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The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Notice to Con tractors.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
y the office OF the Board Of street and Water
o'clock a. M. for the impro cement OF
ERIE STREET,
Sixteenth street. in accord ance with specinoa.
tions file in the offic9 of the Chief Engiueer,
blank forms OF bid and agreement OF suretles must
be obtained. -
About |, 100 cubic yards OF earth excavation K
About cubic yards OF rock excavation.
About ~ cubic yards Of earth niilng.
About 45U cubic yards OF sand or gravel filling.
About 1000 square yards OF stone paving.
About 45U lineal feet Of new curb stone,
About e00s quare feet OF new bridge stone.
About $50 square feet OF new tagging.
About l9D square ards OF repavtns
About s0J lineal feet OF reset cui b stone.
About gu square feet OF relalu bridge stone
About 2,5oi square fest OF rel aid tagging.
About l20 lineal feet Of cribbing.
About manhole heads to be brought Co grade
About receiving basins to be reset
Time allowed for the completion OF the work
The making OF tho above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor. will oe sui. .ect
liable to more than onehalf the assessment there.
for.
endorsed proposals for improvement OF erie
street. directed TO T. A. Dugan. ksq. Chairman or
so he ces OF tSe sosr ann IN ope na
wnen called for In the order of business relating
to sealed proposals
will o substitution OF sureties be allowed.
The attention OF Lidders is esDe cially called to
Section 2. Chapter 1871, Laws Of 1syl under THE
terms whereof no contract shall bo binding upon
the city or become enecuve or operative until the
been approved by this Rosrd and the Corporal tion
Counsel the President OF this Board having
power TO examine the proposed bondslneu under
BY order of the Board of street ana Water Com.
missi0ners ss~ ~ =
Daved Jersey city. April 30 lS9z
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
STATE NOTES.

Thomas NJ. Croft's application for three
liquor licenses at Monmouth Park was on
Tuesday met by determined resistance
from the Rev. S. Edward Young. of
Asbury' Park. His petition had 1,169
names attached, and he insisted OF the
illegality of granting to a disorderly
house. and the statute requiring beds in
the house was not complied with. The
Court will go to examine the premises and
give a decision today.
Morris Cohen, while knocking some
boards off his stable. at Toms River. few
days ago, to recover some articles that
had fallen between them, found little
packet of brown paper in which was care
fully wrapped 500 bill.
Long Branch residents COMPLAIN of the
charred ruins of the old East River Hotel,
belonging to Miss Minnie Cummings
which are allowed to remain and dishg-
ure the neighborhood; also The ruins OF u
barn in the rear of the United States
Hotel which was burned months ago.
There is trouble between the insurance
companies and the owners over settle
ment Of the losses Neigh boring property
owners complain that the dilapidated
ruins are an eyesore and that they inter-
fere with the renting of cottages. The
Long Branch Solicitor has been appealed
to to advise the authorities how to get rid
of the nuisances.
A milk war between New ton dealers
has reduced the retail price to two cents
quart and to four quarts FOR five cents
Union county's new Board of Chosen
Freeholders have reduced the County
Collectors salary from 81, 500 to 81, 900.
Phil Daily says that the prospects of two
new gambling houses at Long Branch
give him no concern whatever. He is
confident of the continued prosperity of
his CLUB"
The Board of Freeholders Of Cape May
county has instructed the Solicitor to
proceed with the selling of lands for de-
linquent taxes i'll Cape May Point
borough.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Notice to Contractors.

cEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECErvEp AT
v the ONCE Of the Board Of Street and Water
comnissioners on Monday. May lG lS92 at ten
o'clock d. M, for the improvement OF
SHERMAN AVENUE,
ftom Hutton street Griffith street. In accordancS
With specifications on file in the ofice OF the Ce.
Angineer. corner. Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
steet where blank form OF bid and agreement OK
sureties must be obtained.
HN3fsst ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About 900 cubic " ards OF earth excavation. AS
About 50 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 80 cubic yards of earth filling.
About 1876 square yards Of stone paving
ABOUT 9JU lineel feet of reset curb stone.
lAbout manhole headssto be brought to grade.
Yitne allowed for the completion OF the WORE
fifty (50) WORKING days.
The making OF the above improvement ana aware
the contract therefor, will be subject TO the re-
monstrance OF the owners OF the property liable
to moro tn an on half OF the assessment theref Or
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes
endorsed, Proposals for Improvement OK Sher-
nun avenue" directed to e. A. Dugan, ESQ.,, CnTr-
Ing, and handed to the Clerk Of the Board In open
mSeting when calico for In the order OF business
relating to sealed proposals. -
No city official will be accepted as surety nor
VIII snbsti tuition of aureties be allowed. :
The attention OF bidders is especially called 20
TERMS whereof no contract shall be binding upon
thA CITY. or bec me effective or operative until
thelbondsmen offered by the contractor have pecn
approved by this Board and the Corporation
Co3nsel, the President of this Board having power
TO Examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order OF the Board OF Street and water COM
GEORGE 7. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey City, April %, 1892.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
GREENVILLE GLEANINGS

