New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
FINELY TOPICS IN BROOKLYN
THE TOWN ELEcrloNs--WAR On THE
EY-OBsERVATIONS
uEpE AND THERE
HERE md THERE.

.eeded in keeping free from the clutches OF the
% Far years tho opponents Of these rings have
r. en- coved by the influence of the bosses that
" .,,o in the way of serious opposition has been
,,or. hui II is evident now that the reform spirit
~ ,oken hold even of these towns. The ring
NS,,da,es for Supervisor and other offices haV"
va defeated ''hc victory in New-Itrecht was
y suaeninc than in Gravescnd, but II Viii serve
,.o,efsn, has received its deathblow. 1T all
Mchan'' %ov that the solf-respectinS citizens of
eNsne towns have demonstrated their ability TO
lnsose their own rulers, the! may De less eager 10Y
CnOVse 10 Rrooklvn than when AZ the mercy
eM'hn bosses: but this is their natural and lneVl-
table dest6 ,6 Cravcsendels appealing to the courts
thoatsoItect them against Colonel Bacon whose only
paiffor il was but little time ago that the courts
.o ,rore viewed with utter contempt in the 1aih"lcA
yer which Mckane ruled with high hahd'
ro movement to restrict the speed of the trolley
= in Brooklyn to six miles hour is clearly
-. &, the public interest. The bill before the Legs
..,re il aimed directly at Brooklyn, thongh IL IS
.,,us question whether Brooklyn can be ciasseu
10, cities OF less than 100000 Inhabitants Judg
a., bv the growth Of the city between 1889 ana 1881
n. casv 10 believe that the population. which was
=. no IN 1890 is now fairly beyond the million point
No., that is only side issue. The main question Is
" - the speed Of the trolleys. There Is no DOUBT
o.. wben electricity frs; came into use, last year
Ia cars were run recklessN in many cases anu
:, times AT inordinate rates of speed. But no one
san,s recently. has been small. The motormen have
- accustomed 10 work which was at first en-
r,lv novel and the are run with much greater
.-s Al the crossings Of other railroads the rule
~ is that cars must be brought TO a stop. or
,rac,cally 50; the motorman cannot go on until = ne ne
re,ejyel a signal from the conductor sun
nn-e important. perhaps. the peope are se'uhg
Sncaed to the difference between horse-cars anu
euu.as - and the necessity OF great care IN
sossnr car tracks has been impressed by parents
oR afaf
~. ,snd 10 promote safety. The movement for a
law 10 reduce the speed Of these cars 10 SIX mieS
% 90" bonr IN Ioubtedy originated with the elevated
sna5s which have suffered severely In consequence
Q, he change Of motive power on tne surface lines
sraily a. not favor IL. In many parts OF the cry
speed of more Than SIX rf mSn srd keen sharp
PoEont Al street crossings and when meeting other
cars " ian, ~ ,h iavf'me as there are too many
cars 10 make reasonably RAPID progress possible
The pening bill ought noi TO become law
rbe-a have been reorganization movements in
,,,s Democracy Of Brooklyn in the past. but never
,a so frll Of promise as that which was set going
ocessfuv a. the convention held in the Academy
-, Music on Tuesday evening This is the outcome
,f q pan formed Immediately after the election in
November and the work has been in the hands Of
!. Committee Of one Hundred. who have thus far
achieved a remarkable degree of success. The men
engaged in IT have devoted time and money to get
sing the movement fairly started. and have good
reason N be satisfied with their achievement The
organization Of The Democratic Party IN Kings
County" is a severe blow 10 the ring, Whlch mas
as vet scarcely recovered its wind after the Knock
down il received last fan. The new movement
means business II is based on the election district
as a unt-the same plan as that adopted IN the re,
organization Of the Republican party last year II
81 is well managed, it will be power In behalf OF
good government in the city. But Is there not dan
ger that 1t will suffer the fate of the Jeffersonian
Democracy which established to fight the ring
n number Of years ago, but In no long time became
Fully allied with the ring again?
The contract under which the streets OF the city
hre cleaned will expire until April l. 1896 50 IT
Is evident that the Schieren administration cannot
Se held responsible in any strict sense for the con-
dltion Of the streets during the coming two years.
The present Commissioner Of City Works nherits
che contract from his predecessor. and is virtually
Sowerless unless the terms of the contract are
violated. The arrangement is by no means an ideal
pne. Under II there is street-cleaning between
December and April l. and. Of course. when spring
comes the streets are in "A horrible condition. Es-
Seclaly is this the case when. the winds Of March
are getting in their work II street-cleanlnS az
rartment shoul he stablished this contract would
mot be affected. and large Improvement can De
Cooked for while Mr. Schieren Is in office. Com
missioner White thinks that the apprCprlatlon VIII
enable every street 20 be cleaned at least once a
fortnight while some can be cleaned every week,
.svseni,cs ~ s'7 ,ST ,l az Curse the con.
Tractor should be- held the strctest Performance
bf his work At all events he will not fare so well
As II Democratic administration were in control
Eleven Of the eighteen Assembly districts in Kings
County are now represented by Republicans The
iRepublcans succeeded in carrying nine Of them AT
fhe last election in spite OF the gerrymanier which
she Democrats supposed gave them cinch on hf-
yeen or sixteen few weeks ago James Graham
was unseated in the XVIth District, and William H.
Friday put in MS pace This district includes
Grayescnd. NOw William Hughes has been unseaiei
in the With District. 10 make room FOR the rightly
Eecied candidates stillmln F Kreeland The WIN
lDsuict comprises lne NihlH war, .mltr i..t
districts Of the Seventh Ward and fourteen election
districts Of the Eleventh Ward The evidence was
conclusive In the minds OF the Conmlitee on lr1ni @
leges and Elections that gross frauds were com.
claim to the seat II is unfortunate that the iinaI
Decision allowed to wait until 50 late date
th the session.
The public mind has been seriously agitatei for
the last two or three weeks over the outbreak or
smallpox. and there has been good deai OF con-
Germ in reference to vaccination especially among
she children attending the public schco.s the
most alarming thing developed has been the fact
that conductor on the DeKalb-ave. car-line was
going about his duties after having broker out with
NE disease. exposing perhaps hundTeas ol pe' %
The number OF Vaccina lions In the last month mus
nave been enormous In the opinion OF clesr-heaueu
pnyscans however there Il no occasion lot ai
pver smallpox. There Is little more OF me nalady
tnan usual but the actual number or cases ~ NeIy
tna en- compared with The population OF me ci or, ana m
us power % prevent its spread
The exhibition OF the architectural department OF
tne Brooklyn Institute is properly attracting much
attention. IL Is given In the Art Association Bu.d-
Ing. and is free the public. Cata ogues are also
supplied TO all comers The first impression one gets
on entering the hall is that II has been considerably
enlarged its dimensions seem to have grown py
reason OF the display upon the walls even more
thsn when pictures are hung there. Nolilns az
tracts more attention OF course. than the plans Tor
the museum Of the Institute which occupy a con
splcuous place. The arranging OF the exnlbtiohh
iell upon the Rev. William H. lngersOl. secretary
W tne Committee on Exhibition.
Reference was made last week TO the impotence
manifested ty the Secretary Of the Navy over the
oeiay Of the city in paying for the Navy YARD anus
which Brooklyn has agreed to purchase at cost OF
N1s0D Tomorrow Corporation Counsel MELON
ed will visit Secretary Herber, with tho purpose OF
appcasing his wrath and arranging for the payment