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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. the sixteenth day of July, 1896, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. for
furnishing VARIOUS SUPPLIES,
at the Belleville and High Service Pumping
Stations, Wayne Street Stable and the Pine
Yard on Bay Street in accordance with speci-
the Board of Street aud Water Commissioners
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street, Jersey City.
Proposals must &ba& enclosed in sealed e1-
velopes, endorsed .sRroposals for Furnishing
ing esa supP ebairrns a1fee Gomm s9 Geo. ON ". A Harall
Aments and Extensions and handed to the
SClerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
noris will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if it considers that the best inter-
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 134. Laws of 1891, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city, or become effective or oper-
ative until the bondsmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
j. W. sTARTUP,
Dated Jersey city. July .. 1885,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
Dated Jersey city. July s,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Board of Street and Water commissioners on
Tuesday, July 16, 1895, at 10 o'clock A. M.
IMPROVEMENT OF OGDEN AVENUE,
between Ferry street and Franklin street.
Said improvement to be made c~onformably
to the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with the specifica-
tons on file in the office of the Clerk OF said
Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office OF the
Chief Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue ana
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 900 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 100 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 100 cubic yards of earth filling.
About l.5oo square yards of Trinidad Lake
Asphalt paving.
About $50 lineal feet Of new curb stone.
About 20 lineal feet of %cribbing.
About 2 basin heads reset.
About s manhole heads set to grade:
Time allowed for completion of the work
thirty-ive (35 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award Of contract therefor will be subject to
the remonstrance Of the owners of property
liable to more than one-half of the assess
ment therefor. on tine basis of preliminary
Proposals must he enclosed in sealed en-
velopes endorsed Proposals for the Improve
Kaiser, Esq. Chairman of Committee on
Streets and Sewers" and handed to the CLERK
of the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating to sealed
proposals. oerc,a, vii, he accented as surety
nor will a substitution Of %sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted,
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section z. Chapter 1S4 of the Laws o. iSSi;
under the terms whereof no, contract shall
be binding upon the city or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered py
the contractor have been approved as to suiii-
cheney by this Board. and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel. the President n r 81 thaS
Board having power to examine the preposeo
bondSmen under oath.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
Dated Jersey City, July 8. 1S9!
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

"
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July 16, 1895, at 10 o'clock a. NJ,
IMPRovEMENT OF SEA VIEW AVENUE.
between Garfield avenue and Ocean avenue,
said Improvement to be made in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 217, of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the Office Of the Clerk OF said Board
ties must be obtained at the Office of the Chief
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE 0 QUANTITIES.
About 1000 cubic yards ofearth excavation.
About so cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 400 cubic yards of of earth filling.
About $40 cubic yards of sand or gravel
filing.
About 900 lineal feet of new curb stone.
About 12o square feet of new bridge stone
About $500 square feet. of new fagsing.
About so square feet of relay bridge stone.
About two reset receiving basin heads.
Time allowed for the completion of the work
thirty 1907 working days.
The making of the above Improvement. and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel..
opes, endorsed, Proposals for Improvement Of
C. Kaiser, Esq, Chairman of Commits
tee on Streets and Sewers and handed to
the Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating 10
sealed proposals.
nor viii a substitution OF sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above
quoted. exercise its right to reject any or all
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section :, Chapter 1874, of the Laws Of
1891 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 sufaeiency by this Board and as to
form by the Corporation Counsel, the Presi-
dent of this Board having power to examine
the proposed b~ondslnen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
J. w. STARTUP,
Clerk Pro Tenn.
Dated Jersey City, July 5, 1896. -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
OUR PACIFIC

