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1906. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS MARRIED. ARLEY-SEAMAN-On Wednesday evening. January 17, 1906, at St. Patrick's Church, Brooklyn, by the Rev.

Father McGoldrick, of St. James' Pro-Cathedral, KATHRYN A. SEAMAN to JOHN F. FARLEY. 20-2 MORAY 17, at Church of the Wednesday, Immaculate JanuHeart of Mary, by Rev.

James J. McAteer, MARY AGNES McATEER to THOMAS FREDERICK MORAN. Burland, John W. Kiernan, Louisa F. Byrne, Peter D.

Ohlen, J. Oscar Christopher, Edw. P. Parker, Harriet E. Cortelyou, Wm.

K. Peoples, Eliza. Cross, Mary. Quinn, Elizabeth J. Durkin, Mary.

Smith, John C. Edsall, Marinda. Smith, I. S. Fordham, John N.

Stewart, Robert Fullarton, Agnes S. Van Derwerken, A. Hawkes, Joseph W. Wallander, Carl B. Hay.

Virginia W. Walsh, Aileen L. Inselman, Albert J. Williams, John Kearns, John M. Wilson, Thomas V.

Kenney, Walter W. Wilson, Simon C. King, Mary J. BURLAND-On Friday. January 19, 1906, CAPTAIN JOHN W.

BURLAND, in the 66th year of his age. Relatives, friends, and members of Brooklyn Lodge, No. 288, F. and A. and of the Marine Society of New York, are respectfully invited to attend funeral services at 15A Greene av, on Sunday, January 21, at 3 o'clock P.M.

Interment in Greenwood Cemetery on Monday morning at 10:30. Carriages at 15A Greene av. BURLAND-Brooklyn Lodge 288, F. and A.M. Brethren: You are hereby notified to attend an emergent communication of the lodge at the roome, 44 Schermerhorn street, on Sunday, January 21, at 2 P.M., to pay the tribute of respect to our late brother, Captain JOHN W.

BURLAND. Services will be held in the chapel of the undertaking establishment, 15A Greene avenue. Fraternally, E. E. PEIRSON, Master.

Alex. Thomson, Secretary. BYRNE- Saturday, January 20, PETER D. BYRNE, beloved husband of Agnes R. Dunne.

Funeral from his residence, 207 President st, Tuesday morning, January 23, at 9 o'clock, thence to St. Peter's R. C. Church, where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

CHRISTOPHER-On January 20, of pneumonia, EDWARD PARKER CHRISTOPHER, age 2 years 3 months. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 184 Patchen av, Saturday at 8 o'clock. CORTELYOU-On Thursday. January 18, 1906, WILLIAM K. CORTELYOU.

Funeral service Sunday, January 21, at 2 o'clock, from Reformed Church, Eightyfourth street and Eighteenth avenue, Beach. CROSS- Thursday. January 18, 1906, MARY CROSS. widow of William A. Cross, in her 69th year.

Funeral from her late residence, 145 South Ninth st, Brooklyn, Sunday, January 21, at 1:30 P.M., thence to Church of Epiphany on South Ninth st. DURKIN-Suddenly, on January 16, at Palm Beach, MARY DURKIN. Relatives and friends are respectfully vited residence to of attend her her sister, funeral Mrs. Monk, from this Washington av, on Sunday, January 21, 2 P.M. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

EDSALL-MARINDA EDSALL, at her restdence, 1104 Jefferson av. Notice of funeral hereafter. Thursday, January 18, JOHN FORD FORDHAM. Funeral services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Herrmann, 219 Park place, Saturday, the 20th at 8 P.M.

Interment at Greenwood. FULLARTON--At 136 Berkeley place, Brooklyn, N. on Friday, January 19, AGNES STEWART, wife of Archibald Fullarton. Funeral services and interment private. January 18, 1906, JOSEPH W.

HAWK HAWKES, On aged 79 years. Funeral services at his late residence, 19 Covert st, Brooklyn, on Saturday evening. January 20, at 8 P.M. Ridgewood Lodge, No. 710.

F. and A. Brooklyn Masonic Veterans, Miriam Chapter No. 120, 0. E.

York Stereotypers Union No. 1, and relatives and friends, Are invited to attend. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery at convenience of family. HAY-WYNKOOP On Wednesday, January 17, 1906, in Brooklyn, N. VIRGINIA WYNKOOP, widow of Theodore F.

Hay and daughter of the Rev. Richard and Catharine (Schureman) Wynkoop, Funeral services at 241 Quincy st, on Saturday, January 20, at 2:30 P.M. Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, at the convenience of the family. INSELMAN-Suddenly, on Thursday, ary 18, 1906, ALBERT J. INSELMAN, aged 34 years.