The closing dancing school reception OF
the present season will be held this even
ing at Zeugner's Bslvederc Hall Prof.
Brown will furnish the music.
+ The Greenville Rifle Club will perforate
targets this evening aJ the Metropolitan
Range on Ocean avenue.
"Why is it," said well known real
estate dealer this morning, "that move
ment isn't started TO continue Rose ave
nue. through to Woodlawn avenue? 1t
would greatly enhance the value of prop
erty In that section and would be the
means of building up that splendid
stretch of land between Warner and
Woodiawn avenues.
The Graenvile Fishing Club has been
re-oroanized this season with II large
membership. The officers are:-President.
j. Hilbert; Treasurer, Frark e. Chase,
and Secretary. Charles Goeschner. Fish
Ing excursions will be held ou the fol-
August IS and September Is. The steam
launch "Elmira" commanded by Captain
Sanford has been engaged for the season.
The boulevard through this section as
mapped out by the engineer IN charge
will necessitate the removal of the Globe
Hotel aud several of the large stores
located on Bergen avenue near Danforth.
There will no doubt be some "tall kick
Ing" when the work Is commenced.
The few fishermen who still ply their
vacation few miles off the. Green
vile shore are being robbed night after
night by New York thieves, who daringly
lift and ransacK tine nets before the local
men have Il chance TO reach. The net
owners have put an armed watchman in
the vicinity.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
WANSER HEARS SISSlERETTA.
The Famous Black Patti Sings All the
Old Favorites at Zion Nj. E. Church.

The Famous Black Patti Sings All the
Old Favorites at Zion Nj. IL. Church.
Among those vino heard the wonderful
"Black Patti" Madame NJ. Sissieretta
Jones. last nj hit, at y. NJ. f. Zion
Church, were Mavor Wanser, ex-Sherif
Davis, Collector O'Neill and Commissioner
Dugan. They were delighted with the
sweet voice of the singer, who last even
ing devoted her talent to Il benefit for the
church. A substantial sum of money
was netted thereby.
Madame Jones was on the programme
for two solos. but she kindly responded to
several recalls. Size first sang u cavatina
by Meyerbeer, aud in Part II. Noble
ESouto. When recalled she rendered
"The Suanee River" Comm Thro' the
Rye" and would You?" The other per-
formers did very we'll, paiticulaly the
Crescent City Qaartette.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
A STATEMENT

of the determna ion Of the Board of City Can
va;sers relative to an eecton held III jersey
City in The County of HadsoI and State of New
Jersey, on Tussdty, the twelfth day OF April,
A. D. one thousand eight hu ,dred and ninety
two Q302), pursuant to law, for the erection OF a
May or for Jersey CITY, and of one Alderman and
districts of JerseJ City, AID to dstsrl'ine
whether tho act entitled AN act 10 regulate Inc
pay of off .ers AMI employees OF paid Ire de
pa. tm-nts In cities OF the flrst class in tins
State" approved Alarci ~, 1879, shall become
operative Ill Jersey City.
Mayor, Peter f. Wanser.
FIRST ALDERMANIC DISTRICT.
Alderman, Thomas J Kelly
Cons. able, Frede 'ick p. Buddel, Jr.
SECOND ALDERMANIC DISTRICT.
Alderman. Patrick Norton.
Constable, JJhn II. Mitchell.
THIRD ALDER MANIC DISTRICT.
Alderman, Edward ]. Farley.
Constabl James Grant
FOURTH AID ERMANIC DISTRI IT.
Alderman Rich ,rd Lahey.
Constable, Joseph Boland
FIFTH ALDERMANIC DISTRICT.
Alderman, Max Salinger
Constable, William HOGAN.
SIXTH ALDERMANlU DISTRICT.
Alderman, John c. Kaiser.
Constable, Frank Meyer.
Also that a m tjorty of the ballots "for in
crease of pay of Fire Department" and against
increase of pay of Fire Department. are in
favor of the acceptance by Jersey City of the act
entitled AN act TO re suate tile pay of officers
and empioys rs OF pail Fire Departments in
cities of the first class in this State" approved
March -. 1892.
We do certify that the foregoing is q
true, full and correct s:atem mt of tn, Board of
CITY Canvassers, therein mentioned
In witness whereof we have hereby set our
hands this sixteenth day of April. one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-two.
pA:RIGk w ROCHE,
Chairman of the Board OF City Canvassers
JOHN u. SEQ 7.
Clerk of the Board of City Canvassers.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
He Was Frozen Stiff.

