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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15

MOTTO TO CONTRACTORS. tIt-
Bo seniee If p stTeet and wv wat es c dse9nxsa ny ' 0a
Monday, March q, 1897. at two o'clock, p. NJ,
in the ASSEMBLY Chamber OF the city Hall.
ARLINGTON, BAY VIEW AND GARFIELD
AVENUES. So - eJasz
March, 1898, in accordance with specifications
for same or file In the office or the clsrksSsof
Payment ,or work herein advertised for is
to be made in cash. ~
Blank forms of bid and agreement OF sure
ties must he obtained at the Office Of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City. n. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
/. For sweeping and removing the sweeptngS
from Belgian block cutters twice each month
until March Is, 1898. excepting months Of jan
There are about i2.eoe feet of cutters, g. feet
wide, on each side of roadway9us
about i've hundred tons oft1M inehs crushed
s. For furnishing. delivering and spreading
about fifty tons of crushed. stone OF a size to
pass through 1 inch ring.
Qncluding screenings.)
rolling of roadway as ordered by the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers.
1T is estimated that the roadway will be
required tc be rolled for about 50 days during
term Of coiltract-9 ~
and the spgfnkling of roadway daily il re-
quired from date Of award Of contract until
The Boart reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals If deemed for the best inter-
ests of the city, SO to do. s
No city official win be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution Of ~sureties be allowed.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
yelopes, endorsed Proposals for the Repair
ing of Arlington; Bay View and GARFIELD Ave
nues.' directed to s'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 1874. of the Laws of 1891.
under the Eerms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city. or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered by
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 sf the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
I GEO 7. BoUToN.
Dated Ieriex City. March IL 1897
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15

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Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, March %, 1897, at two O'Clock P. M,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
IMPROVEMENT OF BRUNSWICK STREET.
from Eleventh street to Fourteenth street.
Said Improvement to be made confor1nably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1891, and in accordance with Specifications
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hail, Jersey City, N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About %, 1000 cubic yards of earth filling.
About 100 cubic yards Of sand or gravel fill
ing.
About 500 square yards of Belgian paving in
About L.4o0 lineal feet of curb stone.
About 500 square feet of bridge stone.
About $3.50 square feet of Tagging.
Time 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-haif the as
sessment therefor on the basis OF preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment Of Brunswick Street, directed to
ssthe Clerk of the Board and handed 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 I, Chapter 1874. of the Laws of 1891.
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 suli-
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
GEO r. BoUToN,
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
SwARC0PHAGUS ARRIVES.
Immense Block to Contain Cen
eral Grants Body Shipped
From Jersey City.

In a box car of a fast freight train
Which arrived in the Pennsylvania Rail
road yard at Harsimus Cove this morn
ing was the immense block of red granite
which we'll contain the body of General
Y. >. Grant. The sarccphagus was care
FULLY enclosed in a wooden box made of
two inch plankfng with cushions to pre-
vent EARRING.
It is a beautifully polished mass of
stone, cut from a single block Of granite,
y weighs in the neighborhood of Ave
n The cap is also one piece, and
weighs a ton. The die is 5 feet 91s
Isst t'y and ipa szsln ! fssf S ss in0n The w eap a Is Z :
feel 6 inches long, 5 feet wide and Is
inches high The die rests upon two pill
who y IS 'a aet same Z material material while the he
Quincy granite 10 feet 10 inches square by
feet 8 inches high.
oa Tne granite e beck from which, it is
gTanIte, and was taken from the quarries
az Moditeilo, Wis; The contract fol-. the
construction Of the s~arcophagus was let
mas naQ MS men at work night and day
1aJeiy IN order to complete 1t on time.
Wnen the car arrived Mr.. Clayland Til
den lost no time in having it placed on
a float and 1t was then taken I'd the
Tennsylvanta freight pier, at West
Thirty-seventh street, New York CITY.
Wynere General Dodge, grand marshal Of
the ceremonies to be held OIL April 81.
and his staff were awaiting its arrival.
Ine box containing the -sarcopfagus
was carefully LOADED ontc a heavy truck
and drawn by a team of four horses to
the tomb on Riverside Drive. The plac-
ing OF the s-arcophagus today is the first
important active step in the arrangements
Tor the dedication of Grants Tomb on
April N. 1t is understood now that the
President of the United States and his
Cabinet, the Supreme Court of the United
states, representatives Of foreign ma
tons, the Governors of the States. and
their National Guards, will lake part in
the dedication of the
C~onttngents from the United States
Army and Navy, the National Guard of
th1s and other States, military school
cadets, the Loyal Legion, the G. A. r.,
and other army societies of the war will
participate in the parade.
The Governors of each State, with
their STATS, are expected to assume
command Of. the different forces from
their States: Many answers to invita-
lions have already been received from all
parts of the Union.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
ARRANGEMENTS IN COURT.

