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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
THROUGH WONDERLAND.
neutrality-suspicious. Tours to Yell
ioyystone Park via y. II. Il.


ioSvstone Park via p. n. II.
The Yellowstone Park is one of the
most wonderfully attractive regions of
the world. Its BEAUTIES of scenery, the
wild grandeur of its mountains and canons
compel the admiration of every visitor,
while its phenomenal geysers and curious
meteorological formations make it a rich
field for the investigation of the scientist.
Universal interest attaches to it. and IN
order that the natural desire to visit it
may be accomplished in the most salts
factory manner the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has arranged a tour cover
ing a period Of sixteen days. leaving New
York and Philadelphia. Thursday, Aug
ust n.
As the tour will run under the personal
ly conducted tour system ~inaugurated by
the above named company. it is hardly
necessary to give the assurance that it
manner. It might be well to state, how
ever, that no other means of seeing the
park thoroughly is comparable to that
afforded by a well ordered personally con-
Quoted tour.
a special train. consisting of a dining,
Pullman vestibule drawing room sleeping,
compartment, and observation cars. which
VIII pr tut ptSt lhas Sdn pe sceufSu, VIII
be provided. in which passengers will
live en- route. and whenever the journey
is broken the choicest rooms In the
leading hotels will be reserved for the use
of the tourists. for which regular rates
are paid. so that the guests, although
members of a party, enjoy all the priyi-
leges Of individuals who may have made
their own selections.
The party will be conducted throughout
by a tourist agent especially selected for
his ability and experience with chaperon
to look after the comfort of lady passen-
gers.
The rate. covering every necessary ex-
pense. viii be $40 from Boston. and $500
from New York, philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington and Harrisburg; proportions
ate rates from other points.
Detailed Itinerary will be sent on ap-
plicatjon to Tourist Agent. 26 Washing
ton street. Boston; 1885 Broadway, New
York; $50 Fulton street. BROOKLYN. or
Room al, Broad street station, Philadel-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commits
sioners Of Assessment for Jersey City, N. j.,
will meet at their Office in the building occn-
pied by the Board Of Street and Water Conn
Mercer street. Jersey City, n. J., on Tuesday.
August II, 1895. at 9 o'clock Ia the forenoon.
to appraise the value of the land to be taken
and to determine the value Of the real estate
of such real estate. or Of any interest therein.
may sustain by reason of opening, widening
and changing as to boundaries of PearsaI
avenue, between the Hudson Boulevard and
the Morris Canal. al which time and place
said Commissioners will meet and hear all
desire to be heard before them on the value
of the lands 10 be taken for said improve
ment and the damage the owners OF such
land will sustain by reason Of such i'm
owner of any such real estate or Of any in
terest therein will sustain BY reason Of said
improvement,
The land and real estate to be taken for
said Improvement may be described as fol-
lows:-All land and real estate within 20 feet
measured at right angles on both sides of The
following described centre line. beginning at
a point on the westerly side of the Hudson
Boulevard at a point distant 24i feet 4
inches northerly from the intersection Of the
thence running westerly nearly parallel with
Girard avenue 2I5 feet 95 inches to a point
distant PIG feet Se inches northerly from the
northesly side Of Girard avenue. thence
Girard avenue and distant 2I6 feet 3is inches
therefrorn measured at right angles to said
nertherly side Of Girard avenue TO the Morris
Canal.
HUMPHREY W. CARR
MICHAEL SCHULTZ, JR.,
CORNELIUS J.. CRONAN.
Commissioners OF Assessment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
WARDEN MIToHELLs CHARITY.

A tail woman who said her name was
Connors. went into the County Jail short
ly before seven O'Clock yesterday even
ing and asked for assistance. She had
two children with her. The woman was
poorly but cieanly clad, and the children
showed evidence of motherly care. She
said, on being questioned, that her hus-
band died about a month ago. They had
been living with her mother-in-iaw, a
Mrs. Connors, of Morgan street. Her
mother-in-law turned her and the chill
dren out yesterday morning without CIV
ing them any breakfast. Warden Mitch
ell was touched by her story and d.
rected that she and the children be given
all they could eat. They were bounti-
fully fed and then furnished with sleep
ing accommodations in the detention room
for female witnesses. This morning they
were supplied with a good breakfast. and
the woman. after expressing her graft
tude. went away with her children to
seek a home
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
GUILLOTIuB FOR DOZENS
The Water Pumping Force to
Be Practically Wiped Out
Next Tuesday.

