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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23


Sealed Propesals WIN e received by the
Monday, December q, 1896. at 2 O'Clock P. IL,
IMPROVEMENT OF JONES STREE
from Sip avenue to Newkirk street.
Said Improvement 70 be made conformably
Of 1895. and in accordance with speciacaeions
On ME in the office of the CIerk or sad
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office Of the Chief
Engineer. corner Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Apout ~ cubic yards OF Earth excavation.
filling.
About 1850 square yards Of Belgian paving.
About 70 iineaI feet Of curb stone.
About 3S5 square yards Of repavfng stone
in the cutters TO be used for repavingI-
About L.15o lineal feet OF curb stone to be
About 30 Iineal feet Of cribbing.
Time allowed for the completion Of the
The making of the above improvement and
award of contract therefor will be subject to
erfy liable to more than one-haif the assess
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in scaled en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Improve
nent Of Jones Street" directed TO "Mr. John
Streets and Sewers and handed 10 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 win a substitution OF sureties be. allowed.
The Board may. under the provisions or the
act above cited, exercise its right TO reiecr
any or ali proposals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section z, Chapter Ia Of the Laws Of 1881.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative. until the bondsrnen o1ered By ths
contractor have been approved as 70 sum-
cheney by this Board. and as to form by tae
Corporation Counsel, the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
By order OF the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners
Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
M
Academy OF mnsie.

The people of Jersey City have had a
treat this week at the Academy. where
Den1nan Thompson and George w.
Ryer's new play. .The Sunshine of Par
adase Alley" has been proving it's right
to the popularity it enjoys. The play is
on the same p~raiseworthy lines adopted
IN the odd Homestead" and while one
treats OF country life, the new piece
treats Of certain phases Of city life. There
is nothing particularly strong in any
one member Of the cast, but the atten-
tion is always conferred on the ensemble
effect and the general movement OF the
play. It depics life about the streets
and docks of New York, without the
"cuss' words. In fact, the whole play
represents life. The play teaches its
lesson Of temperance and the uplifting
Of humanity by kindness. The scenery
Is by Homer F. Emcns. who is likely
to be the scenic artist Of the Metropolj-
tan Opera House next season. under
Aessrs. Abbey, Schoefel & Grau. The
Incidental music of the play is by Mr.
Thomas w Hindley. musical director Of
the Fifth Avenue Theatre. New York.
The play was staged by Mr.. Ben Teal
There will be a special holiday matt
nee on Friday, Christmas Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
NEW JERSEY SCHOOL MARMs.
They Visit Washington and See the
President and speaker Reed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. 1Ss6.-Nearly
$50 New Jersey school marms shook hands
with Speaker Reed in his private room
at the Capitol yesterday morning before
the a~ssenblage of the House. Mr.. Reed
made no speech, but told the visitors
that the sight of them was refreshing"
Then they wandered through the Capt
tol under escort of Prof. +. H. Hanson.
principal of the Washington Street High
school of Newark. One of the interesting
facts developed during the visit to Speak
er Reed was that Professor Hanson used
to be an Instructor in the school in Port
land where Mr.. Reed was assistant
teacher.
The school teachers listened to very
dull talking in the Senate; Their they
went up to the top Of the dome and down
into the crypt and into every nook and
corner of the building, marching In a
leng procession and filing the air with
exclamtory ABR, but the happiest mo-
nlent of all was when through the good
offlceS of Senator Smith they were re-
ceived by the President at the White
House.
After the lovely girls had shaken hands
with the President they said that Grover
was just too sweet for anything.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
CORPORATION T

