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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20


TO DAVID O'KEEFE. ELLEN QUINN, PAT
rick Quinn. her husband. Bridget oKeefe
Individuality and as adniinistratriz Of the Is
lard, Mary Ellard. Catherine Grant. Franl
Grant, her husband; William Ellard, in
fant; Ellen Carroll, Thomas Carroll hei
o Keefe. Daniel O'Keefe, Michael O'Keefe.
Mary Mary o'Keefe, widow; Maggie o,Keefe. Nora
Chittick. John Chittick her husband; Margaret
o. Keefe widow; David O'Keefe. eliza O'Keefe,
his wife; Mary OKeefe, John O'Keefe. Mar
garet o'Keefe. Mary Ross, Kenneth Ross. her
husband Esther A. Bramhall, widow, William
Il. Bramhali. Nettie ]. Bramhall, his wifei
K. Thurber, Henry Prigge, The American ME-.
chine Company, Thomas Howe Eugene A..
Case, Henry Drummer Max 5tiners Trading
as Max Stiner,> and Company. Schwarzschiid
and Sulzberger Beef Company and The Board
of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hud-
You are hereby notified that public sails
made by the City Collector Of Jersey City. on
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum
OF eighty-six dollars and seventy-fve cents. AL
the land and real estate situate in Jersey City,
in the County OF Hudson and State. Of New
Jersey, fronting on County Road and Quincy
street which is laid down and designated IS
lot 8, in block number ST. upon an assessment
map annexed TO a report number 50 made py
the Commissioners of Adjustment appoint
ed in and for said City by the Circuit Court
which report and map was nled IN the ohace
Of Of the City Collector @ Of Jersey City, @ q n tne
and said sale being made pursuant to the pro-
visions of act of the Legislature Of New
Jersey, passed March S0th, 1886. entitled
IAN Act concerning the settlement and collec-
tion Of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates water-rents in
cities OF this State. and imposing and levy
ing tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arreara9es and 70 enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And further notified that aUDoaf
to have an estate interest in said land and
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, provided in said
acts, before the expiration Of six months from
and after the service hereof. deed for the
same will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple
of said land and real estate according 10 ths
provisions of the said act
Dated Jersey City. N. j.. May 11th, 1903.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY
CITY.
NJ NJ. FAGAN. Mayor.
M. ]. o'DoNNELL.
City Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
WEST SIDE N. {.
Wesley Day to BE Held Tomorrow
Excursion June 27

Excursion June ~
The annual excursion of the Sabbath
School Of the West Side Avenue M. n.
Church will be held on Saturday, June
27, 1903, to Ocean Grove and Asbury
Park. A special train will leave Pacific
avenue $50 A. NJ, Arlington avenue
1921 A. NJ, Jackson avenue S:23 A. M,
West Side avenue 1926 A. M. Return
ing leaves Ocean Grove $50. For tick
cts apply to Geo. H. Lincks, Chairman,
ia Eye avenue; Churchill Broadhead,
So Boyd avenue: G. Frederick Muller, 40
Boyd avenue. Thos. III. Swenarton, 366
Ege avenue; Geo. B. Smith, 1913 Ege ave
nue.. Tickets for adults will cost S1.00
and for children 60 cents. The children
in the primary departments and scholars
in the main school up to Is years of age
will go free of cost; scholars over Is years
Of age, teachers and officers will go for
the actual cost of tickets charged by the
railroad.
The Voice of the Floods" will be the
subject of the sermon tomorrow evening
at the West Side Avenue NJ E. Church.
Rev. William c. O'Donnell, pastor.
Next Sunday will be observed as Wesley
Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
MRS. SIvER'S ESCAPE.
Young BoIand Finds a RevoI-
yer and Succeeds in
Firing 1t.

