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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
COST OF PLANK ROAD.
Essex County Is Inquiring
What She Is in For.
Especial to '.The Jersey city News."l

Especial to '-The Jersey City News"
NEWARK, April II, 19O1-'sWhat is it
going to cost Essex county to maintain
the Plank road?''
That question is now occupying the at
tention of the Essex F'reeholders, and
when the offer of the North Jersey Street
Railway Company relative to the bridges
is considered by the Board Thursday
night the subject of cost will probably ne
debated at length.
Just as the tangle is beginning to be
satisfactorily unravelled and eyelythina,
points to speedy reopening of the rfoad
the cost of maintaining the thoroughfars
in all its details viii have to be arrived at,
SO that the Freeholders will be. able to
better handle the proposition of the rail-
way people.
The cost of maintaining the road. they
say, is problematical. There will be eight
bridge tenders at the Passaic bridge. one
of whom win be a superintendent or fore
man. The salaries of the men will be
about $50 a month each, excepting the
foreman, who will probably receive a
larger salary. Seven men at a salary OF
500 year each is 81, ,20O and a foreman
at 81, 600 a year would be $500 The Free
holders get that far and then they stop.
At the office of the North Jersey Street
Railway Company it was said that to tell
exactly what it cost to keep the Plank
road IN repair would be almost impossi-
BILE.
An accident often happens which costs
from 500 to $500, and if no accident oc-
ours traffic is SO irregular that the wear
and tear on the road is never the same .
an employe said. president Young, who
could probably tell more about it, is out
OF town. Outside of Mr.. Young there is
no one in the office allowed to give in
ness of the company"
81 don't think anybody can tell within
thousands of dollars what it will cost to
maintain the road" said F'reeholder,
'but an estimate will probably be reach
ed, and then we can consider the railway
companys offer. In my opinion, if the
railway people did know the exact cost
they would not tell, for fear it would
hurt their interests
A number of people in the city think
that if the F'reeholders hold out long
enough the railway people will open the
road themselves, but there are those who
are those who are in a position to know
what they are talking about who say
that the company would never do SO.
why, if we should hold out waiting fol
the railway people to open the road
said Freeholder Benjamin R. Bailey, "tht
merchants in the city would be after u:
like hornets. What would the manufac'
turers do in the meantime? What Essex
County is looking for is the interests o.
| the manufacturers, not the railway peo
pie. We are not trying to push this
thing through for the benefit of the North
| Jersey Street Railway Company. but fol
the benefit of the hundreds of merchants
who are clamoring daily for the reopenins
OF the road. Cost or no cost, the matter
must be ADJUSTED as speedily as possible
In the meantime the Freeholders, the
railway people and the merchants are
waiting to see what Thursday night.
meeting brings forth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
FERR|S'S OPINION.
Engineer in Charge of Water
Works Reports on Modi-
fication of Contract.

The following is the full text of the re-
port or opinion, submitted to the Street
and Water Board by Garwood Ferris,
engineer in charge of the construction of
the new water works, concerning the re-
quested modification of the Flynn water
contract
Jersey City. April 9, 1901.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Gentlemen-A letter from Mr.. P. H.
Flynn, dated March so, addressed to your
honorable body, in which he asks for a
modification of his contract, has been re-
ferred to me by your Honorable Board
with the request that I should report as
to the effect the granting of such modi-
feation will have upon the physical con-
ditions governing our proposed new water
supply.
L have given the matter the closest
study and the conclusions have reached
are as follows:-
While strongly doubling the right of the
Canal Company as against the rights of
the Society for Useful Manufactures or
their assigns, to divert any water from
the Roekaway River in excess of the
amount contributed from Hopatcong,
still have not the slightest fear but that
the flow of the Rockaway in the driest
period, as equalized by the proposed 7,179
or the Il, $50 million reservoirs, would not
only provide for the so or 70 millions
daily draft for Jersey City, but would
also be permissive of the use by the Nor
ris Canal Company at the same time of
the excess fairly required for navigation
purposes over the amount contributed by
it from Lake Hopatcong.
AS, however, it is part of Mr.. Flynns
contract that he shall make the whole
flow" of the Rockaway tributary to the
proposed storage reservoir, and as any
diversion by the Canal Company of more
water than it puts in would to that ex-
tent impair the whole flow of the Rock
away, and as in view of the prospective
growth of the city it is very desirable
that the city should secure the whole
flow unimpaired. 1 would suggest that
in case the city should be willing to
modify the contract so that it should
read a sufficient flow of the Rockaway"
instead of the whole flow of the Rock
away will be tributary to the storage
reservoir, that the value of such impair
ment should be estimated and that by
agreement between the city and Mr.
Flynn, such estimated valuation should
be deducted from. the contract price of
$7.5s5, 900, for the fifty million plant and
seventy million water rights, in making
payment when such plant is completed,
tested and accepted, such deduction to
be held by the city in trust for Mr. Flynn
and to be paid over to him with interest
when he definitely secures for the city
the whole flow of the Rockaway as
tributary to our storage reservoirs.
Respectfully submitted,
GARWOOD FERRIS,
Engineer in Charge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
HAS he DYED !?
Color Of Whiston's Mustache
Said to Have Changed
Since Colonial Trial
Began.
JAHR'S ALLEGED CONFESSION
Doctor Insists It Was Ex-
torted Under Fear
and Promise.

