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VOL. XXV. NO. 38 j PERTH AMBOY, N. J.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22 1903 SECOND EDITION
ALDERMEN DISCUSS
RESOLUTION TO BUY
FIRE HOUSE SITES.
Had Been Returned to The City Clerk ^Without The Mayor s Signa
ture and Alderman Campbell Wanted The Matter Acted upon
Was Taken up and Passed Again-Other Business Transact
ed-Contract Awarded for More Wells at Runyon.
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The city fathers held a short meet
ing last night and aside from a little
discussion over the resolution to pur-:
chase sites for new fire houses there
was little business of interest trans
acted.
Alderman Campbell brought up the
matter of fire sites. He said he was
not aware until a few days ago that
Mayor Seaman had not signed the
resolution to purchase the sites for
the fire houses. He thought the
matter an important one and should
be attended to at once. ^City Cleik
Rielley was asked to extdain whether
or not the mayor had signed the reso
intinn Mr Riellev stated tbat the
mayor had not signed the resolution,
neither had he vetoed it. It ha^
simply been returned to the clerk
without any remarks whatever. Al
derman-at-large Eckert said it would
be necessary, in order to make the
resolution effective to have it passed
again by the council. Mr. Oampbell
offered to make out a new one, but it
was necessary to get the original and
^^the council took a recess while the
^^elerk got the resolution.
It read that the city should purchase
j^Ra lot in Davidson avenue and one in
■ Rector street. The cleik then report
W ed that it had been returned by the
■ mayor without his signature.
" Alderman Smith asked why the
mayor had not signed the resolution.
He wanted to know if he opposed the
action. Mr. Eckert replied that as
the resolution was not vetoed the
mayor was not opposed to it, at the
same time he did not approve it by
placing his signature thereupon.
Some discussion followed as to the
purchase of Smith street lots, but Mr.
Oampbell showed that these were so
high in price that they wore beyond
the reach of the oitv. The resolution
to purchase the sites in Davidson
^^uventie and Rector street, was then
■Hissed unanimously, Alderman Gan
|^Hm being absent.
Among other matters considered
KHas a petition that a sewer be placed
|^H Gordon street. This was signed
William Parkstrom and eleven
^Hbthers. Philip Slobodien asked for
^■permission to move his building abou,
IHiOO yards along Simth street. Both
■ of those were referred to the Street
H Committee.
■ In regards to the petition of John
r J. Clark and others concerning the
f track in High street at the Roessler
& Hasslacher Chemical Company,
City Attorney Hommann's opinion
was read in which he stated that the
r ght to control uoes not imply tne
right to destroy and that the company
te mnst not desrtoy the street.
I Concerning Washington street pav
I lag, as has been told in the News,
l^lie romonstranoe had a weeding out
' SEXTON'S PUZZLE.
This picture repr sents the name of a
City. Can you guess it?
The wirner of yesterday's prize was Mrs. l.Len
237 Madison ave.
The answer to yesterday’s puzzle was Denver
GRAND PRIZE OFFER.
The prize for to-day will be
I BOX HURLBURTS WRITING PAPER.
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and of the ninety-five signers only
sixty could be considered. This leaves
eighty-eight in favor of the pavement.
Tne City Attorney’s opinion was read,
that as it was not the individuals
owning a lot that was assessed, but
the lot itself, therefore only one name
could represent a single lot. The re
port of the street committee, to which
this matter had been roferred, was
accepted and ordered entered on the
minutes.
Bids were opened for the new wells
at Runyon. Henry Bennett, of Bel
mar, was the only bidder and the
contract to drive the wells was award
ed him for $4.75 per lineal foot. The
contract reads, “two or more wells.’’
The mayor returned approved the
resolution to drive new wells; to
transfer $10,000 to special street im
nmvmvnonf fnml • f icon ft 3(90 000 fLK -
sessment.bonds for grading and sewers
$10,000 bonds in anticipation of 190
taxes; the contract to furnish the city
with new fire aparatus; resolution
relative to Smith street sewer.
The United States Mortgage & Trust
Company was requested to deliver to
the oity treasurer the $80,000 issue of
water bonds.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hospi
tal Association was granted permis
sion to erect a booth in the City Hall
park to receive donations for the hos
pital and to sell ice cream.
The speoial committee to visit the
Central railroad officials concerning
bridge over north shore branch at the
new Raritan river bridge, reported
that toe officials would look into the
matter.
