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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
BUILDING TRADE SLOW
Few Permits Issued Last Week
New Houses Going
Up.

Business in the building department
last week was slow. Inspector Jones
issued only a few permits. They We're
as follows:-
Dewitt Shaffer, to make a 2-story frame
extension to property at No. n Eye
ayenue, at an expense Of $500.
Harry 7 johnson 7 to uild q l,sto tory
OF Essex street, near Hudson.
John Mooney, to build a l-story frame,
to cost $3.50, on the southwest corner
of Sherman avenue n Hutton street.
John Cavanagh, to make an extension
to property at Henderson and Seven
teenth streets, at an expense Of $400.
e yaeob ?, C COIL b; to make E 2-s1org sa arame
avenue, at an expense of $3.50.
Robert Thompson, to build a 2-story
frame house, to cost 2,750, on the south
avenues.
B.. Hornung, to make repairs to cost
SIS, to house at No. 532 Ocean avenue.
John Wittpenn, to build a 2-story frame,
to cost 5000, on the north side of Con-
gress street, near Nelson avenue.
Bernard Half, to build two 2-story
frame houses, to cost 1,150 each, on the
north side of Duncan avenue, near West
Side avenue.
Jacob Steukel, to build a 2-story frame
dwelling, to cost $1,000. on the east side
of Central avenue. near Booraem ave.
Anton Weller, to build a 2-story frame
house, to cost $3.50, on Gator avenue. near
the Boulevard.
julius R-osengard, to build a 2-story
frame house on Gator avenue, near the
Boulevard, at a cost of $3.50.
Detwiller & Street, to build a 2-story
brick factory, to cost $1,000, on West
Side avenue, near Canal street.
Mrs. Taft to put in a new store front
in house in the southwest corner OF
Montgomery and Green streets, at an
expense of $500.
S.. C. Norris to bIild a two-story frame
house IN Dwight street. near Van Cleef
street, to cost $1,450.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the sd day
of July. 1895, application was made to the
George H. Flick and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF EGE AVENUE
from a point about 312 feet west Of Ocean
avenue to Jackson avenue, conformably to the
provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws of 1895.
and in the following manner, including all
Intersections .
To have the street for the full width thereof
graded to the established grade by excayating
OF filling the same to the established grade.
To have the present curb reset and new
20-inch curb set where necessary.
To have the carriaseway paved with Belgian
To have the present bridge stone crosswalks
sary, and all other work done that may be
necessary to provide for the aow of surface
water and to complete the Improvement In a
good and substantial manner.
Notice is also given that on the 18th day OF
November, 1895, the commissioners Of Assess.
ment filed in the office Of the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners their preliminary
sketch for the said improvement, showing the
provement and the probable amount to be as
sessed on property specially benefited thereby.
and the same is 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, namely
Eye avenue, from Jackson avenue to a point
about 425 feet east thereof.
jackson avenue. on the east side. from Eye
avenue about 20.0S feet north and A.Ss feet
south.
of the act above cited, the 9Th day of December,
1895, at 2 o'clock P, NJ, and the meeting room
of the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers are hereby fixed as the time and place when
and where the Board of Street and Water Com
missio9ers will meet to hear parties interested
in said application, and all circumstances
against the said proposed Improvement that
may be presented in writing.
Commissioners GEO. t. BoUToN.
mated Jersey City. November %. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
NOTICE TO

Be seaieo :. g street and Water commissioners on
Monday, December 9, 1895, at two O'Clock
1MMPRovEMENr OF JACKSON. PLACE,
from Old Bergen Road to the Hudson county
said Improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 2S9 OF the Laws OF
a aIs'' in t the office of the Clerk Of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement Oh SUI
ties must be obtained at the office Of the
Mercer street, Jersey City KIN n. N9I J;
About $500 cubic yards of earth excavation
About 500 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 1000 cubic yards OF earsn niiins'
About $500 square feet OF nasgins.
The sand found on street is to be used under
tagging. ,.,o, Of the
work, As working days. a,d
THE making of the above Improvement anu
the award of the contract therefor VIII pc
subject to the remonstrance of the owners OF
the property liable to more than one-nan tne
assessment therefor on the basis OF preliminary
sketch. saa,aa an
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of jackson Place." directed to tMr.
Streets and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk
Of the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating 10 seaieo PRIV
No city official will be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution Of spreties pc alio W. The
act above cited. exercise its right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws OF 1881,
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 suficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel, the President of this Board hav-
ing power to examine the proposed bondsnen
BY. order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, November 2s. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
EXCELSIOR COUNCIL ENTERTAINs