A drunked helper gu brewery wagon
leaned against post in front of Stenpe's
saloon on Exchange place this morning.
A bartender saw him. The cocktail
mixer procured a rope and tied the
sleeper fast to the post and the crowd of
fifty observers howled with delight
The slumberer awakened. He at
tempted TO walk away, but couldn't.
He tried to move his arms but they were
fast. A look of bewilderment appeared
on his face, which was followed by one of
horror:--
"Mein Gott in Himmelp he exclaimed,
II vas frozen sdiff."
The bystanders shouted at this and
Policeman Rickerish approached.
He loosened the man . ID
threatened him with Jail. A CO y
promise was effected by the fellow again
climbing on his wagon, where in a few
minutes hs again slept the sleep of the
innocent. ta.i
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
CORPORATION NOtlCe.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE 18TH
DAY % S rss May s an Was 70 t BE-
Henry rrisge ana 70, the of
from the northerlS line Of 1horno street to the
southerly line OF Carlton avenue in the following
nave the street FOR tie fa width thereof
raded to the establi she'd grade by excavating or
TO have new Dl.estoae Tagging four feet wide
W o have vitriiied drain pipe of proper size laid
for to carry Off all surface water from about ~,
Of 1e Hs o n s
over Manhattan avenue into the Beach street water
course. as also the necessary receiving basins to
TO have new bridgestone crosswalks laid over
all intersections except ihorne street aud Cartol
And all other work done that may be necessary
complete the improvement in good and substan
Notice Is also given that on the second dav Of
May, 1872, the Commissioners OF Assessment filet
ers sneir preliminary sketch showing what prop
erty viii PROBABLY De assessed and the probable
I from mt tnge g for the said Improvement and the
o Ss S goad TDffs% Street s ani sni
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof
are included 9 assassf sfs ss:fs'%sRss asssH HHf%'ly'-
rom Thorne street 1s6oa e faritER SGRhEr ayenue'
from Germania avenue about lOJ feet east and 100
A'e' "''' zABRIsKIE STREET,
from Germania avenue about lOo rect east and 100
feet west. - - .,,.,,,
from Germania avenue about 11Tl15eeet east
MANHATTAN AVENUE,
from Germania avenue about 100 feet east and 100
feet west. -. n
CARLTON AVENUE ssN
on the north side from Gsrmania avenue about 100
feet east and lUJ feet west.
THORNE STREET,
on the south side from Germanta avenue about 100
feet east and lL0 feet west.
And that tho sixth day of June, 1892 at IL
O'Clock a. m. and the nesting room OF the Board
OF street and water commissioners are hereby
goard of street and Water commissioners viii
meet to hear parties interested In said application
ana all renonstrances against said improvement
that may be presented In writing
BY order of the street and Water Commissioners
GEO 7. BOUTOS,
Clerk.
Datad 1arsav C-itv Nav eth 1907 -
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13

Fourteenth precinct, two hundred and
thirty vOtes... ....-............. ;ol
Fifteenth precinct, one hundred and seye
NpteS.. -'ss.....-. .................--.' iV'
Total number Of votes received by Freder
lex Woeclknsr one thou iand eight hun
dred and forty-five votes, ,...........,.... lo4o
We do certify that the foregoing is true, full
and correct statement of the e'ecton abby
mentioned, as the same Is produce before the
Board OF CanviSsers acc )rding TO Jaw, ani tnat
the same exhibits the number Uf votes on the
poll books of the several precincts of the Alder
manic districts respectively, and OF the ballots
rejectel, the whole numosr of the nam ,s OF the
voters in the III book; of the several precinc.
the name of each person tor whom any vote or
votes were given, the number Of votes given for
each persol in each precinct. and the wnoie
number OF votes given for each person fot elcn
office designated TO-. him. and the whole number
| OF vote, cast for n I'd gains increase OF pay of
Fire Department as they epplar by the state
msnts SO produced aud laid ,fore the Board.
In wit ness whereof we have hereunto set our
| hands this sixteenth day of April A. D., one
| thousand eight hundred and nnety-two.
| PATRICK w. ROCHE,
| Chairman of the Board of q ty CLnvassers.
| JOIN E. ScoTT
Clerk of the Board of City Canvassefs.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13

