New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
TIMELY TOPICS IN BROOhL1N
crY.Nctss IN STREET NAMES-TO HONOR
GEN. SLOCUM-PUBLlC SChooL iN XIV
psrs-NOrEs HERE AND THERE.

FSTS-NOTES HERE AND THERE
rooL,,, ond Kings County are almost con-
,,ar,,h,a terms Governor Flower having signed the
hills providing for the annexation OF the three ie
naming towns. Owing to the complications "9
in connection with the city ana county uep'' '0
county organization will be kept up TOT TWO yea
70 come. and F1atands will not become warn u
- It,, rn,u January 1896 Brooklyn gains great
deal IN territory but not much in population Inc
yrsat advantage TO the towns Is the wiping OUT u
the petty rings which have governor NJ"
vears-a condition Of things when iaue -,
and McKaneism possible. The addltioh Vi ~
"a ,ho cher towns to Brooklyn will make necessa-
", sors changes in street names. In oroer 10 "'ou
a,t,stor For instance there Is a Vernoh-aNe' 80
Ir,a,bush az we'll as In Brooklyn; 1t Is ptoposeu ~
give the name Of General Slocum 10 'he Nm me-,
There is likewise a Franklin-aVe. IN D'oohiS" ~
one In Flatbush. and the same Is true VI DI'-' 49,
OF and Grant-ave Doubtless there are huiiioe'
~ other Implications. There is Lincoln race III
prookIvn and Lincoln Road In Flatbush' ana LII"
der-st in BROOKLYN and Linden Boulevard IN "h"'
was recently the town. In fact. the whole suu'e.'
Of street names in Greater Brooklyn VIII ha oob3
" carsf,Iv revised: and the work or REVISION ousie
not to be put of for forty years or i 'ifhin The
in the case of WILLIAMSBURG 1t IS OnS 81 streets
20 The Eastern District altered so as no ~
70 duplicats other streets IN Of n Aldermen is nei
GEM enough to take this subject into prompt CON
sov he n allow vell-estabshed streets in the
towns 10 retain their names. provided that tne
streets bearing the same designations !" ''V 0'''
proper are of small importance
The movement TO erect a monument to the mem
orv of General Slocum has been begun pe'iIneS anu
IN spirit which promises success. CertalniS Ne"
eral Slocum is worthy of such an honor Inc reso-
buttons adopted at the meeting held in Plymouth
church last Sunday night call on the municipal gov
eminent to erect such monument. Ihey were o.
fered by General Tracy and originated with f'i'hi"
Post G. A. r.. Of which General S!ocu;n was LOT
twenty years a member. Naturally they were
adopted without opposition; 1t would nave Oeeh "u-
gracious in a gathering OF that sort for any one 10
propose another method. Mayor schieren apparently
gave his Endorsement 10 the resolutlohs' put !"
speaking Of the matter day or two later ne eN-
pressed himself in favor Of raising the be ala
monument by popular suDscTpt,om alc.,pH9 SbonS
not commit himself TO that pan HreVOUaos sa a dan
ene SS nrecedent might be established 1t would be
the first time that Brooklyn ever eIsiHe M ~ Co.
o. on ernrse and the fact undoubtedly Is that Gen
an SIoc,ms services to the city We're not such as
% warrant the expenditure of considerable sum
from the city treasury in order to provide statue
Tor him AT the time. 1t must De renlthi-
oered tnd Rrnokjvn is slow city and If General
Slocums admirers undertake 10 co.lecu enouf
sona,, ~ NIT a suitable monument, they must De
prepae d 20 do some work and to exercise not
a little patience.
SUPERINTENDENT Maxwell's annual report to the
Board of Education is an able. interesting ana
valuable document. In a calm. but most eilecuNe
he attention
in 1892 and 1898 TO provide sufficient school accommo
a.,,o,s for the increasing demand and states that
the number Of new sittings provided this year VIII
be smaller than In any year since lSS2. MI Max
well simply refers to the city authorities without
naming any names. but there can be no DOUBT as 10
the men whom he places the responsioiiity lor
this state Of things Naturally and properly ne
takes pride in the achievements made during ue
year 1855 which marked two important hdNG ntre
ducton of regular physical training and the estaD-
tha needs of the schools, the Superintendent en-
phasizes the requirement OF more compIste sono h
Tic and professional training on the part OF teach-
ers the wedding out Of inefficient prlncpais. ETC,
reduction in the size OF me very esaabIisbment of
Kindergarten classes. Mr. Maxwell has served
5rsvoisIT he was Assistant Superintendent Dur
ing his administration there have been many marNeI
bs sSyce had bee ne o%d there would BY
time have been many more.
Considering the hard times and the pressing needs
Of the schools in other directions 1t Is unfortunate
that the Board OF Education at its meeting on Tues
day decided to raise the salaries OF some teachers
and office employees. The increase amounts TO S0'o.
which is not large sum in itself but Il Illustrates
the disposition Of certain members of the board 70
spend money needless,y. Most OF the older and
more experienced members opposed the proposed in
creases This action emphasizes the need OF radical
changes in the membership of the board. One-third
sen Of b s naGes w be s d i by S new mem
named by Mayor Schieren. 1t is believed that the
Mayor fully appreciates the importance Of the APP
pointments which he will soon make and that ne
will take pains select persons well qualhed Tor
these responsible offices. Thus far this year there
has been no organized effort to get women aP-
pointed on the board. is Il for the reason that the
women who have been active in such movements
hitherto are TOO much absorbed now in the task
OF getting the word male stricken out OF the Con-
stitution of the State?
The Board Of Aldermen IS uncommonly and un-
necessarily slow in granting permission to the
Brighton Beach Railroad Company to extend It's
road from Atantic-ave. TO Futon-st. The Railroad
Committee appears to have been ready TO report
at last Mondays meeting, but for some reason the
report held back and no action taken. There
is good ground for believing that II this company
had been willing to resort the methods adopted
by some corporations 1t might have secured favor
able action on its application years ago; but its
officers steadfasty and most properly refused to
negotiate" Their attitude has been open fair
and above board all along; They have said: IF
we cannot secure ms PrTege honGraoy we Ger
ct Board of Aldermen are certainly honorable men,
ready and willing to do their duty on all matters
affecting the public Probably the Railroad Com
mittee will report II should. and probably also
the board wifi ultimately take the right action.
Of getting TO Coney island and the Sheepshead Bay
racetrack with ease will be increased.
Speaker Malby, in an interview published in The
Tribune last Monday. had some severe things to say
regarding the Brooklyn Republican delegation in the
Assembly OF course. he did not intend his remarks
to apply to all the Republican members; there are
some worthy exceptions; but it Is notorious fact
that several Of the sent TO the Assembly were
mere accidents having been put In nomination
without the slightest thought that they would be
elected 1t is not surprising. therefore II they fell
somewhat short Of giving entire satisfaction in the
performance OF their duties. AS have said before.
the Republican party in the city should learn les