BROOKLYN MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 9

BROOKLYN MATTERS.

' PRIVATE AND! LIGHTING/' ';.-., A strong deputation from Brooklyn waited on the City, Council last nisht and urged the council to take; the. necessari steps to have legislation introduced; during next session of Parliament giving tho' council power to take over private streets, v ..'.: " ..-/' -.' , ' l -.■' ;;Mr. R/A.;Wright,iM.P,, stated that there Ax'ro.ten .soiled' private, streets, in' Brooklyn; These.' streets .were hot regulation! width of 66ft!, andj in consequence, tlie council could'not take .them bvor. '■. In wet ~wea'-' thertlio:.. result was.;that; some of .tho roads >ere almost, impassible. One of,'the streets, Rueben Avenue, was bno of .tho most extra-, ordinary streets in.tho Dominion. It was approached by. a narrow lane, and'then opened put. to the.full..6Gft. width.-/ The peoplo; of Brooklyn..realised that the council could do nothing at present, but they asked that the council should" promote legislation., next session, to give the city power to, ; take over the streets,.; as had been done previously in;the . city. . As-to, the electric light, there .were-a number of .people in the'-suburb who would, like to have the, electric/ , light , in their houses,'.but could not, put it in until ah extension Ayas: made. If, tho electric light was available, _he thought it would be put into the,majority of the new':houses..- He.thought ,tliat. the.;.p'roposition,would, boa paying ono for the council! ..... ,; ~,.,• .... Tho' Hon.C. M'Cardle, Rev, A. Dewdney, and Mr: Geo'.. Read also spoke.; .!> . •'-. Thft-Maypr,; informed_ the' deputation : that the council take, into consideration the matter of a.private'Bill., It was the;intention of tho counoil to'light; Brooklyn: with electricity ,;in ...December, when the contract with tho Gas-Company, terminated. ; :There was a' proposal to • comebeforo the council that evening, recommending the! extension-of private lighting, mains to, Brooklyn at a cost of :'£lso, The suburb had, 1 suffered through ,the class of rmetal put'on the roads; but the metal supply,was about to.be improved. It was: decided, later.in, the,evening, ;to. refer the matter, of >,the .private ,streets to the. Legislation Committee.