New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
THE NEW PASSAIC CITY HALL.

THE NEW PASsAIC CITY HALL.
The first observances OF the day the dedlcatory
exercises, held In Company BIS ArmOry, the third
floor Of the new buildings They purely OF a
local nature, none but citizens being present. Gen
eral Bird W. Spencer. chairman Of the Building Com
mittee OF the Council rendered the edfce to the CITY.
Mayor Wolsan X. Brown formally accepted it and as
signed the and offices to their respective occu
pants. DR.. J. A. Spencer. behalf OF the trustees
OF the library. made an address Of thanks for the
fine suite Of rooms which the institution now occn-
pies. The Rev. Drs. Leavens and Castor OF the
First Presbyterian and First Reformed churches, as
the senior pastors Of the city, made respectively tho
dedlcatory prayer and the bcned,cuon
Governor Leon Albeit and his stan and number OF
other guests arrived at 80. As their train crossed the
Erie viaduct AT Passnc Bridge the gun detachment OF
the 4ih Regiment. stationed at the City Hall. fired
Governors salute Of seventeen guns The parade was
formed in Passacst south Of Fifth and began to move
nj 3 O'Clock. II headed by Marshal b. W. spencer
and his mounted staff Of forty aides Next came the
police force and then the ZOO Nation,l Guartsmen
Wit. their bands followed by tho invited guests In car
nages and Meade rOst Il. a. r. Three hundred fire
men and seven Gre engines and trucks counting visiting
companies, followed under command Of Chief f. y.
HEWITT Three hundred mounted citizens. the \. W. e..
A. the local athletic clubs. three hungarian societies
and other bodies In all about six hundred men, cons
tuted the third division Two hundred and fifty wheel
men from this and neehboing counties came last The
reviewing stand was in OF the City Hall AS the
parade passed front OF the stand, over 1000 school
AT the same time the invited guests descended from
their carriages and took seats on the reviewing
In The banquet held at $50 O'Clock in White
heads opera House. The list of invited guests
present included G0vernor Leon AtGs!t Quarter
Colonel J. T. Van elect Colonel NJ IT, Barrett.
A 81 Kq'e IT. ha eSs
OVENS Colonel N. J. Van valsn. General J. w.
Plume Secretary of State G. r.. Gray: State Treasurer
Meppr j. p Cooper Of Rutherfo senator John
Hinchlifc. Assembyman Frank Gledh!l Consressnai.
Cornelius Cadmus. Senator Henry Wint0n, Mayorelec,
Wanser. of Jersey City; Lieutenant Colonel H. Aber-
ncthy Major w. b. Mason, LieutcnantC0lonel ,. " >.
Mos1sy %gSr + r. Ee 6n pso
G. "A. Hobart. ex-senator JohIa W. Onees ana Spe'"e'
with The @ a blue s1s s ss
square, with large semcircnar wing The grcn,es,
stories high The centr: tower IS five stories and
stands iO4 feet above the ground. In all the sum,
nit Of the tower is $50 feet above tidewater ana
fse R4ooyn bds yes st. q ias
s NeWYorS '' are visible The tower elaboratey
decorated in terra Gotta mouldngs Inc en'rSn rat
a SsstS ON the ss Os sR sf0r stone nn pa
material The Whole Of the inte9r III, s ib door
9 w WI pne nd cherry as an
for Company p 4th Regiment The rst o moor w s3
wins 6sSsd S Son the fse old sa a up
at Trenton. The Mayors, Collectors Ciy ,c, t
and Treasnrers offices two committee Sc os oor ~"
Heyoted TO meeting rooms for the Board of Education
BOARD of Excise Board Of ASSESSOR ana bSa a p ~
i1c Iifiary. The third floor Is large hall eighty
feet SQUIRE which VIM be Company b, arm oces Inc
The surrounding grounds are laid out in WALLIS ni,o
dvcways and paved With crushed Ss sum nrosy b.
crccted IN an artificial pond near the building. liz
grs,nds cover over four and onehah acres