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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-19
EXPLOSION
WRECKS AHOUSE
Waterback in the Home Of
Roundsman 0'Donnell
on Summit Avenue
Arouses the Neigh
borhood.
s0NE OF THE FAMILY INJURED
Fire Followed But the De-
partment Extinguished It
Before It Spread.

An explosion, cause dby a frozen
waterback in the kitchen range of the
home of Police Roundsman Sydney
O'Donnell, at No. G23 Summit avenue,
occurred this morning and caused no end
Of excitement among the residents. of the
neighborhood. The building, a two-story
frame, was almost wrecked. Joseph Gal
lagher, the eight year-old nephew Of Mr..
O'Donnell, who was visiting the O'Don-
nells, was blown against the wall and
had his right leg broken, while Mrs.
O'Donnell was injured internally.
Fire followed the explosion, but the
fremen apperaed on the scene in time
to extinguish the blaze before it had
gained much headway.
The explosion occurred at 1890
O'clock. The house. which is owned by
Mr. O'Donnells father. is occupied on
the first floor by Mrs. Reisner. who
conducts candy store. The O'Donnells
live in apartments over the store.
A fire was started in the range in
O'Donnell's kitchen about seven o'clock
as usual. The water back had frozen
during the night, but this fact was un-
known until the explosio4 occurred.
The force of the explosion was terrific
It bulged out the sides of the building
and broke most Of the furniture The
shock knocked things off the shelves in
the candy store as though there had
been an earthquake. The windows Of
several houses in the neighborhood were
broken.
Neighbors went to Mrs. O'Donnell's $
assistance Immediately after the explo-
sion and assisted her and her nephew
out Of the burning building. They were
taken to the home Of relatives.
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PENNSY'S CAR SHOR TAGE
Movement Of Freight lust as
Heavy as Last Year Much
Coal Travels

According to freight officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad the lines between
New York and Pittsburg are troubled
with a shortage of cars The company
is urging the prompt return of all cars
on its connections. Every effort is being
made to Keep up with business and avert
a crush such as existed last winter. -
The general movement of freight in
and near this city is said to be as heavy
as it was year ago. The local yards
of the company are at present eongested
with cars Of all descriptions
Freights Of all kinds is running very
heavy and the officials say that the de-
Grease win noA be noticed until early
spring. This is good sign of prosper
ity.
Coal is running very heavy on the
Belvidere Division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Ten long trains of hard and
soft coal came down that road on Sun
day. Most of the coal was shipped
from the mines over the Lehigh Valley
road and was assigned to the large coal
pockets at Perth Amboy, where it will
be placed in the bunkers of ocean-going
steamships for foreign countries. This
number of coal trains on the Belvidere
Division in one day is an unusual occur
renee. Most of the coal is shipped on
Sunday because of the few passenger
trains on this division.
William P. Hickey, local agent of the
Reading Railway, says that altogether
traffic on the road is very heavy, there
is no shortage of cars and the freight
is being handled with good dispatch:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-19
TROY CHARGED WITH H0LDUp
The Police Have Secured Evidence
Against the Thief Now in Jait.

The local police have succeeded in
securing a ease Of hold-up against Harry
Piper, alias Glendon, alias Troy, who
was arrested few days ago and is be-
lieved to be member Of gang of
young thieves who have been success
fully operating in the lower section of
the city. "The News" yesterday recited
a number of petty burglares that have
happened Of late in the down town sec
tion Of the city, and intimated that
Troy "a fugitive from justice, had
made a proposition-to Elmer jacobson
to go into the hold-up business. But
Troy himself has confessed that he
was overheard talking ~about half
pound slug of lead that he had in his
possession as a slungshot.
Justice of the Peace Eugene Nc
Carthy, of No. 251 Grove street, coming
home from New York on New Years
morning, was held up by three young
men on Montgomerys street. near Grove
street. He was robbed Of his watch, a
roll of bills and a gold mounted fountain
pen.
Yesterday afternoon Mccarthy identi-
fed Piper as one Of the men who held
him up and also identified a real estate
agreement that was found on Piper as
his property. Piper confessed.
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COP pop Ar1nN Nnn-r.-D

