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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
FIRST DEMOCRATS STAG
Club Congratulated on
It's Strength and
Power.

The clubhouse of the First Ward
Democratic Club. Washington and Sussex
streets. was crowded to overaewing last
evening. The club and its friends en-
Joyed a stag, the second held by this pop
ular club The artists who entertained
were excellent Each numbex. was given
hearty applause by the two hundred or
more Democrats present. There were a
number of prominent city officials pres
ent, who also thoroughly enjoyed the en-
;crtainment and commented upen the
handsome building of the club, ana the
rapid progress it is making. President
Frank ]. McKenna opened the pro-
gramme with neat speech. in which ne
welcomed the large attendance on be-
half of the club and explained the har-
mony that existed among the members.
His short address was greeted with an
outburst of applause, and he was innaedi-
ately doomed as one of the candidates
for Excise Commissioner that will be
elected this fall by the people.
Mr.. Charles F. X O'Brien made an
address in which he referred to the First
ward as the banner ward of the county,
and the enormous strength of the First
ward Club, which has made such a rapid
ot4 l0C SiAiC5 IT'S tlofl. I16 clOSGu
by eongratulating the members upon
their handsome clubhouse, and wishing
them success in the future.
The programme was very lengthy
one, and it was after midnight when the
members and their friends departed fes
their home.
Those who entertained were:-Mr Will
lam Mckenna, piano solo; William Dey.
bass soloist. Stephen Liant, baritone solo;
Gustave schab., banjoist; William Goff.
tenor solo; Grob Bros, duettists; Henry
Gepp, sshlstling solo; John Murray,
piccofSr selections; Arthur Smith, cornet
solo; Frank Casey, recitation; William
Fitzsimmons, vocalist; Henry Rohlfs,
piano selection; John Siegrist, nlonologue
artist; Peter Hagen, humorist; Dooley &s
Fallon buck and wing dancings David
Smith, recitation; Harry Cannon.
Stephen Liant and William Mckenna,
trio in laughing songs; James sole, re-
citation, and songs by Phillip Hermann,
Henry Nierstedt and Harry Cannon.
The committee lin charge were: George
Ryan, chairman; William A. Afurnin, +.
B. Casey, Phillip Hermann Charles Nier-
stedt. James Breen, Robert Brown and
Charles McHugh.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
GARRISON AVENUE ASPHALT
Finance Board Hearing Ends
in Concurrence With
Award.

The Finance Board yesterday gave an
other hearing to property owners of Gar
rison avenue who want that thoroughfare
asphalted The Street and Water Board
some time ago ordered the improvement
and awarded the contract to the National
Asphalt Company, but before the Finance
Board concurred in the award of the con-
tract the company began work. Then
came petition to the Finance Board
asking them not to concur in the contract
and favoring a macadam road. Those
favoring asphalt sent in a petition pray
ing the Finance Board to concur in the
award of the contract for asphalting.
Both sides were to have been heard yes
terday, but none of the objectors to as
phalt materialized. Al delegation COM
posed of Boulevard Commissioner Daniel
Y. Lewis, Frank Scott, H. R. Ward and
Messrs. Brown and Waters, all favoring
asphalt, was present
Mr. Lewis called attention to the fact
that none of the objectors were present.
He maintained that a macadam roadway
was more costly than asphalt on account
of its requiring new top dressings and
constant sprinkling.
H. r. Ward said he would rather see
a dirt roadway than macadam. Atten-
ton was called to the fact that about
go per cent of the interested owners of
property favored asphalt, thirty per cent.
macadam, leaving ten per cent. to hear
from.
Mr.. Ward said many had signed the Pc
tition under the misapprehension that as
phating would cost $175 lot.
Commissioner Midlige, who lives on
Duncan avenue, which is macadamized,
agreed that asphalt was preferable and
cheaper in the end.
The Commissioners finally concurred in
the award of the contract to the National
Asphalt Company. The benefited proper
ty owners expense will be $12,3469o and
the city's expense, $4O0.sO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
. new DISTRICTS.
Congressional Divisions of
Hudson As Set Down
By the Past Legis-
lature.
LINE RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH
Political Complexion Of the
Districts a Matter of
Speculation Amongst
Politicians.


