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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
TOO LONG TO WAIT

Especial to '-The Jersey City Newe."]
TRENTON, July "a, 19o1.-The State
Board of Geology met yesterday at the
State House to take action on the case
of Professor l. C. Russell of Ann Arpor,
Mich, to whom was recently offered the
position of State Geologist, made vacant
by Professor Smock's retirement.
Professor Russell. in accepting the
offer, stated that he would be unable to
assume the duties of the office before
July /, 1902 These conditions the Board
felt unwilling and unable to accept, and
Governor Voorhees, was requested to mo-
tify Professor Russell to that effect.
DR. II. B. Kummel, who has been tenn
porarily acting in the capacity Of State
Geologist will continue to do so until
the Board decides otherwise.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
CORPORATIONS AT LOW TIDE
Only $4,000 Capital in Com
panies Chartered Yesterday.

(Special to "The Jersey City News.'D
TRENTON. July "A, 19O1.-The incorpor-
ations at the Secretary of States office
Yesterday reached but $4,000, which is a
low tide figure after the rush of last
week. The Esston and Phillipsburg Steam
Heat and Power Company filed articles
of Incorporation, with an authorized CAPT
tai stock of 100000. The object of the
company is to supply those cities with
steam heat and power, and plants may
also be erected at other points in Warren
county, this State. The incorporators are
Harry s. Seip, of Easton; Clarence E.
Griffin and Francis j. Drake of Phillips
burg.
A sister corporation is the Phillips
burg and Easton Conduit Company,
which also has an authorized capital of
100000 The powers of the companies are
about the same, but the latter is also enc
powered to furnish refrigeration and COM
pressed air The incorporators are Mach
tel E. Lynch and William II. Raeser, of
Phillipsburg, and John Keon, of Easton.
Ex-Judge Schultz, of Phillipsburg, is
the legal representative of botn corpora
tions.
The Glen Rock Oil Company increased
its capital stock from $4,000 to $26O,o00.
and decreased the par value Of its shares
from $t0O to $25 each.
Certificates of payment of capital stock
were filed by the National Pile Fabric
Company and the Raritan Chemical
Works.
Paragon Cover Clamp Company, $4,000.
Haeseler Pneumatic Tool Company,
$500. 0O0.
Buck Run Coal Mining Company,
100000.
Stevenson Mining Company, 100000.
Wisconsin Construction Company,
so eco.
The annual report of the Riverside
Iron Works Company was filed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
COYLE GETS THE COAL
His Bid for County Institu-
tions Was the
Lowest.

The Board of Freeholders held special
meeting yesterday afternoon for the puf-
pose of receiving bids for coal for the use
of the county institutions. The regular
order of business was dispensed with and
Freeholders James Kelly and Louis Finck
were appointed tellers to receive, count
and open the bids.
The idea of buying coal at this season
of the year is to take advantage of the
prevailing summer prices for the county,
More can be saved by using the prisoners
now at Snake Hill for unloading the coal
from the barges or cars as the case be,
and having them bring it to its destina-
ton The additional cost of transporta-
ton can in this way be saved.
Four bids were received, but no con-
tract will be awarded until the next meet
ing of the Board. The proposals called for
estimates for 5000 gross tons each OF
stove pea and egg coal to be delivered
either at the railroad or dock at Snake
Hill
The first bid opened was that of
James Coyle 1t was as follows: Egg,
S4.25 per ton; pea, $2.95 per ton; stove,
s455 per ton if delivered in cars Another
bid was received from Coyle which was
the lowest one of the four received. 1t
was for delivery at dock: Egg, s4.4s; pea,
$5O7, and stove, s4.70
L. Wertheim & Co. bid SASS per ton for
egg: 1925 for pea. and $50 for stove,
which did not state where delivery was
to be made. James Mannix's bid of s.. 10
for pea coal was also received. He made
no bids on stove and egg, neither did
the bid state where delivery was to be
made.
Coyle, the lowest bidder, has the con-
tract for the years coal supply.
All the members of the Board were
present when the meeting was called to
order at o'clock.
There were some little disappointment
al only four bids being received, but the
prices had the effect of making them feel
a, trifie better.
The Board is still after contractors who
fail to furnish goods according to SAM
ple A quantity of butter was recently
sent back as not being up to the STAN
dard
The Kearny Town Council notified the
Board that Passaic avenue is in an ex-
tremely dilapidated condition and badly
in need of repairs. The matter was re-
1erreQ TO the CODl1nltlee Oil L upAAS ieODeA'''
Register James C. Clark requested the
Board to concur in the appointment OF
Martin McDermott and Florentine Smith,
clerks i'll his office at salary oil $40 per
month. Also to concur in the increase OF
the salary of William F. King, the index
clerk, from sSS.S3 to 500 per month. The
salaries are paid out of the fees of the
office. and the powers of the Board OF
Freeholders is limited to concurring IN
the salaries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
MAIN ALMOST
REPAIRED.

