New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
1uAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
,,usrs OF MEN AND THINGS IN THE
1'' METROPOLIS OF LONG ISLAND.

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I''. On the subject OF Bridge reorganization Ill MS
seH ,,s wear eingularly enough the luea en-
r>s'e' .ho vrCarv bill Is almost the same rs mat
pleu hv The MAYOR In his first message year
ue then proposed board OF seven ""9'''9' u"
u" =, the Mayors and Controllers OF lhe '"o ''''''
Haas' " o,,er persons two TO be appointed by the
40 prooklyn and by the Mayor OF Ncw-l DIRK.
NeV oIa civ, Brooklyn controlling voice III the
I'n monaremen, which would seem to be- no more
has. Going that She paid twothirds Of the cost
rsh ,,oure The new bill, however, Ignores this
NV -, hv provding for two trustees 70 be hand
P"'h uayor, leaves the control equally DIVIDED
:, No, the least likelihood that the NcW-lorh
lN'. would ever consent TO any measure tha' uiu
,,,u,e the Bridge management equally pe'"'ch
n0' w. dne, and few will be inclined 10 quaffel
The wv ,eourc OF the bill. The need OF Bridge re-
WIN a,,on Is great has been great for years, ana Is
o'sa''l les. The McCarty bill Is probably as good
mol sV as can be passed and II IS sincerely to be
M. W. ,1s, # may be passed as soon as possible
r,h,,s,s decision as regards the height Of
~ ,,ayos seems TO BE- fairly satisfactory TO all
Inc "" The Board of Engineers who considered
oO' ,,on decided that Il height OF loo 1eet
no necessary In spite OF the fact that the present
49,, q only l|5 feet above high-watcr marx III the
-, ~ the river. II would seem no more IMAM
-.,lo 10 adopt the standard already established as
"n,nc in reference 70 all future bridges subsan-
hSS Is
w. Wy. cr., bridge to be built. THE one from Broadway
" Wv .o,,hhorho,d of Grand-st, New-lOrk. he de-
.,,, the height must hc lao feet, hut the s'cohd
w. q, the East River Bridge Company. when VIII
100 from the same point In Newlork TO 'he "cS'oil.
~. a, tho Navy Yard need not be higher thah loo
49,, The reason for slightly greater heigh' lor NV
.. ,s,o + that the current Is swift and treachcrou,
md Corear's Hook, that vessels are hheiE 10 o'
$500 some distance from the middle of the river ana
he
-. ., us highest point The change Will cause no
,er,ar, alteration in the bridge plans already maue'
no,oas an increase Of fifteen feet would nave lhaue
r,os, serious changes necessary No" uld' 'iiS i''
. let II is in order for the company to furnish 'si
~, Evidence al an early day that it means piShcss
Tho Consolidation bin, the purpose of which Is TO
L., ,ho noonle Of the various communities which IL
osd n consolidate the opportunity OF expressing
=. ,ho ros their views the subject, has been hed
,s for some reason although 1T would seem mat the
Consolidation Commission would be eager 10 press IL ior
go In the mean time David Dudley Field has pub
us,sd in The Eagle" n strong argument In FAVOR OF
oIng the consolidated city Manhattan instead OF New
yo,s and ne cites in support Of his contention extracts
,n, tho writings of Irving and Cooper, both OF whom
= ,,o, Manhattan is the most desirable name IN
i, ~ the strong arguments that may be put forth Tor
q change. the probabilities are small that one VIII W
made New.Yo'k may not be good hanle-aI icdS'
Il n M, the best in the wOrd-but 1t has become eS'
,ahushed and in point of fact the confusion arising
from the identity of the name Of the city ana that Vi
,he state * not so great as some people imagine
A, nrcseni however, the question OF chahee aplhes
or,r n the citizens Of NcwYork City, ana those oi
poonvn and adjacent towns have no occasion 10 'eA
their souls about H.
Only two of the Brooklyn CIT, Railroad INES are
ecnnad with the trolley yet, and already the TACT
,ha, tho cars are painted precisely alike ana are us
,,,cp,shahle only BY means Of small signs placed Oh
the hoods leads to much confusion ana cohpinh''
The Aldermen have passed resolution requiring '"e
company TO place signs on the sides oil the cars as'
vao vii, be an improvement, OF course but why shoWu
the method of distinguishing horse-ears by painting
them OF different colors be retained when the troeS
&c furoducedl This Is what the people are used TO-
and they dislike change In such matter. IL may
BE- little convenient for the company 10 paint
all its cars In the STYLE but that Is not eo,-
yincjng reason for radical departure from an es'ap
hshed custom.
The city has been almost on the verge OF CRISIS
bv reason of short water supply, but the trouble now
seams IN no about ended. The immediate cause Oh Che
,roube was break In the new extension TO ROCKVILLE
centre This proved TO be serious than was al
&C., sunnosed and at one time in the course OF the
week every gallon pumped into the SstrlDuin4
reservoir in the course of twenty-four hours was
drawn ont in the same time. Inc eAue"e ooiu vas
hrsv responsible for this, rs many people Keep "uc'
running all the time in cold weather TO prevent INC
pipes from freezing up. Large quahiueS are ''"
wasted The most significant disclosure IN reference
., tho d,srsg,rd shown by the Board OF Aldermen IN
Increasing the pumping facilities and extending 'he
xa,er works was the statement OF "The Citizen on
Wednesday This paper is the organ OF bosS
Mclaughlin and the Brooklyn ring generally IL s'a'eo
that the Board Of Aldermen had finally ben spnrcu 10
take action "by aroused public opiDlo'' ana inc III
Prevention OF ex- Register Hugh Mclaughlin ana aso
that nrevous TO its recent action the members OF the
Water and Drainage Committee received an inuiha'oh
from Mr.. Mclaughlin that they would be held respoh
sible for any further delay the matter. This Is
authoritative inside information. II states Openly
what has been commonly believed all along What ~
the people Of Brooklyn think OF this positive STATE
ment on the highest authority
The committee OF the Insurance Tariff Association
Gid not mlnce words in It's communication 10 mayor
Body regarding the ineficiency Of the Fire Depart
ment Every citizen Of Brooklyn ought to read 'hiS
letter with care Its suggestions concerning Com
missioner Ennis and Chief Nevins especially worthy
Of attention. As matter OF fact the reapl"'h'Hei'
Of Ennis was almost public scandal, lot lie hau
been shown to be incompetent, II not worse, uurihg
the Chaplin administration. and was only retained DS
Chaplin under political pressure. Nevlnss character Is
well known The truth is that the Fire Department.
far as Its higher officials are concerned Is honey
combed with politics" Of the worst description Inc
fremcn, as a rule. are caEabe. Woodworking men. VINO
do good work in emergencies; but The apparatus
Of the department seems TO be insumclent ana the
great delays that calling the engines 10 hreN
proves that something is in the system OF IRE
alarms. Nevins is doubtless beyond the reach vi
the Mayor. but Ennis is not. and II Mr. boooy WISHES
70 convince the people OF his serious purpose 10 s"o
the city good service In this department. he VIII re
move the Commissioner forthwith and put In his place
man Of tried executive ability and one In "hoh
everybody will have full confidence.
The extended hearing In reference To the Lo''s
Island Water supply COmpanys plant and lis purchase
os the city has come TO end. The first session "'>
held on October s. II will BE- remembered tHa' INV
legislature last year authorized the appointment Oh
Commission L.. 10 lourt 10 anprnlse l.Ic