The prisoners who have made applica-
ton to be tried In the Special Sessions
Court were a~rarfgned to plead today.
heartless wretch who stole S29 and an en-
gagement ring from Neiie Deutch of Nor
rIs street, pleaded guilty. The young
lady was afraid that the loss of the ring
was ominous and might have a disastrous
effect on her matrimonial prospects, but
it seems that he fears were unfounded as
her bethrothed has remained loyal.
John Lewisk, alias Levidge, pleaded
guilty of breaking into a saloon. Sher-
man Metze, d negro pleaded not guilty
of breaking into a freight car on March
6 for the purpose of stealing chickens.
James Moran, charged with atrocaous as
sault and battery ON George Russell on
March 20, pleaded not guilty. Louis Sc
gese. accused Of embezzling .ss1 belonging
to Michael Deimasco of Hoboken, plead
ed ROT guilty. Saddle Hallahan and
Kate Hoff pleaded not guilty to a charge
of stealing SO from Bernhard Muller on
February a. John Nscklen, Joseph Braden
and Frank Sears, three tough looking
citizens, pleaded guilty of breaking into
Rudolph Meyers chicken coop in Bay
and stealing thirteen chickens.
Those who pleaded guilty will be tried
Thursday. The Others will be sentenced
the same day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
IRENE s SOANTY WARDROBE.
Attachment on an Actress. Things
Returned observed.

Constable Michael Shannon went to the
Academy of Music on Saturday afternoon
30 put am attachment ON Irene Wh5fbeck's
wardrobe. Irene is one of the bright par
ticular stars of the Elm Gay Coney Island
Company and SO far as the constble was
able to ascertain she HASN'T any ward
robe worth speaking Of. 1T may be that
Constable Shannon was either too bashfyl
or too gallant. Whatever 1T was he re-
turned with the attachment unserved.
He examined Miss Whitbeck's trunk
and found that it contained nothing but
a comb and brush, a tooth brush and some
little trif1es, including kids, that is kids
for doing up her golden hair so that it
would curl properly when they were re-
moved. 1t seems that Miss Whitbeck
boarded in Springer & Weltz's boarding
house in New York and they allege that
she left there owing them $3.50. They
transferred their claim to Lawyer Alex.
Simpson and he procured the attachment
I'M the Second District Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
ZOE SALE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, March r. 1897. at two o'clock p: M,
IN the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
IMPROVEMENT OF PEARsALL AVENUE
from Hudson Boulevard to Morris Canal.
Said Improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions Of Chapter 2S9 of the Laws
Of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said
Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
Chief Engineer. City Hall. Jersey City, N. J..
ESTIMATE OF. QUANTITIES.
About 5000 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About 500 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 100 cubic yards Of earth filling.
About 450 cubic yards of sand or gravel fill
About u. 100 square feet of tagging.
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
so working days.
award of the contract therefor will be SUBJ
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
sessment therefor. on the basis of prelimi-
proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ment of Pearsall avenue" directed to
the Clerk of the Board and handed to that
o order Of f Business upSI relating to sealed proposals. Q is
No City official will be accepted as surety,
nor will q 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.
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city. or become effective or
contractor have been approved as to suffi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President Of this
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
Dated Jersey City. March IL. 1897.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, March q, 1897, at two o'clock P. NJ.
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF COLES STREET.
from Eleventh street to Eighteenth street.
Said Improvement to be made conforn.ably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
on file in the Office of the Clerk of said Board.
ties must be obtained at the office of the
elAeA h EsTTMiT Ely OF Fat aua asE1sE 3sy' ~ J.
About 100 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 24.000 cubic yards of earth filling.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel
filling.
About 10. 200 square feet of tagging.
About 2 receiving basin heads to be reset.
About 4 receiving basins to be rebuilt and
connections complete.
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 sub
Ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable to more than one-half the as
sessnent therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
1.-THE Clerk of the Board and handed 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 s~ureties 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 effective
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
GEO t. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
DRUG STORE COMPANY TN TROUBLE
Receiver Appointed for the Shut
Com ma In Passaic Gitu

