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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-02
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEnoiDhGs.
Regular Meeting, Thursday. November
10, s9I
oFFIcrAL rRocEED1NGs.

Regular meeting of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County,
Il reid in the Court House on Thursday.
November 10, 1891, at 7:30 D. m.
Preaent at roll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bruggemann, and Freeholders Coyle,
Ellis. Hennessey, Kimmerly, Nelson,
Noonan, Perry. Pinesten and Tierney
10.
Absent-Fraeholder Gorman-l.
READING MINUTES.
The minutes of the meeting held Thurs
day, November s, 1891. were on motion of
Freeholder Pfingsten, approved as printed
on the slips.
PETITIONS AM COMMUNICATIONS.
From Louis FormaD, Town Clerk Town
of Union, in reference 10 a of election
officers. were, on motion of Freeholder
Noonan, received and referred to the
Counsel of the Board for his opinion as to
who shall pay said claims.
From Winifred Connolly, ~petitioning
the Board to erect a bridge Mt Van Horn
street, was, ON motion of Freeholder
Kimmerly, received n referred 10 the
Committee on South Bridges.
From &c. Rooney, clerk OF the Board
of Health aud Vital Statistics, in refer
ence 10 increase of salaries. was, on mo.
ton OF Freeholder Coyie, received and re-
ferred-to the Counsel of the Board for his
opinion as to whether the Board of Health
has the right to Ak salaries of their EN-
ployes.
From Collins & Corbin, attorneys for
the LehiRh Valley Termini Railroad,
cross bill granted by the Chancellor, was,
on molten of Freebooter Noopan, re-
ceived and referred TO the Counsel OF the
Board.
oD o,.r,,r
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Notice is hereby given that on the esth day of
Board of Street and Water Commissioners Dy
Frank !. Mathews and others. for the improve.
NINTH STREE.
between the westerly curbline of Monmouth
street and the easterly curbline of Brunswick
street in tile following manner, including ali in
70 have the street for the fun width thereof
graded 70 the established grade by excavating or
10 have new 20 inch curb SGT on each side there
To have the present curb reset and new 20 inch
10 have new limestone tagging. four fest wide.
laid on each side " ak
To have new Tagging laid where necessary.
10 have the carriage way paved with Belgian
10 have new hridsestone crosswalks laid.
laid and new ~ brr iassnt 1o inid Where sr ne ess ary re-
Ana al other work done tnat may he necessary
10 provide for the flow Of the surface water and TO
com plete the Improvement In a good and sub
slant al manner. Il.
November. 1891, the commissioners OF Assessment
filed their preliminary sketch, drawing what prop
amount OF beneh ut 10 each LOT or parcel OF land.
also the probable amount OF assessment per foot
of frontage for the SAID Improvement, ard the
same Is now opeu TO public INSPECTION in the onico
OF the Clerk OF the loard Of Street and Water
Ana notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof
are included IN sa NiN asfes sFRnE1 namely
from Monmouth street to Brunswiek street.
NE
on the east side, from Ninth street to a point about
IS feet south thereof.
BRUNSWICK STREET
on the west side, from Ninth street. about IS feet
north and % feet south.
And that the 2sth day of December, 1891, at 10
O'clock u m, and the needing room OF the Board
o fStreet and Water commissioner are hereby fixed
as the time and place when and where the Board
of Street ana Water Commissioners will meet tn
hear parties Interested in said ap pllcation and all
remembrance against the said Improvement that
may be presented in writing.
By order OF the Board OF street and Water Com
missloners.
Z T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
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STATE NOTES.

The Hackensack Bank boasts of 200
lady depositors.
Thousands of cords of wood are being
cut in South Jersey for use in the glass
factories.
Pleasan,ville has organized a fire COM
pany, with the Rev. j. n. Peters rs its
President.
The recent Assembly election cost Mon
month county Sc, 597. 40, according to the
bills recently passed by the Board of
Freeholders.
Rev. G.. P. Fox of Kansas has been
called to the passionate of the First Baptist
Church, Long Branch. and will take
charge next Sunday.
The fifth annual reunion of the Twenty
fourth Regiment of New Jersey Volun-
teers will he neld ut Glassboro on Mon
day, the, 14th OF December.
From anxiety occasioned by nearly
running over a little girl, the lair of
Engineer Smith OF the Perth Amboy
Railroad, turned gray within twenty-four
hours. t~
There is a family in Morristown who
own two houses and have a small bank
account, yet maintain a system of beg
ging by selling rattle tickets for a men,
Der of the family.
