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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
MR. GANTZ'S SCHEME
Another New Thoroughfare
Dedicated for Fashiona-
Bile Residences.
Mr.. yERMEuLE's LITTLE BILL
Street and Water Commissioners
Will Sit on squatter Mount
appointments Made.

me Street and Water Commissioners
neld a short session yesterday afternoon.
II was due. perhaps, more to the fact
that Clerk Bouton was not feeling well
than to lack Of business.
George F. Gantz. the owner of consid-
cradle realty on the hill, has decided to
IoiloW the example of the Clifford estate
u laying out a new street, which to
some e~xtent~is going to be exclusive.
Mr.. Gantz has dedicated to the city a
strip of land 100 feet wide. extending
from Bergen venue to West Side. The
new thoroughfare is to be known as
welcome avenue and will be the street
south of Grand avenue. The property
dedicated for street purposes was ac-
eepted by the Street and Water Commits
sioners on behalf of the city. 1t is ex-
pected hat some fine residences will be
Quilt on the new -thoroughfare.
The largest claim paid by the Commits
sioners yesterday was one for 81, 400 for
Cornelius c. Vermeule for services in
preparing and giving expert testimony
J Jerseyg c 5af ce Wa}sa proceedings Of the
MT. Vermeule charges SIS per day for
easy berth. 1t is that of superintendent
Of the armory. 1t only pay SIS De,
month, PVT the duties are to keep enter
prising bill posters from getting posters
Of the Black Crook Company and
other such amusement notices upon the
'front.' I doc. He will also have to see 70
II tnat the ~'arinorer," who gets 81, 200 a
year, reports for duty occasionally.
TO Peter T. O'Brien fell the position
S Sr lnspector OF the Thirteenth street via,
MIN busy for almost a year.
> =. Mcintosh and others asked for
the improvement of Magnolia avenue, be-.
tween the Pennsylvania Railroad cut
ard Tonnele avenue. The Improvement
or S~tuyvesant venue, between Van
Relpen and West Side avenues was also
Corporation Counsel Blair notified the
Board that .Souatter'' Mount, who has
putt a tWo-story house on and fenced ia
about one hundred feet Of Corcoran
street, has no right in the premises. He
suggests the speedy dispossession of the
man.
Mount is to be given notice to vacate at
once. II he refuses then Commissioners
Kaiser. as chairman of the COMMITTEES
or streets, will remove him by force.
The mans impudence in fencing in the
street and building a house on the land
WITHOUT having. the slightest claim on
the land astonishes the Commissioners
They propose acting without DELAY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, February 10, 1896, at two o'cloci-
SEWER IN VIRGINIA VENUE.
and under the westerly sidewalk of the Hud-
son Boulevard, as follows
A 12-inch yitrified pipe sewer under the
easterly sidewalk of Hudson Boulevard, from
the right of way of the Newark and New
point an 1S-inch pipe sewer TO and connecting
with sewer in Virginia avenue, aud a l5-inch
vitrified pipe sewer from Boyd avenue to and
connecting with sewer in Virginia avenue.
and in Virginia avenue from a point about
so feet westerly from Bergen avenue to sewer
in Hudson Boulevard; thence down Virginia
avenue about 500 feet an 1S-inch pipe sewer.
from thence a 24-inch brick oval sewer to ana
conneeting with sewer in West Side avenue.
Said sewers to be built conformahlv
to the provisions of Chapter III of the Laws
OF 1850, and in acceptance with specifications
Blank forms Of bid and agraenleni Of DS Sare.
ties must be obtained at the ONCE of the
Mercer street, Jersey City. N. j. anu
ESTIMATE or oUANTiTIEs.
About 1870 lineal feet of 1e-ineh vitrifed pipe
About 500 lineal feet of i5-inch vitrined pine
About 500 lineal feet of 1s-inch vitrihed pine
sewer.
About $50 lineal feet of 24-inch brick ova,
About 100 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 10000 feet e. NJ, of sheathing ana
lumber in bottom.
About 6. receiving basins.
About 4 connections with basins.
Time allowed for the completion of the
The making of the above Improvement ana
the award Of the contract therefor vii, he
subject to the relnonstrance OF the owners Of
the property liable to more than one.half ~
assessment therefor, on the basis of prelimi-
nary sketch.
Proposals a must be enclosed in sealed en-
Virginia Avenue" and directed to NJ
John c. Kaiser, Chairman of the Comrittee
on Streets and Sewers and handed to me
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 will a substitution of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the provisions Of The
act above cited. exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention OF bidders is especially called
to Section 4. Chapter 1874, of the Laws ~
1891, under the terms whereof no CONTRACT
shall be binding upon the city or become
or operative until the bondsmen offered
by the contractor have been approved as 10
sufhciency by this Board and as to form Nv
the Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having power to examine the proposed
under oath.
ny order Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners.
E T. RouToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
WISE
They Display Almost Human Intel
Hoence at Work.

