The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 1

THE 3, 1891. SIX PAGES. VOL. 51. NO.

294. BROOKLYN, FRIDAY. THREE CENTS. made in accordance with the directions of tho MEYEE'S WARD. CABLE SYSTEM.

CLOSING HOURS A NEW BRIDGE. outgrown its convenlenco and safety tinner tho presont hoavy strain, and the present legislature should bo urged upon to give it their immediate 1 attention. I certainly nhall do all in my power to i favor the bridge. Applause. That is all.

gen I tleman, and if I spoke to you an hour I could pot wishes for the SHceess of tlie meeting and the grand movementof which it Usui's to be a promising preliminary. Very truly yours. AY. Sutherland. Bon.

Geo. II. Ftshe.r, President, etc. Here is one from Eawatd n. schlueter, Senator McCarren's opponent.

Jinnies C. Brotner, Secretary the. Citizens' Bridge Association, 10 Katpti avenue: Dear SntYonr invitation at hand. I shall be pleased to accept samo and will be with you at the labor' lyceum next Thursday ovening. In uTtuwor to vmii' nnp.rv.

wouid Httv that if elected who, although not a Candidate for thelegislature and consequently one who might not have a vote officially upon tho question under discussion, had appeared to help swell the public clamor for another bridge. Mr. Neu Baid: 1 have come to lend my voice and what little influence I possess to this projected bridge. That I mean what I say iu this respect, no one who knows me can doubt. When this bridge queation was first agitatod last winter, I had the pieasnro and honor of being selected aa one of the committee of citizens to go to Albany for the purooBO of fivrthorinc the nrolnc.t.

Tsav to VOU HOW What No man could havo done more. The odds wero against him. Great corporations stood in the way. He knows' tho situation now better than any new man. You should therefore do all in your power to socure the ro eloction of the Hon.

P. H. MoCarren by a good, safe majority. You will need to work. The Republican boss wants a Republican from this distriot iu the senate.

Ho will spare neither labor nor. exuenso to iiucceed. Yon must bnry your local difference, if you have any, ami re elect Mr. Wo shall also elect a a mayor in November. You know what that moans.

It means good local government for this city with a reasonable share of tho patronage for tho honest, hard workers of the Democratio party. Tho Democrats havo placed in nomination for mayor tho Hon. David A. Boody. Thero can bo uo doubt as to liia capability for the position.

He ia an educated gentleman, whom yon wi.l not be ashamed to meet in the mayor's office. He is not going around with his pockets stuffed with type written speeches composed for him by some one else. Ho can make his own speeches. Nor is ho obliged to ho exhibited on tho public marts to meet his fellow citizens. Thoy knof him already, an.

I will civo him such a largo majority on election day as wiil open tho eyes of those who are now working against him. Ilore are some of the things accomplished by Democratic mayors: Streets laid down on commissioners' map, miles. Or these there werr paved with granite pavement, previous to 18S8. 23.7 miles; granite pavement, laid since January 1. 1888, 53 miles; total granite pavement, TO.

7 mites; lli 'ian pavement, previous to 1838. 14 miles: Belgian pavement, laid since January 1, 183:1. 10 miles; total Belgian pavement, 24 granite and Belgian iiavoment. laid since January 1, 188, 03 niilea. Average cost of granite block purchased by city in 1888, 1 $1.03 par square yard: average cos! of granite block pavement complete, including resetting curb, engineering and all other expenses, in tlie rears 1888, 1889, 1890.

$2.03 per square yard. stroets, (axeltnive of loacatam), 3S0 miles; granite, 70.7; iieigiin. 24; asphalt, ii; cobblestone, 208 miles, Toriil 3S0. Paved Htr. ets in Now Yon; City (exclusive of macadam), 341 mile granite and iielgian, M'Jl asphalt, 10.4; cobblestone, 3.3.

Totil, 341 miles. Ex cess of paved streets iu Brooklyn over New York city (exclusive of macadam), 39 miles; total miles of water pipe hud in the city of Brooklyn. 430: total miles of sewers built in tlie oity of Brooklyn, 390; average daily consuinti atate controller. It was adopted unanimously. Sup.

McK me also offored the following: Resolved, That tlie county treasurer be and ho hereby directed to oav to the board of Dolico commissioners of iho town of fJraveaond S13.500 balnnco for fiscal yoar 1801, thu sum of $15,000 having been levied under general taxes for the year 1800, said board having received $1,500 tho collection of taxes or said town btitoro the return of iho uncollected taxes of the year 1800. Tho receipts for tho said $15,000 are tiled in the state treasurer's office, ami the amount credited to tho stato tax: tor the year laoo to the county of Kings includes all taxes uncollected in the said town of fri avf snnd snh. Ject to tho stato controller, and the amount so pa ul should he charged against the sum credited to the state by the county of Kings for taxes and assessments so placed by the atate controller. Ihe resolution was adopted without discus sion. Sun.

Lewis thnn offered tbn i nnni of thfl finance conimittoo of tho sums oxDendod for tho maintenance uf the county and also tho bill of tne cnarities and corrections department tor the support oi tne county wards. Tne bills included ono presented by Snp. McKane for $85.00 for sorvices as county canvasser of the town of UraTCsond. The fees ot R. V.

IS. Newton, justice of Gravesend. amounted to $000 S5. Kenneth F. Sutherland submitted bills for $805.40 for justice's fplH.

Sup. Barry of tho contract committee moved that the bid of Charles Hartshorn, for fitting up room in tho hall of records for the use of the signal corps of the national guard, be accepted, as ho was tho lowest bidder, at $3,835. Tlie con tract was awarded by tho board in accordance with the report of tho committee. The meeting then adjourned. PROPERTY OWNERS' MEETING.

Hotter sewcrit Needed mid ati Abatc racut oi iVniitnuccN IScititiiidctl. A meeting was held last evoning of the Twonty fifth ward property owners' association at 214 Ralph avenue. Geoigo W. Brown presided, with Albert P. Good as secretary.

Mr. Brown in calling the meeting to order said that he wished it to be understood by tho members that tho associa tiou was formed purely for the purpose of secur. ing from tho city authorities tlie improvements and better sewage that was so sorely needed, and that politics could not be introduced; that men running for office, who wore in sympathy with the objects of tho association, would bo gladly lis touod to and their assistance in fnrtheriug the ends of the members would be gladly accepted, but the association could not, under any circum stances, commit itself to any man or organization. Mr. Volckeu nine, tho Democratic nomineo for alderman, who is a momber of tho association, said that, if elected, ho would do all in his power to present the grievances of property owners and try to have thorn remedied.

Mr. Brown said that the association ought to exert itself in advancing the efforts of tiio ward in the matter of pushing to completion the bridgo across the East river from the foot of Broadway to Grand stroot, Now York, and to confer with the officers of tho Ralph avouno lino to run their cars direct to the Broadway ferry, instead of transferring at Broadway, to the inconvenience of betweon ono thousand and ouo thousand two hundred passengers a day. Mr. Bauer said that bo thought the principal business for tho meeting to consider was in regard to the present iu. adequate sowage, tliat the culverts were choked by rain storms and consequently overflooded, and that the ohiof engineer of tho city works department be requested to dovise some means of re lief, by the erection of a storm sower to carry off the water.

Mr. Brown said that he himself had seen divr. ing a recent storm tho manholes at tho ooruer of Halsoy street and Ralph avenuo and Macon sireet and Howard avenue blown off by tho force of water, aud spurt a fountain some live foot high. A resolution was introduced embodying the condition and inadaquaey ofjtho presont sower. to tho chief engineer of tho city, and rermost his immediate attention to remedy the mattor, which was adoptod.

Mr. Stephen W. Gllos said that tho trouble, in a measure, aroie from builders in allowing the sand taken from excavating for collars to remain in the gutters and being carried into the culverts, and the inspectors had reniovod, in somo instances, as much as two barrels of sand, which had chokod up tho passage, and thereby caused an overflow. Some discussion followod as to the host means to lie adopted in having tho cow stables removod at Saratoga avenuo aud Biiubridge street, and at Halsey streot, corner of J. ifforson avanue, but bo far they had beon unsuccessful.

A motion was made and adopted tlmt the authorities bo re quostod to take action in tho matter. The mooting then adjourned. THOSE JVE5VT8WN CREEK SMELLS. IPifflcestlll Wftrd Ciiixciin 'fi'hittlt. Griffin ItUe sitta Tho Fifteenth ward citizens' association, organized for the purpose of fighting for the extermination of Newtown creek odors, held its reg ular weekly meeting last night at 754 Grand street.

Stephen J. Burrows was in the chair, and Robort Creightou was secretary. At a preliminary meeting of the executive committee it waa decided to Bend to Health Commissioner Griffin a report of tho present condition of Newtown creek and the factorie? ou its banks. Mr. James J.

McEntee spoke in praise of Commissioner Griffin's tctious during tho past few weeks. It was evident, ho said, that the commissioner Was trying to help tho people to abate tho nuisances. Chairman Burrows was r.ot inclined to agree with Mr. McEnteo and intimated that any examination into Newtown croek nuisances before the health commissioners waa likely to result in a farce. This led Mr.

Robert Johnstone to pro teat against tho introduction of political prejudices in the disctiBsiou. The only thing to do, ho said, was to leave at homo such candidates as did not act for the intorests of the wholo community. Mr. McEnteo said ho believed 'he authorities were iu earnest iu the matter aud should bo supported. Secretary Oreighton said that the authorities had been apathetic, but that Dr.

Griffin, he beliovod, had begun to understand tho matter and was now thoroughly in earnest. Thomas J. Picaard, secretary of the executivo committee, reported in favor of adding a number of ireprosentativo residents to the committee. Tiio names iie read wero thnso of Charles McNul ty, Theodore Naelier, Edward Chinn, John Brown, James Puck, Thomas Milford, Heury Laefiler, Theodore Fritz, Hawkins, Charlos Wet more, John Kelly. John Garrity, James S.

Johnstone, M. Eppstein, M. Metzgor, Joseph Carney, A. Cooke, IS. A.

Fiokorsen, L. Haarlan D. Doacher, R. Smith, Dr. T.

Engel, AV. Darling' William Grosbeok, II. G. Ralph, H. Wilson, A Meyers, Goorgo Hehaodel, John Smith, Charlen Voorhees, J.

Bennett, Eben Newman, J. Parkor. The report waa adonted and the names were added to the list. Iu the general discussion which ensued remarks wero made by Thomas J. Piokard, George Palmer, William P.

Jones, J. McEntee, William Creightou and J. Coukling. It waa stated that in the Fifteenth ward alone 3,000 tax and rent payers belong to the association. BRIDGE TRUSTER A in MOSES MAY SUUPKISEI).

of IliM Sixtieth nirilidtiy. Thore waa no man in this city more surprised 0 o'clock last evening than Mr. Moses May, when ho entered his elegant home, at the corner of Bedford avenuo and Clynier streot, and found a brilliant company there. He had left it ecvera' hours before without the least indication that it was to be the sceno of festivities. The surprise reception, for such it waa, was well planned by Mrs.

May aud her three daughters, Mrs. Ira Bamberger, Mrs. Fernando Solingor and Mrs. S. Kirohbautn.

Ex Charities Commissioner Kessel and Judges A'au Wyck, Clomeut, Willard Bartlett and Nus banm and Joseph 0. Hendrix wore among tho first to groet him. His eldest graudchild, May Bamberger, claimed hia attention and, address ing him, she said in childish language: "Dear grandpa, I congratulate you upon this your Goth birthday, and lam going to present to you, by request, a beautiful gift from your three daugh ters. They askod me to do so, being your eldest grandchild, and, being a lawyer's daughter, thoy said that I ouht to bo ablo to makoaspeech Now in the presence of this largo gathering of your friends I present you with this beautiful picture of your three daughters." T'earB welled up to Mr. May's eyes while she was talking.

Mr. Bamberger drew aside a curtain and exyosed to view a picture of tho throu daughters. It is a pastel and shows tho throo heads only. Tho likenesses are perfect, and otherwiso it is a work of art. Among those present wero Judge and Mrs.

