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10 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK SUNDAY JUT 23 1899 Philadelphia, July 22-Admiral Dewey, while in the port of Singapore, en route for America, received a of membership to the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association. The Admiral, in a letter to John Quincy Adams secretary of the association, acknowledged the receint of the certificates and expresses his gratification at enrolled in the natriotic work of preserving the birthplace of the uation's flag, for which purpose the association was formed. Following is the Admiral's letter Flagship Olympia, at sea, June 8, 1899. John Quincy Adams, Secretary American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association: Dear sir--I the pleasure of acknowledging the recelpt of a certificate of membership in the American Flag House and Memorial Association.

I am much pleased to have my name associated with such a patriotic work and wish for it great success. Asking you to thunk the members of the assoclation for the honor they a have done me, remain, very truly yours, GEORGE DEWEY. WRITS HAVE NOT BEEN SERVED, But City Officials Will Likely Approve Big Bond Issues at an Early Date. So far as could be learned yesterday coples of the writ of mandamus direoting the members PLAN TO REDUCE COST OF CONEY ISLAND PARK. Squatters Might Be Driven From Land to Which the Title Is Uncertain AND WHICH THE SEA HAS MADE.

Colonel Cootey Also Suggests Eliminating the Land Occupied by Railroad Terminals. It seems possible that what the ocean has been doing in storm and calm for the past decade or more, may very much simplify the establishment at Coney Island of a park and general public pleasure ground as substitute for the mass of saloons, cheap concert halls and take shows which have made the place notorious. When Controller Coler first suggested the establishment of this park, the question of the expense incident to condemnation proceedings was at once presented. This question has grown more, rather than less serlous, with continued consideration. But now comes the hypothesis that 3.

large por- MADE DEWEY A MEMBER. Admiral Glad to Join Betsy Ross Memorial Association. EX-MAYORS SUGGEST CHANGES IN THE CHARTER Hewitt, Gilroy and Edson Not Agreed Upon the Remedy for Present Conditions. CITY DEBT ON THE INCREASE. Wisdom of Curtailing Term of Councilmen-Views of Franklin Edson and Abram S.

Hewitt. There is a great diversity of opinion among the former: mayors of Brooklyn and New York A8 to whether the charter of the Greater City should be amended In order to prevent a recurrence of the recent hold ups by the members of the Municipal Assembly and the consequent loss and inconvenience to the taxpayers. The Eagle presented to its readers and those who will have a part in actually amending the charter, if it is amended in the next legislature, the vlews of em-Mayors Grant, Schieren and Wurster. All of them differ as to the remedies to be employed althought Mr. Grant and Mr.

Wurster are GRAVE DEND mam BAY GRAVE SHIP WEST ERE OCEAN BITE THE NEWL ASYLUM WATER LINE PARK PRESENT ATLANTIC OCEAN COLONEL P. I. COOTEY'S PLAN FOR A CONEY ISLAND PARK. Jy Leaving Out the Territory Between Approach, Millions of Dollars Will Be Plan; the Heavy Line Shows It as Modified is especially Coney Island--that is, tion of the property, now by what the Bowery and the little streets or walks crossing it--is composed of ground made by the action of the ocean and to which the present holders cannot establish a clear title. It is said that the city intends to contest the title to much of this property and that it will be claimed that many of the supposed owners are only squatters.

It is declared that the action of the old town government, in John Y. McKane's regime, acted Illegally in giving many of the titles under now held. which el considerable part of the property is The possibility of thus cheapening the cost of a public appropriation of property on Coney Island for park purposes and at the same time doing away with many of the features which have made the place SO objectionable comes from Colonel P. I. Cootey, who has a summer home on the island.

The accompanyIng map will give a fairly clear explanation of the main feature of Colonel Cootey's scheme. heavy lines inclose the space which. Colonel Cootley thinks, could acquired by the city at a about half of the It bad been estimated would be demanded for carrying out of the condemnation proceedings. The approximately rectangular space which he would eliminate is now largely the property of the street rallroads, whose officials undoubtedly would demand heavy damages. But between the line at the southern boundary of this indenture, and the water line great deal of the worst part of Coney Island--that is, the Bowery and all that goes with it-and Colonel Cootey thinks that all of this is ground which has been made within the past ten years by the action of the ocean.

This portion of the land, which considered especially desirable to transform, is occupied in large part by tenants who are simply squatters and who, it is asserted, can be dispossessed by due process of law. Some of the land was sold outright by the old Town of Gravesend, but these tracts, it is thought, represent a relatively small portion of the proposed park property. An effort was made yesterday to see Corporporation Counsel Whalen as to the legal pects of this proposition, but he was out of the city. His assistant, Mr. Connelly, who is acting in Mr.

