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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15

growing upon the smooth brow Of the
diplomatist was instantly dissipated.
1.-THE money-flfty thousand dollars
In gold coin-was paid to me yester-
day afternoon about four o'clock" he
began slowly. In explanation.
by Mr.. Cressy of the International
Investment Company" supplemented
Mr.. Grimm. Eyes. Go on"
The diplomatist favored the young
man with one sharp, inquiring glance.
and continued:
"The gentleman who paid the money
remained here from four until nine
o'clock while l. personally. counted it.
As / counted 1t placed It in canvas
bags and when he had gone / took
these bags from this room into that"
he indicated closed door to his right,
"and personally slowed them away in
the safe. l closed and locked the
door of the safe myself; I know that
It was locked. And that's all. except
this morning the money was gone
every dollar of It,"
Safe blown?" inquired Mr.. Grimm.
NO. Senor!" exclaimed the dlplo-
matist with sudden violence. mo. the
safe was not blown, 1t was closed
and locked, exactly as had left IT."
Mr.. Grimm was Idly twisting the seal
ring on his little finger.
Gust as / left I'll" Senior Rodriguez
repeated excitedly. Last night after
I locked the safe door / tried 1t to
make certain that It was locked. /
happened to notice then that the
pointer on the dial had stopped pre-
cisely at number forty-f1ve. This
morning. when I unlocked the safe
and. of course, didn't know then that
the money had been taken-the point
or was still at number forty-fve."
He paused with one hand In the air;
Mr.. Grimm continued to twist the seal
ring.
at was all like-like some trick on
the stage" the minister went on.
like the magician's disappearing lady,
or-or-! It was as though had not
put the money into the safe at ALI"
"Did your" inquired Mr.. Grimm ami
ably.
"Why. senor-i did," he concluded
meekly.
Mr.. Grimm believed him.
"Who else knows the combination
of the safe?" he queried.
mo one, Senor-not a living soul"
"Your secretary. for instanceT
Not even my secretary"
"some servant-some member Of
your familyf"
81 tell you. Senior, not one person
IN all the world knew that eombinae
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15

a Il F0adi dinner tn; With A diDion aas. IN
b1lnss : note directing him to come 70
Hhe embassy at once. Here . beautiful
w % e. s .mS.. ~ ' R r auE
s. q made out In the name Of Miss Is
sbsl Thoras Chief ce%pSsll Of thSs
1sissss s. sss w esa that blot Il: II Ais
Latin races again.t the English .nssk-
tnd Grimm goes 10 the state bali 'ff off
tsption II called to Mis-. Isabel Thorne.
pears. a revolver shot - heard and
Tsmpbell and Grimm hasten down the
Mexican legation, has been shot. A wo-
kS2n did 1t, and Grimm Is assured It was
rs2sns He visits sn hsf
a man named Pietro Petrozinpi. Miss
Thorne visits an old man. Luigi. -appar.
Sntly a bomb maker, and they speak of
q WONDERFUL experiment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15
JAMES WILSON
Secretary Of Agriculture.

