The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-10
RULE OR ruin.
Openly Declared Policy of
the Republicans Regard
ing the Tax Budget.
NO CONFERENCE,
NO COMPROMISE.
Unless the Democrats Bow Down
to Wanser, There Will be
No Money For Pub
lie Needs.

The Finance Commissioners were in
executive session yesterday afternoon
when The JERSEY CITY NEWS went to
press. The third and last meeting Of the
| day was called to order at four O'Clock
aud. as was predicted, no adjustment of
| the vetoed tax budget was effected
| Mayor Wanser's supporters, Commis-
siouers Peterson and Hitler. de-
clined to accept any offer made
| by the Democratic members to bring
about an adjustment of the difficulties.
These entlemen demanded literal COM
pliance with every demand made by
Mayor Wanser. The injustice and ab-
surdity OF number of his demands were
clearly portrayed by City Attorney Hud-
speth, but the Republican members
stood firm and demonstrated that chaos
and ruin were preferable to them to an
anicable adjustment OF the present diff
culties.
The Democratic members showed q
| Willingness to make certain concessio rs
with the hope of strengthening matters
out, but the Republican members de-
ellned to take any part in moye to ef-
| feet compromise.
| NO COMPROMISE.
| President Edelstein and Commission
| ers Allen and Bedell argued loud and
| long for a settlement, but their petitions
| fell upon deaf ears. Commissioners
| Peterson and Hitler quietly folded their
arms and declined to discuss any objec-
| tionable point or to make even a shadow
1 of concession.
The result is that the tax budget will
| crO To ha Tnv Iccfor ufAk
Items vetoed by the Mayor cut out. This
| will bring 1nnumerable law suits against
| the city every month and the costs of
these suits necessarily falling upon the
| city will increase the Indebtedness of the
| city far more than the sum Mayor Wan
| ser could Hnder any circumstances have
reduced it,
The Republican N embers of the Board
were informed of this fact, but they we're
in the fight to carry a f1imsY political
| point and not to protect the city's inter-
| ests.
THE LAST SESSION.
At four O'Clock the Commissioners met
| for the last time yesterday. and adjourned
| subject to the call of the chair. A motion
to this effect was made by Commissioner
Allen, and in explaining his reasons for
| pursuing such course, he said:-
| "There is at the present time a differ
ence existing between the Mayor and the
1 Board of Finance in relation to the tax
| budget recently adopted by this Board.
| We have today requested Mayor Wanser
to meet with US with view to adjusting
the difficulty. He has declined to meet
| with US. The Democratic majority In
this Board has nothing but the Interests
| of Jersey City to look after. Now that
Mayor Wanser has declined to meet with
us desire thas we adjourn subject 10 the
call of the chair.
'It is very evident that we cannot ad-
/ i1s OI1r difficnifipa and until
meeting Is held wish to look into the
| legal status of the case 1t is matter to
which l will give special attention, and
| will look after the best interests OF cur
city"
rupted Mr.. Hitler, 81 have a resolu-
| tion."
"You know enough Of parliamentary
l rule to know that resolution cannot be
entertained when there is a motion before
the Board" ret0rted President Edel-
stein.
MR.. HILLIER's RESOLUTION,
The motion was put and then Mr..
| Hitler explained that he had resoIu-
tion to present. which complied with all
the demands of Mayor Wanser. He in
| sisted upen having it read, but by vote
| of three to two it was knocked out. This
| is the text of the proposed resolutions
| Be 1t resolved, That the resolution heretofore
adopted by this Board on July 10, A. D., 1s92 be
1 amended SO as to read as to the following items
as follows
In the appropriation to the Board of Street
| and Water Commissioners
Reconstruction of sewers. ,9a9 90
Lamps and lights. 81, ,oc0 90
IL the appropriation to the Beard Of Poiice
Commissioners, In schedule d.
1 Supplies for station houses 500 90
| Department repairs and incidentals. 1850 90
/ For lighting station houses. ........., - 400 90
| Printing and stationery, as per schedule e,
1 60 0HO (SI.7 700 for Police DnnartnaDf and %916
| for Police Justice courts.)
l In the appropriation to the Fire Commission
| ers new white diamond or other hose of 400
| pounds test 1900.
| In the appropriation to the Tax Commission
| ers extra clerk hire, S3,60O
In the appropriation to the Board of Finance,
salaries, $59,es5; printing, stationery and sup
1 plies, 81, 900.
Resolved That the amounts as amended shall
respectively take the place and be In lieu lof the
/ amounts named in the respective items as
adopted by the Board on July 10, and the
amounts as herein amended shall be the appro-
priatons for the purpose as indicated in the re-
( spective items for the fiscal year beginning De-
| cember / and ending November 30, 1893.
| This wound up the session and also
concluded further monKeving with che
incomplete tax budget.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
| At meeting held at about fifteen min
| utes past four a resolution was presented
| for passage concurring in the purchase OF
| the extra strip of land on Gator avenue
| for the purpose of widening that street,
which was petitioned for BY ]. J. Det-
| willer and others, and also a batch of
! claims aggregating $4,000
| Commissioner Hitler wanted the reso-
! luton concurring in the purchase OF the
land separated from the one ordering the
| claims paid, so as to vote for 1t and against
| the claims. This request was denied, and
| as result, with Mr.. Peterson he voted
| against both. The payrolls for Reasses-
sors, amounting to ST. 400 were concurred
Ia by strictly party vote. as was also a
resolution ordering $25. 900 paid to Hugh
Dugan on account of the County tax of
| 1891, the salaries of the Sinking Fund
! Commissioners, and 81, 200 with which to
furnish the new wing of the City Hos
| pital.
| The two vetoes sent to the Board by
| Mayor Wanser yesterday were received
| but not read.
| It is what Hoods Sarsaparilla actually does
| that tells the story of its merit and has given it
4 the largest sale OF any medicine.
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