Among the many stories concerning the
intelligence displayed by elephants few
can be better than one related by Sir
William Gregory. The act was witnessed
by Sir William himself while Governor of
Ceylon. Two Coburg princes were visit
ing the island and had expressed a desire
to see elephants at work.
There We're no elephants belonging to
dy. where we were staying, but the
guardian. of the temple lent us a couple.
They did every thing they were ordered
to do. with their usual intelligence, car
rying large stones wherever they were told
to place them. fixing the chains. to the
stones and unfixing them.
One of them. a tusker. apparently of
his own accord. performed an act which
greatly struck ell of us.
He was carrying a long and very heavy
stone down. q steep declivitv. The stone
was suspended from his neck by a chain,
and as the chain was too long the stone
struck repeatedly against his knee. He
stopped, made what sailors called a blight
of the chain. gave it a roll around his
tusk. and having thus shortened it. car
ried the stone to its destination without
further ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Communion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NothipSsff Not Accurate.

The Evening World" of yesterday
had some preliminary notice of the fune-
raj of George Bliss, Governor Levi P.
Morton's banking partner. OF course it
had to run in a picture-a portrait"
1t did.
It ran in the portrait of Colonel George
Bliss. the Republican politician whom
Mgr. CaDel converted to Roman Catho-
licism, who defended Jake Sharp and
who is now fighting the telephone com
panies.
Enterprise and accuracy are great
when combined in a New York Associ-
ated Press newspaper.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
Peter r. Guterl in contraction of storm
house on building at the junction of Newark
avenue. First and Coles streets. @-
The Mayor and Board of AldSFmen, BY
the Board of Street and Water Commission.
es OF Jersey City, for and on behalf of the
municipality of said City, do orGain as fol-
lows:=
Section THAT Peter f. Guterl be and is
hereby permitted to construct and maintain
on building owned by him. situate on triangle
at junction of Newark avenue. First and
Coles streets, a storm house, which said
storm house may project over sidewalk on
Coles street 4 feet 6 inches, and over sidewalk
on First street 3 feet 6 inches, beyond the
building line of said streets. any ordinance 10
the contrary Notwithstanding. The mainten-
ance as aforesaid to continue during the pleas
ufe Of this Board, and the work to be done
under the supervision of the Inspector Of
Buildings. ="
Passed January q. 1896.
RICHARD BROWN.
- - President.
P. F.. WANSER.
Mayor.
SEC II. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04


No doubt the purpose Of the ladies who
have opened the Temperance Coffee House
is good, and yet the enterprise is hardly
deserving Of approval. If It is to be run
with only a few patrons, a nominal bust
ness and a large deficit. It is obviously,
on its face. a failure TIL money ii
costs had much better be put into some
really charitable work.
on the other hand. If it is largely pa.
tronized and it makes money. It is In
unwarrarted competition with private
business. and every caterer within reach
or It's influence has q right to complain q
ii Charity should never enter into rival,
II With business. II ii Injurious both 81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
MR. KELEHER's SURPRISE.

