The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-06
New York Letter.

administration. Commissioner Hawkes..
| ne alleged, had retained In office nearly
| all the Tammany employees from Chief
| Engineer BenseI down, as a result if 1s
claimed, defective work is accepted by
the city, and plans and specifications are
disregarded.
w. c. Whitney Retires-
William Collins Whitney, one of the
most potent men in the financial world
OF the country, has retired from all ac-
tive business affairs, and will devote the
remainder OF his life to rest and enjoy
ment. Though Mr. Whitney saws he has
been working hard but for TWENTY-FIVE
years, ne has really been working at
steam engine pace for thirty-seven wears
ever since his graduation from the
Harvard law school in 1864 He has held
but two public Offices, that of corporation
counsel of this city and secretary of the
navy and his administration of both de-
partments was characterized by tireless
energy and noteworthy results.
Meteor Ready to Launch
Gay in dress Of fresh paint, her grace
u! nun moulded into form, Emperor
WI NIlllann yacht, the Meteor, is ready
Tor the water at Shooters Island The
Meteor Will be almost completed when
she Is launched. Stepping the masts
upho1Ster1ng the interior and finishing
some Of the detail work in the comDart
ments will be all that will be required
TO be done The yacht may be ready
10 san within two weeks after the
iauncnlng. The bulkheads are being rap
IDLY prepared in the joiners' shoD and
Will be put in this week and next.
Isles of Safety
The Municipal Art Society of New York
mas mas oecloed to put up an artistic electro
II icylz sNfr-
purpose VIII spend approximately 50 .OGo
Tor the work. The exact situation mas
not yet been definitely decided upon The
directors, however, are in conference with
the City authorities, and hope soon to an
nounce a definite location, which will be-
at one CT the congested points in the
city.
The idea is to divide traffic 50 that
Lnere may be established in this country
the custom existing in cities of the ola
world OF keeping to the right Of the road
ihe safety Of foot passengers is greatly
increased by the introduction of the .JsIa
OF safety in cities. There are already
on some streets wooden isles eff safety.
Win the necessary guard rails to
prevent the trucks from encroaching
fastened to the asphalt, and in congested
hours are source of great convenience
TO the travelling public The isle Of
safety introduced in the avenues ana
uptown sections of the city would Of
necessity be long and narrow, in order to
take as little from the width Of the ava
nue. as possible.
New MilIson-DOIIar Realty Co.
1t is understood the Realty Company Of
New York. which was Incorporated Sat
urday, with capital Of 81, 00O,O 900. and in
which prominent citizens of Westchester
county are directors has obtained op-
lions and contracts on large acreage
tracts along the New York, New Haven
Hartford railroad and the proposed
four-track electric road from the Harlem
river to Port Chester.
It is generally believed that August
Belmont and John B. Mcdonald, who are
to operate the New York Rapid Transit
Subway cornapny and the new Port Ches-
ter road as feeder to that system, are
the real hackers of all the big real es-
tate deals and new corporations which
are seeking choice acreage tracts on this
side OF Westchester county between Har-
lem and the Connecticut state line