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sECr kOENIGs NV DtTIrs.
Deserted wives OF thAuneurs Ash His Ns-
sistAnre h LocatinE Thrir Iiusbansis.

ALBANY. July 23.-Sinc. Secretary oi
State kuerig began making arrangements
for carrying out the provisions of the
CAllan automobile Law he has received all
sorts of propositions from all parts 1T the
state. Men with pateuts un article To
stop automobiles "a seconds motto" ar"
numerous and those who would like tO
assist the Secretary IA making easy his
administration Of the Callan Law turn M,
daily, either IA person ur toy letter.
The latest addition to tn" multituiinous
duties which some psnpl" would rmToss
upon Secretary koenig j. the complaint
male NY wives of Chaureurs who have
hsep d,zs.rtcl ani who now call upOn the
Secretary to Assist them in heating their
derrlict husbands. FROM the letters that
come to the state Department IL would
seem that some New York chaufcurs
have been more attentive tn their cars
than To their wives. koenig's daily mail
~ 500 letters contains al average Of five
letters from wives who want him TO watch
out for their husbands applications Tor
licenses To- drive
The wife Of "A French chauffeur writes
the Secretary Of state that she wants Ia
lay her clutches on the little French
and decamped for parts unknown.
i know he will ask Won for "A license,
hut do not give IL To him writes this
deserted wife. 4 know YOU are not CON
Quoting a detective bureau. hut do know
that you are kiEdheartei.-
The receipt Of such letters has caused
Secretary koenig to instruct IN" Ming
clerks ia the chauffsurS' department To
keep sharp eve out for tn. faces ~ III"
4 IN al l.affs
the de-ert"t wives. What disposition
will he male of the caSss he cannot tell
NJ this time a. the matter IL somewhat of
IA puzzle tn him.
peopl. who have been run down by
careless Chauifeurs in New York. Brook
Ign. Buffalo. Rochester and syracuse are
daily fling complaints with Secretary
koenig. One New Yorker wrote a sIN
pace letter To Mr.. Ko-nig describing III"
actions Of a chauffeur who took ham and
his family Ia larChmOnt ana then got
drunk. lie was three days al Soldering
up and wh,,u he reached New York the
car was unfit for further service.
An applicant for a chauffeur licerCe.
a New Yorker. writes Mr. hce' ~ that u
he gets permit Ia run a car b" viii ask
the state to give him $50. sn IN the event
that h. - run down 10y "A woman chauffeur
or by an owner who drives hlS own car
He adds that Il his qualifications for a
license which are that n. has been driving
for six years and has hal me- accidents,
meets with the approval Of IN" Secretary
of state an applicants flank may T." sent
20 him
To-day Uncle sam. through the War
Department informed Secretary ko"uIg
that he would expect Government cars
20 reCeiv" "A liCenS" from III" state under
the Callan law without paving ia" Gus
tomary f'. taking the stard that the
Government - rot amenanl" To taxation
Last yea Ma iDT-ti"n. ls-onart Nrot
el.
a fee ~ g. To IN" stat" for an AG'"molil"
license Secretary ko,'nIg then hell that
he was rot taxing the Government hut
simply giving a tag IN sNchaug" for s.
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SETTING Jtck>O> u,IuS.
Checks sent to i'ay Expenses of Former
AIIornrN .i.enrrAI's once.

ALFNNY July -. Attorney General
O'MaIl"y saws that the las 81 the claims
against IN" stat" resulting from the eN-
Ts.ns"- Of the administration 81 has prede.
ce-sor. former Attorney General Jackson.
have ra-n audited and checks sent out
for all but a few hundred dollars for which
no claimants can bc found.
There were some three hundred claims
remaining from the jackson admilis-
trRtion. dggr"gat.nE slii.HJD - S2"p.u
and 'h"-.' wrrr ,tl' bY the Legislature
and stat" uHlcIal- ., SlopD az thia
latter sum S,iVrI vas pad from apprp-
priattur- mad" 10y the Legislature Ia =
year and Si5 ~ from moneys set asii"
this ysar
az IN. unpaid claims for which claim
ant. cannot l., found there are two che ~
70 20 20 sT.CIal counsel IN election cases
and checks for small amounts Tor u'iicH
eNT@nsc aud supplies
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DEAD IN His downtown ROOM
ARTHIR W. PIERCE, PtTTNT
IiHIER, MAS 4 NJ ICIDE.
n illed Himself ~ Gas In TITS BEDROOM NJ
- Fulton street, a Heck From IIIs
Oniee -Lhrti Apart From Family
Was a RerltIse Was Dead Da'S