A very pleasant surprise party was ten
dered to Mr.. James Keleher at his resi-
derice, No. Y Madison street, Hoboken,
Sunday night by his friends. During
the evening there were games of ali
kinds enjoyed and dancing. AT midnight
supper was served, after which dancing
was resumed. Among those present
were:-Mr.. James Keleher, Mrs. p. Kele-
her, Joseph Kelly, Miss Annie Keleher,
Miss Bertha Sisbold, George Hauck. AL.
bert Morrisey. Miss Mary Richards. Miss
Katie Becker, Eugene Cuneo, Timothy
Sullivan lnot of dry dollar fame), Miss
Lizzie Spinner, M. O'Connell. C. Hacken-
berg, Adolph Boyer, Andrew Keleher.
Mrs. ]. Rankin and Messrs. Coppinger
and Schwartz.er. who, with Misses Kele-
her and Becker, sang several solos.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
SMALL BOY IN HIS ELEMENT.
But the Horses Had a Rough Time
ON the Boulevard

For a short time yesterday afternoon
the small boy in the neighborhool of the
boulevard bridge crossing the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad, was in his element. The
nail stones falling formed an excellent
skatlng surface. Transfers having &C.
easion to cross the bridge experienced
the greatest difficulty in keeping their
aourses right side up. Many animals
upon their backs struggling to regain a
foothold. The only way they could be
placed. upon their feet was by SPREADING
a blanket under them.
Some drivers looking out for their
horses turned Town Sip avenue and over
the Summit avenue bridge, which is a.
new bridge found it hard to stand. many
gave up the attempt and sat down rather
abruptly, too.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
Bon Ton

Notwithstanding the stormy weather
last night: the usual large audience filled
the-Bon Ton Theatre. This IS not to be
surprised at when one chances over the
bill. all clever people. from Press Eldridge
to the end. Eldridge. Of course, is al
ways funny, and the Jersey City audiences
expect to laugh when they go to hear
him. They were not disappointed last
night. But there were otbers.'' and not
tured Nellie Lawrence. She possesses a
good voice and has enough of good sense
to sing and not recite. Nellie is bubbling
over with fun and good nature, which in
fects her audience. Though Lynch and
printed programme except 1t be among
the and Others they are artists of the
very first order; in fact. Miss Jewels
voice entities her to a place in the front
rank of concert singers. She is too good
ner dances far beyond the average ar
tist. Their sketch was warmly applauded.
and they deserved it all.
The American wonders. the st. Belmos,
nervous people in the audience with their
daring feats on the trapeze, but when
James made his leap for life through a
heart shaped arrangement of fifteen dag
gers and twenty-five electric fires, every
turned their heads away. He grasped a
loop hung from the dome of the theatre
and landed safely on the stage. 1t was
a fitting finish to the nights performance.
Murphy and Hall are a very good com
was very amusing. The rest of the com
a were all good in their work. Hart
and Williams, James McAvoy. Lawrence
Baker and Lynn, contributed their share
towards the nights entertainment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
FIRST SERIES WOUND OF.

The North Hudson County Building and
Loan Association held a special meeting
last night in Franck's Hall, on Bowers
street, for the purpose of winding up the
first series. Out of a membership Of 1853
there were present $50 members There
were 5000 shares to be cancelled, but
af.r the meeting was over there still re-
NAMED 18Th shares which members wish
ed to keep in the association at six per
cent. interest.
A suggestion was made at the meeting
to the Board of Managers. to allow full
profit on any Withdrawing members from
now on in the first series. The a~ssocia-
ton at present has s92, 900 cash on hand.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
MLAUGHLIN ASSOCIATION BALL

The committee in charge of the Denis
Mclaughlin Association ball. to be held
at Pohlmannis on the 18th. consists Of
j. p. Kipp. chairman; Matthew j. Falla-
hee, Treasurer; James j. Waters. Secre-
tary; Michael J. King, John f. Madden.
Pierce J. Fleming, p. j. Kennedy, Pat,
rick Reardon, John J. Keane, James j.
Halligan and John p. Mcmahon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

1t is SO long since Proxy French ws.s
heard of by the public that the news of
his tragic end was a double surprise to
the people Most people thought he was
dead.
He was of the very worst class of poll
tician. He was one of a class who have
been ct the head of New York's G. O.
F. for a quarter of a century. Faces
and names have changed, but the type
hiss perpetuated itself from Tom MUIR
ply deem to Lauterbach. The only
trouble about French was that he was
found out.
His Waterloo came -7ith the nominal
ton of Charles J.. Folger for Governor
CT New York in 1882. The victory of the
administration" party in the Saratoga
Convention was secured through forged
telegraohic dispatches and the RESPONSE
bility for them was fastened upon French
beyond reasonable doubt He brazened it
out then. but the 1904 900 majority by
which Grover Cleveland carried the
State was the cuietus to his political
career. He was never heard of again.
Yet he was no worse than Shed" Shook,
Jake" Hess. Johnny" O,Brien. Geo. Bliss.
''Barney'' Bigl'n. John 1. Davenport and
all the rest of the party leaders of his
day. He was probably much better
than McCIave and Lauterbach and Gibbs
and the rest of the gang who lave sue
ceeded him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
INJURED IN A

Annie Gallagher, eighteen years old, Of
No. 214 Wayne street. while at work in
the Manhattan Laundry on Wayne street
this morning, had her right hand crushed
by being caught in the machinery. She
was taken home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
COMPANY AS ANNUAL DINNER.

