New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
ESSEN COUNTY.
NEWARK.
CITY OFFICIALS WATCHING THE LAW
MAKERS AT TRENTON.
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NEXATloN yEsTfoN-PERsoNAL
AND SOCIAL. NOTES.

NEXATloN oyEsTioN-PER.ONAL
AID SOCIAL NOTES.
The c,ose attention which the o.ncers OF the city
government are paying 10 legislation aHectihs mum
cpa.ities is an innovation in official practice wneh
is meeting marked popular approval Mayor Leo
kre,her City Counsel Riker the Legislative COM
mttee OF the Common Council. consisting OF Aiuet-
men Stainsby. Ogden Harrigan ana Ely anu o.ne'
officials have held frequent conferences Inc |l'y
Counsel has been ndefatigable In tho WORK OF
making drafts OF bills and amendments 10 DIS
and in searching out the purposes ara ehec' Oh
bills introduced in the Legislature by members from
other counties 4 conference will be he'd to-day
at a. m al city Hall! when some important
matters for legislation Will be cons!dered'
The deaths within few days OF TWO men P'o"'
nently identified with business In Newark mas cause
general regret. Samuel ;. Sergeant 'he "e'' VI
the Sergeant Manufacturing Company, was man
~ rom,rkabl, business ta.ent and attanments. He
was extremely popular by reason also OF his me
personal oulli,ies W. H. Curtis. presiicnt ~
the Essex County Nationa, Bank literally pousned
his way from Office boy 10 bank pTeSn"h'' hut
close application to business did not spo MS SOCIAL
qualities. ard these he possessed IN generous
measure Both men belonged to the Newark Board
Of Trade which has within a comparatively short
time lost some Of its hes: and mos; hoHored mem
bors
The law Just enacted giving TO police Justices in
cities the jurisdiction over petty crinnai 1ase es
provides that the justice shall receive - ana ms
Clerk g FOR each trial Heretofore the justices
we're only committing MAGISTRATES, ana me cases
were sent to the Grand Jury. W men 'hse r'le
quita had the county y1id inc n1S'S h r rue
Jury will he relieved OF mass OF petty business.
But serious objection TO the law Is tonnn ,n ' ~,
fact that Il provides for iees. IN MAORI .. ~.
the complaints OF simple assault. arising out OF
neishbohood squebbes The ju:ices naTs se' Tbs
has usually proved saiutary. win n zee OF -
for each case there will be a strong incentive 20
hold trials i'm the more trivial cases. and injustice
may bc done Trials can be- had IN the police
courts only when the offenders consent 10 ne urea
Their are two schemes before the legislature for
extending the corporate boundaries or Newark
shin OF Rellevilie which adjoins the CITY on IN"
north ard the other TO annex Harrison ana k"ainN
in Hudson County, on the east shore OF ,e
win Newark Both schemes have been vigorously
advocated and opposed With the TIVE Hudson
townships nnexltion Is only question OF uine' ~
thev arc closely related to Newark. .
The informal dancing class meets al Segado's Han
in West Park-st.. on Monday evenings; al o'clock
Wluiam IL Bradlcy Mr.. william clark. Mrs.
JOIN il H. clifford. Mrs. Rowland p. Keasbey.
Mccarter Mrs J. o. II Pltney. Mrs. r Il VIII
hanson and Mrs Edward u. Wright IT,
DR. and Mrs Leslie II. Ward VIII start early IN
March for trip through CaNf9rnia ST..
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Botchor cslenrlte1 tneir wv n
ty-hfth wedding anniversary on Monday evcnins
the Junior Bachelors gave bail al oraion ia,l
Wednesday night Under the patronage o, MIS-. VII
Wright Mrs John F. clifford. Mrs Andrew Kirk
pa trick. Mrs. John II. Baantine Mrs j O. H. lit.
ney. Mrs. Robert W. Cumming ana Mrs Rowland
+. keasbey.
Washlngton's Birthday was generally observed
yesterday by the suspension OF business ana me
holding Of social entertainments FlNy men OF
Troop 4 rode Summit and back. \ number ~
societies held patriotic celebrations