Was a Rerltise Was Dead Z Da'S.
Arthur VI. Pierce paten, lawyer who
had offices at los Fulton street and lived
apart from his family in a suite Of rooms
AZ ~ In tho same street. was found dead
yesterday afternoon IN his bedroom.
He was a suicide nom gas and had lain
dead for three days before his body WAS
discovered HE wife and family live
at lag Rutland road. brooklyn
The jAnItor Of the building George
Busk had smelled gas in the corridor %
the building for several days past. nut hs
didn't look for the cause until yesterday
afternoon. He explained TO the police
that the odor hadn't become strong on the
lower floors until yesterday
he hadn't thought Il strange that Mr.
Pierce had not been seen since Saturday
a week ago. because he was in the habit
Of making frequent trips 20 Nashin gton
and never liked in1uisitlve callers anyway
Mr. Pierce took care Of his own rooms.
Busk usually let him alone
Yesterday afternoon he ovcrcame his
fear OF intruding and went 20 the fifth
Moor IL didn't take much searching tn
md thar the gas came from Mr. Pierce's
rooms. Then hs went downstairs to get
policeman
AZ the John street station Pairolman
James Nolan was assigned 10 20 hack
with him. Nolan tired the door. but IL
wouldn't yield Busk didn't have keys
so the policeman shouldeTed his 'tay
through IL Mr. Pierce's body was found
lying ON the bed He was dressed in his
nightclothe~
There was only one gas jct in the bed
room and that was turned on fun The
door leading TO the workshop was closed.
but through a crevice a rubber tube had
been led from "A gas fixture and through
u the gas was escaping \ doctor from
the Hudson street hospital said that Mr..
Pierce had been dead for three days
Later two sons Of Mr. Pierce came
from Brooklyn IN an automobile They
were told at the police station that thcre
would be some delay IN getting out the
papers providing for the transfer Of the
body from New York TO Kings county
and that il would be- hest Ia have il taken
orhred IL removed there IL will bs
taken To a crematory to-day
Arthur MunrOe Pierce was born IN
Providence March II. 1850 His father
was Caleb = Pierce. He got his educa-
ton in the public schools of Providence
and al the Harvard law school. from
which he was graduated IN $50
Mrs. Pierce. Wife Of tfe suicide. il still
living et the Brooklyn addres-. She sad
last night that she was e.tranRei from
her husband. He hal left their home
not seen him since. She CeSliLei to say
ANYTHING further.
Two years later he was married 70 NJ ~
Galletsa = Wood in Peoria. III lie
served for four years IN the Illinois Ma
tional Guard He had five children
Irwin W Evelyn NJ. Chauncey 4 I.yn-
don and GenevieVe Pierce.
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SEVEN WV OFFICES.
AddIi iona D-puIIr, In ATTORNEY -Generars
Vnice Placed In Exempt CIass.

ALBANY. july u The stat. CIvil
Sarvice Commission has approved IN"
request Of Attorney General O'NIalley
for the creation 81 seven additional d"pu
ties in the exempt class at salaries Of over
g. VD. The new positions ~sr" prov IdsSi
for by the last Legislature TO take care
Of the increasing business IN IN" Attorney
Generals Office
The commission has also approved
the application ~ the up-Stat" Public
S~ry ice Commission for the classification
m the exempt class of ia. position of
chief Of the hureau OF telegraph and
Telephones. which will be- created on
September L. when the Public SERVICE
Commission jurisdiction Will he "N-
tended over telegraph ami telephone
companies m the State
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~-a,h-t Faree=-. ..- rottou states.

