New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

in another direction He will have all the powers III
relation to the streets already opened in the Annexed
District now possessed by the Park COMMISSIONERS
lie will thus have the power to expehd large sums
OF money for the maintenance and improvement OF
streets, roads avenues, bridges and sewers. As d
large PROPORTION Of the in the thnly settled
portions Of the wards consists Of laborcrs and small
tradesmen who can be Influenced by the patronage at
the disposal OF such an official, the political power
ne will possess will be great. The Commissioner
must be resident Of the Twentyimrd OF
of the Twenty fourth Ward The condition OF
the streets and roads in the district Is so
bad that even with his great power and his term OF
six years the Commissioner will probably have nara
task before HIM in endcavOring to satisfy the rsi-
dents The Board OF Estimate will fix the amount Oh
money which be spent each year. lively can
vass for the nominations for Commissioner VIII be
carried on this summer. At recent elections Fire Oo-
missioner Purroy and Tammany Hall have elected their
candidates. There is, however, Revision OF ieehhg
against the men in power. and with secret
ballot assured the result Of the election may DC the
defeat of the Tammany candidate. The lanihaIly
politicians of the outlying wards have long depended
upon the possibility Of finding ont how each ci'zeh
voted as q powerful aid in keeping the voters
especially the labOrcrs votes, in the party hhes'
The annual meeting and reception OF the society
Of the Home for lncurables was heId Oh "cu"o'u's
afternoon at the building of the Home folohiih
The Home has received several legacies tiA year
of 100000 has been TcCSNcu rum INV ''''
estate. Free beds have been endowed by gifts OF
a. 600 each from David Wolfe Bishop Abner W.
COLGATE and William Waldorf Astor. The managers
find however that he expenditures for the year nave
been So O54 in of the ordinary receipts Inv
number of patients i'll the Home on June l was i'''
of whom IS were men and IS women. Most Of INC
patens have received free treatment and the friends
and managers of the Home are anxious 10 make INC
institution self supporting. DR.. J. H. Douglas VINO
was one of General Grants physicians III his last
Illness has recently been taken to the Home
The dismissal from the force of one of the members
of the Kngsbrldge police will make the suburban
officers aware that they not allowed 10 40 JUST
as they please. The dismissed officer mad been ac-
cused of taking bride from liquor dealer ioT i'ne
10 make an arrest for violation OF the EAclse INV
The suburban policemen. While honest ana he ,,ar or
officers and they sometimes careless III cohse-
Quence Their beats are long, ana tieS are dP' %
feel independent of supervision Inc! haNe lc" oJ
tasons to make arrests and suffer at times from ach
Of employment They are are hS 20 G Rooo"'"'o'
"'i The Rev. q. h. TaImage. nephew of the Rev,
Or. + Dewitt Talmage, preached his first sermon
form Church Thrd.ave. ana onc.hundred,and'
fortieh.s NJ. ralmase was born IN Amoy dn,'
from Rutgers College in 1'o6 and is also SL"d' n
q the Theoogca seminary at Dew seo1 at the
The performance of Mother and Her TEN,
pcrance Family by the children Of the Congrcea,io,
Snnday.school of North New YoIh was enjoyed by
many of the friends OF the LITTLE ones at kepuo T
children, who dressed Ia represent all the
wcllknown characters OF the nursery rhymes, nauc
charming pictures. Some Of them gave Iecitatohs'
and even the least of them acted their parts vel
A new club of bicycle riders was formed last
week under the name of the suburban Wheclmcn
H. Voss of one hundred and sixty scvcnhs'. near
Bostonave., chosen as captain of the cluh ana
A. C. Robertson, Of No. III Unionave.. was elected
az secretary. The club will hold its meetings al the
home of Mr.. Voss , ,,i.,.,.,
celebrated Childrcn's Day last SUNDAY bN hoidine
services especially for the younger members oil inc
congregations. ,,,.,
The Rev. Thomas F. Gregg, formerly OF Pie,saht
Vile has been appointed the successor OF amer
Nolan TO the pastorship of 81. Ausustlnes Church'
NOrrlsana.