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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
Dated Jersey city. April 2. Is
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will DE received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber Of the CITY Hail
SEWER IN GERMANTA AVENUE p'ps
from a point about 80 feet south of st. Paul's
avenue to and connect with the sewer at the
intersection of Germania avenue with Van
Said sewer to be built conformably
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.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
t tsns must gss;l be Obtained dat1t d5s at the otlee Of the
ESTIMATE. OF QUANTITIES.
About 4So lineal feet OF 15-inch vitriaed pipe
About S cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 1000 feet B. NJ. lumber in sheathing
About one receiving basin.
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-half the as
sessnaent therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed, Proposals for the c~onstruc-
ton Of a sewer in Germania avenue" directed
to 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 viii be accepted as surety.
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
any or all proposals.
Tho attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874. of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shali
be binding upon the city, or become effective
or operative until the bondsyaen offered by
the contractor have been approved as to sufi-
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, 1897-04-07
Not Exactly Right
Not Sick Enough for the Bed or Well Enough
For the Table,"
a Minister'S Wife Aptty Describes a Well Known Condition and
Tells How 1t Was Overcome.

There are thousands Of people in all
walks of life, particularly at this sea-
son, who are "not exactly right" and
yet are not sick, for whom a single
bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla would do
a world Of good, as it has done for
others. Business and professional men
as well as the busy housewife are es-
pecially susceptible to this debilitated
feeling. It is the peculiar combination
Of the best tonic, ambitious, diuretic
and Alternative agents Of the vegetable
kingdom, carefully and scientifically
combined, which enables Hoods Sar-
saparilla to reach simple as well as
serious ailments when all other medi-
cines fail. Read Mrs. Hunts letter:
&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
Dear Sirs trust that the publica-
tion Of my testimonial may serve to intro
dnce Hoods Sarsaparilla to many who
need physical improvement, and lead
them to give it a trial. My husband,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

W - t
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, April IL, 1897, at two O'Clock p. M,
for the construction of an 1S-inch vitrifed pipe
eve IN GERMANIA AVENUE,
from a point about SIS feet north Of St. Paul's
avenue to and connecting with the sewer In
st. Paurs avenue.
to the provisions of Chapter 217 Of the Laws
Of 1895, 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 Hall. Jersey City. N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 545 lineal feet of 1s-inch vitrified pipe
About 20 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 1000 feet B., NJ. lumber in sheathing
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 30 working days. ~
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
sessment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
Proposals. must be enclosed In sealed en-
veiopes, endorsed Proposals for the Construc-
ton of a Sewer in Germania Avenue" directed
to .'the Clerk of the Board ard handed to
that officer in open meeting when called for
in the order Of business relating to sealed
proposals.
nor viii 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 I, Chapter 134, of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city, or become effective
or operative until the bondsrnen offered by
the contractor have been approved as to sufi-
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.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

select the desired amount of garniture
herself and insist upon this quantity and
no more.
The modish writing desk will soon have
another article added to it's outfit of
gold, silver or tortoise she'll. Some one
has invented a clever affair to moisten
envelopes and stamps with a minimum of
trouble.
The affair resembles an ordinary sew
ing thimble. It is adjusted upon the
finger exactly as in the case Of the com
mon article. The top of the moistener is
open and contains a small sponge. The
sponge is, of course, moistened in be-
ginning operations and afterward is good
for envelopes and stamps galore.
Some of the most attractive toilets Of
lowered silk ~grenadine, French organdie.
India muslin, etc, are made with an elab-
orately trimmed round waist and a gored
skirt, finished with a very deep Spanish
%founce, much wider on the sides than in
front, or at back. The top Of the founce
is finished with a tiny standing frill pro-
duced by the shirring. The bottom of
the f1ounce is either laid in small tucks or
is finished with a very deep hem.
For useful evening wear and fete
dresses we are likely to find the white
grenadines useful, covered all over with
perhaps on grenadines woven to resem-
BILE lace, or on the tussore grenadines
with bright silk checks thrown npon them
or bright colored grounds covered with a
white net, as of course lace had been
laid over them.
White satin shoes that have become
soiled need not therefore be thrown aside
as useless, but may be cleaned by being
rubbed with a piece Of new flannel dipped
In spirits. Of, wine. Rub the satin length
wise of the grain, and change the flannel
frequently. As the spirit is highly In
Aammable it should not be- used near d
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

