Washington Square Association Presses Cleanliness Drive
The Washington Square Association issues a bulletin urging district beautification after park boundaries. It hires a nurseryman to tend trees at twenty dollars per several months, tackles pavement condition, street cleaning delays, tunnel construction obstructions, street surplus pipes, dead animals, street widening, clock accuracy at the courthouse, and other civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Square
Sixth Avenue
Hudson Tunnel Company
Seth Thomas Clock Company
Uptown Tribune Room Rentals and Help Wanted Listings
Single insertions six teen words seven times retouched offer fourteen day room entries in The Tribune Directory of Desirable Rooms free circular information. Help Wanted notices include IGER for new generation of opportunity and COMPANION sought a young lady of social position with references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edvertiser
the Tribune
Uptown
New-York Tribune
Sta. Sea Nee
E. C
Tribune Office
Lage
T. B
Tribune Fice
J. H
Tribune Uptown
Broadway
A. C
Work Wanted Classified Ads Show Varied Trades and Persons Seeking Positions
A mix of early 20th century help wanted notices listing positions such as bookkeeper cashier chauffeur and assistant bookkeeper. Entries include names and addresses in New York Brooklyn Newark and nearby areas with references and stated experience or traits. Several ads indicate color or race in the personals notes and emphasize reliability temperance and honesty.
Chauffeur Seeks Position With Roselle Park Employer
Male chauffeur with three years garage experience and excellent references seeks steady employment. Single, careful driver aged 44, good appearance offers reliable service. contact 44 Westfield Ave, Roselle Park, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teliabie
GB Hanoun
Serage
al H. Wagner
Westfield Ave
Roselle Park
N. J
Chauffeur and two young men seek work and references
Hale Chauffeur offers to run and repair gasoline engines, claims to be a good careful driver with seven months' reference, wife does housework, address Englewood New Jersey. Two young men seek office or collector work, can provide strong references and bonds, contact Arthur Kane at 200 Manhattan Ave Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ans Bond
Addreee J. A. Martin Gi
Jeerson Ave
Brooklyn
C. C
Tribune
Broadway
Gannor
City
Comata
M. L. _ibene
Coun'y
Englewood
N. J
Arthur Kane
Manhattan Ave
Domestic help wanted chauffeur and companion ads
A long list of help wanted notices seeking chauffeurs gardeners maids cooks coachmen and companions. Many entries specify private families city or country work good references and pays around household wages. Names and addresses provided for applicants across New York area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngirl
New York
K S
Francis Couget
West 11Th St
Gardener and servant listings from New York papers
A long row of employment advertisements seeks gardeners and useful men, grooms, janitors, houseworkers, valets, cooks and chambermaids. Names include B Frost, B Webb Kramer, F H, K K, Mathewson's Bureau, Charles Newton, Mrs N, Naha, and Morrow's Bureau among others, with details on experience, languages, and references.
City notes on Washington Square sweeping machines
The Department of Street Cleaning replies that water use will precede sweeping near Washington Square. Machines will be employed more at night once weather permits, though dust nuisance remains a problem when sprinkling is impracticable. Commissioner Foster Crowell thanks the association for its interest in department work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Square
Department of Street Cleaning
Foster Crowell
Five Earth Shocks Felt in Milford Utah
Five distinct earthquakes were felt at Milford Utah early this morning, about two hundred miles south of Salt Lake City. Homes shook and residents ran from their houses in alarm, but no serious damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Milford
Utah
Here
Massachusetts mutuals weathering the Chelsea fire losses
Fire insurance officials in Boston discussed the ability of Massachusetts mutual home insurers to weather the Chelsea blaze losses. They noted most mutuals have submitted loss estimates and expect a surprisingly strong showing, contrasting with larger manufacturers’ mutuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Massachusetts
