The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-15
THE COUNTY DIVIDE.
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our protests. We don't want to interfere
with Sheriff Davis. Let him obtain his
fees from Jersey City. We can set up for
estimate ths kind Of s~xtfa4agShee we
have to submit to, just look
at the bridge to be built by the Free
holders over the Passaic River at a cost of
100000. Before it is through with, it will
cost half q million, and when it is built, it
Is OF no benefit to any one on this side of
the river except the Clark Thread Mills.
Jersey. City has more power than we, but
this will be taken as a protest and aus
her citizens to look out. The Board of
Freeholders and Board of Works are in
dlcted, but they move the wheels of the
courts II every venue to justice. Does
1T not strike You as wrong that every APP
preach to Justice should be inthe hands OF
the people who dominate over us, so that
we have no chance? Let us sever all con-
n%ection. Let us get clear away from
Jersey City"
NORTH BERGEN HEARD FROM.
Charles Pinnell, chairman of the North
Bergen Council, was the next speaker. He
went into figures by which he attempted
TO prove thai Hoboken and North Hudson
paid the expenses of the entire county.
Ex-Director of the Board of Freeholders
Shinzel was noticed in the audiences by
the chairman, and was called Upon for
enlightenment. He refused to mount the
platform.
Colonel E. A. Stevens arose amid cheers,
and made q few remarks. He said that
he had read Fagan's bill and considered
that it needed several amendments. He
was in doubt whether the bill in it's pres
ent shape would pass.
Julius Schlatter, president of the Hobo
ken I~nnkeepers' Protective Association,
said: II have watched the proceeding of
fhne nOf1pfN mud fhn IN nf tho
city of Hoboken. Since we have
been connected with Jersey City
wehave been in q state of chaos.
The northern part of this county has
absolutely no voice in the management of
county affairs. The city of Hoboken is
liable for bonds issued by the county, and
we want some return for the money we
have expended. From Hoboken to Gut
tenberg we have a water front far more
valuable than that of Jersey City. But
that city gets a proportion OF the benefit
of it.n
He went on to say that the northern side
of the county had less pauperism and
crime than Jersey City, and that the
county institutions were not used in the
proportion in which they were paid for.
THE railroads will work against u.s." he
went on, because they have not been
mulcted in their fair proportion of the
county taxes
Counsellor w. S. Stuhr was introduced
as q gentleman who was so honest that he
resigned a lucrative position in the Board
OF F~reeholders because he had no chance
to earn his salary. In a brief address he
remarked that all Hoboken desired was
fair representation. He was convinced
that that could not be obtained and that
the only alternative was separation. He
said that Hoboken'S share of the county
tax was S158, 900, which at five per cent.
represented a capital of S3,000,000. 1t
would not cost anywhere near that sun
to build county institutions and run the
governments
Mr.. Brice, of West Hoboken, nearly
wept when he described the il1-usage to
which Hoboken had been subjected at the
hands of her sister city. He eXhorted the
taxpayers to put aside party and to stand
together in their grand endeavor and they
would assuredly pass the separation bill
through with flying colors.
MAYOR RUN KICKS.
Mayor Rub, of Union Hill, was noticed
in the crowd and invited to speak. He
mounted the platform with a jaunty air,
and started in to considerably startle his
auditors. He said:-"I am much in doubt
as to whether A~ssemblyman Fagan's bill
will be adopted in its present form. North
Hudson will not help to push it forward
unless some notice is taken of our claims.
All the county institutions, it appears. are
to be in Hoboken, and North Hudson gets
nothing. 1t is all very well to get u
support under promises, but after a time
North Hudson will be in just the same po-
sition as Hoboken is at the present time
with regard to Jersey City. No repre-
s~entation and no voice in county affairs.
That bill must be altered or it does not
go"
Mr.. Rabe rose excitedly and moved that
q committee of five from each ward in
Hoboken be appointed to confer with a
committee representing North Hudson,
for the purpose of making an amendment
to the original bill.
The chairman wished to be allowed until
today to make the appointments.