New-York tribune., 1874-05-05

been half dollar, reduced 10 10 @ -, rhrS y
has not yet been identified. and VIII 90 Esen ION ~
Peers mOrS1s 5s fST burial on Jan S Submitted s @ re-
port yesterday as follows; Receipts, sSoS ~ 1 nl
sSce viii be divided equally between the st. Freoeis
Hospital Children's Home, Old ladies' Home, and the
Young Mems Christian Association The new Board oi
Education was organized last night py the eseon OF
q. Chapman President; Martin F1nck. CLERK; ana
Composed Of seven Democrats and five Republicans A
resolution tha; committee be appointed 10 investigate
the year amended oinclude the past 1--WE
years. and was passed. A resolution was adopted
Treasurer himself advocating the MEASURE.
John Frost of weehawken will also contest the seat Of
voters. G. d. ThrockmOrton OF Jersey City and WIN.
Hamilton OF Bayonne are fayoraoy spoken OF Tor tne
McG DR.. Stout, Dr. Carpenter and Others. are candl
of Counsel to Board W j. Lyon j. D. Banghart,
and j. ID. Lippincott have been named: IA;
organize to-day Mr.. Roche, the Democratic candidate
OF the First District who was at first reported success
ful by the judges OF election aferward announced
by the Board Canvassers the defeated person will
make an effort 10 secure seat in the Board. but Mr.
OF Election from the Board OF Canvassers. and Will
doubtedy be allowed to take his seat though oehe mas
stated that he will carry the matter into the conrts
NEwARK.-The trial OF the indicted city officials was
orange testified that he had been contractor FOR is
years and mad laid between 10 and 90 miles OF TefOrd
pavement IN Orange, East and West Orange; used yell
low clay as binder ON the second course OF stones on
all the streets except Maple-ave., East Orange did not
think he could bind the stones at all without using cay
IL he used trap rock On his EXAMINATION rhe wit
said that he thought a moderate quantity
of earth was benefit 70 the road Cty-SuT-
veyor Sehlbach testified that his duties were to
furnish contractors with such engineering data as is
necessary 20 enable them to prosecute their WORK am
make ont the contractors estimates. Mr. Sehlbach
was asked how he came to make the monthly estimate
for bridge stones 80 cents and the final estimates at
10 cents yard, and he replied that so cents was the
usual price and that he made out the estimate without
consulting the contract In making s-- out 1nS Ine
be said he did not feel responsible for the character
the work done under the contractor as the contractor
obey his orders it Is not his duty 10 see that
the pavement contained certain number Of square
yards never looked to see there was any earth ~ me
stone, If the bottom laid He further said
that OCOnner did more WORK IN Magnolia swamp than
required by the contract bad made souhungs ana
found the swamp 30 feet deep in some places.
The TAird Army Corps Union will hold its zenith an
nual meeting in this city to-day The Union VIII arrive
at the Market-st. depot at noon, and be escorted
to the Maison Grse, where they Will take
lunch, Al O'CLOCK business Mee,ing
will be held in the Common Council Chamber After
guests viii be escorted by the 5th Kegiment Col BaI.
nard Military Park TO witness the review OF the First
Mason Grse at D. m Gems Hentzeiman, Hooker
Byes, aud Mott will be present. The Particular synod
second Reformed Church. in this city to-day, the
Rev. John Gardner will preach the r. synodlcai
will be administered on Wednesday,.
