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The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
REMOVING THE SNOW.
City Officials Act Promptly
Railroad Companies
At Fault.

Mayor Hoos sent a letter to the Street
and Water Commissioners today de-
man,aing that seniet thing be done at once
to make the streets, sidewalks and cross
walks passable. The Commissioners sent
back word that they were powerless, hav-
ing absolutely no fund on which to draw
for such purpose.
All the street laborers, sewer men, la-
bore9s On meters and water pipes were
put to work slloveiling snow, but they
were plishing little or nothing.
hurried conference was held with fho
Mayor, and he assumed the responsibility
Of pledging 81, ,0G0 to the Street and Water
Board in order to have the snow removed.
Commissioner Nolan at once put nifty
men at work and now headway is being
made The trick of the surface railroads
in clearing their tracks and piling up the
snow between them and the curb has
aroused the Mayors indignation. The
Street and Water Commissioners are dis
pleased too They say that II Is useless
to try to keep the crosswalks clean 50
long as the railroads refuse to remove
the snow they are in duty bound to, under
the terms of their franchises.
The most impassable streets in the city
are those in which the trolley cars are
operated The companies We're notified
that they must lose no time in removing
the snow. AS many laborers as possible
are to be engaged by the city IN removing
sf1oU.
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
WHY WATER is DELAYED.
East Jersey Wants Too
Much From the Flynns
For Trihing Con-
ceSsions.
AN AGREEMENT, EXPECTED SOON.
It Is Now Predicted That
The Award Will Be
Made Friday.
An AGREEMENT, EXPECTED SOON.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, but no action
was taken on the water question. The
Board took recess until Friday morn
ing. At that session an award viii like
" be made to P H Flynn for his ST.
$4,000 plant. The present delay in pro-
ceedings is not due to the city officials.
They are prepared to make a contract,
but as explained in these columns yester-
day, are waiting until the Flynn syndi-
cate completes its arrangements with the
East Jersey and Morris Canal and Bank
ing Companies. Just as soon as Flynn'e
representatives file with the Street and
Water Board copies of agreements which
are TO be entered into with the East Jer-
sey Water Company, an award will be
made. One reason for the delay is re-
ported to be attributed to Mr.. Flynn, who
has intimated that the East Jersey Com-
pany wants too much for its water rights
ana demands too many concessions in re-
lation to future use OF the Rockaway
River watershed The lawyers of the two
concerns are sparring for points, but il is
expected that an agreement will be ar
rived at in time to allow of the making
Of an award by Friday next.
While the companies are wrangling
the city is still paying the East Jersey
Company on an average of $1,000 a day for
the temporary supply it is furnishing tile
city.
The Street and Water Commissioners. al
their meeting yesterday afternoon, or
dered S97.S01.20 paid to the company That
sum represents the company's bill for
water furnished during July. August and
September. The city is better up in its
payments that it has been since the $1,000
a day contract was made by the Repub-
licans While the company is being paid
with promptness claims against the water
account and the salaries of the ems
ployes of the department are being hung
up II is maintained that as soon as the
proposed new plant is acquired and every
thing is put in running order it will be
possible to make the water department.
more than self sustaining. It is estimated
that it will be possible with the Increased
receipts to pay the current expenses of
the department and create a fund for The
retirement OF the S6.0o0, 600 of water bonds
which have taken 100000 of the water ie-
ceipts each year.
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
MORE WRECKS FOUND.
First Communication with
Eastern Long Island Re-
veals Great Damage by
the Storm.