N. H. Clomenta, Judge Willard Bartlett, Judge Van Wycli, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C.

Hendrix, Judge Nusbaum of Aibany; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gaynor, Mr. and Mrs.

Fernando Solingor, Mr. aud Mrs. Henry May and Miss B. May, ex Commissioner Moses Kessel, Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan May, Mr. Jerry A. Wornberg, Mr.

and Mrs. John (i: Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Drigga, Mr. and Mrs.

S. Kirsehbaum of Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leo Bamberger, Dr. and Mrs.

G. W. Baker, Dr. Hallam, Mr. and Mrs.

S. May, Mr. B. May, Mr. and Mrs.

Nathan Leavy, Mrs. Marx May, Mr. and Mrs. Lindo of New York; Mr. and Mrs.

H. New man. Rev. Dr. Wiutuor, Helen Wiutticr, Dr, Sigmuud Wmtner, Miss Amanda Kirsehbaum of Philadelphia; Miss Fannio May, Miss 13.

May, Miss Ella May, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mayer, Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Wc nk. LISUOLH LOBI1B KVrKBlAINH. A musical aud literary entertainment was given at Schiellcin's assembly room on e.lnos day evoning by Liucoln lodge No. 24, of the order of the world. The following programme was interpreted: Overture, orchestra; recitation, Reynold Schuck: alto solo, Mrs.

Alfred Bunco; banjo solo, Mr. Heely; recitation, Misa Lord; piano solo, G. A. Anbury, and selections by tho Peak sisters. Cai.fBSK SUSDAT SCII09L TT.ACIIKBS.

Tho monthly meeting of the teachers of tho Chinoao Sunday schools of this city, New York and Jersey City was held at the Grcouwood Baptist church, Fourth avenue, last evening. Dr. S. P. Baldwin presided, but no special business was transacted.

IleportB of tho progrOBB of the work were mado aud showed that there were thirty flight sohools in the (hreo oltios and twelve in this city. C. R. Parsons Says it is Bettor Than the Trolley. The nind of Motive Power Tiiat is Liiiely to Help Toward a Larger Keyenne Ex I plained to tho AVinslovr iyii, ChsrleB R.

Parsons, secretary of tho National cable railroad company, told the trolley com mission yesterday a fternoon why he thought the cablo system suphrior to tho trolley system. Commissioners Winslow, Mareau and Driggs were present, and W. N. Dyknian represented tho Coney Island and Brooklyn railroa 1 compauy, which wants to use tiio trolley, and Asustant Corporation Counsel Salmon, Sidney V. Lowoll, and W.

11. Aitkeu represented Ihe oppusi ion to tlie petition. All of tho Witnessei called were for the opposition. 3Ir. Parsons that cable ro.ida were in uao ill many cities in tlie country.

In Sail Franoiscft there were lucre than ono hundred miles of coAHo roa anil about tho same amount of mail inCbi cago. There wero many miles of road in Kansas City. St. Paul had two cable roads; Cleveland hid two roads; St. Louts four roads; Philadelphia three roads; Baltimore one road running and two iu proeotH of in Washington ono running ami two building; in New York two running and one building: in Cincinnati threo road in Los Angeles three roads; iu Dallas three roads.

The cars wero drawn across the Brooklyn bridge by a cable and there was a cablo road in ihis city. Tin: pritnar object of jt railroad o.np my was to make money, and the cable system advanced tiiat object. Thosablo system was from 25 tti 50 Per cent, chcapor jiq operate than a horse system. It w.ta so expensivo' to buiid tiiat it did not py to uao it except whoro there was a largo amount of travel. Tho trolley system had not been used extensively in largo citiea.

The cable system was too expensive to be used through a thinly populated district. Tho witness thought that a cable road through tho district occupied by the petitioning railroad company would bo profitable. Tin, first cost of the cable road, exclusive of rolling stock and real estate, was from $30,000 to $100,000 a mile. One of the objections to tlie cable system was the liability of the cable to becomo "strajid ed," by which the grip waa fastened tightly to the cable. Under these circumstances tho men would loose control of the car.

Accidents had happened in variom parts of the country from This cause. The great trouble with the trolley system waa that it dealt with an unknown power. Electricity could ho controlled under fivuiv.bio conditions, but uu.Ior ottier conditions no one know wiiat it would do. S. li.

Duryea followod Mr. Parsons' on the stand. Ho. aid that lie owned property in' this city and in Flatbush. It would be injurions to tin city as well as to Flatbush to liave an electric car line cross tho parkway.

Tho park way bad had more to do with building up the country towns and malting the whole population of the county a unit than any other one thing Tho corporation whioh ran a railroad in Fifteenth street had the street in such a wretched condition that it could bo made worse only by putting tho trolley system ou it. He thought that the ictty would bo benefited, if horses could be gotton rid of altogether. Curuelius li. Colli tho liveryman, testified that he thought that it would be au outrage upon tho driviug publio to introduce the trolley system in tlie neighborhood of tho park. Somo of his horses were afraid of tho cable cai on Montague street; some were also afraid of the elevated road.

None of his horses had run away during tho last two years, lie bad forbidden his drivers to drive around the trolley road. Charles A. Peed, tho owner of tho Pierrepout house, also testified to the liability of horses to bo frightened by tho trolley. Last March tho horses drawing tho carriage in which ho was riding wen' frightened by thu trolley road at Coney Island. Ho thought that a good horse witild not be afraid of tho trolley.

It waa only horses which wore eaded lunkheads which could not be trained to drivo near tlie electric road. Otlicer Edward Tciuiiio of the Seventeenth precinct testified in regard to the recent accident on the Jamaica road. Tho opposition had soveral other witnesses to bo examined, but as Commissioner Mareau was obliged to leavo an adjournment was takou until this afternoon. THE STOOOAIt!) LECTURES. Architecture, ICtmory and gotirccN nf ITKexico.

'rhc He The Academy of Music was well filled last night for the second of John L. Stoddard's lectures on Mexico. The lecture was dovoted to the city of its architecture and history, witli an account of President Diaz and a mu over the tremendous grades and jicrilous precipices of the railroad which runs to Vera Cruz and the tropic plantations of tiio. bctmlt. The lecture was diversified by one uiiexpccToir incident, in which polities overflowed from tho campaign meetings into the quiet of a lecture audience.

Iu describing tho southern Mtxican plantation Mr. Stoddard spoko of the fact that the commerce of the country ia ill the hands of foreign countries, of tiio Mexican need of American manufactures and the Atiioricau need of Mexican agricultural products and said a good word for reciprocity botween the countries. Tho suggestion was rocoived with hearty applause and a few Republican hisses. Tlicic was also applause for Mr. Stoddard's humorous description of the ways of lovers in that dueuna ridden land and for some of his lino viows the cataracts and luxuriant vegetation of tropical Mexico, and the snow crownod heights of Popocatepetl ill'! Iztaccihuall.

The lecture opened with a description of a Joiik' club ball, with pictures of the handsome club house covered with blue tiles, by a young millionaire who had more money than he unew what to do with, and who set about disproving the Mexican proverb, "You can't build a whole bouse of tiles." Piciure.s of the great cathedral, the national palace, the Hotel Ittir bide and of street scenes in Mexico, giving a vivid impression of the national architecture, which aeeiiis to resident. of America to hug tho ground like a baby widen baa not lcarne'l to walk, Stoddard called attention to the fact that the only elevator ill ia iu the Hold Ittirbido and thai Iho cautious proprietor will only allow it to be run between 10 o'clock and 4 in the afternoon. But the Hotel Iturbido was Ihe only four story building which Mr. Stoddard showed. of his pictures wero of two story structures and soine of only one and there can hardly be a crying demand for elevaturs unloss tho city shall Americanized and its architecture crowded up into tiie air.

Mr. Stoddard cal.ed attcntiim to the otld effect of v. city without chimneys. In a climate where the mercury seldom falls below 05 or rises above 75, and whero the cooking is dono iu brick ovens Htovea and coal dust ara unknown. Another striking feature of Mr.

Stoddard's pictures of which tiie lecturer said nothing is tiie id eft'eet produced by the sight of modern polos strung witii electric wiro4 amid tlie monuments of the Aztecs and the by su eet car tracks running past I lie palace ol Cur tez. These and tiie one elevator are Ihe principal signs that Mexico is not thoroughly medieval. The railroad cars which Mr. Stoddard showed v.i i not exactly medieval, but tlie apparently date back about ti the year 18 1 and look as if they had boon in service ever since. The jior trnitof President Oihz showed a fine looking, keen eyed man of 5U, thu face marked with tho power of comnian i of Ihe general and the intel el lial training of the man oi alfaiiv.

One would have to go far to liud so lmpiv.Ttdvo looking a head ol a nation, and tiie picture does much to expliiiu Hie coi'ttiiuaiic of Pre, idem Diaz's administration. Mr. also described tho policy by wuich lie ivou ver to himself the ablest leaders of tho doieatod factions when lie took the reins of power, anil secured for his administration and his ariny the best brains and soldiership of Mexico. The exterior of tlie Mexican cathedral is impressive, but Mr. Sloudard warned his audience that there was none of tho elegance of detail and artistic treatment of interiors in winch make tho churchei: of Europe iuteresliiii'.

He described thu enormous po formerly v.elded by tho church in M.xieo and the subtt qnent confiscation of church property, until now the church is virtually subject to the state. The times, when and how long the church boils may ring are even regulated by national law. The national palace, as Mr. Stoddard allowed it. is a low but massive pile, with vast court yaids and rows of connecting buildings.

Her havo uttelt ruiers Irom c'ortez to Diaz, including the ul fated Maxainilian and tlie uiihaimy t.avloita. The national museum is also stored with memorials of siguiUCint events in Mexican history, though owing lo tne wholesale destruction of Aziecub. jeets of worship by the Spani thero arc not as luauy illustration ot Aztec art and civilization as thd world would be gla I to seo preserved. Theru ia, however, a calendar stono, which shows that Aztecs divided the solar year more accurately than tin: Europeans before Galileo, and inc i'ii are of Mexican pottery an I decoration. 'There is also the B.ierillcial alone on which victim, v.

tru sacrificed to appease tho go I ot war. Stoddard described thu pro.vsn by which tiie heart was relumed and the Uioo i streamed down lie channel cut into the alone, with a ii li of detail which would have delighted 'dr. lou's Toddy, the iittlo cherub who revelled iu stones of Guiiah, with "ids heal all bluggy," Out do Mvxie i to Mr. Stoddard's exposition wis pot a interesting than the architecture aud his! ot the capitol. lie favc line views of Ch'Tiiilt'Toe, which our troops Mormvd in wiiat Mexicans 'ad tl.u invasion," which is crowned l.y the (am.

ma cascie 'of that name is noe the country uoioe of PresN de: 11 a. i also gavo views of carefully kept parks, stately boulevards and luxuriant cypress grovi s. Tne beautifully level and shaded Louie i yards suggest gay equipages and a cavalcado of fusit'ioii, but they were photographed at a tune Uu wi ie etnpty and pictures give lU'S IV.ct td it rido through a des jriod or sloping country. Mr. Stoddard explained fully tho tonography of the city of with its idiiTuiiudiiig wall of bids which make drainage au itu.

oaaibitity and which enclose JaKcs close by the cily that soak the soil so thoroughly that there la not a cellar in Iho town. He described the old but nnstici esstnl attemt't to dram tho valley by a canal cut through tho hiJIa. and held nut hopes th.it tiiat oWeot would soon be accomplished by niO'leni engineering and capital. That work, if accomplished, will render healthful a city which under proper sanitary conditions would be the. moat attractive from its climate, ou thu eon liueut.

II UK MUX lilltS MUltPHT. The veteran firemen's uajooialiou mot last ovening in the Saetigerban 1 hall fur the purposo of indorsing tno nomination of Edward C. Mur r.hr for justice of tho peace for the Third, tiici. The hall waa erowdol aud ciithush high. Colonel D.

T. Lynch Engle, the present incumbent, aud City An Weber spoko briefly. Reaolutioua were pretel strongly indorsing Mr. Murphy ami were carf with a hurra. Mtii nhr came before tlifl meeting and thanked iho veterans for their i dorsemeut.

