The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-02
HOBOKEN is HAPPY.
Mayor Stanton's Annual
Message Pictures the
City in Rosedte
HueS.

the old Board of Council met for the last
time. A full Board was present. An or.
dinance fixing the salary of the Overseer
of the Poor at 5000 per annum, passed
its second and third readings and
the thanks of the Board were rendered to
Councilman Timken the retiring mem
Der, and his badge Of Off oe was presented
to him as token of the esteem in which
he was hold by the other members. Then
on motion of Councilman Weinthal the
Board adjourned sine die.
When the new Board met at one O'Clock
huge floral horseshoe adorned the desk
of j. Henry Stegman, the popular new
member from the Second ward. Mayor
Stanton, Freeholder Coyle, Corporation
Attorney Minturn and ex-Councilman
Tinken occupied seats within the rail-
ing.
The following appointments were then
made:-Second Assistant City Clerk. Rob-
ert Curry; Janitor of City Hall, Charles
German; Park Keeper for Hudson
Square Park, Charles Coyne; Overseer of
Poor, Andrew Miller; Park Keeper for
Church Square Pork, John Sullivan;
DAILY; Sealer of Weights and Measures.
William Ryan; City Hall En- gineers. John
Sexton and Michael Keller; City Gar
dener, Joseph Nevius; Poundkeeper,
Herman Wolff; Sluice Gate Keeper.
Michael O'Toole.
WILL HE PRINT RI IN CHINEsEp
The annual message Of Mayor Edward
R. Stanton was then read. 1t opens by
the announcement that with
the assistance of the Council
the citv's moneys have been care
fully and judiciously expended and that
not in a single instance has any appropri-
alton been overdrawn. Discrimination
has been exercised in the consideration of
applicatiols for liquor licenses. The city
has not been bonded for single dollar
in the past fiscal year. ~
When the Mayor went into office the
administration was heir to a legacy of
bonds amounting to 81, 233. $50; nearly
100000 of these, the message declares.
were handed down from the extravagant
era that prevailed when the uptown
streets were constructed, OF this amount
$4,000 was cancelled last year
The Mayor sought means to
llquidate the sl66,5oO worth of
bonds due, without levying a general
tax. The Martin act was adopted and to
date adjustments aggregatlng 81 IS, 7Sl, 30
have been reported to the Csurt, and as
surances are given that before Novem-
Der l reports will be filed covering
$500, 900 worth of adjustments The total
Indebtedness of the city is 81, 224. $50. The
interest charges to be met during the
year are $63, ,717.50.
FAULTY ASSESSMENT.
The Mayor calls attention to the in
equality in taxation, a determination be
ing made in favor of the most valuable
lands in the city. The message again
urges that ornament fund should be
created, to which every year the Tax Com
missioners should divert specified sum
fnr "a of OrpAnnlIv rnoatinn QnN
extinguishing bonds as they become due.
The Mayor points with pride to the fact
that 81 per cent. OF the tax levy of last
year has been collected, and he says such
prompt payment is conceded by tax econ
omists to ho the best proof, in fact the
of the public in the administration of
the affairs of city. The message
praises the new system of aims bv which
the Poormaster is the sole judge as to
who are deserving. The Mayor hopes the
Board of c 'uncil will continue TO exer-
else discrim uation in granting licenses.
and is glad tnat several disorderly houses
were refused licenses, and their proprie-
tors driven out of business.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.
The Mayor praises both the Police and
Fire Departments, and says they have
reached high degree of proficiency.
He has good word to say for the
w dbcl anu InCA tdhCS up
the subject of litigation saying that the
city has not been mulcted in any DAM
ages, and that the only suit of
Importance being prosecuted on behalf
Of the city is against Martin Steljes and
other bondsmen of Michael II. Murphy,
late, defaulting Water Registrar. The
only suit pending against the city worthy
of comment is Stuhr vs.. Hoboken, which
involves a principle of levying assess
meuts.
The message recommends the taking
up and relaying of the pavement in the
upper part of the city. and suggests more
method in cleaning the streets. 1t re-
grets that no progress has been made
on the subject of sewers and saws that the
people suffer because of the city's failure
to provide proper main outlets for all
lateral sewers.
The Mayor praises the newly organized
Board of Health and then takes up the
subject Of schools. There are six Public
Schools In the city with a seating capac-
ity of 5000 pupils and an average
attendance of $500 scholars. Next fall
Father Corrigan's parochial school Is ex-
pected to cause withdrawal of 500
pupils. The Mayor says he does not be-
lieve there is any necessity for new
school.
The message speaks in high terms of
the Industrial School, Free Public Library
and of the Military, and ST.. Mary's Hospi-
tails. The latter institution and the
Sisters the Mayor praises highly and
recommends that the Tax Commissioners
appropriate specific sum to be donated
to assist in maintaining the institution.
The Memorial Day Nursery also comes In
for a word of praise.
A PROGRESSIVE CITY.
The message under miscellaneous sub
jects states that within the past year over
one hundred new and improved buildings
have been erected at an aggregate
cost of 100000, and 100000 has
been expended in constructing and
improving streets and sewers. That the
improvements have been satisfactorily
made is proven by the prompt collection
of the amounts due from property
benefited. A fire house and police
station are now in course of
erection. Unlike any other city.
Hoboken owns cemetery which Is
self-sustaining. The Mayor says he Is in
favor of the movement to purchase by
private subs cription a cemetery plot for
the interment of the deceased veterans Of
the ARMY and avy. The Mayor makes
a str ong plea to have the ordinance
regul ating the duties Of the Comptroller
amended so as to authorize him to ex-
anime he accounts of every official who
receives or expends money on the city's
account. The Mayor would like to see
a Board of Finance substituted
for the present Board Of Tax Commission
ers, and after going over the errors of the
present system, says that it is primitive