NEW YORK, Nov. 80 1S9s.-As COM
munication with Eastern Long Island
towns, which were cut off by the storm
of Saturday is resumed. reports of heavy
damage done are made known.
Easthampton was heard from this
morning for the first time since Friday
night, and then only through mali ad-
vices. The gale which accompanied the
storm blew down all the telegraph and
telephone wires, and the residents saw
no trains for three days.
Small outbuildings were demolished
Trees to the number Of about thirty were
blown down along The main street of
Easthampton, and traffic is not likely to
be running smoothly before the end Of
the oHming week The towns along the
ocean SIDE suffered most Easthampton
is at the exereme end of the island.
The Government telephone lines be-
tween the different Long Island stations
were blown down and this prevented COM
munication between stations.
There were no services in the East
hampton churches on Sunday and no
school in the village on Monday or yester-
day.
The wind and the storm, the East
hampton people say, was as bad as the
blizzard of 1883 while ii lasted.
The name of the three naasted schooner
which went ashore on Old Fields Reef
during the storm, was made known IN
Port Jefferson this morning She is the
Hard Chance Of Salem and the body q
the Captain. S. F. Weeks, was found IN
the hold Another schooner Is on a Feef
on the Sound near Mfller's Place.
The schooner Observer is lying wreck
on the Port Jefferson Earbor shore. The
schooner Olive Leaf. which was wreck
ed at DAriings Wharf, was also found
to be a total loss this morning.
The steam yachts Rival and Hale we're
sunk and the steam yacht Hirondolle is
hlled with water. Quite number Of
scows are stranded and the yachts Of
Cord Meyer, Or. H. S. Petit and g.
Tinker were wrecked.
The bodies Of three sailors, victims of
the storm. which were washed ashore at
Greerport are unidentified this morning.
The damage in Greenport is estimated to
be over S25, ,000. The schoonerS Everitt,
Reganet, j. ". Ayers and a number Of
sioops were sunk in and about Greenport,
and the small steamer Mantle IS also re-
ported to be ashore near Montauk
Altogether about fifty vessels, rot
counting small yachts and scoWs. We're
wrecked and rendered useless, and the
numerous har5ors where vessels sought
shelter from the fury of the storm are
strewn with wreekage of all kinds.
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
SNOW-LADEN SHED FALLS
One Man Painfully Injured s
the Extent Of the
Casualties.

-1x7lila Naura rly ayeyllIe WAS crOWdeU
AZ : 40 q clock this after
occ,,rred which narrow
:. ras,,1ti,,g fatally Unable to
~ x,,aisb+ of snow which had ae-
.'s'1s.lataa ,,ran h during the recent
- s1,a5 baan allowed to remain
49, ~ ,,d s1,ed n front of the butcher
- ysyil1;a,, winberrv No 30 New
~ ave,,,,e crashed IL the ground right
sa,oss tl,e sidewalk where thousands of
,,ersors nass each day
II was alnaost a miracle that no per-
sor was lxilIed beneath the fallen strue-
+nre A. IL was. one man barely escaped
death b,lt received painful injuries. He is
Tosenh o,Donnell. of No. 221b Railroad
avanne He had lust passed beneath the
shed and was not a foot away from it
,,,ta,, II fall One of he falling tiirberS
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
TAXES FLOWING IN FAST
Taxpayers Suffer Through
Blunder Of Former
Collector.

The taxes collected yesterday aggre-
gated s17S, uOo, making $S66,0o0 for the two
days. That such sum has been taken
in IN fourteen hours speaks well for City
Collector Robert Davis and his assist
ants. The first days collection Of s1SSo00
exceeded all previous records by 100000.
Yesterdays receipts established a new. re-
cord going over the previous record for
the second day more than $4,000. The
receipts today VIII fall off considerably
owing to the fact that many Of the
streets are practically impossible. Collec-
tor Davis IS at his office all day and
leaves It only after the books have been
balanced He relieves his deputy Mr..
higgins, every hour or two.
Little or no complaint has been heard as
yet, and the indications are that very lew
appeals from assessments viii be made.
Ii is noticeable too, that persons wko
have been assessed for personal property
this year are making little or no protest.
Everything points to the fact that the
personal tax collections this year viii
exceed all previous years. The personal
TAX assessments have been equaiizsd n
the same careful maEaer as were these
levied against realty This fact, taken
with the reduction of thirty points on the
Thousand, has had the effect of indu1guS
Taxpayers to fnaEe speedy settlement
People who have only now received per-
sonai tax bills for 1896 are complaining bit
terly Two-thirds Of the deIirquents as
sert that had they received their bills at
the proper time they would have paid
them uncomplainingly. The difficulty
now is that IN many instances the interest
and advertising charges and other costs
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
CLEAN YOUR SIDEWALKS.
Street and Water Gommis-
sioners Summoned to
Court Today.
BOARD OF EDUCATION BLAMED
Property Owners Notified
That They Must Remove
the Snow or Be Fined.

