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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July 8. 1895. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. for
the
IMPROVEMENT OF CEAREMoNT AVENUE.
from Arlington avenue to Ocean avenue.
Said improvement to be made confor1nably to
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws of
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bids and agreement OF sure.
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 900 cubic yards OF earth excavation.
About so cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 2.25O square yards of Trinidad Lake
About 1000 iineal feet of curb stone.
About Is square yards of repaving.
About ASo,, 1 100 lliinneeaai feet Of Of reset or;eh, curb stone
Time allowed for the completion of the work
The making Of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-e
opes, endorsed, Proposals for Improvement OF
Claremont avenue" directed to nJonn q,
Streets and Sewers and handed to the Clerk
of the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals. $50
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the law above
quoted. exercise its right to reject any or all
proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter 1874. of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen
offered by the contractor have been approved
as to suflciency by this Board and as to
form by the Corporation Counsel. the Presi-
dent of this Board having power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Datad Jersey C;tv Tune %. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
NOTICES..


TO SARAH. ANN VAN. wIMKLE widow,
William Brinkerhof. Malissa Brinkerhoff his
wife; Henry H. Brinkerhoi, Ei nGIa q
a asiassrh &. rl ed wif fer islsaa 2 j Rachel a'sIaS 5.
Ramsay, Matthew J. Ramsay, her husband;
s gserge 9TH. TIss linz Ra %lssI A 4; glse, f hts wa.
Edward Hart, sarah +. Hart, his vie:
field Keegan. Minnie Keeean, his wife; YIN.
f. Biauvelt, Daniel Blauveit, her husband;
Edward Garrison, Josephine Garrison WIS his
son, her husband; Jacob 3 Merseles, Eliza
beth Merseles, his wife; Mabel Kelly, Charles
Kelly aw1 Villain hfr husband a |. M Tilel E Nj r Use wis his
wife; William il. rise. Susan Tise. his
S Mife WIZ Wil1 nharla Il s Tiss, Jr cala Eli1abs Tise TIM III.
fanb. Frances Tise. Sarah Baker widow.
sophie Grnndt, Alfred Grnndt her hus-
Catharine guchs. Christian Buchs, her hus-
husband; Elizabeth Wilson. Archibald VIII
son, her husbands; Daisy d.. Bagiey, Patrick
sa4as Jane her r RasDan and A 5asner Il Wan Df@aTes''
sale made by the city Collector of Jersey
City sas yor on ana the A 3sta eay q e Je Apell' CIV 1sss' pure nne
chased for the sum of two hundred and
dollars and ninety-seyen cents Ak
City, in the County of Hudson and State OF
New Jersey, fronting on west of Vest Side
avenue, which Is laid down and designated
as lot twelve hundred and nine d2o9l, in
block number twenty-five hundred f250o), upon
an assessment map annexed to a report. num-
her seventy GW, made by the Commission,
ers of Adjustment. appointed in and for said
City by the Circuit Court of the County Of
Hudson, a certified copy of which report and
map was filed in the office of of the City
Collector of Jersey City, on the 18th day of
May, 1891. said report and map and said sale
being made pursuant to the provisions Of
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey,
passed March 50th, 1886. entitled
IAN Act concerning the settlement and col
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents IN
cities of this state. and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale OF lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest in said land and
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
acts, before the expiration of six months from
and after the service hereof. a deed for the
same will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple
of said land and real estate according to the
provisions of the said act.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY
/. F. wANsER.
fSeal) Mayor.
Attest: E. W. wooLLEx
5c,1a N.Y. ocAa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals will be received b the
Board of street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. July ., 1895. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AVENUE.
from Ocean avenue TO Arlington avenue;
said Improvement to be made conformably to
the provisions of Chapter III of the Laws of
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the Office of the CLERK Of said Board
Blank forms of bids and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. ESTIMATE ooFF ST QUANTITIES.