TO REPAIR
MG GLELLAN
HOSE HOUSE.
Aldermen Take AcMon at Meet
ing Last Night—Said it Would
Soon Fall Down.
TO PAINT APPARATUS.
George B. McClellan Hose Company
received consideration by the Board
of Alderman last night. The council
ordered that the carriage be painted
and that it be furnished with a new
pole. When this had been passed
Alderman Donovan called attention to
the condition of the house in which
the apparatus is kept.
Mr. Donovan said the structure was
in bad shape and that it would fall
down if not attended to pretty soon.
lie doubted if it would withstand tne
storms of the winter if repairs were
not made. His motion that the coun
cil get estimates as to the cost of put
ting the bnilding in repair, was
carried. Some of the aldermen want
ed to know where the money was
coming from, but that question was
passed without further comment.
COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION.
The County Board of Elections met
at the Court House yesterday to fill
any vacancies existing in the Distriot
Election Boards. Thore were none,
j The Board sat on Saturday to add
! names to the registry lists for the
! special constitutional amendment
; election. No one applied for regis
| tration. The Board meets tomorrow
all day for the same purpose and on a
1 week from today to canvass the re
turns for tomorrow’s election.
For real estate see page 2.
Soft Shell Crabs
Water Rockaway Oysters
ConnecticutTiitle Neck Q|£|||$
WORRELL’S, 46 Smith Street.
WAS WORKING
ALOFT WHEN
LOST HOLD.
Sailor on Steamship at American
Smelting & Refining Co. Dock
Meets With Accident.
INJURIES NOT SERIOUS.
Crew Thought Him Dead but was Able t<
tit up -Doctor Summoned, and Fount
no Bones Broken—Will be All Right It
a Few Days—Was at Work in thi
Rigging.
At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, n
West Indian sailor on the big Swedisl
steamship Svealand, now unloading
copper bullion at the American Smelt
ing & Refining Company’s dock, it
this city ton irom tne mizzen mas
to the deck. How he escaped deatl
is a wonder to the crew. Dr. W. E
Ramsay was called and found tha
although the sailor was badly shakei
ud, he was not severely injured, auc
alter giving him treatment, he order
ed that the fellow be kept quiet for i
few days then he would be all right.
The sailor had been sent aloft to iii
the rigging on the mast and in crawl
ing out on the cross tree he lost hii
hold. Before he struck he turner
over in the air, landing on his back
The members of the crew thought tin
fellow had been killed and wer<
astonished to find him able to sit up
The captain, thinking that the mai
might have received internal injuries
had the doctor called. When thi
steamship sails awav, it is expectec
that the sailor will be all right.
TRUST COMPANY WILL
DISPOSEJIF BONDS
Offers to Handle the $55,000 Un
sold—Water Bonds for
the City
Tne Perth Amboy Trust Compan;
has agreed to dispose of the remain
ing $55,000 worth of water bonds fo
the city at the regular commission
The offer was accepted.
Several weeks ago the city tried t
sell $80,000 worth of water bonds t
lay the water train from Runyon t
the south side of the river. It wa
during the unsettled condition in th
financial market and no bidders wer
persent. The city then decided t
buy $25,000 worth. This was done s
that the work might be carried on
This left $55,(XX) still to be sold. A1
derman Runyon announced last nigh
IIURV UIO V1UDI J »» wuiv« vi»U|<v.u
of them and tlie offer was accepted.
BOYS STONED TRAIN
BROKE GAB WINDOW
—
Engineer had Narrow Escape fron
Being Seriously Hurt-To
Invest gate.
Central railroad officials have agni
complained to the local police tlia
boys on the Hall avenue bridge ar
again stoning the trains.
i.Tlie complaint says that on Satm
day train 316 with engine 572 wa
stoned, one of the missiles breakiu
the cab window where the enginee
was sitting, narrowly missing th
engine driver. That such a practic
is exceedingly dangerous is admitted
and no efforts will be spared to catc!
the boys.
Read the real estate advertisin,
column on page 2, today.
WHY every man should insure in Th
k'ew York Life. Because: It is th
strongest company in the world. Brcaust
It has over $322,000,000 in assets, ft
cause: It has over $34,000,000 in Specie
Reserved Fund -account. Represented i
Perth Amboy by
Nielsen Bros., 122 Smith St.