"'I' Hour, Now York to Bnnlo, via r.mplro Stato Kipts York Oealril'a now tialu. trip Qjtouiir Jt tell you any more tnau tnat. Mr. Meyer was obeered all the way from tho stage to the door of the ball as he made his departure. Senator P.

H. MoCarren was introduced, amid applause as ono of tho warmest advocates at Albany last year of tho defeated bridge bill. lie Baid Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens I can only repeat to you what I said in my reply to the note of your committee inviting me to state what my views were on the question of securing legislation for a new bridge, and what I would do in the event of mv election to nromote the project. It seems a little singular to me and I believe my answer to your secretary was to that offoct thai it.

should teem necessary for mo to oxprea my views on this question, but I suppose the form must bo gone through with. It is not, I feel sure, necessary for me to nay that I should do everything in lny power, in the event of my re olec tion. to secure the passage of a hill at Albany look ing to the bui. ding of a bridge from a point at or near the fool of Broadway, iu Brooklyn, toapoint at or near the foot of Grand street, in New York. Now, the sentiment of all the meetings that have been held in the courso of the agitation of this bridge question, and all the opinions from all persons whoso opinions svtre worth anything ou these points, concur In recommendnm Ihe points I have named as the best location for a new bridge Now! you know well the topographical features and the geographical position of Urook lyn well enough to understand that if we do not soon L'eta bridge to connect this section of the city with New York we shall bu at a serious disadvantage on account of our location, for the growth and dtrve.opim nt of other sections will outstrip and leave us far behind.

The trend of development is to iiie south and north. It is not necessary tor mo to occupy your time with a discus. tiou of tlie feasibility of constructing a bridge at the place named. That it can be built is admitted. The great feat ot' engineering skill ac complished in the construction of tho present bridge has demonstrated that we can build a bridge here for less money and in less time.

I must take exception to what my friend, the candidate for mayor on the Benub lioan side, eaid about tho present bridge being overtaxed. I am informed on credible authority that it couid be covered with loaded trains and still stand tho strain. The main reason why wo want a bridge hero is that if we do not get it tho development uf other sections will go on to the detriment of this. That is the cardinal reason. Why have not secured legislation to authorizs sucii a Because of opposition at Albany.

I tried my best to get that bill through. But wo didn't get enough votes. 1 might have insinuated why, but I leave that to everyone to surmise for himself. There is no great project ever carried through without encountering great obstacles. Any groat public improvement that militates against the interests of great corporations is sure to meet witli tho most determined opposition.

An 1 so iu the present case it is not necessary for me to tell you that yon will never get a bridge here without a deal of trouble, and the enlistment of the roost active personal efforts toward that end all of you. If that is not done you will not get your bridge. Tlie people who want to boat a bridge bill are alw ays organized. and you are not. I would sooner have half dozen organized men for a tight than 1.00U unorganized ones.

The senators and as nemolytneu from Brooklyn understand why your bridge btil did not go through hat year. I do not bt lievo it would havo been possible to pass the bill in tho senate, as it was constituted, no matter how active tho efforts in its advocacy. Since the legislature adjourned tho agitation of the question of building a new bridge has ben Judiciously kept up. I can very safely say in advaneo that if I am sent to he legislature again I will obey the wisli of the peorde, and I know that when the sentiment of the pronto is aruusod. no intorest or corporation no matter how powerful can defeat their just demands.

I do not now propose to say anything further about my attitude on the bridge project, except that I leavo it to the people here to judgo of wiiat my course will bo by what it ha been. Tho upper part of the city, near Long Island City, is alive witli the agitation for a bridge, you all have read of tho consolidation, several days ago, of two companies for the purpose of budding a bridge from New York to Jersey city. Are Brooklyn people going to let other cities outstrip them in this way without an effort. I hope you will keep up tho agitation of this scheme. In conclusion I want to say that no matter whether I am elected or not I shall continue, as a member of tho legislature.oras a private citizen of Brooklyn, to work for the oassage of a hill to authorizo tho construction of this new bridge.

It makes no particular difference what kind of a oompany or corporation waltts to take ill) tlie franchise so long as it is willing and able to go ahead and complete the bridge within a reasonable tune. I do not that you will undersfaiul, wituout giving tun stipject consi.i eral'le attention, the grout difficulties Unit attend the execution of such a project as the buiiding of a bridge liko tin1 ono we want by tho munieip il ities. I do not believe Brooklyn could build the bridge alone and Now vid not do anything to bed) thi citv. The only way to do is to give the right to a corporation of repute, whone interest it to build, and not to one which will simply keep the charter to prevent the construction for seltish purposes. It wan buch a eorporatian that defeated tno last bill.

The Union elevated railroad comimiir is a cornoration which would build the bridge. It wants to build a bridge to develop the tratttc on tho elevated lines it iisw already built ana the company oilers to build the bridge wilhotu a cent of cost to the city. Would not New York, or any other city, have accepted such an offer? Jow, tin opposition lo tlie last bill was irom senators outside of the cities and a few in New York. Tlie countrymen howled because the biii would give such a valuable francnise for nothing. Tho Union elevated railroad company stands ready to build at once if we get a law euncted.

President Ubiiuan told me he would subscribe lor ft. 000, 000 stock and bonds if any other company would build the bridge. Cut no other corporation wants tho right or could carry the i.chomo through. I can only say to yon before I bid vou good night that, whether the bill given Mm right to tho Union oievated railroad company or not, I am for a bridge, first, last and all the timo. While Sir.

McCarren was speaking Davitl A. Boody, the Democratic candidate for mayor, and Commissioner John P. Adams entered tho hall. Their reception was hearty. When tho senator was through talking Mr.

Fisher Baid: "I now have tiio pleasure of introducing the Democratic candidate for mayor, David A. Buody." Mr. Boody was rocoived with cheors. Ho spoko in these words Mr. Chairman, gentlemen aud fellow citizens I am very glad to havo the opportunity of coming to this meeting to night, not as a candidate for ofHeo, but as a citizen with a dosiro to do anything that 1 can in my humble way to proniuto tho interests of our city.

I have long felt and often said that it would bu well if via could meet together as we have met to night ami gain an acquaintance with eacli other and a better knowledge of our city's affairs. In this way, too, wu might promoto that larger interest iu our local affairs which is important for any community. It is well for us to remember, it seems to me, that tlie purposes of a city like this or auy large community are not likely to correspond to tho particular viows of the fow who may be very thoughtful or Very wise, and in waya like thi when wo come together as citizens for the purposo of promoting the general good, we havo tho opportunity of lifting that standard of general sentiment which is likely so largely to shape our public affairs. Applause. Now, iu regard to the special purpose hich haR brought us together to night, we ail believe that a need increased bridge facilities.

We need a new bridge, a bridge for that portion of our community winch Is not and cannot bo accommodated by the present bridge. Applause. And iu this connection let iu nevor forget, if any portion of our city is Buffering for these accommodations which its businesB interests need and which is needed by the general promotion of its prosperity, every other portion of our city should be iuti rusted in furnishing those accommodations. Applause. If one portion of our city needlessly suffers from neglect it is a reflection upon every other portion of our city.

II unc portiuii of our city is pro porous it adds to the character and to the value of every other portion of our city. Applaui e. eeenis to me that wo ought to be unitsd, without auy teuhug of eetion, without any JeaJott. in proiiioiiug that which we know is far the general goud aud which will add gain to our city and its prosperity. I liave just eome, as many otherB here lo night come, from a meeting of a little different character from this a political meeting and I inn jest going from this place to three others.

I thought on my way here how glad 1 would be if we could bring ail those meetings logether here in this hall aud discuss in this way those nritters M'liich pertain to the genera! good of our city. Applause. And now I only say to you that as a city we can have what we, united as men. believe is for our interests, because I believe it is within our power t.i have any of these Improvements if wo will but will it. Aud there is ono other point, and that is tho advantage derived by undertaking enterprises of this kind.

As men and as communities wo make our progress by tho elforts we make, and any great undertaking like thu cannot fail if ihoro is stimulation in it. Lot nil, then, arise aud build our bridge. Applaiue.J Mr. Jloody waa also clieorod as lie and Mr. Adams left the room.

Tlie chairman then said: "I take gre.it pleasure in presenting to you Mr. Schlueter, who will now speak to you." The reception that Mr. SohUicter got was electrical. Everybody got up and cheered and when the echoes had died atray someone proposed three moro cheers, whh startod the audience ail over again. Whon the noise finally subsided Mr.

Schlueter said: Mr. Chairman and follow citizens of the Eighteenth and surrounding wards To say that I am pleased at this kind of a reception would bo but an imperfect expression of my feelings. I camo bore upon the invitation of the bridgeconimittee. and lei me say right here that that committee has accomplished something that no other organization in this or iu any other city has accom pii. heil.

They have accomplished this one thing: iiotlt the Democratic and It publicau candidates l'ir office are pledged to carry out the wishes of that committee, Applause. If this organization would only continue, from now until the bridge shall be built, to spread through every ward the work and call meetings of this kind I hroiudiou! tiio city and demand the aopearauce of every candidate before you, and say: "Gentle men, hose are reforms that we want: will you carry them out7'' il would bo an excellent thing. If that can bo accomplished in this city we will have til at government which we are justly entitled to have. Applause. I came, like all the rest of the gentlemen representing tho various parlies.

likewise pledge myself.if I am elected, to assist iu pr.ssing the bill to. authorize that bridge, I am not here as a politician. I am hero butore you as a business man, as a man who has ins heart in this great district. 1 have lived here f.n twenty odd years. I am interested hero financially, mining what little property I possess lu re.

As a real estate agent I represent thousands of dotlars' worth of property in this district, and would not betray tho interests of my clients by mi' representing the district. It will Is my lh' id aim to wait not until tiio end of the session, but, gentlemon, from the very beginning to work to have that bill passed. Applause, Chairman Fiuher pushed Corporation Counsel Ami1. F. Jenks to the soeakerB' place.

"I now take pleasure," tho presiding officer said, in introducing to you a distinguished and eloquent man from the other side of Brooklyn, who has aided us b.d'ore in tho movement to get better bridge facilities. Ho needs no introduction a burst id' applause greotod Mr. Jonka' appearance, for I hoc that you know him well." Mr. Jenks placed himself on record at once by declaring vehemently that ho had always been iu favor ot tiie projected bridge. Three years ago, he added, lie was in tlie senate with Mr.

McCarren v. ben the project camo up. He then did his utmost lo secure the passage of a bill giving Iho people of llrooklyn bettor bridgo facilities. Ho felt continent now that tho project would soon bo realized; in luck that it was only a question of a very short time before thero would lie anothor bridije between tho two great ottioa. Tho various eiimlidfttea.

Mr. continued, had all nlodured themselves to support tho new bridgo project, and all that was necessary now was to have the people thoroughly organized in its behalf. Empty wOrdB of men wero easily uttered. Something moro substantial waa uecoasary. Work, solid work, would certainly bring about the ueslrad rflHUlt The next speaker was Justice Jacob Nen.

He was introduced by hatrinan Eishor as a man It Gives a Bousing Boom to Boody. Big Demonstration In the Eastern Dis trict Deiiioeratlo Stronghold Addresses by David A. Boody, General Catlin, Patrick J. Keady, Judge Kenna, Thomas J. Patterson, Jndge Pcttcrson, John Cottier and William E.

Shields. The Democracy of the Fourteonth ward filled Grand Army hall ou Bedford avenuo, corner of North Second street, to tho doors last night, and witli fireworks, music and a Hood of oratory ratified the party nominations in tho state, county and city. Tho demonstrations in this stronghold of tho Democratic party tho past have been notable events, but none was more so than the present one. Throe thousand men bravetl tho Btorm to testify their faith in Democratic principles and their intention to support its candidates. Tiioj wero filled with enthusiasm and accorded ovations to Mr.

Boody, Judge Ki nna and, in fact, all the speakers. They remained in their seats until nearly 11 o'clock when tho last sneaker finished Ins address. Commissioner Francis Nolan, Thomas J. Patter on, Thoni is D. Sherlock and other promoters of tho demonstration were around early and expressed their pleasure at seeing BUch a vast audience.

