New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-06
VESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINS.

The special committee the new county JAN
presented its report at the meeting OF the 'oau VI
Supervisors yesterday. The site selecteu Is Oh 'no
almshouse farm at East View. on the Tu'""
Railroad about miles east OF Tarryto"h' Po9
sessing abundance of stone for constr uctis ."o
iail and of an excellent quality for road-oniiulhs
material TO be broken by the prisoners Inc p''ii
for the iail selected by a majority OF tho cohi'teo
is four-story structure PIG feet long, oo leet "iue,
with an addition for a kitchen, and VIII nave s,eei
cells TO accommodate POS prisoners, ana Is pro'ueu
with a chapel. worlroom. offices ana dwei,ns
APARTMENTS for the superintendent. Another plan
favored by a minority Of the committee is s,rnca
ETe Pu and width .nf beng 196 feet and width of
each arbG IS s1 fS' o prisoners
specia7 featLre is what is deemed TO be superior
% S ns Of fS4 S1 tho issuing IF bonds
the bonds to be paid Off the rae 90 TO post
pone definite action upon the report OF the coiii''
tee until Friday of next week. ., lawn y, the
JHsSs d Pykahn held at Rse
the village election contest IN M lHe Bane the
Democratic candidate for trustee elected oy ono
The trustees have elected stephen ". smith
Commissioner of Highwayss; ,,,,ro and William
r. Greene have been elected trustees OF the rres-
Tee Sisters Of ST. Johns Academy announce
Nav festival to be held by the pupils OF me m
stitution on Tuesday evening, May 49, IN ST. 'onh
The trial of the Of Zimmerman against Inc the
Union Railway Company OF New-1 ork lily ~ tdo
supreme Court resulted in a verdict LOT tne 1e
fendant The plaintiff sued for s5oO damages LOT
tba death of his son. who was killed In coillsoh;;
"a &c olO annex Is 10 be added to the buildins Oh
the Knollwood Country Club, west OF inns vIllase
The annual dinner of the WestcheSiei I.li n.
soca ton will be held IN the Murray Hill lotei ''
Archbishop Corrigan has Just paid a VISIT OF IN
snection 10 the new chapel OF the Divine ConPssloi
in Broadway and expressed himself as wen pieiSIeu
with the building which will be dedicateo io'iN'i'
in the latter part OF this month e...o-,,,or.
AT its meeting Yesterday the Board of supervisors
authorized the Ivandale Cemetery, IN the town ",
Somers to acquire additional lands Tor ceIneteiS
purposes TO be exempt from taxation II aIso
granted a petition of a majority or the taApaSeLs
OF the village OF Pelham excluding certain teiii-
tory from the village boundaries. .,,. o..
The town of Harrison has been authorized 70
issue bond. TO the amount of 5000 for the purpose
OF Improving and macadamizing the highways OF
that town. 49,, c....-,.or,
A letter has been received by the supervisors
from the State Tax Commissioners complaining that
the Supervisors have been behind hand Tor seVera
wears In the matter of making certain returns 10
the Commission required by law. and Suggesting
that the Supervisors should attend strictly 10 the
work In a few weeks that is now spread out over
three or four months by short daily sessions ana
adjournmen:s from week to week.
meeting Of the assessors OF the several towns OF
this county has been called to be held In the super
visor's room in the Court House, on Thursday.
May 49, for the purpose of consulting ana exchang-
ing ideas to the manner In which they VIII
make assessments OF property In their respective
towns this year.
John BRIGHAM, of ew-Rochee. has been ap-
pointed Sealer Of Weights and Measures for west
chester County