New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04

strained TO say that II will be lower next year-whe"
he expects TO Seek reelection.
In the forthcoming message Of the Mayor IL j.
expected TINT he will favor the annexation OF 'he
town, Of Sewrtrccht ana Flabush 10 the city, II hoo
Of the towns Of Gravs,nd and Flatlands. when are
remote from the city limits. in New-Utrecht
there is q strong movement favorine union with the
y and the present town government is said TO cost
NOR" than cts government would II extended over
the territory In Fll,bush bill is bdne prepared
ior presentation 10 the Leel-ature by As.cmbyman
FinneSan, resident Of the town, providing for an
nexaton 10 the city. like measure three wears ago
defeated by the offccholders. WHO would be de-
pived of their salaries I'ut at the recent elecuon
all the ring candidates save the supervisor We're
defeated 50 that some Of them will be out 81 once
The schemes for bringing All tho street railroads
q the city under single management are exported
in such way As To advance the values OF the hold
ines If individual stockholders so that they are
Wiling 10 dispose Of their shares. In this way 1t Is
comparatively easy to large interest, II not
majority Of TIE stock. The purchase Of The
Atlantic Avenue Company stock at price far be-
yond what II had been quoted M served to Stlfen
all The street railroad stocks II the syndicate owning
The Atantic-ave. roads can secure control of those
If the BROOKLYN City Company II will own nineteen
twentieth, OF all the lines IN the city. and it ought
10 be comparatively easy - possession Of the
Others. How much the public would gain by such 4
consol dalton !, an unknown quantity The purchas"
Of particu ar advantage to the public ami the effort
10 make moro money than AZ present out Of the
street ear lines does not probably indicate anv greater
consideration for the travelling public. general
lranSier system from one line to another would be
n distinct cain.
Mayor Body has an important appointment to
make 10 the place Of City Treasurer which Halsey
Corwn will vacate when he assumes office as Con
trullcr Mr.. Cnrvin would have retired upon hi,
election 10 the latter Office. that with the col
lection Of taxes In December large amount f work
drvolvrs upon The City Treasurer and he did not
feel like thrlS'ing 1t upon 4 new incumbent. ANON;
the men named for the place. In" salary Of which
Is $4,000 year eX MAYOR ID. ID. whitney. cx-
ASSomllyman John II. bennington and a. r. sullivan.
cashier of the Posofiicr. The app0inec Will serve
mill February. 1884. when the Mayor elected next
fall will Ce.ignat" his successor.
PRACTICAL step has been taken In the matter OF
statue In mont Of the CITY Hall. y petition his al
the Eoari Of Aldermen TO TAX" such S;rDs nro
necessary 10 have the statue face the opposite dire
ton ana no iomg p,g,cn, It. h@ck to aTy onr aR
would cost several hundred dollars. but n there is no
pubic money a'aai /, Tor the pufpo>" subscription
coUd readily he s''uod 4 the amount rouired. WI II
th. removal l. made The statue ,iOglh stand where
the basin OF the removed fountain now stands at tho
apex Of the cav llal Ialk. The fountain WIS re-
moved when the statue va erected. and now Atoms
private cloWd I'm Bay Ridge.
Nonzo Efymcl. x-warhcn OF RAYMOND street jail.
and well known IN the Inner circles Of the Mystic
Shine wn. The guest az dinner at The II. George
Hotel on 1hufdav night Of many - hlS political.
personal aud Masonic friends. and over 500 sat ut the
ia "-. among the mcmhc Of III, Mystic shrine
initiated last week were Ernst Nathan ana Robert
FN-Corpora'on Council ". e.. De witt has not had
matter, an hi, way In the Long Island Water
supply Company Commission since Edward W.. shop
ard wa, made member ~ the body. ts lawyer
Mr.. shepard is competent to PISS upon the relevancy
Of icsiin ny. ard tl effort, to p. The pObiemacI
value Of the property forty years hence arr not q
u this pucha," In ogdinary Ones tho pr".'n' vau'.
and not HE future viii b. pad FOR thr prop'riy.
the Commission !. now mo. iiu- iu th" fDrne' Rcpu,
Hcan headquarters. IN tho Nrbnchc Building.
ii,arh ronmi ,-ioncr Griffin has gone 10 the CITY
can Public Health Commission IN that city. lie Will
b. absent month