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STATE HOME TROUBLE Superintendent Ira Otterson Forced Out for Technical Business Irregularities. HIS HONOR NOT QUESTIONED He Is Said to Bo the Victim of the Carelessness of Former Boards of Trustees. [Special to “The Jersey City News.”] TKEXTOX. Aug. 12. 1902.—It leaked out here yesterday that instead of re signing on account of poor health, as previously stated, Ira Otterson was really forced to vacate the superintendeney of the State Home for Boys at .Tnmesburg as the outcome of an investigation into the management of the iiunneial affairs of that institution begun some time ago after the discovery of a shortage in the accounts of the kookkeeper, Jason It. Mortimer. Wliile no charges were made against the superintendent, it is said that the re port of the expert who was then em ployed to go over the books revealed a condition of affairs that proved Otterson had not been careful in the handling of funds of the home. This made it neces sary, as the board of managers consider ed. to ask for the superintendent’s resig nation. WILDES l.N ( HAiiuii Otterson's resignation, or removal, was acted upon by the managers at a meet ing last Wednesday, and John E. W ildes. who has been assistant superintendent of the home, was appointed as acting su perintendent. It is said that W ildes s ap pointment is only temporary, and that mu effort as to be made to find n man for the position who is an expert in the conduct of reformatory work. Those who were present at Wednes day's meeting were James M. Parsons. r.i New Brunswick: Gervas Ely, of Lam bert ville: Frank 8. Gaskill. of New Egypt, and Edward 8paeth, of Newark. The four managers present, it is assert ed. were unanimous in hteir action. The ether two members of the board are Nathaniel 8 .Hue, of Cream Ridge, and David W. Lawrence, of Jersey City. Mr. Rue is over ninety years old and takes little active part in the supervision of ;b* school. Mr. Lawrence ia in Europe. RUMORS OF TROUBLE. Ther has bene ta.k c-: trouble at the Jamcsburg ii MiumoB fci some time, and with it have been tumors of frequent dissatisfaction and disagreement among tlo> members cf the Ik ard over the re tention of Si pel intend, nt Oterson, who has been acused of inefficiency and lax ity in his government of the place. Those in charge of the place have complained that State officials took too little in terest iu tec school and did not provide properly 'for its improvement. There have been few visits of legis lators to the irstitute, it is said, and it ia declaied that during the time he was Governor Foster M. Voorhees never once called at the home. Governor Mor phy visited the Janesburg School this spring, and is said to have been not entirely pleased with the manner in which it was conducted. As the Gover noi was a member of the board of man agers from 1886 to 1889 and has always taken an interest in the institution, it is surmised that he will have something to gay about the choice of a successor to Cupcrintendent Otters on. TECHNICAL. ABUSES. The revelations made by the report of the expert who examined the books, it is said, were to the effect that the superin tendent had been In the habit of borrow ing money from trust funds for incidental expenses without the authorization of the managers. Other small infractions of what the managers considered proper rules for the government of the place pre also alleged to have had a part in bring ing about the removal of the superin tendent Edward Spaeth, who is acting presi dent of the board of managers of the State Home for Boys, admitted this morning that Otterson’s resignation had been forced, but refused to discuss the details of the matter. Mr. Otterson, I believe, is a perfectly honest man,” said Mr. Spaeth, “and his intentions are good. He has been at the bead of the school for eighteen years, and no charge has ever been made re flecting on hia honesty or ebaraeter. There was not a member of the board who Was not very sorry to see him leave, and we all regret exceedingly that a change was neeessary. There were things, however, that made it ap pear that Mr. Otterson had been careless or negligent in some regards, and the members at A'h meeting were unani mous in agreeing that his resignation was for the best interests of the school. "Just at present I have nothing more to say on the subject, but at the proper time the whole atory will be told.| It Is unfortunate for Mr. Otterson that former boards have not had a proper concepion of their duties, and he has to suffer for what to a large extent has been the foults of others.” Governro Murphy said this afternoon that he had not heard officially of Otter son’s removal, and was not in a position to talk of the matter. 1 LIVE NOTES ABOUT TUWN. John Edwards, itn Italian fruit ven dor, whoso place is at the junction on the south side of Grand street, adopted a novel method yesterday of keeping a crowd of boys from sitting on the stoop of his house and subjecting him to annoyance. He constructed a wooden platform over the stoop and felt satisfied that he had completed a scheme that would bring him pence in the future. A few hours later Captain Miller, of No. 15 truck on Comunmipaw avenue, happened to be walking along that way and noticed the obstruction over the stoop. “You will have to take that away,” said lie to Edwards. The firemen could not get in the house in case of lire with that barrier there.” Edwards protested that he built it to keep a. crowd of boys away and that the firemen conid get through his store in case of fire. Captain Miller said that would not do and the obstruction came down, while a big crowd stood around and poked fun at Edwards. To carry out Isis purpose he roiled several large soda water tanks in front of the stoop. Numerous times this sumiher Edwards poured water ov»r the steps to keep the crowd away. Detective John Graham, of the Prose cutor’s olHce, is building an extra story on his frame house on Fairmouut ave nue. "The building and loan people were good to me,” said he today. Among the cabin passengers who sailed