New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
YONKERS.

At the special meeting of the Board Of Water
Commissioners held Monday night, at the
Office in Manor Hall. letter was read from
Mackenzie Schef the president Of the Metropolitan
Building Company. stating that 1t was the inten-
ton of the company to lay sidewalks. and to curb
and gutter the south side of Lake-ave.. and also
to make the improvements in Waring Place
and Morningside-ave The last-named street
ends in front of the Lake-ave. reservoir. A re-
quest was made that the Board make the same
improvement in front of the reservoir. A further
request was made that the water mains be ex-
tended In Morningside-ave., from Lake-ave to
Glenwood-ave and also in Warng Place, In which
a sewer has been completed recently. The grading
of these streets Is now in progress. and as soon
as that is finished 1t is intended to lay a Teford
macadam in them The matter of laying side
walks ETC., was referred to the Committee on
Dams and Reservoirs. and that OF laying mains
to the Committee on Pipes and Machinery Al
the last meeting Of the Board. petition was read
from the Board of Fire Commissioners Tor per-
mission to place a frebell tower and bell on the
grounds of the Fort Field reservoir. This bell is
Intended TO be used in alarming the fremen who
protect the suburbs. The matter was placed IN
the care OF the Committee on Dams ana heSer-
Mayor Peene has called special meeting of the
on a number Of matters. Among those which viii
be brought up Is the matter OF the continuation
the Council Mayor Peenc sent In the name OF
Ethebert Embrce for appointment s 10 me Hnrv Enrv
r. Hicks whose term has expired hderman m tcEs hey
ives, objected to the matter being considered ha
night, and 1t was laid over under rule Aho'nen 1s
competitive Examination held recently, the designs
Of Edwin Forsyth for ws police Da s5@5Sn sqS
aves. were accepted. At this meeting it is Sd ex
pected that Mr. Forsyth win submit the he deacd
will advertise for bids. The new building VIII
cost n is a3oat tSst Of the public % park special meeting
was necessary as the regular meeuns aors hot ho
sires 10 have those matters acted upon before
George w. Dewitt. who was arrested about ten
days ago by Policeman John Healy on the charge
pany % ssealn and another from William shriye, ar
ragned yesterday morning before Justice heloSs
0T Years w6en arresed but he looks older justice
kellogg talked kindly to the boy, and gave him 10
understand that the sentence he was about to i'm
pose upon him was intended 10 reform and not not
drag him down. He then sentenced him to SIX
The Joint Committee from Clan McGregor and the
Robert Burns Club to arrange for bs5 Of
meeting on Monday evening at the place ol pus,- ef
sd ,ba Of s o the @ should %
Rev. Alexander Alison The remander oI ,nS tne
fSe' by members and friends Of both organizations.
Ths Friday rsiGGshQ5f Hieht Of Hii: this week =.
The appointed 6y the Boara Gf
for appropriate exercises at the LAYING OF the cor
of the nsW banF mee hs sS%h sTenne at hS
once of William +. Cochran. The committee is
Composed of Charles f. Gorton chairman; George
b. Wray Charles S Diehl. Samuel L. Cooper.
Samuel r Hubbard and Leslie Sutherland.
The Bicycle Club of the Yonkers Athletic Asso-
citation has planned TO have run m ade on erday 30 gbonf
o'clock and there will be three tandems IN the
John Mulgan. the supreme dictator or the
knights of Honor. returned yesterday afternoon
from the western part of the state. where ne mas
been visiting lodges Of the order in an Official
capacity. ,,, -. -, ., o,.o,,o,
OF Yonkers last night and the machine FAC,
ton led by Senator ]. Irving Burns. captured
tventy-fye out of the thrty-two delegates TO the
Assembly district convention. which was the bone
NJ contention The fight one of the hottest tnat
Eas ever been in the city for years. and a large
vote was poed Although feeling ran high the
primaries were orderly