A large number of citizens, who had
failed to meet with the requirements OF
the ordinance compelling owners of prop
erty to remove snow from the sidewalks
along THEN properties within a specified
time after a snow fall, were subDoenaed
to appear in the Second Criminal Court,
this rnorning The court room was
crowded for there were many delin-
ouents Among them were Street and
Water Commissioners Hauck, Smith and
Heintze and Superintendent Donnelly,
representing the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company.
The three Street and Water Commis-
sioners had been subpoenaed to explain
why the snow had not been shoveled
from the sidewalk in front of the new
school site, at Bergen and Fairmount
avenues This matter was reported by
Policeman Charles Meade OF the Mont
gon.ery street station and the report
Transmitted to the Court Police Justice
Potts said, yesterday that the snow
would be removed if he had to summon
the entire administration. He, however,
subpoenaed only the members OF the
Street and Water Board. The Justice
said, yesterday. that inasmuch as private
fndiyiduals were held responsible for the
condition of the sidewalks along their
properties, he could see no reason why
city officials should not be held respon-
sible for the condition of sidewalks along
properties owned by the city
The three Street and Water Commits
sioners above named were granted a
hearing in the Justices private room
declared that the Street and Water Board
was not responsible for the condition of
the sidewalks along the property Of the
new school site, at Bergen and Fair
mount avenues. He laid the blame on
the members of the Board of Education
Corporation Counsel Allan l.. McDer-
mott who was present in the interest OF
the city, conceded with Mr.. Boitwood $
view. The Justice dismissed the COM
plants against the Street ard Water
Board and ordered that members of the
Board Of Education be notified to haYe
cleared the sidewalks along the property
above cited.
Superintendent Donnelly, of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, promised to
have the snow removed from the side
walks along the company's property on
Grand street and Pacific avenue. He said
the storm had come on Unexpectedly ana
the company was not prepared for It.
justice Potts said he realized this and
on the strength Of Superintendent Dom
nelly's promise dismissed the complaint
Marcus Beach. representing his father,
ana Real Estate Dealer Joseph Savoy, OF
No. 500 Palisade avenue, representing the
Ogden estate, were also before the court
on the same charge The latter was IN
st11lcted to notify the owners of the Og-
den estate to clear the sidewalks along
their properties.
None Of the property owners cited to
appear were punished. All promised 70
clear the sidewalks as quickly as pos
sible
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
DAVIS ASSOCIATIONS FAIR.
Committees Organized at Meeting
Yesterday.

The Committee of Arrangements for the
Robert Davis Association fair, which is
to be held in old Metropolitan Hall, Nos.
Il and 73 Newark avenue, from January
8 to 2f, inclusive held meeting last
night in the parlors of the County Jail.
The meeting was held there because IL is
convenient of access from all parts Of the
county Every section of the county was
represented Thomas J. higgins presld-
ed. and N. p Wedin was Secretary. Plans
for the fair were fully discussed, and It
was finally decided to appoint member
of the association in each ward in Jer-
sey City and one member each from H9-
boken and Bayonne. two from North
Hudson, and one from West Hoboksn, to
organize auxiliary committees in their
respective bailiwicks. The auxiliary
committees viii consist principally CT
ladies who will have charge of tie
booths These are the members of the
COMMITTEES
First ward, William j. Moran; Second.
John j. Heavey; Third. Frank McNally;
Fourth. c. p. Smith and S. P. Egan;
Fifth, John A. Tracey and ]. ]. Mulvaney
Sixth, Anthony Hauck; Seventh, Edward
Barr; Eighth, James c. Clarke Ninth,
James Ellington; Tenth. James T. Kelly
Eleventh, James T. Lillis; Twelfth, James
Nolan; Hoboken, M. J. Coyle; North
West Hudson Joseph A. Riordan. Bay
onne, Thomas Magner. Sheriff William
Heller was selected for manager and N.
p Wedin, Jr., and Daniel Smith, assist
ant managers. The auxiliary committees
will all be organized next week.
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
CHASTITY JETSAM.
Many Bodies Recovered OF
Cape Cod But Few Iden-
titled as Yet.

