New-York tribune., 1895-08-24
IN THE ORANGES.
10 LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SEWER
SYSTEM
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL MATTERS AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL MATTERS AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST
The Common Council OF Orange has decided to
mako ready the assessment maps and levy on the
property affected by the direct assessments for the
Valley section of the sewer system. that being the
only norton that is entirely finished The greatest
Interest f. felt In the rate that will he fixed This
will be based the amount that 1t Is necessary 10
raise Under the Sewerage law the city issued
S229cJO of notes at per cent, payable IN hVe
wears. These come due In 1897. All the remainder
of the cost OF the system has been provided for by
long bonds which viii be taken care OF by the
sinking fund This $2290 Is the only amount that
is to be cared for. careful computation shows
that there In the city 2s94OS feet frontage that
are available for assessment purposes. throwing
out the side frontage at street corners. An as
sessment OF 50 foot would realize S23l12l an
ample amount and 1t may be safely assumed that
this will be the rate
new postal arrangement has just gone into
effect by which the residents Of the city get their
mail delivery nearly two hours earlier The first
mali out from NewYork now comes on the paper
train, arriving in Orange about $50 a. m. and this
is sent out on the first general delivery. the car
riers leaving the postofice about 7lJ that nearly
all the residents get their first mail at the break
fast table.
The accounts of Robert A. Halliday. the missing
Treasurer OF South Orange have at last been fully
audited and the actual shortage made known. IL
proves to be $4,000. 1t is almost inconceivable
that a man could have held such office as this
for twenty-three years and that no attempt to
verify his books should have been made 1t is
proved now that from the beginning of his term
the books kept in the most haphazard way;
that his private business was mixed up with the
public business and that year after year he re-
ported large balances and at the same time the
township had to borrow money in anticipation OF
taxes. 1t apparently never entering the mind Of any
one to if the balances reported were real or
paper ones.
The South Orange and Maplewood Railroad
scheme received a setback at the meeting of the
West Orange Township Committee on Monday
evening Despite the fact that the application OF
the company for a franchise had been rejected. In
consequence of the attempt OF the company steal
its way across Trenont-ave. last July, the officers
OF the road on Monday evening tried to get the
fused to do and the company told that IL had
to purge itself from contempt by apology and
present new application before 1t would receive
Consideration.
A movement is on foot in the Oranges to extenI
it shall last all through the Year The plan is to
have all the retail stores close at $50 o'clock all
ready been secured to the paper.
se4 n % m wes e rsnre mG II the
posite ST. Marks Church. in having the old dis
and the placing on it Of four incandescent lights
The Board OF Education of Orange Is considering
the sessions OF which have been omitted for several
years 1t has been found that the number of
pupils that avaied themselves of the advantages
offered by these schools small that the ex
pense was warranted. An effort is to be made
10 have the names of intending pupils enrolled. and
IL there enough Of them the schools will be re-
opened.
The trouble in the hat trade still continues. and
from present appearances the end OF the strike is
far off as ever Only five shops have given In TO
the arbitrary terms demanded by the strikers. and
these small and insignificant ones. The lead
ing shops, the that make the bulk or the
business present a firm front 10 the demand. and
refuse to consider 1t.
Among the orange residents summering at the
Magnolia, Magnolia, Mass are Park Commissioners
frederick W. Kelsey and his family. Miss Nergena
Buttz Mr. and Mrs A. Gumeraes and family;
Mr. and Mrs. J. d. Shotwell Miss Mary T. SHOT
well. and Miss Margaret II. Shotwell
A telegram was received this week in Orange an
nouncIng the death In Los Angeles CAL or ex-Free-
holder Andrew McCiowan who went there some TWO
months ago for his health
Mr. and Mrs. W. l.. Merrick, OF Halsted-st, East
Orange have gone to finish the season at Nan
trcket as the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sloane.
Edward w Keck OF Glenwood-ave. who Is well
known in society circles in Orange. married last
week Miss Sherburne OF Vermont. and the young
couple are now absent on their honeymoon.
Dr Isaac O. Nong. OF orange. and MISS Aice
Irene Vaudeville of New-York, were marrled ldsl
week and are spending the honeymoon III fhha-
dephia