At the meeting of Company A, Fourth
Regiment, held last night, arrangements
were completed for the annual dinner to
he held on Lincoln's Birthday, Februa r v
Il. The dinner will be held at the
Arena. Thirty-irst street, New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

Estate Of Henry Barber. deceased; Ar
thur S. Barber, administrator Of Henry a.
Barber, deceased, by order Of the Deputy
surrogate Of Hudson County. dated January
II, lsyS, hereby gives notice to the creditors
of said decedent to bring in their debts. de-
lnands and claims against the estate Of said
decedent. under oath or affirmation. within
nine months from the date of said order. or
they will be forever barred Of any action
therefor against said administrator.
ARTHUR s.. BARRIER
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
Deceived Even himself.

She-"And you told me that it would
ever be your aim to make my life naught
but one OF happiness. And to think
that 1 believed youi" He-sThat's MOTH
ing i believed 1t at the time myself. ~
Indianapolis journal,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

AN eighteen year old girl was sent to
the fenitentiary fer sixty days on satur-
day by that ridiculous old misflt. Recorder
MeDonoueh. OF Hoboken. What is our
State Reform School for, anyway?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
TUESDAY. FEBRBuARY 4. 1886.

This paper is Democratic in principles
and Is Independent III its rieus on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the acco,,nt
OF the subscriber, Administrative of Wililano
Martin. deceased. will he audited and stated
BY the Surrogate of the County of Hudson
and reported for settlement on Friday ths
9th day sof March next. -
Dated January q, A. y. 1896.
SARAH A MARTIN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

ANTHONY coMsTocK,s new bill for
the elevation of the stage is strictly up to
to date. No doubt it will have the hearty
support of the Rev DR.. Parkhurst and
Mr.. Theodore Dwight. 1t belongs. strictly
to the class of measures which aim to
make life not worth living. The people
Of New York deserve TO have it passed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

ARCHITECT LOUIS BRooME's little
list of needs of the monstrosity is the
most perfect example of cheek ever seen
In these parts. When Broome gets ac-
quilted on the Hill, he should nave a sta
tue made of himself for erection in front
of the great monument Of genius which
he has bestowed upon the city. He might
have himself sculptured in the character
Of Oliver Twist asking for more.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
Lyric Theatre, Hobokan.

The production of the new comedy
drama entitled 1.-THE Prize Winner" was
greeted With much applause at the Lyric
Theatre, Hoboken. last night. Lovers of
music should not miss the opportunity
to hear Charles A Gardner, the sweet
singer. in his new songs, Apple Bios
sons THE Butterfly Song" ''The
Flower Song" and a host of other pop
ular pieces which he sings incidental to
the play.
Mr.. Gardner, who takes the role of
Karl Wagner" has an exceptionally
sweet voice, which was evidently APP
preciated by the numerous encoreS from
the audience.
There is also the Tyrofean Trio and the
Prize Winner Quartette, which adds
ferver to the attraction.
The play is a portraiture of home life
in the Austrian Tyrol. The play is
superbly mounted, with due difference
to exac reproductions of the scenes and
Aside from the customary several charm
ing songs, Mr.. Gardner sings apple
Blossoms "Fatherland, viii be the bill
Wednesday matinee an dnight, when Mr..
Gardner will sing Little Bunch of
Li1acs.",
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

rs patssas enc its rivals, when ii does.
fencing 10 drag both from the ranks of
self7sapoort and seIf-res'ect into those Of
dependencv.
us whole situation may be summed up
m q nutshell. If there were a demand
for coffee. soiae one would be selling it
and making a living thereby. and there
would be no call for benevolent interven-
ton. # there is not a demand for cof-
fee, charitable effort is a waste Of energy
and nnfev
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
AM
Academy

