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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
NOTICE.


CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF AUGUST, 1886, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
improvement of
HANCOCK AVENUE.
between Bowers street and Congress street,
in accordance with petition previously pre-
scented to said Board on the eth day of May,
1895. and conformably to the provisions OF
Chapter 27 of the Laws of 1895, 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, namely
HANCOCK AVENUE,
from Bowers street to Congress street.
BOWERS STREET,
on the north side from Hancock avenue about
49, feet east and 1853 feet west.
SOUTH STREET,
on the north side from Hancock avenue about
As feet east and 22-u feet west.
CONGRESS STREET,
on the south side from Hancock avenue about
Is feet east and Is feet west.
And that in accordance with the provisions
OF the act above cited, the 18th day Of August.
1896, at 10 O'Clock A. M. and the meeting
room of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear.
consider and adjudicate upon all objections
to the confirmation Of said final assessment
map that may be presented in writing.
GEO. 7, BouToN
Dated Jersey City. August II. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
NEW QUARTERMAsTER GENERAL
The President Names Col. Sawtelle
in Genera Ratche lder,s Place.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10, 1Ss6.1The
President today appointed Col. Charles
G. Sawtelle, Q-uartermaster General of the
Army. with the rank of B~rigadier General.
He succeeds Gen. R. N. Batchelder, who
retired on the 27th of last month.
Gen. Sawtelle was born in and appointed
from Maine. He was a cadet in the Mill
tary Academy from June l, 1850 to July i,
1854. When he graduated he was APP
pointed Brevet Second Lieutenant in the
Second Infantry. In 1857 he entered the
Qaartermaster,s Department, and in 1861
was made Captain and Assistant Quarter
master. He reached the rank of Colonel
Ja 1894.
He received brevet ranks of Major, Lieu
tenant-Colone and Colonel in March, 1865,
for faithful and lneritorious services during
In the same month for faithful and meri-
torious services in the Quartermaster's
Department during the war.
He served in Minnesota from Septen-
Der, 1854, to July, 1856; in Nebraska and
Kansas, participating in the Sioux expe-
dftion, On the Utah expedition and on the
march to California in 1858; on frontier
duty in California, as Quartermaster of
the Colorado River Expedition in. 1861.
He was in charge of the Quartermas-
ter's depot at Perryville, Nd, from Au-
gust, 1861, to March, 1862; at Fort Monroe,
Va, forwarding troops and supplies to
the Army of the Potomac in 1862, and as
assistant in charge of transportation in
that army to September, '62; acting
Quartermaster General of the Army of
the Potomac September and November,
'62; Chief Quartermaster Second Army
Corps, November, So, to January, '6S:
Chief Q-uartermaster Right Grand Divi-
sion, Army of the Potomac, to February,
'63, and of the cavalry corps to June of
the same year; Assistant Chief Quarter
master Army of the Potomac the lat
ter part of So; Chief Q-uartermaster of
the Cavalry Bureau to February, "a;
Chief Quartermaster U. s.. forces on the
Rio Grande. Texas, to April, '64; in charge
of transports and supplies for General
Banks army in the field in Louisiana.
He has also served as Chief Quarter
master Military Division of West Missis-
sippi, of the Military Division of the
Southwest, of the Department of the
Gulf and Military District of Augusta; in
charge of the clothing depot. New York
city; Chief Quartermaster, Department of
California; Chief Quartermaster De-
Department of the Columbia, and as De-
pot Quartermaster at Vancouver, Wash. ;
QuartermaSter, Department of the South,
and Depot Quartermaster at Philadelphia.
In 1894 he was assigned to duty at Gov
errors Island as Chief Quarterlnaster of
ton he now holds. He will retire on May
10, 1898, on which day he reaches the age
limft-64 years.
The promotion of Colonel Sawtelle ere
ated a vacancy in the grade of captain.
which the President filled by promoting
First Lieutenant C. A. Devol, of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. 1t also caused the
ter's Department. :-Lieutenant-Colone w.
B.. Hughes, to Colonel; Major ]. ". FYl-
| rey, to Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain
c.. A. Booth, to Major.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19

