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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
THE TAX COMMISSION.
Collectors Tell What They Think About
the Present Rates In Jersey.


TRENTON, Dec. 4, 1s90.-The Tax Com
mission which was created by the last
Legislature TO secure the views of the
people on the matter of taxation began
their sittings in ths Mercer County Court
House yesterday morning. There were
present Attorney General Stockton, Sem
ator Everitt. with ex-Judge Hoffman and
w. S. Albeit, the attorneys for the Com
mlssioners. The Township and City As
SCISSORS In the county had been invited to
be present, but only three responded.
w. ID. Hill, Assessor of Hopwell Town
ship, stated when examined that the
farm land of the township was assessed
much higher than it should be, being the
full market value. The average assess
ment of land is $40, which is as much as
the land would bring on sale. He re-
ported case OF farm OF l5O acres sell
ing for So an acre. He complained that
nobody paid poll or dog tax
Lewis r. Williams, in his statement,
said that Trenton had only three Assess
ors, and they had but q short period
in which TO do the work There was
needed either more time or more men.
Real estate is assessed at about two
thirds Its value in Trenton. The gross
valuation of property. personal and real.
is about $37. 600 600, and the net va.ua-
ton twenty-five. About $l70. 600 is ex-
empt from tax. He Is OF the opinion that
the total assessment might be increased
if every one was compelled TO fill out II
certified tax return.
Mr.. Williams experience leads him to
think that honest people and the poorer
classes pay their taxes. while the richer
and those who are dishonest Invent all
sorts of schemes 10 eyade them. He fa-
yors deduction for debts of record only.
He favors the establishment of State
Board to equalize assessments of the
cities and townships.
During the taking of testimony Attor-
ney General Stockton observed that a
State Board of Assessors would have
trouble In securing standard that won Id
operate in all the counties alike.
Counsellor Aobett stated that the as
sessment on real estate in Ocean county
lie found to be so per cent; in Monmouth,
95 per cent; in Mercer 60 per cent, and it
could never be equaiized except by a
State Board
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
IS IT A NUISANCE?
The Hudson Electric Light Plant
Complained of to the Board
Of Health.

At the meeting of the County Board Of
Health yesterday John woltman n. of No.
i2s Newark street, Hoboken, complained
that the Hudson Electric Light Com
panv's works were q public nuisance.
He said that he had twice before made q
similar complaint. Mr.. Woltmsnn
claimed that the exhaust from the steam
pipes ANNOYED mis- tenants, and that the
heavy machinery used by the company
Jared the building so much that his ten-
ants would not remain. The difficulty
was referred to the president, with
power An invitation from the HoboKe n
Elks TO attend their social session to-
ton from Magdalena Buderus, of Union
Hill, asking the Board to remit the pen
atty of $25 recovered against her for main
tanning a nuisance. She had abated the
nuisance. An inspector was directed TO
see IL she told the truth, and IL he SO re-
ports the penalty will be remitted.
William Miller, the eccentric lover of
goats. asked the Board for a permit 10
keep twenty of them. 1t was refused.
DR.. Gordon offered resolution direct
ing an inspector to remove the offal In
Garret Brothers HacKensack renderin 2
establishment and then to tear the build
ing down. This resolution was not sec
OnQeQ. Tor IL was not clear tnab the BOARD
would not individually be liable to suit
for damages ON the part of Gsrret Broth
ers. After considerable discussion DIR.
Gordon offered another resolution that
the Board empower the president (Dr.
Gordon) to go before the next Grand Jury
aud have the obnoxious firm indicted for
maintaining nuisance. This resolution
was adopted. The clerk said for the
month of November there had been re-
ported the following contagious diseases,
Diphtherfa 121; scarlet fever. 80; mem
braneous croup2l. For November, 1883, the
report was dipntheria. lis; scarlet fever,
IS. and membraneous Group. 10, which
shows an Increase this year over that OF
last year. Counsel to the Board reported
that briefs would be presented to the Su-
preme Court In the medical college case
next week. He said the principal point
made by the college was whether the
Board could 90 behind the diploma, OF
whether it must be accepted as of course
by the Board.
The clerk reported that the receipts foi
the year ending November 30 had been
81 987 40. and the disbursements 81, 35i. 81
leaving a balance on hand of 1886. 10.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
DIMMICK ACQUITTED.
The Jury Decide He did not Desert HIS
wife.

