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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
ENGINE HOUSES IN BAD CONDITION.

Street and Water Board Pay No Atten-
tion to Supt. Browns Complaint.
Over a month ago Superintendent
Brown Of the Fire Department notified.
through the columns of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS. the Street and Water Com.
missioners OF the disgraceful condition of
the fire houses Ia this city aud requested
that repairs be made bsfors the winter
set in. The Street aud Wa ter Board
ignored the requests and as g result the
iremen will have 20 u the chan css of
catching pneumonia and Kiud rad dis
eases while forced to inhaoit structurss
on which the roof ID liks a sieve aud
allows water TO come through the CELL
ings. ~"Ths roof on eysry fire house in
the city Is in need of REPAIRS" says the
Superintendent, land l hope that the
Street aud Water Commissioners will
give them attention before snow arrives"
At Headquarters, too, the roof is In bad
shape. When 1t rains buckets have to be
placed on the floor of the board roo to
catch the water which lsaks through the
ceiling.
at No. 10 engine house. on H4lladay
street. Lafayette. the roof is particularly
bad. IL is full OF holes. and for years the
hremen located there have repaired the
roof at their W expense, but now, they
declare. they are through doing WORK the
city mould do. and will do no more res
pairing of their own accord. The parlor
on the top floor of this building is the
finest in the city. aud the bremen sxpa-
rience no little difficulty in preventing
the water which LEAFS from the roof from
spelling their furniture aud carpets
AT No. l engine house on Warren street
the cellar Is always tuil of water at hign
tide. and as = result the firsmsu are not
over healthy. The dampaass of the
place encourages rheumatism. II the
walls aud floor were properly Gem entsd
the water could not come through. As
the Street aud Water Board has not
manifested any inclination to make the
necessary repairs, the members are talk
ing OF opening a Skating rink in the
cellar IS soou as frost sets IN.
The 1rsmen of No, 3 engine on Mercer
street also complain that he roof GU their
house is badly in need of repair. Liz
the Lafayette engine house roof, 1t is full
of holes.
1t Is feared that, IL the rspairs are not
made to the fire houses before the winter
gets In in earnest. many men will
become sick. superintendent Brown
hoDes that the Street aud Water Board
Will give the matter the attention it
should have.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
GREENvILLE GLEANINGs

The much talked Of fair of the Junior Y.P.S.C.
E.. OF the Gre0nvills Reformed Church will open
tomorrow evening at the chapei on Ocean
avenue. This Young Endeavorers have been
hustling for the eveat, aud have secured many
pretty articles.
The dswAl on Rose avenue are In a d.
plorable condition. Mud to the depth Of several
inches covers the thoroughfare, and psdestri-
ans are complaining daily. This thorou sntare
IL prominent one, and property owners need
O waking up.
The consistory of the Greenville Reformed
Church will meet on Friday evening at the
church to greet the new members who will Join
day.
The old Fifth precinct station house oneDau-
forth avenue has been purchased by Constable
Martin, who will remove it to the rear of his
residence on Old Bergen Road. and convert into
a sta able.
Miss Bertha Mitzenius OF Danforth and Ocean
avenues entertained a large number OF young
friends at q birthday party at her residence,
Satu day afternoon.
The Gresnvilie Y. NJ. O.. A. held a gospel
meeting yesterday afternoon at tbs rooms on
Linden avenue. the meeting was well attend
ed by the members OF the association. Presi-
dent Arthur N. Duhme conducted it.
The Danforth Tennis Club has decided to hold
two hops this season. The first will bs held
at Bamber Hall Tuesday, Dscember 10, ana
the second some time in February, at the same
place.
The Fortni2btly Elchrs Club has been or
ganizsd by q nurnbar OF wall known Grseuville
society peopie. Tia officers elected are: -Presi-
dent. Mr.. A. Benustt: Secretary and Treas
urer, Mrs. Ely. and Chairman of the Enter
tainment Committee, Oscar Schmidt. The
club will meet Thursday evening at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks, on Garfield
avenue. ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04

