New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
OF NORTH SIDE INTEREST.

At meeting of the building committee Of the
North Side Board of Trade. held in the Me-
tropolis Theatre Building Wednesday evening,
it was reported that $4,000 had been subscribed
toward the building fund. John F. Sleeves pre-
sided and all the members displayed an earnest
interest in the project President DIN J. Ste
phens expressed his determination to complete
the fund this fall and as evidence OF this de-
termination he agreed to subscribe $1,000 more
toward the purchase Of the property. H. h
Barnard. Judge Ernest Hall Arthur Knox and
]. Homer Hildreth also agreed to double their
subscriptions. Each member Of the board will
be personally visited by a representative OF
the committee the coming month.
1t was announced that the following had sub
scrfbed: Richard Alexander, Matthew Ander-
son. H. H. Barnard, E. L. Barnard, William r.
BeaI Arthur G. Bedeu. Martin Bernhardt,
George w. Bird Stephen Burgoyne. Frank A
Carr, Theodore j. Chabot, Dr.. Seth D. Close, J.
Clarence Davies. Albert Z. Davis, Robert Davis.
John c. Davis A. P. Dienst William c.. Got
shall, Richard FurlOng, Ernest Hail. Alfred
Hall, j. Homer Hildreth, d @. Holmes, Herbert
4. Knox. Arthur Knox August KUpka, Henry
Lewis Morris, Jordan L. Mott, Louis A. Risse,
Gustav Robtzek, Henry Rosen berg A VI. ROg-
ers, Frank H. Scardefeld, z. G. SOltmann. John
D. Reeves Olin J. Stephens Clinton Stephens.
Harry c. Stileck jr., Wesley Trimmer. Martin
Walter. AIphonse Weiner William J. William
son and julius Winter.
Beginning on Saturday afternoon. October Z,
a course of free lectures will be delivered
Saturdays in the museum building of the New
York Botanical Gardens The subjects and their
dates are as follows: October :, Autumn Feat
Ures of Native Trees and Shrubs" DR.. n. L.
Britton; October IA, The Faculties of Plants
DR.. D. T. MacDousaI; October y, Botanical
Explorations in Hayti." George \. Nash; Oc-
tOber IS, "A Summer in the Desert" Professor
Francis E Lloyd; November +. The Sea Gar
dens of Tropical America" DR.. NJ. A. Howe;
November IL (subject to be announced). DR.. W.
A. MurriIl November IS. Fossil Plants DR..
18th, ITfoT-. ,Ia- froI
Fruits Professor H. H. Rusby
/ An entertainment will be given in the Morris
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church next Fri
day evening, at which a vocal ana instrumental
concert will be given. The girls robed choir of
the church will take part.
Chuzo Ogawa, of sendai Japan. will address
the Christian Endeavor Societies Of The Bronx
in the United Presbyterian Church, 1S7th-st.
and LorilIard Place, next Tuesday evening
The first regular meeting Of the North Side
Board of Trade since the summer adjournment
will be held Wednesday evening in the Metrop
oils Theatre building. 3d-ave- and 14zd-st-
At the mass meeting Of property owners and
merchants Of westchester-ave-, between Brook
ave and CauldwelI-ave., held TO take action
against the WrSJcn6Q CODQlLlOn the street.
after a discussion of the situation, an adjourn
rlent was taken until tomorrow evening, when
q chairman will be elected resolutions adopted
and means Of affording speedy relief from eX-
listing conditions settled on
Complaint is being made that the contractor
who has the contract for paving with macadam
on a telford foundation webster-ave.. from the
Gun Hill Road north to the city line, is not pro-
ceeding according to the specifications in the
contract, which provide that between the tracks
Of the Union Railway Company six inches Of
rnacadau without foundation be laid It is
charged that. instead Of six inches of naacadanl
ONLY three inches Of pavement are being put
down. The contract calls for 17,100 yards Of
macadara pavement without . i0Uadation- 70 be
laid SIX inches deep. The contractor ts
receiving 81 cents a yard. This would amount
to SI5119. If. as is asserted, he is laying q
pavement of only three inches in depth, the city
viii lose the amount Of S7.5j9 % on the basis Of
paving for a six-inch pavement when only three
inches are being laid.