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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
WILL REPAIR SCHOOLS.
Finance Commissioners Also APP
prove the WoodlaWn Sewers.

Commissioner Madden OF the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners was
closeted last night with Finance Commits
sioners Edelstein. Allen and Kenny for
more than an hour. The subject dis
cussed was the Improvement OF the public
schools.
The Finance Commissioners are in
sympathy with the move and promised
Commissioner Madden that as soon as he
submitted a list of everything required
for the schools and the repairs which will
put them in proper condition, the money
would be forthcoming.
Commissioner Madden will prepare the
necessary report at once.
Upon convening, the Commissioners
concurred in the resolution of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners, au-
thorizing the construction Of the sewers
for the Woodlawn district, better known
as the big Greenville main sewer.
The Board also concurred in the resolu-
tion of the Board of Fire Commissioners,
asking an appropriation of $1,000 for the
purchase of hose. The money will be
borrowed on temporary five per cent.
loan bonds. The hose purchased must be
guaranteed for three years.
The pay roll of the Water Registrar for
February, amounting to $3,06S. was
passed; also the pay rolls of the General
iaborers on meters, $61333, and reassess-
ors, 1862. so, for December. The warrants
will be issued after the interest on the
water ,bouds lhas been paid. After that
batch of claims amounting TO several
thousand dollars will be paid. These are
tie old claims over which so many dis
cussions have arisen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Pretty Maggie Escapes Conviction-La

Pretty Maggie Escapes Conviction-Law-
yer "Jakey'' Bretztfsld Was There.
The notorious Kate Mclaughlin and
her very pretty daughter. Maggie, were
on trial yesterday in the Court of General
Sessions. They were charged with hav-
ing kept disorderly house at No. 312
Fourth street, Hoboken. Mrs. Nolan.
who runs beer shop on the ground floor
of the house where the McLaughlins Is
lived, was the complaining witness.
She testified that the McLaughlins,
mother and daughter, were visited by
men who sometimes remained until
morning. Mrs. Nolan was positive that
Mr.. Bretztield was one of the visitors.
what was his first nameH asked the
Prosecutor.
"Jakey." was the answer, and broad
smile was observed to creep around the
corners of the mouths of all the members
of the bar in court.
"Jakey Bretzfeldtp' exclaimed Mr.. Win
field. was he a lawyer -W
just at this moment Lawyer Jakey
BretZfeldt entered the court room. He
arrived in time to hear the Prosecutors 8
question, and as he walked within the
bar the witness answered.
Eyes, SIR"
The laugh that went around was uni
versal. Jakey soon had business in
another quarter of the globe.
Mrs. Nolan further said that Thomas
Kelly and George Muldoon were also
callers at the house, aud that such amia-
BILE creatures as Kate Cross and Maria Hal
pin were there to welcome them. Mrs.
Mclaughlin and her daughter Maggie
protested vigorously that their home was
not disorderly house and they produced
Mrs. McLaughlin's son and George Null
doom to prove dheir assertions
The jury convicted Mrs. Mclaughlin,
but acquitted Maggie.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
DIED.

