The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-23
LUCKY 10 GET 50 MUCH.
What a Contractor Said to
Lafayette Citizens.

Twenty Lafayette citizens responded to
the call for a meeting of the Citizens
Protective Association at the Wigwam
last evening. 1t was the initial meeting
of the new year, the last meeting having
been held on September II.
E. M. Watson, the president of the
ASSOCIATION, sent word that he had been
unavoidably detained; and on motion of
Mr. Heck, Vice President Henry Steffens
was unanimously chosen to preside
Reports from the different committees
We're then heard. The president re-
marked that at the last meeting the Com
mittee on Schools had reported that the
new schoolhouse would soon be ready for
occupancy. Several months mad elapsed
since that time and yet he did not see
any children vending their way to it.
The committee reported that the building
had been accepted by the city and the de-
fects remedied. The furniture had been
placed in the building and was ready for
occupancy.
A SIGNIFICANT REMARK.
The President delegated the School
Committee to wait on the Board of Edu-
cation and find out what the delay was
Mr.. West, who is chairman of the COM
mittee, mildly objected by stating that it
| costs something to see one of the
Board" His objection was overruled
Mr. Steffens, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers, reported that
he had filed complaint with the Board
of Works in regard to the receiving basins
at Pine and Maple, Maple and Halliday
and Wilton and Maple streets being filled
up. He said he had also instructed the
Board OF Works not to pay the bill of the
contractor on the Halliday street i'm
provement, as that individual had not fur
niShn6 the qmnnnt nf n afinfIl Oft fad h1
the contract. lie also berated the inspec-
tor of the work, and said that mis- conf
dence had been misplaced in that officer
The inspector was appointed Oh Mr.. Stef-
fens' recommendation.
He thought that one appointed by the
Board OF Works could not have done
worse. When he demonstrated with the
contractor about the way in which the
work was being done he said:-
You ought to be glad you got what
you did. /"
THE PACIFIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT.
On the Pacific avenue Improvement
Mr. Heck reported that he had secured
the signatures of owners representing
770 feet, 2, 100 feet being the extent of the
improvement. This was enough to en-
title them to the Improvement but the
association did not wish to antngonize
the large property owners on the line of
the improvement. There was no trouble
in securing the signatures of the small
owners.
The committees appointed to secure
signatures on the Wilton and Van Horn
streets and Suydam avenue Improvement
had no report To make and were soundly
berated by the chairman for their iistfess-
ness in the matter. On the extension of
Pacific avenue, Mr.. Heck reported pro-
gress, but said that there was very
large kick by the Vreelands. and nothing
could be done in the matter for awhile.
A GRowL ABOUT A TAX BILL.
When the association reached new busi-
ness an excited individual jumped to his
feet.
1T as member of this association, pro-
test against what l call an injustice" he
exclaimed. Il recently bought a piece
of property for which paid So, 500, and
am assessed S2, 900 for that piece of prop
erty, and | think it unfair"
When all hands had recovered their
breath Mr.. Heck arose and in lengthy
speech defended the present Tax Board
and stated that the way in which the city
property was at present assessed was
highly commendable one. He said he
could not see where the grievance was,
as, on the admission of the excited indi-
yidual, he had not been assessed the full
value. The matter rested here for
while, but at intervals during the meet
ing the injured member would rise and
ask that committee be appointed to
ventilate the injustice done him.
Mr.. Heck then called the attention of
the association so the way in which the
Lehigh Valley Railroad was filling in
both sides of Pacific avenue with garb-
age, from which in the summer time. he
maintained, the stencil would be unbear-
able, and that IL tended to keep away
people from the entrance to Lafayette.
He thought cinders would be the proper
filing, aid moved that committee be
appointed to confer with the Board of
following committee was then appoint
ed:-Messrs. Steffens, Heck, Broderick,
Frye, Zumbusch Hilliard and Barker
After transacting some routine business
the meeting adjourned subject to the call
of the chairman.