The Board of Finance met yesterday
afternoon. Commissioners Simpson and
De1willer were absent. Mr.. Simpson is
stAl very sick. but he visited the City
Hall q few days ago and before leaving
was induced to approve the hung-np pay
rolls Of the employees of Belleville and
High Service and for laying ard repair
ing water pipe for the month of June. No
action has been taken on the July pay
rolls because they are not due yet The
disputed payrolfs were passed without
discussion last evening. an agreement
having been reached, it is said, between
the Finance and Street and Water Com
missioners that the working force at the
pumping stations shall be reduced as soon
as practicable. President Brautigam was
instrumental in bringing about the agree
ment.
The supply now being furnished by the
East Jersey Water Company is in the
neighborhood of twenty million gallons
q day. This requires only about four mil
lion gallons to be pumped, and thus the
work of the employees is reduced. Many
of them, it is said, have a practically
nothing to DO for several weeks. 1t IS re-
ported that a sufficient reduction will be
made in the forces at Belleville and H4ga
Service by the Street and Water Com
Inissioners at their meeting next Tues
day morning to put the department. on a
self-sustaining basis.
With the contemplated reduction IN the
working force and the new schedule of
water rates. which is TO be fixed, the Fin
ance Commissioners feel confident that
the temporary supply. will be paid for
without any embarrassment to the city
or the placing of any deficiency in the
tax levy.
With the sweeping reductions contem-
plated in the Water Department, that
branch OF the city government viii cease
TO be a hospital for political heelers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
STATE BOARD OF TAXATION.
In Session Yesterday Five Hours and
Dispose ofTwo Cases.


TRENTON, July 20. 1s9s.-The State
Board of Taxation was dn session for
nearly hours yesterday. There were FIVE
cases on the calendar. but only two of
them were disposed Of.
The first was the case of the West
Orange Water Company against the
West Orange Township Company. Ex-
City Solicitor Adrian Riker. of Newark.
appeared for the water company. and w.
Read Howell for the West Orange Town
ship Company. The Township Assessors
of West Orange assessed the water com
pany for its lines, hydrants, etc, at
$4,000. The water company claimed that
this included its franchise. and that the
franchise was not assessable un6er the
State laws.
The Board gave Judgment reducing the
assessment from $4,000 to $50, 900. and in
strlcted the Assessor not to include the
franchise in future assessments. as the
Supreme Court a recently decided that
the franchise was not assessable.
The other case decided was the appeal
case Of James Day VS.. The Borough Of
the question whether a tract Of land "
ing in a growing district could be as
sesssd and held as farm property under
the law. The Board decided that 1T must
be assessed al the same comparative
value as. other properties in the vicinity.
The other cases were adjourned to be
heard in Newark.
The Board then disposed of nearly an
the appeals from the assessments Of 1885
and in August will begin hearing APP
pea1s of taxing districts. This latter
work. which consists Of equalizing the
assessments of taxing districts in counties
is one of the most important features in
the work of the Board.
me members OF the Board present yes
terday were:-Major Carl LEM. New
ark; Henry j. West. Camden; Albert
Shape, Solen; and Thomas Usher. Score
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
PERSONAL.

Messrs. A. A Franck n William f..
yobin, TWO well known residents of the
Old Fourth District, went fishing yester-
day 10 Sewarren. and caught forty good
SEED weakfish In three hours. They
celebrated their good luck In regular
hshermen's style last night and also dis
fTibuted a large number Of the fish among
their friends They are going fishing
again IN a few days. but this time it win
be to Barnegat.
City. Physscian Simon OF Hoboken re-
turned yesterday from a trip TO Boon
ton much improved in health. Today he
VIII LEAVE on a two weeks trip to As5ury
Park.
Patrolman August Gerry Of the OAK
iand avenue police station is spending his
vacation at Hayefstraw, on the Hudson,
with his wife and family.
Captain John Weber of Company No.
s, Gernlania Schuefzen Bund. sailed for
EE1ope this morning OF the sleamhssp
EoDrdland Of the Red Star Line. He
vii visit his old folks IN Germany and
spend several months IN seeing some Of
Inc Old World. as he has not been in
that hssnisPhere for over thirty years a
HE pier this morning to bid him bon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
MEAN KIND OF A JOKE.
Inspector Pofnte,s Courageous Deed
In Thrashfng an Old Nan.