The work of repairing the break of the
water main under the Hackensack River
is progressing fayorably, and it is con-
fidently expected it will be completed to-
morrow. The fall of water in the reser-
voirs at High Service yesterday was not
such as to create the least alarm. Divers
working thirty-eight feet under water
last night succeeded in inserting the
necessary packing and lead for caulking
purposes in one end of the sleeve that is
TO fasten one end of the broken main
and are hard at work today caulking the
other end. They report the outlook as
bright for completion of their work to-
morrow. Chief Engineer Van Keuren has
been on the scene of the divers labor all
day
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
How Many Know Good Coffee.

1t isn't stretching the truth at all to say
that probably one person in every ten
doesn't know good coffee when he sees it.
says the Boston 'sTranscript," so perhaps
a few dealers have argued that there's
no harm in concoting a coffee for his
palate. But the proportions of coffee-ig-
aorant folk is growing smaller every year.
Certain restaurants and cafes have done
a good work in educating the public in
the matter of their coffee, and have serv-
ed to make many disgruntled with the
stuff served at home, and thus at many
firesides reformation has begun which
has taken the form OF a demand on the
dealers for better goods. In time, then,
we shall be known not only as the ma
tion consuming the most coffee, but as
the one which has the best.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24

All the members of the Board were
present, and after number of appeals
were disposed of the following resolution
by Commissioner Love was presented
and adopted
Whereas, This Board has carefully
examined the duplicates of the as
SCISSORS of the different assessment
districts cities, towns and townships
of the county and duly investigated
and inquired into the assessments re-
turned by them in accordance with
the law for the purpose of equalizing
the taxes between the several assess
ment districts, cities, towns and
townships in the county; and ~
Whereas, It is the judgment of this
Board that the valuations of the as
SCISSORS as ascertained in the respec-
tive assessors duplicates as the same
have been adjusted by this Board are
relatively high as they can be made,
and that the value of the prop
erty contained in any. duplicate as
adjusted IS not relatively less. than
the value of other property in the
county, and that It is the Judgment Of
this Board that the valuations OF the
respective assessors as contained IN
their duplicates as adjusted are rel
atively equal and that the apport1on-
ment of the State school and county
taxes should be made upon the valu-
alton of the respective assessors as
adjusted by this Board as they now
stand upon the different duplicates
therefore be it
Resolved, That this Board do now,
in accordance with the statute in such
case made and provided, proceed to
make such apportionment upon the
basis of the valuations as they now
stand as adjusted by this Board upon
the several duplicates of the respec-
tive assessors as returned to TINS
Board by them and adjusted by this
Board.
The bills for assessors notices were pre-
sented and approved according to the fol
lowing opinion by Counselor Noonan:-
s'Gentlemen--A question has arisen as
to the legality of allowing assessors com
pensatlon for serving notices under the
s,xth section of 1873 In the case of Yves
TIofoken ct al vs.. this Board, the Su
preme Court, in an opinion filed. March Is
1901 held that the act of May %, 1894, dis
pensed with the notice required by thf
sixth section of the act of 1873 so far a.
real estate was concerned, but left tht
notice necessary so far as personal es
tate in the aggregate was affected by th'
increase
"a notice which is by law dispensed
with, cannot lawfully be charged for
and. if charged for, should not be a..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
COTTAGE CLUBS PICNIC

AT the monthly meeting of the Cottage
Club, last evening, held at its quarters,
Montgomery and Henderson streets, ar
rangements were made for the annual
outing of the association, to take place
on Sunday September 80. The commit
tee in charge has selected Christman' 5
Park, Bayonne.
The Officers of the association are
William Tolson. president; Dominick
McMahon, first vice president; Owen A.
Doyle, second vice president; Chick
Hart. corresponding secretary: Gus
Barr, financial secretary; Michael F..
Cronin, treasurer; Matthew Rooney, SER
geant-at-ar1ns; Edward Mccarthy, assist
ant sergeant-at-armsA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
SMALL FIRE ExTlNcuIsHED.

