iVEATHEK —Cloudy
tonight and Sunday.
Probably occasional
showers. Variable
winds.
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VOLUME XXXVI. No. 32.
FERTH AMBOY, N. J., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915
LAST
EDI! SON
TEN PAGES—TWO CENTS.
JOHN O'S ACTION
PLEASE^ PASTOR
Oil King First Confided With
Dr. W. W. Bustard, of His
Refusal to Lend Any Money
TO AID THE WAR IN EUROPE
Interview Gained by the United
Press Greatly Pleases Rock
efeller's Spiritual Advisor.
Special by United Preis ΤVire.
Cleveland, Ο., Sept. 18:—John D.
Rockefeller, Sr., at first confided his
determination not to be a party to
lending money to aid the warring
powers in Europe to his spiritual
advisor. This was learned today
when Dr. W. W. Bustard, of the
Euclid Avenue Baptist church,
and the oil king's pastor, expressed
the greatest pleasure that Rockefel
ler should have made public an
nouncement of his determination, in
an interview with the United Press
yesterday.
"I am glad," said Rev. Bustard,
"that Mr. Rockefeller has stated
publicly his attitude towards the war
loan, which he intimated to me, and
which X regarded as confidential."
It was at the funeral of W. C.
Rudd, the Cleveland business man,
Rockefeller's brother-in-law, that the
oil king discussed the prospects of
war loans with Dr. Bustard. This
was last Friday.
"The afternoon of Mr. Rudd's fu
neral," said Dr. Bustard today, "I
drove with Mr. Rockefeller from the
church to the cemetery. On the way
the subject of the war entered into
our conversation. Mr. Rockefeller
talked with me about refusing re
quests from the representatives of
foreign governments for munitions
and other things. In an indirect
way he as much as told me he had
refused war loans."
The interview given by Rockefel
ler to the United" Press, in which he
made public his refusals to make war
loans to England and Russia and the
fact that the allies' commission now
in New York to negotiate a huge war
loan would not call on him because
they knew it would be useless, great
ly pleased Rockefeller's pastor.
H. F. Bigger, Sr., for over forty
yearg Rockefeller's personal physi
cian and confidente, was delighted
today over Rockefeller's public an
nouncement, made through the Unit
ed Press, that he will not help the
allies obtain a billion dollar war loan
from United States financiers. Dr.
Bigger was present when the oil
king told the United Press on the
golf links of his Forest Hills estate
here that he already refused loans to
England and Russia.
Feci Confident of Loan.
Special by United /'?'■ s.v ι Vire.
London, Sept. 18:—Representa
tives of big London banking houses
today declared they were confident
of the allies billion dollar loan In
America, regardless of John D.
Rockefeller's statement to the Unit
ed Press that he would not give it
his support. They displayed the
greatest interest in the Rockefeller
statement.
Want to Get British Terms.
Special by United Press .Vire.
New York, Sept. 18:—That repre
sentatives of the German govern
. ment directly approached the Bri
tish foreign office in the latter part
of August with the object of discov
ering Great Britain's terms, was the
statement made to the United Press
today by a passenger arriving on the
^ Baltic whose source of information
is excellent. That German repre
sentatives were courteously received,
it was stated. What actually hap
pened in the conference is not
known.
May Balk on Big Loan.
New York. Sept. 18.—An agreement
between the Anglo-French financial
mission and the American bankers
relative to the establishment of a huge
credit here for the allies is a possibility
within forty-eight hours. This was
learned authoritatively, though because
of the many complications involved in
the transaction both sides are extreme
ly reticent.
If the agreement is made it will not
be on the actual terms of the loan, but
on the broader question of Its char
acter. There have been no formal
negotiations as yet. according to a
banker who is thoroughly acquainted
with everything that is going on. In
stead. there have been what are known
In the language of diplomacy as "con
versations."
