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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

water supply. water rights, lands. reservoir
sites, rights Of way and all appurtenances and
of the specification and to the extent of seventy
ciQl million gallons of water daily forever;
acceptance Of the works II the CITY snai
give notice of its intention to purchase within
ore year after the date of contract. Bidders
must also state a price for which the CITY can
buy and own the water works, water supply.
water rights. lands. reservoir sites. rights Of,
necessary to fulfill the requirements Of the
specification. and to the extent of seventy t7)
million gallons of water daily forever: said
ten or, fifteen years from the date OF contract.
but the City shall give notice Of its Intention
to purchase one year in advance of such pur-
HOW BIDS WILL BE COMPARED.
lion gallons an initial consumption of twenty
five million gallons daily, increasing at the rate
of three per cent. per annum will be assumed
LOCATION OF LAND.
The intakes and the conduits leading there
from TO the CITY must be wholly within the
State OF New Jersey.
WORK lust BE INDEPENDENT.
The water works must be 50 constructed that
they may he used and operated TO supply Jer-
sey City exclusively, and the contractor must
agree to furnish no water thererrom 10 any
consumer of Jersey City water.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed two years and
plete the work and furnish the water specified.
For every days delay beyond the term OF
contract, the contractor snail pay lhe lily OK
Jersey City the sum of five hundred dollars
$500 per day as liquidated damages. and not
by way of penalty.
All the time lost by reason of strikes, aeci-
dents or other delays, unavoidable or beyond
the control Of the contractor, shall not be
computed as part of the time herein specified,
If the unavoidability of such delays is certi-
fled to by the Engineer appointed by the City
to superintend said work.
Fl BIDDER MUST INFORM HIMSELF.
Each bidder must fully and carefully exam
inc the specifications.
Each bidder thereby admits that he has read
and fully understands the meaning Of eaen
and every clause of the specifications, and
that he will comply with all the terms Of the
same.
-NOTE-Bidders must sign name in fun and
p~ostofice address. In case an individual signs
for a corporation, proper authority must ac-
company the proposal
The attention Of bidders Is especially called
to Section I. Chapter 1874. OF the Laws OF
1871. under the terms whereof no contract snall
be binding upon the City or become effective
contractor have been approved as TO sufficiency
Nv tbis Roard and as to form by the Cospcra-S
ton Counsel. the President Of this Board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
For specifications in full see Jersey City
News Of July 18th and August 4th. 1895. or
copies Of specifications may be had on APP
~piication to the Clerk of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06
TAINTED.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals for Supply
for Jersey City, n. J.


The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City, by
the Board pf Street and Water commissioners
will receive proposals for a supply 81 pure
and wholesome water biased on speclneatoAS
on file in the office of the Clerk OF the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners at the
meeting room of the Board. at the lily ran,
EiGIiTEEsNTH DAY or AUGUST, 1898,
At 10 .0,Clock a. NJ.
Bidders must submit proposals under me loi-
lowing plan;- praN
The water must be delivered by gravlss a.
Bergen Reservoirs. The first wqrks mus rese E
yoirs of sufficient capacity and 50 localea 80
to be capable OF collecting and delivering h1ty
sss5a,a,mn million ndDsn gaiig havi nay / e eapaeity e deliver
seventy COO million gallons daily II 81 lhasolly
or in tunnel, or nifty 500 million gaiions - aal ~
If of steel pipe; delivery of said CONDUIT 70 pc
at Bergen Reservoirs, with q pressure eaaiva-
lent to an elevation OF 30 feet ABOVE mean
high tide Al gateshop 1 sa,a a. ~ leta ssnaeet ann
Of steel with masonry conduits shaii ps Pr
vided with connections for q secena steer PIPE
of thirty $50 million gallons daily capac1ty;
The lands, reservoir sites. water rights and
easements necessary 70 enable the tlty 70 81
vert ana use seventy GW million gallons daily
Whenever during the term Of contract, but
nrior to the exercise Of the city's option 70
- - incraase me capacity ct his water works.
then the contractor shall immediately proceed
to construct such additional storage ana m
GATED and OF such capacity as to be capables
together with those previously constructed. OF
cnIleeting and delivering seventy fil million
sallnss daily at All times. and he shall hike
wise proceed to construct a second steel pipe
where such pipe may &c necessary g enaole
additional into Bergen Reservoirs az an elc7
vafjun Of 127 feet above mean high tide, and
u III aefails as Is make them capable 81
collecting and delivering to the City seventy
GOy million salons daily At AZ tines. Such q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06
The Santiago Fever Outbreak.

