New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS or.
CHAT ABOUT CURRENT AFFAIRS IN lhE'
METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.
Mayor Body Ia, gained his point 80 far as access
TO the Minutes Of the Grand Jury T. concerned p'
whether he has gained anything else by securing u
dcclslCn from Judge Moore that establishes ne" "'"
vigorous precedent is more THIN ooub''i. IL"
has sought and is seeking for Il "nnucatloh p"'
thus far he has obtained little, II anything. Tor his
trouble or course II Judge Moore had denied inc
application for copy of the Grand jury minutes 'ie
Mayor would be in much better position IMAM Nv
IS and doubt that was his secret nope at 'nc
time he went into court with General Tracy hS Ms
counsel. In that he could hav" amrm'o "i'i'
testimony had been given against him In secret whch
he had not been allowed TO see, and he might nave
made plausible plea about being STABBED IN 'he
dark - and that sort OF thing Now the siu'n,iun -
,hc MAYOR himself may wen be- doubted His :" win.
dcaon' Is as far of as ever Ills further acuon III
co"r" "ter wu Even such legal proceedings
lie may contemplate are begun at once ne Sa,uS,
expect them TO reach II conclusion In time To Denen'
him as Il candidate before the coming City C"nvch'
lion. Mr.. Body is in bad hole. he realizes I'm, me
divrrtlng give small promise Of being successful IL
he bad pursued sreh,Iorwnra rorss ana , m
The Interests of the ring politicians. he would not
now be in the wretccd plight in which he finds him
SELF.
The attempt to make Corporation Counsel jerks
a scapcgOat for the Mayor which "Ihe Eagle mas
entered on with great yigor, viii not avail. Tn
advised but unles, he were the most plabe ana
crcdulous of mcn-uttcrly unfit for his responsible
ofic,-hc could no, have pursued me cour'. nr mas
taken without p"rcclvlng thr 'rr Stat VI n'n,e,ov
In The control of the Dcmocmlic ring rms was
mad" clear when he unl sntn4y r"aPp thn orc,nis
one Of In. heads OF departments ana othcr omoIa.s
whom he found in ofcr. and SUBSEQUENT rv"n.s
have only confirmed 1t. ~! sacrifice tn" Corpor Ss
ton Counsel now will not h'p nm. II" mas "'"'
his record and must stand or fall by II.
Inf L. believed
That Brooklyn will bc able to bear up under the dow
which II ha, thus sustained. How kecnly his fellow
Aldermen feel the affection may BE- Inferred from Tue
resolutions adopted by them last winter, IN whch
they heapcd culogy upon him without r'''ra'"' WI"
now his constituents were .grapplcd to him us py
hooks OF steel" and described In glowing terms o'c
manner in Which he had followed the example VI NV
famous EmIeror who found Rome brick ana lett
marble The yelled auson In the words jns' quote"
n understood 10 IL. 10 CoiYcy'S In securing
mark for Rcd Hook the section of Brooklyn win
which mi, name and fame will ever BE- inlluna'eiS
associated. The resolution were; very P"pS,, ""
Nhilton ut the meeting ol the Aldermen Oh Molu.y'
chen Conry t1ok lcavr Of the board He Is under,
stood br slated for place IN ths srna;c; vi vi
..n ne would never have surrendered his Nld rmalc
office lie is in favor with the ring ana 1t Is ehr
act,ristic Of The way in which the ring does 'Lnss
that months ia advance Of the nomination inc lii,s
4, all settled and of course no preruc' VIII De mnu
81 consulting the people I'm the matter. Corey has
had some experience IN the Assembly rs Mri ns III
he Board Of Aldermen. and doubt he VII be- ahle
10 carry out the wishes Of Boss Mclaughlin III tue
senate IN an acceptable manner
The death Of Edward b. Galley. who for over thirty
voor served rs clerk OF the Board OF supervisor mas
called forth expressions OF profound regret from men
~ all partlcs Mr.. Galley was not n man OF ex'raor-
din,rv ability but he did his work faithfully anu
we'll and 80 marked were his honesty ana ho'h'y
,t I'm smile of all the scandals which hay" occurred
IN connection with county affairs never so much as
~ II fin
girI pals for one who has held place OF rrSponS,
ny In nrooMyn during quar"r Il 'e, ,,,S n,rt
more He was Il Democrat. but TOOK no ncuNr Pr.
in politics. called and was equally ,i''S ,Sr T ,o
Democrats and Republicans II VIII not or h r'' d2ueS
I'm his place with man equally d"v0'cd 10 MS du.'
