Steamboat Lines There are three regular lines of steamboats plying the waters of the Hudson River stopping at Yonkers: the Albany Day Line, the Chrystenah, and the Ben Franklin Line. All carry passengers, and the last one carries freight also, at very low rates. It will thus be seen that few cities around New York have the transportation advantages of Yonkers, with its three railroads and three steamboat lines. City Dock and Recreation Pavilion The most conspicuous and creditable piece of public work recently constructed is the Recreation Pavilion, erected at a cost of $19,000. This has given pleasure and opportunities for fresh air to thousands of our people, and its erection has been approved by a unanimous public sentiment. The Public Dock extends one hundred and eighty feet into the river, and is a valuable city asset. The water is thirty feet deep at low tide; thus providing an easy and convenient landing for steamboats of any tonnage. Manor Hall, Erected 1682 Manor Hall was occupied as a private dwelling until 1868, when it passed into the hands of the city, and has since been used as a City Hall. It was erected in 1682 by Frederick Philipse, the first Lord of the Manor of Philipsburg, and remained in his family until 1779, when it was confiscated by the State, the Philipses being Tories. This venerable relic is a splendid specimen of colonial architecture, with its fireplaces, staircases, and papier–mache ceilings, in good order and of rare beauty. It is one of the historic landmarks of our country; is visited by many people annually; and is valued by the citizens of Yonkers as their most precious possession. Soldiers’ Monument In Manor Hall Park is situated the beautiful Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument, erected in 1891 at a cost of ten thousand dollars. Streets During the past seven years the streets and roads of Yonkers have been reconstructed, and a system of highway improvements has been inaugurated. The heavily traveled steeper grade streets have been paved with granite; many of the level residential and some of the more level business thoroughfares have been paved with sheet asphalt, and the rest of the city has been improved with a superior system of streets and roads. The extent of the work is as follows: Granite, 2.05 miles; asphalt, 7 miles; macadam, 70 miles; total, 79.5. Street Sprinkling The streets are regularly sprinkled at the general expense, the work being under the Department of Public Works, the city owning and operating the sprinkling plant.