The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-28
HOBOKEN CITY AFFAIRS.
New officials Appointed-Memorial
Day Donations-Complaint
Over a Foul Ditch.

At the meeting of the Hobokeu Boari
OF Common Council, held Wednesday
evening, Mayor Ellis made the following
appointments, which We're confirmed by
the Council:
Patrick Smith, TO be Police Commissioner for
four years. He succeeds Commissioner Daab.
DR.. E. j. Stedman, to be Health Commissioner
for five years. reappointed.
William Talon, to be Commissioner Of As
sessments for three years: reappointed.
At the last election Police Commission.
er Patrick Hayden was elected Tax
Commissioner from the Fourth ward.
He since learned that he could not hold
both positions, the charter expressly pro
vididing against 1t, SO he submitted his
resignation as Tax Commissioner. II
was accepted and John w. Stewart was
unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy
The contract for the cleaning of receiv.
ing basins for the ensuing year was
awarded to Edward Farrell ut slxty-nine
cents per basin. he being the only bidder
The price paid last year was eighty-five
cents.
Oscar Frommel was awarded the con-
tract for the removal Of the ashes, gar.
bage, etc. His bid, which was the only
one submitted, was $500. Frommel in
sisted on the city inserting u proviso In
the contract that he would be allowed TO
dump the ashes and garbage in lots In
the city owned by himself.
MEMORIAL DAY FUNDS. z.
Requests for donations for Memoria,
Day were received from the Naval Post
Christian Woerner Post and Hoboken
Veterans Corps. Tlmken and Hannibal
were granted the right to con
West Shore tracks across Marshall
street to their property. Electric lights
| will be placed at Eleventh and Bloom
| field, and at Seventh and Grand streets
Plans and specifications were subm ittet
| for the new Hudson street engine house
Street Commissioner Kelly reported that
| he had sold a number of old lamp posts
| for SS7 The Fire Commissioners notified
| the Council that the old Empire ant
| Meadow engine houses were now vacated
| Some time ago Timken & Hanniba
bought the Meadow Eugine House prop.
erty, and the Corporation Attorney was
notified to make the necessary arrange
ments to complete the sale and trarffer.
FOUL DITCH
A communication was received from
| George Fuessel of Thirteenth and Grand
streets, in which he said that for over
eight years he had allowed an old line
| ditch, which divides the Coster ant
| Stevens property. to run through his
premises without comrliint, kn owing
| that it was the only outletin the up pei
part of The city for the sewage of the
such nuisance and so unbearable thai
| he asked the city to either close
| in or cover the ditch I.
| they did not do something he would be
| forced to fill It in himself. II he does
| this there will be no outlet for the
meadow waters in the locality. and the
result will be stagnant water aud sewagt
that will be great menace to the healtt
of those who have homes on the mead.
ows, and the spot will be a breedi Ms
place for germs that will spread through
out the city. The matter was referred to
the proper committee. and will receive
| Immediate attention.
Mayor Ellis and Councilman Tahen
were given their badges of office, as
nemenJoes of their services to the city
| The Council will complete its work fo
the fiscal year next Monday at ten o'cIocl
A. M. At one O'Clock the new Board o
Council will be convened.