New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
AFFAIRS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE L1V-
ING BEYOND THE HARLEM.
THROUGH TRAINS OVER THE SUBURBAN hoAD

THROUGH TRAINS OVER THE SUBURBAN ROAD
ASKED FOR by UPTOWN RESIDENTS
The second annual dinner OF the North Side board
OF Trade will be held on Friday evening a'
Schnorer Hall, Third-ave. and One-huhureu-a''u-
sixty-third-st. The organization has hau pros
porous year and has been influential In causing the
adoption Of important public improvements ahec'-
ing the northern wards. President De La Nergne,
OF the Board Of Trade has been absent from 'ne
city but Will probably return to pres'oe' Mayor
Strong Tax Commissioner Wells. superintendent
Constable OF the Building Department, ana county
Clerk Purroy are among those who have agreed 10
respond to toasts.
The demolition OF the present One-hundred-ahu,
tw.nvnn,h-st station OF the elevated railroad and
the substitution OF a substantial and convenient
building are matters IN which North Side resiueh's
are greatly Interested. Several acc'oehts nave W
CURED recently boy crushed ana inJureu
last week and passengers constantly complain OF
d,scomf,r, and Of danger TO their limbs from the
crushing along the narrow stairways and on the
confined platform The elevated raiiroau ohcias' "
IL said refuse consider TOT the Pr'se"' a'''
change I'm the facilities for North Side frame one
objection made by the managers OF 'he roads ~
any change IL that there wou'd oe co"s'a'' s
Mt the Second-ave bridge II through trains were
rim The Second-ave bridge H. however so Tar
above tdewater that IT is only opened at inrreaueht
intervals for the passage of large steamers OF SAL
ing vessels The law requires the running OF
through trains
Commissioner Harsn. OF the uptown street de-
nartnen, has refused 10 take action toward ming
- th No,t Haven Canal although the Board or
Street Openings has laid out a street "he'e t"e
canal now is Instead OF carrying out me directions
81 the Board and complying with the desires ~
many residents OF Mott Haven. whose hea''' a'
comfort are seriously interfered Win by 'he eNS'
ence OF the waterway Commissioner Hanen no"
I-ly il
A considerable expense. He declares that one
hundr.d-and- thirty -eighth-st. which has been III
disgraceful condition for many years must De '''
rneliately improved. and that new pr'uee l.
sarv 10 carry out that Improvement MT. ia''
Owes &C b,s reason for not attempting 10 lay
stree, along the line OF the canai 'ha' any ~.
he would take would probably be interfere1 win ny
',,,,nc,,o,s from owners OF property along the
canal.
The part OF the large Appropriation 10 NC
by the Board OF Education which mas oeei as
signed TO the Twenty-third ana I"eh'y-'o"'''
Wards will provide for accommodation lot 'a
thousand children who now without schoo.
or u,ho are COMPELLED to remain in oyercro"ded
scho,lhouses In the Twenty-thlrd Ward the new
buildings proposed will be at One-hundred-ahd-iorV
nlnth-e, and Beach-ave.. Trinity-ave. and ohe-
hundred an J. thirty -ffh-st.. Brook-ave ana O"e
and fort -iirst-s and Aiexandef-aVe anu
Annexes VIII be built
fourth Ward a large school will be erected at one
seventy third-st and Fulon-ave, ana
others at Andrews and Burnside ayes. in Moeholu
Parkway a, CITY Island and at Mount Hope
Tho building Of the trolley line between Fordham
orl Bedford Park has already had good effect
ron real estate values in Bedford Park. All OF the
houses which be obtained at low rates are "
Is said already leased. and many other houses are
being built
The North SIDE Populis, Club has opened a free
reading room and library at Third-ave. and one
hundred Lectures and deSs'. IS
are held every week. and an attempt Is iIauo ~
interest work .ngmcn In social problems 49, 49,,
The choral society OF North Ne" oI * Hea
evening Instrumental and vocal music and ths
Of the OF ,Sy he until
70 o'clock when dancing eexan Among in s, ms,n
Louis Elsens;ein. Rober; Loewy William Dauo ana
Misses Estclla Lipman Matilde sigei and G. paun
Wednesday evening at Grammar School NO. o.
Eas; one hundred hfty -sevsnth-st near Cour,
lanl-aye. The drawings were the w3rk OF s,u.emSS
class In the evening school under the iiStruc-
4 contract has been given out FOR new station
OF the Harlem Railroad a. One-htndred- and-eisny.
along that part OF the line Is such that many
persons Will md the new station OF great COLI
The Morris whecmen. OF Morrisiana. an or
gau zation composed OF members OF the Norris
cub held It's first meeting OF 1896 on Friday even
INK At the Norris Clubhouse. The wheelmen.s
Glib was organized at the end OF ne last season
and has about thirty meinp.,s, ny ohasiss II
stonchr,lgc pr W X. Doty and George l. Law
rene. are among the members a.,
In. schnnrcr club held pyear party at its
! clubhouse One-hunlred and sixty third ST. anu
Lagl--aVc last evening
those whose birthday occurs on February :" lie
/ celebrated i by "A party last evening lie mas
oiehf wears OF. and the celebration was Intended
TO make UP In Intensity FOR the inircpuency OF us
/ occurrence. $3.50 ,.x - &,
A reception was held on Thursday evening al
tn. home OF Florence choate. NO osi East
d-thlrty- sixth-st. Mr.. and Mrs A u us
brow OF East nc-hundred and-iliticth-st; ceia-
braiei the tenth Anniversary 81 thelr W"Iuhs os
,,i,iny many OF their friends 70 u reception
4 concert was held Thursday evening under
the direction Of the Young Mems Chr,stlah mon
/ ~ Nnr,h N,w-York the bethany presbyterian
chapel hundred and thirty near near
Wii--ave There were vocal selections by MISS
SOL ana NJ Giles piano music by Miss Louise
Grou,cu and recitatiors by Professor Barbour