Whalen's place, declined to express any opinion as to the legal status of the occupants of the made ground, saying that it was complicated question. Controller Coler was also out of the city and none of the other city officials who were scen would be quoted on the question. Colonel Cootey says that Mr. Coler was greatly struck with his idea of eliminating from consideration of Coney Island between Surf avenue creek and West Seventeenth street and Rapid Transit approach, as this would make the question of cost comparatively insignificant. GRAIN IS ARRIVING.

Small Export Demand, So Far as the South African Trade Is Concerned. Considerable grain has arrived at the Brooklyn elevators during the past week. It Is the first of a new crop and came over the railroads, some of it by way of Staten Island, over the Baltimore and Obio Railroad. This quite a change in the situation and been hard to find men to work in makes, the stores, trimming the grain there. The men are only paid 20 cents an hour and most of them prefer 'longshore work, a8 they get 30 cents an bour and 45 cents for overtime at that kind of labor.

The export is very small so far, few tramps arriving and most of what is going abroad is shipped on liners. In spite of the war talk there is not much grain going to South Africa, although the last three ships sent from the Atlantic Dock by Barber Co. Norton carried wheat aud corn. So fur no full cargoes have been shipped to the East coast ports. Three years ago, when there was a rumor of Impending war in the Transvaal an immense quantity of wheat, white corn, oats, bran and chopped feed was shipped to these ports.

There were no warehouses to receive it when the cargoes were landed and much of the grain rotted on the wharves. The The shipments of American manufactured goods South Africa, however, are immense. They include about everything from mining machinery LO cigarettes. There are tools of all kinds, wagons, wagon wheels, wagon tongues and canned goods. Recently a quantity of high grade chickens were sent there for breadling purposes.

This South African trade has developed immensely since Norton Son opened their line. Burber Co. followed suit with another line. Four or five years ago, one ship a month was enough, now both lines have all the business they can attend to, exporting goods all the way from Cape Towu to Delugoa Bay. RIVALS.

Now doth the busy little 'skeet Improve each shiuing minute To prove that in the race for fame The kissing bug's not in it. 1899 unsolved problems, and which in the nature, of things was more or less experimental. There are two fundamental ideas to which the students. of the problem of municipal govcrament are now giving great consideration. They are whether the governing powers of a great city involving the welfare of millions of inbabitants and the expenditure of many millions of money annually, should be centralized in the hands of a central body, or widely ing small localities.

The former system is distributed among boards a and officers governnow on trial in Greater New York, the latter is about to be tried in London. The results in both cases will be watched with much interest. It may not be Improper to say, however, that the former seems to be more in harmony with the genlus of our form of government. With regard to the issue of bonds, it must be evident to anyone who has given the matter consideration that bond issues must either be approved by the State Legislature or by the Municipal Assembly, for it is hardly to be expected that the Legislature will take such power away from the Municipal Assembly without conferring It upon themselves. We must give up the much cherished and strongly demanded home rule doctrine if we admit that the Municipal Assembly cannot be trusted with power.

Such an admission would be an impeachment of the doctrine of universal suffrage, nor is there any serious reason for it. The danger from the Municipal Assembly or from any other public body, is not that they will issue too few, but that they may issue too many bonds. It was this. danger that the charter commission sought to provide against, when they made it necessary to obtain the consent of three-fourths 'of the Municipal Assembly, as well as the board of Estimate and Apportionment to issue bonds. The contest over this matter now going on in the Municipal Assembly shows the public is awakened on the subject of city finances as it never has been before and this is an exceedingly encouraging result.

Public opinion properly expressed will soon compel any public body to do whatever is right and leave undone whatever is wrong. I think, therefore, the power to authorize the issue of bonds in the interest of economy aud home rule ought to remain where the charter places it until it shall have been demonstrated that such power will lead to extravagance and corruption. I do not favor conferring upon the Board of Estimate and A Apportionment the sole power to issue bonds. This does not mean that this board is not to be trusted. Fortunately for the city these boards have heretofore been found entirely trustworthy, their power has been confined to the making of the annual budget and practicallly levying the taxes.

They have never had the power to issue bonds, except by explicit provisions of statute. It would be hazardous In my opinion and would be a step in the wrong direction in the science of municipal goverument to confide the taxing-power and the debt-creating-power to the same board, twofifths of which are not elected by the people. I do not see any reason for a change in the composition of the Municipal Assembly. Two bodies secure more discussion and greater publicity for important matters. We are apt to go too fast rather than too slow in the matter of expenditures for public improvements as witness the manner in which our municipal indebtedness has been piling up for the last three or four years.

