New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-24

RObcrtsOn'S bill ought 10 De eH"0'o' ''''' "
\ non-partsan BOARD Of two members Wou'u
give satisfaction to all the people Of the city.
The sooner Commissioners Happen, StTauS
and Clausen 20 out the better. They reVealeu
their inefrciency when they wished to surrender
all connection with the Speedway; they de-
monstrated their unntness in the clearest manner
when they appointed the ridiculous Fenton
labor expert" at a salary Of $1,000 year
Captain Price seems to control tho use Of the
police whitewash brush.
whether or not Signor Crisp can contrVa
TO lessen the gross tax-levy of Italy, he cer-
talnlv should be able to make its burdens rest
more equ!tably upon the various provinces Of
the kingdom The Scllians have good reason
- complain OF the injustice done TO them in
this regard While Piedmont pays only $780,
900 in taxes Of consumption, Sicily, with
slightly fewer inhabitants. pays $22OO0OO; and
while i'm the Bascata only fifteen cents head
are paid In such taxation. and in Umbria thirty
cents i'm Sicily the rate is nearly seventy
cents. For several years Deputies at Rome
have been calling attention - this outrageous
inequality and predicting that It would lead 10
revolution: but the answer given to them has
been that the fault lay with the local self-gov-
eminent Perhaps such is the case. But 50
long AZ there is a general government IL surely
is fitting that it should intervene to correct 50
manifest injustice. Local self-government
that leads to such a condition IS a hopeless
failure. and should be rcform\ altogether
Lord Dunraven wants to come over here again
& do some more yacht-racing. Whether he comes
this year. next year the year after, he will be
welcome. and whenever he comes Americans
will hope TO beat him again.
There isn't even sawdust now in the Demo-
cratic doll.
THE Philadelphia TING" has been one Of the
most enthusiastic pro-Administration anti-Pro-
lection journals In the country. When Mr.
Cleveland was elected with majority Of both
branches Of Congress behind him. X fairly
danced for JOY. and predicted that poltico-
social millennium would soon be ushered in by
the Democratic party BUT it is not talking in
that way now Oh no, Just listen to Il:
The only one conspicuous result OF the present
Congress thus far Is impressive lesson given ID
the American people tina: the Democratic parry IS
UNIT To- govern the Kepuhhc. II has politicians
large and small. but mostly small. while statesman
snip seems % hay" become Il lost ART IN TN coun-
els oi that organization. u IL now NOR" man SIX
months since Congress met. and the single thing
that IL has accomplished 10 the business nec"s-
stiles 81 the country WAS the repeal OF the silver
bill. and that would not have been accomplished
without Republican votes.
This is 81 complete a bit OF contemporary
history that It would be like painting the lily
add anything to II.
The Park Board got scoring yesterday from
Mayor Gilroy WIRE the honorable exception OF
Mr.. Dana. the Park Commissioners seem to have
a capability only for delaying work and for disa-
grecing with everybody else.
Since the ideal pavement is not yet generally
found in Ncw-York streets. 1t may be Of interest
to observe that they getting on particularly
well in Munich with one made of artificial stone
The basic material Is serpentine. crushed or
ground into meal. a fluid. the composition of
which is secret. is added, and the mixture is
pressed into moulds with hydraulic power form
Ing bricks about the size and shape of the granite
blocks used here. These bricks are dark brown
very hard. but curiousy elastic. The blow of a
hammer. If strong enough, will make an impress
sion upon one. but though close to the edge,
will not split splinter it. Attrtion has no
more effect upon this pavement than upon
granite, and when worn smooth 1t is never slip
perry. II Is scarcely more noisy than asphalt.
and yields dust. Indeed, according to the
proud Munichers 1t Is just about perfect.
Whether II would be satisfactory here where
1t would probably be careessly laid and GER
tainly would be torn up for ppe-laying three or
four times year, is a problem.
The McKanes of Monmouth Parl. now realize
what fools they were last summer.
Mr. William c. Whitney has resigned
delegate to the Constitutional Convention The
ex-Sccretary Of the Navy is a shrewd observer
and we venture to think that he isn't a bit sorry
to keep out OF the Democratic whirlpool
The Aqueduct Commissioners have taken a step
In the right direction in abolishng one Office and
making some other changes by which a saving
or nearly $4,000 year Will be effected. There
has been some question heretofore as to the
wisdom OF continuing this commission In Office
now that the work of building the new
Aqueduct has long been completed, but the pre-
vailing feeling has been that the Commission
should remain until the work of constructing the
system Of reservoirs and dams made necessary