New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS
NOTES OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LIVING
BEYOND THE HARLEM

COMMISSIONER HAFFEN's ESTIMATE FOR THE
YEAR-THE THIRD AvENUE RAILROAD COM
PANY TO BUILD A TROLLEY EXTENSION.
Commissioner iaffen estimates will require
expenditure of ss55.Gio conduct the Department.
of Street Improvements of the Twenty-third and
Twenty fourth wards in 1885,. This Is $4,000
than the Department estimate for 1896. Thc amount
| appropriated by the Board of Estimate FOR lssS
s435.i7O. but at that time the Department did not
have such a large territory to take CT. The
| amount which Commissioner Haffen asks for is not
considered large a amount OF necessary
work has been planned out for the year Com
missioner Haffcn has this say about his estimate:
I'm the maintenance department there is an in
crease of about $4,000 This estimate provides for
amount necessary to keep in proper and safe
condition for travel POS miles of unpaved streets and
miles OF macadamized streets about loo miles OF
the unpaved streets and % miles OF the macadam-
lied streets being In the new territory.
The State Railroad Commissioners having on
Wednesday granted permission to the Third Avenue
Railroad Company to the overhs ad trolley sys-
tenn on its Kngsbridge extension. the company will
begin work its power house once. The
tension will be gin at One hundred and xty second.
St. connecting with the present cable road and will
follow the Kingshridse Road to Spuyten Duyvil
Creek and New-York and Putnam roads. When the
bridge Spuyten Duyvil Creek has been built
the road will he extended to the city limits. Another
company Is building trolley line from the north
side OF the creek to Yonkers
Permission has been given 10 the Third Avenue
Railroad Company to operate its line for len years
only. At the end of that time the Railroad Com.
missioners will reconsider the subject. and will
either extend annul the rights and privileges OF
the company In connection with the new lire. Pres
ident Elias of the Third Avenue Railroad said on
Friday that all the property-owners along the line OF
the proposed extension were now IN favor cf IT, and
that there was no opposition there had been Ii
| a afsk-
crosstown line. He also said that work on the new
road would be begun as soon as the Board OF Public
Works grants permit.
The opposition to the abolishment OF the Depart.
| ment OF Street improvements Of the Twenty-t'ird
and Twenty fourth wards. proposed in the
charter of the Greater New-York is apparently
growing stronger every day on the North Side.
petition is being circulated which has already
received many signatures and which will be pre-
senled 10 the Greater Ncw-iork Commission. ask.
G ha the ,h be continued In the & ps
ject adopted by the Twenty-third Ward Properly
Complaints still continue to pour in against ths
Mott Haven Canal nuisance and the od9rs which
. been much malaria in the neighborhood o; itS
banks. and public meeting viii probably be called
cias It is proposed to invoke the aid Of the Board
tied I'll fsa'n by nunetion u res'fanns him from Building
On.- -hundred- ty.eighth.st solid over The
de above ths, SI thoroushfare and make nece:
| sary TO nil in that portion of the canal.
The North Side Republican Club held the largest
| and most enthusiastic mass-meeting of the cam.
paign at Urbach's Hall. One-hundred and seven.
ieth;st and sy Thisrd.avs;y on THURSDAY night Jams1
Trade, presided and among the speakers were I'd.
! Abe Gruber. Alderman r. r. Randall. Assembly.
| man W W. Niles and others.
The North Side American Club whose clubhouse
IL at One-hundred- and yninth-st. and Robbins
| ave- has e'octed officers for the year william
| F. Miller president William Mcintyre. vcepresi.
dent: William Fritz, ritz secretary; NJ Messmen. treas.
| The police station which II being erectse
at One ehundred- a nd I hrty -eghth-et. and Alex
| occupancy about November !. The new station b
bcing. built by William H. Payne, and II will y
| leased for a long term of years TO the city.
The Mnneford Whs,elmen; one eth O. the thriytn9
| its clubhouse at No. $40 Third-ave The club he's
recently elected a number OF new members. ana