the
pvouDers along the line Of the road had not been
faonrsd. The law provides that when such consent
s. "a obtained application NAV I've made TO the
.1 tnrn of the Supreme Court for the appoint
-. :, commissioners whose consent shall be aoeep'eo
a. ,p NJ that Of the property owners 10 al h'en' u
osas - the Railroad Commissioners advise the rai
"a company TO make application to tho court uh"ei
- rrovision "The Board deems that this CASE :,
H rhers the appointment OF such commission oouiu
-, srsat proprety be made" Such is the ianeu"se
:, .he decision OF course. this broad mint WI" no' ~
"a -, .hs r,il-Oad company. II is evident tha' '"e
paI,road Commits sioners would have ma" no II. -,
A,,t ann-ovipg the application Tor a cn@nso "
- a. the necessary consents had Ooo" 00'''
strOpc probability thab DN'~ON
- nav also End himself short OF consents DS D. "
arosoh mag ~ ca nv the Railroad Commissioners
u"'0 80. ,non his application In thai event ''o
1o' sar0r vronld naturally take the same vie" "
- ,..,or as In the COney Island ano hrooIs
"a then Of course, the Deacon VIII piO"lPe p', =,
a 20 annlv 10 the General Term 1or d 0'
o-,ire the matter. As the report Oh SUI" -.
mission rust be confirmed by the |cneri 80 - -. 60,
"a chance for the peoples side OF the cose " ~ "
irnna
-. .hot tho reople would prefer 70 trust the
=. .,o ceneral Term than To the htlroau I'm
s,ore-s Naturally, Deacon" klcharuso" -
,,h the decision rendered last week. anu nc = - -
,,s-,nt in his praise Of the Railroad CouiniS
- c,ior II il interesting to note, however ui"'
hs commits himself to a proposition "nlcn may s -
- hv- orabv m give him trouble. III is anu ms
-. y no savs "the desire Of the Atianuc Avenue
panroad m act in accordance with the WISHES VI ~
,ro,erty- owners along the line ne y :. -
as 10 the blessing which the trolley VIII De - 80
suing nnblie and does not hesitate 10 So
UsN'""Ie s.od q will be only very brief time
,, ,ccees is assured and then all the raliroaus
" ., i,r viii he not only anxious 20 make use VI
., hnt will be compelled 10 do 1t by the puDho 0NnO
o., ,ba travel conveniences that the uoneS S9o'0, =.
- can furnish them on surface street roads'
49, 1Ker. anv doubt that the Deacon Is al op'i
# will be dispened by this statement
MI ,,.rors and Controllers Of New-York and Brook-
,~n ave ex-ofido members of the Board OF Drluee
rr,saes hut they are not as rule lncIneo 10 peii
,be,r duties In this tapacity with an eye slnee !" W
tnei, - .~to.a+ believe that Mayor Chaplin. for
,o has attended only two meetings OF the
,s,aes during the three years and han tnat 'e ia
- Mayor Nevertheless, the fact uat 'heSo
os1cials are trustees of the Bridge is eooo lus "
,,,o 1rst now Controller Myers, Of few-forK
Is much exercised over the recent increase " s''
~ p,.dge employes which has been made III a eenn
e.darband asbion That Is, the increases were or
Sn,sd nv = committee which was appointed "l'h
or y In the exercise OF the large discretlon con-
ta-rad upon H. IL has caused pretty general
N he made some Of the increases ordered arc WIN
ont the slightest justification. Why IN the hae VI
omopsense should $500 be added TO the comfortaOie
,s.- q ca.ratarv Roam and Treasurer Mcclellan
c,ntroIler Myers means TO find out and 1t Is 10 DC
tnod that he will succeed and succeed also IN nav
,r This action reversed II looks like an atehpI OF
the expiring Board Of Trustees TO De eehero"S az t
expense Of the public. II was eVldeh'N hop1u ~ '
t matter vould not attract much notice. al any rate
-. - =. .,o,, c,,,etlv Mr. Myers alse seems 70
49, cot on tho track Of something that should oe
.Igren+ in finding that President Howell has Just palo
sa 600 for house required for the Bridge IN brook
vn although for a number Of years II has Deeh assS
Gov the purposes Of taxation at $1,000 An assesseu
yaluation of 10000 wonld indicate market 7aiue OF
about $4,000: which suggests mat tle br'use hi'
paid nearly double price for H.
No one should miss seeing Prospect Park at this time
The visitor there will find few indications OF tha' gen
eral dllapidation and decay which the report d MT
Sargent the 800 expert. and Mr. Fuller the go eA
nert vouId lead him to expect Not far from the man
entrance 10 he sure Is a small pine tree which has
ben stridly trimmed by cutting out the top ieaVhs
1. in a truncated and unsghty condition. put such
.S,ncs ave not numerous and viii hardly distract the
eve from the abundant beauty 10 be found on every
hand Especially are the rhododendrons worth seeing
Tbev have come early this year, and perhaps are hardly
vet at their perfect best but no one should 1oreeo
visit IN the nechborhOod Of the small lake near the main
entrance known. believe, by the unromanuc name
of the duck pond This Is now the richest portion OF
the Park although, Of course it has not the cultivated
appearance of the Flower Garden. The tulips which
made sucb brilliant display there month ago have
all disappeared and the beds are ready for display
Of another sort later in the season
The Brookvn Ethical Association is approaching the
cose Of another year of successful work. The last
Iecture of the season will be delivered next sunday
evening by Professor John Fske on "The Doctrine Oh
Evolution: It's Scope and Influence" This evening
the president Of the association, Dr. Lewis u james
will deliver his lecture Life as Fine Art beore
the association the second Unitarian Church where
all ts meetings are held Dr. James gave this lecture
on March % before the students of the Ohio State
University and II highly commended by those who
heard H. The meeting next week viii be the associa
tOn's annual meeting and il IS expected that letters
Will be read from Herbert Spencer Professor Ernst
Hechel and other distinguished members Of the
cation.
There Is one point in JAY Goud's latest scheme for
enlsrying the rapd-transit facilities Of Newfork that
especially eommends itself 20 BrOoklynltes alnde
TO the proposed connection between the elevated rail
way station at the New York terminus Of the Bridge
snd the West SIDE system by line through Centre
and Canal sts. No matter what solution Of the
general problem is arrived at by the Rapid Transit
COmuiss,pners whose report Is expected in a day
two II is obvious thai q connection Of this kind is
greatly needed. good many brooklyn people 60
shopping IN Nev-YOrk and visit New-York places OF
amusement ard uine-tenhs OF them wish 70 90 up on
the West side elevated road To do TINS u Is neccs
sssy walk from the Bridge 10 the Park Place station
shuttle upe through Ckambersst. has been s1g