New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
LONG ISLAND.
NOTES FROM TOWNS IN QUEENS AND
SUFFOLK COUNTIES.

LONG ISLAND CITY AND FLUSHING.
Since little Edward Bradley has been adopted by
Mavor Patrick Jerome Gleason. Of Long Island
City he has had the freedom OF the Mayors once
at No 1l2 Front-st. None could dispute with MIN
his claim to possession. and he has been INSIDE tne
rail and around the safe more than any OF the
trusted lieutenants Of the Mayor. Edward, or as
he Is now known Patrick Jerome Gleason, )r'' yes
terday morning was running about the once ana
saw the door of the safe open. Mayor Gleason was
busy at his desk and did not pay any attention 10
his young namesake. The little felow pegah "
run his hands through the papers ana puiieo OUT
private and official documents and scattered the"
about the foor As Mayor Gleason heard the noise
made by the falling papers. he turned around ana
saw the boy with his little arms piled high with
bonds and other valuable papers. Mayor Hieasoh
hurriedly picked up his newly adopted son. put
him on his desk and after ordering one OF HIS
clerks take the papers proceeded to chastise MS
namesake. The Mayor told him that ne had one t OF
the first traits OF Long Island City POLITICIAN Dus
he did not want him to begin by & ,an1ns vbn ,ohs had
without first asking for them Ihe rHed Patrck
Jerome, Jr. to his nurse, and the niue ie'o" was
taken out for walk.
Mayor Gleason yesterday went TO Brookiym onar anu
presented TO Father Sylvester Malone, the Vehst-
able pastor handsome gold watcn IN non9. ss made
In the Amphion Theatre.
Unless there is change in the CONDITION OF a,a
there Is likely to be clash vsr the ue question Of
building bridge or repairing the oiu & one T. e
Flushing Creek Strong's causeway since IL as
thought that the matter was settled, ne" coInpu-
cations have come up over the announcement py me
Flushing people that they will not contribute 10 the
cost OF repairs and the equally positive ASSERTION
on the part OF the Newtown people that they VIII
contribute no more TO the cost OF new pridge
than their share Of the bill for repairs would amount
to. The Town Clerk OF Flushing. Thorlas Catrol;; ;
says that the Flushing Board means TO go ahead
and build an iron structure and make Newtowh
pay her share OF the cost. while the Town Cierk OF
Newtown. George W. Morton, says that at a meet
ing OF the Town Board on "Wednesday evening IL
was decided TO go ahead with the repairs IN ac-
cordance with contract awarded last FEBRUARY.
This contract not carried out OWING 10 "a rear
on the part OF the contractor that Flushing would
not pay her share OF the BILL having had nothing 10
do with the awarding OF the contract The nght is
over a smlll drawbrdge with a span or nfty or
sixty feet and A width OF about fifteen feet. AT a
Joint meeting OF the Boards OF Highway Commis-
soners OF Newtown and Flushing held on Wednes-
day. disposition to make immediate repairs 70 the
bridge at Strong's causeway was manifested ~
was decided advertise for bids 10 repair the old
bridge. About dozen OF Newtowns largest tax
payers including John Backus, Abram Lott DAVID
Sprlngstein and H. y. Squires, petitionec the Board
TO make arrangements TO erect a new Dridge.
A proposition by Village Trustee Connor. Of Flush
ing 10 have the OF Flushing watered by con-
tract hereafter meets with much favor by the
taxpayers Flushing has many miles OF macadam-
lied streets which need careful looking after and II
Is thought that money can be saved by adopting
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