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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
BROOKLYN SCHOOL STAIISIiON'
A CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOfEh' ioio->
RECOMMENDED BY SuPERlN-
TENDENT MAXWELL.

SUPERINTENDENT Maxwell presented MS annual 'e
49,, o. tho Eoard of Education on Tuesday. 1t
shows that Brooklyn has 100 public Schools anu ,ia'
10 Js4 new slttings were provided last year. -.'
tim is called TO the act Of the Legislature auhor@-
inc an issue OF bonds TO the amount OF $'J"N ior
the erection of new school buildings ms IL Is
thought will defray the cost Of all the new schoo'
buildings needed ,o ~,
The number of pupils the register was lloS-l'
an increase Of SOC above that OF the preceding ye
The number of different pupils instructed was
1 ass an Increase OF 631 above that OF last year
rha average dorv attendance was most gratifying.
being 1Os SIS an increase of 9491. The NUMBER Oh
pupils between the ages of five and SIX mas .'''eI
ally diminished, and Dr. Maxwell oehe'eS .''' ~
child under six years Of age should be permitted 10
enter the regular grades. =,
The system Of supervision now IN vogue II ae-
cored IN be cumbersome. expensive and ineti'-
cent" and Furthermore. 1t has been the iru''i"'
parent of unseemly wre-pulling for place. o'cker-
ings and jeaouses that interfere seriously VII" .s
work of schools There wouio DC "ee'ue"
gain in efficiency and decided saving IN cost II one
half the heads of departments were SET " WI"
teaching classes"
The condition OF the buildings Of the Trnant School
Is characterized as most unsatisfactory, and the
report recommends the immediate construction oil
suitable buildings.
In speaking OF the Temperance Instruction law
the Superintendent says: There Is reason TO rear
that evil VIII HOW from inc e"io'Se'"S''' y. ~ "
To keep constantly before the impressionaole mnds
Of children the things they ought to avoid IL tne
surest way to create the desire for them"
He recommends increase in the appropriation
OF the fund for the teaching Of sewing ana says tha
the girls Of the higher grades should be taught COON
| ing "The kindergarten" he says, mas long slnc,
passed the experimental state and Is now regarded
by all competent judges az the best u not inc Sni
| method of initiating child into regular ;cnoo
work and II is not creditable that our Schools are
still without them" -. ,..-
! The report closes by saying that the year has beer
one OF progress that school accommodat IONS nav
been greatly increased the course OF study revise.
| and improved the teaching OF sewing introduced
and provision made for the reclamation OF habitua
| truants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
THE WILL OF HENRY OFFERDAN FILED

The will OF Henry OfYerman was nled III the
surroeate's office for probate on TUESDAY Inc tes
tator was well known as drygoods merchan. III
Fulton-s, He died at his home NO 3oi w aS"i"e
ton-aye. on April g. The will Is dated March u
last and by It's provisions the bulk OF the properly
"a divided among the five children OF the testa'o..
Mr. OTerman directs that after his DEBTS anu Ill
the mortgages on his property are paid 'ne iui,i'
ture In the Washington-ave house shall DE oi'ioeo
between his daughters. Anna Catherine onerha"
and Lena Maria Rasch, the wife OF william hasc"'
He gives 5000 to the Wartburg Orphans farih
School OF the Evangelical Lutheran Church VI
this State which Is Mount Vernon. 20 De
devoted to the education OF the poor ana inoiseh'
ornhans in the school, He leaves his four lois IN
Greenwood Cemetery to the cemetery corpordton'
and also leaves $1,000 to be DEVOTED TO keeping 'ne
lots in order He directs that his children and tner
families and the body OF his friend, John NJ. Lohse'
shall be buried ir the plots He directs that the
business in Fulton-st. shall be carried on ny MS
executors while they continue to administer MS
os,ate They are permitted TO sell the business.
hui only at private sale and In its entirety, ~
purchaser who Is satisfactory cannot be iouno, N,
ofYerman directs that his children snaii puIShs.oe
equal shares Of his business and carry IL on ~
gcther He asks also that they Will Keep tne Iea'
estate I'm the family long as posslDe: Ine eAec
utora NJ the will are Carsten Henry Oilerua' an.
Lena Maria Rasch children OF the testator' ana
John and Frederick Brommer. his friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
4 LIVELY CHASE FOR BURGLARS.

