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The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

cdlctlldViOH Ol certain sewer assessment.
Petition of John Broden for earrection
of erroneous assessment.
Petition of the Holy Name Cemetery
for exemption of certain properly from
taxation.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Claims.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Aldermen, passed
April II, 1906
Requesting $3.50 for wagon fw Inspec-
tor of Weights and Measures.
Requesting provision for a recreation
pier.
From the Board Of Health. passed
April 16, 1906
Requesting $1,000 for mosquiso exter-
mination.
From the Corporation Counsel:
Opinion re rejection of trNspassers
from certain city property.
From the City Clerk
Advising purchase by the city of
search books of former City Clerk O'Don-
nell
Received and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
From the Board of Tax Commission
ers:-
Requesting correction of an erroneous
assessment.
From the Corporation Counssl:-
On what constitutes cemetery proper
ty.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Claims.
From the City Clerk
Replying to a resolution of the Board
of Finance
From the Mayor
Designating four new members of the
Board of Health.
Received and ordered fled
From the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners, passed April %, 1906
1. Requesting $500 to hire sewer clean
2. Ordering S455.so paid to John Nolan
on contract No. 1913, (Monmouth street
Improvement
3. Ordering $500 paid ito Hudson Con-
stfuction Co. on contract No. 1929, (No.
8 playground.)
4. Awarding to Peter McMenamin
contract for improvement of Tenth street
between Jersey avenue and Monmouth
street (Estimated cost, $7,919.S2; on
city, $452.07)
5. Adopting specifications for furnish
ing cast-iron water pipe.
6. Fixing salary of Clerk of Street and
Water Board at S5, 1000 annually
Z. Ordering $5.75 paid to G. Siebert &
Son.
s. Requesting $2,294 for paved streets
Tor May, 5lJuO.
8. Ordering paid certain water account
claims, two resolutipns1 i
Passed April 30, 1906:-g
TO- Ordering $500 paid to NJ. I. Con-
molly en- contract No. 1906, (Communi-
paw avenue water pipe.l
IL. Ordering S1,500 paid to 81. Byrne
on eontract1''No 1888, Mercer street
sewer.l N&Mfa
-. Ordering $1,000 paid t6sM T. Con
molly on, contract No. 1906, (Communi-
nav avenue water pipe)
49, Ordering $500 paid to John Boyd
IA. Ordering $125 paid to O. G. String
ham, ~
Is. Ordering $is7S0.50 paid to laborers
on paved streets for April. 1906.
16. Ordering $500 paid to Hudson Com
struction Co. on contract No. 1925, (No.
playground)
II Ordering paid certain water ac-
count claims.
Received and referred TO the Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions.
REPORTS. OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
Mr.. Perry, of the Committee on FL
nance, presented the following resolu-
tions g.
/. Resolved, That warrant be,order-
ed drawn on the City Treasurer ia IA
vor of that officer to transfer $1,000 from
License Account to the credit off the
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
PETITIONS. ETC

Petition of Josephine Mccormack for
the return of $64.19 surplus etc.
Petition Of Frank A. Kohlhund and
August Barberick for the wturn of
$12.54 surplus, etc.
Petition Of Laura A. Leonard for the
return of $57.2S surplus, etc,
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance
Petition of Mordecai T. Endicott for
cancellation of certain sewer assessment.
Petition of John Broden for Garrection
of erroneous assessment
Petition of the Holy Name Cemetery
for exemption of certain properly from
taxation.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Salaries and Claims.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

Commissioner Nolan moved, ''That the
further consideration of the application
of the Coast Line Telephone Company
for Asfranchise, in accordance with petit
ion of said company presented to this
journed ind continued to July 2, 1906,
at the meeting to be held at two (2)
O'Clock P. NJ. on that date and the
motion was unanimously adopted
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
I .MIsCELLA!NEoUs BUSINESS.

