Early Talk of Moving the Pelhamville Train Station from its Original Location

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The Pelhamville train station originally stood near the Pelham National Bank building that stands today at One Wolfs Lane in the Village of Pelham (the old Post Office Building).  During the spring of 1887, there was talk about the need to move the train station to a plot somewhat closer to its current location in a building constructed in 1893.  Today's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog transcribes a column published in 1887 in The Chronicle (Mount Vernon, New York) referencing possible plans to move the train station. 

"PELHAM AND CITY ISLAND.

The Pelham Board of Excise will meet at the hotel of Chas Mahony, Bartow, to-morrow.

The Pelhamville Improvement Association is soon to give an entertainment for the purpose of replenishing its depleted treasury.

The Horse Cars are running between Bartow and City Island, and they are largely patronized.  The first day 150 passengers were carried.  The fare is ten cents.

Town Counsel Stillwell, of Pelham, has been ordered to proceed against the gentlemen composing the last year's Board of Excise, to recover the amount of the defalcation of their treasurer, Mr. Ross.  This will be quite as interesting as the suit to recover the money spent on City Island Bridge. 

The following are the officers elect of the Pelhamville Improvement Association:  President, John Bos; Vice-President, W. T. Standen; Secretary, I.C. Hill; Treasurer, A. Anderson; Executive Committee, John Britton, C. W. Bolton, David Lyon, John T. Logan, W. H. Sparks.

There is a boom in building on City Island.  Mr. Wm. H. Bard's house on the King Estate, is rapidly approaching completion; Mr. David Turner is to build a new store and dwelling; Mr. Wm. Anderson is putting up a house on Fordham avenue, and Mr. Woolsey is to build a large brick building on Main street, for stores and tenements.

Mrs. Bell, wife of Captain Nathan C. Bell, died last Sunday, aged 73 years.  Captain and Mrs. Bell were among the oldest inhabitants of City Island, having resided here for fifty years, and raised a large family of children, among whom are Mrs. Walters, Nathan C. Bell, Jr., and James D. Bell.  Captain Bell is very old and infirm, and will probably not survive long.

There is to be a new passenger and freight depot at Pelhamville, and the people there want the location changed, and with this end in view, are circulating a petition to the Superintendent of the railroad, praying that the depot be located on land generously donated by Col. Richard Lathers, in Winyah Park, on Fifth avenue, north of the track.  The plot is 400 x 75 feet, and it is understood that Mr. Johnson, the owner of the property on the opposite side, will give a like portion.  The conditions under which Mr. Lathers gives the land is that it be kept in good condition by the Railroad Company, and that the station be known as Winyah Park."

Source:  Pelham and City Island, The Chronicle [Mount Vernon, NY], either June 1 or June 2, 1887, p. ?, col. 2 (newspaper page contains no date or page number, but text references make clear that it was published on either June 1, 1887 or June 2, 1887).

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