Photo by Western Newspaper Union.
inspect the irrigation system and to at
tend its opening. made the chief ad-
dress. He dwelt emphatically upon
the great benefits derived from irriga-
ton in Colorado and the West.
"You see around you here, a vast
rolling prairie blessed by rich soil
and clay-soil to retain the moisture,
he said. st is prairie today and 1t
was prairie half century ago when
the Indians roamed over 1t. Next
year thousands of acres of this
prairie will be torn by plows and 1t
will begin to change appearance. In
few short years you will scarcely
realize that this land was as it is
today.
cultivation and irrigation will
transform the face of Nature. The
proximity of this vast tract to Denver
will insure ready market for all the
farmers can produce. This is mag
nificent enterprise and seems certain
of great success
This project should do much for
Colorado. The addition of such 81
gantic farm as this will be, in no
slight affair. | understand there have
been financial difficulties and I am
glad that all have been overcome.
81 am happy to know that this tre-
mendous enterprise has been carried
out at last. 1t is an engineering feat
of Importance and it is an industrial
accomplishment of far greater import
ance to the community. 1t means al.
most unlimited potatoes, sugar beets,
alfalfa. peas, beans, tomatoes and
other vegetables, and an area in small
fruits-all of which will gladden. the
hearts of tens of thousands OF people"
w. II. Rosecrans of Chicago, consult
ing engineer for the company. who de-
signed the dam and much of the canal
system, spoke of the problems en-
countered and the satisfaction in over
coming them.
Mr.. Rosecrans is one of the most
noted irrigation engineers in the world
and has designed fifty big water sys-
TENS involving the expenditure of as
many million dollars. The Big Horn
Basin Irrigation and Power Company
system of Wyoming, costing $4,000
600: the Pueblo-Rocky Ford Irrigation
system, costing s1,200,000. and the
Dodge City. Kans., project to water
100000 acres are among the greatest
of Mr. Rosecrans' many accomplish
ments.
Governor Carey of Wyoming en-
pressed his admiration of the work
done so close to Denver.
you will have vast new farming
district within sight of your city, and
1t is something worth thinking about"
The STANDBY dam is the largest
earth dam in the United States. The
grading done on the dam is equal to
100 miles of double track standard
railroad. The dam is 113 feet high.
Gatun dam at Panama is 1875 feet high.
The Standby dam has been thorough
ly tested and showed no seepage or
percolation when two-thirds full of
water. Its position is such that it can
furnish water to a strip of land ten to
twenty miles vide on either side OF the
Platte river from Denver to Greeley.
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synopsis.

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15

In Mrs. Walford's story of LORD
Mansfield. in her recent book. entitled
'Recollections of Scottish Novelist"
the top note Of propriety is reached.
The noble lords young nephew, see
ing him annoyed at railway station
at having no servant at hand to get
his newspapers. ran post-haste and
procured them. Lord Mansfield
showed no gratitude whatever.
Edward" was all he would say.
''recollect, Edward. that a gentleman
should never hurry himself in pub
lic."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15
CHAPTER TX.
Fifty Thousand Dollars.


~. campbell was taking.
For several months past" he said.
The International Investment Com
pany, through its representative. Mr..
Greasy. has been secretly negotiating
with Senior Rodriguez for certain as
phalt properties in Venezuela. Three
Gays ago these negotiations were sue
oessfuIly concluded. and yesterday aft
eFnoon Mr.. Greasy. In secret. paid to
senior Rodriguez. fifty thousand dol.
iars In American gold. the FIRST Of
1ouF payments OF similar sums. This
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CHAPTER vIil-(con.Inusd.)


simultaneously the front door OF the
house on the corner, where Hastings
had been hiding. and the front door
OF the house near the corner, where
Blair had been hiding. opened and two
heads peered out. AS the car approach
cd Hastings hiding-place he withdrew
Into the hallway; but Blair came out
and hurried past the legation in the
direction of tho rapidly disappearing
motor. Hastings Joined him: they
spoke together. then turned the cor
ner.
It was about ten o'clock that night
when Hastings reported to Mr.. Camp
bell at his home.
We followed the car in rented
automobile from the time 1t turned
the corner, out through Alexandria.
and along the old Baltimore Road into
the city of Baltimore" he explained.
at was dark by the time we reached
AAandria, but we stuck to the car
ahckd, running without lights until
we came in sight Of Druid Hill Park,
and then we had to show lights or be
held up. We covered those forty
miles going in less than two hours.
After the car passed Druid Hill 1t
slowed up a little, and ran OF the
turnpike into North Avenue. then into
North Charles Street, and slowly
along that as II they were looking for
q number. At last It stopped and
Miss Thorne got out and entered a
house. She was gone for more than
half an hour, leaving Mr.. Cadwallader
with the chr. While she was gone /
made some inquiries and learned that
the house was occupied by Mr..
Thomas Q. Griswold. don't know
anything else about him; Blair may
have learned something.
Now comes the curious part of 1t. st
and Hastings looked a little sheepish.
when Miss Thorne came out of the
house she was not Miss Thorne at all
-she was Senor!ta Inez Rodriguez,
daughter of the Venezuelan minister.
She wore the same clothing Miss
Thorne had worn going. but her veil
was lifted Yelled and all mufiied up
one would have taken oath It was the
same woman. She and Cadwallader
are back in Washington now, or are
coming. That's all, except Blair is
still in Baltimore. awaiting orders.
caught the train from the Charles
Street station and came back. John
son. you know"
Aes, I've seen Johnson inter
ruNed Campbell. Are you absolutely
poo I've that the woman you saw get
into the automobile with Mr.. Cadwal
lader was Miss Thorne?'
Absolutely" replied Hastings with
out hesitation. IT saw her In her OWE
room with her wraps on, then saw her
como down and get into the car"
That's ALL" said the chief. Good
night"
For an hour or more he sat in a
reat. comfortable chair in the smok
ins|room of his own home, the guile
fess blue eyes vacant. staring. and
| epidery lines in the benevolent fore
head.
On the morning of the second day
following. Senior Rodriguez, the min
ister from Venezuela, reported to the
Secret Service Bureau the disappear
ance Of fifty-thousand dollars in gold
from safe in his private ONCE at the
legation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15

