The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-27
MUNICIPAL BILLS,
Measure Before the Legis-
1ature Which Interest
Our Citizens.
VICTORY FOR THE WATER BILL
Less Interest to be Charged on Past
Due Taxes-Greenyille's
New Fire House:
VICTORY FOR THE WATER BILL
STILL ATTACKING THE B. & L. BILL

"All the talk about Judge Werts be-
ing antagonistic to any leader or poll
tician of this county and having declared
war on any one, is the most arrant non
sense," said a well-known Democratic
politician Eto me this morning. "The
Governor is altogether too conservative q
man and is endowed with TOO much COM
mon sense to do any such thing. Because
he sees hasty piece of legislation,
which has been rushed through
the Legislature, and after calm and de-
liberate reflection, considers the measure
injudicious, and disapproyes of it, is no
ground for the wild statements that he
has fatty set his face against particular
man or set of men.
"As to Senator DAILY, no one who knows
the Governor would suppose for mo-
ment that he had any idea of antagoniz-
ing the Hudson Senator or any OF his
friends. The Governor realizes and
appreciates the motives which actuated
the Hudson delegatioa In the Guberna-
toriaI Convention, and he also knows
that during the campaign no one worked
harder or more faithfully for, or con-
tributed more to his successful election,
than Senator DAILY and the Hudson men.
NoNSENsICAL TALK.
''This talk of retaliation upon the Gov
ernor by some men who are displeased
with his recent action. which you see in
some newspapers, especially the New
York World. is worse than nonsense.
You would have trouble to get any one
who knows the Hudson men to believe
that they will adopt any such foolish
policy"
The sentiments of the gentleman thus
quoted were reiterated by several other
prominent leaders with whom convers-
ed upon the subject. In some quarters I
found little curiosity as to what the
Governors action would be upon the
various measures affecting Jersey City,
winch are now before the Legislature.
DALY'S WATER BILL.
One of the most important OF these is
Mr. Daly's water bill, which enables Jer
sey City to condemn the surplus water of
Newark. Mr.. DAILY has already secured
signal victory in getting this bill from
the committee so early in the session.
Last year, in spite of all Mr. Hudspeth's
hard work, he succeeded In securing re-
port upon the bill from the commit
mit;ee only the very last days of the ses-
zion. when it was impossible
to have it passed. Everyone
who follows legislative matters will
remem ber the hearings which the Com
mittee gave again and again both to the
supporters and opponents of the bill.
Now they enc 1uraged them 10 speak as
lol and Often upon the bill rs they cho 3
in order that the time for making their
nrt m no mr. Off q q QG n
All that mas been avoided this wear by
Mr. Daly's action. The bill is now before
the Senate, and will be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. Mr.. Salinger in
troduced the same bill in the House, but
IL still remains with the Committee.
THE NEW CITY HALL,
The citizens of Jersey City are much
interested interested in Mr.. Daly's bill in
aroduced by him on the first night OF the
Session, which increases the appropria-
for the new City Hall to s750,O0O. 1t
would be hard to find any considerable
number Of citizens who do not favor the
passage of this bill, 1t has been reported
favorably by the Committee on munich
pal corporations and will be passed as
soon as it is reached on the calendar.
Mr.. DAILY has a bill in which will per-
init udge Lippincott TO appoint a Ser
geRnt at Arms at the Court who shall re-
ceive a salary of 5000. AT present there
is no Sergeant at Arms OF this Court, and
constables are designated to do the work
of suck officers.
The chief clerk of the Tax Commits
sioners of this city has no fixed term. He
is appointed at the pleasure of the Board
and can be removed BIZ the Commits
sioners at any time. In order to assure
the city of the services of an able and
efficient clerk, like the present incum-
bent, for stated term, Mr.. DAILY has in
troduced a bill, which provides that the
<lff = han nj cla kao vnl 1,
Years. The salary remains the same.
The bill has not yet been reported.
ASSESSMENTS FOR BENEFIT.
Some time ago. one OF the Courts de-
cided that in levying assessments for
benefits for sewers, the authorities could
assess for prospective as well as direct
benefits. That is, piece of land which,
if there was house upon it, would drain
into the sewer. may be assessed as " ell as
an adjoining lot upon which house was
erected and lateral sewer built. In
order to remove all chances of unneces-
matter definitely, Mr.. DAILY has intro
duced bill which provides for the as
sessment of lands for direct and prospec-
tive benefits. The Committee on NUM-
cipal Corporations have the bill under
advisenent-
MR.. CARRoLL's BILL.
Mr.. Carroll on the first day of the ses-
sion introduced bill which authorizes
the city to provide fire engine house in
the Greenviile section. It also provides
for the issuance of bonds to meet the cost
and the creation of sinking fund for
their payment. This bill has passed to
third reading and will be among the first
passed next week.
UNPAID TAXES.
The city now charges 10 per cent. in
terest on unpaid taxes. Senator Hinch-
cliffe has introduced measure which
provides that the rate shall be seven per
cent. on taxes and assessments due prior
to January l. 1892, except those that have
been adjusted by the Martin Commis-
sioners.
CoNDEMNING THE B. AND L. BILL.
Mr. SaliDger's Building and Loan H.
kpector bill still causes great deal of
talk among members of the various as
socations. The bill is unusually con-
demned by those Interested In such organ
izat!ons, the plea being that the tax
is altogether too high. Tonight the
members of the Greenville Building and
Loan Association will meet TO consider
Mr.. Salinger's bill, the scope OF which
was published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
last evening. The trustees of the
various associations have been hustling
TO make the meeting success, and it is
probable that large number OF people
will be present. President Simpson of
the Greenvi1Ie United Building and Loan
Association, in speaking abont the bill,
safd:-