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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30

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Board Of Street and Water comrniszioners on
Tuesday, September 5. 1883. at two O'Clock ?.
a. ~ me ASSEMBLY Chamber Of the City
IMPROVEMENT OF ORION PLACE.
from bergen avenue 10 Hudson boulevard.
Said Improvement to be made conforn1ab1y
e the provisions q Chapter al Of the Laws
o. 1sg5. end n accordance with specifications
On ME m me Office Of the Clerk Of said
Blank forms q bid ara agreement of sure
Chief Engineer. city Hail, Jersey CIV. II
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
sss as
About ss5 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About ; cubic yards q rock excavation.
per cubic yard - z.N
About 9 cubic yards Of earth diling. per
About Is cubic yards u SAND ming, per
About rs square yards 81 asphalt pax. In
ing. per square yard. ... LIS
About sls iineal feet q curbstone, Der
About ISIS SQUARE faei Of aasgins. per =
About 10 square yards of reDsyinr. per
About 10 iineal feet Of reset and dressed
curbstene, per lineai foot - 70
About 116 square feet Of reiaid and dressed
tagging stone, per square fo6f-- .0z
An2ut 80 ifneai feet % cribbing stone, per
About 5 manhoie heads to be reset. EACH e59
About 2 receiving basins and connections
complete rebuilt. 300
Tin allowed for the completion Of the work.
IS working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award Of the contract Therefor viii be subject
70 the rem9nsfrance OF the owners Of the
property liable to more than dne-half he as
sessment therefor. on the basis Of preliminary
sketch
Proposals win be enclosed in sealed n
~yeiopes, endorsed Proposals for the i'm
proYemept 81 Morton PLACE. dsrecfed 10
Mr.. jas 8. Nolan. Chairman AZ khe Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers" and handed
to the Clerk Of the Board m open meeting
when called for IN the order CT business re-
Iating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on mo-
posais tznd 9 possible subsequent rcntrzdf3 are
those Of some surety company authorized 70
do business in the State Of New Jersey.
Bidders must state q single fxsd percen<aEe
ed for which they VIII furnish an materials and
do all the work comprehended IN specifications.
and IL final award Of contract be made ne
per cent. 50 stAted viii form the basis upon
which payment VIII be made fr an items.
The Board may, under the provisions or the
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders Is especially called
to Section 4 Chapter 1874. Of the Laws of
1891. under the terms whereof no Contract
shall be binding upon the city or become ef-
fective or operative until the bonds offered
sufficieucy by this Board ana as to fora nv
the Corporation Counsel. the President Of THIS
Board having the power to examine the pre-
posed bondsmen Under oath
BY order OF the Board Of Street and Wafer
GEO. T. BoUroN,
Dated Jersey city, August %. 1899.
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NOW COLONEL .WARINc WAKE UP

f siefert, Of No. 2o2 Ogden avenue.
wrote to Mayor Hoos, this morning, the
following letter.
Very seldom, indeed, do the street
cleaners come through our block, and
when they do they do their work only
in part. Again this morning I had oc-
casion their carelessness Half Of the
dirt they leave lay ] called one Of the
mems attention to it, but he paid no at
tention to nv remarks and moved on
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Palisades, Eight Entered.

The Pallsade Boat Club viii be repre-
sented on the schuylkill, Labor Day,
their eight-oared crew having been en-
tered for the intermediate and senior
eight-oared shell events. The oarsmen
will be:-F. Slade, strcke; Archibald.
E. Fitch. ]. Avery, g. Th2mas. 81 Getty.
caxSWain.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.

Yorks ....0 2 2 Q 0 3 0 0-g
Washingtons ...<...z ! y I y - VI
The Gregorys combined hard hitting
with some snappy fielding In yesterdays
game against the Reselntes, and shook
the later team up pretty badly. The re-
was d one-sided victory. In the
inning the Gregorys counted
more runs than the Resolutes collected IN
the entire game, and the victory was
easy. Bowen. the Gregorys' pitcher,wa
enigma ana the Reselutes had diff
Guilty in finding his curves. They got al
their runs in three innings while Greg
orys scored in all but one. The column
of hits footed p to s. The score was
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WANT TENTH STREET PAVED.

