New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
~ THE NORTHERN WARDS.
TAXPAYERS OBJECT TO SECTIONS OF
THE GREATER NEW-YORK CHARTER.
EXPRESS SERVICE on TIE ELEVATED RoAD-TfiE
MOTT HAVEN CANAL.

EXPRESS SERVICE on TIE ELEVATED RoAD-THE
MOTT HAVEN CANAL
That bugbear OF the residents OF the North Side.
the Mott Haven Canal will probably soon be a
thing of the past The people, backed by the Board
OF Trade and other property-owners associations.
have been fighting to have the old canal abohsheo
for a long time and it now begins to look as If their
efforts have not been in vain. On Friday next
there will be a hearing before Mayor Strong on
Commissioner fTaTens resolution 10 open street
alongside the canal The object OF this resolution
s said TO be the improvement OF that section or the
city. which has developed slowly because OF the
presence OF the odorlferous canal II seems also
that resolution open the street must be passed
before the work of filling in the canal can be actu-
ally commenced For this reason. II for nothing
else the people Of the North Side are heartily In
favor OF the resolution
Another thing which greatly interests the North
Side peop, is the Greater New-York charter The
majority Of them appear 10 be opposed 10 several
clauses in the charter which has already been
drafted which affect their part OF the city. The
opposition has been sodihed. and last week 1t re-
suited IN letter being sent TO George NJ. Pinney,
jr.. secretary of the Greater NewYork Commits
son in which the draft Of the charter Is protested
on the following grounds-namely, the extension OF
tho fire limits to the city line and the abol.shment
OF the Department for Street Improvements OF the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards. The letter
goes to say:
This district comprises 2ssl7 acres. more than
two-thirds OF the OF the city and county Of
New-York. with population of 10000. and growing
rapidly II Is different from any other Of TIE proposed
b1rOughs # Is destined to be The home 0f ndmer.
people account OF its natural advantages, and
It is in the midst Of development that Will quickly
boItuldt" the district In judgment or the or
ganizdtons named the fire limit and the regula tons
governing tho Building Department should be on
the basis recommended by the General Committee
Revision OF the Building Laws. and as indorsed
by William j. Fryer. secretary or SAID committee
AS 70 the Department of Street improvements
recommend It's continuance in Its present shape.
the commissioner TO be elected by the people, and
the b" applied TO all IN" boroughs. This
| system has been tried for nearly six years 10 the
general satisfaction OF not only the citizens but oil
4 the authorities well Having established the
usefulness and advantages OF this system OF local
| grant request for continuance OF the same
| under the charter Of the Greater New-York We
! append hereto a fun report OF the Department OF
street improvements since its establishment by the
Legislature in 1890. and make 1t part OF our petl
! tiOn.
! 'rh. protes. is signed by j. A. Gouden president
Of the Taxpayers Alliance: James l.. Wells, presi-
dent OF the North Side Board OF Trade, and mem
! b.rs Of the Citizens Committee. The Taxpayers
4 Alliance will also hold a meeting tonight. when the
charter will come up for more discussion as VII
several other subjects OF great importance 10 the
North side including proposed legisla tion.
! The Manhattan Elevated Railroad company mas
made more important concessions 10 the demands
OF its North Side patrons. and the through tram
service between fremont and the city Hall will be
! made express from Onc-hundred-and thirty-third
ST to Foriy-second St. stopping only at One-hun
dred-and-sixth-st and Fifty-ninth-st. The sched
! ME time will be forty-seNen minutes. This vii
take effect In about week.