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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
MR.. STEVENS APPOINTED
Board Of Fina nee Gives Him
Charge Of the city's
Sales.

The Finance Commissioners met last
night, and. taking advantage of Chapter
Is Of the Laws of 1897, appointed Mr..
Frank Stevens, Of the Real Estate Trusts
Company, city auctioneer, to conduct all
sales of city property. Mr.. Stevens will
be paid by fee, of 50 per sale, which will
come from the purchaser.
The act under which Mr.. Stevens was
appointed was passed in order to take
the owe of naming an auctioneer out
of the hands of the Board of Aldermen.
The latter Board was anxious to name
Mr.. F.. G. Wolbert a~uctioneer. but Mayor
Wanser held out fol-, Frank Stevens, for
the reason he was more familiar with the
work. Being unable to agree as to who
should be appointed legislation was pro-
cured giving the Finance Board exclusive
control over all city sales.
In the sales which will be conducted
shortly purchasers will be given a title
guaranteed by the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company for the
amount of the purchase money only.
Purchasers will pay on the day of the
sale 20 per cent. of the purchase price
and 50 for the auctioneer's fees. The
ANO 20 AASAAS AAdSb bC II
thirty days. In instances where the pur-
chase price is less than the amount of
taxes or assessments due the city, the
sale is subject to the approval or dis
approval of the Mayor.
The Board provided for the payment of
the May interest, amounting to $5S, $50. IS,
by drawing on the customary accounts.
A transfer of balances of 81, 341.05 was
made for the Street and Water Commits
sioners that they may pay claims to that
amount incurred In cleaning streets.
City Collector Simeon Smith notified the
Board that the Give Year, assessments
filed with him for collection aggregate
$295, SIG. %. Up to April he had collected
s107. 1913. AS. or about 3sk per cent. of the
whole amount.
A resolution vas adopted directing the
law officers to prepare the papers of
agreement for the city and the deposit
tories relative to the payment by the
banks of interest at the rate of IL per
cent. 10 the city on monthly balances.
The agreement is that on the fifteenth
of each month the. repositories. the
Second, Third and Hudson County Ma
tiona1 Banks shall pay interest on the
balances appearing at that time, less
SIS, 900, which is held III reserve always to
meet the current expenses. Under the
agreement the city will profit to the ex-
tent OF $4,000 a year, it Is estimated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
AFTER UNHEALTHY BUILDINGS.
Hoboken's Health Board Condemn
Another Rocker.

xA< Hoboken Board of Health is mak-
ing a raid on all unhealthy buildings in
that city. Two weeks ago the Commits
sioners condemned the old rooker;as
known as t3Witte's Barracks, on Ferry
street, which, besides being unhealthy
were on the verge of tumbling down. The
tenants have now all been elected and
those who persisted in remaining in the
building. as told in The News" were
put out by force.
The Board met again yesterday after
noon and also condemned he three
story frame tenements. Nos. 4o5 and 4O7
Garden street. which are, according to
DR.. Heller, in an extremely bad sanitary
condition. The halls, stairways. yards
and closets are reeking with filth. The
houses are occupied by over a dozen fam
lilies. Health Inspector Granelli, who
visited the tenements, said that if thew
were not condemned they would breed
disease and become dangerous to the
health Of the community. He was in
structed by the Board to notify the own
ers or agents of the premises to have the
buildings vacated.
The report Of Health Warden Arlitz
showed that there had been fiftv cases
of contagious diseases tn the CITY dlrinp
the month of March, including twentv-
two cases of Group twenty-five cases of
scarlet fever, four cases of typhoid fever
and two cases OF Group. There were 103
deaths against 105 for the month of March
last year. Al resolution was presented bv
Commissioner Fugazzi, which was passed
requesting the Police Commissioners fo
appoint four policemen to inspect the
sanitary condition Of all houses in the
city before the warm weather sets in.
The clerk was also directed to direct
all master plumbers to obey strictly the
ordnance requiring plumbers to notify
the Board before making any repairs nr
alterations to buildings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
MAIZE TIE CRIMINAL VINCE.
Judge H~udspeth Sends = New Yorh
Burglar to Trenton For Ten Years.

