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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
HEATH'S THREATS
Board Of Finance Detective
Says He Has a Re
port Coming.
RANK PARTISAN WORK
Purpose of the Appointment
Mods and Winks Plenty
but No Facts Yet.

Speculation regarding the real reasons
ror the appointment by Finance Commls-
sioner Abernetny of the Assistant Cierk
to the Board of Finance, Forrest a
Heath. as an auditor of the matters ap-
pertaining TO the Street and Water Com
inissicners. is rife in the City Hall. Those
who have given the question dispassionate
consideration have come to the conclusion
that the move is the most partisan one
vet made by a otally partisan admins
tration. 1t is looked upon as forerunner
of a scheme to displace the Democratic
Street and water Board by creating the
office Of a single headed Water Commits
sion. ana thus adding to the Republican
spoils one mere job. This the Republican
rlngsters consider an easy step now that
they have the Mayor and a Republican
Legislature to back them up. A promi-
rent citizen ir speaking of the matter
this morning said:-
1T is very simple The Republicans
have appointed a man to look over Things
ostensibly to give them a clearer insight
INTO those things they are asked to con-
cur but really to make political capital
Just imagine the next step that VIII foi-
low all this talk about single headsd
Water Commission. What will 1t peg
Why the Republican ringsters will go TO
Trenton with bill making the office OF a
Water Commission and abolishing the
Street and Water Commissioners as
body-if Newark will stand for it. Sup
pose the legislators should ask, Why
single headed commission" The reply
will be. Look at Jersey City. Why the
Board of Finance there has had to ap-
points its Assistant Clerk to go over
what that Democratic Board there
doesi'''
Mr. Heath finds fault with the criticism
that has been made of the work he is
engaged in. He says that what he is do
ing is perfectly proper and he further
says that he viii shortly make report
about his findings. He does not, how
ever, say what the contents of this re-
port will be- but does say that it should
not be made public. Further he says
II shall notsay anything that 1 can
not prove"
'You talk like man who was about
to reveal something of an extraordinary
character
mo. don't say that, but do say that
what my report scays will be all right,
ard 1 can prove it,
VIII 1t be very startling?"
.'Oh, don't know about that. There
vii lbe some things all the same that
don't care to talk about now
Fufh than limiting, Mr.. Heath would
say nothing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
CONVICT BYRNES'S CASE.
City Hall Commissioners VIII
Grapple With the Question
Again Today.

The Board of City Hall Commissioners
meet this afternoon to consider the appli-
cation of John Byrnes, the ex-convict for
a position as porter in the City Hall.
Byrnes is now employed without an ap-
pointment and is being paid by claim.
There has been general and widesprea1
objection to his appointment, it being
neld that tire place should go to some
veteran or olher person that has endan-
ge1ed his life in the interest of the coun-
try, but Byrnes was an active worker
for Mayor Pagan in the campaign and
the Mayor isnowwilling to forget his for
mer wrong6oing and have him appointed.
A petition circulated by Cousin James
Connolly of the Board of Appeals Com
mission, will be gone over at the meeting
and action will follow. Commissioner
Datz, Superintendent of the City Hall, in
speaking of Byrnes, said:
HE will have to be appointed soon Or
get out 1 DON'T know what the Board
vii lido about him"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
CRAFT PROBLEM
New Excise Board Will
Try to Solve Tt in
Part Tonight.

The Board of Excise Commissioners will
meet this evening at the City Hall to pass
on two applications for licenses and three
applications for transfers of licenses.
There is also a probability that two in
spectors and an assistant clerk will be
appointed. The distribution Of these
offices is likely to cause some trouble
The Board is supposed to be non-partisan,
but Mt is known that every member on it
voted for Mayor Pagan and thus earned
the appointment. Commissioner Fry and
Bacon are and always were Republicans.
Commissioners Bowling and OBrien were
Democrats before the last election, but
now they are of the stripe known as
Pagan Democrats. The Republican Board
of Managers think they can sway the
Board to put in office Republicans who
were active in the last election and Mayor
Fagan thinks that as he gave the ap-
pointments he can get the Board to follow
his wishes in the matter of appointing
men OF good jobs.
After the Mayors failure to have the
scrub women in the City Hall discharged
70 make way for his poor friends in the
Fifth ward he has determined to offer mis-
constituents in the neighborhood a balm
In TIE form of jobs wherever there is any
chance in the future, and he sees an op-
Dortunity in the Excise Commission. It
is even said that he has promised some
of the most energetic of them the places
There is a horde of would-be inspectors
AS the salary is $1,000 a year the berth
is very attractive
The Second ward has candidate that
its neart is set upon in the person Of
James Murray Of Twelfth street. In or
der to show just how strong this gentle
man is it has been decided by mis- friends
who were among the Faganites in the Lass
election to call at the meeting of the
Bosrd tonight and ask for his appoint
ment. Murray has lived in the Second
ward all his life. He has four brothers.
AND they all voted for Pagan, it is said
He IS a member Of st. Michaeps Club and
a member Of the Knights of Columbus. AT
present he is employed by the Erie Rail-
hoad hut thinks that he would prefer see.
ing the saioonkeepers are AL right and
that they conduct their business properly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
NEW HOTEL COMING
John McNulty Buys Land and
viii Build at Montgomery
and Washington Streets.


