The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-26
NORTH HUDSON NEWS.
Sad Drowning of a Little Girl-End
of the Dissatisfaction in
Company B-Council
Meetings.

A party of romping children were play
ing in Seacaucus near the creek yester-
day evening. One OF the number pro-
posed going on a float which was moored
to the bank Of the creek. Some of the
children were afraid to venture on the
float, but three or four little boys and two
little girls timidly stepped on the boards.
When they found that it did not leave
the bank, they regained their courage
and began chasing each other from the
float to the shore and commenced play
ing tag. One of the party was little
s~even-year-old Sarah Bell. While she
was pursuing one of her companions, she
reached too far over the edge OF the float
and fell with a scream into the muddy
waters of the creek. Her companions
ran shrieking away INT told the first peo-
pie they met of the accident. A number
of men hurried to the water, but they
were too late to save the little one. and
after dragging the creeks bottom for
some distance, recovered the child's
BODY. The remains were taken to the
home of the little ones parents.
Captain Buttenbaum Resigns.
The difficulty in Company B, of the
Second Regiment, has been settled by the
resignation of Captain B~uttenbaum. He
was present at a meeting of the officers Of
the regiment last week and explained his
actions and conduct. His course was
commended aud rs he considered himself
exonerated he sent in his resignation,
which will doubtless be accepted.
Union Hill Council.
The Union Hill Council met last night.
Town Attorney Russ advised that the
terms of the present Councilmen DO not
expire until May 1. A communication
was received from the North Hudson
County Railway Company, asking that
the Board modify its recent action In re-
lation to them, by permitting them to
lay double tracks on Main street and Der.
genline avenue, and "a single track In
Palisade avenue. The communication
was referred. The architect notified the
Board that owing to the difficulty in Sc
curing the prorer kind of bricks, the
building OF the new town hall will be de-
layed a month. The pipe sewer III Main
street is finished aud Is ready for inspec-
ton. Improvement certificates to the
amount of So. 459 were drawn to the order
of Contractor Eeeney.
Weehaw ken Council
The Weehawken Council held a short
meeting last night. Engineers Boyer aud
McCann notified the Board that the main
outlet sewer at Park avenue Is finished
and ready for acceptance and the Board
accepted it. Town Attorney Albeit was
notified TO apply Ior Inc appointment VI
Assessment Commissioners.
Bernard Murray was appointed attend
ant at the sluce gates at a salary OF $40
a month. An improvement certificate
for $3.50 was drawn in favor of Boyer
and Mccain.
Notes.
Complaint has peer made to the Wee
hawken police that Herman Staubat of
No. 100 Du Bots street, has Threatened to
cut up Mrs. Elizabeth Becker. The police
are after Herman.
Samuel Ahrent. niue years old, of No.
IS Ann street, was bitten by a neighbours
dog yesterday. The dog was shot and
the boys wound, which was slight, was
cauterized.
Edward Armour. the insane man, who
wandered away from his home, No. 24l
Kossuth street. Union Hill, last week, has
been picked up i'll New York and is at the
Blackwell's Island insane pavilion.
Henry Cook fell from the Union Hill
elevator yesterday and dislocated his
thigh.
The body of the young man who killed
himself IN Weehawken Sunday has not
yet been identified.