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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-31
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
tOFFICIAL

Regular meeting of the Board Of Al
dermen of jersey City at the Aldermanle
Chambers. City Hail. TUESDAY. Deceihper
II, 1895. n ..- d
Present4President Simpson and Alder
men Calnon. Connolly, Heritage, Losel;
Mitchell, Ross. Vermiiye. Wilson and
Aldermen and uiton were
absent at the calling of the roll. but sub
sequent.y appeared and took their seats.
ABS ntin1aiae n fhe M rssallar meeting Of
the 10th inst. were approved as printed
in manual form. -
PRESENTATIONS OF PEfIIioNe
Petition of Edward II Daveyby, attor-
ney. for assignment OF tax h,s sac os Sere-
Referred to Committee on Finance
Petitions. etc. were presented, received
and disposed d q 2T,S as Hsn: Lidee Bon
nell and A. E. Stockboner for license
Referred to Committee on Trade Ii
ceiS PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
di 81 Wl f f. * A%rroWsmIth. sa.75.
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationery and Supplies.
OF VIM; =. Launder- 81 and John =.
R Efts5Tfas te orc e0@gPTAitSssD6 I 81 El eoRMiT-
4 4,
he following resolution on petitions,
referred at this meeting;-. 49, oon.
currence Of the Board of FINANCE an
assignment be made by s,The = MaEE99r r
and Al e. paveS 2, Of ssf fns following des-
City Collector under the provisions of
piement thereto upon the payment to
the City Treasurer of the amount for
which said property, was sold with d ln,
per cent per annum to the date Of pay
ment, together with all costs. changes
and repairs incurred by the city r ras
% THEA to be approved by the Corpora
seal Of the city and the hand Of the
Mayor, No. 5.oS7. block s57. lot II, Elm
street.
The COMMITTEES on finance reported
the following resolution
the City Treasurer in favor Of the fol,
lowing-named persons for payment OF
salaries for December. 1895, when due,
z. ". woolley, city Clerk. s41s. g
5 5ohhn Gra hewitt cit 6ve Massaa Of the e =
Ed to9Isi ]. Hewitt, Assistant : :
OverSeer OF the POOR :. % %
'9 Scales. WEIGHTS and Measures. 50 So
George H. Jones, Inspector Of
Buildings Il. ....... . l4o ~
nts ricf court. .. $50 oc
'd District court. s..a..s. 15 %
ond District Court. $50 90
send ond District Court. 49,. 125 %
The report was received.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
| lowing vote on the call for the yeas and
nays
u1nbe
The Committee on Trade Licenses re-
ported the following resolution on petit
fion heretofore re<erred@
Resolved, That licenses to peddle goods.
wares or merchandise In Jersey City be
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COMING EVENTS.

Lafaystte Council No. 12s, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, gives a reception tonight.
The Eureka Pleasure Club holds a
a tonight in Metropolitan Hall.
New Years conservation service of
the Hudson County Christian Endea-
vor Union will be held tomorrow in
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The Jersey City Club gives a stag to-
night.
There viii be 4 subscription dance to-
night in Foye Hall.
The oficers-elect OF the Pavonia
Yacht Club give their annual dinner In
the comrnunipaw clubhouse
Annual ball of the KIirk Association
tonight at the Avenue House.
Ball OF Alpine Lodge. I. o. Q. r. to-
night at Pohlmann's Pavilion.
The sixth Ward Democratic Club meets
tonight. at sweeney's Hall, Bramhal1 ave
1ue and van Horne street. An Den0'
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MRS. Stevens GIFT.
The Hoboken Free Public Ii
brary Receives Valuable
Pictures Of Rome
and Naples.