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
sessment filed in the Office of tine Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
SEWER IN TONNELE AVENUE,
from a point about 400 feet north of ST. Paul's
avenue, to and connecting With the sewer ir
st. Paul's avenue. In accordance with petit
ton previously presented to said Board on
the I'd day Of July. 1895, and conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of
1895, and the same is now open to public in
~spection in the office of the Clerk OF said
Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
Is Included in said assessment, namely
TONNELE
on the west side, from a point about 101. 90
feet north Of ST. Pauls avenue TO a point
about 400 feet north thereof; on abe east
side, from a point n feet north of st. Pauiss
avenue to a point about 406 feet north there
of.
And that the 2sth day Of December, 1886, at Q
o'clock P. NJ, and the meeting 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 Com
mIssioners Will meet to hear. consider and adj
judicate upon all objections to the confirmation
of said final assessment map and report that
may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Clerk
Dated Jersey City, December IS, 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
TABERNACLE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

At a meeting of the teachers and off,
GERS of the Tabernacle Sunday School last
night it was decided to change the hour
of holding the Sunday school from twelve
o'clock to half-past two. There was a
long discussion of the question before
this decision was reached. The change
was made because of the recent con-
soIidation of the Tabernacle and the
South Bergen Reformed Church. Many
of the teachers in the Sabbath School will
now attend the Hill service in the morn
ing and they would have been unable to
get down town in time for the twelve
O'Clock service. The change of hour viii
take effect the first Sunday in January.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
TIE ELECTION SEASON.

Court Congress, No. "a, f. of A., met
last night and elected the following off,
~cers:-Chief Ranger, George Dorbecker;
Sub-Chief Ranger, John Coyne; Treasurer,
A. Gempler; Financial Secretary. Charles
J.. Hoffman; Recording Secretary, Lode
NJ. Johnson; Senior Woodward. John
Sumner; Junior Woodward, Edward Van
Houghton; Senior Beadle, W. Van Nest;
Junior Beadle. F. Lockheimer; trustee
for three years. Philip weilbaeker; trus-
tee for one year. George Midgeiy.
The Lincoln Union at its last regular
meeting at No. ~ Hutton street elected
the following oficers:--President, VIM.
Andre; First Vice President, Morris
Heiny; Second Vice President. James T.
Glover; Recording Secretary, Henry
Muller: Financial Secretary. Henry Patti
berg; Treasurer, Henry Vorsatz; Ser
geant-at-Arms, Edward Andre.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
Messrs. Clayton and verdon's State
ment.

Freeholders Clayton and verdon issued
a statement. yesterday. regarding the re-
cent deal, which the morning papers say
is spicy. Perhaps, it is. We have read
it. and we confess TO being unable to I'M
derstand what it is all about. We GER
tainly cannot find that it throws any new
light upon the arrangements made or the
steps by which they were brought about.
The Who'll gist of the document-what
there is Of ~it--appears toxbe in the last
part which is separately signed and head
ed. We reprint this
SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE TRANS
ACTION.
When our opponents, through their COM
mittee, saw that they could get no con-
c~essions for their party, their leader, who
is a general of the highest political abil-
lily and rank, went to our weakened
leader and said: your Hoboken people
are going to keep everything for them
selves" He got scared and started in to
make this combination While at this
point, do you suppose that the general
referred to above, hearing such rumors
from his party, would use the same tao
tics2 Indeed noti He would go and in
vestigate for himself.
While our leader was bartering away
the wishes of the people who cast their
votes for a Republican Board, the Hoboken
people were refusing to barter away any
part of it, and had withdrawn the only
concession suggested, namely, the counsel
to the Board.
On last Thursday, about noontime. a
well-wishing Democrat took it unto him
self, unknown to US, to call on Mr.. Dickin-
son to try and assure him of our faithful
~ - fh1 ~ DIT Te-l-r---
would not be convinced unless there was
a stake put up, whereupon this party of
fered to put up $40, coo in cash as a guar
antee Of Mr. Clayton's sincerity. Then
Colonel Dickinson remarked It's too late
now and at that our Democratic friend
left him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
Goasy,s Masaztne for January.
PILGRIM FATHERS MISTAKE.


