The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-10


folly to be wise"
Chairman Allen decided the resolution
out of order.
Twenty-Five liquor licenses were
granted and twelve transfers made.
LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER.
Franchises Granted. Alderman Salinger
AL one Opposing.
The three light, heat and power ordi-
nances, two electric and one gas. re-
Gently introduced by Aldermen Smith,
Connolly and Kaiser, respectively, were
taken from the table and put upon their
final passage. Alderman Salinger alone
talked and voted against the final pas
sage of these ordinances. He said he
was opposed to none of them, but he
wanted them amended in such man
ner as to guarantee the people that the
applications were made IN good faith and
not for the purpose of obtaining grants
to sell out to some grasping monopoly.
Mr.. Smith, who introduced the ordi-
nance authorizing J. Hobart Herrick, J.
p. Ord, w. Preston Xix and others who
may be associated with them, to lay pipes
and conduits for the purposes OF convey
ing electrical currents along, under,
through and above the streets for supply
ing light, heat and power to consumers
in this city. said he offered the ordinance
by request of certain business men in New
York, whose integrity ne was well ac-
quainted with. The idea was to form
branch to the Edison Electric Light, Heat
and Power Company, whose plants in
various cities were second to none in tho
United States. The citizens of this city
could take from fifty to seventy per cent
Of the shares The company only reserved
thirty per cent. He read letter thor
oughly explaining the modus operandi of
the Edison underground plants. 1t was
safe. Il had passed beyond the expert
mental stage.
A NOTE OF WARNING.
Mr.. Salinger said he did not mistrust
the sincerity of Alderman Smith. But
here was something of gigantic nature,
a great undertaking. II wish you to un-
derStand, gentlemen" said he, "our
streets are to be torn up. These gentle
men are strangers to us. Mr.. Smith may
know them. He may have confidence
enough in them to risk anything upon
their word. You can write anything on
paper. They have given us the sunny
side. don't want to vote against the
ordinance; but don't let us be too hasty.
We have suffered and are suffering to-
day in the same manner through the Gas
Consumers Company. They gave us
bond signed by no less a person than
Orestes Cleveland. What's it worth? /
don't mean to be disrespectful to Mr..
Mr.. Cleveland. All the expense Of repairs
to the streets has been done at the
expense Of Jersey City These people are
not in hurry. Let us look further into
this thing inquire into the standing and
sincerity of these gentlemen, and be sure
we are not granting privileges to one
company who will go to another already
operating and say Here. if you don't
give us SO much for our privileges. we'll
from experience, Be cautious. Let us
put ourselves in a position to compel
them to carry out their agreements"
Mr. Schermernorn said he knew the
gentlemen well, and would vote for the
ordinance.
LETT In darkness by existing companies.
He would vote for the ordinance with a
faint expectation of getting some light in
the Fourth.
The ordinance went through with all
the votes except Mr.. Salinger's.
A VERY Classy SCHEME
When Mr.. Connolly succeeded in hav-
ing the ordinance introduced by him
giving The Union Light ami Heat Com
pany--Messrs. Andrew w. White, John A.
Bell, Charles O'Donnsu and others sim
ilar privilege for the laying of
| ready with several amendments. which
Mr.. O'Neill declared utterly changed
the face of the ordinance. First. Mr..
| Salinger wanted the blanks for the
4 amount OF bond as a guarantee of good
| faith to be filled up with the words S25,-
| 900. He wanted section five amended SO
| that upon failure of the proposed COM
| pany to properly repair the streets the
| city could bring suit against the COM
! pany and fine them an additional $40 in
| each case. Section six he wanted amend-
| ed so that the company would agree
| TO be and continue a separate
| organization, their rights and privileges
| granted by the city, to be forfeited The
| moment they entered into combine
with some other company. He also
| wanted the company to agree to furnish
| consumers with light at 81 per / 900 cubic
| feet. He said that when the Gas Con-
sumers' Company consolidated with the
| Hudson City COMPANY its promise to fur
| nish gas at 81. e5 per 1000 cubic feet was
| broken and the price went up to 81. 75.
The amendments were voted down by
| ten votes and the ordinance put upon its
final passage, Mr.. Salinger alone voting
in the negative.
Mr.. Kaisefs ordinance authorizing
| Charles d. p Gibson. and others who
may hereafter be associated with him in
proposed organization that desires to
furnish the people OF Lafayette with
| light, heat and power, was also passed by
ten votes, Mr.. Salinger asking to be ex-
cused.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Arthur
was adopted, requesting the Corporation
Counsel tqenforce an ordinance passed in
1885. requiring the Gas Consumers Com
pany to give bonds in the sum Of $4,000
as 4 guarantee that streets torn MP by
that company would be placed in proper