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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

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Re asaIee If g gs2e 9 sna wiz Wa, BE o ssaslxsa BY the oa
Tuesday. August 20. 1895. at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
GRADING. cuRBfNG, FLAGGING AND
- PAVING OF GH URG SHu STREET; s,n-
nit avenue. such Improvement being neces-
s sary to or the m s,Snga Of g ero contiguous Msous,a and st suit
h IN low peeh Jersey aagne city. lt through Mefs Mercer s'f and
Church streets, to Summit avenue. and the
ssSn e., to ni be made ga &c s01 ,Ss aaay to % the 5ssI provisions avis ms
accordance with specifications on file in the
0a Rlsn & 5 form oler * 0f std said an e0a agreement of
sureties must be obtained at the ONCE Of
the Chief Engineer. corner Of Jersey avenue
ana NEST EsT1MATs OF oU6ANTffTIEs.
About 100 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About 2,4oO cubic yards of earth filling.
About 1850 cubic yards of sand or gravel
About 1850 square yards of specification
Belgian block pavement
About j go lineal feet Of curb stone;
About $500 square feet of tagging.
About 100 square yards of repaving.
Aboat % % lineai Feet Of of e rsss s curb stone
About 2 new receiving basins and connec-
About 1 new manholes complete.
About 45o linsal feet Of 1s,inch vitrifed pipe,
work. one hundred and twenty Q2W working
days.
the making OF the ABOVE Improvement anu
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half of the
assessment therefor on the basis of prelimin-
airy sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsedff1 Prnposals for Improvement
Of Church Street on account Of Mercer street
Extension : directed to John c. Kaiser,
Chairman of ommitte on Streets and Sew
ers.'' and handed to the Clerk Of the Board
in open meeting when called for in the order
of Misunderstanding to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will 20 substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quot
ed, exercise Its right to reject any or all pro-
posals.
to Section 4 Chapter 1874. Of the Laws Of
1881, under he terms Wherein no contract
effective or operative until the bondsmen
offered by the contrastorE have been approved
form by the Corporation Counsel the presi-
the proposed bondsnen. under oath.
By order Of the Board Of Street and Water
i. w. sTARrUP.
Clerk pro tenn.
DATED Jersey City. August Z. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
MORE LIGHTNING AT oUAKERTowE
The Storm Was Severe Hut Less Dam.
aging Thai a Week Ago.
Special to The jersey CftD Neirs.

PENNINGTON, Aug. u. 1S95.-The ter
ror stricken people of Quakertown, the
scene of last Sundays awful work by
lightning, were again visited by a terri
BILE thunder storm yesterday afternoon.
1t was more severe yesterday than last
Sunday, but the damage is much less.
Tremendous balls of fire were seen in
mtd-air. bursting, several at a time.
Lightning struck the large country resi-
dence of Captain Samuel Evertt, COM
p1etely demolishing the two top floors
n destroying all his furniture, while
the family who occupied the first foo.
were u~ninjured, as was also the furni-
ture. Floors were torn up and huge
rafters torn from their places and sto5d
upright, penetrating the roof. As in the
case of last Sundays awful work, there
was no evidence of fire.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
ESCAPED FROM THE VAN.
A Hoboken Prisoner Has No Trouble
In Getting Away.

Patrick Kelleher was arrested last
night in Hoboken. The Recorder com
mitted to the County JAN. On his way
from the Hoboken Police Station to the
Jail. Kelleher succeeded in escaping from
the van.
When Kelleher was arrested the police
officials thought hat they Identified him
as Morrow, the tobacco thief, who, with
Jail about five months ago before the
term of office of Bob Davis as jailer ex-
pired.
porter for the. News today that Kelle-
her and Morrow were two different men.
Kelleher did not answer to the descrip-
ton of MorroM at all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
a WAGES RESTORED.
Special to tho Jerseu Citp Ncaus.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. -. 1Ss5-vice
President Hays. of the Green Glass
Workers Union, who has been ~sojourn-
ing here since the conference, will leave
for Pittsburg on Tuesday to attend the
Joint meeting of the workmen and man
ufacturers to be held in that city on
August %.
HAYS said it was the intention of the
committee to raise the scale of wages
on a par with 1872, before the panic. AS
many reductions were granted the manu-
facturers, he feels confident that the
Increasing business warrants a restora-
fion. which he thinks will be made at
fhc coming convention.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
MONDAY, AUGUST II. 1895.
This paper Is Democratic IN principles
cnd is Independent IN its views D" q" focat
questions
No water Contract.