Tho hall was splendidly decoratod and tlie national colors were prominently displayed. Among the decorations wore the pictures or Roswell P. Flower and Senator McCarren. Lithographs of other Democratic candidates occupied conspicuous places. Among those soated on tho platform wero President Thomas J.

Patterson, Commissioner Francis Nolan, Alderman Daniel McGratli, Henry B. Woods, James A. McGeehau, Henry Doyle, Bernard Woods, Charles S. Morris, Thomas It. Sherlock, James J.

Tierney, ex Oor ouer Felix W. Doyle, James II. Holmes, John F. Kidd, John II. Ferris, Thomas C.

Harden, Edward S. Scott, Terence Nugent, Patrick S. Keeley, Arthur J. Higgins and Thomas E. McGeehau.

Thomas J. Patterson in calling tho meeting to order said Follow Democrats I deem it proper at this time to call your attention to the methods by which the ltepubiican managers of this city hope to defeat our candidates. They appeal to nationality and prejudice, thereby showing tho hol lowness and shaui of the professions of concern they suddenly claim to havo tor our citizens of foreign birth or parentage. Look over thu record of the Republican party and point out ono sincere act that tallies witli the profes dons thoy now mike. The Democratic party has always boon tho friend and advocate of the people our opponents are nuw gushing over so lovingly.

I do not believe that, the party that stole tno world fair from New York anil our own city will succeed in seducing tho Democrats they now try to cajolo into tiie spider's web of their political methods. Lot us compare the candidaies, Roswell P. Flower as against J. S. FasBett, DavidA.ijoody against Henry A.

Meyer, Thomas J. Il nna as against Webb, and our own matchless McCarren aa against Schlueter, and tho verdict of ihe people ou the 3d of November will be a Doniocratic victory iu tho state, city and county. Now, my neighbors, let'us do as wo have always done in this grand old ward, and a large portion of the glory attending that vcrdiot wiil be ours. Applause. Thomas D.

Sherlock acted aa secretary, no read the following resolutions, which wero adopted amid applause: Resolved, That we reaffirm our adherence to the principles enunoiated and the candidates nominated by tho Democratio Btato convention. Resolved, mat tno Democracy or tho city of Brooklyn is entitled to tho thanks of ail woll meaning citizens, irrespective of party, for the presentation of such an ablo, upright and honorable gentlemen as David A. Boody is know to be to succeed Mayor Alfred C. Chapin as chief magistrate of the city. His name is a guarantee that the oity government for tho ensuing two years will be administered in a manner to best subserve the interests of tlie whole people.

Resolved, That wo heartily indorse the nomination of Thomas J. Konna for registur, John Cottier for county George Kinliel for supervisor at largo. Henry H. Adams lor county treasurer, James F. Kelly for associate justice, Jacob Neu, John Petterson and E.lward C.

Murphy tor justices; Robert 1'. Maclvel ler. Theodore Muuror, Thomas A. Beard, Andrew W. Fiugibbon, Aeson Ferguson, Arthur J.

Heaney aud Richard I'i kering for alderman at large; Daniel McGratb, William Mch.ee, J. Jellcrson Black and Charles Voick enlug for dutrlct aldorinen: I'atrick li. for stale senator; ilium niuelds 'or assem bly, and lwaro J. Alurtagh for constable. Resolved, That the good judgment and wise discrimination displayed by the several Demo cratic conventions, state, city and county, iu tho selection of candidates lor the various olfico to bo filled at the approaching election must neces sarily be commoiHied by an good citizens and wo predict for tue whole ticket an overwhelming majority.

Edward C. Murphy, candidato for jtistico in tlie Third judicial district, when introduced was warmly received. He spoko of tho local contest and urged a loyal support of tho whole Demo cratic ticket. lie modestly referred to Ids own candidacy and said that ho was leaving no stone unturned to procure votes for tho wltole tick He was applaudod to the echo whon retiring irom the stage. Ex Assemblyman Patrick J.

Keady was received with a round of applause. His address wag listened to with the closest attention. He said: Mr. Chairman, fellow citizens PleaBO accept my tliaiuu for your liinmy greeting, i reel much at homo here as if I were ad.lressiu meeting of my neighbors in tho Sixth ward. This cnruiiaiL'ii is raDidlv drawing to close.

Thore is only about ono week left in which to complete tho work. 1 ueed not say to you that it is the most important political contest in which we have been engaged for many years. Tho re mi ou Novell oor 3 noxt may. and nrobablv wi determine the result of the presidential election in 1802. The Republicans know this, and hence the desperate efforts they are making to carry the stato.

Should they succeed it would be difficult to defeat thorn next year. But can they suc ceed? Are tho people ready to turn over the government of this atate to a party who during the lasi session oi congress nave lOfcied tno public treasury, who havo robbed tho people of a fabulous amount of money, estimated by some at many millions ot dollars; who, by the passage of tho bill, havo doubled the cost of living to tho poor man, win they have to a cm responding extent increased tho richesoftboriciiir.au; who have defrauded tho widows and orphans of the di.sablod soUliers aud left the pension bureau in a bankrupt condition in order tiiat tho pension sharks and political heelers of tho Republican party might grow rich? I am aware that the Republicans do not wish us to disouas these questions. Wo havo a right to discuss Iheiu. Tiio plain people of this atate understand tliem. ua Mr.

1'assett will Iind out tho i ir after election. He is like the ostrich who, having hid his head in the sand, thought the neon could not see tho hideniisucsa of other portions of In. anatomy. Can the people of this country be plundered and robbed iu tiiia manner without resenting it? The answer will conic on election day and with it the announce tuont of tho election of Roswell P. Flower for' governor bv an overwhelming uiaioritv.

Wliv should the people of our great cities or tho peoplo of tlie slate trust the Republicans? Have thev not dutirived us of the benefit of tho world fair by which, according to Mr. Depew, we would have profited to tiie extent of about $300,000, nop? Thii is an enormous amount of money aud yet who can say it is not true? Mr. Depew ought to Know, tor tie waa one oi tne men who tried to secure tho fair for New York, lint be cause it did not suit Mr. Thomas C. Piatt, because ho would not be permitted to control its patronage, political slid otherwise, he prevented the jiassagu of the bill providing for a portion of tho expenses of the fair at Albany.

At tiio very time, too, that this matter was under discussion in the state senate two of Mr. Piatt's enators were upecuiating in real estate at Cnicago. No wonder the Republicans do not wish ua lo discuss these questions. But tlie people understand llieni and will certainly resent such an outrage on eleriion day. If this fan had been he lorlt real es tate in certain sections of the city would have been doubled in value.

In all sections of New York and Brooklyn it would havo been greatly enhanced. Thousands upon thousands of peopt would havo come hero lo stay and would havo purchased homo. among us. ine demand tor idoe.hanios and laborers would havo been creased and this would have increased the rates nf witirns also. (Ireat permanent biiildin wouldliave sprung up.

New hotels would havo been erected and those already Hi existence would have been extended. 1 rade. commerce. manufactures and goneral industry would havo ln.en LMven a now impetus, to say nothing or the effect of the fair itself aa an exhibition Now thin hi lost to the people the state and Mr, Slniit, Fasett was tho prinoipll agent by whom tiie work was accomplished. Voto for Roswell P.

1 lower and leave Mr. Fassott at liitiiiH to think over the loss of this fair. Tho Republicans aro sending circulars to the different labor organizations throughout tho state requesting tho labor leaders to use their influence for Fassott. Why Bhould thoy What have tho Renublicaus dono for tne work iii' mon? The ami labor corporations through oit tiie state aio the pots of the Republican party. The Democratic party is in tlie main composed of woi Kingmeii.

The Republican party is in the main composed of stockholders in the large corporations. In 1807. when a Democratic house passed tho first eight hour law (chapter 85C, laws of 1807), that was ever nossud in this slate, the Republicans in both houses, with one or two exceptions, did all thev could to defeat it. Tho late Chaties J. Polgor waa oneof the exceptions.

'The Republican party has been against the workingmen from that day to this. In tho last legislature, while vour senators and assemblymen were wor ti. lug tu I'itnn ntute ti 111 tn.i; mil. tue anti Pinkerton bill, tiio weekly payment bill and other labor measures, Dusted and Fassott and other Remibltcana were working against thetu. Now, while I do not favor boyeots or strikes or other arhitrarv or extreme moasures except cusps of absolute necessity, it seems to mo that tho moasures which I have named should havo been oaased am at least given a trial, ljut the Republicans defeated them, and now they havo tiie audacity to ask workingmen to vote for their candidates.

Tlie workingmen of to day are very diiierent irom tho workingmen of thirty or forty or even twenty years ago. Our magnificent schools, public and private, have done their work and urn doincr it still. Workingmen aro tno in telligent now to be led by Mr. J. Sloat Fassett or tho corrupt crew that are behind nun.

They will voto for a self made man. Roswell P. Flow or, and wo hope to elect him ou the 3d of November next by a very large majority. The law provides that at certain intervals the state must be reapportioned so as to givo each locality a propor representation In the senate and assembly, according to population. Tho Democrats in the legis uture.

advised aud as sisted by the' have tried for several years to pass a bill providing tor a reapportionment. The Republicans knowing that this would leuu to reuueo tnoir number in ooin oranonea liave persistently, in Boason 'and out of season, opposod the bill. The large cities arc thus denied fair reproBOntation in the legislature according to their population. Wo would. If tho aot passed, bo entitled to at least one, probably two more state senators from this county, aud to two or throe more assemblymen.

Ia it right or just that the peoplo Bhould bo thus defrauded out or their constitutional rights by a few Republican politicians Givo no your answer ou election day. But thero is still another subjoct not yet dia oussod in which you have a local pride. You need another bridgo. It ought to start from this section of the city. It would greatly enhance tho value of real estate in this vioinity to have ono.

You cannot have a bridge until you get tho necessary legislation at Albany. Your present senator worked faithfully for roa on ibis BUbJooU Of the Long Island Baptist Association Session. A Liyely Discussion OTer the Proposal to Mako a Chango in the Constitution. Sujjjrcstions to Raise Funds for Various Purposes Adopted. An interesting and exciting discussion termi nated the proceedings of tho Long Island Baptist association yesterday.

Too delegates wero quite wrought up over a resolution to alter the constitution and motions were made aud rescinded withluch rapi dity that the moderator had to lay dowu parliamentary laws and compel an iutorval between the resolutions. Aa Dr. Eddy was at one time speaker of the assembly of ono of the New England states, his rulings wero not dispnted. Most of the prominent delegates took part in the discussion. A large attendance was present during the entire session.

It was voted to raise $100,000 for a now Baptist academy on Long Island and $0,000 for mission work dnring the coming year. A deficit of over $1,000 still remains to be met. Pledges wore made to raise the $100,000 thus voted, but at tho close nothing was said regarding tho debt. A resolution to add a wing to tho Baptist home was voted down. A resolution was passed opposing the opening of tho world fair on Sunday and provoked considerable interest.

The Woman's foreign missionary society voted to raise $500 for mission work in India. The churches agreed to listn to Itev. McBride'a appeal to raise $05,000 for mission work' in Ireland and various reports were read. It has not been decided whero the next annual meeting will bo held. Tho regular session of tho association was resumed at 2 P.

M. and Rev. Dr. D. O.

Eddy again presided as moderator. Rev. Robert Lowry read the report of fbe committee ou temperance, which was approved, and letters from various churches were read. Rev. H.

S. Lloyd presented the claims of Colgate university. He said that there never was a time when tho educational system was better than lo day. There has been a mighty change going on in the education world as well as other walks of life. Ho expressed his surpiiso to see the changod methods and the improvement over former years.

Ho declared that the Bohools were becoming more secular every day and suggested that 6teps be talieu to prevent this. Rbv. rr Nathan E. Wood of Strom? nlaee. the chairman of the committee on education, made a report winch closed with tno roitowing recommendations: Firs' That every pastor in this association be eiiriieatlv ontreated to preach or sneak at least onco this year to his peoplo on the subject of Christian education with rererence both to an educated laity and also to an educated min iuti Sneond That our churches should civo earnest heed to the necessity of providing for such of our young peoplo as need help to obtain a thorough education.

