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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
FACAN'S BOARD
IN CONTROL
Democratic Street and
Water Board Elected by
the People Yields
Up Its Offices.
NO OPPOSITION OFFERED
New Board Organizes and
Immediately Puts the
Guillotine to Work to
Make Places for
the Hungry.
NO OPPOSITION OFFERED


Mayor Fagan's appointive Board of
Street and Water Commissioners as
lumed entire control of the Street and
Water Department this morning.
There was no opposition on the part
II the Democratic elective Board
which the Supreme Court has declared
vas illegally constituted Colonel Rob
ert G. Smith. the President of the old
Board. appeared at the City Hall and
started to enter the office of The Clerk,
but was accosted and told by Police
Captain Cody. who. with Sergeant Fin
ney and several patrolmen, was on
guard, that he could not enter the de-
partment's offices. The Colonel be-
trayed no surprise but nonchalantly re-
marked that no notice had been served
upon him.
Water Registrar William H. Peck
ham, Deputy Water Registrar Daniel
Smith and clerks of the Water Depart
ment were also held outside, but later
admitted to their offices.
The corridors Of the City Hall were
filed with anxious place hunters and
eurions spectators.
At $50 o'clock the Pagan Board or
ganized by eiecting John c. Payne presi-
dent The personnel of the Board re-
mains the same as when first appointed
BY Mayor Pagan on January !. 1903.
John Doscher, who resigned to accept
the position of Assessment Commits
sioner, and Thomas P. Connolly, who
resigned to accept a position as Excise
Commissioner, We're both reappointed to
the Street and Water Board by Mayor
Pagan on Saturday. But little time was
lost in putting the guillotine in commits
sion, though the executions We're not as
numerous as was expected. The first
AcduS 70 uEOp III lliS DdShel were lHOS6
Of Assistant Clerk Charles K. Hart.
Dominick J. Mahon of the clerical staff,
Messenger Matthew Rooney, Clerk
Fred. Kissam. Patrick FalIon, pipe
cauIker; James EntwistIe, foreman of
meters; John Boyd, lamp inspector;
Louis Feinan. assistant surveyor, and
Walter o'Mara, inspector of cement
The services of Clerk George t. Bou-
ton were retained, for the present at
least, and he acted as clerk in the or
ganization Of the new BOARD. There was
no motion to make him either clerk pro
tenn or permanent clerk. Mr.. Bout IN
acted on the assumption that he avs
appointed by the old Board for two
years. Mr.. Bouton has served as clerk of
the Street and Water Board altogether
nearly twenty-five years. Other clerks
and employees were appointed for no spec
iHed term.
Harry Cox, f. G. See, Patrick Muir
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
HlGHWAYMEN CAUGHT.
Two Robbers Hold Up Max
Benedix on Ogden Avenue
But Are Landed in
Prison.

A daring hoid-up occurred on Ogden
avenue at three o'clock yesterday morn
ing, but the highwaymen were foiled and
landed in limbo
Max Benedix, of No. 146 Sherman
avenue was returning home at the hour
named when he was seized by two men
who demanded dollar of him. Mr..
Benedix had but short while before left
three friends. He hollered for help Pa
trolman Van Buren, responded. He dash
after one of the men and Mr.. Benedix,
who had been joined by Joseph Stahl,
one of the three friends he had shortly
before left and who heard his cry for
help, pursued the other man, who ran
into No. PSI Ogden avenue. PatroIman
Van Buren, caught his prisoner, who
gave his name and address as julius
Ridgeway, twenty-three years old, of
No. 2S1 Ogden avenue, the house into
which the other man who was pursued
by Mr.. Benedix and his friend Stshl.
This other highwayman was subsequent
" arrested by Police Sergeant Cannon
and Patrolman Cannon. He gave his
name as Chester Wendler and said he
lived in the house from which he was
arrested.
Such hold-ups are said to be of fre-
quent occurrence in lonely sections Of the
Heights
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21

