New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
DE LA vERGNE AND KNOEPPEL MAY BE
COMMISSIONERS.
THE coNcouRsE QUESTION ARoUsrNG MUCH IN
rEREsr-CoMPLAINTs ABOUT THE STREETS

THE CONCOCRSE QUESTION AhOooiN0 "ioNii A''
rEREsr-CoMpLAINTs ABOUT THE STREETS
personal NOTES.
The laying out OF the Boulevard or Concourse
above the Harlem River is so important matter
TO North Side property-owners that II Is not sur
nrising that delegations OF citizens should urge
unon the Supreme Court the appointment as COM
missioner OF assessment OF a representative resi-
dent Of the northern wards Some OF those who
anpearei before Judge O'Brien on Thursday were.
however rather abrupt and persistent In asking Tor
the selection OF those whom they favored. r. q.
On Val John H. Knoeppel and John {. De La
yerene whose appointment was asked Tor Dy many
petitioners are all well-known citizens. and there
was little opposition shown to any OF the names.
I,dee O3rien Il Is said on good authority. VIII
o,nont Messrs De La Vergne and knoeppel as
two Of the commissioners. The selection OF North
Side residents for all the places on the coinihs-
sion might lead to criticism. especially II any
Of them should own property near the hhe OF the
nronosed Ccncourse. The selection OF one resident
=, ~. Twentv-thrd Ward and one of the Twenty
fourth Ward would be regarded as a recognition
~ untown interest in the matter. The North SIDE
Board OF Trade and the Alliance OF taxpayers
.ssoc,a,,on are important bodies and their wishes
are entitled to much weight. me COMMISSIONERS
will have duties Of the utmost Importance TO per-
form The amount OF property taken LOT the Con-
course will be large and much OF 1t Is valuable.
The fixing OF the area OF assessment and the deter
mining of the amounts for which each properly
owner Is TO be assessed VIII not De easy "oiA'
and the selection of men who are ia'h"ar WIZ"
North Side property and at the same time are ihde-
pendent Of prejudice or favoritism ~ "e0e'o"i''
The concourse will be. when completed one OF the
most important public works In the city.
The residents Of fremont and Fordham stiii com
nla,n of the slowness with which the repairing OF
the streets Is carried Much OF the WORK no" III
progress should have been completed early III inc
suring 80 that the roads might have been IN good
condition through the summer months IL II now
apparent that some OF the needed work which had
been planned for the present summer must go over
IN next sprinR The partly macadamized roads
remain in such a condition that trahic from one
part OF the upper wards TO another is dimcuit.
There has been some attempt at exporting the
work since public criticism has been MADE OF the
inef!iciency OF the department workers deputy
Commissioner Seabold has been 80 closely engaged
in trying maintain his position as Tammany
Hall leader and many other members OF the
street Improve ment Department have been busy In
the Tammany primaries that little progress mas
been made.
The twentieth anniversary OF the conservation az
an abbo, OF the Right Rev. Alexius Edelbrook. OF
ST Ansen's Church was celebrated on THURSDAY.
dred-and-nfy tnrd-st. has become especially known
recently as the resting place OF several relies which
was celebrated by the abbot and reception was
nsa at Thch many gifts from %smo b s. OF Ala, ss
Society presented handsome dinner set Solemn
vesgsf .sns s % in the sysns parts of the
city, has been unusual lily lively this summer Inc
repairs OF fast SeSs and ohf The
fishing industry has been successful. and even the
n on s aSoa sr abe
10 tell graphic and convincing tales OF the placknsh
sharks which they captured. as we'll as OF the sea
The number OF summer sbsentees among North