There will be no new water supply for
Jersey City. This is as near certain as
anything can be.
AS the document printed in our news
columns shows, four out of the five mem
beers of the Board of Finance practically
decline to concur in any contract except
with the Rockaway and Hudson Water
Company. 1t is generally understood
that after an exhaustive study of the
whole matter, the Street and Water
Commissioners regard that company's
proposition as wholly without merit.
Thus. concurrence between the Boards is
impossible. 1t is something like the case
of the irresistible force meeting the I'M
movable object. The result is chaos.
It is unnecessary for US to say how
deeply we bewail this result. 1.-THE
News" has based all its estimates OF
progress for Jersey City in the near
future upon the assumption that there
was to be a new water supply. We re-
gard the failure to procure one as the
blaekest disaster that can fall upon
the municipality. The "Worid" of this
morning is authority for this
Mayor wanser says that if a contract
IS no; awarded his time the subject
will not be considered again during ms
administration.
This is true, we should think, though
we are not in a position to guarantee
It as an authentic utterance of the
Mayors. In that case. the water ques-
ton is postponed for approximately three
years, as a minimum.
1t is not our habit to assail public Off
eials who do what they conceive to be
their duty in a conscientious manner
We have, therefore, no words of censure
for the four signers of the fatal docu-
ment alluded to above. We regard them
as the victims of pitiable error. We
think the people-at least the more pro-
g~ressive elements of the community-wiH
regard their action with high disfavor.
We freely say that we regard them as
working counter to the best interests OF
the city. But we cheerfully concede that
their error is a conscientious one, that
their notions are i~mpregnable, and thai
they themselves think they are doing
as much good as we think they are doing
harm.
So much for the great water enterprise
per Sc R.. I. P.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE TO MEET.

"A meeting of the Executive Committee
Of the State Republican League Clubs
will be held August Is at the Coleman
House, Asbury Park. lit Will be called
to order at seven O'Clock In the evening.
and Immediately the election of a secre-
tary and treasurer will take place. The
candidate cam from this county for secretary
to the meeting from this county will be-
Frank J.. Higgins, President of the
League: Milton e. Per and John P.
Landrine. These gentlemen win do all
in their w to secure the election Of
Mr.. Rogers and for that reason will not
have a candidate for treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water commissioners on
Tuesday, August 20, 1896, at 10 o'clock A. M,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF PARAMOUNT AVENUE.
from the Hudson County Pablo Road to
Westside avenue, said Improvement TO be
III of the Laws Of 1895. and in accordance
with specifications on file in the Office Of the
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office OF the Chief
Engineer. corner OF Jersey avenue and Mercer
sue E isSFfs lisE' OF QUANTITIES.
About 400 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 10 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About $500 cubic yards of earth filing.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel
filling.
about a.75o square yards of Belgian block
paving.
About 200 lineal feet OF. curb stone.
About 2io square feet Of bridge stone.
About About $ stSg s}n sSYa fest fe St c 81 aasElng.
About 4 reset receiving basin heads.
About IL manhole heads reset.
work. forty-ive !a9 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award Of the contract taersfcr VIII be sub
jeet to the reulonstrance OF TIE owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor, on the basis of prelimi-
nary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ment of Paramount Avenue directed to John
E. Kaiser, ESQ. Chairman Of Committee on
Of the Board in open meeting when called foi
in the order OF business relating to sealed
No city official will be accepted as surety.
nor will a substitution Of sureties be al
lowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted.
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
posals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874, Laws of 1891, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city or become effective or oper-
alive until the bondsmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suficiency
Nv fhi6F T2AoTd md ne N form ~ hi N2~~A@
alton Counsel. the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
I. w. STARTUP,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City. August =. 1875.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
N0NPARBIL's YACHTING TRIP.