CHARLES PETERSON
B ACC ACE EXPRESS
Orders left at Saxton's Pharmacy. TO Smit
BOARD OF
EXCISE TO
BE CHANCED.
Ordinance Introduced at Meet
ing of Board of Aldermen
Last Night.
FOR FIVE MEMBERS.
1 Passed First Reading and will be Printed
I —Outgrowth of the Excise Board Mud
dle in Which the Mayor has Refused to
! Recognize the P esent Board—Test
Case Halted.
In an effort to settle the excise
i muddle, which has existed here for
iuc pnoi jrrti, uuiiu^ n im.ii uuir
Mavor Seaman has refused to reoog
i uiz« the present board, an ordinance
was introduced by Alderman Toft at
i the council meeting last night entitled
“an ordinance to amend an ordinance
; to establish an excise department in
the city of Perth Amboy, approved
March 5, 1888.” , '
The new ordinance is as follows:
, “Be it ordained by the City of
Perth Amboy tliat Section 1 beamend
: ed to read as follows: That there
shall be and for the City of Perth
i Amboy a Board of Excise Commis
i sioners to consist of five members to
serve for the term of three years,
i which board shall be elected on a
! general ticket at the charter election
in the City of Perth Ambov next after
i the passing of this ordinance, in the
same manner as other officers and in
i accordance with an act entitled: ‘An
1 act to establish an Excise Department
in cities of this State approved April
8, 1902.’ ’’
The ordinance was declared to have
had its first reading and was ordered
printed.
Whether or not the present Excise
BoaTd was a legally constitu'ed body
has been a question in this city for
■ some time. An attempt was made to
test the legality, but the case has been
tied up in the courts. The board has
continued to transact business, but it
will go out of office January 1. The
r ordinance introduced last nignt is in
tended to straighten out matters.
■ MARIONS TO PLAY
; ALL HOBOKEN TEAM.
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3 Will Meet on the Enclosed Grounds
s Composed of First
’ Class Players
The Marions will play the All
f Hobokens next Saturday at the en
3 closed grounds. The visiting team
will be composed entirely of players
from the minor league who reside in
Hoboken.
Carl Traeger, who has just returned
from the Northwestern league, is get
4-inn 4-V\n fnnm fnrvuf hnr anil hrt rtmillifiPfi
■[to bring some crack players. Traeger
I played with the Marions last year and
I led the team in batting. He has Pete
Mehl, of the Fayo team, to pitch,
McAndrews, of the Holyoke team, at
short, aDd Dnde McCormick, of the
same team, at third. “Mike” Roch
ford will play in the outfield and
1 Smithson at second. All of these men
1 with the exception of Mehl played
1 with the Marions. The grounds will
be placed in good condition and a
good game can be expected. The
3 game will be called at 3.30.
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r BAPTIST CHURCH
3
j The Ladies Aid Society of the First
) Baptist church, held a meeting in the
chapel, on Fayette street, yesterday
afternoon. Last night there was a
special meeting of the trustees at S
o’clock to talk over very important
, matters.
The next dollar roll call will be
B
hjld on Thursday evening.
: The Evening News makes a special
• ty of real estate.
’ BEEF. IRON AND WINE
W prepare a Beef, Iron and Wine which
is compos d o! the richest, purest extrac
• beqf, a flue quality of wine and the most
digest able form of Iron. Ibis is a splendid
to ic, containing ti e three eleme ts which
every tonic should possess. Price 53 cents
. a large bottle,
r Parisen’8 Prescription Pharmacy
LITTLE INTEREST
SHOWN HERE IN
SPECIAL ELECTION.
Few Votes are Cast...Litt/e Observed but Hebrew Holidays
Make The Appearance General—Banks Closed at Noon..
Amendments are Important—The Poll at Noon was
Away Below Normal.
WILL MAKE
BUT SLICHT
CHANGE HERE.
Court Declared School Law Un
constitutional-Return
to Old System.
MR. SHULLSJEMARKS.
Nearly every resident of this city,
who is interested in Public School
work, will read with surprise that
the Court of Errors decided yesterday
the McKee School law to be unconsti
tutional. It was passed by the Legis
lature two rears ago and was amended
last year to obviate constitutional
objections then found by the courts.
