The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-24
WEST HOD0KBN Needs
Citizens Petition For a
Night School-West
Street Sewer.

The West Hoboken Council met last
light and transacted considerable BUSH
ness. A petition was received from over
fifty citizens for the establishment of a
night school. The clerk ives directed to
inform the petitioners that the matter
was entirely within the powers OF the
School Trustees, aud that the Council
would advise the Trustees to grant the
petition and to recommend an additional
appropriation of 81. 600 for the purpose.
A committee of property owners from
West street, headed by Nh. Ruigg, ap-
peared before the Board to protest agaiust
the building Of Il sewer in West street rs
unnecessary. Mr.. Strauo, VINO Is also a
| property owner on the line of the pro-
posed sewer, appeared and advocated the
sewer as beneficial TO the residents on the
lower end of West street. No action was
taken by the Council.
The Committee of the Whole reported
recommending that the following
amounts be placed on the ballots TO be
voted on at the coming elections as APP
preparations for the fiscal year;-Schools.
SI1. COO industrial education. $500; roads,
50. 500; nlacadamizing about park, 81. 500;
street repairs, $1,000; numbering
houses, $500; Fire Department, $1,000;
new hose. 81 LOCO; ashes and garbage.
6l.OUU. uGW LIZ hOooCs 2HfVOO. Lbp tOht-
mittee also recommended crossbridging
Walnut street. The repor was adopted
without modification.
The ordinance to submit the question
of the towns incorporation under the act
of 1855 to the voters at the coming cleo
and the Council decided TO publish
the necessary notices. This question was
submitted at the last election IL was
decided against incorporation. After in
structlng the clerk to advertise for bids
for printing the annual reports. the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
Union Hill Council.
The Union Hill Connect held a very
short meeting last night. An ordinance
was passed to improve Gardner street.
Petitions were received from citizens;
one asking for the appointments Of James
Moylan as engineer of the work.
and the other requesting that
Fivy & Howeth be made
engineers of the improvement. Town
| Attorney Russ notified the Board that
| Governor Albeit had signed two bills
| of the town.. The petition of the North
Hudson County Railway Com
paud to be permitted t. lay q
track in New York avenue or
Bergenliue was reported on adversely by
the committee. but it was referred back
10 UuG COlLiilliOLcO bCCduoC Vi viz hUSGuCc
of the chairman. The Board then adj
journed.
Notes,
The Union Hill Democrats Convention will be
he'd tonight and will p obably ba a very quiet
| assemolage. Mayor Conway and Town CLERK
Furman are she Of denomination and the only
uncertain event is she nomination OF Recorder
Hauenstein. Some opposition has developed
towards him. but it PROBABLY will not injure him,
The Republicans Of Union Hill lost themselves
in a large hall and debated The adv. Stability OF
putting any ticket in the field. They were all
sure that il was useless, but some thought the
white feather should not he so c-rtaiuly Haunted
The assemb.age adjourned without taking defiu-
ite action.
A dog with his mouth foam covered dashed
wildly up Berg enline avenue Yesterday after
noon, swapping at everything before him
Fortunately Policeman Kreig r was near, and
killed the animal before onyone was bittea,
West Hobokeh presents the unique spectacle
of an Independent candidate TOR loarmaster.
! James Lederle will run for that Office. and his
promises at election time will be az least anus
ing. M
Richaid Galbraith. tae agent of the Hob oxen
! Land aud Improvement Company, who wal
! nominated on the Citizens ticAe as Collector Ia
West Hoboken, has declined TO run.