New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

large and important factory buildings. The last
important structure which Mr.. Whitney erected
in Long Island city wa. the Astoria Reformed
Church built few years
After his removal 10 Astoria Mr. Whitney took
an active interest in politics. and was a member
OF the Board % Education for eleven years. and
for seven years a member OF the Astoria Board
OF Village Trustees.
Fifty-.ight years ago. when Mr.. Whitney first
settled In Astoria. the total population OF al the
villages which are now included I'm Long Island
CRY was 10 New-York at that time ended at
about Twentieth-st.. and no railroads ran INTO H.
Mr. Whitney remembers the burning by the
people OF the old poor house In Ravens"ood. Inc
act was caused by the report that the health
officials Of New-York were going 20 land h0Aiload
Of smallpox patients. and place them In the poor
house about midnight After holding an indIsna-
lion meeting the villagers made descent on the
poor house. and. although The keeper t"i to de-
fend the property. IT was speedily set on nre ana
destroyed.
Mr. whitney. with II : Anable Albert Stearns
AMI Others vas among the hrsi 10 actively work
for the consolidation OF Hunters Point Astoria.
Rayenswooi and Dutch Kills into what T. now
Long Island CITY He obtained the passage OF IL
set Of resolutions by the Astoria Board Of Village
Trustees fayorlng the making Of city. ami a
BIN was introduced into the Legislature by Will
lam NJ Tweed II was passed by Tweed's niu-
ence. The latter owned property In Hunters Point
and was Interested In the subject.
MIR whitney married Miss Mary J. Ayrrs. OF
New-York In lSls They have had eleven children.
and have twenty one grandchillren and three
great-grandchildrcn. Only three Of their children
are now living. Tidy Halsey Whitney. Of
Long Island CITY Mrs Frank Il. Stevens. OF
Brooklyn. whose husband j. principal Of public
school 30 10 In East Nrw-Nork. and Mrs. AanSon
Palmer OF Brooklyn whose husband is vice-prin-
cpal OF the Flfth-st public school In New-fork.
f..l.F ,f.I fl.fF gplt on
wedding seven years ago.
Mir Whitney remembers when along the East
River front and Bowery Bay stood the homes %
wealthy men. including Robert Bonner the founder
man George VI and T. J. Woolsey. Robert How
land. Henry Barclay. T. y. Wolcoit Governor
Hiackwril- Whitternore. the soda-witrr man the
Br~b-- Gilbert HOPKINS and many Others.
PROTESTS AGAINST FILTHY STREETS
The taxpayers Of Long Island city are discussing
the alylsablly OF calling the attention Of the
Grand jury 10 the hthy condition " IN" streets AMI
the absence from the city of Street Cleaning COM
miss ouer John +. Clancy. Nearly 500 u month
has been appropriated for c,ranins the streets ~
the Fir-, ward alone The contract MAS given b.
the Sanford administration to Clancy, an eN-ie-
tertivr. VINO had no qualifications FOR the ONCE
other than th1-. ncallrcd during a short term on
the police force OF Kockaway Brach This with a
short experience a. county detective. was tne ony
memory Of the Oldest resident IN liunt"rs POINT.
When Sheriff James Norton am" mo ONCE ne re-
fused 10 respp9in' '1ncy M@yTr hn 6er,ne
n street Cleaning Commissioner shortly AFTER 'hr
np u, ON mke,ing irip IN Sew Mexico while
streets ~ the FIRST Ward II rocking mass OF
n!th. garbage ana sush Barrels Of refuse. some
o. ten weeks standing IN front Of The doors of
citizens aud around the street cornrS. sending fortn
nom the oily plate.us OF Newtown Creek Many
residents ~ the FIRST ward say they never saw
Clancy or his wagons In their ba~ick Mayor
sanford exhibits a. Iackadasical charithbrne's tow
arr the Commissioner. although his administrator
mas pcrsistrniy refused 10 pay christopher Arnold
the Gleason street Cleaning 'Ommi-sonrf a Dii-
of $50 because he was absent from MS posi- or
the streets.
clancy spent the greater part Of LAST sumner al
~ returned with fast hoTs" from the mountains
than he went on to Ne" Mevlc" where ms friends mus
he viii remain all winter. ne "la"s ms pa,
from The city every month. while jackson ana
arg look as IT. ,1.v wer. neyci cleaned Refuse
sihng In odor. repulsvr IN appearance ana mani
son.ave and in front Of The stoops easements aud
windows of Third. Fourth. fHth ana SlNtn STREE,
I White on Thursday rs that cant keep the
refuse In barrels The streets III our nrlshporim,o1Ha
ARE 20 badly lighted under The new electric llsht
system that thieves and small boys steal the bar
relS and carry away every portable article without
have never seen the Street Cleaning Commissioner
and would not know such a person was In eA,
thu city treasury with unerring regiiarity. New
York physician who p%ns Pr9pffy On
over the old toll gate near the Court House In
1 ,her homes without wadng xnee-Ieep in garbage
and green-coated pools At Hunter ana Harris a
AYES Is pool OF staenan, wa'er an" wouIh m
horse. and these are MOI ISOLATED c'scs, si,ner.
throughout the city the same condition Of affairs
prevail - III, ,oo a, IA, o,a.,s
County Court House on January % and 1t - ex-
peced tina. District Attorney Daniel Noble VIII rec
mediate investigation