The evening world., 1892-04-23
AIDING BROOKLYN.
More Needed Improvement Sug-
gested by Its Citizens.
Reforms That Would Benefit the
City Of Churches.
For the Best Suggestions q Gold
Double Eagle Is offered.

Again the attention Of contributors TO this
column In called 20 the fact that many keep
on repeating the suggestions OF former con-
tributors. Everybody should try TO md
something new TO suggest, particularly II the
intention is to compete for the Gold Double
Eagle which The EVENING WORLD offers for
the best suggestion OF a needed Improvement
in the oity OF Brooklyn. And all Brooklyn
ties should compete. Communications are to
be addressed 20 BROOKLYN IMPROVEMENT
EpyfoR, THE EVENING WORLD, p. o. BOX
1854, New York.
Sell No Liquor to Minors.
RI. MI would suggest for the improve
ment OF Brooklyn that there be law passed
and enforced prohibiting liquor dealers from
selling beer and liquors 10 young children OF
both sexes.
"A Stdstcatk Needed.
UwM. BEIL-The people In the neighborhood
Of the Bushwick Avenue Baptist church,
corner Bushwick avenue and welrneld street,
think 10 about time that they lay a sidewalk.
Many IN oath is uttered there on rainy days
when the shines are spelled. | live in the
neighborhood.
Suppress Street Loaf Jors.
Mra A. W. C.-l would think 1t q great i'm
proyoment to Brooklyn II the police force OF
that city could prevent loalers from annoying
the citizens, especially in Hopkins street and
PARK and stockton Streets, near Nostrani
avenue, ana In many other streets. Another
good improvement would be to have our
ashes and garbage collected oitener than
once week.
Annexation AOntn.
LOUIS MILLER, 32s Bleeoker street.-The
best way to improve Brooklyn would be to
RI Nv hot
would have a cheaper city government, lower
taxes and cheaper rents. Unite New York,
Kings, queens, Richmond and Westchester
counties, Then our city would be ruled by
city people, who would know what our city Is
have the State Capitol In the Brooklyn Sec
ton. We would then see all the political
angels nying over our church steeples. hen,
II these political Angels would not give us
more public parks and cleaner streets, and d.
away with the bad odorS around the city
limits, some or them would not have long to
live.
Three south Rr"okIyn Needs.
SOUTH BRooKLYN-As new resident OF
Brooklyn Will you let mo oHer three sugges-
tions which, II adopted would help us very
much. First, TO induce the Society Tor the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals 10 give
some attention To- the terrible condition Of
the poor horses on the Vanderbilt avenue sur
lace cars especially after dark. Sunday
evening car No. q had over firiy passengers
on AMI q team OF cripples to pull this heavy
load. One or the horses was wind-brOken,
and Its breathing could be heard nearly a
block, and the driver could do nothing but
whip aud urge them on. lie said he had to
make time or the Company would put on some
one who would, This loam is only SAM
pie OF many others on the line. Second,
that hOrribls canal and bridge. Allow the
laLler only 10 open between the hours OF 10
5;30 4. NJ, to p. N. and 10 60 12P. N.
9his would not bother us on the way TO busi-
ness. Or else Ill the canal up altogether.
Third, stop the boOtbl on the Hamilton
Ferry rom screeching out the word" shine,"
more than once oil Trip. We counted the
two bontblacks this morning. They sang out
sixty-two times, beside knocking peoples feet
Win their box. Every one would call them
II they wanted them, but II spoken TO and
asked to stop their noise they answer, 1--WE
pa Tor this aud we do as we like" Won't
ySS please help Us In tryinE to % do away with
10 live In Brooklyn Tor another year.
BHter Factiitfrs TaHfcd.
FRANK NJ. CASSIDY, 444 Seventeenth street
why don't the Public Works Department
mnke an attempt TO improve the water
facilities OF that section OF Brooklyn
bounded by Eighth and Ninth avenues, Pros
pect avenue and Eighteenth street, contain
Ing large factory IN the centre, with rows
OF frame dwellings on the surrounding streets
within stones throw Irpm the tactory7
Judging from the present condition two dan
gers arc mostly feared, fire ana disease
borhood ready TO appear suddenly. In case
OF coniagration, though the rremen should
, use their utmost eSertions, they would be
unable 70 save much property aud then the
! city officials must stand public criticisms
galore Instead OF the Fire Department
Meanwhile, deaths grim shadow, from its
at the prospects OF more additions to It's
thtckiy populated graveyard simply through
the snall-like movements Of q city depai T.
spending OF city money to decorate the pave
nients OF Fifth avenue, from Third street to
, the city line, while the residents OF the neigh
borhood quoted ABOVE are forced TO endure
useless water facilities which are frequently
unft for family use. Surely this state OF
anatrs needs more particular attention than
decorating the street pavements, which are
OF less Importance TO the public at large.