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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Lime Calcined Plaster and Cement-Aia-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at S5c per barrel, bulk and
carload lot special; calcined plaster ST. 60
per barrel: hair, 4Q5c; Rosedale cement
$1.S0d4.40; carload lots, special; Portland
cement, retail, $40; car load lots $40.
Cabbage-Northern, barrels, per head.
Ease
Nuts-Almonds. Taragona. 12c: Ivicas
l0l2c; walnuts. French 10c: Naples, lie; pc
cans, l0c; Brazils. &C. flberts. loo; assort-
ed nuts, 5G-pound and 25-pound boxes. 9IS03
l0c; cocoanuts, S3.75 per 100
Peanuts-Ample stock fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Virgin
Ia, per pound. 4l5e; hand7picked, per
pound. 4c
Apples-S2 10000.
Onions-Crates, $1.O0; barrels $2.75.
Potatoes-Irish, $2.50G2.75.
Shot-Firm: drop to b, $3.50; b to larger.
s1.55; bulk, Sl55
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, Ah9
SC; refined. $1.5O base.
Nails-Cut, $3.50 base; wire. s175 base
Advanced national list OF extras. adopted
Dec. l, 1896.
Gun Powder-Per keg. $500; half key
2.25; quarter key. $40. Champion duck
ting, quarter key, $225. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, snokeless, half kegs, $S.45;
quarter kegs, $40; S-pound canister s.. 10;
l-pound canister, Toe. Less 20 to 10 per
cent. Off.
Lumber-Demand. both foreign and do
nestle, is firm; ordinary Sizes $105O9l1 90;
difficult Sizes $ls.0091A00; flooring
boards, $15.0Odl700 ship stuff S145O91S 90:
sawn ties, $3.50
Poultry-Steady; fair demand: half
grown, 25dSOc per pair; quarters
grown, S5q40c pair; full-grown fowls, 500
Soc per pair.
Eggs-Market firm: candled, per dozen
14@15c; country, &c less.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22lkGl25c; selling at %
Q30c; sugar house at 191DS2c; Cuba straight
goods, 23QSOc; sugar house molasses, l5G
Zoe
Tobacco-Marlxet quiet and steady;
smoking. domestic 22d60c; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 24a27c; fair. 23Q35c; good, Sec.
Hides, Woods, Etc.--Hldes-The market
firm: dry flint, 13c; dry salt, lie; green
sailed, &c. Wool-Firm; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black WOOL lSc;
blacks. 16c; bury, case Wax, tic. Tai
low, &c. Deer skins, loo.
Bagging and Ties-The market Is
steady; Jute bagging. 2h-pound. 7d7Ac: 2
pound, 615Q6Ac; 1&-pound. 6d6Ac quota
tions are for job lots; small lots higher;
sea island bagging, S@S15c: standard Ar
row ties. steer, 10 pounos, farge lots, soc;
small lots SOC
Dry Goods-The market Is firm; demand
brisk; prints. SlaQ5c: Georgia brown shirt
ings, 3%c 7s, 4c; "A brown sheetlngs, 3h4
4Ac; white osnaburgs, CSC; checks 455c;
brown drillings. 51a@6ihc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
MOTHER DECLINE IN COTTON.
IN THE LOCAL MARKET
DONN TO ZIG CENTS FOR
MIDDLING.