The Brady Brass Company sent d re-
quest to Mayor Hoos this morning that
the people on Tenth street, from Grove
TO Erie streets, want the street paved.
The letter was sent to the Street q
Water Board.
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70 MARY VREELAND. CORNELIUS VREE-
land. her husband; Catharine e. Giberson,
Reuben Giberson, her husband; George "
Newkirk, Franklin p. Newkfrk. catharine
Newxirk, his wife; James S. Newkirk, Ana
bella Newklrk, his wife; William H. New
kirk, Annie Newkirk his wife; Harry s
Darress, Anna A. Barress, his wife; George
a. Darress. Florence Roberts, Weldon Rob
erts, her husband; Jane Darress. Carrie E.
Bissell, Laura Bisseil, Maude Bisseil, Flor
ence B. Arnold, Henry @. BisseIl, George C..
Barress and Ida Darress. MS wife,
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector Of Jersey City,
on the oath day Of April. 1894. I purchased for
the sum OF nine hundred and sixty-one dollars
and twenty-five cents ALL the land and real
estate situate III Jersey City. in the County OF
Hudson and State OF New Jersey, fronting on
Newark avenue, which is laid down and deslg-
mated as part Of lot seventeen 40. in block
nurnber five hundred and eighty-nine $3.50, upon
an assessment map annexed to a report NUNS
Der eighty-hve $50. made by the Commission
ers Of Adjustment appointed In and for said
CITY BY the Circuit Court of the County of
Hudson, a certified copy OF which report and
map was flied in the office OF the city Col
Hector of Jersey City. on the s0th Gay o1 AL
gust. 1892. said report and map and said sale
being made pursuant to the provisions OF an
act Of the Legislature of New Jersey. passed
March goth. 1856, entitled
aAn Act concerning the settlement and cellec
tiou Of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents In
cities Of this State. and imposing and levy
ing a tax. assessment anu iaen ~ .1a 1io
instead Of such arrearages, and p enforce
the payment thereof. and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto
And you are further notified that you appear
~ have an estate or interest IN said land and
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed. as provided in said
acts. before the expiration OF six months from
ana after the service hereof. a deed for the
same win be given conveying 10 the purchaser
the fee simple Of said land and real estate
according to the provisions Of the said acts.
Dafea Jersey City, n. j., July 18th, 1888.
FRANCIS ". MITCHELL.
Purchaser,
/ Exchange Place,
Jersey City.
EDWARDS & BuMsTED.
Attorneys for Purchaser,
/ Exchange Place.
Jersey City.
fsaie No. As2.)
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TO SAEfUEL McBuRNEF. CAROLINE Nc
Burnley, his. wife; Maria Louisa Soper ovid
owl, Frank Soper. Elise M. Soper, Mary
F. Pancoast. Aaron Pancoast. her husband;
Anita Soper fwidow Of James W. Soper1,l
willard r.. Soper, Infant; Mary p Case,
and State Of New Jersey
You are hereby notified that at q public sale
made BY the City Collector Of Jersey City, on
Aldermen OF Jersey City purchased for the
sum Of I'VE hundred and eighteen dollars aud
forty-one cents ALL the land and real estate
situate in Jersey City, In the County of Hud-
son and State of New Jersey. fronting on
Randolph and Garfield avenues, which Is laid
down and designated as lot pit. 5 and pit. 10
IL IN block number 500, upon an assessment
map annexed to a report number "a. made by
the commissioners Of Adjustment appointed
in and for said City by the Circuit Court of
the County of Hudson a certified copy OF
which report and map was fled in the Office
of the City Collector OF Jersey City, on the
18th day OF December 1888, said report and
map and said sale being made pursuant to the
provisions of an act Of the Legislature of New
Jersey, passed March 30th. 1886. entitled
San Act concerning the settlement and coIlec-
fion OF arrearages Of unpaid taxes. assess.
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities OF this State, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead Of such arrearages, and to eufores
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale OF lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment.
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest IN said land and
real estate. and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
acts, before the expiration Of six months from
and after the service hereof, a deed for the
same will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen Of Jersey City. the fee simple
Of said land and zeal estate according to the
provisions Of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. J.. August u. 1899.
TIE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF TER
e. Hoos.
fseai.1 Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30