poonle in the neighborhood OF No 4s McDonough-
O., were awakened from their sleep at O'Clock yes
,.rdav morning by loud shouting In the street. ana
leaking out OF their windows they saw a man. at
tired only in his sleeping garments running Wildly
dawn the street In pursuit Of three other men, the
pursuer proved TO be J. Pidgeon. lawyer. ana the
nurr,et were three burglars who had tried to break
into his house
Mr. Pldgeon called to the men to stop. ana threat
ened IN shoot them. They did not heed his warming
and kept right on down McDonough-st TO Marcy
ave and through Marcy to Fulton-st. where Police
man I.eeder OF the Ninth Precinct. headed them on
The three men were taken 10 the Gatcs-ave, police
station where they said they were Benjamin Hagen
w,ch OF No II Palmettost.: Charles Smith. OF No.
100 DeKaIb-ave.. ana Francis i. Barnes. OF No.
80 Carman-st. ~,.
When arragned In the Gates Avenue Police Court
Yesterday morning the men pleaded not guilty and
explained their presence al Mr. Pigeons house BY
saving that they had been calling the family SER
want and were taking their departure when Mr..
pdreon appeared the scene with a revolver IN
his hand and they thought best 10 get out OF the
w.av ms quickly as possible They were held In $500
bail -. ,,. ,, ..
was indignant when told that the burglars said they
had called on her and denounced them as i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
AN ORDER FOR JUDGE BENEDICT.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER TO COMPEL HIM TO Is
SUE A SUBPOENA.

SUE SUBPOENA.
Iudge Renedct. of the Federal Court yesterday
received notice from Chief Justice Fuller OF the ou-
nrame Court. at Washington. directing MIN 10 e'ue
. suh,oona for the attendance before spec'ai ex-
o,ner NJ the Pension Bureau Of DR.. Fuglera' OF III
civ TO testify to the application OF man han'eu
Rurns for n pension. The request was mace 'a9.
February by Assistant Dlstrlct-Attorney Roy a.
the instance OF Commissioner Lochren. Inc Co'h.
mIssoner's application was based on section = ~ y,
Tho statute OF July 2 1882 which provides tnat o0'n
Judges and clerks OF courts shall issue suopoe"aS
dlrec,lna any person whom the pension officers may
desre to examine to appear and testify under oath.
JudSe Benedict refused to honor Comm'ssioi
Lochren's request. the ground that the oa'y "a'
executive in It's nature: that the courts couid no. NC
made process-eervers for the Commissioner OF re"-
sons. IN fact that the law was unconstitutional
In making this las. refusal Justice Benedic' i''-
lowed oil, the course he decided upon three OF io'
vears ago when he made similar ruhns' 'i'.
Rov stated Yesterday afternoon that on fepruaty =
Atforney-(ieneral Harmon wrote letteI
that DR. Feiera be made appear and be exami a
IN The cas- In question. The application IT Is uno.n
stood came from the Commissioner Mr: n9y *
niled for the subpoena but II was reIussHu.. "a
hnrit 16 no served an order on Judge 3eneucs
n,,Ir,no him n show cause on the followlns M9nua
rhv n nandam,s should not issue requirng nlIn ~
a. Nc was reuuested When the order arri.es
IRON, Washington, there will be nothing lei' io'
Judge Benedict to do but to obey H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
A RECEPTION FOR DIR. MCONNELL.

The new pastor OF the Church Of the Holy Trinity.
Tho Rev Dr. s. D. Mcconnell. and his wife were
guests OF honor at a reception on Monday afternoon
ir tho Pierrepont Assembly Rooms. The reception
lasted two hours. string band was In attend
ance and many who Sunday last heard the
clergyman preach had their good Impression OF Ut
Mcconnell confirmed at the reception some OF
,hoye presen, were NJ. McGuny. the Rev. J. B.
Matthews, the Rev. Edward Hine. Mr.. and Mrs
Dudley Buck. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Glib Mrs. b.
Buckley DR. and Mrs. Henry ID. Read. Mt and
Mrs Frederick Leavens. Miss Reed. Miss A. ~ ST.
Felix. Mrs Z. b. Garrett. Mrs. John b. Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs William b. Mott. Miss Mott, Miss
P,got. Frederick William Burve. Miss Bacon. Mrs
Charles Mcbride Mrs Neylor. MT and MISS NC
Mullen the Misses Burge. Miss McCorInacK' MIS-
s. T Blssel Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. starr. MISS starr
Mrs A. NJ Leggett. Miss Sarah H. Hewlett MIS-
r s Arnold Miss Florence Arnold Mrs henry .;
Stanwood Mss Stanwood. Miss Bostow. MT ana
Mrs Thomas X. Lees. Miss Dieter. Mrs Juna NJ.
pyle Mrs Montague. Mas Grace WOODWARD Mt.
and Mrs Frederick F. Yonnie. Mrs Newman, MISS
Grace Newman. Mrs Francis Clarke. Mrs Louisa
p UoIlyday Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Lad, MISS
Rrice Mrs j. r. Van Nostrand. Mrs James D
Trim Professor West. Mrs. Charles H. harrington.
Miss Julia NJ Brush. Miss Ffnlay. Miss Margaret
Worth Miss Helen Frazer Miss Margaret Frazer
Mrs. William Torrey. the Misses Rogers Miss Hod-
ges Mr. and Mrs Daniel Wescott. Mr and MIS- H.
Z. Thompson. Miss Marckwald. Mrs Corlnne and
SytZer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
COURT CALENDARS.

