The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-22
Still DEADLOCKED.
The Hoboken Council Gets
Under the Wire Even
Every Time.

Suukeu tOL nuisance maintained Dy new
York parties on that street. The commu-
nication was referred to the Committee
on Health. Tank Lodge No /, Knights
of Lush, invited the Council to attend
their picnic at Pehlman's Pavilion on
May 49, The invitation was accepted. A
protest was received from the residents
ON River street against the location OF
streets. The matter was referred to the
License Committee. Thomas Slogan
asked TO be relieved from the bond of
Mr.. Tivy.
A petition from the citizens in Third
street. between Madison and Fourth
streets, asked that the sewer be extended
in that street. The communication stated
that in its present condition the sewer
was constant menace to the lives of the
children there. Councilman Kelly moved
that the communication be referred TO
the Committee on Sewers with power.
Councilman Erlenkoetter amended that
the cost should not exceed 800. Council
man Londrigan said that a 100 feet sewer
was needed and 500 would be INSULT
cient After considerable talk the
amendment was carried.
The citizens of the Fourth ward petit
bounded by Jefferson and Harrison
streets and Second and Fourth streets
A. a. ArmenJ, the frman who was in
jured at the cork factory fire, petitioned
for an extra allowance of $50. This
makes a total of $200 Mr.. Arment will
receive from the city. All but Council
man Erlenkoetter voted for the granting
of Mr.. Arment's request. A committee
report, the text of which was the accept
ance OF 500 from Robert Parker, one of
the bondsmen of the defaulting John
McMahon, was quietly put to sleep by
vote of to T. The contract for the i'm
provement of Newark street was awarded
to Albert Minardo.
There was quite a little breeze when
the clerk read minority report Of the
new Committee on Sewers The report
was signed by Councilman Londrigan
and favored the awarding of the contract
for building a brick sewer on Monroe
street, between First and Fourth streets,
to James Patrick. Attached to the report
were the signatures of several property
holders along tine line of the improve
ment, to which Councilman LOndrigan
called special attention.
Councilman Kelly was surprised
Mr.. Patrick is 81 SOB higher than that of the
lowest one. These signatures appear very
nice, but do not like the way in which
they were obtained Only yesterday l
met one OF the biggest property owners
on Monroe street and he told me that his
signature had been obtained by false pre-
tences. He said he was made to believe
that Mr.. Patrick was the lowest bidder
and that there would be no inspector APP
pointed at salary of 50. 50 day. This is
the way that gentleman's signature was
obtained, and, when l told him what he
had signed, he said he would gladly sign
q petition protesting against the award
ing of the contract to Mr. Patrick"
Councilman Londrigan made an at
tempt to explain how the city would be
benefited il Mr.. Patrick got the work
Councilman Timken moved that the re-
port be returned ana filed, which was
done, Londrigan and Snyder being its
only supporters.
The Comptroller submitted the annual
financial report of the city. The Library
Committee appropriated $1,000 for the
current expenses of the Free Library for
one month. Another discussion was oc-
casioned by the Introduction of an ordi-
nance creating the office Of Sergeant-at-
Arms to the Council at salary of $50 per
month. Councilman Erlenkoetter vigor-
ously opposed the salaried portion of the
ordinance. He alluded to the new official
as being an errand boy to the City Clerk
and other officials. and moved as an
amendment to the ordinance that the sal
airy clause be stricken out The amend
ment was lost, and the ordinance passed
its first reading by vote of 5 to 3, Sny-
der, TimRen and Erlenkoetter oppos-
ing it.
Another breeze f1uttered through the
chamber when Chairman Stanton, pro-
ducing document from his coat pocket,
asked the clerk to read it. The document
was Rule is Of the Council 1t gives the
chair power to have an intoxicated mem
ber elected from within the railing. The
rule met with universal approval, but
Councilman Erlenkoltter thought that it
left too much power with the chairman,
as he could at his own will decide man
to be drunk, and in the present Interest,"
ing condition of the Council an absence
of one member meant the breaking of a
deadlock. The rule was finally adopted.
John H. johnson will toll the tower
bell hereafter. The different G. A. r.
Posts and the Second Regiment were
allowed money necessary for proper
observance of Decoration Day. The cleo
trio light, telegraph and telephone COM
panies were ordered to tear down the un-
used poles. The different city officials
will hereafter turn the moneys collected
by them over to the Comptroller. Jonn
f. Ryan and Thomas Walsh were nomi-
mated for Inspector of Weights and
Measures. The result was as usual, 4 to
4. John j. Callahan got four votes for
Street Commissioner so did Cornelius j.
Kelly. The Board adjourned.
A Strange Story.
AG LWO O'CLOCK uIliS IuoruluS AlUSrt ii.
Nestler, a travelling salesman. of No. 306
Garden street, Hoboken, was acting so
violently on the street that he was ar
rested and put In the new padded cell
which has been recently put in the
station house for violent prisoners.
Nestler told remarkable story when
saw him in the cell this morning. The
man was perfectly rational. He was
respectfully dressed, and in his shirt front
glittered small diamond stud. Il am
travelling salesman for the house of c. e.
johnson, No. Az Rose street, New York."
said he. about one month ago was
detailed in the upper part of New York
State, and last Friday week ago | ar
rived in Buffalo. That night while walk
ing along dark street, on my way to the
hotel in which / was stopping, l was
halted by two men. One struck me with
an iron bar, right here" The prisoner
showed where his scalp had been opened.
The wound was not an old one. Continu-
ing, he sald:-"I became insensible and
do not remember anything until l was
awakened from my trance by cold feel
ing and found myself overheard.
Being good swimmer struck out for
the shore and reached it completely ex-
hausted After going to the hotel and
telling my experience the police were no
titled, but as yet they have failed to APP
prehend my assailants. Since receiving
the blow at times my head begins to
swim and l am totally unconscious of
what is going on about me. and ! know
that act queer. While in one of these
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