New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
BIG DAY FOR BROOKLYN
To Celebrate Opening of the
Canal Flushing System.

In associating the idea OF a gala day
with the odoriferous Gowanus Canal para
dox seems involved. but assurance is given
that lust such a day Is to be celebrated In
South Brooklyn on Wednesday. June 81 in
connection with the opening Of the new
flushing system. which Is intended to
cleanse the Gowanus. The system. which
has cost the city 100000 enters the canal
at Butler street.
Literally for years the canal has been
a stencil in the. nostrils Of the public"
In turn II has been the butt Of the news
papers and of the curses Of the people. es-
peciaIly those who live I'm its neighborhood
or whose duties or pleasures cause them
to cross the drawbridges which span it.
Were it not that 1t is great factor in the
commercial life Of the borough it prob
ably would have been filed I'm long ago.
The next best thing Ia do. and indeed the
only possible one. was TO ask the city to
provide for the flushing Of. the canal. The
South Brooklyn Board of Trade and other
civic bodies in that busting section kept
the question before the public until a con-
certed movement was established which re-
suited In petitioning the city TO do the
work
Now that II practically has been com
pleted and the doors arising from the canal
are expected soon TO be only memory. as
of a departed nightmare. South Brooklyn
intends on the day named to give express
sion to its gratitude by celebrating the
death of the old Gowanus Twenty organl-
cations IN that section are To take part i'm
tho celebration. and most of the people
living south of Atlantic avenue will be there
in spirit II not I'm the flesh.
First there will he dinner IN the big
power plant I'm Butler street. Then the
party. including all the borough officials and
Representative Martin W. Llttleton. under
, whose borough administration the flushing
system was begun, will board one Of a fleet
OF tugbOats for parade down the Cow
anus. The boats also will steam along the
Brooklyn waterfront. making stop at the
5lst street wharf Of the Bush Terminal
Comrany's plant. which Will he inspected
by the party. Thence the boats will go TO
Sjth street. where the party will be taken
in automobiles for an inspection Of the new
high pressure water system at Fifth avenue
and Sd street. Following this there will be
an inspection OF a part Of the Fourth ave
ldc subway lNe part p'dIuilS nat cars
for the purpose
Frederick Buckbauer. chairman OF the
committee Of arrangements. Is completing
other plans for the celebration.
Another celebration which will attract
the attention Of Brooklynites will be held
IN connection with the renewal Of the
running Of the 23d street ferry IN the
Eastern District II is expected that to-
morrow the boats will be running again
between that street in Manhattan and tho
Broadway terminal I'm Brooklyn. The 18th
Ward Improvement Association Will work
with tho East ed street association. Man
haitian. in observing the resumption Of
operations on this line
Arrangements have been made by these
associations with the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company 10 have notices posted
in its cars calling the attention ~ the
public TO the reopenine Of the ferry service
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has
been requested 10 do the same
y programme similar To that carried out
at the resumption " the ferryboat service
between Broadway and Roosevelt street
has been prepared.