New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

THEIR POWER-CONGRESSMAN FAIR
cunD.s VIEWS on THE SUBJECT.
The people of West Chester are asita;ed over the
onnosi,ion that has been made in Albany against
bill providing for the annexation of West chester 10
Network City The bill has been favoraDN re-
norted bv committees both in the Assembly ana III
the Senate and will shortly come before those oode9
for considerations Henry c. Henderson mas o'e"
10 Albany as the attorney of the West chester Town
Board and made every effort % XII" inc va"
whether he has succeeded in giving IT death dow
mr. not the people Of West Chester are anXlousy
waiting IN find out. With view of counteracuhs
the onrosition of the element represented ny WI.
Henderson, Congressman Ben L. fa"chl'u %
the XVIth District. and the Rev Dr Nlehueh'"' VI
West hester went to Albany also, as the represent"
tves Of the citizens. and urged the passage OF 'he
,m The contest has narrowed down 10 struggle
between the better element in West Chester ana 'le
democratic ring which has been in iu4I coh'''l J"
this place many years. and by working III HdI"'"E
with Tammany Hall has managed 10 Keep N'i"
grin on public Offices. The passage OF the Dill mean"
death 10 the ring. because. the situation no" H.
,raromauv Hall is able to send almost any huihoet
of lis day laborers 10 work on the park ahdS '"eN
nv the CITY in Westminster County, VINO secure ''o
rirht 10 vote, and in this way Keep the coh''0' VI
fic.s N the hands of the ring. How nicely 'h'S
e worked out was shown in Vot" taken TWO E'"''
ago when the people were to decide Whe'".t "
10. ,bev were in favor Of annexation TO NeW-Ao'N
The total vote east was about l.1" ana "'t ii''7
won bv a majority Of two votes. rs '"e t'''t.'
machinery WAS entirely in the hardS Oh ,''c ''7'
oo,lo of West Chester have reason TO believe u'''
Tho vote was in favor of annexation Du' 'I'' ~
- .,,,r,o3 ont Westchester County h'S VN-
,,ol its.lf in favor of having the town %. "t9'
Chester annexed to NeW-NOrK, anu 30 nov"
c,,v officials in New-Nock. II l. 'o'H''M''
loved that if a fair vote could De "'' ''' P'0
40 ~ West Chester would show themselves u 10
fa1- of
c.. from, The ai.leXation are the ring o'HV'''H
I'D tho Morris Park racetrdck men, anu
,iocaot of the stand taken 10y 'heSt o''O'''
N,r henderson. whom they sent 10 <NIo''iS , ~
,b. nm as the Town Board attorney - Mn.
-. Of This racetrack. and OF the electro nS"'
"',0-" b,cb has a nice contract 10 supply "tS'
C"'p"r' and all country roads leading TO II win
electric lights ~ .. bis office No
CONGRESSMAN Fairchild was seen AT HE
- proadvav. Yesterday afternoon ana sAn' III.
.erho condition. OF West Chester ana su''o"'i-''7
...,o,,erts has been eXasperatng OWING 10 Inv i'.
o,,rex This section of Westchester COUNTY "
-. Wi, CITY which was the original pan. "i'"'
,eos have been sustained in consequence
~ not advanced as it should leople nav ,
so.t,e9 here as they would have dohe Il my -,
whether or not they were eohs 10 o' '- o,,r rs,l
,,a ci,v limits. 1t IS all well enough ior our IVA"
Wy non 70 saw 10 home-seekers Why TINS sec'ion
'1 con he annexed but they are coniron'eu W."
tho obstinate fact that it is not IN 'iS O-'' x,
,1 all efforts in the last ten years % e'i'O -,
,,, have been thwar:ed by the Demo'I"'' '''9
- = IN control Men looking for homes HedI
>,, vort nc a rule have definite OBJECT III ~
,rg their vote in the city or keeping II ou' 'i Wv
c,,,. en- when they come 10 the heiSno''"
West Chester they are perpleXed Win 'i' 49,
stnat,on They are beyond the city hnhI'S a.
~. nv, they don't know how long 1t VIII pe oe,'''
,bis seo,ion will be annexed, SO that ld'"e 80
,,,a any uncertainty in the matter they pu! Ho"'
elsewhere The result has been that real eS,"'9
all lines of business have been Kept odoH'
within few miles they have adVancel ntinmance Of
. system of boss tyranny that Is hcsides
which has made itself felt IN oI,g P~lham The
lower part OF Pelham or the Polt 90 iai C,Y and
as tina viii be used as park 1t has been i,e
policy Of Tammany Hall, workns i np 1 70 keep
with Democratic rings in outying t, ~ LAND As
a large gang of laborers on TINS pom. VI .% Town
the land is owned by rIiect taxes from IT, yet
,beee Iaborers on moro than one ocTSS.En "nrp
Wants to raise $4,000 for public Improvements IL
must first get the consent OF these IaporoaSS ~
any rrime is committed in the section %here 'nfy
live FUN expense or 1iilr MAS com
mited here, but the expense or Dri1s fa t n
.Irnlv on the taxpavers OF Pelham, the matter was
NOT propcrly attended to. These CooHlItrS Hare
reSular settlements and Of course have their bar
oerns Drunken hrawls are frequent and crime IS
rife but the Pelham authorities are disposed 10
get little or no revenue from this land; me result
l. that all the rough characters IN the i'Ishboi-
hood fock TO this section and have formed Il most
dangerous community r, c,. IT,,
Take it from another point Of view: G'iy Island
great from this shame iul state OF
ansirs The people living here have only one means
of reaching the city and that is by long wooden
bridge This structure is old and am tod mat
notice has been posted advising truckmen That the
bridge is not safe The authorities OF NestcheSter
County have been requested to repair the DildSee
hut their answer is. You are soon TO be annexed
10 Ncw-York. so why should We be called upon to
pay for these repairs? And TINS mas been me tx TX,
ctse for the last decade. Now that We have bill
a
,Ge same ring is working night ana day To defeat
H. II is easy 20 understand why they are opposed
10 n Their OccupatiOn would be gone II the bill is
pa esed and that is just what they are lighting for
II is a strange condition when New-York city owns
land all around West Chester, while West Chester
itself is distinct town II virtually IS town with
an independent government situated Wlthln city,