A number of young men from the mon
pareil." Newark venue and Erie street,
sailed to the Fishing Banks yesterday
on the yacht Avoca. A great haul of
weakfish, sea bass and denizens of the
deep was made, during the process Of
which one of the party. J. Hadelung, fell
overheard. He was promptly ished out
amid much excitement and merrIment.
The party included Captain OiBrien,
Messrs. D.. Horbelt, j. Forack, J. OF
Drathen, J.. Hadelung, Herman Kahle,
Jr.. c. a. Deegan. H. Holderman, c. r.
Eaton. James Gordon, w. Adelung and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
WOULDN'T WORK ON SUNDAY.

Health Warden Aritz of Hoboken will
prefer charges of neglect of duty to the
Council tonight against Dead Animal
Collector Vatsky. The Warden directed
Vatsky to remove the carcass of a
horse yesterday from No. 300 First street.
Vatsky refused. saying that neither he
nor his men worked ON Sunday. DR..
Arftz say that the health of many per-
sons was imperilled by the contractors
refusal ito remove the carcass and he
insists that the contractor shall be pun
iShed.
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NOTICE.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

CORPORATION Office
Notice isl hereby given that, the Commits,
sioners of Assessments for Jersey City VIII
meet at their otlies in ths bIila,ng Sommisa
sioners, att the corner of eJersey Avenue ana
Mercer Street, Jersey City, N, j., on Tuesoay'
August ri, 1885, at 9 O'Clock A. M, to ap7
praise and determine the value of the real
estate TO be. taken, and the damage Which
any owner Of such real estate, or or any m
terest therein may sustain by reason OF the
Improvement of opening Jackson Piace, De
tween nOidnB Bergen 8 Road and the Hudson
County Public Road. The real estate to be
taken for said improysment. may be descrised
as follows to- wit. all real estate within Is
feet, measured at right angles on both sldes
Of the following described center line OF JACK
son Place, to- WITT beginning at a point In the
northerly line of Old Bergen Road, distant 200
feet, measured at right angles, and easterly
from the center line of Neptune Avenue. thence
running northerly, and parallel with the center
line Of Neptune Avenue, distant 255 feet.
~easterly, therefrom, ITO the1 southerly side OF
the Hudson County Public Road. At which
time and place said Commissioners of Assess
ment will hear all parties interested in said
Improvement who desire to be heard before
them, on the value of the land to be taken
and the damage. the owners of such land or
of any interest therein will sustain by reason
HUMPHREY w. CARR,
MICHAEL SCHULTZ, Jr.,
CORNELIUS ]. CRONAN
Commissioners of Assessments.
Dated Jersey City, August 9. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
LESSON FOR L Y MEN.

QUARANTINE. s. l., Aug. y, 1896
A passenger of the Pacific Mail steamer
Newport, which arrived from Colon this
morning. says that he has spent some
IS on the verge Of q revolution owing to
the depreciation OF the currency.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
CITY news OTE

The grounds about the Court House
are looking unusually pleasant at pres
ent, and Sheriff Toffey Is receiving COM
mendation for this fact.
Sheriff Toffey will draw the petit
Jury tomorrow, that will serve during the
September term of court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
ANOTHER BIG sAENGERFEsT.
Special to ths Jersep Ctr Wears.

EGG HARBOR CITY. Aug. II, 1885,
Arrangements were made here for sew
eral great excursions to this on Septem-
Der IS by all the leading singing societies
from Philadelphia and elsewhere.
About 1900 people will take part in the
affair. 1t promises to be the largest
'saengerfest' ever held in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

IT seems to US that the Street and
Water Boards duty in the premises Is
not altered by this communication. Its
proper course is to go ahead and award
the contract according to it's own honest
Judgment as ascertained by an open vote
Of the five members, the majority, of
course, ruling. This done. its hands are
washed of all blame. The Financiers
must then act according to their honest
convictions and concur or reject as they
think best.
Perhaps, some use might even yet be
made of the expert suggestion to pro-
cure harmony. The Board of Finance
only seems to contemplate engaging one,
after a contracts made. Why not do 80
al once and see II he will agree with
.sWho is Kentgs This will be worth while
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
LETTER CARRIERS NEsToR DEAD
Guecinl fo fhc Jcrseu Clfu MEMS

TRENTON. Aug. Il. 1ss5.-John ].
Campbell, who claimed to have served
ais letter carrier longer Than y other
man ID the United States. diod veyteraev
aged II, He has carried letters IN this
city ever SINCE 1852.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

