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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
Improve PAVONIA AVE.
Property Owners Of the Hill Or
ganlze-Hope to Build Up
Their Section.

The property owners on Pavonia ave-
nue., between the Boulevard and Newark
avenue, met last night at the Avenue
House, and discussed the various i'm
provements needed on that thorough
fare. Mr.. James e. Banks spoke upon
the great advantage it would be to the
Merchants of the city if Payonia ave-
nue. was cut through at the brow of the
hill. Chief Engineer Ruggles was pres
emit, and submitted maps showing the
present grade of the avenue west of Sum-
NIT avenue, and also the grade which
is authorized by law. A committee,
consisting of Messrs. John Means, Ferd-
inand IIeints, P. w. lowering and John
Mahan, was appointed by the chair to
look after the paving, curbing and grad
ing of the entire avenue west of Summit
avenue.
RAILROAD OCCUPATION.
At the western end of Pavonia ave
nue., where the Boulevard and the Penn
sylvania Railroad cross it, is a parcel of
land about twenty feet square which is
owned by the railroad and is fenced in.
This piece of property is really a part
of PaVonla avenue, and at that place
the street in consequence is just so
much narrower. A committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon the railroad author
tiles and request them to concede the
land to the city, as they (the railroad
people, have no apparent use for it.
On the committee are Surrogate James
H. O'Neil, Garrett d. Van Reipen, Jas.
A. Gordon, Charles Woodhouse and
Charles w. Laws.
DE-. O'CALLAHANS LOT.
Another committee, consisting of
Messrs. John Means, Garrett 1VanReipen,
James Curley and Surrogate O'Neil, was
appointed for a similar purpose, only
the ground is situated on the north
side, of Pavonia avenue east of Chestnut,
and is owned by DR.. OCallahan. This
is a strip about thirty or forty feet
long and from five to ten feet wide.
To secure this it will probably have to
be condemned. as a portion of a house
stands upon it. 1t was said at the meet
ing that the city once bought and paid
for the property. The committee will
also ascertain if there is anything in
that report. After the appointment of
the committees the meeting adjourned,
subject. to the call of the chair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
WING LEES TALE OF WOE.
Melltcan Gal Coffee FloO FFundlet
DolIaIs and Then No Malice.

Wong Lee, a Chinese gentleman from
Rivington street, New York, told Justice
Seymour yesterday that Mary Mcbride
had appropriated to herself his love and
5000 cash and had made off with both.
Lee was proprietor of a lucrative laun-
dry until the girl got through with him.
Then he was proprietor of a sad story.
The laundry took in $40 a day and
things ran as smoothly as the glowing
iron over the glossy shirts. One sun
s~hineyfday the girl, a vision of loneliness
to Lee, foated in. He gave her a Chinese
love wink and it was returned with
thanks. She promised to call again, and
she dia. He thought his gentle Affection
in chinese heaven. She said she'd just
as lief9marry him. But he must sell his
laundry. she said, for she wasn't fond of
sads. He sold it.
She needed 5000 for furniture to set
up housekeeping. She got it
She never came back"
Justice Seymour sobbed sympathetical-
ly on Lees account, but said he could
Lee left, heartsick, to look for his girl
or an opium joint.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
DATED Jersey clty. Angust 2. Isl
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the eighteenth
day of June, 1894, application vas made to the
Board OF Street and Water commissioners
by Henry Fitch and others for the constrt,c-
ton of an eighteen-inch vitrihed pipe sewer
in
-, HIGHLAND ANENVE,
from a point nifty feet west OF the Hudson
County Public Road to connect with the sewer
in West Side avenue, in accordance with tile
established plan Of sewerage, together with all
the necessary manhoies, receiving basins and
appurtenances.
Notice is also given that on the fourteenth
day of August, 1884, the Commissioners of As
Water Commissioners their preliminary sketch
showing what property Will PROBABLY be as
sessed and the probable amount of benefit to
each lot or parcel of land, also the probable
amount Of assessment per foot of frontage
for the said Improvement, and the same is
the Clerk of the Board Of Street and Water
commissioners.
And notice is also given that the following
street, or avenue. or particular section thereof
is included In said assessment namely
HIGHLAND AVENUE.
from Hudson County Public Road to a point
about $3.50 feet east Of West Side avenue.
And that the twenty-fourth day of Septem-
Der, 1894, at s O'Clock PM. and the meeting
room of the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners will meet to hear par
ties interested in said application, and all re-
that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City. August "A, 1894.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
PICNIC A LA CAFE AL LAIT.
The Michael Berry Entertainers
Passes Without a Razor worry.