for Europe on the Hamburg American line steamer Pennsylvania was Al. Adams, the well known New York gam bler. Michael J. Coyne, a popnlar young Democrat of the Tenth Ward, has been appointed by County Registrar James C. Clark as map clerk to succeed the late Christopher P. Smith. Mr. Coyne is thor oughly qualified for the position and the improvements he lias already made are a source of much gratification to lawyers who have occasion to use the map room of the Register’s office. Deputy Tax Collector Roderick Egan and his daughter. Miss Veronica, left town Saturday for the Adirondacks. Mr. Harry Brinkman, of Monticello avenue, local manager of the Reilly Re pair and Supply Company, who has been confined to his house for several weeks with n painful illness, has so far recov ered that it is hoped lie will be able to resume his duties this week. Mrs. T. Devin and daughters, of the Heights, are spending the supimer at Seabright. Justice of the Peace-Charles S. Swee ney starts on Saturday on a vacation to be spent in the neighborhood of the Shrewsbury. Mrs. Charles Wagner and family, of Jersey avenue, are stopping at the Ocean Hotel, Asbury Park. Patrolman George Boraseh, of the First Precinct, has been busy for the last few days receiving the congratula tions of his comrades upon the arrival of a little daughter at his house. Clerk Louis Allen, of the Surrogate’s office, will leave with his family for Tom’s River on Friday. Chief Clerk Daniel Haggerty, of the County Clerk’s office, acompanied by Clement Jones, of Hoboken, will leave in a few days on an extended tour of the West. Clerk R. J. Vreeland of the Surro gate’s office will leave on Saturday for Asbury Park, where he will spend two weeks. Mr. August J. Nicklas and family, of W’averly street, have returned from Lew Beach, Ulster County, N. Y., where they enjoyed a pleasant two weeks’ stay. Chief Dispatcher Edgar Thomas of K office, Jersey City, C. R. R. of N. J., has resigned to become the assistant cashier of the Citizen’s Bank of Eliza beth. Assemblyman P. H. Connolly, of the Second district, and family, are summer ing at Mountville, N. J. Policeman William Boyle, who pre serves order so effectually in the Penn sylvania Railroad station, is confined to hi* home by illness. During his absence the station is guarded by Patrolman Hig gins. -♦ WORK ON NO. TWO SCHOOL. Masonry on the Primary Building Now Almost Finished. The mason work on new No. 2 Prim ary School, on Erie street, between Third and Fourth streets, is almost finished. The wall an deeiling plasterers are al ready at work. The school will be ready for occupancy about the middle of September. Tlie front of the school is made of Trenton brick. -A ST. JOSEPH’S DECORATIONS. The decorations at St. Joseph’s Church, Baldwin avenue, are almost completed. They will probably be completed by Sunday and the church will be thrown open for informal inspection on that day. I • -11 —' _JJ- ' ImBK flf POWERS OF GLORY | Hundreds Left Their Houses Last Night to Witness the Phenomenal Sunset. The talk of the town last night was the i phenomenal sunset which followed the ! downpour between six and seven o’clock, i Hundreds of people left their houses as ■ the raindrops ceased to. come out and [ view the beatifies of the sky. Those Who witnessed the phenomenon from begin I ning to end were indeed fortunate. The clouds were never still a minute and the wonderful light effects jvere constantly changing. Another peculiarity was that lit all points of the compass the light effects were different. While the west was pro ducing the most brilliant effects over here in Jersey, a dull brown- cloud like soft coal smoke overhung New York. This, however, turned to olive green, affording a most effective background for a perfect rainbow. About half past six, just as the storm broke, there came a parting in the sky, leaving a broad strip of blue in the West, which gave forth a peculiar soft green, afid yet brilliant light, producing upon grass and trees much the vividness produced by electric light effects. This light deponed ns the clouds closed over and the West became a mass of yellow, deepening into salmon pink wherever a cloud turned up its corners. This mass gradually moved eastward as it went into gold and crimson. Then a tiling ray mist seemed to float over the crimson, veiling it into a soft pink. The constantly changing effects lasted about an hour, When an August moon, peeping from behind a baby eloud ush ered in a perfect night. -4. JEST OR JETSAM Boy’s Clothes Found Lying on the Bayshore—Was the Owner Drowned? Some unknown boy about six years old was supposed to have been drowned last evening in the New York Bay, at the foot of Commuuipaw avenue, while swimming. No one knows how it hap pened nor who the victim was. Several boys came across the little fel low's (clothes on the bank and brought them to Patrolman Noble, of the Com munipaw avenue station house. The clothes had been in the rain and were drippinj wet. The boys stated that they lmd found the clothes near where they had been in swimming. There is some thing strange in the fact that there were two left shoes, one several sizes larger than the other and neither had laces in them. There was also an ol(T cap, badly torn, a pair of blue knickerbockers, an undershirt, black stockings, a blue coat and a white shirtwaist. There were no marks on the clothes nor anything in the pockets. Patrolmnn Noble brought the clothes to the station house. Not one of the boys could tell who was their owner. Up to noon today no inquiries were made for a missing boy. This morning several men dragged the bay for some distance in ap effort to locate the body : of the supposed victim. Captain Me Kaig this morning stated that it looked as though some boys might be playing a gruesome joke. HOSPITAL CONFERENCE. » Dickinson and Watson Meet Date Not Set for the Transfer. Dr. Gordon K. Dickinson and E. M. Watson, of the Free Public Hospital Trustees, had a conference in the Mayor’s office this morning. When they were leaving the City Hall they encountered Mayor Fagan in the main