New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
YONKERS.
BETTER FACILITIES FOR FIGHTING FIRE,
NEEDED.
DIPHTHERIA HAS INTERPRETED WITH CHRISTMAS
FESTIv1TIES-RECEPT ARRANGED
FOR-SOCIAI NOTES

FOR-SOCIAL NOTES.
The question OF better fire protection for the
suburbs Is that is receiving good deal OF
thought from residents who live on the out
skirts of the city. In the southern portion OF 'he
city there is no fire company south of Nark-st
This leaves a great deal of valuable property at
Lowcrre virtually without fire protection. as mat
suburb is at least mile distant from the Ie mouse
IN North Broadway the district north of lake-ave
Is in about the unprotected condition as Is
that portion of the city north Of l.amartine-ave
known Glenwood The Board OF Trade mas
taken the matter up and suggests a temporary
remedy that light hose carriages with few lcngihs
OF hose be put in the vicinity Of South broadway
and Post-st Pont-st. near Woodworth-ave., and
North Broadway near Lake-ave. The committee
having charge of the revision Of the city charter Is
considering what measures are best 20 be intro
duced into the charter TO extend the IRE s!s-
tenn and make ii thoroughly efficient.
The residents OF South Yonkers. especially those
in the neighborhooi Of Lowerre. are mp IN arms
over the proposed licensing Of roadhousc al youth
Broadway and Lawrence-s,. \, a special meeting
Of the South Yonkcrs Improvement Association held
this week the subject pretty thoroughly 'lS-
cussed. and the association will petition the Soar
Of Excise TO refuse to license the proposed place
The Workers Electric Railroad IS pnshlns aIo
vigorously the work OF replacing the Hsh' id4ls
used by the old company by heavy girder f'iS.
BY this evening a stretch OF track from me trevor
.Sfa
WeIs-ave will have been laid. The new Park-ave
limo has now been IN operation week. AMI gives
satisfaction II IS grea: convenience - ne resi-
dents Of Palisade-ave. block west and Is being
used a great deal 10y those who live NORTH OF ASH
burton-ave.
The epidemic OF diphthoria which lately visited
tho CITY has interfered somewhat with the usual
,r y. incidents that usually take place In
,ho Christmas week The closing o, the schools
hos nrevertcd the preparation Of any christmas
exercises this year. The Nonkers iu'H l., ,hoir
and the Yonkers Teutona societies VIII h9lu s,a,
usual fa,es for the children. ana prepatallons ",
grandeT scale hay nv PEAK and Waits orphan
Home Christmas Day will be made NOR! one
Roxes of gifts are already arriving. Inc SAY
ton Army will give dinner TO me poor t., WIN
81 The city club and the Palisade Boat .luo
will each have spread or Onrls''m nn h'sy Tho
music az the churches will be especially me t"'S
The The number Of burelaries which have occurred
in Workers in the last two weeks has convinced
police that Two aneT arf the a. southern par, Of
the city has been broken up anu ,hise ond gang
Sas IN" besnn operations in the northern part OF
the city and has entered a number OF residences
The Yonkers stenceraphers Association Win give
reception this eysnng at and dhfT ie rSS'n' "
The Yonkers Yacht club has been compelled 70
B5 on o ,ss I fso~s Hall on New Years Eve
1t viii take place on Tuesday evening january
The Yonkers Lawn Tennis Club VII give us
annual reception New Years evening al thy
oiuhbnuse in Palisade-ave. The patroncsses VIII
be Mrs William Allen Butler Mrs John N Mn
Henry Moffat. Mrs PERT G. Meyers. MIS- NJ \.
POST Mrs Harry Hollbrook ana Mrs. j. harvey
Bell. .t...., .a.,,oo q,
William g. Edgar. after a continue service OF
seventeen years treasurer OF Terrace ny
Cbauter ROYAL Arch Masons. this week asked 10
be relieved OF his duties His request was granted
The Yonkers police believe they have at last
succeeded in capturing the man VINO mas coin, COLT
mitted the numerous burglaries OF late Eary
Yesterday morning the shoe store OF Thomas hhh,
den at 10 81 North Broadway was entered ana
shoes 10 the value OF s1J were stolen. iatIolnlah
Everett f. Archer caught Edward smith. twenty
nine years old just as he was LEAVING ,ne s, h,
and found some OF the stolen articles upon MIN
as well as a number OF burglars tools an en-
trance had been effected by boring about the lock
OF the basement door and removing the nosepiccs
Later twenty-one pairs OF shoes were found ma
don in the rear OF the store. captain Maheh DE-
lIeves that Smith Is old hand at the business
and considers the arrest the most important thh'
has heon made I'm years Smith was held In de
fault OF 81 900 bail