The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-21
M'COOBERY'S NIGHT
His Colleagues Tabled Two
Record BTeak Reform
Resolutions.
ONE MADE ALL OFFICES ELE CYIYE
The Other Did Away With the
Spring Elections Board of
Finance Meeting.

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Aldermen would adjourn sine die last night.
That event was postponed until the 9th.
Alderman McCoobery was overlooking with
political reform. The first reform sprung
by the Alderman was a number or
"Whereas'sn and Resolves embodied in a
resolution which he hoped would meet with
the approval of the board and be sent to
the Hudson County Assemblymen and SEN
ators. The resolutions set forth that the
Board of Aldermen favored political reform
in the matter of the selection of officials TO
run the city government. The people OF
the city had shown by their ballots at recent
elections that they were tired of the ap-
p~eintive system. The resolutions finally
called upon the Legislature and Senate to
pass a bill which would make the terms OF
all Commissioners and other officials OF the
city government begin ON January ! 1898,
and take from the Mayor the right OF APP
pointment. and have the people, at an cleo.
ton to be held next November, elect all
men to the offices which would become
vacant in January, and which the Mayor
has the right, under the law, 20 fill.
HIS PURPOSE.
"My purpose in offering these resolutions"
said Alderman McCoobery, lis to bring
about, it possible, reform in our city govern
ment. The people of our city have shown
in the last two years that they. consider our
government neither Democratic nor Repub-
lican. Republicans should not be afraid TO
submit to the people the names of men whom
they wish to controlH the city government. L,
as a democrat, favor seeing the people on all
occasions elect the men who are to spend
their money. We should elect all our Off
Gals. While I entertain the greatest respect
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say that the founders of our Republic never
intended that one man should name men to
govern us. 1t is the one fault of our Federal
government andithe system is working into
all our States and cities. I am opposed to
two or three men meeting IN a clubhouse
and saying who shall govern US. As a mem
Der of this board, throwing aside all party
affiliations, I would like to see these reso-
buttons adopted, SO as to show to the public
how we view the present form Of govern
ment.n
Alderman Dusenberry was about to attack
the resolutions when Alderman Sallnger,
vino was in the chair, reminded him that
they were not debatable. Alderman Dusen-
berry made a motion to have them tabled,
and by a strict party vote it prevailed.
Alderman Kaiser, in explaining his vote,
declared that the Mayor was elected for a
certain purpose. and that it was because the
Mayor had been unable to accomplish what
he was elected for as yet tina the democrats
were getting SO badly clicked
M~'CooBERY'S ECoND
Alderman McCoobery was MOTTO be dis
posed of so easily. He produced from his
inside pocket another set of resolutions
which do away with charter elections in
the spring, and make all the elections occur
in November.
"My object in offering these resolutions "
explained the Alderman, lis to save the city
the expense of a spring election. It costs the
city $4,000 to s20, 900 to hold an election for
aldermen, justices Of the peace and con-
stables. The offices are unimportant, n
could be consolidated with the fall election
readily"
The republicans smiled, and tabled the
resolutions by a party vote.
Samuel Brewster, proprietor of a road
house, applied to have his license transferred
to j. FL. Huey. Haey at one time conducted
the st. George Hotel in G~reenville, and in
such a manner that the Aldermen refused
the transfer.
Alderman Eahey made a big kick against
certain election bills as being eNorbitant,
and wanted them laid over. They were
passed and warrants ordered drawn by a
vote of 6 to 4. Aldermen Lahey, Hill, Mar
tin and McCoobery voting to lay over.