rss Market quiet with Light Sales.
Drop of 10 to IL Points in Flu
,nrcs-Spirits Turpentine Firm at
o-s. Cents-Rosin Firm and I'm
hanged Wholesale Markets
s..adv-Markets by Telegraph.
savannah. Sept. 1.-THE friends of cot
- we're disappointed at a decline of 10 to
y ,,;nts in the futures market to-day. 1t
. rausod by a decline at Liverpool, and
mort of bearish estimate to be given
:, nv NeilL The local market dropped
"a cent on all grades. and closed quiet
-, a slow demand. The naval stores mar
WAS firm with a good demand for spir-
-. nrpenune and rosin at unchanged
80 The wholesale markets were fairly
.,,rA and unchanged. The following re-
l,rs of the different markets will show
he zone and the quotations at the close to-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Money-Good demand at per cent.
Foreign Exchange-The market is weak,
The following are net Savannah quota
tions; Commercial, demand, $4S5; sixty
DAYS. s4S25s; ninety days, $4S14s, francs,
Paris, and Havre, sixty days, 522A; Swiss,
sixty days, SPAS; marks, sixty days,
943s.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at X per cent. discount and SELL
ing as follows: Up to $25, 10c premium;
SIS to $50, 15c premiuins $50 to 500, zoe
premium; $500 and upwards, at par.
Securities-Security market is active
and firm for Central issues.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georg1a
81 per cent bonds of 1880, 1881 bid, -
asked Georgia 3lA per cent, due 1915. 1881
bid - asked; Georgia Az per cent
bonds, 1915, 116A bid. 1174 asked Georgia
4 per cent, due 1926, 1111s bid, 112k asked {;
South Carolina 41as. 1OS bid 100 asked.
CITY Bcnds-Atlanta per cent. 103 bid,
1O4lh asked Augusta AZ, 1925. 1881 bid. 104la
asked Augusta per cent, 10S bid 100
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 1OS bid, 10
asked; Columbus per cent, 1884 bid, 10l1s
asked: Macon per cent, 1l41s bid, 116
asked: Macon Az, 1926,1031s bid, 1914 asked !;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons 109N bid, asked; Savannah
( ner cent. quarterly November coupons.
1898 bid, - asked; Charleston As, 9S15 bid.
94is asked.
western railroad general mortgage bonds
6 per cent. interest coupons. 1884, bid. 114lh
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds
due 1884. 1851 bid, 1O6 asked. and interest;
Augusta Southern, first IS, 1924, % bid 100
aelSed Central Railroad and
RANKING Company collateral IS,
q5 bid, So asked; Central of
Georgia railway first mortgage IS, 90
wear gold bonds. ia bid. 1l5 asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway hrst consolidated
mortgage IS. 95 bid. IS asked; Central of
Georgia railway first preferred incomes
80 bid 81 asked; Central of Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes, Il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

strident howl more pitiful than fierce. He
Is 100 preoccupied with his own agony to
him. - 80
II dog is bitten by another dog that is
MAD, signs of the disease will not set In
Ior ten days. The symptoms Of the an
preaching disease are not generallv
known. They are similar to the Following.
Inc dog will first become exceedingly rest
less. He will set up and lie down repeated
~ changing his position angrily. rolling
over from side TO side, and constantly lick
ing his head and body In the first stage
OF the disease, he will be more Irritable
than later on, and he will snap constantly
az objects that approach him, and even at
imaginary objects. His thirst becomes ex
circulating from day TO day, and he never
ceases to lap up all the water within reach
Large, granular swellings will then make
their appearance about his mouth and
throat, and heavy brown mucous win ba
discharged freely, If permitted TO leave the
mouse he will stray away from home and
probably never return, preferring absolute
sohtude. He Will probably seek the omen
country rather than remain in city streets
In the early stages of the disease the dos
~ ferocious and Will bite. But in the latter
stages he will modest neither man nor
beast but wandering off despised and
alone he seeks some thickly grown corn
or wheat field Then laying down his few
erish head between his tired paws. he dies
within day or two afterward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The market remain
ed unchanged from yesterday. The
highest bid at the close of the market was
2734c, and 1t is reported that sales were
made at that figure late in the day.
At the Board of Trade, at the first CALL
the market was bulletined firm at 27Slc
with sales of 1885 casks. At the last
CALL at 1870 o'clock p. m, 1t closed firm
at 27s4c, with no further sales reported.
Rosin-The market remained firm and
unchanged. with a good demand for the
offerings. At the Board of Trade, at the
first call, the market was bulletined firm
and unchanged, with sales of 2174 barrels
At the last call it was unchanged, with
no sales reported. The following were the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

