The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-12
BAYONNB JOBBBRY.
The Newman Ring Responds
to all Exposures With
DiScTeditable Per-
sonalities.
MARTIN ACT EXTRAVAGANZA
Enormous Expenses of the Commits
sion-Huge Surveyors
Expenses.

Not one word of contradiction has come
from John Newman OF the charges set
ford IN detail in THE JERSEY CRY NEWS
OF the corruption and joDbery which are
going on day after day In Bayonne, on the
part Of tine ring which controls the city's
affairs and OF which he is member. In
stead he has endeavored 10 divert atten-
tion from these salient features of the
campaign to low personalities.
The Bayonne doormat in its last issue
on It's first page contained enough per-
sonaI abuse to about satisfy Newman and
the other ring hogs, but on its second
page WAS an article which firmly upheld
THE JERSEY City NEWS contention OF
iobbory. aud distinctly showed that not
only Was Newman unfit to conduct the
city's affairs. but that he was entirely in
capable, aud further that Baby Fuller.
city attorney aud lawyer (without mis-
whiskers by request) by his advice was
the means OF the Getty losing thousands CT
dollars. rnd that this was all done to
allow Emmett Smith. city surveyor, TO get
the Doodle. while the ring got its share.
The article in question IS in reference
to the decision OF the Supreme Court in
the matter of the Ingham avenue main
sewer and among other things says:--"lt
decides that the theory upon which the
assessments for all of our main sewers
have heretofore been mnde is erroneous
and that any and all assessments here
tofare fnaae for such sewers, SO far as
they effect lands not directly and imme-
diaIely benefited by them, are liable to
be set aside and the city at large be made
to pay such assessments
Before this assessment had been laid
there were four other assessments for
main sewers, which covered large por-
lions OF the same district, towif:-tne
Cottage street sewer, Avenue d. sewer.
Humphreys street sewer and Avenue G
sewer Each of these main sewers made
necessary surveys, maps, assessment
reports, etc. The incidental expenses
alone for surveyors fees. etc., on these
five improvements amounted to liens on
single lot equal il not greater than would
be its fair share of assessment for the
benefits OF main sewer to it.
In other sewer districts in carrying out
the theory in vogue very great number
of lots within the sewer district were as
sessed sum less than the fees allowed
by ordinance to the surveyor, loss to
the city IN every case.
The system has been a vicious one and
has worked great injustice, especially to
our best class OF property owners who
promptly pay their taxes and assessments.
The laws OF the State. as Interpreted
by the Courts, have always afforded
iust and equable mode of assessment.
But for some reason or other oar city has
always seen fit to levy its assess ments for
main sewers IN the manner which has
been by the Court In the present cases
pronounced erroneous"
WHERE WILL IT END?
The effect OF the session will be to throw
all excess Of cost Of the sewer over the
amount Of ben etlts derived by properties
along the line of the main sewer upon the
ci,y at large A large number Of sewers
lately constructed viii have to be as
sessed In accordance with the decision
and many people IN the Third Ward
would like to know what assessment they
will have TO pay for that sewer. They
viii have 10 waiE Till after election, and in
the meanwhile do heap OF thinking, and
see whether they want to continue paying
enormous taxes and salaries for incompe.
tent men.
a little consideration of the surveyors
fees for the past three years will show
where the shoe pinches and why Emmett
Smith is so anxious TO keep his tool New
man in power
During divers administration as
Mayor, q. Vreeland was City Surveyor
and his fees for four years were 5000 or
course, this was an economical adminis-
traitor, still the necessary improvements
were carried on. During the first year Of
MIR. Newman's administration as Mayor,
the City Surveyors fees were about 81 000
but during the lastfhree years the amount
received BY the City Surveyor aggregated
about $4,000. and goodness knows how
many more bills he has in his pocket for
presentation. Four hundred per cent. in
creased Is il not time for the citizens TO
stop and consider what is becoming of
their money!
A CONTRAST.
According to lie report of the Commits
sioners Of adjustment made few days
arr f1Isct ia lrfr
So, 100000 The cost of surveys and maps
ia connection with the adjusimen was
about 81 600. or 81 for every SIG, 600 adj
justed.
IN Bayonne the amount adjusted to
date is about 100000. The cost of sur
veys and maps about s5 100, or 81 for every
$40 adjusted. Is comment necessary
hardly think so.
That $500, 600 is the amount adjusted by
the Commissioners will be news to the
majority Of Bayonne citizens, who have
been Of opinion that only $500, 900 was the
amount, but these are The figures One
would think that the receipt of this enor-
nous sam would cause a reduction in
taxation, and il should; but the true in
disputaoe fact Is that the city Is en-
tan1led In such a network of improper
assessments, bonds, unreliable legal ad-
vice, interruptions knayes and outlaws
that it will take more than Philadelphia
lawyer TO disentangle it, and il citizens
will submit to two more years of this
kind OF rule then bankruptcy will be the
result. This Is no idle statement Facts
have set forth ia previous issues, and
The facts enumerated above prove it. ana
it Will take more than mere denial to
dispute them
Another little financial feature OF New
man Is in reference to the deposit OF city
moneys with the Mechanics Trust Com
p8ny OF which Newman is president. No
interest is paid on balances, | under
stand and considering the large amount
collected by the Adjustment Commits
sioners there ought to be a large amount
on hand. The local building and loan
associations receive two and
half per cent. on balances Why not
the cttya But then undoubtedly Bank
President Newman finds it more profit
able TO invest Mayor Newman's money
without paying interest. All OF which
goes to show that chang in the city gov
eminent is not only desirable, but abso-