The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-01
This paper Is Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent In its Uieacs on all
local questions.


Mayor Cleveland's care for the pub
Lie veal Is at n G aggressive and I'M
firing. He not only sleeps with one
eye on the public treasury, but in his
waking hours he makes excursions into
the outside world in search of new
wrinkles for the public benefit.
Thus he is able to treat the
community to a succession of surprises.
Hen bias always something new to sug-
&est. Yesterday it was a scheme to
bond the city for new schools; today
it is a brand new half-million dollar
City Hall idea; tomorrow it is a project
for revolutionizing the pavement of
b entire city
With his long experience and inti-
mate knowledge of public affairs, too,
Mr.. Cleveland has learned to take no
rash step. He feels his way carefully,
tries his ground and makes sure of his
footing before he advances. Thus we
read between the lines of the inter
views which he has given in the
ldSt COuDlC Vi lbNo W i nm
JERSEY CITY NEWS and to our
only competitor that he has
devoted his great abilities for some
time past to a study of the paving
question, and that he has come to the
conclusion that the one thing our city
needs above all others is a patent
pavement, that certain n of which
one Mr.. Bryant is the patentee being
the special particular thing that
would just suit our streets"
In speaking of this topic Mr.. Cleve-
land manifests a very warm interest
in his new discovery. He points out
that these patent schemes have been
tried in other cities with excellent
effect. To a NEWS reporter he
said:-"There are now several excel
lent patent pavements in existence
which can be laid very cheaply, pave
ments which combine serviceableness
with noiselessness.n To the repre-
sentative of the Journal Mayor
Cleveland further mentioned a new
kind of paving material invented and
patented by a Mr. Bryant. He
thinks this material will render good
service in u streets.
Mayor Cieveland's progressive spirit,
however, was hampered by a most
unfortunate circumstance. The in
PRODUCTION of a patent pavement was
contrary TO lay. How fortunate,
then, that just at the same mo-
ment Mr.. Eddie" Dugan should
also have a bright idea--or rather
a benevolent one. OF course
it was mere coincidence, no one can
doubt that; but just as Mayor Cleve-
land had formulated his opinions as
to the desirability of patent pave
ment. the Sisters of st. Francis Hos
pital were seized with an un-
comfortable desire for a noise
less pavement in front of their
building. Mr.. Dugan, who, like
Mi. Clev Gland, is always on the look
out for a chance to do good, at once
toOh aP thSa oNuoO, %Ao ~" hio
friend, Contractor Byrnes. to present
to the LegislatureSa bill which not
only gives the good Sisters their
noiseless pavement, but ALSO by a
fortunate accident opens the door for
the use on xall thoroughfares of the
patent blocks which MrasGleveland
finds so admirable, ~
Tell you what, there's nothing~aike
q happy accident, especially when
you're all loaded and prlmed, ready
to take advantage of it.
IF the existing law does not give
The Director-at-Large power to veto
improper bills, it should be amended
It once. There ought to be a check