New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF,
FAIRLY SUMNER TOPICS IN THE METROPO-
lis OF LONG ISLAND.

,isb character who might be chosen to serve In this
capacty II natural TO suppose that. having
.tea for such a list, the Judge would choose his FIVE
commissioners from among the citizens suggested
lie has not done So The commissioners named by
him are Edward Rowe. Eliplalct " Bliss, Hiram W.
Jnnt Edward Il. Bartlett and George q. Herman
Only enc of them Mr.. Bartlett was included in the
Ne, of thirty submitted TO Judge Pratt What guided
IN, Judge in making his selections II Is not easy 10 per
eeiye Not that any particular fault Is TO be found
with the men selected. But 1t is true that most of
those suggested were better known, and would more
easily and naturally command the confidence OF the
rpbNc IL is a delicate task which these commits
soners have to perform, aud more than ordinary tact
will be needed if they perform 1t successfully Inc
eone of BROOKLYN are extremely sensitive in reference
60 ANYTHING connected with the concern which pro
duccd such dreadful scandal at the end of 1870 ana
the beginning OF 1901. The commissioners selected
are experienced meh Of business and If they take the
right course will be able TO discharge their difficult
ontes with general satisfaction From the start they
should insist on the most open and above-board
methods. Not suggestion Of the BLANKET shouia
appear There has been quite enough secrecy abont
this matter In the past. BY common consent the
price agreed upon by Mayor Chaplin before his down
fan was extravaganza. This fact tho commissioners
ought TO bear in mind seduousy. 1t is agreed that
ths TwentysNth Ward should enjoy the same privileges
in point of water supply the rest Of the city But
those privileges must not be bought at too dear cost
II is understood that ex-Mayor Howell is looking
with considerable anxiety toward tie annual meeting
OF the Bridge Trustees tomorrow. II nav be Gay
Of fate for him. Last year the New-lork trustees
stole a march upon the men from BROOKLYN, ana
grabbed the presidency for Colonel Alfred Wasstah'
There wailing and gnashing Of teeth among the
Brooklyn members in Consequence; Mr.. Howell IN
particular was plunged In gloom. The result has not
justified the dire predictions then made The affairs
Of the Bridge have gone on smoothly. and rs Wei as
can be expected long the responsibility Tor run
ming the structure is intrusted to twenty men without
a vital interest In the work. Mr. Wagstaf has made a
good president. far the public is concerned h'
has been efficient and capable as his predecessor
There those who insist that certain Improvements
minor Improvements. to be sure-which have been
made are to the fact that Mr. Wagsta Is regular
Bridge traveller himself. NewYork never had The
presdn,y before, and IT may be asked II turn about
Is NOT hr play. However. the result Of to-morrow's
meeting "a in doubt. The thing certain IS that II
each city Is represented by It's full quota of members
ard contest ensues there viii be deadlock. and the
present officers will hoH over
lie Board of Education decided at last weeks
m.eing to proceed with the erection of four new
sdpOlhouses, I'm order TO relieve some OF the existing
o,rcrowdlng. OF the need Of more school accommo
t,ions there is. unhappy, question whatever.
Tie building of schOOlhOuscs has by no means kept
mce with the growth OF the city, and the recommends
tons of Superintendent Maxwell have not been promptly
Aeeded. Not only four schOOhOuses ordered.
but addtio are be made four existing structures
These will go good toward relieving the pressure
on the schools which has been marked recently and
which has been going from bad 10 worse
The untimely death OF samuel b. Duryea removes
from Brooklyn man who was In the best sense use
full and valuable citizen In whatever concerned tie
welfare of the city he took vital interest While IN
10 poliSician hp interested In politics.
only once was he q candidate for Office. and then he
accepted nomination not for any personal advaatne
but because be thought he coud thus serve his fellow
citizens. He was connected with large number Of
societies and associations in none OF which he felt
moe ardent interest than in the Tree-Phntng aud
Fountain society," whose object is TO beauty the CITY,
In line with this work may be mentioped Mr.. Dur
yeas gift for public of plot of land on the Raw
Rige shore Road. in the hope that II might DO the De-
ginning Of n park there in conjunction with the new
driveway which IS contemplated. The condiuon on
which he gave this land valued at 10000 to the city
vas that this driveway should be constructed Ihere
no doubt that his wishes will be carried out to the
litter. II would be appropriate 10 preserve his mem
rv by giving the name Of Duryea Park 10 the proposed
pleasure-g ground the margin Of the Narr0ws. the
ground in question Is capable 5f very picturesque
weirhtv delegation of ministers called upon Mayor
Boody in the course of the week TO urge the enforce
ment OF the Excise law They presented long Psu-
ton signed by all the prominent clergyman OF the CITY,
and enforced their request With earnest speeches.
The Mayor was not all disconnected by the fornid
milo array Indeed he seemed rather TO enjoy TIE
sItnotion and he proceeded 10 put the minister's 10
confusion BY inquiring how many OF them were aware
that II had been decided 10 grant no more licenses
this year. only half a dozen or 50 Oh Tue MY
present were able 10 indicate that they Knew this III
seems TO me- remarked the Mayor, that more
cdv
rba, T. being done" Ii was certainly too good an
TO be lost. Luckily for the Mayor the
DELEGATION did not call JpOn him few weeks ago,
before the recent change for the better had been
made IN excise affair. Then he proceeded 10 IN
s,rct his visitors by telling them that the subject
under consideration had puzzled the wiSest men lor
many generations ad promised TO do all he could
IN mis- irving rsositbn toward enforcing the law
on the whole, the worthy clergymen must have
retired with q moe or less keen sense OF having
failed In their laudible purpose.
Tho death Of Dr. Charles T.. De La Vergnc was
uartlc,,larIy sad. lie literally laid down his life in
,he attempt 10 ave that Of another having ossduously
attended his Nice during attack Of diphtheria, ana
contracting The disease himself with fatal result.
lie was young man Of the highest character and was
most highly eteemed by the members Of his proies-
sion. He WIS devoted to his professional work. the
love for whlh ne inherited from his mother herseii
prominent and successful physician.
The Boad Of Estimate has begun work upon the
annual briiget but has not yet taken final action
On any Important items There Is plenty OF room Tor
re,rencbuent The various branches OF the local
government ask for ~ 236.4l4 more than was al
lowed f,r the present year. more money being the
demand from every quarter. 1t is worth While u
add nat in the case Of two small items decrease
Is otsrvable: but then these hardly count. Inc
cry Is always for Like the daughters OF the
Provabai horseleech, the officials OF the city cry
ry, give They seem TO make up their estimates on the
presrmp,ion that II they should ask for Just what
thew require. the Beard Of Estimate wouh cut them
iowa on general principles. OF course. IN grow
g city IL is natural to look for an Increase N the
cost of government from year 10 year. but the men
who make up the estimates have acquired the habit
Of banling too heavily on this reasonable eApecta
ton