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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
C~ORPOR4TION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, March q, 1897, at two o'clock P. NJ,
IN the Assembly Chamber of the City HaIi,
IMPROVEMENT. OF EIGHTEENTH STREET.
from Coles street to Henderson street
TO the provisions. of Chapter 217 of the Laws
OF 1886. and in accordance with Specifications
on file IN the office Of the Clerk of said Board
flank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office Of the
ESTIMATE or QUANTITIES
About S3,250- cubic yards of earth filling.
About 4o cubic yards of sand or gravel
About LOO square yards of Belgian paving.
ABOUT s s,sS hneal feet Of curb stone.
About -. $50 square feet of tagging.
About 60 square yards of repavfng.
About 4d square feet of relaid bridge stone.
Pine allowed for the completion of the
The making of the above improvement and
award Of the contract therefor will be sub
property liable to more than one-han the as
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
veiopes' endorsed "Proposals for the Improve
m sshe clerk Hf E of thee Roa Street. directed Ss to
that officer in open meeting when called for
IN the order of business relating to sealed
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 Z, Chapter 1874. Of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city, or become effectiys
or operative until the bondsmen offered BY
the contractor have been approved as to suffi-
cheney by this Board, and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO t. BoUToN.
Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
for the repairing and maintenance Of
ARLINGTON. BAY F NIEW AND GARFIELD
from date of contract until the 18th day of
March, 1898, in accordance with specifications
for same on file in the office of the Clerk Of
said Board.
Payment for work herein advertised for is
to be made in cash.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office Of the
Snie1 HESSSTTTMATE OF ouANTfTITES'
1. For sweeping and removing the sweepings
from Belgian block cutters. twice each month
nary and February.
There are about u, 900 feet of cutters, 8 feet
wide, on each side of roadway
2. For furnishing. delivering and spreading
about five hundred tons of IA inch crushed
8. For furnishing. delivering and spreading
about fifty tons of crushed stone of a size to
pass through 1 inch ring.
Including screenings.)
4. For the use of ten ton roller and the
rolling Of roadway as ordered by the Com
mfttee on Streets and Sewers.
ct is estimated that the roadway will be
required to be rolled for about 80 days during
term of contract.)
and the sprinkling of roadway daily If re-
quired from date Of award of contract until
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals if deemed for the best inter-
eStS OF the city SO TO 40. t
No city official will be accepted as surety.
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Repair
ing Of Arlington, Bay View and Garfield Ave-
nues.s I directed to .the Clerk of the Board"
and handed to that officer in open meeting
when called for In the order of business re-
lating to sealed proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section q. Chapter 134, of the Laws of 1881.
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city, or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered by
the contractor have been approved as to sutfi-
cheney by this Board. and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel. the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsnen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
CLERK.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
ssThe Girl j Left Rehind Me,s at the
Aaodau,u

That interesting old military play, sThe
Girl I Left Behind Me- is at the Acad-
envy this week, with Miss Selene Johnson
as the heroine, Kate Kennion. The play
with its intensely exciting incidents is
well known AND is deSerVedly popular.
The scenery, with the exception of the
inevitable parlpr, is very pretty. The
stage picture in the stockade at the be-
ginning of the third act is beautiful.
Is to be desired as Kate Kennion. Her
acting is excellent. She takes advantage
of every opportunity to make an effective
paint. She has but one thing against
her, an ~ungraeefuI and annoying manner
of Swaying as she walks. Otherwise her
portrayal of Kate Kennion is most pleas
ing. Her acting is natural and not in the
high pressure scenes and she is very in
teresting in the quieter times. Added to
this, she wears three very handsome
own Jersey City has reason to be
proud of his daughter. Miss johnson
was presented with a beautiful basket of
lilies and roses.
Miss Grace George is thoroughly capti-
waiting as Lucy Ha-wkesworth. Miss Les
lie Haskell is perhaps a little too bolster
GUS as Wilbur's Ann, but as a rule she
is good. Duncan Preston is, for the most
part, a good Edgar Hawkesworth. He
ling times. George 3. Miller tries hard
to be a villain as Morton Par1ow, but
the most viIlainous thing about him is
his acting. Worldly Musson Is excellent
at all times as DR. Arthur Pemvich.
w. Fl. Stuart I'M Frank Richardson, as
General Kennion and Major Burbiga. are
good.
sThe Girl / Left Behind Me, will be
given this week, with the usual matt
neeS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners on
IN the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
IMPROVEMENT OF THIRTEENTH TREET
street.
I. the provisions of Chapter PIT of the Laws
OF 1885, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office OF the Clerk Of said Board.
must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, City Han. Jersey City. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 300 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About $50 cubic yards of earth filling.
About $50 cubic. yards Of sand or gravel
About 1880 square yards OF specification paw
ing.
About I25 lineal feet of curb stone.
About 1o square feet Of bridge stone.
About 2400 square feet of tagging.
About 70 square yards of repaving.
About lis lineal feet of reset curb stone.
About 10 square feet Of relaid bridge stone.
About lO40 square feet of relaid hagging.
About 50 lineal feet of cribbing.
About 2 receiving basin heads to be reset.
About 4 manhole heads to be reset.
Time allowed for the completion OF the work,
80 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstranee of the owners OF the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessment therefor. on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes- endorsed .sProposais for the Improve
Clerk of the Board" and handed to that off,
Ger in open meeting, when called for in the or
der of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official viii be accepted as surety,
nor viii 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 Section17, Chapte% 1874, Of the Laws of 1891. e
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having the power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Wafer
GEO. T. BoUToN.l
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
THE MAN FITS THE PLACE.
(From the Newark SUNDAY call..)