RELIANCE LAMP ELECTRIC CO.-NOTIcE.
AT meeting Of the directors Of RELI-
ANCE LAMP ELECTRIC COMPANY, held at
the Companys office, No. 2ss Washington
street, Jersey City, n. J., January 18th, 1884
pursuant 20 due and legal notice Of said meet
ing the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That in the Judgment Of this
Board 1t is advisable and most for the benefit
of Reliance Lamp Electric Company that the
SHOULD be forthFith dissolved and 10
that enc. IT IS ORDERED that meeting OF
the Stockholders be held on the thirteenth day
of February, A. D., 1894, at u O'Clock noan,
at the office OF this Company, in Jersey CITY,
N. J., to take action upon this resolution,
and that the Secretary forthwith give notice
Of said meeting, and OF the adoption Of tn.s
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 dn which
County this Company has its principal offfce)
for at least four weeks suecessively once q
week. and by mailing written or printed copy
of the same to each stockholder in the United
WILLIAM T. FERRIS.
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WILLIAM B. GILMORE,
Special Master IN Chancerv

IN CtiANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Il n the matter Of the application OF Margaret
McAlone for permission to sell lands owned by
Peter Murtaugh, supposed deceased.
10 Peter Murtaugh and all persons claiming
ca IN this notice, by or through the said Peter
has fled petition in the. Court Of chancery
OF New Jersey praying fofr permission to sell
the following lands and premises. to wit:-
All those two certain lots pieces or parcels
OF land and premises situate, lying and being
Il Il. the City ef Jersey City, In the County Of
as lots numbers II and %, Block number 3s2,
on on The he, city Map entitled assessment Map Of
and more particularly described as follows:-
of Wayne Street distant Us feet wesaery tFo reaS
the westerly line of Monmouth street; hence
200 feet to the southerly line of Railroad ave-
nue.; thence q westerly along the said soutils
CD southerly parallel with Monmouth street
200 feet TO the northerly side Of Wayne street,
and thence s4l easterly along the said norther.
or place of beginning.
Being the same premises described in a GER
tain deed made by Margaret Muriaugh, widow
OF William Murtaugh to Margaret MeAlone, by
Liber So, page 4si; in Which a said Ian lands su and
premises Peter Murtaugh had a certain
interest; sale Of which said interest is pray
ed, and a decree barring the said Peter Muir
taugn and all persons claiming any interest
IN said lands and estate by or through the SAID
Peter Murtaugh fom any claim title in the
said land and real estate; said Peter Murtaugh
peing presumed dead; and take notice thar ,il-.
Chancellor has set Monday the Ninth day of
November, Nineteen Hundred and Three, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon Of that day, or as
the Chancery Chambers in Jersey City Num-
ber Is Exchange place, as the time and place,
when and where hearing will be heard in
the matter. and all persons interested may at
tend at that time and be heard.
HUDSPETH & PUSTER.
Solicitors for Petitioner
Post Office address, No. $50 Washington street
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21

STATE OF NEW JERSEY-DEPA AIsTME2ST
OF ATE@CERTIF1CATE OF FILING OF
CONSENT BY STOCKHOLDERS TO DlsSo-
To all to whom these presents may come.
Greeting
Whereas, It appears to my satisfaction BY
duly authenticated record of the pFoceeaiA =
for the voluntary dissolution thereof deposited
in my office, that the Reliance Lamp Electric
Company, corporation Of this State whose
principal office is situated No. 25S Washing
ton street, in the City Of Jersey City County
OF Hudson State Of New Jersey flames H.
lsbills being the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process may be served,
has complied with the requirements of An
Act concerning corporations tRevision of 1885,
preliminary to the issuing Of this certiffcats
that such consent has been fled.
Now, therefore, /. S. d. Dickinson, Secretary
OF State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby
certify that the said corporation did, on IEs
Twenty-ninth day of February. 1904 file in my
office a duly executed and attested consent IN
writing to the dissolution OF said corpora tion
executed by more than two-thiras in interest y
the stockholders thereof which said certificate
and the record Of the proceeding aforesaid ars
now on file in my said office as provided BY
law.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto
set my hand ard affixed my Official
fSeal.) seal, at Trenton, this Twenty-uinth
day of February. A. D. one thousand
nine hundred and four.
s. D. DICKINSON.
Secretary Of State
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SCANL0N'S BRUTAL SON.

