New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Brooklyn Will Have No Superln-
tendent OF Dirt Roads.

Borough President steers got himself into
complications last summer when ne ap-
no,r,ed T De Quincy Tully Commissioned
o. Weeds. without salary. Mr.. Tully mad'
such volurnincus reports upon the height
,,z. and classification Of the produc, Of the
rlatbush streets that John p. Creighton
Mr.. stesrss secretary. nearly went DINO
sitting u nights reading them. few days
ago william Z. Voolsey 81 Nas"'nt '0i
avenue. proposed 20 The Borough President
thai re appoint him superintendent o. an
roads. without salary. but the sdminis'le
ton refused
There are miles and miles Of dirt roads
In Kings County that need attention ssio
Nr. Woolsey after bis rejection. i nave
lived here al my life. and vas well &C
ousinted With the roads long before any
member o. the present adminisvation was
born. The Job would mean a lot % walk
irr but with my cane can get abou,
pretty well II seems that every city en-
Move can get a cty automobile 10 70 JOY
riding out az the state a, n gnt 80 ! ought
70 r. able 70 get 4 ~ row and then.
Mr Noolsey was born IN Brooklyn IN
,ssa served in the Civil war. and was
aftervard forty-four Years in the liqui-
dAtirr department Of the Custom House.
Fir. Chaplain Henry A. Handel is going
70 have his first vacation in ten wears. ne
is IN. Protestant Episcopal chaplain ~ the
department on this side q the river. on
June 3 he expects % sail on tie Cunard
liner Caronia for England. While abroad
ne will sta AZ lis native town. Taunton,
soners.tshire visiting q FOR the second
time IN thirty-tWo wears Mr.. Handel left
his Old home for America when he was
fourteen years old Re studied for the
ministry. and began his Network in the
West. building his own church.
When the Protestant Sunday school chill
cren o, the borough hold their May walk
or June $ among the many guests-some
CT more than national d!stinction-who all
occupy the grandstands will re representa-
lives 20 tire SUNDAY schools Of Philadelphia
TIE Quaker city has made plans for IFS
cvn parade this year. 70 take place IN
September .. and the representative wish
20 see hoV the Brooklynites proceed. The
Philadelphia parade vii % a oig under
taking too as more than one hundred
thousand children and parents are expected
70 take part That Is not far from the size
CT the Brooklyn parde Newark IS also
preparing 10 take Up the idea. Among
those who will review the MAY walk this
year vii Re President Taft. perhaps Am
tsssador Bryce and Governor Dix. Presi.
dent Tar viii review the chief section Of
th4 parad. a; Prospect Park. and Governor
DIX 7il review the great Eastern District
section Chef Marshal Herbert 3. Brush
las sent out call for automobiles 20 Use
Tor the transportation Of guests. He needs
a. least forty machines. Any offers may
bs made 20 him az his Office. No. ~ Mon
tsgus street.
When Magistrate John g. Mcclure took
liz place for the first time on the bench the
other morning he found the desk at the
Flatbush police court laden with flowers
Ire new oAiciai was much touched By what
he thought was the courtesy Of the attend
ants and clerks He arose and thanked
them one and all. he noticed that they
acted as II they did not know what he was
about The flowers remained. and soon
after several prisoners were arraigned or
the charge Of picking flowers in Prospect
Park The new magistrate looked over the
complaints and demanded il the policemen
Tho made the arrests had any evidence
One pointed 10 the decorations Of the bench.
That is what We put those lilacs and