The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-04
A HOBOKEN CIRCUS
Disgraceful Scene at the
Common Council Meeting
Last Night.
CITIZENS INTERRUPTED BY SNYDER,
The Crowded Lobby Howled in De-
rision-Objections to Trolley
System Heard.

System Heard.
Last nights session of the Hoboken Conn
mon Council resembled more a circus than
an august assemblage, and Councilman
Harry Snyder, the grey haired member from
the Fourth, provided the entertainment.
Mr.. Snyder had been imbibipg somewhere
with friends, and before he stalked into the
Council Chamber, twenty minutes late, he
was in a pugnacious frame of mind. AS he
was about to fall into his seat, he heard
one man expostulating against granting the
petition of the North Hudson County Rail
way Company to operate all its streets
with electricity. The matter was in con-
sideration before the Council, and various
citizens were expressing their views. Coun-
Gilman Snyder, while the man was in the
midst of a glorious speech, jumped up and
roared:-
SNYDER OBJECTED.
ssMr. Chairman, [ object. / can't sit here
and not say anything. l won't let that ROAD
be run through our streets.
Chairman Bewig's face colored, and he re-
quested Mr.. Snyder to sit down.
81 won't sit down. | won't, l won't. l am
here as a member of the Council and l will
be heard. Say -"
Bang. went the gavel. The room, which
was filled with those interested in the trolley
question, was in an uproar. Councilman
SNYDER persisted in declaiming against the
trolley. His colleagues became uneasy.
s'Shutrrup,' Numbered Chairman Bewlg.
II won't shut up"
s1Then get out of here. Sit down., L say"
Mr.. SNYDER was induced by Sergeant-at-
Arms Aldoretta to get into his seat. he dld
=. 11.or T,,c% nc tho cflaQ lar WAS IN
the grandest part of a dilat1on upon the
greatness of horse car propulsion Mr.. Snyder
bobbed from behind his desk.
ssNo. Mr.. Chairman, l can stand that. l
won't sit here and be talked at like that"
The audience yelled. Councilman snyder
shouted
@Mr. Chairman, l amt going to be hooted
at from the congregation way back In the
room. Pm a Councilman, and | have my
rights
Thereupon Chairman Bewig ordered the
Sergeantat-Arms to eject Mr.. Snyder. He
went.
MAYOR FAGANS VETO.
A communication was received from the
Mayor explaining his views of the trolley
road. He commended the resolution adopted
was drawn up too loosely, the compensation
demanded was by no means sufficient, that
no regulations as to the speed of the cars,
erection of poles, etc, was provided. lie
urged the Council to give the matter earnest
consideration before acting definitely.
DON'T A THE TROLLEY.
A list was read of 435 names OF property
owners below Fourteenth street protesting
against any trolley. The Young Mems City
Club. in which Mayor Pagan has inside
able of an interest, sent a communication
stating that they considered $100. 600 a year
a proper sum for the company to give for
the franchise. They stated that over $780,.
600 would be Fsaved the company yearly if
1-z4..4-r ,.,oro ,,cad instead of horses
They condemned the mmitt that report
ed in favor of the petition to grant the use
of the streets to operate, and all who sus-
tanned the commistee. They think the COM
pany should give thirty tickets for 81 If the
Franchise is allowed. Colonel E. A. Stevens,
in a letter. said the demand for a trolley
road was demonstrated, and that the equip
ment of the horse car lines in HOboken with
the more rapid agent would bring all parts
of the city closer, fguratively, to the ferries.
COMPENSATION INADEQUATE.
A. Beyer, a property owner on Washing
ton street, said the various Improvements in
these lines show the necessity of rapid
transit.
BUT the way it is sought after is entirely
inadequate in compensation. Years ago the
North Hudson Road got permission, by spee-
cial act of the Legislature, to run lines with
horse cars through our city. Since then we
have been dealt with inconsiderately. We
can't get anything out of the company.
We have to pay five cents to the
Ferry, and never catch a boat. From
Gutenberg they can go to the Court House
for five cents. and we pay ten. This fran
chise is either worth something or nothing.
We must assert ourselves. There are so
MANY vital questions concerned in this that
it REQUIRES almost experts to settle perman-
emily. We are under no obligations to the
company, so let us make them do as we di-
rect
II was here that Mr.. Snyder began to cut
~scHLATTER's TALK.
Julius Schlatter talked after the Council
man had gone out. He couldn't understand
why the Councilman should act SO. In fact
he didn't know what the Councilman was
talking about. Mr.. Schlatter did not seem
to comprehend the question he was talking
about, and wanted to say a great deal about
Union Hill. He asked if he might talk of
Paterson, but the Chairman told him to stick
to the subject.
Oscar Frummel said not to give the best
streets to the company.
William Seligsberg said the trolley in Ho-
boken would benefit outsiders more than
H~obokenites. ssHoboken people are a long
enduring people and are patient. We put up
with plenty of faults in the company, but
when we grant such a privilege as ln1S we
want to go Slow"
Louis Hart of Washington street said he
wanted the trolley because it would bring
people from ~neighboring towns down Wash
ington street to his store.
Otto Lehman said Washington street
6 property owners should be shown considera-
tion. As they are most concerned in the
Washington street line should they not re-
ceive some protection in returns He didn't
/ want poles in front of his place.
DR.. Herzog said if the trolley road were
5 used it would afford people more opportun-
ity to slide past Mr.. Harris store, and would
do him no good.
Mr.. Hart objected to personalities, SO his
name was left out.
John Bremmermann favored improve
ments in the city, but the trolley would not
improve. 1t would depreciate property
value. Cable roads are not SO bad.
? The matter was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
Q LIBRARY TRUSTEES REQUEST
The library trustees sent a communication
. asking for the issue of bonds, for the pur-
chase of the selected site for the library,
They cited an act of 1898 in Chapter $50
Y authorizing issuing bonds to pay for q
q library site. The council received the COM
t munication, as is customary.
The Mayor sent a veto to the resolution OF
the board passed December 20, presenting
i Cap Aldoretta with $25 as a Christmas
gift. The Mayor said it was a bad precedent
o to establish.