On the morning of the second day
following. Senior Rodriguez. the min
ister from Venezuela. reported to the
Secret Service Bureau the disappear
ance OF fifty-thousand dollars in gold
from safe in his private ONCE at the
hesation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15
In Proportion.
What

Wihe-I want a cap. please. for my
husband.
Shopkeeper-Yes. madam. What
size does he wear?
Wihe-Well. really forget His
collars are size IS; though | expect
he'd want about size is or 20 for Q
CAP. wouldn't he?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

Whereas. The said ordinance was
passed and Improved ny tire authority
conferred upon this Council by the
PROVISIONS Of an act of tne Legislature
q the State of New Jersey, entitled.
An Act TO authorize the PROVEN
% streets and highways In cities ct
THIS state and to provide for the pay
nteht Of the expense OF the sane, ay-
proved June 10, 1893, n of the sew
erai acts a~mendatory thereof and sup
Elementary thereto. and.
Whereas. In and by said ordinance,
TINS Council deteriIanea me A1na o.
material TO be used for the Improve
nsent Of said street, and.
Whereas. This Council did, by ordin-
Hnce passed before the work was COM
menced, authorize the issuing of bonas.
Tor the purpose of obtaining money
from the sale thereof, for the perman-
eift Improvement of the streets and
Be II and Thereby is Resolved, That
this Council being the Board having
charge of said work, apply to h
Court of Common Pleas of the County
OF Middlesex and State of New Jersey,
being The County wherein the SAID
City OF Perth Amboy is situate. FOR the
appointment Of three dfsinterested per-
sons, who shall be ~freenolders and re-
sidents OF said City of Perth Ambov.
to estimate and assess he benefits
maze upon the properly benefited by
sueh improvement.
And be it further Resolved, That the
city Clerk give notice OF said appli-
cation by ten days publication in the
Perth Amboy Chronicle and the Perth
Analogy Evening News, two
Printed or circulated In the said City
Of Perth Amboy.
was introduced, and adopted by the
following vote: Aye-Seafnan, Calvin.
Larson, Dalton, Sandbeck, Voorhees,.
Nay-None.
The following resolution.
WHEREAS. The work of paving
Barracks Street with bitulithic paving
material with the ap~purtenances is
completed; which said Improvement
made by virtue of the provisions
Of an ordinance of the Council of the
city of Perth Amboy. entitled, AN
ordinance to pave Barracks Street with
bftulithici paving material with the ap-
~purtenances," passed May is. 1911, and
Perth Amboy, May "a, 1911, and,
Whereas, The said ordinance was
passed and approved by the authority
conferred uptA this Council by the
provisions of an act OF the legislature
OF the state of New Jersey, entitled.
An Act to authorize the Improvement
OF streets and highways in cities OF
this State, and to provide for the pay
ment OF the expense of the same" APP
proved Jun 10, 1898, and of the sew
eral acts a~mendatory thereof and u d
Elementary thereto, and,
Whereaa. In and by said ordinance,
this Council determined the kline OF
material to be used for the Improve
ment of said street, and,
Whereas. This Council did, by ordin-
snce passed before the work was COM
menced. authorize the issuing OF bonds.
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|"~NBX.
warrants were ordered drawn foF tAs
es Tsf 5sIs0S Se' ]. sHFss ggsps. s ssla.'4 ssss!
$4,000.
Amboy.
This is to certify that under tho
terms of contract for work upon Oak
Street Paving The Hastings Peveu4aht
co. Contractor for laying The serses fs
