The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-08
AGAINST BOYLE'S BILL.
The Board of Trade Sits
Down on 1t as Hard
as 1t Can.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRE BILL.
Members Top Off the Evenings
Labors by Subscribing TO Aid
The Fire Sufferers.

The Board of Trade sat on Assembly
man Boyle's bill, taking concurrent power
from the Board of Finance, 80 heavily last
night that it now appears as fat as It's
introducer. When the Board was called
to order by the President it was stated
that the meeting had been specially
called to discuss the bills now before the
Legislature. The first one discussed was
the bill introduced by Mr.. Boyle, under
which, DR.. L. j. Gordon said, any action
of our city Boards is final, and the people
have nothing to do but pay the bills. He
denounced the bill as being an infamous
one
Mr.. j. J. Detwiller agreed with him,
and ex-Director of Education Walker
wanted to know if the bill affected the
Bar tlett Water Company.
Il am not a lawyer replied Mr.. Cor
don, but think the bill covers any con-
tract the city may enter into.
1T JUsTIFIEs APPREHENSION.
THAT opinion is clearly right" COM
mented Lawyer Fleming, who had been
waiting very anxiously for chance to say
something, " and it is probably the cause
Although we may not all be
satisfied with the Board of Finance, yet
we cannot but admit that it has been
some sort of check on the other boards
because of its concurring power. This
check taken away, the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners may do as
they please. The act justifies much ap-
prehension and permits the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners to ac-
cept the water scheme. There should be
made All earnest effort te kill RcyIa,s bill
for it's sole object is to give the Street
T1L- " - a
make contracts regardless of the Board
of Finance"
DR.. Gordon declared that the bill also
allowed the Street and Water Commits
sioners to expend whatever money they
wanted to in paving streets and that
there was absolutely no check on them,
should the bill become 8 law. They
would have right to pay the pay rolls.
The president thought that this Twas
going entirely too far His belief in Fhe
integrity Of this Board is limited.
HOW? TRULY.
Or. Gordon said in discouraging NAH
ner, There are 50, 000, 600 of city and watch
bonds to be paid next year and where villa
the money come fremS"
Mr. L. Booraem believed that the only
way TO get proper legislation is to have
large number of men go to Trenton in a
body, and Counsellor FIemming re-
marked that he thought it strange that
Assembly before having been discussed
by the Board of Trade. He regarded this
as suspicious.
Why said he, .'sven the charter was
discussed before it was adopted
Mr.. Flemming wanted the members to
go to Trenton and oppose the scheme and
any Others that had come up. He con-
cluded his oration by declaring that the
State Board of Assessors was created to
enable corporations not to pay their
taxes.
1t was decided to make an effort to de-
feat the bill, and the question Of the
equalization of taxes was referred to the
Legislative COMMITTEES; also number Of
bills that have been introduced.
THE ELECTRIC BILL.
The bill for the creation of o Board Of
Electric Control did not meet the appro-
baton of Mr.. Booraem, for it gave the
Commissioners power TO enter into irre-
vocable contracts and permitted the erec-
tion of overhead wires. The same gentle
man objected to the bill to increase the
fees attached to making searches, for he
believed none had to work very much and
all received good salaries. The bill that
recommends the appointment of an In
spector of Sewers was favored by the
Board, and also the bill providing the
manner of vacating streets, which re-
Quires major part of the land owners to
sign the petition.
counsellor Flemlng was In doubG
about this bill, for under its provisions il
will enable the railroad companies to
close all streets south of the sugar house.
The bill was referred to the Legislative
Committee
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES.
The same action was taken with stho
two bills TO increase the salaries OF MEM
bers of the Fire Department, and then
the Board voted 500 to be used for the
benefit of the families burned out by the
Norris street fire few nights ago.
DR.. Gordon appointed Messrs. Frank
Stevens, q. A Watson, John A. Walker.
j. G. Lindsey and w. II. Turner COM
rnittee to raise funds by contributions to
relieve the present distress of the unfor-
tunates
GIFTS FOR FIRE SUFFERERS.
In addition TO this, Dir. Gordon an
nounced that he would give 500 of the
,Johnstown fund to help the people The
doctor said he thought those people who
had donated the money for Johnstown
would be as well pleased to see it spent
for the benefit of these poor people.
The Board adjourned to meet Februr
ary II.
nAI IN, I,a FL.