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PART II. PAGES 13 TO 16. FRIDAY. JANUARY 31, 1896. The News of Brooklyn ? ftEFFRENDUM A RIGHT. -s jjjJLB AROUMBNT ON CON'SOLTDA TION Bl" ft L- WOODHOUBE. pjj *. TAIrX WITH A TRIBTJNE RBPORTEB THK iawyki: bhowb the km.umity or the OBTEXCE OP COHPBIXIHO A CKION OF THB C1TIE. WITHOUT A POPU I.\K EXPBEBBIOJI ON Tlli: TEBMB OF TNITY One of the moas ln "lalve apeechea mado before the J >l"f '?? l " mmlttee laat week In Brook Ivn ln connectl >n wlth the conaolldation hearing was ma '?? ' y "? I- Woodhouae, the lawyar, who 1? a rr mlnenl rnember f the Brooklyn Toung Dapul ' ?'? Club. Mr. Woodhouae belleve. that c,. .. iat) n la Inevltable, hut he wanta to know iDe lern t upon whlch it la to be arranged. Hla argumenta along thla llne made an Impreaalon p.v^n th.mmltt. ?? "Why lo y ,;1 ? Heve e maolldatlon to be Inevt taM- '?"' waa aaked ol Mr. Wo ?dh >uae laat nlirht by a iTlbun. rep >rter ..j..,.,. .>... . ttun -f thlnaa," he replled. "A clty la bul i larwc peraon. Place two men alde by aide and ' atr. - r wlll alwaya rule thc weak er: the weaki - mual b< wedded ln h?-art wlth tho atroncr -r he wlll !>? drlwn t.i tha wall: there uiust I ? ? ? ??? e*a of purpoae and a unlty >f ln BJ. L. WOODHOI'gE cere*:. ln order t hai ?? ? ',l '>?'?' i tvoperatlon an 1 larv> davelop i I law is unlveraal: !t ap ?Uea c inally l the clty aa tn the Indlvldual. My Juiemor.t i. that material an l aentlmental eon ?Meratlona wlll flnally aet?le the fjue.ti.in of con gelldatlon: the material alde, however, la tho one that domli itea i .w BIONIFICANT PlOl'RES Itaeerna to m - Impoaalble that the rlcheat clty oflfaa:/-- In the v. rld. ownli -.: In her own HkM over |559.iwi.i.n iraeta, the mark.-t value ? I wh? ae ? ?r??, 'rty, In addltlon to the at. ve. wn3 eatlnaat I ln >.-.: by the New-Tork State g3rnm|88l n a' r 15.0 -0.000; a clty whoae yaarly Inerea.o i wealth la at >nsi from i;- 000,000 l * " annual Income, from taxatl n. is aboul 111000.000. and Wh ,ce ? i aent debt, aceordlng to valuea, eould b? tnereaaed threefold: a etty whlch owrna wallBigh aararythlng. for Ii ?oiw, tn alrht. and 1. withln apaaklni dlaui ? f a poorer clty, however populoua, an long overahadow the latter witn f.;l 9. . ? ? ? , ... con pelllng i neollda t!on, j.. ..- thal New-York marketa nearly 0i; ?j,a ai ? ited In Amerl ra: Ihal even the Nal I vernmeni Itaelf kwka to New Tork for pr tectlon and rellef Remember, l >, ?hn: Br debt la half ihal of New-Tork, arhila h la leaa than one-atxth aa ?r.-at jr m iig fact that a cltj >f n milllon paople lai .;.... ipaper an I thal one tenth . - ri work ln New-Torh and are hea| | for I "? ler dty! Tea, eoaa lldatl n la li vltable; the trend of ihlrn?. la that way.'' ?Doyon thir.k then. thal Brooklyn wlll be un able to carry f .rward Ita pi ?? '? ? i Improvementa, laelndlng the r p ? - eatenalon of Ita water eyrtem" " BJBJOOKLTN NOT ON THE WAT TO THK I' OR HOI 3E "On tha eontrary. I bealeve thal ahe wlll be able, wlth ? :. '.?'? and hoaeaty, to do all necee Bary thinga for yeara to . >me. I have greal BBBfldence In the atatemanta i t Coaaralaaloner Alfred T. Whlte made t<> tbe leglalatlve com rr.i.t.f udob theae matter* I cannol belleve. Bowever, thal Brooklyn. without conaolldation, v , able to -.perute wlth New-Tork in tha auUdlng of tbe brtdgea and other Improveroenta wh)ch are already Imperattvely re.n.ir-d In crdor to inaure Bi.klyna prolonged proaperlty. I do not thlnk. as aoma do. thal Brooklyn ls oatbe way to the poorhoua*. Pai from lt. We caaUvemany yeara without conaolldation ar.d hav, falr proaperlty but cowolldatlon ahould ?aaaavolutlon uking year. for t. nn^fruit ag, .. mmatlon. HaaU ln ao vltal a matt'-r would be unaeamly." REABOXa FOR A REafTCRKNDUM -Why do you favor a refwendumT' ..r.. . f -.'. welfare; aecond. n la ajrooklyn'a rlght; thlrd, ... my thoughl II la the onl, ? l??pr*?n?t>le po. lon. Brooklyn voted for conaolldation: I admlt lt It dld nol vote upon th.term.of^lW.tlon It waa not aaked todo that It la now her rlgh . .. ... her Inheranl maral to vote upon the u - m rlght. To deny thla la lo fly m the face of hlatory and degrade tho reaaon of man. lert M muatmte: D legatea were r.--niiy alected to revlae tha Conatltutlon of our Btate. On Beptember 19, ICH th-ir work waa o..m..ioi.-... tbelr powera were alao eahauatad. Whal ?<?*< Oa November*. I?H Ihe peopie voted o adop the auggeatlona of thelr BgenH By that acl the revlaed Conalltutloa becama ihe wpreeno law of the Btate. THI then II waa l roPJi ol aand. Upon Ihe flrat BBga ol thal <^*?? lk?w. read: "We. Iha paopl. of Ih* *?to of New-Torh grateful to AlmWhty Ood for our fre.-df.rn. ir. order 10 BtCUra ita bbKHlni^, do eatabUah thi Conatltutlon.' Hoad tbe wora ?Brooklyn' for New-Tork' ar.d cbarter' for ?Con Btltutlon and yoo hav- my argumenl ror referendum. When Brooklyn aald. '1 {"?Jp^jj aoUdatlon.' ah In no wlae ?bandoned her rlght to contr ,i the terma of coBaolldation. THK LETTER. NOT THK BFIRIT. "Uut has nol r...