ORLEANS, Mass, Nov. 80, 1S9s.-F'ive
bodies have been recovered here from
the Portland. The vessel is wrecked just
north Of Cape Cod. The wreckage. with
a great many bodies, is drifting south,
possibly as far as Nantucket. 1t is
thought that the northeast gale today
will bring the bodies in. Entire cape is
patrolled.
The body of the Hon. Dudley Freeman
has been identified. It win be shipped
TO Portland tomorrow.
The bodies of George w. Delaney, OF
Boston, and Mrs. c. NJ Mitchell, of North
Easton, Mass. have also been positively
identified among those that have washed
ashore here.
Dead bodies have been coming ashore
at Nauset. all day, with life preservers
on marked Portland" " Other bodies
have also been picked up at Wellheet
Truro, Provincetown and at the Orleans
life-saying station. Up to tonight thirty
six bodies, both men and women, have
been reported along the shore in this
vicinity
The life savers and coast patrol have
been on duty constantly and hundreds are
assisting in the work Of rescuing the bod
les from the awful surf The sea is still
running so high that it is only with
great difficulty that bodies can be landed.
Many of them are frozen stiff and in
such condition that identification is very
difficult Wreckage of all kinds is drift
ing in Fragments Of boats marked
Portland" portions of the cargo and
splinters from the steamer are strewn all
along the shore for fifteen miles.
Communication between Cape Cod and
the outer world once more has been. .estab-
lished. The first train to run below Buzz
Yards Bay since Saturday left that place
at :43 today and ran to Sycamore. Here
the passengers, mails and baggage were
transferred by teams to a point below
Sandwich, q distance of three miles A
bad break at Truro prevents the train
from leaving Provincetown but passen-
gers from that place were transferred by
teams
The washouts on both sides Of Sand
wieh and that at Truro are being repaired.
It is thought that trains will be running
after Friday.
Sandwich received the first mail last
evening and sent one this forenoon. Towns
below received the first mail today since
" ea< Odt AADAiA
until this afternoon.
Late this afternoon the life savers at
the Orleans station succeeded in getting
ashore the body of a woman about thirty
years of age. She had dark hair and
was rather f1eshy. She wore but very lit
tie clothing.
A golds watch and chain and also a
diamond pin were found on the body and
on the finger of the left hand was plain
gold ring. The bodies of two other women
were also gotten ashore by the life savers.
One was woman about sixty years
old with very little clothing. She wore
ring Inscribed Forget Me Not, and
also marked with the letters e. II, w
There was practically nothing else on
the body by which she could be ldenti-
fled No marks are reported on the body
Of the other woman which would dead to
Identification. There were life preserv-
ers marked Portland on both of these
t<o
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
ENGINEERING BUREAU.
Three New Men Added and
the Pay Roll
Fixed.

The Street and Water Commissioners
have reorganized the Engineering
Bureau Last year, when Charles Van
Keuren was appointed Chief Engineer,
he announced that he would be unable
to carry out the plans of his predecessor,
the late L. D. Fowler, unless more men
were given him. At that time neither
Mayor Hoos nor the Finance Board
would consent to an increased force.
During the past fiscal year certain
branches of work in the department ran
behind and Engineer Van Keuren ex-
planned that it was due to lack of as
sistance This year three more men have
been allowed him. They are:-James
watson, engineer Of construction; JOS
Lamb, chairman, and James Henderson,
Jr.. laborer.
The payroll of the Engineering Bureau
at present is as follows
c. a. Van Keuren, chief engineer,
So, 800; NJ d. Wortendyke, surveyor,
81. 400; James Watson, engineer of con-
struction. 1880; A. f. schlegel, draughts-
man. 81. 200: F. La Tourette assistant
surveyor, $l.50o: Il. E. Ferris, surveyor,
S., ,2OO;- E. Edwards, draughtsman, 81 200;
George Heigel, rodman $500: Joseph
O'Mara, rodnan, $500; Jacob Eller, rod
man, $500; James Carlin, rodman, $780,
Alexander McGlachen, assistant survey
or. 5000; Joseph Lamb, chairman. 5000;
Edward See. chainman $500; William
WILSON, utility, $3.50, James Henderson,
Jr.. utility, $3.50; Fannie Rouse, stenog-
rapher, $T20; E. F. Crowen, clerk to en-
eineer $780,
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30

