The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-13
CITIZENS IN POLITICS.
Meeting of the Improvement
Association to Consider
Important Business.
7. J. CARROLL ENDORSED.
Mr.. Matthisou's Petition Fayorably
Recpived-The Grading Of
Seventeenth Street.
T. j. CARROLL ENDORSED.

past eight o'clock by President Connolly
there were present about one hundred
gentlemen. among them being noticed
Rev. Father M~cLaughiin. Every one Of
those present was a property owner. tax
payer and a voter. The improvements
desired by the association were first dealt
with. The grading of Seventeenth street
was FIRST talked over, the street now
being an open street aud ready to be
graded. When these matters had been
considered President Connolly addressed
the meeting as follows;-
PRESIDENT C~oNNoLLY's ADDRESS.
This Is not an associ ,tion formed to
supp TT any political party or any in-
dividusl, We organized with but one obs
ject. aud that was the opening aud grad
Ing OF Seventeenth street. We have the
sire t opened. ana I'll that is required
now il 10 get il paved. Now IN this con-
nection l wish t. say that If any gentleman
kuppostS that it las been easy WORK to get
as Tar as we have, ne is mistaken. AS
semblyman Carroll did mucn last winter
10 aid our cause, and, had not u bill
presented and watched by nim, been
smoohered in the Senate, I say tn 1t, un-
der its provisions. nos only would we
have had Seventeenth street opened, but
all the streets about u.s." Cheers greeted
the speaker At this point.
"What Assemblyman Carroll did for
us copvinces me that ne has our interests
at heart, that he represented US as we'll
as we could expect. He IL entitled to
consideration from u.s. We are under
obligations to hin, for what he did. Had
not an association right here in our
midst, organized, 1t WAS said, for the bet
i z 4..~. - x.n -~N- -E.A -
Erie's tracks, branched out into Il political
organization, politics would never have
been discussed here. A few nights ago
the Association for the Elevation of
the Erie's tracks came out and
suggested che name of Mr.. A. J. Cor
CO. au for the Assem- oily. He is all right,
but for my part l am satisfied with the
man ou whom we pinned our faith last
winter, and whom we found not want
ing. That gentleman is L. j. Carroll.
We have the privilege OF suggesting a
name to our district delegates, aud, If not
with the belief that he Will aid US i'll the
future and care for our Interests in the
Assembly this fall. we can. aud I hin
it Is our duty 20 at least suggest his ma me
to our delegates for renominAtion In con
sideration OF past favors.
WHAT CARROLL DID.
Through mis- instrumenlallJy we have
secured the covering OF the bridges of the
IL LIZ " " ~ 49, ba1b wv iii W4lA.
under Any of them without having our
clothes spoiled with grease. He has
| given US electric lights up hare aust nous
can be found below Pavouia avenue until
you reach Newark avenue. He wa, In
strumental in securing US a fuud of 500
for he opening Of tbs Jersey avenue SO wer.
He has seen TO 1t Lhar we We've given
four receiving basins at Seventeenth and
Grove streets and his latest act OF friend
ship to US was to secure the aid of Mr..
McLauRhlin and have Fifteenth street
between Grove aud Provost s;reets paved.
and jersey avenue from Ninth to Fiji
teeuth strests paved with Belgian block.
l believe him to be the man whom we
want to represent us in the Assembly
from this district"
Other gentlemen spoke In the same
kindly strain of Mr.. Carroll aud the u the
following preamble aud resolutions were
adopted
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Whereas, The time is rapidly approaching for
the Democratic delegates elected from our dis
trict to assemble and place In nomination q can
didat5 for our sufrages AMI of the other resi-
dents of this, the Sixth Assembly District, aud
Whereas, We bsIieve that no better or truer
democrat aud friend to the workingman aud
taxpayer could be selected than our former
representative;
Resolved, That as an association composed Of
property owners and tax payers. we appoint a
committee to wait upon the Democratic Gem
trail COMMITTEES and ask the aid OF that body in
conjunction with a from our associ-
tion to use ali honorable means to have Terence
j. Carroll renomlnated for election to the As
sembly from the district which he cared for
and protected SO we'll last winter in the lower
house.
COMMITTEE SELECTED.
A shout greeted These resolutions and
they were adopted by reclamation, not a
dissenting voice being heard.
President Connolly then appointed the
following committee 10 Curry out the
duties set forth in the resolutlons:-T. j.
Murray. Chairman; William Kennedy,
john Keaue. Charles Hill. Thomas
Burns. William NuGIey, Patrick Nichols,
Steven McCarty, p. J. Litlis. Johh Sulli-
van, NJ. Barry, John Sherry, P, Mullins.
Henry Burns, M. Joyce, Al. Coyne, Viii;
liam Connolly and Patrick Connolly.
NEVER TALKS POLITICS.
Father ;Laugaltn, who had been an
Interested listener was next called Upon
for d speech. w hea you ask me-" he
began. 10 speak a-ou6 politics, you vir-
Iually mnZzle me. l never eater politics
or Political discussions. | 10 not favor
any ole individual. | am here to express
Father Glllen's regrets at not being able
To be mere WITH You. Father Gillen VIII
aid you III securing for this district all
the improvements you can, not because he
Will be benefited personally, put
because the people Of bis parish will be,
| am laboriug here amongst you ana
voice Father Giilen's expressions OF
encouragement. am WORKING for your
spiritual improvements and you may rest
assured that my ballot will be deposited
for the man VINO l think will do most
for your temporal good. appreciate the
good work doae by MIR. Feeney aud Mr..
Carroll and Others whom | do not know.
| wish you every success. however, aud
hope that you will gat the man you mini
will represent you BEST"
v MIR. MATTEISON'SI PETITION.
The association took up the matter of
the petition Of Mr.. Matthison, who has
erected a cooperage factory on Four
teenth street, to be SLOWED to use nine
feet II the sidewalk on which to run 4
spur from the ID. L.. IL w. II. r. to his
works. The asso.i ttlou favored grant
lug the petition, ana will ssk the Street
and Water Commissioners SO grant 1t on
the ground that the refusal will be handi-
Gaping and dlscouraging a man who
will operate u business employing at
least $50 hands. The members argued
That every inducement should be given
manufacturers aud suggested thar 1t
would only be just IL he had hts taxes
for five years reulitted for settling IN thar
section Ut the city which Is not habitnble.
but which will undoubtedly Guild nm
with his business III he Is fairly dealt
with, Messrs. Llllis, Burns, Murray aud
Kennedy, were appointed a COMMITTEES
to ask that the petition be granted at
once, and also TO urge President Feeney
OF the Board of Health to continue his
good work i'll the mater OF filing up the
upsightly disease Breeding sunkan lots in
the city and TO also place d hoy
drain in EiGhteensh street. which