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PERTH AMBOY EVENING NEWS.
[ VOL. II NO. 253 PERTH AMBOl, N. J., TUESDAY, MAI 26 1903 SECOND EDITION
HOT ARGUMENTS AT
WET DOCK HEARING.
Dr. W- E Ramsay, in a Stirring Address tells the Story of Past Actions
of the Board of Aldermen? Citizens Favor having the Matter Re
ferred to the Chancellor for an Opinion as to the City's Claims ?
Adjourned Without Taking any Action.
There was very plain talk in the
oounoil chamber last night at the
pnblic hearing on the Wet Dock pro
perty. The meeting was not as well
attended at the last one, but the
arguments offered pro and oon were
more interesting.
Alderman Gannon, who aoted as
ohairman, offered a resolution whioh
Oity Olerk Rieley read to the effect
that the Oity Attorney be instructed
to make representations to the chan
cellor to have the matter settled. The
law upon this poftit, whioh Alderman
Gannon said, protected the oity and
gave it the. right to make the applica
tion, was then read by the Oity Olerk.
The law was very specific in defining
the rights and powers of the Board of
Aldermen, by providing for the price
of such lands to be fixed by the Board
of|Aldermen at public or private sale.
All this, of course, could be done if
the oourt so ordered.
Alderman -at-large Eckert furnished
a map of the property and it was
placed where everyone could see it.
Mr. Edkert, who has taken the stand
against the resolution ever sinoe it
was introduced, made a new move
last night by stating that the property
could not be disposed of Because
Water street, which he said, runs
through the property, was duly grant
ed to the oity by a deed in fee and the
law says where street runs through a
property such property oannot be dis
posed of.
Judge Lyon made a reply to this
contention stating that at the time of
the grant Water street did not exist
through the Wet Dock property and
therefore it did not count.
Mr. Eckert furnished a certified
copy of the deed and exhibited other
deeds in conuootion with other trans
fers of the property.
Milton A. Edgar asked Mr. Eckert
if he wanted the oity to be a party to
a fraud by refusing to take the whole
matter before the chancellor? Mr.
Eckert replied that the city was best
able to say whether it had anything
to soil or not and that no authority
was necessarv no matter how high.
Judge Lyon then said he did not
believe that theyjhad come to decide
the various technicalities of the law
upon the subject, but simply to decide
what the oitv should do in the matter
of selling the title. The matter of a
title to the property, Judge Lyon said,
has never been settled and in the de
cision of the Supreme Court of the
city's suit against Mr. Ramsay the
city was thrown out.
City Olerk Rielly read several peti
tions to have the oity pass the resolu
tion now before them that the matter
may- be settled.
Dr. Ramsay then took the floor and
recited the story surrounding the cir
cumstances of tne suit that was
brought against his father. He assert
ed that was done because oertain
people had said they would make it
hot for his father. Dr. Ramsay said
he thought Mr. Eckert knew in
his own heart that he did not mean
it when he stated the oity had not
molested the concern. The dootor
?
BOYNTON BEACH
Will Open in a Blaze of Glory on
Decoration Day
MAY 30th, 1903
SPLENDID NEW ATTRACTIONS ' |
FAMOUS BOYNTON BEACH ,
ORCHESTRA, AFTERNOON AND ()
EVENING. NEW DANCE HALL , I
Wonderful Electrical Effects. j I
i Don't Miss It p
compared the city's action with that
of waving the red flag in front of a
ball when they began the suit against
his lather and it has been waving it
ever sinoe in their refusal to have the
matter settled.
To this Mr. Eckert redied that if
the Board of Aldermen, several years
ago, had done.their duty the matter
would have been settled long ago.
Alderman Gannon then addressed
Mr. Eokert: "Yon say the city does
not want to disturb the company," he
said, "but remember your term as
alderman does not last the extent of
the lease and who is to say in the
future what will happen ?' ' Alderman
Gannon then asked if there was any
one in the room who had any more to
say for or against it, and there being
no reply the meeting was adjourned.
R. R. BRIDGE
COMPLETED.
Work Which has Taken Nearly a
Year is Now Finished? Al
most a New Structure.
TROUBLE ^ITH SAND.
The New York & Long Branch Rail
road now has practically a new bridge
over the Raritan river between this
city and Sonth Amhoy. The work of
reconstruction, which was began last
summer, has beeo completed. A gang
of men is still in the center of the
bridge putting on a few finishing
touohes, but these men have been at
work off and on ever since the bridge
was first erected and will be " kept
busy almost continually making neces
sary repairs.
