The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-24
Senator Dryden and Con-
gresham Van Winkle
Make Efforts to Secure An
Appropriation
Y. W. c. 7. U. AGAlAsT sMOOT
RURAL FREE DELIVERIES FOR
NEW JERSEY MARK THE
GRAVE OF THE CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1906. That
Senator Dryden is keenly alive to the
pressing need for new postoffice build
ing at Jersey City. so that adequate fa-
cilities may be provided for the handling
of the business of that office, Is plainly
apparent. The Senator has been in
touch with the office of the supervising
architect of the Treasury Department
ever since he came here for the conven-
ing of Congress. He has introduced a
bill making an appropriation for the
postoffice building, and he is a member
of the committee on public buildings to
which the bill was referred.
In order that the committee might
have a true conception of the great need
for the appropriation, as well as to give
the members some ideas of the eramped
quarters and inadequate facilities of the
postofiice at Jersey City, the Senator
asked the supervising architect to obtain
reports from the custom office and from
the postoffices giving the required data.
The latest report on file was made in
1902, three years ago In accord with
the suggestion of the Senator the super
yising architect telegraphed for the re
ports. When the data is compiled the
Senator will present it for the considera-
ton of the committee.
Senator Dryden has given the Jersey
City postofice matter the same attention
that he devotes to any matters affecting
New Jersey inerests. When they are
brought to his attention they are taken
up at once, and when they do not require
his personal attention he turns them over
to his exceptionally efficient secretary,
George w. Rouzer, who takes the best of
care of them The Senator is anxious to
serve his constituents in any part of the
State at all times, and the question of
geographical location of any individual
does not enter into any matter, but the
man from Essex County finds Mr.. Dry
den as ready to take care of his matter
as does the man who lives in Cape May.
If there is no bill passed by the Senate
at the present session of Congress max
ing an appropriation for postoffice at
Jersey Citylit will not be the fault of
Senator Dryden. In the House end of
the capitol the matter is in the hands of
Mr.. Van Winkle, the able representative
from Jersey City, and he has an excel
lent ally in Mr.. Howell, who is chairman
of the subcommittee having charge of
the New Jersey bills. Mr.. Howell has
visited Jersey City and knows the condi-
tions that exist in the postoffice there, so
Tar as room and working quarters are
concerned, and he will do his part for
Jersey City without a doubt.
Senator Dryden has received petition
from the Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Haddonfield. near Cam
den, protesting against the presence OF
Senator Reed Smoot in the Senate. The
petition will go the way of all other pe-
titions by reference to the committee and
ultimately oblivion in the dark recesses
underground in the capitol.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced bill repeating an act entitled
An act. to extend the time for present
ing the claims for additional bounties. ;,
and its amendments and extensions so
far as they limit the time for presenting
Aclaims for additional bounties granted TO
soldiers by the twelfth and thirteenth
sections of the act Of, July 28, 1886. Mr..
Gardner has also introduced bill to in
crease the pension of Hamilton NJ.
Rouey, of Milyille, to $24 month, ana
a bill to increase the pension of Mrs.
Alice Eddy Potter; of Bridgeton, widow
Of Captain William E. Potter formerly
Of CompanySG Twelfth New Jersey Vol
unteers, to $50 month,
The Postofhce Department has an
nouneed that rural free delivery win be
established at Pennington. Hunterdon
County, on March l, 1906. The route
viii be 25A miles in length, population
served will be 4S5; number of houses on
route 110.A A route will also be estab-
Iished at Stockton. Hunterdon County,
24l4 miles long. population served 46S.
and number of houses on route 1O4
The amendment Senator Kean has of
fered to the urgent deficiency bill pro-
vides for the payment of $500 to H.
G. Adams for expert work in connection
with the railroad rate hearings and 70
G, 4. Livingston. $500; 3, H. McDer.