Vice-Chancellor Pitney this moruuirrg in
Chaalcery Chambers In this city appointed
Gilbert e. Bogert of Passaic receiver for
the Wildfred E. Shut Company of Pas
sale, a bond of 1000.
Counselor Albert c. Wall of this city,
in making the application, said that he
representa- G.. G.. Bacot & Company ,credi-
tors In a large amount against the Shuft
Company. Mr.. Wilifred e. Shut owned
a large drug store IN the city of Passaic.
Not long ago he gave a chattel MORTGAGE
to Mrs. Wells of PaSsaic covering the en-
tire stock of the company. Messrs. Bacot
began proceedings for the appointment of
a receiver and having secured this they
will then attack the validity of the chattel
mortgage, which they allege was execut-
ed to defraud the creditors.
This morning the lawyer for the Shut
incorporated Company tried an sorts Of
PLAINS to delay the appointment of a re-
ceiver, but Vice-Chancellor Pitney would
not grant requests for an adjournment.
Here is a Judgment against you. what
earthly defense can you make if yorr
company can't satisfy it? If Mr.. WAN
kes to give you time to answer, that's
another matter" said the Vice. Chancellor.
Mr.. Wall would not, however, consent to
DELAY. Then the lawyer didn't want Mr..
BogeIt receiver and suggested a friend of
his law partner, which name was prompt
~ refused. Mr.. Bogert was then appointed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
ST. LUOY'S BELL BLESSED.
Bishop Wigger OfRcIates at the In
teresting Ceremony.

A thousand people attended the conse-
Grafton services Of st. Lucy's new bell
yesterday evening. The bell stood In
front of the altar, enveloped in a white
robe, ornamented with flowers and rib
bons. It weighed two thousand pounds
and was cast by the Meneely Bell Conn
pany of Troy, n. z, and is in + natural.
The conservation services were conduct
ed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Wigger and
consisted in washing the bell with blessed
salt n water and it's -annointment in
seven places with blessed oils. The Rev.
Father Sheehan CAV the bell the first
stroke. Bishop Wigger read prayers of
blessing. n then the Rev. Henry Brann,
D. D., formerly of this city, but now of
ST. Agnes Church, New York, preached
an unusually eloquent sermon, congratu-
lating priests and people upon the re-
markable progress they have made in
such a sparsely settled locality.
Some of the visitors present were:-
Chancellor Gillian, the Rev. Maurice
O'Conu1or of Harrison, the Rev. B. II. Ter
Woert of St. Johns. the Rev. Father
McAvoy of st. Joseph's, Hoboken; the
Rev. Father Meehan of All Saints
Church, this city, and the Rev. Father
J. ]. Tighe of st. Paulss. The new bell
is to be placed in the spire today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
SHE COLLECTED HIS WAGES.
Family Troubles OF the GibIins
Aired in COurt

John Giblin. of No. 26S Van Horne
street, was a prisoner in Justice Potts
court today, charged by his wife, Mel
lie, with having threatened to relieve her
OF her liver. That Mrs. Giblin was In
no fear Of being dissected was apparent
from q story told by her husband
1t appears that on Saturday his wife
went to his place of employment, in New
York, and collected his wages. When he
protested she informed him that she
would attend to his case when he got
home. Yesterday she gave him a couple
of dollars, on which Giblin managed to
get ~gloriously loaded. At midnight, with
a couple of companions, he returned to
his home and demanded money, so that
they. could chase the growler." Mrs.
Giblin objected and elected her visitors,
subsequently compelling her husband to
go to bed.
This morning at six O'clock she awak-
ened and told him 1t was time to go to
work. He commanded her to go to a
warmer climate. A fight ensued and Glib
lin was jabbed in the head with a fork.
It was after he was wounded that he
threatened to cut his wife's liver out.
He was arrested, but Justice Potts, who
sympathized with him, discharged him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
POLITICS FROM THE PULPIT.
. Divided Congregation Is the Re-
suit at Cape May.
Special } the Jerscv Cftp Nescs.


CAPE MAY. March Is. 1s97.-Whether
or not an Investigation will be made into
the alleged corrupt methods employed in
the election of last Tuesday is uncertain.
For several years money is alleged to
nave been used in the most open manner
on election day.
TIL reform element won q decided vic
tory this year, but they are also charged
with corrupt methods. The local news
papers have openly charged bribery and
yesterday the excitement was increased
by the very strong remarks of Rev. Ell
Clifford in his sermon on sSome lessons
of the Recent Election" M
He tool an active part in the cam
patgn as an -electioneerer, and did not
happen to side with all those of his COM
gregation. Part of them are said to have
voted against the men supported by their
pastor.
AS a consequence of yesterdays sermon
there are two factions In the conGrega-
ton, one of which will ask the confer
ence, which meets at Trenton next week,
to send another pastor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
HAS HIMSELF SUED.
Troubles of a Poo Bah In Atlantic
CITY.