Last summer new piling was driven
and all winter a gang of bridge.build
ers were at work replacing the old
timbers and making everything new
with the exception of the iron work.
On this side of the river the filling in
has caused no little trouble.
When ,the work was abont com
pleted, the last heavy storm washed
the sand away and, when making re
pairs, old canal boats were placed
oloser to the bridge after which the
heavy rocks were placed between the
ties, then the sand, then more stones
and finally another ooat of sand. This
work has not yet been tested but an
old resident along the shore says when
this winters storms come it will be
the same old game over again for the
tide comes in where the bridge is
with such a force that it is impossible
for anything like sand to stay in such
a place and the Central Railroad will
have to find another soheme to fix the
bridge.
ENGINF OFF TRACK. .
The big drill engine on the Central
railroad jumped the track Saturday
afternoon while on the Raritan Copper
Works siding and plowed through the
earth for several yards before she
came to a standstill. It took a wreck
ing crew from Jersey City an hour
before the enxine was back on the
track.
Soft Shell Grabs
Boston Lobsters
Northport Oysters
Worrell's, 46 Sfi^r.
AaaamiiIa of Merchants, Manufacturers, Corporations
JlCGOllllIS an1 Individuals Solicited ?
INTEREST PAID ON ( 2 per cent, on $ 500 or over
DAILY BALANCES \ 3 per cent, on $1,000 or over
Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent at Low Rates
liberal POLICY
HE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
110 SMITH STBKET, ' ^feuTII AM HOY, N. J.
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HAMILTON to. KKAN Pwidskt, HA BBY CCNABD Casbii
FOUND BODY
IN THE SOUND.
Peter Rassmussen Saw the Re
mains of a Man Floating off
Captain Liddle's Float.
DEAD FOR A MONTH.
Body is so far Gone that Identification
Is Impossible ? Remains Taken to
Burke's Morgue-Two Men Missing from
this City? Police Making an Inves
tigation.
The body of an unknown man was
fonnd floating in the middle of the
sound opposite Oaptain Liddle's place,
by Peter Rassmnssen, the fish dealer,
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Rassmnssen passed the body and
then rowed back to it. and attaching
a line to it, towed it ashore at the
foot of Smith street where permission
for its removal was given by Coroner
Henry and it was taken to Burke's
morgue.
The body had evidently been in the
water a long time for not a bit of
flesh remained upon the head for
identification. Nothing was found by
which the corpse could be identified.
The clothes bore the appearance of a
working man. He wore a blue and
white striped shiit with small striped
trousers, well worn. He had on a Dair
of elastic gaiters. He was five feet
nine inches tall and weighed about
150 pounds.
Chief Burke says there are two men
reported missing from this city. One
disappeared early this month and the
other about the middle of March. It
is possible that it may be one of them.
One is Frank Bucke, of the barge
Balise, and the other is Gabriel Wvto
levitoh, of 78 Catherine stfeet. An
investigation is being made.
INSURANCE
MAN TALKS.
Says Recent!Fire will Cause the
Fire Underwriters to take Fur
ther Action in the City.
MAY INCREASE RATES.
In an interview with a prominent
real estate dealer this morning a News
reporter learned that the Fire Under
writer will probably make one more
demand on the Board of Aldermen for
a better fire department and if their
demands are not granted, the rates
will go higher in this city.
He said the Board of Fire Under
writers will certainly learn of the
conditions of things at the reoent lire
in the Smith homestead. "What they
will do," lie'oontinued, "there is not
the least bit of doubt in my mind.
They will demand that their reoent
recommendations be fulfilled at once.
The fire Sunday will doubtless be the
means of cancelling several factory
risks and if the rates are not raised it
will be strange.
"The Board of Aldermen will be
given the chance to do something after
the demands are made and then if
they are not complied with within a
reasonable time the insurance com
panies will doubtless take more aggres
sive action to compel them to act on
the matter. "
Why not have the telephone that
your friends and neighbors have.
$18.00 a year for residences. Hudson
and Middlesex Telephone & Telograph
Company, 70 Smith street.
2755-5-16-tf? adv
-
EXPECT MORE
WATER TODAY.
