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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
pURTELL ASSOCIATION OUTING.

No excursion this summer has afforded
more genuine pleasure than that of the John
r. Purteli Association which went to Oak
dale Grove yesterday. The sail up the Hud-
son was delightful and was much enjoyed
by all Oh the two barges and steamer. Every
facility for dancing had been provided and
the young people awaited themselves of the
opportunity. In addition TO che banl there
were an Irish piper and fiddler and the
Georgia minstrel troure.
The piper was the ~favorite, and while gay
waltzes were being daneed on the upper decks,
of the barges, some enthusiastic old timers
performed feats in Irish jigs and reels to the
music of the piper n fiddler that were
astonishing for agility.
A couple of hours were passed at the grove
and then the sail for home began. The
pleasure of the Gay was, not married by a
single disagreeable incident and when the
guests of the association reached this city at
about nine O'Clock they were unanimous in
~pronouncing the excursion one OF the most
enjoyable that they had ever been on.
The association adopted a vote of thanks
to the standard bearer, John r. Purtell, the
Clerk of the Court Of Sessions, for the I'M
firing efforts he had made to have the affair
so Successful.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
.~oRPoRATIoN NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners OF
Assessment for Jersey City will meet Il at their office
in the building occupied by the Board Of Street and
Mercer street, Jersey City, n. j., on Tuesday, August
eth, 1894. at nine O'Clock A. NJ, to appraise and de-
termine the value OF land to be acquired, and ease
ments to be TAKEN for constructing and maintain
ing
lain SEWER
beginning at a point in West Side avenue, twenty
five C25l feet south of the south side of Williams
avenue: thence southerly along the centre line or
West Side avenue to the centre line OF Yale ave-
nue.; thence westerly along the centre line of Yale
avenue to the centre line Of Mallory avenue; thence
southeriy along the centre zine of Mallory avenue
to the centre line of Hatch avenue: thence westerly
along the cantre line Of Hatch avenue. if produced.
to Newark Bay. The lands TO be acquired for said
improvement being a strip thirty tSD feet in width,
fifteen Q5) feet on either side of the following de-
scribed line:-Beginning at q point on the west side
of the Morris Canal where the centre line of Hatch
avenue, and Hatch avenue. il produced. would in
tersect; thence westerly along the cenTre line OF
Hatch avenue, II produced, to high water mark OF
Newark Bay. The easement TO be taken embraces
a strip of land 50 feet in width. the centre line OF
which may be described as ~ollows:-Beginning at a
point on the east side OF the Morris Canal, where
ntersected by the centre line OF Hatch avenue. il
produced westerly; thence running westerly along
the centre line of Hatch avenue. if produced, to
the west side of the Morris Canal, at which time
and place all parties interested may appear and be
heard.
HUMPHREY W. CARR.
MICHAEL HUL JR.,
]. CRONAN,
Commissioners Assessment
Dated Jersey City, N j., July Is, 1884.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
MUST MOVE 2HE ROCK
Contractor Byrnes Objects to
Continue Paving Ocean
Avenue.

Contractor Henry Byrne, to whom was
Ocean avenue between Myrtle and Gates
avenue, held a consultation yesterday after
noon with Mayor Wanser, President Nc
Arthur of the Street and Water Board and
City Attorney Weart. When bids were adj
vertised for the paving of Ocean avenue
specifications We're adopted calling for the
removal of the broken stone over the old
Telford pavement. Mr.. Byrne secured the
contract He has now found that even if he
removes the broken stone the use OF Belgian
blocks of thespecified size, on a bed of sand
two inches thick, will necessitate the raising
of the grade of the entire avenue between
three and four inches. On the other hand,
if he removes the broken stone and also the
Telford pavement the grade OF the street
will be at least two inches below the eStab-
lished grade. Contractor Byrne does not
want to begin laying blocks until the proper
officials direct him what to do. He has
already removed a large quantity OF the
broken stone and if some plan can be devised
whereby an agreement may be reached upon
the question of grade, he will push the work
to q speedy completion. He Is ready to meet
the officials half way with a view to adjust
ing the difficulty.
Chief Engineer Ruggles is to be directed to
look into the matter and report at once what
course must be pursued.
THE ROCKS MUST BE MOVED.
Contractor Byrne claims that there was
no provision in the contract which required
him to remove all the stone from the street.
City Attorney Weart, however, declared that
Byrne was mistaken, and that If he refused
to remove all the rock the contract would
be awarded to another contractor, and
Byrne's bondsmen would be held re-
sponsible for the payment of
the job. Attorney Weart then conferred
with Mayor Wanser and Commissions Nc
Arthur and Byrne was ordered to proceed
with the work in accordance with the
contract as interpreted by the City Attor-
ney. Mayor Wanser and Commissioner
Macarthur decided to advertise for new bids
if Byrne refuses to resume work.
Mr. Fred Hahn, a well-known Greenyille
builder, in speaking about the matter, a few
days ago to a reporter of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS, said:-I do not understand why
Contractor Byrne is so unwilling to
take up the large rock on the avenue. NThis
rock is worth at least $4,000, and as Byrne
can claim it [ fail to see how he would lose
money on the contract"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
The Ruin OF the Strike.

