The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-09
HAMILTON COUNTY.


AEsembiyfnan Pagan or the Ninth Dis
trict OF this county consulted with Coun-
seiIor John G. Besson two years ago, and
a bill was drafted dividing Hudson
county into two parts and creating
Hamilton county Sir. Pagan had
the bill drafted at the earnest
solicitation Of his constituents, and
the majority Of the people IN til northern
upon their respective Assembly fepresen-
tatiyes the necessity Of passing ii and
freeing themselves from Jersey City
and the Court HDuse gang
Nearly all OF the local leaders favored
the passage of the bill. as Hoboken aud
utterly neglected by the Davis Ring in
the distribution of county Offices for
The bill made tha dividing line the d..
L. & w. r. r. tracks, and the new coun-
ty was to comprise all the section north
Of the tracks, and Hoooken was TO be the
county seat.
The fate Of the bill is well known and
the manner ia which the Davis-C Cleveland
combination fooled the people in the
northern part Of the county is yet fresh
In their memories.
Now when another opportunity for q
new county presents itself 70 Che people
say with one accord, Let US have Ham
ilton county
on. THE EXPENSE.
interviewed several prominent people
In the northern end OF the county last
night to get their views on the division of
the county.
As q rule the sentiment seemed to be
greatly in favor of It, although some peo-
pie think that the expense of new county
buildings and new county government
would bear heavily on the taxpayers AT
the same time. they think that it would
be grand thing to break away from
Jersey City.
Mayor Grassman said:--sI was heartily
in favor of hamilton county at the time
that Mr.. Pagan introduced his bill and
gave the bill my heartiest support. Now,
however, have not had time to think
over the matter OF course it would be a
great benefit to have two Democratic
counties and gain another Senator 1t is
not right that such counties as Cape May
and Salem with a population about equal
to one half of our city, should have as
much voice In the Senate
as the great comfy OF Hudson. If
there was any way by which
number Of people and not By counties
would heartily favor it. II Hamilton
county was created. suppose Hoboken
would be the county seat and our present
City Hall would make an exc client Court
House. We would have to build
penitentiary and other county buildings
and the expense no doubt would be con-
siderable. think that we either should
have more patronage in the county and
not allow Jersey City to gobble up all the
county Offices or have a county Of our
own
A CONVERT.
School Trustee Russ, who was Assem-
h uff rrfo fnr bo
cratic nomination for the Assembly,
said;-"1 was opposea 20 Hamilton coun-
ty at the time tina Nh. ss gan introduced
his bill. but now see EAa error of my
ways and am heasiiay IA favor of any
thing that win separats us from Jersey
City,
School Trustee Hicks said:--.I am for
Hamilton county first, last and all the
time. The money that would be ex-
pended in new buildings and the expense
OF separate county government would
be slight compared to the benefits we
would deriyen
| Several heavy taxpayers were inter
viewed. and they said that tney were
satisfied that Hoboken aud the northern
end of the county would be eventually
benefited by being cut loose from Jersey
City, Notwithstanding the expenses Incl
dent to the establishment of q new
government.
After had finished my interviews in
the northern part of the county met a
large property owner and leading Jersey
| City man on horse car, When Droach-
ed the subject of Hamilton county to him
he became enthusiastic over the change
Said he:--s'The people in Hoboken
and the northern part of the county have
been complaining of the amount of taxes
which they have paid into the county.
Now they have a splendid opportunity TO
set up a government of their own and
have Hamilton county. IL would have
been far better for this city if Hoboken
was not in Hudson county at the last
election.
/ hope that before another year rolls
around Hamilton county VIII be estab-
lished, and then there will be Two Demo-
cratic counties. and an end to the kickers
in the northern end'