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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
FIREMAN KILLED
Engineer Badly Hurt on C. r. r.
Wreck.

Fireman James Cronin was killed and
Engineer William Mahoney. of passenger
train No. 319 of the Central Railroad, was
badly injured in a wreck which occurred
on the Newark branch, near the meadows,
opposite the Newark locke Club track,
about nine o'clock last night. Mahoney
lives at No. 44a Jackson avenue, this CITY,
Mahoney was brought in from the wreck
and taken to his home in the ambulance
which was sent to meet the train when
it came in at Jersey avenue. He is seri-
ously hurt about the head and body.
James Cronin, his fireman, was found
under the engine. He was taken to the
Elizabeth General Hospital where he died
soon after. Cronin lived in this city
The passenger train left the Broad
street station, Newark, at S:5S. 1t was
going fast across the meadows. Ma
honey saw the lights of the freight train
main line. He whistled to warn the
freight train. 1t was too late to stop the
passenger train and both trains struck
the frog at the same time. In the crash
two passenger coaches were derailed
1t was seen Immediately that Cronin
could not live. He was hurried to the
hospital. Mahoney refused to be treated
away from home and he was sent in on
a passenger train which came along when
the road was cleared an hour later
A fog prevailed at the time of the acci-
dent. 1t was in a measure responsible for
the disaster.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
MUST MAKE MARRIAGE RETURNS
Deliquent Ministers Told to Toe the
Mark

The following letter from Counsellor
John j. Mulvaney, of the County Health
Board, to clergymen and others author
lied to perform the marriage ceremony,
who have been negligent in the matter of
making proper returns of the result of
their labors, has been production of much
good in the matter OF completing the
county records
Dear Sir-An inspection of the records
of the Board of Health and Vital Statis-
tics reveals the fact that you have made
no return to that Board of marriages
performed by you during the year 1900
The Board directs me to call your at
tention to this fact and requests that you
send without delay a report of all mar
riages at which you have officiated which
you lave not heretofore reported
Prompt returns of marriages are neces-
sary to. the proper maintenance of a
bureau of vital statistics. Such returns
are of public import in the investigation
of family histories in the prevention of
crime, and in the compilation of statistics
upon which economic theories and conclu-
imposes the duty to make returns of mar
riage upon those who officiate and viola
tions of this duty carries with it the en-
forcement of a penalty
Il hope that you will promptly comply
with the request of the Board and make
returns of all marriages at which you
have of1iciated, which have not been re-
ported heretofore.
yours truly.
~. ]. MULvANEY, Counsel"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
CAUGHT A GANG OF THIEVES.
Four Men Accused of Robbine
Greenhouses.

Detective Hottie and Chanceman Fitz-
simmons of the Communipaw avenue sta
ton successfully raided a gang of thieves
last night, arresting four. The prisoners
were arraigned and booked as follows
John Nash, aged twenty-seven, of No.
128 Lexington avenue; Thomas j. Nolan,
No. 12S Lexington avenue; Alexander Nc
Keever, alias Anse Davis, No. 105 West
Side avenue, and Charles Leetch, No. 80
Mallory avenue.
The quartette was wanted for breaking
into the hothouses of James Rittman, at
No. 200 West Side avenue, Wednesday
night. Plants to the value of $40 were
stolen and carted away. Suspicion rested
on these four at once. They were ar
rested about o'clock last evening on
West Side avenue. None of the men
would admit his guilt
McKeever is an old timer and Leetch
has bad record He recently made a
charge of robbery against a man named
Green who, he said he'd him up. 1t
developed that Leetch made the charge to
s'get square, and he was sent to Jail M
stead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
CITy'S PRICE TO HIGH
Gen. Clarkson Says New York Wants
Too Much for Franchise.

General James S. Clarkson, President OF
the New York and New Jersey Bridge
Company, which has franchise for the
construction of a general traffic bridge
across the North River from the foot of
Fifty-ninth street to the Jersey shore,
and which is an applicant for franchise
to permit it to run an elevated terminal
structure along the marginal street west
of West street to the Battery, gave out
statement last evening in New York, IN
which he denied that there was any in
clination on the part of the corporation
he represents to seek an undue advan-
tage from the city in procuring this fran
chise
General Clarkson said that an invest
ment of $60,00o,000 was contemplated by
the company, and that its plan was to
bring railroads whose freight terminals
are now in Jersey City into communica-
ton with all the docks on the North
River front. He declared that this was
for the benefit of the city of New York
and it's commerce and that the only point
at issue between the company and the
Sinking Fund Commission, which has be-
fore it the matter of the value of the
franchise was as to whether such a price
should be put on it as to tax the company
in New York on it's business outside of
the State General Clarkson says that
this would not be fair and that instead of
hindering this company from putting its
interests of the city for all hands to as
SiSt it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
INDENTURED BOY MAY DIE
Deputy Warden Stewart Tells
Freeholders the Condition
of Young KeIls.