Howard Spoland, thirteen years old, of
No. 207 Fourth street, found loaded
revolver on the street in front of his
home yesterday afternoon. He tried to
fire it off, but the hammer wouldn't
work. He tried to force the hammer to
work by hammering it on the sidewalk.
IA bullet in one of the chambers went off
and struck Mrs. Kate Silver, of No. POS
Fourth street, in the right shoulder. Mrs.
Silver was standing in ront Of her home
at the time. The wound, however, was
slight.
Young spoland was arrested by Police
Captain John F. Kelly, and arraigned IN
the First Criminal Court. He was pa
rolled in the captains custody.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF
Lewis Fisher in construction and mainten-
ance Of stairway and enclosure.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City by
the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers, for and on behalf of the municipality
of said city, do ordain as follows:
Section l. That Lewis Fisher be and is
way and enclosure on building erected the
northwest corner of Baldwin avenue and New
ark avenue, which SAID sta spAx
may extend beyond the building line Of Bald
win avenue three (3) feet six {e) inches. and
ordinance to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The ordinance granting this privilege to be
, OF full force and effect for asfperiod of five
sthis Boardgor its legally authorized successors,
may order the same removed.
lfyhe work to besdone under the supervision
OF the Inspector OF Buildings.
Section 2. That all cost and expense incident
to the Introduction, passage and publication of
this ordinance shall be paid by the sppiisa t
for same. and such amount therefor as is
estimated by the Clerk of this Board to be
necessary shall be deposited with that officer
on demand
ANTHONY HAECK.
President Pro Tenn.
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The foregoing ordinance was returned by
the Mayor with his objections June s. 1905:
presented to the Board at meeting held June
8. 1903. and laid over under the rules Taken
from the table at meeting held June 49, 1908
and passed. Notwithstanding the objections Of
y GEO. 7. RouToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
HERBERT BOOTH 70 LECTURE
Head Of the Salvation Army's Son
Coming Here.

Herbert Booth, third son of General
VIM. Booth, founder Of the Salvation
Army, whose recent resignation made
so great sensation in the ranks of that
movement, is coming to Jersey City next
week to present his new method of pre-
senting religious truth by means of still
and moving pictures. For the past ~
nights in New York and Brooklyn he
has delighted and inspired great aud
fences that crowded the largest churches
with his beautiful and unique lectures on
the Heroes of the Early Christian
Church, illustrated by 200 still and
moving pictures taken from life models.
for which many as 500 people posed at
cost of $1,000. The lecture is. in two
parts, and represents the struggles and
triumphs of the early Christian church.
One prominent minister in commenting
on the lectures said, sthey were the most
beautiful and educational and inspira-
tional illustrations Of religious truth ever
shown in New York,
The lectures are free to the public, as
Mr.. Booth is anxious to reach the largest
number of people, but every one is ex-
pected to contribute something to their
expense. He has been engaged to lee
ture in the following Jersey 4 City
churches:
/. Parmley Memorial, near City
Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
June % and "a.
2. Park Reformed Church, Hamilton
place, Sunday and Monday evenings,
June % and 30.
9. First Baptist Church, corner Ninth
and Bloomfield streets, Hobeken, Tues
day and "Wednesday evenings, June 80
and July /.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
CLEVER CHILDREN N
Closing Exercises Of the
Primary and Grammar
Departments of st.
Aloysius's Aoad-
envy.

At the recent exercises of the primary
and grammar departments of st. Aloysius
Academy, Master Thomas Gayle deliv-
cred the address of welcome. Miss Ger
trude O'Brien cleverly recited THE Tel
egraph Office" Miss Theresa Donelan,
graduate of the kindergarten delivered
the farewell to the kindergarten. Miss
Mary Craven recited "William, the Con-
queror;' a number of boys danced. The
pupils gave recital at Madam Laurie's
dramatic school" with Miss May Burne
as monitor. Miss Helen Fish recited
'sThe Soldiers Reprieve,'' z and Miss Anna
Lillis Heaven" Miss Grace Anderson,
''The Rock of Ages" Others who took
part in the first part Of the programme
were Miss Regina W6elan, Miss Helen
McKenna, Miss Mercedes Hinse, Miss
Catherine Kennedy, Miss Anna Atkinson
Miss Catherine Sanborne and Miss Mar
guerite Vreeland.
Part II opened with clever Jpresen-
tation of the drama, s'Zenobia's Jubilee. !"
Miss Mary Mccarthy impersonated the
Queen of Palmyra, and Miss Helen Muir
rim, the Princess Alfalfa, the daughter
of Zenobia. Others in the cast were
Misses Emma Coleman, Eta Barry,
Eleanor Flemming, Gertrude Irving, Mary
Bonner, Anna Kerrigan, Bernadine New
rath, Regina Whelan, Gertrude Moran,
and Anna Atkinson.
The various scenes were interspersed
with songs and recitations by Misses
Helen Soners, May Connors, Monica Grif-
fin, Mrs. Florence Scott, Miss Bernadine
Nawrath and Miss Zita Marsh. Misses
M. and Fl. Craven, H. Somers and T.
Marsh executed a Spanish dance in a
very graceful manner. The splendidly
executed programme closed with the
singing of chorus.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
WAGNER NIeHTAT THE GARDEN
Wednesday to Be Composer Night--
Mary Howe to Sing Tomorrow.

