New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Money Needed at Kings County
HoSpitaI-COUrtS Busy.

Much complaint has been made recently
against the Kings County Hospital. One
is that there is scarcity OF nurses and at
tendants Another is that the employees
are not paid enough. The newest complaint
comes from Thomas L. Foearty. the Deputy
Commissioner of Charities He says that,
owing 10 the bad fire alarm system and
the fewness of attendants. a fire at the
hospital would result in an appalling loss
OF life Furthermore. he declares that no
more money can be secured for the i'm
provements needed at the hospital until
next year
II is pointed out that in the past twelve
DAYS a section Of Brooklyn raised without
difficulty more than 10000 10 build a
boarding house that will possibly benefit
100 working girls each year. At present
the charities department has asked the
city to give about the same amount 70 i'm
prove the conditions at the Kings County
Hospital This money. il granted-a re-
mote possibility-would benefit thousands
yearly.
The other day Judge Fawcett. Of the
County Court, signed an order. instructing
District Attorney Clarke 20 burn the
grand Jury minutes that accumulated be-
tween 1857 and 1870 Up to 1860 the grand
5urors kept the minutes themselves. writ
snT them out in long hand y few DAYS
ago the District Attorney moved from the
County Court House 70 a new office IN
Court street where he had no place 70
store the old docunents-now long past
their usefulness. Besides, having lam IN
The cellar of the Court House so long. they
had become a great nest OF bugs; Inc
record Of all indictments and trial nave
been retained and the destruction OF the
old minutes will injure no one
At the beginning Of last week a new part
OF the County Court was opened on the
ground floor Of the County Courthouse.
The work of the part was assigned 70
Judge James p Niemann. Of Nassau Coun-
" TIE room occupies the space once oc-
cupied by the sherifs office. and the Sher-
IFS staff opened Offices hired in Remsen
street Later another part OF the County
Court viii be opened IN what was formerly
the District Attorneys Office. IN introduce
ing Judge Niemann to the lawyers pres
ent the other day Judge Fawcett said that
the criminal calendar Of the court was a
year behind and the civil calendar four
years behind. This has resulted from the
presence OF only two county Judges in
Kings As the Nassau County calendar
was low for Nav Judge Niemann was in
vited 10 sit in BROOKLYN by Chief Clerk
Dewey He viii attend 10 civil cases all
this month. For each day that he sits
The county will pay him $50.
The BROOKLYN Club has devised a plan for
Increasing its collection of pictures rela-
tive 70 Colonial topics. Its present collec-
ton OF prints and paintings on this sub
jet Is said TO be of considerable value. A
contract has been made with George Va
rien TO etch a dozen or more OF the old Co
Ionial homes Of Brooklyn and its vicinity.
The club viii reserve one plate. but fifty
prints Will be struck from the other plates
for the members Then the plates will be
defsced Nothing Of the sort has been
tried Systematically by any Of the Co
lonial societies. il Is said. and the Brook
lyn club. as the largest Of the older So
cieties of the borough. deems il fitting that
y should undertake the work.