New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-13
BENSONHIJRST.
NOTES FROM THE BAY SHORE BELOW
FORT HAMILTON.
PERSONAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS OF
INTEREST-IIOV 4 PUBLIC-SPIRITED


were tagged under the direction OF commission
created by special act Competition for the Work
was keen. and the price at which it was hnaiy
awarded favorable to the taxpayers, but for an
that the commission struck several s1ags, le8al ana
otherwise. The executive officer OF the commission
happened to be Thomas A. Ritsoa assistant general
manager Of the American Express Company VINO
has a fine home In the Parkway lTwenty-seconi-
ave1 Bensonhurs;. HIS days and nlgnts were
made miserable by exasperatlng interviews with
taxpayers with alleged grievances. the examination
% complex and perplo2lng engineering estimates
AID visits from unpaid w0rkIner. This was Kept up
untn the work was completed. and then the coli
tractors haunted his Office and home, soliciting mis-
assistance in order 70 obtain their money from
Supo rvsor Furgues0n. who kept putting tnem OH
on one preteXt another ana - TINS day NOT one
Of them has been paid. Notwithstanding Mt. KIT
son became a private citizen with annexation' the
OLD fagging matter still continues to follow him
like a bad dream. another action bearing on the
apparently n;erminable controversy came up IN the
Rrnoklyn Supreme Court cH Wednesday, in the
cos, % Morrissey against Rtson. Just what Nor
ri.sev defeated contractor for the work. Is AFTER
10 one appears to know for a certainty, but n'ucA
svmDatav Of 4 i)co3e nature is oeing expressed Tor
the ruch-nargcd defendant
one OF the most active men in The town IL r. L.
prackott of Eighty-fourth-st.. an attache o. the
Chemical Bank Of Ncw-Yorll who represented ms
district I'm the Republican County Convention TINS
week He is yioe-commodore OF the "ra'ese""
Yacht club and successful amateur politician
TIL Board o. public Works has appointed Eugene
Canette of Reasonhurst. an inspector OF sewers.
a selection highly gratifying to his large cree OF
friends.
Sine, annexation the people have been patiently
awaiting the coming OF the letter-carrier. Inc
present postofice arrangements are Tar from Sa"'
factory. ard appear to be becoming worse 'a'"'
than better l. sub-staton is created. many
.ba If
The Town has not recovered from Its amusement
oycr tho Quarrel In which Il. II. SHERWOOD the
official timekecper Of A recent yacht race anu
Frank RIankey. a reporter were the conoa'"h'''
Mr. Sherwood H. n porty man OF SIX eoon iee''
while his adversary is slight, but an athlete OF no
,,o,r nrou,oss Of which the former bears several
distinct marks.
Henry Mugge and his family. formerly OF BROOK
lvn have moved into their new home. Nineteenth
ave ard Eighty-fourth-st., and are decioeo ao-
QUESTION the social circle Of the neighoorhoou.
Mrs Edwin $ Ives Eighty-second-st and the
Parkway has resigned from the Merry congress
Euchre club much 10 the regret OF the members
Mrs ives Is active in all church functions.
Wednesdays storm and hurricane played havoc
I'm Bensonhurst \ new house In the course Vi
erection AZ Bay Twenty nnth-st and bath-a'e''
the proportv Of G. A Jones. OF New-York. was com
ulotelv wrecked Fortunately the accident occurred
in the early morning. and as the building s'oo,
in an omen lot no one injured. Haihck
bradshaw the contractors will doubtless nave
to bear the loss.
Along the shore the gale Knocked things heiter-
sielier The York Canoe clubs floating boat.
house broke loose but was saved from drifting on
to sea 10y Arthur Knowles. who jumper mo tns
water and managed to secure 1t by hawser ana
with the aid Of about nifty people on shore mover
IL safely to the Locust Grove II Vas an act ~.
bravery on the part OF Knowles who vii come
in for a substantial remembrance at the hands OF
John Lyman and his family. Of Upper M2ntclalr'
y ] were guests al the home OF Thomas Werner
in Eishty-tnird-st.. last sunday IN the atterhGOh
the party en- oyed sail IN John kimpt9n yacnl,
win there VIII there not be- an election i1l
supervisor in the Thrteth Ward THIS year Is
the latest political conUndrum bothering the peo,
fic Gorpor.tion counsel Mcdonald has decided
that tho election o John Van Pe,t IN apr ' .h
city charter for cl,ctne SuisiVisors III ans bsya
wards OF the city this fs The hepnn5icaniS nav
NAL but the Democrats differ with the law ON
aer ON ,e POOR for Supervisor The Official election
is therefore awaited WIN nlu'n ~
IN "ntorrllnmcnt and reception Of the Sedgwick
Kav Riise ana second ayes. Ray Ridge Prepare
ton. for an nioyh pr9samme are T T5s is the
Dariel smith has moved into his new cottage; a.
Twenty dfth-iye and Eighty -ifth-st. Mr. smith Il
from BROOKLYN AMI has pretty honle h.tr. r,r,
uImHion Ere, Library At Ninety -fourth-st. and
Fonrth-ayc. which are much more commodioHs man
Star. ALI to the extent ~ 500 which must he used
soc.v for the purchase # books Five hundred new
in the lat year AZ the recent annual election the
following officers were reelected: II; : Thorne
ircasurcr The women OF the neighborhood manage
the practical workings Of the library ana contrnu,e
most II tn money for its support The committee
in rhargo comprises Mrs. II. : Thorne president
Eerne. secretary. Mrs T. : lark trsasurer Ms
George II Austin Mrs James Farre,i MI r.
George Aaon Mss Mary Gef5on Mrs Ms ieC Msdy
Mis- T. DE Raisines, Mrs John r Mayo and Mr..
Dr Michael Wash al OF wno arr rr sas Mas
hearty welcome to and furnished an enjoyable en-
tcrtainment i'm honor OF the Grand Regent OF the
STATE of New-York on Tuesday evening. \ number
OF distinguished visitors and members OF sister
councils accompanied the official The council ~, IS
nearing the century mark in membership us
officers are enercetic workers in Y. ". c.; ana
are as follows Thomas ". Harris. regent; Walter
:ilc,"a lr. pas, rcsert. charles \. Simonson sec
rrtay; Edward Lqthrop c%ileItor EGnSrt u u
: Horton. guide; Louis * Taylor warden Charies
group OF ardent yachtsmen may always be
found ON the bun overooking the clubhouse a., AT
twenty -eccord-aye. on bright sundays Judging
fr"r, Hc ineignia o. their caps. they must be all
comn,odorcs vicr-commodores. fleet captains. et'.
OF course Commodorcs Freeman. \imp'on mraE, .,
81, and others are usually IN evidence discussing
the why and wherefore of club AFFAIRS ana scan
Il" III. second scrie- ~ cr!bbare tournaments was
payed last Saturday ulglt win the following score:
rnItr Rhodes - Thomas ". Harris. 6; W. II.
WIEN 49, C. AndersqqnT - ,l DR. " i M3 WnI
lam NrN,nnle. 80 ". II. F.iZzeN. 80 The IN ls
viii he had tonight IT ne Newt Uec"' Luz ""''e
The other games were played nj,
Fard 5 Clark nresldent Of he mam ON, Ns is
,r,c,lnent figure in social and political circles IS
h,n~er,usy IN with pneumonia and little nope Is
entertained OF his recoV ny.
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