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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL

4IhONI4GbAt0os
REGULAR meeting OF the Board
ers, held on Monday. June 26. 1893, ut 10
O'Clock A. M.
Present at roll call-President Madden,
Commissioners Somers, Voc and Cook
a.
Absent-Commissioner Dugau-1.
Commissioner Dugan 81 bsequently APP
peared and took his seat.
On motion VIM. A. Tolson acted as
Clerk.
Reading of the minutes of regular
meeting held Monday, June 10. aud adj
journed me .tings Thursday, June %,
and Friday, June 90. 1898. was dispensed
with, and, on motion, approved az en-
crossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND CoMMU-
VACATIONS.
From Margaret Harrington:
In relation to condition of Johnston
avenue, corner of Pine street.
Three (3) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From j. A Homan and others
Requesting extension of water main on
Sea View avenue.
Received and referred to theCommittes
on Assessments and Extensions.
John NJ, Jones, President:
In relation to fence adjoining School
No. s.
Received and referred to COMMITTEES on
Public Buildings. Docks and PARKS, Chief
Engineer and Corporation Counsel.
William J. TAFT. Secretary:
Requesting the Board to pass an ordin-
auce compelling the trolley roads TO place
guards in front of their cars.
Received aud ordered filed.
From the Emergency Committee Of the
Board of Trade:
Submitting suggestions in matter OF
new water supply.
Received aud ordered fled.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board at its meeting May 10. 1893, and
became effective without the action OF
the Mayor.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. April "a, 1898, TO
wit:
Ordering paid the following claims:
Thomas Kane. $3.50; Hugh Dugan,
S27.32.
Resolved, That the Board OF Finance
hereby concurs In the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, May II. 1898, to
wit:
Fixing the salary of laborer on Lying
and repairing water pipe appointed May
II. 1899 at 81 per day when engaged.
Received and ordered filed.
From the Clerk:
JERSEY CRY. June 90, 1898.
10 the Hon. Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GENTLEMEN:-The Commissioners Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
ROASTED TO DEATH.
Michael MullanaphY Laid Hands on
a Live Wire-Almost ln-
stantlv Killed.
specfol 10 The Jersev Ctr yelcs.

NEWARK, June 6, 1S93.-Michael Null
lanaphy. 25 years OF age. an employee OF
the South Orange railroad for four
years, was literally roasted TO death last
night. He left his home at 4l5I South
Sixteenth street about $50 o'clock last
night, and in company with two men.
named Douglass and Smith, who reside
in the neighborhood. started for Scha frs
Tivoli saloon at 456 South Orange
avenue. Just as they started up
the steps of the saloon, M~ullanaphy,
who was in advance Of the others,
found that a fallen wire oDstructed
the passage. it hung across the
entrance about the height OF a mans
head, and fearing that it might knock
his hat off, he took hold of 1t with both
hands to remove 1t. As he did SO his
body swayed for a moment and he sank
upon the steps into a sitting posture. AS
he did so a loud moan came from his
clenched teeth and his comr AIDES were
horror struck. They saw the cleaning
teeth, the curling lips and the line OF
flames tina burst from the mouth, now
slowly gaping open.
MullanaDhy was roasting to death, his
clothing was on fire. flames and smoke
flurst from the hands and wrists at the
point of contact with the wire. The face
was horrible in it's contorrions, the eyes
had rolled back into. the head til only
the while portion could be seen the body
had become rigid in The position in
which 1T had dropped.
All the time the horrible sizzling of the
g~reenish-yellow colored flames that were
slowly consuming his body could be
heard by the people who had quickly
gathered, attracted by the cries of his
Two companions, who were powerless TO
II ff~ sYx.tl- - -.E
stood o to do IL, cut the line on either
side of the body, and, as the ection
was severed and the currents passage
through the victims body stopped, the
ends of the wires dropped, splitting their
horrible fire along the sidewalk, fright.
ening the crowd. that had grown still
greater, Into retiring TO n safer distance
from the devllish sputteriugs.
Then poor MullanaDhy's body was
lifted aud carried TO Brueckner's morgue
where upon examination it was found
til at death must have been almost In
slant aneous, for he was horribly burned.
The b ands were roasted and the wrists
were in almost a similar condition, while
the back of the neck where che wire had
rested while in u recumoent position,
was terribly scorched and the odor OF
of burned flesh still cluug about the life
less body of the victim.
Smith and Dougless were so overcome
by lb6 eXp6rienCe tnaG the 70 facts
elected froin them were Of little service
10 the police or County Physician Elliott.
who was BOOB on the spot. but a man who
gave his name as Powell and said he was
a collector, gave a full description of the
accident as he had witnessed it while on
his way home.
Mullanaphy was of duty at the time of
the occurrence. His employers and men
with whom he was employed GU the rail-
road, as we'll as ths Kilkenny family,
with whom he boarded. spuka of the
aead man in words of higness praise, and
expressed the deepest SORROW for his
untimely end.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
STATE NOTES.

