The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-01
FRASER FEELS HURT
Bede1l Can't Understand
Why He Was So Shah
billy Snubbed.
THEY ALL LIVED In SUCH HARMONY
The Issue Of New City Hall Bonds
Causes a Row Among The
Finance Commits
siOners.

Last Thursday Alderman at Large
Simpson was deputsd by. Mayor Wan.
ser to call a special meeting OF tue Board
OF Finance for Friday evening and put
through a resolution permitting the
Board of Finance to fiost $500 GOO Of City
Hall five per cent. bonds. The meeting
man Of the COMMITTEES on Finance. and
the other Democratic member, both ha p
pened to be abssut. The plan to float
the bonds went through. At last nights
nesting Of the Finance Board Mr.. BsdelI
and Mr.. Fraser made the biggest kind of
a kick. fascinating that the movs
was for political purposes to the total
ignoring of the best interests of the tax
paying public. The two offended mem
bers limited at a scheme. owinf to he
{ ct that the resolution was passed Friday
night and approve by Mayor Wauser In
great haste Saturday morning.
Commissions Fraser off red q resolu-
tion, resembling the resolution au horiz-
ing the Committee on Finance to float the
S550,0 900 of bonds.
RAs HURT.
La Offering the resolution Mr.. Fraser
II feel eurt in this matter AMI so does
my collie que. Mr.. Bsdell. Last June,
when the City Hall Commissioners asked
us TO do this, tue matter was referred TO
the Committee Of the Whole. We adj
jpurned to the Aldsrmania Chamber to
discuss it aud it was then decided by
every me Der of this Board that no
action should be taken Until December
ID. Subseq uently when we held many
meetings. emergency meetings / call
them. to prepare ourselves aud
protect the city's credit by the
redemption OF the 500. 900 of seven
bond business was brought up ami wa
again pledged ourselves to do not q
until December Is. NotwiIhsta d NJ
these pledges you rush this thing through
tue Board without the knowledge or cou-
sent OF two members OF the most import
ant aud only committee OF the Board con-
cerned. l feel hurt that in the absence
OF the democratic members such a trick
should be sprung upon us and the tax
payers. When | eutered this Board |
came here for reform. I did not propose
TO be a democrat or republican. / iu-
tended throwing aside o olitics in order
60 do my share toward reforming our
local govern ment. But I have beeu ex-
pecting just some such thing before cleo
tion. There WAS time tnough for these
bonds to be hoated. l eelisvs that there
Is something behind it all and Will be.
lieve so until convinced otherwise, and
rest assured l will hnd out just wat IL,
all means. I is a breach of faith and l
arn sorry it has occurred TO destroy the
unanimity of our Droceedings."
o A POLITICAL TRAP
"This Is no political trap" explained
Mr.. Simpson. Mayor Wanser told me
he had all offer for the City Hall bonds,
and asked me to have a meeting of the
board called and arrangements made TO
float them. l did as l was requested"
WAS there only one lman in this
country who would take those bouds
that these resolutions had TO be rushed
through in this peculiar manner?" asked
Mr.. Fraser, CURLY. DO you mean to
tell me that it was not all planned when
the mau who made the offer the Mayor
re erred TO posted a letter In New York
AT two o'clock Saturday afternoon and
asked IL 1t WAS all right? How did that
man know the resolution had been passed
aud signed II he wasn't being kept
posted? 1t shows that there was some
thing wrong. | don't accuse anyone of
bad faith, but 1t is all very queer ald I
am not talking for political effect either. "
There was an awful lull for q momen
aud then Mr.. Ds5willer explained that he
asked that action be deferred IN the
matter at last Fridays session until
Messrs. Bedell and Fraser Were present.
your explanation that Mayor Wanser
ha d a chance to place the bonds" said
Mr.. Fraser. ''is 8 poor one. II a ray was
found to place new water supply bonds,
would 1t be rushed through like thts?"
THAT is foreign to the question" in
terru pied the chairman.
II want every one to understand
broke forth Mr.. Frazer, ''that although
the Democrats are In Il mtnori ty In thi,
board. We have a right to Il say, a d par
ticularly where a half million dollars are
to be expended for something the people
don't want"
BEDEL WAS SNUBBED, He SAYS.
II WAS aud am greatly surorissd NC the
action of you three repuplicaas IS" said
Mr.. Bedeil. 1--WE all cut red this new
board in good faith. l Thought we would
be true to one another. Tuis City Hall
bond business will, / am afraid, cause
trouble. l feel that as chairman of the
Committee on Finance I have been
snubbei, We passed through one imam
cial ordeal a short ii ae ago and
the gentleman, who aideti us in floating
the $500 .000. is willlhg 10 dispose or these
bonds. He was a adder for them beside
Mayor Wnnser's man. and | haven't a
doubt but what he would bid for more.
Thank God. l do not consider politics IN
this Board. | have been, aud will be.
true to The Mayor, uut l must remind all
the members OF this Board that when l
say a thing l mean it ana when they tell
me a thing / wish to bslieve them. I cast
aside party affiliations aud the rtnx
elements to support Mayor Wauser.
voted to confirm bis appoiutees and now
why I should be spubl red iuthis shabby
manner l cannot understand"
OIL ON II TROUBLED WATERS.
CorporatIou Counsel Ed arus explained
to the two offended gentlemen that the
fl IN in " nf fnA hands sill pa tnniUR6 I'm fine
hands OF the Committee GU Finance.
Bur this wa not sa i,factory. fns s ,ub
around was too deep and IL is not pro-
bable that the same unanlmtty Will
prevail at future meetings as mas marked
the past.