New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
BROOKLYN'S TOWN TALK.

OF course II was expected that some one would
come Up with the old cry OF vested rights" In
connection with the proposed surface and ee-
vated railroad legislation. Receiver Uhlmann. Of
,beBrooklyn Elevated road. and present proprie-
o., OF the Bridge, remarks: Railroads are the
.reatures Of the Legislature. which has given
chem rights and one Of these is the right to
charge fve-cent fare. 1t cannot be taken
svay." So the right Is greater than the power
which granted Il, and the created Is greater
than the creator? This will strike many peo-
ME as being funny but when It IS made the
basis OF action affecting the interests OF the
neople. IT loses its ludicrous aspect and becomes
a menace The idea that people will not
bother about accident tickets. because the
eye.cent fare is so cheap" IS on q par with the
business sagacity which drove the Brooklyn
Elevated into receivership Only 2Ih cents is
saved by a trolley ride over the Bridge but the
rush and scramble to that is an indica-
ton Of how the proposed accident tickets would
be snapped UP in case Of a blockade.
II is good news for the Brooklyn and Queens
school teachers that Controller Coer Is going
IN break through the bands Of red tape and pay
their November salaries before Christmas 1t
seens pity that city employees Of whom so
much is expected, should be obliged. through
legal entanglements, to wait for their pay.
The decision OF Superintendent Martin that no
specal bicycle path can be added TO the weight Of
ire Bridge is approved by sensible bicycle riders.
ere not deprived OF the use OF the present one.
STANDARD Union.
Between troey-cars and wagons bicycle rid
e-s on the present bridge have only small
show. but Superintendent Martin is right. Ac-
cording to Mayor Van Wyck's plans there will
no plenty Of bridge accommodations by and by.
The proposed improvement in the East River
,,on, Newtown Creek through the Buttermilk
Channel is measure OF great Importance TO
BROOKLYN The waterfront values Of the bor-
ough are constantly increasing. with prospec-
tive enormous expansion. Even the sugar in
dustry alone demands much more wharf room
than II did q year ago. and other branches Of
commercial and manufacturing activity are
hunting for tidewater frontage Money eXpend-
81 IN removing Instructions and deepening the
waterways Of the harbor will be we'll invested,
and can be put 10 profitable use almost any
where between Fort Slocum and Norton's Point.
South o. the Erie Basin is tract which many
people regard the coming district for manu-
featuring and shipping purposes.
There is a great deal Of hope among Brooklyn
women interested in educational work that
Mayor Van Wycks remarks about School Com
rissloners were not in the nature Of "jolly."
The absolute necessity Of more adequate protec-
Hon at crossings has long been apparent II may
NOT be possible for railroads 10 Immediately elevate
~ Sepress their tracks crossed they are by nu-
D5erous highways but they should be compelled to
rro,ide nagmer gates where there Is the slight-
est possibility OF such a catastrophe as that when
has 4lst occurred at AllenwOOd. y. J. The blow
inr % locomotive whistles and ringing OF bells
wire dOue-haS been SHOWN 20 be DlSNllcle1l
~ warn people from the tracks. There is any
number OF unprotected crossings. and win me
steady increase Of traffic and growth In population
o continuance Of such horrible accidents may be
expected unless efficient remedies are applied
STANDARD Union.
From Montauk Point to the East River and
from the Sound TO the sea, this necessity IS as
anparent as Il IS N New-Jersey.