WASHINGTON, July g, 1S95.-The
coast defense vessel Monterey, which has
been at Callao, Peru, since May 20, left
that port this morning for Panama, on
her return to San Francisco. She Las
been relieved of the duty of guarding
American interests on the Peruvian
coast by the cruiser Alert, which reached
Callao July 8. The cruiser Ranger is
still at Guayaquil, where she has been
since June 1. The latest reports from
the commanders of these vessels show
that the condition of affairs on the
west coast of South America has con-
siderably improved. the new government
In Peru being well established and the
revolution in Columbia having been
wholly suppressed. In Ecuador the
conditions, while not SO favorable, are
much better thar they We're a month
ago and business is being rapidly re-
Sumed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
(sale No, 2S44.)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July 16, 1895, at 10 o'clock y. NJ, for
'he IMPROVEMENT OF BROWN PLACE.
between the easterly side of Avenue E and
saiS i,nnrovement to be made conformably to
the provisions of Chapter I'll Of the Laws of
1895. and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Board,
Blank forms of bids and agreement of sure.
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 800 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 1000 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About i.22O iineai feet of new curb stone.
About SO square feet of new bridge stone.
About 1900 square feet of new tagging.
Time. allowed for the completion of the work
The making OF the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners of the prop
erty Liable to more, than one-half the assess
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes, endorsed, Proposals for improvement OF
Brown Place" directed to John C.
Kaiser, ESQ, Chairman of Committee on
of the Board in open meeting when called for
in thes order of business relating to sealed pro-
No city official VIII be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
quoted. exercise its right to reject any or all
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 4, Chapter 1Sl, Of the Laws Of
1891. under the terms whereof no contract
s&ffeetiv % or SinG operat III until the bondsmen
offered by the contractor have been approved
form by the Corporation Counsel, the Presl.
dent yof this Board having power to examine
BY order Of the Board Of Street and Water
e0n'"'SS' j. W. srARTuP.
Dated Jersey City, July s. 1895. SO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the third
cay of June, 1895, application was made
to, the Board of Street and Water Commits
fi2PsRs * s: I, OF 1Sra PAM she PS9sr AvRNU r.
betw cen the Old Bergen Road and the Hud-
son County PUBLIC Road, in accordance WITH
the provisions of Chapter 21 of the Laws OF
1895, and in the following manner, including
all intersections, namely
of graded to the established grade by eX-
c~avating Or Cling the same to the estab-
70 have new 2O-inch curb set on each side
thereof.
2o-inch curb set where necessary.
To have the cutters on each side paved
with stone paving to a width of 36 inches
To have the carriageway paved with mac,
adam pavement. less the cutters which will
be paved three feet in width with Belgian
10 have the present bridge stone cross
walks relaid and new bridge stone laid where
Ind all other work done that may be nee
essary to provide for the flow Of the surface
y wa good and SUBSTANTIAL manner.
Notice is also given that on the second day
of july. 1ss5. the Commissi9neTs OF assess end
Water Commissioners their preliminary map,
showing the probable total cost of the con
snolnt to be assessed upon the property
specially benefited thereby, and the same is
Of the Clerk Of said Board.
And notice is also given that the follow
ing streets ana avenues OF particular sections
thereof are included in said assessment, name
Pamrapo avenue. from the Old Bergen Road
to the Hudson County Public Road.
And that in accordance with the provisions
Of the act above cited the 18th day of July,
1895, at 10 o'clock a. NJ. and the meeting
nissioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
ali parties interested in said application and
ali circumstances against the said proposed i'm
provenent that may be presented in writing.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
RI
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway of America
In Effect June 80, 1895.
Trains Leave Iersnu citu =. eo1A..

