New-York tribune., 1890-05-04
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

The annual police parade will take place on May
27. There will be about 200 men In line. The pro
cesson will start from the fountain in Bedfoave..
al / p. m and 60 to the City Hall, where Mayor
Chaplin and the other city officials will review it.
The Civil Service Commission has prepared an
eligible list for park policemen. There wero MY can
ddates for tho positions, but only seventeen passed
There about twenty vacations on the force for
temporary service until November so tat the cn'lrc
seventeen will be appointed at once
Fire Commissioner Ennis has sent letter to City
Works Commissioner Adams, complaining of the neg
lect to keep hydrants in proper order The complaint
Is based upon the fact that on the night OF April 20
there fire in steubenst and at that time thre''
hydrants were found TO be useless. causing serious
embarrassment to the department and placing prop
erty In great peril
Dr. Samuel Sankiore of No. las Clinton-st.. age
ffty-fve, thrown from his carriage While driving
In Prospect Park on Thursday evening. His right
hip bone, five ribs and his right arm were brokei
He lies al his home in a critical condi'ion'
Permits were granted last week for seventyfve new
buildings, of the estimated value of S35o.O'o. or
these buildings fortyone be of brick and OF tho
value Of S261 100. Thirty four frame buildings worth
S6e.975. are also to be erected.
Roundsmsn Daniel McMuen has been appointed a
detective in place Of George sollsworthy. resigned
McMullcn has been the force for number of years
and for time has been ATTACHED 10 the Van bFnnt
st. station He has been assigned to the Nineteenth
Precinct.
The New Process ice Refrigcrating Company has
made a proposition to the Charities Commissioners 10
build a plant for making artificial ice for the use Of
the county buildings at Fatbush. They offer To build
a plant that will make six tons of ice in twenty-iour
hours for $l7 OO0 or one Of hall that capacity for
$1,000. The proposition laid over for consldera
tion.
There was an accident on the Union Elevated Rail
road at the Alabamaave. station Yesterday morning ai
5 90 o'clock. A Broadway train bound for East Nc"
York struck the rear Of train from the Bridge goinG
in the same direction. The car on the Bridge
train was so badly damaged that 1t was taken to the
repair shop The accident caused hy the engineer
Of the Broadway train not seeing the danger signal III
rounding the curve There were few passengers IN
either train and one was injured.
Francis H. Leggatt was Of the bidders for sup
plying coffee to the Charities Department, but no
check accompanied his bid His representative sad
cstcrday that some sent message over the "l"
phone saving that there was no need to send chec"
as Mr. Lecratt would not get the contract The onlF
other bidder was James Thompson. His hid was lower
than that Of Mr. Leggatt and he received the contract
lie said lie did not know Mr. LeSGatt Intended 10 bid
Absolute divorce was granted Yesterday to Mrs.
lane Hasbrouck from Frederick L. Hasbrouck
Tie Democratic General Committee will hold is
Nav meeting tomorrow evening In the Brooklyn Aih-
aeneum No business OF especial Importance is eX-
pected TO be transacted.