The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-06
Passed BY the Senate and
Signed by the Gov
Grl0r To-day. .
PROCLAMATION
BY THE MAYOR.
Citizens Must Vote on the
New Scheme on
Tuesday.


TRENTON, April s. 1882 Feeney, O'Nein
and Sergeant-at-Arms Mccormick re-
turned in triumph with Senator Smith
this morning After one of the most
remarkable legislative expeditions on
record they got down to Man
hawiken all right, and then were
confronted with the problem OF
crossing BarnegaJ Bay. Trains run
on that railroad only three times
week, and this was not one of the times.
The natives collected in crowds, stared at
the Legislative delegation, but refused to
let a sail boat.
Mccormick telegraphed to Superintend-
ent Wainwright, of the railroad, who
promptly sent orders to let the delegation
have all facilities. All facilities meant
hand car. A crew of four was hired to
pump it across the bay and back. They
got $50 for the job.
Then more delay was caused by the dis
covery that the drawbridge was open. A
runner had to be sent to the tender, who
lived in the woods three miles away. IL
was nine o'clock when the party started,
and the wind was blowing almost
cold Mccormick wore Feeney,s
heavy overcoat and Feeney swOre O'Ne1ll
helped pump the car to avoid freezing.
1t was nine miles to Harvey CedarS.
Smith was found in bed at the hotel. He
pave the expedition a supper and prom
TSsa1 ~ RETURN -
The e. return Il was worse than the outward
tourney. for. crossing the bridge. the wind
was dead ahead. They reached Mama
hawiken at midnight nearly frozen, and
the bay in the dark amid the howling
uale and with the waves leaning four feet
below them. was a thrilling expert
ence. The hand car was so small
that the legislators and Mccormick
sat at the ends with legs hanging over,
fearful at each iolt lest they should be
shaken off
Smith said the duck shooting was splen-
did
When the Senate met another hitch oc-
bs Sed missed 5e tran
bnt would arrive by ten O'clock.
Gardner Introduced n hill taking the
sting out of the Railroad Grab bill. 1t
RioviucS onaJ S.io pi -, "a 80,
a.. the occnnying of any street longitudin.
ally. This meets the objections Of Voor-
hees: - . -
+,nelws Tha chartar % was immed;atelv
taken mn and fhe amendments were
,,.on,r+l lvr oonc,,,raII in Thev Uere then
sant r. tba engrossino clark The Charter
iii amendme5ts were renorted by Chair.
nan pfa;ffa1 hf tba EnUrossinC Commit
tae s as correctIv engrossed Edwards
,,,o,yo5 II n faEa tba tifie for the third
raod;ng IN - b,,f Gardner obiected The
nIarll ttbop haoen raading tba lnng
biIi fbrou1h hnt fhe Senators tired of his
x'i,as ,,d 9I pras;dent WartS tnIJ
him As to sSead adj # % fhronob ssafter fashion y
This iias " uaant 4 ta utter}ng Of half dozen
words ,,,y f and then ali was over ''- : Noe-
"pf Atfwantv.t,uo snm M In;n1ltes mast twelve the
charter was nassed
Tba r,baTtper hill 1vas tatan to tho Cow
a. t,nantr, ,,s;,,,,tas @ tn o~a u;tchos oo,,
tipued sis The rst came from the necessity
If bav;ng SnaaIar '-II,1 Hndsnatb,s natl sionafnres
When ss thisswpps p" ohtained fbe Goyernortnok s rt
a time which seemed long to examine the
orossad 0l ssio conias . Hmdspath I Eawara sslu e
Feeney and Readinc Clerk ConnelIy,
waited anxiously for him to act The
charter wa was signed py the Governor at
s"en's-n'e h'in'''es ~ aloei one'
The Proclamation.
At half-past one this afternoon AS
semblvman O'Neill and Jeremiah r
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~ e,,snu a,, - ~, = ~ o.' A.en7
Ton. Inc Dill nau not passed When tney
LETT trenton, put llisU as tney reached the
City along came information That 1T had
gone through tne senate.
Inc immediate necessity OF O'NeilFs
presence IN Town was the absence OF
Mayor Clevelanu from the ciuy. AS Pres
ldent oI tne board OF Aldermen MI.
ONelll Is Acting mayor, ana the procla-
naglon Il ISSUED over MS signature.
Has me governor signed the bill?"
asAeu Ms, drsta,S GMeiit II .,, J, ~ o,>-.,,,