Newton is having an oyster war. The
local price has been eighty cents a hun
bred, and slews twenty-five cents each.
The. rates have been cut to fifty and
nIIeen CeuDS ny TtVdk OCaiCiS.
The will of the late William NJ. Force.
of Newark, was offered for probate in the
Surrogate's Office on Monday. 1t was not
known thai MI. Force possessed any
great amoun of wealth, but the estate is
now estimated at between 81, OOO, 900 and
So, 000, 1000.
The Rev. George Fl. Charles, of the
Trinity Baptist Church. Camden. ten
dered mis- resignation as pastor on Sun
day, and it was accepted by the congrega-
ton. Mr.. Charles came to Camden
several years g from Kingston.
Ton, New York.
Nicholas Stalter, e~ighty-three years
old, was buried recently from the Park
Ridge Congregational Church. He was
famous as the father of twenty-four chill
dren by two wives. The second is living.
Fifty of his children and grandchildren
were in the church at the funeral.
Alpheus Seagraves, colored, residing
near Townsend Inlet. is one hundred and
three years old, and his wife is ninety-siX.
The old mans sight failed him u few
years since. yet he has been quite active
for so great All age, and quite cheerful
beneath his ufirmities. he is now. how
eyer, rapidly nearing his end, and in
quite a critical condition.
A sportsman while leaving the deer
woods near Tuckahoe, Saturday after
noon, was accidentally shot by Charles
Bailey of Mauricetown, who mistook him
for a deer. The load of buckshot entered
the mans right leg between the knee and
the ankle, badly maugling the member.
The injured man was conveyed to Tucka-
hoe. Fears are entertained that the limb
will nave to be amputsted.
Warren Chapman celebrated his ninety
first birthday at his home at Ridgewood
Heights, Bergen county, on Friday. In
his and his sons dwellings are representa-
tives of -four generations. Old Mr.. Chap
man is an active msn for his years. He
has not neglected an opportunity 70 vote
since he was twenty-one years old, and
has voted for seventeen Presidents.
a man living near Muliiea Hill was as
tonished to receive a cheek Tor 80 from
MI old maid aunt living out West a few
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Corporation notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAI ON hi
~ sd day Of Novem Der, 1891, the Commissioners
OF Assessment fled In the office OF che Clerk OF the
BOARD OF street and Water Commits toner's their
mai assessment map ana report for the const-uo
4 AVE,
from q point about 100 feet east OF Central avenue
70 within % feet OF the westerly side of Palisado
avenue. ana the same. Is now open to public In
spection In the oh1ce OF the Clerk OF said Board.
and notice Is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof
are includ ed in said assessment
HOPKINS AVE-,
from Central avenue TO Palisade avenues;
CENTRAL AVE-.
on the south side from Hopkins avenue about
10 Feet east and 22 feet west;
AVE-,
.on the north SIDE from Hopkins avenue about 90
feet east and % feet west;
PALISADE We,
ION the north side from Hopkins avenue about 81
rect east and 101. feet west.
And that the 18th day Of December, 1891. at ten
O'Clock Am, and the meeting room of tine Street and
water Comm1ss toner's are hereby liked as the time
ana place when and where the Board Of Street ana
Water commissioners will meet to near, consider
ment and report
writing. IA
BY oruer of the Board OF street and WAFER Com
missioners.
GEORGE t. BoUroN.
Clark
Dated Jersey City. November q. 1891.
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Notice to Builders and
Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
. the office OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners on Monday. December Z 1891. &c
qnired for the erection and finishing ef a building
on the northeas terly corner of Columbia avenue
ana Iahriskie street, The same to be designated as
Public School No. a5.
Proposals must be in accordance with plans and
specifications on file in the ONCE OF the CHER En-
gineer. corner Of jersey avenue and Mercer street.
where bank forms. of bid and agreement OF
sureties must be obtain ed.
he bidding will be divided into five 90 sections
as follows
First. mason work: second. cut stone work; third,
carpenter work and painting: fourth. plum bling.
steam and gas fitting. etc; fifth, entire work COM
plete.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes,
endorsed. Proposals for item specified school
No. 70" addressed to John +, Madden. Esq.
Chairman of COMMITTEES on Public buildings.
Hoard in omen meeting. when called for in the
order of business r latin TO sealed proposals.
No city officiai will be acce pied as surety, nor
will a substitution Of suretie5 be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
city can be conser we'd by so doing.