- Leglalature Iha legal rlgW to (aa you aay) extlngulah Brooklyn'a corporate Ufa wtthoul aubmlttlng ihe i*rm? lo Brooklynr "ln a puraly tochnlcal aaaaa Ihal la trua H la one of the Btate'a reaerved rtgbta it doaa not, bowever, apply to thla aaaa. Tbe letter of tha law iwdoubtedly glvea it that rlght evan m the eaae of Bi *>k!yn, but, m keeplng tha lattar. th- Leglalature would breah the aplrU - if ?J law beyond repalr. Brooklyn la a .P^^jjg the BUte ar.d al pe*ce wlth haraelf; ahe naada not the correctlve hand of the Btate foi bai ?.?'> or for th.- Btate'a weal. Bhe la conapteuoua for v.'oii dotng among all Ihe eltlea of thaJ"*^*" examole f-f K"?l for Blxty-two yo.tr.; her popu Utlonnumbera one-alath that of tha MUra^ata of New-Tork. Bhall the corporate llfe pf auch a dty ba daat-oyed upon - ndltlona arid tmaa up-m" whi.-h it haa not aal lUuaeal of approvui by vote of Ihe peopla? It 1- fB?tuitroua to argua that the archltecta of the CtonatltuOoei ol our Htate Intended that Inatrumenl to be ln\..keti for auch an Ignoble end; thal WOUld be tyranny. and. wlth any othi-r people, would reaull ln rov,? lutlon. IT DBPENOa ON THK TKKMS "Do >mu think conaoUdatlon would beneflt Brooklyn?" "Yia, if effected upon equltable torms; other. wis-.- it would be ...ir everlaatlng curae; fnir and I equltable conaoUdatlon would, l Ihlnk. promote our tinanrlal and in !i:ntrial Interesta and largelj Increaae our wealth! We would alao ahare ln the renown and commandlng p,iw,>r of the greater rtty, whlrh wnuM i?. _* much alfmlflcan. e; but our ! educational, i>"litlcal and moral wi-ifar., are alro i Involved; theae un- of far greater conaequen Then, too, a s>ohom<- of Rnvcrnmont muat be f,iun,l ! for th.> greater clty; thls alone Is a atupendoua problem an,l would ta\ the genlua ..f our great. al l.'*al ar,-hltpots. K,>r the governlng of .. greal rtty ,.f 3.OHO.000 to 4.000.000 people, wlth every man a voter, we have n,> prlde al h >me or abrogd. l do belleve, h iwever, that by carefully aafeguard ln* Brooklyn'a Intereata, by the terma of conaoU? datlon, our welfare may be conaerved, provld. l patriotlam la al the helm. Any tcheme ..r g ivi rn mmt for Ihe greater rtty must t>? an evolutl n, ' At thls polnl we an> all learnera Above all thing* i there .qh >uld !>?? nn haate." "Whal do you ihlnk th- p lltlcal effeel would b-> if th.> Leglalature ah, uld r f ae ? referen lum?"' "It would Jeopardtee the Republl an organlza ti.ni in this clty and Btate and poeelbly ln the Na tlon." "Suppnse a referendum were granted?" "It would Jenpardiae tho Republlcan organlaa? tlon ln Rmnklyn and Insnre the aucceea of the party ln this clty and ln thr> Btate. I belleve thni all falr-mlnded men would be contenl with a re! erendum." TBE QFE8TIOS OF TAXE8. MATOR vitTRSTER HAS BOMBTHIXO TO BAT ABOUT BROOKLYN'A IXTERE8T IN COXBOLIDATIOX. The dleaatlafartlon of tho people of Rrooklyn wlth th" hcarlnR-s by th* Legialatlve Commlttee under -han;.. of Benator Lcxow haa re.ulted ln the calllng of another publlc hearlng of the mlttee for to-morrow ir, New-York ?';t\. Mayor Wurater, In converaation a'ith a Trl reportei yeaterday, aald: "Unleaa li la arrangc.l that Ihere ahall be ?.n equallxatl >n I the ta* ? ' between New-Yorh and Brooklyn, thla ? a conaoUdatlon of the tw i citl. - and the auri lng country ahould nol b. rarrled >ul Bi x.klyn lias expended c malderahle m wej in laying oul il parka, ln pavlng it_ atreeta wlth aaphalt, ln \ tendlng its ayatema of ele ti Ifhtinj, ther Improvementa. Al the cl i thla yeai ther.- wlll be a credit In the contlng. t fund nearly $8,000,000. \Ve noa hav. 12,000.000 thai in he u^f d f r irnr.r .\ liig I he elt) "X< w-Y rk wanta to retali lin l i-!:!.ri in thla country, and to ? i . take :n the aurroundlng ?.?i:!t >ry i ? i would be nu advantage to ?):?? ;?? ;.:?? of ihb t.i i>.' mad?- h parl 't the Oreatei Xew-Y i r. there waa n i change m.i !?? ;:, the w.x rlite, aqd the flguree here were reduced t?i the level .; tii ?-? currenl in New-YWk I' oui flg rei were talned ai the aame flgure aa al preaent, It ln than probable thai practlcall) all . the ralaed for taxatlon would ?.spended provementa on Manhattan lal tn I "If our taxea are to remal the a It I* ln poael le for me to aee wher. th. nexatlon ? ?;;. i i me .:. .11 f tl i ; ? conaoUdatlon t._j.< ,.:' a:, equal baala ??' val , ? and an equltable dlvlal n ol th. ??? e.'ka ol lmprovem*nt. If ??? -ann i >?? un thl* t>> tr, irnz sh.dter under Manhattan'i mket, t.iei i ertalnly la much better for ia to rern l an lnd< j .?!.?!?:.: rlty, f - here certalnlj the ;? .1 manlfeat. 1 a atronger dealre ; ? ae ure gixtd g?. *rrun??nt than they an- apablc ??'. *h >wl -: , the rlver. and wlth exlMUg ,? 'r_.llt"*T*. lt woul l only glve Tariitnany a cbance lo ext. p-wcr.'' l ETERAX8 U //./. // li I To <;,.. HKKMVATlfiNri RBQt'KaTRI) IN 111" TAX l UI \ I'KbER THB BRt'Hll DE< The recent declalon uf th, Co \\\ th>. Bruah Veteran aei his broughl about _ f..,r :!.?? reeignatlon of lh* followim rmpl thf Bureau "f Taxei ind Hcott. Major-Oer.ei il L .. M I'eck Edward M. Eonnan, 11 A F< tei i rnjatnli N. '?'. li ifl KriMt.j P Ammerinan, i; _ Cra lei and (ji-orgi I' ): .v ? Theae men ;,t,- all ?et< rgj ? of th* -..ir and wen appolnted by tn,- Controllei nl. ? I I i Tn<-!r i lacea w III t,..