GORMAN-On Tuesday, March /. 1892 Anthony
German, beloved son OF Dennis and Mary Cor
man. aged two years and seven months.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited attend the funeral on rhursd ay
afternoon March B. at two o'clock, from his late
residence No. 80 Second street.
HAGGERFY-In this city, on Monday. February 80
1884, Sarah, widow of Lawrence Haggerty, aged
ninety years.
Relatives and friends OF the family are re spect-
morning. March 3. at nine O'CLOCK from her late
residence No. Il Erie street. thence to st. Mary IS
Church. whore high mass of requiem will be Of
fered for the happy repose of her soul
RILEY On Monday. February 29 1892, sa amuei
Riley aged sixty five years
Relatives and friends of the family. also the mem
bers of Friendship Council, American Legion OF
Honor respectfully invited attend the funer-
al. on thursday, March 3, at thr ee p. M, from No.
IS Man deyile avenue heights
BURTON Monday, February 49, 1882, Amos Burt
aged seventy nine years.
Funeral at residence No 60 Van Reipen avenue
Jersey City heights, on 1huraday, Marcn s. al
three p. m
DECKER-on Tuesday. March |, 1892 Pauley only
and beloved son OF Paul and Caroline Dec ker,
aged ten years. two months and TWEEN ty-one'
days.
Relatives and friends or the family are invited
to attend the funeral Thursday afternoon,
March g. at two O'Clock. from the residence OF his
parents, NO. 1855 York street.
SHhRIDAN-On Monday. February 29 au Ho =
boken. n. j.. Annie sheridan. aged forty
Relatives and friends are invited TO a tend the
funeral on thursday, March 3, at half past nine
m from the residence Of her brother James
sheridan. NO. 81 Madison street. hoboken, n j.
thence 10 ST losephs Church, where a IS oemn
high mass Ill be offered at half-p ten O'Clock
for th 9 repose of her soul
lntermenu at Calvary Cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
LADY GERMANIA SOCIETY.
The Fourteenth Annual Ball and Who
Danced At 1t.

The Fourteenth Annual Ball and Who
Danced At It.
Lady Germania Society No. 1, of Jer-
sey City, last night held its fourteenth
annual ball at Woods Hall. The hall
was prsttily decorated and was filed
with merry masqueraders.
The officers Of the association are NJ 4.
Paley, President; G. Neuhaus, Vice Presi
dent; A. Willrandt, Treasurer; NJ. Dill
mann, Financial Secretary, and @. Inter
lohner, Recording Secretary.
Among the guests were:-Mr. and Mrs
E. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Braun, III.
Pelloth. Herman Rotert. Miss Carrie
Albrecht. Miss Susie Ruff. Jos. Leonard,
Miss Adeline Tompford. Jacob Knehr,
Harry Edwards, Miss Mamie Ostello. r..
Kugler. Miss e. Wits, Mr.. George
.Graner, Miss Lena Henneich. Mr.. C..
Smith. Miss Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Eckert. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Eckert, Miss Amelia SHERMAN.
Miss Annie Miller. Miss Maggie
Kretzschuer, Miss Maggie Zinner. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Moore. Mrs. J. Con-
nors, Miss Ethel Merchant. Henry Ehr-
gott, Miss b. Bloss, Miss B. Behutle, Mr..
McGreeny, Miss K Keuhr. Mr.. Knehr, Miss
Cook. William Weber. Miss Weber. John
Dahms, Miss May Rochester. M. A. Kes-
ser, Miss Kesser, Mrs. Benton and Her
man Behrens.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
LABOR REWARDED.

Mgr. Seton's Practical Thanks to the
Workers at the Fair.
Mgr. Seton last night gave reception
to the ladies and gentlemen who have
labored during the past month to make
the fair at Pavonia Hall in the interests
of St. Joseph's Church success.
The fair closed few nights
ago. Over two hundred tickets were
issued for the reception, snd the lucky
holders last night enjoyed dance and
supper amidst the scenes of their recent
supper Present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. ].
Cone. Mrs. H. P. Simon, Mrs. j. p.
Noonan. Miss Jennie kiernan, Miss S.
O'Feill, the Misses Scanlan, the Misses
Tunard. Miss Kearney. Miss Donnelly.
the Misses Birmingham, Miss Goggin,
Miss Luhin, Miss Kellaher, Miss Nellie
Lynch. Miss May Walsh, Mrs. Gilday,
Mrs. Kirmer, Mrs. Pinkman. Miss Costello,
MIR. and Mrs. Jan5es Moran, John J.
Nevin, Mrs Walsh. the Misses Walsh,
Miss Josephine Meshan. Miss Lille But
ler, the Misses Gibson, Miss Egan, the
Misses Costello, Miss X. Tunard. Miss L.
Tunard, Miss Alyda Lynch, Miss Nellie
Lynch, Miss X. McDonough, the Misses
Harrington, Miss Kinkaid, Mrs. Joyce,
Mrs; Foley IN Miss 1yl,I,.,, May cRrIsy' prk;s
Daniel Harrington. George Devine,
Mr.. Phillips, Ignatius Noonan,
John J. Griffiu, James Long, Joseph Glib
son, Robert Smith. William Evans, James
Kelly. James Herman, George Meehan,
John B. Noonan, ID. f. Noonan and
others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
A STREET lDYL.
"Only to See Her Face and the Youth
with Wistful Eyes.

