The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-29
WANSER'S BABY ACT.
Lawyers Laughing at His
Effort to Defeat the
Supreme Court.
THAT MEETING ILLEGAL.
The Notice Was insufficient and
Valid Service Had Been
Made in the Condem-
nation Suit.
SOME BROWN PLACE HISTORY.
Queer Conferences in Which His
Honor and John Kean, Jr.,
Saw Some Railway Men.
SOME BROWN PLACE HISTORY.

citations to she Street and Water Com
missioners to appear before him and an
swer charges, he strictly enjoined Other
Secretary Nevin to keep them dead
secret; and TO tell the Commissioners to
whom they were addressed not to say
word about them to soul for four or
five days at least.
Don't mention word about them,
john" His Honor said. II don't want
the newspapers to know anything about
them. Aud tell Dugan and Somers and
the others to keep them dead quiet, and
we won't give out anything about them
here"
Mr.. Dugan and MI. Somers and the
resL did not give one little snap of their
fingers for His Honor or his fake cita-
tions, SO they told all about them and
publicly laughed them to scorn. But
they want to know, and SO do the public,
why Mayor Wanser wanted to make
secret of his proceedings. The general
theory Is that he had no idea whatever of
enforcing the citations. He simply
wanted to bulldoze the Street and Water
Board into complying with his wishes.
Last Friday evening His Honor. inti-
mated that he had some tin thunder
ready for the Board. His Honor was in
place OF business at the southwest cor
ner of Montgomery and Van Worst
streets. He was enjoying himself hugely.
He led the conversation. He did all the
talking, indeed, and the admiring circle
that stood around him simply smiled
while he talked. He intimated among
other things that he proposed to drive the
members OF the Street and Water Board
TO the verge of suicide.
When Other Secretary Revin implored
Mr.. Dugan to keep mum about the cita-
ton, Mr.. Dugan did not know whether to
laugh or be angry He certainly did not
propose to keep mum. He talked right
out. He said he would not be bulldozed,
or bullled, or frightened into any course
of action. He wanted that investig cation
and he was going to insist on having it,
He still insists, and he will give Mayor
Wanser a chance to scale some more back
fences on October 6, the return day of the
cit iflon.
The great question now Is as to whether
the resolution passed by the Street and
Water Board aud signed by His Honor in
such hurry, is worth the Ink it took to
write 1t, as against the movement 80 con-
cemn the Brown Place strip, inaugurated
by the railway companies. The lawyers
CLAIM that legal service was made five
hours before the resolution was adopted,
and consequently the resolution is lnop-
erative as bar to them. Its adoption is
even in the nature of contempt of court
1t is claimed for the city. however, that,
even il imperative, it's adoption will en-
able the city TO claim SO high a value for
the land that the railways cannot afford
TO lake it.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER
The story of how the supplem entary
court order was obtained is interesting.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Asa Dickinson
came to Jersey City. He gained audience
with Judge Werts, and that gentle
mar upon hearing of the Mayors school
hntyf fnnf BOD h.Af he
thing that begins with F and ends with
l., with two goose eggs in the centre
This was the time when Judge Werbs de-
cided that the process papers were
legally served when left at the Mayors
house or office.
At the same time, ex-Mayor Collins
was at the Palma Club reception with
the legal documents in his inside pocket
ready to serve upon the Mayor in case he
put in an appearance. Mayor Wanser
was at this time in hiding la his own
house. He was there all day yesterday,
too
Ex-Mayor Collins is absolutely dis
gusted with the Mayors actions.
and Wanser's best supporters are
laughing up their sleeves at him
WAS THE MEETING ILLEGAL?
Lawyers claim today that the absurd
failure. Even had not Judge Werts'
order been issued, declaring the service
Of the process papers legal either at the
Mayors house or office, any action taken
by The Street and Water Commissioners
ut yesterdays session was illegal. The
law governing the Board states very
clearly that twenty-four hours notice
must be given to each member of Especial
meeting. The notices for yesterdays
meeting were not ordered sent out by
President Madden until five O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. Com missioner Dugan did
not receive his notice until after eleven
O'Clock Wednesday morning and that for
Commissioner Somers was left ct Phil
Mutdoon's cigar.store. None OF the Com
miSsionerS were given the time required
under the rules of the Board.
On semi-ofticial auth ority 1t was learned
this afternoon that DIR. BeEj jamin Edge
and Mr.. Charles O'Neill are TWO of the
pointed by Judge Werts to hear testi-
mony in the fight of the Lehigh Valley
and National Docks Railway Companies
in the condemnation proceedings on
Brown place.
THERE WAS NO DEAL.
ibid you understand that the investi-
CATION before Mayor Wanser would be
stopped If you voted for that resolution?"
/ asked Commissioners Cook this morn
ing.
Il did not" was the reply.
"Did Mayor Wanser personally or by
on the subjectH
He did not. will be at that investi-
CATION prepared to give the Mayor all the
information that he desires. For three
weeks have carried a resolution to de-
clare Brown place q street around In my
pocket But couldn't get it through
MR.. REON BARNES CHARITY sgt
A bit Of history in connection with the
Brown place matter may prove interest
ing.
Mr.. Reon Barnes, of Lebigh Valley
fame. was tas first geutiemaa to conceive
IDEA of goobliIlg up brown place.
ALI the recent games OF hide and
seek between Mayor Wanser and railroad
detectives and lawyers emnnate from
proceedings by the willy Mr. Barnes
Reon Barnes realized that to go to the
water front he must secure the right OF
way across Brown place. He ARMED TO
himself In this strain: well, IL I can get
the right of way across thar land what is
10 prevent me frpm owning it.
With this idea in view, he appeared