The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
THE TAX APPEAL BOARD
Bergen People Want it Be-
yond the Mayors Reach.
ANEW BILL 10 BE DRAW N:
Talk About the Parks Results ia
Declaration for the Smith
Tract---An Interest,"
ing Meeting.

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a. 1he meetang OF the Bergen improves
nent Association Friday night the Rev.
Curnajius BRETT Of fha Rerryss, F2sf,~,,z<.sx
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Lecture on Tine New Bergen previously
delivered before The members ~ The Gar
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l. Iae iectufe was llsDene1 TO by ab0ut
forty representative members of the asso-
citation. at the conclus,an Of which Mr.
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Drels was generously applauueQ ana
rendered vote Of thanks.
Assembirrnan Harhark paftr ,rsa
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sentiment of his constituents on the park
question before voting upon Mr.. KelIv'a
Park act repeater He said the question
now was Park : or no parxssst He vyr4s II
gladly oppose the repeater IF he fornd the
sentiment in favor Of PARKS.
President Coffin read TO him the reso-
lutions adopted by the Execusf ve Conn
mittee some days ago and subseu uentIv
endorsed by the association. setting
forth that the association was III favor 81
parks and that II was deemed uni,tsE
that Jersey CITY should paw sixfv-five per
cent. of the cost and receive So little benz
eft as appeared from the puhlished re-
port Of the Park Commissioners Al large
map Of the Smith tract was hung in full
view of the mem bers.
A Mr.. Smith. representing the owners
was called upon to make ar7v remarks he
might see fit TO make. He said he had
not expected to be called upon. The man
had Deen place there SO thar all might
see the Smith tract location
Secretary Hartshorne introduced reso-
tuition setting forth that the sentiment Of
the association was IN favor of ne Smith
track This. he explained he azd in order
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naenb upon one location. in order 10 excite
the interest OF the Park Commissioners.
FOR TIE SMITH TRACT.
A recess of 1i<e minutes was taken in
order TO give all chance 20 closely scru-
linize the map
During an informal discussion relative
to the adoption Of the secretary Is resolu-
ton. It was explained that the cost Of the
Smith tract would be $700 COO aud that
$25a. 600 would still be left to purchase ;
smaller park. if found necessary.
Mr. Blau wanted the Harrison trac
tackled on to the resolution This was
opposed by the gentlemen who had
spoken in favor Of the resolution They
feared it might unnecessarily derract
from the interest which the PARK COM
misEieners at their final meeting at the
Court House next Saturday night feel ia
the demand made by the association.
Nearly all the gentlemen present, includ-
ing Mr. Humphrey Carr. Major PauR-
born. J. NJ Jones. z. f. Campbell Street
and Water Commissioner Van Keuren
had all expressed themselves IN favor Of
the selection Of the Smith tract. Mr..
Charles H. Dickson was also in favor OF
the selection; bat advised the association
not to do anything that would destroy
the chances OF securing several smaller
parks.
Major Pangborn and Messrs- Hugh
Hartshorne. J. NJ Jones. p f. Campbell