Mrs. Martha E. Stevens. of Castle
Point. from time to time. shows her in
terest in the city of Hoboken by donat-
ing to it's various institutions large gifts
of money and valuable art treasures
and books. The Hoboken Free PUBLIC
Library has been made the recipient OF
numerous gifts from the Stevens fam
lily. 1t is well known that $4,000 OF the
money for the new Library Building was
given by the Stevens family. Mrs. Stev-
ems has taken great interest in the pro-
posed new building. and together with
the trustees, examined the plans sub
mitted by the architects. Mrs. Stew
ems has taken great interest in the pro-
selected by the trustees because OF the
Windows and excellent light afforded.
The last gift with which Mrs. Stevens
has presented the Library is a collection
of photo-gravure which she made when
abroad. They are large pictures, all
mounted ON card board. and are re-
markably clear. They ave been care
fully selected, and they comprise photo
graphs of the finest buildings. architec-
turally and historically considered.
Mrs. Edward Russ. one of the trustees
of the Library, said, in regard to he
collection, ut is the finest thing of it's
kim in Hoboken. The pictures are all
of the best and are beautiful aside from
their historic value. I know it is a
collection of which any art lover would
be proud because I have been all over
the ground"
About twenty of the pictures are photo
graphs of famous staIues. One of the
LAGOON is especially clear n true.
ruins in and aboat Home and Naples.
Two of the volcano Vesuvius are beauti-
full, and give the student an excellent
distance. showing the village near its
base. One picture is called Lava Del
yesuvio,,,' and the other: Panorama dal
Of a temple erected in honor Of Ost-
pavlus B~orghesius in 1872: the "Basilica
P Pssto' pd in N ! oasie,. T S. gngei o. T Ssafls
Of Nerapide Pozzuoii; Anlalf; Molins
Foto: the ruins Of the arch Of Augustus;
afi. There are five views of the bridge
and the castle from different. points OF
view, and there are three views OF the
The pictures are now kept in portfolio
in the Library Building owing to TIE
s Grew 9 ma rDoT Ready u {ReY M san b beT KEPT p9ll on
f fls q 'a wh p9rf the new W. buii EHn i. ready
p-hoto-gravures viii be framed and hung
others viii be kept in portfolios. At
lures, and those unacquainted with
Rome and its vicinity do not know what
the pictures represent. Before long they
will he examined by a competent COM
mittee and the names placed upon them
in plain characters.
The new Public Library will have ex-
| ures. The trustees hope that the people
| Of Hoboken will interest themselves IN
| the LIBRARY to such DIN extent that the
| walls of the several reading rooms will
be lined with good pictures
or this and other countries;
| Mrs. Stevens has set gocd
giving such a fine collection of pictures;
One feature Of the collection is that
over parts OF Europe, but are confined
| to Rome and Naples. and give a good
| idea Of the beauties of those places.
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BUSY BOWLERS.
Interesting Contests With
the Ball on Many Alleys
Last Night.
FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW
st. Peters Lyceum Will Have q
New Manager-Ice pOIo-I" A.
W. Meeting-pool and
Billiards.
FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW

The Peoples Palace bowlers lost a
double series last night in the New Jer-
scy Y. NJ. C. A. League competition at
Orange Valley. The defeats coming as
they do on top of these received IN
this city Saturday night has cut down
the Peoples Palace team consideraoiy
in the record. ard they AVE little u
any chance of overhauliag the leaders.
Tho team in its last contest away from
home established a new league record.
but the bowling last night was Tar pc
low the standard. and the VISITORS
seemed to have lost thel: sNin. Ese
was the only exception, and his bowling
was perfect. resulting in the best scores
of the night. Tom Longfield was on,
and the chance for success in the open
ing game was thrown away. The team
was badly beaten in the second game.
Scores were:-
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IMPERIAL SOCIAL CLUBS DANCE

A most enjoyable event vas the bali OF
the Imperial Social Club last night al
the Avenue House. A large company,
efficient committees n a select pro
gra1n1ne of dances made this the first
effort OF the fmDerials a grand success.
The bah room was tasteful1y decorated
and up to date music furnished by Lar.
kin's orchestra.
Bernard Kelly WIS floor manager; VIM.
J.. Law1ess and w. Mallon, floor com
mittee. Reception committee, Charles
Haberf, chairman; Joseph White, 3,
Kelly; committee OF arrangements, Jas.
). 0'Bmen, chairman, Warren Somers,
John raha and Frank Dunn.
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JERSEY CITY vs. NEW YORK.
In an Inter-CIsy Match az Ice Polo

The game of ice polo will be intro
duced as an attraction tomorrow night
10th street, New York, and promises to
become as popular in 1he vicinity as in
other localities where it has been played
by college teams and others with great
success. This city has one of the
strongest ice polo teams that can be
found in the Metropolitan district, and 1t
is said inasmuch as this city has no
rcvered rink, that this Jersey City play
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ter ,.,is contest. providing. of course
they beat the team that will oppose
a number of speedy skaters. The ma
jority of the local players have had ex-
perience in polo on roller skates. bun the
game on the ice is much faster. and af-
fords more excitement. The local play
ers will play under the am of the. Clio
Wheelmen in the contest, and a large
delegation of the members will cross the
river to see them play. The players will
be captained by Thomas E. Longfeld,
while Frank E.. Ellison will defend the
goal. 1t viii be a very exciting game,
and worth the journey to see.
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BATTALION DRILLS.