\ e examlnatlona. Ther. rci :. the bur i i? veterana who wer. appolnt. I before thi ,.,'.? th* preaenl Conatltution, lini ,.' ihem R11 ?? r. n ho la ai) ea :!. r of 1 ovei ' Ighty y-.-irK old Hl* . ??? l : : n leni Xaeharj 'i ? ? i '..???? an It Pai i k Pi incli ')???? ,. ,r . ? j., i) ea la H i daj ? ? h A BITCB IX TBE /' 11 ROLL. TRBABl RER BURTIfi l.M l' : - THAT PATM Mi 'M.V wil.l. HK REPl'BEn Thf> Board of Charltlea and Correetloni ?? an approved pay-roll to th* Cltj Audltoi foi approval to ii\ To-morrow Commlaaloner Jol.n n HurtiH. thi- treaaurer of the Boai . ?? :. .?? ofllce of the Clty and County Treaaurei and ? for money for the paymenl ?'. departmental ? i. ployee. Ha <-xj.ta :hat ihere wlll '."? i refural, tn caua. of th,- decllnatlo- "f Ihe Controllei to .p prove th(- pay-roll. The Charltlea Commlaalonera wanl t, learn whal control th.- ilt> hn" over the l>epartment, In vU-m of aooMWhal amMguoua legl.lation (,'onii J-ttlniT would like to hav* th. clty ? ?nti .1 ihe monc) f.ir th- Departmonl alleglna thai umlei ih* ConaoUdatlon acl Ihe Commlaalonerx h_v. n rlchi to handle the funda The t'omml.alonei t, ?-.. i. ?:. advlaed that thelr powera were nol redur. i b Conaolldailon act, and, II neceaaary, wlll en!*i Into u frlendly buII to ? tab lh* rlghtf thej rlalm lf the < ln k be n fueed to-morrow ihe <i i? tl >n ?'HI probabiy be taken Into the Bupremn Courl on ?' i ,l.iv. aa th,- Charltlea Comml bI iiier* wlll -?i?;? i> for a mandamua acaln.i the Controller and C:ij Ti urer. aa II la probable thai Ih* ?' ntroller wlll r*fu** to , er. fy i,j ibe pay-roll unleaa ba la ordered lo do no by tha I totirt WORK 8TOPPED BY AS ISJVSCTIOS. MORE TROVBMC ovrn THE TROMJCT TRACKfl )'> NKPTVNE AVE. Tha Naaaau RaEraad Company agaln tn?k up the gauntlel of law yeaterttoy afternoon "ver th. rlght to buUd h Un. In Xaptune-ave., In tbe old town ol Oraveeend WTblla th<- proceed!ngB are laken In th. nameof a property-ownei along theavenue, thr- nni power beblnd tne throna la Mr riynn. I.ate in thi- afternoon Jamea C. Church aecured frorn Juatlce <'- ?<>r an Injunctl-n reatralnlng Ihe Coney laland and Brooklyn Rallroad Company from l,ui din? n* llnea on the avenue i. queatlon. John Tre'for Ifl the plalntlff He allege. thai the <\> fendanl company h.i^ no rkht to imild on X*i? tun. ave ana thai il han nol aecured .? majorlty ol ?h? oneenta of the property-. wn. i - Tne Coney laianl Companj had ?'"" al wora on the extenalon wt.i-" "'<? Injunetion waa aecured N'-otune-ave. i? on.- ?.f Ihe thoroughfarea towanl whlch tha Naaaau Ral-road people have eaai man) a ;onglng glanca_^_ MR8. HEXRY T<> OUARD IIElt IIl 8BASD. garah HJenry ba. _??? appolati ?) a -oanmlii ? of lh. p^raon of her buatand. Cbartoa D H?iry. who wa. dludged to ba of unaound mind a fea daya a*o. rh.. ','? laun i Loan and Trual Company waa named aa '??,,,?, ?r thetl-,000 whlch Mr llonrj r ' I ? SThe eatate of ha father The Courl ?* ror coata of th.- lunacy proeeedlng, W*> counael ?eand SSTaaa/ia lo ex-JuS?. Iteynol:-. v.'.., waa Klgned to repreaenl Ihe patfenfa Intereat. rOR TIIE EITTI.E o\Es- BESBFIT. _ i ,n,i inetruaaenul concert, In ald ? I lh* A ""sir ? IiyTur-ery. will b-giv-n nH . Nt^.,,TpiewpontandCi:niona:a..onW. . K-i '?"?'?" ' ,. ,..lirv i) rh, Day Nuraerj la ln lUy evanlng?^?D^Jt.? Mtn, worklngwomen "ETS&Xwi Iherel- ihe daytlm?. ?d ibj ?*__-, ,? n f-.r them. glrtng Ihem f.I and attendanu i,r ,..,, -,,,.. managen have t^hlng and amualng ta m^jn ??. encountered ????f? h,,,, |.] efforl wlll beimad*^lo work recently. - - ? ,,?. ,,,.,,,,, i ,?? . ... -btaln '' la{^ai)s.m..n.. conalati of Mra. M. J. _Ti,t-? of Arranar" ... ,.r,,i~ie Un Rlchar.i i ^&SMr* Orurge llunl iv.iiiiaa and NEW-YORK HAS A PROTEST. PRIEND8 OP CONSOLIDATTON HAVE LITTLE BMOOTM BAILING. LOYAL LEAQl'EBa TIUVK THE MOVEMEMT ACBOBB THE BIVEB A IIELP ?!" THEIB .'.M'.-'i'. - OTHER8 HAY IT WILL CAI'aK "MOBE t'SELESS liisi rssi.iN." The propoaa! of th.- Taxpayera' Antl-Equallaailon League, ,i New-York aai iclatlon of pro| ? ri lei - t.i ippoa* equallaatlon of aa.ea.ment. ln caae of conaolldation with Brooklyn, on ihe theory thal .... addltlonal burden -.-. >uld be borne by New-York, haa i? n recelved In Brook'.yn v.ith nalngled feeltng. of The propoaitlon la halled wlth much aatlafactlon b) the Loyal l...-1-u. adherent., who -?- ln th< oppo all in .1 ll.tlncl a Ivantaae to thelr cauee, whlle, on Ihe other hand, the conaolldatlonlati lee In it .? poaalbb lelay and wha) Ihey term "more uai '? ..I. iment." Parl "f ihe l^eaaue'a argum ni eon.l.ti ln a atatemeni ol the rolative mlli ig ol I i ?' atreeta, In n ch It la aald "thal the number ol m if unpaved streeta and nf atrteti paved wlth ihe anl ,-.,?? . obblea in Brooklyn ls .1 itartllng evl? dence of the neceaalty foi large expendlturei In ihe near futun In or l- r ... brltuj Ihi -on lltlon I ihe clty Into reapectabT.tty, at leg.l " The comparlaon nf 1;, ]-..\f l -ni unpaved gtreeti la, ot courae, axalnai Bro Klyn. In r. 1 ? ' lo taxatlon 11 ? P.t.i.!.?!?: argument thal valuattona In New-York : !?? Inerea*. l from M ? 