New York, Sept. 1.-THE dry goods mar
ket shows fair results for the week in
nearly all grades, Notwithstanding the
fact that buying has, to all appearances,
been much slower than a short time ago.
The aggregate of the week would under
ordinary conditions be a very salts
factory one. Jobbers have had a thor
oughly satisfactory week, which, at its
close, shows no diminution of interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

j. p. Wooten is a constable In Breath
lat county, Kentucky. In the same county
there are any number Of moonshiners. In
order to cope with these outlaws OF tina
mountains whose aim is invariably true.
Constable Wooten has just purchased an
absolutely bullet-proof steel shirt. ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
barely steady; winter patents, $50OQ5,D;
stralghts, i.70G4. 30; spring patents, 5000
go; straights, "a .70Gi5 10; bakers. LOO
40; No. 2 spring wheat 965sd9I5sc; No. 8
spring wheat 91qT1s; No. 2 red, $3.50
9S1sc, No 2 corn, S0G3Ohc; No oats, 1874
6t20c; No. white, 221a423Ac; No. white,
f. o. b., 21% 622%c; No 2 rye, 50lac No. 2
barley, nominal; No. 3 Z. o. b., 32Gl46c; No.
4 f. o. b.. 2Si4GSSc No, flax seed, $l.05@
.O71A; prime timothy seed, 81 6042 .65; mess
pork. per barrel, IS. 20Q8.25; lard, per 100
pounds, 81 371a; short rib Sides loose, s.. 10
40 40; dry sailed shoulders, boxed, 6lsGp
5&c short clear sides, boxed, 5asG5%ac
whisky distllers' finished goods, per gal
lon, $l.22; sugars, cut loaf, 5.s4c; granu-
lated 5.2lc.
Cincinnati o., Sept. 11.-Flour quiet.
Wheat easy; No. 2 red, 96c. Corn firm;
No. mixed, 32c. oats strong; NO mix
ed, 2lAc. Rye firm, SOC. Lard easy, Acc.
Bulk meats easy &c. Bacon quiet, $500.
Whisky dull, $1.21.
Baltimore, Nd Sept 11.-Flour quiet
and steady; unchanged Wheat duh and
lower; spot, month and October, S10l0
1918; December, $1.01h@1.O11s; steamer
No. 2. 96c asked. Corn easy; spot and
month, 35I5Q36c; November and December
new or old, S6Ac asked; steamer mixed
1884 G34c; southern white, 3sQ39c; do yell
low, 3sd39c. oats steady; No. white,
2lBc bid; No. mixed, 226D22ikc. Rye
easier; No. 2, nearby, 5315c No western
SIC Hay steady, choice timothy, $4,000
1850. Grain freights quiet; unchanged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
THE CHATHAM BANK,
SAVANNAH. GA.

SAVANNAH. GA. 81
TransRcts general BANKING
business, maintains a liberal sav-
ings department..
Foreign and Domestic Exchanxs
"a specially.
Having Large number of interacr
correspondents, we can handle COL
Iections at very reasonable rates.
Correspondence solicited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF SAVANNAH.
Capital, 100000.

Transncts "a general banking busi-
ness. Maintains "a Savings DeDart-
ment and allows INTEREST An
PER CENT, compounded quarterly.
The accounts of Individuals, firms,
banks and corporations are aoIieit-
ed.
with our large number of CORES
sDOndents in GEORGIA, ALABAMA.
FLORIDA and SOUTH CAROLINA we
are prepared to handle collection.
ON the most favorable terms. Cor
respondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, Prestdent.
VI. ID. LANE, Vice President.
GEORGE C. FREEMAN, Cashier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