In the number of Harper'S Weekly
just out, a page is devoted to three
views showing the destruction in the
Pan Handle and G., b. Il @. railway
yards at Chicago after the strike.
This page ought to be printed by the
million and distributed all over
the country. 1t ought, above all
things, to be placed in the hands OF
every labor unionist. As an object
lesson in the wickeaness of riot and
disorder, it passes all the talk that all
the editors and speakers in the coun-
try can spin out in a year
Here we find reproduced with the
calm fidelity of the camera the tangle
of wheels and bars and charred debris
of what were once miles upon miles OF
freight and passenger ears, which cost
millions of money in the aggregate,
which afforded employment to thou
sands OF men, which earned millions
of money annually, and kept tens and
hundreds of millions of wealth cir
culating through the country to the
profit and advantage of every one,
from the millionaire capitalist down
to the poorest wretch who eats bread.
In these pictures, colored by no
prejudice, exaggerated with no de-
sign, simply reproducing the thing as
it is in pIainest black and white,
every man may see for himself the
madness of anarchy. Who is to pay
for this ruined property? Well, dl-
rectly Cook county, Illinois, will have
to pay for it. This is the law. But
who make up Cook county? Who
but the rioters, the madmen who did
the destruction. In the long run,
they pay most of the taxes, and these
losses will be included in coming tax
levies, as fast as they can be as
sessed.
But this is not the end of it. Wealth
annihilated by fire Or violence can
never be replaced. 1t is gone or
ever. 1t is lost to the world, not for
tnls generation aione, "uV OH o"e
ceeding time shares in the injury.
In the progress of years the loss is
forgotten, but all the same it oper-
ates as a check to the worlds pro-
gress. And who is the sufferer?
Why, every one, but most of all the
poor man. The man of millions or
even thousands is hardly affected by
the small misfortunes of the ages; but
the toiler who lives close to his earn
ings is positively impoverished by
every dollar destroyed or wantonly
wasted, no matter in what way.
This is not abstract theory. 1t is
hard scientific fact.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
REFERENDUM CONVENTION.
The Direct Legislation League 10
Meet at Asbury Park.
Special TO the Jersey Citu NouS.


Special TO the Jersey Cttu Neus.
AsBuRY PARK, July 26, 1S94.-The Direct
Legislation League of New Jersey will hold
a convention here on August 81. The league
has sent out an address, in which it is said
mo thoughtful lover of his country and its
free institutions can fail to observe the grow
ing feeling of dissatisfaction with our repre-
sentative form of Government as at present
conducted. Whether that dissatisfaction is
wellfounded or not, SO long as 1t exists ana
is growing, some remedy for the condition
should be sought.
1--WE are told that we nave the remedy in
our hands, that by the ballot we can change
our Representatives, but we find when we do
so thai the men sent to State and National
Legislatures do not fully and speedily do the
acts the people nave sent them there to do,
but, regardless OF their promises and care
less of the welfare of the people, often spend
their time seeking party advantage or per-
sonal gain.
1--WE believe the masses now see that,
through the power directly to enact the laws
which the initiative gives and the represslye
power of veto which comes through the
referendum, the people will have a remedy
in their hands through the peaceful method
or the ballot.
For the encouragement of the friends of
direct legislation it may be said the constl-
tutlOnal amendment which the League III
troduced in the House of Assembly last win
ter came within three votes of being
adopted. The success in the Assembly en-
couraged us to introduce it in the Senate,
which was lone by Senator Bradley. 1t
will come I'D for action in the Senate in Dc
tober next. and will go to the Assembly
again. We think that in tine Senate We have
a majority.
1T is absolutely necessary that the
Legislature of 1895 also assent TO the consti-
tntional amendment, n we feel that the
larger, more general and influential our an
nual convention is the more certain we are,
not only of favorable action by this Legisla-
ture in October, but of the nomination and
election this fall by ali political parties of
only sue men as will pledge themselves to
vote for it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
The President and the Tariff.