70 per cent, .0 Ihal ih. n> rat? ol Brooklyn mUihl be- reduoed from -.??.?.-.'. 1. I t,, ! % t:,,- V \ V-.fk 1 1.. 1^ .?? ln r- api ? 1 t.i .in- N- w-York Leaaue'g ? ? 1 ? 1 ? ? altlon nt- VVorki Commlaaloner Whlte aald Ihal ii, ??: 1 1: .t 11 il nueh t.. hla araumeni, ilready m.ile ; llbl r "I c ntend, bi I Iwnj nlendi I." i' ' ,:' ? "an I Iha ' a ? l am aa ilnat con Ni n Y ;k nev. r Inl r Inti 10 al*'. Hr ok |j... , , ial .. Ii .. ? ..- ? Ta. ; ? "i" 'Ha. '? bul ihe N< a Vork i'Iij C ui II * ? ? - ''''' " clty. ih. ol. \.-w Vork wou iei ? ? ?- H' Wha :. . - ? ! :., f 1 *V< -? ? ? -'?? : ' v- ? '<' She would a. for thi. town 1 NVw-York experia ln pave al .-???- v-' Hut wha pive v l .... > . , \ - 1 r? wiiuM pn* hall ??: the -.. 1 ?? ' lim t . . - ?: ? 11 ... I 1 - ..,-.. iv. Xn , th.u II k i?t N? w-Yurl fter I p 1-' II. ll ? ? M . ; ?:? -.-. I I . ; ? 1 ?. ? \ ? ... i. . ? ? r ther 1 ? ' ? ? ? ? N 1 ..... 1. ? ie ? ? ? ? . - ? ? ? - ? -, ? 1 .,..??,-... - ?? ? ?. ... ? ? ? 1 ? . ? . , ., rV ? ,. ? in 1 . . if>." I 1 11 y. 1' N ???- - * 1 ' ? ? ? ? ? - I 1 i ? ilk ii 1 ut evy . ? : ? ...,-> ???-.? .... I "//' ' w</ /.? Kf spiriny 8AII.IVO ' ' " ; ' "?' >? rm ui . ian wh; . 1 - . ,1 < : : i- | 1 ? ? 1 ? , ?' - ? ? g ? 1 ?????'. ... . ? ? ? A .? ,- ? ? M-|th I ? '.-.-..? if ' - .... ? . l?- : . II ... i a ! now ? ? ? ... ? 1 < ' I. 7 /" /./'// TllK AI? VA! ' I ' i ! ' , \ 1 ? - a ' ' ? \ , ' ? ? ? ? ? ? r I . . J ;? ' ?? i: 1 ! .-' -' .-'.,. ? '. I ? make < ild v . ;.-v yeara I 1 '? ' I 1 -i 1 lilr: \ :? ? ? , ? ? . i .- ? '.'I llolghl : 1 . I ? !i-'.' .,-?-..-.:.?.-???,?? .-., n'ti he rilrr'-i. 1 ? .-????? ? eiild that I f ,.- a long pa ' 11 al la .1 ,? itl.nl !???.;?: Ile aald . ? |, ie lorab ? ? ? . . . - ik.-r 1 ame Ii l:.- . 1 > 1 he a i . frlend. pred '? I tl imi 01 n >. to ?.,'?;:.?;?.. . ? ? .: lt ha. Ii ,;?-,.: 1 1 it . ... etwei-n Ilr.i .klyn .1 l 1 ;,-.-? 1 a , ... 1 ... 1 .1 ? i-, 1 ir il 11 III tokl) 11. I weni ? , ?>? ? 1 ;? ' . g\ me .1 ; III wlth lh ll. j.:-.-?::. ? .1 lhai l ahu ild do my ..'rk ln thv daj 'l ... Thla i : >und tn il dlffli ult, be -auai l : of dolr.g my wi :.i..k ... Ihe WV.mehow, 1 ?? n.rl.t . ,-mh ! to g;lve me I ?? . 1...1 1 . . ii- f 1 :: .1 l y. 1 v up mj nlght atndj .ii.l nr, t.'i-lr . ,-k. nn 1 no. I ftnd nn health well p. A mlnl 1 .1 :, lll!. t.??!. in the ...' . "' A mi- 1 t.i ro ita hlmaelf ' , > iroh and li-ttlng lil ? 1 olce ha h gtrd on Ihe ,,,i..,- ,,:,- CVttl h ? ?:? ? > 11 the |.e.,|,l,. ,,f |i,,. lown II. n,ii 1 1, it, however, '?>? rehomenl ,,r violrnt, bul .1 Ii. ." t>lut< and patlenl He n: mi have u if aur i-aa Even I. be reoelve. nol :n..re than twentj flve peopie .1 m n ln hla rhurrh, he muai er whether that moana au ? - In aome oa.ea || .1 -.? ll . .ni I IIH-...I ,1 I.-,, I ;. . ? ,- 1 | t | -f ll,,1 ,.,... aarll) th. number ol pi >ple who |oln a ohuroh, ; ii -.'..-. who remaln Ihal detormlne In ihe long : 11, t;..- .......i ... of ih. mlnl.tvr'a work and ln-i fluenoe Th. Ma.tei hln.If Ild nol m.ik. m many convert., I?ul >ilj work weni on after He departe.1 !? ,,, ihe earth " The other 8|>eakera we/e the Re* I>r H II Vlraln, the lt.?? :' \ .1 l.:......:., an l Ihe Rev, !>r A H Uradford, m Montclalr, N?w-Jeraey. < IT) OFFU'ERH TU MEET AT MXXER. Mayor IVunrter and Ihe membera ..f hla cabinei aiU i,.. entertalned al dinner nexi VVedneaxlay evenlng ,11 the hnrtii- of Park Commlarloner T I.. Woodruff. In Elahth-ave, All of the new Oommlaalonera, ?h well at many of the .??! one., .v.li be :?.? ^? ?it Silunlclp.il uiT.i'is ln K'ii. i.i. wlll be dlacuiaied Mr. and Mra. \\-,m, Irufi' wlll reralve Ihe aueata ? ? THE HHIETHEER RTtl.t. \11ssi\0. I, ,.Vi, ,.,, ?-. : ?.. itei laj lhai John D Marahall, .(,, ...,n,., Kentucklan ?!.. myeteiioualy dlaap (, ,,, 1 1, m h - Iwardlng houae al No, I8fi Halaey :, midrnl) lurned up A Trtbune reVorter ,.,; . ,; ? ? Halaey-al. hou.e, bul m i n. Ih. re bul ),,.,, 1 anylhlng aboul Ihe man. Al the Bedford hraneh of th. v .a M.n'a Chrlatlan Aaaoelatl. where \i-ir-..vriii wmi .< frequenl vlaitor, no newa ol ,...,, had I" 1. '-? ?? I' rlll 1 ? remembered ih.it Marahnll wblh altel llng . football ? me al K.iat t-rn Part 11.': .'? Chlnaiiaa arho volunteenrd to him ni......... ihe uplum I ..n.a ln New 1 .-rk. \l,r-li.'H w?ia employed ln .t New-York law Blce. Hi:i>ohiY\ HOHPITAI ELEPTIOX. The annual meetlng of ihe iir.-.kiyn Haapllal ama held yeaterday, and thi offkara arere all ra-alected. iir Oeorre R Fowler waa addad lo the houae auff, whl 1. Includea Dr. Fowler, Dr. WIlMam H it.ii.'a and I?r .1 1 >. Ruabmora. Tha viaiting ataff j ,.',.. ti 1 'a aa fJllowa: Dr., Ormlatoa, Pabie. Rutea- . ,.'. '. .' vveai The followlng lt...tr,i ..r Dlractora ' , .. dected V K. Ly man. Henry K. Noyea, Jo .',,,1, H lY.t Mi:.--!..?ii., Oeorsa 11. I'r.-t.tl-a. J:i ri..-' N Brownaon, John B. Laacli und Auguatoa \*n .