The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

1Onu Il Lll&AC VI III
Hill. t9The bare iden is absurd.
s'Tbe matter of the division of the pres
emit county is well worth the most serious
consideration. am strongly in favor OF
such a division. 1t would give us a gov
eminent of our own, a boon we have long
crayed, but have never, enjoyed. AS it is
now, we have practically no voice in the
conduct Of Hudson county's affairs: ou
candidates are selected for us and We
must vote forthem willy nilly. OF course
at first, the expense of maintaining q sep
arate county would be a little greater than
it costs now, but after the new county be
comes fairly established it will a v us
thousands of dollars"
Charles f. Rub, chairman of the Union
Hill Board of Council, said:
$50 in with Hoboken? Well, yes; just
about as quick as we would go in with
Oshkosh.
~ was n of the o~riginators of the plan
to divide the county, and all my efforts
are directeda toward its accomplishment,
You will have hard work to find a prop
erty owner in North Hudson who does not
approve Of the plan. We will have a mass
meeting at Ruth's Hall Tuesday might to
get a public expression of opinion on the
subject.
'Ihe Board of Council has already gone
on record regarding the matter. There
are three Democrats and three Republi-
cans on the board, and last Wednesday
night they voted unanimously for q reso-
luton urging our members of the LegiSr
lature to support the bill.p
Freebooter Louis c. Havensteino of Union
Hill said:
II am in favor of q division Of the
county because | think we can get better
government and get it cheaper than we
do now. We are able to pay our W
debts, put we are neither able nor willing
to keep on paying Jersey City's debts.
Regarding the proposed annexation to
Hoboken / regard that as a mere trick to
divert attention from the real issue before
the people-theAd division of the county,"
George Knipper, Union Hill: II am not
in favor of annexation to Hoboken, blu !
am strongly in favor of q division OF the
county, and if 1t is ever put to a vote OF
the people I'll vote for it. / hardly think
the county will be divided this winter,
however"
Ex-Assemblyman Thomas =. Lennon,
of North Bergen: 81 fully approve OF the
proposed division of the county. My rea-
sons are on record
Alphonse Thurot, of Union Hill: II am
in favor of q division of the county be-
cause it Is much better to govern ourselves
than to keep on paying taxes to support
ring politicians in Jersey City. There isn't
one of our towns but is carefully and
honestly managed, and the result is that
they are all in a good financial condition.
Let us pay our taxes to ourselves l say"
HE WANTS SOME CHANCE.
Gregory Lundie, Inspector of Union
Hill sewers: II am heartily in V or
disunion. We are better able to support
a county of Il own than we are to have a
county own us, and then be obliged to
support it,"
Ex-Town Clerk Christian Wurster, of
Union Hill. II am not in favor of annex
atio1 Urirh HoIolron hnro1lsa III 3Nn1ltl 6n
us no good. I am satisfied, however, with
the plan to make this District and Ho-
boken one county. We have more popu-
lation than many counties in the State,
and there is no reason why this should
not be IN. independent county. There is
no longer any need Of the taxpayers of
this end of Hudson county paying the
debts of Jersey CITY,
S~ergeant'of Police Frank Zeil, of West
Hoboken: "Am | in favor of the establish
ment of a new county? OF course | am.
Who isn't? Don't talk about the cost; we
pay nearly half the expense of running
Hudson county,"
of Union Hill. "We don't want to be
ruled by q gang. Every soul here in
North Hudson is in favor of a divorce
from Jersey City, and we will all work for
it. We now pay nearly 500, 900 in county
taxes annually, and less than that viii
support the new county government. !
know personally many of our. citizens who
would contribute toward the cost of the
necessary new buildings
Freebooter Charles Was, of Union Hill:
sNThe sooner we are separated from the
lower end of the county the better for us.
1t would be q bad thing for Jersey City,
but it would be the best thing that could
happen to us. These towns are free OF
debt, and Jersey City isn't. Give us in
1o,Uar,Jo1aaa o1,1 xxya nor, folro oupa of ON.
selves"
How about consolidation with Ho-
boken as q city?n
"Why, it wouldn't work. Better make
a city OF the three richest towns in the
State-Weehawken, Union Hill and West
Hoboken.n
Gustav Foerch, Collector of Arrears of
Union Hill; "a division of the county
would be a good thing, because Jersey
City has a population to oyerpower us,
and they do it. Jersey City is debt-ridden,
and as long as we remain in the county
we must help pay Jersey City's debt. Be
sides, we are tired of being dictated to in
our political affairs by a ring"
Henry Icke, Chief Engineer of the Union
Hill Fire Department: ~ tell you what it
is, it will be a good thing for us. 1t would
be more convenient for us If the county
institutions were located in u midst.n
Ex-Freeholder Rudolph Frech: 81 don't
see the use of a division at this time,
although | am not opposed to the plan by
any means.
Ex-Councilman Charles Hennig, of
West Hoboken: ~ cannot say | favor the
plan at this time. Look at the great ex-
pense it would entail upon our taxpayers.
They have their hands full now in paying
for the street openings and sewer connec-
tons, and to ask them to pay for new
court houses, jals, p~enitentiaries, poor
houses and the like is too much.
"Our annexation to Hoboken may come
in the cousse of time, but | think If we on
the Hill were to consolidate and leave
Hoboken out it would be more to our in
terest."
Charles p. Schnenriger, Justice of the
Peace Of Union Hill: SIT would be a very
good thing if the county was divided; one
Of the best things that could happen. /
am afraid, however, it won't pass. An
neXation to Hoboken is nonsense"
Charles Weinstein, of the North Hudson
Railroad Company: II am opposed to the
scheme. The present government has been
good enough so far and it is well to leave
well enough alone. | don't believe in in
conveniencing the people for the sake of
~benehting any party or clique of politi-
clans. 1t is only a party trick as near as |
can make it QUIZ
Then / was satisfied.
l had found II man against division.
Another Delay for Hennessy.
Mr.. Allan McDermott withdrew his plea