The stumbling block is the question
of whether the proposed loan shall
cover the purchase of munitions. Un
til the western bankers were brought
into the discussion and the pro-German
factor loomed large in opposition to any
loan whatever to the allies it was
more or less taken for granted by both
sides that the munitions difficulty
would not obtrude itself. Hut now. It
was learned in the financial district,
It has become a matter of great im
portance.
The foreign commissioners, there is
reason to believe, are Insistent that
some way shall lie found to lluance the
allies' munitions purchases here, with
out resort to further gold shipments.
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150 NEW MEMBERS FOR
Y.M.C.A. AFTER DAY'S
WORK IN BIG CAMPAIGN
With 150 members for the Y. M.
C. A. as the result of the first day
of the him campaign, the association
workers are enthusiastic over the
prospects for the attaining of the
goal of their endeavors—800 mem
bers within five days. A large num
ber of workers turned out last night
to make their eports of the first day's
work, and round after round of ap
plause greeted the announcements of
the different team captains concern
in the efforts of the workers. Divi
sion Chairman Ε. H. Boynton far
exceeded the one hundred per cent
standard set by Campaign Manager
Hockenbury, for his section report
ed eighty-three members. One hun
der per cent is based on the stana
ard average of one man per memller
each day therefore sixty men pro
during sixty new members would re
ceive the coveted mark. J. Arthur
Applegate, of South Amboy, cap
tain of the Maxwell team, and one
of the most enthusiastic Y. M. C. A.
workers, established a fine individual
ι mark when he reported twenty-two
j new members. His team produced
twenty-siix members. The secretaries
of Division Β are Earl Mullins and
W. H. Warr, the general secretary of
the association.
Optimistic Y. M. C. A. workers ex
pect to even have last night's mark
eclipsed tonight, when the various
team members will again gather at a
supper, which will be served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A.
In view of the fine mark estab
lished by his division, Chairman
Boynton, of Division B, received the
banner last night and this trophy
will go tonight to the division that
produces the best results on the sec
ond day of the campaign. In Di
vision A, the "We're It" banner went
to the Baker team, captained by D.
W. Boehm, who reported six mem
bers; the Division Β banner went to
the Oldsmobile team, Captain John
Pfeiffer, who reported thirty mem
bers; in Division C the Overland and
Haynes cars tied for the honors; in
Division D the Oakland machine, cap
tured by N. C. Neilsen, romped off
with the honors, and the Chevrolet
and King cars tied in Division E.
The following were the reports
made last night:
Division A; Chairman, Adrian
Lyon—Baker, 6; Ford, 3; Hupmo
bile, 6; White, 2; Winton Six, 1.
Total, 18.
Division B; Chairman, Ε. H. Boyn
ton—Cadillac, 23; Maxwell, 26;
Oldsmobile, 30; Pierce Arrow, 3;
Renault, 1. Total, 83.
Division C; Chairman, Oliver W.
Ramsay—Franklin, 0; Haynes, 5;
Hudson, 1; Jeffrey, 4; Overland, 5.
Total, 15.
Division D; Chairman, C. M. Pe
terson—Apperson, 3; Chalmers, 8;
Oakland, 11; Paige, 5; Studebaker,
1. Total, 28.
Division E; Chairman, Franz Neil
son—Chevrolet, 2; King, 2; Loco
mobile, 0; Packard, 1; Peerless, 1.
Total, 6.
Campaign Manager Hockenbury
stated to a representative of the
EVENING NEWS this morning: "I
am immensely pleased with the first
day's results and there is no good
reason why this campaign should not
far exceed our goal of 800 members.
It simply means that every worker
and every secretary will make his
promised, honest effort."
VIOLENT FIGHTING
FOR FATE OF VILNA
Army Detachments Have Now
Reached Nearby Railroads
—A Drive on Russia.
daedal bjj United Pre*a ΤVire.
Petrograd, Sept. 18:—A violent
battle before Vilna has begun. The
Germans are attacking In great force
east of the city. Several enemy de
tachments have reached nearby rail
roads and are attempting to pierce
the Russian lines
New Held on Ostend.
Special by United Press Wire.
Amsterdam, Sept. 18:—Germans
are preparing to meet a new raid on
Ostend by the British fleet. New
long range guns are being placed
along the forts sweeping the coast.
In dispatches received today it was
said many marines and military
workmen were killed in the last
bombardment of Ostend and the
city's defenders were seriously in
jured.
Matter French Frontier.
Paris, Sept. 18.—The terrific artillery
duels which have been raging for
weeks along the French frontier, from
Switzerland to the sea, show no sign
of cessation. The etTorts of both Ger
man and French appear to be directed
toward finding ο weak spot in the op
posing line, but so far no infantry at
tack has been launched, which would
Indicate that neither side has succeed
ed in weakening the other's big gun
defenses sufficiently to warrant a
charge against the trenches.
Particularly violent artillery duels
reported from the front of the Crln
chan river, which runs from a point
about eleven miles southeast of Arras
to that town, where it enters the
Searpe. Infantry flre and grenade
throwing was marked in the district
about Roye.
London, Sept. 18 —The Russian cities
of WUna and Pwlnsk, and with them
Russia's most important railway* line
leading to Petrograd, are menaced by
the Austro-Germnn armies, whose nu
merical strength is estimated at nearly
500,000 men. Both cities are nearly
circled. Important headway In the
flanking of Dwinsk is reported by the
German war office with the capture of
Widsy, about seventeen miles east of
the Wilna-Dwinsk road.
NOTICE
We wish to thank all our friends who
donated money to the support of our
little daughter in the baby-voting con
test.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Farroat.
21617-9-18-lt*
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SCHOOL TAX FOR
MIDDLESEX COUNT!
County Tax Clerk Has Com
pleted List Showing the
Various Amounts.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Sept. 18:—Clerk
EdwariJ Harned, of the Middlesex
County Tax Board, has compiled a
table showing the amounts of the
budgete of the various municipali
ties ii& the county. The table, ap
pended herewith, separates the local
school tax, or budget, from the
amount to be raised for all other
municipal expenses. Clerk Harned
expects to announce the county and
local rates next week. The county
rate will show a decided decrease
from the 1914 figures, owing to the
lower county budget and the large
increase in the county ratables. The
table is as follows:
Cranbury—School, $7,040; local,
$3,030; total. $10,070.
Dunellen—School, $14,965; local,
$16,450; total, $31,415.
East Brunswick—School, $6,825;
local, $2,500; total, $9,325.
Helmetta—School, $3,000; local,
$1,750; total, $4,750.
Highland Park—School, $22,990;
local, $14,450; total, $37,440.
Jamesburg—School, $5,922.50;
local. $4,859; total, $10,781.50.
Madison—School, $5,040; local,
$3,300; total, $8,340.
Metuchen—School, $15,375; local,
$13,554; total, $28,929.
Milltown—-School, $10,000; local,
$8,700; total. $18,700.
Monroe—School, $6.575; local,
$3,800; total, $10,375.
New Brunswick—School, $72,000;
local, $293,183.34; total, $276,183.
34.
.\υιιιι DruiiE>\v ιυιν—ocuuui, φ -, jj υ υ ;
local, $2,000; total, $4,900.
Perth Amboy—School, $126,000;
local, $228,300; total, $354,300.
Piscataway—School, $18,407.50;
local, $6,200; total, $24,607.50.
Raritan—School, $25,402.50; loc
al, $7,480; total, $32,882.50.
Roosevelt — School, $36,102.50;
local, $33,301; total, $69,403.50.
Sayreville—School, $9,000; local,
$8,400; total, $17,400.
South Amboy—School, $19,900;
local, $26,100; total, $46,000.
South Brunswick—School, $10,
269.41; local, $3,500; total, $13,
769.41.
South River—School, $21,754.50;
local, $16.814; total, $38,568.50.
Spotswood—School, $1,800; local,
$1,324.77; total. $3,124.77.
VVoodbridge—School, $72,445; lo
cal. $27,700;. total, $100,145.
Middlesex — School, $11,186.25;
local, $6,500; total, $17,686.
Totals—$524,900.16; $643,196.
11; $1,168,096.27.
State school tax—$211,194.42;
county budget, $390,510.00.
MAN BRUISED, HORSE CUT
AS CAT RUNS INTO WAGON
One man was slightly bruised and
ι horse was seriously cut when a
Public Service trolley car rammed a
wagon laden with ashes on State
street, near Chauncey street, yester
iay. The car, No. 957. going north
)n State street, rammed a front
tfheel of the wagon from behind,
cnocking the horse down and throw
ng Frank Fazekas, of 421 Lawrence
itreet, the driver. The latter was
ihaken up.
William Smith, as conductor, and
fohn H. Herron, as motorman, both !
if Keyport, were in charge of the ]
rolley car.
Welsh Language. ,
Welsh is taught in the public schools j
>f A'ales, is universally spoken there, <
ind is extensively spoken in this coun
ry. The language is not closely re
ated to the Irish and Highland Gaelic,
>ut is of the same branch aa the an
ileiit fnmtsh and Breton l»n*uage«.
GERMAN DISAVOWAL
IS OUTLOOK TODAY
Hope of Settlement of Arabic
Controversy Raised Today
by Dispatches from Berlin.
ATTENTION AS TO ENGLAND
Protest on British Interference
to Shipping Will Not be Sent
for Another Fortnight.
'Special by UKited rresa Vïiiv.
Washington, Sept. 18:— Hope of
settlement of the Arabic controversy
was raised today by the tenor of
dispatches from Berlin. Those close
to the President were beginning to
look confidently for the German dis
avowal in the Arabic case. Unoffi
cial reports were construed as prom
ising early conclusion of these nego
tiations. Attention was commencing
to center on the British prize court
decision confiscating American meat
cargoes and on the Anglo-French
loan negotiations.
The White House was receiving
many letters denouncing the prize
court's ruling and demanding a
sharp American protest but no such
request had been received from the
American shippers.
It is believed the latter will ap
peal to Great Britain's privy coun
cil. Though the American note con
cerning tho British interference with
this country's commerce is almost
ready, it will not go forward, it was
learned positively today, for another
fortnight.
The President wants to clear up
the Arabic case first. In the absence
of a protest thus far from Ambassa
dor Bernstorff against the proposed
credit loan to the allies, it was be
lieved the administration will not
intervene. Secretary McAdoo will be
consulta be/ore the transaction is
closed and the administration views
probably will be made known to
financiers in private conference. The
state department has been advised
that Ambassador Dumba will soon
leave the country.
It is »ald to be the most forceful
note addressed to Gr$at Britain since
her blockade stopped all shipping di
rectly to enemy countries and held np
practically all cargoes against which
there rested the slightest suspicion of
being ultimately destined for Germany
or Au»trta.
The note Insists on the rights of
Anierioan shipping in noneontraband
goods and calls upon Great Britain for
prompt measures to remedy the in
Justices that have been worked since
the orders in council went into effect.
The protest against the contraband
on cotton occupies an important posi
tion in the note. It was the decision
to declare cotton contraband which
made necessary several weeks ago the
redrafting of the note which then was
virtually In final form to go forward to
Great Britain.
There is no mention in the note of
the $15,000,000 meat cargo seizures by
Great Britain, but Secretary Lansing
asked for a transcript of the evidence
supporting the British prize court's
confiscation of the American goods and
this subject may be included later.
No announcement has been made at
the state department as to tho date
on which the note on trade restrictions
will go forward to Great Britain, but
the administration is supposed to be
waiting until the German controversy
Is out of the way.
El
PEACE II MEXICO
Recignition - of Carranza and
Other- Important Interna
tional Questions Come Up.
■special bu United Press Wire.
New York, Sept. 18:—Central and ι
South American envoys gathered in
New York again today with Secre
tary of State Lansing to discuss
Mexico. The proposal of General j
Carranza that the Pan-American
conference and representatives to ]
the Mexican border to discuss inter- ι
national questions with him, was I
scheduled as the chief subject for '
discussion this afternoon.
Not Responsible For Battles.
■<Oeciai Ou Uttitta J'rtss Wtr©.
Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 18.—Car
ranza officAls today disclaimed all
responsibility for two battles near
here between Mexicans and American
soldiers yesterday. The first fight
occurred a short distance from
Brownsville, resulting in the wound
ing of one Mexican. During progress
ι crowd of Mexicans appeared
it headquarters at Matamoras, and
isked for guns, with which to fight
:he Americans. They were refused,
rhe scene of the second fight was the
Donna pumping plant. It started
ate in the afternoon and continued
or several minutes. Two of Car
•anza's officers appeared on the op
)osite bank of the river and ordered
he men to stop fighting. It is re
>orted several Mexicans were slight
y wounded.
We carry the largest tire and tube
tock in New Jersey. Our prices will
urprise you. Frank Van Syckle
•arage Co. Phone 591.
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PARKS AT WATER WORKS
AND ALMS hOUSE FARM
ARE BEING COMPLETED
Beautiful, natural parks on the
alma house farm and the former wa
ter works property are taking form
and, that it is a question of but a
short time when they can be used
by the public, was revealed during
an inspection trip by aldermen of
the street committee and others yes
terday afternoon. Alderman-at
Large W. Guy Weaver, Chairman
Chris Jorgensen of the streets and
sewers committee and Alderman
John J. Clark of the same commit
tee, together with City Engineer
Samuel J. Mason viewed the new
parks and other scenes of improve
ment in the northwestern section of
the city yesterday. They found the
work progressing rapidly and in ac
cordance with plans.
Men in the employ of the city, un
der the direction of Assistant Street
Commissioner L. C. Dalton are doing
a Job on the alms house and former
water works properties that amazed
members of the inspection party.
Instead of hundreds of feet of impas
sable brush land and the like, tliey
found a real natural and beautiful
park. They found that the alms
house land was particularly well
adapted for park and playground
purposes and predicted that it would
be the "Central Park" of Perth Am
boy by next spring.
Almshouse Site.
The almshouse park extendi along
the northerly side of New Brunswick
avenue from a point nearly opposite
Rathfrurn street, westerly to a line
I about opposite Raritan avenue. The
j latter thoroughfare now extends but
j a short distance southerly from
j Brace avenue. Chairman Jorgensen
announced during the inspection
j that he proposed to have it extended
southerly in winding fashion across
the culvert there to form an outlet
in about the centre of the New
Brunswick avenue line of the park.
It is also proposed to construct sev
eral rustic bridges, rustic and regu
lar park benches and make the park
ideal in every particular. Mr. Dal
ton has been instrumental in pick
ing out the best trees, large and
small, and the park is practically
ready for use now. It abounds in
trees of varied kinds, while to the
north and northeast are open fields
which can be converted into baseball
diamonds and other playground for
children with little effort or ex
pense.
A winding gully at the westerly
end of the park land will be con
verted into miniature lakes in spots
so as to add to the attractiveness of
the park.
Similar work is being done on the
former water works land in upper
Smith street. Best shade trees are
being left to grow, while brush and
weeds are being removd about the
land on the easterly and westerly
sides of the lake, and it is planned
to construct a promenade along the
southerly side of the land, thereby
! bringing It to a level with Smith
ι street.
MISS MUNON
IS ELECTED QUEEN
Will be Crowned Tonight—
Emiiy Patten Most Popular
Baby; Mary Farroat, 2nd.
With 20,446 votes to her credit,
Miss Sue McKinnon was last night
elected queen of the big carnival
being held by the Lincoln Engine
Company. The contest closed at 10
o'clock last night, many thousand
votes having previously been cast
for the popular young women who
had been entered by their friends in
the race. The baby contest was a
hot one, and in the two-year-old con
test Emily Patten was declared the
most popular baby, winning out by a
narrow margin of twenty-two votes
over Mary Farroat. The one year old
class prize was won by Mary Sulli
van, while Norman Wodder tri
umphed in the six months class.
The queen contest was marked by
much friendly rivalry, the friends of
the various candidates rallying to
their support in a generous manner.
Miss Jane O'Hara captured the sec
ond prize and Miss Mae Egan took
third prize. The coronation of the
queen and maids of honor will take
place in front of the dog and pony
show at 8 o'clock, all friends of the
firemen and the successful young
women being invited to attend.
The baby contest closed at 5 p. m.
yesterday, and the prizes for the
three successful "kiddies" will be
awarded at 3 o'clock this afternoon
on the carnival grounds.
The standings:
Contest for Quen.
Miss Sue McKinnon 20.446
Miss Jane O'Hara 14,326
Miss Mae Egan 9.216
Miss Sallie Lobel 2.357
Miss Florence Peltier 1.145
Miss Viola Carlton 187
Miss Henrietta Weinblatt . . 163
Miss Bessie Dolan 139
Miss Helen Breen 13 7
Miss Pearl Young 131
Miss Nellie Preacher 129
Miss Mabel Randolph 127
Miss Grace Zehrer 105
Miss Mae Reseter 101
Baby Contest.
Two Years Old.
Emily Patten 6,507
Mary Farroat 6,485
Caroline Peterson 5,488
Ruth Larson 3,845
Margaret Wood 2,895
Bertha Wienberger 341
One Year Old.
Mary Sullivan 1.994
Six Months Old.
N'orman Wodder 3,5 76
Hazel Klusendorf 2,683
Emil Frey 409
Funeral for Mrs. Kelly
Funeral services for Mrs. John Kelly
>f 77 Broad street, sister of former
Vlderman Richard J. Calvin, wiio died
it St. Michael's hospital Tuesday morn
tig, following an operation was held
'rom her late residence yesterday,
norning, followed bv a solemn high j
nass of requim at St. Mary's church
it 10 o'clock. Rev. James McKeever
vas the celebrant. Rev. Joseph I'rban
if St. Stephen's Poolish Catholic church
cas deacon and Rev. Francis Gross of
he Church of Our Lady of Hungary,
i-as subdeacon. Interment was in St.
Jary's cemetery. Many friends and
elatives were at the church and a num
ier of floral tributes were received.
We carry a complete line of Ford
>arts. Frank Van Syckle Garage
J-o, Phone 591.
ΒΙδ "FIRST
CONTESTS-TODAY
Raritan Copper Employes to
Perform This Afternoon—
Big Baseball Game, Too.
Ten teams, composed of men em
ployed in the different departments
of the Raritan Copper Works, will
compete for prizes on the copper
works' grounds this afternoon, the
occasion being the initial "First Aid
Contest" held by this plant.
The contests will start at 2 o'clock
on the ball field adjoining the plant,
and this will be followed by a base
ball game between the Raritan Cop
per Works team, champions of the
191") Factory League, and the United
Lead Company, for a prize of $25.
The prizes for the first aid events
will be money for the first three
teams. The team scoring the most
points will receive $125, the second
$7 5, and the third $50. The judges
for the contest will be the physiciaxfs
of the city. Dr. William E. Ram
say, who has been conducting the
first aid work at the plant, being the
chief judge. His assistantas will be
I Dr. F. C. Henry, Dr. J. V. Shull, Dr.
j J. L. Lund, Dr. G. W. Fithian and
! Dr. M. S. Meinzer.
j W. A. Wipple, representative of
i the Universal Company, arrived here
I at 1:30 o'clock and was met by Man
! ager Ned K. Miller, of the Ditmas
' theatre, and by N. W. Pierce, Jr., of
the Raritan Copper Works. He will
j take pictures of the novel events,
I which are to be shown at the Ditmas
I theatre next week and which will
! also be shown later all over the coun
try as a part of the Universal Week
ly News.
The events will be followed by a
banquet, to take place at the Packer
House at 6:30 o'clock.
SERIOUSLY GUT WHEN
HE FALLS OFF BICYCLE
Falling from a bicycle when Ai
fork broke. Anton Barnasins, of 1U3
Fayette street, was seriously cut and
bruised about the face and hands
yesterday afternoon. The accident
happened as he was riding on Amboy
avenue near Lawrie street. Patrol
man Murray found him in a stupor.
He summoned the ambulance and
removed him to the city hospital.
After having his injuries dressed, the
victim was removed to his home.
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PL! TO CONVERT WATER STREET INTO
"WHITE WAY" BOULEVARD; ENGINEERS
TO START WORK ON PROJECT AT ONCE
y*"""· 11 1 ulxé ' — - 1 5L-.. _
Plan Includes Line of Lamps
from Lewis Street Around to
Foot of High Street, and for
Ornamental Posts.
ALSO FOR PARK BENCHES
Aldermen Also Talk of Con
structing Promenade Place
on Former Water Works
Property.
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Plans for converting the lower por«
tion of Water street into an attraet
| ive boulevard by night through the
ι construction of a white way system,
: were among the several subjects
I taken up at the committee meeting
of the Board of Aldermen last night.
Engineer Runyon reported regard
I ing the progress made in the erection
of the municipal electric plant. The
aldermen also talked about con
I structing a promenading place on
the former water works property
from the light plant westerly. The
subject of paving did not arise. It
was stated today that action might
be taken Monday night to reject all
of the bids now in.
Engineers in charge will start
work immediately upon a plan for a
boulevard whiteway on Water street,
i in conjunction with the municipal
j light plant, according to a decision
reached. It iB proposed to erect or
namental posts with latest model
lamps, such as are proposed for the
State and Smith street white ways.
The plan includes a line of lamps
from Lewis street around to the foot
of High street and, if arrangements
can be made, park benches may be
constructed along the southerly side
of the bend. Aldermen declare that
the proposed white way would look
nice from land and water and would
add extensively to the attractiveness
of the-cityV.best residential section.
They ccncludeflWU better use should
be made of water^BB^^reets and
is their to
both local and out
the Water street section.
Plant Ready March 1.
Alderman F. William Hilker pre
dicts that the light plant will be
ready for operation by .March 1. En
gineer Runyon reported that excava
tion on Smith and State streets had
been halted for a brief period be
cause it was learned that the orna
mental standards will not be on hand
for a week or so. Meagher & Smith
are constructing forn s for concrete
foundations for engines at the plant.
It is expected that the pouriiig oi
concrete will be started on Monday.
Steel for the buillirir; proper is now
due.
It is planned by the aldermen tq
fin in along the southerly side of the
former water worKS property so as
to establish a promenade Uvel witB
Smith street. In lu-Htious are that
the i 'tsent spillway there will be ie
mrvM and a new systi; α of overflow
put in use
DECKHAi
WHiLEJWtMMING
Coroner Mullen Notified of the
Tragedy—Body is Not Re
covered at Yet.
Coroner Btigene J Mullen has re-«
ceived word that a deckhand on one
of the Lehigh Valley coal barges ly·*
ing at anchor in the sound a short
distance off the Roessler & Hass
lacher Chemical Works, was drown
ed while in swimming off the barge
about 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The man, it is said, could not swim
very much and at first was using a
life preserver to hold him up. ilea
at the chemical plant, it is said, saw
the man dive from the deck of the
barge afterward without any life
belt on and before anyone could
reach him he sank from view. Λα
effort was made to get his body but
without success.
The name of the drowned man
could not be learned when the office
of the Lehigh Valley at the coal
docks was called this morning.
TO BUILD BUNGALOW
New Brunswick, Sept. IS—A new
bungalow will be constructed shortly,
for William F Wiedenhaupt in War*
renville road, Borough of Middlesex.
Agreements between the owner anc^
contractor, Edward Daniel, have
been filed here. The latter will do
the mason and carpenter work at a
cost of $2,930. This sum will be palely
as follows: $6>0 when all the walle^
are up and sheathed. $1,600 when
the outside is completed and the.
building is plastered and $680 when
the structure is finished.
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