For North carolina. generally fsir and con
unucd warm To day and ~ morrow night n
moderate south sud southwest Winds
10Y Sog'h CAROLINA. Georgia and AIshama
local ~hoWrrs 20 day and 10 morroU. nght ~
moderate VAHsll- Winds. mostly south sud south
east
Ior I-siss'ppi. partly cloudy with locsl
shower, 20 day. 'alr 20 morrow moderate south
CRY vtui.
TOY Lo4sisrs. generally fair and continued
warn 10 dAy snd u morrow noderA,- souther 3
Wlud~
for eastern r-sAs. fair 70 day and 10 morrow
roa'ir 81 vsru. moderate 10 brisk southeriy
winds
ror ue.te-r TeSss. parity cloudy IN day 'alr
- morrow
FOR Arkansas. partly cloudy: r,pt much change
10 TEN ueTstut~ 90 day and 10 morrow
Tov Tennessee and Kennedy. partly cloudy
ard continued sArm today and "a morrow
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TO HOi DERs az
Preferred Stock Of
Buffalo & Susqushanna
Railroad Company

Referring TO ~ notice. dated Ma, a. 1910 tire
'ornii't~e acting under the deposit agreement.
dated May =. 1910 announces that more than a
majority In amount Of the preferred -to-k has
been deposited under aid agreement. and has
cNtended the time for the drpost ihercunde- Of
the remaining shares o. aid preferred stock until
AUGUST = 1910. AT-rFR WITCH DATE 30
SrCS'K WILL Br RECEIVED Excl Pr on SUCH
CONDITIONS AND PENALTIES As THE CON
MITrHF NAY IMPOSE Deposi', are 10 ~.
made With the CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY
or NEN YORK, - Wall street New Yo-k Is
copies OF the said agreement may he Obtained
from the deposliary or TON the secretary OF The
Committee
Dated Nes YORK July -. 1910
y y. WALLACE. Chairman.
FRANk BERGEN.
WALLER =. Hiss.
henry EVANS.
.IOsIrH -. fREIINGHuYsEN
Committee
HUGH RANkIN Secre'ary
~ Cedar street NeW u or CIT.
DAVID RUMSFN.
JOLISR LAKkiN 4 RATHBONP
Iourte
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
i<HED THROI Gu PIPE
ENp~rI-nce oT Panama Canal IabOrer
nj the Gntun Dam.

WNsHINdroS. july ~ Juan Antolin.
a spanish laborer on the PRnasna Canal.
had unique experience on July Z last
He was washed through twenty inch
drain pipe for a distance Of go feet He
~as member OF a gang Of workers on
floating platform keeping debris from
'"iug ,arri"d into III. dram pIpe at IN.
Glrun dan lie fell from the platform.
nd .l'houEh his fellow workn-n en-
C,avor.-d - save J. i'm he was carried head
first into the pro minute later he
was washed out ~ the other end Of the
pIue which emptIs-d into the channel
He swan ashor" Without difficulty He
was unIn jured by hI- trip except for
fcw bruises report Of the incident
was received to-day at the Washington
Office OF the Canal Commission
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FNPFNSES " ANN.
The Cttiyens nion sprnt aS,SIs During
! Last Legislative session.

ALBsSY. July - Secretary of State
Koenig received to-day the statement
filed by the Cirlzsnz Union - New York
city. showing that IT. expenses az Albany
during the last legislative session were
S,jl3
The largest item in the statement -
g. .OO. the salary paid 20 Ju=eph q. Ham
Tni't. the union = secretary. for hIS services
as tho head ~ the Albany bureau durin <
the legislative session. For travelling
and hotel eNJenses IN connection with the
work Mr. Hlnmltt received $3.50 thaTles
Schlivinski assistant IN the Albany
bureau. re,r.yst .I.can. with an official
al lowanCs. Of fl1I
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re>s, say. ;. ". Guney on 90. Mus, Pa,

AusTIS. Tex. July q Because the
! VI Guffcy Petroleum COMPANY refused
10 pay the State any fees for the inspection
or disinfeCtlon Of it, oil tank steamers that
enter Port Arthur the State Health de-
~ r. ment notified the company today that
all vessels that enter the port without
having h~en inspected n nd the fee IA I'd will
il. fined 3: 90
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
S,CRED w SH ann B,sEBiLL,
state League Planned to Have Concerts
for sunday Ghmrs.