The round robin performance at Sam
tiago and Colonel Teddy, Roosevelt's
extraordinary letter to General Shafter
have given the public a shock in more
senses than one. Not the least painful
impression is that of characterization
among those officers of high rank who
Should be the models of military form to
the whole army. Nor yet is the amazing
fndiscretion of making all the various
documents public the least disquieting
feature. It leads any rejecting citizen to
wonder what in thunder would have been
the results of our amateur generalship
had we had a serious war on our hands.
One may well fear that our commanders
would have scrubbed or talked away to-
morrow the fruits of victory won with
sweat and blood today. We are as much
in favor of publicity as any sane news
paper ever was; but it seems to us moth
ing short of treason to publish assur-
ances to the enemy that our army is rot
ting away and that our force in the field,
the fewer of our troops, after six weeks
campaign, is able neither to march nor
fight.
But however much these phases of the
sensation may alarm and grieve the pub
lie, by far the profoundest feeling is
stirred up by the outrageous conditions
which led to the officers outbreak. 1t
is not too much to say that the public
is thrilled with Indignation against the
War Department for waiting either to
see or to act or both, until its position
was forced by this unprecedented at
tack.
People a long been filled with dis
gus over the brutal incompetence and
heartless Indifference displayed regarding
the hospital service. The insufficiency Of
medical or surgical supplies to meet the
casualties of such trihing skirmishes as
we have called battles before Santiago
caused surprise and anger. The stories
of the awful voyages of unfit and UNI
equipped hospital ships caused a stupor
of indignant grief, and the appalling fig
ures Of sickness in General Skaters
army have filled all with horror and dis
may.
Naturally, people e~ndeavored to make
the best Of 1t. 1t was talked of as the
grim reality Of war. People tried to
think the sacrifice was necessary, and
they tried TO find a reason why it was
80.
Now the know it was not necessary.
1t was gratuitous, wanton What is
more, they know that the War DEPART
ment knew It was unnecessary and gra-
tuitous, but refused to solve the situa-
tion III the only effective way, because
to do so would interfere with its own
cherished purposes.
The plan Of Secretary Alger, who is
one Of the most contemplate politicians
IN a selfish and corrupt party. is to make
erand-stand plays in Porto Rico, to which
ne appears 70 be shipping on a sort q
military picnic party a miscellaneous
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06
Mr.. PANGBoRN RESIGNS.

Frederic w. Pangborn has resigned the
editorship OF "Godey's Magazine Ills
reasons for this are d~isapproyal of the
business management Of the Cooley Com
pany and the recent action of the presi-
dent of the company in filing a petition in
bankruptcy without the knowledge of his
associates in the publishing house.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

ed capable OF rapid expansion without
loss Of efficiency, somewhat as the ord
nance system appears TO I'VE been al
ready. The supply Of arms and ammuni-
ton appears to be the one branc of the
supply system which did not show itself
more or less incompetent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