Funeral from his late residence, Neptune av, corner West Sixth st, Coney Island. on Sunday, January 21, at 1:30 P.M. Members of Kedron Lodge 803, F. and A. and Franklin Lodge No.

182, 1. 0. 0. and Gravesend Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Association, are respectfully invited to attend. INSELMAN-Kedron Lodge No.

803, F. and A. Brethren-You are hereby summoned to attend an emergent communication. to be held at the lodge room, on Sunday, January 21, 1906, at 12:45 P.M.. to attend the funeral services of our late brother, ALBERT J.

INSELMAN. E. W. KENNEDY, Master. Attest: Edw.

H. Avery, Secretary. KEARNS- JOHN M. KEARNS. 531 Baltic street, died January 18, 1906.

Funeral private. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. KENNEY-On Friday, January 19, 1906, WALTER WALLACE, in his A nineteenth year. Funeral service will be held at Bushwick Avenue M. E.

Church, Bushwick avenue and Madison street, on Sunday, January 21, at 1 P.M. Relatives and friende invited. KIERNAN-LOUISA P. KIERNAN, wife of Joseph Kieran and daughter of the late Michael T. and Mary Murphy, Funeral from William H.

Daly undertaking parlors, 136 Smith st, Sunday, January 21, at 2 P.M. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, KING- At Whitestone, L. 1., on January 15, 1906, MARY KING, wife Theodore F. King. Funeral private, from Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, OHLEN- Entered into rest, Thursday, Janu18, 1906, J.

OSCAR OHLEN, the ary thirty-fifth year of his Relatives, friends and membere of Live No. ingston Lodge, 657, are respectfully invited attend services, Janfuneral be 21, P.M.. uary realOne dence, 263 West Hundred FourYork teenth City. PARKER-Suddenly, pneumonia, on Thursday, HARRIET wife Parker, Funeral servicea her late Patchen avenue, Brooklyn, evening. PEOPLES--On Friday, DIED.

Gold Brooklyn, ELIZA, Notice of QUINN-On residence, Ryerson ELIZABETH QUINN, P. Notice SMITH. Sixteenth st. JOHN Notice of funeral SMITH late Funeral P.M. STEWART -On January ALEXANDER STEWART.

London, England, the Funeral services Prospect place, Brooklyn, January 21, at P.M. Monday morning. Kindly omit flowers. BALLOT BOX OPENING MAY BE LEGAL, SAYS KELLY And That Even Before Any Quo Warranto Proceedings Are Formally Begun. JUSTICE ON A GRAVE QUESTION.

Decision of Orangetown Case--Promise to Try Quo Warranto Action Must Be in Good Faith. Supreme Court Justice, Kelly, having come to the conclusion there are times when the law will allow the opening of ballot boxes after election, has granted a motion on an order to show cause allowing the opening of three ballot boxes in the town of Orangetown, Rockland county, order that their contents may be inspected. The matter came before Justice Kelly on the application of G. F. Charles Beverforden, residing at Pearl River, in Orangetown, who claims that he was elected as one of the Commissioners of Highways, but that the vote was not properly canvassed.

He claims that an inspection of the boxes in the Second, Third and Fifth districts of Orangetown will show this. The petitioner is to bring a quo warranto proceeding to test the legality of his opponent's election. Justice Kelly's memorandum is as follows: "The motion is granted. I agree with the learned counsel for the respondent that ballot boxes should not be opened except in aid of some proceeding civil or criminal instituted, or to be instituted by some person aggrieved, or by the public prosecutor. The boxes should not be opened doubtful statements or merely for the purpose of gratifying the curiosity of applicant, or to enable him to ascertain whether in fact he has a grievance.

"But where, as in the present case, the applicant makes oath that he was the candidate of one of the political and alleges that the count was illegal, and that this illegality deprived him of the certificate of election, and where he positively avers that he intends to institute quo warranto proceedings and that he has directed his counsel to institute such proceedings, I think he makes out a case entitling him to an inspection of the ballots under Section 3 of the election law. The affidavits in reply do not question his good or his intention to begin the suit in quo deny any impropriety or illegality in the count. This is the very issue involved. Settle order on notice." PETER D. BYRNE DEAD.

Member of City Civil Service Examination Board Was Operated On. Peter D. Byrne, a member of the Board of City Civil Service Examiners, and one of the most popular young men of the Sixth Ward, died at St. Peter's Hospital to-day. He was attacked with appendicitis on Tuesday, and was operated on on Tuesday night.

There was every hope of his final recovery until last night when he had a relapse. Mr. Byrne was born in the Sixth Ward about thirty-four years ago, and had always resided there, being prominent in the social and political life of the ward. He graduated from St. Peter's Academy, and was at the time of his death, while occupying the studying law in the Brooklyn el Lew School position of private secretary to John L.