RAISES ItnOUu a EtaZOr worry.
d second grand annual picnic oh de
Michael Berry Association was held last
'ebenin' at Spatz's Palisade Tiboli..
1t We're de social event OBJ de season
among the melon folk, and all de high
toned darkies OBJ 'Sparrer Hill war dere
wifi dar best girls and sisters"
This is the account of the affair given
by a participant. The Standard Bearer,
Michael Berry, was in his glory. Berry,
who is a rich chocolate colored german,
never shakes hands with any com
mon white thrash, only United States
Senators, the President and member of
his Cabinet-and right here it may be
added that the notable Mike has. never
shaken hands with a Caucasian since he
was born.
Michael did not walk with anyone in
the grand march, and contented himself
aroun de flo" to the time of "Swanee
Ribber. The musicians branehed off
from the above tune after the march to
the Three Leaves of Shamrock" and as
they (the musicians) were of the white
trash" stock, it locke for one minute
as if they would be mobbed. They quick
ly realized the terrible lunde they had
made, however. and Immediately changed
to the tune You Can't Lose Me Cholly."
All was serene then, and the schottish
passed off smoothly and without any ac-
cidents.
The rest of the evening sped by with
out any incident worthy of note until it
was time for the securing of partners
for supper; Den, oh den" such a
each other and tt emselves in their efforts
to get the belle. and the fortunate gen
tleman was Rutherford H. Jones, who
took upon himself the honor of leading
the supper march. His lady and the
acknowledged belle of the picnic was
Miss Martha Fields. After the
cake walk was held. 1t was, as usual,
a Berry fake-the prizes being only
The Floor Manager, Mr.. Washington
Smokern, was just the man for the po-
sition as he is an old dancing master,
and to hear him sing out in his deep
base tones, sides, centres, heads, heels
and toes to de centre, hands all around,
go through the different manoeuvres
would make one happy for a week.
1t was a sight that the quiet, peace
full citizens of the old Hudson City had
and they turned out in large numbers to
see it. Several policemen were on hand
the affair passed off without bloodshed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
NEW. JERSEY srATE RMA AND MODE
SCHOOLS ALL READY.
Education Directors So Report al
Last Nights Meeting.

- AhS 4HASClkAS
The report that some of the public
schools would not be opened on Septem-
Der 10, was given a blackeye when the
Directors of the Board of Education met
last night. Each Director reported that
every school under his supervision will
be ready for the fall term, and further
that they will be in better condition
this year than in man years past. Be-
fore going into public session the Di-
rectors held a short conference and de-
cided upon the following appointments:
Miss Bell Linsay to the Primary De
partment of No. 2, Mrs. Nellie Keen,
Grammar Department No. 4, to fill va
cancy caused by the death of Miss
Grammar Department of No. 4; Miss
Cornelia Weastell, to No. II Annex; Miss
Ella Bates, Vice Principal OF No. 10;
Miss Minniebell Knight, Primary De
partment, No. %; Miss Anna l. Jennings,
to No. %; Miss Francis Campbell, to
25; Isadore L.. Ach, No %.
%: Isador L. Ach, No. %.
The appointments were subsequently
confirmed in open meeting.
Miss Mary E. Stone was transferred
from the Primary to the GTamm 2 De-
ct Deman, TEACHER in the m De
partment of No. 4, and Miss Alice {:
Seguine of the same department OF
School No, %, rendered their resigna-
lions. They were accepted, and appll--
cations for appointments were received
non and Esther j. MCNEIL. They were
filed. A communication was received
from JAMES A, Hansen, thanking the
board for having appointed his sister,
Hattie, a teacher at the last meeting,
in No. 4 School. He explained that she
had worked hard and long to secure ap-
pointment. Within a few weeks after
being appointed she died, never having
had an opportunity to fill the position to
which she hqQ been appointed.
planned to the board that the water OF
No. 2 School ran on his premises and
was damaging them. He insisted upon
having the matter attended to at once.
His complaint was referred for lnvesti-
cation.
for rolling partitions in School No. 10
Director Hoos reported that the side
walk in front of No. 2 School on Erie
street, is below grade. At his suggestion
a resolution was adopted requesting the
Street and Water Board to repair it:
Forresters from the City Hall steps on.
Labor Day was accepted, and adjour-
ment taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
HOBOKEN HEALTH BOARD.
Kenny's Grease and Haag' Ham
Subjects of Coz plain,