Notice of Commissionership for Kensico Reservoir land
New York City seeks three disinterested freeholders as Commissioners of Appraisal under Chapter 724 to acquire real estate in Mount Pleasant Westchester for Kensico Reservoir works. Public hearing May 16 1908 in Newburgh Orange County NY with parcels described on a Water Department map filed May 6 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Supreme Court
Ninth Judicial District
Westchester County
Ses la Ye
Corporation Counsel
City of
New York
Supreme Court
State of New York
Court House
Newburgh
Orange County
N. Y
County of
Mount Pleasant
Westchester
State of
Fee
County of Westchester
Southern Aqueduct Department
Kensico Reservoir
Third St
Vassar St
Register
White Plains
Tarrytown Road
City of New York
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
the Plains
Mt Pleasant Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Madison Avenue
Sai Road
Parc
S.S
Wynne Avenue
Lafayette Place
Wilford Street
Key Pendleton
Hall of Records
Chambers Tre Streets
Borough of Man
New York City
Classified Help Wanted Domestic Staff in New York
Multiple advertisements seek first class cooks laundresses maids chambermaids housekeepers and infant nurses including Scandinavian German Norwegian and English workers. Some offer wages from 20 to 35 dollars weekly with references. Agencies include h s Bureau Jusstia Bureau Scandinavian Emp. Bureau Thompson Osterberg's and Mathewson Bureau with locations across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H S Bureau
Columbus Ave
River
Invitation to contractors for Fourth Avenue Subway work
The Public Service Commission invites sealed bids to construct a section of the Fourth Avenue Subway in Brooklyn from Sackett Street to Tenth Street. Work includes two station tunnels with iron or steel roof, crossovers, and pipe galleries. bids must separate railroad and pipe gallery costs, with security bond of 100000 dollars or a cash/securities deposit. Proposals due May 5, 1908 at noon. decision within 20 days after opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Public Service
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Sackett Street
Tenth Street
Union Street
President Street
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
Commission
Nassau Street
Borough of
Manhattan
Nau Street
AN Hattan
City OF
New YO
Board of Estimate
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Oe Commission
National
State Bank
Board of
Public Service Comission
First District
William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Flatbush Avenue
Willoughby Street
Street
Johnson Street
Gion
Eee
Nassat
City of New York and
Latte
the Public Service Commission
MASSEUSE AND NURSES LISTED FOR EMPLOYMENT
Paid help wanted notices from a city bureau offer positions for a Stockholm trained masseuse with hospital experience and nurse duties, a German nursery governess, a useful man, and several nurses or chambermaids. Listings include references, wages, and agency contact details across Manhattan addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massage Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
Richy
East
Invitation to bid on Flatbush Avenue Extension subway contract
The Public Service Commission invites proposals to construct the Flatbush Avenue Extension segment of the Fourth Avenue Subway in Brooklyn from Nassau Street to Willoughby Street. Bids cover a four track sub surface railroad with station near Johnson Street, crossovers, and necessary tunnels, with open excavation and a 24 month completion target.
Domestic Situations Wanted Women Nurses and Helpers
Classified notices seek female help including refined German nurse convalescent care live-in in Germany with references Hedwig Knaver 21 Irving Place nurse aides wanted at Sencha Co Bureau 447 Last Ave waitresses and parlormaid positions First class waiter waitress cooks needed at Flaherty and Collier agencies listing various wages and locations Seeking capable service staff for city or country assignments with references and travel possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
A. E
Care Hart
West 34Th At
A. Hauser
West 35Th
Yancey
West
Lang& Roederer Co
Uptown
Broadway
H. D
Itier
West 234
