New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
IN THE ANNEXED DISTRICT.
FEARFUL OF FAILING INTO TAMMANf'S
CLUTCHES.

CLUTCHES.
The report of the State Senate Committee appointed
| to investigate the needs Of the Twenty'tmrd ana
Twenty fourth Wards. presented In the senate lew
days ago. was discussed with interest IN the Annexed
District Tho vor; of the committee has had at least
one good rcsut-to obtain Official approval OF the
complaints constantly made Of the wrctcIcd coho'loh
Of the streets and avenues, the lack OF sewerage
and tho absolute necessity Of extensive improvements
Nothing could be stronger than the uttcrahces Oh
Senators Vcdder Erwin and stadler, and Frank L.
Arnold in the majority report. They say we found
nearly sixty miles OF public highways in wrctchcd
and deulorahlc condition and in the more thickly
noDulated sections almost impossible. There are
only about six miles OF paved streets In an area nearly
as large as the rest Of the city of Ncw-York There
are only twenty seven miles of sewers, and almost
total absence of drainage for population OF nearly
10000 people, They say in another place - The
absence of essential improvements is a constant
menace TO the health of this rapidly growing district
flaugt with danger to the lives Of its residents. and
detrimental to the material prosperity of the district
The Senators say that Legislative relief is an i'm
pcrative necessity" and that {" the demands Of the
district need special treatment for it has in our judg
ment been sadly neglected.
The residents of the district in discussing the re-
port have heartily echoed the sentiments thus ex-
pressed. The opinion that the Park Commissioners
are so busily occupied with the duties imposed upon
them by the Of the old parks and the laying
out and improving of the new parks that they cannot
give the required attention to the needed street I'M
provements also meets with the general approval
and the recommendation that special officers should
he entrusted with the work Of constructing new
streets considered the only solution of the present
difficulty.
The senators, however. submit with the report
bill which prepared by the counsel for an assocla
ton Of taxpayers, and they give it mild approval as
possible method OF obtaining better results than
were accomplished under the old system Many OBJ
jectons are made TO this bill by the residents. The
appointment of the new Commissioner is placed in the
hands Of the Mayor. and the Republicans Of the An
nexed District object strongly to any further strength
enng OF the dominant power now exercised Dy lam
many Hall in the affairs of the district the Com
missioner would, by the proposed law, be under inc
control of the Board Of street Opening body which
has been a greater obstacle in the way OF improve
mcnts than any other part of the municipal govern
ment. The Park Commissioners have been too busy
in other matters TO devote needed time TO improve
meDts in streets and but the Board OF street
Opening has deliberately refused TO act on pcutons
which have been pending before 1t for long pcTlods
of time. The controlling member OF this Board mas
said that he would approve the opening of streets
over a mile long in the new wards because the Ia"
contained provisions which lie did not consider Just 10
other sections OF the city. The law mas however
been on the statute books for many years, ana was
/ deliberately adopted DN lnc legislature
ing Of short streets mas been ueIasct s 80 '
other departments cannot make Improvements because
the city has not acquired title TO the streets .
The Board OF Estimate. which, like the Board OF
Street Opening. i, under Tammsny control mas also
Commissioners desired to make The Park bos t
asked for liberal appropriations i2r the WORN III a
Of Fstimate allowed only 100000 for the present year
for the care and maintenance OF the streets. Ins
Soil after heavy rains is all that is possible with the
small appropriations granted c, CIV that tho hill
presented not expfcsS the ideas OF these senators
-enator Ncdder the chairman OF ne oomnl',ee, n@s
Of Inc present senate, and senator Erwin has been
Insilv occupied with other investigations senator
favor Of What one resident called last week the bill
10 increase and render permanent the power Of Tam
nnd6ubtediv be amended 50 as to place the improve
ments in the hands of a non-partsan commission
The new cldb of the TwentythIrd ward ward wnl me-,
has received the name OF the Morris CInh, IS vel
tarted on it, ca.err 1t wa mcorT, iiSI md ~ c
Judge Ernest Hail. John Fro g. NJ. Jacques ana
NIcsrs Johnson: liueT'ta Peterson Miner; m, pa r
school. Marble, Bradley. smith ana rcch. me Si9p
member, hone soon ~ have clubhouse. The SUD
urban Republican Club and the Ninth Ward Pioneer
which has formed a peculiar feature of those oTeanz,
tons. whose homes are over ten mIe' spar. Many
members Of the suburban CUP VII asnu 'i On, ia
ceptien of the Ninth Ward Republican Gun ~ INC
Central opera Iio,e tomorr9 n n5i:,a,o r mcer
Of the Pioneer Corps attended he Washngion's Brlh-
day celebration OF the Sthuia.i 'lub Inc ,uou,Sn
Club entertained IL gucss with music spcech .,"hiiS
and supper. ViccIrc- dent stcsrns presided ana
among the visitors from other ORGANIZATION, were
rcr,-cntntlveS Of the Hamilton Republican Club. OF
Harlem. and the Central Republican Slrb. Of West
chester. The FOTdham Club has Iai several sue
cessfu, meetings recently. notably the one on the
evening Of Wa~hin GtOn's Birthday.
Police Captain Peter Yule. Of the Thiryfifth Pre-
cincl completed his thiIty-secOnd year OF pDn'c
service on thursday lie Joined the old metropolitan
police force on February o. 1-jr. Inspector S,cer'
was at one time under his command. captain lule
viii reach the Of sixty years next week ana VIII
retire pension.
The four teams which had the highest score IN
the recent bowling tournament at the Schnorer Clnb
BOWED for the championship last week: The snc-
cos.fnI team consisted Of Dr. William MANI. Henry
,chI.,der A. Dienst A. pfeIer and 4. Schwanccae.
Music and recitation entoT tanned the friends OF the
independent Citizens Club Of Bedford Park on Tues
dav evening. The club has taken an active part IN
inc discussion Of public affairs and Is growing IN
prosperity and influence