New-York tribune., 1895-08-10
NEWARK.
A PROPOSITION TO ERECT UNION CITY
HALL AND COUNTY BUILDING.

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The building of armory for the twelve
companies of the 1st Regiment Natiorai Guard.
will compel the disuse OF the present armory IN
Orange-st which Is city property. ana IL VIII pe
sold. The State has made appropriations Tor new
armories in Newark, Jersey City. Paterson. Eliza
beth Trenton and Camden. and the turn Oh new
ark will not come until about 1897. In ANTICIPATION
of the appropriation the officers OF the ISL Res-
ment propose to raise by subscription the amount
necessary and begin building the structure at once
the subscribers to be repaid out OF the appropra-
tion The estimated cost Is $4,000, and II the old
armory can be sold and at least one-haf the pro-
ceeds given TO the State Military Board. the work
can he expedited.
The purpose of the city has long been to donate
the proceeds from the sale OF all unused city
property to one object namely, the erection OF
new City Hall. The city owns large tract OF land
in the heart Of the business centre. known as the
"Old Burying Ground" which is clear OF buildings
and can have good frontage on Broad Market ana
Beaver SITS. with ample space.
The present city Hal, at Broad and william SITS.
was remodelled from an old hote. and public hall
erected many years ago II Is unsgntiy IN APP
One end of the building Is used as police station
aTee ana TSe city aso owns the Site Of the County
Court House the site. and building OF the Board Of
Works Office, and other properties that could be
disposed Of to advantage II also pays rent for the
District Court offices. IT is calculated that the
with the annua saving In rent and other expenses.
would nearly. If rot quite. pay for handsome city
The proposition has also been favorably cons.d-
cred to make the new bnilng a union building for
than the court House. and the union building could
accommodate the various courts as well as all the
fhe s Board u Of Works vii grant the request of the
National Guard for part 81 the prTfesds ed, of n the
prla ton necessary can be obtained from the State
Legislature.
The Supreme Court yesterday filed a decision in
the case OF James T. Boce against the Essex
Board OF Freeholders. sustaining the dismissal Of
at the same time declaring that TIE Board had
legal right TO create such an office This Will
insure the retirement of the present incumbent or
the office
Hattie Walsh, twenty-one years old, living at
S" u h ,S was berss asen dead @ bp. ,q
day nis@i The slr had been III for some time,
esrSoc scd ea sa ago Se girl dew 500
from bank. where it had been deposited TO the
with a man named Herrck. She returned in a few
days. having spent so Of the money SIX weeks
left the house but was caught by the police and
taken home.
Judge Mott last night listened to the charge made
Special Policeman William Norton. of No. Boudi
VI namd DaSdson M on n The regular pocs
force. The house Of Dr. Mandevillc was entered
recently by burglars. and the doctor sad that II
the policeman was properly patroliing the burglar
would have been caught Davidson had the beat.
and Norton took the matter 10 heart. He called on
the doctor and II Is said thres tened him with
vover Judge Mott reserved his decision.
The Essex Tool Manufacturing Company made an
assignment yesterday afternoon for the benefit OF
its creditors. Anthony b. Porter, of New-York. Is
the assignee. No figures were gwen with the as
sgnmer..
Trecholder William Green Of kearny: George
Severance William Wayne and William Toen. OF
the same place. have returned from a fishing trip
at Highland Beach, where they say they had a
thrilling experience and narrowly escaped drown
inc he m
outing Club Tuesday morning and when about
two miles their boat was upset by sauall.
For over { n hour they were buffeted about by the
waves, as they clung TO the overturned boat. and
were nearly exhausted when picked up by the
soop Enterprise. Captain Howard. and taken back
TO the beach
Harry Vaughn. a special policeman has been
stripped OF his shield by Chief OF Police Hopper.
and fined sl5 and costs by Judge Mott for striking
woman with his INST. The complainant was Mrs
Elizabeth Young of No. 80 Market-st. She al
legged that Vaughn struck her when she requested
her husband to leave him and come to his home.