Bartlett, of the Standard Oil Company, and serving as a Civil Service examiner. He was a young man of great and varied talents. He Was a popular member of American Council, K. of Atlantic Association Building and Loan Association, and the Manhasset Club, and was an ex-president of St. Peter's Catholic Library Association.

He has a brother, Francis Byrne, who has 1'6- cently been ordained to the priesthood, and a sister who is one of the Sisters of St. Joseph. He has also a brother, Stephen, who is einployed in the Eagle composing room. Mr. Byrne was married to Miss Agues Dunn, and she survives him, with two children.

Funeral services have not yet beeu arranged for. HAD A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. But the Cash Belonged to His Brother, and Now Young Koltzan Is Sad. (Special to the Eagle.) Jamaica. L.

January 20-Samuel Koltzan, of 170 Weirfield street, Brooklyn, was yesterday arrested, charged by his brother. Frederick, of 124 Prospect street, this place, with stealing $30 from his bureau drawer. The prisoner visited his brother and, seeing him put the money in the drawer, is alleged, pried the drawer open with a screwdriver and extracted the money. He went to New York with a friend and landed on the Bowery, where they spent greater part of the money. They visited the dime museums and had no end of a good time.

Koltzan also admits having spent over $10 in a shooting gallery and had just begun to think he could shoot when his money gave out. The lad had been reading cheap novels and turned his head. When arrested with the crime, he smiled and bad a good time while the money lasted. He was taken to the society rooms in Brooklyn to spend the night and this morning went to when he was held for examination. VAN DERWERKEN Friday, January 19, 1906, ALFRED VAN DERWERKEN, of Quebec, Canada, son of Alfred and Adelaide E.

Van Derwerken, at the real- dence father, Berkeley place, Brooklyn. Notice of funeral hereafter. DIED. (Quebec please copy.) WALLANDER-Suddenly, on January 19, CARL. BERGER WALLANDER, 14 at home, 1269 Prospect place, Funeral services at 2:30, at SwedIsh Lutheran Paul's Church.

MeDonough st, WALSH- On Thursday, January 18, AILEEN daughter Jennie Stewart Walsh, her Funeral services 643 Madison Brook- January lyn, Saturday, P.M. WILLIAMS-Suddenly, Thureday, January 1906, JOHN WILLIAMS. Relatives and friends, also Long Island 0. invited attend his from residence, 456 Monday, P.M., Funeral WILSON- January 18, late residence, Saturday evening. SIMON C.

CEMETERT. Accessible, WILSON, station and chapel. from Illustrated pamphlet tickets. 45 West 34th N. MEMORIAL.

BOOKS Book Printing Department LIVERY STRIKE IS OVER; 2 COMPROMISE DID Proprietor and Union's President Get Together and the Walking Delegate Is Left Out. STRIKE LASTED TWELVE HOURS. Both Sides Claim Victory, but Both Seem to Have Made Concessions. The Heights livery strike, which started auspiciously yesterday for both sides and promised to give four policemen of the Fittieth precinct the soft berth of riding in cabs the rest of the winter, came to an end last night when it was just twelve hours old. Both sides are claiming a victory, but it looks like a compromise, with everybody concerned wearing a little twig of lauret, except the walking delegate of Cab and Coach Drivers Local No.

763. The walking delegate must be limp this morning. Right proudly did he call the strike against William Burtenshaw Sons' stable on Love lane, Thursday night. and proudly did he announce yesterday that he would carry the fight to the last ditch, not yielding an inch. "Yield?" he said.

"Not much, with them hanging around here," and he pointed to the four bluecoats on guard yesterday in Love lane. "We are going to have the union agreement or fight it out along this line if it takes all winter, and when summer comes we, may have another bank account." But Owen McNamee, president of the Cab Drivers Union, learning of Mr. Burtenshaw's offer to give the striking drivers the increase in wages which they demanded, took a walk last night, and walking right over the head of the walking delegate, walked into Mr. Burtenshaw's office, and in a few minutes the strike was settled. Mr.

Burtenshaw told the president of the union what he told an Eagle reporter yesterday morning, that he was willing to give the drivers $14 a week, which was what they asked for. but that he was not willing to sign a closed shop agreement. He didn't object to men belonging to the union, and rather expected that they would, but he did object to the walking delegate's terms that all of his drivers had to belong to the union. As a matter of fact, they all do now, but that was because they elected to and not because of any closed shop contract. "Mr.

McNamee simply came here as an indvidual representing the drivers," said Mr. Burtenshaw, this morning, "and I must say that he talked very reasonably, and we came to an agreement for the men to come back at $14 a week, just what I had offered them when they went out. They wanted to accept then, but the walking delegate wouldn't allow them to do so." The strike, although directed only against Burtenshaw. was intended to spread to all the other Heights livery stables, and it is taken as a matter of course now that the other stables will fall in line and increase their drivers from $12 to $14. PUT UP POLES WITHOUT PERMIT.