duced:--
No. /. An ordinance granting per-
mission to the North Jersey Street Rail-
way Company, corporation of the State
of New Jersey, to make certain main
etc.
No. 2. An ordinance granting per-
mission to the Jersey City, lHohoken and
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved, That John Driscoll and w.
J. Mchenna be and are hereby designa-
ted as Supervisor and Assistant Super
visor. respectively, of vocalists for band
concerts to be given in the parks, they
by reason of this Designation to receive
no compensation therefor from the city.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call of the ayes and nays
es:--Commissioner Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays None
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved. That Martin Quinn be em-
ployed at salary of three thousand dol
lars ($3,000) per year to have charge of
the Street Cleaning Department.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved, That John Slater, now des
ignated as foreman on payroll Of men en-
ployed laying and repairing water pipe,
be and is hereby redesignated as Assist
ant Superintendent and salary fixed at
the rate of $100 per month.
1t was adopted by the following vote
ON call of the ayes and nays
Ayes:-Commissio Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
The JERSEY CITY NEWS. TUEsDAY. July d. lyOs

Charles w. Ravel-- Columbia Park,
July rs: Riverview Park, August IA; La
tANctte Park July IS; Van Worst Park,
And that all o'her proposals received
said be and are hereby rejected
this Board believing that the best
interests of the city will be con-
served thereby the price to be paid for
the giving Of Such concerts herein award
ed to be S105 for each concert when
given: and that the Corr grafton Attorney
be and is hereby directed TO prepare and
have executed the necessary contract for
the same.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved, That James Y. Watt and
James Allen, now designated as Assist
ant Superintendants ON payroll of Gen
eral Superintendent of the Water De-
partment be and are hereby redesignated
as foremen.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on a call of the ayes and nays
yes:-Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck
NavS.-Nnnp
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved That $500 be paid to estate
Of Beach 81 Bray for rent Of District
Court, June July and August, 1906,
claim MOI SIS.
Charge District Court Rentals.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That Philip M. Anon be and
is heheby appointed Inspector of the band
concerts in parks, he to be paid COM
pensation therefor of $500 per concert
for each concert actually given.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None:
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

2. Whereas, John Mcbride has made
application to the city for the adjust
ment Of taxes on certain property stu
ate in Bentley, Marcy and Harvey
avenues, Blocks 1888 and 1874 be it
Resolved, That the Corporation Coun-
sci be and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to appear before the Commission
ers OF Adjustment with said application.
+ The above resolutions were received
and adopted by vote Of all the members
spresentseh the call for the ayes and noes
by tHeas President
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Regular meeting of the Board of
Finance, held at the City Hall on Wed
nesday, May 2, 1906, at 8 P. NJ.
Present. President Ringle and Messrs.
Perry, Mccarthy and O'Keefe-4.
Absent-Mr QUINN.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and nays
Ayes s:-Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

BY COMMISSIONER knOX:---
Resolved, That a Street Cleaning De-
partment be organized for the purpose of
supplementing the work covered by the
present street cleaning contract until the
same expires, and for the purpose when
said contract shall expire of cleaning our
streets, with municipal plant and a
force organized and employed by the city
instead of by the contract system.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be
directed to report to the next meeting of
this Board an estimate of the cost of a
plant adequate to the proper cleaning of
the streets and removal OF garbage, with
specifications upon which bids can be in
vited for the construction Of such plant,
and an estimate of the amount of money
which this Board should request the
Board of Finance to set aside in order
to purchase the said plant and to defray
the expense of cleaning the streets for
the next fiscal year.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

The Committee on Printing and Sta
tonery presented the following
Resolved, that $43.05 be paid to
Union Printing CO. for supplies Clerks
office April. 1906, claim No. 4S5.
Charge Printing and Stationery. :.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

The Committee on Engineering and
Survey presented the following
Resolved, That the sums hereinafter
mentioned be paid to the persons named.
respectively, for services rendered as
Chief Engineer, ETC.. for month endine
June 30, 1906, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $1,541 .67.
1t was adopted by the following vote
on call of the ayes and Nays
Commissioners Berry, Knox.
Nolan. Rooney and President Hauck.
Nays:-None.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Resolved, That$25 be paid to Benz. M.
Gerardin for services as Superintendent
Of Fourth Regimet Armony, June, 1906,
claim No 2S9.
500 to John Brownlae for services as
Armorer, Fourth Regiment Armory,
June, 1906, claim No. 500.
Charge Armory Salaries and Rentals.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10

Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers, to be used to pay for repairs to as
phalt streets where guarantees have ex-
pred, IN accordance with the request of
said Board Oct 8, 1905. all payments out
of this appropriation to be first concnrred
in by the Board of Finance.
2 Resolved, That warrant be order
ed drawn on the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer, to transfer S2294 from
License Account to the credit Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commission.
ers TO be used to pay for labor, and ma
teriai on paved streets for April, 1906.
For labor, $1.794.
For supplies, $500.
g. Resolved, That a warrant be order
ed drawn on the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer to transfer So, ,294 from Lii
cense Account to the credit of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners. to
pay for labor and material on paved
streets for May, 1906, to witt
For labor, 81, 794
For supplies $500
A. Resolved, That the City Comptrol-
Ter be and is hereby directed to transfer
the following unexpended balances,
Board of Education, 1904-1905, to Ac-
count Of General Claims, Board of Edu-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-28
ORGANIZED LABOR OF
NEWARK WILL PARADE
Upward of Eighteen Thousand Work
ingmen Expected TO be in
Line Next Monday.

NEWARK, Aug. 2S.-Following
the yearly custom, the United Build
ing Trades Council and the Essex
Trades Council have combined in the
arrangement of a joint parade and
picnic to be held on Labor Day. These
two central bodies have taken turns
each year in having the right of line,
and this year the honors fall to the
lot of the Building Trades Council.
Final arrangements have not yet
been completed, but all details will
be properly attended to by the mid
die of this week.
1t is estimated that about $4,000
men will be in line, representing the
eighty two locals Of the Essex Trades
Council, and the nineteen or twenty
branch organizations of the Building
Trades Council. This, however, does
not include the entire membership
of these two central bodies. Follow
ing the parade in the afternoon and
evening at Olympic Park the picnic
will be held. In,the afternoon Joseph
Buchanan, of Montclair, labor editor
on the New York Journal, will deliv-
er an address.
BY virtue of it's having the right
of line in the parade, the Building
Trades Council has the selection of
the grand marshal and his aides will
review the parade. His aides will be
selected early this week. The Essex
Trades Council, which will form the
second division, has chosen George
A. Leary as marshal, and he in turn
has appointed Joseph Sonnabend bus
mess agent of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, and William
Brennan, business agent of the Sta
tionary Firemen, his assistants. The
Essex Trades Council decided last
Wednesday night to have Local Al,
Buffers and Polishers, head its divi-
sion. Every union band and a large
number of drum and fife corps have
been engaged for the occasion.
The p%araders will assemble at
High street and Springfield avenue
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sNnvaNnnaD sNnvaNuuAD sIVnvaNaHAD slNnvaNuuMD

shortly after 8 o'clock, and it is hoped
that by $50 o'clock the parade will
have started. They will march down
Market street to Broad street, and
down the later th|oroughfare to Lin
coin Park. They will then counter
march around the park and return
up Broad streret, to Rector street,
where a halt will be called in front
of Trinity Episcopal Church. Here
the grand marshal and his aides will
review the parade. The marchers
will disband at Broad street and Cen
trail venue Immediately following
the review and go to Olympic Park
to enjoy themselves and listen to
Speaker Buchanan.
The joint Labor Day parade com
mittee is made up of Frank b. Han
rata, Frank f. Fettridge, John F..
Coyle, William e. Ryan and p. e.
Crone, of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, and John H. Mclean, II. II. Heb
eler, John Lang, f. D. Freeman and
Harry J. Gotltob, of the Essex Trades
Council. Mr.. Mclean is acting in
the capacity of chairman of the COM
mittee, Mr.. Gotlob secretary, and MI.
H%anratta treasurer.
There will be a third division in
the parade. This will be made up of
union organizations not affiliated
with either the Building Trades or
Essex Trades Council.
At a meeting held in it's headquar-
ters at 81 Market street Saturday af-
ternoon, with President Thomas
O'Brien in the chair, Laborers' Union
No decided to Darade on Labor
Day. More than 400 of its members
will turn out. Failure to do SO will
result in the imposition of a fine
Upon the recreant individuals by the
organization.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
EXPERT ON sHIPWREcks.
Principal Causes Attributable -
Drink, Fogs and Unknovn
Currents.

