New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-22
THE BRIGHT OUTLOOK ~ JERSEY CITY
SOME oFIICEIIoLDERs MAY 60 TO CANADA IF
REPUBLICAN SHERIFF is ELECTED.

SOME oFTICEIoLDERs MAY 60 TO CANADA IF
REPUBLICAN SHERIFF is ELECTED.
Republicans and INDEPENDENT Democrats in Hudson
County and particularly in jersey City, are In state
Of continual iuiiation The victories they have won
in the last two municipal election, have given them
control Of nearly nil the city government and event
ualiy every department Will b. Republican. and the
ring which has been such "A burden to the taxpayers
will BE- wiped out OF existence. The gang that mis-
ruled Jersey CITY for nearly decade Is dying hand.
however, and every legal bubble that able lawyers
can invent 10 kcsr the ring In Is being rcorcd 10.
Thus far the ring has been defeated In every move
and the court, have sustained Mayor Wanser ana m'
policy j. Is confidently believed that the courts VIII
decide az Inst tho ng every time. until all litigation
s. a, an end Tlls br; ht outlook has not losicnei
the efforts Of the Republicans and Inicp'ndcnt Demo
Gratis in seeking further Victories They are already
preparing for the fall campaign when sheriff Will BE-
elected. II the Republicans can elect Republican
sheriff fall. It Is said that It Will b" followed by
an exodus 10 Canada and other foreign territory Of
number Of persons who for ten years have lived on
the fat Of the land. Eepubllcan Sheriff means
a good Grand Jury. one that Will do It's duty some
thing the county has not had In many years An
honest Grand Jury Will Investigate the condition OF
the street and Mater Board. which has been called
corrupt since It's creation. II will also invest
gate tie workings Of the Board OF frecholdcrs. who
spent a. 900 900 In $50. for a boulevard and
scarcely point 10 n single return for the money. This
boulevard 1, 10 be fourteen miles long. The Chief
Engineer and the FrcchOldcr, positively assured the
people that 81 900 900 would be sufficient 10 con
siruct this road. but after squandcrng this vast sum
they obtained permission from the Lcgisla
last winter to spend II 100000 more. Grand
Jury might obtain most Interesting Information
II 1t directed It's attention 10 this matter.
Another cnliou, transaction might be- looked into
by a Grand Jury drawn by Republican sheriff.
II Is this In loco. when the Board OF Frcchodcrs
of Office. IL left the incoming board
legacy In the shape Of "A debt OF more than $4,000
The board has spent that much In excess OF the
appropriation Several members Of the board Of 1888
were reelected into the board VI 1850. All Of these
members remained In the Office until the election Thu
spring. when went out. IT the time since 1855
the Board Of Freehodcrs paid off the Illegal debt Of
10000, and County Collector Dngan, who Is also
County Treasurer, told a Tribune reporter that Il,
knew notlrc about II that he had not paid n warrant
for the purpose OF canccllng this debt and that his
books did not have single entry indicating that
the motley had been paid. The Tribune reporter
told by three members Of the Board OF Fr'rholdcrS
that the money nad been pnld, and the debt wiped
out The last dollar paid h fol" December !,
1852. rIc question Grand Jury might ask wOEli
be how This money paid without record Of It
being kept. and what light had the hoard OF Free
holders 10 pay this illegal debt.