The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-05
Hoboken,s Council.

When the Board of Council met last
night Councilmen L~ondrigan, Bewig and
Thinker were absent. Manager Siegfried
Cronheim, of Cronheim's Theatre, COM
planned that a number of music halls
were being conducted without licenses
and called the attention of the Council to
the fact that 1t was not fair to those who
paid their licenses and requesting that
attention be given to the matter. 1t was
referred to the Committee ON Licenses.
A communication from Julius
Schlatter, sec rotary, and Louis Philibert,
president of the Hoboken Liquor Deal
ers' Association was read, stating that
the grocers who sold beer and liquors
under the law paid no licenses. They re-
quest that the grocers be compelled to
take out licenses the same as saloon keep
ers. They also objected to the So fee paid
to the City Clerk for drawing up the Ii
censes. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Licenses,
A communication was also received
from the Hudson County Liquor Dealers
Association, calling attention to the fact
that New York bottled beer and mineral
water dealers, ply their trades without
licenses to the detriment of the local
dealers, and praying for some remedy in
the matter. The letter was referred to
the Committee on Licenses in conjunction
with the Corporation Attorney,
The Mayors communication appointing
Colonel f. A. Stevens and Messrs. William
Utz, F. w. Bender, 7. +. Hatfield, Princi-
pal d. A. Rue and James +. Minturn as
the Board of Trustees of the Free Public
Library caused an animated discussion.
The appointees did not seem to meet with
general favor. and Councilman Londrigan
moved that the matter be laid over unit
the next meeting. Chairman ~Erlenkoetter
maintained that as the Mayor had full
power in the matter it was not compli-
mentary to him to lay it over. He was
supported by Councilman Stanton. The
chairman then ordered the communica-
ton received and accepted. Councilman
Londrigan appealed from the ruling of
the chair and was supported by the ma
Jority. The matter was laid over.
Councilman Stanton offered a resolu-
tion to order the City Treasurer to send
$500 for the relief of the sufferers at
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. Councilman Londrigan
amended the motion to 81, 900. The amend
ment was carried.
The Tax Commissioners report was
then read. The only thing they recon-
mended that has not already been pub
lished was the request that fire alarm
boxes be fixed at all the public schools.
veyors Boyer and Mccain to furnish
plans for a new school house by the next
meeting.
Fell from the Cliff to the River Walk.
Richard Devlin, of No. $40 Greenwich
street, New York, was playing with sew
eral companions on the rocks over the
entrance to the old Sibyl's Cave on the
river walk yesterday afternoon. They
were picking flowers, when Devlin missed
his footing and fell to the footpath below,
a distance of about thirty feet. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition by
his companions, but they became fright
ened and hurried to the police station.
The boy was taken to st. Mary's Hospital,
where it Is thought that his shocking in
ternal injuries will prove fatal. His fam
lily was notified.
Benefits for Afflicted Johnstown.
Benefit concerts for the afflicted by the
recent flood at Johnstown, Pa, will be
given at Odd Fellows Hall next week.