CQRPOHAIlON NOA1CE-
Notice is hereby given that on the 2Sfh day
of July. 1898. the Commissioners Of Assessment
filed m the office of the Clerk of the Board
Of street and Water Commissioners their final
assessment map and report for the
IMPROVEMENT OF
from waldo avenue TO Chestnut avenue, in ac-
coraanee with petition previously presented to
said Board on the Esd day OF November, 1896.
and ccnformably to The provisions OF
rhapter III of the Laws Of 1896. aud the same
IS now open to public inspection in the Office
Of the Clerk OF said Board.
And notice IS also given that the following
streets or avenues Or particular sections there
al are included in said assessment. naluely:--
HENRY STREET.
from Waldo avenue to Chestnut avenue.
CHESTNUT AVENUE.
on the south side, from Henry street to pointr
about ss.5 feet west and AZ feet east thereof.
WALDO AVENUE.
on the north Side, from Henry street to points
about 22.5 feet east and sgs5 feet west thereof
And that In accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited. the 10Th day OF August.
1898. at 8 O'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber OF the City Han are hefHby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Beart
of Street and Water Commissioners VIII meet
to hear, consider and adjudicats upon all OBJ
~jections to the confirmation Of said tlaal As
sessment map that may be presented ~ writ
ing
- GEO. t. BouToN.
pa3as Jersav city August 2 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06
The Inexhaustib1e Dog Problem.

A local police magistrate yesterday
a license for his dog. 1t is to be hoped
the case will be made the subject of ap-
peal. The penalty is altogether too great
for the offense-assuming that any Of
Tense has been committed-and it is time
that a test were made as to whether the
| special tax on dogs is constitutional.
Clearly as a means of raising revenue,
it is in~defensible. The question is whether
it IAN be upheld as an exercise of the
police power, and it seems to US he
would be an ingenious man who would
invent an argument to show that any
tangible police results are attained by
the mere p%erfunctory tagging and taxing
of domestic animals, in the absence of all
rules, sanitary or other, regarding their
presence in the city.
Another practice which is absolutely
wrong and inexcusab1e is the issue Of
warrants by Police Justices for the
shooting of dogs. There can be no doubt
that every Justice, who signs such a
paper, acts ultra wires, and lays himself
open to pains and penalties. We should
be heartily glad to see some one press
the point and furnish the community with
a lesson which would stop an utterly
heartless and irrational custom.
The preposterous fact is that while all
officialdom is pursuing dogs, which have
homes and owners, the streets are full
of half starved waits, which are a pain
to all humane people, and whose death by
some civilized method would be a char
ity.
IN a secondary way, the entire war, to
date, suggests the necessity for the re-
| organization of the army, especially of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

IN a secondary way, the entire war, to
date, suggests the necessity for the re-
organization of the army, especially of
the general staff. Skeleton commissary
and medical services should be construct
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

MAYOR HOGS is so impressed with
the -preciousness of water which costs
the city $50 to $40 a million gallons, that
he thinks we can spare none of it to
lay the dust. We wonder how many mill
ion gallons it would take to sprinkle the
streets. We wonder If he or anybody else
could find the item in the grand total Of
an East Jersey bill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06

THE Journals legal luminary has
aroused himself a week ehind time to
the fact that there is trouble over the
stamping Of rent receipts. It thinks
some one has blundered-not in framing
the law but in the nterpretation-and il
gaily remarks that "a rent receipt for a
period exceeding three years would be a
novelty, 1t would; because people sell
dom pay so much rent at a time; but re-
ceipts for a month are common. This is
what makes the trouble They come
twelve times a year and cost s., in all.
OF course some one has blundered-the
man who built the Jackass revenue bill
absolutely out Of the crudities of his v
brain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-06
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city. July a. 1888.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
A Difh cult Problem.