The jury Decide He did not Desert His
wife.
The TRIAL of young Gilman Dimmick
for non-support of his wife and child,
preferred by Poormaster Hewett, monop-
olized almost the entire morning in
the First District Police Court this
morning For the third time in Justice
Srilsing's experience of ten years as
Police Magistrate, he was called upon to
preside at jury trial
Mrs. Dimnlick. who is a frail but pre-
possessing young woman of nineteen,
testified that she left her husband be-
couse of i'll treatment as well as
his failure 10 provide prover
choked her the night before she left his
mothers house She refused at that
time to again live with him. yet Dimmick
promised the Court and the Poor
master 10 pay her $40 month.
He had secured the position
on the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
but ne did not Keep his promise, and was
sent to the Penitenuary for one year.
Five weeks afterward ne was let out
Dimmick said 1t was impossible for
him TO have paid SO according TO prom
Use, because he was obliged TO work six
weeks before he could draw months
salary.
Il was clearly proven that Dimmick
had since his wife left him given her but
fifteen cents, which ne said he insisted
she should have for a car fare one
morning when he met her on The
street some weeks Later. At that time he
tried to induce her 70 come ana live with
him, but she refused.
When Dimmlck got out of prison he
secured a job at $40 week in New York.
AS soon as his wife heard Of
this. under promise OF living
with him again. she induced
him to come over to this city. No sooner
had he set foot IN Jersey City than he
said that he had never beaten his wife.
onarreled, and the wife still in
insists that the Ill treatment
was such that she could
not endure It. She emphaticaliy
told the Jury that she would not live with
Dimmick again, because ne would not
provide for her, no matter how rich he
was IN promises.
A letter from Dir1mick's employer was
read, offering TO withhold s. week of
Dimmiek's earnings for bis wife's sup
port, 10 be expended as DimmIck
should direct. This did not satisfy Mrs
Dimmick. She demanded that Dlmmick
should be placed under bonds 10 furnish
her that amount.
lac Jury, after an hour and a halfss
wrangle rendered u verdict OF not guilty,
but Foreman Frank Sutherland, on
behalf of the jury recommended that.
for the sake Of tine child. Dimmlck should
hold his word good for the proposition 70
allow Mrs. Dimmick to collect the prof
ferod S3
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
PRIMARY PROTESTS.
The Ring Machine Spends Night
Knocking Out Honest
Democrats.

The County Democratic General Com
mittee met last evening at the headquar-
ters on Grove street and considered the
protests against the men who were de-
clared elected members of the Committee
at the late primaries. The Committee
was In session until O'Clock this morning
1t heard four witnesses on each side, and
whenever there was any doubt a new
primary was ordered. Notwithstanding
All these gilt-edged precautions no one
was declared elected unless it was pretty
well understood that he was friend Of
the Little Joker Boss and the present
powers that be. The first protest was
from the Ninth precinct of the Second
district and was between Condren and
Fallon. Mr.. Fallon was given the seat.
A new primary was ordered in the Thir-
teenth precinct OF the Second district.
Adam j. Smith, the poet. and Henry
Prigge contested the membership from
the Eleventh precinct of the Fourth dis
triet. There is no mistaking where
man with the name OF Pr1gge stands. and
he, OF course, got the seat.
No one appeared to substanttate the
protest filed against Patrick Rock in the
Ninth precinct of the Sixth district. and
Mr. Rock was welcomed as a member OF
the General Committee. Major Goddard,
Council. successfully contested the seat
from the First ward of Bayonne with
Mr. Maekey. and James Leo was
declared elected in the Third ward of
Bayonne. new primary was ordered in
the First district OF the Fourth ward.
There were two protests from Hoboken,
in one OF which the First district of the
Fourth ward u new primary was ordered,
while Mr.. Quidore was given the seat
over Mr.. Leo.
A new primary was ordered In the First
ward Of Harrison. and in the Third dis
tricf of the Town of Union Fred Grobel
was given the seat instead of Charles
Wursfer. G. j. Tahen was successful
over A. T3rpey in the Third district Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
HUDSON WANTS TWELVE.
A Point About the Reappor-
tionment of Assem-
b1Ymen.