The tents tournament In singles for the
local championship which has been in
operation at the ground Of the Jersey
City Tennis Club, has reached the third
set in the final round which has been
postponed anti September 8, when
eudde and Pelzer will settle their ques-
ton of skill. The former has the best Of
It thus far. The results in games fol-
low
Preliminary found-seudder Newark
81, so. f.. Pelzer, Ashby Club, de-
feated g. Walker. Jersey City. SIG: 60
Schenck, Jersey City, defeated Salinger,
Jersey City. GA, 80. Byes were drawn.
by Heath. Jersey City: II. Pelzer, Ash
by; Weigand, Tuxedo; Van Tyne. New
ark Bay and Ferris. Jersey city.
First round-Scudder defeated +. Pel-
ger Ga 81; Heath defeated Schenck,
GA, Cd; FL. PeIzer defeated Weigand,
61, So. Ferris won from Van Tyne,
rs, 60.
Second ronud-scudder defeated Heath,
Go, Go; II. Pelzer defeate Ferris, 81,
1119.
Final round5scudder, Newark Bay vs..
Fl. Pelzer, Ashby, So, 6S. unfinished
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NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Datea Jerasy GO. Auaust .. lsa9.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30

E. L. uoCQ " JIG - SA-pNo't
ment our gowns with lace or gallons, or
ruches of some kind. Now whatever these
are they nave to be supplemented by adj
ditional bouElonnes or ruches of some
kind. Our fchus, sashes and 1ounces are
all edged with some additional adorn-
ment, and the amount of work this i'm
plies is something astounding. Chiffon,
unless 1t is very good. is not at all dur
able, and we are said to be falling back
to tarlatan, of which many of the little
edglng ruches are composed. The full
founces which figure at the foot of many
dresses have a bouillonne at the edge.
and many rows of ribbon or tucking
above, and almost any garniture that you
take In hand and closely examine excites
surprise from the very wonderful way
in which a variety of accessories are
called into play. The handsome embroid-
cred fronts to gowns display not only
paillettes. beads. and twisted cords, but
are often hand painted in addition. and
have Jewels and mother-of-pearl inter
blended. 1t would take a large volume
to describe how these several component
parts are made. and what curious ma
teriaIs In the way of horn and glutInous
sinew are with a little cleverness trans
formed into things OF beauty, and, at all
events. Joys for a certain period.
49,
PLAY is the proper and natural outlet
for a child's thoughts. says the "Woman's
Home Companion IN restrain his mo-
ton Is TO drive back his living fancy into
the recesses of his mind. and this results
in his confusion and unhappiness. Some
children wha are forced TO he sti1l and
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

reply to his criticisms had been lot, uu.
said except the single statement "a ~.
mill tax Is enough to make the one who
has to pay Il luguhrlous," that would
have suiilclently told the story. wrax.
payer" cannot gloss over or reason away
that fact II makes no difference what
the basis OF assessment, a community
that has reached poln, In tho admin.
istraton " It's forms OF municipal gov.
crnmcnt whca Il IL Obliged to take
over hVo and one.half per cent VI
the ostensiblc value of the property
OF It's citizens Tor public expenses Is re.
sorting to conhscaton rather than tax.
alton Tor i,S support, understand that
even this rNorhkaW levy viii not pro.
vide Interest on the outstanding lndcht.
edncss ot Astoria, and that recourse
mus, be had TO other methods Of revenue
raising Tor all other fixed and current
expenses, Il is indeed. high time that
ci,iEcns who hold no ONCE were alarmed
In my serious opinion tho proper thing
Tor US TO do Is to ahdlcatr our functions
OF solf.govcrnmcut and throw ourselves
on tho protection " the courts, through
the appointment OF an homes, and et.
hcicnt receiver,
GENUINE TAXPAYER.
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oLNnY FLASH nrdllrs