It sought to make uniform and
codify tne many school laws and was
supported by the State Board of Edu
cation. The act was sustained recent
ly in a suit before the Supreme Court,
but the higher conrt reversed yester
day the court below. It is held the
act is unconstitutional in that it is
special legislation, certain districts
having been excepted from its provi
sions.
The court filed only a memorandum
and announced that the opinion ot the
court would be filed in a few davs by
Justice Pitney.
The decision will affect nearlv every
school district in the State. These
districts will now be conducted under
the lines of the old school laws.
Several school districts during the
past few years have been unable to
borrow money on account of the doubt
surrounding the authority to do so
under the McKee law.
When Prof. Shull, superintendent
of the Perth Amboy schools, was seen
bv a News reporter, this morning, he
said that he did not think it would
effect the local public schools very
much if they did have to go back
under the old law, although the Mc
Kee law, he thought, was the best.
The only trouble that might result by
going back to the old law would be
regarding the State’s allowance in
porportion to number cf -cliool t^ach*
ers. Under the old law ,Mr. Shull said,
the city of New Brunswick had sixtv
five teachers and received yearly about
#18,000. Perth Amboy had fifty-two
teachers at that time and received
#12,000. If the new law is done away
with and the old law comes back into
force, and we are rated the same as
before, we will receive about #18.000
because we have sixty-Beven teachers
at the present time. As this is about
what we are getting now, it will not
affect us very much.
HOSPITAL DONATION DAY
ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
IN l/l I I hmll r«m\.
The ladies of the Hospital Associa
tion will have a booth in the park on
Thursday afternoon to receive dona
tions of money, groceries, fruits, pre
serves and jellies, also of all articles
which can be used in a hospital. Ice
cream will be on sale at this booth.
The benefits to the sick and wound
ed which our hospital has dispensed
since its organization and its neces
sary needs to maintain it should
appeal to every charitable citizen both
old and young, even the children's
uickels will be gladly received and
have its part in this great and good
work.
Mrs. C. W. Sneath, Secretary.
P. NYGREEN,
Successor to L. Albert & Co.
... Photographic Studio...
Everything in Portrait, Landscape
and Interior Photography.
P.O. Building. Perth Amboy, N. J.
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A very lightftrote is being polled in
this city todaw on the constitutional
amendments. 'The reports from all
parts of the State show that very little
interest is being taken. It is probable
that this indifference may defeat the
amendments for those opposed to them
will vote before tonight. Today
been pronounced a holiday by the
Attorney General, but it is not gener
ally observed here. The banks were
open this morning, but they closed at
noon. The fact that all the saloons
have shutters drawn owing to the
election and all the Hebrew stores are
closed because of their New Years,
the city has a real holiday appearanoe
excepting that the schools are open as
usual.
At noon the following number of
votes had been cast: First ward
had thirteen; Second liad eight;
Third had four; Fourth numbered
twelve; Fifth ward ten, and Sixth
ward five.
Tne amendments being voted upon
arc good and should be passed. It is
freely admitted tnat they are not of
the best, but they are an improvement
on the present system and have been
endorsed by the brains of both politic
al parties. There is therefore no
politics in them.
By far the most important ot the
proposed amendments relates to the
Court of Errors and Appeals, the *
court of last resort of the State. As
now composed this court consists ofv
sixteen judges, all of whom, with the^^
exception of six who are specially
appointed by the Governor to tliat
court, are likewise judges
courts.
The amendment provides that the
Court of Errors and Appeals shall
consist of a Chief Justice and four
Associate Justices, or any four of
them, none of whom shall be members
of any of the several courts appealed
from.
The jurisdiction and functions of
the various courts would not in any
way be altered, but the work of final
review will be committed to judges
specially appointed for that purpose.
The only radical change proposed is
that of making a Vice Chancellor a
constitutional officer, and providing
for his appointment by the Governor,
in the same manner as other judicial
officers are now appointed.
By this amendment Vice Chancellors
would be invested with full power to
hear, determine and enter final de
crees in causes properly coming before
them, without resort to the Chan
cellor. At present, while the Vice
Chancellors do, in fact, hear motions
and causes on final hearing, the Con
stitution requires that to give validity
to tnem all decrees must be signed by
the Chancellor.
Carpenters wanted—A few good
carpenters. Emil Koyen, 178 Elm
street. Q.tl.tf
WEATHER.
The forecast received at the local Slgaal
Station is for clear and cooler.