No one need be surprised to see the
Hudson delegation at the approaching
session of the Legislature laying em-
phatic and loud claim to twelve Assem-
blymen under the new apportionmeLt.
The reapportionment, and incidentally
the redistricting of the State. is a consti
tutional duty that deyolves upon the
Legislature after each Federal census.
The term reapportionment means re-
distribution of the sixty MEM
bers of the Assembly the Assem-
among the counties. This division
is made on the basis of the new figures of
population revealed by the census. THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS explained. months
ago, first of all the papers in the State,
the plan which viii be followed in ascer-
tanning the number of Assemblymen TO
which each county will be entitled. A
simple process in division, 1t was then
shown, established Hudson's right TO the
eleventh Assemblyman, and her claim.
repeated by newspapers all over the State,
has been nowhere disputed.
THE PREMISES
To make the ground on which the claim
to the twelfth Assem- blyman rests per-
fectly Ineligible, it may be worth the
while to explain the process by which the
right to any Assemblymen at alLis ascer-
tained The three factors IN the calcala-
tion are the total population of the state,
the sixty Assembiymen and the popula-
ton of Hudson.
The Harrison enumerators generously
counted as many as AL or people in the
State II these are 10 be divided into
sixty constituencies, the todoiing school l.
boy can see that "a OF people will make
one constituency. The population Of
HUDSON is 275, 103, and she is, OF course,
entitled TO AS many Assemblymen rs
24.0s7 will 60 into 275, l03- Do the exam
pie for yourself, aud you will see that
inere are eleven full constituencies in the
counly, and 1o,969 unrepresented people
lsil over The same process, applied TO
the population Of the other counties in
the State, would chow these results as to
the number VI times 24.0l7 will go into
their respective population hgures-rep-
reseutinR. Of course, the number OF As
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
AssEMBLYMAN VAN sYcGEL WINS.


Special to the Jerseu City Aears.
BRIDGETowS. Dec. 4-The recount of
the Assembly vote in the First district Of
Cumberland county, was finished yester-
day, and the result was an increase of the
plurality of James l.. Van Syckel, Dem.
from 4, as returned by the County Board
OF Canvassers. to 10. The total vote was:-
Van Syckel, 1877. Nichols. 1867.
The greatest change WIS in the First
precinct of the Second ward. of Bridge
ton, where the recount showed a gain Of
i've for Van Syckel.
Objection was entered upon during the
count TO number OF ballots which were
voted in the wrong precinct, on which the
name Of the candidate was incorrectly
spelled, or which contained slight mark
OF some kind In the First precinct Of
the Third ward. Bridgeton, there were
eleven ballots rejected by the Election
Board. most Of them because they con
tanned the endorsements Of another pre-
cinct. As these ballots were nearly
evenly divided between the candidates.
and the result would not b altered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
SOCIAL EVENTS
Miss Brftton's Enehre Party-Miss No
Leans Dance.

Miss Britton's Enehre Party-Miss No
Leans Dance.
Miss Eta Britton gave euchre party
last night at her residence on Seventh
street. During the early part Of the even
ing euchre was played. aud the prizes
awarded were very pretty. After supper
there WAS dancing and other amuse-
ments- Some OF the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 7. Payne, Miss Payne, Miss Black.
Miss Mary Fletcher, Miss Jessie Post,
Miss Sadie johnson, Miss Helen Apble-
gate, J. E Burke. f. L Davies, Frank
Hart and John Morris.
Miss Fannie Mclean gave dance last
night at her residence on Summit avenue.
The parlors were tastefully decorated vita
flowers aud presented \ pretty appearances
The music was excellent Among the
guests were, Mrs. Brill, Mr.. and Nrs-
Holden. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, Miss Shaw.
Miss Emmons. Miss Mary Jennings. Aiss
Alien, Miss Annie Clark. Miss Watson. +
X simmons. j. ID. Mclaughlin. Henry
Edwards, William Elisson and 7, =
Davis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04

'sYou are as bad as playful kitten IN
jumping At conclusions" remarked Kee-
dick TO his wife. do kittens jump at
conclusionsf" asked Mrs. Keedick- Ger
tainiy; have you never seen kittens chase
their tailsi'' Chicago Inter OCEAN,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS ENTERTAIN.
Helping Grace p L. Church by Song and
TheatricaIs.

