The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-16
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HOBOKEN'S COUNCILMEN
The Majority Seem Afraid
to Act on the Sewer
Question.
NEW CITY
The Rutherford and Hoboken Rail-
road Company's Application
TO Lay Tracks.
NEW CITY

councilman Offsrman was absent from
the meeting of the Hoboksn Common
Council last evening. A COMMITTEES from
the Health Board p esented formally the
petition OF two huudred ana forty-eight
property owners in the Fourth ward
complaining of the inadeq uate and much
agitated meadow drainage and request
ing that the matter be investigated aud
8 cps adopted at once to alleviate the bad
condition which prevails. The COM
mittee comprised Com m%issioners Camp
bell. Talon aud Fngazzi. The petition
was referred to the Committee on Sewers.
President Campbell of the Health Board
said IL was necessary that immediate
steps be adopted towards proper drain
age of the meadow lands. Councilman
Timken asked IL Mr.. Campbell had any
sewer system to recommend. Mr.. Camp
bell responded that it was not his place
to think up W drainage but lie was
the Councils duty
An animated discussion snsued after a
resolution was introduced providing that
me sewer CO mittes be instructed TO
meet In conjunction with Mayor Pagan
Vh~ eAp~uitiOuS WSAu8 VI
constructing q main trunk sewer throuih
Ferry street from jefferson. Councilmen
snyder aud Fenton presented The resolu-
tion. Councilman Thinker Jumped to his
feet and exclaimed: "That is not prac~
licabls. 1t would be . most iuadvisabls
thing to pass such a resolution. The
members Of thts Council should lvote
against it. Az 1t reads It makes 1t neces-
sary that the sewer be constructed
through Ferry street. Now that won't
do. l have consulted engineers on it and
they say that it will be necessary TO have
a pumping station II the sewer IL run
through Fsrry street. Why even the
First street 4wer keeus back tho water"
FENToN,s INTELLIGENT REToRT.
Councilman Fenson arose and said.
compcsedIy;-"Ths gentleman should
know tnat the Committee on Sewers
will take what steps thsy thiuk asces-
sary. regardless OF this resolution"
but the resolution spscifiss that it
u be run through Ferry street." re-
torted Counciiman Tinker.
0 thet make no difference" fm-
patiently answered Counciiunn Snyder.
"We must put down something or you
wouldn'5 vote anyway. There is no sys-
TEN at present, and we have got to pre-
scribe one."
"Yss. that's what wa want, aud moth
ing ought not to be specified IN the rsso,
luton until the Sewer Com NIT se de-
cidss. That's my objection said Council
man Timken.
Councilman stsgman said:-"I think
the resolution is out of order. The Com
mittee On Sewers should make plans aud
not the Council. l move that the Ferry
street clause be stricken out"
KELLY CRIED 'BUNCo."
This is al a bnDco." exclaimed Coun-
Gilman Kelly. vigorously. som, mem
bers of this board don't want TO do
anything about the sewer and they never
want to get a. 1t. THe resolution is all
right, and there should be less fooliug
about 1t. That resolutions does not
necessarily imply that tho Sewer Com-
mittee must be restricted as the resolu-
ton Dictates"
well. if 1t doesn't then Pm bowed If
1 understand English" calculated Coua-
Gilman Ttmken. He then read the rsso-
luton aloud.
A little mo- g discussion aud an amend.
ed resolution with the Ferry street clause
out was raised.
PAGAN HITS AT MINTUIN.
Mayor Faaan scnt u long communica-
ton to the board vetoiag The resolution
ordering the salary warraat of Corpora
ton Counsel MInturn ~ counsel to the
Commissioners of Adjustment paid. He
claimed that the quarters salGry that
Miuturu alleged Is due WAS already paid.
THE NEWS has already published the glst
Of the trouble.
A resolation was passed substituting
john McDeraott ~ bondsman Of Martin
V. Nc Derrnott, City Clerk. in place OF
Mayor Pagan, it being a deviation from
custom for one official to stand bond for
another.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Clerk was instructed 10 advertise
for objections against the Rutherford
and Hoboksu Railroad Company laying
tracks in Hoboksn. A resolution was
presented by Councilman Stegman. ap-
pointing COMMISSIONS John FalIau a.
City Surveyor. l. WAS pas4.d. Il was
deciaed to advertise for $1,000 worth Of
bonds at ~ per cont. interest f.r the
construction Of the new engine nouss.
No. 8. The Council adjsurasd to m ,st
Novemssr 90. whea the Cemtnittss GU
Sewers Will report.