By order Of the Board Of Street and Water Conn
GEORGE T. BouroN.
Clark.
Dated Jersey City. No %ember % 1897.
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LOUIS II. GIELE
Architect.
oFFICE-63. 6. and 6 8 Fuller Build
ing.
TELEPHONE CALI 266 JERSEY CITY.
CORPORATION Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on the eighth day OF
September. lssl. application was made 20 the
ward Kenny and Others for the improv ement OF
STREET
between west side of Jersey nv enue and the east
side OF Coles street, In the following manner, In
GLIDING all intersections
graded to the established grade by excavating or
hiiins the SAME TO the established grade.
To have the present tagging relaid and new flag.
TO have the carriageway paved with Belgian
block pavem mt
Tohave the present bridge stons ctosswalks re-
laid and now bridge stone laid where necessary.
TO provide for the TOW of the surface water and to
complete the Improvement in q good end substan-
Notice is also G iven that on the 2srd day of No.
vember. 1891, the commissioners of Assessment
filed with the Boardof Street and Water Commis-
sioners their preliminary sketch. showing what
property will probably be assessed and the prob
able amount OF ben Mt to each lot or parcel of
land. also the probable amount of assessment per
foot OF frontage for the said Improvement, and tine
san e Is now open 70 public Inspection In the
Water Commissioners
And notice Is also given that the following
stree,s or avenues or particular sections thereof
are included in said assessment. namely
fLLvENlH 81 REET
from Jersey avenue 1Res g Toi iys street
on the west side from Eleventh street to o point
about l25 ieet north thereof
on the east side from Eleventh street to a point
Gnd that the 2Sth day OF December. 1891. at 10
O'Clock a. m. and the IN Getting room OF the Boara
of Street and Water Com missioner are hereby
fixed as the time and place when and where the
Board of Street ana Water Commissioners will
meet to near parties Interested IN saia appliea
ton and all remonstrances against the SAID I'M.
provement that may he presented in writing.
missioners.
GEO. 7. BoUToN.
Clerk.
I1aten Jersey CITY. Derember 1. 1891
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Corporation Notice.

LttIN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
~ $50 day OF November; lssi. the Commission
es OF Assessment filed In the oftce of the
CLERK OF the hoard OF Street and Water Conn
missioners their hnal assessment. map and re-
port Tor the In Improvement OF
CLIFTON Place AND WEsCoTT AyEs..
and the same is now open to public inspection in
the ONCE OF the Clerk OF said Roara 1iss
And notice is also given. that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof are
included in said assessment:
length.
,fairmounr ave.. on the south side. from Cnfton
place about III. 30 feet westerly.
Baldwin ave. from Wescott ave. TO a point about
SILL feet nOrCheasterly.
Summit ave-. on the east side, from Wescotr ave.
about 80 aeet south and 1877 10 feet north.
And that the 2sth day of December. 1891, ct 10
O'clock a. M. and the meeting room OF the Board
of street and Water Commissioners are hereby
fixed as the Time ana place when and where the
Board of Street. and Wafer Commissioner will
meet TO hear. consider and adjudicate upon all
objections to said assessment and report.
missioners.
GEoRGE T. BoUroN..
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, november 81. 1891.
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Notice to Contract ors.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE REcErvED BY
- the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners on MONDAY NOVEMBER 50, 1881, at 10
O'clock g m, for the Gle aiming Of the streets or the
city and the removal OF ashes and garbage for tha
year ending on the first day of December, 1897, In
accordance with specifications on file In the ONCE
or the Chtef Engineer. corner Of Jersey avenue
and Mercer street. where blank forms OF bid and
Bidders must itemize by stating a price per mile
for cleaning the street and a sum In gross for the
lied.
No city. oficlai will be accepted as surety, nor
will q substitution or sureties he allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
BIDS II ~ considers that the best interest OF the
city can be conserved by so doing.
PROPOSALS must be enclosed in sealed envelopes.
endorsed PROPOSALS for street Cleanfn9, etc.
directed to Il. a. Dugan. Esq. Chairman
OF on Streets, Sewers and Lighting
and handed to the Clerk of the Board In open
meeting when called for in the order Of business
relating TO sealed proposals.
BY order of the Board OF street ana Water Com
missioners-
GEO. T. BoUToS.
Dated Jersey City. November 20 1921.
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Estate OF James c. Lindsay, deceased. Mary A.
