The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-31
1t Is a Part of Jersey City
and Is in for Its Share
of improvements.
CITIZENS DEFY THE STORM.
Their Association Adopts BYLAWS
Without Any Politics in Them.

zens' Improvement Association of the
Sixth district, at Metropolitan Hall last
night. mildly demonstrated this
Throughout the day there were heavy
showers, and for an hour or more before
the meeting the rain fell in torrents, and
the streets of Greenville were in horri-
BILE condition. / found the big hall
lighted. The janitor had gone back to
his quarters. On a side bench, gazing
abstractedly into space, sat a lone fndi-
vidual with gum boots that reached to his
waist.
Much chance of meetingT' asked.
course; but it won't be a rousin' one,
such as we expected. But thereY1 be
enough to hold a good meeting. Streets
are awful; but some'll be here If they
have to swim. That's about what l had
to do"
Then the citizens began to drop in one
by one till they numbered about fifty.
You must have pretty strong organf-
zation," | said to the secretary. He hand
ed me this list
E. J. Whesland, B. Cassidy, A. Reid, Thomas
Reid, H. A. Torree, 81. Hennemeier Jr., c. A.
Fawcett, C. Gotthardt, c. W. Jacob, james VIII
hard, s. L. Harvey, A. Stoveken, F. rOberhauser,
c. A. Burkhardt F. Roehrenbeck, NJ Daggett,
S. B. vreeland, D. W. Oliver, John Turtle, R.
Sutton, w. Turtle, H. Lowenthal, James Dodds,
L. Pfeffer, j. G. McBurney, Alexander Reid, R.
Simpson, R. Routh, Edward Clark, DIR. Lignot,
J: B. Hay, c. 9. oberlander George Schmolze'
Herman Raichert, Henry LembecS, F. W.
Bussing, John Meyer, r. s. Hudspeth, John
Summons, John Williams, James Mitchell,
George Chesbrow, N. Gennert, w. Gibbs. T. ?.
Baldwin C. Z. RELAY, James Coogan, H. H.
Holiness Joseph Miller, w. Erwan, W. 7. Bancker,
William Colwell Morris Washburn, James Sulli-
van, William Speakman, G. NJ; Van Ripper, G;
Scherlen, Philip Mahl, John T. Fleming and
Daniel Sullivan
And these are citizens who will join
tonight, said he, giving me another list,
as follows
G. B. Morton, ]. NJ. Kershaw, p Brennan,
Charles Milzemus, John Walbrecht, w. r. Simon
son, John Knobloch. Jr. Thomas Harris, ]. T.
Hoffman, NJ. 7. Currie, H, G. Palmer. w. G.
Merriam. J. G: Rinehart D, W. outwater, F: J.
Detweiller, JohnWardel RichardWood, Richard
E. Wood, George Boughton, Louis A Keller, j.
H Slkiff and Matthew Stovekin.
The officers of the association are S. L.
Harvey, president; C. w. Gotthardt, vice
president; o. r. Routh. secretary; NJ
Schultz, ST., treasurer; Reuben Simpson,
John Morrell and George Schmalze,
executive committee.
BAD PAvEMENTs AND WET FEET.
Chairman Harvey, on calling the meet
ing to order remarked that he was inter
ested in improvements on the otheFi side
of Greenyille as well as on this side. He
lived on this side; his friends onAthe
other He admonished his hearers togo
to their individual friends and persuade
them to Join the association. He had lust
come from along Avenue Z, Pearsall and
Danforth avenues. He declared that no
water had entered the basin in four
months.
you have wet shoes, he continued
''You couldn't come out of your doors
without getting wet feet. You have no
pavements. They are down in Jersey
City / would hear this called the
Sixth district of Jersey City rather than
Greenville. If it hadn't rained tonight
we would have had one of the largest
meetings of the kind ever held in this
section"
Mr. C. A. Burkhardt said that the asso-
citation, as he understood it, was recently
organized to exhort the city officials to
the proper performance of their duty. 1t
was the duty of every taxpayer to join it,
The Committee on Bylaws submitted it's
report. One of the objects of the associa-
ton, as stated in section two, was to
simplify the city government and equaljze
taxation. Another section declares that
national politics should have no place in
municipal government. No one is eligible
to membership who is not taxpayer.
REPORTING PROGRESS.
Mr.. George Schmolze, who with Messrs.
Morrell and Simpson, had been appointed
committee to wait upon the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners to urge
improvements along Ocean avenue. re-
ported progress The committee had
waited upon the Board in the morning,
but found the call unnecessary, as Messrs.
Hudspeth and Lembeck had already fixed
the matter Ocean avenue would be re-
paired if it were found necessary to do So
Mr.. Schmolze further mentioned that
during his call upon the Board he drew
its attention to the condition of the Lin
den avenue sewer. Commissioner Van
Keuren was surprised and promised to
look into the matter Immediately.
The committee called at Police Head
| quarters to have an interview with the
| Police Board in reference to q new station
| house, but were mistaken as to the time
| set apart for the Board to meet. Another
| call would be made today.
Secretary Routh was appointed to act
as treasurer till Treasurer Michael
| Schultze returns from his vacation.
Mr. Henry Lembeck wanted to know if
| any one was present who was interested
| in the old Bergen line sewer, which con-
| meets with the main sewer at avenue e.
| The work had not been done properly,
| and some people would say tits not built
| right, and won't pay for it."
F"rhat won't hold in Court" said Mr..
| Ilembeck "The proper time to have seen
| about that matter was while the work
was being DONE Assessment and charges
have been made unlawfully in some
| cases."
t0Twenty per cent. above the original
| estimate" said another gentleman.
| In reference to the petition in circula-
| ton among the residents of Noble street
| for the removal of Instructions Mr.. Lem
| beck said no petition was required. A
resolution asking that such distractions
| be removed, if submitted to the Board
| of Street and Water Commissioners, was
| all that was necessary. 1t would do no
| harm to send the petition along with it.
| The secretary was authorized to prepare
such resolution and send it to the
| Board.
LOOKING TO GLORIOUS FUTURE.
| Mr.. Steven Morrell prophesied glori-
| Gus future for the association, and the
! chairman drew doleful picture of the
| station house of Greenville in comparison
with those of other sections of Jersey
| City.
| A gentleman present enquired into the
legality of assessing property owners
along Stevens avenue for the Gator ave-
nue. sewer. Mr.. Lembeck quoted Judge
| Dixon's decision in Paterson to the effect
| that when sink and drainage connected
with the main branch all interested were
| liable to assessment.
MIR. George Schmolze remarked that he
| had heard some people say the associa-
tion was gotten up for political purposes
! The sense of the meeting was declared in
| favor of taking political stand only
| when it Is necessary in the way of i'm
provement to that section.
| Mr.. Lembeck said:-'I am the scape-
| goat. Some people. say this association