The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-07
BAY0NNE FUMES
Staten Islands Complaint Against
Constable Hook - Peace
Over Rum.

tied the license muddIe last evening. The
big Eighth pooled its issues with
Mayor Farr after repeated caucnses be-
hind closed doors. and the white winged
angel OF peace once more roosts upon the
City Hall.
1t was after midnight when the last ses-
sion of the committee was finishe ed. Then
came the surprise. The License Commit
tee reported favoraDly upon the half
dozen applications for LIQUOR selling Ii
censes which il has had pigeon holed for
many weeks. Each application was
granted by q unanimous vote. The deal
ers who have at last secured their rights
are William Early, Henry Troeller. Her
man Newman, Diedrich CARDS, Edward
Ludwig aud Christian Rlekert, all
friends of Mayor Farr.
1t is understood that the warfare was
settled by Mayor Farr first affixing his
long withheld signature to the license of
Councilman Marx Robinson, one of the
big Eight" as an evidence of good faith
that he would also sign the license of
Councilman Nicholas Carroll, another of
the big Eight" if the Board would
grant his half dozen friends their
licenses.
The Village Improvement Association
of New Brighton, Staten Island, sent q
remonstrance in reference to the nuisance
CduSGu QdllI Of JIG lullCS Al0
from the Constable Hook factori es. The
communication asked that the nuisance
be abated by the authorities of Bayonne.
1t asserted that there was good reason to
believe that the fumes aud smoke could
be consumed. In the event of the failure
of the factories to stop the nuisance, their
immediate reno val from Constable Hook
was demanded. The matter was referred
to the Board OF Health.
The agitation on Staten Island against
the alleged nuisance has been very active
for three years. The matter has been
before the New York State Legislature,
petitions for the abatement of the NUS
ance have been sent to the War Depart.
men5 and memorials have been prepared
for Congress. 1t is said that IL the
Bayonne authorities fail to afford any
relief, the Staten Islanders will petition
the Weather Bureau to have the wind
shifted so that it will blow continuously
from the east. thus giving Bayonne the
benefit of the factories and the fumes and
smoke.
City Attorney Northrop submitted an
exhaustive report concerning the city's
contract with the Moutclair Water Com
pany. He said the contract was SO drafted
that the city would find it difficult to
compel an enforcement or to collect the
$50 daily penalty for the failure to furnish
the new supply of water.
The contract for the Improvement of
Trask avenue, from West First street TO
West Fifth street, was awarded TO James
J. Cogan, the lowest biuder. Michael
Lee was chosen as Inspector. Ordinances
were passed as follows:-
To improve West Sixth street, from
Avenue A to Avenue ID.
To construct sewers through West
Fifty-fourth street, West Twenty-irst
| street, Avenues B a G, and to vacate
| Avenue Q.
A resolution to draw q warrant for
S., 900 in favor of County Collector Hugh
| Dugan on account of the State and
County taxes for 1891 was adopted.
Mayor Farr vetoed the resolutions ap-
proving the action of City Engineer
Engineer Smith in appointing John
Flynn and Thomas Tourney inspectors
respectively upon the West Nineteenth
street and George street sewers. He de-
clared the appointment TO be illegal. He
also vetoed the warrant for Journeys
payment. The Board by the "Big
Eight" veto passed the resolution over
his vote. The cases will now go into the
District Court on suits, as Mayor Farr
will not sign the warrants.
City Collector r. Cadmus Combes had
| his delayed official bond reported correct
by the Finance Committee. Councilman
Benny held that the failure of Mr..
Combes TO present his bond within
twenty days after his election last May
MADE the OIQce vacant except Tor MI.
Combes holding over from his previous
term. He insisted that the bond should
not be approved. The big Eight"
thought differently.
Tax Matters.
The Commissioners of Tax Appeals
held a session yesterday in tie City Hall
| and reduced the valuation of the Column
bus Oil Company's plant at Constable
Hook from $4,000 to $4,000. City Col
lector Combes has taken in about S50, 600
worth of taxes since the issue of the bills
about a fortnight ago.
Funeral of Robert Bird.
The funeral of Robert M. Bird, the
young Second warder who died of pneu-
monia last Saturday afternoon. took
place yesterday afternoon under the aus
| pieces of Court Winfield No, 1851, A. o.
r. OF A, from the home of his parents, on
West Twenty-fifth street. The services
IN the First Reformed Church were con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. William w.
Knox. Custer Post No. 6. Sons of Vet
Grams, had the right of the line in the pro-
cession. Then came the Amalgamated
Association OF Iron and Ship Builders
and Boiler Makers. Court Winfield fol-
lowed as an escort to the hearse The
pail bearers were William Hogan, George
w. Seeley, Charles NJ. Tidabock, Michael
Purcell, Charles G. Kane and Edward G..
Brown. The intermenG was in the Bay
Cemetery.