The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-03-03
Annual Report Showing tbs
Number Of Disabled
Soldiers Housed Last Year
ANTI cARTEEN PETITIONS
ONE JERSEY POSTMASTER RE-
SIGNED AND ONE JERSEY GIRL
SECURED A CLERKsHIP

WASHINGTON. Mar. 8, 19O6.-Iu
taking care of the 131. .S02 old soldiers
who are inmates of the various soldiers
homes the sum of 81 ,979, ,e94.60 was ex-
pended for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1905. These figures are taken from
the annual report of tre boardiof man
ayers of the National Soldiers Home fog
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Of that
number New jersey has 2, ,239
The table showing the money expendr
ed in the various branches of the homes
gives the average number present ae
Kearny as 422.50; cost per capita. $175.-
O5; and general expenses. STST .S0511;'
and for Vineland. average number pres
ent. 4s.50; cost per capita. S230.4S; gen
eral expenses. 81, ,21O.12.
The report gives further statistics for
Kearny showing average number present
in 1904 as 436. and in 1865 as 1913: total
present April 30, 1868. when an inspec-
ton was made, 443; absent. IS: total
enrolled. 4S9 At Vineland the average
present for 1908 was 40; for 1904. a.
and total present May s. 1905. 90; total
absent. 3; total enrolled. 80. Both in
stitut:ons. when Inspected. We're found to
be in excellent condition.
Senator's Kean and Dryden have re-
ceiyed petitions from the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of Bergen
County. opposing the repeal Of the anti
canteen law, and from Camden division
Of the brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, favoring the Bates-Penrose en-
ployees,, liability bill
The Senators have received resolutions
by the State Presidents Association Of
the Patriotic Sons of America praising
President Roosevelt in general terms,
Representative Gardiner has received
petitions favoring the removal of the
duty from denaturalized alcohol from
National Grange. of Cumberland County;
Medford, Columbus. Yineland and
Moorestown. He also has petitions from
Pennsylvania favoring the restriction of
immigration
Two of Representative wiley's pension
bills have been passed by the Senate.
They are Andrew NJ Dunham. an in
crease to $50 month, and Susan ". Sci
fridge. an increase to $40 month.
Representative Parker has introduced
bill to grant pension to Harry D. Nc
Farland.
Mr. Loudenslager has one bin passed
by the Senate. that to increase the pen
sion of John Keller, of Woodbridge, to
$36 month.
Walter Fink, Of Ely, Monmouth Coun-
ty, has resigned as postmaster. He has
been receiving the muni6cent salary Of
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affice irksome' and while his neighbors
appreciated his efforts to aid in the DE-
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snow mueh appreciation ana ne aee0fa-
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