The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-26
H0BOKEN COUNCIL.
Councilman Kelly. Wants HObOken
Men Only to do City Work.

Considerable business OF importance
was transacted at the meeting of the
Hoboken Common Council last evening.
All members were present except Coun-
Gilman Offermau. A com munication
was received from Mayor Pagan relative
to the Rayiue Road sewer. The Mayor
reviewed the matter sfroln its beginning
and sh owed how Jersey City alone was
responsible for its completion. He stated
that he had written to the Corporation
Counsel of Jersey City and had received
q few day ar answer In which
Counsellor Edwards stated that as
it had been proven that the burden must
lie entirely upon Jersey City, that city
would plete the sewer. Inasmuch as
Hobokeu will be benefited by the sewer =,
the Counsellor maintained that II Hobo
ken would assist in the payment of the
$50. 600 necessary to be expended, j ersey
City would esteem 1t O favor. Tit COM
muuication was read and ordered re-
ceived.
A communication was received from
the Jersey City, Ho5oken and Rutherford
Railroad Company bearing Information
of the filing of articles of Incorporation
with the State Secretary. The company
propose, laying tracks for operation of
cars on the following streets in Hoboken:
Commencing at the intersection of
Paterson avenue and the boundary line
OF Hoboken. running .southeasterly
along Paterson Plank Road to First
street: thence easterly along First street
to River street: thence s%outherly along
River street to Newark street; thence
easterly along Newark street to the
Hudson River. Also a returning branc
in HobOken commencing at the fnGer-
section of River and First streets. run
Ming n%ortherly aloug River street TO Sec
ond street; rhence westerly along Second
street to Harrison street; thence souther-
1v QlonU HurFjSnO crPaAE fn HffGt 1tVoQf s
Tn improvement of the following
streets passed the third and final read
ing:-
Jefferson between Fifth and Four
tenth, Monroe between Fourth and
Eighth s~treete, Jackson between Fl rst
AMI Second, Second between Maids on
and Jackson.
TO BUILD A NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
The contracts for the new engine house
on Hudson street were awarded to-
Richard English for masonry. at So. 082;
Robert Cook, carpentry, at S.. 800; and
6. M Sinclair, plumbing. at s2.649. A
dispute arose over the awarding of the
masonry TO q Jersey City man. Councils
man Kellv said that the contracts should
be awarded to Hoboken men only. Jer-
sey City was greedy, aud would allow no
Hoboken contractor te RetSat their plans
aud specifications. He said he wanted to
encourage ..home rule" in Hobokeu.
SOhuJlltl6h 1AClky 4tot ObC dk6luaS
giving the Jersey City man the contract !,
and then changed his vote.
Fl ARMoRY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
The Council granted the Board of Edu-
cation permission TO use the Armory oil
old Engine House for school purposes,
the entire expense TO be born by the
Board of Education.
The matter of constructing a new
sewer GA Clinton street. between First
and Second, was left with the Street
COMMITTEES. the resolution introduced
by Councilman Kelly respecting the
establishments OF n new voting precinct
in the Second precinct of the Third ward,
was brought up. and. by a vote of 3 to 4,
was lost.
Councilman Weinthal's resolution re-
garding the erection OF a new school
house In the First ward was referred to
the proper committee. Councilman
Weinthal's resolution directing the COM
pany that regulates the time for the city
to remove the clocks was passed.
The electric company which lights the
city has a ten years contract, which
Councilman Thinker believes to be illegal
He wants the Corporation Counsel &c
investigate the matter, and the Council
vOted RI dn al, Es1