New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-15

ordinance has just been adopted and is
being strictly enforced, the most com
plete and carefully prepared and posi-
bly, longest ordinance of its KIND IN
any medium sized village
And speaking Of village. Peekskill Is
now the largest village in America, but
will not remain so long. Part OF the
centennial programme is a new city
charter. The charter commission has
been out about a year. Its work is al
most completed. and the text of the
new charter will probably be handed
to the trustees of the village IN the
late fall or early winter for submits
sion to the next Legislature. The pop
ulation of Peekskill by the census last
June was 1863. The population for
the town of Cortlandt was 23,00l.
The last Legislature enlarged the
boundaries of the village. taking IN
several acres southwest. called Bleloch
Park. where score of new and pretty
cottages have gone up and where quite
a community has developed.
The Nelson estates. incorporated
under the Farley Company, are devel-
oping their land near Depew Park. and
many lots have already been sold.
With Offices here and in New York. Mr..
Farley and Thomas Nelson. ex-presi-
dent Of the village. have already the
satisfaction of seeing half a dozen
houses started on the newly opened
land there Southland Brown, of New
York, is also opening a tract along
Lincoln Terrace which Barger &
Powell are developing. This was Just
started last week. Congressman James
W. Hustled has much of his property
in Washington st. on the market. and
many dwellings are going up there.
The big tracts az Nerplancks have
been put in the market The Peekskill
Board Of Trade has q scheme Of COM
bination between the various owners
by which several hundred acres Of the
finest waterfront along the river can
be thrown into the market for manu-
facturers
The new courthouse and Jail is com
plete. and is one of the best equipped
and finest in the state. In the rear of
the jail the municipality is building by
contract a large stable. barn and gen.
eral storehouse.
The village has a special election
next Tuesday 70 vote on an appropria-
ton of $2l 1000 to improve the South
ST. bank. put in concrete wall and an
ornamental iron fence along the bank,
up which winds the road from the rail-
road station.
One Of the ornamental improvements
is promised in a drinking fountain
which is TO be furnished by the W. c..
T. L. They have been given permits
sion TO erect 1t on the northeast corner
Of Main and Division SITS, generally
known as the bank corner
The Board Of Park Commissioners
contemplate new features in Depew
Park. given TO the village a number Of
years ago by Senator Depew. COM
plete system of sanitaries, a new CON
crete rooted pavilion and a decoration
of several islands in the lake with
cedar fenced connecting causeways
have been decided upon.
One of the tremendous additions to
Peekskill'S assets is the new motor
hook and ladder truck Just ordered for
Cortlandt Hook and Ladder Company |.
Ii is d Seagrave, now being made 20
order in Columbus, Ohio. and will be
delivered to the truck company in Sep
TENDER, equipped as no other motor
driven truck in the country. 1t is to
cost $4,000, and the people voted the
money for it at the March election.
This will give the fire department four
motor driven apparatus and one horse
drawn.
In word, Peekskill was never going
forward faster than it is now.