New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE STEWART MEMORIAL.
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF TIE CAIhEDkA
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SCHOOL AT GARDEN CITY.
Garden City looked its prettiest yesterday under
the brightest of skies, and thousand OF more
visitors were charmed with what they saw ana
heard on that wide but not wearisome PLAN Inc
cornerstone of the Cathedral School was laid at
noon by the Bishop of the Diocese of Long Island IN
the presence of Mrs. Stewart Judge Hilton, and a
great throng of spectators The ceremonies were
simple and impressive withal. The music was rem
dered by the large supplied choir Of st. Marys
Church, BROOKLYN, to the accompaniment OF band'
the urincipal numbers being a professional hymn,
"Christ ia made the Sure Foundation" the lie
Deum.n the anthem. Send ont Thy Light, Coro-
nation.r with 1.-The Church's One Foundation as
n occasional hymn. About fifty chorsters were on
the ground and the singing was strong ana
spirited The clergy in SUPPLIES numbered hlty OF
more. the Rev. VIM. 4. Leonard beng the master OIL
ceremonies After the stone had been lowered to
its proper place under the ewes of Mrs stewart
who seemed 10 be Geepy interested IN what was
going ON, the Bishop struck II three uincS' auu
then raced upon II the sign of the cross. -. -
Then followed an admirable address. The Bish1p
spoke Of the laying OF tne @ fr.t sen in the
development of great plan of CHRISTIAN permit
cence which has already chalienged the aua ndd
tion Of the American people" TnIs was the seconu
stem in the unfolding OF this plan, and following
after this in due order and at bret intervals Wou
h., nlanted the See House, st. Mary's school, me
DIVINITY Hail. the Chapter house, the House tor
the Deaconesses Of the Diocese. and the Asylum for
disabled and VERMONT clergymen: NOT o uce
built continued the Bishop " VIII these llsti'u-
TONS whether religious or cuucatioha va
eleemosvnary be left without adequate ehuoWiIehss
TO maintain them forever. Whatever the cost oi
their erection, that Of their permanent 6q'lphoi.
and support will inevitably be much larger. III
would be idle to build unless the plan included te
most solid and ample guarantees of perpeiulty. IN
saving all this, / am not sketcllng What Is uo
sirablc, or what is possible, or What HhdSlu
dreams Of but simply what has already been 1e-
clared and pledged to an admlrlng pubic, on tn ~,
authority of her TO whom God has given the VIII
and the ability to design and complete what VIII
be at once the CTandest monument ever reafeu 70
commemorate the name and character OF an Ahlei-
can citizen. and the perennial source or lmieaS-
urable blessings TO the present and coming genera
lions y The Bshop laid stress upon the obligations
of the diocese to Judge Hilton. for his artistic
taste sound Judgment and untlTlng zeal Ill carry
ont this comprehensive scheme of church WORK. ,
Ipon the close of the ceremonies AT O'Clock tne
clergy were entertained in the chapel, the TRENDS
of Mrs. Stewart and Judge Hilton IN TIE MOTEL anu
the throng of visitors iii the park. Inc arIah-e-
ments for the pleasure and comfort OF strangers
were most thoughtful and complete. seats uhder
ample awnings provided for thousand people
oround the foundations of the new school. Special
trains on the Long Island Railroad conveyed Wis
itors 10 and from Garden City, and by excellent
management all annoying delays were aVoloeu'
PROTEST AGAINST WIDENING WEST-ST.
Bv a telegraphic dispatch from Albany on Mon
dav last. THE tribune was led into the error OF
stating that the Governor had signed the bill,
passed in the last hours of the last session OF the
Legislature relative to proposed improvements IN
West-st in this city. The act however, has not yet
received the Executive approval. Opposition to
the measure has now taken the form OF petition
addressed to the Governor and signed by number
of residents Among these are John 1. AgneW,
ROYAL Phelps. George Bliss, Wilson q. Hunt, y. >.
VoUderDoeL William Wood, Ben amin H. sherman,
kIcernon ;. Sullivan Henry f. Spauldlng John d.
Jones Edward ID. Randolph, Charles Dennis,
Richard Irwin. John MckcOu and Others.
The points upon which the petitioners ask the
Governors consideration are: FIRST, whethe! the
Legislature has the power to deprive the munlcpai
corporation Of its title to the new works erected on
the waterfront TO stlpul3te for price at Whch
citizens NAV become owners OF the pioOefV
second whether the interests OF owners OF whart
property are not fully projected under the existing
law and whether the bill Is not IN the interest OF
certain claimants 10 wharf property AGAINST whom
one Court has already decidedly third, whether,
sbould the bill become law, the transfer TO resi-
dents of the tile TO land reclaimed 10y the city for
public street and the changing OF the width OF me
bulkhead would not also be in opposition TO the
charter by virtue of which the plans for the per
maneut improvement Of the water front are now
legally established; fourth, whether TIE river
street with an established width under the charter
Of $50 feet with an exterior boundary OF an open
bukhead for shipping, can be reduced, by OIL
which is not q charter amendment, 70 a WIDTH OF
900 feet and the bulkhead shut Oft by row Of
warehouses 30 feet deep; 18th, whether II would
be fair and Just to compel the city to part with
sucb uroperty at about one-haf It's actual cost OF
construction, and to deed the property 10 the pur-
chasers for building purposes