New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
LATE SPRING TOPICS ON TIE LONG ISLAND
SIDE OF TIE EAST RIVER.

Something OF stir has been caused by the Mayors
appointment Of Frederick II. Leo as one OF INC
subway Commissioners under law passed by tie
last legislature The appointment OF Professor
George W. Plymp'on generally expected he having
served in this capacity before and having. through DIS
professions training and position, especial fitness ior
the Office. The other place. 1t was confidently oe'
cved would 60 to Democrat In good ana feeu''',
standing and at least one active party worHer lid"
been looking toward it with the most greedy cSe9'
Mr. Lees sole title TO distinction seems 10 DC VIC
fact that, president of the Young mems De"o'''.
Club. he once suppressed letter from mayor ho"'''
which was not precisely complimentary 10 "oVe'nor
iii. This caused a division in the chio' ana WI
Lee and David \. Body, among Others went o"'
The MAYOR seems TO have had kindly feeling ior us
former associate and hc has certainly nccoroc" I"
Mr. Lee what may not inappropflatcH DC "'
distinguished consideration" This Is the most II"
dependent appointment that the Mayor mas '''"o'
lie will doubtless be exceedingly cautious about e's
Ills personal feelings sway him In such matter again.
Civic spirit has never been conspicuous IN hroohN"
No doubt the people OF Brooklyn love the Guy Va .
homes but the circumstance that thousands VI '"e'"
spend large share OF their waking hours In New iorh
produces a certain divided feeling. ana IT, ho uo''
calculated to disturb that sense OF loyalty VINO" 10
felt by residents OF smaller cities that are hot o'c'
Swallowed by near ncighbors Hence shch s"' Us
that which Samuel Il. Duryea has Just h'a"c 10 n
lvn causes general surprise well AS grauhoauo"
II would be well for the city II II had iho'e pun,
spirited citizens Of the type Of Mr. Duryea' TIC mas
displayed his regard for the cy's welfare an" MS
interest In the proposed drive from lay h'ubo ~
Fort Hamilton by agreeing. as soon as the ar"e"'.
laid ont to transfer 10 the city eight acres oi "u
adjacent to the shore road for which he pad e'o'o'
This will furnish the beginning for PARK '"c,e
Mr. Dnryea is an enthusiast on the suplcot VI Wv
proposed driveway, and asserts that " new 'o" T
not in Its Riverside Drive and Park, anything to com
pare with the natural beauty Of the Narto"s anu '"o
possibilities within easy grasp
The Second avc Job Is fairly on lis feet INC me-"
behind it took IA tack last wintcr and inS'ean VI
seeding legislation directly authorizing the extension
Of tbi, avenue through the waters OF Gowahus BAY
they secured the passage OF bill empowering inc
Aldermen TO take the initiative IN the matter su'h
a measure, Of course. appealed TO ule s'rohs 'ee"u
for home rule which Governor Flower ieelS ~ o'"cs
and he promptly signed IT, on Monday inc hiuc''n'"
adopted preliminary resolutions declaring 'hc'r w
tcnton TO open the street in question Is 'cpor"'
that one Of the Adermen's committees VIII giVc
hearing ON the subject II may safely he said mat
any such hearing will be the mcrest mater OF iorn''
There Is plenty Of politics In this Job and 1t Is bouhd
10 60 through.
said n good word recently for supervisor Large
Kinkel and his concern for the public WEEK.-MRS. "s
manifested In his vctocs OF costly schemes Ill 'o"
ncctIon with the county farm. Mr. hlhhei i's' WIZ"
acain showed that be was the lookout Tor thc
discovery Of abuses In public institutions DS un
expcccdly dropping into the county buildings at flaN
hush and seeing things they when no Inspection
&c looked for That is very wise course Usually
official visits are heralded In advance carein Prcp'
uons are made and when the ohoials arrive c'e''
thing Is In spick- and span order NO ABUSES 'a' w
discovered in that way Mr.. Kinkei's new method Is
10 be heartily commended
Apropos of my remark last week reeaiu'ns "','.
for East River bridges correspondent sueso,'' '
tle new bridge between Broadway and "rah"S| oo
co1ed the Williamsburg Bridge That dos not
iu,press me as good name for seversi fcs"'S'
one +, that il Is long and uncuphonous' hno'"'I
that Williamsburg has no existence and has not hhd
any save rs "A neghbOrhOOd name, Tor almost ioIS
years IL Is curious by the way, tiat sue" e'Hb"''
nations are st extant regarding WillnnsDurs' ''oo
ally the number Of Brooklynitcs who know JUST "i'
norton Of their city has right to u 'alIeu ~
that name Is comparatively small; ana ou's,oo u
,.oo,,vn tho Ignorance Is dense. When the warner
Institute was burned the other day some "-ior"
napers and some Brooklyn people spoke OF " u
q william birg fire." As matter OF iac'' ti@ ou''"
ing vas situated In the Twcnty-h Ward no par.
~ which was ever included within the boundaries VI
n. old city q Williamsburg. 1t ought to he easy
fr the neople OF Brooklyn. ut least, 10 remember ''
A., wiIl,ausbury or Eastern District, wards are 'hc
rIrecn,h Fourteenth Fifteenth, sixtroht hde'"'n''
f,Idt and Nineteenth; the seventeenth Doing ""''
trnerlv WIS t;rccnpolnt. Hence the name N''''"'
burg II used at ALL cannot properly he appnra 10 any
mart o. Brooklyn except the region nor,h oi FLUSHING
ave and east Of Broadway
To return TO the bridgcnamlns qnesuon' "'"a"
,,r, nrfdrc7 would 10 be sure, serve to dhc"hua"
,he new structure from the present or hrv'N',"
uridce well enough. and would nave 'o''
,or,,no,cv since the coming bridge Will sphngf rom'he
naot - old Williamsburg. At the same tlmc' thco y
u,., a,ph, that better name could be chosen Flu"
,h pr,ollvn polnt Of view &" broadway Bndgc ""u"
-, Good name but I'm New York this would D"
misleading and unacccptabe' IL 'o w"
terminated al Grand t. on IN" New OH sac "''
c,r.e, EriIycs would he a good name. hh"c 7"s'
s,,ve ~ locality would appear TO nave HN'"'"s's
o any other That This Is the case Is SHOWN ny
,he fact that some people now REFER even III r''',
=, ,ho nrescnt bridge a. the "Fnlton street brdse'
uourh AZ rs nearest point II Is boch ulsta'' NUM-
Fnton-st. The new structure Il 10 cN''' ,
80. ., or near broadway In Brooklyn, 10 "a point
- ,,ce hctrecn Delaney and Riylngton SIS III Nc"
>,.b Neither of the two last named streets Is hei"
T., unic,ontv high rcpuc 70 justify adopting u aS II
,o f,r ,,,e bridge Furthermore, the same company
,,ns IN luild another bridge some uaS from pun" "
proohIyu between Bridge and Little SIS. 10 'io sam"
. noint or place between Delaney ana hNins''" 90
Xo good locality name suggests itseh ior '"''' ~
4, lac called the Navy Bridge on account oi i's P'oN
a., 80 ,he NAVY Yard Even II the corporation had
more distinctive name than tie Fast NV. s
,.o,onopv us name could not well be applied 70 bo,i
bridgcs under its control Further SusscSuoh' vi '
suhicct will be received with Interest
AMONG THE CLUBHOUSES.