New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Sunday Baseball at Prospect
,Park-War on Mosquitoes.


49,, q baseball game was permitted on the
parade Grounds. at Prospect Park last
Sunday. and to-day another game VIII De
nIaved TO test the attitude of the authoil-
ties toward the innovation. Captain
O'Reillv. of the Prospect Park police sta-
f,on said that he did not feel called upon
20 interfere with the games until the courts
decided the matter. \ big crowd was on
hand TO witness the sport last Sunday. ana
a bigger crowd j. expected to-day II the
weather permits the contest.
bronze drinking fountain for men anu
animals is to be erected AT tidtDush anu
Nostrand avenues about July oy inc
Flatbush branch of the Women's CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE Union. Mira w. W. Nickes'
NJ No 1903 Glenwood Rad. observed tha'
there was no place for the car company
employees to get a dIink along the avenue
and that watering places for horses were
scarce. She brought the matter TO the d'-
tention of the ORGANIZATION last pc'opel'
The fountain Will i've provided with three
continuously running drinking places lo'
the people and continuously no"lhs
trough for the animals. The fountain VIII
he 7 feet s inches tall and of an ornate
design. The cost will he about S}O. Inc
money will be raised by popular suoscrlp-
tion and the ministers of the FlatouS"
churches will ask their congregations LOT
subscriptions to-day. This Is the nrSt
fountain that will 10 erected through the
advocacy Of the Flatlush branch.
Colonel John V. White. who is in COM
wand of the federal forces at Fort Hamll-
ton. Is heading fight against the mos
ou,toes In the borough and 10 that end Is
irving 10 get the cooperation OF the hu-
nicipaI authorities Borough President
e,oars has already announced his determl-
,ation 10 ask an appropriation 10 carry on
tho work He said a few days ago that 'he
,ae+s could he exterminated throughout the
CITY at a cost of SiQC1l
Major Hess. vino looks after the health
=, tho soldiers at the fort. said the other
6av that he was doing everything he couio
IN exterminate mosquitoes at the loI'' o0'
that he could do little wren theS We,
r,i,ted 70 breed by the million IN me
swampy underbrush in the neiehpoi -
According to Health Commissioner Leoeiie'
who has charge of the task Oh A'iiie nv
o,itoes in the city. an appropriation Oh
ssnar,ment is confnine its attention uhuer
Eugene Winshp, to Staten Island VIZ r,ho
80 and nine laborers are at work. Inc
department is also carrying on a ie''er VIZ
Ing campaign of an educational nature anu
,s cooperating, as we'll as it can Win us
limited money and men. with t"e
o,,tc associations that have agreed to heip
in the work.
The cornerstone of the new syhasoe
~ the Congregation Ahwath lsraei was '"-I
q few DAYS ago, on the site at the rear %
sns nresent edificc. No. 1927 Gates avenue
The organization has been in existence n'0
and a half years and is growing rapiuiS'
The building fund has now reached 'iie
s,,no Of $1,000. The cost Of the structure
which Will be frame. will be $500 Inc
congregation will occupy its present quar-
ters until the new building is ready for use
THE membership of the organization Is now
seventy. The rabbi is the Rev Abraham
wittenberg.