New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
~ md 4ROTND BENSONHCRST

NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE AND INCIDENTS on
GRAvESEND BAY SHORE.
Tax bis are nov the order OF the day. and as
This Is the first time the town has been called upon
- lqulIate It's taxable indebtedness with the city
officials. more or less misunderstanding and some
confusion may follow. Under he Old town gov
crument no rebate for prompt payment was al
lowed bat as this Is provided for now the heavy
taxpayers Will doubtless be hand promptly on
December l. when T. Ross Appleton. the city tax
collector viii be ready 10 receive them in the Mu-
nlclpa Binding Numerous applications for tax
bills have been received. in order TO relieve the
minis Of the anxious to the amount they will be
called upon to pay this year
\ new cottage IA being erected az Eighty -nfth-st
ana Twentg-frst-ave by O u. Way for his daugh-
ter. Mrs John j. Barring The cost OF the building
viii be about $500
John J. McKane's peculiar hnancerng Will most
likely result in onerous taxes. Gravesend ana
South Bensonhurst citizens discussing the prob
able outcome OF the examination Of the books o'
the imprisoned ex-chief The bonded Indebtedness
OF the old town Is estimated 10 be In the neighbor-
hood O, a million and a quarter OF dollars. How
much o. this enormous indebt edness Is Illegal no
one can tell al present. but It seems a payday VIII
come somo day. and then the property-o"ners
will have 10 assume the burden and taxes will go
skyward.
Petitions are being signed calling on the Brook
ent cars which have outlved their usefulness and
are "disasreeable 10 all passengers and dangerous
To weak and delicate persons" owing 10 their
violent ioting and oscillation. The first petition OF
this character TO be placed In the hands OF pres,-
dent Lewis bore the signatures or Charles NJ
Smith. Thomas \. Ritson George H. Lippatt pr
oe'1ker + T2per I II D9nshug F + K t t,p
the conclusion OF this matter the railroad com
pany will be overwhelmed with peuuohs anu III,
dividual requests FOR relief. which the road should
meet promptly and I'm the proper sprit T., ,,rs ,u,as
\ pleasant euchre party was given Hy Mrs s, Niles
H. Mcnamara at her home In Eshty-hfth-st,
Wednesday afternoon. Among chose Present were
Mrs Burkhari and her daughters. Mrs {. VI.
smith. Mrs James p Farrell OF Fort Hamilton
Nfter A vars respite from the fright attending
he visits Of burglar BeHsonhurst is again aroused
by r the pasng p, tny MonGay night Th
place is occupied by lhe owner as summer nome.
when the robbery occurred NJ crw was found
TO the thieves and Consequently no arrests fol
lowed The kmpton burglary has caused much . nn-
moving in'o the city FOR the winter have resolved
Dnring the hast year OF the reign OF McKane the
citizens Of south Bensonhurst while II was in his
% schonbousr in rwenty.fifthDave near BENSON
ave James McKane. the boss's brother. had the
Edns T@r' sc The prop INTERESTED were
satisfied that the same work could have been done
.or 5000. However that may be. the school IL not
unishrd VI and the children compelled to go
70 the Bath Beach school The Board Of Education
Of
.rty bui as vet nothing has been done 10 put the
structure in condition 'oT use 49,
sine the abandonment OF the trancn y. the Brook
i'sir,iJ'fy OF having a library OF some kinI has
hNsm rrrrivng the attention Of the women who
~.,r. ts chief patrons and benehciarles. meeting
Vii II. called to consider the establishing OF free
circulating library. to BE- he'd on Monday.
Tny"n'ber ii al 5 D. m ir the chapel Of the Dutch
Hrforu,.,i Church IN Van Pelt Manor. The follow
inc women have issued the call Mrs. Archibald
Veunr Mira Jer- Lott Mrs r. L. Opper Mrs. u.
-, Van Prlt Mrs. .. h. NauS. Miss *. Cowen-
b,ven Miss Anna Van pri and Mrs. K. H. Sher
,v.od wno are acting as temporary committee.
4 larga and interested attendance r. expected.
suurryjsor Furgueson the chief and boss OF the
Democratic political ringsters in the old town or
New-I' rcht for the last twelve years. Is 10 be
i.Ily Investigated. and his accounts examined
m THURSDAY Controller torwin requested w A.
brown OF the Board ~ Audit. to procure all OF
Ifurg,iesons books and papers. The law does not
nrovide FOR the fling OF such documents with any
rr,uutx officer. AMI the boss has kept everything
"a himself all access 10 them being per
amntorIly denied heretofore: consequently. the peo-
,i. never knew for 4 certainty Just how their
nnances were managed or what had become OF the
,nTds Grave charges have beer made against
tho Supervisor. and In several instances efforts
,cere made to have him indicted for official mis-
conduct but without avail. one reason why
many votes In the district were cas-; for Merton
AZ the recent election was that were he elected the
opportunity of having Furgueson brought 10 the
bar of Justice by the appointment OF special dis.
trict attorney and the consequent notification OF
The R!dgway influence. would be secured