The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-17
THE NEWS OF HOBOKEN.
S0UABBLES IN THE COUNCIL OYER
CLAIMS AND LICENSES.

Mrs. Stuff win Receive License. but
Otto Lehman and William Cobine Are
Not So Lucky-Are the Streets So Bad
as to Breed Disease?
Last nights Council meeting was a
continuation of storms, which were kept
up until after midnight. When the
meeting was called to order Messrs. Lon
drigan and Snyder, of the steady oppo-
sition, were absent, and Chairman
Erlenkoetter waited some minutes for
them.
Bids were received for providing and
fixing seats in the public parks, and for
coal, wood, etc.
Mr.. A. j. Beck complained that ashes
and refuse were dumped in the near
neighborhood of No. 500 Washington
street. His tenants were leaving, as the
stencil arising from it is unbearable. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Health, in conjunction with the Street
Commissioner and the City Physician.
Otto Gelhaus, Louis Linnewerth and
others, residents on Newark street. com
blamed of the saloon of Otto Lehman, at
No. IA Newark street. They said that
drunken sailors and women made the
place their haunt and made night hideous
by their orgies.
This place was described in THE JERSEY
CITY News about month ago. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Licenses.
Amos w. Cramer complained that he
had done work for Contractor Patrick
O'Toole on the River street improvement.
for which the latter owed him S235. He
asked that the money might be taken
from any amount paid to the contractor
on account of the job.
a &c, nID NNQChinpfnT Gfront
complained of a fence which had been
let out for advertising purposes. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Assessments in conjunction
with the Corporation Attorney, with
power.
Among batch of applications for
licenses which were passed by the Council
last night was that of Mrs. Eva Stuff, and
she will receive license After some
discussion the Board granted license
to Captain Williams, of the Eagle Hotel.
A regular row took place over the Ii
cense of Otto Lehman. The committee
which investigated the matter decided
adversely, but Councilman Snyder and
Londigan were determined that he should
have one, and fought hard for it.
The police force got some very rough
words from the two irate members, who
complained that all the police duty was
shifted on to their shoulders. When the
vote was being taken. Councilman Bewig
declined to vote, which brought down
some abuse from Mr.. Snyder.
Itwas by a vote of 5 to that Lehman
lost his license. Councilman Erlen-
koetter also ordered that that the police
should be notified to close the place up.
Another row occurred over the claim OF
the Gamewell Fire Alarm Company for
$3.50. The claim was for six boxes and
the connections placed in the city two
years ago, which up to the present have
not been paid for.
1t appears that no appropriation has
been made for the purpose by the Tax
Commissioners. and the company has
been kept-withoutits its money. Nobody in
the Council knew where the boxes had
been fixed, and the usual kickers stood
out until the matter was referred back to
the committee.
Mayor GraSSmann returned without his
approval the resolution allowing a rebate
on property which will be improved.
The Board remained in recess from ten
minutes to ten O'Clock to eleven o'clock.
Afterwards several claims were ordered
paid, but one from Counsellor William
d. DAILY for 800 in payment for service
rendered in the Fifth ward ordinance case
for 800 was laid over.
By vote of 6 to it was decided to give
no license to William G. Cobine, who
keeps saloon at No. 81 Newark street,
up the place. A refund was also ordered
in the case of Otto Lehman.
1t was decided that the engineers and
drivers of the Fire Department be granted
ten days vacation.
About two years ago, when the finances
of the city were exhausted, the streets be-
came so bad that Mayor Kerr and several
other citizens had to provide $50 each for
the purpose of paving them.
The money had not been refunded. but
last night the Council appropriated the
sum, which will be paid to them this
week.
Are the Streets Bad or Good?