corridor and had a ten-minutes’ talk with him. Both trustees said that. there was nothing new in the hospital situation. The Police Commissioners have not yet set a date for the meeting when they vote on a resolution to transfer the hos pital funds and management over to a Board whose legnl standing is in doubt, according to Corporation Counsel Re cord's opinion of the hospital act which he drew. -♦ HOME FROM CHICAGO. The Rev. M. J. Duffy and the Rev. James J. Kelly, of St. Michael’s Church, have returned from Chicago. They were sent by the Vicar General to represent the Catholic Societies of Jersey City at the Federation of Catholic Societies of the United States held in Chicago. Father Kelly was appointed chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee. -«- ' DISPENSARY RED DAY. Dr; Sauer, who has charge of the free dispensary at Cadmus’s drug store, New ark avenup and Coles street, said .hat sixty-nine applications for treatment were made to him last ‘night. He said that the great majority of cases were children who were suffering from juvenile afflic tions. -» NO SMALLPOX LATELY. No cases of smallpox have been re ported in this city since August 2. The health officials fear Mother out break of the disease when the cold weather sets in. They earnestly veoom mcnd that everybody who lias not been vaccinated to gei vaccinated without any delay. I VALUE DONE TAX STANDS County Board Refuses Kear ny Relief for the Burned Hog Abattoir. THE RATES CONFIRMED \ Exemption Returns Lacking Abstracts of Ratables to Be Signed on Labor Day. The County Board for the Equaliza tion of Taxes met at the Court House yesterday afternoon and formally rati fied the apportionment of the State school and county tax and the rates an nounced in “The News” of last night. Assessor William S. Green of Kearny asked that that town be allowed on its return of ratables a loss of $50,000 on personals sustained through the de struction by fire of the big hog abattoir on the west bank of the Hackensack River. COMPARED TO HOBOKEN. President McLean, of tile County Board, replied that such an allowance could not be made. He said it was the town's misfortune to have the property destroyed after it had been assessed, but pointed out that Hoboken bad been obliged to stand a much greater loss When the steamship docks were destroyed by tire, as had Bayonne when the Stand ard Oil Company’s big plant was burned a few years ago. The Kearny Assessor stated that in Ids return he had omitted from the ratables the big manure pile which stands near tlie burned abattoir, and which had been assessed for a number of years at from $10,000 to $15,000. He said it was found impossible to collect the tax on it. and this year it hnd been omitted because he thought it an injus tice to have the town pay the State school'and county tax on property that the taxes could not be collected on. SMALL EXEMPTION RETURNS. ■ President McLean called attention to the fact that only one assessor had made return of the exemptions in his taxing district. He said that under the law tlie county board must make return of the same to the state board and request ed the assessors to forward their figures to Secretary James E. Connolly at as early a date as possible. On motion of Commissioner Lemmer the Board then adjourned until Labor Day, September 1, at 4 P. M., when a meeting must be held under the law “to witness the several assessors sign and swear to their abstracts of ratables. --♦-— AT THE WASHINGTON. Among the arrivals at the Hotel Washington are:—E. S. Martin. Han over, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. ,T. Williams. N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Scotland, Albany: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brown. Philadelphia; Mrs. B. Williams, Pitts burg; George Killeen, Washington, D.C.; W. T. Ferry and Frank J. Mathews, Jersey City. $2.50 SOLD GLASSES $!. THIS WEEK our opticians will exam ine your eyes FREE and sell you a pair of $2.50 GOLD GLASSES FOR $1. “Warranted 5 years.” You will never have this chance again. KEENE OPTI CAL CO., 180 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Hours 8 to 0. Saturdays includ ed. Glasses made and repaired. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education on Thursday, August 14, at 3:30 P. M., for all labor and materials necessary for the ALTERATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 10, Paterson street, Jersey City, N. J.,.ln accord ance with plans and specifications for same on file in the office of the Supervising Archi tect, John T. Rowland, Jr., 55 Montgomery street, where blank forms of bids must be obtained. The bidding will be divided in six sections, as follows:— First—All work and materials comprised in mason's specifications. Second—All work and materials comprised in carpenter’s specifications. Third—All work and materials comprised In painting specifications. . Fourth—All work and materials comprised in plumbing specifications. Fifth—All work and materials comprised in heating specifications. Sixth—For the entire work. Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en velopes, endorsed "Proposals for (Item1 speci fied) Public School No. 10," directed to Mr. Julius Berger, Committee on Public School No. 10 and handed to the Clerk in open meeting when called for in the order of business re lating to sealed proposals. A surety company only will be accepted as surety. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all* bids if the best interests of the city may be conserved by so fioinfc. By order of the Board of Education. JULIUS BERGER. Chairman Committee School No. 10. JAMES JJ WISEMAN, Secretary. 8TATE OF NEW JERSEY—DEPARTMENT OF STATE. CERTIFICATE* OF DISSOLUTION. To all to whom these presents may come. Whereas, It appears to my satisfaction, by duly authenticated record - of the proceedings for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the unanimous consent of all the stockholders, de posited in my office, that the Allenhurst Inn and Cottage Company, a corporation of this State, whose principal offioe Is situated at No. 1 Exchange place, In the City of Jersey city, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey (Charles D. Thompson being agent therein and In charge thereof, upon whom process may be served), has complied with the requirements of “An Act concerning corporations (Revision of 1896).” (preliminary to the Issuing of this certillcate'of dissolution. Now, therefore, I, S. D. Dickinson. 