New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
ABOVE THE HARLEM.
WORK ON BRIDGES CONNECTING ,r,-
CITY WITH THE NORTHERN WARNS
SCHOOL FACILITIES TO BE INcREAsEp-rur W.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING-orHEa
MATTERS OF INTEREST


MATTERS OF INTEREST
The building OF bridges and the construction =.
other public works on near the Harlem p,v..
has led to much interference with ordinary tran.
along that waterway When the improvement.
are completed the northern wards will be mor.
closely bound to the rest Of the city, but At n-.
ent residents of the upper district and busns..
men who occupy lands along the Harlem comnIa,,
OF delay aQd inconvenience. The channel Of ~.
river Is almost covered at times with logs .,a
floating pieces Of wood. The river bank on ~.
west side above Seventh-ave, Is dishgured \.
the work Of constructing the Harlem Rive,
Speedway. The temporary bridges which are IN
use while the large new bridges in course N
construction are unsightly and nconvenlently IA
Gated Another year two must elapse befo~
the north side residents find speedy acces,M
their homes over convenient and well-buik
bridges The new drawbridge built by the Nev.
York ard NewHaven Railroad Company alon,
the Bronx River has been completed and is saH
TO he the first four-track drawbridge OF the turn.
table style which has ever been built The bridss
over the Harlem River will be larger and mora
impressive in. appearance than the Bronx River
structure.
Another bridge across the Harlem River is nav
nrotected although 1t may not be built for many
years It is proposed by some Of the uptown en-.
edneers that a bridge be erected having its west.
ern terminus at the junction Of Dyckman-st and
the northern end OF the Harlem River speedway
This would connect with new avenue leading
straight to fremont, being practically continue.
ton OF Tremont-ave. Such an avenue would also
connect the speedway with the North Side Boule.
ward laid down the recently adopted official
map Of a part Of the upper wards Drivers Of
fine horses would. II these plans were carried out
be thus enabled TO make circuit on fine roads
from Seventh-ave. over the new Central bridge
and along the proposed boulevard thence west
BY the new avenue and bridge to the Speedway
and thence south along the Speedway and It's APP
proaches to Seventh-ave. and Central Park
Spectators. It is SAID have already taken ad-
vantage of the plans for the proposed boulevard
through the upper wards 70 raise the price Of
land near the line Of the avenue.
The Osceola Cub of the XXlXth Assembly
District held its outing on Monday. Several
hundred guests most Of them associated with
Tammany Hall, took the trip to ROTOR Point
The members OF Aurora Encampment and their
friends also held their excursion on Monday:
The new engine house IN course of erection By
the Fire Department in East One-hundred-and-
thirty will be one OF the nnest IN
the city Several destructive fires in that part
OF the city have made the department anxious to
complete the building soon as possible. Tbs
cost will be about $4,000. II has frontage Of
twenty-four feet and Is about eighty feet deep
and will probably be ready for use IN Two or
three months.
strongly recommend the purchase OF an addi-
tional plot of ground adjoining the fremont
Grammar School that the building may DO
extended The. present building Is an old one.
10 t,oc al . moods residents
fremont That suburb Is growing rapidly and Is
now so cheaply and readily accessible that II viii
undoubtedly develop rapidly within a few years.
The additional lot Of land Will give the fremont
school frontage on Crotona Park.
Another mass-meeting Of citizens OF the
Twenty third and Twentyfourth Wards is to ee
held at L0effler's Hall on Tuesday evening 10
make further efforts toward securing the abate'
ment of the unhealthy odors caused by the dump
ing Of garbage on Rikers Island. James l.
Wells ex-Judge Hall and their associates an
still earnest in the matter. and the course OF
the city authorities in neglecting 10 abate me
nuisance is strongly criticised by members
Tammany Hall well as by other citizens
The anniversary celebration OF the +. b. HIM
per Republican League will take place tomorrow
night at the club-rooms in Wis-ave. The ON.
GERS and committees Of the club have been az
work for everal weeks preparing FOR the meeting
The Union Republican Club OF the NAlNtn AS.
sembly District held informal entertainment
at the rooms Of the club. No. 3,34O Thrd-ave, on
Thursday evening.
The secret marriage OF beoree Shdlue, '"e SUI
Of a well-known resident OF Bedford Park caused
much comment among the friends Of the young
man when the fact became known last week.
II Is said that the family finally forgave the
young man for marrying without the knowi'
edge Of his father Miss Mary Niern. OF one
hundred "A nd forty inth-st. and Robolns-a'e-
was married on Monday to James Teering al 81
Mary's Church. IT. One-hundred -and-ffuetn-st.
Commissioner Haffen will open on Thursoay
bids for regulating and repaving with granite
blocks the carriageway Of Thrd-ave. between
One hundred -and-sixty -ninth-st. and the waro
line. and for regulating. grading and paving psrts
OF One-hundred "a nd thirty -hfth-st. and Boston,
ave. -
The summernight's festival Of the German.
American Turn Verein will be held on Mohoay
afternoon and evening &. Crbachs PARK
festival for the benefit of the fund OF the new
church Of our Lady of Mercy VIII De heIu ~
THURSDAY afternoon and evening at the home VI
Mrs Clinton. in T!ebout-ave.