John McNulty. the restaurant keeper of
Montgomery and Washington streets. has
bought the property on which he is doing
business and the three-story building
that occupies it and the lot to the north
on Warren street. making in all a plot
with 40 feet front on Montgomery street
and 20 feet front on Washington street.
The sale wae effected quietly some months
ago. Mr.. McNulty made the purchase
from DR.. John Billing of Bay Ridge. Mr..
McNuity's present intention is to merely
enlarge his restaurant so that it viii ex-
tend % feet further in the rear on Wash
ington street.
In the course of time, perhaps a year,
Mr.. MeNulty hopes 10 build a ten-s.ory
hotel on the present site. The build nE
will have all modern improvements and
Will cost, he says, 100000 or $l25,000 The
amount paid for the present property
could not be learned as the purchaser did
not wish to make it public.
There was some talk last September
about project to put up a skyscraper
office building on the site, but the pro-
nloters could not get rid of Mr.. McNulty
al, he had an option on the property he
has now purchased and the scheme failed
Mr. McNulty said today:7'I have
bought the property and will put up a
fine hotel When, | do not care to say,
nor do | wish to tell what the property
cost me- 1t is now mine, if that IS OF any
interest to the public
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
MYSTERIES ON THE STAND
Small Boy Accused of Diamond
Stealing Makes a Scene
In Court.

The case of Mrs. George Darcy of Sack
ett street. VINO told Acting Police Justice
Macs in the Oakland avenue court Satur-
day morning that she had lost pair OF
diamond earrings from her dresser val
ned at 1000. and who asked for sub
suopocnaes for John Demoyre and Chaun
cey Smith, two boys living on Atlantic
street, came up AGAIN this morning The
bays were in court. The stories told by
the lads were 81 conflicting that Justice
Macs told Mrs. Darcey to consult law
yer as to the best course to pursue.
The Demoyne boy when on the stand
said that he saw Chauncey Smith have
the pieces of glass" as he called them.
and that he gave them to his mother.
Immediately thereafter he said that the
Smith boy had given the gems to his
grandmother and then concluded with the
statement that the lad had thrown them
in the mud.
The Court was puzzled over the conflict
ing statements and could make nothing
from them. The Smith boy went into
mysteries when called to the stand. 1t
was then that the Court told Mrs. Darcy
10 consult lawyer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
THOMAS S. M0ULDS.
One of Jersey City's Oldest Citizen
Passes Away.

Thomas S. Moulds. one of the oldest
residents of Jersey City. died at his home,
No. 562 Jersey avenue, on Sunday, Janu-
airy &c, 1902. at the ripe Old age of 80 years.
Mr.. Moulds was born in Jersey City in
1920, and was a life long resident. He
was of English parentage. His father
was an officer on the English frigate
Shannon during the War of 1872 He was
a glassblower by trade, having learned
the business when a young man at Dunn
mer's glass works in Jersey City. After
the retirement from business of the Dunn
mers, he became one of the firm of Reed,
Thompson, Hazelton & Moulds, who car
red on the business of glass making at
the old factory, until the property was
sold for the purpose of erecting the sugar
refinery of Matthiessen & Weickers.
He is survived by his widow and four
children, Mrs. lie Roy Schermerhorn, Mr.
Thomas Moulds, Mr.. William Moulds and
Mrs. Martin Finck.
The funeral services will be held at his
late home tomorrow evening at eight
O'clock The 1eryices will be conducted
by the Rev George S. Bennitt of Grace
p e. Church, Erie and Second streets.
The interment will take place at New
York Bay Cemetery at the convenience
of the family
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
Newark Manufactures to
Sue for Money Paid on
Plank Road Between
Court Decisions.
ROAD WAS PUBLIC HIGHWAY
President E. F. @. Young Says
Company Will Fight
Claims as Invalid.