THERE appears to be a tidal wave of
Democratic victory sweeping over the
country. One Western city after another
has rebuked Republican bad faith by re-
versing the votes of last November. The
elimination came in Chicago, yesterday,
when the Republican candidate only
polled IS, 66S out of 2s3, 65S.
This does not mean that silver is any
more popular than it was. It indicates
that the gold voters are enraged at the
failure of the Republican party to deal
with the financial question in accordance
with their pledges. and at the substitu-
tion of a villainous tariff measure for
the policy that the people were promised
in the fall campaign.
Carter Harrison's personal victory
means that. in one city at least, the peo-
pie are tired of P~nritanical tyranny, and
wan a little personal liberty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
BICYCLES TO GO FREE
rennsylvania Railroad VIII Carry
Them as Baggage I'm PennEylvania.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, April z, 1s97.-The an
nouncement is made by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company that, begin
ming today, bicycles will be checked by
the company's baggage agents and carried
free Of charge on the trains hen ac-
companied on the same train by the
owner, providing that the wheelmen shall
have no baggage. Should the cyclist have
baggage the bicycle would be charged for
at the regular rates. This arrangement
applies to all the lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroad system of and including Pitts
burg and Erie.
Chief Consul Samuel A. Boyle. of the
Pennsylvania Division, L. A. w, was the
first to appriSe President Potter of the
railroad ~company's decision. Mr.. Potter
said that this action on the part of the
company would have a good effect in the
fight for the passage of bicycle baggage
bills, and he expresses the belief that in
less than a year every railroad company
in the country would have to follow the
Pennsylvania Company's example.
The league will next direct its efforts
on the New England railroads and has
already trained its gums on the steamboat
and railroad lines of that section. There
are already one hundred and thirty rail-
roads throughout the country that carry
wheels free, and the number is sad to be
constantly increasing.
1t will become necessary, according to
the statement of railroad men. to provide
special cars for the transportation of the
wheels and wheelmen. This means tina
the BICYCLE cars will be fitted with racks
and other devices to provide for the safety
of the wheels.
Herbert w. Knight, CONSUL of the New
Jersey Division of the l.. A. w., aid yes
terday that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company had taken a step in the right
direction in recognizing the wants of the
wheelmen. Mr.. Knight said that in decid-
ing to carry wheels free on all the system,
east of Plttsburg and Erie, the company
was doubtless influenced by the fact that
the L. A. w. meet is scheduled to be held
at Philadelphia this year, and that the
road wishes to capture some of the
patronage of the cyclists on that occa-
sion.
.sThe action of the Pennsylvania is in
the same direction as that of a big Cali
fornia road, with a system extending
through five other states" said MIR.
Knight. when the California Legislature
passed a bicycle baggage bill similar to
ours. that company took the bull by the
horns n at once issued orders for the
free transportation of wheels. The rail
roa companies are beginning to read the
signs of the times, and you will see the
other roads failing dnto line before very
long"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, April II. 1887. at two o'clock p. NJ,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF AVENUE e,
from the south side of Brown place to the
south side of Gator avenue.
said Improvement to be made conformabfy
to the provisions Of Chapter M of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
Chief Engineer City Hall. Jersey City, n. j.
ESTIMATE Of QUANTITIES.
About 1000 cubic yards of earth excavation
About 50 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About 1000 cubic yards Of earth filling.
About 40 cubic yards Of sand or gravel fill
About 1900 square yards of Belgian paw
ing in cutters.
About 500 square feet of bridge stone.
About 10, 500 square feet of tagging.
About 200 square yards Of repaving.
About 400 lfneal feet Of reset curb stone.
About 1000 square feet of relaid bridge stone.
About 1000 square feet of relaid tagging.
About 10 receiving basin heads to be reset.
About Is manhole heads TO be reset.
About 100 square yards Of macadam pave
ment.
belgian block on street north Of Danforth
avenue will be removed by owners.)
Time allowed for the completion OF the work.
The making OF the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
lSCL 10 II VI liz Wiel y tie
property liable to more than one-ha1f the as-
sessment therefor. on the basis Of prelimi-
nary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Improve
ment of Avenue E." directed to sthe
Clerk of the Board and handed to that
officer 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 3 substitution Of sureties be allowed
The Board may under the provisions Of the
any or all proposals.
The attention OF bidders Is especially called
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 suhi-
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.
Dated Jersey City, April 2. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