ALBANY. July - When Gov Hughes
IN his decision ia the Chemung county
Sherifs cas-. practically notified Shenfis
throughout the state that sunday base
ball games Ia which an admission -
charged must IT, stopped IN" clubs IN
tho New York State League figured that
they could have sunday games IA con-
n-ciion With sacred concerts to which
an admi-sl on fee would he charged
The Albany aud Troy clubs were TO
play Just outside the Albany city limits
tomorrow. but sheriff Plat ~ Albany
county notified the clubs arrangements
that the game would he stopped a. IN"
concert was "a subi"rfIg". Tn" clubs do
cided to play anyway. without charging
an admission fee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
conn 'ROP TWpERILLED.
ont, Lots of August Rain WI save Ne
braska AMI Iowa Fields.

OMAHA. July - The Nebraska and
Iowa corn crop is in serious danger from
lack Of moisture Crop experts saw tina,
unless ra,n- fall far IN excess ~ the normal
IN August the ia ma 20 will he great
The rainfall IN Nebraska since March I
is iust about one fifth of the usual amount
which is IS - inches A. result there s
NJ reserve moisture in the ground
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
Pocketbook Makers Threaten s,riL d

IL was announced yesterday by ne East
Side organizers who have formed u union
u pocketbook ina kers within the last week
or two that 1000 pocketbook makers ar.
preparing to make demands. To BE-. en-
forced by strikes. under the auspices OF
the union. for an increase OF wages. recog-
milton Of the union and "a shorter work day
The union held "A meeting ut Clinton Hall
Isl Clinton street. where committee was
appointed 10 enroll ~ manv members as
poaslble Lefore the damn nds M rnadA
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Commission to Examine John Rel ~ To
TITS sanity.

AIBASY July ~ Under a Law passed
Ivy the iast legislature GOV Hughes to-day
appointed Drs Harris and Parsons ~
tn" Plough hcepsie State Insane Hospital
and Dr Kirby ~ the Manhattan state
Insan" Hospital a. commission 10
was committed 10 Sing Sing prison three
years ago under sentence Il death for
murder and ne became insane PENDING n
appeal 20 the Court 81 Appeals He was
convicted IN May. 1877. for the murder
" haries " ilmot Townsend ~ Richmond
county.
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Arm, amt Na,, Or,Icr..

N..HISoroN. July - These army order. were
issued 10 day
Cast jay ~ or sanger Medical Corps. from
yrsftr. ash - fort Des MsIu-s. lose
Ftr.f Lieut. tolNiu -. toNls,. u MediCa
Cort,s from surgeon uarspOrt Logan Ia West
Point
TirSi Lieut. Royal X Green. Coast Nruler,
from TW~nty 1rSt company Ia unassigned Hs'
~ lent ftrhA~f Donovan. Coast ATuli-ry.
f-pri Sc "uty 'pIr'h ompany ~ unassigned Hst
I.f.t II-'.i t,eprg~ Is Norion, Coast Artillery
- lAlrt company
Thee ra.s orfrr~ ere issued
I-..'rr 49, 'rnusGdeF . r. Pollock from
Mar. I.Is 81 yard to home aud VAT ORDERS
Lieut. IS jrTers. when discharged from
Sata Medical school Hosp'isl. Washing ton. to
B.ucr ~ NaNal intelligence Washing mn
assistant surgeon q Z Rhnade~. to Naval
UnarttaL Norfolk
passed Assistant Ps, master Williamson. JT .
from thr Panther "a huf1-. settlc accounts and
ar orders
assistant PAy master n u ItogerS. from me
SCORPION ~ horne sst''- arrounts ana Wait orders
assistant PAY master ! I. Chattsrtnn. from the
Eagle anI the Hist 90 home. settle accounts and
VAT orders
Assistant payrAster - Coyle. from the
f,~iavarc to the FARTHER and The SoAre
Assistant pAyrrasEr u " ROSE from the
North 'Arpiina 20 me scorpion
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IInsane<s Trouble, .

