The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-01
THE Soups MUST GO, NOW
Police Board Practically
Imposes a Fine of $40
Per Day.

Urged by the persistency Of THE JERSEY
Cry NEWS the Board Of Police Commits
sioners has finally taken the notorious
soups in hand and has practically abol-
ished them.
just before the Board adjourned yes
terday Commissioner Kelly called the
attention of the Commissioners to the
articles which have appeared in TIE JER-
sEY CITY NEWS in reference to the soups.
He said that he had found the soups to
be all that THE JERSEY CITY NEWS said
that they were, and that the neighbors
residing in that vicinity had complained
of the nuisance they made.
President Feeney asked Chief Murphy
if he had done anything in the matter.
The Chief replied that he always attended
to anything concerning his department.
which appeared in the public press.
When he saw the articles concerning the
soups in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS he sent
q policeman to the scene every night.
Young people of both sexes who ought
to be at home congregate there nightly
and conduct themselves in a manner
which is of no benefit to the community
at large.
AS they were on private property he
thought there might be some difficulty in
that no complications might arise
over an attempt suppression, he thoughs
the best way to drive them off would be
to impose upon them license which
would be particularly prohioitory. He
therefore moved that the proprietor of the
soups be charged license fee Of $40 for
each day.
QUESTIONING CHIEF MURPHY.
Although it is true that young girls
FREQUENT the place, the policemen have
seen nothing yet which would warrant
them in interfering. There is no doubt,
he added, that the soups are demoral-
izing.
'.Then what THE JERSEY CRY NEWS
says is not true, is it9'' asked President
Feeney.
Before the Chief could reply Commits
sioner Kelly said that no doubt the people
at the soups recognized the policeman
and always behaved themselves when he
was around, for the neighbors complained
bitterly against the soups and said that
they were an evil institution.
President Feeney suggested that the
license fee for the soups be placed at $50
for every day and night that they are In
operation. This motion prevailed.
LIGHTING THE CITY.
During the meeting the Board listened
to the reading of the bids for lighting the
city during the next year.
The Jersey City Electric Light Company
offered to furnish eighty-three electric
lights at thirty y-three cents per lamp per
light
The New York and New Jersey Globe
Gaslight Company will light, clean, keep
in order and furnishing Illuminating ma
terial for from 1000 to 1.500 street lamps
for 81. .6S per lamp per month. The United
Gas Improvement Company offered to
light 925 street lamps in old Jersey City
at S18 per lamp per year, I25 gas lamps in
Greenville for 1880 per lamp, and 400
lamps in old Hudson City and Bergen at
$3.50.
1t also wants 5000 year, to be paid in
monthly installments, for unusual
breakage." The bids were referred.
Police Justice Stilsing petitioned the
Board to find some other place for the
Police Court than the stuffy room
selected in the new house on Sussex
street.
r. j. Carter, janitor of the Fuller Build
ing was given special police power.
The Scottish American Club were given
permission to have boxing match under
the supervision of the Chief of Police.
and the pay rolls were passed.
Mr.. Benson called attention to the
practice of the railroad companies OF
bringing to the Jersey City Hospital
people whom they have injured all along
their road, and the Warden was directed
to exercise discretion in the matter.