The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-02-28
A LIGHT FOR CHRISTIANS.
4 BRIEF RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION
IN UNION HILLS TOXIN COUNCIL.

Father Grief Gets His Church lamp Only
When Emmanuel Church Asks for One
THE New County scheme-West Ho-
bokeIss Town Council.
At last nights meeting of the Union
Hill Council a communication was
received from DIR. Luck, of the Board
Of Education, asking for an answer to
his communication regarding the
school funds which it is claimed were
devoted to other than the object for
which they were intended.
Town Attorney Smyth advised the
Board that the Board of Education
has entire control of the school moneys.
Petitions were received from Messrs.
Hofnagle and Leo asking permission
to erect iron awnings in front of their
respective places Of business. Their
requests were granted. Rev. Fa-l
ther Grief Of the Holy Family
Church, on Jefferson place, petit
toned to have a lanppost erect
ed in front of his church. The
secretary OF the Emmanuel Church
asked to have q lamp placed in the
broken lamppost infront of his church.
This brought Chairman Charles +.
Rub to his feet. He opposed, in the
strongest language, such useless ex-
penditures.i Alderman Henry echoed
all Mr.. Rub said. After Mr.. Rub and
Mi. Henry had finished their say on
the matter, 1fr. Merritt arose and very
calmly said: well, / think the least
we can do in this town is to give the
Christians q light to go to church by
Mr.. Rub used every argument he
could think of, and finally adroitly led
the matter around to the additional
charge there would be on the town for
gas for1the two lampposts. Then Mr..
Merritt exclaimed; s'Oh, let us get
backto those lamps
Mr.. Hansen settled the controversy
just as it was becoming interesting by
moving that the broken lamp in front
of the Emmanuel Church be put in re-
pair and that the request of Rev.
Father Grief for a lamp in front of his
church be granted also. The motion
was carried, Rub and Henry voting
together, as usual, against it. Then
the report of Treasurer Braunstein
showing a balance of $40, 840.47 on
hand. Mr.. Merritt, for the Committee
on Law, reported favorably on the
proposition to divide the county of
Hudson. They say that the interest
of every right thinking citizen and
property holder demands such division
be speedily made, and advised that the
Hudson Senator and AssembIyInan be
requested to use their best endeavors
and adopt all honorable measures to
bring it about,
Jailer Schidt sent his bill in for $25
for services for themonth of February.
Messrs. Rub. and Henry wouldn't vote
on the bill either n way or the other,
on the ground that the month had not
yet expired. All the other members
voted no. The jailer also had a bill in
for feeding prisoners, and that met the
same fate. The bill of r. G. Basse for
taking prisoners to Snake Hill not
being itenlized, the members refused to
accept it. The bonds of Surveyor
Smith, with Theodore Ristow al
surety in the sum OF $4,000
were received and accepted. Sur
veyors Boyer and Tivy reported
that Patrick O'Brien had finished his
contract of building the Liberty street
and Bergenline ven sewer, and also
ttffratt .G.-Grathers had finished his
contract on the Main street sewer.
These matters we've referred to the
committee Of the whole, which will
meet on Wednesday afternoon next.
Improvement certificates in payment
for work done on sewers to the amount
of 81, 500 were ordered issued. Anum-
Der of other claims were paid, and
then the Board adjourned.
West Hobokcn Town Council.
West HobokeHs Town Fathers at
their regular meeting last night re-
ceived a communication from Mrs.
Ford, notifying the Board of her own
ership of the strip of land now occu-
pied by the Charles street bell tower,
and threatened suit unless the prop
erty was cleared. 1t was referred to
the Law Committee. The property
owners on Higlrstreet presented a pc
tition asking that the Widen of that
street be allowed to stand at 30 feet in
stead of being cut rs feet wide, as pro-
posed on the new map. The Town At
torney was directed to draw up a bill
for presentation to the Legislature,
giving the Assessment Commissioners
power to go outside the Immediate
drainage area in laying assessments
1OI sewer improvements, blibt U.iOoS
whose properties are benefited may be
compelled to share the expense of con
~struction,
About SO, 900 worth of bills from
Collector Andersen were presented in
the famous compromise case, and re-
felTed to the Law Committee. MI.
Folsom was succeeded by Mr.. w. G..
Smith as Commissioner on the West
street opening. The clerk was directed
to notify the Board of Freeholders of
the two additional polling districts es-
tablished by the. Council, and to claim
two additional ballot boxes. Adver-
tisements for bids were ordered for the
construction of a sewer in Malone
street, between Central avenue and
West street. q. w. Simmons was APP
pointed special police officer.
The resignation of Christian Kleene,
as Inspector of Sewers, was accepted,
as the work on which he was engaged
is completed. The Hackensaclk Water
Company was notified of the desire of
residents of Lake, Division and Mon
astery streets to haHs water mains laid
in those streets. Lewis A. Wicke COM
planned of the manne in which gar
bage Is removed, and stated that the
driver Of the garbage wagon had de
manded money for the performance OF
l the work for which heswas paid by the
town. The Street Committee will in
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