The pubcatio1 OF c9ntraet between COL StanG afa
contractors Of this CITY, which appeared in THE TRIBUNE
yesterday morning has created some excitement mere
especially the contractors named are now on tral IN
the Court OF oyer and lerniner OF Essex County nav
ing ndiced for alleged conspiracy with city officials
defraud the city IN the laying OF the Telf0rd pavement
~ eIs Ii ~ Massrs Sbanlev A. SON Yesterday TO make
ipGury concerning the validity Of the contract with
KIrtand. They not IN their office Dut both Messrs
St ,pn office ON beipg lnerrogated they
ged that they had been IN washington sew
eraI times endeavorng TO Tor laying
wooden pavements They also admitted that the agree
ment with Kirkland had been signed by Mr.. O'Connor,
but stated they had received contract nor had
tbey paid Kirkland any money. They said in explaDa
ton Of the agree ment that when 1t was signed
was to have the street graded and prepared
for the laying of the pavement as they
ton. They admitted that the report in The IKIBuSE ne
Courtst was arrested yesterday on charge OF Ornay
beating his wife during qnarTei iast S4Iaruns hsn sn
her recovery is considered doubtful.
NEW -BRINswIcK-Th Common Council held its final
meeting yesterday morning ali the members being pres
from trip South. Bills TO the amount OF
s666 % were ordered paid A resolution was
qSe Board. for bis faithful attendance his duties
Board also passed vote Of thanks to Gy Cssf
nds4 G ne as Sw o S
tuTe approved on March u, 1874 the Treas.
urer TO countersAgn, and the Clerk TO attest
from the table the resolcuon offered by hun
at the last meeting OF the Board giving 500 TO each o
the past year Councilman De Hart reported that ne
had conference with the water C9mniissoners' anI
offered and hoped 1t would Do Withdrawn. M.
PowelsOn then withdrew the resolu'4oa; AZ rn6e e
Scudder Joseph TITUS for selling lqlor on election gay,
was Fined $50 and costs; Joseph Rhodes, Ior sehTs
tl6O to appear.for trial; he also pleaded not guy ior
keeping disorderly house and gave oail IN s21G TO
pleaded guilty ana gave bail IN 500 70 appear I0 ta
ad bap the verdict recently rendered by the struck
iurv in the Of the SAID company against thc Doiu
of Chosen Freeholders be set aside as 700 sl1alI S
hat
az 5000 the amount decided upon by the
{nrv Jndre scudder granted the request.
y Roar5 of Education presented their report yeser
tay for the year ending May 1874 as sIOoWs heceipts
on expenditures. sl9is6 Ol estimated receipts
80 bc nexf fscal year. SIT 39i 5i estimated expendi-
tures 81 ,39i 54
F1IzABrrH.-A firm named Walker & CO., supposed TO
hove come from New YORK established large hat ana
cap store et NO 81 Broadst about April Ihey 1tted
the store up in the hnest style, ana tne men au te
gave notice Chief Keron that the nrm was receiv
ing So9Gs On "a Ioo s receved The Chief aching upon
f6is informatlon watched the establishment; Early
men i'm the store busiy engaged in packing several large
bnxps with mats ana he summoned squad OF men anu
s5ad q + WbIgan NJ Quinn, p p. Broad, b. Msndle-
Sanm Henpy strasse and l. j. Swartzkopf, members OF
the firm. who we're at once taken 10 Ponce pi
ters In the afternoon they were taken 10 tne foce
onrt and long before the opening OF the the cred
tors Of the r had heard OF the arrest crowded
the room, anxiousy waiting TO be heard.
After the examination the men we're committed
In the Union County Court OF Quarter sessions yester
day morning. a new trial was granted to Archloald
ybo the school teacher convicted recently OF assault
and battery In beating school boy.
BTRKE1EY-To meet the wants Of manufacturers in
the oyercroWded cities, manufacturing town has
been established on Toms River, called Berkeley. II lies
on an inlet Barnegat Bay, and mas fine water commu
nicaton with New-YOrk City and Philadelphia. The
new town contains 1000 OF land with unvary-
ing aud improved power Of 5OOhorse pOwer-One
OF tbe finest in jersey. Berkeley derives its name
from Lord Berkeley who purchased the tract over one
hundred years ago. 1t adoins Toms River the county
seal of Ocean County where banking and other com
mercal facilities. improvements are being made rap
idly In the new town, in which the site for felt nat ac
m
me well known civil engineer. 5. H. Shreye, author OF
"Tbe Construction and Strain upon Bridges Is Pres