New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS Or.
CHANCES AT TOPICS OF THE DAY IN li''
CITY OF CHURCHES.

IA. pP l., ,h very similar 10 the day
on which the opening took place III ,,S ~ "''
Brooklyn made holiday ana 'ne ~ -
centre of interest hundreds oi '''"'n' ', :" P'
OF bad and inefficient manaeelI'n'' ',' , i,,
rn , n necessity BROOKLYN and has con
trbuted largely 10 the wa in I.io hid been oiic
N VINO, Msn"r Tbr ferry companies which feared
liza, their dividends woua ", J for hoh i%"n and
ha' idro and the effect OF the Bridge upon them
proved only a temporary MATTER
,,.~ NJ valuable lessons have been taught by
a., oxnericncc OF the cities with the Bridge" one IS
,ha, single enterprise Of this kind is sufficient NO
,,o,aI citizen wOuld now propose that the Giles
roud engage again in the work Of building and run
,,c a bridge other bridges the East River are
g., cor,empla tion hut they will all be built by private
Genital Before the second decade of the present
bridge comes round II Is altogether probable that two,
or rerhaps three other bridges will connect Manhattan
with Long Island Another lesson is that Board OF
Trustees Of twenty members Is entirely too large ior
,rectico nsc II took almost ten years to accomplish
y reduction in the Bridge Board but in this matter
there will DO no steps backward The ul oapaolli's
~ i've Bridge have been reached hut II has been
The nvarafc rule that with every step In The drcc
lion OF improving the carrying facilities 1t has been
more and used. The lesson OF this experience
is TO plain for sagaclous officials to overlook It,
The result Of the effort to plans for the
museum building of the Brooklyn Institute cannot but
be regarded with satisfaction 10y all the people OF
BROOKLYN. The competition conducted IN the
fairest manner and absolutely impartial OASIS
The plan selected chosen because II was The best
no, because ii was known to have been submitted by
one of the bestknown firms in the country Ii Is a
great satisfaction, nevertheless. that Mckm. Mead a.
White are 10 he the architects OF the museum. A
building that will he pleasing to the eye ana con-
sicuous ornament 10 the city Is assured ~ the same
manner for the to which it i 10 be pu'; As Is
generally known. the building Is TO he erected 10y NE
Of hrtif
control Of the Brooklyn Institute Of Arts ana sciences.
Tic proposed structure win be erected III Nuch way
that willie complete in itself. IL may serve as part
or wing of a much larger building when the institute
hopes 10 roar in The future on The commalGlhg ste
Set apart Tor IL near the Mount lTOspec' hcs'N'Ai'
Is there any reason under the sun-or moon-why
the Bridge car, are provided with more adequate
lights AT night The truth is, they seem to grow
DINNER from month to month and from year 20 year
Compared with the elevated roads they show falling
of OF 90 80 per cent. Compared with regular raii-
way cars that lighted with Sas-wcll there Is no
comparison at all the latter are simply "out OF
sight" Can anybody suggest reason why these cars
should not be provided with gas Al present reading
on the Bridge cars in the evening can only be done
with great strain upon the eyes. Inc cars are
pervaded by modified dmn".N winch enables thr pas
feet, but hardly II j. said In explanation INA.
II the lamps are turned up high there is danger that
The wind sweeping through the will blow them
out. II that l. an argument worth colsuorihe luI-
nhss dos reaS sS om r MANY a of pn railroads
Dr. Talmage brought things 10 a head by his threat
to resign unless the floating debt oil the Iaoerace
was provided for by last Sunday. How crcdtabie his
course in the matter was everybody Is at liberty to
determine for himself. 1t appears that the creditors
we're forced 20 accept the terms offered through eai
that II he should resign they might get even less
The truth Is that large and costly bnldlhs was
erected on the strength of Dr. Talmase's reputation.
Without him there would have been no thought OF
cotno fash "A neiglbOTlOOd
ave. or of pilinc up such vast indebtedness, Then
when the harden became 50 great mat IL was eA'
ceedingly embarrassing he announced his intention
OF resignng. In doing this he either was or was not
pei the creditors to accept the small percentage cl
Their Just due proifcred them. II he was sincere ne
S;camnnt In %h,cn it had put Itself on his account
end for no other reason. There may be good deal
SisS oninons Win dircl There is only one honora
bic thing for the Tabernacle and It's pastor 10 90 pow
OF the claims Of the creditors IN full 10 The Last nny
Rejoicing over the lifting OF The heating Indebtedness
A. premature at present.
The first Observance Of Anniversary Day on a Friday
with success. IN spite of weather that Threatened
10 prove stormy. The reason for the change
from "wednesday was principally 10 give the sunday
school children opportunity 70 recover Oh the sue
ceehnC holiday from atigues Of their afternoons
marching experience having shown that on The Thurs
day ser Anniversary Day in previous wears the bows
ard girls quite unfit for their school duties Inc
change was suggested | believe. by DR.. Truman j.
pacbis There was talk about holding the an
niversary exercises on saturday, but this. 1t was
feared would Interfere with The Of the sunday
schools on The following day Al all events fnaay
O, last week proved fairly good day for the
purpose i Is no, known whrr "a any Hav Of The
week: II 30. they would have felt more lusIhea ID
their fears "H was ' Tritny C"mmcndcd l,scf to the
Judgment Of an and will no doubt b" The regular Ahmi
c,ar 70 IL I,rooHlvn Why should ii be observed
IN all parts of the city on the same DAY
The collision between two trolley cars at the June
,,on Of Washington and Concord SIS. brought home
most forcly TO the mines OF many people the danger
i.iseparabe from the Few motive power "n'h WIN
soon be In such extensive or course IL may oe
i'd that the trolley not primarily re- posie io'
this accident. True. but everybody KNOWS 'ha' '"o
horsncars had been approaching that point and The
switch Lad been Improperly turned there womb ha''
been no serious trouble In consequence II Is per
fccty oviOiS that proper care should Do 'an t, ~
guard The switch In question but n"'umE o. ,,a~ +,
aupcars 10 have been done as yet Mayor I,ov"N -
uuders,o he considering The question o! ' ~,
most desirable and necessary hing to do. There have
been entirely too many accidents from hSh sP''u
already.
The Tagging around Tie City Hall is in state oil
chaos consequent upon the work of making '"'' III"
provemcn,s there which will BE- welcome, II 'h'N ".
well done. lhey contemplate th'
grassy spaces and trees for Of the stretches oi
flag stone In the little open space at this central point
IN the city. There people In Brooklyn VINO ca"
remember when there both grass and trees III
tie CITY Hall Park. Int they must think back fourteen
or fifteen years. n | not mistaken. Ihch 'hc
practical march Of Improvement" began. Inc ~,
were cut down and ia" grass torn mp 10y the roofs hI
q stone pavement WIS extended over inc greater pan
~ the urea II is hot In and drcarN al all
tirnVs. Whatever change, may be made VIII bc T..
ceved with approval 10y those who have occasion 10
mass Frequently through this section OF Brooklyn.
Another change worth noting Is going on In Wash
incfons, near Concord, where the sidewalk Is being
transferred underneath tho Bridge structure, as Oh
,wo or three block, 10 The southwark OF this point
tie roadway being considerably wdened in conse
mcnce. In this part Of Westinghouse. there Is an
spproximnton 10 the covered sidewalk celebrated lE
Edwnrd Beamv For u considerable distance, AT All
ey.nts pedcstrnns travel without being exposed
IN the elements In stormy weather
NJ nut,li In Rron