Meritorious measures would pass the Municipal Assembly speedily enough by the force of public opinion and bad measures should be exposed and defeated. If I should suggest any change it would be that the members of the Council hereafter elected should be chosen for a term of two years instead of four so that their delegated power should be restored to the people at least once in two years. Tho 2 Franklin Edson's Views. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: In replying to the questions you have propounded to me I beg to say I have long since ceased to take active interest in municipal affairs, therefore my knowledge of current municipal events is almost wholly derived from the public press, which, the lawyers would say, "is not the best evidence." I may, however, express, as I have frequently done before, surprise that the very excellent and experienced commission which framed the charter for the greater city should have embodied in it a form of Municipal Assembly substantially identical with that thoroughly tried and found wanting in most of the large cities of the United States and especially in the City of New York. It was a stupendous error which should be corrected with as little delay as possible.

My experience with the Board of Aldermen in 1883 and 1884 having the power of the conArming of the Mayor's appointments and to grant street surface railroad and other franchises convinced me that power to do anything of any considerable interest to the community, or to have anything to do with its general welfare should not be lodged with a Board of Aldermen, Municipal Assembly or any body similarly constituted. It is perhaps necessary to maintain a Board of Aldermen, but their power should limit-. ed to the most simple and unimportant acts. The power to authorize public works and to issue bonds should in my judgment be lodged with a Board of Estimate and Apportionment constituted as at present, except that three or five citizens of broad business experience and BROOKLYN COTTAGE, At the Catholic Summer School on Lake Champlain. known integrity should be added in some way which will insure the appointment of such men-if such a way can be found.

TORPEDO BOAT'S TRIAL TRIP. Bates, July 22-The United States torpedo boat Dahlgren was given a preliminary speed trial over a course in the Kennebec River to-day. She easily showed a speed of twenty-nine and seventy-six hundredths knots in six fathoms of water, and the indications are considered promising that she will exceed her contract speed of thirty half knots, on the Southport course, next week. Captain Charles Blair was pilot -day and Superintendent. John S.

Hyde represented the Bath Iron Works, builders of the vessel. SPOOPENDYKE SKETCHES. "The Spoopendkye Sketches" were written for the Brooklyn Eagle and published In 1879, 1880 and 1881. The sketches form admirable pictures of the real life developed in many a household. For summer reading on the railroad car, on the steamboat, on the yacht, on the hillside and by sylvan stream there is no book to compare with this.

Its fragmentary character adapts it for the wants peculiar to the class of leisure. It can be taken up and laid down without fear of losing the trend of anything In it. It is reinforced by an exbaustive index, which A is always a thing of joy to the reader of a good new book. It Is No. 34 of the Eagle Library, and it has been placed at a popular price, that It within the capacity of everybody, 25 cents a copy.Binghamton News.

BROOKLYN COTTAGE ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. One of the Finest Buildings of the Catholic Summer School at Cliff Haven. BROOKLYNITES AT ITS OPENING. Addresses by William Moffitt and the Rev. Fathers D.

J. Hickey and J. J. Donlon of This Borough. (Special to the Eagle.) Brooklyn Cottage, Catholic Summer School, Cliff Haven, near Plattsburgh, N.Y., July 22- The Brooklyn Cottage has been formally opened here and the many Brooklynites.

who are here attending the Catholic Summer School on the shores of Lake Champlain. have reason to be proud of themselves, their city and their cottage. It is one of the finest houses on the association's grounds. It stands to the south of the main building and is on the corner of the beautiful shore road and plaza, with a broad view that commands al fine prospect of the historic lake. The Brooklyn cottage is one of the largest and Anest buildings on the grounds and covers an area, 60 by 90 feet.

It is three stories in height and surrounded on three sides by a broad piazza that is the delight of occupants. From the front of the building extending down to the lake's edge is sloping lawn, through which gravel paths are artistically laid out. The style of the Brooklyn is Romanesque with a few relieving touches of the modern Colonial. Its straight yet graceful outlines appeal to those who find true beauty in simplicity. The interior is entirely finished in light-colored hardwood.

The main entrance leads into a foyer hall, on either side of which are large and roomy parlors. The artistic tastes furnishers are displayed in the equipment of these rooms. The oiled floors of the parlors are covered with rich Oriental rugs, and all the furniture is of birch, wicker or heavy oak. Perhaps the most striking room is the foyer ball, which is fitted up in the style of the Empire. A few artistic studies and engravings adorn the walls.