Excelsior Council No. 206, Royal Arcanum,
gave a very pleasing entertainment last
evening at the Tabernacle in celebration of
its seventeenth anniversary. The building
was crowded to the doors. attesting to the
popularity of the Council and the well known
excellence of its entertainments. The pro-
gramme comprised seventeen numbers, all
frst-class selections, and superbly rendered.
The opening was IN organ voluntary by
Mr.. j. n. McGown, followed by an address
of welcome by Regent William George Mel
son. The Amphion Ladies' Quartette sweet
ly sang s'The Legend" the humorist,
.sJudgen William B.. Green recited 'sKnee
Deep in june; Lavinia Sutcliffe, soprano,
a with much effect the solo, 'Swiss
Song'';M Miss Mable Stillman, the Whistllng
| Patti, rendered a concert waltz; the
Amphion Ladies' Quartette, gave "Petite
| Boilers on mandolins and guitar. Soto
performed novel paper tricks. and Judge"
Green closed the first part with "a Few
Short Sentences"
The opening of the second part was made
especially interesting to members OF the
order by a very able address by ]. Day Otis,
Grand Regent of New Jersey. His remarks
were upon the objects of the order and its
progress and prosperity. The balance of
the programme embraced "The Cuckoo" by
the Amphion Ladies' Quartette; 'sPizziesti
from Sylvia" by Miss Mable Stillman; con-
tralto solo, by Miss NJ. Louise Mundell
humorous monologue by Judge" William
B. Green; song, Thou Hast a Heart" by
| Mr.. Odell; Japanese conjuring, by Soto
Sunetaro, concluding with Polka Brilliant, =
mandolins and guitar, by the Amphion
Ladies' Quartette.
The entertainment was in every respect a
grand success and very creditable to the
ward H. Leetch, chairman, Samuel Adams,
Henry G. Goode, A. J. L'Hommedieu, ]. F.
| Hnnns
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
recorder coG,s Fearful Crime.

About a week ago, a young man OF
good position in life, Walter L. S. Lang
erman, was arraigned for trial in the
New York Court of General Sessions upon
the most detestable charge, save one,
that can be brought against a man.
The prosecution rested almost solely
upon the utterly incredible testimony of
an utterly Incredible woman, the alleged
victim. The corroborative evidence was
so flimsy that it absolutely did not count.
The case for the defence was supported
by evidence which suggested an over
whelming presumption of the innocence
Of the accused.
The case attracted enormous public at
tentlon. as such cases Invariably do, and
public opinion among men was
dy in favor of Laagerman, while the opin-
ion of women was practically unanimous
ON the side of his innocence of the GRIM
inal offense charged. When the witnesses
had all been heard and the case had been
argued by counsel. the probabilities SEEM
ed to be about a million to one in favor
of acquitta1.
AT this point Recorder Golf interviewed
Under pretext of charging the jury, he
delivered a fierce TRADE, based on wildly
fanatfcal views of human nature, mascl-
line and feminine, and apo states OF
fact which existed only in his W inn
apination. So, extreme was his charge
that 1t reversed the entire results OF the
trial. and resulted In the conviction OF
Langerman by the jury of an offense OF
which he was as nanifestly innocent as
the late Mr.. Joseph of Biblical renown.
The conviction placed Langerman In Jeop-
ardy Of a sentence. of twenty years IN
State Prison, a fearful fate for man.
q still more fearful one for a man of
education. refinement and good prospects
In life, a maa5ening one eor a man VINO
was conscious Of his Innocence
But the hand Of Providence interviewed
Moved by Some better impulse, the
wretched woman came forward at the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
JERSEY HERoIsM IN THE WAR.