money This Is supplemented by to-day's
statement OF New York clearing house
tanks. The decrease of s. .O7S,000 in the
stock of legal tesiders indicates that the
contraction in the reserve is due to the de-
maud for currency from the interior
Meanwhile the exchange market has
grown weak again. and offerings of spot
grain bills and cotton futures are heavy
Probabilities thus point to an early hard
ening Of rates Tor money and an inaugu-
ration of gold imports.
The most important event of the week
was the action of the St. Paul directors
in declaring an extra dividend of / per
cent. bringing the years distribution up
to per cent. This carried both St Paul
and Burlington more than l per cent
above par, ed TO renewed buying of the
Changers and strengthened the whole
railroad list. The decision to pay 8 per
cent. on the adjustment bonds of the Atch-
ison Company, was also a Strengthening
factor. The enormous increase In Au-
gust gross earnings show in Illinois Cen
trail (S51l, 2SD, Missouri Pacific (S477,2 7Sl
New York Central ($46, 219), and other rail-
roads with the most substantial encour-
agement to the buying.
The Financial Chronicle estimates the
total increase for August of thlrty-eight
roads reporting gains in excess of $4,000
at "a, S69,2SO The hope that the strike of
the coal miners was near settlement was
an encouraging factor, as were the good
prospects reported In the trade reviews
The total sales of stock to-day were 23S.-
900 shares including Atchison preferred
1920, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy IT,
O4z, Louisville and Nashville 6.4OO. Man
haitian $500, Missouri Pacific I, 2S5. Missou-
II, Kansas and Texas preferred II .92O.
Northern Pacific preferred 1892 North
western 800, st. Paul 1880 Southern pre-
ferred 5l00, Union Pacific II $50, Wabash
preferred 3,450, Lead 5000, Sugar preferred
S''4o' Chicago and Great Western 4, COO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Stock on hand this day ...... 40. 43t 1905
Stock same day last year.. 1,1S1 $50
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 11.-Spirits tur-
pentine market firm at 211c; sales, none.
Rosin firm; sales none; A, B, $1.10; C. d,
s1.15; E, $120; F, s1.25; G. $1.9o; H, $14O;
l. K, S1.45; NJ, $1.50; N, $.70; w G, $195;
W w. $3.50.
Wilmington, N c., Sept. 11.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm, 271A@27%c; receipts, 1877.
Rosn firm, S1.1591.2O receipts, 3S2 Crude
turpentine firm, $1.SO, $3.50, $1.9O; receipts,
81. Tar firm, $1.10. Receipts. 261.
New York, Sept. n.-Rosln steady;
strained common to good, 81. 45015O Spir-
its turpentine, steady at 9O@301ac.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
JERSEY MOSQUITOES NOT IN IT
Well Knows Mao Write Interestfng-
IL About The KIondike Region.

The gold fever is spreading in every
direction, among all classes of people and
all sorts and conditions of men. The
County Clerks are inundated with GER
t~ificates of Incorporation of bubble COM
panies and the printing presses are grind
ing out by the million information about
the Klondike region and the fabulous
wealth stored in its rocky
Among the latest works on the new found
Eldorado is a delightful little pamphlet,
All About Klondike: The Land of Cold"
by Charles Frederick Stansbury and Ben
jamin Patterson, the latter a member of
the New York bar and we'll known to
many of Jersey City's best known law-
teal information about the gold fields,
how to get there, in the double meaning
of tina phrase; what to do when o
get there, and in fact everything one
ought to know who seeks to make his
fortune by digging for gold.
One passage in the handy little book
will have peculiar interest for Jersey
men. 1t is this.-sA word must be said
about the mosquitoes that for three
months of the year infest the Klondike
times they constitute a menace to the
life and sanity of men, while even such
tough animals as the black bear frequent
sly succumb to them. / nave never seen
their equal for steady and constant irri-
the swamps of New Jersey and the sand
hills OF Nebraska not excepted. 1t was
only when the wind was blowing and
well out on the lake or wide portion of
the river that their abominable torment
aaa sod .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
NorIcE TO