Specidi to tho Jersep CITY NetrA
ATLANTIC CITY, March is, 1ss7.-Al-
len b. Endicott, who holds two offices,
that of City Solicitor of Atlantic City and
County Collector of Atlantic County
says the law has placed him i'm a peculiar
position. AS City Solicitor he has advised
City Controller Heston to pay ome-half
the expenses incurred at the Spring cleo
tom and that the other half should be
paid by the county,
AS County. Collector he has refused to
a h amount the City Controller
wants HIM to pay. and as a result he
has. as City Solicitor, advised the City
Controller to bring proceedings against
Hmm as County Collector to make him
a the amount. Mn. Endicott thinks
that the law regarding the payment of
the election expenses is at fault, and he
says that the only way in which a legal
decision can be reached is in the way he
has suggested.
He thinks the city should only pay
half the expenses under the law, and
yet he is of the opinion that the county
should not pay anyhhfng, ON account of
Atlantic City's expenses. The law, he
Thinks, is at fault, and should be cor
rected, while there are some who think
that he should reSign ONE position or the
other, IN order to be In a position to
contest the payment Of the bill. As it is
now, he will be a winner and loser, no
matter how the decision goes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
HER APRON CAUGHT FIRE.
Haze KernelI, 7 Years Old, Badly
Burned af R~osedale.
S,,pc;nI tn fhe .Teyre,f C5ts, Mears

STOCKTON, March Is, 1S97.-Hazel Kerr
nell, seven years BID, daughter of John
Kernel of Roseda1e, is lying very low,
the result of burns received yesterday.
While Mrs. Kernel was engaged at her
from the s~tovegin order to toast a piece
of bread. Whilehleaning over her apron
caught fire. siH
Her screams attracted her mother, who
she entered the room. In her fright the
little one ran into the yard, followed
by her frantic mother, who attempted
to tear the burning garments from the
child.
Being unsuccessful. she cried for help.
This resulted in a neighbor jumping over
a fence and smotflering the flames with
his Goa; The child was horribly burned
about the face. hands and body. The
mother was badly burned about the face
and hands
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
HENRY NJ BURIED.
Hoboken's City officials Pay a Tri-
bute of ReApeet 10 His IEem0rU

butte of Respect to His iEemory.
The funeral of Henry Lohmann, ST..
the well known wholesale butcher who
died Friday evening at his home, No. TAI
Park avenue, Hoboken, took place yes
terday afternoon. 1t was attended by al
most every city official, the deceased hay
ing been one of the leading Democrats in
Hoboken. The pail bearers were Bryan
Smith, Fire Commissioner f. w. Bender,
Martin Stelges, Enf1 Tietjen, Water Com
missioner Henry Egert and John Hunter.
me sermon was preached by Rev. DR..
John Rudolph, pastor of the German
Lutheran Evangelical Church. Interment
was at Flower Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. was sixty-four years old
and was one of the best known residents
in Hoboken, where he has lived for over
thirty years. He conducted a large whole
sale butcher business in the Jersey City
Abattoir. A widow and three sons sur
vive him. His Oldest son, Henry Lob
mann, Jr., is Hoboken's Water Registrar.
The members of Company K, Fourth
Regiment. of which the deceased was an
honorary member, attended the funeral in
a body. Two coaches were filled with
floral offerings, including a handsome
column made of red and white roses and
yiolets, which was the gift of the Water
Commissioners.
Some of those who attended the funeral
were.-Members of the William D. DAILY
Association headed by Senator William
Daily, Mayor Lawrence Pagan. Water
Commissioners Egert, Guaraglia, Schroed-
er, Dynan and Quidore, Councilmen Ed
ward Offermann, Henry Thinker, George
H. Steil, ex-SchooI Director Alfred Leh-
mann, ex-Police Commissioner Charles
Kaufman. Assistant City Treasurer.
Schriber, Plumbing Inspector Graham
Sinclair, Captain Ernest Foslin, Build
ing Inspector Frederick Steigleiter. As
sistant Water Registrar Patrick Bryan,
w. R. Thomas, S. Fields, City Clerk
Martin v. McDermott, Assistant City
Clerk Robert Curry, Chief of Police
Charles A. Donovan, Michael ]. Coyle,
Maurice Stack and Justice of the Peace
George f. Seymour.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
WORK OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Hedding Church Scholars Celebrate
Their A-pniyerearv

The anniversary Of the Hedding M. E.,
Church Sunday school Missionary Socie-
ty was celebrated with appropriate exer-
cises last night. Thomas Low, President
of the society. presided.
An interesting address on missionary
work was made by Oh. r. r. Doferty, of
the Methodist Book Rooms. He said
Sunday schools furnish the safeguards Of
the church He spoke Of an interview
the latter had declared that police, prison
and Judges could be spared much better
han Sunday schools. He said Christss
last message was to his disciples % preach
the Gospel to all mankind. If the same
aggressive work is done among the
heather in the ensuing fifty years as has
been done in the past the speaker predict
ed that barbaric countries will be con-
verified.
Miss Ida Lewis, Secretary of the socie-
ty, made her report. The yearly collee-
collected.
Superintendent of the Sunday school.
James Forster. made a brief congratula-
tory address. Pastor Wildemg also adj
dressed the meeting.