New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
,,yrsUALLY LIVELY MIDSUMMER MONTH
ON THE WHOLE.

. oo,, visitors 10 Prospect Park who have
~. thai splendid plea sure ground by the main
Wv have noticed that the soldiers anu oahors
'.,,,al Arch In the Park Plaza Is approaching com
A ' II shows up we'll already, although us true
ror,ons cannot yet be Justly estimated on account
" scarolding and falsework which are stu In
I" ond because OF the high fence that surrounds
.nc,osure That in itself it Will prove handsome
'pe ,,stactory work does not seem al all doubtful
Wv c, Is well proportional. and no fault IS To be
- With the execution. C'faln beinlshes are 10
- noted in the stains. suggesting iron rust here ana
-. on the granite; whether greater care In gctuhg
". IN. stone might not have prevented the use OF
,oSs Tins marked IS question am not prepared
10 shswer'
u,.0 the enclosure and the wooden platforms
Ian, the structure are finally removed II WILL
~ snre become more evident than ever that the
' e not In the right place. OF course there are
tain points OF view from which Its harmonious
..on,r,ions may be seen to advantage but the fact
fans and will ever remain, that the arch has no
.,,tion 10 anything disc. 1t l. m aside AS an
.,ch II means nOtltg. simple monument so
.wsted or d statue, mlgid not appear out OF piece
M, the primary idea in an arch is thnt people should
=. under IT, Therefore tins memorial OF BrOOk
ms brave should have been gateway TO the beauti-
-, rork or mMe appropriately stil. IT should hive
n.,ned the principal avenue leading TO the park
Tins situated II would have borne the same reati"
A.. Piatbustave and the park ms the Are de Irohphc
,.a,s 10 the great drive OF Paris and the BmS oe
po,norne The mistake cannot be rotined now;
So, ,hs orcaIs responsible for the present site were
~ warr,d and did not err without knowledge
=, snnouncci that the arch will bc completed about
September l.
Considering that this is the midsummer MONTH 'he'o
has been an unwoncd stir among the PoNucA's VI
prookIyn and the feeling aroused by two conspeu'
tha nolit icole he
heen confined to active workers In party ranks ihc
changes in the ward boundaries aud Tie thiOh-st graz
are matters OF genuine importance ana general i''e'
est The situation Ear us the wards are cohcerneu
has been further complicated by the auon OF ue
supervt.ors, who .eem 10 have thought that 1t LAY
IN their power to legitimate the action ol 'oe ANU
men, that action should be held to be not legal
There seems TO be very little doubt that the action
M the supervisors is without bindine iorce' i'e
law Of ls49 Is explicit in Its provisions as TO the pow
ers Of supervisors in changing the boundaries OF ""s
and the wsds OF Brooklyn in certain sense towns
OF the county. such changes are TO be maze Only
on petition of frechodeis, which must lie published
for six weeks in advance OF action. The supervisors
bave Tins done nothing whatever toward clearing up
the matter although the SupervisoTatLalse has hass
approved what they did apparently Without taxing
into consideration at all the question OF It's ieeaiiV'
question has also been raised regarding The cohsU'
tionstv of the law passed by the last Legislature
authorizing the Board Of Aldermen 10 alter ward
boundaries The entire matter Is greatly complicated
and will undoubtedly nerd to be Strengthened out by
the courts. OF at the bottom OF IL all Is po's
OF Q vicious and indefcnsble sort. From some Oh tno
talk that is heard nowadays. 1t is not Impossible tna'
one effect Of this agitation will he decided Impulse
In the direction Of uniting Brooklyn with New-fork
On the theory that the rule OF the Ianmahy Tiger
will be less Objectionable than that Of the conscience
less politicians whose grippe upon brooklyn Is so nrni
Another Illustration OF the variety OF politics whlch
sbounds IN the city is 10 be seen In the thiohsu
railroad grab The Aldermen deliberately ara VIII
their eyes wide OPEN voted franchise ior rsarou
On Union ST 10 the Union Railroad Company, which
is a purely political literally gave IL iFsn-
cb,..-a,tboueh the Union street Railway Company,
which had no political "pull" stood ready 10 pay
e3o 600 for the privilege OF constructing ROAD mere
The principal baoker Of the Union Railroao company
IL John Demar, the wel(Rnown poiucai poss Ia
south Brooklyn and with him are ass0la'eo o''o'
Democratic politicians like Edward Frc"l Thomas A.
Kerrigan and Anthony Barrett whether there sDouo
be any railroad ut all in Union 81. Is au open 0e7"o
I, ,s A residence street. and handsome and hs''
toned one. II has good granite pavement ana u
the direct road for driving from Inc tarr'" rSrA
region 10 Prospect Park. Al the same uh'o' IL "P-
pears to be natura, railway line and raroSa 'hete
xoud seem to meet an obvious want '~o'e
road or an electric road-such as now seems az ie'.'
a nossihil,ty-which does not use the trOuey Ss'e'"
would undoubtedly be the most Desirable ana 'o'u
az that kind would not seriously Impair IHe '"o "
property In the street. But such graz De De',I.
Z Cnmnany have engineered is simply sbomihaDle
and outrageous. Public sentiment Is emp"a'""''
,.sin,t II. and it will be surprising indeed II II If
finally successful
c.r.-al Jou,dan has been talking most hopefully
about the probability Of the employment OF elec'ic"
Is a substitute for engines on the Kings 'ounN '
vased Railroad. He seems to be coh'Ihcea O""' '''
rscsnt improvements N the st0ragc-Datery Ssuean a'o
t,ll OF promise: and something TO Inc same ono"
Ma. recently been heard the other side Of The Eis
~, To-. oN,cinls on the other elevated cornNSny
Az mn believe that electricity ba, yet icaced the POM
xber, Il can be employed 20 pIopel heavy ualfs'
Unexpected progress In It's development however may
-.,. "a honsd for The provision thai the
underground roads In Newlork-if they are ever oo'
,r,c,.d-uust use some method Of traction that VIII
mn. ,souire combustion In the tunnels Is Ikely 10
stimulate the electricians. and all systems VI Na''
,o-.,,,oc will get the benefit Of their labors. zen
eral Jourdsn IS not given 10 over-conhdehce OF U"
talktoc largely about remote contingencies MS can
cuine attitude regarding electricity Oh the Vhu VI
which he Is president Is therefore most encouraging
An ANNOYING DELAY on the Brooklyn Elevated Koad
during the week, about which nothing mas pee" S
an The paoer, suggests once the iact That 'hs
company has not yet followed the eAaHPIe VI ''
elevated roads In NewYoIk and provided Walks aio"e
ude the track whereby passengers on static" u"in
may &c, out Of dursnce vile BY walking To te noaes
station. Ii happened that at the point ""'Io '''
train IN question halted IL WAS poeSioie " e' "
q station on foot by walk part OF the way on inc
outside Of the tracks and the rest OF the way De-
tween them But when one passenger, WHO was III "
hurry set about making his escape Ia this way ne was
distinctly ordered by trainman not TO Undertake It,
"You'n get killed, sure7 said the latter. "ahd' NC.
a.. -, ,,o,a GA, ma into troubles How absurd