The Senators have had their howl
and now they are preparing to ON
down to hard pan as quickly as pos
sible. They realize that in the Presi-
dent, the House of Representatives,
the press and the public they have
met more than their match. The
tariff bill will now, it is practically
certain, be modified by the Confer
ence Committee in most material
fashion. 1t is hardly to be hoped
that even now it will be made an
ideal measure. Some compromise
must take place between the adverse
elements. But there is no doubt but
1t will be brought much nearer the
standard of the bill as it caIne from
Mr.. Wilson's committee.
The President has in this matter
gained greatly in popular favor. The
people once again find in him the
great leader in a great cause. 1t is
generally realized that without his
firm guidance nc good result would
be reached. The angry rawlings of
partisan papers and of a handful of
politicians in Congress and out of it.
in no way represent the public senti-
ment. Even honest republicans COM
mend the President for his course and
even, while disagreeing with his
economic views, believe that he is
acting for the best interests OF the
country.
What is most wanted now is speedy
action. Business is very much in
clined TO boom this fall. Id is pro-
bable that we have about reached the
end of labor disturbances for a good
while to come, and if We had the
tariff question settled so that mer-
chants and manufacturers could look
a little ahead. it would give everyone
plenty of employment and money in
a few weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
CITY NEWS NOTES.

MIR. n. 6. vreeland. Chairman of the Committee of
cursion. visited Asbury Park yesterday TO prepare
for the excursion which will take place on Ameri-
can day, the 10th Of August.
Psde of New Jersey Circle, No. 50, Lady Foresters.
will hold a lemonade soeiable at Opera Hall, FRIDAY
evening.
John Mario, nifty years old, of No. t02 Mott street
New York. was severely injured last night by being
thrown FROM a Bayonne trolley car at Jersey avenue
and Grand street. He was sent home.
Condemnation Commissioners C.J. Cronan, DE
TIT Van Btskjrk and Frank Stevens were in
Oh apcery Chambers this morning in the matter OF
Bay Creek, Bayonne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
STOLE HIS OWN SON.

G. Wood latham of Roselle. NJ, was in
Chancery Chambers here this morning on a
writ of habeas corpus commanding him tc
produce his nineteen-months-old son.
The writ was procured by his wife, who
complains that her husband, from whom
she is separated, stole the child.
latham, on the other hand, says that, al
though it was understood that he could see
his child, he was prohibited by his mother-in-
law from doing SO. Seeing the little one in
a street in Philadelphia in care of a nurse he
grabbed the child and took it to Roselle.
Messrs. Foster, Voorhees, and Thompson,
this morning, without going before the
Chancellor, came to an amicable under
standing about the child's custody.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS
The August ssForum.,,

The August number of The Forum comes
with its usual quota of timely and sugges-
tive articles. Under the general heading,
'sSentimental Dealing with Crime and its
Worldwide Increase Mr.. D. MEG. Means,
New York publicist, writes on the sPrin-
eiptes Involved in the Recent Strike" Mr..
Henry Holt, under the title Punishment OF
Anarchists and Others" criticises our
present system of furnishing Grimm
MS. Mr.. John Brooks Leavitt
writes about tAs Criminal Degra-
iatien of New York Citizenship as mani
tested in the recent disclosures made to the
Lexow Committee. Mir. Eenry Charles Lea
closes the series with all article on THE
Increase of Crime and Positive Grimm
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
NO GAS FIXTURES PROVIDED.