Trains leave Jersey City as follows:-
o H WEST.
944 A.. ~, Fast Line. with Vestibule Parlcz
1914 4. n. the Celebrated pennsvlvar.,s
Limited LIN 1 the pioneer Of this class OF the sers
thule Compartment, Sleeping. Dining. obsec-
airy and movable electric lights. daily for
Louisville, st. Louis. Cincinnati and Toledo.
~ M, Chicago and St. Louis Express.
Cars. daily to st. Louis. Louisville and Chr
,.sil. P. NJ, Western Express. with Pullman
xestibule Sleeping Cars. daily to PittgbuTs,
500 p M: Southwestern Express. Pullman
81 stteep Iagi and Dining S Cars to Cincinnati z dn ! aId
Indianapolis 1O.15 P. M, st. Louis 7.O0 A ID
SIS P. M Pacific Express, Pullman Sleep
Ing In Car t. FPittsbnpg. Connects for Chicago
B AZ Z sieN WAsHf f1eSPe 3a'al n THU
SOUTH
1or baltimore, washington ana the south a.
gressional Limited Parlor Cars and PennsyI-
P faaIA and rsIi r. So night gaains n 1@ s2nd fss' s os' s @aa ills
aqs P z ! Y R ii q j Dining I3nag ca e: az a..
timore only Rd IA Bun E n, We. Tfsk p qays-
s.4 s&p s'1s, 81 Oh a1aT' Pennsglvania Iimited1..
1 l.4s. s s,is. 4 III L s 500 u az ls.ls SIS - +. n X. and and as
night. Sunday, 6.34, S.43, 9.13, ga dO14 Penn
sylvania Limited. 1916. lib A. NJ 213. Alb.
4.4S, 5.1s. 6.14. 500, s.15, s15 P. M. and 1880
night. Accommodation. Ills A. NJ, 4-4 anG
lis P. NJ week days. Sundays. 5.l5 and as
For Atlantic City. s,3s, 1924 Saturdays
only. HE A. NJ, i2.12, ia (2.03 P. N, with
Through Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and Day
Coach), 2.23 and 312 P. NJ. weekdays, ga
a. N. Sundays.
For Cape May, lib Saturdays only A NJ,
La and 2.23 P. N. weekdays.
For Long Branch, Asbury Park. Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
lions, via Railway, 3.43, L42, 9.23, 10.15 A. NJ,
u. %, 1872 Saturdays only, PAS, 3.2z. 3.52,
4.32. 5.22 and ia P. NJ. On Sunday. S2s, 1000
A. NJ, 5.22 P. NJ. (Do not stop at Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday.)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels
and residences.
S. NJ. PROVOST, J. r. WOOD.
Genl Manager. Cent Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, the sixteenth day of July, 1895, at 10
FURNISHING AND DELIVERING cYLIN-
DER, COATOR ENGINE N KERO-
SENE OILS,
at the Belleville and High Service Pumping
Stations of the Sarsey City Water Works,
cordance with Specifications on file in the of
fee of the Clerk of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street, Jersey City.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
rected to WIN. H.. Hooker. ESQ.,, Chairman
mmitt on Pumping and Reservoirs" and
handed to the Clerk of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of bust
ness relating to sealed proposals.
No city official viii be accepted as surety,
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if it considers that the best inter
ests of the city will be conserved thereby.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter 1874, Laws of 1891, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city. or become effective or oper-
ative until the bondsmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and asTto form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
j. w. STARTUP,
Clerk Pro TEN.
Datad Tarcav Citv T,ilv o -1So5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
Dated Jersey City, July 5, !
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July 16. 1895. at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Q III SEVER IN OCEAN AVENUE.
from a point about 20 feet south of Woodlawn
avenue to Armstrong place and in Armstrong
Mace to Garfield avenue. and in Garfield ave
nue. from Armstrong place to Richards street,
and in Woodlawn avenue from a point about
80 feet east of Ocean avenue to Garfield ave-
nue.. in accordance with chapter az OF tne
Laws Of 1885, and in accordance efsae a NV WITH H1e SPee If
Blank forms OF bids ana agreement of sure.
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 22o lineal feet Of 12-inch vitrihed pipe
sewer.
about 500 lineal feet of 1S-inch vitrifled pipe
sewer.
About s new receiving basins.
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About 200 cubic yards of rock excavation
Time allowed for. the completion of the work
seventy-fve (75) working days.
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance Of the owners Of the prop
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes. endorsed, Proposals for Improvement of
sewers in Ocean avenue. Armstrong place
Woodlawn avenue and Garfield avenue Ts
chairman of Committee on Streets and
Sewers and handed to the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for in the
order of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted, as surety
nor Will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted.
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 4, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
ed by the contractor have been approved as
to suficieney by this Board an as To- form m
tbis Board having power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of Sthe Board of Street and Water
- J. w. sTARTUP,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated JerseX City. July s, 1895,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
Dated Jersey city, July 8, 1895.
NOTICE.

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the twenty
seventh day of June, 1895, the Commissioner
of Assessment filed in the office of the CLERK
of the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers their final assessment map and report
for the construction of a twenty-four inch
brick oval
SEWER IN MoNTRosE AVENUE.
from Carlton avenue to and connecting with
the sewer in Sanford place, 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
thereof are included in said
Montrose avenue, from Carlton place to San
ford place and Manhattan avenue.
And that the thirtieth day of July, 1895
at 10 O'Clock A. M, and the meeting room
of the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners are hereby fixed as the time and place
when and where the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners will meet to hear, con
slider and adjudicate upon all objections te
said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented in
writing.
Commissioners.
GEO. T. BOUTON,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. June 90. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
THE STOLEN FAIR WILL.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 1S95.-The
Examiner" publishes a story this morn
ing to the effect that the stolen will of
ex-senator Fair is in the possession of
Detective John Curtin. 1t is further al
legged that the detective has been passing
between the administrators of the estate
named in the stolen document, offering
to surrender the will for $1,000. All offers
to that effect have been rejected by the
executors on the advice of Judge Slack.
being approached in person by Curtin,
burt the EXAMINER makes the fiat
statement that the will is now in Cur
tins possession and thai he is the man
who stole it from the clerks office Janu-
aYv % last.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