The Kings Daughters OF the Grace P.
E Church. Greenvilie, gave an entertain
meut at Bamber Hall. No. s3 Linden ave-
nue.. last evening. The large and com
modious hall was crowded. 1t being diff
cult to find standing room.
The entertainment WAS opened by a
medley by the Tournosol Warblers, en-
titled 'sThe Snnfiowers.p This was fol-
lowed by violin solo, performed by Mr..
Kari Grund. Mr.. Grund received well
merited appliance. Mr. c. W. Shone. OF
the Schubert Glee Club. then sang the
baritone solo, ''An Old Garden aud was
loudly applaaded. Miss Burnstein
followed with recitation. entitled
jerks and his internal machine This
captured the house. and Miss Buenstein
had to reply with 'sMoses and the eggs. "
Miss Rsnlsay sang .fhe best OF all" and
il was so good that she had 10 reply to
several encores. Mr. Prestly ). McLaugh-
lin gave a confidential talk on Jersey
City, which was very amusing
The laughanle farce-comedy. "Snow
Bound" was then presented by the fol-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04

WASHINGTON. Dec, 4, 1886. Weather
indications for twenty foar hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania - Colder. fair
weather; northwesleriy winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-04

Judge Reed did not pass upon any of the
points raised.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
SPORTS ON THE WATER.
columbia's Spring Regatta,

The annual spring regatta Of the Columbia
College Boat Club was hold yesterday afternoon from
the college boat house Just above the Madison avenue
bridge Tho students turned out In force, aud the col
lego oarsmen encouraged to row their preest by
tho presence OF many gsyy attired and smiling young
ladies' There was only ono race one mile straight
away for eight cared crews. The Junior, sophomore
and freshman classes were represented the seniors
having failed to organize class crew this year Ell
seemed to be the general favorite Her crew was
by two mon who have been training for the
Varsity crew, and this fact brought out protests from
the freshmen but they had no cause Tor these at the
The freshman crew was loudly chsered AZ Il pulled
away from the boat house and the rowed up the
river In very good form ~ represented By verY
good crew hut her cAssmen cautious in express
Ing very definite hopes OF its getting hrst place The
three crews rowed IN the following form; Of
h'Ul- barton, bowl HARRISON y warner, 81 Blossom, "
Cammann o. La Fargo o, LRnEthorno, IL hetcAlta
stroke; ChesebrouRh. cOxswaln
-Barnard bow; McKinAy 2; Trippe 8; u. BRndleT,
Chrysue 81 Sawyer y; Smith 7; Wotherspoon, stroke;
'ssNjohnson bow; southack, 81 Fainter, 3; BomAine
q sconed, 8 Mckee o; frinco u Behrman, strokoi
At the start "a took tho lead and had no great DIM
Guilty In holding II to tho end To the surprise OF many
the freshmen came In very FOOD second, leaving 81
about lengths In tho 81 won by length OF
clear in minutes 10 saconda All the men, with
ono two EXCEPTIONS finished In very good condition
W B. Robertson, ,9l was starteri e. hellen and v.
B. Poet timers and X. Beekman judge At the nhish.
moreN but made smooth and even race through.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10

Hatfield, SWEET TEo.b.se hIts-slsuery. Richardson
Soyoy. Sacrifice hits-Gore stoyey, BrouthorS Quinn
irwin Stolen bases-GorS. J. Brown. stovcy Nash.
Btouthers az Quinn, Irwin IN SWEET Gumbert
Struck out-H. Richardson t2l Nash, eweu. Passed
ball-Brown Cmpires-BArnes and GAfnoy. Time
l'3o,
BRooKLYN n I.l, Z: PHILADELPHIA IF. L.. s.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9,-The Brooklyn. Play
ers Club came over to-day. and although they
defeated Fognrty's men they gave the latter a
lesson In ginger" which will do them good.
No Players League club has given the exhlbi-
ton of team work that the Brooklyn team gave
yesterday They, arc full OF electricity, and
John Ward handles the switch board. They
are everywhere during the game. and back up
every play made. Their work is a strong con-
trast 10 that OF tho local men. who move
about like 2 l2t OF Iabor9rs after .Isi "a a
in tho matter of total hits by more than two to
ono. but they used poor Judgment in running
bases, and failed to take advantage OF fine
points when the opportunity presented Itself
All OF tho brilliant work was accomplished
by tho visitors. Joyce covered third base In O
manner which would make some OF the vet
to the standard. In the eighth inning Mailman
popped foul fly, which Joyce caught after
most Desperate run, and Bauer pulled down q
forth loud applause, The score:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10