Has the color of Anthony Whiston's
moustache been changed since he was on
the witness stand last week testifying
at the trial of DR.. Richard Jahr, Under
taker William Neckar and Thomas J.
Kelly, who are charged with conspiring
to defrand the Colonial Life Insurance
Company by insuring Whiston's life when
it was thought he would die?
The importance of the change in the
tint of the hirsute appendage that adorn' S
the upper lip of the States principal wit
ness in the conspiracy trial is not yet
apparent. Nevertheless it formed a con-
spicuous feature of the testimony given
by DR.. Jahr on cross-examination this
morning, when the man who was ex-
pected to die over year ago stood before
the witness stand with moustache and
eyebrows of brilliant black, and the physi-
cian-witness asserted that the color of the
same had been changed within the last
few days.
Judge Blair, having recovered from his
recent slight indsposition, the trial of the
alleged conspirators was resumed this
morning, with DR.. Jahr under cross-exam-
ination by ex-Judge William T. Hoffman.
The confession made by the physician to
Chief of Police Murphy of Jersey City
after his arrest was the principal point
of attack by the counsel of the insurance
company, who is, assisting the State. The
witnesses testimony was substantially a
reiteration of his declaration that this
confession was extorted from him under
fear and promise.
DR.. Jahr testified that he has been
| ~, -sx, rvzr
in July of that year in the Union Hill
office of the Colonial Life Insurance
Company, where he was introduced to
him as new agent of the company.
Whistons application for insurance, he
claimed, came to him among a batch of
others. He met Winston at Behr's saloon
at the suggestion of the manager Of the
office.
The witness said he had lied in his
confession to Chief of Police Murphy, be-
cause he was afraid the truth would hurt
him if the case was given publicity.
The State, by cross examination of the
witness, tried to prove that he had made
two returns of applications to the office
when he never saw the applicants. These
questions were overrruled.e
James G. Morgan, of Union HILL testi-
fled as to his signature to Whiston's will.
He said that Undertaken Neckers repu-
tation for honesty and veracity was good
did you say you would not have
4 Necker as an undertaken" asked ex-
I Judge Hoffman on cross-examination.
4 81 did, replied the witness, because
I he went to prize fights and was some
thing of prize fighter himself"
Then you wouldn't want to be buried
\ by a prize fighter?'
4 solennly.''
That's all right" interrupted Lawyer
/ Speer IAN undertaken is always a boxer
/ The court adjourned for the noon recess
! amid hearty laughter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
MRS. CHASE'S TEETH.
Jury Asked to Say Whether
Dentist Webb Treated
Them By Up-to- Date
Methods.