Superintendent Burns Says
Pump is now Repaired and De
partment in Better Conditon.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
Bids (or, the Additional Pipe Line are soon
to be Opened and the Work Pushed
Rapidly? Hospital Gets Water at Night
but none During the] Day? Storing the
Supply.
The work of repairing the Smith
street pumping station, whioh was
commenced last Friday, will be com
pleted today and it is expected the
pressure will be a great deal better
hereafter. vVhen Superintendent
Burns was seen by a News reporter
this morning lie said that the pressure
in town was muoh improved today
and that within a short time he hopes
to be able to have it so as to more
nearly meet the demand of the city.
At the city hospital they are now
able to get plenty of water during the
night but none during the day. It is
said arrangements are made so that
they get enough stored to last during
the hours of low pressure.
The bids for laying the new twenty
four inch pipes for the Run yon water
works are expected in very shortly
and when they are opened and the
contract given out it will take about
three months to complete the work,
and then the city will be well supplied
with water. In the meantime the
water department will do its best to
supply the demands upon it.
FAVOR THE '
WOLFF SITE?
Freeholder Glenn Says he will
do all in his Power to Reach
Decision.
MEETING TO-MORROW.
Tomorrow a meeting of the Board
of Freeholders will be held in New
Brunswick to decide as to which of
the two proposed approaches they will
have for the South Amboy end of the
new Raritan river bridge.
Freeholder Glenn, in an interview
with a News reporter this morning,
stated that as chairman of the Bridge
Committee he was certainly going to
make an effort to have the matter
settled tomorrow. Mr. Glenn said he
will force the matter to an issae if
necessary. He is also of the opinion
that the. majority of the members of
the Board are in favor of the Wolff
approach piovided that there are no
more legal complications to bob up.
This, Mr. Glenn said, should not
occnr now for every one has had a
chance to look the matter up and
shonld there be any objections, it
should have been done before. Mr.
Glenn declared that if nothing is done
it will not be his fault.
For real estate see page 2.
ci (Sood
In well cleaned bottles
at bottom prices.
Wuerzburger $1.40 per Case.
As good a? imported.
Pale Export $1.20 | Export Pilsner $1.00
These brands c:innot be duplicated for
any such prioe, besides you pei a rebate of
20 cents oil every box of empty bottles.
Tlie Hygiene Steam Beer Bottling Works,
Tel. 143 b. 254 New Brunswick Ave
Needs Attention!
Ynii xhoul'1 no iu-yl ct any part'
of your toilet I or the lack ul' I'oi ?
el. A i tides when
Touth Brushes, Hair Brushes,
Combs, Tooth Powders, Soaps,
Sponges, Face Powders ....
etc.. are su plentiful horn at prices
within tiie reach of all
CITY PHARMACY
160 SMIIH STREET.
MAYOR AND POSTMASTER
ARE THE RINGMASTERS.
Society Circus Promises Plenty of Fun for all Who Attend? Doctors and
Lawyers, Business Men and Employes Will take Parts of Clowns,
Jockeys, Bare Back Riding and do Stunts for the Amusement of the
Citizens? All for the Benefit of the Hospital
FIRE WAS
SOON OUT.
Blaze Early this Afternoon Caus
ed About $100 Damage in
Woodshed.
A SMALL STREAM.
Fire broke out in the rear of the
Italian tenement house at 211 Wash
ington street abont 1.80 o'clock this
afternoon. The blaze waB in the
woodshed and it is supposed the chil
dren playing with matches set it on
fire. A neighbor said that Sunday the
same thing nearly happened.
The shed was completely destroyed
and the fire reached the big house and
soorehed the house of Alexander
Thompson, next door.
The firemen were on hand promptly
and were able to set a small stream of
water sufficient to do their work.
The tenement is owned by LuiRi
Pellesino. He says wben the fire
started his first thought was for his
children and he does not know how
the blaze started. Damage is about
$100.
BRIDGE IRON WORK
HAS BEEN SHIPPED.
Rushing Work on the New Raritan
River Bridge? Material
Expected.
That every effort is being made to
complete the new Raritan river bridge
within the contract time is evident
from the rash that is now apparent at
the site. The iron work has been
shipped and is expected to arrive at
this end of the bridge every day.
There will be no delay unless the
freeholders fail to select the site for
the sonth approach tomorrow.
As soon as the iron work arrives
men will be at work potting it in
shape ready to be placed when the
bridge is advanced far enough. The
iron work was shipped several days
ago and the men now at the bridge
are rnshmg work making ready foi it.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. Peter Toolin wishes to express
her sincere thanks to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and to her friends
and neighbors who so kindly assisted
hor in her late bereavement upon the
death of iier son, Bernard Toolin.
