New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
ENGINES FOR BROOKLYN
New Fire Alarm System An
other Improvement.

year, if everything goes we'll. Some OF
the new buildings are already in the
course of construction, ana the contracts
for the others are soon to be let The
fire alarm station is to be put up on land
opposite he Willnk entrance of prospect
Park. This contract has been let.
The fire underwriters have long been
Urging that the protection against hre III
this borough be increased, but all that
has been done heretofore has been to put
up a couple of new fire houses year
After Commissioner Joseph johnson had
been in office long enough TO become
acquainted with conditions, he determined
20 make q wholesale attempt at alterinS
them. Besides discovering that there was
q need of fire houses in some sections, he
found that the central fire alarm tele-
graph station is situated In the fire head
quarters building. in Jay street.
The building is not flreprcof. II 1t
should he destroyed at any time, the
borough would face an alarming state OF
affairs The new building, which will he
put up through his efforts. will be $50
lated and flreproof, and will be ready for
emergencies no matter what fires occur
elsewhere For 81 me time past workmen
have been erecting iron poles about the
borough They Will carry the wires Of
the new system from the fire boxes TO
{ ,t oa fire alarm station.
Register Edward T. OLoughlin received
a bulky envelope from Washington the
other day. on the upper right hand cor
der's stamp. Within was a report OF the
Department Of Commerce and Labor on
Observation-Disclosures The Register
glanced over the pamphlet, and then die
tated the following letter
Permit me 10 thank you for tine bulletin
which you sent me through the mail, en-
titled Agriculture in the United States.
Report Of the Department OF Commerce
end Labor" I was particularly interest
ed in the section under the head Of Live
stock" subdivision Goats" / have sue
ceeded in getting quite number on
goats since ] took office. Likewise my
"goat' has been lost on numerous occa-
sions. I always try, however 10 get
mine back, and at present can report
that It is securely chained down Trust
ing that nobody is getting your goat
at present and thanking you for remem-
bering me- remain. Very truly yours,
L. T. o'LOUGHLIN, Register:
z. S-If YOU have any reports from the
white Houhe on the life and habits OF
the Bull Moose I should be pleased 20
hear from you.
James s. Graham, president of the Flat
bush Fairgrounds Association, announced
D. couple of days ago that the playground
ut Rogers avenue and Robinson street
was TO have wadtng pool for the young
Sters who frequent It. The Flatbush Gas
Company has offered 10 furnish the pip
ing and the Flatbush Water Works Com
pany Is 10 supply the water A drinking
fountain will be installed as we'll The
water works company has also promised
20 provide the playground in Albemarle
Road, near Flatbush avenue, with a
fountain. The three Fairgrounds under
the association are being well patronized
this year. The last named ground re-
ports a daily attendance Of four hun
bred children. The grounds are under
the supervision OF Walter Carson. who
comes from the Springfield Training
School
Brooklyn is seemingly In the midst OF q
building boom. Superintendent Patrick j
Carlin issued the semi-annual report OF
the Bureau of Buildings a few days age
and 1t shows that the building operations
for the first six months Of this year rep
resent an outlay Of 100000 more thar
the operations In the first half OF last
year. The estimated cost OF the opera
tons for the first six months Of this year
is $22,O31,147. The 4th Ward was the only
one among the thirty-two in the borough
ut standstil The greatest activity was
in the 18th Ward, where $50 new buildings
were begun and $3i completed. While
most of the buildings involved in the re-
port of the first half of the year were
dwelling houses. applications were made
for permission 10 build five churches, five
schcolhouses. seventeen public buildings,
such as hospitals, orphan asylums and
homes, and fourteen buildings to be used
for public purposes, such as theatres,
hotels. etc. Among the frame dwelling
put UP was one which cost $4,000 and Eve
which cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
An attempt is TO be made by Magis-
trate Dodd 10 secure pardon for a man
ne sent TO Jail the other day. Charles
Tobias, of No. IS Ten Eyck street, is the
elevated railroad platform at Myrtle
avenue and Adams street the other morn
ing when stranger approached and Of
fered 10 sell him a bag containing eighty
five Holsters for 81. A few moments
after he made the purchase he was ar
rested by Frederick Bauerenschmidt,
same warden. for having understood lob
sters i'm his possession. When arraigned,
Tobias said that, while he is a fish dealer,
NE had never before handled Holsters. AS
for the law respecting the size of the
Holsters. which was passed on April Is, he
had never heard of IL. The magistrate
looked up the law and found that the
minimum penalty for the mans offence
was a fine of $50 or Jail sentence OF
fifty days. Tobias said that he was too
poor TO pay the money and his wife and
i've little children, who were IN court,
bore out his statement The magistrate
vainly searched the law for passage
which would permit him to suspend sem
tence, but found that there was no such
proyision. The law permits the game
vardens to collect $40 for having an I'M
dersized lobster in ones possession. AS
Tobias had eighty-five, he was told that
he, might have been compelled TO pay $3.50,
~ he had IT, While the Magistrate was
explaining the law Probationary officer
Connolly took up collection for Mrs.