New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
WHITE PLAINS.
FRANCHISES GRANTED FOR TROLLEY
ROAD EXTENSIONS.

L COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM oUTLiNEp-NoTEs
FROM wEsTCHEsTER's COUNTY SEAT.
The closing meeting OF the Board OF Trustees TOT
1895 was held last evening. and with ihe mee'"s
terminated the work of the Board It's critics "aNs %
seen nothing good in the Boards management oU'
those who championed its cause REFER 10 me lac
that the village tax rate mas nioPPe" on.
$s 02 on $500 Of assessment in 1873 10 ~ u III ''
while In 1896 the rate gone down TO N9'' iru''
the assessabie property In the village mas oee"
raised 100000 but the annual appropriations nave
been decreased from xl.oco in 1875 TO N'"" IN l~f
and $4,000 In 1895.
A franchise was granted to the Port chester ny
Harrison and White Plains Electric haN'o"u I'm
pany last evening by the Board 10 construct anu
operate a trolley line on Westches;er-ave rom me
village line TO Broadway By the terms Q. '"e
franchise the company must accept '"e .', ,,
imposed in ten dsys and complete tne Toa" ~ 'N'
J next A deposit Of 5000 is required as an evi-
dence of good faith. To insure hve-cent rare 10
all parts OF the village transfers are to be
from the New York E.ms:ord and W mite H'a''S
Railroad without additional charge Inc p'oIo'c'' >
Of the road contemplate connection WIZ" INV
.Euckleberry Road" which VIII be eN'enueu 10
Larchrnont Mamaroneck Rye Neck Rye ana ro:'
Chester
The trustees also received an application from the
Union Electric Railway Company. which desires
10 extend its line up the W Nhite flalhs NVau i'o'"
Mount Vernon through Tuckahoe ana Scafscaie' 10
Plains.
New-York Post Road 10 LeHington-av2.. and thence
N Ra,lroad-ave Appl:cati)ns for an eX-erson over
,hsse streets within the village limits has also been
made by the New~Sork Elnsfo-d and White Plains
rompany and the Board WI meet on January to
consider the application
White Plains Council. No AS. Catholic Benevoient
Legion at its last regular meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. James j. Shaw; vice
president Patrick Holden: secretary. Thomas }.
Gleason: collector. John J. Ha.ey: treasurer, John
A. DAILY; orator, Eugene lialpin: chancellor. Will
lam H. Campbell: marshal }. L. Wha!on; guard,
trustees. John r. Sweeney. John W. Sullivan and
Charles s Bacie delegate to the State Convention,
James j. Shaw; alternate, John ]. Haley.
The truant law has been IN operation mere since
August last with good success; super:ntendeni
Stewart, OF the White Plains High School, and
Truant OFFICER Shay both report a larger attendance
than ever at se pnS sc SSnoG SXersse sna M
stitutions
Eugene Halpn. Charles, ?. Pau;ding George
Sutton, Alfred Hustled and other members oi the
White Plains Gun Club propose to nay have weehiy
10 Greenburg. On Christmas Day The members OF
Pauldins TS aS and THOMPSON exciting IN the order
named
The Christian Endeavor societies Of westchester
County will meet at Tarrytown on January 2
The Christmas festivities held in the various
churches tnis year We're well attended A. 81;
at a:so 6. and 10 a. m At the latter services
excellent musical programme was given In the the
heid on the preceding sunday. the choir eng com
posed Of Miss L. Valley. Miss Frost, William X.
Green. DR.. Austin sniffen and L. r Hanes In
Grace Episcopal Church an excellent programme
was given on Christmas morning at 1919 o'c,ock
Professor A. G.. Nuttng. of DanDury Conn, has
organized dancing class, with headquarters in
ST. Johns Hall
At socable held at the home of Mrs. George
Flower. In Hiside-ave., on Monday evening last,
Miss Leila McIntyre. Of Detroit. Mich, sang ana
Mss Ada Reeves of Orawanpum-st.. delivered a
number of appropriate recitations with good eff
feet The proceeds of the sociable was forwarded
40 the Gospel Mission
Monmouth G. Hart who died recently, made the
following bequests his relatives: TO Elias Frank
Hart. John j. Hart and Lizzie Gibson. Sl.$o0 each;
10 his niece. Jennie T. Horton, $3.50 and TO his
nephew Cornelius J. Horton. $3.50
George Carpenter, Frank Briggs Daniel Archer
and James Young, local horsemen, who take a pride
in a brush road arranging to have a
series of the Westchester County Fair
grounds.
Principal F. W. Brown. Of the White Plains High
School is arranging for lecture course TO be given
1hs winter in the school assembly rooms.
The winners Of the bowling tournament at Beck
crs James Sullivan. ". +. Ketcham, A. II.
Reeves F. Lamb and W. Sullivan. sullivan
made the best individual and captured three
medals. His highest number OF spares was ~.
highest score lss. and highest average 1903.