About 2O cubic yards l9f earth excavation
About $3.50 square yards of Trinidad Lake
Rbout 500 iineal feet of curb stone.
About % square yards, Of repaying.
A ASoyt i iss l lineaI feet feet Of Of c csfes curb stone
Time allowed for the completion of the work
The making Of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
epty liable to more than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel:
opes, endorsed. Proposals for improvement Of
Raiser ESQ, Chairman Of committee on
Streets and Sewers. and handed to the Clerk
for. in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.. ~,
mo-, viii a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted,
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
p9sals.
to Section I, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
e~ffective or operative until the bondsmen offer
ed by the contractor have been approved as
to suffciency by this Board and as to form
by the Corporation Counsel the President OF
this Board having power to examine tbs
proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Wates
GEO. t. BoUToN.
Clerk.
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re - r.N.
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July Q. 1895, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for
the
IMPROVEMENT OF ATLANTIC STREET.
from Ocean avenue to Bergen avenue.
Said improvement to be made conformably to
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws Of
fle in the office of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms of bids ana agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 500 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About so cubic yards Of rock excavation;
About 1850 iineal feet OF curb stone.
About 50 square yards. of repavfng.
About AbOut 49, l lines1 feet of Of a gsns5 curb stone
Time allowed for the completion Of the work
sixty-ive @5> working days.
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstranee of the owners OF the prop
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
opes. endorsed, Proposals for Improvement of
Atlantic Street, directed to John C. Kaiser,
Esq, Chairman Of Committee on Streets ana
Board in open meeting when called for In the
order of business relating to sealed proposals,
nor viii a substitution Of s%ureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted,
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section L. Chapter 1874, of the Laws OF
1891 under the terms whereof no contract
shall he binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen offer,
~ s,1ficiency BY this Board and as to form
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
commissioners 4 GEolT. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Datad. Jersey city, June 20, 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
old Fight RENEWED
Pennsylvania Makes Another At
tenn p to Stop the ! National
Docks Improvement.

After much wrangling among the nu-
merous array of counsel a jury was
selected yesterday morning from a panel
Of twenty-four to decide once more the
long and wearisome legal fight between
the National Docks and New Jersey
Junction Connecting Railway Company
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The history of this six years of legal
warfare has been told from time to time
in the columns of 1.-The Jersey City
News" and On Tune is last q very COM
plete history of the celebrated case
given. The iurymen a~re:-James Ersl-
sine, foreman; Arthur Cleary, William H.
Chichester, George Stratford, Alfred A.
Tallman, Edward H. Davy, Joel W.
Brown, John E. Danielson, William H.
p. Thomas, William A. Mills. Ernest
II. Carr. and Patrick Govern.
JURORS SEEK TO BE EXCUSED.
The Court excused Freeman A. Smith
because he was an exempt fireman and
one or two others. William A. Mills
and Patrick Govern asked to be excused
because of sickness, but the request was
refused, as was the request of Ernest H.
Cars, who said he was too deaf to hear
III O.
certificate from DR.. Fisher of Hoboken
to that effect. The Court thought the
juror could heal sufficiently we'll and
reruseq to excuse him.
X. V: Lindabury and James B. Vred-
enburgh. on, behalf of the Pennsylvania
company. challenged this juror because
OF physical disability, but Judge Lippin-
colt overruled the challenge and allowed
an exception. This exception will no
matter what Judgment the jury gives,
the case will again be taken to a higher
Counsellor Charles D. Thompson. of the
firm of Dickinson, Thompson & McMas-
tiers, who, with Collins & Corb.n, repre-
sent the junction Road, opened the case.
land In dispute and the elevation and
grade Of the proposed crossing Of the
psnasyiva ne rl pp9pssrty beneath It's
counsellor Vredenburgh followed en- be-
half of the Pennsylvania Company, and
gave a minute history of the case and
age he believed the crossing would
40 the Pennsylvania Company. His ar
g gim1Neanr W was so and covered the
lury that it was It's duty to determine
the amount Ct. damages the Junction
Company should pay the Pennsylvania
TODAys PROCEEDINGS.