Whether Dentist Edward Webb's treat
ment of the teeth of Mrs. Catherine Chase
was according to the latest scientific
methods of the profession is the question
a jury in the Supreme Court must decide
in determining how much, If any, of the
S. 600 damages Mrs Chase asks shall be
awarded for the pain and suffering she
endured as well as for the permanent dis
flgurement of her gums resulting form
the alleged unscientific treatment of the
dentist.
Papers in the suit against DR.. Webb, in
which Frank Chase and his wife Cathe-
r1ne are plaintiffs, were filed in the
Sheriff's office yesterday afternoon by
Counselor Alex. Simpson.
All the parties to the suit are well
known in this city, where Mr.. Chase
formerly conducted the Hotel Washing
ton. Dr. Webb, whose office is at No.
45S Jersey avenue, is perhaps one of the
best known dental practitioners of the
city. The Chases now reside in the fash
lonable ST. Raphel apartment house on
Fifty-sixth street, New York City.
I According to the plaintiffs allegation
on February 10 last, Mrs. Chase went to
DR.. Webb's object have one tooth pulled
and another crowned. The dentist drilled
a hole in one of the teeth and put some
arsenic in it. The arsenic eat away a por-
| ton of the gum above the tooth, and the
poison permeated her system making
her SO sick that her life was despaired Of.
She was confined to her bed for three
| weeks.
| The allegation states further that the
dentist had assured Mrs. Chase that his
| frae n,ent uo,11d he accordinsy RI the 1at-
est scientific methods. whereas arsenic
had not been used by first class dentists
! for that purpose for many years. 1t also
charges that DIR. Webb Operated in such
| a careless, negligent and unskillful man
/ ner and that he did not use the ordinary
/ knowledge current In the profession al
/ that time
| The case will be the first Of It's kind
ever tried in this county and will no
doubt be very interesting in determining
Ito what extent a dentist is responsible
for results arising from his treatment Of
EpatientS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
h5a'lsS;; So
DIED.

MANDEyILLE-At Ocean Grove, N, J.,
on Monday, April 15 1891, Cornelius
Vaudeville, in his 9th year formerly
of Jersey City.
Funeral services will be held at the
First Presby Church, Asbury Park,
at l P. NJ, on Thursday, April 1S
Interment at Jersey City Cemetery on
arrival of train at 4;l0.
MEYERS-In Jersey City, on Monday,
April 15 4gOI, Louise M. Meyers, be-
loved daughter of Sophie 2 Richard
Meyers.
Relatives and friends are
invited to attend the funeral
late residence, No. S5 Morris stree. -.
Thursday, April Is, at P. NJ.
HOLMES-On Monday, April Is. 1901.
John j. Holmes, beloved son of the
late John and Bridget Holmes, aged
81 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No. 325 First
street, on Thursday, April Is, at A. M:
thence to St Mary's r. c. Church, where
a high mass will be offered up for the
happy repose of his soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
"MY VOICE is STILL FOR WAR. !"
Mr.. James Luby Lectures to the
University Club.
GARWoOD FERRIS,
Engineer in Charge.

The usual monthly meeting of the Uni
versity Club was held last night at the
Union League Club house on York street.
The session developed into one of the
most interesting meetings the club mas
held. An open discussion was held on
the topic of the evening, each member
having the privilege of expressing his
views. Mr. James Luby was the speaker
of the evening. His theme was, MY
voice is still for war;
After Mr.. Luby's discourse, several
members spoke on the question, taking a
position against strife. DIR. E. P. Buffet,
Jr., spoke from an anti-imperialistic
fcssor c. C. Wilson wanted to know if
war wasn't legalized murder DR.. o. R.
Blanchard said he agreed with Artemus
Ward, who said that it was good when
mis- wife's relatives fought and when
someone else carried the gun. DR.. L. s.
Thompson also spoke against war.
Mr.. Luby followed with brief answer
to the four speakers.
DR.. Brett put vote of thanks which
was heartily given to the speaker. DIR.
Brett said he hoped the time was near
when all flags and war banners would be
forever 1uried. A collation. followed.
At a short business meeting, Mr.. Van
Winkle put resolution asking the MEM
bers to make an effort to increase the
membership, adding however, that the
club was now in good shape, but more
members would be appreciated.
At the meeting on May 81 Mr.. James
Barnes, graduate Of Princeton, class OF
'91 viii talk on the South African war.
He was a war correspondent during the
| worst part of the struggle between the
Beers and the English.
The Programme Committee announces
that all meetings are held the third Tues
Gay OF each month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
TEST EXCISE LAW.
Board of Aldermen Tells
McDermott to Go Ahead.