04AEy &1OWe w SAAAS AVAAUExOWs
For the fourth week of Venice in New
York Miss Shanna Cummings has been
engaged as soloist. Miss Cummings has
just returned from the Saengerfest in
Baltimore with fresh laurels. During the
week she will sing the Lionora aria from
Beethoven's "Fidelio.' sDich theure
halli'' from Tannhauser and numbers
from Mozart's Magic Flute"
Gounod night on Wednesday last was
SO great that the management has de-
cided to dedicate each Wednesday to one
composer. Wednesday will hereafter be
known as Composers Night. This (next)
week Wagner will be composer chosen.
In his honor the Paiazzo yenoraman will
be illuminated and selections from Ri
enzi,' Flying Dutchman,' "Tann-
hauser," Tristan" sMeistersinger," and
"Parsifal'' will be upon the programme.
Tomorrow Sunday evening Miss
Mary Howe, who has been given the
most fattering of receptions every night
of her engagement, win sing the brilliant
and difficult Proch "Air and Variations
This is the complete programmes:
Part I.--'Tanhauser March," Wag-
ner; overture, Mignon,' Thomas; inter-
mezzo, 'Life's Voyage" Duss; Mala-
guena from "Boabdil,' Moszkowsky
Part II.-violin solo, .Albumleaf,n
Wagner, Mr.. Nathan Franko; valse,
"Roses from the South" Strauss; a il
and variations, Proch, Miss Mary Howe;
(a) "Trauemerei," (for strings, Schu-
mann; (b) intermezzo, lie Secret Gau-
tier.
Part III- Overture, ssRuy Bias
Mendelssohns charmant oiseau, from
pearl Of Brazil" David, Miss Mary
Howe; Polka, "Geistinger," Bial.
Edwin NJ. Seonert. accompanist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
BIG MEETINGS AT MORTIFIED
Tenth Session of the Young wo-
mems Conference to Begin July I

Tenth Session of tha Yornr wo.
mar,a Cop f.rarca - H..ir In1r !
The tenth session of the Nartbfald
Young Mems Conference will take place
at East Mortified, Mass, July 7-15
This conference was establisher by the
great evangelist. D. Z. Moody in 1892
and has been largely attended by college
women. This year however part;cula,
attention is paid to the interest of Beard
ing School pupils and young women moi
in College. The list of speakers is unus.
ually strong. President Mary Wolley,
of Mt. H0lyoke College and Miss Margar-
ct SIattery Of Fitchburg are the repre-
sentative women speakers. Other people
who will occupy the platform are Rev,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
DANCED IN SHIRT WAISTS
st. Mary's Guild Gave a
Unique Entertainment in
the Gymnasium.

~
The st. Mary Guild Of St Johns P.
e. church gave shirt waist dance, as its
closing reception last evening in the
gymnasium on Summit avenue. The
decorations in the reception room
were unique. They were arrayed
by Misses Bessie Holcomb and Fan
ny Parker. In each corner was a
cosy retreat. draped in Oriental style,
which afforded a most pleasant resting
place between the dances. The ladies
wore some very charming shirt waists as
the shirt waist order applied to all who
attended. The gentlemen also appeared
in shirt waists.
Among those present were: Misses
Hazel Bulkley, Florence Bulkley, Bes-
sic Holcomb, Ada F. Parkins. Fanny
Parker, Lucy Stocking. Bessie Crump
Kate Stocking. Emily Bance, Bessie
Darling, Minnie Wittemeyer, Julia Par
els, Evelyn pareis, Mabel Plenty, Ida
Plenty, Elsie Landfear. Messrs. R. r.
wing Outwater, of Passaic, Messrs. Rock
and Domain, of Brooklyn, Clarence Ter
nav, Charles Parker, Harry Fitzgerald,
Mr. Sayles, Benjamin Darling, George
Morgan, Richard Holeomb. Mr.. Byer,
"a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
TO ATTACK
TROLLEYS
Pagan Orders Suit Brought
to Test the Validity of
the company's
Charter.
WON'T YIELD TO M'cARTER
Mayor Offers to Have the
Cases Heard By Court OF
Errors At Orc.
WON'T YIELD TO M'CARTER