sHOPP- Suddenly, on Sunday. Nov. q,
1895 Charles e. Shopp, aged "A years.
Funeral services at s P. NJ, on We'd
nesday, Nov. 80, at his late residence, No.
rs Atlantic street
FL.ANAGAN--On Monday, November. q,
1885, at LII p NJ. Johanna j., widow
of James Flana gan.
Relatives and friends are requested TO
attend her funeral on Thursday, Decem-
Der l. from her late residence, No. II
Thorne street. jersey city Heights; thence
to the Church of st. Paul on Hancock ave-
nue., where a solemn requiem mass viii
be offered for the happy repose Of heR
soul.
LYONS-In this city. on Monday. Noven-
ber 2S, 1898 Mary J., wife Of Levy L.
Lyons, in her 18th year.
Relatives and friends are invited 20 att
tend the funeral services on Thursday,
Decemb ber /, at / 80 p. NJ, from her late
residence, No 134 Pacific avenue.
Interment at convenience of family.
Suddenly, on Sunday. November
o. 1898, Charles E. Shopp, aged "a
years.
Funeral services at eight p. NJ, on Wed~
nesday. November 80 at his late resi-
dence, No. IS Kearny avenue.
Funeral private.
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
BAD BOY SENT TO JAIL

John Nash, thirteen years old, of No.
1,112 Washington street, Hoboken, was
arraigned before Recorder Stanton. this
morning, charged with petit larceny. The
boy is incorrigible. His uncle, Thomas
Donohue. has tried in vain to reform him.
He gave him presents and promised
him a gold watch if he would attend
school The boy. however. travelled with
youths older than himself and stole coal
from the railroads. The young thieves
had four regular customers for the coal
they stole.
Mr.. Donohue asked Recorder Stanton
to place the youth in some reformatory
institution. The Recorder temporarily
committed the youth to the County jail
on a charge of petit larceny. In the
meantime steps will betaken to place
him in some reformatory Institution
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
SCORED BY THE COURT.
Mrs. Schuchhart Discredits
Herself ID a Suit
For Alimony.

"trhis woman has deliberately perjured
herself J, said vice Chancellor Stevens,
thas morning. In Chancery Chambers. as
Mrs. Kate schuchhart left the stand after
giving her testimony In her suit against
her husband George for alinony. In the
course Of that testimony the plaintiff
swore that her daughter was married
fourteen months ago. but under close ex-
animation admitted that the marriage
only took place two months ago.
@She has diseredlted herself, his
Honor added. and the woman walked to
her seat with her face as red as beet
Mrs. Schuchhart resides at Ne. 1l2 Coz
tage street, and her husband drives a
locomotive for the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company They
have not lived together for some time and
the wife charges that it was his cruel
conduct which drove her from his home.
AS an instance of his conduct she told
the Court that he poured a basin of water
over her. grabbed her by the hair, twisted
her head, struck her and raising a knife
swore that he would feed her on blood.
Yes your Honor, she said he said
he would give me blood for breakfast,
blood for dinner and blood for supper.
she accused her husband Of maintain
ing another establishment at No. 9 Tuers
avenue over which Mrs. Margaret
I,ynch presided. and who. she averred,
The Jersey City news., 1898-11-30
SpAIN'S TROUBLES.
Cabinet Discusses the Treaty
and the Carlist Conspiracy.
LBy Gable to The Assoeiated press.


MADRID, Nov. 30 1SsS-The Cabinet,
at its meeting, just held, agreed upon in
structions for Senor Montero Rios, Pres
ident of the Spanish Peace Commission.
for todays meeting Of the Commission
era.
The Ministers also considered the ac-
tions Of the Carlists, concerning whom
there are no new facts. and further de-
liberated upon the repatriation Of the
Spaniards in the Philippine Islands and
the Suspension OF constitutional rights,
which, it was decided win. for the pres
ent remain suspended.
The Minister of the Interior, Senor
Capedepon. in an interview, is quoted as
saving the Carlists have no chance of
success. He added:
I'VE are closely watching their pro-
ceedings in the Basque Provinces and IN
Catalonia and AragOn, and we are ready
to repress the first sign of insurrection.
Don Carlos only has a chance in the
mountains of Catalonia, where the peo-
pie suffered less during the last Sarilst
war The Carlists are working desper-
ately to win the support of some of our
regiments and some of our Generals;
but these attempts have failed. Not a
single General has listened to their pro-
The Cabinets instructions to Senor
MOntero Rios. which we're drawn up yes
terday evening. were request for the
immediate release of the Spanish prison.
ers in the Philippine Islands. to negotiate
navigation and tariff advantages in the
Philippine Islands N favor Of Spain TO
obtain ratification of several treaties
of commerce with former Spanish pos
sessions, and an arrangement Of the DEBT
Of the Philippines and, IL possible, Of
The Government also agreed to refuse
q ratification of the protocol of 1871.