The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-13
THERE'S ROOM UPSTAIRS
The Aldermen Talk About
Having the G. A. R.
Vacate.
OPPOSING WERSEBE'S LICENSE.
Alderman Norton's Remarkable
Views About the City's' Duty
to the Liquor Sellers.

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the Tax Board headquarter dilemma by
the horns and asked to have rescinded all
resolutions pertaining to the granting of
the third floor of the City Hall to Van
Houton Grand Army Post.
Mr.. Hoos moved to lay Mr.. Salinger's
resolution on the table.
Mr.. Connolly seconded the motion.
Mr. Salinger said the Board had OBJ
tanned opinion from the corporation coun-
sci that the Tax Board should have its
quarters in the City Hall Building. II
can't see." said he, why they can't
change their room for this purpose. We
can save SO much rent.gsI can see no rea-
son why Van Houten Post should be fav-
ored with that room more SO than any
other post in the city. We need it. The
time is now come when we must have it.
Why should the city pay from 5000 to
81 GOO rent for quarters for the Tax Board
when we have room right here in this
building.
Simply for the reason" replied Mr..
Hoos, ''that we must give Van Houten
Post time. Its members have spent an
immense amount of money for repairs of
that room. We should have it; but let's
go slow. The city should reimburse the
Post. Give the Post sum of money to
''How long have they had the rooms2"
asked Mr.. SaIinger.
Eight years, replied Mr.. Hoos.
They've been we'll paid, /" said Mr.. Sal
niger. They can take their carpets and
other furniture away with them"
But they can't take the floors away
with them" interrupted Mr. Hoos
"They should be willing to vacate and
at the same time feel obliged to Jersey
City, retorted Salinger.
The motion, however. was tabled. At
the conclusion of the meeting President
Alien suggested that il the rooms on the
third floor were in such good condition it
wouldn't be Dad idea to move the AL
dermanic chamber upstairs, as the Board
meets but twice II month, and give the
entire Aldermanic chamber up TO the
use of the Tax Board
wERsEBE's LICENSE.
The application made for liquor IL
cense by George j. Wersebe, who pro-
poses to open a liquor saloon at the
southwest corner OF Sip and Summit ave-
nues, brought along with it remon-
STRANGE, signed by fifty of the leading resi-
cation of seven to protest in person. j.
p. Hornblower headed the list of remon-
strators.
Mr.. Smith suggested that the matter
should be placed in the hands OF a special
committee on license provided by the
Board.
Lawyer Isaac S. Taylor, who declared
he did not come as an attorney for those
opposed to the saloon in that quarter,
was extended the privileges of the floor.
II represent, said he, my neighbors and
myself We feel very serious about
this matter. This locality is q quiet,
orderly neighborhood, the focus of a
large district centre ofprivate residences.
We who live on Sip avenue are proud of
it. In confidence we invite our friends
to come from other places and build hand
some residences 1t is delightfully."- en-
bellished neighborhood. 1t has not for a
century felt the need of a saloon. l am
not a Prohibitionisu; nor am | identified
with any anti-saloon interest. believe
in reasonable extension of licenses. But
/ say it boldly we do not want saloon
there.
NOT CORNER LoAFERs.
"The gentlemen who have signed that
petition of remonStrance are not corner
loafers. They are men of large property
and substantial citizenship, such men as
Messrs. Jones, Bushman, Newkirk and
Van Reipen. II you grant this license
you will drive those away who have fixed
their residences. Below us, at Newkirk
street, there is place for saloon. We
ask you to carefully. honestly and fairly
look at the matter. IL is a matter of sur
prise to us that you should invade that
section of the city with the liquor traf-
fic"
.How far do yo live from the proposed
saloon?" asked Alderman Norton, g
liquor dealer.
s.About two hundred and fifty feet,"
answered Mr.. Taylor
''Well, that's pretty good distance to
live from saloon" answered Mr. Nor
ton. 'In my opinion you've no right to
oppose this license and we've no right to
keep the city out of $3.50. He wants to do
legitimate business.
A PEOPLES RIGHT.
Mr.. Salinger said the Board OF Alder
men was not in duty bound to grant a
liquor slicense to every one who
came along. The law expressly forbids
that. The people themselves, and
not the Board, were to judge as
Board was in duty bound to reject where
proper remonstrance was made. That
was law.
Mr.. Hoos said Mr.. Salinger was out of
order. The matter was TO go into the
hands of u special committee.
Mr. Smith asked Mr.. Taylor if his
grounds of remonstrance were personal 4,
and Mr.. Taylor replied that he did not
even know Wersebe. Mr.. William S.
Gammell also spoke in behalf of inter
ested property owners.
Mr.. Norton was again about to air his
views on the matter when President
Allen called him to order.
aldermen will never get their salary
at this rate" said Norton. laughing as he
sat down.
The President appointed Aldermen
Ward. Macarthur and Kaiser as the
special committee. Kaiser asked to be
excused, as he himself kept hotel. The
nresident said his named looked we'll on
The committee.
s.That's so, said Salinger.
Mr.. Macarthur wanted to be excused on
the ground that he was a member Of the
Excise Committee.
Neither was excused.
POWER, HEAT AND LIGHT.
Three ordinances in the interest of as
many light, heat and power companies
were introduced.
Alderman Connolly introduced one au-
thorizing the Union Light. Heat and
Power Company. consisting OF Andrew
ID. White, John A. Bell, Charles O'Don-
nell and others, to lay pipes, conduits and
subways in the streets, avenues, alleys,
highways, lanes and public parks OF Jer-
sey City.
Alderman Smith presented another
( granting j. Hobart Herrck, j. +. Ord
and w Preston Hix the power to lay and
maintain along, under, through and
above streets, avenues, alleys, highways,
lanes, parks and public places OF Jersey
City pipes, mains, conduits subways,
wires, cables and other conductors, and
to erect and maintain poles and posts
thereon to support the same for the pur-
pose of conveying and conducting cleo
trical currents for supplying light. heat