The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-31
THE DEADLOCK BROKEN.
THE H0BOHEN COUNCIL FINALLY
ELEC1S Il president.


Judge Knapp's Writ of Mandarin.
Eerees an Organlzatfon-The Mayor
Favoring n FaId Fire Department.
The deadlock in the Hoboken Common
Council was broken Friday night, and the
city fathers make a happy family again
Whether Councilman Cheeseman's vote was
cast for Eitzsimmons purposely or not, one
would never suppose by TIE harmonius
nature of Friday evenings meeting, that an
order had been granted by Judge Knapp
requiring Mr.. Fitzsimmons to show cause
why he should not act in the capacity Of
chairman of the Council having been duly
elected to that position. The long and
short of it is that Mr.. Fitzsimmons eyi-
IDENTIFY came to the conclusion that his was
but to do and die, for when he assumed
the chair, he said, "Gentlemen of the
Council I do not aspire to the chairman
ship of such an august body ofmen, but ac-
ceptit because know it is right that should
do So" The Council met at o'clock on Fri
day afternoon and held an almost continu-
GUS session till $780, There was no clanoring
among the Councilmen for supremacy in
any shape, but the long neglected business
OF the city departments which the
Concil has to do-was settled right down
to. The first thing in order was the pas
sage of the bills for which the employees
in the different departments have been
praying that the Counclk would organize
These were the bills of the School Board,
amounting to $1,000; the police bill.
amounting to SO, 900 and the employees of
the City Hall, all of which were passed,
and are now IN the course of liquidation.
Then the Mayors message was received
and accepted. This was a voluminous doe
ument, covering IS pages of legal cap. It
covered every department of the city gov
eminent and recommended, in each, the
strictest economy consistent with the COM
petent and efficient transaction of the
City's affairs. One of the most important
suggestions IN the Mayors message was
for paid fire department. 'The Volun-
teer Fire Department." Mayor Timken
said, ''has outliyed its usefulness, as the
better members of the department are
overruled by the schemers and less worthy
portion"
Several more or less important resolu-
tons were offered. The most important
one, however, was resolution by Council
man Stanton providing that all bonds given
to the city be hereafter acknowledged be-
fore the City Clerk, or his assistant, in
stead of notary and that all bonds given
should be filed with the County, instead Of
the City Clerk. The resolution was refer
red to the Corporation Attorney.
The following committees were an
nounced:
FINANCE and Salaries Messrs. Miller,
Stanton and Hartell.
Streets and Assessments Messrs. Ken
ny, Londrigan and Grassman.
Public Grounds and Buildings. -Messrs.
Gaskell, Kenny and Londrigan.
Laws and Ordinances-Me ssrs. Stanton,
Hartell and Miller.
Licenses-M essrs. .Hartell, Londrigan and
Grassman.
Sewers -Messrs. Londrigan, Maloney and
Kenny.
Schools Messrs. Londrigan, Miller and
Stanton.
Fire and Water essrs Maloney, Har-
tell and Londrigan.
Police and Militia-Messrs. Stanton. Ma
loney and Kenny.
Printing and Stationery-Messrs. Grass
man, Londrigan and Kenny.
Lamps and Gas-Messrs. Stanton, Kenny
and Maloney.
Wharves and Ferries-Messrs. Hartell.
Grassman and Miller.
Alms-Messrs. Kelly, Londrigan and Ma
loney.
Communications were received from the
City Treasurer and Water Register with
reference to the raising of money with
which to pay the interest-$11 ,000-oa the
city debt, coming due in June. Nothing
definite was done.
The Council then adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, at o'clock p NJ At this meet
ing the appointments will be made. Mar
tin v McDermott and Joseph S. Weinthal,
the present incumbents, will no doubt be
reappointed City Clerk and Assistant, re-
spectively. DR.. Heller wants to be City
Physician again, but he will probably be
succeeded by DIR. Pindar. Stuhr will
probably remain City Attorney; Richard
Barry stands good chance of being made
Street Commissioner, Johu Goodman, Su-
perintendent Weights and Measures, and
Patrick Green, Sluice Gatekeeper. The
Park Keepers will probably be James Idell
and man named Connolly. Mrs Chap
pei will undoubtedly continue to hold forth
as City Prison Keeper. Andrew Miller will
be Poormaster, and John Cassidy seems to
have the inside track for Pound Master.
Fr1sz Raab'A Death
Frederick Raab, more commonly known