New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
MIDWINTER TOPICS on HE LONG ISLAND
SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.

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which Mayor Body has caused to be prepared ana
'.dd :, tla ! coslature is a measure which will
,omnend Itself TO the good judgment Oi everybody
ubo has Given intelligent interest 20 the management
NJ the SWING highway" which nks together The TWO
cities that will doubtless within the ''lhe oi SOhc'
pcrllap, many. of those now hVihS' become one IN
ra a,d a., organic whole a. they are now largely
49, g. ;n+or.., and welfare. Mr.. BOOdy's idea
EXPRESSED i'm his message are emDouied IN TINS Din'
,,h ,,ro,,dos for a Board OF Trustees consisting
~, o,o' ,nembcrS-thM i. the Mayors ana Control
Icrs of New. York and Brooklyn, who are now Bridge
Trrstee, exolicio. and three other persons, two
10 be appointed by the Mayor Of Brooklyn and one
by the Mayor of New YORK.
rIcre Is no need 10 rchcarse the arguments in favor
NJ 4 smaller more compact aud more responsible
commission TO manage the Ncw-IOrk and Brooklyn
rIare The have been set forth many times; and
there is nothing whatever = he said on the other SIDE
Xo,hing but that inertia which is powerful every
where prevented the change from being made seven
vcars ago when II intclligcntly advocated by
Mr.. stranahan. then the president of the trustees.
perIaps that statement ought to be somewhat quail
fed The fact is that in 1855 bill doing away with
,he clumsy and slow-moving Board OF twenty Was
nased but in the process Of passage was 50 amended
n, to be inconsistent with itself. Consequently,
although this defect would probably have caused no
Ti1culty Governor Hill felt justified in vetoing it
visit to Boss Mclaughlin. Since that time two
or three bills have been brought forward only to die
urtmely in spite of their merits and the popular
demand for change.
Unfortunately, il cannot be said that the prospect
OF passing the measure inspired by Mr.. Body Is
hopeful. The bill is fair Brooklyn has never
had more than an equal representation on the Bead
of Trustees despite the fact that ii has borne two
third, of the cost of the structure and pays the
same proportion of the runIi's expenses. IL IS no
more than fair and right that Brooklyn should have
the larger voice in the management proposed by
the new measure. Tammany Hall, however, is too
fond OF the Bridge patronage which she enjoys 10
surrender her part of IT, as the passage OF TINS DI
would mean. That /, the Situation on the surface
and unless there i something behind that the pubhc
has not seen. there is no chance whatever OF the en-
actmeut OF this bill. But is it not possible tha' a
bargain has been made whereby the Bridge patron
nee Is all TO lie given to BrOokyn in return for
McIauchlin's influence in behalf of ID. l.. I'LL n
candidate for the Presidency IT may be; ana W'eh
we see il We shan believe IL. lut THIS IL a'uc
from The merits of the measure, which are many
Certain IL Is that bill ought to be passed aoo
tshrc the present trustees and substituting small
commission for them FJr my part. think it would
be far better to amend TIL, Oil as to provide two
pppointed trustee, for New York well as for Brook
lyn-or better STILL one for each cty-tlan TO nave
no bill at all passed. Brooklyn would be willing
to surrender is fights for tine sane oi the common
good At all events there is no question tha' d
board Of twenty trustees whereby the responsibility
Is 50 dist buted to be virtually reduced u ~eio'
Is an anachronsm and an absurdy.
some members of the 23d Regiment do not take
the same view Of the proposal 10 Increase Inc appIo
priation for building their new armory that was eX
pressed in this column last Sunday SAID one OF 'heh
Yesterday: We deny that there is any extravaganza
in This matter The 23d as the leading regiment
of BROOKLYN, is entitled to consideration ana 10 d
handsome armOry. The amount appropriated 10Y oui
new building is inadequate and an Increased appro
pratiOn is absolutely needed. And so lar as 'i'e
members of the regiment concerned, we are con
fdent that the money will be honestly expended and
that the armOry when completed viii be worth every
cent that is put into ii. That. am assured IS inc
case with all the armOres that have recently been
lullt in New York; ard one Of them tina; have IN
mind cost 100000 and is none too good. An aTioIs
IS costly building. II doesn't all show from 'le
outside. Think Of the company rooms, ETC. ana Vi
the immense drill-hal which has to be DUH eAPen
svey in order that the floor space may be clear Oh
sunnorts of any kind ! am only talking about the
I'D now and have nothing at all to say as TO inc
armorv of any other regiment The public ought 10
annreca,e the National Guard and TO d. the lhH
thing by the organizations that compose H. vi t'o
otber hand an intelligent gentleman. who has special
familiarity with National Guard affairs, cApreSseu
himself thus on the question Two "I"oiIcS "iD
now under construction in Brooklyn and a third VIII
,Don be under way. The people make no ODJecu'h
to the expenditure of large sums OF money Tor thesc
huldincs but they do not want TO see cXtTaNaeahce
Or jobbery. Now, in the case OF the ia hesiio'''
among whose members there are many men OF "e"I'n'
What reason is there why they shOnid not emp J"
they desire q more expensive building than the one
now planned. The members OF the ''h hesi"''"'
proctic;Iv built their own armOry, and own IL 80
,l,t lac q
other regiment that IS unable Or unwilling to 90 ''c
same thing Then Troop \, in New YORK, Only ihis
week made a proposition to the ArinorN boHu W
contribute $4,000 toward new quarters WHICH, VI
course the members wish 10 make very hahuso"c
There are only two or three more than 100 members
in that orcanzatiOn and it seems 10 me thdt the ooo
or 1000 men il The 23d might well consider
doi,r something Of this Kid. The BIOOkNn
srrno,ies will cost large sum as they are mo"
MANNED and arranged fOr and the men VINO are 10 10
mo immediate benefit of then-sOHc oI INC H4eA ~
eaet-could well afford no 90 Into their own pockets
in order TO pay for Injuries that might be dspchHcu
with believe in liberal treatment OF the Na'lohdi
Guard. but the line must be drawn somewhere
Persons who have not visited the Mayors Office
recently will be surprised going there now to see
Row handsome the rooms have been made through the
renovation which they have undergone The wood
work OF the outer Office has been done in oak ana all
The furniturc Is Of that wood. The Mayor DIE anu
handsome desk OF the finest qunrteled oak, with pigeon
holes etc. arranged in tie most convenient Manner
Is Standing invitation to work, and a. 1t Is no" pi"ed
show, no desire on Mr. BOody's part 10 shut himself
M, from The public with whom he doubtless desires
10 maintain the most cordial relations. The walls
OF this room been decorated simply, but IN most
plea sing and rstiI coors in harmony with the OAK
furniture The big arm-chairs all Of oak, with
light leather upholstery, and are perhaps 100 comfort
abe-that is they will tempt the Mayors visitors
10 remain too long The carpet also harmonizcs well
with the woodwork and furniture. The inner Office
is finished In mahogany effects. and huge mahogany
desk occupies the Of the room The work here
Is not vet completed. Secretary Phillips, who has a
desk only one degree less high and capaclous than
that OF the Mayor himself, is much pleased with the
result Of the work that has been going He says
that the office has not been rcfurnished and rehtcd
in eight wears and he thinks that the furniture now