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon ir
the apartments of Owen A. Doyle on the
third floor Of his home, No. 26s Hender-
son street. An alarm was sent in and af-
ter considerable work by the firemen the
blaze was extinguished. The cause Of the
fire was unknown. Mr.. Doyle was in his
store Oh the first floor when citizen no
titled him of the blaze. The damage "
fire and water will amount to about s4oo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
Too Much Art.

Are they not pushing art a little-just a
1ittle-too far in France? Incredible as it
may sound, they are taking to decorating
criminals who have served their time. At
the rev prison de Fresnes. which has re-
placed Mazas. prisoner who has served
the most heinous is presented on his de-
parture with an exquisite medal by no
less a master than Monsieur Roty-per-
haps the greatest Of living medalists-
London Graphic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
MooRIRe FOR THE PORTSMOUTH.

Especial to "The Jersey City News
TRENTON, July "a. 19O1.-City Attorney
Minturn and Mayor Pagan Of Hoboken,
together with Captain Wittemore, were
callers on the Governor yesterday in refer
ence to the giving of riparian rights for
the mooring of the Portsmouth, the Naval
Reserves ship. An ordinance will De
passed by the Hoboken Council giving
authority in the matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
CORRESPONDENTS OUTING

Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson has in
vited the members of the Legislative
Correspondents Club to take days
yachting trip with him on Wednesday,
August Z. The yacht will leave the dock
at the Pennsylvania Railroad station in
this city at ten o'clock on that morning.
A very pleasant days outing is antici-
pated Colonel Thompson's hospitality
was extended on a similar trip for the
club last year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
DYING AT THE ACE OF 1923.

Especial to "The Jersey City Newe."I
PISCATAWAY July "A. 19O1.-At the
age of 12s years, Noah Raby is dying of
measles. Raby is said to be the Oldest
man in America, and his case is attracting
much attention. He is in the township 5
poorhouse here and until recently was
healthy and very sprightly Then he
caught the measles, but was recovering
wnen he had a relapse and began to sink.
Every effort to save him is making by
the poorhouse physicians. Raby was 129
wears old or April l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
FELL FROM ROOF

Cormack Haughney, fifty-five years old,
while out on an extension roof attempt
ing to open window at 9.45 o'clock last
evening, fell to the ground. a distance
Of about fifteen feet, receiving a severe
scalp wound and fracturing his collar
home. He was taken to the City Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT

George Grey. thirty-eight years old, of
No. 80 Clifton place, was overcome by the
heat on Grand near Bishop streets, at
four oclock yesterday morning. He was
taken home N the patrol wagon.
Grace Hara, twenty years old, of No
$50 Henderson street, while on her way to
her home yesterday afternoon, was over
come by the heat at Newark avenue aid
Monmouth streets, and had to be removed
TO her home in the patrol wagon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
HIccoUeHs HEARD A BLOCK AWAY

Especial to 'aThe Jersey City News."1
ELIZABETH, July "a, 1eO1.-Sixteen-
year-old Grace Heineman, after suffering
since Friday from hiccoughs, has been
taken to the the General Hospital, where
the doctors fear she will die. Her hic-
coughing could be heard block away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
JERSEYMAN HAS II CHILDREN

Especial to "The Jersey City News."l
PLAINFIELD, July q, 1s01.-On re-
ceiving his friends congratulations, on the
birth of his seventeenth child John X.
Boniface, of Plainfield, former chief of
the Morrstown Fire Department, re-
marked
Il am getting to be the manager of a
children'S home.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
An Old and Well Tried Remedy.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething should always be 'lsed for children
while leething. # softens the gums, allays the
pain. cures wind collie and e the best remedy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
TO RECEIVE BIDS