Except the kitchen, the rest of the building is devoted to sleeping or storage purposes. Golden oak is the material used in furnishing the well lighted sleeping rooms. One bedroom in the Brooklyn is of special intetrest. It is known as Newman Room, having, been of fitted Brooklyn, up by the primarily Newman for the Read- accommodation of members, but in reality for any invited guest of the association. Nearer to the lake than any other cottage, lighted throughout with electricity and ventilated perfectly, the Brooklyn le bound to be a popular cottage at each session of the Summer School and it will be Alled during the entire summer.

The Rev. J. J. Donlon, to whose zeal and energy the erection of the Brooklyn cottage is largely due, is here supervising all arrangements for the comfort of the guests. With him also arrived the Misses Cook, who will have charge of the Brooklyn, and who are endeavoring by all means at their command to make the stay of visitors as pleasant as possible.

The formal opening and house-warming of the Brooklyn cottage was a notable event and, of course, every Brooklynite on the grounds on In vicinity was on hand to participate. The programme opened with a brief address of welcome by William H. Moffitt of Brooklyn, the president of the Cottage Association, and he was followed by happy remarks by the Rev. J. J.

Donlon, the treasurer, and the Rev. D. J. Hickey, the pastor of St. Francis Xavier's Church, Carroll street and Sixth avenue, who is one of the most energetic members of the board of trustees.

Then there was an overture and the following programme: Solo -Selection from Runaway Girl" Miss Baxter Tenor "Holy George J. Gillespie Soprano solo Jennie Naughton Recitation Mr. John J. Rooney Soprano Minnie McCormick Baritone F. Quinn Contralto Miss Clarke Selections by the Summer School Sextet.

Recitation, with Mr. Monaghan Solo, with chorus by the guests Selections by the he New York Cottage Quartet. Mr. George' Coleman The audience was liberal in its applause, among those present being the following Brooklynites: The Rev. D.

J. Hickey, the Rev. J. J. Donlon, George Dallon, Eleanor G.

Colgan, Jennie Naughton, Rosemary Morrissey, Anna J. Cook, C. Cook. Lillian L. Cody, Frank J.

Edebohls, Carrie C. Schlacter, William H. Moffitt, Mrs. H. Moffitt.

Mira. John B. Baxter, Miss A. Baxter, Daniel Kelly, Mamie E. Kelly, Miss M.

McNamara, Isabel Hayes, the Rev. F. McMurray, the Rev. Dr. Kerby, Josetta M.

Coonan, Mary E. O' Brlen, Mrs. Emma Mooney, Mary T. Breen, Gertrude Breen, the Rev. William Livingstone, George L.

Hentz, Anna O'Rellley, Margaret O' Reilley, A. J. Haefner, Mrs. G. Dallon, Miss M.

Tobin, Mira, E. O' Grady. Miss S. Frost, Kate E. Moore, Mary E.

Campbell, Annie T. Sullivan, Thomas J. Moore, Misses A. and G. Moore, John F.

Waters, Thomas McMillan. ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE. Mr. J. W.

Hana and family are at Maspeth, I. J.hn M. Gray, of Wyckoff street, is at Smithtown, L. I. Frederick W.

Davis of 363 Lafayette avenue is at Kennebec, Me. Walter E. and Miss M. Fox of Amity street are at Newport, R. I.

E. S. Frost and family of 465 Eighth street, are at Sayville, L. I. Mr.

and Mrs. D. R. Long, of Fifty-first street, are at Orient, L. I.

Louis C. Bennett and family are at Glenside Cabin, in the Catskills. Mr. and Mrs. Walter N.

Stanley of Hancock street are at Middlebush, N. J. I. Clement Collier and family are at Pine Bluff Inn, Point Pleasant, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Lampman are at the Pine Bluff Inn, Point Pleasant, N.

J. H. M. Noble, plumber, of 1,423 Fulton street, 1g with his family Blue Point, L. I.

Health Culture publishes an interesting artiele on "Diet In Disease," by Dr. Charles Shepard. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.

McKeever are at the Columbia, Hurleyville, Sullivan County, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cairo of Monroe street are at the Beran House, Larchmont, N.

Y. Charles Beirs and Philip Oliver are at Miss Circleville, Orange County, N. Y. Dr. J.

R. Sawyer and are settled at the Pines, on the Shrewsbury River, for the season. The Misses Anna, Irene and Margaret Magee of 218 Willoughby avenue, are at Rockland Lake. Mrs. R.

W. Toulmin of Jefferson avenue and two sons are visiting relatives In London, Canada. Miss Lillian Emilie Bennett of Hancock street is at Round HIll Rest, in the Catskills, near Hunter. Mrs. Gertrude Esterbrook and her mother, Mrs.