''d ,oiis,ssed If the same integrity ana strhgi,-
fogwar incs, to speak Of his large iah,'n,'y WIN
matters affecting the county. ana MS ShiiI IN 'I,
statistical work involved Ia making up t'A rolls anu
the like.
The trolley continue, to keep Itself before the
public eye I'm various lmpreS>iN" ways Ihi' i q''"
trrr apart from the accidents OF more OF less N''""'
nature NJ which every week. almost every day, fnr
nlsbc. 4 number The last week supplied one OF tleS'
OF new character when part of the machinery con.
ncctrd with the motor underneath n ear dropped on
uucxpcctcdlv bringing the ear TO sudden stop anu
throwing one Of the passengers. boy 10 'le paw
mont There Is a good deal Of talk about safety oe
vices, one Of those proposed being an arrangement ior
Tripping up any person who happens to b" MT Dy one
~ tb.-e cars, thu, saving him from serious injury
Tho Flcctlical subway commits i)ncr> ar" 'nd'aVorhe
tn do somcthing toward securing safety. but II Is not
fer1In ,' , r' The companl~, insist that they
doing their best to prevent accident, ana thhI III" aver
nt speed Of their Is not than seven miles an
bour although they believe people wish them 10 90
faster. The mos, novel suggestion YET on , C Is
pnnv that the motormcn, and not the company slonn
be- required to pay the fines fer violating ely orr
names i'm the running Of the cars II that suggestion
no added that most OF N" mot lrmen employed Dy ms
company were able to do this: Truly remnrk"n ,
statement 40 one has heretofore suspected that the
moormcn were in affucn circumstances generally. or
were receiving such liberal wages from their en-
ploycrS.
There can be no doubt In view of the statements
ut forth by the elevated railways. that they are
ccinr the competition of the trolley lines severely.
They report a large falling Of in the receipts since
the surface lines that compc, with them DIRECTLY
those in Furon-St.. Gacsavc. and Fifihave-havc
been equipped with the trolley. and In consequence
they are seeking TO have the amount OF taxes winch
they pay 10 the city reduced. lut such proposal
seems to be premature. The trolley lines are Il new
thing and il by follows that they VIII
lac rs much used the year through rs they are at
present. Inionbt. div the open Suiim"" cars are
n,tronlr6 10 n much greater extent than the cl0"'l
cars will be when cooler WEATHER comes. so the
elevated companies ought To walt for time Ill orier
IN d'trrninc lust what effect the electric competition
viii have On them. At any rate. the surface com
panics may now be said to be geiiing 'gaarr Tor
elevated lines put In operation over Their heads
The ncrcaSr In the business Of the surface roads on
account of the now method of propellnc their care
ought result In Ia g'y increased payments bv these
companies TO the city.
It in no way surprising that the residents Of Gates
ave. Madison-st. and other residence streets should
protest vigorously against the granting Of the use of
those th0youghfnr,s TO the Broadway Railway Com
piny for trolley lines. r. be- sure. II the franchises
are perfected. the consents Of the propcryowncrs
must be- obtained before thu work be carried out
unless the courts intervene and appoint comm slon,!s
approval Of the routes shall BE- taken In lieu
Of the consent OF the admitting Owncrs But there Is
good reason to believe that In" WORK Of the Aldermen
on Monday will lie rcconsidc:cd. Mayor Body, at
all events, appears TO think and h" prefers TO gVc
them another chance Instead OF vctolng their action
lie will BE- heartily commended for The position he lnS
taken In affirming that Madi, INST. ANA the uroccup,d