WE are a little surprised at that part
of the Finance Commissioners commu-
nication wherein they speak of modi-
fcations to be made by a hypothetical
successful bidder under advice of a city
expert. Is this quite consistent with the
position taken by these gentlemen in re-
jecting the bids under the last previous
call? Did they not then rule that, under
the law. no modification of any bid was
permissible?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

doing if both Boards will agree to be
bound by his findings. but not other
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

DATED Jerseycity. August ., j
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City, August
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Dated Jersey City, August
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10

Another big haul of cOunterteiters
has been made by the agents OF the
government secret service. Six ltal-
;ans were arraigned before United
states Commissioner Alexander Of New
York Friday afternoon, charged with
having sold and having IN their posse s.
sion a number of counterfeit standard
silver dollars and obligations OF the
United States in the form OF silver GER
t;fcates in the denominations Of 50 Of
tbe issue of 1886, with the Grant head
on. and signed by W. $. Rosecrans'
reaister of treasury, and =. IL. Neba-
ker. treasurer Of the United States.
They we're arrested AZ different tunes
an Thursday. Tie counterfeit coin
and bills are of excellent workmanship.
The bills arc OF the same make as the
ones which we're circulated in this city
in 1898. The officers recovered SiDU
IN counterfeit coin and S75 in 50 bills
and a quantity Of plaster Of paris
natal and other material used IN MAX
;,o sn1rions coins. The seizure was
made in the,barbershop Of the two Car
lises, l who are supposed to be the whole
sale dealers, who sold the bad money
70 trusted agents for some thirty-fve
sortv cents on the dollar, and the lat
ter nassed Il on trades people. Lazaro;
Macchione ana Costello we're each heid
~ es 600 bail and Posteri and Charles
and Joseph Carlise in $1,000 BAN each
sor examination on October l9.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10
Giant Fossil Palm Leaf.

In The Office Of r. B. Corey, mine super
iuiendent Of the Oregon Improvement
Company, i'm the Burke building there
are two magnificent fossils Of what was
once large palm leaf. They have been
preserved IN drab-colorcd sandstone and
all the veins and tracings Of The original
leaf are remarkably distinct. One q the
blocks forms the base Of the leaf where y
once ioincd 10 the tree, while the other
evidently caught up the extreme end q INC
leaf. In the former. the lines radiatc ~
clear lines from the stem, aud run IKE tne
folds Of fan toward the outer edge
widening as they 20; and Ia tie latter
they are shown 10 have been very broad;
The leaf was at least four feet long and
fully as broad at the widest part. Tue
fossils we're presented 70 Mr. Corey by &.
h. Mcdowell. who found them near iiail-
ilton. They are interesting relics Of 9
lime when The palm tree hourished 20 ilils
region in al the vigor OF tropical
Growth.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10

The State Board Of Health licensed
eight of the fourteen applicants exam
ined. Mississippi now has n regularly
licensed woman physician in the per-
son of DIR. Rosa Weis, of Meridian.
She is the first Mississippi woman ever
applying for license. From a men,
Der of the board it is learned that she
stood most creditable examination.
She is a graduate of the Industrial In
stitutc and College at Columbus, and
Of n woman's college in Philadelphia.
II is understood Dr.. Weis' practice will
be principally with the women and
children. The doctors hope the exam
pie set by DR.. Weis may be followed
by other women. They contend there
ir class Of practice a woman is better
fitted for than men, and, instead Of
feeling any jealousy over this new step
Of the women, they hail it with I'M
feigned feelings Of delight. DIR. Weis
will remain in Meridian. DIR. w. L.
Hyer, one Of the most prominent men,
bers Of the State Board of Health, and
q prominent citizen OF Meridian. pre-.
diets great success for her.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10

The Southern Irrigation Congress
was called to order Mt 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning by DIR. H. G. White,
president of the state commission on
irrigation, who was elected temporary
president. The roll of the states were
called and delegates from Arkansas,
Georeia, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Michigan answered to their names
The Tennessee delegation presented q
strong invitation to bold the next ses
sion in Nashville. Owing TO the con
fusion created by the announcement
that the congress would meet m the
Auditorium. the body adjourned to
meet in the Auditorium building Oh
the exposition grounds at ~ am
Tuesday.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10