II have taken part, as 2 representa-
tive OF the insurance underwriters, IN
the investigation Of 100 shtpwrecks.
Most of these wrecks are due to run
ming aground. The causes OF wrecks
are drink, fogs. neglect to use the
sounding. lead, and unknown cur
rents" ss ~
The speaker was a bronzed ex-skip-
per. He went on: $50
1.-THE most dangerous waters lie on
the cast coast Of England, Cape Usn-
ant ard Cape Finistere.
"In the past the shifting OF the car
go caused a good many wrecks. but
the adoption OF feed pipes has changed
all that. Cargoes liable to shirt
consist Of wheat, iron ore, coal ana
so on. Great feed pipes, filled with
part of such cargoes now run down
into the hold, and II the cargo shirts
at all the pipes automatically pour
more cargo into the space that mas
been made vacant.
"Off wild part Of the South Amer
lean coast .four-master loaded with
high-heeled French shoes was once
wrecked. The native Indians stole the
shoes, but couldn't wear them. They
used them, instead, for boxing gloves
giving each other terrific taps with
the French heels"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
DUE THIS WINTER
Weather Prophet Of Massachusetts,
Announces That There Will b
Thirty-Eour.

Perry L. Shepardson, Of this
city, who has attained notoriety a.
an amateur prognosticator, makes the
announcement that "a storms are due
this winter, reports the Springfield
(Mass.) Union. He bases his calcula-
lions on the snowfall Of . recent aft
ernoon. ss,i5; y.
The method by which he arrives at
this conclusion Is, to say the least.
unique, and is calculated to do away
with all the worry and nerve strain
undergone by the official weather men,
who base their predictions on general
averages. Moreover, it is so simple
that mere child can work it out as
well as his bearded senior.
All that 1t is necessary to know Is
the DAY of the month, the day Of the
week, and the number OF days since
the last change Of the moon when
the first snowfall occurs, and the rest
is an easy example in addition.
The snowfall OF the other afternoon
occurring on the 2sth day Of the
month, the third day OF the week and
the third day after the new moon.
gives total Of "a storms for the
winter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
Chased by Police.

shotbag full Of nickcls, and when we
showed up at the tent all the fellows
wanted to know how we did it, and pa
said it was gambling, and we ought not
to do it, but he also wanted to know
how we managed to win, and when we
told about it pa said it was no sin to
beat slot machine, cause it was an
inanimate thing, just machine, and
anybody who could beat nickel in the
slot machine at his own game was
equal to a Rockefeller.
So after everybody had got excited
about our nickels told them how to
beat the machine. told them didn't
get excited and go rushing in where
angels fear to tread, and feed the
slot machine on good hard ear ned
nickels OF my own, but waited until the
countrymen and tenderfeet had fed It
on nickels until it was too full for ut
terance. When the machine swelled
out like 1t was bowed up, and 1t kind
OF wheezed, like it was ready to cough
up, and was only waiting for an ex-
cuse. I put cough lozenger about the
size OF nickel in the slot and turned
the diaphram. The machine shud-
dered a minute and then had a regular
hemorrague, and coughed up tin cup
ful OF nickels into my hand. and the
machine seemed to rest easy, and take
nourishment again from the silly fell
lows, who thought they could beat It
Well, Sir. the whole crowd was 10 ex-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
DESTRUCTION BY WEEvlLs.
Insects Cause Great Loss In tho
Chestnut Crops Of the Va
rious States.

A fair estimate Of the damage done
annually by weevils to chestnuts grown
in the United States would probably
fall little short Of Is per cent.,while III
some years the percentage exceeds that
figure, running as high rs 40 or so par
cent, states the Scientific American.
Growers in some localities report no
damage, others place losses as low .
Ave or ten per cent, while instances
are cited Of whole crops being destroyed.
The amount Of loss is dependent On
locality, season, and to . more limitsd
extent on the variety Of nuts grown.
The greatest damage is usually incurred
in regions where chestnuts have grown
wild for many years, and the least where
there are no wild chestnuts or chinqua-
pins and the nuts are grown only for
market and are carefully gathered. The
most extensive losses judging from
available sources OF information, ,ap-
pear to be in Massachusetts,, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, New York Tin the
vicinity OF New York city,, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
1 Punctured Pas Tires.

