The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-06
MEEKs' STARTLING
Charges.
A Grand Juryman Says Eight
cen Freeholders Are
Thieves,
AND HE CAN PROVE 1T.
An Exciting Meeting in Union
Hill on the Two County
Question.

Hall, Union Hill, last night, for the pur-
pose of discussing the proposed separation
of those towns and Hoboken from Hudson
county and the forming of the new
county of Hamilton county.
WHO WERE THERE.
The audience was composed of repre-
sentative taxpayers in the main. Among
them l saw Henry Steinhoff, John G
Schwartz, William Engle, Sr., Isaac
Bloch, Hamilton V. Meeks, William
Schneider, Sr., Henry Englebrecht, Sr.,
William Virgins, Henry Wedermann,
ST., William Clarey, August Hem
mer, Gus Hammer, James p. I'll.
Higgins, Dennis O'Connor, Henry Volk-
hauser, II. A. Holthausen, Mrs. NJ. Kamp,
Mr.. Groth, Captain Brannigan, Louis For
man, Counsellor Albert Day, DR.. Warden,
Adam Reisenberger, +. Schimpfer, Daniel
Bermes, Jr., Robert Dixon, Sr., Robert
Dixon Jr., Mrs. Ruth, Mr.. Bruins, w. Nc
Carty, Henry Rottman, Fred Alters, G.
Wurster, w. Dickman, George Vossier,
George Bruce, ex-Assemblyman Ed Len
non, Ernst Asmus, Charles f. Rub, James
E. Kenyon, George Knipper, Charles Good
win, Richard Galbraith, Otto Venino,
julius Oswald, Judge Henley, Patrick
Knight, Sr., c.. P Schnenriges, John
Lynch, Fred Grobles Michael Capp, John
A. Ross, Charles Pinnell, w. c. Hoffman,
Conrad Baum, Postmaster James j.
Stotley, Frederick Menning, Charles
Englebrecht, William Kathe, Thomas
Hufnagel, w. f. Strathman, Harry Wal
lum, Recorder Schleischer, Charles Singer,
Sr., Herman Lang, Sr., Charles Kappas,
Charles Pfeifer, Charles Schmitt, ST.,
Charles Schnitt, Jr., John O'Brien, VIII
liam Winter, William Hassard, Sr., Henry
ohI I Gaholl ho,.J
Oehmann, n. Dickinson, Herman III.
Froemchen, Louis Mitchell, Albert Knack,
John Eisele, John Mehrtens, Anton Kins-
lev, George Roth, Mr.. Schouler, Mr.
Etzold, Jr., H. Sternhoff, Charles
Lyons, +. Wenke, Mr.. Poesaell,
Mr.. Vatcke, Theodore Buttonlbaum,
Wincke. John Conway, w. Woolmington,
Charles Woolmington, A. Roehm, w.
Danielson, Henry Lutz, E. b. Young,
John Kittner, A. A. Rich, Henry Brahan,
Henry Bell, Stewart Forman, William
Noe and couple of hundred more.
MR.. PINNELL PREsIDEs.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Charles
F. Rub, who stated the object of the gath
ering and read the call. He suggested
Charles Pinnell, of North Bergen, the
pioneer of the movement, as Chairman.
Notwithstanding that, Judge Henley
nominated A. A. Rich. The suggestion of
Mr.. Rub was accepted. Mr.. Pinnell, in
taking the chair, said he had papers with
him that would prove that in 1868 the
county tax was S30,0O0, in 1879, $230,000,
and in 1888, S672, 900.
'sWhere will these figures reach unless
we mako an effort and put o astop to such
steals as allowing profit of S1.17 on two
barrels of turpentineN
This was greeted with applause. On the
motion of Edward Lennon Charles r.
Rub, of Union Hill; Alexander Ackerman.
of North Bergen; James w. Dickinson, of
West Hoboken, and James H. Kenyon, of
Union Township, We're made secretaries.
Some one suggested Simon Kelly, of Wee
hawken, as an additional secretary, and
every one laughed.
FAGAN's BILL APPROVED.
Mr.. A. A. Rich moved that it be the
sense of the meeting that the Legislature
be called upon to pass the bill introduced
by Mr. Pagan calling for the creation of
new county of all that part of the present
Hudson County that lies north of Jersey
City. This was unanimously carried.
Counsellor Day wanted the bill read
He didn't know, and he didn't suppose
that anyone else knew what they were
voting upon Mr.. Lennon explained that
the bill at present was inaccessible but
that it provided for u division of the
county at the northerly line of Jersey
City and the creation OF new county
to be called Hamilton. The bill
had been introduced in the Assembly
and had been referred to the Judiciary
Committee He added that of course the
bill would be opposed by the Jersey City
officeholders. The people of North Hud-
son think they will get a more economical
government under the new plan than they
have at present. eve contribute $4,000
to the county annually and all we get for
it is Accommodations for few insane people
and a handful of paupers. We get few
clerks once in while, but every time the
Freeholders meet they add to our burdens
by creating some new Office"
THE BILL NOT READ.
Mr.. Day, in his role of obstructionist,
took the floor and wanted to know if any
one knew anything about the bill, and
Judge Henley wanted the bill read.
Mr.. Rub replied that the bill was locked
up and therefore could not be read. 1t
has never been printed, he said. This was
not the exact truth, for the bill has been
printed in full in at least one newspaper in
this county Mr.. Ruh evidently did not
want the bill read but hepartly explained
IL by saving that itprovided that the Court
House should be located at Hoboken, No
body on earth, he said, for moment sup
poses the bill will pass in its present con-
ditiOn. lie SAID uuag III Ten years North
Hudson will have all her county institu-
tions, and will be able to pay taxes much
easier than now,
LET US get away from Jersey City, even
if we get away with ragged Clothes" he
cried.
Mr.. D. Brannigan moved that the word
"pass'' be stricken out of Mr.. Rich's reso-
luton and the words ''bring before the
house" substituted.
Mr. Rich in reply said that he wanted
the meeting to declare for q separation
from Jersey City.
THE FAGAN APPROVAL MODIFIED.
Mr.. Brannigan arose and said that he
knew ''that the bill had been printed in
some paper published in Hoboken, but is
that any reason why the people of North
Hudson should know anything about its''
He again insisted that the bill be read.
Mr.. Rich offered as substitute for his
already adopted motion the following
resolution, one heartily endorsing the
proposition now before the Legislature to
form separate county"
Mr.. Brannigan withdrew his amend
ment and the substitute was adopted,
Mr.. Henry Volkhauser, of Union