The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-06

the present membership Is rated at i've
hundred aud fourteen. OF this number
a few less than q score have as yet failed
to quniifY, which leaves the membership
Just within the i've hundred limit.
Treasurer Charles II. Annett reported
that the receipts Of the organization dur
ing the year had aggregated SS.65ASL
while the disbursements amounted to
z7.954ei. leaving a cash balance Of $780,
About $500 Of this latter amount will be
required TO liquidate the taxes due on the
club's plant.
or the receipts $4.s12.D were received
for dues, etc, 500 were paid for seven
life Memberships. SS41.42 were uetted by
the annual.spring, club. and fall athletic
games, S105.5 were realized by the base
ball games. $50 were contributed by the
boating department., s269. 40 were yielded
by entertainments, s95.22 were gotten
from the cycling department and ss4a5
were gate receipts for cricket matches.
or the expenditures S965. 70 represent
the cost of maintaining the organize
ion crack baseball team. The liabilf-
ties Of the club comprise $50. 900 In first
mortgages. $4,000 in second mortgages.
and Is. 20 worth OF unpaid claims. The
assets include the clubs grounds, build
ings and n variety Of appurtenances-
The Bowling Committee reported that
1t had secured membership in the ANA
teur Bowling League aud Bayonne Bowl
Ing League. The Board of Trustees
showed that 1t had held twenty-eight
meetings during the year. The Athletic
and Cycling Committee reported that the
ciub's representatives had scored 1,145
points during the year through l42 win
ners, lis second meu and 81 third places.
Arthur A. Zimmerman. the ciuq's crack
~cyclist, alone secured l25 points, repre-
sented by 10 wins. 0 second places and 8
thirds. His nearest competitor was Err
nest Hjertberg, Who finished first ID
times, second Shines and third 4 times,
scoring % points. OF the prizes offered
for team work ia handicap James during
the past season the club secured niae.
The shooting contingent showed that 1t
is self-sustaining. Its revenue amounted
TO 81, s03.0S, and ITS disbursements aggre-
gated 81, 6O5. %. IL claimed a membership
Of thirty-flye.
over the proposition OF the Board of
Trustees TO locate the proposed club
house, plans of which were on exhibition.
partly upon the clubs grounds n partly
upon the four lots OF Bay View Court.
presented to the organization recently by
the Bayonne Land Improvement Com.
pany. A number of members advocated
locating the club house site entirely
within the grounds and nearer to the
bay. The action Of the Board Of Trustees
was sustained. however, by a majority
vote.
The annual election for officers resulted
as follows:-Presidsnt, Alfred w. Booth;
vice president, Ezra b. Ely; secretary,
james ID. Boyd; trustees for three years,
Mayor john Newman and James Il. Sutli-
van. Tit only contest was for the vice
presidency. Mr.. Ely defeated Arthur M.
Sweet by a vote OF rs TO 70. Ernest Hjert-
berg received enc vote.
Amendments to the constitution to
change from the first Wednesday In
November 10 the second, the date for the
the last "Wednesday in October, a caucus
for the nomination of all officers were
unanimously adopted. An amendment
to The bylaws to increase the yearly dues
from S12 to SIS caused much discussion
but was also unanimously adopted. Dur
ing the discussion several members seized
the opportunity TO air a number OF griey-
ances.
The amendment to the bylaws PROOFS
ing 10 abolish the clause prohibiting the
use of spirituous and malt liquors upon
the clubs property ~engendered an intense
yet somewhat subdued faction fight.
Stirring addresses against tie measure
were made by w. Morris Nubrie and
Counsellor james Benny. Captain George
w. Yates also spoke at length
against the amendment. When the mat
ter was put 10 a vote no one having de-
bated in It's favor On the floor, President
Booth declared it lost on a viva yoce poll.
A wranQle ensued over his decision, aud
the yeas and hays were finally called
upon the notion 70 reject the proposition.
The vote stood 81 nays to 81 yeas Upon
tue announcement OF the result the meet
ing adjourned.