entitled to the first payment a-1eunf-
ing to eighteen hundred Dollars
Estimate
1e0o feet OF Curb at s so. sen. 90
200 yds- of Concrete at 500. 1zea 90
Less 10 per cent. 200 %
Amount due sept. 2sth. 1sfi $500 DC
Approved
L. c. Dalton
F. A. Seaman
Certificate No. 2. Sept. goth. t9ft
TO the Council of the city Of Perth
Amboy.
This is to certify that under ths
terms of contract for work upon Smith
Street Asphalt Block. High to STATE,
The Hastings Pavement Co Contrsetcr
for laying the same Is entitled to the
second payment amounting 10 tween
seven hundred and fifty-eieht and So.
Estimate
2l00 yds. Pavement at 81 IS. .$3sS5 90
200 yds. Concrete at 6 co.. 1900. oa
400 yds. Excav. at l.15.s SEQ ~
Less 10 per cent. .... $3.50
Les. DrsvIou. payment ssss &: &
Amount due Sept. 2stf, 1911 27ss. so
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Perth Amboy, N j, September II, 1911
chas. K. ssamsn.
were received and ordered entered In
the minutes.
An ordinance entitled AN ordinance
to authorize the issuing OF for
the purpose of obtaining money from
the sale thereof for the permanent i'm
ways In the City of Perth Ambov with
permanent and durable material" was
takn up on it's second reading, passed
without amendment, X up on Its
third reading and final passage, and
passed on the following vote: Aye
Seaman. Calvin, Larson. Dalton. Sand
beck, VOORHEES,. Nay-None.
The following resolution:
WHEREAS, the work of the improve
ment of paving Park Avenue from New
Brunswick Avenue to Broad Street,
with bitulithic paving material, with
the a-ppurtenances Is completed: which
said Improvement was made by virtue
OF the provisions OF al ordinance OF
the Council OF the City of Perth Ans
boy, entitled IAN ordinance TO pave
Park Avenue from New. Brunswick
Avenue to Broad street. with bitulithic
paving material with the appurtenan-
ces.s passed May 10, 1871, and approved
by the Mayor of said City of Perth
Amboy, May %, 1911, and
Whereas, The said ordinance was
passed and approved by the authority
conferred upon this Council by this pro-
Inc state OF New Jerssy, s1titiad IAN
| Act to authorize the Improvement or
streets ana highways In cities Of this
| OF the expense of the same" approved
June Is, 1888, and of the several acts
~amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto, and,
this Council determined the kind OF
| material to be used for the improve
| ment OF said street end.
Whereas, This Council did. by ordin-
ance passed before the work Yves com
menced. authorige the issuing OF bonds
| for the purpose OF obtaining money
from the Eale thereof, for. the perman-
| Siahways of the CITY OF Perth Amboy'
Be Il and 1t hereby 10 Resolved. That
this Council being the board having
charge Of said work. apply to the Court
Middlssex And stste Of New Jersey be-
fnE the County wherein the sal City
OF Perth Amboy is situate. for tho APP
psintraent Of three disinteresaed per-
| sidenta Of the said CITY OF Perth Ana
boy, to estimate and assess the benefits
made upon the property benefited BY
And Be il further Resolved, That the
/ City Clerk give netsc- cs aid @Zpsiva-
/ lion by ton days publication Ii the
Perth Amboy ChEonicle and tbs Perth
| printed or circulating In the said City
| OF Perth Amboy.
WA introduced and adopted by the toll
lowing vote: Age-Seaman Calvin
The following resolution.
WHEREAS. The work OF the I'M
IBifulithic paving material with the ep.
p-urfarences is completed, which said
| f-muravement w&a made by virtue oil
the provisions ok an ordinance o. ths
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

