The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-30
WILL IT ENTER THE FOLD!
MO VERNON am ALITE OVEN
THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.
Assoc,stions For ana As9nst-Arsunerts
OF the Opposing Sides-Nhat New Yorh
Has noue for the Annexed District

the QrOunu plan OF u THulneH noW OtlnR uspO
by the people opposed TO and those In favor a
Mount Vernon forming a part Of the Create,
New York. The proposition will DO voted on ~
the coming election. To the people Of Mount
Vernon and the towns Of Wostchester and Pcl-
ham the question is Of vastly more Importance
than is the fate of the various candidates OH tie
several state tickets.
As time progresses the situation WAKES warn.
There is great activity on both sides Of TIE
fence. The Mount Vernon Home League has
been formed otensibly In favor OF maintaining
an independent local government and materi-
tally against annexation 10 New York city. Mr..
Charles H.. Wilson of tho Wilson a. Adams
Manufacturing COMPANY In Its President, AMI
among Its members are numbered many promi-
nent business men. The Mount Vernon An-
n~exation Association, Minot G. kellogg. President,
IL likewise composed of substantial citizens,
prominent in business and professional circles.
The Mount Vernon Board Of Trade has taken
up the question, and from its members has ap,
pointed two committees, one for and one against
annexation, to prepare reports for discussion
and debate. Lawyer Joseph S. Wood, who cons
Quoted the Democratic end of the late Mayor,
atty dispute, Ia the champion of the annexationJ
lists; Mr.. A. g. Morse, who has come into promlJ
hence since the annexation question was hrso
aRitated, Is marshalling the %"antis," backed
up by Alderman McGowan, ex-Alderman VIII
HAMS ek-fostrhasVer h"S'' wy "''e'o'
Mr. Woods report was read at q special meety
ing OF the Board OF Trade on Monday evening.
His strong point in favor of annexation was the
many noteworthy improvements which New
York has virtually given the Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth wards. Among these may be
mentioned the Bronx River pipe line and water
supply, including the handsome reservoirs az
williamsbridge and Kensico, 100 miles Of water
pipe, and 1900 fire hydrants. These cost well
/ a. - Qa mn mn x,ht,h ~ natH mt ~ tha ram.
third and Twenty.fourth wards have obtained
a msgiacsn, water sunniv nj a cost To their tar,
900 was in reality a gift TO the two wards from
is a telling point in favor Of annexation, foS
wnen you touon IN MOUNT S, sernon asa on sne sun
'ect Oh wafer you ,uo I'm "nere 'ne hesh era"t
In the second place, New York has given the
Twenty.third and Iwenty.hith wards the srana'
at a cost thus far Of about 5000 ,ooo. Thoes
are pelham Bay PARK. 100 acres: Van Cort.
landt PARK i'ooe acres; bronx PARK oos acresS
Crotona Park, 125 acres; Claremont Park, 81
Pelham Parkway, o5 acres; Mosholu Parkway,
s . so acres ss,. .r0s T%s.o r narsws ~ as acres mas,,s o
..S,."" 600 ,ns. - IT.. .."ss. 49,
the ab6ve-mentioned parks. 80 that a person
may drive rom one 70 the other. But one more
connecting Van iCortlandt and Pelham Bay
parks on the north. This would run through tho
nexed TO New York.
In addition TO these Pathways New York Is to
build another from McComb's Dam Bridge TO
Nan Cortiandt' ls2 feet wide, and 1t will not
nave a street crossing on the same grade is
with Van ,Cortlandt- Bronx, and Pelham Bay
PPoS66k' s an sp wsil SGsn f MnnI S2 JsrS GOO w u S H. nut
In touch with this grand system Of parks and
psS arkwaS Ss ina msE Sityg i " a part 81 eeanssmossa es'Ea ao
ago The finest residences in New York were %
the battery. as II was then the city,s nnest park.
world to move up to 81 Johns Park. THENCE 10
w ashinston SQUARE, 10 Union square 70 Maai-
ready business Is crowdlng, the frontage OF Cen.
y witi a psIR' b so cd that so6n - the ,d fashionable n world
genial surroundings, Where win It goP' An:
hexationists say to Mount vernon, since 1t will
grand driveways
al y n q s S nSm IN aiyi maj ~ Me Snn Hors h dis, spent over
ington Bridge, and Is spending over 100000
TOR f0r the S;sd M9Som nS,.L Dam Bridge and the imnGs-
1hg n,sa avsnu wn and no, connects new c II ome SIDE srg Win in
s about 70 nj sPe%%dh i $1,000 10000 ooo 5 for the new ss oo Third aGa
Municipal sineii aG building hssf IN T Gsanss; : and ST. $500 aS S,6 56S
me iand Iaoout 500 acres). which will cost about
siip1o:VT0. ,,.,
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