Deputy Warden John W. Stewart of the
afternoons meeting of the Board of Free
holders regarding the condition of thir-
teen-year-old James Kells, who was in
dentured by the last Board to Abram
Campbell, a farmer of Woodbury., N. Y,
who is now in Jail at Newburg, held with
out bail, to await the result of the in
juries he was alleged to have inflicted
on the unfortunate little pauper. 1t is
expected that young Kells will die.
Mr.. Stewart said he had visited the
child at the Goshen, N Y, poor farm,
and found that he was receiving every
possible attention. His body was covered
with scars; two toes were off his right
foot, the heel of his right foot was rot
ting off and he was covered with rum
ming sores as a result of the blows in
fiicted on him. The Orange County au-
thorities feared that the lad would not re-
cover. The people of the section were
greatly aroused against Campbell.
The Deputy Warden said that he had
been before the Orange County Grand
Jury and presented this county's case
against Campbell He told the jurors
that the boy was sound and healthy when
he was taken from the Snake Hill Aims
house by Campbell, who represented him
self as a resident of Woodcliff, N. j.
A Mrs. Stell. a neighbor of CampbelPs,
had testified to the brutality with which
the boy was treated by the farmer.
A man named McDonough from this
county told the Grand jury that pauper
children were indentured by the Freehold
ers here to anyone who applied for them
without regard to where such applicant
lived. This Mr.. Stewart said he had de-
MED. He said from private information
he had received he was satisfied that
Campbell would be indicted and would
probably be tried next month.
The few friends the imprisoned farmer
has are trying to circulate the rumor that
the boy was in his present condition when
he was received by Campbell and that he
had sustained other injuries from fall
ing while walking in his sleep.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
TROLLEY TO PH|LLX.
Company Incorporated Yes
terday With Half Mil
lion Capital.
Especial to ''The Jersey city News..'l

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News''1
TRENTON, April 5, 1901.-Artieles of ths
incorporation of the Philadelphia, Tren-
ton and New York. Railroad Company
were filed yesterday in the office of the
Secretary of State by Charles E. Case. of
this city. and under the law, the company
having been chartered under the General
Railroad act. deposit of $1,000 was
made.
The company is part of the johnson
plan of a cheap and quick service be-
tween New York and Philadelphia
The capital stock is s50e,0o0. with $50. go
paid up. The shares are 500 each. and
they are held by the following directors,
whose holdings are also given:-
Charles NJ. Bates, 494; T. B. Lynch.
Philadelphia, 1; Frank S. Drake Phfla-
oelphia, /; Charles B. Case, Trenton. /:
William c. Callaghan, Trenton, /; Card
her H. CAIN Trenton, 1; Lewis c. Case,
Trenton, 1.
The company is Incorporated for
period of 999 years. and the objects ars
for the purpose of constructing, mann
tanning and operating a railroad for the
public use in the conveyance OF persons
and property
''The places from and to which the said
railroad is to be constructed, maintained
and operated are its beginning point, at
the easterly line of Ingham avenue, in
the city of Trenton, county of Mercer and
State of New Jersey, at the terminus of
the Trenton, Lawreneeville and Princeton
Railroad Company. and it's terminating
point at the southerly boundary line be-
tween the lands of the Trenton Water
Power and the lands of the Trenton City
Bridge Company
The length of the road is about 5,1S3 feet
The principal office of the company will
be in the Forst- -Richey building and the
agent is William C. Callaghan.
Attached to the certificate of ineorpora-
ton is a statement of State Treasurer
Swain to the effect that the 1000 paid to
him is an amount equal to 5000 per
mile of the railroad to be constructed in
the said articles of association. the same
being deposited with me as required by
the General Railroad law
The road for which charter was issued
yesterday will make a direct line from
the terminus of the Trenton, Lawrence
vile and Princeton road to Calhoun
street crossing on private property and
then the line will be continued down that
street. also on private right of way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
COLLINS CAN'T DECIDE
Says He Has No Jurisdietion Over
West Hoboken Primary Fight.