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Nosice is hereby given that on the 20tn Say
of October. 1903, application was made eol tne
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners py
Everett Keeney and others for the ,,rc,r9sa,
CONSTRUCTION OF, A SEWER IN WRIGHT
AVENUE,
from point about $50 feet south OF BroacWas'
to- and connecting with the sewer IN 15+oaaWsts.
Said sewer TO be built conformaoly TO the
provisions of Chapter 21I Of the Laws Of 1880,
and in accordance with the established pan OF
sewerage. together with all the necessary man
holes, receiving basins and appurtenances-
Notice is also given that on the Ind day OF
December, 1903, the Commissioners or Assess
ment filed in the office Of the Clerk OF the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners their
preliminary assessment map for said improve
rnent showing the probable total cost Of the
amount to be assessed on property speciaily
benefited Thereby, and the same is now open 70
pubic inspection in the office OF the Clerk or
saiG Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street avenue or particular section thereon
is included in said assessment, napely:-
WRIGHT AVENUE.
from q point 100 feet south OF Broadway to lIs
southerly terminus
And that IN accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited, the 5th day OF Janu-
ary 1904 at two O'Clock p. M, and the As
senbly Chamber of the City Hall. are hereby
1ixed as the time and place when and where
the Board of Street and Water ConndsS toner's
will meet to hear all parties interested in said
application. and all refnonstrances against the
said improvement that may be presented in
By erder of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Clerk
Dated Jersey City. December 2S 1903.
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AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF IF
the Jersey City Grocery Company IN con-
struction and maintenance Of platform
Section l.. That permission be and Is hereby
accorded to the Jersey City Grocery Company
attached to the building owned by said Conn
nue. and Fifth street. which platform may be
seventeen (1D feet long, extending beyond the
building line of said streets, hve feet two
inches Is 1T. 2 in.) any ordinance to the con-
tNAry Notwithstanding.
Section 2. The ordinance granting this priv
ilege is to be of full force and effect for per-
iod Of years and thereafter until such time
as this Board, of It's legally authorized sue
eessors may order the same removed; but in
the maintenance and use of said platform the
rights of the travelling public must not be I'M
necessarily interfered with.
All work herein authorized to be done under
the supervision and to the satisfaction OF the
COMMITTEES on Streets and Sewers of this Board
and the Building Inspector.
Section 8. That all cost and expense incident
to the introduction pa ssage and publication
of this ordinance shall be paid by the appli-
cant for same; and such amount therefor as is
estimated BY the Clsrk of this Board to be
necessary shall be deposited with that officer
Passed ssssd December s. 1908
r. G. SMITH
President.
<Np1'' II MARK NJ FAGAN,
~ geo T. BouToN.
Clerk.
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I the ribs and a possible fracture Of

Ct the ribs and possible fracture Of
the leg
Directly opposite the burning fats
were number of frame dwellings and
stores Two Of these we're almost con
stantly in blaze, while number Of
plate glass windows in other stores We're
broken by the heat One store and
dwelling were occupied by G. Friedman,
a pawnbroker. His windows We're de-
stroyed, and he was busily engaged last
night with lanterns in an endeavor to
pick up his gems in the street.
-Four hours wes.. consumed in lhe de-
molition of the apartment houses, and
when the fremen finally were Withdrawn
store the twisted trolley, electric and
telephone wires, nothing was left stand
ing save the ehimneys.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY-DEPARTME
OF ATE.--CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLU-
TION.
70 ali to whom these presents may come
GREETING
Whereas. 1t appears to my satisfaction, by
duly authenticated record of the proceedings
for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the
unanimous consent of all the Stockholders de-
posites in my office. that the Easton Throwing
Company, corporation of this State whose
principal office is situated at No l Exchange
Place, in the City of Jersey City County OF
Hudson State of New Jersey Charles 81
Thompson being agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process may be served
has complied with the requirements Sof s.An
Act concerning corporations (Revision Of
1896 " preliminary to the issuing Of this Cer-
tificate OF Dissolution
Now therefore. I, s. D. Dickinson Secretary
of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby
certify that the said corporation did. on tha
Nineteenth day of November 1905 file in nv
office a duly executed and attested consent in
writing to the dissolution OF said CORPORA tion
executed by all the Stockholders thereof
which said consent and the record of the pro-
ceedings aforesaid are now on dle in nv said
office as provided by law.
In testimony whereof. I have hereto
set my hand and affixed nv ofricial
(Seal.) seal. at Trenton, this Nineteenth day
Of Novknber, A. D. one thousand
nine huNlred and three.
S. d. DICKINSON.
Secretary of STATE
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-75II1NCERY OF NEW JERSEY.