Mary Eling, are at Hill Crest, Roxbury, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. E.

A. Netherclift and family of 471 Eleventh street, Brooklyn, are at Northport, L. I. J. Henry Dick and family of the Eastern District are at the Loon Lake House, Loon Lake, Adirondacks.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fique of 128 DeKalb avenue are at the Windamere, Mattituck, on Great Peconic Bay, L. I. Mrs.

W. H. Ireland and family are passing the months of July, August and part of September at Sparta, N. J. The engagement is announced of Miss Ethel Bernice Heydinger of Halsey street and a Professor J.

Lawrence Erb. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Carr, Mrs.

D. Harris and Mr. George W. Lindsay of 26 Hanson place go to Freeport, L. I.

Mrs. John Lincoln Towse returned on the Umbria on Wednesday, from a six weeks' trip In London and Paris." Mrs. J. W. McManus and family of 347 Dean street are at the Shoemacher Cottage, Saugerties, Ulster County, N.

Y. The Misses Sara and Laura Tomlins of Sixth street are now at Manasquan, N. and from there will go to Asbury Park. Mr. and Mrs.

James R. Cowing, the Misses Latimer of Remsen street, C. E. Langford and Emma Adams are at Blue Hill, Me. Mrs.

B. F. Bennett and daughter Alice of 434 Putnam avenue, with Miss L. a Duryea, are now at Beech Grove, Pittsfield, Mass. Professor and Mrs.

Henry G. Eskuche will spend the latter part of July and the month of August at Oak Island, near Babylon, L. I. and Mrs. J.

W. Aiken, Eliza J. Aiken, Edith Aiken, Florence W. Alken of 290 Prospect place, left yesterday for Niagara Falls. The Rev.

James Rogers, C. S. pastor of St. Mary's Church, Austin, is visiting his niece, Miss Agnes B. Pundt of 531 Sixth avenue.

Mrs. Roberta F. Freeman, late of Halsey street, has moved into her new residence, Home Nook, Coney Island avenue, near Foster avenue. Mr. and Mrs.

R. Walter Smith of Cedar avenue are spending a few weeks with their son, Captain Clarence W. Smith, at Bergen Point, N. J. Joseph Murray of this borough entertained James Russell of the Russell brothers and Frank Hardiman of Pastor's Theater last Sunday at Bath Beach.

The many friends and members of Brevoort Circle No, 243, C. of will be glad to learn of the recovery of Mrs. Washington L. Powers from a long Illness. Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph W. Sutphen of Second place, with family, are among the Cliff cottagers at Nantucket, where they will remain until October. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles S. Barker of 1,028 avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. George New York, are at Columbian Hotel, Thousand Island Park. W.

B. Lindsay has leased George D. Smith's house at Freeport for the season, where be and his family will enjoy their spare time in wheeling and bathing. Abram Ray Tyler and his family are at Bartow, on Long Island Sound for the month of July. In August they will go to Orange and Broome counties of this state.

Miss Edna Pateman of Adelphi College and Miss Ella Myers of Tarrytown are in the far West, visiting Kansas, Montana and will 60- journ in California many weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Edwards of 764 Halsey street at Red Horse Island, near Gananoque, Canada, in the Thousand Islands.

They will remain till September. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCawley Martin, formerly of Underhill avenue, are now residing al Borough Park, where they will be pleased to receive their friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Pettus of 14 Vernon avenue, are at Pine Island, Oyster Bay, L. I. Miss Helen W. Mack, who for many years has lived in Akron, with her sister (the THE PLAYGROUND SOCIETY AND ITS GOOD WORK.

Many Hundreds of Children Entertained and Instructed in Six Playgrounds. IN NEED OF Incidents Attending the Openings ati Bridge and Columbia Streets--Last Year's Record Surpassed. As promised by the Brooklyn Society for: Parks and Playgrounds for Children, six playgrounds have been opened In Brooklyn 1 in localities are not reached by the playground the School Board of Brooklyn. that, Handicapped as this society is by lack of funds, its work has already proved wonderfully successful and fortunate for the children. Much more could be done by society if the public would contribute toward the neces-: sary funds.

Money is needed now for immadiate work and contributions may be sent to the Rev. Gaylor S. White, president, or to Charles H. Edgar, secretary, 19 Monroe place. Perhaps the most interesting of these grounds is at the foot of Bridge street, on the water front.

