New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
WHAT BROOKLYN TALhS OF.
MEN AND THINGS on THE LONG ISLAND
SIDE OF THE EAST RIVER

SIDE OF TIE EAST RIVER.
Tho roorIo % proo,Ivn owe thanks In large meas
IRE to the earnest patriotic and public spirited ell
forts which General \. G. Barnes Is putting lo' VI
in ORDER If possible. to the Bridge piazza 'hht
is to bc) from invasion by numerous rallroau
tracks elevated and surface, and thus 10 proN"e
dlgnhcd and appropriate approach 10 the Dine
structure and station at the BROOKLYN emu. me
plan which General Barnes has worked out ana
published I'm THE Eagle" is attractive by reason
of It's SIMPLICITY and because il will accomplish the
end In view in Il satisfactory and pleasing Hnahre'
The adoption Of IT depends in large measure "Po"
the elevated railroads. and especially on the Brook
| lyn Company. This company has been shre"u anu
far-sghtcd enough 10 steal march ulom iS h ~ ~,
and to sieze the most important approaicheS ~
the new Bridge station; General i,irn"H uo, is
propose that II snail De askTl 10 ,ia, ~ sbaU
privileges outright. but he suggests ti.at ~ sI'.
Use other streets in coming into and leaving the
Bridge. His plan practically places ,he t"o ~
Bridge while it leaves the plaza free ana ufon-
struc,ed. The plan is practical one. nm anu "a"
is to be hoped that the people of BROOKLYN VII, let
their opinions the subject be known uniniSuah ,
ably The elevated railroad company which Is most
concerned hardly be- expected TO yi'l any si''s
already in its grasp without strong pressure l.
brought to bear upon H.
Brooklynites ought to feel more than ordinary
interest in a ceremony which is to take place IN
Edinbursh Scotland. tomorrow, because more than
the unwilling OF "A monument to Scottish-Americah
soldiers Of our civil War. which has been erected
through the lberality Of number OF American
citizens. The idea originated in a conversation De-
tween Wallace Bruce. our Consul At Edinburgh ana
Henry r. Heath. Of Washington-avc, when TOOK
place at Mr. Heath's summer home in the Thou
sand Islands last fall \ committee to take ehars"
of the raising Of funds appointed, consisting
Of Mcssrs Heath and Bruce and Francis H. VII
son formerly the president OF the Union League
club Of Brooklyn. The sum Of 500 was s,curH ,
and a week ago last Wednesday Mr. Heath the
chairman OF IN" committee. sailed for Europe IN
order to attend the unwilling Of the monument.
tortation company of Ncw-York. and has made
his home in this city for many years tie Is an
a v.arm interest in th, welfare OF the city. He is
a trustee Of the Froebcl Academy. and Is partcu-
in the history Of that admirable school BESIDES
spending considerable time at their summer none
have visited the Worlds Fair this summer and
extended their trip as far west as Colorado
Although FIatbish. the most beautiful suburb
Of brooklyn lies right at its door. and Will no
doubt in a few years form OF the wards OF
tho city II is yet without the advantages OF free
postal delivery. Many Of the residents are de-
srous Of having this improvement introduced.
Postmaster sullivan thinks well Of the idea, ana so
does CONGRESSMAN Hendrix who was formerly the
postmaster Of Brooklyn. Mr. Sullivan's ideas is
that the best way would be TO make Flatoush
a regular branch station Of the Brooklyn post
Office. The village condition survives In Flatbush
To such an extent that the houses are not yet
numbered. MIR. sullivan Is quoted as saying re-
Gently that the town authorities ought TO attehd
TO this without delay. as To be In readiness Tor
free delivery At present the people of Flatbush
have occasion t. state where they live with partcu-
larity only when they give orders FOR the de.
livery Of goods from IN" dryg2oHs s1ofns; 81 tb.
cXprrssIncn. The usual method - 10 Hdlhc .nc
street ana 10 say how far your house is from the
interesting .Npcrl, nee in this matter Says he:
Il have lived in my house for four years ana our
ihcr down the street. Let me explain the para
dox. At first mine was the third house from me tne
corner and I'm having any thing sent home from
downtown / would give my name ana say SmI,n.
ave. third house from John-st, Flatbush. but
houses built between me and the corner; so Tor , a
while mine was me i"ur,h nous h .,nth 81 voi
see it is possible To move at irregular intervals
while all the time staying at the same place.
The recent lowering Of the tracks OF the elevated
railroad in Myrtlc-ave on the Fort Greene hill was
AN cnrinccring feat Of more than common interest
The grade for "A considerable distance here, after
passing Navy-st.. was heavy and the cost oil
running trains was largely increased in conse-
nucnce II was determined not long ago to lower
the tracks and reduce the gradient and the work
vns successfully accomplished without interfering
with the running OF "A single train. Ii Is SAID to
hive been the first undertaking of the KIND even
ACCOMPLISHED The old elevated structure In PARK
ave one block north of Myrtle. has been taken
down that part Of the route of the brooklyn 'oHi-
pany having been abandoned. The material mas
been taken to East New York and used I'm the eX-
tension OF the road 10 the eastward M ,eal!,i,
down Of this part OF the elevated structure recalls
the difficulties attending the first attempt TO III
troducc elevated road IN Bro9kyn Inc t hou,e
selected crcuitous one, SIDE streets p,inb
usad i'm the main. account OF the pfcNaillhb
opposition the part of the public Ground w n5
first broken i'm IcXngton-ave.. near kcn-aNt.' anu
the people turned out in force to stop the INVASION
AS they deemed it. The police were called on to
maintain order and there great excitement
for some time. All this was in the days ol ibrun
and before the organization OF the present brooh-
Ign Elevated Railroad Company.
There is n source OF evil in connection with the
,ublic schools which attracts little attention. but
which ought properly To come under the scrutiny
of the public authorities 1t Is the so-called con-
fectionerv which Is sold to children attending the
schools sometimes in shops near by or when theSe
children are the prin patrons, and often from
pIshcarts which are allowed To stand on the sue
walks i'm front of the school buildings. II not "c-
tuay within the precincts Of the schools the'"-
selves Ii needs no demonstration to convince any
intelligent person that this stuff Is harntui' IT II
cheap and no doubt fun of impurities ana auu'-
terants. And yet it is bought by hundreds OF poys
and girls every day of the school year apparently
with the consent of the school authorities fe'aiS
no control can be exercised the shops In when
This vile candy is sold but surely the Board of Educa-
ton has the right. and should feel under ooisa
ton forbid the sale Of such materlal III VI No.
the schoolhOuses. At the same time WIS To- -
will prohibit their children from liuulSiniI ouab,
freshments' of this character. Especially ouSht
this be done when the possibility OF spienhh vi
cholera Is remote. There ~ no hIIoM,,e o',nrad
the owners Of these carts carry tner ! n.nos ~
wares FOR tho night or what baeful Influences the
sweets may be subject TO neiore 81 children's