Thircl That our attention, our labors and our prayers bo kept fixed on tho purposp of founding a llaptist academy in i3iooaiyu uutii us consummation is reached. Fourth That tins association appoint a com mitteo of threo who Bh.Jl receive subscriptions for such an institution of learning. In speaking on the third section Dr. Wood said that Mr. Wild had offered 21.000 a real tor thieo yearn if such an academy ia instituted.

Mr. Wood atlded that some $100,000 are needed to start such an academy and that the educa tioual committee believed it could put its hand on about one fourth of this sum. The report was aeennted and the recommendation was adopted. Rev. Dr.

It. B. Hull spoko for the Eochostor university and the Rochester theological semin arv. Ho aaid that Rochester had no acidamy. but had a lino seminary.

'n afterward Bpoke of Brooklyn and in behalf of tho proposed academy Ho said that Brooklyn, Now anil JerBoy Oitv. which contain 3,000,000 people, there was no Baptist school. Such a school of the highest class Bhould be instituted aB soon as possible. Tim moderator anoointotl Drs. Wood.

Hull Humpstono, Braisliu and Allen, and Messrs. John McGahio and Charles Frazor as tho ooin mittee on subscriptions for tho academy. Tho nbit.uarv committee reported that 203 deaths occurred during the year, which exceeded last year's report by ftftoen. It was tho heaviest death rate in tho history of tho association. llev.

Dr. Edward Braisliu called attention lo tho fact that tiio chnroh of Rockvillo Contor wished to erect a new edifice aud asked for the association's indorsement. Tho matter was re ferred to the board of managers. The association's board of mauagora presented the following: Iu regard to the instructions of the association last year to take tlie necessary steps toward rdianmnf nnr charter and constitution so that in addition tlie officers, tlie board of managers, shall consist of one member from each self sustaining chinch of tho association, wo had tho matter un der consideration, but tho pressure of more im portant business prevented the carrying out of your instructions, and we, therefore, recommend that tho matter bo reterreu to tno incoming board. After this had been accepted aud tho recom mendation approved, William F.

Jones offered the following resolution: Resolved, That tho action of tho association last year, in instructing tho executive board to "take the necessary step, legal and otherwise. toward changing our charter and constitution, so that in addition to the ontceis the board or managers shall consist of ono member from each self sustaining church of tho association," bo re considered and rescinded. This caused the diseusaion, during which the delogares spoko tor and against tno resolution lino after the other roso and talked, made mo tions and then at down to give way to the next, Mr. Jones, in oll'ering the resolution, said that an increase the ntiinbe ot members in the com mittoe would hinder the He said that before tho present board of fifteen had been do c.ided on. it consisted of the uaator and two men from each solf sustaining church.

Mr. Jones showed that moro work waa being douo under tho present order of things and hoped It would continuo so. Rev. Halsev W. KnaDO was iho first to disagree with Mr.

Jones and said bo. He thought tho board oncrht to bo increased and that the wing of tlie Baptist home would be a good place for it to meet m. John McGahio put himself on record as being favor of the resolution. Mr. Jones wanted the wholo mattor referred back to the board.

Dr. Hull made a long address in favor of in creasing tho board. Ho opposed the resolution reforrinff the matter back to tho board, saying that it was a good time to discuss the matter. Ho declared that with an increased board moro work would be done. The association had a deficit of SHOO last yoar and now owes over $2,000 and was growing worse and worse, uy getting a representative from each church on tho board, they would bo able fo tell their several congregations just what was being dono ana thus matters would be improved.

Dr. Itnoades suggested that too much time was being taken un bv the discussion oi mission wor which had really nothing to do with the associa. tion. He suggested that it be transferred to tho state convention. After more talk, Mr.

Jones go! tho floor and withdrew iua motion. After a prolonged discus aion Dr. Hodgson offered tho following, which was carried, and settled tlie entire diseniiaion Resolved, That the whole matter be referred to a oommittee of fivn to inouire more full.v into tho proposed change in tho constitution mid report at next year's convention. Tho moderator appointed N. E.

Wood, George B. Forrester, Charloa H. Dtiteher, I. Totten and E. A.

Hutchins as such committee. Tho proposed opening of the world fair on Sunday was condemned in a vigorous resolution, At the ovening session devotional exercises 'no. gau at 7 o'clock and at 7:30 tho Sunday school meeting of tho association was hold. Resolutions of regret were passed regarding the deatu ot tin liev. Thomas J.

Conant. D. 1). Rev. W.

C. P. Rhoadea read tho report of tho committeo on the state at religioa in the churches. It showed that there are now mfinibei in tho aaaoeiation a gain during the year of 318. Somo 882 members havo united with tho churches by baptism il smallor number than has beeu reported fcinco 188S.

Incomplete reports that about $350,000 had been raised am: expended by the churches for all purposes aeairiHt 5208.000 iu 1 H80 and $275. 000 it 1800. Four new churches were welcomed into the association, and theso report 170 members 51 of whom were baptized during the year Ihis make lo, 881 members in the associatioi: it total nf baotisms. a net gain of 403. Itov.

Dr. D. D. MeLauron, was introduced and snnko nn Sunday schoo work ant on tempor Hnoe. fivintr many iu terest iiiiz littln stories.

Dr A. Dixon also soolce on Sunday school work. Tho benediction wan then pronounced and ihe delegates dispersed. BOARD OF b'UPEUYlSOKS. OlllF Routine BIumihpmm Considered YcNlcnlay's JUeelang.

John Y. McKane, supervisor of the town of Gravesend, appeared at yesterday's meeting of the board of supervisors. It has been some time siuco tho chief of tho Coney Island police force has graced a meeting of the board with bis pres enco. He offered three reBoiutions providing for tho expenditure of money for improvements in Gravesend and thoy all received tho unanimous approval of the board. The meeting was callod to order promptly at 3 o'clock.

Acting Super visor at Large Richard L. Baisley presided and Clerk E. B. Oadley was at his post, as usual. Sup.

Oonly offered a rosolution empowering tho coiumittoe on printing and stationary to expend $100 for the purchase of ton reams of papor and blanks for surrogate's office. It was adopted without a dissenting voice. Sup. Judge snbmitted a certificate from tho sheriff stating that a'change bad been made iu thu election notices to provide for balloting for a representative iu tho Second congressional dis trict on election day.the vacancy being caused by the resignation of Congressman eieot David A. Boody.

Sun. Wolfort read a resolution providing for the paving and guttering of Alabama avenue. between Jamaica aud and directing that tho clerk of the board include tho amount necessary in tho general tax levy. Tho resolution waa adopted without discussion. Sup, Wolfert also introduced a resolution directing tho clerk of the board to iuclude the sum of $225 in the tax levy for tho town of Flatbush the money to be used for providing relief for in digent soldiers and sailors of tho town.

Tho resolution was adopted. Sup. McKano offered the following resolutions Resolved. That tho county treasurer ho and he is herebv directod to credit the improvement of Emmons avenue, in the town uf GraveseDd. at tho sum ot the sum levied in tiio general taxes for the year 1800 for deficiency in town bonds, the sum to bo credited to the stato tax for the year 1890 to the county of Kings, aud tho amount so transferred be charged against the sum collected tor taxes and assessments as re quired by tho stato controller.

There was no discussion on this resolution aDd on Snp. MoKane explaining that it was the usual method the voto was unanimous for adoption. Sup. McKane alBO offered tho following: Rosolvod, That the list of rejected tax lovios for tho year 1890, for thesevoral towns of Kings county, returuod to the county by the stato controller.be and tho samo is hereby roforred to tho supervisors of the respective towns, as the matter pertaining thereto affeots them respectively, for correction, and said supervisors art hereby empowered tu have the proper oeniuoatw Candidates Put on Record at a Mass Meeting. Business Men and Politicians Fill the Labor Lyceum Both Meyer and Boody Pledge ThemselYcs in Favor of the Proposed Structure and Get Ovations.

A Letter From Mr. Fassett, but None From His Opponent. When George II. Fisher, the president of the Citissens' bridge association, stepped upon the Stage of the Labor lyceun last evening, he was more than pleased to see Unit every beat in the house was occupied and by business men, too, who had braved the storm in order to cot to the meeting on Myrtle street. Democrat anil Republicans Hat Biilo by aide, party difference forgotten for onco and all mi dons to see una treat object accomplished, that of building a new bridge across the East river from tho foot of Broadway, this oily, to Grand street, New York.

As the chairman afterward stated his opening address, the metting was to be purely a lion partisan Still tho Doniocratic managers had not been idle and as each man entered the place, ho waa handed a circular of which the following is a copy: A HKCOSD BHIBOB. needs a second bridge at or near the foot of Broadway, across" the Eaat river to tho city of New York. M'hat is the position of the Democratic party and of the Democratic city fio'vurnincht on thiB question? In 18S7 tho legislature cri ated a commission of the mayor, city works commissioner and corporation counsel of New and tho mayor, controller, city works commissioner and corporation counsel ot Brooklyn, to report on the feasibikiy and necessity of building a bridgo or tunnel across the East river at a point at or near Broadway, between Kent Bedford avenues, or thereabouts, in thecityof Rruoklyn and 'he city of New Thoooiniiiiaion met in the NewYork city hall, and after hearings, by the njianimoiia rote of He Brooklyn all Democrats, roported to the legislature that a bridge waa a necessity and should be built. The legislature, tlien Republi cau, both in Iho assembly and senate, never acted on tho report. For several years after that the Democratic members of tho legislature from Brooklyn and particularly Senator Patrick II.

McCarren, have presented a bill for a bridge. The Republican legislatures nevor passed it. Last year a bill was presented lor a bridge, and the assembly, then Democratic for the first time in some years, passed the bill, but it was not passed by the Republican senate. In 1880 Mayor Chapin, in his animal mossaire, said: "The city must shortly take part in the construction of a second bridge across tho Eaut river at a point not far from the foo; of Broadway." In Mayor Chapin, in his annual message, said: "A second b.idgo should be built over the Ea. river at or near the foot of Broad war.

Anv reasonable plan projected with true 'rd to tho public welfare will command my Tin' Democratic city convention which t. unlimited David A. Boody for mayor passed the following resolution: "We pledge to the poo ply a gov, which shall afford iu!) readiness to with, and to second tile demand for a new hrdge over the Ear river in tho eastern t. The Republican party has not taken any stand whatever here in the city In favor cf a bridge, while the Republican mem hers of the legislature have always turned the cold shoulder tu an bill for ft bridge. If you wantabiidge, 7Lti to rieet a legislature Democratic in both senate and assembly.

If yon want a bridge elect a Democratic city which is pledged to give it the eastern district. Vote to Bend McCarren back to the senate that tlie lei.islaturo mat know that you want tins bridge. Vote for Boodv for mayor, for he stands pledged to do all in his power to sen that that bridge is built. Then, on Ihe other band, it was readily noticed that tho Keimblican candidate who addressed the meeting were more loudly applauded than he Democrats, although Iho latter made the belter speeches. This went to show that the Republicans were in tho majority in the room.

Especially was Ibis louder applause tho caso when lienry A. Meyer and Edward II. Schlueter entered the room. The meeting last night was for the purpose of hearing from the nominees of both partios, either from their own lips or by letter, if they were favor of a new bridge across the East river. With that end in view the following circular letter had been sout out to tho various candidates: Dr.Ait Sir The in this section of the state and especially in Brooklyn are very much interested in increased bridge facilities between New York city and Brooklyn.

To many of them this matter is of mure vital importance than any Question of party politics, it is coneedi dly impracticable at this time for Ihe two cities to undertake so v.i a work as is required by reason of the constitutional limitation to municipal indebtedness. '1 he state a sembly last winter passed an act, a copy of which is inclosed, which met with general approval. Several hi run mass meetings were held in Brooklyn in the interests of the bill, and a large ami induontial delegation of representative citizens of both of tlie loading parties attended at Aibany to urge ils passage. It failed of passage in tho senate and therefore did not reach the governor. Under that bill we were assured of ono bridge through private enterprise atone where most needed.

