The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-28
ALIENS AYE.
CleyeIand's Man Friday Gives
"Tom" Trotter a License.

The Board of Aldermen held special
meeting last night and granted liquor
Licenses to three hundred and sixty ap-
plicants, making in all seven hundred and
eighty-six licenses so far granted. Alder
men Hoos and O'Neill were absent during
the entire evening. The proceedings
were enlivened over an attempt to rescind
the resolution passed at the last meeting,
granting the notorious Tom Trotter
license to continue selling liquor. Alder
man Smiths resolution to rescind was
tabled by President Allen deciding vote,
Mr.. Macarthur having voted with the
democratic members.
In reference to the application of Frank
McHugh, Of No. 81 Green street, held
back for further investigation last Tues
day evening, MIR. Smith asked Mr. Nor
ton to give his reasons why he had asked
that the application be refused.
Said Mr.. NortOn:-'sI had the misfor-
tune to be McHugh's landlord at one
time when he kept at No. 211 Newark
avenue. People complained regularly to
me that Mr.. McHugh's saloon was
house of ill-fame and that championship
boxers held high carnival there. Early
one day / went in to examine
a leak around the chimney and
found six or eight men numbering
one man. As McHugh seemed to want a
row with me, | got ont and asked a
policeman to arrest the whole gang
There were no arrests made. When / re-
turned they had the man sitting up in the
chair and were sponging him off. I
didn't care to have the place converted
into a slaughter house. The first thing I
knew he locked up the place, and de-
had to whistle for my rent Everything
was mortgaged There was liquor in the
cellar. One day | went up There and
found a crowd rushing GROWERS in the
the way of dish pans. tomato cans. etc. y
How long had he been holding licen-
ses2' asked Mr.. Schermerhorn.
roI three years at different places"
was pulled only few Sundays ago."
JoRDAN'S SORROW.
Clerk Scott read a petition signed by
number of people testifying to the reput-
able character of McHugh's saloon in
Green street.
Alderman Jordan was sorry to 90
against Mr. Norton. But he didn't see
how he could vote against granting the
application in face of such petition.
Mr.. Norton should take another course
TO get his money. He should sue.
Through motion of Mr.. Schermer-
horns the application was finally laid
over till tuesday night next, when Chair
man Hoos, of the Excise Committee, will
be present. and the Board will hold
short session prior to the meeting Of the
Board of Finance.
Mr.. Smith then introduced resolution
asking that the resolution granting
Thomas Trotter LIQUOR license. passed
on June "a, be resclnded, and thai the ap-
plication be referred back to the Commit
tee on Excise.
JORDAN LIKES ssToM'' TRoTTER.
Alderman Jordan was on his feet In an
instant. why Is such a resolution Of
feredp' he demanded. Simply because
"Pop Corn precinct? It is unjust and
unreasonable. 1t is simply because he is
mixed up with the election frauds, which
every one deplores / am surprised at
Mr.. Smith. This thing is done malici-
ously and for mercenary motives"
1t is because he is mixed up with the
election scandals that have offered this
resolution" replied Mr.. Smith; "because
it is the notorious Tom Trotter, whose
name has been before the courts, and
whose despicable escapades have been SO
often published Jersey City is too moral
q place for such man. Let him go to
Trenton and start saloon there"
Mr.. Jordan:-"This man has never been
convicted. You can't point out specific
case Of his guilt AS to States Pris-
on"
II said nothing about States Prison, y
interrupted Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Jordan moved as an amendment
that the resolution be tabled. The vote
stood five to five, when President Allen,
after moments hesitation, voted "aye.'
"A laugh of ridicule from the lobby greet
ed the presidents vote.
The "ayes" were Jordan, Norton, Con-
molly, Keogh, Macarthur and the presi-
dent. Mr., McArthur explained that ne
had voted to grant Trotter's license in
committee and couldn't stultify his vote.
Mr.. Salinger introduced resolution
asking the Board of Finance to furnish
sufficient money to pay the increase from
81 600 to 81, 500 in the salary of the clerks
OF the District Courts, provided for by an
act of the recent Legislature; also to pro-
vide in the appropriation for the fiscal
year ending November 80, 1891, the addi-
tional sum Of $1,000, by reason of said
law, for the maintenance Of the District
Courts.
The clerk reported that the Mayor had
signed the resolution changing the name
of Linden avenue, in Bergen, to Kensing-
f0p ayapI1a