New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
WINTER TOPICS IN HE METROPOLIS OF
:" LONG ISLAND.

LONG lSLAND
,.,, the disposition manifested at their meeting Oh
,aav It Is evident that the Aldermen are lhcIneu
M ,o their usual course regarding the d'y's water
to Pu ie a course OF shillys hallyag ard delay.
supp! "A % he taken In hand and dealt with sharply
w. liking down OF one of the engines nj the pump
i cation in East NewYorlI is very seIions matter
M -. officials In charge Of the waterWoTRs hau hol
~ -, the possibility OF such mishap ana sought 70
'.de against it, they would be- cupaoly heehseh
~ ,hov had foreseen this, and strenuous cHOr'S hao
Dus made TO induce the Aldermen to take the nece'
W. c,,ou The latter. however, were content ID let
S' ,o- take care of Itself; and now. when they are
"0 I'D with an actual emergency, they seem de-
e"'d mt 10 depart from their customary policy
- nay be a change before their next meeting OH
rsday-perhaps. All they oid iast Ne'N vas "
i. ,ho committee on Water and Drainage TO "canNe
om,not!on to be made concerning the disabling
"a =, the pumping engines at the Ridgcwood pump
~,o,,oo, Now what earthly need Is there OIL an
"s,,os,jonl The wording OF the resolution "oIiu
eA' ,,,nv that the Aldermen had an idea uat the
- ~ the engine had been brought about Win
W oor,ivance of the officers of the City WORKS DC
- .,t Their duty I'm the premises Is TO proVue 4"
- for the erection of new engines, "hloh VIII "h'''
49, ,reokiown OF or more of the Ola ones "a''i
Wv -, oonsoouence Two OF these engines haVc been
y ,so over thirty years and In the nature ol .ni"ES
M no, no expected to last much longer without
NV ,,o rena,rs The people Wall probably not b"
",r embarrassed by the mishap which renders one
., I'D engines useless for a month OF "ore' p'' "
o,,or serious accident should occur IN the meh''"'e
,,,rg snproachng water famine would CONFRONT
the city.
,.,o,Iv comparatively small proportion OF the IN
.,a,ants OF Brooklyn have ever NSl''u '''c P"'P'"7
- I'm the Twenty sixth Ward rhey VIII r'FS
s,,, The pumping station Is situated OH "o.n 9'
.r,,et Va and can .Oe most easily reached by 'he
TF,Or Island
sap' ., = q. Norwood ave. which Is only a few
"e s,-,r+ from the houses In which the pumping
- ora situated The buildings are open 10 ''e
rbuc NJ all times, and all VINO are hi'e''S'eu :"
so,,narv will find It worth wiale 10 inspect "o"''
rhs old engines are on the norlh sue vi VIC "''""'
DA the now ones on the south sde' lhe i''''ei 81"
considerably mora compact and apparently i -
construction than The former IN Dne III" D' So e'
w. sor,b side room has been provided Tor wv" hlore
-, similar 10 those already erected mere 1he
- o,c4ns have considerably greater capaciN 'n"i'
49, ~, o,es Within gunShOt OF the pumping s'a'i"l
:, Tho mace where the conduit broke IN No'e"'oi VI
Ia. year causing so much alarm TO the 0'y' Heap.
~ sand and lumber mark the spot lhe soeie "io"'N
Is in general one Of desoauon
!, WI, be a pretty bill OF expense that the county
80 90 n,se, in connection vita the recent bond
,,.,,,or I. oil the charges put In by the couhSe en-
800 IN the case are allowed. There was ho'hinS
mali about the bill of ex-CorporTtion C"u'sei ~ WI"
,or $4,000 but Mr.. MeyenborSs hill Is Simply "p
nounc This man Is employed rs counsei 10 'he h''u
~ e,norvis,rs and receives a salary OF $4,000 Tor his
moe or less valuable services Yet Tor MS snare ~
,.Is u,,sotion he makes n special charge OF Sloo"'
o. tuce the amount Of his salary. what Is Ms slaiS
Coz nrov 1, NOT TO cover services OF this hmdf me
honas were issued by the SUPERVISORS. ana although "
,ras the Comfy Treasurer who was the paihui oil He
s,,t the county was the real party TO Inc acpA'' "
annears however that the County treasurer "'u ~
,rht 70 employ counsel without the authority OF lhe
poars Of supervisors, which was not gwen 'oi,
oron,lv neither De Witt nor MeycnbTg has any VaIiu
hin, for compensatIon Whatever may be allowed III
-he case OF the former. 1t Is certain that inc i -
not entitled to a penny. He has placed himself :"
mos, unpleasan: light before the community. l"e vs.