8ecre*a-y of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby ; certify that the said corporation did, on the seventh dav of August. 1902. file In my office a duly executed and attested consent In writ ing -t0 the dissolution of said corporation, executed bv all the stockholders thereof, which said consent and the record ot the proceedings aforesaid are now on file In my said office as provided by law. ... , Tn testlmonv whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my official (Seal.) seal, at Trenton, this, seventh dav of August, A. -D. one thousand nine hun dred and two. S.D DICKINSON. Secretary of Stats. i "A 'jfy . ... *, 3 Jim Dumps would swear at everything:— That girl upstairs who tried to sing; The janitor out for "money or life” ; The cook, who ruled both Jim and wife I But others now must swear for him; He swears by “Force”—ho’s “Sunny Jim”I The Ready-to-Serve Cereal .5 ->i . * ' '• ;• a toothsome food and a ! splendid nerve tonic. Swept, crisp flakes of wheat and malt—eaten cold. / Splendid for an Invalid. “We have used almost every cereal on the market, but none that is as good an ‘ Force.’ Beef or chicken broth poured over 1 Force ’ makes a splendid meal for an Invalid. The yolk of an egg beaten into hot milk and mixed with ‘ Force ’ also is beneficial to weak folks. -■— (Name famished oa application.) FORCE CORPORATION NOTICE CORPORATION NOTICiu Notice is hereby given that on the twenty fourth day of June, 1902, application was made to the Board of Street and Water Commission ers by M. F. Burns and others for the IMPROVEMENT OF OLEAN AVENUE, between Duncan avenue and the Cemetery. Said improvement to be made conformably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, and in the following manner, including all intersections:— To have the street for the full width thereof graded to the established grade, by excavating or filling the same to the established grade. To have new twenty (20) inch curb set on each side thereof. To have the present curb reset and new twenty (20) inch curb set where necessary. To have the gutters on each side paved with stone paving to a Width of thirty-six (3o) inches. To have new bluestone flagging four (4). feet wide laid bn each sidewalk. To have the present flagging relaid and new flagging laid where necessary. To have the present bridges'one crosswalks relaid and new crosswalks laid where neces sary. And all other work done that may be neces sary to provide for the flow of the surface water, and to complete the improvement in a good and substantial manner. Notice is also given that on the oth day of August, 1902, the Commissioners of Assessment filed ih the office of the Clerk of the Board c? Street and Water Commissioners their pre liminary assessment map for said improvement, showing the probable total cost of the contem plated improvement and the probable amount to be assessed on property specially benefited thereby, and the same is now open to public in spection in the office of the Clerk of said Board. And notice is also given that the following streets or avenues or particular sections there of are included in said assessment, namely:— OLEAN AVENUE, from Duncan avenue to the Cemetery. DUNCAN AVENUE, on the east side, from Olean avenue to points about twenty feet northwest and twenty feet southeast thereof. And that in accordance with the provisions of the Act above cited the 12th day of August, 1902, at 2 o’clock P.' M., and the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall are" hereby fixed as the time and place when and where the Board of Street and Water Commissioners will meet to hear all pavtles interested In said ap plication and all remonstrances against the said proposed improvement that may be pre sented in writing. By order of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON. -Clerk. Dated Jersey City* August 6, 1902. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. ** Sealed proposals will be received by, the Board of Street and Water Commissioners on Tuesday, August 19, 1902, . at 2 o’clock P. M., in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for the , IMPROVEMENT OF PIERCE AVENUE, from South street to Congress street. Said improvement to be made conformably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, and in accordance with specifications cn file in the office of the -Clerk of said Board. Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties must be obtained at the office of the Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. J. ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES. 100% standard of cost. About 800 cubic yards of earth excava tion, per cubic yard ..$ .30 About 5 cubic yards of rock excavation, per cubic yard . 2.00 About 185 cubic yards of earth filling, per cubic yard ..10 About 510 cubic yards of sand filling, per cubic yaad . 1.25 About 2,215 square yai*ds of Belgian pav ing, per square yard . 1.25 About 1,170 lineal feet of curbstone, per lineal foot .• ..65 About 330 square feet of bridgestone,, per square foot .45 About 3,050 square feet of flagging, per square foot .15 About 35 square yards of repaving, per square yard . 30 About 135 lineal feet of reset and dressed curbstone, per lineal'foot . .20 About 18 lineal feet of reset curb, per lineal foot ..— ...— -05 About 225 square feet of relaid and dressed bridgestone, per square foot .05 About 2,620 square feet of relaid and dressed flagging, per square yard.02 About 25 lineal feet of cribbing, per lineal foot . 10 About 6 reset receiving basin heads, each 5.00 About 6 reset manhole heads and gate boxes, each . 2.00 About 1 receiving basin and connections complete, rebuilt .25.00 Time allowed for the completion of the work, forty-five (45) working days. The making of the above Improvement and award of the contract therefor will be subject to the remonstrance of the owners of the prop erty liable to more than one-half the assess ment therefor on the basis of preliminary sketch. , , . , , . Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en velopes, endorsed “Proposals for the improve ment of Pierce avenue,” directed to “Mr. Jas. S Nolan, Chairman of the Committee on Streets and Sewors,” and handed to the Clerk of the Board in open meeting when called for in the order of business relating to sealed pro posals. The bonds required to be furnished on pro poealg (and a possible subsequent contract) are those of some surety company authorized to do business In the State of New Jersey. Bidders must state a single fixed percentage of the hundred per cent, standard above quoted for which they will furnish all materials and do all the work comprehended In specifications, and if final award of contract be made the per cent, so stated will form the basis upon which payment will be made for all Items. The Board may, under the provisions of the Act above cited exercise its right to reject any or ail proposals. The attentton of bidders is especially called to Section 7, Chapter 134 of the Laws of. 1801, under the terms whereof no contract shall be binding upon the city oy become effective or operative until the bonds offered by the con tractor have been approved as to sufficiency by this Board and as to form by the Corpora tion Counsel, the President of this Board hav ing the power to examine the proposed bonds men under oath. By order of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON, Clerk. Dated Jersey City, August 9. 190!. SHERIFF'S SALE.—IN CHANCERY OF NEW Between Fifth Ward Savings Bank of Jersey City, complainant, and Elizabeth A. Snow, et al..' defendants. F! Fa. For sale of mortgaged premises. Returnable October Term, A. D. 1902. H M T. Beekman. Solicitor. The sale under above-stated writ stands ad Jourr.ed td THURSDAY. August 21st, A. D. 1902. at real estate sale rooms. No. 47 Montgomery Jersey City, at 2 o'clock p. m. street, Jersey t, H. RUEMPLEJR, V • itf Sheriff. Dated July 24th, A.. D. 1902. Jersey City News and Jersey City Democrat. the ACCOUNT, OF THE SUBSCRIBERS, MZC, Orphans' Court ou Jufy j. MARKERT. CHARLES J. MARKERT. (c'. ' CORPORATION NOTICE CORPORATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of August, 1902, the Commissioners of Assessment filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners their final ' assessment map and report fofc the construction of a SEWER IN HAGUE STREET, from a point about ninety feet west of Hudson Boulevard to and connecting with the sewer in Nelson avenue, in accordance with petition previously presented to said Board on the 8th day of August, 1899, and conformably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895, and the same is ”\pow open to public inspection in the office of the Clerk of said Board. And notice is also given that the following street or avenue or particular section thereof is included in said assessment, namely:— HAGUE STREET. from a point about 111.9 feet east of Nelson avenue to a point about 80 feet west of Hudson Boulevard. And that in accordance with the provisions of the Act above cited the 19th day of August, 1902, at 2 o’clock P. M., and the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where the Board of Street and Water Commissioners will meet to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objections to the confirmation of said final assessment map and repo>t that may be pre sented .a writing. 4 By order of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON, Clerk. Dated Jersey City, August 9, 1902. CORPORATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of August* 1^02, the Commissioners of Assessment filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners their finai assessment map and report for the IMPROVEMENT OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE. ! between Hudson Boulevard and West Side ave nue, in accordance with petition previously presented"''to said Board on the 14th day of May. 1901, and conformably to the provisions of Chanter 217 of the Laws of 1895, and the • same is now open to public inspection in the office of the Clerk of said Board. And notice Is also given that the following streets or avenues or particular sections thereof are included in said assessment, namely:— FAIRVIEW AVENUE, from Hudson Boulevard to West Side avenue. WEST SIDE AVENUE, on the northeast side, from Fairview avenue to points about 32 feet northeast and 35 feet southwest thereof. ! ’ HUDSON BOULEVARD, on tfye southwest side, from Fairview avenue to points about 130.31 feet northeast and 20.05 feet southeast thereof. And that in accordance with the provisions of the Act above cited the 19th day of August, 1902, at 2 o’clocH P. M.. and the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where the Board of Street and Water Commissioners will meet to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all ob jections to the confirmation of said final as sessment map and report that may be pre sen tori in writing. By order of the Beard of Street and Water Commissioners. .GEO. T. BOUTON. CU.k. Dated Jersey City, August 9, 1902. CORPORATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of August, 1902, the Cqmmissloners of Assess ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street and Water Comiriissloners their final assessment map and retort for thfe IMPROVEMENT OF PERlNE STREET, between High street apd lands of the Pennsyl vania R. R. Cd., in accordance with petition previously presented to said Board on the 8th day of October, 1901, and conformably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1395, and the same is now open to public Inspection in the office of the Clerk of said Board. And notice is also given that the foIlQwing street or avenue or particular section thereof is included in said assessment, namely:— PERlNE STREET. from High street to a point about 340 feet northwesterly thereof. And that in accordance with the provisions of the Act above cited the 19th day of August, 1902, at 2 o’clock P. M., and the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where the Board of Street and Water Commissioners will meet to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objections to the confirmation of stftd filial as sessment map and report that may be pre sented in writing. By order of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON, Clerk. Dated Jersey City, August 9, 1902. TO ANNIE D. ROE, SOMETIMES KNOWN as Annie D. Gilman, also known at? AnnK? D. Dunning; Alfred Gilman, Olivia Drew, widow; Helen Tuttle, widow: Caroline Scam mons, Joseph Scammons, her husband; Wil liam M. Dougherty, Letitia M. Dougherty, his wife; Michael Curley. Bridget Dunning, widow; Alice Cairnes, widow; David B. Day, John Neary, Bertha Chamberlain adminis trator of the estate of Thomas A. Chamber lain. dec’d; Charles K. Wells. Jerome R. Brigham, Horace A. J. Upham, partners, trading as Wells, Brigham & Upham; Thomas C. Lyman & Henry L. Grepnraan, parmeis trading as T. C. Lyman & Company; John J. Toffev, formerly Sheriff -of Hudson County, N. J., and The State of New Jersey. You are hereby notified that at a public sale made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on the 8th dav of October, 1895, The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum of nine hundred and sixty-two dollars and sixtv-five cents ALL the land and real estate situate in Jersey City, in the Cpunty of Hud son and State of New Jersey, fronting^ ou F r ris street, which is laid down and designated as pt. lots 1 and 2, in block number 593* upon an assessment map annexed to a report number 85, made by the “Commissioners of Adjust ment’’ appointed In and for said city by the CircVit Court of the County 'of Hudson, a cer tified copy of which report and map Hied in the office of the City Collector of Jersey City, on the 30th day of August,-1892. sail re port and map and said sale being made pur suant to the provisions of an act of the Legis lature of New Jersey, passed March 30th, 1886, entitled:— “An Act concerning the settlement and col lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as sessments and water rates or water rents 1 in citie<s of this State, and imposing and levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and Instead of such arrearages, and to enforce the payment thereof, and to provide for the sale of lands subjected to future taxation and assessment.” And the several supplements thereto. And you are further notified that you appear to have an estate or Interest ih said land and real estate, and unless the said land and real estate shall be redeemed, as provided In said acts, before the expiration of six months from and after the service hereof, a deed for the same will be given conveying; to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey ClfjM the fee s.mple of sj1d land end real estate according to the provisions of the said act. Dated Jersey CItv. N. t., Julj 10, 1902. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY j CITY. , M H FAG\N fScal.) - ] Mftvor. Attest:— M. J. O^DONNBLL. City Clerk. (Sale No. 5,573.j THE FINAlTACCOUNT of THE SUB scribers, executors of Michael J. Joyce, I deceased, Will be nettled bj the Hudson County -Orphan*’ Court on June 27. 1orvo LEGAL NOTICES' TO ANNIE D. ROE, SOMETIMES KNOWN I as Annie D. Gilman, also known as Annie D. ; Dunning; Alfred Gilman, Olivia Drew, 1 widow; Helen Tuttle, widow; Caroline Scam ; mons, Joseph SCammons, her husband; Wfl ! liam M. Dougherty, Letitia M. Dougherty, his wife; Michael Curley, Bridget Dunning, widow; Alice Cairnes, widow; David B. Day, John Neary, Bertha Chamberlain adminis trator of the estate of Thomas A. Chamber lain, dec’d; Charles K. Wells, Jerome R. j Brigham, Horace A. J. Upham, partners, ' tradin^as Wells, Brigham & Upham; Thomas i C. Lyman & Henry L. Greenman, partners trading as T. C. Lyman & Company; John J. ! Toffey, formerly Sheriff of Hudson County, I N. J., and The State of New Jersey. You are hereby notified that a public sale made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on the 16th day of April. 189a. The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum of one thousand eight hundred thirty-seven dollars and forty-nine cents ALL the land and real estate situate In Jersey City, in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting on Newark avenue, which is laid down and designated as pt. lot 2, in# block number 593, upon an assessment map annexed tc*a re port number 85, made by the “Commissioners of Adjustment’’ appointed in and for said City by the Circuit Court of the County of Hudson: a certified copy of which report and map was filed in the office of the City Collector of Jer sey City, on the 30th day of August, 1892. said report and map and said sale being made pur suant to the provisions of an act of the Legis lature of New Jersey, passed M^irch 30th, 1886, entitled:— “An Act concerning the settlement and col lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as sessments and water rates or water rents in cities of this State, and Imposing and levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and instead of such arrearages, and to enforce the payment fhereof, and to provide for the sale of lands subjected to future taxation. and asaessmen t. ’' And the several supplements thereto. And you are further notified that you appear to have an estate or^lnterest in said land and real estate, and unless the said land and real estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said acts, before the expiration of six months from and aften the service hereof, a deed for the same wni be given conveying to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple of^said land and real estate according to the provision# of tho said act. Dated Jersey City, N. J.. July 10. 1902. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY CITY. M. M. FAGAN, (Seal.) Mavor. Attest:— . M.. J. O’DONNELL, City Clerk. _(Sale No. 5120.) ■ TO ANNIE D. r ROE, SOMBTIMES KNOWN as Annie D. Oilman, also known as Annie D, Dunning; Xifreu Gliman, Olivia Drew, widow; Helen Tutiie, widow; Caroline Scam mons, Joseph Scammons, her htfsband; Wil liam M. Dougherty. Letitia M. Dougherty, ! his wife; Michael Curley, Bridget Dunning* • . widow; Alice Cairnes, widow; David B, Day, ! John Neary, Beruia Chamberlain admin s trator of the estate of Thomas A. Charabef ; lain, dec’d; Charles K. Wells, Jerome R. 1 Brigham. Horace A. J. Upham. partners, ' trading as Wells, Brigham & Upham; Thotoas C. Lyman & Henry L. Greenman, partners trading as T. C. Lyman & Company ; John J. Toffey, formerly Sheriff of Hudson County, N. J., and The State of New Jersey. You are hereby notified that a public sale j made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on the 16th day of April, 1895, The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum of two thousand six hundred and eleven dollars and thirty cents ALL the land and real estate situate in Jersey City, in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting on Newark avenue, which Ms laid down and designated as pt. lot 1, in block number 593, upon an assessment map annexed to a freport number 85, made by the “Commissioner* of Adjustment” appointed in and fcr said City by the Circuit Court of the County of Hudson, a certified ccf>y of which report and-map was filed In the office of the City Collector of Jersey City, on the 30th day of August. 1892, said report and map and said sale being made j pursuant to the provisions of an act of the Legislature of New Jersey, passed March 3Jth, : 1886. entitled:— : “An Act concerning the settlement and col lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as I scssrr.cnts and water rates or water rents j in cities ot this State, and imposing and levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and instead of such arrearage#, and to enforce the payment thereof, and to prby^jde for the sale pf lat^s r8>»bJ*cted to future taxation and as-essmSSf.” And the several supplement* thereto. And you are further notified that you anpSar to have an estate or Intbfest In said land and ; real estate, and unless the said land and real* I estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said I acts, befoit the expiration of six months from ! and after the service hereof, a deed for the same will be given conveying to The Mayor ! and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple ' of said land and real estate according to the provision* of the said act. ' Dated Jersey City. N. J., July 10, 1902. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY *> CITY. M M FAGAN. : (Seal.) Mavor. | Attest:— M. J. O’DONNELL City Clerk. (Sr.’e No. 5119.) CORPORATION NOTICE. 1 Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of August. 1902. the Commissioners of Assess ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street and Water Commissioners their final assessment map and report for the IMPROVEMENT OF JEWETT AVENUE, between Monticell© avenue and a point 525 feet we3t of Bergen avenue, in accordance with petition previously presented to said F.oard on the 4th day of November, 1901. and conformably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1895f and the same is now open to public Inn'ntton. in the office of the Clerk of said Board* And notice » also given that the foKowuia streets or avenues or particular sections, there of are included in said assessment, namely:~ JEWETT AVENUE, .s front Montieello avenue to a point about 525 feet west of Bergpn avenue. BERGEN AVENUE, on the west side, from Jewett avenue to points about 70.64 feet northeast and 77.10 feet south west thereof. ' BERGEN AVENUE, oi the east side, from Jewett avenue to points about 26.30 feet northeast and 86.94 feet south west thereof. | MONTT CELLO AVENUE, on the west side, from Jewett avenue to points about 2k 60 feet northeast and 40.44 feet south west thereof. And that in accordance with the provisions i of the Act above cited the 19th day of August. 190J, at 2 o’clock P. M., and the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall are hereby Sx*rd as the time and place when and* where ttv Board of Street and Water Commissioners wiV meet to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objections to the confirmation of said final assessment map and report that may be pre sented In writing. By order of the Board of Street and Water | Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON. Clerk. j Dated Jersey Cityv*August 9, 1902. THE FINAL ACCOUNT * OF THE SUB scriber, administrator of Michael Ritznann. deceased, will be settled by the Hudson County Orphans’ Court, September 5, 1902. RUDOLPH C. LIENAU. THE ACCOUNT? OF THE SUBSCRIBER, executor, of. Joseph lb Ervin, deceased.'will be settled by the Hudson County? Orphans i C0Urt °D ^U,y * 1WS' . LEOV FRVifi. LEGAL NOTICES CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION OF CAPI tal stock of The Spring River and Joplia Mining Company. The location of the principal office ki rhi# State is at No. 15 Exchange place, in the City of Jersey City, County of Hudson. The name of the agent therein and,in charge thereof, upon whom process against this cor poration may be served, is The Corporation Trust Company of New Jersey. RESOLUTION OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors of the Spring River and Joplin Mining Company, a corporation of New Jersey, on this twentieth day of June. A. D. 1902, do hereby resolve and declare that it is advisable the capital stock be reduced from three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) to sixty thousand dollars ($09,000.00). and do hereby call a meeting of the stockholders, to be t\eld at the company’s office, in the city of Jersey Qity, on Monday, the seventh day of July. 1902, at ten (10) A. M., to take action upon the above resolution. * . . CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE. The Spring River, and Joplin Mining Com pany, a corporation.of New Jersey, doth hereby certify that it has reduced its capital stock from three hundred thousand dollars ($300,0C0.9Q) to 9lxty thousand dollars ($60,000.00). said re duction in capital stock having been declared i by resolution of the board of directors of said | corporation (above recited) to be advisable, j and having been duly and regularly assented to by the vote of two-thirds in interest of each class of stockholders having voting powers, at a meeting duly called by the board of directors for that purpose; and the written assent of said stockholders is hereto appended. In Witness whereof, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by its president and secretary, and its corporate Beal t# be hereto affixed, the seventeenth day of July, A. D. 1902. 