Governor Griggs made a speech yester-
day at a dinner of the Philadelphia New
England Society, in the course of which
he said that the usually shrewd Yankees
had made one serious mistake, in not
landing in New Jersey instead of Massa-
chusetts. In New Jersey, he said, they
would have escaped that rock-rfbbed coast
and could have landed instead upon a
long stretch of beach sufficient to take
care of all the navies of the world, if they
came close enough. The young Governors
address was frequently interrupted with
applause and laughter in connection with
his apt comparisons between past Puritan
ism n that Of the present day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
Principal Brensinger,s Police Discf-
piine.

We cannot help thinking Principal
Brensinger of Public School No. 9 was
guilty of a shocking error of judgment in
sending some boys, who confessed to
throwing sn~owballs, to the Chief of
Police. There is not a particle OF law to
justify the proceeding. The Chief of
Police, in the absence of any charge or
any evidence, had no jurisdiction what
ever in the premises. If Mr.. Brensinger
knew this and simply sent the boys to
Police Headquarters as a sort of bluff,
lust to scare sFe1r, as it were, he com
nftfed a serious indiscretion.
Boys are not sent to school to be edu-
Gated by police intimidation. 1t is not in
the spirit Of our institutions that the
honest children of honest parents should
be subjected to police Jurisdiction for
mere beyish pranks. even though they be
mischievous.
There is a serious humiliation in the
subsection of any citizen to police dis
cipline. 1t is an impairment to self
respect, it is an offence to manly feeling.
The boy who has been taught to con-
slider himself a criminal and sent to he
Chief of Police to be discharged from Gus
fody. has sustained a wholly unwarrant-
able injury to his moral sense. and one
which in the case of sensitive natures
might be extremely harmful.
1t is an exaggeration of Principal Bren-
singers error, hat he took the action he
did, without consulting the children's par
ents.
What funny contradictions there are in
the adherent Of advanced ideas. Probably
Mr. Brensinger would hold up his hands
in horror at the idea of giving a boy a
sound whipping-the cruelty and the
degradation Of it, you know. Yet he
calmly dispatches a lot of good average
boys, who threw a few snowballs, as
their fathers did before them. to the Chief
of Police to be purged of their crime, and
the proceeding does not strike him as
cruel or degrading.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
of December, lS96, the Commissioners of As
sessment fled ia the Office OF the Clerk Of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the
construction of a
SEWER IN SOUTH STREET
from q point about 100 feet east of Passaic
avenue, to and connecting with the sewer
In Central avenue, in accordance with peti-
ton previously presented To said BOARD on
the 5oth day ~ March. 1886, and conf0rmabiy
to the provisions of Chapter M Of the Laws
of 1895, and the same Ia now open to public
inspection In the Office of the Clerk OF said
Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue OF particular section thereof
is included in said assessment. aauelv:A
SOUTH STREET.
from q point about 100 feet south OF passaic
avenue TO Central avenue to q point about
IS feet northwest Of Central avenue.
And that the 18th day OF December. 1896
at 2 o'clock p. NJ and the meeting room
OF the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioeers are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
consider and Ad5cdieate upon all ab{ectio1s
to the confirmation ef said nnal assessnSnt
mag and report that may De preseafed il
sTsasr q ne Board 81 stress aad w.s.<
ano. +. BouroN.
patsd Jersey c4tx. psseansr IL III 'ss~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
His Sfiyer Term.

Representative Catchings of Mississippi
My dear C~atchings,' as Cleveland
called him-was a sound money Demo-
crat during the early days of the admins
~tration. and until the question of his re-
turn to Congress depended on his change
OF heart. Then he came out for silver and
was reelected.
The other day some Democrats in the
House were discussing the possible Demo-
cratic member of the Committee on Rules
TO take the place of the late Judge Crisp.
Someone suggested Mr.. Catchings.
But Catchings is a silver man." said
a Southern member.
-Oh, no." instantly remarked Represen-
tative Owens of Kentucky. "his silver
term DOESN'T commence until the 4th of
March. "-Washington Star.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
CORPORATION NOTICE
5000