LSpecialt to The Jersey CITY News.
TRENTON. April Z. 1S97.--Captain Will
fam H. Jaques. commander Of the Naval
Reserves of New Jersey. through Acting
Aid John Guild Muirheid, has issued gem
eral orders giving an official account OF
the Reserves recent trip to washington,
where they participated In the inaugural
parade. The orders contain, among other
things. the correspondence relative to
the expedition. which is interesting and
gratifying not only to the members of
the Naval Reserves, but TO the people of
New Jersey. by whom the organization
is supported.
The orders contain the letter written
py captain JaQues to Governor Griggs.
oHering to a 200 members of the Re-
serve to Washington as an escort to
the sviee-President without expense to
William 8. Stryker, accepting the offer
on behalf of the Governor; Captain
Geaeanaenrssii aae oraee gayssg!s f q the e sagm n I,
tam Jaques, expressing his qualification
at having the command in line, and a
NAVY McAdoo. extending the use Of the
Navy Yard to the Reserve. There is
also the following letter from Governor
m oragsisr written after the parade and ex-
made by the men in line;-
MY Dear Sir-It is my pleasant duty to
tUnVey ~ you my nlgh commentator of
the appearance and bearing of yourself
and the men of the Naval Reserve of
New Jersey under your command in the
parade at Washington on
Expressions of applause and approval
neard on every side evinced the fine inn
a apd Y Ms created by your detachment,
of troops in the whole line looked better
or marched better than yours.
Captain Jacques Acknowledgement fol-
lows, after which is the following very
McAdoo personally:
MY Dear Captain Jaques-In common
with many others, more especially naval
officers and professional military men. I
was very much struck with the splendid
appearance of the provisional brigade of
the New Jersey Naval Militia 1nder vo,,r
command at the inauguration ceremn-
MES. Tho personnel was very fine. and
the whole carriage and equipment of the
very best seen in the line, and they GER
fanny, as an organization, reelected great
credit on you.
take great pleasure, indeed, in ex-
tending to you my hearty c~oneratula-
lions and thanks for what you have done
Tor them. l say thanks, because I have
neen very much interested, of course, in
the development n progress off this
organization. l have heard nothing since
the parade but praise for them
line orders also contain a brief account
or the trip and the roster of officers. and
concludes as follows:
!nlere was not a single breach of disci-
pine and but one case of Illness.
Much credit is due to the Quartermas-
lers, Commissary's and Medical Deuarf-
nperts Tor the completeness of their ar
rangemernts. Thanks are accorded to the
members of the press who ACCOMPANIED
the expedition, and fun recognition is here
made Tor the contributions which enabled
uhe reserve to take part in the inaugural
parade without expense to the state.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

results. With the approach of spring he
has had an indescribable feeling of fill
health. Not sick enough for the bed or
well enough for the table, mi few words,
He Became Run Down
each year from constant mental and ply
steal action. Hoods Sarsaparilla has re-
lieved and ~invigorated him in every in
stance. Last month we purchased four
bottles of the medicine. / took two of
the bottles, being weak,
Without Appetite and vIgor.
After ! had used half a bottle OF
Hoods I realized quite an Improvement
and soon felt quite comfortable. Igained
SO much that ! recommended Hoods Sar-
saparilia to my nearest neigAbor, who has
had malarial symptoms. She has also
taken the medicine and its effect upon her
for good was almost magic. She has now
prevailed upon her husband to take ii to
build him up. I have also given HOODS
Sarsaparilla to my two little girls, N
nearly 3 years old, who is not strong, con-
sequently languid, and the other, is years
Old, for pimples which indicate bad blood
and disfgure her complexion. Both have
been helped by Hoods Sarsaparilla which
I am glad heartily to recommend.u MRS.
@. HUNT, 1o1 West 31st Street, N. Z. City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT

An entertainment which was very
largely tend was given last evening by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian Church. at Sixth and Hud-
son streets, Hoboken- The principal fea-
ture of the programme was an exhibi-
ton of a kaleidoscope which was operated
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Banta. Mr.. Banta
Is an electrician and Is superintendent OF
the electrical department of the North
Hudson County Railway.
Eighteen pictures were produced on q
large to the great delight of the
audience. Temple Male Quartet aisc
assisted in the entertainment. Herbert
F. Campbell was master of ceremonies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
CHILD ABANDONED.

