New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07
ABOVE THE HARLEM RIVER.
TIE APPOINTMENT OF L. f. HAFFEN-sOCIAL
ENTERTAINMENTS

THE APPOINTMENT OF L. +. HAFFEN-sOCIAL
ENTERTAINMENTS
The appointment Of Louis +. IaGen as Street Com
missioner for the upper wards was not unexpected
or the three 1ammany candidates whose friends had
urged their appointment by Mayor Gllroy Mr.. Haifen
was personally the least Objectionable. lie Is under
forty years Of age and Is native Of Melrose In the
district of which he will have charge. He Is well
educated having been graduated from st. Johns Col
lcge and from the Columbia school OF Mines. lie Is
n civil engineer, and therefore familiar with the
duties which he will be called on IT, perform IN MS
new Office. lie for several years an engineer In
the Park Department, and for the last year or two
has had charge Of all the parks above the Harlem
River. His personal reputation has not been at
tackled. 1t is apparent. however that it would make
little difference to the person who was appointed
to the head Of the department. as 1t VIII be made
part OF the city TammaDy machine. Mr.. Hafen Is
not considered strong willed independent, and his
amendments and other official acts will be entirely
controlled by the Tammany leaders. His appoint
ment OF Jacob SeabOd deputy commissioner VIII
be heartily dsapproved by the respectable citizens
OF the upper wards. Mr.. seabolds mnsavory record,
which probably prevented his appointment; rs Com
missioner. equal disqualification for his hold
Ing the lesser position In the department. j. Thomas
Stcarns. the efficient superintendent OF street con
struction and repairing whose service under Commits
sioner Icinz has been CT the greatest value TO the
y,
tary and other Republican or independent officials,
will be quickly retired and replaced by Tammany po
ca workers.
Plans for new clubhouse of the FOrdham Club
have been prepared, and were examined last week
By members Of that organization. The clubhouse Is
to placed the plot u ground recently purchased
at High Bridge road and M0ris-avc. The building
will have a frontage OF forty 1.-TWO feet and Will ex
tend back for sixty five feet with an extension OF
hall md hn,.l all
The cost Of the ground and building will be about
10000.
The rain storms Of last week did much damage In
various parts OF the Twenty third Ward. Trees were
blown down, fences demolished and yards and cellars
hooded. In some places the r0adways were washed
away The less settled portions OF the Twcnty-fourh
Ward also suffered severely The breaking OF the
d, ms ut the cut for the Harlem River ship canal
at Kngsbridge only caused much loss TO the con
tractors. but carried away the roadway which l. the
principal means OF communication between Kings
bridge and Manhattan Island. Communication by
wagon between Kingsbridgc and the lower part OF
the city can now be- had by circutous route over
Washington Bridge. Rowboats are In use 10 carry
Messengers across spuytcn Iuyvl Creek AT Kir gbrdce
That part of Kingsbrdgc known Marble llill became
an island A.. ,. ,.,.., eo.,.,
Circle Of the North Ncw-i0rk Congregational Church
WINS held on Wednesday evening. James Fitzgerald
and his associates were array'o III 'i"po'a'' c"'eS
I'm the Court Scene" and other tablcaus. Miss Edith
q. Porter gave several rccitations. The officers OF
the circle are Miss Lille Logan, president; Mis-, Julia
Armcpy vice president Miss Lizzie Chambers. secrc
tary aud Miss Addic Smith, treasurer.
The three-act play a Glimpse OF Paradise" was
given BY several young people for the benefit OF the
builalng fund Of ST. Paul's parish, Morrisana, at
Irshali's Hall II. L. stroud the director. and
among those who took part were Miss Daisy Harris
The Misses Helen aud Florence stroud. Randall Com
fort George Nixon. Herbert Peck and T. Bramhall
childs.