~f-r-
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.
Beard Of Street and Water CornnAtss,ouers
On Monday, December q, 1886. at 3 0clocg
z NJ for the construction Il 4 E-inch yisri-
SEWER IN HoADLEY VENUE
from a point about rs fret west oil West sids,
avenue, 800 feet west from which point an
through Mallory avenue to Williams avenue 4
zs-lnch brick oval sewer. and from Williams
asehue a Winch brick oval sewer to and con-
neetsng with the sewer in C1endenny avenue.
sa1d sewer to be built cenformabiy 10 the
provisions Of Chapter 217 Of the Laws 81
1sss, ana in accordance with Specifications on
file in the Office OF the Clerk or said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office Of the Chief
Englneer. corner OF Jersey avenue and Mercer
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
sewer.
About 25 ineal feet Of 24-inch brick oval
About 500 IIneal feet Of 1s-inch vitrlaed pipe;
About $50 lineal feet of l5-inch vitsiasd pig
About 20 cubic yards OF rock excavation. E
Aoous s.oVV feet B. NJ lumber in sheathiau
About 5 receiving basins.
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
The making of the above Improvement and
aware OF the contract therefor Will be sub
jeet to the remonstrance Of the owners az tbs
property liable to more than one-haif the as
sessment therefor on the basis OF PRELIMINARY
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the construc-
ton of Sewer in Hoadley and Mallory Ave-
nues.' directed to .tMr. John q. kaiser.
Chairman q the Committee on Streets and
Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for In the
oraer q business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official viii be accepted as surety.
nor viii a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions OF
the act above cited exercise its right to ra-
ject any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section Z. 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 bv the
contractor have been approved as to sufa-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
Commissioners.
GEO. T.. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey City. December Is. 1896
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
OCEAN GROVE CAMP orFIoERs.
Rev. DR.. Stokes Reelected President
of h Association.
'fol TO the jersey Citu Neaus-

EUcttut 70 ~ Se96t0 CltH NeUB-
OCEAN GROVE. Dec. %, 1s96.-The
twenty7seventh enual meeting of the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church was
held here yesterday. The Rev. DR.. E. H.
Stokes, who has been President of the
association since its birth. presided. TIL
association transacted considerable i'm
portant business aud confirmed the cleo
ton of the following officials
President, the Rev. Dr. E. H. Stokes
Vice-President, the Rev. e. Ballard; Sec
rotary, George w. Evans. The resignation
Of Treasurer David H. Brown was ac-
cepted, and John e. Andrus, the million
aire Yonkers manufacturer, was elected to
fill the vacancy. Mr.Andrus at first declin-
ed to accept, but at last nights meet
ing consented to serve and was installed.
The ember of the association, together
with their wives and daughters, were ten
dered a banquet in the afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
MAY MOVE THE T
Spscial to the Jersev Cgtu Nsa..

MOUNT HOLLY. Dec. q. 1sss.-survey-
ors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have been operating here and the talk
of removing the station to Pine street Is
again agitated. 1t Is desired to get rid
faster time may be made to the shore.
The new survey begins near the Med
ford Railroad and ends beyond Pine street.
The company owns the right OF way over
of making a cut across Madison avenue.
In which event bridges will be construct
ed for the use of wagon travel. and thus
do away with q few grade crossings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day OF
December, 1886, The Commissioners OF As
sessment aled in the office OF the CLERK OF
ers their final assessment map and report for
the
IMPROVEMENT OF VIRGINIA AVENUE.
from Jackson avenue TO Bergen Avenue. in
accordance with petition previously preseufed}
to said Board on the 18th day Of July. lsSS8
and conforsnably 10 the provisions of kCS<f&&4
2f7 Of the Laws of 1895. and the same 49,
open to public inspection in the Office &433
Clerk Of said Board &444
And notice is also given that the fT3tt<fM
streets or avenues or particular <&1ffR41
thereof are Included in said assessn1endS
VIRGINIA AVENUE, H$&&
BERGEN AVENUE. 8$5
on the south side. from Virginia avenue ssa7z<z3
IS. ~ feet east and SIS feet west.
ERNIU COURT tz
from Virginia avenue TO its westerly termt&
JACKSON AVENUE,
on the north side, from Virginia avenue about
80 feet east and 10 feet west.
at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, and the meeting
room OF the Board of Street and Water Gem
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and &
place when and where the Board of Street,
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear. i
consider and adjudicate upon all Objections
TO the confirmation OF said final assessment
map and report that may be presented in
writing.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. I. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey City, December is. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day
of December. 1896, the Commissioners Of As
sessment 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
EVE IN STREET,
from a point about 50 feet west Of Oakland
avenue TO connect with sewer in Central ave-
nue., 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, nancy
PROSPECT STREET,
from a point about 96.49 feet east of Central
avenue to Oakland avenue.
AVENUE.
on the west side. from Prospect street to a
point about 20 feet south thereof.
And that the 18th day of January. 1897, at
2 o'clock P. NJ, and the meeting 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 Com
mlssioners will meet to hear. consider and adj
judicate upon all objections TO said assess
rnent map and report. All objections thereto
must be presented In writing.
By order Of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey CITY. December Is. 1885.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
a NEW GLASSWARE FACTORY.
Special I J the jersey cftp He,ts.