TO BRIDGET .yoNDEA SCHMIDT, SUSAN MACE
= Iheodore Mace. her husband, Mary Wonder
schmidt, Christlnah purksn, sophia Wonder
Wonder schmidt dnfsst). Cornsiis Van keypen
norinerls Cornelin Ackcrnian) and george D.
You are hereby notified that at a pubic sale
made by the 0lty COLLECTOR d. Jersey Guy. on the
18th day OF October, 1884,, TIE Mayor and Aid ermen
OF Jersey City purchased TOR the sum Of eight
hundred and twehty dollars and fifteen cents
the Comfy Of hudson and State Of New Jerse y,
'front.' ny on BERGEN avenue whichfS iOid Gown and
designated a. lot / In block number 513x. hye hun
cred andahlee and ons-half (h03l3l. upon an as
seventY'four 90 m de- by the Commissioner OF
AdJus ment" appointed In and for said City by
the Circuit Court OF the County OF Hudson u GER
tined copy or which report aud map was tled in
the 22nd DAY OF September. 1891, SAID report aud
map and ,aid sale icing made purslanb 20 the pro.
VI ioas OF an act or ihs iegt 1atitro OF New Jsrssy,
pe ssed larch 18th. 1856 entitled
An act concerning the settlement and collection
OF arrearages of unpaid taxes assessments an 1
wafer rates or water rents in cities OF this ataJe.
and Imposing and levytng a tax, assessment and
TO enforce the payment thereof. and TO provide
alton and ssessment.n
And the several supplements thereto
And yol are further notified that you appear to
nave an estate or interest In said land and real
estate, and unless the said land and real estate
shall be redeemed, as provided In said acts, before
service hereof. q deed for the same viii be given
conveying to The Mayor ana Alder EN- OF Jersey
City the fee simple Of said land ana real estate
according @ the provisions OF the said act.
THE MAYOR AND lLDERMR% OF JERsEaY Cry.
r. r. WANSER, Mayor.
go, Attest: JOHN L. ScoTr,
t~~} fSala No 9ss7l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
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The New York Transfer Company viii call FOR
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i. III. PROVOST. J.. WOOD.
Gen'l Manager. SEMI Passenger Agens5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
HoBoKEN News NOTES.

The K. U. v. Einigksit gave its annual ball at
Quartette Club Hail, last Saturday eve ling. A
large number OF Germans attended the affair.
the following committees oficiated:-Floor
COMMITTEES. II. Kaehlsr, ]. Koop aud FL. Meyer;
Reception Committee, G. Graumann, CD rls.
Straile. VIM. Jabs, J. Dittmar, JOS Spisgel. A.
Holman, j. Ortlieb, VIM. LANCE and @. Lemke;
Arrangements Committee, Vim. Schmitt. FIR.
Spinning, A. Juckstock, J. Peters and Char les
Brockstedt.
A servics of song was held in the rooms of the
K. X. Y. III. O. A., yesterday afternoon, and was
largely attended.
A union meeting OF the Sabbath school work
ers Of this city was held yesterday afternoon in
the lecture room of the First NJ. E. Church. This
Rev. Il. Morris f erguson spoke on "How to
Secure Attention"
The Stanley-Mack Speciality Company enter :
tanned at Kern's Hall, First and Jackson streets,
on Saturday evening.
AS yet no stoves are visible in the cars run :
ming ia this city. These days it chills one a bit
to ride in them.
A pinochle tournament commences tonight at
Aronhelin's saloon. A lively co np.titiou Is an :
ticipat u. Prices are offered.
The Hoboken independent Schuetzsn Club
taLfa Glnh Hail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
THE NEWMAN MISSION.

