Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17

IN, price does not refer to the dozen. AS
the initiated might suppose
Some powerful influences are at work
for the building Of magnificent new
academy of music to replace the historic
old building destroyed by fire recently I'm
5r0oklyn. chief among these are the
Apollo club. the well-known singing so
cicty of which the distinguished Dudley
Buck was for years the leader and which
is now directed by John Hyatt Brewer.
and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
Should the new enterprise assume definite
form there H. 10 lack of capital for build
ing purposes.
rho servant question in New York has
been complicated this season by an adj
ditional trouble. 'rhe wages of all SER
wants have been advanced by 81 to 81 a
month This Increases IN the main the
work OF men and women who Keep the
employment agencies. Their percentage
is based on the salaries Of the servants.
therefore they benefit 10y every advance.
Office seekers arc Keeping the seats in
| headquarters of TammanN Hall warm
I'll Sc days and it Is whispered that Lad
or MurphN's frequent absences from the
Wigwam are due to his desire to see few
cr Importance visitors. 1t is not expect
cd that clean sweep will be made of all
the places Immediately upon Col. McClcl-
ans assumption Of power. sat there I'M
dcubtcdly Will be u gradual substitution
Of those loyal to the party for those who
h;tvc failed to manifest enthusiasm for
Wigwam's cause. OF all the departments
th1t of Comptroller Croft will provide
the largest quantity of spoils. There DO
lng l33 exempt places uudcr his hrsdc-
ticn alone. The commissioners of lc-
counts charities. municipal courts. board
of elections. lire and law departments are
Others hay ing - large number of positions
exempt from ciril service rules.
Ia, ~ - ,ttsh hnt
Works. famous rcndorloiu nave an id, a
that II is composed of dives and rook nric.'.
lu this is not true. There aie many life
long residents of New York oven who
have hdzN id'a about what territory is
included in th, nltoriuas district and
many viii lac surprised to learn that the
celebrated fifth avenue hotels are i'm the
Toud"rluin. Thc territory. in fact in
cludcd lorty-s, cond street on the north.
Fourteenth street on tic south. Fourth
avenue ON th" Gust ana Seventh avenue
or the west. All of the notorious resorts
in This district ar" said to be making pre-.
palations to keep open shop when Tam
many assumes control on the first OF Jan
u'rN.
Ii is doubtful ii Herr Conrcid will profit
amy 10y The production Of 'i'arSifal." The
imprcssdriO himself is authority for tn"
statement that the ~ productions of the
"pcra planned wlll cost Sla5.ron. white the
limit Of ic,eipts posSibl" Is $3.50 u. IT.. is
giving the opera in order to 80 something
for America. New Works. mus. al world
il intensely Interested i'm the forthcoming
production. not only ON account e the
excellence Of the work i,~,if. bat from
the fact that il has been largely advcr-
tiSc1 10y a campaign against IT by local
ministers who nave declared that "Pdisi-
ial Is Sacrihgiou~ and immoral
Gradually the antiqUatCd horse car is
Il fiI h. ftl
tion service has at last been inaugu"atcd
on The FuurtcoNth street line cross town
connecting with tho East Twenty third
and Christopher street ferries. r. -. how
ever. cuds the substitution of electricity
for horsc power for this season. the iutou-
tion of ,he lutcihlr,'Hn company h'it- to
close construction work n,Nt Tuesday.
Before Fridge Commissioner Linden h Il
leaves oflic" or January / h" VII au-
nOuncr a plan for IN" reconstruction of
the old brooklyn hrilio. 1T will he one
of the most remarkable engineering fcTts
every attempted in tnjs cry end the e. 81
will he between Si.O0u,0or and $iU0,01
while the reconstruction work viii amount
practically to the rebuilding OF the old
bridge
Theatrical managers no longer have
cause to complain about the poor attend
anoe at the various play houses. Though
II cannot hc sad that New York boasts
q billboard as replcte with Splenii l.
strong plays this wear as last many OF
the foremost actors and actresses of the
present day are hlliug engagements in the
city and they attract audiences. rath' |
than the plays in which they appear
With the excitement of elections and th'
beginning of winter business over. New
Workers and their visitors who ar" pour
ing into town 10y every train Tor the holi-
days nud great amusement in theatres
/ inn. I..t,, al