The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-02
TALE Or NEW YORK
Flat DWeIIer Eats in New York;
Sleeps in Yonkers.
one.Hals In Great Metropolis; other
.kialf In suburbs--Fre Depart
ments Refuse TO Assume Jurls-
dlction over Building.

New York.-"A Tale Of Two Cities"
is the title that best describes the con
dition Of affairs in the five fat houses
owned by Thomas Doyle at Two Hun
dred and Forteth street and Mclean
avenue.
Half IN New York and half in
Yonkers. these are the buildings which
are worrying the building departments
Of both cities. It is alleged that the
houses lack fire exit facilities, and be
cause Of the fact that neither Of the
departments Is sure Of its jurisdiction
the property Is temporarily immune
from municipal interference
Oflcials Of the Yonkers fire and
building departments have inspected
the premises. and Il IS understood they
Will confer with Mayor Gaynor for the
purpose Of settling the matter.
The Yonkers flremen say that In
case the building takes fire they are
willing to extinguish their half, but
they would hate to interfere with the
pleasure Of their New York comrades.
All such persons as happened to be
on the Yonkers end OF the building
would have the freedom of the Yonk-
ers ladders extended to them, but
those who were in the New York part
would have TO make high dives or wait
for their own fire department.
But the official tangle caused by the
location OF the buildings isn't cir
cumstance to the confusion among the
tenants Just imagine having your
family scattered all over two cities
The baby in Yonkers crying for its
mother In New York. papa in New
York yelling his head off to find out
II dinner is ready in Yonkers, and
mamma inquiring OF papa TO know
when he Is coming from New York TO
help her take the ice on the dumb
waiter in Yonkers.
1T surely is a remarkable state Of
affairs" said one woman. "The houses
are so constructed that the parlors are
IN New York and the kitchens in
Yonkers. while the city line passes
right through the center of the dining
room How would you like to wake
up IN New York and have to go to
Yonkers for your breakfast every
morning? You sit down on the New
York side OF the table and have to
get up and cross over into Yonkers to
get the salt or pepper unless some one
hands It to you Just think Of reach
ing into another city to get the but
ter"
Il suppose you go to New York
every day" was suggested.
"All but Mondays and Saturdays
On Monday ] bathe the clothes and on
Saturdays ] bathe the children and
these days ! spend in Yonkers. The
plan has many advantages, however.
II combines all the comforts Of the
city with the fresh air or the country
When the children get run down I
chase them out to Yonkers and keep
them there for couple Of hours. And
another thing. When John and have
a disagreement he goes to New York
and / 80 to Yonkers. He has a habit
OF coming home on one runner and on
such occasions he drops one shoe iii
New York and tosses the other into
Yonkers. He does the same thing with
the rest OF his duds and the next day
we have to tramp all over two cities
collecting them"
which end does the landlord col.
lect from2"
we fooled him for a long time
When he came in by the New York
end we used TO flock over into Yonk-
ers and vice versa, but now he comes
in and straddles the line until we
come across"
There is combination butcher
market and grocery on the ground
floor Of the corner building. The meat
department is in New York ana the
cash register is in Yonkers and when
customer buys a pigs fender or
steak he has to walk across the CITY
line to ring the bell.
"The largest part of my store Is in
New York, said the butcher. but the
largest part OF my trade is in Yonkers.
Yes, It's a strange situation. 1t win
be interesting II anybody ever drops
dead on the city line. They'll have to
slice him up to satisfy the undertakers
on both sides OF the line"