As you are a candidate for governor and may be culled upon to act OB said measure, we are instructed by our constituents, tlie representatives of said mass meetings, to ask an expression of your views conct ruing the provisions of baid hill. Will you, if elected to the office for which you are nominated, approve of and use your very best endeavors to promote tho passage of a bridge bill, which shall be as to promoters, corporators, pur pt se sod substonco like that known jih assembly bill inclosed and known by Nos. 878, 1.431, by Mr. Sullivan in the legislature of 181)1? Awaiting an early reply, we remain very respectfully yours, Gkokoe IT. Fisher, Preaidont.

James C. Bnowtit, Secretary. Some of the candidates answered by letter, others appeared in person, while omo did both. Nothing was heard from Ro well P. Flower, although ho had boon communicated with, but J.

Sioat Fassett sent'a letter and Haid that whether elected or not he waB always ready' to cheerfully sive any assistance in his power for better bridge facilities between New York and Brooklyn, During the evening tbore were seated on the platform Corporation Counsel Aimet V. Jenks, John Cottier, David A. Boody, Edward F. Linton, A. B.

Martin, Judge Jacob Xuu, Alderman J. Jeff. Black. Couiny Clerk W. J.

Kaiser, Edward II. Hehluottr, Aieuiblyman Joseph Aspiuall, P. H. MeCarre' John P. Teale, Kyron A.

Murphy, Adrian Suyd ex Aldernutu Bufus L. Scott. K. Glendr nning, Charles JJ. Simlh, A.

II. Weston. Joseph O. Hendrix, George E.Owons, John W. Costello, Assemblyman James Quigley, the Hov.

A. Stewart Walsh, KrucBt J. Kaltunbach and C. W. Sutheriand.

Promptly at 8 o'clock Chairman Fiihtr called the meeting to order. Bocretary C. Urowor recor.lcd. Iu calling the meotintr to order Mr. Fisher said: I liave been reiiuosled to open this meetinu and very briefly to explain its object.

I suppose it is hardly necessary to remind you of the purpose for which this imetine was called or the circnm btauces Inch led to tlie formation of tho com niiilee who have iu charge the e.i of the construction of a new bridge. Tile people of Brooklyn l.vsl tvinli toH.ini Die close of tlie eHon of the legislature, experienced a lively sense of disappointment a particular sense of disappointment at one particular thing, and that was the failure oi 'the legislature to pass a bill that, as we believ would huve resulted in duefimeln tlie cnuHtniction of another bridge, equal to that which we now enjoy and wilii tlloRe facilities, kadn.i.' liii" part of the city of BrnoK iyn to New York. While the legislature si mc to brut it iu its power to pass tlet niori wo were disiipjiointed be eause thai bill did. not pass. Public meetings v.e.e heh; dii'ft rent parts the city, princi pallv in locality.

A committee was ap podtted to on that kuisisture and to keep on urt 'in' on ml future legislatures until the desired should be d. That com. n.i'lce has worlting liurd evi rsince and you see the result in to night's meeting. We have called this nn eting Ihe mi 1st of a political campaign, and 1 want to say right here to everyone conn etc I with this movement that, "bile v.e did that, our movement is strictly non par ti. in ils object.

We are. in inip inattur, neither Di moersts nor Republicans, but citizens of Urookivn. We ask for this measure as Brooklyn citizens Interested in the prosperity and growth of Brooklyn. It may not be the lot of many of un to see this new bridge built, but somebody wiH it. We have written letter: to Democratic and Bepiililican candidates alike, askin thorn to mtpnort this measure, and ac liavo notiiied them to express themselves on this platform as Ihey see lit.

Some of the. gentlemen are hero. I will interrupt proposed order of ox' rcpes and will give these gentlemen the opportunity to be heard. The first gentleman I recognize as one of the candidates is 31r. Aspinall, tho nominee for senator iu the Third district.

Mr. Aspiuall v. ih greeted cordially. He said: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the ipvnciatioo I have very little to say, excepting that 1 am a resident of this poi tiou of tho city, Mr.

Fisher, r.f ha Twenty tirtt ward, and, there, fore, a ueh a resident I am iiiiei' sted in the bridge (lit' stion. Ho 1 thought I would just run up here for a monunt and say to tlie gentlemen pi'i sioit that as far as I am pjfonaiiy concerned not iii.v favor a bridge this year, led I favor bridges right aiong for the city of Brooklyn for ll.e ten years. AppoutseJ 'lid is a good ni' ht for bridge meeting, becau bridge sug et them to my mind in ceiuiceiioii with iT a.vl there in plenty of that ottt idv. has the appearaticc hat feast, for I see upon the piat of t'. vepreentnig both political the city, Trno are met here in the I do not desire to nay a single "oci' to party ipie.

tious le re In hai! say this, tiiat as a member last iw I not niiiy voted for a and street. York. 1,1 lirond UiUlit. of lie a bridge li way. east aviie.

lithe seuat, 15lllV i 1 1 1 i t'iBtru t. lmt I took the floor and beh.df. fAi.pSause.l In rt 'l li out in tliO id. i i il v. dee in the iiig) degree i tint lower nly langii tel'I we puscii i.v Ken tlenien, have to follow unit I have ncrihmg more to say.

excepting that if I am elected to I'i lti: to Atb. I sinll occupy the same position in the legislature ot Hildas 1 did in the logislatni of 1fP.it, lo wit, to give this portion of the city a orolge from Grand street to Bi Aye, I would bs willing to have a bridge across Blacttwci! Inland, to have a brid ie i nt. from South Brooklyn across to Statin i ou so on to Jei: y. In my iudg ptenl, ll more ridges we have in tills city tho 1,, rier it i tor our intei't si li lor i ue iaxps3 ers citizens at large. You in po ition, if 1 am the Tjiild i.i:str;ct.

IAp nml rent pavers and tin: now know, inon, elected its senator from plar.se.l Air. Fisher thru aros: and said: "I tiavo tin pleasure of now presenting to yon the Republican candidal for major, Mr. Henry A. Tho cheering at iho mention Mr. Meyer's name li .....1 Me Vfi.vp.

vas entoosissuc ni jv. it as ho stepped to tho front of the 'piatfornt. Detain: Mr. and icisow cizoii i m' mo nineh olessure to bo with you to night, and to have the privilege of syiDg a few word in favor of a bridge. I know that loiurosn tho sentiments of every citizen when I im.v we IillM have aupther bridge.

fApplaaaeJ Flratly, becanne of the positive necessity for the convenience of the Present citizens for snch a bridse: geoondht. tor the development of the outlying outnkjp ana then, uenUemen, the preeont brideei" really senator for this district, ono of my first endeavors will i to promote tno passage or a criuge uni tlmt will meet the approval of the citizens and public iu general. Very truly yours, JiiDWABD H. BCULUtTKU. Candidato for assembly, Lawrenoo E.

Malone, wrote: uctoDeraa, last. George II. Fisher, IVftn Ism havH rp.ortivndr vmtr kind invitation to attend the meeting of the Cit zens' bridge association this evening. It will bo impossible, owing to engagements previously made. Lest, however, that, it might be thought that I wo unmindful of this, in my judgment, one or the most neceBsary measures for the benefit, not only of our eastern district, but the city at large, I would bo obligod If you would Kiiuiiy use mis letter in any way you may seo fit to give it publicity.

I am heartily in favor of a bridge aoross the East river at uome point HU. as the bill you send me gives, and shall use my best endeavors, if elected, to opiam bucuh result. Whon nominated, I promised to eousult the intorest and wishes of all my constituents, and iu tins mailer 1 Bhali ne louna among i noso ihn will tt ork for and aid such bridgo legislation as shall appear to me to bo desired by the greatest number of the citizens of my district and which, in my judgment, shall bo for tho beBt interest of our eastern district and the city of Brooklyn. Sincerely yours, Lawrence E. Malone.

Then somebody Bhouled in clarion tunes tho name of the llev. A. Stewart Walsh. Mr. Walsh, who wa one of the pioneerB in tlie new bndgo movement, occupied a seat in the body of the hall.

He had modestly declined to accept a seat on tho platform at tho opening of tho meeting. the demand for his presenco ou the stage beeamo general, and he waB bodily placed there by sev eral enthusiastic admirers. Ho waa givon a right royal welcome. Ho declared that he was not going to make a speech, but with tho permission of his hoarers lie would proceed to solid busi ness at once. He desired to iutroduco a series of resolutions.

aB follows: Resolved. That we, tho citizens of Brooklyn in tinn (. meeting nsembled. denlarn in Iho most im pel alive terms that we need a new bridge, to bo erected by private capital, and at onco, from some point at or aloug the lino of Broadway, this iiv n. nrtli.f Irrtnt HlrpPl.

New York. Resolved. That we shall deem tho granting of any charter for such purpose to any persons not having the apparent capital necessary for the prompt building of the structure, or to any por bous chiefly interested in ferry transit, a betrayal of tho interests and rights of tho people of this C1Resoivod, That wo declare that proper leKiila lini, In Hi.enre lh, iti'iti OHaid structure should, in our opinion, lie deemed by all our lawmakers aud all well informed citizenB to have tho precedence ovorany other that can possibly come under the consideration of tho peoplo or their represouta t.ive. ineeiallv in view of the fact that there is likoly to bo a great loss of population to this city and the state through the building af a bridge, now fully under way, from New York to Now Jersey. RitKnlveil.

That, wo hnliftvo tiio issues in the mat ter of this bridgo demanded, to be so plain.that any candidate lor omce at tnts time in hub city, likely to bo called upon to legislate in the near fiinirn ns to bridi'fis. as aforesaid, who fails to givo tho citizens al once explicit assurances of ms nearty approval oi mo cause oi too voters, irrespective of party throughout Brooklyn, liave ho irRnfii allv indorsed, is a Dorsou too incompe tent to understand the neods of our people or else too insincere so iraasiy pjace iiiniseii on re.m d. ilesolvect, That an candidates naeiy to uo called upon to act in this matter, and who are to be voted for by our people, be requested to express themselves, so that electors may vote intelligently at tl coming election. Resolved, That we, the cititaens of Brooklyn, do this night in inaas meoting assembled, iu the most positive terms pledge ourselves to hold all candidates for our suffrages who are likely to have to do with this matter in the future responsible at tho pollfl and after tho election for the manner in which they deal with tho demands of the peoplo herein set forth. Resolved, That the coramittoo of administration publish tho replies of the various candidates to tho questions asked them as to this mattor as soon ai possible, together with the names of all who make no answer.

Here are tho rules of the Citizens' bridge association: First Be it known that we, tho citizens of Brooklyn and vicinity, do herewith organize ourselves into a patriotic and business league to promote, by every honorable means, the building of ono or more bridges from this city to New York, as hereinafter Bet forth: Second To make our organization effectivo, we do nernbv ordain the following rules. Third Any person of full age may becomo a member of this body on hi or her pledge to suu port the objects of the organization, aa herein alter set iortn. All applications lor lnomuorsuip must be approved by the committee of administration before the applicant can be enrollod as a member. Fourth The officers of this association ahull be a president, two vice presidents, two secretaries, it treasurer and an advisory committeo of eight, all tho officers together to constitute a council of administration, having a genera! oversight of the affairs of the association. These officers shall bo elected annually to serve one year, tho time aud place of the election to be fixed by tho council of administration, all members of the association being entitled to voto for officers at tho election oi tlie same.

Fifth Tho acta of the council of administration shall be subject to tho approval or disapproval of the association, expressed iu some fairly convened mooting of tho general body. Sixth This association shall bo governed by therulesofparJianiontarypiacti.ee in its meetings. Seventh No member shall speak more than twico ou any ono motion, nor more than ieu minutes at any ono time, during a single session of the general body, unless by the consent of at least throe fourths of tho members preaont at tho meeting. Eighth No motion shall be deemed in order in this body unless the same be unpartisan and iu full accord with tho purposes of the association, which are hero declared to bo the procuring of tho erection of one or more bridges from Now York to Brooklyn, by a privato corporation, giving at the outset the most satisfactory assurance of its ability to execute the work undertaken, and equal assurance of its determination in all good faith at once to go about (lie work with tho Diir nnso of finishing it as raoidiv as possible. Ninth This body shall oppose steadily the granting of any charter to any persons seeking such apparently with the purpose of aiming to sell said charter instead of buiiding a bridgo under it; with equal determination tho body will oppose tho granting of any charter to any persons chieily interested in ferry traffic, giving a bridgo franchise covering any locations covered by the terms of the measure known in tho legislature of this Btate during the session of 18P1 as assembly bill Nob.