Judge H~udspeth Sends . New York
Burglar to Trenton For Ten Years.
Frank Leroy, a noted New York crook,
got a severe dose of Jersey justice in the
General Sessions Court yesterday after
noon as a warning to other gentlemen
of his profession across the river to re-
main in their own bailiwick. Leroy and
four others, Max Becker, Thomas Clark.
John Harvey and John Burns, were
picked up in Hoboken between 8 and a
o'clock on the morning of March II. They
were In the ~neighborhood of George Vor-
rath's saloon, at No. 1918 Washington
street. An attempt had been made by
burglars to break into the saloon and
as the police had seen these five and
another man lettering about the place,
they were arrested.
When they were arraigned in court
Leroy pleaded guilty. He said he was
innocent, but he might as well plead
guilty because he would be convicted on
his reputation anyway. Then he did a
good turn for the. other prisoners by
testifying at their trial that they were
not with him at all. He met them as
they were coming from a christening on
the Hill and told them that they had
better make themselves scarce MS a job
was about to be turned off and they
might get in trouble. His testimony and
the inability of the police to positively
identify the four men secured their ac-
qutttal.
Leroy" said Judge Hudspeth to the
prisoner, yesterday afternoon, when he
was arraigned for sentence, "you have
been frank enough in your statements to
the Court. You are a professional thief,
a dangerous man, and we ont want
such people as you coming over here and
burglarizing the community. The Court
must deal with you as a dangerous Grim
inal The sentence of the law is that YOU
be confined in the State Prison at hard
labor for a period of ten years and then
until the costs of court are paid"
Leroy WINGED as he turned away. He
will be taken to Trenton as soon as pos
sible, as the Jail officials will be anxious
toIget him off their hands.
n suppose you ave made up your
said Judge Hudspeth to Patrick Rock
ford, who was to be sentenced for steal
offices.
Il try to. Judge" replied the prisoner;
but 1t seems / can't"
Three months in the Penitentiary.''
Angelo Liza, who stabbed two other
Italians, in Hoboken, because they were
singing something abouI: Lucia, and he
thought they referred to his wife. whose
name is Lucia, was sent to the County
Farm for six months.
Carlo Craigi, another Italian, who used
q nail instead of a stiletto to stab one
Of his comDatriots with. was sent to the
P~enftentiary for six months. Judge Huds-'
nativity usually resort TO some kim Of
a weapon, a knife If 1t Is handy, to re-
dress their grievances.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
CORPORAIION NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commission
ers of Assessments for Jersey City. NJ. j., will
Jersey City, on Monday, April 26. 1897, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon. to appraise and de-
taken and the damages which may be sus-
tanned by opening a street, to be called Well
come avenue. between the westerly line OF
real estate to be taken for such Improvement
may be described as follows. to witt
line Of Bergen avenue, distant 1877 feet ~
inches southerly from the intersection of the
southeriy line Of Grant avenue: thence west
erly and parallel with the northerly line Of
100 feet southerly therefrom, measured at right
angles, 320 feet liz inches to the easteriy line
along the easterly line Of the Hudson Boule-
ward 50 feet; thence easterly and parallel with
said s . noTshs ssS f ilne 81 81 i inshes Owned sa fbe ey v sseTSs
line of Bergen avenue; thence northerly along
the westerly line Of Bergen avenue 50 feet
6h inches to the point or place of beginning
line Of the Hudson Boulevard at a point dis
| angles. from the northerly line of lands owned
BY George F. Gautz; thence westerly and par
George F. Gautz 1906 feet 81 inches to a
point in the easterly line OF West Side ave
nue.. Said points being distant a1 feet and y
the easterly line OF West Side avenue with
the southerly line of Grant avenue; thence
southerly along the easterly line of West Side
avenue 81 feet 1Oh inches; thence easterly in
a straight line or course 1,522 feet 11k inches
to the westerly line of the Hudson Boulevard;
thence northerly along the westerly line of the
Hudson Boulevard so feet to the point or
place of beginning. At which said time and
place said Commissioners will meet and hear
ali parties interested in said Improvement who
desire to be heard on the value of the real
estate to be taken and the damage which any
owner of such real estate or of any interest
therein may sustain by reason of said inn
provement-
The above proceedings under Chapter 2Ss of
the Laws of 1895.
w. ARR
MICHAEL SCHULTZ, JR.,
CORNELIUS ]. ROMAN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
BERGEN REFoRMEDs CONCERT.

The annual musicale under the aus
pieces Of Louis r. DRESSER. organist of
the Bergen Reformed Church. was held
In the church parlors last evening. The
parlors. which were beautifully decorat-
ed with Easter lilies, were crowded by
showed its appreciation of each number
on the programme. The first number
was selections, Song Without Words
Quartette. consisting of Maurice Kauf-
mann violin; Charles Hosler, second vio-
In; Carl Schooner, viola and George 3.
Clander cello. Miss Myrta FRENCH sang
The other numbers were a plano solo by
Mrs. George T. Seward; violin solo,
Maurice F. Kaufmann; soprano solo, "a
Dream" Miss Myrta French; cello selec-
lions, George E. Claude and a quintette
by Mrs. Seward and the Schumann String
Quartette.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
AN EASTER S00IABLE.
Ladies' Aid Society Of Lafayette Re-
formed Church Enterta1ns.

An Easter sociable was held in the La
fayette Reformed Church, last night, I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. Each lady who attended contrib
uted a fancy cup and saucer to the store
of crockery kept for use on similar occa-
sions, and the gentlemen paid for their
entertainment in cash. There was music
by the choir, after which Mrs. John A.
Bouker, president of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, received SIS small mite boxes, which
she had distributed last summer. They
were marked self-denial and contained
such offerings as their holders could
spare. The boxes will be opened by mem
bers of the Consistory, and the entire
amount will be presented to the church
as an Easter offering. Refreshments
were served by the following ladies, who
compose the Reception Committee of the
society:-Mrs. John A. Bouker, Mrs. Ed
ward Doremus, Mrs. r. A. Mcknight and
Mrs. James H. Blauvelt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
FRIDAY. ApRIL is. 1891.
This paper is Democratic in principles
and Is i~ndependent in its rietcs on all local
questions.

FURTHER investigation shows that
there is no embarrassment in the way of
Mayor wanser filing the offices which be-
come vacant on May Is. arising out Of the
terms of the Macarthur act. Section 4 of
the measure. which will be found in full
in another column today. covers the point.
1t enables the Mayor to make all his APP
pointments at the usual time. the terms
to run to the January l following the
dates when they would expire. were it not
for the bill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
CITY NEWS r

The Belvidere Hotel, Greenville, has
changed proprietors. Yesterday a New
York man, one W. Hoffman, entered into
possession as the tenant of the widow of
A. Zeugner-
The Greenville Rifle Club has utilized
the vacant lot at the west end of their
house on Gator avenue as a quot ground
and here very spirited games may be
witnessed any evening.
Linden venue, Greenville, is being
macadamized from Old Bergen Road TO
the Boulevard. The street. when so Inn
proved, will be used by bicyclists as a
route from Ocean avenue to the County
Road.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
FELL AND BROKE HIS LEG.

John Brier, 81 years old. a tinsmith liv-
ing at No. 1856 Hopkins avenue, this city.
fell and broke his left leg while crossing
Newark street, neal Jefferson street, in
Hoboken. last night. He stepped off the
curb stone to board a trolley car for his
home and accidentally lost his footing.
falling to the pavement. He was removed
to Christ Hospital in an ambulance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
GREENVILLE LIBDERKRANz.

The Greenville Liederkranz song clubs.
under h direction of Mr.. Fritz Neu-
kirch. and assisted by the Orpheus
Either Circle of Jersey City Heights, will
give a concert and ball at G~reenyille
1897. An interesting programme will be
given, which will conclude with Robert
and Bertram, the jolly Beggars, in a
humorous scene.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
BERGEN BAPTIST O. E. SOCIETY.

