The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
VAN PHLT'S LICENSE
The Board of Aldermen Give
Him One in Spite of
MI. Ho0S.


All the members of the Board of AL
dermen were present at their first regu-
lar meeting last evening. 1t was close
on to nine o'clock before President Allen
called for, order. The Aldermen were in
a talkatiye humor and in consequence a
p~rotracteds session was held.
Among q batch of petitions for restau-
amt licenses read by the clerk was one
from Charles H. Van Pelt to conduct a
restaurant at;No. 577. Jersey venue At
the last meeting this application created
considerable discussion and it was not
granted. The batch of petitions were re-
ferred to the proper committee. Corpora :
tion Counsel Edwards notified the Board
that an application for a writ of GER
tiorari had been made before Judge
Dixon by Aldermen Schermerhorn rela-
tive to the action of the Board changing
the district lines.
The City Clerk reported that he had
presented the redistricting ordinance to
the Mayor. and that the ordinance hsd
been signed.
Alderman Jordan, OF the Committee on
Euies vi Order, said he had net had time
TO carefully inspect the rules which were
drafted by his fellow members on the
committee, but he took exception to Sec
tion 81, which stated that all appoint
ments be made by ballot when required
by the charter, and all the appointments
be made by reclamation. This objection
able section Alderman Joroan thought
was In Alderman Salinger's handwriting.
Al Alderman Jordan's request the report
was laid over.
Alderman O'Neill, chairman of the Ex-
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awarding licenses for saloons u res
taurants. Before the question on the
resolution was put Alderman Schermer-
horn arose and objected to awarding a
saloon license to Christopher White, of
No. 100 York street.
This saloon said he, would be right
opposite the Tabernacle"
.It is not opposite the Tabernacle, !" in
terposed Alderman O'NeilI. 1T is on the
corner"
ssWelI, / do not think the church peo-
pie would like a saloon in that neighbor-
hood" added Alderman Schermerhorn.
OVER WHITES SALOON.
Alderman Smith wanted to know be-
fore he voted if there was an obje ction
to the location OF the saloon. Being told
that there was he declined to vote. AT
this point Alderman Schermerhorn Of
fered a resolutiun that the granting of
Whites license be taken up apart from
the others. The resolution was seconded
by Alderman Smith. Alderman Hoos
amended that each OF the petitions be
taken up separately. Whites application
was taken up first and granted by a vote
OF z to G.
Alderman O'Neill moved that mas
much as White had been granted a
license, the others be awarded together.
Alderman Hoos did not want this and it
was decided to take the petitions up
separately. The following were then
unanimously awarded licenses:-Albert
Tesch, Of Nc. 1853 Wayne street; john j.
Walsh, of No. 1876 First street; John j.
McHugh, of No. $40 Newark avenue;
Frank Messig, of No. 20 Laidlaw avenue;
John H.. Sheehan, of No. $50 Montgomery
street, and George Metzger, of No. 1853
Varick street.
When the application of Van Pelt was
read, Aldermen Hoos, Smith and Ward
were the only negative votes recorded.
President Allen declined to vote. Alder
man Salinger explained his vote by say
ing that although much publicity had
been given the matter, he was not aware
OF any serious objection to the granting
Of the license.
Under the head Of miscellaneous bust
ness Alderman Schermerhorn presented a
resolution which treated q spirited de-
Date The resolution authorized the Com
nilttee on Public Grounds and Buildings
to demolish the partition in the norbh-
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which Is now used by the Tax Commits
sioners.
JORDAN Defends THE PARTITION,
Alderman Jordan vigorously objected
to the resolution.
This partition" said he; twas put up
directly after the passage of the new char
ter and was fixed up for the Tax Commits
sioners. l cannot understand why such a
resolution is offered here tonight. If this
Is carried out it will only put the Tax
Board to great Inconvenience. This is not
just and ! hope it will lay over.o
Alderman Schermerhorn, in reply,
said:-aThis back yard is out OF place in
this chamber. Another new charter may
be passed andlwe may have another back
yard here, This office is not for the Tax
Commissioners"
1t was very funny remarked Alder
man ONeill, that the two Democratic
members Of the Committee on Public
u and Buildings did not know
anything OF the resolution. There is now
pending in the Legislature a bill appro-
priating $500, 900 for a new City Hail, and
l think that the Tax Commissioners
should be allowed the privilege Of meet
ing here until suitable quarters are pro-
vided."
In answer to AldermansO'Neil Alder
man Schermerhorn said ethat he did not
offer this resolution as chairman of any
committee, but as an individual member.
RuAA1SC1 WtEAbCQ W AAOW
whether the Aldermen had originally
granted permission for the Tax Board
10 meet in the back yard" O'Neill said
yes" and Schermerhorn ''no.' Clerk
Scott's memory was called into requisi-
tion and he declared that permission had
been granted. Alderman Smith offered
me ndment which provided for the aboli-
ton of the back yard,'' when other
quarters couldbe secured.
Alderman O'Neill further amended to
table it, which was finally adopted.
A supplement to an ordinance regulat-
ing the stands OF public cartmen was
referred to the Committee ton Streets. II
provides that the stands be- located on the
north side Of Montgomerystreet in Wash
ington street In future, instead of Greene
street, as at present. The merchants on
Green street have been complaining and
it is said that the cRrtmen have infringed
in their rights.
The president announced the following
commit ee on Decoration Day celebra-
tion:-Aldermen QNeill, Kaiser and
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