New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28

last year when the Park Commissioner asked io'
much larger sum- The allowance OF Slo'ooo w
sewers also seems entirely INADEQUATE TOT 'io
10 be performed. Mayor Grant tooK oo'"'o'
criticise the law which had been advoca'en /" ''u
Icrislaturc by his friend senator Ives and uhoe'
which Commissioner Helatz was elected Inc ii
Of the new Commissioner declare that pohucs n1
much ia do with the small allowance made by INC
Koard They had expected that the Mayor would oo
feet 10 granting any large amount to De eAPo"u
under a Commissioner elected on an anu i""'""'
ticket, but they had hoped that some ol '"e o''
members Of the Board Of Estimate WOULD an'ooa'e
more liberal policy. The Mayors action in refusing
to allow the opening of streets had already Hahe MN
unpopular beyond the Harlem, and his reiuSi 20
grant an adequate for the maintenance vi ''o
streets and sewers will not increase his populaI''
The action of Frederick Foh, the former schooi
,r,,stce of the Twenty third Ward. concerning wmcn
COMPLAINT was made to Controller Myers last week. WI"
be variousy judged according to the temperament U.
the reader II appears that in 1883 the owner VI
two lots adjoining Grammar School 40 - "I9hou ~
sell them He offered them to Trustee Folz. VINO dlo
not buy them but recommended as a purchaser frru'
erick p. Forster, lawyer VINO bought "cin io
81 800 They were recently sold by Mr. forSter ="
Tho city for s. 300 10 enable the Commissioners 10
build an extension Of the schOolholse' Inv '"''
who sold the property to Mr.. Forster says ''d' nc
believed that the lawyer acting for Mr. foH ana
thar the city was 20 obtain them for T1'ooo h''
Folz on the other hand. says that he knew tha inc
lots would be needed at time. and that he uuei
stood that they would be sold to persons VINO "ou'u
build shops on them. He recommended Mr. Forster
as purchaser because he would sell to the ci'S "no'
The land was needed. He says that MT FORSTER uu lo'
receive more than the normal increase IN M" value
of the land and that he himself did not oeneh' Wv o
sale in any way. If Mr.. Folzs story Is correct IL
affords only another instance OF the d'mctny u, ~
which 4 man NAV involve himself in his anxiety 10
accomplish good end ,u ,-.,., .,,ou,bo,,
Christmas celebrated in jolly fashion througn"l.
the suburban district, but nowhere was Inc nun Toio
lively than on Van Courtlandt Lake on CHRISTMAS Ds
The ice was thick and in good condition ana the iahc
was 10 crowded with skaters late in the afternoon the
tho experts had 10 limit their sweeping curves my
curers had their usual place on separate part on tc
lake The season of skating had been me longest l"i
two or three years and there were many rege,l" sis
when the skaters saw the the ground on frday'
ri Christmas celebrations in the churches were sue.
ceS,frlly carried according TO the programmes
arranged LONG before: $685., - o, on
The new High Bridge Grammar school was open on
Tuesday evening for the reception of friends Oh tIe
nunilS The building handsomely decorated WIN
aors and cvergreens President Hunt ana >eNcrdl
other members of the Board Of Education were prc'.
, Nac was presented 10 the school In behai oI nv
citizens Of High Bridge and The pupils sang anu IT,
cited for the entertainment Of the guests