New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
uuAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
.oprcs OF THE HOUR IN THE CITY OF
CHURCHES.


,,or,vn had its innings with the Governor in the
,.- ~ bills during the week. and large number OF
measures affecting the city left In his hands by the
~ ,,a,ure have become laws Some OF them involve
ps outlaws others confer authority upon the city
p,as that is likely to prove dangerous and trouble
s Take, for example. the law empowering the
.,aermen to alter and fix the boundaries of the wards
~ ,he civ In whatever manner they see fit. No
W uho knows the Board Of Aldermen of the period.
"a is possibilities can contemplate that law without
~,ssivlng The tendency for a number Of years has
o 10 diminish the powers OF this body now sud.
'.us they are enlarged and in direction too that
rnises mischief Another of the laws author.
r. the Board Of Estimate to fix the salaries Of city
acial, IN a large number of cases What this Board
~a few days ago In regard to the salaries Of the
.,omen under another Law, has given the public
"a TO fear that the latest privilege conferred will
~, be used wholly for the public benefit. 1t is
a., be noted also that existing salaries
~. not to DO decreased but they may be
'ersased at the pleasure of the Board of Estimate.
rho hills calling for large expenditures include those
,rr,ridnc for new municipal building at cost Of
600 authorizing the issuing of bonds TO the amount
a 100000 for public library and providing
=, 900 600 for I'm the Twenty sixth Ward. 1t
Inns likely that the discussion which has been pro.
,osed regarding the approach OF the city deb to
,ns constitutional limit will make the officials careful
a,
hu,s that have lately become laws The public
yh,sry project, for instance is something that the
community at large would be glad to carried into
sect provided that politics could be kept out Of IT.
Under The law however there is no assurance Of this.
and il would probably be best to hold the matter in
heyancc until opportunity to amend the law suit
sbly has been Afforded
Sill another bill Of large importance TO brooklyn
MIN tl,, mir nj lx-
be city Of the plant and franchise of the Long Island
wa,er suppl, Company. This concern has been
nroductivc Of scandal that the most upright official
might not unnaturally hesitate to have anything to
so with II. II smirched Mayor Chaplin irremediably
last year. so that when he sought vindcation he
was not permitted TO run for Mayor again. and even
when lie ran for Congress he was successful by
majority about half that usually secured by Democratic
candidates in his district. The trouble In his case
was primarily that he went about the water pur
chase secretly. and made a bargain that came To
public notice Just in time to prevent its cOnsumma-
ZION. Mayor Body has proflted by that experience
and will have everything done openly and above
hoard But the Circumstance that the signing Of the
bill followed Immediately upon visit By Ross
Mclaughlin 10 the Governors room is calculated
10 arouse suspicion even in the minds OF those who
are firmly convinced that oil the residents OF the city
should be treated in the same way 80 far ns their
water supply is concerned. Common sense dictates
that the city should have acquired this water com
panv's rights when New Lots was made part Of
the city. The bill which has become law provides
for condemnation proceedings through commissioners
named by the Supreme Court. Singularly enough,
Mayor Body tailed with considerable freedom on
the subject Of this bill. few evenings before II was
signed at a dinner at the Montsuk Club What lie
said was well enough but he certainly chose AN odd
plarc 10 say IT, lie declared that tho bill was drawn
I'D on his motion. that no one had ever come
TO sec him about It. ard Chat he had done MS duty
and didn't really whether the bill was signed
or not Future proceedings under this law will lie
watched with pccular interest.
The trouble that has arisen recent issue OF
county bonds will have good result il II leads to
determination by the courts 10 what may and what
NAV not he done under the Constitutional provision
that the debts of cities and counties containing
100 900 inhabitants and upward shall not exceed !"
nor cont of their assessed valuation. Various opn'
ions are now held as to the scope ana meaning :" "ls
provision Hence authoritative decision Is needed
The suit that Will probably be begun will DC friendly
one md efforts will be made to secure decision al
an early day. Meantime there IS likely to be delay
In te issue of bonds under the laws which have been
enacted recurring considerable OUTLAWS lhcre Is
.lwavs one resource when such condition OF thihes
AZ now exists arises. the board OF AsSeSS"'S "a"
nroceed 10 adjust things by the short ana easy process
~ adding few millions to the valuations ms mas
been rcsosted to in the past. and is not u'i"eN !"
he found convenient in the future.
In ,is annual report on the public schools super
<,o,aent Maxwell calls attention 10 state oi thugs
mot demands The most earnest attention from '"c
eity authorities. and especially from tue boa'" Va
fdncatton Great emphasis Is la'd pS Hi" o'' VI.
oyercrowding that now exists III inc nav"
accommodations he says that the SCHOOLS "o III =
xorse condition than they were year aeo' IN
,, majority of schools the primary classes are crues'
CIV crou,dea This is strong language but
g.. M. seem too strong. The condition winch u'e
super,n.endent describes Is not credi'aOie u po
eressye and Intelligent community VI ''",'o 0
ureat remedy Is the provision OF more S'oo"''"
For temporary relief M Maxwell proposes ~" - 'D
,isbment OF kindergartens for cipiareh pe'"oo,
aud six the abolition Of district incs ana ''e i'"'
A. 90 IN. ,urpt~r OF pupils under one teacher 10
sxtv In behalf Of hndcrgartehs d. POI, Va na
nnhno .choo; system ne makes strong pea a"u
- a. er..ls emphaticallv In favOr oil phys""
.,ntno rbis report should not be consigned 10 II
convenient p!goonhcle.
IN ,r,r~sdsv evening Of this week public meeting
n, ,bc prookyo Kinder garten Association Is 10 oc o
,o the chanel OF the Packer institute inns associ"
ton was formed about year ago. being 'hooei' 'i'.
tho similar association in New York CITY, and already
Vs. ,.ro h,nto,r,rrons Tor poor children in operation
ar,ancemeu;s have been made for the ESTABLISHMENT
q, third ext t,I No one who understands the wor"
can tsil to apprcclste its value and Importance 10
eonduc, kindergarten for fifty children requires an
annual expenditure of about sl,ooo The purpose ol
m. meeting ON Thursday Is TO explain to the public
what is being done and 10 arouse larger degree OF III
telrst in most excellent and helpfui under'aMnS'
Among the speakers will be DR.. Lyman Aooo" '"o
pay H. Coleman Adams and President Seth Low
srger membership OF the Kindergarten Association Is
greatly desired and needed, and appeal to the com
munity at large has been issued In Its interest the
annual membership fee is only 49,
uow RE SPENT HIS COUSINS MONEY.