The Fire Board met last night and passed
the July pay roll. The board was notified
that truck house No. 4 on Ocean avenue was
ready for occupancy. President Brennan
learned yesterday that there were no gas
fixtures in the building. He will not accept
il in any such unfinished condition. =,
Chief Conway reported that there had
been ffty-one fires during the past month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 1s94.-President
David Starr lord an of Stanford University,
says that the institution will open on Sep
TENDER | with ], 100 students; also that the
University has abundant funds to maintain
i 900 or more students, and eighty profess
sors, indefinitely.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
JUDGE oDoNNELLs BEREAVEMENT.

Ex-Judge Michael j. O'Donnell and his
amiable wife, Nora, are bereaved by the death
of their infant daughter, May, a bright and
pretty eight month old babe. The intense
heat affected the little one and despite the best
medical skill and careful nursing she sank
steadily and expired last evening. The
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon
at two o'clock from the residence of the
parents No. 2S4 Pavonia avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
FRACTURED HIS WIFE's SKULL.

DPoOTUF ~ OtTVV1 OtB IFtWo'
PATERSON, July 26, ls94.-Christophcr
Kinsley of No. 67 Jersey street vent home
in an intoxicated condition at one O'Clock
this morning, seized his wife by the hair,
dragged her TO the porch in the rear of the
house and beat her with a screwdriyer. fra
turing her skull. The woman was removed
to st. Joseph's Hospital in a dying condition.
KinsleY was arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
TraRRfara.

Henry Fitch to Marlnda Murdock, for $3.50. land
and premises on the east side OF Monroe. street, Ho-
boken.
Eugene schopfer 10 A. Fleming Lewis, for 81,
lanf and premises on the south side of Eighth street
thirty feet west of Jersey avenue
A. Fleming Lewis TO Henry Schopfer, for 81, above
described property.
Wisconsin jackson ct ux to Charles 81. Sulk, for
81, land on the northeast side of Communipaw ave
nue. twenty-five feet north of lot "a on the Allen
map.
Luigi Bartlett ct Tx to Daniel Bernes, for S1,450,
lots 1876 and 1871 south side of Stevens street, West
Hohoken.
George Mohr to William Kurtz, for 5000. lot 5. block
/, -Bergeuwood road, Town OF Union.
The North Jersey Land Company to Henry G.
Greene, for 81, land northwest side of Terrace place
$50 feet north of North Midland avenue, kearny.
De Witt Van Buskirk ct ut to Edith a. Eddy, for
$3.50. lot 6, block 1871, Third ward, southwest side of
West Thirty seventh street, BayonHe.
Joseph F. CroWell to Matilda .. Crowell. for 5000,
land and premises west side OF Grand avenue, 450
feet north of Midland avenue, KeaFny.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
INSPECTING THE BOULEVARD.

Soon after ten o'clock this morning the
Board of Freeholders left the Court House
for a tour of inspection of the new County
Boulevard. The Fneeholders are to go over
every inch of the fourteen miles of road
and carefully examine the work being done.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
I'm His Ednrary.

"He is very intellectual and literary, isn't he?p
why do you think SOP, IS
"He told me he never felt himself until he was
snugly esconced In his library" AZ,
We'll, you see. his folding bed Is o book case -
Milwaukee Catholic Citizen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
HIGH oULTURB-LoW MORALS.

Rev. Isaac j. Lansing, a Boston Congre-
g~ational pastor, asserted iu his sermon Sun
day that "Boston, the city highest in culture,
is the lowest in morality. "-Erchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
WORK WANTED.


WANTED-A SITUATION b A YOUNG WOMAN,
W 10 years old, to do Homework; willing and
oblfging and thoroughly understands the duties OF
housework. Apply Emma Miller, lSS Morris street.
SerSey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
~Injudicious advice.

sIts all very well to tell a~,yiolent man to keep
his temper but is he not better off without itg-
Boston Commercial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
Vaults Open 8 A. M. to 5 F. M,

teen inch centres, and all trimmer beams or
headers to be one inch wider than other
beams. In no building shall any balloon
frame be allowed.
SEC. "A. All frame buildings over fifteen
feet in width shall have at least one girder
at least six by six to run from front TO rear
all girders to be supported by l2xl2 brick
piers, or posts of iron set on concrete n
stone foundation.
Sec. %. All wooden or frame buildings
hereafter erected within the city of Jersey
City that exceed twenty-five feet in height,
shall have all side or gabel wall where the
adjoining building is frame or wooden filed
solid between joist with brick or some other
fireproof material from the foundation to
root boards,
Sec. 26. In all frame or wooden buildings
% feet in height and not over 30 feet IN
height, the stills and posts shall not be less
than AXIS side and entries to be 4x6, studs
21ax4 placed not more than 10 inches: CEN
tres and all frame work to be framed and
pinned together with oak pins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26
THURSDAY. JULY 20. 1894.