Edison Company Informed That Borough Authorities Are Greater Than Improvement Commission. Vice President and General Manager W. W. Freeman, of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, called at the office of Borough Preeident Coler this morning to protest against the president's action yesterday in removing ten poles erected by the company in Atlantic avenue between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues. He declared that the poles had been erected at the request of the Atlantic Avenue Improvement Commission for the purpose of aiding the laborers in doing their work at night, and that the commission had given the the company poles.

the authority necessary to put up Atlantic avenue, Mr. Freeman contended, was now under the absolute control of the commission. He said that he understood that the city had no authority over the thoroughfare whatever, so long as the commission wae in existence. It was pointed out to Mr. Freeman by Secretary Hefferman that the law provides that no conduit may be laid, poles erected, or wires strung anywhere in the city without a permit from the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity.

The fact that a commission happened to be in charge of certain improvements on a thoroughfare, Mr. Hefferman said, did not serve to abrogate the authority of the city in this respect. Mr. Freeman wae given to understand, however, that Borough President Coler didn't wish you to harass the lighting companies in the prosecution of any legitimate undertaking, and that, if the Edison Company would take the trouble to apply to the proper department for a permit, it would undoubtedly get it. On the other hand, it was made clear that the borough president wouldn't tolerate the erection of any poles or the laying of any condulta until the proper formalities had been observed, MC CLELLAN DUMPS BRENNAN.

McKeown Succeeds Man Who Deserted McCarren for "Bread and Butter." Tenement House Commissioner Edward Butler this morning announced the appointment of John McKeown to be deputy for Brooklyn, and H. G. Darwin to be deputy for Manhattan. The deputies will receive salary of $4,000 a year each. They will a take office Monday morning.

Mr. McKeown will succeed William Brennan, who was year ago dubbed "Bread and Brennan. Mr. Brennan hnd been a McCarren follower. Charles Murattempted to lead the Tammany forces phy to victory In Brooklyn.

He conscripted Brennan and made him join in the fight. Mr. Brennan, explaining to Senator MeCarren, is reported to have said: went over to see Charlie Murphy, Senator, and was given my orders, 1 am sorry to leave you, my bread and dependa on this With his Senator McCarren replied: "Very well, Brennan, good-bye." Ning Brennan now Mr. of John MeKeown follower Judge Walsh, a A. D.

leader, and said have been recommended for the justice. He veteran defeated for reand election election, the Muntelpal Ownership off victorious. Mr. Darwin, the Manhattan deputy, seeds appointee circles. THEY WANT A SUBWAY.

Bensonhurst and Other Residents Met at Borough Park Clubhouse. the of of Beach. committee consents and There talks the property the all declared were in A FIVE-GENT 'PHONE RATE BEFORE JULY PLEDGED And an Interborough Rate of 10 Cents Under Companies' Working Agreement. U. N.

BETHEL MAKES PROMISE. Solemnly Declares Corporations Only Want Ten Per Cent. Profit and Are Ready to Cut Charges, The most important and far-reaching cut that has thus far taken place in telephone rates is announced to go into effect within five months. In a speech delivered at the annual dinner of the Telephone Society, at Shanley's restaurant in Manhattan, last evening, U. N.

Bethel, general manager of New York Company, said that the pay for local mesTelephones sages would be reduced before July 1 from 10 to 5 cents, and this announcement was supplemented to-day by the statement that, simultaneously with the lowering of the local message rate, the charge for interborough messages would be cut from 15 to 10 cents. These reductions, it was authoritatively stated, will not be effected because of the threatened advent of an independent telephone company in the city. They have been under consideration for some time and are part of a comprehensive scheme adopted by the New York Telephone Company and its allied company, New York and New Jersey Telephone Company, for lowering the rates of telephone service to the subscribers and the general public as fast as the development of the business warrants. The New York company operates in Manbattan and the Bronx, while the territory embraced by York and New Jersey company includes Long Island, Staten Island and the upper section of New Jersey. A general promotion of the officers of the two companies is also announced, having for its object the bringing of the operating departments of the organizations under one management.

Mr. Bethel, at present vice president and general manager of the New York concern, will retire from the office of general manager on March 1. J. C. Reilly, who for many years has been general manager of the New Jersey company, will become vice president of the company on the same date, and H.

F. Thurber, who is now superintendent of the New York company, will be made general manager of both companies, having entire charge of the operating details in the territory in and about this city. J. Carty will be promoted to the office of chief engineer of the allied organizations. While there are many legal and other reasons why the companies must continue their separate corporate existence, it is felt that by merging the operating departments considerable expense will be saved to the companies themselves, while at the same time a more satisfactory service can be offered to the public.

