New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20
IN THE NORTHERN AIDS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LIVING
BEYOND THE HARLEM.
PLANS OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAKE AND CANAL
CoMPANY-TIiE NORTH SIDE DE
PAHTMENT BUDGET.

pArTMENT BUDGET.
The plans Of tho corporation when VIII nc N'o"
ne the Consolidated Lake and Canal company "'
near 10 he we'll under way. and the business "'''.
Of the upper part OF the city are fnuch lh'''''
in the outcome Application has been hied WIN
the Dock Board for permission TO erect kra' w
vators at sherman Creek. A. Two-hundred-and-
sixtleth-st and the Harlem River. IL Is eNPc''.
that the Board will grant the desired Per"'', anu
# IS said that the elevators VIII he puH' WIN"
wear II IS also said that the elevators WI" w
tho largest in the country. The corporation also
proposes 10 build short railway line iron ,he
o,evotors "a Inwood thereby making connection
with the Central Railroad The elevator company
also proposes erect wharves ana gram elevators
at Norrisania near the tracks OF the New-h ork'
New-IIaven and Hartford Railroad. to supply gram
70 the Eastern market. The grain Will be brought
from the West In canal-boats run by steam OF
eoc,ric mower The boats will he built especially
for tho trade and will cost from $500 TO %5" each
and have a carrying capacity OF from "Vo I'D ."
tons each At Buffalo more elevators VIII pc
erected having a storage capacity OF l.V""" puS"-
cls Of grain and an clevating capacity OF '."'v"
bushels month.
Tn, consumers OF gas on the North Side are
nleased over the fact that the Northern Gas Light
Company has consented to reduce the price OF gas
I'm it's territory State Senator Charles L. ""y mas
received a letter from John : Rush. president OF
the company in which the latter says that on Janu-
| there Will be n discount mace Oh = w " ''''
feet Of gas as follows: Gas consumed under 10"
feet ~ cents over $50 feet q cents; over 80" feet"
20 cents: over 1900 feet A. cents, and over l''V'
feet. a. cents.
The North side taxpayers are deeply Interested
in the amount which the city i asked 10 gram III
the North Side Department budget Tor street I'M
provemcnts for the coming year. hearing WAS
hold IN the MAYORS Office on Thursday in relation
70 tho affain and a final hearing Will b" hcld on
Tuesday Among the many ciii@'nS prem, - w
hearing on Thursday wtr" I.r'S.d'nt ,,'ul'''" "a
IN. Taxpayers Alliance and James J. WelIs pfrsi-
dent OF the North Side BOARD or r1ue., hIp,,'
headed by Judge Slmms. wcr" also IN att.nntl''.
The amount granted TO the department IaSl s"a'
was sfg2 80 and the sum asked for for H' was f'H-
ca The Board OF Estimate In "A former hearing pro-
visionaiy allowed SCSr" IN ne mat'er ,. "i va,
aiiou,rd For openinr new streets the department
wanted ss 90 and $500 was allowed -
vii Is b dnSncd on the Norm SIDE in coming
year and the amount OF improscmcn1 IL wi, d.
Difficult. NJ times to max" certain improx' in'i' W.
fnct which caused the Mayor last week 10 return
without approval the resolution calihs ,"i u,.
lighting Of Siobhins-avc from Jenrdngs-s' 70 la-i
Ono-hmndred-and- lxty-ninih-st. on The ground Of
the report Of the Commissioning of Public Works
that this avenue l. not GRADED ana mas r no s'',-
luton to lieh, I~ongfcllow-st from iiomc to J'n-
nings 81. also returned Tor me same reason
The Taxpayers Alliance. which - compo.ed OF
twentysiX & meeting ' in
Protection Han. Cour'landi-ave. and hundred
md -S'cOnd-Si. to- morrow night A. tsil' -
tho last meeting before the Legislature meets In
Albany many important subjects rclaiiv" 10 the
North Side Will discussed. Various bills VIII D."
reported by the committees on Legislation. RAPID
Transit Taxes and Assessments. Parks and
Streets Botanic al and Geological River and Canal
and Light Water and Fire Protection. Among
those who will make addresses are Mr. ParsoLs.
Supcr.niend OF Parks; Tax Comm lssioner Wells.
Commissioner Haffen and Judges Hall. Langbcln
and Angel.
The fourth concert Of the Tremon. Choral Union
will be given on Tuesday evening. December ~.
In the fremont Methodist Episcopal Church. one
hundred nd seventy -egilth-st. and Washington
ave. The society will be assisted by Dr. carl T..
Duff basso Miss Dora Nacsca Becker. viOnisi.
and A. Y. Cornell. who Will direct the choral So
cety OF 100 voices.
The Glce Club Of Fordham College will give a
concert In the college theatre TNe.day evening.
assisted by the Banjo and Mandolin clubs and
college orchestra. In February the college boys
Will give their annual concert in Carnegie I.yccum.
The proceeds OF these concerts viii y" contributed
to help dcfray the expenses OF the colleges base
ball team next year