At two O'clock yesterday morning Pa
trolman Dunn arrested James Scanlon,
twenty-one years old, of No. III Ninth
street, for atrocious assault and battery
on his aged father, John seanlon. Dur
ing quarrel young scanlon struck his
father yer the head and face with a
club, breaking his fathers nose and in
fiicting an ugly scalp wound. The wounds
of the elder scanlon We're dressed at the
City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21

were being pulled in a lively manner
by the respective friends of George
Hoehl, Republican, president of the
Twelfth Ward Improvement Assoeia-
tion, who failed to land a Fire Com
missionership when it was thought he
had his commission practically in his
pocket; Gustav Pfingsten, Republican,
of the same ward, who was an aspira1lt
for the same position; William g. Reed,
Republican, of the Seventh Ward, and
- Fallahee, Pagan Democrat
of the Second Ward These are most
prominently named as successors Of
Connolly as Excise Commissioner and
Doscher as Assessment Commissioner.
1t appears to make but little difference
to their respective friends in which posi-
tion they land, provided they land. A
Republican high up in the councils of his
party admitted these were the most
prominently named aspirants for the
positions, and when an opinion was ven
tured that George Hoehl would land in
one of the berths he said that he some
times made it rule to bet on dark
horse. He SAID that whoever was APP
pointed to either of the positions from
the Twelfth Ward would have to have
the endorsement Of the regular Republi
can association of his ward.
Reuben Simpson was one of the call
ers on the Mayor He said he was in
terested in certain good official and
that his interview with the Mayor was.
he thought, favorable Mr. Simpson re-
fused to say that the official in whom he
was interested was Democrat.
The Twelfth Warders were down in
force n. H. Williams and his friends
We're looking for City Wharnnger Me-
Dermott's scalp. Harry Bennett was
looking for a clerkship; so was Carl
Raisch; Joe Hurtle wanted to again be
a reassessor; George Morgan a city car
penter, and Henry seeberger clerk
ship.
From the Eleventh Ward Fred.
Bluem and John Pforr were looking for
clerkships.
The Mayor has been overwhelmed
with applications for his backing for
various POSITIONS. His office was be-
sieged all the morning with the appli-
cants and their friends. No appoint
ments were made by the new Board
even to fill the positions declared vacant
by resolution this morning.
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PULLING WIRES.
Candidates Aplenty for All
the G. @. P. 0fices--
Hutohinson's Seat
Wanted.
pecial to .The Jersey city News, =

Especial to "The Jersey City News.'']
TRENTON, March 21, 1904. 4.-Inter-
est in local politics, especially in the
g. O. P, is beginning to pick up right
smart" as it were, and, incidentally,
there are all sorts, kinds and conditions
of candidates.
The main fuss will be over the selec-
ton of candidate for State Senator
and Sheriff.
Some Of the leaders would keep Sena-
tor Hutchinson out of the Senate in
order to give some other party man a
chance at the honor, and to get rid Of
him for this office they would run him
for Sheriff, but there are so many who
want to succeed him that the scheme
may go through awry and Mr.. Hutchin-
son be nominated to succeed himself in
spite Of those after the place ON the
ticket
Assemblyunan Celclough is said to
have strong leaning to represent Mer-
Ger in the Senate. and while some Of
his friends have put him forward as a
dark horse or compromise candidate, he
has not, 50 far taken the. matter seri-
ously.
The other men who would like to go
to the Senate Former Assembly
man George Page, Ira Wood and Bar
ton s. Hutchinson. OF these Mr..
Hutchinson has the lead. but after all
it will depend upon the wish Of the
State leaders in the mater, and as yet
no one Of the parties interested has had
the courage to ascertain from this
source who should wear the Senatorial
toga
The candidates for the Shrievalfy
nominations are numerous. but hernnd
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
LEGAL NOTICES.