Lambsrtville is now Illuminated by electric
lights.
Camden has 17S licensed saloons. Eleven of
them are wholesale establishments.
David smith, a snake charmer, of Mays
Landing, has two Pine snakes, one of which is 6
feet 3 inches In length.
opened on Thursday. The event was the occa-
sion of general rejoicing.
Paterson now has 7so saloons, and the Mayor,
who Is a brewer, is leading o movement to have
the plumber reduced to 400. No more licenses
will be granted during the year.
Willie Austin, of Tuckerton. while digging in
his fathers garden, found a gold ring which
belonged to Mrs. Amos r. Bartlett, now of
Stanwick, who formerly lived on the property.
The ring was lost fully fourteen years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter d. Moore on Wednesday
celebrated the sixty-third anniversary OF their
ma at their home hear Etna, Bergen
County. Their children. grandchildren aud
Observation-Disclosures to the number of sixty
two gathered at the house.
Salem Standard SAYS thas . woman sup
posed to be insane has been seen for several
days past in Costill's woods, between Auburn
and Courses Landing. All attempts to capture
the woman have thus far proved futile, as she
vanishes into the fhicket as soon as any one ap-
pears in sight. 1t was at fret reported that the
women was in q nude condition, but this has
since proved false. Inquiry at the County
House showed that she had not escaped from
there, and her presence in the woods is still a
mystery.
The season for shooting woodcock opened In
New Jersey on Saturday.
Atlantic county boasts of a big cranbe rry
crop.
Atlantic City has twenty-four beach patrol
men.
Mort Lire of MillviIle has hens that will not
lay on Sunday.
Rev. Benson Hamilton n, D.. D., is in Bridgeton
negotiating for the purchase of the Markley
house and grounds for the purpose Of establish
ing q home for aged preachers.
A cow born during the blizzard of 1883. and
owned by John Voorhees, of Ten Mile Run has
just given birth 20 O calf with seven legs.
Johu Goslin picked up. near Woodstown, a
turtle with Il g., 1884, carved on the shell.
His brother Isaac did the carving thirty-two
years ago.
10 emphasize his offer of a gold watch to each
newspaper correspondent who ~refrains from
calling him FOUNDER Bradley, Mr. Bradley
has hung ffty-four gold watches in a wire bas-
ket In his office at Asbury Park.
Samuel Tarr, the thirteen year old Camden
boy who saved Rowley Smith, six years old,
from drowning on the picnic OF the Trinity NJ.
E.. Sunday school to Pennsgrove, has been pre-
scented with a gold medal, suitably inscribed, for
his bravery,
Charles Budd, q farmer, residing near Med
ford, attempted on Monday to shoot a stray dog
that had wandered into the yard, He missed
the animal and shot his little daughter Ida in
the hip A physician was summoned and at
tended to the injury and it is thought she will
recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
PARIS BRUTAL POLICE.
ALI Classes Indignant Over the
Invasion of the Charity Hos
pital-Quie Today.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

