The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-28
BAYONNE'S BIG SIX.
Rule or Ruin Is lis Policy-Dead-
locks in Two Boards.

The two municipal Boards OF Bayonne
for ls9l-92 met in their quarters in the
City Hall last evening for organization.
After considerable futile ballotina, result
ing from deadlock over the choice OF a
presiding officer. each Board adjourned
until its regular meeting night next
week.
Previous to the convening Of the new
Board of Councilmen by City Clerk Ham.
ilton the retiring Board met aud adjourn
ed sine die.
President Goddard thanked his col
leagues for their kindness to him as a
presiding officer.
After the lapse of a few minutes the In
coming Board was called to order. Hav :
ing heard that the =. Big Six" combina-
ton of the old Board had failed to secure
votes enough to form like combination
In the new Board, several hundred citi-
zens were present to witness whatever
fun a deadlock might occasion.
The new Board answered the roll call
as follows;-First ward. Henry Meigs and
John w. Goddard: Second ward, Ebert
Scoheld and Charles McQuillan; Third
ward, John A. Cadmus and Isaac S.
Moorecraft; Fourth ward, John II. Dono-
noe ana EQWhFQ M. LOOUy. ruin NdEQg
Charles McGee and Mark Robinson. Mr..
Moorecraft is the sole Republican.
DEADLocKED.
Councilman Meigs, OF the old "Big
sixp renominated Councilman Goddard
for President. Councilman Caumus. a
third member OF the old big Six"
seconded the nomination. Councilman
LOBBY nominated Councilman Donohoe
for the Presidency, the nomination being
seconded by Councilman McGee, City
Clerk Hamilton designated Councilman
Meigs and Cadfnus as telIers. The flrst
ballot resulted as follows:-Donohoe, 5;
| Goddard, A.; CLARK, 1. The next time the
were dropped into 1t. Councilman Cad
mus made the circuit again, and the
second ballot resulted as did the fir St
Three more ballots were taken W ith
| similar results.
There was a change in the vote on the
sixth ballot which resulted as follows
Goddard, 4; Donohue, A; blank, q Nine
other successive ballots were taken with
| these figures. After recess three addi-
| tional ballots. making eighteen in all,
were taken with no change in the votes
and the Board adjourned
During the meeting handsome basket
| Of cut flowers intended for Mayor FarI
was on exhibition. Previous to the meet
| ing of the old Board Councilman McQuil-
| Ian was given a triumphal ride through
| the Second ward in barouche drawn by
| about two hundred of his partisans and
preceded by drum corps and torch
| bearers.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
| With School Trustee Griswold, as
| Chairman the old Board of Education,
met and adjourned sine die. Secretary
| Strieder Immediately convened the new
| Board, the roll of which is as follows
| First Ward-George Z. Griswold. Horace
Robertson and Henry A. Wheeler. Second
| Ward-Charles G. Kane, Charles NJ. Al
| len and Frank w. Edward. Third Ward
| Wolfram Flugel. William H. Kerley anc
Samuel Graham. Fourth Ward-Daniel
| J. Hennessey, Thomas Doyle and John j
| Hickey. Fifth Ward-George +. Schmidt
| Charles Mcbride and Joseph ID. Staunton
| Trustee Allen nominated Trustee Girls
wold for the Presidency. Trustee Hen
nessey named Trustee Kane and Trustee
Schmidt nominated Trustee Flugel. The
result of the first ballot was Griswold, .
Kane. 8; Flugel. 5. On the second ballot
| the vote was Griswold, 6; Flugel, q; Kane
2. After six ballots with like results the
| Board adjourned.