Some doubt exists among politicians,
those who think they are and would like
to be, and the ordinary, common voter in
the county as to the boundaries of the
new Congressional districts.
Under the old order of things all Of
Hudson county excepting Bayonne was
in the Seventh, but now Hudson county
is divided into two districts named the
Ninth and Tenth.
Beginning with the new Ninth district
it comprises Bayonne, and in Jersey City,
Of the Morris Canal and east Of Summit
avenue, all the Sixth ward, all of the
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh
and Twelfth wards, the townships of
Kearny and East New York.
In the new Tenth district there are the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
the First and Second precincts of the
Sixth ward, Hoboken, and the townships
of North Bergen, West New York, West
Hoboken, Town of Union. Gutenberg and
Weehawken.
So that the county has been, as it might
be said, divided by line running north
and south, with the western half in the
new Ninth and the eastern half in the
new Tenth districts.
This division has given rise to an inter-
esting speculation as to the political COM
plexsty of the new districts. A Repub-
lican of high authority in his party said
today in discussing that matter that the
new Ninth district would be clearly Re-
publican and the Tenth Democratic. AL
though early to talk about possibilities
for the Congressional nominees there are
plenty of them, and before long there will
be enough booms launched to equip
every yacht in the country"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
WATER AGAIN.
Conference Committee on
Water Contract Submits
Three Questions to
Supply Company.
REFER TO PROPOSED CHANGE
If They Are Answered Salts
factorily the Request for
Amendment Will Prob
ably Be. Granted.

These two little words, whole fiow,''
in the water contract are giving the city
officials and Contractor P, N. Flynn no
end of bother. Another conference took
place last night for the purpose of find
ing out some way to amend the contract
and at the same time to protect the city S
interests.
Mayor Hoos, Finance Commissioners
w. +. Midlige H. Lembeck and Jacob
Ringle, Stret and Water Commissioners F..
Heintze and James S. Nolan were pres
ent and they organized themselves into
Conference Committee on the Water
Contract The Mayor was elected
chairman and Commissioner MidlIge sec
retary.
Mr.. w. d. Edwards, counsel for the
Jersey City Water Supply Company, was
invited into the room to explain the com
pany's view of the matter. He said that
there was no desire whatever to change
any of tine essential features of the con-
tract, or to change the plan and scope
of the work as outlined in the specifica-
tions, and as now in course of construc-
ton on the ground The only desire for
modification was to overcome a technical
objection which had been raised to the
phraseology of the proposal, in which it
was stated that the whole flow of the
Rockaway River would be tributary to
the storage reservoir at Old Boonton;
under the claim of the Morris Canal and
Banking Company, there was question
as to whether the whole flow was tribu-
tary or not, but all of the engineers
agreed that there was ample water to
furnish Jersey City with seventy million
gallons per day for ever and still operate
the canal.
A general talk followed and three prop
ositions were put to Mr.. Edwards, who
will report the company's reply to them
at the next meeting, on Friday after
That if the contract be modified, how
great an extent of time will be given
for testing the works?
If Jersey City modifies the contract,
what bond of what surety company will
be given by the contractors to cover any
change that may be made in the con-
tract?
In the event of the modification so de-
sired, what was the greatest amount of
money in cash to be deposited by the con-
tractors to guarantee the vacation of the
Morris Canal?
Should the answers be satisfactory, said
one of the committee after the meeting
adjourned, there will be no difficulty in
making modification, and Jersey City
will not be endangered in the least by
any change.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
BOYS ASSAILAnT FOUND.

Thomas Donate, fifteen years old, of
No. s74 Seventh street, was arrested late
last night ny Detective Hottie and Pa
trolman Johnston, charged with afro
ciously assaulting Walter Monroe, thir-
teen years old. Of No. 16 Sackett street.
Monroe was hit over the head with an
iron bar Tuesday night while in boys
fight on Church street His skull was
slightly fractured. Donate was arraign-
ed before Police Justice Murphy this
morning tn the Oakland avenue court ana
held for the Grand Jury. Donate was
arrested from q vague description given
BY several of Monroe's companions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
to the pindery to join in a May pole

