New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-02
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM
DISCUSSING THE CABLE CAR sYSTEM-CLub
HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.

HODSE .lMIhON EhIINiS'
II is with feeling OF considerable eation that 're
residents of Harlem sec the adoption OF their
vsten in other parts of NewYorI CITY after hl'lHs
hr on long successful in Harlem The northern pai'
NJ Manhattan Island has In the last year been NV
butt of rldiculc for cheap wit, and mas Deeil 's
matIzed as being Slow so that this open hohno"l
edrmeut that Harlem, in the matter OF passehs0'
TRANSFORMATION and clean streets has been ahead Oh VIC
other parts of the city is extremely gratifying u ''
old residents go.
rh. prcqrcss on the Third ave- cableroad has been
nusbed With the same energy that has charactcrzeo
the work on the Broadway road. From one huhuieu
twenty -fouthst TO One-hundredtlrst, the rga" "
practically finished, except the paving with granite
blocks and in some places the filing In Win ear.p'
Work has been begun also at Fifty-nnth-st ana ,"V
excavations TO the necessary depth have been cario
down from that point on Third ave- to Fifty secohos~
Alreadv the Harlem people discussing ana De'
ling on the time likely to be made by the caoe cars
some even going far as TO say that the oiIeTe''o
time between One hundred and twenty -fiths1 anu
proo,,yn Bridge by tho elevated trains and the cao
cars would not be enough to balance the ttouoi1
climbing up and down stairs. one welfKno"h guy
man said 10 Tribune reporter yesterday: " sup
nose the elevated road Will beat the cable cars VI "
-,u from One hundre and twenty hfthst. 10 Brooy
Bridge by a few minutes but am willing 10 peo 'a
II viii not be more than fifteen or twenty 81 'ie
Now the question il, Is that fifteen minutes sum- ~
inducenent 10 overcome the ease Of getuns on AN VIZ
the cable cars, and what TO the men Will prove
stronger inducement yet the seductions Oh a ILL.,
smoke on the way downtown to business. Inc he"
as ~ tho cable road also promise 10 be palaces COM
nared with the present cars. Take It all and ALL an
convinced the new cable road will be great sucoe''
Two n the p0litical clubs OF Harlem have taken az"
vantage Of tho dull season to renovate anu ii"Pio
their club homes. The Harlem Republican 1iup Is d
ranging TO put in bowling alley, tho one ~ pr
n,,1h n
Of the bOwlers The new alley Will 90 III .io 80
ment Immediately under tie main hall OF the ciuo'
house. III ~..,,o
The Harlem Democratic Club. however, VIII maAe
tIe most extensive changes OF all the cfuos' ~
70 600 win be expended before October Inc ehuio
second story will be repapered ana rroecorOo" -,
two rooms which open off room NO. VIII Do "o""
info that ROOM making what in the fnturc VIII Oc
known as the executive-rOom. Inc picseuV eA.'""'V
room will be redecorated and papered ana VII uo -
as a card ROOM Room No. . also VIII DC emu ee ~
taking down the partitions to the closets aG1on@ Iid
nom Downstairs the parlor and library VIII 10 ''
,irl- renovated. the ceilings painted and walls -
ron-rpd The Office which opens OH TIE Dha'u- Run"
will be decorated after the came pattern as ts Didu
room The front veaIda viii be thoroughly over
bauled and painted, while IN place OF tle t"o uiis
which Stand on each side OF the steps ieiulhs " Ue
bouse will lie placed two handsome bronze lamps Inc
bowling alley in the basement also Will 70
decorated
The Harlem Republican Club IS still DEBATING me
time place and manner Of the clubs annual picnic
Much complaint made last year because 'i'1
picnc was held too late, It being OCTOBER peloic
was held This year II is decided to hold it not later
than september The prevailing sentiment OF inc
members Of tho club who are IN town seems 10 lae0r
the club giving a clambake Glen lsland Oeins soh-
orally mentioned as the place for holding ~ s.,
The drinking fountain at One- luldrcu anu lS'I =
feminist and Third ave. has been pun III Crue Gnu "a
maintained by the WOman's Christian Temperance
Mrs C. s Lord, president; Mrs. A. n. smith. Mrs.
A. ~ Finday and Mrs. Kendall, vice presidentS'
Miss Kerns treasurer Mrs. John Kelly, secret2Ty'
The Harlem River Branch OF the y. Y, ~ u ana
H. r. r. began their suburban service aso rr.utS
This is great convenience TO people living over inc
Harlem River. BY this change Harlem RIVER Trans
will run across the Secondave. Bridge TO hunurc-
ana twenty nnth-st The fare IS five cents, or SIX
three cents each way. No baggage win be taken on
bound trains at Mott Haven which station VIII
he known after this the Wnlisave station; Inc
ScheduIe for trains leaving one hundred andtWenty
ninth-st. Is: a. me- :A5, 40 AZ ~ lG *
545 6:l5. 6 40, 7:i5, AS, 8 40, 10 30 II 80.
Last Thursday evening number oil laApaySrs
met In Becker's Hail. in Lind and organized me
lowing were elected officers: A. j. Hanr.han, presi-
dent; James II. Spellman, vice Presid Jonn -
BTrne, recording secretary Charles IL. DannewiM'
financial secretary 4. Casey, treasurer, ana T. H.
The tenth and last annual excursion Of the
SchnOrers Will be held August 10. Inc iron
steamer Sirius Will take them to ROTOR POINT on
the Connecticut shore. . .. ,..,r,o,
end VIII moi he opened again until September
The Twenty third Ward Bank on and after august
2 will transact its business at the corner OF the
Southern Boulevard aih Ihrd-aVe'