SuD5ec1a Oh COkhl Di9EU,
The Hoboken Board of Health has be-
gun proceedings against Patrick Kenny
of this city, charging him with viola
ton of a city ordinance in collecting
without a license fat, grease and other
refuse from butchers shops and dwell
ing houses. Every year the Health
Board has the same complaint to lodge
against Kenny, but he collects just the
same. Last year about this time Health
Inspector Granelli of Hoboken had the
greaseman arrested. Kenny retaliated by
instituting suit against the city. Gran
ELI filed an answer to Kenny's com
plant, and the latter stopped suing and
paid costs.
Kenny introduced himself again in
Hoboken about a month ago, and is
doing a big collection. He will be ar
raigned. before Recorder MeDonough
next Tuesday.
Kenny was at one time a member of
the Democratic County Committee from
this city. He is now a "reformer."
The Hoboken Board is also after Chas.
Haag of No. sos First street, that city,
for allowing smoke used in curing hams
in his establishment to annoy his neigh
bors. He has been notified to abate the
nuisance, but has ~disregarded the order.
Neighbors charge that in consequence of
Haag's ham smoking, their rooms are
filled with a nauseating odor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
SOLD HER CHILD FOR So

WABASH, Ind. Aug. "a, 1ss4.-Mrs.
William Carvey, whose relatives live, in
the southern part Of this country, has
sold her eighteen-months-old child to her
husband for Sc. Mr.. and Mrs. Carvey
quarreled and separated amonth ago
and since then a CONTROVERSY for pos
session of the child has progressed.
Carvey renewed his efforts to secure the
offspring, and the woman consented
paid and the child was handed over to
the husband
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24

THE morning papers report a Chris
tan Endeavor excursion of Staten Island
folk in which the deacons and elders
took the most elaborate precautions
to prevent any sort of "spooning' among
the young people who a.s=usai. When
we read of such things, we always Won
der how these old curmudgeons ever
managed to get married, themselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
ABSOLUTELY PURE

! bury Park
Nr;.s poiI,u 80 uu poiI1x
WIS rNetliy anu MISE AsHss $. neiis
bnrv ParE {" 'N NC" m@noi' "a"
M. y n
strand Asbur,, . = - d suesl q ~
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Mr.. -: Young and Miss Vida Young
T,a1 ~ Aspuiy ratN'
MISS AnnIe ttyatt is spending Angus
at Aspury Park.
Capt. Charles Bennett and Miss Belle
6ennett VIII remain at the Waverly
oaiatosa springs through september.
MT; ana Mrs. Carrot Var Horne ant
FAMILY are spending the summer on theii
isnd paaahle' whlch Is anchored at High
~ f.
MI. and Mrs. George w. Holmes have
$50 tatee On tneir trip through New Yorl
9ea'e anu Sahada.
aRevD9Ckarles E. Little has registered
at the fildorado, Asbury Park.
Mr. and Mrs. William Short of Tonnele
avenue are at Red Bank.
r Figueria are stopping at the Nep-
tune House. lBelmar.
Mrs: G. Murray, Miss Polly Murray,
William Murray are at are Richards,
Asbury Park.
Mr.. George A. Stevens who has recent
Iy returned from Liberty N V is sfav-
ing at the National Hotel, Ocean
Grove.
Messrs, Charles lowering and George
Jones nave returned from Echo Lake,
Where they passed a pleasant vacation.
Mr.. Eugene Dewitt is stopping at the
New Manor, Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Neal of Aston
place will remain at Ocean Grove dur
ing september.
Captain and Mrs. A. J. Newbury will
occupy their cottage at Wantown on
oarnegat Bay Tor another month.
Mr.. G. ]. Detwiller is stopping at the
Hotel Columbia, Belmar.
Mr.. w. D.. Creasey of Cambridge ave-
nue. is spending his vacation at Sunset
Hall, Asbury Park.
Mrs. S. E.. Weeks and Miss Maud E.
Weeks are at the Morley House in the
Catskills.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. POST with Miss Lii
liam Post are stopping at The Waverly,
Saratoga Springs.
Mrs Franklin Whitney and son are
guests at the Spray View, Asbury
Park
Miss Libbi Price Miss Irene Turner
and Miss Mabel Birdsall are enjoying
NE ma tent at ocean GroVe.
Mr.; and Mrs. G ID. Gardner MISS
Sarah11ardner, Harvey Garaner ane ~,
month and part of September at Sara
! toga Springs.
mice. Ello White of D,1ncan avenue has
eone 70 the CatskiIls for a few weeks.
Mr., Ed1yord Morrison of Iarsav ave
me has inst Returned from a pleasant
trip to Paris, Maine
Miss Marie PAYNE is at Spring Valley,
N. Y.
Miss T,ouise Rail and Miss Hattie Ball
are among the guests at the Bonny
Castle, Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Marvin are at the
Victoria, Asbury Park.
Miss Helen M. Oakley, who is spending
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
FREBHoLDERs BRIEF MEETING.
They order Warrants for Boulevard
work and Criticize a Railroad Co.