EEAIEp PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UP
resid9nce OF the Rev. 3; Henry Ter Woert, No. 46
Nelson avenue, Jersey City. for the grading reg u
latlng& sewerlng paving and otherwise improving
the enlargement TO the Catholic Cemetery OF the
Holy Nane, Vest Side avenue. Jersey CITY, 80
pordf4k 70 the plans and specifications prepared
by David Young c. E. NO 7ll Broad street, Now
ark, N j.. which can be examined at the ONCE OF
David Young.
Tho Following Is about the amount OF work to BE-
done. WIKI n.
Su.vp5 cubic yards excavation.
1a,00l square yards Telford pavement.
$500 lneal feet 1tinch sewer pipe
lp0 iineal feet Pinch sewer pipe.
0Ut lipeal feet 15inch sewer pipe.
10, lin cal feet 1S.inch sewer pipe.
lgalhneal feet 29tnch sewer pipe
~ manhoies 10 basins. Fl
Inc Rev. Henry Ter WORT reserves the right
TO accept or re 1ect any all proposals.
No hid will be conside red unless accom- panied hy
censraek
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Wrecked by the wrcckaee.

Speca0t 10 We CerSeD Ctty Netcs
ATLANTIC CITY. May 13, 1S92.-About
200 feet of the board walk was completely
demolished Wednesday afternoon by a
large piece of the sunken steamer Florida
which became loosened by the strong cur
rent washing over 1t. and started it drift
ing shoreward. A boat put out aud Sc
cured the wreckage and brought it along
side the board walk at the foot of Georgia
avenue. The tide rising unus ually high
dashed the wreck against the walk, caus-
ing the damage. The properties OF Mrs.
Williams of the Kensinglon House and
that Miss Elizabeth Priestly were also
slightly damaged by the wreckage crash
ing against the piliugs.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
CHRISTIAN ENDDAyoRERs' RALLY.
Rev. Nessrs. Clark and Brett Speak En-
courA Agingly of Work Accomplished.

Rev. Nessrs. Clark and Brett Speak En-
couragingly of Work Accomplished.
The Bergen Reformed Church was
beautifully decorated with potted plants
and flowers last evening, the occasion be-
ing rally Of the Hudson County Chris
tan End or Union. Every Chris
tim Endeavor Society in the
county wns represented, and the
large ediiice was crowded. The object
of the rally was to arouse greater inter
est in the works which the society aims
to accomplis b.. Papers and speeches in
terspersel with hymns and prayers made
an Interesting programme.
The Rev. Francis f. Clark, D. D..
founder and organizer of the Y. p. S. c..
E.. and President Of the United Societies
of Christian Endeaver, was the speaker
of the evening. In his address he said:-
"When organized the first
Young People"s Society of Chris
rian Endeavor in 1881, l never
ex ett,d that in the short time of
ten years there wonld be 1880 societies
with II total mem ber3hip OF 100000 Aud
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Notice to Contractors.

6 RALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIvED ar
the ofice of the Board & Of Police ,H SSmmissiSas
for the building Of sewer of hundred fcst Qyv)
"a ltngth and eight % In ches In diameter ana cne
Of three hundred feet long and twelve (iy incnea
~ diameter; also proper conn ections with all the
butttlngs on Hospital grounds the sewer 70 %
The Board reserve the right to reject any Or All
bidatC deemed for the best interest OF the city 20
Proposals must, be enclosed In sealed envelopes
endorsed proposals for BUILDING sewer ana con
necxgons at Hospital ana directed 70 CommissioA-
or u n F0en ey Pre- sid of the Board. and hand
ed to the CLERK on or before Wednesday, May 4
~ order OF tho Board of Police Com missionerA
f3 @. +. ROBTNSON.
{ S &&r sf. ~ CLERK.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
A Little Cosnac.

On the arrival of the Spree in Hoboken
yesterday Robert Ruhan, a longshore-
man, was treated to cognac.
1t took Policeman Rabold and
five others to others TO get him to tin G
police station. He fought all the way,
and Recorder McDonough. who was one
of the spectators or the affray, fined him
$40 this morning
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Total received ID the FSurth Aldermanic
district, six hundred and five votes. 49,.