"Only to See Her Face" and the Youth
with Wistful Eyes.
A street band, consisting of harp, a
flute and two violins, made such unusually
good music on West street the other
evening that great crowd was beguiled
into stopping aud listening to it, says the
Boston Herald. The musicians seemed
careful to suit all tastes.
They played Maggie Murphy's Home"
and Mendelssohn's Spring Song" ''The
Party at Odd Fellows Hall" and Loves
Dreamland Waluzes, (" "Whistle and Wait
for Katie' and the prison Song" from
III Trovatore" with equal fervor and i'm
partiality, and after three or four tunes
the chief musician canvassed the crowd,
hat in hand. On one of these rounds he
was stopped by a tall young fellow who
stood in the shadow of a store doorway.
The young man threw coin into his
hat and whispered few words TO him,
and the musician, after a moments
to his orchestra. He gave short order
in Italian, there was tuning of the
harp aud the violin, and the next mo-
ment. clearly and expressively, came
strains of ''Only to See Her Face" There
seems to be some touch of nature in the
touches the average man and brings a
pleasant lump into his throat, and it
had its effect on the crowd.
Some of those who stood near the tall
Young fellow in the doorway looked at
him and smiled, half humorously, half
sympathetcally.
Mashed" said a young woman in q
red jacket.
81 have been there" said man on the
curbstone.
But the young fellow did not hear
them.
He stood smiling also, half wistfully
and his eyes, ranging ever the heads of
the musicians and the crowd, seemed
Gxed on some vague spot in the distance
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
THE MAN OF FORTY.
The Best Part of His Life Is Yet to
Come.

The Best Part of His Life Is Yet to
The best half of life is in front OF the
man of forty, If he be anything of man.
says writer in Vick's Illustrated Mdga.
zine. The work he will do will be done
with the hand of mester, and not of a
raw apprentice. The trained intellect
does not see ''men as trees walking" but
everything clearly ana in just measure.
The trained temper does not rush at work
like blind bull at u haystack, but ad-
vances with calm and ordered pace of
conscious power and deliberate deter
mination.
To no man Is the world so new and
the nature so fresh as to him who has
spent the early years of his manhood in
striving to understand the deeper prob.
lens of science and life, and who has
made some headway towards compre-
hending them. TO him the commonesi
things are rare and wonderful, both in
themselves and as parts of beautiful
and Intelligent whole. Such a thing as
staleness in life and it's duties he cannot
understand. knowledge is always open
ing out before him in wider expanses
and more commanding heights. The
pleasure of growing knowledge and in.
creasing power makes every year of his
life happier and more hopeful than the
last.
After the Grip Hoods Sarsaparilla will restore
your strength and health, and expel every trace
of ha hlOOl
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
WAR On ERIE.
Young Toughs Who Seem. to Have Held
the Tunnel.

Young Toughs Who Seem to Have Held
the Tunnel.
For several weeks engineers and fire.
men of the Erie Railroad have been COM
planning of an organized gang of young
toughs who have been uncoupllng freight
and coal trains and stoning trains which
have been held on signal at the eastern
entrance to the tunnel. Several engi-
neers have received severe injuries in this
manner. and considerable anDoyanc has
been caused the brakemen. The gang
has also broken open freight cars and
plundered them. besides making away
with large quantities of coal.
The police have been endeavoring to
corral the gang, but SO far their efforts
have been without avail. Detective We'll
don last night arrested George Lynch Of
No. 335 Tenth street while in the act of
making away with bag of coal. Lynch
was arraigned before Justice O'Donnell
this morning. He denied all knowledge
of the assault upon engineers and flremen,
and claimed that the coal found in his
possession had been picked up on the
tracks He is held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
PICNIC JOSEPH'S MAP.
Like His Namesake's Coat, 1t Is OF
Many COlOrs.
special TO the JERSEY c.ty Ne,cs.