The jury, after Mr.. V~redenburgh fin
5 Ea, his address. by direction of the
for the purpose of making a personal
examination of it. This morning the
Jurors resumed their places in the jury
pox and the taking OF testimony was
Martin L. Gardiner of Newark, and
Civil Engineer for the Pennsylvania
Hallroad Company. testified that he drew
the plans and had charge of the con
struction of the yard at Waldo avenue.
fand also the bridge over which the main
line of the railroad crosses with three
TRACKS. Inc DrtQge cost sri H41 az Tbn
witness testified concerning the dura-
bllity of the bridge. Counsellor Collins
objected to expert evidence being given
The rest of Mr.. Gardeners testimony
was of an expert. character and entered
into detail valuations, Wcosts, etc.
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Dated Jersey City. June 20 1895:
TO John r. GoULDING, SARAH GOULD
inp his wife: Francis W. MITCHELL and John

TO JOHN R. ~GoULDING, SARAH GQuLD-
ing, his wife; Francis w. Mitchell and Jonn
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
the 18th day of April, 1895, l. purchased for
the sum of two hundred and twelve dollars
and fourteen cents all the land ana real
estate situate in Jersey City, in the county OF
Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting on
Elm street, which is laid down and desig-
mated as lot ten 90. in block number nine
sessment map annexed to a report number
ninety-two It92},l made by the @ACornmis-
sioners of Adjustment appointed in and for
said city by the Circuit Court Of the County
and map was filed in the Office OF the City
Collector Of Jersey City, on the Srd DAY OF
June 1893, said report and map ana said sale
being made pursuant to- the provisions OF an
act of the Legislature of New Jersey, passe&
March 30th, 1886, entitled: 5.s 81
can Act concerning the settlement and coilecs
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this state, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessulent and lieni IN lieu and
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment
And you are further nosfdedfthat you APP
pear to have an estate, or interest in said land
and real estate. oand unless the said land and
ssaid acts, before eHe5expisafion Of SIX months
from and after the service hereof a deed for
the same will b Given 2cohVeying to the
real estate according to the provisions of
the 6s sald aersev civ = tNEsHI inns s2 otb. 1895.
Dateu RNNcfS Eel 60 ~
19 West 121st street.
si s1if1td Newt nTork City,
JOHN j. WALSH, Purchaser.
Jersey 5gai eit NJ. n sss !: 2 be-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
To all to whom these presents ma
oopaa CroptipO.- ~

To all to whom these presents may
Whereas eVisa in the Judgment of the Board
of Directors of the United Fertilizer
Company, a corporation organized under
the laws of this State. it has been
deemed advisable and most for the
same should be dissolved before the ex-
plration of the time limited in its c%ertifi-
cate of organization, as appears by a
duly authenticated record of the pro.
such corporation held in accordance with
the provisions of an act entitled IAN Act
concerning corporations approved
April 7th, 1875. and the several supple
ing the consent in writing of "two-thirds
in interest Of all the stockholders of
said corporation that such dissolution
should take place, as by said act required
having been by said corporation deposit
ed in my Office;
Now therefore, I, Henry C. Kelsey,
Secretary of State of the State OF. New
Jersey, being satisfied by due proof that
corporations,'' approved April 7th, 1875.
and the supplements thereto, relative to
the dissolution OF. corporations, have
been fully compiled with by the said
tinted Fertilizer Company did, on the
fifth day Of June, 1895, file in my Office
a duly executed n attested certificate
of consent to the dissolution of said corr
poration by two-thirds in interest of all
the stockholders thereof. which said GER
tifcate of consent and the record of the
proceedings aforesaid are now on file and
Of record in my said office, as provided
by law.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my Off
Seal. cial seal, at Trenton, this fifth day
Of June, A.. p. eighteen hundred
HENRY c. KELSEY.