\ j . ... FOR PR BLIMINA R Y WORK. MAYORfl AGRBE TO AN APPROPRIATION OF 1500.000. PUAxa bob thk m.w eaot river ubidoe to be DRAWN BOON THE QCEITION OK UOXET POR i.t:i:i!.ai: , BXPEXKB8. Mayor vTureter, of Brooklyn, and Mayor Btrong, of New-Tork Clty, have agreed to the pi ipoaed nppr iprlatlon of 1500.000 for prellm Inarj work on the new Eaai Rlver Brldge la iv-.;. eacli cRy approprlatlng 1250,. Five hun dred thousand dollara Ih aufflrtent I i meel pre llmlnary expenae*, and when the w..rk is belng proeecuted rtgoroualy lt lf thoughl thai ..t leaal 11,000,000 a year wlll be neceaaary lo meel the contractora' bllla, although ihe eatlmateg of aopie of thr c mmlaal mera are baaed on twlce thai amouni Mr. Buck, the pnglneer. wlll pre pare plona In del dl and make contractora* apecl (lcationa. Aboul foui montha wlll be apenl ln doing thig, and then the ontractora wlll have thlrt) daya mi re f r the preparatlon of thelr i.l.le. Bo it le noi llkely thai any ontracta wlll be i ward*d before July I. One of the problema before Mayor v7ureter la lhal relatlng to the provtalon of the money for next imr'H work. Bj the flrat of next year thr clty muat b.- prepared to provlde for Ita ahare of 1100.000 a month, and If the ontractora are allowed lo puah the work wlth c* gr*atei<t rapldlt) the expenae may be aboul $.00,000 a mnnth. whlrti would mean an annual expenae to Br wiklyn of I1.S00. tmoni th,?- thlnga whlch th* old Board of Bupcrvliora refus i I rt i waa t?i p*-? a reaotu II. n pr ivldlng (??- th* ie*unn ??? of 12.500..' of h ,i (|b foi the : ea i.i I R '???' Br' 'K< ?n'' ,n Newtown Ctp k brldien \\ th* 1 iat meetlnga ??: th? Board II waa dlvlded upon aei eral queatl. n ?. ,,. ? the n belng th*> brldge h mdt ubj* t and ,, ? . mi n nl iaautng hoi I t ? bulld ,1,-1 Mi Fll 'hl* the Hupervlaor-at I..... ? ? . . dtal ni-.. ure, in I th. P i ,, | ... retal nt .1 bv refu.lng t . paa*. Ihe brldge bond m. ? ? ??ii- t Mi Flt. hi. 'a p an If th. ?? Rup. ? ? i I "? help. d th. Itj ut by , .?,.., . ? i, ? ? - "k on \:.tlld h '' ? "?- ?:?'?? ? I I ? ""' l ? ? n-hfll re rgpldlj ' .,.? r the w rk on iy I ii i-'tate val ln th. K.tat. rn IHatrl N .?'??? ? wlll . : ? ii lt, md that the aa? ne I n wlll ln -r? i- 1 ? ? ? '.?' * i'l '?? ? "' , . ,?'.?::.???? r-aent eflcdal r< ilta expected wlll n .1 t. k, ; ;.. ' aft. r the i i .1 Ig ],?;.;????: ' t . ?' niperty t alu. a aftei ih< new ? ?? 1 ... i iK> place .. r vtiM.ii.- T'i OET thk PI.Arn .-. ? ? |XEI nK TIIE ? . ? I.KWE TIIE i i ? \"' ' BOAI , , P V ' tl rraid, I ms ? ' ' -v tee W3fl ? ? .... i . II ? ? ? ? , ... ? . . ? i '? ? ? ..:??.? (|. ., !?? ? ,i | . . ?? .... . 1 ' . ? ' r .??? mat ? f th* llrook ... ? ... -..??? ? iffali ?? ,.;???? ? .. Mar.hattan I ? .,-?). of N< a ? I . an I h Mi N ., ? , r. irall T t? ? ? | :? ? *? '? '? refei ... . . . ..... - ..,.? ... ? ? ? . . . ? ? f?r eighi yeari plare coi ? ? . ? v i ? . i .-??.? it No. 12 ilat? ,- Itrooh '!? I ? . ? ur,,. ,..???. . ,' . .?? ? ? / / 4ft "v_ .... ? : /? h ... . r <\ > ii r XH'IIOLB teen yeara okl. began to learn Ih* machln fltfl irad* n, \. v. fork CHy, ent. rln i lh. Troj Polyl I Inalllut* three yeara lal< r, when. * he wa ? ?? aled aa a i Ivtl ? ng.> ln IW* H* becam* aaalal ant englneer In I'r. Bpeci Park, lh. n iH-lna planned ui .. .- ;,.. 4ir, i tion of C C wnrtln, ihe chlel ? n llneei and a iperlntendenl ol th. Brooklj n Brldi ? Mr Nlrhola had rharg* of brldge foundatlon af falta in the park. and al.t ''- aurveylna <?l ''??? old Coney laland K.i II* waa appolnted lunlor arxlatant ol lh* ilre*nwlch BtreH Wevate.1 ltoa.1 of New Yoik Cltl ni l*?i ?i'"1 Placed the llral foumlallon* I ? lhal l n< n >rth ol lortlan.ll bi II. liecaOM th* englneerlnx aeeretary of ex-Mayoi Kdward Cooper. ol Nea Vork Clty, In IKJl. ln Ihe aarne year he wenl lo Peru to i rform dutlea aa un aaalatanl englneer m work on lh* Melgi <?ov eriimenl ra:lwaya ln Peru he waa aaaoclatwl ?lth Leffen |, liurk, the preaenl riiKlnc r of the ii. m Eaa, River llrdi ??. and hla I ilure chlef. After dulag two yeara' aabrk on the locatlon and eon Btructlon of alxteen tunnela. he waa pul ln charg* ..i u.irk on the mounialn dlvlsl.m of the i hlmboi* Rallroad ln Sorthern Peru Returnlng from I ern li. |K7? ha becami th* tixlneer of the hditein .on Iron VVorka. mar Wllmlngi. Uel.. then workln on tha n.?itn.M for th* eon t ^ tlon ol he Me ro oolltan Elevated Ra Iroad ln N?>w Vork Ity, a^jrk on whlch waa aiopped b) 1---1 r- "'"?" ""?'? "" N-u rork deparimenl then en.ployed h m to bulld a numl er of larg. ?ew. 1 1 nl ? 'he "ariem in IK7H he became realdenl tiKin ? ??' th* Ma<i 11 1 and -laiuora Rallroad In Ururll From liTI to im?i Mr Nlrhola wa !n tho brldg* ahopa of lh,- Ne? Je. ?-, ron t on ,????,. 0f Trenton. Afteraurd h waa u fl.atan bu piT.ntendent of lh. IMei ? 00per tlur Worka. on Klewtown Creek; from lh_2 t? [aM h- ?..s n-.-i l--..i rngli.r ln charge ol the Loulevll* and N_?hv?ll; brldge arroaa th* "I ?> Wver where he waa ........ m.,l.. chlef englmer of th* work and had l.-tW m*n ,...,i,-r hia ilirV. ::.... ln UM '? ?? m?le 'ln englneer of water work. al We.terly. II. I , and lefl that work to becom* ihe rhler aaa atanl en? glneer .if the Buburban Rapld Pranall < ompan) ol N-w-York Clty, whoae llnea are now part of the Manhattan Klevated Rallr.w.1 *Y*t*m- ?"?? /", became chlef englneer of tbe Brooklyn Mevaied road, In l??, he han arteil aa chlel englneer ol h. Kallwav I'onatnn tlon Company, an 1 Ihe 1 nion and the Beaal.l* Elevated Rallroa 1 cumpanlea ln ;.'