The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-11

Sheridan. |. n. Q1imby aud many otb er
well known resitents OF the Third dis
trict asking the Board to use its endeavOrs
to have Alderman Norton remain a resi-
dent of the Third district where he has
been placed through the change OF the
district lines. The petitioners understood
that Mr.. Norton was about 10 move in
order to main in the Second district.
They expressed themselves rs having i'm
plicit confidence In Alderman Norton as
an 'able. honest aud efficient representa-
tive Of the people"
Mr.. Norton expressed himself as ignOr-
ant as n babe of the conteuts OF the peti-
tion. He thanked the petitioners for
such compliment and intimatei his in
tention Of remaining a resident Of the
new Third.
sALISGERs KICK.
When the resolution changing the pre-
ciuct lines was brought up. Mr.. Salinger
kicked vigorously. He insisted that the
chang e oftnelines should have been the
work Of the Committee on Elections, and
not left TO outsiders.
81 doubt If the Committee on Elec-
| tions," said MIR. Salinger, has even seen
the resolution. IL is an insult 10 the IN
| telligence OF this Board. Ii any member
will prove to me that this is the work OF
the members of this Board, and that the
number of precincts has been reduced to
save money. will vote for II. dare any
member TO say It is the work OF this
| Board"
Mr.. Hoos, replying to Mr.. Salinger, said:
'Alderman Salinger shirked his duty
In not attending the special meeting when
the district lines were changed. As TO
4 the changes in the precinct lines haa
1 him look over them tonight. some OF the
precincts where only sixty or seventy
/ votes were registered have been merged
into others so that few contain less than
three or four hundred voters. hes not
| ignorant OF what has been done. Then,
/ again, Alderman Kaiser, the chairman or
the Committee on Elections, saw them.
\ We don't want to pose here as lot OF
/ igDoramuses."
Mr.. Kaiser denied that he had read
them. ''Mr. Hoos. " he said, sis mistaken.
| He handed the resolutions to me to intro
duce it. l merely glanced at the tops and
handed them back ! refused 10 intro
! familiar with the contents. / think the
matter ought to be referred to the Com
mittee on Elections"
Alderman Schermerhorn said it gave
| him great deal of pleasure 10 think OF
| Democrat saving money to the city. Ii
was the first time he had ever heard of
such a thing. ana 1t was refreshing in
view Of bills increasing, salaries passed
and pending in the Legislature.
MR.. o'NEILL SARCASTIC
Mr.. O'Neill presently got the floor and
| proceeded to wipe it up with the " elo-
4
| (emphasizing satirically the word Sixth).
II am indeed grateful to Mr.. Schermer-
horn" said Mr.. O'Neill- ut is so re-
\ freshiug after sitting here In this Board
| for five years and watching the Republi-
can members, to see one get up with an
assumed mantle of purity and berate the
Democratic party for extrayagence Ia its
| disposition Of public moneys.
HE is a mathematician, hut he will find
that it will take him until he Is again
elected TO this Board OF Aldermen. a
| thousand years hence, to count the bill
lions the Republicans thaye squandered
while in charge of national affairs. All
young orators are fresh. The public is all
on our side, Schermy, old boy. The seven
Democratic votes will change these lines.
A Democratic Legislature has authorized
| us TO do 1t. My friend, Alderman Salin-
ger, outside Of the business OF this Board.
has let me inro some State secrets. and
the most important is that in law the Leg
islature Is paramount"
sCHERMY, OLD BOY. PRAYs.
| Mr.. Schermerhorn, with the agility of u
| lightning change artist, threw aside his
| armor ana with the meekness of church
\ deacon prayerfully appealed TO the Demo-
| cratic majority to let the matter lie over
at least tweuty-four hours. He touched
| Alderman Norton in a tender spot by
| saying:-"Whntw will the residents of the
| Third say when they find that Alderman
Norton voted to change the precinct lines
of that district without even knowing
| what the changes were TO be. "
This set Alderman Norton to buzzing
the City Clerk ana others TO find out the
changes. Ana it did look for a moment
as though Mr.. Norton was going to drop
out of the seven. He enquired how
much time the Board had to change the
| lines before it would be too late for the
| coming election. His colleagues insisted
| that there was not a day to spare, aud
Mr
that the changes in the Third were i'm
material. he voted against laying the
matter over.
Mr.. Hoos moved the previous question
| and the main resolution was carried.
THE SALARY GRAB.
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution to the
effect tnat the Board put itself on record
| as backing M the bill now pending in the
| Legislature to repeal the Aidermanic sal
airy bill.
Mr.. Macarthur said the Board had al
ready put itself upon record in the matter.
The resolution was tabled, Messrs.
Hoos, Jordan, O'NeiIl and Smith voting
in the negative.
ST. PATRICK's DAY.
The Board was invited to witness the
parade of the Ancient Order OF Hiber-
mans from the City Hall steps on the
morning of the 17In. Mr. Scnermerhorn
moved that the invitation be accepted.
81 may run again for Alderman myself, "
he said. An Invitation was also received
from the Lorillard Debating and Athletic
Club for the Board to attend a boxing
tournament on March 16
The Clerk reported that Mayor Cleye-
land had signed the ordnance licensing
bill posters, which goes into effect March
Is. The ameDdatory ordinance regulating
travelling shows, exhibitions, ETC., and
the ordinance allowing the A. A. Griifing
Iron Company the privilege Of laying
tracks across Woodward street were also
reported signed.
ELECTION PREPARATIONS.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the Committee on Elections TO procure all
necessary blanks and stationery for the
coming canvass and to report at tine next
meeting nominations for election officers
Another resolution from the same COM
mittee was adopted authorizing the
commencement of the house 10 house
canvass on Tuesday. March 81. to be COM
pleted by the following Saturday. The
Board of Registry will sit Tuesday, April
Z, to transfer the names from the canvass
ing books to the registry book, to revise,
alter and correct the list for the annual
charter election, which takes place
April II.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
The Committee on Streets reported ad-
versely on the ordinance allowing the