New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
THE TIME ON THE LONG ISLAND
SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER

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vn'au. omusing and furnishes convincing proc!
s,ruc,ura weakness Of their case IL was
o. '"' ,.om the moment the award OF So'o'ooo was
NOV" -. m. majority Of the commissioners that 'he
nS'e rould stoutly resist Its conhrmauon' ana
eo"p 1or,end that the amount was eh'ireN 100
roulu Tn. allegation that Edward Rowe. ore 81
su'' commissioners, was not qualineo 70 serve LOT
w ,oasor that he Is memper Vi "e no'" -
TIE '. ss. on1ears clearly 10 have been an after
pauea"o" ~, ono word was said against Mr.. Rove
thous" u,a ~ his appointment or during the entire
u "' :. tho commission engaged in It's Work.
TINE " Mr.. Rowe did not sign the majority
hu' and In so far IS 10 be considered Iriend 81
feP,.nv II he had favored the award OF So'o.'
tns ~.ro would appear TO be q little more reason
U" ,,.,,nc TO his acting as member OF the COM
IN op' Az II Is, the objection Is too plainly ex
,.cto 10 have much weight with ANYBODY
p's' '' obstruction OF the charter may show that
s'ne' as one OF these commissioners dsqualihes
DIS n,re from serving further as member OF the
N.Y. rducatton should any one care TO press
boaN w.. INIT 10 is hard to believe that any court
hss ~, the responsibility Of multiplying all this long
VIZ .,,v proceeding on the score OF an objection
Gnu w., as the one now brought forward In IN"
u '..,,., Of the eleventh hour.
-. u,ootlyn men In the Legislature have shown
.',,,n boof In the course OF the week. The prac'
n1 a... Mclaughlin appears to be that that large
o. ~ ond patri0tic political magnate has secured
that the Consolidation bill. called shall not
p.s.d at this session. AS everybody familiar with
" ..-s this Is not o Consolidation bill In the STRICT
.nIrc Of the word since 1t only provides for vote
- ,h nsople Interested the question Of union with
~.,.york Why any politician should object to mat
. 4. acult 10 understand unless there Is good ground
~, The belief that the people want consolidation 1t
1ip nd
,.rchrn down. do not want IT. for If it comes their
nn.ion will 10 q large extent be gone. or. at
49,, ,hsv will fill much smaller place than at pres
I Tho pendng BILL as have before remarked Is en-
,,.v reasonable. and deserves the support OF pom
,hs friends and the opponents OF consolidation III
~. bargain reported from Albany is carried out how
.v,, there Is an end TO the scheme so far as this
s.ss,on Is concerned. More's the pity
r,. proohlvn Tabernacle Is evidently IN tight
,,.c. DIR. Talmage announced last Sunday that 1t
ro,b he necessary to raise $4,000 by April ]. In
or,er 10 meet certain imperative demands OF the Iaber
cseles creditors. In connection with that statement
n. made the highly interesting announcement that W
the forty months since the Sclermerhornst. laoer-
rscle Was burned he has received in salary from his
church only s62s. Assuredly can say that
he has not worked cheaply enough. or That ne mas
mt done his part toward CARRYING the heavy burden
,smmed. His nominal salary is $4,000 year. but
tr over three years he has received only about one
s,nsth Of H. Few men could afford to continue work
n their salaries reduced to that extent. but II
must be remembered that DR.. Tamage lectures
neat deal every year. and receives large sums for
his lectures. There rumors that he may resign
from the Tabernacle. and he admits that he has re-
ceved offers go elsewhere. Is it possible that he
eoatcmplatcs leaving his Brooklyn church In the
lurchi The present costly Tabernacle was built in
fashionable neghborhood the strength Of his repu-
tauon and with the implied at least that
II would be Tamage's Tabernacle and no ones else
Undoubtedly too heavy financial burden was as
sumed and there has been embarrassment from the
beginning A crisis is now ut hand
Congressman Clancy who was reelected last a'i-
tumn, is not likely to he greatly disturbed BY the
stack made by certain well known-it is not too
much to say notorious-advocate OF woman suffrage
upon the validity OF his election. the ground that
she v,s not permitted TO vote in November. certain
school OF woman sufragiss seems TO have taken thls
erarse OF bringing the question OF their rights De-
fore Congress. The election Of none or the local
officials has been attacked this ground for reasons
with which the members Of this school, II 1t can be
so denominatcd are perfectly familiar.
"The Brooklyn Times" is growing venerablo-is.
In fact. approaching It's ifeth year. 1t was forty
eight years old during the last week Its owner and
editor. Bernard Peters. has been connected with II
for twenty five years. Although himself sixty-nvc
be looks ten years younger but at the dinner given
10 him In honor Of his tweniy-fnh anniversary. Il
week ago last night. he confessed 10 feeling old nj
times. One point emphasized at the dinner was the
cordial relations always existing among the members
Of "The Tines stan. Who 1t said. form happy
family There have been wonderful changes and I'm
provemens In the paper during the last twenty years.
In spite Of the fact. as Mr. Peters put 1t, that 1t is
published In suburb OF n suburb" OF the metropolis
tMr. IF the consolidation OF
brooklyn with New.lork. for he fears that the cond
ton OF Brooklyn under consolidation would be like
that Of Williamsburg for many years after 1t was an
nexed to Brooklyn. nearly forty years ago. Even
to this day the Eastern District. 1t is known, Is
scarcely regarded b. many Lrooklynes integral
part Of the city.
Whatever may be done now. or hereafter. regarding
The consolidation OF r0Oklyn and New York there is
growing prospect that before long New Utrecht and
Tatbush will be made wards Of Brooklyn. TIN
people Of both to be convinced that 1t will
be to their advantage TO become allied with the city
They arc. 10 large extent virtual parts OF It already.
and the means OF communication with them
steadily improving. When they annexed they will
become the Twentynnh and Tlitlc Wards Of Brook
Hn. That will leave only two towns outside 81
Brooklyn In the county. and for thclr benefit all tho
machinery Of county government. including AN "x-
tavaeant Board OF supervisors. will hay" 10 be main
tancd II Is highly probable that when Fhibnsh and
New-Ctrecht wiped from The map. F1aianhS and
Gravescnd will soon follow them into verbal Oblivion
The trolley has been at it aealn. In truth. "
hems 10 keep at II pretty steadily. ON one da,
last week two men in widely separated pnr's ~
The city were knocked down by trolley cars ana :"
badly hurt that treatment at a hospital WIS n"c"s.
@ry. Thcn In lower Fullon-st. a trolley wheel went
esiray and made connection with telephone wire
causing cOnfderablc mi ,chcf. The last nishap may
DC attributed TO the total d"pavliy Of inanimai"
tnngs but the others due TO reckless running
o The motor men. II is certain that sharp rS-
ample must he made Of a few Of The men In chaie"
VI uoley cars who get up higher rate II speed
"an Is allowed or else the number tf accidents
VII soon reach appalling extent.
no ono read the detailed hills f'r the Columbian