The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-03-07
TWO CENTS.
4 MASS iMEETING OF l6.
4 @MoNsTER DEMossrRA710s~ FOR
THE BRIDGE At THE GAP.

Il THE 1R1OGE- At THE GAP.
A Meeting That Would Have Been in
Session yet, tor the Want OF some
One to Second Motion to Adjourn.
Some of the more obstror erous advo-
Gates of the bridge at the Gap are almighty
mad because they can't convince the As
semblymen that it is wise thing to sacri.
fee an important local industry to their
demand for an unnecessary bridge at the
foot of Washington street At the meeting
Of the Citizens Association the other eve
ming charges of venaIity were made against
| the Assemblymen, and it was finally deci-
| ded to call monster mass meeting 10
| denounce them and shout for the bridge.
To lend dignity to the movement, Mayor
/ Collins was asked to issue the call for th g
meeting, and the Aldermen were induced
| to lend their chamber in the CITY Hall
TO the gathering. The meeting was adj
vertised far and wide over the
city for several dazs, and en-
| effort was made TO gee full rep
resentation of the advocates of the
| bridge. The monster demonstration was
made last evening. The crowd was SO slim
that if the motion to adjourn hadn't been
oNCOA0O4
strolled in to see what was to be done, the
meeting could not have closed with par
liamentary adjournment. The TATTLER
counted 16 noses within the railing. They
belonged to Frank o. Cole, Thomas v.
Gator, Charles l.. Krugler, S. B. Ransom,
James Fleming, John S. De Hart George
Miller, Smith w. Haines, Dr. I. N. Quinn.
by, II. @. Garwood, William A. Lewis, sam
uel Sterling, j.. D. Throckmorton, Spencer
Weart, Washington B. Williams and A. s.
Jackson. 0utside were a handful of peo-
pie who had dropped in to sea the fun. At
8 o'clock and five minutes DR.. Quimby
called the meeting to order, stating its OBJ
ject and ringing in his monotonoos, ssThis
subject has been agitated for the past ten
years this property belongs to the people
and they should have it. We should have
a bridge at Washington street The great
masses of the people demand that
this bridge shall be built" At this
remark even the doctor himself smiled.
He then nominated Frank Cole for
Chairman and A. s. jackson for Secretary.
Gator seconded the nomination and the
much honored pair took their respective
place. The first speaker after the meeting
was organized was Mr.. Gator. He said
there was some chance yet that the bridge
bill would pass and urged his fifteen
listeners (if they all listened) not to be
discouraged. He said he would be glad
to have every citizen who could, 60 to
Trenton and urge the passage of the bill.
80 or 40 or so men he said " are en-
ployed ia opposition to us urging all the
reasons and arguments imaginable and all
the means at their command to defeat the
bridge bill" By way of apology he said
a large mass meeting was not NECESSARY.
Mr.. Fleming took the next whack at
the knotty question. About all he said
was that the great difficulty is to get
business men foreman in Trenton "They
go down he said g and stay all day but
when night comes they want to go home"
Gator next made a motion that the sec
rotary be instructed to take the names of
all those who desired to go to Trenton in
the interest of the bridge bill. Fleming
seconded the motion, but before the ques-
ton could be pnt Quimby walked over
toward the secretary with a set of his
stereetyped resolutions, which he took
from his coat tail pocket, and desired that
the secretary be Instructed to read them.
The chair SO directed and Gators motion
had to 'sthop a leettle."
The resolutions having been read Mr.;
Cole requested all those who desired to go
to Trenton in support of the bridge bill to
rise. This brought six of the mass meeting
to their feet-Jackson, Fleming, Ransom,
Gator, Kruegler and Haines The chair
thereupon stated if there were any more
who desired to 60. the secretary would take
their names after the meeting
Gator made a motion to send special
committee to Mr.. Carr asking him to join
the other six. The motion was not SEQ
onded, so no committee will be forced to
accept Mr.. Carr's refusal.
A motion to adjourn was then made, a
moments silence followed, and the chair
becoming wearied at the solitude, ex
claimed sDo hear that motion seconded q
George Lenhart was sitting at the repor-
ter's table taking notes of the meeting.
When there seemed to be some doubt as
to whether the motion to adjourn would
be seconded at all OF not, George, fearful
lest he might to stay there for an indefinite
period of time, loudly exclaimed "Second
the motion" .se
cit has been moved and seconded that
this meeting do now adjourn. all in favor
of that notion" &C., &c.
"Aye" exclaimed Lenhard, again COM
ing to the rescue, and the meeting was
declared adjourned. 1t had lasted Just a
quarter of an hour ana five minut es.
After the meeting somebody suggested to
Frank Cole that tunnel was the coming
means of access across the gap.
r "Wel," he replied, "you know what
Charlie Winfield Says when wind and
Doodle fight, Doodle always wins"