A number of Newark manufactures
Plank Road Company. They seek by
suits which they have just begun in the
Supreme Court to recover the tolls they
! paid to the company from the time of the
/ Supreme Court decision until the ultimate
| decision of the Court of Errors and Ap-
peals. during which time the road was
declared TO be a public highway.
| President Z. F. c. Young of the Plank
/ Road, when his attention was drawn to
the matter this morning, said:
| On, YES. / understand these quits have
been begun. We will fight them That is
all there is to be said about it. They
think they are entitled to these tolls.
We DON'T
The aggregate amount claimed is said
to be about $4,000, and these suits. it s
thought, are but the forerunners Of others
of similar nature, which may result in
collecting something like 100000 from the
Plank Road Company, or rather the
North jersey Street Railway Company,
its actual owner.
The actions are instituted by Ballan-
tine & Co, b rewers, and c. Feigenspan
| tineorporatei), another b ig brewing con
Germ. The complaints i l. seek to re-
cover the amounts of tolls paid by them
during the period from February "a, 1890
when he charter of the Newark PLANK
Road Company expired by limitation to
March 4, 1901. when the Court OF Errors
ana Appeals handed down the decision.
highway.
n RI Z
chartered for fifty ears by the Legisla-
tare in 1S49, 10 maintain an artificial road,
with ferries, between Newark and Jersey
City and to charge tolls thereon. Subse-
quently it obtained permission to substi-
tute bridges for ferries. AS the indus
tries of Newark developed the tolls chang
Cd by the company proved onerous to the
manufacturers of this city, and an at
tempt was made in the Legislature a doz-
en- or SO years ago to have the road mace
free, bat it failed.
subsequently acquired by the Consolidated
! traction Company, which in turn was
leased by the North Jersey Street Raj
way Company. It became apparent early
| in 1853 tnat the Plank Road Company pro-
posed to continue to charge tolls, and
throuiln the efforts OF John l.. Armitags,
the so-calleo Manufacturers committee
was formed to compel the corporation 10
rS9inqalish the highway. Tnen the com
pany announced that by virtue of a law
enacted in 1883 its charter had been ex-
tended fifty years from that date.
SaYnuel kalisch and Henry Young were
engaged as counsel by the manufacturers.
and quo warranto proceedings attacking
The constitutionality of the law We're in
s.ftuted in the name of the State, in the
Supreme Court.
The later tribunal handed down a de-
elsior i'll June, 1900 declaring that. though
the company's corporate existence could
not be ended. its charter had expired
February "a. the extension law being un-
constitutional. An appeal left the COM
pany in possession of the Plank Road for
Errors and Appeals handed down de-
cision sustaining the findings of the SUI
preme Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
CllY'S VlClURI
Tax Board Determined
State Shall Turn in All
That's Due From
the Erie.
ACTIVE COMMISSIONERS
Preparations for a Fair and
Equitable Assessment of
All Property In
the City.
ACTIVE COMMISSIONERS

The Board of Tag Commissioners held
a special meeting on Friday for the pur-
pose of outlining the work for the COM
ing year, and reviewing the many inn
provements that will increase the ratables
in the next tax levy. The most important
business of the day, however, was letter
which read as follows:-
Trenton. N. j., Jan. %, 1902.
In re-assessment Erie Elevator prop
erty.
Mr.. James E. Connolly, Chief Clerk,
Board of Tax Commissioners, Jersey
City, N. J.:-
Dear Sir-In view of the fact, that,
under the recent decision of the Court Of
Errors and Appeals, 1 will probably be
called upon within very short time to
adjust our assessment of the Erie Eleva-
tor property to conform to that levied by
your Board, l beg to ask that you will, as
soon as practicable, furnish me with an
abstract of the Jersey City assessments
against the property in question, from and
including the year 1884, to date.
Yours truly,
(signed) IRVINE E. MAGUIRE,
Secretary
CnleI Clerk James H. Cohhoily ndu
already anticipated Mr.. Maguire's request,
and had prepared the data that he had
asked for. He therefore ssnt the following
answer at once.
Januery "a. 1902.
Irvine E. Mcguire. ESQ., Secretary State
Board of Assessors, Trenton, N. J.:--
Dear Sir--Your letter in the matter of
the assessment of the Erie Grain Elevator
property for the year 1884 TO and including
1901, bearing date of yesterday was re-
ceived and read at the meeting of our
Board this P. NJ. and l was forthwith
directed to transmit copy of said figures
for said years.
Respectfully submitted.
(signed) JAS. E. CONNOLLY.
County Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27


