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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-16
HARD LUCK.



A few years ago the Maokey system Of
railroads in the west was only second in
Importance to tho Vanderbilt and Gould
lines. D.. J. Mackoy, president and prin-
cipal owner, was many times u million
aire. Ho is now one of tho workinen in a
factory at Anderson, Ind, and is thankful
for the job, for he needs 1T. Maokey's
trouble began when ho tried to control
competitive interests. His failure to heed
tho demands Of the New York ~stockhold-
ers and his falling out with II. FL. Porter,
president of the Chicago and Eastern I'LL
nois, which Maokey threatened to parallel,
brought his downfall. a general fight OF
bears wns begun on Mackey stocks on tho
New York Exchange. A few days later a
buried meeting Of directors Of the r.. and
4. Lin Now York ordered an application
to the courts for = receiver. The receiver
was put in charge. Mackey rushed to
New York. called q stockholders meeting
and showed them q receiver YVES not needed
and would ruin them. All the time Mac
key stocks were dropping steadily, and be
was gradually losing everything in his
rush to protect his holdings. The court
was called upon to dismiss tho receiver
and did so. Mackey stocks went up with
a bound.
The people of his town-in fact, the
fnanciers Of the west-caIled this a great
coup. When he returned home from New
York, Maokey was met at the depot by a
procession of several hundred of the most
prominent men of the city and a brass
band. They literally carried him on their
shoulders to his hotel. From the balcony
he made a speech, and the great men Of
the town all talked. Maokey was the
wonder, tho idol. OF the hour. II was gos-
siped at the time that John d. Rockefeller
and others of bis clique were with Mackey
in the deal. Two weeks later, when the
bear crowd hammered Mackey's stocks
down to the sixties, it was said Rookie
Teller had squeezed Mackey out. The next
time be got homo from New York Mac
key was a broken hearted, almost dollar
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CLEARING KLONDlKE
Chief Of Mounted Police
Undertakes to Run
Out Rogues.
AUTooRAT OF YUKON VALLEY
Powers of Military Commander
and Magistrate-Procession Of
Gold Hunters Over
Chilkoot Pass.
AUTocRAT OF YUKON VALLEY

If the people of the Klendike country
are not well protected against criminals,
it is not on account of any lack of author
ity possessed by the chief Of the Canadian
mounted police While the procession OF
gold seekers who climb the icy stairs that
have been built up Chilkoot pass are most
~ law abiding people, the vicious and
worthless classes are SO numerous that the
authorities threaten to drive Of the
country everybody without visible means
Of support. Major Walsh, chief OF the
mounted police, is an autocrat. He has
the executive power of the lieutenant gov
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less man. Ills roads were either in thu
hands of receivers or Of rival tinanctars,
and he was Inundated and broken spir-
tied.
Ont of the wreck he chung to a hotel.
The courts some time age ordered the
hotel sold. Mrs. Maokey prayed to be al
lowed the one room that had been hers.
Tho court took possession of everything
else, and it was arranged that she should
be allowed to occupy that until she died.
Her death came a few weeks ago Years
ago she had built a beautiful chapel at a
cost Of $50, GOO for Grace Presbyterian
church. When she died, her husband old
not have enough money to bury her prop
erly. The church took charge and saw to
her interment in the family lot as became
her. Two or three days later her sister
found in the dress she had died in a roll
of money. 1t contained $3.50. She had
saved it that she might have a decent
burial. The church was repaid with this
money
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bASHED FOR Ter Love
A Peculiarly Inhuman Case
of Wild Western Wife
Beating.
BRUTALITY AND BRAGGADocIo
California Farmer Beats His Wife
With a Black Snake and
Glories in his Shame.
BRUTALITY AND BRAGGADOclo

A peculiarly inhuman case of wife beat
ing is reported in California. The matter
got into court at Stockton through the ar
rest of A. G. Groves on a charge OF assault
and battery. Mrs. Groves, says Tho Elk
nlniner, tells the sad story. Her husband
committed both the assault ard t3o bat
terry upon Mrs. Groves and devoted Q
small share of his talents in that line to
knocking down his small boy and throw
ing his baby against tho wall.
Mr.. Groves and his family lived near
French Camp, on the ranch of q Mr.. Beld-
ing, Of which the accomplished ~assaulter
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POLITICAL ANIM0sITIES.
Bitter on the Continent. But Only
Vsodcrate in Enrtand.