It is possible that the reduction of rates for messages from pay stations in the metropolitan district will go into effect The companies are anxious to lower the before the date mentioned by Mr. Bethel. rates as soon as possible, but they realize that, with the reduction of rates, will come a vast increase in business, and they are determined that every physical improvement necessary to the successful conduct of this business shall be accomplished before the plan becomes operative. Mr. Bethel, in his speech last night, declared that the new cut in rates was in line with the policy of the New York company since he first became connected with it, thirteen years ago.

Speaking in a general way, he said, it would always be the policy of the company to establish itself on a 10 per cent. earning basis, and to give to the public the benefit of reductions as fast as they could be made in conforming to this general policy. "We have tried to act." he said, "as if we had a competitor on the next block to us and to give the public, notwithstanding all reports to the contrary, the cheapest service we could, consistent with reserving 10 per cent. earnings to the company." a In speaking of the reductions effected last yenr Mr. Bethel said that they had cut the a revenues of the company $1,525,000.

The Merchants Association, he said, which had agitated the reductions, had expected that the decrease in revenue would not exceed $1,025,000. He recalled to his listeners that when he took hold of the affairs of the telephone company there was only 9,704 telephones in Manhattan and the Bronx and he pointed with pride to the fact that the number had now been increased to 175,000 in the same territory. He had helped put the wires underground, he declared: he had seen the installation of the metallic circuit service change from the magneto battery to the common one, so that it is no longer necessary to ring a bell in making a call, and he had witnessed the development of the private trunk system to the point where hotels now have telephones in every room. Beside being vice president of the New York company, Mr. Bethel Is president of the New Jersey company and of eight other telephone companies.

Three years 820 he Inaugurated the 5 cent rate in Washington and Baltimore, and two years ago he introduced it in the Philadelphia territory. Last year he put it into effect in the suburban district of this city. GIRL FELL ON HER HEAD. Grace Canlifle, 14 years old, of 1873 Prospost place, was thrown backward from the back of a wagon, to which she had hitched, on Mark's avenue, near Ralph avenue, yesterday afternoon. She was roller -skatIng.

When the horses started to run she fell, striking on the back of her head, receivIng. Ambulance Surgeon Cronin thought, a concuasion of the brain. She was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. The driver escaped.

INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. CLASSIFICATION. PAGE Auction Sales Automobiles Boarding 10-11 Business Notices Business Opportunities 12 Coastwise Steamships Corporation 12-13 Election Notices 15 Financial 14-15 Furnished Itoomi 11 Help Wanted Horses and Carriages 12 flotela and Resorta and Found Notices Dentiatry Manhattan Amusements Marriages Miscellaneous Proposals 12-18-16 Estate at Auction loans Situatione Wanted 10 Special 16 Religious Notices Notices 11 Let For 1-12 Wanted 10-14 TAP SUFFOLK FOR WATER, IS ELLISON'S WATCHWORD The Commissioner Says 000,000 Gallons Per Day Can Be Obtained There, 60,000,000 FOR BROOKLYN. He Would Give the 120,000,000 Remaining to Manhattan, Where He Says It Is Needed. Commissioner Ellison of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity has given out a typewritten statement detailing his experiences and conclusions as a result of the automobile trip he took day before yesterday, when he visited the pumping stations and watersheds from which Brooklyn's water supply is derived.

He is of the opinion that Suffolk County should be entered and its sources of water supply tapped. He also advocates improvement which would cost several million dollars, but at the same time would furnish to the people of Brooklyn an adequate supply of water. The first half of Commissioner Ellison's statement is taken up with a review of the trip over the watershed. The Ridgewood reservoirs were visited first, then the pumping stations at Ridgewood and then the New Lots pumping station. Then the party went to the Spring Creek station, the emergency stations at Culverts and the Jameco station, Springfield, the Millburn Pumping station, and thence to Wantagh, where the first of the infiltration galleries is being constructed.

Later the party went to Massapequa. At all of these places the works of the department were inspected. After detailing the incidents of this trip, made in company with Borough President Coler and other officials, the commissioner says: Regards Manhattan's Condition as More Critical Than Brooklyn's. "As regards the Borough of Brooklyn, with the present watershed developed to the, utmost, a safe minimum daily yield may be estimated at 138,000,000 gallons, and adding thereto 18,000,000 gallons from three stations within the city limits, we obtain a total of 156,000,000 gallons, and on a conservative basis this amount will suffice for the needs of Brooklyn no longer than through the year 1909. With an abundant rainfall the supply may last somewhat longer than the above date and a similar result may be obtained if the yield from the works for the development of the watershed is larger than estimated, but in planning for the future needs of the borough it is not prudent to estimate the adequacy of the supply from the existing watersheds for a longer period than that above given.

