New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
MOUNT VERNON.
WORK OF PREPARING THE NEW oDA'0
LIBRARY BEING HURRIED.
THE RECOVERING OF THE VOLUMES HAS III"
EVER. DELAYED THE oPENlNd-"""0
r,cTrrRERs WANT TO BUILD IN
THE CITY ALDERMAN
WEISS THREATENED

THE CITY hbDhkM""
WEISS THREATENED.
RESIGNATION
rh. work NJ making tie Mount Nerho" o.S
Library ready for opening Is pe'hs pu' - tho
18th all the energy that the trustees So,
M''' " -, TO- assis,ant are able TO command pu'
'', 90 rond rs they had hoped to make IT, nv
q,n hooks transferred from the schooi HUI 49, ~
tho Roard of Education were IN such 0 J,h
20 mako 4 longer delay than was anticipated -,
hook has TO have the old paper cover -
nut on the outside, the book caro- anu Wv 80 ~.
ih, and The card pocket pasted on the ifSne % VI,
, - o,a ,ben zach book must be indeXed anu
.,oo,,od The members of the Westchester WON,
a.. ,,lrh At its meeting few days "so' VS.
tho library and its needs ana IL WIS Wv =, 81
s,gn volunteer solicitors to districts iaiu o"' "a ~
c,tv 70 secure subscriptions for me ocrio"''
n,.,s ,,oo library collection. This IS s'anu''u
p""' -, .oo ,olnr.s Of selected works of hction
.,r,. drama religion philosophy, science soc'-
,oa history works of reference. art ana ii'era-
ture biography and travel The aim Is 10 'hc'"'e
tho most famous books Of the STANDARD "u'"o' -
rather than complete editions OF their worhS' anu "
all the divisions TO retain the most repreSen'''"o
hooks Of each class, In order to preserve as r,, a.,
poon tiio tho Itch character and practical uthty %
preadjng The company will include in me sed te
Encyclopaedia Britannica. Anu WI" WIN the name
! oG0 cat logues. specially printed. WIN NV '
rules of the library exc 49,, -,
Tho BOARD OF Trade held specia! mee'lns Iew
odiS IN Inc civ and arrangements are practically
completed in some instances me ui 'nmri al
given next month promises TO DC eNC'P III
9raciive The annual meeting IS 10 be heid on ~
day evening next and the following y .ne md
ticket arranged by the Nominating C9inni,se, nv NV
- r,ilI nroh1bly be no opposition: President Ut
r Fletcher vce-presilents Herbert + Jennings:
Mavor Edison Lewis ex-Assemolymah JoMn pr,iS
md samuel Fiske: secretary. Edwin H. MaynaII'
trrasIrer, L. Eugene Field; librarian. Afred w
iiudson: directors Gouverneur Rogers. A. Noei
Ir,,"Lcman Joscph $ Wood, DR.. Simon l.. Close'
William Allen, James NJ. Anderson. FREDERICK .
Odell. 60.
rhe Mount Vernon Telephone and Messenger Com
pany held is annual setns on M9 TO k ana eh I'M
provements as would guarantee mode. servlc'' M
following Officers we're elected: Pres lent. J9hn
Rcrrv: vice-presiient. John Dawson irc1suisr r.
director. to Mi vacancy. Charles NJ Moseman'
An ode Folkes Concerto in which several 20. 81
t' Ten in the Cougregatlonal Church on the even
ings OF April 30 and May l. Tor the Do"e'' VI '"'
organ fund. .,.
George C. Cullingswor,h one OF The prom r,l.r
and WEALTHY men Of the city. who met an ae',irr,
on Of tho leXing9n.aV ave 20 hosn,,al Tor
,resimcnt returned 10 his home on T9csiay. ~, ~,
sgsialned e ,h 9ed 81 II IN Few weeks
DR. Weiss one OF the Democratic Aldermen ron
the Fourth Ward. on TIE esrninH % s ,ryes,l-
gallon Of rumors nsiigaiei boy Ms Dem2eranc co..
leagues that he thrcaieieI 20 Iir,sb f@st,-
f,,ng To the excellent afnln.sirail,n OF w, ~,
nuhiicans was received by a fANofhplr VOC 90 '",
Board he would resign ,Ir. "''S'' "'"'''' ~
not resigned up TO last night
The secretary Of the Postofice Civl service
read has announced that an eNamlnailon oi 'lhtl-
go Tor the grades Of clerk and carrier IN inc
SAL servico vii. IL held IN ihis city On June y.
Al applications must he fled on or before May -
Tbe nubpc school children Of Mount Vernon mum
b.ring nearly 900 are making ready 10 cr.'h,n'r
arbor Day which occurs on May :, win ihl',''''"'
exercises II IL hoped mat the pubic VIII lax d"
cnsion IN acpualut themselves Win IN" nature 'i
,h.re and other exercises which take place IN h'
schools -,
The Ney-York I'nversalst sunday school lis''-
me- v-ll ,e hold In the InlveTstist IhHfch or IN :
rf,v ~ which tho Rev T. l. Masf~k j. pastor. i'N'
month The Committee ~ Arrangements j. pre-
paring an unusually interesting programme"
4 u,riiton sale Of the estate - Daniel q. Hlck'y
for many ycars a member ~ Tho b.mocritc 7ia.
comr1ift.. Wa held on Tuesday Herbert J. jon
ming. one OF the lawyers prominently men il,frI
nomination as CITY Judge on The prmnciail. l.k''
ana i, large Irlpcrfy-1Hn"r IN vernon i'Ehl.
bolchi four Of ihe %. houses in south Ihr .tF,
Tor which he paid s3p.t"o and also ~. I south
r'urih-ave for So 20 Mrs. III key holgh; .n one
OF the houses IN Flfth-ave and her danEhic' bought
one in Th.:daye
Yesterday was the first day OF registration for
voters al the municipal election on May ~ TIE
REGISTRATION places VIII be- open again to-day