The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
THE JERSEY CITY FRAUDS.
Mass Meeting Last Evening-Ths Commissions"
Denounced and the Repeal Of the Charter De-
manded-Another Gigantic Printing SWIM
dle-sharp Rsbuke to q Corrupt Press.

At the Arcade In Jersey City last evening was
held the largest meeting seen IN the city since the
election campaign. 1t was announced That the OBJ
ject OF the meeting was 10 take the sense OF the
people on the system OF government with which the
city has been favored for the past ten
months. Precisely at eight O'Clock brass
band entered the hall and struck up something
understood to DO
'CROPPIEs, LIE DOWN."
ana presently the hall rang with applause. The
doomed croppies in TINS case were the members Of
the city commissions.
The chair was taken by DR.. QUIMBY, who an.
nounced 10 tne meeting that they were called to-
gether to give expression TO their feelings on the
government of the city and TO hear from Mr. Ran
som an exposition OF the amendments to the charter
now pending In the Legislature. IL was designed IN
these amendments to strike a medium IN munlcipar
government between the rule Of irresponsible COM.
missions on me one hand anu o rule OF the mob on
the other. They had no axe TO grind in the matter,
the agents OF the Ring asserted. They wanted
these men to take their hands on, that the peO-
pie would not DO
ROBBED BY CONTRACTORS,
surveyors and others. What did the men IN
Trenton know about the wants OF Jersey City, II
he were consulted about q sewer in Newark, ne
would reply that he did not know anything about
people OF that city decide the question for Them
selves. tApplause)
Mr.. FLEMING said ne differed from the previous
speaker In point. The chairman spoke OF the
present government OF the city, "but l." said the
speaker, 'call it mlsgovernment. The object
OF the present charter was to prevent the
people rom governing themselves. Shall
60 down to history that IN the
necessary to take care Of the people or Jersey City
and 10 take charge OF our affairs; that, In short.
snail pay Mr.. Bumstead-( hisses,-Ior gov
ourselves let this man be continued IN onice. but If
We are able to LOOK after our own business let us
nd to our sue sp 81 pas
this charter are 10 license janS dealers
pnS oa1ss Tss declare psna SE
the lutte boys shall pay for firing of crackers on the
pn Of & q These me only
were allowed through the magnanlmty OF the Le-
gisature TO elect IL IS not even competent for that
Board TO meet In public hall without first obtaining
the permission OF the B0ari OF Public Works. I
VIII give ample credit to The Board Of Fire Commits
ment OF the Departments saved the city up.
wards Of $50, 900 this year. But, But In the,
each member seems to vie with the other to seel
VINO can raise the most money and VINO can spend
OF the remonstrance OF the properly owners. Mu-
niclpa corruption seems to be sweeping over the
country ike
A TIDAL WAVE.
In Chicago they are indicting an Alderman every
day: In Philadelphia they are preparing another
Declaration OF Independence. In Brooklyn they
had Board OF Public Works, but they buried It
out OF slent and buried the "boss with II. In New
YORK We all know what they have done. Now
York, SS, that we may go and do likewise loud
tics given In the NEW YORK HERALD and contin-
ued:-we nave to pay for surveyors the round SUM
one s'J young ~ man with the down MOI Of nfieel
still on his lip got the large sum OF
render the city IN returnS surveyor Of this cliy
whose reputation Is second to That OF no
S OF the " city ' in this department. could "' be
| done for $4,000 and even then the surveyor
the worid.renowned engineer OF chicago who had
the execution OF gigantic undertaklng-the con.
Oh the great tunnel 70 ,ne axego 1900
young STRIPPING drawing the comparatively immense
Mr. RANSOM next came forward and commenced
by statlng that he could not, within the space Of
four hours detail all the enormites OF the cnarter.
PEOPLE AT LAST AROUSED
| and he called upon them to labor with upremitting
be repealed. (Applause and cries Of 1--WE must
have it repeatedly The so-called Board OF Works
make improvements wherever and whenever they
please, and to raise as much money as they please.
much n1 y s snn nas 20
There is no limit to the amount OF long bonds they
are authorized to issue. II these man can only nnd
q market for their bonds they can be very 1ush
with their money. They can pay their surveyor
| quarter OF a million OF dollars and
| PAY THEIR NEWSPAPERS
| to keep their mouths shut. loud applause.) In
this connection would like to call your attention
TO what Is known the printing swindle. list OF
the tax sales ordered by one OF the boards to be
published. All the sheets issued were printed In one
newspaper office In this city, and were afterwards
divided among four papers, which sent IT. bill OF
5000 each for this work which did not cost each
500. had an offer from firm In New York
| VINO had heard OF this matter, that they
would furnish type, set 1t up and print all
the sheets we would ask for $500. including
The price Of the type itself. And yet for this very
work over twenU-eight thousand dollars OF the
peoples money mas been voted away. This system
IS not simply taxation without representationj
II IS connscatiOn. (Applause II this wasteful
expenditure money be allowed TO 90 ON
twenty years Will not elapse before 1t Will require
nenalf the value OF oil the property In the City to-
pay the deot. The speaker then proceeded TO ex-
plain the amendments 10 the charter which were
presented to the Legislature during the present
week.