New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30

The surface car companies in New-York and
Brooklyn are using open cars much too freely
in the "shivery" days and nights with which
unkind and uncertain April has been recently
affecting this part Of the country. pneumonia
and pleursy. bronchitis and tuberculosis. con-
gestion and chills infest the open cars IN Aprii
cxcept at times when August anticipates her
place in the calendar. as she did earlier IN this
capricious and whimsical season. The Health
Departments on each side OF the East River
should lay heavy hands upon the open cars
One OF the early duties Of the Board OF Educa-
ton under the School Reform bill which has JUST
become law by the signature OF Governor Nor
ton will be the division OF the city Into districts'
for each OF which the Mayor Will appoint hve IN
spectors The number OF these districts must be
not less than fifteen, but the Board can make as
many more as In It's judgment the welfare OF the
city demands the districts being as nearly equal
In population as may be- With the inspectors TO
serve as visitors to the schools and to act gen.
orally in an advisory capacity. 1t Is easy to see
that the argument OF those who opposed the aoo-
utlon OF the trustees on the ground that these
officials brought the schools close TO the people
falls to the ground. The inspectors will perform
all the useful functions OF the trustees. but VIII
have no power to do serious harm.
BUYERS of rare old violins must read the re-
ports Of the celebrated case now In progress
with a varied assortment Of emotions. 1t ap-
pears from them that such thing as a fiddle
with genuine pretensons Is unknown They are
all something different from what they pretend
TO be- and different experts pronounce different
judgments on all Of them. And the poor pubic
reads and is bewldered. Nothing clear arises
out of the confusion except that most important
fddles are periodically stolen, and when exam
ined turn into other ones not so important. set
ting courts Of Jurisdiction by the ears, and I'M
settling the minds OF dealers Those who nap
pen to possess examples Of the sweet old Amat'
the divine Stradivarius or the tremulous ana
penetrating Guarnierl. should take good care
that their instruments do not get into court
and come under the professional examination OF
the specialists. According TO the presidents es-
tabshed by the present case, they would emerge
from that ordeal without a shred OF authenticity
appertanng 70 them mere commonplace nddles.
Just 1T to pour their wall against the midnight
concert OF cats on the garden fence, or cry the
inarticulate longings OF the athletic and endur-
ing beginner accursed OF men, Those who have
fine old Cremonas which they have bought OF
dealers without guile and paid good price for
might do worse than to lock them up In a safe
deposit company. away from the peril Of larceny
and equally sequestered from the attention Of
the specialists.
Any one who can set forth succlnctly and con-
vincingly Just what the State has gained by
electing fifty Senators instead Of thirty-two.
and $50 Asssmblymen instead Of 1928. may now
have the privilege Of the floor.
When the Greater New-York bill was tammed
ha iaIa fira hof he
acme of the illogical had been reached in the pro-
vision that consolidation should take effect at
certain time In the future. while the terms and
conditions were to be arranged subsequently.
Equally illogical and absurd. II not more 50. Is
the proposal that the Lexow subcommittee shall
continue In existence as a sort Of annex to the
Greater New-York Commission So far as can be
seen. the duties Of the committee and the Com
mission will be Identical to all intents and pur-
poses. In fact. 1t would simplify things II Gov
Morton should include Lexow and his COL
leagues In the Commission that he is to select.
There Is prospect Of n strike among the en-
ployes of the Ice trust and Of course the men at
the head OF the combination will have another
good excuse for raising the price Of Ice They
could even afford to pay their men to strike in
a small way just to keep themselves right before
There IL certainly something queer about the
many mistakes that made in the printing Of
bills before the Legislature. One or two mis-
takes might be set down accidental but when
1t comes TO half dozen or more a strong suspi-
cion Is aroused that the thing does not occur OF
itself. Whether the committee appointed by the
Assembly will be able to find out anything Is a
question. The men responsible for the msprnts
have doubtless covered their tracks WELL and
there is no reason to suppose that they will give
themselves away.
One Of the spokesman for the Manhattan Ele-
waited Railroad Is sure that the people do not
want an underground road DO the people,"
he asks. want to e., through a hole In the
ground when they can travel In the air?" And
then. warming to his subject. he declares
They do not, and they never will" 1t Is easy
enough to dismiss the idea OF underground transit
by sneer about hole In the ground" Such
a sheer would have had some point In the days
when the only conception Of such transit was
based on the underground roads In London
But thai time has passed. Modern Improve