kb1tIeF On tine OUtAHfnts Dut VEly
Moderate in England.
We do not deny, Of course, the presence
of some exceptions to the rule of per-
sonal friendliness owing to political differ
ences. The reign of George III, during
which, as we have said, a foolish attempt
was made to turn back the hands of the
clock, furnishes some instances, the most
noted of which was the rupture between
Burke and Fox, the former of whom
forgot for a time the very doctrines he
had preached.
Pitt and Fox certainly had no love for
one another, but difference of tempera-
ment had as much to do with this as diff
ference about policy; Canning was GER
the Castlereagh type. The relations be-
tween Disraeli and Mr.. Gladstone were
perhaps more formal and distant than be-
tween any rival leaders since the days of
Pitt and Fox; but here again temperament
was a more powerful factor than opinion,
the Celtic element in Mr.. Gladstone's la
ture being antipathetic to the Semitic
character.
But, allowing for all these and other ex-
| ceptions TO the rule, we may say that the
tendency in England is TO quite friendly
intercourse with rivals, to assume that
both sides are really at one on certain
fundamental matters, and that differences
relste in the main to the more secondary
issues. We can scarcely conceive here
of The bitter spirit of personal animosity
| which Bismarck assumed to Laskers and
Windthorst, which Garnhetta assumed to
| Mcmahon, or which the Republican Depu-
ties in the Italian Chamber assume to
Signor Crispi. On the Continent the gulf
is so deep ard wide hat the sincere Re-
publican holds the Monarehist as a bad
man defending a bad cause-a cause
morally rotten-and the feeling is reeipro-
Gated on the other side.
1t all has its roots in history, and will,
| therefore, endure. 1t might be supposed
that the explanation was racial, but that
is scarcely so. For among our own kins-
men in the United States, before THERE
| public had become cosmopolitan, men of
English descent were as Hereby opposed
on the slavery question as rival parties
in France are opposed at this hour. No
Republican was ever hated by q Mon
archist as Sumner and Lincoln were hated
by Southerners; so that we see 1t is quite
! conceivable that personal hatred might
arise IN England if there was a cause
sufficient to bring it out. 1t is in the
course Of history, 1t Is In the develops
ment Of institutions, that we must and
the explanation of these rival attitudes
of mind.-London Spectator.
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A ROLL OF PATRIOTS
What the National Volunteer
Reserve Is Designed
to Be.
MILLIONS OF LOYAL AMERICANS
Object of the Movement ard the
Progress Towards Organization
-Schotield at the Head.
MILLIONS OF LOYAL AMERICANS

Seldom has a more popular movement
been started than that of organizing the
National Volunteer Reserve. Colonel VIII
liam OH. Washington, who originated
the idea, has been aided by prominent Off
Gals and military men from all parts OF
the country. The initial steps toward or
g~anization have been taken, and if tale en-
thusiasm with which the plan hSsxp far
been received does not abate Uncle Sam
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will soon have enrolled a citizen army
whose numbers will run up into the mill
lions.
Briefly the scheme is to have every man
who would be willing TO enlist in case OF
war to sign an agreement to that effect
and join a great patriotic organization.
Incidentally he must be. to become a
member of the National Volunteer Reserve,
physically and mentally sound and of
military age. The object is to let Uncle
Sam know his exact military and naval
strength. II the European nations learn
thai it takes seven figures to number our
fighting men, why, it will do no harm.
AT q recent meeting Of the organizers
held in New York city the following OIL
Gers were elected: Lieutenant General
John M. Schoheld, y. s. A., commander;
lieutenant General James Longstreet,
C. S. A., vice commander; General O.. 0.
Howard, chairman of the military COM
1nittee, with vice chairmen as follows: Ma
ior General Adelbert Ames, Lieutenant
General Joseph Wheeler and Major Gem
eral Granville ii. Dodge; Colonel w. oh.
W~ashinaton, president of the ~organiza-
tion, and General A.. Mod. MoCook, Soc
rotary.
The plan Of the organization is to get
together a reserve body Of men to take up
arms at a moments notice without con-
scription or draft, to be maintained in
connection with the present forces, with
out the irksomeness of military duty,
without entailing upon the government or
state the expense Of maintaining such a
large body Of troops and without drawing
from their pursuits the young men OF the
nation.
1t is proposed to enroll man of proper
age and physical qualifications to bear
arms who will sign the enlistment blanks,
agxeeing to take up arms when called
upon. The original rolls would be trans
mittad directly to the war or nayy depart
ment, there to be tabulated and included
In the recognized summary Of the mill
tary and naval forces of the United States.
The permanent organization will In
clufie the president Sf the United States,
to be ex oficio coratnander in chief; the
secretary of war, to be ex oficio vice com
mander of the military forces, and the
general of the army, commander; the sec
rotary Of the navy, to be ex offioio vice
commander of the naval forces, and the
admiral Of the navy, to be ex officlo COM
mander; the governor of each state, to be
ex o1fieio commander OF all the reserves OF
his own commonwealth. and the adjutant
general of each state, to be OK oficio vice
commander of that state, the military
committee for the purpose of governing
and fostering the organization and q COM
mander or president, who will have charge
of the active duties pertaining to the or.
Ranization and It's maintenance.
The Organization of the National olun-
Seer Reserve is not intended as an alarm
or to arouse an unnecessary military spirit.
1t Is a peace measure, but, if conflict must
be, then a measure to shorten it's duration.
Tho plan in no way conflicts with ma
tional or state authority or with the mill
tia, and the National Volunteer Reserve
will act as a resource, encouragement and
auxiliary TO, the national guard. The pres
sdent Of the United States Is the command
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Is6. 7ssa, 1888. 500 Grand
street.
to Mallory, three days in March, at 81.
Charge Improvement, laws of 1895.