Fl. w. ~Sandbeck. Jr.
F.. A. Seaman
1864. 80
To the Council Of the City of Perth
Amboy.
This is to certify that under the
terms OF contract for work upon Park
Avenue Bitulithic Pavement, The Stan
dard Bitulithic Co. Contractor for lay
ing the same Is entitled to the second
and final payment amounting to thirty
three hundred and sixty-four and 90
100 Dollars - n.e. 80
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

for the purpose ~ obtaining money
from the sale thereof, fer tina perman-
ent Improvement or the streets and
highways 81 ths city or Perth Amboy.
Be 1t and Thereby lis Resolved, That
this Council being the Board having
charge of said wcrk, apply 60 the
Court OF Common Pleas OF the county
of Middlesex and State of New Jersey,
BENG the County Wherein the said
City Of Perth Aipboy Is situate for the
appointment of three disfnterested per-
sons, who shall be ~freenolaers and re-
sidents Of laid City OF Perth Amboy.
TO estimate and assess ne benefits
made upon the property benefited by
And be II further Resolved, That the
City Clerk give notice of said app1i-
cation by ten days publication In the
Perth Amboy Chronicle and the Perth
Amhoy Evening News. two
printed or circulating In the said City
of Perth Amb0y.
was introduced. and adopted by the
Larson. Dalton, Sandbeck, Voorhees,.
Nay-None.
On motion the Board adjourned to
Wednesday, evening, September ~. at
wilbur La Roe.
Cityclerk.
Proce edlngs of the Board of A~1dermen
of the City of Perth Amboy, ". j..
OCTOBER End, 1911
Regular meeting of the Council of
the City of Perth Amboy, y. j. held
otlODcF anu ItAis u iHtkfpcIN PftS-
emit were: Aldermen Hornsby, Seaman,
Calvin, Larson, Dalton and Alderman
at-Large Voorhees,.
The reading of the minutes of the
regular and adjourned meetings of
September 4th and 9Th was dispensed
with, and the minutes were approved
as printed on slips
A communication from the Christo-
pher Columbus Independent Relief AS
ISOLATION pertaining to a previous com
munication from the same association
on the subject of a site on which to
erect a monument to the emo of
Christopher Columbus, was received,
and the Clerk was instructed to invite
the gentlemen to come to the next
regular committee meeting Of the
Board of Aldermen and confer as to
the location they would prefer.
A communication from Jacob Gold
berger applying for q reduction of
sewer assessment on Block 1873 was
received and referred to the Committee
on Taxation.
A communication from the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Co. announcing the
appointment of VIM. Everhart, Frank
Garbarino and e.. L. SINNERS as duly
commissioned police officers for that
and a similar communication
from the Adams Express Company,
covering the appointment of Joseph Il.
HaEy, Thomas McCaughey, Walter @.
Petry and John Lasky, were received
and on motion the appointments were
approved and the names registered.
An ordinance entitled, AN ordinance
gagged in building. repairing or con-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