to the bindery to join in May pole
dance.
The employees soon got on to the fact
that somethin' was doin' in the bindery
Men, women and girls to the number of
almost sixty fiocked up the stairs. and
crowded in circle about Mr.. Datz and
the President.
Mr.. Datz made a little speech to his old
employees. Boys and girls" he said,
you have seen the manner in which
have been treated by this thing here
AS if 1 had not trouble enough with my
own sickness and a poor mother lying on
the verge of the grave. You have witt
messed his unwarrantable assaults and
have heard him lie so often abou. me.
have kept track of these lies. I have
them all written down here in this little
red book. What shall / do with him?
He won't fight Shall l give him a punch
for each lie, or shall give him a good
lieking?''
"A punch for every lie," came in a
grand chorus from the assembled en-
ployes.
"All right. Engineer. didn't this man
tell you some time ago I'd be out of the
establishment inside of three days?''
YES said the grim engineer.
do you admit it?" asked Datz of the
President.
Yes meekly that official replied.
with good intention?"
"No."
Bang" went Datz's fist against the
Presidents jaw. Morse started to fall
over. but Datz grabbed him and straight
ened him up.
Then the salesman was called. He tes-
titled TO a lie that the President told him,
and the President admitted it.
"Biff," went Datzs fist on the others
jaw.
The foreman was next called. He tes-
tilted that the President had told him so
many lies that on the vote Of the as
sembled employees three stiff punches
were administered for the lot. Nearly
hundred punches were still due. Datz's
fist began to swell. The Presidents
head, which had been already swelled
was down in the rear and swelling IN
front. Datz decided to let up on the
straight jabs, upper cuts and 5oits and
begin the use of his open hand, slapping
the President hard with first one hand
and then the other. AS the lies were
reau OIL from the pages OIL tue AetlS leu
memoranda book, and as fast as he
keeled over Datz would straighten him
up. The punching lasted from 11:15 to
12:45. The crowd enjoyed it and spurred
their old employer on: He asked them
once or twice if he hand't better let up.
No. yelled the employees, 'give him
punch for every lie. That's the YER
Dict
Datz was tired and Morse was wreck
when the full penalty had been inflicted.
He meekly confessed that he knew he was
in for licking and said he guessed he
deserved it. He wrote out his resignation
as president of the company. A cab was
called and he was driven to the Penn
sylvania Railroad, whence he started for
Philadelphia.
The employees have marked off in chalk
lines the spot where the battle occurred
and they intend to insert a tablet com
the event. Its inscription has
not yet been decided upon, but the words:
THE Passing of the President will
figure largely in it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
TOWN IMPROVERS MEET.
Mrs. Benson Entertains Her
Department and Talks of
Model Tenements.

Mrs Hudspeth-Benson entertained the
Town Improvement Department at her
residence, Garfield and Lembeck ave-
yesterday afternoon. There. was no spe-
cial programme, it being the idea to make
this meeting social as far as possible,
but a number of matters were discussed.
This is the most active department in
the entire club. 1t is always doing some
thing, always working with some end in
view, and now that it has accomplished
the creation of the park in Little Italy,
it is turning its attention to agitating the
need of model tenement. AS yet Moth
ing has developed in this line
Mrs. Benson yesterday described the
Franklin tenements in Brooklyn These
are model modern apartments in every
respect, of three or four rooms, which
rent at from two dollars to two-eighty a
week. The rent is always paid prompt
ly, and the moral effect is excellent
With plenty of hot water always at
hand, as Mrs. Benson explained, it is
easy to keep clean, and the children al
ways look neat. There are four of
these tenements. with twenty families in
each, and twenty-foot courtyards be-
tween. Mrs. Benson did not see why
syndicate could not be formed to build
such a structure in Jersey City.
Nothing was said regarding the naming
of Little Italy Park until Mrs. Benson
was called out of the room for a few
minutes. Then it was decided that the
matter should be put in the hands of the
club, as it had grown too big to be
Id
the present the ladies should go on with
their arrangements to beautify the park,
just as though they had had their way.
They do not intend to give up in their
efforts to have the park named the Mary
Benson, and they will probably present
another petition in the fall.
During the summer months those who
remain in the city will go on with their
efforts to enforce the laws and keep
clean streets. The circular issued by
Chief of Police Murphy last year will be
again distributed to the Police Depart
ment. 1t reads
The contractor for the removal of
ashes has informed this office that he
will remove all papers free of charge
that are rolled up and tied together,
that are given to his employees. This
is an important reform in the interest
of clean streets. Captains will see
that all householders are at once no
titled of the proposition, and at the
same time the men on post must use
the utmost vigilance in the enforce
ment of the ordinance prohibiting the
placing of paper and such light ma
terial in ash barrels.
At the conclusion of the meeting re-
freshments were served. and the depart
ment adjourned to meet again in the
fall The day of meeting next season
will be on the fourth Thursday in every
month.
Among those present were Mrs. Huds-
peth-Benson, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Robert
Hudspeth, Mrs. Burton of Canada, Miss
Webber, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Joseph War
rem, Mrs. Franklin Whitney, Miss Bar
low, Mrs. Gaddis, Mrs. Broome, Miss A.
D. Fuller and Miss MCGOWAN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
MRS. LAWRENCE GETS 3 MONTHS

Minnie Lawrence, whose house on st.
PauPs avenue, Jersey City Heights, was
recently raided as disorderly by police
from Headquarters, on complaint of two
women, who alleged they had been lured
there from Allentown Pa, was this
morning sentenced by Judge Blair in
the Court of General Sessions to three
months in the County Penitentiary and
fined $50 and costs of court. The Law
renee woman had pleaded non vult to the
charge and it was said had made con-
fession giving the names of many promi-
nent patrons of her resort
It was for failing to suppress this house
which was in the Third police precinct,
that charges were recently preferred
against Capt. Archie McKaig.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
P. R. R. EMPLOYEES PICNIC