The Board of Aldermen met last night
and officially received the opinion OF
Corporation Counsel MeDermott advising
the Board to ignore the new Excise law
on the ground of its unconstitutionaliky.
The Board passed resolution authoriz-
ing the Corporation Counsel to test the
laws constitutionality
Seven applications for restaurant licenses
We're granted and twenty transfers al
lowed. The application of Annie Golden
berger, No. 2l4 Erie street, to transfer
her license to Jacob zahler, was refused.
Zahler has also made application to run a
saloon in Newark avenue. This was land
over. Ten licenses to psddlers were grant
ed, along with one handorgan and one
iunk Heense
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
GALLAGHER FOUGHT HARD.
He Determined to Give Good Ac-
count Of Himself to Intruder,

John Gallagher, of No. 155 Wayne street.
called at the First precinct police station
at five o'clock last night and said he had
been assaulted in his own home by
Humphrey Price, of No. 232 Halliday
street. Gallagher was bleeding profusely
from an ugly cut on the left side of the
head He said Price had inflicted the
wound with chair. Price was later ar
rested at his home and this morning
Police Justice Hoos held him for further
examination.
Gallagher said that for a long time
Price had been calling at his home at all
hours of the day night and acting as
though he was lord and master of every
thing and everybody in sight. Gallagher
is meek little man and Price has much
the advantage of him in physical make
up. Price called yesterday afternoon at
the mouse and began to give orders, find
fault and otherwise criticize all in the
house. Gallagher protested against his
visitors manner and was commanded to
grew warm. Gallagher tells the story of
what happened after that about as fol-
lows
leave me and mine alone. He got mad
and came toward me like a roarin' bull
with the eyes stickin' out of his head and
I rushed at him, and thinks I to myself
! III get him ON the floor and show him as
how he's as much at my mercy as / was
at his. I got him down and he was
squirmin like an eel. / gave him an odd
clout in the mouth just be way of showin'
him he was feeling the hand of his mas
ter. Then I picks him up and put him
on his feet again and told him to go on
about his business. He made poke here
ard there at me, the same as schoolboy
would, and we began to wrestle a bit,
! We were both mad to the spine, and I
thinks to myself now, me bucko, I'll give
you sonethin' to keep this little bit Of
amusement fresh In your memory for a
] few days to come. We were fghtin' like
a couple Of wild cats, and, thinks I, this
will be murder. Well let it be, I haven t
Job now and me manner Of life of late
i hasn't been just right, SO didn't care.
| Was that set to fight until the last drop
| He threw me Off and got to me feet
! when ae picked up chair and swung it
PHI die ike q man III q firht.'
Gallagher was sent to the City Hospita
l and seven stitches were put In his wound.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
HEARTS CLUB CLOSED.
Last Meeting of Season at Mrs.
Dear's Last Night.

Mrs. William Y. Dear entertained the
Hearts Card Club last night at the resi-
dence Of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Joseph
A. Dear, No. 1o3 Summit avenue This
was the closing meeting of the club, and
it ended in a delightful social Refresh
ments We're served at the conclusion of
the game.
Prizes were unusually handsome They
were won by Mrs. Herbert Scott and
Mr.. John Wahl Queen. There were no
guests present, aside from Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph A. Dear and Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Dear, Jr., who have Joined the club for
the next season.
Among the members present were Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hail. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Negus, Mr.. and Mrs. William Y
Dear, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Queen, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Gurney. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gubelman,
DR.. and Mrs. George Mclaughlin Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Scott, Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Adams.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
WANTED FEATHER BED IN CELL.

An old man, who said he was John
Holloway, of Cape May. and was on his
way to New York to look up wealthy
son who resided there, applied to the po-
lice of the Second Precinct. Hoboken, for
lodging last night. Doorman Stanton
showed the man to cell cot, but he
refused to accept it.
If can't sleep on a feather bed ]
would rather not sleep at all, he said.
Show me to cheap boarding house
where they have what want.
The request of the fastidious wayfarer
was humored, because Of his extreme age,
and boarding house was found near BY
that met his requirements in the matter
Of feathers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
YARDMASTER KORAN BLAMED.
switchznon Say He Is the Cause OF
che Strike.