Aside from the advantages the boys and girls of the neighborhood And in the only open space near at hand, the location is adjacent to the public baths, which are, doubtless, more frequently patronized as a result of the lessons in social conditions taught in: the playground school. This playground was opened on Monday, July 10. The initial interest has not grown less and the teacher in charge is dally opening up new fields in Wonderland to the little folks whose ideas of enjoyment and play were more or less primitive. The boys at once manifested a spirit of proprietorship that has been turned to good account, and many have voluntarily given their few pennies toward the good of all. The teacher has gained influence over the children that is surprising toe those familiar with the material she has to work upon.

In the quiet moments during the heated hours the river view is very interesting and the children are receiving object lessons that should prove most instructive. At the Columbia street playground, between Warren Baltic streets, the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company has placed at: the disposal of the society a space 400x600: feet. It took a few days to bring order to the front here, and it was mainly the girls, this time, who were most helpful. The larger girls are a great help in looking after the small: children and assisting the The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company has! placed two of its old cars in this playground, as retreats for the quiet hour. Who remembers the old word "scups" as applied to the modern swings? Well, it may be heard in the St.

Nicholas playground, on Flushing avenue, near Nostrand, named after the St. Nicholas Society, member of which made it possible for the playground to be opened. But not all the boys and girls who assemble there have enouga of the old New York Dutch In their hlood to make "scups" natural word, but the swings are none the less popular. Nor are the swings the only attrac-. tion, for base ball and other games dulged in and the little tots are given a reasonable amount of kindergarten instruction.

The Chiropean playground on North Eighth street and Union avenue is continuing the good work started last year. There the boys: are organized into a brigade and have drills that should be most beneficial to them in their bearing and manners. The girls- are taught useful domestic occupations, and all receive instructions in modeling and weaving. Drawing, too, is made a feature for those who care to learn and in many the chlid is entertained to its own improvement and to the relief of the mother at home. The Greenpolnt playground at the foot of; Freeman street is flourishing in its new.

quarters quite as well as last year. There 1s a Surf Avenue and the Creek and Between West Saved. The dotted Line in the Map Shows by Colonel Cootey and as Approved by of the Municipal Assembly, the Board of Estimate and the Controller meet in joint session and approve the issue of $2,100,000 in bonds for the building of the new Hall of Records have not yet been served upon the officers named. The Mayor, chairman of the Board of Estimate, will receive one of the writs. He was in his office until noon but no service been made.

Shortly afterward the office closed for the da day. It is probable the writs will be served tomorrow. The Municipal Assembly meets on Tuesday as usual. The bond issue has been approved by neither branch, although before each for months. It Is probable the Board of Estimate will be called into session without delay, as a result of the mandamus.

At its last meeting an adjournment was taken to July 31. Failure to observe the direction of the court will land the officials against whom writ is directed in jail for contempt of court This fact makes it certain that the New Hall of Records bond issue will be sent through without further delay. It is expected that the application for 3 peremptory writ compelling the issue of the $570,000 bond issue for the Long Island Water Supply Company's plant, which is to be heard next Thursday, will result equally well. This award has been hanging fire longer than the Hall of Records bonds and the city has no defense to put up against the issue of the bonds. The application is for a peremptory writ of mandamus, directing the approval of this bond issue.

MAYOR WRITES A LETTER. District Attorney Gardiner Is Ready to Prosecute Violators of the Ten Hour Law. District Attorney Gardiner yesterday received a letter from Mayor Van Wyck asking him to enforce the ten hour law. The letter contained a resolution that had been passed by the Central Federated Union and the District Attorney made an immediate reply. He wrote the Mayor that he will do all in his power to enforce the law on any complaints made to him.

He says: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 21st enclosing a communication from the secretary of the Building Trades Section of the Central Federated Union of the same date, in which you are earnestly requested to enforce "Of the course ten hour the la enforcement of that law does not come under your jurisdiction, and the secretary should have known it. On Tuesday last my friend Mr. Samuel Prince, president of the Central Federated Union, called upon me here on this question and afterward, so I am informed, expressed my a sentiments at a meeting held the same even1ng at Cooper Union upon the subject. "The office I have the honor to administer is not a detective agent aud as a rule we can only act upon complaints which are formulated and properly submitted. I told Mr.

Prince that If his union knew of any violation of Section 384 of the Penal Code on the suba ject. witnesses of ten here, hours I labor would and assign would a trial bring assis- their tant to at once present the case before the police magistrate presiding in the first District Court, with the view that it be brought up in regular course for action of the Grand Jury. "I think the law is a wise and beneficent ono and should be fully enforced. Under our law the secretary of the Building Trades Section who has written you or any other complainant may go before a police magistrate and on a proper presentation of the fact a warrant will issue and the case be regularly inquired Into. "The president of the Central Federated Union has already, as I have already remarked, been apprised by me of the fact that this office will co-operate with him in proper and vigorous presentation of any violation of that law.

