The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-16
THEY JUST OQUABBLBD'
Hoboken COunc1lmen Act
Like Babies and Dis
gust Citizens.
NO TAX RATE PROGRESS.
After Two Votes the Board Re-
mains Tied-Yulgar
Personalities.

The Hoboken Common Council had :
very peppery time at Its meeting las
| night over the tai rate ordinance.
The lobby was crowded with property
owners and politicians. The meeting re-
suited In nothing. as every balos was a
tie. Mayor Stanton having four stauneh
| supporters and four opponents.
The meeting was quiet until Council
man Weinthal handed up a type written
document to the Clerk, just after the
opinion of Corporation Attorney Min
turn, that the Council might reduce the
Tax Commissioners appropriations, had
| been read. This document, Weinthal said,
was the tax ordinance which hal been
| passe ed at the last meeting OF the Couoell
"Why." said Nj. Erlenkoetter, picking
| up O typewriter manuscript from ms
| desk, "here is the ordinance from the ME.
| l took it from the file"
After a stupid personal wrangle pc
tween Weinthal and Erienkoetter, Wein-
| thal's ordinance was put to vote and lost
on this tie vote:- D.,
Ayes-Weinthal, Beuig, .Tahen and
Schneider. .
Nays-Kelly, stegman, Fenton and
~Erlenkoetter.
This ordnance differed from the n
endorsed Monday night in that IT en-
! bodied certain charges recommended oy
the Mayor. When it was lost Kelly said,
II do not intend to let any man come 10
me and say l shall do SO. think there Is
pro and con on every subject. A certain
lot of citizens held a meeting last night
and fully discussed the details to suit
themselves, but / believe that when the
citizens fully understand this, they Will
| see that the Council will do wrong to re-
duce the tax levy. We have a Tax Board
| we should be proud Of. l move the Tax
Commissioners be requested to call q pup
lie meeting and invite the Mayor ana
Common Council and discuss this mater
| so that their side may be heard"
Chairman Erlenkotter resigned the
| chair to Councilman Kelly. and said, 81
think there is no man in this Council who
would not approve a reduction OF taxes,
but the correct way TO reduce taxes IL 10
reduce expenses. The Tax commission
ers have done something in that line.
His Honor while on the floor the other
night made a remark that we could pro-
cure money at AZ per cent. l did not sup
pose Mr.. McHale a fool. and l called on
him this morning. He said that he
would not give us money at that rate"
kelley's motion was put ana iost by the
same tic vote. He said This is an act of
discourtesy and injustice to the Tax Com
missioners. I'll get them to call a public
meeting if I have to go to them personally
and request them to do it,"
Mr.. Bewig rose and attempted to sneak.
but Chairman Erlenkoetter was disin-
cl,ned to allow him.
BeWig said 81 have as much right to the
floor as any man. Councilman helly has
no more right to the floor than l."
Then Mr.. ,,Erlenkoetter said Bewig could
nave the floor, but that gentleman sat
down disguised.
Recess was moved and during the rest
Bewig met E~rlenkoetter.
You can't put me down." said Bewig.
~ know rs much as you"
"Oh, you're a dudish dandy" said
Erlenkoetter. ''It's a charity to you not
to give you the floor sometimes. Some
people are so thick that they can see
anything"
"Oh, we can't all be as smart as you,"
said Bewig. ''If / was to go over the
Meadows / could cross. but you would
sink in"
Bewig weighs about 800 pounds and
E~rlenkoetter weighs about IT'S.
After recess a motion was put to adj
journ and carried. So now the battle
stands Just the same as before the meet
ing.