New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02
THE FIRST OPPOSITION.
DESTROYING CR1TON NUISANCES.
A HorE1KEEPER AT KENsIco OBJECTS TO

HoTELKEEPER AT KENsICo OBJECTS TO
BEING TURNED OUT.
The first opposition to the work of condemning
property by the Board Of Public Works OF New YORK
for the CrotOn Watershed and removing the nnisaccS
which menace the streams Which, empty mo h"hsi'o
Iale was made yesterday morning by william Ackery'
PROPRIETOR OF BrOOhsdc Hotel which Is directly over
Bear Creek. Thi, hotel condemned by Commis-
sioner Daily last Wednesday, and Ackerly got notice
10 vacatc the building before yesterday, 50 that 1t
could be removed Commissioner Daily found that
this hotel was Of the worst nuisances along inc
watershed. The place had no sewer or Outlet ior
It's refuse, and there closets in the building
As the hotel directly over the stream every par
tcle Of refuse and filth empticd into Bear Creek
and Hoated into KensicO Lake and then into the
Croton River.
At O'Clock yesterday morning Henry +. Dykman,
the counsel OF the BOARD OF Public Works; Sheriff
Duffy Deputy shcrirs Verpanck and stanfield drove
from White Plains to KensicO TO enforce the oroer Oh
Commissioner DAILY in tearing down Brooks'de Hotel
When they arrived there about twenty men from
the aoueduct with spades picks and hammers ready
to 90 TO work In demoishing the hotel. Mr.. Dykman
was surprised to find Ackerly's place filed with men
OF the village and he himself dispensing liquids over
the bar. Nothing removed from the place Mr..
Dykman asked him IL he intended to remove his FUR
niture and get out. Ackerly responded by saying
that he did not intend to remove ono single thing
from the house not even glass Of whiskey. lie
said II the Commissioner wanted him TO get out he
would have to put him out. sheriff Duffy then told
Ackery that he would give him half an hour TO re
move the entire contents OF the hotel and IL 1t was
not moved then he would eject him from the place.
Ackery stu sold whiskey the bar, and when the
half hour was up sheriff Duffy assisted by his depu'
ties and the from the aqneduct. soon had all Oh
fhe barroom and bedroom furniture In the highway.
There were OF bottles. glasses. cigars, beds,
clothing chairs stoves and otirr household property
scattered about n the mud near Bear Creek.
As soon as everything was ont Mr.. Dykman TOOK
mn invent ,ry of the house ard ordered his 10 tear
down the building. They soon set to work. and
within an hour there was nothing left but pile OF
lumber In the roadway. Ackery made no resistance
10 the work Of demoshnc his building, as he Knew
that he had chance against the sh"rlH ana his
mon Ackcrlv told Mr. Dykman that he would look
10 the city OF New York for damages. Dykman
asked him what he thought his damages amounted TO-
Ackerly said that his excise license was worth Slooo
a year to him. lie admitted, however that MS
license expired yesterday but said he woud nave II
renewed Upon Investigation MIR. Dykinan 1o"iu .i''
tho tnree excise commissioners lrohimtonists,
and they have decided issue liquor license 70
any one In Kensco during their term OF 4ince. IA w.
also SAID that he taking a%ay 81 MS he nad $40
rent. ..ona, ncnors hon.
GOODS. and barn upon the Gale estate. All Of the
farming implements that wore In the barn were 'ahn
from the Village is small broken-down shanty owned
by Daniel Tucker. This until a short time ago,
belonged 10 lothian Tomplins. Who's houSc was was
burned down last Wednesday. Fucker when , ne
heard that NewYork City was TO acquire ne proPI,rH
bought from Joham 1t had been empty lor IonS
time and Tucker at once Installed German fanny
IN r. so that when Commissioner DAILY tore II ooWh
he could get large damages. On Wednesday Com
missioner DAILY gave Tucker two DAYS , =" Get ,b mr.
quarters and left the shanty Upon TIE roof T Was
Ia ..S Ta,nmonv tiger on IT, Nailed the door
was rudely painted sign which read TO be burne ,
tomorrow by order of rammany Ring bosses. ms
hnso viii he torn down tomorrow. Men were also
Of work Yesterday measuring the buildings al plnes
Bridge. which have been condemned anu VIII oe
demolished after April IT,