Sailed proposals will be received by the
BOARD of Education on Thursday, August 20.
1Sg7. at eight o'clock P. NJ, for all labor and
material necessary for the
OF ADDITION TO PUBLIC
SCHOOL NC. 20.
Gator avenue, in accordance with plans ana
sneci5cations for the same on file in the office
~ the Clerk of the Board. City Hall. where
HANK forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained.
The bidding will be divided into six sec
lions, as
First-All work and material comprised IN
mason's specifications.
Second-All work and material comprised IN
numbers specifications
Third-All work and material comprised IN
carpenters specifications
Fourth-An work and material comprised IN
painters specifications.
Fffth-All work and material comprised IN
heating specifications. -
sixtb-For the entire labor and material
complete.
velopes. endorsed Proposals fog Qtem speci-
fed) Public School No. TO-" directed TO "Mr:
Toseph F. Firm, Chairman of School No. TO-"
and handed to the Clerk 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 reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if the best interests OF the city
may be conserved by so doing.
BY order of the Board of Education.
JAMES ]. WISEMAN,
Ma
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE
Of bicycles, ~trieycles and all vehicles known
as auto-motors, having rubber tires thereon,
on the public highway streets. squares and
THE Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, by
tbe BOARD Of Street and Water commissioners,
for and on behalf of the municipality of said
CITY. do ordain as foilows:-
liar vehicles, and all vehicles known as auto
motors having a rubber tire thereon when
in use on the public highways, streets or
places within the limits of Jersey City, be-
have a lamp duly lighted, OF such illuminating
noyer as TO be plainly seen one hundred yards
ahead, attached thereto.
Sec 2. All such bicycles, ~tricyeles or similar
sttached to the handle bar of such machine
that the same can be conveniently and quickly
rung. which when rung may be heard at
least one hundred feet distant.
vehicles shall not be ridden or propelled
through the public highways. streets or places
of Jersey City at a greater speed than eight
miles per hour.
or occupied. be ridden or run on the side
walks Within the limits OF jersey City.
Sec. s, That for every violation or any OF the
provisions of this ordinance, upon complaint
diction thereof, the offender shall be subject
to a fine not less than three dollars and not
exceeding 1--WE dollars for each offense.
SEC. 6. That all ordinances and parts OF or
dinances Inconsistent with the provisions OF
This ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passea Aue0 cHAs. HOLLYWOOD
President
Approved August Il, 1897. Epw. HOGS.
e II. BouToNe,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS

o. -...-1
The fact that we have had very little
warm weather so far this summer would
lead one to suppose that the early fall
will be comparatively warm. Cloth eton
suits can be used for some time If one
b,1ys a pretty new silk bodice to be worn
with the skirt. The new autumn silks
range from the quiet shepherds plaid OF
black and white to the most glaring com
mutations OF red. blue, greens and yellow.
Many Of these bodices are made with
black satin or MORE collar, cuffs and
girdle which tone them down consider
are made to fit perfectly and are boned
back front over hips to keep them
from wrinkling. They are shaped to suit
the figure. Some are six inches deep all
around. Many silk waists for fall wear
are fastened on one side OF the front UNI
der ruffles of lace. chiffon or ribbon. "A
nretty waist of second mourning is made
n black muslin de sole over white satin.
The sleeves are made mosquetaire and
the waist draped quite full back and front
with the black muslin. It is fastened at
the side under three ruffies. Two OF
black muslin de sole and one of white
between them The neck and sleeves are
trimmed with three tiny ruffles to match
the side trimming. This waist can be
worn with a black silk skirt and the
stride should be made of the same ma
feriai as the skirt. The English walking
hats are quite popular at present. We
are Indebted TO the Paris Fashion Com
many for the above information. This
arm publishes -La Mode de Paris and
the eFrench D~ressmaker."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
SUMMER OUTINGS.

