New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

Tho Hebrew Benevolent Association OF East New
York is taking steps to relieve cases OF anegeu
desttution prevailing among idle cioakmakeiS a"u
tailors in the Brownsville neighborhood. EVic.'o'
NJ moor families are of daily occurrence. ana there
Is good deal OF sickness
Controller Palmer. who has shown an eXaspera'-
ing procvity for holding up city payrolls Yesterday
refused 10 approve the roll of the civil service Ioi-
mission clerks because 1t contained claims ior extra
hours Of labor for the payment Of which the Con-
troller says there is no legal provision.
CIV Works Commissioner Willis yesterday dis
missed T. F. Fischer superintendent, ana george
d. Staples, engineer, connected Win the ->e"
Utrecht Pumping Station before 1t came INTO pos
session of the city. j. j. Conway, cierk III '"e
pure,u of Water Pates, dismissed ana dlter-
ward appointed superintendent of the New-Utrecht
pumning Station at 81 200 a year. Patrick T. ker-
nan has been relnstatcd fireman at S2o year
ceoree n Williams has been appointed assistant
engineer at the New-Utrecht Pumping station a'
&, 100 = wear. William f. Morgan also assistant
engineer at $1,000 a year. John l'ordoh was us
missed for neglect OF duty. and Adam Buch has oeen
appointed fireman at $500 a year. James H. nancy
assistant engineer at Spring Creek has been trans
ferrcd TO Noun; Prospect salary OF s2oo a year
lanes Weir the florist. put up light puiidins
at Fulton-st and Elm Place in which TO display
flowers Rosa Xpp. who owns the casino Ill Elm
Place moved yesterday In the supreme court pelole
Justice Osborne for injunction 10 Ieseiai" WI
Wair from maintaining the building there on the
ground that Il obstructed the view OF the casino
from Fulton-st 1t was claimed that under the
deed the defendant. had right TO put up the
building where IL was. Counsel in opposition said
that II the restrictions In the deed, whlch were put
in many years ago when the conditions were oi-
ferent should be enforced now II would De great
hardship and would ruin property worth soo'""'
The plalntff has remedy by an action for dam
People passing the City Hall yesterday looked
with considerable interest at a new car. NO LOU.
of the BROOKLYN City Railroad. which was side
tracked in City Hall Square. preparatory 10 taking
President Rossiter and the directors of the Heights
Railroad Company over the system. The car Is
larger finer and more substantial than those In
ordinary use on the company's road, measuring
twentvsx feet in length and having double trucks.
II Is provided with electric button at each seat.
aide electric lights self-adjusting blinds and i'm
nroved guard gates. The is painted a lake red
on a relief OF white 1t will be tested on the Gates
ave line and II 1t meets expectations 100 similar
ones will be constructed for the company.
II Is expected that work Will be begun this week
on a new car and machine shop for the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company on the companys prop
ertv at Fifty-second-st, between First and Second
aves. The new structure will be two stories high.
$50 feet long and 100 feet wide. which. with the
total of 100 feet 1t will be made of brick with
cement floors, will have freproof storeroom and
abundant light and will cost about $4,000