The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-31

The number Of cabin passengers who
arrived AT this port from Europe last
year was 90, OBJ, Of whom 1913 ar
rived by the CuHard Line, which made
a total Of u trips; 1850 on the Am
orlcan Line, with ~ trips and 12,l73
by the Hamburger mcrican Line, with
Il total of 100 trips The total arrivals
of steerage passengers were 252,3Jo.
of whom the North German Lloyd car
ried 3S,O3l or more than any of the
other lines The American Line landed
1880.
To Regulate Height of Buildings.
\ bin has been Introduced in the
Legislature 10 regulate the height of
buildings i'll this city. 1t is time
something was done III that direction,
or, if not Of limiting the height of
buildings, of providing that no more
than certain percentage Of the total
frontage of lot should be occupied
by n building. as has been suggested
lately by wcll.qualiticd engineer.
The Charitable Rich.
Miss Helen Gould represents one of
New York $ wealthlest families in the
charitable world. She has devoted her
life to the poor, and spends more than
half her income In caring for fricndless
and homeless children. Her pet charity
Is WOodyCrcst, the home which she
supports AT Tarrytown where she
cares for Il number of little ones who
would otherwise be without support
Her dinners to newsboys have become
famous, and she celebrated her sis
ter's marriage TO the Count Castclanc
by giving II royal feast 10 the inmHtes
of several newsboys homes of This
city. Mrs. George Gould is also in
terested in charity, her favorltc pro
ject being the kindergarten and Pot
ted Plant Association, now called the
Gould Kindergarten This society has
day nursery, where poor children are
cared for while their mothers are mt
work, and one of the prcttlest ideas
was the distribution of growing plants
among the tenement districts and the
hospitals. Mrs. Russell Sage Is one Of
the most charitable women IN New
York. She works very quietly and per-
s0nally investigates every call that is
made on her for help. Her husband is
Interested in her work ana contributes
literally to all Of her charitable
schemes. Mrs John Jacob Astor is Il
liberal contributor TO charity and has
endowed several Summer homes by the
seaside for sick children, where care
and medical attendance are given 10
little street waifs, besides n week or
more OF fresh air and of good food
Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Sloane. Mrs. Hooker
Hamersley Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes
and Mrs. NJ. W. Lanier are prominent
society women who are all deeply in
tcrcstcd In the various charities Of the
city.
Gossip About the Charter.
The Greater New York Commission,
in its draft of the new charter, has re
tanned the name New York TO desg-
nate the whole of the territory em-
braccd in the consolidated municipal
lily. One of the speakers ut public
hearing objected TO the term New York
rs the name for a city 300 years old
But the Commission is right in retain
ing the old appcllation, for IL would
take more than legislative enactment
To change name associated with the
history of over two centuries. But the
new city will be known MS Greater
New York. The term Greater" has
apparently come to stay. But while
holding on to New York, the name
given to the city after ii passed into
the possession of England, the new
charter Is careful to revive names that
are even older and better. In dividing
the big city into boroughs, the charter
assigns to all that territory ON Manhat-
tan Island the ancient Indian name of
Manhattan, and thus, for the first
time, this name is to be grated ON
Legislative enactment. The fine old
name of Brooklyn. from the Dutch
Brcuklandt (brokcn grounn is also
preserved, and thus the territory now
known as the city of Brooklyn win not
lose its distinct identity. brooklyn
people" will continue to he brooklyn
people. The new charter gives the IT.
dian name Bronx to that section of the
city now ill-described as the annexed
district" of the "North Side Bronx
Is the name of the most romantic of
little streams and Is an appropriate as
we'll ms picturesque designation for this
part of Greater New York. The pub
lie hearings on the Greater New York
charter have influenced the Commits
sion In making several changes in the
draft of the document. which, how
ever, in main part is likely to 20 to the
Legislature substantially ms il stands
now The chief changes made are In
relation To the powers of the Mayor
the size of the Common Council and
the Constitution of the Police Board.
If the four Police Commissioners. rep
resenting the two parties get in dead
lock, II Is now proposed that the Mayor
shall have the power to break il hy
voting on one side OF the other Two
Commissioners and the Mayor would
thus constitute n controlling majority.
1t Is proposed also to reduce the CITY
Council from &c members to IS. exclu.
sive of the President. and 10 reduce
the Board of Aldermen from 10l mem.
beers To 80 ard have them elected 10y
Assembly districts instead of groups.
CYRUs THoRr.