(From the Newark Sunday Call.")
1t will crafty Jerseymen to learn that
Assistant Secretary McAdoo is to remain
with the Navy Department for some time
in order to aid the new Secretary IN ia
miliaHdzing himself With the work of the
department. In view of the great i'm
portance of having an Inexperienced man
in the place it would be well for the Coy
a'nmen If Mr.. McAdoo should be per-
manently retained in place. His course in
the late election should remove political
Objections. 1t was the independent ac-
tom of such Democrats as Mr.. McAdoo
that accomplished the defeat of Bryan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
Tn. Term Ex,ender Passes.


The Senate passed the infamous meas
ure, last evening. by which the right to
elect their municipal officers is stolen
away from Jersey City and Newark 1t
is the measure known as h Term
Extender.'' 1t abolishes spring elections
in first class cities only, and it prolongs
until January l, 1885, the terms of the
Republican officials now holding Office in
this city and in Newark. A claim of
non-partisanship is based on the fact
that It protracts the term of the Demo-
cratic Mayor of Newark until January !,
1898; but the claim is an %impudent i'm
posture. The act is equally as valuable
to the Newark Republican ring as to the
Jersey City one. for it prolongs its grip
upon the City Council. the Street and
Water Board and other branches of the
city government from which it would be
ANONYMOUSLY kicked out next month, if
the municipal election were then held.
The bill. in fact, was much more eagerly
pushed by Major Carl Lentz. the local
D.. Dickinson. our own chief wire puller.
AT first. indeed, it is fair to say the most
thoughtful local Republicans were very
cool about it. When the bill had been
pushed to a certain point however, they
took it up more eagerly. sg.We've got
the name and we nay as well have the
game was their cry. and SO they con-
tributed their share to dragooning the in
fanny to the point of enactment into law.
Senate was notable in several particulars.
It went through by a bare majority.
eleven votes. Some of the most robust
Republicans in the Senate. Skirm and
VOORHEES, for instance, voted against it.
Only one Senator, Ketcham, the tool of
the Newark ring. could be induced to
speak in favor of it. But not even voor-
hees. whose opinion of the atrocity of the
measure is well known, a the courage
~ Stdnu up anu uenOuHce IL as IL Ue-
served.
The gratitude of the voters is due to
Senator William D. DAILY and to Senator
r. s. Kuh1 for the manly n public
spirited fight which they made against
bill.
There can be no reasonable doubt but
Governor Griggs will sign the measure.
In his present condition of picayune self
seeking, he will not dare ~antagonize the
bosses.
The bill is clearly unconstitutional. and
the Democracy of this city will put it to
the test in the courts. It will certainly
be ~invalidated, but it is doubtful If a
judgment can be obtained in time to hold
a spring election this year.
Whether one is held or not, the people
will know how to deal with the next
batch of Republican candidates who seek
Office at their hands.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
oHANoERY PRACTICE.


Motions Not Appreciated by Peddlers
with S~usppnders.
Vice Chancellor Pitney is not a very
promising victim for peddlers, particular
ly when he is on the bench. His Honor
was listening this morning in Chancery
Chambers to ar abstruse argument ON
the rights of Judgment creditors made
by Counsellor Humphreys, who was firing
fundamental principles out of Pomeroy,s
Equity Practice at the Vice Chancellor.
when a lean, sallow,. hungry, c~adayerous
looking man. with a red nose and moist
eye, stood at the door leading into the
Vice Chancellor's chamber.
ANY gentlemens want any suspenders
collar buttons, pencils, penknives. COMBS
shaving brushes und box Of matches md
he snuffled. addressing his remarks
to no one In particular.
The Vice Chancellor's eyes were olosad
n as he was meditating over co11nsel,s
he didn't hear the peddler's
speech. But Sergeant-at-Arms Haggertv
did, n he jumped from his desk 81 !
bound and grabbed the puden peddler
Get out of here quick" said the horri-
fed Mr.. Haggerty, expecting every mo-
ment to hear omlinous raps from thn yica
Chancellor's well worn V
Don't be SO excited replied tha nm
abashed peddler, "the gentlemens NAV
want some suspenders, collar buttons"
He didn't finish, for the Sergeant-stt Arms
sent him Into the corridor in less time
than It takes to say Jack Robinson. lust
as the Court very appropriately Called
III near any other motion"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16

hustle Of importers to take their goods
out of bond at the old rates before the
prohibitive rates go nto effect.
This will, of course, cause a temporary
stimulation of revenue, which we shall
presently see figured up by the campaign
orators as a triumph for the Mckinley
regime.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16