~ 1s1ANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Anne C. HUH complainant, and
James c. Welsh, ct Tx. ct ais, defendants.
On bill to foreclose. Notice.
To Wilhelmina Rowland and Henry S. How
land, her husband. and Jennie C. McIiroy
and James G. McIiroy, her husband
BY virtue of an order Of the Court Of Chan
Gerry of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in certain cause wherein Anne
c. Hull is complainant and you and others are
defendants sou are required to appear plead,
answer or demur to the bill OF complaint of
complainant, on or before the Second day of
FEBRUARY, nineteen. hundred and four, or the
you and such decree will be made as the
Chancellor shall think equitable and just
The said bill is fled to forecose two mort
c. Hull complainant. the one dated September
80, 1898, and the other dated September 80.
1897. and both covering lands in Jersey City,
N. j.. and you, Wiihelrnina Rowland and Jen-
ME G. McIlroy are made defendants, because
you are heirs Of the said William Welsh who
is deceased, and may claim some interest in
said lands and premises as heirs at law; and
you, Henry S. Howland and James c. McIlroy
are made defendants, because you are the hps-
bands of the respective last naned defendants,
and may claim some interest in said lands and
premises by reason OF your right of courtesy
In the interests Of your respective wives.
Dated December !, 1903
HUDSPETH & PUSTER,
Solicitors for Complainant
Post Office address No. 25s Washington street,
Jersey City N. j.
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SEVEN FAMILIES HOMELESS S
Woman Nearly Killed in Fire on
Henderson Street.


Seven Polish families were made
homeless this morning because OF a FIRE
that started in the saloon of Charles
Augustus & Brother, No. S2s Hender-
son street. The fire destroyed the sa-
loon and burned out the apartments
above. The building was three stories
high. In one of the families was a Polish
woman about to become mother.
Fire Battalion Chief George Dingler,
who was one Of the first to arrive on the
scene of the fire, was told by several of
those who had been turned into the street
and stood shivering in their night clothes,
that woman was sick abed on the top
floor. He rushed upstairs through blind
ing smoke and cropping his way to the
apartments specified found woman al
most suffocated. He picked her up in
his arms and carried her down to the
street. From ther the woman was
taken to the home of a neighbor. Other
people WHO were made homeless were
given sheltr in neighboring houses. The
damage TO the building amounted to
about $1,000. Louis Fischer owned the
building. Frozen water pipes and trou-
bic Of apparatus, in such severe weather
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY. DEPARTa1EllSr
OF STATE.-CERTIFICATE OF FILING OF
CONSENT BY STOCKHOLDERS TO Dis
SOLUTION.
To all whom these presents may eeme Greet.
ing
duly aIi nenticated record of the proceedings
for the Vo untary dissolution thereof depositcu
in my office, that the United Bottling Works
a corporation Of this State whose principal
office is 81 -ua+ed at No. $50 Palisade avenue,
In the CaIy Of Jersey City, County Of Hudson
State o. Mex Jersey, (NFiliam Shaffer being
the Agent therein and in charge thereof, upon
whom process may be served, has Complied
with the requirements oe .sAn Act Concerning
corporations CReyision of 1886, preliminary %
the issuing of this Certificate that such consent
has been fled
NOW, therefore, I, S. d Dickinson, Secretary
of State OF the State Of New Jersey. do hereby
certify that the said corporation did, on the
Twenfy-ninth day Of September 1868 hje IN
my office duly executed and attested consent
in writing to the dissolution of said corpora
tion, executed by more than two-thfrds in in
terest of the stockholders thereof. which said
certificate and the record of the proceedings
aforsaid are now on file in my said, oiice as
provided by law.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto
set my hand and affixed my Off
(Seal) cial seal, at Trenton. this Twenty
ninth day Of September. AND one
thousand nine hundred and three
s. D. DICKINSON
Secretary OF State
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Notice to Contractors 2nd umbsr Dealers