Lindsay ana James c. Lindsay. executors q
James @. Lindsay. deceased by or1er OF
the Deputy Surrogate OF Hudson County.
dated October 2. 1881. hereby give notice 10 tue
creditors OF said decedent to bring IN their debts.
demands and claims against the estate OF said
decedent. under oath or affirmation within nin5
months from the date OF said order. or they Will b
MARY A.. NDSiT
JAMES y LNDDAYe
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lands as referred To ~ tne report of the
said committee, presented at the meeting,
IL hereby in ali respects ratified aud con-
1irlned. aud the deeds for the bonds when
recorded and returned byxtne Register, or
the county, are hereby ordered to te
placed in the hands OF the County Col
lector for safe keeping.
Respectfully submitted,
+. II. KIMMERLY,
G.. A. PFINGSTEN,
W. II. ELLIS,
NJ. HENNEssEY,
NJ. J. COYLE.
w. j. TIERNEY,
ID. NJ. NOoNAN.
Freebooter Pdngsten moved the report
be received. the action of the Committee
concurred in and the resolution thereto
att be adopted.
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and uavs there voted as follows:
Yeas-All the member of the Board
present-10
Absent-Freeholder Gorman-1.
The Director-at. Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
From Committee on Finance and
Audit:
To the Honorable the Director-at-Large
aud Members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders OF Hudson County:
GENTLEMEN-Tour Committee on FL
nance aud Audit would respectfully re-
port recommending the adoption of the
following:
Resolved. That warrants be and are
hereby ordered drawn on the County
Collector, and signed by the Director-ai-
Large and Clerk of the Board in payment
of the following claims as reported cor
recs by the Committee on Finance and
Audit, viz:
w. H. ELLIS.
ID. NJ. NOONAN,
w. j. TIERNEY,
VI. j. CoYLE,
NJ. HENNEssEy,
Committee.
Claims Committee or Penitentiary:
Gates Iron Works. S2,26i 50
Claims Committee OF Bridges:
b. j. McWaters. 4oU w
Claims Committee on New Public
Road:
J. w. Harrison ............... llS 65
L. g.. Soltman........."........ II 70
Freebooter Ellis moved the report be
received and warrants ordered drawn in
favor of said claims as reported correct
by the Committee GU Finance.
Question being taken Oh the motion OF
yeas aud nays, there voted as follows:
Yeas-Ali the IN of the Board
p~Iesent-10.
Absent-Freeholder Gorman-1.
The Director-at-Large declared the re-
port adopted.
From the on fuolic
Grounds:
Resolved. That the contract for furnish
ing ice to Court House and Jail be and Is
hereby awarded TO Edward McDermott
for the sum of 81 25 per ton; said contract
to December l, 1891, and ter
inmate November 30, 1892
NJ. J. CoYLE,
w. II. ELLIS.
i. III. KIMBERLY.
Freeholder Coyle moved to adopt the
resolution.
Question being taken IN the motion on
yeas and nays there voted as follows:
Yeas-All the members of the Board
present-l0.
Observation-Disclosures Gorman-1.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
Freebooter Coyle moved that when the
Board adjourrs it adj ,nrn TO meet We'd
nesday, November 20. 1891. at 2 p. m.
Adopred.
The Board then, on motion OF Free
holder Coyle, adjourned.
The Director-at-Large declared the
Board adjourned to meet Wednesday,
November %. 1891, at 2 p. III.
JOHN BOYD.
Clerk.
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R4TLROlDS.

WEsT sHoRE RAILROAD N. X. G & & 4
trains leave West ed street station, New YORK
as follows. and ~ minutes earlier from the foos 5f
Jay street New xorki D..ro,t and chicaso .,ayo
m, s5l5 p M =. Is o. m.
81. L sis, g Is o. NJ
toronto, -1Q.u0 q. m. +5.l5. SIS p. m.
Buffalo. Rochester, Suspension Bridge rfazars
Falls s.so. sl.oo a M, t5.l5 TIs p m
M Ill 50 a. m. runs only to UtieaL
Kingston. $50. "7.Ia "1aO0. +ii.S5 a. M stt01
cstssni and Albany, 1881. .s.ia. 1000, .ii.as q. M.
$50. VIE. SOS. 1000. tiQ.15. ILLS am. Ills tt4ul
AL 1.i5, SIS $3.50, a1h sl1.45 .. m.
Montreal and Canada East, dis - N. s5l5 p. n
Elegant sleeping oars for Buralo. Niagara Falls.
