The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-09
4 REPUBLICAN, POINT.
That Party Gets an Election
Inspector in Each
Precinct.
HOT DEBATE In THE BOARD.
Alderman Jewkes Wanted Two In
spectOrs or None at All.

manic Chamber last evening in antici-
patton of lively meeting of the City
Fathers. The Democratic members, with
the exception of Alderman O'Rourke,
Hoos and Hauck, were in caucus for an
hour IN another part Of the building, and
1t was nearly nine o'clock when President
Allen called the Board to order.
The k1ckers committee presented q
communication, demanding q representa-
ton In the list of election officers, and it
was promptly laid upon the table on mo-
tion of Alderman O'Neill.
The usual number of petitions and
claims were received and referred
The report, of the Building Inspector for
the month or September showed that per-
mission had been granted for the erection
or forty-nine buildings, valued in the
aggregate at $3.50, ,312
The interest now began. Alderman
Jordan presented a minority report of the
Committee on Elections, calling for the
appointment OF the Democratic caucus
nominees for election officers While the
list was being read, Alderman Jewkes
interrupted the Clerk by stating that the
Republican members had a list Of. inspect
ors which they desired to present.
This brought up Alderman O'NeilI, and
o wrangle ensued. Alderman Schemmer-
horn moved to amend the report by in
Serting the names of one inspector and
one clerk in each precinct In the list,
and after a sharp wrangle between Alder
men O'Neill, O'Rourke and Schemmer-
horn, the first named moved to lay the
amendment on the table. His motion
was lost by a vote of to g. Aldermen
Donnelly, O'Rourke and Hoos and Presi-
dent Allen voting with the Republicans.
Alderman O'Neill called for the previous
question, and lively debate ensued.
O'Nefll said:-'I am no lawyer, but
1,xafr.
the other side to make an equal represen-
tation in the election officers?
Alderman Schemmerhorn replied:--
''Yes, and | will read the statute on the
subject, if the gentleman desires.''
Alderman O'Neill-"Yes, read it, and
give the time"
Alderman Schemmerhorn then read
the statute of 1879, which gave an equal
representation to the two parties polling
the greatest number of votes at the pre-
ceeding general election.
A QUESTION OF THE LAW.
Alderman O'Neill read the statute OF
1885, and said, You have probably had
has posted you wrong"
Alderman Schemmerhorn retorted,
"And you have been instructed by DEM
ocratic lawyers, anxious to deprive us Of
our rights"
The Clerk read the statute of 1886, giv-
laS Ou6 Inspector W 6ttc4 OI tQe Two par
ties holding the greatest number of votes
at the preceding election, and Alderman
O'Neill said:-"The law of 1885 takes
precedence of prior law. Every LAWYER
and every member of the Legislature
knows that If you act under the statute
of 1879, what will be the results What
of the election? There will be manda-
muses. and all that sort of thing. /
didn't make the law, but am bound to
obey it. This Alderman doesn't want the
law. The statute of 'S5 is law; the other
is no law at all, because it has been
superseded.
HRight in face of this law these gentle
men have the moral nerve and courage to
ignore it. You Will ignore any law to
serve your purpose. / ask Alderman
O'Rourke if the other side, when we
were in the minority ever gave us an
equal show.
Alderman O'Rourke replied: Eyes =
but O'Neill pursued his theme with
Its good politics, that what your ops
ponents want they shouldn't have. II we
act according TO the law of 'T9 we will in
validate the election. am Democrat
and will represent those who sent me
here, but am voting in accordance with
the law, and I'll vote big no against the
action proposed"
Alderman O'Rourke referred to the re-
cent declaration of Leon Albeit In favor
of ballot reform and fair elections, and
claimed that the demand of the minority
was just, and that he believed it his duty
to vote for the substitute.
The motion for the previous question
was lost by a vote of to Z. The minority
report was further discussed by Aldermen
Jordan, Hauck, O'Nein and O'Rourke.
O'Neill belived in treating the minority
as it had treated the Democratic minority
in the past.
ONE REPUBLICAN, INSPECTOR.
Alderman O'Rourke moved as a substi-
tute that the name of one Republican in
spector be added to the list by the CONF
mittee.
Alderman Jewkes said:-'fWe want two
or none" Alderman Prigge moved to
lay the substitute on the table, and the
members were mixed as to what they
were voting on. The motion was lost by
vote of II to g. The previous question
was ordered on the report as amended by
unanimously. So one Republican in
spector will be added to the list.
Certain changes were made in the lOca-
tion of registry and polling places, and q
number of applications for licenses were
granted. A protest from citizens of the
license to Scanlon & Brennan, No. 20
Hatch avenue, caused the application to
be returned to the committee
A resolution offered by Alderman Con-
nelly was adopted, to the effect that as
the crossings of the New York, Lake Erie
and Western Railway at Jersey avenue,
Henderson, Grove, Erie, Coles and Pros
pect streets are insufficiently lighted for
the protection from accident of the large
number of people using these avenues
and streets in that thickly populated
section, that the railroad companies be
requested at once to cause powerful
electric lights to be placed at the cross
ings.
Alderman Prigge offered resolution,
which was adopted, that the City Comp
troller be requested to furnish the Board
at the next meeting with state
ment showing, first. the amount that has
been received by the city from the State
on account of the taxation of railroad
property since the first day of January,
1SS2, specifying the amount for each year;
second, the amount of State tax that has
been paid by Jersey City Outside of the
school tax since the first day of January,
1883, specifying the amount for each yeas.
He Had Big Knife.
Daniel Murphy. of No. 449 Henderson
street, was before Justice Stilsing this
morning for running around the streets
with big knife. He was discharged.
Fair and Warmer Weather.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 9, 1880 For
Eastern New York and New Jersey
Warmer, southerly winds.