New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LIVING
ABOVE THE HARLEM.
MORE POLICE PROTECTION NEEDED-THE UNION
RAILWAY COMPANY'S FRANCHISE


SOCIAL NOTES.
Residents Of the outlying parts or the twenty
third and Twenty fourth wards continued last
week the agitation in favor Of better police pro-
lection. Merchants especially made complaints
and householders declared that their homes were
insufilciently protected by the police. Several
small burglaries were reported and two or three
cases of highway robbery occurred on lonely
reads OF the northern district. Petitions have
been prepared asking for large increase In the
forces Of the patrolmen The mounted police
cannot keep as close watch as footmen might or
stores and dwellings, and the wish was expressed
that number OF ordinary policemen who can
try the doors and keep close watch over build
ngs at night be sent into the parts of the north
ern wards where crime has been most frequent
The fremont Club has been reorganlzed. III
was formerly Democratic club, and rival or
the Suburban Republican Club. The members
purpose changing its policy and making 1t en-
t!rely Independent of politics, and an influential
factor in the Improvement OF fremont Inc
name may be changed to the fremont Mercantile
Club Poems have been engaged at one-huh-
acknowledgements and Washington
ave. in the centre Of the business district OF ire
mont Committees will probably be formed to
means OF communication with other parts OF the
c,tv The Fordham Club has heretofore included
I'm its membership many fremont residents. ana
Il has worked for improvement OF both sections
of the city. The fremont Club will form sepa-
rate organization working for the same END.
An entertainment and reception Will be held
at the Fordham Club, Morris-ave. ana High
Bridge Road, on Wednesday evening. COM
mittee OF ladies' will assist the Entertainment
Committee Of the club in preparing the pro-
gramme. Dancing will take place at the close OF
the entertainment.
The hearing before the Railroad committee Oh
the Board of Aldermen next Friday after
noon in reference to revoking the franchise OF
the Union Railway Company Will undoubtedly
be attended by many uptown residents Many
property-owners on the avenues along which the
trolley-cars run have complained Of the manner
IN which the roadbeds are kept in repair The
nresent charter Of the company is unusually lib
eral and the company Is free from many OF the
burdens which railway companies usually bear
II the franchise is revoked. a new one would be
granted only on condition that the company
keen in repalr the streets through which II passes
for several feet on each side or It's tracks The
Union Company has failed so entirely 10 meet
the expectations Of property-owners that the up
town citizens are almost uhahiihous III oPposiuoh
to the corporation
Balls. receptions and entertainments were held
BY many OF the uptown social organizations last
week The Rosedae Dramatic Club presented on
Monday evening military play. entitled The
Midnight Charge" j. j. Whitman. Jr.. the pres-
dent and manager of the Rosedales. was active
I'm arranging the entertainment and took part In
the performance Henry NJ. Pick, Hugh 5, Gam
bel. John Elterlch. IT.. Misses Fannie and Carrie
Sitting Miss Carrie Sommers and Miss Alice
Baxter were among those who had parts In the