09 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
1
A notice indicates an upcoming inspection of railroad property in Jersey City. Authorities plan to assess assets and rights of way, detailing jurisdiction and access procedures for the inquiry. The action signals potential assessments, repairs, or alterations tied to regional rail infrastructure.
In Trenton on December 9 1902 the State Board of Assessors examined Meyer Fagan’s property value appeal by railroads in Jersey City. W D Edwards pressed that surrounding properties had risen less than railroad parcels, showing declines in area values since 1889 while railroad holdings remained tax advantaged. Lawyers for Lackawanna Erie Central argued statuses of water front and government land restrictions, praising the board’s method, while opposing higher taxes for rail lines.
Congressman McDermott announces a Commission report backing a new Jersey City post office building to cost 385000, with a commission including the Postmaster General the Attorney General and the Treasury Secretary. He hopes Congress approves the recommendation before adjournment.
Jersey City officials report an 885000 plan for a new post office, to replace the aging 1872 structure on Washington and Sussex. Assistant Postmaster Woolley says the project awaits Congress action, with site constraints and Treasury rules shaping the design and timing, likely three to four years before construction begins.
Sylvanus Bailey, fourteen, a youth tied to the State Charities Aid Association, was accosted on the Boulevard by Officer Murphy on a case involving alleged improprieties amid a temporary aid shelter scene at Tames Avenue and Van Winkle Street.
Counselor William H. Speer won the Hulaga County Bar Association presidency by 59 to 56 in a dramatic meeting crowded with lawyers. The tally followed a contentious push to admit several proposed members amid disputes over electoral procedures and roll calls, with 117 members responding and the session stretching as officers were affirmed.
The meeting toggled between political tensions as Speer faced a rival bid for president. Balloting showed anti Speer forces ahead briefly, then a narrow win for Speer after tellers Bey Sere and Ciuey oversaw ballots. Judge Blair and Justice Collins attended as nominating speeches warned against politicizing the association.
Fire at 219 Henderson Street caused water to strike Commissioner Henry Niblett and Assistant Chief Hudson Lovell. Lovell, in civilian dress, was directing efforts when the hose stream swung toward him. Captain Cody managed the lines as firefighters tackled the blaze. The origin is unclear with tanks of oil found nearby and whiskey from a 217 street property mentioned.
The Board of Finance approved purchasing the Speer property adjoining Public School No 11 on Bergen Square for a larger site. Charles A. Lewis offered 8,500 dollars with a $9,000 asking price, provided he pays taxes due this year. Mayor Fagan aims to build a new school before leaving office, with discussions of Romaine land as alternative or additional parcels.
Stock market style chatter centers on James Connolly as a potential sole contender for a Police Board seat when Mayor Pagan names a successor. Janus Hunt and Colonel Dickinson’s pick are said to be out. John McNulty is down but hopeful on an appointment, while Commissioner Connally presses His Honor to make him a board member.
Two small fires broke out at 2:68 this morning in a five story frame building at 4S Newark avenue owned by the city through its sexton Arthie Aradehaw and family. Firemen fought the flames as the smoke and damage were noted. surrounding details are unclear due to damaged text.
Local notices list multiple obituaries and funeral details for residents including Cadmus, Conners, Devine, Heims, Johns, Nugent, Peters, Riker and others. Services span St Patrick Church and Holy Name Cemetery with masses and remembrances scheduled in December and January. attendees include relatives, friends, and local organizations.
Colonel Sheffield Phelps died in Aiken South Carolina where he had been ill with typhoid fever after moving to his houseboat purchased from Pierre Lorillard's estate. He was son of William Walter Phelps born on his father’s Bergen County estate and a Yale graduate who worked for the Tribune Mail and Express and Evening Journal. He served as aide de camp to Governor Griggs and belonged to the Union League Club.
Mayor Fagan and the committee to arrange the purchase of the Harrison estate property for a new high school met in New York with owners' representatives of the New York Central Railroad at their Forty-second Street offices. They agreed to pay 85000 dollars for the Newark and Palisade avenues site.
The aldermen will convene this evening. Advertisements list Choice Foot inna of Cut Flowers and Goneral Les, The Florist at 146 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, with various local business names and contact hints. Other entries include undertaker Thomas Hughes at 101 Montgomery Street and several tradesmen on Grove Street and Jersey Avenue.
Anna Gertrude Broderick widow of Oscar B. Broderick died Sunday December 7 aged 21 years 1 month and 24 days at Brinkerbot near Brinkerot with funeral arrangements announced by Jobe Dalrymood of Brinkerbot. The notice lists her as a member of a local lodge and references her parents Mr and Mrs Jobe Dalrymood with services to be held December 3 at 7 15 PM in Grice ie urnent.
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