The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-15
Weights and TAXES.
Inspector O'Rourke Scored
by the NJ. P. A.-Alder-
men on Martin Act
Purchases.

Aldermen Day. Dusenberry. Farley,
Salinger. McEntee aud Kaiser were pres
ent at a meeting of the Board last night.
The principal business was the receipt OF
q protest from James r. Banks, James L.
Gibbons and Henry Hoersch. delegation
from the Merchants Protective Associa-
ton against the manner in which lnspec'
tor ,O'Rourke. OF weights. seals and
measures, Is performing his duties. and
the passage of a resolution to sell prop
erty bought by the city under che Martin
act. The protest against inspector
O'Rourke is as follows:-
The Honorable Board of Aldermen:
We, representing the Merchants Protecuve
Association of Hudson County, come before you
in regard to the officer known at Inspector or
Scales, Weights and Measures.
First as complainants, that the Inspector, an
officer appointed by your Board and paid for by
you from the public funds OF our city, does not
perform his duties according TO the ordihance
under which he was appointed; that he does not
to any great extent inspect the scales, weights
and measures of the city.
That the amendment to the ordinance passed
by the Board, March 8. 'Ss, In regard to the IN.
spection OF coal In transit from ths dealer to the
purchaser, has not, to the best or our knowledge
and belief, been complied with in one single IN
stance.
Auu we lila pLio oO6to Ao0O SN~o
as will seem best to them to have the inspection
done according to the intent of the ordinance.
and in a businesslike manner.
And we would suggest to this Board that the
Inspector be provided with a double receipt
book, one receipt to be signed by the Inspector
and be retained by the dealer in PROOF that ms
scales have been Inspected; the other recelpt
to be signed by the dealer and turned over to
this Board with his monthly report as proof or
work done by said inspector. Respectfully SUD-
united, JAMES I,
JAMES 4. GIBBONS,
HENRY HoERscH.
On motion of Alderman Day the COM
muuication was referred to the Com
mittee on Trade. .
MARTIN C LANDS.
The folio wing resolution was offered
by Alderman McCoobery.
Whereas the city by its purchase Of real
estate at sales made under the provisions of
chapter liz, laws 1885, and its supplements, has
become the owner in fee OF several parcels or
land, and
whereas such land is not needed by the city,
and a sale thereof would reimburse the city for
its outlay, and bring such property again sub
iect to taxation; therefore bs it,
Resolved, that in the opinion Of this Board, a
sale at public auction Of such property at this
time would secure the best returns and to that
eud we direct that by and with the concurrence
Of the Board of Finance. all property, to which
the City has secured the fee simple by pur-
chases made by the City under the provision of
chapter 1l2, laws Of 1885, and its supplements,
be sold at public auction under the direction or
the committee on finance of the Board to the
highest bidder, and the receipt therefrom be
used to pay off the bonds now held by the sink
ing fund for monies loaned the city in making
said purchases.
AIderma an Kaiser moved to table the
resolution and Alderman Dusenberry
seconded. The motion to table was lost
by a vots of five to two.
Alderman McCoobery then explained
that in purchasing land under the Mar
tin Act, the city had borrowed money
from the Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Now the city has deeds to the property
and the Sinking Fund Commission has
the city's bonds for the money advanced.
The receipts of the sale would be used to
cancel the bonds. After this statement,
the resolution was unanimously passed.
The Board added William Gaunt to
the city weight masters. Two liquor Ii
censes were granted and several restaur-
ant and liquor licenses were transferred.
William II. Beach was in the Aldermanic
Chamber before the meeting with a pro-
test against the granting OF a saloon IL
censa to T. H. Cancer on Baylor n
Bentley avenues, but he decided after
consulting Clerk SCOTT not to hand in the
petition until he had attended to a neces
sary tecnnicality.