New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Park SIeeperS Awakened in
Morning by City Hose.

The city employees at the Borough Hall
have become volunteer members Of the
public bathing squad. Every morning, soon
after daybreak, the free baths are admin
istered to the one hundred or so unem-
ployed men who have passed the night on
the steps of the hail or about the square
The hose is brought out, ostensibly. for
the purpose of watering the flower beds
The taxicab men and other night workers
of the neighborhood take this as the signal
for the fun TO begin, and gather around
just out of range of the lines. The gar
dener walks into the middle of the square
with the end OF the hose pipe in his hand
and gives the signal for the water 10 be
turned on. At first, the stream falls on
the walks and the grass. Then, the nozzle
rises a little and the water takes wider
sweep, and the spray falls over one or two
of the sleeping beauties about. Usually
the sleepers start up with looks of sur
prise and reproach, then hop to their feet
and beat it," The water then advances
up the steps and startles few more sleep
ers, and so on, until all have been sprayed.
After the baths are over the taXicab men
take hand with the sleepers who have
not been disturbed and arouse them with
their horns.
Captain Albert Gleaves. the new com
mandant of the navy yard, has issued
an order granting permission to the en-
ployes to smoke within the yard limits
This is the first time such an order has
been issued in the history of the place.
The men will not be permitted To smoke
whenever they please, however. The per-
mission will cover only the noon hour, when
the employees will be allowed to smoke in
certain buildings where there Is little
chance of fire. Heretofore only the officers
were allowed to smoke. The men did not
receive permission, as powder was stored
about the yard, and there was danger Of
an explosion through carelessness.
The vacation schools began work last
week with an enrolment of 1880. In the
elementary schools there are $3.50 children
enrolled in the manual training and contin-
uation classes. There is one elementary
school open in each section. In the bor-
ough there Is one high school carrying on
work, the Commercial High School. at Ber-
ger street and Albany avenue. Here l.So
pupils have been enrolled. Most OF the
students are girls. number of subjects
are offered and each pupil must take at
least two and gymnasium work. The pupils
IN many instances are regular high school
students who are trying TO strengthen
themselves in subjects in which they have
rroved deficient. A couple Of hundred stu
dents are enrolled at Adelphi College. and
there are about one hundred taking :he
special work al the Young Women's Ch.is-
tian Association. The schools will close
August 80
The cornerstone Of the new Nose, Ear
and Throat Dispensary OF the Lutheran
Hospital was laid a few days ago. The
structure will stand at East New York ave-
nue. and Junius street. The man who -
said to be chiefly instrumental in having
the building put up and has contributed
most of the $4,000 required for the work
is Dr. John Kepke, the nose and throat
specialist Of the Lutheran Hospital. The
building is TO be 80 feet wide and 30 feet
long It will be two stories high, and will
be built Of brick and stone. II will be pro-
vided with wards, an operating room, con-
sultation rooms etc. The physicians be-
leve that a great work can be accomplished
by the dispensary Last year 1,1es opera
tions were performed upon ear, throat ana
nose patients at the hospital, though the
accommodations were meagre and unsatis-
factory.