PARIS. July 6. 1893.-The action of the
police in making arrests at the Charity
HOSPITAL yesterday, which brought forth
main Ses, has CAUSED the most intense
anti-police agitation in p Professional and
other circles. The first despatch stating
that convalescent patients had Missed the
police from windows of the hospital and
had been arrested for SO doing were in
correct.
1t transpires that Police Commissioner
Diners, who was IN charge of a body of
gendarmes. that had been strugglinS { with
the rioters IN the vicinity OF the hos :
pital, heard somebody Ia fhs bospita l
kissing the police. he ordered the ara
rest of six house surgeons, but when b is
s~ubordinates attempted TO carry out the
order, the surgeons shut and locked
the hospital doors. They refused to open
them when ordered to do so by the police,
and the latter, determined to make ar
rests n very angry because of the re-
sistance to them, burst the doors in and
assaulted the surgeons who were stand
lug III the ves:ibule. Two of the surgeons
were placed In custody and taken TO the
p efecture. where NJ. Lozs. the Project OF
Police, ordered that they be at once re-
leased.
This further angered the police, and
shortly atterward several officers re-
turned to the hospital and seized Pro-
fessor Villejean, a noted physician and
chemical analyst, and struck him vio-
lently. Several surgeons, witnessing
this entirely uncalled for assault, at
tempted to defend the professor. The
police turned on them, and banded them
very roughly. inf1icting serious injuries
on three or four of them.
The hospital WAS in an nproar at this
brutal manifestation of police spite, and
the hospital staff determined to drive
the police out OF the building. Some of
their muzzles compelled the police to
withdraw.
This morning a number OF high ON.
Gals. deeply indignant at the police, in
tervsned in the matter and demanded of
The Government that the hospital BIZ
protected against further Intrusion by
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06

urbs, on the line of the Lynn narrow gauge
road, 1t is sight laps to the mile, with easily
rounding curves, and. being raised above the
ground level, dries out quickly.
The Xayiers seem determined to make the
most OF the newly acquired grounds, AT a
meeting of the board Wednesday night an ap-
preparation was voted toward the dwelling and
general equipment, and it will be in tiptop shape
inside q few weeks. Meanwhile the going is
good enough to help the athletes keep from
growing rusty, and they will be strongly In evil
dence at every set of open games. :.
Tho Bank Clerks A. A. of Philadelphia will
hold a large athletic and bicycle m eet on Labor
DAY. These games have become q fixture in
Philadelphia on thisd day. and are always at
tended by a large and brilliant assetlblage:
Those athletes who take the trip to Phlladel-
Bank Clerks are never backward In extending
hospitahties. A pleasant momento of the occa-
sion is q pro gramme that, in size aud quality,
compares with that of tho N. Y. A. G.
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Received ard ordered filed.

Received ard ordered filed.
REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
In favor of P. j. Condor. $500 on ac-
count of contract No. 64o.
H. H. Holmes, $500 OH account of con
tract No. 643.
Theo. Smith & Bro. 81. 700, fnal on
contract No. $50.
Henry Byrue. $500 on account lof CON
tract No. 66l.
Michael Curley. $500 on account of con-
tract No. 664.
Edw. o'Donnell, $500 on account of
contract No. 666.
Received and referred to their appro-
PIRATE committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented:
J. c. Supply Co.. SIS. $50; Theo. Smith
& Bro. S46S. 10, Si4O.7 rs; Paul Sheshan,
SAG: John Smith, sou; NJ ! Title Guaran-
Osterle, $40; William Murphy. $50; Thos.
Golden, $50; Thomas Conlin, s43;
.iohn NolaG, 500. s6s 10: P. E. Martin.
s29s, 500. 81. $51.81; John Mufry, $48: Thos.
Maxwell, $50; Frank Caulffeld. $50;
Michael Lyons. sl57. so; John Klipe, $iS:
John Welsh. S73; Charles H. Scott, S28;
Lizzie WoodcGck. 81, ST; also on pay rolls
of Com Wtssioners q Clerks, $l,20S. 80;
Water Registrar. ETC.. $2,9l4.9 SO: Re-Asses-
sors, $500; laborers on meters. 1928 80; lab
orers at parks, $500, all June, 1888.
Received aud referred to their appro-
pirate Committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee OH Streets aud Sewers
reported on certificates Of the Chief
Engineer in favor Of:
Fl. H. Holmes, $500, on account of con-
tract No. 643.
Henry Byrne, $500. on account of con-
tract No. 661.
Michael Curley. $500, on account of con-
tract No. 664.
Edward O'Donnell, $500, on account Of
contract No. 666. ana OH claim OF Mich
olas OFT, $3.50: Daniel Moran, Sl56; H. w.
Moser, Sl56; j. C. Supply Co., $500, as
correct.
Three 80 petitions for signs, etc.. fav-
orable.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
reported on certificate OF the Chief Eu-
gineer IN favor of
Theo. Smith & Bro, s1,7oO; final on
contract. No. $50, and on claims of Thee.
Smith & Bro, $37. ~; Hugh Dugau, S57. n,
S34. so; j. G. Supply Co., S253.9 81. SIS rs;
S360.3 $35S.87; jus. L. Dean, SIS, $50. %,
$53 10; SOL 80; j. G. Herald, S., as cor
rect.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Assessments and Exteu-
sions reported ion psyrolls, Commission
ers and Clerks. 81. 20S. 30; Water Regis
trar, etc., s.. ga. YS; Re-Assessors, $500;
laborers on meters, S623.33. all June,
1893, as correct.
The report was accepted.
Communities on Public Buildings. Docks
and Parks reported on certificate of the
Chief Engineer IN favor OF
Continued.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
SHOULD LADIES WEAR GLOVES?

