New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-14
WHITE PLAINS.
.,,,sr1r1,ED QUESTIONS RESPECTING VII
AGE IMPROVEMENTS.
,r,crEs IN THE WAY OF THE NEW TROLLEY
,Nr-ACrIvITY IN REAL ESTATE MATTERS

OBSTACLES IN THE WAY of liH NE" A"
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE MATTERS
NOTES oF INTEREST.
- ,o,nle at Nes;chester Countys seat. par
.,.,,o,lv that portion OF the town bordering on
rr,son Rye and Mamaroneck townships are
III interested just now in several matters oil
,,r,ance 20 them Jointly and which at present
go no satisfactory solution on account OF oo-
I.,o,s raised by their neighbors. Particularly
. his ;he case with regard TO the extension OF
.,osave eastward from Mamaroneck-ave TO
..Axav and Westchester-ave. and in the con-
,c,,,n OF the New-York. Elmsford and White
n..,ns Electric Railroad In the former case Mar
.,raave property-owners decided among them-
s,vss that rather than have ive-foot jos in the
.,o,osea extension al its entranc, into Mama'o-
racs.sye. they would raise $500 ana compensate
~.,.s Norton the owner Of the five feet in ques-
~ N- Horton decided to accept the oher' ou'
49, ssn has mol been forthcoming and now some
,,.r,ine-ave. property owners are camoThs lot
Commission which another faction says WI cost
ssver,l thousand dollars. Mr. Horton wants tne
SO zoe, r dispute, so to retain a hfty-foot io'
- Manaroneck-ave.
:, the electric railroad case another obstacle has
-, ,h~,U.n in the way OF the roads complexion
as time bv Charles r. MacLean. formerly one OF
~su-yorks Police Commissioners Mr.. MacLeah
marie l~,he widow Of the late Park commissioned
oure Of New-York. who owns ana occupies d
.. rrl On borders
=, ,be Tarrytown road. and she has enjoined the
.s,tric railroad people from further constructions
.rs the matter is now in the courts. MI Mac
Ian he.aue offended because the highway near
his pre~, is not being graded 10 MS hKihs' anu
ha discovered that the companys franchise gave
Z, PERMISSION 10 construct a trolley line on the
.rew' Tarrviown road, and not the 'farTytown
,osd" and an injunction followed The technicahty
will be brushed aside on September H on which
srsnine the trustees viii hear the application OF
,hA "a, broad people for a franchise TO run on the
new road which Is the same. In fact only lack
the in the name. Mrs. Philip Braenders lnJunc-
ESQ, granted by Judge Gaynor restraining the
c,npanv from entering on Broadway property De-
cause the consents of property-owners had not
baen obtained viii also be overcome. as the rail-
,css reople are confident that the residents VIII
grant permission
The trustees still continue 10 award contracts FOR
pubic improvements. This week contracts were
awarded George Coombs to excavate SIX lhches
Of the roadbed in portion OF Lexington ana
he milton ayes. Spring and Church SITS, prepare
iorv 10 removing the macadam from Kailroad-ave
Who have the contract to pave Railroad-ave, WIZ
h Isir 0eS'" "0'" "' '
f The sale Of the remaining unsold lots al White
plains Park on Saturday last was well PATRONAGE
~ sT ySere are half dozen cottages in
- erection in the park and the building Of an add
tional number is expected by the assessors. Real
So men generally are pleased with the outlook
a. village property. reduction in the annuaI
budget ana the increase in real property the As
sessnoent Roll Revision Committee say. VIII result
IN the tax rate dropping from s7 81 TO about SLED
This marked drop in the rate, Il Is thougnt, VIII
have nave benefcal effect in many ways: but more
particularly IN the building line and transfer Oh
property
The residents Of Prospect Hn have caught the
improvement fever They want IS s'T S. New SH
yors Post Road 4 majority of the property
owners have united in petition 10 the trustees ices
sreet developed. The lines OF the proposed street
through the Fogg property Wnicn was a id bur Su
into building lots some twenty-five years ago Ou'
has been dormant.
Wednesday next the children In 1 tne Me Ei
soH a fair for the benefit of the home on the
grounds Of the institution in North-st
Independent Engine ComRsn has asSsPrea Conn an
pany. Of to JOIN in irene a1d Lad
men's anniversary in that city
The Republicans In the eastern part Of the town
seaTsdaIe met at the Hillside House on Tuesday
evening and organized The Greenve HeRGGnTa
and considerable enthusiasm was manifested IN me
equalization TIE following. officers were e.eclen:
president II. See2y: treasurer, W. Ackernldmn
secretarv l. Heller Executive Committee, H. T.
Finley. 6 Wright. 5 NJ DeiereT ana an E Il S, 8
Blasieli and 9 f. Thompson. Regular meetings
Will be held the first and third Mondays OF every
The Board Of Education has fixed the rate of tut
ZION Tor out-of-town pupils desiring 10 attend '"e
high school al s. a month
A musical and tea the home OF Mrs Rchard
r Morrison in Chester-st., on Thursday AFTERNOON
In all OF the hospital fund. was well patronized
During the severe thunderstorm Of Thursday ar
ternoon Hobart Haviand, son Of supervisor HaV-
LAND. Of Harrison standing on the porch or ms
house Beside him was his dog Pluto FOR wHich ne
had refused While ne watching the storm
A stroke of lightning struck Mr. Havhand. killed his
dog AMI shattered the stoOp which he was stand
INK Young Haviland was knocked senseless II IS
sad that he vii recover
( The Republican County Committee met al tne
Orawaupum Hotel yesterday and hxed the GATE OF
Inc Republican County Convention for Tuesday
October : az II a m. at Lafayette Hall White
Plains.
The White Plains Hospital Association has con-
rracte1 for the purchase Of the old Dearn1an prop
'er,v a, Broa iway and Orchard-st. Tor &,5W