Frank Sutton. the conductor who was
sentenced to six months in the Peniten-
tiary for embezzling money from the Con-
solfdated Traction Company and who took
a writ or error, was picked up in Newark
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Wedin and
lodged in the County Jail. His bonds
man, John A. Bell, surrendered htm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
For Ton Theatre.

At the request of several of his patrons
Manager Mcguire Of the Bon Ton The
atre made @ return date with AL. Reeves
big combination, and the erowded house
of last night upheld the wisdom of such
q step. The show is what might be called
half and hall, as the performers are
about evenly divided between colored
people and white. The performances be
was followed by the Creole Minstrels,
prominent among whom were the Morris
famiiy. father, mother and daughter.
Then followed an excellent olio, embrace
ing the following MISUNDERSTANDING
Grant. late of DeWolf Hopper's Opera
Company; Perry & Burns, Irish cemedi-
ans; Milton & Thatcher, The ak Sis
tiers, and finally Al. Reeves himself, In
banjo solos. The entertainment conciud-
ed with a very laughable farce called
sMcFadden's Row of Flats" 1t is Of
the yellow kid order, and gave the en-.
tire mpa an opportunity to anuse
the big audience One thing can be said
about Mr.. Reeves entertainment without
fear Of Contradiction. 1t IS clean from
curtain rise to curtain fall
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
TUESDAY. MARCH Is, 1897.

This paper is Democratic in principles
and is Independent ia its views on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
TONIGHT's EVENTS.

The Board Of Trade meets tonight.
Mrs. George B. Eaton lectures tonight
at No. % Bentley avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
NOTICE 70

Dated Jersey CITY. March IL. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16

THE prospect Of the new tariff infamy
causing q rush Of imports, and =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

Dated Jersey City. March IL, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
NOTICE TO

Dated Jersey City, March T., 1897,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
SUTTON TAKEN BACK TO JAIL.

Dated Jersey city. March IL. 1897. c'e'S-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-16
REAL ESTATE.
PAYS FOR HOME

viii buy or build for you. Call or write. Don't
deiay. MUTUAL PROvIDENf INSTITUTION. Al
Avenue. Jersey city.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08
pREssMAkiNc AN ART.

Perfect Fitting of . Gown Requires
 Careful Thought and Study.
 The day has come when dressmakers can and do look upon their calling as profession that commands respect. They are now rightfully termed art- ists. and are just us much entitled to the name of artist as the men and wom- en who create lifelike statues from marble, or who with pencil and colors reproduce nature with master strokes, providing she does the work conscien- tiously, with careful thought and study, with always q regard for the eternal fitness of things.
 No class of women anywhere has ac- complished as much and made as much progreas with sO little help as have the dressm akers. Artists, doctors, law yers and people in all professions have recourse to libraries whose shelves are bi.ed with books containing valuable information and assistance in their line, but there is a curious dearth of literature on subjects useful to either the professional or amateur dress maker.
 While we have many American and foreign fashion journals sufficiently versatile and fetching in their styles of fabric and details of cut in dress, there is nothing to tell how to cut, fit. haste end sew, or the why's and wherefores of doing certain things in certain ways to obtain the best results. Dressmak- CTS are prone to selfishncss, and keep gcod points they may discover in their line to themselves, while in ether pro fessions more liberality is shown in this particular, and new ideas are published and spread broadcast for the good of all interested in the same line of thought and study. Until this narrow-minded- ness is overcome, and dressmakers be- come more altruistic, they will labor at a disadvantage.
 Many women who have talent for creating handsome, stylish and we'll 6tting gowns are denied the opportu- nifty of showing their ability in this line, all for the want of opportunity to educate their propensities, and friend- Iy, sympathetic hand of encourage ment from those whose knowledge is sufficient to lead the less fortunate. Dressmaking. when not properly un- derstood, means the hardest and most wearing drudgery in which woman con engage. But, properly studied. and practiced accordingly. it is made comparatively easy and very remu- nerative.-Mary K. Howard, in Wom- on's Home Companion.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08

