New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-20
TUSCARORAS BROKE Up THE MEETING.

v1IIIsMsBRIDGE CITIZENS DID NOT FORM
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT
Three tall policemen and pale-faced young man
stood in the doorway of the Royal Arcanum Han
last night in Williamsbridge, and In front OF them.
filling the sidewalk TO the very curb, were iot OF
mighty angry citizens Of the Tammany order Oh
merit mixed in with lot Of other possible citizens
from the fair land of Poland and again some more
from the south of Italy. When The Tribune re-
porter reached the scene all were trying 10 ta'h al
once except the policemen who looked grim ana
dangerous The young man proved to be w. f.
Day and ne was have been the chairman o. a
meeting 10 be he'd the purpose Of organizing an
association for the advancement Of property inter-
ests in the village. He told the waiting throng on
the sidewalk that the committee had changed It's
mind and that there would be meeting, and the
crowd "sassed' him back in four languages and a
number Of dialects, not familiar even TO the news
paper man. 1t became known that committee
had issued invitations 200 leading citizens Of the
town to talk matters over. intending to do this in
a discreet manner. as not 10 disturb the serenity
OF the questionable element
But the "ruscaroras' of Williamsbridge WHY,
and they improved the invitation of the COM
Ioittee by issuing printed notice inviting the tax
payers generally to be present, They there
with their friends ready to pack the session. and
Mr.. Day ready to wash his hands OF the whole
matter One OF the members looked at him patron
izingy. and remarked that after ne had lived in
NilnanSDruSe TOT century OF so ne WOuId discover
that no meeting could be held there with people
without politics becoming mixed up In It. Finding
they could not break into the Arcanum Hall the
crowd wildly after T.. }. Kidder to the hook and
ladder house in White .Plains-aye.. and there held
an od-me Tammany session. which nearly ended
in riot. Thomas J. Mulligan had told them 10
stick 10 their affairs and their fires. or words TO
that effect and Chairman Dulaney had enforced the
same sentiment. when Mr.. Kidder broke in with
resolution denouncing the present plan for sewer
system and demanding Of the city Of New-York
that IL build the sewers on the metropolitan plan
Then the storm began.
Somehow or other William H. Heating had Sc
cured a front William is the red rag TO the
bulr' In Williamsbridge Tammany circles. and when
he started speak TO the resolution Dulaney called
him to order But the doughty Heating had his fol-
lowers In fact. ne had succeeded IN doing Tor the
Tammanytes what they had thought OF doing for
The other side. He succeeded. however. before he
was choked OFF in telling Mulsan that ne was
afraid OF political effect whereup0n MulngAn SHOOK
his fist at him from the stage while the crowd
yelled fair play for their cha npion and Insisted
that he be heard. In the midst OF the confusion
Dulaney put the motion the adoption OF kidders
resolution and declared II carried In the midst OF
hurricane OF negatives II will be brought TO the
city and presented to Commissioner Hanen as the
expression OF Wiamsbrdge. Since annexation VIII
iamsbrdge has paid over 10 the city OF New ork
$4,000. with which her sewer system was to be
completed. The plan has Received the sanction OF
expert engineers and the State Board Of Health