The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-03
NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON.
UNION HILL,S COUNCIL EMPLOYS Il
NEW TOWN ATTORNEY.

MIR. Smyth Get S Mad and Resigns
MIR. Russ Elected in His Place-Chief
Ruh's Raid on the Saloons-A Variety
of Other Items.
Clerk Ahles wore a huge boutonniere
of geranium when he called the roll OF
Union Hills Councilmen Saturday
evening.
Mayor Schlemm, looking important and
dignified, was in the chair, and Council
men Rub, Merritt, Ross, Frech and
Henry faced him and awaited develop
ments. The clerk announced the receipt
of eight notices of certiorari, at the in
stance of Jacob Schlapfer, who considers
his assessment for the Morgan street
sewer exorbitant.
Applications of various kinds were re-
ferred to the proper committees.
Charles Richer complained to the Board
that the boys of Columbia Hose have: a
bad habit of spraying the steeets and side
walk in the vicinity of their house on
Main street, and his residence naturally
comes in for sprinkling, too This, he
claims, has injured his house and ruined
the paint. He wanted S.. He won't
get 1t.
This afternoon, in accordance with
Councilman Ruh's motion, the Board Will
inspect the Lewis street sewer.
wARNE sMYTH RESIGNS.
A letter to the Board, dated May 6, from
Counsellor Warne Smyth, the Town At
torney, was read, giving notice that the
testimony in the school assess
ment case, in compliance with
the mandamus recently served on the
Council, would be taken on May TO- On
May 10 came another communication,
stating that the other side had closed and
asking for instructions.
AS the Board had not organized, the
communications have remained in the
hands of the clerk to the present time.
Finally q communication bearing the
date of June was read in which Mr..
Smyth resigned his office. His resigna-
ton was accepted by the unanimous vote
of the Board
Treasurer Braunsteins then presented
the following report from April 81 to
May 21:-
General fund. $16, 79S 76
Garden street sewer. 7,S53 %
School bonds. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 90
= Total. l........... ................. .S27, ,652 80
The police are happy. Their bills for
forty-siX days work were ordered paid.
MAYOR scHLENfAi's COMMITTEES.
Mayor Schlemm, in determined voice,
announced the committees as follows -
Finance, Taxes and Assessments-Ross
Frech and Ruh.
Laws and Ordinances-Ruh Merritt
and Ross.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Frech,
Merritt and Henry.
Licenses and Salaries-Merritt, Ross
and Run.
Printing and Election-Ruh, Merritt
and Henry.
Streets and Sewers Henry, Rub and
Ross.
Police and Lamps-Ruh, Frech and
Henry.
Public Health--Ross, Merritt and Rub.
Fire Department and Supplies-Freeh,
Henry and Merritt.
Alms-Ross, Frech and Merritt.
Mr.. Ruh's appointment to the Chiefship
of the Police Committee tends to dispose
of rumors of deal between Schlemm and
the Merritt faction.
On next Thursday afternoon the
Board will meet the representatives
of the Brown estate, the Cossett estate,
the West Shore Railroad Company and
w. w. Miles, and try to reach to some
conclusion in regard to the new main
sewer.
Mr.. RUSS TOWN COUNSEL.
During the election of Town Attorney
to succeed Warne Smyth the Board was
deadlocked for three ballots
James Minturn, the Corporation Coun-
sci of Hoboken, was Mr.. Ruh's candidate,
and Counsellor Russ was placed in NOM
ination by Mr. Frech and was finally
elected His salary will be $500 year.
The Board also got into snarl over the
appointment of a foreman for the street
laborers Christian Young, the present
incumbent, finally carried off the prize. 1t
was after eleven O'Clock when the Board
adjourned.
Union Hill LiedertafeI.
The Union Hill Liedertafel drank beer,
sang part songs and made speeches at
Ruth's Hail. Saturday evening. The
picture of Gottlieb Berenbroick, the fa-
nous member of the Liedertafel, was un-