TRENTON March 2. 1S92.-The ancient
Joseph had his coat of many colors. The
modern Joseph has his map of many col
ors. The ancient Joseph was a truly good
man of whom all have read. The modern
Joseph is truly good man who is Mayor
of Newark, and his map of many colors is
a vividly lurid affair which Joseph says
represents the Pequannock and several
other 'quannock watersheds in the north
ern part of the State. Any other man
than Mayor Haynes of Newark. would
have perceived by this time the utter alb
surdity of the so called hearing on Sena-
tor Hudspeth's water bill. The manner
in which Senator Barrett guyed the an
cient Picknicker on Monday evening and
cut short his orauion ten minutes before the
time set for the committee to rise, would
have been enough for a man of much less
self-complacency than Mr.. Haynes.
JOSEPH AND HIS MAP.
Monday night the hearing was ad-
journed to yesterday. after the Senate
mad adjourned for the day. So Picnic
Joe picked up the easel upon which he
had hung his map of many colors, placed
the pile OF books and pamphlets, which he
had brought with him under his arm,
and walked away. bearing aloft the map
of many colorS, like the proud banner
of some triumphant host" At least
that's what an admirlng page, who is a
freshman, and very fresh. at Rutgers,
said it looked like.
President Adrain had hardly declared
the Senate adjourned yesterday after
noon when in marched Joseph with his
map of many coIors held aloft, etc. He
planted his banner in front of the clerks
desk and sitting down at one of the desks
waited patiently for the committee to ap-
pear and hear him. His patience was
not of that sterling character which so
great man is supposed to possess, and
he started to look for the Committee.
Mr. Barrett and Mr.. Hinchliffe had
gone to dinner while no one knew where
Mr.. Gardner was About three O'Clock
Joseph succeeded in corralling Senators
Hinchliffe and Gardner, and they con-
sented to listen to him. Out came the
maps and papers and books, and Joseph
was about to interpret the giddv colors
on his map when along came the Com
mittee on Boroughs, which was to give a
hearing on the South Orange sewer bill
which has almost created q riot in that
aristocratic neighborhood. II
GAVE WAY TO ORANGE.
Mr.. Perkins, the Chairman, politely re-
quested Joseph to take one OF the smaller
committee rooms as almost all Orange
was coming to the borough hearing and
the Senate Chamber would hardly accom-
modate them. Joseph yielded in his usual
Chesteriieldian manner and Rraspiug his
map of many colors he started Tor the
small room, but in his haste neglected to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
JOHN KNOX PRESBYTERIANs.


Successful Entertainment in Aid of the
Church funds,
The Ladies' Aid Society of the John
Knox Presbyterian Church gave an ex-
cellent entertainment in Bergen Hall last
evening before a large audience. The
Mozart Club opened the musicale with
an overture. Mr.. John Dingwell fol.
lowed with q humorous recitation, the
Rev. Thomas Houston sang 1.-The Gates
of the West" and MIR. Frank j. Higgins
recited mos es aud the Eggs" The Nc
Carthy Brothers gave mandolin and banjo
solos. Recitations were given by Mr..
Will E. Emmett, Naomie Millelot and A.
Lincoln Graham. The entertainment
concluded with the laughable farce LEND
Me Five Shilfings" by the members OF
the Aonia and Fisk Dramatic Societies.
The cast was IS follows;-Mr. Golightly,
Mr.. Edward Finlay; Captain Phobbs,
Mr.. Peter Graham; Mr.. Moreland. Mr..
Bret Carlton; Captain Spruce, Mr.. James
Graham; Sam. Mr.. James w. Mccarthy;
Mrs Major Phobbs, Mrs. Edward Schader,
Mrs. Captain Phobbs, Miss v. Mace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
A DETERMINED SUICIDE.
Made a Rope From His Coat and
Hanged Himself.