II HEY OEOC W.
work and Criticize a Railroad Co.
With one exception only, all the mem
bers of the Board of Freeholders We're
present at yesterday afternoons meet
ing. which was unusually brief. A com
munication from the Street and Water
Board as to the absence of proper cross
ings over the Boulevard near the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad cut, was received.
The board agreed to instruct the engin-
eer to make arrangements with the con-
tractors to attend to the matter.
Then the board decided to sit on the
ance of contract as to the laying of
tracks across the Hackensack Bridge.
The clerk was instructed to tell the
company to dc no more work until the
engineer had reported, and the terms
of their agreement with the county had
been complied with.
tracing Company and Henry & Gibney
| for work done on the Boulevard were
passed, and the board adjourned until
SeDtember 5.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
DEAD LABORBR IN THE RIVER.

!, The body of a middle aged man was
fo1lnd bobbing up and down in the Hud-
son off Tenth street, Hoboken, at six
oosgelocK last night. Jenitor Henry Gibson
Of the Atlantic Boat CLUB, rowed out
Sressed as a laborer. From papers found
in his clothes it is thought he was en-
Moved at Nj 5er's feed store, River
street. Hoboken. The body is held to
await Identification.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
Jersey News as written for New York.

Jersey news as Wrltten Iof new hOrhs
Jersey news as it is written for and
published by the New York newspapers
Is a strange and wonderful product. We
ind this gem in 'Howard's Column in
the Recorder of yesterday
Let's see. New Jersey, in spite of her
reputation for the impartial administra-
ton OF justice, furnishes an Illustration
Of much interest as a sharp contrast be-
tween the methods obtaining in France
II is now nearly two years since a muir
1erer by the name Of Hallinger merited
death upon the scoffold. BY a series of
appeals to the State and United States
courts his counsel has succeeded in pre-
serving his life, and now that he is sem
fenced to be hanged on the 9th of Septem-
Der he boasts he will still further delay
the ongoing of retribution. 1t is fair to
assume that the public long since forgot
the sickening details of this fellows
brutal crime, and / dare ia it would be
IN easy matter to procure ten thousand
signatures to a petition for Guberna-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
COLORADO FOREST FIRES.

DEBEQUE. Col, Aug. "A, 1S94-Forest
fires are raging along the Battlement
and Grand Mese. The air is, s~ulphurous
with smoke and the very dry weather
causes fear that much damage, to for
est and range will be sustained unless
some unforeseen Intervention checks the
ravages OF the flames
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
BBNEDIoTs SYMPATHETIC LODGE

Grand Lodge, No. 50, K of P, held a
regular meeting last night at their rooms
venues. The lodge will hold a stag the
latter part of next month. The members
are greatly distressed owe the serious
illness of Doctor Benedict, a prominent
member of the club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
NOTICE TO DEALERS N SCHOOL FURNI-