upon the advice Of the State Comptroller
contemplated expenditures.
Mr.. Briggs large business experience
is considered TO have admirably adapted
him for tine work and he has already
demonstrated his ability to manage the
Ordinary affairs of the office itself. On
the other hand. Senator Reeds career
has not demonstrated any peculiar fitness
on his part to Ill the position, and this is
likely to prove an important factor II the
fight.
AS soon as the Treaaurership shall
have been disposed of there will be some
chance for the Legislature to get down
to work. and It looks as though there
would be prolonged and very warm
session. Under the impetus of its VIC
tory Essex county will endeavor to di-
rect things in both branches, and there
viii doubtless be a clash or two, with
certain effect upon the party organization
in the State. One of the first rocks on
which there iS likely to be a split viii be
the proposed legislation to prevent the
pollution of the Passaic River, a matter
which cut as much of a figure in the
Senatorial contest as any one thing e'sa-
Passaic county will oppose Eessex with
all the power it can command and i
may have the backing OF other counties
which can have no direct interest in the
sub1ect at an Some of the recommen-
dations of Governor Murphy, such as
proposed amendments to the ballot law,
the adoption of a sunset election law,
the increase in the appropriation to the
public schools of the State and the estab-
iishment of home for poor consumptives,
may bring other sharp contests.
The statement accredited TO Senator
McCarter that the Passaic pollution bill
introduced last Monday night at the IN
stance of the State Sewerage Commission
would never be reported by the Commit
tee on Public Health. of which he is a
member, is exactly in line with the opin-
ions prevailing in Essex county. Second
thought. however, has induced many OF
the residents of Essex county to believe
that a better plan would be to try and
amend the objectionab measure father
ed by Senator Wakeiee than to seek to
defeat it by smothering it in committee
course which Is always calculated to
arouse hostility to any substitute.
A meeting of the members of the New
ark Board of Trade was held Saturday
night, when the WakeIee bill was care
fully gone over and the features picked
out which are inimical to local Newark
interests. President Tompkins explained
his reasons for bringing the members to-
gether He told of the difficulty that had
been experienced in obtaining copies of
the Wakelee bill, as well as the report
of the State Sewerage Commission.
Mr.. Tompkins said 1t was apparent that
obstruction to necessary legislation would
be4
upon the board to take immediate and
aggressive action in anticipation of prob
able obstacles. The Wakelee BILL he said,
seemed to him to provide for a perpetual
existence of the State Sewerage Comm >
sion. as well as for the means ena bling its
members to get their compensation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27


T. Lillis, President; George Hoffman,
First Vice President; Francs Cullum,
Second Vice President; E. A. Roede, FL
nancial Secretary; George Landwehr, Cor
responding Secretary; John Hannah, Re-
cording Secretary; Nicholas Walterthum,
Treasurer; Robert Knox, Sergeant-at-
Arms
Charles Esterbrook, Pierce Flemming
and James Clark were appointed COM
mittee to revise the constitution and by
laws The ywiL report at a special meet
ing to be held on Thursday evening next
when steps will be taken to bring all
Democrats,of the ward into the organiza-
tion.
Surrogate Lillis was recommended for
appointment as the Executive member of
the ward on the County Committee.
A committee was appointed to draft
suitable resolutions to be presented to the
family of the late Executive Committee
man James Larkins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
MUCH OF HIN MISSING
Hoboken Man Who Lost
Part Of His Anatomy in
the Civil War.