878 and introduced by Mr. Sullivan. Tenth This body may change its rules at any fairly convened meeting by a three fourths vote, but these rules shall never be changed while tho organization continues bo as to alter the purposes of tho association as expressed iu rule 9 preceding, or so as to make ihe organization an adjunct of any political party. Eloventh This body shall be known as tho Citizens' bridgo association and shall cotitinuo iu existence until its aim is secured. The motion upon tho adoption of tho resolutions was put by Mr.

Walsh, after they had been read. It was enthusiastically aud unanimously decided in the affirmative. When Mr. Walsh had concluded Mr. Fisher presented Edward F.

Linton of tlie Twenty sixth ward. Mr. Linton spoke very briefly. Ho said: Tlie ward I represent is interested in this matter of a bridge as much as any other ward iu tiio city. Ouo of tho most effectivo things said hero to night by one of the previous poakers was to this effect: "It does not lie so much with Iho senators aud assemblymen as it dor with you.

If you do not get tho bridgo it will be your fault and not theirs." When this bridge, bill shall lie introduced next winter, as it sureiy will be, and when this section of tho city is called upon at Albany to make these assemblymen and senators believe thoy are in earnest, wo do not want to sond to the capital a paltry hundred, as we did last year and I was one of them but wu should send a thousand men and then they will see that we are in earnest about this matter. Applause. George A. Owens, a candidato for assembly, was the next speaker introduced by tho chairman. He said: I think it is necessary that wo should havo bridgo iu the eastern district.

I am from the tho Fourteenth ward and if I am elected I will consider it as my duty as a citizen from the eastern district to support any bill that will be in tho interest of the majority of tho citizens who reside in that district. It is furthermore necessary that there shall bo no politicians interested iu tho bridge bill. I do not caie if thore be Democrats or Republicans here to night, or whoever there may be here, but I promise that if I am elected I will endeavor to perform tuy duties as your representative in the assembly. As far aBtho bridgo bill is concerned I will voto in accrdanoo with tho wishes of the majority of tho people in that district. Applause.

Mr. Fisher then aroso to introduce John W. Costello, who was well rocoived. Mr. Costello said, in brief: I will state that if I am elected to the next as Beinbly I shall do all in my power to pass tho pro posod bill or any other bill that is in the interest of a new bridge.

I think it is a grand undertaking and a good thing for private citizens to offer to build this bridge, agreeing ts begin it ono year after tho bill is passed aud to finish it in six years. Applause. Ilufus L. Scott was the last speaker announced. Mr.

Scott, owing to tho lateness of the hour, said only a few words'. Ho slated that letters inquiring tho position which they held upon tho matter of a now bridgo had been sent to both candidatos for governor and to both candidates for lieutenant governor. Mr. Fassett was tho only one aa yot who had answered. Mr.

Scott continued: "I do especially hone that the answer whioh we expect from Mr. Flower will be satisfactory, beeauao it has beon asserted that friends of his stood in our way last wiutor and beat the bill. Now, we muHt watch very oaref nlly the iotter from him. If ho does not reply this oomiuitteo will see that you are iu formod of tho fact, and, if ho does reply, this committeo will see that the letter is placed in your hands. I trust and beliove wo shall havo satisfactory answers from all.

The subject and tho importance of this bridge has been so ofton asserted that it is not necessary that anything more bo Baid by mo about it." Applause. Chairman Fisher thou said that tlie association wanted to enroll tho names of Ho stated that all who desired to become members of tho league could send their names and addresses to the secretary who was acting, James 0. Browor, 10 UalDh avenuo, Brooklyn. Mr. Charles W.

Sutherland, who had been 9ccu. pying a seat iu the hall, rose in hi i place, announced himself and said: I wish to supplement what I said in my letter by saying this: That I am unqualifiedly in favor of any bridge bill that will benefit the people of this section. If it be tho Sutherland bill, well and good. If it be any other bill, well and good. 1 wish.

Mr. Chairman, that you will put my name on your list as a momber of tho organization. Mr. Sutherland was applandid for his straightforward words. Tho meeting was then declared adjourned.

Many members wore enrolled at tho close of tho proceedings, the secretary taking tho names on tho spot UBOUOI li. eOKIlg PKAD. George G. Gordon diod yestrrday at his home, 194 Brooklyn avenue. Ho was a member of the firm of Piokard A Gordon, hide brokers in New York, a member of the Maritime exchange, and was 4,5.

years old. The funeral will be hold, ou Sunday afternoon. I said then, that another bridgo is needed from Now York to Brooklyn, and it is neoded badly. This section of Brooklyn is growing. It is crowing so rapidly that it has outgrown tho ideaa respecting it of tho people who havo not seen it in the past ten years.

tor one, don't, care how this proposed bridge is built so long as it bf comes an established fact. Wo waul it and wo must havo it. I sav to you now, that in all the efforts made henceforward toward the accomplishment of this project, that if I can be of any wSnl.Tflf in t.hfl movement. IUV HerV ices are at your disposal. Just now I am like a good many others who have preceded Die, I am obliged to run awav as soon as I have said my little piece.

What I have said, however, came from tho bottom of my heart. I am heart and soul in this new bridgo movement. Judge Neu picked up his hai; and burned from the hall to keep other ongagemeutH. Mr. Fisher then arose to introduce a wen known speaker to tho audience.

He said: At the first meeting that waB held on this question of a bndeo, at which this bridge committee was appointed, wo bad with us a gentleman who is hero again to night, although not iu official posi tion and not as a candidate for office. He lias come to testify by bis presonce his deep interest in this situation. I refer to Mr. Joseph O. Hendrix." Mr.

Hendrix was greeted with great cheering. He said: Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens I am not a candidate for office, aB you can see by looking at me. Jjangnter.j I nrn nere to neip tno gooo oiu eastern district to got a bridge. I came hero in a hurry to night, having come to help an old friend celebrate his birthday.

My wife is down Btairs in a cab. She did not see why I wanted lo come here to night. "You are not a candidate for office," Bhe said. "Why," I replied, "that is the reason I want to come, uo as to put the other candidates: on the gridiron." Laughter. I think it is the smartest thing in tho worid for you to make every ono of those candidatos for political office march ud here and sing his little tune.

Laughter. I am hero as a business man of Brooklyn, iu the interests of my own pocket and thd pockets of the people associated with mo in business. It is no politicat, social question, bnt It is a question of dollars, and dollars in tho pockets of every man in Brooklyn who hires a flat here, a tenement, who ow'os a house or who expects to live here and die here. It is a matter of the first importance that wo should do something to night to rolievo this great surcharged portion of the citv, aud tho metropolis over tho river should be informed about it. No one insists that that bridge should point, as liko a cannon, into tho citv of Brooklyn, at a particular place at a certain angle or should come into Brouklyn cross eyed.

Laughtor. That reminds mo of the atoi or the cross eved butcher in Chicago, who hired a colored man to hold an ox for him while he knocked it over the head with an ax. Just as the butcher was about to itriko the darky shouted out: "Hoi' on, boss, if you's gwine tor strike do ox all right: but if yon's gwine tor strike whar you's lookin' vu'l have ter get some other nigger." Laughter. This great section of the city here, comprising the. Eighteenth.

Twenty first, Twenty fourth, Twenty fifth, Fifteenth and Saven inmOl, w.iviIq and the wards Iviiiir between tllOHO and the water front, has been wonderfully bnilt up of late rears. In New York the tendency is all the way along in busiiiess to move further up on the island. We must keep up with that maroh. If wo are going to do anything more than mark time, if we expect to march, if expect to make t7i'auu. if this e.itv ir point? to get un and hump wo have got to have another bridge right away.

It is peculiarly obliging ot tho privato corporation that proposes to build this bridge. It is of enormous benefit once in a while that private ennitnl witi yet tncetlmr when public enterprise is lacking or when the public treasury has not tho money sutriciont to do tue worst, i op not caro whero the money comes from so long as we havo another bridge, aud let uh havo it quickly. Applaufle. Mr. Hondrix retired from tho hall immodiatoly after speaker amid hoarty cheering.

Assemblyman James Quigloy, who is a candi date for re election, was introduced when the enthusiasm evoked by ex Postmastor Hendnx'9' romarks had died away. Assemblyman uuigloy nhieehd to Mr. Hen drix's ref eronco to tho can didnlfH "fltftnmntr nn to face the music." He didn't think it applied to him, because ho had worked zoalousty in behalt ot tno bridge oin last winter when he had no thought of being re olectod. "I don't come to tell you," ho added earnestly, "that I will voto, if elected, for any measure that will give us another Brook lyn bridge, beoanBo I am satisfied that you know my views on the question. I know that you know that I will voto aud work for such a measure.

I say that if the. senate of tho state of New York had tho iutcre.t of tho people at heart as tho assembly had that your bririin hilt wouid have been nassed long ago aud the bridgo would have beon in operation bv this timo. The Benato trifled and played witli tho Sullivan bill for a long while and finally defeated it. When the meafiuro was introduced into the Democratic assembly it was pasned bo quick that its Republican opponents didn't know how it was passed. lean only say hero to night that if I ever havo the opportunity I will voto for this measure and do all iu my power to have it passed.

Applause. Mr. Ernest J. Kaltenbach, candidate for alderman at large on tho Kepnblioan ticket, spoko somewhat humorously in description of tho trials and tribulations of ferry travel. For these, he declared, thero is only ono remedy and that is in tho construction of a bridge.

"If the hour which every man doing IniBi nesB in Now York has to waste every working day in tho year," said Mr. Kaltenbach, "in transit over tho slow and disagreeable ferry lines wero converted into wealth it would amount to enough in a year to pay tho whole coat of a now bridge. We must havo patience and porflorcrance and forobearauco. Wo want a bridge badly and we will got it despite all tho ferry companies' opposition. I was one of tho delegates that went from here to Albany to pass the bill last yoar for adoption and we found that 3 a nice little family quarrel among tho politicians.

The bridgo was nowhere and I don't know whether the quarrel is Bottled yot. We will make the politicians give us a bridgo." Mr. Kaltenbach gavo way to John Cottier, the Democratic candidate for county clork, who pushed his way into tho hall at this juncture. Mr. Cottier declared himself strongly in favor of tho movement.

Ho has lived in the upper part of Brooklyn, he said, for a great many years, and ho knew how much another bridgo waB needod. Ho knew that only a united uprising of citizens could accomplish the project. Ho had no intention of making a speech, and ho had only dropped in to say that his services wero at tho command of tho leaderB In the movement. He was sure that if every man in tho crowded hall put his shoulder to tho wheel that a measure providing a now bridgo for Brooklyn would be passed. Chairman Fishor thon stated that tho secretary was in possession of a nunibor of letters which wero in reply to tho question asked in the circular letter which had been Bent to tho various candidates.

Tlie uTRt letter read by ihe secretary was from J. Sloat Fassott. It road as follows: New York. October 21, 1801. Jfrssrs.

George IL Ftslwr ami Junws 0. JSroioer, 10 lialph awmw, Hrooklyn, N. I'. Okktlksien Your favor of October 10 just at hand. With reference to.

tho necessity of increased bridge facilities between New York and Brooklyn I think there can be no room for an honest difference of opinion. This is a business matter and is not properly a question of party politics. Tho senate last winter passe. I a general bridgo bill which would havo removed a question of bridgo bttil ling from the perpetual interference by special legislation by the legislature. Tho provisions of that bill, with reference to guarding tlie interests of iho people, it scorns to me, were well considered.