The strike begun yesterday at Scran-
ton among the switchmen of the D., T. &
w. Railroad is said to have been pre-
cipitated by the action of General Yard
master Heran in sending men from Ho-
bolxen to take the places of two switch
men who were in the employ of the com
pany for over twenty years
The strikers say that Koran is antagon-
fstic to the Switchmen's Union and that
he is trying hard to disorganize it,
The yardmaster left Hoboken last night
"a assume charge of affairs at Scranton
he declined to discuss the situation prior
10 his departure.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
eRuBBlne FOR eRuBs.
Hudson Republicans Talk Of Edge
water Park Man for Governor.

Along with the announcement that the
Franklin Murphy Association is not dead
in Hudson county, Games the rumor that
Hudson will not go to the State Conven-
tion this fall solid unit for that Guber-
material possibility.
Colonel Dickinson in an interview says
he can see no one but Murphy" said a
prominent Republican, "but old Hudson
will doubtless send very much split
up bunch of delegates to Trenton.
General E. Burd Grubb( who has once
been beaten for the Governorshlp. is talk
ed Of here among certain element
doubtlessly run by Jack" Graham-as
being a favorite. He will get some votes
if ne consents to run, and there will come
from the anti-ring men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
URDERTAKER LAsHES A BOY.


John Taylor, the wealthy Hoboken un-
dertaker, was summoned into the Re
corders Court today on the complaint of
difteen-year-old August Lynhardt, who ac-
cused him of assault.
A number of small boys were annoying
the old man yesterday near his place of
business on Washington stree, and Tay-
lor snatched whip from one of his
coaohmen and chased after them. Lyn-
aaardt, who claims he was not with the
boys, was given a severe laehing, his
face being cut in several places
The hearing was set down for tomor-
gow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
NEW STATION PLATFORMS.

Work was begun today on the task OF
changing the platforms in the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Station from wood to
concrete. These platforms have been OF
wood ever since the station has been
built. 1t is now proposed to replace them
with concrete, like the flooring Of the
upper ferryhouse. One platform will be
changed at time
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
GRANT STAG, APRIL rs

night at the club rooms on Woodlawn
and Ocean avenues. Arrangements have
been completed for the stag which will
be held on Grant night, April 26. The
stag will be for the members of the club
and they will have one of their usual
sociable and enjoyable times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
STUDENTS REHEARSE HONE,

The students of the graduating class Of
the Hoboken High School held dress re-
hearsal last night of the three act COM
edy, Home which they are to present
Thursday ard Friday evenings in Our
Lady Of Grace Hall,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. April II, 1sO1-Forecast
for. thirty-six hours ending at eight P. AZ.
Thursday: = Fair tonight; tomorrow
cloudy, with rain in afternoon or night;
winds east.
Hartnett's ThsrmometrieaI Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
An old and " sll Tried Remeayt

Mrs. Winslow's! Soothing Syrup for children
teething should always be used for children
while teething. II softens tAe gums, al1ays the
pain. cures wind bolie and Is the best remedy
Tor diarrhoes. Tfenty-t1va cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
MATTERS or TxCT.

7.be 4-T;ze Corn starch, one Of the very best
<.15s for children, or puddings. ETC.. wholesale
~ Y, e. Eieary ca Is stores, Montgomery
ana Greene streets. Jerzey CITY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-17
SALE OF PROPERTY
NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE DEALERS

In accordance with a resolu-
ton adopted by the Board
of Street and Water Com
missioners on April 2, 1907,
said Board gives public
notice of sale of property
know as Plot 7, County
Block 828 New City Block
1908, ON THE SOUTH
ERLY CORNER OF BER-
GEN AVENUE ANDFAIR-
MOUNT AVENUE, here
/ tofore acquired by the City
for the purpose of erect
ing thereon new High
School.
The sale Of the above des-
cribed property will take
place on the premises on
THURSDAY, APRIL 25th,
1901 at 10 o'clock A. M.
Information as to terms Of
sale may be had at the
Office of the Clerk Of the
Board of Street and Water
Commissioners or from f.
Fl. Cole q. E. Van VIM
kle, Auctioneer 2I Mont
gomery street) and on the
premises at time of sale.
For the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners,
JOHN SULLIVAN.
Chairman of Committee on Public
Buildings. Docks aud Parks.
WM. A. TOLSON,
Clerk Pro TEN.
Dated Jersey City, April 9, ioak