New-York tribune., 1897-07-02
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Recreation Pier at East Third-st.. which
had its formal dedication last Saturday. VIII De
finished and thrown open TO the public tomorrow
night at o'clock, and will then remain open day
and night with concerts by Joyce's Military Band
seven times week Frank p. Cassidy writes TO
The Tribune that the originator of the idea of
recreation piers was ex-Assemblyman William H.
Walker Of the old IXth District. Mr.. Walker, as
an Alderman, several :ines went TO Albany 10
urge the passage Of a bill authorizing the building
Of such piers. and finally. in 1922 az a member OF
Assembly, he secured its enactment.
Gardiner D. Matthews. Of the firm OF A. d.
Matthews e. Sons. sailed for Europe yesterday in
the Normann.a Of the Hamburg American Line
Josephine Everett Stone, Of No. 30 East Seventy
fourth-st., was yesterday appointed a school in
spector by Mayor Strong.
Commissioner Coils presented TO the Mayor yes
terday a sketch Of the public bath which Is
TO be erected in Rivngton-st on part of the prop
erty to be taken for small park. The building
will be three stories in height, with basement.
with steps leading 10 the first floor from the street
Max Blum. the aged hrebug who pleaded guilty
to arson in the third degree Monday last and
was sentenced TO year and half In Sing
Sing Prison. was taken TO the prison yesterday
morning by DeputySherf Kelly.
The p. J. Byrnes Republican Association OF the
XXVth Assembly District held its annual election
OF officers at the clubrooms. No 46l Fourth-ave..
on Monday night. J. j. Hughes was reelected
president
Gabriel /. Lowenthal was appointed city mar
shall for the Fourth District Judicial Court by
Mayor Strong yesterday lie recommended
by Julius Hamburger. Marshal Lowenthal takes
tho place OF Henry Loewy. formerly OF the John
j. O'Brien Association OF the With Assembly
District.
At the headquarters Of the Brotherhood Of Cloak
makers No 100 Rivington-st.. II Said yester
a
take place unless the demands for better wages
and conditions granted by the manufact-
urors The strike. II there is one. will probably
take place about July l5 as it Is then that the busy
season in the trade begins.
Frederick T. Slack. trainmaster on the Hudson
Division Of the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad has been receiving the congratua
tions OF his railroad brethren at being appointed
Grand Librarian by William A. Sutherland, Grand
Master Of Masons In the State OF New-York.
The Sheriff received an attachment yesterday
against the Hamilton n-K Kenwood cycle Company OF
Grand Rapids. Mich for 81 .s2, in Favor of Walter
r. Herrick 1t served a bicycle dealer In
this city.
The three-decker excursion barge Andrew H.
Church, carrying large excursion party which
had gone up the Hudson to Peekskill on Wednes-
day. when returning early yesterday morning in
tow Of the tug sammie ran afoul Of the steam
yacht Golden Rod anchored off One-hundred-and-
twenty-ifth-st. sanchion on the barge was
smashed but otherwise there damage.
One-day excursions made daily to West
Point Newburg and Poughkeepsie by the steam
ers New-York and Albany. OF the Albany Day
Line leaving Desbrosses-st Mt $40 a. m ard West
Twenty-second-st. at n. IN, returning 10 the
city at $50 p Concerts are given morning and
afternoon. Such trip offers a delightful way of
spending the Fourth Of July.
A resolution adopted a. the last meeting Of
the Regular Central republican Organization OF
the XXXIIId Assembly District denying recent
statement Of the Consolidated Republican Or
ganizatlon Of the same district, to the effect that
all disanecton had passed away. The central
ISOLATION insists that perfect harmony in the dis
trct is impossible long Frank Raymond
(who Is prominent in the Consolidated Club as
sumes 10 control the Republican Organization OF
the XXXIIId District"
Alfred Carr's steam yacht, the Llewellyn. while
coming down the Sound Wednesday evening
struck a rock near c. OD. Iselln's place at New
Rochelle and stove a hole in her port side. She
Fad TO be beached to prevent sinking ard was
yesterday towed TO the Erie Basin for repairs.
At the meeting OF the Dock Board yesterday
Commissioner Monks brought UP the two-year- old
resolution FOR eight hour day for employees OF
the Dock Department II was discussed at length
but nothing was done with H.