New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-08
COMPLICATIONS IN JERSEY CITY.

A rumOr has been afoat in Jersey City to
the effect that authorities nended to lot the coming
election 90 by default by not providing means to carry
it When the city was redisrcted the division
lines of the Assembly and the Aldermanic districts
ceased to be same and the necessity for pro-
vding additional polling booths. Fifteen new precincts
created and the additional expenses which these
entaied in carrying the elections In the spring made
such inroads upon the yearly appropriations granted
to the Board Of Aldermen that not enough money re-
mains TO conduct the fall elections. About $1,000 Is
needed 10 carry election, while there Is In the
treasury only 81 100 Ia this condition OF affairs the
Aldermen were advised that they dare not cause
an expense beyond the limit OF the appropri-
aton and that city officers were 10 be elected,
they would better not order All election. The
Board Of Finance having no power to Interfere 1t was
suggested that as the election county officers the
Board OF FreehOlders should meet the expense This
Board has a, It's disposal about $1,000 but fearful of
establishing precedent up Thursday morningit mad
not made an appropriation. On Thursday afternoon
however consultation was he'd between c. j. Lee and
W. W Edwards. chairmen respectively of the Republic
can and Democratic County Committees, and Leon AD-
bett Corporation Counsel and it was decided to demand
of the Board Freehoder5 that should assume the ex
pense The representations made by these gentlemen
had the desired eject. The Board OF Aldermen con
scented 10 appropriate It's available funds, aud app inted
a committee to provide for tie carrying on of the cleo
finn Mr. Abhaif said to a TRIBUNF reporter Yesterday
that any real doubt as TO an election NJ
IN held II The Board OF FceHOldos had refused 10 a@t
some OF would have been adopted ~ winch
the expenses of the election would have been met
Arother matter relating the election exciting
some attention among people of jersey CITY. BY tue
UnitOd Revised Statutes 1t Is provided that any
citiZeHs III towns OF over ZOOOO inhabitants, PRIOR
to any registration of for The election OF Rep
in Congress- apply to tine judge OF the
Circuit of United states for circuit wherein
such ii uatcI supervisors Of election ami
thai ud &C. within less than ten days PRIOR 10 De
reg straiOn shall proc ed to appoint such supervisors
as req Icsted. In pursuance OF TINS statue application
has been made appointment Of su elysOrs IN the
county election, but yet none have been ndned. and,
IL is understood, will he appointed As reS-tra-
ton begins 17th INST the court 81 1uld nave Decn
Opened for that purpose yesterday. William
Murhead. supervisor Elections for the state said
that the proper application for SUPERVISORS nad
been made for mad ptsscd Through MS hands. and mad
Court As yet, however, no appointments hdd Deeh
made. He added: understand from Judge Nixon, OF
the DsiTc Court at Trenton that Ju go McknnOn has
said he viii EOt again appoint Supervisors OF eltc-
ton. The Judge believes mat the act IL uncOnstlu-
tiOnal aud that o. roo great. ana therefore
he will nOt make the appointments requested" Mr.
Nuirhead declined TO express an opinion as TO
would invalidate the election, but Mr.. AObett wnen
appealed upon this point sad, No. The only tang
that could possibly b. done would be TO mpeach Judge
McKinuoD." Ihe matter j. declared OF serious
moment 10 the Republicans for bOtn jersey Cliy ana
Hudson County Largely Democratic and by many IL
is believed tat without lie Presence OF supervisors
fair election cannot De held III some Districts
BY Republicans IL is suggested that II the neces-
sity the appointments properly brought 10 the
uOuce OF Judge MCkiunOn he might yet ne IN uced 10
change ms decision. but they say also tna II any such
action is contemplated there is no time 10 be est.