Supreme court-specia Terra for Mctons-Before Gay
nor gsr'e Su'insss at 10 a m Motion calendar
% a. Ts rs. T .ss %' ss
s others. AZ vs. vs. smsy aS ss Ss
Sash ana Pser %o; VS. and a.
aa es S!n'Ts ' sed1n %
on the May has been reached ssD, Part
ss SsssIs. cfG'aT'f
sgspI 1 E Ss ey is M
M T x Hogan H: al
ssn: R RoS,D eaf u2 gsSasSn %
Railroad ~ ea n.sss s s !. &C.
a liza H s1a vs. Ks-rSan 2o4S wn,nxham Whit,
1ss 2 o s'" Traa Ss W. Height.
Us ct .nan S vs. uns e
Fech%sn a ssf trau n, Ys
RosSe vs. cosy sss BROOKLYN Queen. County
Suburban 2 EspsfsA ka"a% 2c
Fn aGS.ly" vs. Malone Tounay 20s
BROOKLYN Bridge: 2.o7 sheridan noble aSs ms,
zoo RsnS vs. SToS.ef @ acH
's ct ct az a. G PAUL wsnsn
. m MS s nh
2s Gr yssn M 1's r S
haSIa1 vs. ' Rrooyn Heights Raraad Nots All
calendar from No. 1921 TO 1900 not heretofore
dispoad OF will be called Friday May B. at p. m
in Part be set down for trial on any da,
| Of the May term or marked on. .
| Snrrogate's court-Kings County-Before George Is
Abbott. surrosate-Thc WIZ Of Bsntamn Palmer :. tn
| C,orbey Charles r. Fougera John 8. Shepherd Hugi
Hutchinson. Edward Curran. Charles Lawrence. DIM
Eusfer and Rufus C. Palmer The administration In tn
estate Of Sarah C. Reynolds The inventory n estate
81 Howell Tapping and Sarah A. Haskell lbriefs. Con
tested calendar 1890 No. p. will Of Caharine Kir
win. -,
Tarfe VS. George +. Buss ct al: No. 1872. William
Wheeler w. Frank H. Tyler: No. 500 Catherine Walter
| y. Jacob Dirsef: NJ. 602, william Wynn Raymon
Muller et all No. bS Clark John q. Price ct al
No p George Alser Metropolitan Life lnsuranc
Company. .,, 49,,
f.sIiseher burglary third: John Hderbrand grand lar
ceny second theodore Hickman burglary. third Feds
,lick ofensve and dsorderly conduct; Sebastian Sew
. eehs.s. lena Weinberg. assault. second
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
A RUNAWAY TROfLEY-CAR.

A car of the Broadway and Queens County troll
,ov limo ran of the track last evening AZ Broadway
and Kcnt-avc and dashed into an elevator upright
on the steep incline to the ferry-houses There were
three women and two mer on the car at the time
All took the boats for New-York. with the excep-
ton OF Mrs Andrea Small. forty-hvc years OLD. OF
McCulom Place. Jamaica. After leaving the car
she was Frustrated from hystcria. ana sat on th'
s,ens Of the Offices Of the Broadway. Queens County
and suburban Railroad. An ambulance was called
from the Eastern District Hospital After being az.
tended the woman left for her home. The accident
was due TO the fact that on the down grace near
the ferry George Worth. motorman. or NO lsl
1,roadwav lost the handle of the motor over the
IA shboard and not able to control the car.
Eortuna toly there were few persons about at the
lime There were no arrests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
HE WAS YOUNG FOR A SWIIChhA''
,ouy ur.FrIrrNGER. HOWEVER. SURPRISED NE
u-srIcE AND WAS DISCHARGED.