Justice Collins in the Supreme Court
this morning decided that he had no
jurisdiction over the West Hoboken
Democratic primary matter. and the Pc
titions of Mayor George B. Bergkamp and
Achelli Bascilea that their names be sub
stituted for those of Thomas Nolan and
]. c.. Francois, as the candidates on the
Democratic ticket for Councilman-at-
Large and Justice of the Peace, respect
lively, was dismissed.
Justice Collins arrived at his decision
after listening to the arguments of Coun-
sellor Edgar H. Loveridge and Norman
l.. Rowe, representing the petitioners. and
Young and Arrowsmith, who appeared for
the respondents. The Court said it could
find nothing in the existing laws author
izing him to take the action applied for.
In formally dismissing the petition the
Justice told the petitioners that the
proper preliminary in their proceedings
was to lay the matter of the frauds COM
planned of before the Grand Jury
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
BIDS FOR SCHOOL NO. %
Board Of Education Finds It
Will Cost S7l, 239.

Bids for the erection of the new No. %
School for the Hudson City section were
received at an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Education last night. They were
received separately for mason work, car
pentering, painting, plumbing, heat and
ventilating and for the entire work
The lowest bidders were:-Patrick
Kenny for mason work, $50, ,297 (rock ex-
cavation IS per cubic yard); R. C. Cook
& Son, carpentering, $4,000; Valentine
Hulzapfel, of Bayonne, painting, $1,000;
James E. Murray, plumbing, $4,S00; Bald
win Engineering Company, heating and
ventilating, $15942 The lowest bids
aggregate 81, ,239 and a resolution was
passed asking the Finance Board to ap-
propriate that sum so that work on the
new school building may be commenced
as early as possible The sum $71,239 is
within $1,000 of the amount estimated by
Architect Rowland and the Board.
The other bidders were as follows:-
Mason work-M. T. Connolly, $50, ,497
Richard English, $S0,5S4 (rock excavation
$150 per cubic Yard; Charles Keuderly
1922 Gock excavation s. per cubic yard
Neill Campbell, $32, ,9sS crock excavation s.
per cubic Yard.
Carpentering-Tho Maloney, $21,S57;
Barron Donaldson, s19,65S; Marcus Boil
hardt, $2O,642; A. ]. Dittmar. s2O,5OO.
Painting-Koerney & Dohrman, $3.50;
John Bauer, $1,687; Andrew Lemon, 81, 765
Plumbing Fergus Kelaher, s5.4S5; w
Farrier & Ct3 s5511; John j. Kielt, 81, 1888
William ]. Gloss s6,17o.
Heating and ventilating-New York
Steam Fitting Company, $ls,99S: Blake &
Williams, $17,4s4; Frank Dobson, s1S675
E. Rutzler, $1S,60O; David Ringle, $1S 800
Fritz Schroeder, $1s,9oO; Evans AlmoraI
Company, SIS, ,525
For entire work-M. t. Connolly, $75097;
Sullivan & lark. $7s.S25; Neil Campbell
s7S,SSS (s2 per cubic yard IRA for rock
excavation).
A resolution was passed ordering the
schools closed on Easter Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
BOULEVARD REPAIRS.
Freeholders Authorize Com
missioners to Rebuild
Weehawken Loop
Wall.

