New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
YONKERS.
RAILROAD AND POSTAL IMPROVEMENTS
SECURED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE.

A CONTEST IN WHICH THE VCToRs DINE ON
TURKEY AT ONE SIDE OF THE TABLE AND
THE vANoI1sHED REvEL IN BREAD
AND WATER on TIE OTHER
At the annual meeting of the Yonkers Board OF
Trade this week President Z. Il. Martin submitted
his report He says in part: ''ln March, 1895. our
Committee on Transportation introduced bill into
the Legislature for the operation OF through trains
from Yonkers TO Rector-st. over the New-fork ana
Putnam and Manhattan railways 1t passed the
House and the Senate Committee, but failed in the
Timer House owing 10 the lateness OF the session.
The same bill has again been sent to Albany In
April your committee had the $40 a. m train on
the Putnam Railroad restored. In June the Board
secured the city improved postal facilities by
the addition of a mail at 10 p m on week Gays
and sos p. m. Sundays. and during the same
month the Board offered It's services TO the City
Attorney TO obtain the money bequeathed by the
late Samuel ]. Tilden for public library In this
city. In September the Board favored a system
OF parks for the city. and at nearly every meet
ing since the Board has urged upon the Mayor and
Aldermen the great necessity Of securing them
1t is with pleasure that We notice that at least
one breathing spot near the heart OF the CITY, on
IT'S highest ground has been secured In oc'o-
Der a committee waited on H. Walter WEBB, third
ytce-pres!dent OF the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad. and urged that new passenger
station be erected at the foot OF Mainst also re-
Questing better sanitary arrangements In re-
sponse 10 this visit the sanitary improvements
were at once commenced and are now nearly COM
pleted and OF the three stations TO be built
on this end OF the road In the near future Yonkers
was promised full consideration. Beside these re-
suits, the Board has secured an earlier delivery Oh
mail and better railroad service in Park-aVe; IL mas
a committee gathering Information as TO the coec-
ton and disposal OF garbage in other cities and has
requested the proper authorities TO create super
vision OF the milk supply.
The annual report OF the Warburton Avenue Bap-
tist Church made public on Thursday ana con-
ta!ns much interesting information The church
now has membership Of 3d. Of whom 50 are non
residents The average attendance at communion
has been l67 The report OF the Sunday schools
under its charge and societies connected with the
church shows that much work has been done in
the last year. DR.. Miriam b. Kennedy is doing
sfGIa sGsah T0"N = The s Young Peoples Association has
12 members and is carving on DEVOTIONAL pastoral
Daughters number g and the WISHING Commi,ee ale
novel contest for members Of the Young so Mens
emmssse Teexs ase and waiter Blackburn chairman ne
nss MemeersnP IN PPeSTutns II was agreed that the side
securing the larger number OF memISeis mSi Simmer
s JsnIafSS Ser eeponens should s opposite side
OF the table TO meal Of bread ana wafer
8 sac % Irvine had sssScssd him Van William Asn
Harris, ,m P0Ces CessaSls 5Snn 81 Ksaney rea
erick Bartlett Charles conck Albert GreeHhafIn
Wheaton William ard Frank b. HeHeS; and RAT M
Ilackbu Louis Archer. George Scno0ro iter,
fsee cobt James M9sher A. d. Smith; rtSnr miam p
Balisrd. W s. Hoy, RCGerck Ross. Edward Loreh% M;
and H. +. Myers The dinner VIII De gwen o'
the Ladies Auxiliary IN the near future oo
The FIRST Of The monthly dances Of the new year op
at the Park Hill Country Club was enJoseu opn U.s
Tuesday evening Nearly hundred guests were were
from New-York. The hostesses for tne eVeirhe rh
were Mrs. F. b. Chedsey and Miss CSsasey lan hne
terms. On Tuesday evening next play VIII be
given AT the clubhouse under the direction OF Jonh
Avery a member Of the Entertainment committee
and an amateur actor OF considerable merit
The Yonkers Lawn Tennis Club has rendered tne
use OF its hall Tuesday evening. February H.
70 the Yonkers Society for the Prevention OF CRU
city to Children when Mrs Katherine Anderson
will give an illustrated talk on spain
The wedding OF Miss S. Nellie Rothng, daughter
~ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rothing TO Edward Burns
viii take place on Wednesday evening next at the
none OF the brides parents at No. 200 Elm-st.
The Young Womens Christian Assoc.a ton mas
made arrangements to have Miss sara l.. Carson
conduct a series OF evangelical meetings. beginning
next Sunday in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church in North Broadway
At special meeting OF the Yonkers Clerical As,
ISOLATION on Wednesday resolutions were adopted