Secretary of State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
THE FOURTH AT NIAGARA.
West Shore.s Excursf0n to Witness
the celebration

The new feature in excursion business,
which will undoubtedly be appreciated
by the many patrons of the West Shore
RAILROAD. will be brought out in con-
ncction with their excursion to Buffalo
and Niagara Falls next Wednesday. July
8. In addition to the regular train
which will cave New York at 5.45 2.
NJ. four other fast trains will be run,
leaving New York at 8 A. NJ, giving the
excursionists an opportunity to go
through the highlands of the Hudson
and the Mohawk Valley long the Erie
Canal by daylight. The other trains
will leave New York at $50 and 500 P.
M.
The attractions at Buffalo will be the
International Bicycle Tournament at
the Driving Park at Buffalo. the dedica-
ton of Liberty Pole and q grand PRO.
cession of the militia. Odd Fellows, Red
Men and many other societies in addi-
ton 20 the usual baseball and other
sports.
will be celebrated In the usual amer.
the Falls heing beautifully illuminated
Gus Islands and points Of interest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
(sale No. 2s4s.)

TO John r. MCPHERSON, EDLIA McPHER-
son. his sor wife m kishaF r Ti9f Mamma Emma l. 1.
$. Van Winkle. Daniel Van Winkle, Mary ar,
fant), Levina Brigham, Jennie L. Brigham
linfant). Maggie Brigham, william Brigham
Harry Brigham, Uri Burt, Charles A.. Burt,
Arthur Brigham
You are hereby notified that at q public
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey city pur-
chased for the sum of one thousand ninety
three dollars and ninety-seven cents rs ALL
City, in the County of Hudson and State of
New Jersey, fronting on Academy street.
eighteen dS). in block number one hundred
and twenty-seven Q2D, upon an assessment
(7O, made by the Commissioners of
Adjustment" appointed in and for said City
son, a certified copy of which report and
map was filed in the office Of the City Col
1ssa' said IF ' sepoyt G ana map Dn pn ana tY's SAID Hay sale Ie b beine
the Lesgisiature Of New jersey, passed March
Both, 1886, entitled:-
Fan Act concerning the settlement and col1ec-
ton of arrearages Of unpaid taxes, assess,
men as "a sn th,s water aieTe rates and imno wa5er ar rents isvy IN
ing a tax. assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment"
AND the several suPpieueHlS theteto-
And you are further notified that you APP
pear to have an estate or interest IN said
land and real estate. and unless the said
land and real estate shall be redeemed. as
provided in said acts, before the expiration
of six months from and after the service
hereof, a copy for the same will be given
conveying to The Mayor and Aldermen OF
Jersey City the fee simple of said land and
real estate according to the provisions of
the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. j., June 25th, 1895.
THE MAYOR AMI ALDERMEN OF JER-
PETER F. wANsER,
(SeaI.) Mayor.
Attest: E. W. wooLLEY.
City Clerk.
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JULIO, M. Heath. F. c. Ayres. w. P.
Bangs, a. II. shumway, John Ferguson,
Or. J. R. McYen. w; H Kentop, z. A. A.
D. Rowan. 7. Smith, Il. p. Denninger,
H. Schmitler, F.. B. Englehof, F. );
Shinn, G Hale, o. WeinDhal, Walter
Wyeth, A. Raymond. Thomas Christie,
Robert Eckerson, Charles Trspiean, T.
Leisgang, c. Denntson, Lyon Snanks'
Robert St:lson. George Reilly, W. A..
seeiey, W. j. Miller. c: w. Hinchey, r.