Notice is hereby given that on the nth day
of May. 1886. application was made to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
John J. Maher and others for the construction
of a Pinch vitrifed pipe
w IN ARMO STREET.
from a point about $50 feet west of Arlington
avenue, to and connecting with the sewer in
Grand street.
Said sewer to be built conformably to the
provisions of Chapter 217 of-the Laws of 1895.
and in accordance with the established plan
of sewerage, together with all the necessary
manholes, receiving basins and appurtenances.
Notice is also given that on the 18th day Of
August, 1896. the Commissioners of Assessment
filed in the Office of the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners their preliminary man
total cost of the contemplated improvement
and the probable amount to be assessed on
property specially benefited thereby, 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
HARMON STREET
from a point about 1851 feet east of Crescent
avenue to Arlington avenue
AVENUE.
on the west side. from Harmon street about
20 feet north
of the act above cited the 18th day of August,
1896, at 10 O'clock A. NJ, and the meeting
room of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the fine and
and Water Commissioners will meet To hear
parties interested in said application and
all remonstrances against the said proposed
Improvement that may be presented in writ
ing.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEORGE T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey City. Aug. IA. 1896
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
WHO owns THIS NONE?
Baugert Finds Pieces Of Dollar
Bills on His Bushes.

Edward Baugert, the florist, of No. lat
Webster avenue, is not a free silver man;
he is for gold, but from the appearance
of his front yard the other morning a
passerby would be led to suspect that he
was out for free g-reenbacks. for he was
busily picking the paper money from bush
and vine.
The neighbors looked at each other and
said: rs Baugert growing g~reenbacks
now?" Several vent so far as to ask
him if the bills were growing in his
yard. Then they found out that Baugert
was as. mystifed as they were. He had
not the slightest idea where the money
came from. or how it got into his yard.
When he had completed his tour of
his garden he had three pieces of different
81 bills and two pieces of different 81 bills.
He went into the house and showed his
find.
"Oh, papa" said his daughter, st am
going to see if l can't find a whole bill. .
She Went outside and soon returned bear
ing IN her hand a piece of a $40 bill.
Upon close examination a piece of a fin
gernail and a piece. of flesh were found
ciing1ng to the greenhack. They then de-
sided to notify the police and the torn
over to Captain McNulty of the Sixth
precinct. How the money got into Bau-
gerts yard is something that mystifies
the police.
Mrs. Evans, who Hives across the street
from the Baugert's, says she heard a
noise in front of the florists about three
o'clock ON Sunday morning, which sound
ed ilke a crash that would be caused by
tne Ialing m Of a gate. This would make
It appear as if al intoxicated man had
fallen through the gate, and in SO doing
fore the piece of nail and flesh off. Blu
now the pills We're torn or Why they We're
rot in his pocket is h the police are
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
THE REVENGE OF OLUKAs.
He Came, He Saw. He Wade His
Wife Make a Compiafnt.

William Woetz, of No. S5s First street,
Hoboken, was arrested this morning on
complaint of Mrs. Maria Clukas, who
charged him with attempting an indecent
assault upon her.
Mrs. Clukas and her husband live in
the same house with Woetz. Last night
Mr.. Clukas attended the big Schuetzen
Fest. Clukas says he had a suspicion
that things were not all right at home.
and he returned early from Schuetzen
Park. Instead of entering at the front
door he ven around to the rear of the
house and looked in at the window. He
says he saw his wife and Woetz having
a very interesting time.
Clukas interrupted the pair by tapping
on the window, and startled them very
greatly. They had not expected him to
return so soon.
Mrs. Clukas and Woetz met the enraged
husband at the doo and there was a
spicy scene. Mrs. sClukas declared that
Woetz had used force upon her with
criminal intent. Her husband insisted
that she make a charge against Woetz,
and she did,.
Woetz was bailed this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
Dated Jersey city. August IA. 1896.

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby. given that on the 18th day
of August, 1896. the Commissioners Of Assess
ment filed in the Office of the Clerk Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
UNION STREET.
between Ocean avenue and Bergen avenue, in
accordance with petition previously presented
to said Board on the sth day Of July. 1895.
217 of the Laws of 1895. and the same is now
open to public inspection in the Office of tn
Clerk Of said Board,
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections
UNION sTREET.
from Ocean avenue TO Bergen avenue.
OCEAN AVENUE,
on the west side from Onion street about rs
feet north and 27.32 feet south.
AVENUE.
from Union street about 100 feet north and 100
sAcKETT STREET,
from Union street about 100 feet north and
100 feet south.
BERGEN AVENUE.
on the east side from Union street. abort
2s.1 feet north and 20 feet south.
And that in accordance with the provisions
Of the act above cited. the 18th day OF August.
1896. at 10 O'Clock A M. and the mestins
room Of the Board of Street and Water Cnm-
ndssioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners win meet to hear.
consider and adjudieate upon all obiecfians
to the confirmation of said final Assessment
map that may be presented in writfns.
BY order Of the Board OF Street ana Water
Commissioners
GEO. 7. seuroN
Dated Jersey City August IA. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
BRIDEGROOM WAS BUSTED
Had No Money to Tip the Justice
and His Clerks.