The Men and Women Iodgers VIII
Hereafter Be Separated
A change for the better is being eff
fectsd in connection with the Newman
Mission or Grand street. It has bsen the
practice heretofore to lodge males and
females In the same building, but after
this week the males who apply for lodg-
ing will be sent to an annex that is being
prepared for the purpose on Green street,
between Montgomery and York streets.
Here beds will be provided for the de-
serving and employment also. 1t is ths
intention of the management to operate
q broom manufactory at this place n a
wood yard. Men who desire to recsive the
benefits of thu institution will be required
to do soms work. The obj act In this Ia
TO do away with the idsa that the homs
is simply q sleeping place for
tramps. and to endsavor to prove to
fallen men that work, no matter how
humble; Is elevat1ng, and that 1t removes
from those who accept the terms, the idea
that they are simple objects of charity
and that they will be supported in idle
ness.
Treasurer J.. B. Weaver of No. 1871
Montgomery strear, when spoken to con>
corning the separation Of tbs men from
the building occupied by the wo men, said
that the only reason for the cna nge was
the fact that at this season of the year
the mission received so many requests
from men for lodgings that the house on
Grand street could not properly accom-
modate the demand made GU it. He said
that some men were still lodging On
Grand street, but that they slept in the
basement.
H. H. Newman. Superintendent OF the
mission. said substantially the same
thing, and added that tt had always been
the intention of the Board of Directors to
provide a building for the exclusive use
of men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04

RIO BRIDGET WONDER SGHMf DIT, SUSAN MAC
= Theodore Mace, ner husband. Mary yonde
Schmidt, ChristInah Durken, sophia vonde
schmidt, Ed ward sondsf SCAM idt intent. Lizze
Bernius.
You are hereby notified thai at a public
the eighteenth day OF October, 1892. the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum OF
f fye hundred Slsh and twenty four doll ,rs, ana
estate situate in Jersey city, in the County
Of Hudson and State OF New Jerss :,
fronting on Bergen avenue, which ia laid down
and Designated az lot J., In block number GUS50
five hundred and three and one half upon an as.
ssssment map annexed TO q report number Ga
seventy four. mads by the Commissioner Of Ad-
tustmsnt' appointed in aud for said city BY the
Circuit Court or the County OF Hudson. q certified
copy of which rep Tt ami map W as filed in the o6iee
OF the City Collector OF Jersey City, on tina 22d day
OF, September, 1871. said report ana map and said
act Of tue Legisla IRE OF New jersey, passed
March 30th. 1886. entitled
AN Act concsrning ths ssttlsmsnt and collection
OF arreara2es OF unpaid taxss, asss 90 insats and
water rates or water rsutS In cities Of tnis
state, and imposing aud levying . tax, assess
ment and lien in lieu and instead of such ar
rearages. and to enfo:cs the payment thereof,
and to provide or the sale OF lauds SUBJECTED
to future taxation and ass sgment."
And the sovsraI supplements thereto.
to have an estate or interest in said lind ami Ssal
estate, and unle,s the said land and real estate
snail be ro1esm ID as provide in said acts, before
service hereof. a deed for the same will be given
conveying to the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
city she fee simple OF said land and real estate,
according TO the provisions OF the said act.
ri RE'sH e ASS 3 A L ii RsMfRsNs of gG issii is Cry,
49,, P.E WANSER, Mayor.
SEAL Attest: JOHN 4. SCOTT,
fsale No. $3.50
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
RICHES TO POVERTY.
Sad Plight of John P. Gruber, a
Well known Inventor.