Daniel Williams, clerk in charge of fines
at the Police Court, Washington, DC, is
engaged in writing a book to be known as
New Jersey in the Civil War" Williams
served in several New Jersey regiments and
was the youngest soldier to shoulder a mus
ket in the Army of the Potomac. The forth.
coming work will depict acts Of heroism by
Jersey boys in blue, recount charges and
other work of the State regiments, and be a
general reflex of the part New Jersey played
in those days of fire and smoke during the
sixties. Veteran Williams is anxious to re
ceive information from brother veterans in
all parts OF the State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
Dated Jersey city, Nc
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day Of
November. 1895, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office Of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
anal assessment map and report for the
IMPROVEMENT OF WESTERVELT PLACE.
from Corneliscn avenue to Grand street. and
tbe the same is now open to public inspection
in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
s+raats or avenues. or particular sections there
al. are included in said ssessment;-
Westervelt Place. from Grand Street to Cor
Grand street (on the north side). from Wes-
terveIt Place, about S4.55 feet east and 1874 feet
west. 1ea- q
o,ciock p M, and the meeting room of the
RoaaTd of street and Water Commissioners are
hereby fixed as the time and place when and
mhsre the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners will meet to hear, consider and adjudi,
cate upon all objections to said assessment ana
fe All objections thereto must be presented in
writing. .. 49, vo+s,
Commissioners ,or-roN,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03

nd dances. and Eva Merrill, the charm
no ssrioSconic vocalist, in up to date

ana dances. and Eva Merrill, the charm
ing serio-comic vocalist, In up 70 aa'e
Mecouatters and o'connell prove that
there is something new under the sun n
their novel and orlglnai crear "a "a
Quinn, better known as the, Harmonlcar
King, makes some remarkable music on
that instrument.
Tne Fatted Calf at the Lyric Theatre
There was plenty of good wholesome
fun at the Lyric Theatre in HoboKen
while William GINS musical comedy,
1.-The Fatted Calf, occupied the stage
last evening. 1.-The Fatted Calf" is one
of the few plays of its kind which are
worth seeing. Squire Daniel Pesley' a
wealthy stock raiser of Sullivan county,
N. X, has three sons upon whom ne mas
spent considerable money and anxiety IN
order to give them a prominent postum
in life. He also has a pretty niece anu
ward, whose fortune he wishes to keep
in the family. and gives his sons 10
understand that unless one OF them ma1-
ries her he will disinherit them al ana
They have ~prospered in the Worlq anu
at the same time married; In ORDER y
keep in their fathers, will ana oul %
State Prison on a charge OF plsa nny,
erty stricken failures, linking tnerspy
to so disgust the pretty niece tnat sne
will not look at them. Their wives 20
with them as summer boarderS Tor the
purpose of ~ingratiating themselves lnto
the favor of the old gentleman, when
they do to such perfection tnat ne
falls in love and proposes to all three
of them.
In the meantime the pretty niece has
secretly married an animal painter riu ae
especial aversion of her uncle. rms
somewhat conventional plot gives rise 10
many comical complications, which keep
the audien nee in n a e :, IN MUSIC rGef and
specialties of a high order and there aIe
four babies in the second act, VINO, Win
the kind assistance OF a man IN nn 1ne
pirate to their tender years, which is one
of the features of the play. n..,,
George Richards was Squire paniei
most comical genius. Ralph Bell Philip
Robson, and Frank p: Clayton, as the
sons, showed themseives TO mho pc foo ele t5a
part of Joshua Palette, the animal
painter. is one Of h. best whi TIaer on on
the stage. p In whiSSt St Mh nRe%n twp wpon notes tes
at once, so hat a person not seeing the
stage would readily believe that two men
instead \ s. a,s q, one fo weT Mr wnRl sowne the a he
is the only person in the world who pos
sesses. these seemingly impossible ac-
given to the performance from the fact
that Mr.. Clayton and Mr.. Browne are
both Jersey City boys.
the neice, and Miss Edith Hoyt, May
Montford and Marion McAlvin. as the
wives of the Squire's sons, make as
entertaining a quartette as has been seen
ford's negro specia1ties are excellent n
her dancing exceedingly graceful and
charming. while Miss McAlvin's vocal
by the audience.
One of the hits of the evening was
made by Miss Annie Ward Tiffany as
Mrs. Mccain, the afflicted Irish woman,
who mixed the four babies up so hope
lessly that their mothers could not
tell them apart.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
CHINA PAINTERS COMPETE.
Miss Conklin Is Awarded First Prize
for ArtiGlfc Design.

