New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-09
ORANGE.
ORANGE.
TILL, ,uAp AC.INsT TILE IInIrOR SHOPS


The charter election in Orange and the local cleo
tlons in the townships of East and West Orange will
take place tomorrow and there is a good deal OF eX
element the situation. In East Orange the Eist
orange Protective Association has had printed IN
readiness to spring the voters in the morning
circular containing series Of charges against inc
Township Committee and the conduct of the public
officers Among tie charges those to the erect
that the committee has injured the credit OF the TOWN.
shin by refusing to receive bid from reputable New
York banking house on the township bonds and nave
awarded them to another firm at lower premium
than was offered that through reckless management
the floating debt OF the township had increased to over
100000 that the taxrae had been steadily incFeas
inc at an alarming rate from year to year that the
books of the township were in frightully confused
condition so that no one could tell anything about the
actual condition OF the township and that tile franchise
for the electric road in Mainst. had been granted To
the Newark Passenger Railroad Company without any
adequate equivalent.
The circular has been printed with the greatest
secrecy and extraordinary pains have been taken by
the members of the Protective Association to hold II
back until too late for denial or an explanation Vi
the charges TO be made
The members Of the Township Committee are highly
indignant over the affair, and those who have seen
the circular denounce 1t in unmeasureh terms as Il
contemplate election trick ali outrage ana III
other equally forcble terms. Richard Coyne, the
chairman of the Township Committee, was seen by a
Tribune reporter on the subject and asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. lie said that the circular-whch he had
not before seen-contained among mass OF miSiep-
re>entaons and absolute faehoods, apparent or
half truths In regard to the rejection of the bid Tor
bonds lie said that in the first place the BID had hot
in properly, that 1t was Tor ohlJ ONO
class, and that the most desirable one.
OF the school bonds while the competing oiu
that was accepted was for the whole. fur'heF
,in had pia
the while lot of bonds and had refused to do so, ana
that the price paid for the bonds was as great as
the rejected bid.
lie denied the statement that there had been any
reckless management resulting in a iloating debt Oh
100000, and said that this amount was simply tenn
porary loans for street improvements, against Which,
asset, equal amount Of street assessments
which would be collected in regular course.
The statement that the tax rate of the township
was increasing at "A steadily alarming rate was de-
nounced an absolute fasehood the tax rate for 1853
having been 30 and that for 1890 three points less
.257.
The charge that the books OF the township were in
confused and uninteigble condition was also denied
During the latter weeks of the life Of the late collector
Of taxes when lie was partially blind, some coIu'ioi
had arisen by the employ OF young man a. az
sstant who not fully competent since then,
however the books have been gone over by an expert
accountant and were now in perfect older.
In regard to the charge that the FRANCHISE lor
electricity had been gwen away
alcnt, the matter of difference Oi opinion.
The township had secured license fee Of 80 "a car
per annum and a reduction of fare from ten cents 10
i've cents Other members Of the committees were
seen and cOrrObOratcl the statements OF MI. CJyn;
Tho agitation over the question OF sunday hquor-
selling has been steadily Increasing ana on SATURDAY
and Yesterday some interesting developments eOyH
place. ON saturday Mayor Truman. who mas been Inc
Iarget for Humber of personal ATTACKS IN one OF IN
local paper, for tine: summoned the Marshal vi
Police and directed him To Instruct nj officers u arrest
a, suspicious PERSONS under the city ordinance Oh
lie subject all persons seen entering tie alley or sh5
entrances 10 the VARIOUS llquor-shOps MT. truman
took thi, step without consultation win the Guy tOn
sci with whom he has rather strained relations. ne
Marshal OF Police refused u OBEY the Oldcf Oh uc
Mayor The Mayor finally did not insist on inc mat
Ter but wished the Oin,ers 10 take note OF the names
Of all persons entering the back yarus OF sue
alleys leading to the places. ms oder Was pf"ou-
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. Hugh p. Fleming pas
tor of St Johns Roman Catholic Church ana thc hvn.
j. w Mcdowell, his assistant made tour Oh tlc wy
and cndcayorcd evidence Tor the cohNlolol
OF the sunday MquOr-sellers. The Two priests Wdhe'
i'm the back door Of the place OF Mlciacl hney VI
lill ST. and found the place full OF nan grown po.s
and negroes. The two priests nj once lWscu q COM
ulnlui nj the police station they gave thtiF own
lame, a, complainants and witnesses Continuing tclr
r-7dc they entered five different liquor shops III oer
mari, Of the city These VIII be reported u the ponce
thl, morning. . -, -,, ,.,i,,.. ,bo s,,d,v
r,msccrs will be kept up until al the places are
closed