The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-29

For nine years the Board or trade mas
been celebrating the anniversary of his
birth with dinner, and it is safe to say
that never before was the occasion such
memorable one as last night, when the
ninth birthday was celebrated at the
Hotel Washington. Never before has
there been more eloquent addresses at
the Boards table and as to gastronomic
feature this menu speaks for itself
MENU.
Huitres Amontillade
Blue Points on Deep Shell
Kalamazoo Celery
Bisque of Lobster au Cardinal
HorS d d'Oeuvre.
Petites Bouchees aux Champignons
Olives Salted Almonds Radishes
Poisson. Haut Sauterne
Broiled Smelts, Tartar Sauce
Sliced Tomatoes. Pommes en- Surprises
Relieve. Pontet Canet
Roast South Down Mutton, Currant Jelly
Pointes d 'Asperges Potato Croquettes
Feves La Bostonienne
Terrapene la Creme Maryland
Serbet. Cigarros
Pour les Ingenieurs Hydrauliques
Roti. Moet & Chandon
Canard Savage sur Canape
Boiled Samp with Jelly
Chicory, French Dressing
International Pudding.
Sauce a la Arbitration
Entremets Liaueurs
Fromages Toasted Biscuits Fruits
Cafe Havana Cigars
The dinner was under the personal
supervision of Mr.. George Linn and
everything moved along without hitch.
The menu card was ornamented with an
engraving of the new City Hall and the
building was much admired by the out
of-town guests. So many attended that
tables had to be spread in two rooms.
Mr. andrew J. Coreoran president of
the Board, sat at the head of the table,
with Mayor Wanser on his right and the
Rev. John J. Tighe on his left. At the
table with him were the Rev. Dwight
Galloupe, Francis J. Swayze of Newark
and Major 2. K. Pangborn. Among
those at the other tables were:-James
P. Hall, Myron J. Furst, Daniel E.
Cleary, Professor Haskell of the High
School, ex-Assemblyman Hicks and Presi-
dent Powelson of the Board of Trade,
New Brunswick; Frank Stevens, William
]. TAFT, John J. Voorhees,, Joseph A.
Dear, Henry v. Condict, B. L. Stowe,
James T. Cough. James G. Hasking,
Samuel c. Mount, Robert Anderson, C.
C. Jewell, James Leo. Frank o. Cole,
Benjamin Van Keuren, T. 3. Sullivan,
City Clerk O,Donnen, James ]. Con-
molly, Marmaduke Tilden, John Wahl
Queen Dr. Lampson and Dr. Edge.
When the cigars were lighted President
Corcoran called for order and after well
coming the guests said
..Our city has more natural advantages
for manufacturing purposes than that
of cfar-, <.ffx f1.n fret raIon a
factory sites can be obtained cheaper. In
the second place our people are mechani-
cally inclined and In the third place
everything manufacturer requires
passes through Jersey City, from the for
eign markets as well as from the great
West. When this becomes generally
known, and it is the object of this Board
to make it generally known. our meadow
lands, north and south, and within three
miles of New York City Hall will be COW
cred with factories.
''Our fire department is second to none
in quality, but wretchedly deficient in
quantity. We want a paid fire depart
ment and we want it now, not at some
future time. Objection has been made to
our changing from the Buffalo system
and the Introduction of paid depart
tutnt uccduSc VI It's expense. B6tteT duu
the cost to our tax bills and the addi-
tional expense will be cheaper than the
sum of the premiums paid the insurance
companies.
.sOur trade with the northern and
southern parts of our city is hindered
and cut off by the want of a transfer
system. We want rapid transit between
this and our sister city, Hoboken, and
now that the elevation of the Erie tracks
has been made certainty, the barrier to
such traffic has been removed and the
trolley cars can run south on Grove
street and to the north on Erie street.
wish to use it for public market and
as soon as practicable, for no city of this
size should be without such an accom-
mediation.
THE new. City Hall has been COM
pleted and is credit to our city. 1t is
one of the very few municipal buildings
in this country which has been built with
in the appropriation. 1t is due to the
action of this Board that the building
occupies q whole square, and it was not
erected among a lot of tenement houses.
We find our one dock open to the public
and when great care is exercised it will
accommodate six small craft. The result
is that our city loses its good name. To
develop the meadow land, the Hacken-
sack water front should be improved and
docks built.
I'VE are sadly in want of more and
better schools and this is especially the
case In the lower parts of the city The
there is q Lack Of room: The citizens Of
Jersey City have cause to feel proud OF
our high grade public school teachers,