A good story is being told in Hoboken
abou Charles La Pointe, brother of
Assistant Postmaster La Pointe. He is
an inspector on the new library building
on Park avenue and Fifth street.
Yesterday La Pointe in an excess of
enthusiasm threw off his coat and start
ed TO show a workman how to do some
thing on the top floor. A friend picked
the coat up and seeing an old italian
passing sold the coat TO the peddler for
ten cents.
When La Pointe came down the Italian
was far down the street. Some one told
the Inspector and he dashed up the street
after the wagon. He o~verhauled the
Italian, but the latter refused to give
up the coat at any price. La Pointe
pitched into the unlucky Dago. thrashed
him soundly and tool the coat away by
force. The Italian was glad TO escape
with his life. La Pointe was so glad to
recover his coat that he blew every
body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF May, 1886, application was made to The
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners by
ton of an 1S-inch vitriied pipe
SENER IN WALKER AVENUE.
from Bergen avenue TO Jackson avenue. and
sewer 10 ami connecting with the sewer az
the intersection Of Woodlawn avenue and
said sewer to be built conformably TO
the provisions of Chapter az Of the Laws Of
plan Of sewerage. together with all the nee
essary manholes. receiving basins and ap-
Notice is also given that on the zlst day
of July. 1886. the Commissioners Of Assess
ment fled in The office Of the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners their preliminary
map for said Improvement. showing the
probable total cost Of the contemplated i'm
provement and the probable amount o be
assessed on property specially benefited there
BY. and the same is now open TO public
Inspection in the Office OK the Clerk OF said
And notice Is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections
WALKER AVENUE
from Bergen avenue 10 a point about . fee<
Southeast Of Van Clesf street,
BERGE
on on the east sor ssas. iF snd J. 81 feet Southwest.
VAN CLEEF TREET
r nosnhe y 4iA 81 SwsoodiaWn avenue. from Van
elect street to a point about q feet SOUTH
Ana that IN accordance with the provisions
If the aef above cited. the 4th day of August.
1ses At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and the meeting room
If tie Board Of Street and Water Commissioners
are hereby fixed as the time and place when and
where fhe Board OF Street and Water COM
mlssIoners VIII meet to hear all parties in
ferested IN said application and all remoa-
STANCES against the said proposed Improvement
that may be presented IN writing
BY order Of the Board OF Street and Water
GEO. 7. BoCgoN.
Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29


Notice Us hereby given that on the soth day
Of March, 1895. application was made 10 ne
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners BY
Bernard J. Murphy and others Tor the con-
s~truction Of a l5-ineh vitrifed pine
SEWER IN SOUTH STREET.
avenue to and connecting with the sewer IN
Central avenue.
Said sewer to be built conforrnably 10 the
provisions 81 Chapter III Of the Laws Of 1885
and in accordance with the established plan
IF sewerage. together with all the necessary
nanhoies. receiving basins ana appurvenarcess
Notice Is also given that on the 2lst day OF
J1av 1906 the Commissioner Of Assessment
asa "a the office Of the Board OF Street and
Wafer Commissioners their preliminary map
4atal cost Of the contemplated Improvement
and the probable amount TO be assessed on
PROPERTY Specially benefited thereby, and the
same Is now open 10 public inspection n the
office OF the Clerk q said Board.
And notice Is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section there
81 Is inci1ded In said assessment. namely
SOUTH STREET.
frrsn a point about leo feet east Of Fassaic
avenue 10 q point about $ feet west Of cea-
And that ID accordance wish the provisions
AZ the act above cited the 9Th aay Of August.
1896 at 10 O'clock A. NJ. and the meeting
rsom Of the Roard q Street ard Water Conn
place whea and where the Board % Street
ard Water Commissioners Will meet - hear
ai parfses Interested IN said application and
All reruonstrances AGAINST the said proposed
Improvement that may be presented in WRITE
81 order Of tAs Board q Street ard Water
n ID enosaE i: bottom.
pAtsa Jersey cssy. guls y assS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
Ex-OOEGREssMAN DUNN INJURED
Two Ribs and HIS ns Esyo2wn
by an Elevator.
Specia. to the Jsrsea Citp Meas