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, Dec. 2s.
1s96.-John b. Getsinger. of Brideeton. Is
experimenting the erection at Cape NAV
Court House OF q hollow ware glass fac
tory for the Douglass Glass Manufacture
ing Company. Judge Douglass Is Presi-
dent Of the company and Mr. Getsinrer
will superiltend III operation.
The factory Is q o~onfinuous tank fur
mace, and will be the aoufhernmosf rlsss
factory IA the State, Brideeton work.
men ne putfIuE ~ TIE flfntces II ex-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

urday, at the Lyric Theatre, In his new
play, called The Naval Cadet Corbett
has made remarkable advancement as
an actor, and critics who were unbiased
have said that his ultimate great sue
cess on his merits as a dramatic artist
was only a matter of time. He has been
surrounded by his manager, William A.
Brady, with a remarkably fine and an
especially capable company Of actors.
Bob F-itzsimmons. the noted pugiiist, is
expected at the Lyric either Thursday
or Friday to sign the papers for his con-
test with Corheft
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
mcCIurs,s masnxIne TO-

- - y
"M'Clure's Magazine" win begin in the
traits of Great Americans with repro
auctions of all the existing portraits of
Benjamin Franklin known to have been
made from life. Mr.. Charles Henry Hart
IS collecting and editing the materials for
the series: There will also be an article
on Franklin by Professor Treat. of the
University of the South.
In "M'Clure's" for January Ida Rose
McCabe will tell the story of the cele-
brated Martha Washington Case. The
article will be illustrated.
Morgan Robertson, a new writer whose
stories have been remarkable for their
power and originality, viii nave a story
OF a derelict that, after rowing the seas
deserted for fifty years. subdued a mod
ern man-of-war.
Grants life as a cadet at West Point
will be the subject of a paper by Hamlin
Garland. 1t will contain personal reeol-
lections from General Franklin, General
Longstreet and General Frost.
A description of the making and laying
of an Atlantic cable, with pictures illus
trating all the interesting points. will be
a feature.
The January number will introduce a
new writer with a true story of a boy
lieuhenantss trying and dramatic expert
ence in getting command in a tough Bow
cry regiment that had conspired to run
hiTr out.
Goaeyss Magazine for January.
1'ais issue begins the bath volume of
Cooley" and opens with Winter in the
American Snow Lands by Edgar Maur-
ice Smith. Other features of the number
are:-"Modes and Manners of Seventy
Years." by Grace E. Drew; "Elsbeth, the
Story Of a Little Grey Dove" by c. Fl.
Latta; Geraldine . THE Revolt of Mar
tina Scott 'Old Gray S~anetuaries of New
Mexico by Mrs. L. E. Smith; "Old Eng
lish Keys" by Marie Overton Corbin;
sketch of the German Sappho," and in
1.-THE Bookery." Rupert Hughes contin-
ues his Music in America" and the
Fashion n Woman's Department is full
of new and interesting suggestions.