Justice of the Peace Ben Van Beuren
this afternoon. in the City Hall, united
u. Foster of No. 143 Newark avenue and
Mamie Ray of No. 1863 Henderson street.
both colored. in marriage.
Usually when marriages are performed
the clerks in the Mayors office pocket a
nice fee. On this occasion Fred Farrell
and Messenger Golden were the only peo-
pie present. and they counted on divid-
ing a IS bill at least. Golden invested
fifteen cents in an elaborate certificate.
hoping to bring the ante from the
colored bridegroom up to a healthy limit.
The contracting parties We're arrayed
in their finest and lounced about the
office as though they owned the earth.
Messengers were despatched here and
there and the telephone was kept busy.
The wedding was soon over, and Foster.
calling Golden aside, whispered to him
that he was dead busted but that he
would make everything all right in a
day or two. The colored folk depart
ed, leaving behind them a Disguised Jus
tice of the Peace and two furious clerks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
POLICY COLONY IN THE JAIL
Their Cases Will Not Come Up Unttl
the September Term.

The little colony of alleged policy deal
ers in the county jail is not being de-
creased, and no efforts are being made
to secure bail for them. They will have
to remain in jail until the September term
of court opens on the Sth of that month.
and thereafter until Prosecutor Winfield
moves their cases. The colony consists
Of Louis Solomon, Frank Daily. Oliver
Burns, Frank Drum and George III. De-
whit. Dewint, who is the most recent
acquisition, has made application for trial
In the Special Sessions. but he consulted
Lawyer Theodore Ryerson yesterday ana
will probably ask leave to withdraw his
application.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19

$500. = -
Notice is hereby given that on the 1lth day
of August. 1896, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in 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 GARRISON AVENUE,
from Bond street to and connecting with the
sewer in Stuyvesant avenue, in accordance
with petition previously presented to said
Board on the Cd day of June. 1895, conform
ably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the
Laws of 1895, 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
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely
X GARRISON AVENUE,
from a point in the centre line OF Bond street,
if produced, through TO Stnyresant avenue.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited, the 18th day of August.
1896. at 10 o'clock A, M, and the meeting
room Of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear,
consider and adjudicate upon all. objections
to the confirmation of said final. assessment
that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
na+as, rsrsev Cifv Aue,,ef ii 1909
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF August, 1896. the Commissioners Of Assess
ment filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for tha
improvement Of
LINCOLN STREET.
between Central avenue and Hudson Boule-
presented to said Board on the 18th day OF
April. 1895, and confornably TO the provisions
Of Chapter 217 OF the Laws OF 1895. and thu
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, namely
LINCOLN STREET,
from Central avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
CENTRAL AVENUE,
on the west side from Lincoln street about Is
feet north and 50 feet. south.
SUMMIT AVENUE,
from Lincoln street about 81 feet north and
IS. ~ feet south.
MILTON AVENUE,
from Lincoln street about 184.0 feet north and
100. 10 feet south.
HUDSON BOULEVARD,
on the east side from Lincoln street about 2S17
feet north and % feet south.
And that in accordance With the provisions
of the act above cited, the 18th day OF August.
1896. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and the meet
room Of the Board Of Street and Water COM
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet TO hear.
consider and adjudicate upon all objections
10 the confirmation Of said final assessment
map that may be presented in writing.
By order OF the Board OF Street and Water
GEO T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey CITY August II 1905
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
RESISTED SPANISH GOLD.
Captain Morton's story of the Fill
buster Commodoress Delay.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. IS. 1885,
Captain Thomas Morton, of the flibuster
Commodore, left this city for New York
yesterday afternoon, after putting his
little vessel On the ways here. Before
leaving he told a reporter for the News
and Courier" a sensational story about
an attempt on the part of the Spanish
Government to buy him.. He said thai
the negotiations were conducted through
a spy named Benson, who had been
watching the Commodore for weeks, but
that the offer came from Spanish Consul
Jose Congosto, at Philadelphia.
He exhibits in proof of his story a
typewriter document said to be from
the consul. In it, Morton,s name is not
mentioned. but it is an offer of $4,000
Tor the betrayal of any Cuban expedition.
Captain Morton says that the Commo-
dore has been kept here to detain the
cutter Colfax from interfering with the
Dauntless expedition, which recently left
Brunswick.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19

CORPORATION NoTIcE.
Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day
of August, 1895, application was made to the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners by
William H. Cummings and others for the
construction of a 15-inch vitrihed pipe
SEWER IN CLARKE
from a point about 80 feet west of West Side
oval sewer in Mallory avenue from Clarke
avenue to and connecting with the sewer in
Yale avenue.
Said sewer to be built conformably to the
provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws Of 1885
and in accordance with the established plan
of sewerage, together with all the necessary
August, 1895. the Commissioners Of Assessment
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 Improvement
property Specially benefited thereby. 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, namely
from a point about ss.ss feet north OF West
Side avenue to Mallory avenue.
MALLORY AVENUE.
from a point about %. rs feet east OF Clarke
avenue to Yale avenue
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 25th day of August,
1856, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and the meeting
room Of the Board of Street and Water Com
migsioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
all parties interested in said application and
all remonstrances against the said proposed
improvement that may be presented in writ
By order Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City, Aug. IA. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
MANIToBA's SCHOOL QUESTION.