The members of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Bergen Baptist Church
gave a very enjoyable and successful dime
sociable last night at the home of
Mrs. Robertson, No. SO Madison avenue.
Refreshments were served, and there was
an excellent entertainment furnished by
the young people Of the church. The
programme consisted of Rotations by
Miss Blake. piano solos by Miss Benedict,
reading by E. Leake, recitations by A.
Harris, piano recital by Miss Robertson,
and a solo by Miss Blair. The MANY
guests were charmingly entertained by
Miss Robertson n Mrs. william Rob-
ertson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commission
ers of Assessments for Jersey City, N. j., will
meet at their Office, Rooms Al. AZ, City Hall, Jer-
sey City, on Monday. May 8, 1887. at 9 o'clock in
the forenoon, to appraise and determine the
value Of the real estate to be taken and the
damages that may be sustained by opening a
street to be called Audubon avenue, between
Bergen avenue and West Side avenue.
The real estate to be taken for SAID i'm
ginning at a point in the westerly line of
Bergen avenue. at a point distant 80 feet ~
inches northeriy, measured at right angles.
from the northerly line of lands owned by John
Winner; thence running westerly parallel with
said northeriy line of lands of John Winner
ana distant northerly therefrom 80 feet M
inches, measured at right angles, from said
line crossing the Hudson Boulevard to the
~easterly line of West Side avenue; thence run
ming northerIy along the easterly side Of West
Side avenue to a point distant 179 feet M
inches. measured at right angles. from the
said northeriy line of lands owned by John
Winner; thence running easterly parallel with
lands owned by John G.. Van Horne and
others, Christopher Pesenecker, George Dorm.
and George f. Gautz, crossing the Hudson
Rouleyard to the westerly line Of Bergen ave
nue.. At which said time and place said Com
missjoners will hear all parties interested In
said Improvement who desire to be heard on
fine value of the real estate to be taken and
The damage which any owner Of such real
estate or Of any interest therein may sustain
Nv reason of such improvement.
The above proceedings under Chapter 2S9 of
the Laws of 1925.
Dated Jersey City, N. j.. April 10. 1897.
HUMPHREY W. CARR,
SCHULTZ, JR.,
J. ROMAN
M A-=HE9 st ChnrmfsSionnrS pf Accaccprarte
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
cold Comfort For the "Tribuns.n

es0l0 C3mf0ft FOE tDe ATAUAucss'
The 'sTribane" is at great pains to show
that the municipal elections just held
oner no ~prognosis of Republican defeat
In the November elections this year or
in 1895. Where ignorance is bliss, it is
folly to b. wise"
The Tribune takes the case of Jersey
City, to begin with. Pshaw. 1T remarks
or words to that efect-why, McGil got
gust as big a majority as Hoos.
This is fortunately not true. Cham
cellor McGill got a plurality of 2,5o2
tofficial ~returns) over Mr.. Griggs. Mr..
Hoos' plurality was about $3.50 over Judge
Potts. an Increase of about 80 per cent.
Again, Chancellor McGill carried Ho-
boken by 1874 votes. Mayor Pagan car
rted it by 4.ls5, and the vote of the two
Democratic candidates together exceeded
that of the Republican by 5.401.
I n Bayonne and all the townships, the
result was similar. If the vote of Tues
day had been upon a State contest. Hud-
son would have gone Democratic by over
Se.oOO votes.
It Is worth while noticing here that the
stay-at-home cry will AFFORD the Repub-
iicans no consolation. The vote on Tues
day was almost as big as that in the
Eu~bernatorfai election of 1895. For in
stances
The total vote of Jersey City on
The total vote Of Jersey City in
November, 1856, 3o,4Sl
Then the Tribune" takes up Essex. It
says, rNewark's Republican majority on
Tuesday was HOO" This is not strictly
true The top man on the Republican
ticket got 100 plurality; but he got it
purely on the strength Of his personal
opposition to the Consolidated Traction
Company and other m~onopolistic bodies.
His running mate for Street mt Water
Compissioner was defeated by the Demo-
cratic candidate. However. the Tribune
puts 1t this way
NeWdEk s RepIDi1Cdn plurality taSt
Tuesday was 100. In November, 1886, 1t
was 1854. I'M at that time Essex county
gave Griggs 6.776 more votes than McGill.
But the Tribune" forgets that Orange
yer Republican IN 1895 and strongly
Democratic OF Tuesday. What about
that2
The Tribune also forgets 20 explain
away the revolution in Paterson 1t is
conveniently silent about the other places
in the State. wherein Republican bad
faith was ebuked.
The Tribune" feels, however. that
there is something wrong. 1t says
An analysis of the vote in Newark, Jer-
ssy City and New Brunswick makes it
plain to the most obtuse that there are
hundreds of men In each OF the cities
who follow their own ~inclinations regard
less of party tickets.
What It really shows is that there are
a few hundred Democrats good many
hundred-in the State who have been
Following their own inclinations," and
that these are coming back into the fold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