>'? and IKM he wa. general manager ol ih?- Brook? lyn BleVal 1 Rallroad. wh ? U olllre wna aboll ' l In 1VM Ur Nlchala la a member of the Hrltlah Inatltutlon of Clvll Bnglneera, the American Bo clety of Clvll Knglneera, the American Bocetr of Meehanlral Englneera, the American Oeograpiilral Boclety and tha Bnglneera' CIud. ? CLARKS QET8 BI8 VERDICT 10.4 f.V. AHhougk ui iiard K F.ix bwot. poaltlvely lhal h> had never accuaed hla foraaer prlvat* Biwretary, Chrtotaghar Clarke, of havlng robbed bnl rlghl and left. the Jury before Jeatlei Ke gh, ln the Bupreme I'ourt, yeaterday returaed h rerdlel ?t B.0C0 In favor of Mr. Clarke, In ala compUlnl <>f alaader. Thla la the aacood trlal of the eu|t, and by a atrange coln ddence the verdloi returaed la th* Bome an that glven by th. jury ".. the pcavlouB hearlng On the flrat trtal, howevar. the gwanl <>i t-.'W>. was set aaltle by the Oeoaral Ti-rm on leehoMU grouiMa. TO OUTSHINE ELEVATORS. [RVINQ T. BU8H WILL BTJILD AN BLABO RATE ORAIN BTOREHOUSB. thk cAPAcrrt or thb pbopobbd btbuctcm BTLL BB 8,000.000 BU8HBLB?WORK ON IT WILL BBOIN IN BPBINQ THK L0CAT8ON TO BB IN rORTT BECOND IT. it waa deflnltely learned yeaterday afteraooa thal Brooklyn Ih booh to have a graln elavator that wlll far ..titshlne anythliiK alraady bulit ln . Ither of the nn-at cltlea on th" bnnka of the B tal Rlver. Irvlng T. Buah, whoee ofBce ls nt No. 41 iMiie-st.. New-Tork, haa dedded t.> balld the ete vnt,.r i ime tlme thin snring In F.ifty-sei-ond-at. A half-doaen plana ar.- n .w under conalderatloa by tti h ? in charge 'f the huiltllng. but no par? ti ular plan haa aa yet been dedded upon. A large amounl of real eatate oa the rlver fr .nt ii.tw .-n Porty-flrat and Forty-flfth ata., in Br ? klyn. is owned by Mr. Buah. For a long tlme thla property was unlmproved and prac tlcally unoccupled. 1 *.>;t Mr. Buah, deaplte tho , ? ihal ihe Brooklyn Wharf and \v?reh,.ua. Company ls alrwady In control of the majorlty of the warehou.e* on the Broiklyn rlver front. de clded to ereel up n hla pi perty n number of war-:t ii.-... Ta-o of theae have alreadr been completed and are uai I for the atorage of oot t ui. six more large ararehouaea are alr?ady ln prooea. of conatructlon, and ..no of them needs . nly a few flnlshlng tourhra to hrlng lt to eom pletlon. Bnme if theae six warebouaea wlll be uaed exclualvHy for tl e atorage of <~>tton, awl the dhera for general rherchandlre. 4) The rapaclty ,.f the new elavator wlll be ,,.. ;? 2,i)..... of grain. Tl e alm of Mr. i'.u-h la t.i recure everv facillty poaalble for thi bulldliig. and he aald laat nlcht that when It la .-.? t ; |i ;? d it will be th. rrnat [" rfi Cl of U? klnd .l.h.-r In New-York or It. Brooklyn. Hom. tlme ago artlc'.ca appfared in aaveral n.-w.papera at.tlng thal Mr. Burh'a object was t . llghl the Truat. Thla Mr. Buah emphatlcally H u- :., i .i ;. ??.nber of the Truat. and al pn aent I ??? ?: ll tl tl to .1 .ln It. B'lt be .1 ? nlghl that hla b.i?ine?. would be ear i nrdlng ? KHcl eommercial prtn rhal the Tmet prlcea had been regutated ling . bualneaa neceasltlea; Ihal be know .. no exorbltani argea and that at preaent ? ng ? f prlc - wa i ? itemplated. THE WILL TO > i ? /: l LAXGUAGE. TESTAMHXT OF PATRICK MITLLIN, THE Ul'XMAKER. ADMPTTED TO PROBATE. The r.tll an.i eod II if Patrlck Mu'.lln, the gun Flathu.h. wl i '! -i '>ti De - mber 11. , ......-?-. l -.. pr ibate ... the Surro ,- .-? ? otli ... I ' ' - ienl try wei . ., , , .i . . Tl ? u .* ra name l In ? ganler, of New llu ig r, . t Plalnflel 1, . . ? i . n .. ,:'.;.? raonal, I at I Thi uad ubti lly a low ?,.. i 't .1 inofflclal x.- ??:. t i w'.ll prob . t..:i le, .ui'. ;?? rhapa a yetr ..... mi. Th-n - ie procet la ? apportl ne 1 ia ll ????'?? . .. A . ig , . ,r i. do. umeni Mul i- i maker of Bne t\ ? rtlng .,- ,f ,i re luae, and look a ik . After rn ilt ng a ruml.er ... iireetfd ln hla will ihal ih< pro ,. . , ..,,;,:, |, ? nf ? eatate aho Id be ? ??? ? l ? Bu. L .r l Miyor ol .,, >, uaed ln :??lak '??-? i" i malntalnlng . ? ? , ? ..? auti ti. - pr >vl nt '. - k?ep. . .,,..,,. ai i perpetuatmg In Ireland the Irleh nral m l wrltten: alao. trw t th t< r I'l aa Mullln, ?h uld be aaao . ;,, ivl -??' The teal Uor hoped . \ imp >? mlght move a ,- .? p j ? havlng large meana lo make a mil-tr eontrl ? a -keep tha dear old h .gu.g. nd vlg. roua." i:vii> itn.'i: WIUCI1 MAV BAR OVT TH f ciflL DREX < I ? ,- |evel ipmenta rame to Nght y.-at-r niing of the retum to * rommlaelon i ? "i New raatle, M . in .. ,; rg, vi Oh ii I agalnat Bllaabeth \ Dampi. r and oth. r i- >i- ? later ...;, . ??.f r-al eatate w irl '-"'t t. ,.'? hy vV III mi T ur i, wh i f< r r? ra ?: knnwa i rchan i illor In New fork ? ? : -. wh ? I ?? ? here? li r. ?' pr ?!-?? ' ....... . ? , . -v . -. tbe ate, .a ,t thai were born k M.. i .,? \, :i ijeroy-et., few-Yorfc. Mra rhurch d -I an .... ? I , 'Icaon ." . I ? .i m-tth '.- r ?? '.- ihree , ,- -, ?? t : MM ? ? ' I. .11. 111 , ?? : Mr tva ..... '?? : ?> - tlme Mr. :.. .i : ? ? ' ' ratlvi ?' ' ? \ '. ,i nt, ^ and the ? '? the reai i vaa the lb v, i . 