IN CHANCERY or NEW JERSEY.
Between The William Peter Brew pg Com
PAM. corporation Of the Ssate Of New Jer-
sey Complainant, and Christina Doerr, ct a1s,
on 13ill of Partition and Decree Of sale
Notice Of sale.
Joseph Anderson. Solicitor.
BY virtue Of a decree Of the Court Of Cham
Gerry made in The above stated caase on tho
and four, directing a sale Of all and singular
the premises mentioned and described In tha
decree for sale. I, William B. Gilmore spe-
cial Master in Chancery OF New Jersey viii
the tract Of land and premises hereinafter az
APRIL. a. d. NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND FOUR. AT TWO P NJ,
at the sheriff = salesroom. No. A Montgomery
street, Jersey City which tract Of land and
premises may be particularly described az
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF lard
and premises, situate lying and bein in the
Town OF Union, in the County OF Hudson ana
State Of New Jersey and which on map en-
Titled Map OF property belonging to the EIus-
son County Real Estate Company s5fuafe
near the Weehawken Village, Hudson County
y; - surveyed and laid out into lots BY
William Hexamer, 1882 filed in the Clersia
lnow Registers Office Of Hudson County. on
nu1dred and fifty-five IS described. known
and distinguished said map as lot num-
6ered hye hundred and fifty t55o}, fronting on
tucson avenue. and being twenty-five feet
wide in front and rear and one hundred and
nfty Q5e9 feet Deep by reference to said
map will fully appear.
including the estate and interests in dover of
the defendants Catharine Diefenbaeher. Chris
tina Diefenbacher, Augusta Dieffsnbaciler
Maria Marquart, and including also the In
ehoate right of dover Of the defendants Chris
tina D5eHenbacher, Emile Dieffznbacher
Emile Dienenbaefer Maria Dienenrache-
Maria Evan Maier. Josephine Aiarauart ana
the estate and interest by curtesy Of the de-
fendant Jacob Maier, together with all and
singular the Entertainments and appurtenancee
appertaining.
Dated March 18th. 1904
WILLIAM B. GILMORE.
Special Master in Chancery
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
LACKAWANNA's LOW RATES

Colonist one-way tickets TO Pa
cihc Coast points, daily until
April 20 ................... $50. 90
Los Angeles or San Francisco,
and return, April % to 30.
Return limit, June 30.) ...... $e7 90
ST. Louis Worlds Fair excursion
tickets, commencing April %:
Season tickets. Return Limit,
December 15.) ....... S34. 90
Sixty-day tickets ............ $2S. 81
Fifteen-day tickets ........... $23. 20
Season and sixty-day tickets
good via Chicago in one direc-
tion, coach excursion May H.
Return limit, 10 days.) ...... SIS. 90
For tickets and full particulars call
on or address any Lackawanna agent.
or Guy Adams, Division Passenger
Agent, No 749 Broad street. Newark,
N J
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Dated March ?. 1904.
~ cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.

III CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Anne c. Hull, complainant, and
James c. Welsh, ct ux., ct als defendants.
On bill to foreclose. Notice.
To Rilhelmina Howland and Henry S. HoWs
land, her husband, and Jennie c. McTroy
and James c. McIlroy. 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 a certain cause wherein Anna
c. Hull is complainant and You and others are
defendants, you are required to appear, plead,
answer or Gemur to the DILL of complaint Of
complainant on or before the Second day OF
FEBRUARY. nineteen hundred and four, tha
said bill will be taken as confessed against
you, and such decree will be made as the
Chancellor shall think equitable and Just
The said bill is filed to foreclose two mort-
cages, both given by William Welsh to- Anne
c. Hull, complainant the one dated September
so, 1888. and the other dated September 80.
1897, and both covering lands in Jersey City.
N. j.; and you, Wilhelmina Rowland and Jen-
ME c. MeIlroy 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. Rowland and James c. AfcIiroy
are made defendants. because you are the hus-
bands of the respective last named 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 !. 1908.
HuDSPETH e PUSTER
Solicitors for Complainant
Pest Cffice address No. 259 Washington street
Jersey City, N.
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE NEW
York Petroleum Soap Company.
Take notice that at meeting Of the Board
of Directors of the New York Petroleum Soap
Company called for that purpose. held the
day of the date hereof, of which meeting
every Director received at least three days
notice, the following resolution was adopted
by a majority of the Board
Resolved, That in the judgment of this Beard
It is advisable and most for the benefit of The
New York Petroleum Soap Company that the
same should be forthwith dissolved; and to
that end it is ordered that a meeting of the
stockholders be held on Tuesday, the Sth day
Of March, A. d. 1904. at twelve clock, noon,
Jersey City. to take action upon this resolu-
at the office of the Company, in the City Of
tion; and further, that the Secretary forthwith
give notice of the said meeting, and of the
adoption of this resolution within ten days
from this date. by publishing the said resolu-
ton with a notice Of its adoption, in the Jer-
sey city News . newspaper published in the
City Of Jersey Guy, for at least four weeks
once week. successiyely,. and by mailing a
written or printed copy of the same to each
ana every stockholder of this Company in the
United States.
And further take notice that said meeting
will be held at the time and place and for the
purpose indicated in the said resolutions
Dated February 4. 1904.
JOHN v. SMITH,
Secretary
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AsPHYxlATED BY GAS.