4 THOS. R. LYNAS, (L. S.). President, GE6. M. COBURN. Secretary. State of Missouri, County of Jasper, ss. Be it remembered, that on this 21st day of July, A. D. 1902, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public, personally appeared George 11. Coburn, Secretary of rhe* bpring River Jopiln Mining Company, the corporation mentioned in and which executed the foregoing certificate, j who, being by pie duly sworn, on. his oath says he is such secretary, and that the s.^al affixed to said certificate is the corporate s.»ai cf said corporation, the same being well known to him; that he further says that the Passent hereto appended is signed by at least two-thirds in interest of each class of stock | holders of said corporation having voting pjw era. either In person or by their several duly [ constituted attorneys in fact, thereunto duly ■ authorised in writing. , i* lenore king. (Seal.) Notary Public. ‘ My term expires Sept. 10, 1904. State of Missouri, County of Jasper, ss. I. S. A. Stuckey, Clerk of the County Court, within and for the State and County aforesaid, the same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that L. Lenore King, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was at . the time of taking such proof and acknowledgment, a Nct-ry Public in and for said cdunty. duly commis sioned and sworn and authorized by the laws of said State to take t-Jie acknowledgments and proofs of deeds or conveyances for land, tene ments or hereditaments in said State of Mis souri. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Notary Pub io and verily believe that the signature to said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Comity Court, at my office in the City of Carthage* this 2nd day of August, 1902. S. A. STUCKEY, <Seal*> Clerk County Court. State of Illinois, <R>unty of Cook. ss. Be It remembered. That on this 24th day of July, A. D. 1902, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public, personally appeared Thomas R. Lynas. President of the Spring River and Joplin Mining Co., the corporation mentioned in and which executed the foregoing certificate, who, being by me duly sworn, and on his oath says he Is said president, and that the s^al affixed to said certificate is the corporate seal of said corporation, the same being well known to him; that he, the said Thomas R. Lynas, is President of said corporation and signed said certificate and caused said seal to be affixed thereto, and delivered said certificate by au thority of the Bqgrd of Directors and with the assent of at least two-thirds in lntereu of e ch dlass of the stockholders of sai 1 corpora* nrx having voting powers as and for h s voluntary act and deed, and the voluntary act and deed of said corporation. He further says that the assent hereto appended is signed bv at least two-thirds in interest of each class of stock holders of said corporation having vcfithg pow ers. either in person or by their several duly constituted attorneys in fact thereunto' duly authorized in writing. ELMER DE WITT BROTHERS (Seal.) Not»rv Pub'io. My commission expires Aug. 4. 19}4. State of Illinois, Cook County, ss. I. Philip Knopf. County Clerk and Clerk of , the County Court of Cook County, the same . being a Court of Record, do^ hereby certify, that-Elmer Do Witt Brothers, whose name 'is I subscribed to the annexed Jurat, was. at tha I time of signing the same, a Notarv Public in Cook County, duly commissioned, sworn and acting as such, and authorized to administer oaths: that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Notary, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is'genuine. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at the City of Chicago, in the said county, thta 20th day of July. 1902. F&ILIP TCNOPF. _ Clerk. STOCKHOLDERS’ ASSENT TO CHANGE. We. the subscribers, being at least two-thirds in interest of each class of the stockholders of the Spring River and Joplin Mining Company having voting powers, having, at a meeting regularly called for the purpose, voted In favor of reducing the capital stock from thre* hun dred thousand dollars (*300,000.00), to sixty thousand dollars (*GO.000.0O), do now. pursuant to the statute, hereby give our written assent to said change. Witness our hands this seventh day of Jury, A. D. 1902. Stockholders. No. of shares, Louis B. Dailey, one. 1 Kenneth K. McLaren, one. 1 Millard W. Baldwin, one. 1 W. E. Pickering, one.1...... . 1 Ralph C. Pickering, twelve... 12 F, R. Qrumpton. ten. 10 Wm. M. Graham. K. K. McLaren, (proxy) fifty. 30 George M. Coburn, one hundred ten. 110 Melville B. Coburn, seven hundred ninety four . 794 Thos. R. Lvnas. fifteen hundred one. 1501 D. S. Culver, fifty. rO W. D. Coburn, ten . 10 Frank H. Ruger, five. 3 May W. Graham, fifty. 50 Ira Harris, one . 1 Jess$ T. Hartley, ten. 10 State of New Jersey—Department of State. I. S. D. Dickinson, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the cert fixate of reduction of capital stock of Spring R'vrr and Joplin Mining Company, and the enlorse ments thereon, as the same is taken from and compared with the original filed In my offtce, on the 8th day of Augurt, A. D, 1902. anJjQO-.v remaining on file therein. In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my (Seal.) official seal, at Trenton, this Rth da? of August, A. D. 1962. ' S. *>. DICKINSON. Secretary of State.