"In regard to Manhattan and the Bronx the condition is still more critical. The present daily consumption of those two boroughs is about 333,000,000 gallons, and the total yield of the Croton watershed, when developed to the utmost by works already under construction, plus the supply from the Bronx, will aggregate about 345,000,000 gallons per day, so that it is not safe to estimate that the present available supply will suffice for the need of these two boroughs longer than through the year 1907, these estimates, as in the case of Brooklyn, being subject to the variation that may be caused by an abundant rainfall. "It is obvious that it is not practicable for either Maresttan and the Bronx or for Brooklyn to wait the ten years, which it is stated will be needed, to bring the water supply from up the state and that measures must be immediately taken to provide for the intervening period. Should Secure Water From Suffolk County. "For this purpose no other source of supply presents, under existing conditions, the advantages of that from Suffolk County, and no effort should therefore be spared to secure it.

From Suffolk County we can obtain a supply which may be safely estimated at about 180,000,000 gallons per day, and by the methods of construction adopted in Brooklyn this supply can be developed within four years at a cost of about $36,000,000, assuming that all the water be delivered at Ridgewood. If we assume that, of the above amount, say 60,000,000 gallons are allowed to Brooklyn, which would suffice for the estimated needs of the borough beyond 1915, and that the other 120,000,000 gallons are to be delivered in New York, the estimated cost would be about as follows: "For the 60,000,000 gallons to be delivered to Brooklyn, say, $9,000,000. "For the 120,000,000 gallons to be delivered to Manhattan and the Bronx, say $35,000,000. "The apparent disproportion between the cost of $8,500,000 for the 60,000,000 gallons for Brooklyn and the cost of $33,500,000 for the 120,000,000 gallons for Manhattan and the Bronx is thus explained: "First-For the Brooklyn supply we have not to provide lands for the necessary conduit. -Brooklyn will naturally take the water from the frst section of Suffoll: County developed and adjoining the Nassau County Works.

"Third The cost of piping from Ridgewood to Central Park, New York, and tunneling under the East River does not enter in the Brooklyn estimate. As a quick means of relief to Brooklyn, 25,000,000 gallons can be obtained from Suffolk County in about one year after the commencement of work, at cost of about $1,000,000, not Including a new conduit or high pressure engines. It a new conduit large enough to provide, in connection with the existing ones, for an additional supply of 60.000,000 gallons from Suffolk County, and high pressure engines ndequate to pump directly into Ridgewood are provided, the time required for completion would be about two years, and the total cost would be about $5,000,000, "The above figures are given in all cases as representing the cost of supplying the amounts given, 1. total of 180,000,000 gallons per day. Good engineering practice would require designing the works for larger probable yield, say from 30 per cent.

to 40 per cent. more, in which case the estimates would somewhat Increased. Estimated Cost for Brooklyn Improvement. "The cost of development of the present Brooklyn watershed, to its ultimate capacity, in accordance with the plans proposed, would be about $7,000,000, for which an additional appropriation to that amount would be required, and it could be completed in from two to three years after the beginning of work, and under favorable conditions probably in two years, This estimate does not include the covering of the Ridgewood and Mount Prospect reservoirs, or the buildInk of the Forest Park reservoir. "While a general outline of the plan of development, both for the exiting watershed and for Suffolk County, has been pared, no details have been woked out, 80 that the estimates of cost above given must be considuced only as rough approximations.

From the information received from the chief engineer, I have reason to believe, however, that they are sufficiently accurate tor all present purposes." WOMAN FELL DOWN STAIRS. Margaret Jennings, 62 years old, who lives at 58 Meeker avenue, last night slipped and fell going down a flight of stairs. She fell to the bottom, sustained a scalp wound. and a possible fracture of the skull. Her Injuries were dressed by Ambulance Surgeon Lippold, of the Wilffamaburg Hospital, but the woman refused to go to that institution.

CIVIL WAR VETERAN A VAGRANT. Ned Tobin, who claims be a veteran of the Civil War, was sent to the penitentiary for monthe this morning by Magistrate Voorhecs, in Coney Island Court on charge of vagrancy. Policeman Samuel Navin said he saw Ned marching in the middie of Surf avenue and shouting at the top of his voice. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

All Who Have Tried "SALADA" Ceylon and India Tea agree that for QUALITY and FLAVOR it has no equal. SOLD ONLY IN SEALED LEAD PACKETS. BLACK OR MIXED, AT 60c AND 70C PER LB. BY ALL GROCERS. HIGHEST AWARD ST.

LOUIS, 1904. OBITUARY. Captain John W. Burland. Captain John W.

Burland, a resident of Brooklyn for fifty years, died after a short illness on Friday. He was one of the oldtime sea captains of sailing ships which were engaged in the emigrant carrying business thirty years ago, being commander of the Cornelius Grinnell, of the Swallow Tail Line, and when she went out of commission he took command of Mr. Brooks' yacht, and some sixteen years ago he became an inspector of the pilot commissioners for the port New York, holding the position until the consolidation of Brooklyn with New York. Captain Burland was of a charitable disposition, and was ever ready to help any one who was deserving, and among his friends was held in high esteem for his many admirable qualities. In the Nostrand avenue district much regret is felt at his death.