The Black Crook" to those who. are
1ond Of a dramatic pot pourri of dances,
songs melodrama, comedy. etc., etc, is
ever a delightful spectacle, and they are
never tired of seeing it. The company
which last night produced. and will con-
tinue to present for the remainder of
the week, this old time spectacle. was
hardly up to the mark, and as a result
the performance was tame. and at times
suggestive of a dress rehearsal. .sThe
Black Crook" belongs to that class of
nbhays mat must be well presented or
Is possible with them. They are either
good shows of their peculiar kind or else
they resolve themselves into variety per-
While, the performers did their best last
night, that best was of none too high a
awkward. stiff and were too much given
to looking at each other for a cue, while
in the blood and thunder scenes the
ant. The alchemist. played by Sylvester
warren. has a fog horn voice. which he
uses a Ioutrance and completely desillu-
stones the old idea of a quiet, studious
old man deep in alembics. potions and
horoseopes- So too with the devils and
GeviIish enough us PAN and the the latter are are t too
spry and pretty.
The queen of the .stalatite region. Miss
gracefully. but she reads her lines as one
used to read the .1liad at school. regarding
feet and emphasis as entirely superf1uous.
ANNA. the heroine. by Miss Margie Finn,
is i~nnocently. played, and as IS Fin IS
a prepossessing young lady, the audience
are always pleased to see her. Her foster
mother. Dame Barbaraf. by Miss Bankson.
was amusing enough and merited much
praise. Mr.. John Bankson as the steward,
was one of the best features of the spec
tacle.
Miss Louise Montrose. as carline. de-
servedly won much applause for her
the artist on the boards. The. dancing.
too. of Miles. CAMS and Doerher. the
wire performance of Mile. Rosina Venus,
and the acrobatic dance of little Hilda
Haystrenn with "specialties', by Rexo
and Reno. De Halls and varones and
Johnny World. contributed to the interest
IN the play. One thing is particularly
worthy of commendation, and. that is the
scenery and the effects. n when the
gentleman who operated the calcium lights
IN the gallery can locate a ray of colored
light on the premiere danseuse instead of
on the bald spot of the orchestral leaders
head, as was the case last night, that
part, of the spectacle will go well. There
will be the customary matinees.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NOTICE TO

dated jersey city, january 81, 1895 2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04

PHI showing the Importance of Camden
aau GAINED that her militia should Sc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13

r. is boldly claimed that the courts
have the right to prohibit lower rates
because that would draw an increased
business to the Seaboard line, unless
it's competitor hould likewise give
shippers and travellers lower rates.
When it is remembered that that com
petitor is largely owned by j. Pierpont
Morgan. we know how much consld-
Grafton is paid the rights of the people
in seeking to prohibit lower rates by a
Federal injunction.
The action of the Federal courts in
this case is a bold invasion of the
rights of the public and Of the Sea-
board company as well. 1t is without
authority Of law and without precedent
and will give impetus to the movement
which is rapidly gathering strength,
to make the Federal judiciary subject
to law by a constitutional amend
ment, which shall make them elective
by the people and for a term Of years.
In this country the people are sover-
eign, and no man, though he be a
Judge, should exercise power save un-
der laws enacted by the people.
Let it never be forgotten that in this
country the sovereignty resides neither
in Presidents nor Governors. They
are public servants. Nor in corpora
tons, for they are public property Nor
vet IN judges, for they also are the SER
wants of the people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
WHAT IT MEANS.

In nearly every county in which
fusion has been effected between the
Republicans and Populists, there has
come a kick or a bolt on the part of
some honest Populists. When the
"dishoncr," as the Progressive Farmer
called it, was consummated in Rich
mond county, Alr. Reagan said cit was
an unholy alliance that would make
the angels weep I will not vote the
ticket" The Index adds:
'FMr. J. b. Covington, who was
a candidate for nomination for the
legislature said he withdrew his
name on principle Chairman
Freeman said he could not accept
a nomination after the terms of
cooperation"
The manipulators who are scheming
to re-elect Senator Pritchard and other
gold-bug Congressman, and make it
possible for Mckinley to carry North
Carolina, IN ORDER TO GET AIN OF
FICE FOR THEMSELVES are leaving
the voters altogether out of their