The sixth annual picnic of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Employees of the Meadow
Shops took place last evening in Baldwin
Park. There was a large crowd present.
Those who managed the event were:-
Floor Manager, J. J. Haggerty; Assist
ant Floor Manager, A. P. Neuman; Floor
Committee, r. H. Brown, r. K. Quinn, j..
D. Herman, M. j. Walsh ]. R. Stoneham,
M. c. Carney, A. B. Howell, c. J. Herr
man. Jr., f. D. Haskins, J. c. Colligan,
J. B. Drake; Arrangement Committee, 4.
f. Stapleton, r. S. Thompson T. j. Stan
ley. c. III. Weidener, c. ]. Hermann, ST.,
L. S. Morrow, E. D. Devine, ]. S. Hester,
c. r. Knight, J. A. McWright, w. s..
Brockhurst, F. d. Anderson, e. F. Clark,
Al D. Smith
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
HEARING ON HOME COMFORTS

United States Commissioner Isaac G..
Romaine is hearing this afternoon the
case of Carl Hermann of New York, own
er Of the comedy "All the Comforts of
Home," against st. MichaePs Players.
Hermann alleges that the Players broke
the copyright law in producing his play
under the title 'sHome Comforts" In
March. Commissioner Romaine Is sitting
as committing magistrate.
Assemblyman Fallon OF Hoboken repre-
sents the defendants and Lawyer Stickler
of New York the plaintiff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
up TO FINANCE BOARD.

The Board of Police Commissioners last
night put the fight between the Health
department and the City Hall Commits
sioners up to the Board of Finance by
adopting resolution requesting the
Board of Finance to appropriate $100 a
month for the rental of building to be
used by the Health Department exclu-
sively. Should this appropriation be
made the Health Board will leave the
City Hall shortly, and those employed in
that building will again breathe free Of
fear of contagion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16

Professor Milne's study of earthquakes
is only part of great seismic survey
of the world, which has for its object
the acquiring of complete knowledge
of the location of earthquake centres, and
of the direction and intensity of the i'm
pulses that radiate them. Another step
in this direction is the establishment of
station at Hawaii, where q $3.50 earth
quake pendulum has just been sent. This
will be used to note the tremors to which
the Hawaiian group is subject.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
DIED.

HYDORN-In this city, on Wednesday.
May IA, lso1 Samuel Comfort, aged "a
years.
Relatives and friends of the family, also
Mechanics Lodge. No. 66, l. o. o. f., are
invited 80 attend the funeral services on
Thursday. May d6. at p NJ, at his late
residenoA. No. q East Forty-ninth street,
Bayonne.
Interment at Catskil, N. Y.
Catslzill en-. Y.) papers please copy.
Hl As4sON. LIN this city. on Wednesday.
May 16, 1901. Mtttie, widow OF Charles
Hy9orn. aged 81 years,
Relatives and friends of the family. are
invited to attend tAe funeral services on
Friday, May z7. at P NJ, at her late
residences. No. 800 Suminit avenue. y ersey
City Heights,
Intermsat IL Tasxytoxaa, n. 4.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
ocTocEnARlAn LOST

Patrolman Lewis Of the Ccmmunipaw
avenue station house, found Mrs. D. b.
Kierstead, eighty years old, Of No. 50
Emory street, astray on Grand street
yesterday afternoon. The aged woman
knew not where she was wandering, The
police took her home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
DECORATION DAY OUTING

The regular meeting Of the Greenville
Republican League Club was held last
night at the clubhouse on Danforth ave-
nue., near the Boulevard. Plans were
made for match game of ball to be
played on Decoration Day, between the
married and single men Of the club. A
general good time will be the result, for
pleasure always attends events given by
the club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
ALMsHousE THEATRE PARTY.

Two hundred waits from the county
alms'houee went to Hoboken in two stages
last night. where they were entertained
by q sensational melodrana and regaled
with lemonade and peanuts. Freenolder
Kuper and three attendants from the IN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
OFF 10 GERMANY.

Lieutenant A. sorenson, of Company e.
Fourth Regiment, will sail for Germany
Saturday with his wife. He win be gone
two months. This vim bring HAM home III
time 70 80 to camp with his cempany on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
TON THUMB WEDDING

The pupils of the Sunday school de-
partment Of the Lafayette Methodist
Church will give Tom Thumb wedding
to night IN the Sunday school room on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething should always be used for children
while 1eething Il softens the gums, allays the
pain cures wind collie and Is the best remedy
for diairhoea. Twepty=flve cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16

Pavonia Brand 81 Fine Early June Canned
Peas Tor sale IL nearly all good Erocery1
stores, and Wholesale at the p p. cleary ca. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-16
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

for thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ
Friday:-Tonight and tomorrow, fair;
winds variable.
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