PLAINFIELD AND ITS WATER SYSTEM.
The people of Plainfield, N. J., having voted for the municipal ownership of the local water system, the common council has taken up the matter, so as to study the question in all its phases and decide what should be done. The vote of the people was not final by any means, as the common council has discretionary powers. That body may decide to purchase the plant of the Plainfield Water Supply company, which at present owns the plant; or, if failing to make satisfactory plans, may move to buy the plant through condemnation proceedings. Or it may decide to build an entirely new plant or abandon the plan altogether. Senator Kean is one of the stockholders of the Plainfield Water Supply company, and it is feared in some quarters that political influences may be at work to prevent the consummation of municipal ownership, since the senator is not only very popular personally as well as very wealthy, but has, also, a big pull with the Republican party, which is in the majority in the State and in the neighborhood of Plainfield. ‘The vote for municipal ownership was 1,145 for and 418 against—a majority of 272 for the city ownership.
11月16日，凌晨，纽约曼哈顿东七十三街221号的五层楼五层楼房屋发生了大火，其中五人丧生，许多人受伤。这可能是燃烧室的工作，因为大火在底层开口的门外被点燃进入一个名叫Lotresti的意大利人的公寓，他收到了四封信，除非他付了超过1,000美元，否则他和他的家人死了。火焰渗透到地下室，然后爬上楼梯到房屋的顶部，切断了从120人（所有意大利人）逃脱的手段。消防员和警察挽救了许多生命。房子被毁了。
