The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-26
TO FIGHT THE RING,
The NeVius Senate Investi :
eating Committee to
Visit Jersey
City.
4 SPLENDID FIELD OF WORK.
Seoundrelism ofthe New Charter
Gang to Be Exposed in
Its True Light.
Financial Jugglery, Contract Job
berry, and Electoral Cor
ruption.
A SPLENDID FIELD OF WORK.
special 10 lie jersey ci,u Ma,ps.


TRENTON, Aug. 26, 1S90.-The commit
sion of the Senate, with sweeping powers
to investigate the conduct of the munich
pal affairs of any city in the State, is pre-
pairing to get to work. The committee
was ordered last spring as retaliation
on the Assembly for the committee which
the House had the temerity to send
into Atlantic county to enquire into
the methods by which the sphinx
like Senator from that county has
managed to have himself elected to five
successive terms in the Senate. Presi-
dent Nevius, of the Senate, was made
chairman of the committee, but everyone
knows that the brains that will direct the
investigation will be those covered by
the sparse black locks of Boss Gardner.
Senator Peiffer. of Camden, was placed
upon the committee to represent the
Democratic minority
When the Democratic House Commit
tee suspended it's investigation at Attain
tic City for the summer 1t was generally
supposed that nothing would be heard
from the Senate Committee, as its a D.
pointment was generally looked upon
rs another instance of Sewell- Gardner
bluff.
But last week Senator Gardner sent
long letter to President Nevius, telling
him that the welfare OF the Republican
party demanded that the committee
should go to work in Jersey City and un-
earth the municipal rottenness which ex-
lists there under The Cleveland Ring, and
asking Nevius when he would be able to
go to Hudson. OF course SEN
ntor Pfeiffer will not be con-
suited in the matter, but when
Nevius and Gardner are ready to go they
will notify sPeiffer and he can go or stay
just as he pleases. President Nevius has
not as yet answered Gardner's letter, and
no day has been fixed for their descent
upon Cleveiand's corrupt administration
WHAT a PROMINENT STATE OFFICIAL SAYS.
''Certainly the committee proposes to
40 to Jersey City to investigate the affairs
OF that municipality" said u well known
Republican official at the State House to
whom spoke upon the subject. There
is altogether too fertile a field there to be
left unworked. Why there is not a
state that can stand the light
of investigation as poorly as Jersey
City can. Look at the Board of Finance
and the manner in which it juggles the
city's finances. The last budget which
they prepared had not even the merit of
covering up it's falsity. Then the rela-
tions which they bear TO one of the banks
in the city, and the manner in which the
financial policy of the city is shaped not
SO much for the interest of the citizen
and taxpayer as for the gain and advantage
of that bank. Then, too, the power which
the mead of that bank exercises over the,
what do you call him up there His
Fraudulency? to such an extent that he
can dictate appointments, vetoes and ap-
prevails, will make very pretty showing
when brought to light by Gardner.
WILL LOOK INTO THE BOARD OF WORKS.
Again, there is the mystery of the
manner in which the Jersey City Water
Department is run at much greater cost
than that Of Newark, though both are of
about the same magnitude and perform
about the same work. 1t woulG be very
interesting to several peoole to know
what number of ring politicians and
heelers are carried on the payrolls of the
department who never do any other
work than to pack primaries or stun bal
lot boxes.
Moreover there seems to be some
mystery about the manner in which the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers manage to spend SO much money
with so little beneficial results. The
payements, l know from actual eXper-
iencc, are in u deplorable condition;
children are denied school facilities
for want of room to accommodate
them and all the Board can show for the
immense sums which it has expended
since it has had the license moneys under
its control. are few patched, and badly
patched too, pavements and q police
building or two, the practicability and
stability of which nus not been demon
Strated yeJ
Eyes. sir. The investigation will go
on, and it will be conducted on a strictly
non-partisan basis. Mr.. William H.
Corbin, am informed, will be employed
as counsel amt associated with him will
be William Brinkerhoff. an independent
Damocratn ~