The condition of John P. Gruber, of
No. 2S4 Sherman avenue, who was found
Intoxicated early Thanksgiving morning.
and who was taken i'll in q cell In the
Third Precinct Station House andrsent to
the City Hospital, is reported today as
one of improvement.
Gruber ls well known, especially Ia the
northern section of the Heights, He is
about sixty years old, and his life has
been n of sucn trying vicissitudes as TO
make up an interesting story. From u
wealthy manufacturer aud inventor to a
lone. almost pennilsss. old man, picked
up In a drunken stupor In Q gutter on
Thanksgiving mora, and carried to a
police station house, he had steadily
fallen. He was found with his face
buried in the mud, aud he was
nearly sUffocated wnen rescued.
WEen called for arraigumsnt ia Justice
Blrdsail's Court. it was found that he
was TOO i'll to appear. he was teKen to
the City Hospital, aud police inquiries
resulted in the Information that he had
no relations in the city. His wife left
him last July aud went to live in Chicago.
He has no children. For some time past
he has lived alone In little q room Sx10
feet IN a small extension to a factory he
had built himself. aud which is now
owned by William f. Patterson, VINO
occupies the factory as a print cutter for
wall paper. A room in tue extension,
not much larger than the room
in which he lived he called
his factory. 1t is in the yard
OF the splendid three-story frame house.
in which he but recently lived. Tue
house had been sold for taxes, under the
Martin Tax aci, bought in by ths brother
of his wife aud prsssn ted to The latter
1t ssands on q sort of terrace soms dis
tRnce up from the SIDE of the street., aud
the piazza Is reached oy two converging
flights Of steps.
Not very many years ago Grubsr owned
g large factory In Nassau street, New
York. in which he manufactured air and
water works. filters. liquid elevators,
pumps. regulators for air, water and
steam, marine governors. scales and
weights, all OF his own patent. He lost
his money mainly IN Law suits. For the
past few years he has done but little
work, and That mainly in the line of put
ting in or repairing various beer and ale
Jumps in saloons. Since his wife left
him he has drunk heavily.
When he owned his factory In New
York he dill consfd erabl lie WORK for the
government.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
WESTsShORE alRAILR0EB.T
TIE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE
Picturesque Lin of Travel to Lake an
Mountain RehnrtSOufaO en-

TIE iAGAEA FALL& ROUTE fR4a s
Picturesque Line of Travel to Lake and
Mountain Reh~nftSo{d5O ii =
Trains leave l2d st. North RiYerl station. New
York, as follows and Is nlinntes earlfeFi ffihl foot I
Franklin st ~. Il. Terminal station at weehaw-
ken, N. j., can be reached via teams Of NOD. j. Rdyt3
leaving Penn, T. r. Depot
az 4. MEDSiiy Tor AiSaas' Sticae s sS5a,Use
Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara Fails, Detroit. Chicago
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asU Pm. Daily Tor Albany. Montreal. Utica, SYRIA
cuse, Rochester, Buffafo, Niagara FalHy Toronto 50
Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago.
$50 y. III. Daily, except Sunday, for N0wbufgh al
Albany, Saratoga and Montreal Parfor car 70
SS.iSP. d. Daiiy for Albany, Utica, syrseus4 RSchsi
ester. Buffalo; Niagara Falls, Toronto. Detrois
Cleveland and Chicago &9IlgS y0IJ iuOIf T9bl
HSysrsraw Locals 2.4a SIS. s45 and vi. IS NJ.
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ton street, annex office, foot Fulton street. New
York City. Nos. lis, 291, S6S, 7SS, 1S5 and 92 Broad
way. 1sS BowerE.NQ st basty R9uEteedthf ssS&akt q
No. 81 West One Hundred and Twenty, nth street,
Hoboken, n. j. No. los Haasepr sweet and - {
~ c. 4. LAMBERT.
General PassengeFlAEenk, .9U99S "a
No. Vanderbilt avenue.
s sTfa49IN1E III GN 9NAN xSTk OIL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
HoBoKEN oHlcKGN TalEYGs CONVICTED

