New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21

Green point Theatre In Meserole ave. near Manhattan
SONS aon: and is managed by william ii. Friday. complete
isl II G ns and WeR cs an S be pu n so
many and such varied USES asa place OF popular
In rrsnming the reference to the annexation oues
lion which Policeman DOOey so quantity vet withal
so truthfuy asserted was now IN everybodys mouth
the views are here presented Of those who support
The project. OF those who oppose it, ana OF one prom
nent man whose opinions would lead you to Infer that
"e lanes S. T. siranahan. vice.presdent Of the Com
mission Of Municipal Consolidation inquiry Is .S~er
Of strength on the affirmative SIDE as everybody
need not say anTNs vol. T"S n his first w,6 reW %at
agerness look forward to the early and ultimate tn
un.ph of this grand scheme" The president OF the
Consolidation League. rs you say; may nave declared
that the mcUber, Of the League have decided TO- sup
port no candidates for the LEGISLATURE thlS fll eX,
ccpt those who favor the submission Of this question
TO Il vote Of the people: bat Of course. hav' ho,nns
say n1 about an island S 1 &Ss sSo& nndr
ana London began with square mile OF territory
and look at them both now In our own county, nh 70
has Philadelphia and Boston. too Is following IN the
"a will and H in S.aq the "H
Known or dreamed Of in The history Of civilization"
Leonard Moody OF the best known real estate
II Brook me a of % to S
Of New York SAID he. will be the making OF n"
expense for tie sake OF being abb" 10 say mat tnev
bou BROOKLYN Vi and hear little about it, while places
Of inferior Size and equipment are ever prrs.n' "
hcrc %o"d be- rs p sT o % in the
stores OF Brooslyn where there Is ony Gns York
would DOR rent ~T sD% now rent factor
onehalf that sum, with better light better air Is
ns no @sG ON ns Wa ae 's s far
Which you may hire 70? 5000 or 800 or year du so% r
less than this. or for the lesser figure ar lsa,t ana
equal conditions being given. no man would hesitate
to reside The BrooklSn papers should not oppose
consolidation for what Is there for them 10 fear ~
o a' p morning S" pap"r 2cre When the union is
the papers which now established on both sac, Of
/ am ana always have been stnn"h Republirpn: but
venture to that II the Republican party is wise
Of which the League Will become sort OF cinHens'
movement TO nominal" men for III" Lc;I,,aturc who
publican party will loyaly support. don't think II
20 ,blc for the Republicans TO win now in local affairs
ment rs result Of the method which hay" 'ug-
cdaon 9Th There G are T large numbers Of Democrats in
BROOKLYN who ar dissatisfied with the way In which
th. city Is at present governed ana wh2 VIII, woilu o De
wiling 10 do Almost anything to help pull us ont Of
| the mIre."
do you fix a lime within which the two cities
The new bridges viii hasten IT. suggested the
| ndoubtedIy.r SAID Mr.. Moody. But II wait
uniil they are built. We shall wait much longer than
| Don't quot. me that subject exclaimed Mayor
Body. when spoken 10.
IT," arr ir Rr'RR c an now lir
do YOU think 1t Will come"
d" am engaged In thinking upon variety oil
| sublect,. but that. Ask ne something new
Aren't you afraid Of the Consoli ia'ion League
Gas who s' opPos SO it Mg" at 'e 'o'' '''''
Il am afraid Of nothing replied the Mayor. IL
Benjamin d. sllliman is one OF Brookyn's best
known citizens His intes"nce Is as bright ms ms
/ yni nd liS n "a ~
forty four instead Of eighty eight old. He Is
courteous ana hospitablc gentleman and In height and
Silliman may D. on many topics what the Pope de-
6 Mr ~ y Se isn G Rrnovp as
IL has always been good enough for him. and be dis
likes the prospect Of change .,o,,, already Or
any possible municipal business or social purpose.
TsS vino g % 70 Dc of the old
lad. who hsd always lived on what was supposed TO
vev sh,yra ina, her house really in North CARO-
Ina A, CRAFTY afflicted her. for 'ae .r aaG aiEa's
dreadful unhealthy state
What !; there in the proposition that seems most
Many things he replied. For example the idea
OF having New. York Aldermen TO rule over US + not
hat puts Ssm on shar Plane than brooklyn
Aldermen. They would have steady and strong
majority in the Common Council. and whenever there
rival local interests about wharves streets: pave
msnt- the hridgc the ferrie, police oihcss licenses
10 New York. Nor Is IL ex,ravagant eulogy TO say
ara not u as rule superior 20 Hose Of Brooklyn
jury duty would be more on"rou' han now on Brook
our i STREE street. cleaner our "dcwap less encumSeed or
pavcmenis smoother than they are p
" lut wouldn't you have lower taxes ~
That IS by means certain said Mr. Silliman:
"thc apparent lower rate in Nrw-lork /, not real.
but results. In my opinion from very "Xtravagant
assessments even more rNiravagant than our
W. should not gain anything socially by tn" CHANGE
The public institutions, the places OF amusement ana
other local attractions would lr no nearer 10 rs
than now There could BE- no Improvement In our
Soda. s,afc. No better. more intellectual educated
aud cultivated society can b. found than that which
Brooklyn affords 50 far as New.iorA her society ana
door. They would be- nearer 10 US, and no more
lions. In a word i see no,hnc material of good
but much OF evil that might result from constellation
81 clair Mckelway editor Of " The Brooklyn kai-
gle said be was Away. glad 10 do ANYTHING he could
for a representative OF The Tribune Mr., McKelway
chair " remember said he about thirty wears
ago wrIun- a story for The Tribune and II was an
check for ?. wa. incosed The check" centlnuei .Nr
McKeway. laughing, 50 was the only Ineligible thing
In that letter
Are you committed to either Side. Mr.. McKeway."
asked thu reporter
Let Inc answer that In th, way said he; The
American people hike simple things. They like such
proposition a.. shall New York Brooklyn he
S la ra SE 9nSIn' staten G s an %" Fiat
lands. Grnyesend. Fatbu>h. Long Island City. Jamacn
Flushing. New York. lOnhers. FOrdhaul. Mount Yer
non. White Plains and Rye BE- consolidated. knew
old farmer In the interior Of the state who said
that all he wanted the land adjoining his own
II each city. without bcIng cOvctOus. will acquire the
nd Joining Its then both the bride and the
bridegroom will have that relative equality Of dover
that should make n proposition Of municipal marriage
alike opportnn" and dec, Tne factor, IN IL. 'as1
should regard Richmond County a. Il natural part of
Rrooklvn. because from Fort Hamilton the wafer
To Stat'n Island l. les, than hall Il mile. Its mixed
village and country conditions also make 1t aldn
- Brooklyn than TO New York The improvements
contemplated In New lork city. too. should be- COM
plctcd at that cIty's expense. In the first place.
To what do you refer >"
Il refer. for example. - the Elan -. widening
with al that It entails the creation Of new parks
dnveways and boulevdrdS the taking and rebuilding
elsewhere Of the city Hail: the proposed munich
pal structure. the provision In the will for the Tdcn
Library trust Of public lands: and above all. the
provision for permanent. comprehensive and AIDE
quatc system Of real rapid transit. Rapid transit IN
Brooklyn meets the public need 10 a large
tent We might walt too. until the new bridges pro
vdcd by law shall have been built ana the further
bridges provided by law between tireenpoint Long
Island City and upper New York.
e" think our city Is committed to the elevated rail
road system. and TO the surface system propelled bv