I'm studying this natural gas question:
announced Brighter he retired to his in
ner office and said that he was in to no
for the next two hours. It's the
greatest scientific problem of the day.
am almost convinced that there are causes
we have not yet fathomed that produce
like variation in the matter of pressure.
Internal forces, yet to be mastered, must
govern.
Take my own experience. Two months
ago. though 1 kept the furnace going at
high pressure with a view to getting the
walls Of the house thoroughly dried and
warmed. my bill was but s13 Last month
when less heat was required. and the fur
mace was regulated accordingly my bill
was $50. This you see. presents an in
teresting problem. Does it require more
gas to produce a given amount of heat
at one time than at another? Is the vari-
alton dus to atmospheric conditions OUT
side of those recorded by the thermometer?
Does the great internal generator Of the
fuel turn out better gas at one time than
at another? Is the variation due to at
mcspheric conditions outside of those re-
corded by the thermometer? Does the
great internal generator Of the fuel turn,
out better gas at one time than at another /?
Are we at the mercy of elemental prin-
ciples that have eluded us through the
age? Are the fluctuations of gas stock
subject to erratic moods of nature? 1t is
a grand problem. Don't permit any one
to disturb me until further notice"
Possibly the mystery is concealed in the
gas meter" suggested the head book
keeper who is of a practical turn or MIND.
by Jove Never thought Of that. I'll
look into 1t. If anyone calls I'm not en-
gagged detroit Free Press.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
THE NEW WOMAN,
Doc Simmons Thought She Wasn't O
Marker to the "Old Woman"

Doc Simmons Thought She Wasn't q
Marker to the '.OId Woman"
During that interesting period when the
new woman craze first swept over the
country and women lawyers. doctors, min
listers. orators. real estate agents, school
trustees. ETC.. etc. were the sensation Of
the hour, the new woman" was a much
discussed topic in Beeswingers grocery
store, Podunque village. Among the regu-
lar sitters who were slowly but surely
wearing smooth the counter near the
stove. Doc Simmons was the only one to
remain silent. This was all the more sur
priSing, because of the well-knOwn fact
that Docs" wife was six feet tall and the
undisputed ruler Of the Simmons establish
ment.
One day. after Ted Williams, Will
Brown, Sandy Jones and Adoniram
Brooks had deplored the coming Of the
new woman" for an hour. Ted turned to
Doc" In surprise and slapped him famil-
iary the knee.
But. Doc he said, I'VE amt heard
anything from you on the subject What
do you think Of this yere new woman
busness?"
WAL. boys" the silent Simmons at last
remarked, reflectvely. "I'll tell ye This
yere new woman business amt worryin'
me much. The new woman is bad 'nuff.
boys; but. boys" he added. sorrowfully.
1.-The old wOmans wuss-the old womans
wuss!'-Harper's Bazaar
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
A BILGEVILLE VERDICT.
1t Was That the Prisoner Hang and
the Judge Had a Place on the Rope.

1t Was That the Prisoner Hang and
the Judge Had a Place on the Rope.
Gents Of the jury. have you agreed on
a verdict?''
I'VE hev."
"What is it?''
''Thet the prisner at the bar be taken
out and hanged by the neck until dead
But, gents, that is fer the court ter
decide"
Court or no court. thet's what we've
agreed on. yer honor An, beggin' yer
honor's pardon. If the verdict Is not agree
able to yer honor the jury hev also one
and all agreed tibet with the assistance of
few friends tibet we've called inter the
jury room ter help decide the fate of
the pris ner at BAR we will take the case
out Of the jurisdiction of this honorable
court an do the job ez neat an cheap ez
anybody. If It's all the same to yer honor,
the sheriff in his official capacity Is wild
yer honor In his capacity as citizen of
the great town Of Bilgeville, South Dakota
the sheriff is wild US. SO is the constable
So is every other citizen in the hull town
ship. Ez we hev already wasted about six
teen minutes, we would like to proceed at
once. We hev also agreed that this court
stands adjourned siney die. We hev also
given yer honor a place on the rope-num-
Der twenty-five. Come on."-New York
Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

expected by anybody. The lower rooms are
tastefully adorned with palms and flowers,
while the upper rooms are decorated with
flowers and ferns.
The dining room is 'just as pretty as 1t
could be-" 1t left an impression on the peo-
pie that was not to be forgotten. The
dainty originality was a point that account
ed for it about as much as anything else.
In the center of the table was a beautiful
centerpiece. crossed by two wide green rib
bons. which terminated in rosettes. And on
either end is candlestick dressed in green
At the middle of the table was a group OF
souvenir spoons. which added greatly to the
scene.
Six o'clock.
The music lags. and many of the guests
have taken their departure. One by one
the people leave, until only those who have
come late alone remain.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

He Noted Down His Impressions Of
Social Function.

