New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LIVING
BEYOND THE HARLEM.
NORTH sIDERs AT MAYOR sTRoNG's HEARINGS
NEW BUILDINGS PLANNED-A CIVIL COURT
ROOM NEEDED BEYOND THE SRoNX

NEW BUILDINGS PLANNED--A CIVIL COURT
ROOM NEEDED BEYOND THE monk
SOCIAL NOTES.
Residents of the northern wards have been
prominent in several hearings before Mayor Strong
recently Representatives of the Taxpayers Al
lance and the North Side Board Of Trade were
present at some Of the hearings The bill for the
formation OF Poe Park was approved by the Mayor
with the hearty assent of all OF the Nortn size
representatives. 1t would be better In some ways
~ the Poe cottage could remain In Its present stua-
ton but it's removal to adjacent pot better
situated for public park VIII not greatly detract
from the historical interest of the building sew
era; OF bills approved by the Mayor aut"o'i~e
the expenditure of money for the CONSTRUCTION vi
bridges viaducts and other public works lhese
bills are required to enable the city authorities 10
properly compete large schemes OF public improve
ment which were adopted IN part several years ago.
MANY new buildings have been planned Tor con-
struction this summer new police station VIII
be necessary on the North side. ana house 1T
One-hundred and thirty elghth-st ana AleAanuer
ave has been offered The building Will ne recoh-
structed and then rented to the city rams nave
been made for a new theatre at One-hundred-ahd-
fortvsecond-st and Alexander-ave. 1t is said that
tho theatre will cost $4,000. and Will contain
large auditorium. So expensive puiinihe as 'nh'
suggested would he unusual In section vi tue '''
which a few years was regarded rs ou'''ue u
the settled part OF New YORK a ne" ou'''.e -
be butt by St Johns German Lutheran Church
The present church building, at One hundred-ahu
slxtv-nnth-st and Third-ave.. Is too small LOT inc
congregation A plot OF ground has been purchaseu
In Fulton-ave. between One-huhoreu-a"''~'
ninth and northumberland seventeen s's'' anu
work may be begun The Twenty-thru Naiu
Bank will erect a building to cost $4,000 at Ih'rd-
ave and One-hundred- and thirty-sxth-st Inc erec
ton OF such n building would tend to improve that
mart Of ThIrd-ave and when the new Harlem
Bridge is completed there Will be rapid increase !"
the value of property just across the Hariem
River.
Tn. Taxnayers' Alliance held a meeting on Tues
day evening to receive reports from committees
which had In charge various projects OF pup'c III"
movement Professor Dundon. who Is AT the heau
of the special committee on the Bo'ah'ca' anu
Geological Gardens said that PROFESSOR bri''o"' Vi
Columbia College who has been active III se."'.'s
the botanical. gardens for Bronx PARK wou'u ae
liver an illustrated lecture on the subject al 'ae
Fordham Club On May %. Delegates from the foru-
ham and Belmont Taxpayers associations and
from the North fremont Property Assoca-
ton were received The partial report maze iast
week by James A. Blanchard. John C. DE La
Vergne and John y. Knoeppel. the commissioners
for opening the grand boulevard ana cohcouiSe
was OF interest TO many propery-owners.
The lack OF courtroom for the Owl Disti'''
Court in the annexed territory beyond the bronx
River has been OF great inconvenience 10 IN ~ q
district courts The justice and other oinclais ar
ready to business but there seems 10 pe
place in which the court can be held thSusn ,e
Town Hall at Westchester was designated ny .s,e
Board OF Aldermen That building Is already occu-
pied for police nd other pubic uses. -, -
An entertain ment and reception was heiu Oh
Tuesday evening at the home OF MT ana Mts
Welsz No COS East Onc-hundred- and-forty-iou
st Members OF the a. VI. Palmer Dramatic society
we're among those who took part In the entertain
ment 49,, -. -,... La, ,yoek
was that OF Frank Sommer and Miss Sophie Pre-
renzer at the Church OF the Immaculate conception
on Tuesday double wedding was ma, INA, 9a m' 70
X atie Hanncman 10 Adolph LEM and MISS barpaIa
Zimmerman to William Godschmid The orldns s,, are
sisters Othmar Huber and Miss Josephine rouIlh
were married at St. Josephs Church ny father
Iamel a, , ~. -r-th,,.
Fresh-Air Fund has been arranged by several
Young women OF Kingsbridge. II viii take place
his week in Parsons Hall The Misses NJ l..
Eppenetter c. A. Young and J; A Eppeneter are
In charge OF the afYar. They have prepared what
rromses 10 be an enjoyable entertainment. ana
hone TO secure a considerable sum of money Tor the
charity. -- t...-1.,.s o.,
the Widening OF One-hundred and fort 7 -ninth--t
was held on Monday evening In Lociiers Han, one
H. Boyer, A. G. Hottenroth and Charles a. baxter
xer. among the members OF the committee VINO
made a report the proposed Improvement