1t was nearly five o'clock yesterday
afternoon when the Board of Freeholders
re-assembled after brief adjournment
to consider the bids presented for a bond
issue. Freeholder Ellington was the only
absentee when Director Holmes called the
meeting to order.
The Boulevard Commissioners in a COM
munication notified the Board that por-
ton of the retaining wall of the Boule-
ward 'looop.'' about 500 feet north of
Fifth street. Weehawken, had fallen,
leaving the roadway and sidewalks in a
badly damaged and dangerous condition.
The Boulevard Commissioners stated that
they had no funds available to make the
necessary repairs and asked that the
Freeholders take some action in the mat
ter.
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Roads, and subsequently,
by resolution offered by Freeholder
Fincke and adopted, the Boulevard Com
missioners were authorized to rebuild the
wall, put the roadway and sidewalks in
repair and report the approximate cost
of the improvement at the next meeting
A communication from the Erie Rail-
road stated that it had no objection to
the contractor who is to furnish Jersey
City's water supply laying mains in front
of its property on the south side of the
County Road leading to Snake HILL
William S. Logan, engineer of the Pas
sale avenue (Kearny) improvement, noti-
fled the Board that the road in question
was badly in need of immediate repairs.
He suggested, as the county had held 6
per cent. of the original contract price,
that Contractor James Harrington be re-
quested at once to place screenings on
the road and properly roll Them The
communication was referred to the road
committee.
Alex Hammill, the engineer in charge
of the construction of the new bridge over
the Pennsylvania Railroad cut at Baldwin
advised that concrete instead of asphalt
sidewalks be laid on the structure The
communication was referred to the south
bridge committee with power.
The Corporation Attorney reported hav-
ing adjusted by the payment of 81 the suit
of Henry and Augustine Bailey against
the county. The suit was based on an
accident that befell Mrs. Bailey when she
fell from the Pacific avenue bridge over
the Morris Canal in Jersey City
DR.. King reported having received s64
for the board of certain insane inmates
of the asylum for three months.
On motion of Freeholder Nolan the
County Collector was authorized to issue
temporary loan bonds to meet five judg-
ment claims obtained by county creditors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
JERSEY BRIDGE
Capitalists Raise Their Offer
for Franchise to New
York.
4 PER CENT FIRST TEN YEARS
The Compensation Will Then
Be Increased Hearing
on the Bill.

ALBANY, April S. 1sol.-The capitalists
who propose to erect the long planned
Hudson River bridge, undoubtedly influence
ed by popular opinion as reflected by pub
licity, voluntarily offered yesterday to in
crease the compensation to be received
by the city in return for valuable water
front privileges. The compensation first
proposed was 8 per cent of the gross
earnings of the bridge. This has now
been raised to 4 per cent for the first ten
years, 5 per cent. for the next ten and 6
per cent thereafter In return for this
the bridge company asks a franchise for
its approaches and elevated railroad
tracks for freight extending along the
wharyes.
The change was made in the form of an
amendment which Senator John Raines
offered to his bill granting the coveted
franchises. The new terms were accepted
by the Senate Committee on Railroads,
and were made part of the bill.
hearing was given, at which Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Butts appeared
against the bill, alleging it was a scheme
to grab the entire water front without
the consent of the city authorities.
Burton Harrison, representing clients
who desire to buy the stock of the COM
pany that now has the right to build the
bridge, argued that the structure would
not be of any use unless the approaches
| were built. He accused the Sinking Fund
| Commissioners of New York City of OBJ
| structing the building of the bridge.
If, he said, 'the City of New York
were not an old fogy and away behind
1 of for iD.o1 fa.
! cilities, they would have aided this enter
prise"
| .fDon't you know said Mr.. Butts
! ssthat the main reason that is SO, is that
| the railroads have two distinct elevator
| charges, one at Buffalo and one at Al
bany, and that the trade of New York is
| diverted to Newport News and other
| points?''
Possibly" answered Mr.. Harrison, "but
that does not explain why the city of New
| York, through it's authorities, opposes 9
| project that, at no expense to the city
| would aid in solving the riddle of too few
/ facilities
| Mr.. Harrison declared President Gug
| genheimer and Comptroller Coler hat
/ never done anything but stand namely
in the way of a completion of the mat
ter. Mr. Guggenheimer had reported tina
he was in favor of the plan, but wanted
| to see the city compensated, "and," con
| tinued Mr.. Harrison, when we saie
| Let's sit down and talk over the com
| pensation,' why, there was something
else to do and no agreement. So W.
came here
isn't it the object" asked Mr.. Butts
"to maintain an elevated track arount
the entire water front of New Yorl
City?''
"The Rapid Transit Commission has the
| same power answered Mr. Harrison.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05

