New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS. |
ANTI-TAAIMANY POLITICIANS HARD AT
WORK.
BEGINNING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF TIE
sI'MMER-sOCIAL INCIDENTS.

st'MMER-sOCIAL INCIDENTS.
Mayor Gllroy who was a: first in favor OF delay
Ing the building Of the Frst-ave.. or Wlli.s-ave..
bridge. has now announced 20 uptown officials that
he viii take action Immediately toward the con-
struction O. the bridge The act OF the Legislature
permitting the building OF the bridge provides that
the worl, shall he finished within six years. and
the plans need be approved until the end OF
three years from the passa Of the bill The bridge
will cost S2.G0COO more. and VIII not al present
provide for any pressing need Traffic over tho
bridge would be light for many years 10 come. and
progress the expensive structure might well
be delayed The property required for the ap-
proachcs to the bridge could doubtless be bought
more cheaply now than few years hence, and the
condemnation purchase OF land might well begin
soon. but the actual work OF erecting the bridge
might be postponed for several years without SER
Gus damage. The bridge VIII b. n stone AMI steel
structure beginning at Frst-ave. an1 ae-hunlred-
anG-twenty-1'th-st, AMI extending over the Harlem
River az d height OF twenty-four feet - Wills
ave and One-hunirel-and thirty ,ourth-s. The
bridge will be nineteen feet above the grade OF the
New-Yorl and New-IIaven Railroad on the north
err bank Of the river
Anita nmany political workers were busy last
week The Republicans OF Bedford Park who are
wei organized, hold a meeting last night The re-
ports showed membership OF To- for the assoca-
ton. Good Government Club r was organized al
Morris Heights on Tuesday evening. Several w"ll-
known Republicans and Ant-Tammary Democrats
were present. John Z Eustis BENJAMIN ".
Schwab. Maio- Wells Sponable. C!v Justice w @.
McCrca. Albert T. Davis. the Rev Il. +. Ben.
Charles p. Meyer. Elmer a. Alien AMI John J.
Anory are among those interested In the nov club.
The @ Brica Democrats held meeting on Tuesday
evening AZ NJ. ESQ Thlrl-&ve. and elected Edward
Reagan as chairman; Frank MsDonough vice
chairman. and Thomas Watts, secretary. The
Michigan Grace Democratc) club. helI festival
Ip,sl, a.-I 4
Onchundred and thirty -thlrd-st. Representatives
Of similar organizations in other parts Of The city
were present Among the guests were EIwarl Nc
Cue. James A. Lyon. Guuther *. Ackerman All
the officers OF the club Ii. L. Bridges, president;
II. Sim and George a. Powers vice-prefldeni; H.
II. Murphy. treasurer anl 4 Gabriel and John
Krebs. secretaries. ,.
tn first party Of ch dr to b. sent hy The ladies'
Auxiliary Of tne Young HenS nnTiS,irn noI ,, -
next saturday. The Home Is unier the charge 81
the Rev. W. *. Mctiown. Children VIII J." sent
every two weeks from the tenement houses OF the
North SIDE for a visit - the Home AZ Slng sing.
Several social incidents of interest - North > y"
residents took place ost week. Mes Anne j.
Keary married on Wednesday morning ~ the .
y Cnrroil The welding brcakfas, served At
the home Of the brides parents. KING sbrilse Road
return nom ther wedding Trip VIII have th.ir nomc
in Iaabrdge-ave.. Fordham Miss Mary Egcl ana ,nnd .
Church Of the Immaculate Conception. A rec,ptlon .
followed the Wedding ceremony, A farewell WTsc'g- .
! owe No el5 East hundred and ihlry Eighth
ST. for the friends OF Charles r. HotlilnE. who VIII
soon change his residence 10 Albany. Mr and Mrs .
Thomas j higgins held reception on Thursday .
evening at their home. In hnthgre-ay,, 10 c'l"bra.
the seventh Anniversary az thfir wedding.
The Library Circle OF the Church - the Holy b.
Faith held an entertainment THURSDAY evening /
at the hoinc q Mise Simpson. 30 I2;5 Hos'on-ay~'
Several patriotic flb."tus were shown. r~pr SOP
tation Of TN" Coming Ace" IN which several Young .
women appeared 49, soldiers, policemen and Ar"men.
" nile IN" young men attended - hOu5ehoI tute9.
was received with special favor Th@ garden festival
Of the Ladies Aid Society - ne North N"w-f9rk
Congr gational Church was highly successful. The .
festival 81 st Jeromcs Sundays shoe! was well H'
tended The pupils u tho Sundav-srhcol ~ the F'r-
cst Avenue Church had a 'iug breaking aocinl On
Thursday evening. when the ~ money st
aside for missionary purposes were collected An .
ent"rf alnmont viii bo held IN The a1re church on
next Thursday evening. nj which there Will De tab
eaus. q faa irN anil mpsich. eX.rr!s'a II" sun
day-schools Of a Presbyterian. n Baptist and Con
lregational church will unite IN excursion -
Orlnntl Grove on Saturiay " noNt W.ek.