New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

the street, as the gas company may lay the pines ara
yet the use OF the street lamps be discontinued n
streets are ever opened on different lines from those nov
In use Other objections TO other improvements ar,
equally frivolous The reason for the Mayors Opposite,
10 the advance Of the upperwards may be that tia
citizens refused TO elect the Tammany Candidate a.
Street Commissioner last fall, but he can scarcey Az
pect TO gain popularity Tor himself or his organlzs,
By the constant vctoes which hinder the needed de
velopmcnt Of the city.
The Improvement Of Westinghouse cont NUS aa
the roadway will soon be In good condition to Fordam
Commissioner Heintz's aborcrs have been bus,Iy Deer,
pied for several weeks in rounding ofs the lessf.
quented roads, and they are in better eonditor
than Is usual at this time of the year The impnov.
ment In the Kingsbridge and Rverdale district
noticeable.
LAborers have pat the parade ground at Van cour,
landt Park in fair condition for the National Guas
review, announced for next month. The ground va,
carefully prepared IN the spring aud Is smooth ana
level The grass seed late in the spring did po
grow in many places Oh account Of the dry weathe,
and the largo field is nearly covered by weeds Mov,
machines have been over the ground and though d,
parade-ground Is not perfectly fitted for use as a
been hoped by the National Guard officials, It ish
better than any other field that be secured n,
surrounding hills will afford excellent opportanl,,
for witnessing the cvOlrtons Of the troops Pesiden
Gaup's suggestion that military companies would fN
GOOD pa7adlng ground in other parts OF the PARK has IA
TO arrangements for the use Of a large and smoo3
piece of ground east Of Vault HpIhe hillock which
forms the eastern boundary Of the main parade ground
The need of an additional appropriation for completni
the paradeground will probably be supplied at the mex
session of the legislature.
The midde-aged members OF the Youthful Leags
endowed their annual clambake on Wednesday. PresI
dent J. II. Knoeppe, Alderman Moebus, Arthur Arc,an
der and G.. X. Alderman were among the active en-
tertalners. They spent the day at DOrlOn's Point
Among the several hundred persons who enjoyed tia
tIip were John and Nicholas C0tter t. 4. Mulhoand
Chares Schneider, f. V. :. Oliver, J. X. Angel c. A.
Horgrave IL. Dohm and G.. Van Nostrand.
The property owners Of East One-hundred andsixty
seventt. and neighboT1ng streets have an association
which is active in promoting public Improvements. The
association held a picnic few days ago under tho
objection OF a committee composed Of Daniel sherry,
william Aitken, John Aitken, Albert Gati and Rober
A. Lynch president; p. T. Brady, cepresident John
De Hart, secretary, and Max Wertenbers. treasurer
The Metamora Club, consisting OF Tanmany residents
OF che Twenty fourth Ward he'd festival at Uroaehs
Han on Wednesday evening. The Country Cub Of
Belmont had moonlight row on the Harlem on the
Matthew's German Evange zeal Lutheran Church o.
Monday was attended by the pastor and about 200
members and friends Of the school.
The Elmo Tennis Club includes some OF the most
energetic and popular young men OF the Twenty third
Ward. They have organized an invitation handicap
contest to begin next saturday and continue for several
days. at the grounds Of the club Ws-aye. and one
hundred and thirty siXtlst. It will be the first Ou%
ment Of that kind held in the Twentythird Ward. All
Of the prominent clubs in and near New-Yorl1 have
John p Cole No. 733 East One hundred and forty third
ST., VIII close on August 26.