\ "trip py the steamer Electric to olncy
Is pic,urssquc Almost lmpcrevp,ibly.
Astoria bay Is lost In Youngs bay-caeh
a vast cNpaRso ut water
Then comes YouuE's river. with a
stretch ot somp three miles equal In
width and superior In kalyldoscoplc
scenery TO any portion " The WiuNuetyc
river.
Then rise into view the great stretches
.Of fertile tide lands lnlrrsreJrd With
sloughs that make Younss river OF
lovely Islands, Then you srr tho Sweet
Avon whore tho btlgh, Wat,rr mrcJ.-
whore NuunEs river coming from tho
i1us, uni,rs with tho klaskauine al
mos, graceful hcalland. 70 ls water,
scapc syyny ot rarrst hcdug, Nc have
.rayrrsed How wen too the uttlr hay
steamer ms into ,Ac picture as she buslly
plows the waters % hay and river. Her
handsome young captain with his clean
cut and classic pran!r srvms tho very
genius ~ the scene q never 50 on the
hills" he said looking over tho rxpansv
Ia tho divide and answrrlne query
III seems 90 smother me ! was brought
up on the water I am out ~ my r,r-
mcnt elscN here / was never on hills
cSccp, once a, Ncwbcrg Ugh' fsll
smo,hcrvd Indeed hr looks the ats
into the scene a. oHc ''tu tho manner.
born. a very mcrmaa ot classic fable
The roar OF tho falls on Youngs river
Is heard as the clipper rraf, pushes up
the Klaskaninc away 20 Olncy. There
the famous Olnry farm OF some - Tor.
Tile acres Is sccn AZ The head of uayisa.
ton and 81 tide water u t. gem u
grca, beauty riya,ng the falls In In.
tcgcsL u. manager Commissioner pr.
tcrson. one OF liamlrt1 rountrymcn,
makes you think of the Vikings of that
Danish uor,hland His soft brown eyes.
crpuon Mr.. Peterson manages this
great farm with pront to his employer
Il yields much produce tor the market
butter, catur sheep hay. honey. c,r
The butter product alone averages four
tons per auuum. worth $50 ton This
"I'aE IATm lchdH sUt Errht"r interest
TO the picturesque scene In this remark.
able ildal delta The Olnry store. too
Is another nne setting for the picture
Il IS, Itself quite an institution iJu
owner Mr.. Fred Olsen. is a forchandrd
man, and his store does a trade or some
nee or $1,000 year. \ grca, trade
Indeed for "A country store. it tells ~
thrifty community ana Of the value OF
the many convcrglng highways by water
1t tells the story more forclbly when one
sees the wrctchcd land highways
Olney Is natural center. A center OF
one Of the most fertile valleys. where
The hands of thrifty Immigrants would
soon make one Of tho most beautiful bu.
cole pictures in the great and glorious
West
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Personal MENTION.

Frank Cook. the up-rver selner. Is In
the city.
sherIr Linvlle returned yesterday from
a hunting trip to Seaside.
hessrs. Kinney and Lamont. the ska
mokawa selnera. were In town yesterday.
Eugene f. Samuels, the insurance man
Of Portland Is In the city for few
days.
G, II. Calender and Mrs. Calender, OF
Knappton, arrived In the city yesterday
on brief visit
j. H. Duvall, son OF DR.. w. p. DuvAll,
who died at the hospital Sunday morning,
is In the city to make arrangements for
the funeral.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

trail Of the three men from Clou,rlc's
body, pack belonging To Radir was
found, Tho only contents NJ tho pack
were a pair OF slippers and pair "
BLACK SILK STOCKINGS. Thta lllus-
Iratcs the preparation ct tho party for
the arduous work and exposure they
werc TO undergo
Louie explains the abandonment In tho
camp oG llelkmau's macintosh ana tho
blankets by suggesting that Clou,rlc an
icPaIcd no difficulty In guiding tho
party 10 tho Johnson place ne, far away.
"Hc ovvrcs,lmajcd his strength. gave up
and died and Iha, was ,hc cad Of them
all. l." hc said
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

John l., Carlson yesterday purchased
tho yach, General CoNey, owned by
Oscar Wicklund. captain of the life saw.
ing crew at Fort stevens The CoSey Is
a sloop-rlgEed. centerbcard crat,, Mr..
Carlson will have the Coxcy overhauled
and the name changed TO I.illlan. He In
tends to use her on the river as a pleas
ure yacht.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02
AN EPIDEMIC OF wHoorlNG COUGH

Last winter during an epidemic OF
whoopIng cough my children contracted
the disease. having severe coughing
spells. We had used Chamberlaln'a
Cough Remedy very SUCCESSFULLY for
Group and naturally turned to II at that
time and found II relieved the cough and
effected a complete cure-John L. Cllf-
ford. Proprietor Norwood House. Nor
wood, n. Y. This remedy Is for sale by
Charles RORera.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02
ToDAYs WEATHER
Occasional rain.
AROUND TOWN.

