New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
TIMELY TOPICS IN BROOKLYN
,,,ruPsEs OF MEN AND THINGS ON THE
LONG ISLAND SIDE OF THE
EAST RIVER.


driveway questions have been brought to
49,, attention OF the people OF Brooklyn In the
w.. 80 Of the week. The more important grows out
Governor Flowers approval of the bill which
%.auv authorizes the construction of drive
80 the Bay Ridge shore. in accordance with the
.ssne formulated by commission appointed by
s,.vor Body of which +. r. Kennedy was the
sa,rman. After this commission had made con-
,snrable progress with the plans for the work. II
So ,ound that without special legislation the
Vs., had no right 10 engage in this enterprise out
80 ~ the city limits SO the matter was dropped
I'll the Legislature could be appealed to. The
u b,ch has lust become a law was introduced
- senator Reynolds. II provides for the con-
s.-,,,ion Of the drive proposed enlarges the COM
,ssion making Il consist Of seven members In
niaod NJ five and makes the Brooklyn Department
parks the Department OF Parks for the entire
Of 1rty This last provision is practically super
eous now that all Of the towns are soon to be-
nmesxstion bills could not have been foreseen at
~ lime the Driveway bin was prepared. The
tHs .nfaces OF such drive obvious, and the
ssN""tSnI shore Of the Narrows especially lends
rself to picturesque and attraetye treatment
rbis parkway Will be uisunct addluoh 10 the al
fractions Of Brooklyn
conference was held at the Mayors Office
o,sssav TO urge upon him the desraoilty Of pro-
.ts,e a continuous asphalt drive from the Heights
-,on 70 Prospect Park Practically such drive
,s,s now taking Clinton and Schermerhorn SITS.
,r.,h,sh-aye and sixth or Seventh-ave, with any
90 ~ several streets leading TO the Park from
.s.sA avenues TWO blocks in Schermerhorn-st
r.re repaved with granite some years ago. how
.-. and since the elevated road was erected In
ryathush-ave between Schermerhorn-st. and Fifth
- considerable section Of the most direct
bo-ouehfare tb the Park is not an attractive place
-. arriving SPIRITED horses Any new route must
~ more circuitous than the old one since Flat
t,shave IS a street having no parallel and forms
s,rec, cross-cu, 10 the Park entrance. There is
49, ola ted Dad will no ed
s,,ber up Flatbush-ave. than Fifth-ave. but for
.ob drive as is proposed Il is desirable TO select
Its like Nevins and Dean or 81. Marks Place.
-, or5er 10 connect Schermerhorn-st with the up
,sr mart Of Flatbush-ave and the well-paVed
.,ss,s in that region leading to the Park. Oddy
enough Flatbush-ave. itself is paved with granite
.hovs Seyenth-ave.. so that all carriages have TO
.-, o0 either through Sixth or Seventh-ave. IN
o-ssr 70 enter the Park Perhaps as satisfactory
route from the Heights to the Park as any o'aSr
would be 10y clinton ana mon N, sTanite Where
'ssnhalt pavements are put down the RUE is 20 as
ssss half he cost on me drns ppposes mainly
erosrerrly The city would have 10 bear All the eA-
psnss.sic WAY Would be to require the people
rto drive 90 bear share OF the COST OF suCn an
mi, NE people Of the Eastern District who we're
rsiie,el from the original cost or ProspeCt idIS'
nave s2s and he Eastern PARKWAY than the people
Of what may be termed old Brookyn thOus{n i dis
,snes and the parkway is a macadamized road
,,avor scberen's visit to Newtown Creek pro-
dues5 AT least two results In the first place ne
saw the necessity Of better means OF communlcd'
,ion between Brooklyn and Long Island City than
The existing bridge at Menhattan-ave, the ara" OF
r,,cb hes 70 be thrown open frequently Ap
,s,sntv II is his opinion that tunnel VIII aHord
,be best solution Of the problem. though he says
that Governor Flowers veto Of the Tunnel DILL re-
Gently passed by the Legislature. was )usuneu'
Then toe from his little trip on the turod waters
Of tie creek he easily saw what foul thhg 1t H.
and how detrimental to the health Of large num-
her Of people The many sewers emptying into the
creek and continually Gepositing foulness there at
trsctei his particular attention. and he made up MS.
MIND that some steps must be taken as soon AZ
possible to do away with this nuisance NOT d i'
tie has been accomplished IN securing rne et
he odoriferous factories which formerly nourlsneu
there but with that the Work OF aensa this pes
tlferous sinkhole To be truly appreeieted New
town creek must be seen; but multitudes or people
living miles away have learned enough q aoout k ts
tnrouga i9e-T n2s,,S 70 T4 ee No uses moderate
language when he terms II a disgrace TO the CITY
The recent cold storm has brought the open-cat
question prominently to the front once more Up
10 last Sunday there was a general impression 'nat
tine surface railroad authorities were displaying
unusually good Judgment u running 'HtS' N"'~
only on days when IL was safe and comfortable to
ride in them But las, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day number Of these cars sent out on several
Of the lines and naturally there were many COM
plants Then came explanation from the CITY
Railroad mpany 20 the effect that i had 10 use
open cars because rs supply Of motors was limited
and because they had 20 De transferred from closed
cars TO open ones in the spring and back again IN
the fall: and while this work Of transfer had been
going Oh gradually the company had no eXpecta'
ton Of return Of cool weahef and SO was a GaG ag2
IS y mutch' 1t is absurd that so wealthy com
motors AID sboulI through its unwise economy.
imperl the lives NJ hundreds Of the people or
Brooklyn. Health Commissioner Griffin undertook,
Two 1~ tfr.l wears ago 20 cOmpe. the companies 10
exercise better Judgment in the use OF open cars.
decision qs retehei Commissionar Emery has
acted wisely IN summorng the presidents o. the
surface railroad companies to confer with MN Oh
iae subject tomorrow
J, Is not hard 20 understand why the people Of a
residence neghborho0i should object to having II
Invaded hy "a schoolhouse. seeing that this would
Inevitably bring with Il crowds OF children and
considerable nosiness. 4 church Is usually cons'u-
cred a. advantage 10 a neighborhood but there are
~, ZEN pope who look on a church as some
'1ing ,ha, they would rather n9t live too near.
Tie Board % Edlcation has purchased the property
Q. he Lutheran church at Clinton and Amiy SIS
Is site for a sehoo.hDuse. l. happens that Mayor
SchieTen is "a trustee 4 this church-a fact which
ne stated 90 he delegation Of citizens who called
On MIN the o,her day protest against the piac-
ns o. pubic schoo. on the corner In question
power IN tae matter it, % course. nil The proper
slinoEW 20 appeal 70 j. the Board Of Education
VIII the business Of which the Mayor has no d.
rect connection ard no right of interference SIN
me protestarts appear 70 have carried tner point
ana the schoolhouse Will probably be placed else
Brooklyn has been honored with the chairman
snip o. Tie Committee Cities in the Constitu-
uona Convention 20 which jesse Johnson has been
appointed The selection is a capital one II Is not
unlikely that the convention will make provision
yg a uniform charter for the cities Of ne slaae;
S1i as BroJkiyns charter Is In many respects an
i1ea. ono. tho appointment Of Mr.. Johnson 70 THIS
"HD0rnn, Place has especial fitness.