Court House Custodian Q h J.. Hogan
and family, of Pavonia avenue, left to-
day for a visit to Tuxedo, N. X.
Director of Education Frederick J. .Mer-
on Thursday for Niagara Falls, where
they will remain until September /.
James Newton. Secretary of the Mer-
chants Protective Association, has gone
vention of the Order of the Scottish
Clans.
Mrs. Perry. Mrs. o,Rourke, Miss Cortes
and Miss Dietz of Hoboken, are at Fort
Lowey Hotel. Bath Beach.
Mrs. Peter Bentley is at the Argyle
Hotel, Bath Beach.
Mr.. c. r. Stewart of Hoboken is at the
Clifton House, Patchogue.
Miss L.. M. Innfs of Hoboken is at the
United States Hotel, Far Rockaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. Stein of Heboken
are at the Seaside House, Rockaway
Beach.
Miss Gertrude Won G~erechten and Miss
are staying atHewletts. Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Brown and Miss
Eliza Vreeland of this city are at the
Sherman House, Babylon, Long Island.
Judge n Mrs. A. L. Garretson are at
CGrwin Cottage Westhampton.
G. L. Toppin is at the Garden City
Hotel, Garden City, Long Island.
Mr.. S. w. Backus is at the Greenport
House, Greenport. Long Island.
Mr.. M. o. Walker of Hoboken is at the
Wyandauk Hotel, Greenport, as is also
IA. w Sinclair Of the same city.
w. H. Melosh md Miss Louise Werther
are registered at the Plaza Park, Sea
Cliff.
Mr. ana Mrs. II. Grumbach n Mrs. w.
Hill of this city are at Fabyans, New
Hampshire.
Miss Elsa Heck, Miss Dieterle, Mr.. Err
nest Heck, Mr.. Carl Heck. Mr.. Augustus
Heck, Mr.. Thomas III. Cuddy and Mr..
Emil Mehl of this city and Mr.. G. A.
Sehwoerer OF Hoboken are at the Cornish
House. Pine Hill.
Miss Cowen and Miss H. Woef of this
city are at The Inn, PIN Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
MANY ASSESSMENTS REDUCED.
Hoboken,s Commissioners OF Appeal
Hold a Meeting.

The Hoboken Board of Commissioners
| of Appeals completed it's work, last night,
of making reductions in the tax assess
ment. A large number of reductions Were
| made and from the time the meeting
| commenced until it ended the lobby was
| crowded with property owners anxious to
lave the assessments on their property
decreased. The first appeal taken up was
one from Herman Fayen, whose property
| at No. 257 First street was assessed at
$500. Commissioners Duffy explained that
he had examined the property and found
it to be in a poor condition. He moved
that $1,000 be taken of the assessment
and it was
The Hoboken Ferry Company wanted
$50, 600 taken off the $600,00 O valuation on
its property. Upon motion of Commits
! sioner Kerr the appeal was not granted.
Gottholo Pape, of No. 1873 Park avenue,
was allowed a reduction of $500. His
| ~property was valued at $4,000. David
Mayer asked for a reduction on the old
| Star Theatre in Hudson street, but it
was not granted. The assessed valuation
on the property of the Hoboken Quartette
| Club was reduced from $4,000 to $50. 900.
A. J. volk was allowed a reduction of
81. 600 on the property at Nos. 631 and 633
| Washington street, and 5000 was cut off
the $4,000 valuation on the property of
Fire Commissioner John Bruning, at No.
1901 Washington street.
Professor R-usenburger on behalf of the
! trustees of stevens Institute asked for a
| reduction of 81, 900 on the house occupied
| by President Morton. Two appeals were
| received from School Commissioners e.
| II. CARING for a reduction on the
| property which he owns at No. 1854 Sixth
| street and at No. 600 Park avenue. The
| sum of $500 was taken off the value on
each plot. The property of Charles h.
| Focht, at No. SIT Washington street was
| reduced $500 from the figures fixed by the
| Assessors. William p. Judge was allowed
| 5000 reduction on the property at No. S2
Hudson street
Garibalda Brothers were granted a
| decrease of $500 on the $11, 500 assessment
| of Nos. 1920 and 1882 Washington street.
The assessment on Fire COMMISSIONS
Gustav Hauser's property in Fourteenth
| street was reduced from $27, 900 to s2l.5OO
| Several other small reductions were
granted.