The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-21
BAYONNE'S COUNCIL BOAR
Passaic Water Makes the People
Tired-Lighting the City.

Previous to the meeting of the Bayonne
Council last night the subject of lighting
the city was discussed. President Scion
Humphreys of the Bayonne and Green
Vile Gaslight Company, said that the
company mad no better proposition to
submit than that Of last July Offering to
makes five years. CONTRACT at $19.50 per
annum for each gas lamp and S35 per
year for each electric light. He denied
that the company was exceeding an au-
nual dividend of 3 per cent. Mayor Farr
spoke In behalf of the new a company
which has offered to make a contract at
$40 yearly for each gas. lamp and to sell
to private at sixty cents per
thousand feet.
Councilman Donohoe said that the
Board could not make any contract for
street lighting until the courts settle the
cave brought by the Bayonne and Green
vile Gaslight Company, testing the val.
ldity of the city ordinance giving a fran
chise to the Bayoune Electric Light and
Power Company. Mr.. Humphreys prom
ised that the company would continue to
light che streets at the old rate until the
decision is given.
At the meeting John A. Waever, In
spector of the city's dumping ground, re-
ported that his term of ofic. has expired.
He asked that he be gwen permission to
erect a small dwelling on the city dock
property, agreeing to act as Inspector of
the dumping ground without other re-
muaeratlon. The matter was referred.
So was u communication from Archibald
A. Smith, offering to the C ty for 500 the
lot in the rear of The engine house of Bay
onne Eugine Company No. !, on West
Seventh street, and how occupied by the
Street Departments stable.
ga Residents OF several localities petitioned
that relief from the horrible condition of
the Passaic water be afforded Water
Purveyor Mcbride was ordered to have
the MIGRANTS at The dead euds of all the
water mains blown off weekly. James
j. Cogan was awarded the contract for
the new extensions OF The Water mains.
His bid was 1880 and So per foot for lock
excavation.
Mayor Farr vetoed the bill for taking
prisoners to the County Jail and Peniten-
tiary. Councilman O'Brien explained
that when he was elected Il City Father
he had transferred the contract TO his
sister. lie asserted that the Mayor was
in sore need of political capital to en-
neavor to gain frleads by such u wretched
veto. On motion OF Councilman O'Brien
the warrant was ordered paid. notwith-
staining the veto.
Other vetoes dealt with proposed re-
pairs to the house of Americus Engine
Company No. 3. n Columbia Hook aud
Ladder Company No. 8, and the erection
of h temporary house for Protection En-
glue Company No. So Mayor Farrj said
thats his main reason f0rssvetoinG9 the
measures WAS that the resoluiionsaordefed
The expenditure from tue License = Fund
whena the Hire Departmen ts Fnndlisi not
exhausted. Idle ea~isofoh5ected to the new
house measure because the site was l05l
/ specified. Altaof the yetoesy were O. iled,
but subsequently the Board passed new
resolations coveringithsD D4i scti ions ofoths
M tyor. tcAsnspeeial1 sG~onunfttse y $40
arrange for a publio DEMONSTRATION
on Columbus sDayn was iautho riseds . Fire
programme ispeciied In ctudbsnit havo spegd
ing of the new City Hall to thespabHujyH va
pafarte and demonstration by tilerpup3fs
of all tue public and parochial schools
and the Police and Fire Departments; a
rece Dtion n nass,meeting at the City
Hall with orators, pyrotechuics. exercises
and other attractive features. President
Goddard named Coanrilmen O'Brien,
Bridgman aud Robinson as the commit
tee.
An ordinance for the improvement OF