The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-10
AFTER THE MAYOR NOW
The Fourth District Asso-
citation Still Kicking
About Their Taxes

The monthly meeting of the Fourth
Assembly District Association wa held
last evening at Kessler's Hall. George j.
McEwan was called to the chair.
The Executive Committee OF one from
each precinct was filled up to conform to
the new precinct lines, and the committee
now consists of Messrs. Arend Steenken,
G. p. Robinson, w. McCune, j. E. Nc
Arthur, J. NJ Van Tassel, George j. Nc
EVAN, G. 7. Stork, Walter Elliott, r.
Oberlin, III. M. Rogers, G. Weber and Y.
p. Nicoll.
ONE ENTERPRISE BALKED.
The committee appointed to request the
Board of Finance, to make an approprla-
tion for a bulkhead at the corner of South
street and Webster avenue, reported that
the property owners in the vicinity. op-
jected to demonstration of the bulkhead,
and that nothing can be done i'll the
matter.
Another committee reported that in ac-
cordance with their request, the North
Hudson County II. r. Co., had erected
signs, designating the stations on the Ell
eyated route, and that the Ferry Co. had
agreed to keep the boat cabins well lighted
all night. These reports were accepted
and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to wait upon
Mayor Cleveland to call his attention TO
the unjust and unequal assessments IN
Chairman George J. McEwan that the
committee were courteously received by
the Mayor, who listened to their presenta-
tion of facts and figures and then said he
would request the Commissioners to an
swer the charges.
AN ATTACK ON THE MAYOR.
Nothing has been heard from the
c;, ~ MnN aoil tAQn6 sneak
ing for myself, think the Mayor did not
intend to give us any chance to secure re-
dress, and | say / believe him equally
guilty, with the Commissioners, and the
responsibility should now rest on his
shoulders" !"
After instructing the secretary to re-
quest the Police Commissioners to erect
lamps on ST. Paul's avenue, on the, west
cause the fire hydrants and sig
nal boxes to be designated by a red
pane in the nearest street lamp, the as
sociation came back to the report or the
committee who had interviewed the
Mayor on a motion to accept the report,
and continue the committee for any en-
ergency that may arise.
c, H. CARING said it was evident Mayor
Cleveland was in full sympathy with
the Commissioners, and that no redress
could be expected from either. He ex-
hibited receipted tax bill for six houses
and the same number of lots on st.
Pauls avenue, between Lewis street and
West Side avenue, and said:-.'We are at
the mercy of officials who will not
treat us with any degree OF fairness III
is too bad that we are compelled to pay
two thirds of our income from property
for taxes, but this bill is an evidence that
we ,lre The lots cost me $500, and the
buildings about S., 500. Yet the Commits,
sioners have valued the property at
$4,000, when the total cost was only
| 81, 400 The houses were finished II Sept
ember. / was fortunate in letting them,
and have received in rentals ss3sss. ] have
been compelled to pay the taxes, amount
| ing to $252, or nearly two-thirds OF Wha'
! have received as income"
The speaker apparently forgot to state
| that the 1886 was the amount OF three
months rent, and that the bill for take;
was for the entire year.
Other speakers took part in the talk
and then the motion TO continue the
committee prevailed and the meeting ad-
iOurned