The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-24
THE NEWS OF BAY0NNE.
FINAL MEETING oFTHE RETIRING
ALDERMEN.

The Mayor Sends a Communication Men
tioning an Unmitigated Nuisancc-The
New Sewerage Plans for the City.
Inc retiring Bayonne Board of Council
men held its final business meeting last
evening and cleared its calendar of a
large accumulation Of matters of import
TO the community. Councilman Kelly
was absent when the Board convened, but
ne soon made his appearance, only to
leave before the Board adjourned.
EX-Mayor David w. Oliver notified the
Board that he would apply for a writ of
Serglorarl TO set aside the proceedings to
pullda sewer through East Twenty-eighth
street. The matter was referred to City
Attorney Fuller, with the notice of Il writ
OF certiorari, issued by Justice Knapp,
IN the matter of the Ingham avenue main
sewer upon the application of William l..
Morris and others. When City
Clerk Hamilton informed the Board that
he had large patches of proposals
to build the proposed sewers in Avenues
and E, and in East Twenty-eighth, East
Thlrtieth and West Thirty-ifth streets,
TO regulate and grade West Thirty-sixth
street, and to erect the board walk from
the Fort Johnston coal wharves to Con-
stable Hook, Councilman Scofield Sug-
gested that action be deferred. He be-
lleVed that under the circumstances of
the certiorari proceedings to upset the
assessments, it would be injurious to fur
Their proceed with the building of the
sewers.
A motion by Councilman O'Farrell to
defer all alton on the entire batch of bids
was carried by a vote of 6 tod
Mayor Newman sent in % communica-
ton relative to a railroad whose route is
to cross Avenues A and B on the north
side of old Fifty-second street,
Pamrapo:-'I particularly desire YOU
honorable body to take such
prompt action i'll the matter as will pro-
tect the city's interests as regards thef free
u unrestricted use Of the streets to our
citizens, so hat we may not be subject to
the same unmitigated nuisance which
HON exists at the Central Railroads
crossings at Avenues c and d, in the First
ward"
The City Attorney was directed to carry
out the Mayors suggestions regarding the
protection of the city's interests.
The special committee, consisting OF
Mayor Newman and Corncilmen Scofield,
Cronln and Cadmus, appointed to super
intend the compilation of a new sewerage
plan for the city submitted revised plans
for parts Of the First and Fourth wards,
and an ordinance to adopt the same. At
the suggestion of the committee the or
dinance was introduced.
City Attorney Fuller reported that
through his exertions the City Collector
had received from the Commissioners of
the States Sinking Fund s., 6S5.6 in set
Element Of the back taxes and assess
nlents, and the assessments for the Cot
tage street sewer extension levied upon
the property of the Commissioners.
Church Matters.
The result of the Easter election for
officers of Calvary P. E. Church, of
Pamrapo, was as follows:-Wardens
Charles Chamberlain and William
H. Stevens, Jr. yestrymen,
Winfield S. Chamberlain, Daniel w. Van
alta, job E. Jones, John G. Ryer md
James Gilman, secretary and treasurer.
The Rev. William Hall, of Jersey City, is
acting rector of the church.
The Young Peoples Society of the First
Presbyterian Church, of Bergen Point,
viii give an entertainment consisting OF
music and tableauX from "Antony and
Cleopatra in the lecture room on Thurs
day and Friday, May 9 and 10.
The members of the First Reformed
Church, of Bayonne, gave a reception last
evening in the lecture room to Mrs.
Thomas H. Green, OF Avenue Q
Mrs. William A. Collins, of West Thirty
third street, who are about to remove
from the city.
The receipts of the fair which is being
held in Nagengast,s Hall, at Centreville,
for the benefit of St. Henry's Roman
OdUIIUll tl1C " N~NN AS~
evening, an aggregate of $500 to. date.
Bayonne Sporting Notes.
DIR. Arthur III. Stiles has been elected
financial secretary of the Pamrapo Ath-
letic Club, to succeed Frank Langley, re-
signed.
The members of the Pamrapo Bowling
Club will roll this evening on the alleys or
Metropolitan Hall, at Greenyllie, for SIN
-.;,o, A fta1. thu cnprt fhnV vii n1TtHKe
of q supper
In the pool tournament for the cham
pionship of the Pamrapo Athletic Club
play was opened Monday evening. Charles
H. Vogel won a series OF games from
John Howell, Jr, and Robert c. Morton;
Ralph r. Mabie beat Henry b. Burke and
Charles r. Vogel, and Charles r. Vogel
won from John Howell, Jr. r.. j. ID, Lutz
is umpire and scorer.
Bayonettes.
a birthday surprise party was given on
Monday evening to William >. Emery. OF
West Iwenty-fourth street, CentreVlle'
by kinsfolk and friends.
An entertainment and concert, with ar
interesting programme of English and
German music, will be given this
evening in Columbia Park Hall,
at Centreville, under the direction
of Mrs. George l.. I.auer, OF Avenue Z,
Bergen Point. The l%aughable farce,
'sThe Lovers Return" Will DC renaeree
Counsellor De Witt Van Buskirk and
Miss Florence Adele Smith, daughter OF
Nh. and Mrs. r. Edward Smith, OF West
Thirty third street, Bayonne, viii DC
married this evening in the First he
formed Church.
NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON.
Two New Workers Arrested for Assault
ing a onductor-Socia Events
When the GAO car left the stables of the
North Hudson County Railroad. at West