Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-26
NEW YORK NEWS LETTER.
Gigantic Public Building for the Me-
trOpolis-Tammany Promises to he
GoOd-GOtham Jottings.

New York, Nov 24.-The next ma gni-
hcont public building to be erected in New
York city will be a court house costing
$1,000 90. The site will probably be on
Mulberry lend Park, a site convenient
TO the City Hall and midway between the
Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges. The
building will be an enormous affair, plan
ned ana built with an idea of furnishing
Sufficient court space for a city three
times the size of the present one.
At the present rate it will not be long
before New York will have a population
as large as that of London, for this city
seems to be growing much more than its
English rival. The population is gradual
ly approaching the 100000 mark and of
the 5,123903 people recorded in the health
department estimate, 1,291. 591 live in
Brooklyn. The others are scattered in
New York city and other boroughs.
Despite the tact that Tammany Will be
in control for the next two years, there is
a growing nope that New York will have
a fairly respectable city government.
Even at its worst. an Improvement over
the Van Wyck administration Is assured.
Tamnany paid dear TOR the flagrant
crimes of that regime and men close 10
leader Murphy assert that the latter Will
not risk another popular uprising against
the organization by repetition of the
baleful excuses Of the Van Wyck rule.
Another deterrent 10 license and open
corruption is Murphy's ambition to at
tain commanding position in national
politics.
y proposition that has been agitated
for long time by the entire southern
sc, ton OF New York State is the enlarge
ment and deepening of the Fire island in
let with a stone breakwater guard. 1t
is now very probable that Congress will
be asked to make an appropriation for a
survey Of the inlet to be followed by an
allowance for the construction OF the
work. 1t is stated that the inlet would
make an ideal inside anchorage and har-
Dor for ocean going vessels. 1t would
also offer u stragetic haven for war YES
sells in times of need and in many other
ways prove advantageous.
New York probably makes the greatest
preparation for Thanksgiving OF any city
in the country. Almost without excep-
ton elaborate services are prepared for
the various churches throughout the city
and apart from these services the COM
mitteos for the relief Of the poor make
great provisions for these unfortunates
who have no means of getting good
Thanksgiving dinner. Besides the
churches there are the feasts given the
poor 10y the salvation Army. the Charity
Organization society and other philan
thropic institutions, and then private
families with Thanksgiving baskets. This
l ,
creased price OF turkeys "A great many
. chickens and ducks Will be used instead
Cranborries are on a sympathetic strike
| with the turkeys and 1t will take 10 cents
to buy a quart of them here. Tho price
il to cents higher than last year al
this time.
Saloonmen are much excited over the
report that licenses in Brooklyn and
| Manhattan Will be increased when the
! legislature meets. According To the
| rumor the increase in Manhattan and
| Brooklyn will be TO 50, 90, Now the Brook
! Ign license is 500, whilo that of Manhit-
| tan is 81, 2OO, The reason for the expected
| increase is the heavy vote polled IN favor
of Improving the canals. An up state
people voted no" on the canal PROPOSE
| tion, not caring to bear any OF the eN-
| pense entailed. AS soon as they learned
! that the proposition had been endorsed,
they demanded that they be exempted
/ from taxation. The only way by whlcH
| this can be done is to make the saloon
| keeper pay a higher fee for his license
The churches are not behind the times
/ in erecting magnificent new ounces IL
! New York and. comparatively speaking
| keep good pace with the coinmereid
buildings. only last sunday the the
handsome thrce-quarter million chris
! Ian Scientist Church at Central ParE
West and Nincty-siXth street was dedi'
Gated with elaborate ceremonies. On NO
yenber % the new white marble building
OF St Francis de Gales Roman Cathol(
! Church. which Is also on Ninety-siXtf
street will be dedicated. The new church
has one of the most beautiful exterior'
of any church building lately erected IL
! New York
Much is heard about the swarms o.
aliens that pour into this port, but whey
the tide turns the other way, as 1t oc
casionally does, it is hardly noticed. Jus
now thousands of foreign born persons
are. for various reasons, returning u
their native land. Football PUSHES ani
old time cavalry charges are nothing Il
compare with the crowds that swarm
around the piers of outgoing steamers
A decrease in the demand for labor 4
said to be one of the causes of the pres
ent rush for Europe.
1t is ve.y probable that republican
| politicians will make another attempt 4
PASS a State constabulary act, placing
The control of the police force of tn
larger cities of the State in the hands o
a State superintendent, to be appointe
| by the governor, This is a favorit
scheme of Senator Il. c. Plat and h
will control the next State Senate by on
vote over and above the democratic vote
strengthened by the three republican
rebels, Senators Elsberg, Bracket AM
| Brown