New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
BOROUGH GOSSIP
coney Island Avenue viii Be
Graded and Parked Soon.

According to the present indications, the
Eoney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Com
bany will be ready in about week TO start
work on the grading and parking of Coney
island avenue. meeting its agreement with
the city. The company has men working
now below Avenue l. AS soon as they are
through with this section they Will start
the grading and parking near Prospect
Park and will gradually advance toward
fhe waterfront.
Grass will be sown between the tracks
and, after II begins 10 grow, the company
will have a machine that clips the grass
and sprinkles it simultaneously run up
and down the tracks each morning at day
byaak. There has been some comment upon
The delay In getting the improvement under
way, but representative TO the company
Bald recently:
''There is no question whatever but that
roney Island avenue will be kept IN good
condition President Huff has taken a
Ereat interest IN the plans and wants every
detail attended TO in the best possible man.
her. Men interested in certain associations
along the way have recently called upon US
20 learn why the parking has not been be-
gun and they have been told Of the COM
pany's plans"
The Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sci
ences has had successful year and looks
Forward 10 a greater work next season Ac-
cording to figures submitted at meeting a
few days ago. 7l2 new members were en-
rolled in the year. while the money taken
IN by way OF fees, dues, buttons, sales OF
tickets, subscriptions. etc, amounts 10
E4SSl631- This is 1912 per cent more than
was received from the same sources last
year.
At the same time the permanent endoW-
tnent fund was increased by $4,000 from
the estate Of Abraham Abraham, by 80
DO from the estate of Henry Batterman
Ind by $500 from life membership fees
1t is estimated that the income Of the In
stitute next year will be S39o,7iS %. The
attendance upon the lectures. classes, etc.
In the year was 274l23, an increase Of 81
per cent for the year. The report also
Showed that the attendance al the Central
Museum was 1923, at the Children s
Museum. los. 7l9, and at the Botanic Garden
e,000, making a total Of 66'58l.
OF those who went 10 the museums, A.
s54 used the libraries. The city has appro-
lies Of the institute in the year. The sum
of $4,000 has been provided toward the
erection Of a fourth wing az the Contra!
Museum The foundations for the struct-
tire have been laid and plans have been
Srepared for the superstTucture The city
has also appropriated 9250O toward the
erection OF the new $4,000 Children's Mu-
keurn and $4,000 toward the permanent i'm
proYement Of the Botanic Garden, ard has
Crowded for it's upkeep an appropriation
ps $25sS1
IN the year, also, the members Of the in
ktttute contributed S2Il55 g. toward the
funds for collections. The sum allowed by
shs city for the maintenance Of the CEN
tral and children's museums amounted 10
snO.33a
The cornerstone Of the new Throop Ave-
hue Presbyterian Church was laid at
Hhroop avenue and Macon street few
DAYS ago. The church building at VIII
.oughby and Throop avenues was burned
two years ago Since then the congrega-
tion has been without regular home
The new building will cost $4,000 and Will
be completed about November /. II Will
be Of light colored brick, with stone trim
tnlngs. TIE church was organized in 1856:
and has now had three church buildings
In the new structure will be the corner
stone from the burned building ard from
the edihce first occupied by the church
e. half century ago. The pastor is the Rev
DR.. Allen D. Garlic. There are 673 mem
bers in the organization and the Sunday