Social Function.
During a recent fashionable reception
several Of the guests caught a glimpse of
the small boy of the family amusing himself
with newly purchased typewriter, which
was placed within convenient hearing OF the
passing ceremonies. He was jOtting down
mis- impressions Of the function which he
afterward sold to his fond mother, in part
payment for the machine The following is
the result Of his observations, AMI lore
shadowing a coming star among society re-
porters:
THE RECEPTION AT THE BROWN
HOUSE.
The reception teo all appearances was
grand success. While the music was very
nice. still, they played popular music.
And the music figured largely on serenades.
The dining room was flied with cease
less chattering-but then we must make al
lowances. it was a ladies' affair.
About 4:30 o'clock the reception waxed
hottest.
The lobby, or ladies' dressing room, was
filled with a continual stream of ladies, a
good share of which spent the best share
of their time in here talking ot The affair,
and saying that Mrs. Brown was 4 lacy
who never did such things by halves.
But bark! The musicians are playing
some popular music; they have seen the
necessity Of giving some new music. They
are sitting in very good place, which dis
tributes the music equally.
Telling of the catering, it could hardly be
improved The refreshments consisted of
coffee, tea. chocolate, two kinds % sand
witches and ices.
The service consisted Of five waitccsses, q
chef, butler, three musicians.
A constant stream Of newcomers are COM
ing up through the halls, and a number
have furnished flowers for the occasion.
The reception is given for Miss Brown by
Mrs. Brown and Mis- Smith, assisted by
Mrs. Baker. SIX young ladies poured.
Several of the guests are teachers of the
prominent Newhouse school, Forest Hill
and Green avenue.
Everything is working beautifully, without
a hitch on the part of anybody.
The decorations are as fine as could be
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
SAFETY IN NUMBERS.
story OF the SuitOrs Who Pooled
Their Tears and Won Two Hun
dred Maids,


dred Maids.
He sat on fine seat with bowed head
and tear-filled eyes, for did he not love
maid and was he not even then en- route
to ask her father? Yea. sure thing. AnG
while sitting there came along anothe,
young man also bemoaning his fate, fol-
he. too, was a sutton with a parent to in.
terview. And they pooled their tears
Then there came another and still others
all in the same position. until, 10: two hun.
dred were gathe together. And then OF
a sudden were lamentations turned into
rejoicings. for an idea had permea ted the
throng.
I'VE will go in body" they cried in
mighty accord, land ask all together"
And away they marched. coming at last
to where Solomon in all his glory sat upon
the throne.
20, great king" cried the two hundred
all at the same time. Il love your daugh-
ter and she loves me. Please. sir, may she
marry me?"
And King Solomon looked at his TWO
hundred wives and then at his two hun
dred daughters. and finally at the army
of suitors. He was clearly daunted by
their numbers
Take 'em with my blessings"' he
growled but l call 1t a pretty mean
trick the part Of you boys."-New York
JOurna.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Water n Cure for Indigestion.

We must give special attention to the
outside of he body as well the inside,
writes Mrs. s. T. Rorer on What to Eat
When You Have Indigestion" in the March
Ladies' Home Journal 1.-The skin must be
bathed every morning with tepid water,
followed by a brisk rub. This is equally
as important as correct diet A good rule
Is to use water freely inside and out. AT
least two quarts of water daily should be
taken; half pint the first thing in the
morning and the last at night. cupful of
warm water before each meal. and the re-
mainding quantity divide and taken before
meals"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

The garbage is collected every Monday
on the street In which The DIS live
One morning little Helen D. proposed
discarding a rag doll, Of which she hal
grown tired.
Il think. mamma" she said. that I'll
put it out for the garbage man to carry
off, He can take it to the garbage woman.
and she can fix it up for the little garbage
children to play with. '-Harper's Bazaar.