The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-06
It Cost the National Govern
ment $4,000 to Clear I'm
pediments to Nav igati,n
From New Jersey Nate.
ways
JERSEY ClTYS POST0FfIcE
NEED OF A NEW BUILDING
GAINS RECoGNITIoN-aiRs. W.
E. WILSON'S PLEA FOR HER
WANDERING BOY.

E. WILSON'S PLEA FOR HER
WANDERING BOY.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 8, 1906.
For the removal of wrecks or crsgft
endangering navigation the Federal gov
ernment paid $4,l7094 in New Jersey,
according to the report of the engineers.
The sloop Constitution, in the 1Eaarsce
river, was removed by Van Sant &
Boehm, of Atlantic City. for which s41s.-
81 was paid.
The coal barge Carrie was wrecked at
the entrance to Little Egg Harbor in
April, 1904. Van SAINT & Boehlnsof At
lantic City, got the. contract and recesgea
$l.630.60 for the work The three
snasted schooner Rebecea NJ. Smith was
wrecked on the outer shoal of Little Egg
Harbor Inlet in August, 1864 The
schooner was loaded with graR.te blocks.
Dynamite was used BY Van SAINT &
Boehm to blow up the,-wreck. and they.
were paid $1,161.22.
The steamer Ranald and the schooners
Rival and A. l.. Lee were wrecked OH
Absecon Inlet. Charles T.. johnson took
the contract and was paid $616.45. Tine
schooner, Ann Virginia was wrecked IN
the Cohausey river and G. NJ Van SAINT
was awarded the contract to relr@Are the
wreckage. He received $343.07 for the
work done. 9sssys
As chairman Of the committee on inn
migration and naturalization. Represent
ative Benjamin +. HowsIl is receiving
scores Of petitions from ali parts of New
Jersey advocating the rsssriction sf iIa-
migration. He has received petitions
from Fieldsboro Council. 1r. o. U. A.
NJ, Of Bordentowh. ana -Mpamouth
Council. Of Freshola. and froSn seuncils
Of. the Patriotic Order Sons of AspsEies
at Trenton, Bordentowu end. Raimgra.
At the meeting oe the Gansea ExRpd
of the Reformed Church se Azaai eia
last summer at AshuETsP Park, 1saoIsasons
were adopted condsrnne Eszasos enaeee
and expressing alREzs oV@. the gapwsh ae
Mormonism in this country. It wAh No
doubt be pleasing to the church peopls
throughout New Jersey to Learn thar
Senator Smoot will probably be expelled
from the Senate.
Jersey City is in naed of'a new post
office building. The Merchantz' Pretec-
tive Association of Hudson County has.
sent resolutions, adopted at recent
meeting of that body, to Congressman
Howell, asking him to aid the moYel
meut for new. building. Mr.. Howell
is aamember of the committee on public
buildings and grounds and disposed to de
all he can for New Jersey.
Benjamin +. Barnes, assistant secre-
tary to the President, who figured in the
ejectment of Mrs. Minor Morris. of this
city, from the White House, is native
Jerseyman, his birthplace, being in the
lower part of the State.
"God alone knows how / am suffering
and this suspense and agony win kill me
if do not hear from myeboy," said Mrs.
w. E. Wilson, of 120 Maple street, He
boken, in letter received yesterday bt
Captain Boardman. Of the detective.
force. The son is William Wilson. He
wrote TO his mother from this city the
day after Christmas. He was on his way
home from North Carolina, and promised
to write again from Philadelphia His.
mother has not heard from him aud il
anxious to know what has become Of
Kim. Captain Boardman has heen I'M
able rs vet TO get any trace OF the young
man.
Iii the bulletin issued by the Post 0fiee
Department yesterday afternoon it stat
ed that George Hiidab brant has been ap
pointed rural carrier at Califon. to hes'n
duty on January Is, 1906. with Carlin
/. Crater as substitute. Joseph 3. Pall4
man has been appointed on the reuts
from Oakland with Garret +. GarreVsua
as the substitute.
In the summary of banks o.gan.zed.
from March IA, 1900, to Decemh her 81,
1908, issued by the Comptroller os tae
Currency, it Is shown that there are
forty-one banks in New Jersey organized
in that time. with q capital of $1.SS6,-
600. OF this number twenty~four banks
have a capital of $50 cen or less, and
seventeen of $50, 900 or more.
4 Mrs. William H. Wiley, wife of. Rep,
resentatiSe Wiley. will be at home 1T
the Highlands on the first and second
Tuesdays of each month during the sea-
SON
William Hughes, of Paterson, former
Representave, is registered at the st.
James; DR.. and Mrs. d. w. Cranberry,
.of East Orange, are at the Gordon ~.
q. Dowden, of Newark, is at the Riggs,
and l.. e. Brace, of Princeton, is at the
Arlington.
Senator Dryden is not expected hers
until the middle Of next week. Mr.,
Rouzer. his secretary, will remain IN
Newark with the Senator, until he COMES
TO Washing ngton, III tse ineantime Colonel
William NJ. Palmer. Of Camden. viii
have charge Of the committee rom. q