New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
WAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF.

II mao "-D''''N
noaorvipc these streets. and this offer ii renewed
OF w." =. If the sam" tiHIc requesting the Aldermen
Es' w. !, information Of any offer of Il larger sum
~, one be made and o fair chance TO compete
s" ,,e franchise In question For number Of
"' =. ,nyolvcd In the City COmpanNs plan another
rv is seeking To secure ifanchisc-a company
eo 'n nnnarcntly has existence except on paper
w" ,icb has a. yet made no money Onor Whatever
DIV BIN, do the Aldermen mean to do about IT? Judge
W. gave them a hint worth needing In his recent
, rcs,,rclng the Union ST. matter. IN that case
Wv Aldermen granted franchise to political con.
- although rival company made an offer OF
80. n ooo for IT, and Il suit has been brought 10y the
- ON the ground that the action Df the Aldermen
Ia waste of the public property. Unless present
w. fs, there is lloly TO hc ground for another suit
:, ,se same sort In the near future. 1t is ry TO
certain that an omnibus franchise Should BE-
I'D 10 the City Company, nut rs between a
sn.ontol company which makes an offer OF 100000
"a company with only visionary existence which
80 M offer at all. honest men can have hut one
tdce
This week the question of Che confirmation Of thc
or of fhc commission On the Water supply Com
Is property will come before The supreme Court
"a, the company'S lawyers will make vigorous OPP
tito, 70 its confirmation IS certain. OF course the
Foorv VA, previously disappointed ri the small
- of tb, award compared with the magnificent
",,ma,c, put upon The property 10y its own repre-"
,o,ives or compared with the large sum which
MGR Chapin Controller Jackson and Auditor Ruian
,rld have paid for it. The award OF the majority
,ho commission was nearly 500 900 less than The
Cnoru pricc and il I, this award which the counsel
~ .he city will ask the corr, TO affirm. One of III"
in ouesrons which the company will call upon Tie
-, IN consider will be The future potential vain" Of
CO franchise on this point some eiaborat" calcui"-
,,o,s were presented TO the commissioners, III" they
sally decided not 20 tale that matter into con,d"ra-
,on II the company i defeated 1t viii doubtless
carry the case 70 c Court of Appeals. and 50 long
s,nrslo IS IN prospect before final decision Is
reached.
Tho GOOD work OF Governor Flower IN vcicinc lh"
,rccarty lfl was to an extent und"ne few days
49,. N, his approyal Of a brooklyn I'LL cmbodyiHs
a. worst SORT of politics. This the bill auhorn-
In, tho Board of Aldermen to fill vacancies Ill OAe
Ro,rd Of Supervisors. The sole reason Tor IL lay !"
na fac, that vacancy existed In the TwentN-secoho
ward where cv-CoUniy Clerk John Dolnar Is the
nomocrs,ic boss Because there was some opposition
q, him In lie ward he did not care TO have special
election 10 fill the place bat he knew that he
oond dcpcnd mon the Aldermen to give him such "a
nan a. h, wanted Hence the hill. which had moth
inc but petty politics Of an indeienNihle KIM al '"e
root OF H. The Governor seemed at hrst 10 pa'N ~
ho hin on constitutional grounds hut finally decided
IN opproye il and the vacancy was nleu ny W.
Aldermen on Monday with man after Dclniars own
one direction and another bodies no good 10 'h' Guy,
,os, year they were authorized to change warn
boundaries a. their own sweet will. salaries were pre-"
yided for them. and one or two questions III "hl'"
certain potcian are interested were left to the d'r
men, discretion. When and where l. this th'iS 10
stop
The most significant thing about the new morning
naner SJha Chronicle" whose purpose Is TO "oo'h
Cancellation. is hat II does not bear IN" name
nd fIuf /,
ap.ooi,r, xo,r Vorl; This compound Is also
tavo,,,e one I'm the editorial and news columns ana
the newspaper Is urging the cause of umon OF ne
Giles with no little vigor. That II Is not luIV NJ
ferned on some Brooklyn matters IS shown by Us
statement regarding the falling OF the tower III 'no
Smith & Gray building upon The elevated roa" !"
Fu,on.s, las winter which. according TO THIS paper
"lrose nothing down except few steps on the '''ii
way from The station 10 the street Inc u"" -
that when the tower IN question fell II broke down
one OF the girders OF the elevated road ana 'oush
this was replaced promptly as possible" 'or severe"
DAYS IL was necessary TO run trains on one TRACK p'N
his poInt which was the cause Of considerable de-
Law and ANNOYANCE II is not known that the s'r"hs'h
n the elevated roads is In question anywhere. bn'
oo,bing can be gained by asserting that the Kings
conntv structure was able 10 resist the all OF sr"'
mas; Of stone and brick when such was not the CASE
Tho shockingly bad weather on Monday was the
go osor.d for the Rrdge trustees who failed 10
copo together I'm sufficient numbers TO hold Meeuhe
that day. The excuse is not "A good one II Is 10 p'
boped that the members Of the Legislature anu '''
Governor will not fail 10 take due nouoe OF H. anu
81 the fact that the day set Tor the Iegir mummy
mse,nc of the board in February there was 20 quorum
IN attendance If the present trustees Ead been
seeking for strong argument TO present to the Legs
,orr in favor of the pending bill, they could hardly
have found a more impressive one than this iaiIuie
to hold a meeting. IL is only one sample oil inc co"
cuct OF the trustees many OCCASIONS III '' P"'''
Al one time il will be remembered, an attempt was
made 10 reduce the quorum. 50 that less th'h "' "o'
than half Of the trustees could hold meeting Legally
The alsurdiy this proposal was 30 evident lnh'
gained b,tlc headway however. The neglect OF on'N
which has been conspicuous among the henI"c'S Vi
the board rs hitherto constituted leaves no doup' "s "
the wisdom Of the enactment OF the KeorgamIa'ioh
bin
The next line of the City Railroad Company on when
The trolley will be put In operation Is 'Ha' fu"n"e
10 the pleasant suburb OF Flatbush Inc ih'fo""c"o"
OF the trolley here has been blocked Tor some 'e ~
the opposition Of the Park Commissioner 10 he u9 VI
electricity I'm crossing the plaza OF PROSPECT rmh' p'
the courts have decided that ne has not made out
co.. cor.oo,,en,lv the work Will be resumed a.
soon a. nos.le and the trolley set running early
IN tbe spriDc I'm all probability. ii there l. any s
face road In Brooklyn on which the uoilry ouS"t ~
be able 10 give good account oil H>'"' " q" ''''
one since for a considerable distance along the par"
II passes nnoccuyaed territory and there can DE- 10
valid objection to high rate OF speed lEis Is ,ne
arcary and dsagrecahe part OF the journey 10 fa'
bush and the residents Of that village VIII gIholy
welcome "a change I'm motive power "moh "n' '"h''''
them 10 pass over 1t quickly ana easily ~ o'' VIZ
sees tho nysent trolley cars downtown, however can
look forward without msHving TO the time when al
the Bpe, running in Fultonst. will be equipped III 'n's
way. Already the crossing Of the tracks IS rcen"'u
have occurred with these cars and IL can ha'u' '
doubted that the number will be large III '"'"'''
Are the Aldermen the servants OF the people vi '"e
masters? on Friday week some 200 citizens ven
10 the City Hall to appear before the h"iro"u oo"
mitee Of the Common Council, only 10 'h' .""t
Quorun1 of the commttcc was hol Pestn1 an"