New-York tribune., 1896-12-13

some legislation in the coming session az Albany
which will further binder the closing permanent!
OF the canal II is by no means the iirst time 'i"'
such a scheme has been contemplated. some 'ihe
ago there was a scheme to dredge and bulKhead
the canal at public expense. and for the CITY 10
purchase all the land between the west bank ana
the railroad from One-hundred- and thrty-eishth-
TO One-hundred- -and-forty fourth St. ana bulid II
public market on II. il is said that thls s'he"e
may be revived. The majority Of the people oil
the North Side are however. opposed to TINS piah'
August Belmont owns 80 lots short distance
from the canal and his attorney. Charles stewart
DAWSON recently said: 1T seems to he difficult 10
suppose that any further injunction VIII be lSSueu
by any court restraining the Board from actlhs'
but should such be granted ! think 1t would De
dissolved upon a hearing. and that IL VIII Ne
come all the more apparent to tho Board that such
ottempts are being made TO delay for private ad-
vantage public necessity As | estimate II. the
material Of the entire triangle lying sou'h
OF One-hundred- -sxteth-st.. west OF the Mott
Haven Canal and east OF the Harlem River nave
been held back by the existence OF two artihcial
barriers on the east-one tho railroad. and tho
other the canal. At great expense 10 bofh city
and corporation the first OF them is being done
away with The other impediment TO the free cir
culation Of the Inhabitants backward and forward
the canal-must necessarily be removed. shouiu
assume that no other consideration than the public
necessity would influence any member OF the
Board or OF the Board OF Health IN the action
which might be taken by either OF those two
bodies Nevertheless II is equally true that unless
they are warned by the public interest being taken
In the subject the public good Is involved IN
the question they might not regard IT OF as much
Importance as 1t really is.
William Gill who ran for the Assembly In the
XXXVth Assembly District. was thought by his
friends to have resigned his place as foreman In
the Department Of Street Improvements. but IL
seems that he did not, and after election sent In
lis bill for services usual. although his name
| was not on the payroll The Controller has de-
cided that he had a leave OF absence from the
Commissioner and that he is entitled to his pay.
Mr.. Gill will resume MS duties.
| The Board of Education has accepted the rooms
| OF the fremont Presbyterian Church. and the
| church's architect. J. j. Nreeand. is now at WORK
| preparing plans for the alterations required by the
| Board Tie plans will be submitted TO the Board
for its approval and If approved the schoolrooms
will be put IN order for occupancy the first OF
| the year.
An entertainment Beauty and the Beast" will
attract visitors the fremont Presbyterian Church
next Thursday night. Elaborate preparations have
been made to insure the success Of the production
under the supervision Of Mrs. i. l.. Woof Miss
! Marion Connor and Mrs. J. =. Garniss assisted
by the members of the Ladies' Aid Society
On Thursday night next the Ladies Auxiliary OF
| the Young Mems Christian Union Of North New
! York will celebrate It's fifth anniversary In the
| Union rooms, at WeSfcnestcr ana bergen dNes
| The Twenty-third Ward Property Owners AS
! sociation celebrated its tenth anniversary on Fri
| day night at Pohlmann's Hall. One hundred-and-
| ffty-second-st. and Courtlandt ave.
| The North Side Board of Trade and the other
| North Side business mems associations are strong
ly opposed to the present plans FOR the new Third
| ave. bridge across the Harlem River. and the
! grounds which their opposition IL based are
| largely summed up in the following words by
| William r. Beal OF the Board Of Trade: I'VE
| North Siders have great interest In the bridge
We dependent on proper facilities fol-
| getting to and from Manhattan Island than any
otherss The present plan is inadequate. the bridge
would be inconvenient out OF keeping with the
| needs and with that part Of the bridge already
| built. We want direct approach to Third-ave
We also need Southern Boulevard approach &c
| reach the great eastern section OF the North Side
or all the travel over the bridge from the Norti
Side by actual count. 80 per cent goes down Third
| ave, 4 per cent west and per cent east. This
shows. briefly and convincingly why there should
| be direct approach.
1t is expected that the police station at One
hundred and thirty y-eghth-st. and Alexander ave
! will be opened some time this week. The new pre-
cinct is to be the Thirty-seventh, and Acting Cap
| tain Dennis Brennan will have charge OF 1t. n,
will have In his command force of four sergcants
| four roundsmen, two doormen and 1O2 patromen.