TORONTO, Ont. Aug. 10, 1sss.4The
Ottawa correspondent an
nounces that as a result of friendly con-
~ferences between Premier Laurier and
his colleagues and the Manitoba minis
ters, Messrs. Sifton, Cameron and Wat
question has been arrived at. The cor
respondent adds
This gratifying result is entirely due
mier Laurier and his colleagues, whicn
has had such a splendid effect in edlrcat-
ing public opinion upon the whole SUBJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
TO BUILD LOCOMOTIVES IN RUSSIA
Entire Plant to he sent from Phila.
deIphia 10 St. Petersburg.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10, 1seS.-An
entire locomotive plant will shortly be
taken to St. Petersburg from this city on
the British steamship Laleham. which
has been chartered for the purpose. The
plant is to be erected at Mini Nowgarod,
the commercial metropolis of the inte-
rior of the Russian Empire. Contracts
for machinery for the plant amounting
to over $4,000 0 were awarded to American
manufacturers, the bulk of them coming
from Philadelphia firms.
The plant Is to be built In connection with
the Sarmova works an extensive estab-
lfshTnent engaged In manufacturing cars.
tea1nboats. steam boilers and employing
5000 hands. The locomotive plant will
have q capacity for building 200 engines a
year and will employ about 1000 hands.
All of the foremen and engineers will be
Americans. The buildings have been conn
pleted and are now ready to receive the
machinery.
The Gear has given valuable encourage
ment to the enterprise. As nearly IS per
cent. of the railways in the empire are
operated by the Government, the new
compan VIII get a great share of its
work. The company VIII be known as the
Russian American Manufacturing Conn
pany. The consignment will aggregate
over three thousand IONS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
HEY RUBE!

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 10, 1896
Sometime ago the European Circus wagon
show billed Severville. for a performance
yesterday. This being the first tent show
to visit that town a committee
of white caps sem the circus people word
that everything on the bills should be
shown or the tent would be torn down and
burned. The show arrived yesterday.
and as soon as the tent has been erected
drunken men and boys cut the guy ropes
when a general fight followed. twenty
men We're badly hurt but only one arrest
made. The parade was given under arms
ana pickets were about the tent at the af-
ternoon performances.
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Notice is hereby given rna- on the 9Th day
OF August. 1895, application was made to the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners by
Francis Kearney and others for the construc-
tion Of a 15-inch yitrihed pipe
SEWER IN FIRST STREET.
from Colgate street to Brunswick street.
Said sewer to be built c~onformably to the
provisions of Chapter I'll Of the Laws of 1895
and in accordance with the established plan
manholes. receiving basins and appurtenances.
Notice is also given that on the 18th day Of
August, 1895, the Commissioners of Assessment
filed in the ofice of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners their preliminary map
for said improvement, showing the probable
and the probable amount to be assessed on
property specially benefited thereby. 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, namely
FIRST STREET.
from Colgate street to Brunswick street.
COLGATE STREET,
on the east side from First street about %
feet north.
And that in accordance with the provisions
1896, at 10 o'clock A. Nj, and the meeting
room of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
parties interested in said application and
all remonstrances against the said proposed
improvement that may be presented in writ
ing
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEORGE t. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey CITY. Aug. Il 1896
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
DASHED AGAINST THE POLE.
Accident to a Passenger on
a Trolley Car.

August Eggers, a florist, OF No. Ill
Bowery. New York City, was badly hurt
this morning while attempting to board a
Rutherford trolley ear in the narrow pas
sage way which runs from Newark street
down to the ferry entrances in Hoboken.
The trolley poles are so close to the
tracks along this narrow street that there
is not room for a man standing on the
step of the car to escape the iron trolley
poles as the car passes. Eggers was
standing near a pole when he Jumped on
the side step of the car, which was going
at a good rate. Before he could get into
the big iron post. He was dashed from
the step to the ground. and was picked up
unconscious. His head was badly crushed
and he has other injuries. He was re-
moved to st. Mary's Hospital in the ann
bulance.