The Charles , Stesrns Printing company.
newspaper printer 81 ~ Centre street has
made an assignment to Jacob riyk
Judge Hand has appointed Edward u
Boise receiver IA bankruptcy for the Inter
national Travelling and Money ENC'anxe
The Henry X Motley COMPANY mann
facturer Of artificial hOW"r~, formerly az
in bankruptcy, with Liabilities tf 81. isS
and asS-'s $3.50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
G.en. sirkIrs to Represent New Nork NJ
Ge1tNsburS Conference

ALBANY. July ~ Gov. Hughes to day
announced the appointment 81 Ma jor Cen.
DANIEL T. Sickles ~ New YORK city a. the
representative 81 this State to attend The
conference" IN connection with the Gale
bra'ion - the fffIeth anniversary 81 m"
battle Of Gettvshurg II will he held at
Harrisburg. Pa. early ~ OctobsT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

CoLrMRIA = & July ~ Reports made
~ 4 q Smith. the United States crop
expert stationed here. show that cotton
- in a had wav IN South Carolina The
average CONDITION a. compared with the
general average for several years past IL
he'wern ~ and - per cent
II 9Th" opinion ~ cotton men generally
that tho crop II the state will he at least
ono third short. even n the weather 10
favorable from now on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
Cold From Lsntion Arrl,,,.

The CunArder CampAnia. in yesterday
from Liverpool. brought two consign-
ments 81 tho recer.' big gold purchase
from London. one. Of 81 ,na5 90. going TO
the Hanover Bank and the other. Of
81 .025 m. "a LAzard Freres
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
Gunbos, ItIst VIA, %. tondemned.

WAsHINGToN July n The Navy De-
partm"nt has directed that "A survey b-
made Of The g,inboat Hist to determine
whether or not she n still useful for naval
purposes II che 10 condemned she will
he sold 70 the highest hidcer Ste - a
vessel II about 4su tons and has been on
duty lately a. "A survey vessel in the West
Ipdts-s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
Another LOT, BuId,nE on Fourth A,enu..

Herts 4 Tallant. architects. have filed
plans With the Building Department ~
Man haitian for twelve story CONNER
cial building Oh tho southwest corner
Of Fourth avenue and Thirty first street
This building will have a frontage Of
~ feet on tho avenue by IFS feet on the
street II 10 To be known a. the Quondam
Building and the Cost will be 500 90
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BUSINESS OPPORTI MITES.

IT II DESIRED - sell for the immediate Get
tlernsnt o. rs'Atr nnr plan atioa Of loo acre.
nine hundred 30 the highlands ard oil district
Of sOu'aw e~tsr1 Louisiana Land good scr cane
cotton roTn ~ stock ralsing close proximity =,
v orking OIL well. Fences bans cabins An
manager hoIse n pcticrt repair shooting en-.
cc,lent
TO be >olt fo- 500 an acre IN part or In whole
For further inior na ton answer \ 2 hox 100
sun of'ec
NOCNG man with 81 IN can secure haf IN
'rre<t IN e,'ag.4shcd paying mall order and
agency business N consumed ONCE speciality.
position ~ hpoasre N~r ard treasurer with small
salary - herin win capita REQUIRED - open
new aGencir~ reference no brokers ADDRESS
T bON 10 sun o nee
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Al the Wall sire, N.-,.

The wan stree, edition % THE FyESiNa St-s
,ontains all the financial news and the sta. D. and
JOnd quotations TO the ciOse Of the market The
tIosing quota lions. inrlpdiGg The bid and asked
pnces. with additional news matter. are son %
.alned also In the night edition Of 'rHE EyENINs
.VN#Adt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
nv MareonI wireless .