John urFEIrrNGER HOWEVER suhfi"'Ho ''''
JUSTICE AND WAS DISCHARGED
Frank Clark. a policeman attached 10 INC n
vsn.s, police station. yesterday brought 'ohh hul,
elanger. a dimlnutlve hfteen-year-o'd 80 49,
~. ~. s.,,s,,ns the lives Of many citizens Inc
,usr. seemed surprised and asked Clark to explain
The officer said: , .,,,or
"I was standing near the Flateush-ave' s'aoo"
whom n stranger told me that boy was n.""e aS
..,,.chman at Atlantic and fifth ayes Inc man
.,.n.,ar.I n prefcr charges against me unless
arrested the boy at, no
clark then went on TO tell how the boy sa'' "'
was only fifteen years old
John said he lived In Nnety-nlntn-s''' r"'. i'a"''
49,, With h,s mo,he: and sister NJ Inc nome 80, ul
,u'' tran. Johnson o., the Nassau khiironi ol' III.
n.,~ Again The Judge looked up n ss,' h,s sister
30 on,aaoni,aily told His Honor thht MS s''e'
.o., an tho door Mt the presidents nom ,o,,
~ c,i.oner also said ne had been IN ,he e'hp,v,
ne nc pXassau company for one year. lie was as
charged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
FOUR GRAVES RECEIVE VICTIMS OF KERo
SENE

Four graves we're opened yesterday In Washing-
ton Cemetery and the victims Of the Kerosene ex-
n,osior IN the apartment house a, Bushwick and
Johnson AYES on Tuesday morning were laid therein
The bodies OF Mrs Esther Pasternax and Solomon
Pasternak were In separate collins. and In one
bearse. as were the bodies OF Mrs Rebecca Cohn
and her child Carl. Early yesterday morning the
fathers returned from New-Jersey and attended TO
Inc removal OF tho bodies from 81. Catharines Hos
nrit.i Coroner Mason ard jury viewed the bodies.
aanJ tho inauest wa3 adjourned until Friday. Rose
p pas,ernak and Solomon Cohn. the other children
rnad are expected to recover from their Injuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
RECEPTION BY THE MUSICIANS CLUB.

The Musicians Club gave reception In their
new clubrooms. No Ns Montague-st.. Tuesday
evening. J. C. Dempsey. barytone; Mrs Pardan.
soprano: Master Vincent Favelli. harpIst Miss
Ida Mollenhauer. pIaniste: Mr.. Pardan. tenor; DR..
Ballard, barytone. and NJ. b. Parkinson. composer.
contributed 20 a delightful programme.
Among those present Mr.. and Mrs. Lums-
den Miss vass, DR.. Stetson. OF New-York City; Mr..
and Mrs. Branders OF New-York City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Perritt, Charles f. Coe. Henry G. sanborn,
John Clark Brocolini. Henriaues Munoz, w. q.
Lahey, Miss Grace Whiting. A. A. Day and Miss
Day Henry s C;haD%an IT, Carl rSue pr Eullsy
Davidson, W. d. c. Boggs the Misses De Wolfe.
Dr. L. w. Marshall and @. Waring StcbbinS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
,.or WITHDRAWING FROM THE PACIFIC.

mistaken report yesterday referred TO the Con
,,,.r,al Insurance Company as brooklyn corpo,a
",,. ',,,.r branch The report Implied that the Con-
.,na,,a, ard phenix. which is OF Brooklyn were
w,,sarawng business from the Pacific Coast OWNS
~ defective building law. which subject Insurance
companles to greater risk The Continental ana
phen,x are not contemplating wthdrawa OF Wes,.
crn business but. on the contrary, c'pee' " ' S'
t ,bn,r oncratlons on the Pacific Coast -. ,,..
A. reported in The Tribune yesieraayi me ec,cs.
H., IAN Francisco. but this change was simply mace
IN order 10 have all Western agents report 10 Tue
49, otflc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
SCHIEREN TALKS OF MORTON
THE Ex.MAYoR FAvoRs HIS NOMINATION.
BIT pEpLoREs THE PLATT POLICY
srK1N1.EY WOULD MAKE GOOD PRESIDENT liz
SAYS. AND HE GIVES SOME PERSONAL OBJ
sERvArIoNs OF SOUTHERN sENTl-
MENT FOR THE OHIO MAN
TARIFF LEGISLATION
NEEDED.

r. >fovor sch,ersn expressed his Views on the
Presidential situation to Tribune reporter last
night. Mr.. Schieren has hitherto not placed
b,mse,, on recori as being in favor of any par
t,cu,ar candidate, but last night he declared
h,use,f IN favor OF Governor Norton Ana,
said he. when I am for a man. am loyal 10
hin, Mr. Morton Is an exceedingly good Gov
ernor. and I fail to see why his name should
not no presented in the convention at st. Louis
and he should receive the loyal support OK the
delegates from New York State wEiie there Is
a chance Of his nomination
"I am personally acquainted With MAJOR NC
kinIey and. should he receive the Presideh''ai
nomination. he would not have a more earnest
supporter than l. He would undoubtedly make
a good President. =,
~ do not believe in Platts policy. nor do
believe in the one-man policy. am aoso'u'e'y
and Internationally opposed to ohe-"'an
power In this State
"On nv recent trip through the South founu
that the political workers were In faVor oi Ma
for Mckinley. but 1t was not so with the peopie'
They have the highest respect for MI Mchihiey
but they are rot go enthusiastic as the party
workers.
'The country is in a terrible plight at present.
There are three things necessary 10 res'o'e
confidence in the commercial and hnanciai az
fairs Of this country. First. we must p'ace our ~
selves on a sound money basis, ana II NUS y
clearly under stood that nothing snort Oh so'u
standard will restore confidence. ,
'Second the Administration shoulu, az eai :.
no noesibIe devise ways and means IN orue, ~
raise revenue either internal or by tarih,
enough TO meet the current expenses vi 'u &c
Government No prudent business man; WI" ,n a :,
IN the condition that our Government - III ra
present. would long continue such p9ncy. III, Ia
would either curtail his expenses, or else WIZ
devise some means 10 increase MS ,evenuv
otherwise Il would mean ruin ana oanni ~, ~ ~
"Third we need moderate advance ~, -, .uv
,ar,r On some commodities which are ehtire.y
too low now and have been crippled on Una. a.
count: but IL would be just as ruinous u yan
an extreme policy on tariff iegisasion 80
the people and the manufacturers OF lns 'V S,t
trv want ia not 80 much tariff tinkerihg' pu.,
ra,hsr conservative policy pursued 10 ses
tho business men at rest, and not throw .ie"'
continually into an uncertainty as 10 Va,u. ..s
"-Iy business Ia directly Interested III .ne "a
nertv OF manufacturing In this county, nv
douht whether a business man exists WHY ~. ,,.
in closer contact with manufacturers '"aa TO-
husincas does because we supply 'ne ' -
heitinp with which all machinery - pu' IN mo
ZION and II manufacturing is duli u NV, "a ID
our business We do some export business, an.
we have paid considerable attention lot .e roc
few wears 10 export trade. and nave oeeh 'u@
cessful In that line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
SENT BACK TO THE HOME.

Three times william Gilhooy. an orphan mas
escaped from St. Johns Home at Albany and st.
Marks ayes. the last time on Saturday. when ne
took refuge in the home OF Mrs. Jane Haggerty at
No. 6l Rordcn-ave. Long Island city. He was
caught there by Agen; Meyer. or the Children
Society, and when arragnei before Justice Lemon.
in the Even Street Police Court yesterday. on
charge OF vagrancy. gave his age ms eleven years
He made another attempt 10 escape from IN" court.
room but was caught before he reached the street
nv Policeman Gates. William G.lhooly was sent
hack TO St Johns Home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED by THE POLICE

The funeral OF Teresa Carney. whose bony was
found on Tuesday morning on the tracks OF the
Long Island Railroad skIrtlng Evergreen 'eme-
terry at Centraave. took place yesterday a''.'"oon
a, Ian rJn1e's undertaking establishment. No. ls2
Montrose-ave The burial was In the Lutheran
Cemetory The expenses were betrayed by several
women missionaries from the Doyers-s' mission
The police have ceased to entertain suspicious OF
foul play The pieces Of cloth found on the fence
nea- the BODY were proved TO have been hanging
there for weeks. and the ground wn'ch " was III
,.ged shovel signs OF n struggle was where the
natrol wagon backed W ana the police lfted In me
body OF the woman Coroner Mason said last even
,n~' 'There ia absolutely no foundation for stories
OF fonl paw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
FIFTH GAME-PONZfANI.
NEW CLUBS INCORPORATED.

The certificate OF Incorporation OF the Melville
Boyd Club was filed In the County Clerks office
on Tuecduy. The club Is organized for social pur-
poses. and any male person In All Saints parish Is
eligible for membership. There will he library
and a reading room. and 1t IL intended to enlarge
the work Of the church through the club. The
dircctorl for the nrst year are William Marshall,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
TO CONTRACTORS.

FOR gyRsEgHSs A3 yA S2 EFRSS
5A HIS r 3 TIE Eo GsaS4 ~ e ssaR
al, I5A% LAWS SE sssT * 81 r Al 49, 80
EEtp I IoS AS Il 's Thba
NorE~Bids will be received as follows; -
/ nd for furniture. cabinet work aad otner WORK -
ned under heading Of Furniture. Cabinet Work. Furs
'nss s for burglar proof file case burglarproot -
IRE proof safe aud safe; Ale. ann
Bid for metallic fe cases ana rsoya a ans s
up burglar proc, ME case ana sA's 'e''''1' '
nd FOR metallic file cases for Health Depar.mat
: ma Tor mason work. carpenter work. Iron and ~ ~
work. plumbing work gas-htting work marble "oIx . ~,
wo-k gas and electricllghs fixtures, painting and o~
is no. be understood that all the requirements g
conditions OF the contract and specifications sna' ~"
sEAIEp ESTIMATES for the above work Endorsed sl
the above also with the name OF the person IN
se"s s.SsSsa at ;'s the Sam an" of the y
j. and 5 Finance Department stewart r sIiE q e SS
FTS.s Nay n s. S' Soy sss; e
publicly sss X Hd Fund In 's and
award Of the contract. awarded. will be made 70 =
lowest bidder with adequate security as soon ne'e''"
The person o. persons to whom the contract ma! -
pepar,ment OF Public Works with the suretes CsssS a..
him them and execute ire sont,ac, WIN. "a hat .
and in case OF failure neglect DO he or ,h! ny
10 considered having abandoned H. anu a.
20 the Corporation and thcreupon the work snan n.
cepted and executed IRE work 10 commence y . -
time as the Commissioner OF Public Works may ri
R-Pernis sinn VII net oe given ,or the WIZ. ~. ~
Of any bid or estimate M bid VIII be accepteu ~
contrac, awarded to- person who IL IN arIs1s
s,nrnoration upon deb. or contract. or who cSsT ~
as surety or otherwise. upon any ooNgaton !" I"
For the nature extent OF the work 10 49,
ders are referred 10 The drawings and inc a,,SiSe
The drawings may be a. the ONCE o. N ~
RnSert Maynicke Rooms IS 10 iS 0welfth @n n
York Commercial Building. Nce. rs and III p0's'~
the City OF New YORK ,., ,,,, ~rvrrY DkYs
after the notice 10 commence "ork mas pest Wv
Con,ui,soner OF Public Works.
The amount OF security required is
50 600 on Bid No. J.
5000 on Bid No. 2
$500 hid No. g.
5000 Bid No. T.
H,nT form OF estimates and further ntomsnon y,
aired can be obtained application q the Co"Vu"
Office No $50 Broadway -, ....,ec.,,ons fx
The torn, OF agreement including the specin-u0sa' y
the work can be obtained at Office OF the SomV"''"
| go Broadway.
WILLIAM L. STRONG.
Mayor;
JOHN W. GoFF. r...r,ss,,usu
Recorder, So"
AsHBEL p. FITCH. ef the
Comptroller:
| ANsON G. M'CoOK linking Fsrd
Chamberlain: S
WILLIAM NJ X. OfCOrT
Chairman Committee on tinanc',
Board OF Aldermen
| VONNISSIONERS OF THE SiNn'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
SAND IN LITIGATION.

yustice Smith, Of the Supreme Court. Yesterday
ordered . resale Of property at Stony Brook. Long
Iaisnd. under foreclosure Of q mortgage OF $4,000
o,vred nv william b. Youngs Jonas Smith, Of this
city. owned the property. and. after Younss had
fersclosed the mortgage It and 1t was advertised
for saIe ne discovered that there were deposits OF
building sand ON II which he estimated made its
vn1un nom $4,000 TO $4,000. He asked Youngs to
postpone the sale, but this was refused. and the
peo4srty was sold for $4,000. Smith moved before
JuG{ico 8lth 70 Get the sale aside the ground Of
6ou6 JuDtice Smith Yesterday denied the motion,
ly1nG that ~ sepqM - 10 evidence Of fraud but