'ii. ? that by n ference u> kept by hli father, i ? Rov Ii K 1 '? ? .-.: !??.--' " .'" :''- N.w-1 '??..?? -. ? ir\ :t, >?'. the ?. lei I.. Bfty two yeara , ,. . ,. .... i aon of Thomaa ? ?>.:?: nlne y. ara , ? ' .i ' i . . '? ? . . . : ??..., ti ai naon> ...i the a I. gatlon thal Mr ;? i. '? .- : :;i M ? llearli ? caae ? ? a . re 11 C. Hen leraon, the \ B.MALI. OIKT TO \ IIOBPITAL -|-i,.. avill ??' Em '? Kleln, . h . ll< d at No, 88fl m , Ker -? >n l '? ? ? ?>. ?? ? ?' ? IW6, Ie i* Ing an eatate ! ao far aa eatlmat< l al 811.000, waa flled for probale wlth Iha B irr m i' ? yeaterday afti 11 nly charltahle b. ijue.1 la one of ll"' ma ' to H . nl,.i:!...-'s II apltal. T > balanre of the eatate to :he Wldow .'.i :'.?: :..?? Kleln, and her ,'h : ln n. The wlll Ii daied July Ht lv'i A PETITION WITIIOl'T THE WILL. Altho igb a p'... .. f? r probate of the wlll of ("jrnellua Ive. wai UI I wlth the Burrogate yeater? day, th. wlll Itaelf wa. nol attach. l Mr. ivea dled ,.,, Januar) 83, leavlng real eatate worth 19.088 and peraonal property valued ??' 871.080. The artll la ilated M.ii.ii 18, 1*-*;. and beara tha algnaturea of i;,,un.i !?? Eettretch, l lura E. Leul and Joaeph Kettretoh aa wltnea.e. The beneflclarlea Inelude onl) two relatlvea, ? al.tei and a nleca. There ara ten other legateea, peraona nol related t.> Mr Ivea \/;u <ll [RI I li:s 8BVRETABY. THK BEV I'lt WILLIAM ?: NKTtOLB. A PHILA tiKLI'IIIA MINIHTKH, wit.l.TAM-: THE PLACB. The H.v. i'i. Wllllam a N'lchola, of Phlladetphla, wlll .... M ...1.. ? !>?? ...... Ihe general aecretary of ihe Brooklyn Bureau of Charltlea. l?r. Nlchola ln the pa.tor of the Bprlna Oarden Church, In the Quaker iMty, and wlll realgn his paatorate. He la aboul foiij yeara old, and has a good knoarledge ot the new a >rk whlch he ls about lo undertaka. The general aecretary uf ihe bureau Ig practlcally Ita admlnlairatlve oMcer, ind the poaltion calla for the exerciae of greal executlve abl.lty. Dr. Nlchola haa mi!. .i careful atudy t?f aoc.ologioal proMoma, .mi haa alao ln 1 conalderable practical experlence in deallna wlth th. poorer elaaaea, He i. deeply Intere.ted ln ihe work, and leavoa hla paatorate in Phlladelphla more thal he nnv gratify uia lov,- f,.r the work thm for other reaaona The late Rev. Oeorge H Siit ird waa the laat gen mi aecretary ot the bureau, TIIE UAYOR nih \<H A/.sx TUI8 BRIDE. VVHhelmlna Blahlmann, of No. .'.7 Troutman-at., yral ii..\ afternoon waa married b} llayor Wurater i i Joaeph llaaalacher, of N... 8t2 Bumner-ave., wh.i i. manager for . tir.n of mualc dealera in New-York Clty. The brlde and brklegroom -i ire blg buncbea -.; vloleta, and n.'^-r tha ce.-amony departed, looklng radlantly happy, in ,i rariiage thal ha.l baea ?ait inn for them i.eur the Clty Hall. Beveral frleadaaad relatlvea wttne..i?d the reremoay. The brlde araa iu,i klaaed by the M t) >r, and >vhat otherwlae woui.i haa/.- been Ihe marrlAge fee wIL be pald to a .j' cnlrlty. probably the Boclety f.>r the laapravaaaeBl ,.f the C'ondltlon ?>f tha Poor, F08T0FFICE PLACBB F1U.ED. IMatmaat.i Sulllvan yeaterday ntaiounool th* nasaaa <>f the followlng auuuaearul coataataau for ,,l irea aa clarfca la the inaln effles an.i Statlona 8. w a umi ii r\ar ,,,,' n,aln ?*?*? ,h,> aaoaaatul ,?i'.ii..!llor waa Mlaa 1'athurlne A. MCI'learry. Foi rha other offleea th.- Bucceaaful eaadldatas were lamaa J Duggan, .lohn ij.tlnn, David A. Btewart aad ileiiry Kratt. 'li.ey wlll begla wurk to-mor 1IEJI TURKISH BATH COST$300. B8TEUJC M KOSTER SETTLED HER 8UIT F )R DAMAGES OUT OF COl'RT. 181 AffKBP fOB UMBB THB BEVBMTH Jl.'ROR WAS gXCCBSD <>N ACCOUKT OT Hl* CHII.O DYI-TO ? TIIE OIIOSING oouNan/a symtathy. The sult br.mght by BateUa M. Koatet against the Brooklyn Turktah Bath Company, of No. 34 cilnton-st., t,. recovar $10,000 d.tmagee for alleged injuries recelved in the bath, waa B8TBLUE M. K'.STER. yeaterday afternoon Kt-lad by tha pay ment to the jdalntlff >.f UN and coata. The settlement waa the proposltlon of the plalntlff. and waa made before the defeBce had examlned a aingle wltne g, Henry C. Atvvood. <f No. U WoodMne-at., the ae.enth Juror. Interrupted the progreaa of the trlal when the conti was FOftveCMd in the rnorn? lng He told justiee van Wyck, who preeidcd, tha* he had a aon al bome who waa very UI: h< belteved, dylng. If then- wera any way tn whbh he could b. excuaed, be hoped the Court wou 1 allow hlm t-, take advantage of t. M L Touree, Mlaa Koatet'- o.uns.d. aald. ?f Moe th.. Court wlll excuae Mr. Atwood. I would break my heart for hlm to remata here .,?.. hla boy la dylng. I arould rather have InVr*ae dtomlaaed than keep this man from thMrdfi;w^.:!.wa",;xoused.andr;eorg,B.Short "Sara-t alleged that she falnted in the bath whlle waltlng for an attendant. In faii lng sh" atruck and eut her noaa and l.p. OFFICl \L C0X8EKT XOT AWAITED TIIE ATI.ANTK'-AVK. T.IVE EXTENDB ITB ROLTE WITHOT'T THK COCXCIL'S APPBOVAL. Th* Rallroad Commlttee of the Board of Al detrnen held lts flrat meetlng ln the Clty HaT yeaterday. and. among oth*r thlnga. conetdered the esolutlon glvlng the Atlantlc Avenue Rall? road Company the prtvilfge of extending Iti BergM-at llne to the pelzhborhood of Rock aw..