Charles Rich, forty-fve years old, was
found dead this morning in a room in
the rear of Charles Pommicke's saloon,
No. 10 Griffith street, having been
asphyxiated by gas, which was found
turned on in full. Rich had asked per-
mission to sleep in the room for the
night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
LOW RATES WEST.

During March and April the Chicago.
Great Western Railway will sell tickets
at very low rates from Chicag ago-to nearly
all Western points. Write US for full
information, stating destination and num-
Der IN party. California points $500,
Helena and Butte $so.oo Spokane
$so.50, Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, etc,
$500. Many others equally low. j..
2. Elmer 6. r. A., 113 Adams street.
Chicago. Ill
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N cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.

IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.
To First National Bank of Birmingham.
By Virtue of an order of the Court Of Cham
Gerry of New Jersey, made the day OF tha
date hereof, in a cause wherein Henry W
Taft Is complainant, and you and others are
defendants, you reqINred TO appear and
plead, answer or demur, to the said complain
ants bill Of complaint or before the third
day of May next, or IN default thereof such
decree will be made against you as the Chan
cellor shall think equitable ana sjuse. The said
bfll is filed TO fereclose a mortgage made by
Thomas A. Mack and the Hydrocarb0n Burner
Company to said Henry W. Taft. dated De-
cenaber second, nineteen hundred and one en-
lands in the City of Jersey City, in the County
OF Hudson and State Of New Jersey
And you, First National Bank of Birrning-
ham, Alabama. are made defendant because
you recovered a, Judgment on December second,
nineteen hundred and three in the New Jersey
Supreme Court against said Thomas A. Mack
upon which judgment You caused a writ Of
execution to issue to the Sheriff OF Hudson
County who levied upon and advertised for
sale the premises mentioned in said bill, by
virtue whereof you may claim to have some
interest in the said mortgaged lands and
premises
Yours truly.
LINDABURY, DEPUE & FAULKS,
Solicitors for Complainant,
T63 Broad Street,
Newark, n. J.
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GAMMA SIGMA TO MEET.

Gamma Sigma will meet tomorrow
afternoon at four o'clock at the home of
Rev. j. A. Brown, No 1873 Mercer
street Rev Brown win read paper
on sThe Church Debt to Celtic Chris
tianity.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
OLD BOARD TO APPEAL

1t was learned this morning that an
application for a writ of error would be
made to the Court of Errors and APP
peals by counsel for the old Democratic
Board.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21

a lot Of small wire drawing and pulling
there is nothing doing as yet.
Among this bunch are Freebooter
Black Of East Windsor Township, John
W Tindall Of Washington Township,
and former Freeholder Daniel .Klockner
of Hamilton Township.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
5000 to cali8ornia and Return

Via The Chicago, Union Pacific s North
Western Line. from Chicago, April 23 to
May ]. Choice Of routes going and re-
turning Correspondingly low rates from
all points. Two trains day from Chi
cago through without change Daily and
personally conducted tourist car excur-
sions. Write for itinerary and full par
ticulas regarding special train leaving
Chicago April 26.
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FELL AND BROKE HIS LEG.

Alfred Oleson, sixteen years old, of
No. 4ls Pacific avenue, fell off the tres
tie of the National Docks Railroad at
Grand and Merseles streets yesterday
and broke his right leg.
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DROWNED IN the HACKENsACK

While playing in a boat on the Hack
ensack RIVER, near the Newark Turnpike
Bridge, at a quarter past five o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Sidney King, seven
teen years old of No. 615 Newark ave
nue.. fell overheard and was drowned.
The body was recovered and taken in
charge of by Undentaker Mead
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-21
ACCIDENTS IN THE ERIE YARD

Two accidents, one proving fatal, oc-
cured in the Erie Railroad yard at
Provost street Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Creagh, sixty-two years old,
of No. ia Payonia avenue, employed as
a switchman, was Struck by a drill en-
CINE and was Instantly killed.
Charles Salviskiskie, twenty years old.
while coupling cars, had his right arm
badly hurt and sustained other injuries.
He was taken to st. Francis Hospital.
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Paul Gallazas ski, an employe Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was struck and
Instantly killed yesterday by train in
the yard near the depot. Galizaski lived
with his family at No.141 steuben street.