Where doe the Journal" stand on the
kerm-extension issue?
First It eulogized the measure to the
skies as one of the blessings given to
the people by the Republican Legislature.
Then It kicked and insulted the court
for declaring the act unconstitutional, and
recommended resistance to the decision Of
Judges Garrison and Gummere.
Next. It assigned the law as one Of the
principal causes of Republican defeat.
Finally. yesterday, it urged that the
judgment Of the court be taken as con-
elusive and the offices surrendered to the
victorious Democrats.
The "Journai'sD squirming on this point
-is nearly as funny as its claim the other
day that its water fake had cut down
the Democratic majority in this city
this city which Mckinley carried dve
months ago by q couple of thousand
plurality.
Fact is. the 'sJournar' is trying to run
60 cover. n can find nome.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
LETTER CARRIERS PIONIO.

Branch AZ of the National Association
of Letter Carriers. composed of the car
riers of this city, will give a picnic. games
and concert at Baldwin Park, Jersey
City Heights. o n May 81. The concert
will be by h Carriers Band and will
take place In the afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

hard work to do any funny business with
1t.
Chief Murphy and his men always do
well on election night. They excelled
themselves this time. n the may feel
sure their efforts are appreciated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
sOHWABs PREPARE FOR THE FEST

The Greenville Suabian Society met last
night at their headquarters, Ocean ave-
nj and discussed the arrangements for
the big fest on Labor Day. 1t VIII take
place IN Administers Schuetzen Park
and If the plans devised last night be
strictly carried out the fest ought to be
q most interesting event. Me5srs. Abel
Frey, Kraus and Professor Emil, will
superintend the work of arranging de-
tails.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
NOTICE no ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ar

NOTICE TO CREDIToRs-EsTATE OF
MARY e. VAN RIPPER, deceased:
Clarence Linn, executor of Mary E. Van
Ripper. deceased. by order of the Surro-
gate OF .liuoson County, dated April J..
1897, hereby gives notice to the creditors
OF said decedent to bring in their debts,
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 executor.
CLARENCE LINN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

NOTICE TO CREDIToRsAEsTArE OF
Lena Shields, administrators OF Christian
Wagenhals, deceased, by order Of the
Surrogate of Hudson County, dated
April 2, 1897, hereby gives notice to the
of said decedent to bring in
their debts. demands and claims against
the estate of aid 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 Administrative.
LENA SHIELDS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
NOTICE TO cREDIToRsLEsTATE OF

NOTICE TO CREDITORsLEsTATE OF
HANNAH M. FITCH. deceased; will
Y. Fitch and Henry Fitch. ex-
ecutors of HANNAH NJ. Fitch, deceased.
by order of the Surrogate of Hudson
County, dated February IS, 1887. hereby
give notice to the creditors of said de-
cedent to bring in their debts, demands
and claims against the estate of said de-
cedent, Under oath or affirmation, within
months from the date of said order
or they will be forever barred of any
action therefor against said executors.
WILLIAM Y. FITCH.
HENRY FITCH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

THE and the public W a
word 81 thanks to Chief Murphy and hIs
officers for the admirable manne in
which the returns were collected and conn
piled et headquarters. The figures were
early ana accurate to q remarkable de-
gree, and as usual the entire Head
quarters force showed a disposition to
give the press q the public the fullest
information possible.
One Of the best safeguards Of honesty
fn an eiection Is his rapid transmission
Of the figures through the police 10 the
neFspapers- When the count IS put on
record, hundred by hundred, It IS pretty