The Jersey City Keramic Art Club
met yesterday afternoon in their club
rooms in Hasbrouck Institute. The
plates for the competition were arranged
on a table ON one side of the room. Miss
E. Bell. of New York. was the judge
of the plates. After a close inspection
of the plates she awarded the little sill
yer medal to Miss Conklin. whose plate
decorated with violets and gold scrolls
Miss Bell considered the most artistic
in design. Mrs. Louis R. Dressler's
plate. decorated with a winter landscape
and a iewelled border. received honor
able mention for excellence of design
and execution. as did Mrs. Brownies
plate. which was decorated with a yell
low chrysanthemum with border and
scrolls of Russian green tint.
Miss Bell spoke to the club for a short
time on the advantage of making fire.
ouent designs. She said she thought If
each member Of the club would bind
herself to make a design each week
that the club competitions would be
q rule to design something, no matter
=servatien We're more cultivated there
Miss Anna Ramsay and Miss Hattie
,Vreelar1d We're proposed for membership
" tie CluD. Inc resignation OF Miss
Ella Robertson was accepted. The club
decided that water color designs suitable
for china should be admitted to the club
competitions.
The business which most occupied the
club was that Of the. proposed exhibition
which will be held in their club rooms
and IA. n the evening of the FOUR
teenth. Mr., Freshman is Chairman Of
members of the club will exhibit their
work and 2 beautiful collection will un-
doubtedly. be the result. Everyone in
to attend the exhibition.
Among the pretty plates in the compe-
tition was n decorated BY Miss Flor
ence White. Violet wreath formed
the border. Another was decorated BY
Mrs Held with wreaths of small chrys-
anthemums. Only one subject was Of
fered, the club for competition next
month; It is a design 'e~mblematic of
The proposed new bylaws of the club
were read but not acted upon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
WEIGHT AND YIELD OF EGGS.

An ingenious statistician has drawn up
a table to show how many eggs the vari-
GUS kinds of domestic fowls lay per an
mum, and how many of the eggs go to a
pound.
annum.
Bantams, sixteen to the pound; 100 per
Hamburgs. nine to the pound; 200 per
turkeys, five to the pound; thirty to
sixty per n
Game foul. nine to the pound; 100 per
annum
Plymouth Rocks, eight to the pound;
$50 per annum.
Leghorns, nine to the pound; 100 per
mi
b~angshans, eight to the pound; $50 per
Brahams. seven to the pound; 100 per
mum.
Ducks, FIVE to the pound; thirty to
sixty per annum.-Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
TRACTION COMPANY INTERVIEWS
Suits Pending Before h Court Should
BE More Fully Argued.
!Srccial ID INC Jcrsep Cltp Ne2cs

sJCtftt ~ titt t'' SS2 ~"
TRENTON, Dec. 8, 1Ss5.-Yesterday the
Court of Errors and Appeals made an
order in the case of the Consolidated
Traction Company whicn sought to
intervene on certain suits and make ar
gument on behalf Of the right and priv
ileges Of the franchise granted to cleo
trio roads.
AT the present term of the court two
cases were argued involving the question
of whether the use of the trolley system
for propelling street cars does not I'M
pose an additional servitude upon the
AUDITING owners fee in the street, and
whether or not such abutting owners
are not entitled to compensation. An
other question raised in the cases was
whether the Legislature could impose
such an additional burden on the use
of the public street.
The two cases argued were: The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City and the
pany v. The State, John Kennedy, and
the State; Emily w. Roebling v. The
Board of Public Works of the city OF
Trenton and the Trenton Passenger
Yesterday morning Counsellor. Joseph
Coult, of Newark. appeared before me
f fpert co ana asaed IF ST Dfe Company to
intervene in these suits. :
The Chief Justice replied that ne. had
been surprised that the cases mentioned
had not been argued at greater length
and with more care and t~horoughness
Great business interests, and questions
Of vast public Importance were involved,
and in his Judgment, the court ought
not to jump at hasty conclusions and
without the benefit of careful and search
So far as Jersey City is concerned in
these suits no writ of error is pending by
There was a writ in the Grove street
matter which the city won and another
against the North Hudson r. R. Com
pany in relation to the Summit avenue
line, but that has been abandoned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
BUILDING INsPEOToR's REPORT.

