New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-07
IN THE ORANGES.
GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE
COMMON COUNCIL.
OPENING OF THE SOCIAL sEAsoN-BITs OF NE"
or LOCAL AND PERSONAL

or LOCAL AND PERSONAL
INTEREST
The Orange Common Council did good thing on
Monday evening In introducing an ordinance Tor the
matchmaking OF Scotland-st. from Main-st to Hill
siie-ave The benefit from the Improvement OF the
street will be great and II the Republican common
Council accomplished nothing else during Its term
of office this Will be sufficient to give II good
record.
For the frat time In the history OF Orange since IL
has become a city. ordinance has been introduced
properly designating the members OF the police
force At present the only ranks recognized by the
ordinances OF the city are the Marshal and police
men The Council has now remedied this by estab-
fishing the grades OF Chief Of Police. sergeant
roundsman, patrolmen and chancemen.
The resolution directing the Watching branch Of
the Erie Railroad to station hagmen at the grade
crossings OF road Is step that has been FORCED
ON the Council by the frequency OF accidents at
these crossings. The order requires that the
nagmen shall be duty at all times during the day
and night as long as the cars are running. Still
another excellent ordinance introduced makes IL
Ia wfnl to drive the Military Common at the
driveway opposite IIickory-st. BY this means
drive OF nearly Ave hundred feet In each direction is
avoided.
A decision of interest to the Oranges has been
handed down by the Supreme Court in the certiorari
proceedings brought against the city OF orange by
he National
Of $4,000 Its clearinghouse set aside on the
ground that It was double taxation The court
holds that the taxation Is not a double one WITHIN
the meaning OF the law. and sustalns the assess
ment The stock of the bank Is largely held outside
the city OF orange and the tax on this stock brings
no return to the city directly. Hence the assessors
although the stock f. worth about 200. and under
the law they would be able to assess II at $780, or
within 10 per OF the market value chose 10 as
sess the stock at $50 and make up the difference by
the tax on the real estate.
The cornerstone of the new Church of ST. Mary,
Help OF Christians. OF East Orange, was formally
laid by Bishop Wigger last Sunday There were
probably six thousand persons present Ihe ceie-
mony was preceded by a street parade of the Roman
Catholic societies OF the Oranges. and about seven
teen hundred men were In line. Inc GRAFTON OF me
day was by the Rev: Patrick Byrne rector or 81;
be built OF white marble. and Will cost about SSo~
The Orange Athletic Club has engaged John r
Crossley TO succeed j. r. Dodt. who has accepted
the position OF physical director OF the Providence
Athletic Club. Mr. Crossley for the last six years
ietic club Of Washington, u. c.
The Water Committee OF the Common Council Is
doing good work in cleaning out the bottom OF na ,ne
been the OF such an unpleasant taste ana QUO,
II In the Tessxer benr soToushy cleaned
,Nere shall be no extraneous matters hnulng ,neI
to do any excavating OF the bottom of the reservoir
at this time. ,..
The public schools Of Orange opened on TUESDAY
with a heavy new enrolment. Although the new
school In the Fourth Ward adds nearly five hundred
to the capacity OF the orange Sne
ton and that another new schoolhouse must pe
erected soon go
The strike Of the haters has been complete ran,
ure Several OF the small shops that had granted
the demands OF the strikers under protest and WIN
the understanding that they were not 10 pay the
rates unless the strike succeeded will no longer pay
the schedule Five OF the largest shops have cut
loose from the union and are gradually ning tne,I
benches with fnshers Many OF me honhea az, hn
the trade who precpltated the strike VIII not DC
taken back by these shops. even as individuals at
any figures.
The social season in the Oranges was opened on
dance given by Mrs r. H. Spauding at Castlewood.
In Llewellyn Park. 1t was in dedication OF the new
flowers and a canoped corridor led from the stable
to the house The grounds were ILLUMINATED With MI,
guests came out from New-York on special car
and were entertained by Mrs Spauld,ng over sun,
day. Among those present were Roland ,. rett't anu
earet Yardley ID r. Green and Miss Green the
Misses Gushing. Miss Vincent. all of the Oranges s
the Misses Smith of Easton, Penn Miss Harris
Miss Foote and Miss Booss of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs Smith, Of Rochester ana MISS Ar'@'' OF rn'ia
delphia
Country Club in Hutton Park. West Orange ana
fine series of links has been laid out The CLUB mas
decided to hold tourney later IN the isIl, WIN
handsome and valuable prizes. The club has large
nnmber of fine players including Mr. and Mrs T. II
powers FarT. Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Wiliegerod MISS
Alice Willegerod. William Bloodgood Miss Geor
giana Wilmerding. Miss Elizabeth Van Rensselaer,
Richard G. Cross, Edward F. Burke, Henry Warde
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee
Miss Annie l.. Doran, daughter OF Patrick Doran
of Waace-st., will be married on WEDNESDAY au,et-
noon In ST. Johns Church to James Donneiiy. bo,n
OF the young people are well known IN the oranges
and q large attendance Is expected.
Mrs Gardner r. Colby and Louis st. Clair Colby
of Harrison-st, East Orange are spending Septem-
Der I'm the White Mountains.