The six chicken thieves who were arrested ia
Hoboken last Monday for depleting the poultry
stock in the D., L. & W.. r. R. chicken house
adjoining the freight yards, were given an
examination before Recorder McDonough Sat
urday morning. Each one Of ths accused were
found to be guilty and were committed for trial
under $1,000 bail, The names of the man are
Anthony McDonough aud Fred Witt Of Js6fs :
son street. Hoboken. and William, Charles and
John Ansted, aud Anthony Gopp of Cannon
street, New York the men were all employed
by the railroad company ut the chicken yards,
and performed such work as handling crates
wagons
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
Dated November IS, 1895.
NOTICE TO CoNTR ACTORS


NOTICE TO CoNTR ACTORS.
Sealed proposals win be received at the
0 Ws Of 5ns Board of Street and
Der Is, 1898. at 10 O'Clock a. M, for the i'm
provenent OF Zabriskie street from Csntcal ave-
nue.. u accordance With specifications on hls in
the office Of theCnief Engineer, corner Of Jersey,
avenue and Mercer street, whore blank form Of
bio and agreement of suret,es must be obtain ed.
ESTIMATES OF QUANTiTIEs-
About LOCO cubic yards OF earth excavation.
About l0D cubic yards of rocksxcavation.
about 10 cunie yards Of earth filling
About SD yards OF sand or gravel filling.
About 300 square y ards of stone D lvtng.
About l 500 lineal fee: OF new curb stone.
About $50 square feeto new tagging.
About z5 square yards Of repayiag.
About 100 Ilneal + ct of reset curb stone.
About lg0 square feet Of reIaid bridge srone.
About 500 square feet OF tagging
About Z manhole heads to be Fought t. grad9.
Time allowed for the completion OF work fifty
five (55) working days.
The making of the above improvements and
award of the contract hereof will be subject TO
than one-hali the assessment thereof.
Proposals must be enclosed in seated envelopes.
2a6riskie strests,s directed to *. a. Du-
gan. $50, Chairman Of Committee on Streets
and Sewers" ana handed to tie Clerk
Of the Board in open meeting. when called for in
the order OF business relating to SCALE proposals.
No city official viii be accepted as surety, nor
willsa substitution OF sureties be allowed.
Section /. haptsr lsI. Laws Of 1891, under the
terms whereof no contract shall be ~htRdinG upon
the city or become effective or operative until the
bondsmen ofsrot sy the contractor have been APP
prov a as to suraciency by this board and as to
form by the Corporation Q ,unssl. the President If
this Board having power TO examine the proposed
b. order Of the Board of street. and water Com.
GEO. T. BouToN.,
Dated Jersey CITY. December 1. 1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04

of the above named radiator have large
works in this city and employ large numbers
of mechanics and laborers which is a proof that
their goods are in large demand, and the
fact that a large number Of public buildings
TO be Continued.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
NOTICE.

The International Bronze Powder Company.
Resolution of the Board of Directors advising dis
solution OF the Company, adopted December 2, 1898.
Resolved, That in the Judgment OF this Board it Is
advisable and most for the benefit OF the Interna-
tional Bronze Powder Company that the same should
be forthwith dissolved; and to that end it is ordered,
that a meeting of the Stockholders be held on the
2nd day of January A. D, 1894 at two o'clock
in Jersey City, New Jersey, 10 take action upon
this resolution; and further, that the Secretary forth
with give notice of said meeting, and of the adop-
ton Of this resolution within ten days from this
date by. publishing the said resolution, with a notice
of its adoption, in The Jersey City News, a news
paper published in Jersey City, Hudson County,
New Jersey, for at least four weeks, once a week,
successfully, and by mailing a written or printed
copy Of the same to each and every stockhofder OF
GEORGE E
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
TO LOAN.
MEETING.


ELECrIoN NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the shareholders Of the
q nsumers Gas company, for the election of
Directors. will be hsld at che company's ONCE. No.
100 Montgomery street, Jersey City, on Monday,
the ih day OF December next, bet wesn the hours
Will be closed from this date until after the day
of election.
BY order of the Board,
K. ". ELLIoTT.
Secretary.