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals
will be received by the Joint Bridge Commit
tee OF the Counties of Hudson and Essex,
At the Bridge Street Bridge, Newark on
THURSDAY. JANUARY 2sth, 1904, at $50
O'clock P. NJ, and at no other time place,
for the following
15o, 900 feet B. NJ. merchantable maple plank
31xSY to 14,x9'6@ long, cut square edge.
$500 feet to be running plank, cut this
shape:
All to be delivered per car during March and
April, 1894 in the Penn; T. K Yard, Newark
10000 feet 3, NJ. perchantable yellow pine
plank 3~x12>x24ft., cut square edge and de-
iivered when called for during 1904, on the
bridges of the Newark Plank Road.
All bids must be accompanied by a certified
check for ten per cent 90 p. c.) of the amount
of the bid payable to the order of either of
the County Collectors Of Hudson or Essex
Counties. or cash in the same amount.
The successful bidder will be required to
furnish bonds to the amount of twenty-five
per cent. t25 p. c) Of the contract.
THE Joint Committee reserves the right to
reject any or all bids if it be deemed for
the best interests Of the counties so to do
By order Of the Joint Committee.
FRANK f. WARD. Chairman
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RELIANCE LAMP ELECTRIC CO.-NOTICE.
AT a meeting Of the directors Of 2 LII
ANCE LAMP ELECTRIC COMPANY, he'd at
the Company's office, No. 2S9 Washing on
street, Jersey City, N. 3, January 15-h, Ise4,
pursuant to due and legsd notice Of said mest-
ing the following resolution was unanime usly
adopted:
Board it is advisable and most for the beaefit
Of Reliance Lamp Electric Company that the
same should be forthwith dissolved and to
that end II IS ORDERED that meeting Of
the Stockholders be held On the thir:esn h day
at The office of this Company. in Jer ey e q.
N s., ITO take action upon this rssalation,
and that the, Secretary forthwith give n ee
OF said meeting. and Of the adoption Of tn >
resolution within ten days from this date,
by publishing said resolution in the Jersey
City News, neWspaper published in Jersey
City, In the County Of Hudson an whieh
County this Company has rs sprincipaJ oAcee.
Tor at least four weeks successfully, once a.
week. and by mailfng " Eritten oe printed copy
Of sbe same 70 eaeh stoeknolder in the United
WILLIAM Il FERRIS
Secretary.
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q PRESTON LEAR AND MRS. rnEsroN

70 PRESTON LEAR AND MRs. PRESTON
Lear, his wife.
made by the City CoeoEot 0f Jersey CITY A.
the tw nty-second day OF July, 1903. / p&-
chased for the SUM OF twenty-six dollars and
thirty-eight centsS ALL the land and real
estate situate in Jersey City. in the County OF
Hudson and State OF New Jersey, fronting on
t-lareTnont avenue. which is laid down ana
Sesignated as lot 80. in block number / 7H0
a. Shown upon j. D. Fowler's Official Al.
sessrfaent Map OF Jersey City, N IT, 1905
said sale being made pursuant to -the BRO.
visions of an act OF the legislature 81 ~,
iersev passed March S0th 1856. entitled :--ssAn
80 st.1esrninE me settlement 4nd colectisn
II rrearages OF unpaid taxes, asssssfns7,fs
and water rates or water rents in csties az
rails state. md imposing and lev5ing q lax
zSseF sfnent ~nd lien in lieu and instead OF such
arrearages and "a enforce the payment there
ana to PROV .de Tol he sal ST lands \, -
eteS to Luture taxation and assessment
s,ud the several supplements thereto
And you are rnrther notified that Won an
ar to have an estasS or Interest in said lafd
.ai real estate. and Anisss ths said land al, an
esl essate snail be ka3s aset as pr5vi e Is
sid acts within one ysS fTo@i he tlafS ef s4i
laG hefSfe the <ptre .tan ct six months o,ls
ia afts sAs sefs:ce hereof. deed for fhs
.affe wit be given e5nNes .he D rs SCI
ne lie simple Of said land ana real eHas4 ac-
,SlrS MS TO the provisions OF the said ats
rated Jersey City. N. j.. March ID reg
EDWARD P. KEF .STyY.
Purchaser
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-FOUR FLATS
BURNED
Buildings in Course of Con-
struction on Central
Avenue pemured by
Fire.
A SPECTACULAR BLAZE
Weather Made the Depart
ment's Work Difacultand
Doomed the Houses.
SPECTACULAR BLAZE.
Doomed the Houses.

