New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST IN THE
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

| haste progress promptitude. Extreme denbera.
ton, might most appropriately be inscribed all over
| the building which they occupy. Hence there Is
nothing surprising in the circumstance that, In spite
! OF prolonged negotiations finally cuiminatnG 10
threats suggesting that at length something would be
done nothing has in fact yet been done In the matter
OF providing proper terminal facilities for the elevated
reads I'm connection with the Bridge to enable them
to discharge and receive passengers comfortably ana
expeditiousy In the station that Is to be pro-
vded for the Bridge railway. The Terminal Com.
mittee of the trustees held a meeting on Monday
which It wps believed would reach a final decision.
Not So The outcome OF the meeting a reference
of the favored plan back to the engineers, and
decision to present report In behalf OF the commit
tee at the trustees meeting OH September IL, when
final action may be TAKEN Emphasis on the may
please Every thing relating to this extraordinary
body must be taken With large perhaps IL does
not require great degree OF penetration TO arrive at
tho onnion or the surmise that all this backing and
filling Is stop-gap to fill up time until plans can
ne laid and executed for carrying the Bridge
railway to the City Hall Square. of course, II Mr..
Howes plans In that respect are to be carried out
soon or late, what is the use OF the elevated COM
panies expanding considerable sums for making con.
noctioms with the Bridge at Hghsti
The new 18th Regiment armory IS still bone q
contention During the week 1t has been decided n
proceed with the work far as to nclose the build
ing before winter sets in in order 10 save what has
been already done from Injury. The MIDDLE regard
Ing the legality Of a recent Issue OF county bonds
mich tho courts are now trying to straighten out Pre-
vents the doing Of anything more than this. It Cid
nor however prevent the digging a few weeks ago.
~ large number of holes in order to Discover the
character OF the soil which the extension m me
ermory Is to stand-holes which were at once nhed
mn again. leaving the ordinary observer In douf a.
IN whether a more useless manner OF Gsposng Of
p,,l,c funds could well be devised. Mayor Body as
serted with positlveness on Wednesday that "fhs
cost OF the armOry viii not exceed the sum OF @ooo-
ooo MI stories TO the contrary Notwithstanding" 50
far rood-or comparatively good. Nobody, AT all
events can deny that half million Is quite enough
for an armory for the 18th Regiment.
The Geographical Department Of the Brooklyn In
,,t,te Of Arts and Sciences is preparing an unusually
,nterexttnp programme for its opening meeting tnb
fall which Will be held about October /. There VIII
then be exhibited large number OF the add"ohs tnS
have been made to its unequaled coilecuoh Oh MAPS
aliases and other geographical material since inc COZ
lection was first shown 10 the Brooklyn pubhc ye1
and a half ago. 1t will be remembered that aiNf
beng seen by large numbers Of people IN BROOKLYN
this fine collection displayed with great success
both IN New-Yorll and in Boston In the latter CITY
ssneciallv IL aroused a large degree ~ Interest AZ
the coming meeting many photographs, ethhoop9l
specimens and other objects OF Instructive hvees'
Will be exhibited, and explanatory label VIII o.
attached 10 each object, that visitors may easy
discover the features most worthy OF attention. Ine
accomplished president of the department, cyrus Z.
Adams will also explain series OF lantern slides naoe
from photographs that he recently obtained on WISH
IN London illustrating the most remarkable features
OF the great earthquakes In Japan when last iai NC.
vastated d large OF country and cost the hVes "
hundreds OF people. While In LONDON on hymS
trip Mr. Adams visited the collection OF the kosa
G.. m
Gower-st not far from tie British Museum, as
nernanent exhibition for the benefit OF teachers ana
he Is now OF the opinion that II is possible TO make an
affective display OF the Brooklyn collection In future
exhibitions without requiring the large extent Oh no'r
SPACE which two OF the exhibitions thus lar gwen
have made necessary the hiring OF expensive rooms
Mr. Adams was disappointed on his visit to LONDON
I'm finding the rooms OF the Royal Geographical society
rIoxed and the secretary j. Scott Kettle, with whom
he has long been In correspondence absent from Lon
dom He however. left behind him some photographs
OF his own exhibition 1t most effectively dis
played in Boston.
Comment has beef made several times on the en-
curagng growth OF the city In various directions rs
evidenced BY the establishment OF banks here and there.
A bank Is not established for fun II meets definite
want and furnishes definite indication. II betokens
n healthy condition Of business and legitimate de.
mand for the appropriate facilities for carrying 1t on.
benefit OF the outer part Of the Eighth Ward, and the
probabilities are that II will be set up in Thirdave,
somewhere In the neighborhood OF Thirty ninth ST.
There Is bank in South Brooklyn. farther south
than Fifthave and Ninthst. 1t Is not certain that
new one will be opened at once. but there can be no
doubt that In the future that field will receive the
attention In this respect that it demands. The Eighth
Var, Is growing rapidly and the means Of conducting
business easily and promptly will certainly not be long
allowed TO remain lacking.
some members Of the medical profession in the city
seem 20 be sadly in need OF enlarged knowledge on
certain points This NAV be said without any rencc.
n upon their attanments in the direct line OF their
profession one OF them has lately laid himself open
~ charge which he must answer before Justice u
the town OF Flatbush. lie has been guilty OF the
offence OF practising medicine In that town WITHOUT
registering his name In the Office Of the Town Clerk
His defence is simple II remains TO be seen whether
IL j. sufficient. lie afrmS that he believed Fatbusn
to be n constituent part of the city OF Brooklyn.
shrewd lawyer-in consideration OF a fee-may argue
In behalf OF the accused man that he has only an
tcipated by few years situation which. VIII n'
evably come 10 pass. There would be shrewdness
In such plea since the suscepubilities Of the justice
could scarcely fail to be touched by the assurance
that, I'm the cOunsel's opinion, Flabush Is worthy ID
become a part of the fourth city in the Union sun
II be remembered that Ignorance OF the law Is no
for violating H. and IDEAL justice must not %
ttned with.
The chances Of travel numerous. -Four per
sons from Brooklyn recently crossed the Atlantic IN
the same steamship. They comprised two parues-s
gentleman and his wife. and two young men who ~eN
travelling together Neither party learned anything
OF tho during the voyage. had any Suspicion
that the other from the same city. II 80 nap
pencd. however, that on the way up to London they
got together in tho same compartment OF railway
carriage where, not unnaturally, the experiences "
the trip wcr talked over Then the fact that all ou
were from Brooklyn brought to light. Now, nav
ing journeyed together for more than a week IN Is
norance that they from the same place. and nav
ing made the discovery during two or three hours
,Iaa IL ot N no OF the next