three hundred and sixty-four and 90
100 Dollars.
2sss yds, Pavement Il sl.as .sas2s.a e
IS feet ola Curb at 50. $50
42s yds. Concrete at 4,5o.. 1905 so
Les. i asr cent. 1899 ssS. e e
Less previous payment 2s45 SO
Amount due Sept. 18th 1911 1854 80
Engineer.
H. w. ~Sandbeck, Jr.
F. A, Seaman
Certificate No. /. Sept. l5, 1911.
70 the Council OF the city Of Perth
This is TO certify that under the
terms of contract for work upon Sheri-
dan Street Pavement The STANDARD
Bttulithic Co. Contractor for laying
the same Is entitled. to the first pay
ment amounting to eleven hundred and
sixty-eight and 2o-1oo Dollars.
1904 feet of Curb at s IA. 5000 90
800 yds. OF Excav. at 49,. ass 90
12ss.o 90
Less 10 per cent. ....as.. 1873 50
Amount due Sept 18th, 1911 1853. 20
S. J. Mason,
Engineer.
II. W. ~Sandbeck, Jr.
F. A. Seaman
Certificate No. /. Sept. 18th, 1914.
To the Council Of the City of Perth
Amboy.
This Is to certify that under the
terms of contract for work upon David
son Avenue Bituiithic Pavement. The
STANDARD Bitulithic Co. Contractors for
laying the same is entitledto the first
payment amounting to fifteen hundred
and forty-eight Dollars.
1909 feet Of Curb at 94s.s 5a0.eo
500 yds. Of Excav. at So. $50 90
100 yds. OF Concrete at b.50.. $50 90
--ao ~
Amount due sept. 18th, 1911 1919. 90
8. J. Mason,
Engineer.
Il. W. sandbeck. Jr.
T. A. Seaman
were read and warrants ordered drawn
for the net amounts.
The Clerk reported that the Mayor
had returned approved; q resolution
to give notice Of to men
to notify Perth Am5oy Gas Company
TO repay pavement On Market street,
q resolution relating to meeting OF
sidewalk Washfnaton Hose House;
~ a1,1a nnttca oS i,tantIon
ssiunti y yuost staa avan,sa .
1900 ps,t,d o5ert ,,naar Srarf
:
~ ra0varv pfaca nYtens
Sdon so ~ az "hiea WY ~
iS ~ Ctv S..taars, rnanatar state.
1ue Sity OlAtSSis
st.a.ant - ssaIisation. Made M the
ca1I.cfn~ ~ uavenur
puwu ~ aTnr.S ~ surrs4. 1871
mo eiNsx IsJr rIINn.
r. 20 Ieas 4 o 90
~ : = 49, toSS I4S 90
eIaaxxes III 1ego sasS *
1a1s M 5o.a Tx "a
-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

stTucttng On lands fronting on or sd-
joined paved streets to protect the
same from mortar beds. etc. was in
PRODUCED. passed on its first reading
and ordered printed on slips.
An ordinance entitled. An ordinance
to lay out and open Convery Place.
from the nortberiy side OF Lawrie
Street 10 the soutferly side of Brace
Avenue through and across the lands
OF the estate OF Cortlandt Parker, or
the heirs and devlsees of CortIandt
Parker, and lands of Ira r. Grouse,
Hanson's .fealty Corporation, Anna r..
Hansen, GEORGE hartman, Wm. j.. Nc
Collous1 and coughton Stack. Said
street to be se~venty-five feet In width
was introduced, passed on it's first
reading and ordered printed on slips.
The Committee on Streets and Sew
ers, to whom had been referred a petit
tionffor the extension of Anton Street
beneath the tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Central Railroad In
, order to onnec this section with
State Street, recommended that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted.
adopted subject to a plan of such ex-
tension satisfactory to the Board being
prepared n presented by the City
Surveyor at Its next meeting.
The Committee on Streets and Sew
ers. to whom had been referred a petit
tion to establish grade of Grant Street
! recommended that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted, which recon-
~mendatiou was IN motion adopted.
The Committee on Fire. to whom had
been referred the requests of Eagle
Hose and Chemical Company, for ex-
emption certificates for Charles Land
beck. August Kroeger. Thomas M lem
sen and Morgan f. Larsen, and of Lin
coln Engine Company for James Dun
ham, recommended that exemption GER
tificates be issued as petitioned for.
which recommendation was on motion
adopted.
The Comptroller having audited bills
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16
100000
--

Temporary Loan from Sink
ing Fund. ounf of .Ausf&
efpatlon Taxes for 1911 B000o %
5000 81
65fg9. SO
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WaTTHIts were ordered drawn Tor the
several mount
The following Surveyors estimates:
Certificate No. 2 Final. Sept. Is, 1s1is
Sf773.52
10 the Council OF the city Of Perth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16

Perth Amboy, N. J.. September II, 1911
Chas. X. Seaman,
City Treasurer.