Battalion drills VIII be held in the
Fourth Regiment Armory IN January 20.
Is and ST. The first date Is for the First
Battalion: h Second Battali4n VIII
Of Il Of this city, x and "a from Hobo
ken and / from Bayonne, Will drill ii
companies viii bold drf1as IA extended
crder during the frst and second H9eeks
6 szs s 3 as assis saa us s's fsssPs 0s We rs
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GOOD POOL PLAYING
DoIan Defeats O:Toole by q Close
Score.

At st. George Hotel in Greenville
last night over 200 spectators saw a
finely played game of pool for $50 be-
tween Professor Francis O'Toole OF
Chicago and Mike Dalon of this city.
The game consisted of 200 points and
was evenly contested throughout Both
evoked freouent applause by their phe-
ncmenal stick work. O'Toole had a
commanding lead at one time, but 20.
Ian improved toward the end and went
70 fhe front. winning with a run OF ten
balls and a margin of 8. The referee
was P. J.. Kern. The scores were
DoIan' 200; O'Toole. 1872. Considerable
money changed hands.
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JOSEPH B. YARD DEAD.
s,ccsal % az JerseuC ttv Ns,cs.

TRENTON, Dec. 81, ~1s95.-Joseph B.
Yard, one of Trenton's oldest citizens,
died yesterday. aged IA years.
He was a brother OF Judge William
S. Yard, of Mercer County Court. His
son. Emor s. Yard, is the present May
or Of this city. He had been i'll for some
time past. Some years ago Mr.. Yard
was prominent i'll politics, and held diff
fcrent local offices. He was at one time
director of the Board of Fre~eholders. He
was one of the incorporators of the First
Methodist Church in Trenton.
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Diocesan, billiards.

The first games of the new year In
the Diocesan Union Billiard Tournament
will be played in the inter-ciub series
Thursday night. The representative of
the Catholic Club will play at Orange,
Orange Valley at Elizabeth, and the In
stitutes at ST. Johns, In Believille.
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Inc hQ0D[ HlliS OF BayOnQe received
the first defeat of the season last night
in the game with the Lindens at Edin-
gers alleys in G~reenville. Three games
ten and the others between ive-men
teams. The Lindens won all by six fig
ures. Scores were:-
FIRST GAME.
". Perry. u.s. spitz 1es' ISL fii Roman, i is;
Herig, 1874; Vassar, 149; Kirner, 176; Dick
son, 1853; Chesterfield, l6L. Totals, 1,475,,
Pyatt. '150i .Goldenhorn, l26; Brucker, 13l;
Mitaenius. i5s; woodruff. is. Totals,
Linden-Dickson. 159; Herig. 214; Flo
rTam9, l99ss:; Kirners 1SS; Chesterfield, Isl
Psats. %; '9 saifer. III a's' w eo5TnSr' i 15s''
THIRD GAME.
Flloramo, 49, Kirner. 1872; Chesterfield
Ka3b Hin-ssohnson 1so; wake. IA;
TT Sfais; l ~ salter' ls7; Woodruff lls.
Rsfsress-p; Blauvelt. R. Hendrich
seorers9For Linden. Mr.. vaigel; for
Knob Hill. Mr.. c. Boedef.
D. During the game am between the Unions
n and d hnfgs' the the ppoeresl Of were Ere e eeat t
John Clark. OF the losing team. while
feeling hot in the vicinity of the collar.
made the assertion that Sam Coffman
could beat any member of the Clinton
Club. of which the Union team is a
amount of money The blur created
somewhat of a surprise, on the alley,
covered. and informed Clark that Archie
Duke, Captain of the Ciintons. would ac-
c~ommodate Coffman with a match, and
to back him. Duke called upon ths
President of the Doolittle Club and in.
formed them OF his readiness. to bowl
CoffEaan, and would post a forfeit al
once. the match to be rolled on home
alleys. hest two in three, and the third,
II necessary. on a neutral alley. The
games to consist of best six in eleven
The agreement will probably DE ar
ranged and the match closed within a
test will awaken widespread interest,".
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scissors without doing 1t great harm; IN
ased; ,s many ma 4 imp wissaas no 10 k fns
holes that render the goods absolutely
wore it. When ii is done the edges are
50 ragged that q much smaller pattern
the dyer, or to be made over, every
stitch should be taken out; It seems
scarcely necessary to say hat facings,
braid and hooks and eyes must be re-
moved, but this is imperative. in view
of the condition in which garments come
to the dressmaker and the dyer. Many
dresses, capes and Jackets are perfectly
wearable after being carefully ripped,
brushed, sponged and pressed, 1t is a
wonder that some one does not set up
an establishment for ripping clothes n
putting them In order for the d~ressmaker.
The owner Of them frequently has not
time to do them properly. or is too care
less and understands too little the re.
quirements Of them to do it had she AZ
the time In the world. Some semi-invalid
in every community might get q tolerable
living, or at least add to a limited in
come, by preparing garments for remod-
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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HoBOKENB NEW SCHOOL SITE.

1t was decided by the Hoboken Conn
mon Council last evening to purchase the
property at Park avenue and Newark
street for $4,000 for a school site.
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MASTERS SALEM CHANCERY OF NEW
Jersey.
On bill for partition and decree for sale.
Bedle, MeGee & Bedle, Solicitors.
Under and by virtue of a decree of the Court
of Chancery of New Jersey, made in the above
stated e "a sss ! bi wlll es bISder. to on sac Tses si pu9 the
Seventh day of January next Qs96). at two
e'slock z. II the tn + sfter c1fS of Of 4 that day IN At sd 5es
portions as to me may seem most for the
interest of the parties. al and singular the
plaint and decree for sale, and therein de-
scribed as follows, to wit
land and premises situate. lying and being
IN the City Of Hoboken. County Of Hudson
Of property formerly belonging to the estate
of John G.. Coster, deceased, and laid out into
tbe Register Of Hudson County, New Jersey.
are known and distinguished as lots numbered
o oins ten ten eleven. twelve. thirteen, fourteen
and fifteen, in Block forty-six 46),, being the
same premises which were conveyed to Alfred
From Daniel ] .Coster and Julia coster, his
wife, to Alfred coivill, by deed dated. Janu-
airy IS, 1863. and recorded in the Office of the
Register of Hudson County January z, 1863,
ton as foilows:~Ai those eight certain lots.
pieces or parcels of land situate in the City
S SaoM M0o shd dis aassaa iG BY lie Numbers mS% Ssf oss.
two. three. four, Ave, six, seven and eight.
B Fit1ss d fSTsx,s II p asS; fg Situate 8 ssSsas at aobok en-.
Hudson County, New Jersey, belonging to the
estate Of John G, coster, deceased. sgryeye6
Daniel Even and Austen D. Even, city sur
Seyors,' on file In the office Of the Clerk OF
Trom George w. Coster and Elizabeth Co.'S
ter. his wife. to Alfred Colvill, by deed dated
the Register of Hudson County, January q.
| 1859. in Liber 1855 of Deeds. on pages 152, etc,
BY description as follows:,,Ai those four
certain lots. pieces. or parcels Of land situate
| in The city of Hoboken. Hudson County, New
| Jersey, Known and DISTINGUISHED by the NUM-
hers twelve. thirteen. fourteen and fifteen. in
property situate ct Hoboken. Hudson County.
| New Jersey. belonging to the estate OF John
| into lots November. 1850, by Daniel Even and
| Austen d. Even. city surveyors, New York
| on fle in the office Of the Clerk of Hudson
| County, aforesaid.
wife. BY deed dated. Noeymber q. 1855, re-
pages $50, etc, by description as follows
| If Lard situate In the City OF Hoboken. Hudson
! County, New Jersey. known and distinguished
BY the numbers nine. ten and eleven, in
! County. New Jersey. Belonging 70 the estate
| laid out into lots November, 1880, by Daniel
! Even and Austen 2. Even. city surveyors
| Of Hudson County aforesaid. including the
| estate and interest In dover Of the esfen-
dant;. Caroline W; colvill. widely Of Alfred
Uses and including also the life estate of the
said William n. Collins, now owned by the
/ divided one-fourth part Of said premises. sub
| feet to the said right OF dover Of said Caro-
aane and singular the tsnemenfs,. hsreditamsnts
and appurtenances, to the said premises be-
longing or IN anywise apPs Pet RnS.1Np
ss Social Master n chan'srs . New Jersey
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baby growth

The baby's mission is
growth. To that little bun
die Of love, half trick, half
dream, every added ounce
of flesh means added hap
piness and co1nfortl Fat is
the signal Of perfect health,
comfort, good nature, baby
beauty.
SCOTS Emulsion, with
hypophosphites, is the cas-
lest fat-food baby can have,
in the easiest form. 1t sup
plies just what he cannot
get in his ordinary food,
and helps him over the
weak places to perfect
growth.
srozr y Bowsz, Chemists. NV yefk - $isoo
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BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
I0EErICIAI nNEEDINo
OFFICIAL
(Continued.)
MOIuONS AND RESM IITI0NS

