New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.
POIITICS-MORE TROLLEYS-A NEW SCHCOL
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN DANGER.

bero has been no substantial change in the poli:i-
cal situation during the last week Such chanse
as has taken place is in the direction oil uh''eu
action on the part Of all the enemies Of ring gov
eminent in the city. The appointment oil a co'''-
mIttee representing Republicans and the seVera'
INDEPENDENT Democratic organizations Is
step in the right direction. unnv III
this matter is OF vital importance IL
a successful campaign is to be waged agaihs, ,i'e
forces collected under the banner of Mclaughlin
The citizens who prefer good government " pa''
who are disguised with government under pah-
ket" and have lost all patience with the TINE
scheme of putting up respectable ngureheau WIN
the expectation that he will serve It's purposes "
the best Of his aby-there can be no quesuo'
that these people in the majority. ii 'he' ao'
reasonably and sensibly If they make uhi,eu'
earnest whole oued effort to place high-Inhueu'
conscientious and public spirited man In the Mayor
chair il is certain that they can do IT, IL Is De-
cause the ring has been confronted by oi'i"eu
opposition for the last eight years that IL mas SUI
ceeded in electng its candidates reguaTy ctor U
there is strength and In union there VIII pe Nic.ura'
An Independent Democratic nomination Will ;hns.
" defeat the OF IT'S ssc1eV in the OF
the ring If there had been any excuse ~! ~
0nnlivocn statement of William J. Gaynor that
he is not and will not be a candidate loI naSSu,'
The pa tn of safety the path leading to good govern
ment for Brooklyn, is perfectly plain II IS not CT
tain that Mayor Body will be renomnaIed, p' h I
chances still seem to be in his favor TO cast MN
aside and set up another respectable citizen as the
rings candidate will not improve cnn Would
prove to be another edition of Chapin ana hoous'
As was anticipated in this column week ago.
the State Railroad Commissioners have granted the
sppcation Of the Broadway Railroad Company TOT
nermisson tdtse the trolley on its street car lines
4 number of restrictions are laid down. but on the
important question of speed the commissioners nave
nothing to say except that they may nave so"e
thing to say hereafter. The requirement uat pas
md
only on the side furthest from the other track Is
wise: equally so are the provisions that on open
cars there must be a guard on the size next "e
opposite track and that no passenger sna De a.
Wbcn the lines under the control of this company
in the eastern part of the city equipped WIN h
substantially the whole of brooklyn. A few horse
cars will remain here and there nut uouutsS, :.
only question of time when tney 100 Will o''"p-
pear before the advance of the trolley.
If is very natural that people whose children on
their way TO and from school are coMpeHeu W
cross railway tracks on which trohey cars i"',
should be filed with apprehension lest the boys ana
girls meet with some mlshap. The Correspondence
on the subject which has passed between
the Subway Commissioners. the brooklyn
City Railroad Company ana o,hcerS Vi
the Board Of Education will direct at
tention to the matter in striking way no uouo'
some good may result from the suggestion tha'
school teachers should their scholars regard
ing the dangers which they are liable they ran
to exercise the utmost care when crossing streets
in which these run. 1t is too often me case
that BOYS fond of jumping on ana on OF car H.
thus mourning risks which are especaliy Rrean III
the Of the electric cars AL ene and ali its
employees TO put forth every effort IN thelr power
10 run the GaTs sa'e lime 'd the people viii become
educated up to the point where they VIII learn 10
keep out Of the way Of the trolley cars Dut no one
wants to see too many lives lost in the process
on Wednesday of this week the new building OF
the Froebel Academy In Lafayette-ave, opposite
Tompkns Park. is to be opened ana the iai term
of that school will begin. 1t will be remembered
that for the last two years the academy has been
under the control OF the Pratt Institute; 1t Is now
again under the management OF Board OF Irus-
tees made up of citizens having n direct interest
In the school. and under their direction new build
ing has been erected during the summer. The
capacity Of the school has thus been doubled and
| accommoda tons provided for over 200 children
| The new building has plain exterior. but is sub
| stantial In appearance. The interior IL well in-
| shed ard attractive and II is admirably arranged
for the work which Is to be carried on The school
is designed for children from four to fourteen years
/ of a~e and is conducted in accordance with the
! mos; advanced and rational educational principles
| There are kindergarten. primary and academic de-
from the Froebei are well equipped for entering
the larger and higher schools Of the city and doing
| excellent work In the building special atten-
| ton has been given to the important matters OF
1 heating ventilation and plumbing All the Scnool-
rooms admirably lighted and have "A southern
exposure. and the building Is so placed that Iatse
| playground Is provided. while there Is room Tor
/ further extension the needs and growth OF the
| school demand II. The Froebel Will remain In
charge Of the efficient and accomplished principal.
| Miss Caroline ". Hotchkiss who IL assisted by
corps of thoroughly competent teachers.
| DR.. TalmaRe is fond OF saying and suggesting
things that will attract attention His proposal OF
a grand celebration Of the incoming Of the now cen
tury is one Of these The idea did not originate with
him. however but the wide circulation of his printed
sermons will give II considerable currency. There
had previously been some talk about great worlds
fair on the coast of Long Island as near New-York
and Brooklyn possible, but inasmuch az France
/ was first in the field with plan for such n fair.
and is already making plans for wonderful cee-
America in this direction Still, II is possible that
some modification OF Or. Tslmage's idea might be
worked out in a practical way celebrate In 1900
would really mark the close Of the present century.
for the twentieth Will not begin until one minute
after midnight on December 81, 1850 ana a winter
exposition 10 open on January ] would he particu-
| larry appropriate. Meanwhile the people Of this
vicinity are to enjoy bit Of the present Worlds
Fair. since arrangements have been made for set
ting up the huge Ferris Wheel at Coney Island
after its period Of in Chicago Is over. The
| likeness between the Midway Plaisance and the
West End OF the island makes the transfer OF the
| wheel thither quite the thing.
Two incidents OF public interest are set down for
| this week. One Is the reburial Of the remains OF
| Professor Richard A. Proctor, which have been