The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-26
THE NEWS OF HOB0KEN.
LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING
WIS Lively. FIJI

Discussion About the Police Fay hoils-
Chairman ErIenkoetter Gives a Lee
ture About Knocking of Taxes ON
Vacant Lots-Mrs. Stuff Wants a LII
cense.
The Council meeting last night was run
of fight. The first suspicion of trouble
was over the passing of the report OF the
Committee on Licenses to grant one 10
William Cobine, who keeps an alleged
disorderly house at No. q Newark street.
Councilman Stanton requested that the
report be thrown out or referred back TO
the committee. 1t was referred back, ana
later was again considered. Tit vote was
q tie, and Chairman Erlenkoetter re-
marked that the Council had become
mixed up in an unfortunate affair. Ihey
knew what he meant and trled 10 GIedi
themselves from any thought OF ~crooKeu,
ness. After a deal of discussion q
wrangling it was decided thai Coplne
should get NO license.
Chairman Erlen koetter did not m1nce
matters with the Board. The Councll
voted nearly unanimously to grant a re-
bate of twenty-five per cent. OF the lnVer-
est of arrears of taxes on vacant lots. Mr..
Erlenkoetter told his colleagues stralgnt
out that they had stopped to
methods to bring that about, and that ne
for one would vote dead against IL. his
lecture did not change a single vote.
SHALL THE POLICE BE PAID?
Councilman Stanton tried to pass the
police pay roll, but when it was read OUT
among a large batch of claims which were
to be ordered paid, Councilman Erlen-
koetter had it set on n side. he then
asked for an explanation of the reason the
roll was so large.
Councilman Stanton said that at the
end of the last official year the appropria-
ton had given out and that each paGrol,
man and officer would have to be locked
to the extent of s.. There was still a dis
clepancy between the roll of the last
month and the one to be passed. Further
explanation was elected n it was found
that the extra was for a raise In the
salary Of Chief Donovan and the AIDS.
After O good deal of discussion the IN
crease came off. In the requisition there
was an item of $445 which was to make
ND the money which the men didn't draw
at the end of last year. The approprla-
ton was short at the time and there was
not sufficient money to pay the salaries in
full. The men were paid pro rata as far
as the funds would go and were promised
that they would be made good this
month. aaM Mse
Councilman Stanton was the only man
who stood up for the force. Councilman
Snyder said that the policemen did not do
their duty, and Patsy Londrigan coin
cided with him. 1t was here that every
body wanted to talk at once, and the
Board had a recess to smooth the matter
out. Councilman Bewig was particularly
snubbed by that sharp-sounding little
gavel. After being called to order again
The payroll as it stood last year was
passed, allowing no increase OF salaries
or extras. Egga fA
Some heated discussion took place
about new apparatus for the Fire Depart
ment, but the matter was laid over until
the next meeting. The complaints about
the stencil from the lots in the lower part
of the city which are full OF fostering filth
and %stagnant water are very u A
petition with hundreds of names of
Fourth ward people attached was read.
The people said that they could not sleep
at night and that much illness was ap-
parent in the neighborhood from that
cause. A similar petition with three hun
dred names was read from the residents
in the neighborhood of Fourteenth and
Grand streets.
MRS. STUFT WANTS A LICENSE.
Among several other applications for
licenses was one from Eva Stuff, of No.
III Washington street. The story of the
peculiar troubles in which Mrs. Stuff is
involved was told in yesterdays JERSEY
CITY NEWS. The Council had no objec-
IlOn, and Une Incense Will prODaDly De
granted.
A bill was presented for $3s for patent
horse collar, and Councilman Snyder OBJ
jected to it. He said that he could buy
the best one in the city for $40. He voted
against it, but it went through, all the
same. The applications of Captain Will
Jams, of the Eagle Hotel, which has for
some years held a notorious reputation,
and Mr.. Escher for a house of public en-
tertainment license, were laid over until
the committee consider the matter. The
time for making applications for licenses
wa extended to Jnly /.
Mayor Grassmann complained of the
laxity with which the clerks presented
bills to the Council, many of which did
not contain afidavits as to their correct
ness. 1t was decided to make application
for commissions of notaries public for
Philip Kirschener and Charles Darcy, so
that the Mayors complaint will be recti-
fed. At nearly midnight the Board adj
journed for three weeks.