John C. Muller of Hoboken ended a
in a cell in the Hoboken police station
last night. He was forty-eight years old
and lived at No. 1876 Jefferson street with
his wife and two daughters, Until
about a month ago he occupied position
of trust in wholesale grocery house In
New York, which he lost bv drinking.
He did not contribute to the support OF
his family, aud Mrs. Muller, who is a
dressmaker, was compelled to support
the family.
Mrs. Muller had saved tidy sum of
money which she had deposited IN a
New York savings bank. One day Null
Ter stole the book, drew considerable
sum from the bank and spent it for
liquor. He also refused to return the
book.
On Monday Mrs. Muller told Recorder
McDonough her pitiful tale. A warrant
for Muller's arrest was issued by the he
corder. and Detec tives Kivlon and Mel
son arrested Muller, who was on the
verge of delirium tremens.,
Yesterday morning there was an ex,
animation in Court. Muller listened to
the story of his wife without betraying
any emotion, but when his twelve year
old daughter In a trembling voice told of
his neglect of his family, he broke down
and sobbed aloud.
In default of bonds Muller was led back
to cell. This morning he was to be sent
to the Penitentiary.
At seven o'clock last night Captain
Hayes was conversing with Muller.
Muller was trembling like an aspen
leaf and appeared very detected. He told
the Captain that he dreaded the Peniten-
tiary. About half an hour later a
boy employed by Janitor German.
while passing through the cell
corridor with the prisoners meals
saw Muller writning on the floor.
His face was CHASTITY white and his eyes
starting from their sockets. The boy
gave the alarm, and Captain
Hayes and Detective Kivlon rushed in.
They found Muller in the throes of
death. He had torn the lining from his
coat and made rope. one end of which
he had fastened to the water
faucet in his cell and
the other end around his throat. He had
then stretched himself until the 1mpro-
vised rope had cut into the flesh OF his
neck and stified him.
There was spark of life left when he
was discovered, but this had fed when
DR.. Pindar arrived. Coroner Parslow
took charge of the remains.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
The Maher-Fi,zsimmons Fight.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting, Reports and Election
of Officers.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.

Annual me6JlnRp 0opOEIb anu &lecLlOn
of Officers.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,us
CAMDEN, March 2, 1392.-The stock
holders of the West Jersey RAILROAD and
the West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad
Company held their annual meeting yes
terday. The report of the West Jersey
Railroad showed the revenue from the
m ain line and leased and operated roads
was 81, ,65s. 09S.7 .7o from freight. passengers.
express matter, mails. etc. The general
expenses for maintenance CT the road
were 81 1,216,9S7. leaving net earnings of
$441, ,103 sc. The increase of expenses was
S75, ,060. "a. and of gross earnings of $24.-
344 95, decrease in net earnings of $780,
us 90.
The net earnings of the West Jersey
and Atlantic City Railroad were $24, ,241.-
a. This road carried 2. 1877 passengers
and moved 720, ,051 tons of freight. The in
crease in passengers was 260. 92S oyer
1891.
The following Directors were elected:-
West Jersey Railroad Company-George
B. Roberts, Coleman f. Leaning. John
Nj. Moore, Thomas H. Dudley. George
Wood. ]. N. DuBarry, N. Parker Short
ridge, Henry ID. Welsh, w. j. Sewell,
Benjamin F. Lee, James H. Nixon, Jo-
siah Wistar, David B. Gill, b. b. Com
eggs, William G. Nixon.
West Jersey and Atlantic Railroad
Company-George Wood, William J.
Sewell. Aaron Fries. Mahlon Hutchin-
John NJ. Moore, William S. Scull, Wal
ter Woods, Joseph N. Du Barry, Israel G.
Adams, John j. Gardner. N. Parker
Shortridge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
TAX APPEALS.
Only Few Yet to be Acted Upon-New
Tax Books.