was made to them. The other bids were:
Dick Brothers & Co., $1o0.S2; New Jersey
Title Guarantee & Trust Co., $lo0.5l6;
JohneB. Everett & Co.. $loo.177; Edward c.
Jones, $10051; Thompson Kenny & Craw-
ford, $lOO.5e; w. r. Todd & Co, sloo.5o; w.
J. Hayes & Sons, s1O04e The Fifth Ward
Savings Bank of Jersey City offered 10
take $4,000 OF the issue at figures varying
from $10O.60 to sloo.75.
While not exceedingly high the offer Of
s101.29 in which the award was made, Is
considered a very fair one considering the
interest rate. Three and half per cent.
IS the lowest rate paid on any county
bonds, and several issues bear interest dt
more than double that rate.
Immediately after the bids had been
read Director Holmes declared a recess
to enable. the Finance Committee to go
over the offers and prepare its recommen-
dation as to the award
At this point the representative of Dick
Brothers & Co., whose bid was second
highest, asked permission to see the offer
Of his higher opponent. He assured the
Freeholders that his object was to see
that they were properly protected in that
companied it were sound.
We are capable of caring for our own
business said ex-City Comptroller
George Hough of Jersey City, who at
present assists County Collector Hugh
Dugan in the clerical work of his office.
II am the next highest bidder and 1
wish to see that this bid is strictly regu-
Lar. I ask this permission for your sake
as wen as my own" was the reply.
Il have no objection to this man see
ing the bid interrupted Director Holmes,
land 1 do not believe that my colleagues
of the Board have any. We want all to
know that the business of this Board is
perfectly regular
The bid was shown and pronounced all
right, after which the Board adjourned
to enable the Finance Committee to con-
slider the offers.
Warden John Grimes reported 13S pris-
oners and Is employees in the penitentiary
during the past month. The total cost
of maintenance was $4,37OS9, an average OF
$2S.56 7-10 per capita
Warden Ryan of the Almshouse report
ed 704 inmates and 2S employees during
March at a total cost of $7,4S6.4S, or an
average per capita of $10.22.
The Board then adjourned to meet next
Thursday at P. NJ, when bids will be
received for the piping of Snake Hill
which will form part of the fire fighting
facilities there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
The PLANK ROAD
Conference Between Hudson
and Essex Freeholders
VIII Be Held.
SEEKING WAY OUT OF HOLE
Committee Appointed to Dis
cuss Ways and Means of
Ending Trouble.
SEEKING WAY OUT OF HOLE

The Board of F'reeholders has at last
determined to take action on the Newark
Plank Road matter. A conference be-
tween Freeholders Nugent, Caparn and
Moran of the South Bridges Committee,
with the Committee on Passaic River
Bridges of the Essex County F'reeholders
will be held some day next week at a
time and place yet to be decided upon.
This action was brought about by the
following communication received at yes
terday afternoons meeting of the Board
of Freeholders:-
Newark, April 4, 1901.
Board of Chosen Freeholders:-
"Gentlemen-The Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County. of Essex, de-
sires to reach a proper and legal solution
of the difficulties arising out of the
Plank road situation resulting from the
recent decision of the Court of Errors Of
New Jersey.
We therefore respectfully request that
you will take such action as will result in
conference that may determine the
course to be pursued. Our Committee on
Passaic River Bridges is prepared to meet
your committee at such time as you may
suggest, and our own Board has adopted
resolution deciding the calling of a
special meeting at any time when such
meeting may be found necessary.
The regular meeting Of the Essex
OouHty bOaFu VIII De neld on April l.,
and we will be glad to cooperate with
you in such measures as may be neces-
sary under the statutes now in force to
restore the Plank road to use.
IF you shall deem it wise to refer the
whole matter to the consideration of the
joint committee which has charge of the
bridges over the Passaic River, we shall
be glad to meet the representatives of
your Board at such time and place as you
may designate.
yours truly,
THOMAS MCGOWAN"
On motion of Freeholder Capan the
communication was referred to the South
Bridge Committee, and at a subsequent
meeting of that body it was determined
to meet the Essev county officials any
day next week they may select.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
MASTER PLUMBERS WILL FIGHT.

The Master Plumbers Association of
Jersey City at a largely attended meeting
held at Groeschefs Hail. corner Oakland
and Beacon avenues, last night, decided
not to accede to the demands of the
journeymen plumbers affiliated with
Local Union No. A. for an increase of
wages from 50 to $3.50 a day. The argu-
ment of all who spoke was that the wage
schedule asked by the men could not be
granted. 1t was stated that the wages
of plumber and helper jointly under the
old schedule was sS75, and for his work,
use of tools, ETC., the employer received
an average of about $3.50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-05
$|OI.29 FOR COUNTY BONDS
Good Price Obtained By
Freeholders for 8 l-2
Per Gents.

The principal business of yesterday al
ternoon's meeting of the Board of Free
holders was the receiving Of bids for the
$40, 900 BE per cent registered bonds to
be issued by the county to defray its
share of the cost Of re-constructing the
Bridge street bridge over the Passaic
River at Kearny. The bonds are payable
81, 600 each year from April /, 1905, to
April /, 1920, and 5000 additional in tho
latter yeAs The highest offer received
was from Mason Lewis & CO.. who bid
$1ol. 70 for the entire issue, and the award