It, therefore, is not necessary for me to communicate with the secretary, as I have already had an Interview with the president, and we thoroughly understand each other and he knows I will give my earnest support to any effort to bring a violator of that law to justice. As yet. no specific act of violation bas been brought to my attention." The letter was Immediately forwarded to the Mayor. STRIKE ON HANNA DOCKS. Longshoremen Take Their Grievances to the Cleveland Headquarters.

Ashtabula, July 22-There is little change in the strike situation on the Hanna docks. Nothing was accomplished at the conference of the strikers with manager L. C. Hanna and men will Dow take their grievances to the headquarters of the 'Longshoremen's Union at Cleveland for consideration. This will consume two or three days, SO that there is no prospect of early settlement.

Several ore boats are tied up at the docks. Seventeenth Street and the Rapid Transit the Boundary Laid Down in the Original Controller Coler. agreed on some proposed changes. To-day, the views of Hewitt, Edson and Gilroy are given. will help elucidate Mayors the conditions, particularly that of Mr, Gilroy who has come to be regarded as one of the most expert authorities on municipal government in this In order to secure the views of the former mayors and to confine them to the provisions demanding attention the Dagle caused to be addressed to each of them the following letter which uncovers the situation in the Municipul Assembly and points out where the deficlencies of the instrument are believed to lie: The action of the members of the Municipal Assembly in holding up for the past year and a half important bond issues whereby the city has suffered financial loss, to say nothing of the inconvenience caused its people, must have suggested to you some experiences while you were mayor and some remedies for similar conditions, whose recital would prove especially interesting at this time.

Legislation has been suggested as one way of obtaining relief. Other methods will no doubt be discussed. A6 a citizen well qualified to contribute information and practical suggestions, will you not communicate your views to the Eagle and especially upon these points: 1. Where in your judgment ought the power to authorize bond issues be lodged to insure a sound, business-like government? 2. If you favor maintaining a Municipal Assembly bow would you constitute it? What large powers, If any, would you give such a body, and what salaries should Its members receive? Abram S.

Hewitt's Views. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: I regret to say that I do not equal to dealing with the question which you submit to me in regard to the government of the Greater Now only say municipal, that the results thus far appear to be in accordance with the unfavorable predictions which I made prior to the adoption of the consolidated charter. I do not think that the present system of government is adapted to the needs of the great population confided to its care. Very serious changes will have to be made, but in the present state of my health I am nut willing to undertake the severe labor of treating the subject exhaustively. Mere superncial judgments and opinions' are of no value, but experience will doubtless sooner or later secure for us practicable scheme of government adapted to our condition and our necessities.

St Thomas F. Gilroy's Views. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Your communication relating to certain provisions of the Greater New York charter has been received. It is FL matter of some dellcacy for any member of the charter commission to criticise that instrument. It has not yet been long enough in operation a a a a to give a fair trial to a charter which deals largely with RING GAME IN THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS.

The Foundation on Which Mrs. Ada M. Locke Builds Her Successful Handling of Children. late Mrs. H.

C. Viele), is now at the home of her brother, W. S. Mack, 218 Grand avenue. Mr.

and Mrs. James Farrell and family of Baltic street, are at Neversink, N. Y. Mrs. Ada A.

Hewlett and her little daughter, Alda S. Hewlett, with parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Skelton of Monroe street, are at the Cornish House, Pine Hill, in the Catskills.

The Misses Margaret and Abbie Foley of Kent street, Mrs. C. Stephens of Willoughby avenue and Mrs. Jenes Smith of Linden avenue are at Round Top View House, Cairo, Catskill Mountains. Mrs.

John McGurry and Masters Frank and David McGurry of 305 Fifth avenue, and Miss Cecilia Copeland of 91 North Oxford street, Brooklyn, will spend August in the Land of Evangeline, Nova Scotia. Lester H. Hoole of Monroe street, who has made encouraging progress in his medical studies, Ands himself established as interne in the Mothers' and Babies' Hospital, East Thirty-fifth street, Manhattan. James A. Brodie, now In Europe, writing to A friend, says: "You would die laughing to see the old rounders at Aix les Bains getting Axed up for the winter.

Two fellows whom you know from Brooklyn are there getting Axed." Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Hanan of the Park Slope sailed on the 22d on the steamship Pennsylvania of the HamburgAmerican line. They will be abroad a vear and a balf, visiting many places of interest in Europe during the time. The many friends of Dr.