The Board of Education will meet at
fo,,r o'clock tomorrow afternoon to re-
ceive bids for the erection of new School
M "a and for alterations and improves
ments to No. - School,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. July a. 1901.-Forecast for
the thirty-six hours ending at eight r M;
Thursday showers tonight and
fair tomorrow; warmer.
Hartnett's ThsrmometrieaI Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24

The County Board for the Equalization
of Taxes met yesterday afternoon at the
Court House and struck the State school
and county tax rate and also fixed the ap-
portionment The tax rate is the same as
exclusively announced in "The News q
week ago yesterday, and is 106 points low
er that last year, the county tax being
IS. 40 per s., 900 ratables. The reduction IN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
COUNTY AND SCHOOL TAX S7.O4
AS the News Exclusively Announced It Is
TOO Points Lower Than It Was
Last Year.

the county rate is due to the economies
pract1ced by the Board of Freeholders
and to the increased valuations The re-
duction of the State school tax is ac-
counted for by the fund created last year
by the Legislature, which meets one-third
of the State school expense. The APP
portionment is as follows:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-24
157, ,4S7, ,349 SIS, Al, 1872 l72,928, 81 S

STATE school tax ratabe
County tax $40 raables.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

creased steadily from the first night and the pre-
diction has been ide that the Garden Will he
thronged again this week.
While the performances by the Ojibway Indians
may be : artistic of the critics would
like the dancing and singing by the red men
certainly attract much attention 1t is novelty.
at any rate and that is always an attractive feat
ure at any exhibition seen in this city Another
feature which appeals 10 the sportsman fond or
his gun and a stroll the plains and into the
woods, is the retrieving done by a pair or Well
the lake is not deep enough to enable the dogs 70
swim properly the four-foOted friends Of man make
desperate punges into II soon as the run cracks
and will bring back the ducks in gallant style
The exhibit Of modern firearms running along tho
entire line Of shotguns, rifles and reVOlVers - one
OF the most interesting ever seen here ShoteuilS
which recognized to be just as serylceable
those Of few years ago which weighed nearly
twice much. Field guns weighing about hyc
pounds are plentiful. Not long ago experts
laughed at such weapons. callics them toys for
boys and women one Of the st king exhibits At
the show is that made by the firm Of Schoveriing.
ind all of the latest devices for the hunter and
fisherman well implements Of other branches
of sport. The attendants are courteous, ana never
tire Of explaining the mechanism or each gun. -
A delegation Of men representing william =
Whitney and DR. ". Seward Webb. who own large
game preserves in the Adirondacks, were at the
show Friday night to confer with representa-
tives Of the Canadian Game Commission Among
them Mr.. Regan, William G. Whitneys prl-
vate secretary; Byron Ames, superintendent of Or.
Webb's Nebosone park, and Ernest Johnson, super
intendent OF Mr.. Whitneys game preserve In the
Adirondacks.
Revolver match. re-entry. five scores TO count.
largest score best-J. A. Smith. 24O; J. A. Dietz.
jr:, 23S; J. L. Himmelwright 25; Dr. r II sayre.
4 Wendeistadt. 20; H NJ. Pope, lso: S. Scott 1sl;
NJ Eddey l56; J. 7. Humphrey, PIG; r. L. Piercy
and A. B. Shepard, jr., TO finish.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
.SPORTSlMEN'S SHOW.
ABSENCE OF COMPETITION DOES NOT
DETRACT FROM THE GENERAL IN
TEREST-TO LAST ANOTHER
WEEK

When Captain Dressed, OF the sportsmen's AS
sociation said week ago that the present exhibi-
ton at Madison Square Garden was not for
sports" but for sportsmen, many people took
exception TO his remarks and predicted practical
failure for the annual exhibition. With the swim
ming polo and rifle shooting contests out the show
left with only the dramatic performance of
the Indians in Longfelow's poem 'Hiawatha'
and some shooting by the trap experts on the roof
and pistol practice in the basement. But those
living in the neighborhood of the Garden objected
to the noise made by the trap shooters, and this
tournament was stopped Thursday and trans
ferred TO Interstate Park Long Island. Now the
revolver shooting furnishes the only competitive
feature of the show, yet the attendance has in
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
SKELETON OF A MASTODON.
IT WAS FOUND NEAR NEwBURG. y. Y. AND Is
NOW IN BROOKLYN.

