The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-09
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Company has been brought to another abrupt
standstill. Its offer of $40 per annum for every
mile of pipe put down in the roads in Neptune
township has been refused by the Township
Committee The Governor says that the COM
pany expects to supply the whole Monmouth
county coast with water, and that it has pur-
chased a never-failing stream of water about
two miles west of Asbury Park. A rival COM
pany is willing to give $1,000 per mile annually
for the same privileges, and it is probable that
the franchise will be granted to it.
Supervising Principal Gregory. formerly of
Newark, entertained the principals of the Tren-
ton public schools at the Hotel Windsor. Supper
was served and he was presented with a charm
as evidence of esteem.
A wave room, with a capacity of 800 looms, is
being built by the Messrs. Woods at Mays Land
ing as an annex TO their mammoth cotton mill.
Looms of the Whiting pattern will be introduced,
and employment will be given to about seventy
five new hands.
Negotiation begun several months ago between
the Newark leather manufacturers. and an Eng
lish syndicate for the purchase of the plant and
good will of the trade in Newark are still in
progress. An English representative has had
several conferences with the manufacturers, but
no definite understanding has yet been reached.
Gloucester City derived more money from
saloons last year than any other city of its size
in New Jersey, the amount being S13,600.
The Acme Boiler Cleaning Company have re-
corded articles of Incorporation in the County
Clerks office. The object of the company is to
cleanse boilers by removing scale and foreign in
crustations from the inn.r surfaces. The prin-
oipoI xJan IA of ht,e;poco a ~ IN NauyorL and Norr
York, The capital is siOo,o 600, and the company
begin business with 81, 200. The incorporators
are N. Raymond Griffin. John Draper and Alfred
Holmgren, of Brooklyn, and James D. Cleaver,
Jr, of Newark.
Ex-Assemblyman James S. Beckwith, ON Mon
day last, shot and seriously wounded a colored
man who attempted to rob the Ocean Hotel at
Atlantic City.
The drain-pipe works Of Charles Forsyth, in
Railroad avenue, Elizabeth, which were the
only barrier in the way of the Pennsylvania
Railroads proposed new tracks, have been sold
for $ss.0o0. Mr.. Forsyth declined to say who
the purchaser was.
Mayor Haynes, of Newark, has sworn allegi-
ance for the Nation, State and city governments,
for the fourth time, before the City Clerk. There
were officers and clerks of the city present, and
his honor entertained them afterwards at the
Jeffersonian Club.
William NJ. Wilson, Jacob Klotz and W. S.
Mexican, executive COMMITTEES OF the Democratic
Society Of New Jersey, have made arrangement
for an invitation reception to be rendered to
Governor Albeit at the Trenton House from
eight to ten O'Clock on the goth inst. Room 100,
parior and suite OF rooms, have been engaged.
I rrka nv ha.yo olca tho .ref,,oal ~ m crira re rOo,n
for headquarters or the opening day of the
Legislature.
The will of Miss Margaret Post, filed in the
Surrogate's office, leaves considerable amounts
in charities, including $1,000 to the Children's
Home and $4,000 TO the First Reformed Church
and Sunday school.
Lieutenant Colonel Patterson, of Asbury Park,
is now in command of the Seventh Regiment.
He is in the line Of promotion to the colonelcy,
but it is not likely that he will accept. 1t is
probable that either Captain William II. Skirm
or General E. Burd Grubb will be the next
colonel of the regiment.
A representative of some large syndicate has
been in Trenton for some time, negotiating with
several potteries, with a view of purchasing
them. Some five p~otteries have been approach
ed. and they have given their figures TO the rep
resentative OF the syndicate. The real object of
the syndicate is to keep concealed, but they seem
to have no particular kind of potteries in view.
1t is said that the terms offered by all the pot
teries are satisfactory but one, and that the me-
gotiation is pending upon that. Among the pot.
teries to whom the matter has been preached are
the Crescent, Dale & Davis, Delaware, Mercer,
and Glasgow.
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