The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-13
STATE NOTES.

Ansley Hall of Washington, D. c., is gathering
the fishing statistics OF the New Jersey coast
for the Government.
A certificate of the Incorporation Of the
Bound Brook Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company has been filed in the Office of the
County Clerk at Somerville.
The Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania COM
panies will contest Newark's claim for St15,00o
damages sustained through the closing Of .
number of streets in the Fourth ward.
The Warrick Glass Works at Glassboro. were
sold on Friday, at private sale to William
Brookield, q Brooklyn manufac-
turer, who will at once put them in operation,
The damaged ocean pier at Cape MAJ will be
repaired and extended $50 feet.
Glenn Beckett, of Clayton, in q somnaubuHstic
state, fell down stairs and broke his arm.
Branton LLOYD, of Clayton, aged rs years,
his sight.
Sheriff Lacy, who is warden of the Atlantic
County Jail, mas been served with a notice from
the Switchboard of Health to have every prisoner
who is confined in the jail vaccinated immedi-
ately; also, to keep the jail in q perfect state of
cleanliness. Complaints have been made to the
State Board regarding the sanitary condition or
the jail. The Sheriff is powerless to do any
more than he has done in this direction until
the Board of FreeholderS remedy the evil caused
by the small dimensions of the sewerage pipes
leading to the river. The local Board Of Health
served notice on the Freeholders to remedy this
defect, but they ignored this notice.
There is much dissatisfaction among the en-
ployes in the Edison lamp factory in Harrison
over the recent reduction in wages in several or
the departments. The glass blowers, who,
some time ago were earning from SIS to SIS q
week, say they can earn only Sc now. They de-
cided, a few days ago, to address a petition to
Superintendent Frank X. Upton, asking that the
former rates be restored. The petition was
drawn up and signed by seven of the men as a
and when it was presented, the
answer was an order for the discharge OF every
man whose name appeared on the paper. The
men say the trouble is due to the hiring OF q
number of Polish Hebrews, who WORK for little
OF nothing.
During last year the Baron De Hirsch settlers
at Woodbine made many improvements. Each
farmer planted $50 fruit trees, one acre OF
grapes and one and a half acres of small fruits.
A synagogue is soon TO be erected, schools are
being built, and by spring 100 houses viii adorn
what was two years ago a wilderness.
Stuyvesant Park, at Allamuchy. when fully
stocked is likely to become one of the greatest
game preserves of the country. This week a
carload of elk will arrive from Colorado, a
dozen head OF deer from Tuxedo Park, while
moose and beaver are expected soon from Can
ada. Rutherford StuyveSant, proprietor of the
park. sailed on Tuesday for Paris.
Whitall, Tatum & Co., of Milyille, have re-
ceived an order from the New Jersey Commits
siouers to furnish the bottles an jars for ex-
hibiting the fruits and minerals of New Jersey
at the Chicago Fair. They will be made in two
sizes one quart and two gallons. Other States
are also having similar jars for the same pur-
pose made in NJ Nviiie.
Poiut Pleasant citizens kick because coal that
can be bought -at Manasquan at $3.50 per ton,
costs them O dollar more.