He was a member of Brooklyn Lodge No. 288, F. and A. and also of the Marine Society of New York. He was born in New York sixty-six years ago.

His widow survives him. The Masonic funeral services will be held at 15A Greene avenue to -morrow at 3 P.M., and the funeral will be from the same place on Monday morning at 10:30, the interment being in Greenwood Cemetery. Luna Dundy Newman. Luna, sister of Elmer S. Dundy, and wife of Henry B.

Newman, died yesterday of apoplexy after twenty-four hours illness, at her home, 114 Avenue Bayonne, N. J. Her husband, Mr. Newman, is a well known marine insurance broker in Manhattan, and her brother is Elmer the junior partner of the firm of Thompson Dundy, amusement promoters. Contrary to the general belief the amusement park at Coney Island was not named after the moon, though "The Trip to the Moon' was one of its principal attractions.

Mr. Dundy got his inspiration for it from his sister's given name. Mrs. Dundy's father was a prominent jurist in the West, and was the first federal judge appointed by President Lincoln in Nebraska after it became a state. Mrs.

Newman had an international reputation as a whist player, and was looked upon by the authorities as one of the greatest experts in the game among women. Her sister, Mrs. Lee, of Manhattan. is the wife of Dr. E.

W. Lee, who was called in to attend President McKinley when he was shot at Buffalo. Thomas Vanderhoef Wilson. Thomas Vanderhoef Wilson, who is dead at his late home, 111 Vanderbilt avenue, was for forty -five years a resident of the Hill section and had long been a member of Plymouth Church. He was born on Prospect street.

November 13, fifty-nine years ago. He was a member of Knickerbocker Lodge, United Order of Workmen. His death Thursday was due to nephritis, after a year's illness. He leaves a son, Wilbur and two daughters, Louise and Harriet. The Rev.

Willard P. Harmon will conduct funeral services this evening over Mr. Wilson's remains. The interment will be in Green- wood Cemetery. Robert Alexander Stewart.

Robert Alexander Stewart, a lumber merchant doing business in Whitehall street, Manhattan, died yesterday at his home, 846 Prospect place, of heart failure. He was born at Newry, Ireland, in 1843. and before coming to this country had lived in London, where he was in the same business. He worshipped with the Brethren, on Sumner avenue, a member of which sect, Mr. Heney, of Ottawa, Canada, will officiate at the funeral services, to be held to-morrow afternoon.

Mr. Stewart 1g survived by his widow, Louisa Vernon Tucker, and three daughters. Helen, Evelyn and Madge. His remains will be interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery. John N.

Fordham. morrow will be in Greenwood Cemetery, William K. Cortelyou. John N. Fordham, who twenty-five years ago was a leader in Republican politics in the old Third Ward, is dead at his late residence, 219 Park place.

He died Thursday of a complication of diseases. He had been an invalid for three years. He was born at Monticello, in 1842, and as a young man served his country in a Pennsylvania regiment. He came to Brooklyn after the war and had lived here ever since. For seven years he was a foreman in the construction department in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Derby and Mrs. John Herrmann. Funeral services this evening will be conducted by the Rev.

Dr. Charles P. McNally, of the Sixth 1 Avenue Baptist Church, and burial toe The funeral services attending the death of William K. Cortelyou, who passed away yesterday, will be held to -morrow afternoon from the New Utrecht Reformed Church, Eighteenth avenue and Eightyfourth street, Van Pelt Manor. Deceased was in his 824 year at the time of his death.

He was a member of one of the oldest familleg in the country and was a descendant of that branch of the family that occupied the old mansion overlooking Gravesend Bay and now used by the government at Fort Hamilton. Mr. Cortelyou had been Ill a long time, Mrs. Mary Cooke King. (Special to the Eagle.) Whitestone, L.

January 20-Mrs. Mary Jane Cooke King, for many years a resident of Brooklyn, died here to-day from old age. Mrs. King, who Was the widow of Dr. Theodore F.

King, who formerly lived at 178 State street, Brooklyn, was born in Philadelphia In 1826. She was A resident of Brooklyn from 1853, and in the early sixties and later was prominent in religious and social circles, as was her husband. At the time of her death Mrs. King was the oldest parishioner of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, in the building of which she took an active part during the rectorship of the late Dr. Lewis.

She was also prominent member of the Church Charity Foundation. During the Civil War Mrs. King was leader in arranging for the great fair held in Brooklyn in aid of the sanitary commission. Her husband was a descendant of the famous King family of New York State, of which Governor John A. King was a member.

