New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17
SOME OF BROOkLYNS NEEDS.
PLENTY OF WAYS ~ WHICH TO SfENp
TIE CITYS MONEY.
WATER. SEWERS. sCHoOLHousEs. FAVENfNI7
PARKS. BRIDGES AND OTHER THiN'S
IN pEMANp-wHfcH SHOULD BE
SUPPLIED ITRST7

SUPPLIED IIRsTT
In connection with tho prospect for consolidation
IN the near future IL may be OF Interest I" 'ohA'''
tho mood. q, BROOKLYN Certain It is that II it re-
mains a separate city there Will be no lack oil chah
nels through which 1t may readily dispose ~ any
eurnus MONEYS which may accumulate Ia It's treas
urv and II the union with Ncw-fork IS I'rlee'eu
the demands upon the joint treasury on "tD'"'' Va
what is now Brooklyn are not hkeE I" lie SINAI
prominent Brooklyn official was talking about this
tho o,her dov and evidently without pr'medtauon
ran over what suggested themselves TO ms m'hd
a. tho most pressing needs OF Brooklyn The hst
az given here. does not puIport to be compete Dut
doubtless IL does cover the principal Items item
he not IA word OF too limited scope to Apply 10 the
things enumerated
Everybody doubtless Will agree thaeN,c matter Oh
most vital Importance IL the water supply IN point
ne wafer obj aimed Brooklyn is doing very well nov"
and the energetic work OF the cry WORKS Depart
ment last yehr has assured an abundant supply Vi
excellent water for some time 10 come II Is Pues-
ton however whether Long Island VIII he aOIe 10
furnish all the water needed by the mlilon ana
inward Of people at It's western end for an ihdei-
ini,a perod but hardly "A question OF Immediate
pressing interest. Commissioner White has caused
injuries on this head to be made ana fuli ana m
erestinC statement from the engineer OF MS uePar
mont NAV be looked for by and by. Better facili-
Ties for the distribution OF water throughout IN"
civ are sadly nceled-that is. larger and more
ad,o,ate mains Many OF the mains have been
IN us. fo- thirty or forty years. and are much 100
, small for the demands now made on then anu
re sides their original capacity has beeh uiInh-
ished by corrosion. 1t Is known that IN the cases
or several recent fires sufficient water could not be
procurod because the mains could not iuIhsh H.
Closely apicd with the water question Is the sewer
question Sewer construction now under way VIII
supply part Of Brookiyns need in this respect
but further large expenditures VIII be required III
the rcxt few years.
After water and sewage pressing need OF the city
is more schoolhouses. This is TO lie net bY the IS
sue OF bonds but in n city growing rapidly as
Brooklyn is it is necessary to anticipate the future
constantly in order to keep abreast or the hcedS
OF the present. Just now the supply Is far below
the demand and thousands OF children are kept out
OF the schools IN which room should be provided
for them
Nobody can deny that Brooklyn is sadly in need
| cf better pavements when 1t is rem nbered that
there are In the city 272 miles OF cobbestone pave
inents and only l34 miles OF other pavemens. in
| Guiding Is miles OF asphalt. Even last year nearly
| Z miles OF cobblestone pavement were laid Under
the present administration II has passed out or the
cobb.estonc era never II is to be hoped to return
| TO It, But years must elapse and large sums be
expended before BroOklyns pavements VIII begin
| TO approach the ideal condition
Need No. :. additional parks All may not agree
with the order in which the needs of brooklyn are
| set forth but there will he no dispute that adj
vantage shop!d be taken Of the present opportunity
to secure new park sites in the territory recently
annexed to the city. This work Is already we'll In
! hand and BY the unwilling aid OF the Democratic
| Ring a law Is in existence which authorizes the
securing Of park lands by the issue OF county bonds
| That law will undoubtedly be availed OF In the
present year and the will not be direct charge
upon the people present though. OF course, they
| will have foot the bill in the end
Then too. there is pressing need OF additional
| bridges to connect Brooklyn and New-York What
.at.. l.. hia F.rL fc ~
ter for future consideration; but there Brooklyn
lies who believe that after consolidation takes place