A two months old baby girl, wrapped in
white clothes, its face hidden by a red
veil was found in the hallway OF No 20
York street, at five o'clock this morninr
by a policeman.
The little abandoned infant was carried
to the Gregory street station and then
removed to the City Hospital. The police
are looking for the iniluman parents r.
10 supposed the child had been in the han.
way all might.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

for present urpos has made that act
a nullity. This result leaves the act of
1896 as the only authority under which
the city election can be held. 1t is
said that the act of 1896 is also unconsti-
tutional If that was the infirmity in the
act of 1897. But this is not the occasion
for discussing hat subject. I have not
seen the opinion of the Judges by whom
that decision was made, except in the ex-
tracts published in the newspapers. /
do not understand that the court de-
cided that 1t was not competent for the
Legislature to legislate for cities of the
first class, under certain conditions
which the court found did not exist with
respect to the act of 1897, and it is possi-
BILE that there are considerations which
may take the act of 1896 out of the prin-
ciple which controlled in the decision
upon the act of 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

JUDGE DEPUE Of Newark rave the
.Extenders' another hard rap yesterday.
Judge Depue is a Republican,; but he is
above the cheap methods OF his party.
In his charge to the Grand Jury. h came
to the support Of the Branch Court
bench. with all the weight of his high
judicial reputation. He said:-
n 1897 an act was passed changing
the time for holding elections for mu-
nicipal officers in cities of the first class
from April to the day in November on
which the general election Is held. This
latter act has recently been held by a
branch OF the Supreme Court to be in
valid IS being in conflict with .constitu-
tioi1al limitations.
While that decision stands unreversed
w judicial decision It is q analtty. and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
GONE TO SEEK HIs FORTUNE.

The police of the Gregory street station
have been requested to look for Thomas
Gaurck, "A years old, of No. $50 York
street, He disappeared from his home last
Saturday. No trace of HIM can be found,
His parents entertain the belief that NJ
has gone West to fight Indians or seek
his fortune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that on and after April Z. 1897.
bicycles will be checked by baggage
agents n carried In the baggage cars
of the when accompanied or
the same train by the owners, free of cost.
provided the passenger presenting a BIZ
cycle for carriage has no baggage; other
wise the bicycle will be charged for at
regular rates.
of the Pennsylvania Railroad system east
of Pittsburg and Erie.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

Ln ~
Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, April IL, 1897, at two O'Clock p. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF BENTLEY AVENUE.
from Bergen avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
Said improvement to be made conforInably
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.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hail, Jersey City, N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES..
About 500 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About 20 cubic yards Of earth filling.
About 400 cubic yards Of sand or gravel fill
ing.
About 500 square yards of Belgian paving IN
cutters.
About s65 lineal feet of curb stone.
About Is square yards of repaving.
About $50 lineal feet of reset curb stone.
About so lineal feet of cribbing.
About 6 manhole heads to be reset.
About 1892 square yards Of asphalt paving.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 30 working days,
award OF the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed en-
ment of Bentley avenue directed to
'.the Clerk Of the Board and handed to
in the order Of business relating to sealedj
No city official will be accepted as suretyl
nor will q substitution of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the provisions Of thA
Act above cited. exercise Its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter 1874, 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 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.
Dated Jersey city, April 2. 1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
olTYs COURTESY ACKNOWLEDGED

Mr.. D.. c. Hawkes.. secretary of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, writes to
THE News" to ask space in which to ex-
press the thanks of the order for the
courtesy shown by Mayor Wanser and
the city officials in reviewing the parade
on st. Patrick's Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
Ed AII
MTyTWARY.


WANTEDAFor First u. S. Artillery, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of q
& go, of good moral character & temperate
habits. Apply in person OF by letter to Re
cruiting Officer, 40 Montgomery ST.. Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
You Sneeze

and feel chilly. and then begin to
realize you are taking cold.n But
you shiver and sneeze because your
system is too weak to resist cold
weather. bleak winds, draughts and
The best way to escape
winters many dangers is to fortify
yourself with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
WEDNESDAY. APRIL7, 1897.

This paper is Democratic in principles
md is Independent in its uieacs ON all local
questions.