The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
JERSEY CfTY,s GOyERNMENT.
The SNAP Judgment Court Order Annu,ied
ny Judge scudder Yesterday.

The SNAP judgment Order huuuUco
ny Judge Scudder Yesterday.
Democratic platforms in New Jersey, have,
for six years past, pronounced against the mu
nicipal commissions with which Jersey City was
saddcd by the Republicans in 1871. They did |
so with reason. for the Ring Commissioners |
nearly trcblcd the city debt in the first two years
of their existence. and always put part of their
stcalngs aside To run city politics, and defeat |
the will Of the majority in that Democratic city |
when il tried to turn them out Last winter the
Democrats secured control of both houses OF
the Legislature. and passed n bill To abolish
Legislative commissions wherever they existed
IN tho state. and ordering elections TO I'LL their
places. The result of the election held in Jcr-
scy CITY last spring. in pursuance OF this
law. was that the Republicans got two out OF
the eighteen commissioners that were elected
for the Fire AMI Police Boards and the Bonrd OF
Works. although the city had been gcrryman-
dcrod into ak voting districts. four of which
were whitfield out ~ Republican, The ltcpub-
| LEANS went into the election earnestly, and bent
nil their energies to VIM hut when they found
| that IL had Conc against them. they wore still
10th to let go Of their ill-"oten offices. Tho bill
| that drvriVcd the city of their valuable services
was; in their opinion unc9n1t,' 1m,,"haaL hncX
| Parker Of Newark for his opinion He gave
them an opinion To suit them. H. cltSd ths re-
cent constitutional amendment. Which forbade
| the Legislature from passing special laws ,lor
| the government Of cities pointed out thHt Jer-
sryCty was the only city in tlI" state that was goV
| crncd bymunicipal commissions; ana argued
that the law OF last winter repeating them c3uld
| only apply to Jersey CITY, II wns a special. ana
not u general law. and was therei, r., In con
fict with this provision Of the Const,.niion lie
decided that il violated the Constitution fur
Their in that no public notice WIS previously
given. IA required 10y that INSTRUMENT in the
cas-, If special laws. OF the intention To apply
THO old commissioners wore delighted.
They Immediately decided To- carry the uurs-
| .. ltaf 100
tn" argument was hcnrd herorn JUDGES Sud
der, Dixon. and k' 'd. who constitute the branch
court on their application for leave to proceed
with their cisr before the Supreme Court. Mr..
Parker surp"rtrd his opinion ~ brief argu-
ton Counsel under the old Commissioners.
senator Albeit. the new Corporation Counsel
and Corporation Attorney Trdphagen appeared
for the Commissioners elected 10y the people.
Mr.. Ahhcti argued that the Legislature, in pass
ing the bill had sought TO WIZ" out the eNcep-
tiunal legislation hv which municipal commits,
sious were established. which was the very evil
aimed at In u" conStitnl ional amendment re-
fcrrcd to and he showed thal. unless inc Legs
lature could do away WIN that rAtrptio.,;, the
Commiss ipners could hold ON TO their offices
forever, despite the will of the people. by virtue
oil the clause OF their charter which aulhorlz.s
them 10 serve until SIt'e 49, r. are appointed.
The new ncumbonts felt perfectly secure in
their position until last week. when their ,conl-
den &c was for n few days rather rudely shaken
| hy the announcement that judgment hud been
taken against them. In July the branch court
had. H. was expected. granted the old Commis-
sioncrs leave to file thrir INFORMATION. On Aug.
ii. Incorporation Counsel Lewis gol from the
Suprrro Court an order ulOn the defendants
b. - appear and answer ia twenty days hy plea or
, demurrer Thr ncws that aston shed The DEM
| o,ri.is on Monday last WIS that Judgment had
( gone against Thorn On saturday 10y default.
through allure of their lawyers To- put ma thrir
answer, There was great rNri m'nt on h"il
, sides all last week.. nm" nuuhlIcHus determine
Ia ,o ri..It i'm and p ,-rss the city once more.
Tho extinct OF the Fire ilopurtm NJ ran down
NOM Tni'.i, vas t.i,.n To- the Navor. and H.
suspended tlr .yU'ut ot warrants ordered 10y
tho new boards. They were in u quVndnry.
q Their counsel. j, = said. adNi- at them 4" ~ ON
W.th their ordinary hus'n '-s as usual. tut 20
4 make no contracts until the question was de-
UPON inquiry it was found that the apparent
r default OF tn" lawyers tur tie new ""yfls was
owing To misund'rstAnll ng. Thr corpora
tion Attorney applied on Friday Ia Judge Scud.
der. N Trenton. ior an rNt"nsipn ui Tine beyond
& | the twenty days allowed Tor me answer. Whicl
would expire on saturday. H. WIS required t.
first inform the attorney II the other side. Mr
> Lowis onlce on Saturday. But on Friday. bS
!, direction of the LAWYERS for the old Commits
!, sonors the clerk of tue court had entered the
4 As soon rs the Judgment was entered Mr.
y Lewis tolrgrnphei To- his clients; S"zc the of
:, ncc- at once For n hrlei -pae" the peac" %
JJsr~ey C.y hung trembling in H. balanfe
!, has been nsso'iot"d with MIR. Lewis ia the mat
e ter and hr coun-',llcd prnd IA "a ana ayortr,
tn imrcndinE siriie Al ihc we.k ilr t ,,
= ling advice they mad lost their golden opror
o tunty: that with possession as nm" points %
the law and a judgment on the supreme Cour
II records for tho tenth. the STATE of New jersey
At would not have law enough l't' 10 20, them out
thu branch court. iiX"d upon saturday last e
=, hour motion IN th. part 81 hscys AW nr'
. To- open the judgment. senator Abbott mndc The
- ar.um, MT Yesterday morning before Judg
" S'ullrr Dixon. and Reed. in Trrnicn. III
: Court August II. did not rNpir" tll Srpiemhe
a /. whsrra the record show Il that the Juigm"n
ct was entered A9En-t 81 gnd hcciied Huthorlll"
f., thnrity to enter "a Judgment in a quo Warrnut