A&NS VI AoeS.
Resolved, That 800 be paid to Michael
Gavin for services as Sewer Inspector.
500 be paid to Philip Muldoon, services
as Foreman over eve squad, March,
1888. claim No. 81.
Charge transfer from cleaning sewers
and basins.
Resolved. That SIPS be paid to O.. C..
Stringham for services as Engineer, max
ing surveys, etc. Jackson avenue sewer,
February and March, 1898, twenty-five
days, at S., claim No. 631.
$685. to NJ kearney, carting stone from
Snake Hill to Tonnele avenue, March, 1898,
claim No. 212.
81. 25 10 Patrick Walsh for carting stone
from Snake Hill to Tonnele avenue,
March. 1898, claim No. S4s.
$12.S0 to P. f.. Daley, cash expended.
! March. 1898, claim No. 423.
$45 to John S. Refill, services as Inspec-
tor eeonconstruction of Montgomery
street sewer, March. 1898. fifteen days, at
So, claim No. 1873.
Charge special street account.
Resolved. That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named
respectively for services as laborers on
paved streets for month ending March
q. 1893, amounting In the aggregate to
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named
respectively for services rendered as
cleaning sewers and basins for month end
ing March 81, 1898, amounting in the ag-
gregate to $S20.25.
Resolved. That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named
respectively for services rendered as la
borers on reconstruction of sewers fer
month ending March 81, 1898, amounting
in the aggregate to s4S2.
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named
~ fx-A1x- - IA~ Ar1r+
ing over street openings for month end
ing March 81. 1888, amounting in the ag-
gregate to $245.75.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the following named
persons TO erect signs, etc, in front of
| with the rules and regulations of this
Board governing such matters
Henry T. Nugent. sign, "a Newark ave-
Jos. Samuel, post. 7s Kearney avenue.
Geo. Dorm, wooden awning, ga kearney
avenue.
Kate Cosgrove. stationery stand, $40
Mrs. Bernard Cullen. sign, $50 Grand
street.
! Resolved. That masons' licenses be and
are hereby granted to Thos. Cullen, A. =.
Dittmar, Jr., John Donlon and Geo.
Runker. TO max connections with the
sewers in Jersey City, when they file the
required bond in the office of the Permit
Clerk
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on a call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-An the members of the Board,
five 10 in number.
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs presented the foilowingA
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to Frank j..
Hall on account of contract No. LOTT, for
RIO be Continued.l
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Or IN chief Of the National Volunteer Re-
serve and the governor of each state the
commander OF the reserve within bis "
commonwealth, thus fully carrying out
the provisions of the constitution.
1t Is believed that from 100000 to
5000, 900 citizens will be found ready tc
join the body. It is not the object 30 IN
terfere in any way with the existing state
militia. but IN case OF an emergency the
names enrolled in any state can be handed
to its authorities for organization and en-
listments under its own regulations and
officers.
General Schefield, commander OF the
National Reserve, iss67 years old and has
been on the retired list OF the United
States army for three years, and with his
retirement theirank Of lieutenant general,
which ii has been proposed to revive for
General Miles, expired.
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Resolved. That the following sums be
| paid to Leonard Feinten, Jr., for services
as draughtsman, Engineering Bureau,
claim No. 26G.
SETS, Improvement of Barrow street,
from Grand to Canal, three days in Feb
ruary, at 1928.
s11.a5. improvement of Maple street, from
Halliday to Van Horn, one day in Feb
ST. Is.
s11.25, sewer in Noble street. from fifty
feet west Of Hudson Boulevard to Girard
avenue sewer, five days in March, 1898, at
$2.25.
So. so, sewer in Noble street, west of Old
Bergen Road. through Boulevard to Cir
ard avenue sewer, ten days, at 1925.
S6.75, sewer in Williams avenue. from
West Side to Mallory, three days in
March, at 1925.
Charge improvement, laws of 1895.
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to JOS. Lamb for services as rodman
in Engineering Bureau, February and
March, 1895, claim No. 50.
$6.7o. improvement of Barrow street,
from Grand to Canal, three days in Feb
ruary, 1898, at S2.25.
laday to Van Horn streets. one day in
February and four days in March, 1898, at
$2.25.
Sl1.25. sewer in Noble street. SO feet west
Of Hudson Boulevard, to Girard avenue
| sewer, five days in March, 1898, at S2.25.
$3.50 sewer in Noble street. west of Old
Bergen Road, through Boulevard to Cir
ard avenue, ten days in March, at S2.25.
$6.75, sewer in Williams avenue. west
side, to Mallory, three days in March, at
sA,sp, announcement LOWS of 1908
" $50
pasa,raa T,,at con - na;a a. Nfax-
lsssoi ~ 10 = ~ p@ n.s
posn sa araSs, tbirt = nns ~ Esb Sv~ y :,
roo ~ 90 oIa;n, NJ $50
loso, az % ciar y No., So., 80 ~,
Paw 70 . ". nat.lson . oiuS pian.S
Sonenlns o. 6ai"ih asehue'' january
1879, ciaiIn ~. 81 m ,oo-
Charge improvements laws u 1879
pasaI,aa Tba+ s1da 10 naid ~ pa+ror
hoch ior serNfees ~ nspscSoa, GlLalu
ansiiee seMsl, <1ugSSt co SSpeSlip sSoaa'
ioss d = l raa IN 5rovan ent : ia : laal y >
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100 PER CENT. STANDARD.