Lost anything: A cent-a-word ad.
in the Evening News will find it for
yon.
Read the real estate advertising
column on pace 2, today.
NOTICE.
Wo, the undersigned barbers of the
city of Perth Amboy, oonnty of Mid
dlesex, State of New Jersey, do here
by agree to close onr shops on ^Satur
day May 80th, Decoration Day, and
on Saturday, July 4, 1908 at 3 p. m.
Signed,
Lonis H. Franke,
Smith & Hoffner,
Alfred Beltrami,
V. H. Beck,
Charles Mvres.
Peter Peterson,
Francis P. Maneinell,
Lanrkz Hanson,
R. Rossie,
Frank Lawros,
L. Cerrokis & Son,
J 08. Falkenstein,
Tony Reel,
Loreuze Pensabene,
S. Smilovis,
M. Mieskewski.
Rose ltoyaf.
Fruit Nectar,
Fruit Charlotte.
The Now Oritiks, served with
Crushed FruiU and loo Cream,
Five Cents, an our Fouutaiu.
Parisen'8 Prescription Pharmacy.
The town is agog over the City
Hospital's big circus that takes place
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week. It is also being generally
talked of in all the sorronnding towns.
All the world and his wife are going
including the children. The most
attractive features of course are the
local celebrities, who are booked to
perform side by side with old time
professional circus people.
The imagination makes a wild hit
that is positively tickling as it pictures
Mayor Seaman and Postmaster George
Tice as ringmasters with Dr. Orowther
as Signor Dublin Stout, the^ strong
man, and S. Wiener as Mile. Onanag,
the great female bareback rider.
These are only a few of the leading
characters in the funny comedy to be
presented. Among the others will be
Foxy Grandpa by W. A. Belcher,
Happy Hooligan by Wilbur
LaRoe, burlesque policemen by
M. E. Hansen and F. D. Easterbrook ;
Buffalo Bill, by William Files ; Alkali
Ike, by Joseph Burns, while George
J. Haney and W. T. Strong will im
personate "Rubes." The clowns
will be George Gems, Eugene Mullen,
Chester Gillis and Ramsay Orowell.
There will be many amusing freaks
in the side show impersonated by well
known citizens whose names are kept
secret with the hope that the skill of
the "make-up" artist will enable
them to escape detection. At every
side show performance a lecture will
be delivered by a prominent citizen
under the name of Prof. Knowital A.
O. N. I. T. -
The " barkers ' g/nosefloW?>fpio
tnresque languages-ill be relied" 1311 ?'
induce everybody to enter the side
show will be J. E. Strieker, J. ( S.
Wight, S. Riddles torffer and H( G.
Dewender. William Noe, A. Orouth
amel, Dr. F. 0. Henry, 0. F. Eilert,
J. J. Cunningham and E. J. McCor
mick will perform as jockeys in the
big show. The ushers will include
Dr. Mason. Dr. Lund, Dr. Levy, John
Danner and H. W. Jones.
The local end of the big cirons is
under the management of S. R. Far
rington. The professional part of the
circus was given in yesterday's News
and is thoroughly up-to-date in every
particular.
FINISHED BY J
JULY FIRST.
Rushing Work at the Local As
phalt Plant-Steamer Arrived
not yet Unloaded.
WILL BElOMPLETE.
The work at f the Barber Asphalt
plant at Maurer is now being rushed
to the fullest extent possible, and the
company hoDes to have everything in
operation by the first of Julv. The
work of unloading the steamer Bosne
atn, which arrived at the plant about
| two weeks ago, is now well under
I way, and will be finished by Saturday
| night if everything goes along
smoothly.
When the steamer first arrived here
the company was unprepared to un
load her, not expecting she would
arrive so soon, but now temporary
stockades have been built and the raw
asphalt is being stored in them until
the plant starts to work and is able to
use the stuff.
The machine shop has been com
pleted some time and is working full
.force while the power house will
shortly be finished. The oompany
I will use the regular sized railroad
: tracks and will have three small loco
motives at work^all the time.
; A moving derrick is now being built
on the dock and when this is finished
? the company will have one of the best
docks along the sound.
Beal Estate column page 2.
WEATHER.
The forecast received at the local Signa
Station is for clear and coaler.