New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST On THE
long ISLAND SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER


.,a Fast River removes the last obstacle IN the
~ the company authorized by the Legislature Of $50"
to build two new links 10 connect Long and Man
haitian Islands According to the statements OF the
r,esdent OF the East River Bridge Company. work
anon the proposed structures Will probably begin
within the next sixty days. and II Is said that the
40 bridges are TO be constructed simultaneously.
heretofore the suppositlon has been that the Grand
e, bridge. so called would be erected first. and that
IN. construction OF the other would depend. to some
orient at least upon the success Of the first bridge
mis- is the course that will most probably De
rorsued and the period Of seven wears Is set
dawn as the time likely TO be consumed IN the work.
The estimated cost Of the work Is from twenty-five to
thirty millions OF dollars. One OF the bridges Is to
connect the Eastern District Of Brooklyn with New
York In the neghborhood OF Grand-st; the other Is
IN RIM TO the same point In Ncw.iork from the
vicinity OF Hudson-ave. Not only are they to lave
common terminus tho further side OF the river.
M, there Is to line o! elevated road built In con-
rscton with the bridges. which will bring them Into
co.. relations With the elevated railway system OF
City IT Is pW nd 0s sr as to e c S%
venence Of oil persons travelling between the two
s rdccs can N possibly be completed
prooAlyn has been treated ain eytcnso' by Julian
ralnb the welknown magazine writer. In liar-
MS for April. OF course his article will find
multitude OF readers In the city OF which ne writes
mi IL
iruies will be wholly pleased with the tone OF H.
No one would suspect from pcrusal OF this article
,hsi the writer Of II had been personally idcn'heo
with brooklyn for considerable time. 1t Is 'he
enc, however, that Mr.. Ralph wns resident OF
p, olyn for four or five years, beginning about ten
x,ars ago. and that when he LETT IL he dd NOT re-
tu,n to lis native New-lork. but chose to make his
,o,ns dawn on the Jersey coast. What 'e has TO say
,bon, The city Is readable but the article both In itself
and IA It's Illustrations Is conSpicuouSy naf"q"a'e III
certain respects. one would naturally expect that
IN treating such a subject this pains would be
taken 10 give distant readers some conception OF
t,e things which make the brooklyn OF to-day dill
ferent from the Brooklyn Of say. twenty years ago
The reader Of Iarpcr" In Chicago London for eX-
ample could fail 10 be interested in such fine ana
noteworthy buildings as the new postoihce. the iTatt
Institute and the Boys High school. Neither
O, these Is pictured. although corner In one OF
the rooms Of the Pratt Institute is given. The
Long Island Historical Society also has noble cd
ifcc ana che block away from 1t is the fine build
Ing OF the Franklin Trust Company. These would
certainly BE- quite Interesting rs Il view OF 'he
Heights from the Wall street Ferry, and are much more
worthy OF Illustration than IA street scene In Dutch.
town. In the letter press there Is no mention OF
The new posiofcc. and only bare mention Of Tie
enough. described in some detail
The demand for an Increase In the fees
for liquor licenses is an emlncntly reasoha-
MAYOR and the Excise Commissioners do not sec their
way clear TO placing brooklyn on II level with New
York in this regard. The law permits fee OF S2oo
for Ar>tcnss licenses. bnt in Brooklyn the Zee has
been only 300 good many Ieolr oehe ot ,h ~,
liquor problem. Even $3.50 Is onls moderate
license fee. and 800, or even ESQ is very made
Quatc.
The bills OF expense In connection with The Long
Island Water Company Investigation have been put
iD and amount to something like $4,000 Ths
seems a large sun. but 1t does not appear 'ha'
there has been any needless extravaganza lie
largest bills by far those OF the Two m"sers
employed by the city. ex-Judse Reynolds ana ex-
Supervisor Mcdonald. which are $4,000 eacn' WIS
is liberal payment. but then 1t is modest In com
parison With Mr. De Wits fee OF 10000 'or SER
vices in the county-bond litigation. and almost RI
dcuously small compared with Mr. MeyenDofss
charge @! $4,000 in that same matter. Inc cN-
penscs OF the commissioners small. for they re-
ccived only &C a day for their services Inc sum
total OF these expenses must be considered with
reference to tho results attained. The commission
reported In Of paying nearly 100000 less 'hah
Mayor Chaplin ready 70 pay for the water COM
panys rights and property. II Is true t"at 'hc rc'
port has not yet been confirmed and II 1t Is there
will doubtless be further counsel fees In supporting
tho commissioners award appeal. Sull. II Is SHY
10 saw that it would have been cheaper for the city
II the Chaplin bargain lad gone through mere Is
principle Involved and Il Is worth 9th; several ever collars nn
as they learned two years ago.
smoke last week OF the small audiences which have
listened 10 the notable series OF addresses gwen ny
College presidents before the Brooklyn Institute
understand that these addresses have become The
nro,crv NJ The Instine and no doubt at future
,,nc they will he printed. In book form they Will
perhaps attract the attention which 'hcy 'a'ieo ~
receive when delivered. President Low J Deli te
had not appeared before q Erooklyn audience from
The time that he delivered the address at the I'M
Institute week ago last Wednesday
Some OF the people Of the Twelfth Ward 90 not
.npcor 10 be satisfied with the plans made for pro
viding q small park In that part OF the CITY, anu
they waited o the Mayor q day or TWO ago anu
entered IA plea for change. II was on account :"
bis success IN securing park for RED HOOK Una.
Alderman Michael J. Cofey so fusomcly euiogHco
by his associates not long ago. They declared ana
entered II upon the record. that he was worthy TO
be comp,red Wit! :he emperor who found Rome brck
ard ieit it marble. In view OF the dissatisfaction
withdraw the euiosy for amendment!
The question OF sinking the surface railroad TRACKS
In Ailan,ic.a ave Is causing cnd OF trouble. IL "
conplicat question. Conference aiter coh'"'
ence has been held. with no satisfactory result 0"
Account OF The conflicting interests involved. Inc
Lcng Island Railroad CompaDys right TO use the ave
nue. Is dependent solely It's lease from 'he 'a"'
Avenue s,rlace) Company. and the latter refuses TO
Iuy cent toward the sinking OF the trachs' 10
bring the matter 10 a head bill has been prepared
iortiddinc the use OF the suriac" OF tie ave
pue AFTER the 1st OF October What the effect
this Will be remains to be seen. That The s'ea"
road should either elevate depress lis tracks Is 100
plain 10 REQUIRE argument. IL was by a TICK that
seum was restored Auantica ave. fifteen years ago
after being once driven away. and the results nave
been satisfactory to unless II Dc the Atiahtic
Avenue Railroad Company. which receives a peic"h'-
ace on every fare collected this part OF the Long
Island Railroad system.
Whom Dr Cuvler resigned from the pastoratc OF