The report of Building Inspector Jones
for the month of November shows an
investment of $115, 643. An unusual num-
in the. season.
The investment is distributed as fol-
lows:-First ward, S, 400; Second ward,
$7,2s5; Eighth, 1926; Ninth $3.50; Tenth,
500; Eleventh, $2,650; Twelfth, $12, 825.
In October the Investment was $lS7. 600.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
FAMOUS PAPER.
Made at oxford, and Its Secret
Known to Only Three Persons.

"
The printing house conducted by the
monks of Melville Montreuil-sur-Mer, in
the Pas de Calais province in the north
of France, where the whole of the SER
ice books of the Carthusian order, for
use throughout the world, are printed, IS
unique. Copies of these works cannot
be purchased, they are only issued to
the members of the order.
They are most beautiful productions,
printed on the finest paper which is
handmade, bearing the watermark OF
the order. They are made in all sizes,
from royal folio to smaller royal quarto,
in red and black type, with music n
initial letters. The monks of this estab-
lishments also cast their own type and
the different branches, ven to designing
their own letters, wood engraving and
autobiography.
The University Press at Oxford is not
only one of the most remarkable print
ing establishments in the world, but
also one of the oldest. 1t makes its W
type and its own ink, burns its own
charcoal for making the ink. makes its
own paper, and so on. The famous OK
ford India paper is a marvel, of COM
preston and strength, and the secret
of its manufacture is known only to
three persons. From no printing press
in the world are so many-l,00O,0W of
each-Bibles and ray books issued
annually, and types are set up in 319
foreign languages and dialeets.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
SINGING FOR THE BABIES.
Entertainment for the Peoples PAT
ace Nursery at Hasbrouck Hall.

u Tor the Peoples Pal.
ace Nursery at Hasbrouck Hall.
Hasbrouck Hall was crowded last night
with the friends and supporters of the Day
Nursery of the Peoples Palace. There was
an entertainment for the benefit of the
nursery, and all who came were pleased
with the programme. 1t opened with the
Cecilian Quartette, singing Merry Boys
Are We at Sea-" Mr.. Fred Emerson Brooks.
read selections from his poems. Miss May
Ella Smith sang "'Tis All That I Can Saw
but upon being encored showed that it was
not all that she could sing. Later on in the
evening she sang For All Eternity and
was again encored. The Cecilian Quartette
sang several times and each time was
heartily encored. Among other selections
they gave alabama Coon" sold Folks at
Home and "Massa's in de Cold, Cold
Ground"
Mr.. w. T. Van York sang a tenor solo,
"Love's Sorrow" and was also cordially
applauded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
BURST WAITE MAIN.
Montgomery street Flooded-Rotten
Pipe the Cause.

The water main in Montgomery street,
near Britton street, burst yesterday
afternoon between four and five O'clock.
In short order the tracks of the Con-
solidated Traction Company were food
ed and it was feared a section would
be washed away and traffic stopped.
The notified the Street and
Water Commissioners. and Chief Engin-
Ger Ruggles and a force of men hurried
to the scene of the trouble. Within an
hour the broken main had been repaired.
IT was one of the old pipes. There are
several lengths in the street in bad shape
and Commissioners Harding, who has
charge of such work, proposes layin
new ones as soon as practicable.
About 10000 gallons of water was lost
by the break.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
NOTICE
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
sessment filed in the Office Of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the COM
structfon Of a 24-inch brick
SEWER IN ST. PAUL'S AVENUE.
from the Hudson County Public Road to and
connecting with the sewer in st. Pauls Ave-
nue. at the intersection of Tonnele Avenue, and
the same is 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 the said assessment
st. Pauls Avenue, from Tonnele Avenue to
the Hudson County Public Road.
Tonnele Avenue, on the east side, from St.
Paufs Avenue. about q feet north and 39.9 feet
south.
Paurs Avenue, about 1874 south.
Skfllman Avenue, on the west side. from 81.
PauPs Avenue. about 81 feet north of the Eud-
son County Public Road. on the west side from
st. Paul's avenue, about 37.E feet north and
81. 10 feet south.
And that the 2sd day of December. 1895.
at two o'clock P. M. and the meet
ing room Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners are hereby fixed as the time
and place when and where the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners will meet to
lions to said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented in
writing.
GEO, T. BoUroN. =
Dated. Jersey City. Nov. %. 1895.