Tho Rurekas held Il lively meeting on Tuesday even
ing Their racing contingent Is stronger than ever this
year
Canoeing will he a fayOr:c pastimc this season with
the young folks who reside in cts adjacent TO the
Hackeusack River Tie water is very tranquil in the
upper parts OF this stream
have decided treat the Harlem and PnSsAc associA
tiOns alike on Decoration bay thereby splitting the df
ference in the Of entering crews III
the PAssaC River regatta junior four aud Junior pair
Dared gig Will compete.
good deal gossip has boon caused among tho New
jersey sporting fraternity during the days by
the announcement that the Mystic Boat ana Orange
Athletic clubs are taking OF an AmagamatiOn The
MyBlIcs tee hIguy eGhtod over the scheme there
are many members OF the ath etc club who have
fUuduess 10 become conspicuous in aquatic circles.
The training Of the Atlanta eight Is steadily
reducing thelr avIrIupois. The average weight az
present s lo4 pounds while that Of their opponents 10
lSu pounds This very advantageous for The cOlleg
i9us me!Eknuwn tact I'll at in distance rowing
endurance generally aud II is naturai
that the later should be imbbed moro greatly with
the same
Dram boat house, on the Hackensack River is the
Mecca for NeSt Bergen yAchsmen and of actiV
iIy IeTCeptiDe at tie place Just The Nellie
W MesSrs Ming and Doyle owners, is n handsome new
craft having been constructed during the winter and
within few days Harry BrooksoGnk, another familiar
hRure a. the place, may DO seen at tho holm Of the
Rover is awaiting challenges from owners Of ball
viii G.wIup ell nYtrs.
Tie Urion Boat club of Jersey City Heights will open
up NE on May 80 at thetr headquarters on the
are striving make tho occasion of note and be-.
sides lie GeutlrH which always puts an Gppear-
anco d. egations from tho Nautilus and yAFuDS Boat
cups Of Bay Ridge and Nalepciaa aud IAtAnticB Of
llUhuktu Lave slgihed their intentions of being on
hand. feature q the AFFAIR will be the match race
between Frank hin aud W, J. CouRhlin Both are
training many dAyA tis probable that an excellent
contest Will be tho outcome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
Sports at Princeton.

PRINCETON. May 9.-The Princeton University
Gun Club will shoot match with the Rutgers College
Club tomorrow. Last year the Rutgers team was de.
feated at Princeton by small score, and
rows contest is expected to be very close The Prince
ton team will be: Jesse Williams ~; A b. GIadwiu
~. and A. H. Phillips
The hrst of tho intercolle Riate lacrosse cham
pIonshp series will be played here TO morrow the
Varsity grounds between Princeton and lnsti
tuts. Az all previous games have been played against
old and experienced teaH this VIII he the first oppor
tunity to form correct estimate OF Tho strength OF
Princetons team and her chances for retaining the
championship The Stevens team has been changed
and strengthened since its defeat by le
high that there are prospects Of well fought con
test and close score. Tho Princeton team VIII be
Chaplin; nrSt defence, P'ersoG centre, lYe third a.
Phinlzy, OUTSIDE home, a. klggs, INSIDE homo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
Coming Ball Players.

Broad and Petsrs, the deaf muteS are putting up
great game for the Equitabes.
From all appearances there will be some Rrea ball
PLAYING W6odcrest Park this year Good team work
Is what counts,
The L. n Purly Club challenge any shop nine for
money or refresilnents Address r. Lee, caro- n
Purdy ii aud a West thirteenth street
The Sycamore BAse Rail Club would like TO he ar from
all clubs whose pinysrS are under IL years Address W.
u. Gardner Sj Raymond htreeI brooklyn,
I'll. s,ar or - To-, . 80, r,oy.r in T.vIor ,-no
viii likely play in some amateur ague. Ile has had
very hRttefipg ofie ~ from diffsrnnt luAuARerH
M. Vina.,a - ~ -, -, ,.,,a,i., 49,,
ms, itinAhoh base Dan Siup nhEo U WH I am
years Address K sutoriuS So WLitehaiI street -
H.. SOo,,., a., -. - -, -, ,,,. ....o, 49,,
, me spotsF glHO nave organized loi lno heMon ana
uni 81 c'HOs WhosS Layers are mihoL years
AS n4.' "'-'' 'io"h ~ "ss' ,oi' mn U.s., ss~
hunoI mas y mat PtShsT Donnc - " VVSHHpy me
ooA 10, anS ~ hnlhOny Eyeeuh teAH Win eoou
support ne VIII make some OF Tie crack nheS hustle