New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08
JERSEY CITIES AND TOWNS.
NEWARK.

The indictments against John =. Lee and John
Driscoll. OF Orange. dismissed In the courts
yesterday. The indicted by the Grand
Jury for the April term CT court 1894 on charges OF
msdemeanor, 1t being alleged that they purchased
an Italians vote. paying him s. The cases were
never brought to trial because no evidence against
the accused could be found.
Judge Child yesterday directed the jury in the
suit of Squire W. Travis against John f. Reilly to
return a verdict OF sl,5l4 80 for the plainn. The
suit brought on contract The defendant offered
defence.
The body of Henry Hellrgel the burglar who was
shot early Monday morning while engaged In an at
tempt at burglary in Clinton Township. was yester-
day removed from the city Hospital to the under
taking establishment OF Joseph Harth. NO us South
Orange-ave for burial in Potter's field. Gustafson
and Wcdman. held by the police on suspicion Of
participation In the attempted burglary were dls-
charged.
Wallace Il. Hal.ock. merchant of Bnghampton
~ y died suddenly of heart disease at the Erie
station this morning. He had been visiting Mrs
Partridge. of Montclair. The body was taken to
The body of a man about forty years ola was
found the Passaic River ut the END OF f,rst-st;
Harrison. yesterday. The body was well dressed
1t sent to the morgue in harrison.
The great rain storm did much to repenish the
depleted reservoirs IN the P"quannocH watershed
Yesterday streams fe'dlns the reservoirs were
swollen torrents. The PeIuannOck RiVer rose 10
such a height that several road bridges were car
taIncd by the reservoirs or pipe line. The hash
boards recently built "A height o: eighteen inches
above the Macop.n intake dam were washed away
Engineer Hcrshcl. the Water Company, said inc
boards constructed II De- carried away Win
III. first high water.
Liens to the amount of $500 have boon hled with
Auditor iunyOn against Homer d CO.. OF olean
~ T., who unlrrb.d other companies Tor WORK Oh
ia wing streets with vitrihed BRICK several Newark
firms and firms Cf other cities have hi,l liens az
follows Tompkins 4 CO.. syracuse, y. y. Tor
broken stone 81 SO 6D Newark Buestone company
81 O2O: Cook & Gcnuns masons' materials. Sl.sl, x
Gray IT, hardware. $5ls 80. Regain Brothers, feed
$500 Homer " 60. have $500 70 their credit on
the citys books outside of the 5000 retained as
reserve fund.
Governor Griggs will give a hearing to-day 70
persons Interested IN the case OF Henry kohl. VINO
is under sentence to be hanged February 70 Sev
cral members OF the jury who convicted Nohl VIII
call upon the Governor III behalf OF the condemned
man.
by Garrett A. Hobart and Clemens Hershel. repre-
senting the East Jersey Water Company, ana
Mayor Icbkuecher cry Counsel Rkrr and menl-
bers OF the Board Of Works and Engineer Sher-
rcrd At the office Of the Board Of Works the propo-
sitors by the company for new PIPE line were
discussed AZ considerable length. No conclusion
Was reached. Mr. Hobart SAD he would meet the
Board again next Monday.
Tn. Common Council held short session last
night and finally passed the ordinance for tho extern
soln Of the fire limits Tho present fire limits were
established thirty years ago. and the city now
extends for miles beyond them. An elaborate
buding ordnance H. st.ll pending and VIII probably
Ice passed at the next regular meeting OF the Coun-
cu Tho dispute about the location of the pro-
pos.d conta sious diseases hospital came up in an
explanation by one Of the Aldermen but no action