There is a rumor moving mysteriously
about that gloves may shortly so to some
extent out of fashion. One or two DANES
have practically ceased to wear them. One
of these is Lady Tichborne, who may be
often seen out of doors with hands bare to
wind and weather. Another is Lady Grey
Egerton, who always goes to the play with
out them. The beautiful Lady de Grey,
too. generally takes her gloves off when
ever she has a cqance. I have seen her
come into a concert room in the Afternoon
holding her gloves in her hand like a man.
But as yet few ladies have the courage to
be seen about the streets altogether glove
less. -Hedrth and Home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
LITTLE FIRE, But MANY ALARMS.

A lighted match was carelessly thrown into
the window of William Loeser's variety store
at No. 347 Central avenue. last evening, where
there were a quantity of fire crackers and other
explosives. In o moment q grand pyrotechnlc
display of rockets danced through the store,
whiieth cannon crackers popped as though
dynamite explosions were taxing place.
All alarm wrs sent in from box No. 4S, while
two Others were rang from Nos. AZ and 43.
went to HoboKen avenue and finding no con-
hagation there, went to Summit avenue aud
Lincoln shreet. There Chief Deum sad was told
where the fire was and the fire engines once
more steamed off. Truck No. 3 had arrived at
the scene of destruction several minutes before,
and by the time the engines arrived, the fire
was well under way. Mr.. Loeser's stock was
damaged to the extent Of $1,000, fully insured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06

High School, the Board of Finance be requested to
appropriate to the use of the Board the sum of
$500, this sum to DO used in purchasing type
writer's. Upon the yeas and nays being called,
members of the Board present By MIR Cowles:
Resolved, That the high School be closed on
The president reported that he had ordered tue
schools in the lower part OF the city closed on June
ercises, ON niorion OF Nh. Bailey the action OF the
President was approved by the Board. ~ Mr..
ervisien OF this Board be AMI they are hereby or
dered closed ON Friday, June so, 1895. and remain
closed until Monday, September II, 1898. Adopted.
on motion. of Mr.. Ubergfeli the board then ad-
tourned. ALVIN Ii. GRAFT, Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
ONLY NINE Points.
N. ]. A. C. Cricketers Give
Their Opponents the Low
est Total of the Season.
MILLER CLUBS BIG SCORES.
New Hill Climbing Device for
Bicycles Tested at Fort Lee
Athletic Notes.

The New Jersey Athletic Clubs
cricket team played a remarkable game
Yesterday at Bridgeport, Conn. The
jersey boys played in tine form and dis
posed of tbs local team for the smallest
total of the year. nine runs. Tyers made
an excellent showing. He made the
remarkable record of securing seven
wlckets for four runs. NJ. 4. Cobb also
~playediin good form. He held up his end
with two wickets for seven runs. The
New JERSEYS did net score SO many runs
rs expected. but in spite of this facs the
game was the most Interesting that has
been mayed so far this season. g.. Dues
dale put up the best game for the Bridge
porr NOM Tha coora.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
TO RELIEVE NERVE STRAIN.

Nerve strain can be greatly lessened by
a sandwich or a glass of milk when one
feels a little done up, or even when you
feei idle and disinclined to apply to the
household duties. Sit down a moment
and take a bite to eat and you will feel
lots more like going about your business.
All these little indulgences make m
better natured and prettier. -Jenness Mil
leT'S MOutht1L
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
WILL. DlSCUSS SILVER.