Mayor w. Yorger has appointed the
following delegates to represent Green
vile in the great waterways convention
to be held in Vicksburg Oct. % to %:
q. W. Thomas, J. II. Wynn, j.. n.
Thomas, l.. Wilczinski, Nathan Gold
stein, L. L. Larkin, L. w. Anderson,
II. B. Campbell, Dan Head, J. A..
Shackelford, r.. s. Toombs, J. ID.
Smytho, ii. L. lreys, ii. II. Stone, L..
z. Smith, w. IL. Buchanan, w, A.
Pollock, Charles Jordan, John. J..
Kennedy, c. NJ Johnson, Joshua Skin
ner, II L. Wetherbee, j. L. Negus,
J. M. Jayne, Geo. +. Archer, w. r.
HoIvey, q. ii. Leavenworth, 4. NJ.
Worthington, w. Il. Trigg, W. H.
Neal, A. II. Lorgino, John A. Bell,
Geo. Il. Alexander, Jake Scott.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10
Launching the brooklyn.

The mammoth U. S. Cruiser Brook
lyn, the newest addition and probably
fastest and most powerful of the fleet
of flag defenders was launched from
Cramps ship yard Philadelphia Fri
day, under auspicious circumstances.
II was exactly 1:07 when the vessel
slowly began her first voyage. In re-
sponse to signal from Henry w.
Cramp. who stood by her side, Miss
Ida May Schrienin, only daughter Of
the city of Brooklyn's mayor, grasped
the bottle Of American champagne and
crushed it upon the big cruisers bow,
exclaiming in a loud and firm tone
sT christen thee Brooklyn" " Then
the vessel sped gracefully down the
greasy waye 1t was one Of the prettl-
est lanches ever made at the ship yard.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-10-10
MINE EXPLOSION.
Horrible Calamity at Wilkes
barre, Penn.
FIRE DAMP AND FLAMES.
An Engineering Corps, With an Ex-
pert Fire Boss, Undertakes TO Sur
Tey am Old Working With Fatal
Results.

Shortly after , o'clock Monday
afternoon terrific explosion Of gas
occurred in the Dorrance mine, at
Wilkesbarre, Pa. operated by the Lee
high Valley Coal Company. 1t is not
known how many men were in the
mine. The officials are very reticent,
and it is almost impossible 10 get any
information from the levels of the
earth where the rescuers arc at work.
AT s o'clock five men, all badly burned
were brought to the surface. They
nrc Robert Blanchard, ~; William
Miller, aged p; Michael Moss, Geo.
Lalin and sJos. Murphy. The first
two are members Of the engineering
corps. Moss and Latin are laborers
and Murphy driver. Miller and
Blanchard are so badly burned that
they cannot live.
Blanchard gave his vision Of the ex-
plosion to a reporter as he lay on a cot
in the hospital. He said:
Shortly after 3 O'Clock the engineer
corps decided to make a survey of the
old abandoned workings known rs the
Baltimore vein and which undcrlie tho
grounds Of the Wilkesbarre baseball
club, one mile distant from the main
opening Of the mine. The party, which
was in charge Of Fire-boss Daniel
Reese, who is an expert on mine gases,
consisted of VIM. Jones. Wm. Cahill
and Llewellyn Owens. Blanchard and
Miller we're left behind to finish some
work that had been started in the
mines. About u, after the party had
left Miller and Blanchard, the explosion
occurred. Both Miller and Blanch-
ard we're knocked down by the force
Flying timbers ako struck Miller
breaking both his arms. After being
knocked down, Miller and blanchard
remembered nothing until revived at
the hospital. Blanchard thinks some
Of the engineers, OF probably the Are
boss, set fire To body OF gas IN the
old workings and that all Of the party
must have been instantly killed. When
Blanchard WIS found hc WIS being
slowly roasted 70 death. The gus set
fire to his clothes and they had almost
burned off his body when the rescuers
came upon him. Miller, with his
broken arms, coHld render him no as
sistance, AMI Blanchard was 50 pinned
down with debris that hc could not
make use OF his hands. At = o'clock
Moss and Murphy we're brought to the
surface. They. TOO, we're badly burn
ed and were taken 20 the hospital.
The bodies of miners and laborcrs, to-
gether with the engineering corps.
were recovered at > o'clock all dead.
Michael Moss. one Of the injured men,
died at l o'clock.