Toronto Detroit Chicago and 81. Louis on ali
DAILY. daily except saturday. All otner trains
daily except Sunday. : = leaves Brooklyn. via
Erooklyn annex. +l0.40 a. m, ++300 p m Jersey
City. T. r. 4. station. +il-@ 8. m. 1892. m
accommodations or information apply onlce4
Jersey City-P. f. f. station. Hoboken-51
Hudson street and West shore station Brook
lyn-S33 Washington street. ~ Fulton street
city-Nos 27i. ses, s05, s42 Broadway, las Bowery.
Park place. So West l25th street and West Snors
stations. West 42d street and foot Of Jay stress
LAMBERT. General Passenger Agent.
5Yander nilt Av.. New York
Change I'm West Shore Time Table.
The catskiil Mountain and saratogs summer
specials were discontinued ON September s. Thero
viii also be a change in the Drawing Room and
qeptng CararrangementA Information can -
az OF any We sc Shofs flck stgeas.
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Freebooter NOonan moved the report
be received and the resolution thereto
attached be adopted.
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays, there voted us follows
Yeas-All the members of the Board
~present-10.
Absent-Freeholder German.
The Director-at-Large declared the re
port adopted.
From Committee on Finance and
Audit
To the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and Members of the. Board of Chosen
/. FreeholderS of Hudson County.
GENTLEMEN:-Your COMMITTEES on FL
nance and Audit, IN compliance with u
resolution heretofore adopted at meet
ings OF this Board. respectfully report
that they ave performed the duty com
mitted to their care. relative to the pur-
chase of additional lands for County pur-
poses ut Snake Hill. and have sold and
delivered $73. 900 worth of bonds, in ac-
%cordance with the provisions of the act
entitled AN act TO authorize the Boards
of Chosen Freeholders in the respective
Counties of this State 10 acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation lands for public
use in such counties, and to provide for
the Issue of bonds TO pay for the same"
approved April 81, 1887.
said bonds were known as Snake Hill
purchase bonds and S12, 500 of the money
realized from the sale thereof, was paid
to Horace X. Thurber and to VIM. V.
Mahon and John Van Worst as executors
and representing the Smith estate for the
land purchased in title to said lands as
described in the resolutions of this Board,
and as shown in the deeds therefor has
been passed TO the County. The said
deeds of said property have been put on
record in the office OF the Register of
Hudson County. To the end that all
matters relative to said lands aud said
bonds, ETC., shall be finally ratified, con
firmep aud settled, your Committee rec
ommends the adoption of the accompany
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the proceedings taken
and had by the Committee on Finance
aud Audit of this Board and by the other
Commitoee authorized TO act relative to
the lands lately agreed to be purchased
and acquired at Snake Hill. to add to
those already and for NAM years past be-
longing to and in the possession of the
county, including the advertise ment for
aud sale or the $73. 900 worth of bods adj
vertised tor, bid and sold or disposed of
by or under the bid of William Clark &
Son, heretof ore presented to this Board,
be and the same are in all respects rati-
fed. confirmed aud adopted by this
Board MS ard for its act and will in the
premises, and including the authority
conferred upon the Director and Clerk ia
the premises. and the purchase Of said
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

pateG Jersey. city. Decemn
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Committee on County Institutions.
Freebooter Noonan moved the report Of
the committee be received aud the resolu-
ton thereto attached awarding the con
tracts for tho 1S91-92 be adopted.
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays, there voted as follows:
Yeas-All the members of the Board
present-10.
Observation-Disclosures Gorman-1.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
From the Committee on New Public
Road.
TO the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and members of the Board Of Chosen
F~reehoiders of the County of Hudson.
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on New
Public Road would respectfully report
recommending the adoption of the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That Winifred Gallagher be
and is hereby appointed typewriter In
Chief Engineer Harrison's Off &c, for use
on New Public Road matters, aud her
salary pc and is hereby fixed III the rate
of $50 per month for each month so en-
ploYed.
" n Nj NTo1NA- 81"
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lands as referred To ~ the report OF the
said committee, presented at the meeting,
il hereby in ali respects ratified II con-
1irlned. aud the deeds for the bonds hen
recorded and returned byztne Register. OF
the county, are hereby ordered to .
placed in the hands OF the County Col
lector for safe keeping.
A.. RocnacffulIv suh.piffod
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Corporation Notice.

DATED Jersey city, December i. 1891. o'sl
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Dated Jersey city. November 81. 1891.
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Corporation Notice.

Dated Jersey city. No <smber q, 1872. go