New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-10
YONKERS.
PETTY THIEVERY A SOURCE OF MUCH
ANNOYANCE.
INTENSIVE, pIpELAyING PLANS OF THE wATEl
BOARD-NOTES AND COMMENTS ON
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The people OF Yonkers we'll as the Police De-
rartment. have been very much annoyed curing
this week by series of small burslaries which
have taken place in the early morning hours. so
Ear the thieves have been able 10 completely cover
I'D their tracks and still at large but captain
Mangin is working hard, and hopes soon 10 capture
Tho whole gang From the manner OF working the
poce are satisfied all the thefts have been CON-
rnitted by young lads for, In nearly every IN
stance only articles of little value have been
taken. and the premises have been entered IN
bung,lng manner.
The Water Commissioners making prepare
,,ors >or ,oyinp considerable pipe this month The
yor will he done under the supervision OF Superin
tendent Lockwood and the Committee on Pipes ana
Machinery II Is intended to lay mains IN fark
ave. from Lakc-ave TO Shonnard race I'D val
xntlnes Lane from Hawthorne-ave 10 south Broad
way: In Jcffe rson-st., from Highland-ave 10 Luo-
,ow-st and IN Webster-ave.. from Prescott-st TO
7g;Ilam-st The west compartment OF the new
storage reservoir in Palmer-ave y no" ~, nrassx
Spyain reservoir. The Compartment holds about
thirty million gallons ,,,..oAo..or
Henry s. sproul, president o OF sde meeting Of
the association Friday evening mex, a, 'v Will BE-
Court in MsnDT H tSe Saons
al Louisville next month. and FOR the '"oo'
Of the association. , .y.o,,,o
Posi- No Co. va give s, dinner IN fq hopa as' Of s y
sT, JON Before comrade Shots became de-
he closed r Kfshn q Pos
consecutive terms as commander vi in The state
an honor Of which, few comma invitations have
can boast About seventy,nve. Arm~ men about
been sent out 10 prominent Grand Arm. "''" ""'
the State. , ,or,. q
The Pasade Boa, club exEe Sae e STATES sts
10 be rowed on the Harlem River IT has 5 5pno OF
sh entered which has been dGn took @f it, last spin
late under Trainer lftzpatricknc ,ah, and a number
Of ,mernbeys ~ the club boarded MT "a" 49, we
over the course The men,, men are rruminon clifford
Bucknam Henry Archibald. FREDERICK t HIeW
Clifford slade. Foster Shade stroke anu "e''e
Stegma7. coxswain X,.a, C,vil Ser
Secretary les OF the f onKerS unrd from Wash
vice Commission. has receiveu ,ssed the Civil Ser
ington that the following men pass, ,he Workers
vice examination held recently d q, o for car
n.s y, Fer Slef James Frazier John W. AZ
buckle Alfred Chadburn. Archer Wciuo"'
Scott and James T.. Rowan. . ,assed
In looking over the Excise ls~ W., wi counsel for
the last Legislature 1aptSs provision stating
thar the sssrv ~ Commissioners in citiss u noe
over twenty-five thousand popu,a,,,,on n The Yon-
s. less s han $50 yr cav SEQ year, VIII ake
steps 10 have he Common Council hS me 800 =" &C.
a. the legal rate He Will also ern' nav
cure !or the Commissioners the' "" 'a,ara,ions
for fts Annual ca nihske which will tdKe paaet or
ten days " ~
at the meeting OF John c. Shots ." Frs, Lieu.
tensr,% Veterans. on Tnufsa naassaned and Joseph
aaharews was elected 70 nj the GYaniry uniform
sa3pted the regular United states irnsSt Els is
sEs,raoseoo committee Of which Ike arrangements for
"s"mlng the ramp. -, .he sew
The Fire Commissioners and officers Oh Wv