~ 31S~e~- v r~%
NEWARK, July %. Enthusiastically af-
ternoon ex-Congressman John T. Dunn,
of Elizabeth. was painfully injured while
on a business visit to r. ". Lindabury.
whose offices are on the fourth floor OF
the Merchants Insurance Building. Broad
street. Mr.. Dunn had just left Mr.. Lin
dabury's office. and was entering the ele-
vator. when some one on the upper floor
rams the bell for the lift. As the ex-
Congressman was but half way through
the door. the col0red boy in charge start
ed the elevate up. Mr.. Dunn was lifted
several feet from the floor and then
thrown back with such violence that two
of his ribs were fractured and his collar
bone broken.
He was assisted into Mr. L~sndaburyss
office ana 2 physician ING After
very serious. the ex-Congressman left the
building and went to his honae in Eliza
beth. He was accompanied by his son,
Frank Dunn, who had been summoned
as soon as his father was injured. The
are not very serious. but Mr..
Dunn suffers much from the pain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
New york Bond. Go a-Beggtng.

BY a strange coincidence, the great
cities of New York and Brooklyn yester-
day failed in selling large lots of bonds
which they offered to the investing public
CT terms neither better nor worse than
usual. New York asked for loans aggre-
eating IS. se5. ss2. Sc, She was offered only
slo1o. 500. The prices offered for her bonds,
100. was ridieulously small. The highest
premium was A.I5 on the hundred. and
the majority of the bids were at par
Brooklyn advertised s.. 5s5,ooo worth Of
bends. Only two bids were put in. so
the city authorities thought It best to re-
4urn them and begin all over again.
Various more or less plausible explana-
tions are offered of this horrible blow TO
public credit. The Greater New York
scheme. the vagaries of the Strong adj
ministration, "tightness of money" and
even the hot weather which has driven
capitalists TO Bar Harbor and elsewhere,
ere mentioned in accounting for the alb
sence OF bidders and the lowness of bids.
But II FL NoAAAtSA HN1N
fan to see that any of these causes or all
Of them together account for the facts
Indeed the public will not be slow to set
them all down as frivolous pretexts.
What. then. is the matter?
Plainly, the matter rs the overthrow
Of all public confidence. the impairment
of All credit by the cloud of Reputation
and robbery which hangs over the coun-
try in the shape Of the silver movement
It may be placed in answer to this that
New York City and Brooklyn both offer
gold bonds to investors. But the reply 10
this argument is plainly written in the
terms of the Bryanite platform, which
proposes to pass laws invalidatmg all
gold covenants in bonds. contracts or
other evidences of Indebtedness. Of
course, all sensible people believe That no
such legislation would stand a test before
investors IN bonds to the tune of millions
do not figure upon investing in protract-
ed and expensive lawsuits.
Some OF the cranks, who rave about
bonds. may be gleeful over this failure OF
New York B~rooklyn to raise money.
The -work4ngman will do well to consider,
however. just how he and his fellows are
affected.
New York proposed to use nearly W
millions of the money she asked for upon
building new schools. r~enovating the
parks. and upon building new bridges.
Brooklyn proposed to use a large part of
her loan for park improvements. such as
the building of shelters.
Altogether, something k two millions
of dollars would have gone directly into
the pockets of workingmen in the next
two months If the loan had been a Sue
cess. Now, the w~orkingnen viii have to
wait, and a good many Of them may re-
main idle and a good man Of their fam
flies may be in want in consequence. Even
to. the laboring element of snch cities as
New York and Brooklyn, two millions Of
dollars is a great deal of money, and the
loss of 1T is bound to make a good deal
Of difference In their prosperity as a
,1a-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
CHARGES AGAINST a SHIP MASTER

William Hodges, who is employed as 4
Hoboken, came into court this morning
with his nose mashed fiat against his face
and HIS right eye closed. HIS face was
otherwise battered and he presented q
sorry sight.
Hodges was getting breakfast this
morning when William Brennan, the mas
ter Of the boat told him to hurry.
Give me some time said Hodges.
I'm give you time. yelled Brennan,
aud he sailed into the cook like g puGi1ief.
1aatfnk him IN the state described above.
a warrant Wa4 issued tor Brsnn&ns9 ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29

Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
on TUESDAY, August A. 1886. at 10 O'clock A. II.
IMPROVEMENT OF NEwKIRK STREET.
from Summit avenue to sip avenue. and Dick
street to its southeriy end.
Said Improvement to be made conformably to
The provisions Of CHAPTER II OF the Laws OF
file in the Office Of the Clerk OF said Board.
Blank fcrms Of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office OF the
Chief Engineer. corner Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street ssI SsSssS Sit ~ n al Nr,rr,ss
About $500 cubic yards Of earth excavation
About 80 cubic yards Of rock excavation
About go cubic yards of earth filing.
About $40 cubic yards Of SAND or gravel
About $500 square yards Of Belgian paving.
About 1890 lineal feet Of curb stone.
About 400 square feet of bridge stone
About $500 square feet Of Tagging
About 40 iineai feet Of reset curb stone.
About $500 square feet Of relaid tagging.
About 5 receiving basinfeads TO be reset.
About I manhole heads 70 be reset
About 3 new receiving basins and connec-
ug Time allowed for the completion Of the
Ths ,nak,na * he above Improvement and
the award Of the contract therefor VIII be sub
property liable to more than half the assess
mens therefor on the basis OF preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the I'M
provernens Of Newkirk and Dick Streets.
Chairman e1esi ! Of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers ana banded p The
called for ia the order Of business relating 10
sealed proposals
No CITY ofaeial VIII be accepted as surety
nor viii q substitution OF suretles be al
'o gss board may, under the terms az he
any or all proposals.:
The atsentlcn q bidders Is especially
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
MRS. M'0ARR0LL'S REVENGE.
Her Tenant wouldn't kiss Her and
She Smashed Thing.

Max R~osenstein formerly was a tenant
of Mrs. Anna McCarroll, in Monroe street.
Hoboken. One day not long ago Mrs.
MeCarroll wen into Rosenstein's store
and invited Max to give her a kiss. He
declined the tempting offer, and the land
lady started in to clean out the place.
She broke and smashed things and at
tackled Mrs. Rosenstein, who was In a
delicate condition at the time.
Mrs. Roscnstein was so badly injured
tina the physician who attended her
says serious results are likely to follow.
Rosenstein asks his ~landlady fer 500
damages
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
WANTS DAMAGES FOR AN ASSAULT

The case of Morris L~eeavison against
Max Manager Of First and Monroe streets.
Hoboken, to recover damages in the sum
of 5000 was tried before Judge Paxton
yesterday in the District Court.
Leeavison sold shoes valued at So to
Manager some time ago and a dispute
arose over the payment. Leeavison went
to Managers and demanded a settlement.
Manager refused and Leeavison went TO
the rear of the store and tried TO take
away the goods unpaid for. There was
a fight and Leeavisonts clothing was torn
and he was hurt. He sued for damages.
Judge Paxton reserved his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
AN UNeALLANT PEDDLER.

Joseph flicker, a peddler. 20 years old,
of No. 165 Laidlaw avenue. was arraigned
before Judge Douglass in the Oakland
avenue police court this morning charged
with assault and battery on Mary Gehrs.
of No. 10 Summit avenue. Mrs. Gehrs
alleges that Kicker struck her with a
brpomstick. She said that they had some
words over a bin, and hat he got mad
at her and picked up the broom. which
was standing in the areaway and threw
1t at her. Judge Douglass postponed the
case until tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
0UARRELED OVER POLITICS.

John sullivan Of No. 800 Johnston ave-
nue. was arrested on a warrant sworn
out before Justice Douglass by Edward
Quinn Of the same address, who charges
Sullivan with assault and battery. Sulli-
van and Quinn were arguing upon the re-
spective merits Of the Republican and
Democratic platforms and as d result
Sullivan punched Quinn, who had hin
arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
FELL DOWNSTAIRS WITH a STOVE

John Burke of Nc. SIS Grove street.
Hoboken, was coming down stairs yes
terday with a stove on his back. He
at the foot of the stairs together. Burke
was badly shaken up and cut. He was
attended to by DR.. Pindar and sent to the
Hnsniial EAEaLZZ-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
BOYS READY FOR CAMP.

The Fourth Company Boys Brigade are
making preparations for their annual ex-
cursion which takes place on Saturday,
August s. The steamer Speedway will
convey the friends CT the young soldiers
to Boyrton Beach. where the annual en-
carnpment of the brigade VIII be in pro-
gress-
The visitors viii have an opportunity
Of seeing the boys perform the different
mauneurres