MOTIONS AND REVOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED. That an extension OF time
to John Nolan, in which to coompleta
Z streets.
Whereas. This Board has now before
Il and under consideration proposals for
lighting the city based upon the specfi-
cations issued by this Board and among
ing the p0e city Under ere "PP lap0s CT Which TRi nsn in
part fr;rts p Tos,aa for lighting certain e dis $
For such Electric Arg Lights bids were
received for lighting all OF said districts
for the area covered by all the districts,
and the same bidders submitted propos-
ais for lighting each district separately,
named for each district. to wit:-DiS-
tricts Q. N. M and L separately, which
respective minimum lumber OF hght
Resolved. That the Corporation Coun-
sci be requested to advise this Board In
writing
LIST. Whether it can award. by districts
TO the various bidders offering the low
est price for each district or
ii "a in Wh biaaer it efl m \ o9 ppf iow sas taw Drica
for the Whole 100 lights; and
Sd. Whether in awarding any contract
tSe b bsas'ns 81 tie tie p price offered sTa d~ for each
NOM monthly Ry' price for eaaeh light, the speei-
lie TILE IO4uiiCo WILL bA0NNA ~
state a price per lamp per month as well
as per year. but the term of contract
expiring on December /. 1890. any aw ara
hardly cover a period longer than eleven
months. and tina the Clerk of this Board
fgr snsn,e The a4io G-orp agysrfisem nennse and do pros
posalS received.
Resolved. That by and with the con-
| contract for the cleaning of the streets
Of this city and the removal OF the asnes
and garbage therefrom for the term end
| fcations heretofore adopted by this
| Board be and is hereby awarded to Henry
Byrne at the prices named IN his pro
| posals submitted to this Board on NO
venaber rs, 1895, to-wit:-
For each mile of streets swept s.z -
| For removing ashes. etc,..... 365. 90
For removing garbage. etc..-..- 5000
and cleaned ............ .......... 600
For removing ashes, etc..,...... 3s5. 90
For removing garbage, etc..... 9eo.W
and aieanad ~ 1000
For removing shes............ 100000
For removing arbage......,... 100000
District No. A.
For each mile of street swept = -
For removing ashes. etc........... /, 000.0 90
For removing garbage, etc...... 10000
The aforesaid being the lowest bids re-
And that the Corporation Attorney be
and is hereby directed to prepare and
nave executed the necessary contracts
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on the call
Ayes-President Brown. Commissioner
Kaiser, Hooker and Patterson:
Absent-Commissioner Harding;
GEO. Il. BOUTON,
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Totals

Two games were rolled in the New
defeaf of he Duros in each Instance.
The team tackled the Valencias in the
first game and were beaten "a pins
Luck was still against them in the sec
ond, and they fell victims to theF'ues-
seleers by a wider margin. Score
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THE ANNUAL MEEr1NG OF THE POLICY

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE POLICY
Holders OF the union Mutual f1re Insurance
Company of New Jersey will be held at Its
office, Room 3Oe, No. 25s Washington street,
Jersey City, n. j.. on Wednesday, January
%, 1896, from II O'Clock A. M. to 2 o'clock
p. M. for the purpose of electing a Board
Of Directors, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Jersey City, N. j.. December %. 1895.
B. F. PABODIE,
Secretary.
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PROUD ofThefr Record.

The victims of the Oriental Field Club
in the games of football this season were
Van Worst Club, Boys Brigade, Crys-
gems. The games lost by the Orientals
were to the Iron Cross Society and
brakes Business College. The Orientals
are well pleased with their record and
will try and renew it on the diamond
next year.
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New .1erseY =. a. Nv. Meeting.

The annual meeting of the State Board
of Oficers of the New Jersey plv,sion
Was held last night at the Elizabeth
Athletic Club. Chief Consul Gentle re-
ports the League to be in a hourlshing
rondition. better than ever before in Its
history The report of Secretary-Treas-
urer Tattersall shows the New Jersey
membership to be 2,5eo.
pressive fight for the enactment of a law
featuring ali other vehicles as well as
BICYCLES to be provided with lighted Ian
terms between sunset and sunrise. An
of a resolution pledging the division and
calling on wheelmen generally through
out the State to give their support TO
and secure traffic to the railroads which
continue to carry bicycles free of charge.
The division will also direct some OF its
energies toward securing side paths for
where macadam t~horoughfares do not ex-
ist.