First precinct, one hundred and twenty
two votes. ........... ............. 10
Second precinct, ninety votes ........... ~
Third precinct. one vote. te....,.....,....
Fourth precinct, none. ............
Fifth precinct, four votes S..................
sixth precinct, twelve votes. !:
seventh precinc, twenty-three votes...... q
Eghth precinct, twenty -four votes ..,.... =
Ninth precinct thirty four votes ......... s
Tenth pi ecinct. sixty -four votes. ........ u
Eleventh precinct, fifteen votes. s........ Il
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Total received In the Third Aldermanic
district, two hundred and fifty--five votes.
FOURTH ALDERalANIC DISTRICT

First precinct, fourteen voies.............
Third precinct, twenty-niLe votes.
Fourth precilct, fifty-one votes ..........
Fnth pre-inct, forty-eight votes, ..........
Sixth precinct, eighty-Ihree votes. ........
Seventh preclnct eighly-two votes.
Eighth precinct, sixty votes. ..............
Ninth precinct, eighty-five votes...........
Tenth precinct. seventeen votes. ..,.....
Eleventh precinct, iifty-flve votes.
Twelfth precinct, nine votes. .............
Thirteenth precinct, three votes. ...........
Fourteenth precinct, none e................
Fifteen tn precinct, four votoJ. ...........
Sixteenth precinct four votes
Seventeenth precinct, twenty votes. ......
Eighteenth precinct, ,hirty.nine votes. 49,.
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Total received in the Fifth Aldermanic dis
trict, three hundred aud eighty nine votes
SIXTH ALDERMANIC DISTRICT.

First precinc,, eleven votes II
Second precinct one vote /
Third precinct, eighteen votes. .......... ~
Fourth preeinct. nine votes es................ 0
Fifth precinct, eli ghty- five votes. ........ IS
Sixth pi ecinct, sixty four votes comm. Ga
seventh precinct, eleven votes ....... II
Eighth precinct, sixty-two votes. ..... 81
Ninth precinct thirty five votes .... IS
Tenth precinct forty-one evotes. 4l
Eleventh Precinct seven votes ....,.... E
Twelfth precinct, thirty votes.... 80
Thirteenth precinct none. ne... 0
Fourteenth precinct. nnecy-eight votes.... 90
Fifteenth pi ecinct, eighteen votes ........ 18
Total received in the Sixth Aldermanc
District four hundred and ninety votes. . 400
Total number OF votes reeeiv ID in jersey
Cty against increase of pay OF Fire De
Lartment two thousand one hundred and
ffty-eight. 2158
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
MINUTES OF THE PRO
CEEDINGS OF THE CITY
BOARD OF CANVASSERS.

THIRD ALDERMANIC DISTRICT.

THIRD ALDER3IANIC DISTRICT.
First precinct, none. acknowledgements. y
Second precinc. TWEEN five votes. - 70
Third precinct, none Observation-Disclosures.
Fourth precinct, none ....... ............ ~ "
Fifth precinct, twenty-eigbt votes. ....... IS y,
sixth preeinct, eighty-three votes. ........ % %
Sevenli pre- :inct, thirty votes............. ~
Eighth precinct, none ne...,................ y
Ninth precinct. nineteen votes ......... ~
Tenth precinct, two votes ?
Eleventh precinct fifty-two votes 51
Twelfth precinct, sixteen votes. ........... 10
The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
Total number of votes received by A Albert
J. Madtu two thousand six hundred and

eighty-tive... ......i.................- y
Henry BONNER rec vel in tho First pre-
cinSt one vote. s-.........-.' -.'...-.'
Second precinct, two votes. s.............'.''
Third precinct, none... ....s.'p....''.'' -r
Fourth precinct. six votes. ...............''.
Fifth precinct. thirteen votes.
Sixth precinct, fiftesn votes. ..,....,......
Seventh precinct, seven vote ..,.......
Eighth precinct, twelve votes.
Ninth precinct, twelve voes.......---.....
Tenth precinct, ten votes. es............,.....
Eleventh precinct, eight voies.........-...
Twelfth precinct, sixteen votes. ..-........
Thirteenth preciact, four votes.
Fourteenth precinct, five votes.
Fifteenth precinct, oue vote. ...,..........
Sixteenth precinct, two votes.
Seventeenth precinct, pone................
Eighteenth precinct, one vote.......
rot nj ,,,,,,,ar 20 ,,o.as ,aoa;,a5 la, Harry