This paper is Democratic m principles
aud is Independent in its uieaos on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIvEN THAT
~ B. Clerihew, of the city Of Jersey9City, in the
County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, hath
this day made an assignment to the subscriber OF
her estate. for the equal benefit Of her creditors.
and that the said creditors must exhibit their re-
spective claims. under oath or affirmation. to the
subscriber, at his office, No. 50 Newark avenue, Jer-
sey City, New Jersey,
Dated July 16, 1924.
Der H. KINGSFORD,
Ase3rpoa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-26

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAI H ANNUAL
IN meeting OF the stockholders Of the Rider ahd
Driver Publishing Company will be held at the ONCE
of the company. In the Daily News Building, No. 81
Washington street. Jersey City, on Thursday. the
Both day of July, 1894, at 1 O'Clock in the afternoon Of
that day, for the election of a Board of Directors.
ana for all other business that may properly come
before the meeting
The transfer books will be closed for this purpose
at the close of business on the 5th inst. and will be
opened on the morning of the 9th inst.
Dated July 5th, 1894.
SAMUEL WALTER Taylor, JR,
Secretary andTreaSurer.
Arizona republican., 1894-11-25
CHiCAGO'S CLlFF-DWELLERS.

Curious Result of the Stranding of Many
 People After the Fair.
 Eighty-nine North shore clif-dwellers were arrested in their romantic houses along the dump at Huron street the other ight, relates the Chicago Her aid. When the worlds fair closed last October, great mass of human drift wood, gathered from all climes, was thrown upon the city. Hundreds of men who had sold red-hot, 'yer ofshul guide" and stained eyeglasses along Stony Island avenue found themselves without employment and no means to return to their former homes. During the winter the corridors of the city hall, soup kitchens and police stations sheltered them. When the rigor of winter was over, some of them left the city and some secured employment. Nearly two hundred of them did neither. They drifted to the north shore and built for themselves habita- tions
 The lake at this point was being filled and there was no end to the variety CT quantity of material they had at hand for building purposes. The lake itself was not unkind to them, and wreckage, sawed lumber and St. Joe fruit crates and chicken coops were now and then washed ashore at their feet. These made the framework of the dwellings in the cliffs. The bank or cliff is in some places thirty feet high, receding from the shore in convenient terraces. h constructing a cliff home an excava- tion would be made in the cliff about 1 ten feet square. A frame would be put in with special care to have the roof waterproof. Worn out felt roofing strips of sheet iron and tin would be spread over all. The cliff house was l then finished, excepting decorations Old carpets, wall paper, picture frames and mating, discarded from more pre- tentious dwellings farther north on the shore, filled this want.
 The house proper was only used fol sleeping purposes. The cooking wa: done out in front in tomato cans. Two men generally lived together. A feel ing of comradeship had sprung up fl the settlement; there was little quarrel ing, and a few of the most thickly populated terraces had even beer digniied with names of streets. A few of the men worked at what they could find to do during the day, and most O: them got their food by begging ant fishing. Their begging was one of the reasons that caused Inspector Schaacl to undertake the raid.
Arizona republican., 1894-11-25
ABOUT THE ADDITIONS.

The Saturday ReuieU quotes Mayor Monihon as saying: "The city cannot consistently petition the additions to come in, but rather the additions must petition the city for entrance"
 The ReUieW has probably mistaken the mayors language, or at least his meaning. Of course the additions must petition the city council for admission, but the initiation must be taken by some person and the property owners of the additions induced to present this petition.
 The people look to the honorable mayor to perform this work. It is not part of the duty of the mayors office to be sure, but when Mayor Monihon was elected it was understood that he would undertake this work and that during his administration all of the ad- ditions would be brought in. The fact that he had ample leisure to do this work and that MT. Kellner had not was used with much effect in the campaign.
 There is no valid excuse why the ad ditions should not all be part of Phu. nix and public improvements generally undertaken before the advent of the north and south road.