Mayor Pagan this morning directed
the city's law officers to begin suit to test
the validity of the franchise of the Jer-
sey City and Bergen Railroad Company,
the original name of most of the street
railway lines in this city. Corporation
Counsel George L. Record said this
morning that the machinery of the city's
law department would be set in motion
at once to prepare the necessary papers,
and the suits would be begun probably
before the middle of next week.
In speaking to the News" representa-
tive on the subject this morning Mayor
Pagan said:-
"On May Z, 1908, I addressed a COM
munication to the Corporation Counsel,
directing that steps be taken to test the
validity of the franchise of the Jersey
City & Bergen Railroad Company to run
cars in our streets, and to bring suit to
collect a license fee of $1,000 per car,
which said company agreed in its origi-
nal charter to pay the city, and which
has been for many years unpaid; and al
so to take steps to attempt to have as
sessed for the purpose of taxation the
aforesaid franchise, in case the same
should be valid, as well as TO have the
other franchises and privileges in our
streets belonging to other corporations
SO assessed and taxed.
shortly thereafter the Hon. Thomas
McCarter, President of the Public Ser
vice Corporation, addressed letter to
me stating that the subject matter of
my communication to the Corporation
Counsel was all new to him and to his
association, and requested that I delay
any action until such time as he could
take the matter up in the due course of
his new duties as President of said cor
poration- To this I assented. and dur
ing the past three weeks have had sew
eral interviews with Mr. McCarter, at
which the matters in difference between
the city and the said corporation were
thoroughly discussed. Mr. McCarter
took the position at these interviews that
the capitalists whom he represented had
taken over among other corporations the
Jersey City and Bergen Railroad Com
pany, with the bonafide intention of Civ
ing the public efficient trolley service and
of remedying the abuses in such service,
of which the public has so long complain
ed, and had guaranteed the necessary
money to accomplish such purpose His
view of the situation was that as May
or of the city, should wait and see if
these promises were redeemed, and if
they were, that all proceedings to test
the validity of the franchise of the Jer-
sey City & Bergen Railroad Company,
as well as proceedings to increase the
taxes upon the company, should be aban-
doned. That the public were interested
only in good service, and that being af-
forded they would not require that ad-
ditiona1 taxes should be paid, and would
be Indifferent as to whether the franchise
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Mr.. McCarter further stated that the
pressing of the suit, involving the valid
ity of the Jersey City & Bergen Railroad
Company franchise would of necessity
prevent them, while said suit was pend
ing, from investing any money for the
improvement of the trolley service of
Jersey City.
II have given Mr.. McCarter's argu-
ments and the whole situation as dis
closed by these discussions very full and
careful consideration. While it is true
that better trolley service is badly need
ed in this city, and that our citizens will
gladly welcome the increased aceommoda-
tions and more efficient service to which
they are justly entitled, believe that the
privilege of operating trolley in the
streets of New Jersey is property and has
enormous value, and that as such prop
erty it should be assessed annually and
taxed upon the same basis as the other
property of our citizens
"In addition, having been advised by
the Corporation Counsel that the Jersey
City and Bergen Railroad Company fran
chise has expired, and this advice having
been confirmed by the most eminent coun-
sci in the State, feel that as trustee
of the citys interest in this matter, l
would not be justified in sacrificing this
claim of the city to the ownership of
these franchise rights upon the promise
by the new corporation, however sincere
it may be. to give the city better and
more efficient service. /, therefore, de-
manded of the new corporation that they
should apply for new franchise in
which should be Incorporated not only
a provision subjecting the franchise and
property of the company to fair taxation
but also containing a provision by which
it will be in the power of the city to en-
force a reasonable standard of efficiency
in the service to be rendered to the pub
lie, including a system of transfers and
waiting rooms at intersecting points.
In answer to the point that
the pendency of the suit involving
the franchises of the Jersey City
and Bergen Railroad Company, would
operate to prevent the new company from
putting money into the Improvements of
our trolley service, / offered to have the
question of validity of the franchise sub
mitted to the June term of the Court of
Errors and Appeals, from which court
a speedy decision could be obtained. and
all the uncertainty at once ended. Mr..
McCarter declined to consider these
propositions. I have, therefore, come
to the conclusion that it is my
duty as Mayor of the city to adhere
to the position outlined in my letter to
the Corporation Counsel, and to insist
that the suit to test the validity of the
franchise of the Jersey City and Bergen
Railroad Company, should be pushed to
conclusion, and that an attempt should
be made to collect the license fee as
agreed upon in the original charter of the
company ,and that an attempt should also
be made to make the valuable franchises
of this corporation pay its fair share of
taxation, and ! have given directions
to the Corporation Counsel accordingly. !.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
N0TICETO CONTRACTORS
AND
BRIDGE BUILDERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-,
posals will be received by the Joint
Bridge Committee of the Boards of
Chosen Ereeholders of the Counties of
Hudson and Essex, for reconstrncting
the DRAW of the BRIDGE STREET
BRIDGE, over the Passaic River. be-
tween the City of Newark and the Town
of Harrison, n. j.
Proposals to be submitted to the Joint
Committee, on
TUESDAY, JUNE 3OTH 1908
At "a o'clock P. NJ,
at the Office of the Committee on Roads
and Assessments, No. 1876 Market street,
Newark n. j., and at no other time or
place.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check or cash in the sum
of $1,000.00, as surety for the execu-
tion of the necessary contract, and is
to be endorsed on the outside with the
name of the bidder and the work he pro-
poses to do
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the above Office, and also at the office
of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Hudson. next to the
Court House, Jersey City, N. -.
The Joint Committee reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, if it be
deemed for the est interests of the
Counties to to do.
BY order Of the Joint Committee ON
Bridges,
Chairman
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20
Thursday, July 2, 1908
at 4 o'clock. P. NJ