The funeral arrangements are not complete, but it in known that the service will be held at Holy Trinity Church, in Brooklyn. Mrs. King leaves no near relatives, Mrs. Daniel Hanlon. (Special to the Eagle.) Cedarhurat, La January 20-A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated in St.

Church by the Rev. Father MeKenna at 11 o'clock this morning over the remains of Bridget, wife of Daniel Hanion, who died at her home in Central avenue early on Thursday morning from convulsiona. Deceased was born in Ireland and was 39 years of age. She leaves a hueband and seven chit- dren. MR.

KUHN DECIDED TO WED. Pauline Hull, 22 years old, appeared betore Magistrate Furlong, in the Lee avenue court this morning, as complainant against Albert Kuhn, 23 old, of bf South Third street, whom she charged with having betrayed her under a promise of marriage. In court he consented to marry the young woman. Accompanied by Policeman Short the couple were escorted to the Church of the Annunciation. North and Havemeyer streets, where the riage was performed by the Rev, F.

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FIGURES SHOW A DECREASE. Freeport's Latest Enumeration Indicates Village Is Not Growing. (Special to the Eagle.) Freeport, L. January 20--The enumerators recently appointed by the trustees of this village to ascertain the number of inhabitants residing within the incorporate limits have concluded their work and last night made their report to the board. The enumerators found the number of inhabitants to be 3,720.

This is 292 less than the number given by the United States census, taken early last summer, the number of inhabitants, then reaching 4,012. FOR EASTER SUNDAY CONCERT. At the annual meeting of the Caecilla, Johnson avenue, held last night, Anton Heckelmann was elected president; L. Brisbois, vice president: Adam Feulner, recording secretary; Adam Burger, treasurer; Alex Marx, trustee; Albert Ewald, conductor; John Weingart, Joseph Brisbois, collectors; Frederick Feulner, marshal; V. Sauer, color bearer; Brezensky, Christian Nink, R.

Schmidt, finance committee. It Min was decided to give the annual concert on Easter Sunday, April 15. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Brooklyn. year. P.M. 20-3 The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any service, work. materials or supplies for The City of Now York, or for any of its mente, bureaus or offices, shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies, materials, work or service for whiek the bid or estimate inade, with his or their name or rames and the date of presentation to the President or Board, or to the head of the partment at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimate: recelved will be publicly opened by the President or Hoard or head of aald Department, and read and the award of the contract made according to law, as soon thereafter as practicable.

Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persona interested with him therein, and if no other person be so ested. it shall distinctly state that fact; also, that It In made without any connection with any other person making an estimate for the same purpose and 18 in all respecta fair and without or fraud, and that no member of the Roard of Aldermen, head of department, chiet of bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein, or. ether officer of The City of New York in, shall be oF become interested, directly or indirectly, AN contracting party, partner, stockholder, surety or otherwise in or in the performance of the trant, OF in the work or business to which it relates or in any portion of the profits thereof. The bid or estimate must be verified by the oath, in writing. of the party or parties makfor the estimate that the several matters stated therein are In all respecta true.

Each bid or estimate will be necompanted by the consent. in writing. of two householders en freeholders in The City of New York. Ur of guaranty or surety company duly authorized by to net as surety, and shall contain the mate forth in the blank form mentioned below. tor No set bid or estimate will be considered unless as condition precedent to the reception or eration of any proposal it be State accompanied by certified cheel: upon one of the or National banks of The City of New York.

drawn to the order of the Comptroller, of the or money to the the amount of five per centum amount bond quired an provided Charter. in section 420 of the Greater New York The certified check or money should not be Ine closed in the envelope containine the bid or mate, but should be either Inclosed in separate ment. President or Board, of submitted envelope, addressed to the head of the ally, upon the presentation to the of the bid or and estimate, quality For as quantity of the suppites or the nature, and extent of the work, reference mtet be made to the tione, schedules, plane, on file in the said office of the President. Board or Department. No bid shall he accepted from of contract awarded to any person who is in arrears to The City of New York upon debt or contract or who a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation the elty.

be hid The right contracts must reserved in each for case separately, to reject aft bids or estimates If it be deemed to be for the Interest of the elty so to do. will write out the amount of their or estimates in addition to inserting the same in neures nadera are requested to make their hide or timates upon the blank forms prepared and nished by the elty, copy of which, with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid. gether with a copy of the contract, Including the specifications, in the form approved by the Core poration Counsel, can be obtained upon Department applica: ton therefor at the office of the which the work le to be done. Plans and drawe toes of construction work may also be seen there, Lodge, Dividenda 64 Brooklyn. 12 Interment Interment Notices 6-7-12-13 part of Utrecht Utrecht Dght to stay.

Thir- Greenwood. purpose The SIMPSON, Oxford Estate Hutson Mr. residents he appointed prices.