When the Hoboken doctors came to
examine George Burns. Y years old, a
veteran of the Civil War, yesterday. they
discovered a medical and surgical wonder.
Burns reported at Headquarters in Ho-
boken yesterday that an Italian had as
saulted him and bruised his head. He
asked to have the wound attended to-.
The doctor examined it, and discovered
to his surprise that Burns had skull
of silver instead Of bone, and that the
silver plate extended over almost the en-
tire upper half of his skull
srhats only bagatelle. said Burns.
"Just lock me over and you will find
all kinds of things the matter with me.
have been through the mill pretty
well. and in spite of the fact that pretty
nearly half of me has been carried away
by powder and shot, am stiil alive ana
The astonished doctors found five ribs
gone and the heart, as result, hau
slipped four inches from its normal po-
sition. yet the old mans pulse was strong
and vigorous. Half of the socket joint OF
the right hip was gone, and splinters OIL
bone from his elbow joints and his knee
caps, and from the bones OF botn legs,
kicking and am good for several more
which had been fractured twice. There
was bullet in his breast in a position
that would n nine Sasss @ 1dt not 81 ien
seriously with Burns His left eye was
blind.
He told the doctors that all of his in
iuries were souvenirs of the civil war He
was a chief engineer on several boats of
Admiral Porter's fiotilla, and went
through many engagements of the Heu
River expedition, and his other injuries
were received in a wreck off the coast Of
Newfoundland He is drawing s65 a month
pension from the government.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
CHARLES P. HICoLL BURIED
Many Prominent Hudson City Mon
Attend the Funeral Services.

The funeral of the late ex-Judge Charles
p. Nicoll took place yesterday afternoon
from ST. Paul's p. e. Church, Duncan
avenue. and despite the disagreeable
weather was attended by many mourning
friends and relatives. Many persons prom
ineut in the political life of the county
and nearly all the officials of the Hudson
city Savings Bank of which the deceased
was director and council for many years
followed the remains to the grave.
The services were conducted by the
rector. the Rev. W. p. Brush, d. D..
assisted by the Rev Spencer M. Rice
.. D., formerly rector of Holy Trinity
p r. Church. of which the deceased was
Sunday school superintendent for many
years The interment was in the family
plot in Speer's Cemetery, Bergen avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
NEWS OF LABOR
Various Matters Of Interest
to Hudson County
Laboring Men.

The Carpenters District Council of
Hudson county at its regular meeting last
night at Council Hall, No. II Hobokea
svenue elected F. r. Vreeland of Local
Union No. 4S6 of Bayonne as delegate to
the United Building Trades Council j.
Barnham Of Local Union No. 299 Of West
lIoboken was chosen as alternate
Mr. Vreelaild has just completed term
as president of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil and his experience in that position viii
no doubt be of value to him in looking
after the interests of his craft on the
floor of the council.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
FURST' S SOLD.

1t was rumored in that portion Of New
ark avenue where all the big stores are
located. andwhat is known as the shop
ping district, that Furst Erothers axe
about te sell cut to prominent New
York firm. The firm of Furst Brothers
have been known for many years rs lead
ing dry goods. millinery and shoe dealers
in the city. After the firm moved Irom
Newark avenue. between Warren and
Henderson streets, up the same avenue
beyond Grove street, real estate in thai
neghborhood took sudden boom.
Perlmutter and other leading merchants
moved their great establishments to the
same neighborhood and specially the
south side of Newark avenue, between
Grove street and Jersey avenue, has be-
come one of the leading shopping districts
in the city. John Mullins & Sons great
furniture emporium is located in the same
block. Double stored glass fronts of the
latest and most modern designs sprang
up along the two blocks.
The rumored change of hands 10 said
to be due to the death of Myron J. Furst,
brother of Mr.. Charles Furst, which oc-
CURED on, Sunday, January 1s.
Mr. Charles Furst, the remaining mem
ber of the firm, could not be seen after
the rumor was first heard, but one in a
position to know admitted negotiations
for change of ownership was pending.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-27
MR.. RINCLE MYSTERIOUS
Won't Say What He VIII Do
With the Hotel Wash
ington.

Finance Commissioner Jacob Ringle,
who with another purchased the Hotel
Washington property. denied today that
a factory was to be built on the site.
Their plane he said, were not ripe enough
to make any announcement vet, but In
due time it would appear
.Will you tear down the hotel2s he
was asked
Cant say what will do" he replied.
and then smiling at the persistence OF
his questioner said
wat a wh.e and you VIII know
The lease Of the present proprietor of
the hotel. Mr. Frank Case, does not ex-
pire for some time. Il IS understood Mr..
Case will leave the place shortly to re-
suzne his own business In Buffalo.