New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-22
FIGHT OVER LINDEN'S LICENSE
4 TIE VOTE IN THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS REPENT THEIR APOs
T,>y-su\RP PROTESTS RY CITIZENS

SOME OF THE MEMBERS REPENT THEIR APOs
T,>Y-sr>Rp PROTESTS BY CITIZENS.
The indignation in Rosele at the vote or the
Linden Township Committee granting d Incense
for five wears to the Linden racetrack eliminated
los, ri,bt at an adjourned meeting of the Town
sbi, Committee at the township hall In Linden.
The eight members Of the committee were present
together with about sixty property-owners' many
of them representative business men Several citi-
zens of Railway were present, includlng the rev
Mr. Pace The committeeman are William Don
aldson chairman; NJ Il. Crane, Henry McCandless,
Sandford Clark, J. W. Hope, Alexander Sho'"eli'
Hampton Eddy and John Spinning
When the meeting began the clerk read the min
utes of the last meeting despite the demand by
Assessor F,thridge that the township books should
be examined before. any other business was trans
acted. This a move to shut off the talk about
the racetrack. The clerk read the resolutions
passed at the last meeting. That granting the
license on payment of 5000 the first year TO pay for
a sewer in Rosse. and 5000 a year subsequently,.
was denounced by William T. Vert president OF
the RoseIe Sewer Company. which met in his house
lust previous to the meeting. He said that the
officers of the company would not accept the agree
ment made by the Township Committee, as ex-
pressed in that resolution, to receive the 5000 for
the sewer The reason that the resolution and
agreement were immoral and Illegal An able law
yer had advised the company that the acceptance
by the company OF the money would constitute
connivance at bribery His company would not be
a contracting party to any such violation OF the
laws of the State. would 1t accept the money
under any such condition.
Mr.. Haett of Roselle. an aged man, said he most
emphaticay indorsed the statements of Mr.. Vert.
The people of Roselle ieprobated the action or the
committee and had respect for II. They were
of the same opinion now as when they voted, and
that opinion stronger than ever.
Mr. Beae. of Rosee. equally emphatic.
He said that account of the license of race
track he would buy no property in the township
He sorry that men elected to office on "A
ticket pledged against racetracks had voted to IL
cense this evil. The men who had so voted are
marked men in the township. Several citizens
followed In the strain
Mr.. Miller, of Rosele. energetically denied the
statement at the last meeting that 10 per cent of
the people of Roselle had changed their minds. A
sewer was needed badly but the Rosele people did
not want 1t with acetrack appendage. Mr..
Chambers said he could raise his hat to Commit
teeman Spinning who was the only man on the
committee with the moral to protest against
Chairman Donaldson called Mr. Clark to the
chair. and said he had voted under msappre-
hcnson In regard to the sentiment about the sewer
He had been deceived into voting for the franchise
He, therefore, moved that the license resolution
Eddy Mr. Donaldson said he was satisfied that
the sewer payment was bribe and illegal. and
luton In that shape. Mr. Spinning said that
Of the best lawyers of the State had given his
opinion that every member but himself had made
himself crminally liable.
Mr. West. on request, presented an opinion from
the sewer company's counsel saying that the agree
ment Illegal and the Sewer Committee, II they
accepted IT, were liable to indictment for criminal %
bribery Mr.. Donaldson said that Mr. voQheess
denied drawing up the resolution. Mr. McCaho,
less asserted that he knew that % per cent o.
He reproached those who protested for permi.shnS
the association to spend 100000 In the . the
without a word at the time. He charged tnat the
association had been encouraged to come. ne las as
serted dehantly that the committee was no' ~ 70 c"n
after the townships morals (hisses). but 10 con-
serve the financial interests , .,L ond then
Chairman Donaldson from the floor. moved recon recon-
sderation OF the provision for the % Ss me stood
as follows: For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, on3. n9
well Eddy and Spinning. Against-Grane c-,arL MI
Candless, Clark and Hope. Acuhs S"a" ''" N'"
said the motion was lost. . 49,, <..,o,dars haa
Mr. clark said later that the Ireeho,aefs s t maa
said that II the Township Committee oio hol S'"n'
the license their board would.