6 4. Gallery offered to furnish all materials and do all work for $50 OF
Bernard Ganno offered to furnish Ill materials IN dc II work for $50 of
above standard. $500 -.,x -. ON - ahova
andard . =, -, 60 roo
philip Tumuly, Jr, offered to furnish all materials and d all work for fS
of above standard. = -n go roc a.
Joseph Murphy offered furnish a II materials and do all work for S% OF
above standard. - - - roo -
above standard. 49,, ~ u..h CO., 7a Of
above standard. 80. -, II, =, ~ uL FOR
10 s1% of above standard. - - 7a
of above standard.
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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the MAYOR

From His Honor the Mayor .ooo
Jersey City, April 4, 1888.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
commissioners
MISUNDERSTANDING have been made
at this office, and that they merit I'M
mediate attention is obvious to the most
casual observer, concerning the conditlon
Of certain streets. / refer particularly 70
the wretched condition OF Montgomery
street. including the sidewalks beginning
where the block pavement ends to the
base of the Hill; also Grand street and
the crosswafks on Grove street ana KAN
road avenue.
more like a AXE than anything else, ana
the accumulated mud causes any amount
Of annoyance and Inconvenience 20 Pc
/ trust thai POUR Honorable Board will
take the necessary steps to remedy this
condition of affairs. -
/ herewith also enclose a petition from
property owners and residents Of First
Street. between Brunswick and Colgate
streets. referring to the filthy condition OF
these streets, due to lack OF cleaning.
earnestly request that you 1nyestlgale 9ne
complaint and give these people the neees-
sary relief.
EDWARD Hoos,
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the Board Of Finance:-., .ooo
Jersey City, April !, 1898.
Board OF Street and Water Com
GentieInenI beg leave to inform you
that His Homer the Mayer has tnis daay az
has appointed Allan z. McDermott az
C~orpofation Counsel of Jersey City. n. =.
to fiji the uneYpired term Of John A.
Blair. resigned,
yours 5ssPsss maaKsrrN rlNeK.
Reserved and ordered alsd:
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-
On motion the regular order of BUSH
ness was then resumed.
On motion the reading of minutes Of
regular meeting held on Monday, March
Is. 1898. was dispensed with, and they
were on motion approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From E, f. c. Young and others !.
Petitioning for the improvement OF
Montgomery street, between Hudson Bou-
leyard and West Side avenue.
From John McCallum and otEers-
Petitioning for the widening OF Pail
SADIE avenue, between Newark avenue
n Hoboken avenue.
From the PAYERS and Union,
per Carrot Walsh. Secretary
In relation to employees becoming mem
bers of the Union.
From James F. Fielder. attorney
In relation to surface and sewerage wa
ter discharging over property owned by
Frank l.. Clark on Garfield avenue.
Six (6) petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and sewers.
From the Twelfth Ward Democratic
Club:-
Tending invitation to members OF the
Board to attend their reception on Tues-
day evening, April 5, 1888.
Received and accepted.
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ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.

