The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-11
CITY HALL EXPENSES.
Governor Albeit Considers
$3.50, 600 Enough for
the Building.
HISVIEWS ON THE SUBJECT
Believes in Economy in Public Ex-
penditures and in Paying
Debt Soon.

The hitch between the City Hall Com
missioners and Governor Albeit relative
to the passage of the City Hall bill. which
is destined to increased the appropriation
for City Hall purposes s25,000, is ap-
parently settled. Next Monday night
the City Hall bill will be presented, and,
according to the statements of the City
Hall Commissioners, will go through
with bells" on.
10 secure the passage OF the bill and
Governor Abbett's approval, however,
no small amount of diplomacy was neces-
sary. The original bill empowered the
issuing of bonds for $3.50, ,000. President
Pearson and Commissioner Edelstein
urged the passage of this bill, and it is
said it met with the approval of the Hud-
son mem berS.
The leading members of the Hudson
delegation in the Assem- DIV gave Cover
nor Albeit an outline of the bill, and the
result was far from what was expected.
GOVERNOR ABBETT'S CARE.
The Governor asked to see the bill, and
upon peruslng it, detected some of Mayor
Cleveland's handiwork, and remarked
that the bill, as it stood, would not
receive his signature. This word was
SCuU W inc CIby I1du COuInlsSlOueTos uutt
Tor the past three weeks President. Pear
son, President Edelstein and many other
political leaders have been in Trenton al
most daily comforting with the Governor.
All arguments to secure the Governors
approval were useless, and finally it was
decided to draft new bill.
This was done and the Democratic
leader was drawn into the difficulty with
the hope Of Strengthening matters out.
Governor Albeit made several sugges-
tions and every suggestion was embodied
in the new bill.
100000 SUFFICIENT.
In the first place Governor Albeit
said:-"Gentlemen 5000, 900 is enough, In
addition to what you already have"
The City Hall Commissioners suddenly
came to the same conclusion. and it was
decided to scratch out the $3.50, 900 and in
sert 100000. The Governor also thought
that it would be advisable to pro-
vide for the payment of the City
Hall bonds aG the rate of $4,000 per year
The City Hall Commissioners agreed
with the Governor. In this manner the
original bill was dissected by the Gov
ernor Notwithstanding the protestations
of number of local politicians.
The bill which is to be presented at Mon.
day evenings session, is clearly the idea
of Governor Albeit, and it will in every
way meet with the approval of the public
in general inasmuch as provision for
effacing the debt slowly but surely has
been made.
THE NEW BONDS.
The new issue of bonds will bear 4 pei
cent. interest payable semi-annually
The bonds will be for one thousand dol
lars each.
The City Hall Commissioners have al
ready had an appropriation of $1,000 al
their disposal. OF this sum about Sl72, ,OOC
has been spent in purchasing the
City Hall site, The remaining $50. 900 has
almost gone in the way of salaries and
incidental expenses.
The sale OF city property netted the
Commission about $1,000. but there re-
mains to be sold the present City Hall
and the office of the Street and Water
Commissioners. From these two build.
ings the Commissioners expect to get
$50, 900.
With the $500. 900. which will be turned
over to them under the proposed now act
the Commission will have had $450,000.
NO MORE MONEY NEEDED.
Governor Albeit maintained that such
a sum was sufficient to construct IA build
ing for City Hall purposes, notw ithstand-
ing all arguments to the contrary.
1t is stated that considerable person al
feeling has been aroused over the recent
complications. The City Hall Commits
sioners refuse to discuss the subject
and their actions would indicate
that they still have great
doubts as to the passage OF their bill, not
withStanding their statements that it will
90 through with bells"
The Commissioners were in secret Sc S.
sion this morning for more than an hour.