\-ave. The reaotUtion waa Introduced on December -. IHa hol the Rallroad Commlttee , f the old Board never aeted on it. The com? mlttee araa Informed yeaterday th.it th* rail r n ' company had b?gun work wlthout waltlng for 'ormal conaent from #1 otBctal souroe. Ch rman Krancls.o was dlrected to investlgate ?? man Lelch told th.? commlttee that. to rhe be- of his knowledge, only on.- company nl omplled with th.- ordlnanca whlch he had 1 , 1 adopted on Decemr-r 21 1M6. to tha effect thnt no cars shali be us.d by .my of the rall r cbmpanlea that havi broken wtndowa or rt , -a. or InaufBelenl faa?enlng. or that are ..th*r \.i ?? damaged, longer than during the <iay when au h lamage may take place. The ordlnanca alao 1.1 videa that n.> bell rope or Indlcator rope ahall hang over elther platform from tba roof. The penalty la ttie-l al si" for each car ? n whleh the vi datlon takea place. Th.. Jay-at. llne if tha onlv one on whlch compllance wlth the ordi ? .-,,?,. haa been obaerved. The CorporotiOB Counael wlll be conaulted about the matter. A CALL FOR DR. PVLUl l \',OF I.YXX. THB FIR8T rXTVERBAI-IBT iOCIETT of THE CHURCH OT pUR FATHER OFV-BM T!IK PAST. IRATE TO HIM Tha Flral L'nlv raallat Bo letjr of tha Chureh of Our Father, .it Graad-ave and Ledferta Place, haa nn.|e:i praetl illy unanlmoua -II for the Rev. Pr. Jamea M Pullman. of Lynn, Maaa, te the paa torate of th,- .'hurch, racated by t >?? r'.?i?nation of the Rev. It C Ellwood Saah, aow prealdenl of the I.on.biri rnlveralty, In .. IVeatera Btate, A mrci i.ig of the churrh membera wus beld last w.iines day nVht. al whlch the older peopk preaent favated a thoroCghly repreeentatlve man f>r pa-tor; the > mnger element tbougbt that a rowager m-.n ahould be called Th. andldatea of tbe older tt> ment were Dr. PuKman and the Rev l>r. A. J. i'in geld, whlle th* candldata of the younger people was the Rev. L. l- Paaae, Dr. Pullman formerly waa ln Nc v-York City, but i< aoa paator al tba I'nl vereaU-1 Church, of I.ynn; Dr. CanBetd waa for :n. r!> paator of th* Churcfc of Our Pather, and Mr, Peaaa \.t* aaalatant paator to Dr. Perrtn, af R.. t 'ii. Earnaal apoechaa arera mad* la favor af each of the candMatea. Aaaong tkoee who m*.'k,> wera Faaaea H Plttlager, preatdaai of the Board af Trua tee?; A St. geroet, J. P Sinimoi!*. tri-aaurcr of the Board; .i-'hn A. Qulntard, Henry I. Hrant, K. H. COle and Jaaiaa Caaetdy. i>. P. Oardlner presiiM r'lrst an 'nform.il ballot w.is takea, aad th* caadb datea were roduced t > t'r. Pullman ar.,1 Mr. Pe.ise. Then two ballots were taken. .-aeh KlvlnK Dr. Pu!l man a majorlty, before th,- twa-tklrda vote. necea s.iry nn,ler th-> hy-laws of th^ I hnr,'h. wa* obtalned. The Rev. Buaaall Tabor apoka aameetly la favor of aarmony, nnd with only ooe .tlsaejulng vot* a nio f. m to make tbe call for Pr. Pullman unanlmoua prevalled . ,, I: ia ^:ll! tbal Dr. Pullman wlll a.-cept th* oall extended to hlm. He la .1 rla, pulpll or.itjr. h:s church ::t Lynn, Maas . h..^ been flourUhlng, and the doctor la a memt-ei of I 1* wcll-knowa Pullman fam II) tieorK-.. M and Royal B. Pullman are hl* broth era Dr Pullman ?? paatorate ln Bew-YoeB Clty waa at the Thirtv-fourth Btreet Carvereallat Churck. He is about forty-etghl yai* old. and take* a great interest In Induetrlal oueatlona The Church of Our rather i* atwut n.'ty y ar* old, ind when It was organlaed, wa? railod the Churck of the Reatoratlon. Ita congregatlon then arorehlpped at Pulton and Plneapple ita Ita place of^meetlng tli^re wa* deetroyed by one of the great Brooklya Mn * The oongregatlon th>n bought a alta at Mon r,?. I'la.-e and Clark-at.. and bullt the hindaome ?tone bulldlng noa occupl-d b} the Church of the Sem leruaalem Bubaeo>uently lt *,w.l Ita oowatowa oroperty and the .-ongreK-t'.on of the Church <>f tha Reatoratlon und that of the ehureh formerly Ir. charge of the Rev. I>r J tl. Bartholomew met In the ihureh In Oreene-ave . neHr Cumberland-el . aubpa ouently *Ad to tha Temple larael eou?reuation. The next enurch bulldlng waa .; Clermont aivl Atlant.o avaa nuu occupl-d by the Duryea PTeabyterlaa Cburob, wheaoa th.- poagregatlen raawvad to the preaent church bulldlng. The Rev Myra K. l.ll.hy. ef KatertOWO, N. Y.. a womfcn preaoher <>f the Cnlraraallrt falth, will condaot the aervieea at the church n. xt Sunday. (HHJJfBBL BAYB TIIE Hll.L is A FMAVD. There I* m->ri- tTOoM. brawtng for the powera th*t be over ln l.ong laland i"*iry. Justlee Oayror y** :i r.iay g-teraoon raaervi _ dectataa <>n <i a-ottaa in be haif of Margar.-i J. I'anipbell, for a niandtinu. te coaapal city Treaaurer Kn:ii>ji to pay a rertain ju.lg ment whlfh ?h* Baearad agilnst tie Klre Depart ment. Couitsel in opp^_ltion de<-lared the wholo thlng wa* In the nuture of a fraudulent aclieme to r.-ah the bill through before "Paddy" Oleaaon be? came Mayor. Couaeel aald th it th.^ ?nit w.ip brought on December 29 la-st. that (Vii'-oratlon Counael Btew? art conaented to the taklnrf of tudgment, whlch waa eutered on December St). and the followlng day, tiie laat of hla term, Mayor Banford K-ued tha waj>