The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-03
The NEWS OF H0BOKEN.
work OF THE CITT FATHERS AZ
LAST EVENING,S MEETING.

List EVENINGS MEETING.
Cobine's License observation-disclosures
Council, Royal Arcanum, Holds a
Very Successful Entertainment-Re-
publicans Put Up a City Ticket, But
Endorse McDonough.
The City Fathers Of Hoboken met
in the Councilmanic Chamber last
night. All the members Of the Board
were present.
A communication from the Stevens
Naval Post, g. A. R., requesting an
appropriation for Decoration Day
ceremonies was referred to the Finance
Committee.
William Kennedy was granted per-
mission to erect an awning in fronto OF
the building, No. 173 First street. Mr..
Kennedy stated in his communication
to the Board that he found it necessary
to erect the awning in order to protect
his windows from stones thrown by q
band of young hoodlums who loiter
about the neighborhood.
Gotthold Pech asked for a rebate OF
back taxes and assessments on a num-
Der of lots on Madison street, between
Second and Third streets. The owner
contemplated making extensive inn
provements in the way of filling up
and grading the lots and building
thereon, but found himself hampered
blythe accumulation of back taxes and
assessments. Petition referred.
A salary claim for sixteen days
services by ex-Assistant City Clerk
Mausell, amounting to $48, was re-
ferred. George Green was granted an
auctioneer's license.
Councilman Staunton objected to
receiving a communication from the
School Board concerning an approprl-
alton for contemplated improvements
to School No. 8, and recommended
that it be sent to the Tax Commits
sioners for them to fix the amount OF
the appropriation. Ordered back ON
committees file.
Councilman Staunton introduced a
set of resolutions thanking President
+. A. Stevens, superintendent VOL
sey and Assistant Superintendent
Cook, of the Hoboken Ferry Com
pany, for the courtesies extended the
Board in connection with Saturdays
trial trip of the ferryboat Bergen, and
further thanking those gentlemen for
bringing Hoboken into prominent
notice in matters pertaining to science
and commercial thrift.
The polling place at No. 629 Ninth
street, in the building occupied by
Jacob Schlichting, was changed to
Ninth and PaHk avenue.
Councilman Thinker presented an
ordinance for the tearing down of the
old Pennsylvania railroad shops to
open up River street, between Second
and Third, grading and paving the
street with Belgian blocks passed its
third reading.
The ordinance for the construction
of a brick sewer on Grand street, be-
tween Second and Third streets,
passed its final reading. .
The Committee on Sewers confirmed
the assessments for improving jackson
street.
City Treasurer Smith reported that
he had received from the Second Ma
tional Bank the 1886 on an improve
ment certificate, No. 1908, said to have
been forged by Mausell.
Corporation Attorney Minturn noti-
fed the Board that the Hackensaek
Water Company had won the suit
against the city, in which $2S, 1865. 81
were involved, and inquired as to the
adyisability of taking the case to the
Court of Appeals. The matter was
referred to the Finance Committee,
with power to act.
On motion of Colonel ErlenkoetteT
the action revoking Cobine's saloon
license at the last meeting of the
Board wa reconsidered. This is the
case at the bottom of which THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS discovered some
queer facts and reported them.
The grade map drawn by Byron
Tivvy and G. B. Brush, and filed in
the City Clerks Office April 80, 1888,
was adopted a the fixed and perman-
ent street grade map for the city of
Hoboken.
The Overseer of the Poor was or
dered to dispense among poor and
needy applicants the amount of $500.
In Honor of Jefferson.