The Jersey City news., 1892-06-15
The Rum Sellers Alder
manic Tools RatifY the
Bargain With the
" Journal"
LICENSE DESIGNATION
Now Major paDgborn Will Wink
the other Eye at Sunday
Rum-No Building Ill
spector.

Tho city Is still without Building In
spector. For six weeks-ever since Alder
IN III Connolly was convinced he could not
legally hold both positions of Alderman
and Building Inspector-Mr. Davis has
worked h ,rd to elect his man, ex-County
Superintendent Kelly, as eX-Buildng In
spector Clarke's successor. He was on
hand again at last i..ht's meeting of the
Aldermen. But the fact that the Board
adjourned, On motion of Alder nau
Norton, without a word concernina the
Building Inspectorship. showed he had
not yet succeeded In acquiring the neces-
sar7 vote to elect his man. Messrs. Con-
molly. McCoobery and Norton are openly
referred TO as the boilers from the Demo-
cratic caucus. Somebody appears to pe
playing for stakes The Republican
members, although they were willing to
vote FOR Mr.. Connolly, probably aware
That he could not legally hold the poi ion
without resigning from the Board of
Aldermen, are solid for the election of ex-
Aldermen John E. Macarthur. Aldermen
Norton and McCoobery were absent.
FINE DEMOCRATS. THEsEl
The main feature of last nights meet
ing of the Board was the adoption of
resolution designating the EUcning Jour
nal rs the paper in which shall Oe pub
lished the list of applicants for licenses
for the sale of liquor when the Sup eme
Court knocks out the German handDin
previously selected. This is in accord
ance with the recent action of the rum
ster,' county organization, endorsing the
journal for helping them keep open on
sunday.
The resolution was offersd by Alder
rrau Day. The preamble stated that the
of bo Stnnto Zpjf1J1fr npt
certain because of n wrii OF certiorar,
and the business of ll1gs number OF
citizens was jeopardize1. aud monte;
were needed for municipal purposes. Tne
resolution stated that the Board had no
doubt of the legality of It's action, yet for
purpC sas of relief it was necessary to
designate some other paper.
MIR. Merton moved TO table The resolu-
tiou. The Board, he satd, had Already
designated one paper. and no did not see
why another paper should be designated.
AS Il liquor dealer hims elf he was willing
TO close up until September If it was ne
cessary. 1t seemed TO be the duty of the
press and pulpit to pound the liquor deal
ers. and IF they had their way, we'd
have a prohibition town within few
days"
Alderman Day urged the passage of the
resolution. Mr.. Norton. he said. was
only one out Of eleven hundred dealers.
The resolution was drawn in the interest
of the liquor dealers.
SALINGER MAKES KICK.
Mr.. Salinger failed to see the propriety
of redesignation. He admitted that the
present state of affairs with reference to
the service of a writ of certiorari was Il
hardship for the liquor dealers, but the
passage of the resolution offered would be
contrary to law, because the law eXpic-
lilly stated that the designation must be
made in A pril He was sure that the
nn1ipn Iynnl1 not mole linnnr nlpT
who could show a receipt for his S25t paid
for his license 10 sell liquors, pending the
decision of the Supreme Court.
Aldermen Kehoe antt Lahey asked to be
excused from voting on >the question of
tabling the resolution. The motion 10
table the resolution was lost nv vote of
yeas to nays. The original motion to
adopt the resolution was carried by the
folio wing vote:-
Yeas-Day. Farley, Kelly, Keogh. Nc
En- ea and Allen.
NAys-DusenD berry, Kaiser, Lahey, Nor
ton and Salinger.
Mr.. Norton wanted to appeal on the
ground that it required seven votes to
adopt a resolution. President Allen told
him he was out of order Norton insist
ed on a record being made OF his appeal
in the minutes.
OH, HOW GUILT-EDGRDl
Mr.. McEntee offered resolution ask
ing the Board of Finance to appropriate
$500 for the purpose of cleaning. renovat-
lag and repairing the Aldermanic Cham
Der. In urging the passage of the reso-
luton. MIR McEntee pointed to his
surroundings, and especially to the
dilapidated and dirt-begrimed condition
of the frescoed ceiling. ant declared the
Chamb Der was scarcely fit for hogs to meet
in, and was disgrace to the city.
The resolution gave Alderman Salirger
another opportunity to get in hack at
the nusightlv partition which hens in
the Tax Commissioners Office, and which
takes up one half of the spaca originally
designed for this lobby. If the resolution
meant the removal of that partition he
would vote for its rassage, otherwise lie
would refuse bis support.
President Allen asked Mr. Salinger not
70 insist upon the removal OF the Tax
Commissioners office from its present
location, as the present quarters were an
ABSOLUTE necessity,
The resolution was carcied. Messrs.
Dnsenberry, Lahey aud SaliDger voting
ag INST 1T.
rne chairmen of the Standing Commit
tees Were requested to hand in Lneir esti
mates of money required for the coming
fiscal year.
Nine licenses to peddle were granted
~ 2 saNH nj