Le Grand Kerr will be glad to learn, through the Eagle, that the doctor is now rapidly convalescing. Dr. Kerr is one of the visiting physicians to the Williamsburgh Hospital, and it was due only to the prompt and vigorous attention given by his collegagues that a most serious illness was averted. Professor Victor B. Wiener, Hugh Schubert, Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Carter, Joseph S. Weinthal, R.

Granger and wife, Miss. Ethel Dooley, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dooley, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank P. Byrne, Charles Rackliff, Harry B. Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. James Sweeney, Miss Rebecca Stern, Olof Lindberg, M.

Brown, James A. Wycherley, Mr. and Mre. James P. Drover and child, Isidor Ullmann, Mrs.

Wycherley and Miss Wycherley are at the Pine Grove Hotel, Patchogue, L. I. Mr. Mrs. J.

Howard, Miss Guion, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Whiton, Master Howard and Bartlett Whitton, Mrs.

Lewis A.Concklin, Mrs. A. B. Hutchinson, Mrs. J.

W. Hoogland, Magter Benjamin Hoogland, Mrs. Mary J. Hoogland, Charles Hoogland, Miss Ruth Hoogland, Miss Etta B. Poor, Miss M.

J. Poor, Mrs. S. B. Clark, Miss Madeline Clark, S.

Milton Clark, Mrs. A. B. Wilkins, Mrs. Thomas Sealy, Miss Hazel Sealy are at Birch Creek House, Pine HIll, Delaware County.

NEGRO HANGED TO A TREE. Mexico, July 22-Frank Embree, the negro charged with assaulting Miss Dougherty, near Benton, Howard County, a few weeks ago, while enroute to Fayette to-day to be tried for his crime, was taken from the officers by a mob at Steinmetz and hanged to tree. The negro denied his guilt. GAS COMPANY'S CLAIM. The Consolidated Gas Company which, In the absence of any contract, has been furnishing light to the city, has fled a claim for $140,000.

The Commissioner of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies, has been reing this year, pending the determination of strained from making a any contracts for lightthe Municipal Assembly's power in the matter of approving such contracts. local pride surrounding this playground and the Nelghborship Association, composed ofi residents of the vicinity give it their special attention. City Park--or, rather, a corner of 1t-is a. playground of instruction for the morning hours. This was the original playground; in Brooklyn, and from it have grown all! that are open to-day.

Its memory will linger in the minds of many a boy and girl while life lasts, for there they received lessons from their follows in orderliness and obedience that were most salutary. It has always; been regarded as a privilege by the boys and girls of the neighborbood-not the most orderly in to be allowed to enter the roped off space, and to be excluded fromi It was by far the greatest punishment ever! inflicted upon them. But it is a matter ir finite satisfaction to the teachers that such! measures have been rare indeed. Such materials as the playground society is able afford are distributed at all these yards. The main object is to teach the; children how to play in the best sense of the' term, and then to introduce such elementary instruction as will keep their minds actively.

employed along rational lines. Picture books, magazines or other literature that will entertain and instruct children are needed and all contributions will be thankfully recelved; and distributed to the best advantage. TI HARBOR CHANGES DELAYED. Government Has Not Secured Naval, Station in Hawaiian Islands. Washington, July 22-Although the last river and harbor bill contained an appropriation for the improvement of the mouth of.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands, so that vesgels could enter, nothing will be done about carrying the act of Congress into effect. The determination was reached by the Secretary of War upon the request of the Naval authorities. It is deemed best to make these improvements until the part department has acquired land for a naval station the harbor. Anticipating this a syndicate has acquired all the available property and holds it at a figure; so high that the Navy Department does not: bellove in purchasing it. At present the harbor at Honolulu will answer all purposes." At KILLED BY A FREIGHT TRAIN.

Hurrisburg, July 22-J. Beam, aged 35 years, and his mother, aged 60 years, were struck and instantly killed to-day by a freight train on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway at Rutherfords Station. Beam, a farmer and was driving to Harrisburg was also killed. The bodies of mother and when the train a struck the team. The borge son were badily mangled.

DROWNED WHILE BATHING. South Norwalk, July 22-James I. Jackson, the colored butler employed by. Warren E. Smith, a well -known New York business man, who ls spending the summer at his Chimmons Island home in Norwalk Harbor, WaS drowned last night at 9 o'clock while in bathing off the dock at the island.

His body. recovered after an all night search. He was seized with cramps. A companion who was dear was unable to save him. THE MEAN THING.

Bess--How In the world did you discover her age? Tess- asked her at what age she thought a girl should marry, she promptly said 27-Catholio Standard and Times.