IT WAS FOUND NEAR NEwBURG. y. Y. AND IS
NOW IN BROOKLYN.
The skeleton of the mastodon found about eigh-
teen months ago in q field near Newburg. y. Y.
has been mounted and placed exhibition in the
Brooklyn Institute Museum. in the Eastern Park
way A reception held on Friday night from
7:S0 TO $50 O'Clock when the skeleton was exhib-
ited 10 the public for the first time
DR.. John marlborough president of the depart
ment, presided and gave account of the finding
OF the skeleton. Professor Franklin W. Hooper,
director OF the institute told of the age in which
curator OF the natural history collections OF the
museum, described the pecularIies OF this par
tcular masto1on, chief among which is fact
that his tusks curve inward instead OF outward in
Healy spoke briefly on the importance of the acQui-
sition Of this remarkable specimen 10 the museum.
In speaking OF the locality which the skeleton
was found. in 1879, DR.: Mickleborough said:
Is unmtstakabe proof that for many. many years
this peat swamp was fresh water lake i col
lected slch fresh water forms linnaea. phvsa
planorbs and the little bivalve sphserium st,,dy
don was NOT OF the pre-glacai period but was
post-gla cial-" ~
Or. Mickleborough has had the skeleton care
fully measured as IL stands in the rnuseum some
OF the more interesting dimensions are: Length
from tip OF tusk TO tip Of tail "a feet incbee
length 0f larger tusk. feet inches circunfar
ence OF tusk feet llR inches: length Of head ana
body IS feet inches height Of animal at shoulders
feet inches.
The value OF the skeletons of rnastodons varies
very greatly with the degree of preservation in
good specimen and has cost the institute some
thing 81 0e0
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

schools of medicine should be allowed to have at at
tending physicians The bias of the board being
strongly homeopathic a feud arose almost i'm
mediateIy and now the regular school physicians
are divided over the advisability OF allowing prac
titoners of their type to attend, and insist that
they will appear against the granting Of an appro-
priation by the State.
A notable occurrence of the week in the eastern
part of the State has been the semi-centennlal or
the building of the Methodist church in Will
mantle which was celebrated by many addresses of
an historical nature. The church has an unusual
history apart from its religious functions as in Its
basement. which for many years was pubic hall,
have occurred of the most interesting politi-
cal meetings of the last half of the nineteenth
century The Republican party OF the town of
Windham organized there. and Tor some time
it used a meeting place for the abolition
lists who were connected with "ralToading fugi-
tive slaves through to Canada. - go
The indeterminate sentence bill Will probably
be passed by the present legislature. At the hear
ing on the bill Thursday there was general round
up of distinguished professional men and those
familiar with criminal affairs and punshments in
favor of the bill and nothing brought out
against it, The president of the Board of State
Prison Directors James w Cheney, favored IL
strongly John c. Taylor the agent of the Prison
Association of the State, which for prisoners
after they are released also gave reasons for its
passage. and Judge Il. NJ. Warner Of Putnam, who
has been speaking all over the State In behalf Of the
for the last two years. made address
in its behalf giving some startling figures.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

Revolver and pistol match, re-entry, five scores
smallest score first Columbia target. 4. Smith.
jr Il; J. A Dietz, jr., 42; w r. Poppy, 45; Dr. r.
IL Sayre az L. Buss, G3 c y. Chapman, 81. L. r.
Piercy IS: X. r. McAlpin. 81; T. Keller. jr., l2S j.
T. Humphrey, 60; II. NJ. Pope and Dr. w. NJ.
Smith finish.
A sportsmen's show OF no inconsiderable size has
been opened IN Delmonico's old place. Twenty
slxth-st. and Broadway. by William w: Hart
Co. well known firm OF taxidermsts. Heretofore
this firm has always had big display in the Madi-
son Square Garden shows. Hart & Co. were de-
termined not 10 be outdone, and consequently ar
ranged for private exhibit in Delmonicos former
place. The display the firm is making here is in
eresting comprising one Of the largest collections
OF mounted elks and buffalo heads in this
city. Every sort of game animal existing in the
United States and Canada is represented in the eN
hbit