The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-03

legality Of the proceedings chan ging the
Aldermanic district lines.
City Marshal Long was recalled. He
testified that he had served the special
notice Of last nights special meeting as
prescribed By law.
Counsellor Seymour objected on the
ground that all testimony concerning last
nights meeting was irrelevant. The OBJ
lection was recorded.
The City Marshal further testified that
the notices sent out by the City Clerk
were accompanied by q call issued and
signed by the Mayor. Asked if he had
served each member personally or left
notice at members house, the witness re-
plied:-
"All except Alderman Hoos." He saw
the Mayor deliver the notice personally
to Alderman Hoos He knew the May
or's signature, and was sure each notice
was signed by the Mayor. The last notice
was served at scr D. m. the day before.
The Mayor handed him thirteen notices.
Witness handed them to City Clerk
Scott. All were read and compared per-
sonally, aud put with the City Clerks
notice In envelopes directed to each mem
Der of tins Board of Aldermen. Witness
rerend aud sealed all the notices just be-
fore individual delivery.
Witness was present at the roll call at
last nights meeting. Twelve members
answered the roll-calL Alderman Ward
the ground that the records of the meet
ing were better testimony.
Asked by Mr.. Seymour il he had served
notice on Alderman Ward personally,
witness stated that be left the notice at
Alderman Wards house at thirty-seven
minutes past four p. m. the day before.
He left 1t with lady ami told her IT was
n notice of a special meeting of the Board
of Aldermen. The lady answered, "All
right" Had served notice at Alderman
Wards house before aud knew the house
to be the usual abode of Alderman Ward.
Couldn't say who the lady was. nor could
he state positively that Alderman Ward
was in town. Had served Alderman Con-
molly ia the same manner
Mr.. Seymour, producing copy OF the
Mayors call addressed to City Clerk
Scott, asked witness il all the notices
served had been compared with that.
Witness couldn't answer that. all the
notices were compared with the writing
on that particular piece OF paper. But
the notices were all the same. for he had
read them. He had no doubt that the
notices served were the same as that
written on the paper, which was marked
and submitted by Mr.. Seymour as evil
dence.
Alderman Salinger was then recalled.
Questioned by Corporation Attorney Ed
wards he answered that he lived in the
Fitch District and Alderman Ward was
Wards house last Sunday. Alderman
Ward was there. Couldn't say that Al
derman Ward had the grip. He was sit
ting up and was dressed. He believed
Mr.. Ward aud his family occupied the
whole house.
City Clerk Scott was next recalled. He
corroDorated the City Marshal's testi-
mony concerning the notices written by
the Mayor. They were addressed to the
Aldermen of Jersey City aud to John +.
Scott, City CLERK. He was present at last
nights meeting of the Board of Alder
men. Twelve members answered the
roll call.
Mr.. Seymour again interposed an OBJ
lection on the ground that the records
were better testimony. The minutes had
not been written up and would not be in
time TO be submitted to the Court today.
The rough minutes were allowed to be
submitted, including the various resolu-
tions passed and Alderman Salinger's pro-
test.
This closed the testimony.