New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-30
ENGLEWOOD.
THE EFFORT TO TRANSFORM THE COUNTRYWIDE
INTO A CITY-NEws ABOUT ANA
TEI-R ACTORS.

TIL X AOlOf'H
Tho hill which has passod both houses OF the Leg
isature to make lawful the Incorporation INTO cues
of towns the size Of Engcwood has caused not a
little talk here In the first place the topic OF in
coronation has received such thorough shaking
up all winter that it has not yet settled down mo
quescence. In the second pace the bill was dEai'eu
bv welI-known lawyers of Engewood DIVER b'dhe
smith l.. f. Curtis. Abram DE Konde and John H.
DUNLAP and was introduced into the Assembly oy
trrederick l. VOORHEES, the member from EnSewoon'
The matter was pushed through WIKI such energy
that many people have already taken IL d" 'o'e-
gone conclusion that Eng.ewood viii, IN the near
future become city. While many OF the to"h@
people accept this outlook with compiacehce anu
even with approval. the plan has no; met with eauai
favor on all sides. Some peope feei mat h''S'e-
wood is being hurried along into the ways OF c.F
far too rapidly, and that the boom which mas SEEM
ingy struck the town is not the best thing io' " Oh
the whole The talk now among business men WIN
have their interests centred about Engiewood ra'her
,han in the nearby metropolis, and VINO nave Deem
buvng property here as investment, is al OF he"
trolley line. electric lights, telephones IN every mouse
and all the other accessories that go to make ny "
modern city. And if these men go ancaH AT (mi
much longer. they Will actuamE tul" - ;,e iii
into a city. Now. with large nhnlDeI 81 Ky
zens here II is question whether city CNi,n' rt
is the highest goal that hngIe%oou wv Ia ms The
Their line Of reasoning Is sonnet IKE tN ,,,h,
site of Englewood 10 beautiiui one, 80 snd
II out years ago in order TO find country nome anu
ali the delights of purely country life near our bus
ness in the city. Ergo. want to keep t>ns.cWVot
a thorou-hgoing country place in the best sense OF
the word and DO not want II turn II mo Siy
with its Inevitable political rinSf IDEAS anu ot',cl
municipal evils We not opposed TO MY. 49,
mems: on the contrary have done everything
could to encourage and prGvde sucn hnr1nrh
hu we do not care ourselves INTO tiloTouSH
going city lust now, and we should IKE u Keep our
highways and bvways free for litte time 10 coie
from the Changing trolley. There really seems 10 ne
a good deal of sense in this line OF argument, anu
Inc people who pursue /; are not TO ne heIl u. ~
together to the scorn of their fellows more ease, In
CITY life in the country. There is mite pue9siu1i
however that the form of government FAY.iu ~, pe
changed in such d way 10 make IL more ehieO'N'
AMI more secure than ii is at EIeseL.. -. t,,,oo,
The beautiful little Academy Ineart o. hcl 'N
Hall Will be christened. to speak WIN an m -
tainment in Easty week. on IhuisdaH. Ap, -, ~
Scenes Illustrating the development of NE cram! ma
and the stage VIII be acted 10y the pupils OF me
American Academy Of Dramatic MIS- rs pr ~
dent Franklin II. Sargent, will briefly explain Ins
scenes between the acts. Only lD tlchetS' W WV
EXPENSES will be sold privately, -, -,
A dramatic entertainment 10 he GIN',l u. -
amateur talent, assisted by New 0rk d!iiht t
actors under the leadership Of EVert Jansen VII.
dell VIII take place in the Lyceum some time eariH
in April for the benefit OF the Peoples Palace. IL,
Jersey city The entertainment Is being iof"d'"ed
largely bv the efforts Of Mss Hard ,......
MANY EnglewOod people VIII attend we i'le -
tonal TEA 10 be given today by the memp,is 81
M Tatsv Fields Guild the home OF MI. Joii -
WcCulough No. IS Park-ave. N""-Nork. ms"
FieIGs Hospital and Home for Cripplei NHi.dirh III
M northern part OF this town hat mere WI M
Cicnh;edly be a large attend$nct at VI u q, -,
a,nerica France. Spain. Holland ireland ahI ~
rica will all be represented in a unique anu d'-'dN
tive way.