NOTICE 10 DEALERS IN SCHOOL FURNI-
~ ture. ~
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board OF
Streets and alter Commissioners on Thursday, August
~, 1S94 at IL o clock a. VI. for such seats. desks. etc.
as are necessary TO the furnishing of Public
School Building No. Is. in accordance with speci-
hcations on file in the Office OF the Chief Engineer,
corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer street, where
blank forms Of Did and agreement OF sureties
Fhe bidding viii be divided into three sections as
follows:
!. Pupils Desk
q Opera Chairs.
!, Teachers Desks etc.
Proposals must De enclosed in sealed envelopes.
endorsed. Proposals for item specified Furniture
school No. i5,' directed to John E Macarthur,
Esq. Chairman OF Committee On PuhIt &c Buildings,
Docks and Parks" and handed to thetClerk OF the
Board IN open meeting when called for IN the order
of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official viii be accented as surety nor will
a substitution OF sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. Or to award III whole or in part IL X is consid-
cred to the best interest of the city 50 to do.
The attention of bidders is especially called TO Sec
ton {, Chapter 1871. Laws of 1885,. under the terms
whereof no contract shall oe binding upon the city
or become effective or operative until uhe bondsmen
offered by the contractor have been approved as TO
suficiency by this Board and as TO term by the
Corporation Counsel, the President Of this Board
having power TO examine the proposed bondSmen
under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water Com
miSSionerS.
GEo ]. BoUToN.
Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
The President and the Tarif Bill.

The President and the Tariff Bill.
There seems to be a practical certain
ty now that the Tariff bill will become
law without the Presidents signature. AS
1.-THE News pointed out some days ago
there any many strong reasons why this
course should be pursued. 1t amounts
to a dignitied protest on the part of the
President against the shortcomings of
the bill, while it is a wise and temperate
surrender of his own ideas to the great
immediate need of the country. Business
has shown much elasticity since the
bill passed, and it would be very danger
Gus now to plunge it into chaos again by
a veto of the measure.
On the other hand, the President can
not express a cordial approval of the bill
by putting his signature to it. This
would be carrying his compromise with
the Senate protectionists farther than
the situation calls for, and farther than
his own self-respect would allow.
There is nothing weak or timorous
about letting the bill go through, un-
signed. The Presidents responsibility as
a ruler remains just the same as if he
signed it. He merely vindicates his
personal relations to the tariff question
by withholding his signature.
IN THIS mornings papers we find two
reports of marriages in which the sacred
ceremony was turned into a kind of show
business by the fantastic caprices of the
contracting parties. One case seems to
be in '1ow life The wedding was cele-
brated by a justice in a barroom. In
recognition of the volume of trade it
drew, the bartender ''set up the drinks
all 'round,' and then the "blushing
couple withdrew. In the other case the
ishedpeople belonged to refined society"
Their idea of a real sweet thing in we'd
dings was a lawn party arrangement, to
which they got a clergyman to lend his
aid.
From day to day, we find in the papers
reports of marriages in store windows.
marriages at picnics and volksfests, mar
riages on horseback, marriages in the
81 ri marriages on the top of monuments.
The extraordinary feature is that clergy
men, often of standing, can be found
TO o~ficiate under these circumstances. 1t
is strange that they should aid in treat
ing the solemn contract of marriage in
this fippant way. 1t is still more
strange that the same men will go into
the pulpit and inveigh against the igh
ness with which some people treat the
marriage bond. l
1t is about time an end was put to
these eccentricities. They could not be
INDUCED in by the idiotic young people
who thus try to make themselves cheap
heroes and heroines if the connivance of
clergymen and officials, who ought to
have some mental ballast, were not so
easily obtained.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
selection.

Waiter-swin you take tea or coffee?"
Aetor-eI always take eoffee-because it set
ties. Manager-.I prefer tea-bcause 1t draws
Halo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
FOR SALE


UPRIGHT PIANO. L LATEST IMPROVE
ments, must be sold; no reasonable offer re-
fused. No. 40 Bowers street. Jersey City
Heights,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
FRIDAY. AUGUST "a, 1894.

This paper is Democratic an principles
and is Independent in its uieWs on at local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-24
TO


FLAT TO LET-FIvE LIGHT ROOMS Nm pITT,
I'VE minutes walk to Pennsylvania ferry n -
McNaughton. l29 Grand street. near warren ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-22
MlIbamW Boats,
PEOPLES LINE

PEOPLES LINE.
steamc,s DREW and DEAN RICHMOND leave Per
a. N. r.. foot Canal-st, At p m daily ssahdAyS a.
direct with trains FOR sara.
tosa Lake George and a. Adirondack points R.chnHi
Snrings and Thousand Islands Saturday night sieane!
connects with Sunday morning train for Saratoga Sad'
we'll and Lake George.
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DEPOSITS In bank. 6.0I+Css lo.ooo,o' Dec WI,
x., ., hal, 1892 445 io7 sis2. soo.s34 Dec. ss'''a
The foreign exchanges were unusually active
nc wsre higher The strength was due
ahtaNv 70 sales of securities for European ac-
cn,nt hut this condition may be reversed to-