The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-03

sioners a Mr.. Bonita, who was in charge
Of the notice telephone system, resigned
because of luck of time. He was only re-
ceiving about 5000 a year for his services.
at the last election the people voted to
increase the pay of the Fire Department,
and alnong other provisions was one Civ
lug the superintendent OF the telegraph
system a salary yearly OF $1,000. Mr..
Bonita secured this job. 1t Is a notorious
fact that there is very little work attached
to the position. Com missioner Hayden
suggested hat the chair appoint q COM
mittee to select a successor to Mr.. Bonita.
MIR. Pagan appointed Hayden and Smith.
and suggested that the Committee en-
deavor TO secure a man who would look
after both the fire and police service.
H sUB-sTATIoN CLOSED.
The sub-police station at Twelfth street
and Willow avenue, Hoboken, was va
catee by the Police Department. this
morning, u is now in charge OF the
~janitor.
Chief Donovan received at noon, GER
titled copies of the resolutions passed at
the meeting of che board last night from
Clerk McDermott. He then issued orders
to Captain Hayesss.to have sergeants and
deormen on duty at the sub-station,
gather up their effects. aud report i'm
mediately to Headquarters. In the De-
partment there are six sergeants and four
roundsnep. There will now be three
sergeants at desk work, 0 three on
street duty. while the o roupdsmen
will have to do street duty exclusively.
CLOSING THE DENs.
Detective RSergeant John Tanning was
on hand early this morning. He Inst
saw the Chief and then Mayor Fa gan
Shortly after eleven O'Clock, with Officer
DAWN, he made his first arrest under tie
new order of things. They arraigned
Henry Basel of No. 146 Washington
street, West Hoboken. aued sixty-seven
years, charged with policy dealing.
Basel was soliciting business in the up
per part of the city when caught. He
was held.
Some ten minutes later, Officers Quinn
and Wallace brought in w. Maxwell, No.
ITO First street. charged with the same
thing. Maxwell had been conducting
business at No. 313 Madison street. He
Is only a boy. The doors of the house
were closed. but when Quinn answered
in a feminine voice he was admitted.
They were held. The last arrest was
made by Chief Donovan's men. he having
a number of men out on the matter the
past week.
WAR ON PAGAN THREATENED.
At the meeting of the Hoboken Board
of Common Council, to be held this even
ing, another big time is anticipated, and
it Is thought Mayor Pagan will meet with
a decided opposition from a majority OF
the members. Though no action has
been decided on, it is said that the Council
will never recognize The Observer as the
official paper of the Police Department.
as that board last night decided it should
be. Legal opinion has been secured, and
it is commended the paper is not by law en-
titled 70 the official patronage. The
Council will. therefore. not allow the
Police Commissioners money TO pay the
Observer. If the majority OF the Police
Commissioners insist on paying this
mohey, il is authoritatiyely stated the
matter will be brought before the Grand
Jury.
Another matter some Of the members
of the Council will attend to is the sub
station. The Board of Free Library
Trustees are anxious to secure a new
building, and had a law passed at
the last session Of the Legisla-
ture allowing them to issue bonds
to secure money to erect the building.
The Council will not allow the issuing Of
bonds. n will give the library trustees
the sub station for library purposes. This
will place the building in a very out OF
the way place.
AS to tue resolution deciding that the
police officers cannot be members of q
political organization. many say they will
not give M their membership. as no
board has a right to dictate whatsocieties
they should join. These are q few OF the
opinions expressed in Hoboken this
morning.