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/' _ I . --.I ■ ■ .... - . -I ■ - ■ —— — ... - I . 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. - < 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. k ► 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. ) - 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. { _. 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. > r^~ 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.