St. Cooks
City
Lange& Boecherer Co
Gtri
Osterberg’s
Lexington Ave
Plaza
East Jist At
Jusstia Bureau
G. L. Hill
Rollins
West 3Tth
Flaherty’s Bureau
Columbus Ave
River
Mathewson Bureau
6Th Ave
47Th St
Bryant
M. S
Collier
Westman
Jussila Bureau
Lexington
Ma'hensen Bureau
Ave
Ady
Germany
Hedwig Knaver
Irving Place
Younge
Sencha Co. Bureau
Oeet Saat Et
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington SQ
Bulletin
Leland
J. Portugalef
Jacob A. Marcus
Lida A. Seely
Sei
West 39Th St
Bryanne
Cc Mark's
Miss Morrow
E. Cor
Winthrop Ompee
Union Dime Savings Institution
Femsie
Lafy
T. F
Irs
City Building
Waries Helier
Harst
Eee Jorateincee Tik Siesta
L. Bayer
J. i _H Thornes at
Newark, N. J
Chaupyeuk
Hubert Gaskin
Mra Lotten
Mais
John Prescott
U. Moser
West 4Th St
Tribune Ofce
W. F
Hicks Ave
Winfield
Island
J. He
Fultons
Maike
Joseph Zar
Avenue A
Ranier
Bloomfield
East 60Th St
James Clark
2D Ave
John
Park Ave
Walter Pasch
Floyd St
Autolst
Bedford
W'inburg
Fred Guth
Lady
F. EB. Bennett
Harrison St
Bloomfield, N. J
H. Waterman
Pope
Coenties
Frida Vaupel
Fice
Uptown High- Boz
J. C
Holiin
James
Michael Kennedy
Weber
106Th St
English
Johnson
L. K
Amsterdam Ave
Daly
West St
R. C
East 14Th Et
Sullivan
116Th St
Meirels
Knickerbocker Ave
Brookhet
Miss E
Wyona St
Adae A. R
Northampton St
Easton, Enn
Schiappapietra Settimio
Genoa
Peters
East 88Th St
150Th St
Lederman
Linden St
Times Building
L M. Rendt
St. Paul's Ave
Little, 152
East 29Th St
Boresch
East 225Th St
Poe
J. K
Ee Caesar Wright
J. Bean
8Th Ave
T Pewriter
East 14Th St
Mathewse Bureau
Yant
Greenwich St
Osterberg’s Bureau
Robert Castle
Beaver St
Petersen
Rm An Ave
Porter
Garege
H Robinson
Care Douglas
Paris
Jean Delor
West 10Th St
Porter Young Man
James White
West 47Th At
Sth
Rex
Bradley
Avenue I
Butler
Collier's Agency
Henry
East 30Th St
East 65Th
3D Ave
Pompadour
West 1224
Wood
Kemsley
East S5th
Breen
East 40Th St
Ae Gideon
165Th St
Anthony Rieger
Crotona Ave Dent
Wileman
West 109Th St
Howard
East 40Th Et
Automobile School of America
D. C
Care Moran
Isd
East 64Th St
Clark
West 69Th St
Paul Palmer
East 27Th St
Brett
C. Marshall
East 78Th St
Carpenter's Bureau
6Th Ave. c .Oachmen
Mathewson
Albert Bisnep
Westfelt N. J
Dietz
Central Ave
Oscar Booth
Hyde Park Road
Poughkeepsie
A. Dents
Fagan
R. H
James Poulas
Sperlmast House
Fred G. Simon
East Dt
Nicholas Cristalles
West 26Th St
J. G. Mc— Gonigie
East S4th
Marineg
Charles Crowley
West 96Th Street
Joseph
Achman
Teater
West 56Th St
Coachman
T. C
Park Row
HMAN
P. C
Broaaway
J. L
Adam Seaman
Bleecker St
B. Rotge
West 18Th St
Charles Ch
G. C
Streyffert
East 27Th
Jeremiah Sadler
Breecker St
Goachman — Cook
Stxth Ave
A. Morse
9Th Ave
European. L
Edward Sullivan
P. J. Sullivan
Iman
Salterin
Hecker
Agra
Amercan
German Central Bureau
Sd Ave
Madison
Ting.c
George
H. H
Peakist
Wiliam Davie
East Distst
Flovist
Washington St
Morristown
Nes
The
H Broadway
Sith
37Th Sts
Ith
S Ad Ave
77Th St
Leed Sd Ave
Olst St
Ist Ave
80Th St
125Th St
Tremont Ave
50Th Ave
B. Frost
B. Webb Kramer
West Id
F. H
P. O
Port Chester
154Th Ave
K. K
Gth Ave
Mathewson's Bureau
Head
Charles Newton
Prospect Place
East Dist St
F. G. Wakeley
Westwood
Naga
Sands St
West Side
Nahrwold
7Th Ave
Edward T. Murphy
Crim- Mins Ave
Bronx
Kaneko
Cherry St
Hira
East 125Th St
Tan
J. H. Petit
Swanton
Itn
J. B
Weltner’s Agency
24Th St
Weltner’s
West 27Th St
S. A
X. Charrault
West 48Th St
Morrow's
Morrow's Bureau
58Th St
Mathewson’s Bureau
Fisherty’s Bureau
A. W
Cook
Marie Larqué
West 45Th St
Chambermaiid
Harrison
L. A
Mrs. Collier’s Agency
Waitre
Jussita Bureau
Osterbersy’s Bureau
Oth Ave
Cambridge Mutual
Citizens’ Mutual
Boston
Dorchester Mutual
Fitchburg Mutual
Hingham Mutual
Holyoke Mutual
Merchants and Farmers’ “Mutual
Middlesex Mutual
Norfolk Mutual
Quincy Mutual
West 36Th St
Serra Eee Ieee
45Th St
East 90Th St
Walsh
ORKER
H. P
Bre
West 23A
Good Cook and Baker
Mathew— Son Bureau
Thompson
1St St
Hofmayer
Wa.m
O'Connell Bell
Calat le & Boecherer Co. Bureau
West 63d St
Travis H. Whitney
Osterberg's
Useful& Man
Duple
Adidresa
Hart
Pease
Hofmayer's Bureau
Weat
Weil
AFL
Miss Fitegerald’s Bureau
Sth Ave
McKinley
West Séth St
Platbush Avenue
Wroughby Street
Manhattan Bridge
Avenue
Fe Eee
Cirr
le Oster
Bergs Bureau
Ave. Tel
Columbus
Scote
City of Country
Mra Collier's Agency
West 2Dst
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