The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-21
NORTH HUDSON DOINGS.
West Hoboken Council-A Military
Scandal-TroubIe in Com
pany b.

The West Hoboken Council held a
meeting last night aud transacted con-
siderable business. Permission was
granted to Edward Conod, the blind
musici an, to hang transparencies over
street lamps, G. F. Vaudeville, of Pail
SADIE avenue, com planned CT the poor co IL
dition of the avenue near his house. The
complaint was referred to the Commi ttee
on Streets.
The property owners petitioned the
Board taat the Board reconsider the sub
stitutioD If Moylan's lame for that of
Mahlbeck us engineer of the latest i'm
proveinent. Muir moved that the Coun-
Gil reconsider the matter and substitute
MahIOeck'S name, and the motion was
carried. A communication was read
from President Dodd Of the Gas Company
who promised TO put u main in the west
side Of West street and SO makep possible
the burniug of gas in the street lam rs.
Edward w. Iusley %petitioned for reap
pointnlent as town surveyor. He said he
had been appointed before. but was igDo-
rant as to whether SUCH an appointment
still held good.
The property wne petitioned the
Council to lay out and open a new street
from the north line of Paterson Plank
Road to the westerly line of Montgomery
avenue. The ordinance for such street
was passed and james Moylon was up-
pointed engineer of the work. The Com
mittee OF the Whole's report recon-
mended that permission be granted to
flag Linden street,
A Military Scandal,
There is quite a scandal in Company B
OF the Second Regiment, which Is made
up of mem bers from all the North Hud-
son towns. In seven years four captains
have resigned from this company, be-
cause the privates have lei them such
a devil of II life. Some of the privates are
extremely negligent Of their duties. lucy
don't attend drill, refuse to do any work.
AMI continually act so as to throw the
company into poor repute as a military
organization. A number of privateS
have asked for their discharges, but have
received no answer to their applications,
and although they say they have served
i've years, yet they claim their appiica-
lions remain unanswered. Last night the
discontented privates held a meeting and,
after considerable talking. appointed Il
committee to wait upon Colonel Stevens
and ask why their discharges are not
granted. The members appointed or the
committee are Sergeant Knock. Privates
Clark, Smith. Sheehon, Bechtoid, Eickel,
Michael and Corporals Prentiss Holt ana
Shehr.
Captain Buttenbaum, who is blamed
for holding back the discharges said that
In all cases where he had not complied
with the application for q discharge the
men had been neglectful Of duty and had
not attended drill as they ought.
Notes.
West New York Council met last night
and organized. sid Darling was elected
Cnuirmun; w. H. Smith, Town Treas
urer; Thomas WeIsch, Jailor, and Jacob
Furer, Recorder.
The new West Shore elevator was
opened for traffic yesterday.
George REESE, the Union Hill "Cruelty
to Animals" man, was committed for
trial by Recorder Hauenstein yesterday
charged with stealing Otto Crouse's dog.
Jacob Jutzler was before Recorder
Hauenstein yesterday for beating his
wife. His wife pleaded for his discharge,
and on his promise to reform he was dis
charged.