ming for him TO do IS to withdraw ms b" ana S'eA
sueh secluson from the public gaze as he can hhu'
There IS nothing modest about the BroohIyh Ivy
papro,d COMPANY 1t may not want the ear'h
.,oc,lv hut II wants all the streets OF the CITY '''
are now or can by any possibility hereafter pecoh' w
.,rable as routes for street railways Inc apphca"o
made TO the Board OF Aldermen last week covers wv.
.ttv s,reets II is an omnibus franchise Whic' i
sonrht and no mistake. For all pracuca PURPOSES
Z, might as wen have been drawn up so Is 10 ino'"ue
an -, streets and avenues Of the city when 90 ho'
have railway tracks already for them, or when are o
cov.rod by previously granted charters. For 'he plNi
.re ~ building roads all this long ist OF thoro"sn
fares. the Brooklyn City Company offers 10 pay Ne
div The sum Of $3jOOC0. THIS act Of generosity VIII
=, a,n-oc,atcd For its present privileges this com
~. bos moi noid single cent. What the company
will cain ly the franchise now sought VIII De I'M
rrnitv from competition FOR all time 10 come. Inc
nu,nc Will not hc served by the granting OF such an
omnibus franchise. Whenever new lines or extensions
~ present lines are desired they should be considered
son,raiely and awarded TO the company whng 10 give
the city the best terms
In his remarks upon the subject OF cohsoi l'
unfinished on Wednesday, 1t Is rather anu9'".
ahsorve VIVA, Mayor Grant says about 'err'o,'
so,ara,sa from the metropolis by rapid rivers ~ -"
,,aod hnvn The territory separated Dy ''i''
rivers. is OF course. the part q Long is"',u WIZ.
ITO CONSOLIDATION Commissioners have proposed " "'
Min New York But isn't 1t putting II r"'"r' '"S'7
., as,,o tho waters separating Manhattan lSiahu AZ"
1 ,nr Island as rapid rlvers'i Mayor "l"ii. 7'D
uo rorcet that what Is commonly tei7h'n ''' w
,,vo, mas becn declared by the United states 'o
n ba Nothing but an arm OF the sea properly SP"
luz 4, * a strait Moreover, as 1t has 10 o"'l'H'
,, ,oe,ced bv the ildes It Is easy 10 see 'at ,H'
Mayor of New-York was drawing Oh MS n''e''"'''"
"a hen he made use Of the adjective i"p'u'
., $500, ,r,sh ,o fry An interesting experiment ask
ro,,r comuanion the next time yOu enter Assoc'h""
Hall and have taken your seat, when way f"''
st. rams The question Is puzzling one ior ",o"'
pco,le in that han, and the chances "'t "~D Wv
correct answers viii be given except by 'hose "ioo
s,,.ntlon has already been attracted 10 'hr H"''
Even in the case Of some who thlhh '"' h''o" 90
aiout H., II VIII be found that they have ho' 'oi
,, ,dea of tho lay OF the land. The DmluIiS % NV
-, Ncr,e Christian Association Is ODDLY S1"P'u'
a., main front is IN Eondst., bat 1t also eN''iN' "
,,,ltonst and 10 Hanover Place. The large nan - IL
,h corner Of the building furthest from the Juhcu"h
Of Fulton and BOnd ss., ana the stage - p"'
directly that corner mat 49, one
..a nddIe ~ the platform and looking straight ahead
4, L,o,nc in the direction OF this junction, ana the
= :, g ,o,, e p,rouel With FultOi-st. The OpO-