It a. long as he could, when he took
the colonel by the collar and sat him
down so quick he didn't come to for a
couple of minutes, and when the
colonel got his senses, and found that
the usher had ushered him into a seat
between two gaily decorated colored
women the trouble began. The colonel
never forgot that he was a gentleman,
for he rose up, took off his hat to tho
colored women, and said: "You must
excuse me, ladies, but shall have to
60 and kill the sconndrel who sat me
down with niggers," and he got down
of the seats and struck the usher with
his cane, and the usher yelled: "Hey,
Rube!" and all the circus people made
a rush for the colonel. The colonel
said, men of Kentucky to the rescue"
and before could crawl under the
seats the air was full of baggage,
seats, tent pins and white hats, guns
were fired, and blood flowed, and the
police pulled everybody, and the eve
ming performance was given up.
One of the proprietors of the show
got wen on his head as big as foot
ball from being struck by handle OF
a revolver, and the colonel VINO started
the row was knocked silly by a tray OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
BEGINNING TO DOUBT.
Former Legislator Who Feels That
He Sold His Vote Too
Cheap,

1T beats all about this political cor.
ruption," said the old farmer % he
laid aside his country paper. Every
week there is something about expos.
ing some big man who was thought
to be perfectly honest, and It's getting
SO you don't know whom to trust"
"Were you ever In politics your.
SELF" was asked.
"Once, and that's what's bothering
me now. Yes. I was elected to the
legislature once. While was serv-
ing as a member q fellow-member
came to me and said that my aunt in
Iowa had died and left me $4,000, and
he paid the money over to me. / had
never heard about the aunt, and I
don't know how he got the money for
me. and am just beginning to doubt"
ITO doubt what?"
"Wall, I voted for q land gra6 and
we carried 1t by only four majority.
and I'm just beginning to doubt II /
got enough for my vote. think II I
had held out few days I'd have had
an uncle die, too, and got as much as
$4,000 out Of the think-Baltimors
American. y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
WHERE MARRIAGE PAYS
Travelling in Couples on the Ocean
Can Be Done Much
Cheaper.

arE = y Z
Married people nave the best Of II
In ocean travelling" said sea cap
tain, for they have stateroom to
themselves. People travelling alone.
unless they are willing to pay a good
deal extra, have to sleep In the same
room with strangers unpleasant
thing.
Some OF these lone travellers, to se-
cure privacy. pay the extra fare. 9th
ers-many others-try to secure pri-
vacy by giving us lies instead Of
money.
Zone man will tell the chief stew
ard that he has an intolerable snore.
Another will say that he IL subject to
epileptic attacks, wherein, in the
small hours, he becomes . shriekina
and dangerous maniac. Another will
say that in the throes Of acute sea-
sickness, from the beginning Of the
voyage to the end, he fills the cabin
day and night with dismal noises.
No matter. They all have to share
their staterooms with strangers. The
only way out Of 1t is to plank down
the coin.' s5st
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27

tured his tire to his dying day, but he
didn't know it was me.
Gee, it looks to me as though pa has
been engaged to act as the easy mark
in this show. Say, they got pa to
practice on roaring like a lion, so he
could stand behind the cage when the
lion has a sore throat and roar, and
scare folks, and pa has been going
around behind the cages, every eve
ming, when the menagerie is closed,
and the crowd in the main tent, max
ing noises that have made the animals
look at each other as much as to say,
'Well, what do you think Of that?"
The rhinoceros was SO disguised at
Paducah that he reached out his nose
and took pa on his horn and held him
up to the scorn of the other animals
until pas pants gave way and he was
a sight, and he was SO scared that he
got out of the tent and made run for
our train, chased by the police, who
thought he was burglar that had
been eat by a house dog.
The worst thing we have had ON pa
was at Louisville, where we stayed
over Sunday. Another fellow and l
got system on slot machines, and one
day we beat the machines out Of a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-27
More Than a Chair.

When Prof Eliot, of Harvard, was
touring on the Pacific coast, he visited.
the University of Washington, at Seat
tie. Prof. o. B. Johnson was at that
time one of the leading lights of the coli
lege, and President Eliot became much
interested in him. During the course Of
a conversation the eastern president
asked the western man what chair he
held. WELL" said Prof. johnson. u am
professor of biology, but l also give
instructions in meteorology. botany,
chemistry. entomology and
a few others" Il should say that you
occupied a whole settee, not q chair"
replied Harvard's chief.