N. Walker. E.. Williams, f; K Relger,
Harry Gray, S Tingue, ana J. Z. van
T.. A. Richards, F. A. Ward, r N,
Shadbolt, ]. RIGHT. F. N. LORD, George
G Stebbins, T. J. Norton, E. Williams
7. Hopkins H. L, HUI, J. H1dso M,,,a r,
I. G. Miller, ". A. Singer, 6. ZiIngner-
man, 7; o,Grady, NJ GSenrad' :. M Ffan-
cisco. NJ; Mohrman, F. Miller, :. p Mirlser'
f. Fielder. G. Shaufenberg, NJ kabsh,
6. Connolly. ]. Kinnehan, T. Senno. a.
]. Gloriat, Harry Barr and H. K Duseh-
hprrV-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
NOTICE TO

"
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. July 9. 1885, at 10 o'clock A. NJ for
IMPROVEMENT OF yANWINKLE STREET
from the Hudson County Public Road to Ferris
FERRIS STREET
from Van Wrinkle street to Newark avenue.
Said improvement to be made conformablv to
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms Of bids and agreement OF sure sure
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About 500 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 100 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 200 cubic yards VI earth filling.
About 500 cubic yards of sand or gravel fl
ling.
About 1.o2o lineal feet Of curbstone.
About 300 square feet of bridge stone.
About 1900 square feet of tagging.
About 400 lineal feet of reset curbstone.
About 10 square feet of relaid bridge stone.
About 1000 square feet Of reiaid Tagging.
About 81 lineal feet of cribbing.
About 10 manhole heads to be reset.
About / new receiving basin and connection.
Time allowed for the completion o. the work
thirty 800 working. days. :,
award OF the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners Of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes, endorsed. Proposals for Improvement Of
Van Wrinkle and Ferris streets, directed to
John c: Kaiser, Esq, Chairman of Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers" and handed to
the Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above
quoted. exercise its right to reject any or all
proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section L, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of
1891, under the termSaawhereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen
offered by the contractor have been approved
as to suficiency by this Board and as to
form by the Corporation Counsel. the Presi-
dent of this Board having power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
Dated Jersey city, June %, 1896.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

seventh day of June. 1895, the Commissioners
Of Assessment hled in the office Of the Clerk
Of the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers their final assessment map and report
for the construction of an eighteen-inch Wit
rified pipe
EVE in VAN REYPEN PLACE,
to connect with the sewer in Stuyvesant ave-
nue., and the same is now open to public
inspection in the office of the Clerk of said
Board.
streets or avenues or particular sections
thereof are included in said assessment
Van Reypen place, from a point about 35 feet
west Of Tonnele avenue to a point about 81 feet
west Of the westerly side of Stuyvesant ave-
nue..
Stuyvesant avenue, from Van Reypen place
to the Hudson County Public Road.
And that the thirtieth day of July. 1895,
at 10 o'clock A. M, and the meeting room
of the Board OF Street and Water Commits
s,oners are hereby fixed as the time and place
when and where the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners Will meet to hear, con-
slider and adjudicate upon all objections to
said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented in
writing.
= T. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey city. June %. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-02
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the twenty.
seventh day of June. 1895, tae Commissioner
of ASS. Ssa- office of the Clert
Of The By4... 81 80. / AMI Water Commission
erg their ms. .saA.z...lenl map and report fol
the construct-o.- " an eighteen-inch vitrifiec
pipe
from a point about fifty feet west of the Hud-
son County Public Road to connect with the
sewer in West Side avenue and the same il
now open to public inspection in the Office Of
the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there.
of are included in said assessment:
HighlanY NerfpAi from the Hudson County
Public Road to a point about 96.6 feet south
And that the thirtieth day of July, 1885.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ amlqthe meeting room
Of the Board Of Street ana Water Commits
sioners are hereby fixed as. the time and placa
when and where the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners will meet-to hear, cons
slider and adjudicate upon all objections ia
said assessment and Fepegtr SWa1
Al objections thaeeEeto must pc presented In
writing.
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City, June 20, 1895.