New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
ABOVE THE HARLEM.
N,rrERs OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE L1V-
ING IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
THE MOTT HAVEN CANAL-wEST FARMS ELE
WAITED ROAD EXTENsIoN-PoLlT1cAL

TUE MOTT HAVEN cANA1-wEsr FARMS ELE-
WAITED ROAD EXTENsIoN-PoLITIcAL
AND SOCIAL INCIDENTS.
Tho city authorities seem at present 70 take
sensible view OF the question Of filling up the MOI,
yI.a, canal The Mayor and Controller appeared
~ favor the views OF the members OF the North
side BOARD OF Trade who appeared at the meeting
If tho Board Of Street Openings last week anu
asked that the canal be filed up. as IL Is no" d
public nuisance and injurious TO the heath o. mus
living near IT, Some legal questions are Involved
hut unless the order the canal TO remain oPe"
the city authorities would meet the wishes Oh os u
tho residents of the Twenty third Ward II they
quickly ended the existence Of that ooJecuoiao' o'
OF stagnant water. Mayor Gilroy. however i SUI
iect TO sudden changes OF opinion IN resafo u
North Side matters and his opposition to the ci'ai
may continue. 49,
The project for building a bridge between First
and Willis ayes which the Mayor at first strongly
opposed now seems TO meet the favor OF ali 'hc
officials The time may come when such structure
would have use but at present 1t would only CON
meet two comparatively uninhabted parts VI 'hV
CITY, and only occasional truck or iohe'! io''
traveller would make use OF II. The land necessary
for the approaches 10 the bridge could be secured
now more cheaply than in few years hence, put
the building Of the main structure woud not no"
meet any urgent need OF the uptown residents
The Rev W. T. McElveen. OF the North New
tiOnal
men who believes that the way 10 purify poHucs
70 % ,,ka an active part In political work. He Is
ono Of the prominent members Of the F. b. Harper
Republican Club, a member OF the Campaign |o'n-
m,tee and OF the most regular ATTENDANTS ~
the meetings He made a stirring ADDRESS AT 'ie
meeting OF the club last Thursday to ratfy the
nominations made by the Republican State Con-
vention William Porter presided at the meeting
and there we're several speakers besides Mr. NC
Elyeen A chowder party will be held at the 'iuo-
house on Thursday evening OF this week
DR. ! O TAYLOR and Miss Amy c. Watkins were
married in the Trinity Protestant Episcopai ChuFch.
in Morrsana. by the Rev. A. S Hull pastor Oh
the church. Misses Mabel Watkins Nellie smith
and Daisy l.. Wheeler attended the bride anu
Horace winship. Thomas u. Smith, charles Con-
over and Wilfred Warren were the ushers' !, re-
ception followed the marriage service.
There has been some delay in the opening OF the
uptown schools this fall The Fordham schooi Was
he o' rsshY for occupancy on Monday. The Spring
hurst schoolhouse Is completed. but mas nUe !ett
ssn % b SorSern waa not too
any avodabe delay in opening the senoos wiz w
services q special Interest yin take Pnsss ned
SUNDAY at s. Jeromes Tnxprha, ony Tn Rev
Father Tandy will celebrate the THIRTEEN ann
ycrsary Of his ordination ana , tne The church
will be decorated. and there VIII De iIlusic ~
known sooiss and large Gho orgs Of 81 Jeromes
norlsh and has organized a Sunday-school with
i leo pupils and a lyceum OF when the youHseiI
members OF the congregation are melhpers' an"
which has a fine clubhouse.
The movement to procure the consent or All prop
erty-owners along Boson-ave. to the building or an
elevated road West Farms carried on Dy me
nroDerty owners themselves unaided Dy the ere
vated road representatives, Is successiul mus Ia,
The elevated road officials say that they VIII pulu
the structure II they are secured against ACTIONS
for damages The West Farms property owners
who are anxious to secure the building OF me roS S
have secured the consent OF many OF those VINO
own property along the line. but In some cases me
land s owned by estates or by persons whose
residence is not known. and the work OF me
nronerty-owners has been difficult. The elevated
railroad 10 Fordham may be built earlier than me
extension TO West Farms, as the managers OIL the
elevated system believe that the tordnam line
would loo more profitable than the longer one 10
The Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-,
deavor OF the Ascension Church held special
services at the church building In East one
hundrcd-an -sixtieth-st. on Sunday evening Sev.
cral visitors from other parts OF the city look part
I'm the exercises . 49,, 49, .. a..
A lawn party held few days ago az the
homo AZ Mr. and Mrs Robert Wallace. in Elliott
ave in celebration OF birthday ahh'efs'f! vi
Miss Blanche Copley. ,,
The bowlers Of the northern wards are already
preparing FOR the approaching season. several
clubs have been formed. and the wives or many OF
the members are among the BOWERS New CLUBS
have been organized in the Twenty third ward
and some bowling matches will be heid next
month The bowling team OF station X ana
team from the General Postoiice VIII hold one or
the first contests.