New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
ABOUE TIE H1RLEM RIVER

POLITICIANS GETTING READY FOR TIE LLtC
TON or A SUCCESSOR TO MR.. HAfFEN.
"summer politics. may not be OF great account
ordinarilv but above the Harlem this year p"htci
activity has already begun III View Of ID" ilnpoF'n,
election Of this fall. at which Ccnlmi''io"'' o'
street improvements Is 10 be elected i"""''"N
HAIL. in the absence Of tho lender. County ''rh
,ur,ov IS BY no means Harmonious. There has
bccur an active revolt against jacob S'l"oiu' '''
Tommonv lender I'm the XXIXth Assembly District
.ooboId's record was such that the proportion I"
appoint him Commissioner of street Improvements
was denounced by reputable citizens. lie was no"
.vcr candidate for the nomination. and although
Mayor Gllroy did not give him the place, '"hmi''io"''
lIuiI,n appointed him as his deputy 'un'''r !"
,r.,,r,n one Of the leaders Of the Tamanmy organ
iyation above the Harlem is one OF ihoS" most pr'
mont IN dcnouncns S,abold In public Interview
mo moi only refers to the charges wlci' were made
.ro,nst >co,,old for n criminal offence many yea"
aco lut also 10 allegations mat lie Is partner "
\ bookmaking and roorcom firm. charges are
MS, made that an Office brokerage business Is carried
on In the upper wards. Patro!men, II Is ch'FF"''
nave TO my about $500 for their Places bremen
about the same, and other applicants Tor appoint
mont smaller sums. The attendance at some Of the
Tammany meetings is small. and although 'H're HIS
vet been no direct break in the party orcai"a'lh'
,ncrc Is much cxprc-- sd d,satlsiao ton. Meanwhile
J. H. j. Konncr the former deputy ana acting com
missioner is active In hi, effort, to obtain p'f''"'
following. The citizens organization, OF wm'h '"h
missioner Ilcntz was the head. Is sim IN exist
cncc. and may be revived into activity at any ''m''
Commissioner iIliIcn and Deputy commissioner
scabold undsmaycd 10y the dissatisfaction "Npf''''i
with some of their methods. had planned the cApend
iurc OF great sums Of money, and all announ' 'm"h'
was lnndc early In the week that Improvements ""ud
b. carried on In III. sewerage system under the ne"
Marin act OF the last Legislature. lhVoNihR' A''"'u
Ing to Mr.. Scabod. the paying ont OF FlVo""''
inc deputy comm, sloncr told glccfuy OF the projects
for the expenditure Of this sum. all OF when was l"
come ont Of the pockets Of the property owners IN the
mart, Of the city where the were constructed
The grand schemes Of the commissioner AMI deputy
commissioner received a sudden check. however, on
Friday. when Mayor Giroy. n the meeting Of the
roard Of street Opening and improvement expressed
his belief That the taxpayers wouli DO Overwhelmed
by the large number Of ASSESSMENTS made necessary
hy the projected improvements. II" said that In some
case, the assess mcnS would reach - pei cent Of tie
valuation. and thar property Womb b. virtually con
dcmncd to the city This disappointment 81 Nr. ''A-
bold In MS golden dreams Of patronage and ih" let
ting of lucrative contracts may idca" that ice j.
not IL strong he suppc-'d with the municipal
officers County Clerk I1irroy, meanwhile, remains
abroad. and there rumors that on his return b"
may change his place Of residence and retire from
the contests Of hi, Tammany followers In Ia" upper
wards. the whole. the situation Is not iavorah"
to the ambition Of Mr.. seabold and some Of his n'so
clates.
The building occupied by the Department OF street
Improvements for the upper wards was butt Tor
a tenement house and Il l. said that some Of u"
noor supports are insufficient for it, pr sat H." n
an Office building. Their" are several lhrs" shic'
used by the department, and the ceilings IN some
places have cracked and the plastcrnf Lac fallen.
There Is some agitation for q removal "f the "ih'"S
Of the department. although lons clso wa, secured
when Tie building was rented from tie owner
The residents o! Kng.bridgc siiH excited and
angry over the failure u tc city adihoric 10 pro
vie some means by which tAcy may obtain access
readily - The lower part Of thc city. Ihc crossing
over spuytcn Dnyvil Creek. which was waSiel away
by a food two month ago. has ncv". been rcrIa''d'
The only means Of communication bctwc"L Marble
Iin ard the business portion Of king,hridse /, by
boat ana one boai-own"r claims the MONOPOLY Of
mi, traffic. A temporary bridge was asked for long
ago. but has ncvc. been bur. An ASSOCIATION 10
urge ths ana pth'r improvements was formed on
Tuesday evening. j. J. Herman Was chosen Vr'el
dent. New petitions viii b. s"n, 10 Lee city officers
requesting the adoption Of some M'Ahs oi FcA'i.
Eureka Council Of the Legion oi Honor met On
Friday evening and listened To an itcc ing "dir''
6c j. .Gel %ai Iii n@ SG' 81 and 'G The
ny m ,, o, gas Was described fhr itnr,r
even vcntured to say few word, of dci'hcc II Tie
sa-man. Mo he thought; was , not 50 bad ~ many
Nj, Marion Ward LoniIN ana George l.. l'u'kb"
were married Wednesday evening al u" HON" ol
the brides pnronts Mr.. and Mir. hOI"rt Lont-, A-l.
81. and Morrs-ayc Mount Hope. The bride wor" Il
gown Of white Dengalinc. trimmed Win p"ui Lace.
Mis-, Antonctte Ekcl, one Of th" bridesmaids, wor"
green iae, and Miss Nadie Tlhrs. III" oin"r brides
maid. pink crepe de Chine. Ia" l,'N: IRAN" "ii"m"
was the officiating clergyman. Charlie Buckh"r wa
Tho lridccrOom's best man. ana Walter Ford ana
Edward Eckel the u~hcrs Among th"," who
attended The reception which followed the ceremony
were Mr. and Mrs. David A. Tower. Mr.. and Mr.,
john H. Euckbre Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Lows. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Osborne. Mr. and Mr.. William H.
sands Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Nrooman. Mr.. AMI Mis.
c. - Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK l.. Lander. Or.
and Mrs &. A. Becker Mr.. and Mrs. Louis EIokWoii.
Mrs. Antoinette Eclol. Or. ard Mrs. \. =. Heath.
Mr. and Mrs J. a. Iih"ls. Mis- Emma bernard.
Prof, ssor John G. Williams and Harry Williams.
The annual literary Entertainment AMI festival Of
the Lad",' Auxiliary Of the Young Mems Christian
Union was held Monday rv' ming. Among those
whose name appeared ON III" prog anime w"r" VI ,,
Edith T. Porter and Mis- Mary l.. Iicrce, who gave
rotations Miss Lille Eisner. Nj Alice Banter ana
'hc members Of the Union Quartet A Ih'rwlrth.
William NiNon, Herbert J. knOcpplc ana Norman
DinCWal.