Fresh buttermnk at the Parlor.
The water commission meets this even
ing.
Ice cream and ice cream soda. at the
Parlor.
wanted-Girl for general housework.
Apply at CAS- Duane street.
Best 15-cent meal. Rising Sun restaur-
ant. el2 Commercial street.
Choice hams at Is cents piece and
upwards at the Pat Market.
The lumber schooner Manila left up
in tow for Portland Sunday.
Born-sunday, April 25. at Eugene. Or,
20 the wife OF Lee Herring, a son.
The pilot schooner San Jose, which
came in Saturday night, VIII go to sea
today.
Best California wine 30 cents per gql-
Ion Alex Gilbert. sole agent for Astoria
Telephone IS.
The British ship Howard D. Troop
wheat laden, arrived In tow from Port
land yesterday.
Money to loan. Address K, care OF
Astorian ofice, giving name, amount
wanted. collateral. etc.
Sweet cream received twlce a day and
no charge made for whipping or deliver
tng cream at the Parlor.
Gentlemen wishing pleasant furnished
rooms can be accommodated by calling
at 40O Commercial street.
DR.. Ball has removed his dental office
into the Mansell building. over the
Eastern Tea Company's store.
The very finest. The ne plus ultra. The
creme de la creme. That's Harper
whisky in three languages. Sold by Foard
q Stokes Astoria. oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

The State arrived IN Sunday from San
Francisco with a good frclsh, aud pas
senger list The freight for local mer-
chants consisted principally ot fruit and
new potatoes which came IN largcr
quantities than usual About dozen
fishermen, also. were passengers for As
toria,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

The inquest over the body OF A, j.,
cloWrie ana the other members OF the
Hickman surveying party was continued
yesterday evening until the testimony ~
John Volmer can be obtained, Volmer
was the last man thar saw the party
alive before going into the woods
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02
CONVERSATION, NOT TAXATION

ASTORIA, May 1.-Edtor Astorian:
have read with much interest the corre
spoRdence in your paper relative to a re-
ductlon OF taxes in Astoria and Clatsop
county. I do not know who your con-
tributor under the name Of Taxpayer"
is. but I do know that II every word Of
Judge Taylors thorough and admirable
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

Rambler and Ideal bicycles for sale OF
rent. Repairs and sundries at lowest
rates. Can at eyclery. SIS Bond street.
Columbia Electric and Repair Company.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

In the police court yesterday Gus Col
Inns forfeited S on a charge Of drunken
ness, and Robert Smith on the same
charge was fined S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

4 fishing boat numbered Ol5S was cap
siEed at the mouth OF the river Sunday
morning, The men were rescued by an.
other boat but narrowly escaped drown.
ing, The boat drified over the bar and
was washed ashore on North beach,
where II was rescued by the life saving
crew from Fort Canby. The contents Of
the boat. including the net. were all lost,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

Wednesday night the ladies' night as
before on this nigh, the ladies' will bowl
for a weekly pin, slmlar In design 10
the mems button, under the same rules
governing the monthly tournament.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

The funeral OF the late A. ]. Cloutrie
was held a, Seaside yesterday afternoon
aud the remains Inferred in Clatsop
cemetery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

Notice Is hereby given that the regular
Teachers Examination will be held at
the county court house. commencing at
! o'clock p. m, Wednesday, May 10, 1890
Examinations for state papers will be
held at the same time as the county ex-
animation.
Dated this first day OF May 1890
j. II. LEE.
County School Superintendent, Clatsop
County, oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

DR.. J. H. Davis has opened his dental
office in the Page Building, First.elass
work guaranteed; prices reasonable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

Contractor Palmberg yesterday COM
msneed moving the building OF the Co
lumbia Electrical 4 Repair Company on
the vacan, lot adjoining the A. =. {.
alleys.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-02

A fisherman drifting on the hood tide
yesterday ran afoul Of the revenue cut.
ter Perry, lying on Fourteenth street.
The net swung across the bow OF the
Perry, and before It could De taken into
the boat got tangled IN the propeller,
The fisherman was compelled 10 cut the
ne, loose, leaving portion OF the web
on the propeller. The Perry was TO leave
Tor the Sound yesterday bur the accident
may necessitate hauling her on the beach
before proceeding to sea.