-
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, the sixteenth day of July, 1895, at 10
o'clock A. M. for
FURNISHING N DELIVERING AT JER-
SEY CITY MIGRANTS AND VALVES,
from date of contract until May l, 1896, in ac-
cordance with specifications on file in the Of
fee of the Clerk of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for Hydrants
and Valves" directed to "Geo. W. Harding,
Esq, Chairman Committee on Assessments
and Extensions" and handed to the Clerk of
the Board in open meeting when called for in
the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
No CITY official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if it considers that the best inter-
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1874, Laws of 1891, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city, or become effective or oper-
alive until the bondsrnen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners,
J. w. STARTUP,
Clerk Pro TEN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
THE NAVY YARD SCANDAL.

WASHINGTON. July 8, 1ss5.-Secre-
tary Herbert this morning issued an
order transferring Naval Constructor
Bowles and Civil Engineer Menocal to
the New York Navy Yard. in place of
Constructor Fernald and Civil Engineer
Assessor. who will go to the Norfolk
Navy Yard. The change is ordered to
take place August l. At the same time
he made public a very lengthy letter sent
last night to Commodore Sicard of the
New York yard regarding the evasions of
the labor regulations whicnStook place
under Fernald and Asserson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
IN A PECK OF TROUBLE OVER
FEMALES.
Speeia1 to the jersey Cltu Nsacs.

SALEM July 9, 1Ss5.-The Borough
Council of Pennsgrove, this county, has
got itself into a peck of trouble, and all
over dogs. The Council met N Friday
evening and passed an ordinance making
the "dog tax 81 and $3.50 for females 4
Some of the citizens hin that under
this ordinance all females can be taxed
$3.50. Borough Solicitor Fogg. will be
called upon to unrayel the ambiguity of
the ordinance. In the meanwhile the
bachelors of the borough are laughing
because they have escaped taxation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
SUFFERING FROM STARVATION.

Frank McClain was found on the COR
ner Of Pavonia avenue and Barnum
street this morning suffering from star
walton. He was removed to the city
hospital for treatment
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
NEW JERSEY PosTMAsTERs.

WASHINGTON, July 9, 1S95.-Fourth-
class were appointed yesterday for New
Jersey as rollows:-Creskill. Eugene
yoorhis. vice j. X. r,arthlf, remover;
S%mithviile, e. Q. L~ipp:Ecost, vice w. S.
Kelley, removed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

TO JOHN R. MCPHERSON, EDLIA McPHER-
son, his wife; Richard Sip, Margaret a
Trhrockm%9Tton' Mary E 4n Toifey Sv, Emm Peter e.;
S. Van Wrinkle, Daniel Van Wrinkle Mary
j.. Van Wrinkle, Edward Van Wrinkle On
fant4, Levina Brigham, Jennie L. Brigham
d~nfant), Maggie Brigham, William Brigham.
Harry Brigham, Uri Burt, Charles A Burt,
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector Of Jersey
city, on the 18th day of April, 1894, The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City pur-
chased for the sum of one thousand ninety
three dollars. and ninety-seyen cents ALL
City, in the County of Hudson and State Of
New Jersey. fronting on Academy street,
eighteen Q&. in block number one hundred
and twenty-seven u20, upon an assessment
in TO- made by the Commissioned Of
Adjustment appointed in and for said City
son, a. certified copy of which report and
map was filed in the Office Of the City Col
lector of Jersey City, on the 18th day Of April,
1892. said report and map and said sale being
made pursuant TO the provisions of an act of
the Legislature of New Jersey, passed March
IAN Act concerning the settlement and collec-
ton of arrearageS of unpaid taxes, assess.
rnents and water rates or water rents in
cities of this state, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and TO enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale Of lands subjected to future taxation
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you ap-
pear to have an estate or interest IN said
land and real estate. and unless the said
land and real estate shall be redeemed, as
provided in said acts. before the expiration
of six months from and after the service
conveying to The Mayor and Aldermen OF
Jersey City the fee simple of said land and
real estate according to the provisions of
the said act. 5al:
Dated Jersey City. N. j.. June 25th, 1895.
THE MAYOR AND OF JER-
PETER F. wANsER.
(Seal.) Mayor.
Attest: E. w.
4s City Clerk.