The bill which you inclose to me I havo not bad the time to give that careful consideration whioh the importance of tho subject requires. With reference to your inquiry permit me to say that my position with reference to Brooklyn bridgo matters is now tho samo as it haB always been. I am ready cheerfully to favor, whether elected or not, any well coiiBidered measure for increasing tho bridge facilities between New York city and Brooklyn. And any measure framod for the purpose of actually constructing a bridge, rather than for Die purpose of ihe obtaining of a speculative charter; any moasuro calculated to protect the interests of the people of both tbeso great cities, all of the provisions of which should ho carefully and properly considered, and judiciously framed, I have no hesitation iu saying, would meet with my approval. Youra very respectfully, J.

S. Fabsett. The next was from David A. Buody. It was as follows: aOG Beiikelev Place, October 10, 1801.

Mr. Ueurge 11. i'istierz My Dear Hat I shall be very glad to bo Dres. out at tho meeting Thursday eveui' and say a word in favor of tlie city's need of another bridge across tho East river. I can remain at the mooting only a few minutes, as I havo accepted invilatinns to Bpeak at, throo political meetings on that ovening.

Sincerely yours. Daviu A. Boody. Hero is one from Henry A. Meyer: October 19, 1891.

Mr. Georao 11. Visiter, President Citizens' liridye Association: Deau Sin I am a resident of the oastern district and have lived thore all my life, and very naturally I want to Bee a bridge from that section of the city to New York. A new bridgo would afford accommodations to all tho oeoplo in our section of tho city, which is growing very rapidly. It is ono of the chief things needed.

Wo must havo it. Wo must have it as soon as possible. Tho present bridgo coat too much money and was too long in building. How is the bridge to b3 built? Who stands ready to furnish iho capital? Wo must be Buro that the party or parties wiio secure the charter are responsible aud mean business. We have waited long enough and we want another bridgo at onco.

If it is possible, I shall bo with you on the although 1 have many engagements for that evening. Yours respectfully Hesrv A. Meyeh. Thon came Senator McCarren's letter: James O. llrower, Secretary Uittzena' Bridge Association: TJeab JSiit I am in receipt of a communication from your association asking what my attitude will be concerning bridgo legislation.

I assume that the formality of plaoing mo on record must be gone through with, although it seems a little singular to myself to havo to affirm that I am now, always havo been aud will continue to be in favor of any legislation that will socure a bridge for the eastern distriot of Brooklyn. YourB truly, P. II. JIoCaiiuen. Assemblyman Joo Aspinall's lotter was very brief.

It read: Deau Mb. Fisher Your favor rocoived. In reply I can only say that last year 1 not only voted for the bridge bill in tho assembly, but! took the floor and spoke earnestly in behalf of its passage. The eastern district needs and must have a bridgo. I was in favor of tho same first, lat aud all tho time.

Sincerely your friend, Joseph AsriHALL. ABsemblyman 0. W. Sutherland sent the fok. lowing: October 17, 1801.

My Deab Sin Not to bo recorded on tho people's Bide on tlie qnestiou of bridgo legislation is to confess to an utter lack of public spirit and an iiuilfferenco regarding tho future welfare of tho city. Therefore, I beg to assure you of my affirmative answer to the query which is tho subject of your favor of recent date. Whether I am called to represent this constituency in the senate or remain in private life I shall always be for that which has for its object the building ud and improvement of the city of my home, you are making tho right move. It is absolutely necessary to oryatalize ssutiratnt iu favor of one bill. As an advocate of your bill last winter I am onnvinced that failure was in part attributable to the faot that there were other bills that olaimed some attention.

business engagement may prevent my attendance at the bridge mass meet Ins Thursday evenincr. If suob be the oaBe, be kind enough to aocepk witli my regrets beK tion of water in the year 1800. 55.000, 000. I need not remind you tint your own iioiiun J. Kenna is running for registrar: John Cottier for county clerk; Harry H.

Adams for county treasurer; Jacob Neu, Join I'ett 'l sou an Clarence E. Murphy for justices of the peace. They are all goo 1, competent men and with your help I have no doubt that every man of them will ho elected. At tho closo of Mr. Keady's address ha was vigorously applauded.

Assemblyman William E. Shield waa warmly received. He thanked tiie voters of tlie ward for giving him last year 2,000 majority. Ho spoke at some length on state issu 'S and feit assured of the success of the Ue noeratic candidates. Referring to the Fourth senatorial contest he said that Mr.

Piatt waa very anxious to secure all ihe senators he could iu the state, for tin would ote for a United States senator in 1.S113. He urged his hearers to vote and w.orl; for Mc Carren. 1 ne speaker retired amid ap; When General Isaac S. Catlin waa tho applause rattled tho windows. delivery of his address he was frequently interrupted by cheers.

David A. Boody entered tho hall as General Catlin was finishing ins address. He was accorded an ovation. When he stepped to the front of Iho platform to speak the applause was re newed. Chairman Pititerson in trodncetl him as tho successor of tho able, honest, brilliant, but much maligned mayor, Alfred C.

Chapin. Applause Mr. Boody said, in Bubstanoe: Mr. Chairman and Democrats In coining to tho eastern district it was with pleasure 1 noticed the growth of Brooklyn under the able administration of the man so handsomely referred to by your cnitirman. as nave to attend rour meetings yet 1 can only exchange greetings with you and say that the same coutidei.oa you display in tho result of the campaign has been man ifest everywhere I have been.

Applause. Ihero are Boveral general and snecial reamois fur this confidence. This campaign aa cou dieted by our opponents is one of accusation and dc nuuciatiou of Doniocratic personal character and thu Democratic community. We must consider tho position of our oDuonents. Having been de foated last fall on.vital issues, and if a Democratic legislature iu this state as well a a Democratic house ot representatives in the United states should bo elected tiiey would have to answer for many wrongs and they fear to meet the issues now and adopt a campaign of abuse and vilille i tlon or personal eliRractor.

Aopiause.l tor this reason, if for uono other, tlie Republican party should be detcaiod as an example that such methods will not be tole rated. The Democratic party great issues and succeeded. It protected nciiulo of all ualiunalitius and creeds. Applause. i'uo party ia old yet young enough for young men, moved by ita just principles, to dock to it.

'ilia young men will make themselves feit iu this campaign. I need scarcely speak to you of thu Democratic candidates county ofiicos, for yon know your own Judge Keuua applause, Goorgo Knikel and John Cdtier. Show by your voles for tho whole ticket ou election day that vou havo no sympathy with a campaign conducted as Ihis has been by our opponents. Should I bo elected mayor I shall seo yon otton, for I shall pay attention to rour section of tlie oity. I now bid you good night.

Three cheers were givon for Mr. Boody as ho was departing. Judge Johu Petterson was warmly received. In speaking of his own candidacy lie said that his record was as good as that ot any magistrate in the city, and none had ever shown abetter one. Something had boeii said about his administration of justice, but tho records showed the amount of work ho had done.

Ho had for years been a car driver, so ho rose from the ranks; but lie yet was witi'i tho working man heart aud soul. Applause. Ho was a Democrat, and as such he stood before them an I allied them to vote for him. Cries of "We win'1 and applause. He said that ho had other meetings to attend to, and retired.

When Judgo Thomas J. Kenna appeared upon the stago ho received a grand ovation, lasting several miuutos. Ho took oil his overcoat, and the impatient audience would not tolerate an introduction, so he began talaing, and lie adnressed the audience as friends, neighbors and follow citizens. Ho said that their greeting touched feelings around the heart winch wero more fully realized than expressed. If they could imagine a man, after many years' absence, returnniug to his old home, with all the old feelings of love crowding upon him, they could form an idea of his position.

Three yoara ago ho left the ward, as duty called him away. It was with feelings of regret that lie left the home of his childhood and man hood, so now coming among tnoui as a candidate for a great otllce, which tho party saw lit to hminato him for. and receiving such a greeting from them it warmed his heart and made him doubly assured of a grand victory. He had been in all parts of the city and could assure them that tiio signs all puintod ton splendid victory. l.ipplausc.J J.lie pirty would roll up irom to lo.uoo majority, but it was their duty to work hard to increase that majority, fly their votes they would help to keep tiie idato in the Democratic phalanx whero it belongs and asauio it for the party iu thu presidential election next year.

Mr. I asr.ett was, no doubt, to night niaiang statements to some audience which when proved by records to bo lalso to morrow night he would have to explain away. Laughlor aud applause.l The campaign was one of abuse on the Republican s'de, the at tack being mado upon tho leaders of th arty in control a neighboring cily. asc year tho Democracy swept the state and tho country ou national issues and showed our oppononts the fallacy of their position by the election ot IJemocratiu assembly and national house of representatives. fo thev resorted this stMo to their present reprehensible method oi campaign, ine Democrats did nol, in mailing a nomination for mayor, scleot a man be cause of his business or nationality, but becauai ot nib ntness lor tno olllce.

nal was why i'avid A. Boody waa chosen our standard bearer. Applause. In Mr. Boody wo have a man who by experience and beeauao of the interest he lias taken iu municipal alfairs is capable of conducting the duties of chief magistrate of this city.

Applause. Tho speaker referred to otbor local candidates and asked for allot them aa loyal a support as for himself. Inclosing ho asked all to rogL dor ami voto on election day. Johu Cottier was warmly received. lie said that if electa 1 ho would tho olE.

iu a business liko way. The meeting closed with cheers for tho whole Democratic ticket. AT THE INVINCIBLE CLl'IS. William C. Wall ice and Oilier Spenli ami Mr.

"Tleyer Cheered. Tho Invincible club gave a reception to Eugene F. O'Connor, Republican candidate for secretary of state, at their club house, 3 '3 Gates avenue, last night, aud, doapito tho weather, a large and entbnsiaslic crowd attended. Tho meeting opened with a selootion by tiio Invincible glee club, and then tho chairman made a brief address, introducing Mr. tho gueat of tho evening.

Mr. O'Connor spoko at some length and was frequently interrupted by applause. When lie had finished there was great cheering outside, and presently Henry A. Meyer made his appearance. Mr.

Meyer was oscortod to tho platform by Mr. Adam H. Loioh, and when ho was introduced tho uudionco gave him a rousing wolcome. Mr. Meyer thanked tho people present and tho membei and officers of the club for the reception they had given him, but Baid that ho could stay only a few minutes, as ho had several more meetings to attend.

William 0. Wallaco was introduced and Baid that the world fair was not lost to New York through Mr. Piatt or Mr. FaBsett, but through the efforts of Mr. Flower and somo Southern and WeaUrn Democratic senators who voted to havo the fair in Chicago.

Arthur C. Wade, candidate for state controller, followed Mr. Wallace in a speech lasting an hour, koeping the audience in tt continual roar of laughter by his witty references to the Democratic candidates in general and Tammany hall in particular. Joseph Aspiuall made a strong plea for the support of the young Republicans, and then P. t.

Armstrong, candidate for assemblyman at large, spok e. A mCBsago of regret was read from YerplancU Colvin, and a photograph of Major McKmley, stamped on tin Plato mado in America, was pre sonted to the club by Mr. McLoor. P. W.

Ostian der waa tho fast speaker, and after tiio meeting adjourned the guests retired to the supper room. MNKTliEM 11 WARD DK'IOCiiATS. Thoy Hold a Large and rflcetin in Spile of tlie fifiitiu. The Democrats of the Nineteenth ward hold a ratification meeting last night in Winter's Teutonic hall, at Harrison aveuuo and Bartlett street. The rainstorm seemed to have the reverse of a dampening effect on tho ardent, spirits of the largo audience.

A band of music discoursed lively airs and at intervals during the meeting. L. Smith called tho mooting to order and spoko briefly. Thomas A. Beard was mado permanent chairman and introduced ex Supervisor at Largo Quiutard as tho first speaker.

Mr. Qniutard was rocoived vory heartily aud iu his address paid particular attention to the world fair issue. Henry A. Cochrane, Democratic candidate for assembly in the Ninth distriot, was tho next speaker, and was given a warm reception. David C.

Boody aud John P. Adams reached the moeting a little lator and when the audiotica caught sight of tho Democratic mayoralty candidate, tboy received him with a riuging ai plauso and cheers. Mr. Boody and Mr. Adams made brief Bddrosses.

Tho closing speech was made by John Guntbor, the Democratic candidate for supervisor in the Nineteenth ward. The meeting was a great success. lk.