New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
GOSSIP or THE BOROTGH.

Brooklyn a fine electric fountain. situated in
the Prospect Park Plaza but the people have al
most forgotten it, long has it been since IL was
operated. This expensive piece OF machinery has
Deeh oDlSed TO lie Idle on accoupt OF the scanty
water supply. which for some time has scarcely
been enough TO supply the ordinary and daily needs
Of the pODulace. For two summers the electric
fountain display at the Plaza was q source OF de-
light to thousands two nights in each week
For two summers it has been idle, and has almost
been forgotten by Brooklyntes Park Conmis-
sioncr Browcr is anxious to renew the fountain
displays this summer Water Commissioner Mof-
fett says Mo-" Mr.. irower however. thinks
lhat me prolonged and heavy rains should have
repenished the water reservoirs to such an extent
~ d sihII III qulhuy OF the precious huid could
sake OF giving pleasure TO thousands The foun-
used again and again The vast. thcreforc ret,
would be slight. Park Commissioner Brewer has
not taken Deputy Commissioner Monctt.s refusal
as final ana says he intends to appeal to Commis-
soner Dalton, the head of the Water Department..
1t would seem that it might pay the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company to interest itself in having
the electric fountain displays renewed. It would
mean large profit to the company. In Chicago
the head Of the North Side Railroad Company gave
an electric fountain to Lincoln Park, and In the
summer 1t is operated at the companys expense.
II has proved profitable investment. The Brook
.yh Kapl9 transit company might wen be Wiling
to e;Xpend d some ONE effort ard money in making II
the fountain exhibitions.
There is a trolley line owned by the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company over which just one round
trip day is made. No fares collected. and
the residents of the neghborhood turn out each
day at noon to get free ride. This line from
South Ferry. at Atlantic-ave, to the Walst ferry,
at Montague-st., along Furman-st a distance of
only four blocks. built and operat ted by the
old Nassau Electric Railroad Company for the pur-
pose Of getting patronage from the Wall-st. ferry
for It's lines, which terminated at South Ferry
Since the absorption of the Nassau by the Brook
has been practically abandoned. In order that the
right or way may be retained however II Is neces-
sary to run at least one day the line
Fnman-s mar at the South Ferry - and rGn gag S
down TO the Wa-st. ferry and back again on
thus being operated 1t is necessary stop for any
boW9e Wn% may Thus w9 o % thai G 0 aTs re are
day.
Controller Coler sitting in d FultOn-st. chop
house one night last week With him were "Bill"
Buttling, the big and genial ex-sherim of Kings
County and few other friends Buttng is an
enthusiastic member Of the Brooklyn Lodge of
Elks. and when Charles Crawford the exalted ruler
OF the lodge, in. Buttng called him over
Right here it had better be explained that Gran
ford is a member of Crawford & Co. the con-
tractors who have many contracts with the City.
troiiar h0fSns You perhaps have heard of the Con-
peculiar expression came into the contractors
eyes as he remarked:
He's the who holds up all of our bills
Nothing said along this line then,
pretty soon, after Mr. Coler had gone home, But
tling began to talk about getting the Controller to
join the Elks.
Il guess I'll propose his name' Buttling said
Crawford seemed deep I'm thought. and then sud
denly calculated
"Oh. / wish you would! | wouldn't do thing
to iti'
There was laugh that could have been heard
out in the street
The methods of certain lawyers have been well
illustrated in the last few days The morning of
the death OF Charles j. Patterson, the well known
negligence lawyer number law firms both in
Brooklyn and Manhattan. which make a speciality
Of damage suits. set clerks to work on the court
calendars, decking off the many actions that had
heen brought IN MIR. Pdtterson's name. No time
waS lost in seeing the plaintiffs I'm these actions
with view or obtaining a substitution for Mr.
Patterson. For a long time Mr.. Patterson's
on the calendars have by far outnumbered those
OF any other lawyer or la " firm.
Chief Engineer Hildenbrand of the New East
River Bridge. says that he knew before how
many fools there in the world Since the papers
announced that the temporary footbridge had been
completed he has been pestered to death by per-
sons who want to walk across from one borough
to the other
THE pathway is only two feet wide. and the
planking in many places is loose" said Mr. Hilden
brand yesterday 1T is fit for walking pur-
poses. For many hundreds feet in the middle
Of the footway the slightest of force Of
the wind would tumble a non-expert in brid.sa
work into the river far below"
Ihis statement does not have any effect on the