About 4SO lineal feet of 1S-inch v~Btrified
pipe sewer
About 100 cubic yards of rock excava-
Ilon
About 10 cubic yards of concrete. .......
About 5000 feet for s~heathing and lum-
Der in bottom (cradle) ...............
About l receiving basin and connection
complete
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100 PER CENT. STANDARD.

Bernard Cannon offered to furnish all materials n 10 al work for 1850 of
above standard
Henry Cunningham offered to furnish all materials mi d. all work for 1900
of above tandard
Philip Tumuty oneredt to furnish all materials and 10 III work for 500 of
above standard.
ca. Gallery offered to furnish all materials n d all work for $50 OF above
standard
Edward oNen offered to furnish all materials and 10 all work for sS II
aboves standard
John Hopkins offered to furnish ALI materials and do all work for 500 #
above standard
Patrick 7. Plunket offered to furnish a matrialsa n 10 a work fol- SO
Of above standard.
Joseph Murphy offered to furnish all materials and 10 II work for To IF
aboves standard.
sheridan & Shea Co. offered to furnish IL materials and do all work for
T 7Is of above standard.
Proposals for construction Of sewr in Mallory avenue from about e5 rect
north of Duneana avenue, to onnec with awe in Duncan avenue, were eaHeo
for m nine 90 in number we're pr@ented as fonoWs-
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REPORT OF THE CLERK.

REPORT OF THE CLERK.
To the Honorable the Board OF street
ard Water Commissioners !,
Gentlemen-I have This lay received
from Lewis c. Wood, ~auctioneer, a cneck
for 4,169.50, which represents the nes re-
| etc. of Baldwin avenue. The receipts OF
sale amounted to $4,264.25, the fees OF auc-
tioneer, eighteen parcels, at 20 per parcel,
at Ms. leaving a balance of $4,169.5o,, as
been deposited with the City Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk pro tenn.
Received and ordered fled.
From the City Wharfnger, Morgan
street Dock
Rendering statement of all moneys re-
ceived and expended from February Is,
1898, to March 81, 1888.
Received and ordered filed.
REPORTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certificates
in favor off,
Edward O'Neil, $356.24, final, on account
of contract No. 1,041.
Sheridan & Shea Co., S150.4S, retained
percentage, on account of contract NO
99d.
Sheridan & Shea Co., s76.15, retained
percentage. on account OF contract No.
". ". Farrier. $3.50, IN account of con-
Frank j. Hall, $3.50, on account Of con-
tract No. 1,017.
Bernard Cannon. se7a.N, final, on account
of contract No. 1,075.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were p~resented:-
Philip Muldoon, 500, S10.15; M. Gavin,
500. S10.45; F. McDermott, 500; r. f. Daily,
$12.So; Geo. Kyle, $6S; VIM. A. FOLSOM
S12.50; c. A. Van Keuren, s91.66;; James
Mannix, $156: John Lehey. $50; A. E. Mo-
Ian. s10.67, $3.50. s22.2o, 5000, sio5.s5, s71.55;
Jas. p. Hall, S59.63, $4.56; Union Stone Co.,
Ss3, $105.T2; J. G. Electric Light Cos $2I2. %,
So, $40; East Jersey. Water Co., S95 39S 4e;
Thos. S.. Lillis. $50; p. A. Dugan, .SI.5S;
Geo. Pinkham, 50; estate of Thos. E. Bray,
500; w. H. Lopey, S25: T. Murray, ss3;
John Mansn1jidnggs 8. ~; Barber Aspnalt Pay Y
Stewart Co., ss.47, 5000; Geo. Wehren-
berg, S57; Thos. Goddard & Son, $50. So; ].
g Supply c ! s27, sls.55, 1920. $3.50
Payrolls. paved streets, 81, I25. so; recon-
strlction of sewers. $492; cleaning sewers
and basins, $500; repairing over street
openings, S245; Bellevflle and High Service
$500; General Superintendent, etc, 1913.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
reported ON certificates Of Chief Engineer
sheridan & Shea Co, s15o.4s. retained
percentage on account Of contract No.
Sheridan & Shea Co, s7e.15, retained
Frank u Hall, $41.10. retained percen-
Edward oven ss5s24, final On account
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Resolved, That Patrick Welsh be and is
hereby appointed as payer on paved
streets at a salary of $3.50 per day, when
engaged.