New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
THE, TuIRD.AvE. BRIDGE AND SUBURBAN
ELEVATED ROAD ACCOMMODATIONS.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE NORTH
OF THE HARLEM RIvER-soCIAL AND

OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE No"in
OF THE HARLEM RIvER-socIAL AND
CHURCH INCIDENTS.
The North Side Board of Trade asst week TOOK
IN The question OF the new Wis-ave. Driuse' anu
nassed res buttons strongly advocating It's early con"
notion. Charles F. Clark the engineer VINO are"
the pans for the Third-ave. bridge, has peeh a'
work on the pans for the new structure lot SOM
tin,e and they viii be submitted to the Board OF
Estimate and Appointment at It's next hee'ne
The sum of Sl5OOooo has been appropriated tor 'he
work and the Board OF Trade thinks that X ousn'
to be rushed. the interests OF the uptown "arus
are suffering for .ack OF facilities Tor reaching '
upper parts OF the city.
Af,or short preamble reciting the fact that 1t
Will be several years the Third-ave. bridge
wi, be ready FOR and that the temporary :" w
ture Is inadequate for the travei AT present. Wv
resolution u.s. THAT the North Side Board OF lia'e'
representing the business interests ana the
Of the North Side OF the city OF New-fork take SUIT
ali. action. through It's Public Improvement Com
mi.,ee 10 bring TO the attention OF the Mayor the
Commissioner o. Pubic Works and the Board Oh
Estimate and Apportionment the necessity LOT '"e
cary construction OF the Wis-ave. bridge as pro-
vied by Chapter AZ OF the Laws OF 1891
committee composed Of John DE Hart Com
missioner HaNen, John A. Amundson joan H.
Knoeppe; and DE witt C. Overbaugh was appointed
IN po before the various departments mentioned IN
tho resolution and impress them with the necessity
OF the cary completion OF the WORK on the o'''ee
The people north OF the Harlem River are com
paining bitterly about the poor service OF the sud
urban elevated railroad. They declare that the rail-
road officials are venting their spite on their pas
senoers because OF the legislation requiring
IN. railroad TO carry passengers for cents BEFORE
that law went into effect. they declare the rairoad
people did everything reasonable WITHIN thelr power
for the accommodation Of their patrons. and to In
duce people 10 use the road. The officials are no"
bent on proving the scent fare Jaw failure the!
declare. and have reversed their poHcy oi s"'"s
good accommodations. ,
Formerly ne new cars with mo modern im Tbs Sd
ments, were run over the road but nov zoo o baJ,v
used up 10 be ionger OF service on mat route;
been transferred to the Suburban me nstsa
Of running frequen: trains OF lew cals' , a. ~
formerly the rue. the company now runs trains OF
five cars and waits at the termnaS ,h u" trains are
started. This causes both de.ay ana discomfort 10
The Many OF them wSu but Wing" ihHy % nc
think the railroad ought to be allowed 10 ou''uo~e
rhe people Want more trains at shorter intervals
and in fact better accommodations az arounu ~
violating the law in no, running continuous trains
from the Battery north OF the Harlem River bu'
reaures the Se 10 &c Snan m Which might
be saved The whole proceeding OF the railroad
peops rGp o besv that hey " dd an unw act
securing the passage Of the t.ye-cent rare Dill
pealel. There il strong talk Of steps being taken
the letter Of the law forfeit It's charter In FAVOR
~ some more liberal company u
The Board OF Street-Opening has decided ON
-ialy 10 open n number Of streets In the An
ueNe1 District which have been public thorough
fares for a long tme-sOme OF them FOR twenty
years Some Of them have never been accepted
by the constituted authorities however and so IL
has been impossible to make public improvements
in them. such laying water-mains sewers. etc.
Among the roads thIs to be opened are East one
hundred nd thst. Dne-hunired ana
iv-seyenih-st one hundred nd thirty ighh st
Observation-Disclosures lnthst ana One-hundred,
AMI -fortlcth-st. Trinity and Morris ayes ana
Kingsbriige Road -, -,
-, Icromes building Association held It's an
nual picnic AT Byommer's Union Park on Wednes-
lay evening The proceeds are TO be used to
ami the church fund increased by a good
round
The members Of the Harmonic Singing society
gave the president OF the association. Alos II:
IIorr a pleasant surprise party In celebration OF
hl. birthday last Thursday evening. 80
An entertainment 10. the beneht or the SICK
Uabies' Fund was given at Annex Hall last week.
About 50 was nettcd for the charity.
The Centenary Tennis club held meeting at
the home 81 Miss r. j. Walters on Thursday even.
ing After the regular business had been disposed
81 there was n literary and musical entertainment
which greatly enjoyed.
The cornerstone Of the new 81. Augustine Church
Dne-hundrei- nj siXty -sevcnth-st. VIII be laid AZ
| . o'clock his afternoon Archbishop corrgan VIII
conduct the services and will receive a silver
irovel with which 10 put on the first mortar.
"Chillren's Rally Day" will he celebrated at the
nd forty thl-d Street Congregational
Church tins morning.