The Sociological Club will meet in the ladies'
parlor of the Tabernacle this evening at eight
o'clock. Entrance on York street, near Hen
derson. The true solution of the silver question
will be the subject of debate. All those inter
ested in our present financial difficulties are re-
quested 10 take part in the discussion. Republi-
sentatives OF the Populist party will participate
in the daf1ate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06

police endeavoring to redress personal
grievances.
Quietness prevailed throughout the
city Today. but there has been no dIminu-
ton OF the extremely bitter feeling
entertained against the police. The
authorities. civil and military, are on
the qui vive. and the districts OF the city
in which further trouble may occur are
closely patrolled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
Conditions OF Sails.

twenty per cent. of purchase money to be paid
down; balance OF purchase money to be paid wtIh-
IN ten days, and building to be removed within
thirty DAYS of sale. In case buildings are not re-
moved wi h.n thirty days the amount paid shdl
be forneited 10 the county and the building will be
again sold or removed by the county.
Further particulars as to descriptions OF buildings
can De obtained from AUGUST GRASoMANN
custodian OF Buildings, at the ONCE of the Chief
Engineer OF the New Public ROAD. RULER Building,
Jersey CITY; or OF the CLERK OF the Board OF chosen
Ereeholders at the onice OF the board.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
BUTCHER HAD A FIT.

George Heines, 'thirty-hve years old, a butcher
living at No. 100 Clinton street, fell in a fit
while seated in the club rooms of the Thomas
Fitzpatrick Association, No, 367 First street.
Hoboken. shortly after midnight this morning.
Policemen Sullivan and Schneider removed him
to the police station. where he was attended
by DR.. Simon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
THEY STOLE FLOUR.

Daniel Burke and Michael Mccormick were
convicted today in the Special Sessions of
breaking into a D. l.. & W. freight car on the
night of May 10 and stealing a bag of -four.
They were remanded for sentence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
Einancial Ranartea

81 am worth twenty of you. said the dollar
bill to the nickel.
That's what you say replied the nickel,
.'but l notice that I can buy a cigar without
having to go broke, which is more than you
ever do. ~ Indianapolis Journal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
ALLAN L. MDERMoTT's NEW HOME.

Allan l.. McDermott has purchased for his
family a new home. 1t is the old Tonnele home
stead. on Magnolia avenue, land will face the
Boulev ard. The price paid was $3.50. 1t was
sold by Francis S. Wetlnore.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
The Dundee Track to be Sold.

The Dundee race track at nackensack. which
is owned by a number lof Bergen County men,
among whom are County Clerk Taylor, Surro-
gate Marrieg, County Collector Hopper. and
Auctioneer William E.. TAYLOR, is to be cut up
into brilding lots and sold by auction. The
syndicate has been endeavoring for some time
it could find no purchaser a the price asked,
$50. coo.
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MILLER Ctub,s Excellent Scores.

The following scores were made by the Miller
Rifle Clubs marksmen In tho regular weekly
practic shoot last night st HoboSen: Miller, $40;
Schiict. 299; Kloepping, 23S; Meyers, 2S6; Rog-
ers, 23g; Meyer, 232; Caragher. go; Liele, 235:
MURPHY. 22S; Sohl, s36; Book, pa, and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
The Jerseys Reorganize.

The Jersey Baseball Club of Hoboken has re-
organized for the season and would like to ar
range games with either the Puritan, Jersey
City or Montgomery Baseball c Tubs for Satur-
day at Hoboken. The Jerseys will pay . first
class guarantee. Address, G. c. Hendrick.
manager, No. IA Hudson street, Hobokeu.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06

Mrs. Frontepew-I don't see why our pastor
should be constantly urging upon the congrcga-
ton the necessity of loving one another.
Fronterew-Humphl Every marriage cere-
mony he performs brings him at least S..
falo Courier.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-06
E1ceisiors Meet Tonight

A special meeting Of the Excelsior Rifle Club
will be held this evening at headquntt ers. The
members are earnestly requested 60 be present,
as business Of Importance will be transacted.
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DENTISTRT 7.
C. %M'NAUGHTON,
Grand st. Near Warren St

Assessment filed with me on the 22d inst.
final maps and eDorts on oDeuing of
Llenau place and Nesbitt street. also pre-
liminary estimates for sewer in summit
avenue and sewer in Grace street.
Yours. etc.,
GEO. 7. BoUToN,