The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-24
HOBOKEN'S COUNCIL.
1t Is Deluged with Fire APP
paratus Agents and
Bids.

of the Moskegon Chemical Engine Com
pany, which came all the way from Mus
kegon. Mich, and which shows that the
Fire and Water Committee are working
hard to get fine apparatus. In the lobby
were several distinguished looking gem
tlemen- They were agents for the differ
ent fire apparatus firms and each We'd
with the other in heaping compliments
on the members of the Fire and Water
Committee. The Chief of the Brooklyn
Fire Department was also present. All
the members were present.
The following proposals for fire appar-
atus were acknowledgement Company,
one truck. Sc, 600; Charles F. Holloway,
chemical fire engine, $4,000, aereal truck,
q, 800; e. d. Jewett, chemical engine.
81 500: E. v. Preston, aereal truck, 81, 900;
engine, $2.450. All of the bids were re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire and
Water, as was also bids for 1000 feet of
hose and fire alarm boxes.
A number of property owners on Hud-
son street asked the Council to revoke
the license of G. P. Bangs, No. 132 Hud-
son Street. They say he maintained dis
orderly house. The usual routine work
was disturbed by a claim of S167 of
the Consolidated Iron Works. Councilman
Erlenkotter said that the committee had
no right to report the bill correct. The
done involving sum more than 500
should be advertised or done by resolu-
tion. Councilman Snyder said that the
bill was correct. He had seen the work
done and had ordered it done In conjunc-
tion with Councilman Bewig. The work
boiler in the City Hall. He said
that if he thought that there would
have been any objection raised to
the claim, two separate bills would have
been presented. Councilman Erlenkoet-
ter said that such course was intended
to circumvent the law. Councilman Lon
drigan was surprised that the righteous
ness of the bill should be questioned, to
which Erlenkoetter replied that the COM
mittee was violating law and it was
time to call halt. The claim was finally
ordered paid, all voting in the afirma-
tive.
Chairman Stanton gave the committee
some wholesome advice, and called their
attention to the rules. Tine claim of John
Boyle, an inspector of water basins, Gre
ated some discussion. 1t was ordered
paid.
The Mayor sent in communication
vetoing the action of the Council in
awarding the contract for the repaying of
Garden street, between Third and Fifth
street, to Patrick Flaherty. He explained
his veto by stating that MIR. Blaherty's
work done heretofore had been very un-
satisfactory and the owners of the prop
erty along the line of the Improvement
| feared that the work would never be fin
| ished.
The defalcation of McNIahon was re-
| called by communication received from
| the Collector Of Revenue. He asked per-
| mission to remove the books and other
/ documents of the defaulter into the City
| Clerk 8 office. The request was granted.
| Peter Quinn's claim of $26. 10 was again
| knocked out. Quinn is Councilman n
/ Londrigan's Street Commissioner. He
sued and recovered Judgment in the Dis
trict Court. The Council was notified of
the Judgment last night. Councilman
1 Erlenkoetter thought that the Corpora
| tion Attorney had not defended the suit
| for the city, and on his motion the Cor
1 poration Attorney was ordered to appeal
| the case.
The report of the Chief Engineer Of the
| election and resignation of officers of No.
| Engine was, on motion of Councilman
| Kelly, referred to the Fire and Water
! COMMITTEES. There is a howl against the
| Chiefs report. r. Vollmer, of No. "a
| Garden street, protested against an ex-
tortion of five cents for key at the pub
lie bath. Councilman Boncelet thought
that the bath keeper was entitled to pay
for keeping clothing. On motion of
Councilman Erlenkoetter the License In
spector was ordered to Immediately close
| all saloons open without a license.
On reassembling there was a lively
tilt between Councilmen Londrlgan and
Erlenkostter over claim Of s12S for drain
ing the meadows. The gentlemen in
duiged in personalities. Councilman Err
lenkoetter said that Councilman Londri-
gans record would not bear investiga-
ton, and Londrigan retorted by calling
attention to the fact that when Council
man Erlenkoetter was chairman several
funds had been overdrawn. The claim
l lxr 10 ur.1
adjourned.
A Mysterious Party.
At half-past eleven o'clock last night
while Chief Donovan, of Hoboken, was
talking to Roundsman Flattery at the
corner of Eleventh and Washington
streets, in Hoboken, a hashily dressed
woman. accompanied by three sporting
looking men. got OF Union Hin car
influence of liquor The party wen
through the Elysian Fields and were
soon lost in the darkness. The Chic
directed Flattery to follow the party
F1attery found them sitting on a strine
piece on Twelfth street dock They were
talking excitediy. me policeman qqes
toned them and left. AS soon as he haC
gone ABOUT one hundred yards he heart
the woman scream and heard splash
| from the water. Hurrying back he saw
the woman and one of the men struggl
ing in the water After good deal o
labor the couple was flshed out. Th,
woman was unconscious. Cranes ambu
lance was summoned and the whole part,
went to the station house, where th
woman was revived.
The party gave their names as Franl
Masterson and Nellie Masterson, of No
416 West Fifty-seventh street, and Patricl
Kelly Kelly stated that the woman ha(
fallen overheard and he had tried to saw
her. After some close questioning tn
party was allowed to go. They were wei
supplied with money and hired coacl
at the ferry.
: Hoboken Notes.
, The erection of the new school hous
{ building is attended with number o
accidents. Yesterday August Lender
man. a foreman for Mansfield & Pagan
living at No. SO Jefferson street, wa
hurt by falling beam. He was removes
to st. Mary's Hospital.
Five Juvenile thieves were before tn
Recorder this morning. They were Be
. Wilcox, Willie Pfeiffer, Robert Grennet
, and John j. LAWN, all aged eight years
! | and ten year old August Wohlgermuth
, They all reside on Grand street. The
! | are accused of breaking into the liquc
store of Tony Ferretti at No. 143 Gran
street and stealing five bottles OF whisk,
) They are all held.
He FOUND THE BEAUTY.
She Was at the Bayonne Rowing Club