A devastating fire burned all of the
Four fat houses being erected by Dr. O.
Il. Albanesius, known as Nos. 377, $40,
3S1 and 3s3 Central avenue, last night.
These houses were approaching COM
pletion. As they We're not occupied
there. were no heartrendning scenes in
connection with the fire The houses
simply burned There wasn't even plas-
ter nthe walls and the Iathes were
simply food for the flames. But the fire
was spectacular. In every big sky
scraper newspaper concern in New York
the blaze attracted attention. 1t is be
lieved that boys entered one of the
buildings and started the fire. All of
them were cigarette smokers.
The fire was mainly confined to five
four-story and basement apartment
houses, NosA37S. $50, Ss2. 3s4 and 1856
Central avenue, at the junction of
ThorneN street, although damage was
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o''ief sue q 'ne siee'' 'He'0u'Hs INC
shops of a pawn-broker and furniture
de1ler. The total loss was in the neigh
borhood of $4,000.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals viii be receiyed by the
Tuesday. January 19th, 1904, at two o'clock T.
NJ. in the Assembly Chamber Of the City Hail,
EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT. ETC.
OF BRUNSWICK STREET.
from Golden street 10 Grand street.
Said Improvement 10 be made conformably to
the provisions Of Chapter 2S9 of the Laws OF
1885, and IN Aecordance with II the specifications
blank forms of bid and agreement Of sure.
ties must be obtained in the office Of the Chief
1Ooao. standard
AbSut 20 cubic yards Of earth excavation,
at per cubic yard. ...........s.--....-... $40
About 1850 cubic yards of earth filing
About 50 cubic yards Of sand filling, at
bert eaplc o souare yala Yards Of Belgian paving
at per square yard. ......-................ LIS
About $40 lineal feet Of curb stone, at per
About $50 square feet Of bridge stone. at
per square foot. ........-...-... .....*....- so
About 10 square yards Of repaving at per
About 10 Hneai feet # resetting and dress
ing curb stone, at per lineal foot-....,.: .O5
About 20 square feet of relaying and
dressing tagging stone, at per square
About cast iron receiving basins and con
nections, complete as per plan, at each "a. 90
About $40 lineal feet Of 15-ineh vitrifed
pipe at At per lineal foot; :....,f 90 %
Time allowed for the completion OF the work,
25 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstIance of the owners of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed IN sealed envel-
opes endorsed, Proposals for the Extension
and Improvement. ETC., of Brunswick Street,
directed to Mr.. Jas. S. Nolan, Chairman of
the Committee Streets and Sewers. and
handed to the Clerk Of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of busi-
ness relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (a1ld a possible subsequent conti act),
are those of some surety company authorized
to do business IN the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percen tai ge
of the hundred per cent standard above quot
ed, for which they will furnish materials and
do all the work conprehended in spsciica-
tions. and il final award Of contract be made,
the per cent. stated viii form the basis upon
which payment will be made for all items.
The Board may under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 7 of Chapter LA of the Laws of 1891
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board, and as TO form by the Corpora
tion Counsel, the President of his Board hay-
ing the power to examine tie proposed bonds
men under oath.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey city. January Sth 1904 n :
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S. D DICKINSON.


IN cHANCERY or. NEW JERSEY.
70 Mary E. Dempsey and William J. Demp-
sey, defendants.
BY virtue of order OF the Court Of Cha1cery
OF New Jersey, made on the day Of the date
Carrlck. trustee, Is complainant. and You and
another are defendants you are required Is aI-
pear, plead answer or defnur 70 the complain
ants bin on or before the thirty-frs day 81 De-
ceniber next, or that in default thereof sucn
s3s sfRe MIA be nlade against you as the Chan-
celior shah think equitable and Just.
Ghe eh3sct az the said suit is - forselose a
certair mortgage, dated the l0eh DAY of Aurii
nineteen hpndred. made By Elz be A.
Bonsnes to conap5a .nant covering lands SITUATE
N Jersey CITY, t5udSun Cc1ntys New Jersey 4
and you, Mary 2. Dempsey are made a do.
fendant to said suit because you are the ptes.
Dempsey, are made a defendant hereiu bscalfs )
You are the husband os said Mary E DempseS
above named.
Dated Ocfcber 80. 1903
CARRICK Z WCRTENDYKE
cenplatnant,s Solicitors.
Post offics address. Is fsschanss placs.
Jersey City. n &