The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-06
FIGH9ING OFFICIALS.
Hoboken Streets Liable to
Run With Public Gore.


week is over Councilman Londrigan and
Street Commissioner Kelly will come to
blows" This remark was made by
prominent politician and sporting man
in Hoboken this morning.
However true this may prove. that the
next meeting of the Hoboken Council
will be red hot one is assured. The
story Of the trouble between the Street
Committee and Street Commissioner
Kelly was fully told IN last nights JER-
SEY CITY NEWS. Councilman Londrigan
had appointed Peter Quinn timekeeper,
which position is equivalent to Street
Commissioner, and ordered him TO
ward. All day yesterday Quinn
secured for men and at last
was successful in hiring them. This
morning two gangs of street cleaners left
the City Hall, one under the command of
| Quinn and the other under Street COM
missioner Kelly. Before leaving the hall
the members OF both gangs looked at one
another savagely, and each gang told the
other that they would get no money from
the city. Councilman Londrigan eyed
Street Commissioner Kelly. Kelly looked
at Quinn in contempt.
AT precisely seven O'Clock both gangs
shouldering their brooms left the hall
amid the cheers of several who had been
attracted by the scene.
Quinn and his gang of men went to
work on Jefferson street, in the Fourth
ward. Kelly and the regular gang fol-
lowed Immediately after, and went to
work on First street. near Jefferson.
Both of the gangs were within a stones
throw of one another. and a crowd soon
collected, expecting to see some fun, but
up to noon blood had not been shed.
At about half-past nine o'clock Coun-
<zsl T1<.l Id
His arrival was to Commissioner Kelly
like the waving of o red flag at mad
dened bull. It did not take the gentle
men long to exchange compliments OF
the day, but no blows were struck.
Councilman Londrigan says that Kelly
arrived where the new gang was to work
| about ten o'clock. He asked the men in
charge who ordered them to 60 to work,
and when he learned of the trouble, it is
said, went away with displeased look
on his countenance. The Kellyites at
tach peculiar Importance to the dis
pleasure of Councilman Bewig.
called on Councilman Londrigan this
morning How is 1t, Councilman I
| asked, that though Mr.. Kelly has doc
| ument which tells him to go to work on
certain streets, which is signed by Coun-
of the Street Committee, yet you take
| upon yourself the responsibility of ap-
| pointing Quinn to clean the streets in the
Fourth wardf"
The Councilman said in very angry
| voice, "That signature of Councilman
| Snyder's was obtained under false pre-
tences about week ago. AS soon as Mr..
Snyder realized what he had done, he
went and begged to have his signature
revoked, but Kelly refused. On Monday
night l thought Snyder would punch the
head off Kelly for the sneaking manner
in which his signature was obtained"
"Will the new gang of laborers be paid
! by the city ~ asked.
IF they are not, Kelly's gang won't
| get cent. You will find that the vote
will be to on both pay rolls" he tri-
/ umphantly replied.
Street Commissioner Kelly zealously
guards the document upon which are
| written the signatures of Boncelot and
| Snyder.
Overcome by Smoke.
The members of the family of e.
Landsberg. cigar dealer at No. 16 New
| ark street. Hoboken, had narrow
escape from suffocation last night The
| family sleeps in the rear of the store. The
place is lighted by large oil lamp, which
| is generally left burning low. Last night
| the family retired about ten O'clock
| At half-pasI eleven O'Clock, while
| Roundsman Tanning and Detective
| Kulon were passing the place, they no.
| ticed smoke. The lamp had exploded
and the burning oil had saturated several
| cigars, which were smoking away at
great rate With difficulty the policemen
reused the sleeping inmates and sue
ceeded in bringing them to the sidewalk.
| One of the family was already overcome
| by the smoke but was resuscitated. The
| fire was extinguished without the assist
ance of the department.
Mr.. Hexamer Arrested.
| At noon today Judge Seymour, of Ho-
boken, issued warrant for the arrest of
Philip Hexamer. the proprietor of the
riding academy on Hudson street. Hex
amer is a wealthy and influential citizen.
He Is accused by John Schroeder, the
driver of a coal wagon, of No. 157
| Bergenline avenue, Union Hill, of hay-
| ing struck him with a whip on the Wee
hawken boulevard yesterday.
Police Doing Their Best.
| Chief Donovan, of Hoboken. when seen
this morning about the remarks made at
mass on Sunday by the Rev. Father Cor
rigan, of the Church of Our Lady of
Grace, in which he accused the heads of
| the Police Department with neglect OF
| duty in not finding Fleesey, the murderer
| of Denning, said he did not wish to say
anything on the subject, but that the po-
lice were doing all in their power TO cap
ture Fleesey.