New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
IN THE ANNEXED DISTRICT.
SOME INTERESTING BILLS - INSPECTING
POSTAL STATIONS.

The legislature has before it several bills INTENDED
10 secure the expenditure of large sums OF money III
and near the Annexed District AssemDISHld |id'h
has introduced bill for a tunnel under inc liaiIcn
River and also for a bridge over the Harlem al Iiiu
ave so that il one plan fails the other may succeed
or n both are successful person approaching the
Harlem River at Third-ave might take his choice oi
methods Of reaching the district beyond the Hariem'
Another bill provides for a bridge over inc bro"A
Kills. connecting Manhattan Island with part OF
the Twenty third Ward which is now difficult oil ac-
cess Each of the bills provides for the expenditure
NJ a large sum OF money, and the aggregate would DC
several million dollars more modesto bill PROVIDES
for the expenditure Of 100000 a year in improving
the roadways connecting the public parks III inc
twenty fourth Ward The fact that this Il oncy VIII
be expended by the Department OF Public IafAs' "1o
is under Tammany control, may not have been 'ie
moving cause for the introduction of the bill, but 1t
will probablv make the city authorities view II Win
a favorable eve. With McCOmbs Dam Bridge ana tlo9e
proposed In the Legislature access VIII be very easy "
the land beyond the Harlem, but tine city might H
that the cost greater than they are at pIeseN'
worth 10 the community.
Postmaster Van Colt and Superintendent T. NJ MOT
Gan made a thorough inspection last week OF inc
postal stations i'll the Annexed District INC super
intndents of most Of the stations in the DisoV 'No
been appointed by Mr. Van Colt, ana inc DusloS'
Of the Offices has well conducted Inc OuuiIIS'
however of several Of the stations are 100 shal lof
bni,tinc which is of sufficient size and - well ar
ranged station 7 has small quarter and II Is prop
able that the lease Will be surrendered ana c S,'o
moved TO Washingtonave. and one-hundleu-ahu
seventy -sixthst. The building in which the business
NJ Station 5 is conducted is a small frame luc'Wc'
and can ONLY accommodate the clerks By <IowoHE
them into two small rooms. \ brick building VIII
probably be erected near the present station ana be
ron cd for the use of station The High Bridge posi-
Office is to be moved soon, but Andrew H. Green
who is interested in property when Is Dhe"'eu oS
the present site of the Office is OF course 0ppoSeu
Ia the change 1t is reported that he mas cohPoscu
A long and eloquent petition setting ior'h t"e du'
voptsoes of the present site, and that he managed.
after circulating it for two days, 10 Obtain TWO sS
natures "The Wcstchester Times" which reports Mr'
Creams efforts says, however, that bOlh signatures
were those Of n0n-reSldcnts. -
I,uportant Improvements are projected Tor this
snrng in the various parts of the Twenty-tmrd ana
Twcntv fourth Wards several new streets are 10 DC
ononed water mains will be laid on several avenues
and the work on important improvements begun Id''
wear will be continued. The Ncw-lOrh anu ioi'ho'N
systems of water pipes will be connected by tHe hNl'9
Of mains along Broadway, from hnGsDldso 10 lno
Workers line Water mains will also be lad III Noso'u
Norris Banbridge Davidson, Grand erosion ana Quiet
ave,ucs and in a number Of streets in the twenty
third Ward Under the impulse OF these and other puDc
improvements the movement in real estate mas al
re,dv begun and with another week Or two shouId pe
very active. .-.,..so, ,,,.,
The deaths in the District last week included Two
or tbrce old residents. Matthias lIaticn, the iatHef
Of the brewers John and NJ. Iialen, ana o. o'ilcl
cons we'll known in business circles, ded on luc>udH
At his home COurtlandtave. and one hu'u'c" anu
ftt ;.second-st. lie was born III German! sc'o"9
eight wears ago. and had been resident OF MvIo9e
Gov tbir1v-eve wears He had farm on Long Island
for a time and afterwad IN the MlIh OusH'S'
Whom he went 10 MelroSe he built brewery Ill O"V
hundred and which he conducted sue
co.sfu,lv for fifteen years. On his retirement rom
,usiness two of his took charge oil the Dlr"tN
ard have since conducted 1t. Tie funeral on lI-4a'
vas attended by large number OF hlehuS VI NV
Uadeo family Miss Margaret A. BathGat1 ulCd IiN'
,reek and the funeral services were held al le 'A
90 hcr brother. Dr. James Bathcate, in Central MOI
;.aria on. Wednesday afternoon. The Rev ''i''c9
Payson Mallory and the Rev. James Morton oohu"'"u
the services Miss Bathgate had long beeh d pio'i'
mont member Of the West Farms Presbyterian OhI'i'
The wife of James Pgott died at RiveInae' anu 'o
mineral took place last week. sergeant ha'pn l.
,c',iu, . Crand Army veteran, was buried on Thurs
s.- nsan1hors of several Grand Army organizations
escorting the body to the cemetery
Tho churches of the District have been busy ldS'
,rcek b5th in religious and social meetings Inv
special services at the Morrlsaha CohHicr'"'','
church have been well attended, and the Ser'ioH9 ~
eoveral prominent New-IOrk clergymen cAciteu hu''
interest Representatives from 1T. fauI = i'!'4'
IIov Faith ST. James's and other chapters OF inc
Erotherhood Of 5. Andrew, met at The hVnauoh ..
s. Mary,s Chapter ON Monday. The federation Oh
the several chapters in the District was pr'pocu al"
tborc will be a closer union among them IN INC iuH'.
,ra balar OF the Ladies sewing Circc Oh lie iIs'
Presbyterian Church, fremont was sueGe'SlUl man
Nc snd attractive socially. Among thc women III
tcrestcd in the far and who aided IN y Ts W
W. thomson Mrs IL. G. Eroas, Mr. +. G. OfcNG'
Mrs C. E. Carey. Mrs. $ a NoyGS' MT. H. a. Me- y
I'D Mrs L. A. Rockwell Mrs. J; j: Nieclaid MI
Innn osborn. IT, Mrs NJ. b. Arnold Mrs. w H. Mens
oo H the Misses Henschherger, Rockwell ltod9'
anu .uio uobreuc and Suydam. The concert OF the
WeSlSyan (ilee Club the Alexandra Avenue hap'sI
CLurch on Wednesday evening was ehIo3ou " al
enthusiastic audience. .ooio.ioo o1octod
The woodawn improvement Assoc9uon ,S CGG,cu
,s ,roel as its officers A Forsyth president W llan
"a Short. vice president: NJ C. Buiioi' ueA,nrer
~ =, Nnrnhv secretary. The mcctl"Ss OF luc, n.
>: ; are held monthly and most II the e,idehts
Of Woodlawn Heights are interested ol ID To in Nor
~ nc ord II NumberCer has been elected president
= Kress vcepresidcnt L. D. Conno't .io 1,f,yetc
a Fish treasurer. II is known a Tue ialiN ~ ~,
1.Hb,Sic club The sylvan Athletic Assocla''oh "c''