In appearance, but its comfort is much to be questioned. The woven vest may be described as an ideal shirt, as it con- tains the minimum of weight with the maximum of warmth. Its silky smooth ness is comfortable to the tender skin, and it never falls into the chafng rucks and wrinkles of its linen companion.
 The design for the long flannel is a thoroughly comfortable one. It is made with little straight bodice cut from one piece of flannel and nicely orna- mented with trellis work of fine coral stitching worked in white working silk, which stitching also is carried around the rest of the bodice, giving a pretty effect. The armholes are merely hol- lowed out and secured by narrow straps of flannel. The entire bodice is bound with white lute ribbon. The depth of this little bodice when made should be five inches, the width about twenty five inches, this allowing for a comfortable wrap over in front, the points at the back fastening neatly with silk strings. The skirt of the flannel is merely straight piece some 25inches in length and about fl in width.-Chica- go Chronicle. ..
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08
end blinked up at their happy domestic

and blinked up at their happy domestic home and calculated and licked his l.ps all day long. thought 1t odd that these devoted parents should feel 10 anxiety as to the proceedings of Thomas. To me it seemed clear that his intentions were far from being honorable; yet these optimistic people either disregarded him altogether, or If they observed his presence at all-- desired to show their contempt for his machinations by pretending to be una ware of his existence.
 But presently the little speckle- breasted boys and girls had nearly grown out of the parental mansion; they would take to flying soon; their fat little bodies were as succulent and delicious as they would ever be, and Thomas knew that the time had come for his climb. Thomas knew very we'll what had befallen Eliza. She had been foolhardy. Eliza had rushed the thing, and had been detected and ignomini- ously sent home by combined attack of the enemy. Thomas intended to act with discretion and intelligence.
 One morning Mir. Robin had left the premises upon foraging expedition. Mrs. R. had absented herself upon n similar enterprise; the time had come. Thomas crept, snakelike, along the
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08
THOMAS FOUND HIS VOICE.

grass of the lawn, looked up the pop lar, blinked, opened his mouth without speaking. and jumped four or five feet up the long bare trunk of the tree. At the same instant Mir. Robin pere ar rived on the scene. He darted quickly in from the opposite side. so that the trunk was between Thomas and him. self, and settled himself quietly upon a branch, whence he could see all that passed.
 The cat Thomas, ignorant of the proximity of danger, clung on to the trunk like grim death and hauled him. self up few feet. MT. Robin, su- premely ignorant of the circumstance, interested himself in feather far away under his wing; he worked hard to find the feather, pulling it out at last, and letting it float out of his beak.
 Thomas clung on to the tree trunk, all the claws of all his feet being requi- sitioned for the exertion, and stared up at the nest, gathering strength for rush. MT. Robin yawncd and pretend ed to be deeply interested in the fo- liage of the poplar, which. of course, formed no portion of his real diet, though he picked at it now and nibbled n little, for effect. He did this in case Thomas should have caught sight of him, in order thnt Thomas might. in that case, suppose that his own move ments had not been observed. The bare trunk of the poplar was long one, you see, and MT. Robin was anx- ious that Thomas should not be alarmed before he had reached an elevation which would suit the plans he had laid out. As Q matter of fact Thomas had not seen him at all, up to now.
 At length the assnssin--the would-be assassin-took long breath, blinked twice or thrice, and scrambled about 20 feet higher up the tree. Then he stopped to rest. MT. Robin yawned again, spat out the leaf he was pretend ing to eat, chuckcd concealment to the winds and his own round body into the air. and Topped down upon the branch nearest to Thomas head; to the unutterable disgust of that dishon- est individual, who thus found himself suddenly in an extremely awkward po- sition between the devil and the deep whom he rather resembled just now, sea---Mr. Robin representing the devil, and the drop of nearly 30 feet the deep sea.
 Thomas looked upwards and per- ceived climb of IS feet, at least, to the nearest bough; he looked down.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08

wsrds-and it made him quite giddy, so high had he climbed. Also his paws and muscles generally were strained and weary, and the devil, in the shape of Mir. Robin, sat and yawned and watched him, as though with indif- ference, though with very nasty look about the eye, up above. Thomas blinked and his ears lay back on his head with rage and fear. and his back tried to arch, but failed by reason of his uncomfortable attitude, which did not lay itself out for arching; and Thomas opened his mouth to swear or say his prayers, and I cannot say for certain which, because no sound came.
 MT. Robin allowed Thomas to thor oughly enjoy his position for minute or two; then he called up his wife. "Come on, missus," he cried, "and you shall see some fun; have Thomas. the cat. on toast; no hurry!" or words to that effect. Mrs. Robin arrived at once and sat down to watch, and l verify believe the five little ones popped their heads out of the nest and watched also.
 Mir. Robin now took the field. He quietly left his bough and poised him. self in air close to Thomas distracted person. Thomas rudely spat at him and viciously struck at him with one