The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-29
1t Was All Over al" DATES
Very Reasonable Bill
for Election Print
ing.
WANTED CHEAP new YORK WORK.
The Old Board of Aldermen Keeps
Up Its Reputation for Wrang-
ling to the last.

Had 1t not teen for the objections raised
by Alderman Jordan against the passage
OF certain claims in connection with the
recent election expenses, the old Board Of
Aldermen would have died in peace.
There was not even the usual lobby pres
ent to give eclat to the obsequies. Alder
man-elect Alec. Dusenberry sat inside
the rail Of the chairman's rostrum. ALI
the members were present except Alder
man Schermerhorn, who is still lying
seriously i'll at home. When the auditing
of claims was called for, Mr.. Jordan
asked that these claims be separated from
the regular batch and thoroughly dis
cussed before passage.
Albert DATE, printing and stationery,
s, ,664. IL; I. Q. Long, work and expenses
handling booths and ballot boxes, etc,
S4OO, Wheeler and Davis, altering eighty
six triple booths into single cues, S375;
John Hayes, carting election furniture
and building rails, etc, Si20; Joseph
lumbusch, handling and storing election
booths, 1913.
COULD NOT FIND THE BILL.
Mr.. Jordan also singled out another
bill of Sl64, but the Clerk could not find it
IN the batch before him. In his argument
against the passage Of these claims. Mr..
Jordan confined his remarks almost ex-
clusiveiy TO Mr.. Datz's printing and sta
tionery bill. He said that In his capacity
as bank official it had been his duty for
some years to deal with printing and
stationery bills. He believed that the
263 600 election envelopes, the 2Ss, 900 cleo
tion tickets could have been secured at
less than 81 per thousand. He believed
that dollar a piece was too exhorbitant
a price to pay for canvassing, poll and
registry books.
Chairman Kaiser, of the election COM
mittee, replying to Mr.. Jordan said:
"ft appears that Mr.. Datz's bill is the
only one that sticks on the members
crop. These tickets, envelopes and sta
tionery were purchased Of resident Of
Jersey City. might say more. but con-
slider this sufficient"
This was an intimation that Mr.. Jordan
was rufiied because the stationery was
not purchased OF the Jordan Station
cry Company, of New York. Mr.. Jordan
was sorry that any outside mem ber Of his
| family had to be dragged into the dis
cussion. But it would not prevent him
from voting against any claim he con-
sidered an outrageous swindle on the
city.
"Sift the matter to the bottom.D he
said. but now pll throw out no''--
Throw them out" interrupted Mr..
| Kaiser, half angrily.
''No, IN not do that. II any member
can vote for these claims with a clear
conscience, all night. But / want the
| chairman Of the Election Committee 70
understand that my friend DATES bill is
not the only one that sticks ia my CROP"
ALDERMAN Ho0s on PRINTERS INK.
Alderman Hoos, as u member or the
Committee on Elections, said that be had
| spent three whole hours examining
| minutely the items of Mr.. DATES bill. TO
satisfy himself that Mr.. DATES bill was
not exhorbitant he had sought the opin-
ion Of the managers Of rival printing
| houses, AMI was assured that the bills
were reasonable. The managers OF The
| JERSEY CITY NEWS had told him that Mr..
| DatZ's charges were reasonable. Besides
| the candidates had betrayed a portion Of
| the expenses for tickets, and had handed
over TO City Clerk Scott sl02. The Ho-
boken Neaos had charged the city Of
Hoboken higher prices for printing cleo
| tion tickets and envelopes than had been
asked of jersey City by Mr.. Datz. Mr..
| Hoos further added that he believed In
printers ink. 1t came high: but those
who used it We're always successful III
| business
Jordan and Norton were the only men,
bers who voted against their passage.
When the resolution passed by the new
| Board OF Works Monday, requesting the
| Board Of Aldermen to dismiss all men
emploved in the parks was read, Alder
| man smith Salus-
"All the men at work in the parks were
discharged just one hour and thirty-five
| minutes after the Street and Water Board
| took action in the matter"
! The request or the Board of Works for
| all papers and pending ordinances was
| read and brought forth this exclamation
| from Aldermen Salinger:--
"Ordinancesi What ordinancesf
Fire limits and fire escapes sug-
Qested member
| "The Street aud Water Board has moth
| ing TO do with lire limits and fire escapes !"
Messrs. O'Neil and Salinger were ap-
| pointed committee 10 consult with the
Corporation Counsel concerning the
| handing over to the Street and Water
Board of these ordinances, which have
been tabled for some months. The sal
aries OF the City Clerk, City Marshall
Building Inspector and Poormaster for
| the month Of April were ordered paid.
| Mr.. Jordan during the course OF the
| evening asked the Committee on Public
Grounds II the trees recently planted in
| the parks were not too close together
Mr.. Smith replied that they were planted
| by a man who thoroughly understood mis-
| business. Six restaurant licenses were
granted and four transfers of restaurant
! licenses were MADE. Two bottlers'
licenses were granted also The Board
adjourned sine die.