New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
WAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
.op,cs OF THE HOUR ON THE LONG
,c1, AND SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER.

time Mayor NT'PH u''Ni'o'" '''
,.,0rvn Board of Aldermen rs ih.oihsen'' p'o
p.sssye and patriotic" NO a''enp. !" 81, n.ss
20 eoual FIAT eulogium as relating to the poarV
even ,1c q, MS individual members, has ever since
Is se until last week, when the Aldermen outdh
W. o,ves I'm heapng compliments upon 'h'ir pres'
Ncbool j. Cofey, Of the Twelf,h "aro' WHO
cen tron, his Office with tie certainty OF bche
- oean for the ensuing year. IN ''e Hts!
ek' 49, racocnze Corcy's "ennent services ana
re rocord their appreciation Of the digm'y' ac''
pe" s,ppe.s and impariiay" OF the person IN
NELL after which they summarize LIS entn"
que'", o brief space and eloquently affirm tiat
ear'' rAost boast may we'll be tia, he is, ana
us has BEEN the aggressive Champion ol inc
avn furthermore he public Is informed through
io"n d,um rat Cofey's Immediate constituents are
'Asa 10 MIN as by hooks Of STEEL Now WHAT
prs 20 hsndsomcr? After such display OF "tahy'
COZ" .urprl.ing That the Aldermen ordered this
,s,op Of their feeling toward the Hon. Mr.
e.s o 20 be cncrosscd at cost not eNcecohg S-o''
OoA'' norcrs will Of course pay tl!e DILL tut ROW
I~ ,he,n will be Hoodwinked into believing that
na' Is thus in his own proper person the sum oil
S vlrtuesl The fact Is that IN Board oi
III or of the most doubtful character ae mas al
Au ,.en on. of the very worst specimens Oh u"
ways no. il, Iisci, above the lowest level OF the
%1 oucan To require the public TO pay S-'o'
war; 60 much Us - so for the purpose OF sound
@s rr,,scs i one Of those petty outraSes wanch
ns ,ar ~, freouc,t occurrence. II ever there was
~ awas,e- of tie public money here Is an I'm
ppsive Illustration "i It,
c,o-vsors and the County Auditor are 10 be
i ,,,o court to account for their excessive eX-
p'e s,,. IN connection with the Columbus pay
Y..,,,on A suit having been brought TO recover
w sc 600 paid for stands on that DAY, whch "re
-" ~, o. have cost no more than Sl,ooo. Meah'ihie
san, noody undertakes TO Justify the extra'asahce
- go Aldermen in connection with this same ahhr'
VI !. .orpo, bc said that he makes out good case.
M. man who comes out OF this business with 'ehurc
Al, * supcrvisor-aLarge Knkei. lie Ve'ocd ''e
...pt bills passed by the Supervisors. and so
y. ~. hos, ~ prevent the contamination OF inc
sma % loot TIE public treasury. IL MT. boouN
Ia sone the same thing, or had refused 10 sish 'ne
an,s when they were presented 10 hini' nc "oul'
.,.na IN A much better light before thc Puohe IFS
81, onolorcs for the extravaganza which he hade
w, ,hs slightest effort TO check Will not pear eA'
animation.
r,. psnnblicans Of Brooklyn will be inadequateH
.~ssnted in the Legislature this year In each House
iep'''e am naro . single member. senator Asphalt
v va denended on to do his full duty In Dehali OF
nro.vus interest In the Assembly there VIII be Only
ono ReyIhscan Herbert G. Taylor OF the N'ai DlS.lc'
Although in the gerrymander last summer TWO Vi '0
eighteen Assembly Districts were LETT hepuoio""' oio
~ these the XvIth WAS foolishiy thrown away ny
f.a rnDn
AsnipsI will undoubtedly justify his sooriquet OF
srshtnr Joe" al the coming session. AT all events,
,,,tea, schemes TO the disadvantage Of Brooklyn Will
not he likely TO &c; through without having the bright
mpDght Of publicity turned upon them uhnihcinhsN'
One OF Mr. Asp.nalrs objects Will be 70 secure the
massage of q bill permitting the people OF Brooklyn
to express their opinions at the polls on the question
whether or not they desire consolidation with New
York.
The advance made in the rates OF insurance Tor
Brooklyn property, with the exception of dwellings,
will lead to thorough OVERLAPPING q the Fire De
partment and Its questioned efficiency. This Is
eminently desirable it Is unQuestl nably true that
there Is too much politics In the Fite Department.
The rcappointmcnt OF Commissioner E2nls BY Mayor
Body year ago the cause Of general surprise,
for OF all the heads Of departments selected and
retained by Mayor Chaplin. Ennis had proved himself
the least efficient Grave charges had been made
against him on the ground that he had used the
members OF the Fire Department for his own personal
interests, and his defence against them was only
satisfactory to those who wished TO believe In his
innocence. Besides Ennis. there Is a strong belief
that Chief Nevins Is too much Interested In politics
and IN business closely connected with politics 10
perform his duties with satisfaction At the
tine 1t is conceded that he Is a capable man.
The Department is not supplied with water towers
and other devices for fighting fires In tall buildings.
Moreover. Brooklyn has fire insurance patrol snch
q Is maintained In New-YOrk by the insurance COM
panles. general and thorough reform In the Fire
Department is urgently demanded.
The Bridge authorities waited until The cold weather
had got fairly under way before adopting the plan Of
rnning cars late at night which gave much salts
faction last winter. by this arrangement two cars
are kept Standing Mt each terminus and passengers
may the and take seats soon they reach
the station. instead OF waiting on the cold platforms,
exposed 10 penetrating winds and running risks OF
severe colds and worse The incoming train Is kft
behind for the trip, and the cars already occ'-
pied are attached 10 the engine and pushed aero, rhe
river. As this Improvement was Introduced d,lisnS
the presidency Of Mr.. Wagstan. II Is far 20 give him
tie credit for ~ ard IL was feared a Attic time ago
that account OF IL, origin President Howell was
not i.cl.aed 10 consider IL good thing. The event
has not justified this apprehension But what reason
was there for waiting until Christmas before adopting
~ Indeed, II would not Dc bad idea H. keep 1t up
TIE year round.
The Board OF Education is cesrous OF MAILING an
exhibit Of the work done in the Brooklyn schools a,
tA Worlds Fair In Chicago. Colonel John \. Culyer
Is the chairman OF the committee having the matter In
charge. lie sent to the Aldermen at the last meet
Ing communication asking for a moderate apprcpra-
ton IN order 10 carry out this design. His letter IL
. strong argument regarding the Advantages OF Such
On exhibit. The Board o. Education has no money
which can be used for this purpose, and the modest
sum Of ~ 900 Is asked for. The best Interests OF the
nty clearly demand that Il should be granted. The
letter 10 the Aldermen well says "Anong the IN
ducements any community may offer TO those seeking
permanent homes and abiding-Ilaccs, none may tahe
higher rank than those OF ample and substantial
school facilities at the public expense Regard for
Brookyn should Impcl the city officials to provide the
money required to enable the work OF It's sch OILS u be
SHOWN along with that done In other cities OF the
country. II 1t Is equal superior 1t will be mat
ter Of general pride: inferior, II VIII spur the cduca
aonii authorities to greater efforts In the future.