New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
HUDSON COUNTY.
JERSEY CITY.
NEW STREETS AT LITTLE DIRECT COST
TO TAXPAYERS.
THE PrRIFICATIoN OF THE WATER s'EiN
HOW 4 TROLLEY WIRE HAD FUN WITH THE
or INTEREST

HOW 1 TROLLEY WIRE HAD Fun WITH THE
FIREBELL-NoTEs OF INTEREST.
Since Mayor Wanser has had Board OF WORKS
TO carry out his ideas Of improving Jersey Ci'y
streets. miles of practically new streets nav
been constructed. This is 4 phenomenal reeofu 'o'
Jersey City. particularly az the cost mas oeeh o"'
s67 800. near.y the entire expense being paid from
the license fund
The Board OF Trade which has always taken a
lively interest IN the water supply IS consul
ering the ACCESSIBILITY OF purifying the w"'e' INV
furnished, either by filtration or elecucn!' c'n''
plans Will also considered in turn the idea oes
TO find out which system is best and cheapest VIII"
a view TO improving the present supply TO an eA-
tent tia, will enable the city TO AVOID the expense
Of constructing a new aqueduct 10 new 'o
of supply in the higher watersheds of the state
The Woman's Prison. the establishment OF wnich
was brought about by the efforts OF the WOMEN coh
nected with the State Charities AID society was
onened on Thursday afternoon. The need OF sucn
a prscn has long been felt in Jersey CITY put uh'i
now all efforts that end have failed Inc cr'''iia
department was on the bass that II woman
was bad enough to be sent to jail it did not make
any difference what of jail she was sent To-
The promoters of this acknowledged Improvement
have no doubt Of its success
At the next meeting of the Womans Club. to be
he'd on the first Thursday in February SPer."'
musical and literary programme VIII be gwen Inc
Woman's Industrial Exchange, branch o. 'he c'uo'
has rooms at No AZ Belmont-ave.. which are open
daily from 10 a. IN. to p m. and wAere specIa'
sales of articles made by the members are heu Oh
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons Ihese sa'
are pleasant reunions for the members ana prom
able to the club well. III. ,oreav Citvs
freaarm telegraph one night reeen"I onl v' saved
result was that the department was oIiis &c 10
from n midnight scurry after hcttious hIe py ev
fac' thai ire nrebei kept ringing continuously
at intervals until the trouble was remeae sn civ
are boding revival services. They are all wen az
tended and many conversions are reported M5er
q sinoia eyceution these services are neIl uIIuei
the direction OF the local ciergy; cha, tho trolley
There is little Or no pT S order s"s srRe as mas
been rumored because they fecenuy eiilIo rov
their as @ sne stated in The Tribune
time That petition Is TO be ac'eu 1toi, a" tohr,ory
ing ing Of ,n the mem tSDk that to strike would NOT
only be premature. but would also De oe''i"ie"'"'
10 sneir P Stv mas Napoleonic Reading CIRCLE
which is devoted TO- papers ON 1hs Sv tea and re-
ception at the home of Miss Elizabeth van h nis
No. Si5 Jersey-ave. 1t is novelty in the soc'a'
Tne seven Chau,auquan circles Of Jersey City
win unit, he bea pq9 the Wes SIDE
Episcopal church. West Side and Ege aves' on
Msnssy by HdaGey TIE
and William H beach and music r y M wsnarton tom
The eniertainment will be under the AUSPICES Of
Beach Circle, and the committee IN anShes and
of William II. Cummings George Hughes anu
NJ u1em
oai Ghurch of Jersey City are we'll pleased
with the services of the Rev. Edward C. DutcneI
that they will unite in petition 10 tnS CVhhLns
Sewark Conference to continue him in charge
Of the church for another year at least: a re-
vivai is now being held, tWenty-nlne new
members have joined the church on certliicaIe
and twenty-four applicants are on pr0 ,paa'inn
tbs church IS free from debt These facts have
naturally tended make Mr. DutcheT an ui'-
usually popular pastor. ~ u.,,., 80 ba.r
The reelection of Edward W. WoolIey az cHaIi,
man of the Hudson County Republican commute
;s a rSarded by his friends as deserved recosn-
ton Of the services of Mr. Wo 1901 ana s. OIL Inc
Poormaster John c. Hewitt. OF Jersey city, VINO
has had long and varied experience Win iiar ,ne
noyerfy of a big city and its attendant miserles'
Il convinced that the only way TO prevent men
from abandoning their wives and caldIen Is no 10
re.establish the whipping-post h consluers me
nractice of sending a man TO jan because ne ~
zoo lazy and mprovident to perform ms esd anu
,norai duty an outrage the taxpayers. SuSh
mem he thinks arr only too glad to live IN idie-
nass and ease even II they have TO 1--we In jan.
npd nnthing but corporal punishment has any
terrors for them.