Only a Few Yet to be Acted Upon-New
Tax books.
Clerk Connolly and his assistants in the
Board of Tax Commissioners office have
been unusually busy for Sc veral days pre-
pairing the new field books which
will be made out under the new
Aldermanic lines. Clerk Connolly is
experimenting the work The Tax
Commissioners have completed their
duties, with the exec ption OF the follow
ing appeals which are still to be acted
upon:-
First district-Jersey City Steel Works.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, North
River Coal and Wharf Company.
Second district-Augustus Zabriskie.
Fourth district-Hester Sullivan, George
j. LuXton.
Fifth district-Charles P. Nicoll. estate
Daniel Van Wrinkle. N. G. Bumstead.
Sixth district-John Wagner, Lucinda
Lilliendahl, George w. Helm, Frank w.
Mitchell.
These appeals will be acted upon in a
few days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
ROD AND GUN.

Charles j. Caarles, John Hendrickson
and two friends from Orange visited Split
Rock Pond, Morris county, last week and
in spite of the fact that hall gale was
blowing and the temperature was hover
ing around the zero mark. they enjoyed
good sport fishing through the ice. and
kept warm in their efforts to clear the
holes and keep them free from ice. They
brought home eight pickerel, the
largest of which weighed three and one
half pounds.
1t is unusual to catch black bass in
winter, but while Myron Cook, of Picka-
tinny, was fishing through the ice re-
Gently, he caught two bass weighing one
and one-half and two and one-half
pounds. A Swede caught garter snake
over two feet long on the snow at Picka-
3tinny last week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
elevate the gonfalon which aforetime

elevate the gonfalon which aforetime
he held aloft SO proudly.
Senators Gardner and Hinchclffe aud
Mr.. Leobeus b. Waro followed him. and
for over an hour Joseph jabbed his map
with the pointer and poured out the walls
of his wrath upon Jersey City to the ac-
companiament of his peculiar gestures.
A specimen point of his argument will
be sufficient to earn for Messrs. Gardner.
Hinchliffe and Ward the sympathy of all
who read it.
He was speaking of the arguments of
the promoters of the bill, that the foul
water which Jersey City now uses was
likely to produce an epidemic. Joseph
spoke of the railroads and steamboats,
which were supplied by the water, and
asked the committee to think of the aw-
full consequences if an epidemic broke
out among the boilers Of those boats and
locomotives.
There will be another hearing on the
bill this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
CHARGE AND CONTEMPORARIES.

One Keeping DisorderIy House, the
Other Perjury.
Last Wednesday Herman Kreher, of
No. 105 Hudson street. Hoboken, COM
planned to Recorder McDorough that the
sal oon kept by Fred and Anna Christian
sen at No. 107 Hud son street was
a disorderly house. and warrant was is
sued and the couple arrested. They gave
bail and then went before Justice Sey-
mour and caused warrant 10 be issued
for kreher's arrest on a charge of perjury.
The couple claim that their saloon is not
a resort for disreputable people, as Kre-
her testified it was. Kreher was arrest
ed and gave hail. He says he will make
it warm tor the Chrstiansens.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
JUDGE KENNY In COURT.
Warmly Congratulated BY His Frien
Only Looking Around.

Warmly Congratulated BY His Friends
Only Looking Around.
Finance Commissioner John Kenny
has been appointed Lay Judge in place of
Judge Paxton. Mr.. Kenny was at the
Court House this morning and was over
whelmed with the congratulations OF
Register George B. Fielder, Surrogate
O'Neil and all the Hudson County offic-
ials and Gle rks at the Court House.
The appointment seems to give univer-
sal satisfaction. Though not lawyer by
profession, Mr.. Kenny has given many OF
the rlpest years Of his experience to the
study of the statutes in order to thor
oughly acquaint himself with the rights
and duties of citizenship of the Common-
wealth as well as those of public officials.
In his career as city official he has
earned the sobriquet of 'Honest John
Kannv ~