- Finland. for New Norg SIS milo. cast
o. Sandy HOOK a. \ " yesterday
81 Prtn1 tricdrtrh Wilhelm. cor New YORK was
sAN mie- east Of Sandy Hook a. Ai0 4
~ NrAblc 'or New Vows Vas On mites east o.
Sandv uO1s az N ~
~ SOordAn for New Nork. was isO mites south
eat Of sable island Ata5P
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

SEALED PROPOSALS in trpneAte Nil be re.
ceived az the once Of The COnm.sslonc- NJ limit.
grafton Ellis Island. Y. " Until 80 = "
July -, 1910 and oncnei tur'cdiH'rN tFcrcaftr-
for all labor ant materials requires 10 instaH rtr
vAtoJ 10 tower ~ Main Bu!ldlug, PAS ls. .l.G.
} Particulars and I'm tAtioEs -1strr *
bidders MAJ be obtained uuJU Agri.tAt!nL -
NtLLlAM WILLIAMS. C1mmIssIoncT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

- Rotterdam. for New York from Rotterdam
- ~ Louis. for New Work from SouthAm pton
y. Rattle for New Work from Liverpool
=. NAderianC for New lors from AntvCrp
Sc California for New Nort from Glasgow
~ MnneNa ska. for New Nork from London
- Ia TouraiEr. for New Work. rom haNre
:. ParhATossa. for New Work from Bremen
- Caronia for New YORK from Liverpool
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS n tripIicAte. will 10
receiN ed ~ inc Once o. tho Cor rtss.ofer OF I'm
migration !. rs Island y Y. ~ Until % = =
July -. ia'o and Orencd Immediately thereaftol
for all labor and materials required 70 repair
the roofs. with cutters. leaders. SkyughtS. etc
for a.! 'he ngiidinss or VAN ls.ani. No. island
and No Island at the lrlmigrAnt So
tan. Flhs Isand. y " Particulars and uri
itatlo1s governing biddeIs may be obtai1ed uHon
Application 20 WILLIAM WILLIAMS Com.
rtlaainnef
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sandy NJ $50 Gov Island 81: Hell Gate III 0s
Arrived SATURDAY. July -
- IA SaNoie. HANre. July -
~ Philadelphia. Southampton, julg "A
- Caledonia Glasgow July "a
"a Luz. Bilbao. July 10
- st Laurent, bordeaux. July
~ plAtea. FAyAl July
- Cearense. Barbados. July "a
- Jenny son BAThado>. 'uly ~
- Corral Key west JuiN ~
- city OF savannah. savannah July N
~ MOHAWK. Jack >onNtile, July ~
~ Princess inne. Norfolk, july -
- Ormulgec DfunswicE July ~
y Porto Rico baltimore. July -.
~ jamestown. Norfolk. July -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

.,rLxp MON voRyIoS roarr

ARRtVED OFT
"a President Grant At Hamburg from New
YORK
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

nnIAItRE ALMANAC rms DAT.
sun rises ...a4a sun set - Moon rises Ell
HIoH wAThR IHIs DAT
sandy NJ so Gov Island o I: Hell Gate II o,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-11
HOUSE LOTS ON TERMS TO SUIT
HIGHWAY BRIDGE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Van. Buren-St. L.eonards Interna-
tional Bridge ommisSion will receive
proposals at the office of the State Com
missioner of Highways. at Augusta.
Maine, until noon Sept. 9Th. 1910. for the
furnishing all material and building a
highway bridge over the st. John River
between Van Buren,, Maine, and st.
The length of the bridge will be about
762 feet between backwals. and about
300 cubic yards of masonry will be re-
quired.
Proposals will be received separately
for the masonry and for the superstruc-
ture.
The masonry must he completed by
December list. 1910, and the snperstruc-
ture by April 1St, 1911.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check for $1,000 made payable
to state Commissioner of Highways,
Maine. and Minister of Public Works.
Canada, jointly. as guarantee that the
bidder. if awarded the contract. will fur
nish the required bond and execute the
contract within ten days of the time Of
the award.
An approved bond for one-half the con-
tract price will be required for the faith
full performance of the work
Specifications and general plan may be
seen at the Office of Engineering News
New York, the Office of the Chief Engi-
neer, D. p. Works. Ottawa. Ont, at the
Works at Toronto Ont, Montreal and
Quebec. p. O., and st. John N. B., or
they may be obtained for one dollar on
application to f. f. Greenwood, Engr,
Skowhegan, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals.