New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
IN THE NORTHERN WARDS.
AFFAIRS OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE LlV-
mo BEYOND THE HARLEM.
1,Nr-srAI, ACTIVITY IN THE BUILDING Or ioAii-'
PREDICTED FOR THE APPRoAChiN" ''''''
srAsoN-EFrECT OF THE REPORT THAT
MORE PERMITS FOR BUILDING HAVE
p,,r,x GRANTED FOR THE NORTH
ERN WARDS THAN FOX
MANHATTAN ISLAND.

MANHATTAN lSLAND.
~orth eide property-owners and builders pieu,oI
for the approaching spring season Unusual ~
T., hn,Ia,ng The prospect that the Building De
IA .N',, oil, have a branch in the district beyond
tho Harlem River is encouragement 70 800
,, hores. huilders The records show that NV
permlts have been granted in the last s-N -.
for building in the wards north OF inc 49,,
River than for Manhattan Island Inc t
,,on OF this fact has Itself been an incentive -
- oc,,,,i;v Several large plots OF grou'iu "'
recently been purchased for the Duiu'"s VI ,..o
ho,s.s and land Improvement ASSOCIATIONS nav
hoor act,ve IN open,ng new settlements aiohs '"e
lines of the trolley roads The real estate
fers already made have been Important "'
large sales are approaching completion.
The appearance Of many delegates from 'po"
societies at Albany urging the passage OF the Nv.
49,, So hin was an indication OF a strong pun
10 rcel,ng on the subject. The railway coip'i''.'
which had representatives present TO oppose '"1
hill can meet the demand only by An entlre chais7
I'm their systems OF traffic. l. Is reporter '
Harlem road may use lighter cars AMI engines ai'ei
tho new four-track drawbridge Is opened ana carry
on a suburban traffic system at nuch i'"'
Of fare than that which is now charged - .'e
Harlem road and the New-Eochele branch Oh INC
vev-uavcn road were conducted as rap.d transit
routes at low fare the building UP or the i"e"'s
third and Twenty-fourth wards would qu'0NS ~
accomplished. o,,.
no North Side delegates mace tdiii''t o''~
i've addresses before the Assembly committee II.
f,vor of the bill for lower fares, and several Oh
tho uptown taxpayers associations adopted reso''
,ions ON the subject. The Unonport Associa'4oi
has made arrangements for meeting 20 DC ne'r ~
marrow evening at Avenue and Tenth-st Union
mort Tax Commissioner Wells, Park COMMISSIONS
Mcmillan T. A. Goulden and Alderman Randall are
among those who will probably be present 10 "N' ~
cate the passage of the five-cent rare bii anu 'e
measures OF special interest to North Side cit"ehs
The action by the Police Commissioners Tor
closer inspection OF police work In the northern
wards has encouraged property-o"ners 10 nope ~
better protection OF their homes in the iutu'e' Il
a nth Inspector keeps close waicn Of up'o" p0''''
officials some of the causes OF the present COM
n,.,,,s ynl d.sanpear The formation Of n new
precinct from a part OF the present Morr!saha Us
trlct will also be a great advantage n repress'"s
m. number OF highway robberes and ourS. ares
which have caused much annoyance am 1899
dvrllrrs IN the upper wards .t..to.
Ths annual meeting OF the Taxpayers Association
on Wednesday evening showed a ui.,,c .n,,n IN
ment in favor OF constant agitation for up'o"n ~
provenents The officers II last year were
81. among them Colonel j. a, To1ire vice.
presidents: John De Hart recording s.cse 80
thur Bedell corresponding secretary ana Jon" ho'-
0 M-rose Council held It's annual recGDon 3s;
week at Eb:nss Sas IN, :o n Bali at the same
h,u Tho annual ball OF the Harmonic s.iEi
oi and Eye
tahleaus entitled "Loreey." Tho Pdrt.hS. lne
-Four Seasons" America" and Carnival "e'e
The Union Republican Club held rs second annui 4:
entertainment Tuesday evening al tnr -. ~
club house one-act comedy MY Unce5 WI
a farce "a Proposal Under DficuitieS, ana IN, m
sr,,,n~n;aI music entertained the guests Ihe tte-
cep;lou Committee rad rs members j. > VI IN,
son j. II Fox. william Brown. H. r. heh"oo'
and \. Hall - ,, -. -, t.
The Monarch Wheolmcn. OF Mcrrsanla, has on us
membership list the names Of many 81 ne me-
sxperi y cycle riders OF the northern WaFos ~
nrst Anniversary meeting was held on Iues iiy
evening al its wei-eduippci clubhouse. smoking
concert was the form. Of entertainments CHOSEN m
he members and their friends listened % an az
,r,c,fvc rrogramr.e The officers ~ IA" club are:
president: Samuel Lord. secretary; tA, rieS ray
ford treasurer; Frank Matthew. curator; y. H.
Alden. captain. -. ~.
r"c-ptlon was held on Moalay evening AZ Han
seln,inn's Hall hv the Ladies' Social club Of WHch
Miss u Harvey is president AMI Miss H. Noonan'
secretary. -, 49,
The next concert IN the series arranged by the
Young Mons Christian Union. OF Norm N"W-h 'r,S.
viii BE- held At the Bethany presbyter' IN Churc Il.
Observation-Disclosures eventh-st. near w lis
ave ON THURSDAY evening. \ special service Toy
Tho r-non vas held IN the OnH-hun tred-and forty
third Street COngrcg atonal church last sunday
Entertainments suitable 20 tho eve Of Washing
TONS Drt hday were held a, tho First Avenue Con
cregntioral Church and the fremont Presbyterian
The schnorer Club VIII hold n leap-year party
AT rs clubhouse on Saturday evening The enter
talnment Will include come mover features IL 'hc
plans OF The committee are carr.eI ou''