for the sale of SS7 ,OO0, 90 Belleville Turn
pike Road, Kearny, N. J., Improvement
Bonds, to be issued in accordance with
an Act Of the Legislature of the State
OF New Jersey, entitled AN Act to
Provide for the permanent improvement
of public roads in this State, approved
April 4, 1903, and the supplements there
TO to become due and payable in gold
to run twenty years:
The above issue to be four az per
cent. per annum registered bonds, to
bear date the first day of July, 1903,
interest payable semi-annually in gold,
and to be sold for not less than par and
accrued interest
Each proposal must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope endorsed Proposals for
Bonds, and to be accompanied by a
certified check enclosed therein, drawn
to the order of Stephen NJ Egan, Coun-
ty Collector, on some National Bank
or Trust Company. for FIVE per cent of
the amount Of the bonds bid for.
Bidders may bid for the whole or any
part thereof
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids if it be deemed for the
best interest of the County so to do.
BY order of the Board,
JOHN p. EGAN,
C1prk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-06-20

TO JOHN NJ. SMITH.
You are hereby notified that at public sale
the 18th day of October, 1889 the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the
sum of one thousand seven hundred and nine
ty-one dollars and eighty-six cents all the land
County OF Hudson and State of New Jersey.
fronting on Fairmount avenue, which is laid
down and designated as lots 20 and 81, in block
number 22s upon an assessment map snnexed
sioners OF Adjustment appointed in and for
said City by the Circuit Court of the County
OF Hudson, certified copy of which report
and map was Tiled in the office of the City
November, 1887, said report and map and said
sale being made pprsuant to the provisions OF
an Act of the Legislature OF New Jersey.
passed March s0th, 1885. entitled
s.An Act concerning the settlement and collec~
tion of arrearages OF unpaid taxes assess-
ments and water rates or water-rents in
cities Of this State. and imposing and levy
ing tax, assessment and lien In lieu and
instead OF such arrearages and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for
the sale of lands subjected to future tax
alton and assessment. !.
And the several supplements thereto
And you are further notified that you appesr
10 have an estate or interest in sasa land and
real estate. and unless the said Ian d aud real
estate shall be redeemed, as provft ed In said
acts, before the expiration Of six m nths from
and after the service hereof dad Tor tho
same will be given conveying to the MAYOR and
Aldermen OF Jersey City. the fee simple Sc
said land and real estate according / khs pro-
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY
NJ n s4e4
80 Attsss:- NJ. J. o'poNNnIIffss'
tsals No, Ia